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12 THS CHAKLOTi’JS NjfiWS, MARCH"^6. I9H IP. THEY ARE ON THE RUN. COPYING AFTER Hawkins Three 7-Room Houses PIEDMONT DILWORTH ELIZABETH All practically new, have slate roofs, electric lights, cabinet mantels, first-class plumbing and all modern conveniences. The house pt Piedmont is $3600 The house at Dilv.orth is $4500 The house at Elizabeth is $4500 A payment of $500 will secure either of these desirable homes. The balance can be carried on easy terms. Brown & Comp0k.ny PHONE 535. 203 N. TRYON ST. S’l„.'PROTECTION! V.,. ■ ■ V ;r :i.:t ; c. ... Pl,'TF(n^" y ' I, w;-; \ F(»K. M: t'.-; ri.o i.e I ;- hi- ’ V. 0 demandc.i o: n’l' ( n I'm a .i-r ■: - - jp:; ; : Tl' r.V M..\ ■; iXr" ;> \ 1 • 'j; Tir. iNi; to . ' i nioll- : ; '' i! ;i'r • ' • ■ \ ;P r lit' IV. I' • ■ I i:;r t liP.^ ■■'.-.■-'c liian :l;o , ■ j, n; :ii; a'’'i^r V 1 tc: ; I'TO'''. ■ iiav 0 au' '■ • ' use -.such ;Ir 'lo nr-'C'^^arv in FOR T^^•o RAX WITHOrr A Wt'' Xl'iPODY COT’T.D f’U. Hi. VXD STOOD ' hcd some of >■ m1 ?'or isi'io.: creatpd oar.' ..ili’iinistration. We Dv Diand to state his behold he came iatform cQpied from platform nn-i ' gf'ros? wi';; a Mr. Hawk 11'. 5; \V'e a rat too:i sho'vin? lhr> Blanri foitt's u off \A irh the Ha\vl:in=; 111 and the next day Dr. i31aiid ; li. IicJ two cartoons. \^■e puhlivt'.p.i ~r,ine statements from V.;din'j: ;is to V. hy they ■s\Trr siij ;i(>r ia,' \i;. H;jvvkiii and D;'. Rlaud i(iIlo\\ *‘,i 'V iih a f)o 0 v. i'ilf ' to co;r, -.(I no V 1; w AX'i' IN'vTI.S, Wllo r I \ (cI )i I w I' wi;,) h;'S >' I f pii'lu’.'somonr?, If* man wim is tryine ’ alter another OR A MAX WHO ORIG- i'AFHS THK IXlTi- iint i.reier the man laro'.’ no W F \\ A.XT THE .VI.'.X WHO SHOWS XO nfllCiXALlTY OR THE M.\X W Hu lU.AZKS THH WAY? I5f-r;rr \off- lu!- ilio nnn who cre ate i liis fiw; r.’attoi-iu tli;;n the nuin Who t'r r i n i» and claims he f:’.n f-a!:' \- f>ur hotter than the man who rr BTT rm}:s dr. blaxd staxd FOR t^; thIXGS HE SAYS HE STAXns FOR” Hp ri'.!’)!? tn for a bii.'^iness- M ' i: and runninc: the r:!\ wii:,;,. its -ov':'-. Yl-yr HE C'RIT- insi:.': ,M!{. H.vWKIXS FOR LPT.XG Wnil'.X THK iXC’OME. He criticised Mr. 11'v. k:n i >r not linking nerma- noiu it’ii r( vtMii-ntp, wlion ho well -■ ti'’* pxtonsi\p r'r:uanent irnpn)'. o!i., v'o.ihl 1>.' U’-nie out of ,!l>p ('it\‘.'. if‘\-ouuo. .Xo'.v that Hawluns ‘ l;a^ rui iho cit' dii ;; iV.otiiic: wliero .-^laiit'tliMiu: t-an lo d'>iu\ Hland waius ■ .1) do it. j It can '>0 iut'cn't^d from t’no sta:c- imoiii 01 I'll-. iV.and's liiana.^emcnt that if ho baii in the ofTiro of Ma\or (im iiiLc I iu" h'si MMi years, ho would l a'o .-'i'l'.M' iIi'Mis.ind' (>; dollars in K'a.-' iui: 1’ r;";ir.eui itiii': ' > s and , riiiuiinu !l:‘ i lty Iioaxii,.' in debt raihor tiian keoi’iu;: the c.xi'c-uiiitiires witliiu : the ciiy ? iricouie. ! Dr. Bland ciaims to be for equal ization of tax;;tion, XOW TH.VT MR. HAWKIXS HA.S AGITATED THE Ql ESTKyX AM) DR. liLAXD SEES TiiA’i' IT IS WHAT THE PEOPLE WAXT. Wlnevcr heard of Dr. Bland raising hi- voice in behalf of the people along ;this line I'XTH. HE BEGAX TO RUN , FOii OFFICE. I Dr. Bland claim.” to l',c in favor of j improvement of the school facilities, ; "so far as funds are available for that purpose.” WHAT DOES HE MEAX BY I THIS IXDEFIXITE STATEMEXT .’ DOES DR. BLAND STAND FOR THIS? Some of Dr. Bland’s ramrai^n ora tors liave made ihe charge directly or indirectly that .Mr. Hawkins aj)propri- ' ated funds of the cit\- to repair a build ing, to-wit: "Brown Flats,” in which he owned half interest, and paid it out 1 of the city’s fund.s. THIS CHARGE 'WAS MADE IX THE PRESEXCE OF i DR. BLAXD -\XD 11’ iS PRESUMED THAT HE SAXCTlOXED IT. ill Dr. Bland come out like a man land say whether he sanctioned this jchaiRc. involvins: the honesty of .May- I oi‘ Hawkin^j? Has he l)cen to the rec ords to see whether this charge i.