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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS JANUARY; 15, 1919. 15 P. SERVICE BRIDGE WANTED Department of 9 COTTON Agriculture. Weather Bureau Chrtor Mrvln. Chief YJ A Local Forecast: Partly KZ SS2 fvor Local: Forecast: Partly! OVER CATAWBA Citizens from York County Conferred With Mecklen burg Citizens Today About It.

Representative citizens of York county, S. including members of the board of commissioners of that county, met this morning at the office of Chairman A. M. McDonald of the board of commissioners of Mecklenburg county at the court house and conferred with citizens of Mecklenburg county and raem-bers of the Mecklenburg county commissioners with regard to building a bridge over the Catawba river, between Mecklenburg and York counties. As a result of the meeting Chairman A.

M. McDonald of the board of county commissioners here, was commissioned to go to Raleigh in company with former Representative W. Grier of the lower house from this county and Mr. Stroupe of Steel Creek township to lay before the general assembly plans for bridge construction across the Catawba They will seek legislation that is expected to help carry out the bridging ideas. A delegation from York county will accompany the Mecklenburg delegation.

It will include R. S. Riddle and J. C. Wilborn of York county.

Among the York county citizens present this morning at the meeting were Mayor I. W. Johnson of York; J. Wilborn, R. S.

Riddle, supervisor of roads for Bethel township in York county; J. A. Tate, S. S. Glenn, A.

C. Harper and and W. P. Boyd. It was said after the conference that the delegation would not go to Raleigh any more to ascertain what aid could be expected in building the bridge than in making suggestions as to how the work should be done.

After the conference at the court house this morning the members of the conference from both counties repaired to the Y. W. C. A. cafateria, where they took luncheon.

ASSISTS CITY Malaria Fighting Equipment Turned Over; Local Men Trained for the Work. With the departure of United Stateg public health officials from the city and section during the next few days, the tightly enforced and rigidly conducted campaign for health and sanitation, will lose a large number of trained men who have for more than a year past been actively engaged in keeping watch over the health of the city and community in connection with the camp operations. Tbe public health service, in leaving this city, will turn over to local health men its equipment of malaria-fighting apparatus, consistiug of cans, sprinklers, that have been used in destroying mosquitoes in this area in prevention work here. Under the direction of the public health officials a number of local men have been trained in the work, receiving the advantage of the skilled supervision of the government's officials, and these will.be in position to continue the work locally after the public health service nas withdrawn from the field. Officers of the service today declared that the local men who have assisted them have docie 'good work and that they have learned much, both scientific and practical, as to the carrying on of the campaign, and these will be able to continue the work for the city and county iu the future.

The public health service officials are this week receiving orders detailing them to other fields. The government will retain many of the extra men who have served throughout the war, and those who have made good are expected to find it easy to remain in the service if they desire. Some of the men serving for the term of the war, desire to return to civilian life and busnness, and others will remain in the service, which offers many advantages to the expert man. cloudy tonight and Thurs- cictiu nurmwest wmas. cidie normwest wmqs.

CT' a II I II clear. pUy cloudy; cloudy ria; snow: report mlssinc. Arrow fly wltb the wind. First area, low tempetatare past 12 hours; second, precipitation of .01 loch or more for past 24 hours; third, nuulmum wind TelodtT. fc ft is Vf WEATHER CONDmONt.

ft Precipitation has occurred in the last 24 hours from Texas northeast- ward over the Ohio valley 1 and the middle Atlantic states, but in practically all other portions of the country the weather is fair. With -an area oiv high pressure of considerable strength located over the interior the southwest, it is somewhat colder over those sections, but no unusual ex tremes of temperature are Partly cloudy weather is indicated for this vicinity tonight and Thurs- day with cooler tonight. O. Q. ATTO.

Meteorologist. 1 '1 2 STATIONS 23 Atlanta 38 60' 38 .00 Buffalo SO 34 30 .00 CHARLOTTE 42 62 42 .00 Denver 22 40 18 .00 Des Moines 24 46 24 .00 Chicago 28 34 26 .00 Cincinnati .28 44 28- .01 Galveston 50 66 50 .46 Havre 30 50 30 .00 Kansas City 30 44 30 .00. New York 36 42 34 .00 Phoenix 34 62 34 .00 St. Louis 32 42 .32 .00 San Francisco 52 .50 48 .02 Seattle 42 54 16 .00 Sheridan 12 46 8 .00 Tampa 54 72 52 .00 WALL STREET New York. Jan.

