CHARLOTTE NBWF" NOVEMBER 20 '911
STOPS ON PUmT
OF GHEMICm CO.
Work on the excavation for the
'oundatlon of the Interstate Chemical
Corporation which has been going on
for .hpy ast two weeks in spite of the
V-otesta of the residents of Elizabeth
Hei??ht8, stopped suddenly today on
th^ rrrival of Mr. W. B. Chisholm,
piorfident of thee orporation, in the
city. Mr. Chisholm declined to give
out any information yet as to what
ti e stopping of the excavation means.
slates that notning definite h3S
been arranged and that he has noth
ing to say about the matter.
It Is supiwsed, however, tliat some
other location just as satisfactoo
to the company has been found.
"Whether the work is going to pro
ceed or is stopped permanently in
this location la a matter only of con
jecture.
Scuffle y^ith Mid
night Marauders
Deck Sergeant J. M. Scullion
Discovets a Fight in Pro*
gress Near Bis Residence
and Attacks the Bunch Sin
gle-Banded.
The sharp detonation of a pistol
fired not far from his home on East
Fourth street last night, a little be
fore midnight. Dressing quickly, he
went out to investigate, and found
three negroes, tmo men and a woman
engaged in a lively hand-to-hand flght.
Never a man appeared on the scene
although the commotion raised several
women of the neighborhood whose
shrieks helped to Increase the excite
ment. Someone finally sent a call for
aid, Sergeant Youngblood receiving
the call at the phone at the square.
He detailed officer Pitts to hasten
to the scene, but before he had com-
letpd giving the order the 'phone rang
ag&in, saying that Sergeant Scullion
was in trouble. Sergeant Youngblood
hailed a street hack and, ordering
Officer Pitts to get In, he told the
'driver to spare no time In reaching
ithe ticene. That the driver carried
out the instructions was the convic
tion of the people living on East
Fourth street from Brevard to McDow
ell, who say that the vehicle w’as
going some as it sped tow^ard the
scene of combat.
He plunged into the middle of the
combatant, where In McDowell street,
and grappled the larger of the two
nun The woman Instantly “beat It”
toward East Avenue church and the
men, who not yet fallen into the hands
of the athletis sergeant followed while
the going was good. The officer and
the negro good. The officer and the
negro whom he had grappled were In a
desperate struggle for 10 or 15 min-;
iites, when the negro succeeded In
twisting himself loose, leaving the
jfTlcer with two broken fingers.
The negro had escaped when the
official aid arrived and Dr. Herron
rame shortly to give attention to the
Injured officer, j^sldes two fingers
broken, the sergeant suffered the frac
ture of a bone in his left hand and
the spraining of several ligaments. He
leported for duty as usual this morn
ing, but did not take his acci>stomed
place at his desk in the court room.
H«> will be deprived of the use of
his hand for several days.
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dOCt^
GUEST FROM
CLEMSON.
Mrs. Lydia Craig had as her guest
for the week end her son-in-law, Dr.
Richard Brackett of CJemson College,
S. C. Dr. Brackett left last night for
Washington to attend the meeting of
the American Association of Official
Chemists. ^
MISS BAYS TO
ATTEND CONFERENCE.
Miss Mamie Bays leaves this even
ing for Kinston, to attend the session
of the North Carolina conference and
to report the proceedings for several
daily pai>ers. The conference opens on
Wednesday morning.
Fell From a Iret And
Is Seriously Injurea
Monroe Montgomery, a colored man,
lies unconscious at the Good Samari
tan Hospital as the result of a fall
resterday afternoon from a tree in the
Kennedy woods, a short distance from
the city. He climbed the tree to dis
lodge a ’possum that he had located
when a limb broke and he fell to the
iround. His condition is Berious.
Special: ‘‘David Copperfleld.” Com-
)l«tt In 3 reels. Amute-U. Wed. Thur.
ind Frl.
False Alarm at 43.
About 1:30 this afternoon the fire
ilarm sounded 43, the box on the
jorner of Graham and Seventh
itreets. The alarm was false and as
there was no glass over the key the
chief thinks that the alarm was turn
ed in by school children.
—Messrs. Lindsay Whitaker and
Henry Hayman will leave Wednesday
»iornlng In Mr, Hayman’s Warren ‘ flO”
iiachine for Savannah, where they will
vltness the automobile races.
