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VOL. XIII. J- B. SHERRILL, Editor . and Publisher
CONCORD, N. G, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1914
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Titt PASSOTS
HELD U? PASSENGER TEADC OK
GREAT NORTHERN.
On Bandit Enteral Coack and Said,
"Hands Up I" to All Passengers.
' Three Men Grappled With tbs
Bandit, When Latter 's Partner
Shot Them Dead.. Both Men Then
Escaped, $10,000 Reward Has
- Been Offered For the Captors of
. the Badits.
Bellingbam, Wash., Feb. 21.
Sparred on by offer of $10,000 reward
. and determined to avenve the killing
cf three passenger by two masked
- men, nine posses are searching for
the Oat laws who held up. the Inter
national' limited train of the Great
Northern Railroad near here.
: One bandit entered the day coach
'and commanded "Hands up!'' Three
passengers grappled with him ' and
pinioned- him to the floor, when the
second robber opened fire with an au
tomatic revolver, killing his partner's
" opponents. " Both men, then swung
off the slowly moving train, and es
caped. SOCIAL CIRCLES.
Danes at Elks' Home. Bridge Par
ties. Washington Tea Party.
One of the 'most 'enjoyable dances
of the year was given last evening
at the Elks', Home by the young men
of the city. : Music was furnished by
a Salisbury orchestra and dancing
was from 8:30 to 11 :H0. Those danc
ing were:
Miss Lucy Brown and Harry Cald
well, Miss Ashlyn Lowe aud T. F.
Morrison, Miss Ellen Gibson and
Henry L. Smith, Miss Laura McGill
Cannon and John W. Hutchison, Miss
Shirley Montgomery and Fred Cor
rell, Miss Myrtle Pembcrton and E.
(V Barnhardt, Jr., Miss Marguerite
Brown and Mack Buchanan, Miss
Helen Marsh and Lee Honeycatt,
f Mis Margaret Lents and ... Eugene
Caldwell, Miss Helen Troy and Bricc
Willeford, Miss Sudic Smith and
, Jack Dcsportes, Miss Alice Brown
and John M. Ogleshy. Stags: R. E.
Ridcnhour,. Jr., E. II. Brown, Lutlicr
' Brown, Leslie Correll, E. Sanvain,
Jack Wadsworth, Cy White, F. R.
Boat, W. W." Trigg and Mr. Parker
Chaperones: Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Can
non, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ixwe, Mr.
and Mrs.'G.L. Patterson, Mesdames
. M. L. Marsh, A. R. Hoover, John
Fox, W. H. Cobb, R. E. Cline, R. S.
Sanders and -Miss Maude Brown.
. j , ..
Washington Tea Party.
The Martha Washington tea party
given last evening at' St. James Luth
eran parsonage by the Girls' Guild
was one of the most delightful aud
largely attended social events given
here in recent months. The guests
were welcomed by Miss Mary Eliza
beth Blackwelder and Lex MacLaugh-
hn wearing costumes -, representing
" Martha and George Washington. They
were in the hall and in the dining
r room the father of Ins country and
wife were represented by Miss Mary
('line and Clarence Norman. -'.Music
was furnished by two of Concord's
most gifted musicians, Mrs. J. B.
Womble and Miss Nell Herring. Tea
was noured by Mesdames A. M
Brown and R. E. Ridenhour. About
' 150 (meets called during the evening.
A silver offering was taken and $18
was realized. .:
Bridge Club Meets,
Mrs. R. E. Cline was hostess at a
delightful meeting of the Friday A f-"
ternoon i Bridge Club at Her Home on
South Union street yesterday after
noon. V In addition , to the members
of the club the I. guests were : ; Mes
i dunies G. L.' Patterson, F. B. Cobb,
M. L. 'Marsh and Miss Wilma Correll.
Mesdames W. C. Correll and N. A.
' Correll dropped in for refreshments
following the game.
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"", Bridge Party.
Mrs. F. B. Cobb, of Greenwood, 8.
C who is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. John Fox,;was the honor guest
at a Bridge party last evening, given
zy Mrs. Graham Robinson at her
. home on Georgia avenue. There were
three tables of bridge and following
the came refreshments were served
The gnests were: Mesdames F. B.
' iPofch. W. W. Flow John Fox. J. F.
