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II . 11IV m . I. Ill JII III IIIHHP11^. JI ..II] J1 THE CHARLOTTE NKWS, A UtLUST 25, 1911 I I R, verything Ready For Running of 7 he Great Elgin Automobile Race SONS I 3. .; ]; ! H . ,i I’resa. ■•’ Aug. 25.—Everything , 5 !pr the running of the \ ;*omoblle ABSOciation’a ,I national »tock chassis !• Rlgin, III., under the aus- ri ■-aso Motor Club, Aug- .1 lUL. Last year there ^:d admissions to the ; • :- year it is expected that will reach 80,000. i\orable weather conditions ,1 k records may be broken i,;.>n of experts and the .'A considered one of the ! e world. Ten thousand dol- M ■ a expended in improving . since the last race meet, usand gallons of oil have ;; the course In the past n hag had the effect of he surface and making it d ;>rless. The Elgin track r- in length, over a triangle , 1 for most of the distance wide. . leading to Elgin from ' ; nther adjacent cities have • d with a dust proof liquid •. i:r of the thousands who .1 the races in automobiles, irrcatlng 15,000 will be dlB- . r.ong the winners of the four ■prested in automobile rac- r’v every state in the un- ; ■! The pro.sram for the . meet with the list of ! 'llows; : August 25th, 11 a. m. i' ristance 200 miles. Trnphy valued at $1,- ; a-h and $650 worth of . ».,uipment. , fr;. 0—J150 worth of automo- ri.cnt. Pr :c—$100 worth of automo- . ■ MPnt - !'rize to car making fast- f. ‘ worth of automobile Driver. Merz. t; Herr. Jeffkins. Stickney. •*v Cud—Distance 170 Miles. Trophy valued at $1,000, and $S00 worth of auto- ,'”.ient. —$250 worth of automo- Additional prize to car making fast est lap, $100 worth of automobile equipment. Car: Driver: FALi Greiner FAL Gelnaw. FAL Pearce. Staver-Chicago Staver-Chicago Staver-Chicago Cole Cole .. Monchmeier. To be selected. To be selected. .. .. Jenkins. To be Selected. Corbin Maisonville. Colby Pearce. Colby Armstrong. Colby .. .. Ogren. Mercer Hughes. Mercer Barnes. CIno Burt. CIno Raimey. Aurora Cup—Distance 135 Miles. First Prize—Trophy valued at $750; $300 in cash and $400 in automobile equipment. Second Prize—$50 worth of automo bile equipment. Additional prize to car making fast est lap, $100 worth of automobile equipment. Car: Driver: Abbott-Detroit Robins. Abbott-Detroit Roberts. Ford Kullck. Saturday, August 26th, 11 a. m. Elgin National Trophy—Distance 3oO miles. Fir&t Prize—Trophy valued at $3,- 500; $1,000 In cash, and $1,700 worth of automobile equipment. Second Prize—$300 in cash and $200 worth of automobile equipment. Third Prize—$200 in cash and $100 worth of automobile equipment. Additional prize to car making fast est lap $200 worth of automobile equip ment. Car: Driver: Lozier Mulford. National Zengle. National Aitken. Alco Grant. Alco Hartman. Alco L«ee. Simplex DePalma. Simplex Wishart. Pope-Hartford Buck. Mercer Hughes. Cino Burt. Cino Rainey. The oflicials who will a».- at the El gin races this year embrace the best known automobile racing experts in country. Thirty-five cars piloted by some of the best known automobile drivers in the world will compete in the four events scheduled for the two-days’ meet. ers in the world will compete in the principal events are: Harry Grant, the only driver who ever won the Vanderbilt cup race twice «.in succession. He won this race in 1909 and 1910. Ralph DePalma, known as the speed king of the American tracks and hold er of a majority of race records. John Aitken, winner of many long distance and speedway contests. Ralph Mulford, winner of the Elgin National Road Race last year and the driver w'ho finished four seconds be hind the winner in last year’s Vander bilt cup race. Spencer Wishart, winner of many automobile races in England and France. These drivers constitute the “Big Five” at the meeting. Camps have been established for each of the cars entered in the races and Elgin and the adjoining towns are crowded with automobile men. Driv ers who have inspected the course are loud in their praise of the work done by the officials. Driver Jeffkins, an Australian, who hase seen all the fa mous courses in Europe declares that not one of them compares with the Elgin course. Ralph DePalma, the driver, expects to see the big race won at 7 miles an hour, while the more conservative be lieve the maximum Srpeed will be 66 miles an hour. Governor Deneen will see an automo bile race for the first time in his life, when he attends the opening day of the Elgin meet as the guest of honor. He is particularly interested in seeing the Illinois cup race run. The hours between 11 and 1 o’clock have been set apart for practice each day and the drivers already on the ground are taking advantage of the opportunity offered to acquaint them selves with the details of the course. The track is crowded with racers each day and arrangements have been made to have the Third Infantry regiment and the First Cavalry of the Illinois National Guard patrol the course dur ing the races. 'liiny rn.-;. ■ ;:>e - ( ' ' Wilmington '^cws Depaitment Nows. X. C., Aug. 25.