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J B. IHKRRILL. , Editor 'and PuMUher
CONCORD, N. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1914
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NO, 608
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'IIIIJIRERIIOM
WIIX TELL WHO KILLED MAST
. PHA.QAJT Of ATLANTA. .
Tae ruwi pecTe Kaya He Will
AiriM tat Atlanta Authorities
Monday the Ruu cf the Guilty,
atMk 8ay the Cam Wasn't Any
- Mystery. The Slayer ia Beinz
Watched And Cannot Possibly Get
Away-
KEWB FORECAST FOR -. -' . BKOKBfEOMISB.
THE OOMDfQ WEEK. tlMhMglIIM
-WMhington; D. C AprU 4. Dur- Makes Concord a Proposition And
ng the eoniing week there will be Then Virtually Revokes It
numeroui elections and primaries, the Tfae .nt to , redui tu a
result of which will afford food for jn inaQrann) ntet bti received a Be
thought on the part of the politician rioui Betbafk time (f0 ,le
and public well. Southeastern Tariff Association wrote
The long and biUcr contest for tin? ,p Prel!ident Kestler of the Merchants
United States aenatonhip between Ai8oei,tioni if a fire alarm
Conaressnian Oscar .. Indeiwood tpm WM jn8ncd and motor trupk
and Congressman Richmond P. Hob- purfhBSC(J j0 per cent, decrease in
son will be aettled in the Democrat!;! insurance rates would be allowed,
primaries to be held u Alabama Mo,i.Now ,he MRO.iation h written Mr.
day. At the same time a .United, Kwlter . ,clter gtatine tbat tl,e dc
States Senator for the short-term, ten woulJ onW w an0wed on brick
representatives in Conirress, governor 'ijyjujjj
and other State officials, members of J. president Kestler and tile Mcreh
the legislature and eonnty officers will antg. Ai80eiation nre '.ap jn armg"
Deselected. , " . iabontlhe matter. They say that they
eial elections to fill varancica in the)
the twelfth district
seventh district of New Jcreey and I ; nil , tll ,, ...lt
ict of Massachusetts , . i,ron ih ffi.iin..v
Both elections will be held Tuesday, jof iho fln department here that they
Chicago! April 4. Detective Bufns
will reveal the identity of the man
wbdt be says murdered Mary Phasau,
the Atlanta factory girl, Jo the At
lanta' authorities MondayVrao.ne de
clared before leaving for Atlanta. 11
said: ' There was not any mystery
to the ease after being satisfied that
. Frank is innocent. The slayer is be
ing watched and there is no ehiinc
fc cape. ' ' "
BUENS IS SURE HE KNOWS
- WHO KILLED HAEY PHAOAN.
"'There Was No Mystery About the
Murder of MePlusW'; Detec
tive Says. '.- ' ' ;f '
Chicago, w April ' .iWilliam J.
Burns, the detective, declared late to
day tbat he knew who murdered Mary
Phagan, the Atlanta, Qa., girl,' for
"whose death Leo M. Frank is under
. aantence of death. Whether the mur
' derer waa Frank or some one else, in
his opinion, Burnt would not say, but
ha intimated from bis investigation'
and comparing their results with the
-conclusions of the coroner's jury, he
did not think Frank the sort of man
capable of making the attack on the
ajirt alleged to hare preceded her mur-
Burns, on bis arrival today from
Kansas City, related the story of his
investigation. He said his attention
first had been called to it by a young
man-from Atlanta, who waa a pas
' M-ngef 'bh steamer onwbich Burn
waa returning froy trip to Europe
vouwt man returning from Europe.
The young man expressed his regret
tbat Burns had not become interested
in IBs case before f he arreatraim. rorv
- ektion of ' Frank.; ThroughT ; him
Burns read ill newspapers of the trial
and concluded from the accounts he
saw, that Frank was guilty. Later,
wb it? fQtt- was. in Key Weat, three cit
iicna" of Atlanta, including two per-
'Wnal mends ox. ran, saw me ue-
tective and asked him, to
'mratigation of J the ease.
At first, Burns said, be refused, in
Strounds that i Frank Were guilty his,
investigation! and. final conclusion to
thaf effect co14 '0nly; hurt the de
fendant, while i the investieation
.tended to throw doubt of guilt on him
it might serve to thwart justice!
