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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS APRIL 9, 1908. International Examination Work Close Of TheY. M. C. A. Classes ti $1 STENOGRAPHY CLASS. BOYS' PREPARATOR Y BUSINESS CLASS. The two half-tones accompanyin: this article are cf two of the several educational classes conduct oil by the .Young Men's Christian Association during the fall, winter and spring months of each year as a department of work of the popular institution. The photographs were taken during the last week of the schocl year after all who did not prosecute the course out lined, had dropped out. The above pictures are of the stenography class taught by Mr. C. P.. Miller of the Gen eral Fire Extinguisher Company, and the boys' preparatory class taught by Mr. J. E. Johnson and Mr. M. II. Col lins, Jr., of the Four C's Co. The course ended last week with a series of examinations conducted by the international committee of the Y. M. C. A. with headquarters in New York. The same examinations are giv en simultaneously in all associations conducting night educational classes in the United States and Canada. This is a valued feature of the work of the educational department, as it gives positive proof that the local instruction conforms to the standard set by the international authorities. Last year there were eight successful young men in the examinations and this year the local board of examiners, com posed cf the teaching force of the Y. M. C. A. there being five instructors, have passed nine papers so that there is a great possibility of the association slightly improving xm its last year's record in spite of the handicap of building operations. There were 52 different students in this year's classes in the following subjects: Arithmetic, algebra, book keeping, penmanship, mechanical drawing, stenography, and a prepara tory business course for employed boys embracing the following elemen tary subjects: Arithmetic, grammar, spelling, penmanship, geography and history. Four night a week were given by the association for recitation and study to the young men and boys of this class. The force of teachers fol low: Mr. M. H. Collins, Jr., of the Four C's Company; Mr. Matthew J. O'Neill of the American Machine and Manufacturing Company, Mr. Eugene Wightman, of the General Fire Extin guisher Company: C. B. Miller of the General Fire Extinguisher Company; Mr. J. E. Johnson, of the Inter-State office of the Y. M. C. A. and Mr. Dell Withers of the News Publishing Com pany. The new building of the association is so planned that a sreat number of classes are provided for and it is be lieved that the present night school for 50 to CO students each year will increase so that there will be upwards of 200 eventually. The committee in charge of this im portant feature of the work of the Young Men's Christian Association is as follows: Messrs. George Stephens, chairman; A. G. 1-Jrenizer and D. A. Tompkins. For Printing Pho m 11530 Has Been Four Times in Shadow of The Gallcws N umber 4 Trip Around the World Series - CWarVe '4IC- 1 De Capitol Building's a sight ter see Bout as big as our Coal pile at Y, & B. De monument is a little taller But then you know it's somewhat smaller. De streets is swept and cleaned a whole lot, Which is more than I can say for old Charlotte. Norfolk, Va., April .Four times in the shadow of the gallows ana three times saved by a respite is the remark able record in the case of Leo C. Thur man, who wil die on the scaffold here tomorrow unless Governor Swanson in ternnses for the fourth time. Thurman was first sentenced to be hanged last September, but was saved by an appeal to the supreme court. The higher ..court declined to interfere in the case,' whereupon the young man was sentenced to pay the death penal ty on March 13th last. A stay of two weeks was granted to permit the con demned man to finish a book he was writing, the proceeds of which were tn en to his mother. n March 27th, within a few hours nf ihfi lime set for the execution, anoui pr recsnitp was announced over the long distance telephone trorn uoveimu Swanson's office in Richmond. The last stay, which expires tomorrow, was granted on the personal request of Uovernor Wilson, of Kentucicy, who ad-cH it that Thnrman's brother might have an opportunity to obtain further evidence. Th 11 rm iin's crime was the murder here in February, 190U, of Walter ?. Dolson, of Michigan. ' Both the murder er :inri his victim had been in the United States Marine Corps and were discharged from the service but a short time before the crime. The two became friends and occu nio.i the snme room in a lodging house on East Main street, where the murder committed. Thurman was prac ti;iiiv nenniless. while Dolsen had several hundred dollars which he had muph