w . ri r 7 - ' I i ..- w i i ii - i i i i iv m m f' avrej r w - - - r mm - m mm a . a b a a a mi a . . a i v s B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher. J- PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND. THU RSDAYS. SL50 a Year. Due la Advance VOL XXXVI J. CONCORD N. CM MONDAY, MARCH A f 1912. O. 71 Suit Li br&rUa FOR COUNTY FAIR. V fiag in Behalf of the Movement, And-Mu'ch Interest Manifested. ;;i fje number attended a meeting vat.:ni.tA' afternoon 'for the pur- ; ,,rar.iin a Laoarrus county .s, .rial ion. Mr. IL B. Parks r!:iiirinan and Mr. Lewis ' ' . -.., i . i. n. .((reiaiy. uucn interest was ,t, i! in the proposition for the . m' ( abarrus to lioht a county time this summer. Speeches ot holding the fair were Messrs. Charles McDonald, ( . j ' 1 1 i i c j, j i u,erzer. ii. y. lCiViiisier, j. ( (v,Hlw(,rth, W. A. Foil, C. B; N:.'ner. K. F. White and J. A, :n. . .. Chairman Parks was instructed to a,,i)oint a committee of three to se lect a location for holding the fair an(j a committee 01 one in. eacn town ship and ward to solicit stock in the auf iation. Mr. Parks will probably A3.nince the personnel of the com mittees this week. ' Jt was decided to hold a meeting Saturday. March 16, at which time j,fnY:;inent organization will; be per Vrtctl. JUDGE COOK ON HOG PUNS. Holds That Greensboro's Ordinance is Unconstitutional. (Irnnboro, March 2. Judge Cook, 'ia'supcrior court, spoke his mind Sat urday in no uncertain manner rela tive to the alleged stable ordinance of (ir;(nl)oro regulating the keeping of cither within or without the iity limits. The Judge said that the hvvkvas unwarranted; that the keep ing nt a hoi:' for instance in Greeny lioro depended entirely upon wheth er tke said hog constituted a nuisance and tliatjn the event the hog, which does not per se constitute nuis ance, then the complainant had re course in law. The matter came up orTthe question of whether the, city ordinance prohibiting the keeping of ' hogs within one-quarter mile of the city limits was constitutional. Judge Cook held that it was not and -then spoke his mind relative to the exist iuir 1)" law. . ' Forest Hill News. .Ur. K. F. Coble,1 of Bessemer City, spent Sunday in the city w7ith his family. Mr. Chas. Wishart left Saturday for his old home at Hope Mills, where he will spend a few days- with rela tives. "" . ' .- Miss Ida Emerson of King 's Moun tain, is visiting at the home of Mr. A .('. West, on North Church street. Mr. Iv. D. Boyd moved his family from Albemarle to Concord a few davs a'no and is worktog at the Lorke Mill. Mr. M. -. Ooldston spent : a few lionrs in Charlotte last Friday.. 7 Mr. S. L. Blandon recently moved lils family to Concord from Hartes ville. "S. C. Mr. Blandon will work at the Locke Mill?. Mr. ,1. L. Strowd hfis gone to Cliar !tte. where he has accepted a posi tion with the International Harvester Company. For theresent Mr. Strowd will spend the most of his time in Fayetteville, as the company's repre sentative. Mr. Strowd has been in Concord for nearly two years and formed a large circle of friends, who regret his departure very much; He will be missed much in church circles, where he was a prominent worker Mr. J. S. Joyner has been confined to his home for several days with an attack of appendicitis. We are very glad to note that his condition shows improvement. Mr. Piatt Smith, of- Gastonia. spent Sunday in the city with his friend, Mir. Charles Coble. American Citizens Warned by Taft to Flee From Mexico. Washington, D. C, March 2. The urayity of the situation in Mexico caused President Taft today to issue a proclamation virtually warning American citizens to refrain from entering that country, and those now indent there to leave when condi tions threaten to become intolerable. I he decision to issue such a warning vas reached at a snecial metein of he cabinet. ' . The proclamation was augmenyed 1v a telegram addressed by the State department to Ambassador Wilson, the City of Mexico. The ambassa dor Ayas instructed to inform Ameri cans in peril there .to withdraw across 'the border, leaving their effects in tlie care of the nearest United States (,nsul. Capies of the telegram were sent ta all consular agents. Death of Mrs. Mary Jenkins. '.Mrs. Mary Jenkins died Thursday 'jht at her home on Kerr &tree. Mi's, '.ciikins was about 60 years of age Jnd is survived by two daughters, Misses Pink and Mary Jenkins. She a member of Epworth Methodist church. Tb a fun oral ucn a 1 old fit. thA borne Friday afternon at 3 o'clock and was conducted by. the pastor aeceased, Rev. G.