' lFnnk's friends declared that they W
' jlil-vcd he had not been giver, a fair
trials that? ho was innocent of the
- wme, but that if giiilty they wanted
indisputable Evidence of his guilt.
; Burns then took the ease, Ilis in
vestigation soon showed liim, he said,
first that public ' clamor," after a
j crime wave,", had resulted in the
i police making extraordinary efforts
- adduce "evidence tending to convict
TFYank," and second that a -report
1 Maktnir ont Frank a man of abnormal
enaraeteriatlea wns commonly, cirui-.
lated throtfgb the city, putting pujif. Canal act, will begin in Waslungton
opinion ntrongly against him. 't Wednesday, and continue for several
His inqutnes men ennvmceo nu" weeas. . '
The new - Federal lnausmai com
mission has decided upon Monday for
took the matter up with the
tariff
were
The election or the Uemocratie can- j proDli8ed too and judged that the as
didates is expected in Massachusetts.!.;.- m u ;
In New Jersey the result w more eteeA to da They intend to pre
doubtful, with the Democrats, epob-.j le matter to the omeen of the
hcan Progressives and Socialists all aMOciation and ask ti,Cm what they
making hard fights. - j intend doin(, and if thev intend Btand.
Wide attention has been attracted . fcy what they BRreed , do
to the municipal campaign. in Cluoa-
go, where the aldermante elections j jgjj jTTON HOME
will be held Tuesday. Great doubt T uBVTn m tt.-.
exists as to the outcome on account ot (
the vote of the women, who will ex- -..., Pnt n,irfn
ereise the right, of suffrage for the""-"" "
first time. Several women are among! Residence by Unknown Persons,
the candidate for places in the alder-. Charlotte Observer, 4th.
manic council. I Whether for purposes of intimida-
On the same day as the Chicago ' tion or as simplv au expression of ill
election several hundred other cities 'feeline certainly serving to recall
and towns of Illinois will hold their one 0f the moht distressing tragedies
elections. The liquor Issue is being; that had ever occurred in Meek
fought out from one end of the Stato i lenburg county the residence of Mr.
tojhe other and it is believed that I R. Munroe Jetton in Davidson was
the elections will result in n large in- placarded during flio -early hours of
crease in the "dry" territory. yesterday during tlu early hours or
Wisconsin cities also will hold their yesterday 'mornin;with minks anil
spring elections on Tuesday. Most j splotches of bright red paint and like
interest centers in themayoralty fight (wise the nniao "Jetton" that appear
in Milwaukee, where the contest is'ed in the firm name on the window
between the Socialists and -the sup- Lf ; tlio White-Jetton Company was
porters of the non-partisan aqminis-f marked out, the ertsure. being done
tretion. V. ' ': talso with red paint :'imd during the
( At the election to tie held Tudsdayjearly morning hours. The marks on
in Superior, Wis., the voters will paesjthe Jetton residence consisted of ,i
on the question of the municipal -own-. Djg cross, done in bright rod on the
ership and operation of the . : street j front door, with the bars as wide ns
railways. ' V ' ,j -man '8 hand and n yard iir length,
Voters in the State of NcwVYor1c jand s0 situated and arranged as L
will go to the polls Tuesday to t cast be visible for a block distant. A sim
ilar cross appeared on the floor ot
the porch and on each of , -the stcpfi
leading to the porch were spIotcliM
of red paint, oil affording a (uglily
giuesome spectacle. Just who did the
work is not known nor are there nny
clue that might lead to the guilty
person or persons.
senator gets Hurrr
Senator Kenyon Says Seem Serrioet
of Senate Hava Bean Given Death
Blow. . '
Wtsliiuglon, April 4. - Forcing
throngli Winthrop M, DauicU a In
terstate Commerce Corcmisxioner over
the opposition flf the Senate "Pro
gressivc" was characterized by Sen
ator Kenyon as an outrage. He snid
the secret session of the Senate h.io
been given a death blew.
"Never again will appointment Iir
made without the full knowledge of
everybody coucerned including t it
senator, recommending appointment.
Then what is said on the floor of the
senate will go out to. the country an'
the blame be placed Wlifre it belongs
by the people," he adsled.
