1. VOL. XXL : Pries, 40 Csnts Month, CONCORD. N. C THURSDAY. JULY 13.1911. Blagls Copy, 8 Os . NO. 312 y; & ROBERT 8. TOUNO, JR., DISAP ' PAU r&OM BROOKLTH HAVT YARD. Nothing Bm Been Heard from Elm 1 fiiaos It O'clock Tuesday Night ' Left Koto Baying Hs Intended to Draws Himself. Concord was startled yesterday af ternoon when the newt reached here of the . mysterious disappearance from the Brooklyn Navy Yard of En sign Robert S. Young, Jr., ton of Dr. and Mrs. R. S. Young, of this city, who was stationed on board the tor pedo boat destroyer Perkins, and who left a note saying that he intended to drown himself. The first intimation of the young officer's disappearance reached here by prejs dispatches in the afternoon papers and immediately the whole town was agog, with ex citement. The dispatch was shown the father of the young man by a friend and was his first intimation of his son's disappearance. Dr. Young and Senator Hartsell, his brother-in-law, immediately began to communi cate with Washington and New York ky long distance phone and telegraph bat all efforts by them to get infor mation concerning him proved futile, and up to loday no word concerning him has been received. Dr. Young did not know that his son was under restraint for staying over time on his shore leave and even this charge is of a trivial nature, and according to discipline maintained in the navy would in the case of an officer! be followed by probably a severe' reprimand and require him to stay on board ship for a short length of time without leave of absence. For tnis reason friends and relatives of the young man cannot attribute his being7 "under restraint as the sole cause of his disappearance Mrs. Young is in an Atlanta hos pital, where she recently underwent n operation, and her sister, Mrs. L. T. Hartsell, left last night to be with her. - ...... . The announcement pf-thagage-J rt t Kafflgn Yonn? aniT Miss Bessie Merritt, of Norfolk, Vs., was recently published in a number of the papers, the wedding to itake place in th fall. It is said here that the young lady is visiting in Baltimore and that Ensign Young was there to see her only a short time ago but had returned to his ship several days Ibe for he secured the leave of absence that he overstayed and caused him to be confined to his ship. Dr. Young went to 'Charlotte last mgbt to be with his mother, Mrs, Sarah Virginia Young, but returned to: the city this morning and is in constant-communication with . the navy department concerning his son. H: will leave at any time those be is in communication with deem it mvtf able. ' " MR. HARTSELL INTERVIEWED. in tb navy yard, some tuna after 10 o'clock last night, In reporting tbe disappearance of Ensign Young to the Navy Depart ment In Washington today Rear Ad miral Leutxe, commandant of tbe na ry yard, announced that the Perkins bad been thoroughly searched and the waters about tbe destroyer carefully explored. Tha missing young officer was un der restrain and undr guard at the time of his disappearance. He was not seen by any of tbe officers or crew on watch to leave the destroyer. Captain Pringle, of the Perkins, filed charges against the tasiga sever al days ago complaining that be bad been absent without leave. A court martial was being arranged. Tbe young man was placed under guard and confined to his cabin. He appear, ed very despondent and spoke to no one. He was seen reading in his cabin at 10 o'clock last night. About half an hour later he was missed. The Perkins was searched and an alarm sent throughout - the navy yard then boats were sent ont to search the waters in the neighbor hood of tbe destroyer. Not a trace was found of the young man. His clothing, his revolver and all his pos sessions were in his cabin. The missing ensign is twenty-five years old and his home town is Con cord, N. C. He was graduated from Annapolis two years ago. He and Dr. Ysunrr- Went toUewH York Sunday- Highs to See Ensign Young, and Found Him in Appar ntG' Spirits. . New York, July 12. Ensign Young was seen last aboard the Perkins at 10 o'clock last ftfght. Two weeks ago he was absent five days without leave and upon his return Captain Pringle of the destroyer sent him to the wardroom. An inquiry into his conduct was to have started today. A revolver was found in Young s cabin with all the cartridges unex- ploded, but with one of the cartridges indented by the impact, indicating that an attempt had been made to fire. Penn Tablet Unveiled. London, July 13. In the Church of AUhollows Barking, in which Wil liam Penn was baptized on October 23, 1644.