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VOL.XXI.I
Wee, 40 Cento a lfeatk.
CONCORD. N. C SATURDAY. JUNE 3. 1911
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IS : ITG0ING;'T0;: -D A' LIHLE';- :0UEEN-.:: OR- A ' LITTLE -'lOnG ?
THE TIMES AND ' TRIBUNE GRAND $500
BABY, CONTEST WILL COME TO A
CLOSE AT 9 aCLOCK TONIGHT. t
Who Do You Suppose WiU Carry Off That Covet
ed Crown A Little Spurt, One ' More Subscription
. May Win for You at the Last MomentRemember,
. All You Contestants Who Really Want to Win and
' Hare Ambitions to Do Something More Than Just
See Your Baby Picture in ..the Paper, That Vlt'a
Never Too Late to Mend. ' . . "'
- Baby Day I Baby Day I The eli-
- - max of the peat contest ia upon us.
This is the first Baby Contest we hare
ever had and. we assure you it is the
I most successful ever held in this see
, ; lion of the country. ;
The manager of the contest depart
j ment of The Times and Tribune wish
; es to congratulate the mothers, fsth
: era, and in fact, all the relatives and
friends of the dear little tots entered
in this great contest, for the honor and
I a bit of gold, for the heroic manner in
' ' which they stood by . their ehoica of
the contestants during the course of
' -A this friendly strife
There is every reason to believe
that it is yet possible in the few hours
remaining between now and tonight
to quietly make your way to the top
' rung of the ladder of aueoesa. If we
could have our way all the babies
would be winners, but ns this cannot
be so there is -but one thing loft for
ji you to do, namely, exert your every
effort up to and including the very
- last minute' alloted for work. - You
are not alone in the city. Many of
the friend, who have already aided
you can now think of some kinsfolk
in the distance with whom they wish
to bind their friendship and they are
f only waiting for you to approach them
for the ODDortunitv to hand yon a
' year's subscription in advance for The
limes pr TriDune mat n may oe
7 jHaj&d. -regularly , the friend whom
" they had unintentionally neglected. .
' There la surely; no betterway for.
men to show their friendship one to
'.' . ROCKWELL.
The entire community was grieved
Thursday morning, when it became
' knows that Mrs. Kate Rimer's house
was burned about sunrise with its
contents.
Mrs. Rimer is a much respeoted
lady whp lives near the Rowan and
Cabarrus line, about one mile from
Organ church. Her loss falls the heav
ier from the fact that she ia conva
lescing from a long and severe illness.
4: She was at the home of her son,
William,' in sight of her house and
witnessed the burning.
.She bad quite a sum of money,
part of which was in the house.: Much
old time china and furniture were
burned. :,:''.-?
- Only one chest of clothing, a few
chairs and several other ejtioles was
all that waa saved. There was no in
surance. ;,'.;..,;;'.;;
Thursday, June 1, 1911.'
FAITH. V '
' Ralph Clay, and his sister, Gladys
May, son and daughter of H. L. Bar-
ger and his wife, Ellen Barger, were
.born February 19th, '1910 , and de
' parted this life, May 30th, 1911. Their
age waa 1 year, 3 months and 11 days.
The were dedicated to God in holy
" baptism, May 1, 1910. ..They were the
pride of their father and mother and
.- the joy of all their neighbors, but God
., loved them best and called them to
himself and while we are left to
mourn they sing with God's angels on
high. . They were sick only a few
days, and in 10 hours after God eall-
' ed the one he called the other. They
bad lived together, they were sick to
gether and they died together and
" now they live with . Jesus together.
The funeral services was conducted
by Rev, C P. Fisher, of the Lutheran
' church, to large body of people, and
they were lain to rest aide by side in
the same grave..-,': --:$- yy'
The stone masons 'are up to the
" second story with tha new granite
" building.- VENUS.
; At- recent' commencement of the
State Normal Colleite at Greensboro it
Was stated that of the 4,049 students
t- who had marticulated at the Normal
from Ha founding: to the graduation
of the class of 1910, two-thirds of
'. them had become teschers in tne State.
