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BURLINGTON, N. C. MARCH 31. 191-t
PMESam MEEf.
Favar BfMKV«tt f«r PrcsUent in 1916
M(f Will NoBioBte Caalidate*
for tke ScMte.
SiCIAL NEWS
SoeUl Ev««U From Gnhsn GiTin:
Sow «f tke SocUb Whidi Have
Happcaed Sisce Last Issue.
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' Greemsboro, March 27.—^At t)»e
^i»eting here yesterday of the etec' -
tiwe committee of the Progrearive par
ty a cable message to Theodore Koose-
velt was prepared extending cordial
greetings from North Carolina Pro
gressives, and expressing the be!i«t
that existing conditions drmund his
\ nomintaion and election as Pr;isidenr
the Unitel States in 1918.
The ciabegram to Col. lio sevolt
reads as follows:
“We hereby extend our cordial
!» greetings and believe' that existing
^ conditions demand your nomination
and election as President of the
United State in 1916."
Chairman Zeb V. Walser and Na
tional Committeeman Jas. N. WiUitm-
son, Jr-, were designated to call the
State convention »nd to state the time
and place for the convention. Among
other matters to be considered will be
the nomination of candidates for the
United States Senate, and for coupo-
, ^ ration commissioner. Several names
have been suggested as possible c'S"-
didates for the senatorship, among
them being Committoeman Williom-
son, of Burlington; Clyde Eby, of
New Bern; D. Gore, of Wilming
ton; Z. V. Walsct, of Lexington, and
, Major W. A. Guthrie, of Durham.
U It is proposed that a campaign of
education be carried out. A great
number of suggestions were made for
progresaives measures in the way of
health improvenumt, i>etter ronditons
of farm life, etc.
A resolution was adopted by the
committee reading as follews:
“1. We hereby reaffairm on rallegS'
~ a^« to and faith in ths Progressive
Sbcim and National pratform.
- “2. We oppose any entangling al-
fciances with any other politcal party
•' or parties.
”3. We hereby extend a cordial in
vitation to the Progressives voters of
all sxistifig political parties-to join
us. ,
“i. There is little hope of relief
from the two old parties bossed and
controlled ani tiiey are and have been
heretofore. We view with alarm and
heartily condemn the action of Presi-
Ident Wilson in demanding at the
hands of Congress the repeal of the
former act of Congress exempting
rajastwi.ie Kliippinst from the payment
of Panama canal tolls, exempting
was demanded in the national plat
forms of the Progrreasive, Democratic
ar.d Republican parties in 1912.”
There were members of die com-
littee present and the others were
represcnteti by proxy. From tba
State at large were J. N. William
son, Jr., Burlington; W. A. Guthrie,
Durham; Clyde Eby, New Bern; H. B.^
Worth, Greensboro; Dr, J. W. Pea-|
:ic, 'niomasvilie; R. A. Bupch, Eox-
i«»; G. A. Conner, Belhaveij. From
le districts were: Krst, W. J. Hol-
aj. South Mills; third, E. W. Hill,
oldsboro; • fourth, W. S, Bailey,
:pring Hope; fif^h, N. W. Brown,
[illsboro; W. W. Brown, Burlington;
nth, J. B. Sumner, Arden.
Prejpnt by proxy from the State
it large were J. B» Kespass, Washing
ton; S. S. McNinch, Charlotte; J. E.
Fj.wler, Clinton.
Present by proxy from the districts
[vreis: First, J. M. Burgess, Old Trap;
ond, J. fil. Mewborne, Kinston;
cM. Ferguson, Littleton; third, T.
Owens, Clinton; fourth, John B.
fht, Sanford, R. 4; sixth, Daniel
irter, A^.Wer; Sidney Heares,
'Clarktor, ^venth, W. J. Jennings,
'Cwrthage', eighth, Robert V. Tharp,
Stetssville; H. S. Williams, Concord;
ninth, 3. It. Eyatt, B^jmsville; tenth,
V. S. Loalc, Ashevil!e.
Grainm Social News.
