ibmu. VOL. XIII J. B. SHKRRILL, Editor and Publisher CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1914 40 Cents a Month 4 Cents a Copy. NO, 504 i1 m mm. inn L'l SESSION HERE ABOUT 70 TZA.CHSIJ AND STU , sarrs ni our. Prelimiaary Contort Held Taia Mora tag at Elks Bona, City TU& And Conrt Hoa. CentestaaU Tor rtn . al Contort te Bo Hold at Central School -This Snaiac Selected. - Athletic Contort This Aftenea.-r- Prof. B. L Xeeelar aa Band With Charlotte High School Glee Club. The Unit annual' met of the wesf centra division of State High School Convened here this morning. The dis trict embraces 20 comities ia this sec tion of the State. About 70 student and teachers, representing 15 school are in altendanee. The meet opened this niominv !!. the preliminary eoutest to decide the contestant in the final meet which ' will be held at Centmi school ionml.t I'rineipal Weddington, of Winecoff Huth School, host of the meet, arrang ed the contests in the opera house. Klka' Heme and eburt honse. At the hike' Homo the contest iu recitation Was held. Thirteen youn-i ladies participated -and the judges were Messrs. VT. B. Werner, J. It. Hooten and Vf. T. Albright. The following young ladies won and will represent their schools in the Dual contest to be held this evening: Misses Mods Gaither, of Harmony; Sue Hunt, Oroverj Leone . Harris, Stony Point; Wilms; Hargett, Union villej Joe Ranaon, Huntersvillc; Viola Shinn, Winecoff. . The spelling eonUe was held at the eourt house. Prof. C. E.' Boger, Miss Frances Alexander and Mrs,. R. A. Brown were judges. The contest contest consisted of 200 written words. The winner has not yet been announc ed. The following were the contest ' sots: . . .. . . Vera Turner, Grovcr; Bertha Tca !rue, Stony Point; Essie Smith, China Grove! Pesrle Carriker, Rocky River: Cary Heath, Harmon v; Steven Hart, Mt. Tlla; ftichard CnlWrrsimj Wood leaf; Charles Murpli,' Winecoff. ; Thirteen boys participated in the preliminary declamation eonte.l which was held at the opera house. Messrs. J. P. Cook, Harold Turner and A. D. Wauchope were- judges and the following were selected for the final contest : Talmage Smith, Oak Hill: Byroa Keeter, (trover; P. M. Poolo. Stony Point; Henry Dellinger, Waco; Otto Klonts, Tnionvflle; LntherWine , coff, Wineeoff. " ; The final contest will be held this r veiling at 8:15 o'clock at Centre! school. The judges will be Messrs. T. A. Bikle, J. M. Grier and I T. ' Hartsell. " Prof. B.; L. Keeajer. arrived this morning from Charlotte - with the Charlotte Hkrh School Glee Club There are 32 boys in the eluh,iThey were trained by Professor Keesler and will be a feature at the meeting this evening? They will render numerous selections, including ehorusea, . violin and vocal solos , medleys, "eta."-:.;'. ' In the afternoon tlie athletic con test will be held at Cineo Park. A realty ? transaction,, including $30,000 in cash, it is learned, has been consummated between ' Paul Chatham, of Charlotte, and parties in Washington City, whereby the latter come into possession of 300 lots of the Chatham estate, valuable proper ty, tsast of the city of Charlotte.' . .' For SalaFarm horse. Apply to C. A onerwood, , jr, D No. 2, Con- cord, K. CVfe YOU AND YOUR HONEY a strcsg team when yoked together. But yea are a VEAIaER MAN -when you separate yourself frca it. . Ycur rncney is willing to ' stay vrllh ycu if ycu want it to. . Let this strcjbmk help to keep ycu and your mon ey t::i!::r. CITLl..a L"J TRs'ST Cu...d Lti: 'A.jONFS VORKE f feNidnt . ' JOHN FOX, Aaliuil Caihler, KDCXK SCHOOL Closlaf Sxarcisa rta Ba Held aa April Ittt. Rimer school,, in No. 6 townsliip, which haa been taught the past wia ter by Prof. Juo. A. Suther, Misws Beatrice Beaaoa and !eola Carter, will elnse Wednesday, April 15. At IV o rlork a. m. the exercises wiH bevin. We will have with u Rev. C. P. Fisher, of Faith, and our eoanty superintendent, Prof. D. S. Lippard. Musie will be furnished by the oict UUl Head, of Concord. ' At 1 o'clock dianer will be served hi the grounds. The public is cor dially invited