North Carolina Newspapers

MTTR ? r' gHERRILL. Editor and Publisher. PUBLISHED MONDAYS A N D T H U R SD AYS SX a Va. Oct ks AiniiL ME XLII. VOL r r CONCORD. N. C MONDAY, AUGUST 14. 1916. U L- c 'sN LAY THEIR CASES BEFORE PRESIDENT WILSON TODAY REPUBLICANS MEET. DEA ;CK THAT THREATENS ,AT10N-VIDE STRIKE GfAL ARBITRATION i, 35 Representatives of the hoods Who Conferred With : icnt About 10 O'clock. hood Men Finn in Their nation Not to Accept Arbi Undcr the Newlands Act, as Claim They Do Not Have a Fair Opportunity .With the Arbi trators -The President Will Prob ably Recognize That View. ill- ! if Aioclaed Press) UVL. J n. Aug. 14. The road !!.;!'' First CV ErctV the Erctl.' They i n. Air:. . ne rau- . rs and brotherhood lead ed in their negotiations, r. itn a nationwide strike, ; tiicir case before President t.idav I:t Wilson- First : '") representatives of the hn tl m i jKiods who conferred with tb' I'n-M'N 'iit shortly after 10 o'clock Thfv wit1 followed by a committee of the r.tilroiid managers; The brotherhood men went into eontVreii' firm in their determina tion mt tu ii.rept an arbitration un der th- NVwlands act, which they contend! lias always furnished ar bitrate Ix foro whom the men did not have :m unprejudiced opportunity. There were some indications that the PivMil'-nt, recognizing that view, -rniirht propiso special arbitration be fore th' hoard of 12 members on which the tour brotherhoods could be represented. The President's plan was to ap- peai to ine managers ana men on hiihest )atriotic grounds to find a of composing the differences without n strike. Were With the President for Two Hours. Washington, Aug. 14. After being with President Wilson two hours, the representatives of the. men left the White House and" Mr. .Garretson said he expected to see the President again later in the day, after he had conferr ed wi:li the managers. Mr. Garret son refused to say whether the out look Avas hopeful. "As Ikiilt as the matter is in Presi dent WUsmi's hands we will have no JMtHiunt to make," said Mr. Gar re'tnn. l'ivs!(l( nt Wilson immediately sent 1'T the railroad managers to lav he- ire tlifn the position of the work-r.;-:i. - h as inranued that the managers ifU w President Wilson at 3 fWk, and meanwhile the President Kas to keep one or two other import ant en-a'jT'ments, including one with ar. Chandlers of the mediation board. It was sa d that no indication would w rives of the rogress of the nego- atmns until after the President sees 'M managers. -. , ' Outlook Hopeful. Mr. (iarretson was asked whether negotiations were off. He replied: -'Absolutely not." While no -round for the feeling as pven. administration officials ex posed contldeiiee that the President's fervent ion would result in averting a strike. , ne yf ti e leaders of the four otherho(i., artf,r leaving the White J!??e; ( ' :,r:1,-terized the conference me Pr,..:,i NEW ME13BER OF THE GRADED SCHOOL BOARD. Mr. J. Archie Cannon Succeeds Mr. J. Locke Erwin, Resigned. To Fit Up Room for Domestic Science Work. At the regular monthly meeting of the School Board, held Friday even ing, Mr. J. Archie Cannon was elect ed a member of the. board for Ward 2 to 11 out the unexpired term of Mr. Locke E The Civic League offered to eouin at room at" the Logan School for do mestic science if the board would set aside a room for this purpose. The board gave an order to have a parti tion made and a suitable room pro vided. It is the purpose of the school to give a practical course in domestic science including care of the home, sewing, and cooking. The Civic Lea gue is very much interested in the work and has promised to put in all necessary equipment. A certificate will be given to those pupils who com plete the course in a satisfactory way and have proven themsejves compe tent