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- l.. V 4 VOL. XXL Price 40 Cent a ocsth. CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1910. 'SIn Copy S Cent. No. 5 .4 . -. . A. . I - 0 GILLESPIE COMPANY WINS SUIT Circuit Court of Appeal Affirm Judg- ' meat in Faror of Gillespie Company Reorganization and Development of Old Whitney Company Will Fol low." .. . - - A decision of far-reaching effect to North Carolina, and especially the Piedmont section, waj handed down by the Circuit court of Appeals, 'it ting in Richmond Wednesday, when that eourt confirmed the judgment of Judge Jeter C Pritchard in awarding a verdict f avorahlo to the T. A. Gil lespie Contracting company in - the sum of $300,000. The plaintiff in the ease was the Bankers' Trust company, of New York City, trustee of the de- funct Whitney Power Company. . "The news-of the -decision was re-, , ceived in Greenshoro in a private mes--sage to Judge W. P. Bynum, and " among those who learned of the result of the case there was genuine rejoio 'V ""ing, for it has been generally known that when this" case was settled the ' - work of reorganizing and developing the mammoth work : begen by - the v; Whitney company would again be in- - . augurated,-especially if this verdict X were favorable to ,. the . contracting " company. It is needless to go into details About the enterprise, or what . its officials propose ;to do. These things are well known by residents of Piedmont Carolina, and with one accord they iwiU hail with joy the " first announcement to the effect that the work of developing the power of the Yadkin has been renewed, The case decided by the eourt Wed nesday grew out of the bankruptcy , ' j., proceedings aeainst the Whitney ram- er ;. company,- and was V docketed "Bankers Trust Company, of New York City, asrainst the T. A Gilles- '- " pie Contracting Company, of New r -. ' Jersey. ' t The v Gillespie company, which is one of the largest of its kind in the world, built the great; dam " aoross the Yadktir- for the Whitney , company, and the suit was for the purpose of enforcing a lien in favor of the Gillespie company for a bal ance of . $300,000,' alleged to b due - : for work done and material furnished in constructing the dam. The Bankers' Trust company,' trus tee, under a deed or trust , executea - by the Whitney company, upon all of its properties, resisted fche enforce . , ment ot tne uen- ,,. -The special master in tne case. H. Price, of Salisbury, after taking - . evidence in the points involved and hearing argument of counsel from New York, Pittsburg and elsewhere, ruled in favor of allowing the Gillespie torn N 1 pany debt and lien and so reported to the court. r To this ruling exceptions were filed ;by the attorneys for the trust company ' : '"'and the Whitney receivers, but after A hearing same Judge - Pritchard " con--- " firmed the findings of the special mas ter. ' Thereupon an appeal was taken to Ithe Circuit Court of Appeals and Wed nesday that eourt upheld the former rulings deciding in favor of the Gil lespie company lien, - The case has been hard fought, bril - liant counsel from i the north and south opposing in the long drawn out battle, which H each instance was a victory for the southern legal repre sentatives' of the Gillespie company, Messrs. Walter Murphy and L. IL Cle- ment, of Salisbury; ex-Judge W. r. Bynum, of Greensboro, and Messrs, ;' Reed, Smith, -Shaw and BeaL The exact ngures,in the judgment were for $345,000. The argument of Judge By : num before the Circuit Court is said l to have been commepited npon by members as one of the ; ablest; legal presentations ever made before that - distinguished and learned body. ' Those who are in a nonition to know declared that the matter of reorgan king the. Whitney, company had been : pending upon the outcome of this suit, and now that It In settled they believe the work of reorganizing and development will be put through at once, - ' In Honor of Miss Eoger. - ' In honor of Miss Pearl Boger, of Concord, who Has been visiting , at ' Pine Bluff, Ark., a"eotillion was given. - We copy the following account of it Irom a .Fine ttluff paper; ""Miss Rosalie Philpot was hostess to a large number of friends last evening when she entertained with cotillion at. Forest Park, in