to bring well filled bas kets. The afternoon will he spent in a picnic and ball game. Morning Programme. Song: "Sweet Hour of Prayer," by school. Scripture reading and prayer. Recitation: "The Dying Child," by Ella Klutix. Declamation: "The American Flag," Roy Ssfrit. Song: "Ood is Ever Good," by vbool.. "Reception of the Stamps on Cape Fear," Ellis Troutman. Recitation: "Rock of Ages," Elsie Moose. "The Doll Show," by seven little eirls. Declamation: "An Appeal to Boys," Clyde Barrier. Recitation: "Grandpa's SHelac les," Addie Dppard. "Composition on Ssnitation," I.uen Moose. Recitation: "Guess What It Is," Msrvie Carter. j "The American Indian," Louis Bost. - j Declamation: "Galileo," by Frank Klufts. " I 'The United Workmen," class of boys. ' Recitation "Lar.y Sue," Nellie Furr. Evening Programme, Beginning at 8 p. m fonsr: piumoio, me item or me 'Flower Drill." "True Charity," six little girls. Music by band. "Negro Sermon." "Early Rising," Ralph Peuninger. Recitation, Cora Penninger. Music bv band. TlomPriU." . .'. Declamation: "Oli,I m n Good Old Rebel," Brown Bost. "The Colonial Tea Party." " Music by hand. Dialogue: "Taking Sam's Pi,-- Mnsic by hand. tare." Drama: "Wooing 1'ndor Difficul ties." . X. To Dedicate Butt Memorial. Augusta, Ga.', April .10 Arrange- meats have been completed for th'i dedication of the , memorial bridge erected here in honor of the late Ma- jor Archibald w. Butt, wno was a native of this city. v The dedication will take place next . Tuesday, whicli will be the second anniversary of the ' sinking of the Titanic, of which Major Butt was one of the herpes. The principal speaker at the dedica- turn exercises will be former Presi- dent Taft, close friend of the deceas- ed, and whom Major Butt served as personal d. , Holjt-Week Service at Holy Trinity, fs - - Mount Pleasant ' " 1 . " . . 1 Friday,- 11a. m., divine worship and senice, preparatprj' to Lord s Supper. , ' -v.., Saturday, 10a. m., Sunday sctioot. class for eonnrmation. Sundav. 9:30 a. m.f Sunday school. Japan day; It, a; m., divine worship, sermon, eonnrmation, Ixira s upper. .2 p. m., annual congregational meet- ing, 3:30 p. m., naptisis. GOODMAN, Pastor. CHAS. t. WACONER A. F. COODMAK, '. i. : . . Ttllw. . , CAKKOLL ALEXANDER. Marriaga of Mr. Frank Carroll aad Miss Blaacha Alexander. Tha horn of Mrs. 6. F. Alexander, 82 Franklin avenue, was tha scans ot a quiet, but charming wedding, Wed nesday evening, April 8, 1914, when her daughter, Blanche, was united n marriage to Mr.. Frank Carroll, of this city. The ceremony was perform ed by Rev. W. C, Wanehope. Tha house was atistically decorated with ferns snd spring flowers. As the "Bridal Chorus" from Lo hengrin wss being played by Mrs. W. C. Wauchope, the bridal procession entered the parlor the maids of hon or in advance of the bridal pair who entered together. The bride -was daintily dressed in a gown of white crepe, with tunic of net and trimmed with lace. She wore ' a beaatiful pearl necklace the gift of the groom, and the only ornament in her hair was a single strand of pearls. She carried an arm-boquet of bride roses snd .maiden-hair fern. The maids of honor were Miss Sue Caldwell, of Concord, niece of the groom, who wore a pretty gown of pale blue erepe de chine, and carried white carna tions ; and Miss Sue Alexander, of Charlotte, who was attractively gowned in pink crepe de chine trimm ed with shadow lace. She carried an arm-bonnet of pink carnations and niaicicu-hair fern. The ceremony was witnessed by a large number of guests. The gifts were numerous and beautiful. Among them were a magnificent oak halt-rack front the members of the firo depart ment of Concord, and a beautiful up holstered mahogany rocker from the W. O. V.. of which Mr. Carroll is a loulnr member. Mr. ann.v Mrs. 