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rketmMLcwTO ‘‘Charlotte Day “At Fair-Marme Band To Play on Grounds Crowds Of People Coming in on Jrains From Near-by Cities to Sear Great Organ ization—Prizes in Live Stock as Awarded HaElEH PnT[ LIFE'S tomorrow, Travelers Day, St, Henry oj Curtiss Bunch oj Aviators Will Make Flights —Bi-plant on The Ground, •Charlotte Day" has always been a popular day at the annual fair*. There is a belong-to-all atmosphere cn that day that differentiates it from other days, 1. e., as far as Char* lone is concerned. This bright beautiful day is "Char- U)Ua Day" at this year’s fair. The OiWl« drawing large crowds not only from Charlotte, but all surrounding cities and towns. The niftht trains and the early morning trains c&nie in crowded to the plat forms. If this weather continues thousands of people will witness the flights by C. R. St. Henry, one of Cur tiss' best aviators, at the fair grounds tomorrow and Friday. The hangar is uj>. the aeioplanc in piace and under constant watch by truited Curtiss men. Weather pcruiittin? there will be a bcautifi:! exhibition by St. Henry to- nioirow and Friday. The beamy of the fights I;; principally in seeing the rt-achme leave the ground and return to same. To witness this one mu&t be within the grounds. The Instant the machine leaves terra firma a thrill i^omewhat akin to awe runs through one. It seems supernatural. The Exhibit*. The crowds wl.o are at the fair are not all fun-seekers. There are hundreds who go to see the exhibits of live stock; the birds vhat make up the big poultry exhibit. MARINE BAND, The great event of today Is the j:ia. iug of tho Marine Band within the grojniis. The baud begins to play ?t 1 i>. m. and continues until 4 p. m. People huve come from 60, 60, and a 100 miles to hear this great iiiutical organization. A stand was erected fo. the baud in front of the old grandstand. The band plays at the Academy to night. , Travelers Day Tomorrow. Tomcrrov is U. D. C. day at the btg fair. Hundreds of traveling men— gentlemen of the grip and saqiple case—V ill pass w iphin the gates. Many drummers have already arrived. Many more are coming tonight. They have tehir ‘•amples along, but they are going to forget to to button hole the public just for one day—tomorrow—and will devote their time and energy to mak ing •'Travelers' Day’’ a rip-roaring suc- teEs. The ’ boys’’ may fall in line in the morning In front of the Central hotel, and be-badged "march to the fair grounds. They may chant as they drum'mer) along; “We are traveling men of Charlotte And Tve’re strictly on the road We’re mighty glad we’ve got a job And we’re glad of every load. “The eyes of Charlotte are upon you All the livelong day The eyes of Charlotte are upon you And you cannot get away. “Though you think you may escape us From now till early morn The eyes of Charlotte are upon you Till Gabriel blows his horn.” Them’* PIga. The judges of livestock at the Fair have been hard at work since yeetei> day awarding the prizes. The pigs have been wone ov^er and the prizes award- ed. ^ Cochran Bros., were awarded flrat prizes on the Berkshire sow and Berk- bhiie herd. In the Chester W’hites, Mr. Cy El- liot’a entry took first pjrize for sow and produce. In the same class Mr. Thos. Whis- nant’s boar took first prize. Mr, M. O. Dowd’s entries were at tracting considerable notice in the Berkshire class. His stock took four first prizes, besides sever&l second prizes. * Clearing Site for State Building. Special to The News. Raleigh. N. C-, Oct. 25.—The work of dealing away the old buildings on the site for North Carolina’s first fire proof state administration building, on Morgan street, between Fayetteville and Salisbury streets is well under way now and it is expected that the lot will b‘clear and ready for excara- tions to begin any time after Novem- I'er 1. The state building commission, Hon. Ashley Horn, chairman, and W. Fi. Springer, Wilmington, secretary; Is to open bids for the erection of the building No'vember 1. It is to cost a quarter of a million dollars. Fire-proof Windows. • • Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 25.