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. i TV - l ft f a 11 i HUiii , n r- - X- 'VWf VOL XXI.1 Price, 4a Cents lk. CONCORD. N. C4 MONDAY. MAY 22.1911 Kagta Oopy. I NO. 07 . : Ci- . ; L CD Li L 1 ft... -"v.!.. Another Mammoth Double Vote - An- VXKxt noun'ced Dy-The Contest Manager. If We Are.Not MIghtly Mistaken Some of the Dark , Horses Will Forge to the Front ThJ Week--Thia ' Ii en ODen'-Race-It'e Anybody Race at Thia Ooae risaing Earee CUm Baaanet Delightful AXalr Personal Lewe, Mies Ethel Johnson spent dey ia Charlotte last, week attending tha 20th of May celebration. --Mr. O. Uiim, of Kannoplia, W Dtndins a few dan in the eity with . Writing, But5 It Will Be After Thia Week, So If hie eon, . You Are Ambitioua for Fame and Fortune for Your Watson, p. b! Beiford, 8r, i. a.'fow Dear iittle One, Dont Let the Graaa Grow Under t VcStit tbe celebration. - Mrs. J. 8. Goldaton apant a few daye in Charlotte Iaat weak with bar eon, Mr. WU1 Goldaten. (pent Sunday in tba ty with Mr. Geo. Brander. Miiaaa Ida and Mattie Jonea and Mr. Arthur Jonea apent Bandar in Your Feet Thia Week. Forty-five dollars in gold te be giv- am away to the babiea gating tbe lar i geat camber of subscriptions thia weak. Thia applies o old or new - anbaeriptiona and the prises will he i won by the babiea taming in tba high- eat number of month. ,"; 3 On year on the Tribune counts fur f twelve month. Ooa- year on the Tinea aonnta aix month. If yon bring t in ft aubeerip'tion to tba Tribune for a : year, two for ix month each and one J for four months it will count" you al together 28 tnontbe. If on the other hand yon bring in ona for a year to Tba Time, two for aix month each, ; and ona for four montba, it will eoani you altogether 14 inonthe. We trust me have made thia perfectly plain to ; you. -i-y.-v -jhv:::-'-. 'A :j The $45.00 will be, diatribnted aa ' follower -; "V , y:-:y"... ; Diatriot Va. 1. : ' f 10.00 to the babyt reeemng the (tigheat number of montha. - 95.00 eaeb to iba next two reeeiv ' ' ing the highest number of months. : f2JM to the baby atanding fourth bigbeet. ;.' ' - : DiatrkaXo.1. v 10.00 to tba baby receiving ihe bigbeet number of montba.' p . $5.00 each to tba next two receiving tba highest number of taonrhe. $20 to the baby standing fourth V, Aurbast. r-,--. - There will be $2Z50 given away in " aneh distHet Yoar ariaea 4a "each JTlit li a Tfrr rood ofter 'and one " not often made, : It will give you lit ' tla extra ipanding money for a few hoar work.;fS&''vf""i:';--Vv --s In addition to 4he prixea in gold we are also giving you double vote on ev erything. : . you no .-only at and ehanee to win tba gold, but you get double votea 8tart In early or yon ara going to nee davery moment of time. There are ft a amber of dark horaee in the ree that are apt to forge rapidly to the front aa ft result of this I Cbarlotta. offer, for their friend havw promieed I Miaa Mamie Stewart, of Greensboro, to make np lor lost time, now mat arrived in tba eity last week and will their effort are to be doubly reward- spend the summer with her mother on ed. If you ara not already in the North Chnreh atraet. front rank yon will have to labor diu-I Misses Cooper and Letha Miller gently to atay there, for if the workl(pent 8aturday in Charlotte. u aon mat i promised win na aone, Mr. A. U Fenland tad the us aome of those now behind are coming fortune to fall from a ladder last with a rash. There is no contestant Friday and broke on bone in his fore in the raea who eannot ba overtaken arm. by even the baby who oeeupiea the Mra. 3. C Cook spent a few days bottom rang of the lader, provided his in Charlotte last week with relatives, or her kinfolka and fnenda show a Mr. 0. E. Searboro, of Landis, spent sufficient amount of ambition and en- Snndav in the eity with friends. " ergy this week. It is juat going