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CHARLOTTE SUNDAY OBSERVER, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1917. C0UDIT10PF FID GRAVE Ken Injured Friday Are Reported "About the Same." Department Is Slowly Recovering From Wreck When Truck - Crashed Into Street Car. George Spittle, W. F. Simpson and James Morris, the three members of the Fifth street, fire station most se riously Injured shortly after noon Fri day when a fire truck crashed into a street car at the comer of Park ave- Hue and South Boulevard, were all re- j ported ."about the same" Saturday j night, when Inquiries as to their con-. dition were made. j Spittle and Simpson are at the Pres- STOP CATARRH! OPEN NOSTRILS AND HEAD gars Cream Applied In Nostril Relieves Head-Colds at Once. If your nostrils are c'ogM'J ai.d your head is stuffed and you can't , breathe freely because of a cold or ; catarrh, just get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm at any drug -tore. App'y a little of this fragrant an l-tic cream Into your nostrils and let it fen- j etrate through every air pasag of your head, soothing and heal nir the inflamed, swollen mucous memttane and you get Instant re'lef. , Ah! how good it feels. Your ros- i trils are open and your nead is c'.ear, Jio more hawking, snuffling, blowing; Ijo more headache, dryness or t-tntg-gllng for breath. Ely's 'Ynwi Dalm Is Just what sufferers from held colds and catarrh need. It's a delight j When we ket today and I fS&Ljin importance. to those who wish to save that is without a parallel. It includes 17 ill alf our discontinued lines and surplus stock and presents an opportunity for I II l vou to profit NL Lot 1 200 pairs that sold regularly at $3.50 to $5 For d1 OC complete disposal . . Vi OiJ Lot 2 450 pairs that sold regularly at $5.00 to $7.00, including pat ent button, dull and cloth tops. Patent lace in grey and brown cloth tops. Dull button, black kid lace and bronze For complete disposal Not all sizes in all styles, but all sizes in NOTE Kindly exercise care in selections approval. "ALL SALE GOODS STRICTLY byterlan Hospital, and although their condition has remained practically unchanged since they were rushed there following the accident, attending physicians and hospital attaches say that their condition Is grave. Fireman James Morris, who was severely bruised about the head and body, was said to be resting easy at the home of his . mother on East Fourth street, although his condition is also serious. The seven other members of the department who were on the big truck at the time the collision took place, were all able to be out Satur day, although It will be several days before they can report for duty. What was left of the truck, follow ing the accident, was towed to cen tral headquarters Saturday morning. From the opinion of expert mechanics, it will be impossible to repair the truck, and would cost approximately as much as a new one. Export Coming. An expert from the Amerlcan-Le-France agency in Atlanta, Ga., will arrive in the city Monday and make a thorough examination of the wreck, and then report to Chief J. H. Wentz on whether it will be possible for it to be repaired. His word will be taken as flnal.in the matter and if the truck can be repaired, it will be immediately placed In the shop. If it cannot, the city will take steps at once to fill its place. Although no announcement has been made of the action to be taken by the city authorities on the wreck, it is thought that there will be a meeting of the executive board either Monday or Tuesday to take some ac tion in the matter. Chief J. 11. Wentz and every other member of the department .has taken occasion to praise Fireman Robert Barnes, who was driving the truck at the time of the accident for the cool headedness ana nerve which he displayed. Endangered Own Life. Instead of losing his head and at tempting to sideswipe the car, which might have killed every man on the left side and rear, Barnes endangered his own life in his hands and hit the street car head-on. Under the direction of Chief Wentz, the department has assumed its rou tine work, and although slightly the worse for wear and tear, it is thought to be able to cope with the situation of protecting Charlotte until the men Since 1868 the Home of Good Shoes Remarkable Price Reductions On High Grade Footwear Monday Morning, February 19th, Doors Open at 9 O'clock. consider the unusual situation