THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C
TUESDAY AFTERNOOK, skrTKMBKK 6, 1921.
WAR PRICE FOR
COTTONIS SEEN
Local Buyer Declares There
is No Telling Where Price
May Go.
"Cotton will soon be selling higher
than during war times," declared a well
known Charlotte buyer this morning as
he came out of an office where the tick
era were telling thoso interested in the
sensational upturn in the cotton mar
ket that the advance Tuesday morning
was nearly $7 the bale.
The opinion of this gentleman was not
generally shared by other buyers, but
the general sentiment was to the effect
that 20-cent cotton would be a reality be
fore Saturday night and that, unless
some unlooked-foy development turned
up, 25-cent cotton would rule within tlm
next two weeks. In fact, many buyers
expressed some doubt as to where the
price of cotton might go unless more
favorable developments are speedily re
corded. The situation over the belt is reported
over the wires and by local cotton fac
tors as affording a possibility for 40-cent
or 50-cent cotton, provided business
shows any disposition to get normal at
any early date, these men say.
The severe weather of the past week
has had .-i marked effect of deterioration
on the crop, buyers declare. The weather
BOARDOFHEALTH i COUNTY'S RATE
WILL BE KAtiUiU
ISSUES WARNING;
Fake Eye Specialists, Dr.
Rankin Says, Claim They
Represent Board.
Raleigh, Sept. 6. Unscrupulous men
pretending to be eye specialists are oper
ating in a number of sections of the
state and fraudulently advertising them
selves as representatives of the- State
Board of Health, according to reports
which are reaching the board.
Rumors of such operations have been
received from the counties of Caswell,
Buncombe, Wilkes, Cumberland and
Wake. In all instances the reports in
dicate that the operators have been vis
iting the smaller towns and rural sec
tions, posing as representatives of the
State Board of Health sent out to give
free examinations of the eyes, and then
fitting and selling glasses. They ap
parently confine their operations to a
few days in a given community, and
then move on to fresh pastures.
Such alleged specialists are fakirs and
frauds of the rankest sort, declared Dr.
W. S. Rankin, State Health Officer, in
discussing the matter yesterday after
noon. He said
"The State Board of Health does not
now have, nor has it ever had, any eye
specialist engaged in field duty for the
examination of the eyes of the people
this section where farmers are be-A-and the fitting of glasses. From time
in
ginning to report the premature burst
ing open of cotton bolls, as well as
shedding to a severe degree, is for the
most part duplicated throughout the
South. Mecklenburg farmers say thftt
cotton is losing every day and that un
less the blistering sunshine is mingled
with showers, what ten days ago appear
ed to be prospects for a full crop in this
county will turn out to be less than
half of a normal production.
DEATHS FUNERALS
MRvS. EDWARD F. KILLIAM.
Mrs. P. F. Dawson has returned to
Charlotte from Atlanta where she at
tended tlv funeral of her only sister,
Mrs. Edward T. Killiam. Mrs. Killiam
died after a brief illness, her home be
ing in Kirkwood, Ga.
The deceased was an active worker in
the civic and social life of Kirkwood.
he is survived by her husband and
t-ix children.
Her two little daughters, Amaryllis
and Judith, returned to Charlotte with
Mrs, Dawson, with whom they will
make their home in the future.
MRS. M. E. SNYDER.
" Mr. J. L. Snder was called to his
home at Si mm.it Point, W. Va by a
telegram announcing the death of his
mother, Mrs. M. E. Snyder, on Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. snyuer was s eai&
old.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Snyder left Sum
mit Point last week, where they had
been spending the summer with Mr. Sny
.dtr's mother.
THOMAS BATTLE WILLIAMS
Chapel Hill. Sept. 6. A telegram an
nouncing the death in St. Louis of
Thomas Battle Williams, an alumnus
yf the University of North Carolina,
was received here today.
. Mr. Williams, whose home was in
Chatham county a few miles from
Chattel Hill entered the University Law
School in 1916 at the age of 21. When
ihe had been there a year he enlisted in
jtha army as a volunteer, He served in
'nhe infantry until the spring of 1319
fThen, upon being discharged from the
military service, he went to the Uni
versify of Missouri and became a stu
dent in the school of journalism there
He was taken ill a few days ago and
Avent to St. Louis for an operation.