'Car roll will reside on Church street. W. Gasoline is Going Higher, Cincinnati). April !. Automobile owners face a still liiirlicr tise in the flg- m., nni.i-, tot.. nf fIlo nn vent inn of the American Chemical so cietv Isere. In nn address on some economic phases of the use of gaso line, ProJ. Benjamin T. Brooks, of the bureau of mines, Washington, I). C, declared gasoline rapidly is approach ing 40 cents a 'gallon mark, at whii-ri point he declared alcohol would be an active competitor. Maine Republicans Meet ' in Annual Convention. Augusta, April 0 Expressing thai "the tide has turned" and that Maino soon again will be "Rock ribbed and Republican," Maine G. 0. P. members gathered here today in their annual state convention. There was promise oT noticeable splits between the Oil Guard and the younger, more pro gressive Republicans who believe the only hope of the Republican party in Maine is to "out-progress the Pro- gressives. . In Honor of Miss Lowe, Misg Ashlyn Lowe, who will hecome the bride of Mr j Rog8 Cannon April 23 wag the honoree at a delightful eyent yegterday afternoon given b Mrg E c Barnhardt at her home on North Union twefc Eum wag pUyed gn(, followinK game B salad courge wag gerved- The guest of hon- ' P. Pair ilk hose. was Pre" wnwo lo uonuree. auuui ov guests were present and eight dropped . . m . ' . - ALKAHEST ARTISTS ARE COMING SOON. Contains a Talented Tno of St.uth.rn Belles."'- v "The Alkahest Artists "Company 'la coniio8ed of a trio o southern young ladies who have become famous in their special lines of talent. ; They are sent out under the name of the Alka hest witb the assurance that tbey will hold up the standard of thlscompaoy's reputation - for furnishing,, only first class attractions.- Every season this company sends out an attraction binder it s' ALKAHEST AftTISTi, Its own name, aud tlio persounel'of the company for this season Is especially strong., r '1 The program will be delightfully v ne1, consisting of piano and violin so los, soprano solos, readings and nwno lojrucs, , MIko l.uolle Dennis 'and l.oulse Mcllenry, two, charming XJoor- pis (rtrls, will head the company 'this season. Our Lyceum patrons have, KKxi reasons for looking forward with pleasure to the coming of this splendid company of .srtlsts to onr city. ' ; "ral F ' ool Auditorium Mouday, AIDER! 1QI HOLD EUSlt SESSIO CITY FATHERS HELD REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING. Numerous Citisana Watch Proceed ings of tha Board. "Soda Pop Lobby on Hand But the "Blue Laws" Wars Hat Considered. Privilege Taxes Levied. Petitions Presented for Cement Sidewalks. Board Hita Carnival a Knockout Blow. The board of aldermen held its uliu- monthly meeting at the citv hall last evening. Mayor Hartsell presid ed and all the members of the Iwurd were present. t Previous to the nicettiii; the hoard held a caucus in the Mavor's ollico in the meantime the little court room was filled with citizens. Many of tin nuiiwiice came auiicipaiui'.' a lively meeting and others, it is said, were there, in the nature of lobbyists. Those antieupatuig a discussion n the "blue laws," etc., were there with their faces adorned with u look t. anxiety. In tact it was rumored that some of this number coniHiscd i, 'soda-pop'' lobby and were there m carder to influence legislation to tlio etfecUthat thev could walk hol.l- lyf up to a soda fountain on Sunday oiorning and gulp or si) ( whicheveV was the. habit) a "mornin-'s morn ing," while all the world looked on. The hour of the meeting was 8 o'clock, lint the caucus held tor se era! minutes thereafter. Jn the mean time the lolibvists, lookers-on nnd plain citizens, talked nnil smoked mostly smoked. In fact the little room w as (so ful of , nitol ine erup tions that some olit .remarked if the aldermen saw it thev would hide that, for the peace nnd comfort and safely of the lives and fortunes of certain citizens, thev would pull the bun off sellint; "smokables" on Sun day. But in the meantime the cau cus continued, the crow waited and smoked, while the windows rattled and the building shook frfcfli activities; of a band of Indians on a sculping expedition upstairs where a rehearsal tor Pnwhatnn was underway. But, Anally, the aldermen appeared and, cutting their way through the smoke laden atmosphere, took their places within the little bar, Citv