to be I Mr. J. E. Wright eame in last week a question of now many" subscriptions I from Boeky Mount to spend a few you ean secure between now and Sat-1 days with his family. arday nignt. Old or new eubeenp-l , Mrs. C O Watkins, of Monroe, will tiona eount just the ssme. - I arrive in the eity today to visit her We would like to ask cne motners I brother. Mr. J. C. Cook. of all the babiea that ara in the aon-1 - Messrs. C. W. Widenbouse, Vif test to come in and sea us thia week. I Widenbouse, Travis Cagle, . Charles We want to sea all the little darlings I Linker. B. G. Denny. Sam Morgan, Gip that are in thia contest. W love all Waddell and Rasha Morria have gone of 4ba babies and would like to get on a week's fishing trip to Lowder's aeqnaintend with all of them. If yon Ferry. They have been doing a little will come in we ean give yon lota of fishing in Cabarrus county, but de- good advice on how to make your workl cided they had too many competitors, count, and ii you will Just snow asiso would go to tbe state or Stanly much interest as we have shown and I nd have a try for big fish. They are are showing you will be just as hard I making tbe trip in a wagon, expecting going to require soma effort for yon r Mr Tom Widenhoase and Mr. Lu- to win, but1 in tba and yon will find rher Jonea will go to the river tomor- it worth the) effort," Are you going to row and spend the remainder of the be the father and mothejr of 4he most week with tba fishing party, popular baby in Concord and vicinity, v The banquet of the Baraca Class of or ara yon going to let some one else Forest Hill M. E. church last Friday win that coveted title t You yourself nieht waa a very enjoyable affair must answer.- Near Bear Licensee tJnttt July lit Raleigh Times. '. : ' Near-beer licenses may be ; issued for the month of June, Attorney General Bickett having made a rul- .' ing to thia effect. Tba natter wsi brought to bis attention by Sheriff Sean, . of Wake county. .. The state and county licenses expire May 31, - but the federal licenses do not expire - until July 1, when the ant, outlawing near-beer and similar beveragea will go into effect. Tbe f variou towns and cities will probablj" follow : the advice of the attorney general, and pro rata the licenses for. tbe month '" of June, Wake county and the city of HaleigB will extend the licenses. , The following letter is beinr sent out from State Treaauier Lacy't of- flea: 'iu:$;fc-t ?sf:A'-&Si 'B- the advice of tba' attorney general I have decided to rule that the sheriffs will wane near-beer .li cense for the month of June and .col lect for only one month. ' I do thia on account of the conflict in the law, : bnt it must not be understood, except when the law conflicts, that I will ' agree to ever pro rata UcansA-fej! Aycock Candidate for Senator. Kaletgh, r May va n ormal an nouncement of tbe candidacy of Hon. Charles Brantley Aycock, ax-governor I refreshments were served and the For. Fully 150 people were present and not one of them could report a dull even inc.T Mr. J. S. Siroud was toast- master and witty addreses were made by Messrs. W. -B. Odell, W. L Hutchina and W. P. Hurt Delicious 6f North Carolina, for- tba United States senate to sucaeed Senator F. M. Simmons, waa made thia afternoon. The announcement is made in a let ter from' Mr. Ay cock to Col. N. B. Whitfield, of Kinston. ' Quite a con trast is Governor Aycock 'a anounee-l ment to that of Chief Justice Clark's est Hill band furnished music for the occasion. In guessing at the number of shot in a bottle, Mr. Jason Fisher won first orise. a neck tie, and Mr. Calvin Beaver won booby, a paper of collar buttons. Mr. Arthur Miller, son of Mr. T. W Miller, arrived in the city last small rus smrDAY. loom im Tarka BaUdiag Catches lira In Bear, Van riaassa ara Extln gtdahad WBk LaUla Saauga. : Thar waa