y\
I % w
1 *1 'i^''
>,? Hlcbuoad. V*.. Jan. 17?Fiojd
V^ and Claude Allan, lather and nan. '<
f' ' I leader. ?l their clan In the HllliTUIe Jj
oonn mergers ob.MMtp ntn. isi?,itl
were reprieved at noon yesterdky by ,
Govern or Mann until March 7. 4 tl
The Governor agreed to hear argu- U
meat February 1st In favor of com- a
K: mutation.
Cnaaesl for the murderers, doom- tl
WL. e? by the refusal of .the Supreme ft
Court to reopen their case, ministers e
^ of the gospel and sympathetic persona
to the number of IS called upon U
the Qoeormer yesterday morning and lj
h ' obtained from him thta concession. b
L The decision.Of the Vfr^nta 8u- d
W preme Ceurt of Appeals decaying the s<
petition of the Aliens to reopen their n
HjL case aeeecs twenty-iwo typewritten a:
page* and deals with erery point b
I / raised In the case very fully, dlspos- tl
In* of each of the argnmeats made tl
by cooaesf for the condemned clans- *
B ^ men hi detail. b
WGeneral Assembly.
as Record\
The Senate. tl
Seamier Jones presented a petition M
from etUaena of Winston and Salem,
^B asking far a consolidation of thoso ^
H" two rtMn.
' \ C BIHe were introduced as follows: q
^ By Senator Thorne: To Incorporate
Hk and establish a Confederate WomBa
en's Mease la North Carolina sad to ?<
V v make aa appropriation for Its sup- ri
. waMfci jWt! "H^SSL: *-'"
I'ii dltlnaal ?alaTayta tn _ihq_gD*PZIiar.? M
-Beamier Hobgood: To change the ei
name at Greensboro Female College.
Senator Hobgood: To allow the ri
^m ' - eommlQBleenra of the connty of Gull- tl
ford and the city of Greensboro to *1
appropriate fends for the erection of^
I - a meaument to the Confederate dead, ?
Seaaier Gilliam, by request: To
- establish a State Board of Commie- Q<
aloners far' the protection of game
birds and Inland water fishes. B
?Beamier Hananh: To ^ require
school efecials paying our' school h:
funds te Oke duplicate receipts.
9enetpr Jones: To create a high- to
way edfanleslon for Fersyth county.
Seaaier Jones: To consolidate the G
cities of Winston-Salem.
Seaa|er Little, of Wake: To pay
inmatee ef Soldiers'Home at Raleigh
a pension of $18 per annum.
Seaaier Lovingfcod: To compel b;
electric light,-water'power and rail- ^
road companlos to begin and com- er
plete construction work within spec!- !n
fled time or forfeit thejy chprt^r,
Senator Thome: ToTfiatlfy acts of
c rtaln Justices of the peace of Nash 8|
county. tlj
Senator Ward: To amend the charter
-ot the Thomasville Baptist Orphanage.
to
To Uttf"*1 of Meredith gj
College. * ts
To amend the charter of Wake q;
j-_ rn>M? n?lu><<
Im Home for Confederate Womra.
A menace from Governor Kltchln
BJ? transmitted a report from the Stand- c*
Bd . tng Committee on Pensions, reconi- 8U
mending the establishment of a home b,
fnr wlvfS snr1 widows of Confederate
soldier*. (In thia report, wan snb- th
ml tied the.draft of a bill, Vhlch was b<
in trod ore d by Senator Tlyrne. of
of WarPen county was ratified. dl
H Privileges of the floor were extendWJ
'-jh+r ,, ed to ex-Senator Scott, of Alamance; aa
Baggett, of Harnett; Durham, of Gaston.
and Ho Id en, of Praaklln. es
Tbare being no further business, it
t the Senate at one o'clock adjourned "<
. to magi JflAftX at J1 o'clock. tb
The Honse. - dl
. The following bills and resolutions
f from tin Senate were read and re- of
ferred to appropriate committees: jn
To rognlate pay of Juror* In Samp- th
so* ogomty.
