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V '' J V'sr ' v v" v' V''' v' " ".'". VOLXIIL 40 Centa ' lion tii I Ccnta Copy. CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1913. J. B. 8HERRILL Editor aoi Publisher. NO. 1SS I. Ill I - - . . " ' 1 - V w i fc fc i HOUSE P ASSED KILL TODAY OX f SECOND J ' ' Bin for Lupeettoa of Lienor Bf rr ' 4 for 'Report at Hex SeaaW ' iQor. Craif Appoiata Members of ' ' CoaunitiUm - ' .V Confutation , Special to Tha Tribune. - V Raleigh, N. C, Mwh li. The " Dough too bill for the inspection of liquors ahipped into Uj Stat waa - " referred by the Hot to a eommit - tea ."for report next session." A : similar bill by Senator Daniels pass ' d tbe 8enat last night - : The House passed on second read- - in the Senate bill to allow womenlg' ecoooi commuieeown uu iruw w - " the test book commission, - An ob- " jeetion. forced the measure over : to the afternoon aeaaioa for. final read- in. '- i ' In the Senate announeement was r read from Governor Craig of bia ap- point ment a membera of the eom " - mission on eonatitntional amendments' aa 'foUowar-vv V--" v;:':f-V- ; -" A.M: Scales, Greensboro; J. W. Bailey, Raleigh D. Y. Cooper, Hen- dersont; H. Q. Alexander, Meeklen 1 burg; N. Y. Rouse, Lenoir.. :i : , President' Daughtridge named as members from the Senate. Senators - Stnbbs Ward, Washington, Ivie and Grant. Those of the House will be announced latere : .-, : K'.r r . v The Senate oiembera of the eommls- sion to investigate and refommend aa " ' - to, selling: toe States' stoek in tbe At lantix and Nortb Carolina Railroad i r are Senators - Pearson Gilliam and Weaver. Thia , involves :..C. Dun ran 's ' proposition. "-c ; y ? Corrupt Practical. !A, Passed. ; ' Speeiol" U, The Tribune. 'J , Raleigh, .K, O.' MsreV UThe ' , Senate paaaed the Jnstiee eorrupt - V'raetiees bill from the House and the " llousa, tabled tha bill to. empower i women to vote in the; munieipal alee. 4ions.; . 'P- v'-'1 ; i A A sub committee Jon "penal institu-J tion, reeommenaeA tnatr thr : Jiesd j quarters of he Stata' priaoit b re i moved to tbe State farm and suitable buildings to be provided ihere. ? ? -' '-Rsleigh;N.'C.rMee:iL , HoneJ found itself in very mueb of -." a cha'otie" eonditioa, fata ' last night wheri,iby a wte of 6ft to 34 the first section of the machinery bill for the , - ere tion of a State tax commission separate from the corporation eom- mission - The remainder of the pend ing bill bad been framed on the basis " of the separate State tax commission and it! seemed impossible to readjust it. Finally the House went into com. , mittea of the whole and, after more than an hour's workr With severs! " . tense periods, emerged with a bill that was made up. of the first thirteen sections of the 1911 machinery act k with tha corporation commission re i tained aa the: Stat tax commission, , and nith the remainder of the bill, the subsequent sections of the 1909 revenue act" Tha material - change . through thia adoption of the 1909 . .. sections is the elimination of the ap ,' pointment of eounty assessors by the ' State tax commission and leaving the assessing and listing Entirely with the , eounty authorities. Thia .combina tion bill-was. passed-on aeeond read ing by tha house and went on the , calendar for final rtadnig Tuesday in both houses. ' . : s " ; ', ' ' The! revenue bill -ill, some today " from tha eonferenee' committee ; on amendments tacked on to it by the 'r Senate and will get its second read "" -' ing passage in the Houses- Then there ' is the schedule session tonight to eon- tinue into the wee smaV hours" eo , that the revenue bill ean ' haveits - final roll Call reading right after mid- ' niirht as of Wednesday and be there after ratified along with v tha ' final - batch of bills thereafter. - It is ex pected, however that the real kdjoum ment will not take place nntil toward : noon Wednesday, although the requir ; "'jtd quorum for