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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
STORM SWEEPS
OVER COUNTRY
ALL THE EASTERN PART OF u. S.
AssAILED BY STORM OF RAIN,
SNOW AND WIND.
3 PERSONS MEET DEATH
New York One of the Worst Sufferers.
Wires Are Down and All Train
Service Demoralized.

Savannah, Ga.-Developing suddenly
in southwestern Georgia, storm
swept through south Georgia in a
northeasterly direction 1t will con-
tinue it's course up the Atlantic coast.
The first news of the storms approach
was received by the local weather bu-
reau in the following telegram from
the central bureau in Washington
Hoist northeast storm warnings, 8 p.
M, Fort Monroe to Savannah. Etorm
central in southwest Georgia moving
northeastward and increasing in inten-
sity. Will give strong winds along
south Atlantic coast, shifting to north
west.'' 3
New York. - A northeast storm,
swerving to the northwest which
first brought rain, then snow, ragged
over New York and vicinity, cutting
the city almost completely off from
telegraph and telephone communica-
ton. Reports showed it's effects to
be widespread. !
Three deaths due to the storm &C.
Cured here, two together when roof
collapsed under the weight of wet
snow, crushing a man and a boy. An
other man, blinded by snow, was kill
ed by a train. Several persons were
overcome by exposure, and a number
were injured in street accidents.
Trains for the most part left the
railroad terminals on time, but, with
wires down, quickly, were lost track
rs hn cd
corning incoming trains except as
they arrived late on all lines.
- Wet snow snapped. telegraph and
telephone wires, and, with gale
blowing u miles an hour at times,
many poles toppled over.
Ships due to reach this port were
held up outside. On advices from
Washington, the local bureau warned
shipping not to put out to sea.
The disturbance centered at Cape
Hatteras, and moved north, gaining in
intensity, and was expected to pass
directly above New York. Albany re-
ported a 6-inch snowfall; in New York
the weather bureau recorded fall of
9 IL inches. More snow and cold
er weather was forcasted.
Philadelphia.-One of the worst
storms in years ragged in this city and
vicinity, paralyZing wire communica-
ton to eastern points and bringing
train service between this city and
New York to standstill. The Penn
sylvania Railroad company estimated
that on it's lines there are between
twenty-five and thirty trains stalled
between the two cities, while the
Reading was in equally as ba dshape.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Forced to Remove Head Dress,

Washington.-Miss Maud Mcclure
Kelly of Birmingham, Ala, was ad-
mltted to practice before the Supreme
court on motion of Secretary Bryan,
but to do SO she had to take off her
head dress. Miss Kelly was anxious
to wear her academic cap and gown
upon being admitted. The court mar
shall gently reminded her, however,
that members of the bar must remove
their hats in addressing the court and
that the rule applied alike to men and
women.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
.LURED OVER RIVER
AND SHOT TO DEATH
vERGARA KILLED BY BAND oe
FEDERALs AFTER THEY HAD
CROSSED INTO TEXAS.
.C0LQUITT WIRES TO BRYAN
Texas Governor Denies Intention I.
Invade Mexico, But Wants to Ap.
prehend the Murderers.