from his nav and which ne in tended to take home with him to Mich igan. While Dolsen slept one night ihur ninn dimmed the defenseless man to niene with an axe. robbed mm, pacK- ed the body in a trunk and made it ready for shipment. -Thougn uie cnuie T,,oo ,iotnotoii nimnst immeaiaiei.v. y v ti o uvuvtjtV'U i - - thp murderer eluded the police and left the city. After waiidermsr across the conuneni he was finally located in Vancouver, where he was arrested for passing a bad check and identified by tne van couver police as the man wanted ior the Norfolk murder. Ho was returned to this city, spedily tried and convicted of murder in tue first degree. An unsuccesstul attempt was made to prove that the prisoner was insane. Street Lights In Mill Towns Electric Developmen ts Through Out Country Make This an Inexpen sive And Almost Ne cessary Luxury. The electiical development going on in various parts" of the country have brought, very prominently be fore the attention of mill owners and other such in mill villages, the ques tion of street lighting. The average mill village is going through a gradual change much as our earlier and oldest cities have passed through. The various muni cipalities in the country have found that good lighting of streets means a lesser need of police protection, an aid to cleanliness and sobriety, and above all is a great factor in the recreation and amusement of the inhabitants. The same theory will apply very forcibly to the average mill community; isolated from the cities and in a measure self-dependent on its own resources for pro testion, recreation and pleasure. Probably the greatest difficulty in the way of control of a rowdy ele ment in a mill community is the lack of police protection. The in discriminate shooting of revolvers, etc., is seldom done on well lighted streets. The better lighting of streets in a measure solves this prob lem. There is also a greater inter course between inhabitants, and the social parties of the Church and Fra ternal societies are much better at tended. In a large number of mill communities "The Grove" is the fre quent resort of both young and old, but when night comes on it is desert ed; a few incandescent or arc lamps placed in these places prolong this pleasure and recreation, and the lawn party and other parties of like na ture are possible under very favor able conditions. The result of this is that the operatives find in his own community elements of recreation and pleasure which are so much desired, and they no longer seek the cities and larger towns for this purpose. With the advent of the various power companies transmitting power through different communities, this matter of street lighting is no longer a serious proposition. The power is already there ready to be utilized, and the stringing of wires and the in stallation of lamps is within the power of the average mill mechanic. The next few years will see many changes in the matter of lighting mill villages with its consequent re turn of contentment and increased re creation and pleasure on the part of the operatives. The well lighted play ground with its swings, nonzontai liars and other means of sport, so enticing to the young; the settees and chairs placed in the groves ap neal to hoth the middle aged and older ones, and the opportunities for rest and recreation are more increas ed thereby. The future will see much more active work done along tnis line than there has been in the past. 30 Days Trial $1.00 is the offer on Pineules. Relieves Back-ache, Weak Rnck. bame Back. Rheumatic pains. Best on sale for Kidneys, Bladder and Blood. Good for young and old. Sat isfaction guaranteed or money refund ed. Sold by S. L. Alexander & Co. REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES. Delegates Will Be Elected to Congres sional and State conventions. The. rennhlic.an nrimaries will be Vield in Charlotte and Mecklenburg county tomorrow, at 8 o'clock in the city and 2 o'clock in the county, ueie- p-ates will be elected to the congres- 1 and state conventions, the for mer to be held at Newton and the lat ter at Greensboro. Mr. J. F. Newell is chairman of the Mecklenburg coun ty executive committee. QnnprintenHent Westfall Here. Mr. A. II. Westfall. general superin tendent of the Northern district of the Southern railroad. SDent last night m the city and left this morning for Tay lorsville. During his stay in Char lotte Mr. Westfall was a guest at the Selwvn. His headquarters are in Greensboro. , Builders Hardware AND All The 0 t lull ura Y&B Coal Change in Eastern Carolina Base Ball League Schedule Special Attention to Customers Wishes. "Delivered the & B" Way-at a 2-eleven Gait" Wood. &B" Yarbrough & Bellinger Coal and Wodd Co. Snerinl to The News. Rnleitrh. N. C. April 9. Two changes have been announced in the