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zUARANTEED IcULATION OF PUBLISHED TUESDAY & FRIDAY $1,00 Year 6300 JTH YEAR NUMBER 48 WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1913. SUBSCRIPTIONAPRICE, ONE DOLLAR A YtAS. IBs TO B E ELD BY THE SENATE FINANCE C 0 r1 1 TT E E FEAR OF SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC AMONG FLOOD REFUGEES I .rii in The Senate F j..., noil tint Umittee has " ..rfn on the tarni urn. ,. u Manufacturer. cturers In many lines of in- jeslcd to Chairman oimw""" members of the commit .portunlty to preseui. IUBL ""v " Lwi bill. The senate k Hka the position, Kmciuu" -tho hearings conducted final t - tay8 and means committee r were sufficiently thorough practically all points u L to consider In connection arlff revision. i Bill Reaches tenaw. Heved now that the tariff It finally reacnes me ou t reniain in committee over Some expert testimony and .... 1 n unnn rftrtAin f iroruiBnuu --- ----- Leas may be secured by the but no open ueui'"5o late was not in session to- menibers continued tneir he tariff bill in private, .mi-ino For Attack. publican forces are prepar united attack upon Demo Ision on the gnound that it destroys all protection 10 rion Industries but that features it practically is a bill. It is expected mat a nf Ronnhllfans will be held Few days to discuss some of drastic features of the pro- nocratic revision. m Democrats Meet. )emocrats met to resume Ion of the tariff bill in cau-; e House adjourned. ant Glassware scneouie. mlcal schedule having been exactly as written by the means committee. the id glassware schedule was siderable opposition to e cuts on pottery came from :y and Pennsylvania mem- jpporting Underwood, ise Democrats have demon it a good working majority Ing Chairman Underwood ays and means committee bparently indicates that the ntually will ratify the sche- presented, Including free nd twenty-five per cent cut 1th a provision for its go free list In three years. firing For Struggle, e assurances that such a not be accomplished wlth The opposition forces are for a struggle for a duty on and to eliminate the free rvlso. Opponents ? of free making an argument that ratic party went on record people as committed to a w wool as based oh the lule passed In Congress and Tart. , kt Vote Wednesday. ts or the textile schedules vote In caucus yesterday made an effort to put indi free list They we're de- a vote of 112 to 35. "or Separate Bills. ler General Burleson was waller at the White House told the president he fa- t revision by separate bills. POWER FROM AIR: " VOLUTIONIZE INDUSTRY. e. April 10,-Roy . Mey- -ona, inventor, gave a dem on the roof nf a hiillriinr fntlon by means of which 10 De able to draw electric- fa air and with, this furn- I POWer f-Hmthla nt nmnnl- ping or stationary engine.. -6iici piacea on a mast Is eatliproH n .. ,i tv lres into a wired spool.and 'he motor to bo operated. 1Ded by the inventor that 'ery win revolutionize all ""sis; that it will do the overhead w i,i.j ii , .j. Mm u e used to propel automo- iiuonary motors, or be He farmer n cultivating derlrp it win I. lb iH KIOU ld light. He will exhib- tition In 11. . . - . ..ic iiaicui examin-:ngt(m. NED STRIVE pERATORS IS AVERTED. K..April 10.-The threat- wpnone operators of sverteH i. . , i , " compromise ra- In 1 en l a comnanv innij 1.., - - 1MB plan LIZ fayment8" in the na rs ,or faithful service. poftn From nuui i. POL ADrll 1l4Tlr.,.. .. CLf. decade 8slsUnt ae- r-ure.,las broken down Z ,Ba ,s ln sanltar- sudden -o.o.i .. ln!"mln.B dminlstratlon Pl "on agricultural e INSURANCE LOSS OVER two in or ioe?io Chicago, April 10. A prominent un derwriter of one of the largest tornado writing companies estimates that the insurance loss throughout the Middle West during the past month will not be less than- $2,000,000, and, when final returns are in may be found to con siderably exceed that sum. The claims coming in are from the smaller cen tres, Omaha carrying comparatively little tornado insurance. Its citizens apparently considering the solid con structlon of the city's buildings a safe barrier to wind damage. It is report ed that the National or Hartford, through direct lines and upon business taken by its subsidiary companies, the German and the Omaha, will