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THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULY "4, 1922. ' ' 'f-i - - 4 ... B OF EFIRD STORESGONVENE J. B. Efird Host to Employes of Wilmington Store. Discuss Sates Plans, New Stores at Charlotte and Colds boro -"Winners Announced. Spirit of '76 Up to Date Special to The Observer. WILMINGTON. July 3 Mana gers nd heads of the Erlrd chain of stores met in annual . onvention in th assembly room of F.Mrd's store here this morning, every store in the chain being represented. The Blue team, catpained by S. B. Hager, of Greenville. S C. wis announced as the winner in the ton test to determine which team spld the most merchandise In the annual chain sale, which ended June 30. M. O. Efird, captain of The h'.ue team, was consoled by the statement from the president, J. K. Efird. that Wilmington store headed :h lift in sales for the month. The morning and afternoon ses sions were spent in discussing mer- July introduces, among other in teresting new musics rnm!;n.i:inns on Victor Records, the two Kreislei brothers, Fritz and Hiiro in a string duet on the violin mid violon cello respectively. They choose an Irish 'air, probably of tr.idition.il origin "Farewell to Cuoiill.un ." It is slow, tender, yet with a certain melodic strength. The piano accom paniment, the growth of which in cidentally is well worth ain-mion. outlines the chief melody lu-tore the violin enters with its soft veiled tones. Then the 'cello is ln-md. i;t soft undercurrents of harnomv ilie violin's strains growing hnhtn ajid clearer in relief. All three in ,strument8 apparently reach .1 cli max together, die down for a mo roent, then rise again. John McCormack sings for a .Iul Victor Record such a song as might have inspired the critic who re narked that "all music returns to the lovesong and all civilized 1 rhythm is summed up in the waltz " ' "Somewhere" Is pitched rather hl-h I In the tenor range, moving graceful- ! ly through an accompaniment in j delicately tripping quavers, with an ' occasional prolonged, high, sweet note. Desptle the somewhat colloquial 1 Informality of its title, "Every Rit i of Loving In the World.'' which 1 Alda sings for July Victor audiences la not lightly flippant. Neither Is It particularly deep. It's a good song for summertime, a charming Eng lish love-song, with a leisurely, graceful melody In alternating rhythm In which the pure lyric tones of the voice are set-off by VlTldly patterned orchestration. These and other new July Victor records on sale at Andrews Music tore. Inc.. 211-213 North Trvon Street. Adv. M A.,?' WW , .' fc, "--wi -.- . I . the association ha membership of 61. a gain of 26 over last year. Refreshments are being served the visitors at the auditorium, and at t o'clock they were taken In an automobile ride over the. city and rural good roads, winding -up at Cleveland Springs Parlr hotel, where an elegant banquet was served. O. Max Gardner, nf Shelby, and Editor AV. D Brown of The R. F. D. News. Washington. D. C. were the speakers at the banquet It was learned that Chaplain D. X Hunt, of Oxford, was injured near Gastonla while enroute to attend the convention here H.s car skidded on a slippery road", dai-hej into a telephone pole and broke a rib. Carrier A S. Barnes, of Wilson. county, was called home on account the death of a brother-in-law. July Fourth, being a holiday wtih the carriers, it is expected that the attendance will run well beyond the 200 mark, members from nearby counties coming in the;.- cars MAXIMILIAN HARDEN GERMAN PUBLICIST VICTIM OF ATTACK Famous Editor and Political Writer Is Taken Home Un sonscious His Assailants Arrested. most noted European publicists, cornea just a little more than a week, after the assassination of Walter Rathenau, the German for elgn secretary, which took place In the Grunewald. Herr Harden in the course of the war published many striking articles in his newspaper. Die Zukunft. mostly denouncing the policy of the German government. He frequently aroused the Ire of the imperial authorities by his statements, and in July, 1917, his publication was .suppressed for the remainder of the war. In one of his articles that at tracted much attention he eulogiz ed President Wilson: in another he I appealed for German democracy. HAWTHORNE LANE S. S. TO HAVE PICNIC TODAY trudea-to- take the crowd out. All are asked .to meet at , Hawthorne Lane church at 2 o'clock this after noon. Mns. J. L. Snyder and her com mittee