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: THE CHARLOTTE EVENING CHRONICLE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1912. ft Jhronlcle . Subscription' Price, By Mall. . PAYABLE STRICTlit CASH IN . - ADVANCE. . - One "Tear. .. , $3.00 Elx Months. . ; . .. .. ..- ..$1.50 Three Months . .: . . . . . . . .7S One. Month.. .. .. ,.. ... .85 Entered -as Becond-clasa matter at the postoffice at Charlotte. N. C. , TEIiKPHONES. Editor,. .. .. t. ..806? Managing Editor.. ... .. . . . 234 City Editor -.' .. 1S4 Business Office.. .. 78 The Evening Chronicle Is served to the home by our carriers for 6 cents a week. R-; - -i ' ;'-: ;"v,V . Charlotte C subscribers to The Chronicle vrho fail to get the pa per, are asked to phone 2831 and copy will be sent them at once. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1912. THE PARCELS POST. The people, will await the coming of the time when the parcels post bill Is to be put into operation with con siderable interest. Several of the pro- visions are experimental and in fact, in so far as this country is concerned the entire proposition is in the nature of a test. It s safe to state, however, that the 'parcels post .has come to stay. " , The zone principle ,1s entirely new, but when it is remembered thdt this Is a country of magnificent distances it seems that the provision was "wise. In' reference to the parcels post, World's Work says: '"Will the new ex periment succeed? -Itiis not pretend ed by Its advocates that It Is the best possible plan. The rates are high. Distance to Germany may be taken as fairly represented i by the third zone, approximately 600 miles. - The. ; cost of sending an eleven pound package within this zone will be 58 cents. In Germany i" a package of this weight could be sent 600 miles for 12 cents, in France for 16 cents." The law gives the Postmaster) Gen eral authority to , make changes In rates, weight limits, the zone system, but all 'such changes are subject to .review by the Interstate Commerce Commission. With the passage of the law comes, a new era of commerce for the people, and the exclusive privilege of transporting parcels is taken from the express companies. : DELATING GOOD ROADS. The New Orleans Picayune says not long ago: General Coleman DuPont; the 1 powder magnate, offered to give the; State of Delaware $2,000,000 to build a botnievard from one end of the ' State to tbe other,, but after he finished a sample stretch of the road about a mile long, and probably the best piece' of road , the people of the State ever "saWj the road - was V criti cized. At the present time every far mer living along the line of the road has advanced the price of his land, which -makes its purchase for road : purposes, almost prohibitive, yet Du Pont would 'have sought the right of way if he had not figured out that Instead of costing him $2,000,000 the road would cost him 34,000,000. He has' now appealed to the courts to compel the owners of the land to grant him the necessary land that has been deeded to him by the Legis lature. Funds are now being raised by the farmers to fight the case in court, and theyi say if necessary, they wll carry the matter to the Supreme Court of the Tinted States rather than have the road forced on them. Gen eral DaPont says that if there is an- . other appeal, with the prospect of delay for a couple of years, he will drop the whole project. . There the matter rests, for the time being. It looks like a case of Delaware look ing a gift horse in the mouth. A COMING CATTU3 INDUSTRY. Argentina Is coming to be recog nized as a great cattle country, tio cated in the temperate zone of South America with a wide area of thinly . settled country, abounding in grass, Argentina offers the greatest field In the world for cattle raising, and al ready the business has grown to large proportions. The United States consu lar reports show the following figures for the .export of meats from Argen tina In the year 1911. They are giv en in . metrical tons, thus: 343,528 tons, valued in- our money at 335, . 986,588. .. Compared with the exports of, beef from the United States to all countries In 1911 those from the Argentine are over eight times as much; compared : with our exports in 1912, nearly . twelve times as much, and practically all to one country. The export prices . from, the United States average : 1 0 cents 6. pound; from Argentine, 4 1-2 cents.. When they compete in London : the former fall to about '7 1-2 cents ; with considerable lose; the latter rise to about 6 cents, with immense pro fit - In the first three months this year' European Russia exported 20,000,000 pounds of butter, . Sweden 13,250,000 pounds and Holland 13,000,000. For quickly. removing automobile tires a tool, patented by a New York c man is given additional leverage by a hook which fits around the hub of wheel. - " ,v - According to The Philadelphia Tel egram, Senator LaFollette weeps over ; the -Roosevelt exposure . like a man full of laughing gas. , A theory has bees advanced by a French scientists that electric cur rents can be made to take the place of foods in sustaining life to a con siderable- extent . PAYING THE PENALTY. The result of the recent primary in South Carolina, the-' re-election of Gov, Cole It. Blease is attracting at-, tention and is the subject of comment in . the North and East. World's Work says that 'this ' election suggests - the penalty . of neglected education and continues thus: ' . South Carolina has again chosen the ; ' unfllttest possible , man for Governor . and . thus again pays the heavy penalty .