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L.ST C Hi tui'&i
akvua Address ijlst night
1 i vf . lOt KeKESSOlf. . l
- ; ' . Tit Class Uirt Tmm.ua. onw I tn
y . - Zeeerds in .Spsllin.Joe 'Haw
1 thane Geti Unrnrsity Scholarship.
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Kali Ctttlflcatea - and Introduces
Tle' Speaker of the Evening. Mr.
4 McXMaaa'a Address. ., .j,"'. .;,'.
The 'ieatinsr capacity of 5 CentraT
- - ; graded school " building was taxed to4
' - ill utmost last night, the large erowd
" assembltag to witness, the' closing ex-
- anises "of the high school eommlnee-
meat Superintendent. A.. S. Webb
. j il. Air
- " piKMUru auu inc vimimc nan mt-
with intrM( ' ; ' "-
j The exercises were opened bv a
' song, ''Salute the Flag,", by the
members of the graduating class with
Miss Nell Herring at tbe pian4, at
close of whieb there was a prayer by
Raw: ft P ifapljuichlin. . '
presented Hbe class gift, a speakers'
. stand and aearf,' wliich bore the in
scription, G-H. S. '13."The gift
v - ' waV accepted in. an exceedingly bp-
propriftle" manner' by. Miss Frances
school. -'..'
f;-? f Prof. Webb then presented the
" ' medals for spelling. Speaking of this
branch of" school work, Prof. Webb
, ' said that the old blue back speller was
w " : still used in the curriculum of the
4 ' " ":: school and that special attention was
- f" given to' the ptudyv? In the. spelling
' contest in the tenth grade, consisting
' of 100 words, there were two, mem-
v " bers who spelled every .Word eonect
' - - ly and one members who gave every
. definition and deriviatibn. The first
- j.j . "xr:. T :n:
pnwj was . awarueu ' iu in ma uuwu
- Holt and the second to Miss Helen
Fisber. . ,
lllB BCUU1BTHIUI MJ IJIV V- 111 C -vii 1
. of-North Carolina was; awarded to
Mr.- Joseph Hawtnorne, son: of, Mr.
and Mrs, Thomatlwthprne,., r
Ias& year' wWle jtte icomineitfetejat
exercises were in progress Superin
tendent t Webb received' a note from
the Junior Order Council No. ,49 stat-
"ing tbat""ihe'eouneil winuld give a
jnedal for, scholarship in. -the eleventh
'grade for ihe coming school year.
In speaking jof the i gift- Mot Webb
' also took occasion to thank the eit
" icens of Coneord and the Junior Or
. dor for the great way in which they
rallied to tbe support of the schools
in the recent nond election, the Jun
ioor Order having endorsed the move
' - ment several "weeks before the elee
tion. Prof. Webb said that there had
- been strong" competition for the med
al, especially flefween two. young la
dies, one overaging 95.81 and the oth
er 95.51, - Miss Mary Fisher won the
highest average and Miss Laura Oil
Ton second. Prof. Webb presented
Mr. T, D. Ma'ness,-who awarded the
, medal to Miss Fisher on behalf of
"the Junior Order Council. . '
In speaking of the Junior Order
i Mr, Manesa declared that it was the
' ' " greatesffotee in bringing about tbe
great educational advantages .we now
' enjoy, It, stands .and : has always
' ' tAnaA throueh every condition and
- ' circumstance for the great cause of
; universal education- and. would con-
' tinne lo take such a stand. .
Following Mr. Manes! remarks
Prof." Webb 'read the following tele-
trram from a former principal of the
school, wno is now in annjiuu ; -Prof.
A, 8. WebV': V
U-; ' - ' Coneord NG. ; ' i VJi
't f" Congratulations ' on l)ohd issuer Re
sards to- graduating class.-;
' - HINTON MLEOD
, Senator J. P. Cook was introduced
' and presented the certificates. Mr.
Cook,1 wno,has for more thaa a quar-
-. " ter of a century been in the roretroni
, of educational work in Cabarrus, de
Uvered a I short, but earnest , speech
" to tbe -class, his message being filled
with words of wisdom, hope and en-
- . couracement to- the graduates. ; At
' the close of Mr. CookVspeecb Priii
' ' eipul Blythe called the names of the
' graduates and they were , presented
'with certificates- by Senator Cook as
follows: Fred Neill Bell, Ida Blanche
,y Boger, Annie Adele Chne, Andrew
- MclnnjRs Crowell, James ie ltowcu.
