North Carolina Newspapers

A 1. VOL XXIII Pric. 40 Cent! Moota. - CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY JULY, 31 1912. - Single Copy, ft Cents. . v . NO. 20 ,1 ' "' .-- GUARD ALL VISITORS SEARCHED BB 7 TOttE THEY ARB ALLOWED . : " : ' TO SEE HDL Feared Ht Might Try to Commit Bui dd. Will Hava a Hard Time Con victing Him. Will Hot Grant Ini ' - mnnity to Becker if He Turns . State's Evidence. "I;" ,' New'f ork,-July- 3L--PoUoo tleo tenant Becker, who is indicted for ' the murder Tf.4he gambler, Rosen thal, i under constant espionage in hia eell today. Warden Hanley of the Tombs, posted a gnard where ha can observe every movement. All visitors are searched before being permitted to to approach Becker, iiamey wiu that he did not take- any stock jn the rumors that Becker might cou- rait suicide Jbut that he intended tak ing no ebaneea. , District - Attorney Whitman has practically admitted that be would .-have a hard time convicting Becker on the eonfessions of Ros, Webber and Vallon, which are worthless un less corroborated. Whitman atated that he would not grant Becker "nerations - yet nnborn of the pa mumty should ire turn States evr-RL. fU j.' j t..an dence. Some Secrets of Senator SteahensonS - Old Ago. ' Washington, July 31. Senator Stephenson, of Wisconsin, -the oldest member' of the Senate, confided to the newspapermen at the White House the other afternoon a few of the secret of his hearty old age. ; "One pill of aloes a day keeps a man fit," said the sage jpf the Wis-. cousin lumber camps. " Aloes keeps a horse in condition, and what's good for horses is good for man." . v "Uncle Ike" said he had-success : fully prescribed snuff for the deaf ness Of Senators McLaurin, MeEnery and Daniels. , - -.- ' ; What'o a good euro for obsityt" ' asked a eorpulent reporter. Wisconsin lumber amp,y h fiona-lf "six months with an axe - in a . - for replied. To Break the Nawi to Taffcs s-s Washington, D. C, July 31. Men who will be prominent in the notifica tion of President Tsft of his renomi nation began to arrive in the capital today. Much public interest in man- - ifested in the notification exercises, .which are scheduled to take. place at - "the White House tomorrow afternoon. If the weather is favorable; Mr. Taft ' will receive the notification commit , tee on the rear portico of theexee ... . ntive mansion, "which overlooks ; the , ellipse and down past the Washington r monument toward the Potomae. He will speak from the portico, with the v . committee grouped below him- on the lawn. At the conclusion of lb.e cere monies the visitors will be the guests i of the President at luncheon. , Automobile Bun to Good Boada Asso ciation at Charlotte, .... : . Word has. just been received that a party of automobilists will " leave Smithfield $n Wednesday, July- 31st rat 6:00 a. mV Clayton at 7:00 a. m., Raleigh at 8:00 a. m., Durham at (h30 a. m.,Chapel Hill, at 10:30 a. m- and Ureensboro at Z:00 p. (m.,. reaching, High Point : about 2:4$, Concord !.;at jfreg8) Senator Simmons is about-the 6:00 p.m., and arrive i Charlotteagt ,aa 0n the Democratic side who about 7:15. Automobilists all along,c(uid be spared from y-the Senate at the line are invited to join this tour- ing party to Charlotte to help boost - Good Roads in North Carolina. -Join the procession and get in tht " linear progress, w; I kr.':;. : Main Progressives Meet. - Portland," Me.,i July 31 The"in urgent Republicans who carried this N State for Roosevelt lata Spring rallied here for a State convention today to select delegates to attend the Nation al Progressive convention at Chicago . .v next week. According to the present ' . plans the regular Republican State - ticket will be indorted, bnt a new set -:- of presidential electors will tie nomi- nated.. - . " v - 1 v- .V , "Woodmen Picnic.; M ' ' " Hickory Camp No. 152 W O. W. .'