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The Concord Daily Tribune.
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FROST, LANDIS ft KOHN
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THOUGHT 1
FOR TODAY—
III Bible Thooffhta memorized, will prove a §
i la priceless heritage in after years. * Hi
‘ feRKSOXAL SELF GOVERNMENT:
—He that hath no rule over his own
spirit is like a city that is broken down,
and without walls. —Proverbs 23:28.
MORE KIKE FIGHTING EQUIP
MENT.
The aldermen of Concord have under
advisement now a proposition that they
purchase more tire fighting equipment
for Concord. The aldermen have been
advised. as have btlieij aldermen iu the
l>ast, that the present; equipment is not
enough for the city; that iu the event of
a serious conflagration the present equip
ment would not check the blaze. And
with this advice before them tile alder
men are considering the purchase of an
other modern chemical and water pump
ing machine.
We have been arguing for years that
Concord needed more fire fighting appa
ratus. Concord, has been blessed within
recent years that it. has had no serious j
fire and the volunteer firemen have la
bored as experts when they were called •
to such tires as we have had. Rut this
city is growing. It is becoming larger
and the present equipment is not enough
to care for everyone, and certainly ev
eryone in the city is entitled to fire pro
tection.
The city should get a machine that
will be as modern as can be purchased.
The equipment in operation now has
seen many years of useful service, it is
true, but there is a certain limit to its
endurance, and now is the time for Hie
city to get additional equipment so there
will be no let up in the protection, of
fered.
We feel that additional fire fighting
equipment is one of the biggest needs of
the city today.
THE FLOOD OF BILLS.
Before Congress was one day old more
than 000 bills had been introduced in
the House. These bills were thrown in
to the legislative hopper before the House
was even organized, and their early ap
pearance indicates that a new record
for new bills will lie established at the
present session of Congress.
It would seem that many Congress
men spend their entire vacation period
preparing bills' to be presented at the
next session of tjie law making body,
the members seemingly measuring their
worth by the number of bills they in
troduce. This theory is wrong of course.
The quality and not the quantity of the
bills is what coopts.
Among the (100 hills already prepared
anfi ready to swamp Congress before it
gets started good are five dealing with
the immigration law: three amendments
to the Volstead act: a proposal to re
dqpe the membership of the House of
Bipreseutatives, and a proposed child la
bor amendment to the Constitution. Thou
sands of others will follow. What per
cent, of them will finally be placed upon
the statute books can not be foretold in
numbers, but it will be a plenty.
FORD THE tmVRBTipRR.
Some people think Henry Ford should
he President: others think he should not.
Some people argue t!>nt he is the richest
man in the world: others say he is. not.
But everyone seems agreed that he is the
greatest industrial genius iu history.
Wheijever the English language is spok :
en his name is known and wherever au
tos are used the Ford, leads ip number.
Since the Ford, is the best kftown and
the largest selling automobile in the
world, one might think it not necessary
advertise it any more.-, Bnt that is
dKire towLwould k be': badly ; jniirtukpa.
'§ Jjpiry Fard knows a few tkiiiga'afceu#
aping automobiles at well as uiakwg
tjw, and. b S <U<Ust
fflflpmfoettjrer dimply Dy cnißCf. smut*
money is spent to advertise the Ford au
tomobile than any ether vehicle in the
totals $7,000,000 a year, and is believ
ed to be incomparably greater than the
advertising bill of any other firm in the
world. Does the advertising pay? Fool
ish question. Does the advertising add
to the cost of Fords? Compare the price
of a Ford with that of any other car and
see.
The amount of free advertising receiv
ed by Ford and his ear is several times
greater than- the paid advertising. The
Ford personality, policies and achieve
ments inspire news stories and articles
of a nature which money could not buy.
The publicity is given freely because it
makes interesting reading matter.
LAUDS LIFE OF DICK HACKETT.
One of North .Carolina’s Most Beloved
and Brilliant Citizens. TalL Erect
Handsome; Ideal Speeimeen of Man
hood With Winning Personality.