/ Joint resolution to ratify seven- dc
teenth amendment to Federal constlTo
amend law as to time when per- be
BIL N sons held tor felony,shall be tried or yc
kTo authorise Forsyth county Jlo IsWm
Mr. Tkoou, ot Davidson-: To >c^ oc
ostpones Date of
March 7. Many
half.
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A new proceeding was asked for
i the last mqpon, which was made
ist Friday before the court, ft was
lift an order be Watered permitting
ia Circuit Court of Wythe eoaaly to
ntertain d motion for a new trial on
ie ground of erldence disco re red af?r
the final Judgment of the higher
surt had been rendered. While
iere was no precedent for such aeon
in this State, caaea were cited
rom-other States and from -the fedral
courts.
With the petitlob was filed the af?r-diacorered
erldence. It was partr
cumulatire. referring to matters
fought out at the trials. It was, no
oabt. weakened by the character of
>me of those offering thu new stateientB.
Wash. McMillan, one of tfee
Slants, said that Foster said the ddy
efore the murders that be would kill
le Allens if FloJd was convicted. In
?e-Floyd Allen trial at Wytheville,
LcMillan testified that Oo^d had
sen shot before he began shooting.
i ?i wccumyo
zd on Yesterday
lorise levy of additional tax for
?hools of Lexington.
Mr. ?ikes offered a joint resoluon
that 2,000 copies of Governor
ralg's. inaugural address be printed;
iked foV unanimous consent and.realution
was immediately passed on
II readings and sent to the Senate. ;
Courtesies of the House were exHided
to the following* former rep-_ j
jseutatlves: J, T. Kennedy, Alauf
Fpraytb; *...8. Mean, oi ,
lyde; B.J3. Royster, of Granville; ,
iflggia. .HgltL Brawstar, of Mantg?m? \
ry, and Crumpler, of Sampson.
Mr. Murphy called attention to n |
lie of the House that provides that |
to courtesies of the body are*open to
!1 ex-representatives at all times.
The following petitions were pre>nted:
Petition of Qoldsboro bar for adenate
court facilities.
Relative to incorporating Tabor
aptist church in CdTumbus county.
The following bills were reported
r committees:
uili to incorporate Knglehard
urn. Favorable. ^
To abolish office of treasurer of
raham county. Favorable.
THE PARENTAL GUIDE.
The following rules were c.ompleld
r Mr. P. P. Maxwell, Sr.. father of
r. P. P. Maxwell, of this city, sev al
years ago. They should prove of
terest to all readers. They follow:
18 If parents differ, never let the
illd know it; better that the child
lould suffer puntshrpent wrongly.
the idea that the parents
ffer.
2. Your babe is never too young
i be corrected. How forcible and
mrqprlata^lha old adage.. '-Aa the '
rig It bent the tree Is Inclined." 1
j.lnto the yard and break that tree!
few years ago you could have snap- 1
id If between your fingers.
3. He that spareB the rod bites his '
illd. What is the rod? A word, a
ggestlon, an Influence or. If need '
r, a whib. - i
"A whip fur the horse, a btldlo for J
e ass, and a rod for the fool's
*k."
4. Be very careful In starting the 1
st child. U will do more in gutd- t
KHpUn' ' J
6. Don't shut you eyes to the ]
aallest fault, If youido It will grow, a
Never allow your ehild to be <
Hod naughty or bad, andHiarer tell t
that God doein't love bad children, i
idt comraendeth His love to us In
at while we-were yet sinners Christ
ad foe us."
I f. Try to .cot the wOrd DON'T oat
yoor trolelng; children an better
dgee or right end wrong than yon
Ink. ?
>. Never tell yoor child U>et you
ll't believe him even It yon don't. (
I. IT your ehild end a neighbor', j
Illd dlger or light, hear the aelgh- t
r'o child', ?tyy (lr.I em then
ior'? and If therv le a conflict oftee- t
tuny call will t
10. Never loch op anything to J
P> It from a child, nor place things <
of Ite reach^ut rather teach the
" WA8HIN1TON, NORTH CAROLIN
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--
/ STOCIHOLDERS MEET
WR'v. .
