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VOBLD EVENTS ! TOLD BRIEFLY Current News. Of Interest In Feragraph By TelegrapJi r : : And Cable jfEW YORK, Nov. S.f-Joseph D. Carroll, one of the "Jfig four of Tam: many Hall and prominent in New York City politics for s2 0 years, died ;n the New York Hospital early-today following an operation for stumor . of the brain. . - ' ' NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Alfred An derson, a patient in the State Hospital on Ward's Island, choked. ; to , death ate last night on a piece, of cheese. One of the resident physicians ; came to 'Anderson's assistance- but the man died before the doctor could, relieve him. - - '' '- .: MARION, Ky., Nov. 2 3. A - pri 018' election will- be held here Jan uary 18 to determine the.cho'ce of the community among several", aspirants for the postmastership. Senator-elect Ollie M. James, .whose home is. here, has agreed to endorse the candidate receiving the rotes. greatest number of structural iron worker employed on a brUdlng in course of construe- tion plunged nine stories, throv-gh an elevator shaft last n'ght ".. anil aside . from a severe shaking up, , the . only South Carolina. Mrs. Stokes came to injury he suffered was a. broken lit- thjg county rom Liverpool, England, tie finger. He landed on a pile.- of iwhile stin quite young. Her hus sand. ; -1 band as first engaged in the news- ALEXANDRIA.. La., Nov: 23. Two xrainmen were killed and 1 twe inur- ea m a co.ntiuu ai t uK -'e,-vcc" Texas & Pac'fic passenger train No. 51 and the Southern Pacific passenger train "Mary Jane." at a crossing with- in a few hundred yards of 'the city , limits. None of the passengers were injured. ' V ' - - - PfflIELPHVNoy.;;3.Hun- dreda of counierf elt- naif dollars and and implements , for "making. bogus ironey were i seized by secret service ??ents last night in a ra'd; on a. house 3 miB clty- Alexander Gamier and afs wife were; arrested ; charged with counterfeiting and four i other per sons found in the house are being held by the police as witnesses. NEW YORK, Nov.. 23. Henry Sa jant, candidate for State Senator on Jie Progressive ticket4 in a New Tork City district at the recent e'ection, was elec.ed by a plurality, of S9 votes, it developed with the completion of the official canvass i today. Y Elect'on night returns made it appear tnat the """-""-v - aeavy piuraa y. . aaiani wui oe me on y Progressive members of the State Senate from this city DAVIDSON NEWS Tfno xt-i.- -r, iji - r . rare win uwe neuvspwi u u- thn.' J nlX roi or Rrt tered last Sunday. The men of war j son's hT Administration. SoSwta Fey. . will- proceed -to .Hampton. Roads,b:WASHTNGTON, NoV.Y23 A com- . - I thence t& their .home stations .This paratlve retrospect of the 16 years (Special to The Chronicle,) I aftern-on Admiral Osterhaus and hialregime of Secretary of. Agriculture DAaDSON Nov. 23. Travelers officers are entertaining aboard the Wilson will be embodied in the annual from the Mount Mourne neighborhood Dread naught Utah with an eabrate report of the Department ofAgric 1 report fine progress on th mad- reception. Prelim'nary to departure lure, whfch will be mtde public early tuilding southwest of that municipal-' h ore leave !; was : curtailed today, in December. The growth of the de ity, the SaliSbury-Beatties Ford road. : Charleston's week of notable festivity partment during that period win be The grad'ng now has reached the Dr. Henry Mott p'ace and the .surface dressing ha? been placed on a fraction , of this nearest Mount Mourne. ; ' Better still for th s' en 3 of Meck lenburg, is the fact hat the Hunters vHle camp force has ' been moved to the Charlotte-Statesvlle h ghway. an l js at work north of "Croft, coming, 'JJ this direct on. aft?r so long a time. Wet of Huntersville. - - . an not. and wi'l not. Charlotte with Wked" by ex-PresidPn Kuester and' ts Greater .. Charlotte i Club aent Charles HookJ lend - the J6? of 'nfluence ,to .a move now; . (ne makinsr to Dersnade