THE CHAELOTT£ NBWS FEBRUARY 15, I9U
II
) Charlotte in 1860 with
Dollars His Capital -
15 (in Estate Estimated
rout a Million—Funeral
.^now Morning,
of NTr. SaniMol
' creat cai)-
I .(1 f most citi-
’ ' - i' . ■ ■ - .r:i
I N. 'Vs >ostorday .'i-
.'t'w aftor
\ I i :tth('(l his last.
■ . ,i I'V mo extra fcl-
W ttkowEky died sud-
: ,’ie Fifth and
■ tiicts. this afternoon
• b;y in tl"'© outside
■e apparent uncon-
M.. Wittkowsky. and
• tn .awaken him. called
' jcining offices who
' y ti’e first on
. ' w in time to witness
s gned as the cause
^ " e rested upon the
: m.in. showing that
■ ' ■>«:> one.
ow,!y was 76 years
• toe largest real cs- i
oent cf the North
t: i^i'lding and Loan
v *e precidt'r.t of the
d ni’d Loan League.
'■ rhi: ">lte j.'eople he
V lo I'.f d in the v«ry
er" ir business circles
\v th it weight sec-
speech, and the stenographer said to
him: “You are not well, suppose you
don't dictate any more today.” With
his usual tenacity of purp'^se, however,
he continued for a while, but finally
gave up, saying to the stenographer:
“I won’t write any more today. You
can go home.” The stenographer left.
Mr. WIttkowsky said to the little
colored office boy: “I am going to lie
down on the lounge In my private of
fice. If any one comes say that I am
asleep.”
About a half hour after this a lady
called to see Mr. WIttkowsky on busi-
ueas. The boy stepped into the private
ofiu'o to tell him, of the fact. Mr.
WIttkowsky was apparently asleep.
The boy called him several times, and
Rf'ttitiq no response, became alarmed
and ran to Hawley's drug s^^ore on the
corner close by. for assistance. Dr.
O. G. Mc.^Ianaway uas in the drug
store and responded quickly. Mr.
Ilawlcv follov.ed in a minute. When
ilirv roachcd Mr. WiUkowsky’s side
hi. was. HI ;ct (’•illy dond. There was
t/iily p. HuUer (if iho . ar.d the
iji'pal. bii. y braiii ani! the good lif'art
vtl SaniUei Wi ikovski worp .still. Like
a flash the shocking tidings Avcut
through the clt.\—the busy u|>-towu in
which Mr. WIttkowsky had been a
lowering figure for over a half century.
.Soriow wao upon every Up. for Mr.
Witfkowsky was etseemed by all citi
zens. Be.^lde (he personal loss, his
death was deplored from a, civic stand-f
V^XJQ TC Women as -well as men
made miserable by
1 iJ kidney and bladder
BLAME. Dr. Kllmer-s
Swamp-Root the great
kidney remedy prompt
ly relieves. At druggists in fifty cent
and dollar sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail free, also pam
phlet telling all about it.
Address. Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing
hamton, X. Y.
which was superintended by Mr.
Wittkowsky. The Alexander branch
was moved to Boone, Watauga county,
under Mr. Rintel’s superintendence.
In the spring of ’58 ho sold his inter
est tc Mr. Rintels and took a clerk
ship with Mr. S. Wolfe, in Winsboro,
S. C. In the following fall he returned
to Charlotte, later formed partnership
ot Kopman, Phelps & Co., at Concord.
He became an active member in Ma
sonry: was elected Senior j«eacon and
represented his lodge in Grand Lodge.
In 184)1. he sold out. A\ cnt in again
with Mr. Rintels; moved lo Statesville,
look an active ])art in Masonry; be
came Master of the Lodge and was
representative several years iu the
Grand Lodge.
1'he Civil war coming on. Mr| Rin-
lte& went to New York, taking with
him what money he could gather up, as
they reasoned one side or the other
must lose; that the South, even
if successful, would perforce of cir-
noint. -’I'hc citv Avill mi^s him," vas I'be bankrupted; they were
the universal comment. Aviiiinp m ri«i- -'nil th^ir pecs In
•Mrs. Wittkowsky \vas at the movin.g
pictir'os, and Mrs. .T. li. Harty, dau^h-
tor of ]\lr. and Mrs. Wittkowsky, al
Mr?*. ,T. C. Montgomery's i)arty, when
ihe siiocking discovery of Mr. \\'itt-
Kowsky'.s dcatii was made. Brth were
t ' n ■» man m this Pa'"t
'm (-© numbered his
I'l^'.'irgs by the thou-
)":i the financial life
V, : ♦eel keenly his loss,
t e dfath cf Mr. Witl-
, f?ci like wildfire through
Cr-.Ads gathered at the
Speke toe nam» of the
• a w!‘.5per.
