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CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY,
ARY 2, 1913.
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher.
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EARTHQUAKE" OE5EBAL" -
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH.
Tremor Wh General im Central and
Booth Carolina,
The earthquake shock, which was
felt here yesterday about 1 :30 o'clock,
seems to hare been general in the
eentral and western part of this
States and ia upper South Carolina.
The Charlotte Chronicle says of the
disturbance in Charlotte:
-j "Charlotte experleiieed this after
noon at 1:28 'o'clock', perhai the
second most, pronoanred eartlinake
ever felt in this community, many
buildings being visibly shaken by the
phenomenon. - The suock was distinct
CLAIMS THE TURKISH THRONE
Only - Fifty-Thro , Working . Dayi
-Left N4 Adjournment Will B
Taken Even f or Washington's
.. Birthday. '"'. . - V
Washington, Jan. 2. Congress re
convened at noon :. following the
Christmas recess. . It is the, last lap,
of the Sixty-second Congress. There i ly noticed all over the city and in the
are fifty-three - working days left, county as well, telephone eommtmica
Much business is to .bo' done,'1 and ticn with some people in the rural
there will be no adjournment not even districts confirming the statement of
ToT Washington's birthday. Present- many Charlotteans that there had
atton of resolution ordering William ., been a cataclysm.
Rockefeller's arrest for alleged evas-j The Observer-Chronicle building
ion of, Pnjo committee's subpoena . rocked as if it was in the grip of a
will be considered. ' , ; I violent storm.7 Chairs and loose junk
' ' . (about the building rattled and window
I fiames vibrated for a considerable
The Servant ia the Hons.
"The hunger for brotherhood v is
at the bottom of the unrest of the
civilized world." This quotation from
George Frederic Watts is one of the
thoughts on which Charles Rami
Kennedy has based his great play,
"The Servant in the House,' which
will be. presented at the Concord op
era house on January 8. Taking this
instant. One of the newspaper men
in the offices noticed the vibration
so distinctly that he halt'-iucredu-lously
and half-faeetiously inquired
of others across the hall if they had
observed the' phenomenon and found
them thoroughly cognizant of the
earthquake. In a moment telephone
calls came from various parts of the
as his thesis, Mr. Kennedy has shown jeity confirming what the newspaper
that only the real and abiding bap- men naa ooservea,
piness which can come to any hum
an being in his work-a-day world
comes through unselfish love and de
votion to the service of his fellow
men. It ia a reallv remarkable com
pany which Merle H. Norton ia of- strangeness of the phenomenon,
faring; and it has everywhere been
pronounced Hhe greatest .eompany of
players ever sent out of New York.
Many housewives had the exiieri-
enoe of noting the quaking by the
vibration of the pots on the stove
while men around the offices in the
city were distinctly impreiwed by the
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Severe in South Carolina.
Spartanburg, S. C, Jan. 1. An
Victor E. Lambert will, bee seen in earthquake of sufficient violence to
the title role and the original New cause a number of chimneys to topple
York production will be nsed. adv.
" Woodntan Banauet. ., '
Forest Hill Camp, Woodmen of the
-World, gave a banquet last night at
the lodge room over Widenhoose &
, Bon's store on- MeGill atreet. .. The
banquet was largely attended, about
. and
over was felt throughout the Pied
mont section of South Carolina at
1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The
trembling of the earth continued for
five or six seconds and caused people
to run out of their houses in alarm.
In the -open country a low. rumbling
noise was heard, r ;
: Reports of the earthquake . have
200 Woodmen' being present.
itroved a: most jsnjoyableaffair Jba.'been 'jrjreiJIeijsnjKhtj;. fwn.
JForest Hill Band . furnished "'music
for the 'tfaeaakm-V,"''
,x- The address of welcome was made
by Mr. B. L. Hatheock, which was
followed by prayer by Rev. W. M.
Robbins. ' Speeches were ' made . by
Rev. A. D. Wanchope and Messrs.
John Troutman and J. C. Finlc Af
ter the speeches were concluded re
freshments, were served.
many places .within -a radius, of 100
miles ' in all " directions. ' The shock
does not seem to have been distinctly
felt at points more distant.
In Union county the shock caused
large cracks to form in the old coun
ty jail, while plastering fell in many
residences. Many chimneys fell down
at West Springs.
