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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
Little Locals.


William Matlock Of Coxburg
was in the city Wednesday.
See notice of tax sale elsewhere
in this issue OF The Chronicle.
Mayor and Mrs. S. l.. Peeler
spent yesterday in the capitol city.
Go to Il. A. Berry for the well
known Etna brand of blacksmith
coal.
A. s. Justice is spending few
days on his farm near Faxon this
week.
Dr. Dickson aud Ewin and Hor-
ace Hatley of Holiday were in the
city Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. L. Acnff are
spending the week with relatives
at Fulkes Station.
Mrs. II. l.. Stockard spent few
days in Nashville this week, return
ing home Wednesday.
Mrs. Efiie Shoat Of phreys
County is visiting her daughter-in.
law, Mrs. Will 4. Plant.
Lem Thompson Of Memphis is
here on a short vacation to see
lomefolks and old friends.
Ehe Book Lovers Club will
meet with Mrs. James V. Travis
Wednesday afternoon, May II.
We will send The Chronicle and
the Nashville Daily Tennessean
to any address one year for $500
After another delay. caused by
broken machinery, work on the
"artesian" we'll was resumed We'd
nesday.
William Scott, who has been en-
gagged in the blacksmith business
here for several years has gone to
Holiday.
School at the Benton Seminary
will close next week, and the nor
NAL will begin the following Mon
day, the 22nd.
Nola Wilson, salesman, received
a painful scalp wound at Joe j..
Weatherly's store Monday by q
beam falling on his head.
Fire was discovered in the roof
of E. Il. McDaniel's dwelling We'd
nesday, but fortunately it was ex-
tinguished before much damage
resulted.
Arthur J. Utley, who has been
organizing camps Of the Modern
Woodmen of America in East Ten
nessee, is spending the week at
home with his family.
Postmaster Charles Fl. Sullivan
is treating his dwelling to coat of
paint. Mr.. Sullivan built an addi-
ton Of three rooms to his dwelling
during the past winter.
Arthur Balm of WHY was here.
Monday, and says ties are coming
in lively. Some old ties are being
delivered and many hands are en-
gagged in getting out ties.
Alma Fry is having a concrete
sidewalk built on the southside.
This will give a substantial walk
way half the distance of the entire
gouthside of court square.
y BY order of the court, Sheriff
Alvin j. Howe advertises the sale
of the ope-half undivided interest
of }. H. Hawley in the lot where
stands the shop of j. Fl. Hawley
and H. H. Rogers on Depot Street.
! Turk Turberville had q narrow
escape Monday. He was passing
Weatherly's store where the hands
engaged in constructing the side
walk were telling a tree, and he
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12

reunion next week in Little Rock
! and will also visit his father who
resides near that city.
Tom Waters and Oscar Cole Of
near CIaud got into difficulty
Saturday afternoon, and Waters
was slashed three times in his back
with knife. The wounds are not
serious, and Waters was here Mon
day looking for an officer.
County Clerk w. d. Cooper has
issued marriage licenses to Hafford
Jackson and Jennie Clement, j. o.
Vrster and Ora Barnes. Claude
Wheatley and Alice Pierpont, H.
III. Davis and Flora Casey, j. N.
Reeves and Amanda Wilson.
The Garner-Wheatley case was
called Monday and postponed un-
til July. About seventy.6ve wit
nesses had been summoned to ap-
pear here. and these with large
crowd from the seventh, eighth
and tenth districts were present.
Some gravel has been spread on
the streets where mostly needed.
This is good as Far as it goes. In
asmuch as the town does not pos
sess a road roller, the expense of
filing IN washouts is necessarily
duplicated sometimes as often as
twice a year.
The mem bers of the Christian
Church at this place have bought
lot and plan at once to build a
church edifice. The lot purchased
ia Just across the street from the
dwelling of J. II. Whitfield, and is
splendid site For church. The
building will be Of brick.
Camden Lodge No. 2l0 l. O. o.
T. will observe the anniversary of
the order Sunday, June II, when
Dr. W. T. Bowling of Fulton, KY.
will preach at II o'clock, his sub
ject being "The Good Samaritan"
In the afternoon he will deliver an
address on Odd Fellowship.
Your attention is called to the
advertisement of the Chattanooga
Medicine Co., which appears in
this issue of The Chronicle. This
is an established company of many
years standing, and the merits of
their preparations are fully set
forth in their advertisements.
Benton County Camp No. At
Woodmen of the World will I'M
veil the monuments of Sovereigns
Clyde johnson and Melon A. Fry
at Camden Cemetery Sunday, May
81, at 2 o'clock p. m. All members
of the order are cordially invited
to attend and take part in the ex-
ercises on that occasion.
Prof. S. H. Thompson of Athens,
Tenn, business manager of the
Methodist Advocate journal, will
lecture at the following times and
places: Pleasant Grove, Thursday
night, May IS; Cedar Grove, FIJI
day night, May 49,; Pleasant Hif1,
Saturday night, May 20, and Sun
day, May 81, McRae's Chapel at II
a. m. and Mount Vinson $50 p. m.
g. H. Kennon, mail carrier on
route 4, was severely injured in a
runaway accident on Wednesday
morning. He got in his buggy at
the postoffice and started out on
his route at s o'clock. When near
the home of Fl. Fl. Rogers his horse
became unmanageable and dashed
into Mr.. Rogers yard fence, and
Mr.. Kennon. who got caught in
the lines, was dragged some dis
lance over boulders. He was ten
derly removed to his home on Paris
Street and given PROMPT medical
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Is Willing to Risk Life With
Woman on Trial For Hus.
band Poisoning
CASE WILL Be DRAWN OUT
OVER SEVERAL MORE Weeks
Usual Crowd Of Morbidly Curious
Thronged the Court Room Corri.
dors When the Trial Was Resumed
Today-Woman on Stand.