15. Oils, motors, mo-to acessorles and metals held their' usual positions of promineence and strength at the opening of today's stock market, gaining one to 2 points, while equipments reacted moderately with distilling shares and some of the Great Northern Ore featured the firm-i industrials, and Sumatra Tobacco led the specialties at a gain of 4 points. Advances were generally extended tlJe- end of the flrst half hour. Weakness of Marine preferred was the adverse feature of the intermediate SeiJeral list, especially oils, enhancing early gains. Ease of call money whleh wa in avnnrio, at tour per cent created a more hope-s Till raatlnrr h-.

aiuuus iraQers. IVEJW YORK STOCK LIST. (Last sale.) American Beet Sugar 69 1-2 American Can 48 5-8 American Car Foundry 92 American Locomotive 60 American Linseed 49 3-4 American Smelting Refining 73 3-8 American Sugar 113 1-2 American Tel Tel 101 1-4 Anaconda Copper 60 1-8 Atchison 92 1-2 Gulf W. Indies 103 Baldwin Locomotive 72 Baltimore Ohio 49 BethleheYm Steel 57 1-4 Canadian Pacific 159 Central Leather 58 3-4 Chesapeake Ohio b36 Chicago Mil. and St.

Paul 40 Chicago Pv. I. Pac 24 7-S Chino Copper 33 7-8 Colorado Fuel Iron 36 Corn Products 49 1-4 Crucible Steel 57 Cuba Cane Sugar 25 7-8 Erie bl6 3-4 General Electric 1-2 General Motors ex dlv 125 Great Northern pfd 93 1-4 Great Northern Ore Ctfs 37 1-8 Illinois Central 98 1-4 Inspiration Copper 43.7-8 Int. Merc. Marine 24 3-8 Int.

Merc. Marine pfd 102 5-8 International Paper 31 7-8 Kennecott Copper 32 1-4 Louisville Nashville Maxwell Motors 28 Mexican Petroleum 184 7-8 Miomi Copper 24 1-4 Midvale Steel ex div 42 1-2 Missouri Pacific 25 New York Central 74 Norfolk Western 106 Northern Pacific b92 1-2 Ohio Cities Gas 43 1-2 Pennsylvania 45 Pittsburg Coal 46 1-2 Ray Consolidated Copper 20 1-8 Reading 80 3-4 Rep. Iron Steel ex dlv 72 1-2 Soinclair Oil Refining 35 3-4 Southern Pacific 100 3-8 Southern Railway 28 1-8 Studebaker Corporation 49 5-8 Tennessee Copper bl3 1-2 Texas Co 194 Tobacco Products 77 7-8 Union Pacific 128 5-8 United Cigar Stores 117 3-8 U. S. In.

Alcohol 102 1-2 United States Rubber." 77 1-4 United States Steel 91 1-2 Utah Copper 72 "Wabash pfd 32 1-2 "Westinghous Electric 41 3-4 Willys-Overland 25 American Tobacco 203 1-2 Atlantic Coast Line 98 1-4 Gulf States Steel 58 3-8 Seaboard Air Line 8 Sloss. Shef. Steel Iron 50 United Fruit 165 Virginia Caro. Chem b52 New Haven 31 1-8 CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago, Jan. Reports that sales by farmers had been greatly curtailed as a result of recent sharp declines in prices led to material upturns today in the corn market.

Opening quotations, which ranged from 3-8 to 1 3-4 cent higher, with February 1.30 1-2 to 1.31 and May 1.28 to 1.28 1-2, were followed by moderate further gains, but with Intervening temporary setbacks. The close was unsettled 1 1-2 to 2 7-8c net higher with February 1.32 5-8 -to 1.32 7-8 and May 1.28 5-8 to 1.28 3-4. Oats duplicated the action of corn. Provisions rose with hogs and corn. Chtcaso Cnh Oralu.

Chicago, Jan. 15. Cash grain: Corn, No. 2 yellow nominal; No. 3 yellow nominal; No.

4 yellow 1.34al.36 1-2. Oats, No. 3 white 67a68 1-4; standard 68a68 1-2. Rye No. 2, 1.62al.62 1-4.

