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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13

Mr. w l.. Moring, a well-known
citizen of Garner, this county, died
Sunday afternoon. His brother was
sergeant-at-arms in the House dur
ing the recent session of the Legisla-
ture.
Sales Of leaf tobacco on the various
markets of North Carolina showed a
decrease for February, according TO
the figures Of the Department of Ag-
riculture. The sales for last month
amounted to. 1854 ,143, as against g.
468,481 a year ago. Winston-Salem
led with 1,343,2O7 pounds, and Dur
ham was second with sales amount
ing to 511,656 pounds.
AS the result of a quarrel at the
camp Of the Durham and South Caro-
lima Railroad, a negro, is dead, and
Amos Jackson, another negro, is in
the Wake County Jail awaiting trial
on the charge of murder. The trou-
bic occurred Friday afternoon while
the men were at work. Jackson used
a revolver, firing twice at his victim,
one of the shots taking effect in the
forehead and causing death instant
Iy. Jackson then fed, but was cap
tured in Chatham County next day,
returned to Wake County and placed
in Jail.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
Apex School Bill Causes Trouble

A gentleman from near Apex was
in The Caucasian office yesterday and
told the writer that many of the citi-
zens in the vicinity of Apex were in
censed at bill passed by the Legis-
zens of Apex in regard to schools. 1t
is claimed the bill gives the schools
in Apex advantage over the nearby
schools, many Of the patrons of which
held a meeting Saturday night and
declared they would not trade any
more in Apex
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
SALE OF VALUABLE CITY PROP.
ERTY.

By virtue of the power and author
ity Of mortgage deed from James
Horton and wife, Bette, to J. c. Da-
Wis, duly recorded in Book eel, at
page 27S, Register of Deeds office,
Wake County. / will offer for sale at
the Courthouse door, Wake County.
North Carolina, at IL o'clock m, on
Monday, February "A. 1913, the fol-
lowing described tract and lot of land
situated in the city of Raleigh, Wake
County, North Carolina, bounded as
follows:
Beginning at an iron stake at the
S. w. corner of Mark Street and Bled-
soc Avenue, runs thence south with
the west side Of Mark Street So Il
feet to W. Fl. PAGES lot; thence west
with W. Fl. PAGES north line 100 feet
to a stake; thence north So y feet to
Bledsoe Avenue; thence east with the
south line of Bledsoe Avenue 100 feet
to the beginning.
This January %, 1913.
Terms of sale, cash.
J. C. DAVIS, Mortgage.
C. M. BERNARD, Attorney.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as Executor OF
the estate of Miss Sallie c. Whitaker
deceased, late of Wake County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased to exhibit them to the un.
dersigned at his Office in the City oil
Raleigh, North Carolina, on or be
fore the first day of March, 1914
or this notice will be pleaded in bal
of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment
JOEL WHITAKER,
Administrator for Miss Sallie c
Whitaker.
February "a, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13

The Statesville Landmark is dis
turbed over the discovery that Vice
President Marshall smokes cigarettes.
Bad, for fact, but we have heard no
expressions of horror or reproach
over the reported weakness of the
President for an occasional whet OF
Scotch.-Charlotte Observer.
That's different. The whet OF
Scotch may be necessary for the
stomach's sake, but who can say that
a cigarette is good for anything?-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
.sF'reckles'' Will be Presented at the
Academy Saturday, Matinee and
Night.

''Freckles" Will be Presented at the
Academy Saturday, Matinee and
Night.
''Freckles," which has been read
by upward of five million people and
which has been provided for the
stage by Mr.. Neil Twomey, will be
presented at the Academy on Satur-
day for matinee and night.
"Freckles" is a story noted for It's
breezy, expansive outdoor, nature-ln-
terpretative quality and it's lessons or
high courage and loyalty. 1t is clean
in every detail.
"Freckles," a nameless walf from
a charity home, debarred by the loss
of his right hand from the unusual
avenues of industry, is taken on as
guard over a valuable lease OF M1chl-
gan timberland, with the duty OF pa
trolling it's line twice day. keeping
up it's wires and protecting 1t from
thieves who desire to steal the Valu-
able birds-eye maple trees. His lon
illness as we'll as his mate love of ma,
ture leads him to make friends WIFI
the birds. to collect and transplant
rare specimens of ferns and flowers
all in ignorance. His first money
goes for the purchase of books on ma
tural history.
The matinee prices are: Lower
floor, $1.OO, Is and so cents; balcony
so cents and 25 cents for children
Seat sale will open Friday at Brant
1av'S
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
A MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE.
Wake County to Vote On This
Amount, for Road Work. Second
Tuesday In August.


