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s . .. VQL'XXIl PrSc iO Ccau a Uonta. CONCORD, N. C. SATURDAY. JUNE 1. 1912. SififW Copy, Ffvt Cents., NO. 279 ,7 . -. 1 DEFEAT THE DAVIDSON TEAM BT 800&E OF 7 TO Jk ' A Qoo4 Gaaw for the Bleachers Tes-terday-. Capt Dally 'Pulla Ofi a v. Circus 6 tut, Willi the Grand " We beg to announce tbe-Cineos , first; victory of the : season. The noeret . Davidson, 6; Cinoos, 7.' A , fair sited erowd'witnessed the contest, which waf pulled off at Cinco Park yesterday afternoon, bat what it laek v ad in, numbers waa mads up in en- thuaiaam. There waa something do- 1 ing all through the unraveling, good! , plays, bad plays, indiOerent play, . bat jut tba kind of ball to suiUhe b leach erites. Roes 'Cannon pitched his first game of the season and but for unsteady v support at several periods would have ' pulled it ont with a smaller score. He fanned thirteen swat artists and al lowed four hits. His rival, Donald son, also showed up well, turning Back one more than Cannon by the strike out process but allowed five more bingles. Cannon, however, waa by far from his best. - He injured, his arm at the start of the game, and was anable to propel them with his old time smoke. The Ajured member caused bim-pain throughout the eon test but he stood tbe gaff and came forth 'a winner. .- K. Caldwell 'a nifty work around station No.- L' nd L. tlappenfleld's clever stop in the ninth featured the fielding. Captain Daily's loop the loop in center made up the sensa tional stuff. Tbe speed merchant was. goingat. full speed .after a fly ball in deep center, when all of a sudden The Crowd Roared When Capt. Dally Pulled off a Circus Stunt in Cen- - ' " -f rr" ;-- he gave a turn, a dip, a dive and then Over he went, his feet hesitating a second just as they made the final loop of the genuine loop the loop and then struck the fenee. The grand stand roared, cheered and cut various capers while the runner proceeded to pull up a seond L. Sappenfield, Morris, and Little "Fits" Sappen field, who, by the . way, is about the fifth by that name and from the same family to inherit places on the Concord baseball jteams, both of this and last century, led with the stick, each ripping off a couple of Wallops. ' Christenbury awatted out tw for the Davidsonisns, being half the number v his team garnered. , . , " '' The following is the score tabulat ed by scorer Frank Cline! Oineoa. - - ABR H PO A 8 1 14 0 Sappenfield, L., ss" 5 1 Bell, lb ... v 4 0 Morris, e , . : 5 1 'Cannon, p Z'. .. . 3 2' ' 1 .0 1 "2 1 1 Sappenfield, J. 3b J 3 1"2 Love,"-If Vy;J,;i;.'t:4 Hoover, 2b .''i i ,'-3 1 1 Dally, ef '.- 'V 3 0 0 Patterson, tti2 , 4f'.Q s.0 e Total ;. 34 7 0 27 11! 9 DaTUaoi-4 AB R H PO A E ThompWn, tt 3 2 10 0 1 . Pharr, 3b i . t V i 4 0 00 1 Caldwell, S, ef , : 5 0 0 ' 0 0 . Christenbury, S-.-4 1.2 14 3 . Cranford, 2b , -4. 1 0 2 3 Raymond, lf. ... 4 0. 1 . 1..0 Saldwell, H. ss "?',-"' 300012 's Caldwell, K., lb, i :l 0 H Total 5 4 2 '8 ? ; - Bicneaoa's Life Inrortd. ' : r ' TheJieirs of Clarence 'V. T. Riche- son will collect on an insurance poll. ey earned by him in an Illinois in sufance company for $2,000. . ' , "That policy wiU be paidr'r said Vice President Stevens., "I under- stand that we eould avoid payment, - but we shall not take advantage of a . technicality.' .. .vrv--.?. End of.Loadoa StrikTladlcatel " London, Jun l.-The end of the transport workers' strike is indicat ed today-when the natiohal executive committee advised the strike com mittee to accept the v government's mi' -!on to call off the strike. The ont has agreed to establish 1 '' ,:'in board. " : 7" KAlfNAPOLIS rows, laeceaaful ICeetiagaa Pmhyteriaa . CiircLi-lIrB. BiJna Better.