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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

per oE The Calnsoa Bar. Mr.. ]. b.
Soavy wAx endorsed Tor ghe Senas0-
Mr.. +. Il Cooper was eleessd pTusid-
lng ofAeer o. tbs convention and
presided wlth much credit HE AID
Mr.. Cyrus FAircioah acre both args<a
By the convention to accept = leg
sslatiye nomination bat weTe forced
to decline for business reasons.
Many men wAo had never before
voted The Republican ticket weTe
seen IN the convention rs delegates.
and from every quarter of the county
came the report OF unusual gains
II was generally claimed that the
Republican ticket would sweep -the
county b. more than thousand ma
jority.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
John Early OF Polk County This
State, the Patient.
WAS EO' Nd IN WASHINGTON
Supposed to Have Contracted the
Terrible Disease While Serving
as q Soldier I'm the Philippine
Had Been Living With His Wife
and Child in This State and Wants
to Come Home TO Die.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 23.-A
well-deyeloped case of leprosy has
been discovered in a lodging house
on Pennsylvania Avenue, conducted
as mission by the Salvation Army.
and within two squares of the Capt.
tol. The subject, John Early, came
to- Washington six days ago from
Lynn, n. c., and had gone freely
about the Capital, eating at various
restaurants, mingling with various
people and using the street cars.
The case was discovered by ply
sician called to attend Early for
some minor ailment. He observed
three uspicious-looking white spots
toned him. Closer inspection con-
vinced the physician, who promtly
telephoned the health authorities of
the District of Columbia. An ambu
lance responded and carried Early
to an isolated quarter of the Dis
IllSt, SIoSCI AhopCtbioh
made. The health department of
Washington has officially pronounc-
ed the case one of leprosy.
Has Family ut Lynn.
The patient is about thirty-five
years old, has a wife and child in
Lynn, n. c., with whom he lived
until he came to Washington nearly
week ago. He had no knowledge
of the secrious character of the dis
ease until informed by the physi-
clan. He says the first symptoms
appeared about eighteen months
ago. He believes he contracted the
disease while serving as a soldier in
the Philippines.
Early asked the health depart
ment to keep from his wife informa-
ton as to the character of his ILL
ness. This being impossible he ex-
pressed a desire to return to his
wife and child to be permitted to
die near them.
eff this is not possible then I am
perfectly willing to remain right
here or anywhere else the authori-
ties may say until the end comes"
said he.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
SAMPSON REPUBLICAN CONVEN-
TION

was "A Large anu Representative
Convention-Samps Will Go Re-
publican by One Thousand This
Fall.
The Republican County Conven-
ton held here today was the larg-
est and most enthusiastic convention
ever held in the county by any party.
The large new court house was pack
ed to it's utmost capacity, standing
room being at a premium.
A set of strong and ringing reso-
lutions were adopted which brought
forth great applause. The action of
the Democratic legislature in deny
ing to the people of the county the
right of local self government was
vigorously denounced and was ap-
plauded more than any other part of
the resolutions. All of the old coun-
ty officers who were elected by the
people two years ago were endorsed
and renominated. The Republican
years ago, having died, the Demo
cratic commissioners, who had been
appointed by the Democratic. legi-
stature to rule over the country
against the will of the very large
majority of the voters and tax pay
ers, appointed some time since a
Democrat to the Office of treasure
| A Republican was of course nomi-
mated for his successor in the person
of Hon. Thos. E. Owens. The con
vention also nominated the three Re
publican county commissioners, who
were elected by the people two
years ago, to succeed themselves and
in addition, nominated four Republi
cans to succeed the four Democrat:
appointed by the last legislature.
The action of the Democratic
Board of Education, appointed b.
the legislature, for the county, wa
strongly arranged and the conven
ton declared in faver of the elect
ion of these most important Office
by the people.
Ex-senator Marion Butler, who i
spending some time at his countr
home at Elliott with his family
was invited to address the conven
4 ton, he was given such an ovatio
when he entered the court house a
, to show that his popularity is not i
; the least diminished in the county
The convention was also addresse
, by Hon. John E. Fowler, Col. Georg
! E. Butler, Mr.. Cyrus Faircloth an
t Mr.. F. r. Cooper of the Clinton Bal
The convention strongly urged Nj
: Fowler to accept the nomination IL
5 the Senate and Col. Butler for tn
| House, but both were forced to d.
l cline for BUSINESS reasons.
: strong legislative ticket, howeve
: Twas nominated composed of Mr.. ].
: Kennedy, who has served the coul
r ty twice in the Legislature and M
buck Crumpler, a rising young Law
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
Hoarded Money Until 1t Decayed.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 21.-Of
$4,000 in decayed greenbacks sent
to the Treasury Department for re-
demption by o. d. Earl, of Merrill
ton, Ark, all but twenty-five have
been identified and a check for 50,
975 was mailed to Mr.. Earl to-day.
Fearing the banks were unsafe
Mr.. Earl buried his savings in an
old pail in 1894. Recently he dug
up his treasury only to find that the
bills were SO decayed that he could
not discern their numbers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
Sad Death of an Elizabeth City Man.

