North Carolina Newspapers

V - ft 1 yvv I f i f J- "- Z3 MURDEiED Off EYE "'.: ' or her marriage. ? ii ntoilH Of Addcnt Or 8uidds . Of Hsndersonvills Girl Are Dis- Henderson rills, Sept" 1L Infor 1 maflon-reached .the pohee late to night to tht effect that MiM Myrtle Hawkins u last Men du Lake Oaeeola, 'where - her dead body ni found Sunday .morning, in company with a young, man. The description ! of this man in given the police and a search as now being made for him. ' It is expected that a' largo reward will bo offered for the murderer and detectives- will be wiled for. Hendersbnville, Sept. 11. Haunted , and made mad by the ever-present .vision of the child he had brutally murdered almost on the eve of her w dding day, the killer of Hiss Myr tle Hawkins,, the beautiful young girl whose horibly decomposed body was taken from the glittering wa ters of Lake Osceola Sunday morn- ing, committed' an error of judgment which nas put tne police hotfooted - on his trail. For the girl was mur dered ; - she did not commit suicide; neither was v her death accidental She was destroyed in the quiet woods ' . overlooking the lake, or in some spot nearby. f . For . three" days the little body lay where it bad been thrown, exposed to the fierce shafts of the son and : beaten by the rains from: an angry sky. The murderer, haunted by the v picture of the child so still under- neath the tree revisited the scene of his awful crime and in' the dead of night took the thing - that once was a mother's delight into his arms, J tumbled it into a buggy and drove wildly through the dark woods along the public highway, until he reached 5 a bridge 'at Lake Osceola, whes he y, hurled the body into the lake. The 4 bushes show where it crashed through Vthem on its way to tlis waiting wa- 5? ters, and lashing his br?e furiously I the murderer hastened ftfom the girl's I swaying bed. believed lie had I ti.ro wn suspici,i from him and pro si hshlv hraathtut nnm nasilv. . ' bably breathed mora eacilv, But here are the facts: Miss Haw. y kins was. an export swimmer: rhe waa almost an athlete: bad sho fallen from the rook, where;-her was seen! -' aim last,' Into ins" shallow and -ree-free waiethiwonldj;.aye been no- task for her to have regain- ' ed the shore. The water in the lake is not over 4 feet deep. -Her death was . not accidental and she did. not commit suicide, for the ' body was in the water not 24 hours, and she -liisappeared from her home Thursday'; morning, acording to her family 'a statement. There is absolutely no doubt what- ever that- the girl was murdered shortly after her disappearance and the body .later ' thrown into Lake Osceola On this point th fvidenee is positive. , It had long been a habit with the dead girl to walk from her home through the beautiful woods and quiet-paths to the lake and to the home near there- of a lifelong V girl friend, Mr. ' Beatrice McCoIl. She visited here friend on Wednes day last and returned to her home j that evening, the family insists, and ' about 11 o'clock Thursday morning left her home for the last time. She was seen no more until dragged from the waters of the lake Sunday morn- vng.. :' 'V. -'yv ..-."'.I If the family of 'Miss Hawkins are: correct, if they . have no ; ulterior motive in statute that Miss Mvrtle . did returja home Wednesday and did leava again Thursday, the mystery ' deepens,!?, for ' Wednesday evening, shortly ifter dusk, the screams of , a woman m dure distress, were heard proceeding 1 from a thickly wooded , bluff overlooking the , . lake. These . cries were heard by several people :t of excellent repute, but their origin " was not discovered. If Miss Haw kins did j. return home that Wednes day night and did not leave again un til Thursdrv morning, the erics did not proceed from her urgent need . of help, Jbut their cause has not yet been found. "' ' " i . , Taking the . girl's . family's state t ment asHscrrect, ' therefore, Myrtle " left hetiome Thursday morning and disappeared absolutely. It was her 'almost daily babit to visit her friend, Mrs. McColL near , the lake and .she usually ook some book along with her; She would stop at different - favorite 'places along the thickly wooded; path, which was secluded and but little frequented. She waa mur '. dered, .but not robbed nor asaulted, soma Utne .Thursday and the body left until it was taken to Lake Os- xieeola, which was ondoiibtcdly done ' some time during Friday or Satur day night. ' .