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o rl m r f i - -v v v'' V v ' :':'. t k .- VOL XXI.i Prlc 40 Cent ISa'A - CONCORD. N. CL Tnt7HSDAT.UAT 11. 1911 ting! Oopy. S Casta. ;N0.258 aiVt Ba a Lossr! Talle Your Suksci' :::3a Scoll Cut Among Your Friends! r? Get Your Subscriptions, in While the . - Double Vote is on We Will Not Offer Double Votes Next Week This is Our y: - Final Warning.;, ' - :"V::' '' ' Not Only in Concord, But 7 District There is the Keenest Kind of Interest and ; tne -Mother and Friends Are Making a Wide-a- - wake Canvass for Their of the Week's Contest the Real Earnest Work' in -.' At you doing all in your power to advane the interests of your little darlingf Are yon going to pot your baby in the front rank or are you go ing to let it fall behind end, perhaps be relegated to the rearjankt Ae .you going to let your neighbor's baby pas yon in thia rata - or will yon through your effort plaea your little sweet-faced idol where aha belong at the top of the list These axe ques tions whieh yon must put to yourself and the answer will be found in the re port whieh yon make by Saturday. H it's really wonderful what an ae . tiv and widespread interest Is being taken in the contest. Ia all circles, in all classes, even on the street corners, on bears this eontest talked of. Ev erywhere it is the principal topic of conversation,; .- ... Saturday la going to be the biggest day of the raea and as to that there cannot be a shadow of a doubt. Loving fathers, fond and adoring mothers, admiring friends and acquaintances are working for: their own prtienlar - favorite, are working every minute and are getting results that will prove fairly astonishing when converted in- to votes. . In Concord and throughout 'the country there is the keenest kindi , ,. - .f competition for .aukswhenqj jU seems certain mat xn nine ana Tribune will add several hundred new readers to their lists by Saturday , - night, while those .who are putting " forth their best efforts will give them , aj advantage over those who are not. Methodist Consider Flan of Feder- Chattanooga, Tenn May 0. Exec utive session of the joint committee on t federation of . the Methodist churches, representing the Methodist Episcopal church and the Methodist Episcopal church, South, ;: and the Methodist Protestant church, began her this morning and were resumed in the afternoon and at night. While nothing in detail would be given out, the information was authorized that a plan of federation emanating from' the subcommittee of nine bad been sub mitted to the general commission and this plan is the basis of discus sion. It waa learned that the eommis- sion probably will reach, a conclusion to submit the proposition of federa tion to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church and the Methodist Protestant church, wnicn meen next spring, and the genera! con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.' which meet in two . years. . - The question has been rawed, in . friendly discussion, between, the com missioners as to whether the union is desirable or whether more " effective work can be done by the organisations as they now exist. . . - i- , The Army ia Bnlpl. - Washington, May 10. Unless Con gress takes a hand in the situation, the United State force on the Mexican border are powerless to pro tect American within range of ballet feline: in and around El Paso from Mexican rifles. "All we can do." said Major General Wood, chief of staff of -the army, tonight, ."is to keep our people out of 4he danger son a far aa possible and protest the bel ligerents against firing ia our direc tion. Without,, authority) from Con gress, the army cannot cross the bor der, no matter what happens.'! . . Special Pullman Sleeping Oar for Cot ton Manufacturer. Southern Railway ha -arranged special double-drawing-room sleeping ear for accomodation of Cotton Manu- . facturer going to Richmond, leaving Charlotte on train No. 12, at 6:00 p. -m., Wednesday May 17th. Can also leave Charlotte on train No. 38, at 7:30 p. m. and get Richmond car at Oreensboro. Reservation can ' be mad at City Ticket Office, No. 11 ' South Tryon Street. .-.! .,!). v jH j R. H. DeBUTTS, T; P. A r 84 The Time tofjob Printing. Throughout the Country Favorites and the Outcome Will Show Who is Doing the Big Battle for Votes We want a report from everybody in the race aa early as Saturday noon. Thia is no race for laggard and if any are here present, if there are any who think so little of their favorites aa to let them drop to the bottom just through the lack of a little systematic and judiciously applied energy, it probably will be as well to discover the faet first as last. The double vote week will show bet ter than any other test whieh could 'be applied who is ambitious, who is ac tive in this race and by the same to ken it will show who has no ambition, no backbone and no energy. It ia to be a case of energy versus lethargy and a very just family pride should impel yon to the best effort in you.