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HUMAN RED Dr Ch& kliydShen ts be a huel Iester of Cim-iiky. EA1f CRME CHAGBD Against Him by the State, in its TerAfic Arraignment of the One Respectable Physician-He Was Abnormally Cruel, Torturing Wo men and AnimaK Thei Murderer. Picturing Dr. B. C. Hyde as a man whose evil propensities led him dur ing his boyhood to torture animals. in later life to abuse the poor and helpless. and in the fullness of pro fessional success to conceive the most colossal murder plot in the history of criminality. Attorney James A. Reed made the opening statement for the State in the physician's trial at Kansas City Monday. Byde is charged with polsonina: his wife's father and members of his family so as Mrs. Hyde would inherit all the wealth of her father. In leading up to the motive which the State claims caused the alleged mur ders to be committed. Mr. Reed ex plained an overpowering greed for money had manisfested Itself In Dr. Hyde. With a purpose of adding to his wealth, said Mr. Reed. the physician made love to women and then ob tained money from them. The deaths of Col. Thomas H. and Chrisman Swope and of James 'Moss Hunton were dealt with In detail. The charges that Dr. Hyde was responsible for the spread of typhoid fever in the Swope house, and that on three occasions he tried to poison Miss Margaret Swope. composed a considerable part of the address. The story of Col. James H. Hun ton's death was mAe a little more clear. According to the statement. Dr. G. T. Twyman protested against Dr. Hyde treating Hunton to such an extent as he did. Dr. Hyde was In dicted for negligently killing Hun ton -by bleediux. "The charge that brings the de fendant to this bar of justice is that of .having with deliberation. premed Itation and cold and calculating pur pose murdered one of iMissouri's dis tinguished citizens. the kinsman of his wife, a benefactor to him." said Mr. Reed in opening his address. The proper investigation of thL charge compels, the State believes, delving into a series of crimes each of which Is a part and parcel of a gigantic scheme of criminality. ar investigation ot a sequence of law Invading wrongs so far-reaching. 9c tremendous and ruthless in its con eeption and partial execution, as tc challenge the horror and astonish ment of the world and to stand witn out parallel in the annals of crime. ~arlier in ~his address Mr. Reed dwelt at some length upon the intro duction or Dr. Hyde Into the Swape family Mrs. Swope, when importun ed by the physician to give hm -the hand of her daughter, started av investigation of the physician and thus said the attorney. Hydes char acter was first showns to her in its true inqght. h Regarding the nqryhesaid: "Her Investigation disclosed the fact that he was possessed of abnormali: cruel tendencies: that as a boy he tortured animals a characteristic which manifiested Itself when asa man and a physician he held the pos Wton of city surgeon and in thatpos Wton he so demeaned himelf toward the unfortunate pauper patients that fell to .his charge that he was dis charged for cruelties. "The specific occassion for his dis discharge was the injection of oil of mustard into the body of an unfor tunate woman who was In his charge as police surgeon. "Mrs. Swope's further efforts disclosed upon his part an abnormal longing for money. In the gratifi cation os his desire, though in reas onably good practice, he made love to women and under the guise of a sweetheart obtained from them large sums or mone' argounting to thous ands of dollars. It transpired also that he had been a grave robber.'' The deaths in the household were taken up chronologically. Mr. Reed attempting to show that Dr. Hyde had planned his conquest of the wealth of the Swope heirs with cnn ning. The first step, according to *Mr. Reed. was to do away with Hunton, an executor of the Swope estate, and then get posession himself. There for, said Reed. the physician drew two quarts or blood from Hunton's body after he had been stricken by apoplexy and In four mInutes Hun ton was dead. "Within an hour after Hunton died he requested Miss Kellar, a nurse. to intercede with Col. Swope," said Reed. "to the end that he. Hyde. be made executor in Hunton's place. This was declined by afiss Keliar." Details of Col. Swope's death were then entered into. It was rehearsed how, at the order of Dr. Hyde. Miss Kellar gave Col. Swope a capsule. Convulsions ensued. Again at Hyde's orders a hypodermic injection was given. 1Death followed. Having com pleted the .history of the cari te This point. Mr. Reed said: --The foregoing evidence might b~e said to be the first evidentim! chap ter that makes plain the pian arnd scheme of Dr. Hyde to a::conplish an acquisition of a larg;e pa-t of the Swope fortune. T.he next testimony that will be In 1-oduced will be indicative of it' fact that the next move in th a car rying out of this plan and purp a - was to remove as many memb'rs of the Swope family as might be !)