V. .. t; J ., , VOL XXII '- Prk 40 Cents Moots, CONCORD, N. C SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9,1911. Sing "Copy, Frvo Casts. NO. 126 0 CDUSTatAl ' TIBS THO TEA Another KKM Adoptee to Help rear Ami Vdyof Oily. . The Concord Lodfj of Elk has de cided not to un thia yaw tho an- a sal Christmas tree that ha been iU . ens too to ffira to tho poor children ' ooeli Christmas day, and has adopted ' another method of helping tho poor and needy of tho community. Tho . actio of tho Elka in not tiring tho Christina .troo wss not earned by lack of funds or any desire to help the poor, a thia will be dose La what the lodge thinke a bettor .and more nbatantial way. - Heretofore tieketa . bare been given to the children, -nally about 600. In aome way. large blocks of tieketa wore aoeured by children whole paronta were in good circumstances and well able to pro vide them with .Christmas toys, can- dice, froitav etc, that were' given by the Elka. , Aa a result of thia a large number of the poor and needy chil dren did not get to the Chrietmaa tree and it very purpose waa defeat i ed. -, '. - "'- , - , . The cost of the Chrietmaa tree baa been about $300. Thia year the Elka will aend wagona ladened with pro visions and other necesaitiea to the home of tho poor. ' The whole lodge will bear the expense and the work will be done by committee, who will make every possible endeavor to find the needy and unfortunate to whom ' they will give abundantly. ' Bat at tho aamo time they .will also try to " avoid being imposed upon by helping those who are able to help themselves and are not in need of such, gifts that they will dispense. Thia aet of benevolence on the part of the Elka will no doubt bo received " as good tidings of groat joy and will prove a great agent that will banish the cares, relieve the hardships and - lighten, the burdens of many of the poor and anf ortunato ao that tbey too ean experience the true Christmas spirit of "peace on earth, good will toward.,men." C & Vt,i - ' Doctoring Acoustics of Union Coua . ty Court House, .. ,, -,-Monroe,' Dee," 8. Work of doctor ing the aeeoustic conditions in, the .sfonrow-eourt houae waa-begna te- T dy.,,tBo''eorettwain. Jet, to a Baltimore Arm for the earn of $6,000. V Tl epaapeny has a felt, its own patent whiebfia, used.in remedying eeoustie. defect in balks churches, etc, and it baa been very successful - in doing the work it advertises that it, will do. Professor Sabine of Har- vard University does all the calculat ing! fir tho company, and he is re- cognised, aa tho leading ' acoustical engineer of tbo world and ia the in ventor.of tho aeoustie felt being us. ed by the company of which he ia member. .There are very few acous tical engineer in the world but J three, it ia said, of marked ability. Professor Sabine baa m.asurements of every Una in a room taken and from these measurements bo make ;bia calculation and make out speei- - fleationa for tbo workmen. . It ia a wonderful thing the company is doing and baa long been needed in the 'building hero. -', ' ':' , , -- Oommiaaioner Orahaai Betracts Bo cant Statement Raleigh, Dee. 8. In the session of the State Board of Agrieulture today, , Commissioner W. A. Graham made ' a atatement retracting aa not fair or Must to State Chemist B. W. Kilgore ' and Entomologist Franklin Sherman for him to have referred to them aa be did in his annual report to the board, each ably and acceptably fill - ing the poaitiona they occupy on the - " boBroVv,''i::','' ;V" -: ''.'i"; They had been designated by the ' hoard six month ago to report aa to meana of eliminating duplicative ex ' perimental and other work by depart- ment divisions, a work that Commia- aioner Graham ia insisting in hi pre- rogative. He referred to the' two 'K gentWrnen aa "imported regulator." ..Thi Board of Acriculturo would not accept the Commissioner' atate ment today. - The Soeialiat ticket lost ignomin ously in ' Loa Aogelea in Ao recent . election, and 4t i not to bo doubted . t.nt iK.t Uva horrible Crimea, eonfes- ' ed to by the MeNamara, eaneed the v .1 nnhlis to arouse itself and - .t nnt a doctrine which' lead inev- - itably to' elaaa waf and bloodooed. ' The people, came to their aenaea, it wore, an a former etrongbokl oi aocialum