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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
COUNTY SCHOOLS
BEGIN SESSIONS
East Durham aud Lakewood
Schools Open FAN TERI \

This morning several OF the
schools in the county had their open
ing and had one OF the largest en-
rollments that they have had for sew
eral years. The schools of special
Importance that opened were East
Durham and Lakewood schools.
The East Durham school opened
with one Of the biggest enrollments
that they have had for years and
many are expected to enroll during
the ensuing week The total enroll.
ment for the day was 442. The
East Durham school is one Of the
best and most f,illy equipped count,
schools in the state and the people
OF East Durham and the countr,
nearby are taking advantage Of thu
schools extra fine equipment.
The teachers are Of the best ant
have been picked from large mum
Der. With the exception OF one o.
two the teachers lave a larg'
amount OF experience In school work
The principal, Professor Barbee
thinks from the standing OF thing
at present that this will be recor'
breaking year for the East Durham
school.
The Lakewood school opened thi
morning with large attendance AM
many young pupils enrolled for tn
first grade. This grade always hav
ing large number.
The FIRST day was spent In break
ing che children into she school III
and tomorrow the real work Q
teaching begins. This morning tn
pupils we're assigned TO their room
, and given the list Of books that wer
needed to begin WITH
Lakewood has three experience
, teachers this year and Professo
Fisher, principal Of the school. Is
graduate OF Trinity College. and hs
many friends IN the city.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TRANSACT ONLY ROUTINE BUsI.
NESS At MEETING THIS MORN.
ING.


The board Of county commissioners
are holding their regular monthly
meeting al the court house today. On
" business Of a routine nature has
been transacted. the paying 81 bills
and other minor matters Of business
having taken up the entire time Of
the board.
At this meeting the board will take
10 the matter Of removing the court
house and there will likely BE- a vote
late this afternoon or tomorrow rorn-
Ing fayoring the Parrish warehouse
property as site for the new build
Ing Under the provisions Of the re-
Gently discovered Law. notice OF thls
decision must Dc published 30 days
before final action Il taken al the De.
cember meeting.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
GOVERNOR OEHEEN INJURED
~ Az ,TTEsPT TO PREVENT A
COLLISION BETWEEN MS AFRO.
MOBILE AsD A VEHICLE

Springfield. al, sept s.--In an az.
tempt 70 prevent collision between
his automobile and 4 tN0-seated con-
yeyance near GlsBarm. about fifteen
miles from this city. Governor Charles
: Deenen was seriously injured yes
terday. when be fell, breaking both
bones u his ankle.
The governor. seeing that . collision
Nas unavoidable. spraBg on the run
ming board Of the machine IN which he
was riding 70 grasp the bride Of the
bones.
He was hurried 10 this city and Is
confined 70 his room IN the executive
mansion. Doctors Taylor and Patton.
who we're called. said the governor
would be- unable 70 leave the room
for I've or slx weeks.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

tOQuL4HItl FIDlu ld<C outsf
Watson interferred and put an end to
the discussion
Ii has, been evident that the pur-
pose of the Commonwealth In with
holding the Binford girl from the
stand has been to await the testimony
OF the prisoner himself regarding the
girl whom the prosecution points to
as the motive for the murder Of Mrs.
Beattie.
The most dramatic moment OF the
trial however. Is expected % be reach
ed when the commonwealth confronts
the two cousins. Paul and Henry.
with one another and the prosecution
puts forth ~ questions concerning
the alleged purchase Of the gun by
Paul ,ande It's supposed transfer 10
Henry.
Another tale OF a mysterious man
with a shotgun was introduced Satur-
day BY y. X. Clements. lie declared
the man had "a whitish" beard. there
by adding a third variety OF color to
the SANDY aud siraggly" and gray
boards already testified 10 by other
witnesses. covering the face Of tn
mysterious man.
On cross examination Prosecutor
wendenburg drew forth the admission
that II was lot an unusual sight 10
see a man with gun on bis shoulder
during the hunting season or after I,s
close when rabbits were plentiful In
the surrounding woods.
Interesting testimony was present
ed BY William II. Sampson, a chum
OF the accused. and his companion on
many pre-nuptisl hours Of dissipation
He declared Henry Bcattle never
really loved ths Binford girl. but when
their relations we're accidentally re-
ncwed" shortly before the murder i
was merely d passing escapede.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
He
WAS NOT THERE
Raleigh Man Charged with Par
iicipallns in Badger" Game

