VOL XXU Prk 40 Cents a Moota.
CONCORD, N.C, FRIDAY, APRIL 12.1912.
Sintl Copy, Fire Cent. NO. 238
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tXECUTED IN GHIHA
SUMMARY EXECUTION OF THE
RING LEADERS.
Slauihter Haa Cowed Other Muti
neer. Whole Companies of Re
bellion! Soldiers Are Shot Down.
Troopa Now Control the Situation.
Shanghai, April 12. The sum
mary execution of ring leaders lias
cowed the mutineers at Nanking.
Loyal troops today control the situa
tion. The slaughter was great, whole
companies of rebellious soldiers be
ing shot down by loyal forces.
Later one hundred and fifty notor
ious mutineers and bandits were ex
ecuted in the open square of the
city.
Case Against Covington Changed to
Forcible Trespass.
Wilmington Dispatch, 9th.
A case of forcible trespass against
Rufus Covington, charged with being
on the premises of Mr. Hewlett at
Carolina Place and shot and slightly
injured there, was continued.
The case originally was one of burg
lary, but after information of a na
ture that may or may not, be brought
out in the trial bad been secured by
the prosecuting attorney the charge
was changed. It will be remembered
that Covington was found by young
Mr. Hewlett in the home at Carolina
Heights late Saturday night and was
shot by him. The injured man wand
ered away and was found by an offic
cer at Eleventh and Chestnut streets,
as was told by The Dispatch. At any
rate, before the episode at the home
of Mr. Hewlett, it was learned yes
terday that Covington, hailed at the
door of Lewis Beltlen, a respectable
colored man living near 18th and
Dock streets. As Belden came to the
door with a pistol in his hand, Cov
ington asked him in an indefinite sort
of way to direct him to" theTionfire" of
someone (Belden did not remember
the name). From there the man wan
dered to the home of Mr. Hewlett,
and tampering with the lock, enter
ed at the front door. Before he left
the house young Hewlett came in,
and seeing the man in the darkness
shot him in the back. Covington
claims that he does not remember
anything of the occurrence.
To Break Patent Monopoly.
Washington, April 12. To break
the "patent monopoly" established
by the Supreme Court's decision in
the Dick Mimograph case, Chairman
Oldfield today announced a plan to
recodify the patent laws.
"I am now working on such a bill",
he said. "The committee homes to
have the legislation passed by this
congress to -become immediately ef
fective to offset the Supreme Court's
decision.
"Our bill will compel patentees to
permit the public to use any patent
articles fixing a reasonable price to
any license," said Oldfield, "and to
have the courts fix a price if paten
tees and his licensees can't agree. Im
mediate action is necessary."
Mr. Cannon Resigns as Depot Agent
Mr. A. P. Cannon, the clever agent
of the Southern Railway here, has
resigned his position and acepted a
similar position at Gainesville, Ga.
Mr. Cannon has been agent here for
about a year and by his business-like
and accommodating methods in deal
ing with the public has made many
friends among the business men here.
He is a native of Georgia and his re
moval to Gainesville places him only
a short distance from his native
home. He will leave Concord as soon
as his successor is named. -
Another Robbery at Spencer.
Spencer, April 11. The store of
W. J. Hatlet, in East Spencer, , was
broken open and robbed last night by
unknown parties. An entrance - was
effected by removing a window pine
in a rear window after which the
plana was reolaced by the robbers.
The' safe in the office was broken open
and $60 In money and checks taken.
It is believed there were several men
in the,, gang. .
, Republican Primaries Tonight, t
The Republican primaries to elect
delegates to the State and Congres
sional conventions will be held in the
city tonight at 8 o'clock. .The pri
maries in the eounty will be held to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Much
interest centers in the result of the
forees claim they - will sweep every
voting precinoit by - a big majority.
Mrs. W. D. Pemberton is spending
the day in Salisbury.
CORN EXPOSITION
AT COLUMBIA
Twe Boy Front Each County Who
Win a, Prist art Eligible to Mem
bership. The National Corn Exposition will
be held in Columbia, S. C, January
27th to February 8th, 1913. The ex
position will be in the nature of a
training school for boys in corn cul
ture and will be in charge by experts
from both the State and National
Agricultural Departments. Only the
two boys from each eounty winning
the highest prizes will be eligible for
membership. Arrangements are be
ing made to offer the trips to the ex
position as prises to the boys who
grow the most corn in their respec
tive counties. It will cost eaeh boy
in addition to railroad fare about $1
a day for living expenses while at
tending the exposition. .
