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CHARLOTTE DAILY 0BSE5 VElV JUKE 23, 19C3. c i: ntciuj) mi: bloodhocxds IV Ak-xandor Gretna to : Have Profited tT Historical Precedent At Any Bate Two lirvtr Were Sent Out After IIln rnd There is Ctrctunweaniial Evidence That . He Made Them I'art of J tin iwbbmi Inflowing. In the Favorably Sense . - Of TOM Word-- .- : lost and very mucn -wanted at Mc T..oV.)ir' ponvlct camD ll Bob Alexander, a well-known negro of .i... .u-tin with bad reDUtatloo. lxtt, ateo. and much desired, two valuable bloodnounas wmcn w nt after the escaped convict yester day morning shortly after his escape became known. Thus Is expressed to few words an occurrence, laugh able and at the same time serious. ' Everybody In Mecklenburg-county with any knowledge of - criminals knows "Bob Alexander. Time, after time he has been In the local and ' ceunty courts. Time after tlmebe has been sent to the roads. He it was who fought a desperate tight a year ago with Jailer E. O. Johnston, while the former was a prisoner in ; the Mecklenburg county Jail. The ' last offense for which he was sent out to the roads was for running a 'gambling den. ' ; Yesterday morning about 4 o'clock - Alexander, after ravins presumably cut away the chains which bound his ankles wlh a file, tied the pieces about his leg. beneath his trousers, and ambled ailay. A guard saw him leave, but was deceived by the absence of the hall and chain, and persutried that he was a trusty. A negro. Wallace Davis, a few minutes later notified the superintendent that the prey had escaped. Superin tendent Will McLaughlin, a guard or two and a negro trusty. Math Boul- rfim a.nmnanl(1 bv tWO blood- in 1 oursult. The sleuths were hot on the trail and soon left the othe.rs behind. And that Is the last that has been seen of them, i One place the pur suing party found where the tracks of the hounds and the negro mingled. It Is believed that the man was over taken by them, seized the dilemma manfully by both horns, made friends with the dops and persuaded them to accompany 'm. sharing with him his fortunes, good or 111.4 . Last night the police station was telephoned from Howie's store, at 1101 on East avenue, to send officers there. Officers Hunter and J. I. Johnson answered the call. JCo Bob Alexander was found. It was there that the story, so far as known, was learned. Eoulware, who was loft to guard the home of Alexander's mother, on North Graham street, ray that he saw the man go in this hm. This was visited by the of ficers, who found no trace of the man ann noirung inai woum indi cate he had been there. His mother denied knowledge convincingly of his escape. (The officers do not attach any too'niuch credence, to the state ment that Alexander had been there. . Twi other nerroea escaped the night before from McLaughlin's camp. One is Will Byers, a chicken - thief, and the other John Barnett, . alias Glenden. DEATH OF IREDELL NATIVE. Mr. James J. M cN'eely Passes Away at the Presbyterian Hospital After an Operation xr Appenuu-iue. Alter suffering for some time with a malignant form of appendicitis, ana undergoing an operation at the Pres- " byterisn Hospital which proved to be too late to check the ravages ot me disease, which had already got In Its fatal work, Mr. James J. MoNeely, of Mooresville. died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the hospital M-nere ha had been placed undertreatment The. remains were taken last evening fat 7 o'clock to Mooresville, where tne funeral services will be conducted and the interment made some time today "' Mr.. McXeely was a brother of Mr. j; C McNeely. and of Mr. J. r. Jami- son, of Charlotte, and a son or Mr. and Mrs. E. M. McNeely. He was hut . 25 years of age In the prime of man hood and manhood's activities. His death 1 peculiarly sad and Is fraught with much sadness to those who ranked him as a friend, and es pecially those who were bound to him by the closer ties of near kinship. A few years ago ha married Miss Ada Crjrswell, of .Mooresville, and she, to gether with two youna children, sur vive. One of these Is hut 12 months Of age and the other is two years snd a half. Three other sisters, Misses Julia and Martha McNeely, of Moores ville; and Mrs. Lothery, of Davidson, survive. Mr. Brant McNeely, of Mooresville, Is a surviving brother. Mr. McNeely was a loyal snd de voted member of the Presbyterian Church. He was a prominent and respected citlsen of .its community where