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CHARLOTTE DAILY 01 VZU, HAY CI; lallsbe. D. A- XOMTIOMt - lOt DOLTS REMARKS -: AT THE . ' COSUOlXiUTXX axj pixser. We are In receipt Of the following ' letter from Mr, Hamilton Holt, man afinf editor Of The Independent: , Kw Tork. May th, 1S0S. To the Editor of The Observer: i . Mr auentloa . lias boeo called to en . account In your issue of May M the . Cosmopolitan Club dinner In New York CUy in, which. my remarka-doubtless tijlt V eft from report In The New York Amer- , Ira a. are muiieioUKty mwiiiio nrka .nmtn tram The New York Time the seeood day after the dinner which states the facts as far as I am oncerned. and also an editorial from TU Independent. . .. Those present were decent and self . respecting- men and women, and abeo-"- iuuly siothin occurred which would justify the sensational reports sent ouC. Neither I nor anyone else defended the InUrmarriase of the races in any way. I think It Is only fa'"" ,ht wherever such misrepresentation has appeared the ' correction should be as mlly made. ... - Very truly yours, , - HAMTLTON HOI.T. U '; .. . Manaalnf -Editor. - HTha parts of The New York Times tory, referring to Mr. Holt, ioiiow: WM i single exception tha white members of the Cosmopolitan Society who ttnded the dinner. In Pack' a res- 4...n ' ij rniiini street. n Monday BBVM . - " ' I ' both sexes ule side by rlcj. expresses themselves yesterday as opposed to ml- ., - mr 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ai tin t-aca vmhlom Itlimish they saw nothing ex traordinary in the meetlna- of the educat- ed of the two races at a social atherinr. Jin effreed that reports of the speeches h purport Ins; to mske Hamilton Holt, man . aalna: editor of The Inrtfnenrtent. declare . tm iuvr a! mixed merriarea. were utr- " W vronrous. Mr. Holt, while he men tioned lntermarrtane In his soeerb as one of the four wsys sugeestpd of dealln - with tha problem, utterly rejected it. de ' rlarlns; that eiiucatlnn. brinrlne- about .In due time the wpeC "f one race for the other, was the only solution bos- ,e e ' "Hamilton1 Holt himself romplalned Wtterly yesterday that his speech hnd hees crossly misrepresented In certain " 'I said In my spoech.' dwlired Mr. 'TTolt. that there were four wavs of doal- Ins; with the racs problem. Those wsys were extermination, doooristlon. assfmi- Istlon And eduction. The rst two. I re Wsrked. were imnosslble. T snld that m ' termarrlnfe. M It wers between white .i neti asd motored women end not be- ween eoiorsd men and while women. -Mild bleach the race, but I rejected this as a. proper solution. T then laid stress upon- tha education of the nesri race ss the best menns of deallnf with the nrMm.' YUnlit O VIHard. sranrtson of Wll- . llam Uovd Garrison, who was present at ths dinner as sn Invited auest and . wet ss a . member of the society, mode a ; eeeeh. hut did not s-v"Ct Intsrmar rlsso any rnor than did Mr. Holt. "'Many of the newspaper socotints of b d'xr are msi'cifius end fnlse ' snld Mr. Vlllard last plsfhf. 'The slbir nf Intermarrtiiee wes not dlscu'sed bv snv f tbe speaker" snv bv on In nasst", ... and ha declnred It to b Imoosslb1. Th ribleet of th meetloe; wns mero for the fmrnnse of exebanains Mess on hnmi best ta "lf frsed fh rld nnil ' " 2"he editorial of The Independent, . to which Mr. Holt refers, Is headed V Newspaper Sensation," and reads: "X Uttle company of men and women hav met occasionally at private houses M Wkl J II IU . J VIIVIIJOI ll WIIMV .. they can help tha colored people of the ' neighborhood and relieve the Inter-raclal prejudice. They Include several white men and women engaged In social work and a number of eolored clergymen, edi tors, ate., with representatives of old families of abolition heritage. Last week they agreed tor the first time to bold a dinner In this city and bivlte a number - af friends to meet with them. It was a kin .ff.l. I. . - V. A u n. -. a Mat ' respectable people. The subject under discussion was caste prejudice, and It 1 was treated conservatively. Not a word was said or a thing done .in the least out of ths way. We know, for one of our ! editors was there and spoke, as did ah editor of the leading evening paper or this city. The New York Times grave a few lines to It the next MiomlnaT. and Its reporter said