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HALr A I1LLIUN SFtC-
IAt BALLOT COMPE
TITION
A 500,000 SPECIAL BALLOT TO
GETHER WITH 49 OTHER BAL-
LOTS FOR THE ''CONTESTANT
f ' . -: -y y . -
THAT TURNS IN THE LARGEST
AMOUNT BEFORE INE O'CLOCK,
APRIL 29TH IF YOU ARE BE
HIND IN THE RACE WIN A BIG
BALLOT AND TAKE THE LEAD.
50 Special Ballots will be given
to the candidates in THE TIMES
AUTOMOBILE . CONTEST who
turn in the largest amount of
money before, next Saturday
night at nine o'clock.
By C. B. MARSHALL.
The above is a brief outline of .the
last offer that will be made during
this week of the contest. The Contest
Manager, as well as the publishers,
assures the contestants and the peo
ple who are interested in the contest
that no laEger offer will be made for
the last week of the contest." Read
the particulars of this big offer which
will appear tomorrow.
Just think of a special ballot for
500,000 special votes which will be
given to the contestant that turns , in,
ihe largest amount of money before
Vfais coming Saturday night.
Then to the person that turns in
the next highest amount she will bo
awarded a ballot that is good for
490,000 votes, and so "on down the
list, making 50 ballots that will be
issued m all and each decreasing in
value 10,000 votes. See the full de
tails in the two-page ad. on inside of
this paper. ,' ' -
This -offer applies on both new and
old subscriptions, no matter whether
It is a collection on .. arreage or
whether it is five years in r advance,
they all go to count on ..this offer.
If you have not as yet called and re
ceived a list of the subscribers that
are back in their subscriptions in
5our vicinity, or whose subscription
is about out, call at the office and get
one at once. They are yours for the
asking. - '
These ballots : will be ,' awarded re:
gardless of what district you may be
In or who you may be. It is a fair
and square offer from the word go
and the person that turns in the
largest amount of money is the one
that will receive the largest ballot. - -
The prevailing scale of votes will
be in effect during this .week which
is 25 per cent more" than-the regular
scale and the special ballots, will be
awarded in addition to the advance
that you would; have received . if. this
offer had not beeri made. Ay
Offer. FairTo. All. -
This offer id as fair to one as it Is
tc the other and all will have an
equal chance." The result will hinge"
on how hard you work. for ft It is
( entirely different f rom" any" other and
can in no way be -compared V with
them. This offer means - that - ALL.
MUST WORK DURING ' THE NEXT
SIX DAYS. In fact in a contest of
any kind it is" necessary for those
who expect to win to KEEP EVER
' LASTING AT IT. This offer means
that those behind you may regain
their lost ground by jumping into the
fight hard this week and win one of
the big ballots, and place themselves
among the leaders once again. ' ..
In fact, this y offer caimot be
overlooked by any of the contestants.
you are standing high in the con
test and you have a bunch of votes
ia reserve, you should bear in mind
that you cannot afford to let some
- leaker candidate win the largest bal
iot or in fact any of the large, ones.
"Sou not only lose the special ballot
A10LIC
ED
offer yourself but you also permit the
contestant who is your rival in the
race to overcome the lead that you
have already obtained. If you expect
to win in this contest you must 'work
every day from1 now: till tke close of
the contest and work every minute of
the time that remains. By this it
means that you must take up all your
spare time in calling and interesting
all your friends " in your candidacy
and then getting them to take out . a
subscription in your favor.
The contest manager reserves the
right to extend the time on any of
the special ballots -that are to be
be voted on such a date to any fu
ture time before r the close of the
contest that he sees fit, also to regu
late the amount of reserve that any
person may vote at any one time.
-Invites Shame To Save-Friend. '
-' Chicago, April 24. Neither Balzac
nor Dickens ever wove a more dra
matic story than the one just bared
by I the confession of Mrs. , James
Schmidst, of St. Louis.
Voluntarily she brands herself with
the Scarlet Letter to save from a life
in prison Dr. Haldane Clemenson.
Convicted of poisoning his' wife,
Nora, in Chicago two years ago, the
Doctor fought hard to prove his in
nocehce. Everything was against
him, and only Thursday ? the court of
last appeal affirmed the sentence of
life imprisonment. . 4
At any time during his trial of' the
late Dr. Clemenson could have proven
an alibi, for Mrs. Schmidt's avowal
makes it plain that he'sras with her
the whole of the night the murder
was. done, but he preferred to suffer
the penalty f oy a deed he did not
commit rather than to drag into dis
grace the woman . who could prove
him innocent.
