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viittion CHAR.LOTTE NEWS. "=££= NO. 6922 CK^ flOTTE^N.C.. WEDNtSDA\. JANUARY II 1911 T Crowd rbiily of The Cui ious Gather A t Ti ial V;tj 7 old Women . I Stay at Home, Amy Gathered irly Hour—Police To-day in Fam- Murder Trial .‘•pp — Attorneys re Startling Re- .A Hearing, ^an. 11.—"^nille a tho Ohio conn • ' le luncheon re- 'i.al yesterday al- V > .rt and Its at- '» ; t it»(lay > li f;’llin,e: off • s‘ I's.vUon-f^ct'ker ;1. ;s. i' of Mrs. Lanra V il -)f bein^ f . :• aiir.^ of pot- i . •! rhe Boroud va . taUen. .•'niina: and ^ i I', ’ 'li wl'pn the ^aik l)\ thf ■; V ! :rii 01.0 wo- ■ .sh** *sad to . n’i ' tl f* iioisv n>Tirt room 'iinony were who In 'll- pdinon- r l;:\ fhat . i. ih.'Tll to •rt! and hastened to the tower. “Thow ki^^es, Rob, It’s maninian’s window,” oried the little girl as the window in the tower was raised a little, and wa\ing their hands and shouting in Rlee, thel Ittle ones falrl ybombard- ed the jail with tokens of affection. Will Sail For The South Pole By Asgoclated Press. New Orleans, Jan. 11.—Harry Whitney, the hunter and ex plorer who was with Dr. Frederick Cook at Etah, and to.whom Dr. Cook says he entrusted his records, de clared last night at a local hotel iliat he would sail for the South Pole next July or Augiist and will take with him Capt. Bartlett, who accompanied Commander Peary on bis search for the Pole. "I have selected none of my party except Capt. Bartlett, said Mr. Whit ney. "I will not go by the route be- ln£ taken by Lieutenant Shackelton and his party of Britishers. We will sail from Cape Horn to Coates I^and and then make our way over the ice as far as possible to the South.” Insunectors Fight Federals By Associated Press. El T’aso. Tex., Jan. 11.—Passengers arriving here from the south state that a battle took place Sunday be tween 150 Federals under Lieut. Cer- viintes ana a party of insurrectos near T cii-iJ'^nos. The Federals are said to have in theh-'':‘€‘n routed Avlth a loss of 16 killed. sei intii^ly i The troops were part of Robagos com- rl •• ! •iiaud. wliich passed through .Juarez 1' u-'ur-^ tl'^.ijlairt Saturday. A band of 275 insurrec- it I yestt r- tos is paid to be advancing toward I . arliicada. KENNEDY. ■■ -d Gaibers. i ^ I CARL MORRIS TO ^ hours be-1 FIGHT “SPlkE • t : .'u n JM-ru, i hero ; ( iUis assom- 1- d | 1 ■- W«Ti^ I’lllv :! ;v-ii I ■!. > ■'iiir-1 , ' ! M(;rris, the former engineer in wiioiu Ci'-laht'.'ia is pinning her f>’ith to de- r^f'k .lohnscn, ■'vlll figlit "Sjiiko' *ts 1 ')xes nud Associated Press. T’.artlcsville. Okla.. Jan. 11—Carl . • ^ h1 .iud brr:- a' i'fini' d ill I ivenncdy, of Kansas City, here to- i;'’’ht. The bout i> scheduled for flf- en round'’. Morris will have every RAKIKfe- HIM OVER -mECCsW-S uncue; SAM, TOE CHEM 1ST / ABpuf PULUIN&- MlLEAtE OMTHE TKAINSO/ ; ^l^CHAKixrn^? NGTON HIGrkWAY Y/1LL e>E ON the TOld SNAP-SHOTS ON TIMELY TOPICS. PRICE 5 CENTS Bill To Outlaw Near Beer Throughout The State Introduced i Great Excitement At Ceiba, Honduras By Associated Press. New Orleans, Jan. 11.—A special wireless despatch to the Picayune this morning from Ceiba, Honduras, states that great excitement prevails in that city over the approach of Gen. Manuel Bonillas revolutionary army, and that the booming of the gunboat Hornet’s guns can be heard In the distance. Business is suspend ed throughout the city, according to the report. The dispatch further states that Generals Bonilla and Lee Christmas, with an army of 5,000 men, yesterday occupied Cuero Solado, Juan Lopez, Obispo and Colorado, all Important points along the coast. Bonilla Is reported to be moving rapidly toward Ceiba. Another Important BUI Was 7hat Providing For The Cieation of *^PiedmonV* County Out oj Parts of Guilford and Other Counties, SIK MEN DEAD kS RESULT OF T E By Associated Press. Cincinnati, O., Jan 11.