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VOL. XXL :
Pries, 40 Csnts Month,
CONCORD. N. C THURSDAY. JULY 13.1911.
Blagls Copy, 8 Os .
NO. 312 y;
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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)
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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. ' . '
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