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. , -- , . , . . . i v 1 Another Chap fa Celebrated c g. Scherer Arrested Yesterday Afternoon Charged : With the Murder Last April BE ARRAIGNED TODAY TO Evidence Leading to Arrest ? Se cured by Efforts of Officers. Protests Innocencer v .' arles E. Scherer, a ' well-known K - oCer of this city, was arrested short charged with the murder of Neal ffaLton, the young k wmte man wno taS mysteriously shot to death near jellevue cemetery on the - night V.bf Wednesday. April 11, 1917. ; Tlle warrant for Scherer's . arrest tiS sworn out by Mr. Levi Morritt .be fore Solicitor E. T. Burton; iiand charges that Scherer did "wilfully and witli malice aforethought kill and Bnrder one Neal Waiton." . V ccherer was taken in j custody at SiS residence, .108 Soutbljth street, by Deputy Sheriffs Charles Keen . and j E. Taylor, and has been committed w jail .without bond. . He will be ar wiened before Recorders George Hari rice at 10 oclock this , morning, but I it-J :jj understood . that the preliminary will be postponea. . ocnerer ... : aisciaims cording to omcers, ca,iBefer; a coi lapse when placed under,-arrest yes terday afternoon. - " "; ".''.' t'nder Survellance for Some Time. The evidence leading up to Scherer's VTest was secured through y the con sunt efforts of both ' county and city Officials to apprehend' 'the ,; slayer i or Walton. Although no move . has been made publicly prior to : - the "; arrest, Scherer. it is understood, has been under surveilance for some time, and Ms movements have been closely watched by officers.- , .. ' - . Reward3 approximating?. $300, ' con tributed jointly by the ity, county. Sate, and by . private subscription have been off ered for- evidence- leading to the arrest and conviction of Wal ton's murderer. ' ' - - v ' ' ' One of Blackest Crimea In History. The arrest of Scherer marks the be ginning of another, chapter in , one of the darkest crimes" ever "perpetrated In the city of Wilmington. On ' the night of Wednesday,', April 11, Neal TFalton. a 22-year-old. white youth, while seated at the roots of a tree on i knoll near Bellevue cemetery with a woman companion, - was killed by- a gunshot fired at close range, the en tire side of his head - being blown away, and his brains scattered on the ground. - . . ' . .. -. " . ; The woman, Miss Florence Davidson, was subsequently attacked by the slayer of Walton, and dragged" through the bushes for nearly one hundred yards, finally making her escape bjr leaping in the tonneau of a passing automobile, her assailant firing a shot into the rear of . the car as it passed. At the inquest, which lasted for 14 days. Miss Davidson stated positively that her assailant was a negro, -' and identified Oscar Johnston,- : a '" negro tonvict trusty, as befog Ihe guilty man. After examining many other witnesses, however, the coroner's Jury, in view of the fact that the crime was committed in the woods on one of" the darkest nights of the year, and that 3J3ss Davidson at the time " of her ex tmination, was in a condition border ing on hysteria, returned a verdict that failed to accuse the negro. Later on the same day Johnston was arrested on a warrant sworn out by a brother of the slain man, charging Mm with the murder of NeaJ Walton. The grand jury, howe-rer, failed to find a true bill, and the-matter, so far as the public was concerned, was : drop Jed, to be revived yesterday afternoon ly the arrest of Scherer. ' Walton and Companion SWeetnearta. It was brought out during the course .f the investigation that Walton and iliss Davidson, both ot whom were employed by Mr. Lyman Delano, the former as a chauffeur, and the latter as nurse, were sweethearts, and were to have been married during the pres et month. The young woman showed devotion to the slain man during ier examination and frequently broke own when pressed concerning some lart of the gruesome, tragedy. - -Scherer Under Peace Bond. Scherer when arrested yesterday aft ernoon, was under a r.-pjeace rbond f 5500 before Justice "W. 