—That six Government Suit To Starts Dissolve Standard Oil Co. ’.V :p.iiioe guard I 'i' ihoro ar. I '.v\ or d'lty ar tlio. louii'i.s. Heretofore Kennedy has I Innght nt it)5 pounds but of late he ! has taken on weight and now weighs 200 pounds. ■ » for tod.-.y was TM'., '.o wah’ O'l the . iand j d yeiitevday. > 7T~I Z - Sign Articles For Fignt. • ' iVoPt ^T-irJy Associated Press. ti ■ Mi -' iSc^v^nl; i ^hicago, Jan. 1!.—Hugo Kelly and ‘‘ ‘ Tory Caponi sinncJ articles ycstor- dav for a catch weight fight at ]\Iil- waukee February 22 and Packey Mc Farland and Young Erne were matched to go six rounds at Philadel- irec* exrrr.i- .lanuary 25. ■ plan for ..d l;iri testi- , .!i ( er :'n' «>t t.iK uI ti'lvi of n '.’s tnat "I'or- sali.-'fitMl if you ' .-(examination .t. 1 art of the I )*;n r,ian. just be- ; :vr.' d • o rews- . ' oni*“ S grouped out yesterday I : h what we pro- h'nd attom'ys for • ■} were uis- }!■ testimony ^ .‘I u.nraiion would tii;u Dr. IIupp ti 1 'M'>rrnw. .riT.(:.-.ilmony Is Li lo. druggist, ■ Of i« r ) Ficians 1 ■ i itsfs and ; «« Will follow. 5;’ 1 • ! I.- the nurso • 1' :.K ; hroTt'rhout r' '■■’v ♦ViO day’s 1. I •> by tho ■ ' i n "ourt open- ■|":i two would be • -i thi« after- • ’ncident, ■’ if iiic’dont In ■' ; w'lar when . '’i ' inia. ag^d ■ ; ' ov» ** d th** if^’.l in the r, at the I'.ithfT and thr ofliCf-S -u' automobile GHARCES iGlST STEPHEMSOS T>y Associated Press. Madison, W"is„ Jan. 11.—United States Senator Isaac Stephenson is charged with a number of violations of the laws of Wisconsin in a lengthy statement filed with Governor E. E.' McGovern today by the 190!) state senate committee in its report on the investigation of the primary campaign and election of Senator Stephenson. The committee recommends that a copy of the report be submitted to the United States senate and that body investigate Mr. Stepensoa’s elec tion. Bad Fir© at Bond, Miss. By Associated Press. Mobile, Ala., Jan. 11.—A dispatch from Bond, Miss., says Are of un- krown origin about midnight last night cau-ed a loss of $12,000. Tight dwelling houses, a livery stable and a restaurant, together with four horses and a mule w^ere consumed in the flames. Jerome White was fladly burn ed trying to rescue the animals. , j XU « * By Associated Press, persons lost their lives In the fire that, , .... rr,, ^ , ^ ^ ! Washington, Jan. 11.—The final gutted the massive seven-story build-. gght of Standard Oil Co. for its ing of the Cincinnati Chamber of Com- ^ very existence under the present or- merce last night, resulted in the in-' ganization is expected to begin late jury of a score of persons and caused supreme court of the Uni- , . ^ ^ ; ted States. damage estimated to be close to a mil- ^ Milburn, of New York, will lion dollars, was the belief of police j^y i)efore the court the foundation of and firemen who today began a search defense of the Standard Oil Co. of the ruins. . | against the proposed dissolution un- A revised list of the missing in-, Sherman anti-trust law. Washington. Jan. 10.— The suit S. S. SIBBAT..D, secretary of the ^ ^nder the Shorman anti-trust law to Early & Daniel Co. I dissolve the Standard Oil organization BlvKXT MARSHALL, vice-president was institut id in 1906 in the circuit of Early & Daniel Co. * court of u , ^ ■ i-'"d States for tha HARRL LESLIE, negro porter of eastern district oi Missoui i. The pro- Early & Daniel Co. ceedings we/e begun by the depart- FRED SELM, night engineer. j ment of justice in the name of the (’HRIST ]\IEli.XTS, night watchman.' iJnited States against 114 corporations CHARLES STEGMAX, waiter, Busi- g^d seven individuals., ness Men s Club. | principal corporation was the I Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. TTJ> iFrom 1882 to the present time this wV UUlil JDUl^ L^T Kjp I company is said to have operated re- rk . • 1 t .m 'fineries itself but in 1899 its stock Rpfnmlicmi SfTPrintn increased to $100,000,000 so as IXl^l/UUULUn \DLrcliyLll enable it to acquire the stock of ! nineteen other oil companies, which By Associated Press. • in turn owned a large number of com- Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 11.