-G. Harley. The No. 7, where the interment was TWO COLORED CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH. The Children Had Been Left Alone in House on Mr. Adam Wensil's Place in Rowan. ( A horrible tragedy was enacted on the farm of Mr. Adam Wensil near lost, Rowan county, Saturday vmom mg at 0 o'clock, when two little col ored children, (T months and :j vears old,. were incinerated in a fire that de stroyed the small tenant house occu pied by their father, Andv Smith i Smith wa-enroute to Concord with a load of produce and his wife went to a nearby farm house. The children were left alone in the little home. When tbe mother came in sight of the house on their return she discov ered the fire. It had gained great headway and before she eonld sum mon help it was too late to save the' lives of the children. The origin of the fir is not known, but it is suppos ed it caught from a fire in the fire place, i Horse Goes Mad Mad Stone Sticks. Charlotte News, 2nd. Mr; and Mrs. Earnest Deal, of China Grove, will leave today for their home after having spent two days in Charlotte, during which they received treatment from a mad stone. vMr. and Mrs. Deal came to Char lotte Friday, following the killing of a horse which had injured them. The mad-stone is said to have stuck two hours in each case. The reports of the incident sur rounding the trouble are most in teresting. It is said that the horse was eating corn at the' time it was discovered that it had rabies, and that it was soon after shot. The corn which 'was left in the trough was thrown! out to the ..chickens but the fowls failed to eat it, according to the statement, of Mr. and Mrs. Deal. Mr. and Mrs. Deal are convinced that the treatment with the mad stone Has eliminated all poison from their systems and that they may now return to their home without further danger. " Police Wink With Both Eyes, Mayor j Said. New York World. . Mayor Gaynor's opinion .that chil dren must play somewhere,-and that they must be allowed to play, in the streets if no 'other place is provided, was brought out in a letter w7bich he wrote last September. Ther letter was a reply to one which a girl in Harlem had pritten complaining that she and her little companions had no place to play except the streets, and that they had been prevented from playing there. The Mayor said: "I am very sorry about it, and I will see if I can do something for vou. Some people think that you ought to stay in the house all of the time. But you must go out and you must' play somewhere, and we must let you play in the streets unless there is some other place provided. You say you want' to skate on roller skates. Maybe I can get the police up there to wink so hard with both eyes that they won't see you when you go by on yourroller skates Barringer Manufacturing Co. A meeting of the stockholders of the Barringer Manufacturing Co., held in the Cabarrus Savings Bank today endorsed the action of the board of directors in passing a reso lution for the amendment of the char ter of the company, increasing the capital stock and authorizing the is sue of preferred stock and providing for its retirement after a period of years at a fixed rate of interest. An- other meeting win De neiu uere &oou. J. M: Holshouser and J. M. Peeler, of Rockwell, C. D. Corriher, of Moor- esville, L. J. and M. A. Foil, of Mt. Pleasant, and R, F. Cline, of No. 6, were here to attend the meeting. , Mr. Hammill Dead. Mr. James Hammill, who sustained a fractured skull by a falling limb while chopping wood near his home in the St. Stephens church neighbor hood February 22, died Wednesday night as, a result of his injuries. Mr. Arthur Dry was in the woods with Mr. Hammill when the accident oc curred. He secured the assistance of several neighbors and carried the in jured man to his iome. where he con tinued to grow weaker unm ai, death. The funeral was held yesterday, at St. Stephens Lutheran church and was conducted by Rev. Mr. Lingle. Fifty-Seven Lives Lost in Collision. Victoria, B. C., March 1. Fifty seven lives were lost in a collision of the steamers Mori Maru and Ricna Mam, details of which have