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-e-BSi : -- - . : - ' - VOL. 18. NO. 121. WEATHER: Falr' warmer tonight and Tuesday; CHARLOTTE, N. C MON f, NOVEMBER 18, 1912. PRICE ONE CENT 1 ' . . v. IS TOLD BRIEFLY Current News 01 Interest In Paragraph By Telegraph And. Cable - NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 18. jobbers at 2:30 o'clock this morning held UP n:ght operator Huff of the louisville & Nashville Railroad", at Gallatin and took 1 5 in money and some mileage books. Officers from Nashville were sent there this morn- NEW YORK, Nov. 18. The first big international contest of this year's National horse ; show at Mad?son Square Garden Is set fpr this after noon. It was for the Plaza trophy for officers' chargers ridden by officers in uniform and will bring " together English, Dutch, Belgian, Canadian gnd United States 'army officer. .- . - - - - . gt. LOUIS, Nov., 18-The jury in the case of E. G. Lewis, narged with us ing the mails to defraud, reported to Judge Willard in-the United -r States District Court today, that it had found that Lewis was not guilty on three of the eleven counts in the indictment' and that it was unable to agree as to the other counts. The" jury was dis charged. ' UNION, S. C. Nov. 18. George C Perrin, aged 62, prominent in banking and railroad circles, died at his home "here last nighc, after a long illness. The funeral willr be held tomorrow. Mr. Perrin was iden ifled with, the building of the railroad line through the mountains of western -North Car olina, connecting Asheville and -Spartanburg. , ' fflHS 1DNEART0 ' - " ' ; . - .. .v . GIGANTIC SViNDLE 4--., . .i- " fflfle Arrssts Fdldw Dis mry'.OI Fraudulent BrcXer age Concern la Cincinnati CINCINNATI, O.; .Nov. 18. Ac cording to government officials, post office inspectors in many cities will today attempt to arrest a number of men suspected' of complicity in a scheme which it is alleged has. re' suited in the loss of many thousands of dollars by '.'investors.'- Five of those to be arrested were indicted by the United States grand jury here last minth.- . 7 - , -. - The following members of the " al leged ring were inuiCied by the Fed eral grand jury here: F. D.. Minyard, now in Cleveland; J. Gordon Malcom, v who " went to Canada before the indictments "were returned ; Thomas Fishwick, now in Boston; George 45. Hannaford, now in Chicago; J. R. Long now in Buffalo. The men are' "alleged to have mulcted prompters , and infant stock corporations -out of thousands of dol lars secured through fees and com missions for arranging the guarantee of the securities ' of their victims by stock and bond insurance companies controlled by the alleged swindlers. After paying the commissions de manded, the alleged victims are said to have found that the interest of the ring in their, proposition came to an end. According to Federal Attorney Mc Pherson the men under indictment have country about $500,000. - The men formerly had an office in Cincinnati and much of'' the evidence against them is said to have been furnished by" a woman stenographer. Raid in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 18. In the mi on the office of Horace D Hast ings & Co. here at noon today Feder- ai officials arrested F. D. Minyard, the manager, on a charge of 'using the mails to defraud Jn connection wi h the ore ations of F. D. Minyard & o.. Brokers," bf ' C n-innatL - - t. ? Rochester Office Seized. .ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 18. federal officers today raided the , of -flces of the American - Redemption Company here and took into custody all persons found there and also con fiscated all papers in the office. -Over a Mi'lion Dollars. .. fl Washington, Nov. is. Postof- Jce ln?pection officials who helped develop cases against the men charged th misus'ng the mails to defraud corporations and stock sellers J'laim that the amounts secured by ese operators will exceed $1,500,000. Arrej5t in .Newark. ' ARK, N. J.. Nov .18. A Bruce :ne, of the Hunter fi Crane broker-J 'ch hrm, was arresferi here today in onnection with ; the Federal govern ment's attack on the American Re temman Company. . VORLD EVEfl GIOVAnniTTI- TAKES THE STAND IN LAVREHCE -. STRIKE. CASE SALEM, Mass., Nov,'.. 