.' He is survived by his father, Fred
H. Williams, and two sisters, Miss
Ramie Williams and Mrs. C. L. Diggs.
The funeral services will be held this
week the date and hour to be announc
ed later, at Merritt's Chapel church, on
the Chapel Hill-Pittsboro road.
to time in the course of the medical ex
animation of school children, nad in con
ncction with the examinations made at
the tonsil and adenoid clinics held by
the board, children manifestly in need
of attention tor their eyes have been
referred to their parents with the
recommendation that they be taken for
treatment to a reputable oculist recom
mended by the family physician. The
alleged eye specialists who make a prac
tice ci traveling through country, giv
ing carelessly superficial examinations
of the eyes and fitting glasses have
done untold harm. Any &uch person
claiming io represent the State Board
of Healtli, and holding out such claim
as an inducement for patronage, is a
takir and fraud of the rankest sort
Such person is guilty of obtaining
money under false pretenses, and snould
b epromptly arretted and prosecuted.
r
MUCH GOLD COIN AND
SILVER BARS ARRIVE
J. P. SHY WELL
Carthage, Sept. 6. J. P. Seawell, who
died at his home in Carthage last Wed
nesday midnight, was the fourth Con
federate veteran in the section to pas3
away during the past month. About
a week before his death Mr. Seawell
was talking to a friend standing in
front of a local garage, and was sud
denly taken ill, falling to the pave
ment, striking the back of his head
on a rock. He was carried hime, but
was unconscious most of the time until
his death-
G. L. PHILLIPS.
G. L. Phillips, well known farmer of
the Belmont section, dted suddenly at
his home in the country early' Tuesday
morning.
No arrangements have yet been made
for the funeral.
Mr. Phiillips appeared to be in the
best of health Monday afternoon, ov
eral of hfs friends having visited him
and talked with him. He dropped dead
early Tuesday morning. He was 63
years old.
Surviving him are his wife and sev
eral children.
New York. Sept. 6. Gold coin an
oiunon ana suver oars having an es
timated value of $8,000,000 were receiv
ed at this port today from Germany,
1 ranee, Turkey, Egypt and Latin
American countries.
The metal was consigned to prom:
nent nnanciai institutions ana numer
ous importing and exporting houses.
The German reichsbank forwarded
approximately $3,000,000 to the Fed
eral Reserve Bank, presumably in con
nection with further German repara
tions obligations. Private cables from
Berlin referred to impending additional
shipments of gold in large volume from
that center .to this country for th
same purpose.
Fiscal agents of the German govern
ment here professed to have no in
formation on that point. It was statei,
howover, that Germany probably would
continue to make further remittances
of gold to the United States during
the remainder of the year in accord
ance with the terms imposed by the
Allies. -
Commissioners Forced to
Provide Means for bet
ting More Revenue.
The Board of County Commissioners
at their session Tuesday afternoon win
fix the tax rate for tne county
next fiscal year and will prooabl
raise it from 48 cents on the 100 dollars
worth of property, where it was last
to about 70 cents on tne iwu-
The raising of the rate irom w
around 70 cents, if oraerea, wm u
result of legislative enactment and not
the voluntary action of the Mecklenburg
county board of commissioners, il io k..
tiv lYipmhers of the board. The
i"a,uvu : ' J. . . - A i War
rate will navel to De mcieascu m
that more revenue may be obtained for
paying current and extra expenses of
government and operation of various
oles. For example, the is-
Ann nnn work of bonds for
l-iiilrlirny maris in Mecklenburg county
will have to be carried. It will take a
onnoMomWfl sum to nav tne interest oi
the issue. The State has aiso maue n
obligatory that a minimum oi six
months' schools be provided throughout
the State. The ciemana ior juncaacu
efficiency among teachers in the schools
has resulted in the employment
higher-paid teachers and the result is
stpn in sn increased school budget.
These and many things require, tne
members of the board of commissioners
exclaim that t:ie tax rate be raised.
No agreement was reached at the morn
ing session as to iust what the rate
will be made, but it was expected that
about 70 cents on the 100 dollars wouia
be the uropert amount.
tvia pfimmissifpers will also draw a
list of jurors Tuesday afternoon for the
special term of court that will be called
here September 26, Governor Morrison
having promised Solicitor George W.
