PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. la Adrisca VOL. XXXVII. CONCORD. N. C MONDAY. MAY 6. 1912. NO. S!) J. B SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher. IB! IIS I 111 f A LE7ES 2P.EAKS WITHOUT WARNING AT POINT COUPEE. Dcith List Hay Reach 50. Mi3 :ipti River Twu Feet Higher "--n Ever Before. .Further Rise Predicted. ' , Orleans, May C. Thirty per- . v.. re drowned in t .e interior of , oupte I'arisu toiay when the i- 4 I. -, i. - . I- Vi All.-. M.. i Pi i levee rushed in Avithout warn- Minivers reported mat j.: i, ;u have ' been recovered. The w Orleans, I. y 0. Ihe .Mood ... i a . Mtnaliun today is exircmeiy serious. j;at.it Rouge, ..iorgausa and 31el- ! are facing a .crisis, thousands waters. Women and children Irtve been removed from stricken cities on special trains. . The militia lay are rounding up every negro ineat suffering for, lack of food. From Vieksburg, Miss., north to N,v Orleans, tlie .lississippi river is iroin half a foot to two and a half feet above any previous flood record stage. An additional rise this week of ap proximately one foot frm New Or leans north to Baton Rouge is pre-(licte-1 bv the 'weather bureau. Soundings made by United States army engineers show that this rec-coni-breaking volume of water in the bi' river is moving at the rate of 8.1 feet a second, or faster than ever be fore recorded in the Mississippi's flood, history. Danger points in the levees in Lousiana: Uaton Rouge, Bonnet Carree, 25 miles north of New Orleans; Morri fiinin! .Plaoiiemine. Scott's Landing, Caress Ilill, New JEoads Taiid .Third I, uistricr, iNew nea-us. THE SUPERIOR COURT Convened This Morning, Judge Lyon Presiding. Mr. J. F. Goodson is Foreman of Grand Jury. The May term of Cabarrus Supe rior Court convened this Morning. The term is for both criminal and civil cases. Judge. C. C." Lyon, of Elizabethown, is presiding and So licitor George W. Wilson, of Gas ter.ia. is prosecuting the criminal docket. The machinery of the court was speedily set in motion, Judge Ly. .n making an able and learned chai-e to the grand jury. Court took an early recess in order to allow the gnuul jury time to pass upon the bills before them. Only one case was dis ced of before adjournment, Thomas Kudy, charged with assault with dcadlv weapon, through his counsel, Mr. ir. S. Williams, waived finding a hill and and plead guilty. He was taxed with the cost. The following citizens compose the grand jury: 1. F. Goodson, foreman; R. L. Hart sell. G. 1V Holland, M. L. Pop lin. .1. II. A. Holshouser, G. L. Kluttz. J. M. Drv, W. II. Hudson, S. J. Kr Ain. 0. N. Cook, L. W. Blackwelder, I. k Auten, A. F. Goodman, J. A. Kirr.no.ais. John C. Gannon, J. W. Mullis.. Adam "Cru?co and D. L. Good man.' Robbery-at the Piedmont Club. Someone entered the Piedmont Club Saturday night and . stole be tween $15 and $20 out of Manager Means' drawer. Entrance was gain el through a window at the rear, the tiiiff climbing up to the window by a -bidder. The door opens from the in de and; it is thought the culprit vent out! the front way. There was watch and other valuables with the :nonev but they were not taken. There little question , but that the deed -v; committed by someone iamiliar v-'it'n the surroundings. The Confederate Reunion. Macon, Ga., May 6. The .twenty- -" "lid 'annual reunion of the United ' '. ; f c- dp ra t e Vet era ns opens h ere t o 'rrow. Never in the history of the iiave such elaborate preparations "hh made for the reception and en- citainment of people from abroad :i ns been made for this occasion. 