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; THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, APRIL' 13, 1914. i ; . ' ' "' " SPECIAL CORRES E OF 1 DENG ft I II L. FROM Pl- C HI MA y. Associated Press. i1 Peking, March 13. That Yuan Shi fcai's government is Meed with a seri ous financial crisis is the opinion of a substantial body of foreigners in Pe bdng and the treaty ports of China. These men predict foreign financial fcontrol or a foreign public debt com mission. The difficulty of the situation Is that ti:e president and his support ers are, up to the present, unable to obtain money from the provinces for the administrative requirements of jthe central government. A letter to 'rthe president from the Tutah ((mili Itary governor) of Hunan, accompany ing remittance of $200,000, contains interesting statement of the case from a practical Chinese point of view. ,Tang Hsiang-ming, the Tutuh, says: i "Of late the country has been in a k-urmoil of civil strife and frontier jtroubles, and scarcely a day has pass ed without some military operations. iAfter your excellency suppressed the internal troubles and made ".peaceful Settlements with the powers, the first ghing that attracted your attention was he financial administration, r oreign oans have been resorted to to relieve he country's financial embarrassment, ut owing to the fact that the terms of the foreign syndicates were too harsh, some patriotic 'people have sug gested ways of collecting taxes while others proposed a retrenchment policy. But all these specious words and theo ries can do no real good to the coun try. "During this critical period there seems to be hardly any remedy for the country's financial, troubles. When I read the documents from the central government stating its financial diffi culties and the orders of your excel lency, I gave .vent to my grief in sobs and tears, like everyone else who has the sense of patriotism. "We are in duty bound to relieve the embarrassment of the government. If the provinces do not help, national bankruptcy will result and the na tion will lose its independence. And if-the nation is obliterated, how would the province of Hunan exist alone? I--nearby remit the sum " of $400,000 (Mexican) to the government: "It shoud be borne in mind that the financial condition of Hunan is quite ifferent from that of. other provinces, dierent. form, that" of - other provinces, to' raise double the amount. Our re mittance, though not large, is sufficient to display our patriotism and anxiety over the situation. (Signed) ."TANG HSIANG-MING." This gift, as it might be called, from the province' of Hunan, small as it is; is exceptional. As a rule little or noth ing can be got from the provinces; they are, on the contrary, continually calling. upon the central government for asi'stance, the Tutah threatening that rebellion, or brigandage and loot ing that will implicate the government with foreigners, will' result unless the assistance is forthcoming. , . ..... ... ... The president and his supporters, by employing the army succeeded ' in Nature Still "Casts Out Devils" If you don't think they're REAL '.devils, just let them accumulate as in iconstipation and biliousness. A whole brood of demons appear, such as in: digestion, flatulency, heartburn, pal pitation, dizziness, jaundice, conges tion of the liver. Later these grow iinto Bright's Disease, Typhoid, Mala ria, etc. There's one thing these devils can't stand, and that is Bile. Bile is No "ture's great cleanser and disinfectant. iWhen it's dammed up, all the above troubles appear. Release it and they disappear like mist before the rising sun. That's why salts, mineral wa ters, oil and common laxatives fail They don't release the Bile, but mere ly flush the intestines. Podophyllin (common Mandrake or May-Apple Root) is Nature's own gift to mankind. Since" the days of the patriarchs it has proven the one harm less and certain cure for constipation, because it released the dammed-up Bile. (See Encyclopedia Britannica.) PoDoLax is a Podophyllin formula made pleasant in taste and action, and is for the whole family, children es pecially. You can reason. You know that a free flow of Bile insures a healthy body. You know that no food would be fit for blood food without the Bile to purify it. We insist that PoDoLax will start the Bile that it is done gently without griping without sick ening, and we guarantee it. Don't "Wear-Out" a Cough or Cold Smooth Out with Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey Make Garden Work A Real Pleasure SPADES RAKES 'I GARDEN HOSE 'PLOW STOCKS SPADING Fork You can make your Lawn and Garden Work easy if -you have the right tools to work -with and we have these tools. We have everything that you need. You know the quality, for we handle' only the best. SMITH-WADSWORTH HARDWARE GO. ttr THE QUALITY HARDWARE STORE." m 