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VOL. XX. Price 40 Cents a month. CONCORD, N. C, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1910. Single Cn- ' u. No. 132iS DEATH OF PROF. J. D. LENTZ. Well Known Educator Passed Away Here Sunday Morning. Mr. .lav l. fanlz, whose illnei lu bfrii n.ite.l in this paper for si-v vrjl tla naM. ilit'il Siimliiv inurnin ut tit-Ti o'elork at hi-. Ii on Cliurrli i-aiert V lii It' it lnnl lieen known several ilavs lliat Mr. Li'iitz roiilil ui'vivi. :m, I thai his .Iralli wax iiiie-stinti of Iioiii-n si ill I lit annoiini turn! was a irreal shuck In I In1 I .t tin' eitv. aiiinin: wlhun lit' had li i'., I- iliiriffii v-eai-s. anil anionir vv li lie hail Immii a l'avt.ir fur so much gootl. Mr I .phiz was lakrii sick Ihr .leeks :if.'ii nit ti symptoms of lyphoiil i-iui- Knr t.i nerks there was nu serious apprehensions as In his eon- J II ion. On MiinilH.v ins ' ,.h..ni 1(1 ..Vloek he was seized w a convulsion, and his death al any itintiiiit lifter that nine woiiUI mil have lieeii a surprise. Meningitis veloiieii. aiul lliis was the cause tle- r his death. Mr. Iutz was 10 years of age las Ji,,iri ha, I lieen li ins: in l'u eord since 1H97. His lirst work here was as assistant I"1 I'rof. llollun Tluni.ns.in in the I'tini-nnl H s, I wliicli iNisitinn h fia tin- three and a half years, succeeding tlr TI,.. inns.. 11 11 iiriitcitial ol Hie ...I..-. I This nluie he held fi.r two ami a haH' years more, when he was ..l,..u i.r.n.-lt ill I .1 f the LTa.le.l scIkhi! llu l.ul.l this ixisltioii for live years when he was electcl sujti iiili'iiileiil ol I.- ah,mli which w as I wo vears Ui. Mr. lituitz was married in 1SIIH lo Miss Mary Montgomery, third duus;h ter of JtidVe and '.Mrs. V. .1. Moiitgom .rv li survives li i 111 with four ehil dren. the oldest lieinir nine years and til youngest nine months ohl. in was a son of Mr. U. t'. I.entz, o Mooresville, who still lives. Mr LeiUZ also has two brothers, Mr. V M. Leiltz, ot MiMiresville. and Uev Htlui-i lentil- of Texas. Mr. Lenlz was a grailnale of the State University, and was a man o a.Io.'hi ion uii.l attainments. H1 i. ....I in the front rank of educators in the Stale, and was recognized a: ,.f tin, liest irradetl school super i.ttul.il Atll S ill Im whole Slate. He 1.., -.I i.w work, and took srreal inter est 111 it, and this interest told in the n.o.l work aeeomnlislied. The schools i.u.u in overv deiiurt inelit have ill creased ill usefulness under his admin istration, and it will be difficult to - cure a superintendent who can thor oughly till the place made vacant by M I .Mi,t7 was a faithful lueinlier ol the First I'reshylerian church. Iiavins: heen siiueriiilendenl ot I he nuiitiuy a..l..u.l .if 1 hat church for several months, succeed iui? Mr. H re van I K H .,rw ll was not onlv a loy al ..,,.,-.!, iiieuihcr. hill :iu earne-t and sincere Christian. In his I leand life he exeilllililied the lillllcl ..I- ..( 1 he relisfioii he 111 ofese,l. and when the Master culled he was ready to answer the summons, lie will be greatly missed here. ii"l only on ac count of his school and church work, hut .01 u t of the interest he al ways look in public mallets alVeetini 1, J iniruu ,,l' his eilv an. I State He was a man of line physique and aipi.ntf eon! iiution. and his death in the very prime of life is a irrcat loss to the community as well as to m In addition to tiie large number of beaut iiul flowers sent by individual r.;a.,.ia ..TI fver the eitv. there were ll.ri,,.i ... -.