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nUPAY, DECEMBER It, It 08.
ON THE LAST LEG OF THE RACE.
Up to it o'clock last aight tha cam-
paign for five hundred members Of
the1 Greater Charlotte Club had re-
suited In rounding up four hundred.
and the enthusiastic meeting at tha
Selwyn Hotel adjourned with the pur
. pom to bring another one hundred
into camp to-day. It must be done
."and will be done if tha membership
la active and if -tha business man,
professional men and those of other
classes respond as they are expected
to. Splendid progress has thus far
been made and we do not doubt In
. the least that by nightfall the hopes
.'of tha promoters of the movement
wOl have been realised.
The possibilities of an organisation
-" banded to compel beholders to Watch
Charlotte Grow, whether they will or
not, cannot be over-estimated. La
boring in co-operation with President
Lee. who Is as enthusiastic la tha
. . work of the club as any of tha boys,
: the membership of five hundred will
accomplish results which will aston
ish itself.
' Much hangs upon the efforts which
wit) be put forth to-day. and let it
, bo ; remembered, men and brethren.
that this undertaking to push Char
lotto forward la not work for one man
but for all. All that the most of us
have, whether it be much or little, is
hee; we all expect to live bora and
die here. When, v therefore, we are
working for Charlotte we are work
ins, for ourselves as' well its from i
sense of community pride; and while
many of us have nothing in point of
absolute possessions., put . futu.ro . Is
. bottomed upon the future of this
tuwu; pvuear uiv ., importance J rum
every roan's standpoint that Charlotte
Should Grow, and if wo all do our
duty 'a good ettiiens the first thing
' We know this will bo a city sure
enough. It is headed In that direc
tion, unmistakably, and it depends
' upon us, one and all, whether this the
morning of our promise shall see ful-
ttlman lit th Avanlnv nt Attf.tf
; coming years.
The duty of tha day now actually
upon us, this December 11th, 1101.
was cut out for us at the meeting of
uai mgnu 11 la 10 aaa one nunarea
Charlotte Club before the moon and
. stars shall shine again. Now for a
long pun, a strong pun, ana a pun
, all together!
J1R, TAJTS XETW T0&K STXXCO.
' The unconcealed purpose, and tha
tendency, of tha speech of the Pros!
dent-elect at tha j&inner of the North
Carolina Society of New Tork Mon
day evening' was. Of course; to loose
tha Bouth from Its political moorings.
Such was tha purpose ot hl speeches
la four of ; ita mates in October,
though ho had no idea of oeelng such
result in November. It was nearer
coming about, however, than any on
imagined. Tha comments ot tha ra
tional portion of tha Democratic
press upon his address of Monday
evening are interesting and run upon
a uniform line. They are . in effect
that he was dangerously frlendly-and
especially so in giving practical en
dorsement to the constitutional
amendments of the Southern Demo
crats which disfranchise tha Ignorant
negroes and in telling the negroes
that they have nothing to complain
of if they do not qualify themselves
to vote under the provisions of these
amendments. The Philadelphia Rec
ord, speaking for itself, thus speaks
la substance tha sentiment of the
emocratlo and Independent press of
tha country as we have seen It:
"If the political unity of the Bouth can
be destroyed it would be more likely to
melt under the genial warmth radiating
from Mr. Taft than smashed by the ap
portionment hammer which Crumpacker,
of Indiana, and Piatt, of New Tork, have
tried to wield, but with little help from
their own side in Congress. The freaiaent
I has recently condemned attacks upon the
representation of the South In Congreee,
and in addresalng the North Carolina So
ciety of New Tork Mr. Taft expressed his
conviction that legislation disqualifying
Ignorant and shiftless persons from vot
ing was consistent with the fifteenth
amendment and to be heartily approved
of."
And It is generally understood that
In taking this position Mr. Taft rep
robated the Idea of reducing .the
Bouth's representation in Congress
and the electoral college.
