PAGE EIGHT LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. Come in and get one of out* Almanacs. V*’e will be glad to give one free to every reader of Ti e Times and Tribune. v Two new eases of whooping rough were the only diseases of any kind re ported to the county health Mepartment Monday afternoon and night. Mr. .7. C. McEachern is confined to hi; home on Vance street on account of illness. His condition today is reported as unchanged. One ease of measles was the only new disease of any kind reported to the 'county health department Tuesday afternoon and nigiit. The Cabarrus Y” baseball team. of Kannapolis. will pay the Swv*t Keiin 'ns; Company’s tegin. of ✓ Charlotte. Thursday afternoon at *7> Miss Bessie Holmes' has returned to —her .home in (Jrnhani. after spending sev eral (lays here the guest of Miss Ethel I‘lackwelder at her home on Kerr street. In a good, clean, snappy game of ball la-t Saturday the Cal arms ”Y" >f X»n i:.;,K)ii> defeated the Mooresville te..m. roe score being 7 to 2. A large crowd was present and enjoyed the game. At a recent meeting the members'of the Library Association decided to spend £IOO for children's books. The money is available now. and the books will he purchased at once. Mr. E. C. Widenhouse. youngest son , f Mr. .T. \Y. Widenhouse. of this county, graduated at the Theological l Diversity of Boston. Mass , last week, and is now serving a pastorate at Shelburne. Falls, Mr. Sanford Neal, assistant librarian, i' now undergoing treatment for his eyes in a Charlotte hospital, and during his illness Miss Gladys Svink is as sisting Mrs. Richmond Reed, the libra rian. A number of young people enjoyed a picnic at Rost Mills Monday evening. Tile picnic was given in honor of Miss Susie Crowell, of Thomasville, and Miss Mary Hewitt Moore, of Gastonia. Mrs. ,1. F. Day vault chaperoned the girls and boys. The books of the city tax collector are being audited now, and the new collect or. •(’. X. Fields, will take over the office now held by Frank Mills as" soon as the " audit is completed. It is believed the work will be completed by the latter part of next week. Calvin, 8-months old son of Mr. H. A. Bostian. died Tuesday morning at 1) o’clock at the home of his father on Power Street. Funeral services were held this morning at 10 o’clock at Mb Mitchell, and interment was made in the cemetery there. The child’s mother died at his •birth. The Bible School of St. Andrews Luth eran Church is moving along nicely There were sixty pupils present on Tues day with prospects of a much larger en rollment. The children and young peo ple are very much interested in the sub jects which they are studying and are doing faithful work. The Bible School of St Andrew’s Lu theran Church opened Monday morning with forty-six pupils present. The chil dren and young people are very much interested. It expeetted that the enrollment will increase and that much good will be accomplished. This school is open to the public. Columbia lias given up her franchise in the South Atlantic League. Baseball in Columbia has been uncertain all year and with attendance getting worse and worse all of the time the dub owners gave up. President Walsh has not yet placed the franchise, which may go to Gastonia or Savannah. The members of the Smoot Missionary Society of Central Methodist Church will have a picnic Thursday evening, the 28th. The young people are requested to be at the church at ti :20 in the afternoon with picnic lunches. Transportation will be provided for all. and every member is in vited to attend and enjoy the fun. Persons desiring to get the typhoid serum or the diphtheria antitoxin free of charge should call at the office of the county health department any Satur day. The campaign has been running for two weeks now and more than 400 per sons have taken the treatment so far. At present, the treatment is being given on Saturday only. It is reported by a number of colored people here that a colored fair will be .held this year if the will of the people is carried out. ..The plan for the fair is meeting popular favor among the negroes and it is believed that enough of of them will support the proposition to put it ov er if a few important details can be worked out. The excavation work for the new home* of the Cabarrus Savings Bank has been completed, and part of the concrete base and foundation for the structure is being laid now. The contractors erecting the building have everything in readiness to rush work on the building, and favorable progress is -being made daily now. Quite a number of defendants were tried in recorder’s court Monday and they paid tines totalling $135. One man was fined $250 for having liquor for sale and another $250, for transporting liquor, lie gave notice of appeal in both cases and his bond in each ease was fixed at S.KM>. i«ourt was in section several hours. * Wo have been asked to state that the union services, which were