- a bronze tablet in memoir of tbe founder of 'Pennsylvania, pre sented to the church by the Pennsyl vania Society oi New York City, was today unveiled with appropriate cere monies. The unveiling ceremonies took place before a distinguished as semblage ot Englishmen and Amen cans. Dr. Robinson, vicar of the church, presided and - Ambassador Whitelaw Reid delivered the princi pal address. The tablet was designed by a firm of New .York architects. The ex pense attendant upon casting ' and erecting the tablet in the church was borne largely by former Senator W. A. Clark of Montana, who is vice- president of the Pennsylvania So ciety. The Church of AUhollows Barking is the only building - still extant in London which is definitely associated with tbe birth of William Penn. "The Tribune . reporter interviewed - ,Mr. L. T. Hartsell who made the following' statement : ' . ' Some days ago Dr. Young receiv ed a letter' from bis son, Ensign Robert, which was Of .rather a des ppndent tone, and in response tele graphed him asking if any thing was wrong, and if he could be of any ser vice to him. Robert replied saying that he was worry but there was nothing that he eould do. On receipt of this message Dr. Young and I left on the train last Sunday night for New York. We found Robert on the Perking in apparent good health and spirits. We staid on the ship for several hours, and in response to in quiry about his letter he stated that le had a ease of the blues, and that there waa nothing he desired except little money to pay some outstanding debts. Neither Dr. Young nor myself had tbe slightest idea that he waa not I allowed to go ashore. Of course' an officer is never under guard and . there was not the slightest indication that ha was under any restraint. Neither Dr. Young nor I knew that Ensign Young had been absent with out leave or that any charges of any kind had been preferred against him. Our first notice appeared in the pa- '- The followng are associate press dispatches from-NeW York regarding ; 4he mysterious disappearance of En sign Young. . .'v-;-. .-..V-:.-:. -- H v : v. -New Y0rk4 July 12.- The most mys terious disappearance that has stir lid uplbe Brooklyn ' New York offl , als in many years is that of En sW Robert 8. Young, who vanished rom his quarters aboard the torpe : "TO 'doat" destroyer Perkins,' moored The West is the Driest That Has Been Known in 25 Yearn, Mr. Editor : The West is the driest that it has been in 25 years, thai Is we are having the worst drought since 1886 and of course that makes times hard. I left Wichita Falls, Tex., because tne crops bad burned up two montns ago, and this .stopped work in the town to a great extent. I first went to Madill, Okla., after leaving Wich ita Falls, Tex. While crops are bet ter at Madill, they are not good. 1 am at Muskogee, Okla., at present and it is getting dry here. I think I will go over in Arkansas some where, as there is more rain there than any place I have heard of this year. The dry weather is more or less all over the United States, only spots are having rain. C. A. FINK. Muskogee, Okla., July 7. , A Hill Making Money. Salisbury Post. The stockholders of the Vance Cot ton Mills met Friday at the mill and declared a semi-annnal dividend of 3 per cent on the entire stock of tbe null. Tbe stock of tbe mill was in creased some time ago from $100,000 to $130,000 and the dividend was de clared on the latter amount as stated. This makes a splendid showing for the " Vance mill, when it is known there has been a general depression in .the cotton mill business for tbe past several years, and that only last week about 80 per cent of the mills in South Carolina closed down for a few weeks. In all of this depression tbe Vance mill has kept steadily on making money and is still running on full time.