The comments of The New Tork
Tribune, tha representative Republi
can paper of tha country, are interesting:
"If the Impression that Mr. Taft made
upon the Southerners at Monday night's
dinner is a fair indication of the impres
sion which 'he will make upon the Mouth
In general during his term la office, and
we believe it la, his administration wUI
complete the process begun under Presi
dents McKlnley and Rooaevelt of breaking
aown tne traditional aecuensi reeling,
His extraordinary gift of Insolrinc
confidence Is sura te dissipate those
old suapictons. . The North has
a better understanding of tha South
a mors f onerous appreciation of it and a
Broader eympathr with It. As a reore-
saatative of this changed attitude, Mr.
Taft will enter the Wblts Houaa the
South's sincere and moat nowerful
friend."
This address is generally well re
ceived by the. Southern press. That
portion of this press whoso meat and
drink is politics of course calls v Mr.
Taft's sincerity la question. For The
Observer's part it accepts his utter-
anoea at their face value. His life's
record U that of an honest, truthful
courageous, candid man, and we ac
cept In full belief his assurances of
friendliness. If he lives up to them
ba will prove a powerful menace
to. .the Democratic party of this sec
tlon as now organised a fact which
It had as well take Into account.
THE TJXnXRSITys ATHLETICS." from the member of the s oof faculty
After ' the. Thankstrlvlnc f football T hl Pd it. t worn cu; ies of this
WHO GOT IT?
: There was a good deal of the
Canal's purchase price received by
nobody knows whom. Before the
Senate committee on oceanic canals
Mr. Cromwell resisted every effort of
the lata Senator Morgan to draw such
details from him. Upon Just what
basis the relations between the old
and now canal companies rested tha
publio has never learned. Twelve
million dollars were paid by Mr.
Cromwell to stockholders of the new
canal company, three million dollars
more remaining In the company's
treasury when he testified; concern
ing the men or syndicates who re
ceived the twelve millions there is
complete darkness. Very probably
some speculative Americans friends
or clients of Mr. Cromwell made big
pre fit. These may have traded upon
their supposed influence with tha
United HUtes government; they my
. have used, without warrant, tha
names of Charles P. Taft and Doug
lag Robinson; 'they may have taken
advantage of French canal security
holders by mtgn which the American
public cannot even guess. A resolu
tion of inquiry to now pending in the
House ; of Representatives. Perhaps
there are good reasons why It should
not pass, but at all events we should
greatly like to know what became of
those mysterious millions.
OnaV who prefers a lifo not charac
terized by an execs of: excitement
would about as lief not bo as to live
at Pine Bluff, Ark, which for two
or three weeks past has peas -threatened
with destruction by the lArfcan
eas river. ' When the citizens go to
sleep at night It ta with the thought
that when they -waka up they may
And ; themselves,": floating A In , their
houses down tho stream. We hav
never been able to understand 4Why
people will continue to live In locali
ties whera their Uvea and property
are liable at any time to be menaced
iy floods or cyclones when they eonld
live in Charlotte r' - .
Jt is a fact that for many years
: say twelve v w, fifteen many
; of North Carolina have look-f-.rward
to the assembling of tha
it are with apprehension.- It is
. ivg fact and one compli
ry the men lected to th's
' :'. of IJ6J, O-st r?o-
- I of the next Leg:;U-
ReprasentaUve . Dughton, of All
ghany (who. by tha way, will not bo
a candidate for speaker of tha
House), is quoted, from Winston as in
favor of a short seaalorf of the Legis
lature. Ho thinks that All necessary
business and legislation should be
transacted In thirty days or less. "We
should pass a Just and Conservative
revenue act and adjourn because the
Stats needs a rest from legislation
and besides a short session of the
General Assembly will save the State
several thousand dollars, " is the way
the ex-Lieuteaant Governor put It
All ot which Is true. Tha State cer
tainly needa a rest from legislation
and thirty days is sufficient time tor
tha enactment of all that is necessary.
