Newspapers / The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, … / Nov. 14, 1912, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
THE CHARLOTTE EVENING " CHRONICLE, THXTRSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, vl912. BOARD ASilS FOR SEWERAGE FUND Repislticn !ade Upon Aldermen By The Executive Board r For This Honey. x ABOUT $44,000 WILL BE EXPENDED ON THIS WORK Some Indication 1 of . Spirit ' of Antag ' "onlsm to Parent Council Shown by v Members of the Executive Board, But No Harsh , , Criticisms Were v Made in ' Answer to - Some That "Were - Hurled Recently ' From . Chambers of the Aldermen. '--Members of the executive . board last night had little f.o say publicly of the recent alderman'c utterances re garding the board and the city. en-? gioeer, but rather hewed to tne line of business and after transacting all - of the accumulated work of the oc casion adjourned ' at 10 o'clock.' Only Hint at Reply. The only hint given that the execu- tlve board had heard of the Monday night discussion in which they were considerably involved,'-was -when the Question of placing fire-alarm boxes and hydrants and light's came up. Mr. Chambers remarked that the board of aldermen had no business with that department of the work but that they were welcome to it. -.-,, ' Alderman Pro Tern Phifer under took to keep oil on the waters by re- peatlng that there seemed to be some conflict of authority but . that the movement ' was made for economy's sake more than anything else. ':' N "I know," replied Mr. Chambers, "but if the board of aldermen would refer these things to the executive board It would be all right, but they do not. - "It would preserve better feeling if the aldermen would . do that way," suggested Mr. Chambers. -i a Colonel Phifer, to whom it appeared to fall that he should - maintain the peace of the body and at the same time stand by the board of aldermen, again, remarked that he had not. so' construe the aldermanlc discussion! as Mr. Chambers did, but believed the aldermen were looking at the eco nomical side of these matters. - -1 . -4 yJThe only thing, however," said Mr? Chambers in reply, "is that if ";you. will read that city charter you. will' find that it is up to this board-to.; fix ithe location of all lights, fire-alarm's, etc.; and It is set forth that thia reg ular rule 'must be followed, 'v t X -Committeeman Davis thought, that the board ot aldermen In endeavor ing to say where lights, etc; should be placed, were "clear outof "their bounds." "It is all right to suggest," said he, "but it should end, with that." - Wants Sum of $25000." ' 'The principal matter takenup, by the board was the formulating of a - The boy's appetite Is often the. source of amazement L you would have such an appetite take Chamberlain's Tablets. .They not only create a healthy appetite, but strengthen the stomach . and enable it to do its work naturally. For sal by all dealers. regular request' fror) $25,000 ."from the board of aldermen to be used in pay ing for ; sewer .. extensions - already mapped - out by the executive board. The. members want to see this' money placed subject to. their check before proceeding with the work further, and hence 'the. attitude" - taken last night. With this sum in hand pro vision will be made for placing sew ers on "practically every street in.the old city limits i where a . sewer line Is needed, ' this being the biggest sewer extension undertaken by the City la many years. . About $44,600 is pro vided for1 in the contracts let or In near, view at the present day: ' ' ', The board heard a letter from , Mr. I C. West, president 6t the West Con struction Company, setting forth v that the city was not property caring for its paved streets, thattoo much dirt was allowed to accumulate in places and that the sprinkling of the streets was overdone, a proposition which members of the city force, themselves have several, times' claimed .to be the case. He wanted the city to take all reasonable precaution In " order that the - paved' streets might- come up to expectation , and last during the contract-period, of five years , at least. After hearing the report of Fire Chief Wallaee the board granted that official a vacation of 10 days. His re- jport showed a total of 14 fires In Oc tober, with a total loss of $421. - v Og. motion: of Committeeman. Alli son the board also passed" an ordi nance which provides "for the paving of the remainder . of the city ; streets, which will be reached under the last lump for streets available out of the $180, 000; bond issue. These Include East Morehead from Brevard t6 Cald well, East . Ninth from Tryon to Mc Dowell, West Seventh " from Tryon to Church, "fl-nd East Boulevard from Avondale-to the city