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CONCORD, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1914
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TEE 001TTERENCE X3 HOT EX
FSCT2D VKTIXriATS.
- President Wilson .Pr&mises a Stat
stent Later but Insists e Secluaio
for Got. Llnd-He Bw the New
i A Tear te, Retiring Early and Rising
'. Before Midaight ' to ' Joia Eta
V; Fainily.- Prestden t Played " no
X ..01' Today.- ..'lAAV-.-
Pom Christian, "Missw'datf. l.A
conference of the President and Gov.
John Lind is scheduled for today
probably aboard the Chester ott New
Orleans. Prsitfent Wilson promises
statement later but insist on
'cluding'Liiirt.f -President Wilson saw'
'the new yea' in retiring arTy B1t
arising before, midnight and joining
r his family. if itW
J Tbe revenue7 cutter t, Winona' toe!t
ber position off Ship Island. It is
reported that' Gov." Lind will be
brought direct -to tho pier fronthW1
)the President's cottsge. W The "con
ference is not expected until 1U.
.The President' played Tlo golf today.;
clearing fiis mail Instead, after short (
.walk. r i .; :
.CTTinS' ALLIANCS . j
: . liEMBEES IMPLICATED
In the Ejection and Assault
on
Cbaries Moy at Calumet.
' Calumet, Mich., Jan. Lr-Attorney
Hilton, of t''o miners' . federation,
says that a dozen witnesses will tell
the grand jury, that the Citizens' AU
lianee member are implicated in tb..
ejection and asipanlt on Charles Moy
er. There was. no session of the gran t
jury todayV ;WV;D."Mabon, interna
. tional president'of -the street' railway
cunion, charges that, tho grand; jury
it "loaded'1 with, eight mine offleinln
of the Calumet and Heela Company.
NEW TEAR BXVELE&tf "
STILL AT IT .AT HOOK
gmlad AKWljblAndrU.aifBi
. ThenrSet rira to PUe. "
New YoikrJaf;riTwmty-flw
New Year revelers were itill' ln fl
fashionable Bfoaday cafe t noon
and set fire "to the place. Handsome
ly gowned women were almost suflfii
eted and we're carried out by tin
police. There were no casualties.
The World's Oldest Monarch.
Vienna, JanV l. Entering upon hU
00th year ns'" Emperor, of ,. Austria,
Franz Joseph, 83 years of age, today
received more New Year's greetings
probably than any niler in the world.
Telegrams amf cablegrams poured in
upon the Emperor all day from every
romer of the world, including s
hearty dispatch f rom President Wil
son. Aside", from the dispatches,
there wtts"a steady stream of eallers.
including his. daughters Archduchess
Cisela and Prirtcess Leopold, of Bar
varia, there children and grandchil
dren. Foreign Minister Berehtoold,
ambassadors 'of fireign powers, gen
erals, admirhls- and othcr high mili
tary officers.'. - " - '
Trunk Harder Mystery. ;
New Yorkj'Jfan. 1. The police arc
satisfied that-the trunk murder' Vic
tim was Ivan Martysewksch, of Oar
rison, N. Y,lt ;is believed that hi
reck was broken when his body was
forced into, the trunk. There are no
other mark of violence on the body.
Koosefelt tn Bio Janeiro.
Rio Janeiro;' Jan. l.-Ktol. Roose
velt is the holiday guest ot Governor
Mattogrose, : and.- is planning more
; jungle. hunting.-i-,V-k-.V1
A man who. lives fast cannot ex
pect that enjoyment will keep np with
him. . ' ' ' " . -
WISDOM OF EWCTETUts. ,
. Nuvor pfoclnltu yourself phi
losopher nW- mnke much; talk
among tbe gnorant boot your .
prlnclulea Cut hor tbem by sc-"
tlons.,', Thrni;4 afjan entertain
ment, do not discourse bow peo-.
pie ongbt to eat, but eat as you
ought For, remember that (hoe
(Socrates 'also universally arold-...
ed all ostentation. . And when
persona eante to him and desired .