-r-Jan-lor Drdar Electa Offlcera. Otkar Kotea. ' ' . . KannapoliaJune L The meeting at the Presbyti erian church closed Sunday night, having been in pro gress for three weeks. The pastor, Rev. O. W. Shipley, did all the preaching himself, and it baa been productive of much good, as there were quite a large' number of eon versions and several accessions to the ehureh and others who propose- to join soon, and still otheis to go to the Other churches Iwre, besides the church and community has been re vived and much good done, which cannot be seen with tbe natural eye. Mr. J. L. Gourley led the singing, which was first class in evafyparticu lar, and much interest i being man ifested in singing whieh we hope will continue. Altogether the meeting was a decided success. ; - We are glad to bear of the contin ued improvement of Hrs. W. B. Shinn. Mrs. T. L. Saundera and Mrs W. C. Sides went down to Charlotte Sunday evening oh No. 7 to see her, returning on No. 12, but Mrs. Shinn 's condition was so serious af thai time that visitors were not allowed in her room. - She haa "beep improving for the past few days. Master , Buny an Snipes, who was shot' in the heel about ten days ago, was taken to St. Peters hospital in Charlotte Saturday, . We understand he is getting along nicely now. The' ball game Saturday evening on the Kannapolis diamond, between Eannapolis and Spencer, -resulted in a victory for the home team. Score 3 to 2k And the victory over the Cincos in Concord Wednesday even ing my a score of 1 to 0 makes us proud of our team, which is pardon able, when the team over which they won is considered, for the Cincors are certainly formidable opponents on any amateur diamond. The same teams will play here Saturday after noon. The Y. M. ft. A. 'band will give a lawn party Saturday evening on the lawn behind the T. M. C. A. ball. Ice cream and cake and lemon ade will be sold for the benefit of the band, and rnusie will be' played by the band for tbe enjoyment of all : ' "? : Morgan's moving picture show and vaudeville is here this week and have pitched their tent near the drag store. It is needless to say that they are raking in the dimes from the young folks, and old ones, too. Mrs. Yates, of Raleigh is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lipe this week. Miss Lola Cook is home again, af ter a second trip to the Presbyterian hospital, .where) she' has been receiv ing treatment and. is getting along well. -v. Mrs. R. L. Coley and two children are spending a few days with rela tives at Albemarle. Mrs. C. R. Deval has gone to New Jersey to visit her . friend, Mrs. Rowe. : . . ,4, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lipe, spent Sunday with Mr. Lipe's parentsnear Misenheimer Springs. - Mr. It J. Brown went to Winston- Salem Saturday to see Mrs, Brown, who has been ill at the home of her brother, Mrs. T. B. Moore, for a few weeks. We are glad to say that she is improving. Kannapolis Lodge No. 242, Jr. 0.U. A. M., met. in regular session Tuesday night : and) elected "officers follows: Councilor, F. U. Rogers; C, J. L. Towell: assistant record ing geeretaryy S. T-Reader; conduc tor, W. U. Broom ; warden, W. A, DayvaultjP. 8, W. L. Tish; O. S, Martin- Walters; chaplain, H. L. Ma bry; .recording secretary, Jr R. Oood- financial secretary, J. A. Wine- eoff; treasurer, L. O. Winecoff; trus tee, J. A. Stratford. This lodge con tinues to grow and had to suspend' some candidates who : are on their journey through the mysteries of the oraer so mat n migni aevoie me en nil !i " t . . .1 tire-evening, to the important Work Of electing officers. - i. T; The boys', red and blue contest is waxing warm now and will continue until June 29, when it will close, with the usual feast. 4 ; 7 There are ten boys and, ten girla in the tomato. club nd they are very much in earnest. Prises will be given but wilt not be based on tbe largest tomato but credit and demerit marks wiU. be used to determine who shall be entitled to the prises.. Their punc tual attendance and the neatness of their little garden and conduct will be taken into consideration. Twenty-eight of the boys belonging to thcY. M. C A. Bible class enjoy ed a sociable at Mr. Owen's Friday night and from the bright smiles on their faces next day, we are-aure they would like to have another sociable Tbe Y. M, C. A. board of directors will meet in regular monthly session - i-.