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lest ■i:> THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, ‘t^rssj ♦ ♦ ♦ NO. 6916 CHAKLOTTE, N. C.. MONDAY, JANUARY 2 1910 PRICE 5 CENTS ichot Files His 'ka With Pies. Taft In Coal Claim Case in Voluminous Brief cd Immediately The .'j Cunningham Alas- oal Claims — Says are Pjoven Illegal TO CHOOSE SUCCESSOR TO SENATOR DEPEW. rd Brother Say the menis Case Was not *:d by Able Counsel- (ase in Full and Make I-'TIS. IN 2 -P-osidcnt Taft !. ti'dny b\ former r ac!iv-‘ and hi-^ I ncl.o’ to cancel \ i .nit further hearing .'nr’iiriKlinm Alaskan 'olniriiunis brief iili'iit 'u aooord- . • .n K '‘rn In a let- t' !i. 1,;. f^i'-'r^tary . - ■ . Finchot • : 1 'iKir the rp- !>M;ii;\ni iv T-rovos .'t!‘ ir* t ;i! and that '.r i!’i- fl.iimanls ' fr:r u tlio gov- ' ri"; f r a r.'hcar- - —;\iy to se- . t. Cl ti'i ;v"(ipk ’s !. bviff. "Tiic i'af!e . ' .i ! is alreauy con- . > ' th. duty of the tri! fc till claims i' • • il^rtte. The claims i’> d by the president ’ thus npixise (hp ' I oi'.'i'-. ss nnde l>y ii/or' Hallingii. f*. ! i-rr. r; at the Cm- ■ ' r’h : red to the ■(: (if the T)i-trict of . ' dii.iti.in o'vine !o II p.’id popular in- [irov.iked largely al!c?fd vaU'.o and arqiiitlfi-'ri’’ ' «• InMMi iiendii'p: b'- ' land oflice for aevpr- r i>f the Cirmin'^hnni . ■■ n dr>ii.-;iin 'ipon rolievf the v“-, ; :'it Tf rer-'i^onsibil- o h; \o the ca^'P .1 !!t' fnU.' iiresented r'tifiCP Mild abi>- 'tin.; t'* ',)!• dii»"p all! ■'ra'id availaldo,” do ! •’ :,.ior fl'iarr^nc that ' . p:irni'-?.^ of the rx- . n V. ir to ho ()ur • •t,t th-'i ;hc j ; the ciaini-j 1. pr :'-entod." I a made by the I '■ .ii! evit’fT'^e of ' '1 ri-.-.- :1 by agen^ that 'iv. ilable e’i- . duf'iininnrs was nol ■1 on I’a!;e Kii^ht. By Associated Press. Albany, N. Y. Jan. 2.—The con test for the election of a successor to United States Senator Chaimcey De pew is expected to be urged with In creased activity following the Inaugu- Tution of Governor John A. Dix today, and the organization of both houses of the legislature at noon Wednes day. Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam many Hall, has conferred Informally with legislators and leaders from ail parts of the siate, but has given no intimation as to whom he favors for the senatorship. :\Ir. Murphy has also held two conferences with Governor Dix since his arrival, but says the senatorship question was not discuss ed. Former Jnd?e Alton B. .Parker, who has been suggested as a compromise candidatt*. is in Albany and has con ferred with Governor Dix. Seymour Van -’^anyord. of Troy, al so has been mentioned as a compro mise candidate. NATIONAL BASEDALL COIVIMISSION MEETS. By Assor>i;ited Press. ('incinnati. Ohio. Jan. 2.—Members of tlio Xarioiial Baseball Commission are in thi5> v Ity today for the annual meetinj; of that liody which is to open tomorrow I.aughery Island, aboe.t 2r» miles below Cincinnati, on the Ohio river. The schedule committee of tlie Xaiionnl League is also here to ar range next season’s schedule. The commission will choose a chair man for tiie enruiing year. “Garry’’ ilerrmann will doubtless be re-elected atul .Tohn E. Bruce will be re-elected secre’frvy. Some minor Improvements In the handling of the game from an execu tive standpoint will be considered, narnstorming tours by championship flubs v>’ill undoubtedly beb rought up. It is claimed by some of the magnates tha, it is undlgnitied for the players of a world's championship club to go. i-?,y for instance, to Cuba and risk Iheir reputation as a team for the sake of earning a few extra dollars. Vi AG-ON CONDUCTED BY F^.E.MOKSE Doluars to DOU&HHUTS H£ BUDV/S A TIRE BY TAN. Q..ND DONT YOU FEEL SORRY FOPs THIS POOR GOOK WHO tS AF^Il) TO TURN 0^/ER A NEW LEAF BECAUSE HE MiGrHT FIND A LIQUOR AD ON THE. OTHER S)DL ? O (£) resolved to BUTTOM WIFiE UP THE. BACK WITH A smile: on 1 Kesolv^d to MOX TO ’SP1E.ND HUBg>Y 6 lvlON£Y OKI DKUCr STOT^E complexions we ( ABO UT J^^p^50V0T10Ns\ First Blizzard Of The New Year Is A Recoid Breaker LUiVIBERMEN VERY BUSY IN NEARBY COUNTIES. “THE CORRECT DOPE ON THE SUBJECT I'* Governor Harmon | Delivers Add?ess ■ fi h’* L [SOLT I iHil^ KILLED IN Vv'RECK. ed Press. i Ky., Jan. 2.