He said he did not' pnpose to be
bound by a rule secret' as. lie did not
consider tbat his oath ns Soniito
binds him to adhere to' any rule which
is not to the public4 Interest.
B LEASE'S FRIEND BARRED
Sims Can't Practice ! Law in South
Carolina, Court Decides.
Spartanburg, S.' C. April 2. j
Charges that Charles P Suns, an at
torney, accepted money from a poor
widow and promise to : get a pardon
for her convict son,-and then secretly,
advised Gov. Cole L, Blease not t-j
grant the pardon, were snstainel by
the Supreme Court in a decision t -day
arid an order was issued disbar
ring Sitrs from the practice of law.
Sims is a personal friend :uil polil
ical supporter of Gov. Blca-o and lias
been thought to have much influenc
in obtaining executive lcmeney for
criminals. When Mrs. Mary K.
Thomas's son, Baxter, was sentence I
to serve two years for stabbing a bar
tender she employed him to inlcn e l
with the Governor.
Sims is a candidate for the Legis
lature.
HUERTA WHISTLING TO
KEEP UP COURAGE
Still Stoutly Denies That Torreou
Has Fallen,
Mexico City, April 4.lluerta
their "ballots for or against the' pro
posal to hold a convention to revise
jne omie coiisiuiuion.
" , A iRepublican' "get-together" din
ner is to be held in Chicago Thursday
under the auspices of the Hamilton
Club of that city. Senator Cummins,
of Iowa, Governor Tener, of .Penn
sylvania, and other political leaders j
of national prominence are expected
un-
stout-
denied that 'i'orreon puis fallen or
his aniiy met with loss.-. His man
ner was ti'iat of a manAvIio expected
the worst but did.not fojrit. lt was
obvious that Hiferta had determine!
to keep the news from the people as I Keprcsentatives
MEETINGS MAY CONTINUE.
make an, ,,, j. th' fMkn. I
: Republicans of , Maine will hi!'' 'Presiding Elder Plato Durham Says
their State convention tn Augusta on , t pouid Be Mistake to Stop.
Thursday. The principal work of the A,o.,.
. .:n -u t ; t . .Charlotte Observer.
muvutiuu mil cv kiixs- iiiuiiik ui
platform: -The party will make its
congressional and State nominations
at the primaries in June.
A State conference of the Progres
sive party of Colorado is to bo held
Monday in Denver for the 'pm'P
of planning for the coming State
campaign.' ' ' . '
Important decisions may be handftd
down by the Supreme Court .of t ho
TTnitn1 Stnleii when if reconvenes
Monday after a recess of two weeks. I or stopping of the revival
. Hearings by the Interstate Com- wouiu, oe umue.
norce Commission on applications of r In speaking of the matter, Mr. Dur
railroads to continue after July 1
their holdings of water lines, under
the discretionary 'authority conferred
I'pcn the commission by the Panama
long as possible. So completely cut
of the lines of communication
it h the north that not even the cou
riers are able to get through with re
ports to any place where they could
be forwarded by wire.
Bishop John C. Kilgo may continut
the services held in Trinity Church
acording' to the announcement madf
there last night before the beginning
of the regular sermon. The announce
ment was made by Rev. Plato Dur
ham, who stated that union services
of the Methodist Churches will .be
held again at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow
evening and at that time the definite
statement regarding the continuance
service
Voice All Right, Says Bryan
Washington, April 3.- Secretary
Bryan to day requested the newspaper
correspondents to send out a storj
stating he is not losing his voice and
that it is in just as line fettle a sev
er.
Hn sniil liis rcjisim for making1 the
t ,. ,i,t .in. n.iri Charles Henderson, president ol
k nnlto, thit. ihA ana nsinff .lilic niiniiiiu cimiiiwim.ii.
VCVUU1V Lin uilinx v v r -" O
his voice, Mrs. Bryan has been delug
ed with letters telling cureB for lost
that: Frank was a perfectly normal
man. ? On the other hand, tne testi-1
. mony of physicians waa to the effect
1 thai the one who attacked. Mary Pbs--jjaV
was- abnormal. Then' Burns in
terviewed many of the witnesses who
teatifled in -the ease. . At -the coneln
i sion of 4bm phase of hia jnycarie--1
tion" he ..said he was convinced tM
'be; knaW the, murderer- ;"
"There was no" mystery about the
murta? df Vary Phagan," said Burns.
