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SECTION A THE SUNDAY OBSERVER. SUNDAY AUGUST 21, 1921 tl LOCAL SCHOOLS BANNER WEEK .311 BROADWAY (Regular I Work to Commence Tuesday, September 6. ei,..'.l.tJu Unllili Cmi 8,000 Will Register Due . ing First Week. Charlotte city schools wlU open Saturday, Kept ember I, when book lists will be distributed and children promoted.-' .-; -.'' The first day of regular school work .will come Tuesday, September 6, Monday being Labor Day and al ways observed aa a holiday by the schools. ' Plana (or the opening of school will be' discussed by teachers who will gather in regular aeaaioii Fri day, September I. at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at tie Alexander Graham high school. The , colored schools will open Tuesday, September 8, the colored teachers meeting Monday morning, Sptembfr t, at 10 o'clock' in the Myers street school.-1 I'uplls who were not in the city schools last year, newcomers to the city, will be admitted to the high school Tuesday,- September . How ever, new children who will be en rolled In the grammar schools wilt be required- to present themselves at the ward schools on the opening day. Examinations (or high school students who failed on certain sub jects will begin Saturday, September t, when julir.es in mathematics will be given. English and history will come Tuesday. September 6. and science, modern languages and Latin Wednesday. H. P. Harding, superintendent of schools, says every rObm In every school building in the city has been newly painted and many improve ments have been made throughout the city. One new building, the grammar school in North Charlotte, will be thrown open for the first time on the opening day. Twelve rooms and a cafeteria, capable of seating 100 pupils, have been added to the Alex ander Graham high school building. Mr. Harding la expected between 7.S00 and 8.000 students to register during the opening week and before the end of the school year at least 0.600 will have matriculated, is the opinion of the superintendent. All children between the ages of I and 14 are required by law to at tend the full nine, months of school, Mr. Harding reminded. One of the best years In the his tory of the local educational system is in prospect, according to Mr. Harding, who is highly pleased with the outlook for a successful year, AQUATIC PRELIMS ARE punroRTOip Local Team Will Be Made Up ' to Compete With Outfit From Rock Hill Wednesday. ' Elimination oonteats for places on tho Charlotte jr. M. C. A. aquatic team will take place Jn the "T" pool tomorrow afternoon and night. Juniors will contest for berths In the afternoon at 4 o'clock, interme diates at night at 7 o'clock and sen iors at I o'clock. About SO local "water demons' have signed up to try for places on the Charlotte team, which will I stage the first inter-city aquatio meet ever held here with th Rock Hill, S. C T. M. C. Ai. Wednesday afternoon and night. A. C, Sheldon, "T" boys' work sec. retary, says the preliminary con tests Monday will be the only chance to get on the team and urges all those who have signed up to turn out .for the elimination events. Medals wiI be awarded to the winners who make the largest num ber of points in each class. The approaching meet with the South Carolina swimmers Is attract ing a great deal of attention around the association building and when the events are called Wednesday afternoon a large gallery Is expect ed to be on hand, to cheer the lo cals on. The South Carolina team ! said to be made up of experts In the k. rlous events and the Rock Hilllans are confident of taking the honors In the titular meet. - A return meet in Rock Hill Is also being planned for next week. Norma" Talmadg and. Charles Ray Featured Players. Two Great First National Pro ductiont Booked for Pre-Re- leate Showing of 3 Days Each. . 