waa reaeemea. , "Titil Joe' Brown aa "come . , -'back.' At the election Thursday he .. ..rrimA M out of 148 eonntiea in ' ' Georgia and will have 200 electoral votea ae again 110 votea for", Pope . Brown and 54 for Judge B, R. Unwell. ' . an iWlim towns in tho State with the exception of Maoon and Columbus vntud airainit Brown, au me eoun- XTW8 rOESOAST 101 . ! i ; TXX OOMIKCr wzzs. Waskingtoa, D. C, Dee. 9. The at tention of tbo world will bo centered Tuesday oa tbo far-off eity of Delhi, where the Durbar ceremony will be bald and where 100,000 persona, in cluding many jeweled-bedeeked prin ce and potentates, will aaaemble to eee the King and Queen and to bear King George proclaimed emperor of India. ' The event of the week ia American politics will be tbo meeting of the Republican national committee to' fix the time and place for holding the national convention and possibly to discuss tbo vexing question of presi dential primaries. Tho committee men will bo dined by President Taft Monday evening and will hold their meeting the following day.-; Tbe'en era! expectation ia that Chicago will be (elected aa the convention 'at v. though St Loui also will put ia a strong bid for the gathering. . A special meeting of the National Baseball Commission and the regu lar annual meeting of the National and American League and several minor organizations will bo held, in New York during the week and will doubtleee furnish "winter fodder" for the restless fan. A number of important conventions are scheduled for the week, aiuong them tho meetings of the American National live Stock Association, in Denver; the National Wool Grower' Association, in Omaha t the Ameri can Civic Aeaoeiation, in .Washington ; ton J the Anti-Salooa League of Amer ica, in Washington; ' the National Council of Jewish Women, in Phil adelphia, and the Canadian Public Health Association, in Montreal A national eongrea of ounneaa men haa been called t meet kt Chicago to consider what k the matter with the country and what remedial leg islation will be aaked of Congress." Other eventa that will eon tribute to the newa of the week will be the election of, national offioers of the United Mine Worker of America, tbo first state election in Ariaona and the Provincial election in Ontario, the Northwestern Land , Products Show ia St. Paul, the inauguration of Governor MeCreary, of Kentucky, and-the visit to Montreal- of their royal, highneaae the governor- gener nor general and the Duchess of Con naught. v Mr. Parlettc Writ the Local Com- mitta. Rev. Mr. MacSaughlin, chairman of the local Lyceum Committee, ia in receipt of a letter from Mr. Ralph Parlettc, who cornea to Concord to lecture constituting tbo third num ber of our' Lyceum Course. Among other thing he says: I am anxious to give your pa tron tho Greatest Lecture of My Life. Let ua work together to do it. A lecture stands on two legs, the lecturer and the audience. Either one can go lame and cripple it The audience must be trained and get its money's worth by warming up to the peaker.'h J Let us, of Concord, help Parlettc deliver "tho greatest lecture of his life" Let us give him a great, rous ing enthusiastic audience. Let : us supply the one "leg"r-ond do it substantially and then enjoy bear ing him make good. 4 v Among his instructions to commit teemen, he aaya: "Don't worry about the introduction. If. there ia aome body handy who can introduce,' all rurfat If not. well omit the intro duction and the lecturer will intro duce himself. He haa done it hun dred of time with no injury." Come and hear him next Tuesday night. ' '-r" ' The Baptiiti Adjourn. Winston-8alem. Dec 8. With a mass meeting ia the interest of the work of tho Baptist xoung feopiea- Union in which a number of (hort but interesting addresses were delivered the eighty-first session of the Baptist State Convention came to a close to night. It baa been a happy session, enlivened with eood feelinar and fel lowship, magnificent reports, and elo quent addresses, the fitting culmina tion to a year oi marked success in every department and along all line. The entertainment haa been anperb and every desire of the hundred oi delegate and messenger from every section of the State anticipated by the people of the church and 'Com munity, .y ,, ;'.yV?: .1 Death f Aged SaUaburiaa. Saliaburv. Dec 8. Mr. Caleb T. Bernhardt, one of Saliaburv 'a Oldest and most honored eitisena, aiea at hi home on East Innia . street ud- denly thia afternoon at 5 o'clock. The announcement oi nia aeaia can ffloom over the entire city as he waa one of the leading business men of Salisbury. : -'i Tbo working bee live aix month, the drone four month and the queen TEI MATJfS WAS BLOW VT nOM TSB OT7TUDE. riadiagi of Board ApaoUted to Ia- veattgat Wrack Made PabUe. . Waa the Work of Enemies. Washington, D. O, 8. The United SUtea battleship Maine, which sank beneath the water of Havana har bor ia February, 1898, aa the result of aa explosion, waa blown up from tho outside Thia waa announced to day by the naval board which haa beeea craminina the wreck. The find ing confirm the report of the orig inal investigators who mad a super ficial examination of the wreck ahort- ly after the disaster. The statement given out by the Navy Department ia brief. Secretary Meyer doe not believe it necessary to issue any extended explanation of the board 'a conclusions beyond the flat atatement that an exterior extlo- sion waa responsible for the loa of the warship and the uvea of many men. l ' , . ; , , Thia Only deeps the mystery of the destruction of the Maine A mine charged with sufficient gunpowder to blow in the bottom of the ship must have weighed several hundred pounds. ro plant auen a mine and lay the electric connections necessary for its discharge would have required the services of a number of men. In the absence of more complete information from the Navy board of ficials Washington tonight declined to comment on the findings. Officials and officers of the Navy Department alike were silent while members of Congress refused to venture any guess a to. the true inwardness of the report. Until President Taft has had opportunity to examine the finding it will not be known whether any more of the report will be made pub lie and the question of whether the. Maine waa lost as the result of the discharge of a Spanish mine or waa tho victim of a torpedo launched by otoar Meeting Salisbury Post. isbury 'district, Western North Caro lina Conference, met in annual ses sion m the First.. Methodiat, church. Salisbury, yesterday.-. ' There waa a good attendance, each charge in the district being repre sented. The routine work of the stewards was attended to. This included, along with other items, the fixing of the presiding elders salary and apportioning the conference collec tions to the different charges. Dr. Rowe's salary was based on eleeen per. cent of the amount fixed as the salary of the pastor of the different charges. This is the same per cent, which operated last year. The conference collections are some larger this year than last but when distributed to the different ehurche the increase to each ia small. A committee waa appointed to have the district parsonage on South Main street refurnished and made modem,''-.-'' ' - ;' ''-.-"!.' . Was Bora When Georg CL Was King. Haileyburg, Ont- Dec. 9. Alexan der Renau of this place, who is be lieved to be the oldest resident of Canada and undoubtedly the oldest native-born Canadian, will celebrate - i . i ' -1 ? i , nis one uunareu ana sixta oinuuay anniversary tomorrow, ttenau was bora in St. Paul, Quebec, December 10, 1805. At the time of his birth George III. occupied the English throne end Napoleon was the dicta tor of Europe. Since early youth Renau has been a constant user of to bacco. He also was a moderate drink er of alcoholic beverages until a few years ago. . The disappearance of second Lieut enant Gibbs Lykes, of the Ninth cav airy, has puzzled the war department officials and Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, haa appealed to -the Presi dent to assist in solving the mystery, Lieutenant Sykee, who was on drty at Fort D. A, Russell, in Wyoming, and ldft there in June on 1 month leave of absence, has .frieuH at al most all of the army posts. Tie last v on' from nim was a letter mailed at St. Paul July 31st. , : In Wilmington the mother of an 18-year-old girl gave written permis sion for her to marry. The father sued tb Register of Deeds, for the penalty of $200 for issuing the mar riage license for bin