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I C Ah Li A. year : ii.uiiths . ..... ...... . eo months ....... BLMl-WEfcKLY. .......,...... .l.w ..$s.w 4.00 2.00 f year ; x iKonthd ... 'i lires month! .W .iS Every Day ia lfce Year. PUBUSMEBS' ANNOUNCEMENT. No," 34 South Tryon street. Tele phone numbersi Businos oflice, am phone 76; cily editor's office, phone 134: news editor's office, lieu ' 'phone m Advertising rates are rurnlsbed on application. Advertiser may feel sure . that tnroujh the coiun ot mi racer they may reach al Charlotte s and a portion of the best people w this State and upper Swith Carolina. This paper tfvs correspondents as latl.i.J It think! nuhliC DOllCy ' permits but It in In nu case respon- sible for their view . It U much - preferred that . correspondents sigu " f-eir names to their articles. espe . eially - in cases where they attack i persons er Inrtltutlons, r though this -;' is not demanded. The editor reserves ths right to five ths names of cor t lespondents when they aie demand- ed for the purpose of personal satls taction. To receive consideration a communication snust be accompanied by the true nam of ths correspon " dent. --. VISITORS TO THE EXPOSITION Will find The Observer at Uie North Carolina Building on the grounds and on sale at the follow lug named places In erf oik: Potts Boeder. ., Monticello News stand. 7 The American Newspaper Co. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1907. THE CUARLOTTK SAMTOIUUM. i The people no doubt appreciate the importance of the movement Just In augurated here looking to the build In and equipment of a new hospital. (It Is to be modern In every respect, affording every facility of the best city institution of ilk kind. It will not fee sectarian in character and the hat will not be passed around for the money lor its construction. About this there will 4e no delay, but as soon as the best plan can be decided upon the work will be ibegun and pushed rapidly. The institution will bo an ob ject of pride to the city, In its archi tecture, furnishing and otherwise, and It will he in capable hands and its purpose, it is stated, is "to cure pco- tJ . y ..lys The News a:ili Tiiiw c.ie Courier: "It looks to us as 1 this car, lias been overdone, and we . wish thet w micht prevail upon our New York con- temoorarlea. which seem to Is nothing olse In the ntws ! I . I . i I Out the Wor. i "i'y M." To the L'-litur of The Otn-rver. I rcaJ all-of jour Sunday odition woild worth Jket quotations. You my ia your edi- noting except the dally nappenings oi , urnai urwer .me ncaamg -wnai me the metropolis, and particularly upon ! Legislature Jid : "We dare say that will experience start wihen they find commit burglary i.t wiii(hlo tiulillritv consistent with the- kecplnj of a proper record of the the Associated Frss. wnicn is hupih.mu , lawyers themselves .h . hnrionw of treat a the l8mttnu, i.. iriii with thmthat an attemDt to cilv riml(1fll crind "W shouli be very Rlad if the news ropers on the Associated I'res3 circuit with The Nows and Courier would loin u in a request that the Thaw trial bo cut out of our daily telegraphic reports. It will be enoueh to say wnen the case is called for trial that the trial has be eun, and when the trial is enoVd it will fee quit enotijh to say that rhaw rms befn acoulttfld or convicted, as the ase may be. of the murder with which ne stands chArsed." The Observer heartily agrees with The News and Courier on iu mam proposition and would gladly Join in requesting the Associated Press a proposed but for reliable statements that the .defence's evidence is to he deodorized as ar as poselble. The sickening etory which Thaw had his chorus-girl .wife tell Jn hope of saving him will be healy erpurgated In ad vance of the aetond trial. These as surances come from Mr. Martin Llt tleton, the able young chap who plac e1 Parker in nomination at St. Louis and now Thaw's leading counsel. Mr. Littleton, ; though, unlike Andrew Jackson, not a North Carolinian, is a Southerner, and he will doubtless handle tho evidence with good taste as well as good Judgment We are Inclined to favor lvlng him a chance provided the dally reports are in any event kept within very brief compass. If this tsults The News and Courier it will please signify th same by aaylng "Aye!" OUR CUP IS FULL. Since when heaven defend us! did The Charlton News and Courier become an arbiter of good manners? It is true its editor when young, was a dancing master and that experience may give him warrant to lecture carpet knights as to thlr posing In drawing rooms; hut The Observer has nothing to learn from hinv or even from Senator Tillman about what Is genteel in speech, nor needs to he admonished by cither with ref erence to offenoes against good taste or good manners. The Observer had something to aay of the careless at tire of Hon. John Sharp Williams, of MlwlsKippI, Whereupon the Charleston under- im--..