Wheeling, w. Va. Jan. 1e-There
are 50 many sides and angles in the
trial of Mrs. Laura Farsworth Schenk,
charged with attempting to murder
her husband, that the attorneys are
now convinced it will be several
weeks before it is finally conluded.
Judge Jordan's expectation that It
could be disposed of in q week has
passed and he Is uncertain as to the
date for the close.
Mrs. Schenk spent Sunday quietly
In her tower room and 1t was said
devoted much time to reading the let
ters which are pouring in on her at
the rate Of hundred day. One is
said to have contained q proposal of
marriage.
Mrs. Elenor Zoeckeler, the detective
nurse, was again called to the stand
when court convened today. The
crowd was as large as ever in spite
Of the biting cold.
"Mrs. schenk told me on one oc.
casion," said the witness in a voice
so low that 1t could not be heard in
the audience, that when John
schenk died l would be we'll provid-
ed for" The Friday following the Of.
fer to give me $1,000 to poison
Schenk, Mrs. Schenk came to the
hospital and asked to be left alone in
the room with Schenk for q few min.
utes. We left them alone and there
were high words between them. On
one occasion remarked to Mrs.
Schenk, "well, he's making some i'm.
provement," and she replied, Eyes, to
my sorrow"
There was some question 40 to
whether Mrs. Zoeckler should be
cross examined as the defense desir-
ed and the jury was sent from the
room while Judge Jordan listened to
the argument on the question. He
found no reason why the detective
nurse should be exempt and she was
questioned by Attorney s. O. Boyce
for the defense.
"You were paid money for lying
and laying traps for Mrs. Schenk,
were you not?" asked Boyce,
II was instructed to do what I
could"
The private and public life Of the
witness was gone into in detail. She
related that her husband, Dr.. Klein,
had secured divorce from her and
she had earned her living in Pitts
burg as nurse and in time finally
became connected with the police de-
partment Of that city. She denied
having been discharged from q Pitts
burg department store because she
had gone on duty under the influ-
ence of liquor. She said she became
connected with the detective agency
In August last and the Schenk case
was her first work.
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CHINESE OBJECT
TO BURNING DEAD
Health Authorities at Harbin
Confronted With Serious
Problem