( -ill hold their- annual picnic Thurs day, August 29. Gov. Kitchin will ' be present'' and speak in the after noon at 2:30 o'clock. Other, promi nent speakers Jiaver been invited to ' come. Everybody cordially invited. ' ' . , A MEMBER. Want it Quick Try a Penny Ad." FOR SALE pantry: lot -68x138 feet, on Georgia .. Avenue ; splendid neighborhood, at a Bargain. I j::d. k. pattz: ... OTB RALEIGH LETTEIL -.. T. M. C. A. to Be Opened Aura 6. Monument to Worth Carolina Woaien. Political . Pot BoDinr Splendid "Condition of State Bank. Special Correspondence. r'f ., Raleigh, July 3L A remarkable and discreditable condition whieh has obtained in Raleigh for a long period of years, too fact that too capital of this great Btato ol cnnstian eeopie has Wd without a f Young. Men's Christian Association, will bo remov ed formally nest Tuesday, August 6th,, when the ceremonies attendant' upon the laving of too corner-atone of the $50,000 Y. M.C AV building will take place. , Hon. Locke Craig will bo the principal speaker of the occasion. The ', beautiful " structure, work on which is already in progress, is being erected oust across Edenton street opposite the northeastern cor ner of capital square. The money to build and equip it, iwhich wal raised by popular subscription, nae praeti- call v all tteen paid in 'or guaranteed now. - J ; ;, ' , .?-' s . " Tha Monument to North Carolifj Women of tie Confederacy, The seventh and the most d e serv ing! y appropriate and beautiful sta tue or - monument to be erected - in Capitol Square in-Raleigh,-has just been definitely chosen, and inside of a' year North Carolina's monument to our Women of - the Confederacy will bo completed and reared (prob ably on the north front entrance of Laf the. Capitol grounds) to tell to priotie deeds and self-sacrificing ser vice of the noblest type of woman hood that ever blessed a great cause. The committee on the erection of this monument, who are assisting Colonel Ashley Home (the noble old soldier of Johnson county, whose purse is de fraying the expense ineidnet . to the purchase of this work of art) men in Raleigh with Col. Home to examine and finally make the definite selec tion from the models submitted by the sculptor. Political Temperature Approaching - The.B'illng Point. -'' ,-. Political development in our own State indicates that there is to be a larger sweep and greater animation in the conquest this year - than ap peared to be probable at -the outset. Unf ortunatelyt- it also" appears that there is a likelihood, of more or less WleasanJLltf iCemeea ty lines among ' Democrats' and the Democratic organization The whete- loreness or this will reveal itself. a time advances' so distinctly that he who runr may read. Local competition amoung aspir ants for, political honors in larger numbers! than "nsual and ' the out growth of perfectly i legitimate seal among men of local influence direct ed to the interest of their respective friends aspiring to higher things will be found to be figuring in a most interesting .manner before very long. From present indications it looks like there will lie more animation in jected into State primary for;' the nomination of-a candidate .for Sena tor than over any other contest not barring that between Governor" Wil son and is it ,- Taft, or Teddy the great and only Bullmooserf Givernor Kitchin has been away most Of the past week on' another of bis speaking tours in the iterest of his senatorial' candidacy, and is pre sumably,, getting ready in a lot of fence mending or building -work while Senator' Simmons is tied down hard at - official work . at Washington. From the way he is figuring in the associated press and other newspaper renorts of the proceedings of Con- tn:B t;me Layimr aside for the time i ii. 1. V .1- : J u being all that can be. said on the sub- feet of the senatorial contest in-our State, it is unqnestionably a great honor to' North Carolina and our" peo ple that we have furnished the man wlii is selected by bis fellow senators to lead the national fight of the Dem ocrati ; party: in the United States Senate for the principal great issues upon which the party Is going before me nauon in una cumpitiu. Splendid Condition of StatevBanks. According to statement just issued by the North .Carolina Corporation Commission, the growth and condi tion of the State banks of Noith Car olina, is something to cause a feeling or security among the people of this prosperous and conservative tetate 01 opportunities and - accomplishments beyond the average. In the even one. hundred counties of the State there are today in oper ation 377 financial institutions known as banks. These banks are shown by the statement of the commission just prepared to have a total .wealth of $71444454.25, This is an increase of over eight million dollars over the same period one year - ago, which is altogether to the good.' There are loans and discounts to the amount of hf31.7o9.829. Another item ia - the surplus, which is shown to be over two and a half million. The undivid ed profits amounts to ; fJtn.aia unquestionably showing does not indicate that . the people ,of North .Carolina are going in,to bankruptcy on that account, - As a rule lying on the side is the hpt position for sleeping.' Which ' la is a matter of indifference, un a i: 1 Hi bn taken within two Or t!;! 