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ALLEN'S TRIAL
IS UNDER WAY
N
Flood From Torras Crevasse
Rushes Through Rich
and Populous Loui- -.
siana Territory.
THE PROPERTY LOSS
WILL TOTAL MILLIONS
Engineers, Trying "to Save the
ntiipr Wen Ironed T-furnco ,-
: but With Scant Hope
of Success. -
Torras, La., May 2. Chaotic coiit
Oltions prevail here anil In the sur
rounding country ' because of floods.
There has been no loss of life here
.. but It is feared there are fatalities In
the Interior, where water is rushing
through the country rapidly. Mil
lions of dollars loss has been caused
by devastation of valuable farms and
plantations. " ,
,. The littrftory which lies in the path
of the Torras crevasse Is vastly, rieh-
.null lilt KT.i.i iiuiuviia i vin
which were Inundated by the Dojj
'Jan crevasse or tnree weeks ago near
Alnutla, La., and is more densely pop
ulated. ...-:.''.:
It Is estimated that the 1 United
States government is furnishing ra
tions for 120,000 homeless people In
Louisiana , and Mississippi and the
prospects are that this number will be
increased by 00,000 within another
week. -.' ;
The federal engineers have already
expended more than flOO.OOO in the
last three weeks In their effort to
save the levees from Vlcksburg south
but the responsibility came to them
too late in many instances and the
height and force of the flood waters
; have far exceeded the expectations of
everyone.. The engineers are conrtnu
ing to spend' thousands of dollars a
day, trying to prevent, further breaks.
but where th fight Is hardest they
: sy they are experiencing great . die
-lioulty In securing laboi,. In eome In
stances negroes who are getting free
government rations show no disposl
tion to assist In .the work of prevent
Ing additional crevasses from the rav
ages ot the big flood.
BY M E CHURCH SLIGHT
Less Than Two Per Cent Last
' Year Bishop Deplores
Condition,
Minneapolis, . May 2. Criticism of
conditions under which the church
gained less than two per cent of its
membership last year were made In
a bishop's report to the quadrennial
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church here today. The
Episcopal address was read by . Bish
op Crunston ' of Washington, D. C,
who stated that the church gained
only 55,000 last year.' The address
stated: "This .statistical paradox
glares us out of countenance. It
shames and humiliates us. We face
the patent fact that our distinctive
doctrines are not being emphasised
as thev once were, or where preached
are discredited by a gainsaying worm
drunk with vain philosophies and
i . . . i
sated with gluttlnous indulgences."
The conference ordered a commission
appointed to Investigate tho episco
pal supervision of 325,000 negro mem'
bcrs In the southern states. Southern
delegates declared that unless negro
members secured the leadership they
ought they threatened to separate.
BURYING THE DEAD
No Further McnllfW atlons MaMde vt
" Tttanlc's Victims Many Ifcxlics
Interred at Halifax. .
Halifax, N. B., May I. The last of
the unldentlfleil dead recovered from
the lost Titanic probably will be re
moved from Halifax today, and to
morrow afternoon those bodies that
remain will be burled In cemeteries
here. A few representatives of those
who lost kin In the disaster visited the
morgue today, but no further Identifi
cations were made. Some 70 or 80
burials will be made tomorrow. Rela
tives of many of the Identified found
graves for them here.
It is believed the rnblcshtp . Mlnla'.
expected In port next week, picked
up practically all the bodies that re
main to be found.
BRITISH BATTLESHIP
RAMS MERCHANTMAN
FiiiprrW of India ami fiorin Sailing
Vessel Ar Badly Dam-
ted hj Collision.
Inil'-n. May 2. The British 1at-
flwhln K.mnresN of India colllnea to
! with a Herman "sailing vessel at
r-ilthend. The linltleshln received a
. luiU In h r Hide atxivo the
.,,,,1 ikik 'flic iticrchHlitnisn lost
RIOT
TRIPLE
1H1
BANNER
Heads Broken at May Day
Meeting of Socialists I.
W. W.'S Oust Them.
New York, May 2. The stars and
stripes were torn down and trampled
under foot and a red ling substituted
during a fierce fight at a May day
meeting of the socialist party and
affiliated unions In Union Square park
late yesterday. That a serious panic
did hot ensue is believed to have been
due to the fact that thousands of per
sons on the outskirts of the crowd did
not know what the troubl-was. Re
sponsibility for the tearing down of
the flag Is disclaimed by the social
lets, who assert that members of the
Industrial Workers of the World com
mitted the act. The socialist repre
sentatives on the platform appear to
have done their best to protect the
national colors. v .
