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i K. ' 'ft tol. xxn. CONCORD". N; C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11.1911. I. lai V JO. hutchins sats peohibi- TI05 LAW1 AU NOT SEIKO ENFORCED. . -t. fetf Attorney Eartsa Resents tee .. - Imputation to Fir m He k Ooi- v ecraedw Mr. Eatddni Withdraws v Apology ICed. to Mr. HartaaU Un ; der KiMpprtliaMloB. AS Promt Polio rorw Re-electedCharges v Against Mr. BruwtU to Be Heard v November 7 Represented by Char- lott Attorney. Abort Hog Pans in j Tk City.-iifld Permit not .? Being Applied for. '' - ' sV.-:- Harked by tbe presence of two op " -posing factions of eitisens and fea tured with a rerbal clash of a well known minster and the eity attorney, ' together with a petition containing . the names of about 200 citizens of VConeord and presented by an attor ney of Charlotte, alleging that a mem Iber of the police fore was unfit for the dnties of an officer, the meeting 'of the board aldermen last night will go on record as a memorable one. . Aldermen Brown, Propst, King, ' Brnton and Cannon answered the roll call, Aldermen Barrier being absent on account of the illness of his wife, who is in a hospital at Statesville. ' Mayor Wagoner presided. Alderman King moved that the or . dinanee requiring, all trains to stop at the Corbin street crossing be re pealed, stating that a satisfactory ar- rangment ' had been made with the 'railroad on this matter. The motion was passed without a dissenting Tote. ' The eity ourt room where? the ' meeting was held was crowded with eitisens by this time. At this stage of the meeting Mayor Wagoner ask ed if there was any citisen present who had any matter tob ring to the attention of the boards No. response Mayor .Wagoes l&'fii&fat the provisions of the eity charter the regular meeting of the board in Oc tober wstbe time for the election of police officers. ' The board agreed to go into the. election and the clerk was ordered to read the applications. ' The following names were read: J. L. Boget B. CBenfleld, Tom Miller, John and Tom Braswell, B, L. Sloop, B. W. Fink and L. A Hinson. The latter is from Lando, 8. C, and mov ed to Concord several months ago. He was at one time a member of the v polios force at Landa The other ap plicants were all from this eity and with the exception of Mr. Fink are members of the present force, Th board agreed to elect by ballot : and the: result waa at follows: J. L. .' Botrer, chief, 5; John Braswell, 6; Tom Miller, 5; R. L. Sloop 4; R. C. : Benfleld, 6. Vr V Immediately following tne an- nounoement of the result Attorney E. Randolph Preston,: of Charlotte, ap peared before the board, representing a number of petitioners opposing tne V re-election f Policeman John Bras well. Mr. Preston stated that it had been their intention to oppose the re election of the officer bnt that the board had ruled that they proceed with the election and if the officer , was re-elected they would set a date for bearing of the charges against t him. ' ; "This is an unpleasant duty, and I don't blame the Concord lawyers for not appearing in it as I understand a . 'number of them have been approaeV ed on the subject It is not a matter that a local man wants to become en gaged, in but it is a matter the eiti sens have a right to be in teres tea in, When the. delegation of eitisena esme to Charlotte and presented this mat ter to me I begTn to investigate as to how. 'the preachers of Forest Hill stood. -1 received this letter from one of them whicE ;shows mant." - . V , their sentW Altornev Means, representing Po liceman Braswell objected to the let ters being read, stating that 'a date should be set for th hearing all all paper should be filed with the clerk so that bis client euld have th right to know the full text of the charges and make answer to them. The letter, which was from Rev. W. L. Hutchins. pastor of Forest Hill Methodist church, was read however, and in substance was that ther waa a number of eitisens opposing the' re election of the officer but that be was not fully acquainted with th grounds of tha onDositios- but 'that the move ment for the better enforcement of the law bad his sympathy. The let . ter concluded by saving that th "dig nity of the law demanded that tome isn$es be made in the police force." "VMr.. Preeton .then presented a peti tion, which he said was signed by about 200 eitisens of Forest Hill. Mr, Means objected to th petitions being fned, arguing that publicity night eaue prejuiee against Us client until be bad time to soak aa answer. May or Wagoner rsrerree to matter to City Attorney IlartseU, who said that in court eases th complaint was (led with the clerk and the defendant al lowed time te answer bnt that this was a matter th board could pass on. Mr. Preston