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'he Monroe Journm, VOL. 19. No. 48. MONROE, N. 0., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1913. ONE DOLLAR YEAR. -j u u score children killed. Miners' Families Were (utlltrrrd at StampedeFalse AIuiiii anel Stf eoty-two Uvrs I am. Urns. u suffocated while standing up. John Burrill a fireman who wtt- noAuH Hap HAAJh titnlr s el morvth Calumet, Mich., at Christmas Tree old Infant In her arms and carried Whe. the C, Kir Caused!'' J""- way and took out a prying boy of 6 I'-vnJurtd. Xear him bis mother At Calumet. Mich., where copper J --e'"J' dd- .Ao r"'J iner. hv ndr,u f.,...iboy rescued hi brother of nine by miners have been on strike for sev eral weeks, the false cry of fire caused the death of seventy-two persons, mostly little children, who were gathered la a h:ill on. Christ mas eve to receive their presents from a Christmas tree. There was net much work for the many doctors who hurried to the scene as socn as the alarm was Fpread, for those who were not kill ed in the first rush were held up- rlsht and safe by the very force of the onrush towards the exit. Only three Injured persons were taken to hospitals, and a few went heme as sisted by friends MIXERS EXPECTANT. For many days the children of the capper mine strikers had await ed expectantly for the Christmas trea exercises that had beu ar ranged by the Wonum's Auxiliary of me western c4eix'n of .Miners The entertainment was set for the e'arly evening, and the hall, which is on the second floor, was soon filled to t's limit. The children se lected to recite Christmas selections and sing carols had finished their part of the program and the man se lected to play the part of Santa Claus. had appeared to distribute the presents that were piled around the large Illuminated tree., The children were Instructed to march up the aisles to the tree so that the presents could be handed to them. Tha aisles were filled with boys and girls when a large, beared man thrust his head In at the door and shouted "Fire!" ALARM WAS FALSE. The cry was repeated throughout the room In sevreal languages as parents rose and rushed forward to get their children. .Many lives were crushed out in almost an inkling. Then the physical impossibility of further movement brought the pan icky persons to their sense. It was realized too lato that there was no fire, but mcst of those In the hall could not git out of the jam they had caused. Policemen ar.d firemen hurried to tha building. Several officers climb ed the fire escapes and entered by t bo windows. In a short time the uninjured and the faint had been pulled from the tangle of human beings and ptuced In the front of the hall. Other men began fo pull the bod ies of the dead and helpless from the stairway and lay them lu a room beside the building. This dis position of the crumpled bodies was found Inadvisable because of the hysteria it caused among the spec tators, and the dead were carried back Into the hall as soon as it was emptied of frightened spectators. All the chairs were lined with bad les and corpses had to bo placed In the kitchen of the hall, and beneath the stage. Within an hour aUnost every per son In Calumet was as near the scene as it waa possible to get. The police formed a cordon about the place and kept back the crowd- Af ter much effort a lane was opened through the crowd and the bodies of the children were carried through ranks of moaning and walling wom en to Red Jacket VUlnge Hall which was turned lato a morgue. It was manv hours before all the bodies were Identified. MANY MOTHERS FAINTED. During tha confusion several bod ies of children were wrongly ldeatt fted by mothers and taken away, only to be returned later by the pa rents who had found their own off spring safe. Many parents ran about uncertain whether their children were dead or alive. Many mothers fainted, while fathers cursed all those who Interfered with their mad search for lost girls and boys. For hours frantic women ran the streets calling fcr their little ones. Of the 700 persors In the hull more than three-fourths were chil dren, many of them having gone without their parents. These fathers