THE CHARLOTTE NEWS MARCH 9, 1908.
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Society
Stylish Suits
By patronizing: the best up-to-date
Tailors and calling atETAOIETAOIE
Tailors and selling at moderate profits
wo have revolutionized the Suit busi
ness of Charlotte.
We have only experienced sales
people in this department who in
telligently and pleasantly assist you
to select the proper Suit for your par
ticular individuality.
Skirts
We are receiving almost daily new
additions to our stock.
If you haven't selected yc.i New
Spring Suit, don't you think it is .li??
Dainty Laces
Where else can you find such a
variety of Pretty Laces? When you
buy here and need another piece later,
the chances are we have it, as we keep
up our best patterns through the season.
Look at our 5 cent counter of Val
and Torcheon Laces. New choice J
patterns that are worth 6c to Sc yard
ust put on this popular counter.
Miss Davis' Party,
Miss Sarah Adelaide Davis, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Davis,
completed the first decade of her, life
Saturday. In honor of the event she
gave a birthday dinner at which she
entertained the following named little
friends : Misses Charlotte Smith, Ade
laide Caldwell, Ruth Porter, eJan Spong
Mattie Walker, Margaret Davis and
Louise Withers.
Miss Davis presided with sweet,
childish grace over her carnation-de-decked
and candle-lit board. The birth
day cake was one of the delights of the
several-course i.;:!.: :. The young hos
tess, who is one of the prime favorites
in the young set in Dilworth, received
many beautiful gifts.
,
Society's Eighth Anniversary.
Cards reading as follows were re
ceived today:
"The F'.ctrr.ic Literary Society of
Rutherford College requests the hon
or of your presence at its eighth
anniversary, Friday, March the twenty-seventh,
nineteen hundred and
eight, College auditorium., at 8 p. m.
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thro.it; best daily mouth wash and safeguard
against contagious diseases. Most effective and
economical antiseptic. 50c. . Druggists or mail.
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BOYS HELD FOR ROBBERY.
PICTURE SALE
Tuesday, 10 o'clock
Another of the sales that makes our
store famous as distributors of great
values.
A big lot of Pictures, a great variety.
Pictures that you would pay two and
three times the price for usually. Dut
We bought them at a great deal less
than value and we pass on the saving
to you.
Three prices 69c, 89c, $1.89
New Silks
Just received a shipment of Silk,
bought under value and sold same
way.
C6-inch
Silk,
Woman's Club Delegates.
Mrs. F. C. Abbott and Mrs. I. W.
Faison will represent the Woman's
Club in this city at the biennial con
vention of the Federation of Woman's
Clubs of America in Boston, Mass.,
June 26th. Mrs. C. G. McManaway
and Mrs. Hutchison were named as al
ternates. Mrs.J. E. Reilley was re
cently elected delegate to the state
convention.
Mrs. John L. DeLane has returned
from a three weeks' visit to her
parents in Wilmington.
Mrs. S. H. McLendon, of Anson
ville, is visiting her daughter in the
city.
Mr. Jo Jones has resigned as tenor
in the Second church choir and gone
back to his first love, the choir of the
First church.
News from Mrs. Frank Dowd. who
is at the Aragon hotel, Jacksonville,
is to the effect that she is improving
and will be home this week.
-At
Black Guaranteed Taffeta
regular $1.25 grade. .$1.00 yd
Good Bargain Yard-Wide Black Guar
anteed Taffeta Silk 75c, 89c yd.
Special Waist Silks in small invisible
checks, 75c grade 50c yd
7-inch Pongee or Rajah style Silk,
so very popular now 75c yd
Remnant
Counter
New Bargains in short length Per
cales, Madras, Ginghams, etc.
Shirt Waists
Splendid values in our new depart
ment, Lawns, Nets, Silks 98c,
$1.50, $5.00, etc.
attings
We have put in Mattings again.
We bought our Mattings directly
from the Importers last Fall, and se
cured the lowest price.
We have choice styles and we are
sure you will find the prices much less
than usually charged, as we sell strict
ly for cash and nothing added for any
losses.
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IVEY'S
13 WEST TRADE ST.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reid have re
turned to their home in Davidson af
ter spending a few days in the city.
Miss Ruth Pilson has returned to
North .Wilkesboro after spending a
week with Miss Mary Irwin, on North
Tryon street.
