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Wanted, For Sale, For Rent, Lpsst and Fotind^ 8^^ Boarders, Rooms or Roomers-Page Eight fourteen pages. I THE NEWS i FOURTEEN PAGES. VOL. 45. NO. 8069 CHARLOTTE N. 0. FR.DAY EVeNlNG, OCTOBER. 27. 191 I PlDT|^|7lIn Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy Daily—6 Cent* Sunday. * I Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday. United States Steel Corpoiation To Be Dissolved Highly Trust And its Childiei find Disjavor in Eyes of Uncle Sam~‘Prices of Stocks Crumple Following A nnomce- ment Great Corps oj Process Servers Busy Today—Case to Be Expedited — Charges Filed Against The Trust Are Num- erous. an advance in the dividend. May Fight Government Suit. In the absence of any statement of the Steel Corporations’ intentions the opinion in Wall Street this morn ing was that the corporation would fight the government’s suit. Prepara tions evidently made in anticipation of such litigation, such as yesterday’s decision to abandon the Great North ern ore leases and the reduction of ore freight rates together with the corporation’s announcement of its po- 1 sition after the meeting of directors i on September 26 was evidence of ^ this. Though litigation may run its course, however, it is believed that the case will be speedily decided. The reason is that the supreme court’s decision in the Standard Oil case has laid down a precedent by which the courts may interpret the Sherman law in the present contro versy. Wild Rush to Sell. Wall Street, Oct. 27.—There was a wild rush to sell United States Steel stock at the opening of the market today as a result of the government's Py Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 27.—Now that the government’s fight to dissolve the ’’nited Sttes Steel Corporation has been fairly started, there will be no slow movements in the battle. When the bill was filed in the, . - . , i. T'nited Stai.es court at Trenton yes-\ dissolution suit. The common sto‘ terday asking for the dissolution with the sale of .-8,000 sha e ■he corporation and its subsidiaries, fell to 53 1-2, a loss of 5 Poii^ts. Attorney General Wickersham also j "The preferred stock fell 5 3-». nied “a certificate of public import- Roosevelt Silent, ance.” 1 Theodore Roosevelt flatly declined Asks For Hearing. j today to make any comment on the This states that the case is of ut- • Steel Trust Suit, most Importance to the government* "Did you read the petition. the r^nd asks that it be heard by a bench colonel was asked, of four justices. Ordinarily it would i “It was read to me,” said Mr. Roose- Lig heard by only one. Although the Steei Corporation will ave four montlis to make its answer o the government's allegation that it Is a dozen trusts within a trust, a menace to the nation,” and practi cally the most complete ever perfect ed in this country, there are possibil- it es of other developments in the meantime. Attorneys for the corpora tion may demur to the government * charges. In that event there might be some delay. After that possibility 1e disposed of the circuit court prob ably will appoint a master to hear testimony and a battle of giants will begin. Will Rush Case. Attorney General Wickersham and other department of justice officials velt. •‘It sets forth you were deceived with regard to the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company deal. Are you going to let them get away with that?’ “You can t force me into saying one word,” said Mr. Roosevelt, snapping his teeth. “Aside from the Tennessee Coal and Iron matter, what do you think of the expediency and sense of the suit as a whole?” “Not one word,” said the former president. “Will you issue a statement after you digest the petition?” Mr, Roosevelt smiled and said noth ing. Drop in London. London, Oct. 27.—United States expect to make progress much “orelg^^^j opened on the London market r- pidly than was done in either the Standard Oil or tobacco cases. It H.ia a little less than five years from ' time those cases were started until they reached the supreme court of fhe United States for decision. The supreme court’s decision In i;0£.e cases, however, is expected to expedite the trial of the steel cases. The government's view is that the courf^’s decision in the oil case as re- -.