-, sent a number of very handsome floral .U;i.a silent and heautltul tokens ot 1Kb ureal esteem an regard in which Mr I-iitz was held. Anion!; these il.u r..ll..wiiHr' The re-illation Elks design, by the Con d Klks, com posed of an Elk's head with wreath aud clock; a broken column, by the .led school board: a star, by the (traded school teachers; n wreath, by U Phrlallin Hei.l Ho.lk t 1 II l 1 S flir VIM, .,.. ...,. , wreath, by the boys of the prailuating class of ihu; aim a cresceni uy ms as sociate Ind devoted trieihi. rroi. A. S. Webb. Among those out of the city who will be present at the funeral are: Mr. R. C. Lent, Mr. David (Veswell and Miss Maude Lent, of Moores- Mr Herman Dowd. Dr. J. . Montgomery and Mrs. T. J. (Tut lis, of Charlotte. KThe funeral service will be conduct ed' from the First Presbyterian church this afternoon at 5:.t0 o'clock, con ducted by the pastor. Rev. Dr. J. M. Grier, assisted by Rev. Plalo Durham. The interment will be made at Oak wood cemetery. ; Died in Oklahoma. News has been received here of the death of Mr. W. C. Barringer, which occurred at hia home in Omega, Qk lhoBa, June His death was ea us ed by dropsy. Mr. Barrinjrer was in his aixly-niirth year. He was born in this county and went west a num ber of years ago.. Two daughtera sur vive 'him, hia wife having died last December. He made hia home with on of his daughters, Mrs. Esther Cbrisman, of Omega. , Im To TlaaM for Job Prlutint ' SATS VOTERS ARE WAKINO. Oifford Pinchot'a Speech Kings with Alarm to the Country. Ililloril I'iiH'hut made his first for mal speech since he met Theodore K,ioeveli in Italy at a dinner at St. I'aul Saturday night. It was before i lie Roosevelt I'lub. All those who Heard it characterized it as "hot stun. Mr. I'inclmi openlv accused the Con srress of the I'nited States as beiug the tool ul siecial interests. He said that "as a whole," the Senators and Rep resentatives "no longer represent the voters." lie said various clauses of i he new tariff prove this. Ue de clared thai the people are awake, and thai Inisses will have to go. Mr. l'inrhot also said I hat our lit 1 11 - I resources in Alaska are still in irreat danger. He made only one reference to conservation, and that ias al the beginning of the speech when he said it had captured the na lion. He made no mention of Col Roosevelt; neither was there anv di reel reference to him. Kallinger was ignored entirely. Among other things Mr. Pinchot said: "The alliance between business and polities is I he most dangerous thing in our political life. The special in lerest s must get out of politics or the American people will put them out ot hnsiness. 'Hera use the special interests are in jHilities, we, as a nation, have lost eoiiliilcnce in Congress. This is a se rious statement to make, but it is true The people of the United States be lieve i hat ns a whole the senate and I he House no longer represent the loiers try whom they ar controlled. They believe so because they have so of I en seen Congress reject what the people desire, and do instead what the interests demand. "Anil of this there could be no bet ler illustration than the tariff. The tariff under the policy of protection was originally a means to raise the rales of wages. It has been made a i,,,, I to increase the cost of living." Bold Robben at Spencer. Knur business houses in Spencer were entered last nigul bv unknown robbers who perpetrated the molt Muli-handed robbery in the historj of 1 1 is place, says the Spencer corres- I ii uli iit ot today s Charlotte Observ er. Securing a rtnniher of tools in i Indium brace, bits, chisels, nail-pull er ami pinch bars from the black smith shop of Mr. tleorge Malone near I he Spencer depot, an attack 'was lit i i lade on the store of C. H. Morri son, entrance being effected by break iiil- open a hack window. The robbers eiawletl in over a stack of case good and pilfered I he premises, securing a i.uauiiiv of canned goods and other .in ii Irs Tin r.c : place visited was the gen eral store of V. I. Young, where la rue holes w ere cut through a rear I,, 'i - I'n lent 1 1 allow a man to place an ir:r through ami remove the door bar. The slock of goods was turned I v lurvy and tin cash drawers ', demolished and I lie contents of ilie di-aueis strewn over the floor. A jew.'bv t-.ise was hursted open and ab nit iwo di zen rings taken. Out- -i l; i lie rear door enntitv of wear- iir.; apparel was fr.iiiil packed in i ,cs and left hi hind The Spencer Cloibing & Shoe Co.'s, establishment wa-t sMered by prizing ill the i;ou liara "mm a rear door, flu alass was carefully rccoved and let': w it I. out br .irn '' i. At this idae.' the