■ •-•■' 3 I private office—for 'ie
5 unpretentious—the •ilent
t *e great mover of th» conn-
world iay. Kindly friends
' -kc the news to rsUtives.
'nore at quite a recent date
'-ssed an interesting and In-
e paper to loan and real es-
of his recent purchases of
•Mte In Charlotte was that of
“■'nont property, one of the
v.jiuable sites in the Queen
- « had scarcely arranged plans
• development of this when
:.ame so suddenly, so silently,
known that his ideas of the’
ss and growth of Charlotte co-
wi h those of the mo-st en-
-tic citizen, tliougn him.self a
■ I' 1. . 0 n’ ; .
In North Carolina had taken
nterest in Building and Loan
wi’s nn authority not alone
« ■-..''te circles, but his wcrd was
in the bnrking circles.
■ '• peer :'f any ir'£n who ever
• the upbuilding of the Build-
. Tn industry,
pr ,ely through his efforts
. r«;ent Building and Loan
wcc established throughout
' * and in the South.
Tme of Samuel Wittkowsky
' iarri' ar to every man who
• 'lie first step in the business
* 5 ii^ath io a deep loss to
\ sky's death was the
>i.' has'known m
- in tlio marts of trade
hurired'y sunimoncd home. 'The shock
to them can better be imagined than
described.
The 1)0(1 V was moved to J. M. Harry
S’ nnil later. alH)ut o'lo('k last
iiiglit, t;> tite residence, on North Gra
ft ini street.
I T leurams were wnt to the sons of
I df'ceai'cd. Dr. .Mht-rt and Mr. Gerard
Vv’ittson, of Xov\' York city, who wii!
rrach (’harirttfe totiis;ht. Telegrams
w( re also sent to thf^ Philadelphia H.
L. an;l ?,Iavyland P. & ,!,. associa-
ti(*n, n'irh 'Ahiih Mr. Wittkowsky was
l>romlnently id'?ntified. and iu which
he felt a keen interest.
(itli^r 'grams, sent by Mr. E. T-.
Kofsicr, •.•-ccretary of ihn Xo”th (’aro-
llna Hnllding aud Loan Association,
were as followt;; .Tutlge W. S. Durack,
New York, N. D. Eldridge, Boston,
Mass.; CL A. F'cllin, Winston-'oalem. N.
C.; Gerald FItz Gernld, Grand Rapids,
Mich.; L. L. Rankin. Columbus, Ohio;
H. F. Cellarius, Cincinnati, Ohio; Chas.
O’Conner Hennesey, New York city;
Addison B. Burke, Philadelphia, Pa.;
Jas. M. McKay, Youngstown, Ohio; J.
Warren Bailey, Boston, Masa..
Mr. Keesler also mailed today about
200 ofnical notices of Mr. Wittkows-
ky’s death to the Building and Loan
associations of North Carolina and to
many associations throughout the Un
ion connected with the national league.
A specially called meeting of the
Mechanics Perpetual Building and
Loan Association, of which Mr. Witt
kowsky was president, was held last
night in the association’s office. Ev
ery member was present, and sorrow
over the death of Mr. Wittkow&ky was
cxiircsscd in affectionate tributes by
each and all. Resolutions were adopt
ed, o cially expressing the personal
sorrow, and the loss to the association
of IIS’ great leader and president.
THERE WILL
BE A
COUPON
IN
THE NEWS
TO-MORROW
WORTH
Cl
Biographical.
The following facts in Mr. Wittkows-
ky's life are found in .Terome Dowd's
Sketches of Prominent Living North
Carolinians:
•I,-
kii'i;
• It! ;»ivi V as busy in
\vi‘h one friend and
.'- lock. That he was
. but ho had recently
..i' h confined him to
•■v(!‘a! days, ana no
n felt a' his indispo-
A’yout 3 o’clock he
i*i rer to his steno-
d si-veral times in hl»
Very
Stubborn Case
liiips Describes Her
. lici. I'nable
! ‘. V iien Oei’ver-
lO
' c'' Arrived.
