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tt MANY DYING OF DREADCHOLERA Disease Now is Epidemic Throughout Much of Ar menia; Food Scarce. Constantinople, Sept. 28. Cholera is ?rro;Klins throughout that part oft Ar . which was the scene of the war i ;!vn the Turks and Armenians last Winter, according to a dispatch re , i here from Tifiis and forwarded w Tax-ton Hibben. of Indianapolis, t;v;. Mr. Hibben is a member of the S.-OKP of representatives ofH the Near Kist Relief and recently visited Ar-.-.r.i.i before starting northward h-cugh Russia to Moscow. He writes that the cholera is due to lack -;" foodstuffs and the consequent ra- .rod lesistance of the population to inroads of disease. He adds: An average of 25 aged persons and oung children are dying daily in the sirerts of Alexandropol from both c iolfra and hunger. The bodies are lu'inp loaded in the wagons which are continually making the rounds of the greets in search for corpses. The American Near East Relief is taking additional hundreds of virtual ly naked children into its already ovor . rowded orphanages and housing them under open sheds until buildings can bo obtained. There are 6S registered cases of cho.ora in Erivan and 141 at Alexan dropol and the deaths are averaging 20 per cent of the cases. An Armenian physician of the Near East Relief at Alexandropol has just died of the dis- Thin Folks If you are weak, thin and nervous, Tot Jas. P. Stowe & Co., supply you with Bitro-Phosnhate. It is guaran teed to increase weight and strength end restore energy, vigor and nerve force. rtm, i A rainfall is measured by inches. A "Scotch Mist" by miles and miles Df satisfactory service. Fair weather overcoats ef attractive Scottish eheviot rainproof ed. Serve alike in sunshine or shower. . In the new fall shades. MELLON'S Give the Children All They Can Eat GENUINE BUTTER-NUT THE BETTER BREAD Rich as Butter Sweet as a Nut MAKES STURDY BOYS AND GIRLS FRESH EVERY MORNING AT YOUR DEALERS BUTTER-NUT is the equal hat that ever left an oven. Carolina Baking Company SXmSE ?hiringS f the American acSSStoY cholera "aserhiV11 in confining in the "JffingTiM? 'chU dren and several America reUeTwo caiieV ZmoUwhr(i are "cholera fcan ctS but ?LrPans under Am JSa iV the ePiiemic amone the Seek 13 b6ins at least 3d ?i l'The homeless inhabitants of 140 towns razed by the Turks whb III w.cam.pins in the fiels and swarm- sugntest hope of assistance from th impoverished government in whole ToLTenJ 6' iS AscInlAT"1" ForeiSn Minister, Ascanas Mooravian, and the Minister K waittn' Srabeonian. reef at L W led J3", a deleeation of 25 Amw jeans headed by Charles V. Vickery General Secretary of the Near East & lief, to appeal for American aid to $IT1 ihUsh the Winter They stated that the government was trying sfaSPbuatteLJ0ttain graln fom Per! wa kIL at th,e Persian government was becoming alarmed at the exporta tion of foodstuffs and was putting an embargo on its exports,, thus cutting mu-only nearty source of supplv. The present crops in Armenia were sown in May after the departure of the lurks in consequence of this late plant ing the grain is stunted. The govern ment estimates that it can not possibly, even with a minimum consumption supply the population with food beyond January next. "The housing conditions also are ap palling, owing to the destruction of the many villages. Last Winter the roofs of houses throughout Armenia were burned for fuel. This leaves manv oc cupied houses with gaping roofs which Wl! i be open to the Winter's snows while the government estimates that 500.000 people are homelesg." NEW WITNESSES. Pickens. S. C, Sept. 27. The State introduced three new witnesses today in the case of Jake Gosnell, Federal enforcement officer, charged with the murder of former Sheriff Hendrix Rec tor here on July 4th, 1919. The witnesses were C. F. Brisco, Bothwell Foster and Mrs. Joe Run yon. Briscoe said he was friendly to both Rector and Gosnell. EAD of the best home-made THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, WHITE SILK BRAID IS EFFECTIVE ON GRAY CREPE GOWN White silk braid forms an effect ive trimming: on the gray Canton crepe frock worn by Theda Bara. The simplicity of the lines of the frock also make for distinction. The braid forms a deep band on the skirt at the hips and deep cuffs on the wide sleeves. In fact the braid reaches from wrist to elbow. A single band of it marks the neck line and a white kid belt marks the waistline. PINEVILLE ITEMS Pineville, Sept. 28. Mrs. F. V.. Bar- , rier, of Salisbury, is visiting her sis ter, ivirs. j. jkj. ivi. uavenport, on Polk street. , Miss Estelle Massey, of Fort Mill, who has been the guest of Miss Louise Ardrey on Polk stret, has re turned. John Miller, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Miller, has entered King's College, Charlotte, where he is taking a business course. Mrs. W. H. Downs and baby, who have been spending some time with relatives at Newport News, Va., have returned. Miss Helen Ardrey, of the faculty of the Rock Hill, S. C, graded school, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. E. M. Ardrey, on Polk street. Rev. T. J. Houck and Mrs. Houck, who have been spending their vacation visiting relatives in Virginia and the mountains of Western North Carolina, have returned much improved by their month's outing, which they greatly en joyed. