North Carolina Newspapers

'Oft 'Cm , w-V vj vouxm. 49 CraU a Month f Ctnta Copy. : CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY, 29 1913. J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publiaher. NO. 312 1 J ilii 1. J . AFTER TZN DATSV ILLNESS OF -Elaeaa Began at Montreal and He ' Waa Taken K too Presbyterian " Hospital at Caarlotta-Eia Coadi- - tioa Last Night Became Alarming. - - ' Aad tie End Came Taia Morning. J-Hlneu Attributed to the Raleigh 'J. Water. Body Will 1 ArrlTo Here ' - Today? 1 ?w fPJ. t'-0 : ;;'Mt. Kevin -Gould 'Fetter died tbi Morning at the Presbyterian hospital, - where he had been undergoing treat-, ment for typlioid fever. Mr. Fetter was taken tie about tea daya ago, ' ' while visiting Jus mother,; Mrs. P. B. - Fetter, at her eumuier home at Hon' " treat. ' Typhoid fevr developed and he was taken to the Charlotte hoe " pital for treatment - Ilia condition f became alarming last night and. the V -members of hia family were telephone ;: ed for. ', He did not rally daring the -night and this morning the end '- eanie. - - v ---- '('-'. . The death of thit young man was ' received with great sorrow here, his native town- He had just reached - hia majority and was beginning his . life's work-with the brightest of pros pects. Endowed with toany fine gifts, together with a thorough and efficient ; training, he bid fair to take high rank in his ehosen field of work, that of . a chemist.'3 Physicially he war a re ? - markably developed 'young i: man, - strong, active, and robust, which , with his pleaaing ' personality made him many friends among hia; large acquaintance. i 4 " ' -Mr. Fetzer was 21 years of age and - -was a son of Mrs.' P. B. Fetter. . He was born in Coneord and attended " the publie school hero." He went from the graded school to Fishburn Mili j tary School,, graduating otr that- in ; stitution two yeara later. t Jle enter-r- ed Davidson College from l :Fiahbnrn and remained there two jreai-s, ftm- pleting his epurse in chemistry at - A - and ins voiiege iwo jwamf"" ing a member of the class of' 1912. . ' 4r4iil atoUagMa. JVtaarosh - active interest, ntf athletics ."footbel) . being his favorite-outdoor Sport. . He played center on the Psvidson eleven . and on ihe X and Li;;Vawty; he . . ' nlnved ss aoard. " He1 took an ietivo ' part in the social life of the schools i' - winch D attendea ana was a, rnem- " ber of he KappaHSigma fraternity. ' ' After graduating at Ai and M. Mr. Fetzer accepted a position" with the , " , North Carolina"4 Experiownt Station at A. and M. He resigned this posir ticm to accept a positloa in the lab- oratory of the State chemist at Ral . eiffh and haB continued that work. He iJ'-MM. to Concord about two weeks a;:o to spend, bja . vacation' and later went to Montreati wuere- lie. was taa- ' en ill. His illness, however, is aUrib- iited 16 the Raleigh water as bis ease - -was the fifth developed at A. and M. rnlliwe near which institntioa he 1 IivrH while in Raleieli. : He is survived by his motheri: Mra, . " V. R. Fetzer and four brothers, Mr. ' ' Wnrrison Fetier. of California Mr. ' JIVillism Fetter, of the faculty of - FiHhburn iSchooiyfaynesboro, Ya. i Mr. JRoberl Fctaer, of the faculty of ' Woodberry. Forest Sehool, Orange, , Ta., and Mr. P. B. Eetaer,; Jrof this eity. T :'-!: "?? The bodv will be sent to Concord . this afternoon, ; but: the funeral ar- rangementa have not been, made. ,No Elgli Temperaturaa Prodictod by -,u . '-.?...; weasnor urowov-'.ref ' -' Washbgtoh July 28.