The trouble started at the conclu
sion of a parade of X000 men and
women who gathered in the park for
speech-making. .Bed banners, the em
blems of socialism, already adorned
the speakers' platform and the band
was -playing the "Marseillaise" when
the stars and stripes were carried to
the stand as the first speaker was
about to be Introduced. Instantly
there was the wildest excitement.
. "Take that dirty rag down," went
up a cry from the crowd. But those
on the platform held their ground and
some of the cooler heads tried to quid
tire tumult. "We don't recognize that
flag," cried a man in front as he tried
to reach the, platform.
That cry was taken up by others, a
number of whom fought' their way to
the platform. Those on the platform
tried to protect the flag and a fist
fight resulted in which a local po
liceman was the tnly officer who fig
ured... His club knocked three men
down. Several men were tossed
bodily over the platform rail into
the crowd, " Bloody faces were' nam
erous, :" ' - ''"'t "'
TJie-.big ,.AiericaJi2flai was Anally
torn down and hurled to the ground
Miss Caroline Dexter, a member of
the soclulist parly, a tall - muscular
woman, elbowed her way-' to where
the fallen banner lay.
"Men like you should be shot,; she
cried as she gathered up the flag.- She
met no resistance and carried tho flag
home with her.
.- With nothing but red banners to
decorate the platform the meeting
proceeded, hut the program as. ar
ranged by the socialist party had to
be given up and the speakers were
mostly from thevranks of the Indus
trial Workers of the World.
TUG BMT FOULS MINE.
BLOWN jlrVMAN? LOST
Four Turkish Officers, 12
Soldiers and. Crew Killed
in Dardanelles.
Constantinople, May 2. A tugboat
engaged in Inspecting channel buoys
In the Dardenells last night-fouled a
mine and was blown to pieces. Four
officers, 12 soldiers and all the mem
bers of the crew perished.
QTiwr aiPf-k'PCt RTTQPli'.fiT
biWAlUKO BUOfXiUJ.
JAPANESE SINCERITY
Want Commercial Coaling, Station at
Mogilalena Hay by. Nippon Mer
fhaiita Forbidden.
Washington, May 2. The United
States should either enforce the Mon
roe doctrine or formulate a new one
broad enough to prevent Japanese
commercial Interests from securing
control of territory about Magdalena
bay, In the opinion of Senators
Lodge, Bacon and other members of
the forelcn affairs committee of the
senate.
In a debate yesterday following tne
receipt of. President Taft's message
transmitting the corresponaence co-
orlnir Jnuunese activity In western
Mrxlco. leading members of tne sen
ate delcared that the control of so
strategic a position, even by com
mercial Interests wholly Japanese In
ohnrmter. could not be permitted
without menacing tho safety of the
United States. .
The Magdalena bay papers were
rrprred to the foreign affairs com
mlttee, which Is expected to consider
the case with a view to outlining the
altitude of the United States on the
siiliiect of the acquisition of land on
this hemisphere by foreign nations or
hv their sulilects.
The Dresldent's message Informed
the senato.thnt the department of
state has no evidence whatever nue
nunu to Khow any acquisition of land
or any Intention or desire to acquire
land, whether directly or Indirectly.
in Mexico, bv or on the part of tf.
Intnerlul Japanese government. Th
nipswise was In response to a senat
ro.hiion rallln for Information re
gardlng sn alleged purchase of lanil
.it Msiidnlena bay by the Japanese
Knvermneiit or by a Japanese con
V NEARER MY GOD, TO THEE, c
Word by SARAH FRANCES
i .
INTRO.
BAND WHO PLAYED
OFFICllST GO
House Committee Fails to Pro
vide for ItPostal Sav
" ings Depositories.
Gazette-News Bureau.
Wyatt Building,
Washington, May 2.
By falling to make the necessrry
appropriation for" the Charlouj assay
ffiee, the house appropriations com
mittee today ellmmited pca'tleally
every hope of the office being retained
after the first of July.
The following North Carolina post-
offices will be inad fi depositories lor
pi rial savings funds, ie!ts;lver Jumv 1:
fcSakersvme.i nesHemer i.;ity, i'fjiucK
Mountain, Blowing" F.ock, . ..llonne,
UtionVille, Burnsvlllo.'v'hMCfyv'jlle, Con-
over, Dallas, East Bond. Oranlt Ifalls,
Jrovor. Mnlclen. -ivlooresimi i; Flli;t
Mounfalh, Stanley, Stony -rnfi't and
ladklnvllle.
