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tu,y 4"iHK"M ?J4y 111 fed TEN FAGES. ; TEN PAGES. ' ' V THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRE8S NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV NO. 6252 CHARLOTTE, N C, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1906. PRICE: -3. CENTS BANKERS WILL MEET JUNE 13-21 TO BESELECTEO Executive Committee Met in Ral eigh To-day and Reached Above Decision. State Offi cials Observe Washington's Birthday. Governor not to' Interfere in Exe cution of Jessie Mitchell, Col ored. Pardons for Four Men. May Purchase Plant of Wake Water Co. Special to The News. Raleigh. N. C. Feb. 22. The execu tive Committee of the North Carolina Bankers' Association met here today and selected June 19, 20 and 21 as the lime for holding the annual meeting. Pending a decision between Morehead and Toxoway as to the place the com mittee took a recess at 1.30 o'clock for The decision depends on a telegram i expect ed before the afternoon session, j at 3 . l,eIrcnoserry TXa? wiU ' All the State offices are closed in ob- servance of Washington's birthday to- day. Governor Glenn declines to interfere further with the execution cf the death sentence on Jesse Mitchell, the negro under sentence to be hanged in Bertie ccunty for the murder of his wife. Two respites have been allowed the last be ing to March 1. Commutation was urged on the grounds that the negroe's mind was weak but the Governor says that while his mind is of a low order, lie was fully conscious of the enormity of the crime he was commiting. The Governor pardons during good behavior John Staubs, Charles Pope, and Gillespie and O. J. Arnette sent enced to eight years each from Samp son county for secret assault. They had furnished evidence to convict the principal offenders and had been prom ised by the judge a lightening of the sentence after, ,a portion was served. They have served three years. ' ' Another pardon is to Godwin Pool serving 15 years for burglary in the second degree from Hertford county. The man was found in the room of the bar-keeper who sold him the liquor from which he was drunk, nothing being stolen. He has served ten years and has a good record. The Governor refuses to grant par dons to Gilmer Vanney, serving sen tence from Wake county for incest; G. S. Davis serving a sentence from Johnston county for stealing a bale of cotton; V D. Ellison, serving a sen tence from Wake county for going into a trunk of his roommate with a false key and stealing money and John Strickland, serving one year on the roads of Anson county for larceny. Neither of these sentences the Gov ernor finds to have been excessive. Sheriff Duncton. of Bertie county, was here today to commit to the peni tentiary a fourteen-year-old negro boy to serve ten years for an attempted outrage on r. white school teacher Jn that county. McCluskey Triplets Are Dead. Stamford, Conn., Feb. . 22. Alice Roosevelt, Mary Longworth and Clara Louise McCluskey, the Stamford trip lets named after the President's daugh ter, her husband's mother and the at tending physician's wife, are all dead. Mary Longworth McCluskey, the last to expire, died late this afternoon. BUST OF W Which Constitutes the Latest Eviden AT PLAGE YOUNG MCLEAN. NUPTIALS. r i i . . wna.-ione Boy Wms a Beautiful Sa- vannah Young Lady. Special to The News. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 22. An event ef unusual beauty and dignity was the quiet marriage last evening at the home of the bride of Miss Maryon Morrison MacLean to Mr. Robert Bur ton Young. ' Although a home wedding to which members of both families and the more intimate friends of the bride and bride groom were asked, it was surrounded with general and cordial interest. . The bride, who is the second daugh ter of Mr. Halcolru MacLean, hasjil ways lived here and has grown up among a circle of young people to whom she is greatly endeared. Mr. Young, while originally from Charlotte, K. C, where his people still live, at one time resided in Savannah for several years and both he and his bride are among the most popular members of the younger society, set, with, which in spite of his removal from Savannah, he is still identified. Artistic decorations by Oelschig, at once simple and lovely, beautified Mr. MacLean's home on Drayton street, and made a perfect setting for the in teresting event. Mr. and Mrs. Young left during the evening on their weddinsr trin. the of clotnmS of invisible plaid, made witl1 lonS coat. Her hat was of black guipure, the brim raised at the back knots of soft ribbon, the only Cther trimminS ueinS of flowers crush- ea