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f .. ' " I - I .'' . yHERRlLL, Editor and Publisher PUBLISHED MONDAYS A N D THURSD A Y S tear. Due irt Advance CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1914. NO. To 111 - - - ' . I . .-...--ml .. imi" TO CURB VILLA jjjgSAGE TO THIS EFFECT DE LIVEEED TO HIM, 02 the Answer Depends Whether or ' jot the United States Will Main tain the Policy of ."Watchful Waiting," Or Consider Other Tac tics. Secretary Bryan is Told XUt England is Growing Restive Orer Delay in Clearing Up Mys tery of Benton's Death. Imme diate Developments Seem Certain. Washington, Feb. 26.' Curb Villa or admit that he is the real leader of the revolutionary forces and that jon are powerless." A message to. this effect was deliv fred Carranza and on the answer de pends whether or not the United States will maintain its policy of "watchful waiting" or consider oth er tactics. It is learned that Car ransa has been told that Villa 's ac tion in the, Benton case is indefensi ble, and has been warned that popu lar opinion in the United States will not longer support the administra tion's nemi-recognition of the consti tutionalists as long as the lives of Americans and other foreigners are endangered. y; Secretary Bryan was told today that England is growing restive over the delay in clearing up the mystery surrounding Benton's death In' re ply the British ambassador has been told that immediate developments seem certain, but only '" Mr. Bryan knows what they are. The suggestion that troops he sent to recover Ben ton 'r body by force has many sup porters, but it is pointed out .that the t hereabouts of the grave is unknown. THE COMING EXPOSITION AT SAN FRANCISCO To be the Greatest of All Expositions Yet Held. Rev. J. A. B. Fry, of Berkeley, CaL who recently spent a few days in Concord; among old friends, is very enthusiastic about the San Francisco Exposition which is to be fceld in that city next year. He ex pected while here to receive some slides showing many of the features at tbn exposition, but they did not :.rrive. The San Francisco Exposi tion will bs the crowning one yet held, and will have imany new fea tures. Groat strides have been made in every line of human endeavor inec the last great exposition was hold. , Now, How do You' Say It? Kansas City Star. The canal huilder pronounces his name "Go-th'lls," with the accent on the "go." This pronunciation is vouched for bv Peter C. McFarlane, the writer, and by others who know to Funk & Wagnall's Standard Dic tionary the name should be pronounc ed "Ger-tuls," with the vowel sound as in "Goethe." The Colonel, how aver, appears to prefer the American ay, persists to the contrary not withstanding. So "Go-th'lls" goes. Death of John K. Berryhill. Mr. John K. Berryhill died Tues day afternoon at the home of his brother, Mr.1 M. V. Berryhill, on North Kerr street, Mr. Berryhill as a native of Mecklenburg county, fie was unmarried and is survived by :i number of relatives Jn this and Mecklenburg' county. The funeral was held at the home yesterday at 2 o'clock and was inducted by Rev. A. L. Coburn, pas tor of Epworth Methodist Church The interment was made at Oakwood cemetery. ! - Box Supper at Georgeville School. The following invitations have :in issued: The teachers and students ' I- of Georgeville School desire, the j honor of your presence at .their Box Supper February twenty-eighth nineteen hundred and fourteen seven-thirty. A Note From Prof. Webb. The furnaces at Central school 'fail ed to heat the building this morning. Everything possible was done to push them but when the rooms could not be heated ! to a proper temperature d was necessary to send one of the grades home. Bonds were issued last pring for the special purpose of furnishing an adequate heating plant for Central school, but the money has jiist become available. ! A. S. WEBB. NO ANSWER RECEIVED By the Board of Aldermen From Resolution Asking Street Car Com pany to Extend Line. At the last meeting of the board of aldermen a" resolution was passed asking North