> the end that the fall of each would swell the fiortune that he. through his wife, would be able to control.'' A !engthy recital of how Dr. Hyde obtained typhoid and diptheria germs of Dr. E. L. Stewart and the appearance of typhoid fever in the Swope residence followed. This ty phoid could not have come from the water used. it was said, because the water came from a cistern and was well filtered. It was on the occas sien of Dr. Hyde's taking dinner with the Swore family on November 25 that he is thought to have sl~read the germs. It was said. The alleged attempt of Dr. Hyde to poison Margaret Swope w'as then FATAL TRAIN WRECK FOUR MAIL CLERKS DEADt ANTD FOURw ARE HURI Flames Break Out and Burn Up the Wreckage. But All the Pa&scugers Escaped Death. Four mail clerks art dead and three trainmen and a mail ceerk in jured. as a result of a wreck of the through flyer on the ll:i.zis Ccutral railroad. five miles north of lack son. Miss., early -Monday. The dead are. W. R. Lot-. u-Wl clerk, of Memphis: V. E. Howz . mail clerk, of 199 Adams avenue. M'm phis: Jones. Treoloar. mail clerk. of 223 Court avenue. Memphis. A. W Woods. negro, mail clerk. o! New Orleans. The injured are: Ed Palmer n-al clerk, of Memphis: Engineer McKeer. of McCombirty. Miss.: Fireman E. A. Ames. of McCombrity.. Miss; Bag gagemaster G. G. Farrell. T-he wreck was caused by the en gine leaving the track and plunging down a fifteen-foot embankment. carrying with It the baggege car. mail, library car and two Pullmans. The remainder of the train remained on the track. The wreckage caught fire and the bodies of the dead mail clerks were cremated. Col. Wm. C. Crane. of New Or leans. w~ho was officer of the day during the recent Shriner drills at New Orleans. was on the train and organized a relief crew. taking the passengers out through the windows. Procuring fire extinguishers from the mail car. Mr. Crane and .his fel low passengers played streams on the flames in an effort to rescue the mail clerks. but without any effect on the fire. A few of the passengers sustain ed minor bruises. but none were seriously injured. It is said Supt. Hill V. ' eher divid;ou c f.i1als V-to. have 1..-c making .n o restigatio3. are convinced that the train was delib erately wrecked and it is stated that special agent of the company have secured a clue to the guilty parties. The cause of the derallme:!t was the removal of several fish plates at rail joints. T-he train ran a distance of eight rails from the point where frst loosed fish plate was found be before it jumped the track. Bolts and nuts bearIng all evidence of having been freshly unscrewed were picked up along the track at daylight. A rail wrench and bar was also pick. ed up by the side of the track. The bodies of Mail Clerks Lot. Tre 10ar and Woods were recorered and sent to Jackson to be prepared for burial. R. Howze was Injured, but not killed, as first reported. MR. BRYAN IS BACK. Says Chances for Democrats is Unus. nafly Enor- ig .William J. Bryan came home Mon day fron. South America. He reach ed New Yiork 'sith absolutely uc ideas, so far as willing to admit, about the politilcal affairs M' this country. "The late subject of my trip" h< sid. "was a study of economb-. atnd sociological conditions in South America." "What ar. the chances of the Democratlig party?" "Good. alwaye good." was Bryan's reply. He thought the chances of the party in the coin ing congressional election unusuaill bright. He was asked if he would consider another candidacy for presidency. ''1 have said all I am going to say ona that subject." he replied emrshatical ly. "I think my position is under - stood perfectly. . He hardly thought It' necessary to deny stories that he was to become a candidate for the United States Senate and that he was golng to embrace the prohibition movemenit. THIRD~ REGIEN~T HONORED By Being Selected to Go to Chica mauga This Summer. This State's allotment for man evers this summer being only $23. 