North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XIV. J- B SHERR1LL. Editor and Publiahar' CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1914 40 Cents a Month I Casta Copy. NOZ7J. at r i mux rmcio u:hil i:ioio u BASEBALL HISTORY ' MEETING OP AMERICAN LEA . w 'i QUE CLUB OWNERS. 7 1 Ths Meeting Wn Celled When Pm . ident Johnson Wu Notified by tat Players' Fraternity That An Play-. - -'an ef Both laguee Would bo Called oa Strike, yitfe Ruling on ; . Kraft is Rararaad,.:-i--- . New York, July 21. With "unun ited base ball facing what in de clared to be the grawst erisi in its history, much importance is attached to the" meeting o( the American Lea gue club owners, here. The meeting - was called when president Johnso.'i was notified by -the Players' Frater- r. fcity that all players of both leagues would be called lout' unlte the Na tional Commission' reverses its rul ing on player "Kraft. FulU, Prest- ; dnt of the Fraternity,, hoped that : there eonld be an- amicable settle-j .- ment, but the ultimatum stands. Has Way Been round to'Ayert : ; ,..-:: Strikat 4,: , New York, July 21. Authorizing the re-sale of Player Klaft to the Newark Club it is h"e"lisved that the . 'American League' has found a way of averting the threatened strike of the '; players.-, C- : 'fit ?' ' ., Vacates Injunction Against Hal '. - . .' ; '- - Chase. -.- x ' ; .' Kuffalo, July 21. Justice Bissc!!, cf the, Supreme Court, today gratify ed a motion to vacate the temporary ' -injunction against Hal Chase, thin permitting him to pluy with the Fcd- .- eral league. - ' FALL PLAYERS STRIKE CALLED WEDNESDAY. Players' Fraternity Demands Its (Way to Transfer jpf Kraft, New . Yorlf,' July,-2t- A general - vlrike of all hasebaH; . players under contract to clubs in tlie American and National leagues ha jlieen. ordered bv David L. . Fultz, '.president "of the Baseball Players. Frtarity, .wlj.tl today served natiwjm u'ational - .t'ominissiont, atrikev" will tafce; effect Wednesday," line's the Nation- a' Commission gives in before then. This aetio'Afwiflts 'from , the rul ing of the commission 'In the case of Mayer KraftrfOrmr ''New Orleans first basemanVFuKz-Vlaima Kraft should be drawfhg- a Valary from the Newark International League elub, while the commission ruled that he belonged to the Nashville .Southern Association club. -The decision to call-, a -strike wa . arrived at a a secret meting of the - fraternity leaders bereilaat nislit, . Several proimnent-playara Bigned the 5 ultimatum winch. . utta aent.to , .; ; National Comrtis8iiRi ,,.1s-,.i vv .,., 1 l B, B, JohaaonjpresidenL of . the. r. 'American, IiatLai4.0Mj;;f.;tlie members of tlia,. National Coimission declared that i,4he.. 4 f rjke -will be fought to thJniah.. ".-.' The Amerieji League., is ready to !, li.ect the issuewith a. solid front he : declared. .."Our club owners are-. a ' unit for war.-, It is about time thai r this fraternity nonsense "should end " We have been verypatttht with 'Mr, . . . . A . 4 -1 .. L . ' .1. ... ' rulti and ow assoctnies, .0111 ; m hv gone a triffe" too fflr . We in tend to call their bluff iff.a woy thnt ' will make them ahow their hand. " , " If the Ameriean League players or a majoritfof them .obey the strike -" order on Wednesday every .American league club will eloso its gates. , We . will stop all salaries and inttict heavy - "fines, on every, player,; partiaipRtin , in the strike s This strike will be the last one eondweted by Mr. Fulta and ' Ha associates, too, as we will keep I' wir gatea locked all season if, '.neee I r snry to nreajyua,up ;;.; ; . - Uonaatic ' Ufa latiU' Popular.' i ; - . Borile. July 21-That tlie moiiastte life has los none of lt bold oii pre- rut Hv biimanitv has iust been de- v monstratedl1 by "the Tepftrt -made? of the growtK of the Capuchin order, 's the- genera chapter of which just ' .ImmI her Desbite the tact' thq ; several of v the -leading countries jf -J-' F.nrope no yonger permit monasterias -. ,.f th nrdi.