Prof. C. E. Boger, who has the boys
corn club contest in charge in this
eounty, is going to make an effort to
raise the necessary amount to send
the prize winners from Cabarrus to
the exposition. Mr. Boger will make
an effort to secure the money by pop
ular subscription and he feels hope
ful of securing the funds.
New Officers of Elks' Lodge.
The newly elected officers of Con
cord Lodge No. 867, Benevolent Pro
tective Order of Elks were installed
last night. The installation ceremon
ies were conducted by Mr. T. E.
Witherspoon, of Salisbury, district
deputy. The new officers aro as fol
lows: L. T. Hartsell, Exalted Ruler;
Hugh Parks, Leading Knight; II. Q.
Gibson, Loyal Knight; T. F. Morri
son, Lecturing Knight; A. F. Good
man, Treasurer; R. E. Cliue, Secre
tary; Ed. Crowell, Tyler; G. L. Pat
terson, E. H. Brown and E. C. Barn
hardt, trustees.
After the officers were installed a
social session was held. Sandwiches
pickles, olives, cigars and refresh
ments were served.
In the Recorder's Court.
Two small boys were tried in the
Recorder's court this morning, charg
ed with beating a ride on a train.
They were found guilty, and taxed
with the cost. Chief Boger stated af
ter the trial that the police officers
had received instructions to keep
close watch at the station and along
the railroad track and arrest all per
sons caught "jumping" a train.
There have been a number of lives
lost any many persons injured by
this practice and the police are to
be commended for their effort to
break it up.
Bond for F. 0. Beach.
Aiken, S. C, April 11. Frederick
0. Beach, the New York millionaire
for whom a warrant has been issued
here on the charge of cutting his
wife's throat several weeks ago, will
not be compelled to hurry back from
his trip to Europe to stand trial. It
was announced to day that Thomas
Hitchcock, Jr., the millionaire horse
man, has furnished bond of $1,000
for Beach's appearance at the Sep
tember term of the circuit court of
Aiken county. The bond has been ac
cepted and this practically ends the
case until that time.
Mrs. Ramsaur's Bridge Party.
Mrs. C. C. Ramsaur was hostess at
a delightful Bridge party yesterday
afternoon in honor of her guest,
Mrs. Woods Wrenchell, of Pittsburg,
Miss Mary Fry, of Greensboro,
who is the guest of Miss Shirley
Montgomery, won the prize for the
highest score, American beauty rose,
and the guest of honor prize, also
American beauty roses, was present
ed to the hostess. At the close of the
game delightful refreshments, con
sisting of a salad course and ices,
were served. -
- Telephone Company Organized.
The Tulin Telephone Company was
organised here yesterday and a char
ter has been requested.. The capital
stock is authorized at $10,000 and
$600 subscribed. The incorporators
are: Dr. G. J. Gouger, C. T. Allison,
W. D. Goodnight, D. P. Johnson and
John Oehler. The company will op
erate telephone lines from the Tulin
section of the eounty to Concord.
Gen. Frederick D. Grant Passes Away
in New York. '
" New' York, AprU 12. MaJ. Gen.
Frederick D. Grant, son of the fam
ous general of the Civil War, l and
himself - commander of the Depart
ment of the East, died at the Hotel
Buckingham in this eity "at "" 12:30
o'clock this morning. . - , '
m Btriklnf Carpenters Return to
. Work. ,
Chicago, April 12.-Nine thousand
striking carpenters returned to work
here today. . Five -cents an hour in
crease was granted.
MAKINO MOST OF
LIFE WHILE IT LASTS.
Chaa. W. Morse, Told That Ht Can
not Lira Mora Than Six Months,
Having a Gay Time.
Florence, Italy, April 12. Because
a Florence specialist told banker
Charles V. Morse that he can not
live more than six months, Morse
planned a gay and luxurious tour of
Southern Europe as a last earthly
pleasure. Instead of retiring to a
sanitarium he is inhabiting gay Ital
ian hotels trying to "make the most
of life" while it lasts.
Aliens Thought to Be Far Away.
Greensboro News, 12th.
