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ributt. VOL. XIII. J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publish CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1914 40 Cents a Month 4 Cents a Copy. NO, 507 c pmltl 1. TO THE CHAIR WHITMAN OK TEE CONFESSION Of DAGO FRANK. Thinks It Will Aid Materially in Oon Tictini Backar la tha Kw TriaL Bays That It Showed That a Muter Hind Concocted tat Plot to M ardor Rosenthal 8ays Dtfo Frank's . Anto-Mortea Statemont Doos Not Contradict ths Otaara. New York, April , 14. 'Dago Frank" Ciroflci's dying eonfeasion regarding the Rosenthal murder will id materially in sending Former Po lice Lientenant Beeker to the chair, at the master-mind of the plot, ac cording to the view of District Attor- , ney Whitman, expressetktoday. Whit-' man declared that Ciroflci's ante-mortem statement in no essential detail contradicted the stories of Webber, Vallon and others who informed, and said it almost absolutely continued bj "Bald Jack" Rose'sshrdleutaoin "Bald Jack" Rose's story of. the tragedy. Tomorrow the district at-1 torney will move to have Becker.)! second tnal set for the first day cjf May. Smallpox. The unvaccinated are the dangerous people. They are the ones, and t!ic only ones that perpetuate this loath some disease, that cause gullible pub lic officials to erect "pest houses" at public expense. AniL. by the way, public expense usually means at the ; expense of the vaccinated, for the best and most intelligent people of ; today are vaccinated. Only the care less, the ignorant, and particularly the negroes, are unvaccinated. To which class do you belong f In the spirited three-cornered con test among the Democrats the Repub licans of Kentucky affect . to see a chance to win the United States sena torship this year, -j At"piswit the '. Republican leaders -arefssttri-sbont for a standard bearer. It -ts said ' they may decide to put Judge Andrew r M. J. Cochran, of the United States Court of " the Eastern District of Kentucky, whose home is in Mays ville. The senatorial nominations of both parties will be made in the State primaries next August. A. JONES YORKE, , President JOHN FOX, .' ... Assistant Cashier. BIO FIRE IV BOSTON. Ssvsa Paad and Another Miaslnf as Basalt of Firt la a FasaloaaM HotaL Boston, Maa April 14. Seven are dead and another, is missing as a result of a savage fire in the fash ionable Hotel Melvin early today, wbirh trapped the inmates in their beds. The names aurged through the thirty Kitchenette apartments with inconceivable rapidity and drove many into the small balconies, whence fear forced them to leap lo death o. injury on the pavement below. The ' fire was very spectacular. The flauu' blocked the stairways and one worn on who tried to escape from a fourth story window by rope lost her hold and crushed her skull on the pav- meut. The damage is estimated at. 100,000. Presbyterian, Down Baptists in Debate. Winson-Salem. April 13. The sil ver cup offered by the local chamber of commerce as a debaters' trophy passed into the hands of the David son debaters at the close of the Wake Forest-Davidson debate here tonight amid stoma of applause and rollege yells for Davidson and Salem. The question was "Resolved, that all candidates for elective offices in North Carolina shoidd be nominated by a district primary modeled after the Wisconsin plan rather than by the convention plai.." ; Davidson had the affirmative side of the question and was represented by Messrs. M. II. Marvin and C L. King, debaters, and II. C. Smith, al ternate. The negative was held by Wake Forest, with Messrs. J. M. Pritehard and E. P. Yates, debaters, and J. P. Mull, alternate. This is the second of the three an nual debates, and the debate last year was won by Davidson. This in the first time Wake Forest has ever been defeated in a series of debates and the Presbyterians are consequent ly elated. Dance Last Night The Easter dance at the Elks' Home last evening was one of the most largely attended dances of the year. About 30 couples were present. The club room was prettily decorated with ferns and evergreens' and bnnelies of cut flowers surrounded the handsome punch bowl from which punch was poured. Music was furnished by a Salisbury orchestra and dancing was from 9 to 