IWV'AeJii' VOL XXII Cents a Monta. CONCOHD.N. G, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20,1911V Sinfl Copy, 'NO. 109; THIRD RAILROAD PURCHASED BT THE VO&rOLS SOUTHER. Latest Acquisition U th Asheboro Aid Atarim BtllnU Fro the Fag. - - " - Saturday th Raleigh News and Observer announced that the Norfolk Southern Railway had parehawd the Raleigh and Soutbport Railway and the Durham and Charlotte Railway and would at one proceed to eonneet tb capital of the State with the pros perous town of Concord. : In Sunday's paper" the announce ment is made npoa authority -that the Norfolk Southern has also purchased from the . Pages the .Asheboro and Aberdeeea Railroad. This will give the Norfolk Southern 695 miles of railroad in North Carolina, and when they eonneet np the properties they have bought they will have 800 miles in this State alone. They have 104 miles in Virginia. The natural question thst e ."" - body is asking, says the News and Observer, is why' the Norfolk South ern Railroad should buy the Aber deen and "Asheboro. In getting from Raleigh to Coneord and - Charlotte they do not need it at all for they can build from Raleigh to Charlotte by building a line from Funnay Springs to Colon, they could use the Durham and charlotte to Troy or lit. Gilead, and will have therefore to bnild only from Troy or Mt. Gilead to Concord.;. Therefore the purchase of the Aberdeen an! Asheboro Rail road must be regarded as having no direct connection with the line which the Norfolk Southern! announced it is coins- to build from Raleurh to Con cord. Then why did they buy it t The road as now conducted, runs in connection with the Southern road which has a branch line from High . Point down to Asheboro.. The South' em and .the Asheboro and Aberdeen ' have a working arrangement by which ' the same crew runs through from High Point to Aberdeen. Now the Norfolk Southern has to use at all for the. Aberdeen and Asheboro Rail road ,nnlces( and here is the big ' story that, the people are - talking about) unless it is their purpose to build from Asheboro to High Point on to Winston-Salem with a possible then girea direct jjoe to Troy, to ward Charlotte. Then from Troy te Coneord and Charlotte there most be new extension. ' For the atiliia- tioa of the Ashebore ft Aberdeen for the western outlet, there most be an extension to High Point and Win ston Salem from Asheboro and then linking op with the Elkin Alle ghany that the Norfolk Southern now controls most probably through the interests of John A. Mills. - Stokes Case Bendy For Trial New York, Nor. 20. Lillian Gra ham and Ethel Conrad, the "show girls," who are charged with attempt ing to mnrder W. E. D. Stokes, the millionaire owner of the Anson is Ho tel, will be placed on trial this week the criminal branch of the Su preme Court The ease already has claimed widespread attention and the trial doubtless will be followed with mnch interest. The shooting of Stokes occurred on June 6 last, in the rooms occupied by the two young women in an uptown apartment house. , The millionaire was shot three times and as a result was confined in a hospital for several weeks. The accused girls declared at the time that Stokes was endeavoring to recover a number of letters he had written to Hiss Gra ham and that the shooting followed hi attempt to take them by force. Stokes, on the other hand, maintain ed that Miss Graham and her friend endeavored to make bim the victim of a blackmail plot and that he was deliberately shot when he refute, to sign a cheek for 125,000. rnn . -'lfna. fnm AahehorW 1J Hierh Poinfc?aridgt MgVfreigiit frol the start and when they get to 4 High Point the tremendous freight busi ness of Winston-Salem will be so in viting that it u probably already in their-plans. Soma' Talk aa to Route; Raleigh on to ,'. Charlotte. The question of the exact route of the linking up of the Norfolk South ern's new purchases so as to make the link from Raleigh to Charlotte is being discussed in many quarters, - Parties conversant with the eondi 'tiops to.be met say that it is their opinion that the start from' Raleigh on to Charlotlte will be over the Ral eigh and Soutbport Railroad as far as either Varina or Fnquay Springs, Wake county, "and that from one of these points a short line will be built to the Colon and Charlotte Railroad. Then the "route would be over the Durham and Charlotte to either Troy - in- upper Montgomery county, or Mt, Gilead in lower Montgomery county. If to Troy the next point would be : to build to Albemarle in Stanly coun ty, thence build to Mount Pleasant in Cabarrus, thence build to Concord, and to Charlotte. It is said by some that it will be very expensive to bnild over this route from Troy, that the . Southern Railroad once figured on ', line from Coneord to Troy but were " kept back by the cost as to grades. If this is so. then it might be that from Mt.. Gilead at ibe end of the 1 Durham and Charlotte Railroad the ' line would be extended to- Concord ."