j . p. CAlDWia Jy I Pu,jIlhlw,,.
a. TOJinuxH,
. Every Day in the Year.
' ' fiUBSCRIPTION FRICB.
, DAILY.
,'Ona year ' '"'"m
hl months .............. .,.,... J-JJJ
tores nionthi .............
'! r: h, . , SEMI-WEEKLY,
on. mr:;.,...,;.,:.............. 4i.w
Wx month
Tore month
(PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT.
V No. M South Tryon iirwt Tsl
: '.- phon numbers; Business office, Bll
'phono J city editor' office, B
'phone 134; new editor's office. Hell
J phon tu.
, Advertising rate are furnihd on
i rDllptlon. Advartkera may (eel ur
j that through the column of this
4 paper they may reach U Charlotte
and a portion of the bert people; n
. this Bute and upper South Carolina.
. Thl paper g(ve correspondent! a
') wide latitude a it thinks public policy
, permits, but it la In no case respon-
sibl for their view. It i much
preferred that correspondent sign
i their names to their article. espj
daily In case where their atwck
person or Institutions, though tin
I not demanded. The editor reserve
the right to give the name of cor
- respondents when they are demana
' ed for the purpose of personal sati
.. ; faction. To receive consideration a
communication mut he accompanied
fcy the true name of the correspon
dent. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 107.
ROW TO EXD THE DUST EVIL.
To make Charlotte a better place
In which to live and do business
nothing is more needed than action
looking toward ending or greatly
abating the grievous dust nuisance.
From the standpoint alike of comfort,
health and property present condi
tions are almost intolerable for ful
ly half the day of tne year without
regard to seasons. If there wero
nothing to do but to suffer It might
ja well be in silence, but this 1 for
tunately not the case. A trolley
sprinkler affords relief and release
old-fashioned water-wagons for ser
vice on streets not traversed by car
ilnes. Thl device is employed In
many cities, especially those whoso
hick of modern paving makes the dust
avll extreme. That the plan Is finan
cially practicable even for communi
ties which must deny themselves
ome things, Is apparent from toe
Information given by the chiilrman ot
Columbia's street committee. The
fallowing Is from the news columns
of The Columbia Record:
"Mr. Kecriun finds tjiut the Initliil com
of the apparatus, laf.1 down here, will
b 1,W0 to fl.KS. fin'l Hint all the tone
desired may be ha I before II In piild fur.
the Interest rate helm; five mt rout., or
abOilt (ill. 2& per year. The street rultway
company will furnish tin- trucks, limine
the machine and supply the current free,
charging II per day fur repujrn nnil tl.'iO
per flny for an operator. Tower pump
mounted in the muchlne will either tuk
up watergravity pressura being un
neeeKmiry or sprinkle the sireet fur
fifty feet on either sMe of the truck
When ll Is ilesireil to Hush the streets,
rather limn sprinkle them, the machine
will do the work admirably. Beyond the
cost of furnishing the writer- which In
a small Item under a municipal owner
ship of the water plan- 'olumlilii would
have to ray out only 50 p r .lu of
actual operation. snd the Interest upon
the Initial er Nt price. Mr K'cnan H ulea
is being henrllly Hppioi"l l.y the bind
ness men and Is nl.n f.ivored. It In un
derstood, by Mnyoi fill lies and never, l
of the iiMermi n Mr Kenan Mill put
the fuetH and limit up to tun eornnilt
tee snd sek t have the committee re
port theiri lo r inn M at II. next inr el It'ir,
mlth n recominerel.it! n il.ut the j r I n k -ler
be ordered forthwith'
This is well worth the utientloii of
the aldermen of I'harlotte mul per
haps other North I'nroluia eitiex. ,i I'm
.go In for tiie sprinkler, -.. can't af
ford to be without It
"HE'S WET'AXI IMI IT."
This time It Im The NorfoU Virginia-Pilot
w.'iU h cries out of the
deeps of the Kngllih language, "To
our Virginia ami North Carolina con
temporaries who no constantly strive
with em h other over the problems of
syntax find prosody,'' says The V'r-finla-l'llot,
"we commend Ihe contro
versy now wnglng between The Ar
kansas Toothpick hii.I Tne (iklahomn
Tomahawk The hone of .onteri'loii
I a question of grammar WheJicr
It be more correct to say. 'He's iie. n
and gone nnj done It.' or 'He' w.-nl
and did II" The rileo-rver rejoices
that It Is able to mule this iicHton
before any "bialn storm" or "ful
minating mental orplo-lon"- to ujs
terms which the mhieuih well-paid
alienists retained for the i. f( m ,. In
the Thaw have brought r,, r,i
for has hrewej in t,. ieHil of any
North Carolina or Vliglnia editor ot
Only baa "He's w-nt ii nd ill, it" the
Obvious merit of upi rlor brevity, but
Unimpeachable nutl.onu ran be iied
for It. Having no body nKl. tn(.