000. suffIcient to pay subsistence andI transpartation. Gen. Boyd Monday decided to send only one regiment M' Chicanauga and designated the Third regiment which will spend July 15 to 24 Inclusive at Chick amagua. The Third camped at Aken last year. The other two r'ar Iments will camp in the State. Town~s wanting them should get in their bids. Eight Voters Shot. At Port De France. Martinique. serious disorders have occurred at several points as the result of the excitement attending the elections. During the disturbance on Thursday night eight voters were sot. Bus iness houses In the Interior have been closed. Eleven Killed. A bollet' exploded in a match fac tory at Swegeden. near Budapest. killing ten girls and a man. Elgh teen girls were dangerously injured taken up. Mr. Reed said: "One night while the girl was sup posed to be almost recovered from typhoid, a nurse learned that Hyde had given her a hypodermic injec-, "When asked why he had made the Injection. Hyde replied that he had only given oil of camphor for intermittent pulse. Miss Swope de ied the physician felt 1.r pulse and he nurse found no odor like oil of chaiphor. A sore has trecently developed upon the girl's arm and the State believes it is due to the physician's ijecton of some of the germs he ob tained from Dr. Twyman into this mem be?. "A few days after th.e Injection in cident. Dr. Hyde left a capsule among the medicines belonging to the girl. A nurse administored tb'^ epsule. Miss Swope was seit -1 with onvulsions. An examination of tnle cntents of her stomach showed it to be strychnine." A significant feature of that sec tton of the sta'e ma'~t which rderr'd to Hyd's pur"e.sing poison 'e-s th-e edtree~ to th- store of tar' drug sr of whonm tae poison was 3aghtl DEAD IN MINE tesenras Fad Corpses f the Forty-One e at Bottom ofit EARLY ALL NEGROES Another Coal Mine Disaster Shocks the Country and Makes Many Wid ows and Orphans.-Men Were En tombed by an Explosion Which Occurred on Last Wednei.day. A dispatch from Birmingham. Ala.. says little hope was expressed Thursday morning that any of the 35 or 40 members entombed in the %fulga mine of th-e Birmingham Coal and Iron company as the result of an erplosion about nine o'clock Wed r.esday night will be rescued alive. When it was learned that it was impossible to gain entrance to the mine through the shaft because the cages were sprung in the passage. the entrance was sealed to prevent. if possible. the spread of fire. Not one of the 41 men inrprison ed in the mine is alive. This was the word brought to the surface on Thursday morning to the waiting and weeping families of the victima. when, unconscious from the deadly -asses of the shaft. Superintendent Johns of the mine and a man named ionds. an unkn:.un. %bo risked nis life for those already perished, were drewn tn freso a.r. The condition of the rescuers tol. the story long before the men had I-een revived. The watchers knew that if the rescuers, helmeted and protected. had so narrowly escaped death. there was no hope for the workers. who without a second's warning bad been entombed by an explosion of gas. When Johns and Bonds, after .he roic treatment, finally regained con sciousness, they confirmed the grav est anticipations of the people who for houre had waited at the mouth of the shaft. to hear a word of theIr loved ones. "Dead--all dead." was the state ment of the superintendent as his brain began to clear from the ef tects of the poisonous gases. Before they had lost consciousness the rescuers had reached the first gallery. Even that near the shaft they saw things that wtade them know that only a miracle could save the men entombed. The scenes around the entrance to the mine in tht early morning hours beggared descriptoi?'. In ad dition to the families of the entomb ed men. hundreds from the sur rcunding mining districts swelied Lbe crowds until It was with greal difficulty that the work of resuce eeuld be carried on. Under the direction of officials o; the Birmingham coumpany and ex pert from other mines, an attempt was first made to enter shaft No. 1 but this was soon found Impractica ble and it was sought to drive a way through shaft No. 2, which Is about 300 feet from the first opening. Af ter penetrating a short distance It was found that this shaft was alsc wrecked by the firce of the explos on in No. 1. Nothing could be heard from the entombed men. When the first crew of rescuern reached the bottom of the shaft on Thursday niorning the corpses of two miners were found. The res. cuers upon returning to the surface expressed the opinion that all of the imprisoned men were dead. COMMON LIAR AND SLANDERER. Thas Is What Harvie Jordlan Sayi Tom Watson Is, Harvie Jordan, former editor 01 the Cotton Journal, of Atlanta. an nounces hIs intention of appearing at once before Fuiton county's grand ury and charging Tos. E. Watson, editor of the Jeffersonian. with libel. "I mean to press the charges against Mr. Watson without delay, said Mr. Jordan Mionday, so. as. the grand jury meets again Thursday, it is probable that Mr. Jordan's charges will be presented to it then. In a recent issue of the Weekly Jeffrsonian Mr. Watson made cer tain charges against Mr. Jordan in connection with the Cotton Journal and the Southern Cotton association. In a letter dated Atlanta, April 16th. Jordan responded by a vigor ous denial of everything said by