the board county commifs'oners to leave this now at Croft, to corr.ple e th i tlrr h to the IredeP line withoutin-" rrupton and fulfill , previous prom- eS to Huntftr?T7llfiB Aaitt M hv - Uuua this promised 'stretch of two ,"u a. nalf wUps that wi'l no do.iht j W m' five mes and tf.uch eCa-j" "diTus before tho Mnn innrirn(1 I 1 rus before the Peonle concerned IfUL,11 I "jpermft any cessation o work?" at On, i s great ire'olcin;? here and fw. r. Iie sooa news commr in i for ' v nron-cle that the- contraic tflwK r d-e over the river at Ga -anii ba Fry below Beattjp's Ford. a wh ch will connect ; Mecklenburg enL u oln Co nt'e h-Ji northern W has a- !a-t been let., . ' thL rercial aeset that has r-iach-d irnn?. two towns in a. long ; while. ,U no-tor, e nard to exaggerate Its im- cCI?i"a '1 vnlwj . nip-. pu"""un ie ..- is f. "utn Eioes.oi tne.river anu hi .e"d ,,f an effort thar has b e:i 1 D2ll-,n5 a. i? w.hJIe' H.ere i t Mp! in , I special tnanKs are aue STfor? L- Grey and J. R. With land tv, g and. unceasln- labor- to" Mp V, prize and - af Cornlius I u tie rHnk Sherr'll end Alex. Lit- inp8, witn other wide-awake busvv wh4v! m ave not bee taking naps countv eilance was needed 'o keep the what YY0mrr,,"H'oners from forgett!n out a asked for. In season and 1 they ave been insistent Y , 7 Fair tonight arid - m STOKES DEAD AT OLD AGE OF 90 YEARS Cne Of City's Kost.Resecfed Women SsccomteTo SoMen - And Unexpected itas Mrs. 6atherlne Stokes, widow of the late Robert N. Stokes, and for nearly 20 .jrears a resident of this city, died . suddenly at , her home,- 1800 South : Boulevard, at ' 3 o'clock this morning at. the Tipe age of 90 years. 2 Mrs.. Stokes . hfad . been apparently jn her'rtisual health and her. death was altogether unexpected and ; sudden. Her son, Mr.-. Rob-rt F. : Stokes, ' who was hastily, summoned when her con dition was ascertained was unable to reach ; the bedside before the end came.- . '' t . - . i , In the deatU of Mrs. Stokes the city loses a woman ' of 'unusual ' and ; most exemplary traits of character, a moth er .j.wjiose, chipf interest had . always ' " I been in her family, and a life whose i aim had always been first the we fai;e ' of others' Mrs. Stokes Is survived by three children, Mr. Robert F. Stokes, Mr. Sam Stokes' and M'ss Lora Stokes, the deceased making her home with numer of years Pr to her gtokes was tne wIdQW rf - . . , , one o' the leading newspaper men of j paper business as editor of The Her v aid, . publhed: in Laurens, S. C., and . Inter mnvari in Ct1iimYia vhen Via was in charge of The Farmer and iplanter; Mrs. Stokes moved to Char-' i lotte f rom ;Unioh, S. C., . about "18 :yeara ago.V "Captain Stokes, her hus- band, died in December 1898:' ' ? The deceased was ;;a member of the Church of xthe 5 Holy Comforter, Dil- worth,, and. -much of her -interest in 't-lnAnn 'Chinese and ted. to the Conflce: Me.hodst !inmg years centered -about Moros nd had become ' the Terror of EDisconal Church Jlefuth vs Georee ch to. which he.wa3eat-ijolo archipelagoXa. Pt& lj3m i&ZKr-fiii vTr.-Trrinotevtor.-th-briaianey' of tb per -E, Eavesr charge immorality. - her ? declining ' years the'ehurch l ine nour ior .uie xuneriu exercises has been; set for 3 'o'clbck 'Sunday af ternoon - from - theY; residence.- 1800 Soutn Boulevard. Rev. Francis M. Os- borne, ; rector H of- the. Church of- the Holy, Comforter, will conduct- the fu neral exercises, ' and wi'l be assisted ! by Kev. w. iiooper Aaams, pasior 01 the Westminster' Presbyterian Church.' The-.interment 'will be at Elmwood cemetery. FLEET WTLL SAIL Charleston's Naval Visitors Wi'l Say . 'Farewell Tomorrow Afternoon-f J . CHADLESTON. 8. U.. OV. Z3. CHADLESTON. S. Tomcrrow; probably in. the afternoon ..j.... v...i.oiil, XIXJKJKJ L1U. C V II III cl uiaco u' Ml."iiJO i- fleet commanded by Rear Admiral Hcgh Osterhaus. "will we'gh anchors , ends at midnight whenthe fair and -fashion show cIosps.. .upwaras.of iJ5. 