his lot was eaHt. He was taken ill three weeks ago with appendicitis, and from which he hsd suffered, five years before, although given the best treatment and attention possible un der the circumstances, complications developed which rendered recovery Impossible. - ArprroRrof ready. Hard and Systematic Work nmnght ' 'to a C3oe Yesterday Afternoon. ... The Auditorium, will be open this afternoon from 5 o'clock till 10 o'clock to-night for the benefit of those ho may wish to Indulge Jn a p4sslng peep at it. ere the battle rail is sounded and the struggle Is begun. The decorative work Is now finished after much ar duous work. Among the prettiest of the effects Is one riot visible from the gallery, this being produced by 'the hundreds of Japanese lanterns strung along beneath the gallery floor. : All the seating arrangements of the lower floor had to be entirely altered, and all da yenterdsy a force of young men pcrsplringly pulled and shoved the rows ot seats across the floor. These had to be so placed ,as to bunch the delegates from the respective counties. together no that they can con fer and "politick" to tbelr hearts eon tent. The spectators win be seated In the galleries, which constitute, met rborlcany apeaklng, the grandstand and bleachers. The chairman will bo the umpire at whom to hurl maledic tion for unfavorable decisions, should anyone be so inclined. , Th rnhersity Inn l"urrhnl at Xt ' The many UniverMty alumni renld Ing In this city and other sections of the Stat will be interested to learn that - the ' Institution ha, just purchased the Vnlversity Inn from Mesers. George fciephens end Horace H. Williams; the consideration being dU.QQ.. The "University Inn ' was purchased; last - year . by these two gentlemen and was transferred to the institution from which It gets Its name at cost. : During the past year the Inn was.tnshsged by Mr. Addison Lsmbth, brother of Mr. Harvey Lambeth of this city. ; For the past twenty years the University haa been eager to secure this . property but (heretofore . has "been prevented for eoe caus or another. It will like ly be used at present for dormitories for students and later the site will probably be used for other bulldlnj. Clinch (Veld is a money saving fuel. V rite to-day to the t'lincbfleld Coal Corporation, Charlotte, for a trial CJUV '. , . !- .' : ' .. as ixfXTuic crrr.,. Many or the Light on the Streets . Were Turned ou Lane Alglit WU1 lie norm spring nnen au Are on. ; Charlotte was e blase last night with IHuWInatlve electricity, affording a fair, indication of what 'the city will look like during the night sessions of the Democratic State convention. In whose honor' such festive array haa been put on by the metropolis of forth Carolina, which playa the role of host ess on, this occasion to the greatest gathering of freemen ever assembled in one place In North Carolina to record and register the win f the rank and Ale of the Democratic party. That is a long sentence, hut no more than the situation deserves. ; .: - It Is difficult to eay where is t be found the most attractive of the many electric signs which gdorn the Char lotte business places. The city hall front Is literally festo6ned with long streamers of lights which wind and coll their Fay upward to the tower in ''serpentining beauty.' round on round." Probably half a thousand or more are In this. The front of . The Observer Building was alight last night with colored shifting lights In varying designs, one ot which ex presses in dignified but explicit style, Welcome N. C t'. u. c." Then mere Is the Bhelor sign, the McCausland dis play, and that of the firemen around at the Fifth street station. Besides these last night there were signs by Woodal A Sheppard, Gilmer-Moore Company, Garibaldi. Bruns tc Dixon, J. P. Stow a A Co. and others. Along the sidewalks about half of the thou sands of incandescent were turned on. The rest will be on to-night, when the spectacle will be .well worth see ing. Even last night the street were as bright as day and hundreds of peo ple strolled up and down seeing the sights. SUMMER SCHOOL OPEX& Fourth Annual Session of .the Fted . mont Summer Scliool Opened Yes terday at Davidson JJlg Enroll ment Expected. Prof. Robert ' JOhe Cochran, Ma jor. J. G. Baird and Prof. J. A. Blvins, -nembers of the faculty of the Pled ont Summer School, left yesterday .corning for Davidson College to at tend and take part in the opening of the fourth summer session. The Bchool will last four weeks and Is intended primarily for the benefit of the teachers of Mecklenburg and adjoining counties, although many other from other section of the Car olines are expected. The object of the school is to equip the teachers for the better perform ance of the practical duties of the school room.