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CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1913.
J. B. SHERRILL; editor and Publisher - v NO. I84:
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Also' Exported The Goaialee, Gor-
ernor of CUhubna, Eat Also Been
"i Slaisv Mexican Government Coa-
. ' templates the Confiscation of tie
Entire Estate of the Madera ram-
. - 'fly la Mexico NegotiAtioai De-
, clarod Of By Rebel Leaden.
EI Peso, Feb. 25. Alberto Madero,
uncle- of the former. . President, was
executed in the City 6f Chihuahua,
- according to an. unconfirmed report
hen today. It also reported that
Abram Gonzales, Maderist Governor
of Chihuahua, who had been, under
arrest at Mexico City for a week,
was -executed. ' . J ' fj- :
' . Mexico City advices state that the
- government plans a. confiscation of
the entire estates of the Madera fam-
;ily in Mexico, valued at a hundred
. million " pesos. ; ' ? '" ' - "
AU peace negotiations with Gen
leeders, by the Huerta government,
leaders, buy the Huerta government,
" were today declared off by the rebels,
.. fearing treachery. -.'-r-.-:
. Politicians are turning to the elee
tions. It is said that Gen. Felix
Diss will have as his opponents in
his candidacy for the presidency,
Francisco De la Barra, the present
Minister of Foreign Relations, Po
dolfo Reyes,' son of Gen. .Bernardo
' Reyes, who was killed in the first at
tack on the Palace, and Dr. Francisco
Yasquea Gomes.. Friends have begun
a campaign in behalf of these , va
- rious candidates. ., .J ...??
, Holding of the elections will de
pend on the state of the country but
President Huerta insists upon a free
choice of the people when order is
restored which will make this possi
ble. ' ' . -.Reports
are . not altogether reas
suring from the States of Coalhuile,
Nuevo Leon and San ' Luis ' Potosi
'Where rebels are committing dejjred-
. ationa. The Zapatista in the south
are also' giving trouble. ,:'.
' It is said that the new revolution
attempted by JCmilio and Raoul Ma-
. dero, brothers of the late President,
is making little headway. . ' .;
NEXT PRESIDENT LIKELY ? i
TO BE DIAZ OB DE LA BARRA.
Chances Favor the Former. Only
' Salvation " la a Military" Autocrat
' Mexico City," Feb. 25. The next
President of Mexico will likely to be
either Felix Dies' Francisco De la
Barra, with the ehances favoring the
- former, as the Mexicans see their on
' ly salvation la a military autocrat.
. The concensus of opinion is that the
work, of pacification is being conduct
ed with all possible . dispatch . and
firmness. - The Governors of all the
States but three, Campeche, Yucatan
and Tabasco, have been , won over.
The government states that the great
est menace is the activity of Emilo
Madero, who is reported to have org
anised , two ' , thousand , Maderists
. against the new regime, jy -r ";
HUERTA SATS THAT .
. . . . FOREIGNERS ARE SAFE.
Say Mexico City is in Perfect Order
' And That All ia Calm and Serene.
". New York, Feb. 25. In an effort
to assure 'the American people, that
all is- tranquil in Mexico City and
that the new government will restore
peace sad order, the provisional pres
ident, Huerta, today sent the follow
ing message to the. United Press:
"This is in perfect; order. .: All
the eountry' accepts the new -constitutional
government which has - the
firm purpose to restore peace, and has
.ordered to give all guarantee . given
in all civilized countries., There is ab
solutely ao risk and no disorder that
could endanger the lives or interests
or foreigners. V -.V-.v i':":'- iU
XStS. PANKHUBST RELEASED.
Oa Her Promise to '.'Be Good" Here
- after She is Placed oa Bond.?'