and mothers soon rushe.d to the scsne and added to the confusion. Thy did not understand what had taken place and. hindered the res cuers by Insisting on Information as to what was the matur, carrying him down a ladder. A child hurled from the building was caught by a spectator. Chief Truelell. or the fire department, caught another child thrown out of a wlndsw by a frantic father. John Sari killed his boy of five by falling on him and he too perished. DISPUTE ABOUT WHO CRIED "FIRE." A dispute arose as to who was responsible for the false alarm. It was intimated that It was an enemy of the miners' strike, and the suf ferers refused to accept aid that was tenelered In large sums by citi zens who were members of the "Citlaons Alliance," an organization fighting the miners. Subscriptions to the extent of 2o.0t)tl were re fused. Secretary of State Wilson has ordered an Investigation News Around Murslnillc. Marshvllle Home. Mr. C. E. L:e and family left to day for Lee county, where they will make their future home. iuv. s. .. watson, pastor o Marshvllle Baptist church for the past year, tendered, hU resignation Sunday night. Mr. Watson Li good preacher and a splendid cltl zen. His successor has net yet been secured. Mr. C. T. Railey returned home Sunday from Baltimore, where he a few weeks ago underwent an operation for kidney trouble. Mr. Bailey has a large number of friends in and around Marshvllle who are delighted to see him heme again and on the road to recovery. Mr. W. T. Griffin has moved hla family to Jonesboro, where he Is conduertlng a sales stable. Mr. Griffin and his excellent family will bo greatly missed In Marshvllle. We wish them well In their new home. Floyd, the five-year old soni of Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. W. Moeer, of Prospect, Buford township, died of pneumonia Wednesday. The little boy was a bright and Intersil ng child. Funeral was held Thursday afternoon at Prospect. Rev. J. W. Williams preached his first sermon, since coming to Marshvllle, at the Methodist church here Sunday, and it was a good one His appointments will remain as heretofore on this charge, with the exception of a service at Marsh vlllo the second Sunday night in each month. Mrs. EUza Hasty died at the home of her son, Mr. F. M. Hasty, in east Marshvlllo township, Saturday aged 77 years. Mrs. Hasty was good old lady and is survived by a large family of sons and daugh ters. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday and the Interment was In the family burying ground. The attendance officer cf this dis trict asks us to state that the com pulseiry law has not been Btrlctly ad hercd to and that, owing to the f-acit that It Is a ne-w thing and seme pa rents had not made ample prepara tlon fcr the attendance of their chil dren, a great deal of leniency had been glve.n, but after Christmas the officers will bo compelled to enforce the law and that parents who refuse to send their children to schcel may anticipate the results. The annual meeting of the North Carolina Farmers Union at Shelby last week was one of the most In teresting that has ever been held. The county unions were well repre sented and good reports were made. The old officers were re-elected as follows: H. Q. Alexander, president; Dr. J. M. Templeton, vice-president E. C. Falres, Secretary-Treasurer; J. Z. Green, organizer-lecturer; Messrs J. Z. Green. H. M. Green, W.A.Ed- wards, Price and James atended from Union county. Cotton Mill Muii Killed by Street Car. Mr. Charles B. Skipper, one of the bast-known cotton mill nun In this section, was Instantly killed by a street car at the Seaboard Air Line passenger station in Charlotte Thursday night at 9:55 o clock. The accident occurred almost di rectly opposite the eastern terminus of the depot and at the bottom of Members of the Calumet, fire ankment A First Ward Darlment r?lato many instances of heroic attempts to rescue the panlc-strf-ken peopjo in the hall. Patrick Ryan arrived on the scene a few minutes after the crush occurred at the foot of the stairway. He estimat ed Uiere were about 100 piled in a hP3p when he reached the building. The pile cf crushed and smothering humanity