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Wanted, For Sale, For Rent, Lost and Found, Board or Boarders, R ooms For Koomers-Page Eigl LATEST EDITIDW T1RTR (HW A IRIOTTIR! Wltf WR LATEST EDIT TEN PAGES. VOL. 45 NO. 8166 CHARLOTTE N. C, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1912 Dally and Sunday. Colombian Mistook Purpose Sec'y. Knox's Visit foresaw, at First, Possible Re cognition of Colombia's. De mands For Arbitration Oj Panama Matter Haile d Visit With Enthusiasm. frojcvnd Disappointment when Ee Learned That no Such Concession was Contemplated ty United States Led to His Insulting Note. 5r A5??ciated Press. Washington. Feb. 16. Profound dis- ,r,-i-rr.ient on receiving intimations -""'" ''-M , t- the newly-formed Columbian and Uni- ia; ererary Knox did not contem.jtcd statcg Lngues. :;a-? giving Colombia any assurance) "The two leagues are not outlaws." 0: the ultimate arbitraton of her he said. "They are independent bodies ;:::r-s against the United States -was w ithin their rights and not trespassing -erally ascribed today as the reason on ours. We have no right to object l-r t! ? expression from Senor Pedro to them, no license to annoy them, y-! 0?.-ina, Colombian minister, last The status of the two leagues is exact that a visit by Mr. Knox to his y similar so far as organized baseball fiyin-ry at the present time would be ( js concerned. -?rr-rrune." 1 "if j had a player for whom I had !: developed today that when Senor ! no room and all the big league clubs first read the White House an- waived claim on him, I would not besi-:;r'-r.ent a week ago stating that fate to turn hiro over to either league. v-:.;nt Taft directed the secretary im- national atrreement. team has a ::" - a e to visit the countries border- on the Caribbean sea, he hailed it unconcealed enthusiasm. Mistook Object of Visit.. :" a Ptatement of comment on the vrx trip prepared at that time but - r.ade public until today, the Co ian minister foresaw a possble re-:;-.if;on by the United States of the -rr-snds of Colombia for arbitration of e differences growing out of the ir:!on of Panama and the acquisl r. by this government of the canal r- .strip. Tf Knox, as I sincerely hope," wrote Ospina, at the time, " is. now My cognizant of all the facts on i:ch the claims of Colombia rest, I : ? no doubt that his visit to my i ntry will be fruitful for he will find t the popular feeling which at :.-ent prevails there as in most all .;h American countries with re :! to the United States, was main- r.irsed by the manner in which that : tbnal'ally of the United States, flcxr.Ma, was treaj.iia 1903 and 1904 - connection wich the severance of nar-ia. and by there having been so , r n- equitable settlement, of Colom-1 :-V? claims growing out of that con Never Too Late to Do Right. All sood Colombians are heartily that such a feeling there as i.;?wnere in boutn America- De ap- The sooner the better; it is j Should progress be made in the'ef ver too late to do right. Colombia fort to reach a settlement in Eng- rot ask that her contentions be c. '1 as p. solution. She has si ra dvinanded for the last eight years i f r ciaims be arbitrated so that. -vrr the result of that arbitration ! commence and sincere rriena-; r:rt- "vitn the consequent development ; ' ir;: reas-ing commercial relations i stable of Glamorganshire has suggest the United States be restored, j ed to the magistrates that an appli ed I can not but hope that Mr. Knox, ; cation should be made for the drafting 'viTh President Taft is one of the "of-r champions of general inter vJ arbitration, will take advan ' ff his visit to Colombia to show ""r-rld his sincerity either there or ! i'V fscilitatins: the opening of the . to a satisiactory settiemeni oi rt flaiir.s by au arbitration honora- - both governments and profita- t. l oth countries." S'-ror Ospina smiled when he was fni;i of that rnmmptit todav. Changed Situation. Ih situation has changed, he i'-'i: 'it ilifrprpnt una'." D-. in- te week it is reported Inti- ts'ion.- came to the Colombian min- 1-Tc'- t Spcrptarv Knox was not i a mission nf nacafiration of American troubles. To Senor - r, who on November 25 last pre "i a third request for his gov :irtiu for arbitration and to which ;5'fi'y had come, the expected bene " of th Knox trip vanished. His !et ' to Acting Secretary Huntington v. :!-, 0f the state department, ex i.:ng his personal views that Mr. foxs trip would not be timely, fol-r-' f'i as a consennence. enor Ospina in that letter u.wj oenair ana wiuiout msiruc jrn f-nm his government, it is known t Senor Ospina came here on May n with a definite idea of the posi ;yn r,f his government in the dispute - eisht years standing, and the at 'in ho, was to assume here. t -cnor Ospina declared in his letter f Mr. Wilson that he had asked his en:ment to mail him instructions. 