ill ..ae7 VOL XXII Irk40Ct.Moota. CONCORD, N. X WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1911. Copy. Five Cents. NO. 129 . eOOD to AS B008TEU EZXB.I CHICAGO WOT OOHYZHTXO. Party Tress Virginia Ooampeeiiif Par ty rroa YaQey TaTOto'Ooaanj Vhtt Osbama feeds. A patty at eitiaeos from Winehee tar, Va composing a eomauttee from the Valley Turnpike Company, an orrsniiatioa for building and pro motinf good roads, visited Concord and Cabarrus yesterday on their in spection tour of food roadt in this section. Tbey war bora for tba por poae of familiarising t hernial rea with tba system of good roadt in thia and adjoining eoantiee-with a view of em ploying the methods nsed ' in their eooatrmetioa in building good roads they contemplate building in Virginia, Those In the party were: Vessrs. H. F. Byrd, editor . of the Winchester Newt and president of the associa tion, Shirley Carter, J. P. Beatty, C. B. If eLein, L. B. Dettra and E. H. Harrison. . They were also aeeompen? ied by Messrs. 8. E. and C, Finley, of the Indian Refining Co. , The party was met at the station , by committee of eitiaens headed by Mayor Wagoner and taken over the - Kannapolis, Xount Pleasant and Gold Hill roads in automobiles. After in- - specting these highways the party was taken to tba St. Cloud hotel for supper. " , The Virginia gentlemen expressed themselves aa greatly pleased with tba highways in thia eonnty.' The members of the party state that the Kannapolia road was a highway that could not lie excelled anywhere bat the feature of the good roads in the county that attracted most interest by them was the eonsraeion work and engineering on the Gold Hill and Mount Pleasant roads. The fills and tana across the swamps on these highways aeenvd to appeal more strongly to them than any other mer it presented by the county's roads and they paid . particular attention to this work. ' The party left on train No. 38 for Virginia. . laiph Parlette Last Night V- The lecture of Mr. Ralph Parlette at the graded school last night was beard and enjoyed by a large sudi- '. ones, and fortnnate indeed were those who were present. Mr. Yerlette was - introduced by Rev; Chaa.- P. Ma- LeuirMin, in a most happy manner, and for one hoar, and fifty minutes Mr. Parlette delivered his celebrated lecture, "The University of Hard knocks," which abounded in wit, pa t boa and humor. His platform style, together with his wonderful power of delivry, easily puts mm "in gooa with, his audience from the start, and be held it at his will, throughout. This bomber of the' Lyceum Coarse will never be forgotten by those, who heard it last night, and the inspira tiongiven to the young men in their attempts to rise in the world, ana be men. and do something, will result in much good to the large number of young boys present, luipeeialiy strong was us rererenee to me young who "had been selected.5' It a mat lecture from the heart of a " man who knew the world and what it had in store for those who would seek the best and higher things in this life. ' 8ueh lectures by men like Mr. Par lette will always be welcomed in Con cord. - , ' " - - faffs Man Made Chairman at Doss- on Amiremssli Taft Man Control. . -Washington, Dee. li The Repub liess National Convention will meet in Chicago, Tuesday, Jane 18, to nom inate a candidate for the Presidental eleoton of 1812. - . Thia was decided and the rest of its routine business transacted at the short morning session of the Nation al Committee today. The exact program at forecast was followed. Chicago won 9TsU w4m)idi imdy. The selection of Harry & New, of Indians, as chairman of the knport and on arrangements., for the con vention, was in accordance with the wishes of president Taft. -' There was opposition to New from the Southern members and as a eon cession to them E. C. Duncan, of North Carolina, was pat on the com mittee on arrangements. Chairman Hillof Maine, called the National Committee meeting imme diately after the executive committee concluded its session. By a rising vote the resignation of Postmaater-Oenerel Hitbcoek, as chairman of the National committee, was aeeeptetd and former' Governor BHH,' of Maine, wss eleetetd without opposition to 411 ths unexpired term. The committee adhered to the con vention