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CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7,1911.
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OAK LOT TO BR '" '
XXTiarDED AT OVOX.
Company W01 Hot Ask for Another
Extension, Time How Short.
Hon. Bird 8. Color tad Mr. T. J.
Jerome, of Salisbury, spent yesterday
afternoon in tbo city on business con
nected with iho street oar company.
Tboy met several local business men
who aro interested in tb lino and dis
cussed varioos route that are un
der eonaideration for extending the
nrban line but did not decide definite
ly on any rout. Mr. Color will like
ly return here before be goes back
to Mew Yotk and at that time a defl
.uita announcement of jwt where the
trael will be pat down will be made.
The rail and other material for ex
tending the work have been ordered
and it ia expected that by the time
they arrive the officials will have
made a definite decision as to what
route they will adopt. At beat they
can only hare a few daya in which
to decide aa the time granted under
the franchise for extending the line
three miles is short. Mr. Coler and
the other officials, however, state they
will not ask for an extension of time
to comply with the franchise bat will
rush the work to completion as they
are anxious to get the compl te line
in operation.
The Ore nsborp News has the fol
lowing: Primarily, the work of Mr. Coler
and his associates is in the develop
ment of electric railways, an evidence
of which is the purchase of the street
railway systems in three towns south
of Greensboro, on the main line of
the Southern Railway, viz.: Salis
bury, Spencer and Concord. These
purchases were concluded last week,
Coler and company buying controll
ing interest in the Salisbury-Spencer
street railways and in the Concord
line. They will take charge of the
companies at once, and do with them
what they did with the Greensboro
Electric Company, which they "bought
some four year ago.
The outcome of their purchase of
the Greensboro tracks is well known
to Greensboro people. The service
has been steadily increased in value
and efficiency, the lines have been ex
tended through growing suburbs have
; continued growing,' and street ears
run . to every section of the eity, run
ning on prompt schedules, giving an
ever, improving service to the public.
The gas accommodations have been
bettered and general convenience pro
vided. Such a work is proposed in
the cities of Salisbury, Spencer and
Concord, the purpose of the purchas
ers being to constantly and effectively
increase the efficiency of the proper
ties;' More than this, at some future time
these cities will be connected with
interurban lines, lines that will ex
tend all the way from Greenville, S.
C, to Durham. Mr. Coler would not
make any promises about the interur-
ban, expressing his desire to do rath
' er than to attempt to predict. "The
; lines will be connected as soon as pos
sible," said Mr. Coler, and he veered
to another topic.
Death of Mr. Bud Maulden.
Mr. Bud Maulden, a son of Mr. A.
M. Maulden, of Concord, died in a
Columbia, S. C, hospital -Monday
morning at 5:30 o'clock. His death
was the result of injuries received
just two weeks before while in the
employ of a bridge construction com
pany. He was knocked off the train
and' injured. . This occurred about 10
o'clock on Sunday night, October 22,
and he was not found until' 12 hours
later. He was taken to a Columbia
hospital and everything done for him
that ' was possible. " His brothers,
Meters. U. ., S. P. and Henry Maul
. den went down last Friday, Mr. S. P.
Maulden remaining until his death
and, accompanying; his body. home.
He "arrived in Concord last night on
train No. 32. - The burial took place
at Oakwood - cemetery this after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Maulden was 23 years of age
and' unmarried. He left here six
weeks ago to work for the brodge
company. While here he had a posi
tion as weaver in the Locke mill,
MUCH OOTTO&T HEEDED.
Estimated Ooatvnptioa For Tsar Is
80,000,000 Balsa.
Washington, Nov. 8. Estimates of
American consular officers abroad of
the amount of cotton required by the
principal foreign countries for man
ufacturing purposes during the cotton
year ending September 1, 1912, place
the amount at 1218,112 bales ol ouu
pounds each. These estimates were
called for by the Department of State
upon request of the Governor of
Texas, who wanted the information
for the conference of Governors at
New Orleans. The summary, howev
er, is incomplete a a number of coun
tries were not included for the rea
son that estimates were not received.
The department 'a information show
the total foreign demands aa follows:
600-pound
Country.
