North Carolina Newspapers

1 I ' CONCORD, N. Ci; WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7, 1912., 't 8utatibrarf Cents. VOL XXIII Pric 4D Cnt MontlL NO. 26 Wv Hi &MMI . B&EACH CAUSED BY TEE BAT ' TLESHIP CONTB0VXB8Y. , Democratic Leaden at WiU' End to Devise Means to Patch Up Breach. : 138 Congressmen fail to Attend , Democratic Caucus. Relying on 'r Wilson's Declaration for Strong ' Navy. . '. r' Y .;. . - '" - .Washington, Aug. 7. Facing the "'. first well developed outbreak of "In- . eunrency,'' the Demoerstie leaders were at tbeir wits' end today to de vise means to patch up the breach brought about by the failure of 138 , Congressmen to . attend the ..' House Demoerstie caucus to settle tlte bat tleship controversy. : Mr,- Underwood is relying on the "declaration 7 from Governor Wilson favoring a strong navy to clear the sit nation.' Leaders .are willing to compromise on one dreadnought but insurgents now be- . lieve tfcey ean force two., -.- 'C'r -; BOX SCOUTS EETUBJf r&OM cAxraa trip. ANOTHEB BREAK IN - . - . . COTTOJT MAEXET. Beport of Good Eains Start Big SeQ ing Movement;, Coverings fjheck " Decline at Loss of 24 to 26 Points. v New York, Ag, 6. There was ah other big break, in the eot ton market today and prices , made new low ground for the movement, with the close weak at a net loss of from30 to 33 points.;is;'.;;rC,::'":4' :?f.&-L: The market opened steady at an ad vance of I point, sto a decline -of 6 points,' and during the early trading ... fluctuated witbin a point or two eitn , er way, of yesterday's closing Jlgures on the active months. Cable were about as.due, and (the steadier rul-,-ing of yesterday's market appeared ; to have brought in some ovef-night buying orders.',' The support, however -was not Jrgressive, and reports, of .further" good rains In the Southwest started a selling movement before the first hour. On the decline selling or ders appeared in the hands of some of yesterday V. most .prominent buy ers, while there teemed to .be. increas ed southern offerings and, the market r became ; very weak. Thje- detailed ' weather report-for tafae Houston dis trict showing rather , more generous , rains than previously, reported since the unsettled "weather started, , and : the weekly 'report of the weather bu reau indicating that droughty condi tions had ibeen relieved over Texas. were- factors on the break. . Covering , checked the decline 'at a net Joss of 21-to 25 points, but nothing more -. than a, slight rally occurred and the .. market again turned weak Id the late , trading,; on reports of rains in south , Texas, which had previously been rel atively dry. - , " s i . ; MISSOURI PBIMAEIE3 - l- Cowherd .Nominated .By Democrats ,. ' and McKinley By Rephlicans.-if St, Louia,' Mo:, August 7. W. S- ; - Cowherd, of. Kansas. City, was nom inated for Qoverhor by the Democrats and Jno. C-McKinley, by Republi- cana, according to r today V primary "returns i from Missouri. ; v Speaker I , .Champ Clark was: re-nominated for Congress without Opposition.- Cdh- i pressman Baitholdt was also'renom 'inated. Theron E. Catlirl, -whose seat ' hns been declared vacant by "house y committee because-of excessive use. of money in lost campaign, was re- ' - nominated. - 'z Won Priae in Steeple Chase. -. The Post of Bir Stone Gap, V.. in an account of the Fourth of July celebration there, has this: , v "In the jumping contest over the . steeple chase course by the JJ. 8. ' Cavalry, there were four entries, Sergeant- Riddle' Private J. W. Dam, " Private C. JdV Davis and - Private A. Green. Form "and performance only ' counted in this !-, contest, and -some beautiful horsemanship was witness . ' ed. The horse ridden by Private C. M. Davis was adjudged the winner in this contest, with Private' Green, v: .second, and Sergeant Riddle, third. The first prise was, $5.00 and the see- on a prize, Sd.oo.'V ;v ; . The, Mr. C. Davis .""mentioned , here is the youngest son of Mr, and Mrs. L, P. DavVt,. of Xoncord. . , Btandiuj of .the Clubs in Piedmont ' r-'v;-;;League..;; - - . ' " ..v.' -;-- W.'