—To in- panies, concerned in the oil business, crease the republican voting strength The Standard Oil Company of Ney in Alabama, with the view of building "Jersey was designated as a holding up a formidable party in this state, companj' and is similar to the Amer- Captain Charles H. Scott, progressive Tobacco Compan}', the organiza- republican candidate for governor, ot tion of which was considered by the Alabama at last November’s election, during the last few days. tha sold in the United States. Sold more than 9-10 of all the lubri cating oil sold to the railroad com panies in the United States. Tobacco Suit Case Resumed says that an attack is to be made on The seven individuals named in the the‘constitutionality of the Alabama ^®ff,^iants were .John D. Roc^ poll tax law on the ground that it violates the fourteenth amendment to ArphiiniH nn w the Federal constitution. The law re- r""' "JsTtwervTne'and -aid to have plVed L ttllS nf lation of the Sherman anti-trust law fort>-fiye years undei penal y - 'oegj^ summarized by the govern- franchisement. , ,, , nient as follows: “The republican strongholds are in ^bout 1870 the Rockefellers and t. e hills of Alabama where +he people are poor and fully twentj thousand of them have been disfranchised for voting for failrue of paying poll taxes,” said Capt. Scott. Ala. Legislature Calls Fo7 Vital Facts By Associated Press. Washington, .Tan. 11.—Oral argu ments in the dissolution suit against the so-called “tobacco trust” before the supreme court of the United States were resimujd today. Since last Friday attorneys for the govern ment and then for the various tobac co corporations have addressed the court. Today Attorney General Wick- ersham’s argument took up a large part of the time. How long the court will take for consideration of the case is a matter of much speculation. It is generally | believed that the tobacco case will | not be taken up by the court for secret consideration until the argu ments in the Standard Oil dissolution suit are concluded, which probably will be early next week. In any event a decision in the case is not antici pated for many weeks. A Brutal Murdet at 'Waiinesville, Ga. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 11.—A special to the Savannah Press from Waynes boro, says: Early this morning Douglas Brown, the colored boy who attended to the little store of Mr. Harvey Jones, a mile from Waynesboro found the back door open and Mr. Jones dead near the front door, with a bullet hole in his neck. In a few minutes Sheriff Story and his bloodhounds were on the scene. Soon after the sheriff’s arrival he discovered tracUs leading to the city. They were made by a man and a woman. The woman was found and proved to be Rosalie Small, an 18 year old negro girl. She made som kind of a confession to the sheriff, but he refused to give it out. Her bloody clothing was found In the wash tub. The back door of the store was found open and about a hundred feet from the back door Mr. Jones trunk was found riiled of the money it had contained. The town was throv/n into an in tense state of excitement over the ki'Mng. The mf^i >)as not been cai> tii'red. House Passed on Fmal Reading the Ewart Resolution Rela, tive to Repudiated Bonds— Commission Form of Govern ment for Greensboro, Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C.,Jan. 11.