PAGE SIX LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. The office Chief of Police L. A. Tal birt has been done over by painters. The walls are being treated and all wood work will be repainted. ' We want every reader of both The Times and The Tribune to have one of our Almanacs. Come in and get one. They are free. Two new cases of measles were the ( niv new diseases cf any hind reported to the county health department Monday, according to a department report. The second half of the South Atlantic League got underway Monday. ( bar bate opened the seroml half with a— to 1 victory over the Columbia team. The season was split last Saturday. Eighteen cases were.tried in recorder's court Monday.- defendants were tailed in the IS cases, two cases being charged against several men. The de fendants paid 175 in tines. Work of grading the Grady lot on East Corbin Street, hits begun. Mr. Grady will erect a modern store building on the lot. with three apartments on the second floor of the building. ’He plans to push the work with ail practical speed. Prick masons are making tine progress on the new building Mr. W. M. Linker is erecting at the intersection of Depot and Church streets. The walls of the build ing are going up very rapidly and fine progress on the structure has been made -ince work was first started. The county "hoard of education met Monday in regular ssesion. and among other things beside the regular routine work, the board spent some time de , veloping plans that they have under way for a system of standard high schools to serve the entire county. The July meeting of the board of al dermen will be held in the city hall on Thursday night of this week. According to rumors several matters (if importance will be taken up and discussed at the meeting, and action on some of them is expected to be taken by the board. A new sidewalk is being constructed now on the north side of \\ est 1 >epot Street between Spring Street and the Marsh Property. The sidewalk was mad? necessary by the fact that the old walk was converted into a street. Part of the old cement blocks taken from the old walk are being ufced. Mr. R. P. Gibson has accepted a posi tion with the Carolina Supply Company, of Greenville, S. C. Mr. Gibson will travel in North Carolina and succeeds Mr. E. C. Barnhardt. Jr., who has resign ed his position with the supply company and will be connected with the Hobartou Manufacturing Company. The interior of the New South Case is beirtg changed, and many improvements ments being made. The walls are be ing repapered, a modern refrigerator has been installed, and all of the woodwork has been repainted. \\ lien tin* work is completed, the general appearance of the case will be very attractive. Only two matters of general interest were transacted by the county commis sioners Monday. Dr. S. E. Buchanan, county health officer, was given a month ly bonus of $oO beginning this month, and A. X. Lentz was given charge of town clock and the court house bell. He is to keep both in good condition. The board will meet again next Monday to transact several irn]>ortant matters. Approximately 000 persons were giv en the typhoid serum at the offices of the county health department Saturday. Four hundred of the persons were taking either their second or, third dose, and the other 200 were taking their first dose. Fifteen children were “given the diph theria serum. The serums are given each Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock and all day eacli Saturday. The Junior Library Association will give a lawn party tonight on the V. M. A. lawn, beginning at 7 o’clock. The “Happy-Snappy Six” Orchestra will fur nish music for the occasion, and a pro gram will be rendered beginning at 8 :30. Ice cream, soft drinks and home-made candies will be offered for sale. The public is asked to give this entertainment a liberal patronage, as the proceeds will be given to the Concord Public Library. Home-made cake will also be on sale. The Epworth Leaguers Are Going Strong. The monthly meeting of Epworth League Chapters in Concord. Kannapolis and Mr. Olivet met Monday night in the Methodist Church at Kannapolis. Between three and four hundred young l«-ople were present and the program was one of the very best the union has ever rendered. The topic was "The Saered ness and Helpfulness of Song." and nat urally enoilgh. music was made a prom inent feature. The Kannapolis orches tra. the male quartet from Epworth Church. Concord, the violin solo by Mr. Cuthern. of Kannapolis, and the "silver tone" quartet * of negro artists of Kan napolis. were outstanding features. The “silvertones” received the most enthu siastic applause of the 'evening. After having sung "Swing Low- Sweet Chariot" in their own inimitable way, they were called back and sang ‘Ezekiel’s Wheel.” The congregational singing has not been excelled in any previous meeting. The recitations and talks on three favorite songs made a big hit. A committee was appointed to arrange for a great Epworth League picnic the first Friday afternoon and night in August. This has come to be an annual affair. Seventeen Road Contracts Awarded. Itaicigh. July 2.—Seventeen road proj ects totalling $2,458,618.12 have b(*en let to contract or construction, it was an nounced by the State Highway Commis sion here. The committee met last week to consider bids which had been received on thirty projects, but thirteen were re jected, the bids being considered' exces sive. i France May Ratify Naval Program. Paris, July 3.