Raleigh. Sept 4.-There is much in
terest here in the remarkable case oil
w. j. Murphy, the well known extra
freight conductor OF the Seaboard Air
Line, who is accused in Albany, Ca,
of having been there August ~ and
participated in a badger" game at
Hotel Nicholas in which +. M. Bass.
prominent turpentine operator, was
held up for all the money he had on
his personS $4,000.
Murphy is resisting extradition ON
the ground that he was in Raleigh on
the very dey and night that the alleg-
ed badger game was pulled of in Al
bany. At the hearing on habeas cor
pus Saturday evening numbers Of
reputable witnesses, including six
railroad conductors and number Of
other railroad men and others testi-
ned positively to having seen and been
with Murphy here on the afternoon
and night OF August IL, that being
the night OF the noted Bisset murder
Associate Justice w. A. Hoke, ol
the supreme court is hearing the cass
and has given counsel until this af
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock to bring from
Albany persons who. 1t is claimet
will identify Murphy as having beer
in Albany, and to bring suit cas-
and clothing that they pledge to Prov
were left there by Murphy and are II
reality his clothes. A big crowd at
tended the hearing Saturday after
noon and a still larger one Is prob
able this afternoon.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
A MOB ATTACKS
GENERAL REYERS
lContlnud from Page Onel

put ON the road and the sale OF the
machine will be pushed. A number
and cartridge belts filled they pre-
scented no reassuring aspect.
In an effort to clear Avenidas
Juarez and San Francisco into which
the rabble had fled, the troops were
set marching up and down the thor
oughfares. Respectfully the rioters
gave way before their advance. clos
ing In immediately behind them.
leaving for the police the unpleasant
duty OF charging and receiving each
time a shower of missiles. At one
point in Aycnida San Francisco the
popular favor for the army was
shown by occupants of galleries. who
threw upon the passing column
quantities OF flowers.
Early In the afternoon the main
sody OF rioters was broken into SINAI
groups which paraded through the
streets. haltsng at intervals to listen
20 harrangue by some member.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
SUN DICTIONARY
OFFER DRAWING.
The Office Is Crowded With
Delighted Purchasers

The Sun Office was crowded all day
Saturday with people who came for
copies of Websters New Standard
Dictionary in response to the remark
able money-saving offer repeatedly an
nounced In the columns of this news
paper.
The Sun, in all modesty, takes this
evidnce of public appreciation as a
sincere compliment. All that was ask
ed was that people come and see this
dictionary. But those who came to
see almost without single exception
departed with copy OF the work
which Is now offered to everybody In
return FOR six consecutive coupons
and the cost OF handling.
or course there we're many OF our
visitors who had not saved the neces-
sary coupons, but they went homo
with the firm intention OF doing so.
One caller at the office Saturday APP
peared In the morning. looked at the
dictionary. said wait. Ill be right
back" and reappeared in half an hour
with six dictionary coupons taken
from copies OF the paper which he
had saved. II is presumed that this
person came TO the office in a skeptical
frame of mind, else he would have
brought his coupons along In the frs
place. The Webster's New Standard
Dictionary under the Suns unprece
dented offer, is the doom OF skepticisn
Comments were enthusiastic In
prasse OF the compact but comrrehen
sive volume which had leaped int
such unparalleled popularity.
| The most popular OF three style
Offered is the style No. /, the flexible
lcather-bound. Bible paper edition
which goes to anybody for six con
secutiye coupons and 9S cents expens
bonus. The cash charge is merely q
cover the cost of handling and dis
tributing the books.
| It is safe to say that no more usefu
loffer was ever made In Durham by
newspaper. The dictionary obtainabl
at such an astonishing rate is reall
the most up-to-date. the handiest, tn
best-typed dictionary on the marke
today.
/ II contains all the latest words tina
have come into the langnage-an
There are many CT them tfat hav
lgrown out Of the progress OF aviatio
laHA -siss sseepfs laiz<aEeries Of scienc,
III IL also contains np-to-iate chart
OF statistics concerning crops, con
tmerce and all the important figur
OF the past year. There are thirty
two pages Of Plate color, a1thoratiy
and Informative. In short. IL is a
tencyclopedic dictionary full of acct
rate information on hundreds Of intel
esting topics.
There are three styles OF these di,
tionaries. One OF them may be oil
tanned for six coupons and IS cent
: The lecond style Is obtainable for 81
: coupons and 81 cents The Different
between the 5s-cent and the s1-ceI
: book Is only in the binding. Some ,
the illustrations are omitted from II
ascent dictionary.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
lnperlanl Case Before Supreme
Ceurt Il Uniled States
ESTATES Of F0R[lGAERs
The Question to be Settled Is Whether
the State or Native Government Of
Foreigner Has the Right to Settle
Estates Of Aliens Dying without
Leaving . VIII.

