rHER FORECAST; Local Shower Tonight and Friday.
SALISBURY EVENING POST.
5, NO. 178.
IALIBBOBY, V. 0, THURSDAY, AUGUST B, 1909-
$4 00 A YEA.
IE ID TRAVEL
E COMING HO GOING.
lev ItcM f Utsrest U Safir
MRS. J. A. WADE DEAD.
3iitr of Mr. D. E. Julian Diet at
Morehead City.
Mn. D. R, Julian received a tel
egram last night announcing the
ueam yesterday afternoon at
Morehead City of her only sister,
Mrs. J. A. Wade. Earlier in the
day una had been advised of ht.
sister' critical condition and
" prepared for the later mes
sage. Mrs. Wade's death in no eur
priae. She haa been all but an in
valid for year and her tenacious
hold upon life has been remarka-
tle. Suffering from a complica
tion of aerioiia ailments, ahe -haa
rallied from numerous desperate
illnesses. It was seen early in the
summer, however, that the end
was near and Mrs. Julian went to
Morehead and remained with her
two weeks. Although her auffer-
ing waa intend aha bora it
with uocomplaming fortitude.
Mr. Wade waa the youngest
daughter of the late Hugh Culver-
house and waa born in Salisbury
59 years ago, Sfss was twice mar
ried, her first husband being Mr.
Jasper Phillip, of Morehead, who
died after a happy union of a few
yearn, leaving one eon. Twe chil
dren, Mr. David Webb and Mr.
David Wade beaidea her hatband
anrvive the second marriage.
Mra. Wade la well remembered
by the older resident of Salia
tmry a. Miss Annie Calvadiome.
She waa of the unit of the earth
a perfect type of unselfishness. A
tevoted eommnnicant of the Bap-
tut uhnrch ah ungrudgingly eon
serated her life to her family and
her church. Her friends in Salis
bury as elsewhere will learn with
Kmw at the passing of tbia truly
g'toi woman.
Jame Woodside took from
fcnlen yesterday one of the
t tomato seen on the
iry market thia year. It
,1 the term giant, weighing
lid two pounds and two
J. D. liege, of Lynchburg,
f.ir a few day. Mra. Hege
en in Salisbury for the put
Leek visiting her parent,
d Mr. N. B. JleCanlese.
A. 0 Wood, of Knorville,
visiting Mra. J. H. Pry-
:7 West Council street.
J. W. Rabon, of Kannapol
nf today in the city on bus
ied rave the Post a call,
and Mm. Frank McNinch.
(riutte, were in Salisbury
Sadie Murr and aiater, lit
m Mry, of Cheater, 8. C,
siting at the home of Mr. F.
mi. North Main atreet.
J. D. Heilif returned last
fr.tm Lenoir, where he haa
'in a business trip.
George Keed returned last
fr-m Aihevilie.
, C A. Brown, of China
, waa in Saliabnry yeatp-
T. If. Stiff spent Wednea-
t Cooleemee and JtooresTii;
nine.
K. N. Ivey ami Sir. D. D
r. of New London, were in
try thia morning on their
o Seattle to take in the Yu-
four Weeka. frn, ntriwflei mwni
W. W, Pence, a former 8aU 1 "r " .
u now of Lynchburg, .. ' A p 4
" ' ... n .v.- rr. J I i
U If lf....r !, ml ' "" HVIU.
Sa'.wury to Monro;, ii in
t. hv.
I)r George H. Cox, of En
le, in Salisbury today.
I H. Thompson spent
!s.v in Hickory, on busi-
MRS. 0. t HINSON DKAO.
Former Salisbury Pastor is Sora-
' -' ly Beretvad.
The following from the Salisbu
ry eorrespondenee of The Char
lotte Observer will be read with
exceeding regret in thia city:
The Salisbury friends of Mrs.
Hinson, wife of Rev. O. I. Hin-
son, of Matthews, will be pained
to learn of the death Of that es
timable lady, which occurred in
a hospital at Nashville, Term., last
Thursday, Only a brief statement
of her death was received by a
Salisbury relative. Mrs. Hinson
came here a bride two and half
years ago while her husband was
pastor of Holmes Memorial M. E.
ehnreh.
Vjiiie Horah is confined to
me m ItiouM street by mt'
e Obern and Gladys Jack
turned Tues.lsy eight from
11:11. where they have been
nf for severs! days.
and Hit. H. M. Kmard and
daughter, Marie, left this
'ing for Walhalta, South Oar-
where they will spnd two
Dr. J. M. L. Lyerly. ofi"? T
ocnt, was in Halisbnry today.
r. and Mn. C. . Stenhenson
thia morning for Iliddenite
i other resorts, where they will
i'U iwv weriw.
he nrixe offered by the Bowan
nlware Company tn connection
h the Majestic range exhibi
ts attracting considerable at-
linn among the ladies of Salis-
y.