Austria
Belgium
Canada
China
"England
France 1,410,000
Germany 1,756,800
Italy 525,000
Japan 1,100,000
Mexico 160,000
Netherlands 110,000
Russia 825,000
Spain 392.000
Switzerland 45,000
830.000
7400
135,000
2300,000
2.854,512
Total 12,518,112
Estimates for England and Italy
refer to demands for American cot
ton only.
Including the normal demands of
Greece, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark,
Norway, British India and all other
countries this amount would be in
creased by almost 2,000,000 bales.
England and Italy require about 750,-
000 bales more than estimated abore
for their total consumption. With
these additions the amount would be
approximately 15,268412 bales. If
the Amenean consumption were the
the "same as that in 1910, the total
amount of cotton needed during this
cotton year would be about 20,000,-
000 bales, compared with 18.321,000
bales consumed by mills throughout
the world tn 1910.
. ,N ,i.
Ghastly Suicide Pact Unearthed in
Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 0. Details of a
ghastly suicide compact involving a
whole family were brought out by the
police tonight following the discovery
of the emaciated forms of Herman
Letsch, his wife, Anna, and their 12-year-old
son. All had been dead sev
eral days.
Followers of a religious creed, self
promulgated, the parents had forced
themselves and their son to do with
out food to "purge their sinful souls
of lust until sarvation wiped out
the whole family. From physicians'
examinations it was evident the boy
had been the first to die.
On a bed was a black shroud bear
ing a note reading:
"This gown is for our son, Rer
an, when be is dressed for his cof
fin."
Apparently the parents had been
too weak to put the gown on the
starved form of the boy when death
came, but weakened by hunger, had
lain on the floor near each other
waiting for the death which came
several days later for the mother,
and week later, apparently, for the
father.
OASB HOT DECIDED.
Board of Aldermen Meet la Closed
Scaaioa to Haw Charges Against
Policeman Braswell Filial Hearing
Postponed Tin the 20th.
The board of aldermen held an ex
traordinary session last night to hear
the charges sgainst Policeman John
Braswell. Several weeks ago a num
ber of citizens presented a petition to
the board requesting that Umeer
Braswell be not re-elected. The board
proceeded with the election and gave
the -petitioners the privilege of pre
senting the charges against the offi
cer and appointed last night as the
time for the bearing.
Attorney W. G. Means represented
Policeman Braswell and E. Randolph
Preston the petitioners. At the meet
ing last night Mr. Preston stated that
there were several other charges tbe
petitioners would like to prefer
aeainst the officer. Tbe board deeid
ed to give the petitioners the privil
ege of presenting the charges and set
November the 13th as the day tor
them to be filed. Policeman Braswell
was given a week in which to file an
answer and the next meeting of the
board will be held November 20th.
The meeting of the board last night
consisted chiefly of lengthy arguments
between Messrs. Preston and Means
on the course of procedure and the
legality of admitting certain evidence
in the ease. Nothing definite was de
cided and the case still holds open
until the 20th, when it is likely that it
will be finally disposed of.
Cabarrus Methodist Ministers.
The following is a list of the Meth-
. odist ministers of Cabarrus and the
.," nunjber of years served their respec
tive charges, who are attending the
, Western North Carolina Conference,
. which convened in Statesville this
, morning: '
Rev. Plato Durham, Central, four
years., -
Rev.. W. U Hutchins, Forest .Hill,
... four years. . '. v -.'v
, .. Rev. J. A. J. Farrington, Epworth,
. Rev, J. - J,,-. Eads, Westford, on
- year. :,.:,i:v:;iilf,F,!;,;;;;i,,
Rev. W, P. McGhee,- Concord Cir
- euit, two yeara. - : j- '-.'.'
Rev. N. R. Richardson, Mount
- Pleasant, two years. ?..,,..:
- Rev. R. K. Brady, Bethel, one year.
Rev. W. B. Shinn, Kannspolis, two
.a years. f. '.." r:M-jt v:
Rev. Dr. J, C. Rowe, presiding eld
er "Salisbury district, two years. :
The Beattle Case.