- . i. . - There will be five reels shown in the hall tonight, 6ne of-which will be a special, ahowing the Christian, mar tyrs, besides the two regular illus trated songs. The band will furnish munis and a good'tlme'is in store for all."': -h,'. v.'" ( n. ' Successful rz.lt la tiilUe. Atlantic City, N. J, June 1. With six pasenRers,1 Melville v Vaniman mi a (""''"'sful H"l f vV,t in a dir- HEWS rOEZOAST TOE ' ' TEE tOKJXQ WEEK. Waahington, D. June 1 The Republican National Committee will meet in Chicago early in tbe week to make np the temporary roll of the national convention. The, function of this body is always important, be cause it decides in advance who are to have aeata when the convention is called to order. The work is especial ly, important this year, because, at least one-third and possibly one-half of -the delegates will be contested. The last of the delegstes to the Republican national ' convention will be selected Tuesday. On thst day the six delegates-at-large from Ohio will be named by the State convention at Columbus and on the same day South Dakota primaries also will embrace the selection of .the .Democratic na tional convention delegates, the ex pression of preference for United States Senator and the nomination of State tickets by all parties. The week will be one of unusual activity in the Democratic camp. State conventions for the selection of delegates to the national convention at Baltimore will be held in Minne sota, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ida ho, Arkansas snd Nevada. The Republicans of West Virginia will hold a State-wide primary Tues day for the nomination of candidates for governor and other State officers and the selection of seventeen new members of tbe State committee. Tbe Minnesota legislature will con vene in extra session Tuesday to con sider and act upon a State-wi le pri mary act, a corrupt practices act and reapportionment. The battleship Arkansas, the larg est completed dreadnought in the world, will undergo ber trials on the Rockland course, beginning Tuesday. The elimination trials that will de termine the make-up of the American teams in the Olympic games as Stock holm ffcxt month will be held Satur day. The Eastern tryouts will take place in the Harvard stadium al Cambridge and the Western tryouts at Chicago. On the same day the final competitions to d ermine the personal of the Canadian team v. ill i held in Montreal. Important conventions of the week will include the Northwestern Devel- prhent Congress at Seattle, the Pres byterian General Assembly of. Can ada at pduionto'n, the annual conven tion of the American Medical Asso ciation at Atlantic City, the annual convention of the Interstate Cotton Seed 'Crushers' Association at St. Louis, the annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors at Washington and- the International Convention of Wireless Telegraphy in London. Other events and happenings that will contribute to the news of the week will be the unveiling of the Co lumbus memorial in Washington, the graduation exercises of the United States Naval Academy, the celebra tions of the birthday anniversary of Jefferson Davis and the trial of Har ry K. Thaw's application for his re lease from Matteawan asylum, on tbe ETounds that he has recovered his sanity. J ' T. 1 Fight for South Dakota Votes. Sioux Falls, S. D., June 1. After the most involved and complicated campaign in the history of South Da kota, the State-wide primary election will be held Tuesday. At that time the voters will record their preferen ces for nominees for the presidency, for - the United States Senatorship, for. the governorship, for full State party tickets, for nominees for repre sentatives in Congress and for minor offices. South Dakota will be the last State in the presidential campaign to have a preferential primary. Taft, Roose velt and La Follette are entered in the Republican contest. There is no reason to believe that the situation here differs materially from that in Nebraska, Minnesota and other near by States and the results are expect ed to be about (he tame. South Da kota waa one of the original La Fot lette States and it is considered pos sible tlfat the Wisconsin Senator may still muster sufficient strength to cuT down the Roosevelt vote. On the Democratic side it is a fight between the supporters of Wilson and Clark, With the chances of the Speaker ma terially strengthened by