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- ' 1 i - ' 1 - ' I ' i i 1 i V -.a VOL.-XXL Price 40 CenU a month. SIZE d MAJORITT - -, ONLY QTJESTIOlf. Eighth' District Certain to be E . deemed Doughton a' Etton Maiv ; ' Mr. Alvin Horton, writing to the Raleigh News - and Oberver irom Statcsviile,. where- fce attended the eighth distriot congressional conven ikn, wye of the situation in the duv trier- 1 ; :' - "la the 'quietude- following the eon greesional convention here yesterday, h. nwMzt nnMrrtive" Democrat is ha most conservative liemocra V talking enthusiastically of the ma- - jority 4hi fall. In R. A. Doughton, fanner, lawyer, tealous but not acri monious partisan, the party has nom- - inated a man -who will appeal to ev- - ery voter at hia tome aa well as on r the hustings, "and whoso record no - "Republican will dare assaU. V r T. -1 Two years ago Mr. Doughton repre. 'seated his district iu the State Sen ate and made a record for conserva- , tism arid far-sighted statesmanship. ' llis popularity is unbounded where- ever ihe a known, and in his county tie will recive, as Ihe did two years ago, - v the support of many Repubhana."His - speech in accepting the nomination t' was brief .but eudh as to prove him the master of Charley Cowies on the " fttiimo- While oratory is not, not ia '; claimed to bo Mr. Doughton 'a strong .1 "'; oiut: 'vet everv; Democrat who heard : - him will have no misgivings aa to ihe , results of a joint canvas, should mx. -.' srvwli Asrree to have one. .-" f : , He said he could not take the time '. to tell lis weary but patient friends '' the- issue, on which . he expects to wage his campaign, but he indicated these, if act he -para- mount one," would be the attempt of - Cowies to secure the passage of a bill ; providing for Federal interference in elections an antiquated, barbarous law which not even tihe i Northerner ' who is so partisan as not to blush at ' - the disgraceful Republican,., recon ; strucUon. era' vwoald -attempt fc de- fend. J-&?js&rXi ' ,v In 'Iredell ..Charley has managed - - to 'offend a majority of the Bepubli--vmi lpaders? Bomo f hem his close kin. His part in naming Henry Reynr " ' - olds collector of internal revenue to s - succeed George H, Brown; (his efforts tn KTtumhh "matters' '..by naming L. C. t Warner.' Brown Vison-m-law, to Jae- tA JF VTJC Lonaf as postmaster at . StatesvilW end. Wagner ?s refusal to ? ywnt the ? lnm-these' and many . other things mean trouble for Charley ' in Iredell. .. It is said that he has been beremncb "late, but, that no ; ' encouragement so .far has- been given - him. s ' - .-.In Rowan iwbere there were some troubles among Democrats two years y .ago, there are troubles, a nunareo 5 r fold neater.-among Republicans now, Mr. Cowies' efforts to have he pop- .? i j i ' nlar postmaster, Mr. Ramsay, , re ill r ' moved in order to pay a fancied po ihwI AeM to another. Have aronsea tbe resentment of 'a big majority of , the patrons of tbe offtce, both Demo-4raii-and Republicans. I am as- i anrvA ifliat Rowan will cast more than ifcn normnl Democratic vote this : time. . "..-' . Mi- Cowies wilL also face oposition in bis own party, because of bis Re ' publican alliances in tbe State organization.- :As . Is: welh known,. More heard, member of tlhe Republican Na finnnl Congressional committee,' and the man who. will dispense the boodle sen into this State, : axe at logger heads, as indeed tbey bave been ever - Bince a few weeks after they entered i Congress two years egoi and Cowies can expect but little favors from the ' Morehead firm. ; The 25,000 letters, purely political, 4hat. "were franked from Moreheald' office , at Washingv ton. wenfrmostlv into other districts, If any literature is sent bere, it is be vlieved ifliat it will be for. the, purpose ?of boosting -Morehead for. leader, to succeed Duncan, '.and not to toeip Cowies in his present predicament - In anotier story, I shall enter fully into conditions in the eightn, out . can assure , tbe readers of the News and Observer even now that me hand- p41 writing on th "wall, ireely interpre- ' Cowies, 'and welcome to Bob Dough 'ton.'! tvr:.';v--v The troubles hi Charley are by no v means one of the necessary assets of the Democratic ticket, for conditions - throuahout-f he Democratic sections are such as to insure victory in a " most any case; but the wars and ru mors of. wars in the , g. o. p. camp will remove from., the outsider any .doubt he may have bad of Democrtic . success. -:.y-,.v- ' rrofK Thompson TomorroTT; Night. Prof. "Walter Thompson - of the Jackson Training dhool, will address the pwplo of Concord Fnaay night, July 22, at a masa meeting to be held by tlhe Colored Reform School As sociation of North Carolina, at the . Westminister " Presbyterian church Dr. Geo, C Clement, of Charlotte, will fi:;!0 speak. Hisses Mary Ein;uani and Theresa irii returned last nirrht from Vi 'ilsville, where they have been frend '2 several weeks. PEESOXAL. Some of the People Hera sad I2m v .