" Jr. James Frederick Doyvauli, Jr..
' - Mary Elixabeth Fisher, William Bob-
' ert Fisher. Laura Mae uuion. 'Wosepii
Hawthorne, Coraj' Mabel Iappard,
Ella Elwood Peck. Fred Ijiwson Peck
Ida Elitabetn; Porter, Robert Eugene
1 , Ridenhour, Jr.James Alexander Sap-
" nenfieldr Ruth Werner.
At the. close of the presentation of
. . the cemfloates Senator Cook, In
J most hippy and fitting manner 'pre-
- sented' the speaker of the evening.
, Mr. .Charles McKesson, HI Morgan
1 ' ton who ideli-jired, the literary ad
dress. " Mr, McKesson 's address was
a msirnifident one. His scholarly at
" tainmentsi matchless oratory .and sup
rb -elonuence held his audience en
thralled and hisTemarks were freely
punctuated ith applause. ,. ;
J'r. McKcVson bczan by expressing
h. 5 '. asure et being in Concord and
a.l.'.iv-ing sncb a lorre gathering. He
. t'o weam.m to V' : - Jo the snlendi
'. ' --m of pul.!"e -Is here end
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I be schools even, greater and , more
helpful to the. town,' declaring that
as great as is Concord's mammoth in
dustries, business house and resource
of every kind the greatest asset was
her public, sejiool system. After-paying
this tribute t. the' schools Mr.
McKesson began his address, speak
ing in part as fellows:' .
"The steps -that form character,
honesty and tbe formation' of good
of habits are of most importance. To
il. T - . 1. I
iiR-youns: censiniy, pernaps ine m
t'je word "No," is the biggest word
ia the languags. . . It contains all the
philosophy, of the ancients and all the
wisdom of the, moderns. There are
two old . Dutch words that navs gone
around the earth.. 'Neen, Himmer,'
no never. When the Roman legions
demanded of the Bats vians on the
borders rthe Rhine that hey lay
down their arms' they-' cried; out,
'Neen, niromer.'. And they -kept their
word. When the Spanish legions de
manded of tbe Dutchmen of 400 years
ago that tbey ehaage' their-religion
the men. and. the women, , .too, cried
Spanish gallons of war demanded of
Spanish srallifwi frf war demanded cf
the jdiasbled Duteh ship, 'Klaxoon,'
that it surrendef the commander- of
the ship cried out. No, never Neen.
Nimmer.' It fojight two. days longer
and on the third day the Spanish ad
miral cried out to the commander of
the 'Klaxoon': 'Surrender and we
will give you quarter I'; The' command
er -'of the Dutch fleet- and. his men
hoisted the orange flag on the main
mast of their vessel and dropping on
their knee's on the deck set fire to the
magazine and went Mp in smoke and
glory, crying as they, went, 'Neen,,
nimmer! V
"In every hour of-temptation "of
evil thought and. suggestion the. only
way to strengthen character is to cry
oat, dNeen, nimmer! . .
vThe motto of: North Carolina,
'Esse Quam Videri,' to be rather than
to .seem, is a great one. Whatever
may be our secret thoughts and pnr
poses the world knows which way we
travel. Every deed is a sign board
which tells thi way of our life. The,
lkrht we eive betrays the oil we ae.
Notwithstanding how we guard our
selves sometives the heart doors- Will
slip open and we will reveal our veal
selves-. : Our premeditated v acts are
what ,we seem to be. Our spontane
ous acts what we are. 55, ' I ?
We are considered obstacles !-
Ipavertyand the like :f aHroands
In the struggle overcome them wa
gather- strength.' manliness, v" heroism
and victory. A very - large per cent
of the great ones of earth came frdm
the humble homes of the lowly, i ney
aretha plow and harrow that mellow
the soil for the reception of the seed
that gives an abundant harvest. They
are the chisel and hammer that trees
the statue from the imprisoning mar
ble. The world's great painters, un
der whose pencils tbe skys blossomed
and the waters steamed, came from
the humble" homes of. the lowly. The
world's great orators,, who luted the
gates of the soul, as Sampson lifted
tbe gates 'of Gaza, came from the
humble homes, of the lowly. The
world's great sculptors, under whose
ehisels mute marble became eloquent,
eames from the humble homes of the
lqwly. The great scientist?, who nn
wound the eternal dances of the sky,
eatae from the. humble homes or the
lowly. The world's great preachers,
who lifted poor fallen man from the
shadows of-sin and enabled him to
catch the radiance of redemption 's
star, came from the homes of the low-ly-'
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.'.'Youne men and young women,
too, every soul is a gallery. You can
fresco It and adorn ll wun ueouijr bw
fhnt. H will enrich and sweeten your
lives. or you can mar and stain h so
that it will haunt you tnrouen uiu?
and eternity. - This gallery is our
home through all the centuries ana we
in iu(Ver crel vat of it. It, therefore,
rests with you; whether you will, make
if a blessing or a curse.