—After >• . nng for several h- iDcation designat- board as to the . lightship to be ;.ii of the Cape , am was received .ay from Senator *ing that after an cretr.ry of com- i(‘ order of the .'■d. The lightship be placed at the o It will be of most ,^els. Had it been n The recent strand- R’!^r5ell ^ouH not ' C "pnnies Combine. k:i-iwn furniture - ad & Co., of Wil- - ", Poore & Co., of . i.avp just complet- ■ '"T the combine of I'aing the two - i a>* a base they '• a hhin of furni- . a'.i the principal South- '.•‘rrrr.nn as he was on ■ tii' egress from ■ ■ , , ' T s arrested for iu sfjme recent f' d iure. When ar- ‘■d to shoot the ofH- ’ ■ ■ from the Atlantic ‘ . -^’md in his wagon. X innntv.s in the first- - inonih^: in the oth- ' '• r.ce to begin at the ' iormer. hrrn struck over the ■ 1' . riKo. by a negro nam- - l i Knard. also a negro, ■ ’ :a iilKht to an attack ■ ’’-.f rjty hospital. ''5 League Games. ': i.ave been made with ' ’ ^^'s of the Grenesboro flub?, of the Carolina ’ Mr. William Strut hers, ■ !^t to be played at the i! !;is place, on Labor ’ nne in the forenoon alternoon are booked. Mrs. G. F. Seitter, the wife of a prominent tailor of this city, died yesterday afternoon following an acci dent of peculiar interest. About two weeks ago she arose from her bed and sat in a window to cool, as the night was extremely w'arm. She must have dozed, as she remembers nothing until she was picked up from the gran olithic pavement under the w'indow, 25 feet below. Both her wrists were broken, and an injury in the spine and other contusions occurred. Fi’om this spinal injury her death resulted yes terday afternoon. She is survived by her husband. Big Placer Gold Strike Reported By Associated Press. Skagway, Alaska, Aug. 25.—Col. Conrad, of Caricross, who has arrived from Caribou Crossing, reported a great placer gold strike on McClin- tock Creek, which enters March Lake, about ten miles from Talsh Post, Yu kon Territory. A stampede has start ed for the new gold field and the town of Caricross is deserted. Great excitement prevails in the surround ing towns and all boats are crowded with prospectors. Those unable to get aboard the steamers are “mush ing” overland. GEORGE CATHEY RELEASED. Special to The News. Asheville, Aug. 25.—George Cathey, alleged to be one of those “higher up’ in the illicit whiskey traffic in Asheville and charged with violating the search and seizure law on a case appealed from the police court where he was convicted and sentenced to eight months on the roads, was ac quitted in superior court Wednesday. The state contened that he is tne owner of 34 barrels and five cases of whiskey found in a chicken house in the rear of a house on Pearson drive. The case was hard fought and occupied about three days. Kiss a girl’s hand and she is apt to consider it entirely out of place. Many a man puts on his Sunday manners with his Sunday clothes. I newest I’lir.s— MMfREADTHlS LETTER Wi BwrUl*. July 18th 1910 Kiiai Kadleln* 0«.» D4nmi«, Vft. Q*ntlM«ni» Mr B«l^~ auff «r«d for Mny • trcubl* pronounead by h«r phyalelana urle tcid rbtuMtiM ftnd klthough b* trMtad b«r« ah* n«T*r obt«te*d r«ll«f. Btlns **11 Mqu*tnt«d vtth MIIhi asA kpowinc It had b««n o«*d aueoMafulJy varr fraqaantlr 1« ala> lUr c»s*a, I AatarKlnad to yui h«r on It. ttia took all bottlaa alth tha hapflMt raaulta. Z ragard har as aritlraly rallarad and vlll alraya t*ka plaMura la racoaBar.dlng Hllaa for urlo Ml* 0. Toura tmly. YOUR DRUGGIST ^ iii>^CAN SUPPLY YOU y WITH MILAM-IF HE DOES NOT KEEP IT HE CAN (GET if FROM ANY DRUG JOBBER GOILAR BUTTON SAVED HIS LIFE By Associated Press. New' York, Aug. 25.—A collar but ton saved the life of Thomas Junta, when he was fired upon in an East Side fight. His opponent took careful aim at the back of Jun ta’s neck and fired. Junta staggered and it appeared that he was mortally wounded until the police got him to a neighboring drug store, where a flat tened button dropped from Junta’s ccat. The bullet had struck the collar button and failed to pierce it although the button was driven an inch into Junta’s neck. The Nurserymen In Greensboro Special to The News. Greensboro, 25.—The second day’s session of the convention of the Southern Nurserymen began this morning w'ith a noticeable increase in attendance of delegates, a large num ber having arrived this morning and last night to attend the last two days of the convention. The same intei'est and enthusiasm as evidenced yester day was present in the sessions held this morning. The meeting was called to order pronii)tly at 0:30 o’clock by President W. .\. Eusicrly, who introduced Harry NiclTolson, of Winchester, Tenn., as the fir.st speaker. Following the speaker the meeting was thrown open for free discussion. '' Professor E. R. Lake, of Washing ton, D. C., assistant promoligist of the United States Department of Agricul ture, delivered an address of about thirty minutes length. The annual picnic of th« Guilford County Farmers’ Union was held this morning in the beautiful grove of Pea body Park, at the State Normal Col lege, and was a decided success. Hun- lireds of farmers from all over the county were present, each of them bringing large baskets of fried chick en, custards, cakes, and all those good things that characterize a coun try picnic. Women to Help John J. McNamara By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 25.