^rds stockholdings and interhold- this morning at 59, then fell to 5/ and finally to 54 1-2. The amount of stock changing hands was small compared with the big decline. TK» principal qfferln** appeared to have been cabl^ -over night from Wall Strict. Bear coverings late in the morn ing lifted the quotation to 56. Record Sales. The first block of 28,000 shares was one of the largest ever recorded in 's can be apnlied to the Steel Cor- stocks, although it was exceed ed twice last month when the market was demoralized by liquidation of this stock on the part of the holders who feared that the government was about to begin suit. Within the first 15 min utes, 97,500 shares were traded. Stock Supported. It w’as soon evident that the stock po’*nMon. A Giant Trust. The government’s purpose is show that the Steel Corporation is onl* a giant trust to hold at least a dozen others. The bill charges ^at the Federal Steel Company, the Car negie Company, of New Jersey, to the American Steel & Sfrf “piatl! ^ as receiving support. The first price New Jersey, the National-Tin riaie - r iOf 53 1-2 was the low point and it Company. American Steel ^ I ^aiiied a point. At no time during the p»ny. American Sheet Steel Compw early trading did It reach the low Sg- and otherB. are Illegal trusts In thera- -^hlch was 61 5-8. ,elves and combinations to monopo- ure oi last m Ike trade. The 15' pe7 cent sinking fund bonds also was all these companies be dissolvea ana set brtck Into the integral i preferred after breaking 5 3-8 which they were states • rallied 2 points. The bonds opened the organization of the United States ^ ^ 100,000 at 100 3-4 Steel Corporation. Big Force of Deputies Buay. New York, Oct. 27.—The entire lo- force of deputies under United Marshal Henkel was put at decline of 1 1-2. General Market Upset The general market was upset by the excited trading in the Steel securi f te. Marshal Ue* Union Paclflc, Reading, Lehigh jie disposal of g mnies of i Valiev and the other speculative fav- 0?'eauuvt1he fidml the heaviest losers, al :. " .Zl ve X "uSted States . Steel | though declines^ in few c.ses_exc^^^^^^^^ -poration upon of the alleged trust, officers and direct- 2 points. Liquidation in these stocks omcers however, wa» much lighter and the market soon grew quieter with ral lies of a point or so frequent among the railroad issues. Exchange In Confuaion. The floor of the stock exchange was a scene of confusion. Long before trad ing was begun the brokers were jamm ed tightly about the post at which Steel stocks were traded in. Ordears to seel the stock had poured in over Morgan and Gary p. Morgan and E. H. ®ary re cri ed service last night but thir- ’ m others remained to be served ; this neighborhood. According to a statement given at the office of the United States inar^ U in Trenton, where the suit was ' -’d vesterdav afternoon, the sei . e of the petition will be fol^wec, - subpoenas requiring the defend- ns to answer the petition at Tren • .n on December 4. It is that both of these services will be i^iade within 48 hours. News Came After *suit The news of the dissolution suit nrae yesterday some ftock market had closed. ♦ ^ STORM WARNING. By Associated Press. Mobile, Alf., Oct. 27.-Tlie fol- ^ lowing storm warning was re- ^ ceived at 9:30 a. m.: ^ ^ “Down hurricane warning, ^ 9:30 a. m.. West Palm Beach ' ^ to Tampa. Disturbance pass- ■ ^ ed near Havana about midnight, ^ moving west, attended by moder- ♦ at^ly high winds an^ is now ^ probably in the Southwest Gulf. ♦ Fort Morgan, Ala., reports hea- ♦ vy swells from southeast.” ♦ ♦ New Orleans, ^ La., Oct. 27. ♦ The local weather bureau is- ♦ sued an advisory warning this ^ morning for the Louisiana coast ^ advising small craft to remain ♦ close to harborsc. Brisk north- ♦ erly winds are indicated on, ♦ this coast this afternoon and tonight. No Flight Yestetday -Flight Given Today By Aviatoi Wittmer TUFT'S T8IP US T Geoigia Bank Blown . Open And Robbed By Associated Press. Chattanooga. Tenn., Oct. 27.—The safe of the First National Bank, at Dalton, Ga., was blown open last night and robbed of |100, the bulk of which was in old gold and silver coin belonging to Mrs. J. W. Bar rett, and kept in safety deposit boxi of the bank. | The bookkeeper. Brown Lee, of the North Georgia Warehouse Com pany, went to the bank yesterday af- the band closed. He delivered the money to E. P. Davis, cashier of the bank whom he met on the street later and Mr. Davis took it home with him, thus knocking the burglars out of at least that amount. NEWARK MURPER MYSTERY. Miss Florence Bromley, the Philadel phia girl in the Allison MacFariand murer mystery. MacFariand is locked up in the Newark, N. J., jail, charged by the county authorities with ihe deatb of his wife, who swal lowed the contents of a bottle *co ntaining cyanide, which her husband had placed In k bromide bottle. Letters are now In the hands of the prosecuting attorney, showing that MacFariand and Miss Bromley were In love with one another, and were to be married after MacFariand got a divorce from hit wife. MacFar’#nd through hit attorney admitted his love for Miss Bromley, but denies any complicity in his wife’s death, saying that either it was accident al or a suicide. The government contends that the United States Steel Corporation’s cap italization is not less than |600,§00,- 000 in excesi? of the value of the prpp- ties taken over. T tiy AMOciated Press. Milwaukee,- Wis., Oct. 27.