-wtert Who Coma and Go. " Mr. W. E. Cook is spending the day in Charlotte. y - 1 ,: ". V Mr. C, H. Wat kins U spending the day in Charlotte. " ' Mr. J. P. Cook left yesterday after noon for Iincolaton.. :v -.Mr. A. P. .Gilbert, of Durham, ja Mr' j.'F. ShUn, of Norwood, is a visitor in the city today. . : . - -- Mr. Sinclair Stewart, of Charlotte, is spending the day in the etiy. v-, Mr, and Mrs.-David Consine have returned from a visit Greensboro. Mr. W.jR. McMurran, of Wilming ton, is a visitor -in. the city today.. . Mrs. J. E Smoot returned yesterday from- a short visit to Salisbury. Miss- Grace Brown., of Kannapolis, is visiting relatives at Forest mil this week. v .: ' .:. Mr. W. H. Redfem, of The Char lotte News, is spending , the day m the city. -' Miss Jennie Smith left this morning for Asheville, where she will spend several weeks. Mrs. P. B. Means, who has been visiting relatives in Neuse is now at Piedmont bpnngs, H. I;. J. Linklsay Ross, who has been spending several . days aa the- city, left last night for AuJer?on. :. Miss Nettie . Glass has returned from a visit to friends in Rock Hill, Mr.'Henry Smith, who has been at visitng Miss Jennete Lentz, returned today to her home in Salisbury.. t Mr. Henry Smith, who has ben at Atlantic City with Mr. Jj. N. Duke, is expected: in Concord 4aturday. .- Miss Jennie Johnson, of Richmond, V is spending several weeks with Mrs. Marshall Qoldston, at Forest HilL r 1 ' Dr.. W T. Whdtsett, president of Wbitsette 'Institute, spent yesterday in the city in; the intereswf h:s Mrs.- M. L.. Brown and daughter. Miss Lucy Brown, will leave tomor row for, Salisbury to visit Mrs, Fletcher Smith. - Mrs'. J. P.' Dayvault and children re turned '- yesterday sfternoon from Cleveland county, where they have been visiting relatives. Miss Rhetta Culp, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. T. J. White, for some-time, will ieavejtomorrow1 for her 'home m Rock ililL Mr,-W. L. Robinson will leave to night for Ocean View," Va., where be will join Mrs. uooinson, wno nas neen there for several days . t k Mr. H. Pc Montgomery, who has been visiting relatives in the city for several days, returned fhis morning to his home in Montgomery county. Mr. and Mrs.' D .C-Caldwell left yestercay . aitewoon for Mr Cald well's old ;. home in ' Mecklenburg county where t)hey wall visit for sev eral weeks. . - ' r ProiLW. -H. Williams, who recently resigned his position - at the Jack son Training School, left yesterday afternoon with his family for his. old home in Alexander county, v t. fProf. J B.' Moose and Mis Cora Moose, of Mt. Pleasant,, lef: ytstet day afternoon for Spencer, where they will attend the Southern Conference of the North Carolina SynoJ. ;, .. Mr. D. B, Coltrane left this morn ing for Bessemer City to attend the semi-annual meeting of the directors of the Osage Manufacturing Com pany, of which he Is president. ; Mr. ' James -Willeford is spending the diy at Misenheimer Springs, He will return this afternoon accompan-i ied 4y Mrs. Willeford, whojias 'been at the springs for the past week. " Small Child Struck by Freight Train - - at" China, Grove. ' . The 18 months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hinson, of China Grove, was dangerously injured, yesterday morning about 9:30 o'clock by being struck by a moving freight train, The parents of - the child live only short distance from the railroad track ana -yesterday morning the little fel low crawled up the embankment op posite the home and was sitting on the track watching No, 11. pass by, when a freight train came along, on the new double track and struck the child, knocking him off the track. He is very dangerously injured end it is almost a miracle that he was not in stantly killed. The little boy was standing on the extreme ' edge of the track when struck by the eneine and this ig given 83 the'renson he escaped iioinj. kiaoa. - une eiix,i was given Jprouspt' medical cf! iilum -end t; physicians sf-fe S'O recover, -: CONCORD, N. C WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1910. POLITtCAL SENSATION - . IN EICHMOND COUNTY. Mr.' William L. Steel, a Candidate in the Democratic Primary for Treas urer of the County, Gives His Com petitor, Mr. Daniel Gay, f 700 to Re tire from tha Race. : . Wadesboro Messenger-IntelHgencer Talk about sensational pouttcal sit uations, but that's what-they bad. in Rockingham and Richmond ; county last week, and it grew out of the fact becoming public that one candidate for the nomination for county treas urer paid -his opponent $700 to retire from the race, thereby leaving a dear neld for the candidate putting up the money. . . . . . Messrs. William L. Steel and Daniel Gay and another gentleman were can didates in the recent primary in Richmond for county treasurer. Mr. Gay, v-ho is an old Confederate sol dier, polled. 