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THU CHAELOTTE NEWS AUGUST 7 I9II Late Market Reports Complete Cotton-Stocks-Grain-Provlsions-IVfiscelEaiieoeus Southern Spot Maiket Tenn., Aiic un'hau?:ed; .—Cotton middling Ar.g. 7.—opot cotton ■ r., Aug. 7.—No spot S. C.. Aug. 7.—No spot (It., Aup. Spot mid- CHARLOTTE PRODUCE. (C 'rrccted by Ernest Hill.) r '• " I'pr Tb I ' r lb.. i-fi d- . a . , jr IT'.. . , rcr It).. .10 .13 .1 T> 20 .IS .10 .08 Lharlotte Cotton . 14'A C udc Cotton Seed Oil. A:. 7. 'rude '’otfon f New York Cotton New York, Aug. 5.—The cotton mar- New York Stock Market Chicago Gram Chicago, Aug. 7.—Manitoba reports of black rust in all fields sent wheat United States Departinent of /llricultisre WEATHER BCTREAU. WTX.LIS L. MOORE. ClUfjl. New York, Aug. 7.—Pronounced ket opened steady at an advance of j improvement was shown by the stock 7al2 points on covering and a renewal market at the opening today, a num-! prices tiying skyward today. All north-! of bull support. The market was ner- j ber of standard shares, includins' western markets were up far more vuus and unsettled with many traders i I-nion Pacific. Northern Pacific, j than here. Offerings did not come at apprehensive of a renewal of bull'sup-| Great Northern preferred, General : all freely and it was not till the mar- Electrlc and Amalgamated Copper. ket had made a steep ascent that making point advances with slightly j there was any signs’ of a reaction, less substantial sains in .\tchison, The opening was 3-4 to \ 3-Sal 1-2 Southern Pacific. St. Paul and United | higher. September started at 93 to 93 States Steel. i-2, a gain of 7-8al, to 1 3-8al 1-2, Tne better tone at the opening was' touched 93 5-8 and then fell back to followed by another receding move- j ys 1-4. ment which in some instances carried 1 Rains made corn easy. What little prices untier Saturday’s closing. Es- buying there was origj,nated in sympa pecial weakness was shown by Read- thy with the wheat Bulge. September ing, Lehigh Valley, Union Pacific and Frisco second pfd. The Hill issue&, At chison, General Electric, American Smelting and coppers offered stout re port. The feeling appeared to be that ihere was still a large short interest outstanding and there was some pret ty good buying during the early irad- in.c On which prices worked up to a no! advance of 16al7 points on the new crop months. The south continued a moderate seller here. After the ad vance to 11.42 for October fluctuations were irregular. Bull clique brokers were heavy buyers in the first hour. There were periods of hesitation and irregularity, bi;t the advance continued until Oc tober and December contracts sold sistance to the decline which was in- at 11.49. and new crop months gener-! dicative of further liquidation. Recov- ?lly to a net gain of from 20 lo 24 j eries set in before the end of the first around this level, and the market I hour when the selling movement seem- onsed off fi to 7 points, but bull sup-jed to have exhausted itself and a gen- port continued and the tone was : eral rally was in progress. ‘^t-'pd at midday, with prices stil! 1 Trading fell off in a marked man- I si’.nwing a net gain of some 14 to l.'.’ i{'i:intP. Spot nnminnl. I ;>f very high temperatures opened 1-S lower to 1-8 higher at (54 S-4 to 65 and weakened to 64 l-2a5-S. Oats showed more firmness than corn at first but aft-erward followed the coarser grain downward until in fluenced by wheat. September started 1-S higher at 42 5-8, sold at 42 3-4 and declined to 42 1-4. Stock yard hou&es took the buying side of provisions and gave prices a lift. First sales were 2 1-2 to 10 up Live Market Data in tlie southwest lowed oy more aggressive were quickly fol- j support , 'ner before noon and the level reached j with January delivery 16.62 1-2 for }(!n the rally of the first hour was only j —,) jg §79 1.2 for lard and 845 I ]iartly maintained. The character of aS47 1-2 for ribs, the support offered to certain issues impelled considerable short covering ' ifcrgci' n’urr a I 'n Co.') « rage for flec;rees. 10 1 h;. to a period of dull e.xpectancy and bs- carne heavv again at midday. On the ins the noon hour, worked nmckly iSlanclard Oil fell to' uithin a hi.clior with Oriolipr and OeceiTiber ^ ''ce.vs f^rinss of loO shares. TBonds were 'from leading bullG, and the market, af-1 |rer having cased olY quite sharply dur- | “on Lcttc •. T N ■■ r L, -in- : in'luc-n; ''' ' ’neraliy fair - selling at 11.5.'>, or 29 to 30 points net 'ii:hcr. Ixcalizing by early buyers, ; 'lecked the advance arotmd this fig- ..ic and reactions of 6 or 7 points oc curred from the best. Open New York Futures. .New York. .Aug. 7.—Cotton futures v.idy lojfj'ened steady. .January 11.30a31; nvers in '11.39a40: .Ma.v 11.4Ga47; August dull business diminishing to merely fQi-1 rj.1)0 bid; October 11.34a35; Decem-, nominal proportions. easy. The annual report of the St. ^aul' roAfi. showing a deficit of S3.300.000^ Htter oriyment of fixed charges and^ dividends, was used as the basis of a, fresh attack upon prices, from which the list recovered with surprising vig-, but the market grew increasingly! are i-.' ?i.f. ('c'utra! Ill-3'»a36. t'l. u.. ..nsettU'd Close New York Futures, i! il l \tlantics. N'pw York, Auer. 7.—Cotton futures says: cioseci barelv stead\. m';>> Alnbanri I - n' >f tv. ing ; .Ian ( a:rri'i’lai's cr ' Mar ii. .ii-a liai .>iay :a • . ‘rnv. us i i-' A'lg . ‘rnv us 1 1- ‘ ' •i'. 'nany b^i, ci"P i- -■VO" hic’!cr lifrr.l exi' ota- Open. 11.30 11.39 11.4K 12...0 High. TiOw. 11.52 11.2s Close. 11.47—48 11.55—5* 11.t>0 11.37 11.(i7 11.4.'> 12.60 12.42 Sept . .. 11.62 11.16 Oec» ... 11.31 11.57 U.32 Nnv ... 11.3V 11.33 'Dcc ... 11.35 11.57 11.33 ! Close New York Spots. , j New York, Aug. 7.--Cotton spots t.'S'ctnc '•losed quiet: middling uplands 12.75; Chicago Grain and Produce. High. Low. Close. WHEAT— Sept . ... .... 02% 9:^4 93*54 Dec .... 97% 96=4 97% Mav ... .. 103 103% 103 “ corS:— eSpt .... 65 64% 64"^ Dec .... .. 62% 61% 61 %. .Mav .... 64 V, 63-4 64% CATS— Sept .,. . .. 42% 41% 42 Vs Dec ... .. 45 441.4 ■'4% Mav . . . . .. 4714 ■16% 47 PORK, bb!- Sep^ ,., .. IS.On 17.85 17.S5 .Tan .. .. 1G.70 16.60 16.G5 LARD, 100 Its.— Sept ... . .. 9.15 9.00 9,121/2 Doc ... ., S,85 8.72^2 8.85 Get . . . . . , 9.20 9.10 9.15 RIBS, 100 Tbs,— Seur ... . .. 0..52U 9.37% 9.45 Oct .... .. 9.35 9,27% 9.35 Jan . . S.50 S.45 S.47 Vo Prices continued to hold arotmd the' day's besf. but the failure of the long; account to pursue its advantage to any 1 extent, was the subject of genera! comment. j The market closed strong. Buying ^ coupled ^'ith further'short covering! sent prices to the top level of the t Chicago. Aug. (. Cash: 10 4= 4- dav in the final hour. The especial fea-] Wheat No. 2 red 90 l-4a91; No. 2 n;:.S_.*,9 tut^es of strength were the Hill and Hiard 91_ 3-4a94; No. 1 Northern old, 11 19 50 Harriman stocks. Reading, ll'4(^__4S Ontral. St. Paul, Ainalgama^ed Cop- al.O 5()—32 per, American Smflting, U. S. Steel. \raerican Beet Sugar and General •H ■'"7 m. oO / ~T. t 9 1). -dO.O SObservatioiis taken at 8 a. m. 76th meridian tixrc. uccars or continuous lines, pscs thrcii.