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.IYLNli CLUB IS COUKT j. ft. .n:s 1.4 KorXD overt BI;uiimr of This Well-Known tlmrlotto Club 1 Hound Over IVn.rt VtuWr 1200 Iloiul In 1 ll of Two Caw of AH'Wd IUallln of LiquorCaw Urow uui ui ii-nnii o rinb LlauoiwMr. Coop'T TdUn How Members JhPjp Whiskey -Frequently Send Friends With Order to Aocommouaiv mnu An Inutrettlaff Story. ' '. r The spectators at ha recorder's court yesterday morning had mora Interestin season . awaltlnr Oiara thaa they auipected when I Q. Dean and Carl Cameron ware arrHgnd for having been drunk. The outcome of the whole matter waa the binding over to court of Mr. J. B. 81ms, who is secretary of the Park Driving Club. -The bond waa I IP 'In each of two taaea, and tha charge waa that of sellln liquor to 3. W. Cooper and C. D. Bllae. The eubstance of Cooper s testimony was that tie secured the liquor In the manner common to the ' membert of the club. Mr. Cameron Morrison, who had charge of the prosecution, called Mr. Cooper to the stand. "Did you get any liquor from Mr. Sims on the XlthJ" queried the at . tonrey. - ' "tea. I got quart" ""How much did you pay for it? "One dollar." "Ton may stand aside," said Mr. . Morrison. Mr. T. C. Quthrle,. who represented Mr. films, then cross-examined the witness and asked him to explain how the matter got Into court and all about It. One of Mr. Cooper's boarders, the latter replied, after having been sick and obtained some liquor .from him for a dollar, over did the thing, got drunk and also got arrested. Then It was that Cooper was called up as a witness and subsequently bound over for re tailing. Mr. Sims was then placed on trial n the second charge, of retailing to C. D. Bliss. The latter, when placed on the stand, testified under direct examination that he had procured a quart of whiskey from Mr. 81ms, pay ing for the name by giving him an envelope wherein was a dollar. The defense Introduced no restl tnony, and Mr. Sims was bound over. COURSE OP THE AFFAIR. The course of the thing ran thusly: When Dean and Cameron were ar rested Dean told the officers that he obtained his Uquer from Cooper. The latter, thereupon, was tadlcted for retailing. On Dean's testimony, that he asked Cooper for the liquor and tha latter let him have it. Cooper was bound over to court In a $200 bond- Cooper's testimony elicited by Mr. Morrison's esamlnation was ex tremely Interesting. After the wltnes had stated that he bad a standing order at the club for whiskey, obtaining It from Au gusta, 8avsnnah and other placed, the attorney asked: "How do you order your whl'ey?" "I give the order in written form to Mr. Sims, the secretary. He sends It off to be filled." "How much do you order at a time?" "Generally I get anywhere fmm 10 or 12 to 20 gallons at an order," quoth the testifier. "Do you drink all of that?" asked Mr. Morrison. "A man ran drink a good deal of llnMA. In a ... n n V. " Bin. t r. . . ... til V f Mr. Onopnr "I send In an order about once a month." "In what form is the liquor ship ped ?" "It comes with the addresses of the Individual members on ench package The bottles are packed In Cooper had nver seen a barrel opened, though he had seen barrels after they had hei-n opened and alout half tho bfttt"s taken out. "I gave Hllss a note to the spc retary wltn my money Tms'liiy," SSld Mr. Cooper. "I also sent Oscar Stevens with a note nnd my money for liquor HOW MKMHKRS fJRT MQT'OR "When the membrs of (tin dub want liquor th'-y set It by rnmlng to the olio for It .ir by Rending a note and II," continued tho witness "Why do you belong to the i tub, anway?" askel his Intrrrogntnr "Isn't It Just In order to iceep from paying the physicians u0 cents for a prescription '" "I guese It li " "How did you get In the club?" "I came up with my nnd went In" "Were you required t furnish a recommendation ?' "No. They knew me." "What's the largest number of bar rels you have seen In the club at order" "About eight or ten " "Well," said Mr. Morrison, continu ing the examination, "how nrn mut you wait after you Join lrfore ynii can get any liquor? You don't .iiw to wait until It comes hII the wny from Augusts, or other pines thnt fur away, do you?" Mr. Cooper replied thnt he didn't , think he hid to wult very long II" supposed he :ot xonie liquor In a few minutes j WARRANTS FU Ml! H1M.S j It was after Mr fooper had given ! In hl evidence that the warrants! were Issued for Mr Stm The bit-1 ter at ones rotninod Mr T (' i.iiMi-l rle as his . un I There n prar- firstly no time for tin- prepnnitlon ' Of a ease, and th -fi-nse wus wlll-i Ing to let the etise p,i ip The testimony of Steven t. tle effect that he hud icot a quiirt of liquor from Mi riui, nn Coon. r' order near rtuwtma cuused Hqulrel Hilton, who held court In the nb-' sencn of Recorder Hliannnnhoust-. to' consider the Issu.-mrn .f ttiird wiir rant for Mr Nlm Ktvns. how ever, waa not certain whether or not lie had paid for the fluid, nnd tin court contented itself with two , warrants. The Park Driving f'luh haa been In existence for a number of yenr .. Formerly It had Its headquarter at katta Park, but of late hus occupied apartments near the corner of 'n. lega and Kast Trade street u hns been said to posse, alMiit 300 mom- j hers. Mr. Kims Is the recording sec- . retarv ni In-u.nr.r v ..- . , nunui ine nrT or its kind In Charlotte, and Its outcome ' Will b watched wlfh Interest. Mr, Cooper, known by hi country friend as J. Walt fooper. came here a year or more ago from IMnevllle. ,.,Ha conducts a store on North Cald well street, nesr the Beaboard Air Line Railroad. TkA , .. t , . liOtst a fine Diamond Miul. Mr. Irvlnt E. flchwsrs, who Is a ttinat of the fielwyn, alleges that he lost a diamond stud worth $250 on his way to Charlotte yesterday morn ing, from Washington, on train No. II on tbe Southern. He went to bed In hla berth and stuffed his elothet a way above bis head, but when ha awaked he could not find his trousers, wbU'b were located later in another tjerth some dlstanoe awsy. The stud bad fceen pot away In his pocket It's the highest ataaears of quality, It's S natural tonlo, cl'snse and lonM your system, 4lens the eheeks. brtghUns f s , te flsvor te all yot eati oar's nenky Uountala Tea aoes, li. U. Joriaa ft Co. , MAKE IT A DISI'EXSAr.VI A Duslncss Man Of the City finys That Sentiment oil the Liquor tiK'Htlon Is CluwKliifjllo WoukI l.lko to Have Money to Wave tho biret I'avecl A Strong Argume-nt lffer , fd for a City Dispensary -If Hal , clgii Makes Money Cliarlottp Can. . The people here hava .changed about op the liquor, question," said a -well-knowV club man yesterday.- . "How haver they changed asked tbe hewspapcr man. -: ,, ' ? .i "Well, men , who fought go atretic' uously against ft dispensary for Char lotto several years ago have coma to the conclusion that a dispensary la better than what we have. It Is not a question of getting ljquor, but getting money, The city needs more revenue. , Wa must have better streets and better sidewalks. .It.; takea money for such things. How. are wa to get the cash T A dispensary a city dispensary managed by ' a non partisan board of business men, who will have the accounts of the Insti tution audited by a regular auditing company. Every caution should be taken against the possibility of a steal and a scandal. "Look at Raleigh! There la a town that cannot drink as much as Char lotte and Its revenue for the dispen sary last year amounted to more than 176,000. We could make 1100,000 a year and not half try." "Are you In earnest V asked the reporter. "Most assuredly I am. For a long time I fought against the dispensary proposition, but as a business man I am for It. Our city Is