—Women and girls employed in the bureau of en graving and printing will raise money for the assistance of John J. McNam* ara, secretary of the Structural Iron Workers’ Union, now In jail at Los Angeles, Cal., charged with dynamit ing the Los Angeles Times building. The sympathies of the women were aroused by a speech made to them by Representative Frank Buch anan, of Chicago. Mr. Buchanan read a letter from McNamara In which the labor leader made the most complete denial of the charges against him that has been made public. MRS. EDISON NOT LOST. By Associated Press. Akron, Ohio, Aug. 25.—Mrs. Louis R. Miller, mother of Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, wife of the famous inventor, has received a letter from Mrs. Edi son, in Paris, France, which clears up her supposed disappearance. Appre hension regarding Mrs. Edison was caused by a delay in the forwarding dl her mail. Parker-Gardner Company The Guarantee We Give In Writing On This Club Piano Is As Strong / As Words Can Make It! The Payment of $5 Brings The Piano TO YOUR HOME Almost any piano can muster up a guarantee of some sort. Some pretty poor pianos are sometimes backed up by fairly good .guarantees, whlleon the other hand some mighty good pianos are handicapped by poor guar antees. But almost without exception, all guarantees are vague and misleading. There are a whole lot of “ifs” and “ands” In them. One guarantee will read, "if there is the presence of rust it Is an evidence that the piano has been exposed to dampness,” etc., \ etc. Another reads ‘‘If the varniph crazes or checks it is due to cli matic conditions over which we have no control,” etc., etc., and so on through them all. It is “if” this and “and” that, until a great host of piano guarantees mean absolutely nothing. The thing to do when buying a piano is, first to look to the re liability of the house with which you are dealing and then look at the reputation of the piano Itself. With these 150 Parker-Gardner Club Pianos, we ourselves know how they were made, and we our selves guarantee them. We are the sponsors for them. W'^e have gotten up the strongest guarantee we are capable of getting up. If the English language can make one stronger, we are willing to sign it. We have eliminated every “if” and every “doubt.” The language of the guarantee is the spirit of it, which is to give each and every person who purchases one of the magnificent pianos pos itive and absolute protection. We print herewith a copy of the guarantee, the same as that which we have always used, which is handed to each and every club member in writing the moment they join the club. Can you write or suggest a guarantee that will be stronger? Let Us Impress You With The Fact That These Club Pianos Are Worth $350 Yet The Club Price Is But $267.50 Literally scores of these instruments (without a whole lot of extras put in these for this particular club) have been sold in this section at $350 dollars. Hundreds are being sold every month all over the United States at $350 dollars. They are worth $350 dollars. Measured by any standard of value you wish, they are worth $350 dollars. They are worth it on our floors, or on the floors of any reputable >,piano dealer in the country. The PARKER-GARDNER CLUB price is 267 dollars and fifty cents. The price Includes everything. There are no extras of any kind. There is no interest to be added. Noth ing to be added for drayage, stool, scarf—absolutely no ex tras. Two hundred and sixty-seven dollars and fifty cents is the price, and the price includes everything. I i i THESE 150 CLUB PIANOS will be sold $5 cash, then 1 dollar and 50 cents a week. The $5 just about covers the cartage and delivering—yet the $5 payment made when you join the club is credited to your account. The piano is delivered immediately. You do not have to wait until the Club is filled. You get your piano when you join. The remainder is payable every week. Club mem bers do not have to pay more than 1 dollar and 50 cents a week. This gives them 175 weeks (nearly 3 years and a half) in which to pay for the piano, and still get it at the Club price of 267 dollars and 50 cents. Read Our GUARANTEE We guarantee PARKER^ARDNER CLUB PIANO No ..V... free from defective material and workman* ship. Should any defects appear in said piano within a period of five (5) years from date of club contract, we agree to repair the piano or replace it with a new one of like grade, without cost upon its return to us. (Signed) PARKER-GARDNER CO. Club Books Now Open The Club books are now open. In other words. TODAY you can join the Club. The Pianos are ready on our floors, where you can see and hear them and make your selection. You are cordially invited. Your piano will be delivered Immediately upon your becoming a member and making the initial payment of $5.00. Write For Our Booklet “What 21 Cents a Day Will Do” PARKER-GARDNER COMPANY CHARLOTTE, N. C. Sole Agency For Knabe The World’s Best Pianos