Watson reflecting upon him, and said he proposed to present Watson's "'slanderous accusations to the F'ul ton county grand jury and make .hlm prove his charges or stand convicted as a common liar and slanderer." FALLS INTO THE SEA. M. Rougier, French Aviator, Has a Narrow Escape. At Nice. France. dif. Rougler, the French aeronaut, had a narrow es cape from death Tuesday, when his aeroplan'e In w-bich he was making a fight, fell into the sea. Rougier was rescued and is suffering from sligt in juries which he received. W~here the machine fell the water was 70 feet deep. The aeronaut said that for some unknown reason the rudder failed and the machine drop pd like a stone, it struck the water with great force and sank. Rougier became entangled in a stay but dis entagled it and rose to the surface. His head hit a cross piece cutting it slightly. He managed to keep him self afloat until taken into'a boat. Fatal Pistol Fight. At Indianapolis. Ind., Patrolman Joseph Jefferson Krupp and Pa trolman Alfred C. Groves was wound ed in a revolver battle with two tramps or "yeggmen"~ early Tuesday. W~alter Whitelock and George Dough 1ss of Pittsb'urg were arrested and charged with the shooting. Rioting in China. Lawlessness of natives. wal'. -- 1 gan at Chang-Sha. Cs:1-a. is -opanrte-J 3.1.4n. Adr'!ce-; state thy. riors have occurred at Niag-Siatg. Zne site ,f a Protestant mission. thirty miles a-st of Chang Sha. The massion school at Yl-Yang was burned The A DARING ESAPE FIVE CONVICTS SEIZE ENGINE AND GET AWAY. They Left the Primn Yards at a High Rate of Speed and Was Soon Lost. Five life convicts, heavily armed. made a daring escape frort the Fed era: prison, near Leavenworth. Kan.. Thursday morning. It is possible that others escaped and prison offi cials are checking up the 900 pris oners to learn just bow many got away. As soon as the escape of the five men became known, the signal whis tle at the prison was sounded as a warnirM to farmers in the surround ing country to be on the lookout. This whistle can be heard for miles and its use caused consternation. At the same time heavily armed guards were thrown around the prison to prevent any further attempt at es cape. 'The first report indicated that the five men who got away had forcibly taken posession of a switch engine that had been run into the prison yards. They had instantly pulled out at high speed. Once clear of the prison yards. the convicts deserted the engine and made a dash for the woods. The break for liberty was cleverly planned and its execution most dar ing. Two of the convicts were at work in the carpenter shops. the others in the tailor shop. A switch engine, had been backed into the prison yard. At the sound of the whistle the men dashed into the en closure and made towards the en gine. Levelling dummy guns at the engineer, they climbed into the cab and compelled him to reverse his en gine. 'The engine with the convicts on board rushed through the west gate into the open country and soon was speeding towards the woods. When a few minutes later the escape be came known, the signal whistle at the prison bellowed a warning to farmers for miles about to be on the lookout. When the engine had gone half a mile, the five men jumped and made for the woods. Clark and Gideon seperated from the others and were captured. Every available guard started af ter the other three men. A hall mile further on the trio was sur rounded ir the woods. No shots bad been fired at 11 o'clock, when the guards began to close In. It was be lieved the convicts' only weapon were guns made of wood and painted in the carpenter shop. DE'ATH PENALTY FOR MURDER. Tremblng and Crying Man Dies iz Electric Chair. Showing fear in every movemen1 and expressing it in a voice thal tremblingly muttered "Oh. God! oh God!" Earl B. Hill. convicted 01 May 7. 1909. of the murder on Aug ust. 26, 1908. of Eldridge Davis. farmer, living at Bainbridge. Chen ago county., N. Y.. was put to deatd in the electric chair in Auburn pris. son Tuesday. One contact of 1,850 volts at eighi amperes and of a minutes' duratinz was all that was required to carr: the law's mandates into effect. Hi! passed his 21st birthday in the pris on four days ago. His crime had a its motives revenge and robbery. 