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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

Senator Tillman. OF South Caro-
lima, il disgusted with tho Wild
scramble for Office that is now going
on in Washington. A Washington
dispatch giving an account OF Till
mans displeasure at the persistence
Of the hundreds OF office-seekers that
have been focking to Washington.
says:
He said the situation reminded
him OF a Bible text: Il have forgot
ten just where in holy writ I read
it," he said. but IL fits the case ex-
actly and runs something as follows:
The Wild asses OF the desert are
athirst and. hungry. They have
broken into the green corn"
The Senator recalled that the taxi
contained a reference TO tho wild
asses" trampling down the corn
but said he would leave that out He
added that he had full faith in Presl-
dent Wilson as "herdsman. who
would keep the wild beasts from do
ing any damage"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

High Schools Invited TO send Teams
TO Chapel Hill April II.


Especial 10 The CaucAsian1
Chapel Hill. March 35.-Engsging
the attention OF the high school pu-
pills of the State and OF particular
interest 10 budding young athletes Ia
all the schools for the next three
weeks Ii the first annual State
Championship Interscholastic Track
and Field Meet at Chapel Hill on
April II. Definite plans have been
outlined by the Greater Council OF
the University. the Athletic Associa-
ton and the alumni of the institu-
ton for the gathering together OF
the young athletes from all sections
of the State on the above mentioned
date. Entry blanks and letters of in
formation bearing on the meet have
been mailed the principals OF the
high schools of the State inviting
their enlistment In this the first ath-
letic contest of Statewide signifi-
canoe and scope to high school lads.
The purport OF the meet is TO add
stimulus to the training of young
athletes in North Carolina and give
additional stress to the importance
of the development Of the physique
of the future citizens of the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
Makes Up Beds at Age Of 100.

Mrs. John Strickland. who lives
with her daughter. Mrs James Bob
bitt, at Forestviile. was able at the
age Of 100 years and one month 10
make up two beds and clean up the
room before breakfast This In
what she did last Monday when she
helped her son-in-law, Mr.. j. II.
Watkins. Of New Light Township. 70
celebrate his 18th anniversary. Mr..
W. A. Watkins Of Raleigh. q son
of Mr.. Watkins, was there and
vouches for the fact
Mrs. Strickland was born In Feb
ruary, 1919. and has been vigorous
all her life She is able 70 climb
steps with ease and gets about bet-
ter than most women OF IS. Mrs.
Strickland does not wear glasses.
She is the mother OF ten living chill
dren, the oldest being 10 years and
the youngest so years old.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
A Milking Machine In Catawba-
A Newton. N, c., dispatch says:

A Newton. n, c.. dispatch says:
The only thing of it's kind In west
ern North Carolina. a milking-ma-
chine driven by a three-horsepower
gasoline engine has been installed on
the farm Of II. l.. Shuford. IL has
proved a wonderful success. This
same engine runs an electric battery
which furnishes lights for dwelling.
house and cattle barn and dairy
house, runs a compressed air pump
that furnishes water from q well
500 feet away from the barn for
water TO the dwelling on frst and
second floors.
The pump will throw water 400
feet high, afording protection In
case OF fire for all the buildings on
the place.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
Brides Brother Shoots Husband at
Wedding Supper.

A shooting affair which may prove
fatal occurred at a bridal supper
near Ayden, Pitt County, Sunday
night, when Chas. McLawhorn shot
Will d. Smith.
Mr.. Smith and the daughter of
Mr.. McLawhorn were married Sun
day afternoon at o'clock, and the
marriage, though displeasing to the
father of the bride, was performed at
his home at his own request, many
friends and relatives witnessing the
ceremony.
1t was at the home of the groom,
while all were enjoying the supper
given in honor of the marriage, that
the shooting occurred. McLawhorn
made his escape.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

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Mnaday.

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dav aixAf sArs:
Walter shelicn. weal-ksovs
yoanK nAa % thts place. sAos AnA
ALLIED bis wiss here toatxks 81 Z
o'elocs- Sheitoa weas To -. Aos3s
Of Mr., Black IN the sozsAesa part Of
the city. ~here hss w4fe lad wose %
call On the Biaeks Esssr4aE The
room. SAsl,oa drew hss revcivsv aaa
AIRED ywiee. enc ballet peGs.rastax
the wcman'a heart Death wAa al
=Sost instant
Sust whA; Vas the motive ss net
known ~ this time. shsiion aad hts
wife had been separated for . nsm-
ber OF monihs- Mrx. shelton before
her marriage ~as Mia. Lacy Treat.
Shelton made his escape.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
200 Population and 1s Preachers.