and trustworthy. This work will be conducted by (Mrs. Carrie Reid Daves. The board decided to fit up a labor atory in the basement room at the High School for the science work. General science will be taught in the eighth grade and physics in the tenth. CABARRUS DRUG STORE CHANGES HANDS TODAY. Messrs. Wright and Ephraimi Tucker Buy a Controlling Interest. Messrs. Wright and Ephraim Tuck er have purchased a controlling in terest in the Cabarrus Drug Company, and took charge of the business this morning. They purchased the stock held by Mr. W. T. Wall, who retires from the business. v The Messrs. Tucker were born and reared in Concord, and are weli known and popular young men. .Mr. Wright Tueker has had --six-years- ex perience as pharmacist and is. a'grad uate in ' pharmacy of. the University of Maryland.1 They will continue the business at the old stand, whieh has been the home of a drug store ever since the building was erected about thirty years ago, Mr. Wall has not yet decided what business he will engage in, but he will not leave Concord. tor. prev '"as 1 Strik mi! loin- lent as '"'most encour- declared "the outlook 1,1 f a general strike Ef ird Family Reunion N Draws 1,500 Members. Albemarle, Aug. 12 Fifteen hun dred '-Efirds coming from their homes in four different, States assembled at St. Martin, Lutheran Church 10 miles wTest of here FriSav in the first re union of the entire Efird family. The reunion was held within two hundred yards of the old place where David Efird, who came to America, from Germany, the first Efird to settle in America, lived, and started one of the largest and most influential fam ilies in North Carolina. , There were oresent Efirds who s stand at the Head of large textile manufacturing plants, department stores in six of the largest cities in North, and South Carolina, owners of large and fertile farms in four States, some in the faraway State of Texas. And then there were present Efirds who have stayed out on the smaller farms, but who have- been the backbone and sinew of several counties, especially Stanly and An son. ui, e. If Called, Will Be Directed An- 14. If President " pursuhde the railroad employers to settle ' ; and a general strike " :11 ho directed from in this city. This an-J- made 'today as the tonr biiir brotherhoods managers reached '" a conference with '-on. ' ::"! rid headnuarters it 1 . preparations had ''tting into effect a 'i ston PVOiT frnin hemht, on the 225 "f the United States ' f affairs is indi - 'ty displayed in ev !'; which will be crip- ''! ! transportation. Dispatch. -An?. 14. Prospects 'ation-wide railroad :;' the formulation of l"''-ram to be the " i 'irt hor negotiations --"'day after President 'n"'m'd with the 33 brotherhoods. ':"ference the brother Hit ftPri fi.;,! f.,-i Js call.-d ri"U!ic,... ,, At;'.. :1:.; W;t ,. . I'U v. t hl'i"' 1,. '!l Aftcr Cotintl Ccnrerticn TTn Held it Cotin Hozsa Saturdiy Afterrocs. Thf Count r' KrfKiMiean ConriJtia whirh wai larzcdr attended, tcrt Sat urday oftcmoa at the four: hoi. Hon. If. S. V.Uiarr afted at !tr- l-irary cbairman. with Mesr. W. J. Vedd:nrtin and C. II. Andrevi a M-cretaries. t'jn motion the tetn Ijrarj onraniration was made ir mannt. The businefs of naming a county ticket wai taken up, and the fo!loin? candidate lee!etl: For House (f Ippretntatives T. M. AVidenhouse: forvSeriff. Howard W. Caldwell: for Treasurer. J. Harey Dorton: for Iter ister of Deeds, James F. Harris; fr Coroner, Carl Spears; for Co ton Weigher, J. W White; for Count v CommisU oners. L. A. Weddinston, A. W. vMoose. W. IL Oglesbv, J. Frank Goodman and W. A. Castor. For the State Senate the convention endorsed Messrs. A. X. James, of Ml. Pleasant, and Cliff 'Newell, of Char lotte. Mr. J. M. Burrage was elected cMa rman of the County Republican