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o A f v v' J, VOL XXI. CONCORD. N. TUx DAY. JANUARY 24, 1911. Price, 49 Ci"$ ft tliUJL Singl Copy, 5 Cent. NO. 174 ro'rr pro t LU t( U-JLU PETITION BT THOUSANDS OP : KILL OFEJATIVES FOB 60 HOUR A WEEBV Counties to Pay Salari of Jadgs for Extra Terai To Incorporate Rockwall, Rowan County vAiiieud Inheritance Law To ' Establish Stat Highway. Special to Tb Tribun. 1 Raleigh, January 24. Th principal feature . of th Legblaturo today in ine senaw was one eoiuuiunutm imit, Mn nn t,vair ml last week argument a question oflbennial visit to . appear before the ulators of the House resolution ' in troduced yesterday by Representative Lwart (RepJ of Henderson county. railing for the appointment of a House committee to iavaatigal in possible efficacy of the anti-trust law and report to the House it findings t the present ewsstoin. That if toe so-called "Pink Tea" statute ia not a pro-trust law, then to report to the House why prosecutions of trusts haven t been more active and num erous than the recent eleventh-hour affair, brought before the police Joe- tire Jn Raleigh against .the Standard Oil Co etc. -m ' One Of the most conservative and beat posted legislators .said to me today that in his opinion Ewart'a re solution amounts to no more than a piece of party buncombe whereby its author sought to appropriate a little party capital for the Republican. The cotton manufacturers will be ratifying proposed sixteenth amend ment of the Constitution of the Uni ted States involving income tax.' In the House there was a discus sion of the aabstitute bill reported to day by- the Honse committee filing compensation and regulating duties of judges. The new. substitute fixe the Supe rior court judges aalary at flat Tate of four thousand dollars and the Su preme Court, judges five thousand. Where xtr Vtennr;; of Superior Courts: are required the county is to -pay the judge assigned 'at the rate of sixteesftttd two' thirds dollars per K day. i The original Spainhour bill, as it tf went to the committee provided that f. the judges be paid only for days at V. work at $16 2-3 per .day unless it fell abort of present 'compensation, v which case the State was to make up .' balance to $3,500 Turlington advocated the defeat of V both the original, bills; at they were rt unjust- to the judges and substitutes raising their salaries and he is not ' ready yet To meet tttl&3Si Judiciary salary, "bill was "finally ro K committed to- committee on Judicial Districts .on' Motion,' Doughton. see - onded by ' Battle, beeause there are matters not. yet available that, should be well weighed before passing either ' the Spainhour or substitute bill. : Wooten. Spainhour and others, led discussion respectively for the- eom mittce substitute, and Spainhour bill, - while Woodson, r of Cleveland, A de clared the some present' judges could not earn at the practice of law half - the amount paid by the state. . ' ' The principal new bills today are; By Boyden, K6 ineorporte the town of Rockwell, Rowan county. ' " Petitions by thousands of mill op , era lives were presented asking for a N 60 hour week. " - - TLstablih system of State bigh- . w5. 'A To amend inheritance law,' A BUSY WEES TCli V KOUNT PLEASANT. joint legislative committee on Manu facturers and Labor Mr. Battle of Wake having introduced the bill, "to regulate the hours of labor in., lac tones." 'Among the main ehanges the labor is fighting for is the making of 410 hours legal week's work, In stead of 66 hours, as now. The debate on the floor, after the eommitte makes its report, will as usual be a protracted one LLEWXA.M. DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED. For Revision by Schedules; Bat Will . : Consult Senators First y Cbairma n Underwood and bU Dem ocratic associates on the newly de signed Ways and Means Committee will commence their study of the tariff immediately rafter March 4. They have already begun, in fact, to look ahead tod they say- they intend to pie the country a square deal in downward revision along tariff' for revenue lines, with special eonsidera- A Roak of Thaatricaia-Also a Uele- draau by Local Tilent InatiUU Cadeta noaorwl-JUUroad TaXb' Ttue promises to be ft basy week iof the efetertainment uno. IM Lyeeum Courw will offer three big attractions. Rip Van Winkle eome Wednesday nisrbt: "As Yon Like It" Friday night and "Othello Saturday night. Patrons ox the course would save pre ferred longer intervals between, the dates, but the local management has nothing to do with selecting the dat ing. . ' ' Prof. D. B. Welsh, of the Institute, is preparing to present ft melodrama br local talent at an early