ORGANIZATION TO
FOSTERHARMONY
To Fight Ku Klux Klart is
One of , Prime Motives
Behind Organization.
Ch'eaero. Sept. 15. An organization
to promote harmony and good feeling
iM-tween all classes, races and religions
in America was announced in the pro
cpps of formation here today with, Ed-n-nrd
F. Dunne, fdrmer Governor of
Illinois, at its head. The society will be
known as the National Un-iay Council
ami its organization intend ultimately
10 .spread it to every section of the
ronntry, according, to Mr. Dunne.
One of the prime motives behind
the organization, its sponsors said Was
in combat the Ku Klux Klan and or
ganization of councils will be pushed
rtfrtk-ulnrly where the Klan has ob
t'kined a foothold.
"In view of the fact that the Ku
Klux Klan has adopted the weapon of
mass action it was our -desire to or
eanize a society which shall develop
harmony and good feeling between dif
ferent .'lasses, rather than enmity "
Mr. Dunne said today. "Invitations
v.-ro sept out last week to many prom-I'v-m
church, political, business and
welfare men and the replies are coming
in n.-nv. Wo 'will hold a meeting in a lew
. ' . to complete plans."
Officers of the council have already
1 eer. oponeel on La Salle street, in the
tT.r-.ncial section of the city. The Ku
Kl-. x Klan, which neurit a ins an office
nr-.v under the name of the "Southern
T'lil -hcity Bureau." was called a "men
,:, c to this and any community" by for-
: Governor Dunne in the adoption
- i he "equipment of the burglar-man-
nasks and implements of violence."
BOYS CONFERENCES
THROUGHOUT STATE
Closing the middle of December. sK
.dcr boys' conferences will be held by
The State committee- of the Y. M. C A
v.i all parts of the State, according to
Key L. Vail, boys' work secretary of
:h.e committee. t
Conferences will be held at the fol
.e.'.vmg places:
Canton. October 14-16: Durham. Oc
t ber -1 1-23: Winston-Salem. October
j-o0: Washington. November lll.V
rayettfville. November 18-20; Chi'r'
;tte. December 9-11.
At least 1.500 boys of North Caro-
;na schools and organizations are ex
! cted to attend the conferences. Some
-: the most prominent speakers to
1' ys in the country have been invited
.. address the different conferences.
Home, church and school problems will
he discusses during the period.
Mr. Vail announced that he expect
ed about 500 boys to attend the Char
lotte conference. He declared plans
are being laid to make this conference
one of the greatest meetings for boys
ever held in the State.
The conferences this year are fhe
third annual meetings of boys in North
Carolina. The first was held about 3 0
years ago. and was not resumed until
last year.
CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, JN. C, THURSDAY AFTEKJNOO.N, SEPTEMBER 15, 1921.
WILL ASK FORTY-
r UUR-HOURWEEK
Full Support is Voted to
ouumern Textile Men
Who Were on Strike.
New Yorky Sept. ll.A campaign
to make the forty-four-hour week
the standard throughout the tex
tile industry was launched Wednes
day when delegates to the annual
convention of the United Textile
Workers of America adopted a res
olution giving the executive coun
cil -full power to act and "issue a
proclamation to employers."
The economic strength of the or
ganization, the resolution provided
should be utilized in obtaining the
shorter working week, instead of
asking for legislation, 'it was claim
ed that unemployment would be
materially relieved by snorter work
ing hours.
, . V, connection with the campaign,
the delegates went on record as giv
ing their full support to Southern
textile workers who have been on
strike in numerous factory cen
ters. In the South and a few oth
er scattered regions, where work
ing hours now total fifty and more
weekly, the first move will be to
obtain an agreement for a 48-hour
week. In the places where 48
hours is the standard, a drive will
be -conducted for 44 hours and in
the centers where the forty-four-hour
week has already been estab
lished, the organization will exer
cise its strength to pei-mit a
change.
Plans for a drive for closer or
ganization in North and South Car
olina were announced. Officers
stated that President Samuel
Gompers. of the American Federa
tion of Labor, who now is in At
lanta, had promised to give support
to the movement. Textile points .in '
Canada where long hours have been
established in woolen and cotton
mills will also be centers for activity.
ANCIENTMARKER
STILL STANDING
Tree Near Statesville Known
to be Nearly 200 Years
Old.
HOME BREW OUTFIT
EXPLODES; TWO DEAD
Ne Orleans. Sept. 15. John Toney
and Anthony McCallen were killed and
Mrs. Toney and her 12-year-old son Kd
ward are in Charity hospital seriously
burned as a result, the police say, r.f an
exploding home brew outfit.
The explosion took place at Toney'?
residence. The police, say the top of d
copper still blew off and set Are to its
contents. The garage in whieli it was
located also was tired. In trying to res
cue Toney, his wife and son were burn
ed. McCallen apparently was it ac
quainted with the family but was pass
ing in an automobile and came to the
rescue when he heard a woman's
scream.