-rEwept for - - local thundeiatorms, generally fair " weather, is-predicted for tho coming "week by tlie weather bureau and no smnsiially high teraperaturea are ex ' A moderate depression' now trading from tbe lower Missouri yal--Olry northeastward to Lake Superior,!' ' said the weekly bulletin,. " will move eastward attended, by local thunder jiitorms during the early days of the week from tho Ohio valley .and ldwor lnL reffion. The-showers will bo fol- lowed by rising pressure, with fair weather that will probably continue v dnrinar the remainder of tho weea. ' Over tho central and western por- tions of; the eoontry generally fair " Weather .will prevail, although local thunderstorms are, probable early in T the week over both slopes or tue cen- ' tral and tontbern Rocky mountains. A cool wave that now covers tho norths-west will eprtfcd-eaBtward and south-eastward in modified form.V V:, JBay Allow Ereeso to Serye Sentence ' , - i - la County Trtoon. ; - ; , Washington, July 28. W. fc. Pi eese, of Brevard, who tat " been sonneted of irregular banking meth .ods In connection with the First Na tional Conk, of Asheville, some 15 -years ago, and sentenced to a term ' in the federal penitentiary at At lanta, will it is believed be allowed ' it serve his term In the county jail t bis home. Thi auction was made to President Wilson today by ;:.)intor Overman and Ecpresentatiye -.:,' -r. The President said he would :.a matter nnder consideration ji.id r- lr a Am:im Inter, ::t .''.; BAT STATS POLITICS ." A CHINESE PUZZLE. Will Be Ou of Us Sort Xatoreattni CemnaignaMaatacliuetta . Em Em Bad. . Boston, Mass.; July29. Linea art being draws fix one of Hie most in- Ureeting State -campaigns in the tory of Massachusetts. Ia tho Bay State, thia fall aa entire State ticket, both branches of the legialatore and am rout county officers are to be chosen at the polls. The campaign it bow on for the nominations, which will be msde at a general primary two months hence. : ; At present the political situation appears to be is the worst possible muddle. : The confusion that now prevails may be said to arise 'wholly from the attitude of. Governor Fosa, who is now Serving iiis third term. The Governor ia expected to be a ran- didato for a fourth term. But. strange aa it may teem, even his moat intim ate 'associates do not know whether ha wilt seek the Democratic. nomina tion of the Republican ;- nomination, or whether he will pass up both part ies and run independently. Though-elected three times on the Democratic ticket, Governor. Foss is undoubtedly out of sympathy with Democratic party at present. His pub lie statements, say that he believes the Democratic policy of tariff revis ion is no. better than the Republican policy aa evidenced on the Aldrich bilL - The Governor is first, last and all the time . fighting for reciprt ral trade , relations with foreign, conn triea. X:C:. .y- ---r '-"There is no question but that in the past few creeks the Governor has been sparring with the. Republicans, and this hat given vise to the belief in some circles that he may enter -the Republican primaries. The Governor was a strong4 Republican until a fe-fv yeart ago, when he accepted a Demo cratic nomination for Congress, and many Democratc accuse him of still being a Republican at : heart. The Governor has leut countenance to this by hia recognition 6f Republicans in hia appointments and by the fact fiat be has sent for. many of the Repub lican leaders,!o '.'talk over, the situa tion.. At the present time one of hh nepuDiican ineui ib ciremation. pe titions to have his name placed on the tfiipubliean primary ballot, but whether with or without' the Govern of 'a sanction is not known. '?' ? v: '?Th-it trrewing Itebef tbiTt only logical course. for Governor Fo to pursue is to run as an nidi'iioJirt ent candidate! And it is believed the Governor .himself, is inclined to Take thia view.- It is doubtful if he could poll anything like the full- party tranirHi inn aUIiai' tlin DAmnArAtic nr .... r . . Republican licketa. But by. running independently jt is figured that ,he heottld draw a considerable element from both" parties. v a. nHnnnf .nnaidflt "rhe tfovernor, probably would make a re- form in, the labor situation his big local iasus. He maintains that the leadership of organised labor in Mas- sachusetts and throughout the conn - try ia corrupt, and that the members of onranisiid labor would suDDort anv movement for ri-iorm within the org. D . . anitation With the Democratic party -more v or less disrupted over Gocernor Foss the" Republicans believe they have a good chance of reclaiming the Bay State at tbe fall election.. The Demo- emtio uumuioumi iu uumuvi u "TI.. n . l t.