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. A. B. PALMER ELECTED POLICE
' , JUSTICE.;;..-.
mis imm ire mm
Request to Increase Tax on Guolino
Tanks Was Denied. Petition Pre
sented for a Sidewalk on Buffalo
Street. Resolution Passed Asking
Business Houses to 'Sprinkle the
Sidewalks Every Homing. Slot
Machines Discussed But Action is
Postponed Until Next Sleeting.
Water Meters Must Come Closer to
Earth. Railroad Money Tabooed. -
Aldcrmanio problems, though not
altogether pressing, were plentiful at
the regular meeting of tbe board last
evening. J-Mayor Isenhour' presided
and all the members of tbe board were
present. Quite a number of citizens
were also on hand and .watched the
proceedings with manifest interest.
Mr. A. B. Palmer was elected Police
Justice.-(Not "Recorder," as per
sons who 'phone to know who was
elected invariably ask. There is no
''Recorder" of Concord.) The names
of no other candidates were pre
sented. .
Mr. G. A. Carver, representing. Mr.
L. E. Lipe, proprietor of the City
Oarage, asked the board to reduce tbe
. tax on oil tanks located at the edge of
trie sidewalks and operated by par
ages. Mr. Carver contended that the
sale of oil was part of the legitimate
business of a garage and that the ga
rages, were already sufficiently taxed
before the tanks were established and
the tax on them levied. After dis
cussing the matter the board decided
to let tbe-tar remain unchanged. 2 w
i --.A petition was presented from the
property owners asking that a cement
sidewalk he built on Buffalo street
from McGill. near the flatiron build-
Ing, thence to Kerr and out Kerr to
.McGill. ? The petition was referred
'to the street committee.
Mr. L. T.'Hartsell, representing
Mr. Wbitmire, of South Carolina, ap
peared before the board and iked
that a tax be placed on the O. K.
Gum Sellers that are being operated
here. .:
This request started a discussion of
slot machines in general. Mr. Hart
sell stated to the board that the fact
tbi machine was taxed would not re
lieve it in the least of any liability
' of the charge of being a gambling
machine.1 He contended, however, that
it was no pointing out that the re
turn was certain, the machine indi-
eating just what was coming to the
person dropping a coin in the slot ana
that where the return was fixed and
certain there was no 'game of chance.
Alterman "Hoover- suggested ' that
tie tax be placed at $5 upon each ma
chine. Mayor Isenhour suggested that
it be $23 and some one stated this
: would be prohibitive he intimated
that if-it was just a gum selling ma
chine it might just pay a tax for sell-
1 ing gum. provided that was all there
was to it.
Alderman Srrart held that the ma-
': - chine was a rambling device and was
apparently opposed to it. ' "
I At this juncture the machines in
several drug ' stores that are played
'for drinks entered the discuss'on and
were, - according to the opinion ex-
pressed, termed "a mild . form of
'gambling.-"
The tax levies of the State and the
Attorney - General's op'nion .on ; slot
machines were read and it was then
K decided to'write the Attorney Gen
eral in regard to this particular ma
chine, the matter being left open in
' - the meantime.
Alderman Smart called attention to J
the board that the street, paving on
front of Fisher's stable and T. J.
Smith's store on North Church street
would be five or six feet wide if put
down according to the street paving
Hans.' City Engineer . Long's , opin
ion coincided with Mr. Smart's and
the matter was referred to them for
adjustment. ' '
A resolution askin? the water and
l:rht' department to lower the water
1 meters even with the sidewalks was
passed. The complaint was wade that
nnite- a number of meters were above
the sidewalks and that certain feet
had collided against them, some of
the collision, according to the '.ex
ports, beinsr of the nature of an im
movable object colliding with an ir
resistible foree.
Next came a discussion concerning
the sum of $12. It was not only lucre
. NEWS niOM LANDIS, ,
Linn Mills Declare 5 Per Cent Semi.
Annual Dividend. Plant to Be En.
Urged,and Additional Stock Sub
scribed for Immediately. Mr.
Trlece Moving Into New Stored.
Other News.