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MEN COULD BE SAVED
BYWOMEN PREACHERS
Chicago. Sept. 15. If there were
more women preaches in the pulpits,
there would be more men in the
churches, Miss M. Madeline Southard,
president of the International Asso
ciation of "Women Preachers, told mem
bers of that organization at their
convention here. Miss Southard ac
cused men of "feminising the church."
Quoting Frances Willard, she said:
"Men have been preaching for 2.000
years and the large majority of their
converts have beep women. Suppose
that women should share the preaching
power, would not the majority of then
con verts be men?"
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BY W. M. MOORE,
Staff Correspondent of The XeTrs.
Statesville, Sept. 15. There areprob
ably only a few people in North Car
olina who are aware of the fact that
there stands near statesville a vigor
ous tree that was called for as a cor
ner in a deed written in colonial days,
probably many years before the Revo
lutionary war. It is hard to realise
that a tree could be standing today,
ana irL a vigorous and healthy condi
tion, that was known to be the identi
cal marker which existed before George
Washington became the "Father of
His Country."
i Two miles east from the public
square in Statesville stands a stately
hickory tree. Thousands of people for
generations have passed under
shadow, along the public road, with
out being attracted by anything un
usual, unless it should be its size.
The diameter of the tree is about six
feet and its height is probably 100 feet
or more. The tree is in a perfect
, state of preservation except a few of
i the lower limbs which were broken by
I a severe windstorm last J upe.
a orty years ago,, according to Dr.
J. E. McLaughlin ,who has kept in
close touch with historical data handed
handed down for generations concern
ing this ancient landmark, the State
geologist, Professor Kerr, announced
that there was not a tree west of Rat
eigh that was 100 years old. Major
George W. Clegg, at that time county
surveyor and later treasurer of Ireded
county, Major Clegg was the grand
father f the preent treasurer, R. F.
Rives, took the matter up and wrote
an article for the press concerning
this tree which was circulated by the
newspapers all over this State, and was
copied in The Washington Post. Mai or
Clefg stated that this hickory wUs
called for in a survey in a grant ofc
land made by the Earl of Granvi'ie
in colonial days. On the south side
of the tree the letters, "R. S." (Royal
Survey) were carved deep into the bark.
These letters have now disappeared,
but Dr. McEaughlin says that they
were plainly discernible 50 years ago.
The hickory was a corner of the plan
tation of John Hart Mclaughlin, Col
onel Thomas Allison and Ross Simon
ton. What is the age of this ancient land
mark, this monarch of the forest and
proud victor over the winter storms for
many generations? It was an establi-sn-
?d corner when England was in pos- J
Session of this portion of the Americvi
continent. It was nearly 150 years -io
that our forefathers declared them-,
selves free and independent of British"
misrule and tyranny, and it would 'e
safe to estimate that our tree is 17")
years old, probably more than "two
centuries. It still possesses all the
vigor and freshness of a young tree
and there is no reason why it should
not be able to weather the storms an i
withstand the blasts of the ' winters
during another century,
the Mclaughlin farm.
The hickory tree, referred to above,
in colonial times, marker the corner
of the three plantations belonging to
Colonel Thomas Allison, Ross Simon
ton and John Hart McLaughlin. The
farms of the two former landlord's
have long since passed into other
hands, but the McLaughlin estate still
remains in the possession of the direct
descendents of the grandfather who
held the title under British rule. This
remarkable farm, containing 256 acres,
extends from the corporate limits of
Statesville east to the colonial hickory
corner, which is two miles from the
public square.
The writer had a most delightful vis
it a few days ago to this well known
.'State, which for years has been joiut
.f owned by Dr. J. E. McLaughlin
and his brother, the late lamented II.
l. McLaughlin, grandsons of the orig
nal owner, John Hart McLaughlin.
The meadows, original forests abound
ing squirrels, rabbits and feathery
songsters of various kinds; cool springs
under every hillside from which re
freshing and invigorating draughts can
be secured at any time, are some of
the things which charm and fascinate
the 'lover of Nature. But we stop in
wonder and amazement when we drive
under the shadow of the two giant
white oaks which stnnrl in tho var-A
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buildings here now, only a mound
marks the spot "where the home stood.
Nothing but the magnificent white oak
remain of the old homestead, and in
their presence we stand uncovered in
admiration and wonder. The circum
ference of the trees, which are prac
tically of the same size, is more than
30 feet, and the spread of the branch
es extends from 100 to 110 feet. .While it
is known that these giants oaks are
not as old as the colonial hickory
tree, which stands in sight just across
the ravine, yet they are in all proo
ability at least 135 years old. The
trees are more remarkable for their
beauty -than for their age and size.
With the exception of the scars made
by lightning, their physical condition
is absolutely perfect. The trees have
grown in symmetrical proportions,
with rich, dense foliage. They stand
on fertile soil and have always bem
and are still, rapid growers. The trees
were topped fn 1842, when they were
supposed to have been 1 1-2 or 2 feet
in diameter. In Country Life of March,
1918, a picture and description of one
of these trees appeared, written by R.
B. McLaughlin.
USED RAFT TO FIND STILL.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 15.-r-Federal offi
cers floated down the Ocmulgee river
on a raft Wednesday afternoon hun
ing for a moonshine camp. They found
a 300-gallon copper distillery ard
placed two men, whom they say were
operating it under arrest.
