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VOLN XXII Pric iO Cents t IfontB.
CONCORP.N. G, TUESDAY, ilAY 28. 1912.
Single Copy, Fhr Cents.
NO. 275
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QOrOLAL DtPMSSIOH IS TEAT
ROOSEVELT WILL OAMT
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Both Roosevelt And Tail Hen Claim
' It However. Impartial Observers
QIts Taft Twelve and Roosevelt
Sixteen Delegates, And Four at
Large. WUson ia Practically Un
opposed,' And Will Have An of fhe
28 Delegates. Polls Open rrom 1
9 p. m. ' '
Newark, K. J, May 28, The gen
eral impression anions politician ia
that Kooeevelt will .defeat Tan in
.New Jersey ' preference vote today,
and that the delegation to Chicago
will be divided. Both Roosevelt and
Taft men claimed tbey would aweep
the State.
Impartial observers give Taft
twelve delegates and Roosevelt six
teen, including the control of the
State convention and four delegates
at large. Governor Wilson ia prac
tically unopposed and it is believed
that be will get all of the twenty
eight delegates. The polls are open
from one this afternoon to nine this
evening. It is a perfect day here.
Roosevelt Again Becomes an Editor.
New York, May 28. Roosevelt sus
pended campaign activities today and
became contributing editor. He is
in good physical condition. He re
fused to predict the'ontiome of to,
day's New Jersey primaries, but it
is known that be is confident of get
ting a majority of the twenty-eight
delegates.
Taft Campaigns Up to Hour of Open
ing Folia.
Atlantic City, N. J., May 28.
Until nearly one o'clock this morning
President Taft walked the almost de
serted boardwalk, expanding his
lungs and relaxing after a strenuous
mass meeting on the Young pier. The
President upset another precedent by
campaigning today up to the very
hour of the opening of the polls. .
'i Hadley Acceptavit; .f,
. Jefferson City, Mo.J May 28. Gov
ernor Hadley, of Missouri, - Roose
velt's choice for temporary chair
manship of the Republican national
convention, today wrote to Roosevelt
accepting the nomination.
CONCORD MANUFACTURERS
WIN A SIGNAL VICTORY.
'
Cotton Rates From Mississippi to Be
' Sams'as Greenville Enjoys.
Washington, May.27. Cotton man
ufacturers of Concord, won a signal
, victory, before the interstate Com
merce Commission today when the
court decreed that the-manufacturers
and those who operate in terri
tory contiguous to Qoneord are en-
titled to the same rates as Greenville
' cotton men have on shipments of
cotton, originating on the lines of the
- . Mobile & Ohio Railroad in Missis
sippi. ' ' ''.v-.--.'
Hereafter the rate on cotton from
. Stonewall and other towns in Missis-
sioni. shall be identical with the rate
which applies from Mississippi points
to Greenville. "
The rates have heretofore been
much lower to Greenville in that the
South Carolina town enjoyed the ben
efits of a lower long haul than inter
mediate rates from Mississippi points,
Concord will now have this, same ad-
vantage. ;:,;:.;? .v:-
An Important Decision. ' '
S k very important, decision affect
. . iiur North Carolina was banded down
- by the Supreme Court today. The
North Carolina law fining railroads
20 a day f or-ref using to accept
freight for shipment was declared un
constitutional in the Burlington Lum
; ber Company's : suit against the
" Southern. - '
The North Carolina Supreme Court
s. held that the law was not an interfere
' - "ance with : the interstate eommere
, sct a provision 'absent from the Hep-
, burn act - w:w-
- . May Increase Reward for Sidna Allen
' Greensboro, N.vC, May 27.-r-With
a view of making the price of" Sidna
t " Allen's head a sufficient incentive to
, r, cause a renewal, of the activities of
' regular officers and possibly entice
regular - officers and etaoinhrdluordl
' ' I special detectives into the' chase, an
effort will be made by officials of the
United States District Court here to
" have the government offer a supple
mental reward of $5,000 for the eap-
, tare of the leader ef the band of Vir-
ginia outlaws,; who shot up the Car--.
eoll county court and for which crime
. ' Floyd Allen is now under sentence of
- - death. : v. :?:'-" "--vO:,
Sidna is under a $5,000 bond to ap-
' 'ftear at the regular term of United
States District Court, which convened
. here today, Allen had been convict
ed in this court for perjury in eon-
nection with evidence given in a ease
in which he was charged with .coun
terfeiting. He was convicted on the
furl-try charge and . sentenced ; by
r 1 to serve a term in the
Kxxrucrr democrats meet.
Indications Are Teat the tJadonbted
Preference Is for Champ Clark.