Peklng, Jan. 16-RepOrtS from Har-
bin say that the Chinese there are
vigorously opposing summary dispo-
sition of the bodies of the bubonic
plague. The authorities do not care
to burn them, the custom being that
they remain intact so that their an
cestors may recognize them in the
future life. The Chinese also oppose
the burning Of houses, some of which
contain the dead bodies of entire
families. Some of the corpses have
remained in the city for days. but
they are now being taken to the open
country where trenches for their in
terment have been prepared.
1t is reported that the Russians in
Harbin are not concerning them
selves with the Chinese section, al
though they are dealing drastically
with the Chinese within the Russian
city. Chinese newspapers are rails
ing an outcry and bringing forward
serious charges of persecution and
burial alive. Members of the lega-
tions. who constantly recommend
measures to the government, are sug-
6SSsAAo a SOucN oAAp VI Iuo press.
The plague is of very virulent
type. Death usually occurs within
fortv-eight hours and not more than
one per cent Of the cases have end
ed in recovery. DR.. G. e. Mesny, a
French physician who gave himself
up to the work of combating the di-
sease, died heroically. When he rea-
lized that he was attacked by the
plague. he isolated himself in his
room in hotel, drafted his will and
wrote farewell letters. He begged
his friends not to notify his wife of
his illness. and died alone.
Doctors recognize the hopelessness
of attending to those stricken and
are devoting their energies to fight
Ing the spread of the contamination.
1t Is feared that some of the Man
churian villages have been entirely
wiped out. The intensity of the cold
weather has caused the people to re-
main indoors thus fostering infection.
The danger of the plague getting
in Peking is considered very
slight as train service to and from
the infected districts has been stop
ped. An American educated woman
doctor has gone from here to Har-
bin, as we'll as several others. The
doctors have been inoculated and
are equipped with special costumes
and masks. The government insures
each foreign volunteer for $4,000.
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WILL INQUIRE
INTO SHORTAGE
Representative Hankinson of
Towner Starts Probe Into
Treasurer's Office
HOUSE ADOPTS RESOLUTION
CREATING THE COMMITTEE
State Bank Examiner Placed Under
Jurisdiction of Committee During
the Time 1t Is Seeking Information
Seeks to Amend State Law.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 16.-Investi-
cation into the affairs of the state
treasurer's Office is proposed by Rep
resentative Nels w. Hawkinson Of
Towner county in concurrent reso-
luton presented to the house this aft
ernoon. The resolution follows:
Whereas, it is represented that a
shortage Of 100000, and upwards ex-
lists In the funds belonging to the
state of North Dakota, in the state
treasurer's Office and whereas cogniz-
ance of said matter must be taken
by this assembly, and,
Whereas, II such condition exists
or has existed, such action should be
taken by this legislative assembly to
prevent q recurrence.
Thereof, be it therefore resolved
by the house Of representatives, the
senate concurring, that committee
be appointed consisting of three men,
bers from the house Of representa-
tives, and two members from the
senate for the purpose Of examining
into such matter, and ascertaining
IL any change in the law relating to
the state funds Is necessary.
"Be it further resolved that the
committee shall organize by electing
one of its members chairman and that
the powers usually conferred upon
committees Of investigation be con-
ferred upon this committee, and that
the state bank examiner shall be sub
ject to its orders during such investi-
CATION"
And said committee report its find
ings and recommendations on or be-
fore the thirtieth day Of this assem-
bly,. After Representatives Hawkin-
son" had .:movedethe4- adoption 81 "reso-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-16
NORTH DAKOTA
FREIGHT RATES
ARE INVOLVED
Arguments Before the Inter-
state Commerce Commis.
sion Today
INCREASE IN CoMM0Dy RATES
IN WESTERN TERRITORY INVOLVED
Proposed Advances Effective Betwten
Points in Territory and Chicago and
Basic Points and Into, Through or
Out of Such Territory.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Arguments in
the western rate cases were begun
today before the interstate commerce
commission. In general, the cases are
similar to those involving carriers in
the official classification territory
which were argued before the COM
mission last week. They differ from
the eastern cases, however, in an i'm
only-or practically only-class rates
while the western cases involve only
commodity rates. The territory in
volved in the direct advances in the
western rates includes the states of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebras-
ka, Kansas and Montana. The rates
filed are effective between points in
this territory and from Chicago and
other basic points.
The advances in rates affect not
merely the local traffic, but all Of the
traffic in the particular commodities
named moving into, through, or out
of the territory.
In general way ninety-two COM
modities are affected. All of them
are articles Of daily consumption
and, for the greater part, may be re-
garded as necessities Of life and busi-
ness. While no definite average of
advance is possible. it will be ap-
proximate 16 per cent. The commits
sion is called upon under the law to
pass on the propriety of this advance.
Sixteen hours have been allotted by
this commission to counsel for argu-
ments.
The arguments were opened by a
statement submitted by Frank Lyon,
one of the counsel for the commits
sion. He submitted elaborate tables
showing the articles affected by the
freight revenue Of many roads, to-
gether with the ratio of increase in
the revenue to the wage increase, the
estimate wage increase and the
amount of capital stock of the roads,
and the declared dividends upon it.
He said that the carriers frankly
stated that unless they should be
restrained. other increases in rates.
other than that involved in these
cases. would be made where compe-
tition would permit
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SENATOR DU|S
WILL NOMINATE
Will Name Democratic Candi-
date for United States
Senator
III. d. PAULsoN.a

