raa CHASWflTE KEVra SEPTEMBER 2. 19II
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COTTON REVIEW.
Sfot MatKCi
Sept 2.—Spot cot-
-;ed, middling 12
- -I 2. Spot cot-
I T-S.
, fJept 2. -Spot
quotation omitted.
Sept. 1.—Spot
■it
pt.
Spot cot-
Spot cotton
rpool Cotton,
J. Cotton: Spot,
prices 13 points
' nr .. .. 7.72
7..IS
- 7.HS
fiS'?
.. .. .
6.37
day were li^,i>0'»
'vere for specula-
' d nchi'l-d 7 ^uO
’ 4.;M0 bales, all
steady and closed
f .r>5
r. 2!^
♦ ’>. 1 rt ' 2
h 1 ^2
v ' 7
f^.l
h 2‘)
('21
6.22
■ I
■* Trade Review.
■; . R. Cl. Dun &
■ i ^ of trnde ?ays;
* \\ very quiet, hav
. ’ r >!isiderably so
ioa>’d by a n-ee'rl
'• nd rainfall. In
*: 'rp 1:- a good
’►'i i e?pedalIv
\tilp ren'er??. North
I iir'ailnient is very
; n's are also he-
f • railroads, fhus
pi- vment, and ihe
>id some of the
Ve>‘ern railroads
■ r ^Mrn!. Price ' tit
-ol i: r''P iron .^nd
'X- 'U. in> 'S is not
V ilume.
‘ ^
'uo I’nited
pr.dini; 31
la;' veek and
Gc*eral aMrket.
2 Spot coffee
' .'■art dull. Hides.
Peas. 420a42.=^; red
HO|- , quqiet and
Freiehts. steady.
=5*ead'. Turpcn-
pfiKns:. Rife,
01'-'n. provision
urpentine
G. b45
S‘. (tffment.
-^p.Tement
•r the week
J.'2.493,100
zal require-
p of $.?.78f),-
'^Ttp cash re
last week.
A erage.
, ‘Pcreaee 1122,-
'7, decrease $4.-
S 4 ;■ ono decrease
‘1 uS.** 16,000, de-
l->-.4,oon, increaac
r e in vault $379,-
rash reserve 4n
*' resen'e 1442,808,-
rf'ierve $32,493,100.
reserve with
■mbers carrying 25
‘ ■'■ e |67,586,000.
Condition.
•o.oon, decrease |3,-
New York, Sept. 2.—The leading fea
tures of interest in cotton during the
week were wild fluctuations in the Au
gust delivery on the one hand and the
government crop condition report on
the other. Prices hav© declined dur
ing the week 15 to 24 points on fu
tures and 40 points on spots. Accord
ing to the government figures the con
dition of the crop on August 25 was
73.2 per cent against»89.1 per cent
on July 25, 72.1 per cent a year ago
and 63.7 two years ago. The 10-year
average was 73.5 per cent. Factors
making for lower prices have been the
generally faVorable crop account and
steady Sotithern selling, as well as
spllinp for foreign account, partly be-
cauf^ of unsettled foreign politics. Be
sides these factors, mills have contin
ued and in many instances Increased
the curtailment of productions i>erhaps
as an answer to rccent exportation to
planters by Southern p>oliticians, “to
hold cotton for 13 cents.” Recently the
hot. dry and unfavorable conditions
in Texas and Oklahoma were relieved
by good rains and lower temperatures
a» was also the case in parts of the
Eastern cotton-producing region, while
e.xcesslve rains in he south central
belt have been succeeded by clear
weather. The receipts of new cotton
are looming larger dally, offerings of
new cotton are increasing and the
spotted condition of general trade
leads many to believe that supplies
of raw cotton will be able for cur
rent requirements. Vet it must be
borne in mind that the crop is not yet
gathered, that it can be easily dam
aged by storms, inp-ects or by early
frosts and that local stocks are small
and are controlled by powerful inter
ests. Then, too, many unfavorable
crop accounts have been received. Ar
kansas has complained of damage by
insects and by shedding; Missls&ippi
and Alabama have sent emphatic com-
j laints of worm damage and there has
tindoubtedly been damage by the rec
ent rains and cooler weather have
repaired much of the damage in Tex
as and Oklahoma. It has moreover
been averred that there has been
damage to the crop of sea island cot
ton and in the eastern belt it is claim
ed that the expected early movement
ol the new crop will be delayed.