- :, v. ' Miss Sudio Smith will go'to Fay etteville Saturday ; to visit relatives for the remainder of the summer. rKOK MT. PLEASANT. Oapt Henry Hurt in Palling Bam. A Bad Stem. Personal and Other Notes. The Mt. Pleasant railroad has suf fered ill lack. Capt. W. P. Henry, chief engineer of the sun-eying eorps now located here, was cenously hurt yesterday afternoon by being caught in a barn that was blown down. They were at work extending the line across the old Shankle place, now owned by Dr. A W. Moose, when tbe rain storm came. They took refuge in an old barn, little expecting a storm of cy clonic proportions. The barn was blown down. Capt Henry was caught by falling logs and sustained serious injuries, the exact extent of which it has been impossible to ascertain. His back, lower left ribs and hips seem to be the more injured. As yet no internal troubles have become evi dent. Others present immediate re leased Capt. Henry from his perilous position and summoned Dr. Moose in tbe midst of tbe storm. The injured man was brought to town as soon as possible and is now. resting very well. tie is at the home of Mrs. M. E. Welsh, where the corps has been stop ping during . their work here. Mrs. Henry was notified by wire at her home in Winston and is expected here today. The storm at this particular place was little short of terrific cyclone, and many amusing stories are now told of the escape of other members of the party and many visitors who had gone to see the .survey in progress. Dr. A. W. Moose was in the barn at the time and was within a few feet of Capt Henry when he was hurt. Dr. Moose afirms most solemnly that he was not in the least bit frightened, yet he has no explanation as to what really did happen and how. All the others present had become sufficient ly frightened to seek safety in the fierceness of the storm outside, among whom was Mr. E. W. Foil, who, in striking contrast to Dr. Moose, freely admits that he had visions of the pearly gates of another world. Oth ers found their way into an old cellar where tbey remained until the sun shone brightly and all was peace and tranquility. There was considerable electrical display in town but very little wind and everybody was surprised to hear of the young cyclone on the shankle place. Coming just at this time the peo ple' feel that the accident to Capt. Henry is a sad blow tor the railroad. Everybody was in a rejoicing mood that today the survey would reach town. Mr. McCanless made a flying trip late last evening but gave out no announcements. He will return to day when it is likely that the future work will be determined. The local telephone office does not receive the weather reports as form erly. These are now handled by the Bell Telephone Company and may be had by calling Mr. C. G. Heilig's store after 11 o clock. Miss Mary Moody, of Albemarle, is visiting Mrs. H. VV. Barrier. Miss Ruth Misenheimer has re turned from a visit to China Grove. Quite a large number of visitors attended the Reunion at Misenheiin ers Springs Tuesday. They report a record breaking crowd. Miss May Lyerly, of Crescent, is visiting Miss Mary Barnnger. Prof. G. i. McAllister joined tne Elks in their trip to Atlantic City where he is spending the week. Mr. P. R. Moose is spending today in Greensboro. Miss Elma Welsh has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs, S H. Long, in Charlotte. Miss Ethel Corzine entertained ner friends on the Institute Campus laust evening. The residence of Mr. J. L. C. Miller was struck by lightning yesterday af ternoon but no serious damage was done. Mr. Von Cannon's barn was struck by lightning, set on fire and entirely consumed with all its cont nts dur ing the storm. Just as this letter goes to tne man we learn that Capt. Henry had a fair ly good night but there are indica tions this morning of internal trou bles. . Mt. Pleasant, N. C, July 13. Miss Nannie Alexander spent yes terday in China Grove on bnunesi Two Dead Under Ante at Henderson- ville. Asheville. July 13 At an early hour this morning while three miles from Hendersonville, an automobile containing several persons -went over an embankment ana tne ioiiowing are known to be killed and seriously in jured: i Miss Lena Bowman,- bumier, a. j, Robert Bettis. Trenton, S. C. 