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CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1913.
J. B. SHERRILL. Editor and Publisher.
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. . OUTLINE PLAN;
SENATOR SMITH TO UNTOLD
- - THEM TO GOV. WILSON.
Flans of tha Progressives to Control
the Sanata to Ba Laid Befora Mr.
WM Til-- - I
n4BU lumunuw.-im i imu
Beorgaals tha Senate, Eliminating
tha Sonority Rule. It is - Under
atood That Got. Wilson is in Thor
- ough Sympathy With tho Inscr-
. '. jenta. ,'. ;
: Trenton, N. J., Jan. 7. All the
plans of the progressive Democrat?
in the Senate will be unfolded to
President-elect WiUon by Senator
Iloke Smith, of Georgia, here tomor
row, .', Senator Smith has been load
ing to fight for control of the Senate
: against the old Bailey element. The
President expects to receive accurate
information as to the exact status of
Democratic insurgency in the upper
House. It is believed that Senator
Smith will explaiu the plan of the
reorganizing of the Senate, eliminat
ing the seniority rule. The Georgia
Senator is looked upon as the mouth
piece of the administration in the
coming Senate. It is understood that
Governor Wilson is iu hearty sympa
thy with the " insurgent " cause.
Senator Smith will be accompanied
tomorrow by Senator Thomas Gore,
of Oklahoma.
FOEEST HILL NEWS.
Several Personal Items of Interest
From the Northern Part of the
City.
Mr. A. J. Demareus, who has been
spending the holiday in Concord with
his family will leave tomorrow for a
trip to Eastern Carolinn Mr. T -,
mareus represents Legget & Myers
Tobacco Company. '
Mr. -June floldston, who has been
-.siting hia mother, Mrs.- J. S. Gold
alon, for two weeks, has returned to
- Spray where he will enter the Leaks
.' ville Business College. . . ,
Mr. a.rchie. Sappr who- haa -been
rvery ill with grip, is improving now
. . we are fried to note. -
Miss Ollie Revis has returned to
her home in Graham after spending
two weeks in the city with Miss Ida
'Sides.
Mr. and Mrs. William Goldston, of
Charlotte, spent Sunday in the city
with Mrs. J. S. Goldston.
' Mrs. D. E. Basinger has returned
;from a visit to relatives in Greens
boro. " ' - ' i'
Rev. J. Lv Rogers, pastor of the Mc
flill Street, Baptist Church, : moved
into Mr. R. F. Coble's house on
Church street last week. - '
Mrs. CW." Sides and Misses Pau-
line Shinn, Ida Sides and Willie Mae
, Ross spent Sunday in No. 3 township
at the home of Mr. Sam Shinn,' .
v ' The three months old daughter of
Mir, John C. Robinson is seriously
ill with pneumonia. -
, Lienor Dealers Try to Use . Parcel
- - Post . r
"Savannah, Jan. 6. Tho accident
al dropping of a parcel post package
in the postoffiee yesterday ..disclosed
the fact that liquor dealers are try
ing to use the system.. About 25 pack-
- ages, from the same addressor are now
' lying held at the postoffiee. .
'One and two quarts of Whiskey ap
pear to be in each package.5 They are
fixed up like: jewelry ? packages, and
i only the accident disclosed the nature-
of the contents. The packages start
I --ed.in steadily .Saturday " . afternoon,
and the clerks noticed the large, num.
. -. her of packages of a similar size. One
.was : dropped, -and immediately the
. . odor of liquor permeate'', the. entire
: office. ' Postmaster Baker is holding
them for the order of the addressor.
who loses the amount put on them in
; fierce! post stamps. 4 . ;
' Missionary Institute to Be Held Here
. ' ,? , - January 20-21. ' ' '
?: Dr. H. JC Boyer, missionary secre
l tary for the Western North Carolina
5 Conference, ias. arranged to '- hold
eleven missionary institutes at that
number of places v;within; the. bounds
of the conference. : Concord is in. the
list,-the dates being January 20-21.
Besides Dr. Boyer. addresses will be
-c made by Dr. Ed. F. Cook, Dr. E. H.