Louisville, Ky, May 23. Ken
tucky 'a twenty-six delegates to the
Democratic national eonvention will
be selected in this city tomorrow. The
State eonvention, which will name the
four eelegates-et-large, will be pre
ceded earlier in the day by the con
ventions of the eleven congressional
districts, the delegatea to which will
serve later as the 1224 delegates to
the btate convention.
Kentucky baa no favorite eon in
the field for the presidential nomina
tion, bnt the sentiments expressed by
the party leaders now assembled in
the city indicate that the undoubted
preference ia for Champ Clarkwho
is a native of the Blue Grass State.
JFor a time Wood row Wilson appear
ed to have the call in Kentucky, but
tWcontroversy between the New Jer-
Lsey governor and Henry Watterson
changed the situation materially. As
Wilson stock has declined, Clark
stock baa risen. Governor Harmon
ia not regarded aa a factor in the eon
test, while Congressman" Underwood
who, like Mr. Clark, ia a native of
Kentucky, has not solicited the sup
port of the Democrats in this State.
(.The Clark supporters are preparing
to fight hard to nave tomorrow's con
ventions instruct for the Speaker.
But in spite of these aggressive ef
forts, it appears possible that the
wish of some of the prominent lead
ers that Kentucky 'a delegation go
uninstructed to Baltimore may be re
alised. It is expected that the big fight in
the eonvention will be, not over the
selection of delegates to Baltimore
or on the question of instructing the
delegation, but over the control of
the State organization. The fight be
tween Henry Watterson and Senator
elect Otlie James on one hand and
Farmer Governor Beckman and Gen.
Percy Haly on the other.
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Demands of Railroad Clerks.
Boston, Mass., ' May 28. The 15,-
000 clerks employed by Eastern rail
roads are demanding the establish
ment of the eight-hour work-day, a
wage minimum of $2.25, time and a
half for overtime, extra pay for hol
idays, a 15-day vacation annually,
and a general wage increase for all
of at least 25 cents a day i These
demands will form the chief subject
of discussion at the biennial interna
tional eonvention of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Clerks, which will meet
in this eity next week with an at
tendance of delegates from all parts
of. the United States,. Canada and
Mexico. The legislative committee of
the brotherhood, of which W. Elfin the vacancy caused by the resig-
Bowen, of New Orleans, 1b chairman,
will meet here tomorrow to complete
its report and recommendations. ,
Color k Co. Buy a Railroad.
Announcement is made that W. N.
Coler ft Co., of New York, last week
purchased tbe ' Piedmont Railway
which runs from Thomasville to Den
ton, a distance of 22 miles. The new
Owners of the Piedmont Railway, it
may be observed, are the same who
own the Salisbury electric car lines,
the Concord, the High Point line and
the Greensboro Street Railway, and
known as the North Carolina Public
Service Company.
The Piedmont Railway was Capt.
M. C. Jones' road and since bis death
has been in tbe bands of his execu
tors. , V
Kentucky Drys Meet. .
Louisville, Ky., May 28. Many wo
men are among the delegates to the
State convention of the Kentucky
Prohibition party, which was called
to order here this morning for the
purpose of nominating delegates to
the NationaLPjrohibition Convention
to be held in Atlantic City on July
10, and to name State congressional
candidates and presidential electors.
For the first time in the history of
this" State that members of the Wo
men 'a Christian Temperance Union
enjoyed the right to vote at a State
eonvention. ,
. f Salary Basis In Rowan.
At the Rowan Democratic conven
tion Saturday- tbe following was
adopted: '- ',- ' ., .'
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
this eonvention that the county offi
cials be placed -on eealary basis, and
that the representatives in the House
and Senate be instructed to draw and
enact a law accordingly.' t
Tbe resolution pledging the conven
tion to the third term rale for county
officers was earned y a large ma
jority, the people in the country dis
tricts being especially strong' for it.
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Hechanical Engineers Meal
Clevelaha.vO-May 28. The an
nual spring meeting of the Ameri
can Society of Mechanical Engineers
began in this eity today. ) There .are
about 250 delegatea here, and many
more are expected" before the" real
business of the meeting is taken tap
tomorrow. The membership of the
society exceeds 3,000 and includes
prominent engineers living tn all parts
of the eountry. ,4
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- Don't fail to see "The Law or i'.t
Lady," a Vitagrtyh drama at the
CZN008 GO DOWN
' BEFORE TEX KOS.