Friday night the home of Hr. and
Disaiwal sf 25,tM Hn Not Arbi
trary.
New York, March 28.—Dismissal of
25,000 men by the New Yoric Central
railroad sine* December 1. said A> T.
Hardin, vice president of that road, to
day, is only a barometer of the com
pany’s business. “The reduction of
forces' was not arbitrary,” he added.
I "It. came abopt gradually as traffic
I mainly freight, declined; and while 1
{doii't want to be a pessimit, 1 canuot
see any inamediate prospect ^hat bus
iness will pick up and these men come
back to work.”
Mr. Hardin said this conditon af-
fe^d most of the eastern railroads.
Mrs. A. J. ThompMn was the sceneJnr 4.1. ocnAn j- ■ ^ v
_ „ • i ..Of the 25,000 men. dismissed by the
of an unusually mterestmg reception v 1 * 1 ^ » 1 c:
L,. York Central about 15,000 were
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4d
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when the members of the different
cieties of the Graham Graded School
entertained in honor of the local and
visiting debaters, the members of the
Btiriington Graded School that were
present and a f^ specially invited
guests. Immediately after ths ds'
bate which took pta» ia the auditor
ium of the graded school building,
those invited to the reception went
direct to the Thompson home where
they were mat at the front door by
little Mies Nell Thompson.
The house was appropriately deco
rated for the occasion with ferns,
jonquils and the society colors, which
are red and black, in the reception
hall Mr. and Mrs. Thompson welcom
ed the guests, and at the foot of the
stairs Misses Lucile Holmes and Annie
Ben Lung directed them to the second
floor, where they were met by Miss
Marie Grifljn and shown to the cloak
room. During the evening music was
furnished by Misses Florence Mur*
ray and Conley Albright.
Refreshments were served consist
ing of ices and cake carried out >n the
colors of the occasion with plate dec
orations of jonquils.
« * *
Saturday afternoon at, 3 o’clock Miss
Kathleen Long entertained the Bridge
Club exclusively. After an interest-
made the highestongdareetaoinshrhr
ing game of bridge, at which Misa
Long made the highest, score, & salad
course was served. The decomtioas
were ferns and jonquils, and -the
green and yellow effect was pron^i-
nant' in the service.
laid off on line.'S east of Buffalo and
10,000 west of there. Although the
reduction affected ail branches of the
service the employes of the construc
tion, the operating and the xnainten-
aace of way departments sufferedt
most.
“Compared with 1913,” said Mr.
Hardin, "the business of this year on
the New York Centrial suffered a re
duetion of from eight to ten per
cent, "nie reduction of the working
force has been oj\ the same ratio.’
UKSTES FM IMIIllliG.
Eight YiMing Men Are Arrested
Chapd Hill for Gimbling—^Both
Students and Ootnder*.
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Recital at Elan College.
Elon College, March 27.—^The pa
pils of Miss Clements, teacher of ex
pression and a.Tsiistani: in voice cul
ture, gave their annual .Spring Re-
citfil last evening to a !»rge and ap
preciative audience.
Miss Suilie Foster, of Buriington;
Cornelia Rutherford, of Winche.ster,
Va.; Nannie Haskins, of Virgilina,
Va.; Annie Laurie Wicker, of Elon
Collegs, and Lorena Garrett, of Snow
Camp, gave readings from Longfel
low, Willis, Riley, Russell and David-
•son. S. S. Myrick, of NeWsoro, Va,,
gave a humorous selection.
There were three solo,'?: Mr. J. F
Morgan, of Spies, ,‘iang a.s tenor Lid-
dle’s “In My Garden"; Mr. H.
Smith gave a Viaritona interpretation
of Hawley’s “Daisies,” and Miss Mary
Barbour, sang Salter’s “The Chry
santhemum.”
Adding the figures obtained by
some people to the iigures obtained by
other*, we figure out that ii» North
Carolina politics both ends are about
to be played against the middle.—^The
Greensboro News.