Miss Janie Patterson who has been
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. S. Stone on Elizabeth Heights, re
turned this morning to her home in
Concord.
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Mrs. Charles H. Kruger and Mrs. W.
Boyd, of Montgomery, Ala., are visit
ing Mrs. Kruger's mother, Mrs. H. G.
Link, on South Tryon street.
Little Miss Edna McCubbins is enter
taining a few of her friends this after
noon at the home of her parents, No.
14 North McDowell street, in honor of
her fifth birthday. Those invited are
Misses Sara Sheby, Virginia Bell, Ruth
Davis Mary Terry Bland, Frankie Mc
Ginn, Elizabeth Smith, Barbara Dar
ricott and Masters Williamson Brad
ford, Will Orr, Parker Query, Thomas
Smith and Adolphus Russell, of Co
lumbia, S. C.
4.
Miss Estelle and Louise Adams, of
Columbia, S. C, are visiting at the
home of their aunt. Mrs. E. W. Phifer
on North Graham street.
.
Mrs. E. J. Lee left this morning for
Danville, Va., to visit relatives. She
expects to be absent from the city sev
eral weeks.
Mr. J. B. Duke, president of the
American Tobacco Company, and a
large stockholder of the Southern
Power Company left this morning
for Greenville, S. C, after spending
a few days in Charlotte and at Great
Falls, S. C. He was accompanied by
Mr. W. S. Lee, Jr., vice-president and
chief engineer and Dr W. Gil Wiley,
president of the Southern Power Co.
Miss Bleeker Newell, of Matthews,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. R. McCall, at Elizabeth
Heights, returned to her home yes
terday. She was accompanied by
Mrs. McCall, who will spend several
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. A. Newell.
Mr. A. C. Lee, local representative
of Roebling & Co., wire manufacturers
of Trenton, N. J., was host at a ban
quet Saturday night in honor of the
electrical fraternity of Charlotte.
Among the out-of-town guests were:
Dr. W. Gil Wiley, of New York, pres
ident of the Southern Power Company,
and Mr. Whaley, manager of the Atlan
ta office of Roebling & Co.
The Charlotte Choral Club will meet
at Stieff's music house on West Trade
street this evening at 8 o'clock. All the
members are urged to attend.
Mrs. C. Furber Jones has returned
to the city from Hamlet where she
has been spending several months.
Miss Ethel Flagg, on New York,
who has been spending several weeks
here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Bryce, will return home this even
ing. Mr. and Mrs. James Harrison are
in Greensboro. They were called to
that city yesterday on account of
the serious illness of Mr. Harrison's
father.
, 'Mrs. Marv L. Templeton returned
Saturday night from Wilmington,
where she has been visiting friends
and relatives.
Three Messenger Boys Arrested On
Larcery cnarge.
Cash Robinson, Chester Pegram
and Frank Hargett, three young white
boys, were before the recorder this
morning on the charge of stealing $45
from Mr. J. R. Jackins, chief night
operator at the Western Union office.
The boys, through their counsel,
Mr. F. M. Shannonhouse waived ex
amination, and were bound over to
court under bonds of $50 each.
The boys, who are messengers at
the Western Union telegraph office,
were arrested Saturday afternoon by
Sergeant Youngblood and J. D. John
son, and $19.50 of the money was se
cured. The money was stolen on Wednes
day night, and the boys had been
spending it freely during the week.
The arrest was made after Chester
Pegram was seen to have $10 in his
possession.
Chests Pegram and Cash Robinson
have given bond and have been releas
ed. Frank Hargett was placed in
jail.
Other cases disposed of this morn
ing by the recorder were as follows:
Richard Gossett, charged with ped
dling without license, was made to buy
license, and pay the costs.
Henry Watt and Will Fox, two ne
groes, were made to pay the costs for
engaging in an affray.
Dave Barrett, a negro, was bound
over to court, on his own recognizance
for non-support of his wife.
Will Cansler, a one-aimed negro,
was fined $10 and the costs for vagran
cy. He appealed and his bond was
fixed at $50.
John Tate, a young white boy, was
tried on the charge of obtaining mon
ey under false pretense.
The prosecuting witness against
Tate was a young white man, who
testified that he gave Tate 20 cents
to buy some whiskey, and the boy
went off and never returned. The re
corder changed the charge against
Tate to loitering, and made him pay
a fine of $5.