just been brought by the steamer Awa Maru thA Orient. The two vessels foundered after the collision in Gen kai Sea February 10. Mr: J. F. Hurley has been appoint ed a notary public. EE. KLUTTZ'S SUDDEN DEATH. - . Death Cansed By Acnte Indigestion. Found Dead in Bed. in his bed at his room at the Central Hotel. It is learned that Dr. Kluttz had been a sufferer from frequent at tacks ot acute indigestion and that he had complained more than usual recently of affections from this ail ment. He was a single man and had a brother. Mr. John E. Kluttz, who is engaged in the, life insurance bu? Z .It V-l ... . iness in Aioemarie. ur. Kluttz was formally a dentist, but for several years he had been running a livery stable. . He had recently completed the erection of a handsome stable in Albemarle. Two of hU brothers died in the same way without any warn ing a few years ago of heart trouble. At the A. R. P. Church. Captain Waite, of ' the Salvation Army, who is in charge of the post at Charlotte, gave an illustrated lec ture on the work of the Salvation Army at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church last night. The illustrations showed the different phases of the work, and especially, the work that is being conducted in this State. A number of the views reflect ing conditions that exist in Charlotte. The lecture was highly interesting and was made doubly impressive by the illustrations that so accurately portrayed the actual conditions as they exist. Madame Sherry in Salisbury. Salisbury Post. The Madame Sherry Musical Com edy Company gave an excellent per formance in the Grubb Theatre here last night. There was scarcely a dull moment during the three acts and those who stayed away from the show on account of adverse criticism miss ed an enjoyable show. A sally made at Charlotte, by Fred Frear, as Theo philus Sherry, on account of the roast given the show- by the papers of that city, was loudly applauded twice. The play was probably not as rich in rythm and blissful situation as the Goo-Roo-Blooch and the Ski-Ri-Pi, big aggregations of world's wonders, which stop at the border town of North Carolina but it was a pleas ing production and was much enjoyed by the audience. The Salisbury peo ple are gla4 they-are not so blase, in fact they have their potatoes well cooked and do not eat them raw as they do in some towns. It has come to be a proverb when tlie papers ifi the "See it Blow" city criticise a show it is good. Reunion at Mr. J. Wallace Cook's. The home of Mr. J. Wallace Cook in No. 5 township w7as the scene of a happy family reunion Thursday, the occasion being the 76th anniversary of Mr. Cook's birthday. Twelve chil dren, three great grandchildren and many friends were present, making a party of fifty in all. All the guests brought well filled baskets and sump tuous birthday dinner in honor of Mr. Cook was served on a large ta ble in the yard. The party lasted un til 5 o 'clock in the afternoon and dur ing the day Mr. Cook was presented with many birthday presents. Among the out-of-town guests pres ent were: - Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Cook and six children, of Lando, S..C; Mr. and Mrs. Tucker, of Spencer ; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mclnnis and family, and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Cook. Senate Votes Wet.. Richmond, Va., March 2. By a vote of 24 to 15 the State today de feated the Jordan Enabling Jml, which had already passed the House of Delegates and which provided for a State-wide prohibition election on petition of one-fourth of the qualified voters who participated in the last general election for State officers. The most intense feeling prevails over the result of the vote, although it was conceded early in the week that the Senate was opposed to the prohibi tion referendum. This disposes of the issue finally, but already a move ment is underway to bring it before the legislature two years hence. Two Senators were paired, except tor which the vote would have been 24 to 16. Cabarrus Boy Wins Prize.' Master Wyatt Moose, son of Mr. W. L. Moose, of No. 8 township, was one of the boys who belonged to the contest club in Cabarrus. He won fourth prize at the State Fair last October, there being 1200 boys con- tetsing.' The prize was for ten best ears of corn and six best stalks with ears attached. He