call of 1908 and the primary question, which bad been the sole disturbing topic before the commit tee nrse left as it Vss four years ago. The champions of President prefer ence primaries and statewide prima ries for the selection of delegates to the convention in states where pri mary laws are not operative, were detested. The meeting wss unique in two re spects. There was a complete absence of bitterness and the proceedings were conducted with open doors. Politically the meeting was pro- Taft. The President 'a advisers con trolled the situation. - Believed U Ksteixh That Judge Ward Wm Hot Lsavs Bench. ' Raleigh, Dee. 12. No resignation was received today from Judge W. Ward as superior court judge for the first district bv Governor Kitehin. Governor Kitehin did receive a let ter from Judge Ward today contain- inr no intimation of intention to mien but a request to be relieved -' of holding any more peosl terms of court luring the remainder of The winter' recess season on account of his noor health. Especially he asked to be relieved of the special term that the Governor had directed that i ha bold for one week in Perquimans eonnty beginning January 1 for one week. While it is possible that the Judge intends resigning, ths impres sion la strong here that the determ aatioa of the jddge to bold no more special terms of court until he is in better health baa .riven rise to the reports, that may be erroneous, that be will resign' end retke from the Judgeship December 31. v ; ? , j- .fk-. i 1 rm Sells for 7.800. ' euteaville, Dee. 12Mr. B. , 8. ... RWnll Testerdav sold his farm on Fourth Creek, four miles esst of ' Btatssville, to Messrs. Isidore Wallace and U B. BristoL The farm contains about 356 acres and the price was Itor Premium Knives Becelvsd. - Wo have just reeelveC a shipment of two cross of pocket knives which we are riving free to all subscribers to Ths Timet or Tribune who pay ' year in advance. These are excellent knives, are brass-lined and have name plate on them -Come -in and get "Around ths Clock" Last Bight. "Around the Clock" was present ed at the opera house sere last trignt ene. of the- largest crowds of the laenXhe- play-ia fosWfetMM from the start and -contains many new novelties, several, of which were decidedly on the ragged edge. Thai the show pleased cannot be doubted as evidenced . by the continuous ap- piAii from th.i audience. The chorus had a number of new stunts but when Sine to looks it wss iltte, a pret ty girl in the aggregatioa being about as scarce as the average girl who stays at home and helps mother.' It is ham ly short of marvelous that the looks of the chorus didn t stop the clock in its progress around. The stsge-upon- stage-seene in toe last act presented many laughable situations, the work of Charles Mack, as Perkins the bell boy, and Billy Ritchie, the" drunk man from nownere, being Decidedly clever. Mr. Alfred Brewer Manager for Trin- , tty College Asnttai. Durham Sun, 12th. At a meeting: of the Annual board at Trinity College (Monday afternoon, A. 8, Browei", of the Senior elass, was selected to All the place on the staff of the publication made vacant by the inability of W. U. 9tnse to accept the position of - business manager, Mr. Most was ejected to (bis place Saturday night but awing -to a large mount of outside wont, in addiuon to his college c lasses be feltr unable to assume tba work. 'Mr. Brower ill have the power to appoint an assistant in addition to the one select ed by the board, and be will begin work at once. . . . COAST UI1 TBAXH BOBBED. Was Held TJ Bear Hardeeville, S. O, . And K&.000 BXaim. Asvannaa, Ga- Dee. 1Z Though of ficers of two states and several cities and batailion . of railroad special aote have searched far and wide, they seemed no nearer tonight the so lution of she mystery of the identity of the two men who held op Atlantic Coast line train No. 80, northbound, Hardeeville, 8. C early this morning and robbed it of one "jaek- " of registered mail. The value of the booty is estimated at 95,000. One man was arrested at Savannah but was released. No other arrests have been made according to local officers. Bloodhounds were put on the trail of ths robbers and followed it into the country for probably a mile, then circled back to