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TV NO. 5293 VOL. XXII Prlc 40 Cents a Mob. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY JUNE 17, 1912. Single Copy, Fire Cents, TERRIBLE CRIME COMMITTED IX SALISBURY LAST NIGHT Frank Chsnn, ft"! Under Re jected Oonrteiip, Kills Miss Brun adette Roneche and Himself st Sal isbury. Special to Greensboro New. Salisbury, J una 16. Smarting un der an old rcjectment of matrimonial proposals freshened by a recent renewal of the old courtship, Frank Cbnnn tonigSt ohot and killed Miss Bumadette Roneche, held Charles Gable, an attendant of the dead girl's" aistsr off at the point of a pis tol, and Aoollv turned the m lizzie of the pin toward his own temple, fall ing dead across toe prostrate body of the slsin girl almost before the echo of his first shot had died. The tragedy, which has stirred the town as nothing else in its recent his tory, wss enacted on the front porch of J. X. Roneche, editor of the at isbury Post, and an uncle of the dead girl. Miss Hbrtense Roueehe and a friend, Charles Gable, had just left Miss Burnadette and Chunn on the porch to step around to the iwell to get a drink of water before going home. When they hurried back to find the cause, of a pistol shot they found the happy sister of only a mo ment before lying prostrate, with Chunn ordering them back at the point of a pistol. Before their eyes he turned the gun on himself and end ed a tragedy, the news of which a a minute later was flying over the city like wildfire. Chunn and Hiss Rouecbe had been sweethearts for years and about six months ago -Miss Rouecbe rejected a proposal to marry. Chunn discontinu ed his attentions for a time, but re cent! friends had noticed a renewal of die old courtship. To friends Mies Rosecbs declared that she and Cbnnn were merely good friends, that she liked him. but not the right sort of way to marry- him. - She "confided to her sister, however, that Chunn had told her that if she didn't marry him be would kill her. Neither of the young women considered the threat seriously, especially so since there had been nothing unusual about the de meanor of Chunn during the past few days. This afternoon Chunn made an en gagement,' for himself and Gable to take the young ladies to church. The supposition is once alone be made a second proposal and that when re jected he fired., Neither Mr. Gable or Miss Hortenso Roueehe had noticed anvthinsf unusual in the conduct of the young men during the evening. In fact, he appeared in good spirits, and was laughing when the sister stepped off the porch to get a drink of water. Miss Roueche was 19 wears of age - and iwas s stenographer for the Salis bury Realty and Insurance company. She was a young woman of more than ordinary beauty, talented and gener ally admired for her lovable disposi tion and charming personality. Frank C. Chunn, too, was well known and popular. 'He was 23 years of age and a son of Mrs. Flor tncs Chunn. of Asheville, and nephew of Misses Sallie and Maggie Chunn, of this eitv. i For several Tears be bad been working as a boilermaker at the 8pencer shops. He was well known to practically everybody in the city and moved in the best circles. nr otterest or COLORED REFORM SCHOOL Great Interact In Movement to Es tablish ' Reformatory for Colored Youths. The court boose wss crowded yes terday afternoon at a mass meeting of the colored people of the city in tbe interest of a colored reform schooL Every available seat was tak en and great interest was manifested in the movement for the establish ment of a colored reformatory for the wayward colored youths of the State. 7 Rev. C. H. Watson, a colored min ister of Charlotte, was the principal speaker of the occasion. He spoke at length on tbe efforts of tbe colored people of North Carolina to secure an institution similar to the Jackson Training SchooL He a bo spoke of the number of colored youths who were caught in the toils of tbe law for committing offenses for which they were not responsible on account of their youth.' The speaker made a most striking point when he told of how the polios of Charlotte turned the wayward youths over to his csre and of the difficulty he experienced in finding suitable environments for them, stating that only a few weeks ago two very youthful boys were sent to the penitentiary and would be forced to serve their sentences among hardened criminals. The eolored people have already secured a location in Mecklenburg county for the institution and are now making an effort to secure funds for the purpose of erecting suitable buildings. The speaker said that he hoped to raise $800 in Concord by having 800 people give 1 eaeb. Mayor C. B. Wagoner was present and invited to address the