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SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, 'SATURDAY, MARCH 29,. 1913, U XitZ VHAIi. F I CHILDREN AGAIN MAKE MERR Y IN THE WHITE HOUSE. A ER OF PROr.llNEfJT BOOSTERS TO ATTEND ANNUAL CLU3 r.EETi i ,VOL. 9. NO. 66., 1ATC GREA COUNTY SCHOOL I y - CELEBRATION WAS A BIG SUCCESS COMPLETE PROGRAM CARRIED OUT IN THE OPEN AT THE CITY - PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHOUT A HITCH-JUDGES HEAR RECI TATIONS AND DECLAMATIONS AND AWARD PRIZES REYS THOMAS AND DR. MALLETT MAKE STIRRING ADDRESSES ' SALISBURY BAND FURNISHED EXCELLENT MUSIC DURINC , ;': THE DAY EXTENDED PROGRAM RAN THE EXERCISES UN U TIL LATE IN THE AFTERN00N4WILL BE AN." ANNUAL OC CASION IN THE FUTURE. , The first Rowan County Commence ment,, held in - this city Friday, was a success far beyond the ex pectation of those hehind the celo bration. To begin with the treat parade was In itself worth the ef forts put forth.' . It assembled at and near the court house and ' when it began to move shortly before 11 o'clock there J were ' something . like 3,000 chool children lined up behind the Salisbury band and the advance pilots, four boys ' seated ; on ? four Shetland ponies." Every school was accompanied by one or mora teach ers and the Salisbury schools march ed in twenty-one sections. The order in which they, were lined up in the procession, at the head of .all march ing Prof. R. G. Riser,' County Su perintendent of Education, were. Patterson, Dea ton,. Landis,' China Grove High School, Fink and Yoft, Zeb, Hall's, Ghen, Kluttz, ; Fisher, Gold Hill, Granite Quarry, Biltmore, Crescent, Cress, Klutts ,and Menius, Cowan, Hamilton, Jackson College, Liberty, Faith,, Yost, Parks, Lingle, Sumner, Salem, .Christiana, Mt.' Ul la. Wood Grove, Liberty Hall, Eba neser, Mulberry Academy, Dunn's Mountain, Walnut Grove, North Main, Rowan Academy, Spencer, East Spen cer, Kesler Mill, Salisbury No. 10 in 21 sections. This made a procession nearly two , miles long and one of the most inspiring ever witnessed in this city. Arriving at the s school building , the children were escorted around to the stand erected -for- the txerices. .: Here a tremendous crowd of peopfe had assembled to ' witness the same,' which began immediately after all had been placed and"! the ceremonies continued almost uninter rupted until after 5 o'clock in the af ternoon. Superintendent R. G. Kiser Was master of ceremonies and . was in his glory, aod well he should have been, for it; ,wsl duemainly to his efforts that (the;' commencement was bulled off so 'successfully. -;. j In the outset pu should be stated thtf the Salisbury schools were not n fany of, e 'coqtes;t'ith the. exc eption oi several prises onerea on he parade and to supply qnly to the rrades of these schools, these prizes a.vibjg o connection with he icom- es:1)f lhospthe' W had 'not missed a A list ioT namei " county schools dajr jnor Keen to during, the present school term vjii, read .and tyas Mfol- lOWS!.. ! Chma Groto ToWnaMn. : Vrfi'- 9 JL-T.uv ?nm1n ; Tlnmtliu torrall; Hubert Sechjen V- - V " No. . 16.--ClaiJde .Lentx, . George Letitc, MatniewXintz Vnca iBalsing er Jessie tinh KatJeJ Iiui.H i h'l K rtHa Tonship : H; ; No. 2J Margaret) Thompson., t ,-; N. 4-Hich'ard i'-Swicetrood., Ira (wicegod Jennings tester, Louise Kesteif, tRose Kester, Elmina Meets, Beulanl'.Meetz, Ai,nie ' Eagle, Benlah purtcm.rAd Burton, Anthony Ri dehhourn Preston Eagle,: John Glenn Kesler. I' No." 6. Stewart 'Hartley, Thelma ' Hartley", Grace! HaHley, Theo Myers, BrtaduiMy Gci? Kerr, Emma J No. . 7-&lfrtifi Sheets, Robeirl Sheets. "No, . .; 7--Fanhie Hodge, t5 Banks Hodge. , Litaker. No.-l Kotner. ' -Freddie ; Ketner, James No., S.Mi8S Rosa Honbarger, 1 David Honbarger, Omer Goodman, Bryant Goodman, Enoch- Goodman. li. 8.Geneva Lingle, Lorene "Xingle, Effie May Lingle, Myrtle Bargle, Vesta Alexander. -, Morgan." ' . ' No. 6. Mary Krye, Bryan Frye, Katie Morgan. . -1 No. 7. Lillie Brady, : Josephine Brady, Roxie Crawford, Virgie Craw ford, Lunda Crawford, Esther Eaglo, James Eagle, Emma Eagle, Octa .Eagle, Roy Eagle, Emma Troutman. . : Providence. . . No. 2. Cleda Bankett . ' ' No, 3. Maude Peeler, Mary Thonv s (Continued on page five.' v A GREAT THRONG VIBVALLEN BODIEf FIFTEEN 'THOUSAND PEOPU .CROWD UNDERTAKING ES. , , TABLISHMENT. REMAINS THROUGH I C Father Was First to Co to the Elec ; trie Chair, Only a Few Minutes Be ', fore Bidding Hia Boy, Who Was t . Follow Him, 'i Farewell Son am . ' Brother Preseat ta Take Charge . Remaiaa of Father aad Brother ' Taken to Carroll County Comia Via Greensboro oa Ne, 11. . FATP OF THE ALLENS.: - Floyd Allen Executed yes- terdsy. - . 