the railroad. Officers believe this indicates that the rob bers made their escape on a later northbound train, boarding it very toe scene of of the holdup and possibly while officers were searching for them but a few yards away. Advertised Letters. The following letters remain un called for in the postoffiee at Con cord, for the week ending December XI, 1911: Men. Cicero Alexander, F. M. Barrage, B. H. Brewer, Bob Baainger, Israel Efird, Eulyses Faulkner, W, R. Helms, John Hathcock, Robert L. Harrie, C. E. Miletti, Jno. M. Mar shall, Tom Porter, Robertson, Eusa Rankin, rL M. Steele, Fred Widen house, C. S. Young (2). Woman. Mrs. Msttie Bogcr, Mayhome Boet, Mrs. Brockell, Mrs. Amy Carter, An nie Bell Edward, Luis Mae Furr, Mrs. Annie Gray, Mary Kirk, Marian J. Klrby, Minnie MeConnelly, Bailie, 39 Broad street, Mrs. Llllie Safrit, Hattie Summer, Mrs. J. A. Smith, Mrs. Ida Verbis. When calling for the above please say "advertised." M. L. BUCHAHAN, Postmaster. Mr, Kenny Buys Lt for Oaa Plant Mr. Sydney Kenny, of Philadel- phia. owner of the local gas rranchiae. has purchased a lot adjoining the property of the Brander Mill and will erect a station tnere lor tne gas plant, which b contemplates building here soon ss the work on the etates- vills plant, which is now in progress, is completed. The lot was purchas ed from the Southern Loan et Trust Company. J ' Iittls Boy Gets His Lsg Broksn. Master Clyde Wldenbouse, the young son of Mn and Mia W. L Wid- enhouse, had tjie snisfortoiia to fall i com toe ton oi toe oarn at ms pa rent's horns on Crowell street yes terday afternoon and break his right lee just above the ankle. He and his brother were in the barn at ths time and were playing near the doer of the loft when tne little fellow leu. , ' Tension BUI Washington, Decv li The Sher wood seraee periston mil, wnicn wm add upwards of $40,000,000 to the government's annual expenditures by granting increased pensions to ' livil and Mexican war veterans of the basis of length of service, wss pass ed by the House tonigbt, despite the determined opposition of many Dem ocratic leaders, Secretary of the In terior Fisher has estimated that the bill wiH add 175,000,000 to the pen sion roll if the 40,000 veterans eli gible take advantage of the increased wage. ' Eight Republicans voted with the 84 Democrats against the bill. Speak er Clark voted with the majority of bis party for the bill and Demo cratic leader Underwood and Fits- gerakt of New York, chairman of the appropriations committee, voted against it. To Investigate Foreign Missions. 1 San Francisco, CaL, December 13. A commission of eminent experts Appointed to investigate the woipt of the missions in the Far East sail ed for Japan today on the steamship Shinyo Mara. The commission was appointed some time ago by the In ternational Bible Students' Associa tion ss a result of criticisms from various sources in regard to the meth ods pursued by the American mis sions with a view to recommending changes in the present plan of opera tions, if any changes are deemed nec essary to forward the interests of re ligion and humanity. Among tne members of the commission are Gen, W. P. Hall. U. 8. A. 5 E. W. V. Kuehn, Toledo, Ohio; R. a Maxwell, Msns- field, 0. J. T. L. Pyles, Wsahington, D. C. Dr.Dr. L. W. Jones, Chicago, and Prof. F. H. Robinson, Untano. FZBBOHAIi KXHTXOV. Soma af the Fsepls Here And Else where Who Ooae And Oe. Mrs. J. M..OdsQ .b visiting rela tives in Charlotte., Mr. C. A. Iaeuhour epent yesterday afternoon in Charlotte. Dr. and Mrs. D. O. Caldwell are spending the dsy in Salisbury. Mr. J. A. Cannon- spent yesterday afternoon in Charlotte on business. Mr. Charles A. Cook has returned from a business trip to Greensboro. Mrs. D. B. Cottrane has gone to Charlotte to attend.' hs Missionary jubilee. ,;...' Mrs. J. Leonard Brown and Miss Maude Brown spent yesterday sfter-' noon in Charlotte. " , Mrs. N. R. Richardson, of Mount Pleasant, baa returned from Mebane, where She has keen visiting bcr daughter. Mrs. H. A. Jolitk of New York, who bss been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Fisher, has gone to Salisbury to visit friends before returning to her home. ' " : Entertainment at Kannapolis. The entertainment