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CHAHLOTFE, N. C.. MOnDAV, JANUARY 9 1911
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Robbers Loot
West Va. Bank
Hy Associated I’rt ss.
\Vh(>(>lins;. \V. Va., .Ian. 0.—The First
National Bank of ElniKrove \V. Va.,
near hero, was enteied by robbers cfa-
ly t(^day, the vault d.vnaniitcd and all
the money taken.
The robbers look every dollar in
cash in the bank, said to be between
S:!,000 and $4,000. There is no clue, ex
c'oj't that foot i>rints in the snov; in
dicate the robbery took place early
today and not Sunday.
Decision As to
Stamp Taxes
13y .\s:',ociated Press.
\Vashin.u;ton, .>an. !!.—A stamp tax
on the sale for future delivery of
sttK'ks. grain, ju’ovisions or other coni-
modilies may be imposed by a state
it bout violatint? the Federal consti
tution. according to a decision today
of the suitreme court of the United
States, in jtassi’.is.’c on the ^Missouri
stamp act of 1!)07.
Atlantic Fleet Discussec).
By .\ssociated Press.
Wasliington. Jan. 9.—The .\tlantic
batileship fleet was discovered by
the “defending" fleet 1.3S0 miles east
of St. Augustine, Fla., at 0 o’clock
! cac-'ii m competitive; niorning while approaching
! r:ViI or in the ^''^‘ithc slioros of the I’nited States as
iii^ or importing I “technical enemy.” The navy deparl-
ver. the postmasi er I was advised to this effect in
a wireless telegram received today
from Rear Admiral Stanton, com
manding the defending fleet.
t ed to cancel any con
' i.nnce of which shall
'• c.v.urol of any com-
).ul rompany or any
'.-onsin C(mtrol of the Succespor to Hanson
s'vock ov/ncrship or; Associated Press.
! Savaimah, Ga., .Ian. 9.There was
lor general Is directed president of the Central of Geor-
.inv contracts hold by > Railway elected today to suc-
undue proi'cr-■ \^ayor .1. F. Hanson. It was au-
>rri I'ar porsfm. c(irpo-j after the meeting of the
..r any particular directors that the question
• a.e i,.f thpp residency was not discussed,
.leihiiture in any ' ('ol. A. R. Lawton, first vice-presi-
•s i.or lo exceed d'^ nt. will continue to serve as acting
I ; n-'t in any caso ex-1 president imtil further action of the
of r*‘venue rec«^iv-1
! ;■'i.i-'n Mipil service I
amount olherwiso i p^qrq DEALDRER NAMED
CHiLl>
ASOR
L
i
Says Great Host of
Thugsand Cut- Th oats
Will Soon Amve
WHERE NORTHERNERS GET THEiR EXAGGERATED IDEA OF CONDITIONS!
BILL IS RUD!
Special to The News.
Raleigh. N. C., Jan. 9.—Hon. R. H.
Battle, of Wake, has prepared the gen
eral bill which it is proposed shall
enable any city in the state to adopt
the much-diseussed commiss-ion form
of government, and will introduce it
at once in the liouse. It is a volumi
nous document and is patterned after
the acts under which the commission
form of goyerumen. has attained such
maiinilK-em success in Dej Monies, -Tohr.or,, Trust"
Supi erne Court Hears
Histoiy Of American
Tobacco Compani,
Inaugural Addiess
of Gov. Cruce
By Associated Press.
Oklahoma City, Okla.. Jan. 9.—
Governor Lee Cruce, assuming the
duties of Governor today took oc
casion to defend the constitution of
the young state, branded, he said,
by its enemies as radical, even
vicious.
Governor Cruce said in part:
“We asserted there is nothing rad
ical, or strikingly new in our con
stitution. We have simply attempted
to profit by the experience of others.
Oklahoma’s constitution is the con
densation into a single insrtument
of the best, and most vital provisions
to be found in 45 othe rstate con
stitutions.
