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X ie Monroe journai 3 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1916. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. VOL 22. NO. 12. Tl VILLA BAXT1TS CROSS) HOKlKU AND KILL SEVERAL AMERICANS latent Mexican Outrage Cause Sensation tn Washington Col. blocum. With Comity ' Ameri can Soldiers Is in Hot luruU n 11m I rossetf the Mexican Holder Curiam Will Not Object. Columbus (N. M.) Dispatch. 9th. Francisco Villa, outlawed Mexican bandit, raided United States territory today. With 500 men be attacked Columbus, killed at least 16 Ameri cans and tired mauy buildings before be was driven back across the iuter uational border. Not less than 250 troopers of the Thirteenth United States Cavalry fol lowed the ilia band into Mexico. Reports to Col. 11. J. Slocura, com manding United States troops at this point, late today staled that Villa bad made a staud IS miles south of the border where spirited lighting en sued. In this engagement an uu , natned private was killed and Capt. George Williams, Adjutant of the Thirteenth Cavalry was wounded. The small detachment of troopers under MaJ. Frank Tompkius and El mer Linsloy, lighting dismounted, made a determined stand against the renewed Villa attack and at last re ports were holding their ground. Tho raid on American territory proved costly to the bandit chieftain. The bodies of IS bandits, including l'ablo Lopez, secoud In command, had been gathered and burned be fore noon and troopers reported an undetermined number of dead still lying in the brush. Led to the attack under the slogan, "Death to the Americans," Villa's followers fought with desperation. Just before dawn they crept along ditches skirting the United States cavalry camp and rushed the sleeping town, bring heavily. The first volley brought American troopers Into almost instant action. While a portion of the raiders en gaged the cavalry, others began ap plying the torch and shooting Ameri can civilians who ventured from the buildings. Lights lu homes and pub lie buildings immediately became targets for snipers posted at Villa t direction. Other bandits creeping close to American homes, enticed a number of civilians into tho open with English spoken invitations. number of fatalities are attributed to this ruce. Stores were looted, oil wai poured " upou frame structures, and tne match applied by still other bandits. The bosiofiice was raided, furnituie smashed, but the looters secured only one small registered package. The casualties of the Thirteenth Cavalry in the lighting nt Calumbus were seveu killed and six wounded; Villa's total losses In the day's fight were estimated in excess of .) killed and twice as many wounded. Tho American pursuit Into Mexico, which ended about 2 o'clock, was reported to have accounted for more than 7i Mexicans killed and wounded. Tho American losses on the Moxl can side vas one corporal slain when Villa threw out a heavy guard to en gage the pursuing American troop ers. Of the eight American civilians! slain here. Charles Dewitt Miller ol Albuquerque and Ur. II. J. Hart of F.l Paso were burned to ieatn in me fire that destroyed the Commercial Hotel. The body of Walton Walker, a Sunday school convention delegate from Playan. N. M., who was shot to death with W. T. Ritchie, proprietor of tho hotel, also was incinerated. The Mexicans set the hotel on fire, together with a numbrr of other building nnd posted snipers to pick off Americans as they lied. Mrs. M. James was shot and killed P. tho doorway of another hotel from which she was running with her sis ter. Mrs. Jamc5 fell dying over the body of C. C. Miller, who had been driven from his drug store across tho street. Her sister, a child not yet In her teens escaped the fusillade with out a scratch. Mrs. James' husband was wounded. Mrs. S. T. Rya-v, wife of the cap- tain of Troop E. and Capt Rudolph Sniyser of Troop II. with Mrs. Sniyser and her little children had narrow escapes from the bandits. The Ryan house fronts regimental headquarters and the ditch up along which Villa troops came. It was riddled with bullets. Mrs. Ryan was in bod in line with a front window facing the ditch In which Villa opened tho attack. Bul lets shattered the glass and struck through her clothing arranged on a chair near the bed. Fred Griffin, private of K troop was on sentry duty and opened fire ou a party of Mexicans attacking the