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LZ-jiir^ PC- -.^ •■■-'j, .., ■ ^ t' f;i.-r i' [l>-.vi •: C. C. WIHMER'S eUUTIFULFLI£HT THE m Populace Wildly Excited as The Bird Man Passed Silent ly Over the City Yesterday Aj ter noon About 3:40, Wtttmer First Man to Fly Over Charlotte — Avia tor Talks Freely to Reporter— Flies in New York tomor row Received $500 Yesterday The last edition of The News yes terday afternoon told the public of the t! ght over the city of Aviator C. C. Vvittmer. Before the excitement over tho notable event had subsided the imblic read of the exhibition in The News. The News’ bulletin told of the trial flights at the fair Rrounds at 12:15 and later at 2 o’clock. These were sufficient to enthuse the people at the grounds to a point of wild anticipation over •I , greater flight to come. The day V as gray, and a mist resembling rain, vas in the air. “He can not fly much today,” said the crowd. Scarcely had the words been said when there was seen, by the people in town, a beauti ful object sailing through the air, so high that there was no noise, only this beautiful thing passing over the city frt'ni a southeasterly to a northwest erly direction. ‘‘Come, he’a flying over the city!” was the exclamation of every one. Instantly the streets were pwarming with people: the roofs of the skyscraper and other tall build- InpB wpre peopled as If by magic. Thousands of peojlle watched the man bird In his beautiful trip over the fify, and excitement ran high. He Failed at an altitude of 2,000 feet, go ing as far as Seversville. They sey 'S«^uire Henry Severs Ts still walking vith his head up in the air. Hack over the city the man bird came, drnpping like a piece of paper below the trees at the fair grounds and lighting on a perfect keel Juat where he started from. So. yi’sterday, October 28th. 19111 I'ecomes a memorable day In the his tory of Charlotte: the day when the first airship passed over the city, the aviator being C. C. Wlttmer, of Chica go. Aviator Seen. Shortly after landing Mr. Wlttmer ‘t the fair grounds and went at once to the Manufacturers’ Club, where he was stopping. He was seen there later by a News reporter. Mr. Wlttmer In a half hour’s conversa- fon talked as follows about bis flight r-f yesterday and the non-flight of Thursday; “I was exceedinglj' sorry not to make the flight Thursday but I could not fly with the wind from the north- Pist; It would have been impossi ble for me to rise above the tree tops. The people don’t understand— they think a man can fly under any conditions. It was necessary for the wind to come from the northwest before I could, or would make a flight. “The reason some aviators lose thel«- livrs is because they try to fy with the wind against them. “I am never influenced by anything the crowd may sav or do. I am the hi 8t judge of when it is practical to fl'-, and I never fly until I know that the air currents are right. The wind was wrong Thursday, and knowing tills I would have been nervous on ♦he start and had anything gotten wrong I would have become more so and probably lost my head entirely. The Jeers of the crowd have no ef fect on me. I alwaj’s fly when a flight in possible. I never fly when niy .1’idement tells me not to. Money can not conpensate a dead man. Over Town Flight*. "It Is not customary for ua to fly over cities, for the reason that should anything get wrong there Is no place to land. It means possibly the death of the man. and always the gmashlng of the machine, if the latter falls. "Today my motor stopped for a minute, but I could reach the opea country looii. "I made the flight over the town because I wanted to compensate the public for the disappointment ot Thursday.” Rain Does Not Deter. “One can fly better just after a rain for the reason that the air is heavier and therefore furnishes more sustaining power. “Improvements are being made each year in the build of the ma* chines. This year’s machines are bet ter than those of last year. The ma chine 1 /used today was stronger than that used by McCurdy here.” Airship Island. In reply to the question as to where he learned to fly Mr. Wlttmer said: “I learned at Santiago, Cal. There is an island just oft the coast that is six miles long and perfectly level. We all make our trial trips and tests there.’’ Mr. Wittmer made a flne impres sion on all who met him. He Is a man of dignified bearing, cool, calm and collected. He is a man of flne nerve. To Fly In New York. Mr. Wlttmer left last night for New York, where he is to make hydro plane flights tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday, during the manoeuvers of the fleet. Compensation. The fair association, through the treasurer, Mr. W. .T. Chambers, last evening at 6 o’clock paid Mr. Witt mer $500 fgr yesterday’s flights. The contract was |750 for Thursday, |500 for Friday. As he did not fly Thurs day he received no money at all. This is an ofllclal statement made by Mr. Chahbers to The News this morn ing. Many Expenmemts ^ith RoadBtndet Chairman Long of The County Commissioners and Mr, D. P. Hutchison jor Chatlotte Townshtpare Testmg Many Kinds oj Binder Jor Roads, The public is watching with interest the experiments that are being made at four different places in the county, all near the city, of a macadam binder, it being recognized as a fact every where that some material more last ing and less expensive than plain ma cadam must be brought into use if the county’s prestige in the matter of good roads is to be kept up. The county and city together are conducting experiments at present at four different places and the authori ties axe so well pleased with the re sults as to be convinced of the prac- tioability. From that point of view the macadam binder has passed be yond the experimental stage in the county. The Steel Creek road to the south of the city, has been laid in one type of binder and the public, as well as the county authorities, are pleased with it. A stretch on the Statesville road has also been treated to a top- dressing of another kind, while two stretches on the Statesville road are now being laid in still another type of binder and by next apring this road will have a new coat of binding on top of the macadam to the city, limits. There are in reality dozens and doz ens of different types of top-dressing being placed on the different stretches streets ..G.reisNss of road, but all of them of the general type of macadam binder and are in tended to be used as a means to hold ing together and keeping the macadam that has already been laid as well as that that may be laid in the future. Out of all the experiments the city and county are now oAking the type of binder that will be selected that is most practicable for the kinds of road in vogue in Mecklenburg county. Chairman Long, of the county com missioners, and Mr. D. P. Hutchison, chairman of the board of trustees of Charlotte township, are giving their close personal attention to the work that is being done along this line. They have been busy examining spe cimens of binder now for many months and the office of Chairman Long is a repository for numberless small boxes and packages that might easily be mis taken for shoe i^lish, but which are in reality types of top-dressing that are being thsted. on the county’s roads. $3.50 Recipe Free, For Weak -Men Send Name and Address Today-You Can Have it Free and Be Strong and Vigorous I have in my possession a prescrip tion for nervous debility, lack of vigor, weakened manhood, falling memory and lame back, brought on by excesses, unnatural drains, or the follies of youth, that has cured so many worn afid nervous men right In their own homes—without any additional help or medicine—that I think every man who wishes to regain his manly power and virility, quickly and quietly, should have a copy of the presaription free of charge, In a plain, ordinary sealed envelope to any man who will write me for It. This prescription comes from a phy siclan who has made a special study of men and I am convinced it is the sur est-acting combination for the cure of deflclent manhood and vigor failure ever put together. 1 think I owe it to my fellow man to send them a copy In confidence so that any man anywhere who is weak and discouraged with repeated fail- ues may stop drugging himself with harmful patent medicines, secure what 1 believe is the quickest-acting resto rative, upbuilding, SPOT-TOUCHING remedy ever devised, and so cure him- Pelf At home quietly and quickly. Just drop me a line like this: Dr. A. B. Robinson. 810 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and I will send you a copy of this splendid recipe In a plain ordi nary envelope free of charge. A great niHny doctors would charge $3.00 to I=».mO for merely writing out a pre scription like this—but I send it en tirely free. trust control OF STEEL TRADE SHOWN Washington, Oct. 28.