9 o' e' ' in I ; !i on tlie r! B LEASE HOT ATTTE ' . HIS EHEHT GRACE. Governor Sari Mayor of Charlestoa Too Narrow Between the Eyes. x ' Columbia, Jury 30. "I have never trusted him because .bis eyes 'set too eloee together in his bead, and any man who is any judge of human na ture knows that that is a fatal sn,-n to veracity and strict honesty, .40 lit is at liberty to ttll anything he pi and when he 'heavens' it forth, i 2 it is the truth I will gladly admit it, if it is false I shall so brand it," said Governor Blease here today, h ' 'og denunciation at Mayor John P. Grace, of Charleston, and telling him to tell anything he choose. x. Mayor Grace said last night that if the Governor would release him, of which pledge of eonfidenial relations eoncernintr matters between them when they were friends ho would" tell everything on Blease," and it would nauseate South Carolina." Second Annual Meeting of Peeler . . Family Assembly. : Lenoir, July 30. Rev. A." 8. Peeler, pastor of the Reformed chnrch at this place is arranging for the second annual meeting of the Peeler family assembly, which is to be held the 22d of August in the pretty grove adjoin ing the orphanage grounds at. Cres- cennt, in Rowan county. The attend- i ance last year was large and it is ex pected to be larger this year. There have been families of this1 connection located in many distant States since the first meeting was held about n year ago, and everybody connected by blood or marriage are invited to par ticipate in. these annual gatherings. Committees axe now at work making arrangements for suitable program, music and other entertainment for this annual meeting of the Peeler family connections. At the first meet ing a. permanent : organization was formed, and Rev A. S. Peeler, of Le noir, was elected president and John C.'Peeler, who resides near Salisbury, was elected secretary. It is the hope of the organization to bring together each year, from every section of the United States, members of this well known family, and spend a few days renewing family history and find what each connection is doing in their IresEective sections where they reside. These family assemblies every year are occasions of much pleasure and profit. Their manyjjrienda in various piaHs of the country are watching the movement with interest. Rowan County Heirs Seek Their Part of $185,000,000 Estate. , Salisbury, July 30. The Wertz of Salisbury, and their friends are interested in the announcement in a New York paper that Mrs. Estelle Ryan Snyder had sailed for Germany on a mission to recover the modest sum of $185,000,000 left by the fam ous field marshal, Paul Wertz, about 250 years ago. That is to say, the fortune now amounts to that sum Litigation over this vast amount has lasted 250 years without . result. Mow the heirs believe 'they have every thing in shape to successfully claim their money. ...ustria, Germany and Holland have formed a "money al liance" and will be' represented by their ablest lawyers in the light gainst the heirs. The ease is to be heard soon in Hamburg, Germany. Our Firemen at Fayetteville. Mayor C. B. Wagoner has received a letter from Mr. J. R Boyd, a Con cord boy. who is" now a citizen of Fayetteville, being manager of the Lafayette theatre, speaking in high terms of the Concord firemen,' who at tended the tournament there last week. The letter is as follows: Fayetteville, N. C. July 20, 1912. Mr.. Chas, B. Wagoner, Mayor, Concord, N. C. - ' Dear Sir:1 Just a word to let you know .. what a splendid appearance the Concord boys made whileliere at tournament this week. They certainly did their part well and too much praise could not be given them. Con cord has a right to feel proud of the boys. .Yours very truly,1 - ; ' ( r J. K. UUlD. Soldiers - Complain of Conditions at Camp Glenn. " Complaining that the food furnish ed them was insufficient and that a largo part of' it had 'to be thrown away on account of being Spoiled, and also that the quarters provided at Camp Glenn lor Cooking purposes are .woefully, insufficient,; the chief cooks and quartermaster sergeants of the 'First regiment,' North Carolina National Guard, have forwarded' to Colonel and Quartermaster General W. U McUhee, at VVinston-Salem, a petition protesting against conditions at camp this year. - This information -comes from Ashe- villa and it appears that the com plaint is made by Ashevillr soldiers. 