> . V.i.—"My condition
. .Mrs. it. L. Phillips
■ :'T I was under t:cat-
MS. They j.roiionnc-
i y stni)born one, of
I I was not ai)le to
: ! cor luu ncfd taking
. d it ai)or.t one week,
■ ’V.-njd much change iu
:• pain that had been in
\ haw g^ne, and I
: • ;'ll. Now, I am feeling
• '1 1 have for years, and,
I •'i!in->t sneak too highly
I'll I nient.”
.-lire, if Cardui will re-
.1“ MK'h stubborn cases as
^nd it Is doing so ev-
'' : • ' will much moro quick-
■’»;.inly help those women
r'» ;rious s.’mptoms, but
and alUna;.
' I iH' dicino of real merit,
rn] tonic for women, to Im-
' : titc. and to build up the
i! .
• n cdways dopcnd on Cardui,
i-' Mle c(mtains the ingre-
' a; ry to hclj) you. Fifty
attests Its merit.
P-. the ideal woman’s tonic
F ir sale at your druggist’s.
Wrlto to: ].«adies’ Advisory
atta ifioga Medicine Co.,
Terin.. for Special In-
, and (54-iiage book, “Home
for Women,” sent in plain
on request.
SAMUEL WITTKOWSKY,
Of Charlotte.
Youngest child of .lacob and Mindel
Wittkowsky, >)oru May 29th, 181^5, in
a small place called Schwersenz. one
mile from the city of Po&en, eastern
part of Prussia. He received only a
free school education. At oiie time his
parents were well to do, but lost all
through sickness and bad investments,
and they were very no{>r vhen Samuel
made his advent into the world. Ho
had few jiloasures in hifr childhood
days, as he had a hard struggle for
existence.
About 18r,.?. a distant relative of his
father's living on the cmmtry, sent
liis father about ^"jO, which enabled
young Samuel to venture to Americ'a.
ife took steerage pasasge on a s-ailiug
vessel and was days out. There
was great distress on board of ship
for food and water. On August 6th,
1S53, he arrlvcii in New York har
bor and was forced to lay in quaran
tine (never knoew why), but on pay
ment of one dollar a passenger could
iand. All the worldly possessions of
Sam at that time amounted to three
gold dollars and a few clothes. He
was therefore rich enough to land, and
so engaged a boatman to take him
ashore. A fellow passenger with not
a cenr in - is pocket stood by with
tears- rolling down his cheeks, sayinfi,
if he only had a dollar to enable him to
lcn"'e ihe ship. Samuel loaned the
fpllow ^)De of Ms gold dollars, but
ni) to the presenr tiu''e has never seen
’he mr.n nor the dollrr since. So he
lauded In America with the enormous
sum of one dollar in gold. He had,
liowever, well-to-do relatives in New
York, from whom the expected
sitance. But they turned their bi ks
on him. So he v/as left in a stiange
land at the age of 15>, poor, lonely and
t'liendlcssfi with not even a language..
He had a good cry I But he braced up
and found a distant relative of his
father’s who treated him kindly and
gave him employment in his store at
$6 a month aiyd board. He worked in
that position for three months and sent
two-thirds of his income, $12, to his
needy parents- in Prussia; with the
remainder he went as a steerage pas
senger to Charleston—landed again
with one dollar. Here he was engaged
by relatives in a store for $12.50 per
month. I'"i'om his first landing until
the dath of his parents, he gave all he
could spare fro mhls^ wage'> for their
support. In 1855 he accepted a posi
tion with L. Drucker J: Co.. of Char
lotte, arriving in the city the 4th of
.Tuly He had saved at this time $100
which he put In the Charlotte Bank.
His solicitude for that bank was great.