daughter without bis permission. Judge - Ward held that both parent- must give, their consent when the daughter ia. under age, and the Register of Deeds must pay the penalty unless the Supreme Court reverses ths ruling. " Miss Margaret Hendrix. who f t aching' school at Kannanolia thia year, ia spending the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, nanuB iui ren i of Stewart DistrU 4 - i I 1 EECEPTXOn niDAT. Oiven by Mrs. W. W. How la Honor f Mia Grace Browa, On of the most delightful of the numerous pro-nuptial eventa ia honor of Miae Grace Browa waa the delight ful party given yesterday afternoon by Mra. William, W. Flowe at her borne on Georgia Avenue. Thirty- six guests were present and the bos tees gave each one a part in paying honor to the honor guest. When the guests were ushered into the dining room, which waa decidedly attrac tive in decorations of red carnations and asparagus feme, each waa given a paper on which waa written a ques tion asking what, a bnde should do should such a contingency arise during the course of her wedded life, some'bf the questions reading: "How often ahould a husband be - riven fried eggsf " "Should he shave him self or let his wife do it! " What per cent, of his income should she be en titled to and what methods should she adopt to get iit" "Should he be allowed to protest when required to wait for his didder on a busy day while hi wife is away at a club meet ing T" i f t, The answers were of course ludic rous in many instances and elecited much mirth and merriment. After the questions had' been read a deli cious luncheon was served. The guests were then; given a piece of paper on which tjkey were requested to write some inrfrediont to be used in making a eakd The suggestions were equally as amusing as the answer to the questions and includ ing everything-ia the range from old shoes to knives asjd forks. Mia Brown was then Dresented with a recipe for naking dainty edi ble from each guest present, and the j l i-i1.. i p . r ... ueugutiui auair ended, odor of Reception in Hoi Mrs. P. M. i: Laffcrty. atbe p-' euchre biven by at her fet. Tlie a AnAt of cards, was won by MUs Myrtle Pemberton and the guest of honor prize, a dainty tare jnllar, waa pre sented to Mrs. LCttertY'."" At the close of the games an elegant salad course wa served. Mr. Foil's guests were: Mesdames P. M. Lafferty, 8. J. Er vin, W. S. Bingham, John B. McAl lister, S. J. Lowe, Hugh Propst, L. Boecr and E. A. Moss, and Misses Lottie Boyd, Margaret Lenta, Myrtle Pemberton, Blanche Brown and Kath leen Smith. Special Services at Kanna polls Pres byterian Church Tomorrow. Services of special importance will be held at the Presbyterian church here, Sunday night. The pastor, Rev. G. P. Shipley, will be duly installed. ttev. .Byron uiarit, u. u., oi oau bury, will preside and preach the in stallation sermon and propound the constitutional questions. .' Rev. Geo. N. Thomas, of Concord, will deliver the charge to the pastor and Mr. J. Hurley will deliver the charge to the congregation. Services will be gin at 7:30.-. Installation services are always in teresting and instructive for we learn the duties of a pastor and the du ties of the congregation, or the rela tion of pastor and parishioner. Mr. Shipley has been here a few months and has shown his willingness to be of service, not only to his congrega tion, but the whole community and all have come to love him as a "man of God." We will all do well to attend this service and learn that we have our duties in the church and community as well as the preacher. - H. Kannapolis, December s. Distressing Famins in Russia. St. Petersburg. Dee. 8. A famine, which threatens to claim more live than the one in 1891. when death numbered 800,000, ia gripping Russia todav. In Ufa hundreds have Men subsisting for months on acorns. In Semara the people are eating oogs and shrubs and scores arc dying of Starvation. The crop shortage estW mate ia 50,000,000 tone i The omeiaie hava prohibited the organisation of private relief societies fearing polit ical uprisings, in many pice u local press has been forbidden to raise funds for the sufferere ; (Waved Wedding Invitations And Announeexaaate V. bona our friends will not for get that we furnish the most elegant s !a-l.d