quarters of Lieut. John P. Lucas, commanding the machine gun troop of the Thirteenth Cavalry. Griffin fell mortally wounded under a vol ley of bullet3, but killed two Mexi cans and then crawled to the side of the Ryan home. Mrs. Ryan, aris ing, ran around the side of tho house under fire of the Mexicans to an abode garage. A party of bandits was standing about Griffin. She opened tho garage when a Mexican grasped her arm and demanded where she was going. She answered calmly that she was going Into the building to get a motor-car. The Mexican let her go and during the fight In the camp she remained In the automobile unhurt. Every piece of furniture in the Ryan home was riddled. The Smyser home, north of the track, was surrounded on front and both sldea by bandits before a shot was fired. Captain Smyser heard nome one tell the bandits that an American army officer and his fam ily lived there. Gathering his wife and children he emerged from the back door and reached the barn Just as the bandits broke in the fiont door. The bandits looted the house and were preparing to set fire to the barn vhtn tho American forces "opened lire. Leaving Mrs. Smyser nothing but the nightgown In which she es caped. Captain Sniyser managed to join his troops iu time to participate in the battle in which the Mexicans finally were driven from the town. Capt. F. G. Turner and his wife were in an abode bouse Just north of the railroad trecks. Mexicans point ed out his dwelling as a house occu pied by an American army officer. They remained inside until the trops in camp got into action and scattered the bandits. Villa dropped his personal papors as he went with his fleeing men back into Mexico. A note found among these, evidently a transcript of an order issued just before the attack read "kill all the gringoes." Villa's presence Is accepted here as discrediting his recent assertions that he was not responsible for tho os sassinatiuns of 14 Americans west of the city of Chihuahua a few weeks ago. That outrage wan laid at the door of Pablo Lopez, Villa's second in command. If so the Americans have apparently been avenged, for a body among the Invaders slain by the troopers was Identified as that of Lopez. The day's events were accepetd as continuation of recent reports, that Villa, disgruntled at Washington's at titude in favor of his rival, General Cr.rranta, had determined to bring about Intervention if possible, and that this vather than robbery, was the motive behind the massacre. On Tuesday last Villa hanged three Americans. Yesterday, to a fugitive Mexican who said that to publish his name would mean his death, asserted that Villa addressed his men to the effect that the killing of Americans were justifiable because the United Siales was responsible for the wreloh od conditions of tho Mexican people. The Ignorant peons received his words with cheers and cries of "vivo Villa." "The United Stute intends to swal low Mexico," Villa was quoted as say ing. "Lei us do what we can to make It stick In their throats." Three troops of cavalry wore post ed on the boundary tonight. A bat tfillon of Infantry Jind a-sitaa(Un of the Eight Cavalry from Fort Bliss left IA Poso late today to reir force the troops here. With these forces Colonel Sloucnn mid ho could handle ;my further ntta"k Villa In despera iition ml;:ht decide to make. Many citizens barricaded them selves in Ihoir homes nnd fired lit the Mexicans as they darted through the streets. The fluht'ing In the town ended almost as suddenly as it began. Less than two hours after the first shot wan fired Villa's buglers sound ed the retreat and the raiders began a disordered flight." closely followed ly tho American troops. Wnshlngton Dispatch, March 9. Washington stands squarely behind Colonel Slocum in sending cavalry in to Mexico In pursuit of Franrico Vil la and his band of outlaws who raid ed Columbus. N. M., today murdering American soldiers and citizens and fiii"r t'ie tnwn, Secretary Lansing tonight Inform ed the de facto government of Mexi co through Kllseo Arredondo, Its Am bassador designated here, that he trusted no objection would be made to tho action of the American troops they having followed -what is known in military circles (is a "hot trail." No orders have been Issued for the return of the soldiers and it is not probably that any will be issued for the present. Shocked indignation occasioned by news of Villa's utriige was gun'k'y succeeded by undisguised satisfaction in offical and congressional circles over the knowledge that after three years of patient forbearance United States troops actually were on Mexi can soil to avenge tho death of their comrades and bring to Justice t!i outlaws whoso depredations havo ter rorized Americans on both sides of the border. Repot ts that tho American t. 