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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
JEALOUS RACE ALLEGED
AS MOTIVE FOR CRIME.
Officers Are Looking For Man Named Ferrell
Who Had Been Ordered From the Hood
Home Sunday and Made Threats. -----

Or. S. S. Sutphin, formerly a
member Of the house Of delegates
from Raleigh county, and sergeant
alarms Of the house Of the last ses-
sion OF the Legislature, was in Char
lesion Tuesday on his way to Hunt
1ngton and stated that there was
still much excitement at BeclIley
over the murder of George w. Hood
and family near Beckley, last Sun
day night.
The Hood farm and residence was
located about two miles from Beck
ley between the county seat and
Harper. While it was generally &C
cepted that the house. had been
burned and the inmates burned to
death at first, on Monday, after an
examination Of the victims by the
Beckley physicians, it was found
that the Hood family had been
murdered and the house. fired in an
effort to destroy all trace Of the
crime which had been perpetrated.
There were four persons killed.
George w. Hood, his daughter AL
media Hood, about IS years OF age,
Almeda Hoods daughter Emma
Hood, child Of about IL years, and
Roy Hood, about 80 years of age, a.
son Of George W. Hood One son
who had been taking his girl home
from church at the time Of the muir
der, and a daughter who was visit
ing near Daniels at the same time,
escaped with their lives, but today
they are the only survivors Of the
Hood family.
The one son who was absent from
home at the time Of the murder, re-
turned to the house to find his
fathers home on fire. He found the
mouse burning and believed that the
other members Of the family Mad not
returned from church.
George w. Hood slept on the first
hoor and near the front door his
body was found with the skull
crushed. The body OF Roy Hood
was found across the bed, while that
OF Almeda and Emma Hood we're in
the same room with Roy Hood. The
house was discovered to be on fire
about II o'clock suncay night.
During the day the family had
been to church and on Sunday after
noon Emma Hood, the t2~year-old
daughter of Almeda Hood, had been
baptized and taken into the Mt
Tabor Baptist church
At first there was a general i'm
preston that the house had taken
fire and that the inmates had burn
ed to death, but the investigation
by the physicians showed that the
four people had first been murdered
and their bodies left in the house
before it was fired in an effort to
hide the crime.
1t is said that the idea Of robbery
is now secuted by the officers, who
are looking for q miner named Fer
rell, the lover Of Almeda Hood, who
was ordered away from the Hood
homestead on Sunday dporping by
George HOod, and who replied to
the caustic words of the old soldier
that he would see him that night.
l|y some II Is contendcd that For
rcl returned to the Hood home that
same Sunday evening and slew the
household in jealous rage,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
|. new NATIONAL [. N GUARD AR |
ASSIGNMENTS. MADE

Sergeants Charles j. Talkenthal
and Albert Grim. the regular army
officers, who have been assigned for
duty with the West Virginia nat
tional guard by the war department
at Washington, have been assigned
to the different companies in the
First and Second regiments by the
, following order issued Tuesday BIZ
Adjutant General Burlew: !
Sergeant Albert Grim, Fifth vi
). Infantry, having reported for
duty with the West Virginia national
guard, is assigned with the First
Infantry and will proceed to sta
tlons on the dates hereinafter indi+
Gated: !
November to 29-Fairmont. !
November 80 to December 10
I.ittleton. :,
December ID to 27-Wellsburg.
December 2S TO January 1O-Mor-
gantown.
January II to 24-Kingwood.
January 20 to February Terra
Alta. 49, -
February 8 to 21-Martinsburg.
February % to March 7-Clarks-
burg.
March TO 21-WeStOn
March % to April Sutton.
Sergeant Charles J. Falkenthal,
Fifth u: 8. Infantry, having report
ed for duty with the West Virginia
national guard, is assigned for duty
with the Second Infantry and will
proceed to stations on the dates
hereinafter indicated:
November 2 to 29-ParEersburg.
November 80 to December 1S-
RaVenswood.
December II to 27-Spencer.
December 28 to January 81
| Huntington.
February 1 to February 14-Fay,
etteville.
| February Is to 28-Gassaway.
March l to April 4--Charleston.
The nOn-commissioned officers
mentioned in paragraphs and 9
Will, upon arrival at their stations
report to the senior company com,
mander at that station, who will see
that an equitable distribution OF
time Is made. Transportation will
be furnished by the quartermaste1
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
YOUR STOMACH I.
~~r, .., ~, =, II.
FEELS FINE IN.
FIVE MINUTES