- .- , n. I the same as that .by Kiser. : : jiAnjHnini.,:a a pectea wj-ip u.ssa. wkhdrew from the fight for the Dam- r""' L n - wl I Wtlah l.il nanr Mr. IV n lull "tfAr.rL v V Vr.n ,tT wa. on itled, on b record, to .no h- or -term, mt. .jobs was ns-e.Bciou and Mr. Walsh wa.J elected the first Democratic Lieutenant Governor , in inmmcrauc year Mr. Walsh declared he hart tne 41,a1 (Governor FossV would not seek- re-1 nomination on the Democratic ticket. I Mr.' Walsh is expected to receive the . i t . Jir:-"", there beig:;,o difference '-v-o- :;.The Republicans enter, the m paizn handicapped by the lack of a strong candidate and the Opposition of the Progressives. -Colonel Everett C. Benton it the 6nly avowed. candi date for tho Republican gubernatorial nomination without opposition. 1 ol- onel Benton iat tbe reputation Of be- ing an able Jkusinest man, but is ith- out experience in public life; Last year he was art unsuccessful candi- date for the Republican nomination. : Just what figure tho Progressives will cut In tbe governorship is prob- REBELS ABANDONED - ; lematical.: The party organized now ...v''':;:j"-"i':vslaAEOH'KORTBABI). has seccral thousand nomination pa- jqi'' .'': '. pert out throughout the sCtate and ggi'Eabela Continued i Bombard an attempt is to be made to file for oi Foreign Quaxtore.1, au couniy as weu .own. ..:- The Progressives have J-rt-J f In earnest, and despite the fact that the enrollment of the .par y is relatively smallK every member, throughout the f.tato is being canvassed ror tiia sig nature. . The Progressive nomination for tho governorship will go without position to Charlea Sumner Bird, who is already busy on the stump throughout tho State. . Mr. Bird is a conservative business man and an able politician and has , admittedly developed much strength. . d is ..visiting friends in fu....bury. - BOUND OVER TO COURT. s . Trial of John Beahorn tad Wife oa . tfco Charge oi Retailing. ' - The trial of John Seaborn and wifa. charged with ellLntr liquor to Joe Lawrence, the detective employed by the city, wae fild at the" court honte bis-ke?Uy J?"??"? b!.f'.',uir $ A. Pitts. The trisl attracted consid erable attention and several hundred costless citizens wstebed ' the pro. eeedings. ' Mf. T." D. Msness repre sented the Stste and Messrs. L. T. Harwell and II. S. Williams the de fendant. Detective Lawrence was the only witness for the State. He testified that on Monday, July 21, he in -company with Ira -Mehaffy, went to Sea born 'a bonse. j On their arrival there the witness said that he was intro duced to Seshorn and his wife as a whiskey drummer and that he purch- PinUf eral bottles, of coco-cola and , paid 12.80 for it. 'He stated-that he .and several men present drank one bottle of the whiskey and a part of the oth er bottle. A pint bottle with a small amount in it was then produced and he identified it as the liquor purchas ed there. : He testified further that be solicited orders for beer and whis key and' sold Sesliorn and his wife one barrel of beer and 24 pints of liquor, the beer to cost $0 and the liquor 20 cents s pint, the same to be "hipped to La ndis In telling of his efforts to sell the beer here he stated that be had an agreement with Mr. Mehaffy for the lattei to receive $1.23 a barrel on all beer sold. The city attorney presented the orders and they were identified lv the witness as the ones sold to Seahorn and his wife..- " -' Lawrenee was examined by Mr. II. 8." Williams. He stated that his home was in Charlotte-, that his name was Lawrence but hat he frequently went under the name of White and Smith; that he. had been a detective for nine years and had been employ ed by the city of Concord for 15 days, receiving for his services $4 a day and expenses. He denied that lie attempt ed to beat a board bill in Charlotte and that he was ever a jeweler in Spartanburg or knew of any charge against him there. He offered to show a certificate of character from the -Chief of Police of Charlotte. '"''At the conclusion of Lawrence's