action1 on the revenue "bill roll eall will surely vanish on the early morning trains; aa members leave for their homes. Tss epeasx: rrsi. To Be Hold In Cent.4 School Audi- ' torium on Evanisg of UarcS. H. The Cabarrus County Speaking r est will hold its second annual meet - ing under the auspices of the Lents . Literary Society in Central auditor ' ium Friday evening .March 14th at 8 o clock. ' -. ' ' The following schools have accept ed the invitation and, will hav repre- sonteii: ' '. - , : "-' ' v., - "- Itb'l, Collegiate- Instituta, Pitts, Fmidorlund IIl, Kannspolis, ITarris- ! -, I... ;..,' CcnttVl, Ltihool . . ' ! ' i I t (41 ft'? Iiiinur of I -i h I. . 11 r ' c is t A Vd t a mos t j - ' 'v-r prf : n ii t f'-rsiired. ; , '.urt C. iartf ill -'b t ' five ti.T t t c"t of sd- i ' 1 ' ' 't o'l TWETTT OP BSWZS. Oal About OM-Third af the City Residences Art Connected, How- From City. Engineer Smith it U leaned that Concord has 20 miles of sewer line. In speaking of the line Captain Smith atated that only about one-third of tha residences on the line are connected. Ha has been making an effort to get more people to take advantage of it aad baa met with good aoeeesa in a number of places but many people have so Jar failed - to have their homes connected with the line. Now, tbst the summer season is approaching which requires- more strict attention to munieipal sanita tion, further effort will be made to have homes connected with the line. The pity sanitary officer,' is of the opinion that no one thing would make Concord healthier and more .sanitary than for the people to connect with the line where it is possible - IK BEHALF OP BETTEE " WAGES FOB WOKE. Petitions Pouring Into Congressmen Ail Senators. Chicago Probe Has 8tirid tha Peopla. ..y r ',; Washington, Msreh 11 From ev ery section or the country appeals sra pouring in today on the- new ad ministration, Congressmen and Sena tors, that they take up the question of minimum wages for women and girls as soon as possible. -The revel ations in tha Chicago probe, paralell- ed in every section of the country, has stirred the people. There is lit tle doubt but that the problem will be a aerioua one when the' regular ses sion, of 'Congress Opens in December; It is insisted that national and not State legislation will be required to solve tbe problem. 74 . CAPITALIST HERE. Hon. Bird 8. Color and Associates, of Hew York, Inspect tha Oar Lint. Hon. Bird S. Coler,,of New York, president of the North Carolina Pub lie Service Company, and a number of his associates spent yesterday af ternoon Here inspecting the 'property of the company. In speaking of tbe local line; Mr. Cole said' tliathe company was contemplating a num ber of improvements and extensions l&aXthejwerjBbt in. i.ppsltion to make the pisns publie 'yot. TMK Coler and bis party took a trip over the lines of the street-ear company and expressed themselves' -as favor able impressed with Concord. - They left on train No. 12 for Salisbury. . . p V: a;,Wata-;Pardonad.;iv' : 5 Raleigh: &;T(areh:'i 10. Governor Craig today pardoned F. C Watkins, the Black Mountain constable, whom' he defended for killing John Hill Bunting, prominent ; traveling "man, three years ago in a Black Mountain hotel . Qovernor Craig relates the testimony, declaring Bunting and banker. Mr. Paul Collins, who. was seriously shot, hsd terrorised tha ho tel guests and Watkins waa called af ter, midnight to restore order.- The Governor says they attacked Watkins and be shot, them in self-defense. "I defended Watkins, do not believe him guilty; he ought 'not to have been 1 con victed ana nas sunerM too mucn. Governor Craig says. Watkins serv ed eight of bis eighteen months on the roads. "- - Clark Supporter to Great Britain. , Washington, March 11. If Presi dent Woodrpw Wilson can find in the ranks of those who supported Champ Clark for presidential ' honors last fall a man properly equipped for the important post of ambassador ! to Great .Britain; his political friends say he will signally recognise the fac tion which opposed him prior to the Baltimore convention. 