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. -Winchester and children of Monroe, were guests of Mrs. Winchester's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bell, on Gay street last Sunday. Mrs. N. A. Funderburk and Mrs. Dr. Sapp, of Lancaster,' S. C, who have been visiting Mrs. J. E. M. Davenport, have returned. Miss Maimie Griffin, who is a student at Brown's Business College, Charlotte, spent the week-end with home folks on Polk street. Mrs. J. R. Miller is quite seriously ill at her home, "The Oaks," a short distance out. Her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Strong, of Charlotte, has been con stantly at her bedside, assisting har sister, Mrs. Hubert Watts, who makes her home with her mother. Dr. Strong, her son-in-law of Charlotte, and Dr. Hand, of the village, are attending Mrs. Miller. Pineville enjoyed quite a feast In the way of fine preaching last Sunday. Rev. Mr. Houck filled his pulpit at the Methodist church for the morning service after his long absence and his subject, Elijah and Ahab, was treated in his usual masterly entertaining style. In the afternoon Rev. J. V. Bennett, the pastor of the Baptist church at Cramerton, preached a most inspiring, uplifting sermon at the Bap tist church here, of which his father, Rev. J. W. Bennett, is pastor. Rev. Mr. Perry, the principal of Ob server High School, filled the pulpit for the night service at the Baptist church, his subject, Missions, which was fine. "Stough's Memorial" was filled by a large audience and a goodly attendance was present at the services at the Methodist church. The Presbyterian flock here are without a pastor at present, and the old "true blues" en joyed the fine preaching last Sunday and turned out in full force. Rev. F. A. Lyles, of York, S. C, was a visitor here, and assisted in the even ing services at the Baptist church. Mr. Lyles was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Will James on Gay street, while here. Roy, the ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Vick, has suffered intensely for past 10 days with a tooth which he did not "shed" at the proper .time, a baby tooth which Dr. Hand extracted. The little boy's jaw had to be lanced, and he has suffered very much but is better at present. Mr. and Mrs. Gribble and Mrs. Fish er of Charlotte were guests of Mrs. Lizzie Hargett on Gay street last Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Smart and six weeks' old twin babies, of Lancaster, S. C, are visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Annie Smart, on Dover street. Miss Sadie Covington and Miss For nie Rosamond, teachers in the high school here, were week-end guests of Mrs. E. H. Hand on Main street. DUE TO CONTROVERSY. Geneva, Sept. 28. Count Apponyl said Tuesday that Hungary's request that her application for admission to the League of Nations be postponed was due solely to her controversy with Austria. Easy t Take-thick to Refine CATARRH ef the BLADDER Safe, Soctetsfil FarhTansule fMlnYl bears name Beware ofcounterfeits , tss a- , '(" " z. , ggs , -rr . s ''1-2 Sa' W'iW - ft???' 2 I p. V . w-:::-:-x.-:-:-:-K-:v-V CHARLOTTE, N. C WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAYS ANSWERS CHARGES MADE Secretary Ridgecrest As sembly Replies to Harris Lawyers. Asheville,. Sept. 28. Repudiation of character attacks made by counsel for the defense before Governor Morrison in Raleigh last week in a strong ap peal for clemency for J. T. Harris, condemned to die for the slaying of , F. W. Monnish, Alabama churchman, was made last night in a vehement state ment to' a representative of The Cit izen by Rev. Pr. Livingston Mays, sec retary of tbe Southern Baptist Assem bly at Ridgecrest, who testified for the prosecution at the trial of Harris in superior court here. Arriving in Asheville late last night from Knoxville, Rev. Dr. Mays said he had just learned of the several alle cations made by attorneys for Harris, when they appeared before the State's chief executive, although he had seen i a dlspatcn coma-mms a reierence iiu the charge He adds that while the attacks were being made he "was busy preaching the Gospel." I am glad tnat my ministry nas Been such as to draw the fire of evil men," said Dr. Mays, "and even if a few good men have been deceived by them, j rnnr1 mpn as a WnOle have Stood bV I ... j. i i , ' me. ana win not uiarae me, Decause, I aided m obtaining counsel and gave my testimony against ine man wno slew my Christian brother, who died with my arm under his head. "All attacks made on me during the appeal for the commutation of the death sentence of J. T. Harris are all completely refuted by the fact that every church of which I have ever been a member or pastor, has by unan imous vote given - me a letter stating that I was in full fellowship and in good and regular standing. WEARS SERVICE PIX. "I have also a certificate signed by the head of the Y. M. C. A., com mending me for loyal and faithful serv ice in work among the soldiers during the war. 