The alumnae includes . 60 trained
nurses,- one physician, one lawyer, one
chemist, a few who hold chairs in eol-
J leges, .several actresses, and despite
"the .criticism that many bachelor girls
are produced- therefrom, the college
? has sent out 1,500 students who are
w now wives and mothers. ,
the Timet fox Printing.
another than to provide them a means
by which they can keep in-elose touch
with the growth, stability and every
day happenings in and about their
former home. The fact that many of
your assistants in this .great race now
going on have mother or father right
here in our midst to whom they would
willingly send the daily paper in or
der to make their lonely hours the
more cheerful.-. There are otberj who
have only paid you for a three months'
subscription end have now about eon
eluded to make it a year perhaps
two, three, for or five, according to
tne manner in which you may ap
proach them.
Perhaps yon yourself have a father,
mother, brother or sinter living in a
distant city to whom you would like to
send the Times or Tribune. . Get your
wits to working with renewed earnest
ness and follow the dictates of your
better judgment and you . will find
yourself coming down the home stretch
neck and neck with the favorites in
this great race for supremacy and as
you near the wire your friends will
become doubly enthusiastic and rally
to your support in such a manner that
you may came under the wire head
and shoulders in the lead of the sec
ond prise winner. ? -'t . ? ;
But if after a hard race you have
failed to land either of the prizes con
gratulate yourselves upon the noble
raee you nave run and step forward
and shake the baud, of your more
successful rival.'
Please do not wait until the, last
minute before coming rh. ' 1
THE JUDGES WHO '
v WILL SERVE TONIGHT.
The following well known and high
ly esteemed gewlemen have consented
to officiate as judges in the Grand
Baby Contest of The Times and Tri
bune which comes to a close at v
o'clock tonight:
All three of these ReiMlement are
citizens of acknowledged honor and
integrity. The Times and TriDune as
well as Mr. Joyce feel themselves ex
ceedingly fortunate in being able to
command xoeir service.
R. 8. Wheeler. ;
Geo. H. Rutledge.
J. Harvey Dorton.
Vaccinate for Typhoid.
. Raleigh, June 2 Adjutant General
Leinater. of the North Carolina Na
tional Guard has ordered from the
War Department at Washington ty
phoid vaccination material for one
thousand men, with-a view to vaeci
nsdnff all the men of the North Caro
lina guard who denire to havehis
new preventative ' treatment against
this terrible disease. This vaccination
treatment has become quite general in
the armv and haa proven its efficiency,
A considerable part of this vaccina
tion - among the North Carolina
msifamin sill he done during the en
eamDment this aummer. . However,
material will be consigned to the va
rious companies- calling for it before
the encampments.
VTha Postal Bonds Out Soon.
The first of the postal savings bank
bonds will be issued soon. Treasury
officials have been notified that de
positors at . many - of . tne oanu
are turning in their accounts and
asking for the new securities., xne
new bonds will be in denominations of
C20. 50 and 100. and will pay Ztt
per cent, interest. Any depositor in a
Doatal bank can become a holder of
'government Donqs lor me asaing.
Former Governor Robert B. Glenn
has just refused a flattering offer to
take the editorship of a newspaper
which is being- established in Waco,
Tex. with a $200,000 capital stock.
The Governor was urged to , accept
and to name hia own salary, but be
declined to consider the proposition
saying tfiat he had no intention of
leaving North Carolina, in tne nrst
place, although his duties as lecturer
for some time have kept him moving
through the various States, East and
.West. vJfey-i."'-t--V ;r
' Nobody pauses to Inquire what (he
D. A. R. does during the great num
ber of weeks that it is not in canon.
THB OAXB TESTEBDAT.
A Genu JUpiete With Errors Char-
: lotte Wlna by a Score of 7 to 6.
In iuii replete with errors and
loose pUchinf at critical stages Con
cord went down in defeat at the hand
of the Charlotte Y. M. C. A. team
yesterday afternoon b ythe aeore of 7
to ft. That nneertoin element of the
fame known ai baseball luck waa ever
present and throughout the nine in
ninga it eonetantly flirted with both
teams, slightly favoring the descend-
anta of the signers at the eraeial
tag. Patteraon and Carr were pit
ted against each other for the first
Cook's Fingers Were Battered.
seven frames and both dished out a
mediocre brand of ball. Bell relieved
Patterson in this inning and the elon
gated dinger had the stuff, his baf
fling speed keping the visitors guess
ing, but on account Of indifferent sup
port two runs were scored while he
presided over the rifle pit.
Kusseu Henderson, Trinity's crack
custodian of the initial sack, who has
won no little renown as a diamond ar
tist and promises to win more as a
clever cartoonist, and Bill Fetser were
the stellar lights of the performance,
ine xonner oj oisrarer wws a nrai
Fe&aer Certainly Looked Dangerous,
and in the box and his incessant flow
of goodnatured talk, and the latter
by his great swat over the centerneld
fence and clever generalship in run
ning the game. Kastus Smith was
again in evidence at a crucial point,
lambasting one of Carr s shoots for
three bases with two on.