'u 5- he explained today, would be a ca-?cr of twelve days at least. Senor ";P:na apparently is confident that hla "?rnment will reiterate that Mr. "w'f visit would be "inopportune." 'nought of personal insult, which luoa the state department is re to have taken, as the tenor of "Oi" Ospina's contention, had not oc to him, the Colombian mln ,t:?5fl today. He had intended only tJl1 f'v,n tne impatience of his gov- tot receiving what he con ', ere,i to be proper consideration of notes. The contents of the last ' asking for arbitration, presented r'3 i , i . - ... . . wv '"""i never nave Deen uia.uw bV but it is understood that the VeV 13 no tess insistent than tne fences made by Senor Ospina in '' letter to Mr. Wilson. tter Incident brought out a iWrt, today by Representative v'- " Illinois, author of a resolu- Tri c.i l. . ... . 'lrB cuumi1 coiomnia s damage fc,r? Rrhitration. in which, he de ifPra tJethods used by the United Ministey 01 States to acquire the Fanama canal zone. "Minister Ospina's letter," he said, "forcibly calls attention to our indefen sible conduct for nearly ten years In refusing Colombia the arbitration she has requested." The Panama incident, which has w m l, to,. m iM:t. cation wns rlmn,,ncd lw Mr Tlain as 'th hinout ,inSro in nnr hisfor V as a nation. He charged that t revolution was engineered by "a Y . York promoter" with the sanction ..J aid of President Roosevelt and the state department. CHAIRMA NOF BASEBALL COMMISSION TALKS. By Associated Press. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 19. August Her mann, chairman of the National Base ball Commission, today declared that perfect right to dispose of its contracts to any organization not in the outlaw class." HOPE TUT MIL LIQNMEN STRIKE BE AVERTED By Associated Press. London, Feb. 19. While all prepara tions that have been made in the coal fields of the United Kingdom are for war rather than for peace, there is just a gleam of hope that the threat- ened strike of nearly a million men at the end of this month will be averted. William Harvey, labor-"member of parliament for northeast Derby, who js secretary of the miners federation, accompanied by five representatives of the English miners, is holding meet ings privately with five mine owners in the hope of preparing a basis for peace. Besides this, the councilliation board of the English Federatied asso- ciation is also meeting toaay. land, then South Wales and Soctland will remain the chief obstacles to an agreement. The authorities look upon Wales as the great danger spot and having re gard to the disturbances which oc- curred there last year, the chief con- of a body of 2500 infantry and 1100 cavalry into the affected areas. HOUSE BUYS TRACT OF LAND Looking forward to the time when the company would need more ground for warehouse purposes, the Merchants & Farmers Bonded ware house has purchased from the Stand ard Oil Company a tract of land in North Charlotte between Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets and the South ern Railroad and the present ware house building. The land will be held for an addition to the present warehouse, which addition the com pany contemplates erecting at an early day. TAFT SUPPORTERS MEET IN MILWAUKEE. By Associated Press. Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 19. A large number of Taft supporters are in Mil waukee today to select delegates at large to the national republican con vention. Tonight there will be a ban quet at which Attorney General Wick- ersham Is scheduled to aenver ine principal address on the subject of "trusts." The delegates, to he selected at the republican conference must go be fore the primaries in opposition to those selected by the LaFollette con ference held at Madison several weeks ago. -The city Is full of DaTidson Col lege students today. They are here to hold the annual Sophomore banquet tonight at the Selwyn hotel. THE WEATHER Forecast For North Carolina: Increasing cloudiness with probably rain late tonight or Tuesday in west and central portions; warmer tonight. Mod- erate variable -winds. MT Business Men's Court Of Honor Revived By Associated Press. New York, Feb. Ik The business men's court of honor, a court without judge, lawyer or Jury yet recognized by the law of the state, has been re vived in New York after a lapse of 17 years. The court is conducted by the chamber of commerce for the purpose of settling disputes between merchants and, f - 'ar, as is known here, there is no o court like it In the, world. "? business men's court was es tab . ied in 1768 and for more than a ce?ry the merchants adjusted their d jtes there. In 1874 the legislature id a salary of $10,000 a year to the .o?cIal arbitrator of the court and thls sa,ary Was discontinued il -S9o the court passed out of existence. several months ago a movement was begun, looking to the re-establishment of the court with the result that sev eral cases have