French Ac:dcmv of the Forty Irn
tnortuls to decide imgillsin nucstUihs.
Kngllsh-Hpeuslng p. op!, ., muM ,.y
, Upon the usage of I heir b, hi write) ,
and among all those of the pre-Room-velMsn
period In America tne
late Col. mil Nye udmlll.diy holds
a Urge place In andr-s-bir nr of
hi works to tbf world 1 ol N,. ,,,.,
' this couplet
OO. little booklet, go. be ev, rmh.-r.- the
eame
TBI everywhere thsl von hate U(1i
r they'l glad thst vo., haw ,eine
. Ask U something hard
. The work being done b Mr W A
Graham t'Urk. now In th orient as
a special agent of the Depart mem of
Commerce and Labor in study ih
cotton trade, does great credit to this
abi jroitng North Carolinian Hit
report bav attrscted wide attention
nd pomes unquestioned value. In
view of Secretary Root's announced
Intention to appoint i"mo good men
to Important jot;Jn the consular
ervica without Mpptyltig the ptt.
nan tgt, wt ar hot imrprlied tc
hear, through our WahU gton corre
spondent, a report that Mr, Clark will
be complimented by, f offer, of. Win
oatura. ... . ' Z.,Vv
K)I,I;0.i8 I.Vlll-" ATTACK,
In pawing the committee bill pro
viding for a flut pns-ienger fare of 2
cents a mile the lower house of tne
Legislature did wrong knowingly.
Yesterday' new gave the Impression
that the Senate would make the rata
tH cents, retaining the flut fare. It
I tne injustice to the public, menaced
with a continuance ' of ' the presunt
poor service without the present right
to demand better,' and the nuisance
to arise front, the abolishment of the
second-class car, .which would chief
ly move our regret' If ' either, of thess
measure become law. A for the
railroads' own Interest Independently
considered, we would safeguard them,
but it la impossible to feel quite the
degree of concern whICn would be
natural if North Carolina were not
treated as badly as was ever an un
fortunate step-child in a fairy tale.
Why should thl Stat be held in ab
ject economic servitude to Virginia
through outrageous discrimination
In freight rates? It Is a maxim of
law that "He that would Have equity
must do equity" must come with
clear hand. Let the railroad give
North Carolina Justice and our peo
ple' sense of right Is warrant tnat
they will receive Justice In return.
The Observer Is so much their Bin
cere friend and well-wisher that, even
apart from it desire that the State
should receive fair play, It would
earnestly endeavor to persuade them
from persisting in their refusal of
Justice. Their attitude I inviting an
endless succession of harassing at
tacks against which no number of
devoted friend could protect them,
and making glad the heart of the
demagogue.
Tne Norfolk Landmark, apart from
Its grammatical heresies, Is a mon
strous wise paper. It view of the
Thaw case la characteristically sane.
"There Is no reason for surprse,"
It says, "that the Thaw lawyers split
among themselves and developed a
most unseemly, unprofessional and
disgraceful row. Excepting always
Harry Thaw' mother, whose dlgnKy
and suffering alike command the
respect of the people, the whole out
fit Is shallow, vulgar, sordid, cheap
and depraved. Tne original row was
one of two libertines over a bad wom
an intent only on getting as much
money as possible from the follies
itnd the passions of her admirers. We
Judge that most of the squalid crowd
Immediately engaged In the defence
are of the same, kind and that the
whole management has been a scram
ble for some of the Thaw millions so
Irnprovldcnlly scattered." And this Is
very near the Inwardness of the mat
ter. WhHt would the people of Virginia
say or do if, for example, freight
could be shipped more cheaply from
New York to Charlotte and thence to
Lynchburg more cheaply than It could
be stopped nt LyBc'nburg? What If
their shippers were being compelled
to move to North Carolina points or
establish warehouse there in order
to hold their Virginia trade?
Poor folks' rneumutlsm s rich
folks' gout. Likewise poor folks'
murder or voluntary manslaughter
appears to time become rich folks'
emotional Insanity.
SAM i) WHITE -TEN YEARS AGO.
Attentions lo IVIna May Enraged Hus
band, WcwtertiT Saysi.
St Louis Special tu WsHlilntgon Post
KIKha H. Dutton, a hoteUeepor at
Pine street, claims III credit for
saving the life of Stanford White ten
years ago At that lime Duiton wunj
In Ho lib vi le business In New York
Among Ills patrons and friends was
Freil Tit us, the champion bicycle
rider, w ho became the huslmnd ' of
Edna May, the actress.
Iiutlon tells how Stanford Wnlle
became Infatuated with the young
choruM girl, and used to trail nrotirni
after her, trying to force his men
tions upon her. One night In Jan
uary, inn?, Dutton says, Titus be
came so wrought up over the at
tentions White Was paying Kdna May,
then Mrs. Titus, that Duiton and his
wife bid a revolver from Titus to
prevent him from killing While. t
tne same time. Dutton and bis wife
kept Kdna May Inside a booth nt a
bicycle -Imw, fearing that If White
.should sec the pretty actress and
nttcmpi to show her any attentions
trouble would result.