Tax Col lector Fink substituting for Clerk Weddington, and the business of the evening was finally on. The delay, taking nil things into consideration, was about as Jong s this introduc tion to what transpired at the meet ing. Mr. V. V. Widenhouse appeared before the aldermen and requested them to place a hre horse and wagon at Forest Hill. He staled that it was the center of a thickly populated sec tion of the city; that the merchants there could not carry a a sufficient stock of goods on account of not hav ing insurance and that the company there would have eleven men readv at all times to respond to a fire alarm. Mayor Hartsell stated that the mat ter would be referred to the proper committee and firemen to decide. He stated that he regretted that follow ing a publication in the daily pap?r that a horse would be sent to Forest Hill tliat the Cannonville department had decided to disband and expressed the hope that the matter could be amicably settled. The mayor added that he had been unnhlc to find out by .what ..authority .ncn a statement was published. ; " . (In passing, we will state to the mayor that if he had taken sufficient interest to make inquiry he could have easily found out by "what au thority the statement was publish ed. ; The information was secured from the head of a city department, who has direct charge of such matters. But, since the proposed move did not prove popular with certain members of the fire department, it appears that the easiest way to "calm the trouble waters" is to attach the blame to the "daily newspaper." City Editor.) i Petitions were received from resi dents on the west side of West Cor- bin street," asking that a cement side walk be put down from the Chapman residence to the depot, and on the southside of South Union from Mr. J. O. Porks' residence to the eity Km- i mi i. W 1 . lis. xue matters were remrrea 10 mei street committee. ,- - '' j ..The board took up the matter of i mi Jt is I special privilege taxes, i ae. louowing changes were made : ',' Tax on circus was raised from $50 to $100; pool rooms, first table, from $25 to $50 and each additional table $5 to 10; gas company, $50 to $100; express company, $25 to $100, Vv Privilege tax was placed on the fol lowing, which have not . heretofore been taxed: Onrsge, $15; automobile agencies, $10; initerants offering au tomobiles for sale, $25; automobiles for public hire, $25; near beer of no tax, $1,000: telegraph companies, $25; oil companies, wholesale, $100; retail oil peddlers, $25. , : When the tax on carnival compan ies wss reached a motion was made nid iinnm'ninnflTv tinftud ihnf tlid itv Jtnx eolVotor refuse to Issue license to PIO CLUBS PROFITABLE. Department of Commerce Issues Statement Showing What Georgia Boys are Making By Growing Pigs, r'or several years a Bo' t orn Cluo has been conducted in this county with marked mkccss. Thcvluh hu aruosed interest in corn culture, in. spired boys to lu tilings and mak.' things on tlieir nun rr.u-ilihl an i has added to I lie material weallh o' the county. In numerous counties throughout the country pig chilis have been or ganized and are hein' cumlm-tol nloiu lines similar to the corn clubs. Smli a club would be of bom-lit to I iibar rus. Statistics are not available but it is estimated that hundreds ut Jul lars go out from this county yearly lir meat supplies. This mune goes out of the county w hen it could easily he kept at home bv producing the meat in the county. Ked Buck" Bryant receuMy tul-l the Charlotte Observer of the result that are being obtained from pig ilub- 111 Brooks county, (..'.. 11:1. II is arti cle follows: The Department 01 Auriculluie i.