CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, AUGUST: 4, 1D03. V2 J, P. CALDWELL, A publishers, Every Day in the Year SCBSCMPnOX flUCE: jut JS.W Cine sieawsiup Kintt i aimv Six monthgwi"""-'-'""'-'' 4W titely in consequence of a recent Three months 200 inttr-State commerce commission rul- -?;rrT -7 - Semi -Weekly ing may be considerably discounted. On year ,'v 'it is doubtless true thst the roads Sil months 'disliked the order requiring the pub Three months " j ucat(on of their freight rates on Orl- PCBLISHERS' AXXOIXCEMEXT ::;.' No. 54 South Tryon ttreet. Telephone . . numbers: Business office. Bell phone 71; city editor's offiee. Bell phono. 134; news editor's office. !'.H 'phone, 234. -v- A wbwrur li wleitns th Jire? Of his neper changed, will pla2 mdl- ate the sddress to which it is going ' at the tlm lie asks for the change to be made. Advrtlslni rates are iurniahed on application. Advertiser may feel ure that through the column of this . . paper they may reach all Charlotte and a portion of the best people In this Btate and upper South Carolina. This paper gives correspondent as wide latitude as it thinks publlr pub ley permit- but 11 ' ln no cape ro' sponalhle for their views. It Is much preferrf d that corrrspondt nts sign tbalr names to their articles, especial ly In cases where they attack por.on or Institution, though this i d5" manded. The editor lesc-rves the right to give the tmnes "I inrrosroiHicita whu they are demanded -r the ;"ir ' po of personal satisfaction To r--eelve consideration a lomtnunicat Inn must he accompanied by the true nam of the correspondent. Tl'ESDAV. Al'l.l ST 4. 1908. NATIONAL BANKS OUT OF IT. Any arrangement for a tjcjtoxil guaranty or co-insurance fund i.i null and void o far us national banks are concerned. This is Attorney rneril Bonaparte's officially delivered opin ion, and it rent upon very sulld ground. With special rcli-i- nee. of course, to the Oklahoma guaranty law, the Attorney ileneral s.i: "Po tar as I am aware, there in no pro vision of law or lule of putiilr policy lor bidding a dpopltor In i imtli'mil bfl'k frdm obtaining ln.ur.inre on the novei,. v Of the hank and the onsequeut payment Of his debt In aecordanr with Jt." ' K:' ' import; but the buslnes ,,t li.curlng de posits Is a wholly Hir.jiiit r.'iitn (im that Of banking, arid a ' "rp-Tih.n or ganlzed for the latt.-r tHirlnrH would have no greater rlgh' t" "iil-n Hi fund and risk Its credit In the f..rnier than It would have tn eng' in life In surance, fire triKiiiHin'c. or casualty or marine Insurance "Moreover, It Is to be observed thftt the bank, and not the dep"ltrr. pay "' peeiiiliini, at lha. aqulvalcul L J Pje m I u m. if the yterr. of gutirunlee eslabllsTied Tiv the Oklahoma Iw i to he rea.trde.t In the lleht of an Iniur-im-e. und upon thm aaaumntlon. tberelor". the mu lion would, h whether the atorkliolder-M of a nation ,' bank, constituting, no they do. in.- c..r- poratlnn, are nnthorized to rmhark In the buslnen of inrurlng tt.elr d. pmsIioik sgainit loss through the methods set form in mis niam Kiaiine. in i hiii. i i tlon. presumnhlv. of the Inerea.aeJ amount) of deposit whleh they would thus obtain. 1 find no prnvlclon of the nn'lonnl hunk lng law authorizing anv such netlnn on their part, and In niv opinion a r.u.ilnekH of lliia nature would be essentially foi -elan to the lecKlinaie funcllnnn of a tin tlnnal hank an an InstruniMit of govern ment. "It Is generally recopnlr.ed that na tional tank has ro power to guarantee the oblieat lonx of a thir l partv -i.ic to connection m'lth a Fale or ii-uofrr of ,i.m own property and as an In nh tit to the haeking huwiiiejiM "It has been araud that tde linnk In this cae wotjlri not jtoh rn nt i-e rlt. ligations of ether bank", hut ".'. oJv agree to pm tb" State r.f iklahmn i. through lt banking ruin id. In fun.ls tn make efTei'liia 'jf- guar-i nf e. on t's part. I think H i lx a dip tlr.i-Hon Hh Otit a difference The Altorn-y r.nn'ral holds a apei ia! e,-ni.c In th f urtlH con t ra. between the national banks and the Ptate bankint: t.fiard tvhu !i p-ro ides thst the formi r !iall do notli'ntr agalnft KedMnl Inv to h. !r..oiie quential. It iinn u wv from con demnation as il!