" Goodman, R. E. Cline, R. S, Sanders,
E. A. Moss, W. H. Wadsworth, W.
G. Caswell and Misses Maude Brown
. and Maty- Bingham. ::3
.1 ...,. t i
- statesville's Gas Plant ;
. Landmark.' -
A company has offered to put in a
gas plant at Hickory without asking
local people to take a dollar oi stock
construction work has begun' on i
gai plant at Gastonia; similar plans
have been put in in Consord and oth
er towns' of the State since . the
Statesville gas plant was begun about
two years ago. Gas is much needed
' in Statesville and it's a pity Ihe peo
ple who own the property of the
Statesville plant can't be made to
proceed or get out for somebody who
will pu li the worn to completion.
WOOTEX'S DTXNQ 8TATEMEKT
CONFIRMED BT HIS WIFE.
Mrs. Jetton Had InTited Wooten te
Ses a Hew Dress.
Charlotte Observer, 21st.
Tbst Dr. W. H. Wooten, the vic
tim of the Irsgedy that shook the
little town of Davidson to its foun
dations and this section of the Stste
as well on Thursday evening of last
seek, had been particularly invited
by Mrs. R. M. Jetton, wife of the
man who fired the the fatal shot, to
"come down and see her new, dress"
which she was to wear to Mardi Gra
thus accounting for his presence in
the home on the evening of the homi
eide; that Mrs. Jetton had expressed
the determination on the afternoon
of January 20 to Miss Rena Potts, a
sisterrinlaw of the dead man, to
send for Doctor Wooten if her tem
perature continued and if she did nut
feel better thus indicating the pro
fessional status of the dead man in
U he borne in question; that Mrs. Woo
ten would nave accompanied: ner Hus
band to the Jetton home on the even
ing of the homicide had she been
dressed at the time and had she had
on anything on her feet save her
bed-room slippers thus showing that
it was not a clandestine visit as would
otherwise appear; that on the even
ing of February 7 that Doctor Y ooten
could not have paid the visit alleged
to the Jetton home between 7 and
7:30 o'clock for the reason that his
movements were traced all this time
thus tending to rebut Mrs. Jetton's
statement as to previous visits; that
Munroe Jetton wag more like a boy
in the Wooten family than a simple
kinsman or friend, had frequently
visited at the house and in the ab
sence of Doctor Wooten had slept in
the home as a means "of protection,
thus indicating the intimacy of tlie
relations between the two families
these were some of the principal
points brought out by (lie State in
the prosecution of the case wherein
the young Davidson druggist stands
indicted for first degree murder For
the killing of Doctor Wooten.
The substance of the testimony ad
duced by the defense consisted of a
re-statement of the facts surround
ing the tragedy as given by Mrs.
Jetton, wife of the sensed; the story
of the acused himself, in which lie
recounted the hearing of the entreat
ies of trtr-wif for Dr. Wooten to
leave and then of the seeing of the
tell-tale-shadows on the drawn screen
when Dr. Wooten pushed his wife
over on the bed, of his breaking into
the room and of the assault of the
large and stronger man upon him and
of his fear of serious bodily harm
following the encounter and of the
firing of the fatal shot; which was
followed by the testimony of Messrs.
C. M. Stiles, John Christie, T. F.
Lothery, J. A. Johnson and others,
all tending to corroborate the cer
sion of the circumstances as offered
by the only two surviving eye-witnesses.
Prominent character witnesses
were brought forward, the outstand
ing one of course being Senator John
Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, who
gave voice to the name and good re
route of the wife of the acused, who
he declared was a voiins woman of
most excellent character. .
V Mrs. Wooten on the Stand.
Greensboro News. " .
. Offering the only new evidence in
the case, Mrs. W. H. Wooten, wife
of the physician whom R. M, Jetton
claims to. have killed in defense of
his home, today testified that on the
afternoon before the killing Mrs. Jet
ton called at her home and invited
her and Dr. Wooten to call at the
Jetton home to see a new dress, thus
corroborating the statement made by
the dying man, who said that he was
looking at the garment when Jetton
entered the home and shot him. Mrs.
Wooten said that had the night been
! le8S, taetanent she would have accom
panied her husband.
' In addition to this testimony, Mrs.
