VOL XIII.
I. B, SHERRILL. Editor end PublUhcr.
CONCORD, N. G, SATURDAY," JANUARY 31, 19142
40 Cents a Month I CcoU a Copy.
NO, 47
0V.7IT.S of a
rat kb showed at least ix-
' io Of JTTDMS2CT. .' '
They Declare if He Had Kept T)M
Twi Vessels Locke All On Tie
- Monro Could Eat Bees STd
" Xsatocket Owar Say That Capt
. Berry ;Acted With CopUU
gar fir tha Enlir of t Seai 41
. is tfct'RtviMd Daath lift. 41 Pas
sengers add O Criw. Wn WJU
B Blown Up Im Wui :
Norfolk Vv Jan. " 31. Whether
the loas-oflife in yesterdey 's see
tragedy when tne steamer , Monro
wu sent, to the bottom in collision
with the Nantucket might have teen
prevented is troubling seamen- toda,
while a generalrnrHgttion piae
the "responsibility has not been
. started. ,v ' ' .-.-y'"-. -,. -' - .
. The Old Dominion Line ' officials
are Diamine Captain Berry, of the
Nantucket for at least an error of
iudement. His action in signalling
fail speed astern, following the smash.
pulled Hie Nantucket's now out oi
the rent side of the Monro, letting
the water in. Had he simtply reduced
speed and kept the two vessels locked,
everyone" on the Monroe could have
clamored' on to the Nantucket before
the Monroe went down, it u said.
The Merchants' and Miners'
cials sav that Cant. Berry aeted with
complete regard for the rules of the
sea. r'Ehey say that when the entire
truth' becomes known nt' the fedenl
investigation the eommander 'will be
cleared of alt blame. Vv
- The revised death list is forty-one.
Of these nittcioorf i were passengers
-and twenty-two of the erew Two
survivors aiy in a serious condition.
The government investigation start
Monday. " Wrecking tugs are search
ing the, sea for the bodies of those
ward mast is stieeking out of the wa
ter, a mute evidence of the: wreck.
Revenue cutter officials will probably
blow np the. wreek next wee.k.-'r'.-.V
Mr Taylor, assistant geperal nuui-
alter of the Old Dominion Line, eiu
ihatieallv denied that the Monro was
in tne 'least'-:, degree -;; unseawonn.v.
"The icssel.-was-one of the most
capable on the .Atlantic coast." he
said. "She was altered six months
after building to correct some small
details in construction. There was a
little too much of the pilot bouse and
. she did" not have to carry pigiron to
ballast; her. v; She had cement bold,
just as every vessel, -but it was not to
make .the vessel trim right,'v'
. ' Soma Details of Tragedy, y;
- With' a bidden lurch the liner roll-
' ed over on her side. With' a ehorus
nf shrieks the , unfortunates left on
the sinking vessel turned, and crawl
ing like rats, made" itheir- way over
superstructure; through port boles
' windows and eomoaaieriways,' until
they rested, just out of reach of the
wares on the upper side of the half-
ctipsized vessel.: Even this" slippery se
curity was not' - long available. With
' a rumbling ; sound the ship jlunged
beneath the waves leaving her hu
' man freight afloat in the iey ocean;
Meantime ;the Nantucket herseu
. badly damaeed,' had stood by add
' f aptaia Berry had aroused his sleep-
ing crew; :v As 4he "rays of the search
' liirht- failed- to bierce the blanket of
V fog,CaptaittBrry ordered out hi
hfe boats,Mind one oy one mejr
i nA awavVmto' the foe to seareh foe
the .MonroeV They' fonnd only , th
strnggling SurVkojrs afloat intheiey
water, crying rranncaiif lotpeip-
Ci It Davids tol4 how a frensied
" negro standing upoii the sinking Mon
' - roe asked another,negi for a poeketi
" knife with which he proceeded to ent
his own throat from ear to ear, and
. then fell into the sea. - ' ' v T
' g. P."Lyons,'the former Richmond,
XJ and Savannsh, Ga., theatrical
managar,'aaid:,.';-.v:'
VThe Monroe 'a crew behaved splen
.liriiv There were not very many
' m Hi jihin. but thif . were
allowed to. get into tha. boats flrst.
