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i CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, FEBRUARY 14, 1003. fwdait, FEBRCAKX 1. iws. MK. ALDIUCH AND HIS FAD CUK- RKA'CX jinx. Senator Aldrlch has made char' acterisltcally able argument for the emergency currency biU bearing his cam and It mim fairly certain that the bill will past. If only because the dominant party cannot afford to ihow inability to meet the currency quea tion before going Into a presidential .mn.ii?n- but the better reason ot the country remains unconvinced Three principal arguments are mad by the Rhode Island Senator to show that the public would be benefited by bis plan for an emergency bank note currency based on State, municipal and railway bonds, limited In aggre rt m6unt to half a billion dollars and taxed at the rate of; C per cent. Firstly, he contends, the country may unnn face another panic In , which neither the huge Treasury surplus o 1107 nor any United States bond free for usemay be avOTabTeTffe lieve ths situation; . secondly, some thing is now needed" to restore confl dence; lastly, the demand for an is sue of legt-tefde-by- tha-govern ment must be headed 6ft by an alter native expedient. These arguments do not appear to us very well founded. The financial nanics with which this country is familiar have always followed a col laps from an over-wrought boom when credit, long under violent strain, verges alarmingly near break ing point. This experience the coun try has Just had, and In the nature of things it can hardly repeat' Itself for a. decade at the least. But, grant Ing the possibility of another panic m the near future, our chief objec tlon remains. Mr. Aldrlch's proposed remedy is fundamentally wrong In principle. lie would leave the pres ent wretched financial system in full force and effect, only trusting to patch It up as it breaks down from time to time. What the country real ly needs Is a thorough re-modellng o t,he system along modern lines with a view to utilizing the experience of other countries' in preventing break downs altogether. Instead of provid ing for elasticity he offers a device for minifying the effects of continued Inelasticity, That device, moreover, Is open In an extreme degree to the objections usually urged against patch work. Granting that such a measure as Mr. Aldrlch's would tend to break the' force of panics. It can still be strongly argued that panics would be made more frequent than ever ' be fore. Wall Street continually pre sumes upon the knowledge that the Secretary of the Treasury stands ever ready to ruwh to Its aid with the available surplus; what would not Wall (Street and the. great specula tive Interests of the country at large venture If to surplus and bond Issues were added such an assurance against forced liquidation as the Aid rich measure contemplates? Accord ed a safe and certain line of retreat however far they go provided only they go far enough to Imperil busi ness generally, the big Wall fitreet men could be relied upon to give the country some hard Jolts every little while. The Aldrlih bill would not only protect stock market boomers by supplying them with a flood of money nt need but It would also help by forcing heavy pure hums of tho securities boomed ny them. Further more, this money, although plentiful, would be expensive; and speculative Intercuts, being able to stand far lilfshcr rates for short-time use than legitimate huine, would get tho bulk of It. The- Al'lrk-h measure, In ehnrt. Is a pro-specujatlon measure from first to lat. coililllng speculation and further centralizing an already ver-e.-ntrallx.d control of the coun try's currency. It Is Just what a knowledge of Mr. Aldrlch's financial and political associates would lead ene to expect. Kven the argument that It Is necessary In order to fore stall legislation much worse cannot reconcile us to It. The only .l-a by Mr. Aldrlch which spprals to us at all Is of the purely negwtive sort, lie doe not claim that bis scheme Is a general remedy for the prrs- nt admittedly faulty system or that It is anything but simple antl-panlc legislation. Tho enactment of his bill, he points out, would prevent neither the advocates of an asset currency nor the advo cates if a central bank from agitat ing their piarw; he merely contends that at present It Is Impossible to secure legislation In cither direction, wherefore he seeks to lessen tht dangers of the existing system. We have already