Vol 3tVt : J- fi- SHERRILL, Editor" nd PriblisSier.
;"- -.--.CONCORD;' N. C, FRIDAY, "MARCH 10, If 16.
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X&J6UEB ORDER ATJia C0NTEB-
After i GonfJrenea fiOif jewen
Major General ikoti-Ohii! Of Staff,
Aki Secretorylbi Wax Baker, it
Wu Aaaoniwai I bat ins Columbus
Miicri wy i Closed' Incident 80
Fir u tie Department is Concern
' ' UViw GWOrer ie the ' elite
beparbnent i 6eierii TnaatOB
!v. . 'Sayi Giiito Mexico And Clean (9n
J l Ali to Bandit SangiVr.. 2
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' v -.. jfc 51 )l( )l Ik 3i "3K 6 f $k Sfe X
. . A; P. Flaalu -v i- '
- - the .United. Statei &vfrji-4
t- went 110a , oraerea irouus 10
cross the obWer:. -
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'; "yaBj. March j?I -President
Wilson ; dday , ordered, American
V trpqpsoveB the., Mexican jwrdei:; to
. eaptnre or kill the Villa bandits who
-v yesterday raided CoIumbusNew
Mexico.; y-. .. .,-v'-fv:
.'' . j Majpi General Scott, chief ot staff
; of the army,' announced that, the efcpe
;r. - dition .would consist of toot, less-than
' 6.000 men all -of whieh aril AVsilaUe
T A i It j t... si : "l
va mo TOnier-unoer aiaior uenerai
Fnston.
tin its present stage the President's
p v order does' not.mesn Armed interven
V tiob In Mexico.-. It provides' f or a
. punitive axpedltloB to deal with1 the
lawless fofees dvetf.whlea tha Cfif.
tanra foteea hfkv4 tip totttfot i
i' The following statement was is
l Wed at'-liifc Whiia ftmhwi i;.-v,'
;rV.'(euial..fofc WjJL'U sent afrifii let the wolves bl$f be loosed
' t i. ". woa wi w woe
r.':ati-.-fti,m-lbrf'oi
'utMatlthonties in. Mexico .'and!
'mxr: i$&n$aiiiH& ife'spfecV fori the sovr1
y :? : ereignty-of' that Republic. ,; , '
it KWI ; waiTexplalned s et: the :tWte'
Qouse that 'the American government
wants Villa dead or alive;, imd that
steps.-will be, neglected to .carry
: ' v out thatobi.HSt XU,,- :;: .
I ' Mli! howeyefk that ,the
. - -Utrfbd States will not eonalde!r the
, peditlQM M ltlVasiott of ,.; Meslco
v.?. -1 ahtt Will continue to , deftt with the
1 Cafranaa gdVefhnieiit. ' f ha : Amferi
. :-i SaH trdvernment still obnosed to srm.
1; ihterveriUoiiSnt bas decided that
i . the peace of Mericd and the United
States.is imperilled by the. continued
i activjtiee of Villa. r-t i'X':;'r-
tU PihihBl Iftftt. lihiinimnlia in An.
rSai
to;confer with Major General Hfigh
L Scott. chief of staff, and , other
. army officers Jo decide just how many
' troops would be needed to follow
; Villa, '.' . - "
-vi?; General Scott said today that the
r necessity providing even a strong'
V ' er force for the,.border than It now
;S : kaa while Ihe American troops are
: , '; operating itf Mexldoi wouldneeessitate
i :: i vsibg SdmO troops ttot now there for
.'the punitive expedition,. They proba
i expedition as an invasion of Mexico
. ' f No plana have been made so far' as
is known, for use of . the National
;: Guard. . ...
-- , - No orders had beeij issued to the
f - navy this afternoon but it was icon
j faidered probable that some of the
Atlantic fleet might be placed in Mex
ican waters tt,vi near if Americans
!n -coast towns were endangered by
demonstrations, -v'
v. ' ' ' Pnnston Says Croaa.