—Six ' le lulled in a wreck ' : ' Creek Railway R few miles ■ ville, Ky., last ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Lof Dead. 'M.-, four were passengers iraiimien. Ai'IIORS, brakeman, Cat- ) •_ ' I onductor, Louisa, 'N’SON, Vanlear, Ky. '■'TH, \'anl--ar, Ky. i MILLS, Vanlear, Ky. i l/r/l'U. Ironton, O. ‘ iif wiis caii.-ied by a col- 1. a lor'OM!f)tive and three ■ ^ mixed train which broke • I*! accommodation was hran'h line to con- ’ i.f -apeake & Ohio pas- I n» Vanlear. On the re- nilxed train collided with ■ lie men who were killed ' ‘he pilot of the locomo- Wholesale Co. In Millinery J. B. Ivzy & Co, Open Whole sale Millinery Business To day—Mr. W. B, Hamilton Manager — Scope of New Business, As mentioned In The News some time ago. the Ivey Wholesale Milli nery Company has been chartered for this city. 'Ihe company opened for business in the building occupied by the .T. B. Ivey Company, on West Trade street. W. B. Ilamitlon, who was con nected with the Southern Express Company for a number of years, as agent of the company, will be man ager of the new millinery firm. Mr. J. M. Ward, of Wilmington and Mr. George M. Foard, of Statesville, are the traveling representives of the new concern. Mr. Foard has had three years experience as a salesman, while Mr. Ward also Is an expert sales man. Misf, Lila Norton, who has been traveling from Baltimore for several years and who knows every detail ot the millinery trade wil have charge oi' ihe work foom. There will be a nuni ber of competent milliners under her direction. The company also expects to estab lish a millinery training school. They expect to bring 100 or more milliners from various parts of this £ita(e and South Carolina to Charlotte to buy millinery and study new styles'. One of the Important feature con nected will be the establishment of a box factory for making millinery box es. They will manufacture all kinds of boxes used by the milliners, not on ly for home use but to sell to ihe mil linery trade. Mr. .1. B. Ivey will start North to night to purchase machinery for this feature of the new establishment and when the plant is fully equipped It will be a Important addition to Char lotte’s industries. By Associated Pi'ess. Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 2.—“W’hen the government is conducted by the people thems-elves,’' said Governor Judson Harmon in his annual message to tiie Ohio legislature, “every citizen ought lo regard contributing to its support as a patriotic duty, the shirking of whirh involves disgrace. Yet many ev&de their ta.ves. The result is that ihose who do and those who from their condition, or the nature of their prop erty. have not equal means of evasion, liave to pay move than their share of the public expenditures, so that dis content mars the cordial relations v.hich should exist between the people and their government. “The people wiio support the gov ernment have to economize;. Why should their public servants not do the same? “At the last session.” continued the governor, “I transmitted the proposed amendment to the federal constitu tion authorizing the lev.v of a tax on incomei^: and recommended its adop tion, bi’,1 no action was taken. A few states have undertaken to tax in comes but, as I am. advised, with lit tle success. Changes of legal resi dence are too easy to make. The effi ciency of a federal income tax has been proved.” Ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams Attempts Self Destruction Special to The News. .Greensboro, Jan. 2.—Judge Spencer B. Adams, who attempted to com mit suicide Sunday night by cutting his throat with a razor, was reported at 12 o’clock today a-s remaining in the semi-conscious state in which he was carried to Leos hospital im mediately following the discovery of his condition. The endeavor by Judge Adams to do away with his life followed two j weeks of unusual actions and symp- i tofns of despondency. | For the past week he has been a patient at Keeiy Institute. No dlri>->, n rtive for the act has been assigned and his friends and relatives have succeeded in main taining close secrecy. .fudge Adams waa well known throughout the country, having beei for several years, prior to the elec tion of John M. Morehead, stale re publican chairman. He was once a member of the Indian claims com mission in Oklahoma, and was a lawyer of nole. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Greensboro, N. C., Jan. 2.—News from Judge Adams is that he is doing fairly well. He attempted suicide last night at 9 o’clock at Keely Institute, where he was a patient for nervous prostration, slashing his throat with a razor and severing half of the wind pipe. He had been despondent for some time, but no one expected suicide. He had recently returned from Flor ida, v/hen his actions excited sus picion and was placed in Keeiy. Barr- ng complications it was thought he //ill recover. Asheville. Jan. 2.—The big plant of the Whiting Lumber Company at .ludson is nearing completion, the company hoping to have it In com plete running order by the middle of the month. The plant includes a double band saw mill, planing mill and dry kilns, and will have a capac ity M'hen finished of about 100,000 feet of itunber per day. The plant is a little below .Tndson. and a station is now being erected to be called W.li’ting which will he a new town. Already » large board ing honre has been built, and a number of smaller houses for the employes of the company are in course of erection. In addition there is a large commissary and office building very nearly completed.] About four hundred men are em ployed on the yards of the com pany and in ihe woods .getting out the timber,fov Ihe operations which are alread'’ among the largest in this section. The comp.any is also enlarging its railroad facilities. A bridge is being built across Eagle creek below Bush- nell and the rails are being extend ed on the grade of the Carolina and Tennessee Southern down the Tennessee river two miles to v.here another bridge is being built across tbat river. The line will be exteV.ded into Welch cove a number of miles, where the company has several large logging camps. Steam loaders and logging trains will be shoi tly put into service for the purpose of bring ing timber down to the plant at Whiting.. Other Concerns Active. The activity of the Whiting Com pany is only one example of what others are doirg, though none at the prseent are opei'ating on quite so large a scale. At the moulli of Eagle creek the Montvale Lumber Com pany has a plant employing about 120 men and turning out about 25,- 000 feet of lumber per day. This company operates about eight miles of narrow guage railroad up Eagle creek. The plant is situated at the little town of Fontana which has a m.odern hotel. On Hazel creek is the plant of the W. M. Ritter' Lumber Company which is turning out some 100,pl)i' feet a day and employing aobut 250 men. This company operates about sixteen miles of ailroad up Eagle creek. The town of Proctor, where thep lant is situated, has many mod ern conveniences, such as a fine wa ter system and electric lights. Cold Wave oj Great Severity Opens the New Year—In the Northwest Moi>t Severe Bliz zard of Ihe Season is Ex perienced, Joe Moore Insane .Toe Moore, colored, is in the lock up for safc-keei)ing, having gone vio lently insane this morning at his house on North Johnston street. He bears an excellent reputation among both races and much sympathy is expressed for him. He worked formerly for Mr. John M. Scott and for the Adams Grain and Provision Co.. bein*; considered a very faithful and respectable employe. Tennessee Solons Meet. By Associated Press.’ Nashville. Tenn., .Tan. 2.—The fifty- seventh general assembly cf the state of Tennessee convened at the state capital here at noon today. The regu lar democrats, who will organize the senate, held a caucus this morning and sclect-^d Hon. Nat P.axter, Jr., for ■ — , r imner house, and W. D. Scruggs private secretary to Gov- , . i .; n. chief clerk of the hcdy. This slate will probably go through. Beloved Pastor oj First Pres byterian Church Succumbs to Disease After a Heroic Fight —City Mourns Him—An In tellectual Giant, Governor of Wisconsin. Press. \V1' , .Tan. 2.