' We all . know that learning w a
vain and useless" thing without ' the
sublime faith in the sweet doctrines
.. -611 VT--il- , . All
01 the CrUCinea cixnanrciw, i
h.va Hiffarent views; . We can't all be
nn. nhilosonhers. orators and achol-
r r . . ... , ...
ara, but. we can oa. spmeiomg ur n.c
Mter. Holieb and Beaaleel were
instmcted and inspired as the build
era of the tabernacle, but the women
wove the curtains and wrougni. .ine
needlework. vDavifl and Solomon gave
ho mlJ : fo the temple, - but the
strong arnu of the laboring man hew-
.il Jlia eedar beams -ana cniseiea uib
smoothly fitting stones in the quarries
of .Galilee.. If .you can dd nothing
else yoa ean give a eup oi eoia fa
ta in Hi ame..V ' -5;: ' i ?
Southern Baptists Meet,; J
fit Tallin. Mo.: Mav 13.The gen-
hnv-ention of the Southern Ban-
tist t;hurcn waa lmprBituiy uniu
the Third Church in this city today,
and will be eontinund until Tuesday
. . . - . J A,
nent. Fifteen hundred delegates,
-vfr - Trifteen' hundred delegates rep
2.000.000 Baptists m tnc
Cn,iK ant in attendance. The con
vantion ia the largest delegated body
In the world. o nxeci (iroBimu.
k.kAAt, nt-enared for the cathering,
but all the church work, including the
activities or. trie missionary, u
:i mni niiWieation societies,' will
uvuai: l'.- .
be reviewed." j-r-' A
' -t vina fianrffa in Danger?
tendon.: Xiy 13. Additional
lUnarri : 1 ve been Disced at Burting-
Um x it is I Sieved a result
cc:;corj,
watts rsirxxDs call ;
. oh nesnnfT wtlsok.
Oot7 Craif and Otiars plaad SUUs
. villa itaa, Oaaaa, :
Washington, May 11 Senator. Sim
mons, and Governor Craig, accom
panied by Jamea H. Pou and J. W.
Bailey, of Raleigh, Corporation Com
missioner Travis, former Lieutenant
Governor Newland and A. W. Mc
Lean, of Lumberton, today called at
the White House and formally in
dorsed CoL A. D. Watts forJtb eol
lectorshipt of tba Westers North Car
olina district., From the White House
Senator Simmon took the delega
tion to the treasury1 department,
where" a tonferenee was held witlJ
Secretary MeAdoo in behalf of th
Iredell man. Whether this latter
visit was at the suggestion of Pres
ident Wilson is not known. .
Senator Overman, who is also one
of the backers of Colonel Watts, did
not accompany today's delegation of
North Carolinians. At the office of
the .junior senator it was learned
that Mr. Overman was out of town
and w,uld not return until lata to
night. Had he been hers it is as
sumed that ha would have gone with
Senator Simmons and the delegation
from tbe State. .
The party spent nearly 15 minutes
with the President. When in tbo
President's private office Senator
Simmons told tba newspaper corres
pondence on guard that he had in-
dorsed Mr. Watts for the collector
ship and that he had a very pleasant
and satisfactory interview with Mr.
Wilson.1 - ' .
THE CIVIL DOCKET,
Case of M. L. Brown A Bro. vs. L. E.
Lipe Decided ia'Pavor of Line.
?400 Damag as Against Southern.
Suit to Establish Ownership of
Bala of Cotton.
The case of M. L. Brown & Bro. vs.
E. Lipe. which was tried yesterday
eaclied the jury yesterday afternoon.
