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VOLXJIL J B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher.
CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1913.
40 Cent a Month CenU a Copy.
NO. 336
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OIOtOlTI
MAX WHO 8E0T 10LICEMAN
y. KILLED BY. MOB.
, Joe McNeeley Taken Front tat Good J
- - Samaritan EotpiUl is Charlotte
About 8 o'clock Thia Morning By
V About 10 Mm and Eia Body miod
. With Bullets, Negro Alive Who ".
confidence - that tbsir aim bad been
deadly and that the object of their
foray bad .been accomplished. (Bui
when the poliro it at ion wss not i fled,
the patrol tent down and tba negro '
body examined it was found that life
was not extinct Ho was taken to
poliro headquarters. " "'
The grea teat zeitement -naturally
prevailed in the hospital while the
unexpected visitors were achieving
their gruesome mission. ' i .
. When the mob demanded to know
which was' tba right one, Joe Mc
Neely, whom they sought, pointed to
another negro lying on a bed on the
other lido of the room. "That's th
mi,"e eried. I'Mt't the one you
" 'Left By Mob, But Died at PoUce
' Headquarters About Boron Hours
- Later.! People Indignant Over
. Lynching, and it Will Bo Thorough
ly Investigated. - '' -.. V'.'1 r "'. "
. Special to The Tribune. ';
Charlotte, Aug. 26. This morning
: . about 2 o clock a mob of about forty
men forced an entrance to the Good
, Samaritan Hoapital and took tL ,nd able to .talk- He asked
For tbe Lord's uke no," shout
ed the other. "I'm not the one." ,
.: The intruders forced on of the
officers, it is said, to say which one
was MeNeely, in order that a totally
innocent, man might not be. the vio
tiltt. v.- '.i,. '-.'V
Pe: sons" who were in the hospital
say that those who entered it wore
handkerchiefs over their faces - as
masks. Only a portion of the attack
ins naftv came inside. ' ' : '
At 3:30 this morning awneeiy waa
from Joe MeNeeley. colored, earned
him to the street and filled his body
that tho old bandage across bis peck
uea nis oouy . - . . 4W 1,. ij nr,v.
with bullets. The negro shot Police-1 - - " "
JTJDB SHAW HOLDING' -"
XEtnUENBURG COURT.
' man L. L. Wilsotf at Charlotte last
Friday and during tho fight with the
officer was also shot and was undergo-
the mob ontered and shot him to His Charg to the Grand Jnry Con
death, r-'w'-Vm -'z: i'v auine: Only Three Minutes. ;.-
Since the shooting Friday there bad ; Charlotte; - Aug. 25. In convening
' been no whisper of lawlessness and a' week's term of Superior court here
on this account the officers bad taken this morning, Judge T. J. Shaw, of
no extra precautions to protect the Greensboro, delivered a charge which
prisoner. Only two policemen were for brevity has. rsrely if ever been
" on guard, OIueers Earnhardt and more to tho point or. more, valuable
Tarlton, and When the mob approach- nd full of meaning.'
" ed thev offered 'little if any. resist- '.The delivery of the charge took
nee. They drew their pistols on the about threo minutes and
ki j:j .i n mA til. 1 couched in a few Words:
negro's room waa aa:v'i:i,TWV,,a ffT- ,
S HM tli. meri who formed Ithe jury," said the eourt. "Judging
the mob execute (heir plans that there from- the newspaper accounts and the
i5 i z of th docket before mer what
was no. lniuuauuu mm mejr 1 , . . . . tn,
plated such a deed until the'firing of Jf H .rif. tfi Cd t
I hinil vou.' look to the speech of tha
tne BMpiwi" Tl..TntiL iwitnth. "orals and health and if
- idly and hardly hadthe sound of the " ioformation call her
shots died away before there was 1.0 ,g "room, - upon the streets
S JTi'lJrc. tal5 itiy hotel and I will be glad, as
.uion .the de walk w thvsix hul ets wiU ;Xfth0 solicitor, to give you any
- in his body but still alive. Tho two inforBatioil desired. Gentlemen, yon
- polieemen on guard sent in a eau to jflf t ' .