-the Canuchins now ba"" 771 convents, scattered through ' 63 i.with 40J76 full members. - In additiothey have tbronjrhout the i -world 0,7bj eone-rewnn n. ierim ;mi nr rnirnhers of the ord". whib f n.i livinir '-in convents secladod from T the world J di'Pote t'-e-r Tiv. tv -. m rk of the order. ,Tlie total mem -- 1-or.tiin oP these eonirregations falls - just a btt e below i,ww,uuu. L ,', 1 r 1 '"-' m -a AAA ikat Three " Calamity ' Itema. , f.lnmitT Item No. 1: The Wilson Administration finished its fiscal year am ;4.4.r2.07 to the good Calamifv Item No. 2: The Kansa wheat erap exceeded all previoua re cerds by ;fi0.000,000. , " - Calumi v Item yX-trot an.Yln llirinfol and i "' ' very a'coi.I'.i inf the : f?n' t , newspi i JlliV:f 'O Se bnndpi n:a being Vol ' ' ..'.'!.-r. in i ..ry of 1 so I r t' i J r 1 ' rOXEST HILL NEWI. . Ohaaxe at Buffalo KilL Mra. lia . kar Bettor.--Personal and Otkor Hewa. - Mrs. Tom Smith and . children have returned to their home in Con cord after spending several weeks at Misenheimer Springs with relatives. Messrs. Vic, Tom and Geo. Wideu-t-oose and J. F. Broom spent Sunday in Charlotte with friends. , : Mr. J. L. Johnson has returned to his borne at Hope Mills, after a visit l.ere with bis son-in-law. Mr. Robert Coin. ' Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Trontman and children spent Sunday in Charlotte with relatives 1 .' Mr. and Mrs. Sum McLexter ar visiting relatives at China Grove ti.ix week. : ."". - .Mr. Howard Trontraan. i of . tonia, spent Sunday at tlie home of Mr. Jno. Howell. Mr. Trout man was returning from a ten day's vaca tion at Asheville. . Mrs. II. C, Raimer returned home yesterday afternoon, after 8endin? two weeks in Wilmington at . the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gen. Dontld. Mr. and Mr. L. D. Melton, of Ra din, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Kirk." " Mr. June Rapp has retnrned ;it Raleigh, after spending a week with his mother, Mrs. Sally Sapp. '.The members of 'McKinnon Pres byterian Sunday School siwnt Sat nrday afternoon on a picnic at Mr. riias. McDonald's place jut mrrii of "Concord. Cnder Rev. A. D Wa -cliops's guidance an evening full of much enjoyable diversion was spent, t Mr J. D. Verbal, vho has hed charge of the spinning at Buffalo Mill hW esiened this tiosition and is succeeded by Mr. W. P. Whitley.. Mr, J. S. Blockwelder is eritinillv ill at' his home on Buffalo stieet Mr. k-blackweldur has been confined to hi home for several months. , .Mrs. W. T. Linker who has been suffering from blood jjoison for sev erer weeks, is slowly improving. THE DROUTH IN PARTS OF ILLINOIS. Former Cabarrus Man Writes of a 100 Days Droo&. Mr. Editor: I will write you a few lines in regard to the douth here. We tjh.ave had oneof the worst drouths :n the. history , t tUe eoantry. it raia.-jHp.-evsn termayeartnan. uie ed oneyineh last tiight the most it .did last year? ' Hesi'des' the5 splendid has-reigned since April 7th, whieH yield, our farmers 'speak especially makes one hundred days since the of the quality of these grains, drouth set in. Tbds country is in the Stanly county wheat as of yore would worst condition for feed I ever saw. ' doubtless take the prize over Cali Nothing raised. The oat crop is a fornia wheat in point of weight to complete failure. Some wheat, but the bushel, if we put in on exhibi mightv little bay. We will make tion. We will look to Farm Demon some eorn if it rains enough. The'strator Lipe to have us represented, dry weather and chinch bugs . have' The cotton crop in the county hi h nearly got the torn crop. This dry fair to be above, normal this year spell' is over the southern half of .Willi promises, too, of a good yield the Statet the northern half of the o' eorn, it looks as if the Stanly far- State bas good wops. Our fanners .:.. j I 1 are nuying ieea now ana win iiove w bnv until another troo is made. All i"ee:l 'has to be shinned in which h makes it come bigh. ; Pastures are burnt Jin Peonle are feeding then stock sow. A great deal of cattle -a being abipped to market and ia bring- ing a fair price. Every year we have shipped out feed bnt this year it has to be shipped in. We bad a poor i-rop last year, hardly any feed left nine - which makes it hard on most n alt farm. Vow. if there is anv country that can beat