The stockholders of Linn Mills Co.
held their annual meeting here in
Landis Thursday. . There- waa a full
meeting and nd the report of the
company for the past year waa sat
isfactory. ' A 5 per cent semi-annual
dividend wae declared and paid to
the stockholders. It waa agreed to
enlarge the mill and part of . the
stock waa subscribed immediately.
Tbe building will be begun as soon as
arrangements for the material are
made. Four thousand spindles will
be added..
Mr. J. P. Triefce is moving his stock
of goods in his new store room, He
has a nice place and we predict for
him success in his new home. -
Mr. J. A. Small has a very sick
child. It has pneumonia.
Mr. W. M. Brown has sold his in
terest in the house and lot, store
house, livery stable and livery busi
ness to N. G. Winecoff. Mr, Wjne
eoff will conduct the business he has
taken charge of. Mr. Brown will
move to Jefferson, N. C, in the
spring.
Mr. G. O. Lipe will build a resi
dence this spring. He will build on
his property on Rice street.
Rev. Mr. Shealeyt of South Caro
lina, has accepted a call and will take
charge of the Lutheran church here
and also Concordia church, four
miles out on the Mooresville road.
He will begin his work the middle of
February. :
Landis, June 13, 1916.
THE WHEAT MARKET.
Rumors of Advance in Freight Rates
to Europe Has Bearish Effect
(Bjr Tha Assa ri4 Prcaa)
Chicago; Jan. 14. Rumors that a
fresh advance in .f reight rates" . to
Europe was likely', had a bearish ef
fect on wheat. The passing of the
could wave operated also as advantage
to' the bears.- ' Opening prices, which
ranged 1-8 to 1-4 decline to 1-4 to
5-8 advance, were followed by slight
upturn, then by a material setback
all around.
American Eomoved from Steamship
by-British Officers.
(Br The Associate Prcaa)
New York, Jan 14. Albert Clark,
a private in the fifth United States
Infantry, was removed ; from the
steamship Santa Marta at Jamaica,
by a British neutrality officer, - ac
cording to passengers who arrived
here on the Santa Majta.
After being detained ashore sever
al hours Clark was allowed to return
to the ship and proceed here. Clark
was in full uniform.
of the nature St. Peter characterized
r.s filthy and not fit to feed the flock,
but was worse. It was railroad lucre.
The kind that demagogues have yelled
and yapped about for ' generations,
And it all came about in this wise:
For many ' months , the : Southern
Railway has been paying $12 a month
to the city for its police service. The
custom, it is said, started back in the
days when there were only three po
licemen and one of them stayed at
the depot, watched the trains come
in, listened to the croaking of the
frogs and the buzz of the mosquitoes,
all for $23 a month, half of which the
Southern Railway paid. But since
then Concord has grown and giown
and grown and grown (booster stuff)
until today there is no longer a de
pot policeman, as of old, but a regu
lar bluecoated. electrically-flashlight-ed
force, whose members in the course
if their duties regularly patrol the
depot section and other sections , of
the city. They draw ft regular sal
ary and, therefore the city has been
placing the $12 per month in the gen
eral fund for lo these many months.
This waa all well and. good until a
few days ago a railroad ' detective
came to town and informed the au
thorities that if the money did not go
direct to the members of. the police
force the railroad would cease paying
it, stating that the Toad paid all the
tax the city required. The chief of
police, therefore, laBt night, told the
board that if the pad was going to
stop paying the money he was of the
opinion the members of the foree may
as well have the $2 each per month.
The board discussed the matter pro
and con, this way and that, talked of
special protection ,wanted-by-the-rail-road,
graft, etc., and finally put the
matterhp to the. mayor, Aldermen
Ritchie, Love end Sapp- voting to al
low tbe police to have the money and
Aldermen Hoover, Smart and Boat
voting for them not to have. The may
or then referred to the next meeting
and the board adjourned.
V CONCORD,
JURY, OUT ALL HIGHT,
AC1I8J1TRAIIISQ1
FREES GLASS MERCHANT 05
; THE CHARGE OP MURDER
The Jury in the Case of J. A. Tram
mel", Charged With the Murder of
Luther McCall at Glass Last Sum.
mer, Today at Noon Returned a
Verdict of Not Guilty. Jurymen
Had Been Closeted for Honrs, Hav
ing Received the Case Yesterday
Afternoon. Foreman Makes Talk
to Follow Jurrors After Receiving
Defendant's Thanks.