-, i-.-ts' IThe condition of the (body shows that life, waa oxtuvt when placed in ' the water and els shows thnt it fould not have boen thoro many i hours. ; Also, it wou. I have been ira ' posilltf - for so large an object to have been on the surface of the lake ' without almost immediate discovery. Lake Osceola is but a mile from 'town, is daily encircled by hundreds ' of motor cars and carriages and is faced by on of the largest summer hotels here, whose guests' favorite walk it is. i The path throturh the woods and through the beautiful North estate, by which Uiss Hawkins always wuKca to ino lake, is now being uouiety examined. it la toped that a still more definite elue will result from this close lamination. If the girl did disappear from home on Thursday morning, why was not a general alarm given at once, is a question tne Bereaved family alone can answer. A definite and quiet search was instituted, it is known out tne police were not notified. It is ststed that some opposition existed to Myrtle's approaching mar riage to Mr. Hal Cooper, a young uuawesa man oi Fonnson mty, Tenn, a visitor here last, so f sr as is known, sDout six weeks ago. - Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, it is stated, had some idea that their daughter may have eloped With Mr. CooDer and dialikinir anv publicity, instituted a search of their own without the aid of the police. The dead srirl's home lifa wu She was devoted to her MtW. &. pecuuiy,.wno is so completely .pros trated over the tragedy that her re covery is in some doubt. M& Haw kins is one of the most substantial business men of this section and his home in Flat Rock, is on- of the best mere. . The body waa in a moat hnrnihtv umumpoMfl eonaition. identification j : a .... was possible only by means of her wearing apparel and articles of The motive and the exact idanMtv of the killer are complete and abso lute mysteries, but it is not believ ed they will be mysteries for long, for wnen tne . c tula-murderer, drove through the blsck woods that night with his dreadful burden ha ted an error of judgment which the police believe will lead to the elec tric chair. There was no bruise on th fa;nata body apparently, but there was every trace of chloroform having been used to aid in bring about that death. Maccabees to Boost Rates. Port Huron, Mich.. Sept. 12. Th special session of the Great Camp of the-Knights of the Modern Macca bees, called to take action on the pro posed increase in . aasea'smnnt mUa opened today with every prospect of veiy- meetings iike other fratern al insurance orders the Maccuhiwa has reached that stage of its career when an increase in rates appears nec essary to meet losses resulting from ther maturity of the first class of cer tificates issued to the aarlv and carrying old age annuity as well as death benefit. A considerable ele ment of the membershin is stmnnnna. ly opposed to the increase in assess ments.' Their representatives will in. troduce a resolution to meet the loss not by a raise in rates but hv ahnl. ishing a number of highly paid offices that are declared to be sinecures and by otherwise reducing the expenses of maintaining the order. , . Advertised Letters. The following: uncalled for latfora reman in the Concord postofflce week oepiemoer n, mill .-Men. W.-M. Antman, E. C. Alexander, T. Blackwelder. R. P. Boon. Mitt Cress, Thos. C. Dorton, Rev. A. C. Elorm, Lewis Hunter, John Houston, A. H. Haistig, Albert Lorings, Sig ford Love, R. M. Patterson, J. F. Pleas, J. D. Roscman, George Rose, Bert Weaver Mr. Walter. , Women. , Mrs. Gertrude Black. Eula Carson. Effie Cagle, Mrs. Sallie Clinton, Annie Douglas, Sallie Erwin, Mrs. Hattie uiimore, Mrs. Rosa Garret, Mrs. Maggie Harris, Mrs. Matilda Layn, Mrs.