to be Introduced by blm to phi-.
losophors.'be took them and In-,
traduced tbem, to well did he
. bear being overlooked. Uo If '
eror there should be among; the -Ignorant
any Otscusslon ot prn-'
ciples, bevror the .nrost- part si-
lent Fot there Is great don-
gcr In hastily tttrowlug oat what
Is undigested.' And If any one
tells too Coat yon know nothing
and you are not nettled at It then
you may be sore that yon bare
really entered on your work, for ;
sheep do 'not hastily throw up
the grass to show shepherds bow
much they, have eaten, bnt In-
. wnrdly il yestlng their foot, they
priHluce!lt outwardly In wool and
milk. ).. .
KAXNAPOLIS NEWS.
Rttumlag front Holiday Vacations.
Cbrtstotas Trsss at Cbnrcbei
. CbtBfM la Kill' Cirdss. tier
v Kittatv .... .
' Christmas, here, was enjoyed quii-'-ly,
and manyof our oople wer yi
ly, and many of our people went vis
Sunday were home eomins days. Kv-
Jery train bromlit pnswsnters 1iy th
core, many of tuein hroURlit frtenils
ith the in, srnne of whom wil) make
their home here in the future.
The management of the mills paid
off ahead of the regular time before j
C'Jiristmaa, every one had money
to enjoy the holidays with.
; There were ChrWmas trees at th
Preshvlerian ami Baptist eliuroliev
and in the Y. M. C. A. hall, on Wed
i.etwlny nuM and everybody attend
r and took ttW visitors with thetn
TRe trees wet bit loaded, and Snt
bad to get a iWe .comber of youna
bdiea to assist in dcliverinir!ho pres
ents. The Snnday school pupils al
reeoived treats as usual.
" The small boy waft in evidence
Christmas day with his tin horn and
cram to remind everyone that Clirist
mas wsi i here, hut & fireworks were
scarce, and while fire water was on
liaVstill there was very little trouble.-?-
"'The awfomobilcs here and the liv
erymen were kept busy durin? tlio
holidays, for onr people will not keep
still, they must keep on the go who.)
not at work.
Mr. T. L. Saunders and family
moved to Morersnton Friday. Ir. .T.
T. Nance, of Rock Mill, 8. C, will
take Mr. Sanders' place ns overseer
of carding and spinnin? in the Pat
terson Mill.- Mr. Nance will move
his family here next week.
The Y. M. C. A. is a busy place.
Mr- Shearin . is loooking after t!i!
young people and Reeing that hey
enjoy themselves. , He hnd a talking
fucture nhow one night last week
and gave a free picture show on Fri-
iay nipht, besides the regular Sut-
vrday "tiight show. We do not have
to leave home for entertainment, wo
them ip the hall several nights
each week. , ;
.Misses Etlieljand Eugine Toney,
of Shelby, spent the holidays with
tj eir sister, Mrs. F. C. Gilliam. '
j'JIff.' Ws E JJrown took Chnstmos
fn' the country, near Organ Cliurc i.
Mr, E.
M. Spry visited homefolks
near Cooleemee during the holidnys.
Mr. A. M. fiilliam spent Christinas
with his daughter, Mrs. J. T. Nance,
at Rock Hill, S. C.
Revs. C. A. Brown and 0. H. C.
Parker, of China Grove, conducted
services in the hall here Sunday ev
ening, Mr. Parker preached an ex
cellent sermon. He is n theological
student r.i the Lutheran Seminary
at Columbia, S. C, and wns here for
the holidays. Mr. Brown organized
Lutheran Sunday school after the
services. Mr. frank rattcrson was
elected superintendent, Mr. William
Overcash, assistant, with Mr. C. W.
Lyerly, secretary, and Mr. L. M.
Shinn, treasurer. The hour for the
Sunday school to meet was set n 2
o clock every Sunday afternoon, bc-
rinning next Sunday.