that nrevails in the the abnormally high prices on your footwear that may never aeain be possible. lace. $2.85 Gilmer-Moore Company Shoes Hosiery Luggage 16 S. Tryon Street can get back on duty and . the broken apparatus replaced. Although it may be several days be- i fore the outcome of the worst injuries can be known, everything possible is I being done for the men and friends and relatives are hopeful that the ef- ! forts of physicians and hospital at ! taches will not fail. Slmnson holds the rank of captain In the department, having been moved from the command of the Dllworth station several mosths ago. Spittle, who is chief mechanic for the depart ment, also holds the rank of captain, and is one of the most valued mem- ; bers of the department ' Morris is one of the youngest mem- ' bers of the department, but is efficient and popular. He has been in the serv ice of the city for several years and has earned quite a reputation as a fire fighter. CITY IS BEGINNING TO TALK MUSIC FESTIVAL President Charles A. Bland, of Musical Festival Association, Promises Definite Announce ments in Near Future. Dr. Charles" A. Bland, director of the Grand Opera Music Festival Asso ciation, of Charlotte, is preparing to announce during the early part of the week plans to be inaugurated at once to start the campaign to assure the success of the big Spring Festival In May. Managers for the work will be se cured and a publicity campaign im mediately inaugurated for the pur pose of acquainting music lovers of the surrounding towns and communities of the big feature and what it is to mean to the Piedmont section of the Carolinas. When residents of this section of the State realize they are going to see such artists as Martinelli. Anna Case and Schumann-Heink in concert here, Doctor Bland predicts a rush for tick ets which will more than pack the Academy of Music for each of the per formances to be given. Enough guarantors have, already been secured for the big venture to Insure the positive success and the possibility of making the festival an annual event on a larger scale each year that it is held. of good shoes, this clearance assumes Lot 3 100 pairs that sold regularly at $7.00 and $10, tvo tone greys, two-tone tans, grey tops with black vamps, dark tan but ton. For complete OC disposal P.00 Lot 4 One lot of 200 pairs Men's Fine Shoes in tan, black calf and patent, regular- $5,00 to $7.00 Shoes. Sale price per QQ all lots, as during sale no goods are returnable or sent on CASH." NEGRO POPULATION CAN PLAY HARMONICAS Manager . Ashevllle Auditorium Wanted Negro Troupe and He Cot It : Special to The Observer. Asheville, Feb, 17. Dan Mlchalove,, manager of the Auditorium, had the time of his young life here this morn ing trying to convince about half the male colored population of Asheville that he was not seeking a whole com pany of "midnight blondes." Mr. Mlchalove's trouble came about through a request of a theatrical man who passed through here recently and heard a group of negroes playing "Memphis Blues'' on harmonicas. The theatrical man wrote back to Mr. Michalove, asking him to obtain the names of the six negroes that rendered the "Blues so effectively, stating that he wished to use them in a revue he Is planning. Mr. Michalove confided his troubles to a reporter, the reporter wrote a story regarding the desire to interview the negroes, and Mr. Micha love found out this morning that over 60 per cent of the negro male popula tion of Asheville can play a harmoni ca. He is waiting for the theatrical man to return and make his own selections. Some folks' ideas of doing things is like taking the cork out of a bottle by pushing It in. , Well? HITS THE SPOT SATE ABSOLUTELY fcATFOGNTAQtt IQC 29c AND 30c fBTTUS leather mar- HALF if J rasEDPin us AFTER FROLOr.GED JLLf.ESS E. S." Steele Passed Away Satur day Afternoon Funeral to Be Held Today. EH 8prings Steele, a well-known resident of this city, died Saturday at his home on Tenth avenue at 6:30 o'clock, following an extensive ill ness. He had been in poor health for the past fous years and had been failing gradually since November. His condition had been Critical since Tues day. Death was due to Bright' dis ease, with complications. Mr. 8teele was a native of Char lotte and had spent practically his entire life here. He was born Feb ruary 23, 1851, and would have been 66 years of aire on Friday of this week. His father. Dr. Abram