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TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE READ THE POST EVERY DAY.' IT IS, IN FACT, THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THIS SECTIOIi 'TTYS -J n a n WEATHER. Fair tonight; VOL.9. NO. 61. I , SALISBURY NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, MARCH 22. 1911 ' ' ' . ' . " $4 THE YEAR. . ' 1 : " " r ' ' ! i " : "T " ' . 1 . i : : : A OF THE EARLY EASTER I A STATES ARE T SEASON IS ON US E E NUMBER SOUTHERN MAN n STORM MEET IN SA USURY REPORT FROM THE STORM OF YESTERDAY INDICATE THAT A HUNDRED OR MORE ARE DEAD AND THAT MANY ARE IN JUREDMILLIONS OF DOLLARS DONE IN DAMAGE SECRE ' TARY'OF WAR SENDS AID TO STRICKEN SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH STORM RAGES OVER SOUTH AND MIDDLE WEST STATES WITH GREAT DESTRUCTION FOLLOWING ITS WAKE TRAINS LATE, WIRES DOWN AND LATER REPORTS MAY GIVE DEATH LIST. . v r rum mi reports me sections ox uii South and middle west that were in the storm belt of Friday suffered severely in both,property loss and to human life. Alabama reports severe damage done. The latest reports in Tl H i 1 1 . . . dicate that a hundred or more lives ' have been lost and many more in jured. 1 Property loss cannot be cor rectly told, only estimated, and the estimates "run into the millions. Wires are down all over the strck en districts and this makes full and aeeuprate reports impossible. ' Secretary Garrison Sends Aid. Washington, March ; 22. Medical supplies and army surgeons have been ordered to the lower Peachtree, Ala bama, which was destroyed by a cy clone, the supplies going from Ogle thorp under order of Secretary - of War Garrison and in response to the towns request for aid. .The town is reported to be literally wiped - out, with many killed and injured. All medical supplies were destroyed and the Red Cross wired the Governor of Alabama offering aid, and ordered its ogent at Birmingham to ruch all pos sible assitance to the stricken towns in the path of the cyclone. A Hundred are Dead. . Chicago, March 22. The toll of death in yesterday' storm of the middle West will probably reach a hundred and six hundred, with a prop erty damage of five mfll ion.. Terrible destruction of property is reporte3 from the South, Communications are still cut oft and it will likely be sev eral days before there will be a full report received of the storm. All trains fro mthe storm swept, sections .are many hours late. ,. . f i , Six Dead at Cleveland. k Cleveland, '. Ohio) 'March 22. Six. are dead and man V missine with a .six million dollars' property, loss results fro nsyeitirfiay!storm-'v'pommunica-tjons are cut off entirely and the "death . i . - .lu r -i .... .. . reports. rejr-i Vr -;-: -V"-. iv V Storm Hits ' Buffalo. "- ' f 'Buffalo, N. Y., March ,.22. Te ' stonri which, swept over the West Reached ' Buffalo ,early this ; morning. Jclephone'and telegraph service', aiSi badl jj CTippI4 n4 yf ;, nroof- " $ ? r ',. T , -' " ' SENATOR '-OVERMAN AT? HOME Cawe in This Morning 'From Wash f! ' irigtea (o JSpend Easter.. f- Senator Lee, 8. Overman came in this morning on No. 37 from Wash ' fagton and Vill spend several days at pome , before returning to the capitol lb. take up niatdulies in connection , idth'tbe opening of thi special session Jf rCongrtss. Senator " Overman, by ' f easpo (of ,his -Wng on some of the float;, iMportant!' committees, of the fcenate,and fesecii.y the patronage , bmm2ttee,;44;ia very busy" man and has Ven for some days.,. Previous to ' this appointment Jie, was kept busy . as chairman of the Congressional in auguration ' committee 1 and his brief stay it '.bbme vHU devoted almost : Wholly to r Hif tb'wnspeople.'are ; rVu'd of t tbe" posilwa be. . holds at as'hiitgioij ;i4,ofl)tif hfgi stand in , the' counsels 'of Ihis party but are al ways glad to welcome him home, ev tn for a short stay. CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT. Illinois White Slave Probe Commlt ' tee Visits the President and Have Talk with the Mr. Wilson Na tional Campaign to Be Waged. Wjpkington, March 22 A nation . Wide int to stamp out White Slavery t eems . assured today.' The ; Illinois :' probe committee was "today receiv ed by ' President Wilson who asked Lieutenant-Governor O'Hara to leave such papers as had been prepared on the subject with him - and he would give them full consideration. Mr. O'Hara told the president that a meet ing o fthe vice commissions of all States