- To effect this purpose, carefully prepared courses of study will be presented by competent In structors. Lectures on the theory and practice of teaching will be given, but the chief effort of all will be de voted to Intimate class room work in the subjects taught in the com mon and high schools. The faculty Is an exceedingly able one. It includes such instructors as prof. T. P. Harrison, Dr. H. L. Smith, Prof. J. a. Ualrd, Prof. A. T. Allen, Prof. A. C'urrle, Prof. J. W. Thomp son. Prof. 3. A. Bivins. Mr. K,ari jan sen. Prof. R. H. Lafferty, Mrs. r. I Stevens and others. A large enrollment is expected this session. Last summer the attendance reached high water mark, which, was approximately 400. An equally large enrollment Is looked for this year. VALUE OF PEANUT .OIL. Mr. It B. Poole Compile Some) In t creating Figures as to the Value of Peanut Oil. Mr. L. B, Poole, of the Southern Cotton OU Company, ha been making some, investigation of peanuts as an oil-producing proposition. Mr. Poole finds the following percentages and other data about peanuts: 2.000 pounds of peanuts washed HUlls 29.23 per cent; meats 70.77 per cent.' Water In meal 6. St" per cent; oil 25.40 per cent; amnonla 5. 20 per cent.; protein 2. 70 per cent.; water In hull 11. as per cent. Whole need: Water 7.04 per cent; oil 17.97 per cent; ammonia 3 68 per. Cent. Water free, whole seed: oil 19.51 per cent.; ammonia 4.00 per cent. 359.4 pounds oil 47.9 gallons; 73. per cent, ammonia; 981,3 per cent 7 1-2 per cent, meal; 684.6 per cent.' hulls, tola! 1,998.9. The price of peanut oil Is about 75 cents a gallon, but an oil can be made from the cotton seed that will very closely serve every purpose that peanut oil - could serve. . Therefore, It would seem that no profitable bus Inens could be done In peanut oil . In competition with cotton seed oil. Both the meal and the oil from pea nuts are very superior products, but cotton seed oil Is very nearly as good. More vauln can ge gotten out of cotton seed oil than out of peanuts for oil making. U, PAY OUT SPLENDID SUM. Mn-lMinlcs Prrtwtiial ItulMIng and Ijoan Awioflatlnn in Distribute. Ap prnxlinatrly $100,000 Next Month. The 51echanlcs Perpetual Building and Loan Association, upon the ma turity of Its S9th series -of stock, will pay to Its shareholders about the middle of next month the hand some -sura of approximately $97,600, the major parrt being in cash while the remander will be for the cancella tion of mortgages. An idea of the. value of building and loan association to a community may be gained by the reiteration of Charlottes experience. The statis tics of the three local associations show that approximately 4.000 homes have been either bought or built through the instrumentality of the building and loan associations. As suming that there Is an average of five members to the fsmlly. there are 20.000 ipeople, , almost one-half the rltys poputaton. who are beneficiaries of the associations. Unquestion ably he preserif growth of the city is due In large measure to the assist ance and encouragement given Its cit izens to build and own comfortable homes. .,--, . Installation of Officer Thursday Night. - I The installation., ot officers of the three Chatirtte Masonic lodge, rha- lanx. No. 81: excelsior, no. 261. ana Joppa,.No. 621. will take place In th Masonic Temple, Piedmont Building. Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock. The event of the evening will be the ad dress by Rev. J. It Mack, of Atlanta, Oa. The Installation ceremonies will be In charge of Grand Master B. M. Oatttt, of Hillsboro. All Mason of the city are nrged to be present " Local Concern Highly Praised. -' The current Issue of Printer' Ink. a well-known New. York publication devoted especially to the Interests of advertisers, contains a plndld etory of how the Charlotte ,Steam Laundry, through 1 the agency of the local ad vertising columns, has built up a fin business in cleaning and dyeing cloth ing a a aide line to its regular work. The article cover two full pages. Is illustrated and well worth reading. OOXGRESSIOXAIi CONVBNTIOX. Ninth District Convention Meets Here To-Day to Re-Nominate Hon. E. Yates WebbOther Congressional Conventions. In addition to those who have al ready been named a delegate to the congressional convention which meet to-day to re-nomlnat Hon. E. Yates Webb from the ninth district, the fol lowing named were added yesterday: Messrs. J. H. Weddlngton. 