Tk. Wm: nn effort on the Vrt Oi
Vhila we were In
' IIIB uiwnm v v.wj-t ,
.i.a. i;fot nicked ud a nan ana
a woman. JI was holding ' hl thj
- hair, nt his teeth and was ajmosi
. '. i a srlion v nailed him in. '
r IIBUBtcu . " c . ,
. "There were-many people siw
must have been caught in their state--roomaC
The Collision occurred so sud
- denly and 'the boat sank so quickly,
. thst manv more were
- .i jnoil The listing l of the
' ' steamer made it impossible to lowr
k. life boats on one side of t . ship,
and that added to the di.ulty in
ktl 2v.-ii.iri "stood bv us, and
- those of us who eould, tlnW
- - r.po l-Mor to get on board. Those
- who - - t able to
1 t ; ar.tuccv i)
which T i ere placed undct
CLAIMS AUTO.
Mr. B. L. Uaberfsr's Ait SeiaW eo
CUi Ktld Against Farty Be Par
caaaei It rroaa.
llow would yoa like to pay out a
nie sum of real, negotiable coin for
ate, new Ove-passenger touring
ear, fully equipped with self-starter
and all those automobilish things the
aReots talk about, wb it awhile and
then have the sheriff rome along and
Uke itt
Bather - provoking, yon ' sayt ".
Well, rrther.
That's what happened to -Mr. H.
1. I'mberger. . Tbia well known reiti
aea who lives in No. 4 township and
transacts business all over the globe
with Concord as the center, bought
a new motor ear recently. It was I
new 1914 model and big enough to
take lota of friends to ride, (Mr. Um
bel ger, by the way, ' remembers his
friends desprfe the fact he owna a
motor ear) and powerful enough ta
bring them back. . The ear was pail
for a receipt of which was hereoy
acknowledged, . ete etc, a la court
house talk. But it seems that (he
agent .who sold the car. did not bap
pea to have one of those "receipts
of which is hereby acknowledged,"
and thereby hangs a tale and inci
dentally may produce - more sourt
house talk. : ; ;
' The ear was purchased from'-Mc-
Manaway's garage in Charlotte. It
gave satisfaction and everything was
lively until "the sheriff came along
Thursday with claim ' and delivery
papers and took charge -of the ma
chine. It appears mat mere was a
claim on this ear and others by rea
NEWS TOKECABT FOK
THE 00MXXO WEEK.
Washington, D. C- Jan. 31. By or
ders of the Interstate Commerce
Commission1 ' lower express rsts
throughout the United Ststes will be
come effective Monday. At the same
time reductions in rates will be made
by the express companies operating
in Canada. It ia estimated that the
average reduction in ehargea will be
approximately seventeen per cent.
Representatives of the ' United
Mine Workers of America and . the
mine owners of the central competi
tive district, composed of ; western
Pennsylvania,' Ohio, Indiana and Illi
nois, will meet in Philadelidelphia
Tuesday for their joint wage scale
conference. It is hoped that the new
scale will be agreed upon before the
present agreement expires March 31,
so thst there -may be no cessation of
work in the mines.
The so-called tap line eases whinh
were decided against the Interstate
Commerce Commission by the Com
merce Court will he re-opened Weil
nesday. These eases .involve ,tm
rights and privileges of sawmill rail
roads to lumber camps. The litiga
tion has 'been in the courts in the
courts for several years and the finul
decision will have an important bear
ing on the development of the lumber
business in the southwest. --
The House Committee -has fixed
Wednesday aa the day for beginning
hearings on the MeKeller cold stor
age bill, which proposes to limit the
time of storage of perishable commo
dities from two to six months. Pro
duce merchants and cold Korage men own a liner pony and curl a soon
the votes are countd.
THE POItY COIiTEST
ML CLOSE TOIHT
GREAT INTEREST IS, BEING
MANIFESTED IN RESULT.
The Contestants Hav Been Working
Hard All Day, Mr. W. 8. Bing
ham, Mrs. Faff art "and Mrs. Harris
to Be the JniUes. Content Ends at
Close of Business Tonight Who
Will Win No One Can Even Guess.
The Pony Contest will end tonight.
