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rttatte. V0L.XI1L' 40 Cent Month- Cent a Copy. CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1913. J. B. LukKILL, Editor hd Publisher. NO. 305 MS DUSTS 111 I STATE ORGMilZATIOII OF THE JUST FREIGHT BATE ASSOCIATION. ....IMeettng Held at the City JU11 Last "-, Night. Hubert Ramsaur Organis ing Secretary, Explains tie Purpose Of the Organisation and Reviews Freight Rate Legislation in North Carolina. Temporary Organization Formed and Officers Elected. An other Meeting Tuesday Night The Cabarrus branch of the NortV Carolina Just Freight Uate Associa tion Wafi organized last njght. a meet ing being held in the city hall, where ' a temporary organization was per fected. Mr. Hubert Ramsaur, of ' Tayetteville. organizing secretary of the State association, was present and explained the purpose of the organi- xation and told of the work it was making an effort to accomplish. The meeting last night was not at- tended by a large crowd, the small at tendance being attributed to the fact ' that the meeting had not been ad vertised. Mr. Ramsaur did not ar rive here until yesterday afternoon nd, after it was decided to hold a ', meeting, there was not sufficient time . to notify a large number of business men. , Mayor Hartsell called the meet ing to order last night and a tempor ary organization was perfected. Mr. Q Ed Kestler was elected president nd John M. Oglesby secretary and - treasurer. Mr. Ramsaur then spoke of the wor kand purpose of the State organization. ; Mr. Ramsaur reviewed the work that has been done in this State to ' secure better and more equal freight Tate, taking up the work of the com mittee appointed by the egislature i omposed of Messrs. Justice, Coun oil and Broughton and their eonfer X enees with the railroad officials. The r attitude of the officials at these eonfer : ences was.one of .evasion, he deelared, tu and as a fesult nothing was" ecnv : plished He declared that the rail wads contended that freight rates n , ould nof be understood unless a man had been trained in the traffic o- nnrtmellts. of the . Mr. Karasaur; suo ap- of ,.,K;r,n- .Ytmordinarv session the Legislature, which was recently ' called by Governor Craig to take up i' -v nt securing fcettef freight for North Carolina.-It will be at this session of the legislature that - the business men of North Carolina V will secure just rates, the speaker de clared, and it is important that they 3 arM pa what legislation ;,v ; iuran. r . xl.- "St Am -. they want and not ier me Tr , J " dictate it. We should use all the ; power to secure an equal adjustment of freight rates and secure them - V Tclmparing the rates that pply h "North Carolina with other points the ' secretary said that the rate on a kar- ? rel of flour from Ohio to the Virginia (cities, Roanoke, Richmond, Peters burg? Norfolk and Lynchburg, was - 25 cents and from these cities, here. X?' 200 miles was 50 ewU. Mr. Ramsaur ,: took up many examples, citing one - to the effect that the Southern would ' ship'coods from LouisviUe via Salis Kf hnry to Tennessee at a lower rate T than would to towns in North Caro ' . , n- ri, v.toa hn declared, were viiMtK. intricate as the. railroads '? s laaH the rieoDle to believe. , ' is sknplv a single 'rate to Virginia 'and a double rale to NrtC tronn. " "Discrimination againsi CK'itia in freight rates is injuring the . Tanners, oansere. ur. ' . T V i ; thin State. ery otner ciass oi fk-- o i mtest barriers ana is ou 7 kUa ct.tfl t P Pros88 of the b a ' V' he declared . ' :V ' ' . ' - "When the special session of the Phi legislature meetr we want to ; V there and show that no ntewj can : , ' control that legislature twat that it i. h, tot the best interest of the people J . ; - . The local association decided 4 jto if hold a meeting next uwh, -a-j ' nnrnose of completing and r - " Extending the scope of the organaa H ; t Sti-ia. .trv was instruscted rtM,eoif on iwig""- : ; ' ' sad' outcome op ' - ' m ' Stick of Dynto fflP?8 Poughkeepsie Mtin Funk, ea w ano m oroiuci, ,, nslyMnjureajuringa Wling lout today, manm - -y"V" . u s- Ma Wn nocket and when :WTJ:7tl. wooden floor , . m nmin, uu uv . of the tent it exploded. ,. , AUTO-BICYCLE COLLISION. Automobile Driven by Let OrowalL Jr, Collides With James Propst'i Bicycle. James