8. H. Hil ton, C. C Bates, J. W. Zimmerman, A. C. Hutchlaon, H. C. Irwin. P. a McLaughlin. J. B. Hawkln. William Anderson and Joe Klouse from the city, and (Messrs. W. 8. Pharr, Walter Klrkpatrick and J. C. iReld from Sharon township. The local committee on arrange ments has announced the following meeting places for the committee of the various congressional districts. The time of the several meetings will be fixed by the committees tnem selves: First Assembly room. Southern Manufacturers' Club, South Tryon street. ' Second Superior Court room, county court house. South Tryon street. Third Recorder's court room, elty hall. North Tryon street. , Fourth Assembly room. Colonial Club. North Tryon street. Fifth Alderman's chamber, ctty hall. North Tryon street. Sixth Storeroom - under Audlto rlum. ' Seventh Elk' Hall, South Tryon street. , . .' . Eighth Criminal Court . room, county court house, Bouth, Tryon treet. Ninth Storeroom in West Fifth street. . ' ; Tenth Reading room, Belwyn Ho tel. West Trade street' Credential, platform and permanent organisation committees and any spe cial sub-committee will meet In th city hall. - ' Sent Up on Three Charge A triple charge Is on the docketof the solicitor, or will be, against Marie Murrell, colored, whose disposition ap nin hnrdlv so noetic as her name. To be more specific, she Is charged with retailing twice over ana men w make her work complete, smashing Fnat Reik. colored, over the head with a wooden implement It I said that Belk wa a prospective purcnaser, hut h unman became enraged. at him and let fly. Her bond were $100, $100 and $50. Sam Clark was fined $10 and cost on charge of an affray. He appealed, giving a $50 bond. Attention Veteran. 1 i i J n invnii"u- in rni"iiuT ...... Vurg Camp, 383 Confederate Veteran. ( by Colonel Peter Btoca company, ai t.tt Tnrk. tn attend a military play ... w.rinariav nlarht the 24th Inst. I All veteran will assemble at city hall promptly at 7:80 p. xn.. and go down in a body. By order of i W. M. sail Commander. H. D. DUCKWORTH. Adjutant , HiKhVray For Morally Stunted -Tar Danville, Va Register. ' ' cni.niiiii Small, of North Caro lina mAvnnatmn Kfate hlchWaV frpm Virginia to South Carolina. This Is presumably desired to enable tnirsty vj-.iv. r-.rnii.iont tn rerh oases In Virginia and South Carolina. . Cllnchflcld. the Coal of Quality. -Get It at Hawler'a." WE ENJOY - ' THE GAME OF BUSINESS If fascinating to . u. Just the same as the sUcks of blue and red to the other fellow, and. like him, w are "alway ready for th game." , Our prescription bulne ha increased 100 per cent, In two year, because we are anxious and ready to serve. Sprinting bicycle messenger here to rv you. t ' ; ; , llawley's Plisrrnacy 't' "Phone II and JSO. ', t Tryon and Fifth Street. E.TU OF YOUNG liADY. Mltm Wllma Clark Succumbs to Ty phoid Fever Funeral This Aner noon.. ; Mis Wilms Clark, the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mr. R. T. Clark, died at the home ot her parents. No. 707 North Davidson street, yesterday arternoon at :18 o'clock, aner an tu nes of two week. Some time ago Miss Clark wa operated on for appendici tis. She rallied well ancr was on the road to reoovery when she was taken with typhoid fever, which. In her weakened condition, proved fatal Miss Clark was a lovable young lady and had many friends in the city, She Is sur vived by her father and mother, one sister, Mrs. C. N1. Howell, and one brother, Mr. Clyde H. Clark. The fun eral will take place at the residence this afternoon at 4 o'clock, the service being in charge of Rev. Harold Tur ner, pastor of the Brevard Street Methodist church. The interment will be at Elm wood Cemetery. ( ' Hard Yarn Spinners To-Day. The Southern Hard Yarn Spinners' Association will convene to-day at 1:80 o'clock In the parlors of the Southern Manufacturers' Club. Th purpose of this oonference Is to dis cuss the subject of continued and further curtailment as has been practiced by the mills of the South' for several months. Secretary T. W. Crew Is looking for a good dele gation and the meeting promises to be Interesting as well as helpful. ; Does This Suit You? Engllsh-McLarty. Co., the' enter