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SATURDAY. PFIPTFMBER 2. 1911.
THE PRICE AND TK*E MANUFAC
TURERS.
• :*’(? f«>!rition of iho cotfini
r 1 ; ■ =.'iir*! thp I'ricf* of tlip
r-” ?'.uK' liard H. Kdmoiuls,
' t: •' Mar.ufafturera' RerorcJ,
la an n'^i «ivw in tlu> F1wion Trans-
I ■ r^ir.ts on- :i i hast* of f!ie inattrr
V •’! I'li'ton r'*Mt wiiul 1 d') ^'ell to
r • s ' '.Trofiill\ ' A p^'rinanent hUh
j e ffc ci'ftdn" he »le ares. "is essen-
t;3! to the best iti'#»rf'‘»1s if not to the
ver- I f-' •! tli* iii.iiiufHctui i>»«;
li-.i , = and >;i s .Ml i'» xi’Iain thisi
h '''fill* !i' in i.rlail:
I'h** ii.antirai'tui fi'' \\ ho aie anxioiis
to -re li'Wcr iirii'e.s tvason of the
j“n;plMlifv of a lai>;e rroii this year
a-e shortsighted. I>t\v jirii’es this yrar
'• '’iM inevitabl.\ drive cotton cioufrs
f ■ o’he; iiurt*'iit«. and the smaller yield
Ilf 'ear, with con^tvii'-nt almornial
I' -■! I'rires. would nrint; I'Hi U all the
eviis from which the indnstrx has suf
t#»red duriui; the last I'ew ytars in
V., ich if has had to cnutend vslth liinh
of row iiiatrrial and k•v^ jni«‘e ot
fliushed KOi'd.s
T;,-> \\i*rld inii.Nt adjust itsff to pay-
in:; a hiK'ner jM ii e fiT cottoii ^oods.
'IP -.(inner i? is dmio the Ite'UT it A'ill
lu> or all Intt'rt'siMd and especMnlly tor
Ujannfacturti.s The time has pass-
ei v’iUMi SonthiMt! fniiiiers weie CDin-
I'pMPd to raise cfiittm. in funaer years
fiie\ v^-re forct‘l h> nercssity to to
iiiip iTitton. and lU'tnn nlone. (.'on-
d.r: >n hi^ve rhaiiitfd I’niess prices be
! I a! is hi^h a.^ toniparcd with
f. r.u. i ;lu';. can uiako nu>re
II ■ • • U'.'ine othf*r thiius. I'liere is no
t' O:?; c)iii!i;;;liOn t» the WOllll ti> CiMU-
pel 'Ii m t" raise coii«mi, iIhmisaIi inan.v
I -o de '•»"r-ni to think so.
If Kn^rland con'.il I'lrn its r(jt-
t M Mills in*o shoe lai lorii s and donb-
1. t 'i»> j.i t'flfiJ on the iii\e.~=i iiient, and
.'ler wam-s to the lal.orer«. no-
«*>nld sit\ that New I'ngland
1 ontiniie t»» make cntiitn cixiils
I 'he world needs ctiitoi; iiondK.
\nv :iii' S?t)iii hf! n fai me-r (an tlo a
ilj/.-M tiiinus iiKjre ptofltaldv than to
r*'«o and fioM coiitm at a low jirice.
a.id t'\en 1> and 1! cents a ptiiuul
I- a\ now : r • • iitr-d as a h u price.
He ran ilo i iMk;> lli;*.! he coiiltl nM
ha\e don- a fe A t iC S at^n. Indiistiial
developmHii is atTordi:iv. employment
for thon-ands m ho were formerly com-
fi’lled to raise rutioti, I'rhan growth
is drawinK tt^ns of thonsamls liom the
country into rliy aclivities. I’Hy
prow, h and indusiriai development
combined are maivimi it possilde for
t'^ionsands to ennaae in diversified
farniin? and truck growing to supply
home needs."
We think this the logical view to
tike of the matter. I'lie day of r»r.. 0
ind Tr cottnn has pone nm to come
bf»rk that is for any length of tUne.