: Austin, Texas.-Ranger Captain 7
Sanders, reporting to Gov O. B. Col.
quit, made the direct charge that
Clemente Vergara, an American ranch.
man, was shot to death while in the
custody of Mexican federal troops, o.
testify en- route from the Jail at H.
dalgo to federal headquarters at Pie
dras Negras, Mexico. Governor Col.
quit telegraphed Secretary of State
Bryan asking what method should be
followed in an effort to apprehend
those responsible for the killing 0,
Vergara.
Captain Sanders, ia his report, said.
"Will advise that OH the morning Of
February 10, five federal soldiers un.
der command of Apolonio Rodriguez
crossed the Rio Grande to an island
belonging to the United States, taking
therefrom eleven horses belonging to (
Clemente Vergara, carrying them to
the Mexican side of the river. In pass
ing the house of Vergara, which
stands on the banks of the river On
the Texas side, one of the men went
to the river and called to Vergara, re-
questing him to come across the river
as the captain wanted to arrange with n
him about paying or the horses.
"Vergara and nephew of his cross
ed in a skiff to the Mexican side, where
two more men came to the waters
edge, leaped into the skiff and struck
him three blows on the head with
pistol, dragging him to the bank and
carrying him to Hidalgo. On Sunday
at 2 a, m. he was taken from the
Hidalgo jail and started with guards
ostensibly to Piedras Negras, but was
shot to death after proceeding only
short distance. Vergara was born and
reared in Webb county, Texas, and
am informed that he had a pass TO
cross the river, signed by Shenf
Sanchez, of Webb county, and Cara
Galan."
The text of Governor Colquitt's tele
gram to Secretary Bryan was:
Your telegram in answer to the ono
sent by me to the president is re
ceived. I do not want to invade Mex
leo with military force. / asked
your cooperation in maintaining the
rights and dignity of this state and
your consent to allow me to send staa
rangers, who are peace officers
pursuit of those who are constant!
transgressing our laws. Again ask
the president to advise me who is rec
ognized by him as the constituted al
thority in Mexico. l repeat the
quiry and ask who you recognize
constituted in the state of Nuevo Leon
as l desire to present acquisitions
the proper authorities of that saS
for the surrender of fugitives 1rOn
Texas justice, notably those responsf
BILE for the theft of Clemente VergaFSs
and his subsequent murder
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
CORPORATION COMMISSION Is
SUES ORDER IN REFERENCE
TO STONE AND GRANITE.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Ooings and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo-
pie Gathered Around the State
Capitol.
Raleigh.

The Corporation Commission made
an order recently for the application
of special freight rates on crushed
stone and gravel to be delivered by
railroad companies at Elizabethtown,
to be used by the United States Gov
eminent in the construction of locks
and dams for making the Cape Fear,
Wilmington to Fayetteville, navigable
all the year around. About 10000 tons
will be required for this work. The
rates fixed by the commission are:
Cranita to Elizabethtown, $1.18;
Mount Airy to Elizabethtown, $1.17h,
these being for crushed stone. Gravel
rates are: Lilesville to Elizabethtown,
$1.121s; Ellington to Elizabethtown,
81. The coarload minimum is $4,000
pounds. The order by the commits
sion specifies the proportion of each
of these rates the various roads par
ticipating in the hauls shall receive.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
FAVOR COTTON SALES BILL
Measure Would Require Specflca'''|
of Grades With Standard.

Washington.-The senate comnp
tee on agriculture and forestry suoIp
ted a favorable report on the bill "
troduced last spring by Senator smI~
of South Carolina, to regulate the ~.
ing of cotton. The bill, designed 70"
form the rules and regulations Oh ~
New York and New Orleans cotton
changes, would require any person, ~
corporation in the making of an Oh.
for future delivery of cotton, to spo
fly the grade or grades contractor
The secretary of agriculture "O,
be required to standardize the glS1
of upland" and gulf cotton Ssr
rately, gulf cotton not to ln',1
anything below the grade Of 'Soou
binary" or above "middling 1all' -
The bill further would require :,
in dealing with long-staple cotton
length of the staple shall be desSD
ed in all contracts and deliveries ~
be made according to contract.
Any dealings in violation OF tnl' "A
tenn would be punishable by Ill. n
to exceed $4,000 or imprisonment
not more than a year or both
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
LINES OPERATED BY POOLS
House Committee Finds Dissolution of
Combinations Would Cripple Trade.

House Committee Finds Dissolution Of
Combinations Would Cripple Trade.
shington.-Foreign and domestic
shipping of the United States is so
combined by agreements, pools and
conference arrangements that an at
tempt to dissolve the combinations
would cripple trade. This is the con-
clusion reached by the house mer-
chant, marine and fisheries committee
in a final report of the so-called ship
ping trust investigation, made public
here. The committee, after two years
of exhaustive inquiry, recommends
that both foreign and domestic ship
ping combinations be placed under the
strict control of the interstate COM
merce commission, and that, if neces-
sary, the commission be enlarged to
care for the additional work.
The final recommendations of the
committee embodied in the four
teenth volume of it's report, just. com
piled, sets forth that shipping lines
in virtually every trade route from
or to United States ports are operat-
ed by agreement Or conference to re-
strain competition. The report de-
clares that the advantages accruing to
both shipper and ship lines through
these agreements are so great that
combinations should be allowed to con-
tinue, under the supervision of the
interstate commerce commission
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Meeting of State Committee.