The people who are bf this mind
would not go amiss la saying some
thing of the sort to their members of
the General Assembly before they
leave for Raleigh. ,
The New Tork Journal of Com
merce, which approaches every sub
Ject without partisanship or bias.
and the ability, integrity and sober
mindedness ot which Is never called
in questlor!, eaya, in Its usual serious,
analytic way, that "the last annual
message of President Roosevelt to
the Congress of the United states ex
eels all that have preceded it In pro
lixity, and contains little substance in
the way ot practical suggestion . or
recommendation to excuse Its lnordl
nate length." And In conclusion of
a column and a nau review ana
analysis: "It Is on the whole a de
pressing document, considering the
occasion and the. opportunity, and It
Is a matter ot 4eep .regret that It
cannot be commented upon In terms
of unqualified pralss," This view of
It is agreeable here because it squares
so exactly iwith our own.
Passenger officials ot the southern
Railway assure The Greenville, 8. C,
News that they are making certain
changes in the Servlcs that will do
way with the ehlef J disagreeable
features ot the mileage system which
has been in vogue (or the past tew
months. "It is a fact Well knows to
everybody who does any traveling at
an," say The News, that something
should be done to Improve conditions.
It they eaa do away with the present
annoyances et the mileage, exchange
system It will be the cause ot gen
eral rejoicings We'll wait and ! see
what ; the improvement ; la . ; And
everybody upon reading this will, do
the game thing; indulging the hope
thai the Improvement contemplated
means the total abolishment . of the
Very Irritating 'exchange-of-tnileage-for-Uckef
rule. V-. . -
Speaker Cannon yesterday declared
himself opposed to the proposed issue
ef five hundred millions of bonds for
rivers SBd .harbors tad waterwayg,
and we ere pretty certain that hs is
r'ht about thkt, "
game between the Ciilversiaes ef
North Carolina and Virgia.. atumni
of v tha University of -North,; Carolina
began giving vent to grievances -which
had existed, tor- some tlmejr both
within and . without; the institution
Those grievances were , against- the
methods employed by the faculty au
thorlties In supervising athletics. - It
was x eeiingly alleged that the Ugl
blilty requirements enforced at the
University were so much stricter than .
tne requirements operative elsewhere
as to place the University at an at
most hopeless disadvantage. Some
adverse critics who considered the
rules excellent in themselves consid
ered the manner of their enforcement
narrow and bigoted. On every hand
were 'alumni and 'undergraduate
complaining that the University, thus
handicapped, met some rivals which,
had no rules whatever and - other
rivals which made, unmade or dis
regarded rules as othelr interests
might dictate. Deepest of all was the
sense of wrong rising from . an ac
cepted belief that the same authori
ties given te straining at home gnats
swallowed outside camels upon nomi
nal or no investigation and practically
as a matter of course. 'It was .de
clared that the authorities entertain
ed an utterly one-sided and - inade
quate conception of their .'duty; in
particular, that they had unresisting
ly suffered the University of Virginia
to play against a team answering the
most stringent requirements a team
containing at least two men whose
eligibility records could not bear even
very alight inspection men wn
were, 'in fact, notoriously ineligible.
With no wish except to comment in
forminslr uDon a matter, of current
Interest in the State, and especially
with no wish to antagonise discipline.
The Observer gavs Its readers a brief
look at the situation, it waa sug
gested that there was more, of the
right sort, to gain by Insisting upon
reasonably high standards at rival
Institutions than by lowering the Unl
versitys own standards far. It was
stated as matters of positive fact that
the University of Virginia had in
reality played two Ineligible men and
that the University of Virginia etli-
letic management could not dm trust
ed. In consequence The Observer has
for the moment become a party to
the controversy, e
Now no one need suppose that this
newspaper would make sucn state
menu without proof at hand. It has
some regard for the victims of pos
alble Injustice and for Its own good
name. Moreover, It was not born
yesterday or the day before. It knowa
well the preneneae of colleges to en
tertain uncharitable misapprehensions
about each other's athletics, espsciai
ly after a defeat: and-in the case
neither of college athletics nor Congo
Illiteracy will any careful newspaper
easily confuse yague assertion witn
ascertained fact. The Observer stood
quite ready with the evUfence In the
event ot a demand. For me reason
that we did not fully credit the al
legations against the University of
North Carolina athletic authorities.
we expected no demonstration from
that quarter but one has come. It
Is sought by a single effort to absolve
from their different species ot' blame
the University of Virginia athletic
management and the University of
North Carolina" athletio' management.
