The Monroe jourMl
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
VOL.20. NO. 20.
MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, LAY 8, 1914.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
VETERAN'S AT JACKSONVILLE.
Followers of I .in- anil Jackson Again
(lather in He union Itattle Flag
Rcturnd. '
Jacksonville, Fla., May 6. Wol
coming addresses and responses, the
return of a raptured battle flat, to a
delegation of Oh!o Union veterans
and a multiplication of social diver
sions were features of the formal op
ening here today of the United Con
federate Veteran' twenty-fourth an
nual reunion, Bright weather pre
vailed throughout the day and thou
sands of visitors poured into the city
to pa.iiclpate in and witness the re
union.
No feature of the day has surpass
ed the simple ceremonies attending
the presentation tonight of a 76th
Ohio battle flag to personal reprecen
tatives of Governor James Cox, of
Ohio, by Col. D. M. Scott, command
er of Camp Jones, United Confeder
ate Veterans, of Alabama, and Mrs.
T. Randolph Leigh, of Montgomery,
The flag was captured by the first
Kansas regiment of Confedreate sol
diers at the battle of Ringold Gap
in 1863, and later. was turned over
to the Alabama veterans.
Gox. Cox sent George F. Burba
of Columbus, Ohio, and a delegation
of five Union veterans to receive the
flag. In the letter which they
brought from the Governor of Ohio,
an Invitation was extended to the
confederate veterans to hold their
next reunion on the state house
grounds at Columbus.
GOVERNOR COX'S LETTER.
Governor Cox's letter In part fol
lows:
"I regret that the exigencies of my
office are such that It is Impossible
for me to be with you at this time
The state of Ohio is, however, send
ing a committee of boys of 1861-65
to receive at your hands a battle flag
which you secured from them at
Ringold Gap, in 1863. They have
been instructed to bring it to the
state house here at Columbus where
it will be forever preserved as an
emblem of the heroism in defending
It and your bravery in winning it.
"In the name of the people of
Ohio, I thank you for the return
of this battle flag. Should you see
fit we will welcome you to hold your
next reunion in the state house
grounds, and we will conduct
you to the shrine where will hang
this priceless fabric."
Veterans and members of allied or
ganizations were welcomed to the
city and state by Governor Park
Trammell, Representative F.. Clark
and Mayor Van C. Swearlngton. Re
sponses were made by General Ben
sett H. Young, commander In chief
of the United Confederate veterans,
and General George P. Harrison, com
mander of the Department of Ten
nessee.
WOULD RALLY TO THE FLAG
Reference to the impending crisis In
Mexico was made in the welcoming
speeches of both Governor Trammell
and Representative Clark. The form
er assured the veterans that "our"
men would at & moment's call
rally to the flag, and again, undaunt
ed, face death upon the battlefield."
Representative Clark declared that
"the boys of the south are only
waiting for a summons, and if it
should unhappily come, our full quo
to will be promptly furnished and no
braver troops will march to the attack
of the Huerta soldiers that the sons
of those who, 50 years ago, unfllnch
ingly followed fortunes of the stars
and bars." ,
In his response General Bennett
H. Young, commander In chief of the
United Confederate veterans, paid
high tribute to the soldiers of Florr
da who participated in the war be
tween the states as confederate vet
erans, i
"Proportionately headed," he said.
"no state sent more men into the ar
mies of the confederacy. In 1860
Florida had only 78,000 people,
and yet she sent 11 regiment of In
frantry and organized for local de
fense almost as many more.
"It Is great pleasure for the survl
vors of the confederate army to meet
here in the' metropolis of Florida.
We can't forget that Florida propor
tionately gives more money for pen
sions to the Confederate soldiers than
any other state.
"The splendid hospitality extended
to this 24th reunion, the glad and
joyous welcome which is everywhere
corded will make your visitors al
ways feel kindly to the citizenship of
your entire state.
An Appeal to the Women of Monroe.
The Associated Charities is not
only anxious to relieve all cases of
need and destitution In our midst,
but Is also desirous of making Mon
roe one of the very best towns' in the
State. To this end we would like to
see a better observance of the Sab
bath In our town, and we earnestly
appeal to the housekeepers of Mon
roe not to buy fresh meat, Ice cream,
etc., on Sunday. The druggist would
be very glad not to sell ice cream on
Sunday, and they need the real. The
market men would be glad not to
open their markets on Sunday. We
can buy our meat on Saturday even
ing, and keep it in a refrigerator, or
we can use breakfast bacon or some
other kind of meat on the Sabbath.