Pearl llryan's Skull Found.
C'lriclniiiill Dispatch to New York
Tribune
Worn men employed by (.'. H. Olnn
dorf. of the city, to fill In ground be
tween N'. Apotr and Dayton, Ky . o
day dls. mere, I a skull thut has been
Identified In comp tent anatomists
to be the skull ,,r .s Pearl liryan,
the (ireernastle Mini) K, un wn)
killed on February I IKtttJ. bv Jackson
and Walling,, Cincinnati medical stu
dents That tlm skull is Ml.s llryan's
has been proved by evidence said by
lawyers to be n valid and relevant im
the Ircumstaiitlnl evidence on which
the students were convb teii of murder
and rinnged for tin lr crimen n Now
port, Ky
The skull was found In the soil
which forms part of the roadway that
a earrings on Its way from the'prov
ed scene of Pear! Hivan's murder,
m ar furl Thomas, Ky , would take
In proceeding to the home of a doctor
III Newport, wiieru. the testimony at
the t r tn I showed Miss llivan under
went treatment Just before she was
Mile, N,, other purls of the nkele
ton lo which the skull belonged
have i,. en found bv the workmen The
men-iiiements of (hi. skull tally with
ih. it, tsur ments pr scribed bv coin
pa niive utiBtomy for Mlu llryan's
skull.
pitrv oit lint hi,ek;h.
Mr E. U Ker.Ur to Head Ihdega.
Hon ror Itulcdgli Will 1-avp Tc
NK'Itt lty tlrsrter t p.
A special commlttee.mslMtlng of
M"mb P I, Keeslsr, ch-Hrnmn; eX.
Judg Atrnl.ieeej tturwcll. City At
torney Hugh W. Harris others,
will lew here to-night for Italvlgh
to appear before th House commit
tee to-monow In support of the bill
giving the city a nw ermrter. A
message ws recelvnd yesterday from
Mr, E. R. rrefton tatlng thst the
bill would come up for a hearing
then. Immediately on receipt of
tola Mayor McNImh eommunhsud
with Mr. Keesbir and aevorel other
lntertd in th new charier nd re
quested them to to down to llatelgh
to-night Th Mrtf-wilr ! thu
ranlnf via the feaboard. -
coiirnoMisE ixm dill
(Conilnued From 1'ug One.) ,
Charlotte Electric LlRht and Power
Company, and ' tho House adjourned
until 8 p. m.
THE SENATE.
The Senate cr.nvenod at 9 SO, President
Winston In the ch.ur, and prayer wo
offer,l by Rev. lfrod H. Moment. .
The following hill passed their final
reading: ,
To prohibit th sale of whiskey, brandy
find cjgaretttis within three miles , of
Hoillng. Springs High .School, Cleveland
county. .
-To repon! the law regarding sawdust
tn stream tn Ash - and to prohibit
throwing It in, stream in Cleveland and
Rutherford. ' - -'
To establish a chain gang in Rich
mond. . '-..n :..-
To allow. Pender county to make an
appropriation for i the women's better
ment association; in aid of. the publlo
schonla '." ;i ' '
To regiila to Lenoir courts; and those Jn
El.dcn county. .
To incorporate ' Carolina Methodist
College and Orahnm ColleglaU Institute.
To allow Martin to elect two more
county commissioners. - .
To authorize th Moore' Creek Monu
ment Association to preserve order and
protect it premise.'
To amend the charter Of the Southern
Prebytrliin College.
To amend th Cleveland road law and
that of Durham county. c
To amend law regarding distribution Of
Jones county dispensary tfund.
To allow Cabarru to sell the county
To PgIe,?''ahlngton and Beaufort ad
ditional court.
To establish graded schools at Elisa
beth City.
To appoint polal tax collector In
Hertford and Northampton.
To Improve the publlo road in North
ampton. . . . n
To allow oastonia to isue iw,uw
bond. ,
To allow Laurlnburg to refund it debt
To Incorporate Btout, Union county.
To allow Madion to issue $a),000 in
bond. . .
To amend the Marion school law.
Tn mifhnrlsft T.lnenln to issue bond
and Improve It roads; and to allow
Brevard to vote on road oono.
VANCE STATUE MATTER.
A taint resolution nf Buxton, regard
ing the atatae of Vance, to be placed
In statuary hall at Washington came
up. King offered an amendment to also
place the tatue of William A. Graham
there. Mason opposed talking up all
the space available for North Carolina,
nnlv two ntntues heinc allowed and said
only that of Vnnce should now be placed
there. Howard opposed the amendment,
and also the orlgfnai bill. Polk thought
the name of Vance that of one of the
few men It would be sare to select ior
thl honor King paid a tribute to Gra
ham as n man eminent In the State and
with b distlnsrulshed nosterlty. Mitchell
thought only one statue should now be
nrnv deri a.nd thouant (Moiver s name
should he considered for this high honor.