Wooten traced her husband's move
ments on the. night -of February 7,
when Mrs. Jetton says that he called
clandestinely at her borne between
7.10 and 7.15. At three minutes past
seven, said; Mrs. .Wooten, he ' hus
band left home for the barber shop,
coins from there to the railway sta
tion to meet his daughter, a student
at Queens College, Charlotte, who was
coming, home for the week end.-While
he was waiting at the station, said his
wife, she talked to him over the tele
phone.
A barber testified mat lie snavea
Dr. Wooten between 7 and 7:30, at
which time the train was due.
Glenn Acepts Position on Boundary
-; . ' J .Conimission.
Washineton. Feb. 20. Robert B.
Glenn, former ; Governor of North
Carolina, was named today by Pres
ident Wilson to be a member of tlie
International Joint Commission, to
succeed George Turner, of Spokane,
Wash., resigned. The commission was
created under a treaty with Great
Britain and has jurisdiction over
all eases involving the use, obstruc
tion or diversion of waters forming
the International boundary tr cross
ing the boundary between the United-
States -and Canada, tne powers oi
the commission extends only to nisk
ing investigations, holding hearings
uniT mnkincr recommandations.'
Mr. Clenn. who is here tonight.
savs that he will begin service March
1. The salary attached to this job
ia t7.CD. Governor Glenn may be
chairman of the comnusr.ion.
BUST SELLING STOCK.
In Tks Harrisburg Tamers' Co
operative Marketing Association,
Which Was Becentiy Organised.
The work of perfecting an organi
sation for the Harrisburg Farmers'
Co-operative Marketing Association,
which waa organised several weeks
ago, is moving along smoothly. Mr.
C. L. Sims, s well known farmer of
the Harrisburg section and one of the
prime movers in the association, as
in Concord yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Sims ststed that the work of secur
ing stock in the organization was
about completed. The shares sell for
fjO snd it is the object of the pro
maters to issue stock to the amount
of 750 before having the associa
tion incorporated. The officers will
be elected after the charter is se
cured. It is the purpose of the organiza
tion, as given in detail in a former
issue of tlus paper, to have a central
marketing place for the farm pro
duce of the members of the associa
tion. The produce will be sold at the
central market by the manager. The
nihnager will also be required to
keep check on the produce received
from various members, the price it
sold for and to make settlement with
the members. Tlie produce will be
collected at the farm house by a rei
resentative of the association at stat
ed intervals.
NEWS FROM NO. 3.
Mr.
J. B. Bradford Seriously HI.
Death of Mrs. Mary Smith. I
Mr. J. R. Bradford, a well known!
citizen of No. 3, is confined to hisi
home on account of sickness, lie j
is 70 years of age and on account of i
his advanced age and the serious '
nature of his illness those familar
with his condition are apprehensive
as to his recovery. His son, Mr. W.
1$. Bradford, of
1-.. a u 1 1 I
today to be with km.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Smith
wLo died Monday alter an illness ol
V IHI IIILlf. ILIIIXfll
if n- f S . "
at Rimer. Mrs. Smith was 7o years
ot age and is survived by four chil-
Aran Men T L. W A I .l !
Smiley P. Smith and' Mrs." David
Johnson, all of No. 3. Mrs. Smit.i
was a faithful and devout member ot
Coddle Creek Associate' Reformed
Presbyterian' I'liurcE. '.
The condition of Dr. G. J. Gouger,
who has been seriously sick for seve
ral weeks, is reported as very much
improved.
Butter About only Thing That Has
Not Doubled in Price.
Greensboro Record.
A gentleman old enogh in years
to remember distinctly, said today
that butter was about the only thing
that has not doubled in price. Just
before the war it sold on this market
for 20 and 25 cents, he said, and
what was more, people in town sent
to the farmer after it. It was not
brought in. Preceding court week,
which was about the biggest time of
the year, especially August court,
contracts were made for it and the
hotels and eating houses, or as they
used to eall them, "snack houses,
sent after it miles In the country.
The average price now is about 35
cents. Chickens, however, have long
been out of sight. The. present gen
eration can well remember when
spring . chickens ' ' frying size, ' ' as
they were known sold for eight and
a quarter cents apiece. The same
fowl now brings from 35 to 50 cents
and meat generally is high and has
been selling upwards for years.