1 Washington, March 10,- After a
conference today .. between Secretary
Baker and Major .' General Scott,
;;3fwhf of staff, it waa announced that
,i tae Lojumbus massacre is a closed m-
gtimdwnt so far .aa the" war department
c,;,--'.-;-i.!.rf:'h.,ia'.-.eoBCred-.-.''Gneral.''Rflntt -! (mid
, ',-- .' that unless it was decided to have
: vt'vSi:r'A: Amencans troops eross the ', border
..-..(-'V : . ,,; i-umM. 1:1.1:1 j
:v;.i j :'.' ' war intervention 'byh army. !
.-. -.iuajur-uenenu s unsion .in an over-
-.v.; r;:..- fug" uibjtovcu, ..mxeoM y , reeommepus
" - ' t - iu k J - L. J.I , 1
i' t,?: fi--vi,rua "t R:uiaupsea yt send A-men-f
'.".n .''-.man troop over the border, to finally
" ' ' -fff. B "B, tie
' ; Generaf Funston 'a dispatch added
f.f that ao long as the border ia a shel
ter for -hem, they will continue to
, harass our ranches and towns to our
chagrin. General Perahing reported
'Fbftf (he Mexicai) consul aj! j Paso
: - WAR SUMMARY,
fell Let fj il ruitldi Atttlni f -
flan ml Be Sliei ' ' .
A imrtheiiUry let up ill M ivtjxt
te infntry flehtinp bout . Vtitduh
it rtiteHd tad fttfrt Pitrit. " The
OSraeiU hive rioi rriuiiied iltUil
on either benk of the Mease' today,
bjit rloleiit bomhrdment ot the de
fenses tont'Auv indicating, tht Ihe
respite probamly is to be briet;
;- Ticre the neii" Clehuut be'afy
fclo will fall military. eonftnentators
Ha via
- There arfi slgiis of renewed aetivi-
ty oil the eastern front, as the Spring
api(odehes. -'The, Russians and Oer-
finabs hav& oeen. feeling ortt each oth
rs lines at various points, small Iso
lated engagements' restiltinp : The
mort important ipote on the hflrth
rti m of . thS jiiifi seefnis td nave
been i. tlenriaii effort t? cross th(t
Dvirii.mgr abodtr Dvibati' The .eon
sidersble force engaged in this effort;
raa dispersed by the, RUssiad fire ae
cordirig id, Pfetrograd claims: -
The Sihklrisr- of the .French . hne
Reamer lxusiane, of.5,100 tons, pre-
SUmably by a submarine operating off
toe r renen coast, is announcea, irora
Paris.' Ko lives were lost !;
: THE CHAUTAtJQUA Spfalf
Whai WiMr.ilas.on SayaJ,?i aa of
f 'bon't'ait aupinely oh your.,Kfoost,
but come along and delp us boost, for
better things of every, kind, and leave
ydur kicking elothes behin4..iC
: 0 let is- boost iot better streets,
And ' softer beds, a"hd longer sheets -A
. m ak.. atAil
for smoother lawns ana better Jiguts,
ind shorter-winded blatherskites -f
Fot nnef homes, and large trew
for bittB and boots and bumble bees;
fos sliorter houfs and longer pay; And
fewer thistles in oufiiayi-,
tW-jkeltir gfruy iM teg 'fiea,
tot tWo tnom moohs to light the skies.
.TH'I'fiiririlm RhtfrnW'
' Jlifl akli rpIpH nrxik for ikH tidn-
eo'd Chautauqua is June 24-30;
V" Baek - up . your President and the
Stars ind Stripes will never have to
baek down. 1 , ;
thinks there would be 'no objection to
American trodpa enterln? Mexico in
fpurmt of (Villa and that he would
wire1 hl& gtfvernmeiit "recommending
cd-ohferatidn:'
At the . State Separtmenr it wasi
made plain 'that while the incident
waa-riosed' for the present so far as
j-the War Department is involved, it
was fl'pt flowed stf far J a the govern
hjeht is cohcernei and that, negotia-
tioiijl with General Cansanza for per-
&7JJ?,?TT?