“That operation under the consti
tution is conducive to good govern
ment is established by the unprece
dented growth of Oklahoma since
statehood.
“During these three years the in
crease in taxable values has aver
aged 8100.000,000 per year, until
now the toval taxable wealth of the
state approximateji cne billion dol
lars. This wonderful growth has been
accomplished during a period of fi
nancial depression, supplemented by
the most merciless and unwarranted
attacks of the state’s enemies ever
witnessed in political history.
“Capital anci labor should be
friends. Both are sorely needed in
the future development of the stale
and neither shall unduly oppress the
other if I can prevent it.”
By Associated Press. the trade in tobacco, first in the
Washington, Jan. 9.—To listen to colonial days with rival buyers corn-
the story of the tobacco business of ing to the door of the farmers cab-
the world v.-as the work almost ex- in to barter for the leaf from his
court of the ^Jnited States. First, | tobacco patch and then in the pres-
the government was to conclude its ent day.
“That is as interesting as a
' r\ic* .
• of the bill believe
, reak the presei^t mo-
. an iransportation be-
I lit* d St.ites and
"t,: i'it's
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
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By Associated Press.
Washington. Jan. 9.-—Pedro Deal-
the (ii-er. oi Porto Rico, was today ap-
,i' South America. L,ointed by thep resident as associate
likely to create at | c.f'the supreme court of Por-
T
from the Atlantic j,„ ^,.0
'.il and Argent'na and
So ind and San
Panama and the wesf
1; iKr'.'^a. Theso new
d rrc.uire the con-
• rum :;0 to .10 rtoain-
!,• o;' a ppeed ol at
- an hour and wirh a
:r of from 8,00(1 to 12,000
. n designs approved by
.. irtpicnt.
.• tern s (-f the contracts
■ •i;l dhnve to be turned
.:; e of tb-5 soverninen:
a;. Not one Americai'
i.ow runnln.' on
(c vf'red by tne 1 .1
LIIND[DT
BAD CROOKS
f.cgic'ature Meets.
'1 I'resp,
( ii\, rrah, Jan. 9. -
1 si dative session will
t HI noon today. The re
a majority in both
. ; • (-auf ussos held Satur-
’M.ud oflicials for the
. Tho legislature
I'nited States senator
11 and it is expected
Sir.tes Senator George
md v'll have little oppo-
n rcH CO Feet.
. 1 I’ress
i r’al.. Jan. 9.—Badly
. ,.il of no feet from the
I'liciflc electric railroad
. ' b' itom of tho Arroyo
•1!. stream) bed, which
•A .\ngeles from Pasade-
acker, a chauffeur v»’ho
‘n >r days ago from lu-
a;- hi( edlng hclples.i for
ii('urs and died soon at-
• Mul to the country hos-
!i;;ht,
Hy Associated Press.
.Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 9.—In the
-rr(>st of Frank Miller. 19 years old,
,nd Tom Mitchell, 21 years old,
.vhite men, Sheriff Hood believes he
las two dangerous criminals who
may be connected with a series of
deilredations in Montgomery, Cren-
^liaw. Pike and Jefferson counties,
.Mabama.
BIcjodhounds tracked the men to
a swamp near Legrand, Ala^, where
thfM" were compelled to surrender
at the point of pistols. When
br(»pgbt to jail, three watches, a
revolver, money and other articles
wern found on the prisoners. The
revolver has been identified as hav
ing been stolen.
The men are alleged to have rob
bed railroad depots at Ariton, Brun-
didge. Troy, Ensley and Sprague.
Thursday night Tucker’s store at
Grady was robbed and Fridav night
the depot at Spragues was burglar
ized. A section foreman was held up
and robbed of $42.
Miller claims to be from Chicago
and Mitchell from Wichita, Kas.
Neither of them will talk.
Warrants have been sworn out
charging them with burglary and
Avith carrying concealed weapons.