Nine Javenlle Ball Toss an Wallop
tie Big Boys to the Tuna of t to 1
Nine IHtle juvenile ball tossers,
James Lapsley, Jack Wadsworth,
Watson 8 moot. Gray Boat, James
Hurley, James Elliott, Ross McCon
nell, Robert Ridenhour and "Fits"
Sappenfleld, defeated the C in cos yes
terday afternoon in a practice time
at the Cineo park by the score of 9
to o.
Without detracting from the young
sters good work it is only fair for the
Cincoe to say that it waa a practice
game and they attempted to work
their new signals. Their inside stuff
waa on he punk order, however, and
judging by their 'performance it will
take considerable hard work for them
to get the "dope" straight and not
gnm the inside stuff with an injec
tion of the "bonehead." Roes Can
non, Kay Patterson and Ray Bell oc
cupied the mound, for the big boys,
dividing it up into three inning work
outs. Cannon and Patterson made
no effort to cut loose, lobbing them
over. The little "boys took advantage
of this snd smote 'em on the nose,
affording all the fielding practice
needed for one afternoon. Here is
where the Cincos showed up woeful
ly weak, the little fellows putting up
a superior game in this particular.
Bell put more stuff on the ball while
he presided over the mound and the
kids went scoreless throughout bis re
gime. The game was featured by two
elsssy catches by Elliott in the left
field fence. Little "Fits" Sappen
fleld also' pitched well.
The Cincos will play Kannapolis at
the new psrk tomorrow afternoon.
Bell and Morris will form the bat
tery for the Cincos and Anderson
and Willett for the visitors. The
game will be called at 4 o'clock.
GRADED SCHOOL MATTERS.
Teachers for Next Year Chosen. Mr.
Clarence Norman And Miss Sudie
8mith New Teachers.
- The school board held an import
ant meeting last night, teachers for
the coming year being elected. Prof.
A. S. Webb, the capable head of the
eity schools, was re-elected superin
tendent. All former teachers who
applied were re-elected.
: Miss Nita Gressitt, who has been a
popular member of the corps of teach
ers nere for tbe past three years, had
previously accepted a position at the
Kaieign High School at a larger sal
ary, and did not apply. Mr. Clarence
Norman, who graduates with honors
at the State University, was elected
to fllUhe vacancy in the High School.
Miss Mary Kjne was elected to
nation of Miss Grace Patterson. Miss
Pearl Barrier, who has been teaching
ai sxo. 2 scnool lor two years, declin
ed re-election and Miss Sudie H.
Smith was elected to fill the vacancv.
Miss Smith will graduate at Converse
iouege at the approaching com
mencement.
Miss Addie White was elected prin
cipal of the primary department of
ino & school,
Sunday School Workers to Parade.
Elgin, I1L, May 28. Sunday school
workers from every section of the
Statcare in attendance at the 54th
annual State eonvention of the Illi
nois Sunday schools, which opened
here today for a sessioff extending
over three days. Bishop Samuel Fal
lows and many noted church tmA
Sunday school workers are among the
speaxers scheduled to address the
convention will be the big parade
of the organized men's class on
Thursday evening,
During Sleep
Nature Repairs
the Human Engine
If yon are one of tbs "Sleep
less Squad," let us suggest that
yon avoid coffee and tea, and
hays a rap k steaming hot " -
POSTUfi
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before retiring.
? It has soothed the tired
nerves and brought peaceful ra
. freshing sleep in many, many
.case.-,... :-ri':;i.:'2
K' The activities of the day
- cause more or less waste of
tissue which is repaired at
' night during sleep. , .-
' 1 The " man ' or woman who
sleeps well at night Is sure of
the necessary repairs, other
' things being right, to make
each day a tints of usefulness
and living a joy. .
"There's t Reaion'
- ' ' for ,
POSTUM
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd.,
' Battle ( reck, Mich,
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ALL MIGHT HATE BEEN 8ATED
BUT FOR NEGLIGENCE OF
CAUFORiriAN. '
Ship Was Rushing at
a Speed of i
24Vt Knots an Hoar When 8ae Hit
the Iceberg. Four Warnings of
Ice Ahead Wars Ignored by Ti
tanic's Officers, Eight Vessels
Were Near Titanic, And Only Car
pathia Gavo Assistance. News of
Disaster Suppressed.
Washington,' MaV; 28. How L517
lives were sacrificed, off the Grand
Banks of Newfoundland on the night
of April 14, and but 706 souls saved,
was told in tbe senate today when the
investigating committee, headed by
Senator William A)den Smith, of
Michigan, filed ita formal report. The
principal findings are: That the Ti
tanic was rushing at, a speed of 24
knots per hour when she crushed into
the iceberg. f
That all might have been saved but
for the negligence or indifference of
the steamer Californian to the Titan
ic s distress signals: .