The annual Meeting of the Stockholders
of the First National Bank
took place at their Banking Houte
on TuWday last at noon. ;
The stockholders elected the foilowlng'directors:
C. it. Brown. J. B.
Fbwle. W E. Swindell, J. P. Cowell.
W. E. Proctor, F. Kugler. W. H.
Whitley, George T. Leach and A. M.
Dumay
The directors subsequently met
and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President. C. M.
Brown; vice-president, J. B. Fowls;
cashier. A. M. Dumay; assistant (ashler
L. A. Squires. The First Nstiohal
Bank was organized tn?ttau?and
since thai tune ha* fudged ahead wlill
a rapidity that has been gratifying
to the stockholders and the enttfje
city. \.ralae
| shrdl lirdlu mfwyp mfwy fa
The directors made a substantial
raise la all the employes of the baaJt
Ha"S sfemI-anhnaI dividend of 5 per
cent was declared.
The First National Is an institution
enjoying a large and lucrative
patronage Its officers and officials
are painstaking and competent. Its
future is a blight and promising one.
GREAT VAUDEVILLE AT ,
LYRIC THEATER T0HI8HT
The offering st the Lyric for the
last half of the week is featured by
the excellent vaudeville artist "Smith
A Havener" in an up-to-date singing
talking and dancing act.
The above mentioned artists made
their first appearance here last evening
and received excellent applause,
and the feature of tbo act was the'
efece&lent dancing of Mr. Havekcr;
also Miss yBmlth was exceedingly \
clever with her songs.
worth mentioning, they were indeed
a class to themselves and t-onsidered
to he some~6r~Jhe hest exhibited
here
Today's program at the Lyric feaf
res an entire change ofprogram In
vaudeville, also they offer four^els
of ptotwreTT feifuflng^the tWrtb one
of Pathe's Weekly giving current
TVii t vrf the week-. *** " * ,u
runway mules injure
There came near being a serious
iccldent late Tuesday evening ch the
farm of Mr. Rufus W. Boyd, who retides
near Plnetown. His son, Mr.
Seorge R. Boyd, while driving a pair
)f mules after the day's work was
imsnea. in crossing me canal bridge 1
me of the mules refused to pull fur!her.
In consequence of the mule
talking the tongue attached to the
wagon was broke. This caused the
nules to become frightened and they
>egan to run. The driver, Mr. 0. R.
Boyd. In consequence of the runaway
OBt his balance and was thrown from
lis sept beneath the' wheels, being
Ragged a considerable distance. Al- 1
hough he received no serious injures
he was painfully hurt about the .
'ace and shoulder. One of the mules
ecelvod several cuts on the left hind
eg, one of which is surmised to be
lerlous. Mr. Claud Harris, who was
>asstng at the time, succeeded in
itopping the runaway teanv and but
' r.timely appearance no doubt a
nore serious accident would"Tiave 1
>een the result. Dr. H. H. Hunter.
>f Plnetown. N. C.. rendered the ne essary
medical aid. It was a narrow
iscape.
school examinations
cldseirnns mornimg
The mid-winter examinations of |
o a close today and -It is gratifying ;
cTShow that the surmise is a larger 1
>er cent Of the High School students
tave successfully passed tbelr ex- <
imln*flnn fhsn hofnrn in th? hiainrv 1
>f- the school. The promotions in
h? respective grades will be anlounced
Monday next.
COTTON MARKET.
Lint Cotton, $11.16.
Seed Cotton, $4.16.
Cotton Seed, IM.OO.
hild to keep hands off.
11. Uso common sense, good sense,
lod sense and never forget once that
rou are trejatng an Immortal son! for
line and eternity.
11. Bver remember that this sonl i
s a trait placed in your hands and
hat He may recall it at any time if .
v?e are Hot faithful, and dally ask <
fod'*. gnldance
P. P. M. i
,A* ; f-r" ' v .* J*y .
P* - "iimO' .VV .<r (C - Vj
R9?\' f ?