Cattu Market
Chicago Cattle.
Chicago, Sept. 2.—>Cattle, receipts
estimated at 200, market steady.
Beeves 5.00 @ 7.90
Texas steers 4.40 @ G.35
Western steers 4.00 @ 7.00
Stockers and feeders 3.00 @ 5.50
Cows and heifers .. .. 2.25 @ 6.26
Calves 6.25 @ 9.25
Hogs, receipts estimated at 5,000,
market 5c higher.
Light
Mixed
Heavy
Rough
Good to choice heavy
Pigs
Bulk of sales .. ..
Sheep, receipts estimated at 1,000,
market steady.
Native 2.00 (g 3.80
Western 2.25 @ 3.80
Yearlings 4.00 @ 4.90
Lambs, native 4.00 @ 6.45
Western 4.50 @ 6.50
7.25 fi 7.SO
7.10 @ 7.75
6.90 @ 7.70
6.90 @ 7.10
7.10' @ 7.70
5.25 (& 7.65
7.15 @ 7.45
Dally Movement of Produce.
Ship
ments.
39,600
38.000
175.000
330.000
1.000
21,000
WEfeKLY COTTON STATISTICS.
New York, Sept. 2.—he following
statistics on this movement of cotton
for the week ending Friday, Septem-
bpr 1, were compiled by the New York
Cotton Exchange;
Weekly Movement.
•This Year. Last Year.
Port receipts . . 5S.617
Overland to mills
and Canada ..
Southern mill tak
ings (estd.i ..
Gain of stock at
interior towns.
Re.
OAtntQ
Flour, bbls 18,300
Wheat, bu 113,000
Oats, bu 311,000
Corn, bu 515,000
Rye, bu 2,000
Barley, bu 110,000
Car Lot Receipts.
Wheat 130 cars, w'lth 58 of contract
grade; Corn 428 cars, with 147 of con-
tiact grade; Oats 166 cars. Total re
ceipts of wheat at Chicago, Minneapo
lis and Duluth today were 617 cars,
compared with 482 cars last week and
824 cars the corresponding day a year
ago. I
Chicago Gram
Brought into sight
for the week . . 6S,2(38
Total Crop Mcvam-.nt.
This Year. Last Year.
Pi-r! receipts . .. 8,552,235 7,191,731
Overland to mills
and Canada .. 970,961
Southern mill tak
ings (e.^td.i .. 2,262,032
Stork af interior
towns in excess
of Sept. 1 .. .. ——
Brought into sight
thus far for sea
son 12,074,938
•—Decrease.
Chicago, 111., Sept. 2.—Bullish sen
timent and the lead today in the wheat
market here owing to the strength
of European cables. Unsatisfactery
threshing returns from Russia and
light offerings by that country form
ed the basis of much of the firmness
Fine harvest weather in the Canadian
northwest exerted some influence in
favor of the bears, but the effect was
only temporary. Opening prices were
the same as last night to 1-8 higher
December smarted at 94 1-2 to 94 5-8
no different from the market as
whole, dipped to 94 3-8al-2 and th^n
rose to 94 7-8a95.
Excellent shipping demand gave a
strong tone to corn. The seaboard re
ported nearly all the exporters in the
market. December opened a shade to
1-8 up to 63 1-4 to l-4a3-8, touched
63 l-8al-4 and advjinced to 63 3-8
Free deliveries weakened oats
There was a good deal of selling on
the part of longs. December started un
changed to 1-8 higher at 45 7-8 to 46
and fell to 45 5-8.
