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. , ve..r . i;.oiu.n j-y x numb Seml-WccUy. O-.. year mx months .................... '"j lure month ....,.........." ,iw ricusnjcns- AXXovscEMiarr. No. 34 South Tryon treL Telephone numbers: Uuln?s Office, Bell P'"'?""f iis; city editor office. Bell 'phone, . new editor' office. Bell 'phone, 3. A subscriber in ordering the address Of Ilia paper chhged. will plea ln f.knte the addresi to which it a going t tba time he asks lor the change , te made. Advertising rte we furnished on application. Advertisers my tait through the column of - this ; paper they . may reach U Charlotte .ii a portion of the bt people in till State and upper South Carolina. Thi jper give tjorrespondenU aa . wids latitude it thinks public policy permit, tut it ia in no ce respon sible tor their views. It ii much, pre ferred .sat correspondent iirn their ' nin-s to their jtrtnle. especially in ' where they attack person or iiutituliTOs. though thli i not de tnaaded. The editor reserve tho right . to give the name of correspondents when they are demanded for the pur row of personal sttUf action.' To re ', celr . eoinideraiiun a communication , Must ie accompanied by tha true aio of the correspondent blTXDAr, . XOVOIBER 10, i0I. MR. CORTELYOC'S SHOUT-SIGHT-JO POLICY. The plan of Secretary Cortelyou and Comptroller Ridgely to artificial ly inflate bank circulation as a fur- tfeer measure of relief from condi iiosi created by expanded credit and .,' contracted capital Is very far from meeting with universal approbation. . Tii Is no cause for wonder when the detail are considered. The Sv- ' rttary and the Comptroller have " gone far out of usual administrative way. They are asking banks which bave Untied. State bond deposited . with tho Treasurer as security for . public money deposited with them to replace these with other securities and use the bonds to secure further Issues of notes, if they can do so 5 wlthla the usual limit of their clr- . culatlcn, and. if not to arrange with those that can. Such a course would render 190.000.000 United States 1 bonds now employed to secure de . posits speedily available for currency Inflation. Among the most vigorous , crrttes of this scheme Is Tho &ew Tor Journal of Commerce, which . terms It "pernicious and perilous" 'and makes the following points: "Having "ome to tho rescue of drsper " ate bankers and borrowers by lending fitnrln which It hM unnecessarily drawn from the people by lr.dlrect taxation, the s Treasury is now conccrnlrg itself with t sufrlylng more 'mnnoy' by Inducing an , artificial inflation of bunk note rirci'Ht- lion. Now bank notes are not 'money' ' Htld should not be used as the Tiasls of r credit except as nans credit is to De ' 'lisert to support personal credit, ami the "v rovernmunt should have nothing to do ;-.witn determining tnelr volume except to t, excess! va or unsafe Issues. Hank ' notes j should serve the Purpose of currency, aa bank checks .serv the snme pmpose ti a mnch Inrger extent, but It rhoulJ he through the use of bank credit within ' .vna tuii.in, niiu immun ruiu wuir ,-vilrsnal should U determined by the elr , cumstanrs of each bank and thrt com , munlty it serves and of the hunks g-n. - erally In relation to the needs of tlio , eomrnunlty at lnrg. The real need of . the present time is not more currencv. at l.nt more capital nd a stronger lm.t -. f n.'srvo value for the existing volume of creijt. Thero Is need of a more renr.y 1 .ments. 'V So It seems to us. In thus Inflating ,' 4ha bank circulation tho Trennury of , flclals are giving us an asset cur- rency which when Issued to excess properly performs the functions neith er of asset currency nor of real . money. The distinguishing character istic of such an asset currency as ? most enlightened countries possess y.