poverty smcK en and needs Improvements. Thous ands of gallons of whiskey are being consumed here every month and Charlotte Is paying the costs. "My Idea Is this: let us have two well-regulated dispensaries, with a non-partisan board of commissioners In charge, with the emphatic under standing that an auditing concern shall keep track of the business and make reports of Its affairs. "As It Is, our young men and some of our doctors are nelng debauched. The temptation to make money on whiskey Is so great that good men do things that they would not do under ordinary circumstances. Think of 400 whiskey prescriptions In one week." The man who made tho foregoing statement Is In earnest. It Is a fact that many Charlotte people who were opposed to a dispensary, two, three and four years ago would be for It now. Jt would be purely a matter of business with them. They want to see the streets of the city put In up-to-date and decent condi tion. They ee no way out of a bad situation, unless It bo by means of a dispensary for revenue only. I 4 A PROHIBITIONIST'S PROTEST. He Thinks the Old Heglstratlon Should Servo as a Hauls. A leading prohibitions of tho city stated to an Observer reporter last evening that he thought that If the section drawn up by the city attorney, Mr. Hugh W. Harris, was not put In the charter of the city, that It was robbing tho prohibitionists of their Jut and equitable rights. "Mr. I'harr," this prohibitionist Pld, "stated In his platform that he was In favor of the existing prohi bition law. The present prohibition law Is the present registration. The prohibitionists of the city won on the present reglntratlon and they ought to be nllowed to keep the present registration, which enn be done by the seetlon prepared by the city attorney. The section Is tho spirit, If not tho letter, of tho 'Wntts law.' To require a new registration at this tlmo would be Impairing the rights of the prohi bitionists, and not treating them f;ilrly and Justly. The board of al dermen, feeling thnt the provision was fair, unanimously passed upon It The charter committee unani mously put it In the chnrter, nnd now temperance people nre lnfome( that It hns been taken out of the charter! U this fair to the rlfhts of thN large body of citizens? As a I tnoi r:t. who has never voted anything cvept tho Ieniorrntlc ticket, and as a man who believe In good government. I drulre tn protest and call the public's attention to the matter. I believe thnt our Henntor and Representatives nr honorable and Just men, and 1 believe that they will not nllow this registration provision left out of the charter. n the board of nblermen has unanimously approved It." AT THVOX STKF.I'TT M. K. CIICRCII John A. MilUe to lm Ororgc Wash ington. Those who nre to receive at "Wash ington J'nrty" nt Trynn 8tret Mfth- dlst Kpl-copul church to-night nr: ij,.,irfp V.ih!ngton, Mr. John A. Mc Hnc Martha Washington, Ml"s Lucy Smith; nnd Miss Mabel Nutall, Miss Mattle Hviirlmnn. Miss Nora Hynd niiin, :r Ktlmpson. Miss Kate Smith. Mrs. Scott. Mr. 11. 8. DuVal. In the dlnlnir room: Miss I'lnVney Hmllh. Miss Annie Orler Mrs. Imval. Mis Kiliihdh PuvhI Misses Ch-o Wsrllck. ll.tttlo Mcltae, Hesslc Iloyre, Wilson. Ha. Ada Sing Ijllllan Boy cr Joe, Smith nnd V'.lfreda Nail. Tin- following programme will he glv-n- l'l'-tur- il! ry. sketch of llf of Wiishmgt'.n. l.v Mrs. I'ratt; ln.tru nicntal iiuic. Ml- Hrr; redta tlon, ";r.iiidtM"ih r's ("ln'st." hy Miss Wel'lrr. onr, Mr II Dvorcnsh; reci tation, hy Mr itvms: miislcnl story contest, hv Mrs Annh Wehh. and "Cutting Down tlu- Ch-rry Trcn." hy thos who never told a He; refresh ments: cutting the iherrles from the trp.. which will contain onr' fortune: green cherries for the men and red oiks for the ladles A silver offering at the door i Drunk at a Funeral. Ike Hoover, colored, was hofore A. ting Kecorder HUton yesterday, ehartrd with conducting himself In ft lllNeMirri; H" u..