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"'.'"V VOL. 164 NO. 3. HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MARCH 18, igia. 1N l 1 rd Deavcns The Ground Hog Days Are Over Now far some Pretty Weather Just Three Weeks before Easter. We are stocking up with NEW SPRING GOODS. Beautiful line of SPRING SUITS. Prices $15.00 to $27.00 New Skirts from $2.98 to $10.00 Beautiful selection of Silks, Wool Dress Goods White Goods, Linens Embroideries, Laces Ribbons, Hand Bags Corsets Muslin Underwear Come to see us and we will be pleased fo show you ALL the New Things Leonard - Deavans - Stamej Co. STORIES OF SUCCESS EZRA CORNELL ISorn of pioneer parents in the ster ile hills of DeKtiy ter. Now York, the oldest of eleven children, Ezra Cor nell Kt siU'Cn sud denly determined to Le NHiiethinff moil- than a pot ter. Invincible de termination car ried him aloiiff. And a'thoujrh he chopped wood to put him-elf through grammar r-chuol, and w is successful as foreman in a lumber yard for yours, it was not until the age of thirly-fivo that success came through co-operation with Son. 11. 1 B Mo'se in the development of the telegraph. Then, after many weary failurea, wealth came gloriously. One of the first acts of this self tancht man was the founding of Cor nell University, and almost his last ...1.1 nn thrift fur address v-fnn nvi uiv,, , ....... - - those who look to their future devel op"?'-'"1: . 1 hnlt, t'may, is hi.ui me ihiii asset of a young man's success. Timely savings of the few dollars you will nevf r miss are the factors that will make you win out and our savings department reaches out to aid you. Aren't you almost ready? WACHOVIA BANK 4 TRUST CO. THE WEATHER. Colder tonight. Sunday fair. Schloss Brothers Expert Tailors Will be Here I10NDAT TUESDAY March 18 th and 19 th Come and See the Samples Leona Stamcy Company Coming Cannon-Fetzer Company Leaders In Men's Wear American Telarines Take Posseosion of Custom House Special to Enterprise. Swatow, China, March 18. American marines took posses sion of the Customs House here today following a long battle be tween native bandits and loyal troops. The United States mon itor Munteray, and the Japanese cruiser were in tlie local harbor both came within sight of the lire swept district and rille bullets. N'o Americans were injured, but a Japanese sailor died of wounds received. Senator Cummins In troduces Primary Bill Special to Enterprise. Washington, 1). C, Mar. Comprehensive plan for primary nomination of candidates f"r president and vice-president and members of elect--rial college was proposed in a bill introduced V dav bv Senator Cummins. I, provides primaries be supervi-ed by national, slate boards, sal aries paid by federal government. Special to Enterprise. SUICIDE OR MURDER. Chicago. March iS. William (". Se;pp, a millionaire and the head of the Seipp llrewing Coin pan v V. as found dead in his home today, shot through the .heatL Police were called and announc ed the belief it was suicide. Seipp had been ill for several months. Special to Enterprise. EXPECT BATTLE WITH CONVICTS. Omaha. March iS.-A i' 'i twenty uliccmcn. were ten min utes behind three inur-lt ; n. s con victs who escaped the state pen- itentiary at l.incolnton. The con- i iels are heavily aimed and .crate battle is expected. Slower Railroad Trai el In Cold Weather Special to Enterprise. j Alb.-mv. W Y.. March 18. L'n-; til the Americans are vvil'ing to ' 'serving ol lavorable com ,mvM w. moidlv. esneciallv i n,cnt 'or as the superintendent during cold weather, the rail roads cannot be made safe is ac cording to the state public ser "'-' 1 ' ' ' vue commission in a statement today. They declared an invest! gation is now in progress. It may indicate a necessity of com pelling the reduction of the very fast train speeds in cold weather a majority of accidents arc caus ed by fast time. Special to Enterprise. SO HIGH EARTH BLE. INVISI- Salem, Mo., March 15. The balloon Buckeye I., in which J II. Wade, Jr.,. of Cleveland, set out from San Antonio as pilot Wednesday night in an attempt to break the world's record for long-distance '""flight, landed in a remote section of the Ozark Moountains at 1 p. m. yesterday. A heavy snow storm necessitated the landing. ""Wade and his aide, Thomas Cook of San Antonio, spent the night in a mountain cabin and walked to Salem today When it was decided