Barley 93a 1.03. Timothy 8.00al0.50; clover nominal. Pork nominal; lard 23.77; ribs 23.00a 24.25. Chicago Grain and Produce. Open.

High. Low. Closa. CORN Feb 1.30 L34 1.30 1.32 May 1.28 1.30 1.26 1.28 OATS Feb 66 67 66 67 May 67 68 67 .67 POKK Jan 45.50 May 40.00 40.25 39.50 40.20 LARD Jan 23.85 23.72 23.77 May 23.80 23.85 23.60 23.77 RIES Jan 24.50 24.55 24.25 24.42 Mfty 22.25 22.35 22.00 22.22 H0PESR0ADB0ND ISSUE WILL PASS Colonel Kirkpatrick Takes Issue With Governor Bick-ett on Bond Issue for Roads. "I hope the- present general assembly will pass the proposed $25,000,000 bond issue for road building in North Carolina," said T.

L. Kirkpatrick, president of the Charlotte-Wilmington Highway Association, "and I believe it will. I think the sentiment for the issue is widely disseminated that there will be no doubt of Its passage." "The state of Pennsylvania," continued Mr. Kirkpatrick, "is to have an issue of $50,000,000 for roads. England is to issue $150,000,000 in bonds for rejuvenation of her agricultural life and everywhere, both here and abroad legislative bodies are legislating with a view to the future and with a view to constructive principles.

I think it would be extremely unfortunate if we in North Carolina should decide once again to turn down a valuable suggestion like this with reference to roads in order to avoid a little extra taxation. If North Carolina is to prosper she must have good roads and now is the time to enact that bill providing for the $25,000,000 road issue. "I take exception to the sentiment expressed by Governor Bickett, who seems to be throwing cold water on the proposition. I have received a letter from Colonel Benehan Cameron which takes a fall out of the governor's attitude toward the7 bond proposition, in which he calls it reactionary. He also points out that by the terms of the Bankhead bill, which will be introduced into the senate amending the federal road act, one hundred million will be expended annually Instead of the originally intended.

Colonel Cameron wisely says that if the state is to get Its proper portion of this fund the state itself must show some inclination toward a comprehensive 'system EXPLANATORY NOTES. SMITH REFUSED GERMAN WARES Charlotte Business Man Loses Money Rather Than Take "Made in Ger-many" Knives, Because "Made ia was stamped on a big lot of high grade pocket and pen-knives, which he had urgent need for in his stock, and which were incidentally offered to him at a bargain price, Manager Chas. Smith at Blake's drug store, turned down the whole deal, and let his stock of knives become depleted rather than handle the Hun articles, even with an unusually big profit attached. "The knives were long since out of the hands of German ownership," said Mr. Smith, "and were offered to me by a traveling man -who had the stock as a side line.

The knives were at that time American-owned, and they were offered to me at an unusually low figure, and they were good knives, but when I saw that "Made in Germany" stamped on the blade of each knife, I remembered that we wre at war with that country, and somehow I could not persuade myself to buy them." SOCIAL CURRENT TOPIC CLUB WITH MRS. MOORE The Current' Topic Book club will meet with Mrs. T. T. Moore at her home" on Tenth avenue Friday afternoon at o'clock.

The subject for the afternoon is "War Poetry." CENTRAL SCORES ANOTHER DANCE SUCCESS The second of a series of dances the management of the New Central hotel is giving took place last evening and was as distinct a success as the initial dance last Friday evening. Numbers of the most popular young society people were out with numbers of prominent married folk of the city to add dignity to the occasion. The dances are subscription affairs and officers from Camp Greene as well as civilians are welcomed. The next dance will be on Friday evening. TWO BOYS HOME FROM THE 81ST DIVISION Carlisle Thomas, of Matthews, the first member of tre 24th Infantry, 81st Division to return from arrived home on a ten-day furlough from Camp Lee two days ago.

He was accompanied home by Carey Garris of North Davidson street, this city, Garris being a member of the same company of the 324th Infantry. Both men have been wounded and are still attached to the base hospital at Camp Lee. Carlisle Thomas received his wound at Metz on November 9th in the shape of a shrapnel bullet in the leg. He has nearly recovered from the effects of it. He said the 81st Division suffered a good many casualties in the fighting toward the close of the campaign.