Elizabeth City, N. c., Aug. I'll
Charles R. Davis was the victim in a
distressing accident this morning at
Centerville, Va. Davis and his wife
left here yesterday for Norfolk to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Davis
mother. In haste to return here
Davis boarded a southbound NcEfolk
Southern freight train, about
o'clock last night. He got off al
Centreville while the train was load
ing, and in attempting to jump the
train after it had started, wa'
thrown heavily to the ground ant
his skull was fractured. He dieG
within a few minutes after the acci
dent. His untimely death Is particu
larly sad for his young wife. she hav
ing only on yesterday buried he
mother.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
CHARGED WITH BIG THEFT.
Former Teller Fitzgerald Arrested
at Chicago Charged With Stealing
$I73,OOO From the Government.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The mystery
of the theft of $4,000 from the
United States sub-Treasury a year
and a half ago, one of the largest
losses the Government has ever suf-
fered in this manner, is believed to
have been solved by the arrest at an
early hour to-day of George w.
Fitzgerald. Others are believed to
have been implicated in the crime
which for months completely baffied
Government secret service men.
Fitzgerald was an asserting teller
under Assistant United States Treas
urer William Boldenweck.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
North Carolinian Dies of Exposure
at Old Orchard, Me.

Old Orchard, Me-, August az
Joseph HELEN, of Melrose High
lands, Mass, who was found in the
woods by a searching party to-day
after he had been missing for two
days, died tonight from weakness
due to exposure.
Mr.. HELEN was seventy-eight
years old. When he left the cot
tage of his daughter on the camp
ground last Wednesday with his
wife. who is his junior by only If
teen months, he intended to take 9
stroll through fern park. The aged
pair wandered further than they
realized, however. and entering a
wide stretch of dense woods adjoin-
ing the park, lost their way.
Mr.. HELEN at one time owned and
managed a large hotel in Tryon, N
C. Two sons live at Asheville, n. G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

George Cox, a middle-aged citizen
of Rose Hill, in DupHn County, was
run over and killed by an Atlantic
Coast Line train at that point We'd
nesday afternoon. Cox, who was
standing in front of the depot, rush
ed across the track just the train
neared the point where he was
standing. The body was horribly
mangled and portions were scattered
along the track.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
FIGHT ON TOP MOVING TRAIN.
Young Man OF Rowan County
Thrown on and Killed.

Everett Lee Michael. IN OF John
A. Michael, a prominent farmer Of
Rowan County, was killed by being
thrown from a train a few days ago.
between Crescent Springs. KY. and
Cincinnati. o.. to which place he was
going.
A farmer on the roadside saw two
men in a desperate encounter on top
of the rapidly moving train and IL Is
said Michael was pushed of and In
stantly killed. His body was picked
up and sent to his home for inter
ment.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
FARMERS PROTECTIVE ASSN
Annual State Meeting Held at Win
ston-NeW Officers Elected-Or-
County.


