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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 14, l2t. ; k CONSTABLE AND CHARITIES MUST T7 ?' r.rU NEWELL CLASH )lliar Tells Attorney That He Lied, in Course of Cross-Examination. . n -ver hoard anybody charge ( itir.-r drank or sold liquor ex ikc NVwell and he lied," snapped v Hubbard of Pew Creek Wed- ti'tcrnoon in the course of a -ruination in his testimony A. r.urkc, Winston-Salem ii.ir.aocl with being found on the i 1 11 y load with whiskey in his Mr. Newell was scourging the v -onsi'.eriibly when the latter, under ihe sabre-like thrusts' il'rney, turned upon him with pentrncx?. ..;i-:nt? is being- held during- the , v. in the f!iee of the county .-:-in rs. Judge W. 1 Harding as a committing magistrate, n ! arrested under a bench war Mir.i by .Jintee Harding at the ;, ' ot Solicitor Wilson who is nu . ).'i-sei'ute the defendant, will's i? defendant's counsel. i .j.ie-zeu 10 no tne man who :.:1 with Charles W. Shuman, . wr. Charlotte man, on the road Constable Hubbard on the night . ir.I rr Hubbard testified in -.-s hearing that both Shuman tve were in the car when he : i ;tnd commanded thern to get .,: ho rirst siw the car standing ! e roar! and Burke coming from , natch of woods with two sacks i :i".!s which he placed in th c ir '.vivn he ordered the occupants ; oi the machine, Burke pitch- , : Mi: sacks oi liquor in the ; -.; ran ever the ditch, across a : a : ; i disappeared in the dark- HAVE NEW FUND Unable to Make Ends Meet, Organization Will Put on Campaign in January. Because the Associated Charities is short of funds and is not making ends meet in its day-to-day campaign for alleviating misery of the poor in Char lotte, it was agreed at the December meeting of the board of directors of th association at the Chamber of Pom. mcrce Wednesday to put on a city-wide campaign to recruit funds for the or ganization. Twenty-five officers and di rectors were at the luncheon, includ ing President Hamilton C. Jones and Secretary Miss Anna Crutchfield. The report of Miss Crutchfield to the ooay as to November activities showed 58 transients were taken care of by the local organization during that month. The report also showed 175 families 5en?eK care of tne organization and 473 individuals; that 33 unemploy ed were taken care of fm- tho ,vi,. sick, 14 deserted wives with chil dren, 205 children under 14 years of age, 34 persons over 60 years of age 11 widows with small children, 24. tu bercular victims, 21 venereal disease victims, 61 colored mafilies and 72 white families. The organization now having to run accounts to meet its needs as the cen tral charity organization of the city the directors agreed it would be neces sarv to nut on th r-itv.wio ,-orv,.,; in January There is greater need for co-operation by the public with the organization in the matter of taking care of transients, according to Miss Crutchfield than for providing Christmas entertainment for the needy. - 'btring the cross-examination ,.::T-i;nt of the liquor seized . TP"Mt:oit that the attorney I --.!iMaile got into their squab- V w',i asked him if he didn't . liMHi'i- home with him and -.. una h of it the next night that : :;!i;. en it. The constable re- drink liquor?" asked the at- Ve . ! . i f - 'o " a. '. er said 1 did but you, eflieer. a that in your neighborhood I w;i m-tier.-!lly to sell liquor. Mr. Xewell questioned. d the constable, "an 1 no--aid that but Jake Xewell, ABROGATION OF DEMAND ASKED Request Abrogation of Trea ties Granting Special Spheres of Influence. .i t i j v.' :i --n veto apart by the length but the attorney made no attack the witness, proceeding k: u ret taken offense at the ".: "f the ( tlicer. a;.p-ared in the courtroom i rok. :. arm which he said he coining to Charlotte that after i tif hiunway this way from wi n In tried to crank his jna Hubbaru stated in the court t k" 1 p ki- Ids arm when lir foil ditch running from him that it i h.