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CHAHLOriB DAILY OHSKKVKK. AlOiSUA, DLCtikb&H 12, 1910.. 12 CAPITAL CITT 3JEWE KOTES LXXZSLATIVE TLA'S FOIWUXO. .Prominent candidate ' For Speaker of the Next House Tells of Propo- aittan to Introduw Antlrm La tt DON TOOU1" Win bUM El prrtne - Court TestJury Award $600 fa Damage - Suit Agricul- tural Department Making, RpW Jlcadwaj Olhcr Interesting SUM ObaeiTer Bureau, Express Building, - ' Raleigh, Deo. 10. E. M. Koonce of Onslow county, proml oent candidate for the speakership of the , Uouae of Representative for the approaching- General Assembly, la la Ral eigh for a dar'ortw end ears be is well satisfied wtta the progress of hi campaign. Speak In of tUe legislative outlook, he saya he will again offer the . Legislature an antitrust bill that ha stood the teat of the United State Hu- pree Court In ao Car aa the quality of it "teeth la concerned and one that will be effective. Be say he regrets the I movement that ha started in certain ' denominational Quarters to make war on' the support that the flute Sccord to Its Institutions, notably the Cslverslty of North Carolina, the 8tat Xormal at Greensboro and other educational Insti tutions of the 8tate, This increment, he ays, died out some twenty year ago ant be bad hoped that It was really well buried. lie declares his purpose to fight In the legislative bale for the maintenance of the splendli lead that North Carolina has in her work for the education of the people from the primary all the way to the university studies. ""There was an amendment filed today with the Secretary of State for the Hopedale Mills Company, changing the name to the J. X. Williamson Sons Co., Alamance county. The capital Is 1475.000 and J. V. Wftllsmann. f. la nntalrinnt. An Investigation luto the work of the ' last '0nra.l Amemtalv tfhowa that it nor fmt at iha acta nual hv thm tn. . Mature two years ago were enacted Into' law during the last 10 days of the o day aesalon and that not half of these were sent to any committee at all before! enactment and a large per cent were not even passed upon by the committee on enrolled Wli. Furthermore 122 of these acta were legislative charters and 171 1 oublle act, a great majority of which many claim should be taken care of by proper authorities , without legislative enactment. There will be. It seems, a formidable movement this time to pave the war for considerable reform In leg islative methods a well as the curtail ment of the volume of work In little de tails that under prenent methods take . up ao much time of the General As sembly. A verdict for 8600 has been rendered by the Jury In the damage suit of Mrs. Fleta Battersliail and others vs. Csds Fear Power Compart on trial her the past four days. The suit was for 85.009 and was on account of damage by back water of the Buckhorn flhoals power plant dam that Injured 3n acres of the Harrington tract. The Carolina Power and Light Company of Raleigh is the real defendant as lessee of the Buckhorn Shoal splant Ther Is one other case, that of Mm. A. R. Lawrence, remaining to be trid. AH the rest of the claims for damages, numbering about thirty, have been compromised and fettled. An association with Dr. it H. I,wis f Raleigh as president and W. A. Hoke a vtce-oresldent ha been formed for the purpose of raising by popular sub ecrlption K.ur with which to provide a suitable statue of the lamented Dr. Pat rick Murphy, for many years super intendent of the flt Hospital for the Insane at Morganton. The statue la to be of bruesse and will be placed In