ganizer to be Sent Into Each
County.
Winston-Salem, N. c., Aug. "a
At the annual meeting of the North
Carolina Farmers Protective Asso-
citation here this afternoon plans
were discussed looking to the plans
of the Association during the next
year. 1t was decided first of all
to begin and prosecute campaign
for members, and the directors were
instructed to employ organizers to
work in every county in the State
producing tobacco. The directors
were also instructed to open the
subscription books for the Farmers
Protective Company, an organization
recently incorporated by the State of
North Carolina, and which is empow-
cred to buy, manufacture and deal
in to bacco. Later on it is proposed
that this company shall enter the
field and buy leaf on the floors in
competition with the trusts. The
authorized capital stock of the COM
pany is to be $25O,00O, with shares
at SIS each. However, until there is
more thorough organization in the
tobacco counties the convention de-
cided not to push this feature of the
Associations plans. Pilot Mountain
was chosen as the next place of
meeting, the date being second Fri
day in July, 1909.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, r. K. Simmons, OF
Westfield; vice presidents, J. l..
Bailey, of Wilson County; c. c. Mat
thews, of Surry; Sam Paschal, OF
Rockingham; treasurer, w. j. Swan
son, of Pilot Mountain; secretary,
Edward L. Conn, of Raleigh; grand
lecturer, J. o. w. Gravely, of Rocky
Mount.
| 1t was announced that the Asso-
citation now has three thousand
members.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
Horse Dashes Through Two Stores,
and Later Suicides.

Fayetteville, Aug. 20.-A country
horse hitched behind Q. X. MINI
rocks store on Hay street this morn
ing became frightened and dashed
through the store, leaving the wagon
outside the door, then across the
street and into the window of w
Prior e Sons, jewelers., smashing
every piece of glass and chinaware
in the window, including some valu-
able hand-painted China of Miss
Florence Hall. The horse ran two
miles and became entangled in a
barb wire fence, fracturing his skull
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

An Arkansas man who buried
$4,000 during Cleveland's admins
tration, because he was afraid OF the
banks. has recently dug it up and
EXCHANGED it with the department for
new money. This man must ieei
sure he will not have to bury his
money again this fall; in other
words, he evidently feels sure OF
Taft's election.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
Four Capital Cases to be Tried at
Fayetteville This Week.

A special term of Cumberland Su-
perior Court, ordered by Governor
Glenn, for the trial of criminal
cases, convened in Fayetteville Mon
day. There are four capital cases to
be tried at this special term, three
being for murder and one for bur-
glary and arson.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
j. w. Randall Convicted Of Murder.
ing His Wife.

Asheville, N. c., Aug. 22.-Con-
victed of the murder of his wife In
February last, J. w. Randall, Of
Madison County, was to-day found
guilty of murder In the second de-
gree in the Superior Court and SEN
fenced to thirty years in the peniten-
tiary. Randall's plea was insanity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

In order to catch some unwary
voters. Mr.. Bryan says he believes
the people should rule, which remark
has caused the Durham Herald to
make the following timely observa-
ton: And do you suppose the peo-
pie would rule if Mr.. Bryan was
eleced if the people did not happen
to believe as he did"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

Mr.. Bryan is not saying anything
to Mr.. Van Cleave-Baltimore Sum-
For the reason there was nothing he
could say without further hurting
his cause.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

The coal mines in Maryland and
West Virginia are running on 1ull
time-in fact, the output is so great
that cars cannot besecured fast
enough to haul the supply away
This sign of prosperity will be sad
news to the Democratic politicians
who have been hollering panic and
hard times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
Senatorial Convention, 18th Disctrict.

The Senatorial Convention for the
18th District of North Carolina, will
be held in the town OF Dunn. Har-
nett County. on the 12th day OF Sep
tember, 1908, to nominate two can
didates to represent said district In
the next Senate of North Carolina.
All good Republicans are invited TO
be present and as many Democrats as
are dissatisfied with the old party of
hard times and false promises are In
yited to be present and take part
with us and We will promise TO do
them good.
Hoping to meet a good crowd and
enthusiastic audience on this occa-
sion, | am,
Respectfully,
w. F. SESSIONS.
Chairman Senatorial Committee, 18th
District of North Carolina.
Clinton, n. c., Aug. "a. 1908.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
Jury Prayed for Guidance I'm Order
to Reach Decision i'm Murder Case.