—W’ith his depjivture from Milwaukee for Chica go today President Taft practically bipught to an end the last leg of his swing around the circle as it was orig inally planned. Tomorrow the president will start in on a strenuous three-day program at Chicago and on Tuesday he will wind up the original trip at Pittsburg, the engagements that he has made fol lowing that being quite distinct from those of the present journey. In the 41 days that Mr. Taft has been on the road he has made accord ing to the official stenographers more than 250 speeches and has discussed all sorts of subjects. Most of the speeches have been short, not more than 300 or 400 words in length each, but there have been more than a score of set addresses that have reached a length of 2,500 or 3,000 words. Today Mr. Taft looks almost as fresh as when he stepped out on the platform of the Ideal to say good-bye to Boston, September 15th. With five days rest at Hot Springs, Va., ahead of ,him,. he is expected to get baci>. to the capital in practically as fit condi tion . as when he started on his trip. The president’p day in Milwaukee .fticluded luncbeon with 1,500 employes ftud ejtnployera of Jilil^itaukee factories and an address. Beautiful Exhibition Given by Wiitmer About 12:15— Rose 500 Feet or More in The Air, and Remained Up Sometime, KK H [lltUIKSEnS I PHESIDEIII By Associated Press. Peking,' Oct. 27.—General Li Yiien Heng, leader of the rebel forces, has informed the foreign consuls at Han kow that he has been proclaimed “president of the republic of China.” The foreign ministers here have ex changed communications with Li upon several subjects. They objected to his announcement that vessels carrying contrabrand would be sub ject to confiscation and also to his proposal to administer the custom revenues at the port of the Yang Tse Kiang and other cities when controll ed by the revolutionists. The latter objection was based on the fact that the revenues are pledged as security for foreign loans and should be turn ed over to the British inspector gen eral of customs in China. Repprts that the minister of war, tinue in circulation, and are believed by many Chinese. / ^ By Associated Press; Los Angeles, Oct." 27.—"Veniremen summoned in the new panel of forty to try the case of James B. McNamara, indicted for murder as a result of Lhe Times building explosion, came to Judge Walter Bordwell an hour ‘before the opening of court today to present j excuses for relief for possible jury duty. ' In the box at present are A.' C. Winter, under challenge by the defense for cause ,the disposal of whose case was expected to be the first action of court today and the foUr talesmen .who have been passed by both sides for cause. The principles upon which each side has been interpreting section 1076 of the penal code covering provisions on the qualifications of jurors are at pres ent fairly well defined, and'it is be lieved that further examinations there fore will go forward much more smoothly an^ rapidly. Vital Questions Decided On.. The questions which each side con siders vital, have resolved themselves into the following: Whether a tal^lsman believes in cap ital punishment; whether he has an opinion of guilt or innocence of the de fendant which he could not reniove; whether he has also a fixed opinion as to the cause of the explosion which he could not removei..whether he has nieht from owners in every part of the made personal investigation of the country who were alarmed by the)wreckage of the Times building and dissolution suit. When the gong was; taken a special interest in the caw fftces In sounded to announce the opening of the market such a din was made by the shouting, struggling traders that it was impossible for some minufes to learn the course of the market. What of Criminal Prosecution? Washington, Oct. 27.