That SidnS Allen and Wesley Ed
wards left their place of hiding in
the mountains a week ago. was the
statment made privately Wednesday
by Dr. J. W. Neel, of Walnut Cove,
to a friend in this city. Dr. Ncel
said it was positively known that Ed
wards had been driven to Pine Hall,
a small station on the Norfolk and
Western railway, and that Sidna Al
len had been tramping toward a rail
way center near that place, and said
that it was most likely that by this
time the two men, either together or
separately, have succeeded in putting
hundreds of miles between them and
the scene of the Carroll courthouse
crime of almost a month ago.
People Enraged at Verdict.
Roanokei Va., April 11. Joshua
Raines, slayer of Miss Eva Chambers
the county school teacher, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree
in the circuit court of Roanoke coun
ty today and sentenced to 18 years in
the penitentiary.
So much infuriated were the peo
ple of the community as a result of
the verdict that the authorities deem
ed it advisable to remove Raines
from the county jail and he was driv
en to Cloverdale and taken to Bu
chanan, thence to Richmond. There
was no direct effort made towards a
lynching, but feeling was so intense
that it was thought best to move the
prisoner.
Texas League Starts Season.
Galveston, Texas, April 12. The
initial games were played today in
what is expected by the baseball club
owners of the Texas League to be
the most successful season in the his
tory of that organization. The tak
ing over by Beaumont of the fran
chise held by Oklahoma City last
year has made the circuit more com
pact. Changes have been made to
strengthen the weaker clubs and all
signs point to a spirited race for the
pennan. The season opens with ban
Antonio at Beaumont, Forth Worth
at Austin, Dallas at Waco and Hous
ton at Galveston.
Aliens Will Be Tried at Hillsville on
April 23.
Lynchburg, Va., April 11. Judge
Walter R. Staples, of Roanoke, this
afternoon at Wytheville, Va., fixed
Hillsville, Va., as the place and April
23 as the time for the trial of Floyd
Allen and all others indicted for the
murder of the Carroll county officials
and who are now in custody. Both
defense and prosecution asked for a
change of venue, the defense wanting
the trials held at Roanoke. Judge
Staples on Wytheville, and then the
defense withdrew its motion and the
judge decided as stated.
Jefferson Dinner Speakers.
New York, April 12 The flood
flood-gates of Democratic oratory
will be opened at the Waldorf-Astoria
tomorrow night, on the oocasibn
of the annual dinner given by the
National Democratic Club in celebra
tion of the birthday anniversary of
Thomas Jefferson. William J. Bryan
heads the speakers' list and among
the other distinguished party leaders
who will be heard are Governor Dix-,
Governor Woodrow Wilson, Champ
Clark, Senator O 'Gorman and Mayor
Gay nor.
Negro's Third Trial for Murder.
Anniston, Ala., April 12. The case
of Ervin Pope, a negro who has been
twice convicted and condemned to
death for the murder of J. B.-Mc-
Clurkin. a white man, was called in
court here today for the third trial.
The murder of McClurkin occurred
in the town of Oxford on April 20,
1909. Pope was convicted of the
crime on circumstantial evidence. The
Sunreme Court has twice reversed
the verdict and ordered a new trial
in ,tbe case.. '
The building of the South Carolina
division of the interurban is pro
ceeding with such progress that the
officers of the company expeet to
have the road . between Greenwood
and Belton in operation in the
course of about three months, and
that the ears between Belton and
Anderson will be ready for service
within thirty days.
FLOOD CONDITIONS.
OpUmlitio Reports Ranch Memphis
Retarding tbSltnation.
Memphis, Tenn April 11. Contin
ned fall of the river makes further
ehange for the better in flood condi
tions north of Memphis tonight. Res
curing parties are rapidly bringing
ont refugees from the northeastern
Arkansas in high power motor boats.
Further organisation.' of relief work
is also indicated in optimistic reports
received here as regards the Reelfoot
Lake country between Hickman, Ky.,
and Tiptonville and Ridgely, Tenn.
Despite incidental triumphs of the
Mississippi against the levees between
Columbus, Ky., and Helena, Ark., the
opinion was expressed y experts to
night that only two ftytnts north of
Memphis remain in appreciable dan
ger. With further. Retreat of the
water probable, it is believed the cris
is has passed in this part of the val
ley. The work of rescuing hundreds of
persons marooned in (be Arkansas
lowlands as a result of the break of
a levee at Golden Lake and the task
of strengthening the levees in pre
paring to resist the crest of the flood
in Mississippi and Louisiana to break
through the dykes guarding the city
which is in the center of the world 's
richest cotton country goes on.
Many river cities and towns feel the
flood's effect on business.