lose near ly 90,000'. The Insurance Company of North America places its losses in Omaha and vicinity at $103,000. The North British & Mercantile reports $20,000, and at the Western depart ment offices of the Continental, the statement is made that losses in the entire field may reach $100,000, very little of it in Omaha proper. Other companies are Interested in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 each. Watching Business Closely. Because of the conditions obtaining in the flooded districts, companies are watching their acceptances from the territory very closely. Heavy damages to stocks are reported. Dayton, Ohio, is the centre of a large tobacco storage Industry and also is prominent as a manufacturing centre. MEXICANS ENGAGE IN BATTLE NEAR BORDER. Naco, Ari., April 10.- Although be sieged, by a force: three times their number, pjeda'g federals yesterday continued their aggressive fighting by brilliant sallies from Naco, Sonora. Each time the state troops attempted to attack, the little barefooted sol diers met them not alone with fire from the trenches, but with charges, threats and counter charges. When the group under General Calles at tempted to rush the federal position, General OJeda went out to meet the enemy. Calles soon fell back and the full force of 300 federals continued until they encountered the command of Bracamonte, and the Taqul Indian division. All but one machine gun of the constitutionalists was silenced but soon the gunners of the remain ing were slaughtered by a shower of shrapnel from the advancing federal lines. Then Ojeda retreated rapidly to his base. At the end of the fighting the state forces for a while pressed garrison defenders but with no result. Ojeda, however, lost many capable men, among them a captain, Mendoza, who had shown great valor in the early fighting. " BREATHES LIFE INTO BABY; RESUSCITATED BY 8URGEON. New York, April 10. Dr. Benedict Willis, a young ambulance surgeon at tached to Bellevue Hospital, brought life to an apparently dead newborn baby by placing his lips to those of the baby and forcing his own breath for forty minutes into and out of the lungs of the Infant. This brought joy to the mother. The boy was her first born. She had re covered quickly, and was so grateful after having been told that the boy was dead when born, that she confer red upon Dr. Willis the honor of nam ing the child after himself. Benedict. That there should be no delay the mother Insisted upon an Immediate christening.. Dr. Willis read the bap tism service and named the baby Benedict. LOVE SHATTERS HI8 THEORY; RECANTS AND PICKS BRIDE. Ixs Angeles, April 10. George W. Da Cunha, known as an advocate of marriage by public allotment, demon strated that he had repudiated his own theory by introducing his wife, a SanU Monica young woman wnora he had wooed and won in the world old way. whiu & nkMmi) of Montclalr. N. J.. several years ago Da Cunha came Into public notice by his advocacy oi marriage by lot, under the supervis- Inn nf nnhllo InatltlltlnnB. but hl8 OWD marriage to Miss Ellen I. gwain was not the result oi public drawing uu Da Cunha now admits his theory was all wrong. , Althoug the marriage took place last December it was not pbllcly known because Da Cunha feared he would become a victim of ridicule. Evansvllle, Ind., April 8. Fear of a widespread epidemic of smallpox among the -'flood refugees along the lower Ohio River caused five repre sentatives doing relief Work here to refuse rations today to thos who re fused to be vaccinated.' Many easea of smallpox were reported. . The river has fallen almost one foot since Sunday, j Sections In the outskirts- of the city are still patrolled by special water police and drinking water Is delivered in boats hired by the city. ' The government relief Work : con tinues in the Ohio and Wabash val leys.-' :; - :: , The board of health held meeting today to determine the course It will follow In keeping down possible epi demics that may follow the forcing of sewerage Into the city streets as a .result of the overflowed sewers. PROPOSES BUREAU ........ OF U. S. If TOBACCO ISTR EARLY TRUCK CUT 8HORT SO PER CENT. Mount Olive, April 10 According to estimates made by those who have made a survey of the situation, the cold weather and accompanying frosts of the past 48 or 60 hours, have cut off early vegetable crops in Mount Olive's territory at least 50 per cent This means a total loss to the farm era of not less than $50,000; and this is said to be a very conservative estimate.'- Practically the entire bean crop was destroyed, with the season pretty well advanoed for a second planting, though It is said a number of farm ers will make a second attempt to raise a crop. -, The damage to the Irish potato crop cannot be so accurately estimat ed. , . - , It Is claimed that the total straw berry yield has been reduced 10,000 or 15,000 crates, if not more, as a large per cent of the berries were un covered. ., ' C0LLEGT0R5HIP DELEGATION Ff Mr. -N. L: Cranlord, who returned yesterday from Wa'buuigton. ' -"D. C, -where he went a few days ago in the interest of his candidacy for the postoffice, reported that nothing defi nite was learned except that Maj. Stedman might send to the Postmast er General a lisi of appointments this week, though It is quite probable that no postmasters In this district will be named until next week. : Mr. Cranford was accompanied home from Washington by Messrs. George S. Norfleet and P. A. Gorrell, two members of the delegation sent to Washington for a conference with" the powers that be in behalf of Col. Webb's candidacy for the collector ship. The committee had conferences with the two North Carolina senators, Secretaries McAdoo and Daniels. Just when a collector will be named is not known. The fight berng made on Mr. A. D. Watts, of Statesville, is being continued and some doubt is being expressed about his being appointed collector, . , FIRST "GAG" ORDER ISSUED ' . BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT. Waahlntrtnn. Anril 'lO. The first "ratr" infer issued in anv government rienartmnnt emanated from the Secre tary of the Treasury, wno airecieoi that nnthln? whatever concerning government business in any bureau of the Treasury be given out .uniess the secretary's office passes upon the desirability of its publication. PRESS ASSOCIATION TO MEET 1 IN ASHEVILLE, JULY 23-24. At & m'eetlns of theexeoutlve com mittee of the North Carolina Press Association, held in Salisbury Wednesday, it was, decidod to hold the state convention at Asheville, July 23 and 24. Among the officers attending the meeting were President James H. Caine, of Asheville, and Secretory J. B. Sherrill, of Concord. MALONE TO BE THIRD ASSISTANT SECRETARY. Washington, April 10. Dudley Field Malone, Senator OUorman s brother-in-law, will be appointed third assistant secretary of state to suc ceed Chandler Hale. Mr. Malone was offered the place and accepted. DR. ALEXANDER A "DARK HORSE" FOR COLLECTOR. "Red Buck- Bryant reports that vis itors to Washington 'bring the news that Dr. H. Q. Alexander, of Mecklen burg county, Is a candidate for collec tor of the western districL This makee an Interesting situation, as W. C. Dowd, of Charlotte, la looked upon as the most promising dark horse in the woods. Dr Alexander is president ot the Farmers" Union." DIRECT ELECTION OF PRESIDENT PROPOSED. : Washlngton,April 10. Repre sentative Hobton, in a resolu tion, proposes the adoption of a constitutional amendment providing for direct election ef the president and vice presi dent,candidatesto Denominated by direct primary and elected for single terms of seven year. Representative Neely propos ed an amendment for the popu lar election of United States dis trict judges every six years. . Washington,: April 10. Representa tive Flood, ot Virginia, introduced resolution to establish a government bureau of tobacco Industry to control the trade of American tobacco. The resolution directs Secretary Bryan to confer with Austria, Italy and Spain with a view to having to bacco monopolies of tnose countries secure T their i American tobacco through a government bureau. Other Resolutions. ' Representative Austin,' of Tennes see, offered a resolution for investi gation of the stemming district of the Tobacco Association pool with head quarters at Henderson, Ky4 as an "al leged illegal combination In restraint of trade," - I Representative Clark, of Florida, of fered a resolution asking for the ap pointment ot a special committee of five to probe various legislative and