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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. FEBRUARY 18 1912 20 England Shudders at Ean-Breadth Escape Frnm Qerman Wa7 Much 7he Same Revulsion of Feeling Among masses oj the People Which Led to Lcwnfail of IheLaie Fiench Cabinet. (BY PHILLIP EVERETT.) London, Feb. 17. The knowledge that England during last year came very near the horrible catastrophe of a war with Germany has made a very strong impression here and there is a feeling among all classes that the time is past when a great nation had to be satisfied with leaving- its destinies in the hands ot a few more or less irresponsible states men and politicians who in case of a calamity would feel the burden of it far less than the great" masses of the people, very much the same feeling which in France led to the downfall of the late cabinet. Speaking of this matter the bishop of Winchester, Dr. Talbot, said the other day: The danger of a war with Ger Snany passed, but it cannot be denied that it left behind a very grave con dition of tension. There is in Ger many a deep sense of grievance. The feelings even of those who have been our friends arec hanged, cold, and suspicious. "Is there nothing which we can end ought to say? Must we sit mere ly passive and silent while govern ments and ministers deal with the events of the moment, with the mo ments of the great game until we lino" for some cause, which we ef the general public -very imperfectly un derstand, the curse of war is upon IFS? "Surely not. Surely we know that, nhi'e wars are made about incidents, it is not the incidents which really decide, but the temper of the nations roncerned. and their general relations to one another. "I ?ay first that the gTeat relations d fthe two powers ought to be such that it would be impossible to use the dreadful arbitrant of war to de ride the questions of detail which oc cupy nriOTnac aoout a coaiing feta tion or a sphere of influence. c'-ondly, 1 should like, as one who has given some time and trouble to the cause of friendship between the two nations, to offer Germany a personal assurance. "We are told that even friendly Germans believe that England de fires a means to make a war upon Germany. This is an entire mis take. A few men give. up such coun Eel, as do those who answer to them in Germany; I will hazard the guess that they do not stand for 5 per cent, of our people. The head and heart ot England revolt against a thing so horrible and so fratricidal. "Thirdly, I am confident that .this nation found its main delight in t-he "entente" with France just because it was an "entente" and not a piece of international tactics. And old., ugly, international antipathy or an tagonism seemed to vanish. We re joiced for this, and we hoped it was arecedent, and that through the "method of entente" the nations might pass into a state of more ra tional and more generous -relations between one another. "I am certain that the whole coun try would go out to meet the pros pect of a genuine "entente" with Germany. That is what is wanted, and the means to It are surely a frank statement by each side of its needs and desires, a resolute at tempt by each to look at matters from each other's point of view. "We Englishmen must understand German desire for liberty of expan sion; we must ask Germans to un derstand our sensitiveness about the Safety of our far-drawn communica tions with our dependencies. " "The nation should constrain the diplomats and not be constrained by diplomatic emergencies. I am certain lhat none would be more willingly renstrained than our own statesmen Df either side. "But the most dangerous of all in fluences is that of suspicion. We in England have shown plenty of it to wards Germany; but now, when we re trying to unlearn it, Germany has caught it up. and gives it back io us with interest. "If we can get a lit tie time we shall shake off the nightmare. We must determine on both sides that by God's blessing the colossal crime and catastrophe of war shall not come. "It would mean worse losses than even carnage and bankruptcy; it would mean the suspension and set back of all the best enterprises of cur progress and our philanthropy; it would spell the forfeiture of our opportunities. Christian alike and civilizing, towards the backward na tions of the East. The leadership of the world would be thrown away by two great peoples at the head of "Western civilization,, tearing each other like furies in the sight of heav en and before men. "Such a thing must not and can sot be. To the 'practically inevita ble of some on either side of the! K-ater, let us make the same strong reply "morally impossible.. I On this occasion the