2. Receipt books, 6 cents each, at The Times-Tribune office. We Want Borrowers as well as depositors - This bank is not only a place where you can deposit your money, but it is a place jwhere you can borrow money when you heed it. v If you need additional capital in your r business, if a few hundred or thousands of dollars will enable you to purchase material or supplies, or to buy another farm at a favorable time, or will aid you in some other way, come in and talk it over with us. : Ve will accommodate you promptly and gkdly in whatever amount your drcum slices require and warrant. " . Ve always have money to loan to re ' sppnribls borrowers. , r . . Cl5:c:.s 0::.!i d Trust Cci;riy CHAS.B. WAGONER, Cashier. A. P. GOODMAN, r. - CONTRACTS AWARDED. Coanty Canuniaaioaara Award Con tracts for Bolldlnf Naw Jail and Additions to Court Hons. The board of county commissioners held a special session yesterday for the purpose of considering bids fur building the new jail and making improvements to the court house. The board recently considered the bids but rejected them. The aggre gate of the first bids was $34,000. The aggregate of the bids yesterday wan $20,561.14, a difference of ,439. The general contract (brick work) waa awarded to Garrison ft Camp bell, of Charlotte, 19,000. Plumbing, E. B. Grady Pluiubiue Company, Concord, $1471. Heating, Tooney Teating Company, Charlotte, $1,875. The contract for the cells and steel work was awarded at a previous meeting to the Camden Iron Works, of Salem Va. The board decided not to award the contract for the wiring and flooring in the court house until a later date. The work is to begin within l-" dHys.' Bost -Faggart. Sunday afternoon at the close of the service Miss Ethel Faggart and Mr. Robert Bost were united in mar riage at Center Grove Methodist Church, near Oeorgeville. At the conclusion of the last hymn, Rev. ('. F. Sherrill, the pastor, stepped down into the chancel, when the young cou ple came forward, and were made one by the beautiful Metliodist ceremony. The marriage was a complete surprise to all present except a very few. Mr. Bost is the son of Mr. Martin Bost, of No. 11 township, near Boat's Mill, aud Mrs. Bost is the attractive daugh ter of Mr. John Faggart and has made, her home with her grandfather, Mr. .1. D. Baugh. Mrs. Cannon Entertains. Miss Ashlyn Lowe was the honoree at another delightful social event yes terday afternoon given by Mrs. E. T. Cannon at her home on North Spring street. Cards were played, and there were six tables. Following the game Master Martin Luther Cannon, Jr., entered bearing a hugh Easter egg, which he presented to the honoree. The- icgg 'contained many dainty and useful gifts from the guests. Follow ing the game and the presentation of the gifts refreshments were served. When a man gets old enough to take advice and wise enough not to give it, he isn't on earth to profit by either. Teller. WSDD1P FOR WRIT UPHELD MO FORMAL ORDER 'MADE DISCHARGE HTM. TO Judge Aldrich st Concord, N. H , Gives Lengthy Opinion a to Wheth er or Not New York Stats Took Proper Course in Seeking Extradi tion of Thaw. The State Will Be Given Ample Time to Perfect Ap peal to Superems Court. Concord, X. II., April 14.-Tmiw 's demand for a writ of habeas corpus was held today by Judgo Aldrich in a lengthy opinion devoted to ; di cussion as to whether New York State took the proper eourse in sick ing the return of Thaw by t-xtradi- l ion. The court holds that tin- stitutional lit of extradition I'm crime does not reasonably apply in such a case as this where the iis;!it is contended for by demanding that ll Slate he resides in a decree for rusin dy, based on insunity, and when its papers upon their face in--:ilr i the idea of personal criminal rricui sibility. The court made no I order for the discharge of the pus oner, but will give New York st:.i ample time to perfect an app I the I'nited States Supreme Conn h places the iueslion of bale in l!.i hands of the federal Supreme t'.nirt Killed at Contract Camp at Baden Salisbury Post. There was another homicide nt I Aluminum WYrks Sunday night. :i negro was killed by another iifgin at the caa:p of Contractor George, who has a railroad contract at the hi.; works. Word of the killing brought to Salisbury b' passengers