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ft Si VOL. XX. Price 40 Cent a month. CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1910. Single Copy S Cents. No. 127 lie ill ATLANTA SPEEDS TOUBISTS ON WAT. With Over 70 Can in Line, 1910 Na tional Good Roads Tour Got Away Under Perfect Auspices Will Pass Through Concord About 0:30 To morrow Morning. Atlanta Journal, 7th. Lnder perfect auspices and without a single hitch, the 1910 Journal-Herald good roads tour from Atlanta to New York got away Monday morning with over id cars in line and thou sands of people oheerin" them on. Last year it was from Broadway, New oYrk, to Broad street, Atlanta, over the big national highway 'with more than 50 cars in line. This year it is from Atlanta to New York, over the same, big highway, with more than 70 cars in line. Last year it was the biggest auto tour in the history of the world. This year even that reoom is being eclipsed. Eight o'clock was the hour set for the start, and 'by half past seven the cars began to assemble along Broad street from The Journal office to the Piedmont hotel. The start was to be from the corner of rBoad and Ala abama streets. At that point, in front of the American National bank build ing, the big checker's car, covered with nags, was hoisted up on the side walk, so that it stood "head and shoulders" above the crowd and above the other machines. Beside it, in the street, food the official paee makes, also decorated with flage, ready to get away fifteen minutes ahead of the procession. The mounted police were there, a brass band on a gigantic auto truck, was ready to strike up the strains of Dixie, and Mayor Mad- doi was in the forefront of the crowd ready to Are the pistol shot that would start the tourists speeding on their way. Mayor Robert Maddox was the gen eral of the gathering, for it was he who fired the shot giving the signal for Car No. 1 to make its start on the lone journey. The mayor entered fully and heartily into the spirit of the occasion and was earlv on the scene. The garb of the tourists was in keeping with the equipment of their machines. Most of them were clotned in plainest khaki uniforms with yel low legging, though the costumes were somewhat varied. Col. Hamilton Peita, of the Herald,, wore a pair of high-laced buckskin boots in which be has tramped through African jungles and arctic snows. ; At the given signal, Chief Cum mings, of the fire department, who was there in his "Ked Devil," opened up its siren whistle and clanging the bell, pulled open the throttle. It was the appointed time for the real noise to break loose, and was finswered by factory whistles and bells from all directions. The fire chief's auto headed the procession with Henry Jennings by the tire chief's side. One by one the 70 ears ioined the recession out Peaclvtree street, .vhich wound its Way out through the prettiest thor oughfare in all the sonth, and then turned off toward Decatur, into the broad long national highway, which ends at Herald Square. The cars wil reach Concord about 9:30 tomorrow morning. . Luke Boger in Jail. Jim Barnette, eolored, was captured here last night by the police charged with being implicated in stealing a watch from a man named Swearengin, in Salisbury the 30th of May. Luke Boger, another negro from this city is charged with stealing the watch from Swearengin during the celebra tion which was held that day. Bar nette was with Boger at the time. Boger' fame to Concord on the night of the 30th but left with Jjis children for Hendersonville before the war rant for him arrived from Salisbury. He has been in hiding since that time and -was not heard of until Saturday night 'when he was shot by another negro in Albemarle. " Boger was taken from .Ibemarle to Salisbury by some of his - friends and was in a negro house there at the time he was ar rested. .Chief Boger left here this morning with Barnette for Salisbury where he will be placed in jail to await hearing. Luke Boger received a flesh wound in the .leg and bis in juries : are not considered serious. He is now in jail at Salisbury. J' . The birthday ot Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States, was celebrated throughout the South Friday In Louisiana the day is set aoart ' as a 1 memorial or decoration day. It is a legal holiday in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Ten-Mr. nessee, Texas, South- Carolina ' and Louisiana. , The bestowal of crosses of honor upon Confederate veterans and exercises in nearly, all schools were among the principal features of the day's commemoration. Vice President Sherman is having honors heaped upon him. He has been allowed to shake hands with Ty CoLb. . J, MEETING OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A Busy Session and Much Business Transacted Road Supervisors Ap pointed. The board of county commissioners held a busy session yesterday and a number of matters of importance to I the county were passed upon by them. The following are some of the orders made by the board: That the maximum price per day for road hands be $1.00. That taxes levied for school pur poses shall be 19c on the one hundred dollars worth of property. That the treasurer receive balance