vtimw. f VOL: XXIX Trie, 40 Cents UonSX. CONCOHD.N. O. SATURDAY. AUGUST 12.1911 -77. Cent, ; NO. 25 V 1 1 1 ' T. M. 0. A. rox CONCORD. ' - - Concord Em Been. Too Long With ont One Lot the People Awaken '"- to the Importance of this' Matter. To The Editor of Tho Tribune: Sir: May I impose upon your gen erosity in requesting yoa to giro me ' a little space in your valuable daily introducing a subject which ia very important aeeing that it refer to the well-being physically, mentally and morally of our young men. - ? It teems to me a crying name that the good people of Concord have hot awakened to the fact that our yonng men and boys' are without influences, (other than those of the churches), for good wholesome manhood. To see our young men aimlessly wander ing the streets during their spare hours, subject to-, any and all the temptations that arise; when through a little . effort and self-saeriflee, a gymnasium and club rooms could be .maintained, where good wholesome exercise could be thoroughly enjoyed, or good literature and wholesome companionship indulged; seems to me to be an opportunity for every citi zen thrown away, or unappreciated. During my short resid nee here, I have been approached by a great many people in regard tot.be advisa-j bility of organising a branch of the Y. M. C. A. or Boy Scouts; or some local organization run along similar lines for our boys. I That I am "heart and soul" in f svor of such a move is without ques tion but (and here the shoe pinches) one man' alone cannot do that work. I have asked my friends to show me ten young men, imbued with the spirit i of "get-to-it-iveness" and earnest-! ness, anxious and willing to work and work hard, who will co-operate with me in raising np enthusiasm, and incidentally funds, for the start ing and maintaining of a young men's athletic club, say of two or three rooms, one of which to be used as a gymnasium, and the others as reading and game rooms, and I have been more than disappointed to realize that those ten men have not been produc ed..', I do not believe in the idea of a few giving enough funds to start such an organization I believe in getting the. men first, telling -thenv what ia expected of them, -the results and success to be achieved, and then letting them work out their own saU " vaston' . , This idea of putting everything into a person's hand and saying "now you have it, use it as you will," is to me but an invitation, to that person to become unappreciative. . I am more than willing to do all I can in bringing something of this kind to a successful working, and I should be very glad to co-operate with any person or persons in order to do something for the benefit of our young men. As far as I can see, it is "up" to the young men themselves, and they had better wake up-and "take no tice" or they will find themselves in the "rut of evil and slothful habits," out of which thy will be unable to climb. . Thanking you for your exceeding kindness and courtesy, I am Very truly yours, FRANCIS H. BALL Concord, N. C, Aug. 11, 1911. Facta About the Wiley Imbroglio. Dr. Harvey W. Wiky, Government ehief chemist, charged with ' ' irregu- laritiee." Departmental committor, held he should be "permitted to resiirn." Attorney-General Wiekersham af firmed' decision, declaring Wiley" mer ited condign punishment." President now considering matter. House committee investigating. j Wiley supporters charged with eon- spicing against chemist by other mem ber of Pure Food Board, PJroof obtained then sought to dis- credit Wiley's aUitddie on benxoate of sod. Solicitor McCabe admitted approv ing' employment of expert under con ditions exactly similar to those for which, he found Wiley guilty of "ir regularity." ' ' ' u , Mrs. J. F. Cannon Entertains. . . Mrs. J- F. Cannon entertained I number of guests at dinner last even ing ia honor of her sister, Miss Louise ! Ludlow, of --Winston-Salem. .Mrs. Cannon's guests were: Misses Ruth '; Coltrane, Sudie Smith, 'lone Scott of Graham, -and Louise Ludlow, of . Winston-Salem Messrs. . U Smith, Luther Brown Henry Smith, Ross Cannon and Eugene . Earnhardt. Weakly Report of the Concord Public - - . Library, Books taken out by adults... ;J 85 Books taken out by children.... 