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j I1ATIER AGAL'I
ANOTHER CHAPTER WRITTEN
VOL. XIV.
:: v nr FAMOUS" CASE.
Like All Others, It is One of Delay.
Restraining Order Prevents Any
- Work Being Dona Before August.
yTor Eight Years This Koad Has
v ; Boon Bono of Condition. Hiiiorj
t - of the Cut. A Beautiful Exam
' '.pit of Delay. ?f'- ' ?.lJ
' Another chapter has been written
: in the Harrisburg road controversy.
- And, like all other chapters, it is one
. .... of delay.
- A restraining order has been grant
ed which prevents work on the road
-beginning before -August. At least
". the ease is set for the first day of
Angust court. If it is decided then
- probably the work will proceed and
4 probably it may not. If the eouoty
' v should win the ease at that time ot
, - year it is likely that the old, stereo
' typed excuse that it is too near win-
ter to begin work on a road will bo
.' advanced. The only sure thing the
., People know is that the road will not
be built this summer and their pa-
tience,. forbearance and fortitude will
be subjected to further strain. -
For eight years this road.has been
; "a bone of contention." It has been
: s source or strue and struggle anil,
v with all the wrangle, this is about
what hag been accomplished; ":' Strife
" engendered- in a hcighborhood, four
' Bst fights, surveys without number,
I useless expenditure of funds for mak
ing surveys that were never adopted -
- or expected to be adopted, Numerous
-"- special meetings of the board of eotu-
missioners to hear, the matter dw
' cussed and, finally a hearing in" court
with. five attorneys engaged in the
, case.x-v'', vi';-'.'' : if;':
la the meantime the road lias re
mained in its rugged, almost prinu-
tive state. A main thoroughfare -of
V trade has all bat been blocked and
g the community, which it traverses and
Coneord have been the losers. - . ?y,;
"' The effort. tr.theuihoiities;n
handling the matt er -of late ' have been
" conspicuous by delay. - If, when they
"".' decided to build the road, they" had
. gone about it in, a business-like way
there would be no restraining order
r delaying the work until Augusts If
the matter had gone to court it would
:. have been heard and decided: up jn
months ago. " ; '''"",; . i Jj--
' A : review of ? the commissioners
' i meetings- will show this.'"' The latter
, part of last summer the matter was
taken ; up. - It was first decided "to
. rnn the road by Harrisburg. ' A sur-
vey was made and everything was ar-
ranged. 1 Then the board reversed it-"'-
self and decided to Order another
: survey. '-.This resulted in more de
- lay. That action was taken in Sep
tember. ;. Kot until March was the
matter again brought up. This leaves
'. a period of ;" six months. "' In this
length .of time the restraining Order
a. that now prevents the work could
have been heard, the case set for
Z trial and tried. But there was inae
' t ion and delay, f it was a time, too,
i-j thatwas most suitable to try road
eases'; in eourt, "much more suitable
- than to wait until spring and sum
' mer when the work could bo easily
done.'- .-' i Z
- But now the authorities say they
are helpless; that the court has tied
tfieif hands and they cannot proceed.
But they do. not advance any. reason
- for their own delay of , six months
through the winter. It is, however,
- a most beautiful example of delay in
'important road work.- ''s-i '
"v.The board of county commission
ers, as previously stated in these sol-
nmns, is amply able to make an or
. ' der. - It has yet to show that it is
capable', .of executing an .order eon-
fi ' cerning' the National Highway. s,
Meetings at McOiU Baptist Church.
" Rev, F. D, King preached his last
sermon last night to a large congregation.'.-
The meeting has - been r
great success.' Forty-eight' have nnil
ed with the church.-". Twenty-eight
for baptism. : There will be services
tonight and tomorrow night by the
pastor. Following each of these ser
vices, there will- be a baptismal service.
fILURC RCQUIHC5 AO ACTII
0D, XUT YOU HiVC TO PLM TO
ueencD. v : '.
ixayx it A rule to r:ro:iT
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SHERRILL, Editor tad FtiMUhsr;
m. nzxsxrt news.