At Chester the shock caused a lin-
The lodge is only six months old otype machine to slide a short dist-
nnd has a membership of 107, having ance across the floor of a printing
, amoved a. remaraaDie growin - since orace
it was established. ' -
. "Princess" Eugenie Paleotogo. who resides in West Kensington, England,
taa documents In her possession which she says prove her descent from
lie Byzantine emperors who reigned in Constantinople betor it was cap
sired by Mohammed IV, and so aha lays claim to the' Turkish throne. The
real name of the "princess" ia Mrs. Emund Wickham, and aha Is the widow
it an English colonel. Her claims are ridiculed by genealogical authorities,
irho assert that the Imperial family of Pateologo hat! been extinct for many
senturlea.
A BUSINESS CHANGE.
Mr.
E.
' Luther McCarthy ia Proclaimed White
- Champion Pugilist. - -'
Los Angeles. Cat, Jan. 1. Lather
McCarthy, of Springfield, Mo., sbat
tered the heavyweight champion am
- hitions of Al Palzer, the Iowa giant,
at the Vernor arena today. For near
ly 18 rounds he need the huge frame
" of the lowarf as a punehirjg bag.
The middle of the 18th round
j. Palzer staggeriug blindly about under
: a volley of lefts to- his battered face
and when Referee Charles Eyton
hoisted the right hand of the smiling
; cowboy pugilist, the decision was re
ceived with cheers. - t- -
Shakes Were General.
. Charlotte, Jan. L A slight tremor
of the earth was 'felt at Charlotte
this afternoon at 1.28 o'clock, but
no damage was done. ' Advices from
points in the Piedmont and mountain
sections of the State show the shock
to be general. At Kings Mountain
a chimney was shaken down. Ashe
villei Qastonia,' Davidson, Statesville
and other points report the shock but
no damage. At Oaffney, . C.r build
ings were shaken and chimneys were
thrown down and the shock was fell
more severely at Blacksbnrg, S. C,
than in this State. :
0. F, Kins ia Bafused a Pardon,
" . Dostoni Dee. - 31. The executive
, council las refused to consider for
ther the petition for the pardon of
-' Cardenio F. King, formerly of North
f alolina,i;,V SV:r:t;
Whatever hopes the former Boston
: financier vhad"for his freedonuhave
I now disappeared, so far. as any chance
r . of the present. council taking action
' is concerned, . ,
.Dr .Grier's Condition Very FaTorabla
Dr. D. O. Caldwell spent yesterday
in Charlotte with Uev. lr. J.M.
Grier. Dr. Caldwell stated this morn
ing that .he found Dr. Griet better
ahan he expected to. His tempera-
tfure has fallen in the past few days
rand bis appearance, has greatly im-
jwoved, 0,'.Dr.; Caldwell considers his
j-ondition' favorable, ; , . v V '
' Distinct in Greensboro.
Greensboro, Jan. 1. -An .earth
quake 'shock was distinctly felt here
this afternoon about 1 :30 o clock by
a number of people. The tremor was
snmeient ' to rattle i window-sash,
shake beds, rock chairs, etc. Old in
habitants who- resided here at the
time of the Charleston earthquake,
say that it reminded them of that oc
currence. There was no. damage. -
P. M. Lafferty Bays Mr. L.
. ! Boger's Garage. .
A business deal was consummated
yesterday wJiereby- Mr.L.,f;.' Boger
sold, the Concord Motor Car "& , Ma-;
chine Shop to Mr. P. M. Lafferty. The
new owner has secured Mr. E. K.' Me
Connell to manage the garage and he
took charge this morning - The name
of the garage will he changed to the
Cabarrus Autohomile Company but
the location will not be changed, the
business to be' conducted at the pres
ent place on East Corhin street. The
new company will also absorb the
Motor Company, which was,5onduct-
ed by Messrs. Lafferty and McCon-
nell and which has been the agency
for the Ford automobile. Mr. Boger
retains the ageney for the Hupmo-
bile. .
Mr. Cannon Entertains the Kannapo-
lis Band.