after- ' ward that be did not see anything n it to make a 'story of. Hut there are papers which expect their re porters to make a 'story' whether there Is one or not; snd the reporter of such a paper was present, and he made a faire' nf It. describing It as a dis gusting attempt to exhibit clone social re lations between whit and colored men and women and to defend and urge In termarriage of the races. .There whs ab solutely nothing of the sort said; not an . act. or expression that was hot perfectly seemly: and yet that Journal ao distorted Vie facts ss to do a serious Injury to modest and self-respecting women, and send a foul sensation over tha entire country. Not one of those present has any occasion to b ashamed tt hla part tn It In fact, their purpose imd their conduct were highly creditable to them. As they hnve nothing to regret our sym pathy goes more, to those who are con demned to resd such products of Inven tion snd Inveracity limn to those thus travestied. The latter suffer some wrong, hut ther know the truth: It Is tlie rend ers Of the Journals who are deceived that suffer the greater wrong." 1 The quotation In Tha Olni rvcr of .- tha 3d ii U'hl.'ti Mf Hull ,.KI. and which ha says was ilouhtleiv ta . ken from The Xew York American 1t may have been; we got It from The Charleston Xews and Courier where It appeared without credit, as : wa remember) was as follows: "Conditions ars going to gf wors In the Kouth before they get tmfter. When ,. the eolifwd people gat educated the whites in the South will have to recognise Hum aa their equals. iA great nut burst, of applause and hand-clapping greeted this statement. V What must the remedy be? To iet thingu remain as they are Is un aatlsfaetorr; deporutlon is Impossible; then It must be amalgamation and edu cation. Intermarriage, H continued long enough, would solve this race problem. fThi applause that this received was sot Mopped for several minutes." . . r i. ...iti.j , ... . . . ' the charge of having advocated inter marriage oPtha races: he oniv man. tioned it aa oAg of fonr. method pf j wiving tn twq q u est ion n a titter red to it to reject it The Observer takes great pleasure in doing him justice, ' but cannot allow the matter to pass erf without ft reference to the fact set' out In The JJew York Time re port, which Mr. Holt forwarda. that at (he dinner in queetlon ."whites and negroes) of both sexes ate ' aid by side- pen which i w have to re mark that when this becomes art es tablished custom , intermarriage will follow logically,' Talk against amal gamation l to tie purpose when we .adopt ftoclal custom which lead . In evitably to it. A to the declaration f The Independent that at the Cos mopolitan dinner ther was "not a a act or expression that -was -not per fectly oeem ly," it distinguished man aging editor mut pardon us for ex yression ef opinion that the, art of tsrhlte and negroes ef both xr J!a frf tegvther en s paai - of perfect l r 4 iultlyi PfJtlf tro.seemly Jn4b. highest degree. . Eeor quitting the ubjct w must make another citation 1 from The Time atory, which we uaumi tq be correct throufhoat. ife Mr.' Bolt does not fndloat the contrary .' "XnXerday the sole whit, diner wit did not utpoke4r declare .aerainat h-. termarnace waa Andre Trtdon; a Kreneft- maa connected wit a u miurc t Jf;sue, and treasurer of the society. " 'Marrluxe,' said he, la a thine that 10 each ariren eaae eooeerae arwrly end al most solely the .two persona involved, i would br no means frown npont mar riage between a colored woman or man and a member of a white race. I think that U such a mania- were to he c--tracted by two members of the club that all of the other member of the society would -o to the weddln. But no such marriages have taken place in, our so ciety." . ' , And yet "another; ' Miss Mary White Ovine-ton. oauimter i nf Theodore T. vtnaton, a. wealthy ones- chant -Ms Fl'th avenue, who was m 0f the white women at the dinner, said that there had been pothng out of the ordinary there. She saw -no narra in negroes snd educated whites dining to gether. But sne certainly uiu nui lieva in intermarriage." There la no disputing about taste but to dlscountenanea Intermarriage after countenancing inter-racial din ina is a vain thing, Tha talk of tha Cosmopolitan diners points ona way; their dining! lead tba