VOL. XX.
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CONCORD, N. C THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1910.
Single Copy 5 Cents.
No. 130
ME. 3, B. SHT.RK.nJi
f Wilts A mtiUAU.
Ths Mendacity MeUl Presented to
the Editor of Ths Times at Wrights
vills Oonfratulatlons In Order. :
Tbe Wrigbtsville correspondent of
Friday morning's Charlotte Observer
hai tbe following which will be of in
terest to Mr. Sherrill V legion of
. friends here: . y
"One of the feat urea of the banquet
. tonight waa the presentation to Mr.
Jobn Bf. Sherrill, editor of the Con
cord Times, of the North Carolina
Press Association Mendacity Medal
The Charlotte Chronicle, a few
months ago waa attracted by a atory
in The Time of a farmer boy in Ca-
. barrua county who stood in a branch
and with a pitchfork tossed out fifty
liouuda of fish, some of the fish weigh
ing ail and ten pounds. This story
was tbe basie for the founding of the
mendacity medal. For ten years to
come competition to it is to be open
to the press of the State, for the en
couragement of a more, entertaining
character of literature. ' In offering
the medal the editor of he Chroni
cle cited instances in which the pro
position waa already bearing trait.
The medal is of sterling silver and
was designed and "Made in Char
lotte.". On the two top bars are the
inscriptions "North Carolina Press
Association Mendacity Medal" and
' "Founded by The Charlotte Evening
Chronicle. ' ' Below that is a design of
a silver lyre. In a panel, is an in
taglio of tbe Chronicle's three deck
Hoe Press. Below the press is a bar,
bearing the name of the first winner,
John B. Sherrill, editor of The Con
cord Times. Each year a bar will be
added for the winner to be named
by a committee appointed for tbe pur
pose. The medal is a work of art. It
was turned out by the designing and
engraving department of Garibaldi,
Brum ft Dixon, in Charlotte."
The force extends congratulations
to Mr. Sherrill.
,, Fined for Aiding In Scouring a Mar
riact License.
; One of tbe most interesting trials
. - which has yet come before the Rowan
tounty court was up before Judge B.
: B. Miller Thursday and consumed a
full half day. Dr. J. V. Madurae, a
well-known citizen of Laud is, was on
trial charged with aiding in securing
""kf -t Aatriairt 'Ulceus tmWer"IUte pre-
, lense and the prosecutor was Mr. a.
Fleming, of Landis. About a month
ago his daughter, Miss Constance
Fleming, a pretty and attractive 10
"y ear-old girl, waa married to Mr. Ar-
clue Walker, the license Deing se
cured at Statesville and the ceremony
bing performed at Mooresville. It was
- this marriage which resulted in Dr.
J II 1 ,.Hnau,aAJ An a klu
array of legal talent appeared in the
rase, the defendant being representd
' (. bv Messrs. A. H. Price, J. H. Horah,
1 1 1 'I- i 1 1.-1.,..- Jtr lt'lii.tw
1IIVWII iriucui .IIU mull, w m.iui,
. Vrhile Solicitor Craige was assisted in
v ... (be nroseeution by Messrs. T. J. Je-
. rome and P. S. Carlton. Among those
here to witness the trial were the
' yonng bride and groom. Judge Miller
adjudged the defendant guilty ami
. imposed a fine of $10 and costs.
Officers of the Notrh Carolina Press
r1; , . Association.
. The following named officers 'were
' ' .Wed Thursday bv the North Car
olina Press Association at Wrights-
, , villej . , -
President M. L Shipman, of Hen
-.. i ' jforwinville.
First Vice President J. J. Farris,
. of High Point.
Second Vice President James H.
fain ' nf Aaheville.
Third Vice President T. Q. Cobb,
, r r or Morganion. -a
- Secretary and Trfasurer John B.
, Historian O. B. Wichard, of Green
ville. ' : r- . -i ; : -.;
' Orator J. H. Cowan.-' V' '
Alternate J.. P. Cook, of Concord
Kef. J. Walter Simpson Receives a
. , ' Oall to Texas.
' "When Rev.'- J. Walter - Simpson
reaches Concord from Corsieana, Tex,
v . it is very probable thata call will be
' . in waiting for him to the church at
that place. Mr. Simpson k now on
' bis way home from holding a meeting
'.' at Coraieana and so eompieteiy ma
he please the members of the church
there, tfiat call has been given him.
