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4 i VOL XXil Pric 49 Ccatt Uoatb. CONCORD, N. O, "WEDNESDAY, MAY 29. 1912. Single Copy, Fhrv vents. NO. 27f ::mn nmnr 1 1 BA1IEBU1.Y POST LOSES STEXT- iHnro bt raB this -' Koairaro. " ' ' ' -.' .' ' - ttf Occurred at 3:30 a. And ths Origin la Unknown. Outfit Includ- linotype ltaclin. and Jew Press. About fl.000 Worta of v- Payer Destroyed. Loss It Abort $10,000, Witt $4,000 Insurance. i Psper WIU B Printed at Speaetr -:: at Present. x , A telephone message from Salis " bury this morning brought th dis trming news that the oHm of the daily and weekly Poet in that city Vu destroyed by fire abont 3:30 'clock this morning. It is not known .bow the firs originated, and when it wss discovered it had gained ' such headway that tbe efforts of the fire companies to ssve the building and contents were unavailing. They man aged to save the surrounding build ing, not however, before they were considerably damaged. The Post had about a year ago put in a fine new press, and also owned a Mergenthaler linotype machine. These, together with tbe entireprint ing outfit and all contents of the of fice! were destroyed. The paper had only a few days ago received a ear load of news print paper, and tbe loss on this item - alone is- about $1,000. The office waa situated on Main stneet in the, old opera house. Tbe loss is about $10,000, with -only $4,000 in surance. The Tribune office shipped tbe Post a lot of paper oa train No. 36, and also a lot of type will be sent to them . on No. 12 hia evening. The paper will be printed for the present in the office ef tbe Spencer Crescent and it is understood that it will ap pear todayalthough in an nsmalled' IS MYKXLE SAWEXNS '.v AMONG THE LIVING? .Witnesses Testify Tkas-Eedr-Tskea FronV Lata Osceola Was Not Bar ' , Hendersonville, Msy 28. Two wit nesses were, placed on the stand to day in the Myrtle Hawkins esse who testified to tbe best of their' knowl edge and ability, that the body taken from the lake was not that of Myrtle Hawkins. They were H. K. Morris, a railway messenger between Wash ington and JKnorville, who was born in this county and lived here most of his life, and J. B. Arledge, a real deal of this city. ; Both knew Myrtle and both were sure' that the body .taken "from 'Lake Osceola was ,not that of Myrtle Hawkins. Mr. Ar ledge, in particular, was sure that . the body was that of -an ' older and heavier person than miss Hawkins. ; Several witnesses from Polk coun ty, the nstive county of the accused Bradleys, are in the city, and they , telL it is said, a strange tale of 'grave being robbed in that county a - few nights before Myrtle Hawkins body was found in the lake. Just - what connection with the case this will have is dot given, .pot, although .attorneys for the defense say that the ' evidence that Myrtle Hawkins is still alive is accumulating rapidly. Most - of the day was taken up in character r testimony and an attempt to estab lish an alibi for two of tbe women involved, Mrs. Bntt and Mrs. Shaft , . . , . ' Another Confederate Soldier pead. On May 15th William S. Isenhour, J8r., died at Cornelius, Mecklenburg v county. 'He enlisted with the Black '.Boys, April 21, 1861, served . as - teamster,1 was . captured at C South ' "Mountain, lid., and sent to Fort Del- L t ,aware.w Ho has been a bad cripple since tbe war. He was a great Bible ; student but never connected him self to any branch of the Christian : 1 church: In bis last sickness be was visited by a minister of the gospel .' who asked him what church ho be- , longed. His answer ' was, : to Ah ? Cbttreh of Jesue Christ, and that he -7-. had. always tried to live up to the teachings of the Bible as best 'he . could understand it. He was a kind bunband and father, and did all he could to relievo the poor and distress- ed. His sgs was 75 ears, 1 month and 'Seven days. 