just been heard before it. To try the average case before this court requires an expenditure of only $50 or $60 as compared with the heavy expenses of trials in the regu larly constituted courts of the state. The court is in charge of the cham ber of commerce's committee on arbi tration. The committee selects from the membership of the chaber a list of men qualified to serve as arbitrators of disputes, who are sworn in by a justice of the supreme court. When any mat ter is referred to the committee for set tlement the disputants are permitted to select the arbitrator. If they are unable to agree upon a sigle person, each is permitted to choose an arbitra tor, the two thus chosen to select a third. There are no appeals from the court. The court has no means of enforcing its decrees, relying upon the fact that merchants will not injure their reputa tion by repudiating their written agreement to accept the rulings. Hines' Suicide May Be a Hoax Special to The News. Salisbury, Feb. 19. Clothing found on the toll bridge joining Rowan and Davidson county across the Yadkin river yesterday afternoon led to the report that a man had suicided by drowning. With the clothing was a note signed by Dayvault Hines and reading: "I have decided to end it all. WTish to thank my friends for their kindness." Hines recently se cured money under false pretenses from parties in Reidsville and High Point and Saturday attempted to se cure an amount from a bank at Spen cer but was unsuccessful. The river will-be. dredged to find the body. It is possible that the man is working a hoax. .... . 1 . . Provisions Of lheFetzer Will Special to The News. Concord, Feb. 19. The' will of the late Mr. P. B. Fetzer has been pro bated here. The instrument was made In Philadelphia Jan. 25th and was wit nessed by Mr. J. A. Hartsell and Dr R. M. King. Mrs. Fetzer was named as executrix. In the application for letters testimentary the value of the estate was given as about $75,000. Bv the will Mrs. Fetzer was be queathed forty-five shares of stock in the Young-Hartsell Mill and five shares in the Brown Mill and all the household and kitchen furniture. The other provision of the will directs that the residue of the estate, after all just debts have been paid, shall be shared equally by Mrs. Fetzer, Messrs. Morri son, Bernard, William, Robert and Nevin Fetzer, sons of the deceased, with the exception of Mr. Morrison Fetzer, who was paid $2,500 after he attained his majority. Hiram Johnson For Roosevelt By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 19. Hiram Johnson, governor of California, heretofore an ardent supporter of Senator La Fol lette. issued a formal statement here today saying that in his opinion Theo dore Roosevelt should be the next re publican nominee for president of the United States. The statement was issued, he said, with Mr. Roosevelt's knowledge but not necessarily with his sanction. ' Govrnor Johnson declared three years ago Mr. Roosevelt turned over to his successor a republican party at the high tide of success and entrench ed in public confidence. Today, he said, the republican party is at ebb and con fidence in it sadly shaken. He says that to continue with the leader whose three years have wrought such disas-ter, can mean only political sui cide. Governor Johnson declares the West has "ever looked to Theodore Roose velt as a guide In righteousness, in government, as the exponent of equal opportunity to all, and champion of popular rule.' Governor Johnson asks: "Shall the people rule and shall Rosevelt, their choice, be nominated; or shall the re publicans court certain defeat by the nomination of one whose trusteeship has wrecked the party?' INDIANA CORPORATION CAN NOT RECOVER TAX By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 19. Without pass ing on the constitutionality of the Texas franchise tax. on foreign corpo rations, the Federal supreme court to day held that Gaar, Scott & Co., an Indiana corporation, could not recover a tax paid under the law because it was doing only interstate business and paid the tax voluntarily. EiDIHIT EEEDED FOR THEWIERSITf Bishop Reese of the Episcopal Church of Georgia And Trustee of The University at Sewanee, lenn., Speaks Here. Addresses the Episcopalians oj the City at St. Peter's Epis copal Church Yesi erday Morning on Needs oj the University. Bishop Reese, of the faculty of the Episcopal University at Sewanee, Tenn., called by them, The University or I he South, came to Charlotte Satur day to talk to the Episcopalians. He spoke in St. Peter s Episcopal church at the morning services spoke so earnestly, so clearly, so forcibly that even those who had no church interest in the university were compelled to give both eye and ear to the speech. Bishop Reese is exceptionally able A man of mind, clear vision, gifted to a high degree in speech, orignal in thought a man Qf exquisite