0 ' .. : . .- ..r..--- V .. . J c vOLicxn. Moo. 49 Casts a CONCORD. N. C.;FEIirAY. SEPTEMBER 15. 1911 , Slngla Copy, Cants.' NO. 54 A Tares lamrra uur . UZTLT TO BS ABJLTSTXD U Connection With, the Death, of , Myrtle Hawkins Wh Beea U Er Company latently Investigation . Starts Today.. . ; , . Hendarsoaville, 8ept. 14, The ar rival bat today of a deUetire, laid . te be employed by the 4in wains Xam ily, to f arret oat the person or par sons who ere alleged to have mur dered alia Myrtle Hawkine, whoaa : body waa found in Lake Oaosola last Sunday, was the development of the day. Thar baa been minora and ru- ' mora of rumors of detectiree being at bee eana, but thia is tha first pro noaal dateetiTe who baa bean in town ainee the beginning of tha ease; .Another development of the day; - Whieh is believed to show that theH state thna far baa little to rely upon " to estabHah )he identity of the guilty partiec, waa the information that So Ueitor Johnson, of Marion, after a , oonfereneo with Coroner Kirk, bad de cided to throw out a drag net at the scond inquest scheduled for tomor- . tow. At his bearing it is stated that everyone within two miles of ' the . Hawkins home will be summoned as witnesses in a determined effort to find some straight point for a theory, if, one baa not fortunately developed in tha interim between tonight and the bearing. Every bit of evidence will , be gathered and earef ally sifted, weighed and scrutinised in the state's effort to establish some tangible line . of action. 'The determination to hold the in qnest tomorrow waa reached after a long eonferenca tonight at the Gates hotel, at which detectives and officials discussed the whole ease, r At this ' conference it is said that enough evi dence waa shown to be in hand to justify the arrest and to insure the conviction of more than one person. ; The only new developments today were the arrival of Morgan Bradford, Jr., of the Washington branch of the - Plnkerton detective force and the ac tivity of Solicitor Hall Johnson in getting in toueh with U supposed citizens who -have knowledge of any sort bearing on the murder. " - I The additional fact learned today is ' that A' five-seated automobile was seen on- tha: tonery-e ear-Lake Oaeeola" at 4 o'clock Thursday morn ing. The lights of the ear were out . and no occupants were seed anywhere by the passers-by. ; At day-break the machine waa nowhere to be seen. The detectives' nave been making an ef. fort to learn who the occupants were. 'Sheriff W. B. Blackwefl, who has shown no disposition in the past to help clea. away the mystery ia now bosdy engaged receiving and carrying oat orders and is impressed with the awful seriousness of longer hesitating to exercise bin power of office. Solici tor Johnson has been in touch with eviryf fneial and la ' anoceeded, in aantannr their interests in a concert- ad action to bring the-murderer and t the accessories to justice, v ; ' The Daily Herald, Hendersonville's daily i paper, scored . the officials se verely thia afternoon for their abso lute indifference and past inactivity. It ia said sufficient evidence has been ' ia hand for, several days to justify arrests and no arrests have yet been ' jnade. Nearly ; every atarnger ; in . Henderson ville is suspected of, being nrivi detective striking to secure the $1,500 reward for the arrest of the sadsreiV:'!; Coroner Kirk, by whose direction , the jury brought in a verdict that the girl came to bet death in a waj,un: known to thorny now admita that a "ariaunal operation was performed and -' h further states that it waa done by - someone who was absolutely ignorant ' of surgery. ! To use hia own; words lh rl waa " butchered. ' -. . - . vOaorge Bradley, a young iaatned man: afra. Beatrice MeCall. A.: A. lfcCall, a trained nurse, Mr. and Mrs. ' v W. H. Hawkins, parents of the dead girt, A. Homer Hawkins .' and y Eti Cooper, the young man whose engage- 4 aaent to Miss Hawkins Waa to nave been announced thia week, are the -itMaaa who will be heard at - the . inmrnit tomorrow. Several .t , others Will ba called to testify; whose names have not been announced.' Watch is being kept on them so. that they can Evidenea of A damaging nature has ' Wn