A 8iats Library VOL. XIV. J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1914 40 Cents a Month I Ccata Copy. NO. 221. Me woi pass.' :m -oius AT REGULAR MEETING r ' ' - LAST NIGHT. . HELD .." Business That Cam Befors its Board ' - Wm Quickly TransactedSpecial V Meeting to be Eelif Next Week to , Consider Paring Union Street . ; Contract With Enxineer Firth Ap- . t proved. Board Passes Three Ordi- . nances Relating to Traffic, Each - Driven and 8idewalks. ' The board of aldermen,:', held its . . tegular monthly meeting at the city hall last night. The board speeded up matter and quickly, dispatched the- business that cam up for con sideration. ' li- ' -- A petition to extend the sewer line ; . to aeveral parts of the city was pre y sented. The petition was presented y the Civic Improvement - 1-eag'ie. The matter was referred to the strt i- committee.' - ' ,- ' - The board will hold a special meet ing next. week to consider the pro posed paving on Union street.- O f ' - The contract with Engineer Joseph ,. Firth to supervise the construction of the permanent pavement on . j. Union street was approved.;-: ' H , . Three ordinance,: relating to hock drivers, traffic and sidewalks, were - . passed and the board adjourned. The -' ordinances are aa follows:":,. ,' V - . Hack Drivers. s tJ ' . , . That all drivers of backs, omni buses, automobiles or other vehicles on wheels and plying for hire and so - . beiting passengers at the Southern de--. pot, shall back up their vehicles to '' the cement curbing behind the pav : senget station and along the east ne- .v-.. '. i- . ii .i I'wnt wm that fliAV will pa fa enn. :. curoing Tunning irora lie iioniieuji,, - ; - ' eorner -of the passenger deimt in a'ference without my resignation, or northerly -direction to Corbin street) ; anything that looks like it. On the ' that aU drivers of hacks, omnibuses,1 eontrary, I shall tell them positively ' automobiles or other vehicles herein.:ithat I shall stay here ss long a l before mentioned shall, when solicit- - ing passengers at the Southern Rail - way depot, ; : stand r ,wiOua4 thm-tn v i eei oi ineir respective venicies. Any person, firm "or corporation violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guiltyof a misdemeanor : ' and upon conviction shall be ' fined . $50, or imprisoned for 30 days. . - : . ' Trafflc. That it shall be the duty of any , v person driving an omnibus, buggy, wagon, automobile, or other vehicle ; within - the -corporate limits of the city of Concord, to drive to the right v band side of the street or' road, and ' to also drive on the right band side ' - of the street railway track 'and to the '"-': right hand side when passing" the s-L street ears 'on the track. Any persou ' failing to comply with the provisions of this ordinance i shall be deemed - guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined two dollars - and fifty .cents for the first offense, live dollars for the second offense, and o tine of -not less than twenty-nve . dollars or be imprisoned for thirty days. ;- ;,K;;:r:-.:sJ.v txtfz?! Sidewalks. That it shall be the duty of every person, company ; or corporation do ing business in any. house, building oi offiee on both sides of Union street, beginning with a point north at the Gowan Medical Company and end ing with a point south at the post office, to sprinkle and sweep the side : walk in front of their places of busi ness every Saturday night, at closing hours. . Every person, . company or . corporation: failing to comply with v this ordinance Shall be deemed guil- f ty of a misdemeanor, and upon eon' . viction thereof shall be fined five dol lars for each offense, or , imprisoned ten days. Say Good Road Mean Good Schools . Columbus, Hay 15, -Bad roads are the eause of 75 per cent, of the ehil dren in rural districts not attending school regularly, ' This was the decla ration today of State Ilighway Con ' missioner Marker. lie is preoirin . to use this fact in his campaign to -increase interest in road-building ac tivities of the States. " Better roadf mean better health, better schooU, better children," is his motto. TRADE IN CONCOIID' . If you dream of some day having a business of your own and being your own boss, there is no surer or quicker way of making your dream come true than banking one dollar with us to start with and then idl ing to it whenever you can. TLii plan has helped thousands upon thousands of workmen to a letter aiJ HUXRTA FLIES INTO RAQK. Offers Committea Revolver sad .