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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07
WRECKED OFF HATTERAs.
Crew of Seven Souls Went Down
With Ship.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 2-The three
masted coasting schooner John May
we'll, Captain Godfrey, from Norfolk
to Savannah, Ga, coal laden, tonight
lies total wreck three-Quarters of a
mile southeast of the new inlet life
saving station on the North Carolina
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07
State News.

Snow fell in Haywood County Sat
urday. The thermometer was down
nearly to freezing point.
w. II. Snowden, agent for the Nor
folk Southern Railroad Company
at Shawboro was instantly killed Fri
day by being run over by passenger
train.
George Washington Gilmore, of
Sanford, was found dead in his bed
Monday morning. He was seventy
years old and had been in usual
health.
William Harkins, United States
Revenue Collector, was shot and IA,
tally wounded at Asheyille at an early
hour Saturday morning by c. B.
Boyd. a fellow club member at local
club.
Overcome by the excitement at
tending a political rally at Barnards-
E. Hurst, a prominent farmer Of the
Big ivy section of the county, drop
ped dead from a sudden stroke OF pa
ralysis.
Mr.. w. s. Spencer, one Of Arson
County's prominent citizens, died
Tuesday afternoon from effects OF
;-;n
mistake The poison was given by
colored girl in the absence or the at
tending nurse.
Oscar Rogers, a young white man
who lived near Alexander, in Bun
combe County, was run aver and kill
ed by a train near his home Saturday
night He did not see the approach
ing train and was crossing the track
when he met his death.
w. H. FarroW, a young white man
in the employment of the Dare Lum-
Der Company, at East Lake, Hyde
County, was run over by long train
Saturday afternoon and was horribly
mangled. Death ended his agony
few hours after the tragedy.
Gus Young, white man, leaped
from a third story window OF the
Windsor Hotel at Asheville Tuesday
afternoon, supposedly with suicidal
intent. He was picked up within a
few minutes of his leap and was
found to be practically uninjured,
not a bone being broken by the fall.
The sum of 100000 was spent by
the National Association of Audubon
Societies this year for bird protec-:
ton, Secretary Gilbert Pearson Of
North Carolina reported at the eighth
annual meeting held in New Kork a
Tuesday. He announced that Mrs.
Margaret Sage had renewed her
pledge of $4,000 a year for three
years for the protection of the robin
in the Southern States. The sum of
$500, he added, would be spent for
bird protection in Alaska during the
coming year.
The following item is from Satur-
days Charlotte Observer: "Mr. Zeb
Bradford, the eighteen-year-old son
of Mr.. William Bradford of this coun-
ty, who is a student at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, suffered the
misfortune last Monday night, while
walking in his sleep, to step out of
the window in his room on the second
NJ
Hill and as a result sustained injuries
from which he now lies in a semi
conscious condition at the home Of
his parents near Caldwell station.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