-nnAi tt i a laiidahi. tinr. mentor: -we nave wJ - ,r i . ... . . . stood tnat it was wreuiemy r iu manners for one gentleman to speak pose and we have no doubt that will toe fulfilled. This will give Charlotte four hos pitals for whites and one for the col ored race. There is room for all. The three white hospitals are fre Quently crowded and it will not be long before the fourth is filled. With all the additions thut are constantly being made In Charlotte to the build ings for business and other "purposes and the additions to the comforts and ronvenlen of modern life there is none snore necessary than the hos pital, and the new-comer will there fore be welcomed.,: It has been learn ed here that the hospital Is the place tor the islck and the people when sk-k are seeking it in Increasing numbers. They can receive there not only better care than can be had m the best home 'but the family l at the same time relieved of resporiHlbilltiefl which are burdensome and which It Is 111 prepared to meet. . The Observer wishes will tho new hospital and all those already In op eration. The three are discharging their humane m Us ion well and should be glad of an auxiliary In the Held. . of another gentleman's personal ap parel, but your North Carolinian has some strange notions , of the pro prieties." The humiliation felt on account of this rebuke is In consideration of the source. Once more we Invoke, as the only thing illustrative, tho case of the man whoWent to the show find on his return refused to be comforted on account of the lndlgnttjr, which had been put upon Mm not that he was mush hurt but that the circus man knocked him down with the stick they stir the monkeys with. To " be arraigned oh a point of propriety by Abbeville! Wouldn't that Jar you, reader? FRAJfeE OF ONK (JKEAT CRITIC BY ANOTHER With -outward modesty but Inward exultation The Observer receives from The Norfolk Landmark a full me;d of praise as first among poetry crltlis. !t It a pleasure," exrlalms The Landmark wWh genuine enthusla-sm, ."to reproduce the Illuminating com ment oi l ne tnari:;i- oiixorver on1 the first quatrain nf the contict t-n-j titled, 'The Dead Clown.' Our hp-1 preolative eontemrnrary inrsu that '.such a work f genius must be swal lowed whole in ordrr to tie properly .. digested. It scorns attempts at au ' alysl, and thus avoid involving it self in a irtaze of diltlculiies. Ttiej KUperiortty of The Oim lotto Observer' to The Columbia butt as a critic of poetry Is conclusively demonstrated in their treaaneut of 'The Dead Clown. M Far. be it from The ob . server to enter any denial even to re lieve , blush, but we would fain make point for The State. lia ellght ehokcomings In thin regard are due .to lack neither of poetical instinct " or poetical education but slmply to " lack of -practice. TlifTe has been no , eaily jrreat PoetryJflouthjCarollna Since the lamehted J. Cjrdo'n,Coo!er -passed away. The Obwrver. on the oontrary,, dwells in a l.vid of veren elfll ong, favored by thrf Munes above all others. Justice having been done -Tne'3tate, we again bow and accept The ? Land mark's praise without - equivocation or mental reservation. Referring to The Observer's state ment about Mr. Richard Mansfield that "Americans of this generation have seen no such actoT," The Peters burg Index-Appeal thinks that "this Is iputting it very strong for Mr. Mansfield, especially to a generation that has known Hootih, Barrett, Mc Cullough, Irving and many lesser lights that easily rival Mansfield." Certainly we were not forgetful of Booth or the others, bat Booth made his first appearance- on tho stage In 1M9 and his last in 1892. We con ceive that he can scarcely (be called as of this generation. Of course he was incomparable. Irving Is an Eng llHhman and when In America has rarely If ever appeared in the "provinces" so that few "provincials" ever saw htm. Barrett and McCul- j lough have boti long sine parsed jaway. That they were of this gen- ; eration or