- and thence 'to Charlotte. x WHAT TEE DEAL MEANS. Case of Railroad Easing, Spencer, Nov- 18. An interesting ease of "railroad baring" came up for a bearing before Justice W. L. Ray in Spencer tonight. Henry Wat son, an employ oi the "Southern Rail way in Spencer, being charged with assaulting H. A- Bowers, fellow em ploye. ' W. J. Burton and four other workmen were also charged with hold ing Bowers while Watson did the "paddling." A large paddle made of a five-inch board one-half-inch thick and about four feet long was exhibit ed in the court and aottracted mucn attention. ' It has been a custom to initiate" new employes it the shops for a number of Tears and it is eon- branch to , G-MbNW'5 yiUt6nded WATT PEACE BOND FOB FOLICEMAH BIAS WEIL. Hearing Before Police Jostle This Xoroinj. Testimony of too Wit nesses. Dedsioa of Police JusUc tssci ied Reeorder Puryear held a busy ses sion of court this morning. 'There were five eases of minor importance disposed of before the Braswell case waa called. In this ease Mr. V. 11. Watkins asked thst" the officer be placed under a peace bond. Mr. W. G. Means appeared for the policeman and Mr. H. 8. Williams for Mr. Wat kins. . Mr. Watkins was the first wit ness. He testified that on or about the 10th of October the officer threat ened to kill him, saying to bim in front of the Cabarrus Drug Company, "If you open your mouth yon d grayheaded 111 kill you." The witness testified further that he was with Mr. Charles Widenhouse on the' night of November 6th and that they were on the sidewalk near his borne when Policeman Braswell came up to them and told him that he had one of his fits and had just as soon be dead as alive and that when he got ready to kill him he was going to tell him about it and then do it. The witness said that the offi eer'tben cursed the preachers and churches of the city and said that he was through with them and never ex pected to pay another cent to them The witness was cross examined by Mr. Means and questioned as to Mr. Braswell, as to language used and as to an affidavit by which was said to have been made by the wit ness a wife." There was an objection to "this part of the evidence and the eourt sustained the objection. Mr. Charles Widenhouse was then called to the stand. He said that he was In eompany with Mr. Watkins on the night of November 6th and they met Mr. Braswell near Mr. Watkins' house. The witness repeated that part of the officer's conversation in regard to what Mr. Braswell said as ot the churches and the preachers here. He said that the policeman said: "I can sec why you have got it in for me bnt I can't see why Wat kins has.". The witness also testified friendlv manner. Justice Rav ad- mohfehen the core or more in court not to put sue the habit when objec tion is raised. The trial attracted an immense crowd. A small fine war. placed on the defendants. TEE CHARGES ASADT8T -' F0LIC13CAH BRASWELL. Democrat States ' Wy Petitioners Hare Refrained Frest Mint rrth ec Charges Acalaat Him. Editor Tribnae: ' In your issue ot the 15th inst, I notiee an item "in -which yen make the following statement: "No furth er charges have been filed against Policeman Braswell and it is exeeed- ingly probable that ibe whole matter will be dropped." Now, aa a petitioner, I beg to state Thy we have refrabied from filing further charges. We- came before the board of eity Aldermen with a petition from two hundred tax pay ers of Forest Hill neighbors and kinsmen of Mr. Braswell, asking' that they would not rs-appoint Mr. Bras well to the polio force. The result waa thajt w were denied a hearing on our petition, notwith standing, the constitutional rights that every man has ,4o be heard who has a grievance,' and Mr. Braswell was elected over purrprotest. ' ' We have also becsf subjected to in dignities and ins-aits with threat and intimidations that Would remind one more of the day of the dark ages than that of a freedom of a civilized nation where all eitisens are suppos ed to be equal before a eourt of just ice. To this late day our petition has never been heard before the Honora ble Board of Aldermen. Then why prefer other charges under such con ditions f , T If the court of inquiry could "be in duced to consider t' other charges against Mr. Braswell they may find something worth while by referring to the records of the city police eourt where he stands indicted on at least two charges. '."DEMOCRAT." Concord, N. C-i Nov. 20, 1911. A CABARRUS XHTEBTIOsT. FEB50IAL MXHTX0V. Mr. Joan W. Oarriksr Receives Most Bom f the People Her And Elssv Eaeoonfflnc