Rawlingsj-Miss Daisy Davies, gecre
? tariea at .Nashville, and possibly oth
m-y: -:; - - vi. ': S i
r ; Another Editor Goes to the U. S.
, -. v Senate.'
Little Rock, Ark.," Jan. 6r-J. N.
; Heiskell, editor of the Arkansas Ga
1 aette, of this city, today was appoint
ed United States Senator by Gover
nor George W, Donaghey to succeed
the late Senator Jeff Davis. The ap
pointment is for the short term end
, - ing March 4 , - -
Gen.. Powell Clayton Resigns. '
Washington, Jan. 7.-Aftcr forty
f mr :'era' service as a member of the
. Ii'cpubliean National Committee, Gen
cral. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, to
day handed his resignation to Secre-
tnry IIi!1ps at the -White House.
. COTOTT MATTERS. .
Board of Commitalontrs Held Tfitii
; I Secular Meeting TexncUy.
. The Board of County Comuiiaioo
rt held (heir regular monthly meet
ing at the eourt house yesterday.
Chairman Weddingtoa presided and
all the members of the board ware
present. Aside from the usual rou
tine there were few matters of inter
est to eome before the board for con
sideration. Road Supervisors C. 0. Cashion, of
' " n ' '
. Fsggart, of No. 11, and T. M
Query, of No. 1, tendered their resig-
nationsokhicu were aecepted.
Upon paiion the board agreed to
open a roaa from the Iredell line to
Coddle Creek. A gurvey of the road
a. also ordered from Coddle Creek
to Kannapolis.
The committee composed of Messrs.
J. M. Burrast.X:. L. Ervin and T. J.
Smith, which waf recently appointed
to take an invent W of the goods at
the County Home, ?lled their report,
which was accepted.
A committee composed of T. J.
Smith,- W. V. (Mican and C. W.
Widenhouse was appointed to take
inventory at the county chain gang.
The committee will report at the next
meeting of the board.
Her Sister Dying in North Carolina,
Sho Be?s Ad of Chief.
Atlanta Journal.
Claiming that her husband had de
serted her three weeks ajto and left
her without funds or other moans of
a livelihood, Mrs. J. B. Blackwell, of
Garnet street, near Pryor, came into
Chief of Police Beavors' office Thurs
day morning and nuked his assistance
in getting her a ticket to Spencer, N.
C, where her sister lies at the point
of death.
Moved by the woman's story, and
believing the case worthy of help,
Chief Beavers gave her a letter to the
city warden, requesting him to send
her to the bedside of the dying sis
ter. The tailor suit worn by Mrs. Blaek
well bore- evidences of hard wear
though the material and style were
sueh as to show that she had not been
used to poverty in the past. There
were deep lines of care and. worry in
her face.
She left the chief suffice appa
ently much cheered with the prospects
of getting a ticket back to her home.
Girl Wins Oklahoma Corn Contest.
Kansas City Star.
A girl of 17 years won over five
hundred boys in the Weekly Kansas
City Star's boys' corn crowing con
test in Oklahoma;
Eata Beanian, daughter of Charles
Bearaan, living near Meeker, Lincoln
county, Oklahoma, carried off the
prize of $200 in gold for growing the
"best boys' " acre in the statewide
contest, , with boys competing from
all parts of the State.
The contest is called a boys con
test. . It was planned for boys, but
girls wrote in saying they wanted to
grow acres of corn for the prize in
straight competition with the' boys.
It was concluded that if the girls
had spunk enough to do all the work
of growing an acre of corn they
should be permitted to enter and
girls were enrolled. More' than a
dozen girls grew acres of corn in the
Competition in the three. States.
1,000- Princeton Students to Escort
Mr. Wilson.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 6. -One thou
sand Princeton students offered to
escort Presiderit-el-ct Wilson in the
inaugural parade. The proposal is
under advisement by Chairman Eus
tis. . '-,
During the height of a 70-mile gale
late. Friday lightship No. 72 station
ed near Ilatterns was blown off her
station -for several 'miles.- The ship
sent out wireless calls for assistance
but managed to save herself and is
now at anchor three miles east of her
former station. '. ''-.';
Pesta Threaten Sugar Cane.;
Washington, D. C, Jan. Ahear
ing was. held at the Department of
Agriculture today to determine the
advisability of establishing a quaran
tine against, the plant diseases and
insects pests that are - believed to
threaten the South 's mgar cane crop,
the principal source of the country'
sugar supply; Should the quarantine
be established it might include Porto
Rico and the Philippines. ' .