we of thPlrs, that they wire synchronous with us of to-day Is not our understanding. Their merits compared with Mansfield's tihat Is n matter of opinion and none of iih may speak ax cathedra. But both Th Index-Appeal and Observer are (retting into rather deep water for them. The Cbarlenton Nws and Courier disapproves of The Observer's use of "sleek" and also chalU-nges its man foera, .That paper's becoming critical dates from the time when its editor juit greasing his boots with tsllow, broke'lnto the Charleston Four Hun dred, t ' nd 'affected' Jgars and teaititi highballs. "Our esteemed ontemporarjr . , The Charlott Observer, , will-; observe," says The 6tale, of Columbia, "that the people of Mississippi did not give most Vote to the better dressed of the eonalorial candidates." ; Quite true, w&s aHogetber to their credit, " Governor Johnson, of Mlnnasota, Who has been much discussed in con- ne:tlon with the Democrwtjo presi dential nomination next year, is very explicit on tho subject of govern ment owneraliip. "I believe," he saya, "that the government should do no Duin( wnicn an ne done as well or better by private individuals, and 1 do not believe the time haa yet arrived when there should be even suggestion of government ownership of railroads." That's all right. You'll do. Not to Curtail Train Service. Washington Special, 8th, to Rlch-i mond Tlmes-Dlspatch. The Southern Hallway will not cur tail its passenger service in North Carolina to show Its displeasure and disapproval of the order for two and a quarter cents fare. This state ment was made without reservation byi.W. It, Tayloe. general passenger gent. of the Southern Hallway, tils afternoon. "There fg 'absolutely no ' founda lion for such a report," he .said, "There will not be anv curtail mnnt of the service so fsr as ths railroad company Is concerned. There will as suredly d none at the time at potting the order Into effect If there is any later It will be becanse certain trains rejeing operated at a dead loss. Birch a condition may arise. ' Rut there is not the slightest Intention of cutting off trains simply to show fiie dtepleastrrr-of thf road."We"ahrUie business." can now be made ra broad" daylight. My good friend, Mr. T. W, Alexander, whose artlcle, by th fcy, was read able from start to-ftnlsn, eays: "In Chtipteop 822 a person may be guilty of the Intent to wnwnlt burglary in the daytime as well as in the night awd this would (appear to be in con fflct wiirh the well-etabilhed defini tion of burglary." The ohange work ed by Chapter 821 was Introduced In the House of Representatives, at my requetet, by Hon. Walter L. Parsons, a safe, ane and conservative legis lator, and wSalle I da not understand that etther you or Mr. Aaexander took any nne to task about the change In the law tt will probably ne xf inter- est to the pubno to know why it be came Important to make the amend ment.'. ' -;''-; :'::-: r. W ; ;, ;. - Prior o the last Beaslon of , , our lawmakers we had a statute In force Lin thta State tihat provided as follows: "ir any person shall be found by night armed with, any dangerous or offensive weapon, with "tSie Intent to break or enter a dwelling, or v other building whatsoever, and to commit a reiony or other? Infamous crime therein I' or eball be found by night having in " his . possession, without lawful excuse, any picklock, key. bit or' other implement of tiouee-break- Ing, or shall bo found by wight in any eisah. ' building with the intent . to comimit a felony, or other infamous crime therein, such "person ehsJl toe guiity of a felony and punished by fine or Imprisonment to the . State prison, or "both In the discretion of the court." - ,- The above statute. Section 3334 of the Revisail of 1905, was amended bv etniking out the words "by night." The wisdom of the change Is so very apparent n is not necessary to dis cuss why It was done, but I will fur nish you with the Incident that ac counts for tne tihange. The banking house of Heath Springs & Co., I think tt was, in the county of Lan caster, South Carolina, was burglar ized, the eafe was blown open and a large sum of money was stolen. Some few days after that two strangers were seen in ijhe woods In a town near the one in which I reside. They tarried for eoveral days and two other strangers were seen in the town. The conduct of the crowd was so unusual that ,tlhe neighbors determined to have them arrested. There was no specific charge that icouHd