—The work of putting fire-proofed window shut ters on all th« windows on expos«d sidet of the agrlcnltural and th« su preme court buildlDga is beins pushed ligkt along now *and will be completad before a great whil«. The shutters are to work automatically so that they will ckMw of their own accord In the event of fire. They are to serre the double purpose to prerent the spread ci fir either from or to th buildlngB, both of which ar veritable fire traps in many reapecta. Hood’s Pills By Associated Press. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 25.—Detec tives today took to police headquar ters for examination Augusta Knabe, a cousin, and Katherine McPherson, an assistant to Dr. Helene Knabe, former state bacteriologist, who was found dead with her throat slashed in her apartment early yesterday and there being no indications in the apart ment of robbery, the police sought to find secret places in Dr. Knabe’s life. They believed the murder, for so it at>peared t«day, was done by a person that entered the door, not a window, of the apartment, did his work and departed through the door. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 25.—Investi gation today of the private life of Dr. Helene Knabe, ro:mer state bac teriologist, found dead with her throat gashed yesterday in her apartment, was the work cut out for detectives assigned to the mysterious case. They proposed to question the dead woman’s friends in the medical pro fession first, for it is said her acquain tanceship was almost entirely confin ed to persons interested in scientific subjects, in physical culture or in so cial hygiene. No Scandal Expected. The quiet, orderly routine of Dr. Knabe’a daily life has discounted any possible theory that scandal might at tach to her violent death. She lived alone in the comfortably furnished apartpient in which her body was found, because she devoted all her spare time to study and experimenta- tion. She was a member of the Young W^omen’s Christian Association and frequently lectured to its members. Championed Purity. Often she spote to students of the high schools on social hygiene, invar- iablye urging the necessity of purity in all social relationships. She was deep ly interested in physical and mental culture among women and today was to have taken an examination for in- etructcrship in the North American gymnastic union at the German bouse ia this city. Search for Hidden Motive. The police last night having releas ed Jefferson Haynes, negro janitor of the building, in which Dr. Knabe liv ed, after satisfying themselves he could t«ll nothing of the circumstances of her death, search today was taken up for a hidden motive for her mur der. Handsome and of brilliant intel lectual attainment as she was, the po lice after a night’s work were unable to discover that she had an enemy or an Intimate man friend. Suicide Improbable. The theory of suicide seemed .un tenable because the knife with which Dr. Knabe was killed was not found and the coroner is assured that the heavy gash that almost severed her bead was struck as she lay in bed. There was no trail of blood on the floor. Dr. Knabe’s assistant, Miss Katherine McPherson, said that her practice Avas increasing daily and that she was in cheerful humor. Why there was a delay of over an hour in summoning the police after Dr. Knabe’s body was found by Miss McPherson and what were the changes in detail, w’ere questions put to the two women. After Miss McPherson entered Dr. 'Knabe’s flat and saw her body with a gapping wound in the throat she stated she had first called by tele phone Augusta Knabe from her home In a disttant part of the city. The dead woman, Miss McPherson said, wa5? lying on the bed on her back without cover. Her night dress w.