The mills started up Monday morn-
ng on time, and all seem to be glad
to get to work .again. Christmas
dishes, have -disappeared and we arc
ready for. everyday far$ again. H.
Kanriapohs, Dec. 31, 1913.
Ohio's Compensation Act.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 1. What is pro
nounced by experts to be the most
advanced workmen's" compensation
act in the United States comes into
operation in Ohio today. - The act,
which was passed by the last legis
lature,, makes it mandatory iipon ev
ery employer of five persons or jnoro
to protect his workers with btatc iu-
turance. Under the old employers'
liability laws of Ohio compensation
was recovered for only about 20 pev
rent of injuries and deaths. Inder
the new act every injured employe re
ceives medical attention and compen
sation for time lost after the firsi
week of the disability, and in event
of his death bis dependents are rarca
for. ' -
Bv the State authorities it is es
timated that more than 20,000 em
ployer with an agffregate working
force of more than 1.000,000, wilt be
covered by the new law, and that
from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 will be
collected and paid1 out yearly by tbd
State as compensation to injured ana
disabled workmen or to dependents
of those whe are killed in the pnr
suit of their employment.' ,
t'lSchoobj Open Monday.VC '
" The Concord pnblie - schools trill
onen- on Monday morning at nino
oTclock. Principal urea -uiyme. ar
rived ; veslerday from llnntcrsviiiff
and the other teachers wui pronao-y
arrive Saturday. 't
' - Schmidt to Be Tried Again,
New York, Jan. l.--The second tri U
of Rant Schmidt, the priest murderer.
is scheduled for January 12th.
' Lazy people lead en easy existence.
Even their minds ere made up for
them.,. A:-;.' '"' ''.i-v
If society did not claim to be ex-
elusive, nobody would tryto'be in.
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McCOXVELL-EAVOLE.
Marriage ot Pesalax- Yeaog CeopU
TUa Aftermeea.
A marriage that will be of great
interest to the numerous fries ds 'of
the contracting parties waa solemn
ised this-afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the home of Mr. J. C. Fink, on
South Union street, whoa Visa Bessie
Bangle became the bride of Mr. Fred
McConnelL The .marriage was quiet
litf impressive by its simplicity. The
ceremony, which was performed by
Rev. M. T. Smathers, pastor of For
est Hill Methodist Church, was wit
nessed by only a few relatives and
friends of the yonng couple. There
were no attendants.
The bride has made her home in
Concord for several years and ia an
exceedingly popular young lady. She
wsh formerly chief operator at tho
central office of the Concord Tele
phone' Toinpanyr and by her obliging
manner and pleasing personality won
a wide circle of friends. " Mr.. Mc
( onnell is a son of Mrs. T. Y. Me
Connell and is well known here where
he was reared. .He has a position
with a large mercantile firm in Win-ton-Salem.
Immediately after the eeremony
Mr. and Mrs. McConnell left for Winston-Salem,
where they will make
their home; , -
PROPOSED RURAL ROUTE
CHANGE AT CHIHA GROVE
What a Oitixen of Landis Bays ia Re
gard to the Matter.
'Mr.. Editor: It seems that some of
the. patrons of rural route No. 3,
from Chins Grove, have been misled
bv false statements regarding the
service to be bad on this mute should 1
it be transferred from China Grove!
in T.nrwlia Tjlnflia in oAjmiimimv niy- '
natures to her petition promised the
patrons of this route the same ser
vice, so far as mail trains are con
cerned, that they now get from China
drove. In procuring these signatures,
Landis used no misrepresentations of
the facts in the ease, but has been
loyal to her promise, inasmuch as all
trains exchanging mail at China
drove, make the same exchange rt.
Landis. Therefore, in at-king for this
route, we contend that we are after
nothing more, than is justly due us. j
patrons or route yo. 3 are familiar i
fl'b.iierMW aulurrmtf'?,
A)stmagter been in sympathy with ,
their interests, this route would oria-1
inally have gone out from the Ijindis '
iMistofliee. Iandis is not a spoiled
child, does not get out of humor with
her neighbors when she does not haw
everything her way and has never
been nursed1 from a public paper.