!rs. M. J. West of Bennetts-
8.1;, ia visiting relatives
friend in the city.
lias Willie Nicholson, of Stat
lie. who has been the finest of
w. A. Hennessee, returned
Slatesville this morning.
v. V. Y. Boozer, of Concord.
1 Rev. 3. L. Morgan, of High
nt, were the guest last sight
Mr. and Mra. A. W.-Winecoff.
ter A. J. Fox, who haa ty-
a lever, is very much improv
ed all the indications point to
"wiverv.
Miss Lena I.oflin, of Winston.
vnitint friends in the city.
"r. J. E. Smoot continues to
m eround. a messatr from the
!itenesd-Stokea sanatorium
afternoon say his condition
vry encouraging.
J. Todd, who waa elected
meipal of the colore,! .ptinnl st
ailcnboro, N. C. thia vear. is
tweedinir nl
' '" hince he want tn Rlnrfen.
n he has raised through his
e nd the county board suffl-
' u iunas with wh eh to buv
" ires oi land for industrial
rnrposwi and is now seeking a
acner m domestic science. He
wriiea that a good aalary will be
' rigut person.
The management of the Yander
ford Hotel changed bands yester
day, being taken over by Mrs. A.
P. Tboma t Son. : "
: Mrs. Thomas has had much ex
aericuca in managing hotels, hav
ing had charge of some highly
snccesafal piami during the past
fifteen years. The t'battauka of
Xewbern and the Monroe How.
of Porta mouth, Virginia, gained
wide popularity nader her man
agement and aha propoaes to keep
The Vanderford up to the ' high
standard maintained' at these two
hoM dries, Mrs. Thoma extends
the Salisbury pablie an invitation
to call and inspect the hotel at
Mr. R. L. Miller haa
been attached to the clerical fore.
BIO SHOW UHLOADIHd.
The Haaf Shows Have a Saw 8yt-
tm.
For those who have nerer ieen
a big show unloading from its
trains of cars a grand sight ia in
store on Saturday, . August 7th.
when the Mighty Haag Railroad
Shows will arrive here. Those
having seen shows unload will see
something very interesting in the
system of the Haag ahowa, which
is an improvement on the usual
show s unloading.
I- The show will srrive about 4:30
o clock from Charlotte and will
start to unload about 5 o'clock.
It will exhibit here afternoon and
evening on Saturday, August 7th.
STEAMER MAY BE LOST
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PASSENGERS
ABOARD
Warskia Hsatisg Sttaaer-Tht Bsdies
WasM Aster
Capetown, Aug. 5. Under the
British admiralty's instructions
two warships are today hunting
the steamer Waratap with three
hundred passengers and nine days
overdue from Durban to ' Cape
town. It is feared it waa sunk in
a cyclone several days ago. ;
A single life boat came to shore
today with ten survivors. Ten
bodies have been washed ashore.
CONCOED HAN CUTS THROAT
Ciiwa Ftwl DU
Vliaf ia His least.
Ttis
A telephone message from Con
cord this afternoon says that Mr.
Thomas Cannon, a resident
of Concord and a brother of Mr.
J. W. Cannon, the well known
mill man, committed suicide some
time between 11 o'clock last night
and daylight this morning, The
tragedy occurred in a room in his
boarding house, Concord, and
when found his throat waa cut
from ear to ear.
Mr. Cannon was M years old
and is survived by hi wife and
one child. He waa a cotton buyer
The remains will be interred to
morrow afternoon. "
HORSE FLOATS 9 MILES.
Second Hone Lost Near Norwood
1 Found. ;
But one of the two horses loit
when three men were drowned in
the Yadkin river near Norwood
Tuesday afternoon was recovered
that afternoon. The other was
found yesterday afternoon nine
milos btflow the p&uit where the
tragedy occurred.: .
TO BUILD NEW CHURCHES.
Meeting of Lutheran Committee
Her Yesterday.
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the North Caroliua
Lutheran Svnod held in Salisbury
yesterday it was decided to build
churches at Mooresvule and Lsm
dia without delay. There are a
number of Lutherans at botn
these points.
MR. BTRACHAN SPEAKS.
Delivers Response to Address of
Welcome.
The meeting of the North Car
olina Association of Fire Under
writer opened at Wilmington
yesterday and the response to the
address of welcome was made by
Mr. W. B. Strachan, of Salisbury.
Moves to Spenoer. -
Mr. M. C. Whitman, a former
Salisburian and well known bar
ber lately of Danville, Ta has
bought property at Spencer and
will make his home at that place.
Wednesday' Danville Bee says
Mr. M. C. Whitman, one of the-
most widely known residents of
Danville, who was formerly a can
didate for mayor of the city, will
leave tomorrow for spencer,
where he will make his future
home. Mr. Whitman has dispos
ed of hi property at Ballou Park
He has many friends here who
will regret to learn that be will
leave the city.