prising Druggists of Charlotte. . are having such a large run on ,"HINDI PO," the new Kidney Cur and Nerve Tonic, and hear it so hlgjily praised that they now offer to guar antee it in every case to cur all forms of Kidney Trouble and Nervou Diorder. , . They pay for it if It doe not give you entire satisfaction. . t " .It you use it, "it U their "risk,-not yours. , A 60-cerit box eent by,.mall under positive guarantee, . BE During Sparc Mo ments Visit the V Great House of Of AS. M. STIHT and see with your own eyes and hear with your' own ears the wonderful Stieff Self -Player Piano and the many other in struments on. our floor, Bear in mind we are manufacturers pure and simple, selling our own product, tho Artistic Stieff and Shaw Pianos, direct to yoii. 1 ' - We extend a cordial welcome : to vall to visit our wareroora,. .. 5 West Trade Street, . , . our Southern home of CIIAS.M.STIEff - Manufacturer of the Stieff and . Shaw, the pianos' with the . .: awee ' tone. : C H. WILIIOTH, Mgr. Mr. Earl S.-Pegram. cashier of the First National Bank of Statesvllle, wa a Charlotte viltor terday. Time to put your felt hat on the shelf and to s get under a cool "straw." - '''-v? ',-y'i No trouble to get the very hat you want here, ; for all styles in all pro- : portions aud . sizes in various kinds of straws are to be had here. ' Any price . you want ' to pay from t H $2.50 to $5.00. ' The Me-Brown Co WE CARRY A ' Large Stock of ; ; Plumbing and heating supplies Write For Prices. HACKNEY BROS. CO. . - ' - -:; t . ;. J . . - Plumhlng ; and Heating r Con- tractors.' Jobber' Supplle. . Charlotte, N. C ... Thone SIS. m To lessen the cost -ef your office work and to shorten the ' hours of the book-keeper there Is a new loose leaf ledger that I called .. ; A ; : ; : ; : ; ; The Green Round Bacli ledger;: It h ho exposed ntelal part to scratch a desk. - 8tamed stcfi pert so there Is none of the danger of breaking because - of flaw. " - We Invite the Inspection of any office men who value time and money. . ; . . . . . Pcd & ,r.!core Co. Office Outfitter, 5I g. Tryon. WIL. fAEY'MCill TTO ALL .VISITORS TO ; . . -Charlotte and the Con- :' vention and invite you to vis- r it our store where we will be pleased to show, you the larg-. est ahd handsomest stock of , i Readyto-WeariQotijiing and Menfs' Furnishings ?in .the , Carolinas. ED lii -V- . Perfect Gomfort jj.ir. ;. ; ia to be found In our - " . r f ... . v . .;'- . ... Porch Chairs, Rotes and Settees For service, comfort and design theTe is none bet- : terf even at higher 'prices. ' Five years ' experience with this line fully jugtifies the statement we make , . 'v peices ; v $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50, $2.75, $3.00, $3.60, " : ; : ; v :. : $4.00, $4.50. -'fi:?:- There is nothing for so small a sum - that will af ford so much real comfort and pleasure. - Call and vV see them. I' -w : f t Lubin Furniture Company THE STANDARD Of ' IXailuNCt Our registered ' Trade-Mark covering the CELE BRATED 0. 0. B. POCAHONTAS SMOKELESS COAL corresponds to the Sterling Stamp dn ; Sil- ; ver, as the "United States Geological Survey -has made it THE STANBAED - FOR GRADING ALL : STEAM FUEL. :. v.- - . '' 0 ClB. ; POCAHONTAiSM Is the Only American Coal . That Has Been X Of- ficially -Indorsed By .the Governments of Great ' Britain, Germany and Austria, and Is the Favorite Fuel With the United States Navv, Which . Has .Used It Almost Exclusively For Many Years, v UNEQUALED FOR THE GENERATION OF STEA1L TOSURPASSED FOR DOIIESTIO . "1 ' : O PURPOSES.-', I : ;j 1 . - " 1 ' ' o v ? ; va",: Shipments During 1007 . : , ; . . . . r. 4,900X)6 Tons We arevnow prepared to name .prices, effective ' April 1st, 1908, and;. upon application shall be pleased to quote for immediate or future delivery. CASTNER. CURRAN a DULLITT . SOLE ACENTS. -X,:' '. : r 'V- : ROAIiOXE, VmCirOA. 3C .VV" i - . . i - MELLON CO. Quickest guaranteed to all who order TUOZ BAJU DESIGNS for FUNERALS ' at : this establishment. J , .... ;. . .' Jn town or out of town orders ' , promptly executed at moat reason -, able rates. . -. ' Our line of Blooming Flower,., : ; Bedding Planu, Cut Flower. Border Plants, Palms, Fern and Potted Plants the most extenarr ,ln town. ' . Tour order Mlletted....- :' ,;. i.-vii-iQ," Dilwortii floral Gardens. ' "-til '.' r -' ' . Tnr warm rvonmorc IUI 1IUI III LI VIIIIIS'J ,Ji,y '" -: v . - t ' A SYMBOL . Of - QUALITY I
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