officer asked how many horses he bad which would be fit and suitable for service if re quired, and the contractor replied: "Little more than a dozen." The contractor referred to supplied sev eral hundreds of horses to the war office at the time of the South Afri can War. Interviewed, the contractor stated that he learned that the army veterinarv department was experi menting the same difficulty in all the larf. Ktahlns in Encland. Never, he remarked, was England so badly oft fnr rood horses, and he couia not them himself, for tliey were not to be obtained in sufficient nnantltlfs anvwhere in the country and most of the best horses were hHnf shinned abroad. He referred to the fact that, owing to the advance of motor traction, practically all the tramrar and omnibus horses naa ais- appeared, and remarked that in the event of war, owing to tne enormous, depletion of the sources of supply, the government would be in great Uil ficulty, I am informed on excellent author. ity that very shortly announcement will bn made of the betrothal ot l"rin cess Louise of Battenberg to Count Felix, the only son of Prince ussun- off, the wealthiest landowner in Rus sia, and one of the leading nobles. The Princess is 23 years ot gae. and the voune count only 2u. She is the second daughter ot Prince Louise of Battenberg, the Sec ond Sea I-ord, and formerly com- manner of the Atlantic squadron. The family of Yussupoff is one ot Sumarokoff-Elston. Count Felix eiix- vitch. The founder of the family was a Scotchman named Elston, who nrs appeared, it is said, in the Free State of Novogorod about H5U. i ne pres ent prince is attached to the court. A Leeds bachelor who complains that, although he bas reached the age of forty, he has not yet met a wo man who is willing to marry him. has decided to give, a whist, drive and dance at one of the principal hotels in that city, in the hope that he and others will there be able to meet with suitable partners. He published last night the following list of rules: Attendance strictly limited to spin sters from twenty-five to thirty-five and bachelors from thirty-five to for ty-five.. Widows and widowers not wanted. Ladies are not to wear evening dress. Gentlemen may wear evening dress or not, as they please. Ladies and gentlemen may con tribute musical items; these not necessarily be love songs. Every applicant will be required to give full private address, the appli cation being taken as a guarantee that he or she is eligible under the conditions proposed. Fourth- WaM Home We have a very attractive home which we offer for. Bale In Fourth Ward, which Is known to be one of the best wards in the city. This house has Just been remodelled from foundation to roof, and in some respects is better than a new house. It has on the first floor reception hall, living room, dining room, kitchen, butler's pantry, bath room and large front and rear porch. The second floor has three nice bed rooms with large closets, and complete bath room. Has double floors both first and second floors; also Is papered with high grade paper. Wo offer this house if taken soon at a price we consider a great bargain, and if you are interested in a Fourth Ward home, we would be glad for you to call us up. . v , arolina (Realty Company 211 N. Tryon St. Phone 609. The Idea of converting the tube railroad into picture palaces is the happy inspiration of a London adver tising agent. By his invention, the pictures would not be projected be fore the audience as at a cinemato graph, but the passenger would have the experience of being projected through the scenes portrayed. The scheme is to fix the pictures at intervals in the tunnel, so that as the train travels at high speed, a quick succession appearing upon the ecreen would invest them with apparent animation.- The secret is to devise a means of deceiving the eye so that it cannot detect that the picture is still when it is projected. The pro moter is confident that the dlfficHiy will be overcome and that in the near future a traveler tired of his paper will be able to rest his eyes upon a series of apparently moving pictures which will brighten the Journeys. PROFOUND LINGUIST. There bad been a fatal accident at the railroad crossing in a little Pen nsylvania town, and the coroner, a pompous old fellow, who mangnifled conscientiously both his office and its incumbent, had impaneled a Jury for the inquest. There was only one witness of the accident, an illiterate Slave from the coal mines, who could understand no English. With him the coroner began to struggle. "Can you speak German?" he asked The man shook his head. "Can you speak Italian? continued the official. Again the man shook his head. "Can you epeafc Hungarian?" the same response. "Can you speak Russian?' finally asked the coroner. Again the man 6hook his head. "It's no use gentlemen," said the coroner, turning to the Jury. "We can't proceed with the case. I've spok en to this man in five different lan guages and can't make him understand me." Philadelphia Record. Something I r ... ... .. -i.., Tt-.