It was his morning and evening
thought. His spending money In Char
lotte was 5 cents a week, and by
close economy he saved something and
helped his poor parents. Mr. Rintels
was a fellow-clerk, and he and Witt
kowsky formed a partnership in the
fall of 1856—firm, Rintels & Co.-
joint capital $450. They opened store
at Ellendale, Alexander county, having
a branch establishment in ’57 in Cald
well county, on the Yadkin river.
not willing to risk "ail their eggs In
(uie basket.'' R*easoning good. Result
bad! Mr. Rintels lost every dollar of
ills own and ?vlr. Wittkov.sky's on
Wall Street. After the war Mr. Witt
kowsky had to send his imrtner mon
ey to enable him and family to re
turn. ^^■hile at Statesville, Air. Witt
kowsky went into manufacturing hats
witii one Saltzgiver, a refugee from
Maryland. It would be interesting to
luily do?cribe that enterprise. Hats
sold as high as $>iOO apiece and $5,000
a dozen. Sold out after the war and
moved to Charlotte, where the firm of
Wi'tkowsky & Rintels was 'formed..
They rented a room in Irwin's corner
L’l by 21 with 0 feet pitch. Bought old
roui;h jilanks, i»ut up shelving them
selves and covered with calico. Avail-
ubi,' as.scts. $,",000 (worth in today’s
currency ^SOO). With that they com-
ineuoed a wholesale and retail trade,
v,o''ked from 1(! to 18 hours a day.
^lade money and in '6S enlarged store
to To feet deep. Business increased to
a year iu 1S70, when Mrs.
Osborne 'ouilt a store for them 54 by
'J2. three floors.
In 1871 he wa& married to Miss Car
rie Bauman, of New Y’ork. In 1874 the
flim rented the Bre mstore for retail
ing exclusively, retaining the other for
wholesale. Business increased to $700,-
000 in 1876, when Mr. Rintels died
suddenly, June 21st.
In 1879 Mr, Wittkowsky formed part-
nership with Mr. Baruch, under name
of Wittkowsky & Baruch. Dissolved
May 1st. 1887, Mr. Wittkowsky doing
the wholesale business himself.
Mr. W’ittkowsky has never been in
any financial embarrassment; has
never been a day behind in meeting
any of his obligations.
He has identified himself with the
progressive element of Charlotte and
iias always been found eager in any
cause for the public good.
He has in mauy ways received tok
ens from the ’public of the high esteem
in which ite is held as a square busi
ness man aud good citizen.
He 'vas alderman of Charlotte in
1878 and 1S7;). Fias been director and
president of several Building and Loan
Associations, and is now and has been
lor five years ]iresident of the Me
chanics’ Perpettml Building and Loan
.\ssociation.
He was president of the Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce in 1881
In ATasonry he was held various
liosiiions to High Priest.
MRS. MASON
TO GIVE RECEPTION.
Mrs. C. E. Mason will give a recep
tion Friday afternoon from 4-6 in hon
or of her mother, Mrs. Capps, of Ga.
^
MI8S ERWIN’S
ACCIDENT.
Many in Charlotte will regret to
hear of a painful accident which befell
Miss Matilda Erwin, one of the most
beloved and venerable women of
Morganton, yesterday. She fell from
a chair, breaking her hip. Miss Erwin
is an aunt of Mrs. R. L. Gibbon and
Mrs. .Tenkins Hutchison, and of Mr.
Jim Wilson, of Morganton. Dr. Gibbon
went to Morganton last night to attend
Miss Erwin.
^
MEETINGS
TOMORROW.
The Civic Department of the Wo
man’s Club will meet tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o’clock.
* • •
The Colonial Dames meet with Mrs.
P. M. Brown tomorrow aftei’uoon.
Cents
DANCING CLASS
VALENTINT PARTY.
The V'alentine dance party to have
been given by Miss Elliott's dancing
class this afternoon is postponed un
til tomorrow afternoon. The hour is
4:30. All inviialiens for today hold
good tomorrow. Miss Elliott has a
lovely affair planned for her pupils.
BE’
AD
IT WILL
IN A BIG
ON THE
FIFTH PAGE.