reached to about the half height of the stairway. They were wedged In so tight that It was im possible to extricate any from the foot of the stairway. A boy of about six caught hold fo Mr. Ryan's hand and begged to be rescued. The fire men succeeded In pulling tho boy partly out but were unable to extri cate the little fellow's legs. The human mass kept pressing down and the boy's life w as aoon snuffed out. A girl of. eight or nine grasped the hands cf Angolo Curto, a fireman, kissed them and Implored him to save her. He made a heroic effort to pull her out but the crush w car, headed west and bound for In dependence Square after Us circuit ous trip, was within 25 yards of the point at which a stop is made and, according to the statement of Motorman J. B. Baker, It was slow ing down for that purpose. What happened no one saw ex crpt the motorman and It occurred In the twinkling of an eye. "Some thing seemed to roll off the slil,e of the hill onto the track," said the motorman. "I couldn't see him un til we were cn him and didn't even know whether It was a man or not. A GREAT 1MJ CHUITSMAS. The l'a4 Season One f the M.t Knje.jalilo e.a Ktce-rd Fewer Fa- Ullties. The past Christmas wrs one of the most enjoyable ones on record There were fewer accidents of every kind than ever before ail over the wnoie country. And there was more charitable work done than ever before known. Thousands of small and large towns had thel empty stocking societies at werk In Monroe the committee did splen did work. Forty-two empty stock Ings were filled, and many boxes full of everything from candy to sacks of flour were distributed. It was largely so all over the country Many cities had public Christmas trees. More than 100,000 basket dinners were distributed among tha poor in New York and Chicago each, and other large cities did equally as well. Everywhere seem cj to be good cheer and happiness. Well attendee), church services and the distribution of Christmas din ners to nearly 100,000 of the cily's d peiidTts were tha features cf New York's observance of the Day of tho Na'lvlty. The day broke with tho gentleness associated with "In dian Summer," e'oue'ed up threa'e'i ingly about ne-.on, and eneW in showers rr.d drizzles. Ona result cf this was that the celebration planned In connec'lon with the pro- pies out-of-door Christmas tree in MadUon Square had to ba postpon ed until the next night. The Sal vat Ion Army led In the distribution of Christmas cheer. In addition to Issuing 5,000 Christmas dinner bas kets each containing food enoush for six, the organization entertain ed, 3,500 children with a Christmas tree party. One thousand baske's were given by the VeMunteers of America and 5,000 dinners were served by the heirs cf "Big Tim" Sullivan. Turkey dinners were served in all of the public and charitable insti tutlons and afternoon entertainments wore given. One of the notable events of the day was the celebra tion organized by the "spugs" or society for the prevention of use less giving. THE MAIL PEOPLE WORKED. First Christmas of the Puree I PoM IMmon-ttiitel Its Ability to Tuke faro e.f all Business. After tha rush of the Christmas business, wheti more mall was hand led than ever before In the history of the country, Postmaster General Burleson Issued the following state ment : "The successful handling of the mall during the holiday period fully demonstrates the effect Ivneess cf the pewtal service, not only In coping wl h present cond-ilcra as they af fect the parcel pest, but also In Its capacity to inee-t furher demands as they nr.se In connection with the greater development of the service as well n any other which the de partment may bo required to per form In order to meet the liicreus- ax demands of the public." Approximately 37,000 emergency men were employed by the depart ment to work the holiday malls. The railway mall service, usually oper ated by 18,000 me.n, was increased to 32,000, and, tha clerical force w.'s iarreaa.d frcm 65,000 to 80,- 000. Locally, the mall boys had their hands full. The rural carriers had bad weather, but they went at the job manfully and pulled through The Monrr.9 carriers had tremendous loads of