—The beginning (jf the civil suit raises the question a hurry to lay plans criminal prosecution of those who • — were acUve In the formation of tte There are said to be rought many brokers In a hurry to lay plans for -iay’s market and take^advam^e^^^ :,.e krlier opening of the tor^gn ej^ anges. Dealers in put and can 1 ■ ileges were busy all night sena i: - orders to London. prepared For Lively Day. ord of the sharp decline of ste^ in London caused no York this morning pared for a lively day ®^ck hange opened here at 10 ocIock. r of any unexpected developments , dl-pcllcd by length of traders had had to *h - .1 an4 hv the fact that rumors of ,:;;o‘v*rnment; intention had long 'vailed. i'i^l "Common stock closed yej^er . 5g 1-2 and the preferred stock As^a basla for comparison of d .^*s e\pected fluctuations it was ^ Fixed prejudice against labor unions of itself thus far has not been effec tive in barring talesmen, but iistially the defend has been able to shtiw the linking of such an opinion with a' prej udice against the defendant, wh'b is a member of a union and challenges manipulated that way . have been allow ed. Any man who has no ideas upon Gy Associated Press. Boston, Mass., Oct. ^ ?7.~Impo^nt developments were expected at.today’s| s&ssions of the grand jury which is hearing evidence against Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson, charged with murder ing Miss Avis Linneri, the young Hy- anhis music student. In ®ts city, Octo ber 14th, It ^'as believed‘ that the jury would report tomorrow. Fourteen Wornen Witnesses.' When the grand jury convened there were 14 women witnesses waiting in the ante-rooTD, among them Dr. Mary N. Hobart, who attended Miss Lin- nell just before she died, and several cashiers and waitresses from,restaur ants where,, it is alleged, ■ Riciheson and Miss'Linnell dined together occa sionally. Soon afterwards; Moses Grant Edmands, whose daughter Rich- eson was to have married next iTues- day,‘entered the ante-rqom. It was re ported today that books, renaoved by the' police from Richeson’a rbonas at the^^Carter home I|i,5am6ri(jge.ye8tei'- day'will be subjected to cheinical tests. This action' is said to be Jh connec tion with”a report that the minister, two'days before the death of iSliss Lln- nell,procured a bowl of flour from Mrs. Carter, saying he wished to make paste for repairing the binding of books and upon returning the bowl Is alleged to have cautioned her to cleanse the;bowl tlioi-oughly as poison had been in it. 'Today it was repoHed that Robert Burns, a detective, had declined to surrender. the suit • case which he se cured in Richeson’s room list Sat urday. HANSON WILL CASE THROWN OUT OF A COURT. Special to The News. Atiafita, Oct. 27.-^Several sensations were nipped in the budxesterday when Judge John T- Pendleton threw the contest against the J. F. Hanlon will out of the superjbr court, by sustaining the demurrer againat the caveat. Both sides were prepared to make Held on Chaige of Picking a Pocket Chas. Campbell, an operator at one of the booths at the fair grounds was locked up this morning at the police station on the complaint of Mr. J. L. Williamsqn, of Matthews, who asserts that Campbell took from his pocket last night at the fair gi-ounds the sum of 1187.50. The alleged picking occurred while the merriment at the midway was at its height last night and in the press and surge of the merrymakers, Mr. F. H. Honeycutt, of Matthews, a friend of Mr. Williamson, states that he saw Campbell have his hand in the pocket of Mr. Williamson. Campbell says he is from Norfolk, Va., and that Messrs. Williamson and oHneycutt are very much mistaken as to his being the man who took the money from Mr. Williamson and that he knows absolutely nothing about the affair. He is a rather preposessing youth in appearance and has none of the ear*marks of a crook. Bank at McComb Robbed of Big Sum By AsBOcla.ted Press. Shawnee, Okla., Oct. 27.—Yeggmen bleiw# the safe of the Bank of Mc Comb, this county, secured a large sum of money and escaped early to day, cacordlng to reports received here. Telephone w'lres were cut and communication with the town is im possible. A posse headed by the sher iff of thee ounty is in pursuit of the robbers. Held For Maryland A u i hojities prosecution could be successful. sure "to'the part of the caveat'relating to Major ■’"Cartment tr;Sy”tnV'tWthTU“i2:^^«’s acdualntanceship with'Mrs. the two most vulnerable poi | has proved itself a rare one o« low as 8 3-8 and 'immon, sold a* ip'w as .oat a year ago it touched 94 7» at culmination of a . r ent baaed upon the expecUtlon ot corporation, grave doubts as ■osecution a Department two most vumerauie Steel Trust’s organization are the Great Northern ore lease a^d its own ership