Big decreases in lard stocks help
ed prices f* r all hog products-. Iniliai
sal^s were 2 1-2 to 12 l-2al5 dearer
w'th January delivery 1630 for pork
SVSA to 1-2 for lard and S42 1-2 to
S45 for ribs.
Chicago Grain Market,
hulse of four cents at Berlin did
considerable to lift prices to still high-
865,459 | er levels. ■ The strained situation re
garding Morocco v. as a decided factor
closing figures strong iwth December
1 3-Sr net higher at 95 7-8.
Dry weather in Kansas led to a
fun her advance. The close was strong
1 1-8al-4c net higher at 64 3-8.
Rye, No. 2, 8.5a86.
Barley, 65a 120.
10,513,022 Clover, 1300al900.
917
5,832
2,902
Inteturban Improve
ment Co. Sell Land
The Interurban Improvement Com
pany completed this morning the
sale of a tract of land at the corner
of Smith and Belt streets to R. C.
Dellinger for $900. Part of the pur
chase price is a lot on Allan street,
transferred by Mr. Dellinger to the
company at a valuation of $500.
The Interurban Company has also
purchased a tract of 43 1-4 acfM oil
Paw creek from Messrs. Harvey Lam
beth and W. R. Connell. The con
sideration was $8,000.
Mrs. W. E. Black sold yesterday
to Messrs J. R. and T. Black a tract
of land in Morning Star township,
totaling 233 acres. The price paid
was $2,200.
Six Injured in
Irain Wreck
By Associated Press. “
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 2.—Six persons
were injured today when Seaboard
Air Linft passenger train No. 41 col
lided head-on with a ^construction
train at Llllburn. 24 miles east of
Atlanta. The injured;
C. S. .Jones, passenger engineeY,
Abbeville, S. C.. bruised.
Steve McKnight, negro fireman,
Abbeville leg broken.
B. S. Williams, Pensacola, Fla., col
lar bone broken.
Annie S. Carter, colorpd, Tuske^e,
Ala., slight.
Sarah Bailey, Tuskegee.
Eula Hill, colored, Atlanta.
Both engines were detnolished but
another locomotive pulled No. 41 fnto
Atlanta and ambulances met it here,
taking the injured to hospitals.
The passenger train was an hour
late and was to pass the construction
train at Lillburn but crashed into it
just as it was taking the siding.
United States Department of Agriculture j
WBATHKR BtmBAO.
WlGuLTS U MOORE. Cbl«t
2,151,832
*31,344
WORLD'S VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New Orleans. La., Sept. 2.—Secre
tary Hester's‘statement of the world’s
visible supply of cotton show^s the to
tal visible to be 1,600,238 against 1,-
• 009,463 last week and 1,467,179 last
year. Of this the total amount of Amer
ican ('otton la 892,785 against 782,463
last week and 790,179 last year and of
ai lother kinds, including Egypt, Bra
zil, India, etc., 771,000 against 827,000
last week and 677.000 last year.
The total world’s visible supply of
cotton shows a iecrease compared
with last week of 9,225, a- decrease
compared with last year of 133,059.
Of the world’s visible supply of cot
ton there Is now afloat and held in
Great Britain and continental Europe
880,000 against 732,000 last year; in
Egypt 42,000 against 37,000 last year;
in India 422,000 against 426,000 last
year, and in the United States 256,000
against 27.2,000 last year.
uO
decrease 113,-
r., *'.';,085,000, decrease
■ "4^.^97,000, decrease
increase 707,-
* rve in vault 369,267,-
le; cash reserve in
M reserve 432,570,000.
;1 ■ orve 25,562,650, de-
i - reserve with clear-
1,; hrT'« '"arrylng 25 per
■ 6.1,190,000.
State Banks and Trust
n Greater New York
rted to tile New York
C'-iring House.
' decrease $3,338,'
■ " 'A, increase 10,600.
$ll.r;9L100, decrease
r $7 ■ 1,682,600, decrease
Cotton Soars.
Press.