on I lie morning train f i NoWool. and the same authority refers to llv fact that a large shipment of whiskv unloaded Saturday night at the works is directly to blame for the Sunday night homicide. According to facts in the case 2-'i() gallons of whisky wco unloaded down there Saturday two trains contributing 115 anllon?. and .....i:i.. -...i i.. :, ... ic among the many workers at the van- oils contract camps. The names of the li en could not he learned, neither the man killed or the slayer, hot!', however, were negroes. Sale of Blackwelder Property. Arthur Mlackwelder, executor of the estate of the late A. .1. Black- weliler, sold the real estate belonging o the estate nt public auction at the court house today at noon. The prop erty consisted of seven lots located short distance from South Spring street near Mr. C. A. Cook 's residence. The sales were as follows: Lot No. 1 to J. L. Miller, $120: Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and (i to Gilbert Hen drix, 856; .Nos. 7, K, mid ! to J. L. Miller, $818. Two shares of stock in Citizens Bank & Trust Company were purchased by II. M. Winecoff for $71 a share, (par value, $50.) lie bids will be open tor seven days for 5 per cent, increase. Hearing Resumed. Raleigh, N. C, April 14.-After a brief re-direct examination of assis tant Comptroller Matthews, of the Seaboard, before the rate commission this morning, expert llillman testified at length for the State, lie said the methods of railroads are entirely wrong in dividing freight and passen ger business cost the division between inter and intra state freight business and of ascertainig which are local trains in freight service. A proper termination, lie said, would alTord the southern ample revenue, under the Justice act rates. President Back at White House. Washington, April l.'t. President Wilson returned here earlv today from White Sulphur Springs, W. Vs., and went to the White House for breakfast. With him were Secretary MoAdoo, Miss Eleanor Wilson and Francis B. Sayre, tlie president's son-in-law, Mrs. Sayre and Miss Margaret Wilson remained at the springs with Mrs. Wilson, w here they will stay for another week. The pre sident probably will again join them on Dnday. Opening in Southern League. Atlanta, Ga." April 14. The South- era League started on its fouateehth season today,, with Memphis playing at Chattanooga, Mobile at Birming ham, New . Orleans at Montgomery and Nashville, meeting the . Atlanta champions in this eity. The league circuit is the same as last season. Five of the eight teams uave-iXsw managers and in addition there 'are many new players on the rolls. , ' - Jack Johnson Gets a Nw Trial. Chicago, Aprir 14. The United States Court of Appeals reversed ths judgment Of tbo lower court in sen tencing Jack Johnson, the negro fight er, to imprisonment for one year and one day on the white slavery charts and prautecl him a new trial Tho ;fivs thousand dollar fine was also set' NO HOPE OF BELIEF FROM EXCESSIVE RATES Meeting to bo Held This Evening to Ductus Insurance Matter. Mr. Editor: After a thorough i it -vestigation of the fire insurance situ ation here, and after rcH'iited re quests lo get the Southeastern Tariff Assocition to treat us viirli snm i-onsideration we must say (but we see no hoe of any relief from excessive rates if we depend iimiii this Tariff Association to give them to us. They are determined to hold to the present rates as a rule even if we put in a lire alarm system and truck, and we will have to wait on the next legisla ture to get the relief demanded by our kkic, so far as it effects our basic rates. The thing that we must do now is to work under the present laws and under these our only re nurse is to appeal to Mr. .las. K. Young, insurance commissioner of North Carolina, who, under a recent statute, has supervision of the rating bureau of the State. We apjien l bis letter showing how the matter can Ik' taken up. With a view of (lowering many rates in individual j cases, according to his letter, a meet 'ing of the citizens is called for Ibis levelling ill the city hall. I We understand that in adjoining towns with even greater tire risks , 1 1 1 it i i we have and w ith less tire light- iug apparatus they have from 2f to 50 i per cent, less rates. Let