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CHAJlLiOITE ISTEWS, DECEMBER 17, 1913 1 3 '-SWvV ON1Y A FEW DAYS MOBB 'Vv. if I 1 ' ' ew name remembered just in time; and for the last minute Sn"-, i,it)jJ If J '. J ecsons you will find oar stock the easiest to select from. SSS W$MjJj ) STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES StefAtg Silver Peccil, Bright Finish. No. 6939 &--;vi"A A $1.50 Pocket Knife, 2 Blades, No. 6948 " r-mz V vV : 1 Sterling Silver Handle, French -f"w SilSSlSBl yT-K' Gray Finish ffft - - S i!v-r. Bright Finish TU 2. f I ' 3 ; ff. i . ; . ?. V-T V.; llflf r r i V Jr. ! . :' t ) l.V'.C J; - V't $1.50 Baby Rattle. No. 6929 JJ SSit: 75 len"r6927 h-,-' ' of Pearl Handle. Bright tL -7-3 Thimhle V. .: : 75 cents "?Co. 6927 Sterling Silver Thiable Other Styles aid 50 cents -..jitj $1.00 No. 6SS2 Height 2lX iaches Perfumed Smelling Salts s-:ernng Miver lop 50 cents. Nail Clip, No. 6945 Sterling Silver Mounted Fine Tempered Steel 73 cents. Key Rlne Sterling Silver. French Gray Finish. No. 6957 -1J--1 is reduced size iijrcju tisi'-iS- s . -..---e lr:::e. .n .-. o. 69S3 SiTver Peprsit 60 Cents Tea Spoon Small Size - r Ctvs-2! Cl-ss Chelmsford Pattern. Sterling Silver. Bright Finish. :--ct-.t ' HcVc? U:SURPASSED VALUES PRICES ARE IRRESISTIBLE "We Buy Direct From Headquarters and Christmas Gifts Bought Will be Laid Save You the Middleman's Profit Away Until You Want Them cvs large XEJV ,TT -.-,-0- Fill in this Coupon and Mail to Us " T1T.T."TRATED "1AiL ORDERS FfDC rromptly filled. Anythins Xame " UiLQ II CC pictured forwarded Imme- -r V.rire tor i:-Todav diatel' . Pste Prepaid. Stf fc be of eonsidsrable oa receipt of pnce, and --, i- u'iref:r.g delivery guaranteed. . i ;.:s : sr::-5 z'rr gifts. City State OPEN j EVENINGS I UNTIL j j CHRISTMAS No. 7 West Trade Street. 'PHONE 1213 I lillman Shall Never Matthews Woodmen Enter My Eouse A." t?i Press. ?: ::;:!-;3. t. C. Dec. 17. "3. R. Till- rLi! never enter my house. -: a-y circumstances whatsoever,"' n:i Mr;. Lucy Frances Dugas. of .;rfI:. in reply to the request of 1 . .. T:.'an. jr., son of Senator Till r.:. ar:i icrmer husband of Mrs. 1.::. tl.at iie be allowed to see his ;i:l::en at all times when they might A recent decision of the state su-r:-r crurt in the famous case allows :a-her custody of the children luring stated periods of the year 1: i-creed that he be allowed to i--? children with reasonable fre ?.: other times. A:.;-:rys in the case met to draw :; ir. crder to s-ubmit to the court rractically agree oa no point :i? :r,zrrer will be argued before 'zr supreme court this afternoon. T:'.:.an refused the request of the ::"'cr tr.at he contribute $100 monthly "Em t:.? support of the children. oher minor requests wer r-;:-..5ed. S:": men are almost as good F-:;l a? the prescription clerk in 5 -tore. Elect Officers Special to The News. Matthews, X. C, Dec. 16. At a reg ular meting of Morning Star Camp Xo. 379 Woodmen of the World, held Fri day evening Dec. 13th. the following officers were elected for the ensuing year, W. S. Morton, C. C... G. L. New ell, Adv. Lieutenant. W. F. Berryhill, banker, W. L. Hatfield, clerk, L. C. Anderson, escort, C. B. Trull, watch man, S. B. Lemmond, sentry, Dr. W. H. Price, physician, S. C. Xewell standing as new manager and J. W. Griffin and T. A. Xewell standing as managers of unexpired terms, This is a young camp of 42 members in a flourishing condi tion with a sturdy andl oyal member ship and steady growth, with good prospects of a large membership in the near future. CROUPY COUGHS AND WHEEZY COLDS. The quickest, simplest way to rid the children of dangerous croupy coughs and wheezy stuff colds is to give almost instant relief and stop a cough promplty. It soothes and heals. Contains no opiates. H. L. Blomquist, Esdaile, Wis., says: "My wife con siders Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound the best cough cure and it gives the best results." Bowen's Drug Store. GUT APOLLO 'ufi OCOLATEI Don't Fail to See Our Line of Christmas Boxes and Baskets of Gnth & Apollo Chocolates and BonBons We Are Showing the Largest Assortment in the City RYON DRUG CO. 11 NORTH TRYON STREET 2). Carl Alsbeig Succeeds