diction, elo quent at times . eminently practical and tactful, he is eminently a man of power. His appeal for an endowment for Sewanee for that was what he came to ask was comprised in an ad dress from many points.? As an ap peal, it was clever; as a literary effort It was engaging as a stimulus to the church, it was inspiring. A subject is made or marred by the one presenting it. The speech of yes terday described Sewanee in language picturesquely beautiful. The history, the traditions, the work accomplished, the scope of" idea and purpose, the "reason why," Episcopalians should send' their ' boys to Sewanee were all made fascinatingly interesting. "The maintaining, the responsibility of the university," said the speaker ad dressing his fellow church men, "is upon you. The ' university must be crippled and possibly destroyed with out, money. Our people are ignorant or ignore the importance of the univer sity. It must be perpetuated. "Sewanee is half way between Chat tanoga and-Nashville. The, climate is salubrious; The university was" plan ned before the war. The idea was to establish- a large and great university not a 2x4 college. It was to be a place where the whole of learning could be taught on good Catholic lines. The war came and swallowed up the idea and everything. Nothing was left but the domain. There was a man raised up the bishop of -Tennessee- who said the work could be done. . He and a band of faithfuls who had seen corner stone laid in 1859 went up to the top of the mountain. They knelt in prayer, they said the Necine Creed, they made a rough cross out of wood and planted it on the mountain and claimed the land for the purpose for which it was laid off. They built a log cabin and got a teacher and said, 'This Is the University of the South!' The speaker cited as the cause of the university's success so far, latent pow er devotion to its ideals. "Denominational 'colleges," he said. "are on every hill top in North Car olina, Georgia and Tennessee," said the speaker. , "This church," continued he, "ought to express the hospitality toward all the phases of life its sympathy with the ideals of culture, arts and the sciences. Emphasizing this, and other things for which he said the university stands, he closed by asking for con tributions to an endowment fund for the university. 7 nple Murdeier Hanged loday By Associated Press. Mobile, Ala., Feb. 19. Refupsing the offers of a minis-ter, who labored with him all night, his own son, a Catholic priest and members of the Salvation Army, J. Lawrence Odom, a triple mur derer, went to his death here on the gallows early today. On the gallows the condemned man, when asked to say his last prayer, answered by request ing that his five-year-old daughter, Hazel, be brought to him to remove the black cap from his face. He mounted the gallows stoically and laughingly asked to see his wife. Odom was convicted of killing Chas. Goland, Joseph Stokes and David Gartman, the latter, a 16-year-old boy. They had been witnesses against him in police court on a charge of cruel ty to a dog. The killings took place March 18, 1910, at Citronelle, Ala. He shot the boy at the feet of his mother as she was pleading for his life. Odom was twice tried and declared guilty each time. PRESIDENT WITHDRAWS N. C. ONMINATION. By Associated Press. 'Washington, Feb. 19. Presi- dent Taft today withdrew from the senate nominations of two collectors of customs and eight postmasters, all in North Carolina. Political conditions in that state, it was intimated, prompted the action. lhree Fues Occu? At Gastoma Special to The News. Gastonla, N. C, Feb. 19. -Three fires within the space of two days in a resi dence in the heart of the city is Gas- tonia's record for Saturday and Sunday and the residence is not destroyed yet. Saturday fire was discovered tn thA J. A. Glenn residence just adjoining ine v aiis House, and a quick run of the fire department and effective work pre vented the destruction of the resldncA and most probably the adjacent prop el ty. ine nre was apparently extin guished. Later in the afternoon fire was again discovered, this time in a different portion of the building, and the prompt action of Perry Glenn, representative of the Western Union, and son of Mrs. Glenn, again saved the property. Sunday afternoon, nearly 24 hours from the time the last fire was discov ered, it was again found to be on fire, but for the third time within two days the property was saved, with but little damage. Maidi Gias Opens At hew Orleans By Associated Press. New Orleans. Feb. 19. The 1912 Mardi Gras was formally opened at noon today with the arrival aboard the royal yacht of Rex, King of the Carni val, and his large and gaily uniformed conrt. Until midnight tomorrow the spirit of revelry will rule the Crescent City. After a naval parade in which the gunboat Prarrie and scores of vessels decorated in