Henry L Wade, formerly president
OF the Waterbury Clock Company Of
Waterbury, Conn. died at his home
in that city. aged seventy years.
VIII Smith. negro. vas killed by
a mob at Bessemer. Ala, Saturday
lust after he shot and probably fatal
" wounded Frank Childress. a city
detective.
4. T. Wood, of Adenville, Ala,
was shot and killed in front OF the
Governors office in the State capitol
at Montgomery Monday by Wood
stepson, A. W. Oakley.
Edward H. Winter, of Boston, OBJ
tanned a divorce from his wife be-
cause she was a suffragette and in
sisted on working for her own living
after they were married.
Father" John Russell. founder CT
the Prohibition party and the oldest
Methodist preacher in the Detroit
Conference. died Monday at the home
OF his daughter in Detroit, Michigan.
Secretary of War Stimson leaves
New York November 13 for Panama
to gather information of work on the
canal. He will submit a report to
Congress at the approaching session
for it's guidance in legislating.
Major-General Robert Maitland o.
Reilly, former SurgeonGeneral of
the United States Army, personal
physician and intimate friend OF
President Cleveland, died in Wash
ington Monday of uremic poisoning.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
just placed an order for 5000 more
freight cars. OF these, one thousand
are intended solely for the transpor-
tation OF automobiles, while the re-
mainder are of the standard box-car
type.
Appeal for a new trial of Floyd and
Claude Allen, sentenced to be cleo
trocuted at Richmond, Va, November
% for numbering the court officials
at Hillsville, Va, last March, were
filed Tuesday in the Virginia Supreme
Court.
In the First Baptist Church of Chi
cago the pastor, Rev. Myron F. Ad
ans has opened a school in which
prospective brides" will be taught to
cook and sew. About twenty of his
parishioners have volunteered to
teach in the school.
In promulgating Monday the first
revision of the equity rules of Fed
eral Courts in the last fifty years, the
United States Supreme Court pro-
hibited the granting of preliminary
injunctions without notice and re-
stricted the granting of restraining
orders.
In Europe the prevailing styles
for women are just as ridiculous and
outrageous as ever. Modesty SEEM
ingly has been lost sight of in the
desire to get the bizarre effects. Many
costumes worn by women in Europe,
as I have seen them, are disgraceful,
to put it mildly" This is the mes
sage brought back to Chicago by Mrs.
Potter Palmer.
A wreck, the most unique in rail-
road history of the Southeast, occur
red near Bonita, Texas, Thursday
when an entire Missouri, Kansas, and
Texas passenger train jumped the
track and rolled over into a ditch.
Although every car was damaged and
the smoker and express car were
wrecked, there were no deaths or Sc
rious injuries.
Two men received injuries causing
their deaths and four others are suf-
fering from severe scald burns as the
result of the blowing out of the head
of the battleship Vermont's boiler as
the Vermont lay at anchor in Hamp-
ton Roads, near Norfolk, Friday
night. The boiler head blew out
while under banked fire.
BOOZE, BEER, AND TOBACCO.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

Snow fell in Haywood County Sat
urday. The thermometer was down
nearly to freezing point.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07
General News.

Henry L Wade, formerly president
Of the Waterbury Clock Company Of
Waterbury, Conn. died at his home
in that city. aged seventy years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

VIII Smith. negro. vas killed By
A mob at Bessemer. Ala, Saturday
lust after he shot and probably fatal
" wounded Frank Childress, a city
detective.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

w. II. Snowden. agent for the Nor
folk Southern Railroad Company
at Shawboro was instantly killed FRI
day by being run over by a passenger
train.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

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sha paper f=ss-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

A T. Wood, of Adenville, Ala.
was shot and killed in front OF the
Governors Office in the State capitol
at Montgomery Monday by Woods
stepson, A ". Oakley.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

Edward II. Winter, OF Boston, OBJ
tanned a divorce from his wife be-
cause she was a suffragette and in
sisted on working for her own living
after they were married.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

George Washington Gilmore, OF
Sanford. was found dead in his bed
Monday morning. He was seventy
years old and had been in usual
health.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

Two men received injuries causing
their deaths and four others are suf-
fering from severe scald burns as the
result of the blowing out of the head
of the battleship Vermont's boiler as
the Vermont lay at anchor in Hamp-
ton Roads, near Norfolk, Friday
night. The boiler head blew out
while under banked fire.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

William Harkins, United States
Revenue Collector, was shot and IA
tally wounded at Asheyille at an early
hour Saturday morning by {. B.
BOYD, a fellow club member at local
club.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

Overcome by the excitement at
tending a political rally at Barnards-
Vile, near Asheville, Monday, John
E. Hurst, a prominent farmer of the
Big ivy section OF the county, drop
ped dead from a sudden stroke Of pa
ralysis.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

Mr.. w. s. Spencer, one Of Arson
County's prominent citizens, died
Tuesday afternoon from effects OF
carbolic acid administered through
mistake. The poison was given by a
colored girl in the absence OF the at
tending nurse.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

Father" John Russell. founder CT
the Prohibition party and the oldest
Methodist preacher in the Detroit
Conference. died Monday at the home
OF his daughter in Detroit, Michigan.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

The Pennsylvania Railroad has
just placed an order for 5000 more
freight cars. OF these, one thousand
are intended solely for the transpor-
tation OF automobiles, while the re-
mainder are of the standard box-car
type.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

