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VOL. XIII. FORT MILL, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1904. NO. 2(5.
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DEATH IN A STORM
Tropical Hurricane Develops Great
Force on Northern Coast
S MOW NED AT WILMINGTON, DEL.
A Tuq of the American Dredging
Company Swamped in the Delaware
Riven?New York Was Visited
by a Terrific Wind, Rain and
Thunder Storm.
New York, Special.?A number of
lives were lost, much, property damaged
and several ships were wrecked in
the rrtorm which swept up the Atlantic
coast last night and Thursday.
It was one of the fiercest September
storms on record?thunder and lightning;
adding terrors to a howling gale
"w'.iich swept drenching sheets of rain
^over sea and land. At night telegraphic
reports say that the storm has swept
out into the ocean from the Canadiacoar.t.
The greatest loss of life was near
Wilmington, Del. The tug Israel W.
Durham, with a crew of 6 men, ond
sour otner men, employes of the American
Dredging Company, was swamped
lu the Delaware river early during
the height of the storm. Eight of
the ten persons on the little craft were
di owned. From farther down the coast
?Jacksonville?comes the report that 5
men were drowned off Charleston. This
report was brought in by one of tho
coast liners.
'Halifax, N. S.. is now mourning
a $500,000 fire. While this fire was not
directly due to the storm, the flames
were fanned and driven forward by the
high wind which prevailed.
New York suffered comparatively lit
uie. The wind and rain and lightning
and thunder were terrifio, but little
damage war, done. Nineteen coal barges
wen t adrift In the bay and
their wreckage strews the shore from
tb? battery to the narrows, but no lives
were lost. Several small vessels also
went ashore on various parts of the
coast near New York. One fatality was
reported in this city when a piece of
cast Iron fire escape was blown from a
building and struck Carl Hertzner, killing
him instantly.
A Ashing steamboat. Joseph Church,
of Green Port, N. Y.. struck on Peak's
Hill bar. today and was smashed to
pieces. The captain and crew of 21
men were saved.
From Wilmington, Delaware,
comes the news that great destruction
was caused by the storm. Trees were
up-rooted, houses flooded and crops |
ruined. In Chesapeake Day the storm j
was particularly fierce. In-coming |
steamers arriving at Baltimore report
that never before in their experience
iias such a severe gale swept down on
them at this time of the year. One
man was seen adrift in a small row
boat in Chesapeake Day, but it was impossible
to rescue him. The storm was
accompanied by a cold wave.
New York State Ticket.
Saratoga, N. Y., Special?The Repulican
State convention adjourned at
2:30 p. m. Thursday, after nominating
unanimously the ticket for State officers
forecasted by the Associated Press
at- follow:
For Governor, Frank W. Hlgglns, of
Cataraugus.
For Lieutenant Governor, M. Linn
Bruca, of New York.
For Secretary of State, John F.
O'Brien, of Clinton.
For Attorney General, Julius M. Mayer,
of New York.
For Comptroller, Otto Kelsey, of Livingston.
For State Engineer and Surveyor.
Henry A. Van* Alstyne, of Columbia.
For Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals,
Edgar M. Cullen. Democrat, of
Kings.
For Associate Judge of the Court of
Appeals, W;n. E. Kerner, Republican,
oi Monroe.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Fourteen plucky negroes, fishermen,
woo crossed the Charleston bar Tuesday
morning have not returned, three
ore known to be drowned and there is
only a bare possibility that the two
other boat-loads were picked up by a
passing vessel.
The Italian Government is trying to
secure the return of the ancient cope
stolen from Ascoll and later cold to J.
P. Morgan.
Two Killed in a Bridge Accident.
8tillwater, Minn.. Special. ?The
bridge across ake St. Groix, which is
a half mile long, extending to the Wisconsin
side, caught. Are late Thursday
afternoon. The fire created eoxne
commotion and the fire amsaratus in
responding to the alarm was followed
by the usual crowd of persons. Tho
flre had so weakerod one end of th^
spans of the ralher ancient structure
that when the fire apparatus and the
crowd attempted to cross, it fell Into
the water, twenty feet below. Abru
twenty persons were precipitated witl
the wreckage Into the water. Adolpt
Boo, aged 22, end Goorge M;'C'rath
aged 16, were killed, and flvo other
wore aerlously injured. The financial
email. 1
news mouonoiT the country
Paragraphs of Minor ImperMricfe
Gathered From Many feourcea.
