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rty CHARTER W IS COMPLETE ici irom Pare One.) . i nur mavnr.il riAva :i -v - v:i .c- -- l'1" avo reproach, they hare 'iv bound them through- p.i. l4- ministrations and fetter r-"- : Ti' v. fn'ds in the discharge o these years of men had i '"''L.i i .:ut:es. if t!jr. V-'ed for 20 a lied upon to go down in . .,t i.anut politics, but had . .... i with hands not tied they oor.e better work. This cj-!- v" rP- will remove the very ob r? t,'. Vulture that I am talking .'"V u this new --cr"" .". c.,.,n as they are inducted r-c-7, .;;e mayor would be an is tr'!T'',.V'h.ivo provided against this if- .vot hdv Khali not elect ty 11 r :n'i! 12 months after they 5 .r-,ives been elected. This mayor from the storm-cen- !a ' ,-tios and places him where trr ct i-' .vlosen he can go into of- u" U hands free. This plan rv f-7 .-uhantage of doing away w -ho inisi-rable factional politics . .'"V .oiitronted us at every elec l. . ;Tr t it- ia-t 20 years. This old .,.v.,;r !s altogether unneces- t " .. ;.,.-iit "irrnt t all T.t : . le tti erty owner pays cash down, whereas uuuer ine new pxan 10 years la allow- " " wnicn io pay. as tQ confiscation of property, under .the preaent plan chances "of confiscation (are ten Lto one 'gre4ter than under theprooped plan. The proposed plan does away anj possioie aiacrlmination on the part of the board of aldermen. As io me citys paying a part of the permanent Improvements, is not prop erty on the main streets most valuable because these streets are oldest, were pavea nrst and Improved first. And u somebody says you have already owiiiou in wiin tne city paying a part arc we io say oecause we have start ed wrong are we to continue wrong? I w I . wu V XMVT TT Jill" board of seven provements -were to be made without ere callea upgm io eieci a consulting th property owners. The repiy was made that the committee was willing to insert a clause requlr- i peuuon. Mr. Stewart offered an amendment that one-fourth lineal leet mould be represented on such petition, . Dr. Wilder offered - an amendment that one-third : the prop eny arrected be on such netltion. rr "Wlider's amendment was adopted. Mr! Nixon wanted a, time limit set when a man may be assessed for a second street improvement in front of his property. . . . The committee also decided to In corporate into the charter that when ever a street railway., or other com- t-aoy. enter upon any v "unimproved exreei, tne said company shall be as sessed its proportional part of the cost of said improvements. ( already maae. ana mat me money should be refunded to the abutting property owners. The question of water mains and sewers was also taken up, and it was voted that the property owners should Dear tne ourdens or these Improve ments also, with the provision that they should pay to the extent to which they are benefited. This section caused some debate, and it was finally voted that that a petition of at least one-third the lineal property abutting should be necessary in order that either water or sewerage improve ments should be put In. The hour being late the committee hurried through several sections of lesser importance and adjourned at 11:35 o'clock, having been In session over three hours, and having with a practical unanimity of purpose and mind, adopted a complete charter. The satisfaction' with' which . the new charter was received indicated that the committe of ten had done a good piece of work an dhad about reached the solution of many munici ! TO-DAY THE ACTOR'S BABY CARRIAGE : AND THE PROFESSOR'S J IX) VE TONIO FTanklyn Wallace, New York's Dramatic " - Tenor, sings from 4:30 to 6:30; 7:30 to 10:30. The Weather. an at least, and then If thu: it does not work prop- abolish it later on. voole say" the mayor will .,..1 of the board of aldermen, i: r.ot true that under the old -e and bitterness were en :'..at required a ineume to City politics, li you nave iJr lor-.-ired the matter, is neces-- , ro corrupt than other kind. the derelicts or me naturally the larger cities, and town and they are such men he cauirht like cattle and drlv- :he polls like dumb boasts and cf the is can T -Cr.der this new plan these ward tje'e's will be dcr.e away with and a ni'Vcan be selected without his go do vn in:o the mire and scuffling for i The old plan eliminates rrom frurs elections the best men, most f-Vd to rur. these men won't go Into tie fray- These were the reasons that co.n'rVu"2 your committee. It Is a '?r.Il departure I know, but we have tried at t.