date. , The Collegiate Institute is to o eongratulater. Congressman. Cowles for the second tun baa fionerM n Institute cadet with an appointment The last one goes to Mr. Hubert. A. Fisher, of Faith. Mr, Fisher is one of tb promising yoong men of the Institute and his many mends, both in school and in town, wish him suc cess. -He will leave in about two weeks for West Point. We wish to say in passing that while the, opposition to our railroad is getting stronger and mora deter mined every day, still toe other side is getting brighter and brighter as the people learn more fully of the plans for building. Our people want it. We have yet to hear of a single man opposed to the road. The opposi tion is from without, but we are going to win it over, The petition will go to the commissioners signed, not merely by the number legally required, but by ft majority of registered voters. The railroad election is already won. Misses Ella Moose,": Ora Fisher, Mary Heilig and Messrs Lee Foil and X T. McEachren will go to Char lotte. Thursday to see Viola Allen in "Th Wliita filafal. " Real estate deals are all the go now. Among the later otieg we note that by which Mr. James F. Misenheimer a v SALISBURY TO MONROE ROAD MEETING HELD AT BETHEL -v LAST SATURDAY HIOHT. - . Promoters Ask tint No. 10 Township vToto S1&000 Bonds for the iRaitroad .--Stock will be Issued in Exchange THB XKTERURBAH CAR LIKE. Concord Bnslnsse Xsa Interested la the Subject and Will Support It Communications en the Subject to Follow. y Since the-' big meeting in Charlotte several oigbta ago on the interurban car line proposition no little interest has been aroused here on -the sub ject and it is now the all absorbing topic of conversation among a nnm- Wfaat opportunities will the inter- eerning the proposed line are numerous.- ; Will It benefit Concord t v. Tv.i.i. r m mo unci I . T What opportunities wil lthe mter- tion of the nocessities of life. - Jhecomes owner of the house and lot .. . .. ., . . I" i ' 1 1 J." M The commit will sit throughout the summer,. As it will have no offi cial status nntU after the organization of the Sixty-second Congress, it, will not he able to- draw on Federal ap ing ia Which Chixena Express ,, Themselves as Willing to Work for . the Bond Issue. No 10 township has fallen in line on the railroad question and a meet ing was held at Bethl Saturday night at which time she railroad proposition was discussed at length. Mr. N. B. HeCanless and Mr. Ragland, of Sal isbury, promoters of , the . proposed railroad from Salisbury to Monroe via. Mt. Pleasant and No'. 10, were present and presented the plans of the company. The promoters expect No. 10 townshipto vote a bond issue of $15,000 to be paid when the road is completed and in lieu of this to re ceive an equal amount of the bonds in stock of the road. About 50 citi Sens were present and Messrs. J. W. Carriker, J. C. McEachren and H. T. Baker, of NO. 10, made short talks assuring the promoters of their sup- Iport and co-operation in behalf of the proposed road, me survey of the road runs through the eastern section of toe township. A petition is now be ing circulated calling for an election to be held on the question of the bonds. ; It is being largely signed in the Section that will be traversed by ihe proposed road but is meeting with some formidable opposition in. other sections of the township. - urban line give the cityf 'Will it take trade away from Con cord! Don't you think it will bring more people to our eity T Will it give us a competitive freight rale and eueaper transportation T ' The above are some of the questions neard concerning tue subject. As yet the people here are not thor oughly informed on the definite plans tbe company bave in regard to what is expeeted of Concord if tbe line should come by here, and for this rea son no definite action has been taken by our citizens on tbe important mat ter, The citizens here have also fail ed as yet to make any effort to com municate with tbe officials of the company, but they are manifestine a deep interest in the "project and it is sare to say that a majority of the fiizens of Concord and jricinity will give the promoters their support and co-operation in the movement. The Tribune will publish tomorrow several communications from eiiisens of the city- settings forth their views on the interurban line. , FERSojtAL icnrno. . Som of the Psopl Hsr tM Ela- where Wb Com and Oa. Mrs. W. D. Pemberton ia SDendins the dsy in Salisbury: Miss Maude Brown ia spendinc'ths day in Salisbury with Miss Orsee Brown. . , Miss Pearl Forte, who baa been via- iting Mrs. Richmond Reed, ha re turned to ber bom is Pikaville. Mrs. A. W. Oeoree. who