' ^en, Ufce Cats, Need Caresses, She
I Say*
j Philadeljihiii, Mar. 28.-^“The fight
aoid Sr. M&ude Bunn ia a
|u tftlk here, “takes all iha ssnilioK eon-
gbine out of jrou. Husbands are Uk«
|:j.\c&t8-4hey need lots of pettias,. and
^ thay don’t get it «t home they will
i'f go alsswhere. Toa msy be sore tbaj
seek out a woman who has so
; tight corsst pressing against l ittr to
t^ke her oi^omfortablo."
1 ReMiIutioiiis of iies]>ect.
; Whereas, Our dear Heavenly Fath--
vr, in His all wiro providi?hce has
seen fit to remove from earth tc re
ward, our beloved classmate. Mrs. Ida
Meacham, therefore, be it resolved:
1. Tliat we bow in humble submis
sion to the will of Him who doeth all
thingrs well.
2. That while wt- have lost rna of
oor most faithful members, we feel
that our loss is her sternal gain.
3. That we asscre the bereaved has-
band and grief-stricken parents of our
msst sincere sympathy and prayers
in this trying hour.
4. That a copy oi these resolutions
be spread on the records of pur class,
a copy be sent to the husband and
parents and copies to each of ou; city
papers and the Baraca-Philathea H«r-
ald for BublicAtion.
BERRY SYKES,
LIUIE SMITH,
MAUDB TRUiTT, ,
Comjaittesb
Mr, C. la, -pttoprietor of Co
ble's GroMrj', jw*at last i 1
Qre^tnsbor^ b«8i»eag. Mr. iDob}«
closiae oat'his groeeiry
'pWpar»tory to gcing to K^azna 00
sSf^sMinir
Graiiam, March 27.—At a joint
meeting of the town commissioners
and street commission ‘I'hnrsday night
the $50,000 bonds issued at an election
held last May, were sold to Messrs.
Sidney, Spitzer & Co., Toledo, 0-,
■or par and accrued interest. These
bonds which are for 50 years, are for
the purpose of street and sidewalk im
provement, and the street ommiasion
will proceed at once to secure engin
eer and elt contract for the work.
Mayor Ward has been very dilligent
al>out the sale of these bonds and is
to be commended for the satisfactory
way in which they have been disposed
of.
A good many other improvements
are being made in Graham. Some
of the old “land marks” of the town
are being torn dowji and will be re
placed with up-to-date brick buildings
that will be occupied by genera! mer
chandise firms, moving picture and
vaudeville shows, and probably busi
ness offices.
Man n-Wagoner.
Mr. William Mann and Miss Pearl
Wagoner were united in marriage
.Sunday morning at eight o’clock at
the Methodi.st Protestar.t Church,
Hev. Curry officiating. Mi.ss Wagoner
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Wagoner, of thi.i city. Both the
bride and groom have many admirers
and friends who wish them much hap-
pine.ss.
Baseball Xews.
Friday evening She Burlington
High School bassbal! team played
Durham at ilurham, with a score of
eight to one in favor of Durham.
Thuisday they vrill play LiberVy-
Piodmont at the Piedmont Park.
Saturday the team will play Raleigh
High School at the same place.
People are beginning to feel the
baseball fever and we believe the
boys will have a good crowd at each
of the games.
The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs.
S. E .Tate, of near Stainback, was
burned Friday morning.
The new cabinets for Freeman’s
Drug Store Jsave arrived and are be
ing erected.
Chapel Hill, March 28.—Betrayal
at confidence between two professed
^amUers, growing put tiie refusal
of the one to redeem a check for
JgO passed in a “crap” game, led to
an exposure here today of giimbling
operations between some students of
the University and citizens of the vil
lage.
The town authorities authorized 11
arrests and prosecutions were ex
tended to the placing of eight of
that number under a bond of %2o each,
waiting their appearance at the Or-
arice County Superior Court.
The names of the parties implicat
ed in the gambiing operations were:
“Jack" Sparrow, a citizen of the
village.
