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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-14
NEWS In GENERAL.
Cleaned and Boiled Down for Busy
Readers.

Readers.
Concord, N. c., April S.-The twen-
ty-sixth annual convention of the
North Carolina Sunday School Asso-
citation closed tonight after one of the
best meetings ever held in the State.
The principal feature of this conven-
tion has been the training departments
in the various branches of Sunday
School work. At the morning session
today Wilson was selected as the place
of next meeting. The time of meeting
was left to the executive committee.
Mobile, Ala, April 8.-Wholesale
raids by detectives in the employ of
| the Prohibition party startled the
city today and resulted in the seizure
inent hotels and cafes. At the New
Battle House and the Cawthorn fio-
tel more than carload of intoxicants
was seized. The search was made un-
der the law which forbids the posses
sion of intoxicants for barter.
Washington, D. c., April 3.-The
Republican leaders in the State are
making a last stand for the appoint
ment of one Of their faith as judge OF
1.-THE Eastern Carolina district. Theil
views on this subject were presented
at the White House today by Chas. J
Harris, who, by reason of his intimate
acquaintance with Mr.. Taft. was dele
gated to do the job. Acting with Har
ris in protest at the possibility of thu
appointment of Democrat are tn
J three Republican Congressman fron
the State.
Elizabeth City, N. c., April g.
Clinton Pritchard, prominent farm
er of Providence, this county, 1ig
miles west from the city, met instan
death this morning from fallin
tree. He and his son were cuttin
and saving a large tree down. TIL
T Itree unexpectedly split, the father an
. son running in opposite direction
= The son upon turning around, saw lh
ltree laying across his fathers shou
ders, and found that the blow ha
caused instant death.
Messina, April 8.-A violent cart
quake was experienced here last mig
r. at 9:45 o'clock. 1t was accompani'
by subterranean rumblings.
III %o-, Ar,r.
he Congressman believe that they are &c
Id ting too much money for the amou
of of work done and have introduced bill
re to reduce their present salaries. T.
ne last one so far to introduce bill wi
a this end in view is Representa-
oy successor to John Wesley Gaines. ]
Id would have members of Congress I
ly ceive a salary of $4,000 year and ;
so reasonable and proper expenses
in Cincinnati, O., April 8.-Testimo
nd was heard before special U. S. Coz
ch missioner E. K. Bruce here today
all the suit of various so-called indepe
"a dent tobacco companies against t
'rt American Tobacco Company for $6
"a 900 damages. The case is pending
at the Federal Court in New York.
as
in Winston-Sa1em, N. c., April 80
'r- of the most stubbornly contested b;
ke ties ever fought out in the recorde
lal court was heard yesterday mornil
,at when the cases against DR.. Wrig
RS were called, charging him with VIZ
'e- ing prescriptions illegally.
eyl DR.. Wright was represented by
IS able array of counsel, including 4
Louis NJ. Swink and Mr.. C. B. 'Fras
N of this city, and his brother, Mr.. L
lp- Wright, of Salisbury.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-14
IN THE SENATE.
The Tariff Bill Is Now Before That
Body.

Body.
Washington, D. c., April 10.-The
tariff bill was taken up in the Senate
today and 1000 copies of the bill were
ordered printed.
Senator Cullom presented petition
signed by 100000 citizens of Illinois
protesting against the increased tax
on leather goods and cotton hosiery
Senator Bailey offered an amend
ment to the census bill to allow cen
sus employees to be appointed by COM
petitive examination.
He said the civil service would
|eventuate into a life tenure of the of
ice-holding class.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-14

Gen. Sir Moore Creagh is to be Lord
Kitchener's successor as commander
in-chief in India. The latter's term
will soon be ended there.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-14

Higher hosiery duties would be felt
in the burlesque shows and vaudeville
houses.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-14

Castro. Servia and even the Payne
tariff will be outclassed next by the
opening of the baseball season.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-14

Honesty never has to crowd any
body in order to make a living.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-14

Messina, April 8.-A violent earth
quake was experienced here last night
at 9:45 o'clock It was accompanied
by subterranean rumblings.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-14

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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-14

Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Whitney Tells All He Knows;
He Answers Most Questions