7; o entire city is profusely decorat- Pv tomorrow morning the great ' of visitors will have arrived, nd it is estimated that fully 75, (,,0 people will be here by the time the convention opens. . County Tax Assessor A. E. Fiirr and- the township assessors will begin ork next week. They are now mak ilS the tax books and other clerical work. ' '' . ' ' ANNUAL SERMON AT I THE GRADED SCHOOL. Beginning of Closing Exercises Yes terday. Semon by Rev. S. N. Watson. The large auditorium at Central Graded School was crowded yester day morning to hear Kev. S. N. Wat son, pastor of the First Baptist church, preach the annual sermon to the graduating class. Services were, dispensed with at some of the churches and the congregations join ed m the services at the school. A! special musical programme was ren dered by a choir Irom the various churches. Two bon-.'S by the male quartet composed of Messrs. Ed. Sher rill. It. P. Benson and Kay .Patterson and J. B. Sherrill were features of the excellent musical programme. The services were ojened by the choir and audience singing "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," after which Rev. G. G. Harley, pastor of hpworth MetiKdist church, lead in,K,i v i n . ' m. c; i vlhad heard tending to prove the Allen prayer, ine scripture lesson was read by Rev. J. H. West. The speak er was presented by Prof. A. S. Webb, superintendent of city schools. Mr. Watson selected as" his text Luke 17:21, "Behold the Kingdom of God is Within You." Taking up the two great forces of a man's life, the inner forces and the outward or worldly forces, the speaker made a most effective comparison, of the in fluences that belong to both. His message was a strong and forceful plea for the young people to cultivate the great inner forces of their lives so that they would control and dom inate their actions. The sovereign power is within us, the speaker de clared, and it is a matter of first con sideration that the spiritual power should control, His strong plea for the individual to strengthen his life sufficient to combat and overcome the worldly forces was the keynote of his message. Are you carried along by forces and currents you cannot resist or governed by a great central force ? he asked. We are not the world's victims, we are put here to master the world for our creator and believe the man today in whose heart is the love of God can triumph over the Jlesh and ., tbejsvorld. r, He urged nien to- rise above environment and took as, an example the lives of Lin coln and Shakespeare as those who were not content to be governed by the shackles of environment If the kingdom of God is set up in a man he is master of circumstances and he can set at defiance any obstacles of physical and intellectual environ ment and if he can triumph over en vironment physically and intellectu ally he can certainly triumph in mor als. Mr. Watson concluded Ins dis course by declaring that the great paramount struggle of today is for a man to strengthen bis inner self asainst the outward forces. THE FIGHT IN OHIO. Taft and Bryan Both in the State Today. Bryan Speaking Against Harmon. Columbus, Ohio, May C With Knfli Tnft arA Rrvan in the Stnte. to- day the various political headquart- ' .nncnaiiv nrfivo TvnnW ers are unusually active preparing for the fight of the next two weeks. Four presidential caniddates will tour Ohio before the primaries, May 21. President Taft made several train speeches today enroute to his home in Cincinnati. After campaigning to morrow and .Wednesday he will re turn east. Bryan is speaking under Wilson auspices against Harmon and Harmon will stump the State to offset the Bryan tour. Roosevelt headquarters are preparing for the ex-President's tour. For Dissolution of Steel Trust. New York, May 6. The inner his tory of the Steel Trust will be held up to the light at public hearings Komin rndav iii a dissolution suit brought against it by the government, which asks that the trust and 36 sub sidiaries -be dissolved. Among indi viduals named are J. P. Morgan. John D". Rockefeller, John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., Andred Carnegie, cnaries M. Schwab, and Henry "C. Frick. It is expected that the hearings will last two months. Wallace Buell,' formerly sales man ager of the American Steel and Wire Comrjanv, was the first witness, and admitted that the Wire Company; agreed to keep up' prices. Hot Fight in Maryland. Baltimore, May 6. The warmest fight in the State's turbulent politi historv culminated today. The primary battle is unequaled for bit terness and tne result is in qouoi to both the Republican and Democrat ic parties on presidential preference primary. Taft and Roosevelt are Wh - confident. Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson are the leading Democratic candidates, but Judson Harmon's friends are confident. The results will not be known until to morrow. ' 111 f EVIDENCE EVIDENCE CONCLUSIVE OF AL LEN PLOT TO SHOOT UP COURT. Many Witnesses Repeat Conversa tions Showing That There Was a; Wholesale Murder Conspiracy. Floyd Allen, Coward That He Is, Has Lost His Nerve. " Wytheville, Va May. 6. The pros ecution in the Floyd Allen trial con tinued today piling up evidence of a wholesale murder conspiracy. Manv plot to "get even" with the Hilhv ville court if Floyd was found guil ty. The defendant h as lost his nerve. The strain of confinement and wounds and the commonwealth's strong case and the demand for the death penalty have broken him down. Witnesses testified that Victor and Friel Allen participated in the shoot ing and that Floyd Allen shot at Wil liam Foster, the dead common wealth's attorney. One said Sidna Allen and not Claude fired the first sot. Jack Allen, brother of Floyd, and several other members of the Allen clan who have been here attending the trial left for their homes Satur day. Wytheville, Va., May 4. Floyd Allen appears to be completely brok en over the strong case against him for participation in the Hillsville murders. The prosecution is practi cally through today. It is planned to enact a miniature murder scene. Wytheville, May 4.- Witness New ton J. Newill, of Carroll county, re counted a conversation he had with Floyd Allen, in which Allen said: "We can't get a fair trial. If they sentence me to the penitentiary IjTL make a hole; in that court, an cP if Judge Bolin, (Allen's counsel) dees not do what he ought, I'll leave him piled up with the others." liyiaence to uonvict jtloya Allen is Constantly Piled Up. Wytheville, Va., May 3. Evidence intended to show that the Aliens came to Hillsville prepared ta shoot up the Carroll county court, contin ued to be introduced today at the trial of Floyd Allen, the first of the band to face the indictments for the assassination of March 14. Witnesses testified of Floyd Allen's threats toward the court, and Cvrus Phibbs, a civil engineer, swore that on the day before the shooting, when the Allen Jury came into court to report a disagreement, Claude and Victor Allen, prepared themselves for a verdict bv reaching for their revolvers. Dexter Goad, clerk of the couit who was shot four times during the affray, refuting the charge th Ui court othcers had begun the hnng. testified that he did not see Sheriff Webb draw his revolver. On cross examination it-was developed that he had written a letter to the con trary. Webb was instantlv killed. Fifteen JMore Bodies of Titanic's Victims. Halifax, N. S., May' 6.- The cable ship Minia, with fifteen bodies oi Ti tanic victims aboard, docked today, The only well known victim is Char les M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Railway. The story of the Minia 's trip duplicates that of the Mackay-Bennett, excepting fewer bodies were encountered. Minia 's captain is not sanguine that the gov ernment steamer, Montmagny, which now will take up the death search, will recover manv bodies. Kannapolis Trounced Spencer. Kannapolis had a batting fest at Spencer Saturday afternoon, giving the Railroaders a drubbing by the score of 13 to 3. Besides hitting hard and often the team fielded cleverly. Irby, Laughlin, Fry and Overcash led with the willow. The score. n. ii. E. Kannapolis . ... . . . 13 IS 1 Spencer ... .... . . . 