-; old plan and now let us i' on., thing new and If It don't irerk we car. go back to the old plan tro vears hence, jlr W. H. Hall differed with Mr. 0-.s!er. and made the declaration rf.v -resent administration had i7tii i'Te bonds than any precd- 1- i M or Franklin, who was pres et ir -.e and denied this, saying that Mr. K---5I h-d made a mistake, saying -tr.e present board can easily show j Aai mos: of it will be seen to have tn iss-ed for permanent Improve nnts. I think that the statement of J!r. Hall should not go unchallenged. The matter wxs finally made clear uj the matter dropped. JIr. Nixoa argued that the new chirter method cf electing mayors ft not in acordance with the great fit of all human documents the con itirjt'.Ti of the United States. Our Pr-sidt-r.ts are not elected by Con-rr-s but by the people. Further, the Leu mentioned here to-night that our ti'y :s like a little one-horse corpora-i-'i ani can be run like one is ab- A vote was then called for on the qu-;:n of the method of electing r-vor and the ayes and noes being 4niir.ied the roll was called, show ir.? !n favor of the new charter r.eth-J an-i 14 opposed. Those voting e-1 trere Me.-sr?. J. D. McCall. P. II. Phelan. W". A. V- al. J. 'G. Starnes, J. It 1!;. J. li. McLaughlin. I. W. T?i n. J. P. C-rr. Vrevard Xisoi. Kd C:.Tp're!l. G. Rainwater. Plummer fwart. Heriot C-arkson and Y.r. H. Uj.!. Mr Kefsler arzued that petty Jeal-fi.-:es miht arise among the board n that under Mr. Cole's plan, the carer rM be ousted In a day. The car or needs protection." Mr. Co'.e'o amendment was put and This matter being disposed of, the -rr- ;t:cns that related to the pw-a-s t the board of aldermen, was tlrit'i by the committee. Th section relating to the duties cf the aliermen and to the salary of tl mayor. J4 000.per annum, he to .vore hL? entire time to the work, idor,:ed with little discussion. Chek en the 3Iayor. Aa amendment was offered by Mr. Stwsrt that the mayor should hold sf stxk in any public corporation '"--"h mijht call upon the city for r r jo!i? favors. This proposition c: wtth little favor, however, and i3 I-t. -r. J. D McCall wanted to give mayor unlimited power In the catter cf appointments, and object- to the clause in the proposed new charter which took certain appoint- -...is raiar outside the mayor's pre rt9t:v. Mr. McCall wanted the caj-or ft t- allowad to make appolnt rr.ts -.virhcit reference to anybody sn...ficr. not being required to con his board of aldermen as provld -n tne charter. This amendment ceh-..i for some time but did not f-the seose of the committee l:r.? ;va rher should be some kind ..i-. k on the Mvnr .r!" v-""'';'-'nton stated that the ap-I":r.::v- p.. -.vers of the mavor had ;.rn ' thoroughly discussed in r-n-.m-rtre of ten and that it was t.r t- a; '.east let the board of '-ermer. supervise the mayor In some 38 EAST TRADE STREET -- NOT " JUST AS GOOD " Hi BUT BETTER i Dominates in in iti 39 EAST TRADE STREET TO BE 4 Forecast for Charlotte and vicinity: Fair to-night and Wednesday. STATE FORECASTS. For North Carolina and South Carolina: Fair, slightly warmer to night. Wednesday fair. Light west erly winds. WEATHER CONDITIONS Temperatures have risen generally over the eastern half of the country during the past 24 hours, although high pressure and fair weather have pal problems, since their suggestions continued. Centers of high pressure were almost unanimously adopted by appear this morning over the lower the Committee of One Hundred. Mississippi valley and over Wyoming. On motion it was also voted that I w tne lane region a snanow Da- romeiric aepression appears auu snow has fallen In some localities. An Area of low pressure appears off the north Pacific coast, arid has caused rain over Washington and Oregon and warmer weather over the Pacific coast. Indications are for continued fair weather in the vicini ty of Charlotte to-night and Wednes- : day, with small change In tempera ture. the committee of ten should be con tinued with power to act. TO RAISE $1,000 FOR NEW CHURCH iicCal'.'s amendment was lost. ix'-.ri offered an amendment - pi.icm'-n and firemen and all as- r-ar as possible, appoint or i aid r-?.i:n,3 according' to civil r'i r.l. Js amendment was adopted by a ij' r:;y of the votes of the iK.r Xlon3 "dating to the veto off rrv-:h mayor and to granting ra-' h:sf-.t; for 30 years were passed tactically ad. i-fr S v"itt!owsky got In an amend eA. v TN? fr-nchise section to the cn V l' 11 "mpanies using poles a i. 5tr--s snan pay a iIcense tax s-i i ,rr ? r!e- of a certain diameter, taVh 8,J4Itonal per. year for tvft ''-lonal inch of diameter ci thtf. V rr,,i- The amendment went la"n?--? wi h a 8weP and a general 8" j i Vvn lh f,:irt f the commutes 1 thr's1 irscnt. Itrnianont Improvement. -.-.vr;nrr,itte having disposed of in the fh.irtfr nf crkArfal - A t E 1 1 f ha !r.i. - - i t. . . . th-rVirSv b"san to take the,r leave. eal!d IR late Dut the chairman many of the d i rorna!n- and the majority of 6til ri ' standlng up to their task t. c ar 1 o'clock. Tv. '-- CIOCK. vt:c"pr'Vnia"e.nt street Improvement prov Providing that all such 1m- cnf :., charged to owners of eeai,. 