Stripling Denied Pardon By Governor
Brown
Atlanta, Ga April 24 In denying
the application for pardon filed by
Thomas Edgar Stripling, - former po
lice chief of Danville, Va.,under sen
tence of life imprisonment for the
murder of William J. Cornett, in a
review of the case made public, Gov
ernor Brown excoriates the "unwrit
ten law,'' which Stripling plead in
justification of his act, as a euphem
ism, presenting, when unmasked,
"the hideous feature of anarchy." r
"One of the most dangerous evils
menacing our institutions is lawless
ness: declares the Governor. ; "The
mob . executing in wild disorder its
victim l and the individual wreaking
his own revenge for' wrongs real or
imaginary, the man or interest treat
ing With contempt; the laws of the
'land and trusting . to gold, or influ
ence' for safety, are striking mani
festations of this"; spirit ' of j lawless
ness," ; " '.
" While expressing profound; sympa
thy for Stripling's family and high
respect for the impulses - which
prompted 'his friends to apply ' for a
pardon for him, Governor Brown says
that sympathy and personal friend
ship have no right to supplant an
oath-bound duty to execute the laws
of Georgia. : fJ "
Stripling Makes No Comment.
Columbus, Ga,, April 24. Thomas
Edgar Stripling," former chief of
police of Danville, Val, who is . con
fined in the county jail here awaiting
the outcome of his petition for par
don for the killing of William J. Cor
nett, was informed that the Governoi
had declined to approve the .recom
mendatJon . of pardon by the prison
commission. Stripling "displayed ' nv
emotion and when asked-if he hv.
, ny comment, merely replied :
"T have nothing to say." -
NEWS ITEMS OE
- GENERAL INTEREST
HATTERS OF IMPORTANCE BAP
PENiNG THROUGHODTfTHE
COUNTRY
Washington April 2il By procla
mation effective July 1, President
Taft consolidated the Choctawhatchie
and Ocala national forests Florida,
as the Florida forest.
Mooresvilie, April 24. A strong
and vigorous campaign is now being
made throughout Iredell county; for
the "bond issue of $400,000 as a fund
to be used for building a. system of
public roads.
Ellenboro, April 24. The Western
North Carolina Poultry 'Association
held their second annual meeting at
Caroleen Friday night and elected
the following officers: D. B. Johnson,
president, Henrietta; G. W. Rollins,
vice-president, Caroleen. ; ":
Washington, April 24. The court
of seven rear admirals which tried
Capt. Austin M.' Knight, U. S. N., on
charges , of "culpable negligenceynd
Inefficiency in? the performance " of
duty" in connection with the ord
nance tests on the monitor Puritan,
has reaffirmed . its original verdict of
complete and honorable acquittal, but
Secretary of the Navy Meyer has
disapproved the findings. -
Asheville, N. C, April 24. Judge
J. C. Prichard, of the United States
Circuit Court, left Saturday after
noon on a second speaking tour of
the Northern. States in behalf of the
colored Training School and Chatau
qua at Durham, this State. The tour
will embrace Ohio, Indiana and Penn
sylvania; filling several appointments
in each State. , ,
Topeka, April 24. Dave' Leahy, pri
vate secretary to Governor Stubbs,
has filed with the Governor the re
port of his work in counting the trees
of Kansas. He asserts that he found
1,328,706,600 trees in th State, with
the street,' shade and ornamental
elasses still to reckon with.
Mid-Ocean Grave For Maine Wreck.
Havana, April 24. The; wreck of
the old battleship Maine, which is
now" being raised from the harbor
here, will probably be taken out in
deep water and sunk in midocean.
This disposition of the old hulk wa3
indicated in a statement of the pro
gress of the work of raising the
Maine given out by Secretary of War
Dickinson. The statement was . as
follows: .'. 4-": ;
"The driving of the steel' ' sheet
piling of the cofferdam has been com
pleted, and 4 the filling of the coffer
dam with dredged material is in pro
gress and may be completed during
the coming month. ; As soon as pos
sible after the filling in is completed
and has became reasonably compact,
the unwatering of the cofferdam will
begin, probably next month, by pump
ing out the inclosed "area. ; This will
proceed slowly. In order that the fill
ing in the cylinders may consolidate
and the outside ; pressure be exerted
gradually. . . . .. . ' '
"The level of the water will be
lowered , by; successive stages, r As
the decks are uncovered search .will
be made for bodies, personal effects,
stores, etc. Everything of that char
acter will be preserved for proper dis
position No positive : plans for the
removal of the wreck have as yet
ieen determined upon. It- is probablr
hat the wreck, after being stripped
f all parts of value, will be sunk ir
'eep water." -
" Mr. A. H. Mooney nam, of Raleigh
as here today., - -Mr.