Through the South.
It is expected that the Norfolk and
"Western Railroad Company will build
another coal pier at Lambert'* Point.
Returns from the fifth Louisiana
Congressional primary sho\V the overwhelming
nomination of Congressman
J. E. Randell, OVer O. C. Hawkins.
The Governor of Georgia has ordered
h court-martial to try the military officers
implicated in the Statesboro lynching
ofTair.
It is said in Charlottesville that public
sentiment on the McCue murder has
not changed, but the people are satis- j
nod with what has been done for the
present.
Col. W. H. Patterson, formerly of
Philadelphia, died at his home at Russcllvllle,
Tenn.. aped 70. He was a
son of General Robert Patterson, a distinguished
soldier and aatrlot.
All of the 200 negro excursionists who
were on the steamer River Queen when
she sank a lumber seow were saved.
More complete returns from the second
Democratic primary show the nomination
of J. O. Patterson, of Barnwell
county, over S. G. May field, as Conpressman
from the second district of
South Carolina to succeed T. G. Croft.
Mrs. H. C. Corbin and n party rodo
from Manassas to Washington In automobiles
in 3 hours and 5 minutes.
Captain John A. Webb, of Jackson,
Miss., secretary of tho Southern Rail- j
road Commissioners' Association Tuesday
issued his official call for the meeting:
of the association to take place In
St. Louis, October 25. All the railroad
commissioners from the Southern
Slates are expected to be in attendance.
Washington Happenings.
President Roosevelt's letter accepting
the Republican nomination for the
Presidency was made public at Oyster
Day.
Mr. Roosevelt heard a sermon on
"The Peace of the World" preached at
Christ Episcopal Church. Oyster Ray.
Five hundred members of the Fifth
Massachusetts Regiment met Judge
Parker at Esopus and all clamored for
a handshake.
The commerce of the United States,
with its non-contiguous territory, the
ihni iisciii year was \aiueu ai $iua,&st>,308.
Democrats in Washington believe the
declination of Senator Kearns to stand
again for election will help that party
materially in Utah.
Receipts of crop money at the Treasury
Department this year aggregate
$7,145,000.
In the North.
The election in Maine resulted in a
Republican majority of $37,000.
John Isaacs, a negro, shot and severely
wounded Maddie McGill, slightly
wounded Claude Gardinen, who was in
an adjoining room, and then committed
F.Icide, in New York.
Foreign Affairs.
The condition of Prince Bismarck is
reported as extremely critical.
The Russian Baltic fleet sailed for the
Tar East.
New and bloody anti-Jewish riots
took place in Russia.
Emperor William was welcomed to
Mocklenburg-Schwerln. the home of the
Crown Prince's betrothed.
Natives of New Guianet who murdered
German missionaries were captured
and put to death.
Mme. Melba's automobile accidentally
ran over and killed an aged man in
ParlB.
King Edward congratulated the officers
of the British Antarctic expedition
which has returned to England on the
ship Discovery.
The Emperor of Russia has reecclved"
a dispatch from General Kuropotkin
announcing that a considerable force
of Japanese has been seen southward
cf the village of Blniupuza, 36 kilometers
southeastward of Mukden. No
further engagegents are reported.
Miscellaneous Doings.
Reports from cities along the Rio
Grande river state that the heavy rains
which have been falling for several
dcys have ceaeed and the river is now
receding. All danger from the flood
which threstenpri RIn Oranrlo fitv h??t
now passed.
The latest news from Presidio. Mexeo.
is to the effect that nothing renins
except the Catholic church,
liieli is located about a mile or more
om the river. The people are herded
rether on a hillside and many of
cm are In need of the necessaries of |
e. Two hundred and eighty-six are I
vithout homes and unable to provide
;or their present needs.
Government officials outside the classified
list are taking ah active part in
the campdlgh for President Roosevelt.
General MacArthur, comanding the
Pacific division, urges an increase of
troops there.
Rev. Father Stanton found no less
than 152 new species of parasites in the
Philippines.
tlelaware Democrats nominated
Caleb S. Pehhewell for Governor.