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federal -troops - in increased num
bers today patrolled-the Mexican bor-
dernear Columbus as a precauti6n
against further . invasion of Ameri
can territory by Francised Villa's
bandit arm v. which vesterdav in
surprise attack on this town killed 16
American citixens and 'soldiers, burn
ed buildings and looted stores before
being driven back into MeXico - by
American troops. More than i00
bandits were killed. :
Villa,' at the head of the main body
of bandits was reported today 16
miles, south of the international line,
where te halted after a running fight
yesterday : with pursuing United
States troops. Signal fires seen along
the border south of . here last night
were believed, however, to have been
placed by bandits and reports that
armed raiders were in the vicinity of
Hachita, New Mexico, lead the mili
tary authorities to rush ".reinforce
ments to the border patrol there;
. The possibility of further bandid
raids was admitted by army officers
and armed civilians and state militia
men and'; cowboys are co-operating
with the federal authorities in main
taininsr a border rrntrol. J
i fh pursuit of . Villa and his men
by '250 American cavalrymen ended
when the Villa forces made a. deter
mined stand, after reaching a series
of hills fifteen . miles south of ' the
border. ' The casualties to the Amer
ican forces during this, battle con
sisted , of the death of -a corporal
whose name has not yet been learned
and the. wounding of Captain; George
Williams, who 'sustained a - bullet
wound in the hand. The Mexican
casualties in 'this ' engagement were
not reported.
Of the 16 Americans killed eight
were cjyjliana an eight soldiers,
CHAiiOtTB-PINEHTJUT " M
t - EltJHVAT HOW ASSTTKEI)
lUsti&f at Albemarla EiilU in Par-
mnent Orfanisation to fat Prop-
i ftltion ThrouiL
Albemarle, March 9. The meeting
hr today of the baastera for t;he
CaariottevPlnahurst'Raleigh highway
was a aompteta success with larga
deleffationa from Mecklenburg: Ca
barfns find Monfgoiheiy Counties.
Speeches wet triad by a nttmber ot
gentlemen iti addit'iort to the regular
program which was as" follow- A1
dresS of welpome tt. U Smithy re
sponse, P. ilurlef, Salisbury;
''The Importance' of Croft-Cfiuflty
HifchwavV' J. A. Parker,'. Char
lotte: 'The,Colnry,arHighways,,'
Dr, Joseph Hvde Pratt, Chapel fllH;
"How iojbuild1 Chiss-Cpflnty.High-
5"yi''- I Spoopu Washngtori,
. .Ci Kulnai Methods of Boad
Baildinpr, 1L B. Varfief, Lington.
, After the speeches o'rganization
was effected to b;- known as the
CHarlot.tW'Jhehurst-Kaleigh High
ray, Coiritnissiofi with . Cap. J. A.
Parker, of Chariotta, pisid!n; 0. C
BrtitonV Uomi ' Gil.ead, viee--pWsi-deht;
ft. Ia .Marin Aibeniarfo, seere
tarV ; M, J; Harris, Aloemafl, treas-
tiref; An" executive , committee cohi
sigtirig of one, member, front each
countv thronf'h whichMh rtroDOsed
Voad pasaest waa elected, .eonsilting
of the. fojlpwlng: J.. A: QrdyCs,. Al
oemarle; Stanly County; Barns Allen
Trayr Montgomery , Comity; J Mc
Qu'eeb, Pftiehiirst, Moore . County 3.
y. Cannofc, Concord, Cabarrus Coun-
5jr; , A. .woms iuxupnaia, undrione,
Mecklenburg, County. This organiza
tion is, to secure the, services of a
State ongine'er anI locate the. high
way, and procure the counties
through i which the proposed road
passes to start to work and finish the
road at once. . . -: ',
NEW TOBK COTTON,
Report Of. Prsnch Steamer Last TJn
. Mttlod llarkat. -
Or the UMetaM Praml
-New york,.M4feli 10. Reports
that a French steamer had been sunk
off the, ettast of Franee appeared to
unsettle the eottoo market early to
day. The market opened steady at
decline of two points da Mareh but
TCeTS"4henvaed eSwnder seatier
ing liquidation and some - Wall Street
selling Wits', Mar declining to 118; !
