North Carolina Newspapers

'dim VOL. X Ul J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and fubUihtr CONCORD, N. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1914 40 Cents a Month B Cents a Copy. NO, 479 r CliXAGOBMlMS'. buy sckoolec:;ds ' THE MAYOR AND CTTTATTO y, ' NET CLOSE DEAL. - Negotiations Conclnded an Sale Madsto John NoTean 0. Bank ers, of Chkate Bonds Am for SO Taara and Baar 6 Par Cant Inter est, Payabla Seml-Annuany.--8ala Made Without Coat to thi City. Work oa School Buildliip to Begin 'immediately After Comatsncement. Negotiations lor the sale of the 120,000 bond issue for making im provements fur the public schools of the city have been eonduded, Map A. F. Hartsell and City Attorney T. D J4aneas, tht. committee appointed by the board of aldermen to sell th bonds, having eonsominated a sale with John Nuveen & Co., bankers of .Chicago. i . ' i " , ... -The bonds brought par ad; the purchasers agreed to pay for the -printing and-alt cost of the issae. The only cost to Ihejcityjm the sals waa the expense of a few -telegrams while the negotiations were pending. The bonds are for 30 years and bear 8 per cent, interest, payable semi-annually. ' ' r :. Tha bonds were voted at the May election last year, being adopted by a large majority i.- When the matter ' cf sale was brought up by the alder ma it was referred to Messrs, Hart sea and Maness. Owing to the small demand for 5 per cent, bonds last -.-year. the committee -made no serious attempt to .dispose of the issue, pre 'ferring to wait until the demand for this class of bonds increased. -.. v Several days ago the committee cided Witt the demand for bonds was such that time was favorable ?for-a . !- Thev owned neeot tations with several bonding houses aadruoa elos-, i ed the transaction. ,v ; v, Speaking of the sale, Mayor Hart ' sell and Cy 'Attorney Maness ea press themselves as highly pleased '' with the outcome of the matter. They state that. the bonds were sold without expense to the city in any ' way and that the sale was absolutely sntinfactory with the members of the school board, who were consulted oe fore the sale was closed. The school board plana to have ' everything in readiness to begin work " on making improvements at the school buildings just as soon as the schools - close for the summer vacation. 1 By ' the fall opening the board expects the work to be finished. . Gore Suit to Come to Trial. Oklahoma City, t)kla., Feb. 9 The fifty-thouBand-dollar suit, brought by ' Mrs. Minnie E. Bond against United States Senator Thomas P. Core, the 'blind man eloquent,' is docketed to s come ud for trial in the district court here this week. Few cases in the an- nals of Oklahoma courts have at i tracted more attention than has this " suit Mrs. Bondi alleges defamation . of character through an attaek she al - leged Senator Gore made on her in -'"s Washington last March., in deposi- - ution made before.' a justice recently, ' - Mrs.' Bond (rave the tettimony. which '- forma the basis of her action. She ''testified that she went to Washing , ton last March, taking the references "of -ber - husband, Julian-R. '"Bond, who was an applicant for the-office ; of internal revenue collector for- the Oklahoma district. Her ? suit arises , from alleged : ocenrances' connected '.v with tha interview with Senator Gore Y.y.over the "appointment, . If ia under--stood that Senttor. Gore -will put .in .!! a vigorous' defense; to .charges made v rgainst hint and will endeavor to show that the whole affair ia a plot batch- MATTE! OP OTTBBX8T TO 1 " ESITOM AND PUBUSpSBS Effort Boh Kada to Amend Law Bo a to Allow tha Exchange ef Ad Tortislag for Interstate Transfer Utloa. ; . A bill has been introduced in the House at Washington providing that aewapapera may make . advertising contracts with railroads and receive payment in transportation good for interstate travel Under the present law newspapers . can only reeeive tvfefieinAftatwkn lit nat vmstnt fsi ktsnnv fawn MiWa)a mmA . 