"Not Guitty!".
That wa the verdict rendered at
noon, today by the jury . which tried
J. A. Trammell, the Glass merchant,
who shot and killed Luther McCall
at his (Trammell 's) store at Glass one
night last summer. It was rendered
after hours and hours of deliberation,
which at one time appeared to be a
hopeless deadlock. The jury received
the case yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. The first, vote, The Tribune
learns from an authoritative source,
was four for murder in the second
degree, four for acquittal and four
not voting. This division remained
unchanged throughout the. ni?ht, the
jurymen being apparently convinced
that there was no chance of agree
ment, retiring comparatively early.
This morning the vote was 7 for ac-
qnital and five for conviction. Then
it was 7 to 4 and remained at this
figure until the final vote for acquittal.
The verdict was received by Clerk
of Court Stonestreet. Upon its an
nouncement the defendant was visibly
affected and as be thanked the jurors
tears streamed down his face. The
jurors, too, were affected, as was Mr.
T. D.. Maness, leading counsel for
Trammell. Mr. R. V. Caldwell, l'ore-
man, spoke to the jury, compliment
ing them upon their high character
and loyalty and devotion to their
duty.
The verdict came as no surprise.
The defendant plead self defense,
Trammell alleging that he killed Mc
Call for attempting to enter bit
store, where he maintained living
apartments and where his family was
at the time of the shooting. His tes
timony was corroborated in many de
tails, which with other elements con
nected with the affair led the public
to expect a verdict of not guilty.
The case was started Wednesday
afternoon. Four speeches were made,
T. p. Maness and M. B. Shearrin for
the defense, and two for the State by
Solicitor Clement and H. S. Williams.
Trammell came to Glass from South
Carolina and since his residence there
has borne a good reputation, his
neighbors state. He returned to Glass
this afternoon.
FORTY-FIVE DEGREES
BELOW ZERO IN WEST,
Bitter Cold in Illinois. Minnesota,
Dakota, Wisconsin and Other West
and Middle West State, y
Chicago; Jan. 13. The bitter cold
of the last 18 hours in the western
states accompanied in certain sec
lions bv rain and snow storms, show.
ed no signs of material amelioration
tonight.
Railroad " schedules, demoralized
during the da v, were somewhat im
proved tonight, hut telegraph wires,
were down at many points.
. Along th Canadian border of the
northwest,, temperatures from 40 to
15 degrees below zero were recorded
St.' Louis reported a minimum tem
perature of four degrees below sero,
and in Chicago the mercury dropped
to, six below. . Oklahoma and Nebras
ka. Missouri. Iowa and parts of Il
linois, were' condemned to further
buffering.- ' t
It was predicted that by morning
the mercury in the environs of fcluo
ago would decline, to 18 helow zero,
In western cities seveial fires were
attributed" to overstrain of heating
apparatus Kansas City and Chicago
each reported a death irom. expos
ure
- Temperatures of from 30 to 45 de
grees bolow zero were common in tbe
northern cities of North Dakota,
Minnesota and Wisconsin today.
Possibly military necessity' com
polled tho torpedoing of Battling La
Follette by Uncle Ike 'Stephenson,
lOUGHINU SGEHE IN COURT H
N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY
ORDER RESTORED AT EL PASO.!
I
Result of Vigorous Action of the
Polios Aldod by United 8tates
Soldiers. i .,
, (T Tha asHatS ftm)
El Paso, Jan. 14. Vigorous action
by the police, aided by United sol
diers, had this 'morning restored or
der in this border town, for three days
in turmoil, growing out of the massa
cre of 18 foreigners, most of them
Americans, by bandits in Chihuahua
Monday. Today sentries were sta
tioned on all the principal street cor
ners. -
Numerous fights broke out between
foreigners and Americans with a num
ber of soldiers participating. The
Mexican quarters were invaded and
the foreigners sought shelter from en
raged Americans. Policemen went
from hotel to hotel advising Mexicans
to seek safety, s
One hundred and fifty arrests were
made during the night. Beyond a few
broken heads it was found none of
the Mexicans had sustained serious
injury. ;
THE STOCK MARKET.