secured today and several new witnesses have been summoned to ap- - pear at the inquest, which the coroner ; - baa opened. . ,The officers in the con ference debated on the advisability ' , f orvW the .warranU tonight, .but v .it waa deemed advisable to defer ae tion until after the rendition of the jury's verdict tomorrow. , . ..?, pgrprtMi Candidata. ' fktawba County News. ' .'And so ex-JudKe A. W. Graham, of ' ' OranviUN got left again. If he had the sensibilities of an ordinary eitt ..n h wnnld bve corns all over him wlre he had ru'.lied against all sorts vf Ha is alwava on the job, If it were any use we would offer a , f..r information1 aa to any of fice wbich te bn't sought ainee he r utiiiiisJ tl majority. ; TATT OTT TOE TSB WEST. Leaves Beverly Today for a Swing - Around the Circle. - Baverty, Maaa- Sept 14. Presi dent Taft bade adieu to bin summer home thia morning and, accompanied by hia secretary and aasktanta, de parted in aa automobile for Boston where be makes hia start toniirht for hia record-breaking speaking tour of the Middle and far Western states. Prior to leaving hia borne be spent more than an hour looking over and dictating replies to some of the many messages of congratulation - that poured in upon him on nia fifty-fourth birthday anniversary. : From tomorrow morning until the morning of November 1, when hia pri vate train rolls into the station at Washington, the President will be kept constantly on the move, making speeches, attending' receptions . and dinners, reviewing parades, and trav eling.:. . ' v, . . " The trip "will occupy forty-six days, during which time the President will visit twenty-four states and t travel approximately 13,000 miles. 5 He is scheduled to deliver nearly 200 act speeches, in addition to innumerable impromptu addresses. "-'.',' The first speech of the tnp is to be made tomorrow morning at Syracuse. There the President will deliver an address to the .farmers and others assembled at the New Tork State Fair. Leaving Syracuse he will go to Erie and from that point he will head straight for Michigan, where he will spend four days. From Michigan he will go to Illinois and Missouri, the states through which he will pass,' iff about the order of his crossing them, are Kansas, Iowa; Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Mon tana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wis consin, Indiana and Maryland. Borne of the larger cities and towns where he will stop, after visiting Sy raacuse and Erie, are Detroit, Bay City, Grand Rapids, Peoria, St. Louis, Kansas City, Hutchinson, To peka, Waterloo, Dea Moines, Ottum wa, Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings, Chey enne, Laramie, Salt Lake City, Poca tello, Boise, -Walla Walla,. La Wiston, Spokane, Tacoma, Bellingham, Ever ett, Seattle, Tacoma, Centralia, Port land, Sacramento, San Francisco Los Angeles, Butte, Bunngs, uvfingston, Sheridan, Deadwood. Lead, Rapid City, Piefre," Aberdeen, v Mankato, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Ureen Bay, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Chicago and Pitts- The itinerary, it ia to be noted, cov ers the mosPof the state which may be regarded aa debatable ground in the coming presidential contest, and the most attention will be paid to the sections where the support of the" La Follette-Bourne organization is supi posed to be strongest.- In his speeches the President will discuss five princi pal subjects tariff,, reciprocity, cur rency, the peace treaties,- and conser vation. ' Then the Citiaena of Concord Will . Certainly Build New Eailroad. Charlotte Chronicle. ; S ; i ; : Concord ought to nave a new. de pot. 