We are not compelled to have ice
cream for our Sunday dinners. Let
us make aome little sacrifice In or
der that the Sabbath day may be kept
holy. ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
A great Thanhouser picture featur
ing the Thanhouser Twins at Rex
Saturday. A picture especially for
the children. Adisslon 6 cents frem
6 to It yean. .
All About Wingate.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Messrs. W. M. Perry. E. C. Snider,
Marion Helms, Clifford McWhorter
and Charlie Evans and wife attend
ed the reunion of the Confederate
Veterans at Jacksonville.
Mrs. B. F. Staten. to whom refer
eae was made in a former communi
cation, died in Qharlotte Tuesday, the
5th. Her" remains were laid to rest
In the cemetery at Marshvilie on the
afternoon of the 6th.
Prof. Carroll spent Saturday in
Wake Forest. Had a pleasant trip,
of course.
Miss Mattie Caddy, who Is attend
ing Meredith College, has been se
lected as music teacher for the next
term of the Wingate School. Miss
Gaddy Is very popular and highly es
teemed by all who know her. She Is
fully competent and will doubtless
prove an efficient teacher.
Mr. R. L. McWhorter, our newly
elected postmaster at Wingate, has
assumed the duties of the office. The
retiring postmaster has made ua a
splendid one for more than four
years. His record is unimpeachable
. Mr. Edward H. Feye of Boston
will give an entertainment at the
Wingate School on Saturday, th 9th
at 8 o'clock, proceeds to go to the
school. Mr. Feye comes highly rec
ommended as an impersonator and
doubtless his efforts will be highly
entertaining and instructive.
Prof. D. M. Johnson of Robeson
county has been employed to succeed
Prof. Buck In the Wingate School for
the next term, the latter having re
signed after three years of very ex
cellent and efficient work here. We
do not know his plans for the future
but whatever his chosen field of ac
tivity, we all wish him abundant suc
cess. -O. P. TIMIST.
FROM OUR NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES.
Live Bits of News and Comment Taken From the Papers
of Surrounding Counties for Journal Readers.
News Around Indian Trail.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Folks In and around the city are
expecting a good time Saturday night
at the school house at the entertain
nient and tacky party.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harkey spent
Saturday and Sunday at Big Lick
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Charles
Hill, whose little son, Fred, is ill
with pneumonia.
Misses Annie Porter and Bliss Con
der spent Sunday and Monday In
Monroe visiting relatives. .
Misses Lena Broom and Nannie
Boyd spent the week-end In Chalotte,
Mrs. J. P. Boyd spent Tuesday and
Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. J
M. Paxton In Matthews.
Miss Verdie Snyder of Salisbury Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Rai
lings.
Mrs. John Parker and son, Win-
fleld, are visiting relatives at Pros
pect.
Miss Mattie Davis of Union is vis
itlng her uncle and auut, Mr. and
Mrs. S. H. Crowell.
Miss Jessie Morris I spending the
week with her grand-mother, Mrs
Davis, of Union.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Krlmmlnger
of Charlotte spent Sunday with Mr,
and Mrs. H. H. Tomerlln.
Misses Martha, Maggie and Mary
uoyd attended the annual sermon at
Matthews Sunday.
Beasley and rage,
Albemarle Enterprise.
Those who thought Hon. R. F.
Beasley would not make a strong
showing against Congressman R. N.
Page in the Seventh Congressional
District have already learned that
they knew not whereof they spoke,
In Lee county, In the territory that
rage was supposed to have "sewed
up," Beasley ran only a few votes
behind his opponent. Other counties
will give substantial majorities for
Beasley. In fact, it appears now
that the Congressman is likely to give
way to a younger and more brilliant
man.
The Enterprise is not in the seventh
district, and thus has nothing to say
in the race, but It knows that North
Carolina has few men better quail
ed for public service than R. F. Beas
ley. His entire public life Is above
reproach. He has been tried and
has not been found wanting. In Un
ion county, his home, he will carry
everything- by a landslide. It is
doubtful if Page will do more than
be able to say "I ran also."