executive Committee. Following the business of the con vention, Hon. A. IT. Price, of Salis bury, delivered an address, which was received with much enthusiasm. Hw. U TOWX5HIP S. S. CONVENTION Held at Cestral Ondtd Sciocl Ea &t Ytittrdiy Afttrr&ca xi Lxsi Nixht. . Tt.i PRUSSIANS PUSHING TRIAWS TOWARD fc.hip n at (raded Jvh! bsiildls ir!rr MR. ROWE DECLINES CALL To the Pastorate of Trinity Reformed Church Here. Rev. Walter W. Rowe, of Newton, who recently was sent a call to the pastorate of Trinity Reformed Church here, has. notified the congregation that he will be' unable to accept the call. .Mr. Rowe is at present pastor of the Reformed Church at Newton and also a member of the faculty of Catawba College. It was on account of the fact that he felt that he could not relinquish his work at the College that he declined Uie call to the church here. The Newton correspondent of the Greensboro News has the .follow ing, in regard to iMr. Rowe : "'Mr. Rowe makes this, decision at a financial sacrifice., and relinquishes inviting prospects in a wider field, bnt finds peculiar pleasure in acced ing to the wishes of Catawba, College students, who-especially insisted thatf he . remain here, and whose protest against his leaving joined that of his church in such force that he could not accept the flattering Concord invita tion." The congregation of Trinity Church here has as yet taken no steps to make another call for a pastor. ANOTHER WEST INDIAN HURRICANE REPORTED Not Known Now Where It is or How Powerful It Is. First Felt Sun day. (By The Associated Pre) Washington, Aug. 14. The pres ence of another West Indian hurri cane caused the Weather Bureau to day to issue a warning to shipping. Iso definite information! as to the location or the intenseness of the tropical disturbance could be ob tained other than that it is in the central Carribean Sea, and the prob able movement is westward. The disturbance was first reported from St. Kitts, in Winward Island Sunday morning, as being in the east ern portion of the Carribean Sea, The usual path of such West Indian hurricanes is northwesterly and the points on the Gulf coast of the Unit ed States were warned to be ready for the storm. - " e .tti .av Sf h2 Vn"s .v.' trai uav. - The ion.cre prniJtd over br Prof. S. A. W'M, 'resident. At tbe ttUertn.Mn metir dvoica extr tiw ere roadurted br lUx. ll, S. Uasber. Th- disruption on A Sunday tht SrLolar for V.t Charrh Lemur" was led br Her. C. M. 6Wri, followed by Rev. H. F. IWaty. Rev. R. K. Iirady, and Mer. J. U Crow, ell and C. S. Smart. Rev. Ir. Wirier, of Elon College, who was prrentf alw made some stirring remarks on thii subjeet. Irof. A. S. Webb, Rev. R. K. Hrady and 'Mr. V. I Norman were appoint l a eommittee to nominate otBrem for the ensuing year to report at the evening session. ETeninx Session. The devotional exerei&es were con ducted by Rev. M. F. Moores. J rof. Webb for the committee re ported recommending the following officers for the coming year; PresidentC. S. Smart. Vice President R. E. Ridenhour. Secretary and Treasurer I). C. Caldwell. Executive Committee; D. B. Col- trans, J. C. Fink, Paul Ridenhour, Lonnie Crooks, J. H. A. Holshouser. Several selections were delishtfullv rendered by an orchestra composed of Miss Josephine Atkins. Mr, C. A. Workman; and Mr. Henry Smith, with Miss Janie Patterson at the piano. Ihe subject for discussion for the evening session was "The Value of Real Sunday School Work," and was iscussed by Messrs. D. R Colt rone and J. L. Yost, Rev. II. F. Beatty and Rev. R. E. Loven. Dr. Wicker was again called on and made another l.ost highly interesting . talk. Dr. Wicker said the problem of the Sun day school is to save . the people in his city, who are not in the Sundav school. And if they are saved, he said, they