,i : We get this information from a pri
. i rate letter received here from a friend
v ' in Corsieaba. Concord people would
be sorry indeed to see Mr, Simpson
' leave, and especially would the mem
, here of hi church reluctantly give
' broi up, aa he has done a good work
here as pastor of tbe A. K. r. cnurcn
' v . Dr. F. J. Bates, a chiropractic, of
Charlotte, who ' has -been making
v weekly .visit a to Concord for some
v time was here yesterday looking for
a suitable building in which to open a
branch office. Mr. aBtea is remem
bered here as manager of the Yorke
'.-' Furniture Co, having left Concord
' about seven yeara ago, and bis many
friends will be interested in the above.
AUTOMOBILES STRIKE BOTS.
Two Small Boys Hit by Automobiles
in the Atlanta Journal-New York
Herald Caravan at Salisbury and
Lexington, X
The Salisbury Post of Thursday
says that Little Robert James, son of
engineer Robert L. James, of the
Western division of the Southern wbo
was struck by one -of the big care of
the Atlanta Journal-New York Her
ald good roads caravan, is confined to
his home. Tbe A-ray was used upon
the lad and while it 'was found that
no bones were broken the ligaments in
one arm may be broken and it is
feared the limb may be left stiff.
Mr. James Hi is morning received a
telegram from Mr. T. A. Middlebrook,
sent from Martinsville, Va, making
inquiry as to tbe boy's condition and
asking for daily information. He
will .slop over in Salisbury on his re
turn by rail to see the little fellow.
A Himtlar accident occurred -s the
autoists were 'whirling through Lex
ington. A small son of Mr.' C. A.
Leonard being hit by car 47, driven by
Stewart of Washington. The car was
moving at a rapid rate when the lad
attempted to cross tbe street and xelL
The driver, who had already decreased
his speed, swerved aside sharply and
thereby saved the boy's life. The car
stopped and stayed until it was
ascertained that while his, leg was
badly injured and a foot' mashed
severely, the hurts were not fatal.
Another accident hapened at Lex
ington in which one of the auto party
was painfully hurt. A young woman
threw a boquet of flowers with a little
stone attached, toward a car which
was going about thirty mile an hour
and the stone struck a tourist and
gashed his forehead severely. The
speed oi the car made the force of tbe
missile injure the automobilist pain
fully.
Opposition to Reynolds. '.
A detprmineil fiirht luminal f 1ia win.
Urination of lieury Reynolds for col
lector of tbe western North Carolina
district is being made by Democrats
and Republicans in the Senate and
beiore the departments. It la aaid
here, and in the State, that a reign of
lawlessness would follow Reynolds'
continuation. District Attorney llol-
lon, it is understood, has intimated
as much in a report to the Deportment-
of Justice. A receft charge
made by Judge Boyd at Greensboro
will be filed with Secretary MavVeagh.
ilie tight is bitter and determined.
A story to the effect that Governor
Kitcliin is preparing to remove cer
tain sheriffs who are not enforcing
the State prohibition laws, which
gives him the right, baa reached Wash
ington. Most of these sheriffs, it is
alleged are Republicans and reside
in western counties. It will be re
en I lei I that Governor Kitchin had one
sheriff before hhn on this charge and
let nun go with tbe understanding
that he would do better.
Reynolds' friends say that he is
all right. They point to editorials in
his paper to disclaim the sensational
stories about moonsbining being on
the inside because of his official merit.
It looks now aa if he would not be
confirmed this session.
HOLDS NEGRO SOLDIERS.
President Refuses to iWthdraw Them
From Lawton.
The President baa flatly refused '. i
accede to a demand from the citizens
of Seattle, Wash., transmitted through
Senator Jones, for the removal ot
the Twenty-fifth Infantry (colored),
because a negro soldier is accused oi
assaulting a white woman. '
Tbe reason which influenced the
President in this action is contained
in the following statement issued by
Secretary Dickinson:
'Senator Jones, of Washington,
presented to tbe President a tagram
from S. d. sterner, chairman of a mass
meeting near Fort La-vton, stating
that a member of tbe negro regiment
stationed here had committed an out
rage and demanding the immediate
transfer of the Twenty-fifth Regi
ment. Tbe President" stated that the
request could not be complied .uh;
that if any members of the regiment
had violated the law, they should be
apprehended and turned over to the
local authorities for punishment; that
necessary discipline and the interests
of the community required" thorough
and prompt investigation; the United
States troops are to be stationed in the
united states, and it v.a the business
of tbe War Depart nun; to sea that
they made as little ditsurbance as
possible; but to remove them on un
proved charges would be merely to
impose them on another community
and might probably arouse a protest
from such community, and that until
there is a thorough investigation of
the charges made tn the neighborhool
'where tbe troops are and witnesses
are present and complete proof can
be taken, tbe removal of the troops
might not only withdraw witnesses,
but possibly the guilty parties from
the courts having jurisdiction over the
alleged crime.