a small fire at tbe Times- Tribune Grand Baby Contest office yesterday morning shoot & 'dock. Tbe fire started in tba rear room of the office," where ft lot of old paper and trash had been piled, but ite ori gin is unknown, b is believed, how ever, that it was started ty rata. Tbe office furniture was somewhat score h ed but the record of the contest ware not damaged in the least and the en tire loss is very email. - Everybody taowa the contest is a hot one and that it is mad no of a collection of the nicest .babiea to be found and that it has now reached the aixsling, seething, smoking stare. which may haw caused ft spontaneous combustion bat this ia hardly plausi bly despite tbw theory of a number of people who have' watched the race closely. V-''':-":-." 1 - ' Just after tbe firemen had succeed ed in exUngaieking the blase bat were still throwing water on the walla a young man rushed up breathless, eee ing that there remained a few things in the office and with a desire to aid in saving property and life too if need be, exclaimed: .,. Wait a minute please." Dashing; into the water sosked building, past desk, typewriter and chairs, he returned with an um brella and rain eoat. Hanging the raincoat on a nail' and opening tbe umbrella oat to dry be stood back and looked at the articlea he had rescued with the pride of a hero gleaming in his eyes while the typewriter desks, chairs, etc, Continued to receive a constant stream from the nozzle's month. The contest is moving along today at its accustomed pace and-Contest Manager Joyea states, that if there are any more babiea who want to share the $500-in gold to come up and enter and he will guarantee they won t get burnt. , - Death of Mrs. A.' W. Long. Mrs. Sarah-J. 'Long, wife of Mr. A. VV. Long, of No. 11 township, died at her home last Friday morning at 8 o'clock. She had been very ill of cancer ever since January and had been a great sufferer. Mrs Lone was 52 years of age, and before marriage was Miss Folk, of near Mill Grove. She leaves her husband' and three chil dren, two sons snd a daughter. The interment took place Saturday at noon at Mill Grove graveyard, tbe service being conducted by Kev, A. O. Land' ley. Mrs. Long was a member of the Methodist Protestant chnreh, and was good woman, who will be much missed in the community. DEATH OF MZS, 2. KAPP. Occurred Last Evening si the Home ' ef Her Boa in Ho. I TewaaUn. . Mrs. Elisabeth Sapp died yester day evening at o'clock at (he home ef her son, Mr. L. J. 8epp, in No. 6 township. Bbe waa the widow of Mr. KILLED BtT w0ld Fourteen Tear Old John Oarver Btrack by Train .To. 44 Sunday! Morning. John Garvar, the 14-year-old eon of Mr. J. L. Oarver, who lives on Mr. Robert Phifer's fann near the my, nr a a i . . . 1 v ucm " - wno ua several years . as killed bv naaseiurer train No. 44 ago. Mra. bapp had been in deelia-1 vtrH ni,. .Vwu 7 vik ing health for several years, but her condition grew suddenly won Friday afternoon and continued so antil her death. 8be was 70 year of age and ia survived by six children, three sons and three daughters, name- Young Oarver and several companion were walking down the railroad track, and when near tbe overhead bridge on th Phifer place (rain No. 45 dash ed down tbe track. The boys made a rush for tbe other track on which was ly : Mrs. F. V. Barrier, of Salisbury; pProaching train No. 44 going in an tr""" ""p", ' i """'i opposite direction, bat on account of Mrs. Monroe Stirewalt, of No. S, and tb excitement in getting out of the Messrs. L. J, Walter and John Sapp. way of No. 45 tbey failed to it Mrs. bapp waa a devout member of the All the bov nedi in r1erin. th. e.T!h u a ,?'