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UPPERMOST VX BOTH HOUSES
- of congress. ..
aiiDiscffiEuiiii'i'ii
Senate Adjourned Until Nooa Tomor-
row After Being In Session OiflyJ
Ten Minutes. Reason Glvea By
: Leaders. Was That Senators Had
Business to Present Did Not Hare
It Edy, But Motion Was to Ad
journ on Account of Funeral of As
1 sodaU Justice Lamar Both Houses
' f " Flan to Consider Resolutions Per
taining to Foreign Affairs. '.'
' v 1 17 The Saaa rtaUTm a) ,
v Washington,' Jan. 4. An expected
attack on the administration's foreign
policy and its course in the submarine
risis failed to materialize in the Sen
' ate today when that body when that
' body after being in session less than
, ten minutes, adjourned until noon to-
morrow. . ' '
The reason assigned to the sodden
adjournment by leaders on both sides
' was that several Senators who had
- bosiness to present did not have it
ready. : . ' V.'-
' The motion on which the Senate ad
journed, however, was in observance
of. the death of Associate Justice La-
mkr, of the Supreme Court.:; , - f
- rAn. nJLhiMi to.v ft,r
holiday recess with the nation's for -
' in affairs uppermost with members'
of both Houses. On aU sides the in-
ternational situation is admitted to be
the gravest the country has yet faced.
Issues growing out of the submarine
warfare of Germany and Austria and
Great Britain's interference with neu
,: tral commerce were expected, to figure
-' hfefly in the" discussion "of Senators
and representatives- The situation
i has caused a general feeling of uneas-
It wa, Relieved
preparedness
ocVS
1 - mess among' them,
the question of national
wowa ps issen up ones. j next summer and fall. Congress,
f I It seemed also that the Senate Formen m preparin(f to join handg with
eign Relations Committee wonld take ocal Democratie leaders to oppose
np promptly Senator Hoke Smith's
resolution providing for an inquiry
into British interference with neutral
commerce ana oenaior; uoagv 8ct,ve now than it has been Since
amendment calling for inquiry into qS, when Taft made such a show
the Lus'tania disaster and other acts,;n ; the State and three Renubli-
. . n 1 . T - 3 !
by belligerents resulting in the loss
of American lives.:7' fy':7;'-:-:-Senator
Stone told President Wil-
son that when the foreign relations Democratic leaders to spur up. State
eommittee met tomorrow, he wanted Chairman Thomas D.. Warren has al
to be prepared to meet any situation ! ready conferred with members of
that might arise. - The Senator said ; Congress with a view of setting the
that after his talk.with the President! Democratie machiherv in their re-
that until fact regarding the Per
sia, had been obtained,' nothing could
. be done. : Any nation, he declared,
which outraged the , United States
should be dealt with severely. :
Later Chairman Flood, of the House
Fore:gn Affairs Committee Called -at
- the White House and conferred with
the President.
- The Arise man, sees, Jiears ' and
thinks.' The fqol is tickled with th
sound of his ow c ; '
- Talk is cheap if von can
the lawyer out of hia fee.' !...
rbeat
Bcein saving todS
Christmas shopping.
for your next
RURAL l.;EE DELTVERT ROUTE
-. DIRECTORY,
We recently issued a complete Di
- rectory of all the Rural Free Delivery
Routes of Cabarrus County, contain-
ins the names of about 2.000 natrons
t these routes. This is a Complete
nil nM I, at tnH la invalnnhlA ia 1
. business men.
' . It contains the names of patrons on
the seven routes from Concord, the
- three from Mount Pleasant, the three
from Harrisburg,. one from Eannap
s olis, and one from Glass; It is the
. only complete R. F. D. Directory of
this eounty ever issued. ' ?
The price is 2.00 and it is worth
many times' this price to business men.
Cii3 farther aotlcs I will give 10
per , cent, discount on all weddiiSS
invitations and announcements. . I
represent one of this best engraving
houses in America, and the prices
, are very reasonable. J. B. Eb err ill.
tarsi Free ZJl'.v-y ' Ilrertory for
sale at Times-Tribune office. Con
tain's 2.0G0 names of patrons on the
15 rtral routes in 'Cuharras. Price
.. .,y l-tf
rOREST KTT.I. NEWS.
Mr.
Linker Beturns to HopewelL
Several Personal Items.
Mrs. Ida Dennis has returned to
her home in Rocky Mount after
spending the holidays here with Mrs.
i t r T) -: . -
fr YroA T.inW hu retnrned to
HopewelL after spending a few days
here wits his family. Mr. : Linker
has been working as electrician at the
Dupont works for several months
and will probably move his family to
Virginia at an early date.