—Francis E. ■: Milv.aukee, was sworn in Wl.'' onsln at noon today, ■ adinlnis^tered In the as- ; I he state capital by 0 John B. Winslow. of Noted Sculptor. ' d Press. ian. 2.—Prof. Joseph uljjtor, died here to- • horn In 1850. On to Raleigh The legislature convenes this week.' The Mecklenburg delegation, con sisting of Messrs, W. C. Dowd, W. A. Grier and W. G. McLaughlin, as members, of the lower house and Mr. H. N. Pharr as senator, left Saturday night. With the delegation went a strong contingent of the Charlotte bar and other prominent citizens to urge the eelectlon of Mr. Uowd as speaker of the house. They are confident of accomplishing the result they desire, for Mr. Dowd Is the man for the place. Winter Race Meeting. Rv Associated Pre.=s. Tampa, Fla., Jan. 2.—The winter race meeting of the Florida State Fair opens here today with six events carded a purse for two year olds and a handicap at 6 furlongs being the features of a wall anced card. The meeting tinue 60 days. will bal- con- SETS OPTION ON LANO C. j. OIKON'S The News learns that a trade Is pending between Mr. C. A. Dixon, of Myers’ Park, and Mr. George Stephens, for Mr. Dixon’s home place at Myers’ Park. Mf. Dixon owns 15 acres of the original Myeri-’ property. He and his family have a pretty home on the property. Mr. Dixon has given Mr. Stephens an option on the place. The figures could not be learned. Mr. Stephens’ object in buying the Dixon place, if he and Mr. Dixon agree on terms, is in line with the developing of the east side along the broad lines of others who have within the past year bought property In that section of the city. Mr. Dixon and Mr. Stephens are to meet this evening to further discuss and possibly effect a trade. Wool Growers to Meet. By Associated Press. Portland, Ore., Jan. 2.—Notwith standing the annual convention of the National Wool Growers’ Association does not begin until Wednesday, men prominent In all branches of the wool industry are arriving here. Apparently the tariff question will be the main subject before the conven tion, and It seems that an effort will be made tol form a defensive alliance between the growers and manufactur ers to fight a reduction In the present tariff, either on wool or on woolen products. Dr. Kincaid Had Been III Since Latter Part of November - Funeral To-monow Ajter- noon at 4 O^clock at The First Church, William Morris Kincaid, D. D., pas tor of the First Presbyterian church, of this city, died at 10 o’clock this morning. Not in surprise but in deep sorrow the city heard of Dr. Kincaid's passing. For days the shadow of death had hovered over the manse. The people whom Dr. Kincaid served, and who loved him with tender devotion, had lived In the gloom of a dread expec tancy for weeks, not knowing at morn whether the. tie that bound pastor and people would be severed before even ing, or fearing at “sunset and evening star” that the night would bear him hence. The New Year found him lin gering between life and death. Death had set a seal on the old year but a little over a day, when it beckoned the loved pastor ot the First church. After a brave fight against disease, he passed, falling on sleep gently and quietly. There were with him at the moment of dissolution his Immediate family and his brother, Hon. James C. P. Kincaid, of Utica. Within a few min utes the sad tidings were told and re- (told throughout the city, and streams I of people called at the manse. Tha officers of the church and many of I the members remained at the manse, I to render any service possible to the j stricken family and to receive the friends who called. In the latter were I ministers of every denomination and ' people of every church and calling. !or. Kincaid had a peculiar hold on the ' affections of this people and his death , Is deplored throughout the city. The leaden gray of the New Year days ! reflect the gloom w’lthln the hearts of j this people. • I Dr. Kincaid’s death is as much a ' tContinued on Page Eight.) Emperor Rested Well. By Associated Press. Vienna, Jan. 2.