from the sale of beer after deducting cost, same being turned over to the school fund, which amount is $33.36. That the Sheriff issue liquor li cense to the Means Drug Co. That from the certificates of the election officers for district No. 3, of No. 10 township, it appearing that the election of May 24th, 1910 was caried by a majority of the reg istered voters of said district it is so ordered that a special tax as per petition be levied, the same being 14c on the hundred dollars worth of property and 41 cents on the poll. That the court calendar be pub lished in one paper only. That the county levy the same tax on druggists for the sale of liquor as mat levied by the State. That the Eureka Drag Co. be grant ed license to sell liquor on prescrip tion. That J. M. Burrage and O., S. Kluttz buy a bridge for Big Cold Wa ter creek on the Boat Mill road, That the following resolution be adopted: Be it resolved by the sani tary committee of Cabarrus county, worth Carolina: That anv person in Cabarrus county who has been or may be exposed to smallpox and who has not already had smallpox or according to the judgment of the county super intendent or health of said county been successfully vacinated within a reasonable time shall be vaccinated within twenty-four hours after said exposure; and any persons in said county who have been so exposed to smallpox and not found by the county superintendent of health to be im mune against said disease and who wil fully refuses to be by or under the direction of the county superinten dent of health, of said Cabarrus -eoun-ty, shall be guilty of a misdemanor and fined not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, I he following road supervisors were elected tor a term of one year : No. 1 C. L. buns. No. 2 J no. J. Cox. No. 3. Baxter Johnson. No. 4. C. A. Cook. No. 5. Lee J. Sapp. No. 6. A. H. Peninger. No. 7. W. A. Lyerly. No. 8. D. F. Widenhonse. No. 10. Dan Gannon. No. 11. Jno. Lefler. No. 10. Dan Gannon. : t ! Mr. J. M. Burrage was re-elected county supervisor of roads. Mayor C. B. Wagoner and City At torney Hartsell and Aldermen it. M. King and W. W. Flowe appeared be fore the board on behalf of the city and asked them for $2,000 to be used on improving Corbin street, either in work or money. They made this re quest of the board for the reason that the town pays two-fifths of the road tax of the county. The commissioners asked County Attorney Williams for his opinion as to the legal right of the board to pay out the money for this purpose. Mr. Williams stated that in his opinion the county did not have such a right, except by a special act of toe legislature. The represen tatives from the city further asked the board if they did not have the authority to pay out the money for this purpose to request their county's representatives in the legislature to pass an act at the special session of the legislature, which meets the 14th of this month, which wil give them the power. The board left the matter open for further consideration. In an interview this morning Chairman Kestler of the board stated that it seemed probable that the special ses sion would not be held and he thought it nest to give the matter more eon sideration before its final disposition. It is not very probable that the board will request the county's repre sentatives to pass such an act as the legislature will meet the 14th and the county commissioners will not have another meeting until next month. ,.-v'-..- Basgle-Watklna. . ..-V-. The following invitations were is sued in the city yesterday: " nd Mrs. Calvin Hugh Watkins request your presence at the mar riage of tbeur daughter " Grace Blanche f 1 . . . .-, to :: .'V. Mr. Floyd Wilson Bangle ; on Wednesday evening the fifteenth of June, one thousand nine hun- -.i.fi.'.f dred and ten :.:-" at eight o'clock y at their home -1 " Concord, North Carolina : ,j VETERANS' CHOIB VISITS CHAIN GANG, The Hearts of the Convicts Hade Glad Last Sunday by Good Singing and Kind Words. Dear Mr. Editor: I will try to give the public a brief statement of some of the happenings of the chain gang. Our hearts were made glad last Sunday evening by a visit made by a band of old soldiers. Our hearts were made to rejoice and our minds elecvated by the soul stirring songs and warn handshakes and kind words received from them. Those good loyal patriots whose heads are gray and whose footsteps are feeble taught us that not only the youth of the land can sing but they too can put life in those old time songs that makes the heart of the vilest sinner realize that there is a grand and noble principle buried just beneath the surface. We have heard almost every convict in camp make some remark or some in quiry as to who that man was that sang tenor or that man that sang bass or the tall man that led the choir. I believe their visit was bene ficial to us and them too as I' heard several of those good men say they wanted to come back and sing again. Gentlemen you are welcome at any time. After the song service Mr; H. H. Blackwelder and Mr. T. M. Brant ley opened their little store and gave each one that would accept it, a bottle of C 'oco Cola which they seemed to enjoy. They then walked around and looked at