given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Presby terian church Thursday night was a success. An excellent programme was given and all on the programme was well performed, and many parts wore encored. The piano solo by Master Johnie Sloan is deserving of special mention as well as the reading- by Miss Mi riam Shipley. The reading by Miss Hendrix was also fine. In fact all did well. . Mr. Owens gsve a reoding-and also vocal solo. The piano solo by Miss Dora Walters, and .the duet by the Missses Cook wer enjoyed. The vocal solo, "Melody of Love," was rendered by Mr. Sam Query. Miss Laura Shipley gave: reading and a piano solo. There were other fea tures of the entertainment which we cannot mention now . Refreshments were, served and al together it waa a vefry enjoyable oc casion and the entire audience wss delighted i-All wish the Ladies Aid Society will see fit to give an other entertainment soon. H. Kannapolis, December 13. Features of the Durbar. Delhi. India. Dec. 12. Delhi, seat of the ancient Moful dynasty, is the new capital of India. So pleased was King Ueorge wim the reception that he received here during the msgniAcent Durbar that be announced today that the Indian capital would be removed here from Calcutta. King George has 42 automobiles with him in India. Many of them contain gold fittings. The 24 silver trumpets used to her ald the King's proclamation cost the English people $2,400. Sixty miles of railroad had to be laid for the Durbar at a cost of $55,- 000. More than 200.000,000 native In dians heard the King's proclamation read in all parts of the empire. More than KU,uuu wortn oi nre- works were burned, in India last night Four thousand musicians rurnisuea thn music for the Durbar. George and Mary were acclaimed on the site of the bloodiest encounter ot ths s-reat mutiny of 1857. The priceless Komnoor aismonu in Mary's crown was worn by India s ruler 5,000 years ago. ' Charged with the theft of a -vat- aubla diamond ring, J. B. Gray, a young while man bailing from Char lotte, was arrested in Salisbury late Monday night by Deputies W. L. Me. Kcnxie and M. L. Julian, of Rowan county. The arrest was made at the request of a Charlotte lady, who mskes the charge that she was rob bed of the diamond. , Northwestern Land Products Show, fit Paul." Minn- Dee. 12. The Northwestern Development.' League onenedin the auditorium today with ram available Tool . oi space occu pied with exhibit The .object of Mi exhibition is to aid id the devel opment of Oregon, Washington, Ida- bo, Montana, Norm vaxois, oomo Dsjkotv Minnesota, and. ' Alaska. Stna of attractive booths, are filled with sample products from the sous, lakea. rivers, forests, mines and fac tories of the Northwest. The exbi bibition is intended to b educational to the bome-eesker, u farmer, the raikioed man, the maaufaeturef, and to those ' who am Investigators, in fluenced bv tba wide-spread "back- toAbe-soil" movement. , - , fblrtv-fcrar Dead Bodies. : " Biieeville, Teui., Dee. 13.2:50 a. m. The pat 'of unknown dead was inereas. ad mat night to 38. Five of the bod ies are still in the u.ne at the places where the men were found lying face downward in light entry No. 22, the victims of dread damp. rive Miners Taken Out Alive. Biieeville, Kenn., Dee.' 12. Two more men, making nva in aii, iwere brought out of Cross Mountain mine alive shortly after 11 o'clock Mon day night. Rescue men are now dig ging for three men who are reponea to be alive. The two men are Arthur Scott, aged 30, Woo has a wife and two chil dren, and Dora Irish, aged 30, who is ano married, insn ono-iy own ed about the face and hands, but probably will recover. Scott is prac tically unhurt. Growth of Farmers Union. Wilson. N. C. Dec 13. The an- nnal meeting of the North Carolina division of the National Farmers' Union assembled here today for session of three days. One of the most interesting features of the eon Mntinn will be the . annual reports hAwinir the remarkable growth of tha organisation during . tne past twelve months. During the year just closed 14,000 new member vrere en- .... ... . . ,, 1!. .'I vnllMl la isonn uarouna, uuuriuunm among more than 2,000 local branches of the anion. Tha" National Lumber v Company has fitted up a most attractive and convenient office in