—Emperor Frances .Joseph, who yesterday was compelled to forego the usual New Year’s festivi ties because of a slight indispos’ition, enjoyed an undisturbed night and arose at his customary early hour, which is 4 o’clock in the morning. An ofFiical announcement this afternoon in connection with the aged monarch’s halth, says; “There is not the clightest cause for anxiety. His majesty merely has a simple cold. He has no. fever and no cough.’ ’ Stranger Pays Guesses Expenses The police are looking for a tall man wearing a sik hat, who, claiming to be a minister from New York, visited J. W. Guess, as he lay dying in the Presbyterian lios])ital and left money to defray his funeral expenses. The man is nov.here to be foimd. The police suspect that Guess was mixed up with some one; that there was some one who knew of why he killed himself, but they can not lo cate the man. Guess’ remains were sent to Fort Mill for burial. Is Four Degrees Below Zero in Texas—By Wednesday Very Cold Wave Will Reach The Entire South. By Associated Press. \^'ashington, Jan. 2.—A special bul letin was issued today by the weather bure.au as follows: “The cold v.-ave that opened the present year In the north\#est was the most severe of the season. It follows a disturbance that moved down the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains (o western Kansas and fiom the North eastward to Lake Sui;erior, where it was central this morning, attended by general snows and rain over the east ern half of the country. “In the meantime a high pressure aiea of great magnitude has over spread the entire v\est and the cold wave now covers the whole interior of that section with a temperature of 4 degrees below zero this morning in the Texas panhandle and a lov,- read ing of 38 degrees below zero at Havre, Mont. High northwest winds, accom panied the cold weather and consider able snow in the upper Mississippi val ley and Upper Lake region. “The cold wave will maintain its severe character and temperatures be low the freezing point may be expect ed T)y Wednesday niornin,g well into southern Florida, while over the mid* die northern districts they will range from zero to probably 20 or 25 d(?|:rees below in extreme northern districts. “The cold wave will continue In ths east for several days and It will be ao^ companied at first by high west, north west winds of which warnings are dis- pla.ved on the Atlantis and Gulf coasts.” Fameis' Meeting For Januury .Tanuary is to be an active month with the farmers and the farmers’ Un ion. Business and social meetings ga lore are scheduled for the month, comes before business this week, as will be evidenced by the gathering to be at Dr. H. Q. Alexander’s An oyster supijer will be one of the attractions, Mr. Thad Ivey, of Wake, another, Mr. Ivey is to make a speech. Thursday. Mecklenburg county union will meet at Sharon, when and where a big time is to be had. There will be speech es by Mr. Ivey and Mr. P. P. M. Plyler, of Union county. District Meeting. Jan. 13th. the district convention of the tobacco counties of the Farm ers’ I’nion will meet at the court house in Winston. This is to be a business meeting. To Rescue of Ship. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., .Ian. 2.—Both the wrecking steamer Rescue and the revenue cutter Onondaga were today hurrying dow nthe coast to the as sistance of the America!^ steamer Honduras, bound from Sabine Pass, Texas, for Portland via Newport News,’ which lies at anchor off the Hatteras coast, short of both fuel and provisions. The Honduras is supposed to have encountered very severe weather, er. Hubert Schultz KlHed. By Associated Press. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 2.—Hubert aged 19. was killed today at Yoakum, Texas, while firing anvils in celebra tion of new year’s day. An iron ring which he placed between two anvils filled with pov/der burst when the ex plosion occurred, a piece of the rink striking Schultz in the stomach and passing entirely through the body. Both Fighters Still Alive. By Associated Press. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Jan. 2.