-. and this country's business Interests av long desired Is elasticity, the Issue being made subject to such a neavy tax mat jt win come, forth only when genuinely needed and promptly . retire when the need has ceased. Mr. Cortelyou's form of currency-produc- lag credit expansion, on the contrary, i may ease present conditions, but In Its ultimate effect It seeirn likely to - weaken rathpr than strengthen tho , t reserves upon which credit rest; fur. here Is an expansion which cannot ' oe unaone wnon me stress hfn pied '. It should be remembered, as Indeed sThe Journal of Commerce points out, that 'bank nHes cannot be lawfully j-usea In reserves .f national banks an are by many deemed objeptlonab" iTe ."..'for use In the reserves nt nn t.nn. '('. ..... . ' , intr instwutions. Mr. Cortelyou, to - our mind, Is merely patching up the . situation so that it may lat during official tenure at the expense of Increased trouble In the future. We -greatly fear that if his bank clr-u-' ' lattort. polK-y Is fully curried out much ' real money will be driven abroad and : , the gold now streaming Into this -. ''country will gi -packing back even ' faster, than )t came. We learn from The El Paso News that, 92,000,000 has Jut passed IU way en route to the United Suites sub- ' Treasury In New fork from Mexico . City, The money was all in Ameri can silver coin, pa,ekd into great , ' steel-bound wodn boxes, it repre sents, coin Imported by Mexico as ,a governmental measure when the peso "was belngr standardised, and now , romes back, supposedly at Secretaiy Cortelyou' .request, jn ,boxt".H which hav never been opened. The United State is receiving financial aid from Mexico. .. If tha present money trou ble have had any development less flattering, to national prid. t)jt fagt has escaped our attention. The Roosevelt third-termer are really pleased with Tuesday's elec tions and . profess ( to be exuberant The Bryan first-termers ar Usarlnt up bravOy. ' ' , - jj u, the tlit-.r if K"!, u I:y ani Ch.ldren, the organ of the Baptist Urt'.ian.if; fit Tho:iia;i i"o anj.j'rtsl dciit of the North "arollna Vn -s As sociation. Ahjt he should continue in that modest relation when wider fields are open to him,, when hla thought is so much needed by the State, we don't know. But, however, he said in the last Issue of his paper: Tev. A. R, Show, of the Tenth Avenue Presbyterian church.. Charlotte, comes out in a curd of thanks In Tho Charlotte Observer of October Kith forth accurate find Intelligent reports of tho Presbyter fan 'Synod In 'It recent Session at Hn dersonville by Miss Mande Bays, who has had excellent training In tins line, end who always does her work falth fulty and well. We hope Th Observer will send , Alius ttiiva to WllmlnsTton to write the ' rrport of tho Itaptlst State Convention Jn Decemrr. It is a very rare thing that a dallv newsDftPer prop erly covers a religious meeting. As a rult a young man who can handle a political convention, a prise-fight or a county fair to perfection, fulls Hat when he tinilertakes to Interpret the spirit of a church meeting. He pulvories the names of distinguished men familiar to . everybody in tho Htite except himself, snd he gives a new and strange meaning to resolutions and discussions that never entered tho brain of a hmr.an belne: ex cept his own! Those reporters are In- iimni 01 any wrong intenuon-t-uiey simply do not know sny better. There Is another class of corresoondenta. how ever, who wilftilly mlarepresent Presl- mm i-oieai was lorcea over nis own name to deny a stnry recently sent out from Wake Forest that seventv-fjv Ixiys hud ,-pplied to PreKldent Vcnnlile fr admittance into the University from Wako Forest Collece. Tlr. Pntent snvs there were laj?s than five students who applied to Dr. VenubK shall be said of a man who will thus slancter an i Institution and he a member of the stu dent body" This is a fearful arraignment of newspaper reporters, and there Is a measure or Justice In It, though Mr. Johnson is too hard on the young men. It Is true that they do noti know names , of North Carolinians living or dead. They will not read the daily papers for things they most need to know. They do not know the difference between a Convention, a Synod, a Conference, an Association or a Pretbytery. All look alike to them. They pursue, with matchless energy, an item on the