Epsom, Eng., Feb, 25. On her
promise not to attempt to incite fur
ther violence and not to make her
publio appearance until '.after the
: hotsrinr, Mrs. Emmaline , Pankhurst,
f e militant suSrsrtte leader, was
released-on $J5,000 bond and
remanded for trial at noon tomorrow
- on the charge of instigating the de
struction of Lloyd George's eountry
home. - '
1'rs. N. R. Eiohardaon, of Char
1. ', 1 .1 1 in teh eity this morn-
ii ;i i is visHine at the home -of her
Sua, ir. It. u. KicharUdon,
KEW BUSINESS EXES. -
Dortoa Produce and Commission Co.
" Will Open Soon, w ;
Mr. W. B. Dorton, of Charlotte,
and Mr. J. Harvey Dortoa, of this city,
have organised the Dortoa Produce
and Comauaaton, Company and will
open for business here in a short
time, ' Negotiations are underway for
a warehouse and as soon as the deal
is closed a stock of goods will placed
1a it The company will handle va
rious kinds of produce and fruits.' n
addition to produce the firm will han
dle grain,' hay and feed stuff' oa a
brokerage basis.:, Mr. W. B. Dorton,
who has held a position as traveling
salesman for Morrison & Co- of
Charlotte, for several, years, has re
signed his position and will . move
here snd assume the management! of
the-new Arm. Mr. Dorton formerly
lived in Concord, being connected
with Glenn ft Carroll and the Mis
souri City Mercantile. Company and
is thoroughly familiar with the local
trade. -His experience gained in. the
past two years with Morrison ft Co.,
will be of great benefit to him in
building up-trade in adjacent towns.
Mr. J. Harvey Dortoa will be book
keeper for the new firm but will con
tinue his work at White-Morrison-Flowe
Company." Mr. Sibley Dorton
will be connected? with the firm in a
clerical capacity. 4 , 1 i v'-
Letter from Rev. 0. 0. Bernhardt,
Mr. Editor:," It has been some time
sines I have told The Times 1 of my
whereabouts. We are now pleasantly
situated ia the town of Hollis. - It is
the county seat of Harmon county,
the southwest of the State. It is a
new county. From this county one
can gaze westward or southward and
view the county called Texas. Hollis
is a town of about three thousand
inhabitants. It. is very cosmopolitan
as is the entire State. People from
almost every State in the union
are here. The town is modern in
every respect. .''cVv?'
- The land of Harmon ".county is
very' fertile."; There have been. over
two thousand bales of cotton ginned
here -this yea, and more than two
hundred car loads of kafir corn and
mllo make shipped out this, season.
Although t has not rained here since
September the 16th. the farmers are
plowing and getting ready for a new
erop. The most serious situation is
water for -domestic use cisterns are
all dry and drinking "gyp" water is
very much like drinking a saturated
solution of salt. - It is not R004 but it
is better than no water. .
The people of Hollis believe in
churches! there being four denomi
nations represented here, viz.: Bap
tist, Presbyterian, Cliristian (Camp-
Deiate) and Methodist. All the de
partments of our church are pro
gressing nicely. - We have a church
membership of 260, a Sunday school
of 331, and. a Woman's Missionary
Society of 47. In the Sunday school
we have a Business Men's Bible
Class the Wesley Adult with over
50 men and 3 4 women.
C C. BARNHARDT.
, Hollis,- Okla., February 21, 1913.
Rev. J, B. . Moose Receive Call to
. . Bichfleld. .:
Salisbury Post. , A
Hev. J. B. Moose,, a ). promising
young divine,. whose home is in Mt
Pleasant, waa in .the eity this morn
ing returning to his home from Rich.
field where he baa just accepted the
the call to the pastorate of the New
Bethel. Lutheran Church,' and " at
which place be preached yesterday.
Mr. Moose has just recently graduat
ed from the theological seminary at
Columbia, S. C, and will be ordained
at the May meeting of the North Car
olina Synod to be held at St. John's
Church, Cabarrus county. At the
same time Rev. G O. Ritchie and
other young ministers will be ordain
d. . . - -
White Slave Traffic Act Held to Be
. .V,. -v Valid.
Washington, Feb. 24. On the the
ory that traffic in: women in inter
state commerce may be regulated by
legislation aa. well as the traffic in
drugs, foods or cattle, the Supreme
Court of 'the United States today
upheld the validity of the federal
while slave traffic act of 1910. It
had been contended this question 'of
morality was reserved for action by
the States. Justice McKenna deliv
ered the court's opinion. ' . ..'