1M I MltOW 1ft uve0 Ws iVI SUB'S SB I M state travel. The virions press as sociations of the country axe making an effort to secure the passage ot this bill. The newspapers are seek ing the right to contract with rail roads for advertising to be paid for in advertising. , Bills bare been introduced bv Mr. Adair, of Indiana, and Mr. Hayes, of California, and are pending before the committee - on Interstate - and Foreign Commerce. Hon. W. C. Ad- amson, chairman of the committee,! has introduced a bill, which differs from the other bills of this nature that have been introduced! in' that it requires that the railroad shall pub- usn tbeir schedules in at least ono newspaper in each countv. v. . Secretary J. B. Shemll, ' of the North Carolina Press Association, hna mailed out several hundred letters to the newspaper men . of the United States urging them to write' their Congressman and1 Senators and mek a determined effort to secure the pas sage of the bill. He ia also making an effort to arrange a date with, the committee when the newspaper men of the country may be heard, fr The following letter from Judge Adamson, chairman of the committee, to - Senator Simmons, ia of interest in connection with the bill: "I tried to have ft (this bill) in corporated in the administration bill in 1910, 4rot failed to secure Support". One. Mason that I can't secure any support -for it is 'the persistence of the railroads and newspapers jn in sisting that it is for their benefit and convenience; whereas, the - strongest argument to -win on, really the most cogent foe its adoption is the benefit it will lie to the people, who have a 1 . 1 . 1. .t; f I ' nirni u iook in toeir local papsra and secure information about vibe schedules of railroads o nwhieh they relv. . I have been advised, however that both the railroads and the news papers object to the requirement that schedules be published in all thj newspapers; I don't see how we aro going to get along with the bill with out that that is the - controlling consideration that demands the enact ment of the bill into law. t 'The railroads at present adver tise in such of the leadine newspa pers as thev wish, neglecting hun dreds of counties with thousands of people who would never have the in formation they ' desired unless they happened to take city paper. . 'If I ever succeed in reporting the bill it will contain a requirement to 'publish schedules and- excursions, and such information shall be print ed in at least one newspaper in each eonnty in which the people are serv ed by that railroad." , A LZTTE1 TOOK PLOBJSA . Mr. 8. L. Pharr WrtUt latere sigTy of the "Laid ef lonaalae tad nowsrs." Mr. Editor: I have spent the past year aad half in the land of sunshine aad flowers. aad I would lika to tell your readers something about tola part of Florida. I am in Bartow, a progressive tow of about 4.000, said to be Ur richest per capita ia Florida, If saetst he so, for ths evidences are ben includ ing 150 automobile . wen designated "ths eitT of oaks, home of good folks," for ber wide streets are lined with massive oaks, ever green, and the peo ple are truly hospitable. A system of hard roads spreads to every sec tion of the country which makes mot oring enjoyable.- Every leading de nomination has a eburch. A theatre, good picture - show, lycenm course, ehautauqua are provided for the en tertainment of the people. Bartow ia the County seat of Polk County, the third ia wealth in tbe state, sur passed only by Hillsboro and Duval which contain Tampa and Jackson ville, respectively. That, you may not get the idea that Polk ia merely a sea with a few islands when I toll you that there ' are S00 lakes within lis borders, ranging ia 'width from one hundred feet to five miles or more, I will say that it contains more land than the state of Delaware. Poik contains the richest phos phate deposits in the world. Mil lions of dollars are invested in min ing plants. Polk ranks third in the production of oranges and grape fruit, and tbe same is probably true as to trucks. Among tbe many large truck farms nesr Bartow is one con taining 180 acres, 100 