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CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY MAY 20, 1913.
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor, and Publihrr :: NO. 252
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. iiAJf r3T:;-pcison bt his.
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No PariUol C U th Eitory of
UecUcin. tkLloril of Utrcvry
UsaaUy Irliti la it toura,
And r-U is tit n.nh Day- Welk
' 'r l i.;c;Iy Ask for : Scot -' of
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STaron, Oa., May .20. A ease that
- 'i baMing the physicians 'ia' that of
- - MrT Walker, -the banker mho took
bichloride of mercury instead of as
' pirii.' II is. apparently:, better,
, , , though weaker. No tM in-the his-
tory of medicine parallel it.. - Bi
. . ehlorfcle usually brings death within
" '., forty-eight hours and this is the fifth
. - day since he took it. The patient
-. smilingly, asked -for the score of the
V Georgia Tech baseball (fame. When
told that his college won -he sank
f peaVefully to sleep. . P t 2
Xh interest in Walker's extraor
f '"?' dhiary ease drew a big eiowd to his
" residence today V Hundreds waited
" oat in front of his house and extra
"... police fere finally detailed to' keep
.order. . i - :.'- - - ' ' - - y K-,":.
' ' i AH C30ltAVT case.Hv
Suit Involving th f 27,000,000 Plant
" i-' of tli Oaorgi Hallway and Power
Ccrrpiny. ...V-, ' v.,'
. ' . ' Atlabta, May 20. The aehives of
2 the .State of Georgia, nave been sifted
,,: witj a flne-tooth comb for original
. J ' pl"V and grants affecting the prop
, .erty at Tallulah. Falls, to be used in
. connection with the suit of the State
: .- of Georgia vs tba Georgia Railway &
..:. Power Company, which will open next
Monday at Cbtyton, in Rabun county.
t The suit is on of the most import
ant, evr tried in Geonria, because of
the' fact that the1 Jan Js, claimed by
the State are now - "npied.by the
Power Company as ..s for the prin
, eipal parts of its plant, which is
about ready to deliver electrical en
ergy to 'practically all the principal
eltwa. towns and industrial enter
prises of North Carolins. The land
ia is- t'ie Vystone in the 27
t 00,wJ electrical' enterprise, involv-
.; ins. the entire business structure of an
. Institution already " . erected, - and
closely associated with the industrial
- - destinies of over Jialf million peo-
, - Both parties have been preparing
,r the ease for nearly eighteen months.
and in this lawBnit the last word win
- likelv ber said. 'V " ' "
The claims which are. made in the
s suit wer presented to Governor Hoke
' --.Smith, then to Governor. Brown, and
; , later to Governor Slaton. After in
veatigation, each decided thut there
was not suffleient evidence to war-
. ,rant the State's bringing suit to re
cover the land. But an appeal was
'( made to. the-legislature, and it pass
! ; A a resolution instructin? the State
i department to bring suit. The at
torney general is acting in eompli
" nnce with those instructions.- ' , v
' Tb Wood Trial. .; -' .
Boston, May 20. District Attorney
Pslletier announced with the renewal
of the Wood trial today that he would
- produce proof of the actual existence
of a conspiracy to plant dynamite at
Lawrence to discredit the : strikers.
Witnesses are expected to testify that
Wood and Atteaux, mill Owners, hir
ed J. J. Breen to plant the explosive.
Co"' a T;-UIoa for Prosecution. .
Mav 20. Dennis .Collins,
Jam ft vl th defense and took ! the
- .cnni for the crosecntion. He testi
ficd that he met Dreen in Boston and
tn s-o to Lawrence.,. Breen
hLuUA him B bundle weighing 40
TMHllKlS.
which after his arrival , at
Lawrence he discovered contained ex-
t, a Frepn. the witness tesnneo,
the bu, '.. itenjent of the
"r' uiting" of the dynamite, Collins
t ' " 1 that Frern said Wood wns
I ' f f l im in t'..e dynamiting plant
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i cf T.- 'i Acc'Jjuta.
n, ir.iy 20. Two bun
'.tv persons weie killed
Wa -U:r
dred and c
-and 4..r.. 1 i
.-..-l in tram accmonis
A, -i- t and roptember.