Carolina Public Ser vice Company to extend the street car line on South Union street. The resolution was forwarded to Ho'i Bird S. Coler, of New York, presi dent of the company upon instruc tions from the mayor and board of aldermen. .Mayor nartsell states that word has been received from Mr. Coler in regard to the resolution. The resolution was passed morethan two weeks ago and was immediate ly forwarded to Mr. Coler. Concord needs an extension "of the street car line not only on South Union street but in other sections of the city. In order to serve tjje people here the street car company must necessarily extend its lines. The South Union section of the city is improving rapidly and, owing to the fact the car line only extends a short distance in that direction rM that the ball park and a prop - -d amusement park could be easily reached by in extension of the line reached by an extension of the line, the. company's patrons are of the opinion that the extension work should, begin there. THE FRANK CASE. New Evidence, New Theories, New Motions And New Angles, Atlanta, Feb. 26. The Frank case is "in .fashion" again in Atlanta. New evidence, new theories, new mo tions, new angles are developing dai ly as rapidly as if Frank had never yet been tried. And his lawyers are not by any means the only persans who have been searching the records of Georgia criminal history for pre cedents and other things bearing on the case. 5 Friends of Frank, after an almost exhaustive investigation have devel oped two rather surprising things. They say that the history of the Georgia of such a crime as the mur der of Mary Phagan, And they 'de clare ' thdf Frahas.the further-mel ancholy distinction of being the only white man who has ever been con victed in a capital case on the tes timony of a negro. Another thing which they declare was without par allel in the past was the "shouting around the courthouse by the surg ing crowds outside the open windows when the jury's verdict was being made up and rendered. The principal new development in the case during the past twenty-four hours is the" verdict of twelve months found against Jim Conley as acces sary after the fact., It .means that in the event of a new trial, or 5n case the coming. Burns' investigation shows the case up from an entirely new light, Conley will be safe and fast and where he can be produced at any time. He will serve his sent ence on the Fulton county chaingang and will be shackled and . guarded with unusual viligance and care. Suffragettes to Tour the South. Washington, Feb. 26. Seven wo men of national reputation in the suffrage cause have been selected to tour the South in a private car in behalf of woman suffrage. Those who will make the trip are Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the na tional association. Mrs. Stanley Mc Cormick, treasurer, Mrs. Susan Fitz gerald, of Boston, Mrs. Ruutz-Reese, of Massachusetts, Mrs. Medill Mc Cormiek, chairman of the Congres sional Committee; Mrs. Antoinette Funk, one of the most active mem bpr of the committee, and Mrs. Desha Breckenridge, of Kentucky All of these women have taken an active part in the suffrage movement, and are at the present time the most active workers for suffrage. They will speak at Birmingham and Tusca loosa, Ala., Columbia and Charleston, S. C, Jackson, J?ia. and Atlanta ana Columbus, Ga. ' The Latest Dance. It hails from New York city and bears the name of "The Innovation Waltz." A metropolitan paper thus describes it: "In the new dance the partners y stand about a foot apart, the girl rests her hands on her hips, while the man thrusts his hands in his pockets." The Raleigh Christian Advocate thinks that it this description is accurate no proph et is required to predict the early de mise of this new patron for ballroom favor. ' : Earthquake Shocks at Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 26. Three distinct earthquake shocks, seemingly on the American continent were re corded on the Seizmbgraph at Stig natua University. It is estimated that the shocks were quite