Concord scored one in the first.
Charlotte tied k np in the succeeding
frame and thereafter it waa a see saw
until the end, both sides scoring fre
quently but with such a degree of reg-
L, Sappenfleld Needed a Basket.
nlaritv that it settled down into an
affair that when the first team made
a bonehead play victory would result
for the opposition. ' Concord was first
two men making an effort to go home
with none out in the eighth, sending
all chances' of winning glimmering.
Batteries: Concord. K. Patterson,
Bell and Feteer; Charlotte, Carr, Hen
derson and Dowd.1
Yet we hate to think who will con
tinue to own Standard Oil after it
has been broken np into its constitu
ent elements. . -
OLD SO LEXER'S DAT.
Dlnier Give Them Today A Largs
KusJber PissspI Cress n of Honor
Presented. V " ' ,
The birthday of the immortal Jef
ferson Davis waa; fittingly commemo
rated here today ly the Daughters of
the Confederacy woes they entertain
ed the men who feugbt for the estab
lish ment and prowottoo of the gov
ernment of which he was the . only
president, at a -sinner at the eoort
bouse. Ever number of Cabarrus
Camp of Confederate Veterans was
invited and one hundred and thirty
responded.the largtst number to attend
turn annual event la resent years. The
Daughters of (hi Confederacy, had
prepared a bountiful outlay of good
things to eat, which was served by the
Children of the J Confederacy,; the
menu consisting of sandwiches, beef,
pickle, beef, bam,' bvaten biscuit and
lemonade. A number of songs by the
Veterans 'Choir added greatly to the
pleasures of the occasion. After the
dinner had been -served Commander
Parks rapped for -order and in a few
well chosen words, thanked the
Daughters on behalf of the Camp, and
bis remarks met with a most hearty
approval by all tsc veterans . as evi
denced by the avalanche of cheers that
followed his remarks. All the young
ladies present wen Invited to gather
near the railing of (ha fear while the
Veterans' Choir sing "The Southern
Girl. ' ' Croses of honor were then
presented by the president of the local
obapier, Mrs. W. (J. Montgomery, to
the following vet trans: D. M. lsen-
hour, J. V. Pethel W. M. Small and
C. F. Walters.
Miss Gary Boyd te Spend Summer at
wmoogbby Beach.
The Charlotte Observer has the fol
lowing:
"Miss Gary Boid, of Spartanburg,
who has been making her home with
Mrs. Minnie Wriston Smith, on East
Morehead for the past five months,
will leave this afternoon - for Wil
loughby Beach, VsVM join her moth
er, .Mrss Enma BoydV and spend, the
sammerr- Miss Boyd las been study
ing voice with Mrs. Smith during
her stay in the city. She possesses a
rich soprano voice of wide range and
has a charming stage presence. Miss
Boyd has made many friends in Char
lotte who wilt regret her departure.
it is possible that she will return to
Charlotte in the fall and again study
wwb Mrs. Smith at the Presbyterian
College."
Miss Boyd is a niece of the late
Mrs. L. P. Cole, and formerly lived
at Concord and attended school here.
Inspecting Salisbury's Streets,
The Salisbury correspondent of the
Charlotte Observer, under date of
June 2, says:
The new tarvia streets, a number
of blocks of which have been put down
in this city recently, are attracting
much notice. Engineer Quint E.
Smith and Street Commissioner- R. M.
King, of Concord, were here yesterday
inspecting them. Engineer Quint E
Sumter, S. C, was here for the same
purpose several days ago and next
Tuesday a delegation from Fayette
ville accompanied br Engineer F. J.
UcUuire, of Norfolk. Va.. will come
to Salisbury to look over the latest
in street building. City Engineer
John W. Webb was mainly instru
mei.tal in having Salisbury's .officials
make a test of the tarvia system,
which is proving satisfactory.
Ball Game Next Friday.
Rachel Fitzgerald asks us to publish
the following: .
These fine young men have consent
ed to play a game of ball for the ben
efit of Aunt Rachel Fitcgerald next
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. She
wants every one of the ladies to lay
aside her sewing and come help a good
cause and have several hours of en
joyment:
James Sappenfleld. Gray Bost, Jack
Wadsworth, Jim Wood, -Warren
Moody, Ross MeConnell, Leslie Cor-
rell, Watson Smoot, Luke Sappenfleld,
Bnce Wuleiord, Fred Patterson,
The above named will play against
Charlotte. ' .