'rt-v-t ' -? ?f-W. M. WEDDINQTON. . Oar Graded School. Superintendent v y. It is needless to say that the ac tion of ' the school board Monday , night in re-electing Prof. A. S. Webb , '( Superintendent of tbe public schools of the city will meet with the general . approval or tbe people. . . f i Prof. Webb has been superintea i: dent of the schools here for two years and his work has been highly satis ' factory. He does ia work in a quiet, - dignified manner and is over diligent and "watchful la ths ears of the in, ' stitutions. Not the slightest friction baa ever cropped out during his ad- ministration and he will, no doubt, t v b continued success tbe com SOCIAL HATTEES. - - .. Bandxsrtaisf Shower Tauj Homing. One of the aaost delightful of the many charming social sveots in boa- of Miss Roth Coitrane, who will becoms ibe. bride of, Mr. Charles A. Caaaon June S, was the handkerchief shower given this morning by Miss Laara MoGill Cannon at her elegant home on North Union atreet Boob after the guests assembled a guessing contest was started. Eaeb gaest was gives S few words of some familiar expression sad invited to fin ish H.' Ths contest abounded in fun and merriment and , when it dosed Miss Ashlyn Lows won ths distine- , . i il. A. . i a tion of being tbe moA successful and was awarded tbe prise, a handsome fan.' The guest of- honor was pre sented with a lovely boqnet- of sweet peas. Following the contest ths hos tess opened a pretty pink parasol just above the bnde-eleet and sbe was showered with many . dainty handkerchiefs. ' Elegant refresh ments were served by two very charm ing little misses, Nanmo Lee Patter son and Bary Branson Coltrane. Miss Frances Craven will entertaia number of friends Friday aftcrnooa in- honor of her guest, Miss Maude Beatty, of Tarboro. Miss Msude Brown will entertain the Bridge Club Friday at her home on South Union street. A social event of interest will" be the reception this afternoon given by Mrs. R. E. Cline at her home on South Union street in honor of Mrs. R. S. Sanders. Mrs. P. M. Lafferty will entertain number of friends Thursday after noon in honor 6f her gnest.illiss Bos- alie Philpot, of Pine Bluff,' Ark. An Unusual Form of Strike. St. Rpterburg, Mar 29. An unus ual form of strike is-reported from the Polish village of Socb.acsosw, the population of whicbis almost exclus ive Jewish. Finding that his congre gation was too frivolously inclined, the new rabbi placed a ban on danc ing, whereupon aydeputation of young women waited on him and demanded that the edict .be withdrawn.' The rabbi, however, remained unyielding.' Then all the marriageable girls of the town held a mass meeting and resolv ed unanimously not' to wed ' until damyng should again bejiannitted. , xue rapoi nem out xor two morons, during which time there wss not a Ifingle marriage and consequently no wedding lees. 10 nnally capitu lated, and now the young folks, are holding dances ; nightly to make up for lost time. ' . Dr. W. 3. Martin Chosen President Davidson, May 28. Dr. W. J. Martin, of the chair of chemistry, waa this afternoon on the first ballot elected president of Davidson College-1 to succeed Dr. Henrv Louis Smith I who gees next month to the presi-pf dency of Washington and Lee. vBr. Martin was elected over a num- her '-of enm&tUora for th honor. I maht of whom brought the highest endorsements of their fitness for the place. Dr. Martin's election is the very natural and fitting recognition of his conspicuously successful work as a professor in the college and of his possibly ' more outstanding pre eminence as a layman in church work for a number of years past, it. having been said of him repeatedly 'that he was possibly the best known of. all the non-clericals in the eastern sec tion of the Southern Assembly. ' Street Oar Jumps the Track. Yesterday afternoon about 3:3.0 o'clock the street ear jumped the track while turning the curve at the corner. The accident was caused oy ths track being propped up temporar - ilv bv tbe track force.wbo arc putting in another curve there.