There is a little town on the at
lantic Coast Line a few miles north
of Fayetteville, Falcon by name, that
is owned by the Holiness peole. The
charter of the town prohibits the sale
of tobacco. coca-cola and other bev-
erages. They have a church, high
school, a newspaper, a population Of
200 and eighteen preachers.-Char-
ity and Children.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
Everybody at White House 10 be
yaccfnated.

A Washington dispatch Tuesday
says:
Everybody at the White House,
including President Wilson. members
OF his family. aides. clerks. servants
and dom.stics, about $50 In all. are
TO be vaccinated az o precaution
against smallpox"
There are several cases In WASH
ington-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
Aliens Will Be Electrocuted Tomor-
row.

Claud Swanson Allen and his
father, Floyd Allen, will be electro
cuted in. the penitentiary at Rich
mond, Va, tomorrow, for the part
they played in shooting up the court
at HillsviIle some months ago. The
attorneys have made desperate ef-
forts to save the younger Allen but
the members of the Supreme Court
refused to interfere.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
Suicide BY Throwing Himself on a
Saw.

Mr.. B. F. Wicker, Of Albright
township, committed suicide some
days ago by throwing himself in
front of a circular saw at saw
mill, being instantly killed. Some
time ago he had been discharged
from the State Hospital where he
had been under treatment for insan-
ity.-Chatham Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
Fridays Storm Played Havoc In
Central and Southern States.

More than sixty persons are re-
ported killed and hundreds were In
jured, some mortally, In a storm Of
tornado intensity which ragged over
Central Western, Southern and parts
of Eastern States Friday. Property
damage will run well into the mil
lions.
Reports from Alabama show the
loss of life was heaviest in that
State, the number Of dead there be-
ing already definitely placed at twen-
ty-eight, with additional fatalities
reported, but not confirmed. Two
towns, Thomasville and Lower Peach
tree. were practically wiped out. Two
are dead in Indiana, two In Tennes-
see, two In Ohio, two In New York.
one in Michigan, and one In Louisi-
ana.
Accompanying the death list are
estimates of the injured totaling
more than two hundred.
Coming UP out OF the southwest
early Friday morning. just as spring
was ushered in, the storm swept with
startling suddeness diagonally across
the country, Northern Texas to Wes-
tern Pennsylvania and New York,
bisecting the Mississippi Valley and
moving northeastward across the
Ohio into the Great Lake region.
Shifting winds OF great violence,
accompanied In various sections by
snow, sleet and hail. characterized
the storm. Buildings toppied before
the blow In nearly dozen States
and death lay along In Its wake.
The property loss was heavy al
Continued on page 81
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
Floods Follow In Wake of Tornado
In Indiana.

Indianapolis, Ind, March "a
The worst rainstorm in years last
night and today followed in the wake
of the tornado that carried death
and destruction into southern In
diana. Four persons were drowned
today In swollen streams and tonight
practically every creek and river In
Indiana is out of its banks.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
Democrats in Congress Have Made q
Deficit.
Lincoln Times. !

Lincoln Times
It turns out that obligations con-
tracted by the last Congress Demo
cratic) exceed two billion dollars,
which, with the present revenue, will
mean a deficit next year of $130.000,-
900. That's going some. And yet
they say they are going to lower the
tariff and reduce our revenue. Just
as we'll manufacture the plates now
for a new bond issue or call q halt
to extravagant appropriations.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

Chief OF Police J. Caudle Tucker.
of Louisburg, shot and killed Fred
die Green, a negro. Sunday night.
The coroner's jury exonerated the
chief
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

After April 7. all women In Mas
sachusetts who do not cap their hat
piHs with a device that will protect
others from injury will be liable to g
fine of 800.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
JOsephus and the "Nigger" Pie Hunt
erS.
The Lincoln Times