bis recent successes eles where.. Miss Frances Craven Hostess at V Pleasant Party. . . . Miss Frances Craven was hostess to a sewing bee yesterday morning at her home on West Depot street in honor of her guests, -Miss Maude Beattyv of Tarlwro. . After spending most delightful, time engaged in sewing the guests were served with a delightful salad, course. ? Miss Cra ven 'a guests were : Misses ! Cather ine Goodson, Mary and Adeline Mor rison,! .Nell Herring, JJeneva .Parks, Eugenia Lore, Dora and Florence Burkhead, Helen Arehey, Mary Por ter, Grace W lute and Mesdames U A, Weddington and L, A., Fisher,. Recently thirty young 'women reached New York City aboard one ocean' eleanua. tfrom Ireland 1 and Scotland. These young .women -were all bound " for States west of , the M' -sissippi .'and are to become ; the j,4..s of American young men. -" ' " HE 111 Clip III 8TB.EET CAB COKPAVY WILL lay vmuriEi) SaicK u ;t On Each Side of Street, Car Track - J for Twenty-Four Inches Where Section of Street ia Easiness Sec tion la Laid. The Sectyn of Fran chise Requiring Taia. The city code contain tbe follow ing ordinance relative to the street car company putting down brick be tween its rails and for a, certain dis taooe on each aide in the section of Union street from the square to the Lutheran ehureh: ; 'The Piedmont Carolina Railway Company, its successors lessees and assigns, shall keep in good repair, within its tracka, and rwenty-lour inches outside of its tracks, oq each side thereof, any street or avenue or any public place over which it may run its street railway, and ehould the city of Concord pave with brick any of its tureets or avenues, or lay bitnlirkic ashplialt, or any other like substance or thing thereon, then said Fiodunonct Carolina Kailway Com pany shall lay vi trifled brick between its tracks and for twenty-four inches on each side thereof on said street and avenues so paved." ; -Mayor Wagoner dated this morn ing that this ordinance t.-oold be com plied with when the section of street between the square and the Luther an church Corner is paved. NORFOLK SOUTHERN OFFICIALS IN CHARLOTTE. President Lamb and General Counsel Rodman, of Norfolk Southern, There. Charlotte Observer, lsU President E. T. Lamb and General Counsel William B. Rodman, of the nullum uvuiiiri II luau. nny iicuu- quarters in Norfolk, Va., spent sev eral in the city yesterday going over the proposed route ot tue. new road into Charlotte and concluding certain details as to rights of wayHhat have been pending for sometime. No statement could be secured from eith er President Lamb or Colonel Rod man for they were here only a short time and then were on the move all the time. Immediately after their ar rival, they were carried in an auto mobile out through North Charlotte where they wertf in conference with property owners along the right of way. Returning to tbe city they left for Norfolk. The route of the Norfolk Southern from . Troy-Mount Gilead has never yet been determined. One line survey ed is by Norwood and another by Al bemarle. A third does not include Concord on the route at all. The line will come into Charlotte through a portion of the Pegram-Wadsworth Land Company's holdings in North Charlotte, following the general di rection of North Brevard street. The terminals will be located on- A street between Sixth and Ninth. CUBAN REBELLION NOT v SO SERIOUS AS REPORTED. Reports . of Blood-Thirsty Negroes Laying Waste Sugar Plantations Overdrawn. Washington, June 1. The suspicion is gradually dawning on the. (State Department that the Cubans rebellion is not so serious as has been reported. Ufficial reports enow tuat only a ew valuless buildings were destroyed y the thieving band. Original re ports of a blood-thirsty horde of 10,- 000 negroes laying wast riob sugara plantations icaused Unvje bam to act To Try Man-Power Flights. Paris, June 1. An interesting com petition will be held in Paris tomor row, with the' object of demonstrate ing ' wjiether man can fly by his own efforts without the aid of a motor. It is suggested that a propeller may be driven by pedalling, as in a cycle, or that some form of cycle may be fitted with planes. A