Speculation ia rife as to what will
develop in the case of Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., the Richmond young man
under sentence of death for the mur
der of his young wife. The Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia will
convene Wednesday and it is possible
that a decision will be handed down
at that time, an application having
been made for a writ of error in the
case. The general impression is that
tbe court will decline' to interfere.
Tbe next step will be to appeal to the
governor, and it ia accepted that there
ia really nothing to hope for in that
direction. Beattie is to die on Nov
ember 24, and under the law he will
have to be taken to the penitentiary
Thursday of this week fifteen days
before his execution. There are some
officials who declare that Beattie will
make a full and free confession of his
guilt.
- Reclaiming Swamp Lands.
Elizabeth City, N. C, Nov. 7. Re
ports of gratifying progress in tbe
reclamation of swamp and overflow
ed lands in this section were present
ed at the I ourth annual convention
here today of the North Carolina
Drainage Association. The conven
tion will conclude its business tomor-
Where CoL Harris Lost a Penny.
Charlotte Chronicle.
We have no faith at all in a re
duction of cotton acreage next year,
but Mr. George Goodman, an intelli
gent and reliable farmer of the Gan
dersburg section of Cabarrus county,
a section so named because it was
there used to hare the annual greas
ed gander pullings, dropped in to get
a copy of Tbe Chronicle to take home,
yesterday afternoon. While he was
telling us how the farmers in his part
of Cabarrus were ripping up the cot
ton fields and sowing thein in wheat,
Dr. R. O. Alexander hapiieued in and
absorbed what Goodman had 'to say
like a sponge takes tip water, or a
neighbor's newspaper. Mr. Goodman
was agreeing with The Chronicle that
there was no over-production and not
too much acreage. He said that this
year the farmers raised more cotton
on fewer acres than ttiey cropped last
year. This seemed to be a fact. But
Mr. Goodman says he and his neigh
bors have stored their cotton on an
understanding that they may keep it
stored for a year. The bank advanc
ed for them the money to pay off the
tenants and gave assurance that the
notes would be renewed as required.
Mr. Goodman was just agreeing with
The Chronicle in its contention that
by control of his cotton, the farmer
could control the market, whether
the acreage be large or small, when
Dr. Alexander chipped in about the
caterpillar plague. It is going to be
worse, he said, next year, than it was
this year. In our efforts to apply the
brakes, we told Dr. Alexander that
the caterpillars come along only ev
ery thirty years, when he up and said
he knew the caterpillars were going
to eat up every living thing next year,
because God was going to send a pla
gue on us for our sins
And blamed if Goodman didn t get
away and forget to pay us tbe penny
he owed for the paper he took home.
COTJHTT 'MATTERS.
Road, Affairs. Work te Be Done at
Once e the Barrisburg load.
Other Matters, ;
The board of county commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting
at the court house yesterday and to
day. Tbe following are among the
orders made by the board:
Pay S. E. Finley $1,076.61 for put
ting down asphalt binder on Kannsp
olis road.
That the Foil Mill and St. John
road be opened not later than March
1, 1912, the same to be opened by free
labor and $250 fqr'the county.
That a survey be made on the Pop
lar Tent road on the lands of J. P.
Allison, George Fisher and R. V.
Caldwell.
W. W. Flowe and J, F. Honeycutt,
committee appointed to sell the li
quor and beer seised by the Sheriff
on the Kannapolis-Concord road near
Cook's crossing, made the following
report : Sold it to A. Harkey at $100.
Expenses to Sheriff for seizure and
drayage $6.60, leaving a balance of
$93.40, which we turned over to C.
W. Swink, treasurer for tho school
fund of Cabarrus county.
That C. L. Ervin have the chain
gang to do some work on the Concord
Charlotte road (National Highway)
at once and to finish it next spring.
That Commissioners Dry and Cook
be appointed a committee to locate
bridge on Charlotte Toad.
That the survey fof the National
Highway be accepted.
That Cabarrus county issue note
for $5,000 to the .Cabarrus Savings
Bank, payable sixty, days after date,
with which to pay the necessary ex
penses of the county.
FEMORAL MXHTIOH.
Some of the People Here and Else
where Who Come And Go.
Mrs. J. M. Grier is visiting rela
tives in Statesville.
