VOL XXII PriciOCat Moota.
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JCONCORD, N. C, MfriDAY, JANUARY 15. 1912.
Sin! Copy, Five Cents. fcQ Mft
KXROTBT CLCSS TO
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Coldest Weather Here la Tun -,
Business Muck Affected. Bursting
ef Water Pipes and Exploding of
Ranges. Plumbero Harvest,
Intense eold attended by stinging
wind caught Concord in iU grasp
Saturday end Sunday. - Daring tlx
rly evening Batarday tb menury
began to drop end'U the night it
did stunts in the revision downward '
process thai will even cause Demo
cratic Congressmen to marvel. Dnr
ia the night the thermometer descend
ed to Men depths as to cause the
"oldest inhabitant' to fear kst he
should be unable to produce a paral-
! U beck ia 18-v , C,- j
' Business was paralysed. The us
ual large throng Of Saturday shop
pers hovered around the firesides and
ionly during the morning and early
afternoon did any .considerable num
ber Venture forth in the shopping
seetido. Overshoes and leggins prov
ed the chief article of commerce and
the demands for them reached enor-
, mons proportion. At the time the
usual Saturday rush is at its height
a prosperous business man of the
city said: "Boys, we might as well
close and save light bills." 'Many
adopted this course and by 9:30 the
streets were praetiealy deserted, only
a few of the owl brigade being in
evidence. They, loitered in the few
open stores and only ventured forth
to take a peep at the mercury. By
11 o'clock everything was closed; At
11:30 the mereury hovered around
8 degrees and only the forms of two
heavily clad policemen could be seen
beating the cement down the dreary,
deserted looking streets. A short
time after this the themometer dropp
ed to 7 degrees Here it ceased its
downward flight. -The
absence of the Saturday night
: crowd was also marked with, the ab
sence of the Saturday night drunks.
Only one young man fell into the
elutehes of the "cop", and lodged in
the bed chamber of Concord. He was
well fortified, however, against the
elements, but bis fortress could not
withstand the pressure of the fortifi
cations.'' He banked on Jobn parley-
TKS COTTON IXTUATXOY. 7
Market Cootiaaes to Display Strengta
Larfs Crop ITgnres, Gradually
Losing Their Influence. . -
New York, Jan. 13. The latest re
port of the census bureau places the
ginning to January 1 at 14,332,756
bales, or 673,000 bales for the period
from December 13 to the end of 1911.
This is a. pretty generous showing
and when " the detailed ' report . by
States is considered a crop of more
than 19,000,000 bales is clearly in
dicated. ' It looks now as if every
State would exceed the government
estimate. Already Albama, Florida,
Georgia, and the Carolina have pass
ed the' official .figures by from 13,000
to 63,000 bales, while Texas is within
345,000 of the estimate for that State.
Although of bearish import tb-market
effect of this report was but tem
porary a . the trade generally have
for soma time granted the probabili
ty of a crop in excess of 15,000,000
bales, and from a price standpoint a
few hundred thousand bales more or
less naturally should make no lasting
impression on values.. As a matter of
fact the bearish eneet or -this year s
record breaking crop seems to have
pretty well spent its force, and the
impression in eonservative circles is
growing that; unless the promise or
better home trade conditions fails
of fulfillment prices have seen their
lowest for the season. This has been
indicated in these advices for some
time past.
There is little in the news- rrom
Lancashire from which to deduce an
opinion of the probable duration of
the lockout,' but despite this, and the
report .that there is danger of a na
tional strike of coal miners in the
United Kingdom, the Liverpool spot
situation is decidedly strong and the
mill takings of American cotton con
tinued undiminished. As a matter
of fact our exports now are almost
1,000,000 bales greater than a year
ago and it would appear more than
likely, all things considered, that the
total for the' season will approximate
10,000,000 bales. Last year was- a
distressingly poor one from a domes
tie trade standpoint, home mill con
sumption amounted to 4,434,420 bales
and it treasonable to suppose in
coYirto tujnish
fort but'OTeriirfulgenee inad"him trod:
- the beaten path that leads only to the
city halL (He was foutfd lying across
the fence at All Saints' Episcopal
churchy His pockets contained four
pints of liquor and from his condi
tion it is safe to state that his sys
tem contained a like amount, ine
timely arrival of the police in all
probability saved his life, for in a
short time hewould have succumbed
to the intense' cold. , v ."'