3ft-; : Two most prominent candidates for the post are William Church Osborn, of New York, and David R. Francis, Of MiBSOUri. ''."- .' i- -4 '-'.' yj.v, i. - Child Wedding la India. . Bombay, March 11. Four hundred wedding were celebrated simultane ously a few days ago at Surat among members of the Lews Hunbi caste. None of the brides was over twelve year of age, the majority being from one to seven years old, while v the bridegrooms varied from three -; to nine. Most of the contracting part ies sat or lay on the lapa of their parent during: the. ceremony, and were given sweets to keep them quiet Tha caste only celebrates weddings every ten or twelve years. ' " A Great Few Serial Story. . f A Day of Days," one of tbe most thrilling stories of New York "ever written, will begin in the Sundsy Magszine and Story Seetion of the New York World on Sunday, March 16, to be printed in installments each week uhtU complete. Kismet or Fate in modern style, ia the keynote of this wonderful story. Be sura to get the Sunday World.- ,. " ." . i r ' AJiinta, '.;..ia ll.-A;.' ;nta .'li-9 who Lave r'-t'irned from WaU- i. i s"y-t'i-t.t ? rm-'e was the most terrii-ls orkil through which they have ever pone. Some of them are 1 positive-"y ill from nervous- FIVE THOUSAND ' . - - 1 - - - - f - - . . .- , . : ... ;. : . ..r- .' .- .. ::- v. . . ' '. 4 mmmy km - j . . '. . . ; --The Oldeona. an organisation of " uuusib uua hki oi tsioies rna ooosi weignea IT WAS REALLY SUNDAY AT WHITE HOUSE. Executive Offices at ."Dead" aa tha ' Proverbial Door Nail. ; Washington, March 10. It waa a strictly Wilsonian, . near-puritanical Sunday at the White House yester day. The executive offices ; were as "dead" as th proverbial nojjr nail. It was the best precedent-slisttering Sabbath Washington has seen in many a " day.:;;'i;.;';'.; B::l:.-;:s-: :- A handful of political visitors and some newspaper men were amazed when told that only two men were at work in the executive 'offices. Thy were Executive clerks Rudolph Fos ter and -A Tom'!- Brahany, and it so happened -that they narrowly: missel ai'violaiion of presidential . order in spending the day at. work instead or 'sWloW'ilbwtt": to4brrli!!tttiaisd the idea knd the Senators from said" Secretary Tusnnlty' Saturday nighi, -'and there, will be no work for anybody to do. Spend Sunday at home." -.'.'.-- ' :. Foster and Brahany said they were Mon the' job" merely through force of habit. " President Wilson left word at the executive office that he ' would . not touch any work or; receive any mes sages this afternoon unless they were of the first importance. The State Department, where lor years at least one or the secretaries as Dureau chiefs has worked, on Sunday, was entirely deserted today except in the telegraph office. becretary of fetate Bryan left word 'with the employes of the department last night that be would follow the Wilson rule in clos ing his offices "tight'1 on the Sab bath. Pop Pina it Better. - ." Rome, March ll.-'-Pope Pius will be able to resume his audiences with in three days if no complications oe- eur, following" an attack of grip, Vatican physicians said today. - THE- INQUISITIVE PUP, flf W0MDK3 VWfr ITJS Stores That Give - 'vj'.' 1 11 ;f.s; Youa SpuareBeal ' r . : The? modern storekeeper has won his success by serving Bhis customers satisfactorily. .This means by giving them ? dependable merchandise, honest values, and good store and delivery service. i y . - , ' jj V Concord's most modern - and most reliable stores ad- ' vertise regularly in the TRIBUNE and TIMES. , They ad-'-': vertise the best of everything at the lowest price for which ' : O t . it can be sold. ' They have well informed and accomodating salespeople, and strive to give "their customers the best service obtainable. f You "cati rely upon the printed word of these merchants and have confidence . in them. "They do, business on the -squre, j-.. ''.::-:; '.'