lods were Vft scattered .ir Miu, I the ":oor. It wn found that I'.e v.uk of clothing had been scat i ! I over the house, it being appar- ui that dozens of sits bad been ri I ul and many skei.. Handker- l i, H, neckties, socks, swes, hats and ,uh'r ar"iclc5 were foutd scattered in diri'Ct onex and it is impossible for the proprietors to si.) how much Mods weej slclcn. A part of the hinges were removed from tbe iron safe in the office of the company, but no effort seems to have been made to blow it open. About midnight an attempt was made on the bakery of T. L. Swink, who saw two big negroes at a front window. They fled at once when it was learned they had been detected They traveled in a two-horse wagon and were accompanied by two men on horseback. Fir Damafaa Barn. Charlotte Observer, 13th. Spontaneous combustion was the a use of a Are about 9 o'clock last night in the barn of Mrs. Agnes L. Robinson, 902 West Trade street. It is supposed the rain leaked through on some green bay setting in motion a chemical process wnieb resulted in its ignition. The ore department re sponded and extinguished tbe fire be fore much damage was done. A horse was in the stable but was gotten out. The extent of the damage will not ex ceed $15. : ' - Miss Jennette Lenta left this morn ing foe, Mt. Holly to attend the Hin-son-LenU marriage. , ' " - fc LIFE OF REV. BRANTLEY YORK, D. D. To Be Published Soon by the Trinity College Historial Society, Kev. ft. A. York, of l.inculiilon. who was here a few days last week, showed us while here the ordination certiti cules of his father, Kev. Brantley I York, I). !., as deacon and cldor in tlie ministry, i lie lirst was given reu ruury 4, ISCI8, and was signed by Bishop A. Morris, of thu "M. Church in ihe I'nited States of Amer ica." The second was signed by Bishop Win. Capers, of the " Metho dist Episcopal Church, South," beiug dated November 2(1, J 848, after tl church was divided, which took place in 1844. Both certificates are printed on rawhide, and are well preserved, beiug practically indestructible. The conference in 1S;(8 was held at Ureensboro, and that of 1848 al Dan ville. Rev. Brantley York is well remem bered as one of Ihe great educators of his time. He was president of York Institute in Alexander county ,and was iHe author of York's Uramuiuiv For many years before his death he was totally blind, ills widower died only a few months ago at the age of 91 years. A life of Dr. York will foun be published by the Trinity College His torical Society. It is expected that it will be ready for sale in about three weeks. It will contain over liUU pases, and will be sold al . 1.0(1 a copy. Death of Mrs. Sarah B. Lipe. Mrs. Sarah Blaekweliler Lipe, whose serious illness was reported in Satur day's Tribune, died Sunday morning al J o'clock. She was found lying un conscious in her garden Sal unlay morning about noon, having been stricken with paralysis while the mem bers of her family were all away from htiine. She never rallied from Ihe altaek. Mrs. Lipe was the widow of Mr. Daniel M. Lipe, who died several years ago, and was the daughter of the lute Mr. Burton Blackwehler, of No. 'I township. She was born May 2, I8"i4. and was. therefore, bi yeai-s and 17 days of age. She was married on March LI, 1873, anil was the mother of eight children, six of wdhitn are liv ing, uauielv : Mrs. L, A. Fisher, of Rowan; Mrs. J. L. I'. Barringer, of No. ! town ship; Mrs. (i. K. Blackwehler, of Ml. Pleasant, Mr. T. M. Lipe, Misses Myr tle ami I. nla Liie. Airs. I.ie was a member of Cold Water Lutheran church, and has been a blessiiu; lo the community in which she lived. The funeral service was eoiidueteil tliu nioniiii,,' by Rev. T. Smith and the interment was m;i,Ie at Cold Winer Lutheran remeterv. Well Known Barber Leaves City for Parts Unknown. Mr. Smilli Scott, proprietor of l,ie Star barber shop, has departed for parts unknown, lie and several others were caught by Ihe pohee shooliug dice at Brown's stable last night and cited to appear in the Recorder's court for trial this morning. When the time tor trial came Scott