front of the main building of the hospital. During the annual meeting of the State Board of Agriculture here this wt-ek the budget for the ensuing six months, run ning up toward 1100,000 was adopted, ad dltlonal expenses of various sorts being Included. Among other things each of the assistant Stat chemists was allowed aa Increase of fino in salary, two ad ditional nosltlona were provided at sal aries of 81.000 each these being an as sistant to Cant. T. B. Parker as director of the farmers' institute work and the bors' eorn club division, the assistant to have charge of the corn clubs. The oth er assistant la to th State agronomist and will give hi attention to helping along the efforts toward soil conserva tion and general Improvement There Is to be an extension ef th work in dem onstration acre distributed In various eouBtie on prominent highways where the county and the land owner will pro , vide the land the lehor and the de partment eiperts will direct the cultiva tion for the benefit ef the surrounding farmer. j. Arranaements sr to te mad for as embllng In Raleigh early In the spring some of the most successful farmers' Institute worker In the country who will bold an Institute for North Carolina In stitute workers who will be engaged in me wora m Uiis Wats for the ensuing season. The work In the Interest of bt- ter methods In tobacco culture Including i selection of seed is to have very much more attention ourinr the coming spring. - .Director C. B. Williams, of the North Carolina experiment atation ami Prof. I. O. Behaub of the A. ft M. College and ' government co-operative work for Uie promotion of corn culture in North Csr- - njlna, Just back from Columbia, . ? where they participated In the Houth . Atlantic Corn Exposition In which North , Carolina figured with especial credit, tak- , lag sweepstake prise and many of the general award. In fact. tNorth Carolina grower captured over per cent of the award in the exposition which Included ever m entries from North aid South Carolina and Qrla. the prisae amount- - Ing to fUMMO, The grand championship vptae prlx tor th beet single , ear of corn went to Exum Goodwin nf Chatham otmty, M. C this being the , same corn that be captured th highest award with in the North Carolina State fair. He Is only 13 year old. The grand chempionshJ sweepstakes prise for 10 of prolific corn was captured by ' Wilkes county boy, J. C. Lewi. Som of s the other North Carolina winners of! prise were R, P. Msye. Buncombe;! William Breece, Tranylvanlaf Uhlrlej ; ftchootoeld. Guilford; i. V, Batts, Wake; Jute gharpe, Outlford; Allison Farmer, Nash: B. A, Thompson, Beaufort. WJtldg 3. D. Murphy ef Ashevllle. fiare' for the Supreme Court says that ; throughout hi part of th State and In every other section of, the Stat, so far ' he can escertain, th Democratic con idr the Democratic cand'daey for Gov mnr settled with certainty that th now Inatlon iwtn go to Mr. Lock Craig of Ashevllle. , Speaking of Ashevllle and - western North Carolina business ffir . be aay there are assurance now that ; Ashevllle -will very soon have two more thorougfilv modem hotels with a $5C.eo gojf course for Ahevt!l L , assured and A SIMPLE SAFBOCARD FOR MOTH. ' - Mr. D. Olikeson. t Ingle avenue, Toungstown, Onto, gained wuwlom by jwrienc. "My litU girl h4'a vr riftd - and. 