expressed "the., opinion that his bill's tendency to create emergeides would outweigh Its pos sible usefulness In relieving them, but the contention that Its enact ment would not stand In the way of a comprehensive re-organlxatlon of the country' monetary system calls for a moment's separate considera tion. If heavily patching up a crazy and long since outworn structure where re-building Is urgently requir ed does not mean that such re-building will bs delayed. It does not mean anything at all. The enactment of the Aldrkh makeshift 'would c"onstl- ' tuta a distinct .act of postponement, of Indefinite postponement. The present system, dear to some exceed ingly powerful people because of its try abuses, would receive a frtah lease on life-. Real reforms would recede further Into the distance. We recognize that the Aldrlch bill might be much worse, but It Is bad enough In all conscience. If Con gress passes It as it now stands we shall rest convinced that the country lu ta very poorly served In'deed. . STILL GROPING. We are unconvinced by fhe Inter view given by a Charlotte' gentleman Wednesday and published in yester day's paper, advancing the theory that Mr. W, W. Kitchin's letter to an executive committeeman urging that the congressional convention for the fifth . district be cost Doned until after the State convention, was bot- Lan1 Deputy Sheriff Springle, of Mad! tomed upon a desire on Ms part to save himself from the embarrassment of making a selection between the five gentlemen who are contesting' for the congressional nomination in the fifth until after trying his fortunes before the State convention; and the fact that this theory is entertained also in Winston, Greensboro and Washington does not tend in the least to abate our skepticism. Why? Be cause Mr. Kitchin's well-known un selfishness, his willingness to sacri fice himself at any time, forbids the thought that he would ask the dis trict to violate an immemorial pre- cedent merely for his selfish benefit. With even more Indignation do we in behalf of this good and modest man he never talks about himself -rrppt-tlte base- suggestion that he realizes that the ship that was freighted with his hopes of a guber natorial nomination has sunk , and that ho thinks that a hot contest among the candidates In the fifth district might result In another con gressional nomination for himself. He has put this unworthy suspicion to sleep by a denial of Its Justice. Wo sliall wait for an explanation from Mr. Kltchln himself of the "rea sons" which he says "are manifest," but which aro by n,o means manifest to the thick-headed, for postponement of the district convention until after the State convention Is held. They are of courso ample and satisfactory and we await In perfect confidence their unfolding, never doubting that the motives of The Aspirant, so far from being "ulterior," are high and holy. But In the meantime we grope, as aforesaid. REMOVED FOR SAFE-KEEFTXG. John Randan Taken From Marshall Jail to Ashevllle . to Prevent Lynching by Madison Citizen! Oiarpe Aral nut lllm Brutal Murder of His Wife, and Feeling - Against lllm Is Intense. . Special to The Observer. AsheviUe, Feb. 11. Sheriff Cole son county, arrived here this evening on train No. 12, bringing with them John Randall, charged -with the cruel murder of his wife several days ago. Randall was brought here for safe keeping. He Is, however, apparently Indifferent to the crime charged a gain hi mm ana seem to have no fear. Sheriff Cole brought tils prisoner to Ashevllle to prevent a lynching. The sheriff stated to-night' that he had been reliably Informed that as quick as the excitement died down In- Madl eon a band of one. hundred men had been selected to storm the Jail and take Randall out and lynch him. It was for the purpose of frustrating this plan that Sheriff Cole this evening hurried his prisoner off to Ashevllle. It is rumored to-night that even the Ashevllle Jail Is not considered safe and that in all probability Randall will be taken awar to-night or to morrow and removed to. Waynesville or some other safe Jail.' ... The feeling In Madison county against Randall I growing more In tense every day and much excitement. ft I. said, now prevail. .11 over the r. utterScTency of W city fire Help, as interpreted by Miss Hussey. made a deep Impression, and the Mes srs. Strong and Martin also netttrd a full round of applause. Miss Hus sey and -Mr. Martin gracefully re sponded with an