—The house of representatives on final reading lound the joint resolution by Mr. Ewart, of Henderson, republican lead er, commanding Governor Pothler of Rhode Island for refusing the gift of North Carolina repudiated bonds and condemning North Carolinnians aid ing in efforts to harass the state into settling them. It was amended on mo tion of Mr. Doughton of Alleghany, striking hit the expression that the bonds “have never had and can never have any standing in the courts of the country.” Judge Ewart regretted the necess'ity he s^d of humiliating pa triotic state officials with such a stat ute but insisted because a few un worthily given position of honor and trust had betraj'ed the trust. In the senate, the bill corating a commission government for Greens boro pas&ed and was sent to the house. Representative, of Wake, iniroduced a bill cliauging the name of the Bantist University tor women to Meredith Col lege. The most important bills today were by Carpenter of Gaston, abolishing the near-beer tiaffic throughout the state and by Boyden of Rowan to es tablish Piedmont county‘out of parts of Guilford, Davidson and Randolph'. Continued on Page Three. F Georgia Census. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 11.—According to figures made public this morning by the census bureau, the state of Geor gia has twelve cities having a pop ulation of 10,000 or more. Census of Georgia Cities. ' Washington, Jan. IL—Population for the following Georgia cities were announced today: ■mite md Bomb In Home If County Judge 1 A. dyrani1t» tixlay ii. tti' f,. of (Viunt:- a, cently eiect- ilck«^t, it wai? i'l-• and an inch r. I red and its Ii! ■ I) flrf d but f>'* I O' .u\er';d int t(j leHve It v.as* 1>€- Bide the wall of his library, where he was accu'^tomed to spend part of Mia c vrrings. “I thotight at first it was some sort of a joke," said the judge today. “Then when I saw that tlie fuse evidently had been lighted, i thought I had better turn It over to the police, which I did. I cant m- a«:ne what would prompt any ,one to i)low up my house and I am think ing It later will be found to have been a Joke." By .\ssociated Press. Montgomery, Ala.. Jan. 11.—Indica tions that, tiie present legislature in tends to examine well into the ex penditures of the state in the rail road rate cases came right after the opening of the second day’s ses sion this morning. Representative T. H. Brown offered a resolution call ing upon Governor Comer to furnish within tv.^o days an itemized account of all mneys spent in prosecutlnv these cases in the federal courts, to gether with the retainers and fees of the lawyers. Judge Samuel D. Weakley, who drafted the Alabama prohibition laws, is one of the state lawyers in the case and during the pi-ohibition con stitutional amendment fight his name was frequently used. It was said he had received large retainers. The legislature now wants to know the facts and has called on the governor for them. At noon today Governor Comeivs message was read in both the house and the senate. It is the custom in Alabama for the outgoing governor to sned a message to the new legis lature reviewing his administration and making recommendations. The latter Governor Comer refrained from doing. Battleship Partially Disabled. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 11.—The battle ship Michigan, of the Atlantic fleet, was partially disabled yesterday by losing her port propeller and tail shaft, according to wireless new’s re ceived at the navy department today. She was detached and has started for Hampton Roads, where the South Car olina, which met precisely the s&i»e kind of accident, Is also proceeding:. Flagler conceived the purpose of con trolling the petroleum trade, both do mestic and exix)rt, and obtaining a monopoly thereof. They entered into a conspiracy to accomplish this pur pose from time to time took the form of various combinations. Shortly after 1870 the Rockefellers and Flagler were joined in the con spiracy by Rogers, Archbold, Payne and Pratt. The form which the alleged con spiracy took is described by the gov ernment as being from 1870 to 1882 “a combination betw'een a large num ber of manufacturers who acted in harmony and those stock interests were pooled in the hands of three trustees in 1879.” Fiom 1889 to 1899, the form of the alleged combi nation was