'Miss Corda Bost, of Catawba, is
visiting in the city at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Robert Hullender.
Miss Nannie Lee Ross leaves to
morrow for Albemarle to spend ten
days with relatives., " '
Mrs. Bruce Arrowood and children
have returned to their home in Bes
semer City, after spending the holi
days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Mills, on Church street. " j'
. Mr. and Mrs. Sam McLester, of
China Grove spent Sunday in the city
with relatives. v
Mr. Wo Cochrane has been ap
pointed keeper of Oakwood cemetery
and -took charge of this work yes
terday. ' ' ; ..' "
Mr. W. T. Mills has returned from
King's Mountain, where he went to
visit relatives for a few days. A
' Mr. Wm Wood, of McCall, 8. CV,
iSvVisitintr his parents, Mr and Mrs.
Jno. it. Wood, this week. ,
Mfc Chaa, West, of King's Moun
tain, is visiting his father, Mr. A- C.
West s'--;-:
Mr Jno. Crowder has returned to
his home at South Kannapolte, after
spenoing a bosb in wto wo- .
- a t J
ing wrougn we nouaays wuu
kinson-Widenhouse Company.
Richmond ,fter gpendine a few dayg
MrsJaa. Woods has returned to
?ti 31 and Mrs
ere lthJ8. Parent. M'- .. Mr-
iJn.K - I T R. i,.'!
' l. . n.i:u -
8pendine a week at the hom6 0f
1 gaily Sapp. s
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DEMOCRATS PLAN -
LIVELY CAMPAIGN.
Activity Of Republicans and Prores,
' slves Causes Leaders to Spnr.UP;
, Washington, Jan. 3. Democrats
wl) J?ZJErZ&
i i.?Srt,. TmnaC
K aaltntntherftrr
who returned from the State today
with all their might the -- force of
former Senator Butler and the Re
publican organization which is more
. .. . 1 1
.
cans were sent to Congress.
The activities of the Republicans
and Progressives have caused the
spective districts to work
He will i
come to Washington within the next
few weeks to hold other conferences.
; Democrats do not believe -that re
cent rumblings heard from the -State
will be followed by any split in the
?party ranks when.it is realized that
Messrs. Butler, Walser ' and other
Roosevelt Republicans are going to
make ft desperate effort -to carry
several Congressional ' districts this
year. . . -
Senators Simmons ", and Overman
and Representatives Pou, Webb,
Page and Dousrhton think that 'the
Democrats will be united in Novem-
ber' ' ' r
Rear - Admirals Prohibited From
Speaking on Navy Programme. '
(By Tha SaaaelateS Prna
Washington, Jan. 4. Secretary
Daniels disclosed today that he bad
declined to permit Rear Admiral
mm) or near Aanurai ivmijm . io
speak on the navy 'programme even
though-lie was assured that the pro
posed addresses would not" be ma-lo
public.
The request was mane by J,
W. Soott, president of the commercial
club, of Ch:cago, by telegraph
to
President Wilson.,
. To Check Pellagra in the SoutL .
(By The JuwactateS Prcaa) .
Washington, Jan, 4. Pellagra Ras
become such a menace in the South
that Secretary McAdoo today, asked
Congress for lOO.MO for study -and
sanitary work in rural sections par
ticularly with a view of checking that
disease and typhoid fever. ; , k;
Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock is
the time for the big sale, to begin at
the Bell ft Harris Furniture Co.'s.
This will be a great money-saving
event. The first 100 persons enter
ing their store at the opening tomor
row morning, who make a purchase
of 50 cents or more, will be given a
handsome present free. See quarter
page ad. today. , . , , ;
CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1915.
OG!l snUAM
GilAVEST YET FACED
w "
PERSIA CASE.
hpegt inicx ed:;jnistritiox
Offldsi Announcement That the Gov
ernment Will Act la the Newest
' Phase of v the Submarine Crisis
Brought on by the Sinking of the
Persia Was Announced Today at
the Whits House. This Statement
Was Issued: . The President sad
Secretary of State An Taking Ev
ery Means Possible to Obtain the
Facts. ' " t ' '
(By The AweiafS fw) .
' . . . . . - . .
Washington, Jan. 4. Uincial Bn-luqridetion'. was seen, California
nouncement that the government will preferred was heavy on .rumors of a
act on the newest phase of the sub- nitcn fa connection with its propos
marine crisis brought on by the sink-L merge ,rith Mexican . Petroleum,
ihg of the Persia was announced to- Mexican opened strong with gains
day a the White House.' Secretary .; in Coppers. Mercantile Marine
Tumulty issued this statement for the ' preferred and New York Air Brake.