-::il an u!tr.i vir" contract. r.-trti' ipatlon by national banks in sui li arrangement ure r.ro hlbited by the neci -;irv I nt ml tnent Jt the national banking m t The Attorney tii' ral cnni I i h s v. ,!ii a declaraikdi that perdue nt nml w ilful Violation f.f the law would i.e jut canse for forfHtturp r.f the ofr. ndlng bank charter. I'ursuant opinion the t'oiniiti db r of rency will prijnj.t'v oi hr I drawal of all nat-.onni lm. the Oklahoma guaranty .. i, der penalty of hartcr forfi Banking in Oklahoma h wild-cattlsh from the ',rM the absence of ;jch a rln lant Inspection system this i ' i r- v, 1 1 h I r.e,, mi le., n I. 'hi i tan fender th guaranty or ro-jnpurani" Idea practically workable. it will probably grow' more i. Tlv no r:tf tt the scheme, exept that suecs would argue overwhelmingly for feasibllfty anywhere. are not fairly n trial. It la not. however, because Oklahoma national banks' participa tion falls under official cenur a In volving undue risks that they are ordered out. but" because Mr. Jiona parts considers their courr? clearly Illegal. They have no charter tight to add deposit insurance to their, present business. Py Inference, the partial fusion of State and national! banking systems Is condemned The opinion makes it clear that national banks cannot become parti to any ' guaranty plan whatsoever, stste or , pr)vat, under their present status . usianoma state oankt will nere after go the deposit guaranty path alone. It is needless to say that other i States wllj be more than ever dis posed to watc until Congress, by - amending the national bank act. give the signal for a general advance ln ' this direction. With constitutional government in process) of restoration, women dis carding their' veils and the Imperial princes - under manors, ma us . restric tions that they may become eligible for loUrmarrUga . with , European sJyaasttM, Turkey must feel very de cidedly on th Jutrop these lays. SHALL OIUEXTAL &CUIKET8 BE t ; ;' - ABAJFDOXED? ; V ' 1 -'" Under conditions existing In tha Immediate pant and at present It seems : virtually Impossible to main tain the American Hag over mer chant marine of any Importance in the Pacific American ships have been losing ground lor . soma time past, In view of tms evident weaa i ness, the general statement that the -intention or xan ch """" j nentai ranroaus to hmuwh mm - ental shipments, separating the trans continental charges from the ocean carriage, but this appears to have been only the immediate occasion or pretext. They gracefully got Oul of a business which had become un profitable some time before, and with the same ptone used In this achieve- j mcnt they killed a far more important bird. They cast odium a an Injudi cious meddler upon the inter-State commissi the chief legal obstacle to the genera freight rate increase proposed by the railroads of the coun- j try. H do not ueltevr- mat ine com mission's order would have bad any important result but for conditions now existing In Hie Pacific. The regrettable fn t is, the Japa nese are readily putting our flag out r.f business as a t ra ns-Taclflc flyer Japanese subsidies ajtd low cost of or i.-c havo given all competitors ln the great ocean formidable competi tion The total tonnage of Japanese vessel which entered or cleared from Japanese ports during last year showed an increase over the preced ing year of more than 1,500,000 tons. while foreign vessels decreased by about non.nfiri ton?. The ratio among ' vessels entering Japame ports in i ' IfiCn. the year before war with litis- ( I Ma, was in tonnage 38 per cent, .l ip- unese to fit per cent, foreign, while j last year it was 4. Japanese to r,6 foreign Among these both actually ; and relatively losing foreigners our 1 tinsubsldlzcd and high-cost llne have j naturally suffered far rrpore than any I others The momentum of a good start long since lost, the American flag bids fair to disappear entirely from trans-continental merchant vch--els In the Pacific Hut are th Japanese themsrlves pleased with this latest defeat for American shipping Not exactly, if we mav jnrie- from Toklo dispatches. The ointment Is all right, hut they fi ar that there may he n large fly in it If American rallrosijs. abandon me their through I m rr-rnnt i nentil service, make sejinriite and high'r rallxatci for rsjjortn, they .wll rv - - likelv r,ii-e tlo ir rales on all imports iibr..ue. t,n,i ibis Htiti lhe have, in . . ,,,, , Illct, nectar' 1 ll ill' ir hit- r i i-- (,,kr So liith are ihe projected new rates from Pacific coast ports eaut aril that Imports would apparently j)f . ' ' oed under the necessity of mi- lowing the S'l'-i! fnnal route and com- Ing In li V n.'V of New York. These fear are easy to understand whei we consider that this country Is Ja pan's largest customer, taking K7.