- yuite a crowd of curious ones gathered to see the ear nut 4ack on the track, a t 1 1 ' . .1 !. A I usual me wise iruyi were were inline kucsm naa wwewuieu tuny were large numbers. -They handed out sug- gestions to the men who pulled down! eoodr checks every Saturday after- noon ss .freely ss the chronic kicker tell an editor how to run his news- Dsoer. The advice, of course, was not heeded, for if it bad been it is likely the ear would be there yet. , OdaU Patterson. . Invitations as follows were issued tnAm . , . - . Mr. anil Hit John K. -Patterson reqnest the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter - Grace Mr. Arthur Gould Odell ' - Wednesday evening the twelfth day of June v - one thousand nine hundred and twelve -at eight-thirty o'clock 4 - Central Methodist Church r ; I Concord, North Carolina. Woodmen lb Observs Memorial Da. Tbo annual memorial exercises of F.lm rmti W O. W. will- be held Sunday afternoon at Oakwood eeme- tery. The monument to the late 8ov- f i ... . ereign J, MUton Howard wW be nn " . veiled.. Speeches will . be made by THatriot rwnnfrff Charles. of Charl tte. and Rev. 8. JJji Vatson. All Wood ' J ... men are requested to meet at lodge room Sunday afternoon at 3 &0 o'clock. They will mareh in a body to the cemetery at 4:3 o clock. ' WHAT , A population of 11,000, with 200 mofS at tbe mills outside the corpor ate Emits. A $60,000 public building. (U. 8. Postofflea.) - A $20,000 eity balL - A $190,000 municipal water works, with a capacity of 1,728,000 gallons a day. A complete sewerage system. . $50,000 municipal electric light (plant, with 17 miles of are line, I . .. - 760 H.P. induction motors, 90 arc lights and 7,000 incandescent lights. A $70,000 gas plant now being built bv a New York comoanT. A street railway system now being ' built by Public Service Corporation which operates the street railways at Greensboro, High Point and Salis bury. Three banks with deposits of $1, 936,269.75. Three building and loan associa tions with $866,300 subscribed. They have matured and paid off over a half million dollars. .Public school buildings worth $40J 000. Thirty churches, representing seven denominations, owning property worth $250,000. The Jackson Training School, a State institution. Scotia Seminary, the largest board ing school for colored girls in the South. A $20)000 Pythian building for use of fraternal orders. A new Southern Railway passen ger station to cost $15,000, the old one built in 1894, being entirely too small. An opera house. A paid fire department. Two baseball parks. - A United Citisens' Club. Cement sidewalks and bitulithic pavements. , Kr. Abner .Walter's Eighty-Sixth Z Birthday Celebrated. -A uleasant day1 was speniMwy 27 in' Cabarrus, at"" the" hospitable -home' of Mr.- George C. Goodman. The oc casion was the celebration of the eighty-sixth birthday of Unele Ab ner Walter. . The day was fine, and nothing in the least transpired to detract from the real pleasures and joys of such an occasion. During the forenoon sixty-eight rel atives and friends of "Uncle Abner" assembled at the 'beautiful country home of our host and hostess. At the expected time in me grove, in ironi the house, a bountiful dinner was served. Before partaking of the many good inings 10 eat, appropriate devotional exercises were conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. A. Brown, of our old' mend, wnose Dinnaay we were celebrating. The afternoon was spent in friend ly and social intercourse, and when tbe time came for parting, wtucn came alt too soon; we bade each other eood-bve, feeling that all has been benefitted, and wishing that the ate of our old friend might be spared, so that our lives migni oe maue uei- ter by the return of more such pleas- ant occasions. B. I Miscellaneous Shower in Honor of , Miss Ruth Coltrane. Miss Blanche Brown entertained a number of friends yesterday after- i noon at a miscellaneous snower ai 1 her home on North Union street in honor of Miss Ruth: Coltrane. ' The looms was prettily decorated lor toe occasion and the event proved a most charming. and delightful one. After In , . l 5 1.1 J .1 invited into xthe dining, room, which was lovely in decorations of daisies, rank roses and sweet peas, t Here most pleasing surprise awaited the honoree. She was given a seat of I honor and presented with a magmfi- cent boquet of pink roses.. Then came the surprise in the shape of a collec tion of dainty boxes. One by one they I were opened by Misses Laura Mc- Gill Gannon and Elizabeth Coltrane, leach .one containing a lovery as weu MW USCIttl gilts. . iseiicioua reiresu- Iments were served during the even ing.: Twenty-nve guests were pres- cm Called Off, London, May 29. It generally I believed today that ' following the i moves toward arbitration the trans- Iport workers" strike; which baa tied up the port for a week, will be called off within eight hours. . I FoUette