President: . . .r " t -. ,vs. I United States Steel was steadv but
"The President and. the Secretary !
of State are taking every means pos-;
sible to obtain the cold facts in this
grave matter and will act just as soon
informatiol, i, obtained."
the abgence of detaUed kni 8p6.
:fnrmai:nn mhi,h tn v-.-th
. p;j, xr:un ,.n
the fabinet
KM toda, but conferred with Sena-
tor Stone of the Senate Foreign -Ro-
;lations Committee;
Senator ; Stone told the President
4?
that some Senators were preparing to Pierket opened steady at anauvance
make soeeches on the sinkine of sMds bf 5 to 10 points todav, iiL-response
rdent is nndersTood to havi simplyrt ! nary contracts filing at 12.33) March
i- 1 It, nnaersiooa 10 db simpiy re- t s
2-.n.-Ii SbSwj tl Ihe'SLen
.Ufa r. "..W f9jXWJ!l i
ri,uis. , , tT ' N . '. ...:.,..
nt 5hrnftf d 5?.mtpr
Lansing to "brintr immediately to 'th
Hs W new 1 information
to hand and then busied
himself reading the official d-spatches
so far received and gett'ng in touch
in general with the situation.
The administration is depend'ng
largely on the inquiries which Am
bassador Pen field has been instructed
to make' at: Vienna and that-which
consuls are Catherine elsewhere
to establish the nationality 6f the sub-
marine" which is said to have sunk the
Persia and to develop the facts in the
ease generally. ' , - .
Consul General Sk'nner at Iondon'
today advised the State Department ;enantile stores in . West Durham. ' vivors of the Persia and gave direc
that the telegraphic list of survivors (pj,e j0M ;g estimated by Fire Chief i.tioa to the cruiser as to where the
receivea inere a.a not conwiu inp
name of B. N.,Mceeley, American
consul at Aden. ; : U ( P "
Eleven survivors, including Lord
Montaeue, have been landed at Malta,
according to adtrices to the State De-j
parfment from American Consul Kebi
linger. : His disnatoh said seven In
dians of the Persia's crew had been
found elinfflnT to damaged open bont
by the fitoamshrp Hlnirchow. A11 tho
men said the Persia had been torpe
doed w'thout warning.
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
I'' ,
Dawrhters of nfeeracv to Erect
Aril nL w.Mni.i i mJw. "
? T ? Highway, .
The board of county commission -
ers held itsregular monthly meeting
at tne court nouse yesteraay. in
A4rJitiAH 4-- Attn nrM I Mi nl.nn , , eVli A
u j -.3 a ...
The salary of the eounty: demon
stration agent, If. i. Goodman, was
, :-000j s-vk r.n
This is only a part of Mr. ' Good
man 's Balary, the department of ag
riculture paying the remainder. '
The 'chairman was' authorized to
7h, expenseof pavbg North Chnrch
pn v a nnr.a Tnr inn nnnr.v's annra in
street.
The daughters of tfie Confederacy
were granted permission to place a
suitable arch over the National High'
way at the Jackson Training School bonle? v.erein -T.???
A , petition asking-, that a - public S UneM: be8!8 furnishing clothing
ioadbemadebegmningata point on ;n'a.fel "nd ,n other
the Flowe store t road near the oldCB,,M of dlstres8-" " ,
Fred Starhes piaee.and btersectingl :M of -r!v?Snet Ptfr
tha p;nn. Mill. maJ r Tiink . will hold its annual White Sale the
White place,fwas put before . the
board. The superintendent of roads
was authorized to report on the prop
osition at the next' meeting' of the
board. : ' " '.' ' '' '' '
, i, ' 1 i i i i i rn .' ,".,.
;MrVance.'Fyte, of Charlotte, a
convert . of the Cbaptcan-Alexander
meeting,' who before the meeting
had been a noted chicken fighter and
gambler, will speak at West Concord
Baptist Church next Sunday at 11 a.
m. and 6:30 p. m. . ; ' ,
1,829,263 MEN PRESENT
THEMSELVES FOX SEE VICE
Lord Derby's Recruiting Fgnres for
Per(od From October 23 to Decem
ber IS. ' . .; , -
iT The imrtiHl Fwi)
. London, Jan. 4. Lord Derby's re
reerniting figures fur the period be
tween October 23 and December 15,
show that $1450,000 unmarried men
and 1,679,263 married men presented
themselves for service.- -
Of the grand total of 229,263 mar
ried and single men, 103,000 unmar
ried and 112,431 married enlisted im
mediately; 840,000 single men and
1,344,979 married men were attested
for future service. 1
Of the single men 207,000 and 221,
853 married men were rejected.
