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THE CH.A.RLOTTE NEWS. “»» NO. 692 .lARLOTFE, N. C.. TUfcSDA\. JANUARY 10 191 1 PRICE 5 CENTS 'V Ciowds Gath- At Schenk Trial Inteiest Is Keen Ifin. 10.—Activity Ti t Ohio county li onrller hour ti9 been observed ,'.lr of supprewsod seamed to over- '! '\t' morMdly cu- I 'vors woro ear- ■t advaiitatii'ous .. Mic prliu‘it>alsi . ira FariiPw irth ■1.1 with adminis- .'.r-nand. ■ a ,1ury boforo able residential section of the city, is the second witness from whom it ■will be learned of certain vissits to the home of Mr». Schenk. What the nature of his testimony will be had not been leprned up to the time of the trial this murnin^. Dr. Gregory Ackerman, another physician called to the home I’f the Schenks to treat the liusband, if^ the third witness on the pros^ecuting auorney's list. Dr. Ackerman is said to have formal ly diagnosed Schenk’s illnes?- as one of poisoning before Dr. I'rank L. Hupp Avas ^'r.irmoned. Hujip reported the I ay, it was e\-jcaso to ihe prosecutinc a*^tornoy. 1 v.niiui bi :-iin in| Dr. Hupp is the fourth witness on ukiuK of tvsti-1 th»> list and is expected to testify in ;!■ j relation to the discovery of the alleged .'» !>wd had path- poisoning and the analysis of the min- almost two cral wnfor which Schonk was using, •r- were rii nod >'ho analysis was made under Dr. : ed ui' ) a Hupii s direction by export chrmists. the Mrs. Schenck again today carried :ind I till rcc.)rd book which she brought \ i'Uh tli^y I •!’ ; i i o ti!e court room yesterday alter- "urt ycsforday. i noon and which evidently is destined 1 pui*h»'d ia>'li|,r piny a leading part in the trial, as . .1 »'f their way i,i-r atlon>.ey’s frequently rot- r to it. .!'• ' I'.e huge (\»urt I’rosecutor Handlan is pi t >jarod to t !iad to be sUV.' 1*1,sh Jiv case wii'i vijvor and declareil . ( art houoc to j t liay i. would take \nitil ;^aturdAv to pr sent all his evidence. .Judge Jordan Mrs. Schenk is ]m>pc>s to expedite mattcvs h\ sending -'••iK'd traveled in iiu ca-^e to the jury on the same date. ;• »virh Wilii.imj William Wolfe, a stogie manufac- tl'e plan o; ihf ; Hirer, was the first witness. He de- 'o l)f the fit-I jM ril)od his trip abroad with .lohn (). I .1 was resum. 'l h'nk in 1010, and declared the man FCOTsl OM\ A. PRESipEtTT TAFTS message TC>'cON&RE5S ;i claimed t'la’ at t')ht>ranvncr- .H.j-ats and I't.nn i! to prov*^ th'^t n i'a\ while -m romirent ph.- ’■ as never in better health. Wolfe said tiu'.[ Sc-l'.enk became ill two days after his return to Wheeling, comiiiainiiig of I'.is i^'('v,;acU and he became stcadilv V ir.se. He paid Mrs. Schenk said to ini: ' l^iilv, I don’t believe .Tolin will live 1, the f.ishio:i- Aory hjnj ension Bill Passed Biide Of Three Months Dead }ly Associated Press. Clattanooga, 1'enn., Jan. 10.—Mrs. S. M. Foster, a bride of three months. i' pens-ion bill, I ai d the wife of S. M. Foster, a law ranging fr> ni \ er of Rockwood, was found dead with ■. Jan. 10.—The iv.today passed -ra' ■ to all s(tMler ''li'Ma bullet hole in her temple at her he T’ni''Hl Stat. s'hnme last night. Whether she killed l!cr«“lf or picked up the pistol and ;ii r'''utally shot iierseli is aukiiown. ^'lle was in fine spirits Monda.\ after- pnon 6nd evening, and the family can assign no reason for the thagedy. E,CONO MV GOV. KITC’HINS to TMt LE&tSLRTURE ECONOMY HAYOBv HAWkllSS messa&e to tbe Aldermen FLAHE brycj-HTEST D’UST ©IzFORE DYlMcir HEl-LUP m \ (CM Census Repoi t Shows 11,087,442 Bales Ginned to Jan. 1st By Associated Press. ' Washington, Jan. 10.—Cotton of the growth of 1910 ginned prior to January 1, as shown by the report of the bureau of the census, issued at 10 o’clock this morning, was 11,- 087,442 bales compared with 0,647,- 327 from the growth of 1909 and 12,- 465.298 from that of 3 908. The percentage of the last two crops ginned to January was 95.8 for 1909 and '9.5.3 for 1908. Round bales included this year ar^ 109,296 compared with 14‘],949 tor 1909 and 230,.o72 for 1908. Sea Is land bales included are 82,422 for 1910 as against 89,611 for 1909 and 86,528 for 1908. Qj-UESTION BEFORE THE 5UPRENE COtTO"— IS TH1& A MONOPLY IN RESTTViINT 5PTTV\De.? •* li THE PASSING SHOW! Republican Member Denounces Butler Before Legislaime Peisons Killed by Wolves Declares His Action in Trying to Harrass the State in Bond Matter Was **Permcious and Perfidious'* —A Storm of Applause. A Day With Tennessee Salons ar or 6m Jays i;d "1.' ^ a • • ai'. 