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.tr - n '4 r CHAHLOT IB DAILY OBSERVER, THURSDAY, JUNE 1019 CO: . ' L - . v ; . . x CUCBIEr FEEL THE CUT CIUSTEKBCBX STIIX CHIEF. 2 xxxiUt Board Re-Herts CWef of roUo at Same Salary and Atoo 6er peant Tounghlood -W. H. rtt occeeda Srg"i W. W. Irvine, However, Who Falls of Hewton the Force Salaries of Sergeant's ' 1 induced From 170 to $65 a Month . and Those of Patrolmen tYom $65 to $& nitary Officers Continued '.' Temporarily I'nUl the Board Can Frame Vp the Xew System. Z Holding ita second meeting on con secutive days, the executive board of the City of Charlotte yesterday after noon dealt with the police and sani tary departments of the municipal government Mr. Thomas M. Chria tenbury was again electea chief of police, there being no other appli cant, at an unchanged aalary of Jl. 100. Messrs. J. It. Youngblood and . W. H. Pitta were made sergeants, the aelecUon of the former being a re- r lection and that of the latter being a a sense a re-instatement, as he kld this position up to a year ago when be was reduced to patrolman - ni Patrolman "V. W. Irine promot j -4 to aergeanL The latter lost out In j . the genera) ahake-up of a general new .election by a new board and a re f 1 (taction of the whole force by three, j .. Patrolmen E. L. Johnson and W. W. f Hoagland mere the only other mem ! ' bers of the force to suffer by the change. ' The number ot policemen was re ducod from 24 to 21 in the interest of economy. Besides the chief and the two sergeants, the others elected ' yfert: Messrs. W. B. Orr. desk ser- geant. at an unchanged salary of t!0; J. M. Earnhardt, night turnkey, at a salary of g 55. reduced from $5; J. T. Manies, driver of the patrol, and Janitor at 50. this being a reduction-of 5 from the previous salary. Mr. Manies was one of the firemen , Who lost their positions in Monday's reduction of force. The following are patrolmen at salaries of J60, reduced from J5: Messrs. T. J. Black, J. Elgle .; McCall. James P. Johnston, J. M. Henderson. M. M. Earnhardt. E. M House. T. H. Merritt. J. E. Hunter. R. C Gardner, R. C. MoKnight, C. B. 'Bike. J. T. Farrlnjfton, T O. Squires, '''J. H. Malcolm, Njal Elliott. The aal 1 arles of the sergeants are reduced from 470 to $65. No changes were made in the sani tary department, but this Is but "the Calm before the storm." The board has In mind radical changes In the Way of cleaning up the city and it is merely keeping the decks clear for Action when Its mind Is finally made tip. The Utter will probably be a Blatter of some weeks. Mil. IRVINE POPITT-AR. .. ' Everyone who knows ex-Sergeant ' Irvine will see him leave the police 'force with genuine regret. There has not been and is not in the local ser vice a man whose citizenship is saner Or of higher tone, or who commands more implicit confidence. In all his some 14 years' service as policeman , and In other capacities there has , never been the shadow of a charge ' against him. Messrs. Hoagland and E. 1 Johnson, too, have been faithful Officers. j- Mr. J. M. Harry appeared before i the board when it was called to order i . to urge the annulment of the $10 a rnonth decrease In salary voted yes terday in the case of (V M. Berryhlll, keeper Of Elmwood Cemetery The '. change was from $75 to $85. Mr. Harry said the man is on duty 16 hours a day for seven days In the week; Is. the only one who knows ' anything about the cemetery and the . city could not afford to lose hie ser vices. He knew Mr. Berryhlll had received an offer of another position carrying more compensation, though . he did not think he intended to ac cept it. While in sympathy with Mr. Harry's contention theoretically, the ttoard was unable to take Its eyes off ; ' the huge deficit facing the city. The l same feeling, said the mayor, is en ' tertained in all tho departments and Is every case similar arguments could 1 be made. Evidently the board did not relish the idea of setting the precedent of reversing one of Ita decisions in ! -the matter of reductions Just when It Is avowedly embarking on a career of expense-cutting In so far as this can be accomplished without Im pairing the efficiency of the service. ' The mayor then began to throw figures at Mr. Harry, showing the considerable excess of the cost of , maintaining Elmwood Cemetery over the receipts therofrom and the deslra bllity of putting it on a paying basis unless tne people or Charlotte are going to stop paying taxes on about 1J 1-8 per cent, of the city's assets and then demanding $1.50 for every 41 Paid In. The cost of grave-dig (Tins cannot be raised any higher, as It la already a severe tax on the poor '.Leaving Charlotte, the discussion oon drifted to Richmond and other Cities while comparative figures