would be called for this city to arrange for a nation wide fight . iigainst the wMe slave traffic. Chairman of ' National Committee Prefers io Remain at Home and Work for Administration and Dent, ocratie Party. ' i Washington, March 22. William F. McCombs, chairman of the Demo cratic National Committee, last night issued a statement announcing that he had declined to become Ambassadvr to France. .. ,1 k The statement was as follows: , "Today I communicated to - tfye President my final decision as to the very great honor he has done me in tendering me the ambassadorship to France, with assurance of my4 pro found appreciation. No public posi tion within his gift could be more at tractive to me personally. In view of its very great dignity and importance. I have naturally weighed the matter with much care. v; i;--'" : : , After reconsidering the tender the same motives as were in mind be fore having impelled me to decline. The acceptance of the post would in. volve greater sacrifices than I should make. -1 do not feel that I can afford to leave my life work the practice of the law. 1 feel compelled to de vote myself to my personal affairs and at the same time I will lend any j assistance in my power that will con tribute to the success of the Demo- heratie Administration 'and the Demo cratic party." ' V,. ''V'i j Mr. McCombs had seen the Presi dent twice during the day And to night was in conference with" Secre tary Tumulty at the Executive offices until nearly midnight, when he re turned to his hotel and issued th statement 'V-; !" ; T " PERPETUAL PEACE St Chinese AaSaasin Kills 'the 'Wrong Man and WHtes 'the Dying Mari Apologizing and Hoping Him "Per- petual? Pea.w 1 , f ' , Pekin, March fi2-jrGeneral Sung, Chinese 'minsier' of dupatknde at Shanghai today as 'a result of , being shot: by mistake by an -assassin. The murderer thought h $ was shooting Genera Haing. The assassin escap ed and sent a letter to General Sun apologizing for the' shooting, saying; "I hope you 'will - have perpetual peace" , J. R MANN IS ELECTED PRISON SUPERINTENDENT. Ex-Senator E. F.' McCullough i"f t'i Bladen, Chief Clerk, and Dr. li R. Rodgera, Physician. ; ; ' Raleigh, March 22. The SUte pris on board last night elected J. B. Mann of ;Hyde county, superintendent; ex- Senator. E. F. McCuDough, of Bladen county, chief clerk ' and Dr' J - R. Rogers, V; of Raleigh, 5 physician, "i of the state prison, : and' deferred un til' April the election of the other offi cers. Governor Craig said there were a large number of applicants with atronir indorsements and that the board, after considering the matter, made the above appointment' The new officers will take charge April 7. They succeed J. Laughinghouse, superintendent; T- W. Penner, chief clerk, and Dr. T. M. Jordan, physt clan; ..., 'f .-Terr Haute. Ind., March :. 22. Fourteen miners were killed "today at Dugger, Indiana, in a mine explo sion and many were injured This report has been " reecived here at headquarters of the Labor Unoin Over three hundred were employed at these mines. - " "Mr.'A. B. 'Saleeby goes to Smith Grove, Davidson county, Monday to deliver an address at a Sunday school rally.' '.,r:V";e,iH.':.: New York Ready for the Great Event President iWlson and Mem bers of Cabinet Observing in Quirt Manner. New York, March 22. In spite of the dressmakers' strike, which affects principally the factories on the lower last side, New York, is ready for the great' Easter parade tomorrow. (f the weather is fair it is estimatd that 500,000 will march in th par ide along Fifth avenue. Bermuda has sent its share of Easter lilies and he prices' are higher than usual, in Yeeping with the increased cost of 'iving. All of the leading churches fill have special musical programs. At St. Patrick's Cathedral, it Is ex pected that ' Cardinal Farley " will preach and bestow upon the congre gation the blessing sent by Pope Pius Not. since 1818 has Easter arrived sooner than this year. In. tiiat year it came on March 22. Notjuntil after the year 2000 will it come 'so early agian.. Sixty-seven years ago. and fifty-six year ago respectively. East er came on the same date it does 'n 1913. The next year, when East- :r will pay an early visit will be in 1940, when it will arrive March 24. The latest-Easter of the Nineteenth tnd Twentieth centuries was in 1859, when it fell on April 24. In 1848 and 1905 it came April 23. Last Easter vas April 7. As Easter is the most mportant of all the movable