'I'l ■ i o ihe pension m'ssion Form. • , Jan. 10,-The 1 , t' charleston in- 1 ' r^slattire v. hii h ’ a today 'o pass a : Mai l' ' ton to h'lld ' • ••n of the com- i;. .t-rnment. The . -■ (;,Mpai::,n vigor- Mississlppl Cities’ Population. Hv Associated Press. Washington. Jan. 10.—Population st:,.tistlcK announced today included the following cities in Mississippi: City. C. i'f'enville.. I laltieshurg :\leiidian.. Xatchez . . 1910. 9,610 11.:;’.:: 23.2S.J 11.791 1900. 7,642 4.17:) ii.or.o 12,S10 By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 10.—In the House this morning calls were made for nominations for United States sen ator and G. T. Fitzhngh, of Memphis, and James B. Frazier, of Chattanooga, were placed in nomination by the in- By Associated Press. Seattle. V\'ash., .Jan. 10.—Several residents of the West coast of Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska, have been killed and eaten by wolves during the yast year, according to Charles A. Sulzer, brother of Con gressman Sulzer, of Xew York, who has just returned from the north. Mr. Sulzer says that the w^olves iiig killed off all the deer, have become desperate with hunger and novr come ri.ght tip to the doors of the cabins of the rain^s. T The ginning by states follows; Alabama, 1,161,.506. Arkansas, 72,5,378. Florida, 03,032. Georgia, 1,761,814. Louisiana, 240,225. Jlississippi, 1,131,038. North Carolina, 701.426.' OUlahoma. 896.355. South Carolina, 1,155,696. Tennessee, 291,317. Texas, 2,888,479. All other states, 71,151. The distribution of Sea Island cot ton from the grow'th of 1910 by states was: Florida, 27,636. Georgia, 43.636. South Carolina, 11,150. SOOTH GAROLINII LEGISHTOIIS IN SESSION make a nomination and moved to ad- .lonrn, which motion was voted down. The vote for senator resulted as fol low’s : Frazier 1q; Fitzhngh 17; Sanders 21. After the announcement of the vote, adlournment was taken until tomor- at 10 o’clock. ide Enacted In artanbuig YMCA -Vbbott was hidden by a des-k they -.A \vere not witnesses to the tragedy. , Jan. 10. Wa to doctor who was iiassiiig was called ■tary of the Spar- attend Mr. Abbott, but his ser- A , shot himself vices wore not needed, as the secre tary died before he could reach his ^Ide. ,\ favorite child of Mr. Abbott (li fl not long ago and this might have ui'tde him despondent. Mr. Abbott came here about five y.'arK- ago from New Orleans, where he was engaged in Y. M. C. A. work. ith a 38-calibre re in the aspociatiou riu and died a f'^'V vvheihcT it waa !,- not known, ere in t he build Thank Governor oj Rhode Is- land For Refusing to Be Party to Scheme to Loot State Treasury — Numerous Important Bills Introduced, Special to The New’s. Raleigh, N. C„ Jan. 10.—A resolution by Ewavt, of Henderson, in the house, exiiresses tlie appreciation ol North 1*^ o ciocK. Carolina for rhe refusal of Governor' 'i’he senate adjommed without tak- Pothier. of Rhode Island to acct ;>t the „ senator. i « bond svndicate donation of North Car-! Governor Patterson tcKiay sent in a the state, as peiuicioub and ^ strong j. , . t' fctand for better roads in the state. 'Ihe reading of a se\ere strictv^e on | House a bill was introduced Butler in the resolution by a republican , pensions for Confed- member brouglit forth a storm of ap- soldiers to one hundred and pla-ase. Mr. Ewart also offered a hill to amend the constitution by adding three judges to the supreme court and pro viding that these may hold special courts. Another by the same member provides for a pardon board. Wants Lorimer Ousted. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., Jan. 10.—In an exhaustive and carefully prepared speech. Senator Coe Crawford, of South Dakota, today denounced the al leged method& employed by agents of Senator William Lorimer in the legis- of Illinois, and declared it his dependent democrats, and Newell San-jlature of ders was nominated bj" the repubU-* convk-tion tiiat Mr. Lorimer w'as not The regular deaiocrats did not ?nti led to ret^iin his seat in the u^' twenty dollars a year. Buster Brown At News Office per branca of congress. In tiiG face of Mr. Lorimer’s repeat ed protestations of innocence. Senator Crawford flatly charged that the latter w'as cognizant of the questionable prac tices of his I'leutenants. Mr. Craw'ford concluded by announc ing that he stood ready to vote for a resolution to unseat Mr. Lorimer. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 10.—The muni cipal election which is in progress here today for the selection of a mayor and 12 aldermen has develouod many sensations and aroused the greatest interest. Previous to the election it was given out that a clean election committee headt-d by ('olonel Sigo Myers, a meiniier of the staff of Gov ernor Brown and j^resldent of the Na tional Bank of Savannah had brought Pinkerton detectives here for the i)iir- pose of stop])ing the buying of votes. This morning Colonel Myers was very active about the polls and his asser tions that the Pinkerton men were on the ground aroused much indignation in certain quarters. Shortly after 10 o’clock this morning Colonel Myers was assaulted by D. H. Monsees, a By Associated Press. Columbia, S. C.. Jan. 10.—Liquor issues are subordinated to other lines of legislation at the session of the general assembly convening today. This condition obtains for the first time in 20 years. The senate was called to order by the retiring lieutenant governor, Thomaa G. Mcl.eod. the house of representatives by James A. Hoyt, clerk. Charles A. Smith, lieutenant- governor, will he inaugurated Tues day next. Mendel Smith, of Camden, a former speaker, is unopposed for the speakership of the house. Minor details of organization nil up the program for the first day. Mendel Smith was elected without opposition as speaker of the house and Clerk James A. Hoyt was re-elected over former assistant Clerk Wilson Gibbes by a,vote of 71 to 46. 1 In the senate Clerk M. M. Mann and w’orker for the admhilstration ticket,, , ^ ~ . Tr I ^ 11 1,.,,.+ ov.,1 i.io f.-icTifiu Bergenat-at-arms Schumpert were re He was not badly hurt and his tiiendb ^ soon came to his rescue. Colonel Myers k I. .If w'ent before a magistrate and swore out a warrant for Monnsees’ charging him xv'ith assault and batterj . The dif- fi.nilty oreatfd .great excltemen' and was the cause of many v.ild rumors as to the attitude of those o)>posed to the activity of Colonel M.vers and those who have been instrumental in I'lringing detectives here. Tliere were several arrests during the morning on the charge of alleged vote buying. One of those arrested was Mr. N. P. Corish, clerk of city coun cil and secretary of the South Atlantic ) Baseball League. J. G. Kent accused Mr. Corish of having purchased the vote of another man. Corish was car ried to the barracks but was immedi ately released upon giving bond for his ai)pearance Ijefore the recorder Wednesday. At about tho time of ar rest of Corish, John G. Garrity, a for mer city official and now special agent of the Savannah !:iectric Company, was arrested for having jmrchased the vote of Ed. Macon. These arrests have created much excitement and aroused great speculation as to the pro’Mability of further developments along the elected. Rev. A. E. Holler was elected chaplain over Rev. J. P. Knok. Bill No. 1 in the senate wa^ that by Senator Weston of Richland, pro posing a general increase of 8al3,ries paid state ho^iae officials, from the governor down. By Associated Press. Macon, Ga., Jan. 10.—A story pub lished in Macon today says that /hiskey dealers who left Georgia^ at j ‘ over 400 negroes eligl- • ■ a, tired, but as .Mr. ^ He Vv-as a native of New Hampshire. iUa Now Controls .11 The Bay Island Iroup In Honduras Raleigh. X. C.. .Tan. 10.—Seigmon. of Burke. Introduced a bill iArvanaements Hgvc About Averv county out of portions of Wata- i ^ iiga, ^klitchell and Caldwell. A bill for commission form of government for Greensboro passed the second reading. A bill by Baggett, to provide that railroad conductors pull moleage. Ewart, of Henderson, introduced hills in the house to make passenger fares two cents, conductors to pull mileage. Bill bv Connor, of Wilson, provides , . ^ . uniform'bills of lading for this state.; completed to have the real BuK .er Roberts, of Buncoml^e, offered a bill grown at The News office tomorrow to prevent the detention of women m Been Completed For the Real Buster Brown to Be at Ihe News Office To - morroio Morning, Arrangements have about been houses of prostitution by debt or other- morning. He will present the tickets to the winners of the prizes in The News Buster Brown contest, as an nounced today. wise. . , J ' Spainhour. of Burke, intrauced a bill for four judicial circuits, judges to rotate within these circuits. The general assembly at noon can vassed vote on state officers, declar ing’' Col W. P. Wood, state auditor and H.