Wilson that hs would order the special
term.
PROF. HOODTHE
CHIEF SPEAKER
Rotarians Listen to Address
on Subject of Psychology
in Business.
M'WADE THINKS
STRIKEENDING
abor Commissioner Satis
fied That Operatives Will
Soon Return.
FORMER SERVICE MEN
FILE CLAIMS ON LAND
Gmaha, Neb., Sept. 6. Today is the
first of three days set apart for ex
service men to file upon the newly-opened
irrigated units in the Goshen hole
district, Wyoming, and thousands . of
former Yanks are pouring into Liman,
Neb., and Yoder, Wyo., many of them
driving across country in automobile
parties. The first rush of tourists by
rail is expected today. Liman and Yo
der, the new towns on the Union
Pacific extension, are well prepared for
the invasion, officials said. ,
The drawings will take place at Tor
rington, Wyo., on Friday. There are
claims for approximately 10,000 applicants.
Dr. jrVaser Hood, professor of psycho!
ogy at Davidson College, was the prin
oipal speaker at Tuesday's luncheon
the Rotary Club, Dr. Hood speaking
on the general theme of psychology in
business. The speaker declared that
it was erroneous to conceive of psych
ology as an abstract study, fit for the
intellectuals only and the so-called
high brows, that, on the other nan J
it has come more popularly fo be re
garded as just as practical and just a
concrete as chemistry and just as vital
in the transaction of modern business
and commerce as many another mor
generally accepted science. He spoke of
it in its relation to commerce.
Preceding this feature address of tho
luncheon. Sloan Hoggard gave a "shop
talk" on the business of manufacturing
bagging and ties, this being the indus
try represented by the speaker on t.i
club's roster of members.
Brent Drane reminded the Rotarian
of the resolution of the board of V
reetors that the club undertake i
once the completion of the task of
financing the Boy Scout band and mov
ed that the club proceed to go on ie
ord as to what extent it desired to h
held responsible for the future, main
tenance of this band.
Cards were passed around for sub
scriptions for $1,500 which was de
clared by the promoters of the band o
be urgently needed at this time and
while the cards had not been canpass d
at the close of the meeting, it was said
that the subscriptions would greatly ex
ceed the amount sought for.
ABOUT 10,000 IN
CITY'S SCHOOLS
Record Enrollment of Pu
pils First Day, Superin
tendent Declares.
Ttinri A TTC
OUT; SUAREZ JAlLfci;
. . . r. r A dispatch to
Buenos Aires, oej.- -- ndent at
Lt Prenza from SS a report
Quito, Ecuador today, quotes of
received there from Bogota. Qlution
Colombia, as saying that a mbI
has broken out there. aAAeA
TRANSPORT WORKERS
HANG OUT RED FLAG
THREE COUNTERFEIT
NOTES ARE REPORTED
Washington, Sept. (?. Detection of
three additional counterfeit Federal re
serve notes was announced by the Treas
ury Department today and the public
was warned to be on guard.
The first described was that of a $a
note of the Federal reserve bank, of
Kansas City, which was said to be iden
tical with ona recently detected except
the latter was on the Federal reserve
bank of New York. The second was
a $20 note on the Richmond, Va., Fed
eral reserve bank and was said to be
plainly the work of an amateur. The
third was a $10 note on the Federal
Bank of Boston and was said to be so
poor it could easily be detected by the
ordinarily careful handler of money.
i ne ucnmonu counteneit oears a
portrait of Cleveland and the signa
tures of D. F. Houston and John Burke.
It is printed on two pieces of paper,
between which silk threads have been
distributed. In the portrait of Cleve
land, the face is so indistinct as to
readily attract attention.
Cork, Sept. 6. (By the Associated
Press.) Representatives of the trans
port workers' union this morning took
possession of the offices of the harbor
board, owing to the refusal of the board
to grant the employes a minimum wage
of seventy shillings a week, and the
red flae was floating from the building
at midday.
The transport men propose to run the
business themselves and pay the wage
demands, but are encountering difficul
ties since the books and records are
locked in the safes.
The residents of Cork believe the
Irish republican army may intervene.