Educators to Hold Big Meeting.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 21. Attend
ance in Richmond of hundreds of
well known educators, representing
colleges and universities throughout
the country and the educational sys
tem of almost every State, from the
rural school to the highest institu
tions of learning, was assured by the
arrivals today for the annual conven
tion of the department of superin
tendence of the National Educational
Association. The convention sessions
will begin -Monday : and ' contin ae
through the week. At the same tomo
there will be held meetings of near
ly a' score of bodies affiliated with
the national association and devoted
to special branches of educational
work.
Day of Mourning for Mexico. -
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 21. In accor
dance with a decree issued by Gen.
Carranza all of Mexico that - has
come under the ontrol of the revo
lutionists is expected to observe to
morrow as a day of national mourn
ing for ' Francisco ' L Madero 'anl
Jose Pino ' Sua res, one time presi
dent and vice president of the tepub-
llC. - , ' ''-:'" - -''?.,';
: Texaa Prohibitionist! " :
Fort Worth. Texase, Feb. 21
Leading - Prohibitionists of ' Texas
rallied here in force today lor a con
ference 4o frame a 1 legislative pro
gramme and agree upon a Prohibi
tion Democratic candidate for gov
ernor to be toted for in the prieries
next July.-'- - : ",:: y'C-
Fourteen Lift Savers Drowned.
Queenstown, Feb 21. Fourteen
life savers were drowned while at
tempting to rescue the crew of the
Norwegian schooner Mexico " whieb
went ashore off .Wexford eoaftt in ter
rlSo gale. The crew of the schooner
were sived. : .",--
BENTON'S DEATH
. TOBELTOIGATED
WAS EXECUTED B? MEXICAN
REVOLUTIONISTS.
United States Government Has In
structed Its Consular Representa
tives to Make Thorough Investiga
tion of the Circumstances of Ben
ton's Death. Does the Statement
Indicate That It is the British Gov
ernment's Intention to Insist That
the United States Act in Mexico?
London, Feb. 21. The foreign of
fice has issued -a statement saying
that the United States, pi eminent,
which has promised protect inn to
British subjects in Mexico, ha in
structed its consular representatives
to thoroughly investigate the circum
stances of William Benton's death.
Diplomats, reading between the
lines, professed to believe that the
statement indicated the British gov
ernment's intention to in.-ist that the
United States act in Mexico. Sir
Edward Gray, the foreign secretary,
and other foreign office uilicials are
very reticent about the Benton mat
ter and would make no comment be
yond a formal statement. It is learn
ed that Sir Lionel Cardcn, British
minister to Mexico, is not acting of
ficially in the matter. He is in Vera
Cruz preparing to sail for Knsrland
via the United States.
Washington, Feb. 21. A slumber
ing Mexican situation today was
I brought quickly to a point of intense
j international interest by the Hash of
a message saying William S. Benton,
r i i i i i . ,
criiiHii suoiect, uaa been killed in
,tii:. umui Ui utmuiio l-I .IIICISCO
:Vil, ,e eonstitlltiona,ist 1(liuleI,
sil. Spring-Rice, British am-
Mir rol,Ud wi SlH.n.ta,.v
T I , rt s. ,
B'.vn about it; President
, lis P1binot VlBQaaiiC( a
.i ,i,.. U1.,i.. i.... ,
Wilson
briefly,
lercd a
..., v i,. ,., .urcm
I thorough investigation -by consular
uesenlatives on the border.
STEAMER, GOES ASHORE
OFF VIRGINIA -COAST.
Three Men Taken Off Believed to Be
the Only Survivors.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 20. Three men,
taken off in breeches Buoy, are be
lieved to he the only survivors of the
British steamer Riverdale, which went
ashore last night half a mile north
of Little Island. Twenty men, the
balance of the crew, refused to leave
the vessel in breeches buoy and
launched life boats The revenue cut
ter Ontaga, which has been coaling
litre after an unsuccessful search of
the schooner Kineo will aid the Riv
erdale in n hunt for tlie men in life
boats.
President Names Hammer; :. So It's
Now Up to the Senate.
Special to Charlotte Observer.
Washington, Feb. 'JO. W. C. Ham
mer, of Asheboro, was nominated by
President Wilson today to succeed
Attorney A. E. Holton of the western
district of North Carolina. ,
Mr. Hammer's nomination arrived
at the Senate about 2 o'clock, and
was referred to the judiciary com
mittee, where it will lie for a week
to give anybody who so desires a
chance to protest against confirma
tion. Senator Overman ; is acting
chairman of the judiciary committee
in the absence of Senator. Culberson.