Christmas Day in Greek Chorea.
.New York; Jan. 7. Thousands of
Russians, Greeks and Ruthenians in
cluded in the polyglot population of
the metropolis held their celebration
a kiefn.ni. t,ln i- .1
with the Ureek Church and Russia
...... . . ....
calendar.- Religious services of ' an
elaborate nature were conducted in
the Russian St. Nicholas Cathedral in
East Ninety-seventh street. ' ,-
,AU kinds of forecasts have been
made with reference to the personnel
c Vf. wrii.n'ii '..-M.f K
ihe prognosticate! agree that Editor
Josephus Daniels is going to have a
place at the President's official table.
The head nurse at the Charlotte San
atorium stated this morning that Dr.
Gricr rested very . comfortably last
night and that his condition continues
to- improve.
AEROPLANE IMPALED ON ROOF OF
1 foy
no unusual photograph of a wrecked aeroplane on its perch In the center of a gabled root of a London
house. The Italian aviator, Manie, whose machine met with this remarkable tate, was summoned to appear
.before the Royal Aero club ot London In connection with the offense he committed of flying over a town.
CONCERN IN FLORIDA.
Orange Trees in Pull Bloom and
Freeaing Weather Would Prove
Disastrous.
Tampa, Fla., Jan. C Fearing that
the freezing weather predicted for
this State during the next 24 hours
will cause disaster similar to that of
1895. when an untimelv ei.ld wnv ln-1
stroyed the major- portion of the j v,lilt l('s entailed by last
orange crop, orange growers through-; l'reer cannot he estimated
out the State are tonight making , accurately but it was so serious,
every possible preparation for the ! growers sa... that it will have an np
protection of their groves. j prei-iabh' effect upon the price of the
General Manager William C. Tern- j : "ruit.
pie of .the. Florida Citrus Exchange. I The Weather tturcr tonight prc
today issued a warning to growers in dieted tempera tur s as low or ltrwer
which he jminted out that trees were than those Inst night. The temper
now in practically the same delicate 1 lllllrp then fell to 18 degrees
stage as when the low temperature !
cf 1895 did so much damage. Most j More Than 500 Killed on Streets of
of the tres are in full bloom. ! New York During 1912.
Washington Jan. 6-The eastward j New Vlil k Jall ::. stm,, a(.
advance of cold weather has been re- ! id jn y y y,U tlu vpar
tardea by an area of high pressure ,nlo , ., , ,,
,, 'n, . ... , 1912 caused the death id o.(2 persons.
Q-r the Western Atlantic Ocean and I ,. .. ,. , , . t , ', .,
. , . .1 nr .I r Statistics made null ir today ov the
Coast States, the Weather Bureau an- .. . ... . 1 ., , ,. ,, ,
nounced today. Very low tempera- y,aU'f ""Yh 7 'V
tures prevail throughout the West the s tl,!,tr ut t v'" 18 WWe
line of zero temperature extending "n! T!
into the" Texas Panhandle. , by automobiles Of tl , total deaths,
. 221 were due to aul ii)obiIe, 20 to
-v g. , . , . trolley cars and 117 to wagons. Dur-
Frobe for Steamship Combine. .', .
F ing the same period UQ.i persons
nasmngton, u. c, Jan. with
a view to finding out whether
findmg out whether the
carrying trade between the United
States and its neighbors to the South
is controlled by a steamship combine
the House Committee on Merchant
Marine today began hearings in re,
gards to the methods and practices
of domestic and foreign steamship
lines. Information is sought partic
ularly, as to the existence of rate
agreements or combinations with rail
roads. The Brazilian traffic was the
subject taken up at the initial hear
ing. - -
To Reform Convict System.