. headquartetsi for an1nibttlaiwdr f-finitBneaBngpfi
- the negro was taken M the police docket waa' inwseedings rapidly ; and
headquarters, where he died about, 9 th: prc,jiiiso of much wd;k was given
' This is said ta be tbe first lynching
1 cide cases on the docket, the most im-
c ' in the history 'of Mecklenburg-eouuty omnt Din8! tba ' the stftt ,g,lin8t
and the people of Charlotte are great- yft. j. steyensharged with the mur-
' ly incensed, ' Much eritieism is being jer of Oeorge Smith. - " - '
made against the two' polieemen on -i- Stevens shot and killed Smith early
' " guard at the hospital, who are accused one Sunday morning in May, the act
,-of not making a determined effort to being the culmination of a -quarrel on
stop the mob's entrance to the insti- a commissary ear of the;-Seaboard
tution. - -. - t Airtiw, which, it is said grew, out
Mr. J. Paul Lucas, editor of the of the refusal of Stevens, to sell
Chariotte Chronicle, sUted this morn- Smith a package of eigarettes in vio-
' ing in a long distance .'telephone eon- lation of the town s Sunday laws.
4-' venation with a representative of this r?7- ' -n ariTTt '
- - paper 'that the people there were tk ,KEW BALE Of C0TT0M SOLD.
demand that the lynching be ferreted L Tlrat Bale on. tha Local Marnet
to the bottom and to denounce the I yesterday.
"moh's lawless action. - . The drst bale of 1913 cotton was
- The following is from the report of sold on the local market yesterday
' thm Ivnohino- in th latest edition of hv UV A R Pounds. The . bale
, , this morning's issue of ; the Obser- weighed 487 pounds and was bought
- ver. which arrived here several hours Hv ; If. A. Archibald,, buyer for
' later than the regular ditkmrij..A. Skipwith & Co., for liyz cents
ine negro, woo naa oeen cuoiuru sound. Ihe coiion was prouueov
- 10 preyeni a wiiimijr ut uw wi bn foonar xarm w "
. cane, was in an upstairs room, guard- .,; ; it was irinned by . Flowe &
. " ' ed by two policemen,' Officers Tarle- whii: f "Whitehall, free bf charge,
. 'n ton and Everett Earnhardt."1. : this gin making a rule to gin the
: About ; 1 o'clock this morning V. .t t.i..k ,, free. About all
- was noted that groups of men were f t- wttoJi in the baia wa8 picked
standing about on back streets. . But da Mr.-Pounds Uking a large
-( the-fiwt ml wtunation : given; the lnmW 'f nand8 out to his,farm in
, ' public that snytmng unusual nan oc- . m . vaQ Barly in tha morn.
- - rrxD" a roBM.
The Trthaaa Office the Tlctia af This
- Tragic Accident Tatterday.' "
Blsni! Down want boy and a
form. . In a twinkling the greatest
tragedy known to tbe mechanical de
partment of a newspaper office had
been enacted- Seveneolunma of
type were scattered and piled in one
conglomerate maa " Merlin Brum-
ley, tho faithful and -competent ti
tle pressman, -straightened -up and
looked at the wreckage with despair
stamped on his countenance. Marlin
bad tripped and fell with the first
mgse etaoi taoin taOin taoi aoin n
page of The Tribune en route from
the Jfrer" room to the makeup stone
and the one false step wrought havoc
with the better part of a days' labor
of the force in Ibis office.
Tbe spilling of' that page repre
sented thousands -ef click- telicks of
linotype' machines, the writing - of
headlines, the editing of telegraph,
reporterial leg work and typewrit
ten composition, all which was At
and ready : for the perusal of ' tot
eaders wheu the ruthless ruination
resulted.'.-1 News items rushed to
gether in undecipherable fashion..
Vif.JJureta baeks dawn in bis
present position President .-.Wilson
will declare Harry Thaw sane," was
the result of the mating of two
aroriea. A .
"The conference of bankers in
Chicago discussed at length the co
caine evil as it exists in t'oncord, de
claring that cheap liquor was re
sponsible for many crimes attributed
to cocaine," was the result of an in
terview with Ch4I Boger an the
cocaine evil snd a dispatch telling
of the bankers' meeting.
iiei t. j:::;e
ISTiLiVSiraS
BATB HA&BT IS HEADED FOB
MATTEAWAH.
Thaw's Attorneys Art Divided ia De
fsnse Plana. Thaw Taars Jeroms
And Wanta to Remain la Canada.
Thaw Kervona and Exoded. Je
rom Says Whatever ' Defense ia
Made tha End Will Be 'the1 Same.