That four warnings of ice ahead
were ignored by the Titanic 'a officers.
That eight vessels, were near tbe
Titanic and Only the Carpatbia gave
assistance." J
That there was no panic, but that
a short crew, poorly drilled and poor
ly commanded, only partially manned
twenty lifeboats.- V
That news of the disaster was sup
pressed by the White Star Line.
The report contained no word of
criticism of J. Bruce Ismay. The
committee recommended increased
life saving equipments for all vessels,
regulations tor wireless telegraphy,
restrictions for . manning vessels,
search lights and revolutionary re
form in ship construction.
Roosevelt Threatens a Rough House
J at Chicago.
Washington, May 27. Col. Roose
velt has frightened the Taft manag
ers by, threatening taLmake a rough
house at Chicago if everything does
not go his way. The Colonel has vow
ed be would stand for strong aria
work. He will not accent Senatoi
Root as temporary chairman, but
will name Senator Clapp instead.
'The committee on arrangements
be damned," said a Roosevelt lieu
tenant today. "It is packed, and we
will have none of it." That is the
attitude of the Roosevelt people to
ward the committee of seven on ar
rangements. Colonel Roosevelt will
not accept the decision of the nation
al committee, unless it seats LU dele
gates in the contests. His workers
declare openly that they will turn out
the .Taft manners of the national
committee and elect Roosevelt men,
Gomes Says Rebellion Has Been Fnt
Down.
President Gomez in a statement to
day asserted that all traces of the
Cuban rebellion have been extinguish
ed except in nine townships of Orient
in which the government will have
within two or three days a well arm
ed force of nine thousand including
volunteers, many of whom are skill
ed in guerilla warfare. He expresses
full confidence that the government
forces will soon prove their ability to
scatter the rebels to the woods and
mountains without requiring Ameri
can assistance.
A petition is being circulated to
day among the property holders of
West Depot street dBking them to
subscribe ten cents per front foot to
have asphalt binder put down on that
street also. Most of the property
owners have signed tbe petition. -
NEW SERIES
B:!:ng and loan Open.
On Saturday, June l, 1912
At Cabarrus Savings Bank
Tho Gcncord Perpetual :
Cui:2::j & Lcdn Accdciion
" . This Associatfpp has matured and paid off SA Series of
Stock amount t6 $362,790.00.'
DON'T MISS.tho opportunity to start stock in this' Old
Reliable Association. '.',.-
II. I. VOODII0US2, Secretary and Treasurer.
TAFT 18 STEADILY"
LOSUM GROUND.
New Candidate Talk Heard; Colonel
Counts en Stampede.
Tbe figures below, published in the
Richmond Times-Dispatch, are based
on tbe records of delegstes instruct
ed, pledged or who have expressed
preferences, and do not tske into ac
count rumors advanced by either side
sa to desertions and changes.
Republican. '
Instructed for. pledeed or favora-
Die 10:
Tart
484
424
36
10
60
60
52
116
Roosevelt
La Follette
Cummins
Uncertain
Yet to be chosen
Needed to give Taft a majority
Needed to give Roosevelt a ma
jority t '
Democratic.
Instructed Tor, pledged or favora
ble to:
Clark
Wilson
Underwood
Harmon
Scattering
Uncertain
Yet to be chosen
300
199
85
53
54
167
236
429
530
Needed to give Clark two-thirds
Needed to give Wilson two-
thirds
Needed to give Underwood two-
thirds 644
Louis Seibold in the' New York
World gives the Republican situation
as follows:
Taft 527
Roosevelt 441
La Follette 36
Cummins 10
To be elected 64
Dr,
Misenheimer Has One Chance in
a Hundred.
Charlotte Observer.
Dr. Fred Misenheimer is in a des
perate condition at the Presbyterian
hospital, where he was taken imme
diately after being stabbed at the Bu
ford hotel Saturday. Pneumonia de
veloped in the right lung yesterday
wich, combined with the loss of blood
and a general state of reduced vitali
ty rendered his condition as serious as
could be imagined. The use of a sa
line solution was resorted to yester
day afternoon in the hope that the
chasm might be bridged until his sys
tem could rally sufficiently to resist
the strain, but . the development pt
pneumonia added extra complica
tions. At an early hour this morn
ing, the physicians, while stating that
Dr. Misenheimer was holding his own,
held forth little hope of his recovery.
They say that he has about one
chance in a hundred.
Claude Blackwell, of Kersham, who
stabbed Dr. Misenheimer, is being
held without bail pending the outcome
of his injuries.