“ . Sr;2.—An Increase
onp dollar a bale fol-
• • !if the gov-
'■nndltion report
considered bull-
■>i’ir{ons figures were
1‘ than the average
■ market. December
n riiately from 11.20
n o ‘ iiing fcr short ac-
" iirtion of 15 points In
' i-n thp shorts later
■h' inn ket stiffened and
months were still ap-
onc dollar a bale up.
WEEKLY MARKET SUMMARY
Timothy,
1250al450.
Chicago Grain and
Produce.
High.
Low.
Close.
WHEAT—
Sept ....
, , , 91
8934
91
Dec ....
.... 957/8
9414
mk
May ....
.... 101^
100%
101%
CORN—
Sept ...
. .. 66
65%
6 5 Vs
Dec ....
.... 64%
631/8
64%
May ...
. .. 66%
6C%
OATS—
Sept ....
.. ..44
42 H
43%
Dec ....
.... 46’’4
45%
46%
Mav ...
. .. 49%
48
49%
PORK, bbl
—
Jan ....
.. 16.45
16.30
16.40
LARD, 10*
lbs.—
Sept ...
. .. 9.60
9.50
9.57%
Oct ....
.. 9.65
9.55
9.62%
Jan ....
.. 9.40
9.271;^
9.35
RIBS, 100
lbs.—
Sept ...
. .. 9.25
9.221^
9.22%
Oct ....
.. 9.25
9.17%
9.25
Jan ....
.. 8.471^.
8.42Mj
8.42%
CHARLOTTE PRODUCE.
New York, Sept. 2.—Some signs ap
peared in the stock market this week
of relaxation of the pressure which
was directed against securities al
most continuously In the month just
ended. Although frequqent efforts
were made to extend the decline, lit
tle headway was gained in that direc
tion, and several times the market
developed an upward tendency. This
was attributed largely to short cover
ing rather than to a change in the
trend of opinion as to the outlook.
Anxiety as to the labor situation on
the Harriman railroads was aggravat
ed by signs of unrest among the em
ployes of other systems, and it was
felt that this factor would act as a
deterrent to stock market activity un
til It should be cleared up. July rail
road returns in many cases were un
expectedly favorable, although some of
the larger systems, including the Har
rlman lines, showed a large falling off
in the receipts.
The government cotton report was
of little effect upon the stock market,
despite its unfavorable character, as
it had been largely discounted by
earlier private estimates.
New Orleans Man Stands Pat.
By Associated Press,
New Orleans, Sept. 2.—“New Or
leans oottaon men are standing pat in
accordance with the resolutions adopt
ed several weeks ago by the cotton ex
change,” said Chairman Sol Wexler,
of the bills lading comijaittee of the
exchange.
• "Our exporters are transacting busi
ness as usual with their foreign con
nections under the same conditions
that prevailed before this bills lading
question w’as brought up.”
No action is expected In this city un
til the conference here September 18
of represntativs of southern cotton
exchanges, commercial organizations,
bankers and others interested in the
handling of cotton.
Crude Cotton Seed Oil.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 2.—Crude cot
ton seed oil 37.
(Corrected by Ernest Hill.)
Hens, per lb 10
Chickens, per lb 14
Butter, per lb 15@20
Eggs, per dozen 15
Ducks, pier lb .10
Geese, per lb OS
Corn, per bu 92
Oats, per bu 60
Chicago Provisions.
Chicago, Sept. 2.—Butter steady,
creameries 20a25, dairies 18&22. ,
Eggs steady, receipts 7,769 cases;
at mark, cases included 7al5, firsts
16 1-2; prime firsts 18.
Cheese steady, Daisies 13 l-2a3-4.
Twins 12 l-2al3. Young Americas 13
l-2a3-4. Long Horns 12 l-2a3-4.
Potatoes easy, Minnesotas l.OSal.lO,
Wisconsins 90al.00, receipts 60 cars.
Poultry, live weak, turkeys, old 14,
young 18, chickens 12 1-2, springs 12.