121 ' Total , 206 .Books out today w... 163 Books presented T,.t, ....... I.;, 12 Mrs. J, D. LENTZ, Librarian, : ' The Statesville Landmark saya Dr. James K. Hall has resigned as assist ant physician at the State Hospital ' at Uorganton. ' . ' . . , - EDUCATIONAL RALLY. About 309 Present Thursday. Effort to 8tinlte a Larger Educational Interest at St. Johns. The Educational Rally at SU John's Thursday proved to be one of the most successful meetings of the kind ever held at that historic place. The rally had been planned by a commit tee of citizens of St. Johns for the purpose of stimulating greater inter est in good schools and a crowd esti mated at 300 was present. . While the schools at St. Johns are already above the average school found in most rural localities the citizens there appreciate the fact that hey are not yet in keeping with the atandard of school facilities that could be main tained if the proper efforts were made on the part of the citizens, and for this reason they decided to hold the rally and make more determined ef forts to impress upon the patrons of the school the importance of increas ing the facilities to the very highest standard of excellence. Rev. J. J. Long, pastor of St. John Lutheran . church, presided and the Mt. Pleasant band furnished music for the occasion. Mr. Long deliver ed the address of welcome, after which he introduced Rev. C. P. MacLaugh lin, pastor of St. James Lutheran church, who delivered a magnificent address on "The Church's Relation to the School." At the close of Mr. MacLaughlin '8 address the meeting adjourned. The crowd then gathered on the lawn and enjoyed a boutiful picnic dinner. At the afternoon session Prof. Charles E. Boger delivered an ad dress on "The School's Relation to the Community." Rev. Plato Dur ham had accepted, this place on the program but he was called to Besse mer City on aceount of the illness of his brother-in-law. Prof. U. t. Mc Allister delivered an address on "Ed ucation as Regards the Community." It was a great day for education at St. John and it will no doubt bear abundance of fruit in larger and more adequate school facilities the kind needed to be in keeping with this live and progressive community. Contract is Let For School Books. Raleigh, Aug. 11. The progress ives -TOa.thevietory ' tonight ' jit 4h adoption of textbooks lor the first seven grades of the North Carolina public schools, when , the five-year contract, dating from September 1, 1911, was announced by the textbook oommissiond and suboommission. It is estimated that at least 75 per cent, of the books' are changed, including the sweeping to the rear of Maury's geography. No satisfactory history being found, a committee, composed of J. Bryan Grimes, J. Y. Joyner and N. W. Walker was appointed to investigate and report by January. 1912, and in the meanwhile the present book of United States history is to be. uBed. The arithmetic selection is held up until arrangements are made for prices, but it is understood that the board has practically adopted Milne's arithmetics, by the American Book Company, replacing Colaw and Pow ers by the a. X. Johnson Publishing Company. The Evening Newspaper. A canvas of 135 department sto ries in cities of more than 75,000 pop ulation elicited xr om 102 the unequiv ocal opinion that the evening news paper is a better advertising medium than the newspaper published in the morning. The reason is plain to see. But days i of every weeic tne morning paper is read by people on their, way to weir offices and either left in the ttret .ear or tossed to one side in the office. The evening paper is carried home. The family reads it, Its contents are likely to be the sub ject of dinner-table discussion. When her day's household labor is ended, the wife sits down with the evening paper to read the news and search the advertisements lor bargains. The morning paper is sort of cas ual caller. The evenig paper is a visitor, a friend, counselor and com panion. Its influence is far : and stronger with its readers-; than the influence of the hastly scanned morn ing paper; That is why it produces so much better results, for tne ad vertiser.." ' W". ..':. 