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VOL XXII Pric 40 Ccoti Mootb.
CONCORD, N. C., TUESDAY JUNE 18. 1912.
SinjU Copy, Firs Cents.
NO. 294
HRB IS I
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FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
instead or senator borah
La Follette's Crowd Will Vote TJnan
tmonsly for Hlia-Oklakoma Stoat
Caassd No. 8tir. Penrose Hissed
Caused Ko Stir. Penrose Hissed
By Fsnnsyrraala Daleg sttoit Con
Tsatioa Called to Order it 12:01
Enry Soak Taken. Polico Rs
wttm Called In to Make Quiet
Chicago, June 18. The Roosevelt
forees decided on Governor McGov
ernof Wisconsin, instead ot Sena
tor Borah aa their candidate for tem
porary chairman.. The Wisconsin La
Foiletto delegation announced that
they would vote unanimously for Me
Qovern. 1
The Oklahoma delegates entered
the hall headed by a tall ranchman,
carrying a hoop with a battered hat
in the center. "Hat in the ring"
caused no stir. Senator Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, was hissed by the
Pennsylvania delegation. Former
Vice President Fairbanks - got the
first equal ovation. California's dele
gation entered with a big banner
"Let the people rule,'! California for
Roosevelt, 76000,'' with wfid cheers
from Roosevelt men. . '
Chicago, -June 18, Convention was
called to order at 12:02 by Victor
Rosewater, chairman of the national
committee. Every seat was taken and
the aisles were jammed. Rosewater
could not make himself heard. Aisles
were cleared to secure quiet. The po
lice reserve had to be called in, it
was such a gigantic task. Just when
it seemed that quiet had been restor
ed every one was brought to his feet
by the strains of the Star Spangled
Banner.
A flash light photograph next ad
ded to the excitement. Finally quiet
was secured and Father Callnghan
pronounced the invocation. The po
lice were called to separate new York
delegates and & Pennsylvania man
who fought over a seat. It was
doubtful if over a dozen men heard
the secretary read the official call for
the convention.
At the conclusion of the rt-ading
Governor Hadley was recognized by
the chairman and took the platform.
Barnes, of New York, rose to point
of order but was not recognized by
the chairman. Hadley moved to
araond the temporary roll Here
James Watson, of Indiana, a Taft
parliamentarian made the point that
there could nothing be properly done
before the convention until it had
been formerly organized. Roosewater
ruled the point well taken, but said
he was willing to listen to arguments
on the question.
DESPERATE FIGHT
IS NOW WELL ON.
Taft Forces to Put Through the Orig
inal Plan in Regard to Roll Call.
Chicago, June 18. The most des
perate fight in the history of Ameri
can politics reached a crisis about
today when the Fifteenth Republican
National convention was called to or
der. For weeks Taft and Roosevelt
have been battling fordelegates. The
uncertainty is greater today than
when the fight opened weeks ago. Taft
forces are ready, to put through the
original plans for the national com
mittees roll call to be the permanent
roll Roosevelt men are determined
not to allow contested delegates to
vote on temporary organization. The
day itt cool and the erowl was early
at 4be coliseum,
A great number of uniform police
men are about the structure; also
400 special deputies and hundreds of
plain clothes men. The formal pro.
gram at the coliseum opened at 10
o'clock. The' convention opens at
noon. The invocation, the presenta
tion of gavel, reading of official calls,
calling temporary roll " which was
scheduled ' precipiate big fight, will
follow. Rooseveltians are ready with
the minority report. Election of
temporary chairman follows tempor
ary roll. The Taft candidate is Sena
tor Root, and Roosevelt's candidate
is Senator Wm. Borah.
Workmen -who are grading the
north and of Scales street in Reids-
ville unearthed a pot of silver, while
excavating, and the excitement fol
lowing tbe dieeovery was - something
nte terne .eeiydtaxltshrdluotoainaoinii
to ticket the risibilities- of a cat
A negro laborer stock his . pick into
the pot, and jerked it out . on the
ground. Be found inside a tin ean,
in which there bad ben placed the
PLAN OF PHYSICAL
VIOLENCE ABANDONED.
Roosevelt Managers Will Make Fight
n Parliamentary Lines.
Chicago, Jan. 18. The Roosevelt
plans were so modified at a confer
ence today that all suggestions of
physical violence to secure control
were abandoned. The plan is to make
tbe fight entirely along parliamentary
lines in the hope that even without
controlling the temporary organisa
tion they will still be able to nomi
nate Roosevelt in the regular conven
tion. After the Taft conference it
was said that Chairman Rosewater.
would ko right through with the read.
ing of temporary roll prepared by the
national committee and would decline
to receive supplementary reports or
suggestions from the Roeeevelt men.