Recoveries From Yesterday's Decline
Scored at Opening Today.
(BzsTk Aaaodata Picaat
New York, Jan. 14. Recoveries
from yesterdayfs late decline were
scored at the opening of today's mar
ket, American Smelting and Mexican
Petrol soon rising one and one-half
and two and 3-4 points, respectively,
from the final prices of that session.
There were gains also of 2 to 5 points
in shares of the special class, partic
ularly American Coal products, Indus
trial Alcohol, Internation Nickel, Ag
ricultural Chemical. Crucible- Steel
and American Tobacco. Bethlehem
Steel rose 10 points to 440. but Unit
ed States Steel made only a small
fract'onal ea:n. Other recognized lead
ers showed minor changes.
WANT PRESIDENT TO
INTERVENE IN MEXICO.
Senator Works Introduces Resolution
CTrrti'tC.SeMta; .
(Br The Aaaoclate Preaa)
Washington, January 14.. Senator
Works, Republican from California,
today introduced a resolution author
izing and directing the President to
intereven in Mexico to establish and
maintain a government there until it
is safe to withdraw.
Death of Mr. Lewis D. Faggart
Mr. Lewis D. Faggart died rather
suddenly at her home in Mount Pleas
ant this morning shortly after mid
night. Mr. Faggart had been sick for
several days with tonsilitis, but his
condition was not considered serious.
About 8 o'clock he suffered a stroke
of paralysis, from which he never ral
lied. His death . occurred at 12:40
o'clock. Mr. Faggart' was in his 33d
year, and leaves his wife and five
small children. His wife was Miss
Grace Heinz, daughter of Mr. J. R.
Heinz, of Mount Pleasant; The body
was interred this afternoon at the
Methodist Cemetery, conducted by his
pastor, Rev. G. A. Stamper. Mr. Fag
gart was a Mason, and was buried with
the rites of that order.
"The Ace of Death," at The Thea-
torinm Today.
Brilliancy of plot and action make
"The Ace of Death," which comes
to the Theatonnm theatre -today one
of tbe most attractive of the new
plays presenting Broadway favorites.
This Rialto Star Feature, with Stella
Hammerstein in the lead, has suc
ceeded admirably in working up a
series of intense situations. . .
Ohio River Registers 53.1 Feet ,
(Br Tha Associated Prcaa)
Cincinnati, Jan. 14. The Ohio
river registered (53 J, feet at four
q 'clock this morning and has been
stationary since that time. According
to the local weather bureau it will not
go any higher. , . - 1 - -
Cotton Used in December, 554,725
-: Bales. ?
(Br Tha Aaelata4 Press)
Washington, Jan.. 14. Cotton used
during December - amounted to 554,
725 running bales compared with 450,
869 in December, 1914, the census bu
reau announced today. , .
Temperature 62 Below at D ninth,
(Br Tha Associate Proas) ,
. Deluth, Minn.; Jan. 14. Tempera
ture was as low as 52 below zero was
recorded in northern Minnesota last
night, i . ( " , f
. Somehow, those prominent; peace-at-any-pricers,
irresistibly remind ns
of the Liberty Bell. . ? .
Anyway T, R.'s and Woodrow's
preparedness discussion can , hardly
j be called prophetless, - , ,v
14, 1916.
IRIMI
RDIPWKED
" '
ALTHOUGH TALKS OF PEACE
PARLEY REACHES LONDON.
Authoritatively Announced at London
Today That the Tuetonie Offensive
Against the Anglo-French Forces at
Saloniki Has Not Started. Reports
of the Offensive Were Probably
Based on the Action of the French
in Blowing Up Some Bridges. Talk
That Austria and Montenegro Have
Stopped for a Peace Parley.
Speculation as to Italy's Attitude.
(Br Tha Associate Prcaa)
London, Jan. 14. It was authori
tatively announced today that the re
ported offensive of the Tuetonie Al
lies against Saloniki did not occur.