- of previous . , generations' neglect of popular education. :-, Gov-; ernor Blease' s administration, which , is to he continued for- another term, ' , is the most shocking and discouraging -. in recent - times in any Common-? wealth. The forgotten man in South Caro lina, the' product of the neglected school, untaught, untrained, and suspicious, continues to plague the ' State. He has none of the informa tion of civilization; he has never had a. chance to get it. What we call progress does not appeal to him; he doesn't understand . it. He can .. not rise above the low level of his ..information, and he votes for Blease. Such is the political price ; of neg lecting men. Economically the penalty is as bad. It means shanties Instead of houses ; lack of ' (sanitation ; poor ' farms and poverty all the , kindred ills of ignorance. . This is all the greater pity because . within recent years most admirable educational and economic progress has begun in South Carolina and , the present rate of advancement is a credit to the real leaders of the people, and. the present political ; backwardness Is , the result of pre . ceding neglect , and stagnation. It is to be hoped that the condition as suggested in this comment cannot last lone. It is to be hoped that the better element of South Carolina cit izenship .jmay soon come into control and thus bring about another era of upward trend. " . , AID FOR NEEDY MOTHERS . The Milwaukee Journal is pushing a proposition for a State-wide plan of keeping poor families together and for pensioning needy mothers, and thus enaWe 'the mto keep their chil dren at home rather than send them to State institutions. Illinois has a -law .of this character and .it Is report ed to work exceedingly welt The district attorney of , Milwaukee rules that there is no law by which the mu nicipality is given either the method or manner of offering assistance to the poor, and he is therefore of the opinion" that the municipal supervisors are at liberty to act .as they think best Amoner other things, he says that it can be readily seen that" by furnishing, money to indigent widows having children at . home, and thereby enabling the widows to accept em ployment during certain hours of the day, it will . at f least save the county a large part of the burden which the county would otherwise be compelled tq asscme alone. In this way the mothers can shoulder a portion of the burden by using their earning capac ity for the benefit of their children. f . the county Js compelled, to main tain these-children in its ' institutions the county will have to assume - the burden and soioety stand by and ; see families torn asunder, which by a small financial, aid from the county would be easily kept intact. The Jour nal has done much to create interest in the movement and many of the eading citizens of Wisconsin have ex pressed themselves heartily in favor of a State-wide mother's pension law. AMERICAN-HONEY BETTER. Recently seventy-two samples of honey from Cuba were analyzed by the .United States. Department of Chemistry and only one of them was found to be of good grade. . There seemed to be various troubles with this imported , honey first of all un ci eanliness; second, poorly extracted or separated from the .honeycomb; third, unpleasant flavor. Probably the unpleasant flavor may have been brought .about in a degree by the un- cleanliness of these seventy-two sam ples of honey. Anything that is . im ported many people - foolishly believe is' much better than the domestic article,- whether it be foodstuffs, bever ages, wearing apparel or jewelry." But the really country-loving, citizen should make sure he is right about these things if he is square enough to want to 'give his country and his own countrymen a square deal. Imported honey would lead tmany people to be lieve that it must be o a very superior quality and far superior to our own quality, because of the tropical flow ers, if nothing morel But actual tests and . experiments prove that American honey is-' far superlor.'in every respect to the imported article and also clean er and more wholesome. , Webster's Weekly says: A Confed erate veteran residing in an adjoining county writes The - Weekly: l am nearly 70 years old. and served In the war and am i' plain farmer. Never asked for an office and never will, but I am. a great admirer of Senator Sim mons think he