Washington. Sept 4.-one OF the
most serious attacks ever made upon
the treaty-making power of the United
States will mark the opening Of the
coming term OF the supreme court OF
the United States next month.
The Italian government through
It's consul general on the Pacific coast.
will argue that the United States pos
sesses broad enough treaty making
power to deal with the settlement OF
estates OF foreigners who die in this
country without leaving wills. Public
officials from California win contend
that the federal government has no
such power and will ask the court 10
do what II never yet has done. declare
a treaty constitutional. More than
twenty nations with treaties similar
10 this one between the United States
and Italy will await the decision of
the court In many respects the quas-
ton involved resembles the japanese
school question In California, during
the Roosevelt administration. and II
Is said the decision would control the
latter question should il arise again.
The c1e. which the supreme court
viii be called upon to consider arose
over the settlement of the estate OF
Giuseppe Chic, an Italian who died In
San Joaquin county. California, with
ct a will but with sI.0e4 in bank
salvatore L Rocco. Italian consul
general in California. claimed the
right 20 settle the estate So did Geo
r. Thompson. public administrator In
san Joaquin county The supreme
court Of California decided against the
Italian Official.
A long array Of counsel for thu
Italian cause has presented briei
Of its argument This brief points oui
that she present case was in litigation
n California about the time sths
japanese school question was Of para
mount interest II adds:
while II Is not intended to intimate
that this may have influenced the de.
ckion in this case. which Is not put
on the ground Of the unconsiitution.
atty Of the treaty clauses referred 10
Jet possibly the atmosphere OF ths
state Of California may have insensi
bly, caused its learned courts 10 gravi
tate toward > view OF state rights
which seems inconsistent with IN,
later developments OF our constitu
tsonzl laE, and even irreconciliabl,
with prior decisions Of the suprem.
coart OF the state Of California itself.
Counsel for Thompson. 10 a brie
hied. dwells Al length on the power D
the United States to make such /
treaty. Il Is asserted that Il IN
freaty-msking power can take ava.
from the state the right TO prOvid,
for the administration Of estates with
10 il territorial Jurisdiction. "thei
there are no reserved rights In IN
states ~ against the treaty-mzkin,
power and the treaty-making pox
r. may 0yerturn our entire scheml
~ government The brief declare
that such broad treaty-making poNe
would reduce the states 70 admins
tratise departments or provinces 0
The federal government. and reducl
the federal government Itself 10
president and a senate possessing III
treaty-making power.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
RmpIe,Inc Printer, Meet.

Denver, Col. Sept. i.--Representing
the printing industry OF the entire
country. delegates 70 the twenty-fif;h
annual convention OF the United Typo
thetae OF America assembled In Den
YER today. In connection with the
convention win be held the third In
ternational Printers Cost Congress,
the sessions Of which viii begin Tues
dav
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
Superior Court
NORTH CAROLINA
DURHAM COUNTY
Ella Brown

vs..
Albert Armstrong. "a al
To Glennis Terry.
You will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been CON-
menccd In the Superior Court OF
Durham County. TO remove a cloud
on the title OF some real estate
wherein you claim to have some in
ierest. and same being situated In
the City Of Durham near the Whit
ted Graded School, and you will
further take notice that summons
has been duly issued for you by
the Clerk of Superior Court OF Dur
ham County and the same has been
returned by the. sheriff % Durham
County endorsed after due diligence,
Glenls Terry Is not 70 be found in
Durham County; aud IL further ap-
pcaring TO the Court that you are 4
nonresident Of tho State Of North
Carolina and reside IN the State oi
New York. an order was duly made
BY the said Superior Court requiring
you TO appear al the next term Of
said court 10 be held 10 the court
house in the City OF Durham. North
Carolina. on the fourth Monday AZ,
ter the FIRST Monday in September
to-wit: October I'd. 1911. AT which
time you are required to answer Of
demur 10 the complaint Of plaintiff
or the relief prayed for viii BE-
granted.
This 2Sth day OF August. 1911. !.
6. y. GREEN,
Clerk Superior Court
$50 Sept. 6-13-2O
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
Letter Carriers ii Rochester.