The plaintiff was suing the defend
ant for $50alleging that this amount
of damage was caused a buggy be
longing to the plaintiff when the de
fendant's automobile crashed into it
on tbe Kannapolis toad. The defend
ant alleged that the horse and buggy
collided with the automobile and
made a counter claim for $50. The
accident- happened in a field several
feet from the road' andibth theiiriv
er of he horse and the .driver ef the
automobile claimed that they drove
out into the- field to avoid a collision.
The jury returned a verdict iu favor
of the defendant. Mr, L. T. Hartsell
represented the plaintiff and Mr. T.
Alauess the defendant.
In the case of White-Morrison-
Flowe Company, A. P. Widenhouse,
riowe company, a. r. niaennouse,
interpleader, vs. H. P.. MGuire, ,the
jury returned a verdict in favor of
the plaintiffs. Tbe suit was to es
tablish claim to a bale of cotton and
horse belonging to the defendant.
White-Morrison-Flowe Company seiz
ed the" property under a mortgage
ni Mr. Widenholuse interpleading
on t ue ground, mat tie, as lanaioro
for McQuire, had a claim on the
property, ,
Paul F. Teeter was given a consent
judgment of $400 against the South
ern railway for,damage to a car load
of ponies shipped by the plaintiff. ;
GEN; DRUMMOND FAILS
TO APPEAR TODAY.
Had Complete Collapse in Hospital.
Gigantic Hike Demonstration.
London, May 13. When the trial
of the seven suffragettes and Edward
Clayton, the chemist, was resumed in
the Bow Street Court today "Gener
al". Flora Drummond failed to ap
pear.' She suffered a complete re
lapse in the hospital, v
A (ngantie bike demonstration or
suffragettes is ' planned - in which a
hundred thousand women will march
from four directions to - Trafalgar
Square. The women plan to start
from Scotland, Wales and east and
south coast towns.' , :
JUDGE BURWELL DEAD.
Former Supreme Court Justice Passes
At Hia Horn in Charlotte.
Charlotte, May' 13. Former Judge
Armistead Bnrwell. for a number of
years one of tbe Associate Justices of
tbe Supreme court ox JNonn Varonna,
died suddenly at his home here at an
early hour; this morning. '.t He was
one of tbe leading attorneys 'of the
Charlotte bar,' as well as one of her
most prominent cit wens.-- iie was
about 73 jrears of age. - Judge Bur-
well had been sick only since yester
day" A - . -
Motaew' - Day at Canter . Oroya ,
? ? ; Chnrcn.
Mot hers' Day - was .observed at
Center Grove Methodist Church at
Georceville last Sunday afternoon,
Rew C.F. Shcrrill preached a special
sermon on Mothers. . A large congre
gation attended the services. -This
is a atrong oongregation, being in a
fine section of. the county, and the
erection of a modern church is in eon-
templation. ' '
Killed Dressed, Fried and Ate a
Chicken in Fivt Uinutea. .
New York, May 13. Before i
lartre audience. J. L, Simmons, a for
mer steward in the navy, killed,
dressed, fried and-ate a chicken in
five minutes., ,,
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NEW COUSTTHOME.-
Bacommand That 100 Acres of Land
Be Sold on the KaarTBlde, the Pro
ceeds of Sack Sale to Be Used to
BaQd a Modern Couaty Home.
Eegiater's Oflco Toi BmalL JaO
And Chaia Otng la? Good Condi
tion.
The following is' the-repprt in full
made to the Superior four bv the
grand jury V:-;;fr. .
We, the grand , juror of the May
term of court, 1913, beg leave to sub
mit the following report:
We have acted on all bills of in
dictment sent us by the! solicitor and
made presentments of jail violations
of the law that have been brought to
onr knowledge. . . '
We have visited Jha county jail
and find it well kept and the cells
clean, (as clean . and infas good con
dition as Hie buildings j will permit)!
We find Ave prisoners'' in jail, one
white and four ' colored' Thev say
they are well kept and ell fed. We
see the necessity of a pew jail and
recommend that the county build one
at once.
The county chain gaiit was visited
by a body of all. We finfl 35 convicts,
ti white and 29 colored. They say
they are well fedJ.Taje camp and
bedding are in good ;jonjit inn. Build?
ings in good condition aid well vent
ilated; 18 head of mulesjin good con
dition; between 400 and) 500 bushels
of corn on hand.'WeVeejpmmend that
the openings in tha.aleejping depart
ments screenedfo keep out . flies.
We also recommend that, the manure
be put on the lands of. the, county
home, alLhat is made at the county
chain gang (that is if Jiot in viola
tion of previous eoritrait.) f.