!!,r1hrek xeeP young Oarver, who was will be held at the Baptist church here gtruek and hurled several feet. Hia tomorrow morning ana foe interment made at Oakwod cemetery. Mrs. Davenport arrived here on No. 30 last night, in response to an ar gent telegram, but her mother died oeiore ner arrival. Mrs. Sapo waa the mother of the late Mr. Charles Sspp, for some time editor of the Nor folk yirginian-PUot. and one of the . u:ii:.x j : .l" o-l. I -" a few daya ago, Governor Aycock says 1 night from Newport, B L Mr. Miller mat ne sianas on no personal wai-i nas eompietea ft xoar years enusimeni form, but baa always stood upon thai in the U, 8. navy and ia borne on a national -anj atate Democratic plat-1 three montha vacation. tie has not Close OaU at AjheTilla. ; JLsheville, N. Ct May 10-Floreit Lorenx, a triple parachute performer, " associated with ft visiting show, nar--vowlwMcsoad death. thia afternoon, when after accidentally cutting the wrona oaraehute rope she fell at a rapid rate from ft height of nearly a thousand feet. Had not Jber parachute eaught in the street car and electric ' - light wires she would s undoubtedly have been killed. In the Ust half of bar descent Miss Lorens waa virtually banging to one cord of the first para---. ehnta. . ' 'j. ... -The young woman fainted, put was 'otherwise unhurt. She later stated ' that aba carried three- parachutees - with her and on reaching up to re- . lease she balloon wherein she ascend ed, accidentally cut the ropes of the second and third parachutes, whieh, however, did not open.i lne unequal weight of the two unopened para chutes added tocher own caused her to descend at a rapid rata. , Col. B. M. Staley, se.rgeantrat-arms of the State 8enate for many years ; 'and one of the State's best known t citizens, d roped desd of. apoplexy on '(km street at Charlotte Saturday nieht. en rout from a late train to his hoteL forma, nd ne believes that the as sembled knowledge of the nation and the state is far greater than bis own. He says that he intenda to make no campaign, but must atay at home and pursue the practice of the law, but that When the time comes he will ten der bis service, aa alwaya, - to the Democratie party and his campaign then will be in the intehrest of the then will be in the interest of the aonal. - - . .;.:; ..1 f"t?Rsin. Badly' Needed. Charlotte 'Observer. Crop', conditions from all sections of the county are very discouraging, particularly in the Way of cotton and eorn. A good heavy rain has been fully decided as to returning to the navy. '-jir- '-r"". ".j,M'V mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm .OonrtAdjonrna. Cabarrua Superior Court ended its session Saturday, but only the eases of the first day of the docket were completed. .There were only three eases tried,' and in each of these there waa a tare array of counsel. Tbe iurv returned n verdict Satur day afternoon in favor of the plaintiff in the case of A. H. White, vs. D. B. Hart wick and J. H. Soesamon. This ease involved the ownership of twenty cords of wood and there were six law yers connected with it. The trial con sumed a day and a half. . : ' -. ' In the ease ef Hawthorne against Bad Lnck on Ante Trip. The party of local autoist who went to Winnsboro Saturday had tbe mis fortune to become stranded by the wayside on their return. They were near Pineville last night about 'clock, when one of the tires and part of the rim came off. They were mo tored into Charlotte and returned home on No. 30. In the party were Miss Myrtle Pemberton, Messrs. E. C, Bernhardt, Boss Cannon, Eugene Bernhardt and William Wadsworth, neded-for weeks so much so that the Southern Railway the plaintiff ask- thouaanda of dollars of damage has already been sneteined. There ia but little cotton up, practically none in the red land, and what has appeared above the ground has been dropping off on eeount of extremely fry, and hot weather. It baa been estimated that there ia not now one-fifth of a atand in the county. ' Heretofore the majority