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-i - VOL XXII -'Met 40 Cent a llontn. CONCORD, N. G, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 191L SingW Copy, Fir Cent. NO. 112 ML J. P. CALDWELL DEAD. IHstinruiihed Editor Passed Away At Morfaatoa This Maniac it 6:30 O'clockv-Sketck ol Eii Lift. Special to The Tribune.- Morgantoo, N. C, Not. 2 Death aa peaceful at waa tbe life it brought to a JoM descended apon Mr. Joseph Pearson Caldwell, editor of The Char lotte Obeerrer, today at 6:30 q 'clock at the home of Dr. John Campbell, superintendent of the State. Hospital bam. where Mr. Caldwell ha been sine he auffered a ertmd stroke of; paralysis to June, 1909. He reached the and of life 'a journey in hit 69th year, having been born in Statesvilie,, N. O, June 16, 1853. ? c . Mr. Caldwell " illness datea back to March, 1909, . when he waa stricken with panlvsi while sitting at his desk in the . Observer building at Charlotte. He partially recovered from this attack, however, and was - well on the road to health' again, when be was atricken a second time short ly after his return from a meting of the North Carolina Press Association in HendersonvUle, N. C, in June of the sane year. This second stroke affected his speech motor aphasia to such an extent that he could only express himself with great difficulty. On the advice of physician and friends that he get away from the noise and turmoil of the eity, Mr. Caldwell then came to Morganton, and from that time until his death he lived in the family of his beloved friend, Dr. McCarapbell. Mr. Caldwell had been chairman of the board of directors of the State Hospital for twenty-seven years and his labor in its behalf was second only to that service -which mad The Charlotte Observer the great paper that it is today; nothing could have pleased him better than to enter in to the last sleep under the shadows " of iU protecting wall . His mind was (dear until the end, and with daily visits from his friends ofjdl sections of the State and members of his fam ily at hi bedside, his last days were . happy in Pite 01 the that they were passed beneath the cloud of a great affliction. He bore hie troubles -with wonderful fortitude and exhibit ed a patience little ahort of super human. He met death with nnflineh-Inff-mien, narVad."''"-". '-.: , urwth iu.nnthirur." he -was heard "Wfcay whin tW'reaUsattonTiad come upon him that his hour was at hand. 'I dread it not save for the incon venience it may cause my friends.", News of the passing of the seer of North Carolina journalism will not eome as a surprise. That his eondi- i tion was critical has been known for several weeks and the announcement f the attending physician of hope given up wa about the first of Nov ember. He has been gradually sink ing since that time, and only pat i vitality postponed the coming of the ' final summons. :" 'Mr. Caldwell connection with The Charlotte Observer bigan in 1892, when with D. A. Tompkins he pur , chased The Evening Chronicle and ' changed the name to The Charlotte " ' Daily Observer. Mr. Caldwell became editor and general manager and con tinued in control of xt until stricken in 1909. 'When he' took the helm . mm Observer was a nmall, insignifi cant local daily -with a small eireo ' wtion and lee, new. By bis untiring ; efforts he has plaeed it at the head of North Carolina newspaper and - - im -kia heavenly sanctum, he may look down upon the offspring of h 15 genius with just. Wise to be proud . of the service he has rendered to his city and his State. He has placed ' fl.. nkuraar in m. oosition to wieid an influence over an army of readers and command the respect and eonfl dW of oil Be we one of these ' editor who greater than the pa- ... -aera thev edit. r'' Z Joseph Pearson Caldwell -was a son . of the late HoaJoeepn reanon v . u n ..i Anvatut iMnCallonch Csid' well and wa born in Statesvilie, Ire . AM enontv. N. C June 16, 1853. Th earl vears of hi life were spent In hi native village, where ne was netted bv his lister. Mis Jam A. -Caldwell., He also at time attended a night school At 14 vears of am Mr. CaldweU, - thn nnfhinv mora than a lad. went to work aa printer in the office of 4h IredeU Express, a weekly news paper whose name was changed short- T ft tbe,' war to The American. ' Soon after thi (Mr. Charlet B. Jonea -located in Statesvilie and eetaimsnea . The Statesvilie Intelligencer. ir. ' VldweU wa offered position on ."this paper at 8 a -week with a raise 6f 1 a "week, which he accepted. It waa while setting type in thi office , that he tried out Bis prentice band, offering !his "service at nights' to do a little writing in the local depart- ieol."' 