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 7. The Ar
kansas convict system, brought into
prominence recently by the pardoning
of 360 convicts by Governor Donag
hey as a protest against the lease
system, is one of the first matters to
be Considered by the State legislature
which convened today. Another im
portant matter to be brought up ear
ly in the session is the measure advo
cated by Governor-elect Robinson,
providing a special one mill tax for
educational institutions.
Many Face Trial for Mnrder.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 7. Never
before in the history of the circuit
court in this city have there been so
many murder cases on the docket as
are scheduled for trial at the session
beginning this week. Sixteen per
sons, including; three women, are to
be tried, before' the end of January
on charges pf first degree murder
while several others are to be tried
for manslaughter.; Nearly all of the
accused are negroes. '. ..
Pistols Barred From Parcels Post,-
Postmaster General' Hitchcock has
in.i.m am aiUm ttmAnrimi, Thtt nnPAAla
'""T" "",..: ,zr ZL
post regulations which would bar the
pareels post service from, pistols or
revolvers, whether in detached parts
or otherwise.
,v r "
York; Jan. 7Harry Harrison
'ut his mother's throat with a raaor
S.-1 TTJ mr-4l.t.. M1M.4 BMJ TTJ m Wn.
mmg at -their homeHe theji
;w"'""u " y"
own throat ,nd is dymg.
Twenty-Four Below at Denver.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 7.There is in-
tense cold in the mountain State. It
was 24 degrees below aero at daylight
.this morning.v
FREEZE IN CALIFORNIA.
Orange and Lemon Crops Seriously
Damaged by the Cold Wave.
Li is Angeles. Cal., Jan. (i. Tliou
;:iiis of men were out tonight in au
cltoit to save from further damage by
cold -weal I. or Southern California's
orange? and lemon crjp valued at
nearly ")I),0()().(IOO
: were injlimi. The deaths from these
: aeeidents in 1M1 numbered 42.1.
Ninety-one drivers of
awav after the aecid
motor cars ran
ats.
Began Shipping Probe Today.
Washington, Jan. 7. The House
Merchant Marine Committee began a
probe of shipping today. It is delving
to ascertain where the . "Shipping
Trust" dominates commerce to and
from the United Sta es. Owners,
and agents of foreign and domestic
shipping lines with hindquarters in
New York, are on baud to testify.
The investigation will be into the
methods of foreign and domestic lines
in fixing rates in connection with rail
road lines and warehousing firms.
Carolina Municipal Association.
High Point, N. ('., .Ian 7. A large
attendance marked the opening here
today of the annual meeting of the
Carolina Municipal Association, em
bracing the mayors and other officials
of the leading cities of the State.
Mayor F. W. Tate, of this city, presi
dent of the association, called the
gathering to order. Uniform laws
for the government of the cities and
towns of the State formed the chief
subject of discussion.
Parcel Post Booming.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing has increased its daily out
put of parcel post stamps from 5,000,
000 to 10,000,000.
Reports received from all , over the
United States indicate a tremendous
parcel post business, but no Serious
congestion. ...The success of tile new
service has exceeded all Expectations.
Turkey Given Till Saturday.
London, Jan. 7. The allies1' dele
gates give Turkey until Saturday to
request a re-opening of suspended ne
gotiations then. It is not believed in
diplomatic, circles: that war will be
resumed. It is hoped that the pow
ers will bring pressure to make Tur-
..Mnl tlto nllia' MMH. ' V'' '
Mr, Overman Member of the Com-
. 'iee. . , .'., .
f Washington' Jan. 6.--Senators Ba
con, Overman and Crane -were - ap
pointed as " Senate members of the
congressional committee : to arrange
for the inauguration bf - Woodrow
Wilson as" Presidont of the United
State. -,-- . '
LONDON HOUSE
Want the Old Judges to Resign.
Greensboro Record.
Some of the papers in this State
have been intimating that it would be
a good thing if some of the older Su
erior Court judges would resign. No
names were mentioned of course. Now
the papers are getting letters from
attorneys over the State urging them
to "keep it up." Great suggestion!