Veal steady, 50 to 60 Ib. weights 8a9,
60 to 85 lb. weights 9 l-2al0 1-2, 85 to
110 lb. weights 11.
London Stock
London, Sept. 2.—American securi
ties opened slightly higher here today
but immediately sold oft under con
tinantal offerings. The closing vas
easy with prices ranging from 3-S
above to 3-8 below yesterday’s New
York closing.
New York Money.
New York, S«pt. 2.—Close: Prime
mercantile paper —; sterling exchange
steady, with actual business in bank
ers’ bills at 483.75 for 60 day bills and
at 486.05 for demand; commercial bills
483; bar silver 52; Mexican dollars
45; government bonds —; railroad
bonds —.
Picnic Monday After
noon at Crystal Spring
The Sunday school of Belmont
Methodist church will have a basket
picnic Monday at Crystal Spring, In
dependence Park. Mr. L. M. Smith is
superintendent of the Sunday school
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♦ THE WEATHER. ♦
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Judge Ctawjord
Biggs Resigns
Durham, Sept. 2.—Judge J. Craw
ford Biggs yesterday afternoon tender
ed his resignation as Judge of the
fifth superior court district of North
Carolina to taffe effect September l8th,
at which time he concludes the Watau
ga court at Boone.
Judge Biggs begins that term Mon
day, September 4th and it goes two
W’eeks. Upon its conclusion he will
return to Durham for general prac
tice, from whioh he went in the elec
tion of 1906. His plans, it is said, are
to locate here, where he has also made
arrangements for lectures to the Trin
ity college law department, headed by
Dean Dr. S. F. Mordecai, which insti
tution, so strong in this branch of
learning, must be accounted the most
fortunate of schools.
Judge Biggs fs moved to resign, first,
on account of his family, from whom
he must be removed the greater por
tion of his time. He said yesterday
afternoon that he felt that he ought to
resign and that the unfailing reason
for his resignation w'as the desire to
be at home. For the next several
years he declared, the courts will be in
the extreme western part of the state,
several hundred miles from this place.
The increased numbr of regular courts
will make him si>end from 40 to 45
weeks of the year away from home
and his first duty he conceives to be
to his family.
Judge Biggs has not made his plans
here for the opening of his law oflice
but will do that upon his return. His
judicial career, which has been of
marked brilliancy, has been but five
years, and in his youth, for he is not
yet forty, he has come to be regarded
one of the wisest men of the bench.
Porecaat for Charlotte ai*ici Vicinity.
Fair tonight i,nd probably Sunday.
For North Carolina.
F4ij* tonight and probably Sunday.
How Fast Can a
Sonel Horse Trot?
Secflrder D. B. Smith, Col. T.
Child Run Ovet
On Fifth Street
ioned negro woman, was taxed with
the costs by Recorder Smith this
morning for exceeding the speed lim
it through Independence Squqare. The
Weather Cortditidha.
The barometric depreseioh over the
southeastern state* for the past sever
al days has entirely disappeared, and
fair weather has been geileral over
those 'states, with the exception of
Florida and South Carolina. Charles
ton, S. C., reports a 24-hour rainfall
of 2.74 inches.
A low' pressure area covers the Lake
region today, accothpaftied by precipi
tation over the upper part of the
Lakes. A high is closely following
thie area, itii cehter being oyer the
Dakotas this morning. Cooler weather
accompanies the high pressure.
The Indications for Charlotte and _ , , , .
vicinty, are tor afalr weather tonight look sharp As the one
and ^fObHbly Sufldfliy nor^-p V^^hirlp thrnueh thp smiarii
Dorothy Shaw% six-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. David Shaw, of this city,
• , J • A J struck by a buggy driven by a
Lf JUVKpCLtllCit And O^CCt young white man this morning at 11
~^^ . I o’clock, and her right leg- was se-
jTlfr all (xWB Opini0nS“-Mary verely bruised, the ankle being
Brown Dtove through the The accident occurred at the cor-
o A Tk i Fifth and North Tryon
oQUare too Kapialy, j street. The little girl was crossing
Mary Brown, a chocolate cofflpWx-'ho,''. Ernest Russell,
about eight years old, was crossing
from the city hall corner to the
moving picture show on the opposite
side of the cross street. The buggy,
wa7ralTt"'ch;7E;d'7eJSre6s~T.ivlng ViTt 4' *’LJre?v“®stor\°
.1,. trom \oungblood» grocers store.