being under ir rigation. , The average gross "receipts from this farm are said to be between 75,000 and HOOyMO annually. Among other things ; the owner grown about eight . million sweet potato plants ahnualv. shipping same all ov er the United States. Hundreds of carloads 6t lettuce, cabbage, celery, cucumbers, . ; peppers, tomatoes. x:(t:iTcmo:i- mum TO WAGE WAX OX CASTILLO'S AXDITS V- WTm Baned tka Omahree Teasel Whh a Passe&fer Trela. Nothing Has Beea Tend Bat a Few Charr ed Benes aad " BattosBaitored Teat, AH ea Tra Psrlshad.yilla Premises to Extoraaaete the; Baa "dite. Eight', rthe Passengers Ware Ajaericaas. 'r Snares, Mexiae Feb.. Tbe Re bels, attaek em Torreoa will.jiot be gin eastil a decisive esaBpaign IS waa- d agaiast Castillo 'a bjuklite wh burned the ' Cumbree t Tunnel FBXE TOLL8. Prealdent 8aya IateraaUoaal Compli cations Ears Nullified This Proris - tot of Baltimore Platform. Washington, Feb. 9. The Tree toll provision of tbe Baltimore platform baa been nullified by international complications, and as a result it is up to jtbe Democratic party, in the Pres ident's opinion, to disregard 1 1 it declaration. President Wilson told callers today that he is confident that Congress will repeal this section of the cimal tolls bill. The report that the en dorsement of the free tolls provision slipped into the platform as "joki-r" failed to stir the President. He did not explain what lie change in foreign relations has been. He said be believed that when a question hc ebmes international it must be han dled., from a broad guape standard. He then, mysteriously said that (Irent Britain is the only nation that has protested against free tolls and is now COR&ELL-MOODT. which a passenger train nd plunged. Though exploration ef .the still binning-wreckage- ia proceeding rapidly, nothing has been found, bat a few charred bones and buttons. 1 is be lieved, however, that aJl,persons'on the train, numbering more than '38, er)sbed. Immediately after -arrival here from Chihuahua ? today, into' pressing the matter. . CHARGED WITH ARSON. Annie Perry Charged With Setting Firs to Home of Mrs. Honeycutt at Toung-HartseU Mill. Annie Perry, colored, of Silver Hill. Villa 4,1 In t,le cllv hu-kup charped with squash, Irish and sweet potatoes, onions, etc, are snippea irom w tnat every the0 or every season, and. for mJnty of moHv paMenger,finciudill(f, the crew it the growers receive cash at the de- PT" . h - pot.' The average -net retora per t- . , . . w ., ?1&0 to suu, de- . t .... .. ... i,J- " V" eonvmunieated with Carrsnza promis-' arson, bhe was arrested yesterdiij ing to exterminate the bandits, " i0 tlle Vt being charged with sot- t bvm.iI t.JZ HoneyciKt at the oung Hartsell V. v ul, u iVUl, which was destroyed early Fri Cnmbre, Chihuahna,.Mxi4ol Feb.duy morning. The exact nature of 8. Nothing but eharred bonts and the testimony the State will off- r bqttona were found by the rescuing against her has not been disclosed party which With the aid of oxygen but will be given at a hearin" before helmets sad polmoters, today ,.pene- the police justice tomorrow inornin trated the Cumbre-tunnel from the al 9 o'clock. Mr. Scott, of the in" south portal e far aa.4he locomotive snranee department at Raleigh i and first tmo cars of the passenger here working on the case Messm train which entered the burning cav-1 Morrison II. Caldwell and W. o' er These are supposed to be the Means have been retained to appear remains of the engineer and fireman for t,e defendant. of the ill-fated passenger train. They were probably killed when their en- FOETY FISHERMEN gine crashed into the burning freight. TMPP.TSOWT'n tw tpt train, which bad been pushed into the - IMPRISONED IN ICE. tunnel by Castillo's bandits several ni..nW.fi a,. . t,nrh.? if s. . inauccessful Attempt to Rescue -"-- -f " " aeaaaas-. ' v ' a v id wo- Them. Believed That Rescuing Ship is Herself Frozen in. Washington, Feb. 9 Now several days overdue at Cape Breton Island, Mr. Noah A. Correll and Mrs. Bertha Moody Married in Richmond Sat nrday. Mr. Koah A. Correll