was not present and his whereabouts are not known. Before leaving he went to his barber shop and gathered up all razors and other barber supplies. The simp is close,) today and it isn t known as to what disposition he will make of it, but from what could be learned it is not very probable that he will return lo Concord and resume the business. Scott has been conducting a shop of his own tor the past year and has eu joved a large patronage ami his action came as ipiite a surprise to his friends here. State Normal College. We desire to call attention to Ihe advertisement of the Stale Normal and Industrial College which appears in this issue. Every vear shows a steady growth in this institution de voted to the higher education of Ihe women of North Carolina. The College last vear had a tolal enrollment of 993 students. Ninety of the ninety-eight counties of the State bad representatives in the student body. Nine-tenths of nil the grad uates of this institution have taught or are now teaching in the schools of North Carolina. The dormitories are furnished by the State and board is provided at ac tual cost. Two hundred appointments to the dormitories, apportioned among Ihe several counties according to school population, will be awarded to applicants about the middle of duly. Students who wish to attend this in stitution nex year should make appli es ion as early as possible, as Ihe ca pacity of the dormitories is limited. Misses Pearl Zeigler and Rosa Hil- debrand, of St. Matthews. S. ('., are visiting at Hie home of Mr. J. L. Bo- 8r. H I. Parka A Co sell everything in notions, and their stock was never mora comrdete than now. See their new ad in this paper. A TOR COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. Friends Will Raise the Amount Nec essary to Continue it Next Session. I'lien.U of Mouiil Pleasant Culle jiaie 1 1 1 1 ii tit'- are ii.al.nii; eai not el-!r:- to r,ii-e soiiii .,t- t ii ini it hi ion. Tin- S ii,l appropriated . I.IMM1 for the s, - I IIMill- Ml, b it account of the pr,,H,.sc,l iiiitl'iii or removal of ihe t :i i : i ti ; i i,,, withheld the ap- i ) i i .i t ion llil e;ir. Ie.iinir the in I't.i'MM i,, lie inn liv the Imanl of :riMi- without Hie aid of Synod. Tile I I n-l propose ,, ,-,,ut itille the M-i I .iii.i are raising the .(i(lll ad- , 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 : i ! l,, iiii'ci ihe nifi'-ary c-ii-i;m-- ,,f ,-oiiduet inir ihe Institute the i'iniiiii'' year. 1imi ,,f w -tHi has been donated by tin- iilie;is ,,' Mmiul I'lea-uiH, leaing a balance of 2110 nccrssarv lo make up I lie reipiired niii, hi 1 1 1 . I'Yieinls of the selioul are making an earnest effort to get the citizen- ,,1' t'nneol',1 s'llisrribe llii.s amount. This i- one of ihe lie-l -,!:.. Is ,,f it kind ill Ihe Stale a;;, I inl- I II of iii",,!,l lienetit ,, tin- .,,nii! and -ee- ti.Ml, and Ihe i-iti.ell- of I olleord can ill afford not to come lo it- aid dur 1 1 1 t :i is t i i-i -. News from Forest Hill. Kei. Mi. Miiehiner. ,,l Sia!e-ille, ,issi-te, by the regular pa-lor, Mr. Helm-, i- l olidilcl lim' a series of meet in-- at Ihe M.-liill Street liapaisl ,-h;ir A ureal uork i- beiuc; done .In.l liiili-ll llli,'le-l -hoim lit the eolll muiiilV. The ineelino- lill c,,-e Weil- ie-,l.i night of this week. Mr-. I'. .1. I'n ii-. of li',ickiir.;liain, N. i '., ,i i ri ve,l in I lie c i I Sunday after noon and nil! .-pen, I .-everal ,l.is with Mr. ('. II. W.itkiu-. ,ei North Church slice:. Mi I ,,r,,i by I'ivni. of I 'harlot le, I- -pending -eel;ll day- ill I lie city nil,: her friend. Mi Lena Hail Kislier. Mr. .la-. Wii-in !.-a.- I. "lay for lc.,ensv l!le. N. ('.. to -pen, -ever:! t la vs i-l 1 i n rela I i i e-. Mr. and Mr-. .1. I'. Whiiley r, -tut- 1 home Sunday a ft ern-m.u t r-ini a sli.oi isil o relalives at Kaimapoli-. Mr. .Inn. Mean- will Ioiii.htom re turn to Norfolk and board I in I . S. S. Soiitn Carolina. .I.eiu reports for hiin-i ll as ltaiti..r !:a,l a line lime on ii- i-i' I,. inn. Improvements at Concord Fnrniture Company. The h.ih.l-ouie new front of the -tor, r,,, mi ot i'.e r,.iie.,r. fiiriiil lire s..iv has been i oinpleled and Mana ger I law- : .i- made ui.iny iniprove-aien:- on t::- r,,-r,,,r ol t:,e -lore, ill io-epnii: .lith tiie new front, 'flic ini-,l-.ie:nei!l- lulclv added by these well know li t'.l r ! : II ile ,le.ll,T- gives I hem one ,i !' ! he tuo-t at I rai t i e i .lares of hii-ines- to Ii,' loii'id in lite cily. The siorerooiu i- -, cii y -ti e leet long and the walls lm ., been re. -cully papered in, I the Moor.