While not admitting that gag rule
was planned, the Taft leaders insist
ed that parliamentary usages and pre
cedents would be strictly followed.
Convention FtogramTirst Session
Hay Last 10 Hours.
Tbe actual formal program for tbe
convention today provides for the
opening of the Coliseum at 10 a m.
While tbe ticket holders are filing in
two bands will play. The program
then provides for the following:
Noon The convention called to or
der by Chairman Rosewater of the
national committee.
Prayer by the Rev. James F. Calla
han, pastor of St. Malachi'g Roman
Catholic church.
Presentation of the gavel from tbe
Chicago citizens' committee.
Reading of temporary roll.
Election of temporary chairman.
Address by the temporary chair
man.
Election of temporary officers.
Roll eall of States for presentation
of committee selections.
Adjournment.
(It must be remembered that the
Chicago time is one hour shorter than
our time. Twelve o'clock noon there
1 o'clock here.)
Mission Band First Baptist Church.
- Tbe Mission Band of the First Bap
tist church held a very pleasant meet
ing last night with Miss Mattie Lentz
at her home on East avenue, from 8
to 11 o'clock. A large number of
members were present and the meet
ing was very profitable. The Band
was divided into two circles, which
will alternate in entertaining the
members hereafter. Refreshments,
consisting of ice cream and cake,
were served, after the close, of the
business session. The next meeting
will be held with Miss Zula Clayton,
on Vance street.
Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur.
Crawfordsville, Ind., June 18.
The Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur, a
fraternal organization with national
headquarters in this city, began its
eighth biennial session here today
with a large attendance of delegates.
The officers' report shows that the
order now has a total of 125,000 mem
bers, scattered over thirty-two states.
More than $9,000,000 has been paid
in death claims since the order was
founded.
An automobile accident in which a
popular Salisfcurian was hurt occurr
ed Sunday afternoon on tbe square at
Salisbury. A machine driven by
Mike Ramsiiir, of China Grove, and
having as pasengers Sheriff MeKen
zie 8 son, White and Leon Watson, I
ran into Arthur Brown, the well
known clerk in the register .of deeds
office. Mr. Brown was knocked down
and badly bruised about the should
ers. He was placed in the machine
and taken home and medical aid iwas
summoned. Bjstanders say the ma
chine was only maknig - moderate
speed.
Dr. Sidney Buchanan, son of Post
master and Mrs. M, L. Buchanan, and
Dr. Sam Rankin, son of Mr. John
Rankin, of No. 3 township, were
among tbe successful applicants to re
ceive license to practice medicine at
a meeting of the State Medical board
at Henderaonville this week.- Or. W.
H. Wadsworth, of Philadelphia, did
not stand tbe examinations as first
reported. Dr. .Wadrworth is a resi
dent physician at the Episcopal Hos
pital and will probably receive bis li
eenee in Pennsylvania. !
An election was held in the thriving
quary town of Faith, in Litaker
township, Saturday on a special
school tax proposition and tbe spe
cial tax won by a vote of 67 ; to 37.
This will insure at least a tlx months
school term wtth proper teaching fa
culties.
Rules Against Hadley Flan,
Chicago, -HI., June 18. Rosewater
ruled against . Hadley 's plan to sub
stitute delegates for those seated by
THE DICTOGRAPH,
Ohio the Only State That Recognisai
Its Work in the Courts.
Much interest ia manifested hire
in legal circles over the story sent out
from Henderaonville to the effect thst
a dictograph was used by the State
10 the Myrtle Hawkins ease. There
has been considerable discussion as
to the legality of the instrument being
need, the concensus of opinion being
that such evidence as a conversation
transcribed by a dictograph would
not be competent. Tbe Supreme
Court of the State, however, has nev
er rendered an opinion on the point
and there is much speculation as to
the outcome of such a case should it
be presented to tbe higher court. The
matter was brought to the attention
of Mr. John P. Connolly, a promi
nent attorney of Philadelphia, who
is here representing the local gas com
pany, and he stated that a conversa
tion transcribed from a dictograph
was not considered competent as evi
dence in .the courts of Pennsylvania
Ohio, he stated, was the only State
so far as he knew that recognized the
work of the dictograph in the courts.
