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V pnto iiii N . State ubr&v VOLvXX. Price 40 CenU a month. CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY MAY 31, 1910. Single Copy 5 Cents. No. 121 J I VETERAN CLERKS JN CIVIL , SERVICE CROWDED OUT. fall of the Official Ax Causes Much 7 Digress in Washington. ' ', Washington Herald, 2&th. . '- Retrenchment is a governmental watchword today and many veteran employes in the departments are reaehiug the end of Iheir official ten- urc- , .4 ' Tli& only ' nsir!ctu"Son possible, for , them,' according- to department. I heads, is a thirty days' notice, with the customary leave of absence. Grown gray in tV scrivce anl to old t sssnre employment in other spheres, the cases of many of the dis charged clerks, men and women, are pathetic and pitiable in the extreme. Soldiers and widows -and children of r soldiers are among those who are feel ing the fall of the official ax. . Two-hundred more dismissals are impending in the Treasury, but most of this number, it is said, will be pro vided for by transfer. , Moved by the distress occasioned by ' this retrenchment policy, the force of the administration promises to be be hind the bill for a civil service retire ment fund on the contributory basis. Secretary MacVeagh favors it ear- nestly and , resident Taft may urge its passage in a special message to Congress. ; Much depends on the attitude of the great army of government clerks. If they give SHch a bill their united support, it can be passed possibly at this session. . There is absolutely tio chance of y Congress creating a civil pension list. it will be a contributory retirement fund, which will in the, end entail no expense on ine government, or notn- ing. Church Growth Has Beeff Rapid in the United States. Church growth, in the United States has been greater than' the increase in population between the year 1900 and 1906, according to the special census report on the census of rehg- ions bodies' for 19QP, now in .press. In thej)rincipal cities of the country the growth both in the number of relig ious organizations and communities was greater than in the years men- A .111. . J. 1 1 J iioneo man tne increase in population. while in the area outside the pnnci pal cities the rate of increase in the number Of new churches established was approximately the same as the rate of population increase, although in the number of communicants the increase in the outside area, as in the cities, was in excess of that m popu lation. . No. 38 Wrecked In Virginia. Reports" received at ihe headquar ters of the Southern Railway in Washington, are to. the effect that three passengers, two of them negroes, seven mail clerks, the fireman and an expressman were injured in the wreck of train No. 36 at Sycamore, Va., Monday. The engine was over turned but none of the four coaches and three cars left the track. . As far as reported none of the twelve injured persons is hurt ser i iously, alhtough several of the mail clerks are reported to be injured in ternally, but how seriously is not yet known. After four hours delay of trallio, the track was opened again about 9 o clock last night. . ?2,600 for Lorlmer Vote. Within a few hours after United States Senator. William Lorimer had delivered a speech at Washington Sat urday denying that-his election was brought abontjby bribery. State Sen cator John Broderick, a leading Chi cago Democrat, was indicted on -1 bribery charge -by. the grand jury ft tinnngneldV '!- . Broderick e iridictement. was the direct result of a confession made to the grand jnry by State Senaor D, W. Holstaw, of Iuka, Ill.j who says Brod erick paid him$2,500 to vote for Lor- imer for Senator. " A capias was oi dered at onoe fop Broderick and a bfench warrant issued for hw arrest. : ; 1 This from the Oastonia Gazette - "There has been no little kicking by Gaston eounty folks who . were, in veigled into going, to Charlotte last Friday to attend the 20th of May col- ebration.- lne Vnarloite papers bad - boosted jthe occasion and hundreds of people went there expecting to see at least a decent street parade and some issuable automobile races? They saw neither, and came away. thoroughly disgusted." -' a ' " ' ; ' ' ' The Southern Student Conference of the X- M- C A. will be held at Montreat, Jun 17-26, under the an npiceSv, of the student department of the International committee of the iY. M. CA- Each year increased in terest is shown in these conferences and the one this year promises even better things than those of the past. v i - - ; -.in Mrs. R. P. Benson .will return to night from La Grange, where she has fceen visiting her father, Mr. G. W Eest" , . v " ;"-. ;1 CURTISS WINS NEW YORK WORLD'S flO,000. PRIZE Daring Tlight from Albany to New York, 137 Mileg In 152 Minutes, New York WorldV , " Glenn Hammond Curtjsg flew from Albany to New York yesterday morn ing and won the $10,000 prize offered by lho World for the successful com pletion of such a trip in less than twenty-four hours. Starting from fce State capital at three minutes after 7 o'clock, he landed 'on Governor's Island, 'both, man and machine in perfect condition, ex actly at noon. On the way he had made stops, the first at Poughkeepsie, where he spent au hour replenishing his oil tanks and going over the engine, and the second at In wood, just across the ship canal from Spuytett Duyvil, where he made his official landing in the limits of New lork City. - He spent an hour and seven minutes there and then new on to Governor's Island, going the dis tance from Inwood to the landing place in eighteen minutes. , On the official trip, from Albany to In wood, Mr. Curtiss covered 137 miles in 152 minutes, an average speed of ntty-four and lour-fltths miles an hour.