-; true or not before allowing: his cam- I'ai^^n orators to make it. DOES HE DESIRE TO KXOW THE FACTS IX THE CASE BEFORE IMPI'TIXG DIS- HOXESTY TO A F.VITHFUL PUBLIC SERVAXT? Docs he assume resron- sibilit\- for this chars^e or doe.-; he de ny it? Does he not know that ivi this matter MAYOR HAWKIXS ACTED FOR THE BEST IXTEREST OF THE CITY AXD POSSIBLY SAVED IT P'ROM BECOMI.XG LIABLE FOR SEVERAL THOrS.VXD DOLl.ARS D.\ MAGES. If Dr. Hland doos not sec tit to deny responsibility for this un founded attack upon a good man’s characror. tho facts will be published in this column, which will show the length to which his followers are going in order to tr\- to arcomplishe the defeat of Mr. Hawkins. Mecklenburg civil court is still oc- cuided today with ihe case Ivirkpat- rick vs. the Cit.v of ChailoLte, Jii V iiicli .Mr. I'arks Kirkpatrick seeks 5iiii,UU0 from the city as damages fro.u the city for allc.^ed depreciaiion in liic value of his farm as the result of :ho city sower sysiem draining througii UH' creek thai goes through liis place. .\lot,t of the v.iinesL'Os lieard today wcie bur up by eouiuil for the pl'iin- tiif. Mr. W. W. Rankin. Mr. Dave Cowan, .Mr. W. M. iienneit and otliers, who own iar:us not lar removed from :1k‘ Kirki;a:rick tarm and whos-e lands c'.re iocaica on ihe bd’.ne crcek, were examined by eouuscl for the plaiutiif. who sought to establish the fact that a distinct odor of sewer gasses was detectable on liie lands adjacent to tho crtck aiui that tne lands there about were donrcciated in value as a result of ihet.-,; conditions. Ti'.e ca:-c is not expected to reacli the jury before tomorrow. We have the best, our Eighteen Fire Insurance Co.’s represent about $60,000,000 Sixty Million Assets and our Bonding, Accident and Health Co.'s about $10,000,000 Ten Million. This agency has a long established reputation for prompt sottlements of all claims and strict attention to the interests of all its policyholders. We have ample facilities for handling both large and small lines—none too large and none too small. It is to the interest of fll people who have anything to protect to see or phone us before Insuring. The proctetion is absolute. / R D. MOORE & CO. Office 'Phone No. 307. 208 South 7 ryon Street. iVlOTHER OF SECRETARY OF INTERIOR IS DEAD. Speaking' Tonight Belmont Drug Store at 8 O’clock. Speeches t)v .Mayor T. W'. Hawkins, Hon. Cameron - oirisoii, Hon. John i\. iMcRac 3nd others. Music by the Greater Charlotte Band. Store Seversville and Howie’s Petitions For 2 wo Catawba Budges County Commissionets Will be Asked to Erect a Bridge at Aft. HoUu m Addition to the One Already Asked For SJoan*s Feny, ■a... advantagp of tho i !' !i prcKorits itself at to build a bridge In M'df r oppcir^anu.x lac |fi'( 1 i’l ( acrn.-s tho ('aiauba rivor ai .Mr. Holly lor a small cxi»enditure to the county. The followinc prtirion is being cener- aily cir.uiarcd and every citizfn of -^lookloubiii^ ()iitii\ i.-; rof]ur:Hod t.o 3'flx iiis untnr- tr> tlir. ;atn«-; •in view 01 the fact that tho com missioners ot (i.j.ston county have al ready comndttcd themselves as favor ing the building f>f a bridge, both at Sloan's F»*i ry and a\ Mt. Holly; o, the under.'tigut'd ciu/.ens of Me( klenburt", county, dc-.siiing to be efjually jirogressivo, .lo iiereby recom mend to the commissioners of Meck lenburg coimty tho building of both bridges, provided the cost of the com bination bridge at .Miit, Holly is reduc ed al)otit one-half, and also that ii i doos not interfere wiih the speody I building of the bridge at Sloan's f-’erry. j 'I’his petition can bt; found at tliei following place& in the city of Char-1 h.'Ue: . I\ .lamison & Co., w. L. Hand' Ad (’(».. R. H. .Jordan & Co., S. II. Youue. blood ik Co.. Davidson & Wolio, Chas. ■, Moody & Co., Hutchison, ."