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1^4 i m', S' --*!■ MMtf m. ®t: :t. ^ m H --' . = :*^- ; r?-y i;ea agai( i’Tom 3 No SemuUcce of Disorder. i'he ciectionB promised by the 1', visional presiderit, General Hi-erici were iieid today .and re 'v/;us no yf.'iribbince of dis- lii ci ty (]uar:e;' oi the city. . eiv pauois wt’ie on i;hestree«; u iieithei' police nor ti'oops had bui their ir-ua! duties tf.' ]>er' ■form. .’he poiiing piaceB at 9 o’clock •.; .i remained operi until noon let^ lii^y CiOtvCd for iunch. , .;>> Nver:.' i\i0pened at 3 and &1, to -5 o’clock ofiicials > ^‘i'e in atlfciJUUKce at eacri poll- ii place, representing the vari- ( us parties. They assi.sfed in i e preparation of ballots when iivcessa.i’y bucolfered no coerc.ion u. suRgestion as to how the ap plicant should vote=_ ] he election (-fficials appeared L\> be a representative class of I idzens—clerks, smail basinesa li fji!, railroad eu'ipluyes and shop . >rkers of the average class. ihe polling’ places, of which I i.ore are sa-d to De 982 averag- . K one to a city block were iL-cititd in ihe entrances of build- I g-s. generally, but in some in- b ances were set up on the side- . uks or t‘;ft corners of public* iiuaros, E^ich had a table on . uich v. ti'e spread tickets of the arious candidates. From these .e voter made his selection, . ),^ned, folded and dehvervd it the election officials who de- i ;sited it in the presence of the' . (ter hi the ballot box, dal lot boxes considered of all rts of receptacles from a shoe .. X to a plush covered jewel casket or a glass jar borrowed om a neighboring- drug store, i’iiere Vvas no secrecy about . e voting AU the world could Sk on and observe which bai- iot was selected. As tiie vote was deposited the .ime was checked on the regis- -'icion list previously prepared i ough peisoni'.] visits of a de> 1 i'nated official to the houses in jurisdiction. Alanuel Calero, liberal candi- ■ te did not. Tonignt he salo; I understand ilie voting was .eeedingly duli. ^ Nobody^ ap- •:-3,rs to believe in the serious- ■3S0I the ele,cLion. On account the poiitcat constitutionalist adherents who asb^^erted that the citizens .would be afraid to express a free choice. ^Soldiers w^ere voted fii'st. Their officers cast votes for them, ask ing e.i.^ch man his choice, after the ^un-iKon h^id been told they miy;it vo:e, for wiioai they plea^'- e'i. Without exception, so far as ki'-ovvii the m^'-n replied “Huerta” News tiiat tlio soldiers were voting- created mild excitement and after liiat a small numbers oi; citizens appeared to vote. It is probable that not eriongVi pricintw were opened and votes cast in Piedras Negras to comply with the constitutionalist require' mcnts, iVIany V(.ters a;ppe;jred to regret theeioc'io^i a joke in which the Americans were the butt. last January Ruth, 17 years old, also selected Olathe for a place to marry Paul .Pickens, a Ghic.af:o «i;]etricii!h. Pre&idenf Rctanns To Capital, Ian ::oadilions many ■fused lO vote. 1 myself did Had we indirect ballotin > > ^vould hEive done so ^ Gam bos, candidate of the F, - ^ — — '.thoiic party on the other hand St a ballot for Sen or Calero. cveithes of these candidates car- J to expiess an opinion as to nechci a sufficient number of •ilots iiad been deposited to vnake the elections etfective. Few of those wiio went to . e polls took the' trouble to te for either senators or de puties. vVith hands playing in the ;■ t.oiic p^irks and the sireets iiii- , wiih t'l'j usual Sunday throngs i-.