Sunday was a day: of broken water
pipes and Mowed out; ranges.: Ser
vants failed to come and in many
households there was no method of
drawing water or preparing food.
The churches were visited by sparse
congregations and the Sunday sehools
hardly mustered enough to keep the
organization of classes intact. "
I: , Ranges were practically demolish
ed at the homes of Mr. R. E. Gibson,
J. F. Dayvault and W, B. Sloop. For
tunately no one was injured by the
explosions, although' considerable
damage' was done to the cook rooms.
5 Scores of water backs were blown
out and-the floors flooded.' Plumbers
are working day and night and the
number who followed the trade here
-has been greatly - increased , by an
army of the 'heads of the house
holds. j
V Today dawned brighter and warm
er and there is strong indications that
this, section ill be greatly relieved
of the intense cold. '
personal mention.
1
vailed that the stock of raw cotton
carried over by the manufacturers
was exceedingly small Starting the
new season with the prospect of a
demand for goods better than for a
long time past, and the price of raw
material lower than at any time in
over three years, American mills, it
would appear can safely be counted
upon to increase their consumption
very materially.'. Under the circum
stances it is not surprising that mid
dling uplands at New York are quot
ed at 9.65 with an advancing . ten
dency and that the large local spot
interests are advising their New Eng
land customers to acquire their sup
plies withqut further delay. The rea
son becoming apparent; despite this
season's, unprecedented supply it
looks as if an extraordinary amount
of American cotton would be neces
sary to fill world's needs, and when
the demand is satisfied and the sea
son's balance struck, instead of meet
ing the next crop with enormous sup
plies on hand, the carry-over at best
will be only normal proportions.-We
can only repeat therefore what we
have frequently stated, that the peo
ple who have adopted the policy of
bearing cotton day in and day out
bv reason of this year's bumper yield
are likely to be disappointed with the
final results. - It is perhaps well
enough to take advantage of the
smart spurts to sell for a turn,' but
11 IB UvCVUtlUK Uiurv PVIUVU, ' IW
Sobm of the People Here And E3ee
where Whe Oome And Oe.
Mr. Swindell Hutts spending the
dsy is Charlotte.
Mr. T. E. Rea, of Charlotte, is a
Coneord visitor todaj.
Mr. Ernest Porter is spending the
dsy in 6alisbury.
Misa Madue Brown is spending the
dsy in Charlotte. '
Mr.' W. C. Cornell W spending the
dsy in Charlotte on business.
Mr. W. H. Tomlin, of . Statesvilis,
is a visitor in the city today.
- Mr. M. B. Stiekley has gone to SaUj
isbury on professional business. '
Messrs. J. 8. Stroud and C. E.
Seaford spent yesterday in Charlotte, j
Mr. J. A. Foreman, of Greensboro,!
is a visitor in the city today.
Miss Catherine Goodson will leave
Wednesday for Baltimore so visit j
relatives. -j
VMr. J. W. Alspaugh, of Winston
Salem, is a business visitor in the
city today.
Mr. M. Caweron, of Albemarle,
was a Coneord visitor in 'the city to
dy. 'Mr. J. A. Clark, of New York, is
here today on business connected with
the street ear company.
Mr. W. A. Rector, of Atlanta, is
a visitor in the city, the gneet of his
brother, Mr. J. B. Rector.
Miss Jean Maxwell has gone to
Charlotte to attend the McClirftock
Pickard wedding.
Mr. J. B. Alexander, of Moores
ville, is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Alexander.
Mr. Maury Rchmond is visitkg his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rich
mond, in Bedford City, Va.
Mr. A. H. fiak, of the University of
Virginia, spent yesterday here the
guest of Mr. Charles A. Cannon.