^oahorn liilip. Southern Hardware Co., C. 0.1 Kuester. 1'he board of county commissioners 1 will act on this matter A))ril :!rd, and I •whether their action is favorable or not depends entirely upon the number of signatures secured to thia petition. There is, however, very little doubt that j)eiitions will be signed by almost ev( ry man to whom they are present ed. Ihe a.gitation to have Mecklenburg commissioners co-operate with fJaston county's (omniiss-ioners in erecting a siibstantlal bridge at Sloan's ferry has been on lor some time and a separate pftition asking for that 'bridge has alrcad'- been circulated and largely -igaed by citizens of tiiis county. Dy Associated Press. Washington. D. C., March 22.—Mrs. Amanda Fisher, mother of the secre tary of the interior, Walter L. Fisher, died at the home of her son, Dr. How-1 ard Fisher, here, this morning. Deatii was due to a nervous breakdown, caused by an accident a year ago. The body will be taken to Hanover, Ind., tomorrow morning. Condition of Tom L. Johnson. By Associated Press. Cleveland, O., March 22.—The con dition of former Mayor Tom L. John son continues favorable. He passed another restful night and awoke this morning with increased vitality. The fellow who visits the barber every day is a pretty smooth custo mer. Clocks are wiser than some men. They stop to rest when they feel all run down. Curo Grains of Life Free Savings Count A definite, settled policy of SAVIXG has been the bc-glnn’ng of many fortunes. One dollar starts an account with Charlotte National Bank and draws 4 per cent, a year, compounded quarterly. Open an ac count now and be ready for the XE’W QUARTER. VFICERS: J. H. LITTLE, President. J. F. ROBERTSON, VicQ Pres. JNO M. SCOTT, Vice President. H. TWITTY. Cashier. It is a rather doubtful complimcnt to tell the mother of a first baby that it is a howling success. 'I hero is a rortain amount of lye in soap, but that is no reason why it ■dioui-1 ]»e injected in the advertise- nient Thin Hair on Top A Dose of Parisian Sage in Time Mul tiplies One Hair by Nine. ■\oung men, ohi men, middle age men all begin to worry when the hair thins out on the top of the head, and the bald sjKjt is getting ready to ap pear in itublic. I'hoy don’t know what to do; fhoy cot rattled, ask advice, tr.v specialists, listen to barl)ci's and do everytiiing they ought not to do. To these mon wo want to say that R. H. .Iordan K- C’o. have a prcscrij)tion tor tho hair calU-d I’arixian Sa.ge, and! if it will not cause haii' to giow where j tho hair is thinning out, nothing on; this earth will. ! .\iul Wo v jint to say to everybod.v.' niau, womi'n anl child, that you c;;n have ,\onr nionf'y l)ack if Pari.sian Sago isn’t tho b* St hair grower, liair savor, aair beautilior and dandruff ctire on tho market today. It stojis itching scalp and falling j hair, anfl makes hair grow thick and abuiuianlly. Fifty cents for a largo bottle at R. H. .Iordan & Co.’s and druggists everywhere. The girl with tliu Auburn hair is on every bottle. No Longer Any Excuse to Be Constipa ted, Weak Stomached, Weak Kid- neyed, Weak Livened, Brain- Fagged, Thin or Haggard. If you are sick or arnng it is be cause the very foundation of your ex istence is gradually being dried up, the neive force which radiates through every atcmi of your being is perishing. The brain and the nerves require nour ishment just as much as the rest of ihe body. The marvelous discovery, Curo drains rif