North Carolina Newspapers

it r J ' Stai a Library VOL. XIII. J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and PublUher. CONCORD, N. C FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1913. 40 CnU t Month Cent a Copy , ' NO. 390." - FOKDIlZISLCai :jUM:iFuOiEcno;i QUARTERED AT ' AMERICAN I CONSULATE 15 VERA CRUZ. He Wu Taken From the Eoma of Els Brother-ln-Law by Consul Can . " Ida and Enroy Lin L D p arturs Hot Interfered With, Americas Steamship" Still Held By Mexican ; ; Authorities, Envoy Lind Makes : Vigorous Protest Against Itr-Diat h r wm Be Arretted If He Appears to -'rvthi Street : C : yyr ' : Vera Cruz, Oct 24. General Diaz V In quartered in the United State ' consulate under American protection. . .; He was taken from the borne of bis 4 ;Tbrother-in-law by United States Con ;;, sul Canada and Special Envoy Lind. He was. accompanied by one marine, . - .and although Mexican soldiers guard- ed the house, the departure of Diaz with American escorts .was not in terfered with. " Merro Castle, American steamship, with "Mrs. Lind aboard, is still de tained by the Mexican authorities. . Envoy Lind made vigorous protests to the. American officials as well as to the State- Department. He was told that the ship is detained because eight members of the Vera - Crna State Legislature, fleeing to Havana are aboard. ' - The American consulate is sur rounded by police and it is reported that Diaz will be arrested if he. ap pears in the street. Huerta's Announcement Not Taken v ' Seriously Mexico City, Oct.; , 24. Huerta's announcement to ', the v' diplomatic corps that he is not a presidential candidate is not taken seriously by foreigners here. The supplemented statement today by informing the diqlomats 'that he would not brook ' interference by any foreign power. Mexico City, Oct. 24. Jose Re nuena, candidate for vice president on the Diaz ticket, said he believed ' that Diaz would come to the capital today .. or. tomoryow; -' It is possible ,' that be will be arrested if he .makes .this move,; Requena said: . "If we had free elections, ;iinoh .; st rue ted by fear of persecutions, Diaz : would be elected by a big majority." -Washington, Oct. 24. After con ferences with the President " and ' Chairman Bacon, of the Senate for 1 eign ' relations committee,' Secretary Bryan ordered the consul - : Vera - Cruz to afford Diaz refuge and pro . taction. . - ' ' ' ' Eain Spoils State Fair. . ; ' Raleigh, Oct. 24. A steady rain spoiled the last day of the State fair. It drove the crowds home and! exhi bitors and show folks began tearing down early in the day. Very few .braved the elements to visit the '. grounds. - ' ' ', ' - ' " r President Fighting Vanderlip Plan. ' Washington, Oct. 24. ; Although ! - Democrats and Republicans say the -Vanderlip plan for a ' government owned centra bank, as a substitute ior the currency bill will be adopted, President Wilson is unalterably -fighting it. 1 ' ' s . When married ..women-get to the ' point when they believe their" hus bands are the men who -understand them, the divorce courts can go out of business. . . , - a inirATr:: irr:. AID'3 .;S3" C. AX EDUCATED MULE. gflulre Black Ess Male Witt aa Unusual Appettt It la Being Educated la Gastronomic Art. . Squire Sam Black, one -" of No. 10 a beat known citizens, bas an ed' neated mule. Adjoining the lot where the 7quire keeps bis live stock is a large pear' tree, which ia known for the luscious fruit it bears. This season frequent visits were made to the pear tree, by those who live on the 'Squire't farm and many, pears weie gathered. While this waa go ing on the mule stood by and ob served. " Having an appetite that possessed particular eraring for pears the mule decided to take a lea- son in the art of gathering them. The mule found its customary weapon neeis useless lor the purpose, the pears roosting a little high. Instead of doing a "sour grapes stunt" the mule adopted other tactics, reaching up and catching the limbs' with its teeth and shaking the' tree until the fruit fell. The mule continued to gather the fruit until the supply waa exhausted. Now that the pears, are one and frost has arrived, 'Squire Black is giving the mule daily les sons in the art of eating persimmons. After the persimmons have - ceased tc be the 'Squire plans to continue the mule's education in gastromie ar tby training it