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NEWS.
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NO. 6999
CHARLOTTE, N. C.. TUESDA\ EVENING. APRIL II. 1911
■pT> f In Charlotts. ’ conf- a Copy Dailv—-rCf r.ts Pi-.’-.day
t Outside CtiarioUe.J Cejjts a copy Dai ly and Sunday
ouri Supreme ,
mrt Grants ijr.
Hyde a New
Trial
of Murdering
.:5 Swope, And
\ lih Series of
’ r5. Wins Fight
: v.lm sdlii Hydo ilie ix)tassium as
\voll as lhat of nui'sos ui the Swopo
' lionic and nf ilie typhoid patients,
Hdyp wa.^ (oiivictVd.
Mrs. ild\e sHmk by her husband
and against lier relatives and went
I'u tli(' si and in his behalf, bu» in
vain. Hv(o claimed I he men had died
! oi nainral cansos. said the cyanide
wrs to oxtorniinaie verniiu and said
l'»' had iMircha('d typhoid fever ciil-
:'nos \'i!ii \\hich K'> oxponnu'nt.
Former Verdid
: o r Passion and
xtor Has Been
\y Jail-Eistory
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WHO
WIS VOTH
THE CKOOK
WHO bUYS
A VOTE
TUST Vs/HEN father HAD PAID TT-(£^
LAST iMSTALLf^ENT ON A SET OP FwPvS
WHAT^S the DIFFEF-EHCE
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\ttiisi\c suiM)li*'-s of corn
\ hmeiii ('f stati‘
i.a.' I'.'HMi sell! in pursuii of
ii:'-.ulits. v.’ii) are r« povlo(i to be in
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t ■■ caciial (•: N .icataii. t^ll of in-
a I'vol' in tlu“ Soiilluin
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a ninii'':’ .'oniquiii piaiits have
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Fiank P. Diane Is
Named ils Assayei
For a S. Mint
lo Decide On
Legislative Program
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 11.—At a cancus
of house democtats to be held tonight
it is expected that the legislative pro
gram of the extra session finally will
be determined.
The prevailing opinion is that the
ways and means committee will urge
the caucus to take up first the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement and to al
low time for hearings.
Young Man Succeeds Colonel
W. S. Pearson in Office Here,
Congress Making it Obliga
tory to Appoint Expert,
W£ HAVE WITH US THIS WEEK
CARTOONLETS ON LIVE TOPICS!
FROBIE ELEG-
Tlfll EBSOIIS ST
SSHEtlE, IC.
Congress Getting Ready
To Tackle Big Pi oblems
About to Locate “We.”
By Associated Press.
Si)ringfield, 111.. April 11.—According
to a story circulation here today, the
Helem committee is in possession
of thenames of the persons referred io
as “we” in the alleged coniroversa-
tion between Clarence S. Funk and
J']dward IJines. at the Union league
Club, Chicago. One of the persons is
said to be manager of a large State
street department store. Another is
said to be president of a Chicago
bank.
According to Funk’s testimony, Hin
es told him tliut "We" had to put
Lorimer over liurriedly and that it
cost $100,000 wliicli ‘We’ are trying to
collect back from some of our
i^iend^•^”
d an:1
riu;..d hi>
- ’.rrs Irnrnt'il
:i -.i-'n'i*••
I livs: tini'
niir.i,ioil
'a.
’.1 it.ako any
iwuju't li?-’
i;o i-i^'n
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i. :: it^ i-rd. ■■■
. . il' ’-ins,
\,as • i'Ui’’I'Pi'r
Exodus of Negroes
lo C a n a d a
r>y .\ssi)ciai C(i F’l'i'ss.
I'uthrie, .'vinil 11.--The exc-
.i’ls i)f ironi this staic >o
Alii>'i:.'. C.mnda, vliit h s-tarted scv-
i ra! UKxnths ag('. is continuing de-
s- 1C • ht' Tact iluii 't is nvu encoitrac-
■ I li\- •>■(' Canadian .aovernment.
r‘-^.:r() 'aimers frorn neiiv
i,''o'i!i cduniy, lei't here last
olu i i‘ r:)!ony in .Mberta.
‘\1;C( , to take claims and
'ouild homes and start
alter which their fami-
j-t.'d I
h'-r bus
'■ ,l a:;'l
ay i iaa's
.,iid .V ti'ary.
CASE.
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By Associated 1‘ross.