Oscar Rogers, young white man
who lived near Alexander, in Bun
combe County, was run aver and kill
ed by train near his home Saturday
night. He did not see the approach
ing train and was crossing the track
when he met his death.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-11-07

Appeal for a new trial of Floyd and
Claude Allen, sentenced to be cleo
trocuted at Richmond, Va, November
% for numbering the court officials
at Hillsville, Va, last March, were
filed Tuesday in the Virginia Supreme
Court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

Jake Hollenbeck, for several years assistant general passenger agent for the M ssou1i Flacific-Iron Mountain, with headquarters at Little Rock, has been promoted to the position of gen. eral passenger agent for the same lines at St. Louis. Mr. Hollenbeck was "to good" His promotion was to come sooner or later and while Arkansas will miss ihim, h friends rejoice ill knowing that real merit has been given recognition. But what is worrying the All-Over-Arkansas Man of the Gazette finding another man who can be beaten as eas ly as MT. Hollenbeck on the golf links of the Capital City Country Club.
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DID HE DROWN
 HIS COMP ANON
F. l.. Dixon, Young White Man, Is Behind Bars at J0nesboro, With Grave Accusation Against
 Him.

Jonesbcro, Dec. 25.-Sheriff Ben nett of Fointsett County landed r. L.. Dixon, young white man, behind the bars of tAe local jail last night, charged with drowning man named Wallace in l. tile river
 It is claimed that Dixon threw Wal lace from boat. The accused man is married and hes two children, wish who he has enjoyed Happy days until this chargs was made. He cla ms his innocence an1 says that this is the first time he was ever arrested for any offense. He says thst Wallace was drunk and fell into the rive! to his dsath.
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yn Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-No dependent children in Chicago need be without turkey this Christmas. Plans by the city and charitable organizations are so extensive that there is more like lihood that roast turkeys will go un- eaten than that any person will neea go without food. Music will be pro- vided in hospitals, asylums and jails, as usual.
 Managers of the Salvation Army, the Volunteers Of America and other organizations announce that this years preparations exceed any in the past. The Salvation Army began the distribution of 1000 baskets of food yesterday and will feast thousands in it's halls today. The Volunteers will feed thousands in their ho,nec today but their chief feast vii be in hall on December 29, when 5000 plates will be laid.
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Chicago Dull.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Strains of dreamy waltzes and popular airs Heated out over empty chairs into deserted halls when the downtown hotel orche :tras played last night. The crowd had gone home. It began to fade away early and only a few men who were far away from home or others who were homeless remain ed. The hotel managers tried their best to infuse some glad Christmas spirit into the few stragglers who loitered around the Hobbies, but it was 8 vain effort. The Christmas decorations on the walls and the mu- sic in the balconies only added lone Illness to the scene.
 Restaurants and theaters suffered as did the hotels.
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Work Begins Thursday
 On New School Buildin 2
Fort Smith Board Authorizes Con
 struction of $2O0,O0O Structure.

Fort Smith Dec. 25.-Tomorrow the Fort Smith school board will begin active construction of g. high school auditorium and annex, which will cost $200,000, exclusive of the fGrn- ishings, which will cost $2a, 003 addi- tional. Instead Of of sttilg tthe, con i tract, the ssos}Ss has ing Co,ntraator 3llsedd diess ssli o niill be ine eliaEg of s2fli fl. q l board plprchasingsS mat egial 6 ia $ and 2 employing local skilled and common labor. The board employed William II. Ittner, the St. Louis school ar- chitect, to- superintend the job. Con- tractor Reddick moved his building equipment onto the ground yesterday, and will put full force Of workmeIa on the building tomom'oW. The buildings are to be completed by September 1, 1913, in time for the school year. Early in January the school board will also commence | construction on a $50,000 annex ta the Peabody school building, the cen tral grade school of the city. The Fort Smith school district building fund, at the present time has nearly half a million dollars in cash and convertible assets for building pur- noses. the remaining balance of the government endowment from the olo military reservation. The new build ings are made necessary by the fact that the school population is growing
 at the rate of over 300 per year, anc all the grade schools are i'll use te capacity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26
All State 'Gonvicts
 To Be Sent To Farm
Will Be Called in from the Convict
 Camps By January 1.