—ln order to make cer tain that the Washington naval treaty •will be ratified by the Chamber of Depu ties before the close of the present ses sion, Premier Poincare has decided .to keep Parliament sitting until July 13, ac cording to Echo de Paris. Bessemer steel was first made in the Fulled States in IS(>4 at. an experimental plant at* Wynndotte, Mich. * Mlm Mary Bess Bernhardt returned Monday night to her home itt Greensboro after og several weeks in Concord, the goe-t of Mi* - ( ora fa*e P.srehaoan. MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN FOR members going FINE Many Showing Much Interest In Cotton Growers’ Co -operative Association. The membership campaign of the Cot ton Growers* Co-operative Association is going fine and not only the members, but those who do not belong yet. are shoe ing much interest and we have no doubt bat that the association will market this year the greater part of the cotton grown in Cabarrus county. Meetings have already been scheduled in eacli township with the members, pre paratory to an entertainment which will be given by each local. {speaking, music, and contests for prizes will be the main fear tires of the second meetings. Thursday evening. July sth. at S:3O o’clock the local members of Rocky Rivet will give a delightful program. Re freshments will be served and a worth while prize will b«* given the lucky one. Come, you may get the prize. Friday evening. July 6th. at 8:30 o’clock, the Harrisburg local requests everybody to be present at their program and besides the amusements some one will be pleasantly surprised by winning a valuable prize. Saturday evening. July 7th, at 8 o’clock, the people of No. 2 township have the pleasure of being entertained at Poplar Tent by the members of that community. Some one will get a prize. It may be you. DECLARES TRIAL MARRIAGES ARE ALREADY IN FORCE Tells Methodist Social Conference That American Family is in Danger of Destruction. Lake Junaluska. July 2.—Asserting that through the alarming increase in the divorce rate, the American family is in danger of destruction. Dr. Gus Dyer, professor of political economics and sociology of Vanderbilt University, stated in a lecture on the "Family, the Child and Divorce” before the social con ference df the M. E. Church. South, hen today that America is virtually living in a state of legalized polygamy and that trial marriage already is in force, sanc tioned by law through the divorce evil. He pleaded for a return to the old fashioned home, standing to itself away from crowded centers and with its own industrial system through which every member of the family was a producer. The average man cannot produce enough to supjtort a wife and several children under modern city conditions, he de clared. The speaker took a rap at much of the modern education and said that there had never been such a mania for going to school, and so little interest in edu cation. He declared colleges are filh-d ui> with people who have no interest in education and said they are blocking edu cation. He continued that the average girl graduate is all dressed tip jind has nowhere to go. The professor thought it took an optimist to become enthused over the results of education today. Tin- speaker protested against /he 'ten dency to turn all of education over to the schools, declaring that a child’s par ents were primarily its best teachers. He declared it is a day of big problems and little men and will be until we re turn to God’s system, which had its cen ter in the home. Various aspects of the home, the child and the family will be discussed further during the progress of the confert-nce. $8,480.68 ASSESSED IN COI'RT IN SIX MONTHS Os This Amount $7,304 83 was Collected. —New Record Made by IxK-al Court. Additional figures made -public by Chief of Police Talhirt relative to the work of the city ooN’fi during the past six months, shows that the period was one of the busiest in the history of the court. During the first six months of this year 4(50 persons were convicted in the and they were assessed fines and costs totalling $8,489.68. Os this amount $1.184.8.) was lost to the court through appeals to the Superior Court, leaving total of fines and costs collected $7,304.83: The costs amounted to $2,642.37, leaving the $4,662.45 which the police officer turned over to the school fund of the c-it.v. " Miss Sallie Alexander, of Charlotte. Apoplexy Victim. Charlotte, July 2.—Miss Sallie Alex ander. daughter of “the late Dr. Arnzi Alexander, of Mecklenburg county and sister of Dr. Charles L. Alexander, noted dentist, died today at the home of her sister, Mrs. George B. Hanna. Tenth avenue. Miss Alexander suffered a srroke of apoplexy several days ago but. regained hei speech yesterday and was generally better. The second stroke came today and she never rallied. Miss Alexander was horn in Char lotte and was one of six children. Tip others being Dr. Alexander. Mrs. George B. Hanna., Mrs. Bessie Alexander Pat terson, John B. Alexander, of Spartan burg. and Mrs. John Springs, of Hick ory. She was (54 years of age. Since girlhood she had been a devoted mem ber of the First Presbyterian Church. She was widely beloved. All the family were here at the time of her death. “How I Cleared the Mill of Rats,” By J. Tucker, R. I. As night watchman believe I have seen more rats than any man. Dogs wouldn’t dare go near them. Got $1.25 pkg. of RAI -SNAP, inside of 6 weeks cleared them all out. Killed them by the score every night. Guess the rest were scared away. I’ll never be without RAT SNAP." Three sizes, 45c. 