The University of Virginia authorities
keep as strict faith as anybody; the
University of North Carolina autnori
ties cannot have shown that indiffer
ence - on . the outward., front and
bigotry" on the inward ' front which
stand charged against them. This, an
honest but partisan and obstinately
blind performance, renders necessary
the D rod notion or. evidence., tseveraj
Virginia newspapers, . unacquainted
with the circumstances, have . natur
ally hailed it as a complete and au
thoritative vindication of the univer
slty of Virginia and have called upon
The Observer for a retraction. Ot
courteous expressions from each, the
very kindest and most, appreciated
comes from The Norfolk Virginian
Pilot, which "has never yet known Its
North Carolina contemporary slow to
right an unintentional injustice ana
has never yet known it to commit one
intentionally." ,
First for the records of the two
men who we said were played in vio
lation of . agreement and the com
monly accepted ethics of the college
worio. Btanton, tne university oi
Virginia's wonderful (halfback, ta a
Callfornlan of mature age who reach
ed the, University of Virginia by way
of Tale. For a long time , past he
had been a well-known athlete on (he
Pacific coast; In tact, hs appears to
have made college athletics his life
work thus far. On. the football and
track fields Jie did great things. At
Tale, as ho might have known, his
record permanently dlsquallfledrtilm.
Losing a year, therefore, ' he next
we shall presently show how very
natural it waa that just this thing
should have happened turned up at
th. IT- h.u.1.. Vlwltil I Uam til,1
adventurous Callfornlan fell under
condemnation of at least two rules.
particularly the "'five months' rule,'
which was In foroe between the Uni
versity of Virginia: and its leading
rivals and provided that .no student
who had represented any otner coi
lege on an athletio team should be
eligible during his first Ave months.
These obstacles, however, counted
for little with an athletio" manage-
msnt accustomed . toyaiaket unmake,
amend and construe rules as its oc
casions required. On the 14th of
April last the University Of Virginia
committee entered into a written con
tract with the Agricultural and Me
chanical college of North Carolina de
fining the five months' -rule In the lan
guage -above used and agreeing to
observe 4fc .Irf .th .Hollowing Sep
tember, having acquired Stanton, the
University ot Virginia committee nou
fled the A. aV M. College, committee
that M misht consider " the -' rule
amended to read "no student who ha
represented any -. ether collage on t
football, team playing American foot
ball, or baseball." ; The purpose waa
to qualify 6tantou. tor whom It was
claimed that ne nad never piayea
"American' football but only Asso
ciation football a mere quibble,. In
any event, since the revised rules so
open the style of play as to consti
tute largely a reversion' te the older
er .Association form.";- No pne who
saw Stanton la action this fall can
regard him as Other than one of the
most finished lootoaii - pispers mac
ever stepped on a field. The amend
ment also had the effect of excluding
his widely known track record. Very
naturally the A. M. committee was
Indhrnant at thla repudiation of a
mutual agreement by one of the par
ties to it as soon as interest dictated,
and - protested vigorously. By no
process of reasoning remotely fair
could Stanton be considered eligible
for games with either the A. M.
College or the University or North
Carolina. ; '
The case against Gloth; the' big
Pennsylvsjilan who played at centra
and, was easily, next to Stanton, the
star' of - the University of Virginia ;
team, is perhaps a. trifle less argra- ,
rated, but it la equally clear. Gioth -attended
the University of Virginia 1
sst year; this year, at any rate, the
five months rule did not operate
Ralnat him. BtlfL manifestly with no
intention of playing college f.xithall
Spain, he in September of this year
"'ched Gary's tchnol fotL,a!l team, .
PM'ale'f hi. snd re"tve i 175 fp i
co.rjf en. I l.kl tv nnpv v ;
t y i-fcll la lus . . . i l y t n e . j. ,t '
aniiiavrare In aha pn-- -iion-of Er,
M. M.' Whiten ur at. the a. fe M. team's
Coach, and the authorities of George
town University. Duringy September
Dr. Whltehurst received, 'from Cloth
a letter consultina . him abont soma
plays and stating, incidentally, that
tne writer had no money In the world.
xne only defense mads In Gloth's case
to the A, aV Myfol lege waa a claim
wai tne mowey.Ti aa , bees-repaid.
