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The evening world., 1912-09-18

said Reith. ~ has been a fallacy In
the Police Department that everybody
had to pay TO get promoted. Ia my
I opinion no appointing power ever got
that kind Of money. Some under
strappers got H.
After saying that he feared he coui1
not Ind his old schooiboy friend. Nee
han. Reith was excused and Gen. Bling
ham took the stand.
When Gen. Bingham took the stand
he was asked 10 ne waved immunity
He SAID he didn't want any immunity.
but he wanted TO know n, in case he
might be forced to answer questions Of
. nature to develop he should uso
diplomatic language or speak with
brutal frankness.
The committees thinks" said Mr.
Buckncr. you should use language
best calculated TO express what you
mean TO convey"
Gen. Bingham told at some length Of
the care he exercised when Police com.
missioner In promoting police officers.
He recalled. he said. that Reith was on
the list for promotion and was very per-
sis,ent Then the Keith afidavit. which
Gen. Bingham had read carefully, was
taken up
The witness said he had met and
talked with Reith as related In the am
davit but had not used the language a.
cribed TO him by Reith.
ITS not In my vocabulary" he de-
clared. II have been a commanding
officer good many years. and an army |
officer doesn't Use that sort OF LANGUAGE |
to his subordinates lie may have said |
damn or damned or even stronger, hut |
not dirty words like those put on me.
Gen. Bingham told OF consulting with
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23
CARTER

Death visited the home of John
Evans and wife and claimed their
little son, Paul, for its own last
week. The bereaved parents have
the writer's sympathy.
j. r. Pendergrass finished pick
ing his 1911 crop of cotton last
Monday.
Albert, Henry and Burl Smith of
Mamma visited their uncle, Jim
Pendergrass, and family last Satur-
day night.
Walter and Mack Ray, Tom
Pendergrass and Orval Martin
visited friends at Mamma last Sunday.
Mrs. Meady Smith and daughter,
Edna, visited near Manson Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23
HAMIL

Will Stout is putting in a lot oil
wire fencing on his farm near here
Andlew Early of Foster was here
last Saturday on business.
George Bird and Jack W. Spikes
will make crop together the
coming summer.
We agree with the Maynard cor
respondent, who says give us good
roaGs and sober men in our otflces.
We are advised that our frien0,
Esq. J. X. Jackson, threatens to
jerk the bell cord over old Beck
this summer.
G. +. Early and wife visited
James Early and family last Sunday
The writer of this place is getting
over bis long spell of rheumatism
He was able to ride to Pocahontas
Monday.
The freezing winter weather,
that Is just over, has put the ground
in fine shape and many of the farm
ers will begin blowing soon.
Not wishing to STIR up the editor
and his devil too bad at first we left
off one section of our big word but
we got skinned bad. So here we
come pronouncing the whole shoot
ing match as we go, super con ira
dis.tin. .gulsh-a- -bil,i-tive.ness. Now
count some more then set up the
Peruna.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23

are having a lot of lumber hauled
to Pocahontas to be placed on the
market.
Let us have good roads and NOR
al Off GERS.
The Mutual Telephone Company
is putting up some new lines east
of Maynard.
G. II. Carter left Sunday for
Fayetteville to attend the agricultural
school for two weeks. This is a
good move on Charley's part and
we hope that he will interest the
farmers in scientific agriculture and
thus better their condition.
We have some real, live, energet.
ic, public spirited citizens, who can
always be found on the right side
when it comes to public enterprises;
then we have some other kind. If
all our citizens were of the former
kind we would have good highways,
better church and school buildings,
better christians and citizens, better
schools, little use for the iails and
penitentiaries, and scrip would he
worth one hundred cents on the
dollar. If our country was filled
with the latter class we could get
no preaching and would have no
use for church or school houses be-
cause they would be too narrow
minded to use them. Instead of
highways we would have to put up
with hog path through the woods
and our jails and penitentiaries
would be well populated and scrip
would be worth about 4c cents.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23
FAIR
There is great deal oil sickness
n our neigbborhood at present.