-xico L'iiN’ j.ii-t^ented its custo- ^''y L.ii appt'iirancy: t: .v.-i.'j no suggestion of dis- doi.s Kiu-.r;d.M:'.t upon the eieo- '1 itui uihe piiirols Oij the' increased. I clcc.ioii was attended with gre.ittst apathy. A tour of ■ ; cii;,v L i o'cioji; showed ther-.; ..i-: ./vc,: :.o intfcnorcncc .ULCiiiyt;; at coerciof*. ..3 cxc,^v\,h-igiy '1', V.1V../U .L.UOU - V I’v, l.c . I u c,i r ; i i d Robber Dead. Wadesboro, Oat 28.— One ne gro is dead and another seriously woundv'd, as the cuhnination of a series of highv/ay I'obbers two miles from Wadesboio this after- noon. Three ne^iro farmers one after another were held up_ and robbered on the public highway by two unknov.^n negroes. One of the robbers was kil’ed by a oosse that was organized and started in pursuit by Sheriff Lowery after the robbery had been reported. The robbers had shot and seriously wounded one of their victims, by name of Simon Bennett, whom they shot three times when he refused to be robbed. It is not believed that the robbers it secured much booty. The robberies occured about five oVloek. The last of the three men to be attacked was Simon Bennett, who resisted the bandits and was shot. The rob beries and shooting were report ed to Sheriff Lowery% w^ho start ed a quickly organized posse in pursuit. One of the ' robbers was found and resisted capture. Be was shot and instantly kill ed by the posse. The other ro.Dber escaped. T"he killing of the negro by the posse ocjured «bout 6 o’clock. VYashingtoi), Oct. 28. — Pres^i- dent ,Wilson r-M'urnod to the'Cap- ital tonight at 1:3U o'clock from Mobiie, Aia. ??r:d immediately motored to the Whi te House. .He had nothirig to say about ; exjco. Of! aecfaint of rhe mai-y phases of the sitnaCiOn tht.it had arisen in his absence, the President was unwilling to say until bo had r.cn- ferred witii other Administration officiaJs, what would be the next step by the Uni t.d States. Wlien asked if the United States would annouTiCf; a course of action to bring peace in Mexico or allow the previous ri:.-pudiation of last Sun day's election to stand as his fixed policy, he said: “I am not discussing Mexico at present with ahybody'or making any comn'ients on the situation there " The .President told his friends that he rai-ely had enjoyed a trip so much ns he did his journey to and from Mobile. lESIS E POPULIl Cummios Attacks Biew TariK' Law. Taunton, Mass., Oct. 28.—:Na-j >.1^ ±auu. Timz snows vhat tional politics today was injected interest the Empdre state of Guia- U.. O A...:. 4 1i ■!> i.r» Better Babies Goiit©sits ar© gettbig to toe all iShe rsige. Mrery few days woird reacfiies ttie State Board ol U&acltiu tiliait somswhere olsc in tliQ s'tate anoth&r Befctsr Babies Contest Is toaing started. Greensboro wili bare praba/bly fKbe largest confcest in tbe 9tate, outside xt tbe big one at th© State sFlair Octdb&r 20th to 25-th. Al ready tbe Guilford County authorities report some'W!li^‘.re between 4-00 aad 500 babies entered. Tbe contest -win be beld at tbs Greeasboro fair Cksto- ber to IStb. TIhat shows what ■ .ir ■ ; Vi.'. i'/l i -■ ■ - I’.' r ^ ^ .t diOO?