Reports From His! wher Woe Com And Oo. Invention for Leadini and Unload-1 Mr. E. L. Efird spent yesterday in Good Roads Oonfress in Richmond. Richmond. Vs.. Nor. 19. A State wide campaign for. correlated sys tems of "good roads will be formal ly launched her tomorrow win the assembling of the first American Good Roads Congress nnder the au spices of the National Association for Highway Improvement. Good roads organizations from Maine to Oregon have sent delegates. Southern State especially are showing marked interest in the pro paganda and are sending the largest delegations. One tag : delegation widen started from Pinehurst, N. C, in automobiles, stuck in the mud st Henderson, N." C. The automibiles were abandoned Ho the mire while the delegates took trains for Richmond to work for good toads with renewed vigor. ... - - - r v -. " Steel Investigation Resumed. . Washingon, D. G, Nor. 20. The select committee of the House of Rep resentatives that is investigating the United States Steel Corporation re sumed its sessions in the capital to day. It is expected the first inquiry will e directed toward the ore sup ply ot the United States, of whieb it is alleged the Steel Corporation vir tually lias had a monopoly, and the rates charged for the transportation of ore by, the steel trust roads in mnnesoia. n uii mo eomnuuve uoa not made its list of prospective wit nesses, it bss been understood for some time that Andrew Carnegie, J, Pierpont Morgan and several other of .the most important men in the financial world will be summoned to testify. " '. . ' ' V: ' Soma Conference Facts. ' Members of the Western North Carolina Conference, 90,171 ; a gain of over 2,900 this year. ' Infants baptised 1393: adults baptised. 2,912. - ; i . Number of Epworfh League mem- I OVQ1. D .1 1 1 k--l ...u ", h,"J'"."" Contributed .for mission. $43 i 4 i5 ia of $1,000; raised for sup- port of preachers, f 1YV)U3. Value of houses of worship. $1,- 92429.53; value of colleges, $1,115,- 7lo ; 3J, protestors; 1,44 students. The asaesment for foreign missions is $18,300 and for domestic missions is $24,700 for next year; for Confer ence missioinsry secretary, $1230, Norfolk Southern Will Eventually Build to Connect With Norfolk ft Western. . ' Raleigh, Nov. 19. In the absence . of positive statement' of purpose by the Norfolk Southern Railroad Com pany officials as to their plans in the purchase of the Raleigh Soutbport, Durham eV Charlotte and the Ashe boro ft Aberdeen raidroads, there is s'-settled conviction among the well informed hwre that the plans not only include the establishment ot 'through of a lin westward, vis H . and Winston-Salem, to ultimately in clude the Elkin ft Alleghany, which . is building now to Sparta nnder the .. direction of President John ,A Mills of the Raleigh' ft SoutlipOrt, and has ; plans to push on westward across the . Virginia line to connect with the Nor- folk ft Western for coal carrying and ' other heavy freight-hauling purposes. For the ' Raleigh-Charlotte line ther remains to be constructed new lines from Fnquay Springs to Colon That he would rather be a drunk ard and go to judgment than a slan derer of another waa the remarkably to' connect the Raleigh ft Southport forceful utterance of Bishop Hoss at wun the Durham c loanotte, wmenia recant eonirnce. . . to. v Mr. John W. Carriker, of Carrik er's, who has invented a swinging erane for loading and unloading, and who, aa stated in this paper some days ago, forwarded a working mod el of his invention to a patent attor ney in Washington, last week received from the attorney a most encourag ing letter, and naturally Mr. Carriker feels mighty good about it. The at torney, Mr. Franklin H. Hough, writes that he has thoroughly exam ined the records of the Patent Office and finds thst no patent has ever been issued showing the construction of the model sent by Mr. Carriker, and says the model certainly contains novelty of a patentable nature. Mr. Carriker s invention is veiy ingenious and destined, no doubt, to become a most useful one. It n a swinging erane adapted for loading and unloading shine, ears, removing goods to or from buildings, snd hoisting and transferring commodi ties from place to place with the greatest dispatch and with a compar ative minimum of cost. The invention, which one only needs to see to appreciate its value, comprises a derrick or crane adapted for hoisting. This is moved by gran ty on a swinging beam, the inclina tion of the latter being regulated by windlass and cable. Mr. Carriker on Saturday filled out and forwarded to Washington all the necessary papers in the case, and ex pects soon to receive notice that a patent has been issued him. He has already received a tentative offer of a large sum for his invention. Advertised Letters