Iowa, and Galveston. Texas. It is to ap
ply to those cities which vote that it
shall apply to them. On the other hand
it is understood that New Hanover
county representatives are moving for
a special act to apply to Wilmington, i
the sentiment seeming 10 be that the
desiie in that quarter i'? that the com-
mi&sion form be provided wibout the
strenuoaiv disturbing effectb of a local
election on the question.
WTien the' annual session of tho
North Carolina Grand Lod.ge of Ma,-
sons convenes Tuesday night reports
of the officers will show very gratify
ing progress lor the year. There has-
been a gain of 1.000 in the member-
shii) of the North Carolina lodges, the
total membership now being 21,00'i
and the number of lodges 3S.", an in
crease of 10 lodges for the year. Re-
ports will show tha* during the year
the grand lodge debt was reduced $12,-
GOO. The temple rents for the year
were §12,159 and the cost of opera
tion $4,626.
Funeral of Captain Thomas.
There was held this afternoon at 8
o’clock the funeral of the late Capt.
J J. Thomas, for many years a
p'ron-iinent figure in the business cir
cles of Raleigh and a most esteemed
(’hristian gentleman, who passed away
Saturday evening at the advanced age
of 60 years. The service was from the
Mrst Baptist church, of which he was
a prominent member. He was for 30
years president of the Commercial and
Farmers’ Bank here, having retired on
ly arfew months ago on account of fail
ing health.
Socialists Moke
Demonstiation
By Associated Press.
Metz, Germany. Jan. 9.—Troops
were called out last night to dis
perse crowds that were pai’ading
through the streets singing the Mar-
sellaise and cheering for the repub
lic of France.
The demonstration was made by
socialists and redicals in protest
against the new constitution propos
ed by Alsace-Lorraine. There were
similar gatherings in other cities.
ICE CREAM SODA
INVADES ENGLAND.
fairy tale,” said one w'ho had sat
under thes pell of the speaker, to
Delancev Nicol, who was to open
)
er of the so-called “Tobftcco Trust’
portrayed as having been construct
ed out of the fortunes of disheart
ened competitors. Then there was to j the argument for the tobacco corpo-
be heard something from the other, rat ions.
side, by way of defense, of the | • Jt is not a fairy tale,” remark-
lawful acqiusition. through keen ed Mr. Nicoll, as he jotted down a
American ingentiity of tobacco in- not for reference in his argument
dustries. Upon it all depends the ’ immediately following Mr. McRey-
proposed dis-vjiiiri(ju t.i. the Ameri-; nolds.
can Tobacco corporation as a combi-1 After the history had been con
naiicm or monopoly in restraint of | eluded there was much speculation
' las to whether or not the court
.1. C. Reynolds was to conclude | would ply the attorney with ques-
his opening* arguments on behalf of 1 tions. revealing possibly the knotty
the government. | points, which may have led to the
On Friday both bar and court fol- assignment of the case for rear-
lov.'ed him intensely as he described gument.
Both Branches Of
Tennessee Legislature
Convened To-day
Tiial Oi Mrs.
Schenk Opens
By Associated Press.
Wheeling. W. Va., Jan. 9.—The trial
of Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk
opened at 9 o’clock this morning. The
greatest Interest w^as manifested in
even the preliminaries of the famous
case owing to the prominence of the
parties involved, and a big crowd surg
ed about the court house long before
the time set for convening court.
Remains oj Representative
Stewart!ak^n Home
Special to The News.
Raleigh. N. C.. Jan. 9.—This morn
ing the remains of Representative
.John L. Stewart, of Montgomery coun
ty was carried to the family home for
interment. Representative Cox and
Carter of Randolph; Warren of Per
son;; Houston of Union, and Kennedy
of Sampson, and Senators Reinhardt
of Lincolnton and Armstrong of Mont
gomery went as a legislative escort ap
pointed by Speaker Dowd and Presi
dent Newiand of the senate.
