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ROXBQRO, NORTH CAROUNA; ; Wednesday Evehingi July 30. ! I9i3.
No. .31
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RAILROADS ARE CONCED
ING ALL
Four Days End in Decision to
Submit Matter, to Governor,
Mr. Maxwell Makes fc State
ment. ' ' - ' v '
(News and. Obgerver,)---
Raleigh, July 27.-ClerV A! Jt
Maxwell, of the Corporation Com
jiiission, yesterday , brought .,bdck
iiom Old Point Comforti-Virginia,
the result of the four days' con
lerence between the Jcommission
a ni the carriers. Perfect peace,
is again postponed. h
J udge George P. Pell, one ol the
oonunissioners, returned,., yester
,lay morning and Messrs. Travis
and Lea will be here later. This
vonference began Tuesday in Old
Point and was between the rail
roads and the commission with
out public admittance to the
onferences.
Mr. Maxwell's brief statement
of what was done will be inter
esting at this time and it is giv-!
en: '
The four days conference be
tween the Corporation Commis
sion and the freight traffic mana
gers of the North Carolina lines
iJid not result in such complete
agreement as will present the
proposed adjustment to the gov
ernor with recommendation of
th Co Doration Commission that
. . n i a a " i Norfolk, Va., July The
it be accepted, but did result ml - . ?
, , - ;Noth Car: lina Corporation Com-
Mich concessions that the com- "
mission wall be present the , A-reprtatives
approach 25per"cen. The most M when he asked for "an 0?oc00300000COCObcdOoacoccccsicsC5CSCCCCCCCCCCCa
;j 'm. CAN. : - , explanation of Dixon's arrest 0 ;
f . . . and. retention. v -
Mexican Authorities Are ixisolin Late .tonight it was learned o
imporxant commoditlear. in vol
ume handled from the west are
grain ana grain .products, iand
under the scale now; agreed rto
bj-the carriers the classes under
which they are handled would
be reduced 28 per cent. , r!
i : Tnet ; same , measure in reduce
tions in cents per one hundred;
pounds would apply to other zon
es in the JState except those right
near the northern and southern!:
biate lines and west of States-ville,-
rates to these points being
worked out in. a somewhat dif-
ferent basis. The railroads did
not concede the position of the
commission that Statesville rates
should be the maximum for all
po.nts west or Statesville:
' The result ilietailVwill not
Bbe announced until they are
presented in formal report to the
governor, and as there are a
number 'of important matters
connected with it yet to fce work
ed out it will be some days be
fore it can be rounde doiit as a
whole for such final reports."
Norfolk Reporter's View.
In response to the News and
Observer's request that the Asso
ciated Press said the result of
tha conference, the Norfolk corre
spondent sent the following which
coss not appear to be supported
by Mr. Maxwell's statement:
ent and Refuses to Permit. His
Removal From s Juarez . to ? 1
Paso for Treatment.
frrnn iho immirrrntinn nffifPS;- O
Rokboro;N.C.,R.F.D,No.5.,
that the arresit . and shooting of , o
I UiXdn- appears to have been
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Roxboro, N. C;
us J
ult to the governor for his : con- V 4 J i- .
. , , .- "V . conference -4t-Dldf Point .since
sideration. . .. vh u fj:-- -.7 ; . .
"At the tart - conferee fi.
office of the rgovernorhB .com-- - - -
, . . . : Jiwn r - trouble, according aminnoun-
(mission insisted tnatN the propor- , T-; v-. . -
. "' ,' i cement made by E. L. Travis,
tion of through rftt.repieM-fon
ed by the rate from the Virginia .HoweveT no formal gatement
cities should be reduced 25 per win be giyen out regarding tne
cent., and presented a basis for 'agI.eement until the matter has
working out the new rates that ffceen referred to Governor Craig
would approach that average. next week.