LOOK FOR IT
CUT IT OUT
USE IT
On leaving Drucker & Co. Mr. Witt
kowsky went to Statesville, where he
opened a store and a hotel. Only a
week before his death he was talking,
in The News- office, of his experiences
there. He was living in Statesville at
the close of the war. when Governor
Vance was ai'rested by order of the
secretary of war and ordered to Wash
ington. Governor Vance could not
ride horseback, so Mr. Wittkowsky of
fered his horse and buggy for his use,
and himself drove Governor Vance to
Salisbury. Many in Charlotte will re
call hearing him tell’of the incidents
of this trip—of the many smart things
said by tlie governor on the way. The
officer m.aking the arrest and accom-
When Mr. Wittkowsky went in busi
ness for himself in Charlotte, he open
ed in a little frame building on Trade
street on ground now covered by the
Realty building. Later Dr. Thosj
Moore biiilt the present Little-Long
store for him. It was here that Mr.
Wittkow’sky laid the foundation of
his fortune.
Throughout all the years O- his bus'i-
ness life Mr. Wittkowsky was regard
ed as one of the ablest financiers the
city ever had. He had a big brain—a
keen, active analytic, comprehending
brain. Business was his talent. No
man que&tioned his ability, his busi
ness discernment. His judgment was
unerring. He was slrictly business.
He paid to the last cent, and was al
ways ready to hold up his end of the
line. He was- straightforward in his
dealings. Throughout his long life he
preserved his honor unsullied. He
died leaving a clean page. Judge
Armistead Burwell said of him
last night: ‘'His death is a distinct
loss to this city.”
B. & L. Work.
Mr. Wittkow&ky was known nation
ally, in the Lulldin^ and Loan wofk.
He was elected presiden. of the Me
chanics Perpetual Building and Loan
Asosciation of this city February 28th,
1883—28 years ago—and continued ac
tively president and the inspiring
Honorary pall bearers:
D. A. Tompkins. J. H. Weddington
J. Hirshinger, R. E. Cochrane, J. H
Van Ness, J. B. Ross. John R. Pharr
E. L. Keesler, C. H. Duls, and Heriot
Clarkson.
Mr. Somon Baruch, son of Mr
H. Baruch, a former partner of Mr
Wittkowsky, arrived here this morn
ing to see Mr. Wittkowsky on busi
ness.
Mr. A. D. Prince, of Washington
will arrive tomorrow morning for the
funeral.
.50 Recipe tree,
For Weak Men.
Send Name and Address to
day-- You can Have it
Free And Be Strong
And Vigorous
I have in my possession a prescrip
tion for nervous debility, lack of vigor,
weakened manhood, failing memory
and lame back, brought on by exceses,
unnatural drains, or the follies of
youth, that has cured so many worn
and nervous men right in their own
homes—without any adidtional help
or medicine—that I think every man
who wishes to regain his manly power
and virility, quickly and quietlj%
should have a copy.. So I have deter
mined to send a copy of the prescrip
tion free of charge, in a plain, ordi
nary sealed envelope to any man who
will write me for it.
This prescription comes from a phy
sician who has made a special study of
men and I am convinced it is the sur
est-acting combination for the cure of
deficient manhood and vigor failure
ever put together.
I think I owe it to my fellow man to
send them a copy in confidence so that
any man anywhere who is weak and
discouraged with repeated failures
may stop drugging himself with harm
ful patent medicines, secure what I be
lieve is the quickest-acting restorative,
upbuilding. SPOT-TOUCHING remedy
ever devised, and so cure himself at
home quietly and quickly. Just drop
me a line like this: Dr. A. E. Rob
inson, 4810 Luck Building, Detroit,
Mich., and I will send you a copy of
this splendid recipt in a plain ordi
nary envelope free of charge. A great
many doctors would char.ge $3.00 to
$5.00 for merely writing out a pre
scription like this—but I send it en
tirely free.
pan.ving Governor Vance ^and Mr.
Wittkowsky on I genius of the association to his death,
was Capt. Jack Hayes, now General served without a cent of compensa-
Hays, who was m chaige of the first |
recruitmg station ni ChaJotte. | .^ interest of Building and Loan
work, were taken at his own expens.
When Mr. Wittkowsky became presi
dent of the Mechanics, it business was
small. He leaves it having on its
books $1,200,000 worth of loans.
Mr. Wittkowsky was president of
the State Building and Loan Associa
tion; vice-president of the United
States Asociation. At the memorable
meeting of the United States Associa
tion here last year, the Building and
Loan World expressed in glowing
terms its regard for Mr. Wittkowsky.
The tributes laid at Mr. Wittkowsky’s
feet were just acknowledgement and
appreciation of his genius.