baa been visiting he rparents, Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Lippard, has returned to her bom in Elkin. Dr. W. C Houston left last night for Gainesville, Fla., being summoned there on account of the illness of Ms mother. Miaesg Olivet and Constance Clin have returned from Charlotte, where they have been visiting: friends for several day. Miss Rose Lefler, who has been at tending a business college in Char lotte, has finished tbe course and re turned to her home in No. 8 township. Miss Carrie Miller returned to Charlotte Monday to resume her stu dies at a business college, after spend ing Sunday here with ber mother, Mrs. Geo. H. Miller. where be has been residing for some time. The purchase. was made from Mrs. Polly Miller. -Mrs. Mary E. Welsh entertained her brothers and sisters at a birthday propriation,"iid ths oxpehs of itep investigations, prior to next session wil be paid for by the Democratic Na tional Committee and ' later ' reim bursed by ' regular appropriation by Congress. - - The phtn of procedure will be deter-j mined after the Democratic revision ists meet. . - Before acting they will obtain the viewg of Democratic Sena tors as well as Representatives, and determine whether the tariff shall be bandied as a whole by schedules or by subjects. Sentiment is rather strong in the-House in favor of taking it up 'one schedule at ft time in a series of bills, the first of which would be put through the new House soon after it meets. But this course has not been finally decided upon and will not be until tbe members of the committee meet and outline their plans. Underwood, of Alabama, chairman, says: "I am a t ariff-f or-revemie Dem ocrat and was eleeted originally on that issue, although ! com from a manufacturing district. In mf judg ment; the levying of taxes on imports ..ucu :, , ,for otJjer 4hwt meeti Sixteenth amendment ratified in tbe fto exp8ngeg of tho Government W Senate. There was only one negative 'vote cast and that by "Boyden, of i Rowan. "- V ! ' ' J 'Art important new bilLby Cobbpro . Tides for farm life schools' in.' each 'jonnty. " LLEWXAM.; ' Raleigh, January 24.Twospeeial orders are set for Wednesday (25th) in the Senate which promises to pro voke considerable discussion. One of - these is the bill to ratify and confirm the, incorporation of the Lenoir and Blowing Rock Turnpike Company. 1 The other is the. bill to increase the salary of tha Governor from ' four thousand dollars to six.thousand ' dollars per . annuam the increase to apply to Governor to be elected in . the future, of course, because the law forbids the increase of salary of - a constitutional ofller during his term of services. ' This bill will probably -pass the Senate as did a similar bill during the early daye ; of the last Legisla ture before Mr. Kitehin bad been sworn into office, but it was defeated in the House, partly beeause some ' dotibted the wisdom of increasing the " salary after a new governor had been not justifiable. Tbe duties should be removed from foodstuffs that tare properly classed as necessaries of life. There is no possible jasaficabon for the levying of taxes for tbe purpose of protecting the profits of the manu- factnrer."?. .. . . , t v Kitehin, of North Carolina: "I am not much sehedule-by-schednle re visionist, but "since we will not have a Democratic President and Senate, will xio what' I can to belp the Re publicans over there revise the tariff downward in accordance with the peo ple's understanding of their pledges." Trinity College Alumni Banquet at 'Charlotte In Honor of President William P. Fw, The banquet to be given in Char lotte, Thursday, January 2th at the Southern Manufacturers' dub, in honor of Dr. William Few, newly elected president of Trinity College, by the Trinity College Alumni Asso- S. H. Long, of Cbalotte, came over Saturday to be present. v Mr. Ed Crowell, of Concord, spent yesterday here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Montgomery, of Gold Hill, were among the visitors here yesterday; v -'i. -' Mt. Pleasant, January 24, 1911. ... - ' TBx. and Mrs. S, J. Low EnterUiv The month of January baa been one of unusual activity in social circles, scarcely" any seecation since the Yule tide season. Along with the numer ous . diners and evening of ' bridge comes the merry hours of vset-back." Notably. ; The game . last : evening which was participated in by ft num ber or znends at tbe hospitable borne of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Lowe, on North Union street, complementary to Miss Pearl Forte,, the attractive guest of Mrs. Richmond Beed. The hours were far too snort with the genial host