A large number of Charlotte and Mecklenburg county boys are in the 81st Division. BUILDING TWO NEW RESIDENCES IN CITY The Turner Land Company has secured permits from the city building inspector for the erection of two new residences in the city on the Roz-zell's Ferry road. The first residence will contain six rooms and the second four. These residences will be built for development purposes, and will be furnished with modern FW YORK COTTON. York, Jan.

15. The cotton mat. renewed weakness early iet f'owins to continued liquidation ta33soathern and local selling. The anJ v. as steady at a decline of 20 on nilvflnce of nln nnlnta Ph new crop months relatively firm buying of October by houses with and southern connections.

LVwas also some trade buying of months, but the demand was supplied and the market be- JTthe end of the first hour with ac months seelllng some 40 to 5 Vti I i 1 V. I 50 lower March contracts de- from 25.35 to 25.00 and May from to 23.4o. u'Uern selling was considerably In on the earry break and was orsi selling during the early after- IZscopt for a little trade no ulmand appeared 've developed on the midday ral-, thore was continued southern as prices reached the low level "'Wo morning and the market sold Shout" 55 to 66 points net lower with v-rcn touching 24.85 and May 23.30. Xfn York KHtures. vw York, Jan.

15. Cotton closed High. Low. Close. 26.90 25.S4 26.05 25.40 24.50 24.58 January Mirch May 23.90 22.92 23.12 22.98 22.00 22.10 20.99 20.05 20.10 ew York Spot Cotton.

iVicoe Ww Yoark. Jan. 15. Spot cotton QUiot; middling 30.05. rSF.AY ORLEAXS COTTON.

Orleans. Jan. 15. Heavy sell-developed in the cotton market to-and prices fell off sharply after a p-ol of hesitation on the opening. There was an initial decline of 23 to 27 p.vnts after which the trading months Covered until July was three points over yesterday's close.

Offerings 1 as the tone steadied and at the ni of the first half hour of business the market stood 32 to 42 points under yWterdav'g final prices. Much "liquidation of long contracts cp.me out. In the trading up to noon decline amounted to 37 to 45 pomts unaer yesieruay a tiose. wealcnesH rlivflnrrl fn th and at 1 o'clock the market indS at a. i.tru rrv.

nc jl ui lu ov yuiiiLsa actt Orleans Kntnres. Xew Orleans, Jan. 15. Cotton "closed steady at a decline of 83 to 96 points. High Low.

Close. January 27.60 26.59 26.73 jlarcn May 25.46 23.78 7ft 24.50 24.60 22.80 22.95 21.70 21.84 October 20.25 19.49 19.49 Orleans Snot Cotton. Xew Orleans, Jan. 15. Spot cotton quiet.

50 points off; sales on the spot to arrive 1,000. Low middling 25.25; middling 29.00; good middling 30.00. Receipts stock 457,077, LIVERPOOL COTTON. Liverpool, Jan, 15. Cotton: Spot In fair demand, prices weak.

Good middling 19.80 M'dllinsr 19.17 I. middling 18.12 flc-M ordinary 16.60 Orlinary 16.07 Sales 1,000 bales, including 900 American. Receipts 28,000 bales, Including 14,500 American. Futures closed steady. Jar.uarv 18.32 February 17.31 March 16.20 April 15.13 CHICAGO TXFESTOCK.

Chicago. Jan. 15. Hogs, receipts 22.000; left over strong, mostly i cents higher on better grades; generally steady bulk 17.40al7.70; butchers 17.55al7.75; packing 16.75al7.40; light 17.00al7.50; throwouts 16.00al6.50; pigs 14.00al4.7o. Cattle, receipts beef steers steady to strong; all other classes steady with yesterday's close; beef cattle, good 16.25al9.85: medium 9.50al6.25; butcher stock, cows and heifers 7.00a u.dw; canner sand cutters 6.Z5a7.0U: blockers and feeders, good 10.25al3.75; calves ld.75ai6.Zo.

Sheep, receipts firm; 15 cents marfier; choice lambs and handy year-iingrs strengthening most: lambs, enoice medium 15.00al6.50; liiis ii.o0al3.75; ewes, choice 9.25a 10.75 medium 9.00alO.25; culls 5.00a 7.50. XEW YORK PROVISIONS. X'ew York, Jan. 15. Butter unsettled; receipts creamery higher than extras 67 l-4a68.