Should the staide 1)\ any chance fall
to these figures the influen es mention
ed hy Mr h'dnionds wouhj immediate-
1’ rt>nie into «)pciation. The South
t.Tiies the bulk of the world’H cotton
cop but cotton Is uo( the only thine;
i; can raise, (’oin. wheat, orchards.--
all flourish at their best in various
I of the cotton belt. Diversification
a crops hap alrea«ly obtained a wide
xoK'te throughout the wection and it is
^.lining favor every year. Nfr. Ed
monds is conservative rather than the
reverse in his statement of what would
follow continuel low priced cotton.
The crux of the problem Is au^pest-
ed by Mr. Pdmfinds’ j)hrase: ‘‘The
Tvorld must adjust itself to imyinR a
hirher price for cotton Roods.” That
IF the end which the manufacturers
i;;;iKf tackle. Their market has been
in a ijad way for a considerable time
but the brichiest minds in the busi
ness are concentrated upon plans for
its improvemeut. If cotton manufactur-
inff is to continue on its present ex-
ten*i\e basis new markets must be
founil and old ones improved—and
this whether the price of the raw-
staple be hiath or low. Unless this is
done the etntire business will suffer
continued depression and eventually be
forced to submit to drastic orsanlza-
tion.
A PERSECUTED MAN.
There be some persecutions which
ire unspeakably afflicting in which
language falls utterly to expres^s one’s
feelings. Tnder such a persecution
now languishes Representative Ivaffer-
:y of Oregon—a statesman whose fair
prosepects seem likely to l>e quite
rlouded by the maliciou|||^and of fate.
He is accused of writing sentimental
aotes to several Washington girls
which accusation heunqualifiedly
IS a lie Unfortunately for I/afferty the
Bccutation got a long start on the de-
nia! and the Oregon folks are talking
of using their “recall" d«Tle« upon
him. Under the circumstanceB the suf
ferer feels compelled to lay bare the
course of his heart history.
“In three years I have written to
not more than three girs. What single
man has written to less?” he plaintive
ly inquires. “Three years ago a Port
land girl who was engaged to another
fellow when 1 met her, married the
other fellow. Since my whole life has
l>een exiwsed to the public gaze, I will
admit what many people in Portland
already know, to wit; that 1 asked
that girl to marry me. The only other
case I had in Portland was that of a
young lady living on the Blast Side
who is a stenographer. I liked her
also and offered to marry her. Those
are the only two experiences I ever
had in my life.”
This naive statement is calculated
to move the heart of a stone. Thrdugh-
out it one cannot help reading be
tween the lines that its author feels
that 80 far from being a would-be lady
killer he has been deprived of his
righthil share of feminine favor. Three
lady correspondents in three years is
certainly not an excessive number.
There is not a lively college boy in the
land who would think of carrying on
correspondence with less than a do*-
en or more a session. Note, too, the
[lathos of the concludinc; statement:
These are the only two experiences
I ever had in my life.” The words
I'icttire Ji friendly soul longing for sen
timental experiences who has been
confined to the niggardly number of
two. No richt-thinking person can re
train from spillinR a tear over the mis
fortunes of Lafferty.
And to add Insult to injury this is
the man they have picked out to ac
cuse of “mashing.” It is simply ex-
cniciai lug
FROM OTHER
SANCTUMS
Kaleidoscopic.
The Beattie trial now begins to look
like a patchwork quilt. First it was a
black crime, in which was concerned
a white slave. Then when Paul Beat
tie was on the stand things looked blue
for Henry, who turned white for the
first time, and in the only possible
way. Now a red-headed boy comes
on as an important witness. Only thing
left for Beulah to turn green with
envy because she hasn’t had her fair
share of notoriety out of it.—Winston-
Salem Journal.
Neatly Expressed.
Vardaman hit It off very well in
deed when he expressed the wish that
the United States would body forth
in its national life more of the golden
rule and less of the rule of gold. That
is quite neat and most timely.—Charity
and Children.
A LIVELY CONTEST IN PROSPECT.
I’oiitics is proverbially as uncertain
the weather, but one assertion that
(uin bt' made with some confidence is
that the opponents of Governor Blease
of ScMith Carolina will make a hercu
lean effort next summer to reverse a
long established precedent and defeat
him for a second term—an honor
which has been bestowed upon South
(’arolina executives regularly for more
than tw’enty years. Various candidates
have been mentioned to lead this
fi^ht, the latest being Chief Justice
Ira B. Jones of the state supreme
court.