^s wadded under her arm. Miss McPherson added that she pulled the night dress down over Dr. Knabe’e body before the arrival of physicians whom s^e summoned before the po lice were notified. This action, the detective said, would explain the presence of blood on Dr. knabe’s left leg for the night dress was soaked full of blood as it lay crumpled under her chin. Miss Me Pherson and Miss Knabe were with the body of Dr. Knabe for nearly an hour before the arrival of Dr. Ernest Reyer, who was the first of Dr. Knabe’s other friends to enter the apartment. Miss McPherson call ed Miaa Knabe and Dr. Rexer and other physicians by telephone. She denied emphatically as did Hit's Knabe that she saw a knife that might have been used in killing the physician. The detectives today turned to the investigation of a theory that Dr. Knabe might have ended her own life and that some of the grjup of her friends gathered in the flat be fore the police inquiry got under way may have sought to take away evi dence of suicide. A number of per sons, it waa laid, would be Interro gated along this line. The Cigarette Fiend at the Fair, moral lesson td'all. Beil family phyric. Do not grtpeor csnse jtaln. Purely Tegeta- ♦ THE WEATHER. ♦ ^ By Associated Press. ♦ Washington, Oct. S6.—^Fora* ♦ cast: ^ North Carolina, fair in north ^ local rains on cost tonight or ^ Thursday. ^ South Carolina, fair in north, ♦ ^ local rains on coast tonight or ^ i^hursday. / ♦ ♦ ♦ Soda crackers are extremely sensitive to moisture. Before the advent of Uneeda Biscuit the only, persons who ever ’ tasted fresh, crisp soda crackers were the people in the bakeries. Imagine their trip from bakery to youir table; exposed to air and moisture—kept in grocers^ boxes and finally in a paper bag on the shelf in your pantry. Could they be the same as they were the day they were baked ? Now that we have Uneeda Biscuit-^we have perfectly baked soda cmckers —perfectly kept No moisture* can reach them—nO con taminating influ ences can affect their flavor—^their goodness is impris oned only to be liberated by you for you when you open the package. Always in the moist ure proof package. Never sold in bulL 5 cents a package. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY 25 I9H MRS. TII.LETT TO HONOR MRS. RODMAN. Mrs, C. W. 'Tlllett is to extend a farewell cimpUmeut to Mrs, W. B. Rodman. Oh Saturday from 4-6 she will give a reception at her elegant homfi 00 North Tryon street. WASHINGTON TO BE HOME. Miss Clara E. Roe and Mr. Thos. W. Woodward of Washington ’ who were married Saturdarlast by Rev. G. W. H&nna, of the First A. R. P. churcSi, have gone to Washintgon where they will reside. MARRIED MONDAY. A marriage of interest to many wis that of Miss Bessie Richardson and Miss Fred M. Coflctan, both of Char lotte, wUch took place Monday. The ceremony was performed by Rev. O. W. Hanna, of the First A. R. P*. church. The bride and groom both number many friends, Mr. Costan is a traveling man, pop ularly known on the road. He and his bride will reside in Charlotte. Mrs. Chrt8t4>her Atkinson Died The many friends in Charlotte of Mr. Christopher Atkinson, of ColumWa, will regret to hear of the death of his wife, which occurred yesterday morning. A telegram conveying this sad message was receivey yesterday by Mr. Han*y Ellerbee, the wire com ing from his brother, whose wife is a kinswoman of Mrs. Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson is a son of the late Rev. William R. Atkinson? and a brother of Rev. Geo. Atkinson. His wife was greatly beloved In Columbia, and hei' death is deplored by many friends. The State of this morning notes Mrs. Atkinson’s death thus; "Mrs. Christopher Atkinson di^d yesterday morning at 8:15 at a local hospital after ah illness of' three w^ks. Mrs. Atkinson, who Was Miss- Eleanore Norvllle de Treville, was born at Summerville une ^5, 1878. Her girlhood was spent in Summerville, Orangeburg and Columbia, her family moving to this city in the spring of 1896. She was married October 3, 1900, to Christopher Atkinson at Trinity church. To them were born four at tractive children, Eleanore Norvelle, Lucy Hannah, Christopher and Vir ginia Louise, who is little over «a year old. “Mrs. Atkinson was a devoted moth er and an ideal home-maker. She spent her life in living for others, and her home was to her the highest place for a woman to fill. “On last Thurs{lay Mrs. Atklnfion un derwent a serious operation, after which she made a heroic struggle U9- tll the 184^. Her husband and mother were at her bedside when the end came. Among the relatives who have come to attend the , funeral are Miss Alice Atkinson of Wilmington, Rev. eGo. H. Atkinson of Albermarle, N. C. * Madam Nacross Who will assist our expert C&f$eti«'e, Madam McCall, in our Corset Department for two "weelw. v Beginoiog Oct 23rd to Nov. 4th The Famous Bien-Jole Corset AI^D Brassier’s For Women Who Are