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comuii ...ion's qm..:-
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n'.l pril'.ic meet
;' ! city line to
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LAWTta GESOX'S TRIAL. 1
Tsces Ear for Second Via Within
a Tsar. If Confident of Acuital
Newburg. K. Y., May O.-rConfl-dent
of a sj ly trial aud acquittal,
Burton VT. Gibson, prsiinit Kew
Vork lawyer, text ay, for, the second
time, within a year, faced the bar of
justir charged with murder. Gibson,
his faithful wife at his side,, stood
without flinching as the elerk read
the indictment alleging he strangled
to death Mrs. : Rosalie ' Menschik
Szabo, a former client. A former
trial on the saate charge resulted in a
hung jury. Throughout the trial and
during the days before Gibson was
indicted when a sensational series oi
events were unearthed regarding the
death of several of his former clients.
Mrs. Gibson has steadfastly remain
ed at liis side protesting absolute be
lie t in- his innocence and branding
as false the stories and rumdra. told
about lief husband.' : . - '
In I fa indictment' against Gibson
be is fiiarged with -strangling Mrs.
Ssabo' death' while the two' were
boating-on G eenwood Lake, Orange
conntyou the afternoon of June 16,
191i Miibson s defense, his attor
ney "declared tolay,. will J similar
to .ue delense , oe put loru at the
Hrst trial.";. The a cased lawyer de-
clares Mrs. Sea bo ujtset 4)ie boat and
fell into the water when she attempt
ed to change her seat. , Tin prosecut
ing attorney said today he. will again
put on the stand witnesses who will
swear that they, saw the couple strug
gling in the .boat, that -Gibson 'a fin
gers were about the woman's throat
and that - their.' struggle overturned
the small era ft. - '
, An important witness for. .the state
will be Dr. Frits Fischerauer.. Aus-
train 1 vtee consul in : New York)
through Whose " activity v tMv ease
against Gibson was made out strong
enough; to procure an indictment for
murder Mrs. &abo s body had been
bnried and the case had been accept
ed as an ; accidental drowning when
relatives pf the dead, woman wrote
Vice .Consul Fischerauer expressing
doubt that the woman V death was
accidentaL- An investigation disclos
ed the fact that Gibson had told of
ficials of a bank where the dead wo
man 'had $10,000 or more on deiMsit,
that she had died' after' a short ill
ness and that heJiad been authorized
to, draw it ont, i Thensliottly after
Gibson filed with the surrogate court
nv alleged waiver of citation, which
heJaaid wjw "signed By the dead-woman's
mother, The paper gave hint
full control of the. SMbo. estate.
Friscberaner at the trial which open,
ed today will produce letters, from
Mr ma do'b relatives tenuiug ,
show tliat the woman 's mother died
two years before the daughter met
her death in Greenwood Lake. , 1
Physicians : who exhumed ' Mrs.
Rzahn'a bodv and performed an auT
topsy,' the prosecutor declared today,
will testify that the woman died of
strangulation and not of drowning.
An effort also will be made to get
before the jury" the story of aeatn
whirh has- followed Gibson in his !
gal practice.;! Before i Gibson was in-
uiciea !- sciiniuumim ---"r
brought: to light of unexplained
deaths of two former clients and of
Yithem' who had opposed him
legally in court or had testified against
him at court hearings. ; , ,
New Cnban President Installed.
Havanna. Mav 20. Gen, Mario Men-
acol was . inaugurated second presi
dent cf the Cuban republie shortly
after noon today, succeeding Jose
Miguel Gomes,, who has been, at tne
head of the government since rthte
Ampriean control of the insular af
fair a.nu t an end on January m.
1909, Hie new president receivea nis
dneation iu the United Mates ana
ia reirarded as a warm friend or tne
cTcat American republic. 'In hia pro-
trvummft h Dromises to ; cultivate
elospl' relations ' with the , United
States, and to seek agricultural and
industrial development. "
The wimilaritv of the new. execu
tive was attested by ther enthusiastic
demonstrations attending his induc
tion into office and the great erowds
that witnessed all fthe features of
the inauguration programme.