- To everyone who reports a subscrib er this week, whether the subscription be new or old, we are going to" just doable the 'usual vote.. Think what thia' means. If under ordinary cir cumstances the subscription would net yon 9,000 votes, we will give yon 18, 000 thia week.' Will yon be satisfied with your efforts, are yon confident that the result of your work will keep your favorite in the race or will yon be a quitter and be compelled to en dare the supercilious sneer of those lust a .little more ambition fl tllfl-fiutalde, diatrtrtt ,am vgry. hard' work is being done' and here too, the workers are meeting with all kinds of encouragement. Don't let yourself get behind, make sure that you do, just as much work a anyone else in this race and get results. search for LOST SON. Pathetic Story of Mother Driven from . - Home by Brutal Husband. Statesville, May 10. Without money and with only the clothe which tbey wore, Mrs. Louie Thompson and two little sons, apparently 3 and 6 years, came to Statesville yesterday in search of a missing child, Jo Thompson, aged iu or 13 years. ; Mother and sons showed every sign of poverty and ig norance and the mother tells a piti ful story. She says, that up to the time her husband ran away from home a short time ago she lived in the Doo lie vicinity, in the southern portion of the county. Since that time she has been traveling about searching for her oldest son, who was run away from borne, she says, several weeksjgo by hi stepfather. The alleged brutal hus band ia Vance Thompson, to whom the Woman was married after the death of her first husband, who was a Furr. All three children are by the first union and sinee the second marriage, accord ing to the woman, life ha been a hell to the mother and children. The wo man says Thompson has now "broke up. housekeeping and ia living with another woman,'' and that ahe has nowhere to go. She desires to secure work here until the offlwsra and news paper help her find her missing son and then it i ber purpose, she says io prosecute ber husband for abandon ment and cruelty. The officers have taken np the matter of searching for the boy and will also look into the charge made again Thompson. One i officer said vesterdav that Thompson I i known in South Iredell aa a worth- less character and he i inclined to be lieve the woman' story. The missing boy is described by the mother as appearing to be 10 years old. has light hair, fair skin and blue eyes. When my husband drove him from uome ne went to unroia, and tney said up at Enfola that be came from there to Statesville,", Tadkia Directors ia Annual Meeting. Salisbury, May 8. The dirjators of the Yadkin Railroad, Salisbury to Norwood, held their annual meeting in Salisbury today with a large num ber of stockholders present. So far as was given out the affair of the road, which is operated by the South ern ilailwayCompany,'were found to be in good chape. Among the promi nent OuLof-town officiate present were Col. A, B. Andrews, vice president of the Bout hern: J. W. Cannon, Concord, and Capt. D. N. Bennett, of Norwood THE LUTHERAN SYNOD. Bet. V. T. Boater DeoUnes t Ajcapt Be-eUctio, a President and Kev. M. 1L Klnard, ' f Saliabvy, i Cboaam. -'" Wilmington, May 10. Th " 108th ion of the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church convened here this morning in 6t Paul' Lutheran church .with a large number, of delegate and ministers from various point in the State in attendance. It is said that the at tendance upon the synod is much lar ger than in past years. Toe synod of North Carolina, ac cording to the last published report, ha a membership of 8,977, and, in cluding membership not yet confirmed, 11,385. One year ago there waa re ported to the aynod a net gain of 619 members for the year just closed. Churches of the synod of North Carolina are valued at (313,462 and the parsonages at (53,350. Last year the total amount received for the various beneficences of the church in this synod was 121, 962.80, being a gain over the previous yesr of (12,. 