Landis, Jan. 1, 1914. D.
Putting. Thorns In Cupid's Path, j
Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 1. Wiscon
sin 's much-discussed eugenie mar-
iagc law went into effect today. The
ii w prohibits county clerks from is
suing marriage licenses until the
groom has presented a physician's
certificate showing him to be physi-
rallv fit for the state of matrimony.
Heavy penalties are prescribed for
violations of the law. A wide vario-
v of opinion exists as to the consti
tutionality and the probable results
of the new law, but it is generally
agreed that it is likely to be defeated
in its main objects. Already the phy
sicians in Milwaukee and other cities
hove announced that they-will not
conduct ' physical examinations of
prospective bridegrooms for $3, which
is (he fee prescribed by the law. On
the other hand, if the examinations
are".-left 'to county phyisicions the
latter are likely to be so overwhelm
ed with work that great delay attend
ant upon all applicants for marriage
licenses will result. It is considered
probable that these' conflicting con
ditions will give rise to a suit in which
the courts will pass upon -the law.
Pure Mattress Law in MinnesoU.'
' St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 1. Under the
provisions of a law put into effect
today every mattress sold in Minne
sota must bear a label showing the
materials' used in . its manufacture,
and whether they are new or second
hand. Another law passed by the last
legislature and which went into ef
fect today makes sweeping changes in
the tax classifications. - Instead of
assessing all property at full value
as heretofore, the property ia divid
ed into four classes for the purposes
of taxation. Iron ore lands are to be
assessed at 50 per cent, of ;; actual
value, household goods and . wearing
apparel at 55 per cent, merchandise.
farm and factory products, tools and
implements and unplatted real estate
at 331-3 per cent, and eity real es
tate at 40 per cent tf its actual value.
. Dinner for Ex-SlaTea.
Wilmington. Dee. 31.Threo hun
dred ex-slaves of New Hanover were
made happy this afternoon when
sumptuous dinner was given them b7
the white people of the city at St.
Stephens Church. Proceeding the din
ner there were exercises in which sev
eral old slaves, together with a num
ber of prominent citizens of the eity.
made short addresses.
A The Smith-Petty Fight
San Francisco, Jan. 1. The odds
ar eicht to ien on Gunboat Smith
for the fight with Arthur Pelky. Tom-
my bnms offered 6,000 to $12,000
that Pelky wins in the knockout.
FlDICf ASM 'OF
fttMSOREBaS
OJUfAOA EXPECTED TO FALL
UT A FEW EOURS.
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Twelve Artillery Qui Raked tin
city, Caasjjtf Degen Fires.
Fire Hundred Federal Dead and
Thousand Reported Lying Wound
ad ia the Street. American Offi
cers Waned the Rebels About Fir-'
lag Acroes the Border Federals
Art Deserting. j
Presidio, Tex., Jan, L Firece fight
ing between Mexican rxbels and fed
erals waa resumed today. Ojinaga is
posted to fall in a. few . hours.
Iwelve artillery guns raked the city,
causing a dosen fires. -Five huudretl
federal dead and a thousand wound
ed are reported lying in the Ojinag i
streets. Many of the wounded are in
the army and ejviL hospitals here.
American officers warned the ' rebels
against firing across the'lborder. The
nderals are deserting id tleetiiig
across the American boScr
BOYS' CORN CLUBS.
What the New President ot the
Southern Railway Says ' About
Them.
Commenting on the statement is
sued by the United States Depart
metji of Agriculture, shewing the re
sult! attained .by the Itoys and gins
who won pnzes in the Boys I'oni
Clubs and Girls' Canning Clubs in
their respective States hi the season
tf 1913, President Harrison, of tho
Southern Railway Company, said a
tew days ago:
"While the work don by the boy.
and girls in all of the. Slates was re
markable, it is very gratifying to me
to note that first honors," both in the
Boys' Corn Clubs and the Girls' Can
ning Chibs went to St&ea traversed
by the line of the SoutHern Railway
tvstem. The wonderful (record made
by Jerry Moore, Apf Sfi&h, Carolina,
m trraw 223.75 taiahuLtK'ijuraci) on h
tile acre in 1910: directed ntteii
sin
tion to the great advantages of th-?
