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FIVE CENTS WORTH Or I CANDY CAUSED SHOOTING. SHERIFF INJURED IN- FIG HT WITH MADMAN. ZEB VANCE WALSER IS BUTLER’S CANDIDATE. Cleveland County Boy Filled With ! Bird Shot in Quarrel With Neigh bor Lad. Shelby, June 1.—Lawrence Walk er is in Rutherford hospital with his left arm torn into shreds and his left side and abdomen perforated v/lth bird shot as a result of a quarrel be tween him and Forrest Walker, a neighbor boy of near Lawndale. The trouble arose over five cents worth of candy which Forrest Walker is alleged to have taken away from Sherley Watters, a youth and kins man of Lawrcnce Walker’s. Law rence took matter up wi*th For rest and ftfter pi gcufrle on the ground, Forrest took his shotgun and fired on Lawrence at a distance of 30 feet. Had it not been for the branches and leaves of trees to re tard the force of the shot, Lawrence might have died then and there. His condition is grave. Sheriff Lackey went to the scene and made inquiry, but by the time he got back home, Forrest had walked eight or nine miles and submitted himself to the jailer. The Walker boys are neigh bors but are not related. Forrest is the son of J. Mack Walker, while Lav,Tence is the son of K. J. M. Wal ker, both well known farmers. The rural mail carriers of the coun ty, met here today and elected the following officers: C. P. Goforth, pres ident; G. V. Hawkins, vice president; L. M. Logan, secretary. A. C. Hig gins, C. P. Goforth and, J. B. Nolan were elected delegates to th state convention to be held in Charlotte July 5-6. Iredell Officer Bruised Trying to Sub due Insane Negro. Statesville, June 1.—Sheriff Deaton has been confined at his home the past two or ^hree days as the result of in juries received while struggling with an insane negro. The negro, George Houston^ became very violent and destroyed the padding in the insane cell. Sheriff Deaton and jailor Gil bert entered the cell to subdue him and a desperate struggle ensued, dur ing which Sheriff Deaton’s knees struck the floor with such force that one of them was badly bruised.. Jail er Gilbert was also slightly hurt. A stra'ghtjacket, or insane belt, was placed on the negro, but this failed to hold him. He has been placed in a more secure cell until he can' be ad mitted to the state hospital at Golds boro. Dr. H. F. Long and his associates at Long’s sanatorium found it neces sary a few days ago to amputate a T0:\I}5S AND ISLAND DRUG PLOT EXPOSED. Pt'Iievcs Lexington Man is the Re- pubiii-an’s One Best Bet for Gov- crnnn.—Others Favor Duncan. W.Hiiington, D. C., May 31.—-Zebu Ion Vance Walser, of Lexington, is the man the Republicans should nom- jiiuiio for governor next year, unless conditions change materially, in th^ oi^inion of former Senator Marion M. Builer. In conversation today Mr. Butler talked interestingly and in a hopeful vein of the prospects of the Republi cans for victory in North Carolina next year. Mr. Butler qualified his statement as to Walser by saying that condicions mi^ght change so that Wal ser would not be the be.'jt man. He is positive, however, that under pres ent conditions, Walser could poll majority vote. “Of course I shall be willing to sup- port the candidate for governor that my pai'ty nominates at its next cort- vention,” said the former senator, leg of Eddie Holder, a young white j must name a man who can sat- boy who has been a patient for > both the progressive and stand about a month. The bone of the leg ‘^e party, was infected wi:h tuberculosis. Demps Brown, a young man em ployed at the Bradford Knitting mill, is under bond for his appearance be fore a magistrate to answer a charge of assault on the Holder boy, it is alleged that Brown kicked the boy on the knee and caused the injury. Few Japanese Can Vote. Saturday Evening Post. The population of Japan, exclusive of colonies, in 1909 was 50,225,000 and at the present time is probably 53,- 000,000 or 53,000,500,000, as the an nual rate of increase is about 650,000. Figuring, as we do, that one in five is a male of voting age, there should be a voting population in Ja pan, if suft'rage were universal, of at least 10,000,000. Instead, suffrage is not universal; it is largely restricted. In round numbers about 1,500,000 of the Japanese have the franchise; and of these at a general election \ about a foot square and most of them Rowan Raising Camels. Salisbury, May 31.