'ropkrt". elicited a great -ir. Cansler explained V.n i- , ature w not new. having rea. m AshevUle for manv - tner at present the prop- Ladies or St. Elizabeth Guild of Church of Holy Comforter Will Hold Bazaar in April. An affair of more than usually large proportions will mark the last week in April, when the lady members of the St.Elizabeth Guild, of the Church of the Holy Comforter, In Dilworth, will hold a bazaar. The guild is of ficered by the following named: Pres ident, Mrs. Robert J. Walker; vice president, Mrs. Hugh Montgomery; treasurer. Mrs. P. H. Lance; secreta ry, Mrs. John F. Yorke. The organization has been quietly at work several weeks, and something more than 1,000 letters have been sent out to ask contributions of decided value to the enterprise in behalf of the church organization. The letter, setting forth the alms of the Guild follows 1n its entirety:: Charlotte. Feb. 1. 1909. Who We Are: The Church of the Holy Comfort er Is the second largest congregation of the Episcopal church In the City of Charlotte: Charlotte Is the largest and most progressive city in North Caro lina with a population of forty thou sand people. The St. Elizabeth Guild Is the ladies' parish guild of the above mentioned congregation. What we propose to do: The Holy Comforter congregation Is just beginning the erection of a handsome stone church -aniemorlal to Bishop Atkinson, third bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina. The St. Elizabeth Guild has promised, and expects to raise a thousand dollars for the church: How we are going o do it. We have already nearly half of the thousand dollars promised and we ex pect to raise a good part of the bal ance by holding a great advertising fait and sample sale. The plan Is simple one. We will secure a vacant store in the heart of the clnty. This we will furnish with exhibits and samples of every article used by man. woman and child. The exniotts ana samDles we ask free of the manufac turer and display them free with the understanding that tney win men oe sold for our benefit at a price some what under th usual, ll3ts of articles, and. the factories giving them, have been given wide publicity. In this way the manufacturer secures the best sort of advertising, I. e.. favorable no torlety. and we reap a generous re turn for this service rendered you What we ask you to do: So ask you to send as small or aa elaborate an exhibit as you please, or anything you can in the way of sale able articles of your manufacture; for nothing is too small or too large ior us to handle. The sale will take place about April 15th. but we will appreciate your telllag us now what we can count on from you. Yours sincerely, THE ST. ELIZABETH GUILD, MRS. R. J. WALKER, President. The committee, associated with Mrs. Walker, have also issued a hsi of "merchants, who endorse their un dertaking, details of which follow: Garibaldi. Bruns & Dixon. Tate- Brown Co.. Southern Hardware Co., W. T. McCoy & Co.. Ed. Mellon Co., Kress & Co., The Little-Long o., v. H Robinson & Co.. B. JJ. springs o Co.. Foreman & Miller Co.. Woodall & Shecmard. Pound & Moore Co., The Long-Tate Clothing Co.. English. Mc- Larty Co.. Sanitary steam iaunary, j m. Sims. J. I. Blakeley, B. S. Da vis, Torrence Paint Co.. GIImer-Moore Co.. Yorke Bros. & Rogers, .naricer- Gardner Co.. W. G. Thompson & to., Miller-VanNess Co., Powell & Co.. J. H. Hahn. W. J. Van Ness & Co., ueiK Bros., Frank Purcell, R. H. Jordan & Co.. C. D. Kenny. & Co., Baltimore; Stone & Barriner CO., Macicney uros. Co.. Ezell-Myers Co.. Moaei steam Laundry o.. Thies & Burke. S. H. Youngblood, The Frlx Company, r-haj-lotte Music Co.. J. L. Smith, Jno. M. Scott, 'Weddington Hardware Co. The names of endorsers will be given to the public from time, to time as they respond to the calls of the committee. There Is every indication that the bazaar will be one of the largest and will carry the most varied line of wares of any ever undertaken in th eitr. The cause speaks for it self, and the women, engaged In such n endeavor feel assured me peopie of Charlotte will respond liberally in I JUST A LITTLE Is the Mo That Our Entire Establishment. Oor Merchandise lust Make Good Reduce Prices. APPLY FOR CENTRAL HEATING PLANT Proposition 3Iade to Board of Alder men Last Night by Messrs. Vinton Liddell and James W. Wadsworth. Application was made to the board of aldermen, in regular monthly ses sion last night, for the installation in Charlotte of a central steam heating plant to cost approximately one mil lion dollars, the promoters of which are to have a thirty-year franchise. The proposition was