feasts ;f the Christian church, it determines all the rest' Hence next year Ash Wednesday comes February 5, Ascention Thursday Map 1 and Pen- ecoet May 11. ' . , ; " Easter never can come earlier, than Mafta 22, and the only time it did or ull do this from the year 1801 to OOOwas in 1818. ' That ' wa . made. possible by having a full moon March 1, and the following day being Sun- Jay.', That coincident does not occur more than once in a century, and it is only then that the feast of the Ascention can occur. In April, and then - The rule provides that Easter shall So the Sunday which follows the 'ourteenth day of the calendar moon, which falls upon or next after March ii:v'vt--;-':;''' f. -Easter in Washington. V Washington, March 22. President and Mrs. Wilson and their daughters will spend Easter Sunday quietly to morrow, going to church in the morn ing and having an informal dinner with members of the family and per haps a few(frineds afterward. Vice- President and Mrs. Marshall will fol low, about the same program..";' The plans of other members of the Cabinet have not been announced, but follow ing the example of the President and Mrs. Wilson, there will be no elabor ate entertaining. On Easter Monday the White House children will take part In the Egg rolling fun on the White House grounds. BUILDS HIMSELF COFFIN ' . . - WITH ASBESTOS LINING Perth Amboy, N. March 22. Jo seph Lakowski of this town is prepar ing his own coffin, "Joe," who is 61, is hearty far, indeed, .from being a dead 'one but he says he wants to know that he is resting as comforta bly in the hereafter as he has rested in the past A year ago "Joe" started his task, and the building of the coffin has been his hobby. . The oblong box will be completed as soon aa the gold handles arrive from Chicago. It is made of quartered oak imported from Poland, and rests on four metal lion heads.' The wood highly . varnished and the sides " are embellished. ' The top of the coffin is all glass.. The inside is heavily -padded with asbestos, but "Joe", refutes the reason for this advanced by facetious folk. . v The game of baseball yesterday af ternoon on . the Livingstone . college diamond between the team of that in stitution and the A. -A M. team of Greensboro was easy for the Living-, stone boys, the score being 9 to 0 in their, favor. , ' ,' . - ' Agitation concerning the employ ment of child labor during the year 1912 brought about better conditions for children in 14 States and an in creased interest in behalf of children who are driven to work in factories and tenement sweatchopus. ' - v Mr. J. B. Thomas and Miss Tillle Windsor Became Man and Wire To. day Shortly After Noon, the Cere mony Being Performed Only a Fiw Feet Across the Rowan Llne A marriage, romantic in every sense of the word, was performed shortly -after noon today when Miss Tillie Lee Windsor became the .bride of Mr. J. B, Thomas, the ceremony being performed by Rev. W. L. Loflin of the Episcopal church and taking place oh the Piedmont toll bridge ovei the Yadkin liver two miles north of Spencer, and on the Davidson side of the bridge, the couple standing over the rippling waters Just far enough across the boundary line tc admit of the knot being tied in the county of Davidson. For some time these two young peo ple have been sweethearts and as theh courtship ripened it was surmisei that they desired to join hands and hearts. However, to this there wis parential objection jm account of their youth. But Cupid is a cunning Ut ile creature ana win some how o; other always find a way, so Mr. Thom as, accompanied by a boy friend went to Lexington one day this week anc procured the necessary papers ant returned with them in his pocket and these he kept secure from all eyes and his . lips and those of hit companion were sealed in so far at speaking of what ' had transpired went'. Today at noon the young groom-to-be secured a tetam, having already arranged with the minister, and as his future wife was on hoi way from her place as saleslady at one of the local dry goods stores tr her noonday meal she was met b her young sweetheart and soon tin two were making speed toward th river. Arriving there they were mei by the officiating minister and his wife and in the presence of these, thi driver; and the toll gate keepers the knot was tied. , There was no wedding march but instead the birds chirpet a tune for the occasion, and in the absence rf potted plants and ferni as decorations nature actually