some things here that interested them and then returned to Mr. Floyd McEachren's wagon which was waiting to carry them back to town. As we bade them good-bye and watched them drive out of sight our minds began to think of the past and we are not surprised at this being a great nation with such men to sow the seeds of patriotism. Then let us who are younger hold up the banner and help lighten the bur den of those good men in their last days. Feeling sure we can never re pay them for the work they have ac complished for our country, yet we can show that we appreciate what they have done for us by doing our whole duty. So hoping to see their pleasant faces here again in the near future and giving our best wishes, we come to a close. WILEY R. BLACKWELDER - - . K President iWon Figint Against the Railroads. A complete agreement between the government and the recently enioined railroads of the Western Trunk line association was reached at a White House conference, which lasted for more than four hours Monday. The railroads represented agreed to withdraw all rate increases filed to be effective on or after June 1 and agreed to file no more increases until the bill in Congress, which gives the interstate commerce commission pow er to investigate and suspend in creases that are not justified, be comes a law and goes into effect. President Taft thereupon stated that the administration's purpose in bringing the injunction suit had been accomplished and the suit would be discontinued. The discontinuance will not be entered, however, until af ter the new railroad law is signed. The belief was expressed that all of the other railroads of the country which have filed increased rates, or have bad such a plan under consider ation will abide by the agreement reached with the 24 railroads named as defendants in the recent suit. Child Tied Across Railroad Track. Attracted by feeble cries, a gang of workmen found a 6-weeks-old infant lying across one of the tracks of the Atlantic Coast Line, about two miles outside of Petersburg, Va., Tuesday morning. In order to prevent the child from rolling off the tracks it had been, weighted down with three large bricks, which had been placed on its stomach. A train was due to pass that point a few minutes later. The child was turned over to the Petersburg au thorities, to whom several people have already applied "for permision to adopt it. The Republicans are at logger heads over the disposition the Gov ernment is to make of the money re Bank. Just shows how weak the Re publican 'party is in statesmanship. For. instance, the banks in each State sliould have chance at it, or a part of it. ' The Government pays the depositor 2 per cent, and the banks can pay the Governments per cent, and then the banks can lend it into channels of commerce at $ per cent, and thus get the money from its hiding place into circulation, which is ihe principal object of the bill . It may be remarked in passing that Col. Roosevelt has thus far sol ved in a satisfactory manner for him self the problem what to do with ex- Presidents. . '. DR. W. P. FEW SUCCEEDS DR. JOHN O. KTLGO, Mr. S. B. Underwood, of the Class of 1905, New Headmaster of Triity Park School. Dr. William Preston Few, former dean and profesor of history, was Monday night elected president of Trinity College, to eucced Dr. John C. Kilgo, at a meeting of the board of trustees of the colege, which ad journed, a few minutes before mid night after having been in session about four hours. The official infor mation as to the election of Dr. Few could not be obtained and the only verification of the election was through the personal expression of a member of the board of trustees. It was stated that the election of all the ofiicers would be anounced during the commencement exercises. Twenty seven of the thirty-six members of the board were present at the meet ing. This is the largest attendance upon a meeting of the board of trus tees in the history of the college. The report of the president was submitted to the board. Dr. W. I. Cranford, who holds the chair of philosophy, was chosen dean of the college to succeed Dr. Few. Mr. S. B. Underwood of the class of '03 for some time superintendent of schools at Hertford, was elected headmaster of Trinity High School, to succeed Headmaster North, who recently resigned. Death of Mrs. W. S. Spradley. Miss Jennie Cook Spradley, wife of Mr. W. S. Spradley, died Monday night at 8 o'clock in a hospital in Danville, Va., after an illness of three weeks duration of acute indigestion. Mrs. Spradley went to Danville about a month ago with her husband to make that city their home, and had just completed arangements to go to housekeeping when she was taken with acute indigestion, and had to enter a hospital there for treatment. Her condition was serious from the begin ning and little hopes were entertained by her family for her recovery. Her mother had been constantly with her for the past two weeks, and her bro ther, Mr. Otto Cook and Mrs. Ketchie were with her -when the end came. Mrs. Spradley was born and reared in Concord, and was very popular and much loved by a large circle of friends. She joined St. James" Evan gelical Lutheran church in her