were given, not as regards salaries, but in regard to the prices charged for lots : Mr. Harry thought that unless a re form!, is instituted In the way the rec ords of deeds are kept, somebody la going to be buriod on somebody's else lot aome of these days and then there'll be trouble and big trouble too. " , Mr. Harry, having presented his cause, withdrew and the matter was Ot taken up again. There are per tain psychological laws governing the decisions reached by all deliberative bodies and it was easy to see that the avalanche of opinion reversal neces sary to the raise was not even moving with the slow initial speed of a glacier. . The police department was taken iip. . The election of the chief was de ferred. Mr. M. M. Murphy, chair man of the police department, read a list Of applications for positions as patrolmen. Among those applying were. John R. BelV. E. T. Bvers. J. T ChUdressv J- O. Childress, M. E. Crowell for desk sergeant). Wade franklin Poll, John W. Foard. C. F. Flowers, Thomas J. Gribhle. W. A. Huneycatt, C. S. McLaughlin, J. H. Mills, J. Kendall Ward, Lewis Ben nett, A. C. Welsh, Alvln E. Cates, Samuel A. Holhrooks eOMETHLXO IX A NAME. J"Hera' a man," said Mr. Murphy, pausing, "who certainly has the name of a -policeman. Dennis F. O'Brien. Don't you think we ought to elect him on his name?" "Ha Can aro to New York and get a job,"- interposed Mayor Hawkins. "It' f ertalnly looks like Murphy ought to vote for O'Brien," said Mr. Murphy, thoughtfully, half sotto voce. But there were not Jobs enough even for the present policemen, so rs one of the applicants got In. -After' the ejection of patrolmen and sergeants from the ranks of these, the position of chief of police A THJULLLNG RJRKCTE. How SnTt R. Lean, of Chenr. Wash was sared from a frightful death Is a storr to thrill the world. 'A hard cold." lie writes, "brought on a desperate lung trouDis inai oaiueo an expert ooctor here..' Then I paid B to tlf a visit to a lung specialist in Spokane, who did not help me. Then I went to California, but wiihout benefit. At last I weed Dr. King's New Discovery, which completely cured me and now I am as well as ever. For luting . Trouble, Bronchitis. Coughs and folds, i Asthma, Croup en- Whooping Co-igh" It's supreme. ' 106. and L Trial totue frea Guaranteed by all druggists, ' was taken up- 'There was no applica tion other than that of the incumbent and he was chosen. " The sanitary department was then taken up and discussed at length. It was decided to continue the present ofhctia temporarily until the board can plan out an entirely new. system. Adjournment was then taken. The action in the case of the police department ends the agony for quite a number who have been on the anx ious seat There have been rumors and counter-rumors of possible changes which have been sufficient to bring about a state of suspense. II is regretted by all' that it was felt necessary to reduce either force or salaries, but the board is the body charged with the responsibility of meeting the situation and It is pro ceeding according to its best Judg ment. Nothing could be more harmonious than it in all discussions. It is finely representative of the most substantial phase of Charlotte life. Desk Sergeant W. B. Orr, with tne exception of the chief of police, is the only official elected yesterday whose salary was not reduced. This illustrate the attitude of the board toward him and his work. He is re garded as easily one of the most capable men in the employ of the department, being well qualified, familiar with the legal procedure and accurate and painstaking in his ac counts and other work. Chief Chrls- tenbury has made a conscientious. straightforward official, as he Is that sort of a man. WILL MARK IXVKimGATIOJr. Committee AppoinU-d lo Examino Accounts of iMle AdiiunlHtratloii Likely to Furnish Some Spicy Head ing. The action of the board of alder men Tuesday night in appointing, at the Instance of Mr. Plummer Stewart, committee consisting of himself and Messrs. P. C. Whltlock, J. C Hunter and E. R. Smith, to investi- gat the whys and wherefores of cer tain a. counts Incurred by the former administration has directed attention to several skeletons of the past which ome had thought were buried for all time Particularly Is there one bill for $975.95. an appropriation towards meeting the expenses Incurred by the Municipal Cotnention, which will oc casion some "Buncombe" talk, and especially one item of $192 to R. K. Iilalr which will afford a splendid text. In this bill of $975.95 are other Items, as "George Hlbbard, mayor of Boston, $150, an axtra stenographer, $35; auto service, $30, etc." While no definite announcement ever ap peared as to the $192 account, it Is generally believed to have