Bismarck, N. d., Jan. 16.-The Re-
publican members Of the legislature
have reached no agreement yet as to
who will make the nomination
speeches tomorrow in the house and
senate when the time for the election
OF United States senators arrives.
In the senate George Duis will
nominate w. r. Purcell and w. G..
Mcdowell will nominate John Brueg-
ger, the Democratic candidates.
1t Is expected that the men who
will nominate the Republican candi-
dates will be selected tonight.
Neither Congressman Gronna or
Senator McCumber, the Republican
candidates who will be elected, will
be here,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-16
PLEADS GUILTY TO
FRAUD AND THEFT
Former Manager of Farmers
Bank of Toronto Remanded
For Sentence

Toronto. Jan. 16-William R. Trav-
ers. former general manager of the
Farmers bank. pleaded guilty today
to three separate charges and was
remanded for sentence without bail.
The charges were making false re-
turns to the government; the theft
of $4,000 from the bank; and the
making Of false document. The lat
ter. which was a new charge, was
based upon Travers' action in alter
ing a minute of the bank directors
meeting so as to increase the amount
which he was authorized to advance
to the Keeley mine.
Travers' plea of guilty did not alto
gether surprise the crown or the pub
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Steel
the financial world the officer Of subsidiary
especially
The Steel Products Export United
home decreased and
individuals position
in giving Mr. Farrell credit for his
born in New Haven
began with the New Haven Wire eong from that the
aided forming the Pttsbug Wire Braddock
lives at 240 Garfield Brooklyn
Farrell his family
rancis ave
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lie and there was an impression that
he would do SO in order to shield
others interested in the banks failure,
but the prisoners counsel, Hartley
Dewart. K. c., denied the implication
that there was any bargain by which
his client should become the scape-
goat for others, and expressed the de-
sire that the banks transactions
should be fully Investigated so as to
bring any guilty parties to Justice.
Reviews Travers' Actions
Before Travers was asked to plead.
Crown Attorney Sorley reviewed the
circumstances which led up to the lay
ing of the charges. He said that in
order to acquire control of the Keeley
mine, Travers on May 20, 1908, ad-
vanced $50,327 to the then holders,
before he had obtained the sanction
OF the directors. A month later the
directors sanctioned an advance Of
the same amount in the thousands,
and this minute Travers altered to
permit him to advance any sum in
his discretion. He constituted the
forgery on which the third charge
was made. The bank constituted to
advance large sums to the mine un-
til December 1, 1909. Until the
mines liability was $15O,OOO. At this
time the Kelley Mines limited, was
formed, the stock being issued to
Travers, DR.. Beattie Nesbitt, Mr..
Wtshart of New York, and the Farm
ers' bank one-fifth esch, the remain
ing one-fifth being held in the COM
pany's treasury.
Although the banks directors
authorized the advances to the Kelsey
Mines. limited. Travers continued to
advance money until he had lent
$62l 900 of the banks cash to the COM
pany of which he was manager. Of
this sum Travers converted $35, 900 to
his own personal use. The company
receiving no benefit from it. This
transaction, Travers concealed from
both the bank. shareholders and the
Kelley shareholders. In 1908 and in
1910 Travers secured further sums
totalling $156,675 for his own use,
charging them up as investments in
Kelley stock, loans to customers,
payments on bank premises and in va
rious other ways.
OF the money actually received by
the bank. $4,000 was paid to DR..
Beattie Nesbitt and two associates.
Crompton and Whitney for stock held
by them. Stock purchased from
them at seventeen and ten cents re-
spectively figured in the government
returns as assets totalling 100000,
the shares being rated at sixty cents.
The Theft Charge
The charge Of theft against Travers
was based on a loan made to himself
for which he hypothecated as security
stock in the Kelley company and lat
er discharged this note and entered
the amount in the banks books as an
investment in Keeley stock.
According to the statement of tht
curator, out Of $534,000 reported to
the government as assets, $4,000
were fictitious entries.
The maximum penalties to which
Travers is liable are: For thert,
nine years; for false returns, five
years. and for forgery, seven years.
The crown officers are now engaged
in investigations which may tend to-
ward other arrests.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-16
.MESS|NA TO Be
MORE DURABLE
Government Has Laid Corner
stone For Group of Public
Buildings