Eimerl to Insuect- Rowan's 'Couri-
house. " :
RnliHhnrv. Mav 19. Unon renuest
of CaDt. II. C. Trott, chairman pf
the Rowan county board of commis
sioners, Senator Overman has secur
ed the services of an expert from the
"f'orvision architect's office, who will
.---le to Salisbury Thursday to in
t the new .f 124,000 courthouse re
condemned by the grand jury,
1 i.i t oi 11118 government. oiiuuiii
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the action of the cmia
i ts, who will soon hav'
' - to consider, the
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Former Kaimapolla Southpaw Shin-1
lag la Appalachiaa Leagoa. , i Hearty One Thousand ,PojCi Coo
Anderson, the star southpaw pitch-1 erted During tie aWiea of Bar
er from Kannapolis, ia now 'with
VTll"': APPf'
the Pietminl l.m. .
and th. rmUri with .u i. j
feated the, Coneordians made his
hitehinir tlnt hio-hu, J
and brought continuous joy-. to the'
a . I
rvannapons iaas: Anderson has ap-
nanntlv rot.incT -1,1.
the mound a evidenced by the fol-
lowin? from tl KnnrvilU Rn(;n.l
concerning a 2 to 1 victory he took
part in: "The local southpaw
set player after player down." and
wh.n th. thirtv-flrat ,bi h.A
ped back to the bench to take his
place with the fallen waiiaors. of the
game, just sixteein,f tlifse had toi-
Died over befon th uird
of one -Mr.. Andeisoa The lad-Wiu.
tVfil n df 'sat ativvinj kfa..H u.-
finish as ' at the- beginning Iii the
eleventh inning he, fanned Utley (an
ex-Piedraont plaver, by the wav) and
Cochran, the "very-N two gentlemen
i hn aiwma.1 i ininn,Him. t
opening of the game." i Another re -
nori'savs! 'This. Inrf nfrtainlv did.
delim the goods in great' shape. Fori011 of the State a,nd city and stated
his Hrsl time in. 'fasti 'co.Tnianv lm' that he considered, this la great step
dwplaved remarkable nerve and
pitched inning after inning with all
tne connttence an aplomi if vou
will of a veteian twirler,"
MEETING Or. SCOTTISH . H-
SOCIETY OP AMERICA.
Convened at Red Springs Today .
Df. MacDonald 8pak..
Red Springs, N. C May 2L-The
annual meeting of the Scottwh So-
ciety if America convened here to-
da. Ites James A. MacDonald, of
Toronto, Canada,-was t.he orator of
M day, l)r. MacDonald is the first,
of his . blood to appear among his
fellow clansmen -in the Cape Fear
section of North Carolina since his
eneestor ''Big- James". MacDonald
fought with 'the -British at.'Moore's
Creek...:' After the defeat there "Big
James,:: doubtless, foreseeing'i the
defeat of. the Britons, left the army
and retired t Picton County. Cana-
da, where-he spent the tetnaiBder of
hia life. Now, after almost a eentury jjk gen86 ofc moraki andjlet imrstan4
and a ktlVthe Scots wek-omedif , maudlin,,,dirty.(vellig im
true Highland stJe "Bw James,','. .?:0fr4k.
file .fourth," Hd-e.uiiFwTh a Bsge1
ItHiship to bis brothers of .North Car.
bna. ' . .. . , ,
- SERMON BZ BISHOP KILOO. T
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Bishop Will Be First To Preach' in yet just what I, have ProJnh
-'. -wr, ii . . . - . . vrv thing the saloons of this eonn
t New Winston Church. . ;ey. " i hndd and
-, Winston-Salem, May 19.1 The
Uandsome ana moaern new west ana
Methotlist " Episcopal Churcfh build-
ing will be formally, opened on Sun-
day June ,15, The first sermon will
oi uumani. ,
The new church Aa one of - the
handsomest buildings of its kind in
tlie State. . It is constructed of white
pressed brick, the seating capacity of
the maiii .auditorium and the gallery
ist about 600. and with tne Sunday
school annex 1,000 ' or more people
can be .comfortably seated. The
building and lot cost aboiife $bl),W)U.
nkt.J. i. rrAA InM'a njknlvlt.' unJ T.io-it eomruinv lias not ueeu
t.-.-.. tW
A v vavauMie -, ivhwm i
Washington, , May" 19.-Secretary
lai? lay banded Ambassadur
Chindathe reply of the United
States government to pe Japanese
PTn r !1?
land bill , The ambassador mediate-
land bill. . 1 lie amoassaaor i nmeaiaie-
ly cabled it to Tokio No intimation
as to the nature of. the reply was
given out.' -. - . i - .
- Upon learning ttirougii press oia-
il,.t'l.,vmni. Jnlinann hart
HiitucB u ,......
ol.... iA viunnnM Tb nda.