must be saved through the present membership of the Sunday school. In doing this .work three t hingS; are necessary namely: ... first Jvnaw. ue.must know the facts, what we- are doing, what we ought to do, and what are our responsibilities. Second Glow. We must glow with enthusiasm and with an iUense desire o bring things to pass. Third. Go. We may have all the theories possible, but if we do not make them go they are of little value. We must accomplish things by syste matic efforts, enthusiasm and intel ligent direction. . . AUS- iEMBERG NEW ltAAG EUENT TAKES CUAGI THE FLOOD RELIEF FUND Teachers-' Institute. The County Teachers' Institute convened this morning at 9 o'clock, with Dr. W. C. Wicker, of Elon Col lege, and 'Miss Bettie Land, of Greens- "boro in charge. Over 100 teachers were in attendance at the opening, and a number of others are expected to enpll during the day. The morn ing session was devoted to outlining plans for the Institute's work. Quite a number of , the teachers had their books with them, and the regular workj of. the Institute begins this alter noon. - Has Now Reached the Sum of $898.44 Rocky River Sends $16.70. " The fund being raised by The Tri bune and Times for the relief of the flood sufferers has now reached the sum of $918.44. The following have contributed since. our last report: Previously acknowledged" i$877.24 C. A. Fink, Wichita. Texas ... 1.00 D: L. Lpe ....... 1.00 American La France Fire En gine Co. 2.50 Rockv River Church 1G.70 President hood men declared the grasped much of the situation ami that the positionof the men might result in an understanding beimr reached. And others in touch with the situation said' the men showed a disposition to co-operate to avoid a strike?.' After hearing, the feaders of the men two hours the President sent fnr tho -managers for a conference at three o'clock this afternoon. How far whatever progress was made at tne conference can go toward averting a VTonV jinn or. be determined until af ter the President confers with the ? committee. - The President, according to those attended the morning confer ence, show a familiarity with the sit Total $S9S.44 To Clean Up Rocky River Graveyard All persons interested are asked to meet at Rocky River Church Wed nesday morning August 10, at eight o'clock for the purpose of cleaning up the grave yard. It is desired that as many men as possible be on hand at the above hour, as those in eharge wish to have the work done on that day. , . . New Case of Infantile Paralysis at Durham. (Dy The Associated Press) Uuriiam, Aug. l-i. une new case of infantile paralysis -developed in East Durham, -a suburb of the city o Durham, today. Miss Isabelle Cam ?ron, who hasbeen ill with the di sease for several weeks, has practi J cally recovered. TUa Ucrzizt U TUt CUrtt c? tha Strssd. The Strard Tfc-lrr ul cjr. t.. aftemim at 35n) p. M. s4rr lie tew t&anajrcret ilh vacdettUe aul sttK-a -ilerrt. Mr. WV J. MrDacie!. tt SiUV.rjv U hat leea rnee!rd tth the t4i lal Tlieatrr of that rity. tit ltz ovrr Tie Strand Theatre Ertr, promitii that the satsenr-totia-people of Concord hate rvfly tr-!p in store for tWm d.nnc tl".cn::tjr coa. At the rrrrfcl ir.t lift of the Virrinia-Carolsna Vsdeu Managers at Ocean View the vat.m cert made arrangctcrsta n hereby twenty or more houc ta this iri of North Carolina and Virrittia ere to get a better clas of shovt than have ever ; been in ' tU tiexity Each show that plavs this rirruit will have to make good in the first hous it playa and if it docs not it will not be booked for any of other houses. The management of ihe Strand has made arransement mlcrr by this house is to gtt thcc thorns af. er they have played ail the other houses and in this war they ere as sured that nothing but the best of shows will come to