1 X.'ir '''gW .Judge' Dillon, nominated for gov ernor of Ohio on the Republican tick et, declines to. run and has sent in his decimation.' .Jus grounds for refusal are that tba party in the State is so badly divided thai there is no 'pros pect Tor harmony and he peclines. to bo slaughtered. ; ;;.i,t.";;-i,. '1 "Health is wealth" is a. trite max im; the truth of which every one' ap preciates. Indeed, health U a most priceless treasure. i: Whdn deprived of it, we are willing to'exohange for it everything else we possess; yet wlnn well, we sinamW it ruthlessly, II. GIE 0I , ' soucttob admits, the case against hek. i3 pubelt ; ' CIRCUMSTANTIAL. Public Opinion to .Decidedly With Mrs. Grace. Aecoeed Woman Ap pears in Court Every Day in Stun ning CoBtumesW Atranta, Ga July '31 The prose cution planned to close the case against Mrs. Daisy tOpie2 Grace today when the trial reconvened. Mrs. Grace's attorneys refused to outline defense plans -and It i understood that possibly Mrs. GrSee will be the only . witness. Much stress is laid on the admission of soHeitor Dorsey that the State's case is only circum stantial. ' Large crowds continue to seek admission to the: court room. Atlanta, Ga., July 3L The prose cution in the Grace trial played its strongest "card today ia an effort to establish that Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace attempted to murder1 her husband. Solicitor Dorsey produced a so-called alibi letter, whose contents had been guarded, which prosecution intimat ed it would attempt to prove is a for gery of Grace's handwriting. It was purported that it bad been written by Uraee on the night of the attempted murder. It was set. forth that he had been delayed in his Philadelphia trip by the arrival of a .friend at the Grace home. The prosecution sought to establish by the testimony of Lewis U. Hill, Grace '8 half-brother, that the letter had been inclosed in an envelope addressed to' Mrs. Grace, Newnan, Ga. . ", Atlanta, July 30. Despite the pa thetic figure- presented in the paralys ed spectre that once was Eugene H. Grace, hail-fellow-well-met and scion of an old Georgia famity, as be lies on a stretcher in the courtroom, his vengelul eyes never. leaving the face of the wife he accuses Vf attempted murder, public opinion is emphatical ly with Mrs. Grace. 'X f' A The defendant is not 'worrying ov er the "ouicome of the"'tfel .But -she does her best to avoid the ' baleful gazc of her husband. The dramatic scene jef yesterday, when the wound ed man was carried into the court room and Mrs. Grace nearly Bwooned, was re enacted again today. The accused woman is astonishing Atlanta society and there were plen ty of ladies of the 400 at the trial to day with her costumes. Today she wore a white dress heavily embroid ered over with Irish lace,: white kid gloves, a small golden brown straw hat with one of the long ; ostrich plumes that she invariably affects; brown shoes and carried ;a'-brown parasol.'' Her jewelry included a lock et and a diamond bracelet and diam ond earrings. Cincos Boost Their Average. Meadows held Spencer scoreless yesterday, while the Cincos were mak ing, four' behind him and 'the Con cordians had little trouble adding an other game to the "win"; column in their percentage. Jaynes, A. & M.'s hurler, performed for Spencer. West opened the set-to with a triple and was put across by his team mates for the first run. From then until t. last man was out the Cincos ' had things their way. Patterson fielded in fine fashion at first, making sever al difficult catches of foul balls. The score: t f R, H, E. Concorde . 'i; 4 11 1 Spencer . . . . 0 6 4 : Batteries : Meadows and Winston) Jaynes and Sink. y . , , Mr. H. H, Blackwelder'a. WilLsT- 'The willof the late Mr. M. H. Blackwelder was probated this morn 1 J. J Al5' ing, v The estate is valued at about $7,000. The deceased bequeathed his real and personal property to his wife and-at her death it is to be equally divided between seven of his eight children. ' One son, Mr. Clyde Black- welder, was bequeathed $100. v Mrs. Blackwelder is -named as executor of the estate. j Standing -of the Clubs In Piedmont ' . -' League. frt:, L. PC Concord . Kannapolis ... High Point. . . Spencer- - V-- .mi .667 '.600 ..400 .333 Penny Column ads. are CASH. Old Michigan';, wonderful batter ? f , : ' Eats TOASTIES, 'tis said, once a day, ' For he knows they Are healthful and wholesome ' And furnishes him ; His rivals have wondered and marvelled , ' 1 (To see Jiirfi 'much orithejob, v ' s y , ' Not knowing his strength and endurance . ' ,v Is due to the corn in TY COBB. ..V''V'V''WHtten hj ). 