IftFT ATTENDS MEMORIAL
HT to FOR BUTT
Thousands Hear Tribute He
Pays Aide Who Perished
on the Titanic.
Augusta, May 2. President Taft
arrived here ut 8 o'clock this morn-
ng to participate In memorial ser
vices to his military . aide, Major
Archibald Butt, who lost his life In
the Titanic disaster. The president
spent yesterday at Savannah.
President Taft and the city of Au
gusta paid tribute to Major Butt. Au
gusta was Butt s homo. For Severn,
hours todayi .business was practical
ly suspended while the memorial ser
vice was held In a theater. Flags
were nt half must on public buildings
and thousands heard the president's
jnecch, .
After his arrival here this morning,
the president breakfasted with Mayor
Barrett. After a reception at the
Commercial club this afternoon the
president leaves for Washington.
President Deeply Affected..
The president was visibly affected
by tributes paid Major Butt Tear?
were in hls eyes as he called up mem
orlcs of the man who was his aide
ever since he entered the White House
and travelled thousands of miles with
him. Mr. Taft made only, a short ad
dress but came near breaking down
twice. i
'Nover did I know how much he was
to me until he was dead," said the
president "To many fine qualities
he added loyalty, and wnen ne Der
came one of my family he was as a
ion or a brother. It hoa always
seemed to me that Archie never mar
ried because he loved his mother so.
The greatest sorrow of his life was
when she left him." Mr. Tart con
cluded with a word as to Maj. Butt's
spirit of self sacrifice. "Self sacri
fice," he said, 'had become a part or
his nature. If Archie could have se
lected his time to die ho would have
taken the one Cod gave him."
1 FOR GOV. BALDWIN
The Connecticut Democratic. Conven
tion Instruct 'DHegntes-at- '
Large for Favorite Kn."
Bridgeport. ' Conn., May J. The
state democratic convention met here
today and elected four delegates-at-Inrge
to tho Baltimore convention. In
truding thra to vote for Governor
rtlmeon E. Bnldwln for tho presiden
tial nomination.
Wlllard to Hvftrcsent Itallroad.
New York. May 2. Inniel VVIIInrd,
president of the Baltimore ft Ohio
railroad, was named today by the
rallfoiuls s their member of the arbi
tration board In the engineers' wage
dlp.puts.
Near er, my God, . - to Thee, Near er , to
HARLOTTE
ASSAY
HYM N AS THEY PERISHED
Important Changes in Mari
time Rules to Result Hear
ing Begins Today.
London, May 2, The first session
of the board of Inquiry into the Ti
tanic disaster was held this morning.
Lord Moriey and five . advlBors pre
sided. ' . ', .'. ..- -. .
The inquiry scope was outlined by
the attorney general. The investi
gation will be the basis for Impor
tant amendments to the present laws
covering the mercantile marine . The
Investigation will'covor practically the
same ground as the United States sen
ate committee's probe of the disas
ter. Imiay Suils for Knglund.
v New York, May 2. J. Bruce Is
may, managing director of the Inter
national Mercantile marine, sailed for
London today on the White Star liner
Adriatic. : Ismay said he had no ill
feeling against the American people
and thought the senate investigation
was thorough. ' . ,
Alexander Hill Reported.
WwUmdan. Mfi'3.-efii;i tt
"probably the vniost r humanitarian
measure presented at the present ses'
slon of congress," the house merchant
marine committee- today formally re
ported the Alexander .bill to require
the equipment of all American ves
sels with lifeboats and life saving ap
paratus sufficient to care for every
soul aboard, at least two wireless op
erators and searchlights of suflielent
power to render them of aid at night.
DFSTATE jnu PENROSE
Roosevelt Faction Makes a
Clean Sweep at the Har
. risburg Convention.
Harrlsburg, Pa., May 2. The re
publican state convention, under the
leadership of former State Senator
William Fllnn of Pittsburgh, yesterday
wrestled control of the party machin
ery from United States Senator Boles
Penrose, who has led tho regular or
ganization In the state since the death
of Matthew Stanley Quay: named 12
delegates at large and 12 alternates
Instructed to vote for Theodore Uoose
velt for the republican presidential
nomination; nominated nil the pro
gressive candidates picked in caucus
by the Roosevelt delegates; named
Henry J. Wassen of Pittsburg as state
chairman to succeed former Speaker
Henry F. -Walton, and adopted a new
set of rules for the governing of the
party In the state. In fact, the Roose
velt faction made a clean sweep.