^b rainfall, if it equals ,01 inch; third, wind velocity of 10 miiss per hour or moro. S* ,T(ly sup-I middling gtilf 13.'>0. Sales 49 bales. h* ;>r’incippl | ’,0 ■-■r.in. A' New York Stock List. 'ore 1 his. New Orleans Cotton i "ii- P; A’;i: r.a hr rxi.sting -•1 raiir;! bv j New Orleans. Aug. 7.—Cotton fti- b -' •,_>.) ;Mi ()! Iturcs opened steady at an advance ■ the !>roo-1 of ti to 13 points. The ring was well iv:;i and :ho; ;-!tipplied with buying orders on and .1 :-i(io xa^^ ''Of some tinie after the first call and ' ;: rr*iMdl' aivl prices responded qtiickly to the de- ' .•.n;itr.;L:.s bear- ’f!and. The weather over Sunday was ;:'.voral)ic and crop accounts v.ere -7.''.25 certified i »e!'risb. Private crop reporting ■ ^^dVan ii-eaus cnme out with reports showing n trib'iiod the n moderate improvement in crop ^on-' „ Northwestern .. ■ .arkcr having '’^tions. The movement of new cof ^ -ir r- - r advance and |’on was heav.v and Mississippi sent ^ _ r the icrt uf somcM»^’ hale of the new crop i Colorado Southern .. market. In spite of this all prices maintained a slow hut steady ad- Amalgamated Copper .. . .\mei'ican f3eet Sugar American Car S: Foundrj’ American Cotton Oil .. . .\mcrican Locomotive .. . American Smelting . . American Smelting pfd.. .American Su'zar Refining ■Anaconda Mining Co.. .. Atchison Atlantic Coaet l.ine .. .. Baitimcre fc Ohio . . Brooklyn Rapid Transit . Illinois! 1-lOal.12; No. i Northern nevr, l.ob o. 2 Northern old, 1.05al.l0; No. 2 Northern 9Sal.04; No. 2 sirring new 98: other grades neglected. Corn—No, 2 64 l-4al-2; No. 2 white G7a67 1-2; No. 2 yellow 64 l-2a Last sale, I Oats—No. 2 white 40 3-4 41 1-2; 57'?. ■ l-2a41 14. 54 55 38’-8 i'4vs Rye—No. 2 86. Bariev—^60al.14; clover 10.00al7.50. Timothy 10.00al3.00. St. Louis Grain. ♦ THE WEATHER. ♦ ^ Forec^t for Charlotte and Vicinity. Unsettled weather tonight and Tues day. State Forecast. For North Carolina: Unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday. Moder ate, probably brisk northeast winds. 1051^1 St. Louis, Aug. 7,—Cash: 117 ”i Wheat higher: track No. 2 red 88a b37 90; Xo, 2 hard 91al00. * 109'’^8 I Corn lower; track No. 2, 63 1*2; 2 bl20 j white 63 l-2a64. lOl^i' Oats lov.er; track No. 2, 39 1-2; No. 7S-H 2 white 40al-2. 24:3% j Rye higher: 92. f'rr' Wi 11 oti; Knrsns St*3te I' tmtil at the end of the first h;tlf hour of trading prices were 13 points over Saturday's close. With the August deli a- hiiriisii, as (•^t to atltnit 'o ci-ip. '1 - It the ]r. ; months Delaware & Hudson .. .. Denver t Rio (jrande . Denver & Rio Grande pfd Erie Great >:orthern pfd ieliyery 20 points ^ Xorthern Ore Ctfs active new crop rcntral * 1 ,;l)fr c-'i-^r; :■! " th‘' M nnd b:- , ^ , Illinois Central 16 to IS points u\\ short selling increased in volume of iirices tell off under the pressure until the unchanged to 1 fall months were Louisville Naiihville Missouri Pacific . . . . Missouri, Kansas & ihht -'I*-■ down compared with Saturdays Bi'-'cuit close. The minute scalping shorts yj^^j^nal Lead . Texas !■; |.it iV'- ng n to 'I'iie \veath- ihl' rain i?