a lUO-uay ronth I woula lle lor mem w re- .,,. .,., . port. . j lours ITUiy, . - GEO. H. CRESS.' Fillmore, Ill., Jnly 17, 1914. r. r. d. no. 6. t : Crona are looking fine along now The people are starting to lay by. The health, or tne eommnnuy is iod we are elad to say. ." ..' . s The Miami Baptist Sunday- Sehool will have a picnic at the Phoemx mine, Friday, July 24th, 1914. There will be cream and all kind of rerreshr incuts served on the ground, so come ne and all and have lots of fun. 80 f von misa this you will miss lota of fun. r There will be a, balLgame in the afternoon and other amusements. The proceedinpiff over and above the cost will "0 to the innrcn aepan- uent, If; is worth a day to visit the Id p.ino so one and all eome jand don't forget the date. - ' " ; Ucv, J. 8, Harris preached an ex cellent sermon to a large crowd, last Sunday at Miami. - - j " yv., V-V.'-;v- BIBUUL ;; AH fof Throe Cant?4 Cleveland. O.. July 21. With on even? doom municipally owned park refreshment stands in full operation selling ice eream cones, peanuts uu . A. pop corn for three een.ts, a targe lorec of men are at work today hurrying to completion three more stands, made necessary by the heavy increase in the park refreshment trade. ;; '". - DlnnB ainw nn riuit in serve Sunday chicken dinners at fifty 'e"" ., A 1U 1JO .v ., -" . plate in fiordan, Brookside and Edgewater parks, where the largest C--.l. ...i'1. iraHl ' --'- fUlllinj , 1 v n a ;. t. The Clearing sale at the Browne Id Cannon Co. goes merrily -,o. . - . - Sea new ad. in May's Tribune. " v - Tomorrow, Wednesday, will p":,r' Pale. Fro th :r new ad. May " r . -of f;e I "-i thv l""'e DXAUTAQB DI8T&ICT rOKMED. Meeting Held at Court House and 'Landowner! Decided to Drain Coddle Creek. District to Extend rive Itilea. ...... The final hearing of the -Coddle Creek . drainage matter was held yes terday afternoon at the court house. The bearing waa attended by practi cally all the landowners of the sec tion interested in the drainage work. Engineer Alexander, of Charlotte, was present, and presented a de tailed report of the worst1- After going over the reports, maps and surveys the distriee was alopted. It begins at the Fleming bridge and extends to J. C. Johnson's jower lirn- near the Johnson mill, a distance ot fire miles. It was decided to cut off about three miles at the lower end which was first embraced in the dis trict. The cost of the work is approxi mated at $13,000. The cost of the district as first proposed was alwuit $25,000. Messrs. R. W. Fleming, (). O. Over- cash and C. A. Fisher were elected drainage commissioners of the dis trict. They will ask for bids, let the contract and have general over sight of the work. Little Chance for Judge Clark. Washington, July' - 20. Althoii'i'i Representative Pou has called .1 meeting of the state delegation t indorse Judge Walter Chirk for IV United States Supreme bench, theiv does not seem to he an overly amount of enthusiasm in favor of the North Carolina jurist. Neither docs there M-em to be any disposition on th- part of the President to -senoush consider Judge Clark's appoint ment. Many people here would lik'.1 to see a North Carolinian appointed 'to the high position but they do not believe Judge Clark has a' chance. Facts are facts and in this case they overweigh sentiment. Those in a position to know wluit the President has in mind in t!i particular instance say that lie will appoint Attorney General Mclfey nokls to the place made vacant by tl:e death of Justice Lurlon. Fine Crops in Stanly. Albemarle Enterprise. Reports from different sections o ,the county seem to indicate that tl 'crops of wheat and oats' 'will" "'show ir will be awe .10 pop 111s ueeis n.- 'norl.nr anil II CBlHIKltV liowlers lO ,p": - P hence. The Mooreaville Picnic. .Mr. H. P. Deaton, of Mooresville, 1 . . Jspent yesterday atternoon nere doom. ing th? twentieth annual picnic, to be held at Mooresville Thursday. July 30th, for the beneftt Of Barium Spring ' Orphanage.