THE STOCK MARKET.
RAnge in Fries is Generally Higher
N " i: NToda. ..'.-.
" ; (By The km eUttS Pim)
Kew York, Jan. 4. -The range of
prices was generally higher at to
day's opening. - though here and
there signs of further profit-taking of
leading rails, including SI PaVil,
Union Pacific and Erie were higher
from' a fraction to a full point. The
strength of Anglo-French lives sug
gested runner investment inquiry,
COTTON MARKET.
Cotton Opened Steady at Advance of
Five to Ten Points.
( (By Tha AaaaelateS Prml
New. York, Jan. 4. The cotton I
1 ' . .' ... . , 1
! reference to international affairs and
rmcm in lniernauomu autura aiiu
'the list soon sagged back to two or
three points under last night's do
in figures. . j
The market opened stee y. Janu-
ary, 12.33: March. 12.53; May, 12.75;
July, 12.90; October, 12.54,
BIG FIRE AT DURHAM. ,
L -
$12,500 Fire in West Durham Tnes
r day Morning. v
(By Tba AaaaelatcS Frcaa)
- Durham. Jan. 4. Fire of an nn-
- , -v. ' x ,
r. . T. 1 t?; 1
! Tn'.t n,n;7 J a
allV destroyed a lare two.P " t '
. i.;im i th mar. "We explained that we were sur-
christian at $100. The buildings
,!! hv atoraa Iwlonffinff to'.
j; Winnicomm. James S. Davis and ,
, w o. Kwirnev. The bnildintrs be '
longed to E. G. Davis, of Hender
son. The total insurance amounted
to $6,000.
V THE WHEAT MARKET.
Prices Took Downward Tarn Today.
Lower Quotations From Liverpool. -
. ... (By Tha AaaaeUtcS Piaa) ,
' Chicago, Jan. 4. Wheat prices took
a downward swine today, influenced
1 t-i: T
"y lu.wer q.uuu"T " Tl'
I Opening prices, which Tanged , one-1
fo;rth off t0 mat,ub. vp with May
' at 123 to 123 3.8( with Juiy at H8 1-8.,
were fonowed hy , a decided general '
8etback and then a rally that failed to
. . ' . . . . ,
i Inst,
The King's Daughters Meeting. .
. The Stonewall Circle" of King's,
Daughters teld its regular monthly i
meeting- last n'ght .at the home of
Mrs. P. R. McFadyen, on Grove Street.
The visiting committee for December i
reported that ten of the Stonewall
. ... .....
,ir,rC,e.ln!mbf Lf 11
Mrs. A, G. Odell and spent the at
temoVn sewing for five unfortunate
children, all of one family. The Circle
also paid the expenses of two nurses
latter part, of February. The eom-
m ttee in charge or solicitations is
Mrs. T, D. Maneas, Misses ; Mary
Morrison and Addie White., V, : ;
The "visiting eommittee for January
is Mesdames W. S. Bingham,; J. F.
Cannon and Miss Jena Coltrane. '; The
February meeting will be at the home
of Mrs. Maness., , ,
.. . . v ;, --' ' V'-'i
At a meet'ng of Elm Camp W. 0.
W, this evening officers for the en
suing year will be installed, . :
40 Gents Month f Cents
TELLS OF SB
OF STEAIIER PERSIA
CHARLES GRANT, SURVIVOR,
ARRIVES W ALEXANDRIA.
BEST DEIAILEO BCCOliNT RECEJVfD
Was la Dining Room When a Terri
ffie Explosion Occurred. No Panic
on Board. Hs Slid Down Star
board Rail Into Water and Clung
to Some Wreckage. Persia Had
Bow la Air Firs Minutes After
Explosion. Floated on Wreckage
Until 4 O'clock Next MomiM and i
Was Picked TJn V, & Ht n,,-'"1
was ncxea Up by s Boat Those
in Boats Picked TJp by a Cruiser."
, (By The AwwcUtcS Prcaa)
Alexandria, Egypt, via London,
?l T161 . ' ot. 08Wn
one of the two Americans known to,
have been on board the Persia when
she was torpedoed Thursday, has ar
rived in Alexandria.