3 5 - 7 Batteries:: Anderson and Willett; Barger and Cornelson. Contesting Delegation in Texas. Wilson Beats thepombination. ; Austin, Texas, May 6. Contesting Republican delegates for Taft and Roosevelt will go to the Chicago con vention from Texas. Returns today from Saturday's primaries indicated that Roosevelt leads. Taft leaders, however, will send contesting dele gation to Chicago convention. Wikon will betat Harmon and Clark combin ed three to one. 1 COMMENCEMENT AT - MOUNT PLEASANT. CoiltgUle Institute Exercises to Take Place May 19 to 22. TLe annual crnmrntfixnl xt- Institute- will take place f rum Mat 19th to the 22nd. The- folio w;' tie C4,ruplete programme: Sunday, May li, 11 a. nx. Uarcal- aurec! Sermon, Kev. W, A. nvdr. J). 1) ' .' . Sunday. May 19. S:00 p. m d - drex IxiV.re the V. M. C. A. and! V. V. i A.. Hon. Whitehead Klutti. ! Monday, May 20, 3:30 p. n, Ds ? haters' Contest. Query: "Kotdvtd, 1 "at tne National .Government should j aid in tl.t construction and main t en-j ance of good roads." Affirmative, J. 5 K. Cress, C. B. Kin-. C. 11. Kitehie Negative. J. 1. Thomas, J. G. Lveriv, G.F.Davis. " " Monday, May, 20, S:30 p. m.f an nual drama. Tuesday, May 21, 10:30 A. M.. lit erary Address. Doctor William Loui Poteat, President of Wake Forest College. Tuesday, May 21, 3:30 p.- m.. Ora tors' Contest, G. H. Crane, II. E. Isen hour, H. M. Faggart, J. L. Yost, F. L. Harkey. . Tuesday, May 21, 8:30 p. m., Musi cal Concert, M. A. S. Wednesday, May 22, 10:30 a. in., Graduating Exercises, awarding of Diplomas, presentation of Medals and announcements. Marshals: J. L. Yost, chief; Ger hardt Society, J. R. Cress, W. G. Newell; Ludwig Society, J. G. Lyer ly, H. B. Teeter, F. L. Broad. Music by Mount Pleasant Cornet Band. ' There are five graduates this year, namely: Claude H. Crane, Iledriek M. Faggart, Fred L. Harkey, Harry E. Isenhour, John L. Yost. LUTHERAN SYNOD MEETS THIS WEEK. Mother Body in the South and Third in American Convenes in Char lotte. Charlotte Observer. The 109th convention of Lutheran Synod of North Carolina will be held in St. Mark's church, this eliy, be ginning next Tuesday evening. All arrangements for the reception and entertainment of synod have been made by the pastor, Rev. DrJ R. L. Patterson, assisted by two commit tees. The North Carolina Synod is the third' oldest Lutheran synod in the United States, organized in 1803; but two bodies antedating it, viz., the Ministerium of Pennsylvania and the Ministerium of New York. The first Lutherans in North Caro lina settled in Rowan and Mecklen burg counties, coming from the Cum berland valley of Pennsylvania in 1747, six years before, the Moravians came to Forsyth, The first congre gations were St. John's, Salisbury; St. John's, Cabarrus, and Orjrau (Zi6n) church, Rowan. The first pas tor was the Rev. Adolphus Nussman, who came from Germany in 1773. He was brought over by two laymen, Christopher Layerly (Lylerly), of Salisbury, and Christopher Rintle man (Rendleman), of Organ church, who went to Germany for him. They brought also John Gotifried Arndt, a school teacher. Arndt was ordained a minister in 1775, the first Lutheran ordained in North Carolina. These two pastors covered Rowan, Cabarrus, Lincoln, Catawba, Ire- ueu, cuoKes, .uaviusoii aim uuuiuiu counties. Arndt lies buried in the Lutheran churchj-ard at lincolnton. Goldston-Isenhour. Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock Mr. John S. Goldston and MioS C)ra len- , ..... , . . . , , , , j rr Classis will le held at lt. Zion church hour were united in bonds of holy,tioor r, . 0 t matrimony. The wedding txk place i , , J n - at tne home of the fbnde on McOiil j. t ir -r r.-k-k- . rr,- street, Rev. W. M. Robbms otnciat- a. i p ing. The bride is the daughter of Mr. ! and Mrs. C. A. Isenhour and is well i' known and very popular among aj lnn ;1 f friomlc "fr nl.lstnn fi e yr t c r.ifnn i Hie SOU OJL -uis. J . vjv-iuoiuii (.11 i-i i is a well known voung ma-, full of extended a cordial welcome nn.