'it fv'-Z'-y-'.X" 'v X ' After working for several year In 'the office of Th Statesvilie Intelli , 'geneer Mr. Caldwell decided to pay a visit to Charlotte. He went down to one of the old Carolina fairs, and .while in Charlotte paid a visit to all ef the newspaper offices In the city. Timnnlnir in at 'the office of the old Charlotte Observer, Mf. CaldweU met Mr. Johnson Jones, tbs editor t that time. lit. Jonea questioned Mr. Cald well aa to what line ef work be wma 1 engaged in and on being told that he worked in newspaper office, of fered him $35 a month to become lo cal editor. This tender was accepted, Mr. Caldwell moving to Charlotte in November, 1872. A few month after the arrival of Mr. CaldweU in Charlotte to work on The Charlotte Observer, Mr. Jones of The StatesviU Intelligencer went to Charlotte and 'purchased The Obser ver.. The two worked together until 1875, when, Mr. Caldwell waa seised with rheumatism and returned - to Statesvilie, remaining in bed six weeks. While in bed Mr. Caldwell received an offer from Mr. William H. Bernard, -editor of theWilmingtpn Star at 120 month and. waa about to accept it wben he was offered a better position in Charlotte. ' After working in inanoue aoout a year, he was offered $1,000 a year" and the position of city editor of The Raleigh News. He went and lived about a year. Soon after this Mr. F. Brevard McDowell purchased a half interest in The Observer and Mr. CaldweU wa sent for and offered $1,100 to serve aa assistant editorial writer. He accepted, returned to Charlotte and in June 1877, was wedded to 'Miss Margaret Spratt. She died in 18UJ. Surviving as the result of this mar riage are three children, namely: Mrs. D. H. JleColluugh, of Empire, Panama; Mrs. Julia H. Taliaferro, of New York, and Mr. Frank M. Cald well, of Charlotte, Miss Jane A. Cald weU, Mr. Caldwel's sister also sur vives. In 1880 Mr. Caldwell purchased The Statesvilie Landmark and went there to edit it..' From the beginning the paper was a success and Mr. Cald well often said those years spent in Statesvilie were the happiest of his life.v Th Charlotte Observer later sus pended. The Evening Chronicle was then established and Ftfbrmry 1, 1892, it was purchased by Mesrs. J. P. Caldwell and D. A. Tompkins. Its name was changed to The Charlotte DaUy Observer Mr. Caldwell became editor and general manager and con tinued in control of it until stricken in 1909. - While living in StatesvUle Mr. CaldweU nraa elected mayor, of- the town and served lour years. He be came ' V member of the' boead -6f di rectors of the State Insane Asylum and was mode chairman in 1884, position which he held untU bis death. In 1892 Mr. CaldweU was elected a delegate to the national Democratic convention and was chairman of the North Carolina delegation. Mr. CaldweU' second marriage was to Miss Addio Williams, of Char lotte. One child, Adelaide, survives." - 4 Funeral at Statesvilie. Special to The Tribune., Morganton, Is. U., November The, time for the funeral bas not been definitely decided upon a yet but it is thought now that the body will be removed to Statesvilie this afternoon and tbe funeral ViU be Thursday afternoon. The services will be in charge of Kev. C. . Kaynal pastor of the First Presbyterian church of StatesvUle, assisted by Mr. Archibald Johnson, editor of Charity and Children, Rev. P. R. Law, editor of the Presbyterian ; Standard, and Rev. Plato T. Durham,' presiding el der of the Winston District and for merly connected with the Charlotte Observer under.. Mr CaldweU -1 he active pallbearers wiU most probably be eight of Mf. CaldweU' States vilie friend. The honorary pallbear er wiU be men from every walk of life and from ' awry section ot the State. The director of the State Lhosnital : at Morganton V will ; also I " . m ., : aot. Th member, or tne unserrer and Chronicle staff will follow. It