18. Arturo Giovannit.i, last of the accused men in the Ettor-Giovannitti-Caruso mur der trial to appear for, the defense, took , the - witness stand here today. The young Socialist writer and poet, who is charged as an accessory before the fact of the killing of Anna Lopizzo In a Lawrence textile strike liot last winter, faced the Jury despite the. ab sence of, his personal counsel, W. Scott Peters. Attorney Fred H. Moore took up the defense-, wheer-it was left last week when Mr.- Peters' illness caused a postponement. ; . -. Giovannitti,. .whose home , Is in Brooklyn, - went to Lawrence ta aid Joseph "J Ettor. in i. conducting the strike in the textile mills and address ed, the : porkers "t on ; several occasions. The Commonweal h sought to prove that his utterances in Italian " incited the strikers 'to acts of violence and aided in the precipitation of the fatal riot on January 29 ; last. - .Giovannitti said he was born ' in Paly 28 years ago, the son of a chem ist and was educated there. Coming to .America, he -lived for some time at Halifax and MontreaL Whiletudying English at Montreal he conducted an Italian s Presbyterian mission . after which he entered a Presbyterian the ological school. ' - "Soon after that,", said Giovannitti, "I .was called . to j Brooklyn to take charge of another mission. " I was not exactly a minister ? but sort of a missionary." I preached to the people on Sundays . and ' taught : them during the week." !- r Later he entered the Union Theo logical Seminary and registered at Co lumbia University. ; The work was too much for him he said, particularly the study of Hebrew. After this for eight months he conducted an Italian mis sion ,at Pittsburg. v There he became connected wi h the Socialist party but people . of ' the ; Presbyterian ; Church objected. ..-" - t . T told them," he said,; "that I did not "think VtheteacHlngs.of Christ .'and Socialism 'were, rantoriistlc' "and" I ev; ercd myQunecrlon with, 'the church.! .-i Returning a New fYork in 1911 he took up Italian newspaper work 'and met , the defendant Ett or. He 'went toLawrenee January 20 last after the' strike "had been .ealled." ,Bef ore I went :. to -. Lawrence, ': the witness said I learned -tha ; the militia-had been called, that here ' was a feeling that Ettor should leave there and.' that railroad stations were being watched for outside agitators.? HAVE MUCH WORK Coirmittees of Daughter of the Con- federacy Bnsy Alaking Records of Convention Just Finished. . WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. While the feminine " hosts of- the United Daughters of the Confederacy." which took. . the .National Capitol by -storm last week, have disbanded and re turned ; to their ' homes, the head quarters staff is .wearily striving - to straighten out the 'official ,. records of the meeting. . . ,- . The convention adopted, a resolu tion providing for condensation i of fhe : official - minutes of the ' organiza tion and a little band of worried women today are hard at work on the problem. Among them are Mrs. Frank Q. Odenheimer of Maryland, first vice president general; Mrs. Roy W. - McKinney of Kentucky, record ing; secretary general; Mrs.31dard G Schnabel of Louisiana, correspond ing secretary general, . and ' Mrs. Orlando - Haliburton of Arkansas, third vice president general. BOB BANK SAFE Kingston Tennessee Tanlt Blown and Robbers Secure Big Amount of Gold -and. SUver. t KNOXVILLE. Tenn., , Nov. 18. A special to The Sentinel from Kingston, Tenn., says the Kingston Bank & Trust Company's vault was robbed early f this morning by four masked men 5 whose Identity is unknown. About $1,000 in gold and probably $300 to $500 in silver coin was stolen. It is bel'eved ! little if any" currency was -obtained as the packages of pa per money found in the wreckage In dicated that the explosion was so heavy as to tear into shreds all the currency' and books and other de structible papers and records in - the vault. . The burglars ; made an effec tual getaway after cutting the local and. long-distance cable leading into the telephone exchange. - PROMINENT OHIO FINANCIER DEAD. ZANESVILLE, Ohia, Nov. ; 18. A few hours after he -told a : business friend that lie expected to be at his desk in a few days, Conrad Stolzen bach, aged 76,' millionaire president of the First National Bank, vice presi dent of the National Biscuit Company of New York and a director In a num ber of local ins itutlons, died sudden ly last night of inflammation of the liver,' . ' BULGAKS FAIL TO STOP TURKS CosSuImeD Hold Lines 01 Tcbat alja Against Onslaughts 01 Balkan Allies RESULT WOULD BRING IU2TI1ER COMPLICATIONS Detachment of British Bluejackets Loaned to , America, for Service . at . United, States Embassy Pending Ar rival of the Cruisers From This Country , 1 With Marines Sultan Sends Message o Encouragement to Troops for Victory. " . LONDON, Nov. 18. The first Bul grian attack on the Turkish line of fortifications defending Constantinople at Tchatalja has failed. The whole of the Bulgarian army was engaged. Ev ery available man was moved to ; the front from the Bulgarian forces In vesting Adianople where they were relieved by Servian troops. "The Bulgarians with all of their ar tillery began . their advance on the Tchatalja fortifications on Saturday and continued - the bombardment : of the' works throughout Sunday. They, however, found the Turkish positions so strong that they could make ; no impression on them and for the mo- ment at least the attempt was given up, the firing, according to a dispatch from : Constantinople, , having ceased this morning. . -' ' - Observers who . have been, to the Turkish front agree th&& the capture of the Tchatalja lines must prove ; a task of tremendous difficulty. . The days the Bulgarian troops Were compelled to-use- for the bringing up of. una, ammunition -and reinforce ments,' jWerei. nyed hy the Turks to f entrench themselves;' giving them a dis.inct advantage over the. attackers. The ,Turkish .'soldiers too -; appear ' to have, been 'steadied.' - -r . r The Bulgarian troops: made their attack east of .Tchatalja. The strong forts, the marshes and the guns of the Turkish warships evidently had dis couraged them, from making an - at tempt to tur neither flank of the'Tur-kish-ijnes. The Turks', seem to 'have no ' hope of" rolling back the Bulgarian .forces, but if. they succeed in holding1 the lines of TchataJJa both the i mililary and the diplomatic situation will : un dergo a marked change, for. a long defense of the. front " will probably compel .the. Bulgarians to enter into, negotiations without capturing. th Turkish capital. ' - In : Albania the opposing ' armies have again come to . grips and anoth er bat le is in progress today -, near Monastir. . " , 5 At Scutari the. Montenegrins finally are making some headway. They have driven Turkish itroops from xne of their mountain positions, but the Turkish commander has not . given up hope of making a long defense. The invested fortress of A.lrianople also according to ' independent cor respondents, still is able to withstand a siege of. several months. ' BELGRADE, Servia,- Nov. 18. : Bands of Arnaut - tribesmen armed with rifles and two machine guns are raiding and pillaging the surrounding villages and devastating the country as faras Gostivar to the southwest of Uskup. The Servian commander has sent put patrols to search for the loot ers. ' t - - h The ; Turkish troops before ' leaving Prisend sold their rifles and ammuni tion for a few cents or bartered them away for . coffee, sugar or bread and in - this way many of . the .'Arnaut tribesmen came into possession ' of arms. - - King Praises Returning. Soldiers. RIEKA, -JMontenegro, Nov. .18. A large number of Montenegrins who have returned fror America o fight for their , country were a received . by King Nicholas yesterday. He thanked them . for fulfilling their duty to their fatherland and 1 expressed ' the hope that 'their services might not be need ed, as .negotiations had been; opened by Turkey for an armistice.' ... v - Austiro-Servian Affairs. VIENNA,, Nov., 18. The Austro Servlan situation has been rendered much more serious ? by - the tone of the Servian press In its denunciation of Austria.' t This has ben added to by the reported bad treatment meted out by the Servians to Austrian consuls in ; Albanian towns, who assert : that they were prevented from leaving their posts for fear, that they -might disclose the ill-treatment ' of the Albanian ;" In habitants by the ; Servian conquerors. : Public opinion here tends more and . Continued On Pa jra . Seven. G0VERI3ENT BfcS iriBBRTANT SUIT Trial Starts Today In Alleged Fraud Cases Against Haw thorne Mining 'Groap . NEWYORK, Nov. 18. The Feder al government called, for trial in-the Uni.ed States district court here to day what it considers one of the mostr important cases growing out of al leged misuse of the" mails. It involves the integrity -of the so-called ' Haw thorne group of mining stocks ' and brings to the bar as defendants men of National reputa ion. vThey are five in number Julian - Hawthorne, son of the novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne; ; Josiah ' Quincy, former mayor of Bos ton; , and Assistant Secretary of State in the Cleveland administration; Bert Freeman," a promoter; Dr. William J. Norton, a nerve specialist, and ; John McKinnon, secre ary-treasurer of the Hawthorne Companies. All were engaged, - directly or indi rectly, in the, sale of . stocks in the Hawthorne Silver & Iron Mines Com pany and allied concerns and were in dicted in New York in January last for alleged use of the mails to defraud investors. , .The government contends that at least $3,000,000 accrued from the sale of securities ; hat the sa les were ' ef-1 fectedf through misrepresentation of the character .of, the properties and that notwithstanding promises, no div idends have been paid. .The defendants maintained they have been the victims of a ruthless ; crusade on the part of the Postofflce Department. -n Before the : case was called ; today, a statement was issued In their behalf, in part as follows: . ""The defendants" contend that the primary cause of the suspicion of op erations at their mines r the action of - the.,Postoffice Department, insti tuted ' two and a half -years ago, and vigorously prosecuted except at Inter val j ever since. In circularizing stock- holders and destroying their confi dence in the -enterprises and- their management .usr gojnpellirigthglJ rectorr . to - suspend -operations 'Mitli Iho government case could Toe dispos ed; of. - "The defendants ' contend that the Hawthorne minine enterprises were undertaken in good faith : and were J based upon geological and. mineral ' conditions which . gave - sufficient j grounds, for expecting tjne success of 1 mining operations and-that the stock j or tne. mining companies was onerea to the public with notice of its spec ulative character and of' the risks of mining - prospects." v More specifically the action of the government is based upon the alleged misrepresentation and false state ments contained in the literature sent through the mails concerning mines of the .'Continental . " Syndicate located near the Cobalt district , in Canada. The government alleges ;, that :' these mines are outside the silver producing belt at Cobalt and that this fact was suppressed in the circulars and letters sent out. SUPREME COURT REFUSES NEW TRIAL TO FLOYD AND CLAUDE ALLEN RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 18. A new trial today was refused for Floy Al len and his son, Claude Swanson Al len, by the Supreme. Court of Virgin ia.' The men are condemned to die in the electric chair next Friday for the murder of officials of the Carroll County court at Hillsvi'le March 14. Floyd Allen. was convicted May 17, specifically for killing Commonwealth Attorney "William Foster. Allen's son, tried on the charge of killing Judge Thornton L. Massie, was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. A second"; trial on an indictment for the killing of Attorney Foster resulted : in . a conviction for murder in the first degree, July 27.', It is believed that Governor .Mann will' not' interfere with the execution of the sentence Imposed by the court. An appeal to the Supreme Court for new trials,- decided ' adversely today, had been pending for some time but Virginia officials have proceeded with arrangements for the execution of the men, believing : that no clemency wpuld be shown. -sThe Hillsvire .court house- shooting in. March,' when the Allen clan . re sented the conviction of Floyd Allen or a minor charge, by. killing five per sons in the" court room, Is still hold ing, attention in Virginia-, because of the trial of Sidna Allen, tne clan lead er, now ; under way at .Wytheville. v '-No .word- has been received - yet as to which member of . x the bench ; will preside - at the ' 'approaching term , of civil court, thouarh it is anticiat- ed that Judge M. H.' Justice of Ruth- erf or dtons will be here ' for the - civil term and . possibly Judge James L, Webb of Shelby for. the ' criminal term. The civil term of court begins next Monday morning for- a week'Ui BATH TUB TRUST LOSES ITS SUIT - . ' r - 1 . Sdprems Coort Decides Enamel Ware Makers Violated Sherman law GOVERNMENT SUSTAINED . IN ITS CONTENTIONS Highest Tribunal Says Manufacturers ; Could Not Hide Behind the Federal : ' Patent - Laws to Make Agreements v That Acted in Restraint of Trade and Created a Monopoly of the In dustryDecision Has Fax-Reaching Effect in the Business. WASHINGTON, . Nov. 18. The Su preme Court of the United States to day delivered a deathblow at viola tions of the Sherman anti-trust law under the cloak of protection" of the patent laws by annulling as invalid "license agreements", which held man ufacturers of sanitary enamelled iron ware together in the - combination known as the 'bath tub trust." . .