- j j j o.fir.o of her goods, where dlna 1 nnd England, following next take but $41.r,7.'.L'0 and $ I .. UM, 4 !i li. respect- j Ively Her miscclhineoiis inanufac- tores feci a 1 1 o re h en s I ve of "a crush- i ing" V.Tow Ttie 'f'okio chamber of conirii'ice mil the various, commer cial organizations hale en'-rget li a I ly protestetl the American railniads With Japanese exporter so stirred tip. it would seem that American ex porters, for whom .io' situation cer tainly contains some p.issl bi 1 1 1 s f 1.,-s. migh' ilieplay n I'ttle at til My .1I-11 S'Utliein i ntt m KooiM. 11 Ire.a.l y . Jci'e , it a heavv enress over New -!ni! la let g"f,s n'dw It h't.i nil Ing tlie slvoter haul to the Pacific. hive much hi stake With rates sllll higher and all-american trade with the fat East more or les tlrmoral-; !7.cl In run' diiiotis. the fa turer w. n iw suffl i loll li.cn a. go A merit i n ic.in f ! r ti i i .! pi-- In etiit nee of tin- n w con- i Southern cutt'm tnnnu eild iite o-e his even i I : v iv. ak hold on ma r-:io.-lv ner.b , as the years ma n u fact ii rers. Atnerl -i and American railroads, r-ible tfeo graphical posl n I r certain markeil dis in their Orb tital trade ,i . I a c. j. ;-,:!, ,t: .-ttmpared with nil their Important r!v iW. Thof lialvan- . tat-, s bail root tn the imp. tener of tV- Anorh-rii merchant tl.ig upon the Pnc'.'lc nn I are rendlly removable. It ii mnl'K ! i b" seen how long i' iii gnss vn uaii bff.re taking appro-' s r!a t. ru im. j This univ .r! : y paragmph Is from News and Courier: utiaervtr t now claim-. The ('har.eton "Ihe I'hHrlotle Ing tl.st tat i i ftti1 tl.e I long hong f nler which were ili-yoted out of th funds of 'he com; anv b. the Intercut of our mndldat' f-T Prt sltieiit . "were really or,h We w.sl. tho honest people nf the enun'tv eoultl see thrni 1 hey ftei.e,t tn he,e i ,pite of their l.,..k.-. and Jut.1 a s matter of ptr!tttsm. bur. as itiai'er 'if fact, it w "a hHme to ltke the money n.i ihi. i. r.iea.i fr ihn Art ". .. . v O'i Ulli) t'tiiiili'lJlUJll t' Jilt: . v , , . , . , ... ' and Couriers campaign fund. Vv e are t ven ndvised that Mr. Philip H. i Cadsdep, who won the gander In t;ie ! raffle and of whom we would have i j expected In tt. r things, say ll is a ( mot disreputable blM and can't look him In the face. Clearly he has never been a student of ornithology, other wise he would knuw that a Hong Kong gander wh-n looked at always averts Its eyes. As for the other bird, she was a fins figure of a hen when she left Charlotte. What Is the mat ter Is that both have been starved In Charleston and 'we doubt Jf together they ar worth two dollars and half now, . . ' To be exact, we mention that Mr, Taft pointed with pride at Mr. Rooso Telt Just eighteen times. .. .' STATE CAMPAIGN -BEGINS "'.'; (Continued from Page On, ,.' It would be sate to put my figures at 16.000. It will bo ssen that tho-doc tor disagree. Therefore, shall not attempt to Ox the number. It will suffice to say that the town 'was full and running over. , h4 SFAKINQ BEGINS AT 1. At 1 o'clock-the meeting was called to order by Mr. A. D.' lve. In ad dressing bis people Mr I vie said: "We expected a good audience but had 'no idea that everybody would come. This struck some man's funny bone and he gave a big horse laugo. "We ara glad to have your-aau ter what your politics be. This crowd augers great things tn Rockingham thiH fall. 'You Democrats of this county commissioned their delegates to the State convention to vote for W. W. Kltchln. You won. Your choice- was the choice of the people of the State. 