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For the second day of our big Opening Ex
hibition and Sale of New Fall Merchandise,
we offer many new groups of ready-to-wear
arid piece goods at prices that are sure to in
terest you. .
Boys' Chinchilla Over
coats, $10.00
Of gray chinchilla, in a very
soft, all-wool quality are these
coats for boys, in sizes 2 to 6
years. They are good enough for
dress and not too good for boy
ish service.
This group at $10.00. Others
priced from $13.50 to $27.50.
These Silks at $1.45 Yd.
Values to $2.25
36-inch Black and Colored Satins
36-inch Black and Colored Taf
fetas. .- ;
40-inch Black Crepe de Chines
, 40-inch White and Flesh Crepe
. de Chines.
40-inch Navy and Brown Crepe
de Chines.
.36-inch Fancy Striped and Plaid
Silks
36-inch Fancy Kimono Silks.
32-inch Fine Shirtings.
These Silks at $2.95 Yd.
Values to $3.75 and $4.00
40-inch Black Charmeuse.
40-inch Black Canton Crepe.
40-inch Black Crepe-Back Satin
36-inch Brocade Satin
40-inch Brocade Black French
Taffeta
36-inch White Wash Satin
36-inch Satins, Street and Even
ing Shades.
40-inch plain Pussywillow, black,
white and colors
These Silks at $3.95 Yd.
Values of $4.50 and $5.00
40-inch Black, Brown and Navy
Satin Elite.
40-inch White Satin Elite.
40-inch Rose Satin Elite.
40-inch Fancy Pussywillow.
40-inch Brown and . Black Bro
cade Satin.
40-inch Black Pussywillow Satin
36-inch Black Metal Brocade
40-inch Black Metal Brocade
Georgette.
40-inch Black Canton Crepe.
i
Fine Gossard Corsets
$8.50
Perhaps our most popular Gos
sard models are these which
we offer today at $8.50. They
are of fresh brocade, with gen
uine Woholm boning, and are
in every way exceptional corsets.
Any type of figure up to a size
34 can be fitted.
Of course the price is a bit
high but it is all in the corset.
Comfort, fit and wearing quali
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er models at a similar price.
They are of the genuine "Gos
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Other Gossards priced from
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i,
Novelty Silk Petti
Coats, $2.95
A new lot of jersey, satin
and taffeta petticoats, in
many very attractive color
combinations. Every desir
able shade is included in
the lot.
Offered at about half
their regular value for Fri
day only.
New Suit Blouses,
$8.95
New "ways of applying
beads, new sleeves of va
rious shapes and new colors
in Canton Crepe, Satins,
etc., make the suit blouse
for fall wear very charm
ing. Such a lot of styles
with novelty touches, are
included in this special
ggroup for Thursday at
$8.9o.
The New Fall Suits
The suit comes in for the lion's
share of attention nowadays
the occasions upon which they
may be worn are innumerable,
and one may go, in one, quite
happily through a whole day,
with the consciousness of being
well dressed. The new styles are
particularly attractive, as are
the new materials, and you will
be surprised at their price rea
sonableness. Groups marked from $25.00 to
$285.00:
Military Modes for Au
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You
Color, contour and garniture
have been exquisitely blended to
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offerings.
They were designed to win your
approval, and are priced to suit the
requirements of economy.
The prevailing styles display
touches of the gay Spanish influ
ence. The New Fall Frocks
Girls' and Misses Fall
, Coats, $15.00
Handsome coats in sizes from
2 to 14 years, made of fine duve
tyn or polo cloth the very new
est styles and of the very best
workmanship.
A big group of them at $15
others ranging in price from
$8.50 to $45.00.
Dainty Silk Gowns, $9.75
A group of lovely silk gowns,
made of fine quality satins and
crepe de chines, and beautifully
trimmed with lace.
Unusually attractive, and re
markable for their extreme price
reasonableness.
Fine Silk Envelopes,
$6.75
Exquisite silk envelopes, made
of fine satins, crepe de chines
and radium, some of them lace
trimmed and others in beau
tifully hemstitched, plain tailor
ed styles.
A special group at $6.75.
It is impossible to find more youthfully
charming frocks than those designed by Peggy.
Paige, Betty Wales and the House of Youth.
Of course they are the very last word as con
cerns styles, and the materials are of the
smartest.
If you desire an unusual frock in every
way, designed along youthful becoming lines,
you will be more than pleased with the gowns
in this display.
They are priced from $19.50 to $89.50.
The New Fall Wraps
Perhaps the loveliest of all the new sea
son's garments are the wraps. The materials
are so soft and rich, and the styles so unusually
lovely, that you will surely want one of these
particular models.
You will find that it is possible to pur
chase one for much less than any prices we
have offered for some time heretofore any
vere from $15.00 to $185.00.
t
Fancy Satin Breakfast Coats, $11.75
A specially priced lot of lovely new break
fast coats, made of fancy satin in very becom
ing styles.
These garments are so popular that we find
it difficult to keep a supply of them therefore
Dffering them at this special price is very
unusual.
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