Connecticut Democrats began tholr
State convention at New Haven.
Major Ryals Dead.
Savannah, Oa., Special?Major M.
Garland M. Ryals died here Tuesday
afternoon after having had his right
leg amputated on Sunday because of
aiaooiic gangrene. He was 65 years or
age. Major Ryale was one of the most
prominent planters in Georgia. He
was a pioneer in the truck-growing industry,
having extensivo lands near
this city under cultivation and peach
farm in Worth County, this State.
Marked For Slaughter.
Thomasville, Or.. Special.?Several
days ago James Homo, a leading
merchant here, received an anonymous
letter advising him that he had
been marked for slaughter by a "He
fore Day Club." The writer profess
n<l fn ho o frlon J \f?- t T ?1 I
w uu ? 4i IVIIU V/l 1*1*. nunit*, wnu
desired to save him. The letter wa1followed
at an early hour Thursdav
morning by tho firing of Horne'?
store. This was done with kerosene
and was the work of Incendiaries.
Early risers saw the Are and extln
guished it with slight loss.
Damage at Newport News.
Newport News. Va.. Special.?During
a terrific wind and rain storm, which
raged here Wednesday night, the Chesapeake
& Ohio steamer Louise, broke
from her mooring at the ship-yard and
was blown several miles out into James
river. Two tugs recovered the vesnel.
Wires were prostrated, fence* leveled,
telegraph and electric light poles uprooted
or felled in several parts of the
city. No serious damage to shipping in
the harbor is reported.
A Train Held Up.
Ilr>vj Mnlno. 1 Cnnnlol \ .
dits perpetrated a successful hold-ui
of a passenger train on the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific, near Celts. Iowa,
early Tuesday morning. The statements
of expressmen are that the robbers secured
no money, though the safe was
blown open and the contents taken.
The officers assort that the safe contained
merchandise of some value,
company papers in transit, etc., but no
money. *
Seven Die in a Fire.
New York. Special.?Seven persons,
wore burned to death and six others
were Injured seriously in a fire which
partially destroyed a tenement building
at Nos. 68-70 First streeet early Tues
day. More than 20 families were
c.sleep in the building and thrilling
acts of bravery completed their rescue
by the firemen and police. It was shortly
after 2 o'clock when the alarm was
given. Within the few moments that
had elapsed the flames were found to
have gained great headway from the
first floor and the neighborhood was in
1 panic of terror.
By Wire and Cable.
Prince Herbert Bismarck is critically
ill at Friedrlchsruhe, Germany.
German army miujeuvers began near
Schwarln.
Governor Montague announced that
he would be a candidate for United
States Senator to succeed Senator Martin.
The campaign in the Northern Neck
cpened in a lively manner.
The cases of Sunday lnw violations
thnt ropAntl v
.....V iivaicu a rur 1U AICAUQdria
were nolle prossed.
Minister Barrett has been instructed
to try to settle the boundary dispute
between Panama and Colombia.
Arkansls election returns show a decreased
plurality for Gov. Jefferson
Davis, Democrat.
Assistant Secretary of War Oliver
will require members of the Fourteenth
Battery to testify In the Athens (Ohio)
shooting affray before considering the
question of their transfer.
The charter of the Tidewater Railway
Company has been amended by the
Corporation Commission in Richmond
to include Mecklenburg county in the
route.
Former Secretary of State Richard
Oinev spent six hours with Judge Parker
at Rosemount.
Ten thousand Knights Templars paraded
through the streets of San Franrisro.
Thp mutilated hnrtv of
Vaugban was found on the railroad
trccka near Ashland.
A cyclone destroyed several buildings
in Princess Anne county.
The heart that is full of Joy always
has reom for another's sorrows.
Grape Vine Has Grown Large.
There is a grape vino on the Erastus
Peck farm in New Haven, Vt..
said to be 50 years old, that is 150
feet long and 22 laches In clrcumfer
ence at the base. ,
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VESSEL MUST LEAVE
Uocle Sam Will Demand a Strict Observance
of Neutrality Laws
DECISION IN CASE OP THE LENA
The Russian Auxiliary Cruiser Will
Have to Depart From San Fran- ,
cisco in a Short Time or Remains
Until the Termination of the Russian-Japanese
War.