4 Claude' Allen; son of Floyd Executed yesterday. Frier AOen Eighteen yeara in - the - penitentiary. - r ' Sidna Allen Fifteea yeara ia . the penitentiary , r t ,, Victor .Allen AcquUted.i Eidna Allen, brother of Floyd Thirty-fire years hi the pen Uentiary. . J'.N' .Bird Marion," relative of tfie Aliens Indictment dismissed. v - . .r. . A Richmond, Va, special saya in part of the scene atending the exe cution' of Floyd and Claude Allen: Floyd Allen, still limping from the wounds he (received -in the1 Hillesville court j battle, rsaid the Vj last tearful farewellto his boy and'wenji with the prison guards to ! the. death Chamber. A.proaa escaped hinvas he satin the hhair while the Btrans and electrodes were?befng fastened :aWt nidu The cirrentas .turned en at, 1 :2Z o.clock and In four. Minutes the surgeon mq- iwiR7i:iW Bcitiibviiuciiii vimi urn w dead.'Xh' iliodsrwjui IjBpeediljr ret 2 Agalnvthe Jchaif wasv tested while Cla,ude ;Swanson Alien, . namesake, of a'' United States Senator, wis being led through the Corridor to the cham ber door. A Though. tnfle pale, he marched with measured ; stride, his head high, his wonderful .' serve with him to the end. As, he took his seat he .moved his arms ' to assist the guards, who were adjusting the straps and like hla father he went silently and unafraid, ' When the autopsy had been performed the bodies were given over to Victor Allen,' Floyd's son, by whom they were taken to the moun tains of southwest Virginia for burial I Crowda View Bodies. . ! Richmond, V March; 28. Over the protest of Victor Allen, a crowd estimated at 15,000 tonight visited the undertaking establishment where the bodies of Floyd, and Claude Al len were being prepared for burial The protest was conveyed to Chief of .Police 'Werner, r; who ".ordered squad of. police to clear the street, although he had no power, as ha ex plained, to -keep the crowds out of the place. Early in the evening it became necessary for the police to' stretch ropes around the establishment, but visitors were freely admitted after the police departed, , without the know ledge of Victor Allen. . . : - . , The bodies were taken to Mt. Airy today and from there will be convey ed to the old home of the Aliens in Carroll county, near ' HUlsville, the scene of their crime, for interment They came through North Carolina, coming into Greensboro this morn ing on No. 11 and from there were taken to Jit. Airy, ' " ' ' - ' . - - .. v 1 V ' - , . I ' .' .: ty-s X-;.'.t v - The prattle of - childish tongues and the' sound of baby laughter sue h as has not been heard In the White House for year, 'emanate f rom theE xecutive Mansion all day. Three litt SACRED CONCERT SUNDAY ii: BENEFIT FLOOD SUFFERERS Manager Marsh of Grubb Theatre Planning for Such Tomorrow, In Which lie Will Be Assisted By the Choral Society, Assuring a Splendid Program Cov ering a Period of Several Hours All Proceeds Will Go to Flood Fund, With the Exception of a Very Small Expense Which Cannot Be Obviated A So crcd Concert, Pictures Suitable if They Can Be SecuredCharges IScts For "Balcony and 25cis For Down-Stairs Seats Hours 4 till 6, ; Manager T. B. Marah, of the Grubb j theatre Is arranging for a sacred con-J cert for tomorrow afternoon for, the benefit of the flood sufferers fund, ev- j evry dollar of the receipts to go for t this fund, with bare exception of a t i .... v ' . . .' M few small items which cannot be se-; cured without cost, reels and lights, j . All neip ana every, omer inciuemai expense will be- set aside and the gross receipts will be subject to a small discount, for these items of ex pense and the remaining sent to the flood districts. A charge will be made for the lower floors of 25 cents and for 'the balcony of 15 cents,' ; Time 4 o'clock. - . V . . - . Choral Society to Aid. C The Choral Society has offered Its services and a splendid and- appro priate