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The News FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. ESTABLISHED 888. mt gi s e v In a Special Message to Congress the Sew Pre sident Emphasizes Ne cessity For Immediate Revision of Tariff, Party is Pledged to Task Expenses of Government for Year S 100,000,000 Over Receipts Some thing Must be Done. , A-.-iK'iated Press. '.1-!!ini;ioii. D. C, March 10. The ,.,.;, (.. ni's message was read m itl.-, luiiisv.- of Congress today. The i-, !.;!' adjourned immediately alter n-atling of the message until Fri !; y The message received close iuii in the senate and was re- c,-i'..-a with applause i nthe house. ,!iiii,itim, March ltf. President in-day' sent the following message J dl ; it) I Ti ihi- senate and house of represen- I luive convened congress in extra .-sina in order to enable it to give :;i,nn i.a'f consideration to the revis i, ,u hi the Dingley tariff act. Condi !!,,, affecting production, manufac !i:r M.ii business generally ' have so , nanui-.l in the last 12 years as to re ii a 1 v-adjustment and revision of : in; i .(.rt duties imposed by that act. ;.i,.iv ilian this, the present tariff act, villi ui her sotirc.es of government rev . i;n, . ijors not furnish income enough i;.y authorized expenditures. By i ;;y i. next, the excess of expenses .: iei'ipts for the current fiscal wiil equal $100,000,000. Party Pledged to Revision. T!. ' successful party in the late Cvt'ion is pledged to a revision of ihf r:: riff. The country and business '(.ainauuty especially, expect it. The ;n)SK'CT ,)f a changcin the rates of i!..-,"ri duties always causes a suspen sion o halt in iiu -iness because of the uncertainty as to changes to be made and their effect. It is therefore of the highest importance that the new bill !n)iiid he agreed ujion and passed with much speed as possible consistent 'villi, its due and thorough considera- ion. Urges Speedy Action. For these reasons 1 have deemed 'h- present to te an extraordinary oc (asion, within the meaning of the con- ut ion and requiring the calling of ; n extra session. in my inaugural address, I stated in n snn ruary way, the )rinciples upon v'nieii, in my judgment, the revision the tariff should proceed, and indi (ated iii least one newi source of reve :aa ih.it might be properly restored in order io aoid future deficit. It is not. i e.-yury tor me to repeat what I then ahl. "I venture to suggest that the vital iisiness interests of the country re (; Pie th;it the attention of congress in 'his Mssion be cniefly devoted to con sideration of the new tariff bill, and bat ! ss time be given to other sub .''ts ..if legislation in this session, is ni l for the countrv." "WILLIAM. H. TAFT." Two and Half Ct. Rate for Va. TV.- Associated Press. Richmond, Va., March 16. Under a ! ci:- sio rendeied by the state cor- !ni!,a "on commission the maximum l-a.-.s wii! Tl tion es'ili 1 ale. i.;,er rate on Virginia railroads hereafter be 2 1-2 cents, is decision is the result of a peti filed some weeks ago, asking the dishment of the new passenger Judire Prentis delivered the .ain ion Judge YVillard assenting and hid e Khea dissenting. Laymen's Missionary Convention. ilari isburg, Pa., March 16. With an fifVmfatice including many educators, divines jind other men of prominence, 'hi' laymen's missionary convention of ;'i- Reformed Church in the United at ;; assembled in the Salem Re armed Church in this city to-day for a :"xsiji of three days. The attendance ei delegates and visitors totals over ""'0. which is expected to be increased by numerous late arrivals. a ai tractive program of sermons, "!'!: Ves and discussions has been ,'i' 'I-miviI for Hie convention. Promi JH'iit Miiorg the speakers to be heard :'r- Ke v. .T. Campbell White, the Rev. !. A. Vance of Orange, X. J., Hor Ankeuy, of Xenia, Ohio, and the d'-v. William Irvine, president of Mer ' iv-biirg Academy. ' 4 r ADVERTISERS In THE CHARLOTTE NEWS Get th Buslnant. Presid 1ST J ur R Has the Largest m ir irnr: i A T aft i s i o n Attempt to Conciliate Youngsteis of Senate By Associated Press. Washington, March 16. The com position cf the senate committee on committees as announced by Senator Hale, chairman of the republican cau cus of the senate, is generally accost ed as indicating the distinct purpose to conciliate "Youngsters" of the senate as the band of erstwhile insur gents and their sympathizers are call ed. Committee from Congress Calls On President. Washington. March 16. Senators Aldricb and Daniel and Representa tives Clark, Olmsted and McKinley, the notification committees of the sen ate and house, called on the president this morning. The president informed them that he would send his message to congress to day. Case Against New York World Taken Up New York, March 1G. The Press Publishing Company, publishers of The New York World, through its counsel. Delancy Nicoll, pleaded not guilty before Judge Holt in the Fed eral Court yesterday to the charge of criminal libel in West Point and the New York postotiicc in the Panama canal case. Counsel for Caleb Van Hamm. an editor