--.r.- . r r - BifuwiniiiMMi ii l'miiiiiii iirnrTinim 3ew in Oilwor Four Blocks of New Lots on East Boulevard, Just Beyond Mr. Latta's Residence, Are Now Placed on the Market for the First Time. Road RJear the Providence We offer for sale 40 acres of Good Farming Land. place stream of running water and one-third of the place is heavily tlmbw The character of the land is grey with a good sturdy clay suh-soil. otw than being a good farming proposition the place lies in the direct lin proposed development. 01 Price.... ..... . ... $73.50 per aWs Southern Real Estate Loan & Trust Co. Pne, six-room double house, one'two-room house, in Second Warn blocks from the saqure. Now renting for $4.00 per week d' Bln' Can be bought for a few days for $1735.00. Easy terms. Gattis Realty Company . Phone No. 2602. ' v No. 1 West Fifth St. Sizes 69 x 190 66 2-3x190 Prices $2,000 $2,250 These are the Cheapest Building Lots in Charlotte Today, For Size and Location. STREET CAR SERVICE EVERY 5 MINUTES SPRING Is the Time to Build. DILWORTH the Place to Locate. Let Us Build a Home for You, According to Your Own Plans on One of These Lots. TERMS OF PAYMENT EASY. Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company SECOND FLOOR PIEDMONT BUILDING 'PHONE 155 Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating, Terra Cotta Pipe, Flue Lining, Pump and Tubular Well Supplies 6 and 8 W. Fifth Street Phones 293 and 294 V i Slight Mistake. Brooklyn Life. Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston relates an amuseing incident which occured while he had occasion to stop at a country hotel in Connecticut. In a con spicuous place in the parlor was an in scription "lei on parle Francais." The Mayor, as he noticed the sign, turned to the proprietor and said: "Do you speak French?" "Not me," the man replied. "United States is good enough for me." "Well then," said the Mayor, "why do you have that insciption on the wall? That means 'French is spoken here." "You don't mean it!" exclaimed the hotel keeper. "Will Til be darned- A young chap sold me that for 'God Bless our home.' " , Some people tell the truth to shame the devil, and others " just to make trouble. It is of white charmeuse.. The lean .. year ' eirl who won't take no for an answer might put it "Will you or will you knot? Living up to Sunday school mottoes is no harder than making meals of saw dust. New York Press. Then there's a sketcky mousseline tunic. if or 3 SL Owing to the increase ot motor traffic, the army veterinary depart, nent is finding increasing difficulty in its endeavors to secure an cfn rient reserve of horses suitable tor military and transport us in. the event of war breaking out, Officers of the army veterinary de partment make periodical visits to all thep rincipal contractors for the pur. pose of ascertaining the numbers of horses fit for service in their stables. Such a visit was made a Tew days ago to one well known contractor who, besides having de pots in London and Paris, is a prom inent buyer of horses both in Eng land and on the continent, A few Fears tgo this contractor regularly nad in his stables horses to the num ber of sox or eight hundred, but at present he has only between two and three hundred, the latter number be ing the maximum ever attained at one time, For Reet RESIDENCES 7 rooms, modern 714 E. 4th St.. .$25.00 7 rooms, modern, 1511 S. Boule vard 25.00 4 rooms, 211 S. Graham St..., 13.00 7 rooms, 1204 N. Caldwell St.. 12.00 4 rooms, 213 S. Graham St..,, 11.00 per week 3.00 5 rooms, 307 S. Myers Bt 8.50 3 rooms, corner West 8th St. and R. R. . . . ., 7.00 7 rooms 1412 N. Davidson St, 4 rooms Villa Heights, ner week 1.50 4 rooms, N. Selgle St., Belmont, per week ...... 1.50 4 rooms, Charlotte Ave, Bel mont ." .. . 7.00 3 rooms, 1406 N. Davidson St, per week , 1.75 3 rooms S. Allen St., Belmont, per week 1.25 OFPICE ROOMS. Two office rooms In McKlnnon Bldg.. each $10.00 Store Room, 701 W. Trade St. 15.00 Brown & Go revar Court Frontage Now Selling at Attrac tive Prices A chance to own your own lot and busi ness house in the heart of the city, for less than rent money. Myers Park The place for your HOME Acre lots at the city, limits where you can solve the high cost of living. Patterson & Glascock Mgrs. Real Estate Department. American Trust Go. IL Six-room house, lot 50 by 200, with well and barn and alley in rear, Springdale Ave., Dilworth. Price $2000. This property will without a aouDt enhance in value fast. See us.