have arranged for Ice cream, lemonade, etc., all are asked to bring baskets of good things to eat G. A. Smith and hla committee on entertainment have made plans to amuse and 1 interest the crowd all afternoon. Two member; of tn Men's Bible clas are to have a race mounted on Kllly cars, and there will be other funny stunts. There will be three balloon assenslons. The Hawthorne Lane Sunday school will have Its annual picnic to day at Big Spring church, five miles out on the Dowd road. W. H Young, chairman of the transportation committee, has en gaged 18 automobiles and three BERLIN. July 3 . By the As sociated Press ) Two men attack ed Maximlian Harden, editor and pollti.-al writer, near his home in the Grunewa'd. a suburb of Kerlln. today He was taken unconscious to the house where he was found to be fufTering from Ave wounds in the head. The as-sai'ants were arrested ' Steppe-grass, which grows In Russia, has a curious way of sowing ' Its seed. It forms a coll of fiber I which twists on wet days, thus 'working its way into the ground. ' When the weather is dry the coll untwists, but remains fixed in posl- tion owing to a barb at the end un der the soil. FOR BBAIX FAG The attempt on the life "1 Maximilian Harden, one of the Take Horsford. Arid Fliosphftto ' ;.v pr.mipt relltf lo tirsd nrvi. i brain and headache, following mental t'.r.n or overwurk 11 666 quickly relieves Colds, Con . stipation. Biliousness and Head aches. A Fine Tonic. Buick Owners Our Service Station Closed All Day July 4th tc C0DD1NGT0N , Inc. ITOTION picture stars furnished much of the color for the Independence Day pageant recently held in Hollywood. In the above picture May McAvoy, Lois Wilson, and Anna Q. Nilsson, three popular players from the Paramount studio, gave their conception of how the "Spirit of '76" would be done in 1922, ha ml is 111: pirns fur the .mil fall Th .'. v Y.'ik 1. .-id. -lit Imwr. .1. Y Erlrd, w.i present 1111,1. 1 tnllowed 1 l.'Se'V Jlil til-. IISSli'1! !'. M g.lld ' th' ideas iiih.n 1 l. ill.- ;ii'imn malingers. The 1 I'livriiiinii wis told about the new Clia .,t t More now under con.-! rurt 1..11, whbh will he Ol'eraied in addition to the piesen'. Charlotte More. j'.rt nf the new store being hii.lt at HnM-lioni The chain sale. nr. online; to Pres ident Efird. wa a great success, and he was well p.ised with the volume of business done, ami the close race put up between the two opposing teams. In the evening, a boa' r-dc iv.u enjoyed down the river, when sup per was si-rved, nnd Informal speeches nia-le aawni; ihnm1 ..ile, on by Toastin.i'-'c 1 M 1 1. Ellrd, were J. R. Eflrd. H. H. Hagcr, Mrs. J. R. Efird. Mrs K I. Eflrd. Mr. Rundy, Miss Padgett and Kred Con way. Following are those who are at tending the convention: .1. P. Ellrd. pre dent, and Mr ii 111 111 fr Erlrd. of Char ret. 11 y a n I t r 1 of Winston S 1 of D. E. I. 1 in M II Etird .1 V Enid ,- .New Mr-. .1 It I.'!l:d Mr md Mrs 11 A cord. Mr and Mr Efird. sec Mrs. Efird. id Mrs V Mr and Mr York . Mr. an I ' diimhla. S c , Harris, of C"n V. E Haynej. .Mrs. H H Trull, I.enolr. Mr and Mrs L K. Lee, Wilson; E P. Harris. Statesvilie. Mr. and Mrs G R. Ham ilton. IHwivir.e, V.i , II. P. Love. Sumter S. ('.: M O Etird Wilming ton; S R Hager Greenville. S. C. Gaston:!. It C Teague, W'mnton Salem. Mr and Mrs G. G Kvrd. Mr and Mrs H I. Holloueli. Dur ham; Mr .,11. 1 Mrs. E I. Taylor. Ro, ky Moiin:. Mr and Mrs. T. A. Fore-nan. Saiisburv; Mr and Mr P. M Kendall, Haleiirh. Mr and Mrs. F. C. Proctor. Anderson. S C; Mr and Mrs M K I'n.nks, Hign Point. C L Efird. Monroe. .Mr. anj Mrs. E li. Hajiei . (Jreer. S. C . Mi . .in-l Mr W ) Ilunt'.ey. Spartan burg. S C . Mr and Mrs. .1. YV. Eari, Laiirinbiirg, C, 1. Teague. Lumber Inn. Mr. and Mrs . Otis McMillan. (Greenwood. P. C ; Chas SappenfleM. Shelby; P. T. Relnhardt. Eore-t City; Mr and Mrs R S Harnett. Linrolnton; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Myers I., x ncton: Mr. and Mrs Ii. R Rrnwn. Ru.Cington; Mr and Mr R. H McRrlde. Cherryville; Mr an-i Slfl AUTOS Tl L Bailey in Jail at Winston Salem, Following Arrest. To Have Hearing July 17 on Charge of Using Mails to Defraud R. L. C. Men. Che Greatest China In life What other attraction holds forth .is much real interest and pleasure as a well ordered home? The hectic Kayety or surface pleasure nf nuKide attractions, cannot compare with .th&jreal, sincere, dnwn-in-'heart pleasure that is .ui-i;.iiii; and laiini;. And so to provide for our families this complete and lastini' happiiv-s i reallv the greatest objective in life. To defer the fulfillment of Mich oMi.catinrw re.illv i t- deprive those whom we love of the proper surrounding which are riehtlv their1:. And proper ;urrou:Klin?s .in nut necessar ilv mean luxifioulv experve furnishings but rather correct furnishing .c.r.d tate is one of the nn.