'That fact will be conceded even by the railroad omciaia. dm we iear Concord is taking too rank a bold on the railroad when it demands a stop at ita station by all trains. The Southern gives that town a very lib eral stoppage. The company operates a eonnle oi last tnrougn service trains, the stopping of which would be of no advantage to Concord and would serve to. delay schedules to no mod nurnose. Perhaps it has not occurred to Concord that rather than to have ita train service disarranged by ft municipal hold-up, the Southern misht be encouraeed to expedite the building of ita cut-off from the Gibson ison Mill to Hamsburg. PX3L80KAX. immox. Some of tha People Sort and Elaa wkare Who Come and Go.' , Dr. J. W. Wallace is spending the day in Charlotte. ; , Mrs. E. C Bernhardt ia visiting relatives ia Durham. Rev. Plato Durham spent vesterday afternoon in Charlotte. ' Mrs. Joe Parrish has sons to At lanta to visit for a month. Mr. J. G. Parks apent yesterday afternoon in Charlotte on business. Mrs. C C. Hook, of Charlotte, ia visiting her sister, Mrs. G. L. Patter- eon Mr. R. O. Alexander, of Charlotte. ia a business visitor in the city to day. Mrs. T. J. Fetzer, of Wadeeboro, ia visiting her mother, Mrs. C. J.-Good-son. ... " , ' Miss Carrie Heilig, of Mt Pleas ant, ia visiting her sister, Mrs. J. A, Peck. Mr. Jackson BealL of Charlotte, was a business visitor in the city yes terday. , Mr. J. Locke Erwin has returned from a two we.ks business trip to New Tork. Miss Dorothy Krueger, of 1 Char- lottee, is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. H. Rutledge. Mrs. John Boger and Miss Frances Young have returned from a visit to friends in Salisbury. Mrs, W. J. Anderson, of Washing ton, formerly of this city, is the guest of Mrs. J. C. Gibson. Mr. W. E. Stainback, of Memphis, T nn., is a visitor in the city, the guest of Mr. C. F. Ritchie. Miss Blanche Boyd and Master Bil- lie Boyd have gone to Salisbury to visit Mrs. W. T. Kluttz. Mis Ada Craven has returned from Barium Springs, where she has been visiting for several weeks. Miss Cora Boyd will return Satur day from Asheville, where she has been spending several weeks. 'Misr-Bettto'Charrwlio has been. visiting Mrs. J. P. Allison, has re turned to her home in Salisbury. Mr. O. B. Walter, the clever pas senger agent at he depot, is confined to his home on account of sickness.' Miss Bessie Heilig passed through the city this morning en route to Charlotte, where she will enter Eliza beth College. Mr. ' Archibald Hooks, of Davidson College, is spending a few days with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Archibald. . . . - TMiss Ernestine Lott has returned to her home in Winston-Salem, after visiting her sister, Mrs. Claude Ram saur, for several weeks. ,. Misses Nell Herring. Willie May Stratford and Mary Propst left this morning for Greensboro, where they will enter, the State Normal College. ?; Mrs. J. E. Smoot, who has been at home for several years returned yes terdav to Salisburg to be at the bed- aide of her father, Mr. W. G. Wat- aon."- ; ' " Miss Elma Suther has returned from Durham where she haa been vis iting relatives for ten days. She waa accompanied by Miss Ollie Suth er. ,.., j - Charlotte Observer: Miss Caroline Jones leaves today for Concord to spend a few days visiting Miss Lucy Brown. Afterwards she will, return to Raleigh to resume her studies at St Mary'a College. . :: mt. razA&Axrs tntioA- ' (ex-oovz&kok olekn tioxal nrsTmmoira open.! returns prom mains. 3 oa Students Extend the Glad Hand Every Side Both Schools Ope ' Under FavoraBle Auspices. Inview of the Meant severe drought and the unfavorable conditions pre valent 'only abort wnlle since, - the splendid opening of the schools to day waa a pleasant surprise to the friends of toe institutions here and will bo welcome news for those at a distance,. - j? . Formal opening was observed at the Institute thia morning, conduct ed by the principal, Prof. McAllister. The chapel waa taxed to ita fullest capacity to accommodate the atudenta and friends on thia interesting occa sion. Rev. Paul Barringer, D. Dn waa present and addressed, the students along practical lines, touching upon the pleasant relations eviating between the citizens of the town and the stu dents. A abort talk by Rev. Mr. Stan ley,' pastor of St James Reformed church, was very much enjoyed. He cordially welcomed the young men to attend services t at St James. Just here we will state, parenthetically, that it ia s fixed and unchangeable regulation of the' Institute, that all cadets are required to attend Sunday school and divine services every Sab bath,, each cadet making his own choice as to the church he prefers to attend. Rev. Mr. Richardson, pastor of the Methodist church, invited the young men to the, services at his church, and also gave them some food thoughts for digestion at he begin ning of thia new session. Rev. J. J. Did Maine Go 'Bent?M i Portlint Me.. Sept. 14. An- ap parent maoritv 134 votes for re veal of the liquor prohibitory amend- . i I A." . 