is only 13 years of age. He made last year 514 bushels of corn on one acre, doing the; work himself under the rules of the contest. There were five boys contesting in this county, the average being 42.24 bushels "per acre. The board of county commission ers are holding their regular monthly meeting today. v ' Just as The Tribune went to press j i,,,.! r,,K . - Saturday ve beard of the dlien '.J nHV Vlf , dth of Dr. Seal, H. Klaltz. of Al- Ulrike ;L . IiXSnt ,ff f ' bemarle. Dr. Kluttz was found dd ?. Htbtr A MILUON MIKERS IDLE. " Coal Strike Has Already Ha Para-! i lyzizg Elect oa Industry. eomputed that by Monday 150,000 workers or.tside of the eoal mines Ui be idle, and each, successive dsv the strike lasts will add to this number. More than 1.000,000 miners in Kn-. land. Scotland and Wales are out. Shipping at many ports is approach es a standstill and steam trawlers are laying up. That source of cheap iooq win soon be eut off. Many Aounanes already are closed and many others are preparing for a speedy shutdown. Three or four days will suffice to cause a stoppage at most of the Sheffield steel works and within a week, if the conditions do not resume, more than a million employes in the cotton mills and al lied trades in Lancashire will be with out work. ' As long as the NationaKMi ner Federation adheres to the determina tion that a schedule of minimum wase rates drawn up by themselves must be conceded before they will enter into further negotiations, there ap pears not the slightest hope of set tling. the strike. No violence has yet occurred and no troops have been moved ' but orders were issued at Aldershot tonight that troops make readv to entrain imme diately if their services are needed. DURHAM HAS A SENSATION. Babes Are Left on Doorstens of Prominent Men's Homes. Raleigh, March 2. A long distance telephone message tonight from Dur ham, N. C, to the News and Observer describes a sensation there tonight in which W.A. Erwin, one of the wealth iest cotton mill men in the State, and General Manager E. K. Powe, of thp Erwin mills, were the i victims." The story states that tonight soon after the eastbound Southern railway train arrived in Durham a stranger was observed to leave the train carrying two infants with her on the union station platform. Soon thereafter the babes were s en in the care of two negro women and within less than half an hour thereafter the children were found on the front porches of the residences of Messrs, Erwin and Powe. The babes were taken to the local hospital and taken in charge by the nurses of-that institution, and an in stitution, and an investigation was at once instituted to locate the women who were first seen with the chil dren. At midnight no trace of the missing women has been found and the sensa tion is veiled in mystery. One of Concord's Gifted Musicians Received Encores in Berlin Theatre. Miss Julia Barrow, daughter of Mrs. H. M. Barrow, of this city, who is spending the winter in Berline, as a pupil under Bermeister, rendered two numbers at a concert' given in one of the large theatres in Berlin under the direction ' of her-famous tutor a few weeks ago. Miss Barrow made a most favorable impression and received an encore at the con clusion of each of her numbers. Miss Barrow has many friends in Concord and her success in the art to which she has given herself is always noted with friendly interest by the Faggart-Ritchie. A marriage that will be of interest to the numerous friends of the con tracting parties will be solemnized at the home of Mr. G. E. Ritchie in No. 6 township Thursday evening, when Miss "Grace Ritchie will become the bride oMr. Ernest Faggart. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. E. L. Ritchie, of Burkes Garden, a., a brother of the bride-elect. Imme diately after the ceremony the young couple will leave for their home in Portersville, California. A New Wood Yard. Mr. James L. Brown is having ar-rflTio-Aments made to open a wood yard on South Union street on the lot be tween 'the residences of Mrs. D. F. Barrier and Mr. J. Leonard Brown. Mr. Brown is having a wood shed and other necessary equipments built now and will probably open lor business the last of the week England,. Russia, German and Japan Hva rpsnonded favorably to secre tary Knox's invitation to place them record with the United States for the