^ C. Brown and W. T. Lee. corpora- i By Associated Press. This was in point! the passage of the prohibition law have leased their old stores in Ma con beginning July 1, and that they are preparing to do business in this state again. The story states further that leading liquor dealers express the opinion that the next legislature will repeal the prohibition law ar.d that they are getting ready in ad vance to resume business in the state. Texas Solons Meet. tion commissionrs. session. ( The special states that the gunboat M —\ r^pecial I Hornet last Saturday conveyed a large •,Tn' P-.rt Barrio-+,! lieet of schooners loaded with roops ■ r' ing states that / to tlie mainland and that fela fell bun- 1'r( -s operating on day without a struggle ir .n luraH after cap- It is asserted that Manuel Bonilla, . . i-land.s attacked! who leads the revolution, has com- • , . ~, lz(d Cape Trium-,plete control of the Bay . ,\lacas I,aso(ra, ,lnoli..linK the telamU o « ...vvn Tela, which : acco, Barbarat and I -ilia. , en^ctrtez"iart’ntlfht^iha^ revolutionary cause. odon in Gun Powder 'fctory Results in Many Deaths-12 Bodies Taken Out Austin, Texas, Jan. 10.—With Lieut.- I Gov. A. B. Davidson presiding In the 'senate and Secretary of State Towns- COMMANDER J. F. LUBY ’end occupying the speaker’s chair in DIES ON BOARD SHIP, house, the 32nd session of the Tex- j as legislature convened at noon to- By .Associated Press. I Washington, Jan. 10.—Commander , prohibitionists and antl-prohi- .lohn F. Lul>v, or the piotecte cia bitionists were in attendance, ei- Des Moines, died on board that vessel on January 8 in the vicinity of the Cape Verde islands. The navy The prohibition question, it is is be lieved, will be among the first issues - - ‘ , p to be considered by the legislature and depariinent v.aB ® , recAv'- advocates of prohibition are hope- er Luby s de^h officer securing radical legislation pre- ed today from the executive officer state-wide election, which ; will be held during the coming sum- 1 mer. 1 The election of a i&peaker of the cham- house wdll take place late today. Trouble In Chicago. By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Jan. 10.—Five men, be lieved by the police to be striking gar- mer-t workers were pursued today for bloC)'i9 and fired at repeatedly after havii'Jg beateen Mrs. Lottie Millspaugh, her t'vo daughters and Louis Barnett, all of who were non-union employes of ti'e Hii’sh, Wlckwire Company, clo thiers. t Mrs. Millspaugh was knocked down b}' a blowr on the head with a club and was kicked and pounded as she lay oi the sidewalk. Barnett was felled ant. was beaten until he was helpless, peiectives who for a long time had been escorting the non-union ists to vork v *?re recently withdrawn. The assailants escaped. of the Des Moines. Committee Reports Tonight. Bv Associated Press. Macon, Ga., .Ian. 10.—The ! i 'I t ;-S. \igentine, Jan. 10.— A -I*' caused b.v an cx- i i.a powdir factory at • were extracted from ; • plant soon after it ces. The search for ■ t!' inues. William Adler on Trial. By Associated Press. New Orleans, La., Jan. 10—The work of h>electing a jury to VaJe lor former head of the defunct State .National Bank, of this city, will begin this morning. It Is said a bitter lega fight will mark the second trial. Adlei charged with embezzlement ^ and misappropriation of the bank s fund.. her of commerce committee appoint-, cd to look into the question of re moval of Mercer University and to lind out what the authorities of Mer- • cer wanted will make a report to thee hamber tonight. The committee will report that there is not the sli.ghtest chance of Mercer being re moved from Macon. MANY FISHERMEN LOST. Fight 15 Rounds. , Bv Associated Press. ; St Joseph, Mo., Jan. 10.—Tommy ^ McFarland, the San Francisco light-, weight, and Jack Barada, of St. Jos-, e])h will fight 15 rounds before the Robidoux Athletic Club here tonight, in a return match. ♦ By Associated Press. ♦ ^ Astrakhan, Russia, Jan. 10.— ♦ ^ Eighty-five fishermen were car- ♦ ♦ ried out into the Caspian sea ♦ ♦ on an ice floe today. ♦ ♦ A steamer was requisitioned ♦ ♦ at Baku and sent to the rescue ♦ ^ of the men, but the chances that ^ ♦ any of the number will ei»- ♦ ♦ cape death la poor. ♦ 0 ISllOE Bv Associated P *ss. tr. Castro Urdiales. 'Pain Jan. 10.