Little Rock, Dec. 25.-SuQerintend- ent of the Penitentiary James A. Pit cock announced last night that all the convlcts, both negroes and white men would be brought in and placed on the State farm at Cumm ns on the first of the year. Instructions to this effect were sent out by MT. Pitcock to all the wardens at the various road camps last week, and all of them will be in readiness to move on January 1.
 When all the conviots have been placed on the farm they will number about 530. At present there are 430 on the farm, and in the recent whole- sale list of pardons by Governor Don- aghey 136 cf these received executive clemency. About 15O will be brought in off the road camps and all will be put to work on the farm.
 Joy has reigned supreme at the State farm and at the camps since Governor Donaghey took his drastic step, ito abol sh the convict lease system" and songs such as You 'se Been Long Time aComin', but You'se Welcome Now," are heard at every point.
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In the White House.

Washington, Dec. 25.--Although President Taft is in Panama he made arrangements before h;I departure whereby all of the faithful employees of the White House should receive Christmas remembrances and today each Of the 126 employees received a large fat turkey, the gift Of the prcsi- dent and Mrs. Taft. In addition the president made scores of personal re- membranes and presents to White House employees. The only members of the presidents family who will spend Christmas at the White House will be Robert and Miss Helen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26
XMAS FULL OF JOY THE WORLD OVER Good People Found Turkeys for all Families Who
 Needed Them. BIG DAY IN NEW YORK Convicts in Arizona Prison Send ''Kound Robin" to. Governor.
 Taft in Panama.
BIG DAY IN NEW YORK

New York, Zee. 25.-Christmas out celebration of the day, was u:hered in at Madison Square Garden last night with 60-foot tree brilliantly illuminated, and the singing of carols and hymns in which thousands of persons joined,
 The seasons heaviest snowfall ceased 8 few hours before hundreds of green, blue, red and white electric lights began to shine among the white edged fir boughs. Surrounding the tree, a giant white star shed a radiance over the park and attracted hundreds of people, some homeless, but a majority of them laden with Christmas packages Broadway.
 Crowds massed them selyes under the trees for hours mad sang or listened to solos, anthems and or chestral music. Boxes of burning coke were placed in various parts of the town by Boy Scouts to provide some measure of comfort from the Christmas eve chill.
 There will be music each night un- til December 31, when celebration will be held by philanthropic persons in an effort to furnish New York with new.fashioned "saner' New Years eve.
 The annual distribution of Christ mas boxes of food and clothing from the Volunteers of America brought holiday happiness to thousands of poor throughout the city. Throughout the Salvation Army 1 will feed thousands more. At the Sixty-ninth regiment armory tonight | l0,GGo children were supplied with toys and a Christmas dinner by phil anthropic persons.
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by Mayor Taylor at 1G o'clock. The response will be made by Vice Presi- dent F. O. Polk of the association
 Many matters of importance arc scheduled to come before the associa- tion, especially as to the class of leg islation which will be asked of the next general assembly, The Arkan- sas surveyors are in favor of raising the standard o1 civil engineering, as applied to country work, and they al- so desire to eliminate much of the confusion that exists new in regard numbering.
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Ban On Fireworks.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 25.-Chief of Po- lice Beavers yesterday announced that the ban wolud be placed today on fireworks and noise-making de- vices which customarily are as popu- lar in the south on Christmas as they are elsewhere in the country on the Fourth of July. Celebrations are con fined to the backyards Sf residents and iail sentences vii be lneted out to peA.cns violating the order on public thoroughfares.
 A feature of todays program IS a "cabaret" dinner for the several hundred convicts in the federal prls- on.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26
Holiday Trade Breaks
 All Pass Records
Fort Smith Reports "Rig Business
 Some Liquor Shipments, Too.