Southeastern Kates as u corn-growing
locality. Now comes Walker Lee
Dunson, of Alabama, with a record
of 232.7 bushels on a single acre, set
ting a new mark for the members of
the Boys' Corn Clubs throughout tiie
United States. The superiority of
tLc southeast tor corn production is
demoub-t riled i ot only by Walker
Dunson 's lemnrkable record but also
by the fvt that the yields obtained
by the prize winning boys in each of
tl;e States of Yitginia, North Caro
lina, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee
exctr-d -d the highest yield obtained by
any boy in a northern or western
State.
'No less remarkable than the rec
ord made by Walker Dunson in the
corn club work was that made by
Miss Clyde Sullivan, of Georgia, whs
grew 5,334 pounds of tomatoes ou
u tenth of an acre, surpassing by 1,-
374 pounds the highest record made
by any girl in the North or West.
Other- southeastern girls did remark
ably well, notably Miss Lizzie Kelley,
of South Carolina, with a record of
4,375 pounds on a tenth of an acre.
Taken as a whole, the records of
the southeastern boys and girls de
monstrate the superior agriculturtl
and horticulaural advantages of the
southeastern States, not only for
purely southern crops, such as cotton
and early fruits and vegetables, but
also for crops which are usually as
sociated in the public mind with tho
north and west. They demonstrate
that the States south of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers and east of the Mis
sissippi offer unsurpassed 1 advant
ages for the man seeking to engage
in profitable diversified agriculture."
The Penny Column. .
This is the place in The Times and
Tribune to tell your' short business
story. What you have to buy or sell
can be told to thousands of .readers
for a slight cost. IT PAYS. People
look to this column with eagerness to
see who is hustling. Advertisements
are inserted at . the rate of ONE
CENT per word - each " insertion.
Count the words in your adv. and send
cash with copy. Each figure aud
initial counts a word. No ad. taken
for less than ten cents. - . tf,
Says Buhl Cannot Enter New Fed
" A. oral Bulk' System, y
St, Louis, Jan. 1. Former Solici
tor General Lebmann says that Mis
souri state hanks are not authorized
to enter the new federal bank sys-
turn. s -V'. -A'-; ' -VS ;
Baffled la Search for Stolen Radium.
Chicago, Jan. 1 Detective con
fess that they are '. baffled in the
search for the stolen radium speck
worth 14,500. The thieves substitut
ed a platinnm capsule, f1' ,; K
" Train Wrecker Confesses. A
Mobile, Jan. 1. The police say
that William Edmund confessed to
wrecking the Mobile and Ohio train
Tuesday, with robbery as his mot! re.
PROGRAMME BARACA-
PHILATHEA UNION.
Meeting to Be Held Tonight at the
McKinnon Church .
The following i the programme fo;
the Harara-I'liilslhea t'nioa meetine
10 oe Held tonight at 7:.I0 o clock at
the McKinnon Presbyterian Church,
Rev. J. P. ( rowder presiding:
Orchestra.
Song by union.
Devotional swiri-, Rev. M. I..
Smathers.
Business session: 1. Remarks bv
president. 2. Roll call of classes.
1 Report by class secretary.
Duet, Misses Howell and Price.
Reading, Miss Parnell.
Round table discussion.
Karaca song, by union.
Address, Rev. O. A. Holderby.
McKinnon Male Quartet.
Presentation of penants: Barncn
penant, Mr. C. S. Smart. Philathea
penant. Miss Bessie I'tley.
Reading, Miss Virgie Wood.
Song by union.
Union benediction.
MR. W. C. DOWD IS
PEPPERED WITH SHOT
Accidental Discharge of Oun in the
- Hands of Countryman Results in
Painful Injury.
Charlotte Observer, 1st.