000 people came from the interior, HAD HARD TIME ffcul by Aatomub5o Breakdown li. Desert. . ; PHOENIX, Ariz.. Nov. 23. Gov ernor; Hunt and a party or tnree otn- ers arrived bere yesterday from Yuma arrer an unp'eawui Mpcncnte on io desert- in an : automobile. .Their ma" . . ml m . enme grose uvw m cc do...- i xw hawk Valley and the -party was com- pel?ed to sleep v out all night, then ) walk six miles to a ' mln'ng ,camp where horses were" proevred for a , 26 mie ride to the rai' road. The Governor had been, at yn"ma at- tending . tne ceeoranon or me com- . . . i 1 . ... was returning across country to select uiuuus i MRS.sLYIES DEAD Wer-Known and .Respected Woman Y Dies After a Severe Illness Here, Mrs. Mary. -Lyles d.'ed this merninglture show when Morris came up and at 6 : 3 0 o'clock at her :home; on North 'riricSnn street . af:er a long and se- .- .? . inous midcsb. ,,imo.,,i.j'cB ivouiicu. by aon, $1..' George W, "Lylesand k daurfiter. - Mrs.' - Lillian O'Donohue. a aaugnter, - jw.rs; --uiuiau The funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock, be ing In-' charge of .Rev. Harris Mal- llnckrodtT-and.the.. interment will bei at' Elmwood. The deceased was well known in her community and held in high "'esteem by a large number, of In timate friends, - X Sunday, FIVE; GET - DEDALS ! OF HONOR TODAY ," - ' ,?':,; Presldant ; Tart Ccalers Hark 01 KletifOn Elen Fop Heroic : A Service Iii Tbs Army WASHINGTON, Nov. 23:Five young men,, officers and. enlieted men' In Uncle Sam's active uhilitary force went to. the Whiter-House' today to receive the highest award that can be given an American soldier,:' the medafvbi" honoY, y r . - Four " of "the" men from the Presidio, . San ' Franciscorbrpught memories v of . the hunt and capture of. the Filipino pirate chief Jikiri in 1 9 0 9 ; while ' the . - flf thy a ' cavalry ' of-' fleer" who had helped: protect the town v of ? Douglas, ; Ariz., last year, heard .modestly the retelling of his riding into a rain s of bullets to .stop a fight that threatened the lives ' of Americans. ' ' , ' - ' - ' ' The soldiers decorated for? "deeds of . gallantry in action"- were t First Lieutenant Archie Miller and" Second ""!U"UttUU' Artirur wuson- ana Auuy, an oi me ssixtn Quartermaster : Sergeant Joseph Henderson, an enlisted man of Troop B. Sixth Cavalry, and Capt. Julian Gaujot of the First Cavalry. . TTAs1Tt Toft liail 5 oiim tvx-.no .4 r -rT the White House' for the ceremony a!l of the medal of honor men' now stationed or living; near Washington. Invited to the "v7hitev House to do honor tolJthe younger membere of the distinguished order were Major General William H. Carter, Brigadier General Ernest A.' GarHngton. Briga dier General Albert L. Mills, i Lieu tenant General Nelson A. Miles , (re tired); Major General George I Gil lespie (retired) and nearly a score -of others whose "deeds - of cailantry in action rank -Isack . through, the his tory" of Cuban and Philippine cam paigns, to" the stirring days of Indian fighting and the Civil War. , . -- Th i' sixth caya'ry men honored today-air won their spurs in -the- Phil-. frnm r0i Tnnarfl Wnofl whn they -went on the trail - of Jikiri, who sonal acts "of braVery they, caught the ' 'Te the committee appointed by marauder and ;Jxis allies and eff ectu the Western North Carolina Conf er SllLJ? Cnd , th.6 PlraCy 116 had, ence now in session at High Point, In the final fight," according to the , hav patiently ' and prayerfully rerorts made -byCaptain- George L. j considered the bill of charges and Byram, - their commanding officer, specifications as set for h by the com- rushed ahead of the line and engaged in haod to hand fighting with the pi rate ' chief and his - lieutenants. . Captain Gaujot of the First Cav- nome: Heas ISrf W on the border line when the battle of Agua Prieta, Mexico, threatened the lives and property "of citizens of Douglas. Arizz., April 13. 