W. J. Patterson, a druggist.
Nat J. Cartmell, trainer of Cai-o-
lina’s track team.
IRoyd Booker, who operates ah au
tomobile between Chapel Hill and
Durham.
■J. D. Kernodle, of Graham, a mem
ber of the freshman class.
Julius Johnston, Jr., of Yancey-
vilie, a law student.
F. C. Jones, of Plymouth, a law
student.
G. B. Carroll, a freshman, of Lin-
colntoi).
J. E. Ware, a freshman, of Char-1
; WRITER OF GAMBLING STORY
M. B. Wan-en. an automobile driv-j WAS ATTACKED,
er. of Chapel Hill. | chapel Hill, March 28.-^An out
would cause the transfer of the acene
bf* thezr operations to Durham. Chief
of Police W. S. Lon^ stated tomght
th«it he was positive that many of the
ring leaders in the student bod/ were
still plying their flagrant trade.
UNDESIRABLE AT UNIVERSITY.
The combined efforts of the college
community and the town authonties
promise a clearance of the atmos>
phere. The recognition of the fact
that gamblers are an undesirable ele-^
ment in a University community is a
long forward step towards the ac
complishment of that end.
RUMORED CARTMELL WILL
. WITHDRAW.
The overshadowing incident of the
wholesale arrest was the implication
of Nat Cartmell* Carolirm's track
coach. The news of his mixup in
the aifair was received with surprise.
Cartmell is nearing the end of his
three year contract with the athletic
authorities of the University. It is
rumored on the campus tonight that
Cartmell will withdraw from the in
stitution at once.
Mayor W. S. Roberson in a conver
sation this afternoon expressed satis
faction that the town had succeeded
in drawing the net around the ijiti-
zen gamblers that had been so act-
ice of late. Sophomores and fresh
men have fallen prey to these profes
sional gamblers, thus depriving the
college community atmosphei*e.
Assi.-rance is apparent that vigor
ous efforts wil} be pursued to rid the
community of the citizenship that a
member of the faculty termss *‘vul-
tures” on society.
Ralph Andrews, of Chape! Hill, a I break of mib-like spirit, crystalized
pharmacy student.
■by the parties implicated in the
ad matters of gambling among »ta-
dents.
“Edward E. Britton, -
“Editor News and Observer.”
Acting President Graham replied
over the telephone and in the couise
of his conversation stated that he
would make a statement to the ^-
dents of the State ITniversiy at Chap
el or. Monday morning which corres
pondent could send out.
Crowell and Andrews, according to ^gambling raid and their student sym-
a statement of the policeman of the j pathi*ers, was the reception which
village, were implicated in this "crap”! met the new.-i story in this morning’s
News of Greensboro, exploiting the
gHmbling operations at Chapel Hill.
Floyd Booker, whose name was in
game, but testified in behalf of the
State.
Both Jones and Johnson wor« plac
ed under a bond of $1.5 each and the'eluded in the list of professional g'am-
others were summoned to appear injblers and whom the town has recog-
court under the sum of S2Fi each. j rized under the bond of ,S2.'> f^)r his
: appearance at court, it i.s allejred, in-
MEMBER OF GANG GIVES CLUE, cohorts to make a personal
Thj key to their arrest was furn-1 article,
ished by a member of their own gang, i Floyd Booker, J. U. Kernold®, ai
thus furtiier testifying to the strength I ™®’*’ber of tho Tivshman class, and ‘
of the old story-that even when gam-member of ihe
ble.-s quarrel a*d fall otit. well, there freshman class, gatheied at the post--
is an airing. j office, i-, i.s said to attack the writer.
Their operations reached a crisis, ^®°ker was ovi-rheiird to say “I am
THE UNIVERSITY STATEMENT.
Chape! Hill, March 30.—In re
sponse to a telegram from the Char
lotte Observer regueating the real
facts for its news columns, we make
thei following statement for the press
of the State;
“The University, as is clearly ob
vious, doesn’t stand for the suppres
sion of a single detail of the real facta
in the case and its policy has been re
peatedly set forth during the year as
a co-operative program of letting the
people know what their University
is.