AS there is often some one In
your family who suffers an attack
Of Indigestion or some form Of
Stomach trouble, why don't you
keep some Dlapepsin In the house
handy? LAX
This harmless blessing will di-
gest anything you can eat without
the slightest discomfort, and over
come sour, gassy Stomach FIVE
minutes after. .#.E@
Tell your pharmacist to let you
read the formula plainly printed on
these 50-ccnt cases of Pape's Dia-
Depsin, then you will readily see
why it makes Indigestion, Sour,
Stomach, Heartburn and other dis
tress go in five minutes and relieves
at once such miseries as Belching of
Gas, Eructations of sour, undigested
food, Nausea, Headaches, Dizziness,
Constipation and other Stomach dis
orders. ..V
Some folks have tried so long to
find relief from Indigestion and
Dyspepsia or an out~of-order stom-
ach with the common every day
cures advertised that they have
about made up their minds that they
have something else wrong, or be-
lieve theirs Is case Of Nervousness,
Gastritis, Catarrh Of the Stomach or
Cancer. tAHE
This, no doubt, is serious mig
take. Your real trouble is, what
you eat does not digest; instead, To-.
ferments and sours, turns to acid,
Gas and Stomach poison, which
Dutrefv in the digestive tract and
intestines, and, besides, poison the
breath with nauseous doors. IA
A hearty appetite; with thoron oh i
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
WILLIAM GIFT is MAN
offered Body to College for Peanut
Vending Machine.

Roanoke, Va, Nov. 2.-The iden-
tity Of the person who some days ago
wrote from Blacksburg to the medi-
cal department Of the University Of
Virginia offering to give his body for
dissection purposes in exchange for
a peanut parcher and simply signing
himself Uncle Bill, that's ALL" was
d1vulged today by Mayor w. O..
Froth, Of Blacksburg, in a written
communication to the Roanoke
Times. THE man who would will
his dead body to the university, pro
vided he Is given a peanut vending
machine, is William Git, Of Blacks!
burg, a victim Of locomotor ataxia
and rheumatism
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
NOTICE

The undersigned together holding
and owning more than one-tenth
Il t-0) Of the capital Of the Wake
Forest Mining Company, a corpora
ton Of West Virginia. hereby call a
general meeting Of the stockholders
Of said corporation to be held at the
principal Office Of said corporation
at Wake Forest, Kanawha County,
West Virginia. on the 1G day of DC.
tober, 1909, at IL o'clock noon.
And the undersigned hereby give
notice that at the said meeting a
resolution will be offered to increase
the authorized capital stock Of said
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP

New York, Nov. 3.-Devotees Of
billiards are looking forward with
keen interest to the worlds cham
p1onsh1p match between Aldred de-
ORC, holder Of the three-cushion
title, and John Daily, the Chicago
cue expert, which begins tonight at
McGraW's. academy. The contest
Is to continue over three nights, so
points being played each night. The
winner will be awarded the worlds
championship and the Lambert
trophy.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
FAItMEKS' NATIONAL CONGRESS

Raleigh, y. G., Nov. 3-Every ar
irving train today brought it's full
quota Of delegates and visitors to
the Farmers National Congress,
which is to hold forth during the
remainder Of this week at the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. A larga attepdapce and pro-
gram Of unusual interest combine
to give promise Of the most notable
gathering in tn" history Of the or
ganizatiOn. GOTcrnOrs, members Of
congress and many other men Of
note are scheduled as speakers at
the conference,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
WRIT OF PROHIBITION
BY SUPREME COURT

Tuesday evening the supreme court
or appeals issued a writ Of prohibit
ton against Judge VIM. A. Parsons,
Of the Mason county circuit court,
prohibiting him from enforcing q
Judgment of his court made in the
case of Frank A. Chapman vs.. Mary
A. Chapman, by which Chapman vas
required to pay alimony to his for
mer wife. The writ is returnable
on the 18th Of November.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
TO AID EQUAL SUFFRAGE

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 3.-Tha
Rev, Anna Howard shaw, Mre.
Rachel Foster Avery ana several
other of the foremost woman sur
frage advocates of America are
scheduled among the speakers y st
the annual convention of"ths South
Dakota Equal Suffrage Association,
which began here today With large
attendance. The gathering viii re-
main in session until Saturday.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
PANAMA CELEBRATES