N. F." Eure. returned last nigb
om Fayetteville.
Dr. J- D. Outlaw, of Middlesex,
3 tcday. .
DIAZ IS
ASSAILED
TWO LEGISLATORS' CRITICISED
"j MEXICAN PRESIDENT AND
ARE PRAISED
TO PROHIBIT RE-ELECTION
;: Mexico City, April 24. With the
martial crisis in the border averted
for the time being, President Diaz is
again confronted by a most serious
legislative situation that has develop
ed " since the Mexican congress ad
journed on Saturday.
'The. conclusion of today's session
is expected to find the anti-re-election
(of president) bill enacted into law,
but the gathering of legislators was
accompanied with expressions of fear
that debate would precipitate riot.
. Excitement has been growing since
the session of Saturday ' night at
which Diaz was assailed by Deputies
Batala and Calero. These two men
are the heroes of the city. They are
the first who ever made sharp criti
cism of. Diaz. in Congress, and every
where they go they are greeted with
ovations.
Mrs Cudahy Will Take Steps to Se
cure the Custody of Four Little
Ones. - "
,Los Angeles, April 24. Mrs. Jack
Cudahy. who has been herevisiting
her four children, will leave for Kan
sas City Probably today to ask the
court in that city to give her the
custody of her little ones- She says
she can no longer live . without
them, and if her husband is willing
to act properly she will become " re
conciled to him.
For the first time she discussed
some of the hitherto unexplained
phases of the sensational episode in
Kansas City a year ago which made
her one of the most talked-of wo
men in the country the attack upon
Jere Lillis by "Jack" Cudahy and the
subsequent : Cudahy divorce. Mrs.
Cudahy declares that there is a
popular misconception of the affair
in which she was the central figure,
and because of this she consented to
speak.
Mrs. Cudahy also declared that the
plan under which she and her chil
dren have lived apart is a failure,
both from her point of view and
theirs. ; -
Mrs. Cudahy told her version . of
the famous story while on the sands
at Long Beach with her four children
playing near by. , . - ;
It wa3 an interview punnctuated
with childish interruptions from ; the
little Cudahys, laughing, soft-voiced
replies from their mother," and now
and then a tear and a tremble of the
voice as she talked of things - near
Mrs. Cudahy; spoke frankly of the
agreement. she entered into with
Michael Ctfdahy, the millionaire fath
er of her husband, ; who has since
died, by the terms of which she se
cured an annuity and- gave the care
of her children into the hands of the
packer's family.' ,,.. 7 ,
"My husband, did not. have, a -cent
when I sued "him for divorce," said
Mrs. Cudahy. "If", he had, I would
have sued him and retained posses
sion of the children. . But I was with
out money and , compelled to make
terms with Mr. Michael Cudahy. .1
liked him very jnuclL and am sure
ihings would have been different had
e lived. He said to me a number of
iines, after the, attack on Mr. Lillis,
hat I was welcome to come to his
ojne and stay as long as I cared to.
le never believed the terrible thingr
iat were said about me.
"The reports given out by my-hus?
and that there was anything Inv
rj-oper In my relation' with Mr. Lllli'"'
re false, aniL- some day the worl'7'
11 know they were false. Mr. Cu
jy- was insanely jealous, and afte1
SECRECY IS
OBSERVED
ALLEGED DYNAMITERS K BEING
CARRIED TO LOS ANGELES
MYSTERIOUSLY
FEAR OF INTERCEPTION
Kansas City, Mo., April 24. In the
strangest race ever made by officers
of the law, John J. McNamara, James
McNamara . and Otis E. McManigill,
who. were arrested Saturday in con
nection with the Los Angeles Times'
dynamiting case, are being rushed
across - the continent to that Cali
fornia city. .
The greatest secrecy is being ob
served by detectives in charge of Mc
Mangill and James McNamara, who
passed through here on the Santa Fe
Flyer this. morning.
John J. McNamara is with another
party of detectives on another train,
according to the list of the clews ob
tainable : here, but as far as abso
lute information goes,"he had com
pletely vanished.
A search of the train passing
through Kansas City failed to reveal
any trace of him. If he went through
here at all his passage was so care
fully concealed that none of the
police know of it.
Railroad officials ' are said to know
of his whereabouts, but fear to di
vulge it, less the train on which he
is " riding will be wrecked or , dyna
mited. Chicago,- I1L, April 24. Captain
Stephen Wood, chief of the Chicago
detective bureau, states that a full
confession had been obtained from
one of the men arrested in Detroit, in
connection with the dynamiting of
the Los Angeles Times building.