Preparation for
Skeen Property Soldi Play a Soe-
rtm MirrUts Other ' Interest-
ing Matters. '
Both schools are making prepsrs
tions for commencement.' AQ the
speakers have been selected and are
now rehearsing every bad. The invi
tations have been mailed out and
everybody is expecting their, friends
to attend. The Ptyler Band, has
been engaged and Mr. 8. D. Ludwig
has gone to help them prepare for
the oreasion. Several ot - ttu old
members of the band here will play
with them. So me feel sure of good
music ; -. -
Rev. 0. II. Cox, D. D.. bss been se
lected to deliver the baccalaureate
sermon, Bev. V. C. Rideuhoor to
sddress the Y. M. C. A and the
alumni address will be delivered by
Rev. P. D. Brown, class 1906V Exam
inations will be held next week.
Messrs Jonah Snd Lawson Ilerrin
have bought the Skeen property on
East Franklin. Mr. Lawson - Ilerrin
expects to move there soon.-
The Woman 's Missionary Society
of Holy Trinity will meet Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the church.
"Leave it to Polly," the nlav riv
en by -the seniors of M. A. B. was a
success. A large -crowd attended and
the receipts amounted to a nice sum.
All the girls acted their parts well
and they deserve to be eongratulat
ed for their excellent work. ;. ' .
The band boys report conditions
very favorable in their work to raise
money to bny instruments. The good
people or Mount Pleasant know
good thing when they see it -. .
The ice plant has opened and they
expect iq make a turn ot ice in a day
or so. V
Mr. J. T. Allman and Miss Effie
,Ko",and daughter of Mr. John Row-
land, a prosperous farmer of. eastern
Cabarrus, were married last Satur
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. The eer
mony was performed by Rev. C. F,
Sherrill. X V- "v? Vv.
The Mercantile Company will -put
water works in their Store the last
Of this week.
The V. M. C A. pnt new cacpet in
the chapel at the college this -week.
They also had the stand painted and
a new scarf put on the Bible stand.
Mjv Jaui Nussman, of Spencer,
spent Sunday; with bis parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Nussman.
Prof. fl. F. McAllister and Rev.
Mr. Goodman returned from synod
Sunday. ; , - -
Messrs. M. A. Ritchie and Neva
Dry spent Sunday in Statesville.
' Miss Annie Foil returned Saturday
from Claremont College, where she
has been, attending school.- -" ;
Messrs. ; Raymond Shankle and
Joshua Moody,; of Albemarle,' spent
Sunday here., .
Miss Mildred Barrier is able to be
out again, we are glad to note..
Rev, W.'C. Lyerly spent Sunday
and Monday with Mr. Lawson Foil
He will preach, at j-the Reformed
Church next Sunday at 11 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Kay Mcfcachern spent
Sunday at Barber Junction, v .
Mr, M. E. Moose spent Sunday in
Albemarle. . ,
Mr. Carl Taylor has '. been . here
making arrangements to build' Mr.
Harry Foil's house.
Mr.' Everett McAllister has gone
to" Albemarle, where he will help his
brother, Lee, lay brick.
Mrs. Mellie Welsh, of Roanoke,
Ya., is visiting here. f ; -
Mt. Pleasant, N. C, May 14, 1914
; Death of Mrs. J. A. Troutman,
Mrs. J. A.' Troutman died : this
morning at the home of her son-in-law,
Mr. Luther Moose, in eastern
Cabarrus after an illness of seven
months of parlysis. Mrs. : MocW was
83 years of age.;. She leaves three i
sons and two .daughters, namely:
Messrs. Henry, George and ; J. B.
Troutman,' Mrs. Lather Moose and
Mrs. Lentz, the r latter of Concord.