0IE0 BY BIS OWN HAND TARIFF BILL PASSES
BAD AHUOBm OFSLXTFfJi
New Gees to the FrttUeat fsr His
Siinatars,
Washington, August 5. The
House leaders plan to present a
concurrent resolution correcting
the leather achedulea jn the tariff
bill, securing its )iassage thia af
ternoon. The other changes will
be embodied in a joint resolution
and action on these schedules will
probably be deferred until the
next aession.
The conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill adopted by
the House yeatenlay passed the
Senate thia morning.
TARIFF BILL PASSES.
Waahington, Aug. B. The tar
iff bill passed ths Senate this af
ternoon and now go to the Prea-
idsnt for hi ngnatur. The vote
waa 7 to 31.
TO INCREASE FORCE.
Southern Mak Increased Appro
priation lor Bpencer Baops.
Spencer, Aug. 4. It is stated
her that a considerable iacrcase
in appropriation tir work in the
Spencer shops ha been made by
the Southern Railway officials for
the month of August, The amount
of the increase cannot be given
but it is said to be a substantial
gain over previous months and
that a number of skilled mechan
ics, boiler-makers and other class
es 'if workmen will be required to
produce the quota of work for
this point.
.BURGLAR IN STORE.
Manager Find Him Hiding Un-
. der Counter.
Spencer, Aug. 4. The store of
the McDaniel-KIuttt Drug Com
pany at Spencer was entered by
an unknown burglar at midnight
last night who escaped without a
cine to his identity. Mr. B. I.
Grantham, manager of the busi
ness, left the store at a late hour
the previous evening and return
ed at midnight for some medicine
for a customer and upon entering
the prescription department foid
the intruder biding ' behind tne
tonnter. He fled out a back door
which lie had opened and escaped
n the darkness.:
FAIR ASSOCIATION. '
Rowan Fair Association Waa In
corporated Yesterday.
WOMAN RUNS RAILROAD.
Active Superintendent and Mana
ger of Line.
Ashterton, Tex., August 4.
The Ashterton & Gulf Railroad
Company, through Asher Rich
ardson, president and general
manager, has issued an official cir
cular appointing Mrs. Asher Rich
ardson assistant general superin
tendent of the line. This is no
empty honor, as Mrs. Richardson
has been performing the duties
of the position for some time and
her appointmeut is made merely
to give her official standing with
the company.
The Ashterton & Gulf has just
been completed from Ashterton
Junction, where it connects with
the international & Great North
ern Railroad, to the new town of
Ashterton, 32 miles and is to be
immediately extended from Ash
ferton to Eagle. Pass, 60 miles. Mr.
Richardson is one of the largest
ranchmen in Texas and the road
i being built, largely at his own
expense, especially to open up his
lands for agricultural develop
ment. His wife took a prominent
part in promoting the new road
and gave her personal attention
to details of its construction. In
her -osition as assistant general
superintendent she will have
charge of the employment and
working of a large force of men,
and much of her time will have
to be spent traveling back and
forth along the line.
When the road gets a little
longer the company will provide
Mrs. Richardson with a handsome
private car. She says that she
likes railroad work and that the
Ashtcrtou It Gulf is her pet pro
ject. .'...'.'.-
Mrs. Charles W. Pace was the
winner of the set of china given
away at Reid'a store yesterday.
The heavy skies did not prevent a
crowd composed almost altogeth
er of ladies from assembling to
watch the movements of the clock
that decided to whom the china
should go, . The result was made
known at 4 o'clock yestorday afternoon.
The Rowan Fair Association.
Incorporated, with an authorized
capital of (125,000, was incorpor
ated by the secretary of State to-
lay, says Wednesday a Baleigff
Times. ' This association,, which
has soma of the most prominent
business men of that section in
terested in it, will establish and
maintain one or more fairs in Ro
wan county, or elsewhere in the
State, if they desire. Twenty-five
thousand dollar of the authoriz
ed capital ha been paid in, John
S. Henderson, T. H. Vandertord,
Thos. J. Jerome, and other being
the incorporators.
MISSION EXERCISES.
To be Held at St. Matthews Luth
eran Church Sunday,
The Woman 'a Missionary Socie
ty of St. Matthew ' Lutheran
church, in Providence township,
will have Missionary exercise
next Sunday, August 8th. A ser
mon will be delivered by Rev. R.
L. Brown before dinner.! In the
afternoon A beautiful programme
of songs and recitations will be
rendered by members of the socie
ty.
A collection will be taken which
will go to the missiou cause.
Mr. Earle Thompson, manager
of Overman & Co 'a, wholesalv
house at Jacksonville, Fig., camo
in yesterday on business and inci
dentally to visit home folks. He
will return tonight.
THE SCALP PICNIC.