ST. JOHNS, y. F., September 20
Harry Whitney. the New Haven sports
man, who met both Peary and Cook In the
arctic, believes both Cook and Peary
reached the north pole.
He declares Cook told him he had
reached the pole. He knows OF no evidence
which Peary can produce to refute Cooks
claim.
Mr.. Whitney has no knowledge Of the
details of the controversy that is now rag
ing. He feels that he is placed in an un-
pleasant position.
Whitney knows nothing of Cooks Es-
kimos retracting their statements or say
ing they never went out of sight of land.
He never heard of this until he reached ST
Johns.
To the best Of his know ledge Cooks men
told the same story all through and never
varied from II. He admits that Peary's
men could have got such Il retr3ction
without his knowledge, but says he never
heard anything OF It.
Whitney knows OF 10 evidence Cook
could have TO substantiate his claim than
that contained In Cooks own records. IL
he has any. Cook never left any records
with him. or certainly never told Whitney
he was leaving any. II there are any
records among Cook belongings, Whit
ney hears il now for the fret time.
Why Jeanne Did Not Go Back.
When the Roosevelt met the Jeanne and
VAitney transferred to her. Capt. Bartlett
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suggested that they go back to Etab ~
PICK up Cooks cache, which Whitney had
made. Whitney, however. decided de1,h
era'eiy not to do this, as he had told the
GsSimos his ship was bringing I'd rifles
d, m, ne would look cheap II he went bac,;
IN the ship and did not have the rides
winch were not on board.
tie decided, therefore, that on reacb,nz
. ne" YORK he would propose to DR.. Coo;
; -: ne should replace the instruments left
il. Greenland, thinking that this was the
ohIy value they would have to Cook.
Vuesloned as to the feasibility of
Sooh reaching the pole with his mearer
outiit, Whitney says he is too little ac-
auaIn.ed with arctic conditions to speak
ue,!titely on that. Last winter was a
mild enc. and Cook remarked more than
once IN his hearing that if Peary had
sucn good weather as they were having
or as Cook himself had had the previous
year. lie thought he would have a very
good chance Of getting to the pole
Whitney admits that 1t seemed strange
lor COOK TO take two Eskimos hardly
grown as his companions when he could
have got older and experienced men, but
COOKS answer to this was that these
| would refuse
Asked. then. why Cook did not return
TO Etah after his polar dash. Whitney
said that Cooks answer was that he
| couid not get back. owing to various diff
| ficulties.
Whitney thinks it impossible to believe
that Cook and his two Eskimos would
| have remained away if they could have
got back, as they must have suffered
serious hardships. He admits, however,
that this long absence is not proof that
they ever were near the pole. because
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Bridgman Declares Peary
Did Not Refuse Sverdrup

NEW YORK, September 29-Herbert l..
Br1dgman, secretary of the Peary Arctic
Club, said yesterday that he was a MEM
Der of the expedition OF ten years ago
when Commander Peary met the Nor
weg1an explorer Sverdrup, and that
Peary not only carried large amount of
mail to Sverdrup. but brought back with
him from Smith Sound mail which Syer-
drup gave him to be forwarded to Chris
tiania.
The Peary party did not refuse to
bring back Sverdrup's records said Mr..
Bridgman. but l suppose Sverdrup did
not care to hand over his records to
others.
At Eeth Mr. Bridgman said he and
other members of the Peary party visit
ed Srerdrup's ship and the relations be-
tween the two groups of explorers were
exceedingly cordial. When the Amer
leans left the Norwegian ship dipped he,
colors and the Peary party answered;
with three cheers.
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MURPHY WAS LEFT BEHIND.
Boatswain Gets Funds and Comes to
New York by Rail.

HALIFAX, y. s.. September c9.-Whilo
the Roosevelt, in which Commander
Peary made his voyage to the far north.
is proceeding to New York, Boatswain
Murphy is speeding by rail, eager to join
in the reception.
Murphy Hho has appeared much in
print sine the outbreak of the Cook
Peary controversy the guardian OF the
stores i'm Greenland, missed the Roosevelt
when she made her midnight departure
from Sydney, c. B., last week. He tells
of his early morning arrival at the wharf
where the Roosevelt had been tied III
and of iirding her berth vacant.
Then began a search for funds Murphy
collected enough money to defray his
passage to Halifax. Here the United
States consul. Gen. WILDER. provided him
with transportation to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
TERRA NOVA NIGHT"
Observation-Disclosures to Honor Bartlett
and Celebrate Polar Dash.