^ •■.;;iay, \*’hi'^h ' in '"I- re with nhi-re such are Mied to take profits, however, they : i'ov.nd the market ready to res’.'ond New York Central .. Norfolk S- Vv’estern Pri to their buying. Much of the ! ^01 them Pacific .. . v.ns based on the receipts here of ; ;yiail 30: bales of new cotton and the ru- Pennsylvania mor that much new cotion would he | _ tendered against August contracts. p.jUj^an Palace Car . market morning session shorts pjp^ding • weak spots. showed no great confidence and a IH*' island Co.. .. rrw on th« sit-i,jp i^jying for the long account put , igignd co. pfd Southern Pacific .. , 143U 12413 30^2 52 167 27 U 56 130 54 140 46^;. 14fil'2 46 34-s bl32 54 106:^4 1 o -i V, Cattle Market . Chicago, Aug. 7,—Cattle, receipts es timated at 24,000. market steady to 10c higher. Beeves 5.00 (a; 7.50 Texas steers 4.50 ^ 6,15 Western steefs 4.10 6.20 Cows and heifers 2,15 (& 6.00 Calves 5.30 @ 7.T5 Hogs, receipts estimated at 35,000, rong at Saturday’s average. 6,95 (S. 7.60 ma;’Ket Light Mived Heavy Rough Good to choice heavy Fi-j 6.85 @ 7.00 6.55 @ 7,50 6.55 @ 6.85 . 6.85 @7.50 5.85 @ 7.45 7.10 4.75 o iT advit-e to huy | ‘ ,ji,7 .\t noon the maiket was 15 to 6 points over Saturday s final innuent ed to some L„^|ations. Southern Railway .. .. Union Pacific United States Steel .. United States Steel pfd irc ( co: '. but the mar-1 ‘ afternoon session the mar- , 1cry steady, j ^-33 very steady. Offerings were '• !ip!ain*H coming 1 j^ignfier and prices gradually advanced ,-wabash .. .. > .at dry "^veaiher | ^^^11 at two o'clock the trading months , ^yghash, pfd , i,vf,re IS to 25 points o\er oaturday s 1 gj^^ndard oil , close. 11-ehigh Valley k Ilf''(led ii tlie • 1 '•■•.d* . Houston says ■: dna'.a.^^e increasing, •d.-, \ ; tin shedding. ■ : ian Te:as wires “from ■ n (. iii'd Texas is prom- I . , f 1 i t)p. any adverse • , -iM" or cr >p will vir- Open New Orleans Futures. Close New York Call Money. New Orleans, Aug, 7.—Cotton fu-1 New York, Aug. 7.-Moneq on call tures opened steady. August 12,10; steady 2 l-4a2 1-2 per cent; ruling Sept 11.40 bid: Oct. 11.27; Dec. 11.26 vate 2 3-8; closing bid 2 1-4; offd. at ■10^1' *--■ f Bulk of sales Sheep, receipts estimated at 25,000, I"" ' market steady. Native 2.25 @ 3,85 "Western 2.50 @ 3.85 Yearlings 3.75 @ 4.80 Lambs, native 3.75 ® 6.85 i Western 4.25 'S 6.90 11 ^ -'Z ’ Daily Movement of Produce. Re- Ship- 117 I ceipts. ments. 15 ) Flour, bbls .. .. 11.900 29,600 32'V4 S Wlieat, bu 470,600 87,200 601 iCorn, bu 108.800 89,900 171^4.1 Oats, bu 408,600 123,800 Rye, bu 4,500 Barley, l)u 19,500 2,500 159 153 30 182^2; 75% Weather Conditions. The only rainfall of consequence during the last 24 hours in the South ern states has occui'red over a nar row area from western North Carolina southward along the eastern coast of Florida. A low pressure area of moderate intensity will be noticed over the up per Mississippi Valley. This is accom panied by an area of rainfall from Memphis northward to the Canadian boundary, thence westward to the coast. Temperatures are moderate over agricultural portions of the country, with cool weather continuing in the northwest. A barometric disturbance on the Car olina coast promises unsettled wea ther in this vicinity, tonight and Tues day. O. O. ATTO, Observer. COTTON REGION EULLETl N. Sections of Wilmington Distri ct. CHARLOTTE."^ .. .. 87 10 0 Cheraw 92 70 0 Florence 9G 10 0 Goldsboro SS 70 0 Greensboro.., S2 68 0 Lumberton 92 ^ f> ( w .02 Xew Bern SO 6S ..58 Raleigh .. S8 *72 0 Weldon d4 70 ,o2 '\Vllffiington SS =^72 .01 —Lov.est temperature period, ending 8 a. ni. for 12 hour Heavy Rainfall. Blacksville, S. C Greenville, S. C . 1.:J0 Spartanburg, S. C . .. . . l.OJ A Big Meeting In Little Rock Weather Bulletin. STATIONS. 