Rochester. n. ". Sept For the
last twenty-f8ur hours there has been
an almost continuous line OF letter
carriers arriving in Rochester. They
came from all parts Of the country TO
take part in the Labor Day parade
today and the eighteenth annual con-
vention OF their association. which
holds It's opening exercises in Con-
gention Hall ton ght.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

During the absence Of Miss Inez
Brice. who viii be away from the city
Tor several days on her vacation, Miss
May Green Will take her place II the
ticket window of ths EdIsonla sheater.
Miss Green is very attractive and
y one Of the most popular young la
dies Of the city and her many friends
VII no donb, paironlze the Edlaonla
Tor several days.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
TO PUSH SALES
BYRD KNOTTER


of the machines have already been
put into use in number Of the cot
ton mills and they have been very
successful, The new Erwin mill has
a number that have been in use for
some time, and they have proved 70
be very practical.
A corporation has been formed te
handle the patent In which Durham
fcapital Is largely interested. Mr.. ]
Harper Erwin is president of the
company and Mr.. w. J. Griswold II
secretary.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
Pay sl.esrrr Improving.

Little Pay shearer, the 5-year-oid
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. u. y. shearer,
who lives on Markham street was
greatly improved this morning and
before many days the doctors think
that he will be well enough 70 be
carried home from the hospital.
This Afternoon Rev Thomas l..
Trott christened the boy, TINS being
the mothers sish.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
VIEW Pertare.e rablnel FORMED.

Washington. Sept 4.-President Ar
flage of Portugal has reorganlzed his
cabinet with Senior Chagas. now min.
ister Al Paris. a. premier and minister
for the interior The state depart.
ment was advised yesterday that Sc.
nor vasconcellDs. minister At Madrid,
has been appointed minister for for.
eign Affairs,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

Paint your floor around the border
Of the room with L. 4 N. Floor Paint
Costs about - cents.
u gives a bright vanished finish.
Cover the center OF the room with
your home made carpet rug. Looks
splendid.
Get Il from az. A. Mabry.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
Pointed Paragraphs

Some people are always taking Of
Tense, but somehow the supply never
becomes exhausted.
Every city woman thinks she could
make a fortune in three years u she
had place u raise chickens.
When a man knows he Is In the
wrong be can nearly always prove
that he isn't BY arguing the matter
with his wife Chicago News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

ADVICE TO MOTHERS -xrs. win.
slows soothing Syrup should be used
for Chiidren'm Tsething. " r0fhe~ fhs
child. noftens the gums. sllsys all rain.
sures wind collie. and IL the b.ss ssms
sdv for Dtarrhoea- 1ke bottle.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

Mr.. ,. Lsthrop Morehead return.
cd to the city Sunday after an en-.
tended vacation trip 10 Bar Hafbof,
Maine. Atlantic City and other fash
ionable watering places.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
HOwTs THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case Of catarrh that
cannot be cured BY Halls Catarrh
Cure.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

Reed the want hos~ ana see ~ ycu
free tickets Of admission - the Edi-
nsns appesrs ~ . candidate fer toe
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
HENRY BEATTIE
TELLS HIS STORY

CONTINUED From Page one)
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05

Read the Want Ads and see n
your name appears ~ a candidate for
two free tickets Of admission 10 the
gdisonla theafer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-05
r. o CHENEY 4 CO.,

TOlenO, "
We, the undersigned. have known
y. ]. Cheney Cor the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and a.
nancIslly able 10 carry out any obli.
cations made BY his firm.
wALDING. KISNAN a MARVIN,
Whosale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Hsii's Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternslIy, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 55c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Take Halls Family pills Tor con-
situation. ~ sf
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
APPORT|ONMENT BILL
BEATEN IN SENATE
Salt Lake Senator's Put in
Amendments, but Fail to
Get Measure Through.