We visiteh the count home iti a
body, examined everythipg, ftnd find
the stock in good condition. ' three
mules, seven head of cattle. 12 head
of hog.. -We .axaminad.fceJwilduigs
very carefully and Und that they are
unsuitable for the purpose of county
home (too small and too crowded for
the proper care of inmates). We rec
ommend that 100 acres or less of the
land be sold offof the farm on the
back side, including a small portion
in front so as to give building site,
and the proceeds of such sale be used
for the erection of a 8uitahle bllild.
- with modern improvements for
the care and welfare of all inmates.
We further recommend that if prac
ticable that the children of lunntics
be removed from the county home.
We visited the ofliees of the court
house and find that the register's of
fice is too small to properly care for
the countv records, and do endorse
and repeat the recommendation of the
grand jury of January term, iJ.i,
that additional room be erected and
the repair in the register's office be
done at once.
-We find all the offices in the court
house well kept and in good condi
tion. Respectfully suommea,
h. c. McAllister,
Foreman.
The Concert Tonight.
Tbe final touches have been made,
the sineins company of Concord's
musical folks are ready for the ap
pearance tonight in the opera -house.
The : 'Rose " Maiden" is a cantata
well woith while. The choruses are
musical, interpretive, exceedingly
nleasiner. The solos and special-part
work offer spjendid opportunity for
display of real vocal power, jjo you
love music T Do you' want that
which is pleasing T Don't fail to
come, then, to this second concert of
your" Choral Club. For, this musical
organization may in all reality be
(tdiinted as one of Concord's assets.
The concert will begin promptly
at S:15. The chorus of about forty
voices.'.with parts well balanced, will
be a wis ted by Messrs. Geo. H. New
Comb aid Jno. W. Fox, of Charlotte,
and Mihs Elizabeth van Poole, of
Salisbury.' Ashbury's orchestra of
eight pieces Will accompany the sing
ers. -A Prof. Harry J. Zehm is the ef
ficient conductor. The price is 50e
for , reserved seats, now on sale at
Gibson Ding Store. General admis
sion 3.ric. i : '
Let Everybody dean Up,
To the Public f '
AH residents are asked to co-op-.
erate with the city authorities in
cleaning up their premises. ; They are!
requested to place all refuse, tin cans,
old stoves and such other articles that
have accumulated in the last year
npon their lots, in the street in front
of their homes and the -city wagons
will haul off tbe same Without cost.
Let everybody lend a helping band
and give the city a thorough spring
cleanings , - - ui??-'
. . A. F. HARrSELLy . ,
1 Mayor.'"
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Roosevelt Will Aid Solver,
Albany, May 13. Announcement
that Colonel Roosevelt would1 take tbe
stump and aid him in the fight to put
through a direct primary election law
at the special ssyion of the legisla
ture to he tnV.oA next month was
ii ;-. ' ly Governor Sn
- FOREST BILL KEWS.
Mrs. Albright EL Moves to Kaaaap
olia. Change ia Mill Circles.
Persoaala. ' ,
Mrs. Howsrd Trout man and dauith
ter, Marguerite, are spending a few
days this week at the home of Mr.
Mr. Jno. T. Howell, on North Church
street. Mr. andMri. Troutman have
been living in China OWvesf or a num
ber of years, but last week shipped
their household goods to Oastonia,
wnere tney will make their home.
TMrs. W. T. Albright hss been suf
fering for several days with a severe
attack of tonsilitis. Her condition
has shown no improvement for sev
eral days.
Messrs. J. S. Joyner and IJ. I.
Amick, of Charlotte, spent Sundav
in Concord with relatives.
Miss Pearl Buchanan spent Sundav
in Charlotte with friends.
Mr. L. L. Brown, of Bessemer fitv-
moved hi family to Concord last
week and has secured work at the
Locke Mill.
Mrs. Martin Widenhouse, of
GeorjevilIe, is visiting at the home of
of her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Albright.
Messrs. J. A. Goodman and J. F.
Broom spent Saturday afternoon and
Sunday in Charlotte with friends.
Mr. Carl Phillips, of Lando. S. C,
spent Saturday and Sundav in Con
cord with relatives.
Mrs. S. C. Fisher and son. Mr. Ja
son Fisher, have been called to Gold
Hill on account of the death of Mr.
Ed. Smith, a brother of Mrs. Fisher.