Mr. W’^ittkowsky and the late Rev
Dr. A. W. Miller of the First Presby
terian church were devoted friends.
Dr. Miller was an entjiusiastic admirer
of the Hebrew race. The old citizens
of Charlotte will recall his sermons
on the restoration cf the Jews to Pales
tine. Mr. Wittkowsky was a regular
attendant at the First church, Sunday
nights, during Dr. Miller’s life time.
Was Mason.
Mr. Wittkowsky joined the Masons
when he lived in Statesville. At the
time of his death he was a member of
Excelsior Lodge, was a Shriner, and
Scottish Rite Masoif. He was a man of
charity. He gave away much and did
It with no blowing of trumpets. Mr.
Wittkowsky is survived by his wife
and three chldren, Mrs. J. B. Harts,
Dr. Albert and Mr. Gerard Wittkowsky.
He leaves an estate valued at about a
million dollars. \
Funeral.
The funeral services will be con
ducted tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock
at the residence, Rev, Haris Mallln
ckrodt, of St. Peter’s Episcopal church
will conduct the service. The service
at the grave will be in charge of the
Masons.
Active Pall Bearers—Directors of
the Mechanics Perpetual Building &
Loan Association:
W. W. Phifer, A. L. Smith, Jas. A
Houston, J. H. Wearn, A. C. Summer
ville, A. E. McCausland, H. G. Link,
R. F. Stokes, and C. Valaer.
MRS. PLATT’S
VALENTINE BRIDGE.
One of the ver> prettiest of valen
tine parties was the valentine bridge
given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. C.
E. Platt. The Weiinesday Bridge Club,
with a number of special guests, made
a merry round of players.
The house was garlanded with red
hearts, and lunci’eon was served on
heart shaped waiters.
Two little valentines—Frances Da-
vant and Roberta Price—in white
dresses with garlands of tiny hearts re
ceived the guests and distributed the
prizes. The latter were won by Mrs.
Peterkins, guest of Mrs. Ham, first;
prize for the highest heart cut, Mrs.
W. L. Bruns.
Mrs. Platt was assisted during the
luncheon by Mrs. H. B. Fowler and
Misses Mattie and Lou Brown. The
guests were:
Mesdames E. W. Mellon, Lewis
Schley, H. A. London, jr., H. B. Fowler,
H. S. Mather, J. H, Ham, D. W. Peter
kins. H. McA. Rose, W. L. Burns, W. H.
Lambeth, Franklin Gordon, W. A.
Smith, W’. H. Green, Ralph Laxton,
C. L. Alexander, J. F. W’ilkes, C. E.
Harrison, W. W. Phifer, C. E. Hooper,
Lottie lyiaffitt, Frank Davant, E. W.
Phifer, and guest, Mrs. Hanway, Harris
Wilcox, C. B. Bryant, T. W'. Crew‘d,
Th6mas Reynolds, J. J. Conyers, F. O.
Hawley, jr., and Misses Evelyn Weeks,
Mattie Brown and Ix)u Brown.
Dropping in for lunch after the game
were Mrs. Edward Price and Mrs. J. P.
Caldwell.
Getslhiee Years
For Burglary
Andy Alexander Sentenced to
Three Years For Burglariz
ing House on Springs Alky
Dog Case Figures in Court
Othei Cases,
Andy Alexander, colored, wag sen
tenced to serve three years on tho
county ropds by Judge M. H. Justice
yesterday afternoon for burglarizing
the house of Della Morris on Springs
street last December.
Alice Johnston, colored, was sen
tenced to one year's .servitude in the
state penitentiary for the stealing of
$12.50 from a negro froiu Blacksburg,
S. C., who was stopping at her house.
Tlie deed was committed shortly be
fore Christmas. So far this is the only
penitentiary sentence that has been
pronounced during this term of supe
rior court.
Amos Caldwell, colored, was given
one year on the county roads for dis
posing (>r furniture that, did not lie-
long to him and that was sold to sev
eral different furniture stares in the
city.
Phillip Falk, a young Jew, who has
not been a resident of Chailotte very
long and who is connected with Joe
Knuckley's clothing establishment on
East 'i'rade street, was tried this morn
ing on a charge of embezzlement aud
found guilty. The case aws appealed
from the recorder's court.