that of a trust agreement, whereby the stock of a large number of corporations w'as placed in the hands of trustees, who managed the property. From 1899 to the present time, the combination is alleged to have taken the fonii of a holding com pany, the Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey, The four judges in the circuit court found that the Standard Oil was an illegal combination in restraint of in terstate commerce and was also mo nopolizing the oil trade. A decree was entered enjoining the holding company from exercising any control over the subsidiary companies, and enjoining the subsidiary companies from paying any dividends to the holding company. All Tv'ere enjoined from engaging in interstate commerce until the illegal conabination was dis continued. The court also found that the Stand ard Oil produced more than 1-10 of the crude oil obtained in this country. Owned and operated more than 1-2 of all the tank cars used to distribute its products. Manufactured more than 3*4 of all the crude oil refined in the United States. Transplanted more than 4-5 of the petroleum derived from the Pennsyl vania and Indiana oil fields. Marketed more than 4-5 of all the illuminating oil sent forth from the United States. Sold more than 4-5 of all the nanh- City. 1910. 1900 Athens ... 14.91.3 10,245 Brunswick ... 10,182 9.081 Columbus ... 20.554 17.614 Albany . . 8,063 7,606 Americua 7,674 Atlanta ..154,839 89.872 Augusta ... 41,040 39.441 Cordele .. 5,883 3,473 Dalton .. 5,324 4,315 Dublin 5,795 2,987 Elberton .. 6,483 3,834 Fitzgerald 1,817 Gainesville. .. 5,925 4,382 Griffin .. 7,478 6,857 LaGrange .. 5,i>87 4,274 Macon . .. 40,665 23,272 Marietta .. . 5,949 4,446 Newton 5,548 3,654 Rome 7,291 Savannah ... 6.5.0C. 54,214 Thomasville 6.727 5,322 Valdosta 7,656 .5.613 Waycross .. 14,485 5,919 Miliedgcville .. .. .. 4,885 4,219 Moultrie . . 3,349 1.221 T OTIlllTED Jury Selected for Trial. By Associated Press. Cordele, Ga., Jan. 11.—Selection of a jury to try W. B. and Archie i-iyens for the murdt-r oV Fl^mlag Smith iu December 1908 was completed thl» morning. Tw’o witnesses were heard. Former Solicitor General .Tchn W. Bennett, leading counsel for the state, outlined its case and said he would try to prove that the Lyensea entered the drug store at Jessup, where Smith was employed as a clerk and killed him in cold blood. W. W. Bennett, counsel for the accused men, will try to show that his clients shot in self defense. Two witnesses were heard this morn ing. There are about 150 more. Mr. A. Brown, of Ellenboro, near Shelby, boarding at 507 North Graham street was found in his room this morning unconscious and almost com pletely asi)hyxiated. A physician was quickly summoned, and finally suc ceed in resuscitating the young man. The people with whom he was board ing became alarmed w^hen Mr. Brown failed to show up for breakfast, and ith an axe opened his door, to find him in an unconscious state. WTieth- er the gas had been left turned on purposely or by accident has not as yet been determined. Will Remove His Queue. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Jan. 11.—All the lo cal Chinese newspapers publish what_ purports to be a message froni Wu ^ deadlock Is predicted. Ting Fang, late minister to the United States, announcing the date he has fixed for the removal of his queue. The date fixed is Jan. 30, on the western calendar. On that day it is reported many local merchants will follow’ his example and celebrate the parting with their queues at a big banquet. Who Will Be Senator? By Associated Press. Boston, Jan. 11.