29East Trade St Phones 64, 65 and 66 New Spring Styles In en s ILow Stioes 'TOE DOWN" This, with the bro ad low heel, makes a flat looking shoe a notably smart shoe. Toes are wide enough to be comfortable, yet taper graceful ly shapeliness without the pinch.. The low shoes men-are buying now are those dull black calfskin and tan calfskin. Prices are $4.00 to $7.00. suppressing the rebellion "of last sum mer but they have not been able to stamp out the element of disorder. In deed, in order to do this they would have to abolish the army itself a mer cenary organization, as .'frontier fight ing .and the recent rebellious have shown, lacking discipline and not yet J developed above 'the idea that the privilege of soldiers is ; the "? right.; to plunder. Yet the 'president has notv the power to, - disband several '"hundred thousand men 'in arms. ; v vTi;- Disorganization throughout the coun try prevents - the government : from col lecting taxes on western lines from the provinces as a whole, . whil eA active-' op position wiiich will last, it is said, as long as Yuan Shi-kai remains presi dent would - otherwise prevent, invthe southern . provinces, the institution" of anew western system.-But the great est difficulty is 'believed by-foreigners here iri Pesking to be the lack through out : the i nation of capable - men,Vp03 seissirig , the! character and intelligence necessary; to build"up'a;modern system out'of.the:corrupt-and-ahiiquated eastern- one-which-the country-knows. Yuar-Shi-kai's government has fallen back on -the old--Manchu ' system- of giving the governor ( (formerly ' . the viceroy) -orders, to send to the capital certain definite amounts, "'leaving the governqr to 'collect as he can : suffi cient: above : the required .sum-to pay his province's expenses, including the cost ;of ihis provincial army and what sums he,. chooses-to-take-as -his; own personal compensation. But . even this plan hitherto has failed for "ie central government : has "' not been able to re cover j the prestige and power which the Manchus held, feeble as they were. The Associated Press. correspondence from Peking has shown, how; the -so-called modern army refused to fight the- Mongol tribesmen within. the pro vince of the- capital, Chili, itself and how, when disbanded, the troops join brigand bands, one of which in the province immediately south of Chili,, numbers, it is calculated,, over 5,000 men. .'. . Except where foreigners are given Control or a measure of it as in the case of the extensive salt tax, the SalL Gabelle the government is able to collect little in the way of revenues. Yuan-Shi-Kai might employ more for eigners and put them in authority, but the men immediately round him, as well as he himself, have given con tinued proofs of their unwillingness to give authority to foreigners. Th emen in high positions round the president are all of the old school, almost every one having, been high officials under the Manchus and it is generally understood in China that it was the Chinese and not the Manchus who most opposed -the entry of the foreigner. The opposition to foreigners, however, . exists not only in the presi dent's. palace. ."Whenever the presiden tial government negotiates with for-; eigners, in making loans, granting con-; cessions, or any other chusiness;in' which there might be "squeeze" or Jhe surrender of authority in;-any-form,' a noisy opposition rises. And' in view of the feebleness of the government and the danger of empoying the army,f such excitements" haVe $o be curbed and controlled by diplomacy. The dan ger of them has been shown in very: recent years, the Szechuan outbreaK,' which was the begining.; of the anti Man chu rebellion, having' been created on the outcry against the-Hukwan Railway contract. In desperation the government is now endeavoring Ua' obtain another large loan from the": Quintuple Group of bankers, composed of French, Ger man, British, Japanese and Russian banks, supported ' by their respective governments. It will be remembered that last year's 25,000,000 pounds loan was the cause of a considerable out break among parliamentary members against Yuan Shi-kai and was one of the prominent causes' of the rebellion of last summer. Feeling that Yuan's government is too disorganized and un stable to trust with another large loan, the Quintuple legations are requiring the banks to stipulate what amounts to foreign control of China's, finances for a period of, it is statefd, fifty years, as a condition of any further extensive borrowing. .' ; Up to the present, the government has refused this condition, and is get ting along as best it can with small loans at high interest, parts -of which are sometimes taken out in arms, am munition and other necessities of the ministeries. Sometimes railway and other concessions are granted for such uncontrolled loans. But it is believed