70235. Amount contributed for all eauses last year was (71,086.60, an increase of (24,644 over that of the previous year. An impressive fesiure of the morn ing business meeting was the adop tion oi a resolution of appreciation and sympathy to Rev. O. D. bern heim, D. D., of Charlotte ,the oldest minister otihe body. lie is 86 years age and was unable to be pree . - He has been a minister for fifty-two years. All officers were en rolled at the morning session. At the afternoon session President V.' Y. Booser submitted his annual Report, which reviewed the different interests of the Church in the svnod. Iq 'closing the president ; expressed appreciation of the honor and eonfl- dence pf the svnod in electing, him president for three years, but saut he conid not fill the position looser. lh report showed that gratifyine progrcs ad ,beciu jaada, throughout the State and: that there arc fewer vacancies in the pastorate than one year ago Following the report, the election of officers for . the ensuing yer was entered upon. Although he had declined to serve, Rev. Mr. Booz er was re-elected by a large majority. He again stated positively that he could not serve and Rev. M. M. Kin ard, of Salisbury, was then chosen president. Rev. J. E. Shenk, of Oreensboro. was re-elected vice-nrea. ident Kev. a. A. MeCulIougb, of Al bemarle, secretary; and J. D. Heilig, of Salisbury, treasurer. The , new president wag escorted to the chair and in accepting the office expressed his appreciation of the honor - and asked for the co-operation of the mem bers of the synod during the coming year. Treasurer Heilig submitted his report for the past year and the same was very gratifying. . . One of the many .interesting fea tures of synod and qne whieh will be awaited with' special interest will be the report of the commission appoint ed during the last meeting held a year ago, 'to confer with a like commission appointed by the Tennessee synod re garding the advisability of the consol idation of what was formerly N. C. College at Mount Pleasant with Le noir college, which is located at Hick ory, The former is not now in exis tence and the plan to be considered by the two commission was whether it is advisable to reestablish the col lege in Mt. Pleasant 6 center forces in Lenoir college as a college and eon duct a .second grade school at Mt. Pleasant. ' . A Brute in JaiL A dispatch from Waynesville aays that Jim Davis, a . groom of four weeks,' is occupying a cell at the jail for brutally beating hi step-daughter of 15. He placed her head between hi knees, then used ' three thorn switches on her nude body. Davis is trying hard to give bond, but public sentiment is wrought up to such point that it might be well for him to remain in jail until court for fear he might receive just aa bad or worse chastisement than -he gave the girl. The good eitiscn who live in the same part of the town as Davis put up the cash for the lawyer to prosecute bim Infant Burned to Death. ' The eight month eld infant of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hook, -of ti Young Hart sell Mill, was burned to death yesterday.- The child was playing be neath a table on which sat a pan of hot water and in some way the water waa tilted over on him, scalding his body -from the shoulder down, caus ing death a few minutes Jater The funeral was -held this morning! con ducted by Kev. J, W.. Snider. v. ,':'.! , ? W" mMHBM : . t ( Us ur Pinny Ooluma-rlt aaya. ' JATT1XX r ALLS, Rebels Conquer After Bloedieat Bat-' tie of Berolutiesr. and Again De mand Peace tana ef Dtaav. . Ciodad Juares. Mcx. Mav 10. Thia little bullet riddled city tonight is the provisional caprtal of Mexico and rraaeieeo L Madera, Jr, provisional president, and hi staff save taken possession after wtaing the bloodiest battle of the Mexican r volition. In a corner rooaaof the barrack ia whieh for tw days be held eat against tn nr of the rebel, ma Oca. Juan J. Navarro, the federal costmaader, a captive, having aarreadered today with almost his entire garrison Of sev eral hundred men. Hi fsee is sunken, hi head is 'bowed, and be does not talk, for the bitter Ming of defeat has disheartened him. ;' - - 'In contrast, in another part of the town, is Francisco I Madcro, Jr., the eonquerer, surrounded by members of his family and hi staff, joyous, exul tant and flushed with victory; yet ready he eays, to make peace with the Mexican government if it is disposed to deal frankly and sincerely witu the revolutionists, and without such va gue promises as '(President Diaz's manifesto contain," In hotel lobbies, store fronts and hallways, the improvised hospitals of the battlefield, are scores ef wounded attended by a host of physician and nurses from El Paso, who have volun teered aid. The floors of the Porfirio Diss hotel, where 3 wounded lay to night, are covered with blood and gore-soaked clothing. All the dead are being buried to night., A conservative esiima'te places the federal dead at aearly 50 and the vebel loss at about 15, with a total of nearly 250 wounded o both sides. Ths actual number lost probably never will