.. U PC. Spent a Week DellghtfaSy in. the Moan tains of Korta Carolina. - The Concord Troupe, Ko. 1, Boy Scouts of America, of the.Cannon ville Presbyterian ehnreh, has just returned from a week's camping trip in the mountains of North Carolina ia the mountains of 'Western North Carolina, fhe troupe in charge of scout master, Mr. F. H. Sides, and Mist ant scout master, Bev. G. N. Thomas, left Concord by. rail Mon day morning for Lenoir. The provisions, cooking utensils, etc., were were freighted on to Blow ing Rock, where camp headquarters were to be. The boys, each wearing the scout uniform, and with a blank et strapped ' to his "shoulder made quite an interesting picture as they alighted from the train in Lenoir and began their tramp to Blowing Rock. They reached the foot of the moun tain before night . and though the tramp and a hearty supper were thor oughly enjoyed, all were ready to rpll up in their blankets for a good, long rest. ' Hardly had they gone to sleep when it began to rain. -All were up in a hurry 'and a search for shelter began. A friendly porch, was found which furnished accommodations for the party. Soon all waa quiet again and just as soothing dreams began, a sudden downpour of rain made even 14he friendly porch prove inadequate. Their host, becoming aware that he had guests : who were being drench ed, cordially provided for them and all - was quiet - until morning when the party left for Blowing Rock, ar riving in time for dinner. Camp was established at ' Green Park and much fun was had while cooking their first 'meal over . the camp fire. In the afternoon they ex plored Blowing . Rock, Sunset Rock, the Rock House and other interest ing places. "The ool ; mountain at mosphere seemed to promise. V de lightful sleep but soon after midnight on6 shivering scout arose and built a huge camp fire around -which one by one, the company gathered and spent most of the night. : - . Wednesday was spent in exploring places of interest in the surrounding country,- then the baggage was sent onto McRae's on Grandfather Moun tain, and reached the Jop in timer for dinner. Huckleberries proved a very welcome Addition to their bill of rare The afternoon was spent .jn explor ing,, themonntBirt,. ,the grandeur- nd beauty ".of which proceed beyond ex pression. -When the shades of night again fell over the land they return ed to eoat Howard" eamp and la ter a. bed of straw in the loft of barn seemed almost as delightful sleeping place aS one could wish. On Friday the quaint little village of Linville was - visited and long rambles tlirought : the surrounding mountains. 'indulged in. ' The tramp to hdgemont began Saturday morn ing, and 'from Jhere they came by rail - to Concord,, arriving Saturday night. . .The weather was ideal tind they re port no accidents,' but' a week' filled with pleasures which will long hie re membered by each of the party. De votional exereises - were held night and morning, each boy in his turn conducting them, - t , . F. ' BELL CONQTJEBB 8PENCEB. fast Work of Infield Aids in Vie- . :r- . .tory. The Cineoa opened their week's en gagements yesterday with a 6 to 1 victory over hpeneer. "Lmg" ueu propelled the pellet for the Coeeord- . The-clever box artist was a trifle wild in the first frame when Spencer secured their only run. Af ter that he waa right and it waa good night for the railroaders. Concord s infield put np a bang-up game, every man performing in classy style. w- ston led the onslaught on Jaynes with the willow, one of his wallops sailing over the -centerfielder'a bead for parts outside the playing field. Concord, . . . r . 6 9 1 RmiMer . L 18 3 Batteries t Bell and Winston; Jay nes and Sink. I'll HI!" V-'IS- II Negotiations on for Sale of Some of v . " ; CharlotU Players. -f ' Charlotte. Aug.' 8. A ' sale " has practically been closed with Atlanta for Outfielder Weiser, at fiar0. The Loffer would be increased to $1500 if the player" would be delivered now but the club . owners would not con sider delivery before the season elos- Louisville also is making a sim ilar offer for Weiser. An agent for Washington Amer icans is here dickering for Pitchers High and -Bauswine and Outfielder McMillan. Detroit notifies the own- ers to hold open sale until she' can get a man here to see them in regard to the same men.. : roe (Jnariotte owners state tnat no player will be delivered before the close of the season as it would in jure the club Y standing should the pennant be lost by disposing of the players and weakening the team. Galveston Beach Auto Baces. Galveston". Texas. Aug. 7. On the eVe of the richest and most spectac ular automobile race meting ever held in the Southwest, Galveston is throb bing with enthusiasm and expectan cy. The races, which are to be held in connection with the annual Cotton Carnival, will begin, tomorrow- and continue through, the remainder of the week.; The contests will be con ducted on the beach coarse, which experte.pronorance to be oneof the finest, m the country. The eourse is two and one-half -iileav long. A grand, stajjdsje accomodate ,10,00 srHsetuiBMias been " erected :it the finish vomt. There are live events on the program'' for each of the first two davs and a 200-mile free for all contest will be run on Saturday, the final day;. " - " Turned His Stomach Into a Hardware - Store. Geneva."' Aug.