continued integrity of China and joint action without seek ing individual advantage in any con certed movement of the powers which may become necessary in the present disturbances. France, ltaiy ana aus- tna to whom copies of the note lhtld March 8. The query will be, sent at the same time have not re- shond yorth Carolina Have Wom-spon- " " Suffrage t " One of the two speak- Mr. Brice Wilkford has accepted ers on the affirmative side is Mr. Sam a position at Dayvault's market. P. Maulden, of Concord. ; EVASOEUST "DICK" HOME coHiirrs suicide. Nerrcxu Breakdown Tolloed Cltk crtd Carter of T& Well Ksowa! Man, " ' ' Charlotte ObM-nVr. 3rd. . ira-ie enair;$r ek! a tr . t arv. u'iai m. hleh x dvmaud by ft! at U tm!d ftoi ! a ra4i4at for overpowenfl- eonnrtiaa aJ rre 1 tU lUhl raa txzmtnMU eadfatne of paqH mhta Mr.tU. Prrmidt aad LU .tairi tiici-ini IL Mom, widely fx.rd inrougiiQut the IruM Sutr a a lec turer oa temperance, took bis own life yesterday afternoon in the Stat hospital at Moranton. No dttaiU an known here except the fact that, eluding in woe manner the vigilance of the attendants, be hanged himelf. News of the occurrence reached hu only aon, Mr.'W. M. Morse, the pho tofjxapher, at 40 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The remains will be broughtbronirht here for interment. The funeral will be conducted tomor row morning at 11 o'clock at Trron Street Methodist eh arch, of which he was a member. The ervice will be in charge of the pastor, Rev. Gilbert T. Rowe. i Accentuated tiatluw i lent in Mr ' Morse s death by the fact that it wa. at his own reiuet that he wa re turned to the hospital last fall A He stated that he feared he would be come irreionsible again and mk'ht inniet injury upm hnnelf. TSus a prehension was onlv t(t firmly grounded. V revioiisly he had spent about a vear under dotation th.r but had Iikii returned early laiit spnnir. lie spent last Mirumcr here with-his son at No. (KVt North P.udar street. Senator Overman Give3 Support to Free Sugar Bill. Washington. D. C. March 2. Senator Overman, of North Carolina, will support the house sugar pro gram, which includes free sugar and an excise tax in the belief that the two eompanion policies are sound, ac- according to a statraent .made tj day An discussing the action of the house democrats in caucus last nightl "I will stand by the house program or free sugar." said Senator, Over man, 4 because I have. always oppo.-ed taxation on necessities of life. 1 be lieve that an excise tax or an income tax from which the proposed excise tax differs in some ways, contrary to the claims of its opponents, is emi nently just. ' 4 More than two-thirds of the states including North Carolina have already adopted the constitutional amendment providing for anNincome tax and it is only a question of a short time. I believe before there will be an out and out federal incon.p tax. The two-bills will make an ex ceedingly popular issue on which to face the peoplie. A Contest Between I. O. O. F. Degree Teams March 28th. Dr. D. V. J. Peeler, of Cordon iibdge, No. 168, Salisbury, and Mr. B. W. Barnette, of No. 881. 0. 0. F., of Charlotte, met here Saturday ev ening at the St. Cloud hotel for the purpose of perfecting arrangements for contest between the degree team of their respective lodges. These teams are the champions of the 12th and 13th district and will met : for the purpose of deciding which is1 the superior team. A number of candi dates from the local lodge will receive the first degree at their hands and the local Odd Fellows are making ar rangements to entertain, them in fine style. It is expected that Grand Master W. H. Overton, of Durham, and Grand Secretary B. H. Woodall, of Raleigh, will be here for the event. which will take place on the night of March 28th. Taft Campaign in Chicago. Chicago, 111., March 4. Henry L Stimsba Secretary of War, will be the principal speaker at a mass meet ing at Orchestra Hall tomorrow night, which is to mark the opening of the Chicago campaign for the renomma- tion of President Taft. rour days later the campaign will be given a further impetus by the visit of Pres ident Taft himself to speak at the annual meeting of the Illinois Swed ish-American Republican League. Railway Accident at Mount Gilead. Trov. N. C. March 2. A plaink at a crossing, one mile east of Mount Gilead, threw the baggage coach of the passenger train of , Raleigh-Charlotte and Southern off the track this afternoon. A special train was sent out from Biscoe for the purpose of forwarding passengers and baggage. The passengers, although siightshrdl The passengers, although snaken up, received onlv slight bruises. j We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to attend the twelfth an nual debate of the Newtonian Liter- HAVE SOOSEVELT XTPTEEE. LuX Jtz u IIl.