limits. This're'sdlution was adopted, the work being asstgned to the Southern PaVJngr vC,$wSpany, the ' resolution adopted In this case being so worded, as to - protect the executive board : in the event of any difficulty that might arise as to the -completion of the task. City, Engineer Firth reported that good progress was being made as . to the Morehead street overhead bridge; that the Charlotte .Electric, Railway had consented to accept the new and more costly . plans and that the rail roads ' were expected to give : reply shortly. . - - . , . ; s A Jury of His Peers. j v. - . - (Holland's Magazine.) . , ; Bill Buck, a young negro, was be fore Justice Greer the other day, charged - With stealing a "tehootin iron" Irom Ellis Houston. He had just - completed 30 flays for carrying the "gum The 'squire asked him how he wanted to plead on the new charge. . - . . i"Might 's well say : guilty," said BuckA "A nigger don't get ' no show tnfthie country, nohow; t ""Dont, eh?" said -the court. "Nichols (the constable), you skir mish around and pick up & 'dozen likely colored jhen for jury and be quick. . We'll show or -"two seryice. him!" - In half an hour the constable had the; little court room full of grinning negroes of all shapes and : sizes. Happy anticipation was written-1 on the dusky faces. Every one of them knew Buck from his days of pickan ninism up, and Buck knew they knew. He glared at the ebony crowd and then turned silently to the court. t "If you's goin ter make all dat f uss over a two-bit pop-gun," ' he said, over a two-bit pop-gun, "I pleads guilty." There h no substitute for No other Baking Powder, judged on quality and price, gives such general satisfaction. Try it 1 lb. 20& X lb. 10o X lb. 5c' An good Grocer sell it or r& get it for yoa. COACHES PRAISE CAROIJNA TEAII Martin and Cartmell Do Not Despair of Saturday's Game Against Strong Washington & Lee Eleven ' if Var ! sity Works. " . Chapel Hill, - Nov. ,14.- Coach Mar tin, when interviewed today in re gard to Saturday's game with Wash ington & Lee, made some interesting remarks which throw considerable light upon the probable outcome : Of the game. Mr. Martin, like all coaches, was rather slow to praise his own team because .it savors - too ' much of egotism,- but when pressed to make & statement, he said: "We have got a good team here. There has been one great obstacle in the way all the sea son and Head. Coach Nat Cartmell and I think we have practically gotten rid of iU'i . I refer to the fact that the majority of the team as well as the students at large-seem to have gotten the idea that -it only takes one or two. stars like Tillett and Abernethy to makea fcotball team." , ? -y When asked what he meant by this, he said: ' ;"I mean just simply this, that it takes 11 hard-working, alert and' determined -men to make a foot ball team. . " Team , work : is the thing that counts.' It's' all right to have stars, but one good man is not worth anything playing on a team with ten men, each of whom - looks out for number one. Every man has got-to keep his eyes open 'and be in the game every minute of the play. If you can get a' team like I mean and put .the spirit of win or die In them, then I'll put them up against any team in toe country." . f -, "Have you succeeded in build'ng up a working machine?",. he was asked. "Well, I am greatly pleased with the improvement the team has shown in the , last two ' games. - In the game against Georgetown, with the excep tion of a part of the-third quarter the teann put tip admirable team work and they did mighty " well against South Carolina." . ' When asked what he thought the outcome of Saturday's game would be, Coach Martin sad; "That game is going to be a surprise to somebody or I'm mistaken. We know we are go ing up against one of the strongest teams in the South, but If our boys will just, go - in the game like a ma chine, determined to win, they will make thousands of Tar Heels proud of them Saturday. We have spent lots of time Improving our Interference for the past 10 days and every day shows marked improvement. We'll show em something Saturday. Tou Just wait and see." -. . .t.:..., ,:.., Manager McLendon was - Inter viewed in regard to the announcement that some of the Washington & Lee players were Ineligible for Saturdays game. He said: "Yes, we have wired the Washington & Lee management, protesting against Raferty and Bone. Both of these men are clearly in eligible, because we have conclusive evidence that they played professional baseball under assumed names.". ... "What will you do if Washington & Lee refuses to take 'these ' men off their team?" he was asked. "We are not prepared .to make, any statement for publication at this time. We have a two years contract' with