Mr. W. C. Dowd, proprietor of
The Charlotte News, had a narrow
escape from serious injury yesterday
afternoon when, on a hunting expe
dition, near Stanly, in Gaston, he re
ceived in his head and hand several
shot from a biro'gun which was ac
cidentally discharged by a country
man who was standing 20 feet away.
former Chief of Police William
S. Orr and Mr. Dowd had gone to
Stanly in the early part o fthe day
to hunt. They were proceeding in
quest of sport when, in a field some
distance from the town, they stopped
in order to allow Mr. Orr to remove
a number, of burrs from the feet of
one of his "dogs. He' handed his gun
to a rural resident who chanced to
be near, with the request that lie
hold it for him. The newcomer as
sented, but soon began experimenting
with and handling the gun, with the
result that one barrel was discharged.
The weapon, as it happened, was
nointed in the direction of MrDowd.
- Twho t'eefwoT'siroii llftWlWrr
cheek near the eye. one in the lore
linger of the right hand and' one or
two in the head.
The Next-Lyceum Attraction.
Mr. Edwin Brush's magical enter
tainment is as remarkable for its
nriety of mystery as for the mystery
ilselt. He presents tricks culled
from England, China, France, India,
mproved -and added to until the in
ventors themselves have to "give it
up." Many of his best feats of magic
ire "his own invention, as the im
mortal "Alice" says, and hence ab
solutely new to anv audience. It re-
inires a good sized dry goods store
and menagerie in combination to
supply the varied and numerous arti-
les and animals which so myster
iously appear in air, fire and water.
It would-take the memory ot a Lord
Macaulay to recall the complete
equipment of a modern magician sue.i
as Edwin Brush.
Paste the date in your hat, Mr.
Man, Friday evening, Januory 9- Or,
better still, hang it upon a peg in
your memory, ur, tie a red ftnng
around your finger. Whatever you
do, don't miss Edwin Brush.
Gotham's New Mayor Installed.
New York, Jan. 1. John Purroy
Mitchell was installed as mayor of
New York City today. Coincidently
the other newly elected officers of the
greater city and its boroughs official.
lv assumed their duties. Ibe cere
monies were of the simplest charac
ter. Nevertheless there was a large
throng to see "the man who had
downed Tammany" sworn into the
office of mayor.
With the assumption of office by
Mayor Mitchell, a new regime in
citv governmental affairs was inaugu
rated. Mayor Mitchel was nominat
ed and elected bv the Fusion oposi-
tion .to Tammany Hall, while prac
tically all the other city officials, tne
New County officers' and the presi
dents of the several boroughs are men
who are opposed to Tammany. Thus
for the first time in years, today saw
tba nhifif officers of the municipality
filled with men not allied with tbe
Democratic organization which .has
so long exercised a controlling influ
ence in municipal affairs.
Bob Fitxsimrfms Barred From Boat
. . In New York.
Kow York. Jan. 1. Barred, from a
fight in New York, Bob Fitxsimmons
is seeking to come pacn ior a muv m
Philadelphia. ' ' :.' ,".
Mr. Bryan Seme Grape Juice Punch
Washington. Jan. 1. Secretary
Bryan served grape juice fruit punch
i; dinlomatie reception. Secretary
of War Garrison is the only member
of the cabinet using boose,
AJphonso Has Malignant Tubercular
: Aiecuon. .
London, Jan.; 1. King Alphonso, of
Spain, is reported to be uffering a
malignant tubercular nose aueouon,
making an operation soon necessary
IN SOCIAL CIRCLES
Numerous Holiday Social Events of
Interest.
One of the most delightful of tlw
numerous holiday social events was
the New Year party given last eveu
ing by Miss Laura McGill Cannon
at ber home on North Union street.
The hours were from 9 :30 to 12. Set
back and flinch were the games of
I the evcMv rt : - 1 i rf wVteh a
salad eoiirM' v. u, m-i . . T.ii ty
guests were present and the evening
proved a most enjoyable one.