'The Kocklngham Democrats are to b; congratulated for the reason that you have your candidate here to-day. "I am glad to see so many ladies present. They will help us. carry the ch-ctlon In November. On the llth of November we want to bo able to say that Kocklngham stood like a tstone wall. "We have with us this afternoon Mr. A. L. Brooks, who will succeed Mr. Kitchin ln Congress, and he will tell you what he saw at the national convention." MR. BIldOKS MAKES PPEECH. Mr. Brooks said: "I believe It was Paul who said to the jailer, 'Do your self no harm, for we are all here.'" The man with the sensitive bone laughed again. "1 wish to assure the people of Rockingham." declared Mr. jirooks. "that 1 rccognizs all Democrats as my friends. "As a young man I vaa attracted here by a Kwcet woman who became inv wlie and the mother of my ouly child." This reference to the .le-o-ised wile was well received by 'ho -:riwd. It; will be recalled that Mrs. Mrooks was j . iv popular anil h. r untimely Ccsth sho'rked this sympathetic Utile city. "I realize," continued Mr. Hronka. j ' that many men who ale friendly to j Mr Hrvan double. 1 the wis. I m of: nominating him after he had twice, b.-t n ibleated. Put I think that it, is u II. ' "(in tn v way to Denver 1 Mopped , at Lincoln, and saw the 'j . tu.iful home of Mr. Hryan on Kalrview ; Harm. I beheld tho growing alfalfa, and the flno cattle. I Jalked with! the neighbors of our candidate and . all believe that ho will be elected. 1 heard many Republicans say that thev would vote for him. one Igno-, rant fellow, who dhl nil know the, name of hi rTongrottsnian. said that , Taft would win 4flcr conversing: with all sorts and conditions of peo- I'le in th West I have conic io 1 1 1 conclusion nidi I ' leeted." , I In telling of the incidents of the that Mr. Hrvan win ne : convention Sir. jroohs i.-ieii- o i ' the great i)cmortration started by the happy speech of Senator Gore, 1 of nUnhoma. I a nr.prrst.irwN panic. ".Ii.dirn Adams. saul tne nii'i i, ' '.!.. in re,i beie sorne time ag mat ,w. i er.t hi.,1 .it last saddled a (I a , ill- i h.ull ' ;i . I..- 5 - . Ts T -r.tii.1,- r,. the Republican?. ll '' been aruued IhaL we could not have H panic tinder R RepnbU. in tarifT. This Iihh been proven false doctrine. 1 Miring th'' ItonSeV'l- il I'll inisil rti I" government bonds ve-e iHsiicri in time of peace Taking up the national Republic n i.. tr llmoks said: "Judge Ta(t ni;l,,, Ine sick hen be carrie.i biH m.ecch of acceptance i- "J-i- 1 . a... . . 1 . . . refill Uav for prisiiieni ll'"1"'"'1 i ii'i,.. f,r n mmi to stand on bis own. ,,.ro vtr T-4'i Is running with yn,,,(vell on the one band and Wall street on the ol her. In order to carry with both fides no .in ''''.us . straddle. -The pa ir now on us was forced bv Wall Street New l ra " loihling up Ixdh paiti-s but. this year, the I). tniMTiits went to the West for its i andltlati s." Mr Unioks i,rc.mis.d ttie- D"mo cnt to rcprrstut them faithfully in Washington He .-nil that he would si., tnbb r every obligation put "l"1n ),im In . losing he paid Mr. Kitchin a pritty ttihtrte. dc-laiing that ho knew him to lie brave, honest nnd true. CALLS FOR KITCHIN. The crowd calb d for Mr. Kitchin, :r n i.n-1 worn-n shouting his n-ime. T -e i:ot ktngham t ..unty pi-opie ar j v ry proud of Mr. Kitchin That was made manifest to-, lav The welcome j g,en him was cordial and enthuslas-. tie i Mr Kitchin wns rot In the best of I f'fm He loMed rested and well-kept, but he did not get the right licks In his speech. His face was clean shaven. blur cnrefully trimmed, and bis man ner attractive. In taking the stand he thanked the i pe,,p;,. for tho llattfilng reception, gn.n him. and said that the enlnusl asm -hown upoke well for the Itetnoc-, i-iey of the community. i pt.i'l.lTlCAL PARTIES niSCCSHEn. The differences In the two great Mi-t ts ivt-re touched upon. Mr. Kitch in said parties should be considered as mc i uisi.l. r Individuals. No man, ho i .e.l:r-il. lift expected to be perfect. The same, he argued, is true of po'lt-, leal .n,rtlcs. It Is the duty of rvt-ry , p.rson to work for his piurty whether; he In Democrat or Republican. j The record of the two parties were d's, uss.