- 7. A convict un dergoing a long sentence in. the Leoz bourg prison attempted " suicide by converting his stomach into, a hard ware emporium. While the ..warders were not watching him he swallowed everv piece of metal and glass he eould iind in tne courtyard... vmon the doctor operated on him he nmov- ed .147 nails. 69 screws, 24 pieces of glass, 9 bits of lead, 'Si brass neacu of nails, three collar DUttons, ana me broken Dlado oi' a Knue -ana a cnisei He is expected to recover. , CLARK AND UNDERWOOD CAN NOT BE PRESENT ' ' " ' On Account of Praatnro ef Bnainess in Confroaa, Notification Cere monies Informal and pimple. Sea Girt, X. J Ana. t When the Democratic notification1 committee headed by Senator-elect Ollie James, of Kentucky, today gathered on the lawn of the "little W hite House" to tell Governor Wilson r that he was nominated for President at the Bal- more convention a month ago infor mality and simplicity were the order of the day. , It was nearly 1 o'clock when the. main body of the notifica tion committee, consisting of fifty two persons, reached Sea Girt. Speak er Champ Clark and Congressman Underwood were expected to be pres ent. Three o'clock was the hour set for beginning the ceremonies, follow ing a lunch. . . ''- -i Clark and Underwood Could Not At- -tend. Washington, Aug. 7. The pressure of work today forced Speaker Champ Clark and Majority - Leader Under wood to give up going to Sea Girt to participate in the ' notification of Governor Wilson. : "I regret thai public business forces- . me to stay here," said the speaker; -"I couldn't see my -way clear to leave the House today." Mr. Underwood- is striving to . reconcile the differences among Democrats over the' battleship con troversy and declared that work pre vented nis attendance,-, SATS GOV. B LEASE - WILL BE DEFEATED. Prt.idont of Ertkise College Thinks Jobs 'WIU bo Next Governor.- - Charlotte Observer, 6th. '"I oi ideal conditions in eouta Car olina wert hardly worse during the darkest days of Tillmanism than they are now," says Dr. J. 8. Moffatt, president of Erskino College, Due West, 8. C, who spent yesterday in, the city. - It ia hardly essential to add that Dr. Moffatt, who takes a keen interest in political affairs just so far as these affairs contribute to the better moral atmosphere of the people of bis State, is an ardent sup porter of Ira B. Jones. ."We expect to win the battle de spite all the pressure that is being brought by the followers of Gover nor Blease and all the agencies with which be is aligned and by which he hopes to predominate in the primary. The most favorable prospect is from Charleston.- Mayor Grace of . that city is now in the field, bitterly assail ing the record and character of Gov ernor Blease, and Mayoro Graea' own elevation to office a few month -ago-was a spectacular achievement. The Jones people believe that Mayor Grace will be able to swing the Char leston majority, the majority which he so overwhelmingly received him self in the mayoralty contest, to Mr. Jones, and that means the defeat of Blease. Charleston 'elected Blease the last time, giving him enough votes to increase his majority to the mere 5,000 which it amounted to over all other candidates. - Our erorts now are centered upon such strongholds, in the big cities, where we are trying to switch a' sufficient number of votes to offset what Governor Blease is able to control by the means he has used while in office. If we can actually change 2.600 votes in the State Mr. Jones will be elected. .Woman Preaches Funeral. Spencer, Aug. 5. The' funeral of John S. Harkey of Spencer, who was accidentally killed by a traction en gine running into a switch near Spen cer June 20, was preached by Mrs G, A. B. Honderby of East Spencer, at Friendship, Stanly county, Sunday atternoon. It is unusual tor a wo