Wiley By Associated Press- Washington. Dec. 17. -President. Taft has directed Secretary Wilson to. appoint Dr. carl Alsberg. a chemist m the agricultural department, chief of the bureau of chemistry, to succeed Dr. Harvev W. Wiley. Dr. Alsberg has an international reputation as an authority on the bio logical phases of chemistry. He has been chairman of the new biological section of the American Chemical So-citj-, was secretary of the section of physiological chemistry of the interna tional congress of arts and sciences at the bt. Louis exposition, and his pub lications in the field of biochemistry have been numerous. Dr. Alsberg was educated in the New York private schools, Columbia University, the University of Stras- nurg, was a research worker; at the German imperial institute for experi mental therapeutics at Frankfort-on-the-Main, and studied at the Univeritsy of eBrlin, working . while in Germany under Schneidburg, a famous authority on chemical pharmacology. Later he took charge of the department of bio logical chemistry at the Harvard Med ical school. GENERAL STRIKE AS PROTEST T 1 ft R AC HIS By - Asosciated Press. Paris, Dec. 17. A general strike of the entire working population of France' ordered to be carired out today by the general federation of labor as a protest against war, was " partially euccess-ful. It was understood that all workmen were to throw down their tools for one day in order to 6how the strength of tHe laboring classes ' and to demon strate their pwer of paralyzing the government in the event of . a declara tion of war. - v In Paris itself the men appear to have executed the order to strike in a great many instances. Few cabs or other vehicles Were oa . the streets while many factories were closed and all the men connected "with the build ing trades ceased .work for the-, day. Twenty mass meetings were to be held in Paris and the suburbs this af ternoon and numerous others in differ- ent parts of the provinces. The authorities took extensive meas ures- of precaution for the maintenance of order but tranquility prevailed eY ery where. Santa Claus Letters. . Charlotte N. C. Dec. 17, 1912. Dear Santa Claus I am a little boy 8 years old. 1 go to school- every day. I thought l would write you a letter as I want you to bring me a train and a track and a cap pistel and a box of caps My brother wants one - to he is 5 year old, I have another brother 3 years old, he wants some oranges and apples. P. S. Santa Claus bring them for us. I live on Belmont Ave., No. 31)9 CARL. REYNOLDS. Charlotte, N. C. ' Charlotte, N. C. y Dec. 17, 1912. Dear Santa Clause I will write you. I am a little boy 4 years old I am a good boy , I' can not go to school but I am going when I get older ' Santa please bring me a trycicle and a horse and. a wagon apples, fruits, , candy, oranges .negro toes, and all kinds of fruit please do not forget Grandy he lives in Fort Mills, S. C. Please do not for get me Your Friend. BONMAN BAILEY. Central ft. C. Head quarters Here The Gold Dust Twins are at work in Charlotte and will be here for about three weeks. They appeared on the streets Saturday in a wagon decorated with the Gold Dust emblems and pro ceeded to take in the city. The N. K. Fairbank Company which manufac tures "Gold Dust" has departed from the method formerly followed of pre senting to householders a tiny sam ple package of . Gold Dust and has adopted the plan of giving to each housewife a full-sized package, believ ing that m this way the most convinc ing impression of the worth of their product can be made. Therefore, the decorated wagon that appeared here Saturday will continue to travel the streets of Charlotte for three weeks, or until every household in the city is supplied with a full-sized, 5-cent package of Gold Dust. Over 7,000 packages will be distributed. General Salesman S. D. Odell and and Caupt. C. W. Townsend of the sampling crew of the company are in charge of the distribution here. Mr. Odell will locate here permanently and Charlotte will be made headquar ters for central North Carolina. The N. K. Fairbanks Company realizing Charlotte's fitness for a' distributing point have decided on making this headquarters .fort Central N. C. Charlotte, N. C. Dec. 17, 1912. Dear Santa Claus Plaase : bring me a doll and a go cart and apples, candy and fruit of all kind Santa Claus do not forget Grandma in Shelby, N. C. please do not forget her I am 11 years old and going to school every day and my teacher is name Miss Zoe Hackett. Yours Truly DIXIE BAILEY - ' Charlotte, N. C. Dec. 17, 1912. Dear Santa Claus ' I am a little girl 3 years old I am a good girl I want' you to bring me a doll and pianp apples oranges English walnut candy Santa Claus please do not for get Grandma lives lives in Fort Mills, S. C. . From Yours Truly MAZIE BEATRICE BAILEY. Charlotet, N. C. Dec. 17,- 1912. Dear Santa Claus I am a little girl 8 years old l am going to school every day and my teacher's name is Miss Anderson, Santa Claus please bring me a doll and some dishes candy apples oran ges nuts of all kinds, Your Friend. SAMANTHA ROSE ANNIE BAILEY. New Wo? king Girls' Home in New York By Asociated Press. New York, Dec. 17. Ground will be broken on east 29th street next month for a new working girl's home, the gift of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt. The es timated cost is $150,000 and the build ing will house 100 girls who will pay from $3 to $5 a week for their room and board. The building will be seven stories high and fire' proof, an unusual feature will be open courts in the front and back, enclosed by the build ing. Many of the rooms will face upon these flower -filled courts, which like Mexican patos will give the girls plen ty of light and air with a maximum of privacy. A similar institution also built by Mrs. Vanderbilt has been in success ful operation lor some time. DOS ETON-PARKS. Special to The News. Statesville, Dec. 17. It develops that Mr. George Doston, of Statesville, and Miss Zelda Parks, of Olin, this county, were married in Charlotte Sat urday afternoon, giving .their many friends a complete surprise.. Miss Parks has been in charfge of a milln ery establishment at Rowland, Robe son county the past season and was en route home Saturday. Mr. . Doston went to Charlotte to acompany her to Statesville and during the afternoon they decided to wed. . License was quickly secured and the ceremony was performed in one of the CharlotteJ Methodist churches by the pastor of the church. The bridal pair came to Statesville via. Salisbury and are now at home Doston residence on Fourth street. Have Yau Used Your Quota of Sugai? By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 17. Each person in the United States this year will have used, about 87 pounds of sugar, the per , capita consumption of this article having.' increased from 80 pounds in 1910, 59 pounds in 19U0 and 39.5 pounds in 1880, according to statistics gathered by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. The total sugar consumption this year will exceed 8,000,000 pounds, whereas in 1900 only 4,500,000,000 pounds were used. The cost of sugar to the consumer this year .will approximate $400,000,- 000. more than $1,000,000 a day. One-fourth of this sugar came from the United States proper; an other fourth from the Hawaii and Porto Rico and the remainder from foreign countries, chiefly Cuba. A large increase in the production ot beet sugar in this country this year is noted, 1,400,000,000 pounds having been raised against 1,000,000,000 pounds in 1910 and less than that amount m 1905. Charlotte, N. C. Dec. 17, 1912. Dear Santa Claus Please bring me three stick guns, two horns, some raisins, oranges, ap' pies, candy, nuts, and caps for my pistol. And bring sister a doll, and a bed for it to sleep in and a little chair. I am. 8 years old. Your Little Friend. THOMAS HOOVER Pineville, N. C. R. F. D. 15. FEARFUL SHOOTING AND SUICIDE. By Associated Press. Savansah, Ga. -Dec. 17. After beat ing one woman with a pistol; shooting another through the head, N. V. Robert son, a store keeper at-Tatemville, a Savannah suburb, yesterday at 12:30 o'clock seated himself on his bed, and holding a looking glass in front of him, cut his throat, dying almost instantly. Mattie Monohan was shot through the chin, the bullet taking a downward course, lodging in her neck or shoul der. She was