Matteawaa. '';.. -
Sherbrooke," Ang.28. That Wil
liam Travere Jerome is the nemesis
of Harry K. Thaw,' is demonstrated
more than ever todav.- Yeaterdav
attorneys were united in- the defense
plans, but today the defense is divid
ed. Thaw is nervons and excited arid
paces back and forth in hk eel).
"Thaw ia headed straight back to
Matteawan. ' He may fight here, or
he may select to struggle in Vermont,
but toe end will be the same, said
Jerome. ' , v;. ;
When Thaw heard this he sent for
his lawyers and demanded .that they
reverse themselves and keep him in
Csnada: . - ---- .
BIG ATTENDANCE AT .
FABMEBS' CONVENTION
ENDORSEMENT Of
THE DRAINAGE WORK.
70RE8T HILL NEWS.
Two Surprise Waddings Eatnreay.
'' - -" - Persoaala. I The Opinion of Judge Clark ia the
Mrs. W. L. Badeliff, of Washington. I Case Froai Cabama.
U. aad Mr." and Mr. E. E. Brown. I Th Korth Carolina Oeolooiral and
of Aeaeville. are viaiting at the borne I Economic Sun ey it sending out bul-
01 nev. a. u. naueaope tnu wees, Jletins of the recent decision of Ibe
Misses Msdxe Wilkinson had Mm-1 Supreme Courl in the t old Wster
nie Utley left tats morning for Besse-1 Drainage District Case. The bulletin
mer my 10 spend several davs with
Mrs. B. F. Coble.
Mrs. C. C. Crouch has returned
from a viait to relatives in Montgom
ery, county.
Miss Myrtie Petrea has returned
irooi a Tiiu 10 ner aimer, Mrs. ueo.
Boat, at Gastonia.
Mra. H. C. R aimer ha returned
from a ten days' visit to Mrs. George
Uonald at Wilmington.
Mr. J. E. Wright apent Sundav
here with his family.
Mr. J. C. Cook spend Saturday
afternoon in Charlotte.
Mr. Herbert Long, of Hope Mills.
DOW OF OSS
ISPOSTFOD
preside
Drainage Association. The bulletin
contains the brief as prepared by
Heriort Clarkson, L T. Hartsell and
J. Lee Crowell, attorneys for the pe
titioners and also the decision of
Chief Justice Clark, which was in fa-
for of the petitioners. The people of
Cabarrus are familiar with the pro
ceedings of this rase and the contents
of the bulletin have previously been
published here. However, the clos
ing paragraph of Judge Clark's opin
ion is such a strong endorsement of
srrived in Concord Sundsy to spend I drainage work that its circulation in
several weeks with friends. I sections where creeks should be drain-
Mrs. Ueorge Bost, of Oastoma. is led should be fretiuent and unlimited:
spending this week in Concord with
her parents, Mr, snd Mrs. 0. W.
Petrea.
Mr. and Mrs. Colan Aired return
ed to Concord yesterday from a
week's visit to relatives at Albemarle.
Mr. Lee Mills has returned from
Wrightsville Beach, where he attend
ed the State convention of the Juniors.
Held at Raleigh Today. Big Crowd
Also at Farmers Union Meeting.
Raleigh, Aug. 26. There was 1
"Ten prominent New Yorkers fur- record attendance at " the ' eleventh
nish evidence to indict. Murphy, I annual meeting of the-State Farm-
Frawley and others and they will era' Convention at the-A 4 M. Col
be. summoned befoie the judiciary lege this morning. Five hundred
committee" as seventy-seven yonng were in the seats when it was called
men stood the state bar examination to order. In the absence of Presi-
at Haleigh today," read another. dent C, W. Spiuill, R, W. Scott, of
Dispatches from London, England, 1 Alamance, was called to tbe chair and
and Ashboro became . mixed" . and I afterward elected president. The ad
read: "Ambassador Page has closed I dresses were made by Commissioner
neeohation8 for an ultra fashionable 1 0f Agriculture Graham, President
residence n the proposed Ashboro-1 Hill, President Scott and others. The
Snlishhrv luirliwav provided tuel delegates are moat enthusiastic 1 lie
commissioners kit Davidson county I sessions will continue three "days,
can be interested in ,the matter.' I my.. .-J- TJnion.'?
ml. - !.i 9 a omiir nai atminh I . .