Propst, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Worth Propst, is confined to his home today, badly bruised and shaken up as a result of a collision with Mr. J. L. Crowell's automobile. The accident took place on the Kannapolis road, opposite the county home last evening about !) o'clock. The machine was being driven by Mr. Iee Crowell. Jr.. and Young Propst was riding a bicycle. A train was passing at the limit and the glare of the bil head light on the engine is probably resonsible for the accident, which occurred so suddenly that neither the driver of the machine or the rider of the bicycle had an opportunity to attempt to warn each other. Young Propst received a number of paiij fill bruises. The bicycle was demolished and the car was damaged. Mr. Crowell picked the injured youth up and brought him to his home in the machine, where he received the attention of a physician. Cardinal Gibbons Neara 80th Year. Baltimore, Md., July 22. Cardinal Gibbons will enter upon his eight ieth year tomorrow, having been born July 23, 1834. He was ordained and began his priestly labors as curate at St. Patrick's Church, Fells Point. Baltimore. The Cardinal continues to live a busy life, despite his advanced age and is in good health. His vitality has caused expressions of amazement and his vigor is attributed to his systematic method of living. . In ad dition to carrying on the work of his high office regularly, he has found time for the performance of many ceremonies and to assist at com mencements, celebrations in honor of priests and sisters, first masses of young priests, weddings and other ex ercises. Last month he was present at a dozen or more commencements in different patts of Maryland and in the. latter part of the month or dained nearly fifty students to the priesthood. Almost every . day he has a walk for an hour or more, and this doubtless" aecolints,ih'"part for his good health. Fell From Telephone Pole and Was Killed. Salisbury, July 21. A. R. Meisem er, a young white man, aged 23, was killed here at noon today by falling from a telephone pole a distance of about 35 feet. Meisemer was an ex tra lineman for the Southern Bell Company and had been up on a pole at Main and 'Kerr streets repairing a connection. Starting down the pole, Jie slipped or in some way lost his hold and fell. His head struck the rock curbing and was badly fractur ed, the wound proving fatal in less than an hour. The injured man was rushed to a sanitarium, but nothing could be done for him. He was un married and the son of J. A. Meise mer, of the Ebenezer Church neigh borhood, to whose home the body will be taken. Rat Poison Explodes. Davidson, July 21. Mr. Munroe Jetton met with a very painful and serious accident last evening in his drug store. He was opening a tin box of rat poison, to spread out some of the preparation, when,, as the top flew open, there was a fearful flaring up of the phosphorous that blinded him and left him almost helpless. He was apparently dazed by his ex perience and was unable to summon aid for an hour or more. Mr. Dennis Making Good, Charlotte Chronicle. ' ' Our friend. Wichard, the founder and also the manager-editor of The Greenville Reflector until recently, did a good turn for his town and pa per when he secured Henry Arnold Dennis to relieve him of the editorial work. The paper shows up well fof the increased force and Mr. Dennis is easily making good as an editor. , Extraordinary OoaU Crops. Yorkville, S. C, July 21.- Latham Brothers, of Hoodtown, this county, recently threshed 028 bushels of oats raised on nine acres of land. : It is est imated that the product of several of the nine acres1 was not less than 1 bushels to the acre. - , District Conference at Mt. Pleasant. The .district conference of the Sal isbury district 'was " opened ; in the Methodist Church at; Mt Pleasant this afternoon at 2 o'clock with large attendance of delegates. Dr. W, P. Few, president of Trinity College, will address the Conference tonight oh "Christian Education.7; Bishop J. H. McCoy will preach to the conference tomorow morning at 31 o clock, All 01DK IS ; FEARED IN MEXICO AMBASSADOR WILSON TO HUR RY HOME. Irresponsible Quotation is Cause. Denied by President. Smoot Con tinues Speech Against Tariff Bill. C Tra.. Tn..t. V..mn Men. Washington. Julv 22.