IX, jiaii.Y AFTERNOON. JANUA
I f
intf
pri EHTEI
i? orl1' Jla 17'-spec!
boar U Inquiry at Bills Island dec I,
ed t#jFIprlano CR8tro- former Pre
iduatjbfVenezuela, should be exclu<
edJlH entering the United State
attorney immediately a
0 ojM thin tb? decistqa of the loe
imimAfttloa authorities would be a
pealettju Department of con
meiuwlm Labor
Thdjjsaeon given by the board f<
CastfrtJ exclusion was that durln
commwd perjury and pretended 1|
soraatfoT^matterm concernlnjuwhlc
hf- hadlcnov. IcdKL
Ha tad A. Content. Castro's lav
J"1 ijJH ill at iF Secretary Nagel ul
held ttt board, ho would 'again taV
the cai Into the courts.
Cltif specific parts of Castro's e:
aminafljkn the statement of the sp<
rial board of inquiry says:
"Spmjaing of Louis Varela. wh
Genera! Antonio Parades, he sax
'I <!o \ dt know who he is.' We coi
aider i Ini an unreliable witness. H
tr^tbhi hy to thh effect.that no foi
elgner suffered losses of propert
thfough his actions during the yeai
when is was President, we declln
to beiffeve. His refusal to reply I
many ^questions put to him, bearin
upon pJa right to land, convince i
that tpefe^ are damaging facts whk
he chores to conceal."
The statement continues with tt
declaration that upon inform&tlo
from ifflclal sources he.was charge
with responsibility for the unlawfi
killing! of Parades, but declined r
pcatedly to offer an^r information c
ttr givo the government any Inform:
tlon in regard to the latter'* deat!
He refused to either affirm or der
guilt, 4ven after he had been warm
that unfavorable inferences would 1
drawn from such refusal and th;
** *?/- the atatemo^-saj.
"tor ether with his manner nnH Hi
meanor when askod concerning thai
iDRtU'rn, mmrtKwte-in-tmrt)pintoir; b
admission of the truth of the cbarg
He is therefore , excluded on tfc
ground that he l\aB admitted the con
mission of a crime and felony it
volving turpitude.*'
In conclusion, tho statement sa]
that Qen. Castro may appeal froi
the findings of the board of specii
inquiry through the Commissioner <
Immigration to the Secretary of Con
mere* and Lgbor, and adds that "ta
has signified his intention of doing,
IhS movement In the cai
will be the filing of the appeal to Set
retary Nagel.
/
Washington, Jan. 17.?The orde
of the immigration &uth<?Vitte8 t
New York for the deportation of Clj
riano Costro, according to the undei
standing of officials of the Depar
ment of Commerce and Labor, grow
out of the former Venezuelan Pres
dent's refusal to answer certain quei
tions propounded by tho specif
board of inquiry.
The board's decision has not yc
boen officially communicated to Se<
retary Nagel, but he is in posaesalo
of the record of testimony in the cae
which shows, it is said, that Castr
declined to reply to questions cot
corning the charges that he was cor
nected with the.assassination of Oei
Parados in Venezuela, for which h
is under indictment, although h
never has been tried. Tho boar
wanted' this information because th
law bars from entry to the Unite
States any person convicted of, or ad
inittiup .a crime involving m??ral tu?
pltudc.: ~ ~
Officials ho'd tat while an immi
gration hearing is quasi-Judicial I
lege recognized in a court of law d
not obtain.
Wllh an alien knocking at th
fleers of the United States, the ad
ministration, it is argued, must ot
l*?;i answers to questions necessar
to learn his fitness to enter. A rt
i ubsi w answer >b mierpreiea D
Secretary Nagel, elthe{ as an admit
lion of guilt or an obstruction tha
prevents administrative officers d<
elding admissibility. This point neve
has been determined by a court an
a decision la expected as a result c
the Castro ceee. CHORAL
CLUB.
.Professor wjll E. Smith is no<
making the Proper arrangements fc
the organisation of a choral In thl
city. As soon as the rooms are s<
cured due announcement will h
made through the columns of th
QaJJy News.
)AIL?
RY 17, 1913.