It is thought that the railways
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At the conference this week
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xms oasis was nuauy acuepieu agceed to reduce the rates
by the carriers with some modi- cent ag the commission
fications, resulting in a scale of manned,
proposed rates to the Winston- - - r-
News Bern zone, twenty per cent House and Lot for Sale,
less than present irates, as a I offer my house and lot situ
general average of the class rat- ated on Acadentf Street in Rox-
4. iboro for sale. Lot contains
es and with the larger percent- acre, more or ies?, with
age of reductions on the cl asses g ood, gix ;room dwell.ng1 and good
in which the heaviest traffic is . well of water,
handled, so that it is expected' Also about 23 acres .of land just
that the reductions as applied to east oX railroad. For further in-
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iw4i fpans :lTfiey called at the immi- o
latest oi;trages permitted oiik- j vv . '.-- o
. . , f e?rAtinT nffifip' thfs flftfirnonTiffiTifl , .O
American citizens m Mexico was , , . ' . . O r- ki
,u.x.j:'tt.u-j -Jasked that Dixon be sent to-J u- o uenUemen:3?-?firu
immigrant Inspector Charlk S-fe!' TtJ!T.A wisWthaoLyOuior .
1 Till nw .nu 1 .urn 1 niMTiia vi a 1 t. , 1 v :. - . .. r . . ? .-. ... . . w r -n
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irneq pyt tne leqerais.
Dixon .and this has .
igumnt '.here. ; ;JHs;room f, jHhebruaiylQO -mvis,! -j ,
strong guardea 4 Dy leaerai. sow g .Tri! i.-i ciivy j t J ,1 1 " 1 f - -'y;- ' o -:
diers. t -f-ri- . -' - 1 1 : g rxliic proofcol dcathVvere excaited bn July Qili,1 and in 8
;Vashington July: 26.-com- three days l am iri' receiot 61 cheek. " I Wish fo lhank Von 8
die. " : ' z ii fj nj'
Inspector Dixon was In Juarei,
acro3 sthe: Rio Grande from El
Paso, investigating a . wbite sla ve
case, when a ban of teeral'sol
Uers arres tei him forcing bim'to
march in front oT them J in ' fthef
direction of the foothills beyond
the city where ' many summary
executions have taken place. Ac
cording to the Mexicans, Dixon
started to run and after getting
a clock away was fired upon and
hit in the back.
mfeniingf tonight onthe shooting; g nJor ybiir momiA settferhVnt and hiriW'In'Mv'ilixt lU nf o '
MRS. LUCY K. GARRETT,
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actual traffic moving will closely
formation apply to undersigned.
SAM HARNETT.
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Dixon in his own statement to
the American officials said the
Mexicans were dr link and he was
sure the soldiers intended to kill
him. It is not known yet what
action the United States may
take in the matter.
In? Mexican; fedcril authoriti
es refused to allow the United
States immigrant officials to
remove Dixon to El Paso. He is
in a dying condition, one of the
shots entering his hip and com
ing out of his stomach. Attend?
;ng physicians say they do. r" not
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when seen by4 a reporter at
-ua:ei' tonight Dixon, who was
conscious but weak, says he be
lieves a negro woman he was
alter on a white slave charge
pail the leeral soldiers to shoot
h'.ni. "I told the soldiers when
ih y arrSted me that I would
tro to tha commandants olfice,"
said Dixon. "But instead of
taking me there they started to
the foothills' south of the city, I
was attired in immigration uni
form and I theught they had ta
ken me 'for an American spy and
intended executing me. I thou
ght the only chance for me" was
to make my escape so I broke
loose from the three drunken
tioops and started for the bor
cer. I had perhaps gone a block
wnen the detachment of troops
opened fire and . I was struck.
The soldiers who escorted me to
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the outskirts of Juarez swore
veneance on Americans.''
Feeling runs 'high in El Paso
tonight and all that is heeded to
start a, movement across the
border is , a' leader.- Troops are
patrbling the border' arid will
J It looks like a serious case: We i g
wilr dowhatever is necessary.'? g
Consul Ward at Juarez has been: g
ordered to investigate the affair ( g
inhediately. The reports from OOOO0O00OCOOO0O0OOOOO0O00O COOOOOOOOOObCOOCOCOOOCCtCO
the consul in regard to the shoot-
Beneficiary, o
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mg eonsistsea oi a very snort
message not giving any details.
Alien of the shooting was com- ,H.4mhHmHh 4Mj
mM cited to the White House ' ' ' ' I ' f.
tonVght but no comment
forthcoming. It is
that the Huerta government will
be called upon to take action to
pun'sb, those responsible for the
shooting.
was
understood
REO THE FIFTH
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pf jventAmericans from crossing.
Mexican1 feer ah have 'threaten-
ed many, Americans and it isibe
i 6 Tjjri 5 dangerous 'to., go into fJx-
arez.