After great struggle the stookey ap
portionment bill went down to defeat in
the senate Tuesday afternoon. The Salt
Lake senators were successful in securing
the adoption OF the amendments they ia
vored and in defeating the amendments
offered by the country members. but they
lacked the votes necessary TO pass the
measure. and it was killed by a vote Of
. TO q
Senator Ma rks. The Salt Lake senators
had enough votes with them at the start
to carry them through. but the country
members rounded In the waverinG ones
and when the final roll call was taken the
Salt Lakers were beaten.
After the Salt Lake senators had Sc
cured the adoption of amendments provid-
ing for the manner Of electlns the IN
creased senators given them under the
apportionment bill the country members
started a filibuster against the measure.
Senator Wilson OF Wasatch moved TO
reduce the number of senators given Salt
Lake county from eight to seven. This
failed of passage by "A vote OF 10 o. SEN
ator Kelly of Weber moved to increase the
number OF senators for Weber county
from two TO three. This was lost. Sem
Utah county. This was denied. Senator
Sevy moved that his district be given an
other senator This motion failed. Then
the final roll call was taken with this
result:
Aycs-Badger. Burton, Funk. Horsley,
Hyde. Marks. Smith. Stookey. Will
liams-9.
Noes-Booth. Iverson, Kelly. Kuchler,
Lunt. Olson, sevy, Wilson, President
Cardner-a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
PROPOSES CHANGE
IN CONSTITUTION
Amendment Provides for Inter-
est on State Money Depos-
tied in Banks.

The senate, under a suspension of the
rules. unanimously passed resolution BY
the Sitting committee. proposing an
amendment TO the constitution. which II
adopted, will make possible the deposlting
OF the state funds In banks where interest
may he secured. The proposed amend
ment changes the constitution OF the state
TO provide that the state treasurer shall
deposit the public funds under direction
Of the state board of examiners and as
provided by law.
In the discussion OF the amendment
Senator Kelly spoke at length In favor
of the resolution. He declared that the
state now had s2.225.0 900 on hand. on
which IL received not one cent of inter-
est lie declared that the interest on
this money al per cent. the amount de-
clarcd the banks derived from the money.
amounted TO s177 500 per year, sl4.S00 per
month or siaS per day. Kelly inveighed
against the legislature for hurricdly pass
ing the bill appropriatlng s75o.o00 to the
state capitol. This money, he said would
not he needed for two years. The inter
est on this. he said, would amount to
$50, 600 pc. year. $4,000 per month or 1855 81
per day.
Senator Kelly proceeded with his speech
under some difficulty, as the other sem
ators declined 10 take him seriously and
continually injected humorous remarks,
calculated 10 confuse the senator's phil
liplc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
SENATORS HOLD Up
MANY APPOINTMENTS
Make Searching Inquiry Into
Methods Employed by State
Land Board.
Continued From Page One.

law there was nothing i'll the law 10
prevent such renewals.
The report showed also that there WAS
loan of $1,000 in force. Of which w. Fl.
Thain, another member of the land board.
vas the beneficiary. This loan as orig
inally made was $500. II was contracted
prior To Trains appointment To the land
board. Since lie became member how
ever. the loan was Increased to $1,000
and the security dccrea sed. The loan
vas renewed each year.
4 loan TO NJ. NJ. Steele & Sons, COM
pany in which NJ NJ. Steele. member
of the land board s interested. was made
state land board and renewed after
he became u member of the board. The
secretary of the land board said that he
was unable TO say whether or not loans
had been made TO any corporation In
which any Of the members were stock
holders. as ne had no means OF aScer-
tanning The stockholders Of the corpor-
the board. For himself. Inc said that
he had no stock in any corporations that
had borrowed money from the state.
The Judiciary committee of the senate.
to which the report was referred. re-
ported that there was nothing in the
law that prohibited the loanne Of rloney
to the members Of the board and that
there was nothing Illegal in the actions
of the land board. The committee. how
ever. recoInme nded the passage of "A la "
providing that the loaning of state funds
10 any state officer or any member OF
the Legislature or any member OF a state
board should constitute Il felony.
After considering the report from the
secretary OF the land board. the judiciary
committee quietly investigated the af-
fairs of the board but did not make pub
lie any findings.