The Lincoln Times.
Who would have thought it? Last
week Josephus Daniels, Secrtary of
the Navy, was closeted in his office
with a North Carolina "nigger" pie
hunter. while a number Of prominent
white men were patiently waiting on
the outside for an interview with
the secretary on matters of State.
The negro slobbered all over Jo-
sephus with congratulations. He
said he was not IAN Office seeker" but
if there happened to be an unclaim-
ed job in the Secretary's department
it would come handy. And Josephus
promised to try to find one. Jerusa-
lemoke and poke-berry juice!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
More Than Three Hundred Persess
Killed BY the Tornadees
kEB'R. AND ALA. HIT HARDEST
rhoma.vflie and Lower Tcnrhxr~~~.
Alabama. Practically sweps Oh the
Map In Fridays sacrm-NchrnskA
and Indiana Struck By Tornado
Sunday Night When More ThA=
Two Hundred Persons Were Kill
ed-Many InIzrcd and Hundreds
Are Homeless-Propert Loss VIII
Run Into the Millions.

Another fearful tornado struck the
Central West Sunday night and Mon
day which cost hundreds of lives and
millions OF dollars damage 10 prop
erty. At least two hundred people
were killed In Nebraska, four hun
dred injured. and hundreds more
made homeless. In Indiana eighteen
were killed and two hundred and
fifty injured and many made home
less.
1t appears that Omaha, Nebraska.
and the nearby towns caught the
brunt of the tornado. A press dis
patch sent out from Omaha Monday
night says:
More than two hundred persons
were killed: and four hundred were
injured in a wind-storm that demol-
ished four hundred and fifty homes.
damaged hundreds OF other build
ings and caused a monetary loss OF
available up 10 a late hour tonight
from the main path OF the tornado In
and near Omaha.
Most OF the casualties were in
Omaha. Nearby towns in Nebraska
and across the Missouri River In
Iowa also suffered severely. Wires
were snapped off in all directions
and 1t took many hours to gather
and circulate news of the disaster.
Fire broke out in the debris of
many wrecked buildings In the Ne
braska metropolis and these were a
menace for some time as the fire
companies were hindered by falling
walls and blockaded streets. A heavy
rain followed the wind, however, and
drenched the hundreds of homeless
persons but also put out the flames.
"Of the two hundred and two
known dead within the area covered
by the storm, one hundred and fifty
two were residents Of Omaha. The
remaining dead are scattered over a
considerable range Of territory, with
Council Bluffs reporting twelve;
Yutan, Neb., sixteen: Berlin, Neb..
seven; Glenwood, Iowa, five; Nicola.
Iowa, two, and Bartlett, Iowa, three.
The same cities and towns report an
aggregate of four hundred and fifty
homes demolished.
Perhaps 1900 persons are home
less. Aside from this. 1900 build
ings were more or less damaged.
some of these being churches and
school buildings. Eight of Omaha g
public schools were wrecked. All
| forms of communication were almost
annihilated by the wind and only two
or three wires were In working con-
dition when daylight relieved night
of high tension, which at times al
most became a panic. Soldiers. State
and National troops, poured into the
city during the day to aid In bring
ing order Of what for twenty hours
had been chaos"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

The plant OF the Wilmington, ~.
G. Handle Works was destroyed FRI
day night by fre originating in
the dry kiln. The loss Ia estimated
at $4,000 to $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

But What Are Protection Democrats
Doing in Congress or Anywhere
Else?
Durham Herald
Do you not want to think that
there are no protection Democrats In
Congress just because they pretend
to be pleased at the attitude of the
President.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

At Elm City Sunday afternoon
Grover Cobb. demented young
man of about eighteen, drank a large
quantity OF box lye from the effects
OF which he died q most horrible
death a few hours later.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

Feny Murray, a young man OF
Burlington, was arrested Friday and
bound over to court on the charge
of assault upon Miss May Walton of
that town. His guilt was not fully
established.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

Bulgarian besiegers Tuesday cap
tured the Turkish advanced positions
to the east of the fortress of Adrian
ople, after heavy bombardment; a
large number Of prisoners and siege
guns were captured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

After killing his wife and inflict-
ing a strious wound on his son, l. w.
Williams, an aged farmer, of Rome,
Ca, attempted suicide by drinking
laudanum. He probably will recov-
er. Williams and his wife quarreled
over the possession of their three
children.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

The whipping post for white slave
traffickers and seducers of women
was among measures advocated for
the solution of the social problem at
a conference held in Washington Sat-
urday through efforts of the Illinois
vice commission.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