GUEST OF
MRS. DURHAM.
Mrs. J. V. Bell, of Tuxedo, N. C., is
the guest of Mrs. E. V. Durham.
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LITERATURE DEPARTMENT OF
WOMAN’S CLUB TOMORROW.
The literature department of the
Woman’s Club is to meet with Mrs. W.
G. Rodgers at her home in Dilworth
tomorrow morning at 10:30 o’clock and
very interesting papers are expected,
he club is now studying Goethe and|
the papers on him that have been read
to the club have proved instructive
as well as entertaining.
MRS ROBERTSON TO HAVE
VIRGINIA GUEST.
Miss Archie Swanson, of Virginia,
will be the guest of Mrs. J. F. Rob
ertson, during the Thanksgiving pe
riod.
Living Models To
Show Off Goods
A novel advertising device and one
never before attempted anywhere out
side the larger cities of the country is
planned by the enterprising Liles-Nix
Company on West Trade street for
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this
week. The plan is to display the
firm’s goods on living models.
The spacious show windows of the
house will be utilized in carrying out
the scheme. The living models will
take their stand in the window and a
skilled trimmer and fitter will adjust
the goods and give the demonstrations
in view of the street. By this means
the various classes of goods can be
shown to admirable advantage and
there will no doubt be a record at
tendance of Charlotte stoppers to wit
ness the unique demonstration. This
is a custom employed In the large met
ropolitan department stores to tre
mendous advertising advantage of the
exhibitors, but it has never before
been attempted here and will accord
ingly attract a great deal of attention
by its very novelty.
Supreme Knighi
Passes Through
Hon. James A. Flaherty, supreme
knight of the Knights of Columbus of
the World, passed through Charlotte
Saturday, en route for the City of
Mexico via New Orleans. He was met
at the train by some of the members
of the Charlotte counsel, Knights
Columbus’, who tendered him a brief
informal reception. He is on his way
to engage in degree work in connec
tion with his order In the Mexican
capital.
It is something of a coincidence that
last year on the same date Mr. Fla-
route north from a Southern trip and
stopped a short while In the city.
Negro Ai rested for
laJang Plumes
Charles JacKion, a negro, fell into
the hands of the law this morn
ing about 11 o’clock or rather into
the hands of the law’s representative,
Sergeant Joe Jackson, was in the
millinery department of Eflrd’s de
partment store admiring the dainty
things on exhibition there. One oI
the young ladies saw surreptitiously
apprlprlated two large white willow
plumes and attempt to conceal them.
She did not raise an alarm but went
quietly down stairs and ’phoned lor
an officer, Sergeant Joe Orr respond*
ing. When searched the negro also
was found to have a shirt waist con
cealed on his person. He will be
tried before Recorder Smith tomor
row.
HOOD’S
PILLSk
Best for ^11 liver Ills. Try them.
Stenographer Wanted.
Kansas City Journal.
Recently a paper published this item
“The business man of this town who
Is In the habit of hugging his steno
grapher had better quit or we will pub
lish his name.” The next day 37 busi
ness men called at the office, paid up
their subscriptions a year in advance,
left 37 columns >f advertising to'run
t. f. and told the editor not to pay any
attention to foolish stories. Now Editor
Remsburb of the Kansas wants a ste
nographer to locate in Potter.
Yes, Maude, dear; It Is perfectly
proper to call a pushomobile a limb-
ousine.
$1.75 Dolls
Special Sale
For
Opening
98c
Wednesday Morning
At 9 O’clock.
Special Sale of Sample
.Cbuia for Opeaing
Beginning Wednesday
we offer as a basement Bar
gain, hundreds of pieces of
Austrian and German China
manufacturers’ samples, at
about one-third leaS than
usual.
i
The Greatest Exhibit and Sale of Toys ^
Ever Held in Charlotte
Our large new, comfortable, well lighted Basement has been arranged
for the purpose and from now until midnight, December 24th
WILL BE TOY HEADOLTARTERS
Nearly $10,000 Worth Of well-selected Toys gathered from the'marts of
Europe and America—TOYS bought direct by us from mainufacturers
that produce the best in quantities such as to obtain low prices.