Sdly 12.09 and October to 12m or
about ttveto ejght points net lower
before -the end, f the first hoiift
Cotton futures opened steady: May
11.90; July 120; Octoberj 12.20;
December, 1254; January, 12.50.
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS.
Mr. J. B, Womble Elected Exalted
v Rnlef. ' Other Offlcerg. . '
At a meeting of the Coneord lodge
of Elks lat night officers for the en
suing year were chosen. The following
were elected: ..:
Ji Bi.Wemble,' exalted ruler; A. B.
Palmfcr, esteemed . leading knight ;
Jdhfl U Miller, esteemed loyal knight ;
Pi Cj Niblock; esteemed lecturing
GoodmaVtreasurer; A. Ci Cline ty-
ler; G. U Patterson, trustee for ., three
years; E. Suuvain, representative to
the grand lodge ana U ju nanseii,
alternate.
NORTH CAROLINA READY.
Has 3,026 Enlisted Men Fully Equip
" pel. ,
' (Br The Aa tM PtM
' Raleitfh, March. 10 Adjutant Gen
eral Young said today the North Car
olina National Guard, on a peace
basis of 5 men to the company, now
has 223 officers and 3,028 enlisted men
fully equipped. H declared' he
could bring the organization to a war
basis of 150 men per company in ten
day. . s . ;, . v . ). ' . ::
The Increase Ia Very Noticeable.
Washington, March 0. Mining de
velopment and railroad exploitation
in Alaska during the last twelve
months wer responsible for an in
crease of $12,000)00 in the traae oi
Uncle Sam's wad, according to a re
port received from -the collector of
customs at Juneau. '
The big jump in hade figures was
attributed to the large shipments, of
onnAa. and materials from the United
States, needed for e'xtensive improve
ments projected, i
Alaskan exports OI piaeer goia are
Steadily declining, it ' was announced
The favorable trade balance of Alas
ka, gradually pcreasing with ' each
year's returns, ..feached $27,000)00
la8t..year,."i'..,i y-y..
Gold end ',. silver shipped, to the
United States" aggregated $16,0p0,-'
00Q almost $2,000,000" more than was
exported to this country in 1914. The
TTnitad States supplied the Alaskans
with $2,000,000 worth of; gooa,
while only $500)00 was ' imported
rpin foreign porta,
IMS TU PLEAD FOR
CHRISTY
ATtdRKET PARRISH ASKS FOE
, HXAR&0 W TB38 BATE.
sinifon HIT JIH
r. '; : :
Frei It Fafria, Attorney for Christy
Today Aikad Tiat the Hearing for
the Commutation of His ".Client's
Sentence- Be tali March 2V the
Samd tity k Hearing Fer MV.
Ida BafiWirfei Will Be Hell
lotk Are'Senjenced to Be" Electre
cnied VLock fl Far the Murder Of
O. J. Warren jet Wlftston-Saieni.
- StiUin JaiL. '
ilaieiirh. Mirth Id. Fred M. Par-
tish, attorney fof Ssmnel Christy, has
requested ef Governor Craig that t&
hearing fof etim'mdtaiion of the death
sentence, 'impdsj( upon his erient be
held oil March the same day" set
aside from that oif Mrs. Ida Ball War
ren. Both, are sehfericed to be eley.
irocuted March 31 for the mOrder 6f
eiia imaw'a huAhfand. G. j. Warren
at Winstoit-SafeoV . ;
Although. Mrs. jtWirrefi and Christy
still are in jail a Winston-Safenf .they
no longer are i.orsyin couniy pnaon
ers. The fa'ctttht they have not been
delivered to, thqState penitentiary
has been the. source of much eonj
ment. The Foryh county authori
ties assert that Ihey have no orders
to deliver the prisoners) the peni
tentiary. ' Slate ..jifllcials are said to
have stated such an order from the
State authoritiesiis unnecessary as the
sentence automatically makes them
State prisoners -and it is understood
that thev ahould-.be delivered to the
State without a formal order to do so.