be lodged against them, but they were arrested anyhow and the two that were caught tad in their possession braces, bits. drills, putty cups, crooked funnel, nttiro-glyeerine. etc.. etc., that Sa to' say, a (burglar's outfit and revolvers. They were hekl on a chargo of car rying concealed weapons, were event ually turned over to the authorities of South Carolina, were tried for the burgHry. convicted, and are now In the penitentiary. If they had not' been found with deadly weapons I do not know any law under which- we could have tried them 1n this State. Before the amendment if som morning the proprietor of one of your hotels was to send ot the chief of podlire and tell him that he had two guests and that Ithey had con cealed In their rooms a full set of burglar's tools I expect that officer would have been powerless, but now he could act. I repeat I do not con skier you to have criticised the wis dom of the change. WALTER H. NBAL. ' Laurinburg, Aug 8, 1907. CASE WORKERS TO MEET. lllgh Point Still Sliort on w.(An Receiver's Sale of Chair Company Postponed Railroad Conductor a Raiser or Watermelons Brief News Events. Special to The Observer. High Point. Aug. 9. Company M. High Point Rifles, 30 strong, left last night for the encampment at More head City. The receiver's sale of tho Linrlsnv Chair Company has been nostnonnri until September. Messrs. P. H. Johnson and V. W. Idol have been appointed appraisers Dy tne court or the stock of the Ideal CJrocery Company and are now taking stock. The North Carolina Case Work ers' Association will meet in session nere next Wednesday morning at the Manufacturers' Club. A large attendance is expected, as baslness of Importance to the association will come up Miss Lilllc Sherrod, who has been taking a special course in study in Boston this summer, has returned home. High Point is still scarce on water on account of the dry weather, not withstanding Deep river has been tapped and a four-Inch Btream is kept running Into the reservoir. Laborers are now at work ditching to the river, when double the amount of water will be secured. At present there is barely enough for seweruge and fire protection and the light plant had to close down Inst night on this account, so -as to have enough water to run the plants to-day. The committee It hard at work trying to solve the trying prob lem and will probably succeed In a few days. If a good rain would come at present, It would be better than all. Mrs. Charles R. Oreen yesterday entertained the Entre Nous Club at the Elwood Hotel. After a. most pleasant hour refreshments, consist ing of frappe, Ice cream and cake, were served. Captain Leach, conductor on the Asheboro road, owns one of the finest watermelon patches In the Btate at Aberdeen, and each da$r he brings a load of melons here to the Stout-Rankln Company, which easi ly disposes of them. Some Of them weigh 60 pounds and all are fine and sweet ' ' - - '..-It i - a J il'.l I'nii'il. lilic Si ; -:ac nitormatiori about Jit fun, ia uuoid from, culled from va rious fOUIli-;,; Japan hd.i about the fame area as Montana, with more tnan half aa many people as there are in the Unit ed States. Japan has every kind of manufactur ing cotton goods, telescopes, watches, knives, spoons, electric machinery;, matches, clocks, woolen goods and a host of other lines. ' Japan has railroads gridironlng the Empire, electric lights in all the large cities and telegraph lines all over the country. . v Japan was thrown . open to the world in 1854 through the efforts of Commodore Perry, of the United States navy. The nation has in its historic ar chives the histories of 180 rulers, of whom 10 were females. Historians of the Empire declare that the present ruler Is the represen tative of a dynasty that haa existed for 3,500 year The monetary unit 1s the gold yen, whose nominal . value approximates the weight and value of an American dollar. -.