- trying to get the farmers ol the Snitli to go back to the growing of hog and hominy. Corn clubs arc being or ganized aud pig clubs encouraged. Brooks county, lieorgin, is held up as au example to the other counties of Dixie. The Southern States at one time years ago produced lareg numbers ol hogs and cured practically all of the bacon necessary to Iced the people," declares a recent bulletin issued from the Cilice of Information c f the De partment of Agriculture. "At the present time I lie same cannot he s'aiii of a single Southern State and of but few comities in any of these slates. There is one county in (ieorgin, how ever, that is showing others what can be done by raising hogs. Brooks county holds the distinction of pro- Ucing more bacon than any other county in Georgia. Hecently, 'l'l wagon loads of cured bacon were de livered at Quitman in one day. This axounted to about 4',ll()0 pounds. Last year Brooks county raised the meat necessary for home con sumption, shipped out several car loads of hogs, and in addition sold 150,000 pounds ol bacon aj an aver age price of 14 cents a pound. This year it is estimated thai Brooks coun ty will sell 2-")0,000 pounds of bacon in addition to what is needed for home consumption, mid 11 large num ber of hogs shipped to the markets. About 1.000 head of fat cattle will also be marketed from the county. The raising of livestock lias not been accomplished at a sacrilice of other crops, but has been produced in ad dition to the regular crops with the result that those who have taken up this line of work are becoming the leading and the most prosperous far mers in the county. The cash re ceipts for t lie livestock and bacon sold from the county is near $100,000. What is being done in Brooks county it is believed could be done in every county in the South. This would put the farmer on a belter 'i nancial footing because he would not be dependent upon cotton as his sole cash crop. Bacon can be made a most profitable cash crop which can be marketed in early Spring when farmers arc so often in need of ready money. "The hoys of Brooks county have manifested great interest in the or ganization of pig clubs and an ex ceedingly creditable exhibit will prob ably be made by the boys at the coun ty fair this fall." t GOOD ADVICE "As a last word, remember that he who is always going to do, but never does, moves in a very -small circle.. He ..will remain where he is all his life. Futile promises of start ing tomorrow leod nowhere. .Tomorrow never copies. Wo have- only today in which to act, and if we do not avail out selves of its opportunities, we may be quite sura that the re wards will go to tha others. The time to start your Build- mrA Titan with ilia - a tug win Tt ' t torus County Building, 10 & Savings f . ' ,Associi ?s. Office In ha Concord National TUnV . MR. GEORGE C. PETBEA Uicd This M Bruin r al S-iS O'rlork mi I His Home on Crewell 8 1 reel Funeral at Mount Pleasaal. Mr. Georgs C. Petrea died this morning at 8:40 o'clock at his home on North Crowell street Mr. Petrea had been sick only a few days. Several days ago he contracted a severe cold which aggravated a chronic bronchial trouble, causing his death this mora .ig. ; Troops Mr. Petrea was a native of Mount Pleasant and was 50 years of age. He moved to Concord several years ago and held a position with the Cannon Manufacturing Co. as time keeper. Mr. Petrea was a member and officer of St. Andrews Lutheran Church, a Mason, Woodman and member of For est Hill Band. He was a widower and is survived by five children. The funeral will be held at Mount Pleasant but the hour has not been de termined upon. Out of town relatives have been notified and as soon as they arrive the funeral arrangements will be made. A number of friends and relatives of the deceased from Concord will attend the funeral. MR. TROl'TMAN PROMOTED. Concord Man Appointed District Dep uty for Woodmen of World Order. Mr. John Trout man, who has been local deputy for the Woodmen of the World, received a notice this morning from Sovereign Manager Lewis stat-' ing that he had been appointed district deputy. The district will include the counties of Montgomery, Stanly, Ca barrus, Moore, Lee, Iredell and Hoke This promotion comes to Mr. Trout man in recognition of his services to the Woodmen Order, especially during the past two years that he has been a local deputy. During that time he has devoted his entire time to the work and pursued it with such