Turner thought Vance statue ougnt
not be placed there unless that nf Ran
som was reslde him. terming Ransom
the great eastern statesman and ra
trlot. He thought the will of the people
ought to be ascertained. Daniel was
sure Vance would hold first place and
said his statue ought to go there and he
asked the Senate to put Itself on record
now In this matter. The amendment
was lost and the resolution whs adopted
Stand nir committees made reports and
a favorable one was made on the bill
for statues of Vance and Melver nt
Washington. Chairman Holt announced
that he would move to reoonslder the
vote by which n Btat uo of Vance had
been ordered placed In statuary hall so
Melver nilfht be Included.
A IP wing Henderson county to appro
priate funds In certain sales and to
nmnil the charter of Hendersonvllle.
Tn allow New Hanover to nay fees for
magistrate when prisoners are sent to
the rncds.
To amend the charter of Wilmington
so as to allow It to maintain a free
public library.
To give Oates county the road law.
To prevent the shipment of liquor Into
Columbus county.
Authoring the Wllkesboro and Jeffer
son turnpike to be converted Into a
steam or eleetrlc railway, so as to put
Ahe, watuuga apd Alleghany ,in toucn
with North oirolljis, these counties hav
ing no railways being now tributary to
Virginia and the State owning large In
terests In this turnpike which Its con
victs built.
To re-charter the Yadkin River Power
Company
TtIM.8 OPT OF ORDER.
Pills were Introduced out of the usual
mler ms follows:
Hnrrlngton: To Incorporate Duke.
Harnett county.
fioilwln: T re-lncorpornte GatesvlIIe.
I loll To Incnrpcirnte the Seaboard.
Greensboro A Great Western Railway;
also the Home Pavings Hank of Greens
boro.
SeawrM: To consolidate the Aberdeen
West Knd. Ashehoro & Montgomery
and Jackson Snrlngs Railway.
Mnsoir To Incorporate (he Dower
'reek f: Fa vet tevll lo Transportation
Company
Ib lnhar lt : To amend the charter of
Wilmington and I's graded schools and
t" allow Hie town to Issue lionds.
McLaughlin: To establish the county
of Glenn out of pnrts of Cumberland
an-l Hnbeson.
Stubbs To authorize Beaufort county
t- ISMIe lund.f
linn'. I To Incorporate the Roano'ke
Rapids Weldon Kleetrlc Company.
conference committee was anpoint
ed Servitors Graham. Reld and Thorns,
tn confer with the House committees
rerrnnllng the Senate amendment to th
bill relative to the pow-ers nf conductors
on train the House having refused to
concur In the Senate nmendmnnt.
RAILWAY RATF, HILU
The Henato took up the railway rote
hill iis a special order and Daniel offer
oil n substitute. It was read and provid-
I for n charge of Z cents ier mile on
roads whose gross earnings are 11.500,
: cents on roads over Jl.irt) gross earn
ings per mile and a rate to be fixed for
ihe corporation commission on the oth
er roinls, but nut to exceed !! cents. Th"
bill allows JOO pounds baggage. That all
passenger urcc mmodat Ions on trains
sb.ill be flrst-clnss. with separate dan
for whiles and negroes, provided that on
mills Hth not enough business to tilstl
fv sepnrntn c-nrs there nun h partitions
nil e,l bv the corporation commission
to dhlde the rnees, but In every flrst
elasi cur there shall be a smoking apart
ment that mil-age books bp kept on
sal.- at nil offices and good In the hands
of iiny person named therein on all
loads on which the fare Is the same a
..r h ss than that on the road of the ocsm
nnnv selling the hook and when mileage
Is detached from the book bv nny other
r.md tt nn the "nc which sold It. It hnll
be reieemitile ou demand bv the one
wh'i li sold I' The penalty for violation
of rlils mi Is tpifl Any persons exreot
i hose pern It ted by law w ho accept free
1 1 nriHpoi tit) n nr t n rate other than
that permitted by law are made guilty of
a misdemeanor ana uimw conviction
shall he lined, or Imprisoned or both In
the discretion of the court,
McLean nsked permission to withdraw
his substitute hill and Introduced nn-
ither In Its place, preerlhlng a
1 rents rate for Independent roads
not longer than W mile and whose
eain riEs nre not over il.tim a mm and
n fl'it rsle nf 2'4 ents nn nil other road
Thome sslil tneer nrti neen several
obstruction to a clear understanding of
this rnte matter, one neing whether
there was a demand for it reduction:
that the Democratic party nlwsy kept
lis e.ir to tho around and Had regard for
the wishes of the necvnle nnl So had de
clared in his platform thst there was n
demand bv the people ror a. reduction and
the early bad prom'sed something ul-
stsntlal. Webb thought the Senate
sle ulil resolve Itself Itno a committee nt
the whole and srree en a bill and report
to the Rrine He made a motion In this
effect which wss arwptr aim in senate
lmrrdlstty went into committee nf the
whtls.