street, and with equal assurance brace the rich est man or the handsomest woman In town with "What do you know?" With-scant regard to definitions or nk-eties they chase what they think Is Interesting. They are out for the stuff. Matters little to them who signed the Declaration of Independ ence for North Carolina. "Say," they will ask, "What was the name of that old fellow' that use to be president of the . University Governor What?" (Somebody had given him an Idea that "day.) "Swain or Swatm? How do you spell It?" Or again: "A man named Russell uaed to be Governor, didn't he? What were his Initials? What year did he die?" Recently he wrote a personal, and it was for a Monday . morning i papor, too: 'lMr. B, B. Jones, of Winston, 'was In the city yesterday, on business." vThe .reference was to Hon. Erastus B. Joh.es, judge- of the Superior (Court forjthe eleventh ' district, who 1 -had been holding a session of court n Robes6n county and was passing through Charlotte on his 'way home. Such things happen every day. The reporter plays ls cards -Just aa they come to hi hand and with tho lights before htm, but he has his instruc tions and means always to be accu rate and (ell the truth. If he were approximately perfect In the business h would not be a reporter -but would be at thi head of the paper. Let nobody be too hard on him. It is not like Mr. Johnson to be uncharitable. ,As to the class who "wilfully mis represent" they ttre beyond 'tho' pale. They are correnpondonts, as referred to by Charity and Children, and have no, natural connection with I he paper. Hut whether as corre spondents or staff nvumbers, .when dis covered , to be liars they are bowed out, the first object of the honorable newspaper being, t tell the truth and to be as accurate In all Its statements as possible to record news faithfully and "to report the proceedings of all meetings, rollglous and other, as ac curately as may toe. Miss llnys will report the Baptist Slate Convention at Wilmington. A Chicago school teacher received this pointed rnbuke from Mrs. Louisa Schmidt for not promoting the young Miss Schmidt.- who was deficient In geography: "Teacher, you don't know it all, I guess. I wImIi that mv daughter . kc throuch rchool so she gets a man, Never mind flhmt the geography; Jist promote her without It. wny, my otner unugh i.r, didn't know geotrrsplty and she sot a man. 1 don t know geography and 1 got a urn n. And you know all about gerirranhy, and yr u afr.'t got no man at nil Wiutt Is this geoprnpby good for? 8s tlmt my d'litKhter gln through school," If mi)' mora staggering blow has evr been dealt at the study of, ge ography we have yet to hear about It. , :':,-: "' " To Mr. Solomon there -were three mysteries under the sun, which In be half of' delicacy will not , be here enumerated. There Is another, and it Is why, under tho Increasing sway of prohibition, the Internal revenue tuxs on whlHgey continue td inorw'', Ui th western district of North Caro Unit the collection of tax on whiskey In October, 1906, was 155,000, and In OctobHT, 1307, 177,000, The figure are from the book of the collector of, the district.' Why the IruTeaseJ What becomes of the liquor? In the language of tho ?reet, "Search me." Mr. Jlearpfs attempt to win Irish votes y the coarsest vilification of England signally failed of Us objoct. The American Irishman Is not th eiy mark which dmagoeup are apt to Imagine him, ' , ,-' The Vane Place Improvements Company will hav It handsome apartments at' tho corner of Mint ana jrourtn meets ready for ecu pancy Vy December 1st i:.-.-i-.i u: t1.,. t . i i i.K'tllJ i ! -- Am. 1 1 - Ktt'CTit 4iii(ct t i.-" 41 - i i!.