near. - MOUNT PLEASANT NEWS. Annual Exercise of the Gerfcardt Literary Society GoodMercantile ' Company to More Soon. - Local And Otherwise. V Mt. Pleasant, N. If,, Feb. 26. The annual exercise of the Gcrhardt lit erary Society of M. P. C I. rendered Friday night was an excellent one. The young men who spoke gave the people who attended an insight into the work done in., the various socie ties at the Institute. So well did that when the judges left the hall to determine which side won, the whole audience was at a loss as to which side should be winner of the coveted prize. But when the judges returned to announce their decision there was a deep silence throughout the au dience. When the spokesman of the committee said: "The judges have decided 2 to 1 in favor of the nega tive," the audience gave loud shots and cheers for the winning side. The hall was beautifully decorated with pennants of all kinds, and a large flag in the rear. The music was a special feature of the programme and added much to the occasion. We wish to thank the members of Forest Hill Band for the good music they gave1 us. , ' ' V . ; The store building which is being erected on the corner of East Frank lin and North Main streets will soon be finished and will be occupied by the Mount Pleasant Mercantile Com pany. ,;. f Miss Bessie McEachern, who has been visiting friends in Mooresville, returned home Tuesday. r Mr. Horace Cook, who has been iat home for some time, returned yester day to resume his duties as a student at M. P. C. I. . 1 LYERLY BILLED BY GUNSHOT WOUND. Evidence at Coroner's Investigation Goes to Prove Murder. j Special to Charlotte Observer. Barber's Junction, Feb. 25. Evi dence before the coroner's jury and its findings thereon here today are practically, a., substantiation of W aQa lo ;t RtnrV in this morrdm? VObv-tIsT! ambassador: Mr. Bryan -jftlso server, the jury returning a verdict that Preston Lyerly, whose body was found in the smouldering ruins of! II. T. Smithdeal's store last night, came to death by a gunshot wound inflict ed by an unknown person, p The most probable explanation ot the charred body found in the smoul dering ruins of H. T. Smithdeal's store last night seems to be that , a robber or robbers, surprised by Man ager Preston Lyerly in the aet of rilling the safe, killed the merchant, upset a kerosene oil tank, fired the store and fled with a small amount of money taken from the cash drawer. - '4 t Any theory of suicide is exploded by the testimony of witnesses! who found Lyerly 's pistol in the bottom of his trunk with every chamber loaded, while an inventory of the business taken within the past tew weeks showed the business to be' in good condition, with a good profit for the past year and all bills of any mo ment paid. j1 . Seven years ago in June an at tempt was made to exterminate the family of like Lyerly. Negroes came in the dead of night and murdered Lyerly, his wife and one of their, children, and fatally wounding an other with axes, winding up by set ting fire to the bed clothing injan en deavor to burn the other children in their beds. For this crime two nc- grroes named Gillespie and one named Dillingham were afterward lynched in Salisbury. These Lyerlys were no kin to the young man killed last night. The police authorities have only one faint clue. . J j Some time since, Lyerly had trou ble with a negro named Finger, who made threat against him. j Several people maintain that Finger was seen yesterday at Barber Junction, but that has not been confirmed. The tracks found fit a No. 7 shoe, which is the size that Finger wore. 1 Slain by Unknown Person. Salisbury, Feb. 25. Coroner Sum merset returned this evening from Barber, where his jury, investigat ing the death of Preston) Lyerly, found the following verdict; "We, the undersigned, find from the evi dence that Preston Lyerly cahie to his death by a pistol shot on Febru ary 24, 1914, at the hands ot an un known person ft Sensational Charges Against a Judge. Washington, ' Feb. 26. Sensational charges . of professional and private misconduct were filed at the White House asrainst Judge Wright, of the District of Columbia Supreme Court, by Wade H. Cooper a local financier. Wright is the judge who declared Gompers and - other labor j leaders in contempt of court. ; ; GtllERAL VILLA SIAK PAT WILL NOT SURRENDER BODY Or BENTON THE To Be! Removed From Mexico. -Will Allow Remains to Be Viewed There, Blann.net Says Vegara Killing Will Be Thoroughly Invest igated. Fighting at Maxatlan Re-sumed.