“The account of the ‘crap game’ in
Sunday’s Observer i*; subst^tiBUy
correct. The four freshmen and tw»
law students involved in the gamfr
were immediately dismissed on Satar-
day. Mr. Cartmell severed his con
nection with the University.”
STORY -‘SENSATIONALLY EXAG
GERATED."
The story in Monday’s paper was
sensationally exaggerated and grossly
distorted. The students gathered at
the postoffice to get the afternoOB
mail. When one of the students who
had been dismissed saw his name
had been published in the State pa
pers for participating in a crap game
he became angry and put his hand oa
your corespondent’s shoulder. The
students standing by pulled him away
from the correspondent. Not a single
blow was passed. Nor was there any
mob outside waiting to attack the
correspondent.
“So much for the raob spirit of til*
student body.
la.st Saturday night, and in the course j
Roing to beat h-
out of him," and
of the early Sunday morning hours. other members the party men
“Jack” Sparrow, whom the town au-station themselvL-s just out-
f.side the postoflice door.
Tracked Buggy Teti Miles.
George Pinnlx, colored, who lives
near Gibsonville/ found one morning
last we^k that four of his fine country
hame and two middlings had been
stolen during the night. George, as
sisted by a Mr. Sockwell and Mr. J.
R. Andei’son, tracked the buggy that
the meat had been hauled in to a hay
stock at Glen Raven. The hay stack
had been moved that same day by
Mr. Pearle Jones, a merchant at Glen
Raven, and the mwt carried to his
store, to await the arriva! oi its own
er. The hame and aiiddlings were
returned to th» owner, but th« thief
had taken his departofe.
BeauUful IffUiiBery Openiegs,
The millinery opening of the town
ware attended hj iadies, women and
children who viewed the beautifal hats
with intense All the mil-
lii|iery ihorrings hroiig^t to mind the
of SpriB^ in all her beauty
and,chjiv«^. 7h«, a^ineTs bad been
eic^i^ei; br.]^.«alcin|r pr^jiiarations
for, tho ppaninge «hd that tiw feature
ox ia ever does inaan
il^. their ,«ork has osased. Sfany
poopto frozA towns were pres
ent to bM); hats.
thorities identify as the ring leader,
passed a cheek to M. B. Warren, as
won by right ainj title in the gsime of
chance. The following Monday War
ren goes to the bank to rccover cash
payment f.ir the check of S20. The
l),ink pro,nii)tly notifies him that !5par-
row has ordered them not to recog
nize the cheeli, Warren -seeks retal
iation and the method that he em
ploys is to look up the Chapel Hill
policeman and unfold the nefarious
operation of the fellow-members of
his gang.
WAKREN KETURNS TO TESTIFY.
Arrest-s followed and in the mean
time Warren was recognized in the
sum of $100 for his appearance be
fore Mayor W. S. Roberson to testify
He skipped out, only to return on Fri
day to testify against the parties
heretofore named. Recognizing its
full duty toward, the suppression of
the evils of gambling, the Universi-ty
authorities join hands with the town
authorities in stamping out the Mi g
rant conduct.
STUDENTS TO BE EXPELLED.
The faculty was in session this af
ternoon and expulsion and suspensions
■will follow. Others than those recog
nized by the town as engaged in
gambling may be suspended from the
college commu.nity. The University
council has been active of late io do
ing whatever it could to snppnss the
“crap” shooting, but since tWs body
is sot clothed irith the power of a
monitor, its hands are prsetieally tied.
CHASE HAS BEEN LONG.