Mr. J. W. Cannon was host at a.
dinner at the St. Cloud Hotel last
night to the members of the Knnnap
olis Band, Mr. Cannon has made it
a custom to entertain the band at
New Year's time for several years
and the affairs hare always been most
enjoyable and interesting, and last
night was no exception.' A sumptu
ous repast was served by Proprietor
Gilmer and the event abounded in in
terest and pleasure for those who at
tended. Mr. Cannon's guests were:
W. J. J. Willett,.H. F. Propst, T.
L. Sanders, C. R. Harmon, H. W.
Owen; R. C, Propst, E. M. Spry, T.
L. Koss, K. U. Uner, !i. A. oregg,
T. P.. Moose. E. F. Carter. J. W,
Bonds, J. C. Safrit, H. E. Ketchie,
C. R. Duval. H. F. Pemberton, W.
H. Walters, J. W. Cannon and J,
Cannon, Jr.
! DiDTn moTjir urrrwrt wanr
AA'LA 11. ,w w 1 11 M I . vl 1.1 1 1 1
ON NORFOLK SOUTHERN.
Mr. Duncan Reports That 26 Miles of
Line Are Ready for Rails.
CbarJtoUe , Chronicle, ji . , . . .... ,
-.'Mir. K. C. Duncan, one of the main
factors in the new organization of the
N. rfolk Southern railroad, is spend
ing today in the city, clearing away
same matters inci'ental to the work
cf construction which is now ap
proaching this city. Mr Duncan re
ports that satisfactory progress is be
ing made on the construction, that 26
miles of the road leading from a
point near Charlole toward Mount
Gilead, has been practically prepared
for the rail-laying forces, with the
exception of some bridge work, and
that the entire distance of 54 miles
from Charlotte to Mt. Gilead, has
been cleared away and made ready
in every detail for the construction
gangs.
Contractors, report to the officials
of the road that no doubt gems rea
sonable now that the operation of the
line m the Fall will be possible and
there seem9 further to be no reason
that the work of construction should
not be finished by the time stipulated
in the contract, which is July 1. If
completed by this time, trains will be
operating over the system into the
city in the early Fall and a definite
and regular schedule of both passen
ger and freight trains will be ready
to be put in operation, i
THE ELKS' RECEPTION.
COMPTON-PHTTEB.
at
Brilliant Reception and Dance
Elks' Home Last Night
The Elks' annual New Year darre
and reception was given at the Klkn'
Home last uight, the hours being
from 0 to 1 o'clock. For Heveral
years an annual event of great inter
est socially, the dance and reception
hut night eclipsed former events by
the elegant appointments which were
executed with a delightful grace and
charm. The officers and their wives
composed the receiving line and sev
eral scores of guests were present.
Music was furnished by Kirschliatim V
Orchestra, of Charlotte. The danc
ing hall and club rooms were appro-!
priately decorated in ferns and cut liiitniiliatelv
Marriage This Morning at 10:30
O'clock of Well Known Conpla.
A marriage that will be of interest
to the people here was solemnized
this morning at 10::10 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. X. I). Ketzer, on Geor
gia avenue, when her sister. Mis
Rosa Fhifer. became the bride of Dr.
Smith X. ('uniptou, of Paris, Texas.
The home wan most appropriately
decorated for the event, ferns and
cut (lowers lteing displayed with
pli usini; effect. The ceremony was
witnesses hy only relatives and
friends of the contracting parties.
Rev. 1. 1'. .Iimkin, of Piedmont, S.
(".. a ci iisin of the bride, officiated.
after the cereinonv Mr.
5.000
1,1
II IIS
MORE EXPECTED TO WALK OUT
BEFORB NIGHT.
Workers ia the Alteration and Re
pair Departments of the ' Tailor
Shops Join Other Striking Garment
Workers. Temporary Peace Hago
tiationa Under Way, And. Early
Agreement is Hoped for.
Xew York, Jan. 2 More than five
thousand workers in tlie alteration
and repair departments of ready to
wear clothing concerns joined the
night. Temporary peace negotiations
are under way at the Garment Work
ers' headquarters, and an early agree
ment is hoped for.
flowers and presented a very attrac-iand Mrs. Compton left for Montreal,
tive appearance. Punch was served where they will Kiend some time be
during the evening. Dancing started I fore going to therr home in Texas.
t O. nVlrwk tllA trtMlriH muwli twini, ! fr I 'uttinti.n linu luutft fl niomkdr
led by Mr. f. F. Morrison with Miss!ol the faculty of the grsded school j Garn,'nt Workers strike today. More
Ashlvn I-nwe. ThoP nresent n ere ! here f,.r Kevernl veniv n,1 W . Irn.!are "Peeted to Walk Out before tO-
Miss Ernestine Lott, of Yinst n- j number of friends. She is a member
Salem, and William M. Slierrill. Miss of a well known family here and is a
Marguerite Fletcher, of Winston-Sa-, lady of many admirable qualities. Dr.
lem, and Fred Correll. Miss Mary Voirptc n is a well known physician
Hartsell and V. A. Means, Miss j of Paris.