Idalr snld the tir'inosed rate reduction
was one c,f th tenets tn the IVmncrstle
rn pnlgn and ht North Cnrolln h"d
nlwuvs be nnt.t for It fairness end he
was sure the fiennte -woitll not reduce
strs us to erlnole the ervr. hut leave
the ronds a margin so thev euM Im
nrov tlulr sssrs'lee s the frofMe did not
waul s reduction which would Inture
env Industry. KltiHa paid he bslleved
thr nnest'on of freight rate was more
Iniportant than th.it of pnsseneer rste
and shniiM 4t(v ntore attention frean
lhsl-etleture Mon mgile th wlnl
of prdsr tnt fliitt' w net sneakliig
for ths hill.' Webb orTr1 a reaniution
that It should be the eens of th eom-
Ytwin marries! )ople and old im too.
That have so. children to laugh and
find tliilr troubles WtH"Ijtti 00",Js,
It thr lake Itoeky Moiintaltt 'Tirt, ,
'- , .IV II.- Jordan' A Co.
1 'fce I , f , . hoi,:,i 1 ,. ,
'"' '' S In til" t ll,;
1
S I: I it.ia ..:. . to be l!l .1 f -I I f), I
then itini,,,,,, ie, ruf B,,,.il .
cum' ed. Mm 14 iinKcd whv railway .n-
had lnciiiii.,,1 only 20 per cei't. lo ten
years wiiiui rillioail ear'nlrn-s had lo-
creesed over lit) per cent. In Ihe same
uie, no spoico about tho couses or rim
present disci ntont ond at the bar ot the
neiime no accused th railways of high
crimes and miiilemeanors, aaylng they
hd enter ed a plest of confession.' aud
ovoidn nee, That the railway ytrn had
marked time or stood tlll while the
needs of the iieople bad lltcreftswl ' and
"t" me runway nao uppropriatea to
themselves the money from the people
which houl have been used for better
service. He said 100.000 mile ot rallwuy
had bi'come a menace to human life and
that the railway had - Juggled account,
played trick with curUie and frosen
out minority stockholder" and flooded
th country with watered tock, He ak
whom the Bcnat was supposed to serve,
the people or the railway. . r
WEBB'S RESOLUTION ' DEBATED,
. The discussion now became confined to
Webb' resolution. Hick favored two
fare on the road, arguing that it would
be more Convenient. He said there were
two classes , of cltlsen. on of which
would prefer to ride flrt-cla. and the
other, in it working clothe being un
willing to rid in car with richly co.
turned and perfumed ladle. Turner con-
f;rtulated the Senate on now approach
ng a solution of one of the greatest
fiuestloss" ever before a Legislature. He
denounced many thing published in a
newspaper reflecting on the Senate. - He
said the lobbl were crowded by rail
way meru. He declared the Senate and
House to-be-enual in conservatism to
any body Which ever met in the State.
Danlol did not discuss the general pro
vision of tht Ubstitute. but took up
the Webb amendment. Pie had at first
been In favor of two f are, , but now
favored One, North Carolina being the
nnlv Rtst havinir twn Itrnhsm asld thrt
committee had very carefully considered 1
tin matter and tonciuiiea tne people an
aired two fare. Buxton ald ho was
committed to reduction of rate by the
platform and hi pledge, wean asuea
him mhv 1i hnd lnteii that the resolu
tion was intended to commit the Legis
lature to a 2 cent fare, declaring ha,
would not vote for a 2-oent rate. Bux
ton ald he found he was mistaken,
thinking the Daniel substitute provide
for a 2-cent rate. Pharr said he wa ab
solutely in favor of tho 2-cent fare, and
nao seen ana nearu noimrig iv cuiuuie
his conviction.
He said Enslnnd had three classes oi
fare and one of the best railway service
arstems In the world. He could not un
derstand why Webb' resolution had been
offered at this Juncture, and could not
ee any reason why It should be first
settled, wnetner or not tne scnuie layer
ed a single rat or two rates.
GRADE OP ASSISTANT SURGEOX.
Candidates for This Position In Pnb-
Ilc Health and Marine Hospital SeT
vki? Will be Examined April 15.
Special to The Observer.
Washington, Feb. 20. A board of
officer will be convened to meet at
the Bureau ot Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service, S B street
southeast, Washington, D. C, Monday,
April 15, 107. at 10 o'clock a. m.,
for the purpose of examining candi
dates for admission to the grade of
assistant surgeon In the Publlo
Health and Marine Hospital Service.