Remaining uncalled for in the post- office at Concord for ' week ending November 20, 1911s , Meni L B. Burket, Luther Burket, Dan iel Burket, Will Berry, W. Crump, Gladis Evry, S. Grsy, Vester Gate way, R. S. Hall, Rev. A. Hanna, W. C. Hnrv Wnltpr TTonnii (9l- James thaiytha, jftC lisatsiVthatiifc,4Rwfc I TiHlm HdWry)W JsVHotiker, A. well) cursed on the streets and that lie was a drinking man and fighting man and that it. was nobody's busi ness. ' The witness was not cross examin ed. Rev. W. L Hutchins was called to the stand. Mr. Hutchins testified in part that he met Braswell on the streets on the morning of November 7th and that the officer told him that he could not sleep and that be got tip and met Widenhouse and Watkins and be told me of some of the things that were said in the conversation and said that if this kind of thing keeps up somebody will be hurt. Mr. Hutchins was not cross examined. Mr. Robert Blackwelder was the next witness. He sail: "I was talk ing to Mr. Braswell on Monday night before the election of police officers and he told me to tell Mr. Watkins to come down prepared as he was going to give bim the d whipping be ever earned. Mr. Means asked the witness if Mr. Watkins did not ask him to sign an affidavit setting forth that Braswell used loud snd profane language that could be heard a block away. ' Mr. Blackwelder replied that he did and that he refused to sign it, adding that he heard the officer curse but not in 'a loud manner, The defendant offered no testi mony. Police Justice Puryear stated after the arguments by attorneys had been concluded that he would reserve his decision. The verdict will hardly be given until Thursday as Mr. Means, coun sel for the defendant, will be sway attending Rowan superior eourt until that time. - Johnson, Frank Jarvis, Rev. S. Jones, H. A. Kluttz, Wade Love, Rev.vD. H. Linn, Jno. Peetery, V. R. Parker (2), Thomas Parker, Ellis Smoot, Char lie Scares, L. B. Rinehardt, William Reed, Gary. Robinson, C. E. Robert son, Ellis Spry, J. C. Troutman. Women. Allie Bost, Mrs. Edith Carpenter, Mrs. Sarah Coble, Mary Dolham, Mrs. Ollie Eddleman, Mrs. Lula Huff man, Mr. and Mrs. Leona Leazer (special delivery), Mrs. Jennie Mil ler, Mrs. Dolph Miller, Mrs. Sarah Peterson,, Margaret A. Patterson, Mrs. Laura Pope, Esther Sumber, Ralis Southern, Emma Sehenk, Susan Thorn, Mrs. Nancy Williams. When calling for the above please say "Advertised." M. L. BUCHANAN, Postmaster. Weekly Report of Concord Public Library. Books taken out by adults.... 131 Books taken out by children. ... 52 Total : 183 Books presented 9 No. borrowers added 12 - Senator F. M. Simmons has sent Proceedings in Statuary Hall, the Senate and House of Representatives Upon the Unveiling, Reception and Acceptance of the Statues of Hon. John C. Calhoun, and Gov. Frances H. Pierpont, Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of David A De Armond, Messages and Documents 1910, 2 vols., and quite a handsome map ot the United States. MRS. J. D, LENTZ, " Librarian. The New Pastor of Central Church. - Rev. J. H. West, the new pastor of Central Methodist church, occu pied the pulpit of his church yester day morning and evening. ' The de votional exercises were conducted by Rev. Plato Durham, the retiring pas tor, who introduced Mr. West and his congregation to each other in terms most complimentary to both A large audience greeted Mr. West at the morning service, and all who beard his sermon wet mnen ptessea with it. His pulpit manner and de livery were roost pleasing, and his sermon was the plain, simple gospel told in a way that interested and held his hearers. Mr. West has served his fourth four-year term as pastor, and few pastors have made such a record as that. He left last night for Wadeshoro, and expects to return to Concord next Friday afternoon with his family, consisting of his wife and young daughter. Concord will gladly welcome them. Charlotte. Mrs. E. J. Braswell is visiting rel atives m Charlotte. Miss Ashlyn Lowe is visiting rel ative in Fort Mill, S. C. Rev. Dr. J. M. Grier is visiting relatives in Huntersville. Mr. Ed. Lady, of Salisbury, is a visitor in the eity today. Mr. M. Cannon, of Albemarle, was a loQcord visitor yesterday. Mr. T. J. White is spending the dsy in Charlotte on business. Mr. J. Locke Erwin has gone to Greensboro on a short business trip. Rev. L. D. Miller returned Satur day from a week 'a visit to Hickory. Mr. T. D. Maness has gone to Sal isbury to attend Rowan superior court. Miss Ila Thompson, of Salisbury, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Jones Yorke. Mr. F. C. Odell, of Greensboro, spent Sunday here with his father, Mr. W. R. Odell. Mr. A. N. Hay, of Greeensboro, spent yesterday in the city, the guest of Mr. J. W. Kirae. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Durham, of Bessemer City, spent yesterday in the eity with Mrs. Durham's mother, Mrs. J. M. Odell. Mrs. Plato Durham is visiting friends in Charlotte. Mrs. Durham will go. from Charlotte to her n home in Winston-Salem. ' Miss Annie Kime, ot Mraham, is visiting her brother, Mr. John Kime. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Cannon and Mrs. J.- W. Cannon, Jr., have re turned froni Winston-Salem, where they have been visiting Mrs. J. B. Douglass. William -H.' Dockery succeeds bis lamented father,. Col. Henry C. Dock ery, as editor of the Rockingham Post. -f - V" ! . ABOUT THE VEW DEPOT. ' Concord's Paeaeusr BUsisa te B Erected a Seear as U Material Can Be AawasshM Eer. -Mayor Wagoner received the fol lowing Utter from General Superin tendent Fomere, of the SoAbera Railway, which will be food news to every citizen of Coneord: . Hon. C. B. Wagoner, Mayor, - Concord, North Carolina. My Dear Sir: Wfth reference to our conferences concerning passenger station facilities at Coneord We have arranged to begin, as soon ss the material can be seembled at Coneord, the construction of a brick passenger station along lines of ac comodation, as discussed between us. Tours, very truly, ' W. N. FORACRE, General Superintendent. Charlotte, N. C, November 18, 191L Mr. J. S. Lemmonds, euperinten dent of construction, and Superin tendent H. L. Foreacre, of the South ern Railway, are here today, to re ceive bids for grading for the new d pot. Several contractors have placed their bids and the work will begin at once. The new station will be located a short distance below the present one. Mr. John M. Porter, a contractor of Charlotte, is here with the party. Death of Mr. John achllemaan. A letter from New York to Mr. T. L. Bost received few. days'" ago brought the newa of the death ot Mr. John Sehliemann, of that eity, which occurred last week. Mr. Sehlie mann is well known by a large num ber of our people as he haa been com ing to Cabarrus with Mr. v James Sbevlin for the past 25 years or more to hunt. He waa much liked by nil who knew him and scores of people in this county will regret to learn oi his death; ; : , Use our Penny Column It Pays. Notice. . . . - Delegates going to the 4 Woman s Home and Foreign Missionary'' con vention, which meets at Frieden's church, two miles from Gibsonville, on the 25th of November, will plesse notify Mrs. C. L. Sockwell, Gibson ville. R. F. D. as soon as possible. MISS ARIA RODGERS. Secretary. Land posters for sale at The Times- Tribune' office, 10 cents a dozen. STREET OAR OFFICIALS SERE. Extension of Lin to Be Mads as Soon as Rails, Which Have Been Order ed, Arrive. Mr. Rents, Mr. Downum and Mr. Roberta, of Pittshunr: Pa-- Mr. Li H. Hole and J. P. Clarke,' ot New York, Mr. L. H. Clement,' T. J. Jerome, T. H. Vanderford and W. F. McCanless, ot Salisbnry.'and J. II. Andrews and J. H. Beitzel, ot Greensboro, are here today looking over the street car sit uation, - All of these gentlemen are stockholders in the eompany and are here inspecting the lines. . The offi. eials announce that the rails and ma terials for completing the mile and a half that is required to meet the conditions of the franchise have been ordered and that the work will be gin aa soon -ss tbey arrive. ' '' The 'officials fcsve not yet de'ter mined where ibe new lines will be Snt down other than they will go own South Union street. Surveys of several different Von tea iave been completed and a - definite route will likely be adopted within a few days. Woman's Exchange in Connection With the library. Beginning Monday, November 20th the Library Association! will open a Woman s Exchange , in connection with the Library. ;-.k- - -. - The membership certificate is $1.00 per year. This certificate entitles the bokler to enter any number of articles to be sold, 12 1-2 per cent, ot sale price to go to, the Public Library. Articles will be exhibited in a glass esse and handled carefully. All kinds of fancy work, Christmas gifts, etc, wilt be received. " Certificates esn be secured from Mrs. Lents at the Li brary. For further- information 'phone Mrs. Zeb Moore, President of the Library Association- . - r, ... Meeetlnf of Railroad Committee Tonight , A meeting of the committee ap pointed to secure the railroad sub scriptions will he held in Mr. Archie Cannon's office, opposite St. Cloud Hotel, tonight at 7 o'clock to take definite and final action. If Ton havn't signed op, see some member of the committee at once. Can't Trifle With Nature Sleeplessness, shaky nerves, stomach trouble, weak heart, , headaches, etc, are effects often caused by coffee and tea drinking. There can be no relief until the cause if it he coffee or tea U twaored. 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