A million dollar bond Issue Ia
what the people of Wake County
must face. or turn down.
A new bill that has passed the Leg
is lature provides for creating a high
way commission and authorizing an
election TO be held in Wake County
the second Tuesday in August on the
question OF voting upon d million
dollar bond issue for roads.
The highway commissioners will
be elected from the entire county,
one from each township, one from
the county at large and four from
Raleigh Township, these men com
posing the commission. They will
have control Of the convicts. will
elect a road engineer and have gen
eral supervision over the work. They
shall receive for their services the
sum of $500 a day each for twelve
days in the year A finance and ex-
ecutive committee, with the chair
man OF the board of county commits
sioners as ex-officio chairman of the
body, may meet four days in each
month and receive the same pay as
the county commissioners.
1t is claimed that four hundred
miles of improved roads can be con-
structed, with a residue for buildings
and township roads. 1t is proposed
first to take care of the principal
highways, and after these, to pay at
tention to township roads.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
GOVERNOR PARDONS HIS CLIENT
F. c. Watkins Who Killed John Hill
Bunting is Given Freedom.

AS attorney Mr.. Locke Craig could
not save F. c. Watkins from jail, but
as Governor he could pardon him.
On Monday Governor Craig par
doned Watkins, the Black Mountain
constable, whom he defended for kill
ing John Hill Bunting, prominent
travelling man, three years ago and
seriously wounding Paul Collins, a
bank man of Hillsboro, in a Black
Mountain hotel.
81 defended Watkins, do not be-
lieve he is guilty, he ought not to
have been convicted, and has suffer
ed too much" Governor Craig says
Watkins served eight of his eighteen
months on the roads.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13

A contract has been awarded to Fl.
b. Hardaway & Company, of Allan
ia, Ga, TO erect a mammoth dam
across the Yadkin River, near Whit
ney, for the Southern Aluminium
Company, which recently acquired
the Whitney property. The dam will
be of concrete, instead of stone as
formerly planned, and will be located
seven miles below the old Whitney
stone dam, 1t will be about 1000
feet long and las feet high. 1t will
back water two feet over the top of
the old dam, seven miles up the riv-
er, and will produce nine square
miles of water, reaching a depth of
145 feet. More than $4,000 horse
power will be developed at the plant
now being constructed by the South
ern aluminium Company. The old
dam and other works at Whitney,
built four years ago at a cost of
about $5,00O,000, will be discarded
and the power will be generated sew
en- miles below.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
Negro SO Years Old Attends School

A special from Hookerton, N. c., to
Yesterdays News and Observer in
part says:
"Hookerton claims the distinction
of having the oldest pupil in North
Carolina in the person of Daniel
Sugg, a negro.
He is now eighty-two years of age
and attends school regularly in the
town of Hookerton. He says when
he was a young man he could not go
to school. but now he has the means
to go and is making use of this OPP
portunity."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
Change in Primary Law.

Following changes have been made
in Wake primary law.
1t makes the primary law apply
only to county candidates unless the
other counties in the district or State
have primaries. Candidates for coun-
ty Offices will continue to be nomi-
mated in primaries.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
Clarence knight Killed.

Mr.. Clarence z. Knight, Seaboard
engineer, was killed in Richmond
Tuesday night His father was kill
ed several months ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
Mrs COrnelia HOlleman, of Raleigh,
Dies at Age of 100.