- At times Mr. Curtiss's machine sited as fast as sixty miles an hour, All 'records Jin aviation were broken by this flight. Records for speed and distance and both combined went down before the steady wing of the Curtiss aeroplane. - Crowds gathered at every point along tne great trip. A special train hired by" the New York Times followed the night of the aviator, locomotive and steam vessels craoked the air with their blasts of greeting, and every her Mr. Curtiss found a welcome awaiting him. But he flew on unheeding, mindful only of his engine and his oil tanks, skimming through the air at a speed that lett the Twentieth Century Lim ited behind him. It was only by run ning the special train at sixty miles and more per hour that the occupants were able to get glimpses of the man- bird. When he landed he was cheered by the officers of Governor's Island, and then, after a brief lunch. The World's check was presented to nun. ' - The fact that the day was Sunday prevented many persons from seeing the night who would have been on the lookout on a week day. But bulletins were sent but through the city and flags were flown in prominent points indicating that Curtiss bad started on ln.s memorable flight. Crowds gathered on rooftops in the city, and there was not a hotel that did not have a gathering of interested spectators. They saw Curtiss glide down the river like a flash,' faster than any bird and with strength and eqtioipose comparable to that of an eagle. Lutheran Commission to Meet Again Friday. Salisbury Post. Following the meeting of the Luth eran commission in Salisbury and Hickory last week" to confer relative to uniting North Carolina and Lenoir Colleges, Rev. B. S. Brown, chairman, gives notice that a second meeting will be held in Salisbury next Friday. Representatives of the boards of North Carolina College and Mt. Amoe na Seminary at Mt. Pleasant, will he invited to be present at the meeting, The purpose of the second meeting of the commission is to confer relative to the proposition of Lenoir College and take Buch action as ,may seem wise. ' ' v;r .'.v.- ; ' ' V It is probable that the commission at the meeting Friday,- will ask for call session of the North Carolina Synod to report thevork done. Davidson College Commencement, The 73d commencement exercises of Davidson college began Sunday with the baccalaureate sermon in the morn ing by Dr, M."E. Sentelle,' D. U., pro? fessor of philosophy at Davidson, and tne sermon to tne x. M. J. A. iby Jtev, Dr. Hammond ,of Atlanta, in the even ing h, v, . .Yv: , - The church was crowded for .both sermons, the student body. - and the regular, attendants from the village be ing augmented by a number of visit ors, ibe sermon ox Dn Sentelle was highly eomended by 11 who heard it and especially by the members of the graduating clasa to whom he directed his remarks. " .. . V "V..'C Champion Soda Water Drinker. All of the drug stores in -the city gave soda: water tickets as prizes in the cleafl-up contest. Tha -youngster ho won the ticket at the Cabarrus Drug store won the distinction of being- the champion soda water drinker of all the contestants. The ticket was given him about 4 o 'clock n the af ternoon and by .6 o'clock he had con sumed twelve soft drinks all by him self. ' This little fellow evidently did some strenuous work in-the contest from the number of drinks it required to refresh him when the eontest came to aund. ' - . ' '. "AUNT MAO ROSS DEAD."- Mr. Editor: I beg through you to pay tribute to the late Aunt Mag Ross, as you aptly say one of the "old time ' darkies." Aunt Mag cooked for us for eight vry impor tant years of our lives. We then had several children, boys and girls, in our happy home. Aunt Mag was in deed an important factor in caring for them. She was not only faithful, economical and efficient as a cook, but was watchful, tender and motherly to our children. My wife always felt safe to leave them. with Aunt Mag. She" was a very unique character who always made herself interesting and instructive to the children. No sacri fice was too great for her to make for them and no demand made by them was disregarded, not always granted, but invariably considered with a dis position to benefit them. She was an ardent Methodist, "a church bigot.". She believed the Bible and delighted to have some one read it to .. her. When my wife visited Concord a year ago she went to see 'Aunt Mag, who was then feeble and old, living in her own borne, -though nutnble, it was neat and orderly, a palace to her. She said Aunt Mag said to her, "Miss Belle, Mr. Montgomery gave me every cent I paid for this home,". I was reminded, that during the eight "years sne cookel Tor usj she never drew her money till I 