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New Year Party.
Mr. and' Mrs. Gowan Dusenbery
entertained a number of friends last
evening at their handsome home on
West Depot street. About thirty
guests were present, the hours bein?
from !) to 12. Elaborate refresh
ments were served and the party
joined in welcoming the advent of
the New Year with good wishes and
merriment.
Stag Dinner.
Miss Helen Marsh entertained a
number of her young friends at a
stag dinner last evening at her home
on South Union street. Ten guests
were present snd an elegant dinner
was served. The diners were: David
Pemberton, Brevard Harris, Pat
Ritchie, Garah Propst, Sidney Lowe,
Joe Hawthorne, Lawrence Hutchison
and Neale Goodson.
New Year Reception. Vj-
A social event of the evening of
marked interest will be the New ijear
reception given by Mr. and jM.
Williom H. Gibson at their hotte' on
North Union street. Thegurs are
from 8 to 11 and the public is cor
dially invited to call.
New Year Dance.
Ono of the most popular of the
numerous holiday social events will
be the New Year's dance that will
be given this evening at the Elks'
Home by the young men of the city.
The hours are from 9:30 to 1 and
music will be furnished by Hunt's
Orchestra, of Charlotte.
SIMMONS PRAISES
PRESIDENT WILSON
Senator in a Bang.net at New Bern
Pays Tribute to the Nation'! Chief
New Bern, Dec. 30. Assembled in
the dining room of the Gaston Hotel
tonight, participating iu the second
annual dinner of the New Ben
Chamber of Commerce, were two
hundred and fifty representative citi
zens of the State.
Among the guests of honor were
Senator F. M. Simmons, Congress
man John M. Faison, Edward' E.
Brit ton, of the Raleigh News an l
Observer; O. D. Canheld, of More-
head City; J. R. Kennedy of the
Southern Lumber Journal, of Wil
mington, and many others.
The principal speaker or the even
ing was Senator Simmons. He spoke
on the subject of "Co-operation Be
tween the State and the Nation,' and
advocated Federal aid in certain
State undertakings.
He touched briefly on the tariff
and' currency bills and ended by
saying that Woodrow Wilson was the
greatest President to grace the White
House since the days ot ueorge
Washington.
Spencer Has Fire Whistle.
Spencer, Dec. 31. Master Mechan
E, C. Sasser has secured a new
fire whistle for this place. It is 8xlS
nches m size, has a changeable tone,
shrieking like a mad beast, and it is
said can be heard from seven to 10
miles distant. It will be placed over
the large boiler room of the Spencer
shops and will be used only for fire
alarm burposes. A code is used by
the town in giving signals by wind
the various fire companies in Spencer,
East Spencer and also the three shop
teams can readily locate a fire.
Concord's Liquor Bill.
Concord's Christmas liquor supply
more than doubled the quantity re
ceived during the month of Novem
ber. During November about 900 gal
lons were received while in Decem
ber the thirrfy ones received 2,338
gallons.
Most of the damp goods were re
ceived just preceding Christmas day.
the average for several days bein
more than 100 gallons. For the week
following Christmas 98 gallons have
been received.
Outlawing of Union Labor Threatened
Washington. ' Jan, 1. The Dntlaw-
ry of organised labor is threatened
if the Sherman law is not amended
to exclude labor organizations, Samuel
Gompers declared in a "Federation
ista" editoriaL' He calls on- Presi
dent Wilson to redeem the labor
pledge of the Baltimore platform.
It must be about the nicest thin
on earth to be a yonng lady and pret
ty and tome home from, .boarding
school for the holidays. . v
An investigation will convince you
that you are worrying about the same
things that worried you three, four
or five years sgo.