Meantime, the interests of the port are
seriously affected.
DR. LITTLE TO SPEAK
AT FEDERATION MEET
Rev. Dr. Luther Little, pastor of the
First Baptist church, will be one of the
speakers before the county federation
of home demonstration clubs at the
court house Saturday at 2 o'clock. He
will speak on the subject of the propos
ed anti-tubercular campaign in the coun
ty. Miss Eloise Rankin, assistant super
intendent of Mecklenburg county
schools, wil lalso speak at the same
MRS. SHERRY BRIDE OF
WTT T TAM "R'RINT'I'FT'FT T demonstration agent, will visit a number
WILLIAM iSKlINU ULIjV of c,ub8 ln thenty dm.inff thift wk.
meeting. Her subject will be "How the:
County Clubs Can Aid the Schools.
The addresses of Dr. Little and Miss
Rankin will be only two of the leading
features of the meeting. An interesting
program is bein arranged, according to
officers of the federation.
Presidents of the county clubs will
have a meeting at 1 o'clock on Saturday,
one hour before the federation is called
together. It will be held at 'the court
house. At this meeting plans will be
considered for an active campaign for
the clubs during the fall and winter.
Some of the plans will be laid befr.re
the federation at its meeting begin
ning at 2 o'clock.
As a preliminary to the federaion
meeting and as a part of her regular
schedule also Miss Marion Davis, home
That striking textile operatives will
l-eturn to work within the next two or
three days, despite their failure to go
back this morning, was the belief ex
pressed by Robert Mc Wade, federal con
ciliation commissioner, when asxea re
garding possible future efforts to end
the strike.
No statement was forthcoming this
morning from union leaders. When
Harry Eatough, textile union organizer,
was asked by The Charlotte INews If
he had a statement to make, he replied:
"Aw, I've got nothing at all to say.
A sharp noise as though the receiver
had b?en slammed on the hook followed
this declaration.
Mr. McWade said that, if reports con
cerning the manner in which the opera
tives reported at the mills this morning
were true, his advice had not been fol
lowed. He said he suggested to the
union people that they go back to their
jobs as they had done prior to the
strike. He advised against congregat
ing about the mills, telling the people
to leave their homes and walk into the
mill with their dinner-baskets as under
ordinary conditions. .
Reports from Concord were to the ef
fect that operatives gathered at the mill
a few minutes before the opening hour
and asked to be received for work as a
body. They were told by mill owners
that application for work must be made
individually to superintendents or over
seers. The workers refused to accede
to this demand and walked away.
RAN OPERATORS AWAY
James F. Barrett, president of the
state labor federation, telephoned Mc
Wade this morning and complained that
Concord pojice, v.nder direction of Har
ry Joyner.ie new1 chief, were running
operatives away from the mills. Mr.
Barrett was advieed to protest to Con
cord authorities and that if he could get
no satisfactory assurance from them to
notify the Governor. It was presumed
policemen ordered away workers who
had gathered at the mills in a body.
"The strike is ended," declared Mr.
McWade, adding' that although it failed
to terminate this morning the next two
or three days will witness the return of
all operathc-s. He expressed assur
ance that his recommendations would
be carried out; he was somewhat sur
prised that they had not been this
morning.
The commissioner said he believed
Mr. Barrett would be able to straighten
out the apparently troubled situation
which has again appeared. His infor
mation concerning the State president,
Mr. McWade said, was that he was a
level-headed and honest man and ho is
quite certain that this morning's diffi
culties will be relieved in a short thne.
Mr. Barrett went to Concord yesterday
to address the labor people and he re
mained over today.
McWADE'S ADVICE
Mr. McWade thought that the opera
tives should net allow a petty ru-ing
of mill owners to stand in the wav of
ending ths strike. He advised th?m to
be "good sports," returning to work
with the idea of doing their best and
trusting to the magnanimity and hr-n-esty
c-f their employers to co-operate
with them in straightening out existing
uitferences. The commissioner expressed
confidence that the mill owners will be
found to be square and honest men and
that they "will do their part by their
employes." '
He said he had planned to leave Char
lotte within the next day or two but he
will remain haie until the situation
has been finally and' completely cleared.