8. 1CAOKB, , . " ' 'S'l':A:::U''.- W:f :: ,m Washington , Two Rivera, Wis. "One of "ths it Jingles I for which the Poatura Co . 1 " ''' Battle Creek, Mich paid 11000.09 Id May . NORTH OABOLZNA HEWS.. Items of Newt XVom All Pazta of the OU Vorta State. . The next meeting of the Presbyte rian Synod, which convene this fall, will be held ia Goldsboro. . Judge Clark, a candidate for Unit ed States Senator, has announced that ho will mak as thorough canvass of the State as he ean before the elec tion. It had been given out that he would mak only a few speeches. . The annual meeting of the North Carolina Good Roads Association will be held' in Charlotte Thursday and Friday. It is hoped that a big dele gation will go from Cabarrus. Every body is invited and all who attend will be welcome. President Brown has called the sec ond quarterly meeting of the Rowan county division of the Fanners' Ed ucational and Co-operative Union, to meet at Woodleaf August 0-10. A very interesting programme has been arranged and speeches will be deliv ered both days by some very prom inent speakers. Col. D. A. Lowe died on the 18th it his home at Lowesville, Lincoln county, aged 87. Col. Lowe was a prominent citizen of Lincoln and had represented his county in the State Senate. He was twice married and is survived by his second wife and five children of the first marriage three daughters and two sons. Using two long hatpins as weapons, Bonnie Henderson, a white woman, scattered a crowd of people at the Southern depot in Asheville and suc cessfully stood off two policemen for several minutes. She was finally ar rested and then her husband, with whom her quarrel had started, under took to take her awsy from the offi cers. He was also arrested. . The receipts of the Mooresville pic nic amounted to $1,105.75, and after all expenses are paid there will re main for the orphanasre something like $850, possibly a little more. It is said that from these annual pic nics, held now for eighteen years, something over $10,000 have been turned over to1 this worthv institu tion. At Gastonia Saturday night Gov ernor Kitchin complained because the newspapers of North Carolina do not mention the Governor -of North Caro lina as often as they do one of the Senators of this state. The Chroni cle reminds the Governor1 that the newspapers are striving continually to print the news and possibly the Senator is "doin thing"." -Char lotte Chronicle. The Salisbury Industrial Club is now preparing to pull off a big mem bership canmaignome time within the near future. A,. W. McKeand, secretary of the chamber of com merce of Charleston, and W. T. Dab. ney, business manager of the Rich mond chamber of commerce, Rich mond, have been asked to make ad dresses at a mass-meeting the first night of the-campaign. They have consented to be present. The club now has 230 members, and the prospects are bright for an additional hundred members. To Organize Good Roads Association in Rowan. Salisbury, July 30. For the pur pose of organizing a good roads asso ciation in Rowan a public meeting has been called to be held in Salisbury courthouse Wednesday night. An effort is being made to interest all au tomobile owners to go to Charlotte August 1st to the State Good Roads Association, and it is expected that a large number will go from Rowan with decorated machines, making big showing at the State meeting. An effort is also 'being made by the Sal isbury Industrial club to get a good roads convention for Salisbury to lot low soon after the Charlotte meeting. Speakers from both the National and State Good Roads organizations will be invited to address the Salisbury n eeting. Death of a Well Known Woman at China Orove, y China Grove, July 30. Monday night Margaret Sophia Ketchie, wife of M. M. Ketchie, died at her home in this place, after a lingering illness. About eight months ago she was at tacked with paralysis pf 'the throat which gradually grew worse until she was unable to swallow or speak, Mrs, Ketchie was a most estimable lady and will, be missed by not only her family but a large number of friends. She leaves a hunsanb, three sons, one daughter and a number of other rela tives. She was. 64 years old. strength for the fray. - v MILLER CASE POSTPONED. Will Be Hoard August 84. Miller Placed Under $1,000 Bond. The