Miss Lucile Pitts is spending the
day in Charlotte.
Mr. P. B. Fetter bas gone to Char
lotte on a short business trip.
Mrs. Mollis Grierson, of Moores
ville, is visiting Mrs. S. J. Anthony.
Mrs. S. H. Wilmoth, of Elkin, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. L.
Hutchins.
Rev. Plato Durham left this morn
ing for Statesville to attend confer
ence. Mrs. H. B. Parks has gone to High
Point to visit ber daughter, Mrs. Ed.
Freeze.
Mr. W. H. Cline lias gone to Hick
ory to attend the Catawba county
fair.
Mr. R. O. Bean, traveling passen
ger agent of the Union Pacific rail
road, is a visitor in the city today.
Mr. D. B. Coltrane will leave to
morrow morning tor Matesvule to
attend the Methodist Conference.
Miss Theresa MeCubbins, who has
been visiting Mrs. W. E. G. Robinson,
has returned to Elizabeth College,
Charlotte, where she is attending
school.
PEKIN SUCCUMBS
TO REVOLUTIONISTS.
PRESBYTERIANS IN
ANNUAL MEETING.
The 98th 8ynod of Church in North
Carolina Begins Work at Char
lotte. Charlotte, Nov. 6. The Presbyte
rian Synod of North Carolina con
vened in its ninety-eighth annual ses
sion at 8 o'rlix-k tonight in the Second
I'resb terian Church of Charlotte,
with the opening sermon by Rev.
Melton Clark, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, of Greensboro,
at the request of the retiring modera
COL. H. 0. DOCKERT DEAD.
Foremost Citiaea ef the Pee Dee Sec
tion Peases la atocUncham.
Rockingham, Not. 6. Col. Henry
C. Doekery, editor of Tbe Rocking
ham Post and the foremost eitisea of
tbe Pee Dee section of North Caro
lina, passed away at his home here at
12 o'clock tonight after aa illness of
only a few days. Heart-failure was
ascribed by tbe attending physicians
as the immediate cause of death. He
was in his 61st year.
tor, Hon. A. M. Scales. I -oionei uocaery
The Synod is composed of thiee BlulerP0 evere aitaes or gnp. lie
hundred and eight ministers, four
hundred and seventy churih-es, 46,000
communicants, and three hundred and
seventy-two Sabbath schools, with
31,000 pupiU.
Th churches contributed to bene
Gratutark Last Night.
George Barr BcCutcheon's "Grau
stark" was presented at the opera
house here last night. This drama,
which has been presented here for
several seasons, was by far a better
production than ever before with a
stronger company, ?: more elaborate
costumes and scenic effects. Miss
Janet Waldorf, as Princess Yetive of
Uraustark, who is the star of the com
pany, was ablv suDDorted. Mr. Henrv
Kinif. as Grenfall Lorrv. was equally
strong in the roir of the rich young
American, who, as the story goes,
meets the princess in America travel
ing incognito and falls desperately
in love with her. When she returns
to her native land he follows her,
but on arriving there he finds that
she is a princess. With characteris
tic American spirit the young lover
overcomes obstacle after obstacle that
prevent his marriage to the princess
and finally with redoubtable courage
he breaks the traditions of royalty by
inning her.
Service at Central Methodist Church
Tonight
Everybody is invited to attend the
service at Central Methodist church
tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The follow
ing will be the programme:
"O Zion, Haste," by choir.
Devotional service.
"Plea to Christian . America,"
Young People of Forest Hill Metho
dist church.
Address, Mrs. J. P. Campbell.
Song. Adjournment.
Mrs. Campbell is a returned mis
sionary from the Orient, who spent
24 years in China and Korea. Khe is
a gifted talker and should be heard
by a great company. Everybody is
invited to hear her.
Beverly of Gratutark.
The attraction at Concord Opera
House, Saturday, November 11, is A.
G. Delamater and William Norm,
Inc., original Stadebaker Theatre,
Chicago, production of George Barr
McCutcheon's most popular and best
selling novel "Beverly" as dramatiz
ed from the novel "Beverly of Grau
stark," by Robert M. Baker. In the
pay the lines of the book have been
very closely followed by the author,
and the result is an almost perfect
dramatization of a most fascinating
story.