schedule of the Eastern Carolina Baseball League. The season opens June 9 instead of 8th, the games scheduled for the latter date being cancelled. Thp enme scheduled for July 2 as Goldsboro at Wilmington is reversed to Wilmington at Goldsboro. Clinchfield Coal is a Steam Producer. Veterans Monthly Meeting. ThP ree-nlar monthly meeting of Mecklenburg CamD. No. 392, United Confederate veterans, will be held Sat urday morning at 11 o'clock in the mu nicipal building. All members ot tne camp are urged to be present as im portant business will be transacted. How fading are the joys we dote upon. Norris. i t a a I i Carpenters Tools en Hardware Co. LOOK IN any home lighted with electricity and see how comfortable and bright it's made by the mellow light. There's no heat, no odor, no noise no anything that's disagreeable, but everything that appeals to your sense of what's fitting and proper. As to the cash end of it we ask only that you ask us. R. G. Auten Co 'Phone 1307 or 1308. Insurance Epigrams "An agent may be six feet six and not fully come up to the expectations." It is not anathema to even hotly say to a fireman, "You go to blazes." Insurance economy as often practic ed is buying a 30-cent kind for 49 cents when the price of the best is 50. We sell the best on the market. It has been tried and proven. C. M. 0 Butl 8, CO (INCORPORATED.) INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS. B. B. RESPESS Civil Engineer. Railroad Location, Land Surveying, Plans and Specifications for Sewerage and Municipal Work, Construction, Superintended. Oce: Carson Building Cnarlotte. 'Phone 1348 and 1409. Ir. N. Hunter. S. lu Vafcghan. Hunter & Vaughan DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS Charlotte, N. C. Phone 84a 312 East Fifth St J. M. MclVIichael (BONG'; ' You can lay it yourself. It's not hard work and it dosn't take Ion". Affr it's done, it's done for l.'inor IilfliT tlmia Ctnrmo tvnn't hurt ConP"0 Koofincr wind won't- rln 3. O " ' " I it, heat won't soften it or make it: brittle. It can t rot, rust, corrode, creep or leak. It is the "Never' Leak Roofing." Write for sample. That will tell the story better than words. B. F. WITHERS, Distributor, Charlotte, N. C. gMHHMIkiBKMMMK tirinimM INSanZstn Pile Remedy RELIEVES WHEN OTHERS FAIL i Ma 1 19 Before U Buy or Rent He that conouers himself conquers an enemy. French. Anti-Saloon Meetinqs. Tonight, April 9th., at M. E. church, North flharlotte. at 8 o'clock. Speak ers: W. C. Dowd, J. D. McCall. A league wil be organized. Friday. Arjril 10th.; Cochrane Aca- demv. Marniner Star township, at 8 o'clock p. m. Speakers: Frank ti. mc- Ninch, Neill R. Graham. Fridav. ADril 10th. Huntersville. at 8 o'clock p. m. Speaker: Cameron Morrison. Saturday nicht. Anril 11th. at Eliza beth Mill, at 8 o'clock p. m. speaKer: W. D. Mcuan. DOES THIS SUIT YOU ? Enelish-McLarty Co., the enterpris ing druggists of Charlotte, are having such a large run on "HINDRIPO," the new Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic, anrl hear it so highly Braised that they now offer to guarantee it in every case to cure all forms of Kidney Troubles and Nervous Disorders. They pay for it if it does not give you entire satisfaction. If you use it, it is their risk, not yours. A 50-cent box sent by mail under positive guarantee. FOR SALE 2 lots on N. Davidson St. 1 house and lot on N. Tryon St. 1 house and lot on N. Graham. FOR RENT. Three 7-room houses on S. f Church St., all modern improvements. Rooms 505-506 Trust Building. CHARLOTTE. N. C. t D 202 S. Tryon St- Phone 604. ' Colored Children to Give Carnival, About 50 children of the m'imary de- nartment of the colored eraded school will participate in a "Tiny Tots Carni val" to be given tomorrow night at 7 o'clock at the Seventh Street Presby terian church, under; the direction of the teachers of that department. An admiscsion fee of -10 cents will be charged, the proceeds to be applied to the church fund. "THE DIXIE" 233 W. Trade Street NOW OPEN Two Fine Films "The Runaway Cab" "The Dramatic Circus" Hackney Bros. Company la the place to get prompt service for anything in the line of Plumbing and Heating. W carry a full line of Supplies. 'Phone 312. 6 West Fifth Street. ' HHH"I"I!-I-InI..!..l READ THIS If you have property to aell. lUt ft in this oityce- If your have houses or stores to rent, let me do your collecting and save trouble and vrorry. The place to 'Insure your property Is In this agency. R. E. COCHRAN7 INSURANCE AND REAL EST AT AGENT. Wooten a Co. HOUSE BUILDERS. Inside and Cutside Repairing. Upholstering, Cabinet Work and Fur- nitur Repairing. 33 West Fourth St. 'Phone 437. l-17-m-w-f-tf. Allan's Magnetic Cough Syrup Cures Coughs, Colds, Grippe, Made By WOODALL & SHEPPARD 'Phone 69.
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