furn ished these with the green foliage oi the meadows as a background ant the trees to set it all off. ; This su; rounding together with the pic turesqueness of the entire scene ai .viewed from the bridge at the point where the bridal party stood made marriage ceremony unique in this sec tion of the State.. ;.;y, A-;''(: ,-''' Returning to the city the youns people drove to the home ; of tht. groom's parents on .West Council street where they broke ' the news, were received and where they will fe side for - the , present Young Mr. Thomas is a son of Rev. Dr. C. A. J Thomas, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, and conducts t pressing club on East Inniss street Mrs. Thomas is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Windsor, her father be ing a successful suburban grocery' man and also an officer in the church of which his new son-in-law's father is pastor.; , HEAD OF HONDURAS M DEAD President Manuel Bonilla Victim of Bright'a . Disease Died ' Yesterday at Tegucigalpa at Age of Seventy- Washington, .March 21. President Bonilla, of Honduras, died at Teguci galpa today of kidney trouble, ac cording to private telegram received here today. . v : Dr. Bonilla has been afflicted with Bright's disease for about a year and a half. His condition gradually grew worse and for the past few 'days he had had several severe convulsions. It is believed his death came during one of these spells.' .".. - Dr. Bonilla became president; on the wave of a revolution about two years ago. He was about seventy years of age.- Wt-h-ry " ' ' , WILLIS MOORE TO RESIGN Washington, . March. 22. Willis Moore, , chief ; of the weather bureau, will resign in a few days according . to .: re port here today, -v His retire ment is voluntary.-. Moore waa ' aa unsuccessful candidate for Secretary of Agriculture. Prominent Young Attorney at the Proper Time Will Come Out for the Democrtaic Nomination ' for Mayor of - Salisbury Primaries Will Be Heid Within the Next Sev erar Weeks. ' There will be at least one avowed andidate for the Democratic noni nation for mayor of this city. That vas settled this morning when a Post epresentative called on Mr. Walter I. Woodson, whose name has been onspicuously mentioned within the ast few days in connection with the ffke. When asked whether or not h iroold be a candidate he stated poii ively that he would announce him. :elf at the proper time. Several other names , have . been nentioneo, through the press , anq irivately in connection with the nont nation. As to whether any of the, ould be induced to make the race it noiher question. - There may prob bly be others who have not yet bee! nentioned who would be receptive andidates for this honor, but not intil after the primaries are callec' jid the ball gets well started will W be known. Aldermanic candU lates, too, will be produced after hat time in abundance. ' Already sev eral have stated that they will make he race in their respective wards. At any rate the ice has been broken, and while not officially announced, Mr.: Woodson will be in the running for the Democratic nomination . foi mayor of the city of Salisbury. . . Mr. George A. Fisher, at present a member of the' board of aldermen rom the .North ward and who has een spoken of by some as a suitable :andidata for mayor, announces that te will enter the race 'to retain his eat on the board and will make offi ial announcement at the proper time ICE CREAM PARLORS dr. W. S. Nicholson Will Monday ' Throw Open One of the Hand aomeat Places In This Section oi r the Country Latest Machinery in J Bakery and Front Room Finished in Mahogany. Mr. W. S. Nicholson ' today, an wunced that . he would throw open lis new bakery end ice. cream and da parlors and display and salos ooms Monday morningi Thbj means -hat the peop,o of Salisbury will see me of the handsomest, swollest if you lease, places of the kind in this sec ion of the country and one that would m a credit to a metropolitan city; ery few people have been permitted to view this place as yet but thuM who have " were amazed, t The place occupies the corner rooms of x the Bell Block, Main and Fisher streets, and to begin with the bakery, which s located in one of the Fisher street rooms, it is fitted "" with . the latest In improved bakery machinery, all of rhich will be operated by. electricity with the exception of the oven- This is of the latest pattern and will baks J50 loaves of bread at one time, There is also a steam proof