NEW YORK, September "a novel
outcropping of the recent discovery Of
the pole came last nicll' ~ E. e "'i.'-
of Newfoundland in New York deter.
mined to hold Terra -.U,. -. ht t.t.
banquet in honor of the recent suCC rSsful
dashes in the nor bland.
Capt. Bartlett, navigator of the Roose-
Welt, will be the guest of honor. Many
Observation-Disclosures will appear at the
function. which will be held Thanksgiv-
ing night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Demented Man Stays Son.

PADUCAH. KY. September 29-While
'demented from broodng over the dealt
of his wife. John Champion, "A pearl
hunter. set fire to his shanty boat in
the Ohio river after apparently Staying
his eldest SON. Champion attacked his
three children, but the two younger Were
rescued. John Champion, jr.. the miss
ing man. aged twenty-six years. is be
lieved either to have been burned or
drowned. Armed men captured Cham
pjon i'm the river
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Mrs. Bette Tabler Buckles wife of
w. Newton Buckles. died at her home
near Halltown, after an illness OF a
few weeks from typhoid fever. She
was a Miss rahler of BerkeIe" county
Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
His Grit May Have Helped.

MIR. Peary says he cannot understand
how you could have accomplished 1t with
the limited equipment you had" was sug-
gested.
Well replied DR.. Cook With a smile.
Il am sorry Mr.. Peary cannot under
stand it, but did it just the same. ! had
two fine sledges when I made the final
dash and had ample provisions. The Es-
kimos were fitted for it, and. altogether, I
had everything in my favor. What if I
did make faster time than explorers who
had gone before me? l was determined
to get to the pole, and 1t may have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Charges Made by Peary
Made Liqht of by Cook

NEW YORK. September or do not
see that Mr.. Peary has proved that l
did not go to the north pole. I did dis
cover the pole. ! stand by what I have
already told YOU
This reply was made at the Waldorf
Astoria by DR.. Frederick a. Cook when
asked by group of newspaper reporters
if he considered that Commander Robert
f. Peary. In his interview, published yes
terday morning. had established doubt as
to DR. Cook claims.
f. DR.. Cook was not gentle in his re-
sponses TO questions as he had been in
the previous interviews. He spoke more
plainly and permitted himself to go into
details in his answers, instead of replying
for the most part in monosyllables.
What do you think of Peary's sum-
min. up?" Cook was asked.
II don't know that ! think much about
it, replied Dr.. Cook. Il have read
most of II. and | can't see that MI Peary
has brought out anything that causes
me any concern.
Mr.. Peary has not proved what he
said he would. He has not produced one
bit of proof that | did not discover the
north mole
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29

COOKS GREAT STORY WILL BE PRINTED IN rur GINA,
EVERY OTHER UNTIL COMPLETED ATT r,eu.-
MENrs WILL BE MAILED, WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST m
THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY SUBSCRIBED TO TUT 49,,
THE NINTH 1NsrALLMENr OF DR. COOKS STORY WILL
PRINTED IN THE STAR ON FRIDAY OCTOBER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Not Worried About Eskimos.

Half 4 dozen reporters hurled questions
at DR.. Cook. touching upon the decara-
ton OF Commander Peary that he had
questioned E-skimoS OF every tribe from
Care Columbia to Cape York, and had
obtained evidence that DR.. Cook had not
gone very lar from land.
Il am not at all worried as to what
those Eskimos might have told Mr.
Peary." said DR. Cook. Il really can't
see how Mr.. Peary could have talked
with all Of them. There are ten or eleven
tribes, for distance of 800 miles to thu
north of Cape Columbia. Exactly how
MANY ESkimoS they hold / can't est
mate. but there are quite a few of them.
If Mr.. Peary says he saw them all per-
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they might have been subjected TO pre-
cisely tie same conditions they had been,
If, as Cooks Eskimos are reported to
have said. they stayed within two nights
OF land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-29
Peary Statement Next Week

Cen Thomas II. IIubba I'd with whom,
Peary has been going over his statement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07
UNUSUAL DEVOTION.