packages and had to call In Wagons to their aid. Carrier Joe Williams, who likes nothing better than a big mail to distribute, got more happy all the time as the pack ages piled, up around him. The oth er carrier, Mr. Clark, who has re signed, to take a place in the store of Rodman & Brown at Waxhaw, ii 3 : d tho occasion to break In Mr. C. G. Shaw, who is to succeed him. Right on the heels of this, the Parcel post will be extended to an even greater service of the people. The weight limit will be extended January 1, 1914, to fifty pounds, In stead of 20 as at present for the first and s-Kicnd zones. And pack ages weighing four ounces or le.S3, will be mailable rt one cent an ouiC3 regarel.less of dis'ance. The raito on fifty pounds In the local zone will be 30 cen's, and in the first and second zones, 54 cents. III HYING THE LITTLE ONES. Nutlet. On the evviiliig pf January 1, 1914, I wlah to meet with the people of IMeasnct Hill School. No. 6, Goose. Creek township, to talk about school bctterrment work generally; to or ganize a betterment club and to talk to thfl peeple Phout a special tax; to help make thler school a better one, putting it cn a stronger finan cial biisls. On th" same evening Prof. S. R. Bivenswlll make a talk on the Chem- IVry of Agriculture. Prof. Blvens will show the men, and boys how It I3 pesslble to make soil fertile. He t7 m J.n h hill r' UB !"" ""' v"'"c ,." ".L derful chemical demons? rations which appear to the unltlated as magic. Don't fall to be present and see these wonderful demc-nut ra tions. Everyone come, men women end children. It. N. NISBET, Co. Supt. he may have been merely leaning up against it and standing near the track." In the space of half a length. the car was derailed. The body of Mr. Skipper, whose Identity was not dlK!overed, until an hour later, was found to be caught fast by the front motor, and he was dead. Evidently m, n p. tifAr and famlW have he missed the fender, entirely, onlym0ved from Swansea, 8. C, to Mon- ' t hB -a- compelled to give lr D sirucK wier cy me casma roe, and occupy the Davis Arm field the fcttempt and she perished. ,Krds of the motor snd crumpled hoUse. Mr Hedrlck is a Seaboard Mrs. A. Nlemela, one of we tic- -- icouuucior. Sunday Was Glxru Over tu the Fun ral of the (liltdrtn XY.n Were Killed at Christmas Trtf Min ers IVIIuwed TIm ir iHuel in Great UIIIIMIt, Calumet, Mich., Dec. 28. The Western Federation of Miners buried its dad t'day. Fifty-nine bodies, tn- ciua:ng mese of 41 children, were carried through tha s'reets, dowa a winding ouutry highway and laid la grives In a snow-enshrcueled cem etery within sight of Lake Stioerior. Thousands cf saddened miners form ed the escort of the fuivral parties and pissed between cthtr thou sands who as spectators testified ta the grfc-X that has oppressed the community since 72 men. wcnien an children were killed In the Christ mas Eve paclc lu Italian Hall. ror hours the Sabbath calm was broken by. the tolling cf belts and the soutd of voices intoning burial chants. la half a doxtn caurcliis services were held earlier lu th; day and the mouneis went about the 3 rods, pishing from iholr ho:ues to the churches, back to their homes, after brief repl-es and again to the churches to prepare for the l;st sad trip to the grave sides. lelogai!e:rs of s'nkers beenn com ing lnlo Calumet early in the day. Tha special train of nine csaches breught hundreds of fejcratlonists from ths Iron mines cf Negaunee and Ishphemiug and every town and mining location la the copper caun- ry s:nt members and friends cf the union to swell the ruukg cf marchers, la the afiern-.Sn. By noon the union host was as sembled. Mon.ths of exp'jrbnce In demonstrating their numbers by parading had taught the men to form runts quickly and with little delay thay Haed up four abreast. The supply of hearses was Inad equate and there were only 14 of these vehicles in the van. Behind the besides was a section of the procession " which brought tears and sobs front onlookers. Thirty nlre white enffins, their slz3 test! fylug to the short life of the little forms within wore carried by relays of strikers. Four men bore each coffin and r tholr arms grew