othr, , TirE SVXDAY OUSERVEH. The Observer will begin publication Sunday of a aerlea of timely .arti cles that. ehould, appeal, to large claea of readers. The aerlea, which i from the pen of Rufua Rockwell WH- son, will deal with every pheee of politics, from the precinct meeting to the national convention. They ' are written in pimple, understandable style and will prove a liberal educa tion to tha American boy Just coming of agei. The first article, which ap pears Runday, Is entitled. ,JThe Mak ing of apreBdent. and for Sunday week wll follow "Chance and the Presidency Even the seasoned cam palgner wll find in Mr. Wilson ar ticles something to Interest him. Another new feature, which atarts Sunday, is theVrlee of "Classics In a Page." Stories famous the worid over have been "boiled down" to one page and In this comprehensive condensa tion the reader receives a satisfac tion second only to a perusal of the complete story. The first of the ae ries will be "The Story of Baron Mun chausen." , The second of Col. Fred A. Olds articles "A Jaunt Through Eastern North Carolina," will appear Sunday and the shorter article and fiction will all be worth while. We distinctly resent the attempt of The Htatsvllle Landmark to bring The Observer into disfavor in Iredell because we reject it word "reverent" when the real word Is "reverend." We readily condog with that contem porary in its contention that Iredo'l la the final authority on the vernacu lar, but when It Imputes "reverent" to Iredell we have to be shown. Borne of the Ignorant may come over It that way but we are still here to Insist that the best people of that county, when offered sugar and water with their sowpaw, ami reject both, do ad by saying, "No, thank you: M'll take "It reverend." The Landmark' Illustration: "When the . StatesvlUe doctor told the Wilkes county lady that a doss of castor oil in a little wlniTor whlskeyMwould heTnore pala table, and she asked: 'Doctor, would it make any difference If X take it reverent V " doesn't Illustrate because It has no bearing. They are liable to say anything In Wilkes. ' W have not observed that Immod erate glee on the part of the sup porters of Mr. Craig, to which we see occasional references, on account of the fact that up to thl time he ha a long lead In ths voting. We have no thought that ha will ever be over taken but his friends are perfectly well aware of the fact that the bulk of his votes thus far has come' from his own congressional district, all the counties of which excepting two have spoken, while only two of the coun ties of the fifth district, two of the second and one of the fourth has done so. While none of these dis tricts complete will bring either of hie competitors even with him they will reduce his lead materially and the contest will be fought out on neutral ground. It Is yet to be de cided, and Mr. Craig's supporters are not children In politics to shoufrnvhen only one-third of the State has been heard from. Great Britain and Europe have al ways raised many objections against the American skyscraper as a build ing type and declared that they would none of It. Its erection- In their cltle tend forbidden by the height limit imposed for varioua reasons upon all builders. Not even In London, Berlin or Pari Is there one such structure. Now, however, the corporation of Liverpool I reported in dispatches to have authorized the conatruetlon of an office building three hundred feet high opposite a landing stage on the Mersey, Thus a city maintaining the closest possible commercial relation with the United State set an exam- ."-yejg"v-y--',--J 'tOTarxjMF:roin wrTBra f.tit- tlrely wasted upon others. , The sky scraper ha at last crossed tba At lantic, i The Norfolk Vlrglnlan-Pnot would have u remember that when Tom I Johnson controlled the Cleveland lines he kept fare aft th highest point, beginning his low-rate crusade only after he had poured million of water into the stock and unloaded on other people at thl fictitious valua tion. Which statement of Tom pre-politlcal activities 1 quite correct. We were not unfamiliar with these fact nor naverjeni 1SL i&Jajwrlt ing but had uaer consideration for the moment only, the man later ca reer and the canse of hi uccea thu far a practical poUtlcIan, Ths Vlrglnlan-Pllot a diseetecm for Cleve 1n4'f.pK'turequ .