Mr. J. Hazel Wtherspoon, of Lan
caster, spent yesterday atfternoon here
with Mrs. Witherspoon at Judge
Montgomery's.
' Mr. Caldwell Tropst, of Salisbury,
.spent yesterday in'the city with his
parents, (Mr. and iurs. W. F. A.
Propst. ,
Mias Keats Harmison, who has been
visiting Mrs. W. H. Gibson will leave
tonight for W aubington . to visit relatives.
ffifr. and Mrs. Elliott, of Chsrlotte,
spent yesterday in the city. Mrs.
Elliott was formerly )-Miss Berths
Honeyoutt. - - . , . .-
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Craige have
returned to their home in Winston
Salem, after -.visiting Mr." and Mrs.
J. P. Allison' for several days.
PREACHER A MOONSHINER.
season advances that cotton is gain
ing more friends and nghtyr so.
- HENRY CLEWS' & CO.
. Sewanee Minister Pleads Guilty to
7 Making Illicit "Oil of Joy." '
" Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 14. Rev; Jos
eph lb SmithV ef;-iSwanee ,wa
"'"brought to Nashville today after hav-
- ing been bound over yesterday to the
April ,term of Federal court on. , a
- charge of making - moonshine whis
key. At the preliminary hearing Mr.
' Smith 'pleaded cuiltyto the charge.
j Mr. Smith has for aeverat months
' : . : been regular -pastor of ' three small
. churches near Sewanee. ' Hia " wild
' eat" still -was located in Ihe smoke-
house a few yards fr0mtlie parson
" 5". age and lessthaa.a quarter ofia ml4
from his pnhoiple chureh.'The out
. fit destroyed by the omcers was com
: ' plete 'and nearly 100 gallons of beer
i i. and mash were found.-' '
The. "wild catting" parrcn was
t ' eaughi only after an all-night chase,
ne claime that he did not know it
was a violation of the law to- make
whiskey but knew it was wrong to
drink it. He also stated that he had
never sold any of his whiskey but had
given tome of it to a few of bis mem-
moott ruuiArr
-' - APTXAiTO OOITOOU).
Moat Amosm Sesa&ury Must Re
'msia U the CabarnM Trra, Aad
Concord Wfll fisrt te That End.
Mount Pkasant appeals to Coneord
for aid. The. appeal is being made
on behalf of hex , dsughter, Mont
Amoeaa Seminary, -TU institution
has been child ef that good eiav
ssunity. ainee its iafaney and mnder
the support ef the loyal eitiaena there
grew and flowered, forth into such
an institution as t be a source of
pride to the entire section. An un
avoidable misforttse '''visited the
school a short time ago and struck
a blow that for. a -tuns appeared al
most zaUL'Wnue? Suffering from
the distress caused oy a fire that eon
verted the school building into a heap
of ashes and ruin, iaaother commun
ity reaches forth and .demands that
the institution,. be 'pissed under its
cere. . ' . V i '"
Almost immediately the eitiaenship
of Mount Pleasant formed a solid
phalanx to proteet what was theirs
by every right . and heritage. Help
was asked, and. never did any com
munity make a -more! ready response.
A neat sum waa raised and the can
vas is still being pushed. - (
Mr. Ed. CrowelL of the committee
to raise funds tor rebuilding the in
stitution at Mount Pleasant is can
vassing the local -field. He started
Saturday and met with hearty en
couragement. He will continue this
afternoon and by , tonight " hopes
to have 11,000. He will be aided by
a committee that wiQ some out from
Mount Pleasant this7' afternoon. A
thorough canvass wiQ be made and
when the committee goes to the Synod
at China Grove, tomorrow they hope
to have the above sum from Con
cord.
It is only natural that any com
munity would -work for and welcome
such an institution a Mont Amoena
Seminary. Coneord would welcome
her with open arms, and if it was de
cided to build the school in some oth
er place Concord would make a strong
bid for it. But because a misfortune
happened to visit it in Mount Pleas
ant is no reason why it should be re
moved therefrom. - A most eertain
ly no one can, -bring the charge that
it has not been loyally and faithfully
cared for there.