'Seriously injured: Miss Mabel Bowman, sister of Miss Lena, Sum ter," 8. C. Extent of injuries not ascertained. Miss Lena Bowman and Robert Bettis, who were killed, were to have been -married, within tne next lew days.' 7 :. r ' ; Mesdames Richmond Reed, J. F. Hurley, E.:A. Moss, H..C.?Herring A. R. .Hoover and Miss Margaret Lents are spending the day in Gr ens- boro. -, - ' ' NEWS raOM XAKKAPOLia New Waranaa,f-TVs Y. M. O. A. Work. EvaagsMstlo Serviow to be Hell- Misy . Oth Interesting Items. , -' Kannapolia is rejoicing over tbe fine showers X the past few days, which have beaaj indeed refreshing, not only to vegetation, but to snan and beast as wall. "as all seem to have taken on a newflife and we aif greeted with bright smiles now in stead of the sickly sun-grin of a week ago. ? Work on tbe new warehouse for the iPatseraotYvung Mrqakiti(e Co., is progressing,; and tbe work will be pushed to completion. When this building and the. new bnck store building is finished, main street will look like one of ths thoroughfares of some of our cities Mr. W. R. Campbell has moved here from Charlotte and has established a shoe and harness' shop at the Kan- napohs livery stable on main street. The latest arrival is Mr. C. V. James, who moved bene from Mount Pleasant and has ; charge of tbe Spooler room in the Cannon Mill. Mr. L. G. Brown, fee popular sec ond hand in the Patterson Mill spin ning room, is abler to be out again after a severe illness of the past two weeks. ' The Y. M. C. A. is still true to its motive "Always Something doing." Last Thursday night was the small boys Bible class night and the at tendance was very good. Friday night vtos the Lad lies' night and more of the ladies are tak ing advantage of the baths and every thing in the hall and seem to enjoy the priveleges of the institution. Saturday evening the ball game between the Y. M. C. A. and the t'ineos on the Forest Hill diamond, resulted iu a victory for the Cincos, In a score of 5 to 9 in favor of the Cincos. This game was reprted Mon day in The Tribune. Our boys came home with the determination to win the next game and to this end. are practicing more every 'evening. The manager of the team, Mr. R. C. Propst, and assistant manager, Mr. Wt Stratford, will "make arrange ments with somaiMmrTor a 'game for Saturday evening. The moving picture show was not as well attended Saturday night as usual on account of the threatening weather. Mr. Owens went to Char lotte, and conferred with a film ex change man and will be prepared for better service in this entertain ment soon. Sunday evening Tie Mens' Bible Class met as usual, and had a very edifying lesson on the first Mission ary journey of St. Paul. The atten dance was gratifying. Rev. A. M, Marshall, of Durham, met with the class as a very welcome visitor. Monday night 16 of the larger iboys answered to their names in the roll call of the Bible class. The Bible character they studied was Jonathan. There was also an interesting meet ing of the band, Prof. Ludwig says the boys are very much in earnest and are getting along fine. The Cannon sluggers played a crab game on the boys diamond which was a fine game for the boys. They are practicing to play a match game soon. Tuesday several new members were received and a number of renewals also. Most of the time was taken up with Y. M. C. A. business. Wednesday night was prayer- meeting night. This service is held in the auditorium every Wednesday night. There was also a business meeting of the band. Rev. Thomas W. Alton, the well known evangelist will begin a meet ing in the hall under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. Sunday night at 8 o'clock. He will be assisted in the services by a special evangelist sing er. Mr. R. F. Stevenson, secretary of the Spencer Y. M. C. A, in a letter to Mr. Owens, states that Mr. Alton is one of the best evangelists he has heard. Arrangements are being made for the meeting. The belated irepot of tbe work of the Y. M. C. A. here fpr May is as follows: Paid memberships, 359; av- BIO