made by Messrs. Vinton Liddell and James W. Wards worth, who will be associated with two other citizens of the city. In pre senting the proposed system they stated that if a limit of 30 years were not granted them they did not care at all to make the undertaking. They believed that it would not be a sound business proposition to acept a franchise for a shorter time. The ordinance requested by them is as follows: "The board of aldermen of the City of Charlotte do enact and ordain: Section 1. That Vinton Liddell, J. W. Wadsworth and their associates. successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby granted a franchise for the use of the streets, thoroughfares and alleyways of the City of Charlotte for the purpose of laying, maintaining. repairing and operating steam pipes for heating, power and other pur poses. "Sec. 2. That the said pipes shall be laid underground, and the work of excavating the said streets, thorough fares and alleyways shall be done un der the supervision of the city engi neer, and any excavation or injury done to the said streets shall be promptly repaired and the said streets All Clothing at Lot 1 Good Assortment sta ple Patterns, Suits worth $8.00 at $5.93 tot 3 Regular $i5.00 Suits, assorted colors. $9.98 Lot 5 $20.00 Suits in Browns, Olives and Greys $15.98 Lot 2 Regular $10.00 Suits, all sizes $7.98 Lot 4 $16.50 Suits, all new patterns, Worstecis. and Cashmeres $11.98 ? Lot 6 $22.50 Suits at $16.49 ter service at a cheaper price all he has to do is to return to the old meth od. A prive heating system in the average size house costs about $800, the Interest on which is $48 per an num. With a central heating system in the city it is believed that the heat ing of such a building will not exceed $40 in cost for seven months, the price of a radiator pany is to buy shall be nut back -in as good condi- 1 miraculous and fascinating work beinff $200. The com radiators and sell them to owners of homes at cost. When the Question of tearing up the streets in order to install the hearting system came up Mr. Wads worth stated that the company would be willing to put the streets back in the condition in which they are found. "If n.ecessary," he added, "we would be willing to give a bond of $5,000 for every block we tear up." This proposition is an entirely new one to this section, ' not a city in North or South Carolina having a cen tral heating plant. At the Auditorium. The seventh number of the series of ten attractions will be at the Audi torium Friday night when Shungapavi wiil make his first appearance here. Shungopavi Is an Indian wonder worker and the medicine man of his .tribe. It is impossible to describe the of PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION, MARCH 4, 1909. On account ot above occasion Southern Railway announce very low rates for the round trip. Following round trip rates will apply for indi viduals from points named: Charlotte . . . . $12.25 Salisbury. 10.85 Hickory.. .. .... T. 12.75 Gastonia. . . . 12.95 Extremely low rates for parties of twenty-five or more on one ticket and returning together. Tickets on sale February 28th, March 1st, 2nd and 3rd; good to re turn to leave Washington up to and including midnight of March 8th. For further information call on your depot agent, or write R. L. VERNON, T. P. A., Charlotte, N. C. tion as they were before the said was done. That before any excava tion is done for any of said purposes, proper security or guaranty shall be given -satisfactory to the board of al dermen to Insure the putting back of the said streets in the condition afore said. "This ordinance shall be void and of no effect unless the work of laying pipes as hereby authorized shall be commenced within thirty-six months from the date of the passage hereof." Following the reading oi mis May or Franklin appointed Aldermen Bland, Garibaldi and Henderson as a committee to look In to the matter and make report at the next regular meetine of the board. No hostility to thft nrorjosition was expressed last nic-ht. those taking part in the discus sion' saying that they did not care to form opinions on a moment's , notice. In explaining the details oi a cen tral heating system Mr. Wadsworth stated that those conducting it would not and could not form a monopoly. Every man," he said, "would con tinue to own his fireplace and stove and if the company cannot give bet this truly great artist. Press and pub lic are unstinted in their praise of Shangopavi. His legend, fdlk-lore and stories of his people are fascinat ing in the extreme, while his feats of Indian magic, "The Painted Sands of the Great White Desert," and "The Mystic Arrow" are wonderfud beyond description. Seats may be reserved at Jordan's to-morrow morning. 