Colon, Nov Bin this and other
cities and towns of Panama a gem
eral holiday was kept today in cele-
bration Of the anniversary of Pana-
man independence. Many Of the
American employees of the canal
commission and Panama railroad
took part in the festivities which
marked the observance Of the ami
yerSary
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Topeka, Kas., Nov 3.-County
superintendent of schools from all
parts of Kansas met in Topeka to-
day faaA their, annual conference.
State superintendent Fairchild pre-
sided and among those presenting
papers or addresses were Ada u.
Hitchcock, Of Beloit; Mary H.
Lewis, of Winfield; George S. Snod-
dy, of Emporia; John F. Eby, Of
Topeka, and G. E. Rarick, Of Stock
ton
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04

bia Bicycle-the best made. Ask
Tor particulars, free outfit and cir
cuIar telling chow to start" AID,
dress "Thc Bicycle Man" 1881
East 22nd Street, New York City,
y. Y.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
JAPAN MouRNs PRINCE tTo

Toxic, Nov. 3.---Out Of respect to
the memory of Prince Ito, Japau's
most prominent statesman, who met
death at the hands OF an assassin
last week, the Enperor's birthday
today was by cofnriion cohsent allow
Ed to pass without the customary
celebrations and festivities, )
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
OFFICER LEAVES THE STATE

Lieutenant Thrasber Of Company
A, and Lieutenant Henry Payne Of
Company G, Of the West Virginia
National Guard, have applied to the
military department for a leave of
absence to leave the State
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
AMBASSADOR COMING HOME

Paris. Nov. 3.~-Henry White, the
retiring American ambassador, left
today for New York, accompanied by
his family. Mr.. Blanchard, the
first secretary, will remain in
charge Of the embassy until the ar
rival of Robert Bacon, the lew ant
bassadOr, who is expected here about
the first Of the year.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04

BOYS GtRLSl COLUMBIA BICY-
GLE FREE Greatest offer out.
Get your friends to subscribe to
our magazine and wc will make
you a present Of a $4,000 Column
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04

Coach Hurry Up" Yost, Of Michi-
gan, believes his team will surely
win from Pennsylvania this year.
Penn State has strong team this
year Tieing University Of Pennsyl-
vania 3 to and Carlisle to 8
shows class.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04

corporation from $50 shares Of the
par value Of 10000 each TO 500
Shares Of the par value Of $4,000
each, so that the authorized capital
stock of said corporation shall there
alter be $50,000.OO instead Of S25,-
600 90 -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04

Mrs. Matte Ward entertained at
dinner Saturday Rev. Waters and
Rev. Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs. l. C.
Cabell,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04

J. r. THOMAS.
j. r. THOMAS. Trustee.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
NOTES BY A
WORKING FARMER

Not all of us can be rich. but We
oon Keen out of debt. lay by a little
oTarv wear and have cOntented hearts.
HTanv rich men do not possess this
little asset.
When the spring rain makes the
Ground soft dig out all the brush in
the patch of useless ground and plant
fruit trees. They will soon grow into
money.
It is not a question of whether we
can afford a silo. but rather can we
afford to do without One? Better
plan now for one.
twenty acres of corn put into the
silo Will supply thirty head of thrifty
COWS for the year. Try it.
A little brain work in planning short
cuts in dairy work will save an I'M
uense amount of time and big work
and time is money on the farm. as it
is elsewhere.
Is the boy getting a bit restless and
talking Of starting out for himself i?
Why not give him a working interest
in the farm and show that he does
not have to so away to make money
and become independent.
The man with a crouch is the most
undesirable animal on the farm.
One big days work, with the boys
and the hired man to help, will put
the yard and the grounds about the
house in fine order. h wife will be
pleased. too.
There is no good reason why a man
should not go into deb for the farm,
machinery he actually needs, provided
he now o. to use and AXE care of
it. We have to make machinery take
the place of men in these times. and
rightly used, it Will pay every time.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
ACREAGE INCREASED IN
JOHNSTON. But CROP LESS.
Average Quality Of Tobacco Is Not
as GOOd as Last Year.