LUTHERAN REUNION. Held at Missnheiaor Springs July 11. Attendance Much Larger than Anticipated. The Reunion of Lutherans of Stan ly, Cabarrus and Rowan, held July 11 at Misenheimer Springs, Stanly coun ty, was perhaps the Unrest assembly of this denomination ever held in this section. Albemarle, Concord. Mt Pleasant, Salisbury and all the surrounding country were well represented. Early in the day people began com ing from every direction in wagons, carriages and automobiles. Some few had feared that the dav might be hot, but these fears vanished at the sight of plenty of red lemonade. ice cream and other cooling refresh ments in a delightful big shady grove around the big hotel which was taken open to the visitors. A stage was improvised in the grove, a piano furnished by the hotel, comfortable seats arranged on an ele vated ground in front of the stage. rromptly at eleven o clock the Rev. C. P. McLaughlin, of Concord, N. C. Chairman of tbe Reunion Committee, briefly and comprehensively stated the purpose of the day. The Kev. K. L. Patterson. D. D.. of Charlotte, addressed the reunion on the subject "Our Heritage". Then followed an intermission of the hour for dinner. Large crowds spread their lunches in the grove and enjoyed a delightful picnic dinner, and many crowded into the dining room of the hotel. From one to two o'clock a delight ful concert was rendered by the Mt. Pleasant cornet band, after which fol lowed addresses by Rev. H. A. Mc- Cullough, of Albemarle, on the sub ject, "The Background of the Diet at Augsburg". Rev. J. J. Long, of Cabarrus county, on the subject. "Lutherans' Opportunity". Mr. J. Henry Harms, President of Newbery College, was present and upon invi tation spoke appropiately upon the "Germans' Contribution to Our Na tional Life". Special music was ren dered by a shoir of selected voices. The singing was one of the special features of the programme. Many of those old distinctively Lutheran hymns which are so sacred to the Lu theran Church. had been printed on cards and generally distributed. The entire assembly joined heartily in singing. Immediately after the exercises a meeting of the ministers and laymen was held and it was unanimously de cided that it had been a great day for Lutherans and that these reunions should be held every year. Rev. C. P. McLaughlin was elected permanent chairman. P. Church Workers' Convention. The mid-summer Church Workers' convention of the Central District will be held in Trinity Reformed church, Concord, on Saturday and Sunday, July 29 and 30. A program of special interest is being prepared and will appear in next week s issues. ANNUAL REUKI Of Company H. Eighth N. 0. Regi ment, to Bs Held August 17. Th regular annual reunion of Co. H. of the Eighth Regiment of the N. L. State Troops of tbe Confederacy, will be held at St John's, Cabarrus eonnty, on Thursday, the 17th of August, 1911. There will be several speakers to deliver addresses. Rev. Geo. H. Cox, of Enoehville, will de liver the principal address of tbe oc casion, and there will be some others to follow. We hope that there will be a full attendance of the company present to answer to their names at roll call. We would be glad to see all of our living members present and look in each ather 's faces once more and recall the scenes of fifty years ago and greet each other with a hearty hand-shake. We can't expect to meet many more .times in our annual meetings. All old soldiers are invited to be present and enjoy the occasion with us. And we do cordially invite the public to be present with us. Come and bring your family with you. You will be amply repaid for vour trip by the good speeches we will hear from Dr. Cox and others. We will have refreshments on the grounds served by the good ladies of the neighborhood for the benefit of the missionary society of St. John's. We will have dinner on the ground at 12 o'clock and a business meeting of the Society of Co. H. at 2 o'clock in the school house. Now please remem ber, all come and bring filled baskets to satisfy the inner man. GEO. E. RITCHIE, Pres. Por a Building of 100 Stories. Cleveland, Ohio, July 11. In an ad dress at the convention of