No expense has been spared by the
producers as to cast or scenic equip
ment which add materially in the de
lightful presentation of tbe play.
. Moring Pictures of Good Roads. v
- Washington, Nov. 4. (Moving pic-
taken oy the federal good roads bu
reau, will oe shown during tbe con
vention of tbe American eweoeiation
for highway improvement, at Rich'
mond, Va., beginning November" J
Minister on Trial.
Murphysboro, 111., Nov. 6. The case
of Hev. James Freeman, who a al
leged to have cut his wife s throat
with a pocket knife and . then con
cealed her body in the cellar of her
home, was called for trial today. The
alleged crime was committed last June
at the Freeman home near Hakanda,
Freeman said his wife was receiving
attentions from a physician of Car-
bondale, III. '
Eliot ob World Tour.
Boston, Mas.,.Nov. 7. Dr. Char
lee W. Eliot, president emeritus of
Harvard University, started today on
an eiirht months' tour of tbe world.
Hie intention ia to spend much of the
time visiting interior points in India,
China, Japan and tbe Philippines.
General Uprising in China's Capital
City Results in Victory for the
Rebels.
San Francisco, Nov. 8. Pekin has
been captured by the Chinese rebels,
according to advices received here by
the Chinese daily paper. This dis
patch states that t.e Chinese capi
tal fell yesterday after sltarp fight-
The following cablegram, dated Pe
kin, was received today by Tong King
Chong, secretary of the local junta of
the Chinese revolution and editor of
The Chinese Free Press:
"Insurgents captured Pekin this
morning. General uprising in city
successful. iranehus slaughtered,
The emperor fleeing north to (the Je
hol river with the dowager Prince
Chung captured. The Forbidden eity
is in the insurgent's hands. The nat
ional assembly, has declared for a re
public. The republic is now (irmly
established.
Wu Ting-fang is to be minister of
foreign affairs; Dr. Sun Yat Sen will
be named first president and dictator.
Shanghia, Nov. 6. Representations
are being made to the powers for the
interventions in China. Admiral
Winsloe, the British commandant, is
reported to have cabled to his gov
ernment announcing that the time is
ripe for interference. Admiral Wins
loe suggests tlrat each nation send
1,500 soldiers into China.
was recovering from this, however.
when about five days ago a alight
scratch on his head developed into
erysielas and a day or two after
wards he began to suffer from hie
stomach. He" had been subject te
volent causes last year $245,000. This dlabetes toT "ne'e than two years.
is exclusive of local church expenses.
fc-very minister is a member of the
Synod, and every church may be rep
resented by n Tuung eli?r. This
promises to ibe the most largely at
tended meeting in the Synod's his
tory.
Charlotte, where the Svnod is being
entertained, has nine organized Pres
byterian churches, with 3.300 mem-
1 Tl. U J .I l. ... J.
Lwrrs. i ne v-ecunu inuri-n, ovnou s c, :i i . t. ,
hnst, stands fourth in the Southern , -i. xt.... v i i
iu i.ow 1U11 IDU CUlllMlUUg
But even then no alarm was felt until
his heart became affected, when it
was realized that his condition was
serious. Today after dinner he grew
worse and hope was abandoned. He
gradually sank, and at midnight pass
ed quietly and peacefully away.
Another Postal Theft
Greensboro, Nov. 6. That a United
Hernial Assembly in point of mem
bership, the larger ones being Nnsh-
ville First, Houston First and Atlanta
Central. -Mecklenburg county also
contains the largest country church
in the assembly, Steele Creek.
The Synod is largely an inspira
tional meeting. All the causes of the
church will receive attention, through
the Synod, as such, engages in only
three forms of Christian work : Syn
odical Schools and Colleges, Synodi
cal Home. These will feceive es
pecial attention at this meting of
the Svnod.
J. E. Parker, 2021 No. 10th St., Ft.
Smith, Ark., says that he had taken
many kinds of kidney medicine, 'but
did not get better until he took Foley
Kidney Pills. No mater how long
you have had kidney trouble, you
will find quick and permanent benefit
by the use of Foley Kidney Pills.