--Denied That 1,000 Are to Be Sent to Mexico City. Chihuahua, Mexico, Feb. Jen. Villa ' stands pat" in bis determin ation j that he will not surrender Ben ton 'si body to be removed from Mex ing. He repeated that be is willing for representatives of the . United States and England and Benton 's family to review the remains here. Mexico City, Feb. 2C War Minis ter ; Blanquet assured Chanre O'Shaughnessy that the Government ' will make a thorough investigate of the reported killing by Fedeia'. of Clementi Veraga, an American ranchman near Nuevo Laredo. Blan que expressed doubt as to the re port's correctness, but assured Mr. O'SJiaughnessy that if the Federals are responsible the murderers will be brought to justice. Fighting at Mazatlan was reported resumed j today. Accurate informa tion is unavailable on . account of Iluerta's strict censorship. Washington, Feb. 26. President Wilson authorized a flat denial of the morning newspaper report that Ad miral Fletcher, at Vera Cruz, had recommenued that a thousand ma rines be sent to Mexico City to pro tect! American interests and to act as a legation guard. Secretary Tu multy said that the story is baseless. A complete detailed report of the investigation of Benton's death was received from Consul . Edwards by Secretary Bryan, but the Secretary refused to make it public at , this time, but, rushed copy to the Brit- re ceived a report from Consul Edwards regarding the various men reported missing. This ' also ... was withheld from the public. Chairman C. A. Webb Calls Meeting State Committee. jAsheville, Feb. 25. Chairman Charles A. Webb of the Democratic Executive Committee of North Caro lina has -mailed letters to the mem bers of the committee calling a meet ing which will be held in the Senate chambers at Raleigh Tuesdany nighr, March 1, at 8:30 o'clock. I The purposes of the meeting as outlined by Mr. Webb include the se lection of the time and place for the Stntft convention: the fixing of a common day on which all preeimt meeting or primary elections will be held for the purpose' of ascertain ing the choice of. the Democratic electors for the State congessional judical and State senatorial offices and for, the election of delegates to the county conventions; the naming of a common date for the holding of a county convention in each coun ty of the State for-tbe purpose of de claring the result of the precinct meeting or primary election or to as certain the choice of all electors in mass convention and for the appoint ment of delegates to the State, Con gressional, Judicial and State Sena torial conventions. " Wants Associated Charities. The exceedingly cold weather and the? sleet and snow have caused in creased demands to be made on the various charitable organizations of the I city. This has demonstrated aain the need of associated charities in Concord. The disposition ot char itable funds should be on a business basis and the same care should be exercised in the expenditure as ex ercised in the expenditure of funds by a business firm. To do this organ ization is necessary. One of Con cord s best known women who is active in civic and charitable work, asks the question: Who will take the lead in organizing associated charities in Concord? Tarboro Has Nine Inches of Snow, Raleigh, Feb. 26. Raleigh has seven inches of snow. There is a considerable moderation in tempera ture. Reports received show thatktb? heavy fall is general throughout the State. There are nine inches at Tarboro, six at Charlotte, but only three at Asheville. Landis Circuit. i There there be preaching at the rihndist Erjiscopal Church, South, i