111 QII ICICJUVUVAI :; vvwv ,; '
and invitea mm, 10 come wiw
.xnartmsnt to rnneive the rentVi whicti
he had been anxiously awaiting since,
the presentation; or: ins own
May 9. - .-. . , '
note
m.. nv-.-i rini. Woi Tnnirht.
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n i,j--!iMin i,mhH,f a. most,
i .It -i..i.l
sueeeaatm season, me 1 u.ul
wi
11 hold Its nnai meenns wnut,
the
lecture -room of-St.. James,
. a . teUiMk. Kverv mem
ber i tirged to be-present to bear
reports of the season's work and help
lav tentative plans for the next.. ...
Church,
lay tentative plans
Six Year Terms For Presidents. ,
. Washington, May 77 cwl Peter of Servia, intends to abdicate
tional amendment providing; for ,a x Kiy - aB af ter
year terms f of presided .ihrougn a
diraet vote of the poop propos-
.l in ioinl resolution in the House
by Kepresentative Britton, - of Illi-
nois.
Eiiarrred From Eoaraing uouse
. . 1 ' M
r,.i.,:,.i, Mw Oft Tim nnlire are
i.Oir'M w . -- ,
1 to help Kcnr.-h for u A. Lono,
1 fr.m Ins boarding
,x weeks n o. .voiamn.iiwi ,.., ease aeamsl l
ar.l 110 nuns, ue teji, .
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i GREAT EXVT7AI. 1II3TIX08 '
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Greensboro Record, 19th. . ' ?
Ir. VT K BiederwcJf left Greem
boro with his psrty f singVrs last
nyht f.ter h"v'nK wndtacted a series
' meetings for over a.fortnight in
the C'nter Brick Wareheaae.- He has
svn Ia Atlanta' n him n nuh'iiM
W ' , '".
there. . Dr. Biederwoif came 1
Qwnboro without aay agreement of
tumr.ira. uuv .uuu.ii.m. prn 07
,he people yesterday, toj be presented
"Jii" . 1
While he the evangelist preached
strong sermons and persuaded several
hnndred people to aditut that th
mann.er o( 'iVXn w" '"FnK nd.
Prom,8e 10 oecoro eonspiem niris
ns. . A count of those Who signified
their conversion 'totalled about 875.
Probablv no other meetfaiss ever held
,n th rity rew ih tendanee. that;
the Biederwoif meetings did.
During one. of his services yesteH
y the evangejist eomplimented th
citv on the unitT of . DurDoses display
i the church work,r:f He spoke of
the fact that the! saloon has been rub
forward.; Yesterday, morning large
nmoa meeting, wer ned and yestert
day afternoon Dr.f Biederwoif adt
dressed men on -ber? subject .'of
"Boose." - The. nost dramatic sentf
ences in this sfrniojj foJBow ? 3
"If I would do, in; 1ft minutes to 4
young man, what tH saloon " does. a
as many-years, the Jwhole neighbor
hood, would rise tfp.'ari.d hang me to
the nearest lampposr. Here is a splen
did young 'fellow (calling a lad Qut
0f the andienee -.to' thi platform.)
What nromise lie' JiW for the future.
Now I am goin to wqr 'on him with
gome sort of .blact5 arty some magic
and I will make out of him in a (ef
minutes what the saloon docs in as
manv years; I will begin, by poisoning
blood: I will taint his whole svs-
tem 6 his stomachy 4iangiire his
face ami jiefile his whoh) body with
aiseaae. -I'.wffl now.;b ;soma jnagie
deaden his bram'and rob him of
ambitioa and energy. : And how with
another passing of my" haad ' I will
...i.a hii numnA:vilind siiiDefv
fwhyyo women would taint
a down nere and My to mr
Uk man dike yon baa no right to life.
And you would take the law in ypmt
bands and denrive me of life. . And
thmigands of men every year, yet, oh,
my Qodi for how many years , nave
,ti,e Anttrican people been content to
8 idly by and see this horrible crime
n mnWpd before their . very
L ABBEVILLE STBIKE IS
NOT TIN ALLY oETTWiu.
b ,Hm . Arisen Between
Car Company and Men Over the
Terms of Settlement. ':,f;,- "''; ...