- Dares Tbota to Shoot Him. Vera Cms, May 14. Unsuccessful efforts. were put forth by General Hu erta 's delegates to the mediation con ference to obtain from him a written promise of his resignation prior to their departure for the United State Realizing the obstacles that would be placed in the way of accomplish ing' anything decisive at the confer ence by their lack of instruction from Huerta, and regarding Huerta's eventual submission as inevitable, tho delegates agreed5 that possibly they eould secure better terms from the United States of they took the dic tators resignation with them. The idea was that this Should not be used except that certain . contingencies arose. .'.'. - : Cn behalf of the delegates," thrc prominent Mexicans called upon Hu erta and suggested the-advisability of bis placing his resignation in their hands, although not to be used wth out bis consent. The emissaries found Huerta in a defiant mood, which was not . lessened ;" by frequent draughts from bis ever present cognac bottle. Huerta rejected the proposal em phatically. v f -t "You and the men who sent yon are like all the rest," be said. "You want to get rid of me. Yon wouK kill me if yon dared, but you haven't the courage. If yon were as brave as men should be who meditate murder in their hearts, yon would assassinate me. Here, do it!" - . . The dictator reached to bis bolster and drew a revolver, which be held out to his callers. ' "Take it," he snapped! "Take it and shoot me. Oo ahead, there w nothing to prevent you. You wouldn't be punished ; every one around me would be. glad to have me out of the way, and yon would be heroes. . "Not There, yon see, it is as T told yon. Not one . of you has the courage to do it. Tell the men that please. If I am forced to flee', I shall , do so without resigning; I Prcaident.l" . I shall still Stanly Ootmty.Ksws. Albemarle Enterprise. ' At the request of Rev. C. J. Black the Southern Railway will operate an excursion train to Thomasville on Saturday, May 23. " - -v, . " . , Rev. C. J. Black left this week for Nashville, Tenn., to attend the South era Baptist Convention, His churches throughout the county are sending him. k'; Sf':'::?''V.''v':' '" . ; Sheriff Forrest captured a distil lery, in the neighborhood of Porter station Saturday ' night He found very little whiskey, but " says the signs indicated some or the "juice of life" had been eomlng into exis tence during the day. ' Prof. N. C. Coggin of New Wa don. who has been 7 teaching , at Uwharrie. N. C.,' is now at home. He will attend the Southern Baptist Convention at Nashville this week. Next fall he intends to eter the theo logical sminarv at Lonisville, Ky.'- Miss Lena Spmks will spend tnc summer abroad, i She.wiU join small party in New York the ' first week in June and will sail on me 11th. Miss Gee of Converse College will be the conductress. Miss Annii Leah Mercer of Wilmington will be a member of the party; ! ; Bcirinning last Sunday the boutn bound Railway put . on throngh ser. vice and first slass equipment oe tween Roanoke. Va.V and Florence. C. No. 63 leaves Roanoke at a, m. and arrives in Florence at 7:30 py m. ' No, 62 leaves Florence st 9io0 a m. and arrives at Roanoke at 8:45 m. The arrival of trains at Albe marle is slightly different from the old schedule. . , , ' Miss Ridsohoor't Recital Invitations reading as follows have been received: - Miss Lanra Josephine Ridenhout i... :. soprano . Assisted by Miss Zeta Collins, pianist invites you to attend . V a graduating recital Saturday, May. the twenty-third - Memorial Hall, Salem College. Ah, happy years! Once more wh would not be a boy 1 Byron. , ' DRBDGS BOAT BEXBO MOVED. Contractor Moors Itaking Arranfs- nsota to Drain Buffalo Omk. Work Will Start at Rowan Lino, Mr. Mart P. Moore, who has the contract for draining Buffalo ereek, i banng the dredge boat on Cold water creek dismantled preparatory to moving it to Buffalo ereek. The dredge boat is on Cold Wster near the bridge on the Boat mill road. It will be necessary to take the boat apart and rebuild it on Bffualo ereek. Ths