—The Sparks circus, when it started out on its summer tour left a couple of camels on M. L. Jackson’s farm in this city. This camel family now numbers three a little male camel having been born yesterday. In the breeding of cam els Rowan goes ahead of the other counties of the state. Salisbury’s new city officials have been sworn into ofiice and have set Thursday night as their first' meet ing time. At this time they will take up the business of electing po licemen and other officers of the city. The Carolina Marble Works, of Sal isbury has just completed 40 or more markers to place at the graves of the Confederate dead in the ceme'bery at Thomasville. These markers are like the one held in March of this year, about 80 per cent. vote. Before a Japanese can vote he must be at least 25 years of age and pay 10 yen a year or $5 of d'rect taxation. There are other restrictions also; but these are the general terms. Girl Saves Boy in Sewer. Wilmington, Del. Dispatch. Tailing from the roof of a story building on the side of the new public playground at Third and Mad ison streets, Martin Lannan, aged 14, riOt on’y plunged I he full height of the building, but dropped into Ship ley Run sewer, which flows through the plot, contain the name of the person whose graves they mark, together with the figures 61-65. There are several whose full names were not known and only the last name is found on the marker, while in two instances the soldiers are unknown and only the fig- ing paid for by Briarfield chaptaer ing paid for by rBairfield chapter Daughters of the Confederacy, of four- I Thorn^syille.^^^^ ^he dec'or^^tion />f, markers will take place June 3. Keeper Held on Charge of Supplying Contraband Articles ,to Prisoners.— Say He Received $5,000. New York, May 29.—A widespread system of supplying drugs of various sorts, whiskey and other articles to inmates of the Blackwell’s Island pen itentiary and the Tombs prison was revealed yesterday through the ar rest of Keeper Martin Curry of the penitentiary, on a charge of carrying contraband articles to hundreds of prisoners under his carfe. In York- ville county court Curry was .held for examination Tuessday. Burdette G. Lewis, acting^ commis sioner of the department of correct ion, made the statement later that Curry had received at last $5,000 for carrying drugs and doing other per sonal services for prisoners. It is knovra that the system is wide spread and that the authorities ex pect to make other arrests soon, but Mr. Lewis refuses to give details of of other evidence he has in his pos session on the ground that it might Just now interfere with getting evidence. Walser seems to be the m.an that The system of supplying drugs was could meet these requirements. I So general that Mr. Lwis has obtained am confident we could elect Walser a schedule of rates, which was pass- without even less efforts than we are ed around among those prisoners going to make next year. “With the who were drug users and who could ytate running in debt every day and could afford to purchase drugs in business gone to the bow-wows, the prison. Some of the rates were, business interests, regardless of their One trip to Manhattan to obtain former political affiliations, want a drugs at any designated address, $25; change in government in North Car- special rate for continuous messenger olina. Knowing this to be true, our service covering a period of six Gave Hat to “Criminal.” New York World. Mrs. James J. Bennett, of Montreal, was arrested last night in the St. Paul hotel, 60th street and Colomus avenue on complaint of Arthur F. Dupont, who with his bride, lives at 5 West 64th street. Mrs. Dupont is said to have been the real complainant, al though it was her husband who called in policeman Kellerghan, of the West 68th street station, and said; “I accuse this woman of aiding a criminal out of the state in that she gave him his hat.” At the station house Dupont told party will produce the man equal to the occasion at our next convention.” Not only does Senator Butler ber lieve that his party will elect the next governor, but he thinks the Republi cans will elect at least three congress men at the 1916 election. This pre diction, he says, is based upon the general business depression all over the country, and also because of wliat Mr. Butler thinks particularly bad conditions in his native state, Mr. Butler may be right as to his man, but nearly all of the Republi cans who come to Washington be lieve that E. C. Duncan, of Raleigh, will be nominated on the Republican i^-ket. One man stated today that he was afraid that Mr. Butler would be forced to do what he said some tinie ago he feared he would be com pelled to do, “Vote for Jesephus Dan iels or E. C. Duncan for governor.” Butler is said to have expressed the hope that no such calamity would be fall the State. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and two of his sons took part in the exercises at Arlington this afternoon.' Mr. Daniels readj ia paper forms, pulled the fiags that unveiled the mast of the Maine. The German Note. Salisbury Post. Germany’s reply to the American note proves a disappointment to Rebecca Reader, aged 14, witnessed j Washington officials and ^to^ the whole the accident, and when the boy did not come to the surface she climbed down, waded to the point where he fell, and held his head above water while she called for help. She v/ac unable -,q pic;^ the boy up bv)dily. Patrolman Riley went to her as sistance, lifted Lannan from the sewer, placed him in an automobile, and had him removed to Delaware hospital. His skull is believed to be fractured and he is hurt internally. Miss Reader saved the boy’s life, for he would have drowned while ly ing unconscious in the sewer, but for her action. New York City Spent $26,000 on ,the Fleet. New York, June 1.