st. Louis, Aug. 21.-Kneeling be-
side their cots before retiring last
night each member Of the county
jury at Clayton, which was deliber-
ating in the case of Wash Woods,
charged with murder, offered pray
er, asking Divine guidance in ar
irving at verdict.
On the first ballot taken Woods
was acquitted. The invocation fol-
lowed unsuccessful efforts by the
jury to reach an agreement.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

The News and Observer Saturday
contained an article on our Demo
cratic campaign contributions which
was headed, North Carolina Will
Hold Her Part" North Carolina
will be wise if she holds on to he1
part instead of spending it against
her own interests.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

Large clubs are being organized
in nearly all the towns and great
many clubs have been organized in
the rural districts. The people are
waking up all over the State and II
a good ticket is named at Charlotte
and the campaign properly managed
there is no reason why we should
not win.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
German Ambassador is Dead.

Baron Speck Won Sternberg, Am
bassador from Germany to the
United States, died Monday at Held
elberg, Germany, following an oper-
alton for malignant cancer, of which
he had been a sufferer for years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

An exchange states that a child
in a certain Northern State lived
40 hours without any brains. We
have heard that some of the grown
ups in that section have lived over
40 years under the same difficulty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

There is one job the Democrats
are not scrambling for, and that is
collector of campaign funds for their
party. Those who are now engaged
in this work find it a hard job with
small pay.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

- The Democratic papers in the
South are not having anything to say
about the Democratic plank for free
lumber. That plank was intended
for Western Consumption alone.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
Widow of Gen. Samuel Jones Dead.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Mrs Julia
Ruch Jones, of the Confederate army
died at her residence in this city
yesterday. Mrs. Jones was with her
husband throughout the Civil War.
General Jones was in command of
the Confederate forces at Charleston,
S. c., when that city was bombarded
by the Federals.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

Mr.. W. R. Meredith, president OF
the Virginia Bar Association, and
lifelong Democrat, has announced
that he will vote for Taft this fall.
There are many other prominent
lawyers and business men of Vir-
ginia, and in fact, throughout the
South, who will do likewise this fall.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

Congressman Champ Clark says
that Missouri will go Democratic by
large majority. We are not from
Missouri but you will have a show
us all the same.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

Wonder if Messrs. Glenn and Ay-
cock will make speeches this fall for
Mr. Chain, the Prohibition candi-
date for President?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
Two Bales New Cotton.

Two bales of the new cotton crop
have been sold on the Charlotte
market by Mr.. j. A. Blakeney, of
Providence. ownship.-People's Pa
per, Aug. 10.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

What is Craig looking for? After
the death of Judge Moore, at Ashe-
vile, the Governor offered the Judge
ship to Locke Craig, but he declined.
He must be looking for bigger job,
but the big jobs don't always go Mr..
Craig's way.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

The Springfield Republican and
the Cincinnati Enquirer, former
Democratic papers, have come out
for Taft for President
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

The chairman of the Democratic
National Executive Committee says
they will not use any tainted money.
We suppose they intend sterilizing
all the tainted money before
using it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
Night Riders Too Much for Ameri-
can Tobacco Company.

The many depredations of the
night riders of Kentucky has caused
the American Tobacco Company TO
withdraw all of its country buying
agents from that State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
KILLED DRUNKEN FATHER.
Logan Jones Threatened to Kill En-
tire Family, but Was Shot Down
by His Son.

Tarboro, Aug. 2O.-Township No.
13 was the scene las night of anoth-
er tragedy in the criminal history
of Edgecombe. Logan Jones, in a
drunken rage, stated that he would
wipe out his entire family, and upon
attempting to make good his threat
was shot down by his 15-year-old
son. He was also attacked with an
axe by another child. He died In
stantly from the shot wound.
Coroner Bass at the inquest to-
day held the child and he was placed
in Jail here tonight.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27
EDITORIAL BRIEFS

The Baltimore Sun, and almost
everybody else's son in Maryland. is
for Taft.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

