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G XJlSAJTTXTTjrZ D ALL r cl yi.lt i-.il) il U t ij PIUUbULENT CUT- MDS - i - MB. GCTOBIK TAIJM OF THEM Member 'of Oonnnrl For City Telia How the City Bond Were Brtng 1 orircd by Polish Jew la New lork by tlx Name of Cltrone Aetna! lxww Now Amonots Only to Sll-ftO - -Belkrred Tit the Porgvr'B Con tioUoa Practically Assured Thought i to Hare Anomnpiiees - Amour lithograph trig Eetabllsh- ' meat VTbJcb Eagre red the Valuable - City Papers. "TheTVlaTor a Polish Jew named Cnrona -for the . alleged forgery it Charlotte bonds will be held this morning In New York, Assistant Dls- . trict Attorney Boeler appearing in the prosecution and Mayor T. e. iran- liu; Chairman O. Q. Scott, of the , finance committee, and Mr. Arthur H. Wearn, city clerk, and treasurer. being , wttneaaea Numerous others will take the stand against the fel-- low, both the lithographing establish Jnent Which engraved the bonds and t the brokers through which they were negotiated being interested in the case . and willing to assist in the conviction of the defendant. Mr. T. C. Guthrie, - f the city's counsel, returned from j, New York yesterday morning, where ha went with' Mayor Franklin and Mr. Scott, being satisfied that the district t attorney's office would prosecute the ease fully. ' ;, CITY'S 1XSS IB SMALL " The early discovery of the opera- tiona of the forger prevented any loss " of consequence to the city, only J1J.B0 - having been paid on the fraudulent - coupon by the Bank of Commerce in New York to which it was presented. . It is understood that there Is a special ' law In New York which will secure the bank against the loss of money by this means, otherwise the city " would lose nothing. Speaking of the matter, Mr. Gathrle had this to say v to an Observer men: "Several days ago Mayor Franklin received information that a fraudulent ' coupon on bond No. 1, amounting to $11. St, had been preeented to the Bank of Commerce in New York for . payment and had been paid. This .: fail cue July 1st, 108. it was of tne laaue of bonds under that name which - eonslsted of 100 bonds, bearing num bers from 1 to 100, and each valued at 11,000. Upon checking up It was v i found out in the office, of the city clerk and treasurer that there were two oupons of bond No. 1, one of which was fraudulent. TWO OTHERS PRESENTED. "Additional Information was recelv , ed that coupons on bonds Nos. 2 and due January let. 10, and July 1st, 109, had been presented to another t bank in New York tor discount i diately ordering the arrest of the man , presenting the coupons, alleging that they were spurious. Cltrone, the : ' Polish Jew, was arrested and the Charlotte officials being duly notified . left Thursday night for new tora. r The request for their Immediate ' presence came from the office of the tlatriet Attorney. The case is under v the charge of Assistant District At- .', loraer Hosier and after an interview with him. It was thought necessary - to have the city clerk and treasurer and Mr. Wearn left Saturday night v.;for New York. The nature of his , testimony will be an affidavit as to the number of coupons issued, it some ' times being the case that a few ex tra coupons are issued by the lltho- - graphing company to duplicate any that might become defaced and in Jured In any way. GENUINE BONDS ON HAND. 1 he genuine bond has been, located In the offices of a large trust com pany In Philadelphia and it la ex pected that this will be produced In the trial of Cltrone, which is set for Tuesday morning. Bo far only one 1 bond is Involved and it Is believed that the evidence Is ample to convict Clt rone of exploiting this forged Instru ment, knowing it to be forged, which la a felony under the New York statute. "The spurious coupon Is evidently from the same plate as that from f which the genuine bonds were made and the existence of the fraud Is ex plainable only upon the assumption that one or more blank bonds were extracted from the lithographing es tablishment which engraved them. It is believed that there will be no furth er trouble In the matter as the case against Citrone is being vigorously handled. The firm of brokers through which the bonds were negotiated, the engrravlng house and the office of the District Attorney, seem to be very much Interested In pressing the case. The conviction of the alleged forger may be considered as practically as sured. LOOKING FOR ACCOMPLICES. "The New York