—or- ty persons were iHec' and five in- Ju'cd here today .1 a lanasllde a p:ng of laborers. overwhelmed burying them all bene earth and rock. ' ” i NATIONAL BAN«S T! are electin] th a mats of DAY OFFICERS. Bv Associated Press. ■ Macon, Ga., i n \ ' tional banks of their annual meetings tliis ^ for the purpose Jf and officers. There changes amont; the > officers various batiks. \ ble to vote in this election and prac tically 90 per cent of them are purchas- eable. Both sides have been voting them in large numbers today. The op posing candidates for mayor are Cap tain R. J. Davant, a former aldermann tain R. J. Davant. a formf.r alderman and Hon. G^orge W. Tiedman at pres ent mayor of Savannah who seeks le- election for the third time. Call For Bank Statements. By Associated Press. Washington, .Tan. 10.—Tlie comp troller of the currency this morning issued a call for a statement of the condition of the national oanks at thee lose of business Saturday, Jan uary 7. Two Fights On in Ala. Legislatuie By Associated Press. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 10.—Two fights are on in the Alabama legisla ture which convened at noon today. One in the senate over the honor of being president pro tern, and the other in the bouse of representatives for the speakersh.il,'. These liglits will delay the business of both houses for at least a day. In the senate it is conceded that Hugh Morrow of Birmingham will win. In the house the race is the closest that has been in Alabama in years and may lane some time to decide. Another fight, and that bids fair to be the greatest of all is for the privi lege of appointing the senate commit tees. This will be the opening In the battle to re-establish local option in the state of Alabama. Walter D. Seed, a pronounced pro hibitionist, is the president of the senate but it is customary to elect a l)ro teni from the membership. Biooks I>Jiwr(uice, the anti-saloon league woi ker, is on the ground to en gineer the fight to maintain the state prohibition laws. Number of Licensed Aviators. New York, Jan. 10.—The annual re port of the Aero Club of America shows that this country now has 260 licensed aviators, of whom 21 were licensed last year. Fomteen Men Find Watery Grave When Two Barges Go Ashore in '‘Awful Weather By Associated Press. Highland, Mass., Jan. 10.—Four teen men, comprising the captains and crews of the coal bat’ges Cor bin, Pine Forest and Treverton, bound east in tow of the tug Lykens, were drowned today. The barges were driven ashore on the Peaked Hill bar early in the day and within a few hours had gone to pieces. A fifty mile gale directly from the north was blowing and made the Peaked Hill, on the knuckle of the cape, the worst kind of a lee shore. Tw'o' life saving crews stood on the sands pow'erless to launch the boat or reach the barge with a life line. At 8 o’clock two bodies had been thrown upon the beach, both with lifep reservers on which were sten ciled “Treverton.” The Treverton was the largest barge of the three and carried a crew of six men with Captain F. I. Brown, of I.incolnville, Me., in com mand. She was bound for Portland. The Corbin carried a crew of four men and w'as commanded by Captain C. M. Smith, of Philadelphia, She was bound for Portsmouth, N. H. W. Hall, of Provincetown, and waa bound for Marblehead, Mass. The Lykens after losing her tow was finally compelled to step.m Into Provincetown. It was impossible to launch any life boat for the bars at this end of the cape are double and sometimes triangle, and the entire distance from shore to the outer bar was a tumb ling mass of cross seas in which not even a life boat could be kept up right. Identify Vessels. Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 10.—Sig nals from the members of the Barne- gat life saving crew at sea establish ed the identity of the vessel that stranded last night off that station as he Harold B. Cousins, Captain A. C. Williams, of St. John, N. B., bound from Portland for Washington, with a cargo of laths. The schooner carried a crew of seven men. The Cousins Is deep nn the mud. Crews of the Forked River, Loved La dies I&iand and Barnaget life saving stations stood by the stranded craft all night. Attempts to pull her off when the sea calmed soon after high tide this morning proved futile. It is The Pine Forest, w'hich was the the I smallest of the tow' and carried four feared the Cousins will go to pieces i men, w'as commanded by Captain M. before wrecking tugs reach her.