32 West Twentv-Flfth leach and every call In their behalf. I Street. New York City. fOR PIMPLES, TOO New Discovery Cures Eczema and Eradicates Minor Skin xrouDies Over Night. A few months ago the dispensers of poslam, the new discovery for the cure of eczema, decided to allow tne druggists of the country to jhandle it. Previous to that time it could on ly be obtained direct from the labor atories, i Since this change in the method of distribution, poslam has met with the most phenominal success of anything Introduced to the drug trade in the last 30 years. All leading druggists, including R. H. Jordan & Company in Charlotte are now carrying the special fiO-cent size recently adopted, also the $2 jar. This great success Is not surprising when it is remembered that, in, ecze ma cases, poslam stops the itching with first application, proceeds to he"al immediately, and cures chroni cases in a few weeks. In minor skin troubles, such as pimples, black heads, acne, herpes, blotches, rash, etc.," results show after an overnight application. Experimental samples of poslam are sent to anyone by mail tree of charge, by the Emergency Laboratories, The Little Bird That's an ugly lump you have on your back. The Big Bird What can you expect with all these wire less messages flying around? All Mothers Should Read What This Lady Says She Knows How to Keep Her Child from Suffer ingWhy Do You Let " Yours Suffer? My child has had Nasal Catarrh for two years. I knew of nothing that would cure him and as l had been greatly benefited by taking MRS. JOE PERSON'S REMEDY myself, I gave it to him for six months and it has made a perfect cure of him. . . ) The MRS. P. A. CREECH. Selma, N. C., Jan. 29, 1909. eleciio of a piano is very much like the choice of friends. The more care exer cised in the selection, the more certain we are of lasting friendship; and the greater one's refinement and educa tion, the more judg ment is displayed in the choice of friends. The selection and ex clusive use of Stieff Pianos in many of the greatest educational in stitutions in the United States is a source of gratification to us ,and we feel justly proud of the fact that in about two hundred colleges we have more than one thousand Stieff Pianos. There must be a reason. INVESTIGATE! CHAS. M. SUfFf Manufacturer of The Artistic Stieff, Shaw, and Stieff Self-Player Piano. 1 AT THE TOP costs an effort. Every good thing costs aneffort, and reading our "ads" is the price you pay for the purchasing advantage you possess over your less enlightened neighbor. ' NO BLUFF GOES WITH US no . You who know us know that we make promises promiscuously without producing the proof. Note the Piercing Arrow Prices: one lot of Mannellettes, Ginghams, Suitings, Per cales, Dress Linen, Flannels, Duck, Pongee, , Madras, Scotch Cloth, Chambrays, etc., worth to 15c yard, will sell for yard . .9c $3,00 Blankets, Sale Price.. .. $2.48 $3.50 Blankets, Sale Price.. .. .. .. .. ..$2.98 $4.50 Blankets, Sale Price.. .. .. .. .$3.24 $6.50 Blankets, Sale Price $4.48 $1.25 Comforts,. Sale Price. . . . . . . . . . ... .98c $2.00 Comforts, Sale Price .;$1.74 $2.50 Comforts, Sale Price:. .. $1.98 $7.ou uomiorts, Sale .Price. ..... $4.98 II 1-2 Price All Women's Long Coats 1-2 Price Inspecting the Seaboard. The Baltimore Sun of Monday says: Mr. S. Davies Warfield, one of the receivers of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, left last night on an inspec tion trip of that system. It was learn ed that Mr. Warfield will also visit Atlanta and Birmingham with The view to looking Into the affairs of th lantic and Birmingham Roll way. the stock of which Is owned by t; Seaboard and this property is also operated by the Seaboard. 'Mr. Warfield will be Joined by lho "df cf the various divisions of (he Seaboard system at different points in his trip. He will go as far as Tampa to inspect the extensive terminal im provements now under way by the Seaboard at that place." NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. During the past. few weeks The Chronicle has -added several hundred new subscribers to its list in the city. If your paper isn't delivered promptly, please notify us at once Call 'phone 78. Always take receipt for money paid carrier, as this will avoid any misunderstanding, and will assist the carrier in keeping his counts straight. . 7 BEAUTIFUL WEATHER FOR GO-CARTS AND BABY CARRIAGES SOUTHERN WAREROOM 5 West Trade Street, m i-T ttttt lrnmrT jr yj U. XX w jJuuvi-u xi, uu.gr. S We show the new Spring styles now. : Everything from the small Folding Go-Cart to the English Perambulator. , We call special attention to our new English Cart at $22.50. They are the kind that cost; $30.00 elsewhere. , D) (L SUL j if)
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