He said today that he desires to give
time for, any protests and will not
ask for action until sometime next
week. ...
There is very little likelihood of
any serious fight over the confirma
tion of Mr Hammer. The big war is
over.
Waded Through Snow to Be With
- Husband. .
Asheville, Feb. 2U. A ' story of
hardihood and endurance on the" part
of a woman seems almost, beyond the
limits of possibility is that of a climb
over the peaks of Mount Pisgah in
12 inches of snow that was accom
plished by Mrs. Lcc Davis, of West
Asheville, last Sunday,;: The climb
extended over 13 miles of one of the
steepest highways m western North
Carolina and lasted for seven hours.
Mrs. Davis accomplished it to reach
the bedside of her husband, Dr. Lee
Davis, who had been stricken sud
denly ill at Cruso, about five ' miles
from - the Vandcrbilt lodge. ' There
was no other way of reaching him
immediately, so she braved the ele
ments of snow, ice and cold, over a
treacherous road, and on foot in or
der to be with him. "
Judge Boyd Not Notified to
Anyone as Tst.v,'
Greensboro News, 21st. .'-
Name
- Up to last evening Judge James E.
Boyd had received no message from
Attorney General McReynolds rela
tive to the district attorneyship.! A
dispatch from Washington yesterday
stated that the attarney general had
dismissed Attorney Holton by wire
and that at the same time a message
had been sent Judge Boyd asking him
to name Assistant District Attorney
Clyde Hoey to serve pending the con
firmation of ITnmmer. .. - . ,
REV. J. A. B. FRY HEBE.
! Former Beloved Pastor of Central
Church Visiting Her. Will Preach
Tomorrow Morning.
Kev. J. A. B. Fry. of Berkelev.
Cal., arrived yesterday afternoon and
will spend several days here. Mr.
Fry arrived in New York Monday
from Europe, where he has been
spending s vacation of several weeks
which Was granted him by the clmre'i
in Berkeley of which he is pastor.
En route here Mr. Fry stopped in
Washington and Greensboro for brief
visits with friends. Mr. Fry will
preach at Central Methodist Church
tomorrow at 11 o'clock. He will
leave Monday morning on train No.
44 for Waynesville to visit his moth
er and brother.
Mr. Fry was for four years pastor
of Central Methodist Church, termi
nating his pastorate about ten years
ago. During his residence here Mr.
Fry won an enduring place in the es
teem not only of the members of his
church but with ufl Concordians.
His visit here, the second since bis
departure, is a source of genuine
pleasure to scores, and the cordiality
of his reception is evidenced by scores
of invitations and personal sails. Xo
more pleasing announcement could be
made to his former parishioners than
to announce that Mr. Fry will preach
tomorrow .morning.
Indignation Broke Along Border
Over Slaying of Benton.
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 20. A stor.n
of indignation today broke along the
border when it became known thut
William S. Benton, a British subject
and wealthy land holder in Mexico,
who disappeared Tuesday, had been
executed by rebels in Juarez, after
he had made a protest to Geueral
Francisco Villa about alleged depre
dations of the constitutionalists.
A mass meeting was held tonight
and resolutions adopted censuring
the state department at Washington
for its alleged suppression of tlie con
sular report of t ie Benton case and
calling on Congress to demand from
tlie department of state a full record
of alleged crimes and outrages
against foreigners in Mexico.
Two More Englishmen Are Reported
Missing.
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 20. Two more
Englishmen are report edas javiny
"disappeared" In Juarez.
The report tonight came lioni Sam
uel Stewart, who says the men, John
Lawrence and a companion nanvd
Curtis, went to Juarez Wednesday to
search for llliam S. Benton.
Stewart tonight expressed the fear
that they, like Benton, had been shot.
Gustav Bauch, also disappeared in
Juarez today. Thomas I). Edwards,
American consul at Juarez, said that
when friends of Bunch went to carry
him bedding and food he was not in
the cell where he had been kept in
communicado since last Sunday, while
his trial was being held.
Everybody Delighted With
Wilson
Administration.
The Washington correspondent of
the Greensboro News has the follow
ing :
Governor Craig said the state as
a whole is delighted with the Wilson
administration. He does not see
how the Republicans can make even
a decent showing in the elections this
fall, certainly not in North Carolina.