Especial to News n Observer
Smithfeld, N. G., Sept. 11.-Repiy-
ing to yours of the 18th, relative to
the tobacco crop in this county, ]
beg to say that the acreage in to-
bacco this year IS larger than thai
of last year, possibly ten per CEN in
crease. While the acreage is in
creased, the number of pounds Will
be very little, if any, increased, owing
to the fact that the tobacco is smaller
and lighter than last years crop. The
average quality Of the tobacco is not
as good as last year. It is thin ard
slazv. being light in weight, and not
having the body that the tobacco had
last year. This, it is said, is due to
excessive rains during the past sea-
son. The color is as pretty Or prettier
than last year, therefore, a great M,
think the prices ought to be as gucd.
am informed by reliable buyers
that considering the grades of to-
bacco the prices are about as good .tfs
year as last.
r Fl
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14

Ida Soper to face death. For years
a severe lung trouble gave me intense
suffering" she writes, and several
times nearly caused my death. All
remedies failed and doctors said l was
incurable. Then DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery brought quick raliei ard q cure
SO permanent h a I have not been
troubled in twelve years" Mrs.
Soper ives in Big Pond. Pa. 1t works
wonders in Coughs and Colds, Sore
Lungs, He~morrhages, LaGrippe. Asth-
ma. Group, Whooping Cough and all
Bronchial affections. soc. and 800.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
dru ggiStS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
WHEAT
I.GbeSon Can Wheat Enough
to supply Its Peoplc-VaIuable Sug-
@estiOns to Those Who intend TO
Plant.
(LumbertOn RobeS0nian.3

- IAoDtSbiIltn
I am glad to see from your DaDer
that the farmers in middle Robson
are going to turn to the production of
wheat again and that this determina-
ton on their part has stimulated par
ties toward the erection of a modern
ROLLER mill" Robson can easily pro-
duce wheat enough to supply the folks
who live within its borders. and keep
at home the great flow Of h~ard-earned
dollars that go out every year to en-
rich other sections.
But some say 7 can't make wheat
and it's cheaper for me to buy my
flour than to raise it." In reply to this
| Will say that this may be so in some
instances, and it would have been
cheaper for some Of us to have bought
what cotton we mad last year than
to produce it. All crops fail some
years, and wheat is no exception. but
the failure one ear should not deter
the farmer from trying it again.
Now advice is always cheap. and it
may be in this case considered gratu-
ltous, out | will venture to suggest to
those who intend to plant wheat that
they should not try to plant too many
acres, but select a few acres two or
three to the horse, Of their best land.
fertilize or use cotton seed; prepare
the land thoroughly by blowing and
narrowing, seed from one to one and
one-fourth bushels per acre in the lat
ter part of NOVeraber, and in March
give a top dressing Of nitrate Of soda.
After your wheat is harvested you
can SOW peas and you are sure of a
fine crop of hay and your land is much
richer from the experiment.
| have always planted wheat. but
not as much as I made this year. I
know some farmers in this neighbour
hOod who made as much as Is bushels
per acres this year, and are now en-
joying home made biscuits and batter
cakes for breakfast, to say nothing OF
the shorts for the pigs to make them
grow and feed for the COW to increase
her milk.
You see one good thing begets an
other, and that is the secret of farm
life.
As to variety of wheat there is diff
ference of opinion. but any of the best
varieties c~atalogued by the seed
houses will do in this climate. such as
Fulz. Red May. or Fulcaster bearded.
to sell excep tfor local consumption.
While the bearded varieties may pro-
duce more, the smoothe head is less
Objectionable to handle. Some one
may want to know why stable manur
is not good for wheat, but the Objec-
ton to it is you are liable to get oats
from the manure mixed with your
wheat. Of course if there is no dam
ger of this it will give good results.
I submit the above for the benefit of
those who have no experience with
the production of this staff Of life.
Your truly,
e. +. McRAE.
Raemont. N. c., Sept. I, 1909.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
MRS. w. H. WHITE.
CROP - OR 30 PER CENT.
SHORT IN WILSON COUNTY.
Though the Acreage Was Increased
Ten or Fifteen Per COMBINATIONS
Views on Situation.