these peo ple and the two Institutions have maintained athletic "relations1 tof- a' long time. We would not like ' to sever all relations with them, but un less?, they'satisfy us that, they are try ing to give us a square deal.lt la not at an Improbable that we will be forced to sever- all relations with them." v- Manager- McLendon was not at all discouraged at the prospects for Caro- Una Saturday - because Washington & Lee drubbed V. P. I. 20 to 6. when V. P. I.' defeated Carolina 26 to 0 He thinks the team has a fighting chance. ". Biipiig )1 KIco II6iiC3 Fc? 5173,. TIiG' rJcgic Of Lemsnt, iRd A Lilll 3 Tliiift I : mi Ill II IF m - - - 3im i Early to Rise. (The Chicago Evening Post.) A younj chap of the city had been going the ,. route, and his father re solved to correct him. He was shipped to uncle's farm to work along with the hands. " .: He had been in the habit of going to bed at a couple o'clock and stay ing there until noon. His first night at the. farm saw him In the hay at 9 o'clock and it was some time before he got to sleep. - He had not been overpowered by work at that time. Around daybreak he was roused by his uncle, who came into the , room and stood over the bed. "Come, come, -my boy," he : said. "You've got to get up. You're on the farm now, you' know." The light 'was not- secure,- and . the sleepy city chap raised . himself . on his elbow and rubbed his eyes. . "What's up?" ihe asked. ' V "We're going out to cut the oats." "Holy -mackerel! Do you have to sneak tip on them in the dark?" (New York Sun.) . Out In the ' enterprising West a house has been built which is within the reach of every man in the coun try who is willing to do a little hard work. The -house is two .stories high, of cement, wth a. wide porch of the same : material surrounding it; It is not, far from a residential colony in , which the . minimum ' price of houses is 5 $3,000. . This house is not different v' in : appearance- from the - houses m - the ' fashionable home colony, yet it ? has cost - only . an eighteenth of the price of the former house. Of course, the ground" is not included iathecost, only the building is considered. This little structure, which has been admired by every one who- has seen it, - has cost . its owner the sum of $17S to build. The house is outside -of one. of the big Western cities. It was originally an old - shack that" had been left to ruin for want of a little care. Many of the boards in the walls of .the house had fallen off and-, those that remained were so -warped from v the weather that . daylight could be seen between them. Several had big knot holes in them,' ? .There.'1 was probavbly no more dilapidated house In all the West than this old- shack., r The boards were all put back In place and : the building was made as tight, as it was possible to make , it with lumber that ' had turned gray from long exposure to ' 4he weather; It was a sorry- sight and nobody could- see how anything could be made out of the s old building except to build It anew. Every puff of wlndt that swept .through that part of the country went ; clean through the house, there were so many gaping cracics and holes in its walls. . But the renovator who-knew - nothing about building, had long before con ceded that the house had seen its last day as a frame building. He planned to make a concrete house,, using the old walls as a foundation. .With this object in view he nailed metal lathing, all over the weather-beaten house. 7 The lathing Wfl.i Ahout 1 it tnrhAs vMs und about nine feet long. The strips were' nailed securely - to the studding and the nails bent and pounded down se curely on the inside. Covered with blue metal . strips ' it.' looked worse than-ever and noboay expected any thing would come . of . the ;-. under taking. ; On the lathing a coat of cement plaster- was spread. : It was put on with a heavy hand and it resembled one of those mud huts down in the sunny stretches of Mexico. The- sur face was lumpy and coarse. To make it. rougher a block of wood with several - wire nails - ' driven through it was jerked back - and forth over the surface. After the coat had ' dried the finishing coat was nrepared. This was a finer mixture than the first or scratch coat, which was one measure of' cement to three of sand. ' It was prepared on a clean platform to pre vent anything foreign, getting . Into the mixture. . By experiments 'and knowledge gained from reading about the use of cement it was found that the ' best results were obtained by mixing the sand and the cement to gether . thoroughly before: wetting. After - being well mlpced a hole was made In the center of the pile and water poured In. . The success of. the . enterprise, rested with this coat and particular pains were taken to .follow, instructions. Like the scratch coai,' no .attempt ..was madeto - iake it smooth. It was put on thick and smeared., all over the. surf ace of the building. Although it was not , as lumpy as the. first coat, it was as. hard and . as endurable as stone cut out of the Rocky Mountains. i A'porch'was then built around the hou . of old lumber taken from a nearby house that was all but: in ruins. It was made broad and was carried around . three .sides of the newly ' built ' dwelling. ' There " was enough 'lumber , left after.' the .porch was - finished- to - build' a store ..house in" the rear-- ' - .