.'.;'.'.-:, : -V;'; i f Read the advertisements in the TRIBUNE and TIMES closely and constantly every day and patronize the stores . that give you a square deal. .. " ' . ; . . . ' , (Copyright, 1913, by J. P. Fallon.) EIELES FOH VASHIKGtON HOTELS Christian traveling -m ;ir, 'prepared Washington for the inauguration crowds byl TO PROTECT NORTH ' CAROLINA INTERESTS. Movement Being Formed by North Carolina Senator for Defense, . Washington, March 10. It became definitely known today . '4 that- since Congress adjourned,: -Senators' Sim mons and Overman hav been very industrious in the foundation of a group of Senators from. States ad joining North Carolina, . with tariff interests, similar to those of North Carolina who will be " prepared to stand together for the protection of the interests of the Tar. Heel Stale when the time comes for readjusting schedules in cotton, tobacco and oth er State industries. . t ..",'..' This movement is being formed not for offense but for defense; which goes a long way towards giving it warrant A group of Democrats from seven Middle Western tea in- tlie cotton mill slates of the South are simply keeping pace. It was ru mored today that the New England era are also forming a similar organ ization to protect their manufactures. SIXTY-EIGHT WOMEN ARE DROWNED TODAY While Attempting to Escape From . the City of Scutari. - "" London, March 11. Sixty-eight women; while attempting to 'escape from the' beleaguered "city of Scutari, were drowned when the boat capsized on lake Scutari, according to a dis patch today from Vienna. , Suffragettes Sent to Prison. : London," March 11. Four of the militant suffragettes who tried to throw" petitions for "votes for wom en " into the royal coach, asking King George and Queen Mary to pass through the Mall -en route to Parlia men, were today seat to prison, for three weeks. The fifth, who actually threw the roll of paper, was given a four weeks' sentence. - 7KEN SUWFNtt titOSDUT ffrArrvar as a cjfoo bright, , airy, pleasant stores, , nve tons RUIN OF YOUNG GIRLS DUE TO LOW WAGES. Merchants Who Testify Otherwise Hav No Consciences, Says Lieut. Gov. O'Hara. Chicago, March 11. "Millionaire employers of. young girls who have testified before the Illinois Senate white slavery investigating eumrtnit tee that they see no connection be tween low wages and prostitution, either have very elastic consciences or no consciences at all," said Lieut. Governor O'Hara, nead of the com mittee, today. "That starvation wages have been coined into enorm ous profits for millionaire employers is proven conclusively by this invest igation. Deny it as they may. these men cannot convince the public that low-swages are not a prime feetor in the ruin of yeuag wis.-. These-great employers whose millions come from the people thinit the public has not concern in a business which the pub lie has created and maintained. Af ter they have derived powers to make millions from State granted charters they regard it as governmental im pertinence to inquire into the abuses of these charter rights. The mental views of the public and the millionaire-employers of girl labor are so divergent that the law will have to step in as a medium." Investigation Went at Albany Too.. Albany. N. Y., March 11. That the Wagner Smith investigating commit tee will take up the question of min imum - wages paid to women in stores and factories in this State, the effect of small wages on health and morals, was .asserted here today. Also In Iowa, De Moines, Iowa, March 11. .A special message was sent to the Iowa legislature today by Governor George Clarke, urging the appointment of jt special , joint committee of Senators and Representatives to investigate the causes of the social uevil and white slavery in Iowa along the lines developed by tbe Illinois committee, headed by Lieut. Gov. O Hara. Series Paid. The second scries of the Citizens Building & Loan Association matur ed Saturday and - has been paiy by Secretary and , Treasurer Fox. The series consisted of 171 shares and amounted to $17,100. Of this amount $11,000 was paid in cash, the remainder having been used to pay off obligations' by shareholders , -to whom, - tbe. association had advanced loans.