Candidates must be between 22 and
30 years ot age, graduates of a reput
able medical college, and must fur
nish testimonials from responsible
persons a to their professional and
moral character.
The following is the usual order of
the examinations: 1, physical; 2,
oral; 3, written; 4, clinical.
In addition to the physical examina
tion, candidates are required to certi
fy that tney believe themselves free
from any aliment which would dis
qualify fnem for service In any Cli
mate. The examinations are chiefly In
writing, and begin with a short auto
biography of th candidate. The re
mainder of the written exercise con
sists in examination of the various
branches of medicine, surgery, and
hygiene.
The oral examination Includes sub
jects of preliminary education, his
tory, literature, and natural sciences.
Tne clinical examination is con
ducted at a hospital, and when prac
ticable, candidates are required to
perform surgical operations on a
cadaver,
Successful candidates will be num
bered according to their attainments
on examination, and will be commis
sioned In the same order a vacancies
occur.
lpon appointment the young of
ficers are, as a rule, first assigned to
duty at one of the large hospitals, us
at Boston, New York, New Orleans,
Chicago, or San Francisco.
After five years' service, assistant
surgeons are entitled to examination
for promotion to the grade of passed
assistant surgeon.
Promotion to the grade of surgeon
Is made according to seniority, and
after duo examination as vacancies
occur In that grade.
Assistant surgeons receive $1,100,
passed assistant surgeons 12,000, and
suregons $2,500 a year. When quar
ters are not provided, commutation
at the rate of $30, $40 and $50 a
month, according to arade. Is allow
ed
All grades above that of assistant
surgeon receive longevity pay, 10 per
cent. In addition to the regular salary
for every five years' service up to
40 per cent, after 20 years' service.
The tenure of office Is permanent.
Officers traveling under orders ar al
lowed actual expenses.
For further Information, or for In
vitation to appear before fne board
of examiners, address "8urgeon Gen
eral. Publlo Health and Marine Hos
pital Service. Washington, D. C."
KIIXET) I1V INCAXDHSCKNT LAMP
Flrrman at Supply Plant Pica Willi
Ilnlh firasrr":, In Hand Machinist
F'lls IVom cnt' and I Dogired In
Mnd. Nit Swims Ashore White
Man Held for Murder.
Observer ureau,
1209 Main Street.
Columbia, 8. C, Feb. 20.
Columbia, S. C. Feb. JO John p.
IjiVe, flremnn for the atatlonnry engln
at the Powell Supply Company's plant
st th Dlandlng street station, wa
hocked to denth by the current from an
Incandescent lamp early this morning.
When nsslslHiioe reached him, which
wa Immediately sfter he cried out In
pain, h was gasping hi last with th
bulb grasped tlchtly In hi, band. The
wire enrry nnlv 11$ volts, but this 1
not the (list d"nth of the kind, another
occurred In the smne way a week go,
Mr. Lake, wn ?1 years eld 'snd unmar
rled. HI NiiU' wa shlprtd to hi flh-
ef St Vnlon. Th coroner decided that
an Inquest wit unnecessary. .
Jumes lister, a machinist ot the
Wavrrly sislnirhsn, hud a remarkable
ecivie from death this morning. WhtU
walking tne l oiumtila. Newberry A Ijiu.
rin llnllrd trestle, which croe th
cnnal between Cohimtita and th Con.
iiaree river near Mm wood Cemetery, h
ol hi Imlance and felt M feet into th
rsnsl nnd rtog(r4 up everl feet in
mud. 10 fot below the surface of the
water. He extricated himself from th
mud, swum ashore and walked horn In
Cnod shape artnr thrvwina out-aim nit
Indled near the cene or hi troubles.
Fred Bummer, a -well-known young
To stop a Cold with "PrventleW' I
safer than to 1st It run and euro It af
terward. Taken st the "nes stag"
Prevsntlo will nad off all colds and
Orlpp, an psrhsp av you from
Pnsutnenla or Bronchitis, Prsventiea sr
ilttl tnothaom sandy cold eur tabUt
selling la -en and ts-cent hose. If
ou r chilly, If you begin to an.
tr' rrevsntle. , They.wtu surely chwk
th tld. and piw you, ,Bild ,iy Bur-wll-Dua
BtsJl Store. ,
V ' ' 1 t c , il if 1 , , r i',,i! : y, v i
I " ed III n .. , y - H
i I for i hs ...!! of f I (o.i.eit -on,
fellow whiio wo. h n at a . w noil, 'ihe
cause (f the li,: lit In tiol know horn,
r.obertu u died In half an hour ttl'tur
he was mtnlibed.
Til meeting which Vice President J.