The question now has been raised
whhoi1 thfl Governor vWill ednsent
to hold4hel-heat'i?t for eomstttatiotka
if ti the timS set tlw prisoners sti
are in the custody of Forsyth epunty
authorities.
BRYANlTES APPROVE
v AOftOIf BY HOUSE
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Commoner Didn't UsaV Imuence; On
McLemore Resolution Syi BSfley.
Washington, March Repre
sentative Bailey ( ot Pcnnsylvama,
who entertained William J. Bryan at
a luncheon here 'Monday, at which
about twenty Senators and 4Repre
scntatives were present, said in a
statement today thafr" the Bryan in
fluence, as far as it was exerted at
all) was in favor of the; action taken
in the House" yesterday in tabling
the McLemore resolution.
"As far as t am aware, Mr. Bry
an, didi not attempt to sway mem-
bars of the House in regard to the
warning resolution,'' MA Brantley
said, 2 "He went no further, to the
ipst of1 mv knowlederei tha nto say
tw 1ia hpheved the , report ot trie
Foreign Affairs Committee, whicfi ac
companied the adverse action on the
resolution, went far toward clearing
up the situation."
THE STOCK MARKET.
Mexican Trouble Haa Influence On
The Stock Market Today.
.(Br The Aaodate4 Pica)
New York, Mirch 10.--Some hesi
tation in all probability fuom the
latest turn of affairs in Mexico mark
ed the outset of today's trading.
Mexican Petroleum declined 2 jpoints
and American Smeltering , was slight
ly lower with recessions in Baltimore
ft, Ohio. New Baren and Central
Leather. This was" more than coun-
anced by moderate advances else-
terbalanced by moderate , advances
elsewhere notably in recently active
Copper. Manne preferred and Bald
Win Locomotive. Butee and Superior
with its regular and extra decline ef
10 3-4 per .cent removed was quoted
at 9! a ne wbigh record. Texas
Company sellingex-rights" to new
stock was selling at 19U. '
Charlotte Delegation to Visit .White
House in March. .
Charlotte, , MarA 9. Senator
Simmons has notified Mayor I Kirk-
patrick that the Charlotte delegation
to invite President -Wilson to , this
city on- May 20, celebration" of sign
ing .of 'Mecklenburg Declaration -of
Independence, will be given a near-
inir either March 15 or 16. The May
or wired Senator Simmons that party
would appear before the : President
March 16. The delegation will-
made tip of 23 representative citisons
beaded by b mayor,
.COVXTJ SCHOOL hxws.;
Saplrintendent Uppard Write- fs te-
' gard it OetnOy Oonuaencement
As Previously ifimmaeed, the ex
aroination for the county certificate
will be. held at one school lit - each
township tn the 23rd and 24th of
March. . xnr)mtHa will . begin
promptly at 8 30 each Morning. Ap
plicants for the examlaatiotf will take
the examination, in the township in
which .(hey reside. Papers will be
handed in' at 4 certain time limif. No
student will be.gfveti the questions
for two subjects at, the same time.
Students must have the regular size
examination paper for this work. Pin
the pages of each aubject together
Teachers in charge will be expected
to bring the papers to the office not
later than 'Saturday noon, March 25.
Messrs. Cathey and Ridenhour will
examine the papers and place ..the
names of those successfully passing
the examination, In the aounty papers
on the" 10th of April. - V
' The county, eomeheeaieaT Will be
held at Concord, ofl April 14th, 1016.
The number of contests will be more
than' fast year. 'A student entering
any of the contests must rhow an at
tendance of, at least 50 per cent, as
fl rnrul school student. The 'follow
ing contests will be open to bon.1 fide
studefcfB!