be kroTra, as deserters were many many and the dead have been buried quickly. " ' f - On the American side of the line five have been killed :nd about 17 wounded,, many of 1hm being, iuno eently ngaged"at a dwUwte rrotfl the river front. The actual surrender of the town by General Navarro took place about 1 o 'clock, General Navarro giving his sword to Colonel Garibaldi, of the insurrecto army, aner the rebels kad completely surrounded the barracks and threatened to annihilate the gar rison within. A Concord Teacher in South Carolina. The Mullins, S. C, Messenger has the following items in reference to Miss Or Hoover, who is a teacher in the graded school there : "Miss Ora Hoover, one of-Khe teachers in the graded school in Mul lins, left for her home in Concord, N. C., Monday. Miss Hoover is a fine teacher, a fine character and most ex- cellent young lady." "Miss Hoover, of the graded school of Mullins, avfine specimen of the woman disciplinarian and teacher, left for her borne in Concord, N. C, on Monday last. Miss Hoover has made a fine record as a teacher in our grad ed school and We hope will return to us." There will be a regular meeting of Elk Lodge tostght at 8 o'clock. THE DISTRICTS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: District No. 1 Th City of Concord. District No. 8 All Rural Routes and Town Outside of Concord. THE -v. Fit hundred dollar in gold (160.00 to th baby receiving triet $126.00 to the baby receiving tit to that in which th first prize prizewinner, receiving th second highest vote. ; - 160.00 to th baby residing in th sam district with th second priz winner receiving th next highest vote. . e .' 17R.0n In anacial nrlma irt ha ftnnnnnnut Istar. C ia business a!2ce who It encourages ecenotnyi establishes your credit, makes sending money away or pajinc bills . with; Check easy, besides saieguaraiug your cash, Uljr not start year Cnecklsg tr Private Account wCa i-.,';,;, i? ",-t:,;v':--; '.'".'v !':. i.v&--; P .:'' MEMORIAL DAY ZXZXCXSES. Bar. S. BT. Wataom Deliver Address Orossea ef Honor Praseatsd b Veteran, Memorial Day was appropriately observed at th court boose yesterday by the Daughters of th Coafederaey. The exercise were opened by song by the Veterans' Choir after which Re corder Puryear introduced the speak er of the occasion, Rev. 8. N. Watson, pastor of th First Baptist church. Mr. Watson spoke briefly but with a force and eloquence that held the undivided interest of his audience. He paid a glowing tribute to the men who fought under the leadership of Lee and Jackson saying in part: "W can on an occasion like this give hon or to whom honor is due. All honor to Grant and MoClellan they fought for what tbey believed to be right. I would not stir the ashes of the conflict for fear that they are hot. I rejoice in the fact that today we have one flag the stars and Btripes and that we are once more a united country, the home of the free and the brave, and. the bravest of these are in the Southland. They fought for princi ple and for principles the flower of the Southland was willing to wither." Mr. Watson concluded his sddress with a beautiful tribute to the women of the Confederacy and urged the chil dren of the Southland to keep alive the memories of the great heroes of the South and to remember what they stood for and -what they did. Crosses of honor were then pre sented to the following veterans : John R. Bradford, James C. Bradley, J. C. Johnson, W. H. Lee end John Lowry. Several other songs were rendered by the Veterans Choir, after which the Children of the Confederacy decorated the monument to the Confederate dead" with many beautiful floral wreaths and designs. The Salisbury Blind Tifer Alderman. Speaking of the case ef John F. Ludwig, the Salisbury alderman- who seems also UMe southhu; qfa ljlind. uger, tne tatesvuie landmark says: It is reported that when Ludwis? left Salisbury he bad 150 pint of liquor in his machine and that all except the a pints seized by the officers was dis posed of during the trip to Moores ville and after bis arival there. It is further reported on good authority that Ludwig has been doing a big liquor Business in Kowan unmolested; that only last week he received two car loads of beer and probably other spirits. It seems that he has had no fear of being troubled by the Rowan authorities, but he was afraid the revenue officers might interfere with his alleged illegal business and for this reason it is understood that he secured Federal license to retail some tune ago. But Ludwig 's Federal li cense is of no value in the case now pending against bim. When he came over the Rowan line into Iiedell eoun- ty he came into territory where prohi bition prohibits, and into a coucty where the officer do their duty and are ever on the alert to capture offend- era against the law. Be it known that a blind tiger cannot long do business in Iredell. Sheriff Deston says he will have anywhere from three to a dozen eases against Ludwig. PRIZES. a wIU bo distributed as follows: the highest vote, regard! of dis- th highest vot in th district oppo- winner resides. iiatrict with th first With this Bank it helpful not out to men but to every man and woman has any bnrinesi transactions. . . 