Particular Come let MADAM KAC^SS show you the new things, in ; low bust, straight hip line, soft cloth below^ hip, as a protector, with I ^good dependable supporters attached. Brasiere'^s all sizes, and very essential as a protection to the cor set lining, Come in and learn all the new ideas pertaining to a correct fit ting Corset. We have them all and will take pleasure in demonstrat ing them^to ywi. Liles-Nix Company CHARLOTTE’S AUTHORITY ON WOMEN’S WEAR 17 and II Weet Trade St Phones 776 and 777 New Lweiy Stable mProcess of Erection The new livery stable of Meaar*. Grier, McAuley and Bradford, located bn Weat Sixth street between Church and Poplar street. Is in process of erection and the contractors .force is busily at work. When completed it will be among the best equipped enterpris. es in the city. Executive Board * Will Meet Tomorrow Noon The Cigarette Flend'*at the Fair. A moral leaaon to all. The regniAr meeting of the clt^ executive board will not be held to night, lM|t ia postponed until tomorrow at noon. The object of the meeting is to elect a au0fes8or to Building In spector Rbbinaon, who handed his res ignation to the board at its last meet ing, which was Wednesday night cf last week. JL hegro Desperado ' Laughs at Cime By Associated Press. Birmiugham, Ala., Oct. 25.—Frank Harrison, the negro desperado of Tus caloosa, who killed two white men this week and who was brought to the jail here for safe keeping, laugh ed today in speaking of his crimes. He said he appreciated the fact that white men were protecting him from being lynched, but »ald he could not Imagine that would be the Ish when the law got through with him. The negro win be kept here un til his preliminary trial next week. AD WALL. ST OBjfeCTION to LAN o freorganization. • Pale, Pallcate Women and GIria.. The Old »iandard GROVE'S TASTE LESS CHILL TONIC, drives out ma laria and biUlds up the system. For grown pfloplf and ehUdr^, 50c. York, Oct. 25.—Formal objec* t-*' -- - - Tosbacco Com pany’s proposed re-organization plan were, filed today with the Federal court by counsel for the. independent tobacco manufacturers an.d producers. The objections encribody previews state ments that the plan will not restore competitive conditions in the tobseco industry because the ownership many new companies is practically identical. ■ Z MRS. KATE WOOLESY Mrs, Kate Trimble Woolsey wealthy ' Suffragist and author of “republics versus women" who characterized Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst the Eng lish suffragette leader who recently arrived in this country for a lecture tour aa a “sad mission” to enlist the ' sympathies of the^Amerlcan women,, who Mrs.. Woolsey declared was in reality the political “underdog” and more in need of sympathy than the English sisterhood. RQdgers’ Machine Wrecked. By Associated ress. SpofPord, Tex., Oct. 25.—The ‘ bi plane of C.' P. Rodgers, the coast-to- coast flyer, was wrecked near here eaflv today as the aviator attempted to take the air, the smash occurins before he left the ground. The ma chine hit a hiWock. It will take at least three days to make repairs. Rodgers was unhurt. ARE YOU DRIFTING into the crowd of weak, weary, depresaed; or are you filled with vitdlity and energy? Health h tfm founda.- turn saecM* Nerves, Brain,' and Body shtmld be staiuach— dependable. ScolfsEinvlsion the heat of food'tozdcii, is . Jirm lootinf fpt he«^ Saunzie Ab?mathy Again in The Toils Menzie Abernathy, who has spent most of his adult existence on the county roads and who has earned most of his sentences by his fondness for chicken, has been u pao his old tricks again and Is locked up at the police station, where he will await trial l>e- ?ore the .recorder tomorrow morning on a charge of stea]ing chickens. The fowls that attracted Menzie’s fancy this time were those at Joe Mon ahan’s store, corner Brevard and Third streets, and it is alleged that he swip ed them last night. Menzie hAS been off the chalngang only 12 or 14 days. Now life on 'the gang Menzie dees not consider servitude at all, but a continuous vacation and as soon as he has been away from the gang a week or two he is filled with longing for the tmosphere of new worked roads and the stockade. His favorite means of relief is to visit a chicken