of The World, also entered a plea of not guilty to a similar charge in behalf of Mr. Van Hamm. Counsel was granted one week to prepare a special pleading as to the jurisdiction of the court. Mr. Van Hamm appeared with his counsel before United States Commis sioner Shields late and furnished 000 bail for his appearance in the federal court on April 19th. The indictments were found recent ly a tier a lengthy investigation of charges of libel on their part in con nection with articles on th& Panama canal purchase. It was alleged that among others. Charles P. Taft, broth er of President Taft. ex-President Roosevelt and Douglas Robinson were libeled in articles published during last October and circulated on govern ment reservations, at West Point and in the Federal building here. Mill Men $At Atlanta I3v Associated Press. 'Atlanta, Ga., March If.. Represen tatives of textile industries of Geor gia, Alabama, Louisiana, North Caro lina, South Carolina and Mississippi met here today an dthe cottons mills of the states named were represented. Among the important matters con sidered was the revision of the tariff, there being a strong sentiment against the proposed reduction of the tariff on coarse cotton goods, manu factured principally by mills in the South. Death of Mrs. F. C. Jones. Special to The News. Asheville, N. C., March 16. News has been received here of the death of Mrs. Flora C. Jones, mother of Robert S. Jones, business manager of The Citizen, at Indianpolis yester day morning, after a lingering ill ness. Mrs. Jones spent some time here a few years ago and has many friends here. Charleston's Port Collector. Washington. March 16. Among the nominations sent to the senate by the president was Edward W. Durant. Jr., to be collector ot customs Charleston, S. C. at. HERE! Asheville. N. C, March 16.-The finding of the body of a white infant on a mountain just outside the city limits has been reported to the sheriff's office. There were evidences that the child had been slain. A strip of cloth was wrapped several times about its neck. It was probably thrown into the bush es and dragged out by dogs to a point near a path, where it was found by a passer-by. The fact that the child was only a few davs old and that there has been no report made of its death leads the officers to suspect that, its mother is responsible for its death. Several, in the sheriff's office have been at work on the case since the finding was reported, but as yet there is no clue as to the identity of the parents. The body is now at an under taking establishment here pending fur ther investigation. Sp eedy HIT WIS PROBABLY Circulation of CHA THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. CHARLOTTE, N. Suing Dover Mills for $2500 Mr. T. . Sohubert Wants Damages on Alleged Assault Upon Him By Superintendent of The Spinning Room. The case of Mr. T. E. Schubert against the Dover Yarn Mills consum ed the morning session of court and went to the jury just before noon. The plaintiff is suing for .$2,500 damages arising from an alleged assault on him by Mr. E. C. Childress, superintendent of the t'pLining room. The defendant j claims mat ;ie was (usoiiargec; uy mi. Childress and when he went back to ask for the wages due him an alter cation followed in which Mr. Childress assaulted him with a shuttle and in flicted wounds on him for which he asks damages in the sum of $2.-"00. The case of Amos Fan-ell against the Charlotte Consolidated Construc tion Company wherein the plaintiff was suing for damages as a result of an accident while in the employ of the defendant, was settled out of court yes terday tor $2.2-0. At the time of the accident. Mr. Farrell was working for the 4C's company in the capacity of lineman and was knocked from the top of a work car. One of his arms was injured so that it had to be amputated. Messrs. Stewart, and MeRae were at torneys for the plaintiff. Another case was also compromised yesterday for the sum of $250. This was the case of P. D. Watson vs. the Seaboard Air Line Railway. The case of Hattie Phifer vs. Robert Pnifer, on request of the plaintiff, was continued until next term of court. Will Erect Hospital to Husband's Memory 11 y Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., March 16. Mrs. Wil liam Tillinghast Bull, widow of the fa mous New York physician, whose un successful fight, for life during a long illness in New York and Savannah, at tracted wide attention, announces that she will erect a hospital for the study of tuberculosis and tubercular patients as a memorial to her late husband. Details as to cost, endowment and location will be ready in 10 days. Felton Knight Lands Job. By Associated Press. Washington, March 16. Felton Knight, cf Georgia, to-day assumes his duty as special employe of the demo cratic minority of the house. J. J. Sptight, of Alabama, was a candidate for the position. At The last moment his name was withdrawn from the democratic caucus. Death ot Noted Novelist. Lynchburg, Va., March Ifi. Mrs. Elinor MacCartii3 Lane, novelist, died last night. She had been ill for sev eral days and was