-tl. It was charged that Repub lican leader named the tickets and; all the voters had to do wan ballot. Th- Democratic platform n.k: "Siia'.l the people rule?" "Do the p.o- pic rule in the Republican party'.'": .-uslied Mr. Kitchin. ' "Do your-Jeaders do your thinking?; I bet you Democrats scrap over every i office In t'no county. Tr jwmriocraiio ,,arty jnen not want to relieve you of; thinking" ! . ft, k that th(, TmooratlC j -i,.,i tieUi.t ate convention nomlnatenl a tick t: that Is the choice of the people, atd i the speaker. "It Is known .now by thfi leader of the Republican party what t , ancitdut will iio nominated in Char- lotto the last of this month. The people ! ,, I nave no say In It. , The national conventions were elte1. ; The pow-r of Federal Tiatronage, said the speaker, did the will of the Presi-, jvyi i a wr una vnrvv i iir i tli i ! instead of Its nmtlve son. Mr. Can- non Every Federal office-holder felt constrained tb stand by Taft. The lit tie spirit of Independence In the Re publican party In the State was crush ed out. No Democratic candidate was ever nominated In that way. The prtmocrata of tho Bouth. said MX. KHchln. have always acted Inde pendently. Mr. Bryan is, ths choice of mora peoplo In America, to-day, than Is Judge Toft. The one was named by tho -people and th other fcy the ty rants of the Republican, party. A DEMOCRATIC RECORD. "I am rolng to Ufl ra what the Democratic party has done." aald Mr. Kitchin. W passed so mo railroad legislation. The Kepubh?au) hava crit icised th acta of the Democrats, Tho dincfa field Coal U ft Btcaua Produce. Democratia State eonvwitloa of. four years ago pwrmiseu lower, rates. Tbs Legislature tackled th question and the rosult Is botter . conditions. The Democratic party has -l ways had the courage of its convictions. It has not appealed to cowards and traitors but to the r;eople. A majority of all that I honest, lovable and upright in 'orth Carolina la Democratic, I 'beg you, young men, to come orf and join the party. . . :'' "Tou Hepu-bBcana can't win.- Ton don't deserve to win. I tell -you. this year, you mlgbt as well vote in a rural free delivery mall 4kx a to put your vote in a ballot toox." About this time a laboring man at the rear of the stage sent up th fol lowing? ''Are you In favor of a 10 hour Jaw in ROcklngham county?" "I am In favor of Just as little words as possible," said . Mr. Kitchin. pleas antly. "That will not go." mumbled the laboring man. "I voted for a national 8-hour law," said the speaker. "That does not answer my ques tion." said the Interrogtator. "We must know about Ricklngham county. I have always been a Demo crat, ibut I want to know about this question before I vote." This little episode was confined to a little circle back of the speaker. It reminded one of Fopullt d-ays when orbiwters used to interrogate Demo cratic speakers. Mr. Kitchin said that the Democrat did not Intend to harm sny honest property holder. The railroads, he !Hld. should be regulated. "If you should dentroy the rail roads you would hurt the farmers as well as manufacturers of this coun try, but they should not tax u too highly." he declared. "We should a'kw them to tax us enough to make a profit. It is justice that we want, but the people, not tho rallriaAl fthnitll irt v what la tliafieo " The Democratic party is responsl- ble for, the 8-4 of a cent per mile; re- duotion and the admission nn the part of the roads thst the present rate Is fair. lam proud of the part I took In that fight." PROHIBITION TOl't'IIED T7PON. The nuestion of rr ihibtlnn was con sidered. "I am a Baptist," said Mr. Kitchin. "I believe thst you Metho- dits. Episcppalliins uii'l Presbyterians are wrong. My wife Is not a Baptist and I know she is wrong but we never nu-irrcl about it. i4o with prohibition. "Prohihtlon Is not a partv matter leading Republican and T)emocraU j divided on it in tho May election. "What did the Democrats do? Thoy s,.! mittrd It to the people. What else j ei.nlrl l'n, Kv. rfM.' TI,P r.i.flr.n ! ..... a ' 'a '..a ' ..h ,-,.1 v. .1 i.-i.i-u aii'i ,vi ui'.'ii- , - v icu it to the people. My county, but against my vote, went wet. The ma jority rules. We must give prohibition a fair trial and if it proves a failure we will have another election. If It proves a success no one will desire to c fringe It. "But. whatever you do. don't got mad. and sow seeds of d'scnr.l In your' , ' ' " " T,. 