'Stp Beat for the Farmer,.; droensbor iReeord. : ;'&!?? .. S Congratulating Greensboro on get ting rid of its hitching lot, the Char lotto Chronicle says thai "the hone lot disappeared from Charlotte years ago and there are now no back lots all built in shops and warehouses. ' A horse lot is a nuisance, 'oven to the farmers, m the opportunities they of fer to the theft of saddles ai lharneas and even of hcrses." A farmer can leave his horse and bis own feed at a stable all day for ten cents end not run &e risk .of being made- sick or losing a part of his outfit. -. Mrs. LA. Brown and children will return tomorrow from -Charlotte, where they have been visiting rela tives for a week.-., r- TEE Sia WALLACE PICNIC. A Great Occasion at Eastfleld Big Dinner, Tournament, Etc. One of the most enjoyable picnics that has been held this summer was on the 8th of August given by CoL Bob Wallace at bis store. The day was an ideal one, and everything passed off without an accident to mar the pleasure. Dinner was spread un derneath the wide spreading oak trees and it was a pleasure indeed to see it. ' In - the afternoon a grand tourna ment had been arranged consisting of sack races, barrel race, foot races, horse races, and climbing a slick pole. The successful knights in the horse racing were: Mr. Latta Cranshaw, Mr. William Fesperman, Mr. Will Oehler, and Mr. Mack Johnston. Then came the time for them to crown the girl of their choice, when Mr. Cranshaw crowned Miss Carrie Link maid of honor, Mr. Will Oehler crowned Miss Pattie Wallace as first maid of honor. Mr. Will Oehler crowning his lovely wife as second maid. Last, but not least, came Mr. Mack Johnston crowning his lady love, Miss Dora Davis, as third maid. The day was ended with a water melon feast, given by Miss Pattie Wallace at her lovely country home. The guests at the Wallace home were : Miss Ella Cornelius, of Mooresville, Miss Etta Hoover, of Charlotte; Miss Elhe Walker, of Tampa, Ha.; Miss Anna Galloway, of Mallard Creek, and Miss Ruth Hoover, of Derita: Messrs. Henry Wallace, of Winston;" Mr. Frank Hoover, of Charlotte; Drs. Bradford and Craven, of Hunters ville, and Messrs. Ludwig, Love, Blackwell, Davis, and Talbirt, of Salisbury; Mr. Frank Galloway, of Mallard Creek, George Hoover, of Derita; Mr. Olin Hunter, of Stanly. The next morning a jolly crowd left in Mr. Ludwig 's automobile to spend a few hours in Charlotte. Thursday afternoon Miss Pattie Wallace entertained in honor of Miss Clara Williams, Miss Madaline Feel in, of Charlotte, and Miss Ella Cor nelius, of Mooresville, at a six o'ekwk tea. "RUBBER." Concord Lyceum Course. The canvas for subscriptions for membership of the 'Concord Lyceum was not completed the early part of the week. Two days were spent by Mr, Bryan, of Atlanta, and Rev. Mr.li MacLaughlin, chairman of the local committee, in visiting the good peo ple of our city, at the end of which, both, gentlemen were, under necessi ty, to be elsewhere on Wednesday. Enough calls and solicitations were made to have resulted in a sufficient number of subscriptions had these men been favorably or successfully received. But the canvas is not fin ished. Concord . must have the Ly ceum. There are a sufficient number of public spirited men and women in so fair a city to give Concord this course. As soon as the dog days are over, the heat subsides a little and many return from their vacations, the work will be resumed. Keep the Lyceum idea before you. Endeavor to grasp the meaning of a movement that is supported by the best men and women of the nation a movement that brings the university and the conservatory to your very door. Pre pare your mind to be talked with when the Concord proposition is plac ed before you, and then be ready to help make Concord a city from an intellectual and aesthetic sense that is worthy to "see first." Given Five Yean on Roads for Sill ing Lucy Torrence. In Iredell court Friday Claudo White, colored, pleaded guilty to kill ing Lucy Torrence, also colored, near the Cabarrus county line about two weeks ago, and was sentenced to serve five years on the county roads. White and a number of other negroes, all drinking, engaged in a row at a ne gro festival in south Iredell and while attempting to shoot a - negro man, White