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Wp have a nice stock made up, ' they- will i
t fit and are made of the Best ma
We will appreciate and. thank you for
i your orders . assuring you that jWe, will take
2Jd At.nnf in' mrorv TTlRt,S.HP:fi.
I Care oi yuur liitcicou n w.r.
Long;: Bradsher Go.
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The Masterpiece oi M-. R E. Olds? who hds had 26
years experience in building Motor Cars.
We have just received a shipment of these cars.
Come and see them. ' ' t
LONG MOTOR CAR CO.
Distributors Hudson, Reo, Hupmobiies.'
Big Farming.
Hon. J. -A. Long threshed his
wheat crop which he raised on
he terms: Siset farm"
last week and it threshed . out
ciht hunjred and forty six bush -
tl He made an average or near
ly thirty to one, which shows
that the old saying that wheat
could not be raised in this sec
tion will not hold go:d. Mr. Ling
calls this his pet farm because
he looks after it himsslf, and
says he has few investments
which pays him better, and
none doubtless which gives him
a much nlpflRiiPA. Tn sneflkiner of 4
this erOp to us he stated
the land on which it was
was not the best land, by
jneans, but was what you would
term the average land, and
simply shows what can be doife 'V .
pn our lands when they are given Wn-Hw
a show. 4 Ar . n ri A mr-n - - ' f ,
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Mr. Tom Frazier a little Off:
On last Friday Mr. , Tom iTra
zier,-our Surl correspondent, came v .
to town armea wicu a snot guu,
declaring ? that he was looking Jor"
one of our best known citizens,
who he claimed had "hodooed"'
him. After a short visit to The
Cpurier office he .went Out.pn the
Rtr pets a nd i n soma , manner, :he
and the. Chief .had a little ,shu
fie, after which he vas locked up ' ,
On Saturday his brother and , 4.
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ration servifie in-ElPaso; is i at
Juarez at lending thein jure4 man.
He is or the ..opinion .that 1 ;the
wound will proye fatal. When F.
W. Burksmre, super vi ing inspec
tor for "the 'United States muni
gration service, to look after, Dix
on they cwerc arrested." ; Late
-
tliis evening they were turned
loose. The Mexican council - in
this city has been appealed to by
Americans to assist in having
Dixon removed to El Paso where
SrSZ SSi;-: I- prance; on a light ; weight 'Summer- . :
not attempt to iarm ,any . m.mw r , - . , ;
hopthis tt!e menta! a-, ; VoaeS.''rattol'la-. -J--rvation
will not oe of a serious; . J usL:i'i n''- - 9- "7"
probably i SUKS ana. wiiuruiutjreu-iiuuiiciiigisn
ervation
nature, for Tom. was
the
this
e.best K,own corre5?andentinf f jseS, : bl6uk8dHll
is on. - v;. ists,;n. ; -. - ;o:Br -mmt
t ; Low shoes, straw hats and clothing.-
W llH.l.HVHI VII 1 HV IIHSII'H 111 : WM rTTI : v
i Primitive Baptist Association.
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tive Baptist Association win nieui t x : - ""MVV' w , j v uvwi , 'utum a,-
in the winstead warehousepro- -t weainer mercnanaise you win nna it; sen-:z
jbabjy the largest crowd tnat has ; T ingjhere at lowered prices. It is a duty :. ;;
Ihoon hprf in fl Inn time Will -be 4T, Vaii' TTTy. tTiivcnl-Pi'f lXrlr Vo-mA Vi a '
he may be given proper medical - - ' - w;u - t 'J-m,rc lu-juuidcij. w iuuil ucic uciuie :JL"
attention.in an effort to . ;3 .'you buyv ,lt ; worthy le if ;you; have'; ; r
V 4. t me set v 111 ui a uunai at iicart. - ; .X
. i 1 -I.- .r '. day anu xue iowu
milieu. iu i an appeals uj .V - - 1 ,U
' U- v. V have these people, m our, midst
cans. The. federals are openly in- ; .5 f , V
suiting - .all 'Americans. ' ' General :
,;Ee sure to examine .the .Bar-,; Kr3
' 'ir lrtastro:. ordered te;lHternation- ..... . ;4
TOiMtM:,.i-tt4 al, Newsservice reporter v- from?. ;:,.; Perso Dry ;uooaa ua; vvvy. y - r. J -1 1 1 tpip