The rumor that the attack had been
begun against the forces of the Allies
apparently originated in the activity
of the French in blowing up the
bridges connecting Saloniki with the
road over which the attackers would
normally travel.
The rumors that Austria and Mon
tenegro have suspended hostilities for
the purpose of discussing arrange
ments whereby future war fare on
Montenegrin soil Bhould be stopped
may be based simply on the fact that
the Austrian advance in Montenegro
has become so slow that suspicion of
stopping the offensive naturally is
aroused.' Many military critics, how
ever; are of the opin on that Monte
negro now is in position that some
form of arrangement with her advers
aries has become imperative.
Speculation is rife as to attitude
which' Italy ', -had adopted in regard
to the invasion of Motenegro by the
Austrians which constitutes a grave
menace to Italian interest. The fact
that Italy's superior fleet - did not
prevent an Austrian squadron in as
sisting in the reduction of Mount
Lovcen which dominates the harbor
of Cattearo, is being commented up
on though experts admit there is not
a sufficient basis of information from
which to draw deductions in the mat
ter and they suggest that Italy's
action in the present juncture should
be awaited before a judgment is
passed. And that action, they point
pufc, naturally would be kept secret
as long as possible.
News of development of military
operations in Galacia and Bessarabia
IDEIOi OFFENSIVE M U
Po yoTti want
" L. rrr T -
PUT ONLY SCENTS IN OUR BANK
AND INCREASE IT 5 CENTS EACH WEEK;
YOUlL HAVE$63i NEXT XMAS
IT COSTS NOTHING TO JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS BANKING
CLUB. IT IS THE EASY WAY TO HAVE MONEY HEXT XMAS.
JOIN THE CLUB YOURSELF. TAKE OUT A MEK BERSHIP
FOR EACH ONE OF YOHR CHILDREN, TEACH THEM TO SAVE.'
IN 50 WEEKSi ,
CENT CLUB PAYS $ U.7S
-CENT CLUB PAYS - 26.50
5-CENT CLUB PAYS 68.75
10-CENT CLUB PAYS 127.50 . ' ; .
YOU CAN ALSO DEPOSIT EITHER 25 OR 60 CENTS, OR
If . t0 EACH WEEK. . 1 ?
COME IN-WE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT IT.
A.Jortetonc Aar ' yah ' - Jotmfb,AtrTGuit
40 Cents a Month Cents
COTTON TODAY. ' '.
Easier OcW Fraifht Rates and
Bullish Situation Offset Disap
pointing Cables.
(Mr Tha aaaarlatat Fraa)
New York, Jan 14. Reports of an
easier freight situation and bullish
consumption figures served to off
set the influence of disappointing ca
bles during today 'i early trading in
the eottoumarket. The market op
ened at a decline of 7 points to an
advance of one point, with March
sellng at 12.42 and May at 12.64. on
the eall but soon steadied up to 12.47
and 12.70 for those positions or to
about the closing figures of ester
day. The census report showed do-mestiv-
consumption for Dac.'iulier
vas the heaviest on record.
Cotton futures opened steady. Jan
nary, 12.23; Mareh, 12.45; May. 12.64;
July, 12.78; October 1259.
INVESTIGATION AT
GOLDSBORO POSTPONED.
Coroner 'Denies He Said He Would
Present Names of Members of Mob
to Grand Jury.
(Br Tha Aaaaclatcd Press)
Goldsboro, Jan. 14. The investi
gation by a coroner jury in tbe death
of John Richards a negro lynched
near here Wednesday, for the alleg
ed murder of Anderson Gurley, a
farmer, was postponed today indefi
nitely. Coroner Stanley, in a statement to
newspaper men today, denied that he
had declared he would present to the
jury at the inquest the names of
members of the mob, which executed
the negro.
THE COLD WAVE.
Still Lower Temperature in the At
' lantic States Tonight.
(Br Tha Associated Press )
Washington, Jan. 14. The cold
wave has reached the Atlantic States,
although not in full force dver the
northern section and the cold weather
continues westward to the Rocky
mountains", although with a consider
able rise in temperature west of the
Mis8isisaipj)i river.