- - Stripa of metal laths were nailed on-: the ; porch and two coats of the cement were" trowelled all o'veT iti The .cement i used on the floor of the porch ;was levelled off ; and made as smooth as gla?s. ' The oher parts of the porch, the roof ; and the posts were made to .correspond. with the finish of the building. - . . ' The - work was done In the Pall and .the cement took: -longer to dry than If put - on . during the Summer. Tt was a fortunate hapoening, as the builier lenrned later that a cement house 1 better -when built' in the "Fall. It has wore time o 'Knit be fore drying. If built in the Summer th's is not always likelv. as the .hot sun dries- th cement ' before - It' has time to settle. ' ' . The . building finished, it was - the admiration of every one who saw it. The change was remarkable nd It demonstrated that a substantial home was wlhin .;. h Teach . of ? almost ecery ,man. ' Th's -house is two -torIes high and measures about 20x40. It has a cellar, which was also treated to several coats of cement planter three, large rooms on the first floor and two on the second floor, v . The:u remaking of this: house and the building of : the - porch cost $173, exclusive of labor.; 'S'or 4 the material that was put into the cellar $46 was paid. The cement, sand, nails and metal lathing used on the house cost $82' and the material f or ; the porch cost $45. On the store house In the rear of the dwelling, a build Ing- 12x20, $21 was spent on .ma terial, - which included ' cement-' sand, nails and lathing. With the cement and around the house was builtJ With andaround the house was built. With this inchided the entire 'improvement cost less than $200; in, other words, a dilapidated building was made not only habitable, , but- attractive,. , for thljr smalt sum, j MORGAN'S JOB AQEITCY Deluged With" Requests ; Millionaire r Begins Bureati on Small Scale That Gains Large Proportions. ' (Charleston s JIews and Courier. v J. Pierpontr Morgan, - niulti-million-alre, . a connoisseur and philanthrop ist, Is, saysThe Jew York American," the - head of ah ' employment agency which supplies the needs of commer cial; institutions .friendly to the Mor gan interests. - - ,The agency's - business, ' it was learned yesterday, is all .conducted on the same floor and within a few yards of Mr. Morgan's private ; office, at- 23 Wall street, and was formed to solve a problem that confronted the finan cier some years ago. ' ' At that ' time every morning's mail brought so' many requests - from friends ' who wanted. .Mr, Morgan to give' their sons, cousins and nephews employment that: it required the en tire time of two clerks to acknowledge and file them. These application In creased so rapidly, and were so far in excess of the vacancies at 23 Wall Btreet that Mr. Morgan "directed that many of them be referred to friendly corporations. . From this time, J." P. Morgan Em ployment Bureau was organ' zed, and by it are filled the confidential and executive positions in the ; countless companies whose success is equally attributed to the king of finance who stands behind them, - The work of the bureau today demands that several clerks- be kept constantly, at work in vestigating references of applicants, classifying their qualifications and putting employers and . prospective employes In touch with one ano her! Hundreds .of . employes; are supplied by the agency every year. To save time and labor the bureau is divided into several departments, each dealing with a different class of employe,: From the filed records the histories ot ; corporation heads; . bank presidents and captains of industry can be found, and at a moment's no tice: the life records of office , boys, stenographers, shop superintendents and all employes who owe their po sitions to the influence of J. P. Mor gan can be obtained. v . ' The Mom. emnlovment :.' ftmnrv charges ; p-Orfee for; 4t& services. Its waiting list Is a long one. and monhv sometimes elapset ;bef drer a.h applicant is notified of a vacancy. During the panio- f. 10-; the . number, ot Jnenon this'Pst'waA,'aimot,iaotbIe0:wharit; hadbeen before, )-: tr .... t.v.,-,,.. ( , Posit ons in thi nome bfflce' of the Morgan . concern are generally , filled by close: relatives of the directors of the -company, 'butind-one'can. get his name on the waiting list without an introduction from some friend ; of a member of the firm. Then the char acters of the applicants receive the strictest investigation.. ' . c i .. ,-. Although the salaries paid to junior clerks by Mr. Morgan are not much higher . than those paid by big mer chants, the value of . a connection with the richest banking house in the country Is as great an attraction to ambitious youths as the fat bonuses that are given . to the Morgan em ployes - annually. In, some cases the bonuses have been equal in amount to half" the yearly salary of the em ploye. ' Vegetarian. (The 'Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.) ; On of the fleshless fraternity.; tele phones us that he engaged a German cook lady not long ago. His wife liked the appearance of the applicant; her; references were good and the wages she demanded not exorbitant. "I d like to have you some," said the. lady of the house, . "but perhaps you won't want to live with us. We are vegetarians; and never have any meat in the house. Would you be satisfied with a vegetable diet?" The fraulein scratched her head. -"Veil, she said dubiously, "is beer a Vegetable ?" ;-.;ivt"; r'' -If ;. en. SujILICTFlir.rrr.,- ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT tingtite Stomdis aaiBcwdsaf 3:. IVoraofes DtstionXJaetfor! ncss and Restcntalnsclita upiuitt Jlarpluae iwrMiaaaLI NOT NARCOTIC, jUiLSama ! it. " AhdBdvfOTiCfePjfr Hon . Sour Stnraach.Dlarrtm , . , V. . f 1 WonnsjUHwrasiunsJcvmsa ness cndLoss of Sleep. RcSimile Signamrt of - NEW YORK. ! Guaranteed HI ror Infants and Ch?lT The r land You Have s Bought Bears the Signature .of AKvay Exact Copy of Wrapper, AM vJ For Over Thirty Years alii TH CBWTAUf MMNNT, MCW YORK OlTT. MjgaaBsaansMSRSMBBBSssssaSBB Jmts assrm 1 tr 1 fe'CANT GETAWAY WITH IT" The rapid, repeat shots which the .Winchester J22 Caliber Automatic Rifle delivers will over take any mal. Ypd tiave only to pull the tnesrer for each shot, which enables you to keep the rifle umea ngac on uie odjci ai operates py lis own -recoil and shoots a cartrfa that has accuracy and power. For small gameuse the hew follow Pdint cartridge, which upsets upon sttiglng 9hd - delivers a hard, crushing blow. The "l)tZi Autuj- matic is very simple, and just ordinary: care): will keep it in good order all the time. It is not costly. Abmayt m WlndutUf eortridftt U Wbuhtlf !' rifU m thty art mads tor acb oVur. . , EXA MINE ONE AT YOUR DEALER'S II ' ' , . . . . -1 . EIRCOATS The best store for the popular Chinchilla and the convertible belted back Coats, as well as for Dress Overcoats in conservative styles : Snappy Overcoats for young men--wariri coats , for , motor ing conservative models for the elderly rman---hcavy coats for the out-door man Overcoats in every fabric and for every purpose . ' "'-.''' : ' -. ; r ,l $12, $15, $18, $20, $25,i $SO, $35, The Grreatest Showing of New Overcoats in Charlotte e : late- Birovin 'X'q'iia.paiiy Another Cold WaveiComm Soon -" Better investigate" your. Fuel supply and 'phone us . your ' - order. . ' ! . ' . . ' ; . we re-screen our Lump and 'Egg Coal before delivering, and we guarantee - the,, quality. -4 . . , AVANT ; ,,Blue Gem Lump Coal at.. .. ....$6.00 per ton 2,000 ll. Jellico Block Coal ati i Sii ..$6.00 per ton 2,000 n. Virginia Splint at.. .. .... .. .. ....$6.00 per ton 2,000 lb. Pocahontas Lp. & Egg at. t.-. , . . . . .1$6.50 per ton 2,000 n. Anthracite ,Stove, Egg & Nut at . . .... . . .... $9.00 per ton . Pocahontas - Mine Rum Steam Coal at.. .. - . . ..$5.00 per ton Tenn.ut & Slack Coal at.. .... .. .....$4.00 per ton : -Avanfs Wood,- is sawed and split.' In convenient sizes, ana . stored in sheds that : are weather proof. " Phone us now. 'Phone Dilworth Yard 403 : ' Phone 402 aty Yard Avant ydod j& Coal Co. A 'I win Save Both Time and Honey by Going the Chronicle Wanted Route . Toung . married " people will ,flnd that a daily trip through Chronicle .Want Ads will take but a tew mln- utes of time and will prove of lively ' interest" and considerable profit." The FOR4 RENT" and the "FOR . SALE" real estate columns list the most desirable vacancies and . home sites in Charlotte. . The "FOR f SALE MISCELLANE OUS" advertisements' often crier - wonderful opportunities for effecting radical savings which give opportu nities - for the purchasing of other articles as well. '; - , The I HELP question 1 f81 solved by reading and using Chroni cle Wants. 1
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Nov. 14, 1912, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75