Judt!;e Jones’ entran-e into the race
v\ould ensure the drawing of sharp
lines. Governor Blease had not been
In ofhce many weeks when he became
involved in a most violent controver
sy with the chief justice over the mat
ter of appointing judges to hold spec
ial temis of court—these selections be
ing made in South Carolina from the
memberiship at the bar. Formerly the
uovernors had done no more than
endorse the recommendations of the
bar in such matters but Blease has a
mind of his own and deliberately went
contrary to the will of the lawyers in
a nun»ber of instances. The chief jus
tice naturally took the side of his pro.
fessional bretiiren and as the special
judges are in a sense under the au-
tiioritv of the supreme court there was
a deadlock. At this time the very
shall,est kind of letters |>assed be
tween .fones and Hlease -documents
that may be relied upon to make any
future campaign between the two
li\ely not to say spectacular.
.ludge Jones has occupied his pres
ent place a little over two years, hav
ing previtiusly served thirteen years
as associate justice. Prior to his ele
vation to the bench he had seen dis
tinguished service in the legislature,
having presided for a time as speaker
of the house. He is reputed to be a
cool debater, clear thinker and an all
round public man. If he decides to
oppose Blease the latter will have a
very warm fight on his hands. Whether
the chief justice mill take the plunge
remains to i>e seen.
STEEL COACHES.
We wish to emphasise the lesson of
the happily iiloodless wreck which oc
curred the other niorning near Kings
Mountain. Had the Chadwick-Hoskins
excursion been traveling in the ordin
ary old type of railway carriages noth
ing, in all human probability, could
have prevented the sacrifice of a score
or more lives. It was the fact that the
coaches were of steel construction
that prevented this sacrifice. And the
nioral is that the sooner the railroads
can arrange to introduce cars of this
construction Into ordinary and general
use the better it will be for the trav
eling public and incidentally—for the
railroads themselves.
‘There Is a striking contrast,” cora-
niente the Spartanburg Herald, “be
tween this wreck of the negro excur
sion train on the Seaboard Air Line at
Hamlet a few weeks ago. In the acci
dent on the Seaboard a score or more
negroes were killed, their deaths be
ing attributed to the fact that they
were riding In old and frail passenger
coaches when the crash came.”
The Hamlet wreck Is not quite a fair
comjiarison inasmuch as in it two
trains cam^ together at a considerable
rate of speed and consequently much
more damage was to be expected
than from a derailment only. None the
less the Herald’s principle is sound
for no one can doubt that if the unfor
tunate negroes had been in steel
coaches the slaughter would have been
greatly reduced.
Those Qovernment Figures.
Every cotton former in the land
will agree with an exchange which
says that the scandals brought to light
in the last few years in the bureau of
statistics of the agricultural depart
ment in connection with the reports
on the condition of the cotton crop in
dicate pretty strongly that the “bu
reau” is a better servant to the specu
lator than it is to the man who grows
and the enterprise which consumes
the cotton. At the same time, too, it
indicates that, if repetition of these in
cidents can’t be made impossible, it
would be better to abolish the reports
entirely than to have these charges
of gross errors continuously made,
and the condition further disturbed
thereby.—Fort Mill Times.
Human Littleness.
Science in its last analysis teaches
nothing, shows nothing, but the little
ness of life. This fact is clearly de
monstrated from time to time, but
never more conclusively than in the
height of the storm. All human inven
tion find ingenius contrivances amount
to but “sounding brass and tinkling
cymbal" when put up against the fury
of the elements. No place is secure
against the knock of disaster and the
alarm of nature and when least ex
pected the outbreaking of the storm
may come.
Almost the entire South Atlantic
coast has known the severity of the
storm king during the past few days
and far into the inland tlie bl:,st of
wind and rain has left its mark. Prop
erties that-men have been years in ac
cumulating have been wiped away in
the twinkling of an eye and men w'ho
have watched their crops grow and
delighted in the prospects have been
subjected to the ordeal of seeing them
vanish like dew before the rising sun.
Poverty stalks in some cases where
prosperity smiled and discouragement
prevails where hope was highest.
These things come along with life.