'cop ers were in action tonight against a much larger force of bandits, were heard with anxious Interest In offi cial circles. While no formal word of the poli cy of the Admlnlsrtation was given out it was reliably stated that the army would be given free rein to catch the bandits If possible. It was not considered In Administration cir cles that Colonel Slocum's act In any sense constituted nn Invasion of Mex ico, a nolicy which the Admlnlstrn- tlon has opposed In the past and will continue to oppose. Formally thero Is no authority for tho presence of the American troops In Mexico. In fact the patrols along the border have from the beginning of the disorders there been under or ders not to cross under any consid eration.' If the provocation had not been so great the officers responsi ble for the action of today would face court martial. Suggestions that Col onel Slocum lu command at Colum bus, might bo court marthiled. how ever, were scouted by some officials, while at the War Department itself tho subject was not discussed. Newton D. Raker, who became Sec retary of War today, conferred with President Wilson tonight. Three hours later Mr. Daker said no orders had been sent for the recall of the American soldiers. Major General Scott. Chief of Staff, telegraphed General Funston at Fort Sam Houston In command of the bor der forces, for all details available. He said the policy of the government would not be outlined until General Funston's reply had been received. What had been done toward strengthening the forces near Colum bus or reinforcing the little command that had ridden against the bandits apparently was not known at the War Department tonight. General Funs ton has full authority on the border and is making such troop movements as ha thinks necessary. Even he, however. Is not fully Informed as to what Colonel Slocum has done. A brief, report reached the Depart ment during the day telling or the raid, but afterward General Funstou relayed a dispatch from Brig. Gen. Pershing, telling of a telephone re port from Colonel Slocum aud an nouncing that five troops had been sent across the border with Instruc tions not to go more than two miles. Tonight General Funston sent thi.: telegram to General Scott: "The only Information that I have of our troops having crossed the border Is newspaper reports. Report from Colonel Slocum most meager la spite of telegram to him this morn ing for full particulars. I wired him this afternoon for full report. V.V forward further details ns noon ns I can get them. "Latest report from Colonel Slo cum says 46 Mexican soldiers killed. Seven seriously wounded, now in camp. We had seven men killed, two officers and five men wounded. They will recover." WANTS MUSIC XOW Miiohville is Putting on Airs Sure Enough (Jetting a Light Plant and Sow Wants Music. Marshville Home, March 9. We regret to know that Mr. Frank Moore, of Olive Branch does not Im prove much. Mr. Moore has been confined to his room since last Sep tember. We certainly hope that he may soon recover his former good health. Mrs. S. F. Snyder returned to her home on Wlngate route 1 last Satur day from Charlotte where she under went a very successful operation for appendicitis. Her many friendii will be i lud to kiv-w that she Is Improving rapidly and will roon be entirely well. Al:ng with all the others thing:-, we hope to do, we should organize a bund in Ma'shvllle. Wo have near ly ell tin parts neiesaary and it would be a compa.'i'Uvcly small matter ti fxt such an organization going. Th-.' llftm?, itick; slock, aud barrel 13 In for it and v.t've got a uniform ready. Everything in connection with our electric litrht plant Is coming on nice ly. It will be of Interest to know that at least a part of the equipment Is olrendy here, and It will only be a question of time till the r: tirc plant will be here ready for lnstalla tion. This Is indeed .n progressive step nnd we will nil feel better when the lights are turned on An encouraging sign of the times around Marshville Is given in the fact that for the