The burial will take place tomorrow
at 11 o'clock a. m. at Bethel Luther
an Church, in Stanly county. - . "
v Two Mors of Vers Cms Dtsd on
American SoiL
New York, May 14. Two more of
the Vers Crus dead will be on Amer
ican soil today. The hospital ship
Solace with the bodies of 'Harry Pul
Iiam and Clarence Hershberger, , is
due to unload the dead and thirty-one
sick and injured. . .
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CLAM EXEiCISXA.
ProgramsM tf School EntertainKant
' ' TotMrrow inghl
. The elaaa exercises tf the Coneord
Public High School, wiU take plaes
at the Central school building tomor
row mgM at s t 'clock. The follow
ing will be the programme t.
. Song: Loch Lomoad. -B
citation: Firetown's New School-
bouse Ors Honeyentt.
Class History Leu Hall Fisher.
Declamation: The . United SUtes
and Universal Peace Walter Eugene
fnrr. ' . .
Claes Poem Ruth Dry.
Essay t Florence Nightingale
Helen fisher.
Recitation r Who Ate the Caket
Ruby Cline.
Class Gift Marie Caldwell
Song: Who is Sylvia t
Essay: Charles Duncan Melver
lassie Dalton,
Recitation: Marian's Moumine
Annie bnyder. -
Duet Lillian Holt and Ruby Cline.
Declamation: Lessons From the
Past Buford Blaekwelder.
Last Will and Testament Ethel
Fnrr. . -
Duet Ruth Dry and Helen Fisher.
Recitation: Miss Angelina John
sonBertie Benfleld.
. Prophecy Lillian Holt.
Report of Judges. -
' Class song. ;;..-."-- "'"' ' ".'"
. The girls are contesting for s reci
tation medal, given by Cannonville
Council No. 25, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, and the boys
are contesting for a deelaimer's med
al, given by Mr. Chas. B. Wagoner.
of Concord. The medals will be pre
sented Monday night..
The-following is the class organisa
tion: - - -- :. - -
Walter Eugene Fnrr, president;
r ranees Ridenbour. vice president ;
William Glass, secretary.
Class colors White and light blue.
Class flower White rose.
Class motto: "Not at the Top, But
Climbing. '
Marshals: Nina Norman, chief;
j T is a . . ; -,
" .ff .i A'1" Mvynt'
SfrKl ttr
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The marshals were eleeted on their
class record, i . ; ,., ,
Ths District Convention. "
The Dodson Ramseur Chapter, hos
tess to the U. D. C. district, conven
tion tomorrow, has -.. everything in ima among the troops was probably
readiness for the delegation expect-j weakened my Maas' hasty fight when
ed on No. 11 in the morning. A com- tj,e marines landed here, and the con
mittee Ul , meet the delegates wjth Uinued overt actg on the part of hia
automobiles and take them to Jack-!,.( .fiAmUW .i.lui iTturt.1.
son Training SehooL Returning, they
will be driven to the home of Mrs. R.l
A. . Brown, where the chapter , will '
irivA ft lnnnliiwiti i nn A - nVlnitlr in 1
their honor. At 3 o'clock a business
session will be held at Elks' Home.
To this the interested friends of the
chapter, men as well as women, are
invited. Mrs. G. W. Montcastle, of
Lexington, is director of this district.
Immediately after , the opening
prayer Mrs. L. D. Coltrane will make
the address of welcome. The re
sponse will be made by Mrs." F. J.
Murdoch, of Salisbury. Mrs. R. A. j-Bear Admiral Mayo. The federal
Brown will give the history of the troops were leaving by the: railroad
chapter.'' The edlegates representing That the rebels encountered desper
the chapters iu the district will make ate resistance in their final attack
their reports. -There will be several and that they were compelled to car
beautif ul and K appropriate musical ry their flight to the heart of the
selections interspersed with this, clos- town was indicated by Rear 'Admiral
ing with the "Bonnie Blue Flag" in Mayo's report. He reported that at 1
concert. The convention lasts butiviock todav. when it iwas reoorted
one day and the Daughters have left
.3 11 T IA. 1 t - fti. I
no stone unturned to make it one of
the most beneficial as well as social
in the history of the organisation.