Ashlvn Lowe and T. F. Morrison, ,, .
Miss Mary Horton and Warren i?re Went-Elect Wilson and That Ev
Moody. Miss Alice Brown and 1". C er Lncky Number Thirteen.
White, Miss Laura MeGill Cannon I Princeton, Jan. I. Xineteen hun
and Fred Patterson. Miss Helen .lul-j !red n:id thirteen was greeted by
ian, of Thomasville. and K. ('. Ham- i Piesident-Klei t Wilson today as his
kv
have always been run
niv life in connection
hardt, Jr., Miss Miarv Grace Rue and
W. A. Julian, Miss Eliza Pender, of
Tarboro, and Cowan Dnsenlerv. Jr..
Miss Anna Branson and John W.
Hutchison, Miss Laura Ridenhour and
S. J. Lowe, Jr., Miss Blanche Brown
and John M. Oglesby, Miss Myrtle
Pemberton and Isaac Ixmdoti, of Silci
City. Miss Ellen Gibson and F. I..
Smith, Miss Wilms Correll and K. V.
Correll, Miss Lucretia Wilson and A.
F. Goodman, Miss Kate Means and
W. J. Montgomery, Jr. Chaerones:
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. (1. Robinson. Dr.
and Mrs. P. R. McFadyen, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Means, Mr. and Mrs. E.
H. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. (!. L. Pat
terson, Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Cannon,
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Flowe, Mr. and
Mrs. M. L. Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. .1.
F. Cannon. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Tay
lor, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Howard, Mr. and
Mrs. E.T. Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Parks, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Moss, Mr.
snd Mrs W. -3, HilL Jr., Mr- and
Mrs. B. E. Harris, Mr. ami Mrs. Rob
ert Fetzer, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wom
ble. Mr. and Mrs, A (J..Odell, Mr.
and Mrs. S. J. Loweand Mesdames J.
Wadsworth. R. Reed. W. G. Cas-
ell, C. C. Hook, of Charlotte, C. J.
Harris. C. W. Swink, H. B. Parks, 8.
Ervin, J. F. Goodman, and C. L.
Smith. Stags: Fred Bost, Eugene
Caldwell, W.'M. Fetzer, A. C. ( line,
Bernard Fetzer, A. M. Gibson and
Ross Cannon.
" Hot. 3. W. Wheeler in Extnmif. y
Cbarlotee Observer. . ' ' :. ;
Rev. J. W. Wheeler was reported
to be in extremis late last night, the
" attending physicians hardly thinking
t" that be would survive the night. Mr,
Wheeler suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis almost two years ago which- , was
followed by a second and then a third
' . Tuesday. ;
Suffragettes CUanging Their Tactics.
, - London, Jtx 2.--1 o bring .'about
otes for women j suffragettes; will
- make- prayer' daily from Westmin
ster Abbey and other Great Britain
1 churches, believing this , suggestion
, will be more helpful than the warlike
. .tactics of the militant sisters..
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Always Two Bides.
Durham Herald. '
- While the automobiles may do some
damage to the macadam roads have
you stopped to consider what dam'
r most of the other roads do to the
aiitoraolilesf . ;': ' '
W.
- ' "'.Tha Whita Sqnaw. -y-:. .
, The new romantic American drama
"The White Squaw'.', which will be
presented at the . Concord opera
house on Friday night, January 3 it
fa said unusual scenic devices arc us
ed. - A foil sized, bark-, wigwam , is
shown, with a large collection of In
dian relics which has taken years to
eollect, ,,The gun carried by Jacques
-Cautier, 1 the; French Canadian trap
per, waa once owned by the great
chief Pontine; the watch is nsed by
Michabo, was carried in the war of
1812 by Colonel Klnsburg, the great
grandfather of Miss Delia Clarke, the
author and star of the play; the clay
dishes tomahawk, bows and arrows
might all tell inteersting tales could
they speak. .' adv.