CHTJNN'S ACT DELIBERATE.
Fired Several Bullets Into Victim's
Body, Then Reloaded Pistol.
Salisbury, June 17. Fuller exami
nation of the body of Miss Burna-
dette Rouche, who was killed last
night by her lover, Frank Chunn re
vealed the fact that she was not
struck in the head as at first was
thought by some blunt instrument,
but instead three bullets ploughed
their way through her head. These
three shots, it is thought, were .fired
in rapid succession, after which
Chunn reloaded his pistol, which he
was doing when Mr. Gable and Miss
Hortense Roueche ran up to investi
gate the trouble. After driving them
away Chunn returned to the prostrate
form or his sweetheart and fired one
more bullet into her body before
blowing his own brains out. Nothing
but this terrible tragedy has been
talked about here today.
Young Chunn talked to friends ves-
terday of doing something desperate,
but they tried to persuade him out
of it.
Rocky River Home-Coming Day.
Mr. Editor: Thursdav. Ausrust 15.
1912, will be celebrated at Rocky Riv
er church, Cabarrus county, as Home
Coming Day by the sons and daugh
ters of this grand old church. It will
be a reunion picnic with appropriate
exercises. An effort will be made to
secure the attendance of former pas
tors, yet living, and ministers who
were reared in this church. The
purpose of this gathering is to secure
the publication of history of "Rocky
River and Her People," and to pre
serve the historic graveyard, where
sleep the ancestors of many distin
guished men and women of the South.
The history prepared by the late
Dr. J. B. Mack, former pastor, can
be secured and we decire to have it
completed and published. The old
sessional records since 1761 are also
worthy of publication.
All persons born in Rocky River
and the descendants of Rocky River
people are cordially invited to be
present. Committees will be announc
ed later. Rev. Jas. Lapsley, Harris-
burg, N. C, with the undersigned
will be glad to hear from those in
terested. MORRISON CALDWELL.
Concord, N. C.
Oxford Orphans Singing Class to Be
Here.
The singing class of the Oxford
orphan asylum will give their annual
concert here Thursday night at the
opera house. The concert will be
given under the auspices of the local
lodge of Masons. The character of
the entertainments presented by the
singing classes of this noble institu
tion is already so well established
in the public mind that it is needless
to. mention it here. There is no
reason to doubt that the performance
will . be up to the usual standard
of excellence. The merit of the con
cert warrants your patronage and
besides witnessing a most pleasing
performance you will aid a most
worthy cause aiding the homeless,
children of our State.
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IV! 71s 7K ?ls 7K Is Tlx 7K
9K
Men Slated to Make the Norn-
inating Speeches at Chicago.
; For Taft Warren G. Hard-
ing, former lieutenant governor
of New York City.
- For Roosevelt William A.
& Prendergast, Comptroller of New
Mew York Citv.
For La Follette Michael D.
Gldbrich, of Madison, Wis. $
For ; Cummins William 8.
Kenyon, United States Senator
from Iowa.
ill II
IS TO I II!
COMMISSIONERS , WILL BUILD
ROAD TO MECZLENBTJRO
Road From Jackson Training School
Partly to Be Macaftmlied And
Partly to Be of Sand cjay A Long
Agitated Matter Settled at Last.
Contract for Grading' Given to W.
A Foil. Estimated Coss of Grading
12,500. Work to Begtii Next Week
The board of county commissioners
took the most progressive step in
their administration yesterday at a
called meeting, when they decided to
grade, and improve .' the National
Highway from the Jackson Training
School to the Mecklenburg line by
macadamizing part of the road and
building the other part of sand clay.
The question of improving this im
portant highway has been agi
tated here throughout the adminis
tration of two boards of fommission-
ers. io the people of we county
and elsewhere it is needless to dis
cuss the importance of this highway
which traverses one of the most pros
perous sections in this vicinity. The
present condition of the highway is
tfls'd a' mutter of general knowledge
and comment. When the matter was
first 'a'grtated about four years ago
tfiere was a dispute among the land
owners, of that sdMon as to which
route tbe road would take. Survey,
aftefsurvey was made and finally a
route was decided upon. This route,
which is practically the present route
of the road is the one adopted for
the improvements that will be made.
About a month ago a number of busi
nesss men of Concord, realizing the
importance of this road as .an ave
nue of trade, became active in the
movement. A petition was started
and quite a large sura was contribut
ed to aid the county in defraying the
expense. The petition was presented
to the board at their regular meet
ing the hrst Monday in this monttl.