"The majority Is entitled to every
thing," said Senator Fllnn when tem
porarily presiding, while a minor con
tested seat case was before the con
vention. "And when a vote Is a tie the bene
fit of the doubt will be given to the
Roosevelt men," he added, amid
cheers.
Senator Penrose, although a dele
gate, did not attend the convention
but his chief lleutanant. State Senator
James P. McNVhol, the. Philadelphia
leader, remained throughout the six
hours the convention was In session
and saw his wing of the party shorn
of power.
The platform adopted was out af
the usual run of such political docu
ments. It contains long quotations
from Abraham Lincoln and Colonel
Roosevelt. It did not mention Presi
dent Taft nor Governor Tener.
To Sign Anthracite Agreement.
Now Tork, May 2. Negotiations for
the settlement of the anthracite laU.r
question may bo concluded lata to
day, when the coal operators commit
tee and the United Mine workers' rep
resentative met to consider the for
mul agreement reached , between the
ub-commltlees. , . . j- ,
Homer Davenport Dead.
Now York. May 2. Homer Daven
port, the cartoonist, died today from
pneumonia., Davenport worked on
the Hearst newspapers. He whs 44
year oM.
LOWELL MASON.
WITH TITANIC.
E. E. Gailbreath, President of
Second National of Cin
.: - cinnati, 13 Held.
Cincinnati, O., May 2. K. E. Gall
breath, president of the Second Na
tlonal bank, was arrested here today
charged with misapplying the bank's
funds. Tho bank was recently dis
covered to be In an embarrassed con
dirton. - - , -
The warrant for Qailbreath's arrest
charges him with misappropriating
t:i:t,000. v ' ; ,
CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
His Majority Over Woodrow
Wilson in the Primary r '
About 7000.
Atlanta, May 2. Oscar. W. Under
wood In the presidential preference'
race against Woodrow Wilson devel
oped great strength In the country
districts. The count o yesterday s
ballots showed Wilson's principal
strength was In the larger cities. Un
derwood carried 100 out of 146 coun
ties by a plurality of 8577.
Oscar Underwood of Alabama
Is Georgia's choice for the dem
ocratic nomination for president,
as expressed In the presidential
preference primary held In this state
yesterday. Practically complete, but
unofficial, returns show that he car
ried about 100 of the 146 counties in
the state, and that his majority over
Woodrow WilBon will be between
7000 and 8000.
The names of Champ Clark and
Judson Harmon also appeared on the
ballot, but they received a compara
tively small vote. Many voters util
ized a blank line on the ballot to in
sert the names of Theodore Roose
velt, William J. Bryan, Hoke Smith
and other politicians.
Underwood's majority means that
he will carry Georgia's 28 votes to the
national Convention at Baltimore In
June. The state democratic conven
tion will be held May 10 to ratify the
action of the primary.
An Interesting feature of the re
turns was the fact that Washington
county, the home of Congressman
Thomas W.- Hardwlck, who made a
strong fight for Wilson, gave an offi
cial majority of 121 for Underwood.
The Alabaman's success also is no
table in view of the fact that five lead
ing counties, Fulton, Chatham, Bibb,
Richmond and Floyd gave majorities
for Wilson. In Fulton alone Wilson
received a majority of more than
2500 votes.
United States Senator John H.
Hank head, In charge of Underwood's
national headquarters, who was In At
lanta, was greatly pleased. ''Georgia's
action." he said, "puts Mr. Underwood
In a strong position for the nomina
tion. He will go to Baltimore with a
strong backing. He will have Ala
bama's 24 votes. Georgia's 28, Florl
da's 10, and there Is na question about
Mississippi. With others to be de
pended on, Mr. Underwood will go
Into the convention with at least ISO
votes pledged for him."
Colleague Applaud Underwood.
Washington, Mny 2. An unusual
demonstration greeted Representative
Underwood, the majority leader, when
he appeared In the house today. The
chamber was crowded and members
rose In a body cheering him because
of his victories In the Georgia and
Florida presidential primaries. Speak
er Clark In the chair looked on emit
ingly while the applause continued.