been for" the liquid refreshments provided for the muth-talked-of municipal ban quet given at the Selwyn Hotel while the convention was in progress. How ever that may be, the committee will Investigate It and doubtless submit a few remarks which will furnish, some spicy reading. Other accounts investigated will be the appropriation of $300, June 15, 1 908, for the State Democratic con ventlon: $417.60, September 4, for the same purpose; $200 for the State Republican convention, and one or two other minor bills. All bills were for entertainment purposes, the city contributing a portion towards the expense o( properly entertaining tlx guests. There Is a question as to the legality of any contributions made by a municipality but this will not figure in the present investigation. There will be. however, doubtlesa some lit tle agitation in the direction of "$19'J" account, which rumor some are preparing to "shell woods" on. the has the THE YACKETV YACK. The If9 Annual of the I nlverlty Take High Hank Among the Pub lications of Its Claon. Compiled and created on by far the most expensive scale In its nine years history, Tho "Yackety Yack. the Htate University annual, has appeared In a form which would he creditable to any institution in the United States. Its aim as set forth by the editors has been more than attained: "To present University life In all Its phases and activities." To the edi- tor-ln-chlef, Mr. Henry Plant Os borne, and his staff of some score as sociates. are duo the pruise, together with the business managers, Messrs. Benjamin Leonldas Banks, Jr.. and Thomajs Joseph McMania. Every de partment has been handled in mas terlv style no work of the novice Is here. The book Is dedicated to one of Carolina's successful alumni, Hon. Walter Clark The Introductory article la a biographical sketch of Chief Justice Clark by Mr. N. W. Wallace. One of the most Interesting features is a brief characterization of each of the seniors, accompanied by an excellent photogravure. An article worth reading Is "The Uni versity Man as Conceived by Three Seniors " By it is afforded a clear conception of the high Ideal that each student has created for himself. An other readable article if "The Non Fraternityman." Here is set forth his views on the subject of organiza tion. A number of clever poems brighten the pages especially good are aome from the pen of S. H. Lyla. Mr. A. C- Hutchison, Jr.. of this city, contributed generously to the excel lent cartoon work. In the neighbor hood of a thousand copies have been sold at $2 each. KR&'.V J. 'GJIEK.N DEAD. Respected Lady of Monroe Diea at Home or Son In cnanotte After Prolonged Illness Funeral in Home Town To-Day. Mrs. A. J. Green, of Monroe. lied yesterday afternoon at 5:40 o'clock at the home of her brother. Mr. W. T. Hart, No. 411 Eaat Fifth street, after nine months' of patiently-borne suf fering. She was 40 years of age. Surviving are her husband and one son. The remains will oe conveyed to Monroe on the early train to-day. The funeral services will be conduct ed at her residence there this jrter noon at 4 o'clock. Rev. George H. Atkinson, of Albemarle, will conduct this. He was formerly her pastor. Mrs. Green was a member of he Monroe Presbyterian church and wat a devout Christian. Three brothers, Messrs. S. B. Hart, bf Monroe; W. T. Hart, of Charlotte, and Dr. J. E. Hart, of Wadesboro. survive, together with one sister, Mrs. Preston Smith, of Monroe. Pharmacists to Be Invited to Visit Charlotte. Charlotte has its eye on the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association which meets on the 23d of this month at Greensboro. Through the Greater Charlotte Club, the mayor, the clubs and the hotels the courtesies of the city during the meeting of next year will be offered to the druggists. Mr. J. E. Shell, of Lenoir, is president, and Mr. T. W. Vaughn, of Durham. ISl the secretary of the organization. If is not Improbable that the associa tion will accept the invitation from the city. Aa already stated, invitations are out to the State Building and Loan Association, meeting this week in Raleigh, And also to the national as sociation which convenes soon. gTEPDA CGHTKR WASiT fie.ouo., I 11 ' " - ; a-T I 1 1 Urn i tl. Smith and Mrs- Jennie JU Teeter trr aiv.oov Damagea ABejed to Bocaaea of Deterioration of Value of Prop erty. . The case of Mr. and Mrs. X O Rmith aaralnat Mrs. Jennie L Teeter, consumed all of yesterday at the pres ent term of civil court. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are suing Mrs. Teeter, who is the stepmother of Mrs. Smith, for $10,000 damage Which she claims are due her aa her portion of her father's estate which was left to his second .