There is great deal oil sickness
in our neighborhood at present.
People are very busy, IN fair
weather, trying to get their cotton
out.
School was dismissed Thursday
for the tax collectors. A good
many candidates were present shak-
ing bands with the boys. We are
glad to see them come around for
they always have smile on their
face and that is the kind of men we
like to see.
The postoflice at our place is to
be discontinued in the near future.
John Fielding is very sick with
pneumonia at his aunt Julia Buffers
Chas. East was visiting in Poca-
hontas Saturday night and Sunday.
We would like for our County
Judge to come down and look over
our roads.
Hurrah! for Lige Forester and
Hunter Perrin.
Uncle John Odom has been very
sick for the past few days.
Marvin, the son of John and
Blandhe Pickett, died last Monday
(Febrnary ~, and was laid to
rest in the lmboden cemetery. lie
was boy highly respected among
the people in the community in
which he lived. Grieve not dear
ones bnt let us hope to meet him,
some day, where there shall be no
sorrow or parting.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23
Mock, Joe Cox aud Ernest Harrl-

Mock, Joe Cox aud Ernest Harr-
son.
A large crowd attended our socie-
ty Saturday night. We only have
society every two weeks now.
Ed. Bynum Black will give a
lecture here Saturday night on
"Socialism" and will preach here
Sunday. Everybody invited to
come.
We are having good attendance
at school.
Harve Boiling has bought the
T. J. White residence here and
will move soon.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23
COUNTY NEWS
MAYNARD

Rev. d. A. Presley was circulat-
ing a petition last week asking for
the vote of the people on statewide
prohibition. When the people
have said by their ballot that they
want rum, in all its forms, exempt
ed from their territory, is it just to
allow it shipped in onto them?
Mrs. Dees is reported some better
though she is yet quite ill.
F. M. Rainer had fine horse to
die last week.
Maynard had another railroad
meeting February l6th. 1t will
take sometime for the result to be
known as there was new PROPOSE
tion made to the people. Jerry
Mulloy ana Isaac ED0ert OF Reyno
attended the meeting.
II. f. Redwine went to ST. Louis
Sunday for the purpose of buying
merchandise:
S. /. Spencer, candidate for treas
user of Randolph county, has
moved to Pocahontas.
James Weaver was IN Maynard
Saturday.
Gordon Spencer and wife visited
her parents Saturday.
Mrs. w. f. Lindsey and Mrs.
w. G. Odom were shopping in
Maynard Saturday.
A. J. Weaver and G. w. Cypert
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23

Mrs. Minnie Evans visited John
Walker and family last Monday
night.
Luther and Dona Martin visited
relatives in the hills Saturday night
and Sunday.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
Stokes, who has been quite sick Tor
some time, is rapidly improving.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23
holland

Health not very good at present.
Ike Oglesby of Portia has moved
on Andy PAGES place.
Several Of the young folks OF
holland attended singing at Harmo
ny Sunday eveneng.
Ed Hicks came down from Po-
cahontas Saturday.
Lulu Conner visited Ada Penn
Friday.
Hattie and Lena Pyland went to
Walnut Ridge Saturday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23
OCONEE
(For last week.

We are having some very pretty
weather now.
There is quite a lot of sickness in
this vicinity.
Mrs. Jackson is very sick. DR..
Harnden has the case.
Several attended singing at Sam
Casey's Monday night. Among
those present were candidates, Dee
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23

Joseph Hooton vlssted James
Lemmons Saturday.
No mail Saturday on aeeouEt Of
sickness.
Kangaroo court every Tharslay
night. Charley Stanley judge.
James McComic of Portia visited
his mother Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Ferguson is on the sick
list this week.
Judge Hufstedler was on eur
streets Saturday.
Little Pearl Barns happened ta 1
painful accident by getting his leg
broken one day this week.
Frank Newsom made basEaess
trip to Pocahontas Monday.
Cicero Pylahd came up fpoeI
Swlfton Saturday.
Mrs. M. j. Pace has been rtsIt-
ing her daughter, Ada Penu-
Effie Pace visited Martha Stole
Sunday.
B NJ. Lemmons of RayeR&ea
will preach at Cherry Hill Sat9r4ay
night, Sunday and Sunday nighf1 .
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-02-23