-,Ut,V The ceremony wasithe inany visitors who arrr witnessed bv a large number ot rela - tives and a few friends. K. 1- . - . i South Carolina .Conventions Today, Columbia, S. C, May 6. The DemT ocrats of South Carolina are holding the county conventions' today to ele.'t delegates to the State convention to be held Mav 15. Tillman's friend - are active. CEarop Chik's friends: are claiming control, but there is ; strong sentiment io. una; tunu - ood and Governor Wilson, Stops TOght of Wnesses to Europe Washington, May 6. The flight to Europe of the star witness in the al leged scandal threatening the im peachment of judge Robert W. Arch iblad, of the commerce court, was stopped today by hurried subpoenea by the House judiciary committee. The name of the witness or the na ture of the testimony is not divulged. ISMUFI ! . ' i ALWbJ'AJ'EnS OCT OUT EEQO.m" LAR MORNING EDITIONS 1 llT K.-sni ! i "I"1 s-?' W tit rntli UtK U. 1. 1 : 1 4., -Itajxef. f Succeed in PubUtMnx and. DUtrtkut - leg fa pert Yesterday. - Street Sales Small oa Account of Ntvir i;r'. t. c. v t . 1 r C 1 Mrat.Vr!. . ( OrUu. iOV S t ri r W n t- i- . . saol ted. Every Xmpsptr 021t ounounaea ty fouccsen, I oira0.- tM3k' juiade a b:g strike aaut tU tnl ot the unions and tIay pullulrd i and distributed rr-ular moruin rdi- tions. The Mtevt ale down o n were small vu account ut tL mhi boysi' strike. Scorrs of boy and men who en deavored to ell the paper uere bru tally assaulted by members of the drivers' union and yinpathiier witn the pressmen. One boy was taken by Mven strik ers to the Chicago river at the Mad Uon. street bridge, andthey ere on the point of throwing him in when he was rescued by a platoon of police. His assailants were captured and ta ken to the Desplaine street station. Another boy had his jawjiplit and scores beaten unmercifully. Many victims are in various hospit als. Supporting the strikers, the news boys and street corner newjElea!en refused to handle the pajrs, and all attempts to sell copies on the treeU were resisted by the newsboys. As a result tljere were attack made on different sellers who '-refused to Mick with the crowd and not handle the papers. , i Every newspajwr ollice Arround ed by policemen, and 200 extra men have been assigned to the neighbor hood to prevent trouble. N. C. CLASSIS ADJOURNS. Formed a New Synod.Takes Part of Potomac Synod. Special Ses sion in Salisbury May 21, Next Meeting Mt. Zion Church. Salisbury Post. Dr. W. B. Duttera, who was elect ed president of the North Carolina Classis, at its meeting in in St. Mat thews church. Lincoln count v, thi week, returned home on Western -No. 16 at 12:15 this morning. The afternoon and was a history making spinn in -tlmf i)t fri Urination of a North Carolina synod to embrace four C. u-fl8 PIT,),, Tl.o f,.r Mii.r,c " " lUP -wM3r men in in is to be included in the svnod are t be known as the Guilford 'Classi. the Davidson Classis, the Central Classic, which embraces Rowan, and the Ca tawba Classis. This new synod will be a part of the Potomac Synod and the action of the Classis, as taken this week, will be referred to the Po tomac Svnod for ratification at iUi next annual meeting at Mercer-bnr-. Pa., about the middle of October. It will then have to be carried to the , , - , . , render it I would gladlv lav it down Svnod two years hence to be!, - 4) . i t i i . V , - n j conscious that I LauM.tji. mv dutr eiore the svnod is finally cs-j0j . , , . ,, ' , ' aluavs to the lKt of mv ability. General ratified 1 tahlished. i There will be an adjourned JoS9ionSCHOOL XAX ELECTION, ot the ( lassis in Faith Keforaed; Tr ifAtryf ntr church, this city, on Friday. May 24.1 tn e...w V " "'XLV l " uuvu a -rJll lt., l(, -..ni tigations with reference to recon-' structing a number of charges with- in the bounds of tha Classis." 1 tu ! ,.,:.,,. . c i ti',. .-,rn 7m i ; -u:hc!ent to warrant the uree of the session of the Classis this vear : . . : ) , , . r . , - ,; - the uo in Mount Pleasant. It ias an interesting one and lull ot, t , , , , . f . f , r . ha been rumored here, however, that business lor the good of tne Reform-L t. , ' ed church. South Carolina Club Women. Abbeville, S. C, 3Iay 6 Abbeville .11 il. . A 4. 