-DU BxJ Bt. c4 f . Aiur.fftt, MarrH 3lCSa! II -rwl; Jrial f t,if t;t U M..l lh lA'A d. I r-jcuiralki Ud tKtrr it. mj War Mm.a r3U 4 late ald' that be taM tst l a ea&dtdal, raufcrd to be ptiblk here tmixai a letter wnt tea by Colo I Urltr Jane 27, 19U, dioyicg report ev rent at the tie that be would Hjw port Mr. Taft, wbirh eo&elsded at follow: I have exprrvMsj tcyelf perfMrtly freely to a large nnmWr of vun oa thia matter, always to the aatae e. feet; telling you. fr lntnr, jer tonally, and tbt who were ith yo at lunch at my hou. and telling Gif. ford Pincbot, Jim UarnVld and Coo-i.-reman Mjidijwm and Itilly Ub ard SeereUry Meyer and Secretary Stia on, all alike. iut eiaetlv whal I have aaid always that 1 would not be a candidate in W . myelf. and that I had no intention of taking any part in the nomination for cr aatntt any candidate. Siiir-relv viur. T!1K(HH)RK HtHSKVKLT.M LA FOLLBTTE WILL STAY IN TnE RACE. Progressive Repnblicann Declares Ht "Will Not Halt Nor Tom Ail da to Find the Exiy Way." Madison. Wi.t March 2. "I ahall continue in the eontc! a a candidate lor well defined principles and for a definite program of legislation which onco enacted into law, will break the hold of privilege on the industrial life of $the jieople and fre them from the burden impo-d by thousand of mil lions of fictitious capitalisation. M ThU Ls the gist of a published statement made today by Senator Robert' M. LaFollette. The state ment is an apjeal for delegate. Mr. La Folletto asserts he will not "halt or turn-aide to find the easy way," and thai he u .idfantly refusing to make combination!, " He aUo indicated that after a brief ret he will be "back on the firing line," directing his own campaign. He denies that hi health is broken. 'I want the support of uch dele gates only a are billing to win or to he if need be, on thi banis," bis letter conclude. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. The street car rcunied ojK"rationt yesterday, after Ix-ing out of com mission for two day. Every body it glead to see it airain. The condition of Mr. P. Cf Deal, who has been quite ick for everal days at hi home in No. 4 township, is very much improved today. "A Blind Deception." a Labia comedy film, will be presented at the Pastime today. "Can the blind eet" Certainly, when they're in love. See j it today. Fisner have left iveren winter suits and five long coats that tbty want to dispone of, and on which they will allow yon to name the price. The students of Mount Pieasaal Collegiate Institute will present "Tb College Town" at the auditorium in Mount Pleasant Saturday night. The proceeds wil go to the atbeletic asso ciation. Mrs. J. B. Rector, who recently underwent an operation at Dr. Me Guire's hospital, Richmond, returned home last night. She was accompan ied home by Mr. Rector, who went to Richmond Saturday, and her couiin, Miss Almyra Page, of Richmond. The Stonewall Jackson Circle of King's Daughters will meet Tuesday evening with Mr. IL C. Herring on West Depot street. The Circle will consider the proposition of holding a fiddlers' convention for the double purpose of affording an enjoyable en tertainment and raising fund.- for charitable purposes. Marshall Best, colored, who for seven years has driven the delivery wagon for Wbite-Morrison-FIowe Co., is confined tqhia borne, stricken with a dangerous illness. Marshall is among the bet of his race. He in formed his humble iaks loyally and faithfully and won the eteen of his employers and the public generally, who wish for him a speedy recovery. Attention is called to the fact that the Sheriff 4s obliged to advertise for sale April 1 all property on which the taxes are not paid. The ale is to be made in May, but be must ad vertise April 1. Bear this in mind and unless you want your property advertised pay your taxes before. the first day of April- Se ia I0? paper. - - ! i : i in I I i i It . ' J r.