, -- SECRETARY.
State
Firemen Meet in Winston
. Salem August 4-8.
Winston,Salem, May 13. The pro
gramme for the State. Firemen's As
aocintion which will be held here Au
gust 4 to 8 has been completed; and
in s few days will be printed in pam
phlet form and sent to all firemen in
the State. The business sessions will
be held AuguBt 4, and the three days
following will be given over to. the
tournament contests and many other
attractions to be provided for 1 the
entertainment of the visitors. Mayor
0. B. Eaton will deliver the address
of welcome. - .
New Street Oar Schedule Hung Up.
The two-car schedule, which, ac
cording to the announcement by the
company, was to become effective to
day, -was not started owing to one
of the cars being out of commission.
The ear la "suffering" from the ap
parent chronic ailment of all Con
cord street ears, ''flat" wheels. Em
ployes of the company, state that as
soon as the new -wheels arrive end
the car is repaired the new schedule
will be started. ... . , ',
Joseph H. Young Hay Succeed Hlx.
Norfolk, Va., May 13. Norfolk
Southern Railway directors will meet
in New York Friday tto elect s suc
cessor to President C. II. Hix,' who
roh rned yesterday. It is understood
here that Jowph II. Young, until re
ccnt'y president of- the Spokane,
Port: , iid and Seattle Railroad, will
bo chosen. ' . ,
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CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY,
ti;e RE'cmn::rs
success Assured
BXLLIOEREXOT OF BSBEL8 MAY
- BE BX0OOKIZED.
' -
A Formal Deaaad Is Expected From
' Carranx at Ones. Without Amu
sad Aamnaltlon the Rebels Cannot
Hots Toward Mexico City and ths
South. Tampioo's FaQ Over Shad
owsa All ss Todayv-Huerta Is
. Almost Comjilstely Isolated and His
Stratus Compleioly Interrupted.
Washington. Msy 14 The Unit.!
States may recognise the belli wrnnev
of the Mexican eonstitationalists.
A formal demand is expected by Car-
ranzs almost immediate I v. With
Tsmpieo, the second most iicportaul
sea port, in their possession and with
luxpan's fall almost -an immediate
certainty, the success of the revolu
tion is assured. But arms and ammu
nition are again a necessity. With
out them the constitutionalists cannot
move against Mexico Cily and the
South, and unless their bellisrerencv
is recgnised the United Sjstes cannot
permit their importation from the
United States or through the port of
Vera Crux. Tampico's fall has over
shadowed all else today..' Huerta is
almost completely isolated. With
Vera Cms in the-hand of Americans
and Tampico and Tuxpan so isolated
commerce is paralyzed aufl Huerta 's
revenues are 'completely ' interrupted.
PENA SUCCEEDS MAAS.
Believed Change Means That Huerta
Wants to Preserve Peacs Until Wax
Is Actually Declared, i
Var Cm ' Afav r 1A aA 1.1, I.
rL.i .' :
i vca a uimivu id 1kCVniCU Vf meet
y General Pesa, who is
"eving General M.Ss, Tuthor-
tun voiwvo iuav. Hie.'-. cHonse
indi-
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attack of the water works and the
killing of private Parks are the- in
cidents believed to . be directly re
sponsible for Haas' removal. Discip-
,.uge before the mediators.:
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FEDERAL EVACUATION-
OF TAMFECO UNDERWAY
Rebels Encountered Desperate Resist
ance in Their Final Attack on the
. Seaport. .; i
Washington, May 14. Evacuation
of Tampico' by the Mexiean federal
garrison began at 12:50 p. m. yester
day, according to a relay wireless dis
patch to the navy department from
' . . ... .
the rebels had occupied - -Tampico,
there was heavy rifle firing in the
plana and that big gun firingcontin-
ned. ' VV.':P "'j'.'