A negro from the county camc to
Charlotte and sold a bale of cotton and
after paying several debts had two ten-
dollar bills left. He then went to a.
shoe store and bought a pair of shoe.-i
for two dollars, leaving him $18. Tho
negro then went to the Knuckley
store and bought a sweater, giving
Falk, so he asserted, nne twenty-dollar
bill. .Falk maintfiiued howc'ver that ho
had received only a ten-dollar biil
and had given change to (he negro ac
cordingly. The negro went out and
returned presently stating to Fa^.v
that he had not been given the rigiit
change. Falk asked him to couie, and
see ther cash register for liiniself and
see that it contained only a ten, and
not twenty-dollar bill.
The case consumed several hours
in court this morning and the issue
hinged on whether the jury thought
from the evidence that the uegro had
given a twenty-dollar bill tor the
sweater and whether, if so, the de
fendant had intended to give change
for only ten.
The jury, after consulting for some
time, returned a verdict of guilty.
Falk was given the opportunity of pay
ing all the costs of the case and re
Miss Evelyn Weeks entertained at
two tables of bridge last night.
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Miss Elizabet’n JlcMasters, of
Winnsboro.who has been visiting Miss
Beatrice Blake, left this morning.
Public Measmes
Endoised by Club
Greater Charlotte Club will Co
operate in Securing Better
Health Regulations; m the
Establishing oj Orphanage;
in Getting lournment.
At a meeting of the standing com
mittees of the Greater Charlotte club,
last night, a letter from the Associated
Charities was read asking for co-opera
tion from the club in thfe matter of
securing better health regulations, for
the city.
The letter stated that the associa
tion w'as handicapped in its work by
the poor regulations in the matter of
infectious and contagious diseases.
The association has a proposition to
present to the aldermen which will,
it is thought, correct the existing con
ditions. The club appointed as a com
mittee to co-operate in the matter:
Robert Glasgow, chairman; E. M.
Cole, David Oven, C. W. Parker and
W. S. Lee.
Orphanage.
A representative of the Junior Order
American Mechanics appeared ebfore
the club, to ask its endorsement and
help in securing, for Charlotte one of
the two national orphanages of the
order, the other one being in Ohio.
The club appointed the following as
an orphanage committee: F. C. Ab
bott, chairman, eGo. L. Dooley, W'. O.
Gaffney, N. V. Porter. E. R. Preston.
Firemen’s Tournament.
The fact that there is to be an inter
state firemen’s tournment here on the
18th, 19th and 20th of May v;as
brought before the club. President
Kuester apopinted the following com
mittee to co-operate with the fire
men: C. A. Bland, chairman; W. H.
Hood, W. S. Orr, J. W. Todd, Joe Gari
baldi and David Ovens.
The committees will endorse the
erection of a new state house, and so
wired Mecklenburg’s representatives
last night.
LOVELY
RECEPTION
The reception given l^y Miss Jlia
Robertson yesterday afternoon in
honor of her guest, ]\Iiss Helen Wors-
tal and Mrs. J. V. Taylor was elab
orate and charming. Miss Robei’tson
wore white embroidery chiffon, Miss
Worstal silk veiled in embroidered
chiffon, Mrs. Taylor medallion rose
point over silk. Mrs. Vinton Liddell,
who aLso assisted in receiver Alice
blue chiffon over silk, real lace yoke.
storing the money that he was charg
ed with embezzling.
The second case in which a dog fig
ured prominently came up this morn
ing in court, when Mr. Thomas Mc-
Whirter of Clear Creek tow^nship, with
his sons. Parks, Luke and Dave Mc-
Whirter, were charged with an assault,
on Mr- Luther Medlin, of Clear Creek,
on lasst August.
It all*came about in this way. The
McWhirter family and the Medlin,fam
ily ai'o close neigiibors and Medlin-kill
ed a dog (breed unknown), tha.t be
longed to the ,\ic\Vhirters. W'hcieninm
the four McWhirters acco.sted Medliu
in the public road as Medlin was oa
his way to Mint Hill. Things wero
said and tilings occurred. tliou.LUi ex
act sequence of ihe events have not
been threshed out yet. liowever, l.ho
McWhirters beat. Medlin about ilio
face and Medlin retreated double-
quick to a neighbor's house. He bore
marlis of the affray witii him. Tho
case will likely be finished this after
noon.