months of January and February Just nnnsiil. Post mast e Htigglns sold more postage than he ever has for the same length of time and January nnd February are gen erally conceeded to be off months, The farmers In this section nre fa.jt coining to rvslize the value of the Parcel Post System to them and n'.o making tiro of It in ever Increasing i) umbers. News of Mt. Proiocl Correspondence of The Journal. Mt. Prospect, March 9. Rev. J. S. Moser returned to his home at Boll- wood, alter spending some time with relatives here. Miss Myrtle Holms, who Is teach ing at Altan, visited at Mrs. I. A Helms Saturday nnd Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. David Starnes have taken their littel girl, Estellc, to Charlotte for treatment. It is feared she has tuberculosis. There will ho a public debate at the school building here Saturday night, March 11. The question Is: "Rf solved, That the laws of North Carolina should be so changed that It would require certain educational qualifications for Jury service." The affirmative will be represented by Messm. Horace Lathan, Bryan Nes- blt and Worley Belk, and the nega tive will b represented by Messrs, Clyde Lathan, Flnlcy Hodges, War ren Lathan. .The public Is Invited. Miss Olive Abernethy, of Monroe, has been elected to take Mrs. Glenn Wolfe's place In the school here. Miss Abernethy Is doing fine work and Is well liked by her pupils. Rev. M. A. Osborne will begin a revival meeting nt Trinity Sunday cvoning. We wish him much suc cess. Mr. Or borne Is a good man and is doing a great work on the Prospect circuit. Our devoted Sunday school super intendent, Mr. H. L. Yarborough, Is right sick with grippe. Here's hop ing hi in a speedy recovery. SFRIGGS. Struck lly Lightning. Lancaster News. During the thunderstorm about 2:30 this afternoon, Miss Inet Hough was truck by lightning In her home on Dunlap street and as we go to press she Is still unconscious from the stroke. The young lady had just finished dinner, had gone from the dining room Into the sitting room and was rtnndlng near tho fireplace when knocked down by the bolt. Several teeth were knocked out and her hair was burned. The loft sleeve was torn into shreds. Several doctors are in attendance and her condition is very critical., Miss Hough's mother, Mrs. Ada Hough, was in the room with her at the time, but was unhurt. DETAILS OK MR. MANCIMS DEATH Fell Dead at a Party .Negro Shoot ing Stole Hams From Their Fath er. Pageland Journal 8. Policemtn Melton was out Thurs day night looking for Con McManus. a young' negro charged with steal ing a couple of hams from his fath er. Ranee McManus, when someone tn the road ahead fired several thots in his direction and the bullets came so close they could be heard in the air.. Melton came back a little later with Can and Willie McManus and locked them up for the night. Next morning Esq. Rodger gave Can 6U days on the gang for ham stealing, and fined Willie 35 for shooting on tho public highway. Mr. Sam Mangum, youngest sen of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mangum. died suddenly about 8:30 o'clock Saturday night at the home of Mr. George C. Smith, two miles north of town. This young man had about recovered from a recent attack of grippe and had been at work at the Mangum Drug company's store on Saturday. Ho had felt a pain about his heart for three or four days but little thought was given it. He was at a social gathering of young people at Mr. Smith's when the sum mons came. He was apparently well, and was chatting with his companions when be fell backward without a word and was dead. The news was a great shock to the entire communi ty. It was hard to realize that one who had been seen so recently in health had passed away. Mr. Mangum was a member of the Pageland Baptist church, and was an upright young man, sober and honest. He is spoken of in high terms by all He was 21 years old the 30th day of last July. His death was all the more sad be cause he was engaged and was to have been married on Wednesday- March 15th. His wedding suit had been bought, and in this his body was buried.