HAS HUERTA LEFT MEXICO?
Report That He Intends W Join Gun-
boat Guerrea, En Route to Saline
' Oral. . ' ':riZft?"',:i"
' San Francisco, May 14. A private
dispatch : received here carried the
report that - Huerta is on the- west
coast of Mexico. .The message indi
cated that Admiral IT ward had been
notified. The report said that Huerta
intended to join the gunboat Guerrea,
which left Manzamllo en route to
Salina Crux. .
Programme for Daughters of Confed
eracy Meeting.
The following will be the program
of the Daughters of the Confederacy
District meeting here tomorrow I .-
Opening Prayer.
Address of welcome Mrs. L. D.
Coltrsne. , ' - -
The Response Mrs. Murdock.
'Cello Solo-" Perfect Day" Carrie
Jacobs-Bond Mr. Henry Smith.
Report of chapters. ;
Piano Solo "Kamennoi," Osteen
A. Rubinstein Miss Josephine j At
kins. "'-!"''''.:-. :',:.vi
: History of chapter. - t ,. ,
Voeal solo,: "The Conquered Ban
ner," Lahaehe. Miss Janie A. Pat
tnrson." " ' '
Song, "The Bonnie CIue Flag,"
Macarthy. -" '"''"-'" ;
The drum is supposed to have been
ths first "musical instrument in use,
but how anyone disoovrcd, that it
is a musical instrument, is still a mys-
i 1 1 "" 1
J. Locke Eiwin ret 'nod this
T from Baltimore, 1 '- re she
i v' '::i!g for svi I v Is,
MAY 14, 1914
SCHOOL EXERCISES TO-NIGHT.
Programme ef the Exercises of the
Grammar School
The grammar school exercises of
the Coneord graded school will tske
plaee at the Central achool to
night at 8 o'clock. The following
will be the programme:
Trio.
Song of the WbioDoorwi II Fntirlk
grade.
Flower drill Fourth grade.
Dialogue Fifth srade.
The Summer Rain -Fifth and aivlK
graaea.
Recitation: "This is the W.v v
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"7 oneiiie uowell, seventh.
neeitauon: "A .FrinHiv vi.;t
rrom uivey Mary," Ethel Krigh
seventh.
, . J ' "o,
maypole unll fifth and iitl,
graaes.
Recitation: ''His Juvenile Days,
Thomas Smith, seventh.
Recitation:. "Pickett ' VH"
Maud bhankle, seventh.
Ihree Jolly Sailors Sixth grade.
Recitation: "PaDa's Little JW
Mary Propst Fifth grade.
- Recitation: "Th. WA t:.i.-
- -- , wu All'IkS
Margaret Miller, seventh.
Uuet, "The Quarrel Fifth grade.
nwuauon: me Distracted Math
er Grace Hodson, seventh.
Recitation: Prompt Obedience -Mary
MacLaugblin, seventh.
Silver Threads Amonsr the (Jold
Fifth grade.
rresenting certilicates to aevpntl.
grade Mr, M. H. Caldwell.
Clsss song: Carolina Hills.
Marshals: Elizabeth Smith. i.l,if-
Ruth Crowell. Lucv Rii-li Dinnn I antv
Hunter Dalton, Luther Bailey, Clar-
,n.a Wi. ....... flP II c n
Petrea, Hoyle Widenhouse.
the Marshals were elected on
their class records.
The following are the member of
the graduating class at the Grammar
ocnool : . .
Janice Atkins. Manraret
Ruth Blaekwelder, Martha Caldwell,
Elisabeth Correll, Reymell Deaton,
ciusaoetn union, Irene Laughliti
Ruth Lippard, Lottie Lvlea. Bwri..
May Lyles, Sarah McConnell. Marv
MacLaugblin, Eunice Miller, Marga
ret; Miller. Elsie Monrn.