1., 1 iau pans oi me oiaie 10 aucna i:ci j annual convention of t:.e South Car-; iolina Federation of -Women's ' Clubs. ; j The attractive programme and tbeid bython tl.rou.-h t.jek and. tbia periection ot the arrangements for ; the entertainment of the visitors com - bine to give promise of a highly sue - ' eesful gathering. Tie convention' ) will last four days. African Methodists Meet. ; Kansas Citv. Mo.. -Mav. C The quadrennial general conference of the .3iomb,ed jn ,hU d , , more than 500 delegates in attend ance. Organization was completed at the initial session. Among important business to be transacted later in the week will be the election of general officers and of several additional bish ops, to meet the growing dei&indj of the church. roixrr iull nrsra. Tit ZtnnX JTwit st rmt Ctsni. TttssM NtML, y1 I r 1, f . J; vfelrf r4 t Uy ' n'.i Mr C arf.ur. j rd Ui ck fuui i. 5 v i'T " T .""V I , r u V;"4 l tt lU ? 1 ,lurt tmm trvtl l? ioT Jre:r Saa, av ir tte filr!& hi fanl Mr. J, T. tiam ta return U (Vnrorxl after bein aw at fmr ertf, asonth. Rer. W. M. Kobhin prrae4 t Mmntr rrn.i.r. yesterday a4 lat ntirhL An imasenmt thruo fUJ4 eburrsb. Koar ell attend rraytr tneetirr were held t(n! fw noon at 3 Viek. Kv. MrllarW, of Aihborti. will arrite in th tltf May to ait Mr. !Ubliin in lh r. rival work. TILLMAN APPEALS TO PEOPLE. Broken In Health Ht Aaia Sttka jenatorial NotalnaUoa. Sjwrlatjburg. S V. May 4, SttlH. Carolina netpitrni 1 avi. reeetrd irt.m vna: r j. U. TiUmaa a mm tnuhiration addreM-d to tb )e(4 of tta' State in whirh he ay in art: Twtnty-two rar aifo 1 ake4 you to fleet ine to th,. oillre of ernor. Yu did it aftrr a very tit canipain in nhieji I poW. in every County 'of the State. Two Team i&Ut I aked fir re-elctioti. You ar uw the otTice the cond tite by ta overwhelming ote. After four year of service in the jrovernor'a cHica X aked you to end inn to the nat; and again after a heated eampal-a vou rdacer me in it. .r,AA. f bold. "Miave held tli o.Tice for nearly IS year and I am now ankinc yoa to re-elect me to it altlumgh my health U broken and I am no longer th strong and vigorou man I once waa, I have a rie exjierieriee and thor ough knowledge of the working of the government and have many warm friend in the department! and in lwth branches of eongre. I came to the Senate in a elond " MT "n ri,!,.nl f Pev papf n nome i have fouzM I'3" in ' a"'J to pre galierv my frinid. "I hnu flattered r.o man and fear ed no man in debate and I have a string ; de-ire to 'die in ,arn,' for M'Utimental rcan only. "Owing to my rw.r health and in accordance with the advice of my physician I frhall not mak any speeehe-i during the anva-n thi 1 ""Imimmiir Tkj, t ...,... 1 : . ' t 'I , . V , .' 7.. ' M , JM jand if I knew Vou wanted rr.e. to nr- IN MOUNT PLEASANT. . i Tbc Rjnor of Indifference as to tht Issue is Not CrediUd. , .r ,., Jiie ton -rtf ,oan,1 ,.,?nf ,wlU oa a B,al Ux od '""'I " tax win greatly The result of thi tax 1 1 - ; mcrea.-e the 'lacihtn- of the pubhe , ,. - , ' ' " , M'booU there, Tm fart alone u po lar many .oi ife pie are very indifferent a to tie ontron.e. Very I liti credence is plaeed in the ru- mor by rea-on of the fart that Mount . , Pleasant has alway been ked up- w;m'a a community that leads m th eu tiuxi ;,(uratj ltlS:i nf thi action. Mount Pleasant ba --e.i te eat 0f two tRonn patioaal in- titution. for vear,. The town ha , and l now malirg a ereditabU ? fight for securing the location, of thd luminary, w.Lieb destroyed hv nre la-t t'ixil. Ti i "siisl tax it tcr the .'.rmb'ic j-eWd the re----the feeder 'to t !.. irtit?!!--.r. nn.l Any town ; that ha? experienced i:.v )f-t 1H and - rreat inlHenee that g.! enooU .have tijon a community cannot look nj-.n a l al school tax election with j indifferent . For thi reason it will jeau-e great surpri if Moant Pleas ant fails to win the tiecia! tax. ESird s are offering the greatest bargains they have ever offered in men's wear They are selling $15.00- oiue serge biuis iw om oiaer clothing and men . ear in proporv tion See bif ad today. . im',m-t