detective force la looking very thoroughly for Cltrone's accomplices In the transaction, but so v far no satisfactory Information has been secured. Some of the employe Of the lithographing establishment .live In the same section of New York ; as that in which Cltrone lives and An acquaintance between them Is sus picioned. It Is also suspected that ,; the Polish Jew was simply being used aa a tool by which the bonds could be disposed of for the benefit of oth ers. The matter as It stands amounts , to little, but It might have become serious In the course of further prac- ,tlces." fiMAJLL BLAZE YESTERDAY. Overheated Hue tieta Eire to Adja , - eent Piece of Wood and Small Com- motion Result, t' A small blaze in the basement of ' the building occupied bv Mr. A. H. Washburn, No. IS East Fourth street, e rotted quite a commotion in the bust- ; . oese section of the city yesterday morning about 9:15 o'clock. a piece of wood lying too close to an over faeated flue had become Ignited and , smoke was oozing through cracks , Into the main body of the store. One , ef the occupants of the building ' rushed Into the street to turn in the alarm and dashed almost -head-on Into the arms of Fire Chief Orr who was J easing by In his chemical buggy. Chief Orr took immediate command of the situation and the result was that the blaze was out In a jiffy. He rushed down into the basement with his; hand extinguisher, and the chemicals were at once turned on. No alarm was ever sounded by the big , bell although the department was summoned by telephone. The damage- by Are was confined to the scorched walls while that by smoke was inconsequential. But for the timely appearance of Chief Orr on the scene there might possibly have been another such catastrophe as that which befell the Queen City Printing ' Company last spring. rr. StoJtfs Cosnlng- Back to Mncklen- ;- ;-;-v...biirs. The following- from The Salisbury Post will be of Interest: "Tfr. B. B. Smith, of Rlchfleld, who was in Salisbury -to-day, announces that he will return to Mecklenburg shortly to resume practice. - He has bees urged to return and has con cluded to . locate again In- a Held tn which ho-enjoyed handsome prac tice." j: '' . ;..V j.;. . The Majestic ManuXartoHnjc Com- -.iy, of r. lxmia, Mo nave a man at re Knutliern Hardware Company ' -r this Vffk, altowins the Majestic - l-i act!4 operation, baking snd ? L tactics to the large croud. . 111,11,10 MORTGAGE. Transaction of Almost InooropTehesi- alble Proportions Recorded fetter day at the Office of IM Clerk of . tbt Court. , A. mortgage of almost "unprecedent ed values wu recorded In the offlcs of the register of clerk of the court yesterday, representing ' a loan from the Central Trust Company of New York to the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, the latter Citing a nrat mortgage on it property a security to the issue of - 115,009.000. This Includes two tracts of land in this city. i " set ronn in ;nt mortgage nioa h"e that "whereas the company for the purpose of refunding -outstanding Indebtedness and for ether proper corporate purposes has determined by proper resolution of its board of director and of lta stockholders to execute and issue the bonds of the company limited to a total principal of US, 000,000 at any one time out standing, to be known as Its first mortgage. IB-year, S per cent, gold bonds, to be dated November 2d, 1105, to be payable December 1, 1923. ta bear Interest from November 1st, 1J08. at the rate of 5 per cent, a year, payable .(after the first Installment of one month's Interest to December let, 1908), semi-annually, both principal and Interest to be payable In gold coin of the United States In the pres ent standard and weight and fineries, at the office or agency of the com pany In the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, this deed of trust and mortgage of property and of franchises Is given." The mortgage further sets forth that the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company has. In consideration of the loan, and to secure the bond Issue in question, bargained, granted, sold, aliened, remised, released, enfeoffed, conveyed, pledged, assigned, transfer red and set over, and by these presents does bargain, grant, sell, alien, remiss, release, enfeoff, con vey, pledge, assign, transfer and set over to the trustee, party of the "sec ond part, the following describe! property which la hereinafter referred to as the trust estate. Here