"The state is in a most prosperous
condition," declared the governor.
The people have money, and are
delighted with the Democratic ad
ministration. I can not see where
the Republicans expect to get cam
paign thunder for the next cam
paign." Children by Open Window, Teacher
By Stove.
Statesville Landmark.
The News has very little patience
with a teacher who will sit close by
n stove a cold day and when children
comulain of being cold, because tliey
have to sit near a window, tell them
that we must have fresh air. Let
the teacher take the position near
v indows and let the pupils have the
place near the stove. Swap places
and sec how it feels. Newton News.
Fresh air is necessary, but the
teacher who hasn't sense enough or
consideration enough to see that chil
dren arc so seated that they are not
exposed to the cold air. from the win
dows isn't nt ior ine jod.
How the News Explains the "Widow
Woman."
Greensboro News.
The Statesville Landmark, 'having,
we indire. in times past taken to task
certain of the brethren for the use of
th exnression "widow woman" is
founded to have its attention call
tn T Kinm 17:9 'I have commanded
widow woman to sustain tnee
and is at a loss to explain this frog
in the "well of English nndefiled."
Rnt if it will consult TJncle Noa'J
Webster's little book it will una nu
Aur the hcadinir "widow" as deflnl
tion number 2, "a widower." True,
it is followed by the italicized form.
,,U. "Obs.. or Scot and Dial, Eng.,'
hnt t tha time that Kings was trans
lated "widow" had no more gender
than "friend", has today, rj ;,K
v'KW' Jacob S. Coxey. who led
the army 6f unemployed to Washing
ton ten yeara ago, haa announced his
candidacy for governor of Ohio on
the Socialist ticket.
NEWS FORECAST FOB
THE COMING WEEK.
Washington, I). C, Feb. 21 Pub
lie affairs and much private busine.i
will be suspended throughout the
nation ilonday in tribute to the me
mory of George Washington and iu j
celebration of the anniversary of hisi
birth. In uianv -iti tlir,m,ri,..,,f n,., I
country the day will be marked bv
baniuets at which eminent speakers
will be heard.
The United Staes Sui.r r..,,
Macs SuurtMiie l'onu.1
leu it reconvenes Toe-da v aft,.r :i 1
three weeks' reies. will be the cent,..
of interest for the business world,
owing to the probability ll.ui it will
at that time haul down derisions i;i
so.i.e of Ihe iniortant eases it has
had under consideration and whie:i
are of vast importance to the rail
roads and tje industrial interests.
During the week thousands of visit
ors will gather in New Orleans fu
tile annual Madri (iras festivities 1:1
that city.
I'nusual interest is attached to Cu
aldermanie primaries to be held in'
Chcago Tuesday because of the fat I :
that women in that city will have1
their first opportunity 'at that time !
to exercise the franchise given them
under (lie suffrage law. Policians1
have no way in which to estimate Hi '
division of tlie women's vote anion',
the paties and factions and conse'
piently there are more waards than
usual in which the results of the
primary and election fights are i.i
houbt.
An event of intend to the Catholic
world will be the consecration o;
liev. Henry Althoff as bishop ot
Belleville, III. The terctiiony will I
take place Tuesday in the new cathe !
dral in Belleville. i
An annular eclipse of tlie sun is to I
place Tuesday. The phenomenon
will not be visible in North America.
since the path of the aimulus lies
wholly in the Antartic and Soutnj
Pacific Oceans.
The Britanie, one of tlie largest j
vessels ever built, is scheduled to be!
launched Thursday at Belfast. The
ship will enter the transatlantic ser
vice of the White Star line.
I'mler the auspices of the Ameri
can section of the International As
sociation on riiemployment is to bs;
held in New York city Friday anl
Saturday.
Annthpr convention of llm u-..l
tritt tThe--a7Tntrrt-oteeiihijt-rhe-uir
pnrtmeut of superintendence of th.i
National Education Association,
w'liich will assemble in Richmond,
Va on Monday for a session of live
davs.
.Gen. Diaz Arrives in New York.
New York, Feb. 21. General Felix
Diaz arrived aboard the steamer
Morro Castle from Havana with a
party of close personal and political
friends. He refused to say whether
ot not he is considering goinu to
Washington to discuss Bcxican affairs
with President Wilson.