John Hampton, a negro, was fined
$10 and the costs for assaulting Mat
tie Jamison, and the Jamison woman
was. fined $5 for being disorderly.
Robert Pressley was tried on the
charge of beating his board bill. He
paid the bill, and the costs in the ac
tion and was let go.
MUSIC RECITAL.
By Students of Elizabeth College Con
servatory. The students of the Elizabeth Col
lege Conservatory of Music will give
a recital this evening at 8:30 o'clock.
The patrons and friends of the. institu
tion are cordially invited to attend.
The program follows:
Piano Tarantelle Heller
Miss Annie Tiencken
Piano Rondo Capri ccioso
Mendellsohn
Miss Annice Siler.
Vocal Angel's Serenade Braga
(Violin Obi. Misc Chappelear)
Miss Menefee Blease-
Piano Air de Ballet Moskowski
Miss Lillian Williams
Piano Frulingsrauschen Sinding
Miss Georgia Kieffer
Duet Ah, Could I Teach the
Nightingale Keller
Misses Annita Bryant and Majorie
Richardson
Piano Hunting Song Mendelssohn
.iiss Mabel Lau
Organ Offertoire Wely
Mr. J. Henry Teiling
Piano Marzurks Bohm
Miss Marjorie Osborne
Vocal (a) Serenade Nevin
(b) Mighty Lak's Rose
Nevin
Quarete War March of the
Mendelssohn
I i;ino I. Misses Lois Lucas and
Soselyn Sumner
Piano II., Misses Katrine Gose
and Marie Thomas
BELMONT ACTIVE.
NEW LOT LADIES' TAN AND
BROWN VICI AND PATENT
COLT OXFORDS AT
$2 the Pair
THESE WOULD BE GOOD VALUE
AT $2.50 OUR PRICE SATUR
DAY AND MONDAY ONLY
$2.00
THOMPSON'S
An Anti-Saloon League Organized
A Meeting Tonight.
There was a large and enthusiastic
meeting last Saturaay night a week
ago in Belmont to organize an Anti-
Saloon League in that section. Some
forty persons joined the league. Rev.
W. S. Hales was elected president;
Rev. J. C. Gillespie, secretary; five
vice-presidents: Messrs. H. W. Sher
rill, F. B. Nisbet, E. C. McAlpine,
Miss Eugenia Sherril, Miss Anna
Griffin.
There will be another meeting to
night at tne Woodmen of the World
hall at 7:30 o'clock.
Next Friday night an Anti-Saloon
League will be organized in North
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uuanutie. inese leagues ctie ueiiis
organized all over the county.
"In Birdland."
Manager Harris, of "The Royal," is
offering a genuine treat at his place on
West Trade street. "In Birdland" is the
title of the picture. It is one of the
most beautiful ever exhibited in Char
lotte. The birds are shown building
their nests on cliffs and also the sliff
climbers. The scene of the sea is es
pecially beautiful. The film i 1,000
feet long.
Mr. Shannonhouse Resigns.1
Mr. Harry Shannonhouse, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Shannonhouse, of
this city, has resigned his position
as manager of the Burlington ex
change of the Southern Bell Tele
phone Company. He was succeeded
by Mr. R. F. Durant of Charlotte.
Mr. Shannonhouse has returned here
and is with his parents.
IN BIRDLAND
The Royal
Today and Tomorrow
U. C. T's. Hear
Fine Speeches
The Buffet Supper Satur
day Night the Most Suc
cessful of All Former
Ones-Messrs, hurgeson
and Harvey's Speeches.
The Vcr.c-lt supper at the Selwyn
Hotel Saturday night given by Char
lotte Council. No. 2S7, was entirely
successful, despite the conflicting at
traction at the Academy of Music. The
speeches were unusually fine. Mr.
Clarence O. Kuester acted as master
of ceremonies and after a few words of
welcome, he called upon .Mayor T. S.
Franklin to respond to the toast, "The
Relation of the commercial traveler to
the city of Charlotte." -
"Charlotte depends upon the travel
ing men," he said, "and but foi
them we could not be a city.
ine traveling men are the best
advertisement a city can have, am"
Charlotte could not progress but foi
the large number of traveling me
who live here and who come here frorr
time to time, consequently Charlotte
feels very close to you. So long as
I have anything to do with Charlotte
you can have anything you want, and
we will stand by you in everything
you bring up."