- -: v-.'v- -x f y : Japan has gold, silver, copper, lead, tin and mercury in abundance, be sides coal and Iron. - Japan raises sufficient agricultural products to feed her own people and leave a good quantity for erport. : . Japan did not have a single battle ship of tlje first class." , . - Tokio, the capital and largest city of the Empire, has a population of nearly 2,000,000. Osaka is the next largest city, with a population of about 1,000,000. The constitution of Japan secures absolute freedom of religious belief and practice, so lona- as It .Is not pre judicial to peace and order. The principal ports of Japan lie at the heads of gulfs, the channel"! lead ing to which are nearly all well forti fied, x The army of the Empire is organiz ed on a uniform system on the basis of conscription. , The Emperor . has tne supreme command of the army and navy. . -.. ihe strength of the Japanese army on a war footing is estimated at 40, 000 officers and 1.125,300 non-com-missioned officers and men. The constitution which troverns Ja pan at present was adopted-February 11, 1389. The supreme power be longs to the chief of the dynasty. Em. peror Mutso-Hlto, who was born No vember 3. 1852, and ascended the throne February 13, 1867. His eld est son, prince Yoshl Hito'Haruno mlga. t is the heir-apparent Government is vested, according to the constitution, In a house of peers and a chamber of representatives. The house of peers Is composed of the male members of the Imperial family who have attained their majority; all princes and marquises who are above 28 years of age; counts, viscounts and barons of the-Empire, elected by their peers for a term of seven years; mem bers for life nominated by the Emper or, and, finally, fifteen members elect ed by the taxpayers and confirmed bi the Emperor in their power for seven years. Electorsthree hundred members of the chamber of representatives- are restricted to males at least 25 years of age and paying at least 115 a year In taxes. No one is eligible who nas not paid his district poll tax at least one year, v Erecutive power is exercised bv del egation of the Emperor and under his nigh direction by the Minister Of the Interior, of Justice. f Finance, of War, of , Communications of Foreign Affairs, of Public Instruction and of Agriculture and Commerce, flee Min isters, similar to assistant secretaries, assist the Ministers in transacting business. c H17 A. While the ele cr In V. An; a of J'. WHERE THE CQMPKXSATION? IX Rate Law is Unconstitutional Who'll Be Responsible in the Case of the seaboard? To the Editor of The Observer. In And In The News and Observer of the 7th Instant the following: in tne suit brought some time since by a NeW York Trust Company. holder of certain Beaboard Air Line bonds, against the S. A. L.. the cor poratlon commission and the Attorney General for relief in the matter of the act establishing the two and one-quar ter cent rate of, passenger fares, the defendant yesterday filed in the Fed eral court here a demurrer to the Jurisdiction which will be heard later by theoudge. , "As was stated at the time the suit in The case of the Seaboard bondhold ers la merely one contesting the con stitutionality of the act, but no in junction or restraining order was ask ' The rates went into - effect upon the Seaboard on the first of July, the date named in the act, and the road Itself is, of course, technically a de fendant", V- Knowing your' usual keen sense of justice and observing that you are of the opinion that the execution of the rate law should not have been en Joined by Judge Prltchard pending an adjudication of jhe validity, I feel sure you can Inform ' your readers how and by wham the parties in In terest will be compensated for the Injury the railroad company will bus tain by the enforcement of this statute If It shall be adjudged to be unconsti tutionat, because, in effect, "con lis catory." LEX. t ...iip Williams, the minority loader of the House, to the Senate has revived the talk of . the leadership in the Sixtieth Congress and ' recalls the little fiasco which has bcfn repeated every two years for the past six to defeat him for this leadership, it is generally understood . by those who are really acquainted with the senti ment of the House, that he is pre eminently the man-on the Demo cratic side for the leadership, .Wil liams has perhaVs a doren enemies among the Democrats of the House. They are mostly sore-heads who have not been assigned to positions of prominence and responsibility to which, in their own opinions, ; their talents have . entitled them. So skilful, however, were some of these In the last Congress, and so fortu nate as they saw it were they in having access to twg or three papers in this vicinity that they made quite stir about their opposition to Wil liams. They even claimed, and got some few guileless and accommo dating newspaper men hereabouts to print their claims, that they nad a majority of Democratic votes pledged against .Williams. ,-. Their , cnampion. they announced,' was Champ Clark, who is known to be one of the most popular as well as one' of the ablest men In the House.; Mr Clark very promptly put an end to this absurd claim by saying that under no circum stances would he be a - candidate against Mr. Williams. In about two weeks the antl-Wllliams element got up another -stir and again got It In two or three newspapers mat tney would defeat " Williams with , De Armond, of Missouri. Now DeArmond is not a popular Representative: in fact he Is very much disliked , on both sides of the House whether 'deservedly ; i or tin deservedly., When the .announce ment .was made that DeArmond was tha candidate of the anti-Williams crowd, they -were' openly laughed at. At the same time, while the enemies of Williams were small In number, they were peculiarly vicious In their attacks upon him. And it was fur ther claimed by some of them, even when Congress adjourned, that Wil liams would be defeated for tne minority leadership In the next Con- . As a matter or lact, oerore Mr.. Williams left hd had in his pocket the written pledges of more than half the Democrats oi tne House that they would vote for, him for the leadership next fall.. Of course, there was such a buzzing about and a clamoring ana so mucn local newspaper talk about the op position to Williams that some of the members of the House.' heretofore supporters of Williams, got cold feet and were not as outspoken as tney would otherwise have been for Wil liams. - .- - .v. ::'U;v:;-' - ....at--. The North Carolina delegation was solidly for Williams, with the excep tion of the two KUtcnins, wno n allied with the opponents of Wil liams. '; '..--r As an Illustration of the claims set tip by the anti-Wllllams coterie, they claimed mat tney naa ueoi solidly with them against Williams. A poll of the Georgia delegation re vealed the fact mat oniy two wen really opposed to Mr. Williams. These were Messrs. Hardwick and Bartlett, who, it may be recalled, have generally befen at outs with the rest of the delegation. " ' On account of the unpleasantness of the situation, as well as the feel lmr that he might like to haVe more time to. prepare' himself for his senatorial duties, it ia thought by some of Mr. : Williams' Intimate friends that he will not be a Candi date for the minority leadership. Even though he has these pledges, which will insure his election, it is believed that unless the Democrats of tbe House insist In such a way as to make it appear to him clearly his dutv to serve In' this capacity, he will decline tne position. . anoiner reason for believing tnis Is because of Mr. Williams' clce- friendship arid great admiration for Champ Clark. Champ Clark hajs-:long been ambitious for the speakership in case of Democratic domination m the House. In case he is made leader now and the Democrats carry the Sixty-first Congress, he would with out question be made sp . :cr. since Williams Is to be made nator, he cannot become Speaker iy event and there is no reason, ; ir aa his personal ambition is conc - ned,j why he should act any longer In the role of minority leader. It is thought, therefore, that he might, retire in favor of his friend Clark, who wbuld unquestionably be elected leader to case vv miams should decline. : - Throat Route the .Wrong Way. Macon Telegraph. The Atlanta Georgian says; "If ev ery man will constitute himself an officer-' of the law the .liquor traffic will cease In Georgia after January next" Upon which The Greenville News comments: "There is no gain baying this. It every man in Georgia will constitute himself an officer and perform his duty as . such there will be no crime of any sort commltod irt the Cracker State." But as to the proposition of The Georgian, If every man in' the' Btate Would constitute himself a practical prohibitionist the liquor traffic woiiid cease more promptly than under the officer plan and stay stopped longer. Charlotte Observer. . . : This Is very true, for some of the officers employed - to loek' after It have, been kaowa to.faa iiitoahs.er. ror of trying to break up the traffic W drinking all the tuff u. ' We Will Merely Hop on Our Mathe- ntatlclan. Charleston News and Courier. We demand an apology, the most abject apology It can make, from The Charlotte Observer. - It said In its issue of Tuesday that Charleston's percentage in the South Atlantic League was .581 and that Jackson ville s percentage was .582. The tacts - are that