-ir riiiHnr her life time. The claim of damagea is based on the grounds that the property left to Mrs. Teeter, consisting of 440 acres of land, in Crab Orchard township, had been greatly reduced in value by the cut ting of timber and the clearing of the nmnertv. Mr. W. F. Harding repre sented Mrs.. Teeter, and by placing 1$ or 15 of Crab Orchard's best farmers and citizens on the stand, in part con vinced the Jury that the value of the property had not been Jecreased by the cutting of timber, etc., but that undsr the defendant's care, the prop erty had Increased in value irom $500 to $1,200. This increase in the vliie of the nroDertv. so the witnesses stated, was due entirely to the Im nrovementa made by Mrs. Teeter. There still remains on the property over 260 acres of timber land and many houses have been erected by the defendant since the Jeath of her hus band 16 years ago. Judge W. J. Montgomery, of Con cord, and Judge Armlstead Burwell represented Mr. and Mrs. Smith. All of the witnesses were examined yes terday and the speeches of the three attornys finished before court aJ Journed. Judge W. B. CounciU will this morning charge the Jury in the case and a verdict will doubtlesa be arriv ed at shortly after they are closeted. CHARIX7TTK t. O. T.'S RESPOND. Weil-Known Organisation Donatea $50 to 20tli of May Committee to Make L'P Deficit Charlotte Council, No. 297, United Commercial Travelers, has contribut ed $50 to the central committee of the 20th of May celebration, to help make up the deficit consequent upon that event, which has been pending for the past several weeks. Mr. Clar ence O. Kuester. chairman of the fi nance committee, yesterday received the following letter: Dear Sir and brother: At the regnlar meeting of Char lotte Council. No. 297, United Com mercial Travelers, held at their coun cil chamber on Saturday evening. 5th instant, a resolution was passedunan Imously donating $50 to your com mittee lo aid you In the shortage in curred for the 20th of May celebra tion, and the undersigned committee was appuinted to hand you check for the above amount. Yours fraternally. J. d. SHANNON HOUSE, E. B. LITTLEFIELD, L. N. S CHIEF, Committee. C, C. & O. Excursion Still a Live Question. Whether or not a free excursion will be run from Spruce Pine or some other point up the ("., C. & O. Railway to Charlotte will be decided within the n-xt few weeks. If the plan materializes' it Is likely to do so within six weeks. The Greater Charlotte Club la behind the scheme, whose purpose is to give the business people of that section a chance to get acquainted with Charlotte. Their expenses will be paid here and a night's lodging given them. Definite arrangements have not been made. The pulse of those who are to back it have not been sufficiently felt to Justify a prediction. Sermon to Firemen. Rev Harris MHlllnckrodt has been engaged to preach the annus! ser mon to the firemen next Sunday morning at St. Peter's Episcopal church. This day Is annually desig nated as memorial day and It Is cus tomary for all departments to choose a minister In their respective towns to preach the annual memorial ser mon. All the volunteer firemen and all who have at any time served in the department sre cordially invited to attend the service. i IN ALL THE WORLD OF PIANOS J I Tou will never find a piano Just like the artistic Stleff. There Is an individuality about the Stieff piano all its own. That beautiful singing, sonorous tone, wondroua volume and perfect acyon place it in a sphere abeve all comparison. Why should any one buy an inferior piano when they can buy the artistic Stieff or Shaw piano direct from Its maker? The price is within reach of the most economical buyer while the grade is beyond competi tion. Don't take chances of buying a cheap or medium grade piano. Write Stieff. CHAS. 0. STIEff Manufacturer of the Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Self-player Pianos. Southern Wareroom 5 West Trade St CHARLOTTE, N. C. O. H. WILMOTH, Vanacer. Mexican iilnstaiig Iinimsnt FOR MAN Hones' itrminecl tkovUeri qvicUy mad permanently reSererj. Calls, Barbed Wfco Cute, Braise amd Umrn of Lirestock qukldy healed. Jnt3mg cure for Caked udder and Sore teats in Cows. A$wUlrtBwiasagmyfjaboeMrt "Paaata Sui aMeas BiatafsDSMy." LVON MAJfWACTBUfC OCX, 42 Sot rUskfe, aJtOOKLYN. N.Y. WILL SPEXD A MONTH HERE. Rev. E. Giier Carson to Have Tem porary Cliarffe of the A. R, P. Chnrcbes at Groreton and Villa Heights. The following is from The Qastonia Gazette: "Rev. E. drier Carson left Satur day for Charlotte, where he will have charge temporarily of the .A. R. P. churches at Groveton and Villa Heights. He will spend the month of June with these congregations and will go the 1st of July for a month to the church at Pittsburg, Kan. Mr. Carson was graduated from the JCrs kine Theological Seminary last week. He preached his trial sermon at the spring session of the First Presby tery here last month. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Carson, of the Pisgah neighborhood, and a brother of Revs. John W. and R. W. Carson, both of Mississippi. He is a young man of promise and his many friends will watch his career with interest." Cliarlottesuis Honored. His many friends in the city rejoice In the honor which has come to Mr. A. E. McCausland, who waa yester day made grand vice chancellor of the Knights of Pythias at the State convention now being held at Hen dersonvllle. The honor falls worthily upon Mr. McCausland, who hes taken active interest in fraternal jrircles In this city for several years' and who haa thereby gained wide popularity. Of esual interest Is the selection of Capt. T. 8. Franklin as supreme rep resentative. "GET IT AT HAWLEVS." Brannon'sLava Lotion With Benzoin brings the seet smell of Lavender to your cheeks, and prevents burning, blistering and chapping and disap pears after it has done its work. Hawley's Pharmacy fRYON AND FIFTH STS. 'Phones IS and 260. Latta Park EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK JAMES MACKIF. COMEDY CO. in the Rip-Roaring Faroe Comedy With Music GRIMES' CELLAR DOOR 15 Clever People 15 Beats on sale at Hawley's. Admission 10 rents Reserved Seats 10 centa extra AwayThis Summer without a sufficient number of engraved cards. Though a necessity, they are very in expensive. Engraving from plate, $1.00 per hundred. Furnishing plate and 100 cards, 11.50 and upward. We will take pleasure in showing you the latest styles In lettering and most popular sises in cards, or if you pre fer, duplicating your present card if we have your plate. Stone uBarringer Co. Booksellers and Stationers, 'Phone 230 or 101. Don't Go AND BEAST. .V- RICK! THE FAMOUS DAN RIVER BUILDING and FACE i BRICK D0vrr Uneqaaied Writs fsr prices CONSOLIDATED BRICK & TILE SO. Pins r ill. N. c. It's no pipe dream that we carry the best line of both Business and Social Stationery in the city. Our lines of pound papers cannot be equaled Aeolian Lawn, Whiting's French Cheviot and Eaton Hurlbut'a Kara Linen. Try either of these and you will be pleased. Commercial Stationers. '4 POUND MOORE CO. Exclusive Agents, 205-207 8. Tryon St. 'Phone 40 Here is a cool propo sition : Nainsook underwear 50c. to $1.00. Negligee shirts $1.50 to $3.50. Tropical weight suits $20.00 to $25.00. Straw hats $3.00 to $6.00. THE TATE-BROWN ,C0MP7 Furnishers, Hatters, Clothiers. M'M iitwimmimti I Wanted I We will pay CASH or T EXCHANGE New Goods for 1,000 pennyweights of Old Gold Jewelry of any kind. We wish this for manufacturing purposes and will allow full market value for came. GARIBALDI, 6RUNS! DIXON t iMdlnsr Jewelers., .... '""" illlHimj Black's Transfer Company We are well equipped to handle the Baggage Business. Office in Southern Passenger De pot open day and night Thones 105 or 1919. We also give prompt at I tention to all kinds of Hauling. 'I' tM 1 i 44 i When You Plan to furnish Your Dining Room Do it The Aid of This Store Such an elaborate showing of Dining Room Fur- mture was never gathered here before ior snection. Mahogany Dining Room Suits from $150.00 to $600.00. Dining Room Suits in Weathered Oak, $8-5.00 to $2.50.00. Dining Room Suits in Early English. p.00 to All of these Suits consist of Pedestal Table, bia board, Serving Table, China Closet, two Arm and six Side Chairs. All of same finish and made match. J . . . .... rtx-lpS Ac! Visit us often if only to see tne ne introduce. PARKER ECS1fe6ii Utcnsik Kvrv houaewif a ,'delta-ht In u..L . SJ everythtae; nle. cJaa gaaUarj and of pj,n,!n?1- Bh Why not call and see our stock if Kname flnUh less. Aluminum and othar Wareo for the aitch.. ,Gtut. p of beauty and Joys for a Ion, time. Good .?? tka, ..j- . w ware r. . ittt i ma " fixnu uu im to much better. wit Utu, Wcddington Hardware Company, In East E-Nye Hutdiisoa & Sea INSURANCE FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT OFFIC No. , , BsUm MIHv s)tfS)ast E""PPMlB!i I !!1 FIT, STYLE and MAKEUP me tnree things that al i i . men demand m their clothes and so seldom got toeothpr these are the points that the makers of our clothes have put their brains to and worked out simply and seriously. There are clothes that are -t i.i ciieaper ciornes mad in quantities, but ther are none better than those we sell, bp- cause quality only is ron- t 1 Ririfvrerl and we don t ton a man into buvine; an inferior suit and something he doesn't want. A try-on will convince you that we are right. MELLON COMP'Yi Remember Mellon's Clothes Fit shion Walnut. $4x'.w.; ' 'I :r ..v.'.
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