By Associated Press.
New York. Jan. 9.—A great host
of accomplished European anarchists
and criminals is soon coming to
this country to join the thugs, yegg-
men and Black Handers who already
enjoy American hospitality, accord
ing to Andrew D. White, former
presidenr of Cornell University and
ex-minister to Russia and Germany.
In a statement to the press Dr.
White urges ihe immediate passage
of laws to bar from the shores of
the United States a flood of undesir
ables whom he declares will hasten
hither as soon as England expels
them. He says;
“The assassin and anarchist, whom
London plans to be well rid of soon,
have an admirable refuge in the
I'nited States—a country lying wide
open to them, in which they will
find more companions, sympathizers
and effective helpers than in any
other.
“Our nation affords them the hap
piest of happy hunting grounds,
pjvems in New York, in Los Ange
les. in ('iiicago and other cities
prove this.
“This nation with its carelessness
in admitting foreign criminals, its
ineffective ways of dealing with
them and its facilities for clearing
them of guilt is becoming more and
more altractive for them every day.
“In the United States the number
of murders during the year just
closed was 8,975, an increase of
900 over the year preceding. Only
one murderer in 86 was given capi
tal punishment. The number of mur
derers in the United States is to
the number in England as 114 to fi.
“In sundry murder trials, the
statement was frequently made that
onr adniinistrrilion of criminal jus
tice as regards murder has becoma
a farce. These trials were by most
of tliese who conducted them, and,
indeed by the public at large, evi
dently considered not as efforts to
secure justice, but simply as games,
and mostly between pettifoggers, the
judges appearing much like um
pires at games of football. The men
vihom we glorify in our courts are
the men who can clear murders in
spite of undoubted evidence of guilt.
The phosecuting attorneys are large
ly chosen from among those of least
experience in the legal profession
and are in many ways absurdly hand
icapped. Naturally, then, the criminal
class is becoming In many parts of
our countr.v a body somewhat favor
ed by politicians.
“Another thing is the fact that
our government really seems to
make no serious effort to ])revent
their coming heie. Examination of
doubtful characters made in our own
parts cannot be affective. The exam
inations should be made at our con
sulates abroad, where police records
can be obtained and where testimony
of value can be taken.”
; Epidemic oj Smallpox
How Raging In Granville
And Durham Counties
Tiie News.
(' . Jan. y.—Smallpox ep-
'0 cotint ies. Durham and
!i,reaten to Interrupt com-
! l>rtw(H-n the two and quar-
' es have been sent out.
drr d and fifty cases In the
! ’ r"ii, and more than that
i Cranville have caused the
■ ' tirlties to resort to com-
•*' ‘ ination. It Is being re-
I :iiiy people. The entrance
'; or/ls of the city has been
' hdeiit upon sticcessful vac-
i hei e are many white cases.
ie(ently discovered In the
' t caused (juarantlne of the
ill. lie had declined to be
. Jiiid b'jth the father and the
been no deaths to date.
The state board of health, backed by
Individual counties, will ask the gen
eral assembly for abolition of the quar
antine laws, thus making vaccination
compulsory everywhere. A few nights
ago the board of aldermen were con
fronted with a petition asking the re
peal of the city board of health s or
der for compulsory vaccination. The
board declined to interfere.
Though there are as yet no deaths
reported, four very malignant cases
treaten death. Two of these are white
and two colored. The mildness of the
attack has militated against an easy
handling of the situation. Many per
sons have contracted the disease,
passed through it in all stages and
been cured by nature before discover-
> ted the disease. There have ing that they have It.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 9.—Ice cream
soda has invaded England and is
popular there, according to Vice
Consul George B. Stephenson at
Liverpool. Up to a year ago little
was known of tliis drink in Eng
land. It boasted only of one soda
fountain and this was in a depart
ment store. This season, however,
has witnessed the establishment of
several fountains and they have met
with gratifying results.