.; Even f more noteworthy than.- the
repudiation of the contract with the
A. A M. College' Is another Incident
showing how lacking la scruple And,
how arrogant toward North Carolina
institutions is that University of .Vir
ginia rathlstlci, management "whoa
every act .meets with the tamest of
tamely unquestioning assent from the
athletic management at Chapel HHL
In the season tust -oast tha A. a- M.
College committee asked for arbitra
tion of the differences between the
two Institutions, rt offeredv to let
President Alderman, of theUnlver
sity of Virginia., In Whose fstrness it
reposed Just confidence, -name all of
three arqJtrstors. . The University of
Virginia committee positively refused
to arbitrate anything or in any man
ner. Then a member of the Aj aV M.
College Jaeulty, Dr. Riddick, went in
person to Charlottesville in the hope
of obtaining some satisfaction. There
he was told that 'President Alderman
was out of town (Dr. Alderman, by
the way, has practically nothing to
do with the supervision of athletics
at tb University f Virginia) and
that no one else bed authority to take
the matter up. Failing to every ef
fort, the A. M . College, which had
a remarkably strong team last sea
son and entertained hopes ot winning
even against a tean made up as the
University of Virginia's was, decide
to play anyhow. It has since been.
publicly announced that the A. M.
College will never again play the
University of Virginia until the latter
accords its opponents something like
fair and 'decent treatment. As for
the University Of aVorth Carolina
athletio authorities, they gratefully
swallow any cock-and-bull story from
ins university of Virginia. that is to
say. In those cases where anv story
at all Is vouchsafed. Undergraduates
and alumni were not even permitted
10 smer a rormai protest against the
two notorious ineligible on the Uni
versity of Virginia team. Since then
there has been shown the moat ab.
Ject fear lest the University of Vir
ginia suspect them of resentment
even is thought. . The cobras pursued
is enougn to sicken any eitisen and
tax-payer of North Carolina. It mav
be a little less nearly incomprehensi
ble if we state that one of the ac
tuating motives la furnished by the
financial necessities of athletics at the
university. Situated in an out-of.
the-wgy village and with all but a
very few of Its games resisterlnr net
financial losses, the managers of Its
teams are desperately pushed to make
ends meet The annual football game
with the University Of Virginia has
loog been the supreme financial re
liance. These necessities the Univer
sity of Virginia has tor years known
and presumed upon, Never until
lately, however, has there been down
right arrogance on one side and ser
vility on the other.- We submit that
there had better be no athletics in
the State at all than that such a pol
icy should be officially enforced as -the
policy of . the University of North
Carolina. f '
What we have said ahowa sufficient
ly well the tactics in frequent use at
the University of Virginia. For the
University of Virginia as an lnstitu
tlon we entertain only admiration and
respect. It has a high and honors
ble record, its prestige is deservedly
greet, ana we are proud of it s be
longing to tne south. Any one sup
poalrig that we nourish, any uncon
sclous prejudice against it mar' con
slder that ws have said almost equally
hard things, though of a . different
sort, about athletio conditions at- the
university of North Carolina. But if
It would be. in the future -all it has
been in tha past, and -more, its nsxt
friends should not Overlook some
things needing amendment. . There is
In the University of Virginia faculty
a man wno as a force mimical to pure
athletic -haa achieved "reputation
widely extensive in the Southern col
lege ' world, if .-The. Norfolk. Vlr
ginlan-Pliot Tha -Danville- -Register
and others like them are unacquaint
ad with this State of -affairs, , they
snouia not longer remain so.
The university of North- Carolina
athletio' management through special
causes resemoiee tnose nuaoanas and
fathers who are tyrannical at home
and subservient outside; the Univer
sity of Virginia athletio management.
tnrougn special causes, is deficient in
sornple toward rivaT colleges. It
would be 'a most excellent thing for
each institution if the active control
of Its athletic affairs underwent mark
ed change before another season.
AcnEirn:T,cr.rovDi :nx.