-i inexpen-ive i luxuries. The services of men qu.ihiu-,1 h ve.us nf experience mother with ti e tmet home fui nishings that can he produced are heie at our dhpn-ai and t-.r ..Ur ch-iosin. The PARKER-GARD NER COMPANY prices everything on the closest possible margin upon which business niav be conduced safe! v. ',i!ur here will bear the hv' critical comparison -Oh values ofterei an a h.-re. under any condition at anv time, with one of the mo-t complete stocks uc have ever assen-.Me.t for your ' immediate inspection. Parker Gardner Company 4 jijj! CLOSED ALL DAY TODAY, JULY FOURTH WIXSTOX-SALKM. July 3 A white man about :l'l years old, pur-P'-rtinir t" be .lame I) Railev, alia Van Railev. of YYilk- county, in in nr- - oiiiiiy Jail pimi.ng a hearing be-f'-r- I'mted Stats Com m leioner I'.ei kci (iiete .lul 17. on t'i- ihirg f using the mails to defraud ru'al l-tter carriers in variou part "f the mintry. The man was arr"te.l af ter instructions to take ir.m into iis'oilv haI been received from m t'dli'-i. Insp' i-t..r In ;re-ne!"-ro lie was found a-li--i in his iimn At first, th" ' pn'n r denlci that his nartm was I'. alVv. but titiallv he admit!"-,! that it was. He dented t? - 1 -on, mi issjon of any crime mat In: that he Is evidently th wrong Riil-v, He Ma'e.i that he did not w:.T anv meisai;e sent ti his father an l mother, who live on the farm in VilkeR county, hi? reaRons wan iha- he didn't want h:a mother to kri"w of his trouble. T:.e sper'.llc r-hartre against the nin : tha' of offerln? to to rural, letter carrier throughout the country Kord automobiles. turned nver to the polite department by The war department for a depofit of $.r,rt and easy p ivtn' tit. He ha? been carrying i-n a i-rrespond nee. It . e'ated. on lainpressionaJ station en', holding hiti:e!f out as a mem ber of sumo important oomml'tee cunne- ted wi'h postal affaire. The man ha" been trailed for seme time, r l. stated He is suppod to i . the eame nnt. w ho teveral mc.nrhs re e:v"d ' '''' from a carrier in " 'o''n par of the stat who va le i'.mplain' to the authoritte a WaiC.ngt'.n, the plan becan.e ex pi.sed trr-iugh the newspapers at thai 'im-- Th p -nffl'- inspectors. It is s'i'ei, r:a'-e in th'-ir jnsseflfi;on a T-imber r'. b-fej. addressed to Ulllev, -h rnn!-n' nf which hr ;' ben T'-Hde pij ,;,c Wher. f-e-. in jail this morning P.ailey den.d ,V!H he ever knew -..hi' he wi- hirgd with He re. . e - irn -, sa v a is " 1 1 1 1 hl.t .1 -. li"1 T- a k e a ny e-t-fl'i'" I o,:r H-i,,r n has r,ee-i enip''.d 'i-e.i to ' ' e w O 1 1 i I- A V. M L. '"rA 11, irl-g pp' We'; w ien 11' : v.al -ta' j ' and '.n- r-e . .'r.'i! ti iou' e STATE RURAL I Mil More Than 150 in Attendance. b16 on R.oll Social Features. Chaplain Injured in Accident. ftptal lo Th ObrTr riTKLI'.Y 'ulv 2 Or.e hundi'd it.c, fifty rnj.il iefr turner,. r;--:.'. in r. i ''-in' e ire here' tod. iv at the rtneTtenO ar.n-jal convention 'f 'he itt;)t, ;,B, i,,i.,. n ovr which I're-.d-n' C. II ilowj.-tl, t,f St. Paul :s jiresidng Hsi,n are being held In the graded -hool auditor ium, where Clyde R Hoy and J. H (Julrin delivered addrenes of wel come this mortjlng whl'h r r iipond'd to bv President Howard Devitiorial exerr-isen were conducted by T)r J M Kea'er after nhltli rt'.e'nbe- . f Otelia Ylusir club fnr r: -tie.l nin.il muficl t.r. M-ifUi, Kecltl itiort.fd .thai Jate-BrownCfx a Floor Beginning Tomorrow Clearance of About forty dozen of those fine Quality pure Silk Hose on sale tomorrow at $1.85 Formerly From $3 to $4.50 114 Summer Hats 62 at $5.00 10 at $7.50 35 at $10.00 7 at $15.00 Our finest and most ex clusive Hats are included. An extensive variety of the pastel shades for Dress, Sports and Travel. We wish to call your attention to the window dis play of. lovely Hats at $0. Yqu cannot afford to over look this remarkable sale of Hats of the highest class. Did you ever expect to see such ex quisite Hats at such prices? Womens Shoe Dept. To be Discontinued All Footwear at two prices: $8.50 to $10.50 Grades $3.00 $11.00 to $15.00 Grades - $5.00 ate-Brown Cor QncL Floor Our Store Will be Closed Today, July Fourth
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