Let them do so; the lawyers will
stand at their backs and see their
fronts beat up. Most any of these
same lawyers will get up in court before-one
of the judges he wants re
moved and make a regular toady of
himself, as if the gentleman on the
bench did not know him. The Record
has not received many of these let
ters from the lawyers, but at the first
opportunity we propose to tell these
"old judges" about it, though we do
not propose to write to them, for we
are mindful of what the late Senator
Ransom- said never w rite a letter
and never burn one received.
Tar Heel Members Reception Commit
tee Inauguration Day.
Washington, Jan. 6. Walter Vick
secretary of the inaugural committee,
todav announced that he had named
the following North Carolinians mem
bers of the inaugural reception com
mittee: Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh; R. M.
Phillips. Col. W. H. Osborne and P.
D. Gold, Jr., of Greensboro; Wade
II. Harris and W. C. Dowd, of Char
lotte; J. Allen Holt, of Oak Ridge;
Benehan Cameron, Staggsville; Jos
eph E. Thompson, James H. Sprunt,
Hugh F. MeRae and N. F. 11. Gouv-
ernour, ot Wilmington; I ol. C .J.
Hale and Frank Stedman, of Fayette
ville; R. B. Glenn and A. H. Eller,
of Winstoii-Salein. Gen. Julian S.
Carr.-of Durham.
List of Letters
Remaining uncalled for in the post-
office at Concord, for the week end
ing January 6, 1913:
Men
Paul M. Bernhardt, M. A. Cauble,
A. C. Church. R. J. B. Lansdale, Lu
ther Love, J. B. Y. McGaffe, H. A,
Millis, Babe Russell.
Women-
Mrs. Cora Black, Mrs. Carl Brown,
(special delivery.) Mollie Dorton,
Mrs. Laura Gibson (special delivery),
Mrs. Mary Hodges, Louise Kirtpat
rick, Mrs. C. S. Morris, Lucy Nib-
lock, Mrs. Mary Rogers, Mrs. Maddy
Sherwood, Mr. Thomas Shinn, Kate
Surratt.
When calling for the above please
sav "advertised.'
M. L. BUCHANAN,
Postmaster.
Pioneer Limited Ditched.
Mauston, Wis., Jan. 7. Running
at high speed through a blinding
snow storm the Pioneer Limited on
the Milwaukee road struck a broken
rail five miles east of here shortly
before day light today. The engine
and seven coaches were ditched. No
one was injured. .
Enropean Powers May In terrene.
London, Jan. 7. If the Turks and
allies do not show it disposition to
nSopen negotiations immediately. Eu
ropean powers will intervene, accord
ing to a statement today by Sir Ed
ward Grey. Secretary of State and
Foreign Affairs in the House of Com
mons. I: - V " ,
Among the business visitors here
today are Messrs. C. S. Tomlin, J.
Fv Bowles, W. M. Ledbettef and J.
M. Connolly, of Statesville, and E.
IPemberton, of Fayetteville.
MARRIAGE THIS EVENING.
Mias Emma Endolph Will Become the
Bride of Mr. Archie Brown This
Ereninf at 8 O'clock.
A marriage that will !m ot mlerei-t
to the people here will lie Koleninir.eU
thin evening at H oVIork in Greens
boro, when Mis Kniina Iudolih nil!
become the bride ot Mr. Archie
.Irown. of this city. Tlie ceremony
v ill take place at the home nf Rev.
J. K. Schenk. pastor of llie Lutheran
'hurch in UreensUoio :ind formerly
;astor of St. James Lutheran Church
f thin city.
Mr. Brown left tin.- morning fori
ireensboro with Missrs. Luther A.
Brawn and Kuircne T. Cannon, who!
will l:e attendants at the wedding. I
Both of the young people are well
known and on account of their popu
larity the event will be of wide in
terest. Miss Hinlolpli made her home
here three years. She is an aeconi-
plished young lady and by her kindly'
disposition and many adnuralile liabil
ities has attracted a lavge number of
friends and admirers. Mr. Brown is
a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Brown
and was reared here. He is an alum
nus of Trinity College and is popu
lar with a wide circle of friends.
Immediately alter (he ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. linwn will leave for a
wedding trip, embracing visits to
Winchester. Va.. Washim'ton, I'llii
more and New York. They will be
gone a fortnight and upon their re-
urn will make their homo here.