1,... .... t - iV ; The Broadway offers this week probably the greatest one week's en tertainment program In. Its long and brllllan history. ' Manager Craver calls It "banner entertainment week" and he has selected two of the lat est First National pictures, each of which is being presented in advance of its announced release date. , ' Opening the week, the Broadway will show Norma Talmadge's new drama, "The Sign on the Door," which mast be counted among the few superlative productions of ths year. , The last three days fo the week Charles Ray, whose great opportu nity was tremendously Increased by his brilliant performance In "Scrap Iron," will be, the featured playe at this theater. He appears in his new play, "A Midnight Bell.". , a picture combining suspense, drama, mystery and-humor' in ' unusually liberal proportions, , . , Entertaining Norma TalmadgcV , Drama. V Heralded as the most dramatic and fascinating screen vehlcde yet given to that talented star, "The Sign on the Door," Norma Tal madge's latest feature release (or Associated First National Pictures, Inc., will begin an engagement f three days at the Broadway theater tomorrow. . -;. -'' The production is a faithful adap tation of Canning Pollock's popular stage play of the same r name, in which Marjorle Ratabeau delighted Broadway audiences., t' .,;' , The oonUnuity for'Tbe Sign on the Door" was written ty Mary Mu rlllo and Miss Talmadge was direct ed In the Sim version by Herbert Brenos. , ... . L, ' - Among those in the supporting cast are. Charles ' Rlchman; lw Codr, David Proctor, Augustus Bal four, Mack Barnes, " Helen "Weir, Robert Agnew, Martinis Burnlay, Paul McAllister. Lew Hendricks and Walter Bussel. The production is released by Associated First Nation al Picture!, Inc. ; " In it the star Is said to have been given a wide range of opportunity (or her hlsttlonle ability. Miss Tal madge is seen tn the role of Ann Hunniwell, pretty stenographer, who becomes the - wife . of "Lafe" Regan, a man of high social , and business standing. As the result of an innocent escapade beforfrThor marriage, she become Involved In a tragic situation when the eon of her former employer Is killed in a strug gle with her husband. ', To shield her husband, who doe not know that she has witnessed tne ana irageay Pau BC " Martin become. 'the hero at Rellnort. assumes the blame lor tne mciaem. i r. . . v. um. The situation takes an extaordtnary turns when the district attorney steps In; clears the mystery and re stores the happlnes of the Regans. - ) Spooky Charity Ray Pictured Adventure andf hair-raising xpe-, rlences are tft be found hv - small towns as well as in metropolitan centers, as Martin Tripp-discovered in Bellport.. Martin was a' salesman, traveling for a large- city concern, and circumstance compelled him to settle In the little town. ; ' , Things began to happen rapidly when Martin arrived, but it was lueky for Bellport that he was there. Five crooks had been attracted to the place by the prosperous condi tion of ths bank, and they had made their headquarters in an abandoned church which had gained the repu tation of being haunted. ; Martin didn't believe In spooks, so he spent a night in the church. He admitted the next morning that It was a terrifying experience- but It didn't prevent him from paying an other visit. . -.' ' The second time he discovered that-the "spooks' "had been ' en gaged in digging a tunnel from the church cellar to the basement of the bank, and all was in readiness for the: big coup. ,; But ' complications arose, and he found himself bound hand and foot to a tl'r, and gagn ged. In spite of his binds, he man aged to ring. the-.church bell and then excitement broke loose in the little town. But all endetfnwell. and night Bell," a First National attrac tlon, starring Charles. Ray, which, will be the feature at the Broadway theater for three, days, beginning Thursday. It is right up to the Ray standard, which is guarantee of Its worth, and gives a faithful presenta tion of life in a small town, dther members of the cast ars - Donald MacDonald, Van Dyks Brooke, Doris Pawn, Clyde McCoy, Jess Herring, 8. J. Bingham and Burt Off ord. The story Is based on one of the famous plays by Charles Hoyt. .