I ligation congress which is to meet in
llienver on 'lnursaay in response i
14l,A. mbII' : Snnnd 1iv- RAirAfjinr 'if the
" !! tracks of tha murderer ero ; Interior Lttne. the congress will fol
rtaittf Wd there ia po doubt as. to W; , ,b annuaj e0nferencc of western
ebgitfning its hearings iiv Washington
bam declared that he believed it
would be a mistake to Stop a meeting
which is continuing with such remark
able spirit.' The estimate was pre
viously made that the conversions
from the meetings have reached as
high in nnmber ns 800 or 1,000 peo
pie. ' Bishop Kilgo stated yesterday
that the meetings had been surpass
ingly successful, viewed from the
h nwtluWh . ' ndiafffir eiwindpotBt of the spirit with which
a "-m . --'if.t u. 4 .-J
ber of people who had been reacnea. -.
TneTittendance last nignt was proo-
voices.
Mr. Brvan was somewhat hoarse
today when he made the request. Hi
said ho had a slight cold, but soon
would be rid of it.
oniwi twtwM emnlover and
such as collective bargaining," ooncil
in.w- -itlliv ' all V ably "the .Keavieat of all as aU space
Br J: c...... L .u'a i available for seating purposes was
1 U ' ..VOW.... W.M.W ...... -
' a..i. ' ' v
"a M the story will be clear in a few
days.' I- have made, a eomplete re
port to Franks attorneys in Atlanta
and it will be given put soon. -
:"t eannbt . anticipate my i, report,
ana therefore cannot aay more defi
'niteV tban I have what the report
will contain.- : The mnrderer of Mary
-'Pjiaga, is known to- ma and be can 't
-tfil.waV.V'rf)-V-vrf; '-V--
- S i will lay that, In my opinion,;
. Frank wilt not hana; April 17 for the
5. murder of Mary, Phagan, .1 believe
1 the Supreme Court cannot ignore the
'.evidence we have gathered..
,t .Hearing "of an extraordinary ma-
, tv .fon,n .new trial in Frank 'a ease
. in wi toe April 16, the day preceding
Ihal on.whieh Frank is sentencea to
' -Pi-ntt es aunenntehaent of a pen-
rilf factory in Atlanta, - On April 27,
1913, Mary Phagan, employed in the
f TMory, was found dead in tVe base-
t ment of ihe plant. rrarK was aceo
' ' ed of !the crime, arrested and convict--ed,
mainly on the testimony of James
'onlcy, a negro employe of the fae-
t tory?; !- -..-:, "'v..' : y ", )it
i ,, -V - ' .-. s. -'
' VThV alleged poise of many people
: ,Hlreallv ba fcpellcd : without the
governors, which is to be held in Den
ver Tuesday. , ' i , ' ,
Louisville will be the scene of an
used.1
VILLA SEEKS VELAS0XT
The Latter ia Wholly Without Rifles
; v : and Ammunition.
Cbihu!iua, April 4. General Villa
left Torrcon at the head of a large
u.nnrf.nt o..ihoHn nf kdnatnTa iliir; body of Constitutionalists to join Gen
in n, 'a.k - Th m-cAaion be , etei Hemadez in an atack on" thji
the first ioint convention' of r the forces of General -Velasco, trenched
Rm.hm RdnnatinnKl Auncintinn nd in the hills, according to a message
the Conference for Education in the received here. 1 he dispatcn saw
South. " - . , ' .that Velasco has i completely snrround-
ed. He- should prove an easy prey
for fahe Constitutionalists, as be
most wholly without artillery and is
believed to have only a small amount
of rifles and ammunition, villa hopes
to annihilate his force, reaching ba'
tillq Jo strengthen the garrison there
f Juarez, April 3. -The rebel pursu
ing force this morning engaged, thp
rear guard of the fugitive federals at
San Pedro, 26- miles east of Torreon
killing 100 and capturing' 128, accord
ine. to a renort received from Gen,
Villa this afternoon, the path of the
escaping federals is marked t with
abandoned -arms and cartridge belts.
Poitoffloa Safe at Sfler City Robbed.