to partake of hick ory nuts. After they are exhausted will come last,: nut by no mean least, pine burrs. If the mure "gets by" on the pine burr lesson it will go back to the simple life and enjoy a meal from the 'Squire's surplus stock of corn and' oats. BROUGHT FROM ATLANTA. W. J. Moose Charged With Selling Horse Not His Own. . - Monroe, Oct. 23. Policeman Fow ler returned tonight from Atlanta, bringing W. J. Moose, who came liere last Saturday and sold to J. O. Grif fith a horse that he is said to have hired from Reid's Livery in - Char lotte. Mr. Reid came here and ident ified the horse and Mr. Griffith plac ed, the matter in the hands of Chief of Police Laney, who succeeded in locating Moose in Atlanta. ' Moose is from Mount Pleasant, but has spent much time- in Charlotte. He was formerly a "mail carrier', at Mount Pleasant.. - -J" SIMMONS POTATO. , . Rev. Paul Barringer Grows Mammoth Potato And Tells Why It Is Large. Rev. Paul Barringer, of Mount Pleasant, brought to this office yes terday a potato that, for size and length, is entitled to a prize. Mr. Barringer wrote a friend in eastern North Carolina last year for sprouts of the potato which was known there as the Simmons potato. The sprouts arrived and the specimen at this of fice is a product. Mr, Barringer, who Was active in the Senatorial cam paign last fall,, says that the pota to could not be other than large as Simmons is no small potato. - " Earthquake at Colon. Colon, Oct. . 23. -An earthquake shock lasting about 15 seconds oc curred here at eight minutes past 0 o'clock this morning. Houses rocked and cloews stopped but no serious damage was reported in the city. The tremor has been exceeded in intensi ty by only one other recent shock. ' Some men : will certainly go to heaven. To go to the other place would be no change. - 'ATLANTA SPECIAL.' . Southern Railway to Put en New Throngs Passenger Train. Washington, Oct. 23. Effective Sunday, November 16, a new train to be known aa Atlanta Special'' will be placed in service by the southern Kauway in connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad between Atlanta and New York. The "At lanta Special" will run on the pres ent schedule ot trains No. 37 and 38, "The New York, Atlanta and New Orleans limited," leaving At lanta at 11 a. m., central time, and ar riving at New York at 12:16 a. m., eastern time, leaving New York, at 4:35 eastern time and arriving at Atlanta, 6 p. m., central tune. It will handle Pullman sleeping cars be tween Atlanta' and New York, Macon and New York, Charlotte and New York; Asbeville and . New York, a dub ear between Atlanta and Wash ington and dining -ear between At lanta: and Greensboro. .', On the same date the schedule of 'New; York, Atlanta and New Or leans Limited" will be changed go that' it will leave New - Orleans at 9:30 p. m., leave Aalanta at 12.05 p. m., central time, arrive at Wash ington at 7:30 a. m., eastern time, and arrive at New York at 1:40 p. m. It will leave New York at 4:35, the same time as the "Atlanta Spe cial," leave Washington 10 minutes behind it, at 10:50 p. m., eastern time, arrive at Atlanta at 5:10 p. m., central time, and arrive' at New Or leans at 8 a. m. With tbe establishment of the "At lanta Special" the "New York, At lanta and New Orleans Limited" will consist of four Pullman sleeping cars between New York and. New Orleans, a club car between Montgomery and Washington and dining car and chair car between Montgomery and Greens boro. This additional - service will give a high-class exclusive Pullman train to start from Atlanta on time every day,' without regard to connec tions, ' for the accommodation of travel to the East from points on the Southern Railway and an equally high-class train to handle the through travel coming from the West, through New Orleans, from New Orleans, Mo bile and. Montgomery, with similar accommodations in the opposite di rection. 