encore-number. The song cycle. Arthur V hlting-s most in the audience. It Is a humor- Floriana." was aomethinr new to ous compound somewhat lengthy and too often Interspersed with Wagnerian harmonies. The three by tour move ment, shouts of Joy and hurray cries, was the most enjoyable part of Mr. Whiting's fantasy. The singers made the most of this modern ut terance and their efforts were reward ed by enthusiastic, nay, rapturous, ap plause. .. .. MIms Hussey Peculiarly Gifted. Miss Adah Campbell Hussey, who is the contralto In the Metropolitan Grand Concert Company, sings in the choir of the Western couegiate church, in New York City. She has done a great deal of concert ana o ratio work. Miss Hussey maat. a most favorable impression at Wor cester, Mass., last fall where she till ed a festival engagement. Her con tralto voice Is very beautiful, especial i h.r inw tones, which are full ana rich ' mh nraJse has been accord ed her by talented musicians of Bos ton and other large cities. It is evident that Miss Hussey nas u v.i t,.- anrt ner career wilt be watched with Interest and pride by quite a number of Charlotte peo ple who enjoy her acquaintance. A PROTEST FROM: 1IL WORTH. Citizens Give the City J Dcpf"" ment and the ires. 'i. r Kolar Plexus Licks About Fire. Pror teeUon and Fire AVrtte-lp, Respectively. To the Editor of The Observer: The undersigned tax-payers of Dll- herebv enter protest county as a result of the brutal tnur der of Mrs. Randall by her husband On the way to Ashevllle Randall talk Also we articles nrnteetlon In. this suDurn - which have appeared in me aany Charlotte Are de ed about business, affairs but admitted panrnent for the way it handled the that he was In great trouble that firs at Mr. Wheeler's residence on 'the loss of his old woman" (meaning! Wednesday. . his wife), whom he killed, was caus- The facts In the case as voucneu ing him . uneasiness. It is almost I.TnVnrom- i sumir ui in o niw.-v ........ or Of It Is apparent, from the result of the Ohio Republican primaries, that the Foraker crusade bad llttlo if any effect upon the colored vote. That was rightly regarded as a . danger point. If tho negroes had- fallen away from Secretary Taft In his own State it would havo been an Indlca- tlon that they would do so In other States, in which case his presidential cake would be dough, for the colored voters hold then balance of power between the parties In a number of Northern States and the Republican party cannot for that reason afford to nominate a candidate who would alienate them. But "the colored troops fought nobly" In Ohio, hence Brownsville has no further terrors for Secretary Taft or the O. O. P. certain that If Randall remained Marshall Jail he would be lynched MILITIA ORDERED OCT. Grave Danger of Lynching of Negro in naHinngton tXMinty For Shooting " ii iiMinie. ami (Governor Or ners Mien ft to lso Militia. Raleigh, Keb. IS. Governor Glenn to-night received an urgent telegram from the sheriff of Washington coun ty asking permission to call out the mllltla to protect"", negro from lynch ing. The telegram- to the Governor from Sheriff W. 3. Jackson, dated Plymouth, reads as follows: "Grave danger of lynching caused by negro shooting town constable. Please put National Guard marine corps here at my disposal. Wire at once." Governor Glenn's answer was follows: "Ordorout State militia subject to your commands. Convey prisoner to place of safety. Allow no lynching. THE CLOSING CONCERTS. w don't think much of tho ridi cule with which Mr. John A. Koeo ling, the millionaire, has been assail ed lwcauso in the exercise tff an un doubted right n nas quit Asne-vuiB as a place of residence ' because It voted for prohibition and returned to his former home In New Jersey. One may think as one pleases about the adequacy of his reason but we want more people In North Carolina, es pecially people with millions, but they ought to he allowed to feel that If they come here and deport them selves as good citizens but want to eave for reasons of their own, they will be permitted to do so without be- ng Jeered at. Tho Afternoon and Night Perform ances of the Metropolitan ' Grand Concert Company Two Delightful Occasion vlll the Singers Acquit ted Thmselves Handsomely to the l'leasure or Their Audiences,; Thoroughly enjoyed entertainments yesterday afternoon and last night by the Metropolitan Grand Concert Com pany brought the series of perform ances which that company offered the city to a