Stanley News-Herald
When Hon. li. X. Hackett. of AA’ilkes
boro, died last Thursday afternoon;
western North Carolina gave up pox
sibly one among her most beloved and
brilliant citizens. The man who repre
sented this district in Congress for tyro
years—UNlT ami 1908—was better
known in these parts as “Dick”!
Hackett. and in this county. as in•
most others in the eighth congressman’
District. He numbered his friends'
among all classes, for as one Albemarle
man said the other day “you might
cuss him when away from him, but
you simply could not help but love him
when in his presence.” This is true, for
Dick Hackett had a winning personality.
And this pleasing personality was
Strengthened by a real big heart which
was honest and which simply cou’d not
long retain hatred or malice towards
even his enemies. He iiad his weakness
of course, all of us have them in out
way or another, but deep dowu in hi?
heart be was every inch a man. In his
physical appearance tie was one of the
handsomest men in the State, tall, erect
possessing clean-cut features, a fim
head and exceptionally keen, but gentV
e.ve<. he was an ideal specimen of man
hood.
Bi leaking of his handsome persona’
appearance, recalls to memory that
other perfect physical man who flashed
upon the stage of political action during
tlie days wheu Hackett was at his best.
Hon. E. Spencer Blackburn who als<
served the eighth district iu Congress
Blackburn, iu physical perfection, if
anything excelled Hackett. He. too, was
tail aqtl, handsome, possessing all the
other outstanding marks of physica'
perfection. plus'* sF'-thirkh, mass of tin
finest jet black hair' which dvqr crowned
the bead of man. Blackburn Was' a:
graceful in his every movement as a
Roman Adonis, and he dressed im
maculately. Botii men were moun
taineers, Hackett a demorat and Black
burn a republican. As iiolitical fate would
have it, these two splendid looking mer
became bitter political enemies, and
this finally developed into personal dis
like, if not hatred, between the twr
men.
It was during tlie never-to-be for
gotten Hackett-Blackbum campaign ii
1900. that Stanly people first learned to
know Mr. Hackett. Blackburn was then
serving his second term in Congress as
the representative of this district. The
Republicans renominated him in 1900.
The Democrats nominated Hackett and
the most stirring campaign tlie old
Eighth ever saw. or possibly ever wil!
see. was on.
None of those who were living in this
section during that memorable contest
will ever forget it- Blackburn possibly
had it on Hackett as a smooth mixer.
Then it Was the then Congressman, and
Republicanism was at the height of it.-
popularity under tlie Roosevelt ad
ministration. But although tlie repub
lican, had these advantages, his demo
cratic opponent was by far the most
able speaker and outelessed his as t
debater. “Dick" challenged his repub
lican opponent for a joint discussion.
Blackburn declined to accept, but
sought to sweep the district ou his per
sona! popularity and the popularity of
tlie Roosevelt administration. He flew
over the district with the rapidity of a
Stonewall Jackson, but Hackett was
everywhere right in behind him. “Dick”
was like Felix Ishman said of the
American soldiers of the Spamsh-Ameri
ean war. Ishman said the Spaniards lntd
what seemed a fixed rule of warfare:
they advanced, fired and then fell back,
but that the Americans advanced, tired
and then went forward, and that the
Spaniards never knew how to get at
them. So it was with Hackett, he ad
vanced, fired and then went forward.
We remember Hackett ran across a
Reruna testimonial made by Blackburn.
Some unknown person clipped the
testimonial from a paper and mailed it
to Haekett from out west. It carried a
picture of Blackburn and bore tlie
head "Congressman E. Spencer Black
burn, of the Eighth District of North
Carolina, Braises Banina." Just at the
time l’eruua wits somewhat, in disrepute,
for the reason that it was said to con
tain almost as much alcohol as pure
"corn lickcr.” Mr. Hackett read that
testimonial all over the district during
the campaign and his manner of reading
it would always fore# a hearty laugh,
even from Blackburn's political sup
porters. '
Wheu the election results were count
ed it is hard to say whose friends were
"most surprised. Haekett’* or Black
burn’s. for the former was elected by
a handsome majority, Blackburn never
rallied’ from that political defeat, mid
for years the, feeling between the two.