between brim and crown. After their wedding trip, Mr. nd Mrs. Young will reside at Mulberrv. Fla., where they will Smmediaately begin housekeeping. Mr. Young is connected w ith Mr. Joseph Hull's Company, the Prairie- Pebble Phosphate Company. LOOKING AFTER HIS ABODE. Supt. McManus Dropped in Today to Locate His Office. Mr. P. S. McManus the genial and clever superintendent of the Charlotte division of the Southern, came in this morning to see exactly where the boys have located him in the new station building. While on a trip down the line sev- real months ago, . Mrs. McManus de cided to move her residence. She never let her husband on to her plans, so when he returned he went to his home, found, the doors locked arid a "For Rent" card on the front door. So the clever -superintendent of the Char lotte division decided that no such state cf affairs should exist as to his place of business, therefore he dropped in this morning to see where he is "at."- REICHSTAG CONSIDERED. Passed First and Second Reading Without Amendment. ' Berlin, Feb. 22. The Reichstag to day passed its first and second reading, without-"an amendment of the govern ment's proposal to extend the recipro cal tariff rates to the . United States until June 30, 1907. BANDITS COLLECT RANSOM. Although Paid $2,000, They Hold Their Prisoner for More. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 22. The bandits who kidnapped Col. Robert Hannigan, the Deming (N. M.) ranchman, from a stage near Siler City, N. M., are alleged to have collected $2,000 ran som money to date, $1,000 from the Colonel and $1,000 from his son, yet they still hold him. Officers -fear, to attack the bandits in their retreat' in Mongollen Mountain, lest they kill the prisoner. ASHINGTON ce of the Franco-American Fraternity HIS BIRTHDAY Senate Devotes First Hour To day to George Washington. Chaplain Hale Offered Prayer Dwelling on Importance of Com memorating Every Memory. Prayer was Followed by Reading of Washington's Farewell Ad dress. Blind Chaplain of House Extols Name of Father of his Country. ' By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 22. The first hour of the time of the Senate today was devoted to George Washington. In his opening prayer Chaplain Hale dwelt on the importance of "Commem orating every memory of him who was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." And in accordance with the custom estab lished a few years ago at the instance of Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, the prayer was followed immediately by the reading of Washington's fare well address by, Mr. McCreary of Ken tucky. At University of Pa. Philadelphia, Feb. 22. Washington's birthday was observed by the Univer sity of Pennsylvania with customary University exercises at the Academy of Music, the conferring of honorary degrees upon public men being a part of the celebration. More than 3000 students marched from the University Campus to the Academy of Music to participate in the exercises. In the House." The name of George Washington was extolled by the blind chaplain of the House in his invocation at the opening of the session today. Imme diately Mr. Williams, the minority leader endeavored to get an adjourn ment as a holiday, but failed. . -;. :. . Senator Knox's Bill. 'Senator Knox today introduced his interstate commerce bill. It broadens the House bill and contains provision for review by courts of orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission. N. C. STATE ARCHIVES. Resolution Today" In Senate to Return Them to This State. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 22. A Senate cur rent resolution was agreed to provid ing for the return of certain state ar chives of North Carolina, now in the possession of the State Department. The army appropriation bill was then taken up. ''- Carter Favored Prisoners. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 22. Letters were introduced in the Green-Gaynor trial today to show that Carter was more liberal in the extension of the Greene and Gaynor contracts than he was regarding that of A. J. Twiggs, of Augusta, who was improving the Sa vannah river. W. M. Currie Chosen. Bv Associated Press. Washington. Feb. 22. -W. M. Cur rie was nominated postmaster at Max- ton, N. C, today. . Thev Talk of Charlotte. Mr. David P. Byers, one of the most popular traveling men . on the 1 road, is at home for a few days. Mr. Byers tells . The News man that the people far and wide, are talking of Charlotte's wonderful growth. "Why," said he, "that new hotel around the corner there is the talk of the whole South. , You cannot hear anyone