weary or th It feet slipped on tho roadway companies reli.ved them cf th9lr burden. Persons drawn to Calumet s'.lely by tha curlousness of the spectator, became piourners as this contingent pirstd tnem. Men turned away to brush tiars frcm their cheeks. Wo men, especially tho nuthers In the crowd, ssbbrd openly and dozens uaablj to endure the sight, rushed from the streets taking refuge in homes nearby. Other mourners, too were la evidence among the toll- hardened men. who c:;rri d the cof fins. They bore the boe'les of their companion's children and many a rough sleeve was brushed hurriedly acros down-turned faces, the eyeB of which were concealed by peaked caps, drawn far forward. Fifty singers chanted hymns in the wake of th iso carrying U19 chl.dr.ns cor f :rr. Most tf these ni' 11 were Ens- 1'ih miners, who had learned In Cornwall to chant Chris'mas carols l.i the streets and years rg". brought this old custom to the copper coun try. Today, however, they did not sinir s. ass of a new life born. "Je sus Lover of My Soul," ' Rock of Agfa," and Nearer My God to Thee" came form throiits thick with emotion, but the harmenles were full and rich. As the singers turned Into Hlne street, which led to the crmetery road, the open ranks of marcticrs wheeled Into line. Ishphemlng and Nesnutiee men came first, followed by the brass band and tha members .f the copper miners union. The cemetery Is In two sections. One Is consecrated to the dead of tho Roman Catholic faith, the other t3 those belonging to Protestant de nominations. In the former three tranches had been- excavated and la theao 25 boelies were laid. On the Protcsant side cf the burial place, two large graves re ceived, 28 bodies. The other eix were laid l.i faml'y plots. Only brief nd- resscs were delivered in the ceme tery. Eugene A. McNally, a real attorney, eulogized the denel In Eng- l!ih and George S rcnzch of St. Louis. Frank Altoncn cf Negaunee, and other federation leaders deliver ed addresses In Austrian, Finnish and Croatan. McNally made only passing ref ferer.ee to the deportation cf Presi dent C. H. Meyer of the fcderatlm predicting that his abs nce, whether temporary or permanent would re sult In the development cf loader ship aa effective as hla. All tho speakers termed the victims of the Shrltni"8 Eve catastrophes martyrs to the cause of uiilsnlim. They argued, that had the managers not refused to recognize the union, the Industrial warfare would have been s.Mled months ego and there would havo been no need for tha celebra tion In Italian Hall. Nine c.f those who were killed have net been buried. Fathers and husbands who left the copper coun try to s-ek work In Arizona and Montana have net arrived In Calu mpt. but it li expected that Tuesday will see the Irst of the funerals. Four wers held yesterday. The cor oner's Inquest Into tho casualties of tha tragedy Is to convene to morrow. door way. ai the first accounts had it. Search f .r the maa w ho shouted the first fals? alarm has thus far b e.i unsuccessful. It was Intimated. nowever, that clues to his identity were being worked out and that an arr.st is something more than a re mote possibility. I.y Woman Killed With Her Child InsMue Man. Cincinnati. Ohio. Dec. 29. R:brrt M. wniard, who says he Is a ma gic! m, she.t and. killed a woman reg istered as his wife and a liula year old baby girl in a prominent hotel here today and then rm shriek ing down the streets, el r King all pe destrians to cover while flourishing a revolver. He was later captured on the suspension bridge over the Ohio River while trying to make his way to Covington, Ky. Willard, the woman and tha baby were registered at the hotel at 12:30 0 clock this morning. At that time W iliard and the woman engaged in an argument In the hotel lobby The killings were committed shortly after the woman and baby uaei rieireei ana as lllrad was about to re-tire. Mrs. Willard was shot In the left t"mile and twice tn the body w.llo the baby had been shot through the forehead just auovo t lie left eye. Wenniiii Misting; 311 Years. Thirty-nine years ago Anna Hoff man, aged, 17, d sippeurtd from Chili t entre, and after a search during which not a clue of