1. Tlie Deelriniatim? Contest is Hin
ted to bovs in the 7th grade. No
speech eilfi exceed tl nnuutes'.
2. The Keeitafion Content is Inn t
ed to girls in the 7th gfade. No reci
tation can exceed 10 minufes. .
3f. the Si)lling Contest is limited
to boys and 'girls -if thd Oth and ?th
grades. Each school is entitled to
one erthtestant. Syellinsf will be writ
ten. Contest ill consist of 10(1 words
taken from Beecf's Word Lessons.
This contest "will be held in t'ne coiirt
Jiotise..(it. 8:30 a. m.', April the 14th.
4, The Story Tolling Contest is lim
ited to boys and girls of the first, sec
ond and third grades. , We have not
had a contest of thU -'Lnd at o;(f for
mer eommencemertlg, and arif tc-act-
ers not nnderstahdhiar.the nature "of
this., contest Will be given tlie' desir
ed information by writing the super
intendent. !
5., The Contest in Songs, or Glee
Chib W-ork. i W trust that ouite a
number tf ttw schools -wiil- enter this.
ZTZ
pfttwiotL and enunciation will be con
sidered, '
6. Sewing and Display Work.
White plain dresses were Worn by
large number of the girl graduates
last ye'- A prize Will be given the
seventh grade girl who' makes the
neatest white dress for herself; neat
ness oi work, suitability machine and
hand work Will bS points considered.
Quality of goods will not necessarily
be considered". Each girl Wishing to
enter this contest must meet the dis
play committee at the court house
April the 14th at 10 a. m. . A bow oi
red and white ribbon worn on the
waist of the dress will indicate that
the girl made her dress. - The com
mittee on display work will announce.
at an early date, in regard to thti ar
ticles wanted for the display contest.
7. Athletic Contest. This contest
will he - similar to the one held last
year. The Athletic Committee will
meet at aS early date an announce
the different contests find prizes for
the same.. Scores will be kept of all
athletic events to And out which
school leads in athletics. These points
added to the scores made on literary
work, 'will show the school that ranks
first, as "All Around bchool."
The Township Contests will be held
Saturday. April 1 to decide who :s
to,be the representatives at the coun
ty commencement. I shall be glad
for; the teachers or each townsnip io
have a meeting, elect a chairman for
the township, contest. Then inform
the chairman of your township com
mittee, just what contests. your school
will enter.. The chairman of the
township committee will make all nec
essary arrangements for local con
tests. Select for the several contests
from outside tVtownship. The chair
man nf Pftch township is requested
to report April the 8th the names of
all who are entitled to enter tne con
tist At the eountv commencement.
Th contest for the certificate of
merif'for perfect attendance and the
certificate of merit lor periec- spell
ing will close Friday, April the 7fli.
Anv teacher having students entitled
to either or both or. tnese ceruuraneB
will send their nftmes to the omce on
oi..j innl ft. A' list f the BUC-
oHmiua.r, r" -- ..... ,
cessful -eonj:estaWa.w:lI b puwtsneu
bv .townships in the eonnty papers on
Mnndav. the lnth Tnnl. : .- :;,
' The following .persons nave, peen
nnnnintAd for committee work? - ; ' '
1 Music - Misses Mary Gaither, Mary
tUnv. Sarah Harry. Msrv Heilig,
Margaret Smith and W. F. MoCan-
less. . .. . . k . , r
Decoration f Missea rrancis Aiams,
Carri ParrelsoB, Eva Pgleab.y, Helepltho iwbeola oj thia county, , ,
t . r- n : '
TJ f A T) T r T? W
, MET LAST EVENING
DEMOCRATS LOOK FOR " 1
. BIO FIGHT THIS TEAR
Meeting f
Best and
Executive Committee
Lari sat Attended , in
Tears. .
Raleigh, March 9. The Democrats
her to attend the' executive commit
tee meeting last night returned to
their homes today taking candidates,
campaigning managers and courage
baek with them.