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WOW roldpr ~
~Bprp? gmjj) to m
MARR1EB JANUARY 22
New York. JaeTlT;?The marrlagt
of Miss Helen Miller Gould-and Fin
I ley J. Shepard wTll lake place oc
Wednesday, January *2. at rt:JC
o'clock at Miss Gould's country placr
in Tarry tow u. It will be witnessed
by a small gathering of relatives and
intimate friends, including some ol
her old neighbors in Tarrytown and
J- Irrtagton,
- MentWrrt of the railroad men'i
d- Young Men's Christian Association,
m. the tailors of the North Atlantic
n- squadron and soldiers at army posti
al throughout the country where there
p- are Y. M. C. A. branches, are planar
rung Id glV* Miss Uouid wedding
" "* presents of a kind to express their
>r great Regard for her.
ig Misa Gould has always been inter%
ested in the work of tbo Y. M. C. A,
h and particularly In the railroad and
army and navy branches. On the
r- Qould lines tp the West she has built
p- nearly all the branches and In St.
:e Louis the largest rsllfoad branch in
the world. . *
c- The navy has always had a pars'
ticular warm affection for Miss Gould.
She built the M- c- A- branch at
,o the.Brooklyn navy yard in 1902 and
?=" 1(1 190? got 4 loving cup from the
t: North Atlantic fleet in appreciation
l- for what she had done for the sailor
Is In port. Tha building there cost
r- nearly $500,000. of which Mrs. Rusy
sell Sage contributed f 100.000 for
ra enlargements.
: COMMERCE COURTS
LIFE IS JUNE 30
,n Washington. Jan. 17.?By a vote
d of 33 to 20 the Senate yesterday
ul adopted an amendment to the lcgislae
tlve, executive and judicial approprl>r
atiou bill, lengthening the life of the
Commerce Court until June 30_nc?t-.
b. Under existing law. the court
iy would become a thing of the past af*
(d ter March 4. but Congress! having
>e failed to transfer the jurisdiction of
it the court and mako arrangements for
? tho disposition of cases then-pending
baJoro; I>r_tbe Sep ate > eaLer<jaj . exb
tended'the life of the court to enable
ie It to clear up its calendar. The bill
n- to be agased -to-by a nme.
forence committee of the two houses.
ie With machine-like provision the
i- legislative bill, carrying approxii-.matply
$36.386.714. want?through
(he parliamnetary procedure of the
rs Senato and probably will bo passed
tn early tomorrow. The Comerce proil
vision precipitated a lengthy debate,
tf Progressives. Democrats and Repubi
licans were split Over the araendie
ment. the former contending that the
" court should cease on March 4. while
io^ many members of tho other two parties
held that the court should be permitted
to continue until Congress
had taken some action for the dispo;r
sltion of pending cases.
it Termination of the activities of the
court March 4. it was claimed, would
result In choatlc conditions in the
t_ business world.
s SenVor Dixon, of Montana. Pro^
j gressive, declared that the extension
of time would only resu't in the pit-.
^ ing up of more cases In the Corn_
mercft Toiirt
;; BETTFRWFNT ASSOCIATION
: ELECT THEIR OFFICERS
i- .
The Woman's Betterment Associa^
tion met Wednesday afternoon in the
e Public Library. It was time for eleod
tion of officers and the following
e were elected:
d Mrs. D. T. Tayloe?President.
[ s Mrs:"Warding?-Vice-President.
*- Mra?R. L. Busman?Treasurer,
t- Mrs. J. D. Grimes?Secretary,
n The treasurer's report showed over
la 41 00 in the treasury as the result of
o a bazaar held Just before Xmas. The
? next meeting will < take place the
e first Tuesday ln_February at 3:30 in
I- the afternoon In the Public Library.
J BOWERS-LEWIS CO.
\ SALE IS NOW ON
?
- The Bowers-Lewis Company sale Is
d now on and will contlnne for the next
? ten days. This sale Is announced
that all goods will be sold at actual
cost for the next ten days. The Bowers-Lewis
Company Is one of the
most attractlre stores In the city and
sr their special sales are always attendir
ed by large numbers. Their re duels
tlon sale this time Is no exception to
h the rule.
a ? ' . ?
e Mr. C. C. Hudnell. of Norfolk. Vs.,
is a business visitor to the city.