announced in Monday s paper, will include only the I irs-t Baptist, First Presbyterian and Central Methodist Churches. The first service Will be held next Sunday night, in Central Church. The_union services, it is said, will he held for one month on ly. M itli the opening of the paved road to its fntranee. the Cabarrus County Coun try Club is becoming more popular each day. In addition to the golfers who are using the course at the dub. a number of people drive out each afternoon to enjoy the cool breeze that blows through the lowly grove near the club house. The road to the club property is paved all of the way now/ _ The summer examination for teachers wi'l be held here on July 10th and lltli. The examination will be for both races and will be a test for State elementary and high school certificates, The tests will be held in the high school building and will begin each morning at 0 o’clock. The July examinations always prove popular and a large number of teachers are expected to take the tests this year. It is generally believed by sport writ ers in the South Atlantic cities that the Sally season will be split July first. The season has a disastrous one for sev eral of the cities, and with Charlotte well out in the front ,and Macon and Co lumbia far bdiitid. a split season swms the ouiy chance to get the league back on its feet. The Charlotte team has a good lead at the present, and seems a certain winner. ! Major W. A. Foil asks that a)l Rotar ians, Kiwnnians and others who expect to attend the meeting with Albemarle i citizens in Albemarle Thursday night* i.Tune 2Sth notify him at once. Mr. Foil promised the Lions Club that he would get up tin* party of Concord citizens for the meeting, and lie wants to know how many expect to be present so that he can notify *the Albemarle club. Road mat ters will be dismissed at the meeting. Many communities in this and adjoin ing counties have enjoyed fine rains re cently. but Concord lias had only two meager showers in two weeks. Sunday the Poplar Tent neighborhood was vis ited by a fine rain, which also struck parts of Townships Nos. 1 and 2. Meck lenburg, Rowan and Iredell counties al s-o had a tine rain Sunday. Monday af ternoon other sections of this county had a rain, but Concord had only a very small shower. • The hot wave which has held this\sec tion of the country in its grip for the past ten days, was temporarily broken Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday night was delightfully cool, but again this morning the more torrid weather returned, and the city has been sweltering again today until a typical summer sun. Some re lief from the excessive heuf is promised this week by weather experts, who fail to stale, however. how long the cool weather will continue. COLORED PEOPLE TALK OF HOLDING A FAIR HERE Have Suggested That After County l air Is Held They Be Given Permission to Use Grounds. The colored people of Cabarrus Coun ty may a fair this year. The fair idea has grown so popular with the or ganization of the Cabarrus County Fair that the colored people want a fair nil their own. and they have already dis cussed -the proposition with officials of the CQjinty fair. Just how far negotiations looking to the colored fair have gone is not defi nitely known. It is known, however, that several of the most influential and wealthy negroes of the -county have the project under advisement, and it is probable that they may definitely decide to finance the project. If the fair is held it will be conduct ed the week following the county fair. Dr. T. X. Spencer, secretary of the comi ty fair, has been conferring with bthe colored people relative to their fair, and he is aiding them in working out difficul ties that have arisen in their tentative plans. Why Suffer From Rheumatism? I)o you know that nine out of every ten cases of rheumatism are simply rheumatism of the muscles or chronic, rheumatism, neither of which require any internal treatment? The pain may be relieved by applying Chamberlain's Liniment, which makes sleep and rest possible, and that certainly means a great deal to any one. afflicted with rheumatism. —Advertisement. With Our Advertisers. The Concord Furniture Co. tells you all about the Perfection Oil Stove in a new ad. today. The Ritchie Hardware Co. lias every thing needed to keep your lawn beauti ful*. See the new advertisement today of tiie Citizens Bank and Trust Company. i The Home of the Soul. In odlen times, it was believed that the seat of the soul was the stomach, most likely for the reason that a man is never so completely used up as when his stomach is out of order. For the cure of ordinary stomach troubles, there is nothing quite so prompt and satisfac tory as Chamberlain’s Tablets. They strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its- functions naturally. Give them a 'trial. They only cost a quar ter. —Advertisement. County Council Organized Saturady. County Council, which acts as an advisory board for Home Demonstration work, was organized iu this county last Saturday under the direction of Miss Cathleen Wilson, county home demon stration agent. The 'following officers were elected : . President, Mrs. Ed Ervin. Vice President. Mrs. Mason Goodman. Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. R. V. Caldwell, ,Tr. After organizing the council the mem bers discussed plans for the home dem onstration department’s exhibits at the county fair, which wijl lx* held in Oc tober. This department will have charge of an important phase of the fair work, and at another meeting to be held in Mfss Wilson’s office on July 28th, more definite plans for the fair work will be discussed and outlined. “I Got Real Mad When I Lost My Setting Hen.” Mrs. Hannan. "I went into the hen house one morn ing and found my favorite setter dead. I got real mad. Went to the store,’ bought some RAT-SNAP and in a week I got six dead ruts. Everybody who raises poultry should keep RAT-SNAP.” Three sizes.. .Tie, fine. $1.25. . Sold and guaranteed by Cline’s .Pharpiacy and Ritchie Hardware Company—Advertise ment. Draft Dollar in Next War, Harding Pledges. . Denver. June 24. —President Harding’s first official act after his arrival here to day was to assure the soldier sick at the Army’s General Hospital that he would keep “everlastingly at it” to see that full justice was meted out by the govern ment to its wounded anil needy veterans of the World War and would crate” himself, his every influence and endeavor, to prevent another war on the part of the IJnitetd States. “But.”'Mr. Harding said. “I want to tell you if ever there is’another war, we will do more than draft the boys. If I have anything to do with it we will draft every dollar and,every other essen tial.” Miss Adelaide Douglas, of Washington, D. C.. is the guest here of her grand mother, Mrs. J. W. Cannon. Concord Merchants Protest to Interstate Commerce Commission Several local merchants have entered protest to the latest tariff regulations is sued by the American Railway Express Company, it became known here today. The latest regulation of the American Company has been filed with the Inter state Commerce Commission to become ef fective July 14th, and unless the Inter state Commerce Commission makes changes in it. tha new regulation be comes effective that date. For tjiat rea son local merchants have filed their pro test with Mr. B. H. Myers, chairman of the. commission. It is stated here that various organi zations ami individuals in this and oth er States which are served by the South ern Railway Company and the Southeast ern Express Company, have also enter ed protest to-Mr. YJyers. \ The section of the new regulation which is being opposed reads: “From all offices of express companies party to this tariff, to all offices of express companies party to this tariff, whether carried by one company or by two or more compan ies, provided that the originating com pany shall have the right to the long haul so far as that can be preserved to it without causing unreasonable delay in the delivery of the traffic to the con signee.’’ “If that section gets by the I. C. C.,” one local merchant stated, “the recent ruling of the commission relative to goods being sent by the most direct route will be made null and voil. The originating company in New York and other cities beyond Washington, • .is the American Company, since the Southeast ern does not operate except on the Southern and Ihe Southern lias ito lines beyond Washington. If the origi WEEYIL POISON SENT TO TWO ADJOINING COUNTIES Rowan and Stanly to Share in Car of Calcium Arsenate Secured For This County. % Mr. R. I). Goodman, county farm agent, stated this morning that Rowan and Stanly counties will share in the ear of calcium arsenate lie recently purclias weevil. “The county agents of Rowan and 1 Stanly have purchased some of the i>oi son,” Mr. Goodman stated, “and they will distribute it among their farmers. The car load I secured has been sufficient 4 to aid in tllie fight against the weevil in | three counties.” j Iu discussing the arrival of the car of poison. Mr. Goodman added a word of warning to the farmers who have not purchased any of the arsenate. “The weevil lias to be fought if the farmer makes anything of his cotton. Some of our farmers are already using the poison in this county and 1 think they will make a good crop despite the weevil." “How We Cleared Our Summer Home of Rats.” by Mrs. Perry. “When we opened our seaside home last May, it was alive with rats. They’d gnawed all the upholstering. We cleaned them out in a week with RAT SNAP. 1 prefer this rat killer because it comes in cuke form, no mixing. Saves dirtying bands and plates.” Three sizes, .’Joe. 05c, $1.25. Sold and guar anteed by Cline’s Pharmacy; Ri'/diie Hardware ( l o.