All day today the contestants hsvv
been working with renewed energy
and hopes, making a "last effort to
land the pony and buggy. Much en
thusiasm has been aroused, and not
only contestants but - the public, is
watching the outcome w it It marke l
interest.
The business firms conduct in;; the
contest have selected Mrs. .lames F.
Harris, Mrs. A. M. Faftirnrt and Mr.
W. S. Bingham as judges. On account
of a number of firma bin! ucn to
night the contest will not cud until
a late hour. This will necesMtte the
ves being counted Monday. Mil
! lions of votes have been oust and t !ir
count win require 'consiacraiiiu rum'.
Who will win is a matter of con
jecture. A number of contestants
will poll many votes and tin- only xnre
thing is that some boy or girl will
DEATH OF MR. T. U ALEXANDER
WITH THE CHURCHES.
Cabarns Vetera Answers Last Roll Central Methodist 1UUU.UUH U UU Ulll
Call at Soldiers' Home. I Sacrament of the lrd'M Slinikari AflPIV aA AniAIVfAII
Mr. T. U Alexsnder. sn seed citi- at 11 a. m. lWhin .t 7 n J hvl VXLYti I K VHiV A I lll'J
sen of this city, died yesterday at the I the pastor, Rev. Harold Turner. Suu-
U ..1 .1 1 J - . t) 1 L I 1 I , . I
cwuicra iiuuir ai nuni;ii, wocre nri nay school at 3 p. m. The public in1
had been livinr for only a week. Mr. Icordiallv invited. '
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF
Alexander had been in declining
health for several years. About a year
ago his eye sight became affected and
his sight was so impaired that he war
almost blind at the time lie
the Home.
M. Alexander was X years of agis.
He was a Confederate Veteran and
was a member of the Cabarrus Camp.
He was a widower and is survived bv
several children.
The body arrived this morning on
train No. 11 and was taken to the
home of Mr. Ira Alexander, a son of
the deceased, where the funeral wa
held this afternoon. The interment
was made at Oakwood cemetery.
Forest Hill Methodist
Services tomorrow mornine at '!
o'clock, conducted bv the ntnr Tli..
went to gervif, j I, preceded bv the haii-
tism of young children aud the re
ception of members. The presiding
elder. Rev. W. R. Ware, will preach
at night, at which time the sacran: nt
will be administered. All are invited.
YOr come. PASTOR
First Presbyterian.
Preaching t 11 a. m. ami 7 n. in.
Sunday school at 3 p. m.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
FROM THE STATE
CAPITAL TODAY
Governor Craig Names Delegates to
the Corn Exposition at Dallas, Tex
aa. Fir Insurance Companies Au
thorised to Do Business.
Raleigh, Jan. 31. Governor ("rah
todav named 105 delegates to the
son of the fact that money 'had been J will be on hand to oppose the measure
advanced I. M. MeManaway, - man- on the ground that its enactment will
aser of the garage.: The claim was discourage production, destroy the
not paid by the garage and the party collateral value of perishable pro-
rho made the load has claimed the 'ducts and increase, the cost ot living.
eara. . , . . -y. . Representatives oi uie agncuitnr-
Mr. Umberger went to Charlotte t-j al colleges in the far wett are to met
see aoout toe matter yesterday ana to i in conrerrnce me inner pan oi ruo
make an effort to have it adjusted.- iweek at the State Agricultural Col-
iii ' i . ',:' . ' ' 'lege-of Itah, . The conference is to
To Protert Rural TraTelers,v, J effect a permanent-organization an J
Chicago, 111., Jan. 31. Because of discuss the standardizing of extension
the large number of country folk work and the securing the needed
who have been trying to outbid one ctate and national legislation to aid
another in buying the lake front park them in carrying on their work. -in
Chicago, the suspension bridge jnj ' A memorial to Captain Scott, who
Cincinnati and similar bargains of. perished in -the Antarctic region, ii
fered by the confidence men in other, to b unveiled Thursday on the Col
eities of the middle - West, the Cen-'d tautaret in the French Alps,
tral Passeneer Association has aecid- whither the British explorer went in
t that, beginaiiig toiMiTowk-etoi;JlIsJ!cbv. J908,- te a
over privileges will be granted by rail-n,ctor sleighs which he intended to
roads on homeseckers ttcKets. i ne use in nis uau ior inu oomn roiu.