'coughed ' almost eontinuouslr. My hiter reoom mended Foley's Honey and Tsr. Tbe Jlnrt dos I gave her re Hve4 the. inflammation In her throat and ' . f ft - nslflr-onl-' ew,1ottle tierthmt 14 lung were entirely free front In- r arnmation. Since then ( alwayw k $, t -.fie of Foiey' Ifgr.ey nd Tar in tlj 1 ! a I know It Is a sure cur for ' ,. n4 coMs," It It Jordaa Ca WEATHER f..Vk- Ta J - . j North Carolina, Bourn Carolina, fair Uondif TursdM inr-TMnlnir Ckiud lnM! moderate northwest to northeast wind, w Oorjla. fair Monday; rain Tuesday or J115 moderate north to north. sjsjk- WfUW Vlrglela. fair, ome what 'colder Mon day; Tuesday Increasing cloudiness by night; light to moderate northwest to north winds. Florida, fair Monosy; rain Tuesday or Tuesday nixht In north portloi, fair la south; moderate north to northeast wind. Alabama, Increasing cloudiness Mon day; Tuesday rain; Monday northeast wind. Mississippi, cloudy Monday, rain at night or Tuesday; moderate north east to east wind. East Texas, Louisiana, cloudy Monday. rain In the afternoon or night and prob ably Tuesday; moderate east to south- least winds. West Texas, fair Monday except rata In northeast portion and rain or snow In extreme north portion; Tuesday gen erallv fair. New Mexico, generally fair Monday and Tuesday. Oklahoma. Arkansas, cloudy Monday, rain at night or Tuesday. Tennessee, fair Monday, slightly colder In east portion, rain Tuesday or Tuesday night West Virginia, fair Monday; Tuesday Increasing cloudiness, probably snow by night LOCAI OFFICII U. 8. WEATHEB BUREAU. Charlotte, Deo. 1L Sunrise 7:21 a. m. Sunset 6:12 p. m. TEMPERATURE (in degrees) ( a. m. 38, noon 47, 4 p. tn. Gl, I p. m. 43 Highest temperature .. . SI . .. - S8 Lowest ienperiure ean temperature Jeparture for the day.. .. 0 Men temperature this date last year 42 PRECIPITATION (In Inches) Totl for 24 nouri ending 8 p. m 0.01 Total for the month to date 1.51 exCM for month.. ,. 0.16 rflrtencr for tear 7 13 Prevalllnr wind direction Southwest W. V. MARTIN, Observer. business condition in the whole western section of the State improving steadily. F. Qonxales Trevelno of Mexico, who control an Immense farming Interest of 600.000 acres, Is here for a few days in vestigating cotton culture and purchased here seven car load of North Carolina cotton seed with th expectation of eradi cating the boll weevil plague in bis sec tion. With this eliminated he saya he can produce three bales to the acre. BODY IDENTIFIED AGAIN. MUry Kurrounds Body of Man Who Wm Killed In Pfrtol Duel With I'hlladelptila Policeman Has Been Identified Many Times, But Incor rectly. Philadelphia, Dec. 10. -Another identification was mad tonight of the body of the man who shot and killed Policeman George W. Barnett here two weeks ago and who was In turn shot dead by Barnett, This tlmu the body Is declared to bo that of a man named Ptft. who la ald to have lived in Savannah, Ga. Th latest "identification" wa made by a man Darned Walter Ibbekcn, who said that he came to Philadel phia with Plft and another man from Niagara Falls. The other man, 1b beken said, committed suicide In New York within the last two weeks, lb he ken says he communicated with the chief of police of Savannah concern ing Plft, whose full name he doe not know, and learned that he wa alno known In that city under tho name of Gifts. 