her whereabouts was unearthed she was .Iven up for dead. About December 1 Postmaster Joseph Crane of Rochester received a loiter frcm Anna Wallers ef 1343 Orace s'net, Chicago, a.sMng l.ifor matbn lelatlve to a Hoffman family whl'.h formerly lived In Chill Cen're Ida Hoffman of Rochester and her brother, W. P. Hoffman of this city learned tf the letter through the press und Mr. Hoffman wrote to the Chicago woman. He received a re ply today In which it was made plain that Mrs. Walters ii the mluiilag Anna Hoffman. Winter Ye t t t'tmio. Charlotte Chrenicle. The weather bure:;u Is not a ilia clple of the theory that we no long er have the sort cf Winters we have formerly been accustcme d to and I' remarks Just now that the cold of this year will be no exception to the usual intensity. As a matter of fact, the winter perlnd has been concentrating cn us fcr several ymr3, scarfing the bulk of rail and cold Into the latter half of Its re gime, ne;tably in January ar.d Feb ruary. November has come to be one of the prettiest and most pleas ant and bracing months of the year- it docs not' seem many years nga when winter would brewk In Novem ber with something of an Arctic fu ry. December appears to be grad ually going over to tha November column for fairness and beau'-y. But we have no right t expect any conversion on the part of January and February. They are tl.e two months that drive us to shelter and from what the weather sharps are saying, we may as well be pre paring ourselves now for the break that is on the way. lu the. meantime, we ought to stimulate ourselves to stnnd what ever U coming Ly the recollection that tha character e.f weather we have been having was as near perfect as we could suggest. Husband ami Wife Victims eif Pe- -ul iter Tntgrely. New York, Dec. 20.--.Mrs. Ger trude Lee, daughter of Colonel Phi.ha Harvrry, l S. A., retired was killed and her husband, Rich ard B. Lee, Jr., was seriously in jured, by two automcblieg which ran tht-m d'iwn early today. The Iees wre crossing a street, struggling under an nmbre'la against a driv ing rain, when tho first car, a lim ousine, knocked them down and the :cond, a taxlcab, ran over them be fore the driver could stop. Mrs. Lee died on the operating table at the hospital. Her husband may cover. re- Mutthcv.s items. Correspondence cf The Journal, Mlas Georgia Biggers, who hns a position in the Preslar Jewelry store, U spenellng the holidays with r parents. Mr. and Mrs. John MeLe'd spent Sunday la Charlotte. Miss Viola Best of Matthews is vUitlng her caujin, M;&s Georgia Biggers. Messrs James ard Cull Bost and children ara spending the holidays with their mother, Mrs. John Boat. Mr. Morris Biggers, a very guc essful teacher, la spendirg the hol idays with his piren's uml relatives In Concord. M!:s Lyela and Nancy Boyd are at h'.mo for the holidays. Misses Caroline and Martha Big gers are spending the holidays with their mother, Mrs. A. W. Biggers. Miss Myrtle Bost of Charlotte spent Chrl-tmas day In Matthews. Andriw's Christmas Gift to Pre-sl-(l nt's Cal Ine t. Andrew Carnegie sent to all the According to statements, cabinet members a "peace Christmas of inves'lejators for cuntry officials, girt" in the snape of a picture or a witnesses will be produced to show, soldier bidding a little girl good-bye that the cry of "fire" which started and the little girl saying, "Are you the panic came from near the cen-. going away to kill some other little ter of the ball Instead of from tbejgirl's daddy? THE NEW IIAXklC. .STEM. Secretaries MrAikm and llousloa Will Scltrt lite t aim for Ki gioiul Banks All Sulk mil Itauks and Many Slate Hanks Enter. When Presldeut Wilson signed the bill which will revolutionize the banking system of the couutrv he said: "What we are Drec-edlnu to do now is to organize our peace, is to make our prosperity not only stable, but free to have an unimpeded mo mentum I feel that we can say that it Is the first of a series of constructive measures by which the Democratic party will snow that H knows how to serve the country." The new system will be put Into operation at once. S"cretary Hous ton and Secretary McAdoo have been appointed to select the eight