Drineiual stoo-over points - on such Among the meetings of the week
tickets have been Chicago, St. Louis, will be the annual convention of the
Cincinnati. Kansas City, Omaha, St. ! International Association of Custom
Paul and Minneapolis.
National Motor Boat Show Opens.
New York. Jan. Sl.-The latest pro-Tampa, J la.
duets of the ' boat builders, the en
gine makers, and tbemanufacturers
of nautical fittings for" power craft
are disclosed at the -annual National
Cutters, in Washington, D. C- and a
winter meeting of the National As
sociation of Real Estate Exchanges,
Motor Boat Show, whiehj opened at
Madison Square Garden today for a
week's engagement. J Larger, . more
powerful and heavier engines are du-
Chicagoans to Go to Church.
Chicago,' 111., Jan. 31. Tomorrow
will be Chicago's first "Go-to-
Church" Sunday, and if the expecta
tions of the promoters of the move
ment are realized every church from
Hegewisch to Evanston and from the
played than ever; bef ore! They are-, western praries to the lake front will
designed for cruising power boats of be filled to its utmost capacity at
. . : . i . i t n-nr'll,l
tne largest ana most iniunuus n. cvj v uv-wtvuhii
In addition to the engines and .other! movement was begun by the Christian
fittings the latest models : of speed lEndeavor Union early last December
boats are shown, and each builder and later was taken up by the min
has something new to display and talk isters and church, organizations. Dur-
about. ' mg the past few weeks committees
have made- a house-to-house canvass
GRANITE MONUMENT
OVER ALLEN S ' GRAVE.
Shaft Has Been Designed and Will
Be Erected Shortly By Victor
Alien. - J-
Mount Airy, Jan," 30. A splendid
granite nionumeix is io mink ine
graves of Floyd and Claude Allen,
the famous clansmen who paid the
death penalty nearly a year ago, foi
their participation in the llillsvillc,
n., courthouse tragedy,' wected ly
Victor Allen, the only nfal survivor
of that immediate family, because he
believes, like thev, that bis kinsmen
died in defense of their lights and
liberty. The stone, jdesignaljind.jusi
completed by "James E. Wilson, of
this city, is a handsome white granite
one two feet i nwidth, 18 inches in
thickness, three feet high on its face
and four feet high on its back. The
slope between hack and front repre
sents a broken column and will henr
a small marble slab presented by
I Richmond, Va., admirers and sympa
thizers shortly niter the execution
of the two men. Tlio monument, on
its face bears the simple word Allen,
while on the sides are the names
"Floyd and Claud." The slab bears
an inscription in keeping with the
feelings of friends when the long le
gal struggle for the lives of the men
and the execution was fresh in their
minds. The stone will be placed at
the head of the double grave.
St James Lutheran, Fourth Sunday
Alter Epiphany.
Morning sen-ice at 11 o'clock, con
ducted by the pastor. Sunday school
at A p. m., 1'rof. S. A. Wolff, super
intendent. espers at 7 p. m. with
sermon by the Rev. Dr. K. ('. Cronk,
of Columbia, S. C.
Calvary Lutheran, Forest Hill.
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m., H. B.
sixth annual corn exposition r.c Dal-1 Wilkinson, superintendent. Mornin
las, Texas, february 10, through to service at 10:45 a. m. Afternoon ser
the 24th. Included in the number are vice at 3 p. m. when the Lord's Snp-
11 anon Petrea, toncord, Jnle H. per will be administered, PaBtor C. !
Sharpe, W. H. Sharpe, and E. I .iMadjiughlin, of St. James, in charge.
tcnootneld, ot ureensooro.
Three fire insurance companies were I First Baptist.
authorized to do business in this Sunday school at 9:45 a. ni. Preuc
State, the Narraganseft, of Provt-ling at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. by the
dence, R. T.; Arkright, of Boston, and pastor. Rev. R. E. Brown. Bantist
the Fitchhurg Mutual, of Fitcliburg, I Young People's I'nion at 6:15 p. m.
i ass.