at Bethpage Sunday at 11 a. m Lan cUs at 3 p. m., by S. L. Owens, pastor. COTTTNGHA1X-EOTD. Hi. A. J. C. Cottirxbas Weds llx Ccrrii Rcyd. f I In rfrrt rtRtrsi nhth It on of bridrt and bridrrnfn the Uadr fall of ny lxt errinr, rnhanrinc rathrr ttaaj detrWtir from the braaty as! tn;?rr,iitef5" of the marriar of M;!Cro-i lVyJ and Mr. A. J. C (V.ttirriatr:. rf Dillon. S. C. st thr he f thr bride s met her. Mr. W .j (Y lkyd, a fnefcdL ami North Union ttrrrt. Only rtUtivr, rear neighburs were bidden ! wtn-r ceremony i Prnmptly at S Vhick, thr ppiir.:. tf hour, little Mis- Klttabrtb llar rij and Catherine CMrdmjin. daintily dressed in white, with; pink fa, ectered the parlor ittrriebtc- ribUirji from the doorway , forming an aiUe to the beautiful ireprtriMd altar, bankeil with F-nstrr lilies acdl fems, over which was nti-sed veritable bower of white wisteria with thnv wedding bells. Here tjje ssaerrd vqvi were Fpoken. Dr. J. t. (ricr f the first Presbyterian Church, of5eUtsn. Miss Lottie Boyd, eldest sister of the bride, lerornins:Iy rjmned in nk - 2xmeuse, with beaded chiffon over, wress, was maid of honor and only attendant. She carried an exquisite bunch of pink carnations The bride wore a stylish ptinz- away suit, m the new blue, with hat to match. She carried a fchowrr boquet of white rose and lilies cif the valley. After the j ceremony there was an informal reception, j The display of beautiful presents in the dining room attested the popularity of the brije, whon? genial nt.d affable manner has won rr.anv admirers. The bridegroom is business interests in neighboring towns. i man of active hi"? ctwn and Mr. and Mrs. Cottinirham1 left af ter the reception for Florida. On their leturn thev will live in Dillon, s. c. ' - The out-of-town guests or the mar riage were: Mr. nnh Mrs. j lliehard Boyd and children, of j Fayettv -ille: Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Kluttr. of Salisbury, and Mr. W. J. Richardson, ofChariotte. 4 I 0. GENERAL SNOWSTORM . DT SOUTHERN STATES The Storm Extended as Far South as Southern Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25. The south and southeast tonight shivered in the grip of a general snowstorm, which blanketed the Atlantic seaboard as far south as southern Georgia, and reached to the Gulf states. Weather bureau records from 8 to 20 years were broken.) Falling tempera tures accompanied the storm in many sections, the snow turning to sleet. While no serious interruptions of traffic were reported early tonight, manv trains were behind ! their sche dules in localities fall was heaviest. wnere the snow Wire service was demoralized between Georgia and Florida points early in the evening and it was impossible at that time to establish connection vith Jackson ville and Tampa, Fla. i The heaviest snowfall was report ed in Georgia, Ixiiisiana, Mississippi and North and South Carolina. At Macon, Ga., the precipitation reach ed a depth of six: inches while an al most equal amount was I reported a. Augusta and Savannah. In Ixjuisi- ana and Mississippi the snow began ailing about noon and at nightfall it had been recorded from a trace in the extreme south to six inches in the northern section. Thermometer at New Orleans,! Mobile and other gulf ports hovered about the freez ing point and the snow j .melted as it fell. j '! In addition to a heavy snowfall in South Caolina, the county aound Charleston was covered with a coat of ice and slet. Snow changed to sleet late jn the day, causing pro gress on the streets of the city to be difficult for pedestrians and traffic. W. S. West, of IValdosta Successor to Bacon. Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. 