47 more votes than did Mr. eteeie, wno is a son of the late Col.; Walter L. Steele, of Rockingham. The third gentleman in the race polled sufficient votes in the primary to prevent a nomination, therefore, it was necessary to ftold a second pri . - - mary to settle the question as ; to whether Mr. Steele or Mr. Gay was tne choice of Jhe people for the office. JNot long after the primary Mr. Gray's friends were very much aston ished when he came out in a card in the Rockingham" PocJ withdrawing from the race, as it- was generally un derstood that bis chances for receiv ing the nomination were excellent- A trade tras suspected when Mr. Grav's icara or wwncfa wal appeared, and was not long until suspicion became a certainty, as strange to say, neither party to the -dicker appeared to real ize that he bad done anything wrong. and for that reason did not treat tfce matter as much of a secret. When the facts above narrated be came known, Mr. Steele and Mr. Gray were given , to nnderstand by leading democrats t'hat both of them would have to come down in favor of a third man. Mr. Gray, having already aban doned tne race, readily aquiesced in this arrangement. Mr. Steele, being out tw, which Mr, Gay at last ac counts, had refused to return to him. was not so.amenable to reason. : However, after it was inade plain tahim that no other"eourse was pos sible, he flnallr consented to with draw. -: - - The second primary to make a nom ination for treasurer which was to have been held Saturday, was called off by the county executive commit tee in. order to give an opportunity to new candidates to announce them selves, s With 11 1 1 Every modern banking facility extended. Your Checking Account invited.' apltil, Surplus and Profits ;i $150,000.00 The Cabarrus And find the market unfavorable for your : oroduce? , The farmer I DO YOU. DRIVE TO TOWN? 11 -- v who has a-telephone in his home can telephone ; first ' The useless trips; thus saved are worth the ; cost of service. v - Under the plan of the Bell System the service costs but a trifle; the farmer owns the instrument, and the equipment. , t . Write to nearest Bell Telephone ; Manager for pamphlet, 01 address Farmers Line Department " ; V 7 J . fc.li T.-I... ... T.-.. H CO r 1 l vzi ex-ttt, ATU"m. c.v 1 NEWS IXOM EANNAPOUS. . Cannes Mill. Closed Down fox. Two Weeks Kannapo lis. PefeaU Con cordOther Items. The Cannon mill is giving its em ployee a two weeks' vacation, and they seem to enjoy it. Many are vis iting friends in the country and many more are visiting distant relatives. But we are sot lonesome, for we can hear the whirr of the spindles and the rattle-ty-bang of the . looms in the Patterson mill. - This mill bad its vacation -during the first week iu July. Mr. J. G. Love returned Monday from a two weeks' vacation, visiting Hendersonville, Asheville and Forest City, N. C, and Johnson City, Tenn. Mr. C. D. Mcintosh, overseer of weaving in the Cannon mill, is spend ing bis vacation at Blowing Rock. Mrs. Mcintosh accompanied -bim on his trip. Mrs. . C. Love and little son, Guy, are visiting Mrs. Love's father, Mr. Jr-T. Fortune, at Forest City this week. Mrs. M. J. Love, of Trenton, Tenn., who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Love for a few weeks, accom panied them to Forest City. Mr. J. L. Towell and family are vis iting friends af Cooleemee this week. Mr. A. H. Sides and famil are vis iting in the country. . , Mr. Lester Patterson is at his old stand with the Paterson-Young Mer cantile Company after being laid up for two or three weeks. His ear which gave him so much trouble necessitated an; operation by a specialist. : : Our popular barber, Mr. H. H. Pea cock, is offering to sell a half inter est in his barber shop. " We hope he will get another barber to help him so that our turn will come quicker. There were two games of ball play ed here Saturday eveneing. The Kan napolis boys defeated Concord in a five inning game 7 to 0? only to suffer defeat at the bands of the Rimer Town boys in 'a score of 8 to 5, play in eight innings. -.. Your correspondent being oa the sick list, is unable to get all the news items this week. v Ivey'i Shoe Sale. ,"4f Ue.Ivey . Shoe Company have a Cleinj-up Sale in Jury each yea They carry no stock over to the next seacon.. They are nearly