speak of Charlotte but what that one mentions the Selwyn. I tell you the people love Charlotte, and they look upon the city as a moaei. Boys Play Ball Game. The two baseball teams from the fifth grades of the South graded school : played a match game of base ball this morning. The final score was 30 to 17 in favor of Miss McClmtock s grade. The features ot the game were the pitching of the Black brothers and the catching of Fetner. Home runs were made by Paul Black, Ken neth Culpepper and Fetner. ' BRIDE HOLDS UP A TRAIN. Stops a Flyer on "Which Husband Is Escaoing, But Is Eluded. Freeland," Pa., Feb. 22. A bride of eight months, Mrs. Florence , Kinsey, last evening had her husband before Alderman Crellin for non-support, and on Kinsey's promise, to be good he was released. At noon he went to Hazleton and she followed him to the Pennsyl vania station. Kinsey took her arm af fectionately and-denied his intention of deserting her while they promenad ed the platform. When the flyer pulled out he rudely threw his wife off and jumped aboard. The frantic cries of the young Driae were unheeded by. the conductor, but the fireman, glancing back, - saw ;her and brought the tram to a stop, ine woman boarded the train,, but the hus band slipped out ahead and alighted, followed by his, wife; The train again started, buV Kinsey managed to get aboard and eluded his pursuer. V. SALISBURY NEWS ITEMS. A Long List of , News Briefs From City Of Salisbury. Special to The News. Salisbury, N. C.;.Feb. 22. The ladies of St. Luke's Episcopal Church will give a musical concert at. the residence of Mrs. J. D. McNeely, on South Jack son street, this evening. The concert is1 given for charitable purposes and the best talent of the city will partici pate. It promises to be a great suc cess. .':.' . ' ". Dr. Julius Busby, of Spencer, has been appointed surgeon for Lane Bros. & Co., who have the contract to double-track the Southern between Sal isbury and High Point. James Manning Dunaway lectured at Spencer last night on "How to Get Married and Sta$ So." Rev. William Spurgeon, of England, and a noted divine, preached in the First Methodist Church at Spencer this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. Mr." James H. Horah will be a candi date for the State Senate from Rowan. Mr. Horah is a young lawyer of ability and will make a strong fight for the nominations Mr. Thomas Green, administrator upon the estate and uncle of William Green, who was run over arid killed while at work on a shifting engine on the Salisbury yards in January, has emploed counsel and . will enter suit against the Southern Railway in the sum of $20,000. ... The land secured by the Brennen Lumber Company for the location of its immense mills is being laid off into streets preparatory to the erection of houses. The location is just north west of the city" and the new suburb will be called Belmont. Between 100 and 150 hands will be employed. Sarah Bernhardt, tue great actress, will appear in Salisbury at Meroney's New Theatre, Saturday evening, March 10th, the manager of the house having been successful in making a contract with Mme. Bernhardt's manager for a.j date. It will be the highest priced at traction ever booked here, a guarantee of several thousand dollars being made. ..Hundreds '.-are-expected -to be present from neighboring points. Mr. James Loman, of the machinist department at the. Spencer shops, meL with a serious accident j'esterday and one which may prove fatal. A fast re-j volvmg wheel burst and a flying piece struck him in the forehead, inflcting an ugly wound. KHe was taken' to the Whicehead-Stokes Sanatorium. All the banks and the postoffice are closed . today V ashington's birthday. Appropriate exercises .were. held, at the city schools. .; . : ,, .The . sessions of ihe 1.5th annual con- vsuiiuu oi ine otate uouncii junior or der of United American Mechanics are being well attended.-' The delegates for the most- part : are representative men of the State. The report of Treas urer Fulp shows receipts since last re port, $7,774.81; . dusbursements, $6, 541.36., There is in the treasury $6; 565.20. , The total receipts of subordi nate councils during the year were $89,281,08; $15,346.50 were paid out in sick benefits ; $10,996.25 death , benefits and $31,211.08 in funeral benefit as sessments. There' was . at the end of the fiscal year $20,160.73 in the treas urys of the of the. various councils. The value of council property, real and personal, is $32,050.20. The secre tary's report shows 153 councils in the State, a gain of 14 for the year. The membership is 12,070, .a gain of 1,979. Forsyth