that the day of reckoning will soon arrive. STANLEY TEMS Special to The News. : Stanley, April 13. A crowd of about 15 came out from Charlotte Saturday to enjoy a. picnic near here. While here they stopped at Mrs. M. A. Ma son's, a part of the crowd being mends or Mrs. Mason, from Fennsyi vania. Sunday morning, about 3 o'clock, the bam of Mr. John Wallace, who lives two miles in the country from here, was discovered on fire. The fire was already beyond control, the build ing being entirely destroyed, together with one horse, one mule, some hay and gram and farming implements There was a cow in the barn also but by heroic means the cow, was taken from the burning building, and al though badly burned will probably live. The origin of the fire is a mys tery. It must have started about 2 o'clock a. m. . ' Rev. W: H. Davis, evangelist from Charlotte, conducted. Easter services at the Baptist church Sunday morn ing. The people are glad to see the new schedule of the. S. A. L. and especially the train No. 16 tor Monroe in the afternoon. It now arrives here at6:42 p. m. instead of 7:25 p. nr., as on old schedule. '. - About 100 from here attended the commencement of the high school at Alexis Saturday night. PROPOSE FEDERAL PENSIONS FOR CONFEDERATES. It is Just Natural JoAdmire Babies Our altrustie nature Impels love for the cooingv Infant. And at the same time the subject o ! motherhood is ever before us. To Know what to do that will add to the , physical comfort of expectant motherhood is a sub ject that -has inter- . ested most women of all times. One of the- real helpful y thiners is an external abdominal application sold in most drugr stores under the name of "Mother's Friend." We have known so many grand mothers, who in their . younger days relied upon this remedy, and who recom mend it to their own daughters that it certainly must be what its name Iridic cates. They nave used it for its direct influence upon the muscles, cords, liga ments and tendons as it. aims to afford relief from the strain and pain so "often unnecessarily severe during- the period of expectancy.' - A little book mailed by Bradfield Regu lator Co., 305 Lamar Bldg., jtlanta, Ga., refers to many-things that women, like to read about. It refers not only to the relief from muscle strain due to. their expansion but also to nausea, morning sickness, caking of breasts and many other distresses. To Abandon Fight For Possession of Little Bobbie Dunbar Opolousas, April 13. The fight for the- possession of Bobbie Dunbar has been abandoned. Dale and Rawls, attorneys for Wm. C. Walters, accused kidnapper made this emphatic statement Saturday morning. The fight which is woven about the 4-year-old baby is for the life of Walters only. Walters trial opens Monday. "We don't want the child." declared Attorney H. C. Rawls. "Walters has no use for it; it has a better home now than be could ever hope to give it." "We have the power of attorney in the case and we will most emphatically refuse to sue for the baby in case we win the suit. Besides it would be useless; it would be impossible. "The only way that the child could be taken from the home of the Dun bars is over the dead body of C. P. Dunbar and the broken heart of Mrs' Dunbar,, and .that is impossible. "Our fight is for the life of Walters They want to hang him for something of which, he is not guilty. We want to save his life and , save his life we are going to do., ' "The old. man is too simple to tell a lie, and he is as innocent as a baby, however, he. has enough sense to know that Bruce Anderson can never find another-home equal to that of the Dunbars. If we win this case we ab solutely will refuse to sue for the child." ' T. S. Dale, who is assisting Mr. Rawls in the defense of Walters, con curred . conclusively in the statement of Mr. Rawl.-. . Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CAS TO R I A SPECIAL TRAIN TO JACKSON- SONVILLE, . MAY 4TH, ,1914. . ; VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY - On account of the Confederate Vet erans Reunion at Jacksonville, May 6th-8th, Southern Railway will operate Special Train from Charlotte Monday, May 4th, leaving Charlotte at 10:30 P. M., arriving Jacksonville follow ing morning. , Special train will con sist of both day coaches and Standard Pullman and Tourist sleeping ; cars. . Following low round trip fares will apply from stations named: Charlotte , 8.75 Salisbury 9.60 Statesville .... ... . . 9.60 Gastonia . . . . .'. . ... ....... '. , ... ... .;. 8.75 High Point . . ..... . ... . ... . 10.30 Concord 9.15 Hickory ...... '.. . ... ........... 9.65 Shelby .... 