—The petition ers in the suit in equity for the disso lution of the United States Steel Cor poration, have filed at Trenton, N. J., are John B. Vreeland, United States District-Attorney for New Jersey; George W. Wickersham, attorney gen eral of the United States, and Jacob M. Dickinson, special assistant to the attorney-general. The figures given in the complaint, showing the percentage of output of steel plants in the United States at the time of the organization of the trust are amazing, and in only one instance is it shown that the Steel Trust did not control more than 50 per cent of that output. The figures are: Steel Cor. Ind. Per. Co. 1901 Pc’tg. Catamly Ends Stomach Misery A Littk Dtapepsin Cures Heartbunu Gas, Sourness and Indigesiion in Five Min- utes. You can eat anything your stomach craves without fear of Indigestion or Dyspepsia, or that your food will fer ment or sour on TOur stomach, if you will fake a little Diapepsin occasiona- ally. Your iheals will taste good, and any thing you eat will be digested; noth* Ing can ferment or turn Into acid or poison or stomach .gas, which causes Belching, Dizziness, a feeling of full ness after- eating. Nausea, Indigestion (like a lump of'lead In stomach), Bil iousness, Heartburn, Water brash. Pain in stomacTi and intestines or oth er symptoms. Headaches from the stomach are ab solutely unkonw'n where this effective remedy is used. Diapepsin really does all the work of a healthy stomach. It digests your meals when your stom ach can’t. A single dose will digest all the food you eat and leave noth ing to ferment or sour and upset the stomach. Get a large 50-cent case of Pape’s Diapepsin from your druggist and start taking now, and In a little while you will actually brag about your healthy, strong Stomach, for you then can eat anything and everything you want without the slightest discomfort or misery, and every particle of Im- purlto' and Gas that is in your stom ach and Intestines is going to be car ried away without the use of laxa tives or any other assistance. Should you at this moment be suf fering from Indigestion or any stom ach disorder, you can surely get relief within five minutes. Pig iron, splegel and ferro..43. Steel iitfots and castings... ,65. Rails : 59. Structnral shapes 62. Plates and sheets of all kinds (including sheets for tinning, galvanizing and other coatings).. 64. Black plate produced in tin mills. 79. Coated tin—mill products... .73. Black and coated sheets pro duced in sheet—^mills....67. Wire rods .. .. 77. Wire nails ..68. Wrought pipe and tubes ca pacities 57. Seamless tubes capacities. .82. 2 56.8 7 34.3 8 40.2 2 37.8 6 35.4 8 20.2 1 26.9 32.7 22.3 31.9 2 42.8 8 17.2 CoMlhuous Performance. Mrs. Gay—“My husband and I have our house furnished entirely with wedding gifts.” Mrs. Day-^“Gracious! What a lot of presents!” Mrs. Gay—“Yes. I have been ttMv rled four times and my htxsband three,”—Puck. old ~^rvard University is 876 years ffeW Jor Next Term of Superior Court Chas. Campbell, Youth Charged With Taking $187.60 From Mr. J. L. Williamson at The Fair Ground Wednesday Night is Sent Up. Chas. Campbell, the young man who was locked up at police headquarters yesterday morning on a charge of taking $187.50 from the pockets of Mr. J. L. Williamson, of Mattkews, at the fair grounds on Wednesday, was given a hearing before Recorder Smith this morning and, probable cause being found, was bound over to the Novem ber term of superior court, his bond be ing fixed at $500. Failing to raise the amount he went to jail. Mr. Williamson and Mr. Honeycutt, both from Matthews, were operating a lunch counter at the fair grounds. A patron came up to the sand and gave an order, which Honeycutt was filling, when another party came up and ap plied an epithet to oHneycutt. Wil liamson, seing that a row was impend ing stepped outside the stand and en deavored to make the roisterers dis perse. Campbell, who was operating a booth near the lunch counter, Came up to Williamson and told him to tell the crowd what he pleased and that he (Campbell) would stand behind him. After some minutes argument the crowd dlsi)ersed and Honeycutt asked Williamson' if he had missed anything. Williamson felt in his pock et and found that he had been reliev ed of $187.50. Honeycutt told him that he had seen Charles Campbell run his hand in Williamson’s hip pocket during the excitement, Campbell could not be found till next day when he was pointed out to