5s n .S’ o ^ K'nii Tol-'do Mich- \ i a r- i^f'Tt of v,hf‘ai yield per ^ 1)'! ‘ e’s sou:o last year, • pirifi'n >•., ,'cdr aso 79, Gov- : • .1 .1, 0! (!at ; yield. b isii- sa . • .1"' I. -t year. King s Kansas M’ A . -.iit': laakes wheat 51,ou0,000, I, i fi ’ ,l..Iy 'vas 56,000,000 r' *'f'rn jear ago Kansas ,-J V, .i i >no. \V’ -at and U4,0'0,- ( ori' ' “'>rTi cnnditif>n now 54 7,i"■ v», condition of 59 Sc;> oiub' r. ;/t" fnn keen demand for irrigh* room. Wire from San ;-.!V8 brisk demand for spots, ! as 12 14 paid in interior. 1 (;^.ii!.niev Dick RroF, Hub- .11 I Hiking bullish. They argue nsnrket v ill go higher from t la^ hedges will be bought • re ip no contracts for sale. I' 'i’.ere a big short in- nsarkei ^hich will be fore* !'he b- ars -laim that there • in*,erest and those hold- ving to make a market to bid;’.January 11.31; March 11.44; May ll.54a55. Close New Orleans Spots. New Orleans, Aug. 7,—Spot c-otton steady, unchanged; middling 12 1-8, sales on the spot 105; to arrive none. Low middling 115-8; strict low mid dling 11 7-8; middling 12 1-8; strict middling 12 3-8; good middUng^ 1- “_,ji9-lG; strict good middling 12 lo-lb; ' middling fair 13 1-8; middling fair to Lair 13 5-S; fair 13 7-8 nominal. Receipts 557; stock 25,358. 2 3S. Time loans firm; 60 days 3a3 14 per cent; 90 days 3 l-4a3 1-2; 6 months 3 3-4a4. ('rop reports to the con- d Commercial bank shows ii cn>p. 642,000,000 bushels, ■ • ' from last year’s final of . r' piH t. 2,828,000,000, a decrease KMitioo from last year’s and ,ii i over ten-year average. r.ip, .^24,000,000. a decrease .i'?! \ ar of nearly 300,000,000 ■Min under ten-year average. " iinnent crop report will be pub- ■; >n Wednesday, August 9th. i .ash—Via Liverpool cables “looks general railway strike stopping cutioo traffic to mills.” New York Cotton Seed Oil. New York, Aug. 7.—Cotton seed oil closing prices; Spot 5.53a60; Aug. 5.50a5.77; Sept. 5.44a45; 300 sold at 5.45; Oct. 5.39 a40; 200 sold at 5.40; Npv. 5.332,33; Dec. 5,32a34; Jan. 5.32a34; Feb. 5.32 a34; 500 sold at 5.33; March 5.34a3o; 100 sold at 5.34. Sales between third and fourtn calls—100 Sept. 5.45; 1,00 Oct. 5.43; 200 Dec. 5.35; Jan. 5.35; 200 Jan. 5.34. New York Money. New York. Aug. 7.—Close: Prime mercantile paper 4 to 4 1-2 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with ac tual business in bankers’ bills at 54.83.90 for sixty day bills, and at $4.86,05 for demand. Commercial bills 4.83 1-4. Bar silver 52 3-8. Mexican dollars 45 cents. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular. Excellent Class Of Raw Reauits Car Lot Receipts. Wheat 227 cars, with 181 of con tract grade; Corn 4 cars, with 14 of conti*act grade; Oats 233 cars. Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Minnea polis and Duluth todaS’ were 471 cars, compared with 734 cars last week and 949 cars the corresponding day a year ago. TWO DROWNED AT COLUMBIA, S C. Columbia, S. C., Aug. 7.—Keane Brown and N. H. Driggers, Jr., w'ere drowned at Ridgewood Lake this after noon by the capsizing of a boat. The bodies have not been recovered and Coroner Walker will draw off the wa ter at 6 o’clock this afternoon. ii ^ w : 0 ■ b .T -J c i .5 Atlanta 90 72 0 Augusta 76 74 .82 Birmingham.. .. # • 90 . 68 0 Boston 70 62 0 Charleston 88 74 0 CHARLOTTE.. .. 88 70 0 Chicago , , SO 74 0 Corpus Christi.. .. * , 86 80 0 Denver 92 54 0 Fort Worth,. .. — 74 0 Galveston • • 88 82 0 Houston — 74 0 Jacksonville 92 74 .06 Kansas City.. .. .. 88 76 .01 Little Rock.... .. — 74 0 Louisville.. .. .. 92 72 0 Memphis.. . . , *• • S6 74 .16 Mobile 92 76 . 