-millionaire dema gogue cap not be mere emphatic than our own. - - We xnuat correct, Jn oearycular. our friend, Mr. A. McKJnnon, presi dent' cf thJ-Jforth CaroUnatDrvislon f the 'Southern Cotton Association, whose courteous communication ap peared la yesterday's, paper by the way ' order: a misleading head ' ' Una which waa put on it in this offlce. He refer to ."advico. given tha farmers in i an. cdltorUI in The Observer' of the Id. Tha ta a onfuelon of terms. Vk'a tebserva tha work of tha farmers tn their Individual efforts or organ- lzed caDacltv with the keenest and friendliest Intereat,: but never give them advice, tearing that to those whe, sr. .M.Mt.n . hm . ' ., ,. instance. 'we could -tall them, with knowledge, when to aell eottoa and wbes to bold if, when to pitch large crops and when to reduce acreage. we would do ao and make them all rich. But we don't know and bene don't say. The editorial in tjueetion waa not one of advice put dealt .only. with matters, which b.ve pasaed into History. "Not since the death Of Sidney La- nier and . Father Ryan says Our Home Field, which ia published by the Home Mission Board of tba South ern Baptlet Convention, "ha the death ot any Southern poet produced such universal sorrow or fallen as ao ore calamity upon the South aa did tha death Of J4r, . UcXelU last . Octo ber. He had not achieved such fame aa they, but he had not lived aa long. He died young. Hlf work la the work of youth. Such a youth H waa to have done such work! No other Southern poet of auch youthful year has left o worthy and so enduring in Tk- ,ih,',- nent in leUere. The tribute a monument la Just. And how he la missed! Everybody ha. learned thl. .aon that Ir im m At swlamaa A .bA rit I av w,-y v as-wsv I until after the aheep-shearlng rain. Atlanta just simply, had to get Jo the procession. BUST? SIGHT WITH CLUB. Greater Charlotte Club Plans to Kn- tertain the PuMitdicra litis Month --Otlicr Mauera. A well attended and enthusiastic meeting of the Greater Charlotte Club was held in tne aasemDiy room of the Selwyn last night. After the uaual routine business was disposed of the matter of the en tertainment of the Southern Publish er Association was brought up and a motion made that the club co-oper- ate with the newspaper men of the city In making the occasion one of e'l x v an m u sinrv f n u s-wd ewin nna Ar i exceptional pleasure to the visitor. Special Invitation will be sent to those who may possibly attend- Among otner arrangement a committee of twelve was appointed to meet the vis itors at the trains, Mr. A. M. McDon ald was made chairman. A suggestion was made by Air. Clarence Kuester that a meeting be held at which the traveling men of Charlotte be invited In order ' that they may get in touch with the work of the club and become acquainted with the members. A committee was appointed to arrange for auch a meeting. ' Mr. McDonald -held that the mem bership of the club is entirely too mall and that ther should at least -twice the present membership, and urged that step be taken to draw tn new members.- - On motion of Mr. Edgar B. Moore the club instructed the secretary to go to Wilmington with the hotel men on the lBtn to work for the next con ventlon of the T. P. A. A committee of three consisting of Messrs. Ueorge a. Bellinger, Dr. J. F. Robertson and Secretary Corwlth was appointed to take jp the matter Of circulating a petition among the prop erty holders ef West Trade and Routh Tryon streets and aee If those streets can lie paved, Mr. Moore offered a suggestion that the club should work for the next convention of the American Cotton Asoclation and a committee ef five was appointed Mo represent the club at thejtlchmond meeting for this purpose. This committee Is com posed of Messrs, C. B. Bryant, chair man; Stuart W. Cramer, A. C. Hutch ison, D- A. Tompkins, A. H. Wash burn. A committee of twelve was appoint ed to receive the Retail merchant Association, Mr. J. O. Gardner being chairman. A vote of thanks waa tendered to Mr. Edgar B. Moore for the delight ful lunch which he served to the club at the close of the business meeting. MUSICAL XV EXT CONnXES. Old Time Musician Will Perform Again 'Jin Afternoon ana to. Mght. ... - , T Again last night did. the musicians of the old school pour forth melodies In the Auditorium to another