executive commissions now employed by the government and to make rec ommendations as to the "abolition ot any or all such commissions." JUDGES' FOR TIEjin ELECTION At a special meeting of the board of aldermen Wednesday afternoon the ragistrara and judges for the city elec tion in May were practically agreed upon, buT not regularly appointed. The board will meet again this after- coon at 5 o'clock, at which time the appointments will be formally made, together with the registrars and judg es for the Salem ward. It had been the intention of the board to make the appointments yesterday, but it was decided after the meeting had opened that it would be advisable tc request the Salem board to recom mend the judges and registrars for that ward, 'as consolidation has not yet gone into effect and there are still two separate corporations. The gen tlemen selected by the Salem board will be appointed along with the oth ors this afternoon. -t' , - . It is practically certain the officers will be as follows: First Ward Judges, - R. A. Worn mack and D. R. Boyles; registrar, T W. Farlsh. Second Word Judges, N. S. W1I son and Robert Critz; registrar, C. E Johnson. Third Ward Judges, J. W. Stout and Millard Masten; registrar,1 John Byerly. Salem Ward Judges, M. C. Reeves and E. L. Pfohl; registrar, Edward A. Long. ' ., ... CHARGE OF FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATION MADE. Raleigh, April 10. Business men of Angler sent a warrant today for the arrest of C. J. Strlngfellow, charg ing htm with fraudulent representa tions in selling stock in the States Trust Co. and opening the Bank of Angler. ' C. 11. Bawlds, secretary and treaa urer of the States Trust Co., had his preliminary hearing postponed today until April 1G. He remains in jail in default of $5,000 bond. President Smith Is said to be in AI ahama and Vice President Tarver in Georgia. They will be extradited if arrested. ' , , TOBACCO FACTORY IS BURNED AT MARTINSVILLE. The Henry County tobacco factory was totally destroyed at Martinsville, Ya.. Wednesday night when flames got a strong hold on the building be fore the fire department arrivea. o attempt was made to stay the build ing's destruction, but all efforts were turned?-to safeguarding the adjoining property. The origin of the ore is unknown. Plug and smoking tobacco was man ufactured in the building. ' The loss is estimated at $30,000, partially covered by insurance. UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR "UNCLE JOE" CANNON. Tuscola, 11L, April 10: Former Congressman Joseph G. Cannon at tended the dedication of Douglas county's new court-house today and delivered a speech, the first that he has made as a private citizen for many years. Mr. cannon resiaea in Tuscola In the years immediately pre ceding the civil war and it was here that he was elected to his first public office, that of prosecuting attorney. By the irony of fate his political birth place is now a Progressive strong hold. . CHILDREN'S HOME POLICY 0 F WJLS NEEDS $50,000 ADMINISTRATION THIS YEAR The management of the Children's Home finds that $60,000 la necessary to meet the Immediate need to pay off the Indebtedness, finish and equip the new buildings to be erected this summer and fall, says Dr. Boyer In bis weekly letter to the Christian Ad vocate. Dr. Boyer says: But a new and unexpected propo sition has arisen, without any sugges tion on the part ot the management It ts this: A business man handed me a dollar and said, "I want to be one ot the one hundred thousand people In North Carolina to give the Chil dren's Home $100,000." Each Individ ual to whom 1 have mentioned this matter says It is a good Idea, and that they will gladly contribute to this fund. But this new and unexpected proposition, whether it amounts to anything or not. Is not In any way to Interfere with the fifty thousand dol lar enterprise already started to meet Immediate and Imperative needs. The remainder of the month of April and the month of May are to be used to raise the $50,000 and this enterprise should be pressed to a finish by the last day of May- Each pastor by and with the aid of his presiding elder will enterprise the movement In his own charge to aid In raising the $50, 0(H) emergency fund, A number of prominent laymen have already