Anhevillfi. Mav 19. ft has come to
light that-ithe controversy of . street
and the Asbeville Pow-
finally settled. Tne men conwnu wi
I 41 . i. '. S Atti.mant AT. th utrikie
"wd that one-
to receive eents
. d tw0.veal. men 21 cents
. vow. thev saythe-eom-
pany clakns the pay of one and two
ry
-, - . 19 tnd 20 eei
J, jThe men bav given
u a
sn no
their
.1 . j case the term
t aocording to their
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make no statemeni.
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i Washbgton. May 20.
Members of
the Gate City Guard of Atlanta were
received at the White nous 1 ow
tj.rnooi. hv the President and, Mrs.
nriin Tbo Old Guard, is going over
. A 'i ..Ht- Aliii4vrniir
tbe same rouie ; v
hen it came into- tne
"W : 7 nr hml . w.
v K.'wri.nd
ter .teeung ' .f T"
- : the soum. . r rm -.-. -
member will go to B'mo;.
then to Philadelphia, New York and
Boston.:1 " ... i'..'
Peter Will Abdicate.
ianeva Switaerland, May 19.-Kinff
",4 Balkan states and
Xv hTsTen signed, i He plan to
Untey nas Deen B'. r
return to Geneva, where he lived for
many years before tie was caueo. v
the Servian" throne in 1903, after the
murder of King Alexanaer ana yun
Drags
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Another Alleged Trust on
Bufrai0. N. Y., May 20. The gov.
e aiii-crea
... ter brake trust, m
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'i viola
W;,. nf : the Sherman a
l.aved
1 the led
at-1
t orpoa
's are in
its.
was called for trial todr
eral Court in this-city,
tions and eighteen indivi
eluded among the defend
"r. and V.th. Thi'-p T
8HEVLW COKES BACK
Oace Dethreaad PoUtical Leader af
BreoUym Again ia the Saddl. ;
Th following from tb Kew York
Journal onrerning Mr. Shvlins po
litical activities will be of interest
her, whr he frequently visits:
The Greater Kew York direct prim
ary aub-eommittee ia arranging for
branch committees ia every county ia
the metropolitan district. Personal
appeals to Senators and Assembly
men, circulation of petitions ' and
nightly meetings ia every Assembly
district are a part of the programme.
Governor Kulzer ' baa designated
James Shevlin, for years one of the
late Hugh MeLaughlia'e political ad
jutants, to manage the Democratic di
rect primary campaign in Kings.
Shevlin 'a friends say that hereafter
all Kings county patronage bestowed
by the Governor will be distributed
by him and that McCooey will le shiit
out.. .
The Governor has issued an am.il
to Kings county voters to aupport hie
bilL He said: .
"Let the district onraniaations of
Brooklyn submit this proposition to
their own members. Let us takes vote
of the -"machine" itself if we can
and find ant if even the members of
the-"organisation" do not want this
bin.1
"If the members of the Assembly
and the members of the Senate would
even go this far without considering
the great . number or independent
voters and members of-other parties.
I believe they'wOuld receive a com
mand that would not be disobeyed or
disregarded to vote for this bill."
ODD FELLOWS MEET.
Five Hundred Delegates Prom
All
Part of th State Present. .
Gieensboro, N. C, May 20. Five
hundred delegates from all parts of
the State were in Greebsbortr today
for the oDenins session of- the' TOtb
annual meeting of tne 'Grand Lodge
of -Odd Fellows of worth- Carolina,
The hosts of the GVaa.'Lbdg a
the fonr Greensboro-ledgesi'i'Buena
Visia, No. 21; Greensbore ledger No.
164;"GoWeirRod lodge. Ndi'219, and
Anniversary lodge. No 364. These
lodee have nearly 400 membeia. All
the sessions will be held in tne uana
sonM new lodge room of the Buena
Vista iodeeJ on West Market street,
bb h were ireceutly .completed- and
etiiaaiiajiay mnwaaeo sv-greai eosi.
These- roow ai said1 to be the" hand-
someacvtodgftoean in th State. '
WaataOo.TaS-Aba Kenfl'a Place for
TBrea Months. -
"San Francisco, CtU May 20 Be
cause Abe Reuff's aged father is dy
ing and the convict wishes to go to
his bedside, Charles ..Montgomery
piesident of the State Prison oBard
Commission, has offered to take
Rueff's place in prison for three
mopths. - His proposal was made to
Governor Johnson. . .
"I am willine to serve three months
iii the penitentiary aa Rueff's sub
stitute so that he may be with his
sick and dying ' father and broken
hearted mother.' said Montgomery.