Hurt In FrJl front Mono4anc
Frnnkfort, Germany,' Mny 2. Rob
ert Bommer. while testing a mono
plane he built tried to glide todav. He
fell and was dangerously Injured.
Ik president
is under arrest
SURVEY OF STATE
FROWITHEGAPITAL
Opinions by the Supreme Court
Two Held for Using the
Mails to Defraud.
Gazette-News Bureau, .'
The Hotel Raleigh,
- Raleigh, May; 2.
The following Is the full list of
opinions handed down by the Supreme
rt yesterday afternoon:
Vicker vs. Jones, .from Lee; modi
fied and affirmed. Judgment to op
erate as an estoppel on plaintiff. ,
Brady vs. Randlemcn and Power
Co., from Randolph; affirmed. -
Iyle vs. Blum and ' Bitting, from
Forsyth; affirmed.
Holt vs. Zigler, from Rockingham;
new trial. -
Williamson vs. Bitting, from' For
syth; modified. Costs of this court
divided, each party to pay his own
costs.. :. -v
Jones vs. Flynt, from Forsyth; no
error. . . ' " .-
Bank of Mt. Atry vsi Loan & Trust
Co., from Surry; affirmed.
Greene & Kahl vs. A. F. Messick
Grocery Co., from Forsyth; affirmed.
Reld vs. Bank, from Mecklenburg;
error. - . .' ;..'
Pants Co. vs. Insurance company,
from Mecklenburg; uo error, -V
Ovens vs. City of Charlotte, from
Mecklenburg; n error.
Fox Case. Heard. .
T. H. Calvert, assistant attorney
general, is In Oxford, where he Is rep
resenting the state tux commission in
a suit against it by the Oxford Semi
nary Construction, company,' the mat
ter being an appeal from an order
of the commission holding that the
real estate of this company, which is
used for school purposes, Is liable (o
taxes. The case is being heard in the
Superior court of Granville county.
Held .on. Fraud. iUargea,-?
J. W. Jenks and Tom Derrlng, pro'
prletor and bookkeeper of a meat and
fish market In Apex, have been bound
over to. federal court by Col,- John
Nichols, United States commissioner,
on the charge of using the malls to
defraud. It Is alleged that Derrini;,
the bookkeeper, would order boxes of
fish, at the instance of his emplocr
for other dealers at Apex and when
the fish would arrive there would bo
nobody to claim them. The express
company would then sell the fish at
auction to pay the express charges,
and Jenks or his agents would bid In
the shipments, it is alleged, saving
thereby about $C on a box. Seven
boxes were thus received before the
government' took a hand, and as a re
sult Jenks and Derrlng have been
bound over to federal court in bonds
of $300 each.
FOR ROOSEVBLT
Gets Large Majority In Precincts
Where Dwell Grant and Kwart,
In Heiidersonville.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Hendersonvllle, May 2. The repub
lican precinct primaries are being
held in Henderson county today. Re
ports have been received of the re
sult In East Hendersonvllle and West
Hendersonvllle precincts. From the
former Roosevelt gets 6 and one-third
votes and Taft two-thirds of a vote;
In the latter Roosevelt gets six and
two-thirds and Taft one-third. These
are Qrant and Ewarts precincts.
EXPLOSION KILLS 5
Gasoline on Cuyahoga River Is Set
A lire and Ignites Standard
Oil Barge.
Cleveland. O., May 2. Five men,
all employes of the great Lakes Tow
Ing company, were burned to deatn
and damage estimated at 1450,000
done to boats and gasoline- on the
docks when a Standard Oil barge ex
ploded late yesterday.
The barge, which was t the Jef
ferson avenue docks on the Cuyaho
ga river, was being filled with gaso
line from a 10.000 gallon tank on
the bank. Leaking oil on the sur
face of . the river was - Ignited and
set fire to the barge. A terrific ex
position Immediately followed.
The men killed were caulking an
other bargs alongside and were en
veloped In the flames.
DIE DI TIDAL WAVE
The Steamship Ma rams Brings News
of the Destruction or Fijian
Village.
Victoria, B. C May J. The steam
ship Mamma brought newa from Aus
trails today of a tidal wave which
swept over the Fijian town Funa
Point, wiping out the village and
drowning nearly all its Inhabitants.
GERMAN BATTLESHIPS
SAIL FOR U. S. MAY 11
Berlin, May 2. The flmiin bat
tloahlp squadron sails for America on
May 11, proceeding first to Hamilton
Hoads. The warships Inter inlt New
York, returning home In June.