is thought now that there wiU be a se eial train run from Charlotte tomor row for the funeral. ,; .. . ' ; Beachy Dow Btonto In Midair Wil 0ntis Bivlan. - v Salisbury, Nov. 21 Lincoln Beachey made good in Curtis! in three successful flights in Salisbury todav. -Hie achievement were wit nessed by a large crowd of visitors coming to Salisbury for the aviation held at Fair Park. Promptly at' 3 o'clock the machine bearing the bird man rose in front of th grand stand and soared around hight over the tops of the tallest tree and buildings, cir cling some two mile across Salis- burr and back to the fair grounds. Three flight wen made, in toe last if which Beachey circled the fair rrounda a doxen times, then aoarel high ' in the air, dipping now and then like a bird proving himself king or, tne air, regaraie oi a oroa wjuu that swept across th .fields, ' The machine driven by" Beachey weighed 700 pounds, develops 60 horsepower, and in (be flights made today attain- ed height of about 1,000 feet and speed of 90 mUes'per hour. - Anvhow, a girl bad rather go to I school than help her mother at home. $50,000,000 READY FOB . HANDLING COTTON. '- ' i Banker WU1 Famish th Money. Farmer Will Be Granted Loan ef 26 en th Bale. No. Interest Oharg Mads. Farmers Will Par ticinaU In Bis. New York, Nov. 21. New York banker who have been conferring here for the last few daya with rep resentative of the governor' con ference and the Southern Cotton Con gress, announced this afternoon that they had raised a fund of $50,000, 000 to' be plaeed immediately in the cotton belts for the purpose of band ling the cotton crop of 1911 and en abling growers to participate in any rise in the market. The negotiations were conducted, on behalf of the South, by Gov. Em met O'Neal, of Alabama; Senator Bailey, of Texas, who has been ad visiting his colleagues as to the legal aspects of the proposition; E. J. Wat son, president of tbe Permanent Southern. Cotton Congresss snd Com missioner of Agriculture of South Carolina, and Clarence Ousley, of Fort Worth, Texas, representing the governor of his State. Tbe bankers who vil' furnish the funds, according to the statement, are headed by Col. Robert M. Thomp son, of the brokerage firm of S. H. P. Pell and company, of this eity. The financial support of several of the strongest banks in New York has been given to the plan, the statement continues. WU1 Advance Grower $25 a Bale. The plan proposes to advance the grower $25 per bale upon his cotton, based on the market value at the time of the loan. No interest will be paid upon the loan, the only charge being $1-a bale, which is regarded as a legitimate minimum charge for ex pense of grading and handling. ; The cotton is not held nor taken from channels of trade, but is placed at the best advantage. The grower is given the Tight to designate the day of sale prior to January 1, 1903, and wiU participate in 'any advance in price to the extent of three-fourths of the rise of the market.; JJONCORD PBESBYTERY, Adjourned Meeting Held Here Yes terday. Rer. Mr. Shipley Accepts Call to Kannapoli. At an adjourned meeting held in the First church. Concord, November 21, 1911, calls from Kannapolis and Bethpage churches were accepted by Rev. G. W. Shipley and the follow ing committees appointed to install him pastor of these churches: At Kannapolis Rev. Byron Clark, D. D., to preach the sermon, Rev. G. N. Thomas to charge the pastor, and Ruling Elder J. F. Hurley, the peo ple. This installation to take place a time convenient to all parties concerned. , At Bethpage: Rev. J. M. Oner, r D.. to preach the sermon, Rev. J. E. Summers to charge pastor and Ruling Elder Dr. J. S. Lafferty, the people. Time, fourth Sunday in De cember at d p. m. Presbytery adjourned to meet in th' First church, Mooresville, Decern ber 28, 1911, at 2 p. m. Ginning Report .Shows 12,269,986 Bale Ginned to November 14. Washington. Nov. 2L The census bureau's fifth cotton ginning report of the seasonissued at 10 a. m. to dav and showing the number of run ning bales, counting round as nan bales,' of edtton of tbe growth of lull ginned prior to November 14, with comparative statistics to the corres ponding date lor the past tnree years, is as follows K'1'' ! . United States: 11,269,986 