Life, ])uts the stomach and bowels in jierfect condition, restores your vitality and renews your old time strength and vigor by giving your ner vous system the food it is craving. Rheumatism, neuralgia, headache, kid ney disease, liver troubles, catarrh of the stomach and bowels, insomnia, and all weakened conditions of men and women quickly disapitear, the hollows vanish, energy returns, and life is worth living once more. The red cor puscles in the blood are increased and everything that passes through tho digestive tract is turned into good, solid, healthy flesh, instead of being undigestf d and tinassimilated. In order to let you test the truth of this for yourself, a trial pac'Rage ol C'uro Cirains of Life will be sent you by mail free, if you simply enclose a two-cent stamjt to L. C. Grains Co.. 130 Pulsifer Bldg.. Chicago. Ill;, and you will sinii)ly be astounded at the won derful results obtained from the free trial package alone. The full size package of Curo Grain: are only .lO cents and are sold in Char lotte by W. L. Hand. The Corner Shoe Store has everything in this season’s styles for misses and children. Suedes, Pat- eni Leathers and Gun Metals w'ith one and two straps. Priccs SLOO to So.OO. Let us shoe the children In Skuffer Oxfo rds. The Coble Shoe Co. Successors to FOREMAN & MILLER CO. For Rent. STORE ROOMS Store room No. 4 and 6 South Poplar St., floov space, 3Sx74, $50.0i Store room, 1602 ^uth Boule vard $30.0' RESIDENCES. 7 rooms modern, 3 E. "Vance St. $3r».0' a rooms 501 East Oak St 10.0' 7 rooms, modern, 1513 S. Boule vard 25.0 6 rooms, 415 S. Church St .... 17.0 Z rooms, S. Allen St.. Belmont, per week 1-2 7 rooms, moderu. East oth St. e.xtended 20.0 7 rooms, modern, 712 East 4th 25.0 7 'ni'-:. m^'dorn, 4th St 25.00 7 rooms, modern. 720 East 4th St 25.00 4 rooms, 306 N. McDowell 8.00 7 rooms, modern. 423 Elizabeth •••• 30.00 11 rooms, modern 610 N. Bre- va.'d St HOMES FOR SALE 5 rooms, modern, on car line $1,800 Two o-room modern cottages. Fast Ward 3,500 Xorth College !it. home, close in, 9 rooms $6,000 Fourth W^^ard modern home, near Manufacturers’ Club, a bar gain at .... $6^250 Desirable residence lots close in and suburban. Peoples Loan & Realty Co. W. L. Nichoison, Mgr. C. R. McGinn, Salesman. 309 Realty Building'. ’Phone 313. The Business Men You merchants, large property owners, manufacturers, home owners gen erally, are you takin.g any interest in this election? ‘,‘Well, you know it will hurt our busines. We can't afford to take either side. ^Ir, Hawkins buys collars from us. and Dr. Bland gets his socks at Cousin ^^’iIliam’s Store.” Ye gods and little fishes I A yellow do,g desei'vos more respect than such a miserable being as that. If m.v old yard dog didn't have grit enough to take a side in the neighborhood fights. I'd send him to the cre- mRtory. These namby-pamby, milk-and-v.ater, hands-off fellows are a dis grace to the cominuuit.v. Say something. If you can't smile and say, “God bless you. Old Boy,” say ( ) ( ) Mith your man,'’ but quit being a negative something, be a man. I'd i)e ashamed for my neighbors to say of me, “i"ou can't tell how he stands—you can t put vour finger on him.” THE MUTUAL BILLY MALONE is not just as good as the other fellow''s. It's the best medicine for financial troiibles in this county. It’s tho poor man's friend in truth. Xew series •Vnril 1st. but you can get 'em today. Watch this sjiace for hot stuff, and. A'iien in doubt, call up this chicken. He may not please your taste, but ;e'll sure keep you on the main line. E. L. Keesler, Sec. & Treas PHONE 344. 