large and pleased audience. The pro grammes seem to have -the power of attracting and holding after they have attracted, for the management, act ing upon requeata from numerous sources, haa agreed to offer another matinee to-day and a night perform ance at 8:30 o'clock. The instru ment artist who were put on the stage last night were choice and they were howiingly applauded at times. me festivals personnel ha oeen covered before In notices of the per formance, and no exaggeration was called for in pronouncing them to bk of a high order. There is not only the plensure of listening to tha old tunes which no longer enjoy the dis tinction of being classic, but there 1 added thereto the enjoyment of hear ing real artists, xnere were not ft few of them among the aggregation whloh waa brought to Charlotte th( I week, many of them being of the first stripe. - There la rejuvenation In listening fiddle, and memnrv la all astir aa th sounds of old tune almost forgotten are touched into life and mad to flow at the Inspiration of these musi cians of the years ago. The audience have enjoyed each performance and tetlfid to their appreciation by af fording good' house each tlm. v The matinee will be held at S:10 o'clock this afternoon and will be giv en for children only, the a drills to a being 10 cent. All the leading per former are being retained for thla event and that of the evening. Mrs. Will Cooper. Of 8tatevtll, will' play the piano accompaniment to her fath er. Professor Grubber, who la ene of the chief rtlta. - v . ; . ;- -- Communion ftervlee To-Moitow. rommnT6nnwirce'w held Id morrow at th Ebenexer A. R. P. church and alao at the Kardls church, both in the county. Rev. R. A. Lnmmu of Edgemoor, 8. C h been doing the preparatory preaching at the former and Rev, 3, L. Oates. ef Hickory Grove, ft C at th latter. They will officiate at the sacramental service to morrow, . -:-.. Anhaal ewlon of fh Omrnf Cowncfl of tle Carol toak U. C. T.. in Ad. - Ville Next W eek to" Re Urrat f vent Maa to Attend I rora Charlotte - -r-ium iT-ogrwuime. The members or Charlotte ifcmncil. . J7, United Commercial Travelers, are looking , forward to the annual Hon of the' Grand Council of the Carolina which la to be held ia Ash- vine next Friday -and Saturday, with a in ante a decree interest. Dele gate .will he to attendance - from every council in the two tatee and, I at least 199 will ro from Charlotte. dl!Si. " ' Wl!L wiil I ed Vor thT wriosr - aid ; th u.ur.. Jt f YtTLa. .H. Inamber of ladiea wlU aecomoaar tha AL.t.,Vf' 7. i. SZZ o)oj me social - restiviuee wnic festivities promise to be one of the marked fea tures of the session, - The programme ii me convention j s follow: ' . may; i itu. ' .-. :!0 a. m.- Open session Grand Coun cil in council chamber. . Prayer by Rev. Thomas E. Smiley. .Address of welcome. Mr, Lock .. Craig. ' Response bv Bro. C. C Tarlor. p. m Business session Grand tjouncii. p., m. Trolley ride-over all line or in city terminating at Overlook arK. p. m-Lunch at Overlook, Cafe. JUusm and other enterUlnmefita,t y MAY HTH. .:' ' 9 a. m. Opening Grand Council - in business session. , t 3 p. m.- Drive over Blltmore Estate. p. m. Meeting of Grand Council in initiatory-work.- - ., .- 1 9 to 11:10 p. m.-Reception for 1ft- aie at Battery Park .Hotel. (MAY 17TH. ' ' A Special services. ' . The officer of the Grand Council are: B. Jfl, Trogdon. O, K. C; H. E. Hlam, O, Jr. C; C. H. Jones, O. f C.i Loul. N- Schiff. Q. flecfjr; J- - Channonhouse, O. Treaa,; O. willlama, O. Cond.; J. 14. Burna, p. Page; J. C. Hendlev. G. Sent. The officer of Aahevllle Council, -. Z. TT JT KJesVHL COHDMiOri K W. Bryant, aen- lor counselor: J. E. Call, tunior eouV. ior; it. warns, secretary-treasurer; J. A. Bouacareq, conductor; Hugh MU-I ler, page; A. L.. Wiley, sentinel.