-, Justice McKenna ' - v. delivered the unanimous opinion of the court. -He said that rights conferred by patents were . extensive, but did not give a universal license against the positive prohibitions of the Sherman law. The decision fully .sustained - the govern ment hv its. fight begun over a year ago against the bath 'tub and enam elled ware manufacturers. , Case Started In Maryland. . ,The fight against, the . enameled ware manufacturers was begun by the government in the. United States Dis trict Court of Maryland, - It being charged that the 50 defendants named had entered Into a combination to re strain interstate trade in sanitary enameled ironware and had attempt ed to monopolize that trade.-' Sixteen of the-defendants were corporations. .Xne; , pf -. tlie waa,Edwtnifc .Wayman, with whom the corporate defendants and. their officials were charged--with., having entered into illegal agreements, in ef fect licenses, ' for the use " of a- pat ented enameling; tool. Way man was to' refund part of the ; license fee '; if. the manufacturers had not violated any ' conditions of ; the v agreements, among the conditions being one that they would not sell to any jobber who did not s'gn a contract not to buy from any one other than the corpo rate defendants; and another ' that they would not 'sell at av lower price or on more attractive terms . than those named In a schedule of prices attached to the agreement. The lower court held that the agree ment destroyed competition and fixed prices - in .violation . of the Sherman law arid furthermore that the patent on the tool did not. make the agree ments lawful. The lower court pro hibited the; defendants from attempt ing further to restrain ' trade by means of these agreements, - pro nounced illegal : Hid Behind Patent Laws. ' ' Justice McKenna, in announcing the decision of the Supreme Court, called attention to the effectiveness of the combination made possible - among enamel ware manufacturers through Way man's plan to grant licenses on his improvement for ' enameling. The decision k marked an epoch in anti-trust decisions because' it sus tained1; the government's contention that a violation, of the Sherman anti trust 'law could not be. concealed ' be hind the patent laws of the country. The decision of the lower court was upheld throughout as to the main de fendants and the Colwell Lead Com pany, which claimed, it ..was not en- gaged in interstate commerce.-: PRESDDENT MAKES FLYING TRIP TO NEW; HAVEN r NEW" YORK, Nov. 18. President Taft left New York a few minutes after 8 o'clock this morning to at tend the meeting of the Yale cor poration in New" Haven. He ex pected to make only.' a brief stop in the city of his alma mater x and to leave New Haven at 2 o'clock this afternoon. . This .schedule would bring him to New York about 4 p. m. " He will motor from, 'Jttie Grand Central to the Pennsylvania station, where he will take a train that reaches Washington about 11 -o'clock tonight. - ' 'i . v HIGH C AN ADI ACf OFFICIALS INDICTED FOR FRAUD. WINNIPEG, Man:, Nov.-- 18.-r-Sir Redmond Roblln, premier of Manito ba, and Hon. Robert Rogers, .lately appointed minister of : public works, are named as principals in a case al leging violation of Canada's election laws in the McDonald district. - - The trial promises to he the most sensa ional in . Canadian political his tory because of - the prominence of those involved, GEORGIANS PAY TRIBUTE TO DEAD FORMER . GOVERNOR ATLANTA, Ga., Nov.' 18. Hun dreds of friends today paid their -. - . last tribute of, honor to the late former . Gpvernor, Joseph' M. Terrell; as the body lay in State at the Sec ond Baptist Church in this city. Mr.' Terrell, who was twice Governor and once United States Senator frcm Georgia, died yesterday morning after a long illness resulting from a strode of paralysis suffered in Washington while Senator. ' - The funeral services , this after noon w;ere conducted by Rev. John E. " White, who for years was1-Mr. Terrell's' pastor.' The pall-bearers were the four brothers of the former Governor Dr. B. Terrell, W. A. Terrell, J. R. Terrell and H. W. Ter rell, and Hines Holt of Columbus and R Spivey of Greenville. After ; the simple services at the