""IN LW
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ATTRACTIVE^}
! ARRANGED
; ?v R. E. LE
A.
The Robert E. Lee exercises will take of
' place iti the Public School Audlto- Ri-i
' rlum Monday evening and It prom- ,8
I _ ret
, Isea to be one of the moat enjoyable ^
^ yet given by the Daughters of the |s ,
Confed-racy. frt
i The exercises will open with hit
r prayer by Rer. H. B. Seartght. pas- an
t tor of the First Presbyterian church, N.
i which will be followed by a soug by idt
i the Children of the Confederacy fee
The next selection will be a vocal '
: sqlo "5y Miss Ada Rhodes, oile oF _soi
: Washington's attractive vocalist, to
Miss Sallie Carrow will recite "The lie
Confederate's Farewell." Re
The next selection scheduled will i|u
be a quartet by Messrs. R. L?e Stew- Th
art. Lyndon Shaw. John Smith and by
Z. M. Pott a. ? ;
t The speaker of the evening will dei
be introduced by Supt. N. (', New- pr<
bold. The address of the evening foi
will be by Mr. Robert Ransom Wil- fed
Hants. Mr. Williams in a grandson ext
SEND AMERICAN
L TO THE ME
I
Washington, Jan 1?!?The shift- bcl
Ing character of Mexican rebel activi- am
ties again was demonstrated when pul
I it became necessary to dispatch, the
cruiser Denver frcm San Diego. Cal.jn i
to Acapulco, ou the southern PacltlHam
, coast of the republic, where Ameri-jter
can lives are in mosnctnary danger< act
'because of a threatened rebel attack! Ha
, ou that city. An
Following representations of the.
. -Maderc government that the revolu- Ha
tion soon would be put down, tamejcoi
reassuring reports from the Mexican \ cot
cpates along the Mexican frontier, ] itig
but hope of early pacification of the.nio
republic gave way as it became ap-j Pai
inadequate to cope with the rebels 'rep
in the central and southern districts.Jeig
who have carried on their operationalver
-iovon- in- tbo-vory-faeefin*-seat -of-lso
| government.
Officials here now hope for aitho
change in the fcj^uncs of the Mexiean
federal government thorngh the <
consummation of the forty million riqt
pesos bond issue for the authoriza- day
tion of which the Mexican Congress daj
has passed a bill. It is apparent that 1
only with sufficient money to pur-1the
chase munitions of war in quanti-! seq
ties sufficient fully to equip the fed- wei
eral forces, can the hydra-headed re-jean
More Tax on Luxv
and Les
l By Clyde II. Tavenner.t |tha
Washington, Jan. IT.-?"We want,60"
to get a large amount of rqyonu on thi
i tra
luxuries, so that we ran put a less} ,
tax on the necessities of life." p
Tills la lu bv the bai-ie ?r il.,. u.riCT
i am
revision In the Sixty-third Congress.?
according to Chairman t'nderwood. I
of the Democratic Ways and Means
Committee. The above expression
Mr. Underwood's. He^made it directly
to one of the big silk mnnufacturers
who was testifying before hip- ?ficommittee.
cyc
inc iuuiluuuu? arc mui mc uenii'-: .
wol
cratic policy is likely to be free dressed
and rough lumber, shingles, laths par
and fence posts. The members of the ^
Ways and Means Committee. wh4k> L
flgi
asking questions ot witnesses. aP" j lo ,
Dea'red to be In favor of that policy.
meats, tt Is rumored, may hlifi
also be a part of the tentative tariff rou
plan the comYnlttee will frame to sub- _
no
mlt to the extra session, ?-mr
Even the air in the corridors outside
of the committee room seem to" i
breathe a feeling that the Democrat- HI}
lc leaders intend to see to it that the IR
promises made to the people before ny
election are to be religiously carried
out after election.
Why Pear Downward Revision?