/ by Senator Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa into the Stat i campaign. Speaking here with Congressman A. P. Gardner, Republican can didate for Governor, Senator Cummins attacked the Democra tic tariff Pill and declared tbe rank and file of the Republican party would come info the next. .National convention “on the basis of Republican s-trength in the several states and noc upon the absuid indefensible plan now in force. I look at it,” said the Senator, “the supremacy of the Democratic party is a disaster and we must retrieve it very soon it w„- vv’ould escaoe the fatal con sequences of a policy that nevx'r has failed to bring ruin upon r.he industrial and commercial struc tu.'d whiaii houses the muitii^nde- of uard ^vu\■kin>^■. efficient mo/: a;:d women who have given ikc Unikid States the distinction it :iO'-v onjays, Bpealdng ^'li is ej -(i;-':. (;i of the ti'12'ifi act, 1:: '^norantiy or 1.: V --f ..i ;U. u „vLL 6 ;j’ck)i3K. ;.U,' quivM:, .. Or-. 2G.— . i;.:‘ (i\ or- ... i'h L;,.0^ 0:' U is.t : O'-- V oi i' u 0... .'V.f; ports V.' nic'. ;Oave ten;-; ■ i' i \::\3n ao,; 11- .oitninaiy aoii ooo:; :■ o\Hi:iopreci.se ofinr '■/tilore a youA- passes, ; '. t - * i" ‘'.'i '■) i- i a ^ j. ■ 1 ‘ t oai ■ V(i, .. Oi . o; 1 > ::!;o t/nl;,' ri vai ‘ ih:;,’ i'.)U vciisri. ' (>u - f' .:a, iiu . ^ h.. •.’ ; unr.ifr:i;i ti-uroi ■ ^ : ■ xiin^u-sv 2.230. ' u;-\ i' h::U'. tr-M- ■ ' ;'■■■> V, ; i'c,' iV't';'v - i; \y Q ■ OO^A.V;'!(; ■- . uIk t : w . I5 . taacK;.- C:\- i.o:- air-■ aid. ih;v: : ^c- '! ! -"'iji ^.’0 ;■ in n.;.-o\-ciiizens ■■ -‘'i'■ 0 ••'■t vhe poj.s had . .HO,r;y I'ds mo;;;’- ■ rhu). ;_aiv ir'-i’i- .■■ !u;d bo as th£ ■ > ■ ''0: ii.'tM.- of peac. -' ;'01 -'W-Xh::. GivV, it is ll'i' v‘jd-‘*'a' Kuthori- s to vh..aoe Their view and hur- o i>rep_?i.ralions were made to V. iriiioe election pro^da- tion. . i'- ;0 i ‘ • iV,-0'\;;.'lS i ■ V. - ‘ - L-' i- wiihi . - 'v- y-_,; ii... i;hteris o^ I3a.bfclie Van Pv?; - n^iJ!, IXo. ^O'lB^sO 'i.h .Hf ft:!. ;Oroe;.::^ Kansas side, The latest i- ry Yon Poymg, 19 years oi... Kr.rry left home July 4 for Oki:-,-nora-; Cdy. do lo^o his he -n: ended enteriri-y baiioL^ dad been received d e^ch viuer was required to m^s.i'ame and choice to a lell - . This fact cause protest from incc; ri pai'incr-diio r.o coiiaact a graenhuuse. A few days ago S. ii. iyicQuilien of Oklahoma City visited tiia Van Peyma home, '.the iv:miiv was ea;>er to know ea;>er to (low the con's husiness. ai.i N\’ere progressing, ‘‘Business affairs?’" Mr. Mc- Quilien asked, puzzled. “Well, 1 guess they are all right, ,At leasr, bis wife was well y/her] I left Oklahoma City, and that is Hapy’s chief iate^'est/' 'nien the visitor went on to tell how Harry had marifed the daughter of his nephew a fe'v days after his arrival there. It w;i3 the first news Mrs. Van ■ Peyma had received of the mar riage. The first of the chiidi'en to elope was Maud 26 years old, when she went to Olathe, Kan, a year ago and was married to Wiil Wilt of Pasadena, Cal. Then tabes iu b-er future citizens. If &ny Oubea* sln^'le Nortb Carolina coun ty can boast a larg'&r aggregation of people interested in obild welfare, it la yet to 'bo lieard from, in ttiis connec tion it s.bonl'd fee noted lliat Guiilord wa^ one of tbe first counties in th'© state to talie interest enough in bealtb to employ a health officer for his en tire time. Now; they couldn’t and 'woul'dn’t do ■wi'thout Mm, A fe'sv be- noigbt^d couTKties still tbink they can't afford heaitili officers, but GtilKord can’t affoi'd to be y/ithmit one. Word conies from Asheville that a Better Babies Comtest is started there. At the last raport something like 300 ibabies were entered in that contest, and rno.re w,ere coming in. Thejt con test wall be lieM at the fair, October 6th to 11th. Another 'Contest is .s-chedulGd for Ox ford, ax the Granville county fair, tbe week o£ 0.atober ISth. Ssveral a..nd p'h3''3lc.