0. r. EUni Pardoned.
Greensboro Record. '
Many people in North Carolina will
be interested in the news that C; F.
King, a native North Carolinian, who
at' one time was a monev oower in
Boston, has been pardoned from the
penitentiary in Massachusetts after
serving three years of a fourteen
years' sentence for embezzlement ef
trust funds placed in his hands. :
Mr. G. O. Colle is SendiDi the
day in 'Jreensboro on business.
TOis:tEi;i!:::Ei!-:
OF CiLLLD;GES
IN MURDER CASES FROM S3 TO
. . -'' IS POR DEFENDANT. . .
Lengthy Discussion e Jury Bi!l la
House Today. Consideration of
the Brreaue SilL Taxes Will Be
,T Materially Increased. With Stria
gent Machlaerj.'-To' Tax "Mortf
ages. ' ' '., ; ' t
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Special to The Tribune. C?
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 25. The rev
enue, bill except a schedule . dealing
with ad valorem tax 'rate, was intro
duced iivtbe House today. Schedule
A. and ad valorem tax rate it ia un
derstood, are to be left out for a la
ter bill to provide a State tax .com
mission and complete the reassess
ment of real and personal property to
be reported at an extra session next
fall. The income and franchise taxes
are materially increased with strin
gent -machinery. ; t ? i:
the House is indulging in a second
lengthy discussion of the Bryant, jury
bill from the Senate to reduce- per
emptory challenges in murder cases
from 23 to 12 for the defendant' At
noon the Senate and House went into
joint session to elect trustees of the
senator Weaver introduced a bill
to tax mortgages. .
' INCOME TAX . EFFECT.
Informal .Proclamation by Secretary
of State Knox Pint Amendment
in 45 Yean.'.' - ". .,'.
Washington. Feb. 25. The' ineeme
tax amendment to the 'Constitution
of the United States waa put into
effect at noon today by informal proc
lamation of Secretary, of State Philander-
C. Knox.' The amendment: is
the first since that enacted forty-five
years ago, ' abolishing slavery and Is
the sixteenth added to the : original
Constitution, i' '- : ; - -. ? ,
-BoyeVa Slayer "JToi Guilty.'
Vernon. , Texas.. Feh." ' 25U-ijohn
Bealshead, slayer of At. Boyce, was
found not guilty by the iurv todsv
after fifty-nine' minutes,,deliberation.
, Many farmers of the country are
engaged in cutting cross ties for the
new railroad. There is a big demand
for them and they are bringing good
prices. .. . :
first concert '
Concord Choral Club
Prof. Harry J. Zehm, Director,
Assisted by Miss Edith van Gilluwe,
Tuesday Night, February 25, 1913
' 'i., - Central School Auditorium S O'clock.
Chorus, "Hailr Bright Abode," From VTannhaeuser" Wagner.
" . The Club, -
Violin Solo, (a) "Swing Song" . Ethel Barnes
(b) "A la Ongharese," ... D. Lederer
- Miss Edith van Gilluwe.
Duet, "Excelsior," .......
s : - Mrs. J. B. Womble,
Chorus, (a) "Now Tramp O'er
(b)" Out on the Deep,
The Club.
Duet. i '.'Harkl to the Mandolin .C -i . Parker
' . . Misses Morrison.'"'"':"' , .'
' Male Chorus, (a) "The Cliapel"...'.,.. Kreutzer
; ' - (b) "My Old Kentucky Home" Foster-Smith
' i . The Men of the Club. ' ;S VM -
Chorus, "Hallelujah" from "The Messiah" Handel
The Club,. :;:'
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Reading, "One Niche the Highest",.'..'.
, Mr. Newman.'