and Mr. Bertha Moody were married Saturday afternoon at the home of the bride in Richmond, a telegram from the (jroom conveying the announcement to friends and relatives of the cou ple here. The announcement will be received with marked interest in Conord, the home of the groom. Mr. Correll left here Thnrwlay for Richmond. Friends of the young peo ple knew that t''cy had planned to be he .married this mont'i an 1, al though the announcement came as a surprise, it was not altogether un expected. After arriving in Rich mond Mr. Correll and his bride chang ed their plans of being married later in the month and decided to be mar ried immediately. Mr. and Mrs. Correll are well known in Concord. The groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Correll and is engaged in the jewelry busi ness, being secretary and treasurer or the Correll Jewelry Company. Mrs.. Mood v is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Robinson of this citv. hut has been making her home in Richmond for several years. She In frequently visited in Concord and has a number of friends here. Mr. and Mrs.. Correll are expected lo arrive tomorrow evening. L C. BYLES DIES BY HIS 01 HAND FIRED BULLET THROUGH BRAIN LAST NIGHT. HI3 acre ranees irvu vw uu, us- jj ,ut i...u.-i .u. i i ul. , i t. . a;. ; - A. . trT"."" ". w" ur- ' navai lug rotomae. alter a uu- SiKSiTr:! t?dt V be aueeeasf ol attempt to rescue the forty fZZ hit le7 t han n CastUte's biiMeMnt Meine' andA Massachusetts ftshermen, oTSadtLuietS it. destruction - h tbe imprisoned i. jtb icw-off:theP V I'" C; ri T..- .1. D"naKB my ver oe inown.-- ...islands, was believed herself -to he jiiuicu ui. AJiuuugu - uie navy ae- . Democrat Expected to Win. tpartmont has been' trying to get in I have been told and seen, almost any crop, except wheat and apples, ernwn in the temperate zone will do ii l c mm! rilLVAnrmrf Ta : VoK O Vfnol. 4M to 500 eallons of syrup per acre, terest is manifested in the special ''eard. Irom heF 8mec !r,y last we, t.ii, .v,. ofiHiirttAm. rr election to be held in the Second eon. pavai vessels will probably be sent xaeitk smiwwv om" vv - wvw "" i , - ' - - i - g , . , a million quarts are shipped , from sessional district ot Iowa tomarrow this eoiintv between -Thanksgiving to fill the vacancy caused by the .8. 3. Tilden Centenary. Kew York. Feb, 9-rThe centenary of the birth of Samuel J. Tilden, the widely', known Democratic politician and candidate for President of the United. States in 1876, was celebrat ed in .this city today with exercises under the auspices of the Samuel J Tilden Democratic Club Mr" Til den was born one hundred years ago todav in the town of New: Lebo non, Columbia county, N. Y. After graduating- from the College of the City of New York he was admitted to the bar and soon became one oi lead ers of the legal profession in' this city.' He served as a member of the New York general assembly and as governor of New York- and waa in strumental -inbringing about the Tweed and bis fol- and June, the average net beiner 25 death of Representative' I. S. Pepper. cents.- When the pricrgets to be 10 It-ia generally predicted that Henry cents f. o. b. depot, the growers stoplVollmar,- the Democratic nominee, eking, plow nnder-the vnjes ' and wm win oy a large majority, w. fc. plant something " else. Strawberry oeya or Clinton was selected as the plants set m September are bearing nepuoiican nominee, out ne aecunea December. - , , -' iw. accept ine nominauon,--nis witli- Yon mnst know that it reauires a drawal - left Charles P. Hanley of mighty fine climate to grow. during Mnseantine, the nominee of. the Pro- the winter - the many crops I have eessire party, the only candidate to mentioned. Truly the climate is oppose . Mr. Vollmar.. Aiiithe dis- wondeiful.; Imagine - roses, geran- triet has been heavily Democratic in iums. the bvbiscus. oleander and other n eiecnon or me pasr raw years it flowers growing outdoors the yearfi9 predicted that Mr. Vollmar will be' round. It is ceartainly the life worth jeiectea oy a large majority.'