■ "
Oldest—Only Woman—Youngest
pwi; ijj i
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II •* The oldest and youngest members of the GBth Congrcoa and the only
I woman member are shown above. Bel t to right: General tetae Sherwood
|of Ohio, age 89; Mrs. May E. Nolan, only-woman member, ana Lister Hill
'of Alabama, age 2S.
,'nen was bitter. “But I made up with
Blackburn just a short while before he
died.” said Air. Hackett to this writer
'ast summer. "AVe.had both our political
troubles and other reverses of a
similar..nature, and I made up my mind
to go to Blackburn and agree to forget
our differences, and this I did Black
burn apparently being as delighted to
by my friend as I to he his."
Then lie feelingly added. “Only a few
weeks afterward Blackburn fell dead,
and I will always be g’.adf that we made
up just iu time.’’- Here showel up the
real "Dick Hickett.
One special incident came under our
oersonal observation which proved
Hackett to be every inch a man. AA’lien
le made his last campaign for t’-ingress
be needed some money, with which to
iefray campaign expenses. He secured a
'oan of around SI,OOO from an Albe
marle bank. A half dozen or more Albe
narle friends endorsed his note. Roli
ieal defeat. domestic troubles and
financial reverses rendered payment im
possible. His Albemarle endorsers paid
'lie note. That, we believe, was in 1908
>r 1909. Os course, the Albemarle en
lorsers never exiiected that Mr. Hackett
would ever be able to reimburse them
About sixteen years elapsed and tlinsi
who paid the note had almost forgotten
t. One day Mr. Hackett came down,
•ounted up tlie amount which each en
dorser had paid, with interest, and gave
each a check in full. This was "Dick”
Hackett—it would have been impossibh
"or liim as a man, being able to pay
to have failed to do so.
You can't make Albemarle folks win
tnew liim best believe that Hon. It. X
Haekett was not something more tliar
in able statesman and a brilliant law-
CAPITOL NOTES.
Raleigh. N. (V. Dec. 7.—Frick’s Ga
uge of Charlotte, has been granted a
•barter by Secretary of State Everptt.
Among other companies chartered are
lie following: AVatson Feed Company.
Greensboro, ro conduct a genera! whole
ale and retail feed business with a cap
tal stock of SIOO,OOO. Tlie Greensboro
Master BUmibers and Steam Fitters As
lociation of Greensboro for the advanee
neut-pf the plumbing and heating trade:
fipruce Bine Mica Company of Spruce
Blue. X. C., to develop the mineral re
sources of Mitchell county with a cap
tal stock of one million dollars: Ivy
Giver Land and Lumber Co., of Ashe
ille. to deal in timber and lands with a
•apital stock of $100,000; Southern Alilk
products Company, of Greensboro, to
•arry on cold storage business with eap
tal stock of $300,075: amendment to
barter of Salisbury Bank and Trust
fompany. Salisbury increasing capital
stock from SIOO,OOO to $500,000.
Miss Doris Hough, of Atlanta, regional
lirector of. the Girl Scouts of America,
is iu North Carolina for the- purpose of
irganizing Scout troops in several or
ihanages of the State iuk| instructing
superintendents of public welfare how to
irgaiiize them in the various counties.
Hiss Hough came to the State at the
invitation of .Miss Mary G. Sliotwell of
EVERETT TRUE BY CONDO
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jSTIt<Se,T CC T3OkH fcict Co6k*MC
THE CONCORD DXIEY TRIBUNE
State Board of Charities and Bublic
AA'elfare.
Aliss Hough will make the following
visits: December J. Goldsboro; Decem
ber 4. Liliington: December 5, Raleigh:
Deireiubcr ti. AVinatomSalem; December
7. Greensboro: December S. Thoniasville:
December 9 and 10, Charlotte: Decem
ber 11, Gastonia: December 12, Barium
Springs; December 12. Salisbury; De
cember 14, AVadesbpro.
CENSUS OF, DEAF
So Tliat (lie Work of the Deaf Bureau
Alay Be Broadened,
Raleigh. N. C., Dec. 7.—With the ob
ject of taking a census of the deaf uu the
State so tlmt the work of tlie Bureau
may be broadened, J. AI. Robertson, the
chief of the Bureau.for the I>caf of the
Department of Labpi- and Criuting, to
day addressed a communication to all
county superintendents of education in
tho-'SFate urging their co-operation with
die Bureau, to the extent of furnishing
the names of tlie deaf children in the
schools to the Department.