tha Litaker block BOKTH 0AB0LI1TA VEW8. Items of Kewa From AO Parts of the Old North State. The Charlotte News snnouncet that Mrs. Addie Williams Caldwell ha qualified as sdministratrix of the es tate of the lste J. P. Csldwell. The News ssye a conservative estimate places the value of the estate at $23, 000, wfih indebtednees of fo,000. Representative Hsnnibal L. Godwin instruction in trades and industries. providing for an appropriation oe $5,000,000 to be divided among the several stales for the maintainanee of instrtietioin in trades ami industries. home economies end agriculture in public schools of secondary grades. Mrs. Sarah Q. Miller, aged 78 Tears. died st the home of her daughter, Mrs. Victoria Miller, in Spencer Tuesday afternoon following an illness of two weeks. She was the widow of John Q. Miller, a Confederate soldier killed in a battle at Richmond in 1864 and whose body wss never recovered. She is survived by one sister and one daughter besides many near relatives. In a sweeping opinion signed Mon day afternoon durng the few hours stay in Charlotte, Judge W. J. Adams dissolved the restraining order as to the city board of school commission ers snd the placing of a school build ing in North Charlotte and declared that the 'board of aldermen has no power to supervise or control in any way the action of the board of schol commissioners in the selection and acquisition of the site in question and the ereeton thereon of a school building. At the age of 70 years, Mrs. Havne Davis, one of Salisbury 's best known women, died at her home in Salisbury Tuesday afternoon. She 'bad been ill fur several mouths, but heart failure is said to have been the immediate cause of her death. She was the mother of Mrs. W. C. Blackmer, of Salisbury; Mrs. John L. Boyden, of Slatesville; Captain Richmond Pear son Dsvis, of Washington, and Ifayne Davis, jr., of New lork, all of whom survive. She was a sister of Hon. Richmond Pearson, of Asbeville. Rev. E. C. Cronk, of Columbia, has opened permanent headquarters in Sahsbury for the purpose of advertis ing and managing the campaign for a big laymen g convention for the Lu therans of the Southern states, which is to be held in Salisbury February 7-0, inclusive. The Rev. Mr. Cronk is the secretary of the laymen's move ment in this denomination and is working for a big convention. Al ready five speakers of international repuiation have been engaged and it is expected that from 500 to 000 dele gates will be in attendance from the eight states embraced by the conven tion. Sentence of 15 and 12 months were Saturday passed against Dock Bass and Ernest King, white boys of Bur lington, who late Unday evening were convicted in United Slates court at Greensboro, of stealing a mail pouch at Burlington. The longer term was given Bass, a 20-year-old boy, while King, a lad of 17 years, was given the minimum, one year and one day. Had . King been one year younger lie would have gone to the federal re formatory, ami in sentencing him to the federal prison Judge Boyd ex pressed regreat iu having no other al ternative 'than to consign a youth of his years and appearance to such a place. Monument Unveiling Postponed. Columbia, S. C, Dec. 13. An nouncement is made of the postpone ment of the unveiling of the monu ment erected in this eity to the South Carolina women of the Confederacy, The unveiling was to have taken place tomorrow, but owing to a de lay in shipping the bronze group from Europe it was found necessary to defer the event until a later date. WAS CONSPIRACY NATION WIDE ONE? Government Officials Consider Alleg ed Guilty Men Other Than McNa avaras. Indisnanolis. 1ml.. Iec. Vh beside John J. and James B Mr- Namara handled or ha.l knuwled.