interest and enthusiasm that he obtained fine re sults and won the recognition of the head officers of the order. PRESIDENT AND FAMILY ARRIVE AT HOT SPRINGS To Obtain a Few Days Respite From Canal Tolls Controversy. "White- Sulphur 'Springs," Va., April 111. President Wilson, in an effort to obtain a week-end respite from the canal 1 oils controversy, arrived here early today, so early that only u hand i'ul of bovs and station lounireis greeted the presidential party. Among j me guests ot the lireenbnar Hotel, who interestedlv watched the arrival if the presidential nartv, were Mr olin Jacob Astor and her sister, Mns Catherine Force, (loll'ing and mo iling will be the President's chief iversions. Mr. Luther 'ongressnian lie Scotland Mills Kitchin, son f Kitchin, has bought Xeck Commonwealth. Opportunity seldom knocks al the door of a knocker. "EASTER XOGy Special Showing in Cloth' ing and Gents Furnishings THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY If Its New We Have It. If Its Good We Have It. Where Your Money Buys Most. ir O i t j r i i i i O ; i r i f O . I I o if o ; o : O if o if if 3f O If o '11 n if is o if ' i i .0 . f if o if ! f 1 ! New Neckwear in all the new New Sehoble Hats in all the Colors and shapes, new styles, price, 25 and 50c - 3.00 New Silk Lisle and Silk Sox, New Men's Suits in all the 25, 85 and 50c New Patterns' and Modela, "New Belt in black, tan and 7M to ?26,oo . 25, 50, 75c and fl.00 .New Scriven Elastic Seam New No-Fade Shirts, Union Suitl'1M' - ' fl.00 and fl.60. ' ' - x w New Big Ben Shirts with go.f New ?vT D.' Underwear, price collars, - - 1 ' 50c . The newest in English Straw ; -r-.. Hats with tha improved easy. Kow Stetson Hats, price, . m tweft band, 13.50 and $4.00. - $2.50 and 3.00. : There's pleasure to be gained from look ing at our assortment. There's prcfit to be gained by csaldnj a selection; Drcp b. nn OF MEXICO CITY REBEL VICTORY REPORT ED FROM ALL POWTS. Are Being Gathered in tha Capital from Points Nearby. Tha Number of Troops in the City Vow is Scarcely Four Thousand. A Dispatch Says Federals Are Com pletely Surrounded at San Padre de las Oononias. Mexico City. April 10. With d Webcl victory reported from all Kints and ,the withdrawal of Fed erals I nun the state of Guerrero, the position of Mexico City is becoming serious. Troos are being gathered at the capital from oint8 nearby, l'preparatious for the defense ara declared to be going on under cover. The number of troops who are now in the it y is scarcely four thousand. Jourez, April 10. In a dispatch to ( arran.a Villa reported that he would force lighting at San Pedro de his 1 nomas. He said the Federals arc completely surrounded annd that the Constitutionalists hoped to ex haust their ammunition and capture them. Fierce Fighting in and Around Tampico. Washington, April 10. Fierce lighting is now in progress in and about Taa.pico according to State ami Navy Department dispatches. Several of the oil tanks beyond the city were shattered by shots. One is on tire and others are threatened with the (lames. Oil is running into the river towards the harbor mouth. There is danger of it catching fire, thus causing a conflagration on the whorves and among the shipping. The situation is admittedly very grave. There has been no confirma tion received of the report that Ad miral Mayo ordered the Federal gun boats to stop tiring toward the city on pain of being shotetaoiniinuunn on pain of being sunk by shells from American warships. Women, children I refugees are crowding the Dcs Moines. -I The rules of civilized.. warfare were violated, two women being reported hanged by the federal commander. Paper Delayed Today. The Tribune's two linotype ma chines were put out of commission this afternoon for over three hours on account of failure of the gas sup ply, which is used to heat the metal. On this account the paper is late to day, as it was impossible for us to set the type. Fair tonight with probably light frost in interior; Saturday fair and warmer. 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