close. While the enterprise n lnent 'citizens of Dilworth. and some of the heaviest taxpayers Charlotte, are follows: ti The Are alarm at the .corner of East Boulevard was promptly turn ed in. . .,, .; (3) The city department aio. noi promptly arrive. n wh.n thev did arrive, they had no wrench with which they could onen the hydrants, and they had to borrow one from the shops of- the im.rii-m Machine fomnany, pome 600 yards from the hydrant where they wanted to use U. wnen wiry got ready to shut off the water, a wrench was borrowed from the house of Mr. E. W. Thompson. (4) No fire engine camo wh which to raise sufficient pressure iu flirht the fire. The natural pressure fmm th hvdrsnt was very low, (5) Long before the department reached the fire, the employes or tne Machine Company, the southern Cotton Oil Company and the Arhertnn MHI turned out with their organized fire departments, under the leadership of Mr. Ed Sargent, and got the fire under control with water fur nished from cisterns by the commnea fire pumps of the Atherton Mill and the Southern Cotton 'Oil Company. We believe that If this fire had oc curred in the night when the volun tary fine-fighters of these factories were not on the alert, and when the city department would have been the only dependence, this entire hlocg in Dilworth would have burned. While we do not wiFh to cast asper sions on any worthy citizen who be long to any part of the ?I'y's fire ser vw w think the' public ouscht to be Informed that there is fomethlng wrong somewhere, with a view to de manding the prompt correctlpn of FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. as was not a financial success, oalnir partly to the great disadvantage ajv11" wnlch can b afl.n,tcly ,hnwn which the weather put the affair whh 'c;nnthPn roUn Oil Company. E, Every right-minded man must sympathize with the Indignation of the Holiness preacher In Buncombe county on account of tho atrocious alumny which has been uttered agulnst him and on account of which he has become involved In the courts, He has been Indicted for bigamy, the specification being that he has three wives. This charge ho rcpu dlates with scorn, protesting and his claim must be allowed until the ontrary Is proved that he has only two. According to a story generally ac cepted us true, Count Laszlo Szcch- nyl and his an'lerbilt tirliie were pri-ceded to Europe by $3,000,000 of he hitter's fortune, which had been ransferred to banks In Buda-resth subject to the Joint order of the count and countess. Ana tnis in a me when money Is none too plentl- ul. What Is Congress thinking about that non of tho proposed financial gislation provides any remedy for uch shocks to the balance of trade? The Charleston News and Courier an tlnv t.-rate opponent of North Carolina hlstorjv "One evidence that North Carolina did not produce An drew Jackson," says our belligerent contemporary, ''is the fact that It did Produce Joseph Cannon." A -specimen of the reasoning with which South Carolina historians have made us familiar. It is North Carolina's pride that she can show a greater variety of products than almost any other State at all. President Roosevelt's denial that he Is usln'sr Federal ' patronage for the promotion of Secretary Taft's candidacy Is not calculated to help the administration causa in the South. It appears that '.he Japanese open ed th door in Manchuria all right enough, but unhappily for American and European exporters they closed It behind them. By his spech in tho-. House .yester day Champ -Clark appears to have carried off the laurels of the session. Secretary Taft's presidential stock Is befinniog to look decidedly bull ish, : ' the consequently reduced attendance, yet a most useful purpose was serr ed, In affording to the people of Char lotte a musical treat which cannot fall to have . a beneflceat e,ffect on the musical taste of the people. The ladles and gentlemen composing the company are not only gifted In their art but are most pleasant personally and mnil numerous friends during their brief stay in the city. The afternoon concert began at S o'clock. One of the most praise worthy features was the . singing of Miss Adah Campbell Hussey, who is better adapted to the rendition of songs than to that of ' operatic ex tracts. Her singing was truly delight ful. Especially charming was her In terprotatlon of "Der Nussbaum," by Schumann. Her diction was clear and distinct and her shading truly artis tic. r Mr. Edward