—What will follow the republican legislature caucus call ed for next Monday afternoon to choose a candidate for United States senator is the question of leading poli tical interest in Massachusetts today. The caucus is expected to nominate Henry Cabot Lodge by acclamation and then adopt a resolution binding all present to vote for him in the legisla ture. Representative Butler Ames’ friends claim to have the pledges of enough republican members to pre vent the re-election of Senator Lodge and these will not enter the caucus, it is said. At the same time it Is declar ed that none of the “insurgents” will vote for a democrat even to beat In South Carolina the population of Abbeville is given as 4,459 as against 3,766 in the census of 1900. Big Oil Welt Burning. By Associated Press. Barkersfield, Cal., Jan. 11.—One of ti.} great gushers of the Standard Oil Company near here is on fire. One hundred men worked all night to con centrate the steam from several boil ers on the flames. The Avell w'as “brought in” about two months ago and is one of the big gest producers in the field. Alleged Anarchist Arrested- By Associated Press. Munich, Bavaria, Jan. 11.—Twenty- three alleged anarchists w'ere arrested while holding a meeting today. Papers supposed by the police to be af an incriminating nature w’ere 'seized. Earth Shocks Felt. Special to The News. Santa Clara, Cal., Jan. 11.—Small earht vibrations w'ere registered by the seismograph yesterday afternoon at 3:17. The oscillation continued for 75 seconds, about equally from east to west and north to south. Reduce Capital Stock. By Associated Press. Louisvii.e, Ky., Jan. 11.—At a meet ing today the stockholders of the citi zens National Life Insurance Company of Kentucky, recently investigated by the insurance commisioners of Missis sippi, Alabama and other states in which it operates, it was agreed to re duce the capital stock of the company from $1,500,000 to $75,000. The stockholders then adjourned to meet later today for the lection of officers. Death of Secretary Pitney. Would Expel Lorlmer. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 11.—Senator Owens’ resolution declaring the elec tion of Senator Lorlmer to be illegal and void was formerly read In the senate today and referred to the com mittee on p'-ivileges and elections. Mr. Owens was not present. Senator Hughes Dead. By Associated l*ress. Denver, Col., Jan. 11.—United States Senator Charles J. Hughes, junior sen ator from Colorado, died in his home here today after a long illness. Death was due to a general breakdown. Ta Fifht Ten Rounds. By Associated Press. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 11.—Jack Les ter, a fighter for whom Tommy Burns is sponsor, was matched la&t night with “Denver Ed” Martin, of San Fran cisco, at Tacoma January 31. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 11.—Secretary C. Pitney, former vice-chancellor of Xew Jersey and father of the present chan cellor of that state, died today at his home in Morristown, N. J.,. from gripi)e in his 85th year. Mr. Pitney retired as vice-chancellor in 1907 after 18 years on the bench. Many notable cases came before him, among them being the tobacco merger case and the divorce suit of James B. Duke, president of the American To bacco Co. TOWN NOT BADLY DAMAGED FROiVI EARTHQUAKE. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Jan. 11.—Communi cation with Przhevalsk, Russian Turke stan, w'hich W'as interrupted by the earthquake of January 4th w'as re-es tablished today. The town was not greatly damaged but the northern shore of Lake Issikul, to the west of Perzhevolsk, was severaly shaken and in that vicinity 50 persons w'ere killed. GETS DIVORCE FROM JESSE JAMES. By Associated Press. Kansas City, Jan. 11.—Stella F. James was granted a divorce from Jesse E. J:.mes, son of Jesse James, the bandit, in the circuit court here last night, James made no effort to contest the suit. Mrs. James was given tne custody of their four children and $100 a month alimony. Found Balloon on Farm, Amite City, I^., Jan. 11.—A large balloon, deflated, was found yesterday on the farm of George Grace, twelve miles ea^t of this place. There was nothing about the aerial craft to indi cate whence it came from or its own- ershiu. *