of the plantera generally chopped out their cotton in May but ed . for non-suit in order to amend complaint. ' ; . Concert at Training School. The members of the King's Daugh ten Circle will go out to tbe Jsekeon Training School thia afternoon to give concert for tbe entertainment of the bova of tbe school. ' Those who will take oart in the concert are: Misses Marv and Adeline . Morrison. Nell this year it Will probably be along in I Herring, Mary Hendrix, Mary Har June neiore tma la none. Ana , tne Mn and Mrs. U i r, MacLaugbun. ground new ia in such ahape that it will be necessary to nave a period of protracted rain before much good can be achieved. . Tbe corn crap ia like the cotton in that the farmers have been unable to get stand. And this status of affaire seem to prevail throughout a . good portion of the 8tate. There is " general complaint Irom all sections. These will be taken out to the school by Mrs. D. B. Coltrane and Mm A. J York. "1- V" ' "'-' : ' ' r , ia not less than two weeks late and in some sections three weeks. First Steam Engine Ever Brought - - Inte Hortt Oarolina, . ; -Raleiirh. Mav 19-Direetor F. Olds, of the North Carolina hall of hUtnrv ha learned' of ft Bentlemsn Tbe cotton crop h ona 0f the counties in the central Mrs. Z. M. Moore baa. returned from Charlotte, where aha has been visiting relatives. section of the State who has the first steam engine ever brought to North Carolina and baa also the data to prove tha claim to thia distinc tion. Colonel Old is trying, to se cure this relic for th hall of history. Picnic at Cold Bnrlngs. A large crowd is expected to atxend the picnic at Cold Springs church Thursday and on thia account there will be no picnic at Boat MilL Tbe Mount Pleasant Band, winner of the itnird prize at the state Tournament, will furnish music for the occasion. The people of Concord are cordially invited to attend. Newa reached Wilmington Friday of tbe suicide of Al Warden, a sol dier at Fort Caswell. He blew the top of his head off with a rifle.: Warden was 21 years of age and ft native of South Dakota. His family now lives at Plainview, Neb., and tbe remains were ent there.- No reason is assigned for tha act. ' s neck and right arm and Shoulder were broken and his body badly mangled, death resulting instsntly. Tbe body wss brought to the under taking establishment of Bell ft Harris Co. and prepared for burial. The fu neral was held his morning snd the interment made st Patterson chnreh Bate and Matches. 1,000 Sheep Pariah in Flames. VT 1- J j 1 -i 1 ival evcrjr uy ,ae mail onngs today ; Kanga8 City gtockyardg de uv auDuiauw uvjuaiiiurvuh M V to port of some fire with the eause as Rats snd Matches." Of course many of these fires are really started by rats and matches, but others arc not and tbe trouble is merely laid on 'this too frequent cause. In some cases the cause is due to carelessness and in others to criminality. Tbe whole thing can be remedied in very simple manner "Use Only Safety Matches." Thig will pat a stop to fires really caused by rata and matches, as well as those caused by the careless us of mtches, snd in oth er ways, snd laid to the charge of ' Rats and' Matches. " Some who are inclined to burn their property will ha deterred by" acknowledge that it cannot be laid la KaU Matches." A safety match is one that will not strike except on a prepared surface, snd is therefore harmless in causing fires. They cost no more than friction or parlor matches, and their use will do way with at least one-fourth of our fires. Why, not use only safety matches T JAMES R. YOUNG, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C. stroyed sheep pens covering a block, burned 1,000 shep and estroyed two mule barns. A new fire station was partly destroyed. Many sheep were guided into lanes snd driven to safety. One goat was seen leading 75 sneep to safety through an open gate. Thirty goats which were used to lesd sheep to the packing bouses, perished. several thousand mules were saved. The damage is $50,000. PERSONAL KEHTIOJr. Some ef Ue Peeele Ear fta4 Sse. where Was Ooaae ani Qev " " Mrs P. G. Cook is visiting relative in Whitney. . ; v . Mr. Olin Hoover a:viaitinc rela tives in the city, -f-. - 1 .