Strong, the tenor, did not sing the numbers mentioned on it ho programme, 'but substituted for them. "I'll Sing Thee Songs Of Araiby, and "Over tho Desert Plain" for the first and second numbers. He again demonstrated to the full his great power and ease of tone formation in the upper regluter. He was enthusl astlcally Applauded. Miss Flor-mce Hlnkle Is endowed with a very fine lyric soprano, which shone. resplcnJc-nt in the. four little pieces of bric-a-brac wnicn sne of fered. Her high notes were as clear as a bell and true. Her medium register Is of fine color and quality. The basso, Mr. Teaenric Martin. sniistituie'd Schubert's "Wanderer " and an Arthur Foote selection for the first and second numbers on the pro gramme. The melancholy story of thrf wanderer was well interpreted by the singer, his rendition being full of dramatic power. The "Im Gelster- hauch ToenU mlr Zurueck" was well done, with the exception of last note, which was rather uncertain ana. not steadfast. The quartette extract from Liza Lehmann's "In a Persian Garden" was well sung and completely capti vated the audience.' The, work of the accompanist, Miss Mlorence Mc Millan, was Indeed well done. It seems that the best la oft times saved for the very last, so as to leave a strong desire, nay a craving for a repetition In the ll-fteners" ears. Such was the case with the Methropolltan Grand Opera Company; its members made their farewell bow to Charlotte In a programme which was much better suited to the tendency of their voices and their respective temper ament, than that of their first appear ance, oratorio singing is an art ""in Itself, anj a specialist is always more thorough than a "Jack of all trades." In the extracts from Haendel's "Mes siah." Haydn's 'Creation." Mendels sohn's "Elijah" and Saint fiaens' 'De lllah" the singers did themse.vrs morye Justice than on previous occasions. And one might add that these ora torlal selections are really better suit ed for concert use than operatic ex cerpts. Mtss H Inkle's rendition of the- "With Verdure Clad", compared favortMy with that of Mile. Je Moss Hlssem who an,f same here on the occasion, of her appearance with the Dam rose h Orchestra. "O Love Thy W. Thompson. D. M.: American Machine land Manufacturing Com pany. William H. Flint, Secretary and Treasurer; Edward L. Sargent; The Charlotte Trouser Company. R. C. Moore. Assistant Treasur er; R. C. Moore, W. T. Tallferro; Charlotte Cordage Com pany, Mr. J. L. Sexton, Presi dent and Treasurer; J. I Sexton, J. E. Crayton. Walter Rrem, J. Robin Brem, R. A. Mayer, H. M. Brannon, B P. Springs. W. A. Reynolds, E. W. Thompson. Edwin Howard, . T. Wheeler, C. B. Bryant, T. W. Crews, R. O. Brlce, Edward M. Bell, T L. Black, W. R. Cornell, W. D. Carpenter, W. M. Lyles, E. T. Stenersen, C. F. Shuman. , J. W. Mobley. Robert J. Waller. H. C, Long. John F. Torke, T. C. Guthrie. L. W. Porter. Mr. Charles IL Ireland Places For mer Speaker Justice In Nomination For the Office Klate Needs a Man well --Qualified 'and Equipped and Mr. Ireland Believes Mr. Justice is - the Man. ; To the Business Men of North Car. Una: . . ' ' The Legislature has adjourned an I believe the consensus of oplnicn is that it was a wise anj partoiii; body and even those who reviled H last year a .being raileal and fanatical have concluded tnat at'.er au nas uu said and done that Us.bly the Leg islature of 10 was perhaps the most representative body that ha as sembled in Raleigh fcince thv war. and that the consequence of its ac tlons has been more far reaching s.nil beneficial In buildl.l t UP the In terpara of the State. 'It trje the -itation of oassenger rates caused some uneasiness as t tha outcome. but as that has been amicably ad lusted to the aatisfajtliu Of all con cerned that happily wrfiJ-aot ootbo In the future aJJuatmen; of what has always been the mattsr of chief con cern to the business Interests of the State, namelv the equalization and corrections of the Inequalities of freight rates and the discriminations against North Carolina in the trans uortation of her great material In terest both intra and inter-State. That this should be done I believe every one concedes but a part of the rail road oeonle themselves, but this -is no new awakening. It was iert by the Legislature of 1908 to take the first step towards correcting this in equality and it behooves the business interests ot the State to see that thU matter is continued until proper re lief Is granted. The State has ap propriated a sum to aid In prenins this claim but it is necessary that the State be further fortified by fur nUhlng it with the ablest talent be had In pressing its claims. No novice can do this; time, effort, lab.ir, talent, patience and persistence are necessary to fit one for this duty and In addition to this, ability to know and the determination to persist until the State Is fairly treated in its freight naulage. ' This brings to the front this In qulry: Who is to so It and where Is the man qualified to fill thla poj:tl.m? ine answer is, the Attorney tlrt'iorai or tne state la the proper and tniy man who should io It, and l.