to come to earth Wade estimates that he was at an altitude of 17,000 feet. In descending the balloon struck a tree top, but neither of the aceronauts was hurt nor the bal loon damaged. , '.;-. During the journey ground was sighted only twice, and the bal loon travelled through several rain and snow storms. LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES San Antonia, Texas., March iH Six were killed and 20 injured when a locomotive in the South ern l'acilic yards exploded today. n TEXTILE WORKERS RE TURNED. Special to Enterprise. Lawrence, March iS. Thirty thousand textile workers return ed to work today. An hour after opening, about a hundred oper atives walked out of the Wash ington Mill of the Woolen Com pany, protesting against the dis crimination favoring those who did not strike. New Postof f ice Will Open April 15th It will not be very many weeks before the lliyh Point public will lie getting its mail from the new postolticc holding now' Hearing completion. ,ln an interview with the reiireseniative of the super vising architect of the Treasury Department. Mr. John Young, wc were a .-Mi red that unless something unforeseen should in terfere the postmaster would be able to be;; in moving about April 1 5. At present the side wails ol the public lobby and stair hall are Icing fini-died in imitation of "eaen stone" when this work is completed the postofliee screen with lockboxes, etc., will be in M illed after 'which the marble M'!t,-r; will complete their work :i'id t'ue U rra;..a and tile lloors of l .-:g'a and lobby will be placed. Later the rev ok hi;: doors and l. l.l-v desks will receive the at- con o the contractors prae- I.V coll i.i j. iii"' the work, ex ; pain; In v::rni-ii:ug and h :iii:io" item- : n:... iuc it .-i o eri'jo: c;l (tin ng the pro ! f the work. Supei intend f I 'niistruct i- n Y"tiii- as- .. v.x I'i's us that the workmanship : d material embodied in the roi'clttre is oi liie be-;'- ami that for this, much credit is due Mr Ceo. W. Wyatt, the eontractoi's representative. The workman ship on material placed in the na- lure of interior finish is especial- r . . . ... ,i i construction states 11 is seinom that a pastmaster, in carpentary ami joinery is met witli in tlie construction of public, or any other class of buildings these davs, and this the contractors have given High Point, in the person of their representative. The weather permitting the ap pioaches will be finished within the next couple of weeks and all seafl'or'ding removed, practically finishing the exterior, except for the placing of the handsome wrought iron grilles, which were recently received. o POLITICAL AN ANALYSIS OF THE DEM CRATIC SITUATION Special to Enterprise. . : ' Washington, I). C, Mar. iS If the Democrats win the national election they must take into seri ous consideration the availability of the "different candidates, and se lect as a standard bearer the man who will have the best chance of securing enough ba'lots in the electoral college to insure his election. ' If the Democrats can carry Ohio. Indiana, and Xew York they will win. The ballots of these states, added to those states that will be safely Democratic, will elect their candidate. The fight for victory must be made in these states. There will be 531 votes in the (Continued to page 4.) To Be Completed Soon CAR LINE AND GAS PLANT The citizens along the route of the (ireen street car line are,anx ious that the fair weather con tinue now long enough to give the Public Service Compa'ny an opportunity to complete the work began six weeks ago. The rails, cross ties,, poles, wires, and various other equipment has been on the ground for some time. Mr. Coler while here only a short while ago, said that he was anx ions to complete the line, and also to complete the gas plant this summer. BELT LINE EXTENSION Work on the.lielt Line exten sion is going on slowly, on ac count of extreme unfavorable weather conditions. The con tracting company has a large force of men, 25 double teams, wagons, scrapers, etc., and other equipment which has been in located here since February 5th. lint thev could make litte pro gress till clear welaher set in. The contract calls tor completion with in uo days from February ist. Mr. Lacy Moore, of Washington, as sistant engineer of the Southern. has the work in charge, came in this morning ahead. to push the work