on her way south with her 'husband to recuperate. Jay-McCook Wedding. New York, March lf. A wedding of note in this city to-day was that of Miss Susan Alexander McCook, daugh ter of Colonel John J. McCook and Mrs. McCook, rnd Peter Augustus Jay, First. Secretary to the American Em bassy in Japan. The wedding was at tended by a number of relatives and friends of the two families from Wash ington, Boston, Philadelphia and other c!fies. Mr. and Mis. Jay plan to de part almost immediately for the bride groom's post at Tokio. Colonel McCook. father of the bride, is of the famous "'Fighting MeCooks," being one of eight, brothers who serv ed with distinction in the civil war. Mr. Jay. Ihe bridegroom, is a graduate of Harvard, class of ir00. For a num ber of years he has been in the diplo matic service, having been stationed at Constantinople and elsewhere. For the past two years he has held the of fice of First Secretary to the, American Legation at Tokio. st TRAFFIC Any Afternoon C, TUESDAY EVENING MARCH 16, 1909 ANYWAY, THE GOAT MADE HIM SELF FELT! Cooper Trial Near Close P.y Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., March 16 Al though r.o definite time had been set for the delivery of Judge Hart's charge to thQ jury in the Cooper-Sharp trial, a fairly large crowd was in attendance when Judge Hart announced that he would not be prepared to begin his charge until 2 p. m., if then. "I witl excuse you all until 2 p. m.," he said t'j the audience. 'Those of you who have other busi ness to attend to may go until that Inmr, but come back then and I'll tell you when to return again; anyway, the crowd i-; too small for me to deliver Hie charge. I want at least as large an audience as the otner fellows had." Freigh Wreck Hear Statesville, JN. C. Special to The News. Statesville, N. C, March If.. East bound freight train No. 74. Conductor Camp in charge, was wrecked this morning at 10:20 at. a point about six miles east of Statesville. five cars loaded with lumber and fer tilizer were derailed and partially destroyed, but no one was hurt. The Spencer wrecking crew is ing hurried to the scene and tra;k will be cleared in time for he the the evening passenger trains. The morning trains were routed via Mooresville and are delayed about three hours. This same train was wrecked near Connelly Springs Friday. Looks Like School Tax Will Win Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, March IG. At 1:30 this afternoon the largest ward in the city, with 250 registered voters, has cast 133 for bonds voting on the outside of the precincts espe cial j light with opposition more de cided than inside the corporate limits. It is necessary to cast one hundred and ninety-eight votes for the specal school tax so as to have nine instead of six months schools. At this Tiour about 650 votes have been cast for the tax and it is hoped to win by one to two hun dred majority. Morton Found at Last. By Associated Press. Chicago, March 1. Charles H. Morton, former president of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Baseball League, who disappeared from Cleveland in January, has been found by his brother wandering aimlessly about Chicago. Morton was known to all veterans of organized baseball. Among teams with which he was connected was that of Savannah, Ga. Members ofHouse Ip Calmer Mood By Associated Press. 'Washington. March 16. The second day's session of the house of represen tatives found the members in a much calmer mood, the Question of amend ment of rules having been settled yes terday. The tension was noticeably re laxed and feeling of general good fel lowship was apparent. Drawing for seats was the first bus iness to be transacted. As to Resolution Adopted. Washing on, March 1C. Many of the members who attended the caucus of Democrats of the house last night do not interpret the resolution adopted thereat as a "Boycott" of all of speak er Cannon's possible committee as signments of the minority members. As explained the resolution was adopt ed to censure the Democrats who bolt ed the minority leadership yesterday in the bouse and to provide punish ment for their act. Cotton receipts today were 128 bales. at 9'4 cents, against 191 at 11 cents. Paper Published in the Twoi NE1 Mrs. Hunter's House Burned Fire Had Spread Over the Entire Roof When it Was Discovered Loss Will Exceed $1,000 House zvas Insured. Mrs. David Hunter's home, at No. 001 North Pine street was seriously damaged by fire at 10 o'clock this morning. With the assistance of neighbors Mrs. Hunter was enabled to save practically all of her furni ture on the first floor, but nearly ev erything on the second floor was de stroyed. The damage to the house and furniture will exceed $1,000. Mrs. Hunter did not know of the fire until the flames had spread over the entire roof. She was in her sit ting room sewing when she heard a little boy exclaim, "Mrs. Hunter's house is on fire." The alarm was turn ed iti promptly, but when the firemen arrived the fire was beyond the point where the chemical fluid could be used effectively. Two streams of water were at once directed