In New York bets are being made
move up to 16 to before it is over.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

mind now completely dIspelled.
scarcely touched. In 1909 business
vas committed to fair methods :
without compulsfon violations large
ly ceased.
The Republican party. at each Pc
riod, sounded the public conscience
felt the National pulse. framed It's
policies In response and realized In
law the dominant American idea.
Its constructive past assures its con-
structive future. II Is today as II
always has been, The Party Fit to
Govern"
The Party Of Statesmen.
The party OF statesmanship. 1t has
been the training school of states
men. Its policies have been forged
in the heat OF public discussion. tenn
pered in the deliberation and shaped
in the conflict of many trained
minds, and drawn and finally
wrought for the country's welfare.
Dominating its members through
principles, 1t assures unity in Gov
ernment; Its staunchest partisans
have made the greatest contribu-
tions to National progress. The ros-
ter of its leaders is the national roll
OF honor OF public service.
Taft and Sherman Constructive Can
didates-A Constructive Platform.
Republicanism stands today for
progressive policies in safe hands
BY solving the constructive prob
lens of world power in the last two
administrations, William H Taft
taught the world our capacity and
us his own. In all constructive leg
islation for twenty years James S.
Sherman has been a leader. In the
records of the Republican candi-
dates as we'll as in the platform are
written the story Of the nation's 8
progress and the reliance of the
future.
A Democratic President or a Dem
ocratic House would turn back those
pages; thereafter Organism would
record OBSTRUCTION" This the Re-
publican Senate could not prevent.
Under Taft and Sherman and a Re-
publican Congress the great progress
of the past will be held and the
greater progress Of the future will
be assured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

An exchange says that a party can
always get a candidate Yes, but
they can't always get him elected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-27

Postal Clerks to Meet i'm Charlotte.
The postal clerks OF North Caro-
lima will meet In Charlotte to-day
to effect a State organization.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-01
ANT-TUBERCUL0S|S
EXPOSITION
OPENED
Methods of Fighting Dread
Disease Illustrated in Vivid
Reproductions of Its Various
Phases,


10y NhVihihk = EBF'ihi AtHsNh hlltl
New York, Nov. 30.-The charity
organization society began tonight its
campaign of education in curing and
preventing tuberculosis with a mann
moth exhibition at the Mureum Of
Natural History, formally opened by
Mayor Mcclellan. This exhibition to
which $4,000 feet of floor space is
devoted for displays from every state
in the union and from foreign coun-
tries. is but a small part of the cam
paign. Advertising and educational
posters have been placed by hundreds
of thousands through greater New
York and more than a million leaflets
are being circulated. Some objections
have been made to the realistic char
aCter of many of the figures and tcnc-
mcnt room reproductions atNthe mu-
scum and to the illustrative paintings,
but those in charge explain that TX
pcrience has shown the necessity of
wildly impressing the seriousness of
the disease against which they are
lighting. a great crowd visited the
various districts of the exhibitions to-
day and officials estimate that sew
eral hundred thousand will have
awaited themselves of the opportunity
ny ~ I'AANf o ga
Charts covering every phase of the
disease, lighting methods here and
abroad, are shown, those employed
i'm the most congested tenement and
hOyel districts Of this city and Lon
don to New England country villages
and in the peasant districts of Ger
many.
The models form the most fasci-
mating part of the exhibitions. They
vary from the realistic disease
racked and deadly pallor of the lay
figures and the dirt-and-Vcrmin minia-
lures of east side TCckeries, to those
of Adirondack tuberculosis camps
with their spotless cleanliness and OPP
p~Ortunities for pure air and of such
sanitdriums as that maintained by
Berlin, covering 1900 acres of pine
forests and accommodating loo pa
tients. Among the special features
are a lecturing photograph. rehears-
ing lessons on cure and prevention;
q showing of the New York health
developments various methods of as
sistance by example; r Workman's
tireproof. dustproof sanitary cement
house; a sleeping porch costing less
than $12 and outdoor sleeping bags
made of newspapers. The t~uberCular
death rate IS impressed On visitors by
the blinking of a cluster of electric
lights every two minutes and thirty
seconds, the time elapsing be-
tween each of the 100000 annual
from the great white plague