Asiieville. April 11.—Emiioldened b.y
the published statement of ten repuia-
lile citizens of the Fifth precinct of
this cit;>, wherein frautl and I'.eriury
ill the receni comtxiission !,ovenini!-nt
elect ion were openly ciiiiigt-d. other
citizens came farv.a.rd wiih additional
allegations. Among other things, it
is tharged that ox-convicts herded
olhers of their ilk, who were r.ot en
titled to vote, to ilie ])()lls.
!n a message to a local newsjiaper
Solicitor R. R. I’.e.'nolda of iliis dis-
triiM. declareii thr.t lie wc'iild iiot hesi
tate to do iiis duty; that, all I’f.e i)ills
returned by rho grand iury 'voiild re-
cei\e his prompt attention, and no ef-
foit would i>r spareii to convict the
alleged fraiuhilent vote :■ and i)crjur-
. rs.
lies, n’ln'luring in all about 2^0 j)er-
■^■)iis. will ioin them. !t is said heie
that a colorization ronii)any is flnanc-
ir .r the iiesi'oes (iui'ing the first sea
son.
CAMORRIST TRIAL NOT MAKING
I MUCH HEADWAY AT PRESENT.
I Ii.> Associated Pre;
I \’i'erbo. Italy, April 11.—Toda.v's
p.-.tsion of thf' Camorri-t trial was oc-
I cn >!■“(! throuciioiit with the cross-ex-
I' ov o’; - •» j i,niinaiiea o; Giaconn> Ascorittore. at
■ • t'cjr.iwii.c; rcinclusion of which an adjotirn-
(i);ent \v:.s taken until after Easter.
t> il!p"al, Vs( >rii M.-'f :e>iounced Tomasso de
to puti-i ^.\ngelis and Haetano Amedeo as the
.npet Tit! ,,,mderers of Gennaro Cnccolo and his
i iuci'inr'’-^ wife iu order, the state alleges, to
'lUT pM‘ill-j shield the real assassin.
Oil by thf* 'I’oday .\scriitore insisted that he
■. I'ni ’he ptill believed de An.eelis and Amedeo
:ed Hvd^’shook part in the killirig of Cnccolo and
i t''.Pi Ills wife and posed jis a martyr to the
Sad New^ Caused
Death ot Woman
By Associated Press.
Spartanburg, S. C., April 11.—Heart
broken over the death of her husband
in a local hospital at o'clock yes-
i terday afternoon, Mrs. V\'. Y. Dunlap,
j of i’nion, S. C.. died suddenly one
I hour and a half later v.hile on a train
I bearing her home. ]\lrs. Dunlap s
i daughter who accompanied her prob
ably rode several miles beside her
mother before she discovered that she
as dead. The discovery was made
Avhen she attempted to arouse her
mother to pirepare to leave the train.
.Mrs. Dunla'p's body will be taken to
T'nion tomorrow where she will be
buried with her husband.
By Associated Press.
Washington, .\nril 11.—In the house,
of representatives today Representa
tive Maiiii, the minority leader, was
ready with his minoriiy list of com-
miitee aiipoint ment s fo! which the
house had been waiting tt) complete
its organization.
The i-epublican selections for li'.o
important committees were awaited
with interest and, in view of ihe an
nouncement yesterday by Chairman
Underwood 'f the ways and ineaMs
committee that the house v.'onul be
read\ to proceed with ii‘e ('lection
of cimniittees as soo,* a"^ the minor
ity list was preseuted. it was pre
dicted t-hat little time would l»e
wasted in ^'atifying the coinmiireos
as i)riposed by the ma.joriiy cornniit-
ie«.' oi' committees and minority lead
er .Mann,
Folknving the organization of com
mittees, the deniocrats i)i'op(jsed ti.)|
caucus on the legislative j)rogr-iinj
ana after a short session it was pre-■
fiicted an adjournment would be I
taken to give time for consideration |
of ihe important business to comej
before the exti aordinary session. The
senate yesterday adjourned until
Thursday.
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Advocates Commission Form.
By Associated Press.
Trenton, X. .1., April 11.—Governor
Wilson, in a special message to the
legislature, urges the jiassage of a
bill giving cities a cummission form of
government that jnovides for the ini
tiative. referendum and recall.
Lee Makes Escape.
■n a.'
machinations of the
examining judges.
carbaneers and
> *;d.
• a • ( d was
fhiaan fo.-.