An ounce ot consideration is 1
a pound of contention,
rorth
500 josifss raf n
IN FA8HX0NABLB . OARS
THE LOOP DISTRICT.
or
Street Brawls Occur Witk "winttd
Policemen, Thirteen Being Arrtat
Cafe Windows Art Sauahed,
And the Inraaioa of tho Oafea At-tempted.-A
Mass Meeting Aai
Parade of the Unemployed ia to Be
Held Tonight. Predicted That tS,
000 Will Be ia Una j
Chicago, Jan. 1. Fi: ..aji
jobless men gave riotous " demonstra
tion m lasuionable cafes of the Loop
district today. There were brawls
with mounted policemen, thirteen be
ing arrested. Cafe window.
smashed and the invasion of eafea
attempted, the police interfering. A
mass meeting and parade o fthe un
employed is called for tonight for a
march to the city hall. The leaden
are predicting that 25,000 will be in
line.
BANK PAYS DIVIDEND.
Concord National Bank Pays Venal
Semi-Annnal Dividend of 9 Par
Cent.
At a recent meeting of the direc
tors of the Concord National Bank
a semi-annual dividend of 6 per
cent was declared. The cheeks were
mailed to the stockholders today. The
reports of the officers showed the bank
to be in fine condition. The officers
of the bank are: D. B. Coltrane,
president; L. D. Coltrane, cashier; J.
M. Hendrix, assistant cashier; D. B.
Coltrane, L. D. Coltrane, Shakes
peare Harris, M. L. Buchanan and
J. P. Allison, directors.
The twenty-sixth annual meeting
of the stockholders of the bank wil)
be held January 13 at 10 o'eloek. A
this meeting two directors of the in
stitution will be elected to succeed
the late Elam King and- W. R. John
son, who died during tb past y eaf.
SLOUTTLA A wiCJU.A
Bjalmar Moberg Kills Himself at
Granite Quarry.
Salisbury, Dec. 31. With hia jug-,
ular vien severed and a razor lying'
by his side, Hjamar Moberg, aged 33
years, a native of Sweden, was fouad
dead in his boarding house at Gran
ite Quarry, Rowan County, today.
Coroner W. T. Summerset held aa
inquest over the body and found that
.Moberg came to bis death at his own
hands. . .
He went to his room last night in--
disposed, and the body was fonn-1
al ter a search this morning He was
stoncutter ana had been in de
mented condition at times. He had
been in the United States nine years.
and at Granite Quarry only six
weeks. . , i.
Dullest Year in a Decade ia Wall
8treek
New York, Dec. 31. The year
1913 w ill be long remembered in Wall
street as one of the dullest in almost
a decade. Compared with 1912, when
stock and bond sales aggregated 130,
735,700 shaiW and $672,000,000 re
spectively, this year shows a decrease
in stock sales of 4b,700,000 shares,
and in bonds of 1170,000,000. .
lhe recent spurt of activity at a
higher price level, with an increased
demand for bonds and other invest
ment issues, has given rise to a hops
that a recovery is under way.
Landis Circuit. .
There will be preaching at the
Methodist Church at Betbpage Sua
day at 11 a. m., Landis at 3 p. an.
and Oak Grove at night at 7 p. m..
t, U Owen, pastor. 4
TRADE C0H0CS91
WORDS OF THINKERS.
To do an t-vll action to base.
To do a c'N.d mi Ion without la
currlng dnmnr N - common
enough, but it tx tbe part of a
ittintl inn 1 1 m do grant and aobto .
dic, tboutib he rtk eeryv
thing riutnrvh. ; '!
All human history le the his
tory of reform. . Tn" evolution
of the race, physically, morally .
or tneutally. ban been, thus ae
compllxhed -Anon , ,
Honor uinst grow out of n
mllity. freedom out of discipline,
righteous Joy out of righteous .
Morrow, true strength out of true
knowledge of onr owa weakness,
' sound twm-e of mind out of soaad
rontrltlonX'hsrlee Ktngsley.
They tell yon that habit recoev
eilos you In time to assy Un
welcome things. ,'JLet ns not
trust to this alone. Custom, in
deed, sweetens tbe ragged lot
wben tbe cheerful sool ts ta it.
It does but unhtttef tt the mors
wben tbe soul stays out of It.
, ismes Martlnesu, ,
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