0 Montgomer-'- .. .. 94 74 0 Xew Orle x .. ., . * 94 76 0 New Yor * , 82 68 0 Oklahoma.. .. ^ * 94 74 0 Palestine 94 74 0 Salt Lake City.. .. 78 60 0 San Antonio.. .. — 74 0 San Francisco .. .. 56 50 0 Savannah ► • • 92 74 .08 Shreveport 94 74 0 Taylor — 74 0 Vicksburg.. ... .. — 76 0 Wilmington.. .. , • 88 72 .01 St. Louis.. .. V.; .. 90 68 .04 Remarks: Precipitation has occurred over eastern and central districts except Charleston, Montgomery and New Or leans, with heavy rainfall in South Carolina. Temperatures are higher over Oklahoma and Texas. O. O. ATTO, Observer. Weather all Over South. Washington, Aug 7-—Forecast: Kentucky, genarally fair except probably local thundershowers tonight or Tuesday. North Carolina, unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday, moderate prob ably brisk northeas-t winds. South Carolina and Georgia, gener ally fair tonight and Tuesday; light to moderate north winds. Flordia, generally fair except prob ably local showers in the peninsula tonight or Tuesday; light to mode rate variable winds. Alabama and Mississippi, generally fair except probably showers in ex treme north portions tonight or Tues day; light variable wind-. Little Reek. Au?. 7.—The £,'03d reli' tions betv.'een the white and colored people of the South and the readiness v/ith which the white people assist ne- gioes in any woithy ende-ivor was demonstratPd here in the aciioa of the chamber 01 commerce 2,ivlng assift- ancc- to the colored pecjile in the eii- tertainnient of the Xationp.l Negvc Business League which meets ia this city Aur^ust ic, 17 and IS. Prominent negrrces of the city con tributed large !-:ums to the entertain ment of the Confederate vel_?rans and in turn the chamber of commerce con tributed $500 cash and provided the beautiful Kemper Theatre for a meet ing place for the league. Other indi vidual merchants have contributed an other $oOn. Negroes from ail over the state have raised 54700 for the enter tainment of the league. The National Negro Business League brings to this typical southern cen tre some of the most prominent and successful negroes of the country, and a delegation of about 3,000 persons is exnectcd. The central fisure, of course, is Booker T. Washington, the found er and president of the league. The purpose of the league is to inspire ne groes in the establishment of commer cial enterprises, to promote and en courage a more intelligent labor and to maintain friendly relations in the south. Goveror Donaghay. of this state, will deliver one of the principal addresses. J, E. Bush, receiver of public monies, Scipio A. Jones, a prominent negro lawyer and Prof, J, A. Hibbler, of Ar kansas Baptist college head the local committees. New Orleans, Aug. 7,—Forecast: Louisiana—Tonight and Tuesday generally fair; light variable winds on the coast. Arkansas—Tonight and Tuesday increasing cloudiness, showers in north portion tonight or Tuesday. Oklahoma and West Texas—To night and Tuesday generailly fair. East Texas—Tonight and Tuesday generally fair; light southerly winds on the coast. NEW THEATRE MANAGER. Atlanta. Aug, 7.—Homer George, newly appointed manager for the At lanta theatre, which opens here this fall, will arrive this week from New York, to represent Klaw & Erlanger and Charles Frohman, Mr, George has wired that these theatrical houses will send south a finer and heavier series of attractions this winter than have ever before gone on the road this side of the Mason & Dixon's line. The Farmers Picnic Lakewood Park——Charlotte, N. C. Aug. 9,10, 11, 1911 On account of the above occasion the Southern Railway will sell re duced rate round trip tickets from all points within a radius of fifty miles of Charlotte. Dates of sale August 9, 10, 11, with gnal limit August R. H. DeBUTTS, Traveling Passenger Agent, Cliarlotte, N. C. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 7.—An excellent class of men is being recruited for the United States navy enthusiastically de clared Captain Henry A. Wiley, in charge of the enlisted personnel who has just returned from an inspection tour of recruiting stations and training schools that extended across the con- tfi.-i.i. rh*mipai tinent. It is plainly evident, said Cap- xt virif Xua 7 Vireinia Caro- tain Wiley today, that the young man New York Aug. 7,-Virgtala Caro entering the navy are ot high Una Chemical 56 1-4. j character with an intense patriotic in- terest in the service. Naval Stores. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 7.—Turpentine firm 49 l-2a49 3-4. ' Rosin firm; type F and G 6.35. CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ASSAULT. By Associated Press. Dallas, Tex., Aug. 7.—G. M. Bow ers, postmaster at Eagle Ford, this county, is charged by affidavit with criminal assault upon Myrtle and Mat tie Adkins, aged 11 and 14, respective ly. The affidavit wa» filed by the girls’ father. An officer has gone to Eagle Ford to arrest Bowers. Many young men of high school edu cation who had begun an apprentice ship in some trade have recently en- terede the navy, he said, some because of a particular liking for the sea and others because of the apportunity of fered to learn their desired trade, as the navy today employs members of nearly every craft. Atlanta, Aug. 7.-Spot *1-2. cotton 13 Yeggmen Blew Safe, By Associated Press. Mcrae, Ga,, Aug. 7.—Yeggmen blew the safe in the local office of the Southern Railway about 2:30 o’clock this morning and demolished' one end of the building. Only a few dol lars were found by them. The heavy charge of dynamite or nitro-glycer- ine blew the safe door across the room and set fire to the debris of walls of the house and furniture. The entire town was shaken and the people awakened. The robbers es caped. Funeral of Capt. Adams. By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 7.—Captain Thom as D. Adams, direct descendant of President John Adams and President John Quincy Adams will be buried this afternoon at Newport News, Va., whither his body was sent last night after his death in this city. Captain Adams was 74 years old and had serv ed in the Union army durming the civil war. He participated in 67 engage ments during that struggle. t t i ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ t t t ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 i ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ i Three Days’ Sale To the Farmers During ths three days this week of the Farmers’ Picnic in Charlotte, we ask every Farmer to make our stor their home. Just walk in, hang your hat up and stick your feet up on the counter; do just as you please. In fact, all Men’s and Boys’ Suits one-third off. These Cut Prices Go For Three Days $15 Suits for $10 One lot Men’s Pants, worth up to $3, choice $1.35. All $4 and $5 Pants, $3.65. $4.00 OXFORDS. $3.15. and one of the best $2.50 farm shoes to be had for 3 days, S1.85. Everything here in Women s and Children’s Footwear. H. C. LONG & CO. 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