-4 it!.. I J. . - tf f f I' ' llllll;M 'liK'J' I .". '-til t.ooil Will J: -suit J'n m t. i I m'-s 'i'l linnnctul Miiuscncy r.crj!o(y is In lit tor of .iiti:i KM of tlio Soct ulaior - IT.'m.Iciu Macara Writes a Letter of Appreciation. Mr. S. B. Tanner, president of the American Cotton Manufacturers' As sociation, has received the following letter from Mr. C. W. Macara, who Is president of the International Feder ation of Master Cotton Spinner and Manufacturers' Association of Eu rope: New York, October 21st, 1907. Mr, & B. Tanner, President American Cotton Manu- facturers' Association. Charlotte. N. C. , Pear Sir: I desire to take this, the first opportunity of thanking you on my own behalf and that of all the European and American cotton dele gates who recently visited your city for the kind hospitality and warm greeting you extended to us during our too short stay With you. I can assure vou that in memory of all you" so ' generously did for ys will te treasured by us long arter we left the hospitable shore of your wonderful country. ' I am expressing the opinion of all who accompany me. when I siy that It will be one of our greatest delights If you ever visit our shores to recip rocate by all the means In our power the spontaneous kindness and good will you extended to us. With personal assurances or our appreciation of -your great kindness, Tour very truly, C W.- MACARA J President. The writer of 'the ..letter Is the head of the party of European cotton man ufacturers who, made tour , of the cotton States and who .were In Char lotte about a month ago. The party consisted of about 110 gentlemen and 10 ladles and these' came from wiae ly diversified points In Europe. When here the party was shown over the city and wan entertained at the Southern Manufacturers' -Club. The reporter asked for Mr. Ma- cara's letter to print,' as it Is an ex pression of appreciation for general hospitalities. "Now Mr. Tanner," asked the re porter, "won't you tell Tha Observer reader what you think will come out of the visit of the European cotton spinners to this country?" GOOD ALREADY COME. 1 feel confident that good has al ready come and that further gooa will come, ; answered tne presmenv of the American association. It asked,'' he continued, "what good comes out of church work It would be difficult to answer except in gen eral terms', but we all know that we couldnU get along without . the churches. , , .. V 'The good from tnis conrerence or cotton consumers and cotton produc ers will do a lot of good. i Th European came over With the Idea that cotton could be raised and sold at a good profit at eight cents a pound. .The American cotton farmer had 15 cents In W head as a fair orice. The conference modified the European idea as to price much more than It did the farmers. The European pointed out "that cotton used to be raised and sold at six cents a pound. The farmer point ed out that when cotton wa six, cents there was no profit and a -pauper's living. When the European pointed out that the paupers In India ought to have cheap clothing the farmer pointed out that he didn't propose to pauperize himself if he could help It, in order to clothe the pauper in India. In other words he didn't pro pose to have his family go 111-plad In, order to make tlio wast inoia loiss: comfortable In the matter of clothe. He was willing to do all he could to , help the heathen, but he would not; adopt the heathen's standards of liv ing. MR. MACARA'S SUGGESTION. "I had a most Interesting conver sation with Mr. Caoara," continued Mr. Tanner, "He suggested tnat our farming methods might be Improved. 1 assured, him that if he could give our farmers any good Ideas upon the basis of which the cost of producing cotton could be reduced that our farmer would adopt them. I sug gested to him further that It would be better if the. Europeans themselves would send over a few scientific farmers and show the people here how they thought fanning might be better done. He ald they had sent over several young men to handle about 1,000 acres, but these young men returned and said 1,000 acre was not enough to-Justify giving their time and attention. The matter was then dropped for the time being. "I urged that they try again. Some of our best and most successful farm ers olalm that with current wages, current cost of euppllcs and. Includ ing a decent living, and then on top of all these put a fair profit that cot ton cannot be raised and sold for anything approaching 8 to 10 cents a pound or for much lew than the