1 OAKBORO BOOMING." New Houses And Storerooms Going Up at Stanly's New Town. Mr. R. L.. Hartsell, of Oakboro, formerly Furr Citq, was a visitor here yesterday. Mr. Hartsell states that the new town on the Norfolk Southern is booming, new houses and new stores are being built there at a rapid rate. In addition to the houses recently completed Daniel Whitley, Charlie Hill and James Barbee are erecting modern duellings. Hill & Coble have opened a livery stable there, the building 80 x 100 feet be ing recently completed. McNeilly & Haywood have opened a hardware store, C. C. Furr, a line of generai merchandise and the Dillon Furniture Company, of Monroe, is planning to open a branch store there. To Rededicate Congress Hall. Philadelphia: Pa., Oct. 24. The rededication tomorrow . of Congress Hall, one of. the most historic struc tures in Philadelphia is to be made the occasion of a great patriotic de monstration. Recently the building has been restored to appear as it did when Congress held its session there during the latter years of the eigh teenth century. President Wilson and several members of his cabinet, to gether 'with the governors or other official representatives of the thirteen original States, will take part in the dedication, programme. In addition to the literary exercises there will be a big military and civic parade and the firing of a national salute by a squadron of warships stationed in the Delaware river opposite the city. ' The Leonard's Spots Tonight. Ther come a. time in the lives of all great men, be they authors, pbil nannheni. or dramatists, when it seems impossible to find fitting language to express their inmost tnougnts. ut. Max Nordau, the great German phil osopher and thinker, who writes and speaks eight different languages, must nave bad an inspiration, wnen in an enthusiastic review of Thomas Dixon's greatest novel., "The Leop ard's Spots," he exclaimed: ' "Man do -you realize your immense respon sibility T-You have deliberately nn- tha mrlr. nf Harriet ' Beechef Stowel'V-Mr. Dixon has placed this wonderful novel in dramatic iorra ana the play will be given at :the opera house tonight..'' y- ; ' :. iD 1 Tbi Eoaton Murder Trial ,'i Plvmonth.'Masg.. Oct. 24.-Interest in the Eaton murder trial was increas ed by .the report, that- Mrs. Eaton would be called to the stand today. Th defense continued their attack on the Admiral's character, trying to ehowrthat he displayed every symp tom of a drug user. Judge Kelley, of Rockland, testined that he bad never heard Mrs Eaton say that she wanted her husband committed to an asylum, but said that he had tried to have Mrs. Eaton examined for her sanity. " , A CASING SATS ROBBEBT. Tacgmn Blow Open Safe and Escape With tiOOO Worth of Stamps. Atliea, Ohio.Oct. 21 Ycsraen blew tbe poet office hero and escap ed with approximately fifteen thous and dollars in cash. ' A Later AoeouV Attica, Ohio, Oct. 24. One of the most daring safe robberies ever com mitted in this section r of Ohio, oc curred this morning when fire yegg- men locked a dozen residents in (heir homes, cut all electric light and long distance telephone wires and blew open two safes in tbe post office, ob taining 12,000 worth of stamps and three hundred dollars in cash. The yeggmen escaped in a stolen horse and buggy. v ' - ; 500 Men Take Up Scout Work Every Month There is greater - activity among the Boy Scouts of America than ever before in the history of tie organiz ation. Thousands of boys are be coming Scouts every wee. This is shown by the rapid increase in the number of Scout Masters. Iu April OU7 men received commisions from National Headquarters in New York as against 426 in the" corresponding month of last year. 145 men were commissioned as" assistant Scout Masters as against 130. , The Scout Masters are the most important men in the development of the Scout orginaZation. They lave direct supervision over the activities of the boys, leading them in hikes into the country, or in cam ping or otherwise watcliing out for their fun and mental and moral de- velopement . ' - Lvery Scout Master has 'charge of an average of at least 20 Scouts. As Scout Masters are : registering at the rate of 125 a week it is clear then that about 2,000 -boys every week - are joining the' Scout move ment. Stanly County News. Albemarle Enterprise. V. .., r inal arrangements are Jiow being completed for making the" ; Stanly county fair of 1913 a grand success. the grounds are beimr prepared and arrangements are being made for tak ing care of all exhibits. j: Alonzo-Swaringen, son of Frank 6waringendecefted, died ifuiiday--nf typhoid fever and heart trouble at the home of Mr. Ragsdale, on Eflrd Hill, at the age of 18 years. D. A. Kearns writes us that after four years in charge as superintend ent of the Life Insurance Company or