j ..1;.. .hrtnt Inaf'l'nnfed-I naieiiru, aiut. urim ukwuiu-
erate flag caused thist "The Baleigli mer meeeting of the North t'arolina
i.-t,oiv m.n.nDBn - ia trvinff -to I Farmers' Union .opened, in tlife jiudi-
arranariii gtmeTsenes with IfiaHtorirnftjHrere -this morning with 250
v. - ' . M .aa: . , . . 1 w a, . TIT t I 3 in . t w - i. .. rl' I. .... 1 1
mr,l. lint 1 lie Da2 HaSTWen WW., rwe l aureraira- preueui,. mwt nu uc
r. makinv everv effort to get a flag about 450 by night. It will continue
and if successful the series will" be I itf: session three1 days. Six delegates
played.",' -'- -.j. , tbe national convention at sauna,
The wreckage was despairing, try- Kansas, will be, elected. A. O. Nel-
ing, iscouraging. . But in the midst gen, pf Minneso, told this '-morning
of the trouble there remained one how that little rural communities pro-
consoling feature in the rorm or. I grassed on the co-operative basis and
small paragraph 5 used as a filler Baicl that the creamery at Hickory
nhioh undisturbed tnrOUffn tne snocain.. ennui tn fflnvtliltur in tills country.
read: ?' It is better to have boomed I pregijent. Barrett will be here this
and busted than never to have ooom-1 af ternoon
ed at all." -
Mr. Arnold Dennis, after spending I of this Stale. In Florida, the State
several days here with his mother, itself has created a drainage district
Mrs. Ida Dennis, left yesterday for I of four and a half million acres. This
Black Mountain to spend several I system operating is many States has,
days. From Black Mountain he will I bv the co-operation of landowners,
20 pistols as they hurled their leaden JW nmaPX
fternoon.
efleeiy, 'Msj. I. ; t-j. ..wi f amiur
Onlv a few seconds, if at all, b- " rmYrZir t.
fore the arrival of .the ob, it seems, the nm oaie on rl?T
didtb. authorities at thl hospital rWtr.-SS
' suspect anything; untoward.; When first bate .r ' j"
the crowd arrived, having' pursued fore last he excelled yeat s
their wav through " the darkened ord, selling a bale August lr j , f
streets of the negro etUemen,;,3lieyj.,'2'i:-fc.2 T " -...: . Tim'.V '
found the hospital i door" snnt ,and Senatorial Contest-May Be Bitter
v k i .. .. , . -I Kn.i;al tn fii'Mnsbora News. - ? :a
,wJJeo-"l-i':4..:: v i.: ' j 'wbinon. Aug. -25. That the
banged on it and called for Police- senatonal fight between nt'
1 man -Earnhardt. V 7- y-?r rman, E. J. Justiceof Greensboro,
iw m il,i bona to. and orobably former Governpr Glenn
' night," repUed one of the colored wo- will be one of the bitterest campaigns
- Jl nJ. .hamlv - v - k in the history of North Carolina, j?
r. . '- A " ; V..1.4 ki.Ithe opinion of former. Sheriff J. r,
For answer the man hurled his V -, K . r, u u .a.
-.1 .:-i. 41,. -1,5.1. 1 Joraan, 01 reeuuuu, -
side say they heard - them demand,
' Which is the right one f" 4' Show
nee the right .one.'V,i The women
shrieked in terror.: Never in the his
. - tory of Charlotte had just such
; scene beeh enacted. ; . -..
" The two polieemen on guard level-
, ed their, revolvers at the erowa and
ordered them to stand back, but the
senatorial
fight will be a bitter one," that the
former ahenff. 'Mr. iiusuee is
active and aggressive man, and
go 10 uurnam and Uoldsboro for a
few daya and then return to his work.
at Greenville,
Rev. J. L. Rogers is holding a pro
tracted meeting at Howell's Church
this week.
I wo surprise weddings occurred
Saturday night. -Mr. Chas. Russell
snd Miss Ollie Smith were "married
by Rev. J. L. Rogers at bis home,
Miss Smith is the daughter of Mr. F.
R. Smith and both bride and groom
are well and favorably known here,
NEWS FROM LANDIS.
in
Killed Half Bushel of Swallows
Chimney. Personals. , ;
Landis, Aug. 25. Miss Ruth' Mc
Knight,, of Charlotte, who has been
visiting Miss Lois Deaton, erturned
BIG DAY AT SPENCER.