Youthful Slayer in Court
Morris, Minn., Jan. 7. One of the
youngest prisoners ever held on a
charge of first degree murder in Min
nesota was given a preliminary bear-
in court today, lie is Olaf Chris-
opherson, the Ki-vear-ohl boy who is
alleged to have confessed to the mur
der of John Kling on December 18.
The boy is said to have shot and kill
ed Kling, who had befriended him, in
fit of momentary anger. It is ex
pected he will be tried at the spring
term of court.
Lodge Members Oppose Rate Inclease
Cedar Rapids, la., Jan. 7. "Insur
gent members ot the"Iodern Broth
erhood of America met here today to
plan a fight in the courts against the
increased assessments recently decid
ed upon by the head lodge of the or-
er. It is expected that the opposi-
ion will conduct its fight along the
same lines that resulted recently in
court order restraining the Modern
Woodmen from raising their rates in
Iowa.
The '"Rosary" is the attraction at
the opera house tonight. Tickets are
now on sale at Gibson's."
If L. Parks & Co.
The Home of Good Merchandise
Greatest Bargains of This
Season in Ladies' Coat Suits,
Coats and Hats.
Cut prices prevail on all Ladies' and
Children's Ready-to-wear and Milli
nery. Buy now, don't wait until too late.
.. Coat Suits, worth up to $1250, sizes
16, 18, 34, Sale Price 5.95, $6.95
$13.50, $15.00 Coat Suits, .... 9.95
$18.00 to $20.00 Coat Suits.. $12.95
$13.50 to $18.00 Ladies' Coats, Sale
Price $9.95, $11.96
Cheap Coats going at $2.95, $3.95 $4.95
All Children '8 Coats cut in price.
Ladies' Fine Trimmed Hats, slaught
ered in price.
$8.00 Hats, mostly black, and white
effects, Sale Price $3.95
Other trimmed Hats, cut in price, to
move quickly at 98c, $1.48, $1.98, $2.98
Children's Hats, Sale Price
25o, 38c, 48c, 98c.
Many Fine Values in our big Clothing
. and Shoe Department. Come to see
' - ns, It's a pleasure to show yon. ' "
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III
ARTHUR MILLER AND CAM POP
LIN GET AWAT.
Ran Past the Guard Last Night
Escape Made Only a Few Honrs
After New Guards Took Charge.
Nothing Has Been Heard From the
Men.
Arthur Miller and Cam Poplin es
caped from the county chain gang
last night about 8:.)0 o'clock. The
two men gained their freedom by
rushing past the night guard. Stand
hope Polk. T'tey were in the room
u hern Hie ivhito .imi'ti-ta ira .nifirt-
, , , , , . th -,,
who was near the door. They scaled
the fence around the the stockade and
Jwere en route to parts unknown le
i fore the rmaxed guards could appre
i hend them.
j The escape was made only a few
j hours after the chain gang changed
, hands. Superintendent Earnhardt
; turned the convicts over to the new
! had been placed in the stockade only
. I.a dboen placed in the stockade only
ja short time before the escape a?
j made. There are two rooms to the
i stockade, one for white and one for
colored, in between the two rooms is
a passage where the guards keeps
watch. In some way Miller and Pop
lin unloosed the chains that bound
them in the inclosure. Gaining the
privilege of foot action they made a
dash by the guard and negotiated
distance to freedom in a short time.
Poplin was serving a short sent
ence on a minor charge, having been
sent to the chain gang from the Rec
order's court. Miller was serving a
sentence of 18 months for an attempt
to commit criminal assault.
Nothing has been heard from the
escaped men.
Mystery Surrounds Death of Ameri
can Consul.
London, Jan. 7. Mystery surrounds
the death of Paul Nash, American
consul-general at Budapest, who was
found dead earlv todav in bis suite.
He was in good health when he retir
ed. He was a native of Geneva, N.
Y., and was thirty-five years of age.
The production of cotton per -acre
during 1912 while lower than in 1911
was more than 13 pounds greater than
the average for the previous five
years, the department of agriculture's
preliminary estimate announces.