testimony the State rested. ed ty Hie, nerensp. lie lesiuiea inai he was at Seahom's at the time the detective was there, having gone to Seaborn 's house to employ him to work on a bridge. He testified that the detective posed io Seahorn and his wife as a' whiskey drummer but ,. , .., lumi iuey io.u ..... im, . ... any; that he (Seahorn) said he could 8et " ue wamea wuuouv oraermg a- e 88,0 lnal ine aeiecuve u.en pulled out a flask andjtarted. to pour- Wg out drinks for the crowd but his P')1 s""5 "c-"'r"1 to the buggy and got another bottle poured out most of tt. He said ' ' wife sell any liquor. The deteetive, he testified, bought a houndpuppy, for $2, giving; Mrs. Seahorn" $3 and she gave him back 20 "cents the $2 being lfor tl,e, d0" Ifloco-colft. for the dog snd the 80 cents for the '-Charley Cline was c,alled to the stand. He stated that he was there when the detective an 1 Mehaffy arriv ed, i His testimony ; was , practically ,, Mr Sttl,om denied Bellinsr the I o stating that , there whiskey on the place at, that time and that the detective brought two Pints of Uquor there-and, together P it s, ' gaid tllat i . ... . , . t, l . ,i ?hed give an order for a barrel I of beer and 24 pints of liquor, and had it .hipped to Landis as she bad sold v-- - -.-t Xavl LaILIIB. BttUlV WiiiCr uw vm" " renee eave her $3 and she gave him 20 cents back,-charging bim $2 for th doff and 80 cents for the coco-cola. I fieanorn corroooruveu ...b p lin thAir evidence on tne , lmportani elements in the case.Vf ti r; The defense rested at the conclus ion of Seahorn's testimons, f; tawrence was recalled to4be stand. He testified that the dog, about which 'there' had been a lively colloquy", t . I - L.. 11. - 1 . J o.i1mn,a was given to mm . oy .peui"" l At thff C0ncU),io?l 0f the arguments c()Unge Squire Pitts bound the defendant8 over to court under a bond . $1M MOhr which they gave, 'y .; 7 , , , -r r- bt---&'-Ui:" . p ki juiv , 2g.--Advicea indicate Jf klbJ abaUued their m. nor,hward against pr ' jd t yu,n,; A tentatixe plan of ' e f ncrtberne ,nd B0Utb- - - rwiorted to be under con- The Shanghai rebels con tinned Iheir bombardment of foreign quarters. The opinion there is that the revolution lias about - run ;- its course. - ;"- '.' ,' ' : , -, .- r .- ';;. : The Sunday School Convention of No. 2 township is in session today at Fairview Church. Mn W. F. Can nan is president of the convention and is presiding at tbe session today. I'D- irrr 1 . DD;c:::DLS.i;uum V IN A BITTER OUTBURST BEFORE TEE LOBBT COKMXTTEE.' Says Et la a Liar And a Blackmailer When Ea 8ayi That Ead Coa- . feroncot Wita Undarweod oa tat States of Labor Bill, Says Pub lic Hen Should Bo Protected From Such Lying Statements. Washington, July 2!).-ln a bitter outburst before the Senate lobby com mittee Representative t'nderwood de nounced Mulhall as a liar, and a black mailer when be testified that lie had had conferences with Mr.-4"nderwood on the status -of labor bills. He com plained that there should: be' some way to protect publie men, from such lying statements. 'He denied that his Janitor in on Mulhall t payroll. NO. 8 SUNDAY vv; U SCHOOL CONVENTION. Will be Held in Lutheran Church at Mount Pleasant August 14. Mt. Pleasant, July; tJS.-The Sun day school convention';Tor No. 8 township will be held, in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Thursday, the 14th of August at 10 o'clock. The following programme will ibe render ed: :- . j.'' .: Son. ' ,c- ii Devotional exercises by Rev. R. A. i Goodman. ; , Song. r- ... Welcome address by ,Mr. Harry E. Cline. ; , Response by Mr. Otho Barringer. Enrollment of delegates. Address by Rev, C-.F. ,, Sherrill. Song. ." Address by Prof. Gf. McAllister. Appointment of nominating com mittee for offices. ; Dinner. Reports of Sunday schools. Round table talk conducted bv Fev. c. R. piess. - ':- " Reports of nominating jponmuttec. Election of officers. Vs Business. " ' Song. w.i .. Mm -4 Sunday schools of the township U cord ally nvitd to be present and to k: ...i. i ui .., OU...C null IB ll w l a uiciuuri of any Sunday