't, ' u in ,ng Jailway near Meadowbrnok county! Don't give the Republicans a!ul,v,,,rll oj .,. .:. " chance to win! Don't let the Republi cans elect legislator tjo vote against Senator Overman and for Judge S. R. Adams." Hefore concluding Mr. Kitchin dis cussed the Rryin anil Taft plans for publicity of cn,mr9lsn fund. Th" rally closed at 3:30 o'clock. The VentwrrTn' And Rockingham people generally had acquitted themselves well. H E. C. BRYANT. niKDK KTIJiF.D BY HAIL lluiidrcds of Spa rniiis Victims of a Sovero Oliio Storm. Columbus Dispatch. "A singular feature of tho Ktorm of last Sunday night on the East Side," said Uenrge Fix, of the State House force, "was the killing of birds by the hailstones. The urea over which the full of hall was heavy was not large but the stones did pelt down In a way that threatened to break the slate In the roofs. "The English sparrows, as every one knows, choose thick foliage trees as their roosting places, depending n tlm leaver t,, protect them from the rain. unt tne n aves, no matter , lion- thick, were no protection from . those heavy hailstones and the spar- rows were kill, ,! by the hundreds In , the vicinity or Miller avenue ami ! Hrydrn road. , "In front of the Evangelical church there are a oc of thick rov- en d maples, which have formed a choice roosting place for tMe spar- , rows this summer. There the? caught I it thick and heavy and the slaughter ! of the birds was fearful. Monday morning we counted 312 dead par- rows under those trees and no dount ! many that were killed were swept I Into the sewer by the storm Vater ! that ran through the stree!t. , "Some suggested electricity as tha cause, but there was no striking by ; lightning In the vicinity and the wires j of telephone companies do not run through ho.-ie trri.-. They must h ivo i been hit by the hailstones, knocked Into the water -and drowned." Phil 1 1 i ii ton ItflrnsPcI. j Phil Hlnton. who has heen wlrh tho Charlotte baseball lenm from tho first day it gathered on the diamond. Has ffiien his release last nlirht bv Manager D. W. Collins. Hlnton was hurt soon after he took his rSni'i n s catcher and was out of the game 'or several weeks. He was after- ward made manager when Pitcher Jesse Reynolds was released, giving ur this po-ilt'cn v, ben Mr. ccm c;tme h 'r-- -im1 dcys ago. HI i on : Is a gool lm!) l-.yer but noroMn "'imp trrilt f t-.tr.-ii ter that mill- ' fate against his work. t;roundorj Strainer Floated v , .K r,,j ,, ! New York, Aug. 3 -The Cljdc lino steamer Chippewa. Captain Ma.br h which went ashore on Montauk Point June J4tb, whllo on a voyage from Jacksonville and Charleston for Ros- ion. na un no"-ii wwm-m ana was nrougm to new i urn lo-uay ior i rr pair For The Observer. AND XOW TTIK MEIiLOW E'KX ING BELL. The path spins out past edgy way. Where 'ran my feet ln boyhood days. Past brake, and lake, to where the pines. A sombre host ln serried Jlnes, . Sing whisper-songs, in som sweet strain, Borne afar from the drowsy main. Above th tallest darkling crest. Yet set well down th gloaming west, A slender wisp of silvery light Pricks shyly forth to greet the night. And now the mellow evening bell From distant bourn; doth sweetly tell ' Its' promts to ths 'horrieward-bound, Of deep contentment to be found. -.- ' Th twilight deepens Into dusk. The air Is sweet with loamy musk And noisy with the call of ibrush, Roost-wendlng In tha undrbruh. Th trail winds on through . woodland msse, -"-'. . : -' :-' ; . . t'ntll at last, a log-fir blase. Upon ths hearth gleams clsr and bright; And then, upon th o.ult night. DD-tond, welcome, at Close of day, . ; Booms tha watch-dog's resonant bsy. ' - - HAROLD CHILD. 1 SET'S GET MR. TAFT. Charlotte Cltlsra t'rges tl People Who Man to Hear the Kopnbllcon ' Xoniino to Be Vp Wkl Doiug-.'i ; ; :? To the JCditcr of The Observer; vi, .1 - I noticed in Bunday Oaeenrer that your Greensboro correspondent states that he Josrns that Mr. Tatt will not visit the State Republican convention which la to be held in this city on August Ith. In new of this statement which ire are not -willing to accept as final, we think it well for the business men or tjnarione xv d up ana ooim. The coming of the State convention. so fortunately secured . by our dele-- gatlon, will be wortn at least izo.uuu to jt-hls ?tty. The eomuf or ur. 