Chairman Charles A. Webb, of the
Democratic Executive Committee of
North Carolina, recently mailed let
tiers to the members of the commit
tee calling a meeting which will be
held in the Senate Chamber at Raj
e'gh Tuesday night, March 10, at $3.50
o'clock. The purpose of the meeting,
as outlined by Mr.. Webb, include the
selection of the time and place for the
state convention; the fixing of COM
mon day on which all precinct meet
ings Or primary elections will be held
for the purpose of ascertaining the
choice of the Democratic electors for
the state congressional, judicial and
state senatorial Offices and for the
election of delegates to the county
conventions; the naming of a COM
mon date for the holding Of county
convention in each county of the
state for the purpose of declaring the
result of the precinct meeting or pro-
mary election or to ascertain the
choice of all electors in mass conven-
ton and for the appointment of dele
gates to the state, congressional, judi
cial and state senatorial conventions.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Snow Throuqhout the South.

Atlanta.-Atlanta was in the grip
of the most persistent snowstorm she
has had in years. The snow was by
no means confined to Atlanta, but on
the contrary Atlanta was one of the
last cities which the blizzard visited.
Snow fell in Charleston, Savannah and
the cities of the mountain sections be-
fore it began to fall in Atlanta. The
snow stretched its blanket over the
entire south all the way from Rich
mond to New Orleans, leaving out only
a small part Of Florida and possibly
a few isolated spots here and yonder.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Jim ConIey 10 Convicted.

:Atlanta.-Jim Conley begins the SER
wing of years sentence on the chain
gang following the verdict of a Jury
in his case. which reported against
the former pencil factory sweeper,
charged with being accessory after the
fact in the murder of Mary Phagan
by Leo Frank. Conley took his SEN
tence stocally. He smiled when he
was told by his attorney that he chad
got off light" The second days de-
,velopments In the sordid trial pro-
ceedings in which ConIey was princi-
pal were not sensational.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Walter SheIton's Sentence COMMITTED.

Walter Shelton, who was under SEN
tence to die in the electric chair for
the murder of his wife in Rockingham
county, gets from Governor Craig a
communication to life Imprisonment In
his reasons for the communication the
Governor says: From the circum-
stances of the crime itself, and from
af1davits filed with me, setting forth
facts that did not appear in the court
at the trial, have come to the con-
clusion that at the time Of the COM
mission of the crime the defendant
was not in normal condition, and that
from the continued use of drugs and
intoxicating liquors, his mind was de-
ranged, and that he did not commit
the murder with that degree of pre-
meditation ~and deliberation that de-
mands the extreme penalty. In the
nlerciful administration OF the law
give him the benefit of the doubt"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
WOMEN BRAVE SNOW TOVOTE
Thousands of Them Took Part in Pri-
maries at CHICAGO.

Thousands of Them Took Part in Pri-
maries at Chicago.
Chicago of Chicago
women had their first real experience
in Chicago with the. ballot box and
took part in the actual nomination
of candidates for the city council. In
wards in which women candidates
were running IN opposition to men
for places in the city council, the
women candidates toured the wards
and hustled for votes in approved po-
litical fashion.
A snowstorm early in the day de-
layed many voters, and a movement
fostered by many suffrage leaders.
who believed that women should not
formally ally themselves with any spe-
cific party, kept hundreds from voting
at the primaries.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Governor Issues Two Pardons.

The Governor announced two par
dons recently: Steiner Huffine, Gull
ford coutny, who has served one year
on three-year sentence in Guilford
for larceny and receiving. Pardoned
on recommendation of Judge PEBBLES
ard Solicitor Gattis and county Off
Gals because of the prisoners health
condition, being in a dying condition
ia prison.
George W. Brinson, Pasquotank
county, who has served only a few
days Of 12-months sentence and paid
5000 fine. The Imprisonment was to
operate as a Punishment as he was
allowed to leave the state. He re-
turned few weeks ago and was put
on the roads.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Charters Issued.


The Reformer Publishing Company
Durham, capital $4,000 authorized,
and $1,10O subscribed by w. S. Young,
W. T. Wodard and G. w. Adams.
The Rural Hall Supply Company,
Rural Hall, Forsyth county, capital
$4,000 authorized, and subscribed by
N. S. Jones and others for agenral
agricultural supply business.
A charter is issued for the pope
Brick &. Trading Co, Coats, Harnett
county, capital $4,000 authorized and
$4,000 subscribed by P. E. Pope, C. D.
OVERLY ando theirs for a brick and tile
manufacturing and general mercantile
business.
The Bethlehem Telephone Com.
pany, Wa1kertown, Forsyth county,
capital $4,000 authorized, and $3.50
subscribed by r. L. Joyner and 9TH
ers for maintaining local and rural
telephone service.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05

State SUPREME Court News.