ex pressed their wllllngensi to go out un der the direction of the district com mittee and make speeches, and help In-any way they can to secure this fund. , - ,. - f. ' After this fund Is secured, If the peo ple feel Inclined to carry on the dol lar proposition until they reach the hundred thousand, it will be a splen did thing for the Home. But we do not want to call upon our people who have stood so loyally by the Home for a cent more than Is absolutely necessary. The pledges which the Sunday School, churches or Individuals have previously made are not to be Interfer ed with by this $50,000 enterprise, as they are to go toward the erection of (he Central or School building- GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT - . PRIMABV WiLL BE HELD ON TELEPHONE BOOTH AS TO NAVY Washington, April 10. An efficient navy, large and powerful enough to maintain the nation's prestige. Is the new administration's policy, as out lined today to the Navy League of the United States In the eighth an nual convention, by Franklin D.Roose velt, assistant secretary ot the navy. His statement created, enthusiasm. It was regarded as directly reflecting the views of Secretary Daniels and the White House. ' . ; Mr. Roosevelt called on the league's members to aid In popularising the naval establishment and declared that as effective work could be done out side the navy as within it.' Ha dwelt on the need for support of Secretary" Daniels and the administration's new policy. ' , ;- ' "This Is not a question of war or peace," he said. "1 take it there are as many advocates ot arbitration and international peace in the navy as, in any other profession but we are con fronted with a condition-the fact that our nation has decided In the past to have a -fleet and that war still ts a possibility " i' Mr, Roosevelt " said the naval ser vice was being developed with the In tention ot making It a factor for na tional good, V f Today's session ot the. convention was devoted to discussions. . Tomor row several hundred delegates will be entertained at Fort Myer at a special cavalry drill. ' " , ..' , , ' - - within the walls of the county jail ThA Democratic cltv executive conWlhere. The lynching, party dug a hole mittPA will meet at the office of Colli throtiwr the ontslde wall of the jail J. C. Heasent; this afternoon; utTaanged the negro to a stairway and which time the manner of selecting the Democratic candidates for mayor and aldermen will be determined, It Is generally believed a primary will be ordered, but it is within the power af the committee to order a conven tion if it should be deemed advisa ble. - - ' - : ' The present primary plan, which he Democrats of this city have been working under for the paBt twelve years, is a model one, and was drawn by Mr. W. M. Hendren and col. ucs dent long before these latter-day pri marv nlans were brought forward. The Hendren-BeBsent primary law is the best that could be drawn, in the opinion ot many and during all these years everybody has been satisfied with it. ; It is said that not a single change has been made in it since it was adopted, although some mighty warm campaigns have been conduct ed under it. The committee is composed of the following: Messrs. N. G. Fletcher, A Farrell, G. C. Hlne, W. H. Turner, D. C Crutchfield, J. C. Buxton, H. V. Horton. L. A. Vaughn, Q. C. Tudor, R. I. Dalton. J. C. Bessent, A. R. Ben nett. G. W. Blum. J. B. McCreary, W. T. Carter, B. J. Pfohl, H. 8. Foy, R. Cllngman and Oscar F, Brown. toiil OF NEGRO III MISSISSIPPI West rolnt, Miss., April 10. That no light will be thrown on the most spectacular lynching , that ever . has taken place In Mississippi is the con census ot opinion here The report ot the investigating committee will be made to Governor Brewer tomorrow. This committee was named by the governor to- ascertain, if possible, the names of the men responsible for the hanging of Henry Brown, a negro, got away without any alarm being given, In an attempt to escape the negro had attacked and seriously wounded the sheriff and one of his deputies. Friends of the officers are thought to have led the band that meted., out summary punishment to the negro. While the investigating committee's sessions were held In se cret, it is understood that no witness