Judge Boton Says Floyd's Son,
, Claude, Fired First Shot,
Which Killed
Massie.
THE DEFENSE DENIES
CONSPIRACY EXISTED
Attempts to Place Blame for
Miss Ayers' Death on
Clerk Good The '
State's Case.
Wytheville, Va., May 2.-Floyd Al
len today faced the 12 men who will
try him for his life for his part in the
Hlllsville tragedy, the - Jury having
been completed last night. A consid
erable part of today's session was '
consumed by Judge Staples' charge
to the jury, the opening statement of
counsel and other preliminaries. .
Over 200 witnesses have been sum
moned to testify in all the Allen-
cases. .
Commonwealth's attorney Joseph C.
yysor announced that the prosecution
would show that all six persons indict
ed for murder were In the Hillsvlllov
courtroom at the time of the tragedy,
when Attorney Foster, Judge Massie,,
Sheriff Webb, Juror Fowler and Miss
Ayers were killed. He said It would
be shown that the men participated '
in the shooting and that Claude Allen
killed Massie. He ' stated the-commonwealth
would show there was a
conspiracy among the Indicted men to, ,
shoot up the court If Floyd Allen was
sentenced to jail.
Counsel Willis for the defense in his ,
opening statement : announced ho
would try to prove that no conspiracy
existed and that Floyd Allen was shot -
before he had taken part In the shoot- i
Ing himself. : Allen's counsel stated'
the defense would try to place resptJn- j
slbllity for Miss Ayers' death upon
Dexter Goad, the court clerk.
Judge Boton, one of Floyd Allen's
attorneys at the- trial when the trag
edy, occurred was the first witness. He
testified that Claude Allen, Floyd Al
len's son, fired the first shot.; He de
clared this shot killed Judge Massie. "
Boton said he did not see Floyd Allen
shoot until after the firing of revol-.
vers became general In the courtroom. '
GATE CITY HIT VOTE
E
Election Called for July 23 and
Sentiment Is for Propos
ed Improvements.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Dally News Building,
Greensboro, May 2.
Greensboro continues the mecca for
young folk on matrimony bent. This
week alone no less than six couples
have come here to plight their troths
and the "wedding bell season" Is yet
In its Infancy. The latest young
couple to be married in this place
came yesterday afternoon and from
HifTorent wtntlnna nf the atnte. . John
Dollinger of Maxton was the groom
and Miss Minnie Molton of ML Airy,
an attractive young women of 18 sum- .
mers, was the bride. The groom
came here, wired for his bride-to-be,
and obtained the license. The bride
came with her brother, the ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. Clyde Tur
ner of the First Baptist church, and'
the happy couple . subsequently left
for Maxton,' where they make their
future home.
Bond Election Called.
Better streets, more water mains
and extended sewers and a city mar
ket and Improved city hall will result
If the people of Greensboro, on July
23, vote $130,000 bonds for these Im
provements. The city commissioners
of Greensboro yesterday afternoon
called an election for that date and
specified the items and amounts to be
voted. The budget provides $75,000
for street Improvements which, if vot
ed, will mean $160,000, since tho
property owners pay one-half of all
Improvements; $20,000 for sewer and
water mains extension; $20,000 for a.
city market, and $16,000 for Improve
ment of city hall and the rebuilding
of the opera house which at present Is
located In city hall. The people of
Greensboro appear dostrous of these
Improvements, especially of street Im-v
provement, and there Is little If any
doubt but that the entire budget will
carry by a good votu.
Considerable Interest was added to
ths political situation In Guilford yes
terday, when Dr. J. R. Gordon of
Jamestown stated formally that hu
was a candidate for the lower house
of the general assembly. This means
Hint there are now six candidates In
the race for the democratic nomina
tion to fill the three places Guilford
Is entitled to. They are Dr. Gordon,
T. J. Gold, Ruff Dlllnrd, J. M. DavK
K. J. Justice and W. E. Kmclund. Mr.
Justice Is the only candidate from
Groensboro. Dr. Gordon was In the
leglHtutnre of 1H0D, lHltt and 1911. hi:-1
Is the "daddy" nf Giilllord's snlmy
law, the real lirt;lmiln of the mil.n-v
astern for county orii-,.rn whi. h
hern adopted by lUin'-nii i :tii'l iin y
oUu r comitUn.
Jn-r Inn
lijesr loret-'pniast,
pany.