mm A si ii nnn fid menu that can be obtained. Wa have a book showing a beautiful lino of samples of the very , latest styles, -M.t. win ba ent to anvon on re- miintTal inVlLtaLlUIM W1U oiiuuh-vw nnast.' All order ara considered strictly confidential - tt rtorm.nv has'tooM than 600 music schools. Nearly one-third of them are SHOffljTOra. ! Local Merchants CoatpUia Mock f This Bpedes of Thief. Tb growth and development of every trad center is alwaya attend ed by the evil politely termed "shop- nrung," but which is nothing V than plain stealing. Th Christmas season ia here and the usual large Lhnatmaa trad is now under way. With the increased number of chop per there comes the increased num ber of "shoplifters." Never before in the history of Concord ha there been inch a complaint on the part of the leal merchanta on this account. One merchant said the other day the practice had reached such propor tions that it waa almost necessary to keep one man employed to watch over hia stock. "We can usually spot them," he said, "aa they al ways come when the rush is on and at a time when every elerk is busy. The only way I know to stop this stealing ia to prosecute the next per son I catch stealing from my stock and possibly it will have a good in fluence towards breaking up thia ne farious practice Literary Society of Concord School. High The Literary Society of the Con cord High School held its regular meeting Friday evening. The pro gramme was opened by an essay on Ine Influence Cotton Has Had on North Carolina," by Mr. Ernest Nor man. Another by Mr. Robt. Fisher. entitled, "What Part North Carolina Took in the Civil War," which show ed that North Carolina done more than any other Southern State. Next was a recitation by Miss Willie Gil Ion, entitled, "October," which was enjoyed by all. Another essay by Mia Mabel Lippard, entitled, "His tory.of Cabarrus County." Another by Miss Beulah Walters, entitled, What Part North Carolina Took in the Revolutionary War." Next was a recitation by Mr. John Stratford on "The Old North State." The programme was closed by the debate, Resolved, That the Future of North Carolina Depends More on Agricul ture Than Manufactures. The affirmative were Messrs. Wat son Smoot and Palmer Stickley. The negative were Miss Laura Gu- lon and Mr. Gray Boat. Toe society was named The Lentz Literary Society, in honor and mem ory of the late Superintendent, Mr. J. D. Lenta. Next Friday the public is cordially invited to attend North Carolina pro- gramme. CHAS. WATSON. Short Sketch of Cabarrus County. The elaborate programme which has been issued by the State Superin tendent for the observance of North Carolina Day in the public schools Friday, December 22, contains a short Bketch of each county of the State. It has the following abottt Cabarrus county: Cabarrus. 1792. Mecklenburg. Stephen Cabarrus, of Chowan coun ty. Born 1754 in France; came to America early in life and settled at Edenton. Elected to the Legislature seventeen times, 1783-1787, 1788-1793, 1795, 1799-1805. Speaker of the House of Commons eight times, 1789 1792, 1800-1805. Member of State Constitutional Convention, 1788; member of the Board of Trus tees of University of North Car- Trustees of University of North Car olina. 1789-1792; one of the commis sioners to locate the State Capitol, 1792. Died August 4, 1808. County Seat Concord. Tradition declares that two factions in the county were disputing over the loca tion of the county seat, but finally settled the trouble by selecting the present site, calling it "Concord," (peace). , it ir t 4 owrm or unrt'OHH m CMtauita jeoomn wnm TUB MOHMT ' roo hmd trsci. $JKT TO U4ft OJ HjlHO-lOBt t Mxoiv, rsT jcoooht oa foa 00N0OBD XAXIOKAX BAKE. Capital $100,000. Surplus $33,000. 