the mort gage gives a detailed description of all properties and holdings of the coin. pany in Alabama, Georgia, the Caro linas, Virginia and other states, upon which mortgage Is given to secure the trust company in the loan made to secure the 116,000,000 bond" issue. The mortgage also sets forth that the additional security Is given In the "following shares of stock, now sub ject to the trust agreement of the company with the Central Trust Com pany of New York, dated October lfct. 1(02, which are hereby assigned to the trustee to be delivered to the trustee Immediately upon the satis faction of the said trust agreement: Two hundred thousand shares ot Southern Cotton Oil Company stock; 22,182 shares of Charleston, 8. C. Mining and Manufacturing Company stock. HACK MAN TO JAIIi Rob Miller Unable to Give Bond on Double-Barreied Chargo Relatlng to Itevolver. Palling to produce 1100 bond on the charge of carrying a pistol and another of. equal amount on the charge of assaulting with It a negr man named Henry Ross, Rob Miller a colored hackman, was yesterday committed by the recorder to Meck lenburg's common jail. There he will abide until in Superior Court his can Is tried. It was on Saturday night that the man got Into trouble. While plying his trade of conveying passengers over the city, he became embroiled In a verbal difficulty with a colored woman at her home on Palmer street and Is said to have Insulted her. At this stage the man. Henry Ross, appeared, tried to Interfere, but was restrained by Miller's revolver and the protests of a white passenger In the hack. The latter said he was chief of police in Washington. Sheriff Smith and Jim Anton Make a Trade on Meat". "It's a pretty cold day In July when a fellow skins Jim Auten In a trade," said a friend of the Dick Croker of Paw Creek, "but Sheriff Smith ate him up once." "How did he do It?" asked an Ob server man. "Jim was selling beef from his stajl on the vacant lot across the street from the Selwyn when Zuck came along. Taking a general look at the outlay of meat Sheriff Smith asked: 'Do you send your meat to the home of the purchaser?' " 'Yes, indeed. " 'How much does it cost to do that.' " 'Five cents a trip." " 'Will you take off the five cents from my purchase if I carry It home?' " 'Yes.' " 'Well, give me a five-cent soup bone and call it square.' "The bone was handed over and Zuck went along home. Alleged Retailers Appeal When Said to Have Been Drunk. "I wan't drunk." denied Tom Fogy vigorously, falling Into the colloquial ism of Rockingham county. "How could I be when I hadn't teched a drap." Officers, however, testified otherwise and the recorder so found. Tom Immediately gave notice of an appeal, so that Superior Court may have an opportunity to pass upon his sobriety Saturday night and ascertain to just what extent. If any, his loco motion and mental machinery were Interfered with by a consciously su perinduced Internal condition. A re tailing charge sent him to jail. John Dodd, colored. Is in similar plight. He was arrested on the two fold charge of Intoxication and re tailing. Bound over in the second, he appealed on the first count. Crosmns; Too Soft. Farmers along the Carolina Cen tral, between here and Matthews, are making constant complaint about the dirt road crossings, which being of gravel have become cut and difficult to get over. The Seaboard used to have plank on top of the crosstles, and that made a more substantial and satisfactory wagon way. - Some of the places along the line are so bad that It is almost Impossible for a team to haul a load over. The crossings are too soft. HOW TO CURB A COLD. -Be as careful as yon can you will occas ionally take cold, aad when you do, get a medicine ot knows reliability, oae that has aa established reputation and that is oertala to effect a quick cure. Each a medicine is Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy. It has galaed a world-wide reputa tion by lta remarkable cures of this meat common ailment, and eaa always be de ponded' apon. It acta feature's plaa, relieves the himrs, - aids ' expectoration, epeas the secretions and ales nature m restoring- the system to a healthy eesdl Ooa. During the asaay years ta which it baa been is general a we have yet te learn of a single ease of eold er attack of the crip bavins; resulted ta pneumonia when this resMdy was and. wbiah shows eoaduslvely that it Is a jaertala preven tive of that aangeroM disease. Chamber. Iain's Cough