the carnival colors par ticipated, Rex and his suite landedat the foot of Canal street and took their places at the head of an imposing mili tary parade. At 1 o'clock the keys of the city were delivered to Rex by Mayor Martin Behrmann. Railroad officials estimated today that more than 30,000 visitors- were already in the city and before the noon hour tomorrow more than 20 special trains are scheduled to arrive. GRAND STAND IS FINISHED BAIL VERY SOON "In the spring time, a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love" par tially, the most of his thoughts turn to baseball, as has been proven today by the groups of enthusiasts- gathered here and there. Every one was talking of the team the Hornets are to have for this season. The grounds are get ting in good condition and the grand stand is finished. This is the best ground and grandstand anywhere n this section of the South. Messrs. Tom Pegram and Jim Walker, a special committee of the board of directors, have already signed 20 promising young players for Manager Champ Os teen to mould into a pennant-winning team. Owing to the fact that the weather conditions since November, have been so bad the managers had to give up the idea of turfine the grounds this seas on. Next year the ground will be turf ed and sown in grass, this will make it one of the best baseball grounds to be found in the South. Pitney To Succeed Late Justice Harlan By Associated Press. Washineton. Feb. 19. The nomina tion of Mahlon Pitney, chancellor of the state of New Jersey, to be an asso ciate justice of the United States su nremA court, will be sent to the senate -this aftprnoon bv President Taft. The nomination is in succession to the late Justice Harlan. Mr. Taft does not anticipate any op position to the nomination in the sen ate. Chancellor Pitney long has been a prominent figure in New Jersey. In casting about for a successor to Jus tice Harlan, Mr. Taft first looked be yond the Mississippi river. At one time it seemed certain that he would name Judge William C. Hook, of the United States circuit court; and again that Secretary Charles Nagel, of the department of commerce and labor would be tne presiaeni s fhricA. There was a protest against Judge Hook because of his decisions in two Oklahoma cases, one involving me 2-cent fare law and the other the Mim rmw" car law. The latter case, in which Judge Hook decided in favor d aeainst the con- tention of the negroes affected, is said to have been the final cause of the presidents turing from th Kansas jurist. ' : . Labor organizations protested against Secretary Nagel on the ground I, has hPTi too lenient in' the enforce- ment o fthe immigration laws. When Chancellor ritney snan nave fimifid bv the senate and has taken his place on the supreme court, President Tatt win nave nau me ei nriniiTv vnerience of having con- stituted a majority of the highest tri bunal in the land a oencn on wnicn u had been his most exalted ambition to rhle lustice. In addition to naming five new justices on a court of nine, President Taft also had the-dis-tn.)nn nf elevating Associate Justice Edward White to the chief justiceship, making in all six court appointments d urine the three years he has been in the White House. The. five associate justices named by Mr. tart were Lurton, Hughes, VanDevanter, Lamar and Pitney. - . . News' Contest Lead ing Topic est In Officer Shoots Neat Mad-dog on The Street Quite a little excitement prevailed on West Trade yesterday about noon when a mangy-looking dog was dis covered near the alleyway running Detween Yorke Bros. & Rogers and Ivey cutting didoes of various kinds. Mr. Odlce Springs, at Blair Bros.' drug store, observed the dog's be havior and signaled to Officer Neal Elliott at the Square to moze down that way, which he did. The officer shot the dog and re lieved the fears of a great many on lookers, who about to flee precipi tately from the presence of a sup posed mad-dog. Mr. Brokaw Will Let Contract Tomorrow The contract will be let tomorrow for the construction of the bottling plant which Mr. W. Gould Brofcaw will erect at the Mida Mineral Springs on his Mecklenburg estate, in Long Creek township. The building will cost between $15,000 and $18,0000. One Man Killed In Wreck Of Building By Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 19. One man was killed and four were hurt in the collapse of a three and a half storv concrete and steel off ice .building of an !itna steel plant this morning. The building which was nearing comple tion, was a thousand feet long and without warning about 500 feet of it crumpled up like an egg shell and crashed into the cellar, a mass of debris and - twisted steel work. YOUNG LADY FOUND MURDERED By Associated Press. Dothan, Ala, Feb. 19. The body of Miss Eetelle Brown with two bullet holes in her head and a rifle resting across her chest, was found in. her home near here last night. It is thought she had been murdered and a lynching is probable if a negro seen in the neighborhood is captured. The body was found by the young woman s mother when she returned from a visit. Rumors that she had been assaulted caused a mob to visit Dixie, a nearby settlement, and ran all the negroes away, one being killed and sev' eral injured. The suicide theord was repudiated by the coroner s jury, which pronounc ed it a case of murder. TRIPPLE LYNCHING PROBABLE By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 19. A despatch to the Banner from Shelby vUle, Tenn., says: A mob taken the three negroes charged with the murder of Spe- cial Officer Everson. They prob- ably will be lynched. 