To Build Bridge.
Special to The News.
Durham, N. C.. Jan, 9.—The county
commissioners of Durham have let to
the Carter Construction Company, of
Grensboro, a contract for the re
building of a steel bridge washed away
in the August floods of 1908.
The bridge is to be 330 feet long
and will span Eno river at Christian’s
Mill, it is to be of concrete, re-enforced
and made in girdle style.
The Southern Power Company has
had representatives here the past
week locating the site for their dis
tributing point when the line of high
voltage has been brought here.
By Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 9.—Both
branches of the Tennessee general
assembly convened at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. In accordance with an
agreement reached between the con
tending factions in the house where
by all contests in both houses will
be withdrawn, the thirty-seven hold
out members, regular democrats, wiil
appear at the bar of the house this
aflernoon and be sw^orn in, thus
ending what promises to be a most
serious deadlock. As soon as these
men are sworn in there wmII be a
quorum and the body will get down
to business.
The fusionists in the house are
anxious to take a vote for United
States senator tomorrow, but this
may be opposed by the ergulars, who
claim that tho body is not constitu
tionally organized. This trouble
doubtless will be adjusted by a vote
being taken tomorrow and also on
the Tuesday following.
So far there are only two an
nounced candidates for United States
senator to succeed James B. Fra
zier—Gus T. Fitzhugh, a lawyer of
Memphis, and ex-Governor Benton
McMillin, of this city. Hon. Luke
W’right, of Memphis, is recognized
as a candidate, though he has not
yet announced. .\s matters now
stand, it is understood the inde
pendent democrats and republicans
wMll line up to a man behind Fitz
hugh. Hec oun1;s on getting several
of the regulars. McMillin has the
primary nomination and is the choice
4-1-\ r-v rrn 1 1 T»cr cs-5 5 + o •
Posses Search foi
Bad Negro
By Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 9.—According
to a dispatch from Carnesville, Ga.,
one of the band of farmers who en
deavored to reprimand Will Shackle
ford, a negro, near Carnesville Satur
day night, is dead and two others of
the posse are wounded, the net result
of an ambuscade laid by Shackleford
and several of his friends.
Shackleford, It is alleged, had made
offensive comments on several young
women of the Carnesville neighbor
hood. Saturday Ed Wiley, John Hutch
ins and Henry Jackson organized a
vigilance committee and when en route
to the negro’s home they were fired on
from ambtish. Wiley was killed and
Hutchins and Jack&on w'ere wounded
with the first volley. The fire was
returned and the negroes fied. Posses
are in pursuit.
Had Mania Foi
Marrying Officers
Bv Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 9.—The arrest of
Mrs. Margaret McCormick, who is held
here on a charge of bigamy, should
of the regtxlars. The fusionists claim‘have a peculiar interest for army men.
one majority on joint ballot. According to the police, Mrs. McCorm-
The McMillin people, it is stated, ick frequented army posts and at each
will hold a caucus tonight. post her custom was to pick out the
handsomest and richest non-commis-
Damage From Explosion.
By Associated Press.
Victor, Col., Jan. 9.—An explosion
of several hundred pounds of dyna
mite In the sawing room of a gran
ite mine on Battle mountain last
night did damage estimated at be
tween $25,000 and $30,000. No one
was at work in the mine when the
explosion took place. Windows in
buildings a half mile distant were
shattered.
Kansas City, .Jan. 9.—Packey Mc
Farland, of Chicago, and Johnny Mc
Carthy, of San Francisco, light
weights, will meet in a ten round
contest at the hippodrome in this
city tonight.
sioned officer and marry him. Then
she moved to another post and repeat
ed, it is alleged. Her last victim, it is
said, w'as Sergeant .John A. McCorm
ick, stationed at Fort Dupont, Pa. It is
alleged in the warrant that she wooed
him tmder the name of Margaret Dou
ty, married him on .Tune 14th, 1910, and
--.t with some of his belongings soon
afterwards. Sergeant McCormick trac
ed her to this city and asked for her
arrest.