- Bacon Will Demand Recognition of - - Chinese Republic. . . . Washington, March .11. The tee- dgnition of the Chinese Republic by the United States will be demanded in a resolution to be submitted in the early days of the coming Bpecial sion of Congress by Senator Beano, chairman of the. foreign : relations committee, ' who declares that dollar diplomacy has delayed such action Two Thousand Striker Charged by Folic.. ' Patteraon, N. J., March 11. The police charged a parade of two thous and striking silk workers today. : A free ror all fight followed, in which the police used clubs. The strikers, finally broken, ran after adosen of their number had been arrested. Feel ing is bitter and more trouble ia ex pected. , ' - Twin 'and Triplet Named Woodrow. i "f Washington, March 1L Two sets of triplets and three sets of twins have been given the names Woodrow Wilson since March 4, it was ant ' nounced at the White House today. One proud father notified the Presi dent that the boy triplets had been christened Woodrow Brown, Wilson rtrowi and Woodrow Wilson Brown. . FISHER 'B "BELLA I.' --' - . . . j " Thia Hew Departatent of That Stor WiR B Opened U Fw Weak,. Proprietor Fiaher, of "Fisher'a" is making arrangement for the open ing or flaner "Seller." which will be opened in a few weeks. The inter ior of the "Seller" ia now being painted. The earpentera have finish ed their work and when the finishing toueties nav been put on the place will present a most inviting appear ance. , The "Seller" will be downstairs in the Morris building, tbe entrance be ing mad from "Fisher 'a." One sec tion will contain household supplies, another smallware and notions, and another china and glassware. A see tion haa also been provided with music and it ia probable that Mr. Fisher will place a piano there. Mr. Fisher ia also planning another addition to bia atoiv, a ladies' rest room. The room will adioia the Seller" and will be provided with chairs, couches, etc Tbe room will be for the public and all shoppers u mvnwi m viai mere. President Wilson Send .Batch of - Nomination tc Senate. Washington, March 10. Nomina tions sent to tbe Senate today by President Wilson included : First Assistant Postmaster General, Daniel C. Roper, of South Carolina. - Third Assistant Postmaster Gen eral, James I. Blakeslee. of Pennsyl vania. United States Judge, District of Porto Rico, Peter J. Hamilton, of Alabama. Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Charles P. Keill, of the District of Columbia. Employee of State, War and Navy Departments Vaccinated. Washington. March 11. Ten sur geons from the public health service today invaded tbe Mate, War an I Navy departments and1 vaccinated sev eral hundred men and women, em ployes of the War department, in cluding a few Majors and Generals, as a precaution against smallpox, two cases of which have apeared there. Rlnehardt-Green. On last Sunday afternoon Mr. G. T. Rinehardt and Mis Gertie Green, both of Cabarrus. county, were mar- I ried at Mu hrMa'ii fatlmrV In, Tuot- I r---l.'' '-;: -" - .r - - x X the marriage a. wedding dinner wasP served. A host of friends extend to them their best wishes. A FRIEND. Dr.. Friedmann is Well Received in Canada, . . . Montreat. Quebec, March .11. Dr. Friedmann was well received by the beat Canadian physicians and admin istered cultures to a number of con. snmptives including a small girl in an advanced pulmatory stage. Mr. F. L. Smith spent yesterday afternoon in Salisbury with Dr. Pbife.r Gibson, who .is seriously sick at bis. home there. Mr. D, A. Jones, of Walkertown, is a visitor here today. . - )K)t(XX)t)K)rt;))e))t:)t:)l())l(e))t() o if o s o F o I E o if o i f if NEW EASTER GOODS Special All THE NEWEST OF 50c Spring Wool Dress Goods, 36 I Joe Brocade Charmeuse Silk, in utldprnriced tar Kaatai. Hnjun'ol .r - - t Washable tan Pongee, Special U... 5C '' ' - -' 5 ' . - ".