Mount Pleasant has proved herself
worthy of her trust. Not a talent
has she buried and she is only ask
ing for what has been and whst is
justly her own.
FOREST SUIi TCWf.
- -e-MaeasMBBsssBt -.'.
Mr. TiammeU Oeea to Alt Vista
Mrs. Petrea BetterXaage Blows
Tp, Personal
Mr. T. P. Moose, of Kannspolis,
spent bunday in the city with rela
tives.
Mr. E. S. TrammelL of Fayette-
nUe, Tenm, spent Friday night in
the city with hia .friend, Mr. W. P.
Uunl Jtr. Trammer waa in route to
Alta Vista, Va., where he has secept
ed a position a overseer of carding
ana spinning at the Alta Vista cot
ton mill
Mr. W. B. Doan. of Marshall, ar
rived in the city Friday night and
will spend soms time with his father,
Mr. J. E. Doan.
Mrs. O. W. Petrea. who has been
ill for. the past week, threatened with
pneumonia, is convalescent now, we
are very glad to note.
Mrs. Frank Petrea is recovering
from a two weeks' spell of sickness.
The present cold spell seems to
have frozen its hardest Saturdav
night and Sunday morning. Judging
from the number of water pipes re
ported bunted the plumbers will
have enough work to keep them busy
day and night for some little time.
Mr. Hurt repotted the toils in his
range bunted and declares he used
the entire Sunday school hour in
bailing hia kitchen of water and ice.
Such incidents are to be expected
when the thermometer is only 7 de
grees above nothing.
Only morning servioe was held at
the Forest Hill M. E. church and Mo-
Four-Inch Pip Bursts. Big Damage
, by Water.
A . lance 4-inch water, pipe bunt
this morning in the basement of the
Morris building,. Concord's : largest
business building, and from it there
gushed a big stream of water, flood
ing the basement. -It is not known
just what time the pipe bunt out
when discovered the water, waa about
a foot deep. The basement of Bell
and Harris was full of goods. Four
ear loads of goods, consisting of one
each ox bed springs, furniture, stoves
and iron beds being damages by the
water;; V In X, the, basement 'under
' Fisher's" '""new store . the Times-
I'ribune had a quantity of paper and
much of this was soaked. The dam
age cannot as yet be estimated but
will reach a considerable sum.
Warmer Weather This , Week. , -
Washington, Jan. 14. Relief from
the intense cold which has prevailed
the past few days is promised during
the coming week..
"The general pressure ' distribu
tion as shown by the weather map of
the Northern hemisphere during the
last several days," says a bulletin
issued tonight by the weather bureau,
'is such as to indicate a general re
action to normal temperature condi
tions over the Eastern half of the
country by the middle of the week
and to temperature above the season
al average in Western districts
throughout the week. -
The week- will be one of general
ly fair weather east of Roeky Moun
tains, except that a short period ox
rains in Southern sad snows- m
Northern States will attend a distur
bance which will appear in the North
west Tuesday, cross the middle West
Wednesday or Thursday and the
Eastern States about Friday , pre
eimtation will be above' normal in
the North Pacific States.
ID IS lift?
- To Make Dry States Dry
-Washington Jan. 14. A sub-com
mittee of. the House judiciary com-
mitttee a bill "to prohibit interstate
commerce in intoxicating liquon in
certain eases," or to divest whis
key of its interstate-commerce char
acter in certain eases." Several bills
are being considered, one introduced
bv Representative Sheppard, oi rex
asj and another by - Kepresentauve
Webb, of North Carolina, are reeeiv
inff more attention than any others.