'He and David H. Bors't, now a lifi convict in the prison.. murdered Davis in his pasture lot. Six shott were fired into the victim. Ther they robbed the body of a gold watch the only thing of value that they could find. Borst. first arrested, laid the crime upon Hill. The latter, suspected or the murder, surrendered on August 30. He was placed orz trial at Norwich on May 7th, was found guilty and sentenced to death. SCORES HIM ROUNDLY. Thinks Patterson Should Be Tarred and Feathered. The Doublin, Ga.. Courier-Ds patch says "if lynching was ever Jus. tified it is justified in Tennessee. The people of that State have been put on notice by the governor that his henchmen can. w''.enever they like, shoot down his political en'e mies and go scot free He has tra duced the great office of governor. has turned a red-.handed criminal loose upon the people, has violated every instinct of a gentleman and has outraged law, order and decency. The people of Tennessee owe it to themselves and to the country to impeach this man, 'ar and feather him and ride him out of the state on a rail. He is a menace to good gov ernment, to decent society, to a civ ilized community. The Cooper case will for a long time hold the boards as the most conspicious en'mple of the nrbcarriage of justice that this country has ever known." PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. Govenor Appoints McDonald, Riggs and Raysor. 'h. Governor Monday appointeb Attorney J. E. Mczonald. of Winns bor: Prof. William Riggs. of Clem son; and ex-Senator Thomas M. Ray sor. of Orangeburg. to constitute the new puolic service commission under the act of the Legislature giving such a board authority to fix the maxi mum gas, water and electric rates throughout the State. Charleston. Marion. Spartanburg. Union and Conway are exempted. The commis sion's decisions are reviewable in the circuit court. Found on Sandbar. Christen L. Jensen. aged twenty four, a Mormon preacher, was found dead on a sandbar in the Arkansas river about eight miles east of LittiA I Rock Tuesday night. He has been missing since March 6. He had ibeen dead about three days. There is no suspicion of foul play. Killed About Booze. Dave Durham. colored. shot and killed P. S. Maze. colored, near Mt. Pleasant church. six miles sout)h of Greenville. Durham made a pardial confession Tuesday at the county; jal Foug.hte - a pint of whiskoy. 111G LIVIG COST' Cave ViCory to Dem0Crats Is SuCcessful Calldates Theory of Resul VICTORY OVER CANNONISI The Democratic Victory Has Little, Bearing on State Politics Except as Regards the Issue of "Boss ism"-Revised Returns Cut Down Haven's Plurality Somewhat. In the first flush of victory the friends of James S. Havens. the Dem ocrat who was elected to congress Tuesday by a large plurality in one of the strongest Republican districts In the state of New York. or in fact. in the whole country, are al ready talking Habens for governor this fall. Judging from the conser vative tenor of the successful candi date's remarks, however, he accepts his victory as bearing little on the political situation in the State ex cept as regards the issue of "boss ism." "This is not wholly a partisan vic tory." said Havens. "It Is a victory over the things for which Cannon has stood and for the ideals which Governor Hughes typifies. The Hughes Republicans declare that although Haven's election shows that the people of the district are dissat~sfied with the tariff policy of t-he Republican Pational administra tion and with the political control of George W. Aldridge. Havens' de feated opponent. the result entrench es Governor Hughes and his policy more strongly than ever. According to Mr. Havens, the high cost of living was mainly responsible for Tuesday's political revolution. Revised returns from the towns re duce aHvens' plurality slightly. ma'< ing the fgures 5.440 for the dis trict. FIND SOME OLD THINGS. Ancient Flooring, Old Pipes and Fire Wells Dug Up. The News and Courier says work in laying the new sewerage system in that city is progressing very satis factorily. considering the many ob stacles that the workmen have to contend with in digging up the streets. It appears that' the pick comes in frequent contact with a varied assortment of pipes and drains that were laid a very long time ago. The pipes include both gas and water pipes and the drains include brick, box and pipe drains, and be sides that old fire wells are also en countered. All this. of course, re tards the work to some extent, but with a large and competent gang of workmen, it Is bein'g pushed most satisfactorily. -A most peculiar "find" made by the workmen in Elizabeth street was a two-inc.h solid flooring. It is about a foot beneath the surface. and ex tends for a distance of between three hundred and four hundred feet. The flooring was evidently put down to better the condition of the street In a low spot. It Is estimated that about a .hundred cords of wood have been taken o'ut of Calhoun street.