--:v---- . - oQe Brocade Silka, tan, light blue and gray, Sale Price 96c Silk . Corded Silk, sold everywhere for -50c, our price 39c Silk Stripe Poplin,, a 35e Cloth, Special for Easter, per yard .22o 2oe Ppplin, in black, navy, ta'u, pink, light bine, copen and white, . Sale Price' ..' 15c 35c Ratine, gray, tan, pink, light blue', Special ....... lie White Goods galore, of every kind, price the yard, Special, 6c, 7c, 10c, 12c, 14c tad 18c. 50 Pieces of new 25e Gibson Kindergarten, Sale Price loe Bates Dress Ginghams, 2 to AtlA ni r-9 IA, till 11, aaIa ,V V, VV WMV W , H . VWW, The Big Lot of Laces we are showing is wonderful, Yls, .Roun.- 2 Thread. Shadow Linens. Cluanevs. etc.. nriced 5c 7V.a 10c. to 78e : New Ail-Over Nets and Embroidery for yokes and waista, Special ftt-......;.;..;iiii.i; 26c, 60c, and up. Com to m u. Wt irtll Mt m i&0B7 on tato ilbitor Outfit, L J r Li w. MESSRS. A. J. TORRE AND a W. 8 WINK ASSIGNEES. . . The Company Had $45,000 Coaaaoa And $7.50 Preferred Stock. Ia 1905 the Plant Was Destroyed By Fir, Aad Suffered an Impalment of 66 Per Cent, of tbe Capital Stock. The Yorke Furnilure Company made an assignment today, the papers being filed for registration at the reg ister of deeds' office at 12:30 o'clock. Messrs. A. Jones Yorke and C W. Swink were named as trustee. Mr. B. E. Harris is president of the com pany and Mr. N. F. Yorke secretary and treasurer. '.,? ' The Yorke Furniture Company -was organized in May 1901, a large plant being erected near t lie railroad a short distance from the Gibson mill. Tbe eoncern manufactured various kinds of furniture, many of the ' grades comparing favorably with lines manufactured in the South. The company started business with an au thorized capital stock of $100,000, $34,000 paid in. Later the stock was increased to iH-'iOO common and $7, .300 preferred On December 20, 1905, the plant was partially destroyed by Are, causing a loss of $70,000 of which $'1T.000 was covered by insurance. The fire caused the company to sus tain an impairment of 55 per cent, to the capital and since that time it has failed to meet with success. The officers of the company made earnest efforts to build up the business, but,, handicapped by t lie great foss of the fire and a general depression in the business following the panic of 1907, they were unsuccessful. All the debts of the company that are secur ed will be paid. Messrs,' Yorke and Swink will be gin at once to wind up the business. , . SUDDEN DEATH YESTERDAY. Mr. Jerry Walters Struck Down it Mr. C. A. Isenhoux' vStor. fi.HnJerrv Waltars wan struck dawn v - i-.V fton standing" in the store of MrV'C.'Av Isenhour at Forest Hill. Mr. Walter has been suffering from dropsy for several years and it is supposed that ' it brought on an attack of heart trqu- ' ble. Mr. Walters was sixty-dine years old and was a Confederate vet eran. He has lived for many years -at Forest Hill, where he haa many friends. The deceased is survived by three children, all of whom live in this city . The children are- Mrs. Howard Penninger, and Misses Lottie and Bell Walters. Mrs. Jno. Raimer, of this city,. is a sister of the decease ed. " The funeral services will be held -at the home on North Church street -tliisfci)ftrnoon at 1 o'clock, the inter- ' ment to be made in the family plot at New Bethpage. o i !" i. '( r i f i : S t i i i f This Week THE NEW. inches wide, Special ... - 8 light blue, pink, Lavender and tan,' f Pm,r VtrA Mc X i s IS o; w i i o 1 f .....i2y 12 yard lengths, 100 yu. HiMvliaMia' ''-"-- -. lJSil - V UIIUIWU . W . I 3 ?5f , m '";. - ,:V . .A " ,