The alleged confession is said s to
cover ninety typewritten pages and
to relate to the movements of the
men now under arrest and others
sought by detectives.
TODAY'S MARKET
, COTTON.
. New York, April 24.-The New
York cotton market opened today
several points up from Saturday's
close. January, 12.86; March, 13.00;
May, 14.9o; July, 15.06; August, 14.79;
October, 12.98; December, 12.90.
At twelve o'clock the market stood:
May, 15.00; July, 15.12; August, 14.83;
October, 13.000; December, 12.91.
The market . closed: May7- 15.02;
July, J5.14; August, 14.84; October,
13.02; December, 12.91.
Spots in Wilson," 14.75 for best
grades. -
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, April 24. Wheat opened
a little higher, but eased off under a
lack of demand. Commission busi
ness was" light. -Corn opened a shade
higher and oats followed the upward
trend ef other grains. Provisions were
lower. The opening was: May,
Wheat,91 1-4;. Oats, 32; Corn, 51 3-4;
Pork, July, 14.90.
THE VEATBEB
Fair And CoolFrost To-Nlght.
Washington, D. C, April 24. For
North Carolina: Fair and continued
cool tonight and Tuesday. Frost to
night . in northwest . portion. North
west winds; moderate to brisk on the
coast. " - ' . " .
Last night about eight-thirty a false
Ore J alarm was. -turned - in: from box
42. : '-'-.-
creating ' Mr." Lillis In the " shamefu"
way -he did, he circulated those aw
ful th?ngs about me to justify his ac
rions."' "... ' .. .; ..
TO DISCUSS
THE CHILD
CONVENTION MEETS TOMORROW
UNDER AUSPICES OF. NATION
AL CONGRESS OF MOTHERS
TAFT TO MAKEiADDRESS
Washington, D. C, Feb. 24. "The
Child'' is the weighty subject that ha
brought to Washington mothers, fath
ers, teachers, statesmen, physicians,
jurists and clergymen from all parts
of the civilized world, who tomorrow
will participate in the opening of one
of the greatest international congress
es ever held the International Con
gress on Child Welfare, which is to
meet under the auspices of the Na
tional Congress of Mothers. Most of
the delegates lave Deen here several
days, but many of them will not ar
rive until today. Some spent the day
visiting among themselves, others
worked over the papers they are to
read during the congress, which lasts
a week from today, but the large ma
jority put in the day seeing the
sights of the capital city.
The Congress will be officially open
ed tomorrow morning, when Presi
dent Taft will deliver an address of
welcome to the visiting delegates,
and the serious labors of the confer
ence will then begin. Besides noted
representatives of foreign govern
ments, there are in attendance spe
cial representatives of 'the mayors ot
600 Amrican cities, delegates from
hundreds of individual mothers' clubs
from every part of the United States
and persons of prominencewho have
volunteered to come, realizing that.
In caring for the child, the nation ii
making the safest, sanest and best
provision for its own future. ; j
The Congress will deal with ques
tions of health, erring and dependent
children, the working child, the
country child, the city child, schools,
play-grounds, police, the home and
the church, and all the various phases
attending the rearing of children to
maturity. On the program are some
of the most distinguished speakers
and philanthropists. The list in
cludes the names of Ambassador
Bryce, Dr. Elmer . Ellsworth Brown,
Dr. Floyd Thompkins, Dr. Theodore
Smith, Governor Hooper, of Tennes
see; 'Judge D. Lacy, of the Juvenile
Court of the District of Columbia
and Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, of Chi
cago, president of the National Edu
cation Association.
Rebel Commander Paid To Surrender.
Douglas, Ariz., April 24. The rea
son for the surrender of Agua Prieta
to the Mexican Federals was learned
today. The commander of the Mexi
can rebels was paid $10,000 to aban
don the town. ' They deserted com
manders and fled across the border.
The money Is said to have come
from American interests.
NEW YORK STOCKS.
.New York, April 22. Renewed at
tacks on steel, common, on rumor
that this corporation . was contem
plating closing down several . more
mills, had an unfavorable influence
throughout the stock market today,
and as the-result most of the stocks"
which started off with good gain3 be
gan to sag and prices in some in
stances moved down to new low re
cords for the year. Steel, common,
started with a gain of 3-4, then
shaded off 5-8." Railroad stocks open
ed strong, but developed a sudden
weakness. . Copper stocks were also
weak. Americans were strong In
London.
, . Mayor Court.
George Davis and Oscar Walstoa
were each fined $5.00 this morning,
charged with disorderly conduct.
Mr. W. E. Bardin left for Rocky
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