IN that grief Mrs. Byrne lived again
the agony of that tweIve-hour ride
from Buffalo that had followed her hus-
bands telegram bidding her hasten,
that Gene, the pride Of their hearts,
had been hurt and was dying.
Lieutenant Colonel Candy and two
other surgeons worked with the dying
lad to keep him alive until the train
should reach the Point. He could nei-
Their breathe nor swallow naturally. One
Of the vertebrae near the skull had been
broken and the exposed nerve was par
aIyzed, cutting of almost all movement
in the body below the neck
That the tortured brain realized the
fight that was being made and the rea-
son for i. was clear. lie followed the
movements Of the surgeons at times
with his eyes. and looked long and
tendeTly at his grief-stricken father.
He heard them tell Of the telegram that
was sent to his mother. and their spec
ulation upon the length OF time required
for the journey from Buffalo.
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Football Casualties For Nine Years
Cthus farl

ness would menace him, this untimely
removal loses much of its hlaCkness.
My boy loved the army. He would
have followed the cares of a soldier
ali his life in all prObabilit That
would bring him into fever-stricken
camps and would make him touch
shoulders often with sudden death.
He was but human, and tremendous
and unusual temptations would be
about him. Death came to him when
he was young. fresh, fine. and clean.
The affection of his comrades was about
him as he died. The consolation of re-
ligion was his. He lies out there on
the hin overlooking tle scene he loved
so well.
These are some Of the things that
make his loss easier To bear. Outside
of the big fact of his death. there are
some things / would have different. I
would have had him die In another way
than trampled to death in a useless
game of football. I would have liked
to have been with him when-when he
died"
The grief Of the mother seized her
and her body was shaken by the storm
OF her grief.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07
Danger of Americas Leading College Sport Brought
Home by Recent Fatalities-Its Considered Doubtful
If 1t Makes Manly and Strong Men.

few words sympathetically. Eugene
Byrne had died in his arms. He had
made a gallant but a losing fight to
keep the struggling flame of life alive
until the mother arrived from her home
in Buffalo.
It was the day after Eugene Byrne
had been buried in the West Point
cemetery. Every cadet in the big in
stitution had crowded into the little
Catholic chapel on the hill and after
ward had stood at attention when the
brave lads coffin was lowered into its
resting place.
The visors Of the caps that came well
down over the eyes Of the boys only
partially hid the misty eyes and the
big tears that slowly coursed down the
young faces.
The mother. father and younger
brother of Gene Byrne were beside
the coffin. They felt the genuine grief
of everybody from the grizzled veter-
ans Of the faculty TO the Iaborers in
the fields. They heard the rattle of the
drums as these called good night"
and the volley of the rifles as they
spoke farewell
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Killed. Injured.

The surgeons commenced to pump air
into his lungs within half an hour after
he had received his fatal injury, and
they kept at their task for fourteen
hours.
At midnight the dying lad hooked at
Colonel Candy beseechingly. and moved
bis lips. The surgeon bent his head low
over the cot.
This hurts. he said. indicating with
a flicker of his eyelids the apparatus
with which air was being forced into his
lungs. but keep it up. Keep it up"
Unquestionably, part Of his desire 10
be kept alive was that he might see his
mother. With the dawn came death.
Mrs. Byrne did not arrive until Sunday
afternoon
Something more than the Usual love
between mother and son was shared BY
these two.
Il have rarely witnessed such affec-
ton of son for a mother said Lieu
tenant Colonel Candy. When Mrs.
other social affairs at the Point. she
usually brought bevy of very pretty
and very interesting girls with her. AZ
these times also there was the usual
array OF lOveliness that features these
festivities.
Spent Time
At Dances With Mother.
Eugene Byrne would leave all these
fascinating young women FOR his
mother. and would spend almost the en-
tire evening with her It was not thac
he was a molIycoddIe- Far from it. He
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07
STORM OF GRIEF.