'I now wear a service pin, be stowed upon me, along with a letter of commendation from the international war council. I have two commissions, signed by Woodrow Wilson, beginning with the expression, 'having confidence in the integrity and ability of Liv ingston T. Mays,' etc. "Six members - of the controlling boards of Ridgecrest Assembly which elected me, are pastors in the States where I have been pastor. Both the president of the assembly and the chairman of the executive committee have known me intimately for 25 years. Members of the board have been pastors in the very cities where I have been pastor. I have never resigned any pastorate except for the purpose of accepting a call for a larger field of usefulness. My pastorates in Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas were referred to. When I resigned in Georgia to ac cept another pastorate, at the farewell service the church gave me and my wife a purse filled with $20 gold pieces, the presentation speech being made by a member of the court of appeals of Georgia. "Since then I returned on invita tion to preach the ordination sermon of a deacon, who was mayor of the city. At the close of the last sermon I preached in Alabama, the Sunday school superintendent, now superin tendent of Baptist State missions, on behalf of the church presented me and my wife with a silver service. "When I resigned my last regular pastorate, which was in Arkansas, the church unanimously passed highly com mendatory resolutions, recommending me to the war work commission as pe culiarly fitted for work among soldiers. I have never been pastor in Califor nia. "The last month that I preached to the soldiers, as a Y. M. C. A. work er, God gave me the privilege of win ning more souls than the other 22 workers in the camp. I resigned this work when Germany asked for an arm istice, and on the nomination of two prominent North Carolina Baptist lead ers was employed in the 75 million campaign "until I took up my work at Ridgecrest. CHARGES UNANSWERABLE "All the charges made by the de fense were met at the place, where they obtained their affidavit at the time the attacks were first made on me, and the unanimous vote f o the church of full fellowship and good standing is unanswerable. There were at Ridge crest this summer, prominent members of six different churches of which I have been pastor, who came largely be cause I and my family were there. "Because of my large acquaintance and reputation throughout the South, my denomination which knows my en tire ministry, has chosen me as secre tary of the Southern Baptist Assem bly. I have made enemies, by my stand for righteousness. I have heretofore, as at Ridgecrest, been against murder ers, moonshiners and lawbreakers, and they and their friends are against me. In one city I had the pleasure of see ing 40 prostitutes put on the train, under suspended sentences, not to re turn. Their friends all blamed me for running the town. They were right. "On another occasion I led in a fight against saloons. Before our nation de clared war I was a pacifist and was accused by the jingoes of beiner dis loyal for this reason. When war was declared, though above age, I put on the uniform and went into war work. These jingo accusers stayed at home to profiteer. While evil forces which I have opposed, may have said some thing against me, my church in those same cities has unanimously endorsed me. "I am glad that my ministry has been such as to draw the fire of evil men and their friends. Even if a few good men have been deceived by them; good men as a whole have stood by me and will not blame me because I aided in obtaining counsel, and gave my testimony against the man who slew my Christian brother, who died with my arm under his head. My min istry Is an open book. My family, my people, my denomination and my God know me. I shall continue in the future on the same plane as in the past." THREE DEFENDANTS MUST GO TO CHURCH Salisbury, Sept. 28. Attend church and Sunday school every Sunday for a year was a part of a sentence in coun ty court today Tuesday. hTe defend ants were two men and a woman, ne groes, who had gotten arrayed in a triangle. They were members of the same church and there were feai's of splitting up the congregation if the case should be fought out in detail, so a compromise was agreed upon and the church attendance was made a part of the sentence. The irate husband was also requnred to give up to the court a fine. 45 pistol with which he had at tempted the life of the other fellow. TO FIGHT DRY MOVEMENT. Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 28. By the Associated Press.) A commis sion to fight against an invasion of Europe by an international prohibition movement originating in the United States was appointed by the Internation Anti-Prohibition Congress at its clos ing session here uesday. History's Mysteries No. 58--The Murder Of Dr. Parkman Copynjnr, 1921, by The Wheeler Syndicate, inc. Otia rf ti TviAst nnnnllinp- mil rri pra ' ever, committed in the United States was that of Dr. George Parkham, one of the wealthiest and best-known citi zens of Boston, by Dr. John W. Web ster, a professor of chemistry at Har vard University and a lecturer in the Medical College in Boston. This was a remarkable case not only because of the reputation of the murderer but also because of the mystery as to why a man of such marked intellect and of such high standing in his community and his profession should have been guilty of the crime for which he was ekecuted. There is no question that Dr. Web- ster deserved his fate, for the only ex- cuae ne naa iu oner was mai oi an ungovernable temper, but the records of crime contain few cases even remote ly approaching this reversion to the brute by a man who was educated, cul tured and refined in the extreme. Dr. Parkman, the murdered man, was one of the founders of the Massachu- ieuiuai vunege aim il was f Vi 1'i-vi l rrVi Vi i o nfl,,Annfv Vrt Tv. Web immense mai xjl ster was chosen as a lecturer on chem istry at that institution. At the time. Dr. Parkman was a man of sixty years of age, with the most punctual of hab its. Accordingly, when he did not re turn home one day at his usual hour, his family became alarmed, but no at tempt at a detailed search was made until the following morning, while it was almost a week before any definite erne was located. n men oecame i known that the missing man had had.1 an appointment with Dr. Webster on the day he disappeared but, as Dr. Webster himself informed the police of this fact, no further importance was attached to it until it was discovered that Dr. Parkman had loaned Webster money upon two occasions and that the men had had several quarrels over the debts. Dr. Webster was finally taken into custody, charged with at least a guilty knowledge of the crime and finally broke down and confessed, saying: "He called me a scoundrel and a liar and continued to heap the bitterest taunts and epithets upon me. Then he showed me a letter congratulating him in securing my appointment as professor of chemistry and he fairly shrieked: 'I was the means of getting you your position and now I will get you out of it.' "Then the doctor began heaping more threats and invectives upon me. At j flrst x tried to pacify him, but it was of no avail, I forgot everything and. feeling nothing but the sting of his words, became excited to the highest degree of passion. When he thrust hi3 fist into my face, I seized a heavy stick of wood and struck him with all the force that passion could lend me." In his confession. Dr. Webster told how the horror of his crime suddenly flashed upon him and, in a wild at tempt to conceal the evidence of the murder, he removed the clothing from the body of the dead man and burned it. He then dismembered the body and disposed of it in a number of ways, believing that he had hidden all traces of the murder. But, in spite of his skill as a chemist, he was unable to hide all portions of the body and a sug- CALOMEL HORROR TOLD BY DODSON You Don't Need to Sicken, Gripe, or Salivate Yourself to Start Liver. You're bilious, slugglsn, constipated. Tou feel headachy, your stomach may be sour, your breath bad, your skin sallow and you believe you need vile, dangerous calomel to , start liver and bowe-ls. Here's my guarantee! Ask your druggist for a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and take a spoonful tonight. If it doesn't start your liver and straight en you right up better than calomel and without griping or making you sick I want you to go back to the store and get your' money. Take calomel today and tomorrow you will feel weak and sick and nauseated. Don't lose a, day. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegetable Dodson's Liver ! Tone tonight and wake up feeling splen did. It is perfectly harmless, so give it to your children any time. It can't salivate. A NOT HER BIG BEDROOM FURNITURE VALUE ' i ' '" " " This Pretty Four Only . . Suite has large dresser with" pattern mirror, roomy chifforet, bow-foot bed and triple-mirror dressing table. This would be just the suite for the guest room or the young lady's room. And can be had for $25.00 cash and $25.00 per month, W. T. McCOY & COMPANY Get It at McCoy's. , SEPTEMBER 28, 1921. ficient amount of the remains were found to furnish the clue that led to his arrest and subsequent confession. So plain were the facts in the case and so clear was Dr. Webster's state ment of the manner in which he had acted that no attempt was made even to secure a reprieve. In full view of the college where he had taught, on a scaffold erected onl- a short distance from the house in which the murder had been committed. Dr. John White Webster paid the full penalty demand ed by the law. But an examination of the police an AN EYELASH CREAM. There has always been a big demand for a cream or tonic to make the eye lashes long and thick. In my opinion at least, very few. preparations really are effective. Vaseline, the standard remedy, is not a bit of good because it is a mineral product ;md as such is not absorbed by th- skin ;md has no nourishing value. T s best formula I Know is: Cocoa butter, 1 dn n:' Para wax. 4 drams; Lanoline. l-'i dra-n; Oh of sweet almonds (English), 4 dra-ns; Rosol cil 2 drops. Everything that is in this 'formula encourages the grow.h of h'-ir if there is any root. This formula you can Here is 'something to make the eye lashes grow. mix yourself bv-me'rlng the lanD'Jne, cocoa butter and w.-jx anl tho moment they are melted adding the waimtd oils, mixing thOiVCjhiy, and letting the mixture cool in a small jar. This produces ruther a thick cream which may have to be warned a trifle in very cold weather. But if you will rub a little on tho eyelids and around under the eye iha warmth of the skm will melt it sufficiently so that it ca.j be massaged in on the coldest day. Incidentally this will keep the skin around the eyelids very soft and smooth in even the bitterest weather. If you are going to begin this as a treatment I would advise you to clip back the eyebrows and eyelashes a lit tle distance and then to use tha cream tonic every day. Clipping the lashes stimulates a heavier, thicker growth and it will only take a few weeks for them to grow back to their original length. Piece Ivory Suite Is . . nals of two continents fail to reveal an instance where a man of similar cul ture and education permitted himself to be overcome by his passions to the point of becoming a murderer partic ularly since jthere was no excuse of his being under the influence of drugs or liquor: In fact, as one of the fa-, mous criminologists has stated: "The more we study the details of the Park man murder, the more difficult it be comes to solve the mystery of the hu man emotions or to present any clear analysis of the reasons for men's in stinctive actions." Berlin, Sept. 28. Drastic decisions as to what constitutes luxuries are taken by the German Government in their new taxation program to meet the sep arations bill. ( The Government has decided that bathtubs and coffins are "luxuries" and must pay the tax. Plain pine board coffins are tax free. A premium is put on short skirts by the inclusion of long or wide skirts in the luxury category- Bluebird; Distressed; Telme: A. B.: Kate; Interested Reader: A Rood skm , bleach is made by at this season from cucumbers. To do this, obtain the juice by cutting up the" cucumbers and stew ing them slowly with a small quantity of water, until the wriole thins: becomes very soft. Squeeze cut the juice and strain it. after which make an essence from this, by putting an ouace and a half of the juice tj the sami amount of high proof alcohol. The juice alor.-.; may be used as a ble.ich a': any tin-xe, but the alcohol is needed to preserve it. Pimples should be corrected by clearing the system but the granula ted lids require a doctor's a' lection. Buttermilk is stimuliting to th-j liver and the acid in it frequently corrects an acidity of the stomach. W. C. F.: Yeast contains vitantines which have food value. You are slight-" ly underweight, but yince you are grow ing so tall, you will make this '.p in a few years. The mixture you mention is of little value as a hair tonic, if you send a stamped addrt-ssed envelope, I shall be pleased to mail you an un usually good one. . All inquiries addressed to Miss Forbes in care of the "Beauty Chats" depart ment will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires consid erable time, however, owing to the great number received. So if a per sonal or quicker . reply is desired, a stamped and self-addressed envelope The Editor. Typewriters of all makes sold, rent- ed, exchanged or repaired. Pound & Moore Co. Phone 4542. 23-tf Announcement We are in position to take your entire Family Washing wash it thoroughly, starch and iron and return ready to wear Price 25c Per Lb. Minimum charge $1.50. Ask our solicitor for particulars or phone The Charlotte Laundry 444 PHONES 445 OLDEST LARGEST BEST IS $1 75.00