-: living to bask in the golden sunshine I SUFFERING IN CHI0AGO ,ANp THE MIDDLE WEST town of "Boss", ed by his political enemies to prtventlkrwersv"' He Was"n"Omfnated fdrTresi- bis re-election to the Senate. of this section, and it 's -mostly sun-1 Te-Announce Big League -Schedules, shine, for it rains not more frequent- 'New York, Feb. 9.-Club owners Iy tbaa two or three times montft nd oflSciala of the National League during the winter ; season. If Nat- ofBaseball clubs are rounding up in ure had withheld from Florida every-! this citv nrenaratorv to tha Jinnrn. tbiriir else. , her 'wonderful climate id ',.) k. u.u t. 1 i v. lumvuu: w UQ IHHir LUUiur! . wouiu suu uibk neruuo oi ww great-1 row. xne meeting will be little morel1 "W m,wie winuy wily est sections. ; And if I happen to say than perfunctory. The onlv.. real t Yesterday. it... L . . . ..I I . . ... - - . I ".. n , ... nisi wivu uiuuu i,iur "'"-lousiness to-be transacted is the adon-1 vuicago, reD. v. two deaths, a men must, be - Very warm. I ainltiofi of. th nlavinir MluJiil&.nlaoav.Iscbre of. injuries, a hundred fires m! quickly ; reminded that the V. 8. decided upon for the comins; season'idespread. suffering are the results Tar Al. H...'..l ' 1 A I . I . . . . " I f . I ' mi . v earner oureau iignres snow maii i fie American League schedule will be- ,4- District Meeting Womea'a Clubt. - February J8, Wednesday, -has been ."a tiet as Reciprocity Day for the ninth district of North Carolina Federation r of Women's: Clubs and. the day will ,.- be spent in Gastonia where the elub ' women of this district will be - the : guests of the .Woman's Betterment : Association and the U. C.' Club, the two federated . cluba of that towa - The ninth district comprises the towns , of Concord, Charlotte, Shelby, Dav ; .- idson. Wedesboro and Oastonia. : The members of theTStudyfay Julia Mngruder .Clubs of , 4his ci ty . f will attend. ' , ;,-,v--'-f ' Re. J. L. Bennett Tails Dead Whila 'Repeating Lord's Prayer at Grave. " Charlotte, Feb. 7j Bev. J. L. Bern nett died at Marsh ville,. Union coun ty, Friday evening of apopleiy. He " i .had gone-f rom -LAidor eV'to-eon- duct the funeral of A; J, Brooks and bile repeating tho Loyd's Prayer - - fell to the ground dead. file was 68 j- years old and a preacherin the Bap ' tist church since 1870, He waa also s i Confederate soldier. f ' i Money talks, but did yon ever atop - to consider that it sometimes stops dent - on the Democratic tieket ui 1876 and at the election in .November of that year received a plurality of the popular vote. - The electorial votelif. I find time. of-.several of the' States was contest ed and Congress appointed an eleo- tonal commission to decide; the duv pute, ' The' electorial commission was composed -of eight Republteaas and seven Democrats. It 's decision favored Rutherford B. Hays, the Re publican ' candidate, : who 'was, given 185 electorial votes as against 184 for Mr. Tilden." 't is not necesrary for a man to ) l rains when he '.'chews ths rag', finds fault. -, v - . - Col. Bailey Crowed Toe Booa. Charlotte News. , ' "The ground hog saw hia shadow,' says George Mercellns Bailey "and then the very, next day -the- violet fringes of the verdant swards, kissed. by glorious sunshine turned, purph with beauty and almost smothered us with sensuous perfume", .Latest weather advices would indi cate that the violet-fringed award is icy cle laden, and the-sensuous par- fume savors of polar dimes, for sense of the word. - Nevertheless we are willing' to admit that George Marcellus is'a poet far.f above - the Columbia wand. In talking the. matters over with the Crown Prince, the Kaiser, will no doubt remember that be himv't was once considered a rather rapv.aons young man. . , .'';'..