; t i .■ vi -c ■: a
■ f-;ipci.'l a'-
’ \'.:’:uhn, of
,l’ ■> !■: '!ld
; r . Swope.
. ’ y (.!' mur- > l'«u K
i.aliili! prop-
■ of cap-
■'H.-siuni was
1 convir-
...•(! TO kill
•'!?ion >aid it
if i’,;e Swojie
' a man kill
' apsnles? "
: f’er the ar-
■ ii( was re-
President to Open Game.
liy .\ssociatcd Press.
W'ashington. April 11.—President
Taft \'ill oiien the baseball season to-
ni(»rrow l>y tossing tiie “sphere from
liis: box in the new American League
here for the initial contest be
tween Boston and Washington teams.
The president's keen interest in the
national game will draw him to many
.games this season, btit he still is a
strong devotee of golf. On Saturday
he will have his fir^t game of the
sjiring here over the new Chevy Chase
links.
ioii’n tEU)
By Associated Press.
Savannah, Ga., April 11.—A lon,e
distance telephone message to the Sa
vannah Pi’ess from S.vlvania, Screven
countv, states that C. K. l^ee, who shot
and killed L. H. Hilton in a street
duel in that tovvn yesterday afternoon
has apparently made his escape. Lee
got out of town on a livery stable
horse after the killing but sent word
from his home some distance from
Svlvania last night that he was ready
to surrender. Officers went to his
home but found that he had gone. The
horse was found in the road saddled
and giving evidence of having been
ridden hard. A determined effort will
be made to capture I^ee.
I
jedies. i
'if t ■■ aircilies .
as the (j‘-aih
on Oc'olicr 1,|
r'n arced that
i)(‘\ond tbc'
•■•ly' 1
.“^wope
■ '!. and dicI.,
■ a few iiiin-i
>n Dr. liyc’e!
a capsule sim-
■ "iiles it was
> "l':nt I s will
ivi's was
I.i; '.irr* Swopo,
p*'. If'famc ill
His Talk Caused His Death.
Bv Associated Press.
('ape Haytien, Haiti, April 11.—A
fe‘ijb'-minded youth of 22 years toda.'
L-ave his life for the indiscretion of
anti-government utterances. ihe
summar.v lumishment meted out has
made an uniilea'sant impression. "Yes
terday afternoon he haranged a crov.-d
with sf'iitiments distinctly revolntion-
ar.v. Last night he was arrested.
Tliih morning he was executed.
FATE OF BOXING
IN ABEYANCE.
Bv .Associated Press.
Columbia, S. C., Aiiril 11.—.\dolph
Kelly is dead at Blaney after lin
gering since Febraury t; with two
wounds in the head, either of which
would ordinarily have caused imme
diate death. In a drunken rage Kel'v
attacked the women of his household the
and tried to shoot his 17 .vear old
kinsman, Brooks Cornwell, when the
latte interferred. Cornwell stmk a
hatchet into Kelly’s head, the brain
protruding through the wound and in
a subsequent struggle turned Velly’s
own pistol against him, the weapon
being discharged while in Kelly’s
grasp. The ball entered Kelly's fore
head and lodged just under the skin
at the back of the head. Kelly st3ll
showed fight and with a shotgun went
throu.gh th.e house seeking Cornwell,
weakness finally overcame him.
By
V. B. Bulloch a Suicide-
Associated Press.
■Nnniston, Ala., A|>ril 11. B. Bul-
lo( li, former assistant postmaster at
.Atlanta and son of an ex-governor of
'•n f hri.-;fmnn j (loorgia, shot himself at the country
rc iitixt' men-jhome of .1. Douglass, manager ^of
ame ill of tv-1 the local office of the Southern Fx-
Biilloch's mind
By Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 11.—The
fate of boxing in Ivos Angeles is
still in abeyance.
Thomas •.!. McCarey. manager of
the Pacific Athletic Club, who is
charged jointly with Ad olgast.
George Memsic and Referee Charle.v
Kyion with having promoted and par
ticipated in a prize fight at A ernon
on March 17, appeared before .Tudge
Willis accomjianied by an attorney
who argued on the aiiplication of Mc-
Carey for a write of habeas corpus.
-\fter listening to lengthy argu
ments on McCarey’s application
.Judge Willis continued the matter
for 23 dai*s.
Holding that the act of congress
under which they were indicted was
not effective when iliO alh^ged offenses
were commitied, .ludge Boyd in the
federal court today ordered a jury
to acquit .1. ('. Masters and T. H.