Mrs. Cornelia r. Holleman died at
the residence of Mr.. n. B. BrOughton
on New ,ern Avenue Tuesday after
noon. The funeral was held from
the Baptist Tabernacle yesterday af-
ternoOn.
Mrs. Holleman was an aunt of Mr.
Broughtons, and has made her home
with him for a number of years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
ARE YOU CONSTIPATEDe

If SO, get box of DR. Kings New Life
Pills, take them regularly and your trouble
will quickly disappear They will stimu-
late the liver, improve your digestion and
get rid Of all the poisons from your sys.
tenn. They will surely get you well again
Csc. at your druggist.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13

B. F. Vann, of PasquOtank cOun-
ty, who was sentenced to a term OF
twenty years for the murder OF
young Oliver Layton, was brought 70
the penitentiary a few days ago to
begin serving his sentence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13

Governor Mann, of Virginia, has
refused to commute the sentence of
Floyd Allen and his son, Claude, and
they will be executed March 2Sth for
the part they played in the Hillsville
court murder.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

Hon Levi P. Morton, Vice Presi-
dent of the United States with Presi-
dent Harrison, is seriously i'll at his
home in New York.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13

A dispatch from Constantinople
says: Two hundred passengers and
the members of the crew Of the small
British steamer Calvados were drown
ed March l when the steamer foun-
dered in the sea Of Marmora during
a blizzard. The Calvados, which was
or 353 tons, piled between Constan-
tnople and Panderma, some sixty
miles southwest of ConstantinopIe in
Asia Minor. The vessel was owned
by the Patriotic Steamship Company
Of London"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13

Mayor Carter Fl. Harrison, OF Chi
cago, is in favor of having women
police in Chicago and advocates this
plan when the police reorganization
of that city is effected. He SAYS:
MY idea is that we should have a
squad of say twenty or thirty police
women, | believe they would ham
die many matters of police work bet
ter than men do For instance. in
vice work, investigating complaints
of young women who are held in re-
sorts and similar places, they could
get much better results than men,"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13

The Illinois Senate Committee in
vestigating vice conditions, heard
several large employers and women
from the underworld Friday. Mem
bers of the committee declared low
wages was one of the chief causes
of immortality.
The second trial of Clarence S.
barrow at Los Angeles, California
on a jury bribery charge in connec-
ton with the Mcnamara case ended
Saturday in a disagreement of the
jury, eight jurors standing for con-
viction and four for acquittal.
The trial of four University of
North Carolina SOphomores, charged
with causing the death of Isaac Will
liam Rand, of Smithfield, a Fresh
man during a hazing prank, will be-
gin at Hillsboro today, Judge PEBBLES
refusing Monday to grant an order
for continuance of the case.
j. X. StOddard, charged Win the
shooting of John Cauble, of Rowan
County, was arrested by Sheriff Nc
Kenzie and Deputy James Krider and
brought to Salisbury jail in default
of $500 bond. Cauble was shot il
| both thighs and also stabbed in the
arm, but physicians say he will re
cover.
A terrific dynamite explosion
wrecked the town of Irvine in Ayr
shire, Scotland. Many are dead an(
hundreds injured. The explosion oc
Cured at Nobeps explosive works
twenty miles from Glasgow. Man!
houses, churches, and public institu
+;o,s uyoro DESTROYED The water
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13

front and harbor are masses Of
wreckAge.
AsheyiIIe. N c. will have as her
guests during the latter part of the
month twenty-five of the members OF
the board Of directors Of the Amer
can Forestry Association who will
spend two days in Western North
Carolina. The directors will repre-
sent all sections of the country. IN.
organization being a national one.
The Isthm.an Canal Commission IL
preparing tc withdraw after April /
the present reduced rates to families
OF canal employees In order TO place
this obstacle in the way OF those in
tending 10 bring their families 10 the
Isthmus. This action is rendered
necessary by reason OF the serious
congestion in the employees quar-
tiers in the towns OF the canal zone.
Mr.. Justus Everett. who lived Just
below Palmyra. in Martin County
died Thursday night from the effects
OF ptomaine poisoning contracted
through drinking a glass of cider
from his stock in his store. He was
violently i'll for three or four days,
and the physicians could do nothing
to relieve him. He is survived by a
wife and nine children. Mr.. r. o.
Everett, of the Durham bar, is a son
of the deceased.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-13
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-09
ClOgged Bowels . n.
Menace TO Henltl
Constipation ut Bottom of
Most Serious Illnesses
Avoided by q Simple
Rpy77ecgU