school. Dinner will be served in the grove at the church. Bring well filled baskets and help make the day an enjoyable one. L. A. LIPE, President, W. B. BEAVER, Secretary. COCAINE LAW IS DRASTIC NOW. Mera Possession of Drug Constitutes .rruu iku vw. i Charlotte Observer. - ; ''Few people know it," sail for mer Recorder D. B. Smith yesterday, " but the last Legislature made a very ,..!,. l,o- i tha law with wf. erence to the sale of cocaine. The statute as jt now stands, and as will past month and tnree prizes were tu be found by reference to Chapter 81 fered to the ones who turned in the nt tho Pnhlin Lw of 1913. is one luck v numbers, the numbers being a nf tl.B mnsr drastic unni'inable. "This new law not onlv extends the use of the capias an testificandum to include cocaine," said Mr -Smith, "but it goes farther than that and enacts a search and seizure provision identical with the search and seizure relating to whiskey. Not content with that the statute goes farther still and makes the mere possession of cocaine a misdemeanor. eanor, unless it has been obtained upon the boni-nde prescription of a duly licensed physi eian, and the burden of proving that latter fact is 'upon the defendant. Still unsatisfied, the statute'takes an other step and makes tbe bare pos session of any amount of cocaine, or any of its salts or compounds, under anv and all circumstances, prima ia- ciet evidence of the violation of law, ' 'I'r i. ' .: I L 1.1 II I ,"v V. ".'1 , J FOUND DEAD IN BED. Paul Sneod, Prominent Business Man Of Durham, Diet of Eoart FaU- iuro.';' ' ',;? Durham, July 29. Paul ; Sneed, aud thirvt-five, a member of tho firm or oneea, umsieuu, v.p u. ugg a O 3 TT i J Mr JwMa W88 IOUHQ aeatk 1U u. van At tiib boarding house this morning, , Heart r...l JJ in hia luul ihilLlCUIini 1. .'. ----- L" . v ur. j.-.l. ' iauure was mo cbubb vi u. uco.u. He was one of the most prominent business men ..of Durham, and ' of prominent family connections. ! He was unmarried. . ZSHJ-.'''- SEPTEMBER NINTH -; -'- ysV'Vi-A ELECTION DAT. Day for Holding Special Eortion to ; fill Vacanciea in tho Laglalatura. :: ' Haleigh, July 29. Thet governor has designated September 9 at a day for holding electiont to fill vacancies in tho General Assembly, .which con venes in extra session September 24. There It one vacancy in the Senate, the speaker, and three IA" tho House. 1 " "' ,? . ', v ( ' Sina Bini"PrisonBrt Mutiny. New York. July 29. Under Jieavy guard, aixty more mutinout prieonertj r - c.'. ik. 1.. 1 1 l were tasen worn oiiig dui( h vu -burn prison. . '' : " -. . , . ' MOUNT PLEASANT NEWS. Tnacarora Kill Oim VtcaUoa. Bono Kicked to Death. Tint VTait Ear ta 35 Years. Par aoaala. The Tnscarora Cotton Mill ia clos ed downsthia week to give the operat ives their uaual aummer vacation, and to make necessary repairs. The mill will begin Mondsy for a long run. Mr. W. A. Kindley lust a valuable horse Sunday afternoon, having been kicked to death .by other horses in tho tamo lot. . Miss Bessie McEachcrn is visiting ia Mooresville. Mr. Rufua Foil, of Winston, spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John FoiL Mra. B. L. Stanley goes to 1-enoir tomorrow to attend the Ladies Classi cal Convention of the Reformed Church. - Mr. David Gaither, of Newton, spent Sunday here. Miss Sallie Petrea left yesterday for Sommerset, Pa.. . to visit her brother, Rev. H. M. Petrea. Mra. George Barnhardt and son, of Kaddo Mills, Texas, are visiting rel atives here. Mrs. Barnhardt is a sister of Mrs. W. H. Fisher and Mr. Dan iel Shimpock. Mrs. Barnhardt has been away for thirty-five years and this is her first visit to her former, home. Mrs. Mary Barrier is visiting in Ksnnapolis. Miss Ada Stirewalt, ot ( lima Grove, spent last week here. Mrs. W. M. Lightsey, of Fairfax, S. C, is visiting Rev. snd Mrs. J. H. C. Fisher. Mesdames L. E. Foil and P. A. Moose spent Sunday in Charlotte. . Mrs. J. A. Peck, of Concord, is visiting her mother. Mrs. Lulu Fisher. Mr. J. F. Misenlieimer spent Sim day here. Mrs. M. E. Welsh returned from Charlotte yesterday where she hsd been visiting lieT daughter, Mrs. S. H. Long. Mrs. R. A. Goodman is visiting at Troutmans. Mt. Eleasant, July 28, 1913. ATLANTIC HOTEL RAIDED. Quantity, of Liquor Stored In More head City Hostelry Seised. Newbern, July 28, Reports have Jiust reached, here of a sensation cre- - ated ar Jioroaeaa -ny iaw noonea- day night when E. H. Gorham may- .