'A. ' McGow a on account of some" domestic trou-Me- He is a man of some 45 years, nd has a wife and several children; Intil a few months ago he conducted grocery store at' 1026 North Eighth street. - . ' He was the owner ot considerable Property in the city, butil is rpported '-wi aurmg the past few months h: as disposed of practically the -entire lOt A n:it . rvt;.-- -.--. - iriKing coincidence connecteo "a his arrest, it was,' noted " last Jm, is the strange similarity, be p!en the eyes f the negro Johnston, "a his own. in the darkness It ouid have been easy to have mis Ken the one for the,other ,it Is point ,n out, when it would - have been ract cally impossible to ' have : ' dis jpulshed a white man from a negro. ma8 thS eyes of the assailant that ae the deeper impression on Miss u.. raved about While . in" her rious moments following the trag- Many Hints Dnrlng Inquest. - - tiste t the inquest there was a per-baVt-n r',mor that someone or some dentff W6re seekln& to, shield - the ne l-y of the nsLl assassin., and at ntir Coroni8r Holden fstopped the re investigation for several days. Moihf aB his reasons', that isome In-j WaV 1 er was at work seeking !tov the ends of Justice. t' . , . the vr"?Ca "y every man who .was In Wsrh ; ci,nit5r of the crime during the -1p- April X1 was heid In more fcM6;B susPicion, and.cor of wit tcherer WT!re examined without, avail. 4 dnr- "uwever, was -never - mention- Urop.V- 5 tne entire course of . the ceedings. Town Buzzes ay -A lt became known lateiyestei-! t Waif rnoon that the. alleged slayer! vvnen ar jsew. hfti- J7. naa :heen arrested,? the inrTL. with-,excitement. atireiv V. inis crime has neyf 'y died .down, a-nArit; required rest in this crime has neverlnd permission to hire out was grven nnued on Page- Seven.v on Case SG01TS HILL SCHOOL BEFORE BOARD AG1I D. L. Gore Gives $500 to Williston '. School for Shop ! Attorney J. p. Kto Preaenta Disturb ed state of Mind in Rural School ' v District and Urge. Action for f Good .of School. In an effort to bring harmony among the patrons of the Scotts HilJ school, where dissatisfaction - now is said to reign supreme, and in the interests of blotting out the prejudices alleged to exist between certain individuals pat rons' 'and ; school t committeemen whl'jalu it is alleged, will work to the" great detriment of the proper conduct of the school, Attorney J. c King, saying he represented no one In particular but thojaschool children in general, appear ed before the Board of Education yes-J terday" afternoon at 4 .... o'clock : and made: a - strong appeal, "suggesting a solution of the disturbed state of af fairs in the rural school. '. ; Thef cause of the trouble is laid to the action xt the t committeemen in electing as teacher Mrs. W. H. Alexan der; ,daughterf in-law of Committeeman C. . Hiy Alexander, . over the. wishes .of a majority of patrons of the school, this being brought out in a hearing before" the Board of Education on, the 24th of August, at which the patrons of the " school in an unsuccessful at tempt,; tried , to prove that -Committeemen 'Alexander - and G .". R .. Parker were "unfit and incompetent" to serve as committeemen of- the Scotts ' Hill school. . Attorney King Speak. , 'Preceding his remarks to the board about, the disturbed state of . mind .of the school patrons, Mr. , King announc ed that he had been asked to ; come before the board in the capacity of, an ".attorney," but that he regarded the school - too sacred an Institution to have injected into it any. commercial oratory or paid-fpr . argument, bo he was before the 'board solely as a medi ator and peacemaker - without reward or hope of reward. . , .Mr. King-called on the board not; to" consider , any set of individuals oh either side but thechildren of the com munity - which the school, exists - to serve; that whatever is done, let t"be done with the sole idea in mind of the greatest good to the school, as a school for the childv He reviewed the cause of the 'existing trouble, and , poiiited out why, he thought there could beT no harmony under , the present condition of affairs. . He said that it were Lfar