was amended to a violation of the
speed limit. Officer Pitts, who was on
turned sharply
grocery
from North
Tryon
duty at the square last night, nabbed i^^to Fjfth A negro boy ende^^^^
orod to catch th6 child, who -ftas
the woman as she was coming full v
tilt along West Trade street tow'ard ^ artH
the square. Several people saw the ve- wheel strucK h^
hide coming half a bock away and
gave the w'arning to the crowd about
the
Wra*’-er 3ulietTn.
Oklahoman Uses Cane on Clerks.
Washington, Sept. 2.—Representai
tive Charles D. Carter of Oklahoma,
created a sensation in the heart of the
smjart shopping centre yesterday by
assaulting four clerks, one of whom
he alleged, insulted his 18-year-old
daughter, "Miss Italy Carter, who was
with her father on a shopping expedi
tion.
Having dealt summarily with the
four clerks. Representative Carter,
who is 76 years old, sent his daugh
ter home in an automobile and pro
ceeded to the nearest i)olice station,
w'here he explained the incident which
led up to the trouble.
He . was not detained and considers
the incident closed unless the four
clerks demand an investigation.
Representative Carter assailed the
first clerk, Joseph Josephson, with his
fists and when three of the young
man’s companions came to their
friend’s aid, the Oklahoma congress
man brought his walking stick into
play and wielded it vigorously until
he was master of the field.
According to Mr. Carter, his daugh
ter described to Josephson a certain
kind of coat which she wished to pur
chase. He declares the clerk thought
Miss Carter was unattended and
sought to engage her in conversation.
“Continuing his advances, which
were followed by repulses,” sajd Mr.
Carter, “the young man became in
sulting. When I politely asked the
clerk the cause of the trouble, he be
came infuriated and said uncompli
mentary things about my daughter. I
told her to accompany me from the
store, and as we reached the door he
called me several naes. I returned
and prepared to strike him, when he
started towards me. I then gave him
as good a licking as my long expe
rience on the plains and as a boxer
would permit. I then started to leave
when three of his assistants took up
the fight. I was plainly outnumbered,
but I struck right and left with my
cane and finally routed the entire
bunch.”
'
Xt
r Lowest last
, night.
W
k.
.St
ot;
i JE
AtUnta ....
90
70
.00
Augusta .. ..
• • •
. 88
74 .
.32
Birmingham .
. 90-
68
.00
Boston .. ., ,
6.4
.00^
Charleston
72
2.74
charlotte
. S6
68
.00
Chicago .. ..
• • •
. 80
70
.00
Corpus Christi
. 88 ,
76
.00
Denver .. ..
• • •
. 84
54
.02
Fort Worth
.—
70
.00
Galveston ..
. 88
74
.30
Houkon .. .
—
76
.00
Jacksonville .
♦ • •
, 86
74
.00
Kansas City .
. 92
70
.00
I.ittle Rook ..
—
76
.00
Louisville ....'
. . .
. 90
04
.60
Memphis ....
. £4
70
.00
Mobile .. ..
• • .
. 90
T6
.00
Montgomery .
,
. 92
68
.00
New Orleans
. 90
76
.00
New York .
• t •
. 76
64
.00
Oklahoma .
. 90
64
.00
Palestine ..
74
.00
Salt Lake City .
. 90
76
.00
San Antonio
. —
74
.00
San Francisco
. 58
54
,00
Savannah ..
74
.00
Shreveport ..
. U
74
.00
Taylor .. ..
—
72
.00
Vicksburg .
—
74
.00
Wilmington .