Still Undismayed. Washington, May 29. Undismay- cd by personal reverses in Ohio and New Jersey, Senator La FoUette to- T Began a weea a , ante-primary J M .1 A ci il. Tl a. TT 111 a - iugni an douiu vh. e wm wv I . a i xa, T" la. tT Ok. . i sac awi oeeveii ana a. i " - -?" "' "- '" - ' I - .... WT1 .., . Wl. A - l "r the! Dayten, Ohio, luay 2D. Wilbur Wright is holding bis own today, el- though the physicians have given up I hope. CONCORD HAS. An abundance . of -cheap electric power to sell to sma8 industries. An evening daily newspaper and a semi-weekly . having tbe largest circulation in tbe eUsict. Maaaf actaxUg, Etc Tbe annual pay -roll of Concord mills is a million dollars. Tbe largest towel Bill in the world is in Concord. i No otber eity in the Carolina ships out as many finished cotton goods ss Oonoord. The combined pail, in capital, not including surplus, used in extensions, " $3,000,000. The number of spinal es in Concord is 171,422. v.. -44 Tbo number 'of looms in Concord is 3,608, but many of, these are the wide looms of the latest make. The mills of Concord use 70,000 bales of cotton every year. The freight Dusiness of Concord amounts to a million dollars a year. It takes an average of 21 can a day to handle tbo Concord business, i. e., 6,730 cant a year. These ears would reach 66.42 miles if all eoupleg together. The Kerr Bleacbery, the oldest, and the Cannon Bleacbery) one of tbe largest in the South. Concord has a large furniture fac tory which ships to all parts of the United States. ',' . An oil mill. "' ' A foundry and machine works. An ice factory..... A steam laundry; Two roller mills. Three wood working plants. A large brick plant: . Mercantile and Other Business. Two large wholesale grocery con cerns. ; OAPT. ROSTRON PRESENTED WITH LOVING CUP By the Titanic Survivors. Officers And Crew of Carpathia Got Med als. New York, May 29. A committee of Titanic survivors presented a sil ver loving cup to Capt Rostron, of the Carpathia, who returned to port today for the first time since he brought home the Titanic survivors. They also presented silver medals to officers and bronze medals to the crew of the Carpathia. I merely tried to do my duty as saw it, first to my ship, second to suffering humanity. I claim no credit that is not due as much to each and every member of the Carpathia 's crew," said Copt. Rostron modestly. Petrea Hedrlck. A marriage that will be quite a surprise to the people of this section will be solemnized at Lexington this evening at 8:30 o'clock, when Miss Lettie Hednck will become the bride of Mr. C. A. Petrea. The ceremony will take place at the home of the bride s parents andwill be perform ed by Rev. V. Y. Boozer, pastor of the First Lutheran church of Lex ington. Mr. and Mrs. Petrea will arrive in Concord tomorrow and will visit the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Petrea, at St. John's for several days, after which they will return to Lexington to live. Kitchin Fails to Explain It. Winston Journal. ' ' Governor Kitchin failed to explain in his speech attacking Senator Sim mons here last night why u is that the' Democrats of the United States Senate appear willing to. follow the senior North Carolina Senator in the fight for tariff reform. - Ho merely tried to laugh this great fact off tbe stage, after he had devoted the great bulk of his speech trying to show that Senator Simmons' tariff record has been undemocratic. Tbo State Meeting of the King's Daughters.' Mrs. A. E. Lents 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 good people of Concord, in a few days but in the meantime if those who will entertain would phone Mrs. Lents their pleasure in the matter, tbe work of the committee could be more sat isfactorily completed. ;S A Further Reduction at the Cannon :y-'- -ft.Fetiw Oo.,s.';Am v; The Cannon ft Fetzer Co., who for soma time have been ' offering one- fourth off on all goods in the store, will now give one-third off on all sum mer suits for men, and boys. They Want to turn their Mock 'into money quick. , See new ad. today, and look for big page ad. in Thursday's Times and Friday's Tnbuno. -- , .Hr.