Charleston's percent' age was .625 and Jacksonville's pern centaeg onry .571. Trie-first thing the sporting, public will know The Observer win be claiming the South Atlantic pennant for. Charlotte, al though Charlotte really has no base ball club. That is The Observer's way. With Colonel Watterson's Comnll- ntents. ., ; Louisville Courier-Journal. ' " The gentle spirit and far-seeing eyes of Henry urady-the ; bold and jocund, yet wis and practical Judg ment of Evan Howell have vanish ed from the Empire State of the South, where Puritanism and racial hatred Join hands In fanatical pro' scrlptlon and Intolerance, expressed r.y tne revival of tho obsolete "blue laws" of New England for the Whites arid a' perfectly needless measure of Dogus -natiot reform" against the blacks. - ' , . The Academy of MuMc. - "When does tfhe theatrical season open? and what will become of the Academy riciure, Show?? were quee tlons asked Mr McConnell at the Academy box office last night. ; ' "The season." he said, "opens the latter purt of this month. ; I don know Just yet about the Pictures, Wamay arrange, and I think, we UL to run tha picture the off nights ur Ing the theatrical season.; ,-. - DUN'S REVIEW' OF TRADE. RetaU Ralea of Seasonable Meivhnn. tuse juiocrai payments Somewhat Irregular, but Mercantile Collec tions Show Distinct Improvement n v uoiesaie. . ; . XSew I or K, AUg. 9. R. O. Dun At co. s weekly review of trade to morrow will say; jobbing trade in fall and .winter goods is active at the leading cities, country mercnants oeing m large at ie nuance ana operating ireely as f ruie. Retail sales, of seasonable merchandise are liberal, although at some' points customary midsummer quiet Is noted. While payments are somewhat irregular, mercantile col lections show distinct improvement on the wholesale. A few. labor dis putes are pending, but there is little interruption in -the- leading Indus tries, most manufacturing . plants working full time and holding orders that promise -continued activity. Commodity : prices are lower, especi ally in cases where speculative Infla tion existed, favorable weather hav ing greatly improved cron prospects New business in the iron and steel Industry is light ' A few .additional orders for cotton ties nave come forward, . but most , of the season's requirements were purchased ' ! some time sgo and , are now being. ' de livered. The textile mills are well occupied, except where the strike has interrupted the silk. Industry, in Pennsylvania. The cotton ' goods situation Is featureless, as might be expected after the extensive pur chases of the past few months, and the process of assimilation is in order Another general reduction . In prices of hides makes a very severe fall from the recent high' record,, but large receipts of range cattle have added to the weakness of the sta tistical positions. Stocks in ell lead ing markets are so burdensome that concessions are readily .made In or der to effect sales. , - , Tar Heels Rrtfutcr In rerls. Ppeclai Cibls t9 The Observer. ; Paris, Aug. . Misses K. McCuboIt, A. Keer, 6. Davis, et Salisbury: Miss ZLi WUllsof Xharlotte u and illsa k jl Copeland. of - Statesvle, registered her to-day, , , I ' i i - . ."Vs. t i-. i ' ' . - - - .... ----- -1 .'-;' . t 1-3 Off All Clothing To-Day f .-: 7. X swell make of Meh and Boys' latest novelties in 2 and 3-piece. Suits from $10.00 to $25.00. Not a thing reserved, but all-go vto:day and the last day at' just 1-3 off former price.' "' ' ' , ' Oxfords 1-5 Off i" Our Men's fine makes of $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 and $6D0 Tan and Vici and Patent 9xfords g f 01 1-5 less. Every pair of 'Women s and Children's Patent, Vici and Tan Ostfords, except '"Sorosis," go at 1-5 off. 25 c ft?f.lfi;l)ay ToDay We Shall Sell t, Any jstraw iiat in our store worm as nign as . $l.UUf for . . ... . s : . .... , 25c. WuioIesile:;Prtce On Mason's Ball Machine made Fruit Jars, gross price to merchants, only: Pints, per gross Quarts, per gross ilalf-gallons, per gross,;. ..v. .;, . . I i i t : $4.75. $5.75, MO. Stetson's Fall Hals 1907 4' 4, i-.'-'. I J1 t .1 ... 1 -' TT ." ' ; ' -I: '' . ' . Advance sxyies oi mis ceieDravea nat m uiacK and uol- ors, Soft and Stiff, in the nobby and staple' shapes V. $3.50 to $5.00. Get one now' and get a full season's wear.v- 5
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Aug. 10, 1907, edition 1
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