Si'oley, nrouiotors ot: llie As’oemarle
J)evelo])inent Comiiany v no were
charged wiih using the mails to de
fraud.
I'he defense offered no evidence
in rebuttal ol v,Iiat the go\ernment
iniroduced, rei./ing sole!.\ upon the
arginneul tiiat the indictruent was
incorrectly drawn in ihat the act ol
congress under which the defendants
were chai'ged l;ecame effective th;s
Iasi .Tantiarv, whereas the alleged of-
senses ))erpetrated by Alastit-rs and
Siiilsy were a .vear or more ago.
At, nine minutes past one o clock
this afternoon Judge Boyd instructed
the jurv to return a verdict of ac
quittal,' holding that the case was
nor properly before the court. Masters
and Sililey were lilieratpd. Whether
or not they will be later indicted un-
another statute is a matter not
kno'vn. It is thougnt. howe\ei,
that 'be government is satisfied with
the fact that the sale of certificates
to lots at Albermarle has been stop
))cd and bv the jn'osecution of the
ca-^e the people of many states have
been warn('d of any danger they
might run in snbsciibing to some
thing about which they knew noth
ing. •
The government rested its case
yesterday afternoon and argument be
gan. The defense relied alone npon
,,..int that the indictment was
brought under the receiit act of con
gress when it should have been
broiiglit ui^Ver some previous one, atid
this morning tnis point was argued
al)ly by .ludge Bynum and others for
the defense. A crowded court room
heard tne technical argument of the
attorne.vs and waited until .Jud.ge
Boyd gave his decision after one
o'clock.
Man to Be Liberated.
Washington. .\i)ril 11.—President
Taft today ordered that A. .1. Keton. of
Ehthridge. Tenn., be released from the
Lawrenc*e county jail so that he may
support his eleven motherless children
Keton was convicted of illicit distil-
ing.
(ler
yet
NFWS BURKAr.
Congress Hall,
fBv H. E.
BRYANT)
but
Strike Settled.
Bv Associated Press.
Lima, Peru, April 11.—The general
strike of workingmen yesterday,
which threatened big proportions, was
settled today.
Didn’t Like Lorimer Vote.
By Associated Press.
Madison. Wis.. April 11.—The Bal
lard resolution, condemning Senator
Isaac Stephenson for his vote to per
mit Lorimer to retain his seat and
conimentling Senator T.iaFllette for his
vote was passed by the senate toda>.
It now has passed both houses of the
legislature.
Removal of 128 Victims
of Alabama Mine Disaster
Continues - 85 Recovered
cii (I on I)o-
■ i vuN^ u's si'ui-
’ 't !'(• coloi\i'l.
■ I iiiMrc- girN
’! became ill
:nd nui’SHs a!
' ; :ul iiiocctil.-if-
"i!'i tbf! fever
' I'lit jnitf'd j'l
'.ddiii deaihs
: a sr*cr‘1 ail-
ti,,- exhumed
'1 that ot
■ \i'ojo.iiisi^ rc-
iiress f’ompanv today,
iias been failing for some time and
this fact, together with .grief over the
death of :! close relative last week, is
believed to have caused his suicide.
Peace Negotiations.
i Bv Associated Press.
San .\n(onio, Tex.. April 11. The
Capt. Bartlett Now a Citizen.
Bv Associated Press.
New York, April 11.—Capt. Robert
Bartlett, master ol the Peary Arct'c
ship Roosevelt, became an American
citizen todav. Capt. Bartlett was a
Newfoundlander and accompanied Ad
miral Pearv on his journey to the
North Pole. Bartlett is organizing an
expedition to try for the South Pole.
situation with regard to peace of Commerce and Labor is
ti(uis was in status The provided for in a bill introduced in the
to Fran tsco Madero, The bureau is designed
-,ecinl train on which he expected f
to (Tiihuahua had not yet reached ^ to io%esti^a
A Children’s Bureau.
Bv Associated Press.
Washington, Ajiril 11.—A “childrens
to be established in tlie De-
of a druggist j Eagle^^ass.
all
lo child weifcire.
matters pertaining
By Associated jPress.
'Banner, Ala., April 11.—Removal of
bodies from the coal mine where 12S
men were killed last Saturaay was
resumed at 3 o'clock this moin-
ing after a temporary shutdown to
repair the fans. Thirty-seven were
taken out during the night, making
85 recovered so far.