Mr. Robertson Yu- his letter asserted
hat the Bureau was de-irous, of having
i record of all .'leaf persons so that when
work arose that might be given to them
ie would be able, to get in touch. He
usked that the school children be urged
o help in this work by reporting to their
oachers those whom they were acquaiut
si with who were afflicted.
The Bureau lias been doing pioneer
vork in North Carolina in securing cm
iloyment for tlie deaf. Since .its organ
isation this year on, -authority of the
1923 general assembly, scores of deaf per
• ons have been placed in employment
and in every case the work of those per
sons lias been reported as excellent in
quality. The Bureau also bus extended
its work to aiding tlie families, of those
afflicted anti many appeals for such aid
have been answered and assistance ren
dered. AI. L. Shipman,? commissioner of
tlie Bureau, is co-operating' closely with
Air. Robertson in bis work and is ren
dering to him all assistance possible for
the Department to give.
Brain Power For December.
Brain Bower for December gives seven
secrets for making money, “The Man
hood Test" by Bernarr Facfadden. is u
masterful plea for sturdy manhood. "The
Return of Eytinge" by John AA'. Grey, is
a powerful story of a man who with the
help of a good woman achieved “the im
possible.” "Tlie 13th Letter" the most
baffling mystery serial of the year starts
in this number.
Paul Rubber Company Directors Declare
Stock Dividend.
Salisbury Post.
The directors of tlie Paul Rubber
Company have declared a stock dividend
of 10 per cent, ou the common stock and
an extra participation dividend of 2 per
cent, on the preferred stock, payable
January 10th to stock of record De
cember 31st, according to an announce
ment mad# today. The qpmpany reports
a surplus of $03,000 after payment of
of approximately $35,000 paid
up to October Ist.
DINNER STORIES
A Complete Rest.
' “What you need, man,” said the doc
tor. “is a complete rest."
“tt hat!” The busy patient sat up
agitately. “Why, I can’t go away, doc
tor is impossible.”
> “I didn't suggest it-,” said the medico,:
"What I said is that you ueed a com
plete rest. Send your family to Europe,
sqll j’our ear and burn your golf sticks.”-
Tommy—Mother’s throwing plates at
fi|ther. "
Visitor—ls she angry with him?
Tommy—No; but she’s working up to-
Widower (to little daughter)—Do
you know our housekeeper is going to
niprry?
Tjllie—Hurray 1 I'm glad we're going
pt get rid of that old scarecrow. Who's
*l»c going to marry?
Father—Me!
“Did aliv of your family ever make a
brilliant marriage?"
“Only my wife.”
Only Once.
The au(o, traveling at a tremendom
speed, was just about to turn a very
dangerous corner.
"Do peop e lose their lives here fre
quently?" asked the nervous passenger.
"Not more than opee!" said the
driver, as he took a firmer grip of the
wheel.
She—“ Oil, I wish the Lord had made
mp a man!"
He (hushfully)—"He did. I'm the
man.” <
(rood Grounds.
A colored woman consulted the village
lawyer.
“Ah want to divo'ee mah hugbund.”
she said.
"What’s the trouble?” asked the
lawyer.
"That niggers done gone an’ got
religion, and we aint seen a chicken on
d« table foil two weeks.”
He (during the interval)—‘-‘What did
you say your age was?"
Stic (smartly)—.“Well, I didn't say:
bqt I’ve just reached twenty-one.'-'
“Is that, so? What detained you?”
Had Aged.
Employer—Aren't you the boy who
applied for this position a fortnight
ago?
Boy: “Yes. sir."
. Employer—And didn't I say I wanted
iui older boy?
Boy—Yes, sir, that’s why I'm here
How.
Billy the office boy rushed into the
boss s office with his hat on oue side of
his head and shouted, "Hey lloss I want
to yet off to go to the bull game." The
Boss said. "William, that is no way to
ask. Sit here at the desk ami I will
show you how.” He went from the
room and returned with his hat in his
baud saying. "Please Mr. Smith may T
go to the ball game this afternoon?"