boat will be constructed along the sams lines but will not the same six of the channels of the two creeks, size of the channels on the two creeks. It will take about a month to remove and rebuild the boat. : - The drainange work on Buffalo will start at the Rowan county line. The length of the district is about 13 miles, extending : to'Brafford's mill several miles below Coneord. It is estimated that the work will be com pleted by next March. There is a drainage district in Row an county making arrangements to drain the creek in that county, t The Rowan drainage commissioners want ed the Cabarrus commissioners to hold up the work pending their ef forts to get the creek drained there, owing to the difference in the size of the proposed channels and the Rowan work being delayed, the commission ers here decided to begin the work at Once. They are anxious to have the work started and completed as early as possible. MARCH POPULAR. Second Edition of Miss Patterson's Composition, Mecklenbtiri March, Issued. The popularity of "Mecklenbura March,'' which was composed by Miss Janie Alexander Patterson, is evidenc ed by the necessity of issuing the second edition in order to suply the demand for copies. The edition has just been issued by . Luchardt k Belder, of New York. - The new edition is most attractive ly designed. The cover bears the Colonial and North Carolina flags, from the staff of which is suspendeJ a hornets nest representative of the term .applied to Mecklenburg, during the revolution. .,JLcpendd. to - the copies of the March is a copy of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen dence bearing the names of the sign ers to whom the March is dedicated. There have been a number of re quests for copies of the March by Charlotteans and it will play a prom inent . part in ' . the musical pro grammes to be rendered in Charlotte during the 20th of May celebration. Farmers to Co-operate. Emporia, Kas., May 15. If plans discussed at a conference held here today are successfully carried out, the great crops in prospect for Kan sas this year will be handled by the farmers and sold direct to the con sumers, with the middlemen eliminat ed from the transactions. The move ment to" eliminate the middleman it said to be a direct result of the ac tion of the commission firms in Kan sas City and other market centers in demanding higher commissions. The movement for a farmers' co-operative society has been stimulated by the success. of a similar. movement organ ized some time ago by -the Lyon county farmers, who marketed their bay crop directly to the- consumers and by saving the commissions re ceived a high price for tbeir product without its costing the consumer any more. It is calculated by the pro moters of the movement that all pro duets of the farm can be handled in the same way and with equal success. Today's conference to discuss organ ization was attended by representa tive farmers from all over this sec tion of the State and by officials of the Kansas' Giange, the Farmers Union and other organizations, de voted to the interests of those engag ed in agriculture. , Seek to Limit Foreign Cotton. Washington, May 15. Proposed measures to limit the entry and man ufacture of foreign lint cotton in tha northern States were considered at public hearings at the Department of Agriculture today. Departmental ex- perts declare that these measures are necessary by reason of danger of in- troduction of the pink boll worm, one Union treet whlcn WM- ven b . of the. most serious pesls known.'tl , , , u , - . ' Hawaii already is infested witb tlw h i i'"'' . "V UISI PVOHVU V DSIV UlCTJblllK Will worm, and consequently -cotton front held Elk... Home tM ,f. this territory will be excluded. It is also proposed to prohibit shipment of this foreign lint cotton from . the northern States to the southern cot ton mills. Experts declare that the inconvenience to manufactures is in significant compared to the evil that would be wrought should the worm once establish itself in the southern cotton regions. The insect is found in India, the Straights Settlements, Burma, Ceylon, German East. Africa and Egypt. It has reduced the yield in Egypt, as much as 50 per cent, at times. Estimates place 3X00 bales as the probable number which would be barred