- said that he had viewed '.h since and found the finger .r 1 the man's shoe tracks in the cf 'ho ra inc. jSEND OFFER OF CHINA TO TOKIO Consultations May Delay j ! r mal Action on Railroad 1 Several Days. Washington. Dec. 14. (By the Assn. ciated Press) The Chinese delegation today asked of the nmvers ronrpspntml in the Far Kastern committee of the Washington conference that the famous twenty-one demands treaty of 1915 be abrogated. The Chinese also ask that all treaties granting special spheres of influence in China be abrogated. The requests wer-; incorporated in China's response to the request of the committee at its meet ing on Monday that the Chinese furnish a list of the specific spheres of influ ence they desired cancelled. The question of the 21 demands was brought up as a limitation of sovereign ty as a result of enforcement of the de mands made bv Japan in 1915, to which the Chinese maintain they were forced under duress to acede. TOM SLAUGHTER BODY MAY BE DISINTERRED .on. uec. 14. (By the Asso-, The COIintpi'-nrnnnoQl r.f ,v. ufJVWlii yjL j :no purchase from Japan of j thow-Tsinanfu Railroad in i province has been cahlerl Va?h:ns ,f :..:'. f'rt .1 J. "hra.nl jJ'-k.o "V tne Japanese arms conference te.egaticn. which has been carrying on eirect i-onver-ations with the Chinese H;:- !!1 effort to settle the Kr.antui.- problem outside the confer ence ivSc'r': !'ancce are said to have con f: ier' ! 1 necessary to receive instruc j ons ioni home on this matter, which as ' oeemed the most important in the regotiations. Vwwavis ""t'erstood to be ready to . - - . ..T ill! III. jJianese are said to feel Little Hock. Ark.. Dee. 14 Associated Press) The body of Tom1 Slaughter, slain desperado, turied in a local cemetery in the presence of thou-; sands of curious spectators yesterday, i may be disinterred. Governor McRae announced receint of a telephone message from G. D. 'P.rien. of Dallas'. Texas, brother-in-law of the bandit, protesting against the funeral service held today and de nouncing a woman known here as Mrs. Myrtle Slaughter, supposed to be the bandits widow, of Eldorado, Ark. The Governor said that O'Brien de clared that the woman nosinc Vior- c, to j the widow was not Slaughter's wife and announced the intention of coming to Arkansas and claiming the body. O'Brien, it is said, had wired the Saline county authorities to hold the bodv there, but when the supposed Mrs. Slaughter appeared and asked that the funeral be held here, her wishes were granted. jt-ut th- FOIT" BUILDING PERMITS AGGREGATE $37,000 a jr :o 1 are said to feel that t urity further than bonds I An additional story to the Western "'given. The consultation with I Newspaper Union building on North aay delay final action on the!Granam street, recently damaged by Mibirct for a few days. Thejfiro- is being built at a cost of $16,000. itions have offered the" unusual! permits for the construction of the of two Oriental countries addition was issued by the city building their entire negotiations, which j inspector to E. H. Clement company, u te with technical details, in A- H- Turney is owner of the building. :;ish language, with American! Other building permits issued Wednes- it u eseniaiives sit-tinrr m uay were inr t ip to nw nc mn ... . , 1 1 - - - - ' " r-i l ' i v i v . v. . Nme-room residence. East Morehead street, Myers Park, cost, $12,000; E. E. Boyce, 'owner, Myers Park Building company, contractors. Six-room dwelling. Polk avenue $8,000; E. W. Bender, owner; J. F. ards. contractor. Four-room dwelling. Thomas School streets, cost $2,500: G. J fith. owner! C A ATntiia i(raAin. i ' J J l V Vll Li . One man Six-room . dwell ins-. Gotonici a-r, five to a 'cost. $3,000: Mrs. Etta. tpa1 W. M. Mahon, contractor. the Kr End B. 7 oo rvers. The adoption of the tngksh tongue, it is believed, will erve to prevent misunderstanding be f ausa differences have arisen in the F "t between Janan nd Phina nc o t of a disagreement between them r (-'ie proper interpretation of the -:ips and Japanese texts of a given ;me:.t or statement. 