4 par Cent Interest Paid Tims i ;Lr. h rEBSOaTAL MnmOH. Boom f Ue People Ear And Else where Who Oosas And do. Mr. W. E. Bwinson ia visiting rel atives in Newport News, Va. Mr. B. W. Morgan, of No. 10 town ship, is visiting relatives ia Charlotte. Rev. Paul Barringer left thia morn ing for Winaton-Salem, where he will preach tomorrow night. Mr. J. R. Boyd and little son. of Fsyetteville, are visiting at the home of Mra. W. C. Boyd. Mrs. Lucia Parks Stephens has gone to High Point to visit her sister, Mrs. Ed. Freese Mi Angelyn Fetzer, who haa been visiting Misses Mary and Adeline Morrison, haa returned to her home in Wadesboro. Mr. and Mr. G. W. Misenheimer and Mr. Ketner Misenheimer, of No. 6 township, left this morning for Asheville, where they will live. Mr. Ketner Misenheimer will be associat ed with his brother in the manage ment of the Cherokee Inn, and their parents will live with them. Low Estimate 15426,000. Memphis, Tenn., December 8. The National dinners' Association in an annual report issued today, estimates as a minimum that the cotton crop of 1911 will be 15,425,000 bales. A max imum forecast of 15,700,000 bales is also made. The estimates are exclu sive of linters and repacks. Five hundred thousand bales of linters are anticipated. Weather conditions during the re mainder of the picking season will determine the exact figures, it ia pointed out, extremely bad weather makes slightly less than the minimum figures possible, while with generally favorable weather the maximum fig ures may be exceeded. Insurance Commissioner Young has issued a circular letter warning the people of the State to beware of us ing inflammable materials on Christ mas trees and giving general warning against holiday fires. Special Xmas Handkerchiefs, Neckwear and Fancy Work A large shipment each of the above have just arrived. By buying at this time we bought the entire lots from the importer! at Special Prices. Monday we give you the benefit of our good purchase. 100 Dozen Cambric Linen-finished Handker chiefs, white and colored border, worth So Special for Monday 2 for 5c 90 Dozen Pure Linen Hankerchiefe, 10c val- ' ue Special . 6 for 86c tig lot of 12yc and 15c Pretty Linen Hand kerchiefs, plain and hand-embroidered corn er, 10c each or -6 for 50c : Children's Xmas Handkerchiefs in Pretty Boxes, look like 25c ones Special .......15c The prettiest Handkerchiefs you have ever . seen in Genuine hand-embroidered at . -- .X5c 85c 60c BIG LOT OF FANCY WORK. Buy early it's easier to find what you want Mexican Drawn Work, Cluney, etc., in great variety priced ..15c, 25c, 50c, 95c and up . Such an assortment we have never shown in Pillow Tops,- Center. Pieces, etc, specially priced at 85c-89c 89c 50c XMAS NECKWEAR ALL IN XMAS BOXES In Lot 1 you will find all the Newest Side Frill Jabots, Bows, etc, worth up to 50c Special ..-..85c and 35c Other Special No. .... 50c and up - New lot Coat Collars underpriced at -......... J- . 95c-41.85-Sl.50 DO YOU WEAR Notion Department to see the - Numbers. YOU CAN WITH TEI CKUXCBXS. ' rtrst Baptist Regular ssuiuss tosasm ing at 11 o'clock aad toaaorrow i ing at 7. Preaching by the Sunday school at ".-ia. . St Jaaaes Lataeraa. Service taeaorrew saoming at 11 , and tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. Preaching by the pastor. Sunday : school at 3 o'clock p jn. First Prasbyterlaa Okarck. Preaching at 11 a. m. aad 7 p. as. by the pastor. Sunday school at S o'clock p. m. Pattersoa Mill Church. At the Pattersoa MiU church to- -. morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock Rev. G. N. Thompson will -be installed aa ' pastor of that church. The sermon ' will be preached by Rev. James Laps ley, address to the pastor, Rev. J. M. Grier and to the people, Dr. J. 8. Lafferty. Associate Reformed PTaabyteriaa. - Sabbath school at 3 p. m. Preach , ing at 7. p. m. No morning service sa pastor will preach at Kannapolic Central Methodist Services at Central church will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. H. West at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m, , Methodist Protestant Services tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m., by the pastor. Weekly Report of the Concord Public Library. Book taken out by adult. ..... 94 Books taken out by children.... 65 Total ..." . 1M No. borrowers added 12 "Money Moon," by Famol, author of "The Broad Highway," haa been purchased this week. The Woman's . Exchange in connection with tbo Li brary i in running order now, and we want all Christmas shoppers to be sure to come here before making their selections for presents.' MRS. J. D. LENTZ, , ., Librarian. - for Koi GLOVES? Ask in the Special '- GET IT 1 o3 try ditrict voted for bim. be four yeara. - " . . . - ... M. Hendnx. in Berlin. I Deposits.