Parks, Margaret Parnell, Nannie
Query, Margaret Ridenhour-. Ifanria
!U4eniumiy Mary Rimer,-Emma Sears,
nms moot, Mary .Belle White; Beti-
iau tviaennouseiiua Wuliams, Ruth
York, Ruby Curlee. Katie Culn. FX
Earnhardt, Vivian Furr. .Afat-
Freeze, Moleie Faggart, Grace Hod
son, Lotie Honeycutt. Elsie Holshou-
ser, May Miller, Maude Shankle, Eth
el Wright, Ernest Beaver, Brice Big-
gers, Joe Host, John Cline, Robert
Dick, Francis Foil, Martin Foil. Lnth-
er Hartsell, Jr., Conrad Hill, Shelley
Howell, Hubert Laughlin, Smoot
Lyles, David Lowe, Pritchard Moore,
Marshall Miller, Everett Rimer,!
Frank Robinson, Luther Safrit, Dew-!
ey Sappenfleld, Thomas Smith, Jack
utiey, rnirer Bunn, Jacob Furr, Dan
Furr, Carl Howell, Earl Miller. Gil
bert Roberts.
Meet to Discuss Municipal Problems.
Charlotte, N. C. Mov 14 Mavors
and other officials of nearly all of the
cities of North Carolina congregated
here today for the annual convention
of the State Municipal Association.
A wide vanety of municipal problems
are scheduled for discussion durinsr
the two days' sessions. Mayor
Charles A. Bland of this citv is the
president of the association and May
or v. r. aneii, or Dunn, is the secre
tary.
Our New Serial Story.
We have arranged to publish se
rially the remarkable story entitled,
"The Land of Broken Promises." bv
Dane Coolidge. It is a story of the
Mexican revolution, and a graphic
picture of conditions in that country
built upon the adventures of two
Americans and the romance of a
beautiful Mexican senorita. We will
begin the publication of this exeat
serial in our Saturday's issue.
Jack Rose Ends Testimony., .v
New York, May 14. With ever?
breach in the Rosenthal story of
murder repaired and the whole nar
rative of how Becker instigated the
gambler's death untouched, "Bald
Jack' Rose ended his ordeal as star
witness for the State. Hot tilts be
tween Whitman and Manton marked
the las( minute of the testimony by
Hose. .;- ; - ;
Permission to Operate Oil Properties.
" Washington, May 14. Announce
ment was made at the White House
that . General Carranza has granted
permission to send s civilian repre
sentative to Tampico to take charge
and operate the oil properties.
' The funeral of Miss True Worten,
who was killed in Atlanta, Ga., Mon
day afternoon by being run over by
an automobile, was conducted at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
Tryon Street Methodist church at
Charlotte. ' Miss Worten and s yonng
man cousin stepped off the street ear
in front of an automobile full of
Shriners. The young man was knock
ed to one tide of the car, but Miss
Worten was knockol immediately un
til t!ie whcl auJ ILe car parsed
hr breafl and ston n !i.
40 Cents t Month d Cents Copy.
1 260,000 FEET OF LUMBER
DESTROYED BT FIRE
8iz Miles From Momnt Gilesd, Own
ed By the National Lumber Com
pany. Messrs. W. H. Gibson and J. A.
Cannon have returned frum Miunt
Gilead where they spent yesterday in
vestigating the fire which destroyed a
lot of lumber belonging to the Na
tional Lumber Company.
The fire took place about six mlli.
from Mount Gilead at a saw mill -.'
The mill had been removed but the'
timber was stacked at the plaee. I
About 250,000 feet of lumber was de-'
stroyed. lhe company had the Iuni
ber insured.
The origin of the fire is not kno-vn.
mere were several wagons at the
place during the morning hauling
luuioer 10 uie railroad. The fire
made a clean sweep of the lumber on
the place, not a stack being left.
NAVAL DRY ORDER GOES.
Daniels Decree Against Wine in Ship
Messes Effective July 1.