program .will be rendered by the very best voices of the city.. Man ager Marsh has also wired for some reels adapted for such a Sunday con cert and these with the numbers do nated by the Choral Society will make up a program worthy of the atten tion of the entire city. , , : Again, provision will be made at the box . office making the contribution larger than the charge fpr the ticket. If any one desires to giye more it can be done, and the contribution will be taken and the name also, and publish ed with the fund the POST is rais in?. v . v ; v - The ptory of, the floods carried bv the Post yesterday indicated that the waters are receding and that the list of dead will not reach so high fig ures as previously indicated. ; While this is true an the dead bodies are being brought n rapidly now, ; the cold truth is pawning fully on the situation and " revealing a most ter rible disaster which in addition to the dead means a,' frightful Joss, runnint into the millions. - The Post is, continuing Its efforts to raise money to send the sufferin? districts.- .The people of this g city are showing their readiness to make a generous ; offering and if soma of the' ladies, or their dubs, would undertake a canvas the result wold be fieo. " Our efforts have not included the asking of a subscription at all. Such as we have received have come to the office without effort. ,. North Carolina Responding. i " Asheville, : March 28. Governor Craig Who is here to attend a'.good roads meeting,' tonight received the following telegram . from Governor Cox,j of Ohio, in response to a tele gram of sympathy sent by the North le grandniecea and a grandnephew of-aged seventeen months, poured for h President Wilson are in a race for. th er guests, Virginia Peyton Howe, ag eir "big uncle's " affections. A few d ed three; Wilson Howe, her brother, ays ago the- quartet had a tea party, and little Josephine Wilson Cothran, THE POST FUND. Sent Friday . - Forwarded today. "" ".' ? ' Total sent.." . $83.00 5 :. 300 .$1130 Since yesterday remittance we have following to acknowledge; . ' " Cash Mrs. F.'...V .r .;..1.00 Cash Mrs D...'. C. L. Emmerson. . N. P. Murphy. (.A ' 0 2.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 l.Od Mrs. S. Cash. Dr. Rothrock.. . Mr. S. Cash.... Mrs. Mahaley... Mrs. Tatum.. :'. e v .- Mrs. G. W. WhOock Miss Alma Whitlock. Mr, D. . ; . . . 1 ... , . Milton Brown., . H. N. Woodson.. . . .. . 1.00 .'. 1.00 ., ' 1.00 5.00 .... 4.00 A. H. Boyden 6.00 This amount.,: ' ,.,..$30.50 v... $83.00 Friday $113.50 . A contribution of yesterday ac knowledged to W. T. Kluttz shoujd have been W. L'Kluttx. Carolina governor: '"', 1 . "Columbus, O., March 28. - : ' "His Excellency,'? - , v ' ' Locke Craig, ' ' f f Governor of North Carolina, r "Your telegram just received.jThe situation, in Ohio, Is desperate. Our raliroads are - paralyzed. ? Property loss will reach hundreds of millions. Two hundred and fifty thousand peo ple are homeless tonight, vfiend any contributions' to Col. M. L. Wilson, treasurer relief; fund, Columbus, O. ; (Sighed.) " . ' . ' , . i" James M. Cox, ... t "Governor of Ohio.". hhi!V'S Reports tonight indicate that large sums have bsen already raised in va rious sections of the State to aid .the flood sufferers.. ' . v.-'c-.W1, -Red Cross Is Alert and On the Seems. '. Washington, March 28. Miss Ma bel Boardman, chairman of the , Red Cross Relief committee, left" tonight on a -special Red Cross train, bear- V .i .i... ixruk her, were Miss Jane- Delane, head of the Red Crossnursing corps; Major Charles Lynch, a Red Cross official; aged ten, and Elizabeth Wilson,' also , aged ten. and 10 nurses. The three ', Officials will go to Columbus to confer with Gov. Cox. The nurses and supplies will go to Cincinnati and Dayton, it charge of ' Francis McLean, of th Red - Cross service. : In all $300,000 has been placed it the hands , of the- Red Cross wlthir 48 hours. Of this over $90,000 wa; received, today. From New - Yorl there came $65,000; from Detroit $10,000; v from H.' C. Frick $10,000; and from John. D. Rockefeller $5,000 There were thousands ; ; of smallei contributions. ' f .i. r:p-'j;, A complete field hospital was ship ped to Columbus, via Pittsburgh, b the oepartment. Medical suppliet Lthat had been shipped out of Wash