* TALKED LIKE OLD CRONIES. Bryan qnd Taft Have Long Chat at White House. Win. Jennings Bryan and Presi dent Taft spent msore than an non? closeted together at the White House late Tuesday. The two great trav ellers exchanged reminiscences, it Ia said. ad botn commented upon how well the other was looking. The President rather intimated that be ing beaten at the polls did not seem to be such a bad thing for one's health and happiness after all. "The cali was purely a social one," said Mr. Bryan. "Did you discuss the tariff bill?'' was asked. "No." smiled the Nebraskan. "We forgot all about It." "Or politics?" "No. that did not occur to us either." Both the President and Mr. Bryan seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed the quiet chat, Mr. Bryan walked in Dmocratic fashion to the White House. He was received with unus ual courtesy by the attaches and was shown without a moment's delay In to the President's office. Mr. Bryan left at 7.55 Tuesday night for Lin con, Nebo. WANTS MONEY WASHED. And the Size of All Paper Stoney Reduced One Half. "We must wash our currency bills to prevent their conveying diseate germs, and reduce them In size. so that they will better fit our pocket. books, before we will have approach ed. the idea! in our medium of ex chang"." says James MacVeagh, son of Franklin Maceagh, secretary of the United States treasury, before the South Sidie Business Men's Asso ciation. of Chicago.. Monday. Mr. Macreagh exhibited a dollar il.. half of which had been washed in chemicals at the Philadelphia mint and the other half left as it was when received. There was the same noticeable difference as in a clean collar and o".- worn a week without changing. Mr. Macreagh said the govern ment would save from $Z00.000 to $6fl(.000 annually by washing its paper currency instead of destroyini: Ins Ten Million. At Dles Moines. Iowa. Secretary Green. of the state horticultural de partment estimated that the loss of Iowa's fruit and vegetatie crop from the freezing weather will he between five and ten million dollars. Snow is falling in many parts of Iowa. Killed in Street Fight. A special frcom Prince Rupert. Mon.. Tuesday says: "C. Heaton. known as the 'Colorado Kid.' was fatally shot by Detective McKensle in a street fight. McKensle was former' l. .. rCm.cnt newspaner renorter. NEW COTTON PEST NTERESTING INFOILMATION O' RED SPIDERS. n Dry Seasons His Ravages Become Serious and He Needs Careful Watching by Cotton Planter. A correspondent of The State writ [ng from Batesburg call attention to a new cotton pest, which he says has cquired a keen appetite for the cot ton plant. This enemy is the "tet ranychus gloveri. commonly known as the "red spider." He is a spider by virtue of the fact that he has four pair of legs, instead of three, and would not be considered such in the common acceptance of the term. He is rather a "mite." and his presence would hardly be noticed except for the effect that his rapacious appe tite has on growing vegetation. L. 0. Howard. who is chief ento mologist it the bureau of entomol ogy, which is a branch of the United States department of agriculture has made two recent trips to South Caro lina in the study of the "red spider." At present H. T. Wilson. who is con nected with the bureau, has head quarters at Batesburg and is devot ing practically his entire time to a study of the pest. And to means of its eradification. In his study of pests he has traveled over most of cotton States. devoting much time to those along the Atlantic Coast. Mr. Wilson states that the red spider is found in practically every portion of the cotton belt. In some sections the spider is scarce, but in others it is becoming quite preva lent. It begins early in the year, probably living on other vegetation till the cotton is up. But little dam age. however, is usually apparent, until July or August, unless the weather is very dry. It usually works on the underside of the leaf. The egg from which it come is described as a "minute translucent pearl-like object." found only Dy close observation, and then only to the initiated. The egg is hatched in four or five days when the mite im mediately is busy helping to bull the market, although it takes from 10 to 14 days before it can claim ma turity. The distribution of the mite is effected in several ways. It is not much for walking, and flying is an impossibility, so he has been observed traveling over the country riding insects. The grass hopper seems to be its favorite steed. If the convenience of his choice is slow in arriving it will get on the first vehicle coming along, unless It happens to be a water wagon. It is adverse to water, and has never been known to thrive in rainy weath er. It will get on the clothes of laborers and then get back on the cotton further down the row. The chief method of combating the mite is by proper culture-rotation of crops. deep ploughing in fall and winter, the destruction of all vege tation after crop Is gathered, and keeping down weeds 'and grass in the spring. Powderea sulphur is used to destroy the mite, and sprays of suipher and lime, or of suipher