He expressed himself as confident that
if the strikers will carry out his recom
mendation The strike can be settled to
the satisfaction of both employers and
employes.
Tha action of strikers in demanding
to be accepted as a body was presum
ably in compliance with the suggestion
of Organizer Eatough made during an
address to the union people of Concord
Monday afternoon.
"Meet at the mill gate about five
minutes before time to return to Work,
and enter the mill in a body," advised
Mr. Eatough. "If the superintendent,
or overseer sends one of you out, $-ou all
can walk out. If you get back to work
in a bodly, you can keep your organiza
tion, and not only will you benefit from
this action now, but later on you will
get better results."
The prolongation of the strike had
been due to the refusal of mill owners
liberal elements. The u.i .rQ jail
that the revoiuuomm- ----- and
president Suarez, Bl8teJr the pres
the conservative candidate lor tne v
idency, Pedro .Espina.
WILL SAIL OCTOBER 14.
Tokio,Sept: 6.--(By the
Press) The J aiu : fl d Far
conference on aisa",iawashington will
Eastern questions ir "Washington
sail for Seattle lt October 1-i
Kaisho Maru on or about ct oter
The delegates K", where
immediately tor JjMjnf, mem.
Ship of the delegation has not ye
been announced.
The city schools inaugurated regular
work for the fall term Tuesday morn
ing with a record enrollment of ce
dents. Every room was crowded to ra
pacity. Superintendent ldaraing s.n".
and the formation of new classes may
be necessary.
Figures showing the actual enioli
ment were not available but the su.
j4. r. i-,o number in tho.
pel llltfllUfllL oaiu. mo . ...
cnTrm-ci cnVinnic urn c lnrcer than naui
been expected. The year's enrollment
is expected to reach 9,500. --
The schools opened Saturday morning
when the students received their pro
motion certificates, book lists ami
completed all arrangements for enter
ingttively into their studies Tuesday
I morning, regular scneuuieo ui t
have been worked out now anu m
authorities expect study work to pro
ceed with ease ' and ' system.
The faculty has been increased by
eovomi teachers to accommodate the
increased number of students, a.ts
teiichers organized for their duties at
their first monthly meeting of the term
held in Mr. Harding's office Saturday
TEXTILE FORCES
(Continued Frofr. Pace Onr.'
ENORMOUS PROFIT is
EARNED BY RAILWAYS
Chicago, Sept. C Profits oi -h. (.,
cage surface lines havo avera?
than a million dollars a month tvr
vear, the total for the Jht
months sing $8,512,515. Ph.,
is the largest ever earned. ,,r:cori
to report; filed with the Illiiv,;s
rnerce Commission. Reduces
ing expenses were declared rf-.-r.on,
or.the showing, a smaller nu -nbp,.'';
fassengera being transported 'hati;
year.
RECEIVERS IN EQUITY.
Newark, N. J., Sept. 6. H,,c.3i
in equity were appointed today ,v p.','
eral Judge Lynch for the A '
Motors Corporation of Plainfielri t)n ,J
tition of attorneys claiming t., rcp'.;'
sent 80 per cent of the creditors. A,
sets were listed at $5,500,000 and la
bilities at $600,000. Proctor V Han'
and. James Kerney were app( intei ,"
ceivers. The corporation ass-nt ..
the receivership
that application for work must be made
individually to overseers.
The Mecklenburg mill here did not
have a full force this morning but it
was largs enough to justify the re
sumption of operations. Application
for work was made individually at this
plant, according to a report from the
efnee.
The Hoskins and Louise, which were
cpened by tie Chadwick-Hos-kins people
two weeks ago, were in operation as
usual but with a limited force. Offi
cials reported an increased number at
work, however. Mr, Bwelle refused to
make a. statement as to plans for re
opening the Chadwick and Calvine
mills.
"When v. e get ready 'to open these
mills we will open them," he said. "Our
workers know what to do when they
want to ctme back to work and they
will be expected to do that. Notices
settin-j forth the conditions have been
posted at all the mills for sometime."