1911. Ga "t seelne the havoc wrought According to an eye witness. v;ap by- Mexican bullets that: came to ' the W in PrlMo whom hA induced the Mexicans to lay down their arms and ston the combat. " , IJCiJxU UI JjUIMVT OXiA V lUIi . ' ' : 1 aweix upon m show that when Secretary Wilson as sumed office the annual appropriation, exclusive of agricultural college funds, was approximately $1,000,000. while th current year appropr'ation. in cluding about $7B0 000 for agricultur- collegea aggregates $23 000 000 The department In Secretary Wil son's regime has developed from al most a" bureau' has' s to a service with world - wide ramifications. ...The distrl- butIon of public documents and other matter calculated to help the farmers has " reached ffisantlo proportions. . , . 1 . ' - . 34,000.000 pieces navmg been mauea In the past year, ' ' " SHOOTING AT CONCORD MTidv Mt8 Sot and Probably - Fatally Wounded Sam Morgan Ear ly Today, ' - (Special to The .Chronicle.) '" CONCORP, Nov, 23. Mandy Mor ris shot and probably f atal'y wound ed Sam Morgan about 1 o'clock" th'a morning. Morris was shooting at Bob Armstrong with whom . he had en gaged' in a dispte earlier in the even ing - and ' hit 1 Morgan. . :.' ''Y . . . Morgan, Armstrong and others were sitting in front of a moving pic fired;: twos shots at . Armstrong. One bullet struck ' Morgan' and the other one, -went wild..;".. Armstrong , jumped behind an electric piano , and, escaped Injury. Morgan-1, was ' taken to Char lottej" "where , h'e - was operated . on at the Presbyterian 'Hospitals ..: Morris es caped and has ' not Vyet been , appre hended. 4 - x '- . Morgan is about 30 years of age,, is married and. has one child, an Infanti"" " - v f c . son. i her. He. conducted a pressing club " . --" CHAELOTTE, N. C, 1 SATURDAyf OVEMBE 23, 1912. HlfiH PrflTJT 111U11 1 Ulli A 1111 11 8 IS SUSPE 5 or Vestern Ncrtli Carolina Coifer ; ence Sas'alns Ths I anjes t ' ' Against lit. Eaves ; ' . ' BISHOP DENNY DELIVERS CHARGE TO YOUNG MEN Conference of Methodists Takes Up Large "Part of Day's Work With Routine Business-Pea is' Made foe More Funds , to Be Given .Toward ; Building of .Representative Church i at Washington- Many Committees ' Make Reports During Day . '?s-y ' f' W" .'x : i ;7 ' (By " Staff Correspondent.) ' 1 - - ' " ' ' ' : " ' ;a . " HIGH POINTr Nov; 23, The com mittee, appointed to give considera- . . . . . . . ... -"" tn?r - " "' v.,x vumei of . the ' Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in session herei; alleglngim- i morality on the part of 3ev. G., E. Eaves of one of the chureheeof iHigh.f!, I "Point. . rephmmAliied n -niT-orcH- n-f i - --' -j. -"T ,T rr""" "1 six months from the ministry for ' Mr. n Eaves.; Another .committee, appo'nted. to investigate the' '; charges -. against Rev. B. ; M. Jackson submitted a re-; port that the charges were ,Pt '- sus tained, and recommended that'.&trlal was not -necessary. - Counsel forjIr. Eaves gave notiee of ? appeal: .m''.l ,r j.u Conference ; convened "f at 8:30 o'clock. . , Bishop . Denny . used the words recorded in : a? portion . of .the third chapter of the First Epistle 'of John as the basis of h's address. The theme of his address was the t im portance of fidelity to Jesus Christ upon the part of individual Chritians and the Church. , - Y -: Report' on .Mr. Eaves. The minutes of .the session of Fri- day were read anapproved ' .' The -1 oUowing ife 'iort .was submit- of comp alnls against the said G. E. Eaves, vwith testimony .submitted by the church through its represen ta ttv8 J. -E. Woosley and W. A. Newell, and the accused by his coun- sel, Rev. W. E. . Abernethy, beg elave report aa follows: v .-w. th. .M.-;lfl:. w . sustain me cnarge oi immorality. We therefore recommend that the the , ministry . ror tne term of six months.