preliminary hearinr in ease of State v Arthur Miller, eharg ed with an assault upon Miita Pattur. son, the young daughter of Capt. Ed. Patterson, was set for -trial yesterday .iiiitou uriurs nqmre U. A. fittS. Upon an affidavit by the defendant the ease was moved before 'Squire W. J. Hill and was set for trial this morning. At the hearing this morn ing Mr. W. G. Means, counsel for the State, moved that the ease be con tinued on account of the absence of Mrs. Joe McCommons, who, it -was claimed, is a material witness in the ease. Mesgrs. T. T. Hartsell and H. S. Williams, announced that iu were ready for trial, but amreed to continuance. After argument bv counsel as to amount of bond. th court continued the case until August 24 and placed the defendant under a $1,000 bond. GORE IS VICE CHAIRMAN. Blind Man Will Conduct Wilson's Campaign in the Western Half of . Country. Sea Girt, N. J.. Julv 31. For the first time a blind man will direct t he- presidential campaign. It was learn ed today that Thomas P. Gore. Hi blind Senator from Oklahoma, will be vice chairman of the national Democratic committee, in charire of the western half of the country. Wil liam G. McAdoo will be vice chair man for the east. Atlantic City Mayors Gives Bull Moose Men Chills. Atlantic City, July 30. William Riddle, recently elected mayor, and up to the time of the Chicago conven tion a strong Roosevelt . adherent, spread consternation among the Bull Moose advocates in this section by announcing that he 'would support Governor Wilson for the presidency, and that h ecould see no vital rea son why evrey citizen Bhould not fol low the same course. "Governor Wilson has done more in the comparatively short time of his administration for the State of New Jersey, and for Atlantic City, in particular," he said, 'than any other governor that ever occupied that ex alted position, and l intend to do all in my power -toward bis election." Boy Scouts of Troop 121, of New York City, are collecting books for a troop library. Walter Kohn, Patrol Leader, and David Schneider, Assist ant Patrol Leader, have active charge of the work. MustBo! Ool V 7 D . WS ' . ';. .' i, ' - . ":.'',. s-1 . ' -.v.-', - ' -r- " :' : ' .. f - "-" - ' ; ; - : -: ' -;t''. For thenext 7 days we will sell, before taking in ventory, any Pair of Shoes or Suit of Clothing in pur store at Actual Cost for dash. These Up-to-date sizes and the Ml Sttatv Lfafc at 50c on tho Dollar. This sale lasts only 7 dayo. No one can afford to miso this ppporturity. Clothing THE COLONEL ATTACKS TATT AND TATT MAN BOASTS ROOSEVELT. ' Roosevelt Says Taft Man ia Kansas Are Conspirators in Wicked Effort. Representative in Congress Bitter- - ly Assails Roosevelt. Says His Contests Were Bogus. Oyste Bay, July 31. CoL Roose velt today bitterly attacked the Taft leaders of Kansas, who applied to -the Supreme Court for a writ of error in the elector's ease. He declared the Taft men were "conspiring in a "wicked effort to twist the constitu tion and to protect privilege against the people." Proceedings will be brought before Justice Pittney, of New York, tomorrow. Attacks Roosevelt Bitterly. Washington, July 31. Representa tive Bartholdy, of Missouri, today delivered in the House the second ' speech in Taft campaign defense - against the charge that he "stole del-N egates," attacking Colonel Roosevelt more bitterly than Representative Mondetl. He said the Roosevelt eon tests were bogus and were started and devised for the sole purpose of deceiving the public. . The Panama Canal Legislation. Washington, July 31. Secretary '. of War Stimson requested today that ' ' Panama Canal legislation be split in separate bills so that the fight over ' ' 1 . free tolls may not hold up the imme- diate passage of the other provisions j -. made by the House. He was inform- . . v ed that the interstate commerce com mittee will take a year to effect op erating organization for the canal. It is pointed out that unless funds are V. " y immediately voted that opening date -r will find the canal without competent v force. . One Killed and Many Injured. London, July 31. One was'lcilled fana :tf tcore injured' in BtrikBrs- fight-'':' at the docks today. The striking , dock workers surprised the police, i swept over the enclosures and drove V the strike breakers from the vicinity ' -before they could be driven back. v The leaders refused to return to work v when leaders called the strike off. . ": a New, are Goods, best latest styles. find Ghoo A. vs r 3 of cmiT.-Wf 1.