25. W. S. West, a lawyer of Valdosta, Ga., late today was appointed j by Governor Slaton as United States Senator to succeed the late Senator to succeed the late Senator Bacon, Mr. West will serve untij next November when a 5tate election will be held. Indiea- jtions are that there will lie a multi tude- of candidates for the (eorgia vacancy. Senator Bacon's term would not have expired until 1910. Suffragettes Burn Historical Pariah J Church. Edinburg, Scotland,! Feb. 25. Suf fragettes burned today the historic parish church at Whitekirk. Capt. L. A. Brown has returned from Gastonia, where he attended the meetinz of the ofSeers of the North Carolina National Guard. . j wtttrcsrs second skow; T3 YcsUtsUy Atittztux 4 r. tag Cfs ii 0mias4 Srrml t.tit& Uu yrUt&kj tiftt until a--4 rffjr tc-sr t-s -isxxt-v tl twin Uat it c?lV H rAf!J ia rtvnl trW f tixX r T W -4!Wf. fc xsi iad t Miuatun i4 wy ! a aittif, fxjKrt rlrtt tawtrtc .'fdtZ tt?r aaw lat b iff it.'. .T j-rwo4 htt,; Wlytni. Intrwr. ilinbil Uu to ht fcsrJfet atttit -msnl d-dar? If at W ia tW fcnal ' Vr$iriryM in pnmnjj hi apracj n jviffr' ibZ. the ctr. Tre iatcr lris;h ndr aivi lotrrs of tat in l.ra arr iatiaj a r,ow-faU jaiAle. Practkally tttty little knoll i cTajied, Vat the tar et ntirsbrr jrattrrd al -t! till ia A re Isi bald's &!are CIikiyH lft where h tntirnratioc atim f snw- hall its? and Vat in? U. at it height SERIOUS EXPLOSION OCCURS IN G0LDSC0H0. Hot Water Tank asd pjfxa at lie no of Captiaa Collier Had Trta. Negro Cook Hcrt , Goldfrborrv Frb. Th U-t atr tank and pij running icto th kitchen ranps at tha honc ot Capl. J. C Collier, in this Vity, ciplodel about 0 o'clock thi njorniKj:, nctcrly scalding and br.itin the nmV, a negro woman, who had lo t taken hi the hospital for trrafctm ut. Tl tank and water pij-a had irwtn and he explosion ctr.c a short while after the fire had Wn , traI In Ue ranjre, blowing the range into atotii, break ing out the window light and de troving all the crockery in the kitch en, a quantity of which wa highly trcasurel on accmnt of having been in the family for ft or than half a century. Is. about 500. THE FOUR GUNMEN MUST SURELY DIE All of Them Will Be ElectmcteJ April Thirteenth. . Albany, N. W Feb. 26. The four gunmen, who " cnurdertd "Rowrnihal muft die April 13, the court of ap pals decided today. The only avenuo cf escaje from tlx chair is on appeal to the Governor to stay sutrftce. It if the general Ik lief that ap( al for clemency will le made on account of BeckcrV charge that they are inno cent and that Harry Vallon in the real murderer. Pinehurst Hotel Crowded. Salisbtiry Pent. MesisrH. P. II. Thompson and Dia. Taturn retnrr.e l etcnla afternoon -froai a b;isincH trip to I'jpchurit, the noted North Carolina ir tfr rv sort. They report a bir crowd of ; Nortlsern people Here,, all botch crowded. For a tinio they were un able to get a room and it was not until some transient patron had de parted that they wcr able to get ac commodations. -' The weather ther was 'real bad, snow, sit H and bitter ly cold. - : '' Death of Mrs. Mary Bean. Salisbury, Feb. 25 M rs. Mary Bean, aged M years, one of tb leading women of Salisbury, dicl suddenly at her home here Tuesday night from heart failure. She was seated in a chair at the time. Sb was isc wmow u wuw -Surviving are two on. K. II. Bean, of Salisbury, and W. R. Bean, of Springfield, fenn alM tow daugh ters. M.isrs .Daisy' and Mary Bean. t Salisbury. Corriher Mill at Landia Will Spin Hosiery Yarns. China Grove. Feb. 25, Tie ror, riher Mill at Undi slartc! opera tions .: Wednesday miming. Tliis U a new mill - id will spin hosiery V yarns, having 4,000 sindle. G. 0. Lipe, superintendent of the linn. Mills Company, will nrrioUnd the new cnterj'rise with Mr. L. A.-Cof-riher a secretary-treaaurer. Abost 35 hands will le needed. C. J, Heal iv president of the mill. . Another Anti-Japanese Outbciit , Ocenr. Washington, Feb. 26 Another anti'-Japanew .-.outburst mTTtl be fore the Ilonse immigration comrr.:t- tee. Depte ine aiiKiniif -ban on the dictiion te Paeifle cfjat mr.ht'r revolted ...against tho anti-pnblicity program. Representa tive Haves said the chief troable 10 keeping out the Japanese is that tb sentiment is against it. He said he is tired of being ordered to soft pco4 discussion. - Jrs. W. II. Odell and Mi Anna Branson hare returned from Dur hame where they have been visit in fer several weeks. ,
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