Dr .1 A. Holmes, chief of the
bureau of mines at Washington, was
•in the workings all night. He and his
party made a thorough inspection and
aided in the rescue work.
The bodies of the convict victims
are being sent to their respuective
home counties wiiere they will be
buried at public expense if unclaim
ed bv relatives.
That oi John Hilkutton, white, was
among the last to be brought out.
The men recovering the dead report
that, with the exception of a few' cov
ered by the fall of rock and slate, all
the corpses will have been Taken out
by night. The falls of rock are being
cleared and broken brattices are be
ing repaired rai)idl.\' and from now ii
is expected there will be no dela.v ;n
the work.
There were two funerals today near
here. They were for Lee .Jones, white,
and Dave King, colored. Both weie
free miners.
No official statement as to the
cause of the exiilosion will oe made
by Jhief State Mine Inspector Hill-
house until the tunnels are cleared
and a thorough inspection his de-
})artrnent has been made. The esti
mate of 128 dead is maintained.
Wiisliington, .Npril 11, H»ll.
William .lennings Bryan is the great
est drawing card that ever comes to
Washington. He may have lost some
of his inlluence with tlie i)oliticians but
none of his ijoiiiilarity wiih the masses.
He spoKe here three times last Sunday
and on each occasion more i>eople
were turned away than wiu’e admitted.
The very name of the man inspires the
people. Ten thousand persons w*ere
turned awa.v from the auditorium!
where he spoke Sunday afteriujon. The
Xebraskn colonel has not forgotten
any of the tiicks of the orator. His
voice is just as strong and clear and
his tongue as elocjuent. Many of the
democratic senators laugh at him but
at the next demo(;ratic conventi/Jii he
will ])lay a part. Bryan is not dead,
('hairman l-:dward W. Pou, of the
house committee on claims, has ap-
jiointed his clerks. .1. R. Collie, of
Louisburg is to be his chief clerk; A.
M. Noble, of Smithfield. his assistant;
.lohn N\'. Thompson, of Raleigh, his
private secretary, and Robert Sanders,
a voung white boy from Smithfield, his
janitor. The last position has been
held heretofore by a negro, but it is
the i)olicy of the democrats to give the
places to white persons whenever lhat
is fit and proi>er.
Louis Hale of Fayetteville, is clerk
to Rejiresen t at i ve Godwin’s (;o2nmit-
tee; George H. Bellamy, the Duke
of Brunswick, his private secretary;
and Mr. Godwin will name some boy
from his district to act as janitor.
Adjutant General I.einster, of North
Caroiina. is here attending a meeting
of the executive committee of the Na
tional Guard and the adjutant gener
als of the varioiKS states. The i>ur-
pose of the meeting is to take steps to
urge the passage of a bill to jiay the
militia. A bill of the kind they desire
passed the house last session but it
never went through the senate.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry .L Overman, ot
Salisbury, have taken ai)artments at
the Edna, near DuPont Cirqle. Mr.
Overman has a traveling position with
the census bureau. His next trip will
cover a large portion of the south.
Miss Marion Mallette, sister of Mrs.
Overman, is with her. Miss Mallette
has a place at the census bureau and
is doing remarkably well. She has
been jjromoted four times.
Mr. and Mrs. David .T. Craig, of
Statesville, spent several days here
on their way to Atlantic City. They
Retinng Director Has Been in
Office for More Than Jhree
Years And Will Tender His
Resignation July First.
Mr. Frank P. Drane, assistant to Col.
W. S. Pearson, as director of the mint
In Charlotte, has been named as as-
sayer here and will (a^ce uj^ his duties
.Inly 1, succeeding Col. Pearson in
office.
Col. Pearson will resign at the ex
piration of his term of ofiice and Mr.
Drane, who is a young man and who
has been eflicient chemical assistant,
will be the man in charge.
Thus says an edict from Washing
ton and republican officials in North
Carolina have taken cognizance of the
order.
Cnder a recent ruling of congi*eR3
none but an exjjert could be the direc
tor or the assayer of a mint, and as
('ol. I’earson was not an expert, but
had held the office of assayer and em
ployed an assistant all tho while, it
was evident from the first that ho
would not longer retain his position.
In this connection, though, the last
congress reduced the appro)»riatiou
tor this assay office from $4,700 to $2,-
!tr,0 and said that the assayer should
be an exiiert. (’ol. Pearson was not
an expert and his assistant, Mr. Drano
is a chemist of no mean ability.