and lye are also used. There are other mixtures that are more or less effectivwe, but those containing sul phur have been found to be the best. In determining the attack of the red spider, or "rust mite." as he is sometimes called, attention is call ed to the facts from Mr. Bloward's circular on the subject. "The earlier attacks of the mite are quite characteristic; the leaves presenting on the upper side near the base a scarlet appearance, which, occurring at first between the larg er ribs, gra-dually spreads over ti leaf as the mites multiply, then dies out and is replaced by a dirty yel low, the leaf finally shriveling and falling to the ground. Larger and older leaves show the effect of the attack before younger leaves." Of his trips to South Carolina dur ing 1904 and 1905 Mr. Howard has the following observation: "in sev eral instances it was noticed that from a point on the margin of a ield where there were growing large poke-berry plants the Infestation by the red spider had spread over a fan shaped area of the adjoining otton. At that time of the year (July and August) these weeds, as well as the cockleburr showed the ef fet of the red spider's work." It will be well for the cotton grow ers. especially in this section. to keep a sharp lookout for the first Indi cations of the spider. Its appear ance Is not hard to detect, nor is it any considerable trouble to control in -favorable weather; but permitted to multiply it will attack large areas. and its presence In hurtful quantities cannot be determined for in the sea son when it is too late to accomplish much. The first signs should be re ported to Mr. Wilson. who will be able to give valuable advice, and. If circumstance justify. will make a personal visit to the infected field. SEISURE OF BOOZE. Thirty Thousand Gallons of Whiskey and Brandy. Revenue officers Friday sleded the warehouse of N. Glenn Williams, of the Williams - Yadkin Company. a? Winston. containing about 30.000 gallons of whiskey and brandy. It is one of the biggest seizures the warehouse of N. Glenn Williams, of Williams-Yadkin Company. contairi ing about 30.000 gallons of w.'is key and brandy. It is one of the biggest seizures ever made in North Carobina. Williams had 3bout 50.0000 gal lons of liquor of liquor when prohi bition went into effect two years ago. but he has sold 2S.00l0 gallons since that time. Deputy 31arshal Hark rader. of Charlotte. is having the stock regauged. The prorerty will be kept under guard until the investigation for al leged rregularities in the number of gallons allowed to a barrel is com Kills Man Over Wife. At Lancast.'r. Pa.. following a rquarrel Edward J. Dolan shot and probably fatally wounded Harry F. inien. a furniture dealer, and thenl Dolan committed suicide. Doland; accused Hinden of having been too Eriendly with Mrs. Dolan, whao died last neemhar. Indispensabl1e ' ForFHomeaking ' [T1AT BEAR RAID WRECK KILE THREE TRLAIN CRtASHES INTO CON On the Buyers of C([t0n in an Effort to Save Themsdves by. . The Men Were Fast Alsleep When DODGING CONTRACTS 'aa oilnOcre Pesident Parker. of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association. ranoemtepescrsnth Sets Forth Situation Detail fomw ond theng Clvl-.Cncuai hc the Manufacturers' Standpoint andagadStLoiriladsuca Craiize Atorne ;ea - dFetiae CowitcsionOcud and 'e '1 tinkthatIt s mst uforun-stt w on arfinl. Snd Thre H. erisclld and eHoht ~.hsewh h~ ol byon tei Dnnll heprobabby fatally in' .toai ons tion eres.caso onhe Bao of thteou rt in Dclevand. CDo nna. h c Sag ag aStLveouis o thuck a Criicze Attrne General.see 'he DG IN pool to keepFectio cewaiso and masd te to' up. inhateet iarswmosttunfortsn "testat Sthgvernmen doud in the Im-c of tle locomot nt.eenaeinte intefforic to protct eeprs tai. Telcm i ton" h cotined.*d te apdobertrley fanthe einjueer.awdethe ote %Iaenufactn-is unfati. train condmctor weres ugh un the Saety ioth oriinated in Weal teet way wreck taiws stou iraomi Chcse atoeb who have sottod bynih, and thenred me posesson. chrceisfal saiderokngsichcn -Ie seing tat kie ismte pre ofstruction crew on a siding at Sand te tn hoenen i-ford. Ind., early Friday. irven i to eforceoThe dead are: Engineer Ely, of theirtont hi.; H Driscoll, and L .n o. Donnelly. The probably fatally in poandssiand thrarikthaty pa red are eight in number, and all er. Lews W. Parker. Wednesday at with the exception Of one belonged Greenville, w-hen, asked concerningl to the construction crew. the actonrt of the governrent in or- Driscoll and Donnally. who were 2ering an inverstigation of the aI l- e.wr ebr ftecn !eged pool to keep the price of cot- j F eb a aid wnd ase top up. I hi a hni a rse "The rn mills do not wish ce the ichbrk ou t e chares, to- see a decline in the price of Cot- tb xrs ri.Telcmtv ton." he