-. I SOCIAL PERSONALS ml Misses Katherine and Lennte Bur gin and Mrs. W. M. McGill are spending the week-end at AsheviHe and take Junaluska. They were' ac companied as tar as Marion by Mra E. W. Oulger and daughter, Matilda. Mrs. A J. Burks, formerly Mist Minnie McQuay of this city, and niece. Miss Rosebud McQuay, are visiting Mrs. J. D. Pettus at her home on West avenue. NTEREST ILL STREET MINE Financial Markets Fail to Keep Pace With Brighter Busi ness Outlook. NEW YORK, Aug. 20.Financial markets this week failed- to keep pace with the brighter business out look reported by competent observ ers in various sections of the coun try. 8tocks of the better class were barely steady,' while many of the speculative groups displayed greater weakness ; 'Public Interest again was almost wholly lacking and no support from that quarter is looked for until Con- Igress makes known its attitude re garding the tunaing ot ranroaa odii gatlons and the propsed tax revision program assumes concrete form. There was a (air demand for bonds and several new capital Issues were readily absorbed. In the main, however, the investment inquiry was limited to rails and some of the bet ter known foreign flotations, liberty Issues reflecting further liquidation. Cnditione In the basic Industries again ,werev exemplified by the fur tber wage cut by the United States Steel corporation. Independent man ufacturers Increased their output on lower price schedules but the av erage of production was estimated at below 35 per cent. : , In the many lines contributory tt steel and iron, notably equipments, production continued at low ' ebb. Motor, oil, rubber,,? tobacco, sugar and paper shares were among the many low records o( the week. Heaviness of mall order issues testi fied to the light purchasing power among the (arming element. Large sums of money cams lnte the local market from the Interior but the best open rate for call loans was S 1-2 per cent. Time loans ex tending beyond 10 days were mainly restricted to commercial projects on prima collateral. " ' Uncertainty continued to.mark the course of foreign exchanges. Local rates were governed almost entirely by London, where conflicting reports arose regarding the retention of the bank rate. Unsettlement Of Dutch and Scandinavian exchange was pop ularly ascribed to heavy selling at those centers of German marks. ' HUSBAND STILL SEEKS . WHEREABOUTS OF WIFE "What Is horns without a wUsf asks R. G. Marlow, of this city,-as he continues his thus for fruitless search for the comely but high tempered young woman who until Friday noon was wire ana nome to mm. Mrs. Marlow left home Friday and has not since been heard, from, Mr. Marlow states. A news story carried In The Observer Saturday morning In which Mr. Marlow set forth his readiness to forgive and forget M receive Mrs.' Marlow into her ewn again produced no results yesterday. , The couple have been married IS years and this Is not the first time his wife has left home following do mestic storms, Mr. .Marlow says. On previous sudden (lights she has lodg ed with relatives until reoondliated. but Mr. Marlow is qulfi confident that this Urns she has not sought ths customary havens which, relatively speaking, have prosed sate refuge Resorting to the newspapers as the only means of .communicating wit hthe angry young lady In whose hands lies ths happiness of his house-. hold, Mr. Marlow asks that his eon- . triteness and complete forgiveness be ; I described In detail in a strong appeal ior nis wuss return. Tell aer to wire or write me, letting me know where she Is, and I wilt send money at once for the purchase of a return ticket If shs will only come home. I'll say not a word about. what ha transpired and ws'll never qoarret no more," Mr. Marlow said, his vole choked with emotion. - ' POTTS BEATS PORTER. , FORT MILL, S. C. Aug. J0. A large crowd of people Interested In athletic sports gathered la tho ar mory of Tom Hall gaurds last night to witness a wrestling match between Robert C Potts and John J. Parter, Jr., both Fort Mill men, the latter claiming to be the 1120 champion of the United States navy. Ths victory went to Potts. ' THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. North .'Carolina: Partly cloudy "with seat treds ' thundershowers 8unday; somewhat cooler Sunday night; Mon day generally fair. 8outh Carolina: Partly' cloudy : Sunday and Monday; little change In temperature. - - WEATHER jBUBEAC OFFICE ' Charlotte, Aug.. tl, lilt. , SunrlM ,, ,, Hunsat .. ,. ., ' 1 MoonrlM, p. m. ., ,. ,' Moensat, s. m. .. .. .j .. .. .'. Moon phMi Lsit quarter en 16th. MT 7:06 .H 1:77 if Tstterdsr's Temperatars, . sDrr Bulb. 1 am. . .. ,. 10 a. m , ' a '. .. 2 p. m. .. .. ,. . . 