Egrgs steady; receipts fresh gathered extras 64. Cneese steady; receipts state resh specials 37; do average run l-2a36. IS IMMINENT AGAINST NEW TAX The city of Charlotte is stirred to- lay over the threatened imposition of pn additional $86,000 tax on the tax- ayers of the city and county, under he terms of the Joyner hill to pro-ide revenue for a six months school erm. The action of the citv school board puesday afternoon in starting the igQt will be generally supported by axpayers of the city and county. Under the operations of the new Jill, if it becomes a law, the city of charlotte would bf railed on to nav bout 75 per cent of this $86,000 total Jr city and county, while tfce return the city would he very small In proportion, perhaps not over $5,000 or The proposal Is one that vitally ar rets every tax-payer in the county Charlotte and If the bill gains ae support of the state law-makers seems on the point of becoming law it is exrjected that a wide nro- st will go up not only from this ana county but from nractically rse city in the state as these ce hardest hit under the new pla-i "iu contemplates the assessing of tax Of 2rt rent a rrn a tmn fnf cnool nurnnspa Hopeful of getting A NEW BUILDING "Sleigh.

Jan IK Tlin anthnr. a a A AM.M. few UV pet a new department building on tne present cetury old vivisions of he department are uuusea went into the general -sernbly yesterday and will be dssed by board of agriculture In- rests and nt i v.t wuisb uyposea oy mose fjocates of the proposition to send ueuartment and its workers in t1 Qivisions out to the State college frtoi ture and engineering. The fr'a'lve committee of the board of i3 very toPeful this time getting the bill for the new build- tarrt W-v Provides that the Sn2 be Permitted to erect the bit oC funds of the the revenues will justify this fP.enditure. it will ho a hiMTi VZUnr were twigr sold against spot "v'js but around 26.00 for Marh 45 for May offerings became less sn-p' Prices rallied later on cover-Ur snl a moderate demand from trade with March ruiing around 25.34 23.

S3 shortly after midday. was a renewal of active gen- MRS. G. T. KETCHIE PASSES AWAY Funeral Services This Afternoon at 3 O'clock at the Home on East Seventh Street.

Mrs. Lillie V. Ketchie, wife of. George T. Ketchie, died yesterday at her.

home on East Seventh street, of influenza and pneumonia after an illness of four days. Pneumonia developed twenty-four hours before her The deceased born on August 31, 1874, at Gold Hill in Rowan county and had been a resident of Charlotte for years. She is survived by her husband, three daughters and two sons. The daughtsrs are Mrs. J.

B. Vogler, Misses Claudine and Dorothy Ketchie. The sons are G. Moyer Ketchie and Burgess E. Ketchie.

Her mother, Mrs. Laura El Culp, also survives, along with the following-named brothers and sisters of the deceased: Burgess E. Mrs. W. H.

Stilwell and Walter Culp, all of the city. The services are scheduled for 3 o'clock this afternoon at the home of the deceased, 1300 East Seventh street. Rev. A. Falls, pastor of Brevard Street Methodist church, will conduct the services, assisted by Rev.

L. T. Cordell. Mrs. Ketchie had been for years a consistent and loyal members of Breverd Street Methodist church and was one of the most esteemed and influential members of that church.

The pallbearers will be F. N. Hall, J. A. Vogler, T.

J. Kerr, O. N. Barnhardt, N. C.

White, and R. M. Cruse. TWO IDEALS (Continued from Page 1.) there. He has hoped be able to sail from a British port, probably Queens-town, and have an opportunity to inspect the base of the American flotilla which did such remarkable work in the anti-submarine warfare.

Mr. Wilson, it is said, might decide if he visits England to stop for a few hours at Oxford to receive an honorary degree which that university wishes to confer on him. He would not necessarily visit London on his journey. If when the president starts homeward he should feel it necessary for him to return later to Europe he might postpone his visit to Oxford but if he feels any doubt about his coming back to the peace congress he might -go to Oxford to receive his degree. Paris, Jan.

15. While the apportion-ment of delegates to the peace congress has not yet been officially made known, the list published after Monday's session of the supreme council has caused an unfavorable impression among some of the missions, according to the French press. The Serbians and Belgians are notably dissatisfied with the giving of three delegates to Brazil while they are only permitted two each. In the case of Belgium the three seats alloted her by the French plan admitted of the nomination of a representative of each of the parties conservatives, liberals and socialists. With only two delegates, the representative of one party needs must be dropped.