"The Secreary of War sent an or
der to the commanding officer at Fort
Lawton directing prompt and com
plete investigation, confinement of
offenders and deteution of witnesses if
belonging to his command, and that in
view of the state of feeling reported,
Ins command should be confined etnet
lyly to the reservation pending com
plete investigation. An immediate re
port was ordered."
When the soldiers of the Twenty-
fifth shot up Brownsville, Texas, Au
gust 1906, they were immediately- ta
ken from tbat post to posts in Okla
homa. This wtm recommended by the
authorities there, on tbe ground that
the anti-negro feeling was so strong
that a further clash was imminent,
President Taft, who was Secretary
of War at the time of the Browns
ville trouble, announced that he
did not propose to remove a command
of men from any post because a crime
may have been committed by any one
soldier. Since the crime apparently
waa committed outside the military
reservation, he holds that the civil
authorities 'would have jurisdiction,
and that every effort shall be made
by the military officers to find the
guilty man for trial.
JESS F AGO AST IN UMBO.
Accused of Storebreaking .and Re
ceiving Stolen Goods.
Jess Faggart, a negro of this city,
who has served a number of sentences
on the roads, was tried in the Re
ocrdcr'e court this morning charged
with breaking into the store of D. P.
Dav vault & Bro. Wednesday night,
and also on the charge of receiving
goods knowing them to be stolen.
raggart drives a wagon for Mr. Cor-
zine and is thoroughly familiar with
he different stores ox the citv and it
is supposed that he entered tbe store
Wednesday (evening ibeture cKueing
time and was locked up in the store
for the night, as the clerks at the
store are positive that the basement
loor was closed at the time they
locked the store for the night. On
opening tbe store next morning the
basement door was found open. The
matter was reported to the police who
kept the facte to themselves while
working on the case. Yesterday af
ternoon Officers Benfield and Bras-
well arrested Faggart at a boarding
house at Silver HilL He had several
pair of shoes, two pair of trousers
and a number of shirts in his room
at the time he was arrested. A coat
was found near the foundry on Cor
bin street. At the trial this morning
Mr. Lloyd Dayvault identified the
goods as belonging to their stock.
Kaggurt did not deny having them
but said that he purchased the goods
from another negro. He 'was ad
judged guilty and bound over to court
under a $100 bond. He was later
ommittel to jail in default of bond.
Whiskey and Drag Business.
Referring to the whiskey question,
President O. Y. Watson, of the State
Pharmaceutical Association, in an
address at Charlotte this 'week, said
the following:
"The only lawful channel now
through wbioh whiskey may be pur
chased is upon the prescription of a
regularly licensed physician, which
prescription : is filled at the drug
stores. I regret to say that in some
places of the State the law has been
freely violated. I want to say that
the drug business baa been the butt
of ridicule too long on account of the
liquor question. : I nave shown the
people of my town that tbe drug bus
mass is as honorable as any and not
allied with the liquor interest. Let
the druggists of tbe State drop, the
sale of liquor and show that -they
mean It." v : -' V I
r The address refers to ether mat
ersSunday closing, State legisoation
as to hours for druggists, etc, and
many valuable suggestions on which
the committee ' will make definite re
port later on. The address was espe
cially able and those present gave it
the closest attention.
Merchants Meet in Salisbury June S3.
'- The North Carolina Merchants' As
sociation meets in Salisbury on June
21st for athree-daya session and the
business men of the city are making
extensive preparations to welcome the
delegates. Well -known business men
from all sections of the Stste will at
tend the convention which will be giv
en to a discussion of matters relating
to retail and wholesale trade, legisla
tion laws effecting the merchants and
other matters of ivtai interest. Com
mittees on arrangemens, finance, re
ception and advertising are at work
making plans to entertain the visitors
who will attend the atate meeting.
Social Olnb Fined.
The Business Men's Club, an organ
ization formed for social ami moral
purposes, pleaded guilty to selling li
quor in the Superior Court at Char
lotte Tuesday afternoon and was fin
ed $400. At the instance of Solicitor
Clarkson, Judge Pell ordered the sher
iff to at once issue excution papers
on the property ot the club. Mr.