' Solo, "Song of Sunshine"
;;Qvk-'Mk' C. P. MacLaughlin. :
10. Chorus, (a) 0 Hush Thee, My
. (b) "Harkl Apollo Btnkea the Lyre''
U. Violb and Flute Puet,?"Serenade?:;::L..,.
Miss Van Gilluwe
12. Ladies' Chorus, (a) "The Last
r"--' - " Kentucky
. The ladies of
13.7 Solo; "0 Wondrous Youth
14. Chorus. "Tha SoMiera, from .
ipti-:- "!:-r;4 The
15. :Tlolm BplVMazuTka";..;.
16. Chorua, -'fTho Boatman's Goodnight," fm 4Schira''....jloward
. FOREST HILL NEWS.
Play U Be Gives ia Marc- Several
! - Personal Notes ef Interest.
Muw Floreaee Eagle,' of China
Grpfe,- spent a few dsys ia the eity
last week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. W. Patterson. ' ,
Mr. Tom Widenhouse returned to
Concord last Saturday after spending
a week in the northern markets. Mr.
Widenhouse spent Friday in Rich-
mood with his mother, Mrs. D. M.
Widenhouse, who is receiving medi
cal treatment at the Kellar Hospital.
Mr. J. S. Joyner spent Sunday ia
Ureenrille, S. G, with mends.
Misses Mary and Pauline Sbinn
spent Sunday in Charlotte with
friends.
Mrs. Walter James, of Salisbury,
is visiting at the home of her father,
Mrr F. C Faggart.
Miss Mary Burns, of Kannapohs,
ia spending a few days in Concord
with Miss Vergie Wood.
Mr. C. A. Hamilton, ' of Kings
Mountain, spent Sunday in Concord
with Mr. J. F. Broom.
Mr. J. T. Mayton spent Sundav in
Charlotte with relatives. ' ..
Misses Bess Utley and Ethel
Johnson spent Sunday in Kannapolis
with Airs. Thomas Johnson.
Mr, snd Mrs. James Wood have
returned to their home in Richmond
after visiting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. R. Wood, for a week.
Last Thursday evening Miss Nell
Utley was agreeably surprised to find
a number of her friends calling on
het to give her a surprise birthday
party. . The evening waa ' spent in
playing games and other' social di
versions. ' Messrs. John Troutman, Vic Wid
enhouse, June Sapp, Vie Scarboro,
Arthur Lee and Robt. Blaekwelder
spent a few hours in Charlotte last
night attending the play presented
by a troupe of the members of Char
lotte camp of W. 0. W. ?
t-For several weeks Mrs. J. C. Fink
has been rehearsing a play entitle!
"Next Door." The play will be pre
Stated early in March, the proceeds
derived from it to be applied to the
use of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Forest Hill eMthodist Church.
Death.
Birmingham, Eng., Feb. 25-Lady
Scott, widow of Capt. Robert F.
Scott, the dead Antarctic explorer,
has.-heard of her husband 'a death.
She is herself in good health, ac
cording to wireless-message received
this afternoon by her brother, Dr.
Bruce.. Mr. Scott waa five' days out
from ' San Francisco in the Pacific,
en rotite to Christ Church, New Zeal
and, when she heard the news. .
Elizabeth College, Charlotte, N.
C.
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Mr.'T. C. Newman.
Moss and Fell," H.
When the Sun is Low".
Bonheur
R. Bishop
...:.Lehr
Burritt
Goring Thomas
Arthur Sullivan
.. ..-Bishop
Baby! 2...
Schubert
Mr. Kay Patterson.
Rose of Cummer"
Babe.1 .
The flub. '' : ,
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Fraaa Abt.'
"Faust," Gounod
Club. lX-:;
TV0 MORE LIVES
liaiL UUll hUVWl
TO THE TOLL EXACTED BY ANT
ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
Wireless Dispatch Tells of Death of
Lieut Ninnia and Dr. Swia, Mem
ben of Mawsoa'i Scientific Expe
dition. Other Members of Party
Reported Safe. The Expedition
Set Out in December, 1911, From
Tasmania.