'The body of the man who shot the policeman wa declared to be that of Giles. A man giving the latter name registered in a tenderloin lodging house, but Mince the shooting has not been found. When he registered he gave his addreasc aa Willlamsport, Pa. The dead man ha been Identified many times, but In each Instance an Investigation showed that a mistake had been made. The pollae are not sure that the latest Identification la the correct one, FACTIONS NEAR EACH OTHER. Federal Soldiers and Inrarrectos Are Only 40 Miles Apart Rebels Ato Not Fighting to Put Madero In ON lice. Chihuahua, Mexico, Dec. 9 (via El Paso, Texas, Dec. 10). Federal sol diers are now at Carreta and insur. recto at Santa Isabel, 40 miles apart The lnsurrsotos are within a few mile, of Padernalca, where the As sociated Press correspondent left them after a three-days" trip with them. The correspondent counted 150 per fectly armed and equipped insunr"c tos In the streets of Rancho yester day. An equal number were reported scouting In nne of th towns abn the border were any non-cotnbatnnti to be seen except young boy and very old men. inurrctos tn this State regard themselves as the spark which win set the whole country on fire and are fuly aware that no other part of Mexico Is in arm. Tho men declare they are not flghtlna to nut Fran cisco Mader0 In office, but for an honest ballot and to save the coun try from possible anarchy as the re sult of the present system of oppres sion. The lnsurrectos gained control of (iuerrero, which Is quite an American town, without bloodshed before Sat urday. Tiie Federal force there num. hers but sixty, gome of the de netted, they say, and found Job In the mines, while others joined the lnsurrectos. North Carolina Omgrrtsnun-Kloct Invited to Attend Caucus. Special to The observer. Washington, Deo, 10 North Car. ollna'a thr new DmocraU It Con grM will have an opportunity to how th legislative wheel turn be fore they are regularly called upon i ti perform their duties here. All the I new Democrats have been Invited to coma to Washington on December U to outline a policy to be follow J nest winter tn parceling out the var rlou poslllonsto bafllled. ThM include not only the oifK'e of -Speak er,. aergeant-aUarm, dOor-keeperJI na cierx but also many amauer Salt U InMltated Against Norfolk u . WouUkto for Death of Man. BpMsat to Th ObMrver. t ': ' Rglelgh, Dee. 10. Bult for $11,000 damager-wss-lnstlttited-heTt today against lh Norfolk 8uthrn Rati way Ompaoy. for th death of Mel vln Hall who was fatally Injured toy in caugnt heten car scar Jtalelgn October 12, 1107, ' Great Coc tine Main On. ' v Monroe, iLs,, Dect 10. The first event of a 10-day cocklnr'mala. al to be the biggest", event, of the kind Ince the civil war. , took place here today. -Today main was between F. H. Crook of Valiant; Okla andW. L Allen of Lormon. Mias., the 'latter winning. There waa a aide . bet of 11,004 anj a 10Q bet ia each of the 17 battles. Nearly $10,000 'changed hand. Large Delegations are here from San Francisco. Chicago and oth er large center with a total of two thousand chicken entered. "Jordan' on tho Square." E. P. Puree!!, President. D. A. McLaughlin. V. Pre ; 4,000 Pounds of Huyler's Candies to be received by us by the 20th of this month, FRESH. Scodus-your orders now. Mail orders will re ceive prompt attention. R. I). JORDAN & CO. Hie "Reiall" 6tore Graduate Nurses' Register. 'Phono 7. R D. 2L FOR LEASE 111 Good modern home, 6 rooms. Fine deep lot. Fourth WARD, J2G.O0. No rolling stone wanted here. Xcarly now cottage, 6 rooms, Mint strict, at $15.00. FOR SALE: One of the few salable lots on Central avenue, corner lot, $1,500. Two lots, corner McNInchville, $1,000. Get Real Eatate snd Fire Insurance facts of F. D. ALEXANDER Dandridge's Special i WANTED At once man with sawmill to take con tract to cut timber off farm 3 miles from Huntersville. Apply to S. W, Dandridge & Co. Thone 1827. 114.115 Piedmont Bldf. i 0 Per Cent Net Investment Carolina' tally C I 2U N. Try on fit. p. 3, Tliles, Pres. B. Rush Leo, Sec. THE t n V ! , NA710RAI; V,-. V.' . iH.