- A special train will : be .run from Statesville and intermediate . points and a special round trip rate has been secured. An interesting programm nas Dcen arraniieu, ing pnureM i" 1 : u tl, nl.;i.t,u i.f th nr. ievm-wwi " Iphanage antl music oy tne Aannapo- 11k hand. Tiv Mooresville picnic is an annual event that attracts a large number of people form Concord and ieinity and the indications are that the usual Urge delegation from this section will attend this year. . . ; ' Sunday, School Class Entertains, j The members of Miss Ollie Jane Cline'a Sunday School class delight f,,iiv ontnrtained in her honor la3t evening at. the home of Miss Wilma Honeyentt. The house and law;i were beautifully decorated in Jap anese lanterns and Bowers, atuaie recitations and gatnes were played during the evening, after which re freshments were served. -"-. Aa a token of love they gave their toucher a. lovelv work basket. Those Munt were: Misses ' Ollie Jane nine. Geneva MeCullan, Ruth -Lip nard,, Ola Peck, Beulah Widenhouse, Lillie Brantley, - veima ana , muic t Martha Parnell. ' Elsie an;l T,,r Host. Sarah McClellan. Clan Wilma Honevcutt. B. j i 'vj it's Not in the Bible. . ralH Town. July 2u .. On the II . - ' . - . ground that it ia contrary to Biblie.d tAi.cliino'. the Uiitcli women 01 nu- nansheny have petitioned the South African parliament against female suffraae. Furthermore, they say that women really do not want the .vote . would not nse it if they had it. ana that men are amply qnalUled.,.' to Ljj, ,nd ,dminister the Jawsmts without the assistance of the' Other ' - SeXf , ' 7 ' 1 1 ' u ' '- - . Th Rockefeller aeientista may be - jumping out hookworm, bnt Tpftre .laziness seems lo be just as prevalent be g eVer, -.';' ' ; .'- JTcdiating at Nipara Falls t snore r 'fil t!."i d T ' "r s Dut ' ; , 1' rv f (Viz. THB OATLLAOX TRIAL. Caillaox Will Seek U SMaU Hla Wlf 1 And Take tbe Xaapoaafoaity. Paria,"Jttly 21. CailUax. "tbe mightiest man in France," testified today. He will aeek to shield bis wife and take the responsibility npon him self. Shortly afternoon Mme. Cail laux waa brought into court. She ap peared even paler than yesterday. Paul Bourget, playwright and autbor, the first witness, waa in Callemette'f office when Mme Caillaux card was brought in. Callemette said that be must receive her because she waa a woman. Bourget left and waa down the stairs when be heard a commo tion. He returned and saw that Calle. mette lay gasping in his chair, a re- nlver being in Mme. Caillaux a band. Adrian Nicet and Ttienne Cirae un iformed attendanta in the Figaro of fice, told their Dart in the trairedr. Cirac snowed Mmei Caillaux in and closed the door and "almost imme diately heard shots in quick succes sion, boms Latzarut, news editor of the Figaro, testified that he did not believe Callemette had anv letters he1 intended to publish after the "Ton Jo note. - - . President Poincaire itad. an unpre cedented procedure. He told of Cail laux coming to his office and express ing the belief that Callemette intend ed to publish his personal letters. "If lie does, I will kill him," Caillaux is saiil to have declared. The presiding judge had to threaten to arrest dis turbers in court as the trial progress ed. FIFTY TWO PAPERS IN STATE HAVE LINOTYPES. North Carolina in the Lead Among the States With Periodicals Using Type Setting Machine. News and Observer. Fifty-two newspapers in North Caroliuo have linotype machines a rording to figures jtlst received in th" Department of Labor and Printing icre. There are 29!l newspapers in the State and of this number only 2fi are dailies, tins leaves, twenty-tour of the annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly, and semi-weekly publications to have linotype machines. But there are only 24 semi-weekly papers and there are 167 weeklies. Aaccrding to statements made at the Department of libor aid Print inn . v.:i,-v.JLi.,.