audience. Mr. Wagoner spoke only a short time but his remarks were straight to the point. He told the eolored people that they had already made greater pro gress with their work than the white people, as the movement wss agitated in the State for years before the Jackson Training School was a real ity. He endorsed the undertaking in a most earnest manner and assured the men behind the movement of his support. . - - - - - -. -t Mr. A. R. Howard, who accompan ied Mr. Wagoner to the meeting, was called upon. Mr. Howard responded in a short but interesting way. Mr. Howard complimented the colored race upon manifesting an interest in saving their wayward sons and point ed out in a most 'interesting and con vincing way the possibilities of a life, even though wayward at times, if brought under the proper influences and environment. ' Leader Watson then asked for con tributions snd the audience respond ed liberally. He started on a canvass among the business men this morning and will continue the work here for several days. FOREST HILL HEWS. To 8pen4 a Weed la a TentMr. Morgan HL Personal Hots of In terest. Mrs. A. C West snd daughter, Miss Ophelia, returned Friday night from a month s visit to relatives in King s Mountain. Mr. J. P. Mahew spent a few hours in Charlotte yesterday with friends. Mrs. Bruce Arrowood arrived borne today from a three week 's visit to rel atives in Gastoma. Mr. Houston Milton, spent a few days last week in the city with his sister, Mrs. John Swaringen. Mr. T. J. Warner returned to his home in Hope Mills Sunday after vis iting Mrs. J. F. Brown. ,v nr d r o u tt:ii C, spent Sunday in the city with relatives. Mr. T. P. Moose, of Kannapolis, spent Sunday in the eity with relatives. Miss Manila Utley returned home Sunday from a week's visit to Gas- tonia and Bessemer City. Miss Ut ley was a delegate to the Missionary conference, held at Gastoma last week; and went from there to visit Miss Lillian Coble at Bessemer City. Mr. J. V. Marr, of Hope Mills, spent Sunday in Concord with his friend, Mr. J. A. Fowler. Mr. Julius Baker hag gone to Rock ingham to spend several weeks with his parents and to recuperate from an attack of malaria. Mrs. Tom Smith and children, Miss Jaunita and Miss Kathleen, have gone to Misenheimer Springs to spend a few weeks with relatives. Messrs. Vick Widenhouse and Cbas Simpson left this morning for Bost Mill prepared to spend a week under a tent and in old clothes. Mr. a. V. Maimer has been very sick for several days at his home on North Church street. Mr. A. W. Morgan has been ill for several weeks with an attack of in flamatory rheumatism. Auto Kills Dog. Poor, old Roger, one of Major W. A, Foil s famous Walker fox hounds, hag run hie last race. He wandered out of the-kennel Caturday evening and took "a jaunt up town. He was calmly trott'ng along the street in front of the St. Cloud hotel when he came in contact with Mr. Leroy Springs' big Winton machine or the machine came in contact with him He was knocked down and the wheel passed over his body but he managed to trot down tbe street for quite a distance, tail ing .against the sidewalk in front of Marsh '8 where he expired. Negota tions are now under way between Mr. Springs and Major Foil for settlement for the value of the canine. oatnw KANNAPOLIS Spry, If. . . . Oner, lb AB R T. Nettles-Watson. The following invitations have been received here: Mrj Alvin Buford Watson requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of hie sister Mary Cassis to Mr. James Lide Nettles on the morning of Wednesday, the twenty-sixth day of June at nine o'clock Two, eleven South Irby street Florence. South Carolina Miss Watson was reared in Concord and has many friends here who will be interested in the above announce- meat. ; - , , Awarded Contract for Tearing Away JaiL Salisbury, June 15. The county oraissioners today gave the contract ' tearing away the old jail to McGraw A Nelson, of Winston, and for the xeavation of the new county court house te J. G. Crowder, of Salisbury. The work is to be commenced at once. There is still opposition to the new temple of justice and a call Is being arranged for a mass meeting of protest to be held June 'a. New shipment of Eayser gloves at - yuher's today . The Marriage of Mr. Fetzer and Miss Forte. Charlotte Observer. Interest throughout the State cen ters in the wedding Monday, June 24, of Miss Pearl Forte, of Goliflboro and Mr. Robert Fetzer, of Concord, which is to occur at the country home of the parents of the t ride-elect v af'Belvi- dere. ' Mrs. tCciimond need, of Con cord, will be matron of honor and in stead of bridemaids, there will be six maids of honor. Mr. William Fetzer, a brother of rhe gioi n, will be best man. This week will be