Action was delayed, however, and
June 17 appointed as tbe day to con
sider it.
The board met yesterday and the
proposition was discussed in detail.
Bids were presented for the grading
and, after giving them due consider
ation,' the board awarded the contract
to Major W. A. Foil at 24 cents a
cubic yard. The estimated cost of the
grading is $2,500.
The contract for building the mac
adam and sand clay sections of the
highway will be awarded at a later
meeting, probably after tlie grading
lias been completed. Most of the
road will be of sand clay but it was
decided to macadamize the boggy sec
tions. Major Foil stated this morning that
he would establish his camp near
Pharr's Mill next week and begin
work as soon as he could move his
tools and proper equipment to the
road.
Summer School of the South.
Knoxville, Tenn., June 18. More
than two thousand students, including
teachers of all grades and branches,
are enrolled this year at the Summer
School of the South, which is an
nually conducted here by the Univer
sity of Tennessee and which opened
itsits session here today tor a term
of about six weeks, closing July 25th
The school has the use of tbe entire
plant and equipment of the Univer
sity, including donatories, dining
hall, recitation rooms, laboratories,
shops, libraries, museums farms, gar
dens, green houses, etc.
Meet in Shadow of Pike's Peak.
Colorado Springs, June 18. Many
noted Bible and Sunday School work
ers from different parts of the coun
try are in attendance at the Thirty-
second Annual State Sunday School
Convention which opened here today
in the shadow of Pike's Peak for a
session scheduled to extend over three
days. Among the features of the pro
gram are a Rural School Conference,
a Superintendent's and Pastors' Sup
per Conference, an Elementary Work
ers ' - Conference and International
Schools for men and women.
Georgia Young Baptists Meet
Augusta, Ga., June 18.-4belegates
and members of the Baptist Young
People's Union of Georgia gathered
here in large numbers' to attend the
annual State Convention of their or
ganiaztion which opened here today
for ' a session extending over three
days. An interesting program has
been prepared and many noted speak
ers arc scheduled to address the
CINCOS TROUNCE YOUNGSTERS
High Point Her Tomorrow. All
Stars Thursday.
The Cincos ran awsy with the Juve
niles, the newly organised team here,
yesterday afternoon at linco park
by the score of 15 to 3. The game was
featured by Hoover s bitting and
Brewer's fielding at second. K. Pat
terson pitched for the Cincos and F.
Sappenfield for the youngsters.
High Point will be tbe attraction at
Cinco Park tomorrow evening. High
Point and the Cincos are tied in tbe
league standing and Loth teams will
make a desperate effort to keep away
from the St. Louis position in the
percentage column.
Thursday Fred Prim will bring an
all star aggregation over from Char
lotte for a game. The team will be
made up of players from various
points and they will no doubt give the
Cincos a run' for the money.
The High Point game tomorrow will
be called1 at 3:30 o'clock.
GAYNOR AND FOSS ARE
GROOMED BY DEMOCRATS.
Dark Horse Talk Gains Lot of
Strength at Baltimore As Leaders
Gather.
Baltimore, June 17. Two dark
horses for the Democratic presiden
tial nomination were informally dis
cussed here by national committee
men. The talk centered about Mayor
Gayonr, of New York, and Gov. Eu
gene Foss, of Massachusetts. Whether
the movement in behalf of Mayor
Gaynor is being encouraged by Chas.
F. Murphy, leader of Tammany hall,
could not be lerned here but those
directing the candidacy of Governor
Wilson said they had been informed
that Leader Murphy was of the opin
ion that New York should make no
choice for President until after the
Chicago convention.
The movement for Governor Foss
was launched by Frank Hendrick, of
New York, who said that the Gover
nor's name might not be taken up
until the second ballot. Mr. Hen
dricks said that Governor Foss' plat
form was the immediate reduction of
the tariff and reciprocity witli Can
ada. National Committeeman Sullivan,
of Illinois, said he had not heard that
the Illinois delegates were trying to
secure the vice presidence for Illi-
noise. Mr. Sullivan remarked in the
presence of other committeemen to
day:
"Illinois delegates will vote as a
unit to vote throughout the conven
tion. We are for Clark."
"Woll you vote for Clark afler the
first ballot T"
"I may be dead then, and I'm not
going to tell what we will do," an
swered Mr. Sullivan.
Anniversary of Waterloo.