church, which were attended s by Gov. J, M. Brown and his staff, State House officials and' a crowd which taxed the capacity of the church, the body was escorted to the terminal station by:a company of the Fifth Regiment, State militia, and sent to Greenville, his ' former home, for interment; i , . j ' ' - ' . - In accordance with the proclama tion of Governor Brown, flags on all public buildings ' of the State, were half-masted today in memory of. the ex-Governor. " ' - . STRANGE DEATH Comes to Ra'eigh Man in Undertak ing Establishment Where He Went : to Buy Coffin for Wife. . - (Special to The Chronicle. ) RALEIGH, Nov. 18. While in the Strickland undertaking establishment here today, selecting aj casket -,f or his' wife, who ' had just died in Rex Hos pital, ; George Newton, - an aged ; em ploye' of .the . city, was caught, under a falling casket show case and. fatally injured. :Hia: legs were- badly broken, several ribs broken, Ms chest, crushed i Jn, and . there-- were.in.terjial-. injurieJ that make recovery impossible." - He is 70 years old. : A friend, who accompanied Newton, , and the ' under taker, E.! M. Gough," had narrow es capes from serious Injury. , It was . a wall ease and the v doors were let down to display the caskets. Four or five were let down and Undertaker i . ' - . ". . - -- Gough ; claims . that ' Newton leaned heavily, on the , lower ? casket. ,; The case pulled away from the wall with the fatal result. " ' WATCH FOR CHOLERA United States Public , Health Depart ment Takes Steps to Prevent Spread , from Balkans. ; WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. The United States public health service is drawing tighter its lines of precau tion ' on the Atlantic Coast because of the appearance of cholera in the zone of the -Baikal, war. While Surgeon General v Blue 'does not regard the danger to the : United States grave at the present time, all 'Vessels from the Mediterranean will' be rigidly inspect ed. Vessels ' sailing for the East by way ,of . Naples7 will be ' examined at that port, where the American pub lic health service "has a surgeon sta tioned.; Vessels from ports of Turkey, which do not : touch , Naples, will be closely scrutinized upon their arrival in this country WILSON IN BERMUDA President-Elect and Family Arrive in Hamilton for Their Vacation. HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. .18-President-Elect Wilson and his family on beard the steamer Bermudian ar rived at Hamilton today. Alderman. Black, representing the corporation of the city of Hamilton, invifed Mr. Wilson and ; his party to accompany' him to Hamilton, ; where an .address of welcome will be pre sented., " Large crowds of people lined the streets and wharves, awaiting the ar rival of the President-elect and all public and private buildings are. deco rated - with , flags ' and bunting. "' Hurstholme. the Winter, residence of Mrs. J. Borden Harr'man, has been offered to Mr. 'Wilson during his stay here. The weather is charming. ARMY AVIATORS MAKE CHANGES FOR THE WINTER : WASHINGTON, Nov. . 18. Travel ing in a special train, the army aviators left here today for Augusta.; Ga., i, where . they will : contimi ma neuvers ' and -try out their military aerop!anes during the Winter. The army aviation camp at College Park, Mdi, is deserted, for with the army aviators' departure ' the officers who have been experimenting : with the hydro-aeroplane also made prepara tions, to;. leave. . As soon as their special train 1b ready they : will . de part: for San Diego, Cal., where they willseek to deveTop the usefulness ct tbe ftlr and water machine, v TODAY'S m OF CHARLOTTE - m - Happenings OfTbe City Sketcbil In Brief As Seen By Tt2 Cbrcnicle Reporters " Born "to Mr, "and. Louthian, a son.. Mrs. A. IU - There will be no aldermanic.sesi sion this evening. Mayor C. A. Bland who has been North for a week if. expected to arrive home tomorrow.' Cotton receipts today amounted! to 74 bales at 12 cents, against 84 atj 9 cents on the corresponding date: last year., . , . .. .:' . - v - !'. .:: . '. 