State Supreme Court News.
The supreme court handed down
opinions in IL more appeals, new trials
being granted in four cases, errors
found in two others and still another
reversed. The list follows:
Roper Lumber Company VS.. Rich
mond Cedar Works, Camden, no er-
ror; Richmond Cedar Works VS.. Ro-
per Lumber Company, Gates county,
the court being evenly divided il
opinion, Judge Brown not sitting, the
judgment stands affirmed; Leroy VS..
Steamboat Company, Currituck, no err
ror; Carter VS.. Strickland, Nash, az
firmed; Bullock VS.. Cottonseed Oil
Company, Edgecombe, reversed; State
VS.. Lee, BERTHE, new trial: State VS..
Fenner, Halifax, new trial; State VS..
Gupton, Vance, new trial; Johnson VS..
Draining Manufacturing Company,
BERTHE, error; Rocker VS.. Rodwell,
Warren, new trial; Whitehead VS..
Pittman, Halifax, affirmed.
In State VS.. Gupton, from Vance
county, in which the suprem court
orders new trial, John D. Gupton,
deputy sheriff, is under sentence of
10 years in Jail with right of the
county commissioners to hire him out
for the killing of Charles Snyder in
February, 1913, while the officer was
serving warrant of arrest on him
for assault with deadly weapon. The
row trial ic IN tho Ground that the
trial judge ruled out certain evidence
of self-defense offered. Gupton claims
that. Snyder resisted arrest on the
ground that the warrant he was serv-
ing was defective. Both Snyder and
his wife attacked Gupton and Snyder
was fatally shot. The supreme court
sets out in the opinion that there was
no excuse for Snyder to resist the ar
rest because of any alleged defect in
the warrant, the proper place for
this being at the subsequent trial of
the cause.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Fire Insurance For Methodists.

Fire Insurance For Methodists.
The Methodist Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, with principal office
for the present at Statesville, is Ii
censed by the state department of in
surance to provide mutual insurance
for the churches, parsonages and the
personal property of the ministers of
the church in the Western North Caro-
lima Methodist Conference. The con-
ference, at it's last annual session ap-
pointed committee to launch the en-
terprise with view to cutting down.
the cost of church insurance. 1t is
practically settled that the North Car
DINA Conference will also come into
the organization so that the scope of
its work will be statewide for the
Methodist.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
North Carolina Apples Ia Texas.

North Carolina apples are being
shown in Dallas, Tex, at the National
Corn Show, the land and industrial
department of the Southern Railway
Company having shipped a large
quantity of the fruit of a Asheville or
chardist to the Texas city. The ex-
hibit is designed to attract to the at
tention of the visitors to the show the
wonderful possibilities of this state
as an apple region.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
100000 Tons Fertilizer Sold,

The fertilizer season is at it's height
now and it is estimated that he total
movement at Wilmington to date is
about 100000 tons, which is 10 per
cent in excess of the shipments to the
same period last year. Up to the pres
emit time, since the beginning of the
fertilizer year, July 1, 1892 tons of
material have ben imported, which
is total of 20,479 more than was re-
ceived at the same date last year.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Debts of 4a States Total $a

Debts OF 48 States Total $342, Psi 600.
Washington. - Preliminary figures
made public by. the director of the
census, w. J. Harris, show the total
Indebtedness of the 4S states of the
Union, less sinking fund assets, on
June 80, 1913, was s342,251, 900, an in
crease Of $1O7, 342,00O; or nearly so
per cent, over the total ten years ago.
Including sinking fund assets, the to-
tai debt amounted to $419,157, 900, of
which sum about $4,000, 900 represent
ed the floating debt. The funded debt
was $500, 00O, 900, of which about $780,
.OO0. 600 represented the floating debt.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Two Guilty in Everglades Lot''' -