No one need to look far for the
cause of the popularity of Beasley,
It is not that the people have aught
against Page, though he has never
shown any of the qualities of a
statesman. Beasley Is running well.
because he Is worthy of the trust. He
Is a student of government. He has
stood by the man behind the plough
shares, with the hoe and the shovel
by the looms and the spindles. There
Is not a man In the seventh district
that knows the conditions there any
better than Roland F. Beasley. There
is not a man who will strive harder
to better those conditions. The En
terprise wants to see Beasley go to
Congress, not because It wants Page
defeated, but because It wants North
Carolina represented by a man who
has the interest of the people In view.
Letter From Mr. Veathernoon.
May 4. 1914.
To the Editor:
Please allow me space In the col-
ums of your paper to announce that I
am no longer in the contest for the
office of iiolK'ltor of the thirteenth
judicial district My reasons for
withdrawing is that I entered the
contest too late to enjoy an equal
advantage with Mr. Brown and Mr.
Brock. I am sincerely grateful to
my friends In Union county for their
loyal support. ...
W. H. WEATHERSPOON
(From 1-ancaster News.)
The best of feelins prevailed In
the Democratic convention. Lancas
ter leads.
Little Jay Blackmon has been 111
with pneumonia for several days, but
we are glad to report that he is bet
ter. On Friday. May 1, 20 persons (11
white and 9 colored) stood the ex
amination for teachers held at the
court house.
Mr. John Hammond and Miss Em
ma Stroud, both of this place, were
married Sunday, May 3, Magistrate
J. M. Knight officiating.
Mr. James Ernest Stogner and Miss
Minnie Pearl Byrd were married Sun
day at the home of the bride's moth
er, Rev. J. F. Hammond officiating.
Magistrate W. J. Crenshaw of Van
Wyck was in town Monday and turn
ed over to County Treasurer Hilton,
190.80, fines collected in his court
the past quarter.
The wind, which has been blowing
a sharp gale during the day, got un
der the box-ball tent of Plyler Broth
ers and razed it to the ground. The
hustling Plyler brothers are now
busily engaged in re-erecting it and
will be ready for business again by
tomorrow.
The three traveling men who were
on the committee which awarded the
prizes at the exhibition of the babies
on May Day, did not linger in town
after announcing their decision and
they did not even leave word where
they were going.
Messrs. W. B. Bruce, William
Knight, G. W. Williams, W. Q. Cas-
key, John Bell, W. A. Marshall, J. E.
Rowelt, John S. Richardson, John S.
Blackmon, J. M. Riddle and Joe Wal
ker are among the veterans of
Lancaster county who are attending
the reunion at Jacksonville this week.
Other Lancasterlns who left today for
the reunion city are Messrs. Mobley
Parks, w. B. Culp, R. J. Glenn, Turn
er Calp, llollis Horlon, B. Cunning
ham, M. A. Blackn on, Will Black
mon, Abram Culp end Miss Bello
King.
La to Si turday afternoon, while in
force In the store were busy, some
one abstracted from the safe of J. F.
Mackey Company, the door o! which
.'.ad been lei't partially open, a large
picket book containing several thous
and dollars worth of notes, mortgGs
papers. On the same night someone
entered the office of the Lancaster
Light and Power Co., and stole all
the loose change in the till that had
been left. About a week ago, Judge
Moore's larder was entered and a lot
of provisions stolen.
"Rube" Waddell, a one time cham
pton pitcher of the big leagues, who
died the other day, gave this good
advice to his sorrowing friends: "Cut
out the booze, boys, you can't beat
that game." The warning is most
timely and is the testimony of a man
who fought a losing game.
Friday, May 1, was a gala day in
Lancaster and for the first time
May Day was celebrated on an elabo
rate style. The exercises began at
4:30 In the afternoon, when those
who were to take part in the parade
gathered at the court house. Gaily
decorated floats, carriages and bug
gies, took part in the line In the
march, which moved down French
street three blocks and came back
Church street, turned to the Metho
dist church and circling around the
ocurt house, made its way down
Main street to Chestereld Avenue.
thence along Chesterfield avenue to
Dr. T. J. Strait's, where the exercises
wrre concluded.