I will wear prison -stripes, obey
every prison rule and work my ut
most, and remain in orison uuui
Rueff returns."
Wflt Not Reopen Stripling Case,
Atlanta. May 20.r-Governor Brown
will refuse' to hear the ; attorneys
hn aril ' nlannimr to reopen . the
StriDlins case. He will neither en
tertain nor consider an application
for oardon.
nnvernor Brown went iuuy iiiiu
tiia ease two Vears ago. He says:
'Two veart of a lite sentence ao
not open the way to clemency. Two
years are not sufficient punishment
for anch a erime. even though there
were extenuating circumstances, ana
t.hr was a disposition 011 tne pan
of the state to change the life sen
tence to a definite 'term of years." .
Corporation Commiasloa to Gren-
- boro to near uompiaiva. v
Raleieh. May 20. The Corporation
commission goe today to Greensboro,
where it will hear the complaint of
citiaena of Surry, Guilford and Moore
eountieg relative to putting on new
train each way from Sanford to Mt.
A irv: t. V ' . . 1
iThe commission wm aiso near u
Surry - citieens present their claims
fr a -new atetion at Mt. Airy. The
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commission will attend as a body and
will hear the evidence in both mat
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. ' Carolin&'a Inependace Day,
' Charlotte. N. C- May 20. The cus
tomary holiday wa observed through
out North Carolina today in eelebra
tion of the anniversary of the sign
ing of the Mecklenburg declaration
of independence, a document said to
have been promulgated here on May
20. 1775. nearly a year in advance of
the declaration made oy me repre
sentatives of the thirteen ebonies at
Philadelphia. .
' 'No Cc. r-.'-x" a of f-;ort.
Prflirrale. Mav 23. There 1 no
eonfu'mri''on of tl.e r rrt that Kiny
Peter will a'
pt is not
Ki r has b-
fvnl V , -rs.
,cr'- auii""
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A POBEST ETLL NEWS. '
Injured ia Fall Pram 8caflold. Sev
eral Personal Note of Interest :
Mr. Jno. T. Howell sitent Sunday
in China Grov with relative.
Mr. and Mrs. Welker Crooks re
turned to Concord Sunday from
Chase City, Va, where they have been
visiting for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Plyler returned
to their home at Misenheimer Sorinirs
yesterday after vtaiting their daugh
ter, Mrs. T. J. Smith, for several
days.
Mr, and Mrs. Sam Mclster sitent
Sunday in China Grove wiih rela
tives. . ,
Messrs. R. B. Mullen and John
Mahone have, returned from a vimI
te Durham. -; .
Mr. Jas. A. Russell and daughter.
Mrs. Barton Ret ells, returned to their
home in Hillsboro after spendinsr sev
eral days m the city with relatives.
Mr. James McDaniel has gone to
Lexington where he has secured work.
Mrs. Henry Misenheimer has re
turned to her home in Newton, after
visiting her son,. Mr. Frank Misen
heimer, for several days. "
Messrs. R. F. and Charles Coble,
of Bessemer City, spent a few hours
Sunday in Concord with relation.
Thev . were traveling in their Over
land. Friends of Mr. V. A.. Hirshman
will regret to learn of the serious- ac
cident befalling him Jaat week in
Charlotte. He fell thirty feet from
scaffold and was badly injured.
Mrs. Joe McCunimins lias returned
to Concord affer spending several
days in Mooresville with relatives.
Mrs. McCummins was called to
Mooresville "on account ot the death
of her father.
Master Robert Coble lett this morn
ing, for his home in .Bessemer City,
after . spending several days in the
city with his fritnd, James Robinson.
.Mr. M. F. Millikeji will return this
week to her home in Bridzewater,
Mass., after spending the winter here
with her daughter, Mrs. J. W, Kime.
OFFERS A SUGGESTION. '
WU . Known Business 'Han Would
" Sell 'Street Sprinkler .
"I notice an advertisement -from a
man in Elkin whoatits topurchase
a: street sprinkler, ' said a business
man. here., "The city should anaver
Mia 'WAtinuMt-'M'Tll n4
herr is nsed rery little and the reve
nue could be put to service ' where
some benefit could be derived from .it
by the people.'