--' . t' : ' . to search fot the potomac. HUERTA'S CRITICAL WEEK. Faced By'. Rebels Without and By Conspirators Within. Mexico City, Feb. 9. Menaced by rebels without and conspirators with in, Huerta faced today perhaps the crueial week of his career. The fall of either Torreou or Tampieo will give, the rebels an easy approach to Mexico- City. General Angeles, the deserting federal ollicer, is reported to, be leading another attack on Ma zatlan. The news that. Americ-in BACKBONE OF WINTER IS FAR FROM BROKEN Cloudy Weather Predicted for First Few Days of the Week Throughout South. Washington, Feb. 8. -- Winter's backbone is still a long way from broken, according to the weather bu reau experts. "The general distribu tion atmospheric pressure over the Xorth American Continent; and the adjacent oceans,", said the weekly bulletin today, "indicates tempera tures considerably below the season al average, until the middle of the week east of the Rocky Mountains and temperatures -near the seasonal average on the Pacific coast. "The weather will . be generally fair for the first half of the week in the Plains States, the fireat Central Valleys and the North Atlantic States. In the Gulf and South At lantic States, the weather will be overcastiw"tJ'r probcbly-ith- along The "Gulf and South Atlantic coasts until Wednesday. "The next disturbance of import ance will appear on the North Pacific coast Tuesday, attended by gener.il niins. It will prevail over the Middle West Thursday and the Kasteni St.-y.es Friday or Saturday. This dis turbance will be preceded by a gen eral reaction to higher temperatures and be attended by general rain in Southern States. "It will be followed by eohkr weather." the heac soldiers crossed the Hio Grande to search the Cumbre tunnel for bodies is. not considered an invasion by Huerta. Yours very truly , - - Yours very truly, -s. - - 8, L. PHARR.' is is cooler here in summer than evenlnnnnnncAil t ili mm m.. oift,.i, -i if 1.-.. J 7. . . : . " ..-t.-... in, zar ounu, was auiutruKes uu tbe joint spring meeting pftthe- two heat prostrations 'are unknown and leagues Will not take plaeemntil the that one sleep under .the eover the flret week in March, Br wnr Aefqre yearround. ' ; :- f: ft : , , - that arrival of the basebaU tourists -There ia plenty of sport in the way j from fuope. - -; 5',' . f shooting and fishing. I've not! w " w - v'-r told all about Bartow, but will write I-V .i- .. . . more about this part of tbe country Monday, Febrnary . 1914 ..yuauoma viiy, uiua. reo. VA series of conferences was commmen- eed here today by railroad brother hood and officials of the Cklamoma. State - Federation of Labor tovdeter- - Father Shot Son. - I mine , what attitude--organised labor. Tarboro. Fehv7. Beeomimt enr- taae tbe approaching State ed at ; bis 20-year-old son, Luther, eampaign. It is probable- an effoit William E. . Whitehnrst, of Cenetoe, WH to pledge eahdidatea for today emptied the contents of a shot- the. legislation to support the full sun into the bov's bodr. with aerioas I crew om, tne out providing an eight- if not fatal results. - jhonr workday for women, and other The Quarrel, was the result is ia si-1 measures in which the working class-. Ieged, of abuse heaped upon the twy es. are especiauy interested. -(. and his mother, which waa resented! 1 11 by the son;. .The father is under ar-l Mrs. Jessie M. Eagls has vied sdil rest; - - "- v. - -f against tb Southern -Railway eom- . ..',-,.-. , . ... - . , j ipsnv and Eusemt E.- BnmmtrHner. a Manly Mcfiewall Gate mk - PhnVl section foreman of? the eompanv. for Washington D. C. Feb.- 7.-Man I $75,000 on account of the death of her. ly Mciwelv of Morganton, was this J husband, Wullam M. Eagle an ngi afternoon. appointed' to the position I neer.' who aS killed; . together with ef-Inooma Tax Agent ia North Caro-I his fireman and conductor last Mares Una, tbe prize plum of the new Jobs! near Conovcrv The complaint tllezes nnder the recent income tax law. I broken rail and bad track, way as a m . ' , . 1 I . A A t i I ' . . AaSi-- a. , , - Texas nas sold test- ia tne tnuesuue war notmea 01 bis appointment 1 cause 01 toe raw wreex.