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CONCORD.N.C. TXZZ: VY. OCTOBER 10.1911.
BCto 097.
NO. T4
ras rxviarno cat.
riWatly OlmiTid iy Concord ltr
' u And Oltima Generally.
Fir Prevention Day m fittingly
observed U Concord yesterday. The
local firemen took th lead in tb
rnta of tb day and wr bly sup
ported by tb eitisena generally. Is
tb Borninf the school children prac
ticed fir drill and In tb afternoon
the flennea bald a meeting and gv
' a big parade over practically the en-i
. tire eity. They distributed areolars
' calling attention to the losses, annn-
- ally by Urea that eonld be easily pre
t rented if the property ownera would
only exercise a little precaution by
'inspecting their premises and remov
ing aaelecs waste. The parade includ
ing the Forest Hill Band, the Cannon-
. rills reel team, Forest Hill reel team,
, Concord firemen, the two wagons, the
hook and ladder wagon and the eol-
' orcd firemen. This was the first time
1 in several years that all the members
of the separate departments were
7 seen in a body and the showing was
made a matter of pride to the city.
: Last night at the court house the
firemen gave an informal smoker that
was attended by a large crowd of
bofh firemen and citizen. Many oth
ers would have been present hut for
other meetings that were in progress
at that hour. Mr. John K. Patter
son acted as chairman. Cigars were
passed around and everything was
entirely informal The object of the
meeting was to impress upon every
one the importance of exercising due
care in the prevention of fires. A
number of citizens were called upon
for short talks on the subject and
' the following were among those who
responded: Rev..-T. W. Smith, J.
1 Harvey Dorton, 0. Ed. Kestler, Rev.
i C. P. MaeLaughlin, John M. Oglesby,
H. 8. Williams, John K. Patterson,
Dr. T. N. Spencer, Thomas and V. F.
Widenhouae, C. A. Isonhour and J.
F. Honeyeutt. Charley Johnson, of
the colored fieremen made a few re-
- marks in. behalf of his department
Among the facta as pointed out in
' the speeches was the danger of the
match now in common use here in
" stead of the safety match. The care
lessness in leaving trash, old papers
. and such matter around the premises.
Ber. T. W. Smith called attention to
.1 ..f'th!rMyaul
by reviewing a number of the local
fires he showed that a great majority
of them Were started on account of
the carelessness of the property own
ers. It was also stated that at least
three-fourts of the fires were caused
bv allowing old waste to collect
around the house and not paying at
tention tQ the fire flues. The import
ance of a modern fire alarm was also
pointed out by Mr. Ed. Kestler. Mr.
Kestler stated that as a business prop
osition the city should put in a fire
.alarm system. He also stated that
the installation of an up to date fire
alarm system would reduce the insur
ance premiums enough to pay lor it.
He said, the Concord Telephone Co.
. had offered the nse of its poles in in
stalling the system. Mr. Kestler made
motion that a committee of citizens
be appointed to investigate th cost
of putting in this system and take
the matter np with the eity authori-
ties. The motion was unanimously
passed and Chairman Patterson ap
pointed Mr.' Kenstler, J. Harvey Dor
ton and John M. Oglesby on the Com
mittee. ."'"
In speaking of his work" as build
ing inspector Mr. Dorton stated that
when he was appointed to the position
he was althogether unfamiliar with
its duties but that he had made an
investigation and found that the law
- here in regard to erecting buildings
was beinir violated every day. It re-
- auirea that before any property own
er can erect a building a permit must
be issued by the inspector. Mr. Dor
ton said that he got a copy of this law
' and mailed it, with a letter, to every
contractor and builder in the eity and
that be knew of twelve buildings that
. had been started since that time and
- no .one had ever secured a permit.
"I have already spent more than
. will make in a year in calling the eon-
- tractors' attention to this require
ment and I expect to see that the law
is obeyed, and if it is not there will
be somebody arrested," said the new
building inspector.