Hayden Clenient to Be Candidate for
Solicitor.
Salisbury, Feb. 21. Hayden C lem-
nt, of this city, will be a candidate
for solicitor to succeed W. C. Hum
mer, appointed district attorney.
Extraordinary Values
All This Week in Hosiery,
Corsets, Silks, White Goods,
Linens, Ready - to - Wear,
House Dresses and Kimonas
$1.00 and $1.25 Silk Stockings, in black and white special . . 890
Gotham Gold Stripe Silk Hosiery, a $1.50 value in black, tan,
white, rose and green, guaranteed garter proof, special fl.09
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Silk values this week that you should come and see regardless of
the weather. 50c to 75c Spring Crape Silks at 89c and 42e yd,
Other Silks as low as 18c values to 50c. Come and see these.
Long Cloth underpriced at .... '. 10c, 15o and 19o yd.
36 to 45 inch Fine Nainsooks at . , . . . . . . ... .1 . . 15c, 19c to 29c
40-inch White Like Linen Lawn 20c and 25c cloths at 15c, 18c, S5e .
Linen Lawn 36 inches wide, 25c and 35a values at 16c, 18c, 2So ,
5,000 yards of Gibson Fadeless Cloth, 12t2c aud 15c goods, 28
and 32-inches wide special at 4 ... . . 10s '
25 dozen Ladies' House Dreses and Kimonas, values to $L73
special at '.;,.-.;.;.. 98c and $1.25
, AH good fast colors. If you ean't eome phone ' number 118.
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BLNTON EXECUTED
IS
FOLLOWING A
LEGALLY CON-
VENED COURT
MARTIAL.
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in e vas 10und u"ty of Participa
tion in a Plot Against the Life of
Gen. Villa. -This is Substance of
Report by Consul Edwards at
Jaurez, Who States that Villa Act
ed Within His Rights. Edwards
Says He Made a Careful Investi
gation Bel ore Making Report. -U.,
ii, lo.i. l eu. 21. Willifljn K.
i; nti'ii
u: excutetl by Mexican
KeWil.iiioin.-t
vollWlHil ,Ul,
loniid guilty i
plot ayanisl I:,
tins i tlie
lolluwinu
a legally
i iiiuiuui. lie was
l participation in a
e In e ot Ueneral Villa.
substance of a report
received uy lue
blute Department
iioin i on;.. it 1.. wards at Jaurez, who
' 'iintU'l by Se retary Bryan to
nw-iimite Benton's death.
how;
ir. Muled that lie had made u
nuctiil investigation aud is convinc
ed mat lien. lllii acted within his
rig.it. . complete text of the re
port ia, not made public. A com-
1 plete
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py of tiie report, however,
leliu-ivd
Sir Cecil Spring
nibassador to tlie
lil'ltlS.I
States.
Villa Refuses to Discuss Killing,
( hniualiua, Feb. 21. When Gene
ral ilia arrived here today he re
fuscd to discuss the Benton killing,
lie brought with lain a carload ot
ammunition to lie used in the attack
on Torrcou.
Search Started for Gnstave Bauch
ad Two Englishmen.
El l'aso, Texas, Feb. 21. Search
! mis been started lor Gustave Bauch.
the (ii'inuin-A.meiicau and John Law
lem e and James Curtis, Englishmen,
w ho disappeared after going to Jau
rez in see General Villa. Friends
fear the men have met the same fate
as the British subject, Benton. Tho
two Englishmen went to Juarez on
much the same mission as Benton
pM' -
Says Benton Was "Murdered Like
Dog."
Wasinimloi
Feb. 21. Deuunciu-
I'1"!1 lb
ful w ail in
Wilson policy of "watch
in tlie Mexican crisis
was made today in telegrams read in
the Senate by Senator Ball, of New
Mexico. li'cMolntions adopted by El
Paso citizens were read in full and a
telegram from K. 11. Dudley, chair
man at tiie meeting, said that Benton
v as " murdered like a dog."
Treaties Adopted by Senate.
Washington, Feb. 21. Without
amendment tlie arbitration treaties
with Spain, Great Britain, Norway,
Sweden, Japan, Portugal and Switz
erland were adopted by the Senate
today.
But the grass widow is never as
green as her title would indicate.
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