Rev. R. G.. Pearson died Saturday
in Columbia, where he occupied a
professorship in the Presbyterian
Seminary. For several years DR..
Pearson did evangelistic work in this
State, and was one of the most effec-
tive evangelists of his day.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

Because Elliott Moore stepped on
the toe of Fannie Biting at negro
dance near the Spencer, N. c., cattle
cut a hole in Moore's side with a
knife. Moore lived only short time
after being stabbed. Clark escaped.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

The jury Saturday acquitted Muir
den Stokley, for killing ]. FELTON,
Towe at Elizabeth City a few weeks
ago. Stokely claims that Towe
ruined his sister and then refused to
make amends.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

Willis L. Moore, chief of the
Weather Bureau at Washington, re-
signed his position Saturday. Mr..
Moore was a candidate for Secretary
Of Agriculture, and was disappointed
when he did not receive the appoint
ment. His resignation becomes ef-
fective July /.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27

The Porto Rican Legislature held
it's final session Friday. The bills
passed include measures regulating
child and woman labor, establish
ing an employers liability law, pro-
viding for the construction of roads
and bridges and increasing the reve-
nue. by the imposition of taxes on
liquors, cigars and cigarettes.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-08-08
SMITH SAYS He
IS SATISFIED
WITH FIELDER

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Sea Girt, August S.-The political
sensation at the governors head
uarters here today was the state
ment given out by Former Senator
Jones Smith, Jr., at his summer
home at Deal TO the effect that he
was satisfied with either Fielder or
Katzenbach, as the Democratic can
didates for governor and he would
keep hands off in the primary con-
test. He declared that both Fielder
and Katzenbach are good men and
either can be elected. He stated that
his main fight was to eliminate Witt
penn and having accomplished that
he is satisfied with the situation as
It now stands.
There are large number of Mid
dlesex men her etoday and they are
being royalty entertained. There
were many INJURIES to what decision
County Clerk Cannon had made in
regard to the internal revenue col
lectorship, but puntil O'Clock Mr..
Cannon had not put in an appear
ance.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-08-08
S25 IN GOLD
FOR SLOGAN
FOR The CITY
Board of Trade Announces
Conditions Under Which the
Contest Will ba Conducted
WILL CLOSE NOVEMBER |;
OPEN TO ALL

twenty-five dollars In gold is the
prize offered by the Board of Trade
for suitable slogan for Perth Am
boy. The contest is opened to every
one and will close November l. 1t Is
expected by this means to get not
only an approximate phrase by which
the city will become known, but also
to get some advertising for Perth Am
boy at the same time.
An article setting forth the condi-
tions has been prepared by Secretary
Lynch, of the Board of Trade and
sent to all the newspapers of the
state. 1t is expected to get replies
from all sections as a result. This
article is as follows:
The Perth Amboy Board of Trade
wants slogan for the city, the com
mercial, industrial and civic inter
ests of which it is fostering. In or
der to get a phrase that will typi-
cally describe one of the best indus
trial centers in the East, the Board
offers a prize of twenty-five dollars
in gold to the person who submits
the slogan adjudged the best by the
committee in charge. Suggestions
may be submitted at any time, as the
contest is now open.
AS a guide to competitors in their
efforts, the Board Of Trade points
out that Perth AmbOy is noted on
land and sea as a live manufacturing
city overlooking the beautiful Rari-
tan Bay at the junction of the Rari-
tan River and the Staten Island
Sound. The city's shipping facilities
by both rail and water are unex-
celled.
Among the industries of the city
are: Metal refining, cable manufac-
turing, chemicals, druggists sup
plies, lead products, steel and tile
works, stove works, ship building,
cigars, paving material, haudker-
chief factory, glass works, clay pro
ducts, including terra Gotta brick
and tile. For instance, all the terra
Gotta that went in the great Wool
worth building In New York City was
manufactured in Perth Amboy.
The rules that will govern the
contest are as follows:
l. Contestants must submit their
suggestions for a slogan in writing,
giving their name and address. Con
testants may submit as many sug-
gestions as they desire.
z. The contest will close on No
vember 1st, 1913. Slogans will be
considered If the post-mark indi-
Gates that the letter was mailed be-
fore midnight November 1st, 1918.
The prize will be awarded within
thirty days after the close of the
contest.
8. Replies will be stamped and
numbered as received at the office Of
Continued on page p
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-08-08
SAYS SULzER
HAD ACCOUNT
WITH BROKER
Special 1u United Press Wire.