S00 People in Attendance and
Have Big Time. -
Despite the heavy rains, bad
roads and threatening weather
the annual scalp picnic was held
in Atwell township near Houck &
Lipe'a gin yesterday. Shcrin
McKenzie and Mr. M. V. Uuinn
went out from Salisbury and re
port a crowd of 500 present. It
was one nf the biggest picnics yet
given by the Atwell township
scalpers. ... ' '. "L
The Cowan school honse people
give their scalp picnic tomorrow.
Georgia Dog Tax $2.60.
Georgia, which is now all pro
hibition, misses the excise taxes
and turns to the dogs to make up
the deficiency. It proposes to put
a State tax of $2.50 on every dog
in the State, hoping to get as
much money as it formerly din
from booze. Durham Sun.
ALL TRADES GOING OUT
EMPLOYERS STANDING FIRM,
Tat Ehipptag Buiaes May be Tie4
a by NiikL
. Bar Association Meeting.
Tnere will be a meeting of the
Rowan County Bar Association in
the office of the Clerk of the !sn-
perior Court on Saturday, Aug. 7.
1309, at 3:30 o'clock, p. m., for
the purpose of preparing a can
endar for the August Term of
Court.
L. H. CLEMENT, Pres.
W. H, Woodson, Sec'y.
Mis Mary Carter, of Winston,
is visiting her friend Miss Janet
Crump on South Fulton street.
Stockholm, Aug. 5. The Swed
ish Employers' Association and
allied trade in committees today
notified the Labor Ministry that
they do not want the government
to conciliate the strike difference.
They declare the strike must be
settled without interference. The
employers issued a statement to
day aaying:
"The chief grievance is that the
unions violated their agreement."
The union reply is that the em
ployers conspired to effect a grad
ual wage reduction of every class
of labor. When a food famine
starts violence is probable. The .
bakers declare a bread shortage
will come before the end of the
week. The butchers and provia
i oners say they will exhaust their
stores in a few days. The saloons
are shut.
Sailor Join Striken.
The sailor's union today joined
the strikers and a complete tie-up
of Swedish shipping is expected
tonight. The strike committee
has also decided to call out the
printers and railroad employees.
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CONGRESSMAN IN FIGHT.
Heflin of Alabama Get in Lively
Mixup.
: Washington, Aug. 4. Repre
sentative J. Thomas Heflin, of Al
abama, became involved in a per
sonal encounter with an antomo
hilist whose name is said to be
Juhnson. on the streets of Wash
ington this afternoon. As" no ar
rests were made the identity of
Mr. Heflin's antagonist could not
be clearly established.
Mr. Heflin and Representative
Ollie James, of Kentucky, were
crossing F street together this af
ternoon when au automobile
whizzed by them. Mr. James sayg
the driver -was handling the ma
chine carelessly and waa exceed
ing the speed limit, verv nearly
running them down, When the
car came to a stop some distance
up the street the two congressmen
followed and took the cars num-.
ber.r Observing this action, the
antomobilist followed and hailed
the congressmen, it is said, in
quiring why they had taken their
number and names. The con
gressmen replied that they in
tended to report him for .fast and
reckless driving and told him
who they were. Denying their al
legations the.; driver ia said to
have made some remark that was
exceedingly distasteful to Mr.
Heflin. Mr. Heflin's rejoinder, it
is said, was sharp and to the
point-
Mr. James and Mr. Hetlin col
league, Mr. Clayton, who had
come up, separated the combat
ants before any damage had been
done.
Reid'a new ad. on nage 8 will
inrst you today. f
BATTLE WITH ROBBERS
I KILLED, FOUR ARE INJURED
Red Bsak see HeU Pass Off Far
Tare Hoars.
St. Paul, Ang. 5. One
killed, one fatally wounded and
three badly injured in a pitched
battle with a band of robbers at
Fort Henry thia morning. '
The robber held a posse off
three hours, firing constantly.
They robbed the First State Bank
of White Bean, getting $600.
Mr. Poraett on Btand.
Mr. Sam T. Dorsett, of Spencer,
was the star witness for the gov
ernment in the bank wrecking
trial at Ashevillo yesterday. Mr.
Dorsett was teller in the defunct
national bank when Maj. Breese
waa president and his testimony
yesterday was damaging to the
defense.
The management of the Bijou
announces a change of program
for tonight. The Fayne sisters,
who have been giving such nice
entertainments, will appear in
new aongs and dances. The little
theatre was crowded again last
night. "There will be one new
motion picture tonight and one of
the reels shown last night will be
repeated. -
Mr. Joe H. Fryar, who hat
been . successfully , conducting a
barber shop here for several
years, leaves Monday for State,
ville, where be will make hi
home. Mr. Fryar is a good citi
zen and has made manv friends
since he came to Salisbury who
will regret nm decision to leave.