of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company. Offlcials aA ^s but poraton evidently realized this, but eoverniri%9t offlcials declared that the facT that^V^e corporation’s directors have voted o abrogate the ore ease Is of no practical effect th leas will not trminate until 1915. U has been reported, too. that the Steel Corporation was “ Hd Itself of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company but whether that la so or St the I^partment of Justice has no ““^ll^artment of Justice gard the governments case m com plete. If the case be tonght through the supreme court of the States it is estimated that a final de rislon might be had within two years. ,e« are s..a to whether a criminal; ^^ruples-against the >ey Charles/T. Hoskins characterized punishment is pretty sure -to the part qf the caveat rel^tl the jury and thus far the com-1 Hanson's acau^lntanceshlp THE WEATHER. By Associated ;^Press. Washington, Oct. 27.—Fore cast : • ' • • North Ca'rolina, local rains to night or Saturday, colder Sat urday in west'portlon. South Carolina, rains tonight and colder Saturday In portion. occasional Saturday, northwest Daisy Horner as irrelevant”^ The sophlcal epithets and efforts^ to be- Jslinje the memory of . this man.” I The cavectors, on the cfth^sr hand, ih the final amendment peered by Mr. joe Hill Hall, went further flian they ever had before in .their allj^tlons, ‘and Charged that Mrs. Garrett was not ’ only responsible for all thie unhappi ness in the Hanson family, but that she ‘obtained such a coiitrol oyeir the mind * of Major'Han^n ill his latter years i'that he actually feared. Kef.”* This of •cWse was In the amendment which ! Judge Peidleton rejeeted * alo^ with jthe original caveat. The people who take the thought for the deed never get'i^h. ■ Many a - mM is crookcd from ^ol- I lowing ’ the trail of ■ a 'corkscrew. JUBY IN M’REE TRIIIL SECURED UTE IfESTERDliy Opelousas, La., Oct. 27.—The St. Landry parish courthouse was pack ed this morning when the fifth day of the trial of Mrs. Zee Runge McRee, Charged'with the murder of Allan Gar land, opened. The jury was completed at »r4U last night. The selection of the last of the 12 men who are to decide the fate of the prisoner came after the defense had exhausted Its last peremptory challiange. ^ ^ . During the fight of almost two hours for the last juror, Mrs. McRee, for the first time, stowed signs of great emo tion and extreme nervousness. She al ternately clasped and unclasped the hand of her husband, grabbed the airo «>f her chair or twisted and unrolled her handkerchief. She constanU/ mov- ed her h^ead from side to side and at times bit her lips or clenched her teeth [in an effort to restrain ger feeUngs. ", ’ ' ” ( Patrolmen Earnheardt and Johnson yesterday plated under arrest at the fair grounds I. Hyman who was en gaged in operating a game for the raffling of poodle dogs. The arrest was upon the strength of a letter and war rant from William G. Grimes sheriff of Frederick county, Md. The warrant ai leged that Hyman had been guilty of a violation of “the whit^ slave” law The letter stated that he could be found at the local fair grounds ane enclosed a description of the man. The officers found that the poodle raffling enterprise at the fair grounds was being operated by a man who filled the description down to the ground,* Hyman stoutly denied that he was the man wanted and asserted that he had never been in Maryland. An officer from Frederick county, Maryland, wired that he would arrive in the city tonight at 10 o’clock to identify the man, who refused to go back to Maryland without requisi tlon papers. Sale at Selwyn Farm Tomonow Mr. Edgar B. Moore will hold his sec ond annual stock sale at the Selwyn farm tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. Mr. Moore has some of the finest live stock in this section of the country and his sale of Holstein and Jersey cattle, and Berk- shires isc of special interest to ^ fancy live storey raisers. * The sale will be under a large tent, barbecue will be served by Mr. Moore at the farm at 1:30. Automobile service has been arrang ed to take the visitors from the car line at the American Machine shops, to the farm and to bring them back after the sale. TODAY’S PROGRAM AT THE FAIR 7:30—Opening of grounds for full day and night amusement for all. 8‘30—Official band at Independence Square. Followed ty a continued con cert at grounds. 