Siler City, April 3. Yeggmen en.
tered the postoffice here this morning
between 2 and 3 o'clock, cracked the
burglar proof safe and got away with
the contents, amounting to about f ouu
cash and stamped paper. They made
fbur or more blasts before they op
ened the vault and the furniture of
the office room .wan badly damaged
by bits of flying steel. A large plato
glass in the front of the postolnce
building waa completely : demolished
and number of small glass in the post
o.tlce room smashed. -The robbers
made good their escape and at this
hour there is no erne.. -; ' - , , -
' From this on swat every fly yon
f - Toit If tot time when they are
c uig rca.ly to do mischief later
C . t your t kiUt rtiit and swat th.
fly and swat early. ' ' "'
Senator Simmons has been assign
ed the duty of rounding bp the votes
in the senate to-support the adminis
tration in the canal tolls fight. When
it come to rounding up votes Senator
Simmons baa few canals and no in-
periors Tisrlotte Ohnr. , '
MR. VARXER HERE.
8IXTT VISIT0R8 COMHrO
Lexigton Editor a Concord Visitor To Participate in the Inter-EUfh
Testerday Afternoon. Not in School Contest That WUl Be Held
Present Race for Congress. Hera
Mr. Henry IJ. Vsrnrr, of Lcxing-! Arrant.., i,..iv l. .
. j . t .i i i. ' Arrangeuicntk are bemi! made for
ton, editor of the Lexington llispatc'i v.,.a i,v .,, ..i,..- , " .
and Southern tiood Hoads Maga,,,,...! U. hdj
spent. .short tune.,, Concrd vrstcr-( ,ie ,.;
Mr virTu e" '"h " h-r,",,-'C bore April 10th. The contests
Mr. anicr was with partv "I uin I... i i l
friends and they were
trip in an automobile
When vilest ioned bv ii
tive of this paper as t
Congress in the seventh
Varner declared that lie
leHe.ihlil
rare t'u
list riit Ml
V.ilS 11-It .-
es will In
candidate. I he priiiinne:
held in May and the lime is m-M-v.hen
the Democrat-; of the district
will select a nominee. Mr. Varner
intimated that the selection of .1 dn!e
so near nt band was one "f the rea
sons he did not enter the nice. He
also intimated Hint tv years from
now would find him running for the
nomination and running in great
torm. However, tins wns onlv an in
thnation hut a strong one.
;it 2 o clock.
Mr. W. .1. We.-tdingtnn. who ha,
elinr-e ot m . :i u.r, I'.ir r,ilei t.'iin-iii'-
H e 1s1tor. t i the niter-Hub
, School meet, rc.jue-t that all who will
ei.tertnin a bey er gird during the
tuo days. Tim: ,.';..y and Fudu.v, noti-
, fy him. About sixty school boys and
girls are expected to attend.
fROH THE STATE
CAPITAL TODAK
CLUBS TO BE INDICTED
SELLING LIQUOR.
roK
TRINITY COLLEGE WON
Suits Will Be Brought Af ainat Three
Cluba of Raleigh. Raleigh Wants
a Sectional or Branch Bank. Wil
mington, Charlotte and Winston
Also Want It Complaint Against
Southern Railway Dismissed.
Kalcigh, April 4. The Anti-Saloon
League today asked the solicitor to
Defeated Davidson College Yesterday i 3 XVti gft
in Hard Lurk Game; Score. 6 .llaleighs three sociol clubs, for sell
t0 4- "'K whiskey. Indictments against 19
Davidson, A1111I ;(. Trinitv .lefei.i. i " ''"te men, some of them vcrv Drom-
An.l ed Davidson here thin n ftoi.,,A., I "lent, will also be asked for. Thn an '
those who remember the manner ii ! exciting contest. The home team tookilloltor aBTeed to send the bills to the
which Mr. Varner conducts campniims! the lead in the fourth, scoring three iB ana Jur' Monday if the evidence
the Underwood campaign, for in-!ns, after Hnding Kanipe for a Panted is deemed sufficient.
stance expect to see n merry race j uunoi ot Hits. 1'hc seventh proved onay cnterea tne Bght lor
when he takes hold of the steering j to be the fatal inning to the Presby-! , e loction of a sectional or branch
wheel of his forces in the seventh two "'nans, tne Metliodists makintr a "iIk u"er iue regional oank act.
venrs hence.