-Nanoy Mitchell. Mamie Pritch- ard, Mrs. Sallie Sloup, Odessa Wil liamson, Ella Walker. '- ' When calling for the above please lay V advertised." 'H.L BUCHANAN, Postmaster, ' . Discuss Deeper Waterways. ' Richmond, Va., Sept. Va.. Sept. 12. The, bettermen 1 of- waterwavs throughout 'the entire country, but mainly those in the eastern part of the United States, is the subject to be discussed by the 1,000 delegates who assembled in Richmond today for the annual convention ' of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association. The purpose of the convention is to pass upon measures that may best bring about the deepening of such water ways and to promote the project for a chain of inland waterwavs from Bos ton to Beaufort, N. C, and thence to the Keys of Florida. Several of the links in the proposed intereoastal route are already completed or under consirucuon. ' To Bold Up the Pric of Cotton. . Montgomery, Ala., -Sept. 12. The state 'commissioners of atrrienlture. together with representative bankers, rarmers ana business men, met in con ference here today to consider plans to aid in holding up the price of cot ton.. AU oi to cotton growing states were represented a the conference. TEE MASTS L0TI0v. Indication Late Last Kight That Pro hibition Lost Majority Against is L400. Portland, Ma. Sept 11. UnoiB cial returns late tonight indieateed tnat prohibition has been voted ont oi tne cooilitu'ion of the state of Maine by a majority of about 1,4.00 votes. Aooui 20 small towns had not haan rannrt anil th together isith errors incident, to the collection of returns by teleohone, still left th exact result ia nnc doubt. Some 120,000 votes cast tbeii votes on the question. With the 25 towns missing, the vote wss 60.878 for repeal ana ovjaai against a chanr in the eonsTitution. As had been predicted, the cities were the chief stronbobli of the re peal taction, but the mnjonty of 12 000 in the total eitv voto was bara. ly. sufficient, according to the latest available returns t? ollsn tli? vote of tne rural eommunitiai. Although today's vote did not eausl that of a year ago when the Demo crats swept the state, which for years nad been a republican stronghold, the election wss without Question, ona of the most interesting contests the state nas ever known. There was not home in any section of the state which had not been flooded with liter ature sent out by both sides, while the voters wore waited upon bv per sonal workers and harangued at pub lic gatherings, to east their ballots for or against repeal as the case might be. The result was that hundreds of vo ters had not visited the polls for yearswith the possible exception of last year, were recorded todav. tattle excitement marked the vot ing. Although the polls in some cit ies were crowded during much of the time, it wss an orderly crowd and gave the officials little or no trouble. bince. 1857 Maine has had a stat ute prohibiting the sale of intoxicat ing liquors and since 1884 prohibition nas been a part of the constitution. In that pear, 1884, the question of placing prohibition in the constitur tion was put before the people and prohibition won by a majority of 45 988, carrying every county in the state. Following this the attacks of the anti-prohibitionists ceased for a time only to be renewed in later years. -. The - Democratic party last year made the question of resubmis sion for the constitutional amend ment to the people a plank in its plat form. The Democrats swept the state in tne election and the legislature. aided by some Republican votes, voted to put the matter before the people. Real Star-Spangled Banner. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 12. Old De fenders' Day, the anniversary of the battle of North Point, where the Marylanders made a successful re sistance to the British invansion in 1814, was observed as a legal holiday in Baltimore today in accordance with custom. It was the battle of North Point that inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Span gled Banner," and one of the inter esting features in connection with to day's celebration was the unfurling of the original flag that inspired Key to write the national' hymn over the ramparts of historic Fort McHenry. Chance for Walsh. Leavenworth, Kas., Sept. 12. More than ordinary interest attaches to the meeting of the Federal parole board which met here today. It is expected that before the meeting adjourns ac tion will be taken in the case of John R. Walsh, the aged Chicago banker who is serving a term in the Leaven- worth penitentiary for violation of the banking laws.... v , Mr. Walsh has now served one third of his sentence of five years and since all of the outstanding indictments against him have been dismissed be is eligible to parole. , Labor Man Meet ia Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 12. Delegates from many of the cities and towns of Nebraska assembled here today on the opening of the fourth annual convention or the estate federation of Labor. 6essions,will continue for several days. Workingmen's compen sation and legislation relating to woman and ohild labor are the chief topics elated! for discussion. The re port of Secretary-Treasurer W. A. Crisman shows that more than 100 organisations with a total member ship of about 11,000 are now affiliated witib the federation. ' Honor Christian Endeavor rounder. Ottawa, Oni, Sept. 12. iRev. Fran cis E. Clark, founder of the Chris tian Endeavor society, was a guest of honor at a convention held here today by the Ontario . an JJuebec branches of the organizs'jAn. The gathering, was held in bor of DrJ Clark's sixtieth birthday iniversary, luns afternoon the ed to the town of Ay! journey the birtn place of Dr, Clark, a orial service at the a mem of bis Rrneia mother. ' - 1 Sobm ef the Pacpls Hart and 23at waara Who Cosm and Qo. Mr. W. G. Means it attending Stan- ly court. Capt. L. A. Brown is spending the aay in eauabury, , j Mrs. A. H. Propst is visiting rela tives in aeweus. , ; 5 Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Bernhardt are spending the day in Charlotte. Messrs. M. J. Corl and W. A. FoU are attending Stanly court. Mr. B. D. Efird, ef Albemarle, is a visitor in tne city today. Mr. Fred Linker, of IKewett Falls. ia m yuuiur in tne cut. win Brower- left this moraine- for DurhanrT where they will enter Trin ity College. , . i Mr. J. W. Propst, bf Birmineham. Aia., is visiting at tae home of Mr, M. A. Propst in No. 11 township. Mr. George I. Deaton. of Texas. is visiting Mrs.. Si, Lh Deaton. Messrs. William Shemll and Ed Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Correll have re turned from Mebane, where they have been visiting relatives for a fortnight. . Rev. S. N. Watson has eone to Pine- ville to attend the meeting of the Cabarrus-Mecklenburg Baptist Asso ciation. ' Miss Alice Mabrey has returned to her home in Albemarle, after visiting Miss Gertrude Lafferty for several days. , Miss .Helen Wilkinson left this morning for Greensboro, where she will , enter Greensboro Female Col lege. Miss Lettie Shoaf returned this morning to her home In Lexington, after visiting Miss Laura Ridenhour ten days. " Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Brock and Mrs. R. W. Johnson have returned to their home in Charlotte, after visiting at the home of Mr. J. N. Brown. Mr. W. M: Fetser left yesterday afternoon for Fishburne Millitary Academy, where he will begin his work-as teaaherjn, tha institution, , Miss Pearl FoiVMrs. S.. J. Ervin and Messrs. Robert Fetzer and Irving uranam attenaea tne ireshman re ception at Davidson College last night. Mrs. R. A. Brower left this morn ing for Laurinburg, where she will remain until after the marriage of her sister, Miss Dora Smith, which will take place Wednesday of next week. The case against L. D. , James, charged with shooting Frank Pen- ninger has been continued until Sat urday on account of the absence of Messrs. L. T. Hartsell and II. S. Pur- year, who are in Albemarle attend ing Stanly court. Mrs. Mary Joyner, an aged lady who lives on Cedar street, was found dead in bed this morning. Mrs. Joy ner was 76 years of age and had been in feeble health for several