mad th point that no otaer petition that ever earn Jteiore th beard wss not read. Mr. Means that no other petition of this character waa ever presented lo a board in this eity. Th tilt between the tw attorneys, however, was brought to aa and by Rev. W." L. Hutchins, who said that he arose to a question of personal privilege to make an explanation as to his letter hieh wss read by Mr. Preston. Mr. Hutchins said: , . "I did not writ th letter because of the charges against Mr. Braswell altogether, but because of the fact that ther is4 no attempt made to en force th prohibition law. As I un derstand the law I hold in my pocket sufficient evidence to convict a num ber of eitisens, who operate on Main street, of violating that law. And I now fling th challenge to th police officer and eity attorney to us this evidence." - : 1 If one of the mighty war bombs that are now aimed at Tripoli had gone wild and landed in th audience th effect would not 'have been more electrifying than the flinging of the challenge.. It waa followed by : an avalanche of applause mingled with shouts. 1 ",:-. By the time the noise had subsided City Attorney Hartsell was '' on his feet. With his list clenched and his massive body shaking with wrath the eity attorney stood against th bar of th little court room and looking straight into the audience be said with all the emphasis at his com mand: "No man can say that I ever failed to prosecute any ease. Out of every liquor ease tried in the eity court 1 have secured a conviction, in all but on and in that on I Was man enough to tell th court, that I did not believe my own witnesse. If you will come here and make affidavit I will prosecute any man and ityou don't eome and -make an affidavit yon are a moral coward." -Mr. Hartsell 's remarks were also followed bv tumult ous applause, - w -je' ytvy Mr. Hutchins arose' and said that he intended no reflection of Mr. art sell but that what he - meant to say waa that he prohibition law was be ing violated and th officers were not making the proper efforts to break it Mr.-HarteeU replied that Mf. was gallant enough to accept an apology and added that it waa not his busi ness to" go out and catch lawbreakers but that he had prosecuted every ess that esme up nd that he defied any man to show-a better record as a pro hibitionist than be had. . ';i never drink and I always vote for it," con cluded Mr. Hartsell. ; ; , ' h ? c? Mr. Hutchins then walked up and shook hands with th attorney but the proverbial kiss was conspicuous by its absence. The minister showed an in clination to talk the matter over with th attorney, but the latter did not appear to reciprocate th feeling. The attention- of the board then Uurned back to tb Braswell ease, Mr. Preston urging that he be allowed to read the petition and also a letter from man, who he said ha was glad to call his friend, Rev. J. Walter Simpson. Mr. Preston contended that as the board had gone onirith the election of the officer and placed the burden of proof on his side be thought Uhey should hear the contents of the Daners. c .-.. Alderman King moved that a day be set for a hearing and the motion was passed, November 7th, at 8 p. m. being th time agreed upon. ' . The board then proceeded with reg ular business, t Mr. L. T. Bylea was re-elected as fireman. The bond of the Dudley Plumbing Co, who intend to open business here soon, wss apprewed.I V Dr. King said that be, as neaun officer, and membei erof the board, wanted -to cell attention to the con dition of- the bog pens in the city. "The eity sanitary officer informs me that they are aa clean aa be can force tbem to' be and in every section the odor is sickening.- They are breeders of flies and that is a serious problem now on account of the prevalence of typhoid fever as they are the chief spreaders of the disease. Mayor wag oner said that hog-pens may not be unneauny out mat u a penuu wuuiu prove to him -that they were healthy l 1,1 1 . iL.l !J . - 1 J he would not be opposed to thenu "It is a disgrace and a discredit fr a city our aise to have hog pens with in its limits," said the mayor. Nc action was taken on the matter, how ever, Alderman King also called atten tion to the wells of the eity. 