every one, ivlietber a merchant or not, who jlhinks his rates are loo high le at this meeting this evening. (I. ED. KESTLER, President. Merchants Association. I Raleigh. N. C, April S, 1014. Dear Sir: 1 am in receipt of yours of the 7th inst., and note the same I'nder the law passed by the last Leg islature I have the right lo supervise ' and look into the work of any rating bureau, but have no right to order 'change of rates. However, with pub licity I can gel any rates corrected that are absolutely unjust or unrea- sonahlc, and 1 am willing to do all ' 'can along this line. I would suggest yon get up and send me any rates in your town or among your membership that, in your opinion, nre not right. I will then take up with the rating bureau these rates, get from them the da'i Mn-wuicii mey are nui.rr, nrv .it thoroiighlv and take the matter uo with vou In sending me the rales kindly give me the names of the owners of the property, the occupants and also lo cation of the property in order that T may make a thorough and ind'Hi gent investigation of the same. I nic. with best wishes, Verv truly vours, J. K. YOl'XG, Insurance Commissioner. James Seligman 90 Years Old. New York, April 14. .lames Selig mnn, New York's oldest banker and one of the original founders of the famous banking house of J. & Y. Seligman & Co., celebir.ted bis nine tieth birthday today. lr. Seligman was one of eight brothers, nil of whom were horn in Germany and in early life emigrated to America. James Seligman in early youth joined two of his elder brothers who had preceded him to the United States. For several years after his arrival he worked as a carpenter in Bethle hem, Pa. Subsequently lie engaged in mercantile liusiness in me oouiu and later joined with his brothers in similar enterprises in San Francisco, St. Louis and other cities. In lSbJ the brothers embarked in the bank ing business in New York. Later they established banks in Paris, Frankfort and other cities of Europe. Like the organization of the still more famous Rothchild banking firm, all the Seligman brothers had an equal interest jointly in the profits of all the firms. To Try Two for Murder. Benton. Ark.. April 14. A special term of court convened here today for trial of Clarence Lee, Dewein and "Shorty" Joe Strong, the two youths charged with the murder or u ti Thompson last fall. The victim, rbn was an asred merchant, was beaten to death and then robbed. Ac cording to the authorities both of the accused men have made complete confessions of their guilt in connec tion with the crime. Dewein s par ents, who are respectable and well- to-do residents or Belleville, ah., nave reUined C. P. Johnson, former lieu tenant governor of Missouri, to assist in the defense of tneir son. Meeting of Concord Presbytery at socky Rim unurcn. - Concord Presbytery wil convene at Rocky River Church Tuesday, April 21. at 7:30 p. m. In addition to rou- tine business several xeaiures oi in terest may be noted. On Wednesday the educational address by Dr. Mar tin, president of Davidson, and the memorial address npon the life and services of Rev. J. 8. Summers, dc- eessed. late pastor ot Poplar Tent.nU Thursday the monument, erected on the site of the original church will be presented and accepted with ap propriate exercises held at the church Miss Laura McG ill Cannon will ro- turn tonight from WTmston.- Salem SHOT AT EN EXT AND THEN DROPPED DEAD LexiOfton Mas Put Bullrt lata An other's Hand and Collapsed Him self. Islington, April lit. This morn ing at the Krlanger Cotton mill, jujt north of the city, W. T. Childers, s:i employe of the mill, shot C. L. Kowe, in I In- band, tired two more shots at him and then droped dead from ex citement. The shouting fvnired in the privaa ollite nf Sus'i mtendeut Gauiewell. There bad leen trcuble at Childers' boarding house Saturday nig'il 1' tween lum and lfowe. who is an em ploye of the company engaged in erct mg the new n achinery at the mill. According to Childers' statement. Howe came to his boarding house Saturday night ami made an impro er proposal to one of the young wom en tliere. When ordered away Howe refused to go and Childers shove I liim off the porch. Tliere was com plaint on the part of )ersons living near on account of the cursing and h ud talk and