Misses Emma Forester aud EfEeI
Thomas were pleasant visitors
Wednesday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
FIVE CHINESE ARE SLAIN
IN WAR OF THE T0NCS
BI00dieSt Conflict in Years Is
Expected in Cali
fornia.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22-A tong
war, perhaps the bloodiest in years. i'm
ponds today in Chinatown here, follow
ing murders in the Chinese quarters OF
Sacramento, Oakland and San Francisco
late last night.
While fald among four other tongs
was smoldering, the hitherto peaceful
members of the Bing Kong Society, with
out warning, shot down five members OF
the Kim Lum Society. AS one of the as
sassinations took place in a temple of
the powerful Chez Kung Tong, or Chinese
Freemasonss society. it is expected the
war will become general
At Sacramento, Willie Wong, an Ameri-
canized Chinese, was killed in a chop
suey restaurant by an unknown assail-
ant, armed with an automatic pistol
Wong Kong fell next, with six bullets
in his body, in a gambling house nearby,
but his murderer, Fuzzy Sam, was caught
by the police.
Lee Sun. slain in the Chez Kung Tenn
pie in Oakland, was a Sacramento cigar
man. In San Francisco. Tom Lung, a
flower merchant, was killed. in an alley.
Soon afterward the body of Yee Chow Fo
was found In his room. The Kim Lums
received no warning that the truce was
broken and were caught unprepared Elk
cept in one case the slayers escaped.
few nights ago shots were fired here
at the quarters of another tong. At this
the chief of police sent plain clothes men
to Chinatown, with orders to kill any one
drawing a weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
WAGE INCREASE HA[TS
PROPOSED MILL STRIKE
Thirty Thousand Fall River
Operatives Affected by
Manufacturers Action. !

FALL RIVER, Mass, March 2-An
advance of 10 per cent in wages March %
was offered to the operatives unions by
the Fail River Cotton Manufacturers AS
sociation this afternoon, and as assur-
ances have been given that the increase
will be accepted, there will be no general
strike next Monday. The advance will af-
feet about $1,000 operatives.
The advance of 10 per cent is the same
as that granted by NJ. c. ID. Borden,
owner of the seven mills OF the Fall
River Iron Works Company, on Wednes-
day. The employees of more than 100
print cloth mills, controlled by thirty
five manufacturers, will participate in
the higher wage schedule in this city.
and if the yarn thread and quit mills
follow the action of the print cloth mill
owners. about $4,000 persons in Fan
River will benefit.
The textile council and the various
unions have been summoned to meet to-
night, and, following their acceptance of
the 10 per cent increase, the manufac-
turers will post notices in all the mills,
probably tomorrow.
Another development of interest today
was the announcement that Mr.. Borde n
had advanced the price Of the products
of the American Printing Company 5
works here, which he owns, to 5l4 cents
yard. The advance will become eff
fective next Tuesday. and is expected to
influence the prices of printed cloths at
the mills here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL. PROBE
OF SCHOOLS EXPECTED
CoIored Members of Board of
Education Dissatisfied at
Bruce'S Exoneration.

The three colored members OF the
board of education are strongly OF the
opinion that the so-called charges against
Assistant Superintendent Bruce have
not been properly Investigated. and.
while none of them has made any direct
statement on the subject. il would not
be surprising If a general investigation
by Congress of the colored school would
be asked.
When Superintendent Davidson rec
commended the retention of Mr. Bruce.
and the board voted strictly on color
lines to uphold the superintendent. that
was but the first move in the fight" said
r. r. Horner today.
Mr. Horner would say little for publl-
cation beyond this. He was asked whether
the matter would be laid before the
board in such shape that a public trial
of the assistant superintendent could be
held. He replied he was of the opinion
that such a proceeding would be useless
as far as making any change In the pres
ent status is concerned
Expect Further Investigation.
The three colored members of the board.
DR.. William V. Tunnel. Mr.. Horner and
Mrs. Caroline Harris. have accepted the
boards decision as far as formalities are
concerned, but each of them believes
there will be a general expression OF
public opinion on the subject which viii
show the school authorities that a further
investigation will be necessary. None OF
them will say what next step will be
taken. but one of them indicated very
strongly that the matter will be taken to
Congress.
The definite method laid down In the
rules of the board for the presentation
Of charges on which a trial may be held
prescribes a signed statement of specific
complaint. This has not been done. All
the charges have been in the nature
of memoranda and affidavits given to
Supt Davidson. None of ii was allowed
to get into the boards record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
RISKS LIFE TO SAVE
TWO FROM TORRENT
M0untaineer and ReScuer Both
Snatched From Death by
Son of Latter.