bales, compared with 8,780,433 bales last year, when 75.9 per cent, of the entire crop was ginned to Nov. 14, 8,112,199 bales in 1909,. when 80,5 percent, was ginned and 9,595,809 bales in 1U08, when 73-3 per cent was ginned:., The number of round bales' includ ed 76,011 compared with 93,364 bales last year, 123, YoY bales in iuu ana 173,908 bale' in 1BW. ; . : The number of bales' of sea island cotton included were 71,199 compared with 52,631 ..bales .last year, W,wz bale in 1909, and 66,701 bale in 1908. Si;, i'-r-: - . "Greenest Man in America.' Mr. John Green, of Shelby, who boast of being the ''greenest man in .North Carolina," or .perhaps, the world, wa married Tuesday to. Miss Minnie Bvers. of Cleveland .county, Mr. Green is organizer for the Red Men and iaa prominent citiren of th Boiling Spring Motion. His grand father and grandmotb.r were both Greens, hi father and mother were Green, be married Mis Green the first time and on her death he mar ried another Miss Green; his three ' daughters were, of course, Greens and they married husbands by the name of Green. ' Hi recent marriage to Miss Byen is the first break that baa been mad In the Greeen family tree. MOKE BAHJftOAD TALK. Believed That Norfolk Bonthern Has Ey en Greensboro, - Raleigh, Nor. 20. No other raU roads have been bought this week, or at any rate th announcement of other purchase baa not been made, but this doe not mean that there is not much speculation here as to the object of the Norfolk Southern in buying tbe Raleigh and Southport, th Durham and Charlotte and the Aberdeen and Aahboro; AU sort of conjectures aa tot what thia corpora tion will do in the future are weU advanced, and on of these conjec tures -ts tbat Aberdeen and Ashboro will be extended "to High Point, Greensboro and Winston-Salem. it is believed If men who profess to know tbe ways of railroad corpor ations that the next wo years wiU witness many changes and develop ments of the railroad in the South. AU the great trunk lines in the coun try are looking for deepwater har bors on account of the Panama ca nal. The Pennsylvania, Norfolk and Western and - Atlantic Coast Line have a good line from Ohio to Char leston by way ot Roanoke, Winston Salem, Wadesbora- and Florence, and it is reasonable to suppose that other roads are taking -time by the fore lock in anticipation of the good car rying days that are to come with tbe completion of the' Panama canal in 1915. -1 Further announcements of the plans of the Norfolk Southern are awaited eagerly in this section of the State. A prominent railroad man intimated to this correspondent that even greater plans are being developed than the public has any idea of. What they are he eould not say. Annual Thanks giving Services at St. Stephen E. L. Church. Mr. Editor: We are requested to announce that on November 30th,. Thanksgiving ser vices will be at 11 a. m. at th above named church in No. Seven Town ship, a sermon wiU be preached by tbe philanthropies! pastor, Rev. Geo. ti. Langle, We nope to see a large attendance on that ; day, especially the members of the .church, as we ught to be verjtlbankfnl for tbe good blessings that have been bestow ed upon us in tbe past yedr by the Almighty, and especially tbe bounti ful harvest - the farmers ; have just harvested and further more, we ought to realize that we Americans are the foremost Christian nation of the world. As our chief .-xecutive has proclaimed this day as a day to re turn thanks unto the Lord. Did you ever stop to tnmk ot the lamines that falls upon a number of other nations T How thankful and grate ful we ought to be that we live here l land of plenty with Old Glory floating with her stars and stripes over this Christian nation. B. Concord's New Depot. Gastonia Gazette. Concord is to get her new passen ger depot at once. Yesterday s Con cord Times reproduces a telegram from General Superintendent W. N Foreacre to Mayor Wagoner of that town in which be states that actual work will be commenced just as soon as the necessary materials can be as- sembeld. Concord made a dive for a new passenger depot only a month or two ago. They talked about it for long time but only very recently did they go to work in earnest. They showed tbe railroad that they meant business and tbat