Superintendent Game well had the two men in his ofliee for an investigation, lie was sitting be tween the two men when they re newed their quarrel. Childers drew a ..'W-ralibre Colts revolver and began tiring, shooting twice over Mr. Game well's head. The first shot went wild but the second struck Kowe in the hand. Kowe started to run ami Childers followed, shooting again ap Kowe dashed into the main Idlice. When Childers reached the door, Kowe had disappeared. lie walked down the steps and out onto the side walk and droped dead. LIQUOR CAUSED TROUBLE. Said to Have Been 230 Gallons Ship ped to Whitney. Salisbury, April 13. The latest re ports from Whitney today are that 230 gallons of liquor, shipped into the place Saturday, brought fruit Sunday, one negro being killed at George's Camp several miles out on a grade. It is said by well-postel persons that there was more drink ing Sunday than has been seen in this section for five vears. A Seasonable Pornv A I Fail-brother, in Everything. I wandered today to the hill, Maggie To watch the scene below, The bill boards were there just tin same, Maggie, As they were in th" long ago. The tin cans were still in the ya'ds, Maggie, From whence mosquitoes sprung The same cans that we left, Maggie, When you and I were young? Put now we nre aged and gray, Mag gie, And the trials of life nearly done, Let us swat all the (lies that we can, Maggie, Ami teel that we are young: TRADE IN CONCORD iK)t:))()K)K()tcy)t(i:)KK)t:))( Special Values All This Week in Counterpanes and Curtain Goods Wehave just received a large ship ment direct from the manufacturers and they are the best values you have ever seen in a long while. Special -prices this week at 69c, 95c, $1.25 $1.59, $1.95,!$2.95 to $4.95. Gome, let us show you. The Newest in Curtain Materials at a Very Low Price. The variety of patterns is - very large. Special at the yard 5c, 7 1.2c,M0c, 12 1-2 ana 19c. : - TIT P d urn k9 , U MEXICAN POUCY MAT BE RADICAL CHANOE IN NEXT 48 HOURS. Unless Mexican Federal Commander at Tampico Salutes Oar FUf, the United States May Be Forced to Make s Warlike Move. President Held Lengthy Conference With Secretary Bryan Mr. Bryan Says H. Will Not Be Able to Take His Florida Vscation. Situation Not Clearing. Washington, April 14. The gov ernment's Mexican policy hung in the balance today. Whether there is to be a radical change will be determin ed within the next forty-eight hours. I'nless the Mexican federal comman der at Tampico salutes the Stars and Stripes very shortly this govern ment will be forced to make the first warlike move. President Wilson held a lengthy conference with Secretary Bryan and Special Envoy Lind in the private study in the White House proper. Sig nificance is attached to the fact that Cone Johnson, now solicitor and legal expert of the State Department, was called in. This is believed to indicate thai the conference considered the Spanish situation. Following the conference Secretary Bryan said that he could make noth ing public yet. That the situation is not clearing was indicated when Mr. Biyan said he did not know when be could be able to toke his two weeks vacation to Florida. He had intended to start tiiis afternoon. Atlanta Grand Opera Season. Atlanta, Ga., April 14 With tho other cities in Georgia and all sections of the South, Atlanta is going to put over the biggest grand opera season April 27th to May bth that the world has ever seen. Indications show that more people will attend grand operas during tho seven days here than' "have ever at tended opera shows in seven consec utive days in New York. Paris or Mi lan. So that another opera record will be broken by Dixie. Already .many re cords have been broken. It was in Atlanta, for instance, that Caruso sang to H,(MK) people, the largest openi audience in his career. Atlanta is the only city in the world where Caruso sings three times in opera in one week. And Atlanta, with the help of the South, is the only city in North American, outside of New York, where grand opera lias been made to pay. Henry M. Esterly, an attorney of Portland, is a candidate for the posi tion of Democratic national com mitteeman for Oregon. 1 o f I o i I l i ( i I : ( O i i II i I i i i I ! 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