-, -t oy commissioner us born, who asted I : . - - him to. report for .duty at once. ,Hel K. Effective March I the Southern -is -expected to amve Monday noro-1 and other railway companies will-eol ing. v , .? V" ' '4 . " llect a minunnm of two :nrst ,-elass of the coldest weather Chieago ami the middle west" have experienced in two yeas, lhe, temperature was six below' here .yesterday. : -. The Penny Column. This is the place in The Times aud Tribune to. tell your short business story. What you have to buy or sell can' be told to thousands of readers for a sUght eost. IT PAYS. People loot to tms column with eagerness to see -who is hustling.. Advertisements are -inserted at the rate ot ONE CENT : per word each insertion. Count the words in your adv. and send cash, with copy.- Each ' figure' snd initial counts a ,'6r'd.''.:' No ad: taken for less than ten cents. tf. If ignorance is V's - then ouht to be hoppy c 1 wcR Hammer Controversy May End This Week. Special to Charlotte Observer. Washington, Feb. 8. This week week may close the Hummer contro versy. Immediately after the Attor ney general makes his adverse report at the White House senators Over man and Simmons will call on the President in behalf of Mr. Hammer. The Senators realize that they have a hard fight ahead of them for it is known that the President does not think that Mr. Hammer should hav made the Auman allidavit. In other words the President balks at the same place the Attorney General did. Yet il the Senators insists Mr. Hammer may be appointed. Senators Over man and Simmons are popular at the While House. They are two of the men upon whom the President feels that he can relv to carry out Cue pledges of he i$altimore platform and any shortcomings that their cair- didate may have, unless his character is involved, will he overlooked to gratify them. Senators Overman and Simmons said today that they would urge die appointment of Mr. Hammer tor dis trict attorney with all their might. Rash Act Discovered This Morning When Triend Called to See Him About a Business Matter. Wat Found On Side of Bed Cold in Death. Near Him Lay a Pistol, And a $1,000.00 Insurance Policy. Had Planned to Go to Whitney To day to Work. Drove Concord Fiis Wagon for Several Years. Luther ('. ISyles took his own life last tnjii :t In tiring a pistol ball from a big ( oils pistol through his brain. Hi was ulnm- in his room hi the Corl building on West Depot street, no one heard lla- shot and the lime the death dealuig lIUr( was tired is not known. A friend mlk-d at his room this Uiorni ig and upon knocking- received no word. He went to police head (jmirteis and asked for Chief Mabcrj, stating ilat ht. as of the opinion ilr. hvlo i-, as in lus room. Chief Mabeiyvvoni to tiio room and pushed a'i:nsl the door, l,n,ke the lock and tillered. The dead man was found with his head resting a ji H ,w .10al- the fool ot ;he bed and his feet resting on the Hour. A few inches from his head us a 01- revolver. Just above tiio right eye v.ns a bullet hole and al the hack of the head n n..,.iUr iH going entirely through his P'l'ood hud slre.-imed fi-... l, ..ui,. 1 11 V wound, sanitating a part of the bed linen ami trickling along the lloor Near hc body was a $1,000.00 in surance policy. Mr. Hyles was dress ed, wearing a blue suit, which indi cates that the deed was committed in Ihe early part of the niirht. Ill health is said to he tl tor the ikiiiernte deed The insurance policy was for $1,000 111 the Woodmen of the World. The policy was made to his wife, bavin" heen issued before her death several oars ago. Mr. llyk-s WHS about. 4."i Vcnra M Ue-a numd to Miss Wallace, daughter of Mr. John Wallace, who several years a;:o. lie is i-. vived by ,js daughter, Miss Elma Hyles. lie- was a member of Elm Camp Woodmen 0f the World and the Concord Fire Department. j or cignt years Mr. Byles was ner at the lire denan: merit anJ special policeman, giving tlp the po. 1 ( WnC d Inlrnl flcreman and took great interest in the affairs of the I, it'll I nAinnmin 1 1 was nlao maimer of the rnni-Aral fjora house for several seasons. A few davs a-?o he una ,nr..i job as deputy sheriff nt Whitney oy ..... ..o.... Lanimuut, a former mem ber of the police force. He accepted the place and had made arrangements to go to Whitney yesterday to beirin ror-L- 11. ... 