'Every ease of typhoid fever that I know of IS ranMu dt uriDKinps; wiwr a ruin up face wells and I know of no case 11 3 i 1 ... a, . M where the patient used the city wa ter," said the physician. "The analy sis shows that they art full of iates- tinal baeteria and that bhii typhoid. We hare ondetnaed tb - well and posted notices oa then bat this has had no effect as a number of people continue to oa them. Mr. B. O. Nash, of th Cannon villi reeel team, asked that th board ap propriate $125.00 for tb purpose of buying new rest Tb matter was referred to a eommittee with power to act. - --. i : Building Inspector Dortoa wss call ed upon by th mayor. Mr. - Dortoa said that be was anable to get the contractors to get building 'permits before starting a building. - "I have notified all of tbem and don't want to take any drastie hold on things but if they don't get building permits in th future I am going to report them to Insurance Commissioner Young," said Mr. Dorton. " If I start some thing on this job I want yon all to support me,' be said to the board. H waa assured by the . board that they would take pleasure uratipport- ing him in the work. The board then adjourned until November 7th to hear the charges against Policeman Braswell. ; Mr. HntcMns Makes a SUtemant. Rev. W. L. Hutchins gave out the following statement to a Tribune re porter this morning in connection with the discussion that took plaee at the aldermen meeting last night between himself, and City Attorney Harts ill: I nave evidence in my possession that the prohibition law is being vio lated here and I am going to turn that evidence over to the eity attorney. In addition to this I have the names of th men here who have government license to handle liquor, which under our state law is prims fad evidence of guilt of violating the prohibition law. ; Last May the druggists of the eity premised not to ask for license to sell whiskey and the eity adminis tration promised to enforce the prohi bition law. This promise has not been kept. I did not understand Mr. Hart sell to call me s moral coward, and if he did I retract the apology I made to him last night. It is not my busi ness to make affidavits. I am not a rlice officer. As a citisen, though, have the right to investigate the places I think the law is being violat ed and to call it to the attention of the city offl(jUls,-who get. pay. i to Officer Brae-well Arrests Mr. Cab Wat- kins for Carrying a PistoL Immediately after the sensational meeting of the board of aldermen last night Mr. Cab H. Watkina, who was present at be meeting,: was arrested for carrying pistol, the arrest tak ing plaee on -the. sidewalk m xront of the Cabarrus Drug Co Policeman; John Braswell made the arrest. The officer stated that he say the imprint of the pistol in the coat pocket of Mr. Watkin's coat. . He gave a flUtf bona for his appearance at the trial, which set before Keeorder ruryear to morrow moraine at 9-30 o'clock. Mr. A M. Faggart is his bondsman. On account of the State Fair the Southern Railway will sell round tnp tickets to Raleieh. N. C at greatly reduced fares. Tickets on sale Oc tober 14 to 21, with final return limit October 23. Round trip from Char lotte only $5.05, including one ad mission to r air. Low rates irom other points in same proportion." Use our Penny Columnit Pays. Wanted! I want 4 or 5 wall dressed young men,' age 18 to 36, must bare good ideas of business ability, to canvass from house to house in and around Concord, for Herbert O. Breedloe, French Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Plant. CaU the 1KB, hours, 8:30 to 10:30 to Herbert 0. Breedlove's French Dry Cleaning and Dying Plant. I pay 25 per cent, on delivery, or weekly. Please do not call without vnu'mean business. No. 77 S. Union St.r'Coneord, N. C, TO THE DRESSMAKERS OP CON CORD. Did you know that Herbert 0. Breedlove's Dry Cleaning Plant, No. 77 South Union St., will press for dressmakers, ' by them . doing their own basting, at a very - reasonable pries, at Herbert 0. Breedlove's Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Plant, No, 77 - i - X 1 W ' n-yj V ef!' Uulon St- Concordr ,N. C Tbone ns and our boy will call 'Phone 434. , t j. - MAP OP COVXTT COMPLETTD. Te Be Ready for DsrtrfkaUea Decern ber L Home Educational Oe. te Be Distributee. Civil Engineer C. M. Miller, of Sai- isbary, who has beea making surveys and securing data for the past year, has completed bis work and will have tne map ready lor distribution by December 1st Several weeks ago Mr. Miller, submitted the blue prints to the County Commissioners, but be fore aeeeotina- Mr. Miller 'e work, the Commissioners appointee three capa ble men from each township to ex amine the surveys, locations, etc, in their respective townships, and to cor rect any errors that might appear. Mr. Miller 'a reputation aa a etvil engi neer, and th fact that pis work baa been examined and appnsved by thirty-six men from every section of. the county ought to be a sufficient guar antee that the people . of . Cabarrus county are scenting a map about as perfect as can be made. ;: r - - The dimensions of tb map are 42 inches by 33 inches.' Each township is shown in a different! color. The boundary lines of each school district are shown, and tlao the location of every town, streen' church, school, mill, R. F. D. route, public