-e of the interstate shipment of dyna mite and nitroglycerine used in blow ing up iron and steel structures erect ed by firms employing ixin-iminn men in the last live years t Ihis question was inoniied intn hv Government officials today prewia tory to the resumption on Thursday of the Federal grand jurv's investi gation of an alleged nation-wide dy namite, conspiracy. Clerks who wrote letters, baggagemen, shippers and those who aie snpiosed to have nad even the remotest knowledge of the movement of the explosives, or where and how it was stored are among the several hundred witnesses who have been summoned to testify before the grand jury. W. J. burns, the detective who has been in consultation with officials of the Erector's Association, left tonight for Washington and New York. He sairt he would return here Fridav. "I think there was more dvnamite planted in various oints of the East than has ever been discovered," said Burns, "ft is likely that this baa not been removed as those who hid it would not be inclined to attempt to remove it now." Will Vote When They Want to. Raleigh, Dec. 12. In a notable speech before the Daughters of the Confederacy here last night, Chief Justice Warier Clark declared that in li is opinion the women of this state will have the right of the ballot just as soon as-they demand it. He is an advocate of woman's suffrage and has this principle as one of the planks of his candidacy for I'nited Slates Senate. Special guests last night were: Mrs. F. M. WiHiams of New ton, president of the North Carolina division of Daughters of the Con federacy, amd Miss Mildred Ruther ford, of Atlanta, Ga., ristorian gener al of the Cnfied Dtnghters of the Confederacv. OEBEBAL VEWB. LaU Items ef News From Here, There And Everywhere. Mayor Shank, of Indianapolis, who recently sold several ear loads of po tatoes and more than one thousand Thanksgiving tuckeye to the public at cost, is now planning to import Christmas trees which he will sell si he lowest possible price. Henry Waldron, a juror in the Dr. Hyde murder trial at Kansas Citv. who ohjectedi to sedving on the jury climbed through the transom of his room st the hotel where the jury is stopping and skd down a drain pipe. l iie police oi the city are searching tor him snd a new trial is likelv to be the outcome. After an absence of thirtv-six vean James B. McCreary Tuesday came back to the capitol as governor of Kentucky, for the second time in a third of a century taking the oath of ollice as chief executive of that state. At the age of 72 he took the oath of ollk-e for his second term, being the only man in this country to serve aa governor of a state twice with so wide an interval of time elapsing between his terms of office. Attacked by Big Bear. Swncer, Dee. 12. Mr. Solomon Kester, son of Mr. Buck Kester, a prominent farmer, near Spencer had a harrowing experience with what he be lieves to be a large black bear late last night. He was returning fortn the home of a friend in Spencer, where had made a social call, and in passing through a piece of woods near his home 2 miles from twon, the an imal, apparently live feet long and with the appearance of a bear, sprang from the thick underbrush and show ed fight. Mr. Kester shot four times at his assaliant, which fled to the woods. A bear has been seen in other sections of Rowan county during the past few months. Mr. Kester is a nn Kiel young man and not given to seeing tilings at night, and this is a real bear story. "One on the Masher" a good com edy film will be on the programme at the Pastime today. New Christmas Suggest ions Shop Early ! for us I'ts better both. In. the Dry Goods Depart ment we are showing a good assortment ol Furs and Scarfs at Special prices ....3 I v hiui win J ovum or lAnrr-onn J eataum jeeoutn ' rr r noNir rov hmo ntct- tn to mr BJMO-IVMT OHtW vailt rr AMom Miortt rfftrt irt j MOvttHvtn jccooHT o rot tOUHUM-WO$U 00N00KD RATIONAL BAHX Capital $100,000. ' Surplus $$5,000. next to the one they have occupied 4 Pr Cent Interest Paid on Tim aines tue vwiyj . . . .... ,,, - ., t k Odd Muffs for Misses and Ladies. Special .. Price $1.49, $2.00, $2.50 and up Children's Fur Sets at98c, $2.00, $2.48 and up Ladies' Fur Sets in Black and Brown, most stylish shapes Specially Priced. Silk Scarfs underpriced at 50c ,75c, $1 to $1.75 All Ladles" and Children's Sweaters Underpriced for Christmas Children's Sweatets at. 48c-75c-98c Ladies' Sweaters worth up to $3.00, under priced $1.69 and $1.95 Crib Blankets in light blue and pink....49c-69c Silk Petticoats. What would be appreciated more for Christmas? s Guaranteed Black Taffeta, $3 50 and $5 00 val- uct. Special . $2.89 and $3.48 A good - range of colors in Messaline Skirts -also underpriced. . ; " All wc ask is Give us a look. t . rD-L-PflCLlSfffeO.'-'