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For the) Good' of Tlwlr Cbn rna tle
; ; Powde-s CVHupaiiKts .'Ct ' Kumj.e- und
K America 'C"ut the Earth. 10 hult
1 heir 1fc'-A T-ticnt.: fT; a
Elne of $5,000 l or Any . .breat h
: vThereof.:; jVjrjr -; ;
Cleveland, O;, Dee. 16. World
wide agreement ofi all 'the. tpovder
companies In his country and Europe
wss accented M 4he, Federal . bearing
before Speciaf faster1 Mahaffey here
to-oay.. . . "
It provided tW J4if3."S6 ffn' 16V
any breach vof - the agreement. This
document, after J presentation,, was
Identified by President Almon Lent.
of the Austin- Powder -Company. . . of
this ity.' '.,.?f-i:'-i.:-' -iA ",! --
The agreement was signed in 1117
and 'provided that it should continue
in force for ten years and afterward
unui - sucn.- timOA a the - eoai panics
Saw flt ta ravlaa If . '
f I dobamefttvketo ftprtw ,"f h the
puPont Company, the Aushn Powder
Cofseang-.aeriy otte IrpBfired etlf
er concerns In this'countrr had signed
it and also j0J the, powdrr eonoerns
In Europe.- There 'arettma hundred
in thiscountryJncluding every pow-
The agreementstates. that ' fet, the
time it was draw g up3tereJ'Was(p;
memo competition that was detrimen
tal to the powder , trada., both ..la
Europe and here. ' ' j-t
Jt was believed. Jt is said, that by
reaching, some agreement v In - regard
to- prices, . trade could be reu4ate
so that each concern could livb and
make . profits. V" . y . k
It . was agreed, the document sets
forth, that if the United States' re
ceived any bids from a foreign coun
try tor smokeless military powder, it
would find out: what the European
concerns had bid, and that the con
cerns "here should not bid any less
than the same price and should bid
more. , - - - ' ' . A ---i-..-y
The world -was divided into districts
over which each country should have
Jurisdiction. . Mexico was American
territory. South America was divided
between Europe and America, the
West Indies and the British Honduras
were common property and the rest of
the world wag European territory.
V sassasaasaasayasaiBaiwesaiei .
. THE CHARTER COMMITTEE, .
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. TO FIGHT PELLAGRA. . .
Marine HospiUlRenice Plans Cam
paign Against IWsease, f
Washington dispatch,-Ita.- , .
The marina hospital service will
make a determined effort to r stamp.
out the new and ' dreadful disease
which is playing havoe in certain see
tions ef the South - and which is
known to physician as pellagra. Pel
lagra appears to resemble leprosy -, in
some respects. but ends -In - Derma
neat insanity. 'Alt la said to have been
Imported from Italy, but seems' to
hs Induced by eating meal made from
smutty or fermented corn.- Assistant
Surgeon Lavmder of the hospital serv
ice made -a trip through; the South
this year and examined a number of
where the epidemic is at its worst.
In tha Mount Vernon insane Aylum
in 1 07 there' were 1 1 cases. H ot
which ended fatally. An effort will
be made at the coming session to per
suade Congress to appropriate suffi
elent funds to enable tne marine serv
ice to Institute a vigorous campaign
against the disease,- and it is hoped
that It can be stamped out oeiore 11
attains the frightful proportions :' U
haa reached in foreign countries, es
pecially In Italy and Rumania.'.'.
DR. Cv M. STROXO REPLIES.
Safe He Only Told Member of FirstH
l harm Keswoa j ihh w 1- noma
Probably Ask Yor Cert Ideate as
Others Did -wno Have Aot Been
tilrcn Their Oertlflcates. , . ... ,-
Te ths Editor ef The Observer: .v,;-
In order to set history etralght and
In ne way to exonerate myself or ac
cuxe others of unfairness, I feel It a
duty to reply to the . statement, in
yesterday's Obsen-er in regard to hav
ing asked for my certificate at the
hands ot the se-sion of the First A.
R. P. church, I simply spoke to one
of the members of the session, pos
sibly in sn agitated manner, saying
that I probably would sfe for it. but
never officially asked for ths letter, i
Others did ths samn thing snd their;
certificates have not been sent them.