Attention Industrial Club Committees. All officers and members of the executive and special com mittees having in charge the ar rangement of the club rooms in the Sherrod block, will please meet at 7.15 sharp, this evening at the .Manufacturers Club. We wish to go from there to the new c!i:h rooms and arrange for the public opening of same. Please come and be on time. Respectfully, Fred X. Tate, President. o ' MR. LEACH'S CONDITION c regret lo know that the condition of Mr. (Icorge T. Leach is no- ,:, uvoiable today, lie has contracted pleurisy which com plicates the situation somewhat. He is resting easy, however, this a:ten on. Building Permits - , ii.. II. F. Wright, dwelling. Cen tennial avenue, 4-750. J. W. Harris, 7 dwellings, Cen tennial avenue, S3.00C). Arthur Harrison, dwelling Johnson. $2,000. W. S. O'Xeil. dwelling. Maple "M.500. A. F. Li engood, English, 270. J. L. Royal, Manguni, .$200. (ieo. Scotta, Moon, $325. Frank Mendenhall, Asheboro, $500. C.-C. I licks. Asheboro, $500. L. C. Petree. Lindsay and Jones $3,000. John Lollin, Kennedy St., $450. Miss P.ertie Ragals, Tryon St., $900. ' Ragan M Millis, Rankin St., St.. $500. Fcrd Alford, Leonard St., $500. S. F. Ilrown, Main and Lake, Sj.ooo. llhos. Shelton. F.. Commerce, $550. J. II. Hoffman, Hoffman's al h'.v. $35l- Mrs. W. A. L'oss, Moon street, SSoo. Dallas XollicolTer, Johnson, $2.oo. ,; : . ' Mrs. M. J. Freeman. P.radshaw, $500. Y. !. Ilurnett, Johnson, $400). W. K. Anderson, near Malloy, $(.50. .' DEATH OF L. J. BLAIR. Mr. L. J. Illair died at his home on Anith Main street Thursday morning at 8 o'clock or organic heart disease, aged 60 years. The funeral services were Fri day at Springfield at jii o'clock by Rev. L. A. Peeler. The Bull Pup and the Veneered Savage Were Neither Frozen Nor Drowned in the Recent Bad Weather. They will be at the Auditorium on Friday evening of this week and will be ready to see you promptly at 8.30 0 clock. I lic-c plays will be given by local tal ent for the benefit of the Health Department of the Woman'. Club. These ladies are doing a much needed work and all out people should show their appre ciation of their efforts by coniin: out in lull force on Friday c ing. General admission 25c. Re served seats 35c. GOLF CLUB The Roland Park Co. has given its consent to use a part of the land recently bought of II. A. I'.encini for golf links. There is 05 acres of this land and it lies just at the north end of the car line. It is thought an ideal .set oi links can be laid out '011 th.s ground. W'escotl Robersoti is in terested in the promotion -f such .1 club and would like to collier : ith others interested. A NOTED LECTURE. Prof. Charles L. Coon, ex-pres ident of the Xorth Carolina reachers' Association, will deliv er his lecture on a Constructive Educational. Policy -in .the Audi torium on the evening of Friday. April 5, at eight o'clock. This is the same speech which was delivered in Raleigh last fall before the State .Teachers' .Asso ciation, and which created such a furore in the press and over the entire state. o Spark's Circus Here April 12th Saturday the advance agent of John Sparks World's Famous Shows was here making contracts and ar ranging for the coming of the cir cus u High Point, Fridav, April 12th. Large iiiantities of provis ions were contracted irom our merchants, and the grounds known as the old circus grounds, were leased and he was several times hear dto make complaint that the grounds were hardly large enough to accommodate. thu show properly. The Sparks Shows as they will appear here this time, are tripled in size and now rank among the leading circuses of the country. It is claimed to have a solid train of twenty monster railway cars, al most four hundred people and 1 over two hundred animals, both foreign and domestic. The show employs over fifty people in the department of pub licity alone and from now on until show day the country for twenty miles around will be given a tlion ough billing and if the weather is at all favorable High Point will have to entertain an immense through on that day. NEW ADS. Newlin-lirooks Co. Remnant sale continues all this week. Ring Drug Co, Rexall sarsapa rilla is the best. Miss Vcnctia Smith Watch for announcement of millinery opening. -o .'':; MR. AND MRS. HUTCHIN SON RETURN TO HIGH POINT. . The hosts of friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. Eel., Hutchinson," .who have made their home in Balti more' for the past few years, ar pleased to know that they will re turn to High Point to reside per manently. Mrs.. Hutchinson has arrived and ia the guest oi Mrs. C. L. Wheeler. Thev will rret in their home by June ist. Local and Personal Dr. Tyre went to liiscoe today on a mission errand Thos. Fallow, of Carravvay, was a visitor here today. K. P.. Terry is out after an at tack of the grip. The Southern is gradually re l';ing the sche'dules. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Tys-ni, of Carthage, are at the Kl wood John P.enson, of the Delaware - Lackawana Railroad, has ac cepted a portion with the West ern I'nioii Telegraph Co A. M. Hardy has given a con tract for a 2 story 7-100111 house lo be built on his lot on Centen nial avenue. Mr. Hardy and un.iily have just returned from England. Col. Morehead and O. L, Sapp, Esq.. came through yesterday en unite to Asheboro. A. Alexander left Sunday for Baltimore. E. T. Robinson went to Meri dian. Mi-s.. Saturday night on 1 tisiness f, ,r the Southern Car Co. Judge Mien spent Saturday af ternoon here en route to Ashe boro, where he convened cm;rt. Miss Anna Speight, of Decatur Ala., is the guest oi Mr. and Mrs. Y. II. Ragan. Miss Zillah Smith, who has been v isiting relatives in Califor nia and Arizona, is expected home tliis week. Judge Oliver A. Allen, ut Kin sUni, who is holding Randolph court tins week, spent Minaay at Old Trinity with Mr. Uruce Craven. (J. X. Richardson is here from Pome. Ga. S. J. Frazier. Esq., chairman of the road supervisors of Abbotts Creek township. Davidson cunty, was in the city today on business. When asked about tlie condition of the bridges in his township he states there was . about 6 or 7 small bridges and some of his larger ones damaged during the heavy rains last week. Sonic of the smaller ones wa-he-1 away. Says he can have about all of lliein placed back during the i fe-eiit week if good weather prevails. 'a-h VYyant. :r prominent fanner --i Catawba county was here yesterday for a visit to his sister, Mrs. H. F. Stanley and other relatives. We had the pleasure of a call this morning from Editor Phil- lips of the Creensboro Xevvs. is a prince of . a good fellow occupies a warm place in hearts ol" newspaper men. He and the MORE GOOD PROPERTY AT AUCTION THURSDAY Immediately after the sale oi the llencini property next Thurs day three cottages in Snow Park will be sold. These cottages are situated one half block front car line mi White Oak street, a street with all modern conveniences. Dr. A. E. Frazier, . o : MARRIAGE OF MISS MAE WALKER. Miss Mae Walker and Dr. L. L, Simmons were married on Saturday, March yth, at Suvan nah, Ga. Miss Walker is well known in High Point where she has often visited the family of her brother, Mr. C. C. Walker, and her many friends here will wish her much happiness. AT THE EAGLE. Quiiifclcy and Adafr. comedy singing, dancing and roller skat ing. Hob Warren, singing comedian.'- Two of the best acts on the circuit. Don't fail to see them. ';''"..'" Pictures: Oh, What a Thanks giving Day, rathe comedy. "A Message from Beyond," a picture in which an important lesson is taught, by Vit. The Great Piano House oi chas. n. snoT will occupy after June 1st, 1 9 12, the entire building (4 floors) No. 21 9 S. Tryon street, op posite the Academy of Music, to be known as the dt swiw mi It will be 'the hand somest exclusive Music House in the South Southern Wareroom 5 West Trade Street No. 219 South Trjon Street after June 1st, 1912 CHARLOTTE, N. C. C. H. Wilmoth, . . Mgr. I PIEDMONT I I BUILDING & LOAN e S The first series of the Pied mont BuiUlin;; Si Loan Asso ciation will begin business on April 15th. The books are now ojx.11 for subscriptions at the Wachovia Iiank & Trust Company. Therr is no better way to Iny aitld a few dollars h month and Rt $11) peraharat maturity, or build a homo with but little more than rent money. J. H. MILLIS, President W. C. IDOL. See.&Treas. 5000000000000000000000000a vSale 36 in. s Sa t urd ay And j& M o n d a y These come in Dainty Black, Blue and Lav ender Stripes A beautiful fab ric, sold every where for 15c Our Sale Price for Saturday and Monday Only 11c the yd. We are now showing a beautiful assortment of styles in New Street Hats mm w Ilol .task (0
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