Special 6y United Press Wire,
New York, Aug. 8:-Efingham
Sutton, brokers' clerk, this after
noon took the stand before the
Frawley Committee investigating the
campaign fund report of Governor
Sulzer, and swore that the much dis
cussed account, "No. 500" of Fuller
and Gray, brokers, was that of the
governor. Sutton said Gray told him
the account was Suffers. BY this
evidence the committee thought to
make good the charge that Sulzer
played the market" while a candi-
date for governor of New York.
Melville Fuller, member of the
brokerage firm of Harris and Fuller,
another witness, admitted that Sulzer
had an account with the firm. c. A.
Reynolds, former cashier of the Girls
void brokerage firm, submitted d
transcript Of some accounts with the
firm, showing that 200 shares of Big
Four railway stock were sold to
Frederick Caldwell, of Yonkers, for
$12,025. He received In payment ii
$500 check from Sulzer and among
others one for $500 from John Lynn,
one for 500 from Lyman Spalding
and another for 500 from Edward
F. Dwyer. These are alleged to
have been contributions to the Sui
zer campaign funds.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-08-08
SUMMER SCHOOL IS URGED BY
SUPT. SKULL IN ANNUAL REPORT
SCULLY CERTAIN
FIELDER MEANS
A SURE VICTORY

to be seen. Mr.. Scully's statement
is as follows:
Governor Fielder Is a man well
fitted by experience, education and
temperament for the high position
which he now holds, and to which he
will soon be elected by the largest
majority ever given a candidate for
governor in the history Of New Jer-
sey.
I'm offices of public trust, which
Mr.. Fielder has filled, he has shown
himself a capable servant of the peo-
pie, intent only upon public good.
He will not be a candidate for any Of
flee that he has not the ability to fill.
He possesses in a marked degree the
qualities Of independence of judg-
ment, person initiative, common
sense and fidelity to the interest of
the people. We need such men in
the public service of the state, and
it is therefore the general hope of
our citizens that the claim of Mr.,
Fielder will be duly recognized.
He never occupied a position of
trust in his life that he did not fill
to the full satisfaction of his con-
stituency. The cause of the common
people has always been his cause, and
men and women of our great state
believe in him and rely on him, be-
cause they know he is right Mr.
Fielder is universally esteemed for
his high character, his integrity, his
public spirit, his interest in all that
makes for good government and the
betterment of society. He is progress
eive, earnest and tireless in promo
ting all forms OF civic righteousness.
He is justly credited with intellectual
ability, broadness and clearness of
vision, gentlemanly instincts, loyalty
to conviction, large sympathies and
incorruptible manhood.
HE has represented his county in
the legislature with unusual dignity
and influence. He has always been
an earnest, loyal Democrat, and it
would be a source of profound graft
fication to multitude of good Demo-
Gratis to hear Of his having received
almost unanimous vote of our party
at the primaries, and back of whom
will be found solid Democracy on
November 4th.
Everything that is being done and
said by the Democrats of the state
and nation Is surrounded by an at
mosphere of personal responsibility
to the party, which certainly be-
speaks the high hope for a splendid
victory"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-08-08
AVIATOR WAS
FORCED DOWN.:
LEADING TRAIN


Gaithersburg, Md, August s.
Losing the special train which was
plotting his way from New York to
Washington and developing engine
troubles, Aviator Murvin Wood, rae
ing a train from New York to the
capital for endurance and distance
record. was forced to alight one and
a half miles from here at o'clock
this morning. He had, however,
smashed American records for long
distance. Wood left Garden City at
4:30 o'clock and the train left Jer-
sey City thirty-tye miles nearer
Washington, one minute later.
At Trenton Wood was fifteen min
utes ahead Of the train. The train
slowed down at Wilmington, Del, to
seek information about the aviator
and had to make up the lost time by
running at rate of ninety miles an
hour. The mist at Baltimore, Md,
confused the aviator and he was
forced to land. The train arrived
at Washington at 9:45 o'clock. Ex-
cept for mechanical difficulties
Wood would have reached Washing
ton forty-five minutes ahead Of the
train.