notable by reason of the wedding houso party which is to be given at "JJelvidere" to which the twelve attendants will be guests of honor. "Belvidere" is one of the famous old Colonial homes of eastern Carolina where the traditions of said . lang syne have been rigidly preserved. A number of informal dances, recep tions and dinners ihave been planned for the week in anticipation of the wedding next Monday. The wedding colors twill fee pink and white, the maids f honor wearing pink gowns and the matron of honor white, carrying pink roses. -Immediately after the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Fetzer' will leave for Western North Carolina, where they will spend a few days. Later they will rmt in Con cord after which they will go to Wood- burr Forest, where they will reside. Mr. Fetser is a graduate of David son, a member of tbe Kappa Sigma fraternity, and a frequent visitor in Charlotte where he has many friends. Frickheoffer-Hendrix. A marriage that will be of interest in this section will be solemnized Wed nesday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Heirfrix, when their daughter, Miss Mary Hen drix, will become the 'bride of Mr. A. Fickheoffer, of Birmingham, Ala. 1 he bride wil ibe attended 'by her sister, Miss Margaret Hendrix, as maid of honor, and Mr. Harry Frickhoeffer, a brother of the groom, will be best man. The wedding march will be played by Miss Lilian Bell Hallman, of Spartanburg, 8. C, and Miss Nancy Summerow, of Charlotte, will sing a solo. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. C. P. MacLaughlin, pastor of St. James Lutheran cnurcn. IN BIO GAME OF BALL WITH HIGH POINT TEAM. Oame Played en Kannapolis' New Diamond. Score was 3 to i. Mr. J. W. Cannon, Br, Pitched the First Ball for the Kannapolis Team. A Big Crowd Witnesses the Gams. The big, momentous question in lo- eU baseball is who is going to stop Kannapolis in the Piedmont Baseball Association f They won the opening game away from home and Saturday they topped tbe opening game at home, which shows that they are of the winning variety wherever they may be. They garnered the big end of tbe score' Saturday afternoon in a game with High Point by the score of 3 to 2. Tbe game- was palled off on the new diamond. A new fence has been erected, the grandstand is being en larged and by tbe time the proposed improvements are completed Kannap olis will have a ball ground equal to any in this section. One of the lm provements, which will prove quite convenient to the public, is that the fence will be moved back quite a dist ance in the rear of the grandstand and along the right field foul line in order, to allow room for buggies and automobiles, But coming back to the opening game. It was an auspicious opening of the association at Kannapolis. The crowd was there, the band was there and enthusiasm was at such a pitch that it was only satiated by a well earned 3 to 2 victory. But all these things fade into insignificance com pared with the one outstanding fea ture of the afternoon. It came when Mr. J. W. Cannon es sayed te the box to pitch the first ball. He was greeted with a chorus of bouts as he marehed to the box with Umpire Bell. Don't you think for a minute the noise of the multitude rat tled the new ilinger. He appeared as nperturbed as if he was sitting in his office directing the affairs of hi gigantic textile enterprises. He calm- tossed a big Havana away as Um pire rtell handed him a bright new ball and toed tbe plate. Then the rooters broke loose: "Oh, you, 11a theson!" "Come on Marquard!" Come on, bend it across!" "Shoot him a spitterl" "Let go a fadea- ay!" "Wrap around his neck!" Come, you ve got him guessing!" Let her go he can 't touch it ! " Were among the friendly admonitions hurl- tow,ard Mr. Cannon from the crowd. Still he remained calm. Tak ing a more secure toe hold on the slab, he wound up. And what a delivery was! It was there with all the big league trimmings. He let it go with quick, twirling wind up that would put an Ingersoll watch to shame Straight toward the base it sped. Groom struck and missed. "Strike shouted the umpire, and Mr. Overcast), ef 3 Spry, H., rf 3 Willett. c 3 Irby, If 3 Kirk, 3b 3 Anderson, p 2 Willett, p 1 Laughlin 2b 3 H 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 Total 28 3 5 2 HIGH POINT. AB R Groom, If 5 Bowden, 2b 4 Doak, cf 4 Janes, rf 4 Reams, ss : 3 Merfield, lb ..... . 4 Welch, 3b 4 Honeycutt, c 4 Craven, p ...... . 4 Total 36 7 R H Kannapolis 3 5 High1 Point ........ 