better "to dismiss' one ' dozen teachers and as .taany committeemen, if , it would work' for the better conduct of the school, and that since' the com munity was under no special obliga tion to elect Mrs. Alexander, admitting that" she probably is a . good teacher, and that there were other schools that she might teach and many other teachers that, might take her place in the Scotts Hill school, he: candidly could not see why she should be re tained as teacher - when she was so strenuously- opposed " by the majority of those whom . she was elected - to serve.' , . - .' . The attorney. In., concluding, asked that , in view of the ' fact ' that Profes sor Catlett had advised against her election at the time of 'her election,: the " board recommerfd to the superin tendent, that he should not approve her election, so that another teacher might be chosen which would satisfy all sections of the community. At this Juncture In the proceedings it was learned that Professor Catlett had al ready , approved the election of Mrs. Alexander, and so the board took no action in regard -to the matter. i. . Future Action Uncertain. ' Whether or " not any " further action will- be .taken .in the matter is not definitely known at this' time, though it is strongly intimated by those in close touch with the affair that other merfns . in behalf or - the dissatisfied patrons, will be resorted to, if the dis satisfaction" continues to exist. Mr. lL.oulsv Covil, the one member of the committee on the side of the opposi tion ; has already sent in his . resigna tion. It was not acted on yesterday, however. .- -K t "Mr.- Oore Donation of 9SOO. Prof. D. C. Virgo, principal of the Willistonlndustrial School for the col ored, appeared before the board to an nounce that Mr. D. L- Gore had donated to the school $500 with ".which to build and fit up a school . carpenter; shop. Professor Virgo asked for addi tional funds from the ; board with riiir r-i mieht purchase desks and jitbef needed supplies for the school; 'and hire other teachers which 'v were badly needed. - He was lnstructea oy theboard to make out the specific re quests in writing in order that the board might1 consider them deliberate ly . and: : f ully K-:- ' . v ''v ''S A consideration of the school budget was postponed until all the available funds from the state could be received and added to the appropriation, and also in order that Mr. J. J. . Blair, city superintendent, might have the oppor tunity : at the next' meeting to present certain - recommendations .'regarding the expenditure of the school funds. t i J IN RECORDER'S COURT Slight Increase in Number oi Caiet at Yeterday Seselon. Recorder Harriss had a few more de AHflantisiT before him yesterday morn - 5 ing thau havo appeared in his court fo"r some .days. . aii .were coiuieu most of them were .indicted for lar ceny. ":":' ' ' ' ' '; - Haywood : Newkirk, the negro who t-V rinwn Mrs. J. A. Farley, white rar ing a bicycle Saturday afternoon, was v.iim thr ium of 1500 and his tri& not .for Friday. . t 'Tim Flowers, charged with damag i o- flrnnertv. - was " released, and :; the n.A.innr witness taxed with ; .the yZ Tnhn Mariee. being -the witness. : Vw.nrv r.' Burner, who -was charged with larceny but ?, whose ; indictment was - changed 1 to trespass, ; received SO days. " Eliara Barnes was senienoea to months- on the -farm for larceny. tne -commissi one, .- ' bein"made;ln"Burney''case- 'j Walt :". THE MORNING SLACKERS ARE SCATHED BY JUDGE W. A. DEVIII Praft Oppose ijenounced. in ; Charge; to Grand Jury Oxford Jurist DcU-rera jAMi Talk To Memhcra jOnry At Opening Of Superior- Coort Pralaea WU- - -r-mlngtonV- --- - Arraigning the ; slacker , before the fca-r of humanity; lh no uncertain terms ; p(cturing( jthe Cgipry : of. archlngwfth the -Amer lean cohorts in the ultimate rliiafCh of the present war; giving a comprehensrive : explanation of the du ties of a Jurynian; , touching on a num ber of the cardinal points of American law, and paying a tribute ' to the pa triotic record ?of Wilmington iii fur nishing her" sons r for duty-on the bat tlefield, Judge : W. A. x Devin,. of Ox ford, delivered , an able charge to the grand- Jury at the opening session of New Hanover- county Superior ? court for' the trial of criminal cases at 10 o'clock yesterday morningl Slacker Very VndetiraMe Ottaen. The man who '.cringes when the fin ger of his nation points at him in this trying hour, and seeks to slink - be hind the skirts of the claim of the draft law ..being unconstitutional, was mader the subject of a; scathing denun ciation -by Judge Devin. .