box; Joughnut and cake pan compartment; Triumph double dough mixer, capable mixing two barrels of flour at one time; also a Triumph cake machine; selves and weighing machines, dough tray and other machinery, all located !n one of the Fisher street rooms. Another room on this-street will be ased for a wholesale and stock room, and these will be connected witji the bakery by arch windows. In the rear of the wholesale room Is ,the ice cream factory. Leaving these ewlnr ing doors open into the beautiful and spacious : front" room. Here in .the reat is a mammoth counter back of wjiich is tremendous plate mirror and at this dairyand club lunch will be served. "To the left; going to . the front are display cabinets with pla'ue glaes fronts and along the floor sit a string of fine show cases all plate glass iTo the left ; are ' mahogany booths, each booth , containing table and two seats', each seat with leather cushions and , seating three people, 'and there are four of these booths. To the front left as on en ters is the cigar and tobacco stand and across from this is one of the pret tiest soda fountains in the city, from the factory of Robert Green A Son, and being of double service. There is I a long rest seat along the window at SUPREME LODGE OFFICERS HERE LAST , NIGHT AND . , START BIG CLASS. Salisbury Pythiana Hosts to a Great Gathering of Pythiana Coming r -. v, . . rum jnfiroy i owns -ror a Big Night With the High Officials and a Ralhbon Fovndrrs BibU Clauh-A Splendid Meeting ' and One Full of Interesting Features. You have heard of the boys of the year '49, called the forty-niners? That is what was pulled off at the Pythian meet last night Forty-nine men walked into the hall and took the first rake iri the order of Xnlghta of Pythias, composing the largest class the Supreme lodge officers have had n this trip, this being the sixth clam far. The Salisbury meeting of last light went by anything of the kino leld so far and ho doubt surpassed mything of the sort in the state, both A point of interest and numbers in ittendance. It waa a successful meet- ng in every respect and the visitors vho came from a distance,' Including -hree members of the Supreme lodge, nd high in official rank, spoke in ligh praise of the gathering and the lplendid display of Pythian spirit - embers cam from Salisbury and Ipencer lodges , of course, and also .'rom Albemarle, Mooresville, ; Con- rd, Statesville, Lexington, Lenoir thd other points in the state, and randidatea came ' from Mooresville, ltatesville and Lexington as well as Salisbury. Salisbury contributed ' 32 pplicants, Statesville 10, Lexington ! and Mooresville 1, making all told 19 to start on the Pythian "journey tnder most favorable and interesting drcumstances Deputy Chancellor lames D. Nutt, of Wilmington, had :hf rgs of the meeting and kept things tooving rapidly. Supreme Keeper of lecords and Seals Whea ton gave a ecture o nthe secret work and also a alk on other things of interest to all fythiana. ' With, all preliminaries over the forty-nine admitted and given the ank. It was a big bunch of fellows j move at once toward the same foal, all desirous of being given the ?ythian ranks, . The original Bible tsed by Justice H. Rathbone in organ ising the lodge was used last night, and this little handful of men who formed the .first Pythian lodge, cre ated great interest .especially among he members of the order who had never before been privileged to ses "t. . ' l- ' - ' After the initiation the lodge went tito a social session 'and enjoyed "a tmoker and listened to short talks by t number ' of the visitors.5 Among those to speak - were the Supreme Chancellor T. J. Garling, of Macon, Georgia, and Thomas D. Meares, of Wilmington, who has for a number of years been a Supreme lodge officer. Notes, v Grand Chancellor Walker Tayler did not get here on account of some pressing business manners. 0 ' i; Past Grand Chancellor George W. Mbntcastle, of Lexington, was over last night ft for the V meeting, v Mr. Montcastle U well known to many Salisbury, people He is one of the most powerful forces of Lexington. Statesville sent the largest dele gation from a distance.' Ten appli cants came from this city and also a number of Pythians with them. the front - and the room ' will also be supplied with' steel chairs and tables,,: Electric fans will keep a good breeze moving all the time; , The plac is well lighted and a beautiful delivery wagon will bo put on the atreets. C Mrt John Martin, ;an" expert baker from Bostoni will have charge of the bakery and, Mr Chai' Platte," of Roanoke, Va., will have charge of the fountain and retail .sales room. He will have the assistance L of a lady cashier, all checks will be paid at the cashiers stand. Souvenirs will be given the ladies at the opening Mon day, r The, place is finished in maho gany throughout linoleum covers the floors everywhere ' and the entire plant is open for inspection by the . ti :il 1. 