1.: n ment OI MO 'xoaane eonsuiiHwa .wa announced in an official statement is sued tonight by Secretary of State Cyrue -W. Davis aa the outcome of Monday s election. . xue. secretary report ia fcsaed on signed returns 1 from town cleraa. ,': - . . - Certain discrepancies wbicn indi cate errors, by town pfficiala in re turning the vote axe not taken, into account 4n the secretary 's report as State simply to tabulate the figures sa received. These discrepancies are declared by leaders of the anti-repeal side to be a "drv" majority. Only the canvass of the vote y the Governor and council later can adjust any discrepancies of this sort Press returns compiled in this eity indicated tonight a "dry' majority of 358 taking into account rue alleged discrepancies in town clerks reports. Two Items from Salisbury Post. Mr. H. P, Guffey, of Concord, spent a few hours yesterday Afternoon with his brother, Mr. lihodes uuney in Salisbury, on his way home from' a trip to Tennessee Mra.-W. J. Montgomerywho has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Hazel Witherspoon, in Lancaster,' will return home Sunday. . She" will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. With- orspoon and they . will make the trip in a machine. ' Bev. Dr. and Mrs. C. B. King, Miss Marv King. Mr. Wilson Wallace and Mr. Carl King, oi unariotte, passea throueh the eifcr yesterday en route to Mount Pleasant, where the latter will enter the Collegiate Institute. They made the trip in an automobile. Declares That tha Use of Monty by Tie uqaor Interests te Debauch ' Voters Was Responsible for Close Result. Winston. Sentinel. ' Ex-Governor R. B. Glenn returned home today from bis Chatauqua work in the west and from hia more recent work in Maine in the interest of the cause of prohibition in that place. In an interview with a Sentinel representative today, Governor Glenn stated that from what he aaw of the methods used by the brewers and sa loon ke pera in Maine he ia satisfied that Mrs. Stevens, president of the National W. C. T. U., spoke the truth when she said: "The government must destroy the liquor traffic or the liquor traffic will destroy the government." "Every effort possible waa made to debauch the voters and bring dis credit to the cause of temoeranee." said Governor Glenn. "Officers were bribed not to enforce the law and to make temperance odious and allowed violators of the law to do as thev pleased. Liquor and money circulated freely and voters were obtained in every way possible to vote for the constitutional amendment. "The state is now 'dry,' under a constitutional amendment and anoth er constitutional amendment was nec essary in order to change the prohibi tion regime in the state. . "Maine, at heart, is a prohibition state and if left alone its people would vote two to one for prohibition out tne close result was brought about Long, member of the board of trus-1 by the use of the most violent and dis- tees, struck a nappy response in tne I gusting methods. hearts of the students body by his "In my travels this summer, I have m " .at at . an i 'ii I ... .... . . nne vein oi w anu numor, niiea wun eareiully noticed the conditions in gems of wisdom. ' 'dry' and 'wet' states and any sane All tne ao. dresses were iimeiy, in- mav who loves his eountrv cannot . i n.ii j I . . r icresung ana pronuuue, auu wu n- put see now much better the condi gret that time and space will not per- tions are in the 'dry' states. Com nut a more extended account parison of 'wet' and 'drv' conditions Capt. Cripps, the new commandant will, thoroughly satisfv anvone that in the military department, made a it would be best for the entire coun- moet favorable impression upon stu- try to prevent the manufacture and dents and visitors.; xte gave out tne gale of strong drink. following appointments: Adjutant, "Instead of beine on the wane. H. M. Faggart; Capt. Co. A, John the cause of temperance is