-i my numDie judgment It Is far more im portant to the business intro?a of North Carolina as to who will be our next Attorney General than It is as to who will be Governor. The nniwer to the second Is. Hon. Riiward .T. Tn. nee. ex-hpeaker pf the House of Rep resentatives, of 1904. He, In my Judgment, is by far better qualified and equipped for this work than cny man In the State; honest, wl-?i, con servative, ame and true. His abso lute consistency in all the delicate and difficult legislation of the last year marks him as pre-eminently fit ted to stand up for the people's In terest In In any cause that may arise. 1 have never spoken to him about wo.,! ! k ,,,?r J0 1 know , that he would be willing to make the pecu- nlary sacrifice whlrh h. , n , -J "whiii lid v t: to make to serve In this capacity, but he is pa rlotlc and I believe the business interest nf th c.t. Jl IL11" UP."" hls taklnff office as ui inn nour. CHARLES H. IRELAND. Greensboro, Feb. 13th, 1908. A FRIGHTFUL EXAMPLE. Showing Wherein n., Ground. 0""UJa W ,Snre '.. To the Editor of The Observer: . "S(,rver ' usually so correct n Its literary references. that a little slip-up" attracts all the more ttentlon. In tho edlt.-.ni hi. J ln. reara to the Kltchln letter Mr. Barkis is credited with saying Brooks of Sheffield is smart." nis remark was mart v m-- Murdstone on the occasion wh.n h carried little David Copperfleld to a seaside resort, and there met Mr. Qulnlon and several other friends. Quinlon Was twitting Mr. Murrlntonn about his attentions to rvM' mother, the "bewitching little wid ow." 'Qulnlon, said Mr. Murdstone. "take care If you please. Somebody's sharp." Who Is?" asked the gentleman. laughing. "Only BrooksJ of Sheffield." said Mr. Murdstone. Whereupon David In his quaint, childish way remarks, "I was quite relieved to find that It was only Iirooks of Sheffield, for, at first. I really thought. It was I." (See David Copperfleld, Vol. 1, Page 18). T. C. GUTHRIE. Mr. Guthrie certainly has The Observer on the hip and ha demon strated to it the unwisdom of trying to quote from memory from a book which one has) not read or opened for well, not to be too deflnlto, a great many years. Editor. WASH LVGTON DCKE'S RECIPE. CONSTRCCTIOV OR DESTRUCTION Lot r Adopt a Policy of Justice and Falr-Deallng. to wiconragn imm ment and Forward the Develop ment of the State. Laurinburg Exchange. In another column we are copying ft leading eauoriai iron n lotte Observer of a few days ano. We are copying It on account of in real merit, and we nsK a carerui reading of the same at the hand of our subscribers. Wo ell know that our State Is Just In the making: In many Important matter rfiirs is a virgin State and u- rich field fo de velopment. In order to properly de velop we must nave money and iois of money. Money is timid, and right ly so. In order to get money the very life-blood of n commimlty-r-we must show by our spe?ch and by our acts that money Is to have honest treatment, the s'luare deal, jr you please to call it Hint. No phase of our life affect financial interest more than 'loos our political prac tices. This being so thru wan or ret of men whos preachments nre un warranted by cxlitliijr circumstances should be frowned upon. Tmnrnnne unit fraudulent deallnas l ..I I V.h -.- i h'htllinr T.Mn PQUIIIU in; " i . ...