Mr. J. Harvey Steele, son of the
late Joseph Steele, one of the most
prominent citizens of the upper Camp
Creek section, died very suddenly at
his home Friday afternoon, of heart
trouble. Mr. Steele had been in Door
health for some time and was en
gaged In some work about his yard
when the final summons came. He
was about 65 years old and has been
twice married. His flrsfr wife was
Miss Mollvla McAteer. His second
wife, who survives him, was Miss Ja
nle Williams. Besides his wife, he
is survived by the following children:
Messrs. VV. S. Steele, J. P. Steele,
Mrs. Benjamin Cook nad Mrs.J. L.
Pardue, children by the first wife, and
two small children by the second
marriage. He was a member of Zlon
Methodist church. .His remains were
Interred at Zion graveyard on Satur
day afternoon at 4 o'clock, his pas
tor, itev. w. c. Kelly, officiating.
Mr. T. B. Nesbit. who removed to
Charlotte about three years ago from
the Jacksonham section of the coun
ty, died In that city Sunday. He
had been in bad health for some
time and his death was expected at
any time. Mr. Nesbit was a conscien
tious man. having connected himself
with Tlrzah church In bis boyhood.
On his removal to Charlotte be as
sisted In the organization of a Pres
byterian church in that city and be
came one of Its ruling members. He
was the son of the late John C. Nes
bit and his mother, before her marri
age, was Miss Mary C. Nelson, now
deceased. His father was killed at
the second battle of Mannassas. He
was In his 54 th year of age, having
been born July 30th, 1860. He was
twice married. His first wife was
Miss Ellen Craft and his second Miss
Mollie Yandle, who survives him with
one child by the first marriage and
five by the second. His remains were
Interred today at Tlrzah cemetery,
former pastor, the Rev. W. W. Katcn
ford, officiating. .
(From Marshvilie Home.)'
Miss Willie Braswell is visiting rel
et In Monroe.
n. J. W. Toney of Columbia, S.
C, ti visiting her Bister, Mrs. J. C.
Bailey.
Miss Alma Masrasee of Lil?vile
spent a fiw days last week with her
uncle, Cp.pt.iin J. F. Hallman.
Mr. Ellis Nash has bought Mr. C.
J. Thompson's barber shop and will
continue bu.-ines at the old stand.
Miss Let ha Hamilton, who has been
teaching at'l'nionville, has returned
to her home In Marshvilie.
Mesdames L. L. Green and C. A.
Huggins reported new crop English
peas from their garden vesterday.
Mr. Pearl Tadlock, of Marshvilie
township, was actdentally shot v. itri a
plttol Thursday morning am! was se
riously wound?!.
Prof. O. l. Garris-in is scrvin? as
temporary carrier on route six from
lu.a place fo.- a few week, until a
regular cirner c. c i e apneinted.
Messrs. George .Ld Frarnt John
bin and Miss Vada ,'ohnsoi of North
Wilkesboro. spent S.inday vith their
sister, Mrs J. w. William.
Mi. E. C. Griffin lost a fico horse
last night Tho animal was found
dead In the stable) this n.nrnln;, bav
in? apparently died suddenly.
A slight change has been made in
route No. 1 from Marshvilie, effec
tive May 16th. The route will go by
Mr. Henderson Ashcraft's, about two
miles east of Gilboa church, and will
convenience several families.
Messrs. W. J. Trull ft Son of Mon
roe came down to Marshvilie yester
day to move Mr. Ed M. Marsh's resi
dence In order to make room for a
large and modern dwelling which
Mr. Marsh will build on the lot or
which his residence now stands.
Mr. Epsie Tucker, of Goose Creek
township, and Miss Connie Diggers
daughter of Mr. J. D. Blggers, of
Wingate, were married Monday of
last week at the residence of Mrs. G
W. Flow, in Monroe, Esq. M. L.
Flow ofclattng. Mr. and Mrs. Tuck
er have a great many friends and are
worthy of them.
Mr. J. C. Allen died In John Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore, Saturday.
Mr. Allen lived in New Salem town
ship and the remains were Interred
in the qeaietery at Wlghton, Anson
county, yesterday. Deceased was
about 60 years old and was a mem
ber of Olive Branch Baptist church
He was a good citizen and a kind
neighbor. He is survived by his wife
and two children, Mrs. R. M. Staton
of Marshvilie and Mr. Jessie Allen of
New Salem township.