C. Hemphill, ot the Sou! hern Iiiiirilk'ra-
llon AsMotdatlon, ha called for the pur-
pome oi oiKuriuimr a biuret association,
will b held to-morrow evening at tho
now Colonial Hotel, when It I hoped and
expected that all ohisse of liiiHineas and
an ctc!tion or the 8tte win t repre
sented. There will be some good speeches
The object 1. to have a Suite organiza
tion back of the Woulll Carolina plan ot
immigration. A similar orgnnization M
rtinsr perfected in Mucon. a., : to-dsy,
Ex-Governor. Hey ward, president of the
Southern association,' Is in attendance
at Macon.'. v--.-''--: v,
PEOPLE'S COLO!
k. The) American District ' Telegraph
Company delivers packages, parcels,
notes. Invitation, famishes messcn
g-ers for errant service at a very
mall cost. Th Observer will tend
our. messengers, without charge, to
row remdencej or place of business ror
iKivertisemeut for tt this column.
'Plione -, 7S. : - Office - wiUi Western
I'nlcwi Telecrnnh ComDanir. 'Phone
45., ' An advertisementa inaerted In
thli column at rata ot ten cents ner
line of etc words, i No ad. uken for
ifMm tnan zo cent, t cash in advance,
WANTED. VV'i-
. CnH wnn. bmJ Wa. V a. .1 A -
w, ivrnu nils SWUI1 uvuauvp na ictrv
best. Reference: required. ;, Telephone
WANTED Two pool table in good
. e.nndltlnn fne olnh mam V Yf VaW
Spencer, N. C. , ,;
WANTED-One cotton hilll Maokmith
.Aistfl tavA Maahlsilata sv aisiali.
aM , r v a ioa, iu i M 1U1 i cieur Vf aV
Apply to Box 7, Lancaster, 8. C. .
WANTED Room . mats bv youna man.
beautiful home and location; best far
in city. Aaaresa j. tr. w., care uoserver,
WANTED At once, flrst-claas book-
Keeper lor cotton manufacturing olant
In North Carolina. Answer fit own
handwrltina. Position permanent and
pays well. Address Bookkeeper, care
Oberver.
WANTED at once," copies of Charlotte
Dally -Observer July 11 and 24, 1908.
Business office Charlotte Observer.
WANTED Cotton mill superintendent
with good record of success, wants a
position. Satisfactory - reason given'' for
wanting to change. Address Cotton
Mill Super., care Observer.
WANTED Job . dyeing to do In sut-
liuur vuiuia, rumor 111 iis-Biuen, Bnuin
or walp. Address "L," care of The Ob
server. WANTED Hickory, dogwood and per
simmon, unariotte .Hardwood apeciai
ty Co.
WANTED One or two young ladles to
work for local magaxlne agency. Good
pay and permanent position for right
r.ovv "rmmlla a i - rWrtm.
WA NT ED For U. S. Army, able-
VifA I kA siaarvA aI mn Vtt &ab m rr.
of n and 25, cttisens of United States,
of good character and temperate habits,
who can speak, read and write En
glish. For Information apply to Re
cruiting Officer, 15 West Trade St.,
Charlotte, N. C.: 2H South Main St.,
Asheville. N. C; Bank Building. Hick
ory. N. C; 417U Liberty St.. Winston
Salem, N. C; Glenn Building, Spartan
burg, S. C; Hay n worth and Conyer's
y i . . i , j i .' r -li, et n . . r , ,
riunniuK, vji9vjiviii, 0. v.., ur xvenaau
Building, Columbia, S. C.
WANTED iJtdy or gentleman to travel
in N. C. Salary to start $10 ner week
and expenses. One Interested in ehurch
work preferred. Address "Interested,"
care Observer.
WANTED-To huy old feather bed and
pillow; highest cash price paid. Na
tional Feather Co., Second and College
streets. .
.ANTED Second-hand type cabinet
Address, stating price, Charlotte Ob
rver, Charlotte. N. C.
WANTED Bookkeeper by a first-class
dally newspaper: prefer some one who
lms had experience In newspaper office.
Address O. R., care Observer.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MEN, ATTENTION Just received big
lot of manufacturer's sample vests.
White and fancy, worth $3.00 to $3.60.
Sale price $1.M. Belk Bros.
ENTIRE STOCK of wall paper, lace
curtains, tapestries, mantels, etc., of
the House Furnishing tt Decorating Co.,
200 N. Tryon, Is being sold out at re
duced price. Receivership sale.
100, 100, 100, 100 Received on Februury
17th 100 horses and mules. Come and
see the best lot that ha been shipped
to Charlotte this season. J. W. Wads
worth's Sons Co.
I HAVE for sale one second-hand Jump
seat surrey. Can be seen at Perry a
table. No. 29 West 1th street
ENTIRE STOCK of wall paper, lace
curtains, tapestries, mantels, etc., of
the House Furnishing ft Decorating Co.,
M0 N. Tryon, now on sale at reduced
prices. Receivership ala.
SEE CITY TAX NOTICE.