1. .... AM WKTtM puDUC 1,W1U ua wwwa ma, vv olson's." ' . ' FORTY-NINE CANDIDATES Dr. F. O. Williston Seeking Post at Monrovia, Which Carries the Rank of Consul General Has. S'rcng Endorsement As a Boy Williston Was a Servant of President' Fsih. A Salisbury negro, Dr. F. O, Willis- ton, is seeking the appointment as minister of the United States to Li beria, appropriately ternvsd Consul General,, whose office ' , is located af Monrovia. The Salisburian hns strong endorsement for; this 'not-Won, 7 Ho 'ma the endorsement, provided a col ore'd mart is to be named,' i.nd of -ourse one will, of Senator Overman is wen as otner leading nefnocrats of the State, including Secretary of r.he Navy Josephus Daniel i. He al.xo has (he backing of the Ntbnal Colored er of which are In New York and of which -he is a member, 'wing on the committee on organixat.iou, Bishop Walters is presidrt of thia lenpue. Williston returned , last niaht frrm Vashington where he was entertained by the league. Senator Overman al ready presented the afipacation of the Salisbury man to President Wilnon wd the State department, . , r- Dr. Willis'on atUnded the inauttu ration ceremonies and w March 'ah, .t 2;50 was received in the' East room of the White House by the 'resident; With him at the time, was David Bryant, colored, of Wilming ton. It Is a singular fact that botn Bryant and Williston were servnnts when mere lads in the home of Rev.' Wilson, father bf President Wilson, when the family resided in Wilming ton, and when they called at the White House on the 7th to pay their epects this fact was .recalled by the ?resldent . Williston is the proud wsHosspr of one of the large bronze nedalions issued during the inauKura ,ion and which is possessed by only i few, people, in proportion to the' wpulation of the country. This souv mir was presented to him by A. It. 'Jndertown, of Washington, a mem er of the executive committee of the Colored Democratic League. On one dde is a likeness of President Wilnon and the words "Inauguration March 1th, 1913." . The reverse side con tains the American eagle and the words "Woodrow . WUson President, Thomas Marshall Vice-President." fbis medalion 'was left at the Post office today by the owner. i rW V A WilllaVnrt a mtlm nt , ... .. , , ..7 vw, as ,.m , , B u. Cumberland county and is 32 yea rs Old. . He is a graduate of the A. A M. college at Greensboro and Shaw uni versity of Raleigh. He is at present i member of the faculty of Living stone college in this city, being teach er of chemistry. . He also conducts a successful colored drug store in this city. He is a splendid representative of the higher type of the negro raco, possesses a fine education and is pro gressive along all lines looking to the advancement of his people. He is not only a leader among members of his ; race but , numbers ; among his friends many of the white people of this city, and those who are in posi tion to judjre know that . he is well qualified to fill the position to which he aspires, both with credit to himself and in the interest of the government. J, Richard Davis, of Washington, valet to Dr. J. Sterling Ruffin of that city is aspiring to the position of sec retary to the American legation, in Liberia.. Davis speaks and writes Spanish, having spent four years in Cuba. He is an expert stenographer and in his leisure moments studied for the examination in the diplomatic ser vice. He, too, has the endorsement of the Colored Democratic League. ' DOUBLE HEADER TURNS OVES. Report Comes - From Danville of a " Derailment Near That Ciiy. ' Shortly before the POST went t press a rumor came to the office t i the. effect that two freight engine.-, running double header, had been (! ailed near Danville, both loconouve- turning completely over. No o ! report had at tha time been r" ' : : :he Spencer shops, fix n ' ' ' . j ' the engines left this moi iiii I; therefore impossible to vet , ',' port or to ascertain the e T.A.lr ai j)i(hpr nr nnt. si " hurt or killed. '