is the ablest man we have had in Congress since the Hon John A. Gilmer; who represented this district In the , Fifties. He saw the danger and warned: the people; was qritlcised by some and called a Yan kee. Just so they question Mr. Sim mons now." California and Oregon produced all of the . platinum that was ; mined in the United States last year the total output being neatl ytwice that of the previous year. - t Vehicles killed 410 persons is the streets of London last year, 107 more than the previous yaiv and 15,154 persons, were injured in street acci dents. Paper lamp or candle shades can be made fireproof by immersion, In a solution of alum. The United States is one of the few large countries . in which there" are more" men than yromenV""1 ' r " ' - ; THE RAMBLER The Rambler had occasion recently to take a trip across the State. Sever al days before The Rambler read an article in The Railway Age-Gazette entitled "The Railways and the Pub lic." It was an interesting article and the author was Mr. William Sproul-e, president of the Southern Pacific Rail way Company. ; He started his article with the incident of the old. lady who suggested that while the colleges were busily engaged in turning ' out civil engineers 4t would be a good Idea if tjhey would "try their hands at turn ing out more civil conductors and' less sassy brakemen." ' '- '; : Mr. Sproule suggested that the trav eling public judges the railways of the country, largely by the men in the train service.,; ; The fact is that the trainmen. tread no rosy path and need help. : Where does that help begin ? May I say it begins In the ticket office, for the Individual passenger? It be gins with i the management itself, for the general traveling public. For the ticket office, the general passenger and ticket agent is the offioer of im mediate " responslbilitw. Is it hot a fact that the tendency is to skimp the force in the ticket office at the center of travel, so as to offset in part the great increase in expenses in the gen eral departments of the passenger business-r-an increase brought about by the great clerical demands inci dent to regulations, State and inter state. ' Remember now that' this is the. president of a railway company talk ing and the president of one of the biggest companies. ' He continues: "A great store selling any kind of merchandise has a corps of salesmen sufficient to care for customers in the ordinary volume of trade during the greater part of the day. For the rush hours he has a reserve force to aid in the rush business. Why? Because your family and mine expect to be waited' upon with reasonable prompt ness in the hours at which it is us ual to trade. Mark you, the reserve force brought in to assist the rush by rushing the sale of more goods, has not, during the quieter hours, been riazlng around" it - has been very very busy opening up new goods, marking goods, sorting stock, going over the reserve stocks and attending to many details that are a part of a complex and .highly organized busi ness. ' May I venture .it as my own observation of many years in' and out of the service, that .we have nov yet begun to learn our lesson from the world of business I have just touch ed upon ? It, too, serves the public. It has its rush hours and provides for them. It does not simply hire extra men: to wait for the rush.'. It is or ganized so that the employe, is busy and useful all. of the time, h)lt avail able for the rush . , . - : ; "Perhaps I. am harping upon an old string; but I am sure you will agree with me that the conductor's task is not made easier when the pas senger . has had to stand in line and wait around a tiresome length of time to obtain a ticket or a reservation. Under these conditions the passenge looks, forward to the purchasing of a ticket as an ordeal, and looks back upon ; It with a tinge of irritation, which is reflected in his attitude on the train and toward the company. Let us have rush hour arrangements." Mr. Sproule has the right idea. The railway companies would ; do , well to give his suggestion serious considera tion and make the proper provision for handling their business. This, however, does not answer the ques tion concerning the "uncivil conduc tor and the sassy ; brakeman." Pas sengers on railway trains can settle the problem of unn civil conduct by miking an individual report in each case, but even if this Is not desirabls the problem can be settled by teach ing the "uncivil" man to be civil by administering the proper rebuke. The Rambler has seen but few in stances of Impudence on the part of railway employes, but he has occa sionally run up against one of the '''Smark Aleck" class. ' '. , (Pittsburg Dispatch.) Hesitation among campaign fund treas urers about what to do with contribu tions over $10,000 seems to have been largely unnecessary. ; Recovered From Severe Lung Trouble While we all know that plenty of fresh air and good food are necessary to per sons suffering from lung trouble, some thing more is needed to bring about full health. Eckman's Alterative is a medi cine for throat and lung- troubles, and so many reports have been received show ing that it brought about good results in a. number of cases which were declared hopeless, that all sufferers who are not benefitting otherwise snouid at least in vestigate what it has done for others. It may be the means of restoring you to health, investigate tnis case: -. . . r , Madison Lake, Minn. ' "Gentlemen: In December, 1908, and March, 1909, I was taken with hemor rhages of the lungs which confined me several weeks,, each time to my bed. These leffi me very weak and I coughed at nights and could not sleep.