Magnificent Parade, Spectacular Fire
works, Baseball, Balloon Ascension,
Trotting Ostrich and. Other Fea
tnres. S;-ir'y-
Rnencer. N' C.. Aug.. 26. Spencer I home this morning.
is preparing for, the greatest Labor I Rev. J. F. Deal and family, of
Dav celebration ever' held in the! Lenoir, and C. R. Deal and family, of
State, September 1st, and committees Norfolk Va., are here visiting their
have been hard at work lor 8a-weeKsifaW Mr. C. J. Deal
perfecting plans for tbe same. Tbel fljj 0f chimney swallows that
celebration win Degin wu """''twere migrating stopped nere a lew
iter parade from Salisbury to parkevenineg an(j went it0 Mr. G. 0.
and in which several thousand men tj , chimney. They were keeping
will participate as weir at others. guch B noige he took some paper to
there will be three bands of music in them out. Next morning he
line and ,manyMloa s and oiner ni-1 d b t half bughel dead in nig
trattions. This will take place Mflre place, having suffocated in the
Bon" Lr'sl Mrs. J. A. Wright and daughters,
cormiiuoua iw bvvMw. : -r---
of note
isiree auracHons. d Indianapolis, Ind., who have been
6rnr ,W1U "k ii L ' IZ, ad here on visit to their relatives left
will be: two balloon ascensione nd Mt Tnliannoli
PEACE THOUGHT TO BE NEAR;
HUERTA WAVERING.
Ko. Ill and is sent out by State
Geologist Joph , .Hyd, i Pratt, who is DeUTarin of p,,,,,, wfl u
also president of the North ( arohna n11 m
aage to Congress is Delayed Until
Tomorrow. ia Probable That
Hoerta Will Accept Our Mediation
Plan Within Twenty-Four Hours.
The United States Will Not Re
cede From its Proposals President
Wilson is Greatly Gratified at the
Turn of Events.
Washington, Aug. 26. Following a
request from Gov. John Lind and
through the Mexican minister of for-
einn affairs from President Huerta.
ricsioeni Wilson consented to post
pone i lie delivery ot Ins address to
Congress until 1 o'clock tomorrow.
The White House issued a statement
saying :
"I-ast night about midnight after
a conference between Pt-psiHonf Wil.
son and the foreign relations commit
tees of the two houses a dispatch
came irom Mexico City, in which Mr.
muu uiiuea wun seiior u am boa in
requesting the President to postpone
me delivery of his address to Con
gress until Wednesday in order to
artord the authorities at Mexico City
an opportunity for further consider
ation of the proposals of the United
btates, in view of certain supple
mentary suggestions by Mr. Lind.'
It is learned that a hurried shift
ui uir .uexican situation came as a
result of new proposals containing
tne following salient points:
Immediate cessation of hostilities.
Arrangement of a definite armis-
"JIhs act is well drawn, and i
based upon the experience and the
statutes of other States, and up to
date more than One hundred of these
drainage districts have been organiz
ed in North Carolina, with great ben
efit to the health and in the increased
school facilities and better roads.
this new drainage system is aiding
vastly in promoting the development
redeemed a vost acreage.
GOVERNORS MEET
IN CONFERENCE.
upon a five days' discussion of public
problems of common interest and im-
R V u Rkk;n. f j . nortance to the entire country. The
UVUUUIO LICI 1VI U1CU lilt I - ....
marriage ceremony for Mr. Tom Jar-
vis and Miss Euniee Howell. The best
wishes of their many friends follow
these young people.
PISTOL 'SNAPS, sAvnra : . "
LIFE OF MANAGER GRAT.
Virgil Carver, Whose Mind Seems
Somewhat Unbalanced, . Canaes
Panic In Columbia Western Union
Telegraph Office.
Dsenssion of Many Public Problems
of Common Interest.
Colorado Springs, Coy., Aug. 26.