The meeting was the best one in
man?' years in point of attendance
and the. Democracy had nothing over
which to quarrel. It found timer in
the excess of leisure allowed it te
wonder wlieft all the ""Republicans
come from last week and unanimously
concluded that Senator Weeks Si a
mighty rich man.
Tho first conference of the" Bick-
ett men was an incident to the meet
ing here last night and yesterday of
Hie executive committee.
The' committee meeting Wednesday
night was So overwhelmingly WilBon
in everything that the warners who
were t6 have come here to commit
the eommittee to a declaration, in
favor of administrative advice to
Americans not to take passage on the
belligerents' ships, were themsekes
warned not to ffndertake a tilt of
that character.
PAGE FOR GOVERNOR."
Charlotte Citixe.ni Circulate Petition
Asking Congressman to Run.
Special to GrenboTO New.
Charlotte, March 9. A' number of
citizens, including lawyers and unof
ficial members of the "court house
rinf?," today put in circulation a pe
tition for signkture indorsing Hon.
Robert Newton Page as governor of
North Carolina on the Democratic
ticket. The- petition reads: "We
the undersigned citizens of the eity
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg eonnty,
admirinar the record made m Con
gress by Hon. Robert Newton Page,
jresentafive irom me wi aisinci,
herebv indorse him as fl .. candidate
for the Democratic - nomination .for1
goverfiolr df - North Carolina ano:
pbjdge him oflf hearty and unqualified
support." those who refused.;
sign the petition did so because tney
disagreed with Mr. Papre i the stand
he had taken before CongrTSSs. Others
who signed the petition did so, they
said, because Mr. Page is one of the
ablest men in the state, and just Htue
man for governor. '; -
TWO BRITISH TORPEDO
BOATS SUNK TODAY
They Struck Mines and Were .De
stroyed, It was. umcumy An
nounced Today.
(Br Ta 4Mwriate4 Pmot)
London, March 10. The . British
tomedo boat Conuetee and Torpedo
Boat Noi 11 have been sunk by strik
ing mines, it was officially announced
tliia aft.ornoon.
The announcement says the num
ber of casualties in connection With
the sinking of the warships was 90.
Victims of Automobile Accident Are
Improved.
Newton March 9. Of the victims
of yesterday's automobile mishap,
whon T)r .1. A. Younsr's car was
wrecked between Maiden . and- Lin-
colnton, nona today are believed to
ho seriouslv hurt, though it is con
sidered extremely fortunate that, all
were not . badly crippled or pernaps
killed in the accident. Mrs. Young
sustained a fractured hip and- Mrs.
L. H. Phillips was painfully bruised.
The' worst hurt was Miss Terrissa
Hoyle, niece of Dr. and Mrs. Young,
who suffered a tracturea coiiar Done,
and Mrs. D. LJToder, who sustained
injuries about the head. Both are in
the hospital at bincointon.
Patterson and Messrs. A. o. Webb,
f!haa Muroh and O. Ai Swaringen
Display Work: Misses Mary Miwis
Harris. Marv King. Constance Cline.
Unrrinsrer. Lillian Cline, Sue
f!Avineon. Carrie Emersoh, Mra. E.
S. Ervin and MessrSi J. a. long anu
A Snf.1i nr. i
Snlline: Dr. L. A. Bikle, W. M.
Crook, D. P. Grant, t, H.. Ridenhour
and Misses' Fannie Bost, Iva Town
oatiiI nnd Minnie Smith.
" lrflP!. Messrs. U. U tt.aennour.
j W. Griffn. C. R. Andrews, U. V-
helper, C. H. Ritchie and Misses Dora
Flows. Ella Kumpie ana anna uner,
Athletics:
Messrs. J. B. Cathey Di
,X. Ridenhour, W. J. Weddington, H;
L. Scott, A. H. fenmnger, u. a.
Thome and Mrs. C. H. Barnhardt.