Messina. Sicily. Jan. 16.-The re-
building of Messina in durable ma
sonry was inaugurated today when
the corner stone of the group of pub
lie buildings to be erected by the
municipality was laid by Signor Sac
Chi. minister Of public works. Signor
Ciuffelli, minister of the posts and
telegraphs, and other members of the
government. The ceremony was wit
messed by large assemblage, and
aroused much enthusiasm and new
hope for the future.
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AOSoA SZlS,VUU
Among the other appropriation bills
already before the assembly is one
for the state institute for feeble
minded at Grafton, carrying $145,O0O,
introduced by Senator Cashel, and one
carrying $4,000 for the school for
the deaf at Devils Lake.
There are also q number of other
appropriation measures, among them
being the one making provision for
the glandered horse indemnity, total
ing about $4,000.
Appropriation committees of both
houses will commence their work this
week and the chairmen, Senator Jud-
son LaMoure and Representative F. E..
Ployhar, will be kept extremely busy
from now until the financial feature
of the assembly's work is disposed Of.
New judicial Bills This Week.
Two additional judicial district
division bills will be introduced dur
ing the present week, bearing on the
Fifth and the Tenth judicial districts.
When these two are introduced all
three of the division measures of that
nature will be before the committees
and until final settlement is reached,
delegations particularly interested
will be kept extremely busy.
:, In the Fifth district 1t is proposed
to create one district out of Barnes.
IaMoure, Griggs and Logan counties
and one out of Stutsman, Wells, Eddy
and Foster. giving the chambers to
Valley City and jamestown In the
respective districts. The Tenth dis
trict. now comprising all counties
west Of the Missouri river. presents
Q somewhat more difficult problem on
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-16
GOVERNOR DIX
TAKES A HAND
Advises Demo cratic Legisla-
tors to Consider Wishes of
Their Constituents

Albany, N. " Jan. 1s.-Governor
Dix today publicly advised the Demo-
cratic members Of the legislature to
consider the wishes of their consti-
tuents ahead of the decision Of ma
jority at tonight's caucus. of the
Democrats on the senatorship. This
may mean that the caucus will be un-
able to settle the contest and that it
will be carried to the floor of the
legislature e
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A[DRICH SEEKS
HEALTH IN SOUTH
Will Keep His Address Sc.
cret So That No Business
Can Reach Him

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nell
son w. Aldrich Of Rhode Island, who
has been Ill here; for the past two
weeks, will leave Washington this
afternoon for the south. The SEN
ator's illness resulted from the con-
traction of a severe cold. If possible
he will keep his address secret in or.
der that no business shall reach him
until he is ready to return,
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FOR KETCHEL's DEATH
Dipley and Goldbe Smith Trial Will
Begin Tomorrow.

Marshaeld, Mo-, Jan. 16-The trial
of Walter A Dipley and Goldie
Smith, charged Jointly with the mur-
der of Stanley Ketchel, at the time
of his death. October Is, middle
weight champion pugilist, will begin
here tomorrow morning In the Web
ster county circuit court.
Ketchel was killed on the ranch of
r. p. Dickerson, about fifteen miles
from here.
Dlpley, who admitted firing the shot
that ended the life of the plgilist.
said It was caused by the fighter's
attention to Goldie Smith.
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luton. y NJ Representative Doyle moved
that IT. be left 9 standing commit
tee. Hawkinso1 declared that In as
much as there Was so much talk of
the supposed shortage that the house
could not afford to longer ignore the
situation. n
The resolution was adopted and
sent to the senate.
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INSURANCE IN
GIGANTIC TRUST
Alabama Law Held Constitu.
tional by United States su-
preme Court

Washington, Jan. 16.-The law Of
Alabama passed in 1897 to prevent
agreements and combinations between
insurance companies for the purpose
of fixing the rates of fire insurance
was held to be constitutional today
by the supreme court Of the United
States,
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COURT HOUSE BURNED
Trip County, South Dakota Suffers
Almost Entire Loss.

Dallas, s. D., Jan. 16.-The Tripp
county court house located at Win
ner. was totally destroyed this morn
ing by fire. The insurance carried
on the building is small.