9.00 Rock Hill 8.20 Winston-Salem 10.40 Fares from all other points on same basis; Tickets on sale "May 3rd to 7th, final limit May 15th, with priv ilege of an extension of limit until June 4th by depositing ticket and pay ment of 50 cents. Very low round trip fares from Jacksonville will be sold at all points in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Havana on May 6th to 10th with final limit, .June 2nd. May is a most attractive month in which to visit Florida, a rare opportun ity to see the wonderful Land of Flow ers, orange groves pine-apple and co coanut farms. Fishing at its best in May. Passengers from all, points can use regular trains into Charlotte, con necting .with the special- train from any point upon application. Pullman reservations should be made in advance. For further and detailed ' informa tion apply to any Agent Southern Railway, or, R. H. DeBUTTS, D. P. A., Charlotte, N. C. Washington, April 13. A proposal to reimburse the cotton statesifor the tax levied upon them after the civil war was submitted in a bill introduced Saturday by Representative ; Park, of Georgia. He sought an appropria tion: of five. million dollars a year; for fifteen years to be devoted to pension ing Confederate soldiers and their widows. This amount; he held, would reimburse the states for "an illegal N. & W. Railway Effective May 25. 1913. Leave Winston-Salem. 6:60 A. M. daily for Roanoke and intermediate stations. Connects with Main Line train North, East and West with Pullman Sleeper, Dining Cars. 2:05 P. M. dally for Martinsville. Roanoke, the North and East. Pull man steel electric lighted sleeper Winston-Salem to Harrisburg, Phila delphia, New York. Dining car north of Roanoke. 6:60 P. M. daily, except Sunday, fp Martinsville and local stations. W. B. BEVIL W.-C. SAUNDERS, Pass. Traffic Mgr. Gen'l Pass. Agt Wanted By April 15th. 100 Gallons more Milk daily. Berryl Dairy -L -' ggtejw- If You Are Know all Play About ing the Game an it Don't Read This The gist of "Song and Story" is this: THE NEWS will give $15Q00 in gold to the 106 people who show themselves the most ingenious and clever in fitting titles to a series of 70 puzzle pictures, half of which represent the titles of songs, and the other half book titles. The first prize is $300, the Second $100, the Third $50, and so on until the 106 sums are awarded. The pictures represent titles of songs and book that most of you know. Can you determine what book or song the artist had in mind when he made the drawing? . You can start in the game any time before the finish, providing you live iri the territory covered by THE NEWS. No one is barred except 'em ployes and stockholders- of this paper and their immediate families, v Participants are allowed choice of seven answers to each picture. Plen ty of time 'will be given' after the pictures are all printed to permit every one to properly prepare his answers and to give them mature delibera tion. ;; . .-. ' ' . i . Song and Story is great fun for the family circle. It is instructive, but one need not be highly educated in order to play it successfully. Ingenuity will win, native wit. ' To start you will need the "back1 pictures';. Get them free with the Cat alogue and Listing Book. You don't have.to.be a subscribed to THE NEWS to participate, though you will find it the most convenient way of gettino; the pictures as they appear. You don't-have to solicit subscriptions or do any other work to win. It's just play great fun and great chance for profit. ' - -: ' There will be probably a great many people who will write and tell the Song and Story Editor, that such and such a picture cannot represent a book title, or that it is not given in the Catalogue; But they will be wrong. "All pictures are correctly labeled, and represent the title of a song or book as the case may be, and every title is in the Catalogue. : -.' The question is : "Who is going to be clever . enough to tell just what the meaning is"? On your ability to find out what the artist meant when he made the drawing, depends the awarding, of the $1,000 in gold THE NEWS has pro vided for "Song and Story" players. HOW THE $1,000 Will be divided . m.raxn rrirrTixi rri rxi itt rri rrt txijxi u ui uiiu uiiUimui u ui lu lu uj First- Prize of . . . ... . . , . . . . . . ... . . . $300 in gold Second Prize of . .... ... . . . . "... . ... . ........ . . . $100 in gold Third Prize of . ... . . .... .... . . . . . . . $ 50 in gold Fourth Prize of .-. . . . ...... ..... ....... , . . .... . ...,$ 25 in gold Fifth Prize of , . .:. . . . . v. . $ 15 in gold Sixth Prize of . . . ... . . . . . . : ....... ..... . ...... . $ 10 in gold - ; 100 Prizes of $5.00 each $500 in gold PICTURE NO. 58 I t tMJMMt-J fcU UJ UJ I WHAT BOOK TITLE FITS THIS PICTURE ? Write title and Author's name in the form below Title . . ... . ... 4-. . ... , . ., . . Author :. . . . .... . . i . . .f. .-. .,-.', ... .-. , ......... . . . .-.-.-v Your Name . . . ... ....... . . , ...... Street and Number .:. ... .:-.: . . . . . . . . . : . . . City or Town . . ..... . . . . .i.; . .
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