Jndge Oglesby, Attorney for Aliens,
Thinks They Have, Escaped.
Bristol, Tenn., April iX- Judge N.
P. Oglesby of this city former cir
cuit judge of Carroll eounty and at
torney for the members of the Allen
gang now in jail for murder, states
that he believes Sidna Allen and Wes
ley Edwards, who have been hunted
in the mountains of Carroll since the
court house tragedy, have made their
escape and skipped the country.
Judge Oglesby is a native of Carroll,
and has known the members of the
Allen clan, intimately, for years. He
has tried them in his courts and rep
resented them as counsel. He is just
back from a conference with Floyd
Allen in the Roanoke jail, and ex
pressed the belief that, the fugitives
have eluded the- offieen"ftnd gotten
out of the mountains of Carroll
Judge Oglesby believes from his in
vestigations that Wesley Edwards,
still a fugitive, killed the sheriff and
commonwealth s attorney, tie was
in Hillsville at the time of the trag
edy.
(Judge Oglesby is an uncle of Mr,
Jno. M. Oglesby, of The Tribune,
and a brother of Mr. Wm. Oglesby,
of Harrisburg. He was a visitor here
a few weeks ago. Editor.)
Denies That Hitchcock Will Resign.
Washington, April 12. After com
municating with his chief by long dis
tance telephone, Theodore Weed, lieu
tenant of Postmaster General Hitch
cock, today issued a denial of the re
port that Hitchcock is going to resign
to accept a $25,000 job in New York
city. .
TOO MUCH STARCH.
A rood Problem.
An Asheville man tells how right
food did that which medicines had
failed to accomplish.
"For more than la years,',' he says,
I was afflicted with stomach trou
ble and intestinal indigestion, gas
gas forming L. stomach and bowls and
giving me great distress. These condi
tions were undoubtedly due to the
starchy food I ate, white bread, po
tatoes, etc., and didn 't digest. I grew
worse with time, till, 2 years ago, I
had an attack which the doctor diag
nosed as appendicitis. When the
surgeon operated on me, however, it
was found that my trouble was ulcer
of the pancreas, instead of appendi-
cities.
"Since that time I have had several
such attacks, suffering greatly. The
last attack was about 3 months ago
and I endured untold agonies.
"The doctor then said that I would
have to eat less starchy stuff, so I be
gan the use of Grape-Nuts food for I
knew it to be pre-digested, and have
continued same with gratifying re
sults. It has built me up wonderfully.
I gained 10 pounds in the first 8
weeks that I used Grape-Nuts; my
general ihealth is better than ever be
fore, my brain is clearer and my
nerves stronger. '
"For breakfast and dinner, each, I
take 4 teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts
with cream, a small slice of dry toast,
an egg soft boiled and, cup of Pos
tura; and I make the' jeVening meal on
Grape-Nuts and cream alone this
gives me a good night's rest. I am
well again." Name given toy Poatum
Cereal Co., Battle Creek, Mich. "
-"There's a reason." Read the lit
tle book, "The Road to WeUville,"
in pkgs. :: - r.-:; - '
- Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fan of human
interest.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of News From All Parts of the
Old North State.
The Oxford Ledger sisb tlundv:
"Oh, that we bad a Duke or a Cone
to wave a magic wand over dear old
Oxford!"
Three thousand four hundred and
fifty-six new school houses have been
built in North Carolina Bince 1902.
more than one a day for every day
in the year.
Governor Kitchin has accepted an
invitation to deliver an address here
the latter part of May at the
closing exercises of the Albemarle
Normal and Industrial school.
Mr. J. Wallace Griffith, aged 8:1
years, for two score years esteemed
and honored by the people of Meck
lenburg county, died Wednesday
morning at his home near Ebenezer
church, following a brief illness with
pneumonia.
"Aycock county" is the latest sug
gestion with a view to establishing
in North Carolina a permanent me
morial and tribute to the late and la
mented Governor Charles Brantly
Aycock. The suggestion comes from
High Point, and is fathered by those
gentlemen who took a prominent part
in advocacy ot Piedmont county.
The Public Service Company has
made the city a proposition
to furnish power free for ten years
for a big electric sign advertising she
C'.ty of Salisbury if the city of Salis
bury will place the sign. In the
event the offer is accepted the siju
will probably be placed near the
Southern passenger station. Some
have suggested that it should be elec
ted on t jr of the Grubb skyscraper.
Cotton Reaches High Mark.