continued. "and the stand Lasrtly athr fgnr cc t of the governmeat is unfair. Ap- uctor aer swet twenty or parently, It.originated in Wall Street A bleck the ciy etro ca the part of the bears. who have 3atn l. n h nue- e taen selling tr. keep the price Of-verahned buil an re tto donai . y Sethd, wer mer los ete strgan cire a orko andw seseps. Maye, ofArne enteral tWckr Sho TWNT BLCK eito'lokat shein uher cr when to fir. wacu f dssist the bearsut of a d onemma the uipat of oth inalMy ec insthe exprs ofn The lty coo t Souher mllshasben t sutanslfouetre. Wndile engineereportd that .triess aditths echy ae-ducr ler ha nde r ar-terepotrried e t a tenita upn that cofar dow an wh, agreement th on nd ed tn-h city. were whHayne ran ron and r tosowr WET IDK Bl out prot th sagain cath e t of the Large Part of fra n a es Swere Ion nt the ik Thang at of b t t ' a w ton~ a icltract of tho'erayi :eefer to ak aemn bea yad a th oaaned persons- wind, thu re Aouthern mof Georgiake carof unde-drmls, whchereeou apLaearlesb et ton endredin Nw Yrk.I .La. shortng. at ortolok St sGendsra tticersham citened yr whickscape the ravag estroythe rihknow thouhnt the sesown the sean nded builings any re grlsamt heata diE.ul job Smto get fivetind i famrlesre bosesingmared -n -a vjuset eadof c ac sto a o r erson ae bho eenrnee.o e thce ofArcttoreln GenrattWncker- It wasf Eals eigh O'coDkSt chnge. pren seascton ithis iffcl to vdanrhatrydrcinfo aswat the bafr pric or atdhemm thcusnsosciorianyrec ity:lin t frmkt Tebeffrt on f thecoutsedirts of y u rning Man Sthrn it has been oiz nsefot Wiei wsrpred that probesay t cents end they produe-eea ie adbeotdrn areprned tatei upic tenee N the ecmpentedin uondyn-wh eYrk Therei i Jnuaythg mn-amtng oth3eauilds as fndsina fairce oflegi theoiy adreecn-tb .toy Sunday afterhattere0ter certe tortesto bagns the maret by ter handcres oferinme otaes wer governmeint' pwer unity foing and thi brnemd t cfeon and ahiichmon tineyeia ticosue aof toheirplase nerlthn ousn tereons noerle thsn the fcotto ake prices. rahdsee Idenedcaonee.erapastob Aamsng tof mGrergae wounerl he bodeyng ha aprtlyon fth thedsev" mae r chaes a.e city where founpd fhe a agesh or the "Te b s.ati n eis Bhis: an-d wieeks.e Coroer Wt oors t he aneedy nowntherswoughou thepl asn the viain some fnnoas my a 'uilo have hald to divrcuthjobto whic cnad folpam eshe beng wasreud ls adu t t cotton goodsllto a loin hidn byme u*eg o t n prty with dclni the price cto. ofitHewrgodcoh.waaou tth scarit p reain s, incotn dur- fiv fetegt. nh i .'g ht an igthhe prntseso t i thl trswr o itre oscr say~e hat the ahfirh pric fo ptheiI com- aIdsrito.Th oy a e hink int h abeend weinzer weeth edtatocludrtkn s roabe or ets tioedb the ropcern adwl b ed edn retrentedn tht fair~ paceI Noey Iyrher deompse o diy.o ht egri anedgiinnl pronuearticemnabua5yarll asfudi .ht were advers t o si e of rtevaln cr P ie m n Fark. to Greensboo. N . "rcson the echmmodte madeg tco scodsorn-a os ls pred rs f- alt ~ rare mOap- blneadfl otegon.srk eoxingm ate iua nt..hpn and ha e cttn t lowe prices hould thus gon o hcono .allin tet maket hreogversoloheie hemselves. ed purchasshhaseibee ythers wo are'tte siplyarting the wiebinoertdpn.Hwa ars he price torl delivertwich! are 'riily edue.!,buyr by marie boys Shdayi caftdenoo.Oh godswll~'xthiretioeofter tha cad bearigtenmso value otRichmondncalfe'andsa Rofhthed redued ~ri' f fuure: w er clo thn hu se F ran e Lis o rcl ue t i thee i eervr.asot o blive a The renchhadiapoarentlyaseenp1a ,n bnrrnl 'emndorcotonInedin nuer ound avafon onte rsix thefal il e pice sstine safees. Coraone d hled ay n forth- spt a' onat.In ll r estifgmatin fal t w ound nohing fint .huity seclvey sold cwitsu hvnH- aroplneyasomte capieinatr -The ough th r n milser laoe not wi d atahrees.t0fet trge er hsee ,'r deefne ithe'price sii of He r" eod codtswaaou : rkttn fo t' tw oa h.o resos In - She fve fe It i nches u i n) haeight and test plnac' to a!cieabhe pexthwighe mater 'Mr. poundesh. The a of hacuchsetot->on the So'tr i ae trey Geralo dre tosecure'ea gredto ae the ghtpricesNprwvanl-hf cial descriptbon. The nody wasure n'or horing te avean witerere amove tha lawa ofder.Takin, te rore or lessn jtiied on the cop ,cabnshelnfthen cwttl behe. pendn rnt-tur. Ithe rsecod pace bee L' fur.f.ther effort s tohdetey . llat wha!: th.- idze thaeae rrte of the rop.'a t a roseir. In what shoul d ar coetlepg-yp~s ate o oi t prie foh t to f e t ahvll.ntwe ti aocr' ~ "nit the exchsance o the re a -singn osllwn .'' o' r nices f:r fall coan are nof af-p-~ ~ S u e:lel a ca o roximastwho are -ntcrnts: and th ar tsink tat s nhes,- t~r~n nitaneo prices shouldra r e tati t. . veall. n I houlgh n ate ra ac tge ers as oc - eLereein m:ie rt oh prtof thepethswohaeaitoel'r earsbahe price beord talheivepoes htte aesl.