Steamer Put in For Repairs.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 9.—The Brit-
isii steamship Esperanza de Lorana-
ga, Manchester to Galveston, put in
here today for repairs to her ma
chinery.
Twenty Years In Pen.
By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 9.—'‘Twenty
years in state penitentiary.”
That was the sentence pronounced
Monday morning on Harr.v Langdon
and Edward Brooman, alias Vrooman,
two of the men who escaped from
the tower and were recaptured. Their
crime was burglary of the Fox River
Butter Company’s store and the rob
bery of a negro porter who tried to
stop them. Both men plead guilty
to robbery and burglary and Judge
Roan sentenced them each to ten
years in the convict cam pa on each
charge.
“It was hunger made us do it,”
said one of the men. "We had no
money, nothing to eat, no place to
sleep.”
DAMAGE FROM STORM
IN SEATTLE HEAVY.
DFnESF[[T
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Jan. 9.—Following a very
brief session the senate and hotise,
both branches of the assembly, ad
journed out of respect for the mem
ory of Representative John L. Stew
art, of Montgomery county. Resolu
tions of respect were adopted and
in the house Gen. S. J. Carr paid a
high tribute to the deceased member
as a Confederate soldier. Both houses
adjourned to 11 o’clock tomorrow.
SIX PERSONS OVERCOME
BY SMOKE IN TENEMENT.
By Associated Press.
New York,' Jan. 9.—Six persons
were overcome by smoke and had
to be carried out of a burning ten
ement house on 97th street early to
day when fire swept the crowded
building. Several other occupants
were burned in fighting their way
out of the structure, escape from
which by the stairways had been
cut off. The majority of the tene
ments had to be carried dov/n lad
ders and there were a number of
narrow escapes in the rush.
By Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash., .Tan. 9.—Much dam
age was done in Seattle by the ter
rific storm which swept down from
Alaska with fifty mile winds last
night. Plate glass windows were
smashed and electric light poles
were blown down and shipping on
Puget sound and the strait of Juan
de Fuca was at a standstill.
'Fhlrty passengers on the lake
steamer Fortuna were at the mercy
of the gale when a steam pipe burst
and the vessel was helplessly drift
ing before the storm on Lake Wash-
in^on. Fortunately the steamer Do
rothy came along In time to take the
Fortuna in tow.
AVIATOR TO FLY FROM
DECK OF STEAMER.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Jan. 9.—The cruis
er Pennsylvania is at her anchorage
in the bay today awaiting the arriv
al of Aviator Eugene Ely, who has
been given the task of landing an
aeroplane on the vessel's deck and
setting flight again from the. same
narrow stage. If weather permits,
Ely will make hie attempt today,
A prize of $10,000 to any aviator
who will fly to the top of Mount Ta-
malpals, on the northern side of the
Golden Gate, has been offered by
a railway company.
Contest Over Recall Election.
By Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 9.—The legal
contest over the proposed election for
the recall of Mayor Hiram C. Gill, of
this city, will be carried to the United
States circuit court at Portland today.
Counsel representing the city and the
public welfare league are prepared to
lay before Judge Gilbert, of the circuit
court, an appeal against the ruling
of United States District Judge Han
ford, w'ho forbade the city officials us
ing the public funds for the expenses
of the recall election.
Lack of jurisdiction is the ground
for the appeal. It Is contended that
less than $2,000 was Involved in tho
suit and for this reason, the federal
court was debarred from interfering.
Big Fund for Families of Firemen.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Jan. 9.—By voluntary
contributions the members of the San
Francisco fire department have rais
ed $1,000 for the benefit of the fami
lies of their fellow fire fighters
lost their lives in the stock yards fire
at Chicago and $5,000 for the wid
ows and orpharns made by the Phlla^
delphia conflagration.