Tha nirtlv annual conference of Gov
ernors assembled here todav to enter Mice between the warring factions,
rrovisions tor an early and ire
election
President Huerta to make early an
nouneement not to be a candidate
for the presidency.
conference is entirely non-partisan
in character. Tbe Governors come
from' all sections of the country and
- i t ' ,
Peace is thought to be near and
TT i ti f . . i .
represent all shades of political belief. "ue" w"f""f- VT0Mme
Governor McGovern. of Wisconsin, 6,'
Gov'Ne.ofa.ud -7
Governor Ammons, of Colorado, con- . , , , nn ;.a nrnnne.
stitute the executive committee of
the conference. Others who are ex
pected to take a prominent part in
the present session are Governors
Carey, of Wyoming, Baldwin, of Con
necticut. Dunne, of Illinois, Hahna,
Columbia, S. C, Aug. 25. The fail-1 of North Dakota, Hodges, of Kansas,
nre of a pistol to fire probablv save 1 i Lister, of Washington, Clarke, of
Manager J. VV. Uray, or the local! Iowa, Haines,, of Idaho, Major, ot conference in Mexico City will spell
peace. It is officially denied that
Mr. Lind has been recalled. He was
eiven a free rein to use his own
judgment in terminating his mission.
pat on its. proposals
Lind, Huerta, Gamboa and American
Charge D'Affairs 0 'Shaughnessy are
reported to be in conference at
Huerta 's palace. The President is
greatly gratified at the turn of event.
He expressed the hope that he might
never have to deliver his message to
Congress. It is believed that today's
Western Union Telegraph office from I Missouri, and West, of Oregon.
assassination tnis morning when Vir-I The conference had its origin in
gil Carver pulled his gun and snap-1 1908, when President Roosevelt call-
ped it in Mr. Uray's face. Mr. Grayled the Governors together at Wash-
Uucked behind his desk and made a I ington to discuss steps for the con-
get-away out of the rear door, while Uervation of the natural resources of
employes songnt the nearest place otlthe conntry. At this initial meeting
tOei, , . I If waa AnniAaA tn mnlra tho nnfW-
MR. PINK MORRISON
IS SERIOUSLY HURT.
Carver walked out on Main street,
ence a permanent body and to hold
nourisning ma gn and pulling tne ammal gessiong with the object of
trigger until finally ,t went off, tbe Lxchan ing views on subject8 0f ge.
ball narrowly missing a anessenger , promoting greater
tbTe"ook in fJtL VZCoiwri5ZZ,- Drc.,
Ill mc I
is locked up at police headquarters.
Carver, who is said to be an em
ploye at a cotton mill, had been to
the Western Union several times in
regard, it is claimed, to failure of
the eompany to promtply deliver a
message which came to him. In fact,
it is said on the outside, that a mes
sage sent him in March concerning
either his father s serious illness or
death, was delivered to him on Sat
attaining greater efficiency
1 State administration.
KILLS MAN WHO SAVED
HIM FROM DROWNING
Met With an Accident in Washington
Yesterday.
A telegram was received yesterday
afternoon from the Llevator Con
stating that Mr. Pinkney Morrison,
who is in the employ of that com
pany, was seriously hurt yesterday
in Washington. Another telegram
was later received from the hospital
in wh'ioU ha hA Lvn tfllran fiftVinu'
Kentnckian, Dragged From Ohio Riv- that he wag dangeronghT hurt and
er Bnoota Keecner wnue n is ai nncongcioug.
Snpper. Mr. Morrison' sister, Miss Estelle
Taylorsport, Ky., Aug. . A 1 Morrison, left Jast night on tram No.
rZ .a..aie. miliar ot h. Surveyor C, M. lllUm
BlCK at nis granuiaiuer, air.
a--, t... t.j:... naunuL' Iht diver I IS Very
Tf: MI Corriher, near here. They have
races athletie sports, all day barbe- a trained nurse from Charlotte, N. C.
cue, and, the most- magnificent and She has typhoid fever. ; - ,
vu.. r j fjQTfto OF LICENSE.
B-iTHMRpn in I ii in inn u. mn w.".v(i- -
ti. .u,nini aMYaction ' ,wul ; ots
Hurricane,'' :the ;trdttingj ostrich., Mrs. Settle Wanted it to Hannoniu
jrho exceeds a race horse, pulling a . - With Touring Car.
sdky driven ; by his .-owner. This Asheville, N. C, Aug. 25. Mrs.
fonrA waa secured at great expense mi ciu ; nf a mnnMiran
and comes' Jo penccn P!re ; "om leader of the State and a member of
Jacksofiviller Florida. Everything wl tha Vanderbilt society set, did not
rA mil 25.000 .'ceoole Will be Jierel,-,.. u;.10tin nf mnrnnn and
to njoy the day -. Salisbury " ,wel1 wbit of the new automobile license
as Bpencer umies you to in 0mbination with th black body
help swell the crowd and .witness the . . d had the fis!are9 enam.