man to preach the funeral of a man but such was the case .this time.'" Mrs, Holderby is an ordained min- J esterand before be raartjsge'to "Mr.1 7 -The contest f ortfce sewr-r-hr the "Progressivism" Sweeps Kansas. Topeka, Kan., . Aug. 6. Progres sivism swept Kansas in the primary election today. It whisked into nom ination the eight presidential elec tors who had declared allegiance to Theodore Roosevelt, and on the face of returns up to midnight defeated Congressman R. P. Campbell in his struggle to retain his seat in Con gress. At that hour H. M. Gray, progressive, had a lead over Camp bell, who has been a staunch support er of President Taft. Moonshine Will Kvie - Immunity V r;For a 'while." Waslnngto i, Aug. 7. Moonshiner and other violators of the Internal Revenue law in- the Carolines, Ken- tuoky, West Virginia and-, other mountain states of the Appalachian region,;,, where the. picturesque char acters of present Jay romance, holds forth, have gained temporary immuni ty from. the Revenue Officers, through a : lack , of . departmental appropria tions. Homemade stills are simmer ing along undisturbed in many mountain fastness "while alert owners and operators, made doubhly -vigilant by the apparent disregard of the quiet hated : "Revenoos'' are pacing v in nervous uneasiness at tne unusual auiet and Dace of tbeii Kves. 5' C s Forty raiders of the Internal Rev enue Service, . brave men - renowned for their daring and efficiency, have been called from. .the hunt, because there are no funds. These " forty. men are all being assigned to other work and moonshiners have gained temporary immunity. , Commissioner or Internal. Revenue Cabelf, said today, however", that no Violator would escape punishment, and that they would; all be eaught later. '.' .' ''--' -H""'if- Concord . j. High Point i Kannapolis , Spencer i 3 .667 4 , .655 2 .333 4 . .200 A New .York bartender out of work - shot himself the other day in a shoot mg gallery undei1 dramatic circum stances. He could not make up his mind whether to commit suicide or not.; So he f'oped a coin and when the coin fell in favor of death, the ' man drew a pistol from his pmcket and shot himself in the Itenrt, dying a few minutes later in the nmliulance. The force installing the gc4 i:U t : t work at the square today. 1 ,,e laying the mains on W t ' rpi-t is about completed. Salisbury Man , Diet While Sitting Up With, a Corpse. jy; Salisbury, vAug. 6. Mr. ' E.? M. Marks, an employe of the Southern Railway, died last night suddenly and under somewhat peculiar circum stances. -He was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hathcock sitting up with the corpse of little Floyd El wood Hathcack. He left the room and went out on the piazza, "where, he was found a short time later groan ing. He died within a very few min utes after being found. 1 It is thought that he was takers, with a. violent coughing Bpell. - His Tife died last week, after a long llness, from con sumption. They', leave, one child, an 8-year-old 'girl, ;-'--:";-: - It required more than two passen- r conr-lics to' accomfhodate the i- ,-.m .(hut went fr.'.m here to'Kor- - r ' i on the ex- . - ' ' t Y. 1 Southern Negroes Barred by Moosers Chioaco.- Aug.- 6.The . trouble- Southern negro question,, which for a time tnreatcnea aissension in me first convention of the National fro gressive , party finally was kdisposed of today when the convention itself, without a dissenting Toice and with out discussion adopted the report of the credentials committee unseating both' the white and negro delegates I from Florida,- and throwing ou the negro delegates f romMisgjiippi-. . " V - .. . .. v.: - Another Sugar Sale at imra a. There - will bo-three big bargain daya at Eflrd's this week and on Thursday .they will have, their last sugar sale at $1.39 for 25 pound bag. If they have any left they will sell it on Friday and tsaturaay. iney ave many new things coming in every aay nit nlsn have manv thinra thatare not advertised". See big page ad.4for tome of the thousands of - bargains they have tq offer. " Georgeville Picnic. - - , On Saturday. August 17,- there will be a picnie at Georgeville Academy. Everybody - is-" invited to. come ana enjoy the day with us. There will be fun for all. In the afternoon tliere will be a.ball game, A large. crowd is expected. Everybody come t and bring baskets, with plenty in them. (i'i"A..:-' - " - ' " S. ? Holderby, pastor