Oyster Ray, 8pecial.?The Russian
auxl'.lary erulser Lena, which put into
the port of 8in Francisco Sunday,
presumably from Vladivostoek, either
will havo to leave that port within a
brief time prescribed by this government
or will havo to dismantle. That
ii> brief, it can be stated authorittativoly,
is the decision of the American
government.
If in the judgment of tho experts
who aro making an examination the
vessel cau bo made seaworthy in 24
hours, orders will bo issued to her
commnnder to leave port at tho expiration
of that period. Indeed, it
may be within tho diseretion of the
government to give her eommander a
I llltlf. mnrft H ni? if
w ?". V v.M.u ?? mac uu aufisauii;.
On the contrary, if the report should
Bhow that the ship is in actual need
of extensive repairs, and the overhauling
and the making of the repairs
would occupy any considerable
time, the captain would be directed
to dismantle the vessel and
she will remain in that condition
till the termination of the Russian
Japanese war. It is not anticipated
that serious difficulties or embarrassments
to this government will grow
out of the pending incident.
The State Department, through
which matters pertaining to the arrival
and examination of the Lena
are being handled, has notitied Mr.
Takhira, the minister of Japan in
Washington, of the action of this
government and of which It expects
to do in the future. He has expressed
his satisfaction at. the present
status of the affair.
The Case of the Lena.
Wa. hington. Special.?The development
of the day, so far as it related
to the Russian cruiser Lena in San
Francisco, was the clearing of the official
muddle into which the case has
gotten, owing to the doubt of which
of the five departments of the government
should deal with it. It was
finally decided by the Prseldent that
the State and Navy Departments
should treat the case, acting jointly,
a decision calculated to greatly simplify
its handling.
Ovor night came a telegram from
\dmiral Goodrich, at San Francisco,
showing that on his own initiative
he had caused one of his expert officers
to make a preliminary examination
of the Lena and he was ahle to
report results, namely, (hat temporary
repairs would occupy six weeks' time,
and new boilers would involve eight
months' delay. The President approved
of this action by the admiral
and decided that hen should continue
to handle the case in San Francisco,
under instructions from the State
and Navy Departments. This involved
a further expert opinion of
the 3hlp.
The admiral adopted the precaution
of guarding the Lena with his own
vessels, a courso also approved by
the Department. Agreeable to the
President's instructions. Acting Secretary
Adee, for the State Department,
and Captain PJllsbury. for the Navy
Departmert, had two conferences during
the diy and the result was the
preparations of instructions to Admiral
Goodrich. There is good ground
to believe that they contemplate the
allowance of sufficient time to the
Lena to make sufficient repairs. However,
there is growing belief here
that the vessel will be obliged to intern
in the end, for it is scarcely
doubted that by the time she cou'd
be made ready to go to sea and would
be obliged to leave if she desired to
preserve her character as an active
warship, one or more Japanese would
bo off the Golden Gate ready to sink
or capture her. foreseeing such an
event as a request for the right to
intern, the officials have already been
giving some attention to the solution
of the question as to what shall be
done with the crew?whether they
may be allowed to return to Russia
on parole or must be Interned on
their ship in San Francisco harbor.
On this point no decision has been
reached.
A Derelict Picked Up.
New York, Special?The steamei
Pathfinder arrived from Norfolk with
the derelict British schooner Thete
in tow. Pathfinder picked the
derelict up at sea last Sunday
near the Five-fathom bank lightship,
while bound from Norfolk for
Boston with a cargo of coal. When
she sighted the derelict her sails were
all set. She evidently had been
^a^tlly abandoned after being in collision
with an unknown vessel. The
ate of her crow la unknown. Her
larboard side was stove ir.. hut otherise
the hull was :n good condition,
he was leaking badly, but. was kept
'float by the cargo of hard pine timjor
in her hold. The Theta is a threemasted
schooner of 420 tons register.
CLAIMS COMPLETE HARMONY |
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Bhechan Denies That There Is Frlo*^
tlon Between the Executive Committee
and Chairman Taggart.
Indianapolis. Special.?The following
letter was received at State Democratic
headquarters:
Democratic National Committee.
Sept. 12. 1904.