1;30—Races, music furnishes dur ing the races by band. October 27th, 2:16 Pace, Purse $300.00 Dlrectneer, owned by Adam Carr, Freehold, N. J. j William E., owned by N. I. Edwards, Frederick, Md. - Winona, owned by N. L Edwards, Frederick, jld. Rosewood, owned by N. I. Edwards, Frederick, Md. Prince L., owned by Taylor & Bel- sate, eKller, Va. Sir Alcanton, Jr., owned by Geo. G Stiles, Rome, Ga. Paul, owned by Thomas & Penny, Greensboro, N. C. Rover Queen, owned by Thomas & Penny, Greensboro, N. C. Lody Bess, owned by A. H. Tyson, Wilmington, Del. David, M., owned by. A. H. Tyson, Wilmington, Del. Col. Slbert, owned by M. B. Hick son, - Lynchburg, Va. , Stetbreno Lad, owned by M. B. Hick- |8cn, Lynchburg. Va. Flight Revived Interest And Crowds Went Out-'^ Other Flights to lake Place at 2 P. M. And 3 P. M, ♦ Aviator Wittmer gave exhlbi- ♦ tion flight at fair grounds at ♦ 12:15 today (October 27th). He ♦ will fly again at 2 p. m. and at ♦ 3 p. m. ♦ ♦ There is something about air ships and Charlotte air that doesn’t agree. In other atmospheric fields aviators rise to heights sublime but not in Charlotte . This disappointing proof was experienced yesterday by thous ands of people who came from here, from there, from yon, from hither to see an aviation exhibition by C. C. Wittmer, one of the Curtiss men. The News carried a fact-ful article yesterday about Mr. Wittmer, his rec ord, etc., which was fresh stimulus to the public to witness the flight'. The day, to mortals who are content to be earth dwellers and not high flyers, was ideal for a flight. It was a perfect au tumn day, crisp, but not cool, warm, but not hot, zephyrous, but not breezy —at least thought mundanites. But the man of the clouds was sen sible of a wind from the north, which would not permit flight. The latitude in hours of possible flight was from 12 to 5 p. m. At least 10,000 people waiting for that length of time, so eager were they to see a flight. Every man held his watch in his hands, trying to reconcile the flight of time and the non-flight ol man. At 5 o’clock word came by wireless from the crowd somewhere that there would be no flight. ^disappointed? Yes, everybody was disappointed. Tired? Yes, everybody was tired. Mad? Yes, everybody was mad, es pecially the people who had traveled miles to see the flight. An old man who had come about 6C miles to see the machine and th« flight, said, as he turned away fron gazing at the machine: “I knowed th( damn thing couldn’t fly no how.” I^r. Whitmer Reasons. In conversation with a News re porter after the flight was called oft, Mr. Whitmer said:. “In order to secure a rise from the ground, the machine must heac into the wind. Owing to the direction of the wind from the northwest, which coming over the old grand stand and the encircling trees, made air currents close to the ground, it was impossible to gain a sufficient ripe from the runway to clear the trees and wires. It was absolutely without the bounds of reason to ex pect that the fragile machine would gain enough height in the short dis tance from the runaway to the ob stacles with the unfavorable winds, to ascend clear of the various inter cepting objects. On account of the manner in which the field is con structed, It is impossible to have the runaway at any except the northern section. This is the only spot where a rise may be made and with the wind blowing from exactly the wrong direction, and therefore cutting dow'n the distance from the runaway to the surrounding obstacles, it would have been foolhardy had I attempted to ascend yesterday. In order to make a flight prac ticable the wind should bef rom the south, so that the machine may rise from the ground with plenty of room to spare, and without the danger of becoming entaggled with the ob stacle which form such a prominent part of the fair field. Had I been able to once gain a headway and escend from within the bounds of the park in safety, the fiight con ditions would have been all that could be desired. It was simply a question of the Inevitable had I made an effort to go ou.” "I would not disappoint the people for anything, but I am not willing to kill myself, and to have attempted a flight would have been nothing short of suicide. If possible I will make two flights tomorrow.” Contractual Provisions. Following is the contract betweec the fair directors and Curtiss Exhibi tion Company: This conaract, made and enterec intp this 6th day of October. 1911. hy and between the Mecklenburg Fair As soclation of Charlotte, N. C.. party o' the first part, and the Curtiss Exhlbl tlon Company, a corporation of the state of New York, whose prlncipa! office and place of business is at Ham mondsport. New York, party of the ond part, witnesseth: * Continued on Page Five.