the Na tional Association of Building Owners and Managers here today, (ieorge T. Mortimer,' ot New lork. said that plans for a 100-story building, 1,200 teet nigh, have been drawn and that such a sructure is a probability of the near ruture in New York. Reginald P. Bolton, ralso of New York, discuss ing modern office building, said that many of New York's building are "monuments of uselessness." PERSONAL Ksmwr. Boms of th Fssnls Ear asl . where Who Ooa aai 0. :i Miss Eddie Honeyeutt left today for Kanuga Lake. . Mr. Chas. M. Isenhour has gone, to Charlotte on business Mr. Homer Snyder spent yester day in Charlotte on business. -.';' -. -. t Mr. A. S. Webb has returned foam a short visit to Statesville. Mr. Ralph Long, of Graham, is Concord visitor to-day. " . Mrs. Lacy Dick has gone to Green boro to visit Mrs R, W. Smith Miss Pearl Barrier has gone to Conover, S. C, to visit Miss Antley. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Pounds air spending the day in Charlotte. ', Miss Lucy Brown will leave Sat urday for Tarboro to visit Miss Ehia Pender. Miss Margaret Lents will lcava Saturday for Washington, where she will visit Miss Pattie Banm. - Mr. Eugene Caldwell, of Lynch burg, arrived in Concord last night and will spend several days here!,;. Mr. William Moody, of West Vir ginia, is visiting his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Robinson." ' Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Moore have re turned from Statesville and are' vis iting at the home of Mr. George Fisher. s . Miss Isabella Boyd has returned to her home in Charlotte after visit ing her grandmother, Mrs. L. M. Davis. ' ' Miss Zula Rose, of Jackson, Miss., who has been visiting Miss Lola. Wal ter, has gone to Belmont to visit friends. , ..i J "i Dr. T. F. Pharr and Harry -Boat are attending the stockholders meet ing of the Southern Railway is Greensboro to-day. v I', Miss Bessie Ctinetob, who has bean here for six months as nurse in "the home of Mr. M. L. Cannon, will leiVf tonight for her Home in Pennsylvania! Jrtsjs Attention, Veterans. All who expect to attend the State Reunion to be held at Wilmington on the 2nd and 3rd days of August will please hand in their names not later than July 15th. H. B. PARKS, Com. Camp No. 212 U. C. V. Ifisbers erage daily attendance, 194: attend ance at Bible classes, 178; attendance at religious services, 67; attendance at educational classes and gatherings, 80: attendance at gymnasim, 407: at tendance at unclassified social gather ings, 980: number baths taken, 920 61 boys were on three outings; 15 visits were made to sick and injured. We have seen reports from a num ber of Y. M. C. A.'s, but none to get Mr. R. E. Clapp was galled iate Tuesday night over the phone to the bedside of his mother, who is cricical- ly ill at her home in Newton. Mr. Clapp made the trip by night in his automobile. ; s -'" Rev. O. M. Marshall preached twice here Sunday to a very appreciative ndinc. a'-'"-:" '-' Kannapolia, July 12, 1911 SEE IT PAYS. Wear Buster Brown Hose For Reasons. Clothing sffip Drafted, " mm I roHofi J) vlAJW ill nil nil i eJ M vr x) i i Gashtagtot Garments mw veaa New Shipment Parasols In Green,. Navj and Coral Pbk Taffeta. Special, $1.48 FISHERS On Th Sqnara. '. Yon may wear a "40" coat bnt yon may be long between the middle of the shoulders and the neck. Your friend may wear a "40" coat and bs short whan yo are long. The master-tailors who build Washington Company Summer Suits have mads these differences in the builds of men a study. , And have changed the POSSIBILITY of Attfag all builds of men to the CERTAINTY of fitting them. ;". Washington Clothing is drafted every build and every change that may he common or in any way usual,' to man of a certain size, has been considered in drafting the patterns for the clothing labeled "Washington." . ; So Washington Clothing is pcaoticallr Uilorsd-to-orda l clothing, ready for service. ' , - " i How dose it comes to this actually, we see ty the ftwtr and fewer alterations we And' it necessary to : make our "Washingfton patrons.; Set uM befors you buy, v t We are the exclusive Representatives tot this .City. ' . ' H;LPARilCS;&m::i y