shot Lucy Torrenee, an innocent bystander. He is only 18 years old and his previous record be ing good the sentence was light. Big Tarantula Killed. A big tarantula was discovered in bunch of bananas at the Concord Candy Kitchen of Clones & Alexas this morning. It was over four inches long and was a vilainous looking ob ject. It was killed in short order by the frightened Greek who iouno it. He says that he has been handling bananas for seven and a half years and this is the first one he has ever found in a bunch. The Asheville-Goldsboro eastbound passenrti' train,. the wnU one whicli met with a serious wreck at Majolica last week, was derailed a short dist ance west of Cary at 7:15 yesterday, the tender of the engine, express car and baggage car leaving the rains, ibut nothing turning over, lonaidera- ble track was torn up. Train No. 131, westbound, transferred and went back to Goldsboro two hours late. No one injured. .- . " " nasosAL mention. Soma ef the) TavUAn and Else where Waa Oozu tad Ge. Mr. B.. Gillon spent yesterday afternoon i Charlotte. Miss Laura MeGiH Cannon is visit ing in Winston-Salem. ' v ' Misss Marvin Ray, of Charlotte, is the guest of Miss Helen Arc hey. Mr. C. W. Rankin has gone to Con nolly Springs to.spend ten days. Mr. Harry.' Patton, of Pigsah For est, is visiting friends in the city. Miss Fannie Hill has returned from a ten days' visit to Morehead City. Mr. J. F. Eeath, of Kinston, is a business visiter In the city today. Mr. G. B. jMeans is spending the day in Charlotte. Mr. Malcolm Bradfleld, of Char lotte, is a visitor in the city today. Miss Cora Pless, of Rockwell, is vis iting her brother, Rev. C. R. Pless. Rev. A. O, Lindley has gone to Snow Camp .to conduct a series of meetings. . ' Rev. and Mrs. Plato Durham will return this afternoon from Bessemer City. .1 Miss Ernes . Correll has gone to Mebane to wit friends for several days. -u Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Caldwell have returned from, a visit to relatives in Mecklenburg county. Messrs. T. W. Chambliss and R. Allen, of the Charlotte Observer, were visitors n the city last night. Mrs. E. J. Buchanan and children, of Lexington, .'are visiting Mrs. Buch anan s mother. Mrs. Joel Reed. Mr. Wi W.J Morris has returned from a ten days visit to Wrightsville Beach. Mr. Maynand Fuller, of Atlanta, is spending the iday in the city with mends. i Mrs. R. E.Cline and Mrs. D. C. Anderson are visiting relatives in Gaffney, S. C , Mr. "and Mrs. J. Harvey Dorton have returned from .Greer, - sc., f rela- where they have been visiting tives for a week. Mrs. C. B. Williams has returned to her home in Spencer, after visit ing her aunt, Mrs. W. C. J. Caton, for several days. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Freeman, who have been visiting at the home of 'Squire W. J. Hill, have returned to their home in Dunn. Rev. Chas. P. MacLaughlin and family, who have been spending some time at Misenheimer's Springs, will return to Concord next Wednesday. Miss Josephine Smith, Master Thomas Smith and little Miss Eliza beth Smith have return d from a stay of a month at Blowing Rock. Messrs. R. L. Morrison and Adol- phus Lentz have returned from Mon roe, where they have been surveying with the surveying corps of the Salis bury-Monroe railroad. Mr. Hiram Caton will go to Besse mer City tomorrow to visit tor a week. Mrs. Caton has been there for several days visiting at the home of Mr. John Hornbuckle. Mr. G. C- Goodman has returned from Henrietta, Texas, where he has been visiting his cousin, Mr. D. J Utlev. Mr. Goodman also visited places of interest in Louisiana, Ten nessee, Alabama and Georgia. essrs. S. W. Wall, R. L. Biggs, J. P. Leak. J. P. Leak, Jr., and W L Parsons, Jr., of Rockingham, spent last night in the city, guests at the St. Cloud, enroute to Blowing Rock, traveling in an automobile. Their Privilege, Of Course. Statesville Landmark. The cotton mill men in Washing ton this week seeking to prevent any reduction of the tcriff on cot ton goods, took pains to say that if. Presidenit Taft vetoed the cotton -revision bill "it would make turn tremendously popular in North Caro ina," and tfcat "suoh action might make it difficult for the Democrats to carry the