High protectionists declare even
the slightest tariff revision downward
would hurt our business, and
lessen our exports.
"The slightest revison downward
will throw men out of work." Is the w"
cry of the multi-millionaire tariff
trnst heads who have been getting an y"
ever-increasing amount of protection *
all these years whilst the same time tim
Importing foreigners to take the
places of American workers and paying
their workers little more than a 1
pittance. Is i
'la there anything In the argument ma
of the rich high protectionists? If is <
they are right in their contention tha
m
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PROGRAM 11
FOR GErH^L^
E BIRTHDA^
General Robert Hansen: and ? .^j j
aduate of-the State University. Ho j
a Catawba County boy and now a ---.."ffiaB j
tident of Aa&ieviMe, where he la a |
xnUiog member, of the barr-ft*???|
a niembernf the present legislature ' |
>m Buncombe coynty?this being |
i second term. He Is a son of Mr. . j
d Mrs. P, M. Williams, of Newton,
C. Mrs. Williams was State pre*- < Jm \
nt of the Daughters of the Con- j
leracy for three years. |
After the address Mrs R G Malli
? will sing a vocal solo which iiTto
followed by a vocal duet by Misses
sale Conoley and Kate Hraga-w. J
fore the benediction the - male
artet will sing 'Tenting tonight." v
e benediction will be pronounced ..
Rev. N. Harding.
The Daughters of thf Confederacy
sire that all the old soldiers be
sent and seats will be provided
them The Daughters of tl)e Conleracy
are requested to attend tlio I
tcSkps in a body. .
CRtUSFR --M
XICAN COAST 1
? 1
lion be stamped out of the lengtli .
1 breadth of the'long troubled reMlo.
Fhis government's decision to Head
varshlp to protect American lives
1 property was rearhed early yesday
after alarming repurte of the
ivltv of a rebel fraird Under JtilTo
dillo had been received through
ibassudor Wilson at Mexico City.
The last report from A?-apulco -aid
dlllo s men weie operating if. '.lie _lSH
mtry about then- and that r?-fti ?
from every direction were pour- '
; into the town, whfrh iF one of Tho
at important Mexican ports of the
. iflr. Depredations and atrocities
orted Americans and other, .or- ? ~3
nern will'be taken abc ard the TtoiiZ
when site reaches there if ihey
rhe Denver is the nearest ship to
danger llue.
Ik-nvm* Impart*.
J preparations were made yester
on the cruiser Denver to br:! to
for Acapulco.
The Denver was to have sailed for
Kicaragunn station Friday, roiuently
preparation for departure
re well under way when the Mexli
orders wore received.
iries 1
s on Necessities
it some tariff revision would >s-i
our exports, one would naturally
nk that Great Hrrtairt. with tree
do, would have perished long ago.
'Jut Great Britain is not perishing.
r the month of November tile total
ount cf trade in Great Britain was
20.00b.0u0 The increase in -* ts
as compared with the "boom"
ires of November, 1911, w as $11,1.000!
There is now full etnploynv*
for labor in fhat "benighted"
e trade kingdom. Even the Protionists
are forced to admit "a
!c of splendid trade and national
ll-being." p.rd that there is n#
tectionisi country that shows a
allel prosperity.
There Is food for reflection in these
ires. They show there Is onthing
;ho contention that.revision downed.
of the . tariff Ih likely to rula
ilness. Honest business men of the
ntry fully realize this, and have
apprehensions because of Demotic
tn-Hiiileiirv . ?
AC u/aiVCD murcir
ui. nnLRbn unnucLO
CffitlllEldS FOR PRESENT
>rofeMOr N. W. .Walker, of the
versity of North Carolina, whe /yy3jj
? billed to lecture la the public
ool auditorium this evening, notiSuperintendent
Newbold that It
I be impossible for him to fill his
:agement due to illness in his fansProfessor
Walker hopes to fill
engagement in Washington some
e during the month of February.
Is In the City. "" \
dr. W. T. Boyd, of Jessatna. N. C.,
a Washington visitor today His
by fronds are glad to see him. He
me of the most popular citizens in |
t community.