Runaway Horse.
A horse, frightened by a paper in
the street, ran down South Boulevard
this afternoon, throwing a negro
man from the buggy and painfully in
juring him. The vehicle was wrecked.
Locker Clubs Make Fight.
Macon, Ga., Feb. 15.—All of the
locker clubs in Macon have employed
counsel and will fight the effort of the
city of Macon to impose a tax of $300
per year. The city council recently
passed an ordinance requiring a $300
tax.
Society and the man.
Amuse U today.
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Society and *he man.
Amuse U today.
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MRS. JOHNSON
IN NASHVILLE.
Ivlrs. L. B. Johnson and children
have gone to Nashville, Tenn., to
join Mr. Johnson. They will secure
a house and then Mrs. Johnson v/ill
return to Charlotte to superintend
the moving of iheir furniture to
Nashville. The departure of Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson from Charlotte is
a matter of genuine regret. Both
have a host of friends here.
Mrs. S. W. Cramer has retuned
from a trip North.
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TO VISIT
IN SALISBURY.
Mrs. John Yorke goes to Salisbury
in the morning to visit Mrs. Strach-
an. She will be absent a week.
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TO HENDERSONVILLE
FOR A WEEK.
Mrs. A. W. Franklin, who has been
in the Sanatorium for several weeKS
leaves tomorrow for a week’s sta.v
in Hendersonville.
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MRS. BOULIGNY
GIVES BRIDGE
A charmingly apopinted bridge will
be enjoyed this afternoon with Mrs.
R. H. Bouligny as hostess. ]\lrs. Bou-
ligny has pretty rooms at Mrs. J. B.
Spence’s in Dilworth. The guests for
the afternoon are: Mesdames E. W’.
Mellon, C. E. Hooper, C. E. Platt,
Jesse ©Idham, F. Laxton, P’rank Da-
vant, and guest, Mrs. Hanway, David
Ovens, J. B. Spence, W. M. Robey,
and Miss Lily Nash.
MRS. WATT
BETTER.
Mrs. Watler W. Watt’s condition is
better today. As soon as she is able
to travel, Mr. W”att will take her to
Southern Pines, or Aiken, S. C. to re
cuperate.
PRIZE
WINNER
Miss Carrie oCpeland, of Statesville,
won the prize at the lovely bridge
given by Mrs. Y/. L. Hand yesterday.
INCREASE IN SALARY
OF CHIEF JUSTICE.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 1.5.—The house
today voted to increase the salary of
thee hief justice of the United States
from $13,500 to $15,000 a year, and
the salaries of associate justices from
$12,500 to $14,000. The increase was
made by an amendment to the bill
codifying laws relating to the judic
iary.
Dr. Bland To Run.
It is certain that Dr. C. A. Bland.
\Yill make the race for mayor. Ko
many of his friends have \irged him,
that he i.s understood to havo con
sented.
Society and the man.
Amuse U today.
Vitagraph at
Extremely Low Rate^ via Southeni
Railway to New Orleans, La., Mobile,
Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., Account
of Mardi Gras CelebratioH, February
23-28.
On account of the Mardl Gras Cel
ebrations at New' Orleans I..a., Mobile,
Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., February
23-28. the Southern Railway will sell
round trip tickets at following rates;i
Charlotte, N. C^ to New Orleans,
La., $23.05.
Charlotte, N. C., to Mobile, Ala.,
$18.85.
Charlotte, N. C., to Pensacola, Fla.,
$18.35.
Tickets on sale Feb. 21st to 27th
inclusive, with final return limit March
11th, with privilege of an extension oC
final limit until March 27th, be depos
iting ticket and payment of one dol
lar. Approximately low rates from ail
otlier points on Southern Railway.
For further information, Pullman,
resei'vations and etcc., call on any
Agent, or, write,
R. II. DeBUTTS, T. P. A.,
5-td Charlotte, N. C.
The Shirt
and
The Man
The shirt proclaims the man.
If the shirt is carelessly laun
dered the man is unkempt, un
attractive, unimportant, care
less.
Success Shuns Him.
A smartly laundered shirt:
and the man changes to be a be
ing of dignity and importance.
Success Seeks Him.
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