Remedy contains ne ephua or other nareotie and may be given as confidently te a baby M i an adult. Par sale by W, U Hand A Co. - t t ' Soda With BCSTErt KNEW THE FACE. A Preacher Who ITaed to Bo Here Is Dolnr Some Big- Advertising In the. West. "That looks like Rev. Walt Hol oombe," said Hunter Brown, as the boys In the city editor's office studied a large, half-page display advertise ment, bearing the announcement of a big revival meeting to be held in a Western city and the likeness of a well-known evangelist who made the welkin ring with his eloquence here a few years ago. "Yes, it Is he," declared some of the boys. "Do you know him?" "Know him?" shouted Buster. "I should think I do." "Once, when he was holding a meeting In Pilot Mountain, I took my hulky form to his tent and . planted It on the rear seat. Soon he left the pulpit, came to where I sat, look ed me In the face and declared: 'You'he not paying- any attention to what I am saying.' That nettled me and I, being an impetuous youth, re plied: 'You tell what Id not so.' The preacher returned to his place, gave out a stirring hymn and I Joined in with all the spirit I could muster, and before the second stanxa was over the minister came to me and asked me to discontinue slnarlng or go home." "What did you do?" "I quit singing and went home, too." Will Send Boxes' to Orphan. a It Is requested that the children of the Sunday school of the Firit Presbyterian hurch will meet this afternoon at I o'clock In' the 8unday school rooms of the church. They will pack boxes to be sent to the Ba rium Springs Orphanage, near States viile. This is an annual custom, reg ularly observed. Dr. Allan Realdeift Phyalc'laa. - . His friends will bo glad to learn that Dr. William Allan, one of Char lotte's youngest doctors, has been ap pointed resident physician of the Alex ander Rescue Home. Dr. Allan has been In Charlotte only a few months, but Is "considered a physician whose prospects are exceedingly bright Read the Soothers) Hardware Com pany's advertisement In this paper and you will not wonder why tbey have such crowds every day. Special Christmas Offerings No. 1. StleffiUp., beauti ful figured mahogany... $875 No. J. Stleff Up., dark mahogany. S50 No. i. Shaw Up., beauti ful figured mahogany.. 15 No. 1. Shaw Up., dark mahogany too No. 6. Kohler Up., beautl- ful figured mahogany... 175 No. . Kohler Up., beauti ful figured mahogany. . . 150 No. T. Foster, art finish mahogany 150 No. t. Lester, mahogany ..150 SLIGHTLY USED PIANOS. No. I. Btleft Up., dark mahogany.... . 135 No. IS. Shaw Up dark mahogany 175 No. 11. I vers Jt Pond, figured mahogany 175 No. 13. Kohler Up., fig ured mahogany 125 No. II. Kohler Up., dark mahogany. . . - 100 No. It Kohler Up., dark mahogany., .... ... ... 1T5 SECOND HAND PIANOS. No. 11. Stleff. In elegant londltlon. fine tone 175 No. It. Marshall A Wen dell, fiatired mahogany.. 300 No. IT. Everett, forest -green . .... .' 171 No. It. Everett, oak ' see .a.1 i-e eo. SQUARES. No. It. .Mathushek, most excellent glano US Ne, 21. Orovesteea A Ful ler, excellent condition. 55 No. 11, Qrovesteen A Ful- , lr.... T No. 11. Bacon A Raven 25 II Organs ranging in price from tit te 175. These organs are) tn perfect condition; pan't be told from new. V Cisiil lnfaetarr of the St faff and - .. Sbaw, the pleneo with the ' i: , y ' smeit two.. a -: , t .S6uthera Wareroom -5 West Trade Street C. H. WILHOTH, Hct. t ; 'CHARLOTTE, Jf. C ' -i 1 J.,. - " TV V -VV - -: CnOuti'fhat cnltAod SodavC 'Vh Oneeda iseuit meals-for meals between TP In dust tight. moUturt proof paekagtx Ntptr told in bulk. NATIONAL BISCUJT COMPANY You ara cordially invited to attend our exhibit any day this week. Cotue and have a, cap of coffee and bot bis cuit. If you Intend to buy or not. Southern Hardware Company. BRUSHES Our showing of Brushes Is surprising. Until you looked it over you wouldn't suppose there were so many different kinds of brushes for the same purpose or so many similar brushes for different purposes. Shaving Brushes, Hair, Tooth, Flesh, Nail, Clothes, Shoe, Hat, Bath long handles, crooked handles; fine bristles coarse bristles, stiff colored bristles, white bristles, bristles looped in through the wood and bristles wired In, wood backs, rubber backs' and metal backs. Come and see them all; you'll enjoy looking over ' the col lection and you'll find exactly what you want. We will take great pleasure In showing them to you, whether you are fully decided to buy or not. We enjoy showing our brushes anyway. They are on display to-day. Take a look sit them. It's an opportunity not to be passed. We want you to come ' to see us every day. We want yon to ret it at Hawley's 'Pharmacy TRYOff AND FIFTH STS. 