'would owe lfer about twenty-dve dollars then .she would pay this on her home. A lesson to many of us, showing how wise to properly apply our earnings. -1 hough 4ar away, we drop a tear of gnei over the new made grave of Aunt Mag. Always faithful and true to us, a sincere believer in the saving power of the gospel or Christ, we con fidently believe she has .been reunited with our deceased oliildrdi whom she loved so welL C. G. MONTGOMERY, Mobile, Ala., May 26, 1910. Rowan Makes Fine Showing. Salisbury Post. The Democratic party of Rowan eounty goes to the bat, figuratively speaking, with a record that will com pel even the approval of its opponents, For forty-live years the party has been in power in this county and for ty-five times has it presented to the voters a oleaa balance sheet and a rec ord or raitorui pabuo service. No scandal has attached to the incum bency of any of its officials and the county has gone forward with great strides. With many of the richest counties in the State heavily in debt, Capt. J. R. Nicholas, Rowan's treasurer, is able to make the following report, exclu sive of the net receipts for May: Total balance in bank, $35,889.69; balance to credit of school fund, $7, 616.86: balance county fund, $3,- 636.20; balance road funds, $4,643.73; eounty and special township bond fund, $19,992.90. There are few if any counties in the State that can make so good a showing- as this. Did They Ask Mr Adams to Resign v Chairmanship? Winston Sentinel. A well founded report comes to The Sentinel that at the meeting of the Republican state execuive committee in Greensboro last week it was sug gested to Chairman Adams, that he might resign; but 'that the ex-judge very promptly declined the proposi tion. The party giving out the infor mation contends that Adams wants to see the district attorneyship before he turns loose--, the .state chairmanship. They say he is expecting a recess ap pointment after congress adjourns, It is also being talked in political circles that Zeb Walser and MoCra- ry, two Republican leaders in David son county, are dickering with Na tional Committeeman Duncan over the postoffice at Lexington. Walser 's brother' holds the office but there is danger of him losing it. McCrary or one of his friends is after it. It is said that Walser and -McCrary have each offered to deliver Davidson's to Duncan for the state chairmanship for pe-postomce. 7 , . . ' 'PERSONAL MENTION. F, Some of the People Here and Else where Who Come and lo. Mr. J. O. Moose is spending th day in Charlotje-- Mr. Martin Vtr is spending Uie day in Charlotte. Mr. T. H. Vanderfonl, of Salisbury, is spending the day in the city. Mr. Dallas Pitts, of Atlanta, visiting his father, 'Squire C. A. Pitts Mr. Leslie Bell returned yesterday from Uavidson College tor the hoh days. Miss Maggie- and Lizzie Moore, of tool 'Springs, are visiting Mrs. J Dayvault. Mrs. J. S. Carr, Jr., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Barhette Douglass, of Winston-salem. Mr. Bnce Caldwell arrived in th city this morning from Raleigh where be has been attendmg A, M. College. Misg Margaret Blair, who has been visiting Mrs. J. P. Cook, left this morning for her home in Charlotte, bhe was accompanied by Miss Nan nie Lee .Patterson. Mr. R. M. McKemie, of Charleston arrived in the city yesterday after noon to assume the superintendency of the office of the Mtefopolitan Life insurance Co., in this city. Mrs. W. H. Leith, who has been the guest of Mrs. D. B. Coftrane for tho past week, left this morning for Char lotte to visit friends before returning to ner home in 4Jhattanooga. . s Aeroplanes Will be Crossing Sea in a Few Years. Leo Stevens, the aeronaut, said in xew York Monday: Curtiss 's successful flight means a great deal. It means that in a few years heavier than air machines will be crossing the Atlantic. New York will also be the great air port of the world. It is now only'a matter of applying power. Wnen the Great Eastern was built it was declared that she was too large for the water. Airships can be built to any size, just as steamships can. IfciB a question of power with both. rhiB applies not only to aero planes, but to dirigible balloons as well. Another factor in flying is confi dence. Men must acquire confidence betore they fly. bixty-flve per cent, of the art of flying depends upon the operator. - A White Snake Killed in Rowan. Salisbury JPost.. ... v ':, I , s'- . Mr. A. P. Miller, who lives near the Yadkin -river in this county, reports that a white snake, the first he ever saw, was killed in Davidson eounty last Wednesday about 100 "ards from Mr. Ernest Miller's saw-nullr The nake was four feet long and four inches -around, and had coal " black eyes. . It was killed by Mr. C. ft Long, bo with Mr. Clamie Bnngle waa hauling logs to the mill. The wagon first run over the snake and then Mr. Long t off its. head. Mr, Miller, who gave in the report touches for the" statement that he snake .was white : he saw it with his own eyes. He learns that & similar snake was killed about ten years ago at Cotton Grove in the same eounty. " " ": j - 1 1 . Itr. Alvin-Watson u a Concord vis itor today." . v -- Supposed Mad Dog Killed. Ohief of Police Boger received 'phone call this morning