-...-The; slacker he declared,: was a bar to th6 progress of - humanity and of civilization. He deserved no consid eration from anyone, continued- the court, and was unworthy of the no tice, of any honest person.,; Judge Devih alsb spoke of the op portunities - that were . .offered the young drafted man' from the rural dis tricts whose travels have been limit ed, to see the world, and take part in the- .final- march of. the American troops over the.-plains of France toward Ger many and; victory. - Then going back : and reviewing ; the preamble of the national constitution. Judge Devin pointed out how the par amount object of : this immortal docur ment . was to - create' strength, and showed how no individual state ; has any right- to raise an -army. He also took issue with -the street knockers who opose the selective draft- as be ing unconstitutional. v ' : The court mentioned . the fact that he has a .boy 13 years old whom he would gladly give to the service . of the country if? he were old enough, re gardless of the heart pangs that such a parting might mean to him. . . Jury. System .Discussed. Of the present -Jury system, its ori gin and. development, . and the duties of . the jurors. Judge Devin spoke ably, and at .some length,' sketching the many -Improvements at have been made In the system . since its origina tion by the forefathers. He impressed upon the Jurymen that they should never let ..their personal feelings actuate them while filling their oath-bound duty as members of the . grand jury, - and expressed the great need for,, controlling these per sonal sentiments. . - .- k" Speaking-of the different phases of the. law that were to be considered. Judge Devin touched on the statutes protecting the virtue and purity of womanhood. He was glad, he said, to see that in certain instances, the last legislature changed the statutes so as to hold a, man to the same stan dards as a woman-, in regard to grounds for. divorce. - - -- - ; The , following gentlement were drawn for service on the grand Jury, few, being excused b"y Judge Devin,' he holding the business reasons were insufficient, grounds, as the Jury duty was paramount to any other business affiliation: v -.Messrs. Marshall Shrier, foreman; George Rv Finer, Robert Barefoot, J. HI Teachey, George Sloan, H. P. Smith. G. C. Simmons, E. B. White. E W. Whitehead. - J.; N.'; Westerman, C. Ii. Skipper,-Harry Webb, W. A. Woods, B.? W. Harrington, R. M. Kermon Clayton Horne; Louis Slossberg, W. P. Woodcock.' . WANTED BY SIGNAIj COEP $2,000 Fine Salary -Paid to Men Who Can Serve in This Branch. Capt, W. ,R Taylor, Signal Corps, U. S. Ay,' with . headquarters at . Char leston ' Southeastern department, is sues r the follbwing "announcement of men 'wanted in the signal, corps, sal ary $2,900:' : '. First "lieutenants, Officers Reserve Corps, "age .19, to 40; Qualifications: high school education and. a theoreti cal and practical knowledge of elec tricity.. : . . , . First lIeutena:nts,S,ignal Officers' Re serve Corps,' Aviation Section, but non flying. , "t -. .Two ? classes -of men , wanted ; under this heading;' 'u -' " ' '. First' class first lieutenant and ad jutant, age 31 to 40, inclusive,' (must be " 81 and cannot be 42).' Qualifica tions: high-school education 'and val uable military, experience gained by service in the' regular army or in the national guard, while it. was. on the Mexican border or in volunteers while in active campaign. ' " - ::' ' . t Second Class-r First -lieutenant- and supply; officer, gea 31 to 40. . Qualifi catiprs: ,high . school ' educatior. and must ; have made conspicuous Success in business.' : ." " 1 "Applicants should- state that they graduated from such-high .school or college" and should give such, infor mation as wili clearly shqw4 that they belong to che -or more, of the' above natned-'classesi'1 : '' ' - ; Each mac must be physically fit for field service and' must expect to- serve In the field with trpop. , - LAW SCHOOL1 OPENS. Seven Student Enrolled Iat . Evening ; , By Dean ' Hodger. i , ,:. ' The Wilmington. Iiw5 School fopened last evening 'with seven students en rolled and one. or two more to .come, iii later. Dean H. Edmund;: Rodgers addressed- the new students briefly out lining the work of the two year course. The first work will deal - with the ' sub ject "of contracts. . . ' : T Later on, the code- and -.the North Carolina, laws74ill .be r taken up and preparations'-; indicated for admission to -the bar. . Mrs..Rodgers stated . last night . that ; he was greatly encourag ed by the opening and Intended to build up an institution here that . would be a credit to .Wilmington, c He liopes for 'the support of the city, p f. To DrtTOoBt Malartn and Bui?d up the 2j :-, ii'ii .s'.vL!. : viSyutem-c;- . ... '.: " - y Take -the d Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chlU TONIC. You know what you are taking aa tbV formula is printed on every label,-' showing it lis Quinine and Iron In Tasteless form. 69Cr AdV - Aa.' STAR, WILM IN1g6n71 't cunn Presence of County . Agents Yes- terday Augurs Much Interest More Committeemen Appointed at Com- ; mlttee Meeting to Look .After a- .' , s ; rloua Snb-p'i jrlaiona ' if ' Work. ? . " .. Southeastern Exhibition, " i'' .Decided encouragement was T added to the" fund of" optimism--'being .'stored up by the management of I the - com-. Dined com show and livestbck' . ' and poultry '.exhibits -to be .held 'here "No vember 6-9 by. the presence "yesterday of county agents . from ' Brunswick, Bladen, Columbus and Sampson coun ties, at' a meeting..of the . executive committee held in vthe Chamber " - of Comerce at L:30 o'clock and - lasting until' 4 o'clock.- "-- - t -; j The ladies and gentlemen : repre-' senting. the counties nanied declared their interest in - the ..coming agricul tural . demonstration and. volunteered their, valuable services in -enlisting their .respective counties in the show, promising, to advertise it ... well -, and urge their people to take 'part - by sending exhibits of animals, farm and home products . and '. anything else that will go ' to prove - Southeastern . -Carolina the - Garden Spot. ... - , . Fine Attendance: of Committeemen. ; The' attendance of ; Jexecutive com mitteemen, .in spite of the fact that It was a busy .hour for them and' that they are all' busy .men, was. highly gratifying. . and their. Interest together with the very . evident enthusiasm of the county agents, . augured well- for the complete success of the fair next November. Chairman : Jos. W. Little atnd all those, associated , with s him firmly believe that the fair wliich ' ten southeastern ; counties will hold - here, will equal the .-best in the . state, arid perhaps will; lead them . all in "strictly educational value, because that is its object. It is., purely, educational. Chairman Little explained the plans and alms of the fair management, and expressed his pleasure at -the attend ance of the visiting agents. Mr.- J."P. Herring, agent for this county, : invited the agents . to absorb the spirit of the corn show and the livestock'- demon stration a spirit that means business and is out' for success.-" He'-toTd "them it would be an ; event worthy of .their co-operation,, and "if . they experienced the boosting influence of. the manage ment, they could go home and talk; it up in proper style. Never was. there a finer chance for , farmers and farm women to show what they could i- do and have -done than this year, --he said, particularly the , home demonstration workers, who have canned everything "canable." Dlstrlet Agent Freeman Here, Mr. W, R. Freeman,, district agent, of Wilson, having charge . of 18 coun ties . in this section of the state, was present at the invitation of Mr.