. 80
-72
.00
St. Louis ..
. 96
68
.00
Cotton
Region Bulletin.
Stations of
trict:
Wilmington
and
dis-
CHARLOTTE
.. 8«
68
.00
Cheraw .. ..
. 80
64
.00
Florence .. ..
. 84
68
.00
Goldsboro ..
. 80
66
.00
Grensboro ..
.. 80
60
.00
Lumberton ..
. 86
66
.00
Raleigh .. ..
82
.64
.00
Weldon .. ..
.. 78
60
.00
Wilmington .
.. 80
*72
.00
*—Lowest temperature
period ending 8 a. m.
for 12-hour
Heavy
Rainfall.
Charleston, S.
2.70
but
threw
her under the vehicle. One Of the
rear w-hels passed over her right
limb.
She was picked up by Mr. S. N,
Mr. Pitts swung on to it and brought
it to a standstill, placing the woman
under arrest.
thee ity hall. Desk Sergeant Scullion
summoned Dr. Hawley, who declared
On the stand this morning Officer infnt*
The little girl could gne no infor
Plunged Into Trestle.
Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 2.—Follow
ing rains, said to have been the heavi
est on record, th© Atlantic Coast Line
passenger train No. 67, Fayetteville,
N. C., to Bennettsville, S. C., plunged
into a trestle two miles south of Red
Springs, N. C., yesterday. The engine
passed over safely, but the tender,
mail, baggage and passenger coaches
went tly*ough. All miraculously escap
ed except Conductor Alex Campbell
and Expresss Messenger Jesse Talbot,
both of Fayetteville, who were only
slightly hurt.
Way cross, Ga 1.80
Remarks.
Charleston, Augusta, Savannah, New
Orleans and Houston districts report
precipitation. Heavy showers occurr-
ed at Charleston, S. C., and Waycross,
Ga. Temperatures have risen some
what throughout the belt.
O. O. ATTO, Observer.
Pitts gave it as his opinion that the
horse was going 20 miles an hour.
This was very much doubted by Col.
T. L. Kirkpatrick,,counsel for the wo
man, who said he had had a great
deal of experience with horses and
opined that unless the horse was ac
tually doing its level best it could not
be going 20 miles an hOuv.
"Hov,' fast does the average horse
go when given free rein, Mr. Pitts?”
asked the colonel.
"I don’t know'; I'm not an expert,”
replied the officer.
"Well, he couldn’t go 20 miles an
hour unless he was running aw^ay
could he?
“I think so, I wouldn’t give much
for a horse that couldn’t trot 20 miles
an hour.”
“Why don’t you know' that the
world’s trotting record is about 2
minutes?”
“I think that record has teen lower-
ed,” said the oftcer.
Here, what horse are you discuss
ing,” interrupted the recorde:*.
“Well, we are talking about trot
ting records now,” said the colonel.
well, v/as the womail driving a pac
ing or a trotting horse.” asked Judge
Smith, ‘ if you are talking of pacing
records Dan Patch has them all beat
to a frazzle.”
“Oh, no,” said the colonel,” “the
horse in question was a trotter and
of the Nancy Hanks type.”
Here a bull in the dialogue took
place, as if there were need of expert
te,Sti>*io>iy speed records. Col
onel Kirkpatrick volunteered that he
had had a great deal of experience
with horses and was extremely doubt
ful if the horse could have been mak
ing 20 miles per hour.
“I think Mr. Pitts is mistaken about
the speed that was made by this wo
man’s horse, although it is a good
stepper. I know w'hat I’m talking
about, your honor, I‘ve had too much
experience along that line.”
“I expect,” said the recorder, "your
experience has been mostly with
mules, hasn’t ft, colonel? You worked
mules mostly when you lived out in
Sharon, didn’t you?”
Since it was .established that th-3
present speed limit across the square
was 5 miles an hour the conclusion of
the court was an acceptance of the
testimony of Officer Pitts that the
speed limit had been violated.
ON DIT.