what is your opinion of footbau7"s
The mother to whom this question
was Addressed looked out on the West
Point campus She saw tho very spot
where her son, Eugene a Byrne, had
been done TO death beneath Harvard's
furious charges. WOrkmen were tear
ing down the stands that lined the grid
iron Fellow-classmen Of the dead stu
dent. erect and khal1i-cIad. We're shoot
ing at a target on the other side Of the
great field. They talked of Byrne as
they shot.
'syvhat is my opinion OF footbau?" she
repeated
Suddenly there came a rush Of tears
into the heavy Hdded eyes. Her voice
caught in her throat as though a hand
had clutched her there.
rs there any need TO ask me that
question: II has taken from me my
brave, dear son. the pride OF my life.
1T has ended a life that only a few
days ago was filled with JOY and with
promise OF useful and noble manhood.
There can be only one answer 70 your
ouestion-at least. only one answer from
a mother. It should be changed or abol-
ished.'
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abandon so healthful a sport as wrest-
ling. II is the same in football"
President W H P FaUnce, of Brown
University: THE depIorable accident at
the recent football game viii inevitably
raise the question whether or not we
have vet succeeded In modifying this
form of sport so as to make Il reason
ably safe. Certainly the facts ought to
be investigated and made public"
President Lowell, of Harvard: 1T is
a most unfortunate happening, a blem-
ish on the game. Ny hearty sympathy
goes out to the parents About the fu-
Ipre Of football at Harvard, that is for
the athletic committee to decide"
W. J. Tucker Says
Game Needs Regulation.
Former President William ]. Tucker.
Of Dartmouth: The game should be so
regulated that an accident like that may
not occur"
DR.. Edward Hitchcock, head OF the
physical culture department Of Amherst
College; 1.-The game is too strenuous,
and should be modified"
Prof Howard McClenahan. secretary
of the faculty committee on outdoor
sports. of Princeton: we do not think
iiidl TINS VIII nave any t4AGGL AEtlA
Princeton's position in football"
DR.. Charles ". Needham. president Of
George Washington University: Il be
heve IN football. for II is essentially a
college game. That it is attended with
evils and dangers and that It is confined
too closely TO a few players, rather than
to the general student body is apparent,
think. This condition has grown out
Of the fact that football playing has
been the medium OF college and univer-
sity advertisement. The result Of that
has been TO develop what might be call
ed the semi-professiOnal teams with a
view of getting teams that win win.
II is the winning that advertises. What
we need in our colleges today is to de-
velop a more general athletic activity Of
the student body. We should have,
think. a team or teams IN each class and
interclass games, with. perhaps. only
two or three at the outside OF the inter
collegiate or interuniversity games.
That would develop the physical we'll
being of the students"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07
Children'S Summer Sickness

The following simple treatment
will usually cure Summer Diarrhoea
in "a hours:
1. Stop feeding dairy milk. (The
germs which cause diarrhoea thrive
on fresh milk
2. Give, to about one-year-old,
one grain Of calomel cut into three
doses OF two hours intervals. (CaI-
omelkills the germs lodged IN the
intestines.)
3. Feed for a few days on thick
rice water, strained, and just sweet
ened, while hot, with some con
densed milk. Keep cold until used.
When cured, gradually substi-
tute fresh milk, pasteurized or
scalded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07
GRIM TRAGEDIES OF AMERICAS LEADING COLLEGE SPORT
BENEFITS FROM GAME DOUBTFUL TO MANY
Many Dangers May Cause Game's Abandonment.
Mothers Beseech Faculties to Stop or Modify Sport.
Nothing to Gain. Many Claim

was manly and fun-loving. Dlffidenoe
where women were concerned. however,
was one of his characteristics. His
mother appeared to be the only woman
for whom he really ca ed.
Gene Byrne had played football since
he was fourteen years old. He was a
member Of the Buffalo High School
eleven, playing halfback and tackle.
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His father. James A. Byrne. who was
then chief of Buffaios detective force,
advised him 10 stop.
You'll be hurt some day, my boy"
he said. The game Is too rough to
make IT worth while risking your neck
and life for the strength and glory that
comes from it."
Continued on Seventh Page.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07
Spent Time
Stop

taking liquid phySic or big or. little
pills, that which makes you worse
instead of curing. Cathartics don't
cure-they irritate and weaken the
bowels. CASCARETS make the
bowels strong, tone the muscles so
they crawl and work-when they do
this they are healthy, producing
right results.
907
CASCARETs 10c a box for a weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
IN the world. Million boxes a month
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07
Makes Gallant
Fight to Keep Alive

Mrs. James A. Byrne's fine face sank
into her hands as the memory OF that
sudden death was revived Lieut.. Col.
Charles Candy. in whose home at The
Point" she was a guest. murmured a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07
Untimely Death
Loses Much Blackness.

yet. when reflect upon the trials
that would have come to him. the many
ways In which DEATH disaster. and Ill