j I'M purpose ei inese.uuis a w
protect prohibition territory from li
quor dealen as far as the law, will
(TO. "
The 'Anti-Saloon League is nenina
the bills. Mr. Webb was appointed
on- a committee by the league to
frame a bill. His bill, which is now
before the House judiciary commit
tee, may be adopted. . It goes as far
as. the constitution will permit,' he
thinks, and is a step in the right di-
traction the conservatives temperance
Kilties Band for Benefit of Concord
Fire Department
On Monday night, January 22nd,
Kilties' Band will appear at the
opera house 'for the benefit of the
Concord firemen. This band has
world-wide reputation,, having travel
ed over the entire world and giving
concerts to the erowned heads of
Europe. - This is an opportunity, that
should not be missed 'by the music
lovers of Coneord as seldom does
such an aggregation of musicians ap
pear in our city. Yo get your en
tire money's worth and -besides are
helping the fire-fighters of. Concord.
The firemen or some one represent
ing them will call on you Monday,
the 15th, and the week following,
with tickets, for this performance.
and you will be helping the firemen
by buying from them as-the firemen
get nothing from tickets sold- at the
drug store or box office, but only
those sold by them or their repre
sentatives. First floor 75a and $1.00.
Gallery 25c and 50c.
Western Blixxerd Worst Since 1888.
Kansas City, Jan. il2.V-With
temperature of 20 degrees below aero
hen at o 'clock- this morning, con
ditions are the wont ainee 1886, when
the most disastrous blizzard the State
ever knew destroyed ' thousands of
cattle and drove settlers from!-, the
State. -Train service on the western
lines is in a chaotic condition. Record
breaking temperatures extend . all
through the Missouri ii-valley. - At
Sioux City the temperature is 35 de
grees below. The mereury in Topeka
registered 19 below. A fuel famine
is threatened there because because
of the shortage of natural gas. -;.
A COXOORD niJC'l GROWTH.
Jallas Flaker Oo.Xeve late Hand
some Hew tore. Te Bare I aad
10 Cent Store la Room oa Corner.
"From little acorns big oaks
grow."
Nothing emphasises the growth of
rfunus xiner more truly than
the above old and true adage. The
first started business in February of
1A1A ! . . i ...
ib one or ine small storerooms
in the Phifer building: The stock
was small but well selected. From
the start the business grew, and nur
tured by the busineas-hke hand of
the live manager, Mr. Julius Fisher,
it soon spread into larger quartera.
A new home was fixed up in the store
room formerly occupied bv the Con
eord Drug Co. Here the business con
tinued to prosper, growing stromr and
healthier each day until it branched
out with a flourish. Today, lacking
a few yean since the beginning of
business, two yean ago, Mr. Fisher
is having his stock moved into the
large and commodious storeroom in
the Morris building. The new store
room is furnished with modern equip
ment and contains ample floor space.
The notions, resdy wear and milli
nery departments all have ample and
attractive quartera there. "Fisher's"!
hss truly grown into sturdy mercan
tile oak and bide fair to grow larger
and larger and continue to bear bar
gains for yean to come.
In the storeroom now being vacat
ed by "Fisher's" a hew firm will
launch out into the sea of merchan-
.. . - J L al .1 . ... m
aW Rtrt R.nH.t .Uh f. " . " ""ineao will ny
s: z 'zzjzr:: z:i ri t r;::?: of "The crescent 5, 10 and
r.: ..?i:rr...r Cent Store." The fin is incorpor-
ITLT: "T- T' uHted and all the stock is owned by
local boys. The bfflcen an; Julius
VSsllAI nMaiAiit. A TP 1 .
a0?nMJ7Pr,!ltatodIr retary, and Luthe'r Sappenfield;
manager. The new store will herin
Lawrence, Mass., ' Jan. 13. Al- business about Februarv loth Ur
though then was no repetition today Sappenfield has resigned his position
n J L. ..1 4 ' 41 t. l: -U I . A . . ....
u. m Twreut uutumu wuiou mara- at ine uannon mm and will be ae
ed the beginning yeeterdsy of the tively engaged in conducting the
strike of textile operatives who ob- new business. ; The young men an
ject to a decrease in their wages in- all capable hustlen and start their
cident to the curtailment by two new enterprise with the most eneour-
noun oi the working week under the aging prospects.
new 04-uour law, mill agents and
owners' tonight are eonsidering the
idea of ' a general. Bhiittini 4owi of I
the -affected nulla until condition!
have become mora nearly normal.