MAX HARRIS CO., Danville. Vs..
family "Llker" dealer: nothing sold
hy the drink; package and measure only.
Mall orders receive prompt attention.
Writ for price list
100 Just received 100 horses and mulea
The best lot we have shipped this sea
son. J. W. Wadaworth'a Bon Co.
MEN Our 1907 catalogue explain how
w teach barber trade In tew weeks,
mailed free. Writ Moler Barber Col
lege, Atlanta. C.
I HAVE for ale a number of volumes
of my book, "Life nt Stonewall Jack
son, by HI Wife." Address Mrs. M. A,
Jsckxm. Charlotte. N. C 1
FOR KALE.
FOR SALE Interest In valuable mica
lands In Mitchell county. Addrea Lock
Box No. I, Lincolnton, N. C.
FOR SALE 10 tO-ln. revolving flat onrda,
Plntt. 1 Chandler-Tnylor engine, W.
H.-P. 1 20-H.-P. return tubular Vertical
holler, i railway heads, petec'. 1 rail
way head, Maon; 4 Llndsav-Hyd reel.
All second-hand but In good running; or
der. 4 li-4 broad sheeting loom. Mason
(ntw). 100 dobbles Id harness. Mason
(new). Th D. A. Tompklna Co., Char
loUe, N. C
FOR BALK Draft horse, buggy and
harness, at Perry' stables; about it
year old: weight about 1,200 pounds;
good barguln. J. Arthur llsndcrson.
FOR SALE Veneer mschlnery. 1 72-Inch
rl k . . - M.nlilna I HLIm.I. , , I
ltU Tl.s., wr-.l IV DAI
tlmnr veener machine. 1 40-Inch Balti
more veneer machine, with attachment
for euttlng basket stock. 4 Clipper, on
10 Inches; dn o Inche; one M inche:
una 1 Inche. l,ot of, shafting, pulley
snd belting. 1 40-H.-P. Kri City engln.
t P tinrluhl. 1.1 1., wilih
All uf form and fixture for manu
facturing baskets. We, offer th abov
(or P.cw.Oa f. o. b. car Richmond, Vn.
Bog 197, Richmond Vs.
FOR SALB--On M-ls. Alhsrton two
beater opener and breaker picker with
sutomatlo fd. On M-Iri, Atherton fin-
lner piewcr. iibvv iwrn- run anoui iv
years. In good eomtltinn and can he
tall 40-ln machine.' Adrhsss Qlnco
Mill. furimTinn, n.
run IlEMT.
FOR RKNTt rooma TOO Eat avenue.
gel set bosrt vary nar, u Apply Walter
"tiOST
LOUT Gold bracelet. et with amethyst.
Hwsrt ir in at st was rug store.
I I
i
i -
F:oi:if07;.iil
i , ' ' 1
' " -
BOTH
LADIES NECKWEAR
The swellest line of Ladies Necwear that we have
ever shown in popular priced goods. Turnovers,
Stocks, Windsors, etc.' Prices 25c, 30c, 35c., (50c.
Direct to us from Fifth avenue. .
LACES AND NETS
We insist that you inspect these two lines and give
us the benefit of your criticism.
LONG SILK GLOVES
Any size and any quantity that you want. Prices
75c, $1.00, $150.
KID GLOVES
12-button White Glace Evening Gloves. Price per
pair $2.50.
We sell only Centemeri Gloves, both Silk and Kid,
and guarantee the fitting and first wearing. All
grades, lengths and colors in stock. Prices $1.25 to
$4.00 a pair. , ii; , ,K ;
NEW SILKS
New novelties in Spring Silks, Roman Stripes,
Checks, Plaids, Plain Radium, Crepe de Chine, Ban
zai, both figured and plain; Oriental, Spot and Perspiration-proof.
36-inch Taffeta, White, Black and all the popular
shades. Price $1.00, $1.25' and $1.50. Every' yard
guaranteed to give the wearer perfect satisfaction.
DRESS LINENS
Light Blue Dress Linen, warranted all Linen an
exauisite, delicate shade of light Blue. Price the
yard 25c. 3i
WOOL DRESS GOODS
50-inch Wool Batiste colors, Alice Blue, Cream,
New Green, Garnet, Red, Navy; also White and
Black. Remember the width, 50 inches. Price the
yard 50c. ?, . ,
NEW DRESS TRIMMINGS :
Big freight shipment stylish Dress Trimmings.
Most merchants are afraid to buy dress . trimmings.
Wn nrn -rtrvf ViflOI1cn WO VlHV tVlfl rtTrOA efiirV '. '
what fashionable dressmakers call for. Anything that;
you wish from a 10c. Persian Braid to a Hand-made ?
Pasmentire at $750 per
h 1
.s m f '
-:-:J
n
r . ,
V' .-: , - .,. . ;f -.1, !
1 1 t I
iaftJ
STORES
. v
yard,
A1- -j