- Hen: ring, and'- he spoke - briefly. , He de clared the - fair unique, in ' that it was strictly educational and not commer cial. Most other fairs were more' or less commercial and were attended by all manner of shows,' etc. This fair is attended by; nothing except agricultur al and educational exhibits and" in-; fluences. The entire ten -" counties in the fair" district,"- he - saidi should par-' ticlpate to the- utmost" of their ability. He promised the full co-operation of the farm extension? service, which: he and the county agents repjresent. The home agents and farm women, he said, would be able, this year Jto make such a showing of food products as never before, and he thought that all the exhibits would establish a stand ard of excellence second to none any where. The ten counties in the dis trict, Mr. Freeman declared, are- ten of the best counties in -North Caro lina, which means anywhere, he said ; and they ought to put: up a noble ex hibition of products and of - animals and. fowls in November Fair Belongs to All Counties. Chairman Little told him and - the others that the fair" belonged to ail these ten counties; it - wasn't ' a New Hanover or Wilmington show ;'at aU. Wilmington ' merely financed it, having underwritten - $6,000, : in four days? . can vass, for the expenses, offering over $3,000 . in cash' premiums to farmers and their wives for the best products, and asking not a - cent of any other county. All the other counties were asked to" do, he- said, was to . send In their products. '' ; ' . The management has - divided . the work into . five departments, 'he said Agricultural, "Livestock' and Poultry, Educational and Art; - Woman's Work Land Food Conservation5, and .Manufac turing-and Industrial." He wanted two things a 'fine, large array of; exhibits and.second, a large 'number of " people to see them.; .- ,- v Agents Who " Attended. ' Brief talks were made by invitation of the 1 chairman - by ail .-.the'- agents present, these ; being Mr.- It. "K. Cra-J ven, of Abbottsburg,- agent for . Bla den; -Mr. W.?; B:" Pace ofShallotte ?and Miss Nancy 'McLawhorn, . home -agent,' of Southporti both . representing - the very fine old county !y of Brunswick; Mr. W. R.N-Tin'gle, . agent, " and Miss Lucile Clark," home "agent , of White Ville,.: representing Columbus, whicn Mr. Tingle came ? mighty nfear -saying was the best county in? the whole tenr but smilingly, hedged: aHittle .bit :-Mr. H. L. Boyd, .agent;; Clinton,' and IMre'. W. B. Lamb, home agent, of Garland,' representing thev "state- of 'Sampson'.' Mrs. Lamb made a h.it in her talk, discussing her,, work 'briefly -arid tell ing of "her. iceless "Tef rigerators ' "'and her tireless cookers. . It seems that the men. in Sampson were a- little slow to move, : and Mrs. Lamb took 'her fire- less, cooker tothe 'court house and; from it extractea ainner Tor.the coun-. ty officials. -."Everybody;';. has a- soft spot in his heart," she said, ...naively - -.- (Continued on "Page Seven.) - ASlf: .YOUJI FRIEND There is : hardly ; aJ neighborhood in any city, town or hamlet in the.' Vnited States where women cannot; be found' who f have-:-derived' beneiat'sf rpVn" Lydla E. Pinkham's,: Vegetable . Compoundi For more than forty years this 'botanic remedy 'has Sheen overcoming some of the worst cases. of ' female - ills.' :As o"ne woman .- has ; found help- she . has. told another,, who - has used it. with the same .lirultr'eoh.-.