Mayor' Scanlan suggested this step
late today. Such a shut-down would
affect eight or nine mills, employing!
upwards of 25,000 persons.
Btats Library , '
Jiry setose, to Believe Srldeaos oi
Vagro Convicted of MarAef of
Joha Dtxoa.
Shelby, Jan. 13. Frank OUJu.
on trial here for last three days oa
the charge of being an accomplice of
Joha Ross, who wss aommitti it.
nrst oi tne week of martWing Jthg
Dixon and bis wife, prominent farm,
er of this county, was acquitted by
the jury tonight after eight o'clock. -
The evidence oa which Gladden,
the white man, was indicted aad tried
was chiefly furnished by the convict
ed negro end the jury refused . to
believe his testimony. The jury was
out shout two hours. ........
It is understood that Gladden will
be kept in jail and later placed oa
trial for the killing of Mrs. Dixon.
But the evidence will be tha
practically, then a bow, and it is
doubtful if any jury would convict
him. .,-
Train Frescos to Ralls: Rare Rao.
road Xnddeat
Bristol, Tenn. Jan. 14. A ran in
cident in the history of railroadinc
in Virginia occurred on the Norfolk
Western Railroad at Lynchburg to
day, when the Washington-Chattanooga
fast train actually frose to
the rails. Stopping in a swag, the
dripping water from the pipes caught
the wheels and the temperature be
ing below aerow, the train waa locked
so securely in the ice that it requir
ed the use of three engines to move
it, bumping from the rear being re
sorted to. ,
It wss two and a half hours be
fore the train could be moved and it
arrived here seven houn late. .
WHO 181?
Moore's Loose Loaf Lodges': Sheets
kept in stock at The Timeo-Tnbano
. -tf.
Not A
Beaaino
Crown for
Youth
iter - i
A heed nill of andghtly gray and faded
hair. Why not have beautiful, natural
colored hair, full of life and beauty-
keep yourself young looking and urin
ating? v,
Every woman wants to be and can be,
it aba will me HAY'S HAIR HEALTH
to restore those gray hair to their natu
ral color. It Isn't a dye.
You'll be surprised bow quickly the
gray hair vanish and how young looking
you can keep yourself by the tegular
in of HAY'S HAIR HEALTH. Get
year money back from your drutl'ut if
.yon are not wtitfied with it. .
. SLst .Md 50c at Dras Stone er 8r i
MMipt rie sad dojlanaaa., Mc for
Irteltxxtle.-PliUo Hw Spec O.. Ni4. N. J. I
SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY I
' GIBSON DRUG STORE.
Use Bar fm
Groceries, No. 130.
Clothing, Shoes and Dry
Goods, No. 116.
. Too Cold For Work. ;
Roekv Mount, -Jan. 14. Two-
thirds of the employes in .the Atlantic-
Coast Lbs shops at South, Rocky
Mount walked out yesterday, owing:
to the fact that the buildings Were
too cold to work fin. -At 7 o'clock
yesterday morning the men! commenc
ed quitting several at inneynroa uy
12. about one-half of them had stopp
ed. Shortly after 11 it- commenced
snbwingrr heavily and 'owing to the
poor roof covering the machine shop
the snow cam through, and the re
maining machinist who won at work
tf rr QOMsrto
or unrr-orm
CKMOUHQ JCCOVNt
rra? ri monmt
too find wicaa
uur to jr oi'
HAHD-fVtT tA9
. mora, rattut
iccoffiT. ot rot
Prompt deliveries at all
times.
We are pleased to serve
you.
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The
Home of 'Good Merchandise
CONCORD NATIONAL BANK.
Capital $100,000. Snrploa 3S,000.
4 Per Cent. Interest Paid oa Tims I
' bora for medical purposes. -:..
Ipeople sdy. j ,
waikW dot fn a VMj. -
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