-. (Signed) . - J. J. BAKER, . ! R. D. SHERRILL, ' V " ALBERT SHERRILL. '. J. C. KEEVER, T. E. WAGQ, W. V. HUNEYCUTT, . Y " - L. P. BAGLE, T. C. JORDAN, Z. PARIS, - " W. O. GOODE, v -' A. I STANFORD, - -, W, L. HUTCHINS,J H. H. ! JORDAN, Chairman, J. B. CARPENTER, Secretary. . Notiee . of appeal was given. .. The order of the day for 10 o'clock was the reception of 'the class Into full connection. There were, eight young preachers In this class. Charge to Young Ministers. f Bishop Denny addressed the class on the Bubject of the Importance of the min'stry and : the- importance of the unselfish life "of purpose devoted to - God alone In order for men " to make a success of ,the work of the mintsry. He referred also to the fact that thekMe;hodist Church , makes no contract with her preacherB with ref erence V to salary ' or pleasant -work, but that all the premise this Church makes to her- preachers is to promise them, a place to "work, an opportunity for doing good, v He spoke also of the hardships to be met and to be. over come 'in the nrnistry and . urged the young preachers ? before him - to- .re member tharif they became yoke fel lows -with, Jesus Christ - He - will, bear the 'greatest part of the burden of life and will "help them to . bear their part. He emphasized also the fact that ; the slep preachers stake" when being received into full, connection is the solemn step' andJ that at .Lth's time they are to break away from all connection - with the wor:d and vwith faith in -God can accomplish 'all Go4 and the Church : commit: hands. . ; Speaking of .the road to his, to be" traveled, by " the. ministry :: the , Bishop said . that it beg'ns f at. Calvary, Bishop r Denny.- next r spoke -of the needrot'ehergy on;the'part- of preach- ..He; then urged-that preacher atfail.times retrain, rrm tne use or wwuwyw t. w ro T (Continued on Paso Nine) ilOUSANDS FLOCK TO GRIDIRON FIGHT ' i " Interest Of The Ccuatry Centers In Annual Faatfiall Game Be- tiyeen Vela And Harvard - , NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 23,--The - weather for the Yale-Harvard footbalt game today waa f cool, dry and bright with a.llght .wind blowing di- agonal'y across the field at sunup. The night had been' clear and foKiess, leaving .the smooth shorn gridiron dry and r hard for the day's work. All pondiUonS :were ideal for the . staging of .the b ggest, football battle of the year, v All the : hotels in town were crowded to" capacity last night by the orlvanpo cnigrrl n-f anepfn Ara-nnd . thA "standing s room only' sign was out before dark. . 4...c-a -v. could; not- obtain accommodations in the hotels, spent the n'ght In sleeping cars in the railroad -vards. - . r' Automobilists from east, west, north auu duuui and south began to arrive before day- break in an unbroken line. Most of ; tne machines were deckedvwith the1 j w 1 Vn -; r fv,A Vrinn of War- j va tv,Wnnfla of whitft-lttftrftd nemlflts uttered from the car - . - - : i!..- ' . . - . - r ; VThe twer teams spent the night very quietly, the Tale players rema ning at "the Infirmary - on the outskirts of the city while the Harvara eleven siepi at - New London, . 50 miles, from .the scene. . . :jrJ ") '-'.. : :. Yy '"', This kept the players away from the' stream of visitors which started yesterday and fwhich did not seem to diminish in size throughout the night. New Haven decked herself in hoii- J Aav eth nf rrhnsnn . n.nn hluft ana threw open wide her hotels. -..eitlnrP tat.'he h. wogse-d houses, clubs and private residences 1 th need. of the Improvement and had for -the entertainment of: the flag-l approached Mr Z. V. Taylor 'later, waving host," " , . j and Mr. Taylor had said that he would - The crowd that had been celebrat- try to get up what was wanted on ing the "night before the battle," was, the terms stated, about $4,000 addi- are be'ng sent out by Col. T, L. Kirk hist retirinir for a few hours'; sleep tional to the city's present lighting' Patrick, chairman of, the committee when the vanguard of the day's visit ors reached the city r . f . -i . ; Discussion of the two - team, their relatlve'- strength .i and .cthe Individual , Ebpity- of thp ayersn.nied,'Ui sole- theme ot c6nversation---ttarvaron- tinned, the favorite in the early morn- Ing betting with plenty or Yale money in sight as' Sdont as the prevailing odds of 10 "to 9 showed signs of