; The "Deadly Toothpick.'.' '
Kinstori, Jan. L J...W. Moiri of
the firm of J., W. Moir and eompany,
a leading merchant of South Queen
street, in this city, died at 2 o'clock
yesterday at his home on Bright street
of blood poisoning in a most unusual
manner Mr. Moir was confined to
hi bed only a few days, following an
operation to remove slivers of wood
iwtclf lhad ientered. his system from
his constant habit of chewing tooth'
picks. Blood poisoning set in after
(he exceedingly delicate operation,
and death resulted.
V Dr. I M. Archey'a Will
The will of the late ;; Dr. L. M.
Archty was probated" at the clerk of
court's office yesterday,. The instru
ment names Mrs." Kate Archey, wife
of the deceased,, executrix. The
principal bequests of the will are $1,
000 to Mrs. A. B. Kuhn,; of Newton,
nee Miss Mary Archey, and the re
mainder of the estate to Mrs. Kate
Archey during her life and as long
as she remains widow, of the deceas
ed and at her 'death to be shared
equally", between Miss Helen . Archey
and Master 1 AL Archey, Jr.
, Procrastination is one of the most
expensive forms of happiness. "
Body
Cruiser Bearing Mr. Raid;
Nearing Our Shores.
Nantucket Shoals Lightship, Mass.,
Jan. 2. The British cruiser Natal,
bearing the body of Ambassador Reid
to the United States, was : ; nearing
here -i at 2 o clock this ornmg en
route to anchorage in," North .river,
New York. It was met by .four Unit
ed States destroyers and the battle
ships Florida- and North Dakota. It
is. expected to reach anchorage Fri-
McCarty Will Not Fight a Negro.
r - Los Angeles, Jan., 2. -Luther Mc
Carty, heavy;. Weight champion, an
nounced today that no fighter whose
skin is not white will ever have a
chance at his title "
The Schuberts Tonight
The Schuberts more than flulfilled
our claims of last season and the de
mand for them is insistent. The
greatest novelty in the Lyceum today
in the musical line is a quartet of
high-class singers. Most musical or
ganizations have each member doing
great number of - individual
"stunts. "The Schuberts is a mixed
imartet presenting a popular and high
class program of music and readings.
Each member does not attempt to do
everything, but all that is offered is
is well done. . ! o;
In organizing the Schuberts - the
first aim' has been to secure ladies
and gentlemen of refinement and ed
ucation. . with pleasing personalities
and good voices. ' Further, each is
an experienced singer - with several
years actual work before Lyceum au
diences in various organizations,
- Each member of the eompany is a
thorough musician and able -to play
piano well, each is a. "soloist and as
such will appear on . the programe
each has dramatic ability so that dra
matie and musical sketches will be
given and their ensemble work is fin
ished and of that quality that only
long" practice. and actual singing ex
perience before audiences can pro
duce. . :. ' '
Readings will round out a well bal
anced program, f-v? wf'JX-
. At the Central school audit
tonight. :-r ; '.. "'
onura
It is very seldom that a man meets
with -success. He must overtake it.
' Will Bring Rockefeller by Force.
New York. Jan.? 2. Sergeant-at
Arms Riddell. and fifty deputies, at
tempting to serve subpoeneA, issued
by the Pujo money trust committee
for- William- Rockefeller,, are impa
tiently awaiting today authority from
the . House to bring Rockefeller' be
fore the committee by force, if nec
essary. , ' " -. 1
one.
''Thirtens
ning througl
it!i some good fortune." he said to
day. The year of his nomination to the
presidency, prodticel 13 by adding the
digits 1-0-1-2. Woodrow Wilson con
tain just tlurteen letters. He was
l:t years a professor at Princeton.
He was elected the thirtenth presi
dent of t he college, lie presided over
about 1.300 students.
Even the "31st" which is the pres
idential term begun on March 4 pro
duced the lucky number reversed. He
will be the "28th president" of the
country, a combination which the
President-Elect at first considered
battling, until it was pointed out it
counted just thirteen letters.
And then there are two "others,"
said Governor Wilson today.
"Xot only will I be taking office
in 1013, but the electoral college
meets on January 13 this year..
The" Wilson family .planned . to
first of its "luckv" year at home.