farmers' Ideas of prices. If the Eu ropean Ideas of price could be in any way eniorcea u woum mm ue at the expense of ft decent and re spoctable living of the farmer and his family. Everybody who knows how the farmer ana nis tamiiy naa to live when cotton wn six and even eight cent) does not want ever to see any return to that condition. "I must emphasize, that Mr. Ma cara and his European associates are fair-minded men. xney came over here with mistaken Ideas as to the cost of producing cotton. They were as one, In saying that they uld got want ootton at a cheaper price than would Justify decent living and fair protlt to the farmer. I urged that they send over somebody to conduct a model farm or plantation to test the matter of cost, because I knew they would then be convinced and it would make a better feeling towards our farmers. I don't speak with the slightest feeling of criticism of what might be the result of any European experiment In cotton producing, but I do have a feeling that our farmers ran really raise cotton and get out at something over ten cent and I have another feeling that any experi ment by any Europeans newly-arrlv-ed In this country would show up a cost at something like IS cents or more. Th Europeans seem to for get that w Americans re ourselves of European blood. We have the ad vantage of mor than two years of training In tnU business of raising cotton. It would really be strange if our English cousin and our German cousin could com over and shovr us how w had lost In America the Judgment and akltl or -our Euro pean aucestor. But all such Ideas may. be born of our conceit and we art-more than willing to., welcome any' tntsslonarlf front Europe - to show its economic we might t, tlce and Improved method we might follow. v EUJtOI'EAN8 AGAINST PPECULAT ) . ' r ' - Alia ' I v., j "Both the European and Amorl cans, farmers and spinners alike, were jigalnst the speculators. 'A lit tle discussion showed that there was no prejudice against tlje .legitimate cotton merchant or broker ithoje who deal in cotton, but" the fellow who buyg and sells, exchange, con tracts, but "who handle , no cotton has got to go. The farmer and spin ner are both against him. He has no place In the trade and they are going to run him Out . Everybody, except the gamblers, -.'.favors ware houses In the producing", territory. The representatives of the New York cotton 'exchange, who were,- at the conference,- favored the plan .of warehouse and , of deliveries of cot ton on exchange contract 'at ware houses in tha cotton producing terri tory. If thl can be done It will thep. be again safe to use the exchange for purchase of cotton or for hedging and will rescue the exchanges from the control at, the speculative element, which seems' to be now in control. "There are many other directions in which the conference has set . In iot!on movements that will do good: The better baling of cotton wa ful ly discussed and Mr. McAllister gave tne. farmer a lot of valuable Informa tion about the 'Improvement of baling a;no on many points," , , THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. " "Won't you say one word about the financial stringency now existing?" Mr. Hanner was asked..; . "I have read," he answered, . "the letters of 'Mr. Tompkins ' from New York printed in The Observer and hi Interview printed by" The Evening New and I think he diagnose the sit uation exactly. The general business ia sound and good. We only need currency. This need can be In a de gree supplied by the co-operation of the banks and with clearing house certificate if necessary. ' Happily hero ia. Charlotte the certificates have not so far been necessary, but If the farm er' cotton begins to be . in any de gree sacrificed,' and its lower now Ahan it ought to be. the banks ought to get together and' put" out certificates to keep trade going at fair prices. It is not enough for the bank to Jteep themselves safe. They have an obli gation to trade and they must also keep trade safe and alive. The banks live off of trade. Money looked up in bank is as useless as far as trade is concerned as money hidden away in stockings.