ington twice before for Ohio anc blocked, were again sent forward today, . ' . The train load of tentage, bedding and clothing' disptached yestenia) from Philadelphia were to-arrive u Columbus during , the night. Relief committees in Hamilton, O. telegraphed the War department re questing the engineer battalions a Fort Thomas, KyH to be sent to thi Ohio city. Engineer officers in Cin cmnati.were asked by the depart ment to report upon the necessity of the occasion. : v:V"0-: Secrteary of the Navy' Daniels di, rected the shipment of such clothing as was available at the clothing depot at New York to the flooded cities. Past Assistant Paymaster L NI Wer tenbaker was ordered to leave New York with the clothing. The ship ment will consist of 12,000 blankets; 7,000 watch capes. .100,000 suits of underwear, 4,200 jerseys; s 15,000 dungaree Jumpers; 25.Q0O - dungaree trousersT 8,000 overcoats; 24,000 low shoes and 15,000 pairs woolen socks. In addition 300,000. navy , rations were directed by the secretary to be shipped."- ''.'.-. 4 ',When a woman has a poor figure, the other women will do this much: They will admit that it is natural. ( . j .: KING NICHOLAS REPORTED DEAD. London, March v.. 29. The death of King Nicholas of Mon tengro is reported today by ' wire from Rome ind Paris, no details have been received and the Montengrin - consul here knows nothing about the rumor." ;' . . .,'.' . A SECRETERIES AND MANAGERS OF COMMERCIAL CLUKS- AM) CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMING TO SALISBURY TO SPEAK AT MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL CLUB AND TO ATTEND THE BANQUET -AT THE EMPIRE HOTEL MEETING TUESDAY J .NIGHT IN THE COURT HOUSE PROMISES TO. BE A MOST SUC CESSFUL AFFAIR OFFICER R TO BE ELECTED AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEES RECEIVED. . 1 . '' 11 IS ' CALLING FOR HELP GOVERNOR COX ISSUES A PRO CLAMAT10N IN WHICH HE - CALLS FOR SUPPLIES. ' ,1. ecretarv of War Rmi-Km OHIO COVER GARRISON AT CiN'CiriNATJ Flooded District and Personally!"16" hir tha invitation of i Takca Charge of the Situation 74! ' fT industrial lu to be Dead Bodies Recovered at Dayton p! m M'Tueday th,e r -Til! , 0'ck,fk-Some Unverified ,.fUT' f "H'?? hZ ? " j.. - i -. . ... . . ing done in other cities and how you CiSmliohfc'M. in tittetf War Garrison arrived here iodaafter flghting floods and wash- u -.nunrnaa, , n special t tm) town Jn. whlfh you )ive anJ make .rain will go to Dayton at once to your money, nre you interosted eno;.;!i personally direct the relief move-. t0 j,eip flli the court house on next ment. Secretory Garrison took an j Tuesday night? The meeting will ba automobile here, but the Pennsylva-ahe ons big business meeting of ti e nia railroad expects to restore itojdtlsena of Salisbury. The meeting service by noon today. 1 ' will he" open to everybody. Of cmu sa (::T-.' Help; Greatly Needed. " - ; there will be eleUion of of I'icers fir ? Columbus, Ohio, , March 29. Ohio j the Indutrial in which only the nu m 'a atill greatly in need of help. Calls , bers of the club will have a voice in, are ; coming lor food from all parts of, the the state where the flood prevails: ; Governor Cox has isKued a statement in .which he says condi tions are critical and calling for sup plies. ' " -'. Sevrmy Four Bodies at Dayton. Seventy four bodies had been recov- ered at Dayton up to 9 today. "Mayor, n0 'or tne several invited out-ui'mwi Phillips has called for a meeting of ctty builders. It is not an open for the officials to issue a bond for an,"11 ffiraa has been thought by some emergency fund. Mayor Phillips is' th members, hut for those who marboned at his home with his wife want to 8Pend Pefant evenin;,' and has called upon the people to rec- nd W tnt their Part of Jt Iv) ognixe John P Patterson as mayor n,embe'' w n7 lo expected during this emergency. V Patterson is to for ,h ,inner wU' lie under sentence as president of the I wnUJ cnd r hav. some f.