-,. r--- -- 'oral' officers made a raid on the At- lantic Hotel and confiscated a quan tity of whiskey which was stored therein. The Atlantic Hotel is owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway Company and was this season leased to T. L. Bland and R. A. Cherry, two well- j known hotel men who conduct several hostelries in this State, including the , Gaston Hotel in this city. Ky jnruBBHS ANNOUNCED , -- Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company's Con- test Comet to a Close. The Concord Pepsi-Cola Bottling UO I contest Ciosea yesieruajr The contest has been conducted for the I eouDon. wnicn.was given oui oy mo retailer with each, bottle as louows, ' and the owners of same can get the ' prizes by presenting them to the office 0f the company on Union street: ,2498, 1350 and 624. . , A New Business for Concord. t nm. o r. riu.ini, ft Wnrb." will he a new enter- f. . rM,J i the nesr future. Diise for Concord in the near future. The business will handle all classes of troods for cleaning; the wet and French-drv processes will De use a. The dying part will handle all classes of goods also. " Tho pressing will be of the very highest order, and will be thoroughly, sanitary in every particu lar. Just as soon as a suitable build- W can be gotten tho business will begin operationa. , Tbe name of the owner and manager will be given later. v-; , Mr. Coble Boaigni. : Mr, G. O. Coble has tendered his niiimation as secretary of tho Locke Cotton Mills, and will engage in the cotton business in Ureensboro sep- , , imMMln(MM.nt. that . . r l. Mr.j V?tZt received with regret by the numerous friends he has made during his stay here. (-f?-: i-:;:"" v -'id - A Generous Offer. M"r. B. L. TJmberger hat offered free to tbe ' Methodist Episcopal pal Chnrcb, South, at Kannapolit, tha fiftieth lot told in Bergerburg the same to be the choice of unsold lots at that time;''."'i,v.':v- Attorney Oonoral Eeynolda Makes i Wasihneton. : July .29. Attorney general McReynolds emphatically de nied the report that be inttended to droo the Caminetti white elavo ease on the ground that tho defendant did not reeeivo any money from tho i law -violation. .V?,J'iv y- V Mr! B. G Gilmer spent yesterday In StatesvilU with his family. rOBXST HILL NEWS. Mra. Chariot Cook Sorioaaly II Oa a Camping Expedition. Per- . aoaala. i . Mrs. Charles Cook is serioiuly ill , at her home on Kerr strvet. Mrs.i Cook has been suffering from hilterr- j utosis for several months and her condition is now very critical. Mr. Will Wood, or McCall, S. C... spent seveisl days Ust week in (,'n-1 cord with his father, Mr. John R." Wood. Mr. Wiod was retnrniu from a week 'a visit to Asheville. Messrs. C. W. Widenlioutte, .1. A. Goodman and R. B. Mulleu made trip to Salisbury Sunday, traveling ii Mr. John Walter '8 Overland. Rev. J. L. Rogers has gos to Bess emer City to spend ten days. Mr. Rogers will assist Rev. D. F. Helms in holding a series f revival meet ings in Bessemer City. Mrs. Jennie Smith is visiting reh tives in McAdensville this week. Mr. Mack Stuart is spending sev eral weeks hi Chase City, Vs., on bnsiness. MM. I. (' I'linL- Ullrl nlnlili-nn I.. !'l this morning for Mooresville. where i they will spend several davs visiting ! '"' wcre apparently successful. . relatives. ! Washington.. D. C, July 29. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cain return-! Fresideut Wilson is withholding ed from Hope Mills Sotnrdav night.l" " '"'"cment of any Mexiean. where they had been visiting rela-' 1 !,lltles ,,e1,llse he has unofficial ad- tives for several weeks. Messrs. Tom Widanhousc. George Widenhouse, Luther Jones and Given Honey cut t are campVig at Bost Mills this week on a fishing expedition. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson will leave to night for Norfolk to spend -several days. DROUGHT SATURDAY. Lid Haa Been Screwed On and Riv eted Down, So Reports State. There was a drought here Satur day, a long and painful drought to many. Tbe recent prosecution of eases for alleged violation of the prohibition law caused a tightening of the "lid'-if reports are true. One man familiar with the situation de clared that Saturday was the "driest" Saturday since Concord first adopted prohibition in 1885. A loeal druggist declared that there were constant calls for. ginger, hit ters or any other substitute for In real stimulating fluid. Rut the sale of bitters and ginger are limited, by the same laws that govern the sale of liquor and the result 'W'aS tlikl many went without the stimulant with the "kick" in it. To Boost South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. Jnly 29. Repre sentatives of the business interests of the leading cities and towns of South Carolina met in conference i here today and decided ujKin an org-! der the above charge. The State eon amsed campaign ' to secure capital 1 tended that w here a clerk .repeatedly and desirable settlers from the middle ! sold whiskey mid the proprietor 'qf west. It is planned to tour western j the store had knowledge of the fact Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and illi-; and did not take measures to stop it. nois with a well-equipped boosters '. the latter was guilty of aiding and train that will advertise the resources ' abetting in the sale, the contention of Souther Carolina and its advant- being based upon a section of one of . ages and possibilities in agricultural i the prohibition laws. The court will v and commercial lines. ( pass. oh the case Friday. e)it(lto))KexX)Ke)yX)K)KO)ye))l(. H. L PARKS 8 Conn THE l faer Sale .f - 1 Continues all this Week The prices oa all Summer Goods hart been recklessly slaughtered. Wo urge you to come and tea the great bargains In Ladies' and v Men'i Lew Shoos, )4en't and Boys' Clothing, Summer Notions, , - all Summer Dry Goodt and Millinery. Ton will certainly save mo- . ney. ': Wa are glad .to - show r- W " Li . - A " 1ERIA REGIT . . . jjs 'M TO FALL END PREDICTED WTTEIH nrTEEW DATS. r ,, Hnert " Moxlcaa Caolgoaa, De clares One. Every Effort Eaa Boea Made to Present Tao Oorora ment From Obtaining a Loan ia Paris, and are Apparently Success ful. I'aris, July 29. The Mexiean con stitutionalist r.inmiittee hag professed to have received s cablegram from Mexico il saying that tho Hoerta regime will surely fall within fifteen days. -'Huerta is a Mexican Cool-' gosx.- dei-la.ed one Paris Mexican. I'lie lo.al couiinittee made everr ef. t'.i to prevent the Huerta govern - ment from obiainiiiz a loan from ''MIIH bankers, and it is reported that - ii r.-. i inn .tailing jnexicans are en deavoring tt reconcile tho factions mid restore peace. Economic pres sure in Mexico is so great that it may i f itself prove a settlement. All in dustries are are at a standstill and money is scarce. The hope now is that Hue. ta may resign, thus per miiting a compromise mas as presi dent. Ambassador Wilson's status is not settled but is is believed that he will not he asked to return to his K)Sl. IN RECORDER'S COURT. Tried for "Aiding and Abetting in the Sale of Liquor." : J. F. Harris, proprietor of the Peo ples ' Drug Company, was tried in the Recorder's Court this morning charg ed with aiding and abetting in the sale of liquor. The State contended that the defendant knew that liquor was being sold at his store and that he did not take steps to stop it. City Attorney Maness represented the State and Messrs. L. T. Hartsell and HS. Williams the defendant. : Detects ve Lawrence . was, the princU., pal witness for the State. .He testi fied that he purchased two ,nal. pints of whiskey at the store fr.om D Har ris, who worked thee. The sale of the liquor was established, the Rec order found the defendant guilty, the prayer for .judgment being suspend ed until Fridav. This is the first conviction hero nn- youwhether you buy or not. f- . Mm