“Sure,” said Billy, "here is Apts
for a ticket.
Durant open and closed
models are on exhibition at
qur show room. Determine
tp see and compare the car
which broke all records for
new car deliveries last year.
We have both models on
display. Cali 583 and let us
demonstrate a closed car to
you.
Special run on Tires.
31x4 Cord Tires.
30x3 Cord Tires.
J. C. Blume Garage
>'
(YOU SHOULD MAKE )
CERTAIN YOUII BE WARN
WHEN COMES/ v- )
* We re reliably informed
that cold weather's coming.
You know that your home
needs the installation of a
new heating system and you
ire. quite reliably informed
that we are the proper
plumbers to attend t© that
matter.
E.B. GRADTf
Plnmhim» and Hcalinx
U QwNte* 0«M Phone JM*
Gifts That Please—From a Man’s
Store to a Man’s Heart
i
Men’s Suits $25 to SSO r
Men's Overcoats -.518.50 to SSO
Men’s Shirts $l.O Oto $5.00
Men's Mufflers ___sl.so to $5.00 lr tlvM
Men's Neckwear 50c to $2.50
Pajamas $2.00 to $5.00
Bath Robes $7.50 to $12.50 HN JJHfti
Belts, Buckles, Bcltogram $1 to $5 I v|k||»
Gloves $1:00 to $5.00
Belber Luggage. $2.00 to $25*00 j ifMf
Let Us Help Make Your Selection.
W. A. Overcash
Clothier and Furnisher
Js*'
Time Should Make the Fjpme More
Attractive to You. This is Gained by
Proper Home Furnishings
\ oung people about to establish a home, we earnestly
ask you to compare the Quality, Beauty and Price of our
Furniture with what is offered elsewhere and we are sure
that your selections will be no other than Bell & Harris
Furniture.
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It will be an investment that will
through the years, yielding to time nothing of its excel
lence and charm. Come in any time. YVe’a like for you
to see the many new designs and have you compare them
with others.
BELL-HARRIS FURNITURE CO
P. S- —Don’t foi’get to see our line of stoves and ranges.
“THE STORE THAT SATISFIES
BREAK GHEST COLDS I
WITH RED PEPPER [
Ease your tight, aching chest. Stop
the pain. Break up the congestion.
Feel a bad cold loosen up in just a
short time,
“Red Pepper Rub” is the cold rfm.
edy that brings quickest relief. It can*
not hurt you ana it certainly seems to
end the tightness and drive the con
gestion and soreness right out.
Nothing has such concentrated, pene
trating heat as red peppers, and when
heat penetrates right down into colds,
congestion, aching muscles and sore,
stiff joints relief comes at once.
The moment you apply Red Pepper
Rub you feci the tingling heat. In three
minutes the congested spot is warmed
through and through, when you are
suffering from a cold, rheumatism,
backache, stiff neck or sore muscles,
i'ust get a jar of Rowles Red Pepper
tub, made from red peppers, at any
drug store. You will have the quick
est relief known. Always say “Rowles."
CHANfiEJF LIFE
Fhridt UdyWu iia fiftcnU*
Cenjiljaa, Bas Siw FoOTld
Cardri Hdpnk aai
Cat m
so weakeaedit was an effort
toe matter, but I felt like I couldn't give
“1 lust dragged, and I certainly was
nervous. I was so restless I could not
sit down-long—yet so- weak I. couldn't
get about. It Is a most miserable and
such a helpless feeling.
“I would get depressed and out ot
heart.
“I began to feel„after awhile, (here was
no use to try ,to get welL This is all
wrong, for it makes a person Worse.
“1 had heard of Cardui. and tbougbtil
Mtertainmeijt? box
where au admission fee is charged or
1 anythin* is sold. 30-tt-p. '
Saturday, December 8, 1923
gfe PEARL
Co.
Phone
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The New Hardware
Store
. Has Christmas
Goods For, AH
Silver Ware, Pearl/ Hapdk,
Knives, Girls’ Bicycles, BoyZ ,
Wagons, all sizes. “
Everything to Make- All ityj&ib
Wist CaWml
Gamnamtie
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