Iquortct of tallies due to an error bv Tlle Chamber of Commerce and Clear
in 1
ing House Association at
joint
Kessler. a blocked hall lvsnltin 1
iiwo men advancing and a couple of , 1UIK aeveiopea plans Tor tue cam
hits. Two more runs bv the visitors PniK"- Wilmington, Charlotte and
I sewed up the gave in the ninth. Kan-1 " mston-fealeui are also after the se?
ipe weakened, allowing the bases tc
till and forcing in a run when he gave
up two bits and walked two in suc
cession. It was strictly 0 bard luck
gtnie for Ostccn, who struck out 11
mm miowea oniv six iiits. I lie sin-
tional bank, which will cover the ter
ritory of North and South Carolina,,
under the regional bank at Richmond.
The Corporation Commission dis
missed the complaint of the Snow
Lumber Company and seventy-five
Alabama to Elect Two Senators.
Montgomery, Ala., April 4 Demo
cratic primaries to select candidates
for two I'nited States senators will
be held throughout Alabama on Mon
day. The campaign which closed to
day bus been one of the most exeilin
ir. the history of thp State.
The short-term I'nited Stales .sena
tor is to he chosen to fill out the term
of the late Senator Johnston.
Owing to the fact that this term will
expire next March eomnnrativelv lit-
, 1 nt ,.,,1 ...
lie lllieoiioil llllh 'reel! 11 1 1 ,11-1 en 11, 1.1c i;rtt. ... U-r 1. --J .1 .
I in'iw a uiuiiut mm mi: luuucr was
contest. Weather Rnrain rnniMili Unn OaIJ i I. 1 .1.- im..
.......... . .ivv.on wvi, vviu, IlL-illtl lieiC Si'VUlU llJUlllUS -QgV. I1T
Weather For This Month. ; principal contention was . that the
Washington, April 3. April frosts! contenllon was ,hat tl,e Southern
tonight in Virginia, the interior f !'hnrSd "on ,mcs below mountain's
North Carolina and the northern j r"w permitted in mountain regions,
parts of Georgia and South Carolina, ITI,1S was disproved.
were predicted todav bv the went
Igle feature wns the pitching of (K. "tbers against the Southern Railway,
! teen. ' alleging that they were charged higb-
I cr freight rates on inter-divisional
I APRIL FROSTS FOR lines than is permitted by the law.
NORTH CAROLINA. A petition for refunding several mil-
Most interested centers in the con
test for tlie long-term senalorship be
tween Representative O-i-iir W. I'n
derwood and Itepresentative l!ie!r
mond 1. Hobsou. Hecause of Mr,
I'nderwood's promineiue as Donii1-
crntic leader in the House and frumer
of the tariff law which recently went
into . et'ect, much interest bus bc;-n
manifested in his race. Today bit
supporters confidently claim tiuit he
.will deient Congressman liobsuii ley
an overwhelming mnioritv.
Interesting contests nre on in near
ly nil of the congressional ilist icls.
HIacknion of th-
Fourth district, Representative lief-
lin of the Fifth, and Dr. John W.
Abercromhie, Congressman at large,
are the onlv members unopposol.
Contest nre on also for nearly all
of the places on the Slate ticket. The
fight for the governorship has beer,
unusually spirited and has attracted
wide attention. Former (iovernm
!. I?. Comer claims to be iiiakinu' the
race lor governor ngninst me rest 01
the field. His opponents include
Waller D. Seed, now lieutenant gov
ernor; R. K. Kolb, State conimisioii
er of agriculture and industries, and
the
TAMPICO TRANQUIL
" ! nTr I.; d;ii Tjn ir. n-n. t
bureau. Severe weather conditions J
i or mis season prevail in many scc-
miiio-. oaius anil snows. ner:ut nv.iT
the northern district east of the Mis-! morrow for Washington,
r.issippi, and below zero readings Washington, April 4, A wirelee
were recorded north of Lake Su- report to the Navy department from
Rear Admiral Flebbcher at Vera Crux
lx-rior.
Several Seek Bacon's Seat.