and happy hostess, Delicious chocolate and sandwiches were served after the game. A pretty pack of cards went to th honor guest. The first prize, also a pack of cards, was presented to Mrs. j. Hurley. -. - 'i ' rr Mr. and Mrs. Lowe's guests were Mr. and Mrs. E. C Barnhardt, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Yorke, Mr. and Mrs. E A. Moss, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Goodman, Mesdatnes J. F. Hurley, 8. J. Ervin, Richmond Reed, Misses Pearl Forte, Kate Means and . Louise ' Means Messrs. A. R. Howard, Lather Brown, Maury Richmond and Dr. King. ' v : T Lovers of Good. Undo. : Mr. F. T. Kintzinir. a representative of the English Grand Opera Company', is in Concord today, and with Mana ger Byles, of the opera house, is mak ing a canvas of the city to ascertain if possible, bow many seats will be taken for the performance here next Monday night. -This is ft rare chance for Concord people to hear some good, .first-class artists, who rank high in the world of musie, and every lover of good music ahquld procure a seat. Concord people should show that they appreciate the opportunity of hearing good music and take advantage of tbe ..1 Morgan. Found Guilty. The January term of Stanly supe rior court 'for th trial of criminal ease adjourned late Saturday night, and a great many cases were contin ued ;on account of a crowded .docket, thcrtrrng nw enough cases on . the criminal docket to run another court for a week, if tried. ; The. grand jury found t-seven- bills of indictment against Mock Morgan, charging him with embezzling guano and the pro ceeds thereof the property of sundry guano companies. One case -was tried consuming nearly two days and the jury after having it for nearly two boura returned a verdict of guilty. Morgan was sentenced to three years oi imprisonment in the state oemten tiary and on account of the fact that the defendantstook an appeal to the Supreme Court the other cases were ocntinued. His bond was fixed at $3,500, which he has not yet given. elation bt that eity, is to be One of the most elaborae and elegant affairilone here presented, v That th com- ever held in this State. . The Alumni of. Gaston, Iredell, Cabarrus and Un- elected, although he bad not yet be- delegations; and in addition ; more i- tun. - Th.fr aKiaa. it. a ' 'tMM;A.,iAn. vn Klin iv .mrra ms vviiu. . vwjw.nun . uiic uuuunuj bu,imuwub .tmvv tion cannot be raised ' apainBt the "present bill and from all I can learn its chances of passage in the House ' this time are gtHiAf-:';:-'':.- f There is no question that the bill ought to be enacted, for the "high cost of living" is felt as sensibly and acutely at ths Executive Mansion as in the humblest of homes and six ihouKand per year now will harly go as far as four thousand did a few year a, to in meeHng expenses. ; Tliere a. a varying views smong K:- been sent out to eminent men over the State; covers shall be spread for two hundred men. . . ' 'j'- i Ex-Lieut. Governor W. D. Turner, of Statesville, will be toastmaster, and there will be addresses by other prom- inent men. Admittance to th banquet shall be by tickets countersigned by Mr, Her man Dowd, chairman, end no pany is a good on goes without say ing. It has been enthusiastically re ceived at other .place and Concord should give this company a good house on next Monday night. It is neces sary to close the subscription list to morrow night and those who wish to take scats should see Manager Byle at once. North Carolina Woman Suicides in - wasiungion. Lillian , A. Ohlandt, aged 26, of (Beaufort, was found asphyxiated Monday morning in her room at 104 North Carolina avenue, in Washing ton.- . She left letters to ber mother, brother, and sister in Beaufort, which were found beside the body. She chose gas with which to end her lift, and made careful preparation tbat ber plan might succeed. All ox the notes which she left, ex cept one, bave been- opened. None of them throw any light on the reason which impelled her to take her life. The on remaining is addressed to her employer, Henry Brewood, an engrav er. Mr. Brewood refused to discuss the death of the young woman. . Miss Lens Ohlandt, a sister of the dead girl, who is ft trained nurse at the Homeopathic hospital, was prob ably, tbe last to see her alive, having been walking with her Sunday night, and was one of the first at the dead woman's side, fobs told tbe police that ber sister was cheerful and.in good spirits, Meeting of Sorosis Book Club. The Sorosis Book Club was enter tained on January 21st by Mrs. J. P. Cook. -- , ; Th guest of honor was Miss Fort, of Goldsboro, the charming guest of Mrs. . J. Ervin. The following pro gram