F UNIONTOWN, Pa, March 22-JohA
Hardy. aged nineteen, lies at his home in
the Laurel Ridge mountains near here
with both arms dislocated, and his arms.
face and body badly lacerated, the result
of an heroic rescue Of his father and
an aged neighbor from death in a swollen
mountain torrent.
The Hardy family was awakened by
cries for help early this morning. William
H. Mcdowell aged eighty-five, was
found in the doorway of his hut praying
for help while the hut was floating down
Devils creek, toward a waterfall 3Ot
feet deep.
Charles Hardy. father of John, raced
with the hut until somewhat ahead or IL
then plunged into the creek and reached
Mcdowell. He started to return to shore
with the mountaineer and was thrown a
rope by his son John, who had fastened
it about his waist.
Grasps Tree and Calls Help.
The two men held on, but their COM
bined weight dragged John along the
shore until he grasped the trunk OF
tree and held on calling for help.
AS neighbors arrived, John tainted. and
was carried to his home by the men he
had rescued He recovered sufficiently
to inquire if his father was safe, and
again lapsed into Inconsistencies.
A few moments after Hardy, ST., left
The hut with Mcdowell it crashed over
The waterfall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22

against Senator Cummins. the favorite
son candidate. AT the beginning of this
week thirty-seven counties i'm the state
had elected J35 Taft delegates TO the state
convention. Only eleven counties Were
for Cummins. with 1872 delegates. and two
counties were for Roosevelt. with 81
delegates. Only half the total vote OF
the republican state convention has been
elected. and IL the President Its BOG
more votes. which IL is ssid he will do,
he will have the four delegates at large
Four congressional districts already have
elected Taft delegates, and two more are
claimed as certain.
Calvin Cobb. editor of the Boise States
man. Idaho, was a guest OF President
Taft overnight at the White House last
night He told the President much OF
the inside of Idaho politics.
Eldridge G.. Cook OF Minneapolis, who
was in a class ahead of President TAFT
at Yale. and who used TO help haze the
President, one time roughing IL with the
present chief executive in a wrestling
bout. was introduced to the President by
Representative Nye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
PLAINTIFF A WITNESS
IN SUIT FOR DAMAGES
Girl Student Seeks to Collect
100000 of University
Dean in Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 22.-Miss Esther
Mercy. the former student at the Uni
versity of Chicago, who is suing Miss
Marion Talbot, dean of women at the
university, for 100000 damages for al
legged aspersion of her character a charge
being made against her truthfulness, re-
sumed the witness stand today and con-
tinued her version of the events which
preceded her expulsion from the uni
versty.
Seeks Aid of Dean Vincent.
The young woman declared that she
sought Dean Vincent. then a member of
the University of Chicago faculty, and
now president of the University of Min
nesota, and asked him to aid her.
"He told me that he had left the en-
tire affair in Miss Talbot's hands," said
Miss Mercy. She pointed q finger at
President Vincent. who was in the court
room. and exclaimed in shaking voice:
Dean Vincent knows it is the truth and
he can't look me in the eye"
President Vincent remained unmoved by
the outburst and the examination pro-
ceeded.
Miss Mercy declared that Dean Talbot
had used words to her directly attacking
her character.
She told me that the sooner left the
university the better 1t would be for me. -
"None Of Her Business.
Miss Mercy had testified that shortly
after she met Warren e. Reynolds, her
fiance about whom the trouble arose. she
found out that he was married.
why didn't you tell Dean Talbot that
Mr.. Reynolds was married?" the plaintiff
was asked.
1T was none of her business, and Mr..
Reynolds was getting a divorce" replied
Miss Mercy.
Il met Mr.. Reynolds in 1905" said Miss
Mercy. He answered an advertisement
| for members to join a fraternal society in
which / was interested. and that is how
l got acquainted with him."
Judson Too Busy to Listen.
| Miss Mercy told of her visit to the Of
| flee of President Judson, after charges
had been made against her by Dean Tai
| bot.
| II said for Gods sake can't you help
me out?" she testified.
What did the president say?" was
| asked
He told me he was too busy to listen
/ to me-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
POSSE CAPTURES
SIDNEY EDWARDS