Officers Johnson and Earnhardt, who brought him to the station. Campbell appears to be only 18 or 20 years of age. He says he is from New York, but joined a party, at Norfolk and has been with them at a series of county fairs for some time. He was defended by Mr. W. M. Her- mau of the local bar. Ewell Abernathy and J. H. Kimball were two white defendants who were fined $5 each this morning for being drunk. Indigestion Goes Magical MI-O-NA is what you need for any disturbed condition of the stomach. MI-O-NA stomach tablets will drive all the poisonous gases from your stomach and make your stomach strong enough to digest any food. For any ailment caused by weak stomach such as sick headache, dizzl ness, nervousness, lack of efficiency that tired all in feeling, sleeplessness bad dreams or bad stomach the morn ing after too much smoking and drink ing^for all these ailments nothing on earth can surpass MI-O-NA. Large box for 50 cents at R. H. .Tordan & Co.’s and druggists everywhere. For Rent OFFICE ROOMS One Store or Office room, located one and one-half blocks from Square; floor space 26x70, with electric lights, steam heat, vault, and shelves Price at oflBce. ' One office room in McKlanoii Bldg .... .. ....... ?. .. 10.00 Store room. 701 W. Trade St.. 15 00 REftin^Ncsa. 8 rooms, modem, 1012 West 4th , St 27.50 7 rooms, modem, 42a Blizabeth Ave 30.00 6 roonus. Apartment; 416 N. Col lege St. 31.00 6-room apartment, 419 N. College St .. .. .30.1 4 rooms, comer West 8th St and R. R. 7. 4 rooms, 213 S. Graham St 12. 6 rooms, modern, 213 West Trad* St . ji. 4 roonu 200 S. Harrell St, Bel> mont 6. 6-^room apartment^, in Blmore Apartmisnts .*iir . .00 Brown & Co. As In Illustration of the widespread activity of the Trust Department of this Company, we might mention the fact that we are serving clients as far away as British Columbia; alsp the fact that a citizen of South Carolina and another of Tennessee recently deposi^d their wills in our vaults for safe keeping—wills fn which the American Trust Company Is made executor. ^ A corporate trustee' affords a convenient means of transacting bus iness through an agent, where a person is so situated that he cannot look after it himself. This fact is being appreciated by the public more and more every year, and explains the gratifying growth of the trust business of this institution. We serve.as guardian of mi|^or children and insane persons, ad ministrator of estates, executor of will, trustee under appointment by will or other instrument, receiver of insolvent corporations, register of corporate stock, agerit in plans of organization, in fact we act in any capacity where a trustee is necessary. Call on or write us for further information. AmericanTrustCo. CH£U*lotte, IV. Capital and Undivided Profits, $525,000 p. C. WHITLOCK, Trast Officer. Geo. Stephens, Presidjent B. N. Duke, W. S. Lee, Vice Presidents W. H. Wood, Sec’y. & Treas. J* E. Davi§, Ass’t. Sec’y« & Treas Real Estate Investment F^ur 4-room houses, city water, fine renting property, nearly new, offered at price of $2900.00—no less. * Annual rent . $396,40 and It stays rented. This is a bargain. It cost $3,450.50.. '. A. G. CRAIG REAL ESTAE ANO INSURANCE . Phone 14S6. Trust Building. The famous old Grasslands Farm will be sold under the hammer at public auction under date of Oct. 30, at 12 o’clock, noon, in the town ©f Bakersville, Mitchell county. 500 acres, more or Jess, with magnificent old mans on homestead. For further particular^ make inquiry at the office of Southern Real Estate, Loan & TriKf Company. A Special Bargain We have a very attractive bungalow that we can now offer xf n otjw CIAL» BARGAIN. It is as cosy and nice as can • be. All modern iTnr,rnTr ments, including screens. It is a splendid opportunity for some one LITTLE CASH REQUIRED. See us at once. ‘ The McClung Realty Co. No. 25 S. Tryon St. Phone 1254. Real Estate Investment u/e offer you four cottage houses well located, good neighbor hood, one-half block from car line, city water, and electric lights. H^ses practically new and in good condition. Annual rent $516, and good renting property. Owner anxious to sell, and if bought within the next few days can be had for $5,500, on good term^. Carolina Realty Co. 211 N. Tryon St. 'Phone 609. Fourth Ward Home FOR SALE On North Hne Street w« have an eight-room modem home, on shady side of street, house comparatively new. And in a good neighborhood. Price for next few days Is $4,000. ^ J. E. MURPHY & CO Phone 842. 