Logically, it i3 pointed out, it ought to have been the least important party thus to suffer but it is impossible to drop from the delegation the foreign minister, Paul Hymans, a liberal. Consequently, the commentators say it would seem to be Earle Vandervelde, the socialist minister of Justice, who will be the one eliminated should the Belgian allotment stand. COTTON IS COMING TO MARKET SLOWLY The movement of cotton from the county to the local markets'has been very slow during, the year thus far, and the price has not yet taken the! sharp upward, jump that had been forecasted by some. The price this week on the local market has ranged close around 28 1 Farmers still have a good part of the 1918 crop in their hands In warehouses, and they are holding pretty tight to the staple, selling only enough to meet pressing obligations. There are still a great many, including many farmers, who look for a rise in the price after the world has begun its readjustment to peace conditions and the foreign trade has begun to get back to- pre-war activity.

When that time comes, the boosters of the market declare that cotton will have to rise, and some of these prophets look for a very substantial rise. HARRY ALLEN 0NW.CCS.W0RK Large Numbers of Charlotte Men and Women Hear Interesting Talk. An Informal inspiration address on community service was given before a large group of Charlotte men and women Tuesday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce by Harry L. Allen, district representative for the states of North anad South Carolina for the War Camp Community service. Mr.

Allen's remarks were addressed in particular to the members of the executive committee of Charlotte's branch of the service, and interested workers who were, assembled for the purpose of hearing a message from national headquarters regarding the peace program for the War Camp Community, service. He declared that though the war is over, fciid-thenMisttCggIg for democracy, still must "carry on." He outlined numbers of plans for the continuance of the work here by the local organiaztion. "From the man in uniform to the job" is the present slogan, Mr. Allen said, of the War Camp service. He classified the future work into three phases, that of demobilization, adjustment and absorption.

"Until the man in uniform is assimilated by the community, we will be at our posts," Mr. Allen declared, also stating that so far as it isnow known, there is -no limit to the work to be done and postively no thought of discontinuing the service. "We are here," he said, not to usurp or overlap, but simply to attach ourselves to any agency which needs our co-operation and assistance." Mr. Allen begged that the War Camp Community service be regarded as a movement and not an institution. He described community service as a "spirit" to be Interpreted, he said, in terms, of comradeship and neigh-borliness.

It was announced that the soldiers' clubs, the Soldiers' club for white men on South Tryon street and the Red Circle club for colored soldiers on Second street would be continued and that. every facility the War Camp Community service has at itsdisposal will be utilized in Charlotte's visualization of her hospitalities to the stranger within the gate, and her service to all men and to the community at large. MOLASSES KILLS AS MANY AS 10 PERSONS Boston, Jan. 15--At least ten persons are known to have been killed by the explosion of a to rag etnak of molasses in a freight yard near Cutss wharf off Commercial street today. The explosion blew away two of the supporting pillars of the Atlantic avenue elevated railway structure, demolished several buildings, blew an electric freight car off the track, overturned a number of heavily loaded trucks and killed about a dozen horses.

The men who were killed were teamsters and employes of the city who were at work In the city street department yard adjoining the electric freight yard where the explosion occurred. The molasses spread over the street to a depth of two or three inches. Many of those killed or injured were covered with molasses and could not be readily identified. Sailors from the United States ship Rockport at a wharf nearby were the first to assist In the explosion. They were quickly followed by surgeons of the navy stationed in the vicinity and members of the Red Cross.

WOMAN ORDERED SENT TO SAMARCAND Recorder H. C. Jones this morning i3sued the necessary orders for the retention of a young white girl, arrested Tuesday, as an Inmate of Samarcand Manor, near Southern Pines, the home for women erected by the state. The young woman was technically charged with vagrancy, and found guilty, and then followed the order of the court that she be sent to Samarcand. MRS.

ABERNATHY DIEDATHOPEWELL Prominent Young Woman of County a Victim of Influenza and Pneumonia. Mrs. Ola Beaty Abernathy, wife of Walter L. Abernathy, died at her home in the Hopewell section of the county last evening at 6 o'clock, her death being due to influenza and complications. She had been ill for a Wsslc Prior to her marriage, Mrs.