lengthen ing. Remembering that! the last two games had resulted in scoreless - Ues - and that the Yale-Princeton contest . last ;WeeK was also wlOiont dec sive iAatilt tha . vn rem An. recorded ' m - resuiy me wcm, lavor oi o niti vai a ntvuij w "j event. "The odds of 10 to 7, or 2 to 1 ; stil prevailed this morning. r 1 The coaches reported that the play ers were In splendid condition. : The" Yale team breakfasted shortly after 8 o'clock and then went on a walk into the country. .; ."" The r Harvard " players ' were about the hotel at NevY London about the same Jme and by 9 o'clock gr'ps were packed and preparations completed for , the 50-mlle trip by special train to this city The teams will go '.to: the field at 1 p. m. in automobiles. TURKEY MAKES NO HOVE TOWARD ARMISTICE WITH BALKANS ' LONDON, Nov. 23. Nothing ha developed within the last ' twelve hours to show whether the Turka "wi'l find tne proposed modifications in the terms offered by the allied Balkan Nations sufficient to .induce them to agree to an armistice preparatory to a definite peace. - - -x ' ";v : - ' - Tho plenipotent'aries now on their, way to Tchatal ja on behalf of the allies are reported to be carrying wlih therh fresh terms of peace in a form that may open the. door which Is still regarded as : standing ajar for their reception. The Ottoman government points out that It sun nag v nan a nrUlion- soldiers ; to draw from while v.a Diiiffofiana hiivA nnn Tne aillea the Bulearians, have none.' The allied Balkan Nations, however, report that they are now in a position to march 150,000 troops who have heretofore been engaged elsewhere, to awell the besieging; force in front of Tcha.alja.--Should the war be continued it is assumed in :, military circles that an attack' will soon be 'opened on the forts along the Dardanelles whose fall would permit the Greek neet to Dom bard the Turkish' capital. Meantime ; a nerve-racking stream of rumore continues to pour out f rom, Vienna, of mnbilization of Austrian' and Russian troops, and to these rumors is. added one from Prague which .says five Ger man army corps have called up their reservists. These rumors accord bad ly with premier Asqulth's statement last night as to the . prevailing har mony among the .European powers. Official -denials kuickly follow each S story of the -calling up of reservists J by the. various armies out .tne ue anxiety-as'to- t,hc situation. - ' . - - . Y ' '..";,' " Y.: " ' , ' .,nnce..C9Uo .b "t e worthy of merition came 'become Acting -Recorder Jones.- Lilly , McCorkle-olor ; woiored woman ifaie V, intw !flrivman ifntro ciine, lg awaiting tne veruict oi a pny- v "i Ik""I of violating the prohibition laws. ... ALDERMEN. ARE SLOY ON GREAT WHITE VAY Lengthy Discussion of Froposl t:on last Niflh?, Pot It Op To A Committee A discussion of a Great v, White Way"r for Charlotte before a special aldermanic meeting last night brought i out a sore of citizens and a- greater amount of interest was shown than in v anything recently before that body, The situation was brought, to a f head after two hours of . warni de. -bate. on a motion tw adopt a reaolui c mggeBted Dy Mr. T. T. . Allison i empowering the executive ; board to ' make a new contract with the South- ern PoWer Company and to provide for the .-'Great White Way," and bet ter arc lighting in all v sections. An i. , , ...... amendment by Alderman Hunter was at he recommendations of MrAl i lison be. received as , information .and that a committee of the .board be named tp investigate. . . The vote was close, the amendment of Mr. Hunter carrying by one vote. ' hPnnAT. i.. Tifl .nnmmrpvi 1 tt,at , rrA Ymm. The aiaermanlc chamber - was crowded when the board . was called to order at 8 o'clock byMayo Charles A." Bland. who after briefly : stating . the purpose of the call, said that Mr. T. TI Allison would present the mat ter to " the board. - - -' 1Y ; The plan in Detail. v Mr. Allison then arose and in a 20 minutes' talk outl'ned the whole af fair, saying that the' proposition - did : not come from the Southern Power MIL Mr. Allison' then offered an ar- rument of some length whv the c'y i Tsh'Juld adopt v this system.