months. She is survived by five children. The funeral will be held, at "Arlington Mecklenburg county, tomorrow. SEE IT PAYS. In our Millinery Department we are showing Felt Ikts IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES WITH CROCHET SHETLAND VEILS IN WHITE AND BLACK AT 35c end 75c Eccli FISHERS i .ly'i'if .: FS ON THE SQUARE. THE PUBLIC LZBBAET. Mrs. 3. IX Lents Will Remain libra- riaa aad Wfll oe Assisted by Miss Shirley MoaUomarr. Friends of the publie librarv. and are glad to ay that they are manv and are increasing every day. will ' joice to know that thev will not In- Mrs. J. D. Lents as librarian on ae- count of. the fact that she ha. haan elected a teacher in the graded uk.l. Will. .:. sister, Miss Shirley Montgomery, Mrs. Lsntshasmadearrangemenu tokeep up ber work as librarian. Miss r;. Montgomery will assist her for a faw hours in the afternoon and in this wav she will ha ahla t -nJn w work at the library which she has l periormea capably and well. vr.it.: j ... xiuioiuk auoceeas use success is truly emphasised in the shorthistor? of the library. From a weakly infant with only the publie to look forward to for support the library has grown to be a vigorous, healthy child fnd is daily impressine upon tha nannl th.t ii is an inaispensabie institution the life of the city. Citizens the life of the city. Citizens wh usuiuLion in looked upon the establishment of the library with only little concern and manv who nrMUA !t. many who predicted its failure are its friends today because it has made good. The trustees are planning an in crease in .the facilities of the library and within a few weeks something . ..... ueiimie aiong tnis line will very like- oe accomplished. The trustees have plans underway to increase its facilities and broaden its scope of usefulness and it is very Ukely that they will take definite shape within a few davs. Railroads Fight Tax Raiso. Raleigh, N. C. Sept. 10.- The Southern, the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com- panies ate making a strenuous fight against the greatly increased tax as- sessments the corporation commission has made on the properties of the railroad companies in North Carolina. The roads set up the contention that while the commission had assesed the railroads for taxes at the full money value of the property, the real estate generally in most of the counties in which the railroads extend is assess ed Trtr from- 39 1-3 forSO-per eent.jf its money value. Under tfhe increas ed railroad assessments the Southern and the Atlantic Coast Line will pay over $100,000 each more in taxes in this state than ever before and the Seaboard, which has the lowest val uations, will pay upward of $70,000 more than heretofore. There seems to be no likelihood that the commis sion will recede from its assessments already fixed. The railroads will arrv the fight into the tSate courts with a view to I forcing a reduction and1 getting a re bate on the taxes winch must be paid over to the tiae soon. First Film of Beulah Binford. New York, Sept.. 11. "Beulah Bin- ford's own story," is to be a tale of the motion pictures, through which the girl enigma of the Beattie mur der case, will tesch a "great moral lesson," her managers allege. The film on view for the first time today, shows ceulah commencing on her downward path at a roller skating rink, continues through her intimacy with tseattie and concludes with the Beattie tragedy. The last scene shows the bars of the prison cell dissolving while Beulah steps forth in face of the ring, with a supposed expression of repentance. Her managers say Beaulah wants to make herself a You, Too, Can Have a Home of Your Own. i Don't envy other people's good fortune and lament your own lack of opportunity or ill luck. Yon can possess a homo of your own and bo just aa happy and independent as your neigh-, bor. You haren't the. moneyt That makes no differsnoej-we hare the plan by which you can realise your ambition. We art helping tha people of Concord and vicinity grow in dependent and happy in their homes. We can help yon, too. CalL vrtta or phone. CABARRUS COUNTY B L. ft SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. In Concord National Bank. "Prudent SaTing." "Centrally Located." 