The accomplishments of a day are
hardly ever brought face to face with
such a situation. Init things that
amount to much must fact the danger
of disaster. Charleston, Beaufort.
Fort Royal and other sturdy cities
along the Carolina coast will feel heav
ily the force of the wind and wave for
many days and iHonths after the wa
ters have subsided and the winds have
been stilled, but they will do better
and greater things in the future. The
lormer whose crops have been ruined
wMlI plant anew and have a loftier idea
of his work.
F'or when the final measurement is
taken and the struggle is completed
there will be no false spirit that will
cry out for the building of new barns
and provision for greater yields. No
science can avert the possible disaster
and Providence alone can save us from
the vengeance of the furious elenints.
— Augusta Chronicl.
GET READY
FOR-
SCHOOL
In less than 10 days the school bells will call together the grand army
of youthful seekers of knowledge. And there’s a lot to do before th§ young
men and boys will be ready to report for duty. We help you over the rougti
places by presenting exceptional values to the very things you need.
YOUN MEN AND BOYS’ CLOTHING
There is a whole lot of satisfaction In buying your clothing at a
store where they take special pains in selecting the material and looking
after the make-up. We have these clothes made by expert tailors and
can guarantee satisfaction.
WE MENTION A FEW 8PE0IAL LINES
Suits for $8.50, $9.60, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00.
We want you to see the Fall and winter weight Suits for school that
we have made up as a special at the above, price. There is no clothing or
department store in the country that will give such value as is embodied In
this line of suits. These suits are made of substantial material, cheviots,
cassimeres and worsteds in plain and fancy weaves single and double
breasted.
$8.50, $9.50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00.
Prettiest line of Boys’ School Suits we have ever shown. Sizes 3 to 18.
Prices
$1.25 to $10.00
LION BRAND SHIRTS, 98c.
Just received big fall shipment Lion B rand white and fancy Shirts. These
are made coat style, attached Cuff s, or plain with detached cuffs all
the new cloth In neat stripe and figures, values up to $150
.. 98e
Men’s light weight Rubber Coat«, J4 51J
Boys’ light-weight Rubber Coats $3 50
Big line Umbrellas goc, 75c and 98o
fall.” The “nail,” says Dr. Thompson,
was a wooden peg or tent pin, some
times driven into the wall through
the plaster, and he adds with the
feeling of one who has had experi
ence: “Not one in a score of them
but what bends down, or gets loose,
or falls out.”
Clearance
Sale
—AT—
BIC DONmiON TO
FEMALE CDLLEEE
Special to The News.
Greensboro, Sept. 2.—Mrs. Lucy
Roberson, president of the Greensboro
F'emale College, was yesterday noti
fied of a gift of $10,000 toward the
erection of a new dormitory for the
college, J. W. Fitzgerald, of Davidson
county being the generous donner. The
gift is the largest individual one that
has ever been received by the college.
Mr. Filzegerald offers the $10,000 on
the condition that $l."i.000 be raised by
the college toward building the new
dormitory.
Owing to the wonderful growth the
college has experienced since its re
erection after the fire several yars ago,
many young women have been neces
sarily turned away during the past two
term.s on account of the lack of ac
commodations. Several months ago
the trustees decided to build a new
$26,000 dormitory and treasurer W. M.
Curtis was sent to work in an endea
vor to raise the amount. Besides the
gift of Mr. Fitzgerald $6,000 has al
ready been raised, making the goal but
$9,000 distant.
As a positive proof of the fact that
the commissioners of Greensboro are
in earnest as to the building of a $30,-
000 power pumping station, as a re
sult of the increase in electric power
rates made by the Public Service com
pany, of this city, w’hose 10 year con
tract expires the first of January, con
tracts were warded yesterday for the
erection of the plant and the installa
tion of equipment, the total amounting
to approximately $30,000.
Charlie Roberson, a young white
man of Revolution' cotton mills, was
yesterday bound over to the superior
court under a $1,000 bond by Squire
D. H, Collins on the ch,arges of retail
ing, gambling and keeping a disorderly
place.
STIEFF’S
Entire stock of pianos reduc
ed 10 per cent and 6 per cent
additional for cash.—Three out
side Cabinet Plano Players to
be given away with first three
Stieff Pianos sold.