Book Social.
The following uniqne general in
vitations have been issued :
1 11.
WHAT t-Book Social.
WHEREt Concord Public Li
brary. " ' ".. ' .'.-v ' ,
WHEN t Thursday, June 8, from 4
to 9:30 p.m. ' .. .
WHY f To secure books for the
Library.
HOWfBook or Silver offering.
WHOM I Everybody. ; . . -
' Musis and refreshments.
- ' ....... .
Mrs. A. S. Pipkin and Miss Jamie
Pipkin, of McColl, S. C, are visiting
at the home of Mr, J, L. Pipkin, en
Spring street. "- - -
0OTT0W CROP TO
BREAK RECORDS'
Increase of Acreage 17 Par
While Condition of Crop to 87.8 "
Washington, June 2. The Depart
ment of Agrieultare'a first eotton re
port of the season shows the area
planted to be 35,004,000 aeres, an in
crease of 47 per cent, or L5eo,000
aeres compared with 33,418,000 acres,
the revised estimate of last year's
area.
The condition of the crop May 25
was 87.8 per cent of normal compared
with 80.2 last year and 80.9 ten years
average.
- Present indications point to this
year's eotton crop as the largest the
eountry ever produced, according to
government experts, based on statis
tics of conditions given ont, today by
crop reporting board of the agricul
tural department, as to average for
the previous ten years. The crop
will -be greater by about 2,500,000
bales than the average, and larger by
nearly 400,000 bales than the biggest
crop the country ever raised, that of
1904.
Providing conditons are as favorable
as those which hav prevailed during
the past ten years continue during
this season there should be harvested
this year more than 14.000,000 bales,
the previous maximum in 1904 having
been 13,500,000 bales, an average for
the past ten years of 11,500,000.
As shown by today 's report of con
ditions on May 25th eotton should
yield 198 pounds per acre compared
with average of 182.4 pounds during
the past ten years.
Conditions ithis Year to date have
been unusually favorable, it was
pointed out, the dry weather in May
having given the farmers good oppor
tunity for proper cultivation of cot
ton crop. The color of the cotton is
also reported gopc, although the
growth is not far developed, tl is
said this is not a bad sign. Rain
later will bring it on rapidly on ac
count of its present excellent condi
tion. '.
s Cost of the Jdyil War.
Philadelphia Ledgen " -
Following is a general estimate of
the cost of the Civil War:
To the Union.
War expenses $1,500,000,000
Pensions 3,000,000,000
Losses ot men killed in
battle or died subse
quently 339,528
To the South.
War expenses (estimat
ed) $1,000,000,000
Property and other
losses (estimated) 500,000,000
Losses of men killed in
battle or died subse
quently 250,000
Operation Without Knife,
Philadelphia, June 2. Delegates
to the convention of the American
Laryngological Association witnessed
a remarkable surgical operation here,
when Dr. Chevalier Jackson, of Pitts
burg, without the use of a knife, re
moved, a brass paper clip that had
been embeded in a young woman s
lung for eight years.
The instrument used was a broncho
scope, to which was attached a tiny
electric light, a reflecter -and minute
forceps.
The tube was lowered down the pa
tient's throat and the clip was remov
ed after about an hour's work,
Bull Sold for (15,000.
Allentown, Pa., June 2. Fifteen
thousand dollars was paid at Cooper
& Sons' Jersey cattle sale at Coop-
ersburg for the bull Noble, of Oak-
lands, and $7,000 for his dam. Lady
Viola, both the highest prices ever
paid at auction for animals of this
breed. The buyer was M. A. SSbville,
of Lexington, Ky.
The bull Camboges Knight was sold
for $6,700 to T. De Witt Cnyler, of
Paoli, Pa., who also paid $12,500 for
seven cows. One hundred and sixty
four head were sold for $125,515.
An idea of the importance of the
sweet potato crop in Catawba county
can be formed from the fact that one
firm in Conover, P. E. Isenhour 4
Son, has shipped within the last three
months 1L300 bushels, says the New
ton Enterprise. The average price paid
the farmers was 72 cents a bushel, or
$8,163 in the aggregate. The most
of these potatoes went to Cincinnati,
Louisville and Knoxviue.