could be found who had any knowl edge that would lead to the apprehen sion of those guilty. NEARLY PROIES J TOMB P. New York, April 10. George Keyes, of Staten Island, stepped tnto a telephone booth at a ferry house, slammed the door, called up hfa sweetheart and made an appoint, ment to meet her there and go to the theatre ai S o'clock, After replacing the receiver on Us hook he turned the, knob of the door and pushed. The door did not open. He threw' hla weight against It. It did not budge, . Fifteen minutes passed. The air be came stlfllng.Keyea trampled on the ' cigar he had been smoking anjl for half an hour worked at the door, ; It remained fast. Then he remembered the telephone and tried to call up cert- tral. He felt in his pockets.. He had no change. The telephone, an auto matic rffalr, was dead without the . coin. .;- , - v'v-- .-. ,;. .., i Two hours elapsed. The air became unbreathable. Keyes tore off his col lar. He beat on the door. The pass ing crowds looked at him with amus ed interest, but could not hear his cries, r He tried to pick the lock with a button hook,, but failed. He could not break the heavy glass. His' eyes were blood-shot, bis breath came fast; he felt that he was choking to death. A small boy glanced at the strug gling man, gave a yell and, sensing' what others had not, ran to a police man. A few minutes later a maa with a glass cutter was working fever ishly at the door panels, Keyes had coased struggling. - They dragged him out' to the waiting room and worked over him. As he opened hi eyes he recognised a young woman in the crowd around him.- .-''" "What time is itf he asked. "Three o'clock," she replied, and they left together to reach the theatre an hour late, FOOD MONTHS - ON CHARGE ON RQ.B.QS OFJETUG GIRLS' HOTEL AT $2.50 TO $2.75 PER WEEK. Chicago. April 9. The state senate committee investigating conditions of working women held a secret meeting with thirty ' merchants representing department stores and factories. The greater part of the session was occupied by the store heads in pre senting the advantages of having the state legislature give over its at tempts to pass a state minimum wage law in favor of a proposed national measure of the same character. "I have made the proposition," said Senator Edmund Beall, "that the mer chants all get together and build a hotel where for $2.60 to $2.75 a week girls may live in some comfort. They all thought It would be a good thing. I suggested that the merchants get together and decide on some scale, some eliding scale ot wages, and they said they would take It under consideration." Operation Upon Duchess. London, April 10. The Duchess of Connaught was operated on today. The operation was severe but was borne well by the Duchess. CITY CLERK SUSPENDED; , MONEY STOLEN FROM DESK. Raleigh, April 9. H. E. Glenn, city clerk, has been suspended by Mayor Tnhn.nn followinc hie confession that the sum of nearly $1,600 had been sto- len from bis desk at three different' times. The board of aldermen employ ed an expert accountant to audit the books last Friday night and Clerk Glenn related the thefts to the ae-j cduntant He say te can and will make the amount good It allowed, FOUR MEN KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION. Pensacola, Fla., April 10. Four men were killed by an ex ploding ammonia boiler at one of the Moore ice plants. The plant was practically demolish ed. Fumes from the escaping ammonia overcame several fire men, who attempted to enter the wrecked building. DR. LONG AND DRIVER THROWN UNDER AUTO, Greensobro. April 10. Dr. J. W. Long and his negro driver narrowly escaped death in an automobile acci dent at noon yesterday. The accident occurred on the High Point road and was Just after the physician had gone about four miles from Oreensboro In a trip to Thomasvllle. The car was turned completely over and both the owner and his servant wore pinned under the body ot the machine. Luckily a motor truck was driving along close behind the wrecked car and was nearby when the car was overturned The driver of the truck, with some other men, lifted the heavy Cadillac, which covered the bodies of the two men. and released them. Dr. Long arose at once and declared him self unhurt, but it was thought lor some time that "Pearl" Sherrill, the negro, was seriously injured, . In the municipals court. Thursday rtufuM Day, a white man, was convict ed and sentenced to the roads for a term ot tour months on the charge ot retailing, and George Mitchell, color ed, who was alleged to be Implicated and tried on the same charge, was found not guilty and dismissed. : The offense is alleged to have oc curred in January and Day, who it well known in pojice court, was charg ed with selling whiskey to Fred Micks. Day plead guilty to the charge, but stated that he got the whiskey from Mitchell and that, he merely went to Mitchell for it because Mitchell would not let Hicks have It. On the other hand, Mitchell iwora he did not sell any whiskey to Day, and Hicks stated positively that when bo gave Day the money he reached in his pocket and got the whiskey with out moving from his tracks. , In con tradiction to this last witness' testi mony, the state had another witness to prove that Day did go oft after re ceiving the money and . got the "gOOdS." ' . s' .'A , ... - Judge Hastings, In announcing his decision, said he would take the lib erty to say trora the bench that he believed Mitchell was guilty of the 1 (.., LM 1. - U l.j.1tA, ' uuiftv BnauiDV mill uu mitt im uniiv - ed further that there were others be hind George in ' this whiskey busi ness, but that he could not find the defendant, Mitchell, guilty upon the evidence of a man who had already -submitted to the same pffense, unless thara WMn'avidnnoa tn enrrohnraia. ia said he wished be knew all the facta In the case, as he Intended to impose some heavy sentences it be could get, the evidence against certain men who have others to sell' whiskey tor them, they getting the profits. ? V - .. WHITE MAN SHOT DOWN AND KILLEDJN GREENSBORO Greensboro, April 10. W. H. Tuck er, a white man about 35 years of age, and a painter by trade, was shot from ambush and instantly killed at the corner of East Market And Percy street at about 10. )0 o'clock last night. Three men. two negroes and one white, were seep running out East Market street several blocks dis tant at a time which coincided with the shooting. Notwithstanding Tucker was shot down In the full glare of an electric light, and in a district where many people were astir, the police could find no one who actually wit nessed any part of the tragedy. A negro phoned the alarm - to police headquareers. People about the corpse when the officers arrived said the man was dead when they reached him. All declared that they saw no one running, and no trace of Tucker's movements during the night could be secured. It seems certain that but one shot was fired. This struck itx victim In the left temple just above the eye. He tell face downward and in a manner which Indicated that he was facing toward the city when shot - It seemed the Impression of the ne groes that Tucker was shot down be cause of a belief that he was an in former to the police. The police, however, declared that he bad never figured In any such role. THE PATTERSON-HILL ., , , WEDDING AT PILOT MT. Pilot Mountain, April 10. A very pretty but quiet wedding took place at the home of Mrs. McDaniel on the evening of April 16 when her daugh ter, Mrs. Sarah Hill, was married to Mr. Schuyler Patterson, 6t this place, The bride was attired fat white embroidered voile with a spray of white hyacinths. 8he also wore white hyacinths in her hair. The groom wore conventional black. Lovely pot plants decorated the front : ball and . parlor. The guest were received by. Miss Irene Simpson and Mrs. Law rence, sister of the bride. The bride and groom have scores of friends here who wish them much happiness.' POSTMASTERS RECOMMENDED ' BY N. C. CONGRESSMEN. The following recommendations for postmaster In North Carolina have been sent to Postmaster General Bur leson: ,".'.-' Representative '" Webb, ninth dis trict J. H. Weddlngton, at Charlotte. Representative Oudger, tenth dis trict D. J. Kerr, Canton; W. C. Ha"" Black Mountain; W. H. Stearns, " on; and Plato Rollins, Ruthe ton. Representative- Page, aeventh Lockhart, Wades boro; Robert J ry, Hamlet; 8. Vance Scott, f and Richard Brustoe. ML Gil. Representative Doughton. S. D. Bivens, Albemarle, an-: Gulre, Lenoir,
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