Atlanta, April 4 With today's
meeting of the State Democratic exe
ertive committee to make arrange
ments for the primary the contest
for the short-term senatorsbip be
gins in earnest. The fact tbat the
tenn of the late Senator Bacon would
not have expired until 1019 and tliit
bis successor therefore will have
moie than five years to serve is ex
pected to attract a large field of as
pirants. Of most interest to the
race. Congressman Thomas W.
Hardwick and Attorney General
Thomas S. Fielder have already
launched their campaign for the
senatorsbip.
said that-situfttioii at -Tjrropico is
tranquil. Ha anticipated" that the
rebel reinforcement had not arrived
and there was no immediate prospects
of on attack on the town. The May
flower will leave Vera Cruz tomorrow
with Gov. Lind on board. He will
come to Washington and confer with
the President after which he -will take
a rest. A State department dispatch
from Counsel ('Brothers said that the
Constitutionalists' loss in the eleven
days' fighting at Torreon was twelve-''
hundred killed and wounded'. He
made no estimate of the Federal car
nalities, saying it is impossible now
to obtain accurate figures.
TRADE IN CONCORD.
In Memory of Lafayette's Visit.
Montoniery, Ala., April .(. in
commemoration ot the visit o! the
Marquis Lafayette to this city i.i
1825 a tablet was placed today in the
Capitol Hill School, which occupies
the site where the distinguished vis
itor was formally welcomed to the
city. The exercises at the unveiling
of the tablet were under the auspice.
he liner Olympic sailed of Peter Forney Chapter of the 1. .
ork with 1,750 passengers I Governor O Neal delivered the
principal moneys.
Spring Rush to Europe Begins.
The spring rush to Europe is un
der way. This was indicated Satijr
day when t'li
from New York
aboard. Of this number; four lmn
dred were first class . passengers, one
hundred and fifty second class an'l
twelve hundred steerage.
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H.L PARKS 1X0.
Baraca Founder in Charlotte.
Marshal A. Hudson, the.Baraca and
hilathea millionaire president and
founder of this world-wide movement,
will aive a lecture on - the ; work .in
Tryon Street Methodist Church, Char
lotte. Thursday night, April . Alt
Baracas and Philntheas -and their
friends are invited.
Balm for Champ's Oronch.
A number of the stalwart Demo
crats of Clay County, Missouri, have
forwarded Speaker Champ Llarlf a
can of carbolized axle grease for him
to use in ereasine his sore sbota. The
sentiment in the county is strong with
President Wilson in the Canal tons'
question. .
It is-announced through the Wash
ington correspondents of; the North
Carolina newspapers ;that .'Senator
Simmons is to be asked to take charge
of the tolls bill for the administra
tion and help push rt through tne
Senate. If he cannot dd it, no nse U
seek nlsewhere. The gentleman knows
how beyond donbt. Greensboro Ke-
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Tim Statesvilie Unidmark boasts:
"Iredell -ix C coontyv 'tbat does
thirtM. It knocked nt botb Howan:
and Cabarrus in the nigh" school de-
hat. Fridsv. nieht- '"Ureal 7 gnns,
muni W thought you bad started
to leU something Henderson "Gold
Leaf.
Stick To It
Stick to the job, that's all ol 1
man
Just sliik, ami do the best you
can !
However tired you get, or blue.,
Stay with your job and see it
through !
A I erucss you 11 learn betoie
you've done,
That getting there is all the
fun,
And tbat you never do "AR
RIVE!" So long as you remain alive.
Of course you want to "Make
a Name,"
But happiness is more thaa
fame, "
And happiness ia just a trick'
To find the job you like, and
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Vnt there Js o:trni4rt lowing; where
the a0Bj kf-.V..'".; ' nfMs '
THE 83rd SERIES -IS NOW
" , OPEN r
Cabarrus .Count) Building,
: Loan & Sayings . ;
; ' Association.
' Office in the Concord National
'" ' Bank.
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Correct Footwear
Correct models for Spring in all that's new, in
plain and colonial pumps. 'Satin, Patent Kid,
Dull Kid, Tan and Gun Metal. Some with
the new Kidney Heel. Baby Dolls and Mary
Jones' for Misses. English Walking Oxfords
and Pumps. '
;..-'. PRICES $2.00 to $4.00 ' v '
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There are other good Shoes, but they are not
sold at anything near these prices. - Come, let
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