Everything is in readiness for the
annual convention of the Patriotic
Sons of America which convenes in
Salisbury today. Nearly a hundred
delegates are to be there for the
meeting. ' Tonight an address of wel
come will be delivered- by Mr. White
head Kltfttav The response will be
by Col. Z. P. Smith of St. Louis,
Amour the National officers wno win
be present will be National Past Pres
ident Clarence B. Huth, of Pennsyl
vania. - -;'.'
Everybody takes an interest in
young men of principle.
Lots of New Summer;
Goods in Our Big . No
tion Department
It's to your advantage to visit this notion
section if Good Quality and Style count for
.. anything. Collars in a great variety, Linen,
. Silk and Lace 1 15c, 25c,, 50c v
. Lace Collar Sets 1 80c, 48c, 88c to $2.00
,One Lot of 20c Bar Pins II--. 0c
40c Value Bar Pins '- 25c
Short Lisle and Silk Gloves, priced 25c, 50c ,
Long Silk Gloves, black and colors, Spe-
, cial at 69c, 98c and $1.50 pair.
Let us introduce you to our Special Value's :
. . in Hosiery for Infants, Misses,: Boys and La;:
? dies, the best quality yard and dyes are usedA..
Infants and Childrens all colors 10c, 15e.
Infants and Childrens so ...'J 10c, 15c; 25c
. - Ladies Gauze Hose, black, white and tan 15c "
. Silk Lisle Ladies Hose, black, white tan 25c
iv- We show the veryt best Hosiery than can be'
made at 85c, 50c and $1.00 pair
. ' New Summer Corsets, just in, Special prices, - i
- ' 39c, 50c, 6Dc, $1X3 r?. 1 . . - s
Gauze - Vests and Summer Underwear .for
comfort and wear v , . ' . '
' New Brassiers, Special 25c, 50c .
Let U3 know your Sum-- T Wants. .
a-:
EJI LITTLE U:iT
ON CELEBRATED PHAGAN KTUi-,
DEE CASE OP ATLANTA. -
Cae No . Nearer Solution Than It
Waa When The, Crime Waa Dis
covered. Th Theory of tho Barn
Detective The Sam That Eaa All
Along Been Held by- tb Atlanta '
Officera. - im ' - -
Atlanta. May 20. The wonderful
and long expected Bums theory of
the .Mary I'hagan murder has been -n.de
puhlie at last! People have
aniKiiisly waited for it," aud the pa- '
pern published it under flaring head- '
lines. , . ... - t .' ., t .
It is aliout as original and start
ling aa a page from -last year's al- '
inaiiar. Of course it isn't W.' J.
Kurns' theory, for he is nowhere near ,
near Atlanta, and so far as can be
accurately ascertained is not Coming, ;
but it can be called a Burns theory "
just the same, as it is evolved by
Detective C. W. Tobie. of the Burn -t
n-es. ... ':..'' .. -.
The niosi startling thing about it
is that there is nothing neW in it '
it curresiMiids from beguiniutr to end ;
to the theoi les ot the Atlanta detec-
fives and other local officials, for-r
mulated before the name 'of Burns '
was connected wit-h the case. If any
new evidence has been - discovered,
the public doesn't yet know it.
Here s the Kuril theory; "That '
Mary I'hagan was murdered inside
the National Pencil plant, by. some ;:
one familiar' with the premises, and -
that her body was dragged to the .
basement for purposes of conceal--nient.'
' . -...
That has been the "theory". of ev-
erybody ever since the- morning mort ,
than four weeks ago when the mnr-
der was discovered. ' -
POLICEMAN SLOOP RESIGNS.
Concord Bluecoat Tenders Besigna- -tion,
Which ia Accepted, ,V
Policeman R.. L. Sloop, . wholias
been & "member of the police- force
bre fuf.tomaieaMt, -tendered Jrts.
yesterday ' afternoon. . 'Chief-, Boger. . ' ,
and Mayor Hartsell accepted the res S 4?;'v
ignatiou, which wis effective at'once.-J .
Mr. Sloop has not yet decided wliat . w
business "be-will engage in. 1 v. . s
MR. FLAGLER DEAD. :
Death of Railroad Man Occurred To- '
day at tho Age of 83.
West Palm Beach, FJa., May 20.- ;
Henry M, Flagler,. Standard , Oil mag
nate "and builder of the Florida East
Coast Railroad, died at his" winter
home,' White Hall, this afternoon,:
aged 83.
' Blessed is;" that act of injustice
which makes' a woman- think. -;
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