Plummer Stewart, who represented
the club, said that the sentence would
not be opposed but wanted permission
for the members of the' club to get
their beer, which woe stored away in
the common ice box. "Let them issue
claim and delivery papers against the
sheriff,'' said Judg PelL "and get
their stuff' 1
A Pisa for Howeli
Messrs. J. F. Newell ,of Charlotte,
and Warren Vines Hall, of North
Charlotte, have filed answers to the
charges against William A. Howell,
of Davidson, wnh the Senate com
mittee on postoffioes and post-roads.
They virtually admit the serious al
legations made by Davidson people,
but ask that owing to the fact that
the acts be is charged with were
committed more than thirty years
ago. that they be overlooked. How
ever, the . indications are that the
Senators from the State will not per-
mith the confirmation. ' .
. '- Dr, Weaver Cannot Accept.
A Cleveland. Tenn- disDatch . f
Jim Hih uvi that Dr. Charles C.
Weaver, of North Carolina, who was
elected president oi cmory ana nenry
College, Virginia, amhrecently elected
tria.niMilflnt of Centenarv Female
College here, will not be released by
tbe trustees of Centenary. A meeting
of the board was held at noon and by
unanimous vote it was decided to re
fuu tn relniuui Dr. Weaver.' This ac
tion leaves the presidency of Emory
and Henry College still open. ;
: Mr." Smith Barrier will arrive to
day from Trinity College, j . .
From the Stanly Enterprise.
Rev. R. N. Richardson and daugh
ter. Miss Merrie, of Mt. Pleasant, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. II. L. llorton,
and incidentally are in the hands of
Albemarle friends.
Mrs. I. J. Caldwell and Misses Nell
llearne and Willie Pemberton board
ed the northbound train Tuesday af
ternoon on a visit of days to relatives
and friends in New York City. Miss
Pemberton will return bv Fredericks
burg, Va., to spend the summer with
her sister, Mrs. W. A. Monciire.
Rev. C. B. Heller, pastor of the Re
formed church at Faith ,and Rev. J,
Leidy Yearick, of Rockwell, were here
Tuesday anil Wednesday greeting
members and with a view to organiz
ing a church at this place.
The case of Howell A. Lnwde'r vs.
W. B. Moose came up for a hearing
before Esq. Kron Littleton Friday
morning, and was decided in favor of
Mr. Moose. Mr. Lowder took an ap-
iienl. Mr. Moose is charged in two
cases with issuing license to marry
minors. Both cases go to the Supe
rior Cout one upon Mr. Moose's ap
peal and the other upon appeal of
plaintiff.
I.lijrury
Good Prohibition .-
ssary.
Albemarle Enterprise.
Monroe lias a strong moral force
backing the prohibition sentiment.
Every attempt to run a blind tiger or
near-beer joint in that town has re
sulted in failure to the fellow who at
tempted it. The Journal says: "A
near-beer saloon can't sell unlawful
drinks here and there is no money iu
straight goods. When ofhcials and
citizens combine as they do in Mon
roe, then prohibition really prohibits,
and the turwn stands for real good.
In the closing exercises of Trinity
College, Dr. Kilgo announced that he
had decided to make his permanent
home in Durham.
See Tbe Times for Job Printing.
In the Eighth District "
Mild interest was aroused recently
in the eighth district by a statement
that one of the democratic candidates
for the congressional nomination vot
ed for Cowles, the republican incum
bent, two years ago, and the States
vile Landmark says there is a report
that one of them voted for E. Spencer
Hluekbuni. Now there are just four
men out for the democratic (nomina
II ion: Murphy, of Salisbury, Gwalt
ney, of Alexander, Doughton, of Al
leghaney, and Caldwell, of Iredell.
Which one of these voted for Cowles
two years ago, and which one or was
it the same onet voted for Blaek-
tiiirn hef'iii-p ihnlf A Hpmne.rat who
' will si-ratch his ticket in a district
like the eighth will hardly fare well
at the hands of the stalwart demo
crats of the district.
Wild Men Can Come in Now.
The Department of Commerce and
Labor Thursday came to the aid of
the wild men from Borneo whom the
immigration authorities at New York
concluded bad better not remain here
because of the danger of their becom
ing public charges. The men will be
allowed to remain here for a period
of six months, then they will be re
quired to return to their native coun
try. Meantime the showmen who have
brought them here will be ueld in $10,-
000 bond as a guarantee that the sav
ages will not be a charga on the pub
lic. The ruling announced is in line
with that adopted by the department
in permitting the entry of the prohibit
ed classes under certain conditions
for show purposes.
Greensboro Record : This is the day
when the second great run of the Na
tional highway crowd did not pass
by Greensboro, for which accept our
thanks. Our roads were not built to
be torn np by these heavy machines.
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