honor of her guest, Miss Pearl Boger, of Con cord, N.. C.,' and her brother, Eugene rniipot, recently home from the State University.? The affair was one of the ' most elaborate given in the city for : some months and was largely attend ed. The guests included many" young collegians and school children. The decorations in the pavilion at the park were in keeping with elaborate ness of other details. A countless number of school pennants were used in making, a canopy over the dancers. In one corner a table held punch and , sandwiches, " which were . served through i the eveningly little Misses Helen Philpot and Cornelia Walker, Miss Philpot and Eugene Philpot led the German, to music furnished by the Pine Bluff Symphony Orchestra." STATE DEI0C2ATI0 n ,: CONVENTION' CONTENTS. Chairman EUar Calls Convention To gether Senator Orerman Eecelves Oration Mr. J. P. Cook Ctair maa of Cabarrua D election. . . Special to Tribune. . - ; 1 Charlotte, N. C, July 14, 1:45 p. m. The eonvention was ealled to order by Chairman Eller and the assembly was led in prayer by Rev. Dr. Hutton. Mr. Eller in a fine speech introduced Senator Lee 8. Overman, of Salisbury, who received a great ovation. The Senator then made a speech to the eonvention the like of which he is only capable of making.- The tem porary organization was then complet ed and the eonvention adjourned a.t 1:30 o'clock. When.it reassembles nomination of candidates will be made. Judge Allen '.friends claim that he will receive sevety-five majority over Manning when the Vote is taken. Mr. J. P. Cook was elected chairman of the Cabarrua delegation. : : Dr. Harris Figures it Out Satisfac- torfly. Charlotte Chronicle. Says The Concord Tribune "Not- witshanding the fact that practically all the mills in the South that are not closed down are running on short time, it is announced that a $400,000 mill will be erected at Chesnee, S. C Will Dr. Harris, of the Charlotte Chronicle, please figure this out ; for nst" Easy. ' When good times for the cotton mills return they iwill come in a rush and there will not be any too many mills to take care of the business. The depression in the mill business is but temporary. The shut down and the short-time policy is merely one to hasten the return of cotton mill prosperity. : It works ' a temporary hardship, but in the end, the wisdom of it will be seen and felt The cotton mill is, and will continue to. be, the South 'a greatest asset. ; As early as last January, as good an au thority and as keen an observer as Colonel Wm. E. Holt, told ; The Chronicle that there was "a very dull summer ahead, but ihatun the fall things would begin to improve." We nave never known Colonel Holt .to miss it. A - i'-'A Manuals for Teachers' Institute Work VVV- V Issued. v; V'VV V - A manual for teachers1 institutes is just issued from the state depart men of education for use in the teach ers' institutes now under way and to be held in every section of the state during the summer ; andfalL . There are 68 counties in which these insti tutes will be held this summer, the law requiring that counties must hold the institutes 'at least once in two years., There are engaged in this in stitute work about 60 of the best ed ucators of the state and practically every public school teacher- in the state will attend one or another of these 'institutes State Superinten dent Joyner declares that the purpose or the manual: is to "secure deflnite ness, uniformity and continuity in the work of county institutes and sum mer schools' and to make this work more effective by professional - im provement and professional promo- tl11 ' ' 'T.flA MffA 4-1... .wt.wi.lnn is declared to be the famous declara tion of the late Dr. Charles D. Mc Iver, I'The teacher is the seed corn of civilization and none but the best is good enough to use." Money to Prosecute Vestal and May- The friends and fellow citizens of W. A. Thomasson, father of Bessie Thomasson, who died from the effects of an' illegal operation performed by Dr. W. L. Vestal, at High Point, with Levy Maynard as author of the girl's rum and accessory to the crime of Vestal, have contributed $70 toward a fund for the prosecution of the two men. ' . , . . There are no new developments in tne case. r ;lhe physician and his wife are ' still confined in Guilford jaiL .There will be no preliminary hear ing ana court does not convene un til August. Nothing has been heard from Majrnard. The Owen girl will recover. The man in this case.