Toys of every description including all the staples, besides
Hundreds of Novelties Never Seen, B^forie
and that are sure to delight because of their difference. Anxiety and
worry can be avoided by taking advantage of this great opportunity. ,
To Buy Your Toys Early While Our
. Stocks are Unbroken
$1.75 English
Cab Go-Carts
Special
Opening Sale
98c
Japanese China For
Basement Opening
Special prices on every
in Japanese China,
Plates, Saucers, Berry Dish
, y-
es,Tea Pots, Pitchers,Cream
and Sugar; I'ea Cups,
Chocolate Set?,Puff Boxes,
Hair Receivers.
For a Small Deposit
Any Wanted Toy
Will Be Held
For You.
hrs. Sally Tatum
Desperately Burned
Mrs. Sallle Tatum, of Statesville,
mother of Mrs. T. E. Youngblood, oi
this city, was, It is feared, fatally
burned Friday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. F. M. Scroggs,
In Morganton. Mrs. Tatum had accom
panied Mrs. Scroggs home from
Statevllle, where the latter stopped
on ner return from attending the U.
D. C. convention in Richmond.
expected to spend several months
with Mrs. Scroggs. Friday morning
after rising she threw a light wrap
per around her and sat down by tne
King heater. When she got up she
turned her back to the stove to com
mence dressing. She did not realize
that she was so close to the stove.
Her wrapper cftught fire, the flames
running up her back. .Mr. and Mrs.
Scroggs and children were in an ad^
joining room. Mn. Tatum made no
outcry, but ran into the room with
her clothing in flames. In extinguish
ing the flames Mr. Scroggs, who hai
been steward, at tiie State Hospital
for years—got both hands ba^ly
burned. Physicians from the hospital
were called and everything possible
was done and is being done, but it is
feared that Mrs. Tatum will not sur
vive the shock. She Is 79 and quite
feeble. Mrs. Tatum’s daughter, Mrs.
R. R. Reid, of Statesville, and her
sons, the Messrs. Tatum, arrived
here Saturday night.
Mrs. Tatum is the wi^w of J. Jyi.
Tatum, of Statesville. She has been
f making her home In ,that city with
‘ her daughter, Mrs. Reid. She is much
beloved in Statesville, her home. The
distressing i^ocident, which has la it
a mission of sorrow to many, as the
aged sufferer will scarcely survive,
is deplored by the friends of Mrs.
Scroggs in Morganton.
Ashemlle to Have
'B§ 'mu>y Slum
A8|ieville, N. C., Nov. 20.—Prepara
tions for the big December show of the
Asheville Poultry and Pet Stock As
sociation are being rapidly made and
prospects for the biggest show in its
history grow brighter each day.
^ The premhim lists will be issued
,this week and the regular and special
prizes are very attractive. Mrs. Con
nelly Coxe offers a handsome silver
cup for th^est pen in the show all
varieties except bantams competing
and Mustin-Robertson Co. offer $6 in
gold for the second best pen.
Three ot the leading pdtiltry jour*
nals offer live silver cups for the best
pens of Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island
Reds, Orpingtons, Leghorns and Wy-
andottes, all varieties of these breeds
competing.
The four bands of the city offer sil
ver cups to be awarded to the best
cock, cockerel, hen and pullet in the
show, any variety except bantaqis.
,The association offers silver cups
for the best pen of Asiatics and for the
best (display of ducks of any vaTiety.
In addition to these twelve sliver
cups for which competition is open to
the world, there will be four state cups
offered by the Rhode Island Red club
of America, the National S. C. White
Lieghorn Club and the National Par
tridge Wyandotte Club. Thesd cups
are to be competed for by members of
these three clubs who are resldentB
of North Carolina and will be tbc
means of bringing large exhibits ol
these three breeds.
Mr. Frank R.. Hewitt offers $10 IB
gold for the largest exhibit made b'’
“a breeder in North Carolina and
association makes a similar offer fc*
the breeder outside of the state mail
ing the largest exhibit.
In addition to these valuable cups
and cash specials, the premium
contains a large list of useful
attarctlve specials consisting of ®e'‘
chandisc and poultry supplies of ever}
kind.
Special: “David Copperfield.” Com'
plete In 3 reel#. Amuse-U. Wed. Thur«
and Frl.
THE GREAT
^ Demonstration Will Be Every Day This Week, beginning To-Day and Ending Saturday Night.
HOt Biscuits Baked in the Majestic Range Will be Served With Delicious Coffee Every Day. ' Take Liincheon With Us
SoutKern
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The Girl of
“Miss Nob
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