to twelve cities of the country In which reglnal banks will b? established. This Beet Ion will doubtless be cen tered at Washington or Atlanta. "We do not propose te let any grass grow under the feet of the organization Committee." said Sec retary McAdoo. "We are going at these problems carefully but quickly. "We expect to consieli r the prob lem of the location cf reserve banks," said he, "In the light of what will most benefit the entire country, and local Inter. sts will not be regarded. We will probably out line the districts first and then choose the cities In each district where the Federal r.serve bank will lie located." The capital for the rtwrve banks will be supplied by the National banks In each district, each Nation al bank being required by law to take stock to the extent of six per cent of Its capital and supplies. Then, Instead of going to New York, as at present, to borrow money, they will go to their reserve banks. Sta'e banks may enter, but Nation al banks must. Under the new sys tem National banks will be able to lend money fe.r 5 years on farm lands. There is also a provision by which the currency can be ex panded whin neided. und contract eel when not needed. National banks will n laager Issue currency. FORGOT TO GIVE THE CHANGE. PoMtiiiiNtltNH eif the Little Town Wilt re IViKiele nt Wl'se n In Stay ing Geit Excited (Her the dent's Call. I'res.1. President Wilson. wh6 is taking a rest spell at the MtMe coast town of Pass Christian, Alius., Is having seme s'mple but novel experiences, walking, motoring, playing golf, and talking with the neighbors. He helped put eut a fire which was about tod-s'rey a "widow woman's" houae, and on Christmas day, he paid a visit to the little poutoffice of the place. Only a few natives had ci'.iight a glimpse ef the Presi de nt and his family, when in the cold gray d,awn,jht-y niotere.l to a cottage a mile away from the tiny railroad station. The peaceful quiet of the holiday nfieriioun was sud denly broken when word spread that the Presld mt was out walking. Observing holiday hours the post office was closed, but s'.me one set off Immediately to the home of Mrs. Annette S'mpson, thj pos mls'resi, to Inform hT that tha President was waiting. Slio came quickly f .Mowed by two little daughters. "Merry Christmrs, I (',ld rot ex-fu-t you," said Mrs. Simpson. "Oh. I didn't think there would be any ona over here, but I thounlit I'd try," said the President, "it'i very kind of you to caio ovr. FORGOT HIS CHANGE. The President bought two 25-c?nt bonks of stanins and In her confu sion the postm's'ress forget to give him 50 cents in change. This, how ever, will be dispatched to him to morrow. "I wish he had said smuo hl-g about letting me have three years mere," Mrs. Simpson, who is a can- djd.i'e for reappointment, liter told her friends. "They're fi-shtlj.g ma hard fcr the place." As tha President stood r.t tho door of il.e pnstofflce several litUe children walked shyly up and gra.sp- t;d hiB hand. The Prt's dent stopped. wished them a merry Chris' 11ns. Hii attention v.-us sr-on arretted by the arrival of the town mall carrier, who drew tip proud'y with h's sicks tf mail. H was driving a peculiar looking animal cf shaggy limbs in color a reddish brown. "It's part deg," volunteered some body In tha crowd, and tho Presi dent gni'T.d nt the d'liiiiiuilvp horse. Originally, the villager said, it was well-groomed She' land pony, but has grown a thick unkempt fuzz and boosts a hes'itatlng gal'. In keep- rg with the frcqirnt s.rps cf his dalty rot'te. The President kept, his wnlklng. It was about the coldest day in tho memory of the oldest inhabitants. The mercury tcucheel 40 decrees early In the forenoon and hovered thereabouts all day. Mr. E. R. Preston, a well-known and popular member e.f the Char lotte bar, Is a candidate for the Democratic nlmlnatlon for Congress form the Ninth North Carolina Dis trict, against Mr. E. Yates Webb. Charlotte Observer: Mr. Judge E. Little of the local bar Is very se riously Hi at the Charlotte Sanato rium. Dr. W. M. Pelk. of New York CUy, has been telegraphed for. Mr. Uttle has appendicitis.
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