229 S. Tryon St. FARM BARGAINS 150% acres well located near church • and school, macadam road, two tenant houses and barns, 25 acres original forest. Ex cellent cotton farm with plenty of pasture and corn land. Will pay 10 per cent on price asked if properly managed. $40 per acre. Terms reasonable. Also many other excellent-farms. Peoples Loan & Realty Go. V/. L. Nicholson, Manager. C. R. McGinn, Salesman. S09^ Realty Building, ^hone 313. Stop Right Now, Fellows ! Don’t cuss ’em. The fellow didn’t go up, • I know, but you ought to be used to that by this timei Weren’t you there when the other flyer made that pretty flight? No, the managers had nothing to do with the failure, so quit cussing jthem. Haven’t they promised not to have another fair, and doesn’t that appease your anger? NOW, YOU bOOD PEOPLE FROM CONCORD just keep your powder dry, and you farmers from all over the county, bridle your tongues and don’t talk about breaking up the poor fellow’s aeroplane. Don’t you know the custom of Fairs? It would never to to ascend the first day. Then if the red spot isn’t at the right place in the skies today, he’ll come back some sweet day and look for a gentle, zephyr floating in tia the Country Club, and, if that fails him, the dear fellow will perhaps send up a toy balloon, fire a Roman capdle or two and ex claim, "See what I did for you!” NO, I WOULDN’T SWEAR ABOUT IT, I do my cussing at my little Ford auto. Then, when It gets mad it runs up the railroad with me, bites a hole in my ear, bucks, jerks, kicks and sputters, and when it gets on one of the numerous tares ho human be^ ing, no, not even its creators, can subdue it. But, just the same, when it does Want to be good, it 3ust throws dust in the eyes ot ’em all. THE MUTUAL BUILDING & LOAN is about the only animal that doesn’t get rattled. It’s always peaceful, and has never failed to deliver the goods on time for 30 and more years. That’s why everybody turns to it in trouble. Series now open. E. K eesler. Sec. & Treas. Phone 344. 25 S. Tryon St. 805 North Church, 8 rooms. Nov, 1st.... Modern 6-room a'p^nient, 01t) ‘ W; -Tth 6-room house, 902 N. Davidto.’..V. Several small store: rOipw. ^ ' 6 South Gritbam. 8r nxMns, mod^ . .^ .. 305 East 9th, 8 robnoiB, modem ...... 1003 South Tryon, 6‘ rooma, modern.... 214 Tenth Aveniie, 8'ix)oms,\,Nov. 1st.... 700 North PCH?lar;-8 rporas^rmodern.. 313 East Ninth.. 8 modeiid...... 411 West 12th,..$c;fMmj^^ 411 West llth^i*^^f^^"^ 208 South Orahamp^?^©! 9 West Liddell, 4 West LiddelV . V.. ........' 504 West Ten^/f ... 908 North CaWwfil^ 4 rpOitui J. Afthitf 219 N. JryM, $30,00 30.00 10.00 30.00 30.00 25.00 35.00 26.00 35.00 15.00 18.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 8.50 '*Plr# Insurance'' The Mechanics Perpetual B. & L. Association Is still open and will continue the remainder of this month and October and November, for all who desire to secure shares. So far the Association has enrolled a good number of shares, but PROGRESS Is the word and the directors want more and expect to reach 3,000 shares. J. H. WEARN, President. D. E. COCHRANE, Secretary and Treasurer. - For Sacle ELMORr FRUIT GARDENS, Sunnyaide, 3-i*oom cottage with basement fine well of water, large number of atrawberry plants, raspberry, fruit trees, 1-2 acre of land; Price $2,000 4-Room house In Fourth Ward, Price.. $1^450 Large and small tracts of land on Macadam roads, from 4 to 9 miles of city. See ua, W. T. Wilkinson & Co. J. A. BROWN, Notary Public. There is much building activity this year as many lots hare been purchased In this thriving suburb during the past few months both by individuals and by several of the land companies of the city. Of the original two hundred and sixty lots w» have now left unsold only about sixty lots, and these you can buy direct from our company at prices and terms which are most favorable. We have a few very desirable corners especially sultai)le for that mod ern up-to-date home you are talking of, building and also a few desirable lots on Central Avenue, Jackson and Sunnyside as well as a dozen cheaper lots on Tenth and Seigle Streets for low cost homes at prices which are very low considering the location and the nearness tO the city. You can make no mistake in buying at PIEDMONT and buying direct from the owners, the Suburban Realty Co. F. C. ABBOTT A CO., Agents. ^
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