Why should they "ingle me out end
send me mine three weeks after the;
conversation on the street a hich I
had with one of the member? )
never een (giver
The reason has
nor do 1 rare. I
etate the facta and
firs Its own conciua
ioierest la tha
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simply wsnt to
the r',!-'-" can
;ns, if it hss any
Chairman McDowell Can Not (Set His
Committee) Together Until : Some
Time) Next Week. . . , -
Chairman F Brevard McDowell, ef
the committee of ten to draft a ten
tative charter for the .City of Char
lotte will, not' call the first meeting
until sometime next week. It is hie
desire'' to- have every member' pres
ent at the first gathering and It is
Impossible to secure a full attendance
before next week,- some of the mem
bers being out of the city. '-v.
Mr. JHcOowell has been congratu
lated . oh every side for the utmost
fairness and freedom from Imparti
ality which he exercised in choosing
this . committee. - this; by long odds,
bsing ths most important ,Qf all the
various committees which have been
appointed In connection with this Int
portent matter.' This committee of
ten : has been - selected from various
ranks ' and is composed of business
and professional ' men of aggressive
ness and patriotism.
Despite the unexpected turn which
the affairs fook the night of the pu
110 meeting, the successive ste
which have been made in securing
a new charter have been for he most
part entirely devoid or factional feel
ing and-strife and the cltlxens ap
pear to-be thoroughly in sympathy
now with- the effort being made to
secure , a better form of government.
All the committees heretofore named
have been representative. : -
. Mr. Heriot Clarkeon, who, as chair
man of the mass meeting last week.
had the first shot at the appointment
ef a committee, , chose three men of
representative walks and etandlng in
life when he secured Messrs, K. 1
Keesler, F, B. McDowell Wnd W. H,
Hall, to appoint the larger commit
tee of 100. Then, as chairman of the
committee ot 100, Mr. McDowell hss
exercised eminent fairness in select
ing the committee of ten which, as a
matter of fact,. Is the most important
of all the committees. .'
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Any man or any boj feel ' as if hJtQ'lootten -
withoiit something new to nut on ChriatmasTDay. . ; ;;. '
- i 1 1 WHY NOT A BITIT. : ' ;
Will'sell you a swell snappy emartly tailored suit that.
fits like made-tmeasurenewest model, latest tailoring
fabrics one that will make an' old man look young and.
young man loot swell for p. - ,
Andi'a manV or a -young man's Bwelltan
coat for $10.00 to $15,00, or 'an Overcoat for $10.00, to'
$22.50 and a rain coat for $7.50 to $25.00.
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Cncle Sam Will Balld Two of the
New Hnbmartnes :, jr satisfactory
buod Kignte iaa tie Airureew
Contracts Awarded Fog the Other
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Washington, ' Deo.-' 10 Two of the
submarine Stoats authorised at ths
last session - ot Congress are to v bs
constructed at one of the government
navy , yards,' it satisfactory arrange
menta as to shop rights for construe
tlon with one or more of the subma
rine boat comDanles can be made.
This Is a new denarture in liavai con
atruction. - - The remaining six' boats
authorised by Congress win be built
bv orivate nrma. -.--. .-yv-.'-ii'V-
The successful oiaaers for me six
boats were: The Electric Boat -Com
pany,' two vessels under their 30-A
bid at 14 60,489 each end two ves
sels under their 10-B bid, at 4SS,t00
each, all four vessels to be delivered
an the Paclfio coast. - - .,' '.
The Lake Torpedo Boat Company.
one vessel at 1410,000. o be delivered
oo the Atlantic coast This vessel will
be constructed by the Newport News
BQiDDuuamg wo mpany . , : r - -1 -i- -
The, American Laurent! ' company.
One vessel at 1417,500. to be delivered
en the Atlantic coast and to be con
structsd by the William Cramp '
Sons Company, of . Philadelphia, JPa.