- In the morning of his life when hopes and ambitions were high ihe Reaper camo and called him with out warning to his reward, thus bringing great sorrow to his loved ones. Mr. D, M. Barrentine, one of Ches terfield's most prominent citizens, died last Thursday night about 11 o'clock, after a short illness. The fu neral was conducted at the Methodist church 1 Chesterfield Saturday, and nio uot. laid to rest lu toe cemetery near the depot about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Iiarrentine was a member of the Methodist church, and was known as a gentleman and a christian. He had been active In church work for a number of years. He waa owner of tho Chesterfield Ad vertiscr for a great many years, bav in? disposed of it to its present owner less than a year ago. Sylvester Slack, a negro about 21 yf-ara old, was killed Saturday night about 8 o'clock at the forks of the road above tho Robinson place about a niila over In Lancaster county by a shot from a shot gun which took ef fect in the iij;ht hip and penetrated the nbdomen. The shot was fired r.t clo?e range, and an ugly wound was made. Tho negro diod about twelve o'clock Saturday night. Stack was on his way tn a negro band playing at Howard Funderburk's, a negro who lives across the creek In this county. He was accompanied by three or four other negroes. It is claimed that the man who fired the shot was hiding behind a tree. An Inquest was hel-d Sunday, and two negroes, Wal ter and W rision White, were arrested and Jailed, charged with the crime. Walter White's gun was found to havH been lately discharged, and the rhot In some of his shells were ex actly the size of the ehot found In the dead negro's body. White claimed to have shot n squirrel with the gun. but when carried to the xaot spot he had Indicated no signs could he found that he had been there. Stack lived with Mr. George McManus, llou Votes With tho lYcsldonl. Washington Dispatch, March 7. By a vote of 276 to 143 the House tonight went on record ns opposing all Interference with the President's conduct of foreign affairs, particular ly with reference to the armed ship controversy with Germany. Tho magnitude of tho majority in favor of tabling the McLomore reso lution, achieved with the aid of many Republican votes, is Interpreted as n decisive compliance with the request of tho President. The vote, which brought to a close a day of tumultous debate, Is re garded ns disposing of the contro versy between the White House and Congress, leaving the President with hands free to resume the negotiations concerning the activity of submarines in the European wnr. Northern Families Move Into Siaie. Raleigh Dispatch, March 7. In a letter received from the South ern Settlement and Development Organization, the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service has been asked to give aid to a number of families from Patton, Penn., who are coming to North Carolina to make their home. Those families will lo cate on tho farm of Mr. Coleman Rogers, which Is midway between Fosburg and Vaughn in Warren county. Bulletins on farming, chickens and hog raising, trucking, cattle raising, soli fertility and crop rotations are wanted by these people. Several bun dles of valuable bulletins have been mailed them so as to be at Vaughn on their arrival. Their household and farm Implements were shipped on February 29 and the people them selves left Patton yesterday. Death of Mr. Hartis Other Xew. Correspondence of The Journal. Indian Trail, March 8. Mrs. Lester Crowell of Charlotte was a guest in the home or Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Morris of the village Sunday. We are clad to have men in our community who seem to have a desire to see their neighborhood rise. Mr. J. W. Railings made an address to the student body here Monday morn ing on the subject of "Better Appli cation." What a timely theme it was. There are few, if any. in our fair state who would not have been great ly benefited by his timely, appropriate speech. We hope to see many more citizens get a desire to do more for the bet terment and uplift of their communi ty aad go to work zealously for its welfare. Then we believe they will be tilling their mission in the world. "Application, thorough application Is what we need. Life is to short and time to precious to run over a thing in a thoughtless manner failing to comprehend what we observe," said Mr. J. W. Ralilngs. Mr. W. P Hartis. who has been ill so long passed over the river the 29th of February, 1916 Mr. Hartis was born Dec. 10. 1840, in Sandy Ridge township. He served through out the Civil war. Mr. Hartis was taken sick August 29, 1915. He spent two months in the hospital of Charlotte after which he was brought to him houie at Indian Trail where he died. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Hartis, the Messrs. J. H. Hartis, W. V. Hartis and D. D. Hartis, all of Aquilla, Texas, Mrs. Joe Phifer and Mrs. F. 1). King of Char lotte, and Mrs. Lonney Forhis of Monroe. He also has two sons, Mes- sers. T. Z. Hartis nnd D. P. Hartis of Indian Trail Mr. Samuel Lemmond and Perry Gannon of this vicinity attended the lecture by Dr J. E. Abernethy in the Central Methodist church at Monroe, Sunday night. Mrs. Tom Boyd, who lives west of the village, Is very unwell at this writing. SIR JOHN. .rDramutic l'assnae in the House Debate .Representative Hellin, Democrat, of Alabama, dramatically called the roll of Southern States to ask them where they stood. His answer came back from the Southern delegations that the South was with the Preti- iter.t. .Thftua.JJr. Ucllia.i)td. mts whether Congress would tstpiid with "Lansing nnd tho President, or von Bernstorff and the Kaiser." Representative Decker, Democrat of Missouri, replied: "In Germany," he said, "the Issue will we stand by the Kaiser In England the issue was, will we stand by the King? "In Russia, the issue was will vri stand by the Czar, little vicar of God? If war comes we will all stand by the President of the United States. But this, thank God, is a representative Government. And I wish to say to the insinuating gentle man from Alabama the question nnv Is, will you stand by the American people? "I have stood by the President i tho United States. I have stood b; li i in In his efforts to carry out the mandate of the American people. He has said that If an American citizen on board armed merchant ship, Is drowned bv a German submarine without warning, he will hold Ger many to strict accountability. Strip ped of lis diplomatic language, i' means that If an American life Is lost as the result of the sinking of un armed merchant ship without warning It means wnr. "I nni willing to go to war for nn American right, but not for a'doubt- ful legal right' as Mr. Lansing hays. I am willing to go to war 'or an American right, but It must oe a vi tal right. In tho name of God, why am 1 n traitor and a coward when I stand In the halls where Henry C!a stood and say "you shall not hurl the miners and the farmers of my dis trict Into thin lull of war, you shall not take the sons from the mothers of my district nnd sacrifice them at Verdun or In Mie trenches of Enron, in order to maintain a doubtful right." Handled tiirU Clmse Mao; Faint When it Is Over. Paterson (N. J.) Dispatch. A mere man burglar, who tried to titer the St. Frances Homo for Work ing Girls, nt 20 Jackson street. managed to escape with his life utter awnkenin;; the hundred girls there. Ho got nothing, and mi'.y bo running yet. Using the bark porch, the burglar had one foot Inside the window of a girl's room when tho discovered him. She slipped out Into the corridor and awakened the whole floor. Leading tho amazons was Miss Mary Carroll whoso preparedness plans included a brick used to hold her door. The brick broke a window pane just above tha thief's head. He fell backward and beat It. With the burglar gone, a dozen gilrs promptly fainted. The Inmates Include mill girls, shop girls, tele phone operators and school tencbers. Dean McNulty founded Ihe home. How They Voted Following Is a summary of the final vote on the motion to tabic thr MrLemore resolution. Ayes Democrats. 182: Republi cans 93; Progressives 1. Total. 276. Nays Democrats, 33; Republi cans, 102; Progressives, 5; Inde pendent, 1; Socialist, 1. Total. 142. Paired and not voting. 17. All the North Carolina delegation, including Mr. Page, voted to table the resolution. Some .vi and an KMy Correspondence of The Journal. Unionville. March 9. Miss Ona Lee Price of Gastonia is spending some time with friends and relatives here. "Wild Rose," and brother, Mr. Roy P. Helms, spent Sunday with friends and relatives in North Mon roe township. Mr. Joel Braswell spent Sunday with friends here. Miss Oma Price spent the week end wish her cousin. Miss Lela Lit tle, Unionville. Route 1. Miss Blake Price is visiting friends in Gastonia. Misses Lola Price aud Maude Simp son spent the week-eud with friends and relatives in Monroe. Now as there is no more news, let's have a line of tdvice aboi:t rel.'ish- ness. There is nothing in the world so malignant and destructive iu its nature as selfishness. It has done uil the mischief of the past and is destined to do all tho michief of the unseen future. It Is the source of all the sins of omission and commis sion which are found in the v.