sent to a local hospital Her condition is not regarded -as ser ious. Emma Elilson, aged 23 years the daughter of Mattie Monohan, was severely beaten by Robertson with a pistol. The shooting and suicide were the result of trouble that arose be tween the man and woman. Improving Center SUeet At Statesville, 2V. C. Want a stove that will put all the heat in the house .instead of up the chimney ? Special to The News. Statesville, Dec. 17. The city board of aldermen held a special session yesterday to pass on the appraisment of property on South Center street necessary in widening the street to its regular width; against which con demnation proceedings have been in stituted.. The clerk of court appoint ed five citizens as a board of commis sioners to appraise the value of the property to be taken and the amount- of damages that should be paid the property owners,- and a hearing of the case was held Friday night, when the commissioners decided that a total of $2,100 should beallowed the four prop erty owners affected. The commission ers' report was : placed before the al dermen yesterday and as all the com missioners are large property owners themselves 'their figures were acepted by the aldermen without quibble and the amount named by them will be paid if the property owners will agree to the settlement. . If settlement can be made th way will' b opnd to com plt th work on Center street, making it a modern paved boulevard. The street is already paved and the side walk is paved up to the point under contention. ' " THB MONITOR RADIATOR produce twice at much heat from the same fuel be cause it has long inside draft that m&kei the fire draw well and burns up all gases before they are waited up the chinaiey. "Death loves a ehlning mark," quot ed the Wise Guy. "Yes, but life pre fers an easy one." added the Simple Muff. Your Liver is Clogged up Thafe Why You're Td Out Sort Hats No Appetite. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS will put you right in a f w day. They do their doty. Cue Coastipa tuMl. Kim ioaonus, lMigcaboa, a&d Sick HeuUcM. , SMALL PILL SHALL DOS, SXALL MUCS Genuine must beat Signature Something for His Stocking Here are some practical suggestions from the "men's store of the Christmas spirit:" Silk Mufflers, gloves, neckties, scarf pins, sleeve links, silk hose, initial handkerchiefs. -- And here are some more: Bags, Suit Cases, Bath Robes Motor Wraps Pullman Slippers Tie Rings ' Collar Bags Night Shirts Pajamas Shirts Jewelry Umbrellas, , Canes Underwear Detachable Fur Collars for Overcoats Handkerchiefs, in pockets and boxes. Full Dress Suits, Shirts, Ties, etc. Opera Hats Combination Sets. leather Suits, Overcoats, Hats, Rain Coats, etc. Ties, Sox, Gloves, etc., in Christmas Boxes. Gibson -Woolley Co. FOR MEN WHO KNOW YOUR WEEKS WASHING will be done promptly and properly if sent to us. In addition we v guarantee the absolute sanitary condition of all clothing laundered $ by us. Ask us about this service. ' Sanitary Sieam Laundry 392PHONE-393 o 4 O O s mliii'Wiiif- These Little ellows are just the thing for a large room this kind of weather, or for a small room no matter HOW COLD It is! . 4 O -e- y e Charlotte Hardware Company You will see the "BIG KEY" at our Front Door. a 168S square inches mere heating mrface than any other stave built CARTEKSj rjlTTLE Von can heat jour up-stmirs rooms by attaching pipes to its patent hot air flue. The patent grate cuts the clinkers and dead ashes from the grate and turns thera Into the ash pan. Don't need the poker. It will hold fire twnty-four hours with. out renewing. Come Around and LooH At It J.N.McCausland &C 21 8. TRYON ST. . "The Store of the Christmas Spirit" Our stock has been selected with a view to Economy and Du rability, as well as style and beauty. That question, "What shall I get them for Xmas?" is easily solved by a visit to our store.- ALUMINUM WARE CHAFING DISHES CARVERS POCKET KNIVES SCISSORS and SHEARS KNIVES and FORKS RAZORS EXPRESS WAGONS VELOCIPEDES TRICYCLES WHEELBARROWS AUTOMOBILES Weddington dw. Co. "SELLERS OF GOOD HARDWARES P E. Trade St. Phones 64 and 65 s i i l i ' ,i i i .i . 1 : - i
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