-; .. tact ort!i ( nroliim is in the lead among tlie Mtates or the Union and certainly among the States of the South in the proportion of publica tions having type. setting machines against those publications which still depend uxm the type sticker. NEAR LOWER STONE. The health of the community is vi-ry good at present. The drought seems to habe been broken and we have been pleased with several good rains. Wheat has nearly all been thresh ed. There seems to be a very good crop..' Charlie Miller lias a fine pieuc o . rn near Lower Stone. .Som-i of our peopi speni the glor- ioua 4tli at Gold IT-li. gome at Sal isbuiy, while others stayed at home. Titey all seemed to enjoy themselves vt ry iiiuth. ; ;;' Mitcs Martha and Lola . Klncta sient the night of the 4th at Mr. Roy Host's. There was an ice cream supper at Mr... Charlie Shoe's Saturday night, July 11. There was a large crowd resent and all report a good time. Rockwell and Granite . -Quarry crossed bats Saturday, July.. 11 th, or the letter's diamond. " The Gran ite boys won, 8 to 1. Come alonj Murph and let the score be in your faVor Saturday. -. - - There will be preaching at Lower Stone Sunday, July 19th. .. Also there ill be -a special collection for tbe orphan children of the 'Nazarreth Orphan Home, . of Crescent. Hope there will be a good crowd 1 and a good collection.. " ' " How are you and that "Uttle girl yours" getting along Adamf , -Success to the Times and its read ers. tAi-UK irv .SOUTH ROWAN. The health of this community s very god. No sickness to report. Miss Carrie Rimer and Misa Anna. Holshouser, from near Faith, visit ed Miss Rimer' cousin, Mis Maggie Rimer, last Saturday night. " Mr. Bill Ithinehardt haa ' moved back to the Whitney plant, i V? Mr. Tom Fink and Mr. Birlie Hop kins and a young . gentleman, Mr. John Cress, visited at Mr, J. T. Car- ttr' Thursday. They were welcome visitor. .-. - . i - Mr.' E. - M. Holiker Viaited her dauchter. Mrs. Will Yatei this week. Mrs: Will Yatea and her mother, Mrs. E.1 M. Holiker,. were welcome visitors' at Mra; Julia A. . Carter's one day last week, ,. - " Mr, George KJutt-came down V hi brother' Sunday Id hi automo bile. UAKUNU, - A more rational explanation ia that Eve wanted to leave the Garden of "Eden so he' could see what the wo men outside were . wearing. - : " Somebody offht to tell Jspan that we ere not t ...ng our l.re navy. s but jur-t a eonj! of o'.s-m. la rf"- MO. TOWNSHIP SUNDAY I SCHOOL CONTENTION. Will Keot at Centra Orove Tnea- day, July U. No. 9 township Sunday school con vention will meet at Centre Grove Methodist Church Tuesday, July 28. Exercises will begin at 10.30 o'clock. Th following will be the programme: Song service. Devotional exercises, bv Rev. F. Sherrill. Address of Welcome, bv Frank Shinn. Response to address of welcome, by Nathan Krimminger. Song. Recitation, Ida Mae Widenhouse Subject: "Saturday Night." Recitation, Eula Bost. Recitation, Eula Man- Bell Bern hardt. Subject: "Born of Four." Song. Recitation, from St. Paul 's Sunday School. Recitation, Eula Bost. Recitation, Cora Barrier. Song. Address by Rev. Charles P. Mae- Laughlin, pastor of St James Luth eran Church, Concord. Subject: "An Efficient Teaching Force. Appointment of nominating com mittee. Adjournmet for dinner. Afternoon Session. Song service. Recitation, Lela Cox. Reeitntion, Joe McEachern. Sub ject: "The reatest Student Body in the World." Recitation, Farrell Petrea. Su! jert: "A Highway to Peace.. Song. Recitation, from St. Paul's Snndir. School. Song. Address by Rev. R. G. Tuttle, pas tor Central Methodist Church, Alb-n-arle, N. C. Song service. Announcements and adjournment. The public is cordially invited ti attend this convention. Let every body come out and make the day a snecess in the Sunday school work. The music will be furnished by the different schools of the township. JOHN L. BARNHARDT, President, NATHAN KRIMMINGER, Secretary. MR. ODELL AT HOME. Commercial Agent of Government Spending Brief Time in Concord. Charlotte Observer. Mr. Ralph OdelL, of Concord, who i? a special agent operating under the Bureau of Domestic and Foreign Commerce of the Federal Govern ment, Washington, is spending tw- weeks at home with relatives prior Ij leaving on another long journey abroad. He expects to go early next month to New York where he will spend some time in conference with manufacturers and others interested in the cotton goods trade after which time he will sail about August 22 for England where he wil spend a month. He will then go to Holland