gaining lost; Capt. Co. Oi ciauae crane. Istrentrth all over the eountrv and I Mount Aomena! Seminary began I confidents believe that the dav is tha new session taia afternoon with, not far distant when a conoertad da a very large enrollment, fully up to termined effort to drive the Jiquor up to post reeords: and has lost noth- traffic out of the nation will be ing by reason of the unfavorable eon- made. ditiona existing throughout her ter- Governor Glenn will be at home ritory in the Southern states. Every about a month. On next Sunday he member of the faculty was present, will speak in Wilson county at the there being three new members, meeting of the Sunday School Asso- Misses Barfrett, Bauney and Moore, eiation of that county which is to be Rev. J. J. Long, pastor of St Johns, one of the largest Sundav school or- made a most interesting taut oerore 1 ganizahons in the state, f to the necessity of leaving aside every care and applying themselves to tne tmim"i ttrnmrnmnmm mwm n X. .1 . tA Win I 1 Mr. J. B. Moose, theological student, also made a timely talk. These were supplemented by the ever appropriate remarks of President Fisher. .Class organization was begun at once and will be followed up tomorrow in or der that everyone may be at . wora Mnndav morniner. The old students are loud in their praises of the improvements made on buildings and grounds since uu commencement, and the new ones have a like impression. ' It is moot mtifvinsr that these institutions are beginning another session unoer bo favorable auspices. Mt. Pleaaant, Sept. ia, ltf-U. STANDARD OIL DIVIDENDS. The Company Baa Paid Out the Enor mous Sua of 1752.000,000 to Stockholders. New York, Sept. 15. Stockholders oi the old btandard Oil Company to day received checks representing the last dividends that will be disbursed by the great corporation. Under the recant decision of the Supreme Court of the United States ordering the dis solution of the company the old or ganization must be broken up before the end of the year. Consequently the final dividend for the year will not be paid by the old eompanv. In the dis solution of the parent concern the stockholders are to receive stock in tha subsidiary companies equivalent to their holdings in the old corpora tion. It is not considered likely that the stockholders will suffer anv loss of income with the change in organization. Since the organization of the Stand ard Oil Company in 1882 down to the final dividend paid today the stock holders have received dividends amounting to the enormous sum of $752,000,000. For the past eight years the company has paid to the holders of its $100,000,000 of stock an aver age of $40,000,000 per annum. In 1900 and 1901 it paid $48,000,000, and in the year following $45,000,000. The dividends, however, were much le a than the total earnings. The or iginal value of the property has been increased greatly by the reinvestment of a large share of the earnings for the extension of its business and the acquisition of securities. Although the Standard Oil Com pany never issued an annual report or made other returns regarding its business further than publication of its dividend, investors never larked confidence in its ability to pay divi dends, and the high rate maintained made the company's stock sell at from four to six times its par value. The highest price ever reached was in 1901, when it was paying 48 per cent, per annum. The stock then sold up to $842 a share. Mrs. Fleming Granted Divorce. , Smithfleld, Sept. 14. In the case of Mrs. Nelli Claire Fleming, of Ral eigh, against her husband, Perey B. Fleming, heaTd by Judge, Peebles" in 'chambers here tonight, the court al lowed Mrs. Flemings divorce, gave her the custody of her two children and stated that the matter of ali mony would be settled tomorrow. "Enoch Arden," a Biograph feature-film at The Tlieatorium today. Use our Penny Column- -it pays DEATH OP MR. 0. D. BARREfGa Prominent Citizen of Ue Count Passed Away Tosterday Afternoon At His Horns Near Mt Pleasant Mr. C. D. Barringer, one of the best known and moat prominent ait-' izens of the county died yesterday afternoon at hia borne near Mount Pleasant, after aa illness of several months of paralysis. Mr. Barringer suffered a stroke of paralysis that first of Jane and since that ho has Buffered Several slight J attacks.