youth and was a true and devoted member until her death. Before her marriage to Mr. Spradley she was a saleslady at the store of H. L. Parks & Co. and was always polite, courteous and agreeable, making friends of all with whom she came in contact. Besides. her husband she leaves her mother, Mrs. C. M. Cook, two sisters, Mrs. Ed Ketchie, of Salisbury, and Mrs. Wade Cline, and one brother, Mr. Otto Cook, of Concord, to mourn her sad taking away. Mrs. Spradley and Mrs. Cline were twin sisters. She was married to Mr. Spradley about three yeares ago. Her husband was a traveling man and she has made her home in different parts of the country since her marriage. She was 28 years old. The bodv will reach Concord on No. 7 this afternoon and will be car ried to the home of her mother on East Depot street ,'where the funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Plato Durham, at 5:20 o'clock. The burial will take place in Oakwood cemetery. Arrested for Using Profane Language. Lula Hjown, wife of Rich Brown, colored, was tried in the Recorder's court this morning charged with us ing profane language. Lula and her husband and another negro woman were out for a Sunday afternoon stroll and when they came to the creek the man very gallantly offered to assist both ladies across the foot log. ' He first aided his wife across and all was good and well, but while assisting the other woman across, Lula alleges that Rich's arm became en twined- too closely around the waist of the woman, which entwining evi dently aroused her jealousies and she proceeded to curse out both parties. Her remarks were beard by a number of people and a warrant was sworn- out for her arrest. She was fined $5.00 and cost making a total of $8.35. A New York woman has sued her husband for divorce because he stut ters. Presumably the complaint is cruelty, and the specified charge is that the brute frequently makes con vulsive efforts to get a word in edge- But if Congress remains in session all summer, and can't fill its Chatau qua .engagements, will there be an other vote . to raise salaries t Peary has evidently proved to the satisfaction of the British Geograph ers that he is the "only and origin al.,", He showed them the sled which he took to the pale North. ,i ; Bee The Ttmaa iot Jo Frfntiiif, READY-TO-WEAR TJEHDRIESUDA V SUSL BW fee We have just bought a big clean-up lot ot $1.00 Middy Blouses from the manufacturers at about half price, trimmings in two shades of blue, made with detachable guimp, HzesS to 10 years. Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock these go on sale at the remark- 5 able low price ot Buy as many as you like. They will be in Ready-to-Wear Department. Wednesday the Knife Goes in All Our Wash Coat Suits Now is your chance to buy a Summer Suit at quite a saving. All Silk and Wool Suits will be in this lot Most all sizes are to ba had. $6 Wash Suits in white, . tan and green, Wednesday $3.98 White and Mullbery Coat Suits that we sold for $5.00 and $5.50, Wednesday $3.89 White and light blue Linene Coat Suits that we sold for $3.50 and $4.00, Weduesday $2.95 Waists Wednesday $1.50 Lougere lace trimmed, and Pure Linen Waista for 98c Good values in Waists at $1.95-$1.98-$2.48 $5.00 Black All-Silk TafTeta Petticoats, special $3.48 Don't Forget It's Wednesday. H. L PARKS & CQ. B2U si Deposit this means SAFETY and PROFIT to you. We want many Checking Accounts also yours among them. Cabarrus Savings Bank. COME ON! We - can do your JOB PRINTING of every -, description Cards, Billheads, Circulars Auc tion and Show Bills. Pamphlets. Law Blanks, Briers, Blank Books, Labels at Reasonable Price THE TIMES PUNTING OFFICE, CONOOBJ), N. C. 5 HWVi Vf 1 qx S fil-' Libi a; v Un Money Matters Don't bide your savings away or invest them in get rich ipiick schemes which promise a high rate ot interest. Deposit your money with ibis strong, conservative old Bank and get a 4 per cent Interest bearing Certificate of Grand Excursion to Johnson City, Tenn., June 8th, 1910, Via Sea- ' board Air Line and C. 0. & O. The Seaboard Air Line Railway will operate a graud excursion to Johnson City, Tenn., and return going June 8th, leaving Charlotte at 8 a. cu, re turning leaving Johnson City at noon June 0th, stopping at Uneka Springs one hour en route home.'. Thia ex cursion will be run under the 'an-, spices of the Dilworth Methodist Sunday School, and will be first elaea. It will be under the personal supervis ion of Mr. Jas' Ker. Jr.. Traveling Passenger Agent. Reserved seat tick ets are now on sale at Woodall and Sheppard'g Drag Store and Seaboard City office. 'Out of town people can get tickets by writing to the under signed. . Rate round trio is onlv 3 00 and persons bavin? reserved ' mat tickets on or before Jane 4th will not be charged any extra.' After June 4th reserved seats will be 50 eentt addi tional Observation ear will h'nnt on train at fistic. Get your . ticket earlv as we want to know how man. cars to provide for the crowd. Spec ial notei rates at Johnson City for the excursiouists. Additional information will be glaldy furnished by the com mittee or ' ; i V JAMES KER, JR4 T. P. A, - '" Charlotte, K.C.
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