Many tributes were paid to the loy
alty and courage of the local firemen
and the meeting last night under their
- auspices was marked by the same ag
gressive spirit they exhibit in fight
ing fires and - no doubt accomplished
much in impressiong upon the public
- the importance of paying particular
attention to the prevention oi nres.
..A gentleman from Vanee township
tell us that bia neighbor, Mr. J.
Ftelms, an up-to-date farmer, not
withstanding that the - drought has
eut his crop short, will make 900 bush
els of corn, 20 or 25 bales of cotton
' 200 gallons of molasses and 300 bush
,U of tweet potatoes, all with two
small mules. . , Mr. . Helms .. hired no
help and thinks that if it bad not been
for the drought be would have made
40 bales of cotton. Monore Enquirer.
. rUSXBXXTLU. noHT OH.
Wilson, Harmon And Clark Lead In
Democratic Baca.
Washington, Oct. 9. Ninety-nine
men oat f every 100 in the United
States today believe that the Presidential-
race, which will culminate a
year from next month, is going to be
the hottest of any which the Re
publican and Democratic parties have
engaged in for 20 years. This k the
new of the professional politician
and tbe plain eitisea whose only part
in government is easting his vote.
The campaign has already began,
unofficially, although neither party
baa selected its leader. The issues
are being framed deliberately and in
evitably. They are comparatively easy
to foresee. It is another matter to
name so far in advance the men who
will oppose each other in the big bat
tle. - -
Reports of -conditions and senti
ment from every part of tbe country
indicate that tbe choice of the Repub
lican party for its Presidential nomi
nee will be to all intents and purposes
known before the Republican Nation
al Convention meets next summer.
They indicate that it will remain for
the Democratic National Convention
to decide between the rival claims of
st least four and perhaps half a dozen
eligible."
It begins to appear as if Speaker
Champ Clark, of the House of Repre
sentatives, was a good propnet wnen
he said a few days after the sweep
ing Democratic victory lost Novem
ber: When next campaign time rolls
around the Republican party will have
but one or two candidates to select
from and the Democratic will have
so many that they will not know
where to turn."
Unless all signs fail the next Presi
dent of the United States will be one
of these men :
William Howard Taft, of Ohio;
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey;
Judson Harmon, of Ohio; Champ
Clark, of Missouri; Robert M. LaFol-
lette, of Wisconsin, and Thomas B.
Marshall, of Indiana.
There are others, -oi course, in toe
field who believe they have a chance
of winning the prise, but at this time
they appear to have been far outdist-
i gnced-wHlnti swatey, . . j , ..
Panama Canal Will Be Ready in 1613
Bellineham. Wash., Oct. 9. Presi
dent Taft predicted here today that,
the Panama canal would be ready lor
use on July 1, 1913.
'The .canal," he said, "is the
greatest constructive work since the
Christian era." Tbe President also
declared that Canada was going to
be sorry that she had not adopted the
reciprocity treaty.
Speaking of the opening or tne
Panama canal, the President said be
would let the people of Bellingham
into a little official confidence. ",, ,
"If nothing untoward happens,"
he said, "yon can count on the com
pletion of the canal not later than
July 1, 1913. It has only been prom
ised on January 1, 1915, and if it is
not ready until then you must not say
that anybody 'made a promise tnat it
would bit completed before. I am ex
pressing a hope based on calculations.
But, of course, man proposes ana uoa
disposes. It is possible that some
thing will happen down there in the
way of slides or delays that man con
tinue until January 1, 1915. But I
don't want you to have any unpleas
ant surprise. I don't want, you to
have heart disease if you learn that
the first steamer goes through on
July 1,1913."
Qoy. Colquitt Calls for a Cotton Price
vi-. Conference. ;
Austin. Tex.- Oct.. 0. Suggesting
that the depreciation in the price of
cotton is not justified byNthe supply
and proposing a conference netween
governors and commissioners of agri
culture of Southern states with a view
to preventing price deprecation, Gov
ernor Colquitt today sent a telegram
to governors of. Southern states re
commending the plan. Governor Col
quitt says that Texas, as the chief
cotton producing state, should take
tbe lead in the matter.