G. Steele, was a prominent physician of this city. His mother, prior to her marriage, was Miss Catherine Vir ginia Springs. For a number of, years, Mr. Steele was local agent for the Charlotte & Llncolnton Railway and was after ward with the Southern Railway freight department as chief clerk. Later he was cashier for the old Charlotte Gas Lighting Company, and with the purchase of this concern by the Charlotte Consolidated Construc tion Company, went with the new cor poration in a similar capacity. With the sale of the 4 C's plant to the Duke Interests, he continued his cashier ship. Some four years ago, failing vision caused his resignation and per manent retirement from active busi ness. Mr. Steele was married February 6, 1876, to Miss Bettie W. Adams, of Bethel, S. C, who survives, in addi tion to three sons and one daughter. These are E. S. Steele, Jr., of San Juan, Porto Rica; Leroy A. Steele, of Cavala, Macedonia; Abram C. Steele, of Spartanburg, S. C, and Mrs. Ar mand de Rossett Myers, of Charlotte. Mrs. David Parks Hutchison, of Charlotte, a sister, also survives, as do six grandchildren: Armand de Rossett Myers, JJr., of Raleigh, and Abram C. Steele, JJr., Agnes, Betty, Lily and Springs Steele, the children of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Steele, of Spar tanburg. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from the First Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Steele had been a deacon for many years, and will be conduct ed by the pastor. Rev. D. H. Rolston. The pallbearers will be: George Rose, John M. Scott, George Brocken brough, J. L. Chambers, J. O. Thom as and W. R. Burwell. The inter ment will be in Elmwood. SOUTH TRYON STREET IS TREATED TO LATEST ! IN v.hi uF SENSATIONS I Ancient Automobile Drawn by Rusty Looking Mule Brings Stir to Busy Thoroughfare on i Busy Saturday Afternoon. ' No questions were asked, because there really wasn't any need for any, but Charlotteans in the vicinity of the Masonic Temple at 3 'o'clock Saturday afternoon were treated to one of the most comical and unusual sights on the streets of the Queen City in "many days. Automobiles and street cars were clanking their way up and down South Tryon street shortly before 3 o'clock, all rushing with the hurry of a busy Saturday afternoon. There was only one vehicle, which seemed to be tak ing its time and of course it drew the inspection of nearly everyone, who realized that the slow pace at which it was wending its way up the street was out of the ordinary. It was an old automobile of the vintage of 1890 some-odd. and look ing very much as if it had withstood the ravages of wind, rain and the vicissitudes of the elements for many and many a day. The vehicle wasn't propelling itself, and a closer inspection showed that an exceedingly raw-boned and flea bitten mule, which was plodding along in front, provided what motive power there was to the procession. The mule and automobile furnished a laughable sight, but the funniest hasn't been told yet, for sitting in true chauffeur style, both hands clutched tightly around the dilapidated steer ing wheel, was a little black negro boy, wearing a slouch cap pulled far down over his eyes, and an attitude of .the greatest speed demon Tryon street has ever seen. With his feet barely touching the brake and clutch pedals of the ancient car, the little negro was driving for all he was worth, and mjoying it Just about as much as the crowds of pedes trians. Walking by the side of the mule and urging the animal to the best pace possible was a second negro, older and possibly the father of the embryo speed king. ; All four tires were flat on the car and every few blocks the procession would halt and the mule be given an opportunity to rest from his exertions. At every stop the chauffeur would climb down from his seat and gravely inspect the chassis of his automobile much the same as a mechanician who wants to be sure the steel and iron are standing the strain of its rush ! around a speedway. After the last stop had been made : before the equipage reached Third street, it again got under way and . turned the corner. The mule-propelled model which made its appearance Saturday after- ' noon certainly furnished many laughs. WEATHER IS ANYTHING BUT HEALTH PROMOTER "Now You See It and Now You Don't," Is Way Mercury of Official Thermometers Has Be haved of Late. Those who are authorities on weather conditions