The operations of the “crap shoot
ers,'’ constituting citizens of the town
and college students, have been known
of by the ta'.7n astSiorities for autny
months. The clevemes* of their 09-
srations, however, tindsr the cover of
night in remote' scetions of ihe Til
lage and in stndsnts* rMtms mtidfl their
detection well cigh impractical. Hie
pcUcemim, whea hot ea th^ traH
They laid their “trap" for th? au
thor of the news story, waitincr his
departure from the po.stoiHce. Friends
iid'/iseri the correspondent not to
leave the postolfice lobby, other than
I'y the back door, that the fellows
liad th.-eatened they would beat him
into a jelly. The threatening', of
Booker and hi;5 cohorts were met with
a hearty reception by a few student
sympathizers. They, too, had sworn
allegiance t» members of their clan
aniS kind.
In the meantime J. I). Keniodle, of
Graham, a member of Carolina's footr
ball squad, had made his way into
the postoilice lobby and pounced on
the mrter of the article. “Wby in the
h did you WTite the article?” was
his question. Immediately the crowd
that had gathered in the lobby inter
fered. In the interim some students
xvent in search of a policenmn, antic
ipating further trouble outside the
door where Booker and others were.
The faculty of the university and
the authorities of Chapel Hill are on
a campaign to break up gambling at
the university and in the town. The
'hief of police of Chapel Hill in a
statement tonight says that with what
evidence in hand he will l>e able to
round up the ringleaders in gambling
in the university,
ST.^TEMENT FROM THE UNIVER
SITY.
The following telegram was sent by
The News and Observer on Saturday
afternoon, March 30:
“Saleigh, N. C., Mar. 30, ’14.
“E. K. Graham,
“Aeting President State Univer
sity, Chapel Hill, N. C.
“The News and Observer protests
^EORSt the mob spirit of men at the
UniverKtjr tovards its eorreqKindent,
& b. Winters,, because of Ms report
ol i^mhllRg. He ^es^es fall pro-
taetiaiu
TWO QUESTIONS .\N.SWEEKD,
“The two point.'; in which the pub
lic is interested arc these:
‘’What is the attitude of the stu-
d«nts in regard to gambling and what
is the present moral life of tho Uni
versity? We answer these que.stions
emphatically, ivithout reserve, and
VJith knowledge of the .'onditons in
the Univer.sity,
STUDENTS AG.MNST C-.A.MBL1NG.
“When the students in general fac
ed the question of giimbling the over
whelming sentiment of the student
i'ody immediately crystalized against
it. .^t meetings in the Y. M. C. A.
two weeks ago, every man present
expressed the determination to put
ai! end to the evil ,'\t the invitation
of the prc.sident of the student body
week before last twenty-five leaders
in Univer.sity life met in the Phi So
ciety hall and came to the definite do-
cision that they would report any
ca.se of gambling which they would
learn of and that they would do
everything in their power to stamp
it oat.
“The faculty has always set the
face of the University against gamb
ling in any form.
“THE COMMUNITY CONSCI
ENCE."
“The community conscience which
has not tolerated drinking or a re
turn of hazing this year hecamc very
sensitive to the gambling among a
comparatively small rramber cf the
students. It was, and is the confi
dent hope of the whole University
that gambling will be eradicated frnwv
our life.
“To knowledge of every one
of us i* ;s an absolute fact that thw
is th' ■ jalthiest, ":!i;a!ie:'t and .nne*t
spirited year in this college genera
tion.
OSCAR LEACH,
President Senior Class snd
Student Body.
W. P. FULLER,
President Junior Class.
TOM C, LINN, JR., '
President Sophomore Class.
FRANK P. GRAHAM,
Secretary Y. M. C. A.
HOMER ANDREWS IS NOT CON-
CKRNEP.
To the SditO.t:—^Yojir Chapel Kfil
eorrespondiait seems d^tent^ned to
laisrepresent the ftictk id the ’i:ifci-
tunate affair which hapVene^.liere last
Please wire statement I week, in ■which two or three ,jrr.tusg
S3 Kcting' president as tc this nutUerjstadent^ were persuaded to eiig'.sg»
sjod gamblinte. Keported here that!In a gome of crap, t,nd seemi«igl;
ivmSiy »beai « invostifat- ’aeekit to color the whole report su sc
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