-ie-.J Cash Register Co., forviolation of the' ite"d ,, h P,ace' lt 1 ' 01,0 Sherman law and says he doe. notiof the m?8t plfasant m,v' ?T desire a pardon. , - ev" uni , w,f t;t;' ta"lly i Unverified figure, for MiamisburgJ rt f?r dfT w w iV n ! tn j j - ii .. i of a dinner and m pleasure thart you Sisr Jr ; , ,i r i i flooded c. .e. the figure, fell off r.p- . . to bft d()m u idly a. relief expedit.on. covered the to ,Uend, tI u jugt up t0 those who h Hamilton, O., which had reported a.j many as 250 dead, did not put forth any figures today. fMount Vernon did not confirm its previous report of so . dead and no confirmation was had for 82 reported drowned at Venfce, O. . 1 ... Chillicothe'and Tiffin, " O., where there had been reports of 50 or more dead, each found 10 corpse up to mid night i v,; -:yr::rr'v:;: The best figures from Piqua give a death toll of 50 persons. Fremont and Middletown each had it 14 dead; Missilon 5; Zanesville 4 and Troy 9. : The Indiana total drowned receded to fewer than 60 dlstrubuted as "fol lows:;- , Peru 20; Brookville 16; Fort Wsyne 6; Terre Haute 4. No bodies have been .found in West , , Indianapolis where as many as 200 deaths were at one time reported. . . f Danger Line Shifting. :V Columbus, Ohio, ' March 29. The danger from the high waters is shift ed to th Ohio river valley.' A largo section of Irontown, Portsmouth are inundated. The waters at Columbus, Dayton, Zanesville and Piqua are largely abated and recuers are rev ering dead bodies. All homeless are now being fed.-. Fifty six bodies have been recovered from the west side of Columbusi'X 4V ' 'Dayton Threatened. -' Dayton, March 29. -The sixth day oit the Dayton flood disaster brought the authorities to the absolute neces sity ef quick action to avert pesti lence. Expert aid -on sanitmtion is needed if the fight against "disease is to be successful. Death list still -undetermined. The yesten'uy's veport of two hundred is too conservative. 1 Some Late Reports on lamagea and Dead. '-" '. ' Cincinnati, March 2. Tl.U-ty-thr.ee Are you getting ready for the first annual meeting of the Salisbury In duUrtaT Club, on next Tuesday night T. This meetfng should.be the best attended meeting of citizens that will be held .in the city for a yeur. If you are interemted in the advance ment of your home town be sure to I be there. You will hear such men as W. T. Dabney, A. W. McKand, C. 0. KuHter, and others who haw j made a life etudy of city buildhig. . t The:i men know how to build cities, i how to brjng progress right to your very door. They have nu now nve doing It in their own cities. These j question ' Is. are you enough J tntmKted n sliHburyf . your tmvtl. ; but the club wants every mini m Salisbury to be in the court l,..;i . r aS many as can get 'In at 8 oV'.xk t' hear some of the cti-npi'tt--t ' ; h i r How titie's we built.." The banquet at the Empire Hotel t will be for the members and f rit r.d.t oesire to pay lor tneir jui'im, t. i want to enjoy themselves and have the ploitaure 0f having as theri guest the several prominent men, each or' whom wilt give a five-minute "Toast. Da' : you want to attend? ' ' Do you want to r.how these several vry prominent visitors.: how. Salisbury turns out to an affair to greet promi nent strangers? : Do you , want to have an evening of pure pUasmo? Only 60 men had registered for th' banquet this morning. Now that does not look a bit like Salisbury, for there should be at least 200. Ju.' t think of it, only 60 ment out of ull Salisbury have registered for one rf the best planned banquets, to be viv en In honor of th first anniversary of. the organization that has !mu more In that one year to put bury on the map thatn has been dor in any ten years before. Just thii.!; of It, only CO men have registered as hosts to the fcevcral very pror.Jni i t visitors.' : What will these city bul! J ers think? They all hold their an nual banquets and have dining roo-ns filled to the . Overflow . every tin t . Now-just'-think about this for ont! moment. It's your city, your eo mercial organization, and your f; if you do not make a success of t! e annual meeting and dollar diun.iT. , ;If you want a ticket you can 'j '.or -341 the office of the Industri 1 C the secretary will be there v ' It:" this evening, and after that t ' : can call 614-J, he will be t! -. "V ticket will be sent to you '.' morning. Col. Kpencer will ! know Monday morr.i. j l,ow ! prepare for. bodies have been r Ment:'!.. 1 from t'..e ; It is nut 1 ' 1 t will e- . ,-.-.1 F i. 1 nine i. and a 1I..--1.' :..l. pro; ei';-
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