Trace the origin Of the commoner
ills of life and almost invariably you
will find that constipation was the
cause. It is not to be expected that
a mass Of fermented food can remain
in the system beyond It's time without
vitiating the blood and affecting the
nerves and muscles. 1t congests the
entire body.
The results are colds, fevers, piles,
headaches and nervousness with its ac-
companying indigestion and sleepless-
ness. There is only one thing 10 do,
and that is to remove the trouble: and
when nature seems unable 20 do il, out
side aid is necessary. You VIII find the
best Of all outside aids n remedy that
many thousands are now using for this
very purpose. called DR. Caldwell g
Syrup Pepsin. Many hundreds OF let
ters are received by DR.. Caldwell tell
ing of the good results obtained, and
among the enthusiastic letters il one
from Docia Wood OF Little River
academy. North Carolina. who suffered
with constipation and indigestion so
badly that she could not sleep we'll Mt
night and everything she ate distressed
her. She writes that after her mother
had given her DR.. Caldwell g Syrup
Pepsin she "can now eat anything.
II has untold advantages over pills,
salts and the various coarse catbartics
and purgatives, for while these do but
temporary good, Syrup Pepsiu cures
permanently. The effect OF It's action
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-09

who had much leisure and who elected
10 spend their leisure in being leaders
or followers In social world which had
become Important enough to be started
with a capital s. But eliminating all
these, the girls in educational institu-
tions. the women In employment and the
society devotces, there was still an enor-
NOUS crowd OF women who, in spite OF
household duties. had their few hours OF
edly natural and peculiarly wholesome
that congeulal groups OF these women in
many different places should decide 10
band together for the study OF those
things for which their busy girlhood had
found no time. The lines of work were
at first almost entirely along study and
cultural lines and the club was nick
named the middle Aged Woman's uni
yersity. and as such did good work.
What X many Of the papers were really
only excellent Sieaninas from encyCiope-
diaS md other outhorties They may
not have heen original work. but they
showed truly original effort and that
was The first thing TO be learned. Just
what all this meant 10 those first club
women we can never lEow. 1t must
have oscn Ike the dGwnlng Of a beauti-
tul star aooVc their horizon which had
hitherto been bound ed by an unceasing
routine II household duties. For twenty.
TWO or lwenly-three years the work went
along quietly. each individual In 60 ch club
do!ns her own sha:e OF the work. But
large and most influential club OF New
York city, was about to celebrate the
tWenty-ilrst birthday and conceived the
Idea of inviting 10 the birthday party
representa- Ewes from all clubs all over
the country OF which any mention could
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-09

7 the recent farmers and house
IN Keepers roundup which has just
Il closed, after two weeks of most
= y. profitable conference In Logan.
= Mrs. \. j. Gorham, the president
a. the state federation. was asked TO
- present the part played by the gen
sraj federation In extending household
economies and uniting women for pur-
poses OF home betterment. The topic
yas said 10 be one OF the best presented
II the roundup
ts Il is reproduced here entire as one OF
more than usual interest to the club
Hoiren of the state and incidentally to
all interested IN questions of betterment:
: This ''housekeepers' conference or
annual 'roundup''-as IL has been ex-
pressed in the true western vernacu-
laI'-has afforded an opportunity to
show IN what way their one time
dreams have become usable ycrites
to return 10 us the results OF their UNI
tiring energy in terms which we can all
understand. in plans which We can adopt
20 suit our convenience, IL utensils which
will tighten our dens and cheer our
hearts, We stand amazed amid the evil
cences Of the progress OF the times, and
nc are more than ever thankful that
thIs is our day OF existence, OF labor.
OF cooperation and OF enjoyment II
may De surprise 10 some OF you that
IN the midst OF all these practical con-
slder9 ions club woman is placed and
asked 10 take a portion o. an hour. for
considerations OF a club nature But, In
the beginning, ! beg to assure you that
ths Is not depression. Ii is just in
Lne with what has gone before and
wnat ~ 10 follow, That seams n broad
assertion and can only be made when
the breadth Of club aspirations is fully
understood '
Not so many years ago the term olub
woman was applied either as a term of
derlsion Tor one who had so forgotten bor
natural duties TO become one. or n
sympathetic term applied 10 one who had
HpthinS else worth while TO occtiD,- hcr
mind and time. or course. the dSJ. has
passed when either Of these attitudes ls
general. but there Is still so much Tint
10 unknown regarding the extent OF the
usefulness ot the club movement that n
seems 1ustfidblc 10 take time for a con-
slder9tion OF IL.
The reason FOR The wonlan's club Is
Tot Ear 10 seek. nor hard 10 nrd The
Inventions Ol the UiUetecrfl century took
away the daily work. not oniv of the men
put OF the women rs well. aud the oTuan.
ization OF greet corporations and manu-
factories went skill further IA clearing
the home OF lts nCJVlcSt ordinary dudes
In place of constant manual labor for
the care and comfort of her family the
housewife found now n period OF lelsurc
each day which with the proper manage
nent could be cared truly her own. Just
u that tine renewed demand FOR the
higher eduCati of women took many Of
The girls OF ail these American families
INTO higher institutions OF learning. MANI
of the older women followed their manual
Abor out OF their own homes into factory
aud m!li. The increasing number Of large
fortunes gave rise 10 r class or women
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-09