4 p.' m. ,. ,. , . ., ,, t ,t " t p. m. ....... , . i , " .., . r ....... ; Wet Bslb. I a. m, ,. ,i ... ,k. Af Noon .. .. i. , ,. I p. m. .. .. .. .. .. . j Hlsbort ' Lowost '. Man ., ., ,. .. Normal... ,i . Men itmt dats lait yoar uexicunrjr ior monta .. ., ,. Kxce for yoar , , , .... . . Hl(hat ot ro rt ( r Auvst, Lowott of .ojrd tr I'Ktf't, irit io c PrMlpltsUo ' Tn(l for 14 hours ndins t p .m. ,, t.to Total for month to t p. m i, III normal tor Ausaai , .. iii Doflcloncy for xar I ,. ,, . iratii or rccora ior auiuii, tn 1101 H 11 Lcaat of record for Autuit. In 1114 . 1 u Humidity. I a ,m. Neon . . I p. m. Dining Room Furniture Jacobean mahogany or walnut dining room suit, 12 pieces MO-00 "Wff..."" 4IM. m.50' Queen Anne Brown Mahogany dining room suit. 10 pieces 600.00 S7S.00 Mahogany tea wagon "00 tM i . Bed Room Furniture Mahogany four post beds, twin and - ft double sixes .. . -W.w BoUd mahogany handsomely carved . four post beds 120.00 w.ov 4 pjecf brown mahogany suit ..... 1 .V Solid 'mahogany high boy 2T0.0O 101.60 Walnut chlfforobe . 0.00 SS.00 Mahogany chifforobe H0.00 75.00 Mahogany t piece bed room suit.. 171.00 111.60 Mahogany toilet table ,, ' 0.00 10.00 s Brown mahogany low hoy 220.00 110.00 Colonial mahogany vanity H0.00 ,111.60 library and Living Room Furniture Mahogany Windsor Rockers . . . .' JS.00 1S.75 Plain relour Chesterfield living room eult, davenport and arm chair 200.00 175.00 Mohair plush Mvlng room suit, daven- port and chair 50.00 400.00 1-piete cans back living room suit .... 200.00 100.00 Extra targs Chesterfield davenport in tapestry .... .. ,. 250.00 150.00 Turkish Are side chair in tapestry .... -25.00 61.60 Turkish easy chair In tapestry...... 29.00 65.00 Solid mahogany Colonial chair In velour 60.00 10.00 Mahogany spinet desk .. .V 00.00 45.00 Mahogany bookcase 100.00 50.00 Chippendale mahogany bookcase..... 80.00 65.00 Mahogany -library table 20.00- 15.00 Mahogany -console table ............ 20.00 11.00 Mahogany 72" davenport table ( 00.00 45.00 i. Mahogany telephone stand with bench 15.00 11.50 Solid mahogany Colonial secretary..!. 220.00 150.00 Mahogany gate leg table ............ 75.00 17.50 . ' Special Odd Pieces ,..-, - , I Old Hickory blue enamel breakfast room suit, 5 pieces , Ivory breakfast room suit B pieces . .. Fiber floor lamps with shades . . ...... Fiber table lamps witn snaaes Blus enamel fiber settee Blue enamel fiber chair ..... ........ Brown fiber chair- and rocker, tapestry 'V seat it ,,.,.. 1 6x9 Rush' porch rugs 42" mission porch swings ' Ivory enamel Kiadie-Koops Ivory enamel cribs ; Square post Ivory enamel beds 20.00 70.00 , 66.25 50.00 V 15.00 60.00 " 15.00 25.00 10.00 0.00 20.00 15.00 25.00 45.00 26.00 ' 15.00 5.00 1.50 85.00 23.60 80.00 11.00 80.00 . 15.00 Presenting Unusual Economy Opportunities to Anyone i 1 Buildkg a Homl Starting Housekeeping! 1 Or Miwingto Hew Qnartm The Savings in this Sale are Easily iVom $25 to $50 on Each $100 Invested We are Receiving Daily Shipments from i Grant Rapids of New Fall Farniture Parker-Gardner Co. "THE CAROLINAS' QREATEST FURNITURE STORE" Baby Carriages 3 ivory enamel push 'carts 15.00 3 ivory enamel push carts' ...... 20.00 2' white enamel push carts 2 white enamel sulkies 20.00 19.00 $ 7.80 10.00 10.00 9.50 Rugs 9x12 velvet rugs ......$35.00 9x12 Wilton Velvet Rugs 45.00 9x12 Wilton velvet rugs 9x12 Axminster .. .... 9x12 Axminster . . 9x12 Axminster ........ 6X50 35.00 45.00 50.00 Special Lot Plain Color Beauvais Rugs ' 9-12 .. .. V.... $50.00 8-3x10-6 . ... . 45.C8) 7-6x9 . .... . . .. . . . . . . . . 35.00 6x9 . . ............................ 25.00 4-6x6-6 .. . . , . ... . . . . . . . . ....... 15.00 36x72 ........ ........ ........ 7.50 27x54 4.50 New Low Prices on Klearflax Rugs in. Plain Colors 9x12 8x10 6x9. 4-6x7-6 3x6. .. 27x54 , 9x12 fine Wilton rugs a. t 45.00 .34.00 23.00 14.50 8.00 4.50 95.00 J4 A 9x1 2 Worsted Wilton ............... . . 75.00 ............ 67.50 .47.50 9x12 Wilton 9x12 Body Brussels One lot plain color Chenille rugs 9x12, Mulberry, tan, taupe and green, value $190.00. . .$100.00 Extra fine felt mattresses ...$25.00 $15.50 Special box springs V. ....... . 35.00 22.50 Porcelain lined Leonard refrigera tors . . . . ...... . 85.00 . 60.00 3 panel green burlap screens s. . . , 12.00 9.00 SPECIAL! One lot of extra fine Karpen "Orer stuffed" fire tide Chairs and Rockers. Special while they last $48.50 See Window Display y 3 ,.f r 1 Barometer. a. m, I p .m. .St 01 .10.01 O. 6. LINL'ORUN. MsnarologHl. "'
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