- He said that-the co of the pre the" board bejrond its avaiiab'e funds; and that it was not for this board to make provision for the next adminls- tration whom he thought could well afford to finance so important a mat- ;t r ' He Wive full details of the ooer- atlon the proprsed "Great White Way v ; whiCft would 'extend from the Srtl,t10 mmni f on street, and from Second to . - ' i oevenm on ATyon etreex. tie a'so emphasized the fact that his proposi tion would not mean the neglect of the outlying sections but the g'ving of better lights to these. .' .The Suggested Resolution. The text of the suggested resolution or ordinance which Mr. Allison asked, the aldermen to adopt is a,s follows:: "Be it resolved: That the Executive Board ' be and is hereby author'zed to cancel the" present lighting con tract with the Southern Power Com pany, dated the day of August. 1909, providing for the ' lighting of the streets of the city' and to make a new contract with said company effective April 1, 1913, to .run ten yean from" that ilate. providing for the lighting Of the streets of v he city by an 'mproved sjstem of monetite arcs, to be not less than 372 in number, and also prov'dmg for vhe Installation. - maintenance and illuml nation of a 'Great White Way' from the Southern passenger depot to Bre vard street on Trade street, and from Second to Seventh . streets' on Tryon sreet by a system or ccmo'na'lon iron and steel ornamental '4 -Fght trol ley poles and 5-llght ornamenta1 Iron standards to 1 be suppl'ed with 60 watt bulbs, and rem ov'ng from paid district all wooden light apd troll y poles; Provided, the annual cost, for the -peclfled number of arcs and the lighting of the d'st.r'ct, specified or the 'Great White Way' shall not ex ceed $27 ftoo " . Mr. Tjror8 Statement. ' Mr. .Taylor ' was the . next speaker on the issue proper, he outlining the attitude of his company, Mr. Taylor vfla,d that the propos'tion was not ' of i his seeking and that if the board in their" wisdom ' thought it impossible flnf tKA mutter tia . it vnnM . , . - - ... t be satlsfactery with his company who alwasrs i desired to work shoulder to shevlder with the municipality forits i. m .. , - M development. Mr. Taylor spoke of the proposition as one that meant prac- ! w tlcally nothing to his company as a 1 - . would reauire flnanc'ai .project, as it would require, aomeininjf hkb o,oo or og to overhaul the old lighting, system and install the new, since the proposed ; magnetite arc lamps requires an en tirely different construction and that the exact eostf the of the new mag- netite lamps to replace the ' regular ares would be $55 per lamp.; Mri Tay- he desij-ed. to ask and anwer himse'f and that was "? e new lamp is BO company tract with the city three yea ago X" "The answer." said Mr. Tavlor, fis the present contract was made so ,mw vudFc; ; nich cneaper man anytmng or. i jn v "" "" Continued on Page t) . ' PRICE ONE CENT r Cmta TODAY'S MS i OF CHARLOTTE Happenings Of The Cily SietcieU : : n Erlef'As Seen By The : ; Cdranicle Reporters ; --Judge J,L. Webb will convene ' a one-week's term of civil court Mon day, this' to be foil owed by a week- of criminal . proceed'ngs- over v which J ude M.'-;;H. Justice will preside.- I lr Friends of Mr.' Ernest aWiiliamV will regret to learn that he is rather seriously in at his home on North Graham street. Mr. Williams has been confined to his home all of the week and does not show- signs of im-( provement. - . ' -: '. ' The ; congregation;., of. v Grace Church, colored, ' will tomorrow ; have the privilege of '( hearing , Rev. A. H. 1 HecJOT, a returned African mission ary, who will preach at the . morn service. The missionary is . now tak ing a special course1 at. Biddle Uhl- The Casino Airdome opened lact night for the Winter shows, a vaude ville 'program' being - put on. The j P!ace la convertible,, being available for, open air shows in the Summer and enclosed performances in. the Winter. ; For the present an iron roof . covers the spacious place.' . ; , tbe ; team 'representing Biddle University on the gri diron this season defeated the team of the colored 'A. .