prize of $2,000 will be awarded to the first person who flies 33 feet with his dwn power. A further prive of $20,000 is offered for a man-power flight from Paris to Versailles, a distance of seven miles, Pope Seventy-Seven Yeara Old. . Rome,' June 1. The Pope will be seventy-seven years old tomorrow. He waa. born atReise on June 2, 1835. In accordance with his wish the cele bration of the day will be private, The greater part of the day he ex pects to spend in company vithT bis sisters and a few specially invited of the faithful,; In anticipation of the anniversary many addresses and tel egrams of congratulation have been received at the Vatican from all, parts of the vtorld. ', '" l- Clark Gets All In Rhods Island. " Providence, R.:I' June 1. Com plete returns today from the first Democratic State .Presidcntfal pref erence primaries, give Clark all ten of the delegates. Wilson 'a .defeat is a big surprise. xs. ron. PEESEXTS ' CLAD! TOE $1,085.00 Afsi&tt the Board ef light and Wa ter Commissi oners for Coartractioa Work. Says Be Was Forced to Give Up His Work sa Account of City Engineer Smith Being Fat in Charts. Contractor W. A. Foil served no tice on tbe Board of Light and Water Commissioners last night for s claim ot 91,085.00, the amount he alleges is due him for construction work in building tbe new plant. Mr. Foil had the contract for exca vating tbe reservoir and laying the pipe line and he alleges thst he was forced, to give up bis contract on ac count of City Engineer Smith being placed in charge of the work and forc ing him out. If the case comes to trial the indications are that it will be themost interesting civil suit aired in the courts here for some time. Sen ator L. T. Hartsell represents Mr. Foil snd Mr. J. L. Crowell the watet board. PASTOR WATSON'S. FIFTH ANNIVERSARY To Be Celebrated at the First Baptist Church Tomorrow. The fifth anniversary of the pas torate of Rev. S. N. Watson, of th First Baptist church, will be eele brated in that church tomorrow. The following will be-tbe programme: Morning service 11 o clock. Doxology Choir and congregation Invocation. - Hymn "His Loving Kindness." Scripture reading. Prayer. Anthem By tbe choir. Announcements and offering. Solo Miss Sallie Morgan. Sermon By the Pastor. Text Romans 1:16. Hymn "Blest Be the Tie Thai Binds." . Benediction. Night service, 8 o'clock: Address By Mr B. C. Asheraft, of Monroe, N. C. Subject: "Your Moth er." All are cordially iuyited to attend these services. V Notice W. O. W. Sunday . eveing, June 2nd, Elm Camp will hold its annual memorial servieess and also unveil the monu ment erected bv the- order to the memory of our late Sovereign J. Mil ton Howard. Every member of Elm Camp or any Woodmen in the coun ty who desire to attend are requested to meet at the lodge room in tbe Pythian Building Sunday evening at 3:30 o'clock. After tbe necessary arrangements the order will march a body to Oakwood cemetery where the exercises will take plaee at 4:30 o'clock. Sovs. W. S. Charles, of Charlotte, and Rev. S. N. Watson, of the First Baptist church will de liver the addresse. Every one who can do so, is requested to bring flow ers, c. it. risujv, u. u. J. H. DORTON, Clerk. Helps a Judge in Bad Fix. Justko Eli Cherry, of Gillis, Tenn. waa plainly worried. A bad sore on his lee had baffled several doctors and long resisted all remedies. though it was a cancer," he wrote "-At last I used Bucklen's Antic Salve, and waa completely cured 'nresi burns, boil', ulcers, cuts, bruises and piles. 25c. Sold by all 'rugisia . CAPITAL SURPLUS 1100,000 33,000 New Accounts Large or Small Welcome! at TblsBaok. Concord National vPank. FOUR PES ; CENT, Interest . Paid on Time Depoatta.