Card of Thanks, -
We desire to express the gratitude
of our heart to our friends and neigh
bors for the many favors and kind
nesses' shown us during the recent ill
ness and death of our loved one, fin.
A. . W. George.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. LIPPARD,
, A. W. GEORGE,
, J, CROOKS LIPPARD,
"Hearst says he forced Senator
Bailey of Texas to resign." Now, if
Senator Bailey will force Hearst to
shut up, we may take back 'several
things we bare thought about Bailey.
William Whitnejrthe wool manu
facturer, asks, "Why should any
man want to put President Taft in a
holet" .Especially if he had to dig
the holet .
feuov ax, irxxTioy. ,.
Soma of the People Ear And Else
where Was Come And Q.
Mrs. D. B. Coltraa is spending the
day in Charlotte.
Mr. George Hamilton is spending
the day in Monroe. -
Mr. P. A. Moose, of Mount Pleas
ant, is spending tbe day M' Salisbury.
Mr. K. L. Craven spent yesterday
afternoon in Charlotte en bnainosi.
Mr. C. W. Johnson, of Charlotte,
is a business viator in the city.
Mrs. R, A. Brown and Miss Msude
Brown are spending the dsy in Char
lotte. Mr. T. H. Vanderford, of Salisbury J
is a business visitor in tbe city to
day. .
Mr.' M. B. Stickley spent yesterday
in High Point on professional busi
ness. .
Mr. John Toung has left last night
on a pleasure trip to Santa Rosa, New
Mexico.
Miss Ada Craven has returned from
Charlotte, where she has been visit
ing friends for a week.
Sheriff McKensie and Captain of
Police Caudle, of Salisbury, spent the
day in tbe eity on official business.
Prof. Dennis Welsch, of Mount
Pleasant, was in the city yesterday
making arrangements for the foot
ball game Saturday.
Mrs. John Scherf hss returned to
her home in Charlotte, after visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Gibson.
Saw Big Meteor. TalL
New Bern, Oct. 9. A party of fish
ermen arriving in port from a point
(.several miles down Neuse river relat
ed a strange story of seeing a falling
meteor, which, accoring to their ac
count, weighed several hundred
pounds. The fishermen left at night
and sailed down the river. Shortly af
ter arriving at the fishing grounds one
of tbem noticed a luminous body in
the sky, which seemed to be an unus
ually large star. Within a few mo
ments they noticed that it had grown
in larger proportions, and that a roar;
iBif'tiotXe etfidd b' heard. .When the
meteor finally struck the water a thick
steam arose and Upon rowing to the
pot they found that the water there
was still warm.
Dance Last Night.
The following couples enjoyed a de
lightful informal dance at the Elks'
Home last night : Miss Louise Means
and Fred Correll, Miss Marguerite
Brown and Frank Morrison,. Miss
Alice Brown and John Porter, Miss
Fay Polk and Archie Fisher, Miss
Helen Archey and Fred Patterson,
Miss Durald Borden and Eugene
Bernhardt, Miss Wilms Correll and
William Moody.
Mr TT PIav flriilih hnu AYChanond
with ex-Judge W, B. douncil of Hick
ory, bis splendid rarm, i miles from
Salisbury, on tbe Concord road, for
the letter's fine river bottom farm in
Rowan county. Mr. R, H. Trollinger,
who has been manager of the farm
for Mr. Grubb, will continue with ex
Judge Council in the same capacity.
Penny Column Ads. art CASH.
Wanted !
I want 4 or 5 well dressed young
Bn, age 18 to 30, must have good
ideas of business ability, to canvass
from house to. house in and around
Concord, for Herbert O. Breedlove's
French Dry Cleaning and Dyeing
Piant. Call the 11th, hours, 8:30 to
10:30 to (Herbert 0. Breedlove's
Freneh Dry Cleaning and Dying Plant.