The Catholic Event Attracting Tine
Crowns Drama . Presented last
Night. i:f:-.i .;;-:. :Vf -.'. JH'.--;-;
The charitv laasaar -under the aul
pices of the ladies ef - St. Feter'e
Cathoiie enure n ana for tne nenent
of the uercy General Hospital met
with a. success yesterday hardly less
notable than that ot the preceding
day. Great crowds attended ' ths
affair and appeared to derive, an im
mensity of : enjoyment out r of the
Offerings. . ' '. ,..' '
The lunch feature la pnoving espe
cially attractive, - the demand for
pysteri and quick service being ' en
couragingly large.. The hall in which
the basaar is being given is splendidly
ornamented and the visitors are pre
sented with a ecene of decorations
that 1s altogether ornate. The event
continues through to-day, closing to
night. - ' . ; ' .; -,. .
decided feature of the bazaar
last night was the presentation of a
drama in which a number of the
young people of the church . partici
pated, f ... . -, v - ..
Snes Temple Elects OfTicers. .
The annual meeting for the election
orflcera of Sues Temple, No, 7 J, ;
D. O. K. K-, was held kut night at
the meeting place of the loslsre in the
iedmont Uu. Ming. . The follovkinir-:
amed were chosen to serve for tne
ensuing year:; DrC. A. liUnd, royhl
i?.ier; P.ev. C. E. Raynal, pran i enur; i
W. G. Lake, shik; R. J. Cochran,
mahed); A. K. McCaas'.and, ecre-!
tary: W. T. McCoy, trptt-urer; J. H.
WcMurrsy. satrsp;. T. P. l;ot., sahib; I
G. I-trJ, mokaina;' twvi.i Ovens,
loc: K. l!errjhi,l end J. K. Kelly, j
Masters rf properties; James
,(-' '-v, e'i-trk-;a; John T. TCorke
eni I ' i i f.,ior fr ncpf.. feTi;1
A. r!t-.' tn-i and V-aher Scott,
KKICKEEBOOKEll SUITS. : . -v
3 to 17 years-no cheap make, but the best for $2.00 to '
$10.00. Boys' Beefers $4.00 to $6.50, t Boysv' Overcoats .
and ltain Coats $3.50 to $10.00.: ' ( , - ,
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FANCY VE3T3.
,If you want to see a swell line see ours "at $2.00 to
$7.50." Men's' Bath' fcobes $3 "to $10. , . .
'';t IIUPFLEIIS AND SOAIlFOe . ,
Swell line for Xmas 75c to $2.50. Men's all pure Lin- ''-
cu jta,nxn.ci. ulucxjS ivu euivt n uuvt llllq . lib AAS -10 A7C
Men's Pure Linen Initial Handkerqhies d in a Christ-
mas box for $1.50;
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XMAS 1TECXK7I2AB.
The latest shapes in white 'or Bwell fancy pattern, one
in nice Christmas box for 75c to $1.00., As swell .a ;
line of new shaped 4-in-hands4 as yer hit .Charlotte for '
Xmas at 25 to 50c V : ' : V" "
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- . r- epAiitssiiAW knit cox. - 4
Three colors packed in a 'nice box, all for $1.50. ,V : '
- ' A1T0TIIE11 NICE BOX " ' ,
A' et a eiBc pair suspenders, a pair garters and arm
bands, all to match, in a nice box for 75c and $1.00 set .
Silk Suspenders at 50c up to a sterling, silrer buckle forv
$2.50vapair.;:''.;;" ; :
' ' UIXBREiaLAS AND WAI20N(I CAIJES. V
Walking Canes now here at 25c up to the folding one .
at $3.00. , Christmas Umbrellas $1.50 to $8.50. v
On lasts for straight feet 'or those new shapes eltaer
and in Patent, .Vici, Gunmetal or tan, button, 'baL1 or "
Blucher $3.50 to $6.00. .T . r. - ' -
k t ' HEN'S AND VTOMEN'3 CUPPE23. . I c
We" have the leather or crocheted and just what you
want - . - - . . - ; -
"conoci
TTo woman's shoe sold in Charlotte
snap, dress, comfort or wear at $3.50
Artistic is another swell shoe at $3.00.
for comfort $1.73 ."to $3.00, and get the baby, a pair' of
our new fancy soft soles tOc. r ". ' . '
beats this . for
:sd $1.00. Our
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