'tart, by more than doubling lh attendance, would probably-double the above business value of the oocaalon to the City of Charlotte. Now it the entire touaiiveaa Interests of this city, includ ing tho Greater Charlotte Club, the Manufacturer's Club, the Colonial Club, the manufacturer .nd all oth ers, will take hold of this matter ln an earnest and energetic manner, and Ir respective of political amilatdons and politics, will Invite Mr. Taft to Char lotte, I believe he will ome to the Queen City. 1 see from the afternoon -papers that a meeting of the citizens of Charlotte, with the above purpose In view, has been called by the Greater Charlotte Cluo, to meet to-morrow night at half pa.st eight. In the banquet hall of the &lwyn Hotel. The object of this communication Is to call these facts to tho attention of the public and to cxpTett the hope that there will be a very large and en thusiastic attendance to-morrow night at the pfcic stated. Charlotte, you know, has a way of getting what she grws after. . ONE INTENSELY IN EARNEST. THK ISl PER.T1 VK MANDATE. ' Forms a Plank In the Platform of J th Independence Party, ; To the Kdltor of Ths Observer: I beg to direct your attention to the fact that tho Imperative mandate (no leas than the Initiative and refer endum Is n part of the Independence party platform. co-oporating with you In the effort fo "keep history j straignt. i quote the full text of the plank as follows: "We demand for the peoplo the right to recall public officials from the public service. The power to make officials reside In the people an'1. 'hem also should rrlde'the power to unmake and remove from office any nflieial who demonstrates kl. ....;.,. .. f Y . L i ?V" u'!"" .Ji""0 lrU' EDWARD GILLIAM. BoHton. Aug 1st. 1H08. ODDITIES IX THK NEWS. Steel Cars Demolished. Philadelphia, Aug. 3. What Is de clared to be tile greatest freight wreck Involving the dentruetlon of steel cars, occurred on the New York division of the Phlladelohia & Read- a suburb. Sunday, when out of a roal train of twenty-eight cars, nineteen were demolished, entailing a loss esti mated at $100,000. The train whlqh was running at the rate of 50 miles an hour, was thrown from the track by the breaking of the flange on the one wooden car In the entire train. tiirrs Remarkable 'Experience. Pittsburg, Pa.. Aug. 2- After Jour neying to an isolated part of Moon town-snip only to be Confronted with a "no tresspassing" sign, was the ex perience to-day of hundreds of per son who visited the farm of Michael Konter. whose daughter, Clara, 18 years old. mysteriously disappeared last Monday, was found Wednesday morning In her bod unconscious, fol lowing which she lay In a comatose, state until Saturday noon, when she suddenly revived, falling to recognize members of her family, maintaining a sphinx-like silemre and acting In a very strange manner. It was first believed the girl had boon kidnap ed, drugged and mistreated. Later it was alleged she was shamming for the purpose of acquiring publicity. However, the reticence of Miss Konter , and members of her family taken fo ,.i,0r with th m.n,, Mniii,tu. tlir,.s far eloped, make the case, in any event, one of the most complicated and remarkable ln the blHiory ,f Allegheny county A Carolecn 'Social Affair. .,. , Sr,'lsl to T1' Observer. ( aroleen. Aur. 8 The Mlse Carpen- tn'K house pHrty of Rutherford ton wan (1'"Kh' f"l,y entertained at a lawn party K'vln ,,y MHS MadaHne Clower at her h"mr' In Caroleen recontly ln honor of Iler cousins. Misses Belle and Mbhlc ''on- ' Atlanta. The house Hnd lawn wole beautifully decorated with lantern Hlld candelabra. The guests Included: Misses Louise and Emma (Carpenter, Myrtle Smith, of Spartanburg; Lucie Onorie. of Itutherfordton College: Addle Steele, of Statesvllle; Maud Weaver, of Thlrmal City; Kstells Carpenter, Annette Revelry, Mr. Poole, of Henrietta; Mr. Ingram and Miss Rebeccaii Ingram, of Spartanburg, and Belle and Libble Long. Messrs. John Harris, Eugene Walters, Bremon Qulnn. Rate Toms. W. W. Poole, ,i. r. jjowney, or tiosion; niarvin Scruggs. Arthur Lytton, Ralston Harrlll. ''. D. Stcedinan. George S. Olive, Jim 'f -on. Dr. A. B. Holland, H. L. Clower Mr8 Ixm" and Mrs. Homesly. of 'aroleen. The hostess received her.guesta 11 a "aiiuy write lawn, innimeii in lace Th'.