Sydney. N. S., Feb. 25. The toll
of human life exacted by the Antarc
tic research was increased bv two
today when a wireless dispatch from
Adclie I-and told of the deaths of
Lieut. D. E. Ninnin, an English army
officer, and Dr. Merse Swig, members
of Dr. Douglas Mswson's Antarctic
scientific expedition. The other mem
bers of the party of fifty are report
ed safe, but Dr. Mawson and six com
panions were forced to spend the
winter on Adelie Land because they
missed the. expedition ship, Aurora,
which was unable to wait for them
because of ice. They are now bound
northward with the rest of the party.
The expedition set out in December,
1911, from Tasmania.
SILK WORKERS STRIKE
Patterson, N. J., Paralyzed When
2,000 or 3,000 Silk Weavers Walk
Out
Patterson, N. J., Feb. 25. The silk
weaving and dyeing industry in this
eity were paralyzed today when be
tween two and three thousand work
ers employed in three shops went on
strike. Twenty-six firms expect to
be closed down before night.
Mexican Commander Warned.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 24. Governor
O. B. Colquitt at midnight ordered
four companies of Texas State niili-
Kia to proceed to Brownsville with
air haste when it waa reported to him
that American haa been arrested and
held for ransom at the Mexican town
of -Matamoras, across-the boundary
from Brownsville, when they refused
to contribute money to the officials
in charge of Matamoras.
The Governor also sent this mes
sage to Captain Head, in command
of the Brownsville company of the
Texas National Guard:
Notify ' Mexican commander at
Matamoras, who is demanding money,
that if he harms -a single Texan his
life will be demanded as a forfeit."
Madero's Body in Mausoleum.
Mexico City, Feb. 24. The body of
Francisco I. Madero was deposited in
the Mausoleum of the French ceme
tery here today. None of the mem
bers of his family was present, but
it was expected they would visit the
tomb later in the day.
A small crowd gathered outside the
penitentiary when the body was re
moved and shouted "Viva Madero."
They were dispersed by federal sol
diers. '
Permission has been granted to the
Madero family to remove the body
to San Pedro de Los Pinos, the fam
ily home in Coahuila.
The Paymaster's Son," In Two
Reels at Theatorium Today.
It's an absorbing story replete
with dramatic situations, showing how
the ne'er-do-well son of the Colonel
brought trouble to the post and to the
Paymaster's son, Lient. Burton. The
Colonel's son appropriates the Pay
master's money to elope with Burt
on's sister and joins a band of emi
grants who are attacked by Indians.
The pursuing lieutenant arrives- in
time to take part in the battle and1 in
sensational scenes saves the life of
the youth. .' " "
A Woman And Three Children Burn-
:?-.fV-?:4 to Death.
Huntington, Pa., 'Feb.?- 25. Mrs.
Howard Fisher and : three children
were burned to death today in a fire
which destroyed the home. . The chil
dren were alone in the house when
the fire started. Mrs. Fisher perish
ed when she attempted to rescue the
youngest child. . rvi :m ":,;
To Question Hanry EL Thaw.
Albany, Feb. 25. In an effort to
get the facts of the prison bribery
scandal, Uovernor Vlzen inquiry com
mission today planned to visit Mat-
tewan asylum Thursday to question
Harry K. Thaw as to what he knows
about the alleged plot in the probe of
Ur. Kussell, bead or that institution.
Mr. ; Julius Fisher, .who has been
in jNew York for a, week; buying
goods for 'Fjsher't'A wU return .Administrator Of W. M. Smith, da
morrow; pijrht. i.;:rO- :"T -ceased--?? ' :-' "
''V'. -i" '-' ' -'-i '!(' ' ""' '' .'"-1 Y . " J ? "' ,,
.K,leiKh- 23.-The orst
oi mree proposed' revenue bills, In
trodured in the general assembly
today, privides.for taxing inheiv
tanees, incomes, franchises and li
censes, and will raise, it is estimated,
at lesst $250,000. The question of
the State levy on real property is
omitted from th? bill, and this il
come up in subsequent bills with final
settlement next full at the extrajr
dinary session, a new assessment to
probably be ordered.