-. -. committees: Way and means. R M. Beadle, chairman; invitation, J, m. Jurns, chairman; hotel, H. M wrown, chairman; entertainment, J, r.. call, chairman; reception, . J. A. isouscaren. chairman The little booklets descriptive of the annual seasion were published by the Aahevllle board of trade and are mod el of excellence. They are printed on beautiful white paper, and are co piously illustrated. On the front page appear the following which amply set forth the purpose of the Dooxiei: -wnenever one decides to visit Ashevllle, certain Question ua- designed to answer most of them. It gest tnemseives. This booklet ia ... - contains no eiaoorate descriptions, bat it 1 filled with data and lllustratlona I or this most attractive city, revised tor .ni coition,' .MR. KITCHIN WILL LEAD. Primaries to Be Held in Seven CounlS' th' GoPl ,n Gastonla or Charlotte ties To-Day With an Aggregate Convention Poll of VS Voten Con veiitlons In Three Counties -Mr. Kitciun to Lead la. Voting For Gov eniorsiup a forecast, I Democratic primaries will be held In seven counties to-day a follows. urange, uranviiie, Chatham, Cald well, Cabarrus, Henderson and Yad kin. Conventions for the purpose of ratifying the action of the primaries previously held will take place in two counties, namely, .'Richmond and Dur. nam. Rowan will also bold it con vention,' but no' vote will be taken on the governorship In vleer of the fact that th county, has a candidate for ft state orace. . it is likely, however: that an agreement will be reached wheTeby the vote will b prorated I between the three candidates. - The even counties above mentioned will! have a poll of 67 vote In the State convention. Richmond and Durham counties have already acted " and hence no interest centre about their conventions. Rowan ha 17 vote la the convention. Thos who ar lnter.atad In thin 1. 1 noiiticat win so at a-iane tv,. st.. countle holding prlmarie to-day are situated in the territory of all three I candidate, with Mr. Kltchln ft decld- ri fsvnrit two ivtnir n Mi nn tti ;l fifth district and the other in eo- hv ion m nd " perchanc three tlons where he and hla friend havehnln,"tr" of the Gospel cannot - be put forth considerable effort. One county, Chatham. I In the fourth dl-, trlct, Mr. Horne'a, and one. Hender- on. I In' th tenth. Mr. Cralga dls- trlct. It la the opinion of well In-1 formed obaorver that Mr. K!teh!nL ivlll Mftitra tmMttmA v1iiri1ll Af he I total vote to-day. conservative est!- mates giving him from- IS to SI of i the 7 cat. HI two countle. Orange 1 waya aone Duainees. n one aishon-.n.n-.nvtn .vimiM .iv. him 1 orsble act In business or morals can solid strength, 17 vote and he UndPfJpV"B0,lJ, ! wlM relgn a may- plendld how t get a goodly share of the Chatham. Cabarrua and Yadkin . following, th vote In theae counties, however, being close. Row- an should give him t vote In the na- tural order of things, which with the following he gets In the other coun- tie will well hi toul to at least 15. Mr. Craig of cour will carry Hen- derson county solid, but it ; vot i only . which I but littis tnore than half that of Granville. Mr. Craig will carry Caldwell and also Yadkin and will put up a tlff fight In Cabarrua. He will alao command ft following in Chatham. Hi aggregate for the flay m k, a kik i I Mr. Home will get at least of the Jl vote east In Chatham and poaglbly more, the result depending entirely on th queetlon a. to . whether hie trength will develop ft expected.' He (the question will also get several or me utDtmiii county vot. Hla showing -will prob- ably amount to about half of , that of Mr'Cri ., The result of to-day' prlmarie in itv.iv nine the Craig column f something tn the neighborhood of 100 votes, Kltchln foHowIng about 1J0 and th Horne atrngth adoui Area of Wlntew Wheat t l.tlt.OOtt - Arree More Than the Are Harvest : ed Last year. - . , Whington. . May . Th Depart ment ef Agriculture in It summary of tha May crop report issued to-day places the total area of winter wheat standing on May 1st to he harvested at ry,741,COO acre, or 1.111,009 acre more than .the area harveted : r last year. . " - The average condition May 1st waa 1.0, a compared with 1. April let. and 8J. May lt, 11- t In rye the average condition of the crop was 00.1, a compared with t.l April 1st, and May 1st. HOT. . lllcal Colloge Gradnste. SUx students will graduate from th North CarolfnaMa1cat tllfre day night- these being: Messrs. H. E. McMurray. H- A. Wakefield, J, T. Buff, F. L. Mock. W. P. Wilson and C L. Hyatf. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached to-morrow at It o'clock b Rev. W. . Klncald. pastor of th First Presbyterian church. The grad uating exerel will be held Men day night In the Academy of Music. Tlx? Word eTrtiks" Was tnt in ni Other ConutiuiilcaUou "l'ir ' Home . Coiibpmpf ton" .grees) '. to Bind UrasI 1r an Investigation, He Kays, bjr Three Sunlstrra or Tore JSutifnene Wen. ,4 To the Editor Ot The Observer: , 'r . I doat waa yea ta think I am Im portunate or unduly solicitous in tw portgning you once more to. publish this reply to the lying article appear ing in your column yesterday eigned by 4. V. Atklna. yoar correspondent from Oaatonla. . The mere fact that any man can alga his same as corres pondent of your paper dignlflea him i ' f ,ubUe to i merit reply no matter how Jnslg- I AUloa published an article in hla I ianftr m m. laat vear which waa a tissue of falsehoods from beginning t end about fight being led before the count commissioners by me,- and said i ,, wrote a . cor rection In " a ; gentlemanly a way a I oould under the clrcum stances, , carred 'ft car hoe,; copy ef it to mm , ana a copy - to you, ft u waa published in The Observer also- Yon, like the broad-minded gentlemaa you are; very cordially aald, "Yes. I arm take pleasure tn publiaking your version of it and correcting any seem ing wrong that X may hav done by producing the article at first." But did this fellow t Gastonla do thiT Not much. He poeitlvely refused- I had never met him before and never want to v again unless under some elrcum, stances I might be forced to meet him. I explained the matter in detail to him in person and told him that the crowd f had been fighting down there was generally led by blind tigers and gambler and naked him how he could, knowing these facta, longer back up uch a crowd. A my fight Jiad never been on any one else except in bust- ness (I fight 'those in buMneas who fight me) 1 believe in reciprocity. And the far-fetched and roundabout way that falsifier went to get an opportu nity to ty I waa ft iiar anowa mat he was begging the question. The word "Trick" ia my ahort article to you had no reference whatever to his article 'phoned, to you. The defeated candidate for mayor wnblushingly and shamelessly said to our old board of town commissioners, at their meet' the day after the election Tuesday that ha got a great many vote by trick and -noting people from the rear, which he could never hav got ten by voting them from the front." and thi word "tricks" waa- sent for home consumption, and I want to aay in conclusion that no man and especi ally-one who lives in seven mile of me can aay that I am ft Her or that i am in any way corrupt or bava in any manner don any dishonorable thing without being ft wilful falsifier and friend of llara. thieve and blind tig era.- Thl 1 aa ralld ao article as 1 know how to write under the circum stances, and I would thank, you t puDiisn it even u it haa to go in a a paid advertisement. Now, X want te ay to you. Mr. Editor, a advertise ment for your paper-that published thl wrong on me and a an advertise ment of my own Just cause that cor respondent haa had hi aay and I have had mine. Now.- X hereby agree and bind myself that any three ministers en ome to pessemer city, uuc tneix own good time in their own good way and Investigate what he ha aald about me and what I have said about him. and If they find out from aald Inves tigation that he waa. Justified tn an particular or tn any manner In mak ing, any unjust criticism or disparag ing remark about me then I will re sign as mayor of Bessemer City, and on the other hand if they find that he was unjustified in making auch criti cism, - remark and slanders, then ha snau publicly acknowledge hi wrong The offer remain open, and I will pay all of the expense of the investl gatlon. z understand, Mr. Editor, from ft very reliable eource that the main object in the attack of those two Gas lon,a Hbeer rua paper there on en la to try and loe ene vote in my congressional raee, and I do not intend that any lie or slander shall go unchallenged by me. While I have no time or inclination to ston on n trip, to Washington ,to kick at every dog, yet I aaia when an article an- pear in The Charlotte Observer no difference from -whom making a re- necuon or telling ft lie on me it merit "P,T nd I will aay further aa these ruc,c" n"ju appearea nrst " OBr Pp nai you win D proud to correct any . Injustice you I0U1a wno wouia unaenaKe thl In- Vestlgatlon X hereby agree and bind D",M" t0 th "m" term, you to - ect three business men I Charlotte r uaetoma. ma noma or my Blander- na t,nem ak tne inveetlga- turn and I will be equally bound Not ?ni5r l -y out where I waa ?rn ana rsisea. anq wnere i nave r "-n .resign a a canaiaate lor con- fr"' , ' ; Thahklnf you for kindness n the Past and trusting you will. do Justice ,n hl" nstane. and that you will re. ,r,n frtora publishing any mora elan- der on me, I am, --- - t- c . ' ' A..8MTH., owmmer i-iiy,- innj ein. : . -.j,"1 1 V Death of Mrs, Melbourne, t Mnrphy. 