biggest celebration ever held m worth eled whitei , The first time she ap
Carolina. J. peered in public a policeman not
. ; - ' - - - . . vanied in color combinations halted
,In the eourseof a drunken brawl ... ,, :cunt the maroon figures
m Afiwe aani tru iwuhi vat mnn. aaiiu u v .. . i tuv - - ?
r-lVnrha Wlv.'lt looki fSs for-lnear Harden in the northern action . an poggible color, combine
nZr nin will tU in tbelof Gaston county: aturuay lion wUh the black body of my car,
Iliva -uwwa aw 1 L waa . BiB ll rM 1 I . l A
continues tor one weea, wni nave on phmi g earpenter 0f this son of the late Mr. L. M. Morrison, of
NEW. SCHEDULE ON
NORFOLK SOUTHERN.
mar flnvernor
fight bef pre the finish, and with these
IVu tnan at ri vine for the - United
imw. (J - -
States senate,; I expect to see a" bit
timei"' : ' ' ;.'"-""" ' z'Z,,
lf T..I.H i!J ha heliAveK T. W.
vpne-eance seekers leaped upon them0. , ',. . j w UfAlan are cer-
and tore the pistols from their grasp. . t be eandidateg to succeed Gov
'Then," said a specUtor on the erm)T Cfiig jia -thinks there will
outside, narrating his expenencs af- t least one candidate, but
forward, -we neera ins cuuaiiig . Rickett and Mc Lean win en-
t.r tha ntrht. Mr. Jordan does not
think Major Sttdman will have se
rions opposition
Miss Ethel Eafley, sister-in-law or
o-,.tr nf the Navv Jascphus Dan-
anil for 15 v-nrs a tlcrk in the
r-MTfrnont scrv'. , bus bn appoint
U cl. rk in ti e nsvy library at a
the chains as they brought him down
the stairs.",; . , ,-.,
The rest must bavs happened in a
very few seconds. A score of piRtoU
flashed in the faint gas light and from
the helpless form on the ground
enme not even a moan. - ;;
, , "" ipcn with which tbe mob
,; ( ";.! to those who
It:." ' '",
indU-ht thcit salary of 1 a y-
,. -r - . -IV.U I
noon. , r rana jnauney w aiauu?.
to death by w. o. uayis. , coin
white, men and employes of the Har
den cotton mill. .Davis was arrested
and taken to the county jail At Gas
tonia. When taken ny tne omcers ne
oa in almost a drunken stupor and
claims that be does not remember, any
thing about the. eYime-rrv v-; x-l-Kr-
Mi Kaltla explained io- the officer.
Th hlixcoat agreed, but told Mrs.
Settle. she would, have explain ber
ideas of color harmony to the; judge.
The law requires ' maroon figures on
a white background to distinguish Ibis
year 8 license nvm ." j j- . ,t ;
stramre trairedv occurred here today 30 for Washinolnn tn lw u-illi her
urday, so he claimed, and this worry when a man who had been rescued I brother. Up to this time nothing has
is supposed to have temporarily un-lfrom drowning i the Ohio river a p- been heard from her as to his con-
oaianeed nis mina. Inaared fifteen minutes later at UieUiH
Unm. tViA mon n-lin hail BavoH hlK I If. f : p. 1.. 1 : 1
... - . . , uuuia v. '' " w 1 in I . mvi risiiii iui nici i iivru in
I lie next term vi uuiiiura muuiuu ui, .-j m.AwaA nth a nHo I r j j i.
... oi l. us Jl,4-C imw. tnu. .. vuuvuiu. auu iirr inu as m cauich
eoun, nicn opens oepMHuoer -u- Th- th ch e made against m-r n Ihe Southern. He ia a
largest number of murd
cases in many courts, in nuir J hemse,-es to haye witnegSes of
charges, of murder being five. All of .. ... ., 8,10otinJ
the-prisoners are negtoes. one oe- ; .
ing a woman, and rour ot tne auegea - - .
T!",- " "2Z.uA ;.V: them and to get across the river, de-
. JL Vi- n.nnA havinir hnlspite bullets sent after him.
J Ji.nmiul i Onilfordl The victim' is William Zurelby, an
UqUklllCU HH aia ,, : . , . A fm 1 .
count v in August. - l"Seu ,' "N, aj...,
nome is near me river. ue uiu inou
nLjn! . .1 1
ti.- asn nnrt oon erou ww rniuips u
-V" m.-'"r- V.J eroisinir the river from Delhi to Tav
3itov;swhor
... miutlneared this shore the skiff capsised.