Mr. J. E. McLean was arrested in
South Carolina, near the Georgia line,
Saturday and was carried to Monroe
and lodged in Jail on a charge of em
bezzlement. Mr. McLean came to
Marshvilie last fall and spent several
months here trading horses. He ob
talned a few mules from Mr. E.
C. Griffin, Mr. J. M. Little and Mr,
R. M. Staton and took a trip Into the
country on a trading expedition. He
sold the stock and forgot to return
and pay these gentlemen for them.
His arrest Saturday "turns the
trick." He was brought back by
Deputy Sheriff Griffith.
Commencement exercises of Union
Institute closed Thursday with a reel
tatlon and declamation contest by the
students and an address by Dr. Gur
ney of Monroe. Mr. Earl Price won
the declaimers medal and the reciter's
was won by Miss Wilma Hargett. It
will be interesting in this connection
to note that Miss Hargett won the re
citer's medal In the State contest at
Concord a few weeks ago. The past
term of this school has been a very
successful one and the present princi
pal, Prof. H. c. Craver, will have
charge of the school another year.
The Wadesboro M. ft. I. of yester
day sayss "Ellis Costner, the saw
mill man who, with Lesly Frye. com
mltted many depredations in White
Store township a few months ago
was captured in the western part of
the state last week, and was brought
to Wadesboro and placed In Jail
Friday. . He has not given bond
When Frye was tried all the witness
es for the defense gave damaging tes
timony to Costner, and there is little
doubt that he will be punished much
more severely than was Frye. At
the time Frye was tried it warn
thought Costner would not be caught
and this was the reason probably he
was treated so severely by the de
fense's witnesses."
(From Pageland Journal.)
Mr. B. Croft Pigg, who has just
closed a term of school at Bethesda,
has accepted a position with the
county auditor, Mr. T. W. Eddins.
Mr. Plgg spent Sunday with home
folks at Pageland.
Mr. A. F. Funderburk suffered a
light stroke of paralysis last Wed
nesday morning, and he was unable
t o speak for a day or two, though he
had the use of his limbs and body.
He is now able to be out again.
Mr. C. W. Clark, proprietor of the
City Barber shop has pust completed
his latest modern convenience, a
shower bath. You can now get any
kind of barber work from a shoe
shine to a hot or cold bath In a show
er or tub. A traveling man said the
other day, "you people should be
proud of your barber shop; It Is al
most up to the best In the city."
The material for the new steel
bridge across Thompson's creek Is
coming rapidly, says the Chesterfield
Advertiser. Mr. A. D. Chapman, of
Cheraw, will construct the bridge on
the Cheraw road and Prof. S. L.
Duckett will place the bridge at
Craig's mill. There are quite a num
ber of steel bridges in the connty, and
soon the old wooden bridges will be
a thing of the past in this progres
sive county. Mr. H. F. King, county
supervisor. Is deeply Interested in
the development of the county.
Mr. A. G. Anderson has purchased
from Mr. S. I. Evari3 the single story
skyscraper cn the southwest corner
of Pearl and McGregor streets, to
gether with the entire stock of goods,
snj will continue the business at the
same stand until further notice. Mr.
Anderson desires that all of his and
Mr. Evan's old customers and 78 new
ones visit visit him in his present
comfortable and spacious quarters.
If you have difficulty in locating the
place, ask some one and he will take
pride in pointing out to you this well
known establishment
The county Democratic convention
was held at Chesterfield Monday, W.
P. Pollock was elected chairman and
W. P. Odom secretary and treasurer.
Delegates were then enrolled from
the various precincts. W. P. Stevenson-
was re-elected a member of the
State executive committee, and M. J.
Hough was re-elected county chair
man. The county is entittled to six
delegates to the State convention to
be held In Columbia May 20, and the
following gentlemen were elected:
J. O. Taylor, J. C. Rivers, M. M.
Johnson, A. A. McManus, D. P. Doug
las and Edward Mclver.
The new opera chairs for the school
auditorium have arrived and have
been placed In the room ready for
the approaching commencement ex
ercises. Mr. H. A. Mangum Is having ma
terial placed to build a garage on the
lot just opposite the bottling plant.