and the way in which they relate to health, admit that the siege of variating weather, which Charlotte has experienced In the last several day a is anything but conducive to the beet physical con dition of a community. Following several severe cold waves has come a season of warmth, ac companied by showers and actions on , the part of official thermometers! much the same as the "now you see it and now you don't" tricks on the I part of circus performers. Saturday the thermometer started off In the region of the forties, rose during the day to 60 degrees and then started receding until the 40 degree level had again been reached. The forecast for today is "fair and warmer," and according to that fore cast Charlotte should enjoy a pretty Sunday, although rains are on their way here for the forepart of next week, affording u .th nvstearologist, ) Wise buys get a lot of free instruc tions from boobs. You said sumnln. MOTHER DIES OF SHOCK FOLLOWING SON'S DEATH Special to The Observer. Goldsboro, Feb. 17. Following the funeral of her son, Arthur & Wooten, who died In Goldsboro Thursday night and whose funeral was held In LaGrange lyesterday afternoon, Mrs. Sarah Wooten, his mother, who" had1 been deeply grieved at her son's death, suffered a nervous shock, a few hours following the funeral, resulting In her death, which will be deeply lamented by friends throughout all of eastern Carolina. Deceased is survived by two sons, two daughters and many grand children. She was the mother of Mrs. M. E. BiKzell, of this city. The funeral was held from the home this after noon. " -,... ' ' PLANS FOR COUNTY HOME SATISFACTORY Special to The Observer. Concord, Feb. 17.- The board of county commissioners this week held a recess session to consider tentative plans, submitted by Architect Asbury, of Charlotte, for the new county home. The plans were satisfactory, and, -as presented, call for a modern home In every way. Including electrle lights, water, steam heat and sewerage. There would also be an Infirmary and detention room. As shown by the plans the building would be 360 feet lojig, and 50 or 60 feet in width. The plans are only tentative and may be changed, but complete plans must be completed In 30 days. . ENDEAVOR SOCIETY. The Toung People's Christian En deavor Society of Knox Presbyterian Church will meet this evening at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Eunice Westmoreland will have charge of the meeting. Sub ject: "Using What We Have." Don't Suffer From Piles end Tot Free Trial Treatment No matter how long or how bad goto Sour druggist today and get a 69 eent ox of Pyramid Pile Treatment. It Tba PVnmid Smil Froca a SimgU Trial. will give relief, and a single box often cures. A trial package mailed free in plain wrapper if you send us coupon below. FREE SAMPLE COUPON PYRAMID DRUG COMPANY, 688 Pyramid Blag. Marshall. Mich. Kindly send me a Free sample of Pyraaud Pile Tieatmt, la plala wrapper. Name Street City. State. Touring Car 3S4.25 Roadster 369.25 Delivered Charlotte Pyramid Motor Co. Authorized Sales and Service. 403 N. Tryon. Phone 2003 AUTO SALES & EXCHANGE CO., Inc., GEO. E. DENNIS, Manager. SALES AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS FOR The Smith Form-a-Truck The Rockway Self-Starter ONE-TON TRUCK FOR FORD CARS 850.00 45.00 SATISFACTION AND SERVICE GUARANTEED. 809 North Tryon Phone 1731 We Have an Attractive Offer for Responsible Dealers. The Tate-Brown Co. Tailoring Department Six months ago we placed orders for our Spring line of English and American Woolens. These handsome suitings have been received and are now ready for your inspection. The man who wants to select the cloth and decide on the model and go into all the details will enjoy the way we work with him in mak ing his clothes. TEMPORARY SALESROOM: 208 South Tryon Street. A Monitor Radiator would have kept .you com fortable during the cold wave. All Stoves will be much higher in price next Winter, so buynow, save money and . keep warm. - , J.N. McCausfand &Co. -" " : 'i - ' ',! ' ?'- r 221 S. Tryon Street WHEX CUPID LEADS a young couple to the altar one of the most important things needed is the wedding ring. It is the symbol of union and happinesa Our seamless wedding rings win meet every require ment They are especially made for us and the makers as well as ourselves guarantee their quality. GARIBALDI BRCNS. 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