State next year." So far as the Landmark is concerned, it is free te say that if it (believed in a protective tariff it would support the-national Repub lican ; party, whatever it might do In State matters; and! if .these mill men believe in protection it s their privilege to veto for it. Earthquake Shocks In California. San Bernardino, Ca., Aug. 11., -- The moat severe earthquake shock felt in this vicinity in years shook the business buildings at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon with such severity that the occupants fled into the stretes. The damage was trivial. A previous shock had been felt at 10:20 a. m. . r : Los Angeles, Va., Aug. 11 a slight earthquake shock waa felt here at 3:40 p. m. today. - HEWS FORECAST FOR TEE COMTJra WEEK Washington, D. C, Aug. 12. Presi dent Taft is scheduled to go to Ocean Grove, N. J., Tuesday to address the Methodist camp meeting there and later in the week be expects to go to Beverly to begin his belated sum mer vacation. Admiral Togo, whose visit to the United States is attracting much at tention, will remain in New York eity until Wednesday when he will go to Boston, tie will remain in Boston two days, visiting the Charlestown navy yard, Harvard University and other places of interest in the vicin ity, departing Friday evening for Niagara Falls. The annual month of rifle competi tions for the picked Bhots of all branches of the United States serv ice and the militia organizations of the different states will begin on the ranges at Camp Perry Monday with me opening or tne twentv-ninth tournament of the National Rifle As sociation and the ninth matches of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. The political calendar of the week calls for several meetings of inter est to the leaders of both parties. Kentucky Democrats will assemble in Louisville Tuesday to formulate the platform on whicli the state ticket ill make the fight for election next fall. In Nebraska on the same day the state primaries of all parties will be held for the nomination of candi dates for the minor state offices to be rilled at the next election. At Harris- burg there is to be a meeting of the Democratic state central committee of Pennsylvania to consider proposed changes in the party rules and to carry out the plan for the redistrict ing of the state. At the same time and place there is to be a meeting of Democratic editors to form a state league. At Columbus, O., an outing is to be held by the Jefferson Club with William J. Bryan as the guest of honor. The club is an " insurgent ' ' Democratic organization and is un derstood to be opposed to Governor Harmon of Ohio for the presidential nomination. The conventions of the week will include those of the International Typographical Union at San Francis co, the American Press Humorists' Association at Boston, the Irish Cath olic Benevolent Union at Toledo, the Loyal Order of the Moose at Detroit, the American Pharmaceutical Asso ciation at Boston, and the National Negro Businesss League at Little Rock. Famine and Ruin Follows Strike. London, Aug. 11. Famine and commercial ruin is following . the strike, which will probably be" settled today as a result of the conciliation committee during an all night session with the strike leaders. The government mint is closed to day because the Rothchilds could not transport bullion. The strikers families are on the verge of starvation, pawnbrokers are refusing further loans, their shelves already overcrowded. The war office has suspended the order for more troops, but ten thous and men are ready to be marshalled under arms. Ifisbers WEAR American Lady Corsets AND BE COMFORTABLE. A MODEL FOR EVERT FiaXJREJ 95c to $5.00. - Fishers WOMAH'8 MISSIONARY OOHVENTION AT 8T. JOHN'S. Twenty Sixth Annual Meeting of H. and F. M. Society of the V. 0. Synod. The twenty-sixth annual convention of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the North Car olina Synod will be held in St. John 's church, August 24-27, 191 L ust 24-27, 1911. Thursday, 11 a. m. Formal oueninir oi me convention; organisation; en rollment of delegates; president's re port; appointment of committees and reporters. 