8Decl1 t0 Th. 0bM.., . . -""vj. PTt?t", ??7 i Vt " BUte.vllle. Mtjr i-A telegram an- ounclng tha death of Mr. Helen 'V- JJ ' '"V lu'l,"r. n. celved by Mrs. p. J. Axley y ester da v. Mr rly ferterday morn- .th nome of her mother, Mr, FrAx1 HY crltl- cal lilr.ea. Of aome day. - She was bout " 1 "d 5md,"r'2 w'th ""i"' wf ,rcl """ mm oam " "1,r yStJmXJJ! of brother and alsters, her father having died; In ft SUtesvlll hospital some monin ago.-. Messrs. . ana C. C. Axley. ef Stateavllle, were called to Murphy Monday night on account of th eerioua illness of their sister and they were with her when the end me. ; Ttrlile' MHbe Wa Outwitted, : Special to -The Observer. ,- , - -:. BUtevllle,' May . Mia Mary Wood haa returned from a visit ' to Cleveland and a hurried trip to Salis bury to attend the runaway marriage of Miss JCUa Harris and Mr. Arthur Thomas, a popular young couple of Cleveland. The marriage took place Wednesday evening at the home of the bride cousin. Mr- J- H. Krider, at Salisbury, and the couple left Wed nesday night for a bridal trip to Washington and ether . point. On their return they will be at home at Cleveland. - The mother of the bride waa opposed to the marriage and rather than be '"outdone" the couple, accompanied by a number of friends, rajtwaytolaburT.,i9 knot tied". , . - - . . I'.' Well Worth Taking. . 1 . Charleston New and Courier. . " ! " The chief regret that we have for J Bailey "vindication"'. I that they didn't drive htm oat of Texas into ftnnth Carolina. We would take htm with alt hla faulta. . ; - .. , . Hs:l:Hi :t !Jt" Bat . . . . , - U. mm Ml Our entire stock Men's and Boys!. - Straw and Mlhir -; Hats and Spring v Caps ate, being closed out at a ; big discount. Instead & 7 jper cent discount, we ' shall sell our Men's and Boys' Straw, Hats and, a c y few Ladies' Sailors, regular prices of ' $2.60 to ' $12.00 per dozen less 33 1-3 per cent for cash. &11 : - Men's and Boys' Fur Hats 'from $9.Q0 to1 $24.00, r' OUT-regular wholesale prices, go for 25 per, cent. i: discount, and , all Caps at $2.25 to $4.50 .per dozen -r go at 25 per cent off for cash. , " ' .. T .- . .1 I ... I" I ..... ' ' . ." " ' ' ' ' ' , . . " '.' Cut Price on Overalls . v " Our "regular $4.50 heavy Blue. Apron IVont ' Overall, . regular run of sizes go for $4.00 net 1 '"'': -: .:' i.".-. : j- Garland Negligee Shirts Cut A big assortment, regular sizes, New, clean stock, regu lar $4&0 to $6.00' Shirts and in original new boxes, v Cash price per dozen $4.00 net 1 - ' V I - ' , ' -Big Job in Men's Pants - ' , Pants that retail at $1.50 to be jobbed out at a big- loss. ; 100 Men's and Young v ' Men's luits,"brokent sizes, Ito clean up the;lot we , s will sell it so tuiy merchant can over double, his money, - j.-w-.'.'-i f:'h 'fiy:U . : -. v- '..-'.'..'' -. ".',?--. .- : - ' ; , . , ltotions, ; -y, ; Our Notion stock in - the , broken, but ,.we ..still , lmvea:: gopd,-sbig. stocky ; .and v'- what we have can be bought cheap.' . - , " ;: r These Two Shoes We have' these exact Sorosja. Shoes in stock Patent . and4 ' Gunmetelrfor7$4.o6,l iAny other kind you want in Sorosis at $3.50 and $4.00. - Tan rPumps, ' Ox v'. fords, Ribbon Ties, etc. ; $2.00 ' to $3m ;! v'' . Crossett $100 Qosing put all our Crossett ' cut price.; Beautiful Patent; .Vici and other leath- . - ers, all cut in price. , Hew Neckwear ToDay- A' swell, nobby,' hewvlineof ; :fk '. , W, Pure" Linea' ; IL & I. brand, pure linen,: ': 25c, '.Pure Cotton, all ttttf tltttlftUtH'IHrs.e,.l m i ill! c : v.- ..;r.!;d? Li i : - li' $2.50, about 20 dozen to ; wholesale : ' department is also vfcS leathers -front Oxfords, $3.25 -Oxfords and;', Shoes j at ;a ; . - n a ; the novelties in all shapes, Collars, 12 :' 1-ic. ; all shapes,- 15c.,' or two for shapes, 10c; '.7; ,..;;.'' ' Yfjcrc ' mm 0 J -
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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