The building will be 20x40 feet. Mr.
G. Watts will have charge of the ga
rage and will do general repair work
on automobiles, etc.
Yesterday was the dustiest day in
a long time. The weather was dry
is there had been little rain in two
or three weeks and the wind blew
furiously all day. Clouds of sand
and dust caused a halt In nearly all
outdoor work. Those who ventured
out came back rubbing their eyes
and talking about the wind.
Two negro girls discovered, early
this morning, the body of a man ly
ing In the edge of the creek running
under the Seaboard trestle near the
edge of the city, says the Cheraw
Chronicle. They came back and re
ported the fact Several colored men
went to the scene and found that
the party , was one Isaac Taten, an
old negro who has been living In the
town for some time. He was alive
and was brought to town for treat
nient. As the old man was uneon
scious It has not yet been learned
how he came to be in the creek.
Rev. J. D. Purvis and Mr. James
Oliver were thrown from a buggy in
a runaway Just north of Ruby last
Friday night and sustained painful
injuries though neither were serious
ly hurt. The horse became fright
ened and dashed away and as a curve
was turned the lines broke and both
occupants were thrown in the fall.
and Dr. Newsom found it necessary
to take six stltiches In sewing up the
gash. Both gentlemen are getting
along nicely.
Mr. Reece Funderburk.who has been
in a medical college in Baltimore,
came home Monday.
Miss Annie Parker of Lanes Creek
township is visiting her sister, Mrs.
U. Li. (Jul ledge.
Mrs. Henry Seegars and children
of Jefferson, visited at Mr. D. E.
Clark's yesterday.
Mrs. S. H. Laney Is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. I. P. Man'
gum, of Chesterfield.
(From Waxhaw Enterprise.)
Mrs. Julia Glass of Raleigh, pass
ed through Waxhaw Monday enroute
to Union where she Is visiting her
mother, Mrs. A. L. Cuthbertson.
Rev. S. R. Belk of Gainesville, Ga.,
visited his sisters, Mrs. Alice Broom
in Waxhaw, and Mrs. W. R. McNee-
ly In the College Hill community, last
Thursday and Friday.
Mr. Lark Belk of the College Hill
community was right seriously injur
ed last Wednesday while dynamiting
stumps on nis farm. He was stand
ing too near when a dynamite ex
ploded and a fragment from the
stump struck him In the head and the
shock put him out of commission for
several days.
Mothers' Day was observed at the
Methodist church Sunday evening.
Everyone who attended preaching at
the Methodist church was met at the
door by pretty little girls who pinned
a white rose on each attendant. The
pastor, Rev. W. F. Sanford, preach
ed an interesting sermon from the
text, "His Mother was his Counselor."
Mr. W. Brown Nelll and Miss Bes
sie Belk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
D. Belk of Weddington, were married
last Wednesday at the home of the
bride's parents, Rev. S. Taylor per
forming the ceremony. Mr, Neill
was at one time a student In the
Waxhaw school. They will go to the
eastern part of the state, where Mr.
Neill Is engaged in Sunday school ex
tension work.
Mr. L. L. Flncher, who lives in
the College Hill community, has an
old time oak in his yard that meas
ures 19 feet in circumference. Like
most of the oaks of its age it is hol
low. Last year a fine swarm of bees
on the lookout for a nice home se
lected this tree. The bees, of course,
made honey last year, but Mr. Fln
cher could not get it without des
troying the tree and he would not
have done this for all the honey that
a dozen swarms of bees would make.
However, the bees "swarmed" last
week and Mr. Fincher had no troa
ble in "hiving" them and he now
counts on getting recruits from the
bees that he cannot get at In a di
rect manner, -
THE WORK OF I'KAt K MA RING.
Mediators IVi'jwiiinu for Sowions at
Xiiifii-a Fails o'sluumhncv'.y In
Vahiui:tii Capitol VU- of thv
Situation.
Washington, May 7. Develop
ments in th1 Mexican situation vent
steadily forward to lay, jlihon;:!i the
White House welt:u soniev Pat
eclipsed other events in of.'lcial Wash
ington circles.