Hon. Wm. O'Brien, Chairman Democratic
State Committee Indianapolis,
Ind.
My Dear Sir: I have received your
letter of the fifth Instant, referring to
the persistent effort of the Republican
press to create the Impression that a
lack of harmony exists between Mr.
Taggart and the executive committee
of which I am chairman. While these
reports have not escaped my attention*.
I have not deemed It necessary to contradict
them, or to notice them in any
way. They aro absolutely without
foundation, obviously manufactured by
the opposition for want of better campaign
material. From the very outset
there has existed between the members
of the executive committee and the national
chairman a perfect understanding
and accord upon all questions relating
to the management of the campaign.
Nothing has occurred, or can
occur to disturb the harmony of our
labors, least of all the Imaginings of
tho Republican press.
Very truly yours.
WM. F. SHKEHAN.
Maine Casts Heavy Vote.
Portland, Mo., Special.?The Republicans
carried the Stato In tho bi-ennlal
oiection Monday, returns up to It
o'clock at night Indicating: a plurality
of about 33,090 for William Cobb, the
republican candidate for governor,
compared with 33,384 for Hill, the party
candidate four years ago. Early
returns shows that the democrats havo
prouamy maae siignt Kama in not 11
branches of the legislature, but that
the body will remain strongly republican
and will probably re-elect United
States Senator Eugene Hale. The
vote was the heaviest cast since 1888.
At 11 o'clock Monday night Governor
John F. Hill sent telegrams to
President Roosevelt and Chairman
Cortelyou, of the republican national
Committee, claiming the State by 30,000,
the four congressmen bv majorities
ranging from 5,000 to 10.000, every
member of the State Senate and fivesixths
of the House.
Many of the contests Tor sheriff were
bitterly fought.. In Portland, the city
it. which the enforcement of the prohibition
law has always been a subject
of discussion, the present democratic
sheriff. Wm. Pennell, was re-elected
by a plurality of 1,900.
Port Arthur May Soon Fall.
Sanguinary news of the RussoJapanese
conflict is not now even in
evidence and with the practical suspension
of news from the front, the
Interest for the time being centres
in rumors that Viceroy Alexieff has
resigned, as reported Sunday; that
General Kuropatkin is to be replaced
by Lieutenant General Linevitch,
now in command of the forces at
Vladivostock, and other statements
which cannot be traced to authentic
sources, but all of which if true
would huve a most important hearing
on the situation. One Russian correspondent
points out that when the
Japanese withdrew from the Russian
front, it is usually the precursor of
their appearanco on the flanks and
)w. tkinba ~
niiiiao mr in JII anuun JMUUL IU ??
winter campaign. Interest again
turns to Port Arthur and to the effect
which the Russian defeat at IJao
Yang Is likely to ha\e on the garrison
there, and the fear is expressed
that the siege will soon end in disaster
for Russian arms.
Food Scarce at Mukden.
Mukden, By Cable.?Monday night
rain again fell in torrents and it is still
drizzling. The roads are impassable and
military movements ore at a standstill.
The town is so crowded that foodstuffs
are almost unprocurable. Prices have
trebled and quadrupled. The division
sutlers lost almost all their supplies
during the Russian retreat. Civilians
are besieging the railroad station and
other eating places, hut it is well-nigh
Impossible to get food.
Russians Continue to Retire.
Mukden, By Cable.?The Russians
are continuing their retirement, to Tie
Pass. The Japano?e advance is slow,
though the military situation is now
; unfavorable to them. Many Russian
j companies now consist of only 30 men.
! Notwithstanding the Russian reverse
the retreating troops are cheerful.
Telegraph c Brief*.
General Kuropatkln telegraphs to
the Czar that hla army has extricated
itself from its dangerous position.
The British trades union congress,
at Leeds, voted to ask that a minister
of labor with cabinet rank be papointed.
Monsignor Le Nordez resigned as
Bishop of Dijon, France, showing that
be sides with the Vatican in its dis-<
j put with Premier Combes.
It Is announced that Crown Prince
Frederick William of Germany will he
. married in Berlin.