ready to get in their fall stock, and offer all sum mer shoes at greatly reduced prices, This is not a few job lots, but all summer time shoes in this tore. In The Times today and in The Tribune tomorrow they tell you all about this big sale. This Bank Which - has made marked gains; in its earnings and. resources since its 'organ ization in 1879 indicating its increased ability to handle your account with Safety. Savings Bank. Single Copy rUNEEAt OP MRS WHUKI.Tt Service Conducted This Moraine by . : ; Rer. Plato Durham. I The funeral service over, the re mains of Mrs, R. S. Wheeler was held at the residence of Mr. Wheeler this morning, and was conducted by Rev. Plato Durham, in the presence of many friends. The music was in charge of Mr. R. P. . Benson, and the following com posed the choir: Mrs. Plato Durham, Mrs. Hugb-Propst, Misses Janie and Grace Patterson and Mr, Lloyd Mc Kay. They sang sweetly, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," "Rock of Ages," and "Asleep in Jesus." The floral tributes were many and very beautiful. Among the designs were the ollowing: Kerr Bang & Fin ishing Works,' an immense anchor of white lilies; Central Sunday School, harp of white hllies and asters : Vir ginia Dare Book Club, heart of pink roses, in large wreath of sweet peas; Woman' Foreign Missionary Society, a beautiful white crescent. In ad dition to these there were many ex quisite offerings from individuals. After the service at the home the body was laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery. Southern Conference Lutheran Synod. The Southern Conference of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod con venes in Christ Lutheran church, East Spencer, at 11 o clock tomorrow morn ing to continue in session through Sunday. On Saturday afternoon the Woman's Missionary Society, of the Synod, Mrs, J. A. Linn, of Rockwell, president, will give a public entertain ment and reception. This exercise will be under the direction xf Mrs. C. P. Fisher, -wife of Pastor Fisher, of Faith, and will consist of songs and recitations. On Sunday morning the sacrament of the Lord's supper will be administered. On Sunday evening the conference will be closed by a sermon by Rev. Prof. J. H. C. Fisher, of Mt. Pleasant. Weduefday V Salisbury Post: Mi-3 Blanch Boyd, of Concord, and Master B. E. Harris, of Eatonton, Ga., who have been visiting Mrs. W." T. Kluttz on North Main street, returned to Concord last night. Stove (SBoseeS of TTo-HDay Making final arrangements for our Big 10-Days Summer Clearance Sale! Our doors will open promptly at 9 o'clock Friday morning. Come Nearly and 'visit, every department of our big store. It will be an easy way to make No goods sent . charged at H. L. Parks & Co. No.ll State library - 'tDICTIOf Say Airships Will Become aa Com moa as Automobiles Before Many Tears Hit Passed. 9 That the time is coming when fly ing machines win be as common as are automobiles today- is the opinio . of Count Jacques de Lesseps, the French aviator, who was the principal figures in the aviation meeting which ended at Toronto, on Saturday. 1 '- "The time may be far away," said the Count in .expressing bis belief, as to the ultimate ubiquity of the aeroplane, "but taking into consid eration the rapid strides aviation has made compared wkh the " develop ment of steam and motor vehicles, I do not think it will be long in coming- . f ' . . "I am interested in aviation aa a -sportsman simply, but I think there are great commercial possibilities in the aeroplane.' The chief difficulty ia the engine." Death, of Mr. Gordon Johnson. ' Mr. Gordon Johnson, a well known young man of No. 2 township, died yesterday afternoon after a lingering illness of consumption. Mr. Johnson . was29 years of age, and a young man of many fine parts, and had large circle of friends throughout the . county who will regret to bear of his death. lie is survived by bis father, Mr. J. C. Johnson, and three brothers and our' sisters. Te funeral will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Popular Tent church, conducted by the pastor of the deceased, Rev. J. E. Summers. ' Admitted to Soldiers' Home. , Clerk of the Court M. L. Widen house received a notice from the au thorities of the Soldiers' Home, Ral eigh, stating that the aplioatkm of Mr. W. S. Beam, of tfhis city, for ad mittance to the home bad been favor able acted upon and that he would be admitted to the home upon his ar rival in Raleigh. Mr. Beam will leave Monday for Raleigh. He is a native of Buncombe county, but baa lived here for the past two years. The store of H. L. Parks & Co. is closed today getting ready for the big sale, which commences tomorrow. i on approval or Sale Prices. 5 Cents.