The two chipf renort-i from Mevi
co announced the killing cf l.vo Bri
tish sjbjects and one American st
Uuadulajr.ra; and continued heay
fighting at Mazatlan on tin Pacific
Coast where the rebel aroopinne
dropped a bomb which killed four
persons and Injured eight in the
streets of the beseiged city.
'The State Department also wa In
formed by Consul Hanna at riri.ns.'o
that the movement of the Constitu
tionalists had begun with mart bin?
against Saltillo and Zacatecas.
Information from the Argentine,
Brazilian and Chilean mediators
showed that they were preparing to
begin work In Niagra Falls, Ont
They declared that despite general
Carranza's self-elimination the Con
stitutionalists side of the Mexican
problem would be fully considered by
the mediators at the coming conference.
PRISONER ATTEMPTS ESCAPE.
Sid Finger, Under Peafh Sentence,
Unfastens Handcuff, But is Over
powered. Salisbury, May 6. Sentence of
death was late this afternoon passed
by Judge Harding in Rowan Superior
court upon Sidney Finger. The day
of execution was fixed as June 10.
Finger was tried for being responsi
ble for the shooting and robbing of
Preston Lylerly, a young merchant
of Barber's Rowan county, on the
night of February 24 and destroying
the body by burning it together with
the store building.
The defendant was represented by
counsel appointed by the court but in
troduced no evidence and was unable
to controvert the strong rase of cir
cumstantial evidence which the state
had built up. No appeal was taken.
Floyd Alexander another negro who
is charged with participating in the
same crime Is yet to be tried.
FINGER TRIED TO ESCAPE. '
Sid Flngef, who was convicted and
sentenced to death In Salisbury yes
terday for the murder of Preston Ly
erly at Barber junction, tried to get
away whllo being brought to
Greensboro on train No. 46. Sheriff
McKenzie, of Rowan county, caught
the negro In his attempt and with the
assistance of trainmen made his
chains secure again.
The sheriff and his prisoner were
In the car used by negroes, and the
sheriff noticed that the prisoner plac
ed one hand to his mouth In such an
attitude as If to wring off a chew of
tobacco, then dropping his hand to
his lap. The negro was asked what
he was doing and he replied nothing.
He was asked if he was taking a
chew of tobacco. He said he was
not and that be already had a chew.
"Let's see that hand" asked the
sheriff.
Finger told him there was no
handcuff on it, and so it proved. In
some way he had freed himself and
the handcuff was loose.
Sheriff McKenzie called on other
negroes In the car, some 60 were In
there, to assist him, but none would
do so. It was at this juncture that
the baggagemaster came into the
car. He called another trainman and
the two stood by and assisted in
chaining the negro again.
Spilling the Licker.
Columbia Dispatch.
Did you know that whiskey will
take varnish off wood?
Being unfamiliar with"Jay juice"
neither did the observer. Conse
quently, maybe here Is a bit of infor
mation. A man who had the appearance
of one who had too often and too
long imbibed too freely, shuffled in
to a saloon and asked the barkeeper
for a drink of whiskey. His order
was filled in what Is said to be the
usual way in saloons, viz: the barten
der placed a whiskey glass, a bottle of
wnskey, and a glass of water on the
bar.
The customer proceeded to fill the
whiskey glass. And fill It he did, to
overflowing. At this Juncture the
bartender said: "I'll give you a lar
ger glass if you want It" But as his
tone was not gentle the cusomer did
not ask for a larger glass. He offer
ed. Instead, a quartet of words which
sounded as if they might have been
intended for an apology or an ex
planation. He then gulped down the
whiskey and left the place.
Hardly make much money sell
ing that fellow whiskey, said anoth
er man, who "just happened" to be
In the saloon.
"Oh, I don't mind what he drinks.
I Just hate to see him spill the li
quor on the bar, for it takes the var
nish off."
The man who "just happened" to
be in the saloon made no reply, but
since then he has confided to friends
that he ban been wondering what
whisker would do to a ma.i,i stom
ach, if it would take varnish oft wood
as the bartender said It would.
Shows a Change Is Wanted.
E. R. Preston in Charlotte Observer.
The fact that Mr. Beasley. a poor
man, shut off by the early primary
from making .a campaign was able
to divide Lee County with the rich
and powerful Congressman Page
shows many peeple think change in
the seventh District desirable. -