Virginia at Spray, has been pror moted and returned to Concord to take charge of the local office there, and that he is pleasantly located in the midst of many of his old friends and acquaintances of former days. Great Power Plant Completed. Chatanooga, Tenn., Oct. 24. The great Brady power plant on the Te nessee river, one- of the biggest en gineering projects yet undertaken in the South, is completed and ready for opening. The plant will furnish electric power sufficient for ' many years t ocome. The maximum horse power which will be developed will be 36,000. The plant is located about 12 miles from Chattanooga. Two of the principal features. of the plant are a dam nearly 1,500 feet long and a lock 300 feet long and 60 feet wide inside the gates. The pow er house is on the river bank below the concrete and earth embankment which forms the extension ..of the dam. - World's W. C. T. U. Moots. New York, Oct. 24. Delegates from many countries filled the Brook lyn Academy of Music this morning when the triennial convention of the World 's Woman 's Christian Temper ance Union was formally opened. The visitors were Welcomed in addresses delivered by Mayor Kline, of New York; Borough President Pounds, of Brooklyn and others. Lady Aurea Howard, of England, presided in the absence of her mother, the Countess of Carlisle, who is president of the world organization. The convention will bold daily sessions until next Tuesday.:. . , !g.'W;v To Give Away 100 Pounds of Flour. Mr. R. H. Briggs, of Johnson City, representing the Model Mill Co., is here in the interest of their product, Sensation Self-Rising Flour.;. . The company claims that it is tbe perfect biscuit flour and requires too soda, salt or baking powder. They claim that all that is pecessary to produce excellent bread is to mix either milk or water 'with the; flour. Mr. Briggs will give away 50 pounds of the flour at The Pastime tonight at 9 o'clock and 50 pounds at the Main Saturday night at tbe same hour. ; .,: , .; Air members of all choirs of the city, both men and women, includ ing all members of the Choral Club, are urgently requested to meet to night at 7:45 o'clock in the lecture room of St. James Church to' re hearse for the United ; Missionary Conference that will be held in this city Sunday and Monday next. , Let us make this a prominent f ntnre of the convention and thus t e the success of the whole unci TEE CANNON MILLS MAKE EUOE DEAL Buy-Twenty-Eight Thousand Bales Within Tew Hours.. Charlotte Observer. Two million dollar was tqx-nt for cotton in trades that consumed few more than as many hours by Mr. J. W. Cannon, president of the Can non Mills, the firnt negotiations hav ing been begun Wednesday afternoon and the last beinfr concluded yester day morning. A total of 28,(MI0 hales were lM,m;ht by the Concord man, making the transaction the largest ever consum mated within a Himilar eriod of time in. the North Carolina market. And the greater part of the purchase was made in half an hour. This fact in dicates that Mr. Cannon thinks and talks in large units, somewhat after the manner of Cecil Rhodes of whom it was said that he "thought in con tinents." The Cannon Mills, located at Con cord, Albemarle and Kannapolis, con sume between 70,00(1 anil OH.OOO bales a year, so that yesterday's purchase, large though it was, will he sufficient for only about four months. These mills produce all grades of cloth. All the cotton purchased was eith er strict middling or good middling. Fifteen thousand bales were bought from Sprunt of Wilmington, who of fered .'10,000 bales. It is presumed that he had a large amount on hand as Europe's takings have Im-cii very light. The Sprunt Hrni deals chiefly in exportation. The price paid for the cotton av eraged between .70 and 7." u bale. The delivery of most of it is optional within the months of October and November. A considerable amount of the sta ple was purchased through Charlotte. As soon as the news got abroad that Mr. Cannon was in the market would be sellers got into communication with him by telegraph and telephone and placed their wares before him. In most instances a speedy conversa tion terminated the transaction. This transaction, or series of pur chases, is of special and unique in terest to the business world bv rea son of its magnitude and the unusual swiftness with which the deals were