of - East Spencer Methodist church was in the itiner ant ministry. She is a preaoher of exceptional ability and-.it was the re quest of the family of the dead man that she preach the funeral. Blind Tigers Close Doors, Columbia, St C, " ug 5r-This morning the 15 or 18 tigers operat ing, as "sooial" or "linker clubs" closed their doors. At a -: meeting held by the various proprietors , last night in one of the clubs it was de cided to cease seling intoxicating li quors until after, the primary the latter part of this month. I An Em ploye of one of the clubs stated Hat if Governor" Blease was - reflected they would op"fen again. ? ; : Mobilization of Three Fleets. Washington, Aug. 7. Plana for the mobilization of three fleets of Amer ican warships ' at New York, San Francisco and . Manila, to comprise a new series of battle manoeuver on a greater scale than ever before at tempted by the United States was an nounced at-the navy department to day." The . New York mobilization was announced for October. . TRADE AT HOME. Another Case Showing the Unwisdom of Baying From Peddlers. Once again certain Concord people - have been - stuck by uatronixine ' peddlers and venders of -cheap mer-f ehandise. This time the "-crooks") transacted business by representing themselves as connected with a well known firm of the city. The matter eame to light yesterday when a local merchant was anked to exchange a ; tory. It so happened that the merch ant did not handle that particular! kind of goods and he informed the lady who wanted the exchange made to that effect. She then told of how two young men called at ber home and represented' themselves as sales men for the local firm and sold her the srissors and various other kinds of merchandising, telling her that ev ery article was guaranteed or the firm would exchange it. The merchant brought the matter to the attention of City Tax Collec tor Montgomery, who immediately started on the trail of the salesmen. It was found,' however, that they had left the city. OHIeers in nearby towns have been notified and if thev are apprehended their presence will be required here to answer several charges The matter onlv demonstrates the wisdom of trading at home. Do your trading with some unknown peddler and you may expect to be "stuck." Patronize your home merchant and if you get the small end of a bargain he will make it good. Patronize home enterprises and boost Concord should be the motto of everv loval Concordian. Senate Agrees on Conference Report. Washington, Aug. 7. By a vote of 30 to 19 the Senate today agreed upon conference report on the so called "Budget" bill containing the provision abolishing the Commerce Court, distributing judges of the bench of various circuit courts, amending the civil service law to make it cover only seven years per iods. It is not yet adopted by the hon e. The President may veto it, as he did a similar measure. RECESS 111 III I t mm ' iiim Mi 1 1 V W 1 1 PLATFORM WAS NOT TRIMMED ENOUGH TO 8UTT TEDDY. J Negroes And Liquor Only Disturbing Elements. Negro Question May Yet Cause Trouble. Convention ,. May Nominate Roosevelt by Ac- . clamation Without Roll CalL . Chicago, Aug. 7. Because the res-, olution committee failed to cut the platform down enongh - to suit its presidential candidate, Col. Roose velt, the national Progressive eon-, vention planned to take a recess of the afternoon session until late in the day. The platform in nearly ev- . ' ery instance, followed the lines sug-- gested by Roosevelt's speech. The " only business transaction at the first " . session today was perfecting- per manent organization. All tempor ary officials were continued including Senator Beveridge, permanent chair man. , . Chicago, Aug. 7.-omptroller W. A. Pendergast, of New York, plaeed Colonel Roosevelt in nomination for . the presidence in a long speech, in which he declared: "Roosevelt is. more than a citizen, lie is a public asset. Our candidate is a mon of eour age. 1 present to you America 'a greatest statesman,, the lion hearted ' citizen. Theodore Roosevelt." , Chicago, Aug. 7. Negroes and liq- ' uor were the only harmony disturb-, ers when the national - Progressive convention met for its final session today. Roosevelt and Gov. Johnson, of California, the slate nominees, are -scheduled for nomination with a bar- '" monious whoop. The fight in the res olutions committee on the negro and : liquor questions threatened to cause trouble and may go before the eon-, vention. The convention will proba bly nominate Roosevelt by acclama tion without a roll call. . .. a : v Chicago, Aug. 7. The platform ; committee decided to day not to in-,: scrt the plank in .the platform on the liquor question.. It was determ- United States Senate, now held by Charles Curtis,' in which Curtis was opposed by Governor W. P. Steubbs. is close Both candidates claim nom ination. ' Snow in Pennsylvania, New Castle, Pa., Aug. 5 For the first time in many years there was snow here in August. There was a small snowstorm after a sudden rain. It began raining early in the morning and later the raindrops turned to large snowhakes. The temperature fell several degrees and many pedes trians were seen on the streets wear ing overcoats. The snow melted as it reached the ground. . ,i Old residents of Lawrence county declared that it was the first time they ever witnessed a snowstorm in the month of August. There 'will.be an ice cream supper and lawn party at the A. R. P. church vard next Friday night. The Forest Hill band, will turmsh music. - Two Women Sentenced to Penal Ser . vitude. Dublin. Aug. 7. Mrs. Mary Leigh and Miss Gladys Evans, suffragettes, were sentenced today to five vearsV: , p : queBlI""-v 11 u penal remfude Vacl Fof '"n ;lW'Tlkr IL is understood that the committee to burn the theatre here, July 18, to prevent Premier Asquith from speak ing. Mark Baker was given seven months as an accomplice. Some girls blush naturally. others it's all put on. ,. With was united in its decision. The Franklin - Times says "One . Simmons acrton is worth a hundred Kitchin promises." . , , , Ticket Suggested fof Legislators and Commissioners. ; Mr. Editor: I wish to suggest the following gentlemen for the Senate and House and for County Commis sioners : "'; -v: ; For the Senate J. P. Cook. : For the HouseJohn S. Turner, of No. 10 township. . For County Commissioners: Chair man, W. W. Morris; R. Lee Smith, No. 3; John W. Morris, No. 2; C. W. Host, No. 10; G. W. Dry, No. 7. Wonderful tow . . : ,";. ' ' , . - i " V .Want it Quick Try a Pcrf'- Ad. S Ui E E IP Clark is Nominated Without Opposi- -"-'''"'-'v.': tion. ' ' ." ' Montgomery, .Missouri,- Aug. 6. Speaker Champ Clark was renominat ed' for Congress in this, te nintn district of -Missouri, at the primaries todav without . opposition. This makes..4une times the Democrats or this district , have nominated the Spe'aker. -V " ; . " - - .... r , Mr. R. M. Odell," commercial-agent for the department of commerce and labor, who has been granted a vaca tion by the department, sailed from Liverpool yesterday on the Ulympic, Mr. Odell is expected here August 15 There will be a meeting " of the Merchants' Association , Thursday evening at at 8 o clock. All mem !.-r are r('!c.iod- to he present. Did you, sleepless one, ever try k dish of GRAPE NUTS and CREAM just before bed? , ' . . - Sure yon never did or yon wouldn't train with tne "sleepless squad. " ',..' " , " - O S, if a sad rracttc to toad up tne atomacn wnn a promts- ( euous variety of rjch indigestible food at night because it . 1 y tastes" good. -, ) , . - ' - ' "Strength Without Bulk is a requirement of an ideal food K for the last bite before going to bed. The food that ia eon. . : i " - centrated so taht a snfflcient amount for all purposes will not v ' distend etomach; the food that is practicaly predigested, so . the organs -ean without undue effort, absorb it wholly j. the t food" that 'contains the tissue-repairing and energy-making ... - elements from clean field grains that, contain the Phosphate ' 'of Potash which combines, by- vital process, with albumen , to" "repair the graymatter in brain and nerve centres tliat's , . ' , - ; 1 i ' Prices All This Week Odd Lots of Summer Goods that we must clean up quick, and in many cases the prices are half. If you love to save money you will surely visit our Clothing, Shoes, Dry , Goods, Notion and Millinery Departments. We will be glad to show you through. ."OH id. " Try a Dish about four heaping teaspoonfuls with cream, and a little sugar if desired, eaten slowly before retiring, if you're hungry, and note how well yon sleep and how fresh yo, feel in the morning. . T ' "The I lcmory Lingers" v ' POSTUM CEREAL CO,,- LTD., BATTLE CELTX ?'ICII. ; 'And if it's something;' GOOD TO EAT we have it.' in our Grocery Section. . ,