—Advertisement. Dr. C. D. Yardell Guest Here. Dr. C. G. Yardell, president of Flora Macdonald College, was the guest of the Cabarrus branch of the Flora Macdonald Aluminae Association at a luncheon given at the St. Cloud Hotel Monday at 1 o'clock. The dining room was tastefully deco rated in the college colors and a four course luncheon was served. Toasts were given to Dr. Yardell and to the college by Miss Sarah Barnhardt and Flora McQueen. Dr. Yardell then informally told the girls of the royal welcome lie received in Scotland, where he spent last summer in the interest of the college, and briefly outlined a broad program for the future development of Flora Macdonald College. He is a man of vision, and under his callable direction Flora Macdonald Col lege is. with rapid strides, advancing toward the first rank of educational in stitutions in the South. Servant Girl Wouldn’t Go in Cellar, Fearing Rats. Mrs. Tepper, Plainfield, X. .T., says, “Rats were so bad in our cellar the servant girl wouldn’t go there. Bought some RAT-SNAP and it e’eaned all the rats out.” RAT-SNAP destroyer .rats and mice. Absolutely prevents odors. Combs in cake. form, no mixing. Cats or dogs won’t touch it. Three sizes, 35c, 65c. $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Cline's Pharmacy and Ritchie Hard ware Company.—Advertisement. Former Sultan Dislikes Heat of Egypt’s Summer. Lomlo.u, June 27.—Mohammed* VI. at one time Sultan of Turkey, wants to get away from Egypt, where he finds the summers too hot. The British will not permit him to live in Palestine or Cyprus, so he is considering Switzer-’ land. The present Turkish government is said to be wi'ling to allow Moham med’s wives, who are now in Con stantinople. to join him, but he does not want them to come to a European non-Moslem country, so in Switzerland he will he alone with the exception of his 12 year old son, his physician, and his personal attendants. Chamberlain’s Colic ami Diarrhea Rem edy. Every family should keep this prepa ration at hand during the' hos of the summer months. It is almost sure to be needed, nad when that time comes, is worth many times its cost. Buy it now.—Advertisement. The Fourth of July at Cabarrus Park. Plans for the, 4th of July celebration at the Cabarrus Park are being worked out nicely by the various committees. Mr. Hitt will have charge of the athletic stunts and promises some live numbers. Among them will be a foxing bout by two “middle weight artists,” who under stand the glove game. A program will be published as soon as the plans for the day are. completed. Two games of ball will be played. The Roberta team will play the Cabarrus team at' two o'clock, and the Landis team will play Cabarrus at four o’clock. Begin to make arrangements to be aT Cabarrus Park on July Fourth. x. THE CONCORD TIMES nating company gets the long haul, that means the goods will be routed over the American as they have tieen done iSfi the past, and this will cause a delay in the delivery of the goods. “Some time ago a Concord concern Tiad n shipment of goods leave New Y~oi*k on June Sth. They reached Concord Z>n Tune 20th. The American took advapt ige of the long haul, and as a result the goods- were sent by a circuitous route. They should have reached Concord in two days if sent to Washington over rhe American and then to Concord over the Southeastern.” It is understood that -the Southeast ern company has entered a protest with the I. <\ C. A ruling on the protected section is expected to be made before Ju ly 14th. when the new tariff becomes ef fective. It is not known whether or not the local Merchants’ Association will make orotest also, but it is expected to do so. The Concord association has been fighting the long haul plan for some time and it is expected to enter into the latest fight. Iyocnl merchants, it *is understood, in their protest to Mr. Myers, contended that *the shippers in New York or any other city, and the consignee in Concord or any other city, should have the right to determine how the goods should be sent. “They know which route will get the goods to Concord with the least de lay, and they should have a voice in de termining how the goods should be rout id.” one merchant stated. It is known that several local business men have protested to Mr. Myers, and others are expected to file protests this week. j i CABARRUS MILL. ! . . i Miss Myrtle Freeze gave a birthday party at her home on Fenix street Satur ! day night. A large number was present, i After playing games the guests were in vited to the dining room, where jee ! cream and cake were served by Mrs. Dan Freeze, assisted by Mrs. Edna Faggart. j Miss Freeze received many nice and tise- I fill gifts. The guests departed to their homes after wishing Miss Freeze many | more happy birthdays. Those present were: Misses Floy Allred, Amy Kluttz, Juanita and Dorothy Fletcher. Delia Ilin i son, Dorothy Underwood, Oilie B. ~Ket | ner. Lois Holland, Flois and Ethel Ilur locker. Myrtle. Nettie and Edith Freeze, | Mrs. Edna Faggart; Messrs. .1 css Good i man, Ernest Kiser, Bill Sells. Ralph Freeze, Charley Bundy, Dan Honeycutt, Robert Kluttz, George Whitley, Cleatus Diggers and Frank Walker. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Gray, of Young Street, a daughter. Born to Mr. ami Mrs. Lynn Carter, a daughter. The condition of Mr. John McManus, who was hit ou the head with a rock by Jason Furr last Sunday morning, is j slowly improving. The wound seems to be a severe one just above his left ear. Dr. Patterson had to take several stitches in the wound when dressing it. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Underwood are at the. home of tile former's parents, Mr. i and Mrs. Ed , Underwood on Corbin ' street. Mr. Mack—McCall, of Charlotte. Miss Effie Kiser and Mrs. Bessie Mosley, of Ryberta, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCall recently. The small child of Mr. and Mrs. John Carriker is slowly improving. I Master Worth McCall has been sick for a Veek or more. I Mr. Richard Tarlton, who had the mis ; fortune of falling in the mill and ! breaking his shoulder bone, is improving. | Mi’s. .John Smith is able to be out of her home on Corbin street again. ! The mill is expecting to stand for the : fourth. We don’t know just how long it will stand. M. SALISBURY YOUTH HELD FOR ALLEGED MURDER j Jackson Collins Arrested in South Caro- I liiKi For the Death of Gos A. Adams. Greenville. H. 0., June 27.—Gus A. I Adams, Canton. 6a.. a student at the | (thick SpYings government 1 , vocational school, died in the U. S. Veterans Hos pital here early today of stab wounds. Jackson Colins, of Salisbury. N. C.. an other student, was placed ill Greenville County jail charged with the stabbing. An inquest was ordered for this afternoon. The stabbing was done during a fight between the two men that started as they were on tlite starway of the dormitory building at the school, according to a story told here today. Adams is al leged to have struck Collins with a bot tle and inflicted a scalp wound. When this' occurred, it was said, Collins struck Adams with a sharp instrument used in repairing automobiles. Adams had been at the institution four months and Collins about a year. \ CASE AGAINST FORMER BANKERS GOES TO JURY J. H. Hightower anol kitchen ! wood to chop and bring in. No ashes to take up and carryout. S waiting for stove to heat.- Light the burner and 'lari • Why sweat your very life away when you <-an own/ one of# stoves at so small a Yost that the saving in fuel will more'LfJ for the stove? Excellent for putting up fruit. Can be used:»■ yard or back porch where it is cool. Sold on easy terms. •»* Back Guarantee. Concord Furniture U \ THE RELIABLE FURNITURE STORE Flour! Flour! “Bread Is the Staff of Life.” Therefore it - Good Bread .makes life more enjoyable. ■\\ c ht«> y;. in big car loads direct from first hands for cadi. flour for less than it costs most dealers journal *" • rose Flour is perfection in high grade plain !: " ll y Luster Flour is a close second to Melp oy • a it for much less price. High grade and <‘\ cry J<‘h • absolute guaranteed. i “Nu-Way” and “Now Ready” arc the very i> self-rising flours. ... Buy your Flour from us now to run you 1 ’ comes. It can’t he cheaper and the market- A coupon .for each dollars worth for haoe get you an automobile. CLINE & MOOS ' • r ■ hted P. S. —Just in—2o,ooo Pounds Domino ( | ;a!nl }I Buy what you need. It may he hiphe.. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM Passenger Train Schedu e* * " 'rv-iinN < j Arrival and departure of I’anneniter - I r< 1:40A 30‘ | New York-Birmingham j |2:52A 29 j Birmingham-New ' orK iS:OOA 136 ! ' Washingrton-Atlanti 6:07A 31 I Atlanta-New Vork > ' 8:27A 33 New York-New Orlean-> ) M 9:05A 11 | Charlotte-Norfolk-Hi' nni , , 10:55A 36 I NeWe York-Birmingham-V;v /• 7:10P 12 I Norfolk-R%hmond -A . : j« 4:35P 45 Washington-Charlotte 3:15P 46 ( Charlotte-Dan vi lie 8:28P 32 j New York-Aufrusta tS , 10:06P 35 | New York-B’rmingham-Neu 9:30P 38 1 I Atlanta-New v<>&K , 9:15P 135 Washington -At la n t.» ~n I ’n r l*‘ r> ,Sl Through Pullman sleeping car service to ' it*- York. Richmond, Norfolk, Atlanfit. Birmingham. -• ■ ( ~ Unexcelled service, convenient schedules an cuar t JUfv Schedules published as information and re R. H. GRAHAM, D. P. A., u C° n ' Charlotte, N. C. I ■ i' * ’ Thursday } Un - »«v?J Viva > '■ .n i . a „ Et i Rate of London Press );_ A broke out this ;,, ®” ,! bokl ; >r th " -mh ly . vifS % to tre s:l >' s a Rome . ked News.' It j v ,• ' tt J . Is tea red .k t»| a,*. Jjtl at the rate ~f , A la? a J • Llotn^ Henry 1 Berkeley. (\,i ki,ls - ot San Rftir S-i ted of the murtW ,7|' m Wilkins w- >i. :“*iy q ! lit Itw,l 1 tw , l “f tic, e!ml> l nt , al night l voluntarily to ty 1(1 cording t(( expennie,^^ . 11 "‘ r, “ :l ernppinjj of men, as m the frttits ,'f aometimcs. if ,i„. springs up f (r « , hlf , k splendid men;; and tU of barrenness. . ' ‘*®l(