 Some Liquor Shipments, Too. Fort Smith, Dec. 25.-The holiday trade season clos ng last night has been far and away the heaviest this city has ever known. An evidence has haen given in the fact that postoffice money orders have come from the Ft' Smith trade field for the week at the rate of over 1,00G orders, aggregating over $10,G90 per day. The dry ter r tory, both ill Arkansas and Oklaho- ma, has contributed to local whole sale liquor houses the past two weeks over $4Q,000 per day, the liquor be- ing shipped by every mode of trans portation from village drays and au- tomobiles to express carriage; and the extent of the suitcase trade may be est mated by the fact tsaf there
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26
A Round Robin.

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 25.-A Christ mas "round robin signed by Ill prisoners at the state prison at Flor ence was received by Governor Hunt The prisoners thanked the governor for his treatment of convicts and in sured him they would do all in their power to prove to the world'' that his method of treating convicts was proper and correct for society to adopt if the aim of society was to better social conditions and reduce crime.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

be given sled, train of cars and other toys,
 Little Ashley, who was arrested re- gently with his father, while robbing a school, told one of tho matrons that he had never had a real Chri: tmas, as he had been on thievin3 eXpedi- tions with his father since he was ) years old. Tbe move to give him a Christmas surprise was the result.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26
X Real Christmas.

Workers, N. Y., Dec. 25.-Although in prison here Ashley Cantrell, , years old, Brooklyn boy, today en- joyed his first real Christmas A Christmas tree, bought for him. was decorated by Lieutenant John Cahill and the matrons of the prison at headquarters. A new suit has been purchased for him and he will also
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26
Taft Nmased in Panama.

Panama, Dec. 25.-President Taft spent the forenoon of his Xmas in specting the Central and Pacific di- visions of the Panaam Canal, the Culbera cut and the Qualifications at the Pacific end Of the canal. Per- cival H. Dodge, the American min ister to Panama, entertained the president at dinner, and tonight Mr. Taft will attend a bail given by President Borras.
 Christmas greetings by cable were received by the president from many friends in the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26
uuE PuSy WOMAN'S DAY

It hegins early, ends late, and IS frll of work. She often has kidney trouble without knowing it. Her back aches, and she $ tired @no worn out. Sleeps poorly, is l2rvous, no annette. Her bladder gives her trouble too. Foley Kidney Pl's VIII cure all that and make her strong ard well. They are the best medl- cine made for kidney and bladder dls- orders. w. l.. Dewoody & Co.
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The weather man and Santa Claus must have stood in", judging from d;c good quality of weather furnished Xmas day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

Another of Governor Donaghey's rardoned conyicts was jailed here yesterday. It will not be long before a major ty of all he men liberated ljy the Governor will have returned to their work on the county farms and in the state prisons. Then the governor will h,ve to issue another pardon edict.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

Senator Augustus 0. Bacon, V of Georgia, who, wia,t Senator Jacon H !. Ga finger, of New Hampshire, has been elected to serve alternate per iods of two weeks as president pro tenn of tseI Senate, untl the end of the session. ....
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new hotel opened here, the packing house in operat on and out new street car serice perfected they will all have to go day and night to keep un with us. We are going forward and nothing csn stop us. Jus put on your glasses and watch us grow.
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State Convention of
 Surveyors Will Meet
Opens in Little Rock Friday--Mayor
 Taylor Extends Wclraale.

Little Rock, Dec. 2o.-Thes Ark. Arkan- sas Association of Civil Engineers and Surveyors will meet in Little Rock this week, The convention Will be held at the Hotel Marion, and the address of welcome will be extended
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

"Old Santa" was snowbound i'll Now York and other eastern cities yesterday, but he managed to get around before midnight and those in t:c metropolis enjoysd their Chr st. mas on the nome stretch"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

Don't worry about the Free Bridge. The legislators believe in progress ani tasy will not even consider a request to rspe5l the act creating the Free Bridge District.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

T.ere was more in stockings yes tsraay than at any one time during the year now ending.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

There is one tn ng to be thankful q tragedy on Chris mas day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

was net suitcase or telescope" left In any mercantile establishment in the city. This class of personal trans poriatlon in,o the Indian country
 eas landed over forty alleged boot leggers n the Federal iail for the
 J- nuary grand jury.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-26

Now for 1913 which offers great things for Pine Bluff and Jefferson county.