Weather all Over South.
Washington, Sept. 2.—Foreeast:
Virginia, fair tonight, warmer in
west; Sunday fair, slightly cooler in
extreme north, light to moderate south
and southwest winds.
North Carolina, fair tonight ind
probably Sunday; light variable
winds.
South Carolina, and Georgia, gen
erally fair weather except probably
showers on coast tonight or Sunday;
light to moderate variable winds.
Florida, colal showers tonight or
Sun^y except fair in northwest, mod
erate varial>le winds except east over
Sooth portion.
Alabama and Mississippi, generally
fair tonight and Sunday; light to mod
erate variable winds.
mation betw'een sobs save that her
name was Dorothy Shaw, that sh€
came from Mount Holly thife morning
with a Mrs. Koregay.
In the negro boy’s hand was a
card bearing the name "Mrs. Henri
etta Kornegay,’’ and asking help for
an “old ladies’ home and children s
orphanage.”
The child’s father was finally lo
cated at his boarding piace, Mrs.
Cross’, on College street. Mr. Shaw
stated that he was expecting his wife
and little girl today but did not know
they had arrived. He took his daugh
ter with him.
To Open Kindergarten.
Of interest to tiny tots and the
mothers of same will be the follow
ing announcement which came today:
Mra. Helen Thompson Hall
will re-open the Kindergarten former
ly conducted by Miss Mary Catherine
Thompson at No. 10 East Ninth
Street
at No. 10 East Ninth Street
at No. 10 East Ninth S90$..0f—J
on Tuesday, September Nineteenth
Nineteen huiidrcd ^inc. eleven
Children from three to seven years ol
age taken.
Mrs. Hall is a :£i8ter Of Miss Thom
son, and was her assistant in conduct
ing the kindergarten by which she
is known, scholastically to fame. Mrs,
Hall will adopt the college plan of hav
ing school on Saturday and holiday
on Monday. She is thoroughly equlj^-
ped for kindergarten work, havint
had years of experience, and beside!
being bright and alert.
THE NEW THOUGHT
"I hear your wife is in a very
swagger set.” “Oh, very swagger.
She lost MO at bridge the other day
and her hostess made her leave a
diamond ring as security.”—Pittsburg
Post. ,
“I have gotten a great deal or
pleasure from anticipating the trip.”
“Mere pleasure, possibly, than you’ll
get from the 'trip itself.” “Thats
what I think. So I’ve decided to stay
at home and save the money.”—Lou
isville Courier-Journal.
“A party platform is a mighty
Important consideration,” said one
statesman. “Yes,” replied the other,
“a party platfoi’m In politics is a
good deal like a bunker in golf. The
rules require it, but you show your
skill in avoiding it.”—Washington
Star.
“I’ve got a great story,” says the
new reporter. “You have?” growls
thee ity editor. “What is it?” “The
only actress who never married Nat
Gk)odwin is engaged to the only man
who never married Lillian P.ussell.”
—Life.
When hope recoils I clear a path
For mortals where the road is har3
I reap from failure’s aftermath:
I enter where the gates are barred
O’er seas unsailed I hold the helm
1 cleave a passage through the air;
I find the goal of every realm:
My questing foot is everyv/here.
I raise the burden for the faint
And press his shoulder to the wheel;
Train him to scorn the week com
plaint
And bruise distrust beneath hia
heel.
Who wooa me finds his boon at
len^h
Unaided, while for others sakes
He shares th© brotherhood of stength
And to his helpful self awakes.
—John Troland.
4^ WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. ♦
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
Greenville at CHARLOTTE.
Greensboro at Andersen.
Spartanburg at Winston
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Atlanta at Nashville.
Mobile at New Orleans.
Birmingham at Montgomery.
Chattanooga at Memphis.
80UTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Columbia at Savannah.
Macon at Albany.
Jacksonville at Columbus.
• NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston at Brooklyn.
New York at Philadelphia.
St. Louis at Pittsburg. v
I Chicago at Cincinnati.
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