- Misses Long wore white lingerie drearies A ok ickuis ice course was served. IciHir Tliesplans Play "Ingoniar." Special to Tho Observer. Lenoir. Aug 3. Thu-dy nlr; t at the opera, house "IngorDfti-. the r,arlinri:in, wr.-i j resented to a GO'Jd nual "tic-by local , j under ,h, ct Mr. Kdward De,,d jf- ,.: St 'UI?o those taking Dart were: Mossn:. Thonian N. Newland, David Clark. MaMhnll Courtney. C. C. Shell. James Wilson. Ed mard gte-ie, Harry Courtney, Roy John- a0I1 . Misses Ansa Tuttle and Rose Earn- hardt: Mesirrs, Edgar Alien. Sam Tuttle j H. L. Doty, Baylus Cade and G. C. jOulro. The plsy wns given for th benefit ' of the Lenoir baseball team and the re ceipts from this, together with the pro ! ceeda from their Ice cream supper a few days ago, will replenish the treasury of this excellent team. "David Oarrtek" was presented by this gam talent,- with few exceptions, at ths Blowing Rock Hotel Saturday night Manager Lumber Company Shot by Log Scaler. Boyce, La.', Aug. J. Samuel Du bois, a log sealer, to-day shot and killed John Tower, general manager of the National Lumber Company, at Cleveland Spur, nine miles west of this town. Dubois than turned tho revolver upon himself and Inflicted a fatal wound. The shooting la said to hava been the result of personal differences between tho scaler and general manager. " : ' , V ':. Pain anywhere stopped "'" f " sur with on of Pr. fihoop's Pink Pain TaWtt. To formula is on tha feont box. Ask your doctor or druggist about this - formula! Stop womanly P!na baadache. paina aaywber. writ Dr. Shoop, Racine. Wis, for freo trial to m-ov vain of Ms headaeh. or Pink Tablets Sold by Muiln'a Pharmacy. . MMmrtHWMMIHMl'niHHHMMIHIiti v- . Is rapidly approaching and lines that must move to make ready for fall pur chases, which are now beginning to arrive. Choice Tuesday of our pretty Fancy Parasols kt one half regular price. Our $5.00 Parasols will cost you on Tuesday only , $2.60 There are some big values in Women's Ready-to-Wear Garments a limited number of those $25.00 Suits left, which will be closed out at.... .....$9.78 Also in Silk Jumpers, Linen Wash Suits and Wool Suits there are some great values. Suits that were from $10.00 to $20.00 on ale Tuesday at $4.75 And in the three special lots of Skirts at $1.98, $3.98 and $6.75 are many Skirts worth double the price. On these there is a small charge for alterations. Early Arrivals for Fall Buyers Who Want the First Selection On Monday we will show a handsome line of new Pall Models in Ladies, Finely Tailored Skirts in Stripe Chevoron, Panama and Voiles. These are made in the popular many-gored sheath design, trimmed in straps and buttons; also pretty drapery effects in folds, 6titching and buttons, ranging from , . . . Garpets, Rugs and Shades Our new Carpets have been received and we are now prepared to show one of the handsomest and most complete lines we have ever shown; also a full line of those famous Sanford and Hartford Rugs in beauti ful, tasteful designs. Below are a few-items of in terest: Best Axminster Carpets, with and without borders, on your floor , $1.00 to $1.35 Best Velvet Carpets, for halls, sitting rooms and li braries, on your floor $1.00 to $1.10 A beautiful line of Brussels Carpets, halls and stairs to match, on your floor..... 65c. ta 90c. 9x12 Axminster Rugs. ...... $22.50 to $27.50 Seamless Velvet 9x12 Rugs $22.50 9x12 Brussels Rugs $12.50 to $15.00 Wool-Fibre 9x12 Rugs... $12.50 Shades Window Shades made to order any width, any length and any color. All mounted on Improved Hartshorn , Rollers. Let us give you estimates. Y Mens Summer Glowing In new Summer Clothing 'we can save you money, as ; any of our Fancy and Light Colored Spring and Sum- ;. mer Suits can now be bought at one-third off. smr . .. "". . - .... v"', r, , I. lHOMMMIMimiHIIMMIIHIMIHHHlMli there are many summer ., $5.00 to $17.50 - ziMA&irrci (pent i - - ;.;V i

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