Especial to News and Observer
Wilson. n. c., Sept. lin order
to ascertain whether the acreage in
Wilson county is larger this year than
last. and the proportion, and the
quality of the weed this year as COM
pared with last, this correspondent
has interviewed some of the ware
hOusemen, auctiOneers, buyers and
farmers from different sections of the
county, and will endeavOr to give the
opinion of each party questioned in
his exact words:
one would naturally think that
WarehOuSemen and the trust represent
tatiVeS would urge the planters to put
in large crops; such is not the case,
however. for after interviewing ware
hOustInen and the trust people and
listening to their stories we found that
the statements they made were cor
rCbOrated by some Of the staunCheSt
and most intelligent armerS in the
rOunty-to reduce the acreage and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
ROBESON WILL PRODUCE
A THIRD MORE THAN LAST.

Especial to News and O~bserver.)
Fairmont. n. c., Sept. lit is
reliable to say that Robertson county
will produce a third more pounds
of tobacco this year than last.
FAIRMONT MESSENGER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
Crop Better Than Average.
(CaSN-ell Democracy

Tho tobacco crop is being housed
rapidly, at least tWo-thirds of the same
being Cut and cured. There is no gen
eral complaint of the colors made, or
of light weights, and taken as a whole,
the crop is better than an average one.
The prices on the DanVille market are
very low for this years offerings and
while we do not know positively. VT
lear the outcome of such prices later
on, now being paid III the beginning.
The storage warehouse will be in oper-
alton again. and from the recent sales
made. ought to be attractive to the
in a large way, especially if
the trust continues to grind prices
as at present. This years
crop is a good one and the farmers
ought to realize a pile of money
from it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
a CHATHAM SUCKER
(Chatham RecOrd.)

A good joke is told on one of the
prominent citizens Of this county. He
came here at our last court and
swapped his mule for a horse, giving
$40 boo The man he snapped with
trimmed UP the mule and SO changed
it's appearance that he snapped the
same mule back for the horse and re-
ceiyed SO boot. Thus our country
mar carried the same mule back
home after paying out $50 in the two
swaps
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14

sales. when J. NJ. Booth, w. A. Bobbitt.
J. NJ. Currin, E. T. White. T. N. Bur
we'll. John Webb and others, all rep
resenting flourishing, independent
manufacturers, with a dozen or more
spectators and four or five ware
housemen pushing prices with a vim
that made things lively instead of the
sales of today, when one buyer walks
in and bids to his own satisfaction.
1t is said to be remarkable how the
tobacco crop improved With the favor
able weather of August. The growth
was almost wonderful in the course
of the month.
In the report I sent out a month ago
it was remarked that favorable
weather might make a decided change
in the crop estimate made at that
time. Suitable weather has brought
up the average.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
SALES AND PRICES
ON THE APEX MARKET.

Especial to News and Discovery
APEX. n. c.. Sept. 11.-Sold season
19OS-O9. HOO, 900 pounds. Greatest
acreage for season 1909-1O, but light
er in weight: Will average same aver
paid since opening 9 IL cents;
satisfaction among farmers.
A. 7. FLETCHER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
Crop Short in Quality and Quantity.
CWinstOn-Salem Se~ntinel.o

Mr.. a. r. Bennett, who has been
in the tobacco sections of this and ad-
joining counties for four weeks. says
the tobacco crop will fall far short this
year in quality, quantity and weight,
as compared with last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
ONE WAREHOUSE DID NOT RE
PORT.
sold SG.962 Pounds of To-
haCsO in August.

CLAYTON. n. c.. Sept. live notice
in Your paper today a statement of
tobacco sold on che different markets
during the month of August. You
give Clayton's sales as 46,5O9 pounds.
BY some means the report OF one
Of our warehouses was not sent in
soon enough to be included in this
statement. Our total sales for August
were $500 pounds, instead of the
amount given, which places us next
to oxford in the list Of markets
naned.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14

offered for sale, and it is the
opinion Of a great many that the
weed will sell better when the in
Terror grades have been marketed"
r. B. EVANS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
CROP Will BE LARGER
IN LENOIR COUNTY.

LaGrange, Sept. 11.-Warehouse-
men report about Is per cent. more
pounds Of tobacco sold in Lenoir
county than during the corresponding
period Of last year. and estimate that
the total crop Will be considerably
large. l.. T. RIGHTSELL.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-14
More Acreage But Lighter Tobacco in
NniUht

ellington, Sept. 11.-Not much diff
ference in the tobacco crop this year
and last. \ half million pounds were
sold here last year. There is some
more acreage this year III obacco
weighs lighter.