road, pri vate road and residence. The Home Educational Company of this city hss taken the contract to act as distributor for this map, and has agreed to sell the map consider ably below the customary price of a county map. It is not at all .likely that the county will again for many' years get out a new. map or another editions of this one. - Advertised Letters. The following uncalled for letters reman in the Concord postoffiee week October 9, 1911: Covern Allen (2), Will Abernathy, George Blackwell, Charlie Bolten, Bit I lie Bernhardt, James Carder, J. W. Camp, Rev. Vid Carner,1 B. J. Davi Alfred r. Dunn, Mae Lrann, Law rence Efird, William Freese, P. B. Griffin, W. J. Ludwig, Green Long, Dr. Wm. A. Lily, W. V; Lowe, James W. Muse, Ernest Osborne, James Rowals, T. E. Reynolds, Ed. Reynolds, Richard P. Sounders, J, 8, Taylor, Dennis , White, W:- D. WUfchm! Women. vv Emma Alexander, Mr-. Lily Boat, M. J. Regins 'Brooks, Mrs. Ralph Craig, Lucy Clever, Mrs. Mollie Har dy, Mrs. Mattie Marie, Rena Potter, Mrs. Louise Smith, Mary Stafford. , When calling for the above please y "advertised." M. I BUCHANAN, i Postmaster. Canadian Salvation Army Congress. Toronto, Ont., Oct. 11. The 29th annual Congress of the Salvation Army in Canada opened here today with a rousing welcome meeting in honor of Mrs. Bramwell Booth, daughter-in-law of the General, who is at the heal of the social depart ments of the Army's work and who will preside through tbe entire six days' gathering, assisted by Col. Mil dred Duff. On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Booth will give a special social ad dress in Massey Hall, and Lieutenant Governor Gibson will occupy the chair on that occasion. 1 Too much fuss is made over things of no earthly importance. HERBERT O. BREED LOVE DYED LAST WEEK, . Asking all tbe eitisena of Concord to bring their Old Clothes to No. 77 South Union Street and have them Cleaned, Pressed, Repaired and Dyed, any kind of alterations made. We make Ladies' Wash Suite aid Dress Suits to order. All work guaranteed. Work called for and delivered. All work strictly C. 0. D. . "Phone 434. I charge for responsibility; my work thrown in. ' LADIES. I'LL DTE I FOR TOT. ?zi TKsTkis Week tely. Any citisen in or around Concord can get one Skirt or one pair of pants cleaned and pressed and .repaired if necessary free, by cutttbg this slip from this paper and send .one Gent's suit or one Ladies suit to Herbert 0. Breedlove's Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Plant. No. 77 South Union St- Con cord, N, C ; WK8TUr KOETH CAXOLTJTA METHODIST COlTEiarCK. 1 1 T -Meet la SUtosvfile Vevember L . Biahor Host to Preside. SUUe villa Landmark. ' The Staieeville Methodists are verr ouiy just now preparing lor tne meet ing oi the Western North Caiulina Conference, which will convene in Broad Street church November Stb. Tb Conference will be composed, ap proximately, of 400 men 250 minis ters and 100 laymen and will be about the biggest gathering of the kind ever held in Stateaville. The en tertainment eommittee has been btnv for several days securing homes for the delegates and the people of th town generally, regardless of denomi national affiliation are expressing their willingness to entertain tbem. Messrs, Dorman Thompson, F. J. Ax- ley, J. U fcloen, T, Clyde Mooae and R. L. Bustle compose the entertain ment committee. Bishop E. E. Hoss, of Muskocee, Okhu, one of the most scholarly and brilliant men in the Southern Metho dist church, will preside over the ses sions of the coming conference and there will be other Methodists of note here for the event. Some of those from outside the bonds of tbe Con ference Vho will attend and partici pate are Rev. Drs. W. W. Pinson, secretary of the Methodist Mission Board; C. F. Reid, general secretary of the Laymen's Missionary Move ment and W. FT MeMurry, secretary of the church extension board. Bev. H. M. DuBoee, D. D., of Augusta, Oa., will be present and will speak at the anniversary .service of the Epworth League Wednesday evening, and In. W. P. Few, president of Trinity Col lege, will speak on education Thurs day night. , Tbe Conference usually opens on Wednesday and continues until Mon day, when the popular interest cul minates in the reading of the appoint ments for the ensuing year. The bus iness of tbe Conference will be con ducted at the morning sessions, the eommittee and board meetings will be held in the afternoon and the va rious anniversary services at night. It is probable that there will also be preaching services in the afternoons. Arrangements have be n made for tl. delivery, and Collection of Conference mail at the church. Miss Blanche Boyd is confined to her bdRefon account of iilness. tr tri j evuTioN, , or tArm-ons cnauHO 4camn WITH TBE HOHMT rou rino wacit ' Mr to ujrt om BAHD-tOIT DMA VMIW TBI JMOOtn Niton. mutTun. Ifl 4 MOVItHOlB ACCOOH1 ou ro VggtM-tavot OORD NATIONAL BANK Capital tlOO.OOO 1 Burplas tSOOr Per Cent Interest Paid em Tine Deposlti. ' n Do You Spend Your a , Money as Fast As You Get It? If some one suggested build ing first the top of the bouse and the foundation later, you would want to turn him over to the Lunacy-Commission, yet that is what every man Is do ing who insist on spending his money as fast as he gets it. BE WISE and commence SAVING NOW.