-: a Southern railway engineer who , has a, family,. has not figured in the ac counts of the affair, and while his name is known, it has not been dis closed, i . - . , The Misses Goodson to Entertain. - A number of invitations reading as follows were . issued in the city yes terday: . . . , : The Misses Goodson - ? - . At Home .Friday evening, July fifteenth. : Nineteen hundred and ten j Misses Grillm, Withers and Fetzer Mr. and Mrs. D.'W. Corzine went to Greensboro this morning to spend a week visiting relatives. PERSONAL MENTION. v Some oT the People Here and Else where Who Come and Go - Mr. Sidney Lowe is spending the day in Charlotte. . .... Mr. K. L. Craven spent yesterday in btatesvtue. - - Mr. W. L. Bobbins is spending the day in Charlotte. -, Miss Jennie Smith is spending the day in Charlotte. , ;" , ;r Mr. Jno. A." Sims, of Salisbury, is a Concord visitor today. . -. v Mr. Harry -Overman, of Salisbury, is a Concord visitor today. Mr. C. H. Williamson, of Charlette, is spending the day in the city. Mr. S. A. Smith, of Winston-Salon;, was a Concord visitor l&st night. " Mrs. G. J. Gonger, of No. 3 town ship is at Davis Springs, Uiddenite. Mr. Lawrence Hutchinson, of Nor folk, is visiting at the home of Mr, Frank uoodson. r Misses Esther and Cordie Parker, of Albemarle, are visiting their sister, Mrs. T. D. Maness. Mr. Walter Ritchie is confined to1hS a!nount ven to, m!ssi?D8- his home on South Union street on account of illness, Miss Susie Love, of Gastonia, will arrive tnis afternoon to visit Miss Myrtle Pemberton, Mr. and Mrs. Cullen HowertonTwho have been visiting in the city left yes-! terdav for Charlotte, Mrs. E. Borden, of Wilmington, ar- . 1 . , . . . . riea inis morning to visit ner aaugn ter, Mrs. J. A. Cannot. Mr. W. G. Means has returned from Albemarle, where he has been attend ing Stanly county court. Mr. J. S. Harris and niece.' Miss Lula J. Harris, left this morning for Mebane to visit relatives. Mrs. W. H. Blume and daughter, Miss Vernie, left yesterday afternoon for bpencer to- visit relatives. Misses Margurite. Brown, Myrtl Pemberton and Margaret Lentz ar spending tne day m Greensboro, Mrs. Trice, of Lexington,' who has been visiting-her father Mr." W. M.i Propst, returned home this morning. Miss Cassia end Atha Watson left this morning for Ellebee " Springs, where they will spend several weeks. Misses Ollie Cook and Ollie Castor, of No. 4 township, have returned from a week's stay at Misenheimer Springs. ,r Mesdames C. L. Smith, Ed. Moss, L. T. Hartsell, J. L. Erwin and M. L. Brown are spending the day in Grens boro. Miss Lucia Parks Stevens and Miss Geneva Parks are spending the day in High Point with their sister, Mrs. Ed. Freeze; ; ' ' y. Mr. and Mrs, Hal Jarrett, who have been visiting relatives in the city, returned yesterday to their home in Lexington. : - Miss Rhetta Culp, who has been visiting Mrs. T. J. White for several weeks, will return to her home in Rock Hill Saturday. j. Mr. J. F. Dayvault left this morn ing for Rowan county to join his family who have been visiting there for several days. ' Mrs. W. G. Newell, who has been visiting her boh, Rev. W. A.' Newell, in Tryonj for several weeks, will re return home today. ' ' " Rev. J. Walter SinipBon left this morning for Rock Hill, S. C, being summoned there by the serious illness of his father, Dr. L S. Simpson. v Salisbury Post 13th: Miss Nannie Linker, of Concord, who ; has been visiting friends in the city, returned home this morning. Misses Mary and Daisy Belle Phillips accompanied her home. ' ' Mr. James R. Young, of ' Raleigh, State Insurance Commissioner, spent yesterday in the city on official busi ness. While here Mr. -Young was the guest of his old schoolmate, Mr. W. G. Means. - With Which haa earnings ' ization in . ' . " ; ;: Every modern banking facility extended. - : ' Your Checking Account invited. ' ' - ' ' , r Capital, Surplus and Profits .$150.000. 