county leads with a total mem bership of 1,213; Rowan has 828 and Mecklenburg 402. There are councils in 59 counties of the State. . The following officers were elected yesterday afternoon: Coucillor, R. T. Pool, of Troy; vice councillor, Charles G. Lee, of Asheville; secretary, Sam. F. Vance, of Winston-Salem; assistant secretary, R. H: Fulghum, of Wilson; conductor, W. T. Brooks, of Haw River; warden, Theo. D. Brown, of Salisbury; Past State Councillor, Z. P. Smith, of Raleigh; inside sentinel, W. T. . Garvis, of Charlotte. The , place of the next meeting will be decided today. Several cities ; are ; after it. . The meet ing will probably close tonight. Committees and Leading Men of Havana Received on Deck'of "Mascottee" by Nicholas and His Wife and The New U. S. Minister to Cuba. By Associated Press.' Havana, Feb. 22. The steamer Mas cott, having on board Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and Edwin V. Morgan, the new American minister to Cuba, arrived here this morning from Florida, after a smooth trip, and was boarded by attaches of the American legation and Frank Steinhardt, the American Consul at Havana, the re ception committee of the Cuban Con gress and President Palma's military aide de camp, who were received by the travelers on the after deck. Congressman Govin, as spokesman of the committee, briefly and cordially welcomed Minister Morgan, and as sured Mr. and Mrs.". Longworth that Cuba was delighted with the opportu nity of honoring, the daughter of her best friend. :. . Mr. and Mrs. Longworth went ashore in a launch . in charge of the Cuban President's aide de camp, a gaily decor ated tug, chartered by the American Club, accompanying,them. Thence they were driven in an auto mobile to -. Mr. ' Morgan's residence in the suburb of Mariano. The; Long worths plan to remain here a week. " COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE AFFAIRS OF INSURANCE CO'S, 1Ty. .-. ...... .. ..: rf - , . .V..-f ! : . Joint Committee of Senate and General Assembly of "State of New York Make Report on In vestigation of Affairs of Life In surance Companies, Report Covers Printed Pamphlet of 319 Pages. ' Masters De manding Consideration of Leg islature. Synopsis of Re port. By Associated Press. New York. Feb. 22. The report of ine ioint committee of the Senate and ; Assembly of the State of New York ; appointed to investigate the affairs of the life insurance companies, covers a printed pamphlet of 319 pages. The matters demanding the consider ation of the legislature for the purpose of remedying the existing , evils and establishing more securely the busi ness of life insurance in this State, are grouped under the following heads : Organization of life insurance, corpora tions; control, or rights of policy holders in the election of directors; re tirement of stock; investment includ ing syndicate participations; limitation of new business; political contribu tions; lobbying; limitation of ex penses ; valuation of politics ; debate ; surrender values; ascertainment and distribution of surplus; remedies of. policy-holders, or right to resort to the courts; forms of policies; publicity and State supervision; penalties. The committee recommends that article 11 of the insurance law be so amended as to permit the formation, thereunder, of mlitual " corporations, Without capital stock, to transact the business of life insurance and for such other purposes as are authorized to be connected therewith in - case of stock corporations; provided at least 500 persons have subscribed to become members, therein, in the aggregate amount of at least $1,000,000, to be in sured upon their; lives and, shall have each, paid in one full annual premium in cash upon the insurance subscribed for. And, provided further, that it shall make the same deposits with the Su perintendent of Insurance that are re quired of the stock corporation form for similar "purposes. Section 200 permitting the incorpor- ' ation of companies, upon the co-opera tive or assessment plan, should be amended so as not to permit such com panies to be incorporated in the future and the foreign companies of this sort not already transacting business in this State should not be permitted to enter the State. Concerning the so-called Mutual com panies, the committee says: "Notwithstanding their theoretical rights, the policy holders have had lit tle or no voice in the management. En trenched behind proxies easily collect ed by subservient agents and running for long periods, unless' expressly re voked, the officers of these companies have occupied unassailable positions and have been able