-.-...- (it a colored funeral Wednesday. It wus In evidence there were several witnesses from the funeral party in court to near witness against him that Ike. having deliberately filled himself with liquor, ohatructed the march of the procession and was audibly and fluently profsne at other times The damage waa fixed at 115 and costs Mr. rulvln J. Cowles Very III. Mr Calvin J Towles. of Wllkeshoro, Is verv 111. His anna Mr. W. I). f'owls, of this city, and Col Calvin J). Cowles, of the United Htates army, sre hurrylntT to his bsdsldn. Mr. Cowler-ts Hi veara old. His health haa been fnlllng for some' time. Mr. owies wss ssssyer st the t'nited Htnt-s mint here for a num ber of years. He Is a man of abili ty and force of chsracter, A CARD. This Is to certify that all druggists sre authorised to refund your nun,, ie roley's Honey snd Ter fella to cure your vr rtiim. i slops in cougn, nelS he lungs sas frevau serious results from a soil Cures la rrtppe eosgh and ui events pneumonia a4 eenaumptlen. Cenlataa opiates, The aenuln I im a yellow eavkase. lUCuse Substitutes, It JL Jeresa Co. ccii. fi.V4:.;. .j 3. , lie Thinks Well of Proposition to I IXublihli National Theatre. Harry a Daniels, representing Hen ry W, Savage, was In the city yester day arranging the details for the en gagement of "The College Widow" at the Academy on Friday night, March 1st.': ;7.; -lu''Y''-:v; , Colonel .Savage Is just now the principal topic among musical "lovers owing to an interview with a Cleve land correspondent of one of the New York dallies, In which Colonel Savage freely advocates the national or sub sidised theatre. ' From time -to time agitation favoring, such a schema has been rife but never before has a man ager of Mr. Savage's prominence ex pressed himself favorably to It. Mr, Daniels said last night that he had no doubt that the Interview was authentic. "Mr. Savage believes In the American singer," said Mr. Dan iels, "and the raster of his companies, shows that this Interest has taken substntlal form, ; As bo points out in hla Interview, our native singers, naturally the greatest In the world, must go abroad to find the musical atmosphere and experience necessary to round oat their education. A natlon tional theatre or conservatory such as la conducted In France, with a liberal government subsidy, would in time undoubtedly bring America Into that prominence in art, which she now en Joys in nearly every other field of en deavor." Speaking of the present theatrical season, Mr. Daniels was not backward In asserting that the one great pro duction of the year Is colonel sav age's presentation of Pucclml's "Madam Butterfly," which happily has enjoyed a pecuniary as well as a brilliant artistic success. "Among the lighter dramatic works," said Mr. Daniels, "there Is no attraction before the public that can match the record of 'The College Widow which Colonel Savage will send you for the first time next week. I attribute this to the fact that Mr. Ade In The Widow has written with wonderful fidelity to American life and character typea." Will Soon be Rid of Smallpox. Th. in fiiuheirA Air T.tne men who have been detained on suspicion of having Decome mieciea wun bihbu pox were yesterday discharged by City Physician F. O. Hawley. No nnn nt Ika nartv showed thfl least signs of infection, and the time set by the medical proresston naa ex nimil rtr Hiwlft state that the 7 VU m " man who has been 111 with the dis ease for some time is still connnea In li neat hoilSfi. hut la doing VerV well. He is expected to be entirely well In a very few days. His re covery will make the city entirely clear of the disease. There haa been but the one case during the last year. LUCKIEST MAN IN ARKANSAS. 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