I Princess Louise of Coburg will apply
to the Austrian Court Chamberlain to
b? declared pane,
WINTER AT HARBIN
Russian Armies Have Been Working
Toward Winter Quarters
ALLEGED PLANS ARE MADE PUBLIC
There Yet Remains, However, Tvso
Months Before Extreme Cold
Weather Sets in and These May
Be Changed.
Inactivity of tlio opposing armies of
Russia and Japan continues and no
fighting of a general character is reported.
Information coming from aa
authoritative sourco in St. PetersVnirtr
i?j that f hn Dtiaalona wvlll
? ? >-? mm* vmm? v*?Vi ttli.'iliU 1IO Hill ?t lii^VI
at Harbin, but tho fact that there
will probably be two months of good
weather for military operations before
extreme cold weather sets In. leaves
loom for a revision of this purpose
In the light of ovents that may transpire.
The Japanese aro reported to
bo collecting taxes and otherwise administering
affairs in Manchurila. as
though that country woro conquorod
territory. The publication of General
Kuropalkin's report of the fighting of
August 26, until the retreat upon Mukden,
has created a better feeling in
St. Petersburg. The report distinctly
places upon General Orloff the responsibility
for the failure to hold th?
l..,i.r1l<o In ll.n olnlnlln t!.,l
im i^nin in i in ?i*iiiiit \'l kj > i\an niuuu
and so check the Japanese advance.
General Stoessel reports repulses c
the Japanese at Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, lty Cable. The Emperor
has received the following dispatch
from General Stoessel (commander
of the Russian military force*
at Port Arthur) dated August 28:
"I am happy to report, to your majesty
that at three o'clock in the morning
of August 27, during a violent
rain and thunder storm, tho Japanese
again attempted to capture our left
flank positions, near Port No. 1, and
L'dan Mountain. Their attack was
everywhere repulsed. Our losses
were small throe men killed and
two officers and 'J8 men wounded.
The wounded were brought in and
are being carefully attended. A numhnr
ot' In nunna.-i b??t'-*
w\ i ?f 141'UIIVJC^ V\J? |;r?uo w v/u lvl utavx?
been picked up by us. but thu ooemy
prevented us from to doing by
opening tiro on the hospital attend*
nuts who had been sent out ander
tlic Hod Cross flag."
Another dispatch from Geeeral
Stoesscl to the Emperor, uated September
2, says:
"On the night of September 2. the
enemy attacked Visokaya and I)linnaya
Mountains and tne neighboring
foititrations, opening simultaneously
an artillery Are ou the forts and
mountains. The leading flies of the
enemy with the Japanese columns following
were found In g >od time and
our batteries opened on them .The
leading flies fortunately encountered
some automatic mines and many of
the enemy were blown in the air. The
attack was repulsed in an hour- Our
losses were inconsiderable?oae offl
ccr and seven men wounded.
No More Fighting.
There has been no renewal of fighting
on a large scale between the Russian
and Japanese armies in the Far
East. At St. Petersburg, the people are
harassed br rumors of impending disaster
to General Kuropatkin which
find ready credence because of the lack
of oflleial Information and for the moment
the popularity of the head of the
ItusKian armies in the field la In eclipse.
In that capital, too. there Is much uneasiness
felt lest the Japanese advance
In Manchuria should afford occasion
for the growth of an anti-Russian spirit
In China and the ultimate projection of
that power Into the conflict.
Norfolk Storm-Swept.
Norfolk. Special.-?This entire section
was swept by a wind storm Wednesday
the velocity of the blow reaching F>2
miles an hour in Norfolk. The government
wires along the coast went down
and Information from that section Is
meagre. No marine disasters hnve been
reported. The blow caused many steamers
to leave after schedule time and
Hampton Roads shelters many storm\
hound craft. Telephone and telegraph
pervlce ia being badly crippled and the
river has flooded many low streets, intorf?
ring with the trolley system. A
great amount of minor damage Is reported,
but no fatalities have occurred
so far as can be learned.
Bankers Choose Officers.
New York, Special?The trust compuuy
section of tho American Bankers'
.Association elected E. A. Potter,
of Chicago, chairman. Among the vicepresidents
are T. R. President, of
Chattanooga; J. T. Main, of Radcllffe;
Vn. and W. E. Alien, of CSroensboro,
N. C. F. H. Prion, of Wtnston-8alem,
N. C., was elected a member of the executive
committee