Mr. J. W. Furgeson, manager of
Bradstieet's office iu this city was the
next speaker, his subject being:
Trade Conditions, Past, Present and
c Future.
In treating the first phase of this
subject, we would not care to retro
spect more than a year or two.
With bounteous crops, marketed at
good prices, the farmers of the Uni
ted States entered upon a new era
of prosperity. All classes of busi
ness life, so to speak, on a boom.
This feeling raged at fever heat,
values became inflated, and credit too
far distended. The day of recKon
ing came and its results are fresf.
in the memory of us all.
"The closing quarter of 1907 saw
a restless display of financial frenzy.
Failures broke the record. January
1908 marked the banner month ot
years in this respect. Many con
cerns that had withstood the early
storm could not recoup sufficiently
to meet the demands attending the
close of the calendar year. Statis
tics indicate there were approxi
mately 2,000 commercial failures dur
ing that month.
In numbers, however, this was not
appalling, since there were L585,000
mercantile, manufacturing and bank
ing concerns in business. If failures
should continue at the same propor
tion during the year, the commercial
death rate would be only about one
and one-half per cent. Statistics
show they have never reached so
high a percentage, thus the oft
quoted tradition that 90 per cent ot
all business firms fail is without
foundation in fact.
"Coming closer to the present
time, one authority numbers about
1,600 failures for February;,, nearly
double numerically what they were
in February, 1907, and nearly treble
in liabilities. The outlook for March
is somewhat less gloomy, and, gener
ally speaking, the stages of depres
sion following tne late panic are
gradually spending their energies.
The sharp curtailment in manufac
turning and building, as well as dis
couragement to new enterprises by
financial institutions, is having effect.
"While the calamity howler is al
ways in evidence, I find encourage
ment from contact with local job
bers that there is a feeling of great
encouragement. Wholesale interests
here report decrease varying from
25 per cent to 50 per cent in sales
for January this year as compared
with January a year ago, but Febru
ary business was nearly, if not quite
as good as last. Some falling off in
sales is attributed to closer ssrutiny
of credits. Collections are not far
arrears by comparison, there having
been more available time in which
to press them. Some apathy in this
section is due to cotton holding by
the farmers.
"We notice from authorities on the
subject of trade that next to staple
dry goods, clothing and groceries,
millinery in some sections shows
most activity. We commercial trav
elers, who are married, will have to
take heed, therefore, lest the new
creations in "caputal" adornment
prove a stumbling block to the good
lady and disaster to our purse. But
I am about to stray from my sub
ject. The future is largely .depen
dent on the early complete restoration
of confidence, and, to the promotion
of this end none can work to better
advantage than commercial travelers.
We all need to be optimistic, up
and doing. Very soon we may ex
pect to see the" old ship of finance
anchor safely."
I thank you kindly, Mr; Senior
Councillor, and members of Char
lotte Council U. C. T's, for per
Continued on page 9
Drink Digs
Most Graves
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Dr. McDaniel Condemns
Liquor Traffic as a Bat
From The Pitt of Hell
Two Strong Sermons a t
First Baptist Church.
"If I were asked to name the one
sin," said Dr. Geo. W. McDaniel, in the
course of his sermon at the First Bap
tist church last night, "that digs more
graves, fills more coffins, causes more
tears to flow, breaks more hearts,
shadows more hearthstones, wrecks
more homes and sends more souls
doomed to judgment than any other I
would say drink.
"The doctor who gives prescriptions
to those who do not really need them,
for the fifty cents that comes into his
pocket,, is worse than the man who
drinks. The drunkard does it from
weakness, but the doctor for the greed
jf gain; and the severest condemna
ion of the community and of God ought
to be visited upon him.
"I care not what others may do, but
as for me, palsied be my hand, silent
my lips, dumb my tongue, and cold my
neart m death, when I cease to de-l
iiounce the whole traffic as a varmint!
from the woods of sin, and an escaped!
bat from the pit of hell."
A High Day in Zion.
At the service held Saturday night,
Dr. Huiten remarked that he entertain
ed great hopes that Sunday would be a
High Day in Zion. ihe doctor s hopes
were splendidly fulfilled at the three
services held, the crowds simply fill
ing every available inch of space in
the building, even that part of the pul
pit lying behind the desk. The aisles
were crowded, the vestibules were
full, and late comers were regretfully
turned awav from the doors.