to exercise I des potic power. The most fertile source of evils in the administration has been the irre sponsibility of official power. How: ever, much this may be expected in the case of absolute stock control, in' that of a Mutual company it proceeds trom a flagrant disregard of the law of 'its being. ' While it would be plainly unwise that the management of a life insur ance company should be rendered un stable or that its personnel should be frequently changed, it is of first im portance that the officers should real ize their direct responsibility . to those whom they represent and should rely for their continuance in office upon proved efficiency and not upon the practical inability of the policy holders to depose them. With these objects in view the com mittee recommends a plan providing for the participation of policy-holders in the election of officers, voting to be limited to those who have been insured at least one year befbre election ana whose policies are still in force when the election is held. As to the -stock companies, the com mittee recommend mutualization. On the subject of investments of life ' in surance companies, the committee after declaring against "Syndicates recommends that the law be amended so as to provide among other, things that no investment in stock of any cor poration shall be permitted, except m public stocks of municipal corpora- tl0That investments in -bonds secured v,0 o-rtpnt of more than one-third of the value of the entire security there-; fore by hvpothecation , of corporate stocks shall be prohibited. . That no loans shall be made upon stocks and bonds which are notthe subject of purchase under the above PrThe10statute should also forbid all syndicate, participations, transactions for the purchase and sale on joint ac count, and the making of any agree ment providing that the company shall withhold from sale for anytime or subject to the discretion of others, any securities wmcn il- - QUThe committee recommends the limi ting amount of new business which each of the larger companies may .tow to $150,000,000 a Tear and thato com pany doing business in tne.&tate, ei- cept the industrial companies shall is sue policies in excess of certain pre scribed limits. The contributions by the insurance corporations for political purposes should be strictly forbidden. Neither the executive officers nor directors should be allowed ' to Use the moneys paid for the purpose of insurance in the support of a political candidate or platform. ' ' The devious methods taken to con ceal payments , of this sort are con fessions of their illicit character. They illustrate the manner in which the ex ecutive officers have treated the funds of the company virtually as their own, abusing their power to disburse them without proper accounting. Whether made for the purpose of supporting political views or with a desire to ob tain protection for corporation, these contributions have been wholly un justifiable. The committee recommends passage of an unequivocal and drastic measure to remedy evil. , Lobbying: Nothing disclosed by the investigation deserves more serious at tention than the 1 systematic efforts of the large insurance companies to con trol a large Dart of the legislation of the State. Their operations have' ex-j tended beyond the state and the coun-1 try has been divided into districts so that each company might perform con veniently its share of the work. Enor irious sums have been expended in a surrepetitious manner. This course of conduct has created a wide-spread con viction that large portions of this money-have been dishonestly used. Andrew Hamilton, who, within ten years, received upwards of $1,000,000, froni the New York Life on the war rant of its president in connection with its bureau of legislation and taxation, has remained abroad and has failed to render any proper account, showing the disposition of the money. The officers of the Equitable, from whom light might have been expected on disbursements of their company either have remained out of jurisdic tion or have been disabled by illness. On account of the absence of the neces sary witnesses and lack of proper voices, the committee has not been able to trace the moneys said to have been disbursed in connection with leg islation. They suggest the necessity of requiring a strict accounting from those who are responsible for pay ments as well as from agents who have received moneys. Regarding the contention of the in surance companies that they have been continuously menaced by the intro duction of improper and ill-advised leg islative measures in many states, the committee