Mr. Grant gave to the Associated
Press today the most detailed ac
count yet received. '
"I was in the dining room of the
Persia at 1:05 p," he said "when
a terriffie explosion ocurred. ' :
' ' The saloon became filled with
smoke, broken glass and steam from
the boiler, which appeared to have
burst.
There was no Danic on board.!
I went on dark nn drilled nnH Ton-.,
ed to boat on starboard side and ves-
sel has listed to port. I clung to the
railing. r.,j
"As the vessel was listing so bad-
I., ik.i Z k , 1 i. - 1 L '
""' l"
the starboard boat. I slid down the
climbed on some floating wreckage
w x j ,
l- ker bow in the air five-minutes
hha tha imtlnai'nn ' ' ! . ' 1
r 1 , 1
'After : floating A about
on
the
the
wreckage Until W o'clock i
morning I saw live boats I
owe, to one , of them. We
in
I was
rowed ;
about looking for other strugglers. 'lotner boatg were. They were 800n
The boats became overloaded fnnnA nn tha wonnant fnton
and the occupants were distributed.
r uur , uuuia were neu logeiuer ana
the nith xoilowed some distance
away,
My'l
boat left the others in order
to search the more frequented steam.
ship channels for help. We rowed
for hree honrs- Tnen we were Pl
T '
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OMSMAS RANKING CLUB
DEPOSIT $100 A WEEK FOR 50 WEEKS AND HAVE
$50 NEXT CHRISTMAS.
YOU CAN ALSO DEPOSIT 25 OR 50 CENTS OR MORE
EACH WEEK. WE ALSO HAVE 1, 2, 5 OR 10 CENT CLUBS.
IN 50 WEEK, - ,
1-CENT CLUB
- 2-CENT CLUB
5-CENT CLUB
10-CENT CLUB
'- YOU CAN M-oo ocrWir
$1.00 EACH WEEK. - . . . . ..
COME IN WE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT IT. ' ' -COME
IN AND GET A CHRISTMAS BANKING CLUB'
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a Copy.
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BLACKWELDER. 80SSAM0N.
Mies Hilda Sossamoa Weds Mr. Os
car Blackwelder,
The following announcement from'
the Charlotte Observer iU be f
marked interest here, the home of
the contracting parties: .
Miss Hilda Sossamon, of Cabarrns- ,
County and Mr. O. A. Blackwelder, . '
of Concord were quietly married in !
this city last evening at 8 o'clock at -the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Douglass, 1010, South Tryon street,
Rev. Walte J. Smith, rector of St.
Mary's Chapel, performed the cere
mony which was. witnessed by a fuw
intimate friends. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Blackwelder left on -Southern
train No. 38 for New York
where they will attend the automo- "
bile show. 1 . t
" The bride is well known in Cabar- '
rus County and is a pretty andlae
complislied young woman.'
Mr. Blackwelder is a resident of
Concord and is successful! v eneaned
th garaR business, the style of
the firm hmn riv-m- a
Douglass, the latter, Mr. L. B. Doug
lass, of tins city. , . .
Mr. and Mrs. Blackwelder had ex-
sided a day or two ago to be quietly
married anrl Imm tor K. ,tnKJi"l
married and leave for the automobile
show which is being held in New
York this week.
BIG STEAMER AT : ,
- MERCY OF GALES.
All Passengers Safely Taken front '
Her. Crew Wish to Abandon Her:
" (By Tk A Prcaa)
New York, Jan. '4. The erew of;
the Greek steamer Thessolania wish-
ed to abandon the ship, which has
been at the merev of eales and liiarh
8688 for tea da.vs. acording to a radio
message received here today
from
tie steamsmp united etates. '
The Thessolania. which has been ,..
Wnlaoa nwini va ka ' nnvf inl flwJ
"J tZ
Mg.of her boiler and engine room, .
United States saymg that 90 of the
crew remained on the Greek steamer,
passengers , had been j
fely traneferred to. the s .teamship- ;
Partirs. of the same bne.
' , .
- Cotton is bringing 12 1-4 eents on
this market today. 1
.u '.lj j. a
0ff immediately by the English sail-
0rs,
4 'Robert McNeeley. American Con-
, sul at Aden, sat at same table with
men on the voyage. He was not seen.
probably because his cabin was on ta
port side. V .1 ' i
"It was a horrible scene. The water
was as black as ink. Some passengers
were screaming, others eallieg out
goodbye. Those in one boat sang
hymns."
PAYS
PAYS
PAYS
PAYS
$ 11.75
25.50
63.75
127X0
til HER IS uR 50 CENTS, OR
Guzoziraii
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