00 Ino Cabarrus PUELIO MISSIONARY SERVICE. Iteresting Exerdses Held at Lutheru Chapel July 10th Large Audiences and a Large Amount Raised for Missions.' ; ' The W. H. & Fi M. Society and the Children's Missionary Society of Lutheran chapel congregation held their anual public exercises on the seeond Sunday in July. The women were fortunate in securing the ser vices of the Rev. L. B. Spraeher, pas tor of Union E. L. church. He preach ed at 11 o'clock a most interesting arid instructive sermon, based on Matt.! 9 :37-38. Though the weather was ex ceedingly hot a packed house even to standing gave their undivided atten tion. The gathering of the morning for missions amounted to $34.8L The amount will be slightly increased, be cause on account of iekues-j some of the members could n be present. The women 's offering for the year is $35.33. This is not quite as ninch as they raised last year for missions. But the difference is accounted for in that they placed.a new carpet in the eh irch and helped to bear the erense of raising the pulpit nUI'irra to the amount of nearly $75.00 in adiition to In the afternoon, beginning at two o clock the children and young peo ple of the Children's Missionary So ciety rendered, mostinterestinly, an instructive service entitled "The Children's Day Choplets" in the pres ence of a full house. Many were the words of praise from those who heard. The music was of a high order, most appropriate and well rendered. : The children's offering for the af ternoon was $38.12. r or the year $59.41, which is a little more than they raised last year. Last fall mite boxes were given to the children and a prize offered to the one who raised the most money. Master Hoke Itick ari won the prize having $3.05 in his box. The prize was a copy of Dr. Gerberding's "Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church." A picture of the Rev. A. J. Stirewalt, the chil dren's missionary in Japan was given to all who had one dollar or more in their box. Fifteen of the children Von a picture. Thus ended a service that wUl long be remembered. B. i Tostoffice Contractor Here. Mr.' Joseph Seay, of Petersburg, Va., the successful bidder on the erec tion of the government building for Concord, arrived in the city yesterday and spent the day making preliminary arrangements for work to begin on the building. Mr. Seay is spending today in Charlotte in conference with a number of contractors in that city. He will return to the city tonight and it is expected that his plans will be so far perfected as to make definite an nouncement as to a number of the different supply firms throughout the country, who will aid him in complet ing the work. Has Shod 29,251 Animals. The Lexington Dispatch says that Mr. Chas. L. Leonard has been in the blacksmith business for 18 years, and during that time he has put on 113, 028. horse (and mule), shoes; having shod 29,251 animals, or to be exact, 29,251 1-4. ; For several years at first he did not keep a record, and has done more than these figures show; but during the 18 years he has kept rec ord he accomplished the above. Dr. Pharr and Mr. D. A. EMtz are spending the day in Greensboro. Master Brevard Harris," of Eaton ton,' Ga., is' visiting at the home of Mrs. W. C. Boyd. - - Miss Ashlyn Lowe will return to morrow, from Lenoir, where she has been ''. visiting friends for the past fortnight. Mesdames V. L. Norman, J. C. Wil lef ord and Miss Maude Brown" and Charlie Cook, left this morning for Misenheimer Springs. - c Miss Annie McKinley, of Augusta, Ga., who has been visiting Miss Beu lah Query, will leave tomorrow for Harrisburg where she will visit rela tives before returning to her home. - It is better to be a moral tightwad than to squander a good reputation. This Bank made marked gains .- in its and resources since its organ 1 879- indicating its.v increased : ability to handle your account with Safety, Savings Bank. PELLAGRA CERONIO DISEASE. Durham Physidaa Says Pellagra Will - Return Yearly. The pellagra situation," which is causing so much to be written about it has developed the unknown - fact, brought . oat recently, that a num ber of cases have been treated, ap parently cured and discharged for the present, says a Durham physician. ,. No less than half a dozen of these have been found by local doctors, who make recommendation, however, to those sending out the reports, that they do not claim complete and per manent cures. ' One of these speaking