they were not go ing to put up with any foolishness. As a result Concord wUl have a de pot before Gastonia makes a move, unless we get busy soon. .We've been at it in some sort of fashion for a year or two but evidently haven't taken -the right track. What the use of waiting! Fact About th Nasareth Orphans' - Horn. The following fact in. regard to the Naxareth Orphans' Home, tbe or phanage of the Reformed church, wiU be of interests Name: Nazareth Orphans' Home. Founded by the North CaroUna Classis of the Reformed church in the United States. - . ' Location: Crescent, N, C. - Number of children- in th i Home, 27. . - Clucks and money may be sent to Mr. J. H. Moose, treasurer, Gold Hill, Gift and donation: To Nazareth Ornhana' Home. Crescent. N. C. Express and freight office I Rock well, N. C." - ' , ' v Savs the Washington Post: prisoner in the Columbus pen con tracted tuberculosis by swaUowing a wad of money." He probably thought it was infected with smallpox and that it would make him break outl- Greenaboro New. r f. .-. .' ' ; Us our Fanny Column It Fay. BABY EATEN BY DOGS. Gmeeess Discovery Mad By Boy la Woods Near Lexington. Special to Charlotte Observer. Lexington, Not. 21. This after noon news reached Lexington that the body bas been found in the woods near Yadkin College and that there waa a great deal of excitement in that village and surrounding community. Coroner Peacock was summoned from his home at Thomasville and carried to the scene of the crime. Wben he arrived he did not find sufficient evi dence to make the assembling of a coroner's jury worth while and be returned home. Tbe body of the child had been destroyed by dogs. It waa found Saturday evening by the smaU son of Mr. J. W. Walser, a prominent farmer of that section. Tbe was picking eotton snd be beard dogs growling at the edge of the eotton patch in some briars. Thinking that they ha 1 a rabbit, or 'possum, he ran to see what was there and ssw the dogs scrapping over the deed body of a baby. Apparently the baby was fully developed and the boy thought it was white. When he went home, i . , 0 . .. Dy a strange lapse oi memory, ne aia not tell his parents about it, but told it next day to some of his playmates. They spread the news and when men went to the scene they found but a few remnants. Tbe body had been completely destroyed. In a small gul ly nearby was found a bole partly covered by weeds snd brush where the body had lain. Another New Railroad. News and Observer. Railroad building is all the talk. One of the latest movements is a rail road fifty miles long from Salisbury to Monroe by way of Mt. Pleasant, Cabarrus county, traversing Rowan, Stanly, Cabarrus and Union counties. ,4 u l r m 1 1 WUU1U VIIW UU H 111U OtTCblUU. .11 . Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless, who built the Salisbury street car line and who is noted for doing big things, is behind the new enterprise. It would connect at Mt. Pleasant with the new Norfolk Southern Railway and at Monroe with the Seaboard, thus vir tually putting those two big systems Unto Salisbury and- giving Monroe near" connection with the Southern and Norfolk Southern railroads. It will cover a fine section of country and help develop it. Mayor to SeU Turkey. Indianapolis, Nov. 21. Mayor S. L. Shank announced today that he expects to buy 1,000 turkeys and place them on sale in the city markets in ample time for Thanksgiving. He said: "Local buyers are paying 16 cents a pound and selling to retailers at 20 cents. The retailers are asking 22 to 24 I hope to buy direct from the farmers so that I can place them on sale at not to exceed 17 cents." Stanly Boy Badly Hart. Albemarle, Nov. 21. News has just reached the eity tbat Gvorge Paplin, the 11-year-old son of Jonah Paplin, of Porter, was badly hurt yesterday Caused by a runaway team. The boy and his brother were drilling whest when the horses became frightened and ran, throwing both boys off the drill George was caught in the chain and badly hurt, one hand being badly lacerated and broken. However, report says be will recover. Miss Dora Grier has returned to her home in Fort Mill after visiting Mis Ashlyn Lowe for several days, Love may be blind but a woman is seldom blind to ber own charms. ir in 4 wwrKw or unn-onti s cucum JCCQVM rr tat monmv rov find tract $4 t ro mr on HjMD-IOIT m vmut v jmovw toutttM-mtrotu . CONCORD NATIONAL BANK, Capital 1100,000. . Burpln (33,000. 