Concord. The show that opens this afternoon is one of unusual merit cominjr to oncord after a week stand in Salis bury. It more than pleased all who saw it. Mile Margaret Manell eonW as special added attraction. She has just finished a tour of, the Keith nouses in the larg cities and the manaeement was able to secure her onl yto break her jump from At- anta to New ork. Mile Manell has a good sindnsr voice and a'fine sc ection of songs which she puts over in a way that wins the approval of a!F who hear her. Avery Coughlan Otto Trio, three men, whose harmony fencing won for hern the approval. of both the press and public in Salisbury, -last week. Ther came to Salisbury direct from an engagement of ten weeks at one of the large picture house in Atlan- a, where they pleased large audi ences every dav. A five reel Mutual MaAterpicture will be shown at every performance which is alone worth the price of ad- mission. torn xtt vxzz SAY AMERICANS SEEK TO FORCE INTERVENTION COURT THIS WEEK. Judge Carter, of AsheviHe, Presides. Names of Members of Grand Jury. The regular August term of Ca- arrus Cqunty Superior Court con vened this morning, with. Judge Frank Carter, of AsheviHe, presid ing. The Grand Jurors are as -follows; J. F. Troutman, foreman, Wm. Sides, J. A. Kennett, R. A. Barnnger, Joe S. Litaker, G. Mi. Moose, Geo. . Blaekweldef, E. C. Mooring, Ingle O. Cook, R. M. Troutman, R. L. Reed, E. Y. Misenheimer, A. M. Allman, Roy Dorton, W. C. Graham, W. D. Melchor, J. C. McEaebern and W. I. Basinger. Up to the noon recess the court had taken up the case of State against D. M. Sherwood and O. S. Smith, charged with assault. The de fendants submitted to a eharge of simple assault and the ease did not go to the jury. Sentence will be pass ed later. Final Decision on Sale of Islands is Delayed. Copenhagen, Aug. 12, via London. The final decision on the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States may be postponed nearly a month if the proposal of radical and socialist members of the Folkething for a plebiscite is adopted on Mon day. The proposal of the radicals and socialists calls for the approval of the cession treaty between Denmark and the United States bv parliament. The approval by parliament, howev er, will become effective onlv if it is ratified bv a majority vote of the plebiscite whieh is to be held within three weeks. Body "in River Thought to Be That of Negro Convict. Spencer. Aug. 1.1. The bod v of an unidentified negro man has Wen found m the ladkin Kiver, near Spencer. Farmers who found the bodv reported to Sheriff Krider, but nn inonest was. held, as there were no marks of foul play. Because of. an iron band nroum: an ankle, it is believed he escape from the State prison forces at Bad- in last week. 'PHONE US THE NEWS. Mexicans in Chihuahua District De clare Owners Refuse to Operate Their Mines. Chihuahua City, Mexico, Aug.13. Charges are circulated even in official circles that American mining and other concerns nrith properties in Mexico are refusing to operate in or der to help bring about intervention it was learned today, ' With plenty of work and food de factor government officers say the pre valent tendency of the poorer .classes o turn to banditry would disappear. It is said that resumption of work at he various mining camps could be accomplished without danger, as only small bandit croups are now in exist ence, while large garrisons are avail able for all properties. Ill dl IS 133 ICO SIO ury OWrmn pat It lUa Kcs t Sort a ri,u,a ta lu lUur Altu Ea44 u U EAUIH?rfcra4 Wirx 'cf TUs Frrsv 7U IuLijh l!akt rsnitr htntu a CU Cirso FUUax The Rusjusa drue in a!r.a rf .dly pu-hit? tb .trrre.5 rm ies harkvard toward lumbers. Jk.h f arAs f tic Aiimn ansft.s the IrtiiWr frt.t ar toder Waty press u re. ac! Its rVsIrr (t tl