said that while there had been some excellent evidence that pellagra is be ing a little better controlled, his opin ion is that pellagra is a chronie dis-1 ease and that there is no promise that the complaint will not return next year as it has done several years past. ' - The situation has been very alarm ing in Durham. A great increase over last year's trobule put the doctors to experimenting and they have found that the disease yields to treatment, though they admit that they have learned little of it. The six deaths in one week were enough to make them blue, but the majority of these cases bad long been past help. It is said that one may find many cases in which the patient is treated, gets apparently well and never knows what has been the matter with him. In these visitations, the whites have been most afflicted this year. The doc tors do not tell the average patient that he has it because that is the sig nal for a liedown. The mental effect is considered worse than the physical borne of the experiments tried are diet, injection of salt water in the blood and denial of corn bread, which is believed to be harmful in that it tends to aggravate one phase of the disease at its worst. The local phy sicians incling strongly to the view that pellagra is a blood disease and that it must be cured that way. There has, however, been no great progress iu finding the particular germ that does the work. ' - Miss Laura Ridenhour, who has been visiting friends in Lexington for sev eral days, will return home tomorrow. Shoes 0 Days like these will make yon want Cool Shoes. We have them in all styles and leathers at prices to suit everybody Light Patent . Kid, Chocolate Kid and : Soft Vici, Low Cut Ties, and One and Two Strap Pumps, from $1.25 to $4.00, for ladies. White Canvas Ankle Pnmps, cool and com fortable, $1.75. . ; Lot of odd sizes in Men's and Ladies' Oxfords and .Ties, worth $3.00 and. $3.50, closing out ,. price $1.98. ' Prices cut on all Children's Oxfords and Pumps. All sizes and prices to suit you.v Champion Canvas Pumps, rubber soles, white, brown and black, best quality, 93c Barefoot Sandals from 50c to $1.25, according size. Call nd see. . , HI IK CdO, TO THE VOTERS OP CABARRUS . ' , COUNTY.. - . - " As chairman of the Democratic party 1 feel it my duty to call your attention to a few facta. - . ; . There has never been a time within my knowledge when the entire party or the county was as solid as at this time. We have no family quarrels in our own party and the only desire on the part of any voter, is to elect the Democratic ticket at the coming elec tion. The ticket which our convention put out on July 2, meets with uni versal approval. There will be loss scratching this year than was ever known, because all interests are rep resented on the ticket. The interest of the farmer is well represented, so is the interest of the manufacturer and the operatives. No interest has been neglected and if you will examine the ticket yon will find that every section of the county has been given its due representation. V 1 Another peculiarity about the tieket is, that about one-half of the men nominated were not even applicants for office, thereby showing to you" the nominations Sought the men, and not the men the nominations. As an evi dence of the interest which the Demo crats are taking in the coming elec tion, it is only necessary to call your attention to the fact that in No. 2 township, in the election of 1008, Bry an only received 78 votes, while the other day at the primaries, there were 50 present. It does not make any dif ference who the republicans nominate at their convention, every one knows that they cannot nominate any better ticket than the one nominated by our convention. With the universal good feeling which prevails in our ranks, I do not hesitate to go on record and predict that the returns at the elec tion will show a substantial Demo cratic majority. JNO. L. MILLER, Chmn. Dem. Ex Com. A great improvement is being madee on the campus of Greensboro Female College. The ground on the north side is being graded and sloped off to wards West Market street ; trees that obstruct the view are being dug up and when the whole is completed and lined with grass and shrubbery, it will I show a marke dimprovement. t