I pay 25 per cent, on delivery, or
weekly. Please do not call without
you mean business. No. 77 8. Union
St., Concord, N. C. .
TO THE DRESSMAKERS OP CON
CORD.
i ii. '
Did yon know that Herbert ' O.
Breedlove's Dry Cleaning Plant, No.
77 South Union St., will press for
dressmakers, ' by them doing their
own basting, at a very reasonable
price, at Herbert O. Breedlove's Dry
Cleaning and Dyeing. Plant, No. 77
South Union St., Concord, N. C
'Phone ns and our toy will U.
'Pbonk " --
ITXEIT CAS 1
". ' TO 12 tZTVXDZD.
Work to BcrB Tils 1' ntL Exten
sion to Be lU't t C oa Mill And
Probably to tUosapcs. - '
Mr. T. H. YanJarfrtd, tf Salisbury,
was in tbe eity todsy making arrange
ment for beginning wort on extend
ing tbe street ear use. Tbe company
baa not definitely decided Just when
it will begin work but Mr. Vanderford
said K would, probably' begin this
month. Th work will begin at th
Locke mill and ran to tM Gibson mill
but plans for the other extension work
hare not yet been mad, ' Mr. van-;
derford said that they would proba
bly continue th track from th Gib
son mill on to Kanna polls, using th
track in this direction instead of the
Kannapoli road. . From Mr. Vander
ford' conversation it wa also gath
ered that the plan of extending the
loop line from the Gibsoct mill to con
nect with th depot line at the inter
section of Kerr street had been dropi
ped. Definite annooneejuent of the
company's plans will likely be made
within a lew weeks. . ,
Lieut-GoT. W. 0. Newland Will Be in
ttuRaea.1
Winston-Salem, Oct. "9. Lieuten
ant Goveronr W. C. Newland, in an
interview today with j newspaper
man here, said that he intended to be
in the race for governor and would
make a formal announcement in due
time. Mr. Newland was seeing sev
eral' of his friends berciin the inter
est of his candidacy andnade no con
cealment of his intentions to be a
candidate for the righest state office.
It is reported that - ex-Lieutenant
Gov. R. A. Dough ton 'Si friends are
warmly urging that he b a candidate
for the governorship. . f
I
"Th Prlnc And th Pump."
"The Prince and Th Pump," by
Miss Ellen Gibson, was witnessed by
one of the, largest crowds that ever
attended a picture show in Concord
last night, it being necessary to turn
a number away. The4 large crowd
was a pretty tribute to the young
authoress, who throughput the even
ing was the recipient it many com
pliments. Miss Gibson! gave a thea
tre party to ft janmber f her friends
to witness thCproduetiob, at the close
oi wnicn sne was presemea witn ,.. a
number of handsome floral designs.
Tootball Gam Saturday.
There will be a game of football
next Saturday afternoon on the For
est Hill ball park, between the teams
of the Mount Pleasant Collegiate In
stitute and the Baird School at Char
lotte.
Don't fail to see the fast team from
Charlotte which is out for the cham
pionship of the preparatory schools of
the state, meet the fleet M. P. C. I.
pig-skin hooters on the gridiron. Ad
mission, do cents, (lame will be called
at 3:40.
Salisbury is to have a big term of
federal court, beginning on Monday,
October 10th. United States Judge
James E. Boyd, of Greensboro, has
ordered the Statesville term of fed
eral court which was to have been held
beginning Monday, October 16, ad
journed and the Salisbury court which
was set to begin on Monday, October
23rd, is to convene one week earlier
and will begin on the 16th. the orig
inal date set for the Statesville court.
HERBERT O. BREED LOVE DYED
LAST WEEK.
