The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-05-15
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows
OF North Carolina wlll hold its 10Th
annual meeting in Greensboro. May
20. Il and %.
Reports FROM Mexico Tueaday indi-
cate that the federal forces have
been completely routed and are Gee-
ing toward the gulf
W. c. Griffin. who killed Cleye-
land Campbell In Chatham County
some months ago. vas acquitted in
Chatham Superior Court last week
There was a fall OF snow in Som
erset County, Maryland. Monday.
riously damaged by the recent cold
spell
Several blue prints and minor doc
uments have been stolen from the
navy department at Washington. De
tectives are trying 10 apprehend the
persons guilty OF the theft.
The dead body OF an unknown
white man was found in a river in
the vicinity OF Norwood, Stanly
County, Wednesday night The cir
cumstances indicated foul play.
The International Peace delegates,
who are planning for the celebration
Of the Tooth anniversary of the sign
ing Of the treaty of Ghent, visited
Washington Saturday, and were en-
tertained by the government officials.
D. r Martin. of Elizabeth City, a
member of the Sophomore Class at
the University at Chapel Hill, was
$50 from the automobile of F. w.
Booker.
Former Judge Armistead Burwell,
LoI q uIi DCI VI cal OAAS " hAAS d0
sociate justices of the Supreme Court
of North Carolina, died at his home
in Charlotte Tuesday morning. He
was about 65 years of age.
The County Commissioners Of
Cumberland County have decided to
nave their meetings opened with
prayer. Probably good idea, espe-
cially since the judge had them up
for disobeying his orders.
DIR. Charles P. Neill, United States
Commissioner of Labor since 1905,
and recently made Commissioner Of
Labor Statistics in the new Depart
ment of Labor, resigned Tuesday to
take a position outside the govern
ment service
B. B. Evans, and attorney of Co
lumbia, S. c.. has been debarred
from practice in that State. He is
charged with misappropriating mon
ey and defaming character. Evans
is from a very prominent family in
Columbia.
The Henderson County school
board, at it's last meeing appointed
two ladies as members of school COM
mittees to fill vacancies and an
nOunced its purpose to appoint wo-
men to at least half the vacancies at
the next meeting.
Wilmot L. Harris, postmaster of
Charleston, S. c., died on a steam
was on his way there to consult a
ship of the Clyde Line, en- route
from Charleston to New York. He
specialist He had been postmaster
at Charleston for twelve years.
A bill to make it unlawful for any
employer to in any way attempt to
influence the political activities Of
his employees. was introduced in
Congress Monday by Representative
Paper, of Iowa The measure would
impose a penalty of $1,000 for vio-
lations.
Many of the militant suffragettes
Of England are now being tried on
charges OF conspiracy under the ma
licious damage to property act. Sew
eral more bombs have been found in
public places. 1t is rumored that
the suffffrag gettes are planning to
blow up Parliament.
Governor Tener, of Pennsylvania,
has signed bill prohibiting the sale
or gift of cigarettes or cigarette pa
pers to persons less than q years of
age Such sale is made punisha bic
by a fine of from s100 to 5000. A
minor in possession of cigarettes is
required to tell where they were OBJ
tanned. Refusal to do so is made
misdemeanor.
There are few fairly intelligent
and capable men in the Philippine