With the hearty co-operation of ev
nrv teacher in the eonnty, I see no
naon why April the-14th should not
J ba the greatest day in the nvon i
- 1,
PASS QUITE A NUMBER CF ORr
PUCE EUJU'ELIS
Beard of Aideraian Held a Brief But
Buy Meeting at the City Hall Last
JTight.r-Hg Pea Ordinance Intro
duced By the Civic League Goes
Over Until Next Meetings-Cement ,
Sidewalk to Be' Put Down to the
Gibson Mil City Attorney Cald
well Hot -on. the Ttti4 of tfw -Slot
Madrineai Ordinancee to Be
Printed: ' '" ;-. ,
The board of aldermen held a brief
but busy session , at the city hall last -evening.
Mayor Isenhour presided ?
and all the members of the board were ,.
present. ' .i "."'''
The board granted permission to
Pastor Spalding, of Price Memorial -Church,
to hold an, entertainment at '
the city hall next- Thursday night. '
" A petition for a cement sidewalk
on Buffalo street to McGill and thence
on McGill to Southern Railway erosa- ,
ing was received, and' the board or--'
dered the sidewalk put down. - .
Mr. L. T. Hart sell, on-behalf of the r
Civic Improvement League, presented
an ordinance providing that in die-
triets where 51 per ent.. of the vot
ers sfgaed m petition-. hog pens should '
be abolished. Mr. Hartsell - stated
that he presented, the petition, solely '
on behalf of tfce Civie Improvement
League and without any expression -of
opinion on his .own part. ? ' '
Mr. R. C. Benfield opposed the pe
tition. He contended, that those who
owned hogs-should have acme notice;
that he had purchased two and if the '
board passed the ordinance he had
no way of disposing of them.' He alse
declared that in two days the people
6f hie section -of townhad secured
petRion 'wtth abdnt 3or names en it. . .
Alderman Hoover moved" that the ,
petition- he-tabled Jintil next meeting.. ,
This motion, the mayor: pointed cat,
was not neeessaryt-nnder the rules, as - -all
ordinances are tabled forja month
unless passed .by unanimous uBonnent
is gained to consider them. V ' " '
City - Attorney; Caldwell presented
two ordinances naking it iinlawfnl ,
for any one to keep or operate slot
machines in the city i of 4 Coneord.
Unanimous ConsenJ . was gained and l
both ordinances, passed. Se ordin
ances in full in another column.)
An ordinance '.making it unlawful
for any person under , lS'jears of age
to enter' a poolroom within the cor
porate limits also waa passed,' (Thi
ordinance also . ia published in an
other column.) ' ' i -
Citv Attorney Caldwell also Bug- '
gested that the city have printed all
the ordinances-passed since- the city ,
code, was revised by former City At-
torney mrtsei ;; Mr.- uuaweu eo-
dared that ittwas difficult 'to find
these ordinances and that the officer
ought to have them in a form where-;,
they could find them readily. - The
board passed an ordinance embodying
the city attorney's suggestion.
THE WHEAT MARKET.
Liverpool Quotations Strengthen The :
Wneat Market Today, ;: ;
r (Br The rtafi Freaa
Chicairo. " March 10. Higher ' quo
tations from Liverpool lead to a sub
stantial advancehere today in the
price of wheat. The openmg -which
ranged 1-2 to 3-4 to 7-S eents higher
with May at 112 to in l- and juiy r
at 110 to 110 1-4 'waa followed by
moderately additional guns. -
New Water, Light and Heat Plant at -
The TJniwalty, '
Raleigh, March 9. The execuive
eommittee of 'the boawU of State
University trustees today ihrdered the
construction of th newiwater, light
ing and heating plant Tafcithe univer
sity at a cost of not- to exceed $35,-000.-
.
. The board of internal improve
ments, the state boiler inspector and
several other experts have condemned
this" power plant - aa- dangerous ar. 1
liahle at any time t break down. It
hBB tkoa i down ; perhaps, twice 1
is more than 20 years old. The he ,
water and power depend upon t i
power? plant as well as the fire r -tection
to- the state'a property tt
Chapel Hill.
i- A break down would force the c! -ing
ot the university oik snd t
ptudents homo, ,