Asking all the citizens of Concord
to bring their Old Clothes to No. 77
South Union Street and nave them
Cleaned, Pressed, Repaired and Dyed,
any kind of alterations made. We
make Ladies' Wash Suite aud Dress
Suits to order. All work guaranteed.
Work called for and delivered. All
work strictly C. O. D. 'Phone 434.
I charge for responsibility; my work
thrown in. :
LADIES. I'LL DTE I FOR YOTJ
M This This Week Only.
Any citizen in or around Concord
can get on Skirt or on pair ot pants
cleaned and pressed and repaired if
necessary free, by cutting this slip
from thi paper and toad on Gent's
suit or on Ladies' suit to Herbert 0.
Breedlove's Dry Cleaning and Dyeing
Plant, No. 77 South Union St, Con
cord, N. C. " ....
MECXLEX1UM rAtt.
Te Be EU October 14-17 EUborato
riaaa Being Perfect.
Elaborate plan are rapidly being
perfected by tbe officials of th Meck
lenburg Fair Association for tbe
greatest fair in th life of tbe asso
ciation. Th fair will be a $10400
event, alightly more than this amount
ox money being offered a prises for
agricultural, live stock and other ex
hibits, purses and prise for tbe races
during th four day and for special
free attraction.
Th agricultural exhibits this rear
will hardly average as high as they
did last year on account of the ex
ceedingly bad season. The exhibits
of live stock, however, will be better
and larger and the poultry show win
be well np to the standard of last year
when the high water mark was reach
ed in this interesting and important
department The' free attractions
will be one of the special features of
the fair, the most conspicuous of these
being the United States Marine Band,
which will be there on the 25th inst.
for two concerts in front of tbe tre
mendous grandstand.
The fair management of the fair is
particular to see that no undesirable
features are given space on them ld
way, but there will be a large number
of wholesome and innocent attrac
tions so that no visitor to the fair will
be disappointed. All in all a better
rounded and better fair is in pros
pect, it is stated, than those that have
heretofore won the praise and approv-
ol tbe thousands of people who
have visited them.
The fair will be held October 24-27.
Burned Hi Human Victims in Furn
ace of Distillery.
Raleigh, Oct. 9. Governor Kitchin
offered today a reward for Will 11 o
Intyre, wanted in Rutherford county
for a most notable series of crimes.
He operated a blockade distillery and
it is now believed that be committed
three murders for the purpose of rob
bery, and burned the bodies of his vic
tims in the furnace of his distillery.
J. H. Milton disappeared Septem
r 7, 1906, and in November of the
same year J. D. Atehley disappeared,
and in 1908 there was a similar dis
appearance of L. B. Hinea, each hav
ing been known to be .at the blockade
still just prior to their disappearance
It is only since the conviction of Mo
Intyre for the blockading, the service
of his sentence and his disappearance
that suspicion has pointed to him as
the perpetrator of the series of mur
ders, and Solicitor A Hall Johnson
and numerous citizens of the section
join in asking for the reward by the
state.
It is alleged that human bones
have been found that were from the
furnace of the distillery, Mclntyre is
described as 25 years old, sallow, dark
hair and eyes, crippled so that he or
dinarily walks with one hand on his
knee. He is believed to have had:, ac
complices in the murders. The :
ward for him is $200.
Death of Mr. B. B. McEachern.
Mr. R. B. McEachern died yester
day afternoon at his home on Valley
street after a lingering illness of tu
berculosis. Mr. McEachern was 57
years of age and is survived by a wife,
four daughters, Miss Delia, Mrs.
Herbert Honeyeutt, Mrs. Charles
Freeze, Mrs. Jake Bernhardt and two
sons, Messrs. James and Clarence Mc
Eachern. The funeral was held this
afternoon at 1 o'clock and was eon-
ducted by Rev. Mr. Thomas. The in
terment was made at Rocky River
cemetery.
Do You
Spend Your
Money as Fast
As You Get It?