25 S. TRYON ST. POR RENT ledern 9-room hou-^e 1003 W'est 5th street . lodern 8-room house, 308 West 12th street ■odern 5-room house, 405 Xorth Church street, Apri todern 5-room house 1007 South Tryon street .... oflern 6-room house 30G East 9th street c:dern fi-room hou.se HIS South Caldwell street ... ‘(!ern (,-room house. 111 V.'est 12th street , ' ’’-T O -1.1. >-ast 9th street •uodern 5-room house 702 East 9th s oet t-room house 613 East 7th street •j-room house 914 East 3rd street .... a-room house, 18 West Palmer street -room house 1204 X. Caldwell street.. 4-room hmise 807 West 5th street .. .. ’ V... 3-room house 17 West W'ynonia street, ;;er week .. JOU-. li..ou per Vv’eek .... il 1st .. Brown & Co. J. Arthur Henderson & Bro. . $35.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 18.00 15.00 18.00 15.00 10.65 10.00 10.50 12.00 9.00 1.50 2.50 Hand & Co.’s. 219 N. Tryon St. ‘Fire Insurance.’' FOR SALE nrilfff onmrkoriTr ^ t_T « • This company offers for sale a business block located in ^ recent \Vest Trade street transactions. This block l- terian Hospital Builaing, is just across the street facturers’ Club, and opposite the postoflice, on .Mint store rooms ar leased and the block is a paying i*nvo-rv ' particulars. ^ • • SOUTHERN REAL ESTA I LOAN & TRUST CO. USE THE ’Phone NO. 233. — WE ARE NOW Preparing Plaos for I Cottages, Bungalows and Two - Stor to be Built In Dilwo I r If Interested in Securing a Home von C ,r . Easy Moot illy PaymeiiL Come at Once and Have a Plan Dra\M : ing to Your Own Idoa^. CONSULTATION FRE;. Charlotte Consolidated Construe Company, 2nd Floor Piedmont Bldg. Telephonr ' Investment Two elegant places on Xorth Graham St. Factory site on Seaboard R. R. Buildings on it will net over fi per r, price asked. $2500 stock of Groceries, old established trade, a bargain if taken at ; W. T. Wilkinson & Co. Room 6 McKinnon Bldg. Phone 433, Elizabeth Heights Home If you are interested in buying a home in Elizabeth Kei"'h»^ 't would be advisable for you to see us as early as posslbl . ■ have one of the most desirable homes in Elizabeth llei? ' - : sale; 7 rooms, all modern conveniences, cement walks, hani •' -1 floors, and first-class in all respects. Terms easy, pricb '.,3.. for further information call Carolina Realty Co. O. J. THIES, President. B. R. LEE, Secretary. 211 N. Tryon St. W. D. WILKIXSOX, Treas, Mgr, J. P. LOXG, Salesman. 'Phone 509. West Ave. Home For Sale Has S large rooms, v.'ith all modern conveniences. 1" ..^ ’7 papered throu,2;hout, nice large bath room on second fl'j ’ and toilet on first floor, has front and back stairway, nict I : with shade, very large front porch and in a growing’local;i,, . city where nothing but modern homes are being built. T:' want a nice liou’e close in and in a goofj nt igliboi hoorl • : locality, see this handsome rebidonco bef:'re bu'.. ■ 500.00. J. E. MURPHY & CO. 'Phone 842. 229 S. Tr- We have sold during the past fe^v months about a hftl" ’■ dollars wortli of Chariutlo property. \\'e slIII ou'o^’ ir .-: tensive lists; A Million -OF- Real Estate $500,000 of Central Property witliin the fire Mmitr- i ' city, in amounts from liie .>12,.100 building hite on street to the $200,000 large brici-i building on one of tl. corners in the city. $350,000 of Suburban Property at wholesale or retnil ’ Wilmoore, Colonial Heights, Piedmont, Elizabeth, Hili Dilw'orth, Myers Park. $150,000 of Residence Property within city limits rn - from the tasty cottage to the large, modern residence of the main streets of the city at $20,000. $1,000,000 w^orth of the best there is in Real Estate to your selection from if you deal with F. C. Abbott & C “EVERYTHING IN REAL ESTATE” Also Bank Stocks, Mill Stocks, Bonds. WANTED; N. C. State 4’s and Xorth Carolina Railro?.i Stock.
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