-.tt ft . VtlViViV. '...' '."'im.V.V.V.V n' 'OF : IT fJUA'.'frrf.Wj.ti 1 CERTIFICATES . OF DEPOSIT ' n.,:- -r-- Issued K7 tin's bank bear interest at 4 pep cent from date if deposit remains three months jot longer. We want your business. ;' ' mam & mm mm CHARLOTTE, C. CAPITAL AND SUBPLTJS $250,000.00 GEO. E. WILSON, President ' ' ' " TNO. B. BOSS, Vice President 1 W. 0. WILKINSON, Cashier. For Sale Vacant Lot in Myers Park Lot 1 100 by 250 feet, Ilea nice on the macadam road, , being almost leveL Nice shade with natural oaks. Owner has left the city and Is anxious that we make quick sale. Price for this beautiful lot for the next few flays $1,500. T E MURPHY Ttione MS. A SAFE INVESTMENT We offer for sale five (5) houses and lots 50x150 each, on North Long street; white property, has water, sewerage, and electrlo lights; fine renting property, never vacant This is a fine invest ment for any ono looking; for a safe investment. For price and terms apply to The Charlotte Trust 8c Realty Go. Offlco B03.904 Realty Bid FOR RENT Modern 6-room' house, 206 W. Eleventh street $16.66 10 K. 9th, modern, 9 rooms... S7.50 10 W. 10th ave., modern, 6 rooms 25.00 509 Kingston ave., modern, ( rooms 25.00 205 W. 11th, modern, 6-room apartment 25.00 300 E. 7th, modern, 7 rooms.. 25.00 612 E. 5th, modern, 6 rooms... 22.50 206 W. 11th, modern, 6 rooms. 16.46 700 E. 9th, modern, 6 rooms.. 15.00 Modern 5-room house, 1602 Cleveland avenue...; . . .. 15.00 Complete Several small houses, list at office. J. ARTHUR HENDERSON & BRO. Phone 580 J. Sit N. Trron St. Don't overlook the many desirable features and natural advantages of nfflfp. In nhrva..rihMnl.l. v.. .114 lng. Rates, etc, Bustne Manager. We have for sale four nice cottages, well located in a good white neighborhood, with1 city water and electric lights, which wo are offering at a very low price if sold within the next few days. This property brings an annual rental of $504.00 and has always been rented. The houses are practically new, all in good condition, and lots fenced in, and the new car line is ndw being laid within one-half block q same. You caji buy the above property if you act quick for .$4,900.00 W. It's All Right. Boys "Keep on mUiac.'-'rrT):.ben''Mb own .In 'tba ' motli' tnaoV ::tlroa, '' , but I just grinned the more, and was having a ''land office businea" and a "hog klllinr time" every mlnuta of the day, so far as Johnny Jone Could tell. If you've got to be sour and mean Just because a certain young lawyer,tol 26.00 from you, as one did from m a few months ago,, why go to bed and sleep It off; WIIEK JOV SEK MR TRULY OAT. mlllng at everypody and everytht ng, , kissing all tho boytiabUapf gooa women nnrrooynooa nay, and acting a if a "near-rich relative had left hii old walking: jne:you cn Just bet I've lost a montn rent Dy some clerical orotner, or 'hefin otherwise taken la by a -near" sick tenant.. Tm easy .'meat all fljpat V' ' V'' " BCT wnr ALWAYS SMILING? " ; - i III tell you, t eltow. but tt'e eecr et, you know don't tell It lf becau I've got friend that never falls me. Tell me no lies. La bor for tone wha I sleep, and while the other follow, perhap. 'are ' " pulling my ler.,f ?Mj stock in th Mutual piuy Melone" l th friend that makes me smile, rand that's evk4f!.4tijgtal-. w na,::titn good and liitswth fsllnsf khA hftsnt Shsn In 4tt Miifn&t mav v . - -w - r v mt m m ssav swat ass gaVt W (Jw ) ' a twAr iHit he la.wlad WW .frtmpawarU-.OBea.Tlbt uqv.JA E.L.KEESLER ffiCIUCTAll AND TRIilsrnEIl. TbonoSII, , -;.