Kansas City, NOR. H. MarIn
Joseph Borders, Kansas City ee ost
of the Florida Fruit Lands comp
pleaded guilty in the federal cou. .ctl
Kansas City to the charges OF coa .tsb
acy and the conducting OF
in the sale of lands in the bVeis 5nn
81 Florida. Judge Van ValKelOp ID
reserved sentence. Martin anu
ders were indicted with six o'nO .ost
ficers and agents of the lands co% ssrs
last November on the genera ~hst
of misuse of the mails. 1t was al
cd they misrepresented Janus
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Macarthur Case a Mistrial,

The jury was discharged and an
entry of mistrial was made at $50
o'clock in the Federal court trial of
the Citizens Bank Of Norfolk against
Mrs. M. e. Macarthur and Adam Nc
Arthur, involving the genuineness of
their signatures on the $4,000 note
of MISUNDERSTANDING Lumber Com
pany held by the plaintiff
The statement was made to Judge
Connor for the jury that they were
hopelessly divided. They stood 10 to
In favor of verdict for the plain
tiff.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-05
Investigate Cause of Fires.

Captain F. M. Jordan, special repre-
sentative of the North Carolina De-
partment of Insurance, is spending
some time in Brunswick and New
Hanover counties investigating the
causes OF fires which have recently
destroyed buildings in that section,
The business of Captain Jordan is to
travel over the state at the direction
OF the insurance Commissioner and
look into the causes of fires which
are believed or known to be the work
OF lncendiaries, and business Of this
nature is being investigated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06
MOTHER GETS FINE;
CHILD GOES TO JAIL
Son Stays With Pretty WO-
man Who Must Serve for
IntOxicatiOn.

Sitting in the city court room, her
young son at her side, eyes wide with
wonder, Mrs. Hazel Lowery en-
tered a plea of guilty to a charge of
public intoxication. The affidavit
charged that this was her third Of
Tense, so she was given a fine of IS
and costs and sentenced to ten days
In the woman's jail When taken to
that institution the boy, holding tight
to his mothers hand, accompanied
her Mrs. Lowery is young woman
Of attractive appearance.
Mrs. Fern Lewis, as prosecuting
witness against James Strikeleather
charged with profanity, testified yes.
terday that Strikeleather became in,
dignant when he saw his wife in her
company and cursed her roundly. She
said Strikeleather called her vile
names and accused her of making ap
pointments at her home for his wife
to meet Italians and negroes.
Strikeleather admitted cursing when
he saw his wife with Mrs. Lewis
whom, he said, he had forbidden Mrs
Strikeleather to associate with, but
denied he had called Mrs. Lewis vile
names. He was fined SO and costs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06

handing gold instead Of merchandise from the
United States financial strain put upon
this country the like of which had not been seen
in so years.
But in two short months the American people
have met this crisis successfully. Our bankers
have satisfied New York citys maturing debt OF
about $50, 600, 600 held abroad.
A syndicate of bankers has also raised anoth-
er $1OO,OO0,O00 of gold to pay off Europe's imme-
date claims against this country.
Money is now pouring back into the large
eastern cities. Big deficits in bank reserves
have been wiped out. Interest rates are normal
for this season of the year and even less than
in some previous years when crops were moving
to market
Never was the resiliency of our country
shown in so remarkable a way. Without panic
and without any alarming money stringency, the
United States has emerged from most trying
financial situation with the full knowledge that
it has met every debt at home and abroad.
What has happened in the financial world is
but an omen of what must occur in our trade and
commerce. The same vigor and buoyancy, the
Identical spirit of quick recovery which has made
the United States the only great power that has
gone ahead paying gold during the worlds worst
war, must set thousands of idle wheels IN
motion and bring work to tens of thousands of
idle hands.
The salient fact about this country ever has
been that it cannot be kept down.-Philadelphi
Ledger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06
ARBA, IND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Defibaugh took
dinner Sunday at the home of Will
Defibaugh and family.
Claude Hart of near Palestine, O.,
spent Sunday with William Hart and
family.
The Rev. and Mrs. Coppock were en-
tertained Sunday at dinner by Mrs
Lizzie Jordan at Crete.
Kelso Mikesell and family were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mate Hill Sun
day.
Jack Colvin and family of Win
chester were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sol Colvin Sunday.
Fred Moore and family took dinner
Sunday with Russell White and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brown and niece
of Illinois, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bowen were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vern Bowen at Eldorado Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Burkett called
and Fred Moore and family Sunday
afternoon.