1 7 Batteries: J. W. Cannon. Willett and Anderson and Willett; Craven and Honeyeutt. Umpire: Mr. Bell. MAJOR WT.MPTTTT.T. STJES CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, or Two MISS DAVIES YESTERDAY. KKKKKKKXKKKKKK K JXO PREB8 SERVICE TODAY By Cannon walked to the grandstand amid tumultuous applause. The band struck a lively air and the game was The Piedmont Race. The following is the standing of the clubs in tbe Piedmont Associa tion: i - W. L.P.C. Kannapolis . . . . . 2 0 1.000 Spencer 1 Concord . . . . . . . 1 High, Point 1 1 2 2 jm .333 .333 Odd Fellows Memorial Exercises The annual memorial exercises of the local lodge of Odd Fellows were held yesterday at the lodge rooms in the Pvthian building. Uuite a num ,ber of Odd Fellows were present and the exercises were both interesting and appropriate. Mr. T. D. Maness and Rev. A. D. Wauchope, pastor of MoKinnon Presbyterian church, made addresses. Both of the speakers made most appropriate addresses and were accorded undivided attention by their hearers. Only one member of the local lodge, Rev. W. P. McUhee, has died during the year. Hiss Lowe's House Party Breaks Up. Miss Ashlvn Lowe's house party, which has added so much to tbe social life of Concord during the past .week came to a close today. Misses Re becca Michie and Lucy Stokes of Durham, and Kathleen Mathews, of Clifton Forge, Vs., will leave this afternoon for Monroe to visit Miss Laney. Miss Louise Ludlow will visit her sister. Mrs. J. F. Cannon, for a few days before returning to her home' in Winston-Salem, and Miss Jennie Woodruff will return to her home at SummerviUe. S. C, Thurs day." ' :- V , Mr. Alfred Brower will leave to morrow for Durham, where-be will spend several days on business con nected with Trinity's V annual" of which be was business manager, - - x Wants Interurban Line. Salisbury. June 15. With a view to bringing the interurban lines into Salisbury, a joint meeting ol the om eials -of the North Carolina Public Service Company has been arranged to be held in Salisbury in a few days. Willett was on the mound for Kan. napolis and performed in clever style during the four innings he officiated. He was relieved by Anderson at the beginning of" the fifth, who held the High Pointers scoreless to the end. Craven, a portsider, occupied the mound for the visitors and twirled gilt-edge ball. Anderson, however, had a shade on the three. The lanky southpaw pitch ed shut-out ball, pulling his team out of a hole on several occasions. His greatest feat came in the eighth when, with second and third occupied, and no One out he caused one to pop to Kirk and whiffed two. Doak, Guil ford s old star, being the last vic tim. H. Spry's mighty smash over the right field fence in the second was the outstanding feature with the wil low. Jones and Reams led the visi tors with the stick. Irby's base run ning wss spectacular. He stole three mattresses and pulled off several clev er stunts on the path.. Honeycutt ' catching and a sensational stop by Morefleld at first featured the visi tors' fielding. Both sides fought all the way. the High Pointers making a desperate cf. fort to win in the ninth by sending in two pinch hitters. , Anderson wss on the job, however, causing one to line to Overcash and mowing down two by the strike out route. Not only did Kannapolis win but they have the distinction of leading tbe Pied mont league wun two victories an i no- defeats, v V ' The following is the tabulated score in detail: A. E. Gonzales and Major Hemphill Assert They Were "Run Oat of Any Participation of Profits Honor." Greensboro, June 16. Attorneys lor j. i,. .Hemphill and Ambrose Gonzales, secured from Judge Boyd, m tne r eaerai court today, a lestram ed order against the present owners of the Charlotte Observer and the first National Bank of Charlotte. from the collection of notes held against Gonzales for shares of stock of the Observer Company, deposited as security itor payment of said note. Judge Boyd named June 22nd as the day for the hearing why tbe injunc tion should not be permitted and the relief asked for by the plaintiff should not be granted. The complaint charges that by rea son of a conspiracy between D. A. Tompkins, George Stephens and W. U. Woods, plaintiffs-were ousted of their interest in the etoek manage ment and control of the Observer Company, contrary to a contract made between the five when the com pany was reorganized, and the plain tiffs became respectively, general manager and editor-in-chief of the publication. The plaintiffs, in addi tion to their prayer for an injunc tion, asked that a receiver be ap pointed to collect the assets of the company, when the order is heard next week, and provide for a distrib ution of its assets among the equita ble owners, including the plaitiffs, Gonzales and Hemphill Many sensational charges of efforts by the defendants to oust the plain tiffs of their rights in the publication, with the details as to bow they were