The Postmaster General Emphatically
Recommends That the Government
Establish a Monopoly of The Tele
phone and Telegraph Business.
Recommends That Concreas Acquirs
at Appraised Value the Net Work
of Telephones.
Washington, Jan. 31. The empha'.
ic recommendation that the govern
ment establish a monopoly of the tel
ephone and telegraph business is con
tained in the report made to the Sen
ate by Postmaster (ieneral Burleson.
He recommended that Congress ac
quire by purchase, at an appraised
value, the commercial telephone net
work except farmers' lines; that
Congress authorize the postmaster
general to issue, in his discretion, re
vocable license tor operation by pri
vate individuals, corporations or com
panies of telegraph and such parts of
the telephone service as may not be
acquired by the government.
i ne report summarizes t lie investi
gation of the departmental commit
tee appointed to look into the matter
and completely endorses the govern
ment ownership plan as advanced by
Representative Lewis, of Maryland.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
OF RADIUM PLANTS.
Ministers to Meet.
The following letter has been sent
out to the preachers residing in ("on
fnrd find if- iu 'avriMitofl that llim-
Answer of Committee to Cry of More wiH be a ful. allrt' iieartv resnm.se to
Radium From Cancer Victims. Ithis call us there are matters of eon-
.Washingtou. Jan. 31. Government I siderable interest to come before the
ownership of radium extraction I association :
plants using ores on which the gov-I The regular monthly meeting uf
eminent has the exclusive fight was the Concord Ministers' Association
the answer of the House Mines Com- will be held next Monday, February
nuttee to the ery ot cancer victims 2, at o o clock p. m., in the parlor ot
for more radium. Chairman Foster Central Methodist Church. Every
introduced a bil) providing $150,000 pastor of the city is earnestly urged
to equip a government owned "re-1 to be present. Sincerely,
COURT HOUSE DONE.
dium refinery," asking a further
$300,000 for development work to
June 1915. The withdrawal of radium
lands from public entry was eliminat
ed.
A BLINDING SNOW
STORM IN CHICAGO
Snow Fall is General Over the Mid
dle West.
"CI1AS. P. MacLAUGHLIX,
"President.
"'What Cliflt : eafty SaidVT : "
Washington, Jan. 30. Speaker
I lark declared today that nothing in
his Baltimore speech last night could
be considered as indicating that he
had figured on being a presidential
candidate in 1916 or any time in the
future.
"The only thing 1 said about the
Rowan's New Temple of Justice Cost
$111,000.
Salisbury, Jan. 30. The new Row
an court house has been completed,
aud n irortion of the furniture has
been placed ready for the occupants.
The building bost $111,000, exclusive
of the furnishings. It is expected the
Rowan commissioners will either ac
cept or reject the new building at a
meeting next Monday. If it is ac
cepted, the next term of Rowan court,
opening February 9, will be held in
the building.
New Trial for Convicted Woman.
Fulton, Mo., Jan. 31. The ease of
Mrs.. Susan Rosa, accused or the mur
of the entire cityf Squads of work
ers have visited the - factories, and
workshops, retail, and , wholesale
der of her husband, will come op in stores, the police end fire stations and
court - Monday . for : ita second trial, j have asked the employes to attend
The first trial was held last Septem
beV end resulted in a verdict of guil
ty and a sentence of ten years in the
church tomorrow. Leaders of the
movement hope to fill every ehurch in
the city. At each of the services' an
penitentiary. This verdict was set 'appeal will be made irom tne puipit
aside and a new trial granted by the 'that .the observance of the Sabbath
ground that there was such a radical
differenee between the. attorneys ot
Mrs. Ross in conducting the defeuse
that the woman was not given a fair
hearing before ,thf 'fUg'Vlfi
Telephone Companies to Co-openU.
Chicago, III., Jan. 31.-Uireetori oi
the National Independent Telephone
Association met at the Hotel- LaSalle
today to consider a proposal by the
American Telephone and ! Telegraph
Company for an interchange of wires
on long-distance toll service, with a
rate- of service charge to be decided'
ed mutually. It is said the proposed
plan for co-operation . has been ap
proved by the federal government.,-.
London to Hear "Parsifal."