- It clearing house certifi cate would help to houd up the: price of cotton the batiks ought to Issue them. If they would keep the mill running and keep up wages the banks ought to issue them and without a moment's delay. "If clearing house certificates would assist the merchants In disposing of their stock of goods then the banks ought to put them, out The Issuance of certificate by a bank holding plenty of art and securities. to make ltsejf safe ia not only no reflection of weakness; but I a credit and' hr un selfish in helping the farmer to get fair price for cotton; the mill to keep running, the wage earner to get full wares and the 'merchant to sell his stock of good. - i "Thl trouble "Isn't made by pru dent JRoosevelt. ' His Idea of regulat ing the railroad and theJblg corpora tions. I all right The' big corpora tions' and ratlroajg'have been resisting the idea, of regulation and control by calamity howling until they have over done the calamity, business and now can't stop the storm they have Invok ed. For some 'time past bear specu lator have been tending out circular letter, bearing the price of cotton and cotton goods, based on the calam ity talk. The banks In New York are taking advantage or tne condi tion to force the trust companies to come Into line on some methods that the bankers want to enforce. Every thing conspire at once to depress. In face of the finest business the rail road ever had In the world the rail road men have howled calamltv till thev'e got what they howled for. Thl talk has constrained railroad se curities to be sacrificed 1 and really the talk of' 'confiscation' baa been ac complished bv the railroad men them selves Instead of as a resvult of State law. Now price are a much below nctuat value ss they were above be fore the agitation, sej In. The depression Is not of sudden cause. It ha been coming on for noma time, because Congress has not listened to . the voice of the people about a flexible currency. "I have bad letters In the last few dsvs1 from resDonsbie neonle In New York w'ho are connected with banking nd. mercantile Interests, saying that the late satisfactory adjustment of trust company interest will put things right. .. HAUD YAHN SPINNERS DID RIGHT I think that the spinner of hard yarn did precisely the right thing at ttis r lata meeting in t narioue in ne elding to. curtail production and not fore varna on the market under present conditions. "I believe that condition will grad- nsiiv Irnniwe until congress assem ble In December and that President Roosevelt will recommend such legis lation a wili put our banking sys tem uti to the requirement of the most prosperous time thl country ha ever" experienced and I also be llevp that every member of the House and 'Senate , will have sufficient ra- trtotlsm and regnrtwor nis constitu ents to do what he can to enact such laws, quickly will relieve the slttia 1 1 on, and. if, thl is dona, tne country will enter at once upon an era of prosperity never before witnessed here. s there 1 'no other cause whatever for the Jeat deprwlon or distress in legitimate business.',' (For The Observer. MooxiJGirr ox tub tadkin. Fair Luna hrtigs 1ft Jh-j ky supreme. The lover' delight.' the poet theme, -Wh'lls her soft sml pellucid rays Llaltt up the path and devious ways; And on the broad Yadkin's bosom is tcn Her Image. reflw teU in the silvery Jhtsui Yon lovr wander and vhlsper low. While the wavelet dancO, on Jhey come nil iko,""' , And the old. old story again Is told To TTHlden shy, by her suitor bold; And th water murmur In a caressing way,- HefUwt their Ininiro, and glides away. Or, perchance, on the bosom of. this fair . stream, , i . , , . So beautiful and quiet, like a maiden' dream. Hanpv lover have drifted, la an ecstasy f rapture, at. river and tarth ai;d rky. With hands warm clasp td snd sofMips ' kisiMd, . , And floated away W the shsdnwy mist 4, ' THOMAS ' WRIGHT. J . "BROWN OF HARVARD': FIXE. Henry Woodruff ami Ills Associate Interest the Charlotte People Very Much Quite an Ovation at .the