- 25 S. Tryon 8t. & COMPANY 41 Jf. Ttyoa St Thooo til. Of CHARLOTTE, N. I capital and Profit $600,000.04. i 'Phono 09. D. Wilkinson, Treas. and Mgr. 3. P. Long, Salesman. We have for a hurry-up. sale an : Elizabeth Avenue ; Home weU appointed modern equipments, ; ; attrackyc prfce Ask ; SnilTHFRM . RF11 RTttF Qouih College Street BucinecG TJiree-stoiy brick building in the, heart" of the business 'section. Will sell or exchange for j smaller property. For further particulars call , on or 'phone Brown & Company. 'Phone Ko. 535. ' ' 203 N. Trytra St ' AN- OPPORTUNITY To purchase an elegant 9 room house on Tenth ave nue, until recently occupied by Mr. W. S. "Lee. At tractive price and terms to right party. America! Trust Co. REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT. FOR RENT! 6-room cottage, No, lTf 4 Cleveland avenue. Dll worth.. ,. .. . ... ,f3SW 6-room cottage, No. 3 Fog stroet, Kjlstbeth. . . . , . .. .. .. ;'. ,,iJ3,5C;, 6- room dwelling. No, 402 West ptreet, city.. .. .'. ., ..' .20.(H 7 - room "dwelling. No. 8p7 Liberty Itroet. cuy ..$2d. All above houses have the conveniences and rr desirably located. A " - yon kale '" "J No. 3 Fox street, S-room cottage. 4 No. 1805 S. Boulevard. Dilworth, I rooms. Price? on application ',! E. E. COCHRANE 207 N. Tryon St. Everything tn Insuranoe aod tteal atate. 'Phone 60.. MONEY H On Improved Charlotte Real Estate in amounts from One to Five Thousand Dollars; ; .' . American Trust Co. - HARVEY ' LAMBETH Mgr.. Xan. Oept " t-fM Bank Stocks, Mill Stocks, Bonds Offered Subject to Sale , 25,000 Statesvllle Township 6s. 15,000 N. C State 4s, due 1950. 10,000 N. C. State 6s, due 1919. 25,000 City of Gaffney Cs, due 1949. 10.00IT City of .Lancaster- 5,. 1946. 20,000 Mooresville .Waterworks. 20,000 Guilford County 6s, 1933. 10,000 City of Winston 4 1-2, 1940. 100,000 High-Grade Mill Bonds. 1,500, A., T. & O.'Os. 1918. 5,000 Chadwick-Hoskins 7 per cent ' Pref. x- . 10,000 Woodside 7 per cent Pref. 10,000 Lowell 7 per cent Pref. 1 10,000 Suburban Realty Co. 6 Per cent Pref. 1,600 Highland Park per cent Pref. 10,000 Brpwn Mfg. Co. 6 per cent .; Pref.i.s1:.'-''-'. . - . ' . 6,000 Loray Mill 6 per cent Pref. 10,000 Columbus Mfg. Co. 6s, due - 1929, " 5,000 American Natlona.1 Bank, Ashe vllle. " 1 . ' 6,000 First National, Charlotte. 1 1,600 Commercial National, Char lotte.::. , - " ' 2,000 American Trust Co., Charlotte. 10,000 Georgia Railroad & , Banking. Brogon Mill Bonds. -, . ,N 60-1009aCCney Mf!flw4. eq-iuv iA3in uinrstocK: E 0-1 00 fllmnsonvillA. 50-100 Lowe Mfg. Co. 1 60-100 Olympia lit Pref. 60-100' Olympla 2nd Pref. ' 60-100 Union-Buffalo 1st Pref." 60-100 Union-Buffalo-2nd Pref. 60-100 Standard Warehouse. ; R C7ABB0TT . flligh-Grada , IA1M CTniCT rr"PI':A1 Property t'r' f a 100-200 Gorman-American Pref,' 100-300 Rhodes Mfg. Co. "! 30, Martinsville. - ' 80-40 .Woodside common. i ; 30-60 Chadwlck-Hoskln common 10 WoodUwn." ' ; 20-50 Monaghon-Mill. . 60 Victor Mill. , , 50-60 Brown Mfr. Co. 10-60 Ethel Mill . A 10 Grendle. ' - w- 10 Granitevllle. 10.18 TTMnlltv.. 25 Gkston Mfg. Co. 25-50 Majestic ' 10 Winder. 5 25-60 Wymojo Mill.--60 Bibb Mfg. Co. - 10 Dunn. 25 Avondale. . 24 Carolina Pref i - 13 Hartsville Pref. 7 Gibson. ' ..." 16 Cannon Mfg. Co. 20 Mayo Mill. ' 4. patterspn. 1 JO FJird. 25 Enoree common, ISO Trlon Mfg. Co. 20 Linden. ' 10 Delburg. -t - 100 Pell cuy.. v4tnerton. -. t 80 Florence. ' 30 Oconee 1 per.,cent .Pref. 1 o juaninguin, x 25 Gainesville. ) 60 Inverness. "&COMPATW Inicstnicnu LEND m
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