. w . i I LV. 1 1 1 m " AmrianiAna l! ova? mm tt that
with the conditions imposed ny inei"""! ' .-""-r w j
Treasury Department. Banks in sev- ehore, but he could not swim, and
i .u; .Iraailv hava entlwould have drowned had not Zurelby
,u"" j . . , ..
their list of seeuritiea to tbe Depart-1 leapea inio uie waier, uKm ruuF.
t f .nnml mnA lhr an be-l DV D1S eouar ana tougni a sua rur
;n ...mini as tn their aeecDtabil-1 rent back to the shore,
,..n ,, .. ..,... ,
- xureioy went dbck io nis nome,
and was at f supper with ."several
friends when Phillips appeared. , He
Of special interest is the announce
mant of the marriage of .MifitMtfne
Grubb, the eldest daughter of the late
H. Clav Grubb. to A. J. Little, ; of
1 Marshville. The ceremony", was per
Charged ' cwith assaulting ')i Miss
I .a nra Freece of Faith neighborhood,
Robert Earnhardt, a young-white
Crtf. hT. .Th; eer.formed.i at the residence ' of the
r0"" .AZiulA . n.r f tha'bridnV mother, Mw. Emma .Grubb,
testimony against him, but appears J near Churchland, Sunday at 2 p. tn.
demented and it is said recently spent ,0nly a few intimate friends of the
. i -f -;,rU mnntha U a honnilsl familv were present- to witness the
a iciiu i- .....,... ... . - . ,
for trentmcnt. ceremony.'
ing
u..iu Vanw kiJ 19 an oners-
tive in the Loray MiU at Gastonia, was carrying a rifler according to the
committed suicide at the home of his witnesses, and they charge that be
parents, Mr. and Mrs vasper Maner.issio.ro Aareioy.. r , ,
at o0 0 C10CK atonuay uiuruiuu u cu un, j
.iw,'in b mself through the neani ,"xes." repuea tne oia man.
... -. . .-i -a. n:...j.t.l nr:ii..i ...ii... ...J Ok;ilina iu
With a & Caiioer nue. ajipviiw - vviiuuu puvuni i umip ,
ment in a love affair is assigned a alleged to have lifted his weapon and
ik. a ha deed. ? , ,. - . lahnf hia rmcuir in the brain. - -
iiio wfc -- - , -f. - : - I .
He turned then and bolted tor the
:.. -tSii..t nAiiAlr ' ilAiichtrr of I river,
xij.. j if- j,h Rftaiick- of Wal l The only explanation for the trag
lace, who was in Wilmington. on a'edy is that Phillips was made insane
visit, "was struck by a trolley freight
car of the Tidewater Power Company
near Winter Park Saturday morn
ing and was instsntly killed.. Her
head was practically severed from
tbe other part of her body. -.. .
by fear during his narrow
from drowning.
" A "commercial laboratory baa been
established in Triest at the expense
of the city.- - .
Running Time to Norfolk Shortened.
Freight Cars Taken Off Express
Traina. "V. . ' . :'
Effeetive Sunday, August 24th, tbe
Norfolk Southern Railroad will put
into effect a new schedule for the
night passenger trains between Ral
eigh and Norfolk. The change will
shorten the running time between the
two points, approximately forty-five -
minutes. Ibe most important fea
ture Of the new schedule will be that
tbe train leaving Norfolk at 0 o'clock ,
at night and also train leaving Ral-
eigh at 9:30 p. m, for Norfolk will
not have any freight cars in their
make-up as has been the ease bere.
tofore. , - s .
The night train from Norfolk will
arrive 6:30 a.- m. instead of 7:l'i a.
m. ,a Passengers will be', allowed . to
remain in sleeper uptil 7:30 a. u -.,
they will not be inconvenienced.
The niehf train to -'Norfolk will
leave Raleigh at 9:30 instead of 9:00 -o'clock
as at present. The day train
will arrive in Jtaleigh at 7:43 p,c m.
Thomas Marshall; 'vice-president of
the United States; William Jennm?
Bryan, Secretary of State; Jo'opliiis
Daniels, Secretary of the Knvy, r 1
William D. Wilson, ('-''' v ( '
bor, will all visit Knoxvi:: t .
to see the National Con' ' -
position and t (Mivcr s ! -