Mr. Fisher died very suddenly. The
funeral will he field todav.
Mrs. Aubrey Henrv lias cone lo
Chester, S. C, to spend several weeks
with tier sister, Mrs. Joe Turner. Mrs.
Henry was accompanied bv her
daughter, litlte Miss Mabel Henry.
Mrs. J. . Patterson is spending
this week in Lexington at the home
of Mrs. W. F. Patterson.
Mr. C. A. Smith is todav movinir
to Kannapolis, where lie has accept
ed a position with the new mercan
tile firm, Widenhouse &Co.
Mr. L. H. Johnson is able to be out
today after being confined to his home
for several days with a severe ill
ness. -
Miss Alary Ptttterson had returned
from Albemarle, where she has been
attending the Normal and Industrial
LScWw,.,. .. -
TTME FOR ACTION HAS
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COME, SAYS ALEXANDER,
State Fanners Union President Sends
Out Letter Relative to Freight Rate
Agitation.
Charlotte, May 12. "The time has
conic for acticn. Patience has ceased
to be a virtue. We cannot tolerate
this unjust burden any longerT Ev
erything we buy which has been haul
ed in an interstate freight car, from
a ton of guano to a trace chain, has
to pay this unjust tribute to railroad
monopoly."
The executive committee of the
State Farmers union in an open let
ter is talking to the local unions of
the State, calling attention of the
fact that the inland towns of North
Carolina are paying 15 to 20 per cent,
higher rates than Virginia towns.
"For a generation or more," says
the letter, 'the people of North Car
olina have been made to pay. tribute
to the great railroads which monopo
lize and control tbe transportation
lines of our State." This tribute is
stimated at $5,000,000 annually,
"Discuss the matter, adopt resolu
tions urging Governor Craig' to ex
haust all the powers of every de
partment of our government if need
be, to compel the railroads to do jus
tice." '
"Act at Once, call special meetings,
get everybody to sign the resolutions
and immediately mail to the gover
nor. 1 Act now."
: Signing the letter are the executive
committee,' W. B. Gibson, chairman,
President H. Q. Alexander and all
the State officers. . '
Dedication of St. Paul Methodist
Chnrch.
An -oeasion or much interest was
the dedication of St.. Paul Methodist
dist Church at Bosts' Mill last Sat
urday and Sunday. . ' ,. .
The quarterly conference was held
Satin day with ' preaching at : '11
o'clock. ,; Dinner was served on the
church grounds. . The business ses
sion was held in the afternoon. The
nnstor. Rev. C. F. Rlierrill. marie
fine report, stating that a number
had joined the church, showing an ex.
cellent financial report, with church
improvements and church debts li
quidated. . - . 1 1 . ,
Sunday was a beautiful day and a
1 large congregation attended the ded'
ication services.; Many flowers were
in the church. - The music by the lo
cal choir was of a high order. Rev.
W. R. Ware, tbe presiding elder,
preached a most appropriate sermon.
' The church m beautifully located
iu a grove, and the ladies-are raising
money for further improvements, of
tbe church, carpets, kalsomimng and
painting the church inside. "
A number of Concord people at
tended the dedication services nun
day. .. '.,- ?-'.:
. Got. Johnson's Reply Today.
Sacramento, Cel., May 13. Gove r
nor Johnson announced this morning
that he would wire his reply to Sec
rotary Jyna remwRt to delay action
on the-Wb bill today. Tbe te$ of
tne mesHfije is a secret here.
, - J. B. SHERJCLL, Editor
y v trXSATEBf ACTORY.
Oraod Jury's Aajdooaly Awaited Re
Port ia rgai. Strong BecoiBmea
dUons Art Made.
Salisbury, May lZ-The grand jury j
ked f?,Je JU ""
looked for report on tbe new Rowao
county courthouse, the walls of I
which are now about completed and1
which building is to ecst sbout 11251
000. The iurv emnlowH . .Z i
or experts to examine the building
as to nualitv of stone aiul m,!,.,..
ship, and this comaiit tee's report is
attached to tbe jury's reoort. Th
experts state that tba stone used in1
the sides and front of the buildinei
was taken from boulders or fiy na.i
the surface of the quarry, and shows
serious discolorations and a wide va-
riety of texture and is entirely un-1
suited for use as an ornamental build -
in: stone. "It is not at all repre -
sehtative of the Rowan county gran-
ite ami should not have been allna-.