- l real, . I to :i new cat of tloor -tain while tiie ! a:-,s,iine mc of t'urnilur,' i- nio-t it t rac; iv el y display ed, making a i-oaiplet e change in the former appearance ,,l me -lore. The new glass for the 1Y..0I. which was re cently broken, has arrived and will be placed in I he w i",low today . Toes Burn Planter. Tied to a tree and prael ieallv ere maled alive by hi- euetnies was Ihe I'ate of .lame- IVikius, a wealthy planler. of Lake Charles, La.. Salur dav. I'erkins w.is f.-und in the pine thieket near his Imu e by a party of searchers, lie w:i- uiii-iinseioiis ami apparent Iv dead from-horrible burns that had -eared every inch of surface llcsh. He was remove, I home, and for an instant rexived. He refused to tell I lie names of the men who had hiirne,! liim. declaring he would live lo avenge his own ill Irealnienl. llo I ame. unconscious again, but just before lie died lie re vived and alleniplcl to tell the names f his persecutors. Death balked linn WITHOUT HUHIING, THE GROWTH Of YOUK tUSlfSS IS KN-OTTT PKOHIEM rtl, WITHOUT DOUBT 4 CH tCK I N, AC COUNT WILL MLf PICKING OUT THL UN; NtCkSSIKT tX ' PtNSLS er LOOKING Orm THt. STUBS OP 'YOUR CHECK BOOK WILL LH.IULt. YOU TO III ON WJSTL OPkN Ewtef 'rOUR.ilCCOUNXHUit. O KttP . CLOSti' TAB", 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits. CONCORD NATIONAL BASK Capital (100.000 Surplus $30.0?9 II1IMI Mr.Weddington Succee, Mr. .Itio. M. Craven mil leave to morrow for his new home in Birming ham. Ala., Mr. L. A. Weddington suc- ling Mr. Craven as manager of the ( raven Bros. Furniture Co., and beginning hi- work there Ibis morn ing. Mr. Weddington was associated with Mr ( raven in the management of Ihe store for several years but re signed his position there three years ago and since that lime lie has been traveling for the Yorke. Furniture Co. Mr. Weddington will leave in a lew weeks to make another trip for the Yorke Furniture Co. bill will re turn to Concord about August the 1st i.jOiIOmV Ready - to - Wear The last few days we have sold lots of WASH COAT SUITS MID DY BLOUSES, etc., at rpecial prices, but we still have a v;oovl selection for Monday. Most all sizes in Wash Coat Suits that sold from $3 50 to 6 oo. Mondav-.$2 05, .1 So, J 95 Bi; lot of high and low neck Shirtwaists, madras, longerie and linen that are $1 50 values, speci.il gHc $5 values in All Silk Black Taffeta Petticoats, special 48 New lot of All Wool Black Voile Skirts that you usually pay $7.50 for, special fur Mon day $5 50 Big Clean Up in Millinery Monday All Trimmed Hats and Shapes have been greatly reduced. A new hat will cost you very little now. Let us show you. New 25c and 50c Ladies9 Hose just in, H. L. PARKS & CO. If Purity, Accuracy and Promptness Appeal to you, then why nut always send your PRESCRIPTIONS l. u Quick Delivery Anywhere. THE PEOPLES DRUG CO. I Phone 333. J Is a jrood place to have number of accounts wanted. You are invited to open an account with this .. uen he will ,1 ot,- ii I .,' !.;- ,, his new w oi k. Rev. B. A. Yorke Meets With an Ac cident. Rev. It. A. Y.oke. o I. in,-,, lilt, in, W ho ha- been -pen. iili-. -cV , . ,a s III tin- illy a ill, M r. .I..h-. I .,w, ';. Weill to the depot tin- morning eieciiug lo leave on No. C. I,,- ,-n , moment I in- t rain -: at e,l m .- .i- .,-i i n- ji-,nui,i talking to a I'n, -ml a.i.l w hen in- .,. templed to bo:u, I i. nun ing I rain he Wlls I brown l I he ; jl. Whilo not receiving -erioii- i i , i . 1 1 i , - -. li,o . Vorke Was well bruised ,ip and nil I III train. He loft :i ,,. 1 1. i That a Bank Account is a good thing to have, and the Cabarrus Savins Bank it. Try it. An unlimited Bank. 3