- My appe tite also failed me. My doctor advised me to go West. : So, in September, 1900, I Dlanned to.sro; but I had four more hemorrhages, . which put me in bed for three weeks. "In November I started for Denver, Colo. After mv arrival I met Michael Brody, who, upon learnine of my condi tion, urged me to take Eckman's Altera tive, r In about two ' months I began to zeel better. I kept on taking the medi cine and improved fast. In March, 1910i I returned home. I think I am entirely well, v have a good appetite . and sleep well. When I left Denver my weight was 130 pounds. I now weigh 165, my normal weight. I thank God and your Alterative for my health. If I can help any other person suffering from Tuberculosis, I will (Sworn Affidavit) v-a. -.! ;PATT.T. T. WiflMimH Uckman's : Alterative is effective m Bronchitis,- Asthma, Hay Fever; Throat and Lttng Troubles, and in upbuilding the system. Does not contain ; poisons, on- tates or habit-forming drugs. For sale by leading druggists. ; Ask for booklet tell ing of recoveries, and write to Kckman LADoratory-f f auaaeipua, pa. tor add! tional evidenoe, . . ENCOURAGING START FOR NIGHT SCHOOL EDroliment Is 48; With ) Others Comlbg Prizes Offered ; Addresses Made ; All predictions regarding the Jsoys' night school at the Young Men's Christian Association were more then realized at the opening reception last night when more than 6 5 boys gath ered for. the purpose of meeting the teachers, to become acquainted with each-other, and to learn all partic ulars regarding the" school. The seriousness with which the boys gathered together and; listened to the addresses of the 7 evening Could ; not but impress the adults who were pres ent and that the boys mean business Is a foregone conclusion and the best year in the history of the school is being looked forward to. The exercises of the evening were opened by prayer by Mr. F. C Abbott, after whioh Professor Heillg and Mr. L. : J. Hunter, the teachers : of the school,, gave the boys two .strong ad dresses encouraging them in the work they are undertaking. Mr. D. L.'Pro bert, the general secretary of -the association, was the next speaker and he gave the boys full particulars of the school ana made the announce ment of the prizes, which are as fol lows: - Special Prizes Are Offered, One year's membership , will be awarded to any student who Is per fect in attendance from - the time he enrolls, providing he enrolls on or be fore October 16, 1912, and takes and passes the . international commlttees's examinations, " . Six months" membership will be awarded any student who is perfect in attendance and takes the internation al committee examinations, whether or not he passes this . final examina tion..- 'vM- i v.-" ; . :. v Six months' membership , will be awarded any student who takes and passes the international committee examinations whether or- not he Is perfect in his attendance. . i- The first prize by Ma. A. G. ure- nizer will be awarded any student who makes the highest, mark in the international committee examinations. AT Vlsi rv ri n "Something Doing Every Minute' OFFICE OF Mechanics-Perpetual Building & Loan Association - Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 25, 1912. - WE APPRECIATE Very much the confidence of this coinmiinity, another testimonial of whose good-will we have had in the sale of 2,500 shares in our last series the 60th. This means $250,000 added to the wealth of the community and is a gratifying endorsement of our record, of the continu ance of which we are jealous. . - , . r Our books are! still open and 'we welcome new share holders, whether large or small. Impartiality in all our dealings is and has ; always been our rule arid our smallest shareholder can feel sure of equal considera tion with the largest. We are strictly mutual and have no favorites. - : We hope to make this series one of our largest arid cordially invite the whole community to help . us make this an accomplished fact. Our books will be open until December 1st, and applications for loans - will be receiv ed at any time until that date. ' - ? Again expressing our appreciation of your continu ed confidence and help, we are . ' Yours very truly " : ' ' . J. H. WE ARN, President R. E. COCHRANE, Sec. & Treas, This, prize is to be awarded on marks of New York