'Phones IS and zoO. Academy Advance Sale, 1 GOLDEN GIORY TALKS NCMBKR four. Cotton aeed oil Is a clean, pure, wholesome, product of the soli, free from the con tamination of the slaughter bouse. Most ot the superiority of the French and Italian cook ing Is due to the use of Olive or our own Cotton Seed Oil. Early history shows us Olive Oil and Sacred Writ ahows us Patriarchs. Methuselah ate no fat bat oil. lived a thousand years, and never took a dyspepsia tablet. Unfortunately the world outgrew the olive. Enter the hog closely followed by bad cooking and Indigestion. But a wise world is waking up. The consumption of cot ton seed oil In the American kitchen is growing by leaps and ' bounds. The days of the hot are numbered. Even now fas tidious cooks in Charlotte de pend on Golden Glory Oil for fancy frying. Brannon (Mcnating (o.. Distributors;, . The Only Rooflnf Backed by a Guarantee : Vf EVERY i ROUU. . ' Guaranteed to . last as fol-' One-Ply for I years. J Twe-Ply. for' T:' years. -t 4 Tbree-Ply for ' ysara. f- Specifloatlons for applying aad free sample sent on . re- QlieSt. V-i. -' . V - i "B. F. WITHERS . ; -- Distrtbstor. V ' t ' ' Cbarlotte, N. Ct ; , 91 'liS V. W V V , ' - meaU x. Snoop's Health Coffee Is oreated from Dure naj-ched rains, malt. nuts. etc. no real eoffe In it Pine In flavor Is "made In a minute." No or 30 minutes tedious boiling. Sample free. Mlller-Vsn ness jo, Let Us Glean the Belts and Ties the dainty neck pieces, and the other dainty articles of wear you will be wanting to wear during the holidays. We'll make your old ones look as clean, fresh and neat as new ones would and the cost will be Just a mere trifle. Besides think of the time and bother 'this service will save you from. It's worth while. Charlotte Steam laundry IVaunderers, Dyers, Cleaners, Sit South) Tryuo St. Wiley's Waxine for Kitchen . and all otner Wood Floors, linoleum 'and . OilCloths. vTotrence Paint Co. ,r iio NORTH TRYON. Bring in - ypur pic- tures to be framed now the Christmas rush -will ... j - r v soon be here. - v v Make a visit - to our ' - ' - - . new Art Room; you will ' ' . . 'find? many suggestions ior junas. , i . 4 u .Stcna&Ccrri.rcrCo.li h Book, Stationery and ' Art btore. x , tj I MiMm n ' - ( - t m Gifts of Silyerare ' ' yf carry a handsome line and such a variety as to make selec- tion easyi Lock, too, at our beautiful new'- '. ; - - '' V ; Chafing .iiS 'iVr, Ho handsomer gift than ene of' tbose,-;p':' WEDDINGTON HARDWARE CO. la a, comfort and Joy. v We have en for you,' either m ; base, burner, a . hot blast, an . oak atoye' or any atyle . for eoal, ' wood er olL Xet'Ba ow too. J.N.McCaasIandSCo. . "THE STOVE tfjnt SSI ,'iwtli'-Trro.v- "-' a x n a j Special Big Line of Serviceable Coats at . . . .$10.00 Don't miss the opportunity of seeing . the im: mense line of coats we hare now. ; ED). -MELtiJNllDO; il "V-:- Bemember, llellon's Clothes Fit - THE MATCHLESSMILTON PIANO ' The best Pianar for $250.00 that is made. Easy payments if desired. No deviation in the ' ' f price. Interest at 6 per cent when . time is ' wanted. See some of the new styles. - Vr s t ' - PARKER-GARDNER CO. TABLES -i'OF ,QUA0TY- ' ' " ' ' ii ' mill ' ' ' t No doubt you will entertain Vour Friends and liela- tives on Thanksgiving and in order. VWe show some very -Suites at low prices. For your them attractively, arranged 'on first floor.' If it is only a; Rug or pair of Curtains we have them at lowest ,price3. - . -. .: . '- ' : " ' ' - 7-.- - . -j !. . . - . ' -.- PARKER-GARDNER CO. STEAM and HOT WATER HUATTJfO Cold Weather la Coming Oct Ready .- , - ' .- ; ,1 "" "..' I ' - H 1 . - f f -;;"X.- fE2w.a ..aw4..,....--,.', J -': S V ZL&CK&ET BROS. (DO. Plumbing and ' Heatlna Contractors. - S ' ,.l' M (-. i' Jobbers la Supplies. Bell 'Phone ' : -illt. ,No, and ; Vf. riftli St . . Chariette, K. f . ,'f , ... . t that fits not tight, and not loose, but just right . For style, quality, fit and right price, ours are' the coats you want to' see: , Overcoats Ralncoato Top Cooto in all the correct coV brs and in all weights.' - u V - ' - I . ,' ' ' . . . will want the Dining Room f attractive Dining Room - convenience we have - 4
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