f Academy Last Night Tom Brown . Had to Make a Speech A Cowl Show and a Clean Show A Scr mou, Within Itself. . . , "Brown of Harvard." matinee and night was the attraction at the Academy of Music yesterday. ,The house was well fined last night and the ' matinee crowd was the largest eince Al Q. Field was here. Those who saw. the show in the afternoon went - away praising ; ; It to their friends and advising 'them. to. go .and ee it ' - , ' The leading part,' Tom Brown, Is played by Henry Woodruff, a, bright, clever young fellow from the Nut meg . state. He and his associates have presented "Brown of" Harvard" more than 900 times, and have, won applause everywhere. " The Charlotte people who saw the show were de lighted with It Woodruff is fine and his . support first rate. . "Tubby" Anderson, w.lth his Inclination to eat; Happy -Thurston, with the true col lege spirit; Gerald Thorne, the man who went to hunt hi sister instead of - pulling an oar with the varsity team;. Wilfred - Kenyon who ' - could not master himself; Bud Hall, the coach; Victor Colton,' the traitor, and Tom. Brown, the hero, win linger In the memory of ' those who witnessed the play. "Tubby" Anderson Is very funny. The women in the cast are not especially attractive, .but they serve the purpose.' v , Mr. ..Woodruff was. given ' a" grand ovation at the end of the third act last night and he wa compelled to make a speech before, the crowd would -let hint gd. .' A dumber of beautiful bouquet were thrown 'on the' stage and the applause wa gen eral and liberal. it rang" in . the gallery, the ! balcony and tbe " or chestra. There are several stirring scenes In "Brown of Harvard' 'and - one' blood flow faster when they come. The play Is clever' and clean ,'from start to finish. It 1 a sermon that will do wicked sinners good. Brown of Harvard, honest warm-hearted and manly fellow that be is, up braid Wilfred Knyon, the weak ling, for feeling that he ha been disgraced when caught t stealing money but ha no remorse for stealing Jhe virtue of a young girl. The company goes from here to' Ashevllle and "Tubby" Anderson will give th mountaineer the worth of their money If they were to see 'no other member of the troupe.: n' f i i ' .! v, FOPrLAIt COUPLE WEDDED. Mis Lueye Smith and Mr. Ted Maf fltt Quietly Married Last Night Marriage a Surprise. - MR Lucye Bowden Smith and Mr. Fred Purrtno Maffltt, both" of this city, were married at 10 o'clock last night by Rev H. K. t Boyer at the parsonage on North Tryon street. A quieter affair could not be Imagined. There Were present but three persons, Mrs. Lottie C, Maffltt. mother -t the groom; Mr. C. H Bmlth, a brother of the bride and Mis Jess Caldwell, a very Inti mate friend of both. Mr. Maffltt and Mis Smith stepped into the parlor without any ceremony whatever and these In the -presence of thorn . sembled, were united In marrtare. After the eeremonv, they walked on around to the Maffltt home on Tenth avenue where they will reside for a few weeks, after which they will go to housekeeping. . Mis Smith- is a daughter of tJapt. and Mrs, T. T,' Smith and I one of the city' most beautiful and ac complished young ladle. Mr, Maffltt who la familiarly- known , aa . "Ted" Maffltt la connecteWwtth the Char lotte Water Work .and 1 a promla Ing young man of fine executive abili ty and promise,. , A, "BROOKLYN" TRAGEDY. One Negro Shoot Another on Sight and Then 'Floes on a Friend's HI- cycle .Wounded Man Likely to Die. A negro by the name of John Davl shot . and seriously wouded Elliott Moseley, colored,-, last night about 7:80 o'clock In the front yard of Wal lace Davis' house on South Crockett street, In Ward 2. Elliott wa enter ing Davis' yard am. John Davl started out The moment they met, Davl Jerked out his 3S-calllbre pistol and fired point blank into Elliott' side. He then Jumped on Wallace Davl' wheel and disappeared in the darkneea. Elliott - wa carried - Into the house against which he fell and a physician, summoned. Little hope Is 'entertained for hi recovery. There is no clue a to the, trouble between the two ' men, Neither was