-Charley Propst spent jrester- aay in aauaoury on oumness. . Two hardware stores. Four furniture stores. - Three lumber yards. Three coal and wood yards. Five livery stables. A motor ear and machine works. A bakery. Three pleasure clubs. A bottling plant. Five drug stores. Eight doctors. Three dentists. Nine lawyers. ' Three veterinarians. Three jewelers. Five dry goods stores. Four shoe stores. Five clothing stores. Forty grocery stores. Five feed stores. Four blacksmiths. Two moving pictures shows. Four pressing clubs. Two hotels. v Numerous boarding houses. Two electric supply houses. A plumbing establishment. Five contractors. A box factory. Marbla works. What Concord Keeda. A new railroad to open up available manufacturing locations. A greater number of smaller indus tries. , More people like the ones that are rbere. More wood working plants. More cotton -mills. A system of ' cheaper roads that shall supplement the excellent roads already built, so as to knit the coun try to the city. Our motto in every man's mouth and every Concordian calling: "See Concord First" Majority of Counties for Uninstruct ed Delegates. Returns front the Democratic coun ty convention of Saturday; now prac tically complete, indicate that while Gov. Woodrow Wilson will have more instructed delegates than Representa tive Oscar Underwood in the State convention on June 6, but the ma jority of the delegates will come un instrneted. Only about 40 of the 100 counties instructed their delegates for Presi dential candidates. Speaker Champ Clark and Governor Harmon also made a showing of strength, so it seems certain that an attempt will be made to prevent instructions for any candidate. The Wilson leaders are expected to insist upon instruc tions. North Carolina's delegates to a Democratic national convention have been sent with instructions only once in recent, years. Congress May Adjourn Juno 18. Washington, May 29. Informal cauceses of the leaders of congress today developed a sentiment for ad journment June 15. The Senate Re publican leaders plan to let the Dem ocrats jam through the tariff bills with the aid of Republican progres sives, giving Tsft a free reign to veto them. THE DOCTOR'S WIFE Agrees With Him About Food. A trained nurse says: "In the-prac tice of my profession I lhave found many points in favor of tirape- Nuts food that I unhesitatingly recommend it to all my patients. "It is delieate and pleasing to the palate (an essential in food for the sick) and with milk or cream for babies or the aged when deficiency of teeth renders mastication impossible. For fever patients or those on liquid diet I find Grape-Nuts and albumin water very nourishing and refreshing. This recipe is my own idea and u made as follows: Soak a -toaspoonf ul of Grape-Nuts in a glass of water for an hour, strain and serve with tbe beaten white of an egg and a spoon M of fruit juice or flavoring This affords a great deal of nourishment that even the weakest stomachs can assimilate iwiuhout any distress. "illy husband is a pbystcian and he uses Grape-Nuts hknsolf and orders it msny times for pstienta. Personally - I regard a dish of Grspe-Nuts with frebU or stewed faait as the ideal breakfast for anyon-r well or sick. . Name, given by roe- tum Co.; Battle Creek, Mich. In any case t of " stomach trouble, nervous prostration or brain fag, a 10 days trial of Graipe-Nuts will work wonders toward nourishing and re building, and in this way ending the trouble. "There's a reason" and tnrf proves. ;:-"' Look in pkga. for the famous little book, "The Koad to Wellville." . Ever read the above letter) A new one appears from time to time. They, art genuine, true,, and full of soman interest. . - TWO STEAMERS . COLLIDE IN FOG. Franca Liner Hndaea Seriously Dam aged by the Bonriad Today. New York, May 29. The French liner Hudson, with 100 passenger on board, waa rammed and seriously damaged by the liner Berwind, of New York and Porto Rico line, off Robbins reef today. The Hudson was sent full speed into bay wirelessing for help. It was beached and in sinknig condition off 72nd street, Brooklyn, and passengers were taken off by two tugs. The Berwind was alao badly damaged about tbe bows and also bad to have help. It was towed into tbe Erie Basin with all pumps going and it is laid up for repairs. The cause of the collision waa due to fog. Western Innovation in China. Washington, Maay 29. Aepbli- can money