4 HEAVY BALLOTING. The linotype man made The News misquote the gentleman from Gaston county in yester- day's paper. In referring to Mr. Bryan, he said, "But, as - he seems not to be "AVAIL- ABLE," and not "SUITABLE" as was stated. There is a world of difference in the meaning of the two words. We gladly "make the correction. The mails bring ballots from & every section in . which The News and Times-Democrat cir- culate. This free-for-all "elec- tion" will be continued a few days yet. If you want to be represented clip the ballot and mail or send in today. My Choice For President If I Could Select the Man I Would Name Name. Address. Cut this out and mail or hand in to The Charlotte News, Charlotte, N. C. " Results will be published from day to day and in no case will the name of the voter be given out unless so requested. of IMei - Caiohnas People Realizing Great Oppor- tunity at Hand to Win Handsome Premiums Eastly Nominations Continue to Come From all Sections. If You Want to Be aBigPnze Winner Get in The Race at Once Chance of a Life Time to Secure An Automo bile. .CONTEST DEPARTMENT OPEN EVENINGS. The Contest Department of THE NEWS will be open from 9 a. m. until 9 p.- m. Those that are .interested in the contest are Invited to call. Representatives of the Contest Department will be present to give full information to all those that call. The Contest Department can also bereach ed by Telephone, qall No. 115 and ask for the Contest De partment. i Each day throws a new and more attractive light on the big $6,500; Prize Contest THE NEWS has inau-i gurated. The spirit of the offer is in fectious; it is overwhelming. It is notj necessary to herald it from the house! tops, the eye can not help noticing thei animated expression nor the ear fail to hear the words "contest," "The News," "candidate,,, 'subscription,'', etc., as the subject is talked of in thej residences, public meeting places andj on the streets. From a number ofl places the story of the vote getters ia heard; it is evident that the enthusi asm of the people is intense, and an un remitting, energy on the part of the; contestants will--' carry them forward! The interest Is alike in all localities.,; From the north, south, east and west nominatnons continue to pour in and there is evidence that every district will be well represented when the first list is published. Will your name 'be among them? If not, why not? It seems hardly necessary to im-. press upon the minds of the many the fact that this offer is for those who are eligible to enter the contest and that the opportunity of a life time is now at hand. This is being realized, not only by those who have already entered and those who contemplate. doing so, but by every one who reads the great offer, and many who have been hesitating and have consulted their friends before arriving at a de cision, have all been told to send in their nominations and to go into the contest with a way that means WIN. Get into this contest of ballots is what common sense tells the people of Charlotte and surrounding places, it costs nothing, affords plenty of fun and there is an excellent chance to win aj valuable prize absolutely free which twenty-three of the contestants will win. Those who are not in the contest can find out about it by communicating with the Contest Department. The Contest Manager will make known to prospective candidates anything they do not understand about entering the contest and will assist new entrants iu' starting on the road to success. The principal qualifications neces sary to win one of the valuable prizes is ambition. The prizes are yours for the striving enter now with a de termination to be a winner, and stick to it. Strive to that end and as the contest advances, you will be surpris ed to see how glad your friends will be to support you and show their con fidence in you. It is all in your hands -the winning of an automobile or one of the other twenty-three prizes. Continued on Page Eight. Triple Murderer Hanged. By Associated Press. Mobile, Ala., Feb. 19. J. Lawrence Odom, the triple murderer, was hang ed here at 6:10 this morning.
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