London, Jan, 31. What promises lu
be one of the most successful seasons
of srand opera, ever given "at Covent
Garden will.be opened Monday night
sod continued for five week. The
season will be opened with tbe-nrst
performance of "Parsifal" ever
given in England.
become a weekly instead of an annual
event.
lif.-l
aid r,
their
th
half .
tion.
prr.
fit
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a line i
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at up
CO IT ALONE, SAYS ROOSEVELT
Chicago. Jan. 31. A Blindinir snow
driven before a stiff gale from the I presidency, said tne speaker, "was
lake demoralized railroad schedules I ' reply to the flowery introduction
tied up suburban lines and threaten- ot (he toastmaster. I said that if all
ed lake traffic. The fall is general Khat the toastmaster said was true I
over the middle West. Tugs and life I ought to be President today and
savers are searching the lake for ;i I would be if the proposed primarv ha;l
vessel believed to be in distress.
I been in force in 1912.'
MILD WEATHER SAVES LIVES.
No Fusion," the Progressive Lead
er's Message to Illinois,
At a "round-up"' of members of
the Progressive party of the Spring-
Held, ' Congressional district ' Mon
day Raymond Robins, of" Chicago,
chairman of the State Central. Com
mittee, said Theodore Roosevelt some
time ago authorized him- to announce
his unalterable opposition to any
amalgamation with the Republicans.
He said Roosevelt would make thre
speeches in Illinois in the . coming
campaign. . ,. ' t:-:-r. "".',''
Didn't Know His Name, Locked Up.
Lynchburg, a., Jan. 30. ' ' Can 't
you help met Something fa the mat
ter 'with my "head, i don t know
where I am or what to do. . My name
is either O. G. Burns or Graham
Johnson, and my home is in Sampson
county. North Carolina. X? ''."
N A young white man spoke thus-to
Sergeant' D. C, Smith this afternoin
tie asked the
. Southern Relief BalL:h;j.;-'
Washington. D. C. Jan. 3L Ofrl-
eial and resident society in the capi
tal; especially- the southern contin
gent, is anticipating with keen Mer
est the annual ball to be given at the
New Willard on Monday night by
the Southern Relief Society, a- For
manv years the balls of the Southern
Relief Society have been among uie, in the union depot.
most notable of the winter v social police to lock him up until he got his
functions in Washington. Miss Nan'
nine Randolph Heth, president of th
society, will be assisted m receiving
mind back. He was placed in jail.:
When his grip was searched a bun
dle of collars was found bearing the
by Mrs. Marshall, wife of. the-vice J laundry mark "O. G. B." which leads
president, and several ladies of the the police to believe that he is O. G.
cabinet circle. Miss Genevieve Clark, Burns as he stated. Lunch was found
daughter of the Speaker, is at the
head of the young ladies commit
tee. ! '
tory of the Old Dominion line that the
life of a passenger, has been lost at
..;h Mr Walker. "The line
was ortranired in 1867. Seven steam
ers have been in operation for several
years. . 1 he Monroe was tne stauncn-
cst of the lot. Sh was put into ser
vice in' 1303.
"Tl ere was life saving. equipment
i,1 . ' id for nearly double the number
r,f s i''s she carried on this trip. Cn
,!cr t' c r'tv'-.''.on law we are re-
quire! t lave )3 per cent equipment'
nt tl,t- ! n of tne
New England Railroad Chance. ,
Boston! Mass..' Jan. 31.-.As 4 part
of the "unscrambling" process which
the federal government insists tlio
New York, New Haven and Hartiora
Railroad shall undergo, the operating;
agreement between that road and the
New York Central, in regards to tne
use of the 'Boston and Albany Road
ceased to exist today. The agree
ment, which jsas made in 1911, pro
vided that the New uaven might run
certain trains over the tracks of the
Boston and Albany Road, which is un
der lesse to the New York Central.
Arthur Abernathy, author of "The
IIcll You Say," Und other quaint lit-
' i 4-t. A!n. ninnruMl in sk iWtlMr tf ilia
Greensboro Daily Newp, . and in the
man's pocket a railway ticket mark
ed from Greensboro to umon orge.
' - School Teachers May Strike.