2 p. m. Devotional service ; reports of officers and standing com mittees; reports from auxiliary so cieties. Friday, 9 a. m. Devotional sen-ice; election of officers; reports from committee; 11 a. m., address by pres ident of Home Mission Board, Rev. R. L Patterson, D. D.; collection 2 p. m., children's business meeting; re Young Peoples' business meeting; re port from the Greensbore church, Rev. J. E. Shenk. Saturday, 9. a. m. Devotional ser vice; business session; 11 a. m., ad dress by president of Foreign Mis sion Board, Rev. R. C. Holland, D. D.; collection ; 2 p .m., thank-offering ser vice, conducted by Mrs. M. O. J. Kreps; business session. Sunday 9:30 a. m. Children's hour; 11 a. m., solo, Mrs. C. P. MacLaugh lin; sermon, Rev. A. J. Stirewalt; collection. 2:30 p. m. Young Peoples' pro gram ; devotional sen-ice, Rev. J. L. Smith; the Necessity of Mission Work, Rev. J. L. Smith; The Evan gelistic Element in the Japan Work, Miss Mary Yeager; The Educational Element in the Japan Work, Mr. Clarence Norman; vocal solo, Mr. B. L. Umberger; reading, "A Cluster of American Beauties" Miss Elizabeth Van Poole; A Glimpse of the Home Field, Mr. Roy McKniglit; vocal solo, Miss Vernie Blume; The Responsi bility of the Young People in Mis sion Work, Rev. J. L. Smith; collec tion; formal closing of convention. The crowd in attendance upon the thirty-third annual Masonic picnic at Mocksville Thursday was estimated at from 10,000 to 15,000 people. Special Friday aEd Saturday Ladies Ready - For these Two Days extra or dinary Low Prices will be made on all Summer Dresses, Skirts and Shirtwaists. 1 White Dresses out to the quick. They will move in short order at $2.98, S 3.48 and 1.48 Worth double the price. Shirt Waists at a great (reduction . $1.25 to $1.50 Waists, Friday and Sat urday ; A 89c Other Waists undterprioed at 98c, 1.48 and f Lv A. FEW MARQUESITTE WAISTS AT CUT PBICES-MOST ALL SIZES IN THE JjOT. '-1 Good range of Styles and Colors in Skirts of Black, Navy and Fancies, up to 30 waist, underpriced at 1.48, 81.98, 3.48, S4.95 and 85.60. VOILES AMD PANAMAS. $1.00 Colored Wash Skirts ... 49c Many odd lots of Dry Goods -put out at Spe cial Prices. : . : COCAINE SEUrrj SOLD Its Use Increasing aMirmiarry, A Sad Case la Point A small boy, who looked to be hardly in his 'teens, was takes into custody by the police a few days ago at the' request of his parents because he refused to work and thev were uav able to manage him. The polios say that be had become addicted to the habit of using eoeaine and was found frequently under the influence of the damning drug. It is hardly necessary to even attempt to picture the horrors -of a youth-of young and tender , years being caught in the grasp of the cocaine habit, and this we will not do. But this case does prove be ' yond any doubt that eoeaine is be ing sold here, and when one so young -can secure it there is evidently a wholesale vender located in our midst. The habit is greatly increasing among the negroes of the city and one cit izen went so far as to assert that ha believed a majority of the grown ne gro boys were "sniffers." The use of eoeaine is increasing every day here until it baa now be- ' come alarming and the sale is prov-J ' ing equal to the demand from the re-' ' ports of those who have kept watch . on such things. No one will deny that the drug is being sold here, but the problem is who is doing the sell ing f Rumor has it that if persons re- -sponsible for the sale of large quan tities of it here were arrested it would cause a sensation that would stir Concord as she has never been stirred before. It is evident to any close observer, and many who do not observe so closely, that the little : - "pill box" vender is doing consider- . able business. But where does he get -his supply, if he is doing business for -for himself, or who is he working for -if he is notf Is the sale of cocaine going to be continued here or is there going to be a strenuous effort made to break it up f And break it now before other small boys are brought to the criminal bench. There are five Thursdays in . No- -vember and Thanksgiving day is on the last. This announcement comes from the White House, answering ap peals of theatrical, gents'" football , teams and others. -, : " to - Wear