--.. Mra. R, A. Brown ia spending tbe day in Charlotte, . .. - ' , "Capt." J. M. Cross, of 'Aaheboro, is a visiior In tbe eity. 1 Mr. A. Cameron, of Albemarle, wet . a Concord visitor yesterday. Miss Helen Arehcy ta visiting Miss Evelyn Blake, in Charlotte. - ' ; . ' Miss Emma Rudolph, of Greensboro, is visiting friends in the city. ,- Mr. Gilbert C White, of Durham, ia a business visitor ia the eity. - - Mr. Marion Farrow, of Mecklen burg county, ia a visitor in the cky, Mr. Bruce Adams, of Monroe, ia visiting hia sister, Mrs. W. C Hons- . ton. . ; ., ,;, ... Messrs. Lee Crowe! 1, Jr, and Pal mer Stickley left last night for Bski-. more on a pleasure trip. J Little Misses Virginia and Annis Smoot and Elizabeth Smith have re- : turned from a visit to Charlotte. . Tbe editor of this paper returned ' last night on train No. SO from ft trip . to Galveston, Texas, wntre n went to visit his daughter Mrs. D. B. Priv-. ett. - - ' . The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Motley McEachren died yesterday at their home in Harrisburg. The interment was made today at noon at Rocky River cemetery. Mr. R. H. DeButts, traveling paa : senger agent of tbe Southern Railway, and Trainmaster King are acre today. ; A petition is being circulated asking that the Southern be relieved by th Corporation Commission from patting in two windows at the depot here. Tha railroad haa agreed to put ft man at the station to check baggage, provided . they be exempted from two windows. Under this agreement a number of. ettisens naveignad the petition, -. ' . Life is a continual straggle, says thai Washington Herald, which goes on to prove its case as follows: "Husbands are ruled by their wives, wives by the hired girl, and the latter by destiny. Thus we all struggle in vain with the I inevitable." 1 if - - ' MM I - 1. ' ti; BajsasaaJBMft .- ir irt j ootnto or lAnTT-oriN 4, , cMtauNQ jeeovm WIT TUB MONMT rou HUD NMC$ $JT TO UATt ON BJHO-Jait nna vaiit rat AMoom mtotv. miTtn. irt d HOUt.MOLO ACCOUNT O torn M I For "Young Blootls" CONCORD NATIONAL BANK Oftpitei $100,000 " Sarplw tW - 4 Par Cent Interest Paid en Tla - ; Depeaitft. " Witli thU Bank i$ helpful not only to men fa bmincH bnt to eVery nun mJ wonua $Ike who hat any bnsineu tranuctions. It encoarasrefi eceoomr. establishes your credit, makes sending! moner away or paying bills with v Check easy, besides safeguarding your cash, -j... . Kly not tfart yonr Checking or Private Account nO 7l:o "CcZstTGD ; 0ay!zZ3 Ocn-'j. There is a certain indefinable but perfect obvious' distinction between the Clothing we offer the, "younger element" and that usually created to suit youthful taste. -Ours is smart, snappy, but not foppish. Ours is different and of "cheerful" character, not clownish." .,.i'H t ' In ours the innovations are in keeping with good taste, and particularly is this expressed by the new line of Washington. Co. Stimmir eSults. for men and young men-whieh we present for summer. r There is an exclusive air about every fabric", about the euW about 'the bang and general appearance of J every tingle Washington garment. vviJ 5 - : We cannot tell you exactly whftt it is-S-it ia that . indefinable "aomething," ;but the man ' wh6 cornea and -takes lopksees (t at once. . ; , i t'l ; yfe arf wlnsiye' representatives for this oity . n fan rrr? r. nn aV abasia. aa- W SiMftAifefcOjeftOMlMMIlB 1 sfi -iasiijjjjBsajpa. jgaiajaBBaav
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