roost and, having enjoyed a fine meal of flried chicken, take no steps to prevent the fact being known. It Is more than llk^ ly, if the incidents connected with this event are as they usually are with Menzie, he will got to the gang again. MUDDY and PIMPLY COMPLEXIONS Quickly Respond to a Few Applica tions of Hokara Which Leaves the Skin In a Soft, White and Velvety condition, Hokara contains no grease or acids, is antiseptic and cleansing, therefcH^ it is a truly scientific cream and skin food. ' Thousands of ladies are only too glad to utilize something that would assist nature in restoring their face and hands to the flush of youth, and to these Hokara will prove a god send, as it is guaranteed to clear the complexion of istll blemishes such as pimples, blackhead*, freckles, wrin kles, etc. Sold by R. H. Jtw^an 4b Co. under a guarantee of satisfaction or your money back. A liberal jar (or 25c; larger size 60c and {^i. Cotton Figures hu Jhe Rose-Webb Cotton Cp. Th« Roro-W>bb Cotton Company of thte city have issued a card containing Bome interesting figures relative to thp amount of cottou of the 1911 crop that has already been ginned. The figures are based on the National Qin- ners’ report. The report shows that up to October 18th 7,750,000 bales of cotton has been ginned. The average per cent of the total crop ginned to October I8th, for the past 7 years is per cent, the lowest 38 and the highest 54-9 per cent. The amount of cottem ginned up to September 26th this year ia the largest on record. A HOUSEHOLD MCmCINC THAT GIVES COWr'^DSNCC. is Foley*a Honey and. Txr Comixmod. Mrs. T. J. Adams, S22 No. Kimsaa Ave., Columbua, Ksm., writMt »*ror a number of years my childmn have been sujcet ^o coughs aa^ odda. I got some of i\)ley’8 Hpnejr and Tar C6mpound and have found that it cur ed their eotfj^ and. ia « v«ry^ short-thae; to f keep it. ia iMiiss all the time.” Bowen Drug Store os Nortb Square.*. Believe Bam burn- eisAieSpotted ■ County officers and a detective em ployed by Mr. Harvey Eliiott are work ing on evidence which they believe will lead to the arrest and conviction of one i)ersonj and perhaps two. who are suspected of burning the barn on the plantation of Messers Charlie and Harvey Elliott in Steel Creek on Sun day night the 15th of October about S o’clock. The evidence against a negro living on a farm adjoining the Elliott fann is considered conclusive and the circumstances are said to point strong- iy toward the icplication of a Vhiie man. The barn was totally consumed, to gether with all its contents, which in clude a considerable quantity of feed stuffs. Two mules, the pair valued at $700, were also burned. They were the property of Tom Connors, a colored farmer, who lived on his own farm ad joining that of the Messrs. Elliott and who rented the Elliott farm also, using the barn on the last named farm for his animals. The barn is believed to have been burned to spite him. There w^as no insurance in tne barn and the loss is a heavy one both to the owners and the negro who had it rented. BRIEFS —Mr. Alexander Graham says that the comet can be seen about 5 a. m. near “the big bright star;” that it is visible to the naked eye. -^Columbia, State: “The failure o! 0. P. Heath & Co., of Charlotte, cot ton brokers, caused much interest in Columbia yesterday, O. P. Heath be Ing the untie of M. C. Heath, of the firm of M. C. -Heath & Co., of tbu city. The failure in no way affects C. Heath & Co., as the firms aro distinct ^ind separate.” FOLEY kidney REMEDY vs. A HOPELESS CASE. * Hon, Ark. J. E. Freeman says; "1 had. tL severe case of kidney trouble and could ngt work and my case seem ed hopeless. I used several well known remedies, and had the services of a doctor, aill of which gave me no re lief. One large bottle of Foley’s Kid ney Remedy cured me and I have nev er been bothered since# I have also recommended it to my friends who all received the same goM results. Bowen Drug Store on North Square. Games and Game Boards lArgest stock of games in the city. CalP and see some of the new ones. For young and old. Baseball Boards, Carrom Boar'ls. Crekinole Boards. Bring children to see us. the Book Store % 30:We»t Trade street, ' CMA*l.OTTE, N. C. en. the
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