- Build first the FOUNDATION and then build the top of the-house. CABARRUS OOUNTT B.. L. It iA VINOS ASSOCIATION. ,In Concord National Bank, . "Prudent SayuiT'T DON JT01TH OAXOUXA XXW1. . Itaxss ef Kews frext Kara, There and Everywhere. . -- Five well-defined eaasa'of mllam nave been sueeeasruUy treated at the MeKanna sanitarium in Ridrilla. and in at least soma of tha tha recovery of tb patients is regarded oy iceidsvuie people as well-night miraculous. Tbe Post soya a cannon baJL 12 inenes long, o inches in diameter and weighing 25 pounds, waa unearthed by a street repair gang in Salisbury a few days ago. It is believed the ball waa fired by Stooeman'a troops whoa they were in charge of Salisbury in April 1865. The Lumhertnn Rnhaanrnan ia in formed that in accordance with an act of last legislator antitoxin for diptheria ean now be had at manu facturers' cost, which mesne aays tbe Robesoniaa, that a dose' which for merly cost $7.50 ean now be had for $1.95. Goonr L. Kliita 4-1 vMra M merly a well known business man in Salisbury, died at the Whitehead Stokas aanitarinm In Rali.linrv vattA. day. He had been desperately ill for a week. He is survived by five hil- dren. two hmthara and a nnmhr r.f other well-known relatives. Hon. John G. Shaw of FavAttavilla. formerly the representative in con gress from tbe Sixth district, and one of the leadine members of the North Carolina bar. has an nounced his candidacy for the Demo cratic nomination for th' office of lieutenant-eovernor of North Caro lina. Senator Overman Leaves For Panama. Salisbury, Oct 11. For the pur pose of joining a senatorial eommit tee in New York, Senator Lee S. Ov erman went to that eity today and will, on Saturday, sail for Panama. The object of the visit is to inspect the Panama canal in accordance with instructions from the last congress. Senator Overman,, who will be away for a month, waa accompanied by Mrs. Overman and his private secretary, John U. Brown, Salisbury. It In the largest variety aW best selected line?to be found in Concord. We show you the best quality and the price is no higher, than you pay : for inferior goods. . ... You are doing yourself ! an injustice if you dotft see us before you buy. We are glad to showyou. . ' v ..' . .v.. . ; m m m s m f MSA. A. W. OEASAH DEAD. SaAW Paastag restores? XeraUg '- ef Moved Caarlotto Lady. Chariot ta. fW 1nV,. - Ti Oatos Orahass, tbe wif of Dr. Wil liam A. Graham, died at 6 JO o'clock this morning at ber hosea, No. 13 West Seventh street. This shocking nmJ Mm. k dty as bones were being opened and by breakfast time aaarlv Mvt fnuul of the much beloved woman bad been informed of tbe sodden death. Mra. Graham's prominence in tbe social lift of Charlotte, har muMtin wh two of Charlotte's best known Xmoat representative families and ' identity with the musical world of thia eity, brings home to hundreds the sadness and loneliness caused by ner sudden taking. Hr family and husband are deeply STmnnthiaad with in tbe greet sorrow which is upon them and upon the community at large a gloom hss been east today which will long remain and never be forgotten. Mrs. Graham was born on Novem ber 26, 1870, and wonld have been 35 years old next month. She -wb married on the 22nd aav nt J 1900, almost 12 years ago to Dr. W, A Graham, in the Second Presbyter ian church, of this eity. She was the daughter of Mrs. Ella B. Oatee and the late B. M. Oatee. Aside from her mother and husband, ahe is survived ' by one brother. John B. Oataa. nf Ttir. . minghsm, Ala, and three sisters, who are Mrs. ueorge W. Bethel, of Nor folk, Vs.; Mrs. W. H. T witty and Miss Lucy Oatee, of Charlotte. Are Ton Buret Salisbury Post. . . Concord, cheer up I All ears oa tbe Salisbury-Concord internrban line will stop in Concord, anyhoW. That should be some-consolation. ' - ' The Southern Pines 'Tourist says Hon. J. E. Buchan is picking some Cot- 7 ton on his big farm near Keyser that will produce 1,600 pounds of seed or a bale and a quarter of ginned cotton - to the acre. This land is now pro ducing so much cotton to the acre ' waa at one time considered almost . worthless. - w " , i- f i ' i .i ii US' . .- V t v. . i 7 r If 'Y
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