Start taking them now. For Sale by
M. L. Marsh, druggist.
to New
$20,000 disappeared two weeks ago
in a manner very similar to a recent
ly reported $20,000 theft of a pouch
at Lynchburg, became known here
today, though beyond admitting the
loss of the package, officials refuse to
discuss the matter.
It is declared unofficially that the
Raleigh pouch disappeared after be
ing receipted for by a mail clerk on
a northbound train passing here and
that the clerk in whose custody it was
last placed has been suspended from
the service pending an investigation.
Maine Remains Dry.
Augusta, Me., Nov. 6. Maine re
tains constitutional prohibition. Gov
ernor Plaisted and his council late
tonight decided to accept the corree
tioi.s in the vote of four" towns, east
in the special election in September,
thus reversing the result as indicat
ed on the face of the first official returns.
Family Starve Themselves to Death;
Fanaticism.
Chicago, Nov. (i. Details of a
ghastly suicide compost involving a
whole family were brought out by .the
police following the discovery of the
emancipated forms of Herman Letsch,
his wife Anna, and their twelve years
old son. All had been deed several
days.
Followers of a religious creed, self-
promulgated, the pnrents had forced
themselves and their son to do with
out food to "purge their sinful souls
of lust" until starvcation wiped out
the whole family. From physicians
examinations, it was evident the boy
had been the first to die.
Indiana as an Apple State.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 7. Apple
pies, baked appes, apple sauce, apple
butter, apples raw and apples in ev
ery conceivable form (except in the
form of apple jack) are displayed in
Tomlinson Hall, where the Indiana
Apple Show opened today, to con
tinue until the end of the week. In
diana has had a banner year in her
apple orchards, putting ' forth the
greatest crop in the State's history
The yield has given both county peo
ple and country manufacturers op
portunity to make up immense quan
tities of butters and other products,
and the apple in all its preserved
forms, as well as the natural state, is
to be seen at the exhibit.
Reception in Honor of Mrs. Durham
and Mrs. Archibald.
The following invitations were is
sued today:
Mrs. J. B. Shernll
at home
Wednesday, November the eighth
three to five
Mrs. Plato T. Durham.
Mrs. Nevin A. Archibald.
Mr. Caldwell's Oonditioft.Ua.changed.
Special to The Tribune."'
Charlotte, No. 7. The condition of
Mr. J. P. Caldwell remains unchang
ed today. Hia strength is gradually
ebbing away and all recuperative
powers seem exhausted. He may sur
vive for several daya or possibly a
few weeks but all hope for hia recov
ery ia gone." ,
Beverly of Gratutark.
Mr. Bert W. Kincaid, business
manager of Geo. Barr HcCutcheon's
delightful romance, "Beverly of
Graustark," which comes to tbe
Concord operahouse for one perform
ance only, on Saturday, November
11, bas guaranteed Manager Byles
that the entire and complete elabor
ate scenic production which this com
pany carries can be used in its en
tirety on the stage.
Manager Byles is making some al
terations and adding some extrs
equipment to facilitate the hanging
of this beautiful scenic production.
Board of Stewards, Central Metho
dist Church.
At the meeting of the board of
stewards of Central Methodist church
held last night the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
Chairman D. B. Coltrane.
Vice Chairman J. B. Sherrill.
Secretary A. 8. Webb.
Organist R. P. Benson.
Ushers J. M. Mabery, J. M. Ogles-
by, Fred Patterson and Fred Correll.
1-1 jfa
Mil SIJ
One hundred and eighty-one acres
of land belonging to the estate of tbe
late Reuben Byles in No. 9 township,
was sold at public auction here yes
terday. It was purchased by Mr.
Harry Byles for (2JS00. The bid will
remain open for 10 per cent in
crease until the 16th.
Ask for one the only Corset worthy of its
name. Look for the name, BON TON or
ROYAL WORCESTER, stamped on the in
side of every pair. Insist upon getting them -and
insure yourself against corset troubles.
A wide range of models in Batiste and CautiL ;
for every figure and every pair guaranteed to
fit, wear and satisfy.
Bon-Ton, - 3.00 to 05.00
Royal Worcester, 01 to 02.50
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