& : M College . of ' Greensboro here yesterday afternpon by . a scpre of 22. and 6. Biddle will play Livingstone onj Wearn Field Thanksgiving Day. the gamestartlng at ll o'clock - ' " ' Invitations to the unveiling of the handsome- portrait of the lamented Hamilton C. Jones, which will take place, Monday afternoon at 4 o'c'oclc- on, Invitation. -; An interesting pro-. gram is being arranged for this event. Vl'Slr I' U?11 IT11 iineref ' that ; win 1 ness at Waynesvil'e kf ter the first of ! the year. having made 'arrangements to open up a store there at that time. . . - ... - . Theo'd schedule of cars through the Fourth Ward was established yes terday aftfr a lapse of several weeks incident to the paving work that has other streets in that ward While i rhA imnrATmnTii ner Miny marin It was ImDossible tomllntain ' schedule and the cars Tan to the cka- board depot and .back. " ; 'Mecklenburg will be . ably repre-' sented at the annual cohv?nttm' ..of the North Carolina Farmers Vn'oii,' which wi'l beheld In Ralelsh De cember 10-11. It ia estimated thaf mere than 1-000 ; farmers rom all' prts of the State will attend. - Dr.' H. Q. Alexander, W. C Crosby.Y W S... Pharr and others expect xoi.to . from Mecklenburg as delegates; -"' to the convention. - , Y - ' "' '-"' . Charlotte representatives of Oal ' Temple of : the' Mystic Order of ' the: Shr!ne w'U be. guests, next week of Acca Temp'e - at ; Richmond for - av ceremonia which the latter w'll: hold npxt ' Wednesday. --JCTi? Acca : Temple w'll act- as host to representatives from Oasis Temnle.: North Carolina, Omar of South Carol'na and Alma, Tetfn'e ;rom Washington on this occasion. .. ''" '-"Y.. :" " :'.",. . . Rev. ;w. A. Smith of Pritchard Memorial Church will address yo- ng ; women at the Y, W. C. A. vesper ser vice Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock on ' the subject, "Hearing and Do.ng." The vesper . services are proving . in teresting and helpful, and Mr. Smith will doubtless be heard by a number" of women. ; Miss Wil ie McLaughlin . will have charge of the music on this " occasion. YY' J ' ' Placards .' announcing '.'the vv big' gpme "on Thanksgiving Day between -the football teams of Davidson .and -Vfrako Fprest colleges "' have been t freely distributed . throughout tha city. . . It ' is anticipated that this game: wi'l d-aw.the blgges: crowl of tn season here-ow.'ng to 'the interest . that a being taken in the outcome of the struggle. Charlotte has not j eclipsed itself in the matter, of at- ' tendance at the football games here An v.t ni k. this season and ' this will be its last chance of the year for redemption. - Pleasant Johpson, one of the old- . . . . . . , n . time noxei waiters ox . vnis cny eiau. lagt night ,at i; o'clock. "Pleas" as he was commonly daled, was a con- , temporary , of Mr. H. ,C. Eccles. He was at one time head wa. ter at the Central and agaIn head waiter at the Buford for the Scovllles. . He has been . one or tne pr ncipai waiters at tne . Selwyn ever since that hotel was opened Many a traveling man will , remember .".eas"; as .De,mg one or . the most satlkfacrtory waiters t the city . WRIGHT DORMITORY AT ' ' ' ' Y YALE IS OPENED. NEW HAVEN. -' Conn., Nov. 2 3 - The Wright memorial dormitory wa( :by thQ alumn this morning" In' the', presence of thousands of Yale men, ; and pre.ent who had :r grouped The new bulldlngi costln $800,000. eon,pietes. thei enclosure of 'the old? campw George E. Ida Of New York fjitv.".' chairman- of the Committee .which raised tne money, made , tne presentotion address and the.bulKJinc waa aocepted by. President Hdlej4
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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