long nose. saIlow complexion, smooth
shaver. teeth prominent. one upper front
tooth crowned with gold. one large gold
filling in tooth next to gold-crowned one;
when laughing and smiling teeth are very
prominent: large mouth, thin lips, left
handed: shot through the left arm. also
supposed to have light wound In the
left side: has small feet.
Eight hundred dollars $500 reward
Claude Allen. son of Floyd Allen; age,
pounds; height, six feet: black hair, ends
slightly curly; smooth face, dark COM
plexion. gray blueish eyes, good teeth,
long black eyebrows that connect, large
rather good looking, but features a little
bit rough.
Five hundred dollars (s5OO) reward
Freel Allen, son of Jack Allen; age. eight
cen years; five feet seven or seven and
one-haif inches: weight, 100 to 1875 pounds;
slender built, light hair and blue eyes.
fair complexion, features rather regular,
clean shaver.
Five hundred dollars $500 reward
Wesley Edwards, nephew Of Floyd and
five feet seven or eight inches; weight,
100 to 10 pounds: stock built, dark hair,
slightly curled on ends; gray eyes, fea-
lures regular. face always flushed. COM
plexion dark, smooth Shaven; bad and
dangerous man.
Three hundred dollars $4,000 reward
Sidney Edwards, brother of Wesley Ed
wards; age. twenty-five years; weight.
$50 to 100 pounds: height, six feet; dark
hair, blue eyes, complexion fair. features
regular smooth shaven, limps slightly.
These men are all mountaineers and
thoroughly familiar with the mountain
country along the borders Of Virginia and
North Carolina. They will likely try to
escape through North Carolina. Tonnes
see or the southwestern portion of Vir-
ginia. They may try to make their es-
cape by travelling through the country in
wagons. All are heavily armed and des-
perate men.
1.-The reward is offered by us upon the
authority of His Excellency William
Hodges Mann, Governor of Virginia, and
Attorney General Samuel w. Williams.
There is absolutely no question about
the conviction Of these men if arrested.
as the murders were committed in broad
open daylight in the presence Of fifty
witnesses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
EIGHTY-FOUR BODIES FOUND.
Seven Still Missing As Result of
Oklahoma Mine Explosion.

McCURTIN. Okla, March 22.-Twenty-
nine bodies found late last night were re-
moved today from the mine Of the Sans
Bots Coal Company, and efforts are re-
newed to locate seven other miners
known TO have been in the workings
when a gas explosion entombed 116 men
Wednesday forenoon.
When the fate of these seven is ascer-
tanned the entire 116 will have been ac-
counted for. Twenty-Five were taken out
alive. and the bodies Of eighty-four have
been recovered
A small army Of men this morning be-
gan the work of digging graves for the
blast victims. Among those at work In
the cemetery with pick and shovel were
men from all walks Of life for there
was not enough common labor available
to meet the demand. Many are volun-
teering their services without pay. Wed
nesday's disaster has left sixty-five
widows and 80 fatherless children.
Most of these will be in funeral process
sions today. While the miners came
from different parts Of the country,
some from other lands, II Is probable
that all will be buried here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
MADE CLEAR TO ROOSEVELT.
Gov. Goldsborough States His Atti.
tude on Primary Bill.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 22.-In order
to make his position on the presidential
primary question plain to Mr.. Roosevelt,
Gov Goldsborough has written a letter
to the former President, which he gave
out today.
In a statement he issued last Tuesday
discussing President Taft's Boston
speech, Mr.. Roosevelt said. with other
things, that every Roosevelt member Of
the Maryland legislature is for the
primary bill. and they have been en-
deavoring to secure the assistance OF
Collector Stone and Gov. Goldsborough
and the other supporters of President
Taft
In his letter to Mr. Roosevelt. Gov.
Goldsborough inclosed a copy of STATE
Senator Harper's original primary bill.
providing for statewide presidential
primaries, which the governor says he
heartily Endorses, and informs the colonel
that the 10Th instant he transmitted a
message to the general assembly recon-
mending the adoption of statewide
primary bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
BILL BY REPUBLICANS
TO LOWER WOOL DUTY
Measure introduced in House
Is Interpretation of Tariff
Board Report.

Republican members of the ways and
means committee today introduced bill
revising the wooden schedule of the pres
ent tariff law in accordance with their in
depreciation of the report of the tariff
board. The bill would reduce the duties
on wool and manufactures of wool about
40 per cent. 1t would reclassify the
grades of wool in accordance with the
recommendation of the tariff board, and
duties are made specific, as in the present
Payne-Aldrich bill.
Carpet woods would be admitted free
of duty. with cents a pound assessed
if in manufactured state. Upon carpet
manufactures there are 80 to so per cent
reductions. The bill was introduced by
Representative Payne of New York, for
mer republican leader of the house. after
it had been offered in a meeting of the
ways and means committee as subSti-
tute for the democratic bill introduced
yesterday which would place an ad va
loren duty of % per cent on raw wool.
The committee by a strict party vote
ordered the Underwood bill favorably re-
ported.
Under the Payne bill the equivalent ad
vaIorem duty would be about 35 per cent
on raw wool as compared with the 20 per
cent Of the Underwood bill.