Beneficiaries by inheritance are re
quired to pay a graduated tax, ex
cept that the lineal descendant shall
not be required to iav on nrnnortv
less than $2,000. The tax in t.iia
case, as wife or husband or parent or
raua, snail pay at the rate of $1 lor
every $100 inherited in money or
proerty. As the kinship becomes
more distant the rate increases un
til the rate is fixed at $7 for $100 on
bequests of not more than $-3,000 for
persons or corporations of no kin.
The rate incrpAspR with iU v-ai.,A
the property. .
Incomes less than $1,250 are ex
empted. The excess up to $2,500 a
tax of one and one-half per cent.;
up to $5,000, two per cent, and over
$5,000 three per cent.
Schedule B provides for the taxa
tion of theatres, traveling theatrical
companies, circuses, attorneys, phy
sicians, real estate agents, coal deal
ers, etc., at rates rangine from $5
to $250. Circuses of over 60 ar
trains pay the larger tax. Druggi&M
selling liquors on prescriptions shall
pay $10 to $300, depending on the pop
ulation oi tne town, ror malt liauors
and $25 for spirituous. Soda foun
tains are taxed from $5 to $10. A
privilege tax of five per cent, of the
total purchase price paid by the deal
er shall be levied on places for sell
ing soft drinks containing caffeine
or cocaine or any of the salts or de
rivaties, provided that nothing in the
proposed law shall be constructed to
authorize the sale of cocaine or any
of its compounds. Provisions is mt He
for stamping the crates, bottles and
barrels.
The method of taxing express com
panies is changed from gross incoirea
to 'mileage, an annual license of 1 1"
a mile being charged in the new bill.
mis is expected to trouble the amount
heretofore collected from this sour -.
Telegraph companies are charged $2
per mile of wire. A fee of at least
$10, or of one per cent, of the sub
scribed stock of a domestic corpora
tion, also a foreign corporation, si all
be collected.
The bill provides checks and bal
ances for collecting the taxes impos
ed, ana no loophole tor escape has
been left. The bill contains 41 print
ed pages.
CONFERENCE IS HELD
ON FREIGHT RATE3.
Commissioners Travis and Pell Meet
Shippers in Charlote. .
Charlotte, Feb. 24. Chairman E.
L. Travis and Judge George P. Pell,
of the state corporation commission,
ana umei Clerk A. J. Maxwell hell
an important conference here today
with representatives of the -shippers
of frieght for the purpose of procur
ing important data to be used in the
trial of the cases brought before t!'e
interstate commerce commission . by
the North Carolina corporation com
missioner to secure fairer interstate
rates. It is the purpose of the com
missioner to prosecute these suits with
vigor, should the conference at Ral
eigh Wednesday between the railroad
men and the legislative committee
prove futile.
Among those present today were J.
L. Graham, representing the Winstcn
Saletn board of trade, and T. J. R an,
representing the Southern Furniture
association and W. S. Creighton. of
the Charlotte Shippers and Manu
facturers Association.
Mrs. T. M. Alexander, of Charlotte,
is visiting at the home of her brother.
Mr. E. F. White.
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
As administrator with the will an
nexed of W, M. Smith, deceased, the
Southern Loan & : Turst " Company,
will sell, at this Court House door ia
Concord ,North Carolina, on Monday,
March, 3rd, 1913, at 12 o'clock M,
at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash the following, personal
property;,. . -ry- : a-. y. ;r.
18 shares Cabarrus Savinm Bank
stock. "!--MVr ;'-y.iSi'v.;:',
12 shares Southern Loan A Trnai ,
Company's stock.' i -
2 shares Cabarrus Cotton Mill stock.
2 shares North Carolina Railroad
stock. .-ir';:'"v.;..'iC..'?"?'-'? it
, 7 shares Yorke ' Furniture Coav
pany's stock, i.; "j ' ' '
1 share Kinley Cotton Mill stoek.
l desk. .;,"' .;-v " .
' This 25th day of February, 1913."
. SOUTHERN LOAtt trtist rn
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