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HOME HEWS WHILE AWAY.
To kee pin touch with, home
newa Coneordians leaving the city
should not fail to have the Trib-
one mailed to hem. It will be
eent promptly and addresses may
'be changed as often as desired
without interruption of service
Mail order or phone 78. ,. Ten
cento a week in advance., V- tf
HORTH CAROLINA HEWS.
Items of Hews from all Parte ef ths
Old North State. I
High Point is the latest office named
in this State as a postal depositary.
The largest amusement pavilion to
be found at any resort in North Caro-
is now nearing completion at
Kanuga Lake Club 'near Henderson
ville. Mr. E. J. Justice, wlio has had con
siderable experience in railway legis
lation, extra sessions ,ete., is spoken
of as the campaign manager for Chief
Justice Walter Clark.
The management of the Buford
Hotel, of Charlotte, has made formal
announcement that beginning on net
Monday, June 5, this rell known ho
tel will cease to be operated on the
American and will be operated there
after on the European plan.
Asked about the Supreme Court de
cision in the tobacco trust case, Mr.
R. J. Reynolds, the Winston tobacco
king, who is interested, told the Win
ston Journal representative that all
the great corporations want is to
know what the law is. and that when
they know what the law is they are
perfectly willing to nbide by it.
The North Carolina Board of Vet
erinary Examiners will hold their an
nual examination in Greensboro, Guil
ford Hotel, June 27th. On the follow
ing day, the same place, the North
Carolina Veterinary Medical Associa
tion will hold its annual meeting. All
candidates desiring to take this ex
amination, will please be in readiness
at 10 o'clock.
The purchasers of the 8. 000-acre
tract of spruce timber in the Toe
nver and Black mountain section
have placed a corps of men on the
property for the purpose of opening
a trail D.v- tne nrst or July irom
Graphiteville, a point on the South
ern railway, to Mt. Mitchell. This
force of men began operations during
the past week, and it is planned to
have the trail completed and a hotel
erected near the summit of the moun
tain ready ip accommodate summer
tourists thfs season. - - r-
SPECIAL SLAE
White Dresses
. . Friday and Saturday. .
We now have on display a Big
Sample line of Ladies' and
Misses' White Dresses, well
made and beautifully trimmed;
all different sizes, ranging from
14 to 44, and the price is ONE
THIRD LESS than you have
been paying for ready-to-wear
dresses. Every garment fitted
by an expert.
WfNTED Three customers to buy
the last three Summer Coat Suits "
we have. ,
Friday, Saturday and
Monday
Special prices will prevail in all '
Millinery, Flowers, Shapes 'and
Trimmed Hats. J;:
Extra Special i in Ribbons at 9c and
12c, worth up to 25c ' ' ' ,
i I7II r.iAMW nnn4manl In
i IIMI bill J llut iuivui 1M
H. L PARKS & CO.
GENERAL HEWS.
Late Items ef Hews front
-Have,
There and Everywhere.
George Hasty, formerly proprietor
of the Piedmont Inn, at Gaffney, & C,
. :, DTfV-.
M, in lm vu jrdoned lest
week by Governor Blease, inay be
tried for killing Abbot Davison, of
New York, also an actor.
The new Chicago station of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway, at
Chicago, one of the moat inagnifleent
railroad passenger terminals' in the
world, was opened to traffic Friday. -Costing
nearly $25,000,000 and -with
a right of way area of thirty-seven
acres, it is regarded as a marvel in the
way of modem railway station eoo
rt ruction. The new station ia located
on West Madison street.
Assistant Secretary of (he Navy
Beekman Winthrop predicted that the
United States would have war soon in
an address before the graduating class
of the naval academy at Aannapolia
Fridy. Mr. Winthrop said: "Yon
will have 40 years of active service.
We all want peace, but must realise
that this eountry never has had 40
years without war. I am for peace,
but war is bound to come. The out
come will depend on the navy, because
an invasion of the United States is
impossible."
Salisbury to Have a Big Fourth of
July. , '
Salisbury, June 1. Preparations
have ben made for the biggest celebra
tion ever undertaken in this part of
the state on July 4. The association
of business men having in hand the ar
rangements will spare no pains or ex
pense in giving the best celebration
possible. The day will be given to
speaking, industrial parades, baseball,
horse racing and barbecues. Special
rates have been granted on all roads
and several thousand visitors are ex
pected. -
President E. L. Moffitt haa tendered
his resignation as head of Elon college
on account of had heatUu
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