- rid. We do not see a wrong tak--; r!.ice but that the actor Is moved by his own private personal and selfish na ture. Selfishness is a vice solely to tho expense of the happiness of him v ho harbors It, for a selfish man suuers more from his selfishness than ihe one from whom that Bclt!,sh)i",ss withholds some important be i lit. The one that sympathizes In a'l the happiness of others, perhaps h i .s-df enjoys the safest happiness, rnd he who is warned by others' fol' has perhaps gained the soundest wi 'd nn. The selfish person lives as If the whole world was made solely for his benefit, and not be for the world; to take In everything and give nothing. As frost to the bud and blossom, even such is selfishness to friendship for confidence cannot dwell where sel fishness Is porter at the gate. Let the thought of self dwell within and the beauty of a groat action Is gone, like the beauty from a crushed flow er. Selfishness can:iot enter into any life, individual, family, or socir' life without crushing it. Few sins in tho world are punished more certainly or more severely than selfishness. It take.1; away from man that kindly sympathy for others' good, which la one of the most plea.dng traits of mr.nhood, and sets up in ks stead, self, tho one whoso food la to be chleriy sought. K ;'ll our thouf.'ht3, plans and piTrpotcs tend only 1-3 tho' advance nicnt of self, v,c may be sure they will become nb insignificant as their (,hject, and instead of endear ing ourselves to a h'.rgc circle of friends, we only tend to draw our selves away from this object, which is so dear to everyone's luart. Selfishness may find a man delight ing to do good and relieving tho wants of others, and will leave him tisiiig all his power and energy for the advancement of self alone. Self is the grand center io which nil his thoughts and e'fortn trend. His mind is never expandc-l beyond the cir cumference of the almighty dollar. He thinks not of hi:; immortal soul, nor of his final diiiiuy. Ho passes to the grave without tasting the sweets of friendship or tho comforts of life, while he, who strives for wealth for the advancement of self, destroys nil the moan a of enjoyment. The closing of a life of selfishness must be clouded with many painful thoughts, chances for doing good passed unimproved. The heart which was meant to beat with kindly com passion for others has become bound to a narrow circle, and life, that priceless gift of God. instead of drawing to its end sweetly has been stinted and dwarfed and passes over to the other world only half prepar ed for the great beyond. WILD ROSE. BoiiKl.t (.'jpsy ;it for Sim San Francisco Chronicle. Asserting that pretty little 15-year-old Mariana Nereno. a gypsy girl, was sold to him for $2, Dot) by her father In Denver, Mark Adams, also a gypsy, stoutly maintain the police that ho owned tho girl when she was found in his mother's homo by a detective, ending a sorroh begun by her father one and a half years ngo. Megill Nareno, fr.lher of Iho girl. asserts that he merely "loaned" her to Adams In Denver In August, 1914, for two months to do housvwoik. Tho girl in the btrnnxc- drama x.ld the police she did not wish to re'. urn o her lather and that she Intended to marry Adams' sou Goorge, 17 years old. when both were old enough. How the girl was caught In life's strange eddies when sho was cnlv and whisked through amazing experi ences reads like the romance of a best seller or thrilling movie tale. Adams, she raid, took her from Denver to St. Louis and there engag ed her to marry his son. After six months In St. Louis , shes aid she was taken to Chicago. From Chicago they went to St. .Iweph, Mo., and from there to Denver. For six weeks they have been living In San Fran cisco. "I want to marry George," the lit tle gypsy girl told the police. "He is good to me. He gives me nice presents and I don't want to go back to my father." Itnlelgh. Raleigh Dispatch. March 8. The Democratic Executive Com mittee, In session tonight In the hall of the House of Representatives, se lected Raleigh as the meeting plac of the next State convention and aet Thursday, April 27, as the date for the convention. Prvclnct meetings will bo held on Saturday, April IS, and county conventions on the Satur day following. April 22. r.