-uV-pf -th'i.gTiat medicine , has . spread v-.from' . shore'. to shore' by. the' recommendation' of those who i hve f6und j It . good. V. Therefore, a(ik 'your neighbor let her tell, yeu from experience the . benefit ' which iii Irig- women derive front the use of this COR Dl AII0 HOC - llUW i LHUii HIIL 0 SHAPED HICELY V ; TUESDAY; SEPTEMBER -1 i , 391 7l Tiriie Greatness THE PEOPLES CAPITAL ... EARNED SURPLUS . RESOURCES .......... The Wilmington Savings & Trust Company C. E. TAYLOR, President. J. W. NORWOOD, Vice President H. WALTERS, Vice President. . WILL STAND UPON STATUTE DlfttTict Attorney ,Carr .Delivers Opin ion in Regard to . Keating-Owen Labor Law. After being . beseiged with numerous letters asking what ,eourse he intends ed- to pursue as ; to' the Keating Owens child labor law, . District "At torney J. O. Carr, yesterday issued the following statement concerning the Iaw4 which was recently held as uncon stitutional,. -by .Judge Boydk. of the Western ?dis-tricti., sitting; ;at Greens boro: '- ''- ' ' ."I fully recognise .the importance of a uniform ruling,' but the most uni form that I can suggest is to stand. up on the statute until :final: determina tion of the matter by the Supreme Court of the United States. If Judge Boyd should be over-ruled any one. vio lating the' law in the mean time would be indictable and would' be prosecuted. Earl y A r Feature; particularly the long jackets, . and. thesegiy etiie ;VJ classic ''long-line effects that af e the.' fashion. : A vest, furthermore, is a decorative .feature -of I many., jackets. The ; collars are hi gh and in muffler styles. Sport . , styles are in evidence anoX bring with them rather jfitartling effects. Fuller1 details 'can -.: ber se.ejh' tqy advantage ; in oiiripresent displays.. mmmMmmmmimMi Is, the result of steady, consistent effort. J Determinatioii and perseverance are essential to progress. A growing Savings Account is a powerful aid to progress. It-- develops efficiency, encourages , thrift and promotes self-relianca. ) 4 Set yourself on the right road .by opening an account . here today. One Dollar will do it. SAVINtlS BANK COR. FRONT AND PRINCESS STS. 110 Princess Street. J. L. W. H. J. G. He who violates t the statute takes the risk and is gambling on what the Su preme Court may do.'V Service at St. John's. Rev; R. E. GriDbin,- rector of . St. John'd church, announces that the daily services of Intercession which have been held at 6 o'clock will be held, beginning today, at 5:30 o'clock! All persons interested are cordially invited.- .. All Traces of Scrofula Eradicated from the System By the greatest of all purifier-si A common f mistake in the treat ment of scrofula- has been ; the use of mercury and other mineral mix tures, the effect of which is to bot tle up the impurities in the blood, and hide them from the surface. The impurities and dangers are only added to in this way! For more than fifty years S. S. S. has been the one recognized reliable blood, remedy that has' been used rivals In SUITS AND What a Great Interest New Things Carry With Them? These New Arrivals in Fall Coats and Suits are Exhaling Newness in Every Fold. Come in See Them THE COATS Meet ' the smart Parisian ideas in their .' r ; rough pile fabrics draped, to full length. " , They ; are cut full, yet a slenderaess comes ; from their; straight lines. The collars are an- exaggerated width and the pockets are I voluminous. , The cuffs turn. back flaringly. . . .The linings are lively and vivid in hue. Fur . is used on many.' , ; ' FIVE ...$100,000.00 $500,000.00 ..$3,500,000.00 WILLIAMS, Cashier, MOORE, Assistant Cashier THORNTON, Assistant' Cash. Recruiting - Party, Here. V - . S -A recruiting party Minder the 'direc tiohjof Sergt. J. B. Bradford arrived in the city yesterday for a week's' re-' crutting campaign, and have opened quarters at 123 1-2 Princess street They will accept recruits for either the regular army or the- North Carolina National Guard. Sergeant Bradford and his assistants will be glad .to fur nish any information to all who -will apply. with highly satisfactory results f of :. Scrofula. Being made of the roots and herbs of the" orest, it is guaran teedjpurely vegetable, and absolutely, free from all mineral ingredients. .. You can obtain S. S. S. from any drugstore: Our chief medical adviser? is an expert on all blood disorders, v and - will cheerfully give you full advice as to the treatment of your ; own ease. Address Swift Specific Co., Dept. F , Atlanta, Ga. - ' "' New Fall COATS. I h ' 4 m nit -- ". ft i' i -tJ'MKil - : :- : i : ft ( Hi . ?! Di c - Si : v: 1 1 1- i -Ma it- ; : I. ', . . . ? 1 U 1 I - - . f' '-' r ';;';' l 1 !'