finally "run out anf any participation in profit or honor," are included in the complaint. Besides pecuniary loss the plaintiffs alleged that the action of the defendants was a libel on their business integrity and ability, for which no relief could be given in dam- ages. Bond in the sum of $1,000 was given to the plaintiffs on demand of the court to justify the restraining order in the suit in equity. Bynum and Strudwick, of Greensboro, and Lyles & Lyles, of Charlotte, appeared as attorneys for the plaintiffs, sum mons issued are returnable August 5th. Charming Addresses Made Her at Central Church. Miss Daisy Daviea, of Atlanta, field secretary of tbe Woman's Missionary Council of tbe General Board of Mis sions of tbe Methodist Episcopal Church, South, had charge of the ser vices st Central Methodist church both morning and evening. Large congregations greeted her on both oc casions. The fact that the audience at the evening service was larger than character of her first address, the one in the morning was an attest ation of the exceedingly interesting In the morning Miss Daviea spoke of the scope, character and progress of the missionary work, especially in the home field. She spoke of the great work that is being done in the great cities for the protection of tbe swarms of young girls who go there to earn a livelihood, and who find it so hard to avoid the pitfalls surrounding them. She spoke of the women's res cue work and of the work that is be ing done for better sanitation and cleanliness, and of the various phases of work that is being engaged in by her church and other churches for better conditions. She talked for nearly an hour, and there was not a dull moment, but her whole speech was full of striking thoughts, full of the deepest interest. In the evening Miss Davies spoke on the great opportunity for mission ary work. The time was not long ago when Christian prayers went up for the open door in the foreign fields, for an opportunity to work. Now a Christian who would offer up such a prayer would display a deplorable ig norance of the world conditions to day. The doors everywhere are open wide, and the great cry is for laborers to enter tbem and occupy the fields' white unto the harvest. Miss Davies talks rapidly and punctuates her striking sentences with gestures that add much to what she says. Miss Davies left on train No. 43 last night for a short stay at her home in Atlanta, and will go from there to Black Mountain to attend the meet ing of the Blue Ridge Association. Wires te New York Are Dews . K And We Get No Telefraskie News. We have received Do tele- egraphic new today. The Western Union Telegraph Co. advises ns that the wires to New York are down. We are K not advised by the company why they are down or anything K about it. No Solution to the Presidential Tangle Confronting Republicans. Chicago, June 16. Out of a chaos of claims and counter claims, reports of a "break" to Roosevelt from the Taft ranks and a declaration by ' the Taft managers that Colonel Roose velt's atempts "to steal" their dels gates had met with failure,tbere earns tonight the frank statement by Roose velt leaders that regardless of what the final roundup of delegates may show, Colonel Roosevelt - will leave Chicago a nominee for President. There will be no bolt they say, but if there is an attempt to make perma nent the temporary roll reported by the national eomittee the Roosevelt delegate's, believing they have a right to act as "representatives of the peo ple," may take matters in their own hands, nominate Roosevelt in the Col iseum and claim for him the regularity of the Republican party. Atltnta Says Five Deserted Taft Atlanta Ga., June 16 A telegram signed by R. A. Dewar, one of the Rosevelt contesting delegates from the fifth (Jeorna district, was received by the Constitiution tonight saving that five Georgia Taft delegates in a signed statement had- gone over to the Roosevelt faction. The telegram read : "Five Georgia Taft delegates in signed statement change to Roose velt; more to follow." Twenty-six People Killed and Injur ed by Missouri storm. Kansas City, Mo., June 16. Twen ty-six persons are known to have been killed and many injured by a storm that ipassed over the central west Mis souri late Saturday, demolishing buildings, tearing down wires and leaving the smaller towns and eoun: tinomecompieteJIvrecsed CAPITAL SURPLUS $100,000 83,000 Penny Column ads. are CASH. Col. Wade H. Harris, editor of The Charlotte Observer, is spending the day in the city with his mother, Mrs. R S, Harris. ' -c DEAR MADAM: The Secret Is Out Ease and grace are telling charms; and it is a clever woman who makes the most ' of them. 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