examiners and not on local marks. It will consist of all ex penses to the boys summer camp in the mountains and includes traveling as well as boarding expenses, ; : . A second prize by Mr, John M. JScOtt will be awarded the student receiving the second highest mark by the New York examiners. This prize to ; be traveling jexpenses " and one .week's board at the - boys'- summer camp. . Af third prize by Mf. Herlot Clark son will' be awarded the student re ceiving the third highest mark by the New York examiners. This prize will be two weeks' board at the boys' sum mer camp. . During the evening 48 boys enroll ed for the school which Is 50 per cent larger than any .previous enroll ment on the opening night of the school and it 'is fully expected that 60 boys will be present when the real work of the school begins on Wednes day .niht,"s-.--.:r':s:': The following boys enrolled for the school last night i Charlie Wentz, Ralph Holder, Bright Barefoot, Er nest Ooghe, Gilmer Wentz, Clarence Shelby, Leo Wilson, Clyde Rowell, Harry Abernethy, Herman Yoss, Puett Jones, Harold Bradley, Calvin i Sloan, Horace Hill, Walter Kale, James Tay lor, Walker Kale Lester Paque, Jo seph Doar, Will Washam, Herbert McCall, Sumner Desmond, James P.or--ter, Arthur Robertson, Dexter Alderd, Frank Core, Rollin Kirby, Glenn Por ter, John Poteat; Walter Ndsbet, Phil ip Pegram, Allie La wing, Vernon El liott, Fair Grady,. Cecil Plyler, Arthur Everett, Arthur Thomas, Mack Mc Cloud, Vance Henry, Eugene Mc Cloud, George Wilson, Willie r Horn, Paul Long, W. Jennings Dixon. Weltz Rogers, John - Darst and " Alexander Hallburton. . ' ' Music for the evening was furnished by the boys orchestra. uTil(2adlalhi(2 " How are your boweb?" This is generally the first question the doctor asks. He knows that headaches, bilious attacks, indigestion, impure blood, are often due to a sluggish liver. Ask him if He 'approves of n.yci a x uio. IjowsU. x THE DM) WtA Y0IL1 !!A!R and lustrous, Girls!; Get a 25 cent bottle Also stops falling hair; destroys' dandruff. i vYour hair becomes liarht,y' 'wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears as soft lustrous and beautiful as . a younar girl's ' after t a : ! "Dariderlne hair cleanse." - Just try .this moistes a cloth with a little Danderlne : and carefully draw it through your hair, taking ene small strand at a time. This will, cleanse" the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil and in Just a few moments you have doubled .the jbeauty of your. hair. " s V ' f Besides beautifying the ' hair' at once, Danderlne dissolves every par-. FASSIFERN - . - ? ... . IjINCOIiNTON, N. O. A Home School for a limited number of girls. , Prepare for Bryu Mawr and Colleges of equal rank. Certificate admits to Nor mal' and other State Colleges; to Converse, , S. C; to Randolph Maco. Va. ' '. .. ; -: .,' . Reauirements for certificate in music as high as . those of any State College or school. - Members of the faculty have degrees and diplomas from Royal University of Ireland, Columbia University, New York, and Cambridge University. .England. : ... . ' Principal, MISS KATE C SHIPP. - ss . ' m;;J . f u . - BBWsMbSSBSSSsjj-m,-- Winding Up Estates. I see Jones's estate Why, I didn't know "Oh, he isn't; but don't you see him over there on the corner winding up his dollar watch ? ' ' Some men have small estates to be wound up when they are gone. But, do, you know, it is im portant that small . estates be wound up in the proper way. The smaller the estate the more important it is that it be riot impaired by the mismanagement or .mis appropriated by the dis honesty of the executor or administrator. We manage small Estates as carefully as : we do large ones. Do not ; hSsitate to consult ; us about your estate because it happens to be a a. ----- . - e . -.v - . - . i small one. . " I . . . . . ... . : .... 1 l . : " ... T "'.'' ' y' -f . : Write your, will and make the American Trust your Executor and if you must put it ofE a while, tell your wife to have us appointed Ad ministrator. in case you should die without a will. American Trust Company , Charlotte, N. C. Capital and Undivided Profits $590,000.00 c P. O. wnniiOCK, GEO. STEPHENS, President. B. N. DUES, Vioe-Pres. ; '". 9. K. DAVIS, Asst. BEAUTIFUL iiijusr. A: rav raiTS of Danderineand -try ttE ficle of. dandruff; I cleanses, purified and Invigorates v the soalp, foreyeif stopping Itching and falling hair. : But what will please V you , most will be after a few weeks', use wh$& you will actually see new hair fine and ; downy at -flrstyes but really new hair: growing over the scalp. If you care for pretty, soft hair and lots of It surely get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderlne from any. druggist or 1 toilet counter, and just! try it. v V- is being wound up. he was dead. Trust Officer 1 v . W. 8. UEE, Vice President. W. H. WOOD, Sec & Treas. Secy & Treas. , , ; . J w S T T . m K .1 i .
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