from southern mills under the proponed quarantine, but t' e de- -Mrtmcnt believes this loss cr.il eni ly be niBilj i" '.;h , e-'..I j ? c, SILDS FATE NO HEWS RZCEXVXD OF KISS ING CONSUL. Then is Now a Fooling That He May Have Boss Kiflod Dr. Erin Sars Hs Was Seriously Maltreated Af ter Sis Arnst-Bscaus of Un certainty of SUUmu'i Fats Move ment of Snpolie to Galveston May Bs Significant May Serve Anoth er Ultimatum oa Huerta. Washington,', May 15. Genuina alarm now pervades administration circles over the fate of Consul Silli- man at Saltillo. Despite Huerta's promises, no news has been received that the missing consul has returned to Mexico City. There is now a feel ing that be may have Jieen killed, in the light of the admission of Dr. Ry an on his arrival at New Orleans that ne, eontrary to the report to the State Department, was seriously maltreated after his arrest ; r Because of the uncertainty of Mr. Silliman's fate and the mystery sur rounding the disappearance of Order ly Parks, Photographer Sutton anil Correspondent Doster, the movement of supplies to Galveston is considered significant. It may be necessary to serve an other time ultimatum on Huerta, de manding that the quartettes' fate be cleared up within a few hours. It is reported that ; the United States will not interfere with the im portation .of arms and ammunition by the constitutionalists through Tampico. . r , Later. -'. Washington, 1:30 p. m. May 15. New demands have been. sent Huerta in the case of missing Consul and Orderly Parks. These are urgent or ders for a "show down' by Huerta. It developed today as a culmination of a series of doily demands through the Brazilian Minister in Mexico City. .,, , t ;TO ENTERTAIN PRESS. The Stats Association Will Meet at WrightsTille, Juno 24th. Wilmington, May 13. Local news paper men will hold a meeting within the next few days to perfect arrange ments for the entertainment of the North Carolina, Press Association, which will meet in annual conven tion at Wrigbtsville Beach June 24th and 25th. There will be a number of pleasing features. It is likely that they will include a Dutch sup per, trip down the river to Fort Cas well and Sonthport with an t auto mobile trip over some of the splendid roads of New Hanover county. The convention -was entertained here five years ago and the local nespaper tneu and citizens generally are looking for ward with pleasure to the approaching visit of the editors and publichers.- PERFECT ORDER AT TAMPICO. Business Rapidly Becoming Normal Americans Should Be Slow in Re turning. " :'',- Kt-'KC'?: Washington, May 15.-The : Navy Department is advised by Admiral Badger that perfect order is being maintained at Tampico. Business is rapidly becoming normal.'; It is said that the message from Mayor report ed that Several Tank' steamers came up the river and all men are return ing. Admiral Mayor considers that Americans should be slow in return ing until the Mexican ; question settled. Daughters of Confederacy Meeting. A number of delegates from the various chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy arrived this morning to attend the District meeting whieii is being held licre. ' The delegates were met at the station this morning with automobiles m charge of a com mittee from the Dodson - Ramseur Chapter.' '' They were driven to the Jackson Training School " After visit to that institution v the . dele gates were guests at luncheon at the home of Mrs. R. A. Brown on South T. B -4i ternoon at 3 o'clock. An interesting programme bas been aranged. v -Declines Appointment as ITamber, of . Federal Reserva Board. ... Washington. May 15. It is an nounced that Whitehouse Harry A. Wheeler, the Chicago banker, has de clined appointment era member. of the Federal Reserve Board. He wrote the President that a pressure of pri vate business prevented bis accept ance. This leaves two vacancies, which President Wilson is expected to fill, so the entire list iil be sent to the Senate not later V i Wednes day.', ; : . ' , former Governor Bimen i R. remie- CLASS EXE1CISE8. ProfraauM of School Eatortainmtnt Tonight The class exercises of the Coneord Public High School, will take place at the Central school building ta ught at 8 o clock. The following will bo the programme: Bong: Loch Lomond. Rcitation: Firetown's New School- house Ora Honeycutt. Cuss History Lena Hall Fisher. Declamation: The United States and Universal Peace Walter Eugene Furr. - Class Poem Ruth Dry. Essay: Florence Nightingale Helen Fisher. Recitation: Who Ate the Cakef Ruby Cline. Class Gift Marie Caldwell. Song: Who is Sylvia t Essay: Charles Duncan Mclver Lizzie Dalton. Recitation: Mariah's Mourning Annie Snyder. Duet Lillian Holt and Ruby Cline. Declamation: Lessons From the Past Buford Blackwelder. Lost Will and Testament Ethel Furr. Duet Ruth Dry and Helen Fisher. Recitation: Miss Angelina John son Bertie Benfield. Prophecy Lillian Holt. Report of Judges. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS Several Appeals From Cabarrus Pass ed Upon By ths State's Highest Tribunal The Supreme Court has handed down decisions in the following cases from Cabarrus: Cooper vs. Southern Railway, new trial. Teeter vs. Horner School, no error. Pharr vs. Commissioners of Ci- barrus, no error. The Cooper ease was tried at th.s October term ot court. The case u from Rowan county and the plaintiff alleged false, , arrest and malicious prosecution ou the part of the de fendant. The jury awarded Cooper $2,300. Messrs. J. L. Crowcll and H S. Williams represented Cooner and L, C. Caldwell and L. T. Hartsell, the defendant. Jn the .Teeter-Homer to Mr. Mjf F.. Teeter sued Hornet School for balance of tuition he alleged was due PU.T from the school for bis son s ex penses, his son being -expelled from the school soon aftur the term start ed. The jury awarded Mr. Teeter $70. Judge Harding set the verdict aside and ordered a new trial and this decision, as noted above, has been fnrmed by the Supreme Court. Messrs. M. H. Caldwell and L. T. Hartsell represented Mr. Teeter and Maxwell & Keams and John W. Hutchison, Horner School. In the ease of Pharr vs. Cabarrus county the plaintiff alleged damage to his property by the county build ing a road through it and cutting a high bank in front of his house. The jury decided that the action ' was started later than six months after the road was started, which is the limit under the statue, and did not award any damage. Mr. M. II. Cald well represented Doctor Pharr and L. Hartsell and H. S. Williams, the county. Them There New Dances. Cincinnati Inquirer. The Luncheon Lurch, i The Dinner Drag. The Supper Spraddle. The Breakfast Balk, j The Midnight Mop. " The Morning Mix. The Sunday 'Scramble. The Monday Muddle. The Tuesday Tie-up. The Wednesday Wobble. - The Thursday Throw Down. The Friday Flop. The Saturday Slide. William Hall, a young white man, was fined $25 and costs Wednesday in Charlotte by Recorder Jones, for tak ing pictures snap shot of women as they mounted the street cars leav ing Independence Square. The man keeps the camera concealed under bis coat. When he saw a woman (with a particularly narrow skirt) attempt to step opto the car, he used his camera. Disorderly conduct was charged against him. ' . - :-1:v0,,";,;" v. SUCCESSES! .. - .., ... 5 , ... 4 S We are interested in you and I t your success, because our sue- 2 X cess depends upon you snd J X your success, and the success x fox the community aepenas up- a " An fell nt na. -.-.y .. . ? .- - vur interests iuuuu - ' nst.t. aim rs na " Our certificates of deposit bear L I-f--..4 4 ' ,M payable .on demand. : :Ttic: SCHOOL EXERCISE! Conunsnosment of Concord Public Schools Formally Opaasd Last Night The commencement exercise ot Concord public schools were formally openeu last nigut witb exercises by the grammar grades. The exercise were held in the auditorium of Central school and were attended by probably the largest audience that ever attend ed similar exercises at the school budding, every seat being taken and many stood in the aisles of the uJ ditorium and gallery. The Marshal.' fclizabetu Smith, Ruth Crowell, Luck Richmond Lcntz. Hunter Dalton. Luther Bailey, Clarence Winecoff, Carroll Stinson, Sam Petres. and Hoyle Widenhouse, who were elected on their class records, were reqnirel 10 use every available space at the building to accommodate the lame audience. The exercises consisted of sonc. drills and dialogues by the members of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades and recitations by the members of the seventh grade. Recitations were given by Sbelley Howell, Ethel W rig-lit, Maude Shankle, Mary Propst, Margaret Miller, Grace Hodgson and Mary MacLaughlin. All of the reci tations were given. All of the young people performed their parts most creditable, but, the recitation, "Pa pa s Little Boy," by Miss Mary Propst, by comon consent, deserves special mention. Following the recitations certifi cates were presented to the members of the seventh grade by Mr. Morrison H. Caldwell, who made a most appro priate address to the graduates. This evening at 8 o'clock the clasi exercises will be held. Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock the annual sermon will be preached by Doctor Rond- thaler and Monday evening the annual address will be delivered by Hon. J. H. Southgate, of Durham. ZAPATA WITHIN TEN MILES OF MEXICO CITY Has Five Thousand Men. Many Mexicans Are Fleeing From the Captital. V. Vf.. 1 Tl,.l 7.n.t ,;. ,ii J v . ......... of Mexico City with Ave thousand men is the news tbat reached hero today. The capital was astounded to learn that Zapata is at the town of Topilcjo and a loyal federal was sent to meet him. Keports of Zapata i plans for looting and sacking the city spread and the fear of his morganiz- ed band is causing many Mexicans to flee from the capital. To the Navy's Great Honor. Better evidence ot the discipline of the navy Admiral Fletcher could not offer than las letter to Secretary Daniels to the effect that during the nine days his foice was ashore at Vera Cruz not a single man got in toxicated or was guilty of disorderly conduct. He lias just cause for show ing pride in the men under his com mand. IU. PARIS 1 CO. "The Supremacy rof Style" i W nn I GOiflKlI ; ON SAITM) DY ACTUAL FIGHTING FOR ITS POS SESSION BEGUN. """"" - i Rebels' Advance Guard Engage Fed erals, Who Withdrew. Mors Than 15,000 of Villa's Men Leave Pars don for Saltillo. Ths Fall of Mas atian Hourly Expected. Reports That the Rebel Aviators Are Do ing Great Damage. Jaurez, May 15. Actual fighting for possession of Saltillo has begun. The News reached hereetaoinshrdlu' The news which has resched here says tbat the constitutionalists com posing Villa's advance guard en countered the federal outposts north of Saltillo, and after an hour's en gagement the federals withdrew. Villa s Main division of more than 15,000 men today began leaving Pare don, forty miles from Saltillo. It is believed thut a general assault will begin Sunday. The fall of Mazatlan may be ex pected any hour, according to the message General Obregon sent Car ranza. Reports say that the rebel aviators are doing great damage. KANNAPOUS SCHOOL. Closing Exercises to Be Held There Tonight. The closing exercises of the Kan- napolis school will take place there tonight. The following will be the programme: Song: "America," by school Declamation: "After the Victory" James Winecoff. Song: "A Summer Shower," Primary grades. Reading: "Diddy Dumps," Vivian Walters. Debate Fifth grade. " Song: "Dream PillowB," Primary grades. Reading: "Courting Under Difficul ties" Maude Cook. . . A .. .. .. - '"Song: "Rock Me to Sleep" Inter mediate grades. Declamation: "Opportunity," James Johnson. Play: "Snow White and Rose Red" Fourth Grade. Chorus: "The Boatman's Song," Higher grades. Reading: 'Kentucky Philosophy," Lula Sides. Song: "The Old North State," by school. The exercises, which will begin at S o'clock, will take place in the Y. M. C. A. building.. Young President of N. S. New York, May 14. The election of Joseph W. Young as president of the Norfolk Southern Railroad Com pany was announced today after a meeting of the directors. Mr. Young succeeds Charles H. Hix, resigned. Everything that's new correct- and desirable in summer Footwear awaits . yon here. . : .-. . No matter what price you wish to pay, be it $1.00 or be it $6.00) or any . . .... i - . j of the many popular prices between, you'll find here reliable shoes in the Latest Styles for Men, Ladies, Boys, - Musses and Children. ; v. ;' 'i : ':, ?' -;..'' is-itV '!l' '-:f:'-C':' No words expressed here can im press you5. half as well ss a visit ' to our store. - There 'i money saving and more Stylo and more wear for you in our KIND of SHOES than any you 11 see elsewhere. Corns see for yourself. ' '. , O .- i 1 i f r ' re is seo'i.' ( if'' ' ":-n T, '" ' i