' The weathcrwill he fair tonight" and
Saturday, east of the Mississippi, with
still lower temperature in the Atlantic
States.
is awaited with much interest here
and it is observed that both sides
are unusually reticent with regard
to the. operation. Austria usually
sends out the first information on the
military activity in that repion, but
beyond a general review of the Rus
sian offensive movement, she gives
today but little light on the happen
ings on the eastern front. "
The Austrian military authorities
affirm that the sole result of the Rus
sian offensive to date has been the
pushing back of one Austrian bat
talion for a few hundred yards.
.ristmas?
no. in
mate r.lbrrjy j
"HEXCISIIQ.
PRESIDENT AND SENATC2
STONE IN CONFERENCE.
raoops HoiTOBESEKTiam::
The Chairman of tt) Foreign Rela
tions Committee of the Senate Con
ferred With President Wilson, Gath
ering Information With Which to
Meet Attack in the Senate. Ee
Says That Es Does Not Expect That
American Troops Will Be sent Into
Mexico Unless Farther Develop
ments Force It. Villa Element Try.
ing to Force Intervention. '.b:
(Br Tha Associatro Proas.) .
Washington, Jan. 14. - Chairman
Stone of the Senate Foreign Rela
tion Committee conferred on the Mex
ican situation early today with Presi
dent Wilson. He said he was gather
ing information of the administra
tion's -attitude with which to meet -the
attack in the Senate. " -
Senator Stone said after the eon
ference that he did not expect Amer
ican troops would be sent into Mex
ico unless there were further devel
opments to force it. He considered
that Villa element,' enraged by the
recognition of Carranza, were deter
mined to attack Americans to foree in.
t erven tion. He plainly intimated that
the administration will look to Car
ranza to furnish information and pun
ish the bandits. ' ,
Present Policy Will Be Maintained. ,
Washington, Jan. 14. At ioday'ff
cabinet meeting it was decided that
the present policy will be maintained
and that General Carranza would be
depended on to punish the Villa ban
dits who killed the Americans.
No formal announcement was made
but officials close to the administra
tion announced that there would be
no armed intervention in Mexico at
present. The view, as announced is
;hat Carranga be given opportunity
to restore order." This was encourag
ed by a telegram from Carranza to his
ambassador here, proming every ef
fort would be made to run down the
bandits. v' :'v"Vv:V:
General Carranza . telegraphed his
ambassador as follows: .
"The murderous attack on the pas
senger train near Chihuahua s was
made by the only remaining band of .
outlaws in that region. This band is
being pursued by my troops with a
view to insure its capture and pun
ishment which their crime deserved,
will be applied to every guilty par
ticipant. V: . .M .. .
"Troops of,. the Constitutionalist
government have been ordered to es
tablish patrol from end to end of the
railroad in order to prevent Bimilar
outrages. . v '.
NO ADVINCE THAT MARTIAL
LAW HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED
Army Aiding Civil Authorities to
Maintain. Order. '
(Br Tha Associate Picas)
Washington, Jan. 14. Secretary
Garrison said today that be bad no
advices that martial law had been
proclaimed in El Paso and pointed out
that the army probably was aiding the
civil authorities of the city in main
taining order by using provost guard
to control troopers about the city.
General Pershing, he said, had no
power to intervene unless the situation
was of international character.
ZUIDER ZEE DIKE BURSTS.
Inhabitants of Zuldpolder Obliged 1 1
: Abandon It.
Br Tha Aaaaetat4 Press)
' Amsterdam, Jan. 14. It is rcpo!
ed that the Zuider Zee Dike has l'
and that Zuidpolder has been fioo.i
The inhabitants of that place v
obliged to abandon it and have 1
to Edam, which is partly flooded.
A later message from Edam f
that the dike protecting PolJ, r
vang is in .danger and that it n
break the result will be the fl.
of the greater part of north lloi
Marriage in Rowan.
-Salisbury, Jan.. 13.---John C.
nerly and, Miss Annie Lowd r
married at the parsonage of (
Church, in the county last e
the ceremony being perfor
Rev. R, R. Sowers, llr. I
is a young farmer of the c
bride has for some years 1
the Saleehy store in tlis c , .
a Copy.