states that insurance cor porations have a peculiar advantage in opposing legislative measures which are really antagonize to the interests of policy holders, because a large num ber of voters are policy holders and because the state department of - in surance protects them.. They therefore maintain that the employment of agents to disburse large sums, and of clandestine methods to defeat legisla tion, is wholly inexcusable. . Continuing the committee says : "Pernicious activities of corporate agents in matters of legislation de mand that the present freedom of lob bying should be restricted. They have brought suspicion upon important pro ceedings of the legislature and have exposed its members to consequent as sault. The legislature should free itself from the stigma which now attaches to the progress of the measures affecting important interests." . Recommendation is made that the evil be corrected by publicity of moneyes expended in connection with matters before the legislature. Professional services in promoting legislation may be entirely honorable and are frequently necessary. The committee therefore recommends that the Legislative law be amended re quiring every person retained or em ployed for compensation as counsel or agent to promote or oppose the pass age of bills to file with the secretary the name of his employer together with a brief description of the legislative matter v with reference to which the service is to be rendered. Fees contingent upon legislative ac tion should be prohibited. Expenses: The committee deems it inadvisable to (Contnued on page ten.) The Dethroned 'President of the : Will ' RICHARD A; McCURDY, " ' ''v-..V AYERS SAYS , REVOLUTION IS A T Says Trouble h Due to. Deep Seated Antipathy to. Govern ment Feeling of Dissatisfac tion is Spreading and Revolu tion will Probably be Outcome. Desire to Overthrow Manchu Dy nasty. Boycott - of American Goods Expression of Revolu tionary Purpose. Student Class Influential. By Associated Pres. San Francisco, Feb. 22. Dr. -T. W. Ayers, who has been- engaged in hos pital work in .North Carolina for five years, in connection with the Southern Baptist Mission, has arrived. In a discussion of the situation in China, he said: . "All of the trouble now brewing in China is directly attributable to ' the deep seated and unconquerable anti pathy toward the government. "A . feeling of dissatisfaction is spreading, and to my mind, revolution is imminent. "The anti-foreign feeling is merely . one of the expressions of the move ment which has for its purpose the un seating of the Manchu dynasty and the establishment of a Republican form of government in its stead. "The boycott on American goods, similaVily, is an expression of the same revolutionary purpose. "The student class has become a numerous and influential body. "These students, who are members of the better classes in China, are re sponsible for the growth and propaga tion. The anti-foreign feeling is not directed particularly toward the mis sionaries. The doctrine that is being spread abroad in the Empire is that the foreigners are there to grab ter ritory and the Chinese can see that the missionaries are not in China to make money, or grab territory." HALF OF FACE BEAUTIFUL. Other Half Freckles , amples. Hidecu'siy -Marked With and Pimples Living Ex- New York, Feb. 20. At the beauty" parlors of Mrs. Anna Ruppert,' New York's leading complexion specialist,' located at 32 West 25th street, New York City, two young women have been on exhibition with the right side of their faces entirely . cleared of freckles and pimples and the other sides left as they were, ' hideously marred. Madame Ruppert selected this plan of proving the efficacy of her renown ed Face v Bleach. - No clearer demons tration could be given as the compari son is startlingly wonderful. Madame Ruppert offers to mail free her new book, How to be Beautiful, which gives a full description in detail of her method, to any one suffering from eith er pimples of freckles, who will write to her. ! Another Will Harris. Lying on one of the desks in Clerk -J. A. Russell's office is a notice of a divorce suit that will come up at the next term of the civil court. The par ties to the suit are Will Harris and Virgie Harris. At first glance the re porter suspected that the wife of the notorious outlaw Will Harris had given , up the idea of ever, seeing her partner again. ' On closer examination it was found that the WiU Harris named in the document is from Gaston county and he, it is, who desires the matri monial bonds to be severed. Mutual Life Insurance Have to Pay Back. Company, Who