1 ,....,..." " :: . . - There will be a recital by stu dents of Elizabeth College Conserva tory of music ; ton'ght at 8 : S 0. The recital is public, and lovers of musid are cordially, invited to be present. " .', '" ' A ' 1 . . The board of school commission ers has been extended a special lnvi tation to attend in a body the Char- lotte hjgh school tomorrow ' at - llj o'clock and make an inspection of th department of domestic science. - . Those who expected to witness! "icr uiupieuoii oi tne mast 'iraaei street subway by ; C November I have . rwtujusrea tneir expectations. WhiU the work is being pushed the task la a great one and wi:i ' require . much) more time for its completion. ,,. Tbe indications are that 1 tht Weather will , continue fair tomorrow, with light frost tonight., The Wash ington office announces its anticipa tion that the prevailing cold Weathen of the entire week will be clear an $ comparatively cold. . The condition of Mrs. Willis El- liott, who is at St.. Peter's Hospital, continues very.. desperate. Her phy sicians - hold out little hope for her recovery., Mrs. Elliott is a' daughter! of Mr. R. W. Irwin, a well-known cltl- zen of the county. Mr. R." G.' Auten, who is engaged, in the electrical business, haa , hoAn allured to the automobile service and is now operating a line of machines for public hire under the name 'of "Auten Auto Hire." He has added another car "to take care Of a business which he thinks has - prospects of ' a nne aeveiopment. - 5 ...rrrTwo . big medical" meetinirs that are now being held and that are bX National interest, and importance havci drawn ; heavily upon the medical f ra- ' tprntiy of the city, many of the phy--sicians attending these sessions. One: of the conventions is being held in New York and the other in Jackson-, vllle, Fla. A small blaze in the servants'; room at the rear of he home of Mr,4 J. P. Lucas brought out the entire de partment at 12:65 this afternoon, the department making the run taj No. 1408 East Fourth street. The de partment extinguished the i Are by means of chemicals using about - 8 0! gallons. The damage to the residence' will not be very serious. v - ' T. H. Rosich has sold to 1 . A. 'A Johnston for $1,750 a lot on the Roz zell's Ferry road; , W. 8. Crowell haa sold to C. B. Crowell for $4,000 ai tract of 45 . acres in Crab Orchard Township, adjoining the lands of J. has sold to E.' R. Smith a 60-foot lot on Park wood avenue, consideration. not given. '; -'t'- '''" ''-'- ' ''''' ."'' '", ' .-I The Lobran ' Motorgraph Com-i-ny has notified the Greater Char-"-lotte Club officials that it intends to send representatives -here at an early' date to take pictures ot, the city and surrounding territory. When the scenes are made ready, Charlotte sketches will be thrown upon 'the. canvas in. all parts of the country, this concern doing a -widespread motion, picture business. ' " ' w '' ' Mr. W. F. Robertson vof this city, ( one of the most experienced civil en gineers ' and contractors of the State, ' hx.s declined the offer to become man ager of Sumter. 8. C, under the new form of government which that town ' has agreed to, try. Mr, Robertson ex-' pects to continue in the business of engineer and contractor for himself and will continue to maintain offices' here. , . ' ! - ':":. . -.- f- -r -.'-'! , ' ' . : " The hickory nut crop this fall Is said to be the largest in many years; ' The accepted belief among the older inhabitants who live bv tradition and . eiVA nrecedAtiRA to nA n vlri c ! tViof this , means a hard winter. At any rate, the hickory trees v are ; beaten down with fruit this Winter and ex- 1 cursions-of youngsters from the city, to the countr yare dally made to-' gather in the nuts. , . Harper Bond will be taken this '. week to the State Hospital at Mor- ganton. Dr. J. E. S. Davidson, one of' the directors- of that . institution, hav-" ing arranged for h's admission there. Bond is well known in Charlotte: where he has worked for the past, few years, being engaged with a num- ' ber of sign concerns. He is an artL-st , of exceptional ability. He has been ' unbalanced for. several weeks 'and de tained during the time at the county' jail. , ; ; j .y; , - , ;-; ; , , - . NEGROES COME TO GRJEF ; IN MONEY-GETTING ;SCMnai2-, -i"-; --:-";.:; ' 'b, .,- . WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 8 . Two ne gro Dick Turpins are in jail 'at' Hyattsville, Md., today . because of their attempt to operate a unique "get-rich-quick' scheme yesterday. They ' stretched a ' rope across .a' bridge on -the highway . between Washington and the Maryland .town ; and at the point of a shotgun held 1 up automobilists for - toll. Constable ' Thomas i H. Garrison of ..Hyattsville organized a . posse and surprised the men as they were holding up a big touring ' car. They-' were .over-' powered, f .
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