Abernathy was Miss Ola Beaty of Charlotte and was a well-known and highly esteemed young woman. She was educated in the city school and was reared here. A young woman of affable and gracious disposition, she numbered her friends by the score. Less than a year ago she was married to Mr. Abernathy.

She would have been 22 years old on April 5th next. Mr. Abernathy, a well known young farmer of Hopewell, is confined to his bed at present w-ith influenza, he developed a few days ago. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Abernathy is survived by her mother, Mrs.

J. P. BeatY of Charlotte, and the following-named brother sand sisters: R. W. Beaty, of Middletowri, N.

Mrs. J. L. Coble, of Raleigh; Mrs. W.

W. Parrier of Birmingham, Mrs. C. N. Sloan, Misses Louise and Lucile Beaty and lierron Beaty, all of Chai lotte.

An infant daughter also survives. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at the graveside in the historic burying ground at Hopewell. Rev. Mr. Bur-well, pastor of the church, will com duct the services, assisted by Rev.

Dr. A. A. McGeachy, pastor of the Second Presbyterian churcih here. Mrs.

Abernathy, prior to her marriage, was a member of the Second church and always active in its various enterprises. MILK HANDLERS ARE TO AGREE Both Milk Dealers and Milk Distributors Believe That-Agreement Will be Reached. The conference between milk producers and milk dealers here, which has consumed the better part ot two days, has not yet resulted in an agreement as to the price of milk in Charlotte, it was learned today, although both sides to the controversy said today they expected fully that an agreement would be reached in short order. The milk producers have appointed a committee composed of W. R.

Alexander, W. R. Lee, R. E. McDowell, N.

J. Orr and C. M. Montgomery, into whose hands the entire question of prices and the adjustment of the present differences between the two is to be left. The dealers in the city, It Is understood, are confident that they and the producers will be able to get together shortly, although it was denied today that they had so far reached an agreement.

The producers represented in' the present controversy produce approximately 87 per cent of the milk placed on the Charlotte market, or between 1,000 and 1,200 gallons. The priee of milk delivered to the distributors here has been 45 cents per gallon since last fall. A week ago the distributors raised the point that the price was too high and said they would take no more milk above 35 cents per gallon after the 15th of the present month. The producers declare that it is impossible for them to continue in business, since all the factors production are still- as high as ever, and bring down the wholesale price to distributors. They have agreed, however, to meet the distributors half way and reduce to 40 cents per gallon.

SUGAR, New York. Jan. la. Raw sugrar steady; centrifugal 7.28; fine granulated 9 cents. DRY FORCES WILL GATHER IN RALEIGH Raleigh, Jan.

15. The North Caro- Una Anti-Saloon league will gather here this for its biennial concentration on the General Assembly with the biggest part of its demands on the legislature already accomplished in the ratification of the fed- eral prohibition amendment to the constitution. The convention along with the legislators will be addressed Thursday night by Hon. William H.Anderson," of New York, and oa Frl day night by Rev. George R.

Stuart, the noted Virginia evangelist There seems to be little prospect of this legislature giving the prohibitionists a special commissioner have in hand the enforcement of the prohibition laws of the state in co-operation with the Federal govern-ment. Governor Bickett has fecom-; mended that the governor, i be em-. powered to send county and officers for law enforcement into other counties on special occasion such action with their per diem paidi by the state K- EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as Executor Of the-last "Will and Testament of Mrs. Male- tha Griffith, deceased, late of Meck-.

lenburg County, N. all persons hav-' lnr claims against said deceased are hereby notified to exhibit them to the underslg-ned Executor on or before the 20th day of January, 1920, or this notice will be pleaded in bar 'of-'thelr recovery. All persons Indebted to said deceas-. ed are hereby notified to make immediate payment. -to me.

This the 13th day of January, 1919. FRANK GRIFFITH, Executor of the Will of Mrs. Male-tha Griffith, deceased. l-15-6t-wed ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator, d. b.

i of the estate of Frank L. Costner, deceased, in the; place of F. R. Anders, administrator, deceased, both late of Mecklenbursr county. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased, Frank L.

Costner. to exhibit them to the undersigned at Gastonla, North Carolina, (P. O. Box 127) on or before the 15th day of Jan uary, 1920, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- eons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

Tfcis the 15th day of January, 181t. FRANK A. COSTNER, Administrator b. of the estate of Frank -Costner, deceased. l-15-6t-w-ed V-.

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