V London, Jan. 31.---The school teaefi-
ers Of Herefordshire are threatening
to go out on strike the eoming week
unlets their demands, for increased
salaries and better working conditions
are granted.' The teachers have the
support of the National, Teachers'
Union and it is said ample -funds will
be provided to niaintaiti the strike no
matter now long n may irsu-j.
. Charged with selling liquor an
with robbing a farmer of his money
while in a wagon with him, Shenk
Doby, a notorious young white man
of the Vance Mill settlement, halu
A Big Falling Off in Deaths in Chi
cago, Over Same Period Last Year.
The death roll in Chicago for the
last six weeks was 514 lower than the
same period a year ago, according to
th bulletin of the city health depart
ment.
"This is accounted for," the bul
letin adds, "bv the fact that the
mud weather has been more conduc
tive to outdoor living and the more
free, airing of Jiving quarter, -
Benson-Smnrow.
A wedding of much interest to a
targe circle of riends was solemnis
ed at the home of the bride's father,
Mr. F. S. Sumrow, Wednesday after
noon at 3.30 o'clock when Miss Sallie
Lock was given in marriage to Mr.
Merl Suter Benson. The bride is
the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
F. S. Sumrow. of Mooresvillc, R. F.
D. No. 4, and a young woman of
many excellent qualities, whose win-
nins: wavs have made her many
friends. '
Mr. Benson was' reared in Cabarrus
county, but is now located in Spen
cer where he is fireman tor the south
ern Railway Company. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. K. W. Cul-
bertson. former pastor of the. bride.
The bridesmaids were aiiss dbuiv
Brown, of Mooresville, and Miss Jane
Johnston, of Davidson. The grooms
men" were Messrs. D. ll. Leach, ana j.
B, Casteloe, of Spencer." v The bride
was attired in white voile over white
silk, while the bridesmaids , wore
white.;--''; ;
An informal reception was held im
mediately after the marriage for the
bridal party and Ultimate inenas.
The bride's going away gown was
blue with hat to harmonise. Mr. and
Mrs. Benson left in an automobile lor
Salisbury, front which place" they
took the train for f'londa, wnere iney
will snend a few davs.' They "will
make their future home in epencer.
They received many pretty .and use
ful present Whicn attest ineir pop-
nlaritv. , . ujne rniiiOiia i.
ii uiauei's more which wav one s
face is set than how fast one pro
ceeds. Arthur Christopher Beacon.
r New Home for. Odd Fallows.
"Salisbury,- Janv 30. Work has been
started on a new home for Stone
I.odge, No. 273, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows nt Granite Quarry and
the walls are now one story high. The
building will be of Rowan granite, two
stories high, 28x70 feet in size and
will cost slightly more than $3,000.
The lower floor will he used for mer
cantile purposes and the second for
ladge and office purposes. It will
he one of the bei lodge buildings in
North Carolina. The order is. ex
ceptionally strong at Granite Quarry.
A religious journal says: "It is
harmful to get rich too rapidly." We
never thought of that before. Here's
another danger to worry about and
ftrive to guard against.
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year. le nnqi tie' Iota lore tines, ns announce nurjr, bb piim. .
rrrinil li.i .t- "irni h the columns of - Th .Greens-. home.' He has been wanted for six
but th , r-aily News his candidacy for months and had just reaction m nom
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here from Virginia.
Someone asserts that the nightin
gale is the most human bird in axis'
tence. He leave off singing and goes
fn crnakinff as Soon' h has
family.
We know a lot of men who always
played sure things who died poor.
Buying Goods at)
our Clearance Sale f
is an Easy Way to i
Make Money
Men's AVinter Suits at
Mena Overcoats
Men 's Hats
Men's Winter Underwear
Boys'- Suits
- Boys' Overcoats
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OFP
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Wonderful Bargains in Good Shoes Ono lot' Men's $3 and $8
Shoes, Sale Price A .... c. . t ........., , 13.98
. Cue lot of Ladies' Shoes worth up to $4.00,-all leathers and all
styles. All on table at I.,',. $1.08
Great Reduction on all Ladies' and Misses? Coats and Coat Suit.
Thousands of Great Bargains are to be found in our Dry Goods,
Notions, Under weafj Hosiery, Corsets, ete.
show you at anytime, ' "
We are pleased to
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