where he will spend another month getting in touch with trade conditions gener ally there and then will leave for East Africa and India where he will spend a year or more investigating market conditions generally. Mr. Odell, in talking with an Ob server representative, expressed con fident belief that the placing ot Mr. W. A. Graham Clark in the South, with headquarers in Atlanta, would bring facilities closer to home to Southern cotton manufacturers, to whom a rich field will thereby he opened for the developmert of a fine trade in export goods. "Interlocking Directorate" WU1 Not Disturb U. Senator Overman has received many letters protesting against a 1A wmiM itwthihit infprlnclrinrr ' r. -r oirectoraies mat wouia mppw Wwi, like CUariotte, uasionia, ncoro, Salisbury and tne nxe. isenaior Overman does not think this will in terfere in any way. with any legiti mate business in North Carolina. "I want to assure the men whol engage in manufacturing, banking or J other legitimate enterprises tnat mo i'.!l:jL : 4 1 1.; Al- lnnioiuou wnuuBi iuiiiot-ftu,K i rectoratos will not disturb them iu any way at all," said Mr. Overman. King' Cabinet at tha Epoch-Making '-':.. Qonfemce. . London, July 21. Great crowds a-athcred i at Buckingham Palace watching the arrival of the King' cabinet at the epoch-making comer ence. Hi Majesty greeted them tn the bow room of the palace. The eon- . . f . -i 1 fere nee adjourned aiier naii an nvur. All th membera refuse to xoaxe a statenjoat. . Penitentiary Conyict Shot WhOo Trying to Escape. Raleigb, July 21. Jamea Freeman,! white, committed to the penitentiary eaturoay mgni kj wemm untenee for housebreaking at Marios wa seriously bat not fatally shot lit last niffht by guards while at- temntina to escape . on a Beaooaro height . lie eluded the guards earl ier in the afternoon. - h An expert cutter and designer, rep resenting Bohloss Bros, & Co., is at Hoover's today and tomorrow. See rew ad. . : . BXLXEr FUND OROWTNO .lByMe JinL IWIU No. 11 rarmara Led By Mr. Krimia gar Com to the Rescue of rUow rarmera in Hail Swept Sections. Mr. I). V. Kriainiuiirer. a wll known farmer of No. 11 township,! ha. taken an active interest in aiding and South Carolina whote crops were ' recently devastated by hail, and as ' a result the fund below has been sub-' scribed and paid. Speaking of the, matter Mr. Krimminger says: i "After reading i The Times it j the destruction of the crop near: Rock Hill, I decided I would try ii a feeble way to raise sme funds for those dear people. In a few hours I succeeded in getting subscriptions and money to the amount of $33.52 This was given bv the good people in a very small section of No. 11 town ship, and 1 did not see near all of them. 1 will get more when I can see those that I missed. Mr. Editor, I hope there is not a farmer in Ca barrus county who don't feel an in terest in those unfortunate people. Oh, how thankful I feel that God has spared dear o'd Cabarrus from such an awful destruction. I would lik,; to appeal to every farmer in Cabarrus to look down in his heart of hearts and say "1 will help those unfortun ate people." Where is there a farm er in the county that could not giv.i ironi .xi cents to fj.00, and would not miss it f How glad I would be to see this fund raised to $.".00 dollars in this countv:' D. V. Krimminger $5.00 M. A. Propst 1.00 G. W. Prv 1 nn M. L. Itarnhardt 50 G. E. Barrintrer 75 Adam 1 ij e 1.00 M. K. l'arhhardt 1.00 I. A. Winecoff 1.00 G. L. Brown 1.00 A. I. Blaekwelder 1.00 Paul M. Krimminger 5.00 G. F. Litaker 1.00 O. E. Faggart 1.00 J. F. Faggart 50 A. H. Litaker 1.85 Mrs. M. C. Ervin 42 E. C. Mesimer 1.00 A. C. Fink 1.00 H. S. Barnhardt 1.00 H. C. McEachern 1.00 J. L. McAnuIty 1.00 J. F. Linker 50 H. T. J. Litaker . 