65c. $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Cline’s Pharmacy and Ritchie Hardware Co. Adv. Badly Hurt. Charlotte. July 2. —John P. Manly. wh#*nvas injured in an auto accident on the Dowd Road. Sunday, is still un conscious. He is at the sanatorium. Mr. Manly has been associated with the cotton firm of CoAper and Griffin, of this city, for years. He is from Augusta, the family being prominent in that city. “I Wouldn’t Go Camping Without Rat- Simp.” Says Ray White. "M ifr- and I spent our vacation camp ing last summer, smell of cooking brought rats. We went to town, got some'RAT SNAP, broke up cakes, put it outside <>nr tent. VVe got the rats alright—big fellows." Farmers, store-keepers, house wives, should use RAT-SNAP. Three sizes: 35c. IJSr, $1.25. Sold and guar anteed by (‘line's Pharmacy and Ritchie Hardware Co, Adv. GOVERNOR SAYS BOST GUILTY OF EAVESDROPPING Caught in the Act at Governor’s Office. Says Executive.—Ordered Out of Of fice. Charlotte Observer. 3rd. Governor Cameron Morrison requested W. T. Bost. Raleigh correspondent for The Greensboro News, not to speak to him again and told him not to come into his office any more because Bost had been caught eavesdropping on the gov ernor’s private office by George Ross Pou and Will H. Richardson about two weeks ago. the governor declared in a statement to a representative of The Ob server in Charlotte last night. The gov ernor said that, if the press of North Carolina knew the things that Bost was responsible for in his dealings with the gubernatorial office and the truth about his misrepresentations of news items supposedly emanating from the capitol. the code of ethics recently accepted by the state press would be applied to the Raleigh correspondent and he would be barred from papers in this common wealth. Mr. Pou is the superintendent of the state’s prison and Mr. Richardson is the governor’s private secretary and a for mer newspaper man of many years’ ex perience. The governor’s statement, made to The Observer representative\ in the presence of Paul C. Whitlock, of Charlotte, fol lowed a news article appearing in The Greensboro Daily News of Sunday and The Raleigh News and Observer of Sun iay to the effect that Bost had been or dered out of the 1 governor's office, hut Which did not give any reasons for the governor’s action. "The Ivast Straw.” Bost. the governor said last night, had been treated at all times at the capitol with all the respect, politeness and con sideration that the correspondent of a newspaper should demand. In spite of his generous- and fair treatment, the gov ernor declared. Bost had persisted in misrepresenting news that came from the capitol and the governor's office, twisting it to suit his personal or political ends. The governor said that in view of this persistense lie had decided to bear with Bost as best he could, giving him the same treatment accorded other press cor respondents who visited his offices, and •issuing orders to that effect to the per sons employed therein. Jt was only when Bost was caught by Pou and Richardson, the governor said, spying on his office from a place where 'he had no business, at a time about two 'weeks ago. that lie came eo the conclu sion that lie had stood about as much of that kind of treatment as a governor was supposed to stand. Colonel Watts Present. At the time Bost is said to have been caught syping on the governor’s office Col. A. I). Watts was in conversation with the governor, having culled, the governor said last night, to pay his re spects. At the time Governor Morri son ordered Rost out of his office Sat urday it so happened that Mr. Watts and J. A. Hartness had been in conversation with the governor and had just left tin office. Governor Morrison said last night that he told Bost that he had been caught spying on his office. "Von are a dirty sneak and a common liar, and if you ever come in this office again I’ll have you kicked out.” the governor, said last night he told Bost. when the correspond ent asked oq what basis the governor requested him not to speak again. GASOLINE TANK BLOWS UP, KILLING TWO Accident Occurred in Maryland Wliffn the Tank Exploded While Being Re filled. Frederick, Md., .Tilly 3.—Two mem bers of ati automobile touring party from \\ atertown. X. Y., were burned to death and three injured near here early today when, a gasoline tank exploded while being refilled. The dead are : __ Mrs. Andrew Miller, aged 26, and her daughter, Viola, aged 5. The accident occurred at 3:30 this morning near Frbana, five miles south of Frederick while Mr. Miller was filling the tank from an emergency container. The explosion sprayed the occupants of the machine with gasoline and quickly enveloped the Miller family in flames. TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT SOUGHT BY JAPAN That Nation Wants to Ratify Washing ton Naval Agreement With America and England. J okio, July 3 (By the Associated Press.) —Japan has decided to approach America and (Treat Britain with a view of reaching a tri-party agreement so en force the provisions of the Washington naval treaty without awaiting ratifica tion' by France, it was asserted so $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Cline's Pharmacy and Ritchie Hardware Co. Adv. With Our Advertisers. Spartcx on your floors is waterproof and soarproof. Sold here by the Ritchie Hardware Co. The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. of fers you a safe deposit box in its fire and burglar proof valut that will bring you peace of mind. 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