-a.l and iri&ntal qualities. The day of beauty shov/s 'is'- There is -a liea-ltli contest. “Sa.rvy”? 'public spii’'ited womeji th&rs are pro- laoticig the .contest, and all a'Pp.Moa- t;ians for entries should be raad^^ to Airs. A. L. Caipehart, Oxford, N. C. Quite a number of other places aiG hUso arransuig or cont'9tn:platiiig &imila.r contests. The Charlotte la.d.ies and Fair authorities are -said lo be aiiangirig for a Bettor Ba,bies Contast for their Fair the last v/eelv cf this montli. AYiliniugtou will doubtless 'hold a contest, also Wadesboro, Eur- gaw a,D.d other .points. ALeady a Iol of rn.oth.e-i’3 who k'now something about the va.hie o£ these contestt; aucl bie >i>.?nefit to bo do- -rived from them liave signifiec? thei intention of entaring the contest at t.he state fair. The doctors there vri.ll •be the best in the &tate and they will E'pare no palas t.o .point out to moth ers just hov/ 'they can improve their Ibabies. As for prises, there vdll be a 'Set of prizes for Bal-e-ich b-.ables, a,n- other for ^y.ahe CD’i:."ty bailies, an other for the Sasten^ Carolina babies alia aiio-l.he-i'' lor tlie vv'estevii Cr'voliTi‘.i babies. A f^pecial set oi! staU; cham- p-ionship prizes are also offc.’ea for the four ‘best ba’olss in the :0.nte. All in 3il, it ’s a fine move-.Tiient, The 'O'-ate Ber.rtl of jHlealth claims thait the 5p4UO or .$500 offered in. .prizes is the smallest part of the contest. The educational value the parents, will de rive will be worth ,n3-a.ny times the priKs money offered. Inquiries in re gard to the state contest should be directed to the State Board of Health at Ra.leis'h, N. C. NO VOTES WANTED. 'Some one -wanted to know “hmv .you get to vote at the eBtter Ba bies Con't-est at the .State Fair?’’ The ■State Board of Heanth wantis \o in form tl:iis gentlema.n, and all others, for itbat matter, that no votes are wianted and there won’t be any vot ing done. Pretty faces, dimples aad dainty gowns v,^on’t count either. It is a question of merit entirely. The .ba- *M«s -a-re examined by the best jud©^ in the CM North State, by physlciainis -trained noi-ses, and scored oaa 'wetght, n&ig'ht, n.ibasareim'Qsrts Qfeeneboro, Asheville, Oxford, Char^ lotto and Other Towns Arranging to Hold Contests. And Rest Comfortable We have just unloaded a car of Mat tresses and are in a you money in to save uwfcfeawo.iji—w imBwwui.>wrA/v4« N. C Ha IJiJ . ... !&iik - ■ 8. ■ V ■ii: li"' ^ •. .••••. .\j,' Ii. !&1 fe' ^ 0i 0 Iff -i ■ i - i §;;Js II ■ i.irvl.ii.k Bfli ®'"P 1/#^ ,#c^- VI. Stores To ‘..••ii I Xhe States has i. Lrf procian than yesstngs iStd! |i8ss wen 0 l,e decdec ■ates ot tha I \Ve trust t hnd business En this pet ■iosv little t( fcay of. rest by cloBU'Jg jind places ^ 'm that on If ve tosm?!' ar-'l |f v;t!.CHO I' ^^ £ li I 1 i ■'* 5j)jv iu nos tj ofhiS'.Oi-y sevei'ol sioi [ .-jphi;; is f-ij afiO. J;'50V !■> the lihc.^ tO'- Iby sig:;i;ng their pij.ces day. City DrujE ( Central L A> V Ray, . Barlingtol C. H. I)-a( Merchant C. B. Ellil Pepsi Coh J. B, Fai II Gohki I M. Ani B. Goodiir B. A. Sell Cates Ui (Claod Catei B:r;'h.ngt H. M. Loi h, W. Jai Standard I (Co. iJ. R. I. J, Ma The Sta Foust, Mgr| Eimira G Daisy Ho| John H Aiunuinc Es:aie Co Sec. & ive, Mr. Erne iHove s'.,'lii. K. V/. Tr H-olt F- u a A, •‘'i I-. 1 .L -r V , . 1 ,, i'
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