1.00 W. E. Litaker 2.00 J. F. Pless 1.00 A. J. Litaker 1.00 ! Total $.13.52 MARC SPENCER MEETS TRAGIC DEATH MONDAY Graduate of University of North Carolina Falls on Piece of Scaf folding at Badin. Salisbury, July 20. .Marc Spen cer, aged 24, of Tazewell, Va.. a civil Lf the Southern Aiumilln ,;. was killed at the power house at Badin today by falling on an nprigh; piece ot scaffolding. Injury to livm and internal hemorrhages caused ho death in half an hour. Mr. Spencer's parents live 111 Phil adelphia. His brother-in-law. Dr. Prentis Johnson, of Tazewell, ar rived here tonight to take charge of tbe remains, which were brought here this evening. Mr. Spencer was a University of North Carolina man. He had lived in Salisbnrv and at Bryson City before going to Badin several months ago. Huerta Aboard the Dresden. Puerta, Mexico, July 20. Ex-Pre.s- ldent Huerta and the immediate members of his family went aboard the GGerman cruiser Dresden to ing. They were accompanied bv n 1 Til , , , n I ... r, ... vTt-Mt-rai nianquex, tne lonuer war 1 uiiaiaier, ana isenora manquet an tnpir daughter. The destination of the Dregden Tamai(,. Are You Getting The Bank Habit Will Keep a complete record of every dol- " lar yon take In and pay out ! ThJa v can be does very easily by carrying , a Checking Account with this teak. Deposit all your income and check tat all year disbnrseaenta. At tha and of tha month, wa will return all roar cancelled chocks, wits' a statement of rove tocouS. , CaQ and let as explain. , ' ' citizens '-'-T7JDT Tlir IfrVfAlfl wJiTC.. r VILLA 001X0 SOUTH WIT SZT- ERAL THOUSAND TROOPS" To Effect Junction With OoujjeJ ad Obreg ea Conakhm Oreooe Orate eat Menace to tfe Peace of Maxfe. Spain Will Send Kepreeeanttvsr to Deal With ConatitatioEaUat fe--ernment. Expect to ArnuM tor the Return of th SpaaUrfa TO Expelled From Mexico. Chihuahua, July 21. Villa ia pra--pared to depart to the MMith with av. eral thousand troops to effect a June- ' tion at Queretaro with the armiee of -Gonzales and Obregon. Villas will not take tbe entire army because 'of Us necessity of protecting the '. north against the forees of Oroieo, who ke considers a menace to the ponet of Mexico. Orders were issued to prepatf "-" tne railroads irom acatecaa to Angia alicutes. General Angeles haa gone to Juarez to get artillery aupplw. El Paso, July 21. Accepting Car,- rauza s invitation to foreign natieM . to send representatives to deal d recy with the eoustitutionaliat gov-i-i uii.ent in matters regarding 'their . citizens and possessions, Spain has llointed Manuel Medina, confiden tial sent. He expects to arrange lor the return of Spaniars Villa expell ed from Mexico. MAY CELEBRATE. Citizens Advocating Holding a tif Picnic Here When Street Werl ia - Completed. - t" V number of citizens are advocat ing 'the proposition to hold CBaV moth picnic here when the street work lias been completed. The idea U to ' have a celebration and invite the aeo-.. pie from all surrounding section! and. , make it a big jubilee occasion.., Mayor Hartsell, it is oadentood, j enthusiastically in favor ef the pro ject and a number of basiaeaa Bit are ready to aid in sarti b!jpaoik. tuitions of $100 and-alsv n-f.S$. .'v bution of $100 and .also one of i50 have been offered. -, There has not been, a gathering here of this kind in several yean. The lust county picnic waa held at Sims-' grove several year ago and waa largely attended and proved a big sue-',, cess. : Fight at Landia. Yest rday evening - about 7:30 o doc k J. P. Treit-e and 7d Sloop en guged 111 a hght, Sloop using piece of plank and Treiee knife. Treice n as not much hurt, but Sloop waa eat omSorearm, a gash about 3& ineher -long and very nearly to tbo bone. Dr. Edwards dressed the wound, ..taking Kve stitches. The trouble arose oret an account Sloop owed Treiee. Sloop started the trouble, stopping Treiee 80 the street and striking: him eeTeral--times with his fiat, before Treice took any part in the scrimmage. .V Dr i Landis, N. C, July 21, 1914. - 1 Congressman Resigns. . . ': Washington, July 21. Representa tive Jamea T. McDermit, ot Illinois, lias telegraphed Governor Dunne, re signing as a member of . Congress. ' In a prepared statement reaa u ws House Mr. McDermit denied the J. charges of misconduct in the "lob- . by case." .. X- ; Arrangements are being made for.... the Fanners' Union Picnie and the- ; le-union of Company H. to ne hell ., nt St. John's August 8th. The pro- jiK-m wilt be published later, . m tk Right Stat? Help Ton . Make Gm4 DAr::i :CC"" law .