Literary iSls club will hold an e,,,,
,ritL r.iiI week ,, as the regular wona Isss;;
,nr IIi. ~ -. y. L. luncheon on We
49, ~ So!r.t1ay. The Section Nm ,SsssS
lii NJ Ii.Ufuay Tor the O'Clock In,.S' ~
yTorsis w., MS w. j. Shealy al n. .sf Ss.fs
" omen christian association roon, re
There WIN be a inectlry ., .. -.
can Woman's league Tuesdsr We aa Arsa
) o'clock In the parloro NJ Az t.'eSl1s
motel Mrs. \. j. johnson ain nsala
book review and Mrs. NJ. 4 Eos,s,s,i Eyos 81, =
review the league news, Thar, Th@s
an important business meeting :, - d'
The Salt Lake Woman's ciuh ar
on Tuesday at 9:3O with Mrs cs W.. ~
Goodwin, 2l7 Eighth Fast strss1 s, -
Goodwin will give paper on su, Al
hold Economics. and the ,ea.,.p. =.
VIII be in relation 10 the Ealfsr =. ~
Each member Is invited 10 bring ~.
The p. r.. o, s!sterhood VIII MAJ, ~,
Saturday afternon with Ms c6sS,s =
McMahon and Miss Helen Monrs !, = =
Caithness apartments. Mt. n II
dale VIII give paper on 'Liis IN ~,
and Mrs. Vorhles will discus, sr,.,
events. '-''r
The Cleofan will meet Wedues,,y Al.
ternoon at the home Of Mis-, prg.f.,
Wells, 10 Eighth East street n, ~
VIII begin the study Of its secc5 ~
year "The Modern Drama" Asj M
Charles Wells viii presen, h. ,,.y
Henrik 1bsen
The monthly meeting Of the Worii.
Democratic club will be held IN rtun q
Hooper block, on "Wednesday, Ubr1r
-, at 2:3O o'clock Judge WlIta Z
King will ne the speaker Of the siis7,a
All Democratic women and all lnIststE
are invited. fN
There will be an important b1i,si
meeting OF the Utah Mothers mlfB
on Monday at O'Clock at the ho1tE
Mrs. Clarence II. Allen. a2s Fin. Iit
nue..
There will be 10 meeting Of Tie y.
rent events and current Literature ~
ton of the Ladies Literary sst y
present week on account OF he q,
breakfast. t.
The Jackson Mothers club hS y
regular meeting at the school lan ".
day afternoon and listened TO nH
the Condition Of Health and the SIf
ture of the Body" by Dr, MaTy eesst
a. AL
The Dramatic section Of Tie lle
Literary club Will meet tomorrow w
noon Mt 3 o'clock at the cluonogssr ~
Charles c.. Plummcr VIII reaa ~ |
Master Builder
The ladies auxiliary TO cousTu ma !
u. c. T.. will hold a meeting N -
landers hall, MaclSintosh bulIalhs ~
day, at 2:30 p. m.
The Daughters OF the ConiedeaS ~
meet on THURSDAY afternoon at gs.
at the home OF Mrs. Sol SlessL ~ |
First South street