11 SHEET SCRAP YESTERDAY. Messrs. J. E. Davis and Mark Linker Ear a Mix-up, With No Serious uonsequences. .n" P.6 nd V ot the hot and mi ... ! 17 rteraoVn yesterdsy was un- I "remomougiy broken by a short but !""""0eBl uous fisticuff be- j:?l0J kno.wn . and . PPul ar aeaiersof the city, Mr. nkner' of Harri8- nd Mr- laTs, of the Concord Knr. u7t-r pla? front JZ. .A --vuu.U6 arose between the two men in reeard to some trnnsnotinn 's- tne sale or furniture and while dis- T"881 11 lney oth became a-.h .T I .w iUC1i tflT'" " tJhatanr and Uve" Sr?!f '"Tt WVM- "cr, thvr?' Mfrk,Linker' Mw he ho8t.lHt,e from n t of Bell fL?L fV,and he fVshed "l uus 'er. Auout tins time Rev. Plato Durham n-u . ... ' lue oln?,r 81U. or '? 8treet dolled across the thoroughfare and began .lunrUS .tas.k ot sarS the uuiuuuus, wmcn requires about as much physical streneth and eflFnrt E to be one of the actual participants. Mr. Durham played the roll of peace maker well, however, and the bout was soon ended. Both parties will be required to answer to the charee of an affrav K..Je S f' hough the . n . " ... . T !l , aeCld, Up tn" " t f tW' ?ttoT' M1?srs-. W- G- MeaM nd : 1; mrl8e"' are attending The little boy was on his knees in his little night dress saying his prav- ers and his little sister couldn't re- sis' the temptation to tickle the soles of his feet. He stood it as long as he could and then said: "Please ifod, excuse me while I knock the stuffing out of Nellie. Mr. Lester Bell has gone to David son, where he will enter Davidson College. Miss Margaret Bell has returned fram a visit to relatives in Lexington. "tp ir.nnTN I jsa u I II EXAMINE EXTRA GOOD CLOTHES BEFORE YOU BUY. ' PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST - INTERIOR GOODS BY. ' , FINDING THE EXTRAGOOD LABEL INI YOUR BOYS CLOTHES. , ' --.7 ' WE HAVE A GREAT VARIETY FROM WHICH TO ICAXB YOUR SELECTION . ' ; . ' ; ,-';,,::;vS;'?.?Vvv. '' SINGLE AND DOUBLE-BREASTED IN SIZES UP TO' 18 YEARS. ' ; EL 'L.PAESiS' G0VERV0R TlTCllxy TO '" DELIVER ELZJI' To Be Speaker at the Anna! rut xardses Zecambr S. Governor W. W. Rtaki ;- fled Exalted Rular A. R m..j that he has accepted tha iaviutio tion recently extended t hi .u. liver the address at tha Elks' Menss rial exercises December 3rd. this will be gratifying news not only ta the Elks to know that thev win have anak an orator as Governor Kitehia ia bat the numerous personal frunula h. Governor here. The ConenrA Fiw. have always been fortunate is aaam. ing speakers of unusual ability for this occasion and in thia tUm. ernor Kitchin will rank with th k of them, as he ia known to be coo of me roremost orators ia tha atata. EtnaisinEroptioi. ' ' - Cantania. Sicilv. Sent.. 11 .. eruption of Mount Etna baa beeoaa ' more intense. The showers &f ui.M and cinders are heavier than Taster- ' day and the rumbling of earth shocks at snort intervals is heard for miles. The shocks are growing ia violence) and a panic prevails. Too fear if tha people is augmented by tha great heat ' and suffcating atmosphere. AU tha country round about is covered with ashes and seems under an iwtnumat funeral pall. ; .; - , It is reported that three new en ters have opened, but so far it has been impossible to ascertain whether they are emitting lava because- of their high situation and the thick smoke that lies over them. - Pe jpie of the villages on the slopes of Mount Etns have abandoned their homes. Several bouses have been damaged bv the earthquakes and hundreds of men, women and children, who are without shelter, go about from place to place " carrying pictures of the saints, cry- ing and imploring mercy. ' Governor Kitchin left Saturday for Spring Lake, N. J., to attend the eon -vention of governors. He expects U be gone all of this week and in bis absence the state's affairs will be at tended by Lieutenant Governor W. C. Newland as occasion requires. Use onr Penny Coftmui It pays. 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