-An anti-1 '.",",a,v '" '"harl'.tte with Mr. George American outbreak'in Mexico is fear.! 'I';1:"1" "r "le 1 'esbytenan hos ed as a result of irresponsible quota-' . , . ,. tions attributed to the president and Alr ,, ,i,Mb1ry rrt,lr,,ei,, ,( oViil hv him concerning Hnerta's strength. Ambassador Wilson has been asked to hurry here as fast as possible for a conference. . Senator Smoot continued his speech against the tariff in the Senate to day. He expects to talk today and , p t 4. agreed upon, verv few Democrats will debate the measure, leaving to Republicans any blame for delay in passing measure because of long drawn-out debates. TO INTERVENE IN MEXICO. Resolution Asking President to Issue Proclamation for Peace. Washington, Julv 23. Represent ative Murray, of Oklahoma, introduc ed a resolution today providing that the President issue a proclamation to all factions in Mexico requiring them to restore order, and if at the end of thirty days order was not restored, authorizing him to intervene. The resolution bitterly assails Huerta as an assassin and says there is no law nor order in Mexico at present. The President cancelled all engagements today to study the Mexican situation. He had on his desk all information of latest dispatches. Lightning Tears np House, hat Negro Slumbers on. Spencer, July 21. On Sunday af ternoon the home of Bertha Moore, colored, - on the outskirts of East Spencer, was struck by lightning. An ! opening two feet wide and 12 feet long was torn, and a negro man who was asleep in the building at the time was not awakened by the bolt which created consternation among the col ored citizens. Cardenio F. King's Career Has Ended Bridge water. Mass., July 21. A spectacular career was ended under pathetic circumstances today when Cardenio F. King, once widely known as a financier and newspaper pub lisher of Boston, died a convict at the State farm here in the very hour that friends, aware of the approach of death, were making desperate ef forts to obtain his pardon. Senator Overman is too Busy to Dis cuss Senatorial Politics. Washington, July 21. When asked f he had anything to say in regard to the announcement carried, in North Carolina newspapers yesterday that E. J. Justice, of Greensboro, would ibe a candidate against him for the sen ate next year. Senator Lee S. Over man said that he was so busy with his duties here in Washington he did not have time to enter into a dis cussion of the senatorial contest. He said that he would be a candidate to succeed himself and that at the proper time he would enter the race. Boosting W. 0. Hammer for District Attorney. Washington, July 21. J. A. Hart ness, of Statesville, is here to see the two North Carolina Senators. He is reported to be boosting lawyer Ham mer, of Ashebor6, for" district attor ney. Friends here of Senator Overman say they do not expect Governor Glenn to enter the senatorial race and that Mr. Overman will win easily over Justice. Statesville Citizen Dies at Supper Table. Statesville, July 21 While sitting at the supper table last night T. E. Vincent, a well known tobacconist of Statesville, suddenly dropped dead without warning. Mr. Vincent had been complaining since Thursday, but was able to be up and about, and his condition was not considered serious. Mulhall Given Counsel to Assist in ; ;1 ' Examination - Washington, July ; 22. Declaring that the hearing was becoming a po litical battle. Mulhall asked and re ceived' permission of the Senate lobby ;( ittM to empioy counsel' to as sist him in the examination. 'All vou have to do is to whisper I acandal and Us echo is heard by all FOREST HILL NEWS. Personal and Local Items of Interest From That Section of the City. Mr. Marshall Mills, of Danville. Va., spent several days here last week with his brother, .Mr. Frank Mills. Mr. W. B. Morgan, who spent last week in Concord with relatives, lias ctie to Haw River, where lie lins ac cepted a position as overseer of weaving at l!ie Holt-Granite mills. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mills, of Moorcsville, nH'nt Saturday night ami iSuudav in ('uncord at the home of L- C. Cook.. ('. !. Hiileuhour and Miss Mamie Stuart stient Saturday and I ' ' r1 nursuay irom narioiie, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Preyterian illlSpilt.l. Mr. Scoit Walters, of Rock Hill, is spending this week in Concord with his miit her. Mrs. David Cot zinc. Mrs. T. J. Smith and children re- 4 timed to ( oncord last Fmlav from , ... , . . . Wavnesville, wliere thev have visiting Mrs. W. A. Stone. Mr. Jno. Trogdon has returned to his home at Hope Mills, after spend ing several weeks in Concord with friends. Messrs. W. A. Wilkinson. C. W. and Vic Widenhouse, Vic Scatboro and 1. W. McLemore spent Sunday on the highway, visiting friends at Mooresville. Cornelius. Statesville and Charlotte. The party made the trip in Mr. McLemore's var. Miss Mag Patterson is visiting relatives in China Grove this week. Mrs. Walter Basinger and phild ien have returned from a three weeks visit to relatives in Greensboro. Misses Grace and Hazel Sherman, who have been visiting at the home of Mr. C. W. Sides for two weeks, re turned to their home in New London Sunday. Mr. Sides and daughter. Miss Lillian, accompanied them. Messrs. W. A. Wilkinson and D. W. McLemore are spending today in Charlotte. To Exterminate the Mosquito. Atlantic City, N. J., July 22 If plans of the County Mosrjuito Exter mination Commission are Successfully carried out Atlantic City and vicinity will soon be freed from the mosquito pest, which has long given the New Jersey coast an unenviable reputa tion. Tomorrow the commission will receive bids for the excavation of 200,000 square feet of small ditches to drain meadows between the city and the mainland. Twenty thousand dollars will be expended in the work of draining the meadows, which are the breeding places for the mosqui toes. Sirs. Pankhurst Gets Off New Stunt London, July 22. In jail Mrs. Pankhurst has continued the hunger strike, and has introduced a new stunt by refusing to walk. All the women arrested in the Lon don pavilion yesterday during the suffragette riot accompanying the re arrest of Mrs. Pankhurst. were con victed today and were given choice of fourteen to twenty-one days in jail or a fine. They chose imprison ment. Catawba Tot Wanders Off and is Found Dead in Creek. Newton, July 21. Saturday after noon just after a hard rain that visit ed nearly every section of Catawba county, Rachel, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Punch of the Fairgrove Church section, wandered about 200 yards from the house and was drowned in Clarks creek. The little girl had been in the habit of playing in the creek with her brothers and sisters during the drv weather when the water was low La little wagon which she had carried with her was found on the nann where the children had been in the habit of playing. Secretary Bryan Treats Newspaper Men. Chicago, July 22. Secretary Bryan indicated fhat there were other things on his favorite menu than grape juice when he went to the dairy lunch. He treated the newspaper men to eante loupes. He said he would be back in Washington on Friday. Biplane Tumi Turtle and Falls, Mourmelon, France, July 22. A soldier, riding as a passenger, was. in stantly killed when a biplane turned turtle and fell.' The officer who was guiding the machine was unhurt. Announcement is made that the Southern conference of the North Carolina Lutheran synod will meet in Rt. Peters Church, near Rockwell, Thursday, July .24. TV hconference is composed of 24 ministers ana rep resentatives from 34 congregations in this section of the btate. . , ; 133 co;mcTS ARE i BURNED TO DEATH SLEEPING IN SECOND FLOOR OF CAGE. Near Jackson, Mississippi. Fire Started on First Floor of Stairway ! " Escape Cut Off. No Fire Protec- tion and Prisoners Die in Sight of People Unable to Render Assist ance. Jackson, Miss., .lulv 2'J. riiirt three negro convicts, who were sleep ing on the second Hoor of a wooden gage, at Oakbv convict farm, near here, were burned to death last night. The tire started on the first floor at the stairway landing, cutting oil' all escape. I here was no tire protec ion, and the prisoners died while farmers stood by unable to respond to their screams of anguish. A lot of hay stor ed in the building made it mure com bust ible. Dying Boy Would See His Pet Dog. Asheville. July 21. Making a plea to see his pet dog before he died, 11-year-old Alvitt Aiken, te son of te John I Aiken, a prominent citizen of Asheville regained brief conscious ness from an attack of