--. ..... . - - . - -- - tired by eora-jcatlons, firms or Indi viduals, but nt til" sametk me unjust nd uncalled-for attacks fin either should not be tolorated. we are now at a crucial period in our de velopment, and we owe It to our selves, our neighbors, and our coun try to see to It that no uncalled-for steD is taken, the result of which will probably be disastrous to our general welfare. Hy giving both in dividual and ' corporation square treatment and letting the world know that as a State we are for the honest thing In all our dealings and that prejudice has no placo. with us, we can and will contribute In an Im measurable degrVe toward the barely begun development of our State. Politics we want, politics we must have, but we do not want and we ward on a sure foundation, always cannot afford to have , the" kind of inclined to the conservative and polities that i means fright, turmoil, j never radical unless the cause for uneasiness and a general business de-j(urh action actually exists, and Is pression the cost is too great. Let's not the mere dream of an office hold our heads level and inarch for-1 seeker. Pioneer Durliam Tobacco Manufac turer's Pithy Business Maxim. Wall Street Journal. Tho late Washington Duke, pioneer of the Industry which later devel oped into the American Tobacco Company, was once asked for a re cipe for being successful In business. He replied: "Find out wnat tne peo ple want, and then give It to them good and plenty." Andrew Carnegie at the Genesee Society dinner In this city recently told the peoplo that the way to get on In the world was to get to work a little earlier and stay a little later than the other fellow. There Is much wisdom in this, although the union ist's view differs somewhat from Mr. Carnegie's. Many a boy. as well as many a man, haa missed the critical opportunity of his ife by being alto gether too careful to get away five minutes before the end of his days work, rather than to stay five min utes later. There is a, big printing establish ment In Washington, D. C., every man Is said' to have his hand on his coat and hat five minutes be fore the hour of closing. This Is not the kind of devotion to duty which tho great iron-master or the great tobacco manufacturer had in mind. The love of & mans work Is the magnet that ought to hold him to It. rather than the fear of giving a few minutes' extra time to his employer. Greatly Appreciated Commendation. !.cxlngton DUpatch. The Charlotte Obrver Is striking some giant blows in the Interest of good government and Democracy these da vs. Tho able editor never turned out better artless than he Is doing now. There is statesmansnlp In every line. 'H4i--fHtll-H-tts' 1 IsWesfer! Jo Well, the weather's all right, but we should have the proper garments. We are having special cut prices on just what the weather demands. First Are Raincoats All Men's Raincoats from $10.00 to $25.00. at just 1-3 Off. ' V -'- ' ' - ' ' One lot Boy's Raincoats, 10 to 18 years, sold for $6.00. Sale price.. .... .. ....... ....... ... ... ...$.300 Ladies' Raincoats 1-2 Price . - . . Any Raincoat in' our Ladies' Ready-to-Wear -Depart ment at just half price. . $2.00 Umbrellas $1.50 ' Wc found after taking stock we were short , on $1.50 Umbrellas anjl overstocked on $2.00 Umbrellas, so rather than buy others to sell at $1.50 we marked the- $2.00 ones down, to ... $1.50 These Umbrellas are 0. K. ' Now For Rubbers - We have Men's and Ladies' regular Rubbers, Sandals, Boots and Arctics and a big stock Children's Rub bers; all new, fresh, clean goods, not old and rotten, and the prices you can bet are right. , $7.50 Off on a $22.50 Suit Michael-Stern's best Suits and Overcoats, those new models of this season, Black Unfinished Worsteds, -Cheviots and neat Grey and Fancy Worsteds; any price or any style of Suit or Overcoat. - - 1-3 Off For Cash Three or four lots Men's Long Oxford Heavy Over coats from $10.00 to $15.00. Choice Half Price. . VT 0i TT.i.- i Our pew $3.00 Hats are here and the styles are up to - the minute. JNobby snapjs and colors in soft and stiff .... .... ......... ..... ..... .....$3.00 Our spring "Dilworth" Hat? arc swell and nobby, soft and stiff. ; ... $2.50 We Do Sell Shoes ; . ' . - "''' l : And sell as good as the best. ' Our "Knox," made by Dorsch & Sons, can't be beat for. . . .$5.00 and $6.00 Our Dilworth $4.00 Shoe ' For men is a snappy, swell, comfortable Slipe. No bet ter made for men at. . . . . . ...... . , . ... .'. . .$4.00 s " "Sorosis" All ladies who wear this Shoe are charmed with it Wc , are sole agents for "Sorosis". for Women at ...... .....$3.50 and $4.00 "Sorosis", for Men at ..... ..... .... .7 .... ....$5.00 ' "Security School Shoe" Parents have little trouble-with this Shoe for their Girls and Boys. It's a good one. This Cut -Price Sale of Men's and Boys' Suits and Overcoats is i or Cash on'v we charge no one at the cut price. , ' ; r i
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