Specials at $167.50 and
$190.00. Many dealers call them
$350.00 pianos. Our price as
above.
Chas. M. Stieff
C. H. WILMOTH, -
Manager.
SOUTHERN WAREROOM
t West Trada Street
CHARLOTTE. . N. &
FOR BOILS. I
Thies’ Salve, 25c ♦
I
ALL DRUGGISTS
Mos quite
Lotion
The one that will do what it
is made for. A trial will con
vince you and the Mosquitoes.
10c and 25c Sizes,
TryonDrugCo
'Phones 21 and 1043.
No. 11 N. Tryon.
Foreman (quarry gang)—“It’s sad
news oi hov’ fur yez, Mrs. McGaharf-
aghty. Y’r husband’s new watch Is
broken. li wae a foin watch, an' it’s
smashed all to paces.”
Mrs. McG—“Dearie me! How did
that happen?”
Foreman—“A ten-ton rock fell on
’im.
The “Sure Nall" of Palestine.
William H. Thompson’s book about
the Holy Land, called “The Land and
the Book,” has had the curious fate
of outlasting many books of BibH-
criticism of a far more preten
tious nature. Its popularity through
the years is due, in part, to the fact
that It explains so many obscure
matters in such a natural way. For
instance, there is the passage in
Isaiah; “I will fasten him with a
nail in a sure place,” and again,
"This nail fastened in a sure place,
thall be removed, and cut down and
WOODALL A SHEPPARD’S
CORN REMEDYj
EAOH OUNCE CONTAINS EXT.
CANNABIS INDICA 10 ORS.,
ALCOHOL 28 Jl.
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■ Kkt ant merolB* for I «r 4 ilavt, Man ll
•oak tha racitn warm water, »htn ih« ;
fern ran ba rradlljr raaaAvtii.
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WORSE THAN AN ACHING
TOOTH
is a crying 'corn that murders
you at every step. You can have
the tooth pulled, but you can’t
have the foot extracted.
WOODALL A SHEPPARD’S
CORN REMEDY
Will give you Instant relief.
Price 15c.
WOODALL &
SHEPPARD
BLAKE S DKUG SHOP
On the Souare.
P*rescHptlons Filled Day and
Night.
QUICK
DELIVERY
That means we send it to you
In a hurry.
A trial will convince you, so
when you vrant a
PRESCRIPTION
or anything else In the drug
line
John S. Blake
Drug Co,
PHONE 41.
'Phones 41 and 300.
Registered Nurses’ Directory.
SHOOT
THAT
STRAW
HAT
and get on one of our latesit
styles. It costs very little to be
neatly dressed and it pays big
dividends. We are showing the
largest and best select stock of
Fall Clothing, Hats, Shoes and
Furnishings in the Caroliuas.
Don’t fail to inspect this stock
before buying your fall outfit.
We give special attention to our
Boys’ and Childrens depart
ment, 2nd floor.
Ed Mellon
Co.
Job Printing? Phone 153
A BAD LOT
When charged with being drunk and
disorderly and asked what he had to
say for himself the prisoner gazed
pensively at the magistrate, smoothed
down a remnant of gray hair, and
said:
"Your Honor, man’s inhumanity to
man makes countless thousands
mourn. I’m not as debased as Swift,
as profligate as Byron, as dissipated
as Poe, as debauched as ”
“That will do,” thundered the mag
istrate. “Ten days! And, officer, take
a list of those names and run ’em in
They are as bad a lot as he is.”
You’ll find a great many insurance
companies that are a “Bad Lot.” Not
so here, all “A-1.”
C. N. G Butt & Go
INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS.
21 East FourLi St. Charlotte, Hr C.
Phone 425.
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-j~w tlii| CAPSULES ire superlcr
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A building nnlshed with Corbin Hardware “is a joy forever.”
Corbin Locks are the standard of the world. Why not finish your
house with these goods—thereby securing the best. But little if
any difference in cost between these and goods not so good.
In House Furnishing and Kitchen Hardware we are at the r.cad
of the list.
Our stock is large and our prices are right.
We keep the best stock of Mechanic’s Tools that is kept in tlie
state. Our large sales demonstrate the fact that our prices are
low as the lowest.
We w-ant your trade.
Weddington Hardware Co.
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