Mr. Maurice Costello will play
judge in the Vitagraph drama at the
Teatonum today.
CAPITAL flOO.OOO
SURPLUS 33,000
New Accounts
Large or: Small
Welcomed at
This Bank.
Concord
National
Bank.
FOUR PER CENT. Interest
Paid on Tims Deposits.
ROBT, S. YOUNG, President
CABARRUS SALES DAY.
First One Will Be Monday, Jane 3.
To Be Held at Cotton Platform.
Mr. Editor: Sinee promoting this
sales day for Cabarrus eounty, 1 have
bad numerous inquiries ss to how it
will be conducted and what will be
sold. I wish to state that the sale
will be conducted at the eountv cotton
platform, Monday June 3rd and will
begin promptly at 10 o'clock a. m.
and will continue as long as there is
anything offered for vale. Mr. H. O.
Kits will be the auctioneer and some
one will act as elerk and keep a rec
ord of both the owners and purchas
ers of the property. This being tbe
nrst sale it will be conducted without
cost to the persons offering property
tor sale. As to what will be sold.
I will state that anything that is pre
sented to the clerk will be sold.
Should the owner not care to take the
price bid he can purchase same him
self. I have had inquiries from people
who want cows, wagons, pigs, horses,
and one man said he wanted a squir
rel for his boy. I sincerely hope that
the people of Cabarrus will come out
on this day and moke this sale a suc
cess. We hope to hold these sales
the first Monday in each month and
I feel sure that tliey will prove profit
able to both owner and purchaser.
Anyone wishing to list property for
this sale between now and the sale
can do so by seeing Mr. Ritz.
Respectfully, .
W. A. FOIL.
TWO DREADNOUGHTS A DAY.
Many Democrats Expected to Bolt
Action of Party Caucus Declaring
Against Them. N
Washington. May 28. The House
had the biest attendance today for
weeks when that section of the nav
al appropriation which bill provides
no appropriation for more dread
noughts cumc up. The opponents of
two battle ships a year programme
are to put up a hard fiifht. Many
Democrats are expected to bolt the
party caucus that declared against
more dreadnoughts.
The State Meeting of the King's
Daughters.
Mrs. A. E. Lentz is- chairman of
the committee to secure homes for.
the delegates to the King's Daugh
ters convention here ' on June -12th;
This committee will wait upon the
ifood people of Concord, in a few days
but in the meantime if those who will
entertain would phone Mrs. Lentz
their pleasure iu the matter, the work
of the committee could be more sat
isfactorily completed.
ALL lii
We are showing many
Special Values in '
Clothing
Hats
Furnishings
Shoes
Dry Goods
Notions
Millinery
Corsets
Gloves
Underwear.
t
Our prices
look will, be
: i
pk;s 1 ;.
uttili
TN A MOVING PICTURE SHOW ZN
SPAIN LAST NIGHT.
The Unfortunate Ones Wars Mostly ,
Women And Children. Many if
the Injured Will Die. Panic Was
Created by the Few Exits. .
Villa Real, Spain, May 28. One
hundred and three persons, mostly
young women and children, , were
burned to death in a fire in a moving
picture theatre here last night. Many
of the injured will die. A panic was
created by tbe few exits in the swing
ing doors.
STREET OAR FORCE , -
ON DOUBLE TIME.
Putting in New Curve Track at. the
Square. Work Then to Begin on
Main Street ;
The street ear force is making dou
ble time putting in. the track in the
business portion of town. The aquad
of bands is now at work at the square,
putting in the curve track. When this
is completed the work will be started
down South Union and those in
charge state that it will require only
a short time to finish this part of the
trafck. " ' . . ;
While this work is going on West
Depot street is blocked. ' On account
of the narrowness qf the street -It is
impossible to put down the track and
keep the street open at the same time. .
While the work is in progress most
of the Depot street traffic is beyig
handled on West Corbin.
Dr. Wiley is EL
Washington, May 28. Dr. Harvey
Wiley', the pure food champion, is
sick in bed of lagrippe. He passed a
restless night, but the attending phy
sician regards the attack as not being
serious. Dr. Wiley was taken .iek
Friday at Beaumont, Va. ' r, v
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Wilbur Wright is Just Alive,
Dayton, Ohio, ' May y 28.--Wilbur
Wright, the aviator inventor,after
a' hi;ht between life and -death" ,pf
typhoid feVer. was making ; a - final
stand today. Little hope is left. Only
his remarkable vitality is keeping
him alive.
Go to the Pastime tonight and see
"Pawnee Love" an Indian drama!
'.Hi
are right ; A
appreciated
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