4 For Cent InUraat Paid on Tin -, Deposit. - ;i , I If V I 7 r I W GOVEDrOB MAXES YXGOKOrS DENIAL. Declares Tbat Respite-Confession Re port in Newspapers Is Absolutely Untrue. Richmond Times Dispatch. 21st. Governor Mann sent telegrams to! Mew York newspapers last night de nouncing the statement published there yeaterdsy morning that he had offered to respite Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., nntU December 24 Christmas Eve provided he made a clean con fession of his guilt. Th proposition wss so cold-blooded and brutal tbat the Governor felt the public would realise tbat it was an absolute fake of the yeUowest type. But wben he began to receive telegrams from other newspapers asking if tbe statements were true he was forced to telegraph a denial over his own signature. The Governor last night gave out the following eopy of a telegram which he bad sent newspapers in an swer to their request for a statement : "The statement in the American is absolutely and wholly false. I have had no communication with that pa per directly or indirectly. I have made no proposition of sny kind to Beattie and will make none." The Governor said that he hardly thought it necessary to deny the re port, though he did so finally when there was a demand for information. Conference of Methodist Protestant Churches. Henderson, Nov. 21 The North Carolina annual conference of the Me'tbodist Protestant church conven ed in Henderson today. This is perhaps the oldest Metho dist conference in North Carolina, this being its eighty-sixth session. The Methodist Episcopal church (com monly spoken of in the South as the Northern Methodist church) is pre- ! I , . . , . . , . I , . , , ' ,. Pwitf. is older than the Methodist Protest ant church. From this church, which is the mother of all Methodist churches in America, 'the Methodist Protestant church had its birth in 1828, as a result of long contention over laymen's rights in the Metho- j;-t Aw-i, A Surprise For The Children 25c DRINKING CUP, 15c A combination white metal collapsible Drink ing Cup and Black Patent Leather Bag, with long cord handle, a 25c value only two grosa at this special price -r 15c Each Boy s' and GirJs' School Hose Every Pair Guaranteed to Give Good Wear. 15c Double-knee Stocking.., .10c Pair Other one in heavier and better quality- at J,-85c Pair GOOD VALUES IN , TABLETS, PENCILS, ETC. , ,'. 1 1 i , ' " NEW SCHOOL SHOES ' FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. Ask to See Them No ,1 ' ' "" " ' "" ' , - , , '.'C1' PEBBONAL MEBTTOX. . Bom f th roj0 Ham And : waer Wte Com And G. ; Mr. J. R. WhiU k spending tbe day in Salisbury. , Mrs. Z. A. Morris is ranting friend in C harlot ts. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davis are pend ing the day in Salisbury. Mr. Tom Miaenheimer, of Spencer, is a visitor in the eity today. Mr. Lewis HartseU has gon to Sal isbury on a ahort business trip. Misses Jennie and Kat Smith arc spending the day in Charlotte. Mr. R. 8. Sanders, of Greenwood, S. C, is a Concord visitor today. Mr. F. J. Haywood ha rone to Charlotte on a ahort business trip. ' Miss Mamie Stewart ha returned from a visit to friends in Charlotte. Mrs. W. UmbergerT of Wytbe ville, Va., is visiting at "Lnbemr Place." Mrs. R. C. Conine and Mrs. Rob ert Wood are spending th day in Charlotte. Mrs. C. W. Trice, of Lexington, is . visiting her father, ex-Sheriff Wil liam Propst. Mrs. C. W. Johnson, of Charlotte, spent Tuesday here, the gnest of her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Braswell. .; Mrs. B. F. Rogers and Mrs. W. H. Gorman have gone te Lexington to visit Mr. John M Harkey. Rev. C. W. MaxweU ha returned to his home in South Boston, Va, after visiting his sister, Mis Jean MaxweU. Mi J. F. Lents, of Statesvilie, president of the Southern State Lumber Co, is a business visitor in the city today. , , The editor of The Tribune- left on No. 36 this morning for Greensboro to attend the Printers' Cost Con gress today and tomorrow and the meeting of publisher of weekly and semi-weekly papers tomorrow. r . Troubbt to Show Goods rv.f.!,..i, I:,