Atlanta, Ga., April 11. When spot
cotton went to HVi cents per pound
yesterday in the Atlanta market, it
reached the high water mark up to
date for this season. Bad weather,
floods, continual bull support, and the
heavy demand for the remnant of the
1911 crop, are believed by experts
to be the direct causes for the rise.
The second State Baraca and Phil
athea convention will assemble in
Armory Hall at Salisbury Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock.
CAPITAL fl00,000
SURPLUS 33,000
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PAPA" NOT "POPE.'
Report Originated By News Being
Bent By Attache of His Father's
Death.
Madrid, April 11. The erroneous
report of the Pope's death originat-
ed through a telegram which was sent
to an attache at the papal nuncia
ture, announcing the death of his
lather. The word used was "papa."
which means either "pope" or "fath
er.
The attache assumed that it was
the Pope who was dead and he so in
formed the Spansh government.
Premier Canalejas in turn communi
cated the news to the reporters. They
Hashed the report over the world.
King Alfonso and members o f the
cabinet were informed and sent mes
sages of condolence to the nuncia
ture. The papal nuncio was absent
when the messages arrived and the
mistake was not discovered until he
returned.
Cardinal Del Val Merry, the Papal
Secretary of State, said the Pope had
been in excellent health throughout
the whole winter. Indeed, the Pon
tiff had experienced better health
than in any winter of his later life.
He had suffered no attack of gout,
nor even a cold, except an insignifi
cant one of a few weeks ago, when
audiences were not really suspended,
hut postponed, in order to give him
a little rest before Easter week.
Boiler Explosion Causes Great Loss.
East Hartford, Conn., April 12
A boiler explosion at the mill of Hen
ry Cairns Lumber Company, today
burned the plant and fifteen houses.
The loss is estimated at $200.00.
Many familes escaped from their
homes in night clothes.
The act of congress creating a bu
reau of child labor in the department
of commerce and labor has been sign
ed by President Taft. The pen used
by the president was given to Dr. A.
J. BcKelway, secretary for the
Southern States of the child labor
committee.
That federal steam roller makes
some mighty discordant noises.
WEAR
Bostonian Shoes!
TO APPRECIATE THESE NEW BOS
TONIAN STYLES YOU SHOULD SEE
THEM AND TRY THEM ON. COMFORT
ABUNDANCE, STYLE ASSURANCE AND
WEAR INSURANCE. YOU WILL BE
UNCONSCIOUS OF YOUR FEET FROM
COCK-CROW TO NIGHT-CAP IN
BOSTONIANS.
PRICES $3.50, $4.00 AND $4.50.
Agents for French Shriner & Urner Shoes for
Men. Prices $5.00 AND $8.00
THREE TUOUSAND STUDENTS
TERRORIZE CTTT.
Arrested for Playing Ball la Street,
And Play the Mischief Generally.
Valparaiso, InL, April 12. As a
protest against the arrest of students
for playing ball in the streets, three
thoussnd students at Valparaiso Uni
versity for several hours terrorised
the city. The police got control of
the situation early today. The stu
dents routed sn audience from the
theatre, demolished seats, tore down
signs in the streets, broke windows,
etc. Warrants for the arrest of the
leaders have been issued.
EAR CUT OFF AND
TWO BULLETS IN BODT.
Body of Wealthy Manufacturer
Found Lying in the Street
Lynn, Mass., April 12. The body
of George E. Marsh, president of the
Good Will Soap Manufacturing Com
pany, one of the wealthiest soap man
ufacturers in the eountry, was today
found lying in the street with one
ear cut off and five bullet holes in
his body, which was mutilated. No
clue and the motive is unknown.
Sued for $10,000 Few Hours After
Marriage.
New York, N. Y., AprU 12.
Married last night at one of the
most elaborate functions at the St.
Regis Hotel this winter, Algier Miur
Hopeland, of Neward, N. J., a mil
lionaire, was today sued for $10,000
for breach of promise by Mary I.
Peer. Papers were served before
Hopeland left on his wedding trip.
Hopeland married Miss Sophie Mac
kenzie. Miss Clara Barton Dead.
Washington, April 12. Miss Clara
Barton, founder of the National Red
Cross Society, died at her borne near
Glen Echo, Maryland, today. She had
been in poor health for several
months.
It is the Senate's own fault if it
cannot hear the rumble that indicates
how the people are thinking in re
gard to the Lorimer ease.
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