saying that there was a mad dog on Church street and to send some one at once to kill it. Chief Boger went immediately over to Lhurcn street and found the dog in the back lot and a number of excited people in pursuit. The dog ran up Church street where it turned into the yard of Mr. Dave Fowlkes. Ohief Boger overtook the dog here and shot t. I be dog proved to be a fine bird dog, belonging to Mr. Fowlkes, which has been sick for several weeks. In some way he got out of the kennel this morning and trotted .down tb street, where he was found to be acting strangely, xnis caused the people who saw him believe the dog was mad and they immediately 'phoned the po nce, mere is no question but jhat the dog. acted strangely but no one knows positively that the animal was mad. Chief Boger says that from his appearance the dog and the excitement it created. he had every reason to be-, Ueve ibe was mad when he shot him. At the a time he shot him Chief Boger did not know who the owner was. Funderburk Fined $100. Robert Funderburk plead guilty in the Recorder's Court this afternoon to bringing beer into the county for the purpose of sale and fined $100 and cost, making a total of $106.85. In the case against a young fellow named Shaver, who drove the wagon for Fnn- derburg judgment was suspended up on the payment of the cost. There were found in an empty store room was thought to have had a hand in the business, and he was discharged. Sev eral months ago ten barrels of beer was found in an empty store room near - the furniture factory and was seized by the police. The beer proved to be the property of Funderburk. At the first trial in the Recorder's Court the tieer was seized and turned over to the eounty commissioners who sold it to a liquor house in Richmond. Fun derburk was arrested on the eharge of bringing the beer in the county for the purpose of sale. He had his trial postponed until this afternoon. 'Fun derburk formerly operated a near beef joint on the outskirts of the city, v i : ...... -. FOR RENT Small cottage on Spring street," next . to Mr. Worth Propst Apply to Jno. M. Oglesbj'- , See The Times for Job Printing.' CHILD'S DEAD BODY FOUND. Mystery of Alma Kellner's Disappear ance Clearing. With the finding Monday of her mutiliated and decomposed body in an old cistern under one of the parish houses of St. John's Roman Catholic church, of Louisville, Ky., part of the mystery surrounding the disappear ance on December 8, 1909, of Alma Keller, 8 years old, daughter of Fred L. Kellner, was solved. To clear the identity of the slayer the police are searching for John Wendling, former ly janitor of St. John's church. He has been missing 6ince January 14. His wife is under surveillance. ' Mrs. Lena Wendling, wife of the janitor and housekeeper for Father Schuhman, pastor of St. John's church, in a, sworn statement made be fore Chief of Detectives Carney, ad mitted washing the muddy clothes of her husband sliortlvpafter the disap pearance of the KeUner girl. The de tectives declare these trousers, shirt and hat arc still blood stained. A little more than a year ago, ac cording to iiHHice records. Wendling- was arrested and fined because of im proper conduct toward the young girl, whom lie accosted in the street. The finding of ' the .body after months of search throughout the Uni ted States was by accident. On Saturday the janitor at St. John's church :old Father Schttht mann that water was collecting under one of the Parish buildings. Plumb ers began to pump out the water. After .pumping only a short time the water began to smell badly and la ter a slimy object was discovered. A child's foot, with shoe and stocking on, apeared. Thepolice and coroner were called by Father Schuhmann. After working for five hours, all of the fragments of the body wen col lected except the top of the skull and the lower part of the right leg. All" the ribs nu the left side were broken. ' Col. Joe Reeee, of the Greensboro Record, recounts an incident occurring there in connection with the prohibi tion lawihat might possibly be dupli cated in other places besides Greens boro. It seeins that a resident of Col. Reece's town, attracted by the alluring circulars of a whiskey house, ordered a case supposed to contain an assort ment of ten-year-okl peach brandy, ten-year-old applejack and a like amount of pure corn whiskey. When it arrived each portion of the ship ment was found to be properly labeled, but instead of beingwhat it purported to be, all of it 'was more or less mean corn whiskey. Messrs. Ross Cannon and William Wadsworth left this morning for Da vidson College to attend Davidson commencement. i ' '' PANTS! We have just received a Big Shipment of Joys Knee Pants Knickerbocker and Bloom er, in a variety of grays, browns, serges, etc. Prices 50c, 75c, P), 51.25 and Sizes 4-17. u 'S L PARKS I COMPANY mm WITH A GOODLY sum to your credit is the best friend in time of "' ' t : . -. ....... .. - : v need sickness or opportunity no, other," friend will so quickly respond with the required cash. The Cabarrus Savings with Capital, Surplus and Profits amounting to V . - ; ' 0150,000.00 - Is a good place to make your deposits. ' Try it,
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