'iard to rais monej-. j-ears for raising a i cost, Rich- and Grif- Make the Home Happy Christmas Morn With An Edison 0X3UUU An Ideal Christmas Gift Edison has spent three million dollars in perfecting this machine. So today, the New Edison is the only machine that dares the test of direct comparison with the living artist. You should come in and let us demonstrate the New Edison before buying. We have prices to suit every one. $41.00 to $5500.00 BROWN & PAGE CO., INC. -t South Tryon St. Phones 1517-3767 m 1 Iffl i w T n n - - - 1,1 " 11 i 1 i Tmt ttmim hi n Hi II I i i ill I IT "i""""'li:!ll.l'llll,H''MHI!llllllll These Will Make Useful Christmas Presents FUi Make Useful Christmas Gifts Thursday we put on sale 100 large Canadian Fox Furs, in Brown, Taupe, Black, D. K. Brown. Val ues worth up to $60.00 each. Your choice this lot (frorr so nonh FUR CO ATS WE OFFER FOR THURSDAY ONLY 1 genuine Squirrel Coat, worth $685 for $450,00 1 black Genuine Seal Coat, with Squirrel collars and cuffs, would be a bargain at $500. You can buy it Thursday for $250 Crepe de Chine Handkerchiefs Values up to 50c; each, . almost every color imaginable. Blocked patterns, hemstitched edges, rolled egdes, solid colors with fancy dots, etc 15C GaCh Ladies' Wool Sport Hose Wool Blanket Special '""jsesttii Men's Pure Linen Handkerchiefs 3 for 35c $m Values worth up to $2.50. Special for Thurs day d-f Oft or Ladies' Pure Linen Handkerchiefs, with neat hemstitched edges, good values at 1 each. 15C 2for---35c Ladies' Crepe de Chine Handkerchiefs 10c and 15c Solid color floral patterns, black design, rings, dots, etc., values worth up to 50c each. You can get them at Efird's at 10cand15cea Men's Meckties $1.00 Knit Four-in-Hand Ties, in Christmas boxes GLOVE SILK HOSE $2.50 Glove Silk Hose in colors, black, white, nickel, brown, cordovan, etc. Efird's price Pair ft-t $3.00 PURE THREAD SILK HOSE, $1.65 Ladies' regular $3.00 quality pure thread Silk Hose, for Thursday, a pair Z (Slightly imperfect) $ I Ladies' Sweaters $12.50 College Sweaters 65c $1.00 Four-in-Hand Silk Ties, wide ends 48c $2.00 extra fine Silk Four-in-Hand Ties 98 We have a full line of Men's "Hicock" Belts and Buckles, priced Special for Thursday $8.00 Tuxedo Sweaters in all colors V $7.00 Tuxedo Sweaters in all colors Ladies' Winter Suits in all colors $m $2M Thursday we will sell 100 pairs North Caro lina made Wool Blankets. Values up to fj;95 a (glt.QO Pair (Come down Early.) $D Ladies' Silk Underwear Silk Jersey Vests jg Silk Jersey Bloomers 9g Crepe de Chine Bloomers (.98 50 Crepe de Chine Teddies tf-fl qq mrtoo $m Silk Camisoles. Children's Sweaters $1.50 Children's Sweaters in colors $2.50 Children's Sweaters in colars (j $3.50 Children's Sweaters in colors (1 QQ $1 CHILDREN'S KNIT CAPS Special lot of Children's Knit Caps in all COIors 25c t0 98c 98ctoS1J5 Satin Pettibockers in pink, black blue Bed Room Slippers For men and women. Good values, for Thursday ...... j Pair Regular $2 to $2.50 values for & i IQ nr $m oils For The Children For instmas Dolls to suit the little ones at Efird's. You will find most any kind of doll you want, from a walking doll to crying doll. We also have some unbreak able dolls and also some of the Pansy dolls and my girlie and also chess dolls. Price from 25c t0 $4 Jags For The Ladies We have at this time one of the largest and best selection of bags that is in the city, beautful bags, Silk Velvet Bags, Leather Bags, Vanity Box. They come in all the leading colors. Prices 98cto$9M STORE CORNER TRADE AND COLLEGE STREETS rlirimr II -. M, -1. ,- . 1 tkHNMMUiawUlM
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