drinking and no word passed between them wnen tney. met'- ' , , Richard Trrtlenlck Killed. J, Richard Tredenlck, a son of the late .Nichola P, . Tredenlck, of thl county, fell from a steel r building, on which h wa at work., in. Kan sa City, yesterday or Friday, and was killed. He was 35 years old and married. The remain will be brought here for burial. : Mr. Tre nenh-k leave ; two- sisters,- Mrs. Da via , caM well, of Concora, and Mrs. Samuel Noles, of Sadls, and - two Ibrother, Mr. J, M. Tredenlck, of prescott. Aria., and Mr. . W T. Tre denlck,- of the Philippine Islands, ' 1 . - Charlotte Hoy Win. ' The Charlotte High School bovs re turned -from High Point last nlrht, after, playing a High Point school team a warm game of football, win ntng by a score of 6 to 5. Ben Maffltt and Johrf Irwin were the star on the tjucen city team. , - Professional Foot Artist Here. Prof. Dan Bheehan, - a professional pool player, gave an exhibition of bis Skill" In the Buford Hotel pool ' rooms lust night after the show. flits work Was nothing short of marvelous, some of hi shot being, wonderful An other exhibition will be given1 at 'the same .place to-morrow night at 8:30 o'clock. - , . "It 1 an 111 wind that blow no body good." said the proverb. , Yes terday afternoon there .came a gut of wind- a strong wind, and blew down the fence between tbe home of Mr, II. A, Klueppelberg and Mr. C. G. McMlchael. n . . . i 1 - ' j h ' i- , , I f ' ' ' 1 ; ' f -I I . ill I i i . ; i III ' ' f : il.ilii'S);i25f ; Gmfesl Vm . To be had in this city. v To , satisfy yourself thai this is ' . so you needn't be a clothing expert, tor - their r su-; , , vi ';t ") V, ; v -;c V' perior merit is so' pronounced at every point you can- not help seeing it. - Choose any style yoif. like from' Z our, showing of ' V . ' -''' V' 1 Michaels-Stern fine Overcoats at $10.00 to $22.50 - and you'll have- a smart looking garment, that wilt fit , , -you perfectly and give you .satisfactory service -please you every moment you wear ii - , " l; ' Single and double-breasted styles- reaching to a little .. ; below the, knee or near the ankl.es in IViezes, , Ve- , . lours, Kerseys and Meltons, in Black, Blue, -Browii, . ; Oxford; richly lined and finished; also Cravenette-' Raincoats of newest fashions and in smartest over coatings. ; . . . ' '' .". , V' Special Dilwortli $2.50 Derby 3Hats , ' j: :: ,. , l . ,y , ' "- , ' "... -".y. The usual' $3.00 and $3.50 .values," in all styles of brims : and crowns. See, them in the window, ,"- ' ." Golden Brown Boots . A Ladies' very fine Golden, Brown Vici Blucher high- -cut Shoe, one for dress and one to match those new brown tailored suits; a Shoe on the newest last and . of Kelley's Golden Brown Vici Kid. Price only ,x . . x ,....v.. L: r.$3.50; ' s ' ; Two Men's Shoes - , Our "Knox," that Shoe that has no superior and comes ; in all leathers, at - , ,VsV. .,$50 and $6.00: Second: Our "Bilworth," one of thebesf Shoes, sold" under our own brand, in all leathers and the newest?" lasts, at ?iV.$4.00 and $4.50 ; Man's Oonifort - " . ; The' Union Suit, either -in pure' Cotton, heavy : ribbed, 4 at '. . . .V ..$2.00, or in a nat Gray, Cashmere, medium weight' ki ,. ' ,'. , .a ;..$3.00 a garment Try the Union Suit, no dropping down of pants, crawl-' ing lip of shirts ,or double -thicknesa around, the ; waist. V: JJ! T V; s r7r! , v.-.v,; ita Glove-Tim yr;y 'Xrr We have your needs, just the Glove you want i-a Dress Glove, .Driving GloveJ - Railroad ;Glve, Walking , ; Glove or Wedding Glove, and at any price or any . shade Tans, Browns, Grays or 'Whites DrcsscrJ orjJ , Undressed, Kids, from.;. ..$1.00 to $2.50 We are agents for Dent's and Adler's.Kid Gloves. , Add to Comfort . : S i. . J.. . ,( - v .'.'' V, ' ' l, ' "'1 r '' if t"",'irf. A well ns nlcasurc bv wearing that . celebrated, eood,- , fitting" and good looking Shirt "The' Emery.", V . , :;""? . 1 : :n :: .. ' ; ' nT , M . ' Hi, . . ..f:.::i " JLZ ft ' w , , , ,f x
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Nov. 10, 1907, edition 1
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