—J. S. Clay, a grocery merchant and Frank J. Randall, clothifig clerk, who were shot and seriously wounded in a pistol duel Sunday morning, as the result of an alleged Insult offered a young lady, w'ere both alive today and Clay s chances for recovery were excellent. Randall’s case was doubtful. Death From Pellagra Mhs. Beulah P. Tyler died at 2 o’clock today of pellagra, at the Pres byterian hospital. She came to the hospital a w’eek ago for treatment. The remains will be sent to Belton, S. C., this evening for buriel. Deceased leaves a husband and three children. She was 26 years of age. Died in Raleigh. Mrs. W. W. Smith, of Raleigh, died this morning. Mr. Smith is a promi nent insurance man, well known here and elsewli«re in the state. Cold For the South. Bv Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa... Jan. 2.—Racing be fore the rapidly approaching cold wave, three million bushels of coal and 8,400 tons of finished steel pro ducts are on their way to Southern ports. They laft Pittsburg this morn ing and hope to keep In front of a temperature which means impossible navigation of the Ohio river. To Be Married Hero, Miss Mary O. Develle and Mr. Frank O. Ticknor, of Albany, Ga., aj-e to be married on January 18th, at the home of Mr. and Mr&. E. C. Develle of this city. Chicago. Jan. 2.—With the temper ature dropping at the rate of more than two degrees an hour land with the winds approaching a gale, the first blizzard of the new year made itself felt in Chicago today. Emer gency preparations were hurried’y made by transportation companies and relief organizations to meet the consequences which were expected to be severe before nightfall. During the morning however no .great dam age or interference with traffic had been reported. Very Cold In Kansas City. Kansas City, Jan. 2.—W^Ith the thermometer three degrees below zero and the wind blowing 28 miles an hour from the northwest this morning, this city and vicinity expe rienced the severest cold of the sea son. The mercury - is below the aero point all over Kansas and Missouri. Officials at the United States weath er bureau here say It will remain in the zero neighborhood most of to day. During the night a fine sleet carried before the swift northwest wind formed the first real blizzard of the year. Cold in Louisiana. New Orleans, La., Jan. 2.—The cold wave which gripped the middle West last night and early today 1» moving southward rapidly and temperatures below freezing are predicted for to night In the extreme southern portion of all the Gulf states, except Florida, This morning zero weather wah re ported in sections of the Texas pan handle and freezing prevailed nearly to the west gulf coast. Heavy rains were reported last night throughout Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana. The record for 24 hours up to 7 o'clock this morning was 4.04 inches at Jackson, Miss.; 3.92 at Merid ian, Miss.; 3.74 at Chattanooga, Tenn.; 1.7fi at Knoxville: 2.44 at Vicksburg, Miss., and 1.26 at New Orleans. Teniperatures ran,ging from 16 to 24 degrees are predicted In the sugar region of Texas tonight and 22 to 28 in the Louisiana sugar region. Cold in Texas. Dallas, Texas, Jan. 2.—A drop In the thermometer fi)pm 70 degrees yester day afternoon at 3 o’clock to 12 de grees above zero at 3 o’clock this morning was caused by the norther which struck north Texas yesterday evening. This ia the coldest weather of ihe season and has caused much suffering among the poor. In Nebraska. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2.—The blizzard that began here yesterday continued Continued on Page Eight. Five Little Children Were Burned To Death In Their Beds Eaily To-day By Associated Press. Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 2.—The five chil dren of John Margasavage were burn ed to death In their beds here early today. The children ranged in age from two months to eight years. The origin of the fine is credited to a new year’s celebration by board ers In one of the houses, and upset oil lamp, it is said, starting the blaze. When the fire was discovered Marka- savage and his wife ran into the street and being unable to speak English gave rescuers the impression that there were no children in the house and they made no effort to enter the place. The father, undmindful of the flames, dash ed back into his home but failed to reach the little ones. He was serious ly burned. ' V \ i