.Mr. Diane will have full harge of
the office here and iu» siipt rinteiid'^nt
will be named. He may dictate the
names of those w iio will assist him in
the (jffice.
A special from Washington says;
Lat> ye.slt rday aftfu'noon Secretary
.McVea.gii of the treasury department,
iioiilied Senator Overman that he had
sent the name of Frank P. Drane for
assayer of the mint, at Charlotte, the
ap()ointnient to take c'itV'Cl .Inly 1,
when, owing to a new rule. Col. W. S.
f'earsun, suix^riiitx-ndent, of iiie niin*,
retired. The assa.ver proper will have
full charge from lhat time and no su-
perinl“ii(iem will be needed.”
Seen this morning Col. Pearson said
that he would tender his resignation
at tlie exi>iraiioH of his t('rm of office,
lie lias as yet receiv;d no official no-
titication of tlie eiian.m*, however. Imt
did know of the reiiuciiou in the ap-
liropriatioii by congress lor the posi
tion of assayer here.
Only by a strenuous fight in the last
congi’f'ss was the I nit'd Stat;s mint
jueservetl to Charlotte. For a long
time it was thought tiu* building w^ould
be sold and that the mini would be no
longer an asset of the Queen City.
Through the efforts of ('arollna’s rep-,
reseiitatives the assay olfice w’as main
tained and is toda.y where it always^
has been, next the p^'St office. ■
It is the only mint in the south. ^
Bit of History.
For the first time since the assay of
fice or mint, as it is locally called, waa
established heie, congress, by the rul
ing noted above, has demanded that
tlie assa.ver in charge be an expert
chemist.
■There have been 12 assayers at the
mint, and not one was an expert chem
ist.
Thev served in the following order:
Col. .John H. Wheeler, Col. B. S. Gaith
er, Green Caldw'ell, wdio was a member
of congress; Jvidge .lames W. (3sborne,
father of .Judge F. 1. Osborne: Robt.
(jibbon, father of Ur. R. L. Gibbon;
Dr. I. W. Faison, of Salisbury; Col.
Calvin .J. Cowles. R. P. Waring, S.
W. Cramer, W. E. Ardrey, W. S. Clan
ton, D. K. Pope and W. S. Pearson.
From 1S08 to l!tO(;, the date of his
death, Prof. Geo. B. Hanna was the
chemist at the assay office. The as
sayer was in charge, but the work
was done by Prof. Hanna.
Charlotte is not to lose Col. Pearson
and family. They wMll continue to re
side, in ('harlotte. Col. Pear.son has
bought a place on the Dowd road aad
will live there.
FAVORS
ARMY INVA
SION INTO
TEXAS.
^vere the guests of Representative
Webb on an automobile ride while in
the city. . . ^
Mrs. C. H. Martin has joined Mr.
Marlin at the Burlington, where they
have aiiartments. Mr. Martin is sec-
retarv to Senator Ove’.man.
.Mrs. .John II. Small, wife of Rep
resentative Small, is recoverin.g rap
idly from a serious sickness. She is
in a hosiptal at Norfolk but will .-^oon
be able to go home.
Mr. .T. R. Finle,'. a well-known bus
iness mail of North W ilkesboro, is in
the cAy.
By Associated Press.
‘Washington, April 11.—Delegate
Andrew's, of Mexico, wants the ser.
retary of the treasury to finance an
army of Invasion into Texas, not to
be on guard against Mexican wai
clc'uds, i)ut to prevtni an aswaull
upon Aiizona and New Mexico by an
insurrectionary aimy of tne “grama
grass” caterpillars.
The territorial delegate has Intro
duced in the house a bill providing
that the «.ecietary of the treasury fun
nish .^2.: Ooo and the .secretary ol
agriculture set om therewith to ex
terminate the caterpillars that threat
en not only Texas bur have theli
scoutin.g jiarties alread.^■ in Colorado
(Oklahoma, New’ Mexico and Arizona
Puzzle Expert Died Today.
T^y Associated Press.
New York, April 11.—Sam L. Lloyd,
thp well known puzzle expert, died to
(lav air his home in Brooklyn from i
.‘■it roke of apoidcxy. He was (0 years
of age.
For many years Mr. Llovd had beer
known throughout the country for hii
j)opular jiroblems for the amuse
ment of newspajier and magazin*
r''>aders. In his unique calling hp ha'
bi'.ili up an esrimatc-d fortune of mor
liian ,t'0'.',000.
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