London June 18. Today was the
anniversary of the battle of Water
loo and a representative of the Duke
of Wellington travelled to Windsor
Castle to present a small banner in
accordance with the terms on which
the Duke holds the estate voted by
Parliament. The banner was hun?
in the guard room over tho busst of
the first Duke of Wellington, and
that presented last year was taken
down.
Denied that Meyer Will Resign.
Washington, June 18. It is em
phatically denied at the White House
and Navy department that Secretary
of the War Meyer has any intention
of resigning to join Roosevelt Follow
ers. His absence is explained by ill
ness.
Use the Penny Column it pays.
CAPITAL flOO.OOO
SURPLUS 53,000
New Accounts
Large r Small
Welcome! it
This Bank.
Concord
National
Bank.
FOUR FES CENT. Interest
Paid on Tims Deposits.
THE STREET CAR SERVICE.
Extra Car on Saturdays and Sundays.
The Transfer 8yttem. Schedule
Published Today.
Officials of the North Parolim Puh.
lie Service Company were in the city
yesterday looking over the ear line,
ana wnen questioned in regard to an
other ear for Concord, stated that it
was not tbe intention of the company
to put on another regular car just
yet, but that as soon as the business
justified tbe operation of another car,
li would be operated.
TUe storaee batttrv car. hiih
been repaired, is being kept in run
ning order and is to be used as an
extra and is to be run regular on Sat
urdays and Sundays. Th
hopes that by the operation of this
exira ear to give the patrons of the
cars as good service as the, nrnxont
conditions will permit. This car will
oe on nand at the close of the game,
so that there will be no delay in get
ting me people borne from the games.
The system of transfers which was
installed last week is nrnvinp- & aatis.
factory one and tbe citizens are hot
ter pleased with the system.
A schedule which has been arrang
ed to serve the public to the best ad
vantage is printed in another column
of this issue. This is about the same
schedule which has been used since
the South Union street line has been
in operation, and has been arranged
with a view to meeting as many
trains as possible. On trios iust nro.
ceding the arrival of trains the cars
wiu leave the terminals at little ahead
of the time so as to get passengers
to the depot on time.
Ihe management wishes to state
that they are keeping in close touch
with the line in Concord with viem
to giving the very best service possi-
nie and tnat when travel justifies im
provements, that they will not hesi
tate to make them.
Mr. R. J. Cook, of No. R tnwnslim
brought to the city today ten dozen
ears of fine early corn, which
he sold to one of our merchants for
25 cents per dozen. This is the first
corn that Jias been on tbe market this
season.
DEAR MADAM:
Ease and grace are telling
charms; and it is a clever
woman who makes the most
of them. The designers of
Mil
CORSETS
in all the models follow the
natural outlines of the fig
ure, adapting them with con
summate skill to the ditates
of prevailing fashion.
Freedom ot motiom is re
tained; a graceful and styl
ish figure is attained without
sacrificing comfort; and the
expense of these excellent
corsets is very modest-
$1.00 to $5.00
H. L. Parlis & Co.
OFFICIALS if I '
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1ISIIII-:
TO MEET . CITIZENS AT ST.
CLOUD AT SIX O'CLOCK,
Mr. Color And Mr. Lee to Be In Par
ty. Delegation Goes to Salisbury
to Meet Them. Every Citisea Ask
ed to Meet the Officials at the St
Cloud Hotel This Afternoon.
Officials of the Southern Power
Company and the North Carolina'
Public Service Company will - visit -Concord
this afternoon, arriving
here about b' o'clock ia automo
bile from Salisbury. The Southern J
Power Company is the great parent
company of the interurbaa street ear .
lines and the North Carolnia Public :
Service Company is the owner of the -street
railway in Greensboro, High"
Point, Salisbury and Concord. The
officials of the two companies met in '
Salisbury today to discuss the various
interurban street car developments
that now under consideration.
Hon. Bird S. Coler, of New York, is
the head of the Public Service offi
cials and Mr. W. S. Lee, the moving
spirit ot the Southern rower Com
pany, will head the officials of that
company.
A delegation of citizens from Con
cord composed of Messrs. G. L. Pat
terson, T. D. Maness, E. F. White and
Morrison Caldwell left this morning
for Salisbury in an automobile to
meet the officials and accompany the
party here.
Tbe St. Cloud has been designated ,
as the place for the oitizensc to meet
the officials and make known their de
sire for the interurban.
Every citizen, who has the best
interest of Concord at heart, is re- '
quested to meet there at 6 o'clock and
make an effort to secure the internr- '
ban.
The Secret Is Out
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