Washington, Maj 14. "Mv order
abolishing wine messes in the navy
:n ' ... . - . . -
win go into enect on Julv i. as orig
inally scheduled. ' ' The foregoing was
Secretary of the Nevy Josethus Dan
iels' reply to reports that President
Wilson had directed him not to make
the famous order operative. It devel
oped that strong pressure had been
brought to bear on the President in
an effort to have mm direct the Sec
retary of t!ie Xavy to rescind the or
der or to postpone indefinitely the
date set for it to become operative,
and the President refused to inter
fere.
NEGRO CONVICT KILLED.
Guard Marshall Kills Negro in Wake
Who Attacked Him.
Raleigh, May 13. John Marshall,
a guard at a county convict camp at
Knightdale, eight miles from Ral
eigh, this afternoon, shot and killed
Ilenry Rhodes, a negro convict, who
was attacking him with a shovel. The
guard had been showing the negro
about some work when the negro dealt
him a blow with his shovel and was
in the act of striking again when the
guard -fired,, Coroner- Seapaxks ' in
vestigated, deciding that the killing
was justifiable. '
CATAWBA MAN A SUICIDE
Jacob R Trollinger, Jr., s Telegraph
er, Takes His Life at Lynchburg.
Lynchburg, Va., May 13. Jacob
Trollinger, Jr., aged 28 and un
married, committed suicide in his
boarding house here tonight. He shot
himself in the right temple and died
three hours later without regaining
consciousness. He came here 18
months ago and was engaged as a
telegrapher. His father lives at Ca
tawba, N. C, and the family there
has been notified. Ill health is the
cause of the suicide.
Royalty is a magic word to
the
sycophant and to the author..
H.LPD1CQ.
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CELLAR OF SECRETS. COM
PLETE EXPOSURE EXPECTED
Former President Charles 8. ICellen
Takes Stand Today Over Direct
Protest of Attorney General Me-
Reynolds. Expected to Expose Al
leged Criminal Financial Kanipn-
lations, Involving the Reputations
of Dead and Living. ; 4
Washington, May 14. The "lid"
was blown off the New Haven Rail
way system's secret cellar of secrets
and the foundation laid today for a
complete exposure of the alleged
criminal financial manipulations that
was expected to involve the reputa
tions of the living and dead who have
dominated the financial world for the
last twenty years. Chas. 8. Mellen,
former president of the New Haveu
was called by the interstate commerce
commission to unravel " the tangled
skein of stock manipulations. He took
the witness stand over the direct
protest of Attorney General McRey
nolds. Standing out above all else in Mel
len 's story was the fact that he said
that J. P. Morgan pat him at the
head of the New Haven. Investiga
tion adjourned until Tuesday to al
low Mellen to return to New Eng
land to gather documentary evidence.
NORTH CAROLINA BANKERS.
0. W. Tillett Talks on "Old Socks
vs. Bank Vaults." ,
Raleigh, May 14. The North Cai
olina Bankers' Association elected
T. E. Cooper, of Wilmington, preei
den; J. L. Armfield, of Thomasville,
W. S. Blakeley, of Monroe, and W.
B. Drake, of Raleigh, vice president sj
W. A. Hunt, of Henderson, secretary -and
treasurer; J. B. Ramsey, of
Rocky Mount, G. L. Edgerton, of
Louisburg, Chas. E. Taylor, of Wil
mington, W" H. Worth, of Jefferson,
and J. L. Long, of Bryson City, mem
bers of the boMd-Tif-ireetors. The-
association adopted a resolution ere- "
ating a division of federal reserve
banks within the association, there
being about a hundred which will be
members. A resolution against the
prevention of interlocking director
ates in banks having less than five
millions capital was adopted.
C. W. Tillett, of Charlotte, address
ed the bankers on "Old Socks vs.
Bank Vaults," pleading for predom
inance of business integrity as a basis
for confidence, and more attention
of home and church in teaching com
mon honesty. ,. '
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