1 1 . . 0 a.m. XXv pusiponea ins trip yester lay nioniinir. telling his friAa kl he would go today. The position at N hitney renuired hi tol and Friday he borrowed one a ineiiil. he oistol he lie reason Senators Want .Bii . Appropriatidns For Arms ana Ammnnition. Washington, Feb. 9. Senator Bry an told 'the Senate today ; that Uncle Sam has fewer cannon, per. thpusa soldiers '-than 'any other first-class power. - He and Senator Smoot urg ed big appropriations for arms and ammunition. Detectives Guardin! , Horn of Bank .'r- President , Metnpbis, Tcnn.i Feb. 9.--Two de tectives, are guarding the home of President H. C. Rainer, 6f the Mer cantile National ' Bank, which closed its doers today. Tbe shortage ib said to, be nearly $800,000. - adult one wav or round trin eieketai . - - . : A tots I for the exclusive use of the . drawing fMM V wn-tie aie. vn thnfWrK einrtk ewsM.vt,, B'lAsaw vwtj w v . vmw&ss. ssw'S j nf(i ivwnn tut tV'flTinlArt bv r An.twarMrT 1 - " . t . . . . ;. . ,v A man- does cot necwt,rily talk Dti.M'biNw in money 8yIIa Dies. i.v ....'.; . ' ..' Solomon did ffiafiy foolisA thinesltl'.a extra . ehartre is i Iditio the' regular Pullman ea. , tan. J1 tnj it. The Two Senators Positive Appoint ment Will Be Made. . Washington, Feb.' 7.-Both Sena tors Overman and Simmons declared today that they have no apprehen sion regarding the failure to . secure the appointment Of William Hammer as district attorney. They stated that. they believe any possible objec tions that may be made against Ham mer will be swept aside after they have a talk with President Wilson.. Senator Simmons seems particular ly positive, staling that he .' ff eels more positive of Hammer :g appoint ment than he ever did about Watt 's- -' ' Flrt Saturday Afternoon. : A three room house' on Powder street, occupied by Lafayette Green, l r ii c i J . - i 1 : ' -I. i caunt nice omuruuy ai-vei-uuuii auuuv 3 o'clock. Tbe blaze started betwesn the ceiling and the roof and the roof was practically, destroyed, the efforts of the firemen saving the" f ram of the structure. Neighbors succeded in tak ing out most of Mr. Green V house hold furniture. - The, house was own ed by Mr. Blackweldor-and- was in sured.-., . - . - . - A', man Cains', bv .keetne.vhij tern- the one he used .to end . his life, V) night. - - Coroner Moose' heftl an infiuesn'Uiit ".. morning. The jury ift meet m this atternoon at tJclocJu ' Friends have charge,. 9f .-the- hou and are makimr arranu-em'onta rUi i.. , . 't ' -j vr but: niteiiiinit, whieh have not yet been complied. Greatest Short Stories Ever Written Twenty-four English and Americau novelists were asked to nominate the stories dial each considered the ' best in the language. They se lected forty-five stories of tli Inst rank, and these stories are to be published from week to week in the iU-page illustrated magazine of the "; hjh ounuay vvoild. The second famous story of this remarkable series, "A Municipal u. P"rt," by O. Henry, will anL,r . the Magazine of nest Suday World, iiiis and all the stories to' folio ,v should be read and kept in portfolio m every nome. o such collee tion of master-pieces of fic'tion was ever before presented by any news paper. Be sure and order the Sunday .-..u iiviu your newsdealer in ad vance.. .- . . , Injured By a FalL Mr. M. C. C. Walter. secoi UA ' it! Obe of the,weaye rooms at the Can:-' "' " "f lea tbree stories with an elevator at the miU early , this morn-' ing and was seriously; if not danger ously, injured. . Mr. Walter Sitstsm. " ed a broken .leg -and. other injuries of ' a serious nature. Two ' physicians were summoned and rendered medical a.u. ne was reported -,ar. usting farly comfortably; at . noon. " v ' Contagions' Disease on Grannie ':- ? ' ':f Steamer. ; .0 t, , Mannassaaann. ' Fh "ft : lou disease has. broken outv pn ,the grounded - English tramn r at-i map. Queen :Ixuis. Captian Mcl3.o6uglt to day signalled the revenue cutter f Us-' ca.. The. vessel was m0vcd'en feet toda bytngs.- ,f " ST1:.;1.