Better Let Well Enough Alone.
Durham Herald.
Of course it would be better if the
children could be kept out of the fac
tories and in the schools, but it would
be hard to enact a law regulating this
that would not be a hardship upon
some.
Mr. and Mrs. J .W. Cannon's Recep
tion.
Conferring to an ancient but beau
tiful custom Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Cannon received at their home on
North Union street last New Year's
evening. The event was marked with
splendor and elegance, which blended
with lavish hospitality, made it in
deed a most pleasant and enjoyable
occasion, the memories of which will
doubtless linger to and beyond the
eventide of the new-born year. Re
ceiving with Mrs. Cannon were:
Mesdames J, W. Cannon, M. L., h.
T., J. F., C. A. and J. W. Cannon,
Jr.. D. B. Coltrane, E. C. Bernhardt
D. L. Bost. A. J. Yorke, W. E. G
Robinson, W. R. Odell, R. E. Harris,
C. J. Harris, J. C. Wadsworth, Rich
mond Reed, S. J. Edvin, J. F. Good
man, A. R. Howard and R. S. Young
and Misses Jenn Coltrane, Anna
Branson, Elizabeth Coltrane, Laura
MeGill Cannon, Miss Rae, of Char
lotte, Miss Julian, of Thomasville,
Blanche Brown, Ashlyn Lowe, Marie
Caldwell, Myrtle Pemberton and
Alice Brown.
Several scores of guests called dur
ing the evening. A salad course and
punch were served.
Naval Escort For Reid Remains.
New York, Jan. 2. The flags on
all public buildings in New York will
fly at half mast tomorrow morning
when the British battleship Natal
steams up the harbor bearing the re
mains of Ambassador Whitelaw Reid.
Accompanying the British battleship
will be the battleships Florida and
South Dakota and several destroyers
of the United States navy. The Na
tal will drop anchor in the North
River off Ninety-fifth street, at which
point the body will be landed for con
veyance to the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine, where the funeral sen-ices
are to he held. Several companies
of seamen and marines will act as
funeral escort to the cathedra).
May Impeach City Officials.
Chicago, Jan. 1. The ministers'
crusade against New Year's eve rev
erly availed nothing. It was the wild
est celebration in years. The saloons
did not close until 3 o'clock this
morning. Rowdyism reached a. height
not ascended since 1906. Five hun
dred investigators, men and women
employed by foreign organizations,
crammed note books with evidence of
disoreders. If enough violations of
ordinance can -b foandi proceeding
will be begun to impeach the city officials.
Miss Willeford Entertains.
Miss Jessie Willeford entertained
number of friends at her home on
South Union street last night. Quite
a number of young people were pres
ent and the evemns was filled with
rare enjoyment. Miss Willeford 's
guests were: Misses Mace Lafferty,
Lillian Holt, Catherine Crowell, bs
telle Dick, Nannie Fisher, Lillian
Byrd. of Salisbury, Evelyn Holt and
Annie Chne; Messrs. Oscar Garrison,
Joe Young, Watson Sraoot, Earl
Davis, Joe Hendrix, P. P. Raiford,
Jesse Raiford, Henry Chne and Garah
Propst. -
Hearings on Shipping Pool.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 2.- The
House Committee on Merchant Ma
rine and Fisheries today began hear
ings in the so-called North Atlantic
shipping pool. The purpose of the
investigation is to determine n the
commerce between the United States
and the South American countries is
controlled by a steamship trust -
Emperor Francis Joseph's Death Ex
pected. .
Paris, Jan. 2. The health of Em
peror Francis Joseph, . of Austria
Hungary, is such that he will die very
soon, according to the Pans newspa
per, Midi, which is good authority.
It L Parks & Co.
The Dome ol Good Merchandise
Wishes You
A Happy, Happy New Year
May the new year be the best,
biggest and the happiest of your
life, may you prosper as you de
serve, with not one cloud to
mar the brightness of your days.
It will be our pleasure to serve
you in 1913 with the best mer
chandise and service at the low
est possible price.
" - j i " ' v
Yours for business
Condition of Viceroy Hardinge Worse
Delhi, India, Jan. 2. The condition
of Viceroy Hardinge, who was wound
ed by assassins at Bombay, is worse
today. Another operation will be
made to remove particles of steel
from his shoulders.
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