1 . --'v. REPORT OF ORAXD TORT. that Register's Ofie be Made Fireproof County Homo in Poor Condition, but Inmate Wsll Fed. To th. Hon. J. Crswford Biggs, Judge Presiding: i " .7 . We, the Grand Jury for said term, j ucordians and kep. thu P-osafi J pectfuUy submit the following ref" .u-.1! n--. . Duriwir lur turn vwion out wmm wuu PiV j o 1: i l; .k. .:-4L We hsve etH on all bill, of indirt- meats handed n. h th. .liritnr We visited the county jail in a body and found it in a fairly good condi tion on the inside, with greatly need ed repairs on the outside in the con nection of gutters and pipe, which ia causing damage to the walls, and also there should be some repairs on the ouide walls. We examined the court house and offices therein and found same in good condition, except the Register's office ' uty Collector Davis, ' of Statesville, -which we recommend be made fire- j and Officers Sams and Kanipe," of proof for the protection of the rec-j Asheville, took a trip down in'&tan ords which cannot all be gotten in the' ly county and destroyed two big safes. We visited the eounty home and ehain gang by committees. We found the Home in a very poor i condition, especially the rooms that are used as cook room and dining room. We found 24 inmates. 14 white and 10 colored, well fed and cared for. Also two mules 5 cows. calves, 15 hogs, 1 harvester, 1 mow ing machine, 1 wagon, and disc har row, about 200 bushels of corn. It seems to us the sanitary condition around the cook room rather poor. We also recommend that some steps be taken as to repairing of buildings. We found 23 convicts on the chain gang, Aewhite, 18 colored, and found camp in good condition, bedding fairly good and beard no complaints; lo mules, 4 hogs and 0 wagons in good condition. Respectfully submitted, H. B. PARKS, Foreman. Durham ia now planning to build modern, up-to-date . hotel, toost i35,ooavft&tpne;: stand within a block of the Sou t hern) passenger station. . Bjytl Wtrtfskr Bhi-Tob and Without A Fault Fried, ft! $3 mm tali An overwhelming demand for these Corsets for Slender, Medium and Full Figures proves them be the Best and most Satisfactory Corset ; ever placed before the stylishly gowned ladies of the world. . If you court a courtly figure you should ' wear Royal Worcester, Bon-Ton or Adjusto Because they produce the correct and symmetical lines so necessary for the proper' fitting of the prevailing modes. These Corsets mould the form to beautiful lines, " designed by nature to display, the true feminine figure to the best advantage, and, their ' virtues can be best -appreciated by wearing one of these faultless Corsets. ' v ' ' s , We can fit you. ; . Si. L PAIS !k CO. CONCORD DETXATED. Trimaied by Spencer Yesterday te U ; Tun of so . ,, '' Concord wa defeated by Spencer i yesterday afternoon in Salisbury by i l'JL.. ... TLl "' - - - - PP. l"l"a on,7 lasted only a 'abort time and , Morris discarded 4 he mask and pro-; tector and took up ibe flinging job, : and finished the fame. . J Batteries: Bell, Sapp, Morris, and. Morris snd Patterson; B random and Cornelison. ' Bad Blockader in Stanly. Statesville Landmark. - v -The latter part of last week -Depr ! moonshine plants in Almond: town ship. A 'phone . message had ' pre- reded the officers to the section where the stills were located, however, end the operators had quit work and gone" into hiding when. the raiders arrived. .. THb officers sky it is almost impoeai- . ble to catch the blockader in the act of making the booze in sections where there are 'phone line. ' ; ' - ..- There has been much complaint of the operations pf the moonshiners in1 the Bear Creek section of Steely coun ty recently and "the revenuers "..are trying to .put a stop to the business. A few nights ago persons thought to ' be blockaders went to the home of citizens who are supposed io have re- -ported the Bear Creek stills. to the. officers and did considerable damage to property. Harness and vehicles ' were cut into pieees and fences were torn down. ! - The Filipinos have again demanded immediate independence. ' So urgent . were they that they cabled their de- Hobson's speeohes-on oiif defew defenceless , condition. 1 ry ay r y Ma.'sy'it.-.t,p.'r i