—The total cost of New York city’s entertainment of the Atlantic fleet during its recent visit and review here ending May 18 was $26,000, according to the report of the mayor’s committee which had charge of the arrangements. The city had appropriated $10,000 and thf public subscribed $27,000. Of this $10,000 has been returned to the sub scribers and $11,000 to the city treas urer. In 1912 it cost $62,000 to en tertain the fleet here. Cornelius Vanderbilt, chairman of the committee, in his report praised the conduct of the enlisted men while on leave in the city and paid a trib ute to the splendid appearance and character. Flowers For Tomcat. Philadelphia Dispatch. If there is a heaven for cats, old Tom Rittenhouse, who died last year, ought to be happy there, because all his little rich friends of Ritten house square, where he lived and died, keep a watchful eye over his grave. Today it is the brightest spot in. this square, frequented by the children of the wealthy. Tulips outline the mound that marks the resting place of Tom, who adopted the square in his youth and lived there for 28 years. Atop the grave the pink and white hyacinths, and more hyacinths, while rosebuds grow in the corners of the little in closure surrounding the mound. The grave boasts granite head and foot stones. nation. Germany evaded the real is sue and postponed a discussion of the matter—it was no ansv^^er, but a dip lomatic makeshift, ct. playing fc(r time and a postponing of the issues. Perhaps this is what might have been expected, but Washington seemed to think that a more direct and more satisfactory reply would result. To the American mind this method of diplomatic evasion does not appeal, and the clear cut statement of the Lieutenant Tinker that his wife, be fore their marriage, had loaned Ben nett some money and had been un able to get it back. He said he had met Bennett in the room of a hotel and was demandinp; the money when Mrs. Bennett came in and, picking up Bennett’s hat from a table, gave it to him, which made it possible for him to get to the street and disappear. Mrs. Bennett was arraigned in' night court before Magistrate Mur-- phy, to whom Dupont repeated the charge, “You are discharged,” said the' magistrate. “Next case.” Mrs, Ben-- nett left the court smiling. Business Better Over the Nation. Business is getting in'to normal tracks again, not only so, but the in dications are that there is more than normal time ahead of -the country. A Washingcon dispatch says: “Encouraging reports are 'coming to Washington from every section of the United States. Business is pick ing up everywhere. “The exports of this country are growing by leaps and bounds and the farmer and the manufacturer will feel the boost if the tide keeps rising. “The President has been informed months, $17 a trip; minimum rate for the same service covering a period of one year, $15 a trip. Among the articles which keepers are alleged to have carried are mor phine, heroin, whiskey, tobacco, candy, toothbrushes, tooth-paste, soap and stamps. The authorities now have affidavits from more than 20 persons, prisoners or their friends and relatives on the outside, who were induced to pay Curry various sums of money for ex tending extra privileges. According to Acting Commission er Lewis, John F. Bryne, until three months ago a keeper on Blackwell’s Island, working under Curry, assist ed the latter in the scheme. Bryne asked to be transferred to the Tombs three months ago. This was done, and on Friday last he resigned. There have been several other resignation? on the island. According to Mr. Lewis, when Bryne was transferred to the Tombs he immediately classified 1,200 pris oners until he had a list of those whom he regarded as drug users and able to pay well for dru^^. William who acted as agent for Curry, was then sent as a trusty to the tombs, to work for Bryne. Josephs was made captain over all the tier men (the trustees who have the run of the cor ridors) and he would be the connec tion between the prisoners and Keeper Bryne, who was working with Currj'^, according to Mr. Lewis. ' I'lXmXITXTXXXTIXTYTTTTTTTTTTm THINGS FOR MEN! We were extremely fortunate this year in the selection of our stock of FURNISHINGS. We bought a line that will appeal to the most fastidious dresser. We handle the celebrated A. B. KIRSCHBAUM CLOTHING THE FABRllC IS EVERY GARMENT Stock of Shirts, Shoes, Hats, Underwear, Socks, Etc., is Coinnipltte and you will have no troublle in getting suited. Stowe Clothing and Shoe Co. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILROAD American position deserved a differ-! that where one ship was under con- ent reply. The President is preparing a reply which will speak to the same end as the first note, and in an able, states manlike manner speak for neutral safety and rights and the cause of humanity. To President Wilson we may leave the issue, and supporting him, expect this country to come out of this unfoi*tunate situation with dis tinct credit and also render to hu manity a service. America today is calm and self possessed because such a man sits at the White House. “Can’t Keep Country Back.” New York Sun. So long as the crops of the coun try continue to pile up in bumper pro portions, James J. Hill will be op timistic. The fertile plains of the middle west forms the basis of pros perity, and so long as they give forth their rich yield everything else will follow in due course. In speak ing of improved conditions, he said: “There is one all-important fact to remember. The agriculturaal crops of the country have a yearly value of $10,000,000,000 or more than the gold mines of the world produce in 25 years. With a backing like that no one, or no one thing, unless it be the cheap demagogue politicians, can keep this country back. “There is going to be enough grain to go around this year. A good big acreage of wheat will be planted in this country. It may be estimated that the acreage planted in Germany, Austria and France will be between 40 and 45 per cent, under the aver age. The American farmed ought to get i crop. struction in this country a year ago two are being built now. The de mand for American vessels is in creasing. “An increasing share of the im ports and export^ of the United S'cates,” said a report issued by Sec retary Redfield, today, “is being car ried in American vessels. The total value of our imports and domestic ex ports in the eight months from Au gust 1, 1914, to March 31, 1914, ac cording to the records of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, was $2,- 797.000.000, and of this sum $353,- 600.000, or 12.4 per cent, was carried in American bottoms. The corres ponding period one year earlier show ed a total of $2,960,000, of which $246,800,000, or 8.34 per cent, was carried in American vessels. “The proportion of our domestic exports transported in American bot toms rose from 6.57 per cent, in the eight months ending with March, 1914, to 10.25 per cent, in a like pe riod ending with March 1915; while of the imports the proportion brought in American vessels increased from 10.73 per cent, to 16.60 per cent. Short Career of Big Gun. London Times. In a lecture on modern artillery at the Royal institution recently Lieu- tenant-Colonel Hadcock of Elswick, contrasted the life of big guns with that of a butterfly. In the case of the latter he suppos ed that 24 hours would be age. The big gun on the other hand looked ev erlasting, but it only lived when it was being fired, and if an incessant stream of projectiles could be poured a bushel for this year’s wheat; out from it its active life in that I sense would be only 12 seconds. Trains Leave Charlotte Effective May 30, 1915. EAST AND NORTH BOUND. No. 14—5:05 a. m.—Through train for Wilmington, with parlor car at tached. Connecting »■’: Hamlet with train for Portsmouth, Nor folk, Raleigh and all points north and south. Also for C. A. & W. for Charleston. Dining car service, vestibule coaches and sleeping cars to Washington and New York, con necting at Maxton for .A C. L. points north. No. 34—10:10 a. m.—For Raleigh and Weldon and all local points. No. 20—5:05 p. m.—For Wilming ton, sleeping car, passengers can stay in sleper all night at Wilming ton. This train connects at Hamlet for Savannah, Jacksonville and all points south and north. Arriving in Washington 7.10 a. m., in New York 12:57 p. m. No. 16—7:50 p. m.—Connecting at Monroe for Atlanta and all points south and southwest, also connects at Monroe with fast train for Nor- fdlk, Richmond, Washington and New York, through steel vestibule coaches. Pullman sleeping cars to New York, dining cars Rich mond to New York. WEST BOUND. No. 15—9:05 a. m.—Local for Ruth erfordton, connecting at Bostic with C. C. & 0. for all points on that line to Johnson City, Tenn. C. & N. W. points north at Lincoln ton. No. 31—3 :25 p. m.—Local for Ruth erfordton, from Raleigh and Wei don, connecting at Lincolnton with C. & N. W. for points on that line. For further information call ’phone 180, City office, 32 W. Trade St. JAMES KERR, Jr., T. P. A., Charlotte, N. C. JOHN T. WEST, D. P. A. What Will Happen to YourO R. F. D. Roiste on July 1st* July 1st the Postoffice Department vvi!! discontinue or reduce service on all rural routes that are not receiving the required number of pieces of mail each month. Now is the time to boost your own route and each party mUst do his share. Our Route Building Offer The Semi-Weekly Charlotte Observer . $1.00 The Progressive Farmer .... $1.00 Regular Price ..... $3.00 All Thiree of These Papers, giving' you 5 papers a weeR, 262 a year Foi $1.^3 WE NEVER DISAPPOINT! The Thoughtful Friend. Lem Stone sold Jay Wilkins his bay horse Saturday. It is the same one that ran away and killed Mr. Stone’s mother-in-law last February. OUR DEPOSITORS IN BANK OUR POLICY HOLDERS OF INSURANCE OUR CUSTOMERS OF REAL ESTATE Are always Satisfied for Efficient, Legitimate Service. 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