- HOTEL GLADSTONE - , Black Mountain, N. 0. The Ideal Place to Spend Your Va , cation 2800 . Ft Elevation. - Free fronT Malaria and Mosquitoes. .' RATI3, fica"rsa lay. . Special Rates for FairJliei and for , Summer Visitor Write, " WIL J2IT DAVI3, - Proprietor 1 WHO WILL BE VICE PRESIDENTIAL K0MDTEET Official Washington is Taraing Attention to Picking Men Its for Roosevelt or. Tail. Washington, June 1. With ths idea firmly fixed that either Roose velt or Taft Will be the choice of the Republican convention, official Wash ington is turning its attention to tbe selection of Vice Presidentisl possi bilities. Tbe nsmes most mentioned include, Roosevelt wins, Gov. Johnson, of California, Stubbs, of Kansas, Al- dneh, of Nebraska, Hadley, of Mis souri, ex-Senstor BeveridVe, of In diana, and Senator burton, of Ohio. If Taft win. Vice President Sher man, senators Cummins, of Iowa, Crane, of Massachusetts, and Robert T. Lincoln, son of the former Presi dent. Dry in Greensboro. Greensboro, May 31. Effective June 1, Greensboro will probably be the "driest" town in North Caroli na, either legally or illegally. A city ordinance which goes into effect mak es it illegal to sell whiskey on drug store prescription, the only means which bad been left the thirsty or the sick to get hold of a 'little' liquor in this town. On top of this the po lice have just closed a strenuous cam paign in the "jungles" and they proudly boast that there isn't a tiger or club in the city where whiskey is served. The only place where it can be obtained is at the principal club of the city and here it is only because of the locker privilege to members. The Elks have a strict ruling against the keeping of liquor inside their building, it being even against the rules of the club to take a drink in side. In Honor of Miss Beulah Query. Mrs. J. F. Harris and Mrs. A. M. Faggart entertained a number of mends yesterday afternoon at a tin shower at the home of Mrs. Harris on Spring street in honor of Miss Beulah Query, who will become the bride of Mr. Scott Frieze June 12, The gathering was a most enjoyable one and the honoree received many useful and serviceable articles of tin ware in various shapes and sizes. Af ter the gifts had been presented de lightful refreshments were served. The guests were: Misses Beulah Query, Sudie Harris, Mary and Ad die White, Julia McConnell, Agnes and Kate Query, Lula Frieze and Mes dames T. H. McClellan and H. S. Wil liams. Typewriter ribbons .-- d earb. a pape for sale at Tnbnne office, Everybody Buying ThemWhat? FOR THEY ARE POSITIVELY QUALITY, STYLE AND VALUE. ALL THE LEAD INQ LEATHERS ; TWELVE DIFFERENT STYLES? AND TOES--PRICES: .-J'f: C;:ii $3, $3.50r , AGENTS FRENCH-SHRINER 4 URNER -$3.00 AND $8.00 SHOES FOR MEN. ; ' .1 4 Iff 11 fl is i;o" jn km - SO SAYS THE ENODXEEB WHO PLANNED WATER SYSTEM. The-Water is Now Running Clear Through the Filters.-4a& the People Now Have NoCaase to Fear. Several Teste Yet to- Be Made. Engineer Gilbert C. White, of Dur ham, who planned the new water sys tem was here yesterdsy for the pur pose or making final inspection of the plant. Mr. White was asked by a Tribune reporter his opinion about the city water. "The people have no cause to fear from the water, absolutely none," be replied. "When the water waa first ' turned in it was not clear but now it is running through the filters dear, as a visit to the plant will show,'-', he continued. Several tests will yet be made of the water before the plant is formal ly turned over to the city by the Clarendon Construction Company, who erected it. THE HOTEL WAITERS STRIKE IN NEW YORK. Big Restaurants And Hotels Serious ly Crippled. Hotel Men Say There Will Be no Compromise. New York, June 1. Despite the fact that 21 hotels, six big restaurants ' ' . and two clubs are crippled today by the waiters, the Hotel Managers As- , sociation definitely declared there will be no compromise. The real crux is union recognition, )&xt hotel own ers are willing to' grant men an in crease of wages, shorter working days and reforms in disciplinary fines, but want to deal with the men in dividually. Murder And Suicide. Buffalo, June 1. Angry because he believed the influence of his. wife's family caused her to leave him, Ern est F. Staples, aged 45, a farm hand, today killed his mrjther-in-lawprob- ably fatally wounded his wife,"c)as ed his father-in-law throngh- 'the -'--fielils in his night clothes, and when ' he eluded him, sent a bullet through his own head, dying instantly. Use the Penny Column it pays.- MEN a, a. UNSURPASSED 1.FOR $4 and $4:59 .V'?-' v---. i . WU.B--2 l ' 1 ill:- r. ' x 'J ;' .t-.;j:i. t-,'';,H,;;; : vW." IV-