- Complications developed several days ago and he grew rapidly worse until ms death yesterday afternoon. Mr. Barringer waa 66 Tears of aa and is survived by a wife, two dang- ' ters, Mrs. L. A. Line and Mrs. Mam' shall Moose, and four sons, Messrs. cnanes, Martin and Archibald, of this county, and Mr. Marshall Benin- ' ger, of Spencer. s Mr. Barringer had been a life Ions' 4 member of St John Lutheran church and always took an active part in v church work and all other work that ' . tended to the good of the eommunitv in which he lived. He was also ac tive in public life and from the time 1 he was a young man he was active ' in the field of local polities. For many ' years he was-a Democrat, but left'-' that party and affiliated with the Pop- -ulist movement that was a powerful organization in this county at that time, Mr. Barringer being one of the leaders. He afterwards joined tha ' Republican party and represented this county in thel cgislature during the"' session of 1897. The funeral will be held this after noon at St. Johns Lutheran church '- and will be conducted by the pastor of ' the deceased, Rev. J. J. Long. A large number of relatives and friends from -the city will attend the funeral. ' Will Not Oppose Pun North Wilkesboro, Sept. 14. For mer Congressman R. N. Hackett, who . was recently mentioned in some of; the papers as a prospective candidate ; tor the congressional - nomination.. against Congressman JL N. Page, to-, day gave to your correspondent a ; clear-cut declaration that the report , is without foundation; that While hia ' interest n poutics is active and.wiU. remain so, he will not be a candidate for any office next year that be is ft close personal friend of Mr: Page, thinks he deserves general support (or his efficient record- and that, -he will get the solid support of the Den mocracy of Wilkes county. "Enoch Arden," a Biograph. fea ture film at The Theatorium today. . NOTICE. . Than will be the regular election of police officers and firemen of the -. . s 4-1. a mtv at the regular meeting w. " " . - . .A 1 board oi aldermen in wramw. . ? ' f-W.-H, Gibson, City ciersv Children, Too, Should Save Taxboro Banker Goes to Pen Roekv Mount N. C Sept 14-E. B. Hussey, former assistant cashier of the Bank of Tarboro, waa yester day sentenced , in .tba . Edgecombe conntv Suncrior Court to serve 18 months in the state penitentiary for his share in the wrecking of the bank. The cashier, L..V. Hart, committed suicide on June 14, the day it was discovered that the bank bad " been looted to the extent of $133,000. Hus sey bsa t wife and family. At the time of his arrest Hussev confessed to having gotten away with $12,000.' He turned over all bis prop erty, about $5,000, to the bank. , r . Ifn .Tnhn Rnowr and Misa Vanevl Younff are the guests of their aunt, I "Enoch Ardem" Biograph fea- Mrs. t. P. Johnston in Salisbury. re film at The Theatorium today., ea Don't oe selfish about saving. Of course, you are laying by money, or you have that inten tion. But ara your boys and girls doing the same thing : If not, send them to the Ca barrus County Building fc Loan Association and we will explain our shceme of guarding the Quarters, Halves and Dollars of the juniors. They will mount up to MANY. DOLLARS before .you know Cy-f' The Day for the Opening of the 28th Series is October 7th, 1911. OABAB&TO COUNTY 'tB L. ft cUVXNGS ASSOCIATION. Xa Conoord Nfttioaal Bank. Prudent Baving.' ' " - 'Centrally Located." JV3 W ' O JJ IP IiiuhJ nil Ill llllll iimmilhi l I in nil J 111 i v - ; 111 lrJL'iri Listen! You Young Men: TLTERE'S a cliance you A A don't want to mis&v. -because it won't come again this seaion. - A special representative direct from the famous tailoring house -of Clarence Mayer fic ".. Co, Cincinnati, will be at our store 1 Friday & Saturday,: ' Sept. 15th and 16th. , to show you; their complete v assortments or new woolens ior ; Fall and Winter. .There'll be , hundreds of classf fabrics to select from and every one ell: . ture-wool,' : ' " ' ' Come and have a look t - ' coucoro), N. C. nHimiMmitmtrmmnnmrtMMft