The spirit with which a. congregation
sings is a pretty fair, index to the in
terest in the service; and the congre
gational singing by those vast crowds
yesterday was thrilling to the most in
different 'ear. Thirty-five persons pub
licly professed belief in Jesus Christ
as their personal Saviour at the ser
vices yesterday, bringing the number
for the first week of the meeting up to
more than 50.
Dr. McDaniel was at his best in his
sermons yesterday, and that best would
not be easy to match in the entire south
His morning's discourse was a deep,
earnest exposition of the characteris
tics which ought to be displayed by a
living, active church; his talk in the
evening was an eloquent discussion of
the theme, "Is the Young Man Safe?"
Dr. McDaniel read as the morning's
lesson the first 20 verses of the 19th
chapter of the Acts, and selected as
his text the 20th: "So mightily grew
the word of the Lord and prevailed.
His theme was "The Church Equip
ped." The Ephesian church occupies a
principal place in Revelation, in the
Epistles of Paul and in the Acts of
the Apostles. In Revelation it is the
first of the seven churches commended
by the Holy Spirit. In the Epistles it
is described as a church of "unities"
and in the Acts, as a church fully
equipped and ready for God's work.
The discourse consisted of an examina
tion into the various points in which
the church was peculiarly well equip
ped. Repentenoe Necessary.
The twelve men whom Paul found
near the kingdom of God, in Ephesus,
and whom he instructed, baptized and
formed into the nucleus of the church
in : that place had already heard and
heeded John the Baptist's message,
"Repent ye." Genuine, repentance is a
never absent and fundamental princi
ple of the Christian religion, and an
indispensable prerequisite to the true
Christian life. Many churches are
feeble because they are weak on this
point. The ground must be ploughed
ere it is ready for the sowing.
Old Testament prophets and New
Testament missionaries alike make re
pentance the burden of their message.
Noah proclaimed it to the antediluv
ians; Jonah impressed it with tremen
dous power on the men of Nineveh;
Malachi, the last of the heralds of the
cider dispensation, sounded it forth in
Continued on page 10
In Birdland
A Beautiful Sea Picture
at The Royal
Raw Fur-Hides
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Weekly Price List Issued Write for it.
It seems that Spring is here sure enough, and we are ready for it.
HOW ARE YOU ?
Our Buyers were in the markets early p.r.d every department is
full to overflowing with the bright Springtime Gcods.
The Coat Suit Department is well equipped, and tco, with Gar
ments that are net only attracti vc in style, but c.tchy in price.
Many Samples of Spring Models in Coat Suits that were bought
frcm the tailors at ONE-FOURTH OFF and arc bchvj sold fcr ONE
FOURTH OFF.
Are here ready for the Spring Openinrj. The Suits are Nobby,
of the Lett makes and everybody zayz they are swell.
Ladies' and Men's Furnishings of the Latest Spring Novelties,
Shces, Oxfords, Fumes and Ribbon Ties in Tans, Vicis, Gunmetals
ar.d Pattents and they are going fast.
BIG FREIGHT SHIPMENT VAL LACES AND INSERTION TO MATCH
REACHED US 30 DAYS LATE. THIS WEEK THE ENTIRE LOT
GOES ON SALE AT REDUCED PRICES. EXAMPLE: ALL 5c
QUALITY 5Cc PER DOZ., ALL 1Gc QUALITY $1.00 PER DOZ
EN AND ALL OTHER GRADES AT THE SAME' REDUC
TIONS. REMEMBER, THESE LACES WERE MARK
ED CHEAP BEFORE THIS GREAT REDUCTION.
Genuine Imported Lace Robes, White and Black, all hand finished.
Price each $75.00
White, Cream, Ecru and Paris Shades, Filet and Round Mesh
Nets, 45 inches wide. Price the yard .. 50c, 75c, $1.00
OfBSS
Trimmiogs
New Motifs, Medallions, Lace Bands, Soutache Braids, all colors;
Pull Braids, Persian Bands, etc.
DEMONSTRATION OF THE SECURITY BELT BUCKLE THIS WEEK,
FIRST FLOOR TRADE STREET STORE.
Little
Long
Co.
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