lockjaw and sortly afterwards passed away. The death of the boy was tragic in the extreme. While attempting to jump to the limb of a tree in a neigh, bor's yard several days ago, the boy missed his hold and fell backward, his left arm being twisted under his body. The bone was broken and pro jected through the flesh, causing blood poisoning, which in turn developed in to lockjaw. For two days he lingered between life and death half conscious of the fate that awaited him. The best medical attention possible was rendered him, three injections of an totoxine being injected, all without avail. The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon. Reunion of Clines. Newton. July 21. A family re union was held at the home of Mrs. Klioda Cline, near old St. Paul's Church, Sunday. Mrs. Cline has reached the age of 86 years and is quite active for a woman of that age. I A k j. onn :lt: j s -i ! About 200 relatives and friends gath ered in the grove near the house and spent the day in listening to the old er folks tell of times gone by. EVERY D AY THIS WEEK IS Bargain Day at PARES Summer Merchandise in odd lots must be closed out in some cases at a great sacrifice. Shirt Waists in white, worth up to 65, slightly soiled .... 25c $1.50 Values in Ladies' Waists, high and low necks, your choice this week for 8ga $1.25 Misses' Middies, Sale Price 88c 60c Misses' Middies, Sale Price , 43c Odd lot Ladies' Dresses that sold up to $1.50, your choice 89c All Children's Dresses at cut price 25c, 39c, 48c, to 89c Big Sale on all Laces and Embroidery. Laces at lc yd. and up. Ladies and Misses Muslin Underwear at a great sacrifice, Sale Price r 8c, 10c, 15c, 19c, 25c and up Wonderful Corset Bargains 25c, 39c, 50c, 69c Summer Parasols must go. Children's 35c Parasols 19c , Children 's 75o Parasols 34c ' Ladies $1.50 Parasols .' 98c and up. A Dozen More Ladies Fine Dressy Dresses that sold up to $7.50. , no two alike, your choice (3.89 All Millinery at Half Price and less. - Visit every section of our big store every day this week for Spe cial Summer Bargains. E L Parks & Co, , The Quality Store THE BIGGEST AD. EVER. Parks-Belk Co. Have Four Whole Pages in This Paper Today. What we behove to lie the bicirest jad. ever run by a mercantile firm in , North Carolina appears in this paper , today. It occupies four whole pages. al'Pfa's in both The Times and ;The Triliuiie. While these papers iietiire carnei some heavy advertis- we '",v' m'V('r before had more ; " , '"' tV"' in a single issue. Tin- i- the ad. of t h- Parks-Helk Co.. announcing big Remodeling Sale. "Hiey are hav ing a large addition built to their al ready big stor, and the inside gen erally will he remodelled. They want to move as many goods as possible out of the way so as to make room for this work. The business of this wide awake firm has taken such advanced strides since they opened up here, less than two years ago. that this step of enlargement is necessary. This great sale will last only nine (lavs, as the contractors are about ready to go to work. The sale be gins Thursday morning, Julv 24. at 8:30 o'clock. ' DEMIMONDES UNWELCOME Declares Chief Boger. Will Lock the Soiled Doves Up. Chief of Police Boger today issued al ttltimattts agaiimt the class of fem inine vagrants who have been fre quenting Concoid recently to the ef fect that on their arrival here they would be arrested and he would in sist on a jail sentence. Speaking further of the soiled doves of society Chief Boger said: "This is one of the hardest jn-ob-lems the police have to contend with. The crusade waged against the.m in Charlotte and other towns where they were allowed to seek another climate has caused them to be dumped on other communities and Concord has been selected by a number as a place of refuge. I don't believe in send ing undesirable characters on other communities and I am going to insist that such offenders against society be sent to jail." Roumania Will Accept Peace Terms. Vienna. July 22. A Buchares dis patch said that Roumania is willing to accept the peace terms proposed hv Bulgaria. In an official note Bul garia suggests that the negotiations take place within her boundaries. It . - i . i. - y , , r is reported that Greece and Servia have agreed to negotiate with Bul garia and peace is believed to be in sight.