and. Pullman Bleeping cars are two innovations in old fashioned China. Tbe new Chinese Republic dollars, the minting of which has juat begun, bear two lions and tbe Chinese character for "One Dollar," on one side, and on the reverse, the characters "Current Money" aud Chinese Republic" with a wreath of flowers. Yuan Shi has inspected the new coins and has given his approval of them. -The first of two Bleeping cars available for service between Shang hai and Nankin was put into use April 11. It is G8 feet long and the bunks are each seven feet long. I he revolution appears to have greatly stimulated the drama in China. Recently a hie theatre has been built in Shanghai, and a number of modern Chinese dramas are to be staged. For these productions. 80 actors Lave been engaged. Seven Persons Are Killed By Tornado Tulsa, Okla., May 28. Seven per sons were killed, three probably fat ally injured and a score or more were less seriously hurt when a tornado swept through the village of Skia- took, 18 miles northwest of Tulsa. and the neighboring farm lands and oil fields last night. The property loss is estimated at $75,000. Wire communication was severed and the extent of the storm was not known until messengers arrived here late today. Methodist Conference Adjourns. "Minneapolis, Minn May 29. The one hundred and testa Methodist general conference, in session since May 1, adjourned today. The banks of the city will close Thursday, Decoration Day. Big Summer Sale of Lace Beginning Thursday Morning and Will Continue Until Monday ..... At this seasaon of the year the Manufacturers are clean- v ing up stock and this is a clean-up lot at a very low price: - VAL, ROUND THREAD, LINEN. AND CLUNEY , LACES AN DBANDS. 1-50 Dozen Val Laces and Insertion, worth up to 6c yard Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock .-12c Dozen Yards.' One lot of 100 Dozen Val arid Round Thread Lace and in- , ; sertion Thursday morning.. ... 28c Dozen ., 500 Dozen Lace and Insertion Linen Laces worth up to Sc , t , . ' A BIO LOT OF BANDS IN, THIS LOT WORTH ABOUT DOUBLE THE PRICE. ;' : White, Cream and Ecru Prices range -:-.;;,, j .m 6c, (See At the same time we will show some wonderful bargain in y -1 Embroideries, White Goods' and Lawns. :;' J " ! ..-; r ". . .. I t i COMPLETE REPORTS TODAY GIVES HOC ENTIRE DELE- ' ,GATION. Wilson Gets 24, While 4 Are Uain structed, Probably for Clark. Taft is Bewildered. Wilson is Happy Over the Result, Because He Says the People Hare Endors ed the New Regime in Politics. Trenton, N. J., May 29. Com plete reports today of yesterday's primaries give Roosevelt tbe entire delegation of twenty-eight and Taft none. Wilson gets twenty-four and four are uninstructed, probably for Clark. The Taft forces are bewil dered. Wilson made the statement that he is happy over the result be cause it was the people's judgment of the new regime in State politics. Colonel Roosevelt's indicated plu rality on the preferential vote is ten thousand. Senator La FoUette made a show ing in every county but his vote in dicates that he did not get more than two per cent, of the total Roosevelt De-lighted. Oyster Bay, N. Y., May 29. Roosevelt is obviously delighted over the New Jersey victory. He declined to make a lengthy statement today. "I believe I have said on previous occasions all that could be said now," he concluded. When asked if he now believed he had enough delegates to insure his nomination on first ballot, he said: "My experience as a hun ter has taught me not to divide bear skins until the bear is dead." Roose velt is now turning his attention to ward the battle with the politicians and tbe Taft leaders to control tbe temporary organization of tbe Chica go convention. New York Delegates Not for Roose velt, Says Barnes. New York, May 29. That the New York delegates to the Republican Na tional convention will not climh on the Roosevelt band wagon, despite the Colonel's success, was the em phatic declaration of WiUi&ra-.&arnes, Jr., clmirman-afihefipublicantate committee, -to day. ,- The best spring tonic spring air and pure spring water. Take it ev ery day. l-.1 'i(!-t i worth up to 10c- Sale Price ',.' h 48c Dozen Yards. Sale price . , ' 4c Yard or 45c Dozen 8&c, 10c, W2c, 15cl9c and up Window)'. ' 1 A" II GETS ill NUBB