Striking employes of the Highland
Park Mills Nos. 1 and 3, the Johnston
Manufacturing company, all of Char
lotte: the Anchor mill of. Huntersville
and the Johnston mill of Rock Hill
went back to work several day a ago af
ter they had voted to ask for re-employ
ment, accepting the same wage' basis
and general working conditions that ex
isted when the strike was called jast
June 1. These plants are of the John
ston chain. Striking operatives of the
Norcott and Brown mills in Concord,
I oth Johnston t lants, also voted to go
back to work last week but they con
tmued to strike vhen officials refused to
accept th?m except as individuals, re
quiring individual application to the su-
rerintendents and overseers.
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Salisbury, Sept. 6. William Brince
field and Mrs. Imelda Sherry were mar
ried Sunday evening at the rectory of
Sacred Heart Catholic church, the cere
mony being performed by Rev. Father
William in the presence of only a few
intimate friends and relatives.
After the ceremony the couple left
for a trip to New York and other points
north and upon their return will make
their home in Salisbury ,where they
are popular among a large circle of
friends.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Fleming. The groom is a
member of the clerical force of the
Spencer plant of the Southern.
DEFER QUARTERLY DIVIDEND.
New York, Sept. 6. The Guantanarno
. Sugar Company, today deferred its
quarterly dividend, due at this time.
Three months -ago a dividend of 25
cents a share was declared and prior
to that 50 cents.
JACKSONVILLE BANK
FAILS TO OPEN DOOR
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Jacksonville, Fa.. Sept. 6. The Guar
anty Bank and Trust Company, of this
city, failed to open its doors today,
having been taken over by the state
comptroller at the request of the board
of directors.
W. M. Eostic, president of the in
Btitution, said the bank was placed in
the hands of the comptroller because
withdrawal of deposits, due to the in
aictment or several oi its omciais in
connection with the Federal investiga
tion of the liquor situation here, had
exceeded cohectiens.
SEARCH FOR BANDITS
DRIVEN OVER BORDER
Nogales, Ariz., Sept. ' 6. Sheriff
George J. White and a posse of local
men today were enroute by automobile
for the vicinity of Ruby, where it was
reported seven Mexican bandits, who
were supposed to have murdered Post
master and Mrs. Frank J. Pearson, at
Ruby, ten days ago, had beert driven
across the international boundary from
Mexico into the United States by Mexi
can , soldiers.
General Carlos Plank, of Magalene,
commander of the Mexican guards in
Sonora, wired Sheriff White that a Mex
ican army captain had notiod him his
men had chased the bandits across the
boundary.
On Tuesday afternoon she will meet
with the club in Huntersvillo township.
On Wednesday morning he will be -vith
the Sharon club and in the afternoon
with the Observer club. On Thursday
she will visit the Park Road club 'ind cn
Friday will visit the Trinity club.
POLES ILL-TREATING
RUSSIAN PRISONERS
to re-employ a few union leaders who
were charged with being instrumental
in bringing the strike and creating diff
erences. The mill owners have held
to this demand and the vote of employes
Saturday to go back to work was
thought to be with the understanding
that some operatives would not be giv
en places in the mills.
WHOLE-TIME HEALTH
OFFICER IS FAVORED
Riga, Sept. 6. In" connection with
complaints of ill-treatment of Russi:'.!
prisoners of war in Poland, the? Ros'a
News Agency, the Russian Soviet of
ficial news organ, Monday charged thaf,
of 130,000 Bolshevist prisoners of war
in Poland, about 60,000 have died with
in the last two years. Ony on the
19th of August, it ehargedPolish sol
diers shot into a group of prisoners be
ing repatriated and that when they
protested the soldiers killed one a.i
wounded six cf the Russians.
The news agency also charged that,
on August 31, the Russian Ukrainian
Repatriation Commissioner, M. Radzi-
valoff, was attacked by rifle butts by
an order of Polish officers at one cf
the prison camps. The Russian So
viet government has protested officially
against what it claims is a violat'cn
of the Riga treaty. 0
Talked Like a Dutch Uncle
"My father is a physician and.
nat-urally, I was opposed to all
patent medicine. So when a friend
told me to' try Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy for my stomach trouble, I
laughed at him. Some months later,
after my father told me he had used
all known remedies in my case, I
met my friend again and he talked
to me like a Dutch uncle "and finally
induced me to try it. All my symp
toms have now disappeared." It is a
simple, harmless preparation that re
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the inflam
mation which causes practically all
stomach, livr and intestinal ailments,
Including appendictis. One dose will
convince or money refunded. John S.