ed to be used in the building," says
rrru me stones were not cut: same crime. J. T. Brown is tbe third
ii.ne and it was impossible to put'partv wanted. The solicitor says be
them up plumb and true. Speciflca-! has a strong case against Dunn:
tions called for six-cut stone anA .th. , A nri f tn-antv-fl.-. n. ..f-
kind used is hardly a four-cut stone, fered bv the North Carolina Society
committee recommends that alii of the Sons of the American Revolu
the granite in the front of the build-1 tion for the best essav on the life of
mg be removed and that the heat rvi VArA Rnnn,ks .,aa
quality of Rowan granite, of uniform
wior, oe put inits place. The rear
wail, winch is of brick, allowed poor'
workmanship, but as 4he wall is sol-U-ille, was arRued in the. Supreme
id it was recommended that no action; Court todav. He was convicted of
i u f n !-'j eommittee's ; operating a disorderly house and sent
plumb line applied to the corners of ;enced to a year on the roads to be-
the building; showed them to be out
of plumb from three-fourihs to two
and a half inches, making tbe build
ing larger at the top than below the
water table.
The gi and jury recommended that
me commissioners require proper
grade of stone and proper grade of
workmanship. They say the ispect-
or now employed is unfit and unqual
ified and recommended his dismissal
and that a competent man be put
in. The report continues: "We fur
ther report that we condemn the
building from start to as far is now
constructed. We find that there has
been paid $52,400, which is in excess
of the worth of the .building in its
present condition and, therefore, ask
that no further payment be made or
wck be done until the matter has
H beerH-hnwiUo4ili7 afltiietaA " v
Judge Long referred the report to
the county commissioners for action.
The. building is being erected by
the King Lumber Company, of Char
lottesville, Va.
Along with its report the grand ju
returned true bills of indictment
against the entire present board of
county officials for failure to do their
uty as public officials; also true bills
against P. A. Hart man and Fred Mc-
Canless, public officials for contract
ing to do public work. These men
ere both members of the board of
county- commissioners when they se
cured the contract to furnish the,
Rtone for the courthouse. Mr. Hart-
man is still a member of the board.
As a dove of peace the Califor-
nians thought Secretary Bryan a lit
tle too fighty.
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AT ateADEN MTTJJt.
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Strong Case Against Hiau Raleiak
High School Oirl Wiaa Prise ?er
Best Essay. The Case of Wiky
Black Was Argued in the Supreau
Court Today. -
Raleich. Mav l:tj:...r rv.;..
issued a requisition on the Governor
of New York, for W. L. Dunn, alias
Irish Jimmie, who was arrested in
1 New York city, wanted for Blowing
!open a safe at Me Aden Mills, at
i MeAdenville. in 1905, and stealing a
thousand Hnllam rharloo P..f ...
convicted for participation ia the
to Miss Alene Thernbure, a senior in
the Ralcieh Hieh School. -
Th. nt wn.v nuL ..r-a.ha.
gin at the expiration of his sentence
for selling whiskey.
PEACE CONFERENCE RESUMED.
Provides Lasting Friendship of Allies
With Tnrkey.-
-Disposition of Ter -
ritory. ' " '' .
London, May 13. When the Turkey-Balkan
peace conference .is re
sumed here,- a treaty - of seven sec
tions will be submitted, it was learn
ed today. It provides a lasting
friendship of the Allies with Turkey.
Turkey is to abandon much, of the
Ottoman territory in Europe except
Albana.' The final disposition of Al
bana is left to the rulers of Ger
many. Austria, England, France and
russia. Turkey will yield 'Crater to
Qreecef a ray al onriaion ia,4a-it- -
tannine the disposition of the Otto--man
Islands, and the Powers are to
arrange the details of the Turkish -debt
and finance matters. The terri
tory ceded to be credited and prison
ers of war exchanged. - v .
CONCORD GIRLS TO GRADUATE. '
Misses Hartsell, Pemberton and Mor
ris to Graduate at Salem College.
Invitations have been received
heie to the one hundred and eleventh
annual commencement of Salem Col
lege, which will be held at Winston
Salem, May 30 to June .3. Among the
graduates are three well known ind
popular' young ladies of this city, ,
Masai Mary Frances Hartsell, Mary
Lou Morri8arid Caroline Adele Pem
berton. There are thirty-eight mem
bers of he graduating class. , .
to show you. ' ;
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