' If some on suggested build
ing first the top of the house
and the foundation later, yon
would want to turn him over
to the Lunacy Commission, yet
that is what very man 1 do
ing who insiscs on spending
his money as fast as he gets
it. BE WISE and commence
SAVING NOW. Build first the
FOUNDATION and then build
tl.e top of th house. " ,
CABARRUS COUNTY B, L.
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
la Concord National Bank.
'Prndnt Saving.
THE OOTTOK LEAF WOBJL
Aid ot Dreaded Amy W
rields tm Many Section Bmng
Stripped Claa f Leaves.
Charlotte Obeerrer.
Nothing of recent years has occur
red in this section that has attracted
so much comment and discussion
among farmers as th horde of cater
pillar pest that has swept over the
county during tbe past week or ten
days. It seems that tbe unwelcome
visitors appeared like the proverbial
'thief in tbe night ' the field being
tripped or all leaves almost before
it was known just bow it all happen
ed. Every section has been visited.
reports coming in from Morning
Star, Sharon, Crab Orchard, Pine vi lie,
Providence, Lemly, Hunters ville, De
wees and practically every other sec
tion. While the pests have attacked
principally th cotton leaves, in a
number of instances they have been
known to forage on the young bolls
well, but this has been where the
young leaves have been devoured. Th
rapidity with which the work has
been done is one of the marvelous
feature.
It has been feared that the eater-
pillars might affect the crop by rea
son of their depredations on the young
bolls but this theory has been reject
ed by reason of the lateness of the
season and the fact that the vast ma
jority of the bolls are well on towards
maturity. And then, too, it is said
that the stripping of the plant of
leaves will promote the development
of the bolls by reason of the fact that
the sunlight will be permitted to reach
tbe bolls so much better.
Northwestern Farmers Coming Her.
Raleigh, Oct. 9. According to Ma
jor W. A. Graham, commissioner of
agriculture, several hundred farmers
from the northwestern section of the
United States have settled in North
Carolina during the year. Seven
farmers who left Forsyth county 12
years ago announced their intention
of returning. Major Graham says a
few farmers in tbe mountain counties
are selling their lands and buying
cheaper farms in Virginia.
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TU attomtioa f th paUl m
respectfully Uritoi to U follow
ing: Obituary jrottcat, la Memoriam ,
Sketch, Cards f Thanks, cost-.
manicaUon mdng tk cms
f a prtrato enUrprl r politt
al candidate aad Ilk matter,
will be charged for at th rat f
lr cant line. Thar will b
a deviation from thi ml. -
Norm Train Aeddant
Spencer, Oct 9. Conductor Hubert
A Fore, of Spencer, waa sererelv in
jured, Joe Hawkina, a negro fireman,
was painfully bruised and number
of ears badly smashed np in a pecu
liar wreck at Kudd, near Beidsvill,
vesterday morning. A northbound
freight train with two locomotive at
tached had stopped at Budd for or
ders. Upon receiving th order th
tiain proceeded in the naual manner,
when at Benaja, tbe - nexa . station
north of Rudd, a meesag . was receiv
ed stating that tbe rear of th train
had been left at Rudd. The crew at "
once started back to pick up th ears
which bad been left. While running
st a rapid rate the train ran into atiU .
snother section of the earn train
standing on tbe main line between th
two stations and in th collision on '
of th engines was badly damaged, .
several box cars torn up, one of which
crashed across th tender of the rear
locomotive catching the conductor by -the
foot which was severely smashed.
Electric Current is Used 173 Mile
Away.
Durham, Oct. 7. What is believed
to be the longest electrical transmis
sion line in the world, from beyond
Charlotte, to this city, a distance of
173 miles, was formally opened today
when the power generated on the Ca ,
tawba river turned wheels in facto
ries here. Twenty thousand horse
power will be supplied over the win
for use in Durham.
"'Southern Field," the Southern
booster magazine of the Southern ,
Railway says that Morristown, Tenn.,
annually ships out over 1,000 solid
carloads of chicken and. egg. ;
Concord.
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