Blake Drug Co., Charlotte Drug Co.,
and druggists everywhere.
At last Mecklenburg county is to
have a whole-time health officer. The
Board of County Commissioners was im
portuned Monday by the County Board
of Health to make provision for a
whle-time health officer by making an'
appropriation. The request came as
a surprise to the Board of County Com-
missioners, it is said, because tlvs
body has hitherto been the only one
in the county that has shown a dis
position to decry the need of such an
officer. -
The County Board of Health is com
posed of J. B. McLaughlin, chairman
df the Board of County Commissioners;
Dr. W. W. Pharr. Dr. R. L. Gibbon.
Mayor James O. Walker and Superin
tendent J. M Matthews, of the countv
schools. Prs. Gibbon and Pharr and
ouyciujiciiuwit iwaunews were taa
members of the Board of Health, whj
appeared before the Boar dof Countv
Commissioners Monday at their infe
rnal session and made the request f--an
appropriation for a whole-tie
health officer.
The Board of County Commissioners
will consider the request formally Tues
day afternoon at their session. Tna
State will pay $2,000, the County Board
of Education $1,000, and the Bo-iri
of -County Commissioners whatever ad
ditional sum it may requireto secur-i
the services of a whole-time health of-ficer.
roes who died at Saint Miehiel
eauwood, at Chateait Thierry.'
Amnassador Jusserand sent
lowing:
"The ( vents of immense importance
which Washington and Lafayette could
never have forseen confirmed and made
even safer for all time their life's work
which was American independence and
Franco-American friendship. The
Marne and Verdun. Chateau Thierry,
and Saint Mihiel it is impossible to
imagine what could put them in jeo
pardy. Woe to any who try. Bless
ings to all participators in our faiths."
-Marshal Foch cabled that the double
anniversary was a "reminder of the
mighty bonds which will ever unite
our two countries."
A message from Marshal Joffre said:
"The name of Lafayette awakens th -same
emotion in all Americans and nil
Frenchmen; it recalls to each the re
membrance of the friendly nations and
their common ideal of liberty. May
the memory of the great Frenchman
remain forever honored' on both shores
of the Atlantic and may it remind
each generation of all the bloodshed in
common on the battlefields of fr
dom." "We honor the great French general
who cast his lot with our fathers, and
pay our devoted tribute to the, galUnt
men or the Marne our comrades in
the World war," said a message ffom
General Pershing. "May these mem
ories serve to unit the two countries
still more closely in bonds of mutual
confidence and friendship."
FALLING SCAFFOLD
HURTS THREE MEN
Three negro laborers engaged on the
Calloway building, which is being erect
ed adjacent to The News building on
South Church street, were injured at 11
o'clock Tuesday morning when a scaf
folding on which they wore working fell
a distance of 20 feet, the negroes being
Eugene Ingram and Charlie Streeter
brick layers, and Otho Pennington, labor
er. -enmngton was the most seriously
wounded. He was taken to the Good Sa
maritan hospital. The other two were
badly bruised, but suffered no serious in
juries. They are employed by the South
eastern Construction Companv, which
has the contract for erecting this three-sory-building.
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BICYCLE THIEF IS
TO FACE WARRANTS
Jim Harris, alias Jim Barber, the al
leged wholesale bicycle and porch chair
thief, will appear before Recorder Laur
ence Jones Wednesday morning to an
swer charges contained in a score of
warrants.
Harris, the police claim, has been
specializing in the theft of bicycles and
purloining chairs from the front porches
of Charlotte homes as a side-line. While
detectives were collectine 17 bievclea ho
his alleged to, have stolen they discovered
mat J im had procured a valuable collec
tion of porch chairs as the- result of
visits to several homes, including those
of W. H. Martin, G. G. Galloway and
Dolph M. Young, Morehead street resi
dents. Boys have been calling at police head
quarters since the.rscovery of the bicyc
les Saturday night seeking to identify
the wheels. Several have been returned
to their former .owners.
Harris "camouflaged" the stolen ma
chines and sold them in several sections
of the city, the officers claim. The porch
chairs also were sold.
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