on the roof and after a stubborn fight the flames were finally subdued. The house at No. G03 North Pine, which is owned by Mrs. Hunter caught fire two or three times. The roof was saturated with water, preventing fur ther danger. This house is occupied by the family of Mr. B. W. Barnett. Mrs. Hunter carried insurance. Brains Dashed Out on Street Special to The News. Asheville, ..J. C, March 1. Hicks Capehart, a lineman in the employ of the Asheville Electric Company, met almost instant death in falling from an electric light post on Depot street last afternoon. He fell from a height of 20 feet on the stone pavement, face down ward. His head was crushed and his brains scattered over the side walk. Mr. Capehart was breathing faint ly when picked up but died before he could be removed. There were a number of people on the street at the time. Depot street being one of the city's leading thoroughfares. BRINKLEY NEEDS HELP FROM CHARLOTTE FOLK The Mayor of the Arkansas City Stricken by Cyclone Appeals to May or Franklin for Aid for His Desti tute and Homeless People. The people of Brinkley, the cyclone stricken city in Arkansas, are in need. Almost every home there was shat tered into kindling wood by the shock of the fearful storm. Will Charlotte help these homeless, hungry and destitute people till they can get on their feet again? Mayor Franklin has received the fol lowing appeal by wire from the mayor of the stricken city: Brinkley, Ark., March 16, 1909. Mayor: On account of recent cy clone and great loss and suffering of our people I appeal to your city through yon for aid. T. H. JACKSON, Mayor. The News will be glad to receive subscriptions for this cause and turn Ihem over to Mayor Franklin to be for wa i d ed im med iat el y, Mrs. Han is. daughter of Rev. Dr. A. G. McMannaway, a former pastor of the First. Baptist church, lives in Brinkley, and the home of herself and husband, the Baptist pastor, is a total wreck. Baseball Season Opens. Special to The News. Asheville. N. C. March 16The base ball season opened here yesterday with a fast game between Bingham School and Christ School, of Arden, the for mer winning by the score of 7 to 2. IG BUREAU A IE NEED. DECLARE QGAL BUSINESS IN THREE DEATHS T Special to The News. Greensboro, March 16. Mr. Cor nelius Stack, aged 73, a highly re spected citizen died at his residence, three miles southwest of the city yes terday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Taylor, at Hehoboth church, at 11 o'clock to day. At the residence of her son, Po liceman C. A. Jones, in this city, yesterday, Mrs. E. C . Jones, 80, died The remains w-ere taken to Ruffin, N. C, this morning, the former home of deceased, the funeral ser vices being conducted by Rev. M. A, Smith, pastor of Centenary Metho dist church, the interment being had this afternoon at Ruffin. Mrs. Mebane Lamb, aged 65, an old resident of Greensboro, and one of its best beloved, died at her resi dence yesterday. She leaves an af flicted husband, and three children, Miss Selma Lamb, the leading milli ner here; Mr. Charles Lamb, of Sa vannah, Ga., and Mr. James Lamb, ot New York. The funeral services will be at Green Hili cemetery this after noon, the pastor of West Market Street Methodist church, of which the deceased was a useful and de voted number conducting the services. Civilian Kills Two Officers in Duel By Associated Press. Eisenach, Germany, March 16. A ciriliaa fought two duels here to-day with officers of the army and killed both bis opponents.' Pistols were used. The civilian's name is Schutz bar Milg, .a weallhv landowner. His opponents were Lieut. Von Buttlar and an army surgeon, whose identity has been concealed. President Going to New York. Washington, D. C, March 16. Day after to-morrow President Taft will take his first trip out of town since his inauguration. He is swing to New York to fulfill several engagements made sme time ago and he plans to remain in the metropolis two days. On Thursday afternoon the presi dent will be the principal speaker at exercises to be held in Carnegie Hall in memory of Grover Cleveland. The date will be the anniversary of the late president's birth. Mayor McClel lan will preside at the exercises and the speakers will include Chief Justice Fuller and Governor Hughes, in addi tion to the president. Thursday evening the president will be tiie guest of honor at a dinner to be given by the Yale alumni society of New York. A year ago Mr. Taft ac cepted an invitation to be the guest at the Yale dinner to be held in New York early in the winter. The pres sure on his time, however, made it necessary that the engagement be postponed. The Yale alumni were glad ,to accede to his request for a postponement, since it turned out that by doing so they would entertain a president instead of a president-elect. The dinner is to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria.-. It is expected that some thing like a thousand Yale alumni will be present. Death of Aged Lady. Special to The News.e . Asheville, N. C, March 16. Mrs. Eliza Clayton, aged 91, died at her home near Fletcher's, last afternoon. She is survived by four generations, having two great, great grandchild ren. She has lived at Fletcher's 70 years. FIRES PISTOL Special to The News. North Wilkesboro, N. C. March 16. Mr. W. E. Paul, 40 years old, who has been agent for the Southern Railway at Elkin ever since the Wilkesboro di vision was completed 20 years ago shot himself through the head at 9 o'clock this morning. He had been in bad health for some time. Physicians were sent for from here in a special train but" little hope is en tertained for his recovery as his brains are protruding from the wound. Mr. Paul is well connected and has a wife and several children. Mr. James Edwards has sold to Mr. W. M. Smith, for $973, a lot situat ed on the north side of West Hill street;- REN ball through HIS H E A D Carolina FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. PRICE 5 CENTS Greater Charlotte Club Hears a Splendid Paper by Mr. Conway Outlining a Spe cific Plan for Securing a Traffic Manager. Many Members of The Club Speak on the Subject and a Strong Committee is Appointed Celebrate the 20th. The Greater Charlotte Club's next undertaking will be the organization of a traffic bureau in charge of a competent man one familiar with railroad matters ,whose salary shall be commensurate with the volume and importance of the business o the office or bureau. The movement was launched at a meeting of the club last night and it met with an enthusiastic response on the part ot those present manufacturers and business men representing both large and small tonnage shippers. In announcing the object of the meeting Vice-President C. O. Kuester, who presided in the absence ot President W. S. Lee, said the reading of the minutes of the last meeting would be skipped over in order that a full discussion of the subject un der consideration might be indulged iu. After hearing those who had been previously asked to speak, a general discussion followed in which a half dozen or more shippers and wholesale dealers gave their views. All spoke with seriousness and along practical lines, everybody agreeing that one of Charlotte's greatest needs at the present time was a traffic bureau, and, judging from the sentiment which prevailed at . last night's meeting, the bureau is as sured. Mr. J. W. Conway, manager of the Southern department of the General Fire Extinguisher Company, one ot the largest tonnage shipping concerns in the country, who was on the sta ted program, was unable to be pres ent owing to a business engagement, but his views on the importance ot the traffic bureau were admirably ex pressed in a letter addressed to Mr. G. G. Scott, chairman of the com mitee. It follows: Mr. Conway's Letter. Mr. G. G. Scott, City. My Dear Mr. Scott: Agreeable to your kind suggestion of yesterday that the writer had been invited to attend a meeting of Charlotte busi ness men to be held at the Greater Charlotte Club on Monday night, ou which occasion he' would be expected to make a few remarks on the sub ject of the desirability of engaging a traffic manager, I sincerely regret that an important business engage ment in New York necessitates my leaving the city tomorrow for an absence of ten days. However, 1 am very much pleased to have the opportunity of placing before you my views on the subject, which, if you consider desirable, 1 will thank you to submit to the meeting referred to. During the past five years, I have given agreat deal of thought to the question of freight transportation matters as connected with the inter ests of the General Fire Extinguisher Company, which transacts a large bu siness all over the Southern terri tory. For many years it was our custom to intrust to our shipping clerks the duty of classifying and routing our shipments, and our freight bills for incoming and outgoing shipments were paid without any reference to any checking by an expert familiar with proper classifications and freight rates. The result was we undoubted ly lost a great deal of money, not through any fault of the transpor tation companies or any disposition on their part to be other than fair with us as they are with all or their patrons but simply because the freight transportation problem covers a very wide range and un doubtedly requires expert supervis ion on the part of the patrons of the transportation companies, in order, that proper classifications and rates may obtain on all incoming and out going shipments. A Traffic Manager Proved Invaluable. Some two years ago, we engaged the services of a traffic manager, who came with us at Atlanta and whoso first work was done at our Atlanta plant. His services were so satisfac tory that his jurisdiction was shortly extended to cover our three plants in the South, and about a year ago he was placed in charge of all traffic matters of the company, with head quarters at Providence, R. I. De tailed reports of his work show that he has been and is saving us an nually many thousands of dollars. Continued on Page Three. Circulation CHARLOTTE NCWt Monday, March 15th, 7,700 CI
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