was given: a . , - Roll call.. Responses: "Amuse ments in the Netherlands." . Reading "The Rolyal Family of Holland" -Mis M. L. Harris. Paper" Th Roman , and Saxo- Frisian Movements and Their - Ef fects'' Miss Montgomery. Reading "Rotterdam, Holland's Industrial Capital" Mrs, C. L. White. Corn is Not th Causa of Pellasra Says Illinois Commission. Report of the Illinois pellagra com mission at Spring-field, Wednesday says: Indian maize, or Indian eorn, of the variety that Illinois grows and is feed ing 'to the world is in no manner re sponsible for pellagra, according to the first report of the Illinois pellag ra commission, which is in readiness for presentation to the legislature, The report 'contain the information that corn in none of its conditions is the cause of this disease. Illinois is the first state in the Un ion to recognize the disease officially and to make official investigation of its origin. ' The theory that the disease is car ried by the Buffalo gnat or the black fly also is being investigated. Profes sor Forbes, state entomologist, reports the Buffalo fly is plentiful in Illinois, but as his investigations are not com plete, the pellagra commission has no report to make now on this phase of the work. In Illinois pellagra now claims about. 300 known victims in Rouma'nia with practically the same population as Illinois, there are 40,000 cases, Not being considered contagious, it has not been made a reportable dis ease in any state. Dr. Zeller has offi cial estimates from the boards of health of 37 states in which they ac knowledge the presence of at least 7,000 well defined known cases. North Carolina reports 2,000; Georgia, 2,000; Mississippi, 30; Virginia, 400. ' The mortality is estimated at 50 per cent. , 4 Black Hand Terrifies Town. Black hand letters threatening to kill the foreman and officers of tbe Draper Mills, owned by Eben S. Dra per, formerly governor of Massachu setts, have thrown the town of Hope dale into a state of terror. Two hundred and fify ' armed guards are on duty around the mills, and every stranger who alights from a train or trolley car is watched by armed men until his identity has been fully established. Guards also are posted at the home of Mr. Draper , and the officers of the milL - The letters are ft result of the dis charge of about 800 Italians who were brought to Hopedale within ft month, the demand for Draper looms manu factured at the mills not warranting their retention., Three Splendid Pradwnt. ' Tbel3mes has eboic of fbree spies did premiums to offer to all subscrib ers who pay a full year in advance. Ihey ure as follows ; - , : - 1st. A' pair of eight weft spring Tension Shears. 2nd. Th Progressive Fanner one year tfor only 15 cents additional. This applies only to NEW subscribe ra to , th Progressive Farmer. 3rd. One year's subscription to ths Southern Agriculturist. All may have choice of any of toe above premiums, but of course only one can be taken. . Our '.. Vest Pocket Memorandnm Books, -for 1911,haye arrived,: and we ask all our subscribers to come in and get one whether they pay their subscription or not , The book are very convenient and any one will find good use for them. . Co. L. to be Inspected. Tbe annual inspection of Company L will be held March 17th. The in spection will be made by a 'regular army officer and the State Inspector General. The following is the. report of the Inspector General on the in spection last year, which speaks in very bigh terms of the local company: i Officers' present 3, 1 enlisted ; men 49,: absent 9, present and absent 58, aggregate 6L : f"; This company has made much im provement over former, inspections; the discipline and drill were very sat isfactory, and demonstrated the fact that this is one of the best and most efficient companies in the Guard. The officers are well informed and there is great interest in the organization. The property is well cared for and in excellent condition, ' Money value of property lost, or not accounted for, 20.70. t? r i j,, v j ' i , .. . . : , Mr: T. C. Newman has had ft force of carpenters at work for several days making improvements . in his stddio, opposite the court house. H one has recently rented th room in front shall be admitted otherwise; and all j of bis present rooms and will use it applicants for tickets must-be in by in connection with bis business, hav noon Wednesday, 2oth. ' ; ing put in'ft stock of picture framing. TO ADVERTISERS. . To insure change of advertisement, the copy must.be in by 10 a. m. each day.' Our rates are based on weekly Chances. .'Additional changes will be charged for extra. 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