fft J4 line on the Mfij, is bf'urtrd. &y nni;tarj tbrcts in a!l rd ra;nta!s. to fcave Rt.cc to ssmre a i!ti in its rear aiatsj upper 7M4 tl; to htth it i res,tcl to l -efrr!. Pi! r?r ad aacaiafes rts a the ncrtliern k? of this frw.t, n uptrr Scrrth, hle to te stith th . Russians are err.tjn nr.? hir dn ep the Dales er. Itatsian arx c ta thf ecntrr at so arc jKirsuirr the Astrir.s in mddle Stripa and Koropire tc gions. Continuing their adviu.ee from lr ira on the Isonro front, th Italian made further projrress on t-e Carso plateau to the southeast. FoUowiag the ntiaj roarse, th Germans have launched a coaster it- tack west of Ioxi cbrroN today cnotm HEirEWED rmirjzza Catlca and REPORT OF SINKING OF DEUTSCHLAND DENIED Captain o French Cruiser Discredits Street Rumors Laid to On of His Orderlies. Pensaeola, Fla., Aug. 17. Cap tain Leskivit. of the French armored cruiser Admiral Aube, which arrived here this afternoon, denied street m- mors which were credited t ne of his orderlies to the effect tbn the In Response to Strong BclUsii Crop Advice. (Or TSs AiMsfe4 Fe- New York. Aug. H. The rtton market sliowed renewed firmness this morning in rejwne to strong cables and bullish crop advife.t. At the op. ening an . advance of 15 t li jin! earned prices 2- to 30 point alve the low level of Saturday frorntnjT and altrac!el a cKd desl cfrealt ing, but the oiTerinjrs were very rtl absorbed by setbacks of 5 to 1 points and the market -n work! aliove the n)wntnt figure on ing of general buyicfr. Cotton futures operje4 August. 14.12 bid; OetoW, T)ecemler. 14.47; January, March, 14.74; May, HA'i. rtnew. fjrm: lllo; 14S1; ANOTHER GOOD TURN IN PARALYSIS PLAGUE Only Ninety-five New Cases and 31 Deaths Dcxlnf Last Day. New York, A eg. 14, The epidemic of infantile paralvsis tk a turn far the better today. The number of r.ew cases reported by the health depart- mcnt went under the htindred mark for the first time in several ck-" Daring the 24 hours rndinsf at 30 -m. the plague killed 31 ehildrm and 5 new cases were reported. Tb falling off in cases .is attributed t cooler weather. THE WHEAT MARKET. Lowvr Tcday Eecau?e of Ettimat of Bit '-.Crop lz Canada. Chiw. Aug, 1 ' -Wheat p"ced Vmirai AuIm? had received a wireless 7.$ to 1 2- loner, today, pnr r pihy mc.sage ''Tuesday from a TVritih pa-1 caue the anadlan rktimate of the trol loaton.the Atlantie lnst. ytat- Dominion er.o m aM fVj hash ing that the patrol boat had smiV thcjel. Spter!er of";! st 15 t 1U German merchant submarine, Df u!-jr tnrhc! 141 and th-n rcurte! to schland, on August S. 141L2. The captain asserted he had re ceived no information whatever that the Deuisehland'had Urn surd: th that all such .report were abalately false. President Says Strike Must Ee Avoided- ; Washington, Aug. ...12- President Wilson was in comrrunieation hv tel ephone with the Fed r-.l Medint'on Moard and aked that hf infonnetl if a strike hfeae hnrninr-nt. Narrow Escape. fFro:n Btizz Dy&a. Kited. Mr.Maek Ppdf rd had a arrww ee3re frim mt dvnm:!-! ti moreinz - a he wrsi drrifg h; e-r West Corhln tft. Mrf- W. A. F'-:J. who 1 dVr'; -2i :n fr r;t of the t erty. 1 -sd yt-t -if dvnaw.ite, e r;d h-1 . s- die: ith a e targe trrv trn-l ont to The President informed t! e . rerdi-. tbetr firr"! t' l rv tso- ation . board that a strike - mnt ' he 'um n . him t ht err.tian"d 'el!fr avoided, nrd if a hrdlk is r-a he would liVe ?n opp-Tl nn iy In t"" to representatives of the railroad managers and eninkj-res. h: wav. Whe - Even' man is fupped to be te architect of hs own' fortMr;ef but many of them forget to build. . t!e ra-n;te ' rsp!:!ed. Irirl-g a ..msa f earth ard rV"v into, tl-e- rd. rtnatclv te-ne " ' of .. th Rt.-fsile rv:, th d lt tc rn-ae'ine l-dlv dersiL (Sre eP and other damage done.;.' . uation that surprised me men.