negotiated and finished. TJOTHIKa TO QIVB OUT. Collector Watte Says That He Has Nothing to Say About Federal Ap pointments. Salisbury Post. In response to a call from this of fice Collector Watts said this morning that there will be nothing given out today relatives to the appointment of deputy marshals and collectors under him. The fact that the President signed the deficiency bill yesterday led friends of the collector to be lieve that he would be prepared to make interesting announcements al most immediately. It is known that the collector has some plans made re garding the deputies serving under him, and many thought that the sign ing of the bill would be followed by an immediate shelling of the woods by Mr. Watts. Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Cotton Letter. New York, Oct. 23. Rainy weath er in the Mississippi Valley and Ala bama, spreading over Georgia, caus ed an advance in Liverpool on what appeared to be the transactions of arbitrage brokers who were very heavy sellers in this market all day. We are told that continental spinners were also sellers here today on the idea that present prices represented all of the damage to the crop from frost and rain. In fact, although the market advances over a series of days,- there seems little modification of the bearish views so long held by the trade. If we are compelled to look for a crop well under fourteen million it is difficult to see how the adjustment of supply and demand can be made at this level. Neill estimates the consumption of American cotton at fourteen million eight hundred and thirty thousand bales. Liverpool is due to 1 to 1 1-2 up tomorrow. Rowan Sheriff . Eas Somebody's Whisky. ' Salisbury, Oct. 23. Sheriff Mc Kenzie has two trunks full of whis ky which were seized at the South ern station soon after they arrived from Lynchburg. The owner of the trunks has not presented the checks and will hardly do so now. While the officers were awaiting the arrival of the train on which the trunks came as baggage an "effort was made by a false telephone call to coax the sner- iff away from the station, i He was told that he was Wanted at the jail at once. But the officer refused to be fooled. He called up the jail and found he was not wanted there and that the call was a hoax. , .r-yv.;.,;,.,,,, , . i i; Presbyterian Synod Raps Church of ' , Born. Danville Va., Oct. 23.-One of the features of the sessions of the Pres byterian' Synod of Virginia was the introduction of a resolution charac terizing the Church of Rome as a blight and a menace to religious lib erty and urging united action by l'ro tct.tant denominations to resist it: MOORE FARROW. Mr. O. H. Moore And Miss Eloise Farrow Married Yesterday at the Some of the Bride's Aunt In Meck lenburg County. The following from today' issue of the Charlotte Observer will be of ii.terest here: Bur' " r" - t' . . f Mr. ('. H. iiLs.,, .... . ,.,.3. terday afternoon of an event of more than usual interest. In a solemn and impressive ceremony. Miss F.loie, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Stephen Harrison Farrow, of Concord. ua given in marriage to Mr. George Hall More of this city. The bride is a charming young wo man. She is widely known in Char lotte and has many relatives and friends throughout the countv. Mr Moore is a popular young business man of this city, a member of the well known firm of Pound-Moor Co The wedding was one of the prettiest of the season. The home was nrti,.- ically decorated with autumn leaves and (lowers. Promptly at 5 o'clock to the strains of Mendelssohn's wed ding inarch, the bride and groom en tered, preceded by little Miss Louise Morris, niece of the bride, bearing the ring in a large pink- rose. The bride wore a going-awav gown of blue with hat to match, ami carried bride roses. Rev. E. K. Mcl.arty, pastor of Try- on street Methodist Church of this city, officiated. D uring the cerenionv Schumanh's "Traumerei" was beau tifully rendered by Miss Willie Cross, who also played the wedding inarch. Only the bride's and f room's im mediate relatives were present. A wedding supper followed after which Mr. and Mrs. Moore left for a trip north. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mor ris, ot this city, attended the wedding. Mrs. Moore is a sister of Mrs. Morris and has visited here on numerous occa sions and has a large number of friends throughout this section. China Grove Man Disposes of Some Valuable Holdings in Greensboro. Greensboro Record. Mr. W. J. Swink, of China (irovc, has sold through the Southern Real Estate Company to Mr. L. Richard soi Rnd his. im, Mr. Smith. Jtihard stmfTTie property known as the Cun ningham home place, located on Church street and extending through fo Magnolia street, containing about three acres. This is a valuable piece of city real estate and it is understood that the purchasers contemplate cutting it up into lots. They will also open a street to connect with Fisher avenue and Magnolia sareet. The consideration named in the deed is $10,500. Death of Mrs. Chas. W. Fairbanks. Indianap ills. In, I., Oct. 24. Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the former Vice President of the United States, died early today of pneumonia. The difficulty of cooking would he ess if people knew how to eat. itC)t:)l()ICe)1C)K)KXlKX)KXX)ICXXlKXlll Underwear Week At PARKS' FOR LADIES, -MISSES, INFANTS,' BOYS and GIRLS. Ladies' 35c Bleached and icial - .... .. .2S Extra large size Ladies' vests. 'mZ' J -.356 :', One lot Ladies' Bleached Union' Suits S9o r- Boys' and Girls' Union Suits 2 to 14 years iiexj f splendid .values, per suit .,;. , '.26o Md I80 uoys- ana urns' union suits. ouo, 700 and fl.00 - V One lot Ladies! 25o Heavy Bjiit Pants, , ,.18o pair ;;r? y Ladies' WooL Mentor Vests and Pnnt&ist iol..-;v?ii for less than $1.00, perfeet quality but bought at a :i$- s low price, special . v.. --vi" ; ;", . 1.79c oach i vvT; Ladies Knit Corset'CoverS-1 W". ,-. i . 26c and 60.iv Knit E. Z.lWai8ts 2 to -12 year- size -X -V a4k .. . Ladies' Fne 'Wool aid Silk VestsPahta and Union ' ' -. V: Suite , . wSli . .', , ..,. .1.00 to fS.00 j Infants Vests' in all "the' wanted sies and weifci? , ij na now your tows, AIL HOPE OF TWO HUNDRED AND FTTTT MINERS BEYOND RESCUE, r1 Only Twenty-Six Have Been Rescued. Miners No Doubt Dead by This Time Officials Expect to Recover the Corpses TodayTerrow of After Damp Added to by the Pres ence of Fire. l)awso. N. M, Oct. -Practically all hopes of rescuing alive more of the two hundred and fifty two miners entombed in the Stage Canon luine number 2 has been abandoned, iwenty-six have been rescued. The "llicials in charge of the rescue work ay they expect to recover the eorpsee today. The terrors of after damp have been added to by the presence of lire. London Fears Trouble With V. S. Loudon, Oct. 24.-The London newspaper are only just awaken ng to the jiossibility of an embroil ment between the United States and (real Bnt.an over the Mexican sit uation. The PaH Mall Gazette today says: l here is evidently a gravo mds-unilerstandiii"- heiu-ocn t,; 4 and the L mted States in regard to I lie Mexican eris!c .ri.;k , . st-eedily be removed. There are ele- oi uanger in the situation which may easily arouse strog feel- - vmi win siues oi tne Atlantic." "It cannot h rlomol .u.. t - wan liwi- dent Uilson had some grounds for y.oi.iaim, against British policy in Me.vico." says the Globe in comment ing today on the Mexican situation. I'llC neWSDAnor onnmn i i' . vutuvja mat a grave mistakA vac .maA u u t:.. uii.u7 uj iuo Orn ish foreign Office in its over-hasty four. T ; n ' "",,,uli "J- provisional president Huerta. The situation is a delicate one. set on a hair triirowr Kimo r:... - co. uvuiv v uju U most nnwerfnl frionla u: . ---..uua u.gcu 1UU1 Lf obey Huerta's order to go to Hav ana, ivnowinp- thn imiu nr ai. C- !,UD iiotator. thev feared hat. in 4ria i.r are the arrest and court-martial of I'iaz. This, undoubtedly would plunge the country into another ro. vi luliou. The followers of Din vhn miirhl remain naaaiva if Iia it. ANAi.j i . .a cuvixxu out cf the Presidency by Huerta's strategy would surely rise up and tight were Diaz eliminated by viol ence. An eminent medical man mm U as, his opinion some time ago that a person s character can be guaged by the kinds of colors he prefers in his foods. Thus, if von are verv tnnA of yellow-colored foods, you are prob- anty a person ot somewhat low and vulgar tastes, but if you choose dishes of a brown or chocolate color, you snow yourself to be a person of re finement. TRADE IN CONCORD. J.',..-:. ',. : :- 'M..-: ALL COME. Unbleached Vests' spe- it yon cw coma phono '"' -:-.' v'-'.-- '' l-P-'-' l: r.. J5V i y ''' Wl