- Terms., can be arranged. Five-room house, lot 50by '150, 1210 South Caldwell, block and one-half of car-line, five minute car service, two blocks of school, house newly painted. $o00 cash, balance on terms from one to five years. Price $2,200. Four-room house, with basement, lot 50 by 160, with well, Seversville, house three years built. One-fourth cash, balance Building & Loan. Price $1000. Lot. Elizabeth Ave., 60 by 193. Price. ..... ... .... $2,200 Lot, Vale Ave., 60 by 150. Price .. ..... ..... .... $400. Do not fall to see'us about the property we are developing on Inter urban, a good investment for you. - - i Cox Realty Company Phone 311V 19 E. 4th .St. MONEY TO LEND Can negotiate loans from $2,000 to $20,000 on business or close In residence property in Charlotte, also on good farms in the county, A. G. CRAIG REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE Phone 1436. Trust Building. Ji Only the Dead .Are Immune . From Accident, Illness or Disease. p ss i IS . joa& !- The very fact that you are alive ren ders you vulnerable to the attacks of any one of these foes. Once you are brought low by a bro ken leg or diphtheria, it is quite pos sible that your income. may stop with alarming suddenness. In this event an income from another source would be most acceptable. Ocean Accident and Health Pol Icy will provide you with an income when you are sick or hurt; and should you lose a limb or your life through your injuries, generous cash Indemni ties will be forthcoming. This .defense you caoi place about your family for a moderate annual sum. 1 - , THE MOORE-PRICE INS. AGENCY, Charlotte, , N. C. 01 FOR SALE Nine-room residence with two baths, Cleveland Ave. , . $6000 00 Eight-room residence East Boulevi - .... ...... $6350 Seven-room residence South Boulevard .... .... $3500 00 Eight-room residence, new, Piedmont $4800 00 Five-room residence, Piedmont. $3ooo!oo J. E. MURPHY & CO. Phone 842. 229 South Tryon St .T-rv-::-.-.- : , , tf FOR RENT East 9th street, modern 6-rooms .. ... -... ....... $18.00 East 7th Street, modern, 8 rooms Klt.. ..... fc... $22.50 Liberty Street, modern, 5 rooms r... ... $18.03 21st Street, nice 4-room cottage., fcr...4i $3.00 Peoples Loan & Realty Company W. L. NICHOLSON, Manager. C R. McGINN, Salesman. S09 REALTY BUILDING PHONE 313. or Modern 6-room house on N. McDowell street. This Is Iv a good neighbor hood and fast growing section, price $3000. Large part of this can ba carried in Building and Loan. Several attractive cottages, 3 to 6 rooms, all have good large lots, and some fruit and good water, with a liberal payment down you can almost make your own terms on balance. Vacant lots In the city, in Wilmoore and East End, all on easy terms. Farmi that will make you money. See us for bargains. W. T. Wilkinson & Co. J. A. BROWN. Notary Public. Phone 435, Room 6 McKlnnon Bldg. Get Your Moneys Worth There are TWO ways of doing this; FIRST: be sure the property IS WORTH what you pay for it. SECOND: that it is EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT. We can easily satisfy you on both these points if you are looking f a HOME or an INVESTMENT. We have something SPECIAL to offer right now. See us about it. The Phone 1254. IcClunq ealtv Co. 25 South Tryon St. High-Grade Investments ; . in We offer from our extensive lists, the foUowina well located for investment:. valuable propertied Tryon St. Lot about 98x198. Tryon St. Lot about 40x160, close in. Two Trade St. Lots, 25x100, same block Stonewall Hotel. Two Trade St. Corner Lots, 30x178, close to Postoffice. 50 to 100 ft. frontage, close to Court House. - 50 to 150 ft. frontage close to the proposed new Norfolk & Southern dciK. A fine corner close to new Interurban Depot, present building renting ft over $3,000.00 per year. A two-story brick building within one block of Selwyn Hotel. One hundred feet frontage at foot of S. Tryon St, . STOCKS AND BONDS. 5,000 to 10,000 Statesvllle Township 6s. 1,000 to 3,000 N. C. State 6s-, due 1919. .'. V 1,000 to 3,000 N. C. State 4s due 1949. 1,000 to 4.000 North Carolina R; R. Stock. 1,000 to 5,000 Commercial National Bank Stock, 500 to 5,000 Chadwick-Hoskins 7 per cent preferred. 5,000 to 7,000 Brown Mfg. Co., 6 per cent preferred. 5,000 to 10,000 Parker Mills 7 per cent guaranteed. N 5,000 tolO.OOO Woodside Mills 7 per cent preferred. 5,000 to 10,000 Glen Lowry 7 per cent preferred. 2,500 to 10,000 Washington Mills preferred. F. C. -'Abbott ;:S. Co. HKSH GRADE INVESTMENTS. EVERYTHING IN REAL ESTATE; INSURANCE IN STRONG COMPANIES.
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