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est Editdao THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, j Latest Edition !L. 43. NO. 6924 CHARLOTrE, N. C.. FB1DA\. JANUARY 131911 PRICE 5 CENTS lin Numbei ‘*23** Was Wrecked On Friday Thhteenth s Rear-end Collision at Batavid, N. Y,, on iv York Central Rail'- Six Passengers iven : Others were Seriously •-Two Dead Bodies Under Engine Of cd Train—Coach Was :red. i 1 Prpss. V , Jan, 13.—Four pas- ’.y asleep In their bertha \.>w York Central Rall- i (inil TUitfalo west-bound • izroiind to death as that • 'h.' l^atavla station early t .'tilers were fatally In- : •• condition of eight is '♦^rious. • : s old. probably Cassius ;» oUlyn. N. Y.: Masonic i iicath his body In his • th face, plain .erold band ' i KnpaKeinent" engross- m.nrked “F. J. S.” ; . lu) description possi- ; r.':l tif whom nre at lo- ; le; T; (• e. lawyer. Indianap- \ -• nhuri:, Fultonville, X. u in die. '■unre, lawyer, Biiffalo, se- ■‘t ’ iildreps iinkonwn. '. I’liiciiijn. slipchtly in- ' i’i'iiand, Detroit, fatally. ■ nopro iiorter. Boston. Shriw. Toronto, Ont., se- • nds. •ii'.f Husrclns. and son. Protest Against Tax on Potash By Associate Presa. Washington. Jan. 13.—The state de partment Is b«ing flooded with letters from farmerg and others all over the United Staton protesting against the action ot the German grovernment In levying a tax on potash, largely used as a fertilizer In America. Many of the letters are written but a great number are in printed form indicating that they are the result of the work of some of the bureaus which have been ostablished to create public sen timent in this matter. Eighteen Killed During Rioting By Associated Press. Bombay. Jan. 13.—Eighteen per sons w'ere killed and 24 others were injured during yesterday’s rioting. As usual the occasion of the Muharram fe&tival brought about a clash between Sunnyites and the Shiahs. Troops call- od out to restore order fired several volleys into the mob. % HAfMU MAI^UFACnJRlNG' o % Near Beer Bill Is Discussed In The Senate-Other Bills LORD DECIES “HELD UP" BY CUSTOMS OFFICIALS. •n. M ■ painfully niackiMirn, Eng- 1 on, ■' cut. • l»>nt Kveritt, of the w'e?t- ■ the X('\v York Central ,'K- the following state- h proliniinary investiga- ’• cn aMo to make, J. B. ; In. engineer on train ' :.!P Inro train Xuuibor T ; Muffalo express) was til-' accidcnt in that 1 sisnals. Mr. Lydoll t iiiploy of this railroad i!'l has been an rngine- with a perfect record.” Jody Identified. , la;., n.—The unidenti- I i iti the Batavia wreck ; 1. was discovered a Ma- ;iri'hal)ly that of C. C. ' i.-it. iit general manager ■ '. f tlve ac;ency, who left n.-'t niKht for Buffalo. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 13.—liord Decies, who arrived here late last night to visit his fiance. Alisa Vivian Gould, had a taste of Uncle Sam’s customs red tape before he left the steamship pier. He had property declared that Mrs. George .1. Gould had requested him to get lor her on the other side, and was told that the duty on it was ^800. He tendered a check for that amount and was surprised to find that the rule of I’ncle Sam was- cash only. All the cash he had with him was |200. He knew uobody on the pier and there was no body of the Gould family to meet him. After waiting about an hour he decid ed that he would leave the gown in the hands of the customs men until this afternoon and then send down the cash. THE HUB! FiraiK or THE DH III SWNK Tmm BODY FOUND !N SWAMP WAS IDENTIFIED. Bv Associated Press. Albany. N. Y.. Jan. 1^.—The body of the ."i-year-old boy found in a swamp on the Schenectady road last Tuesday, r.nd believed to have been murdered by the forcible administration of car bolic acid, w’as identified by relatives today as that of George Melber, of Schenectady, X. Y. FIVE BOIS WE T s of Robbers - Fiu s 11 a t e d '1 . .Tan. in.—Three rob- i to rob the post office , county, early today ''lit a pistol battle was f the robbers was wound- ‘ i ' ast and on^ of their ',v:is shot. Wilbur Peet, I he robbers at the post I • :if f)iice opened lire. il and one of the yegge- !. The robbers seized a .itid two horses and pick- > (lunded men, escaped to- By Associated Press. Connellsville. Pa., Jan. 13.—When firemen early today ceased searching the ruins of the McCrory store, de stroyed by an explosion and fire here .vesterday they decided that the five bodies they had discovered w'ere all the debris contained. Tw’O bodies were identified by signet rings on fieshless fingers and one by the shoes she wore. Another is supposed to be the bodv of her aunt when the explo sion took place and has not been seen since. The fifth victim is believed to be an Italian custoiner. as a pocketbook containing a numbei- of foreign coins was found. Mrs. Edward Miller is in the hos pital with her legs broken and many severe burns. nzi Nippon! Japanese Sacrifices His Life on The Pyre of Unrequited Affection STIRT TRi OF THE fiyPSIES E Special to The News. Wadesboro, Jan. 13.—The recent troubles between the rival bands of Gypsies are being aired on the Jus tice court here in the trial of sev eral members of the Joan band for assault. This morning Chief Stephen Joan was on the stanu and tells a horrible story of the events of the night of the arrival of King Emil Mitchell. Joan claims to have been tied to a tree and robbed while his daughter ■w'as taken to another tent and crim inally assaulted. t On the other handahe other clan denies all of the c%r.«;es but ac- knolwe^ses th.'it thera .4 ,j;eiieral fight and several WuKi.ii h^rifis. The hearing occupied the court all of yesterday and Is not yet concluded. It is merely a preliminary and will come before the superior court next ^week for trial. TENNESSEE ON SHE By Associated Press. Lisbon, Jan. 13.—Railroad communi cation throughout the republic Is prao tically paraljzed as a result of the strike of employes who went out on Wednesday. Portugal is cut off by land from the rest of Europe. Today the strik ers refused to permit the Southern ex press to leave the capital. Mall from abroad Is reaching here by steamer. The strikers rejected an offer of a 25 per cent increase in their wages. Paris, Jan. 13.—A news agency dls patch from Madrid says that a trav eler arriving there from Badajoz, miles from the Portuguese frontier, de clares that the soldiers in the fortress at Elvas, Portugal, have mutined, de manding increased pay. The Elvas workingmen have struck in sympathy. May Pass State Wide Prohibition Law Special to The News. Raleigh, Jan. 13.—The house bill prohibiting near-beer saloons in Mar ion county caused a warm discussion in the senate with the result that it passed with an amendment that it does not Interfere with the sale of j soda fountain drinks. It went to the house for concurrence. Senator Barham’s bill, relating to the speed of automobiles and a penal ty for violating it, was referred, after •a long discussion that showed strong opposition to any change. President Newland announced the committee on legislative apportion ment with Mr. Thome, of Nash, as chairman. In the house, Speaker Dowd an nounced an additional committee, with the following chairmen: Internal Improvements—Taylor, of Vance. Printing—McNeill, of Moore. Enrolled Bills—Kendrick, of Gaston. Corporation Commission—Majette, of Tyrrell. Insane Asylums—Kent, of Caldwell. Privileges and Elections—Quickel, of Lincoln. Regulation of Ijiqiior Traffic—Hofler, of Gates. Corporations—Wooten, of Lenoir. Pena^ Institutions—Coxe, of Anson. Insurance—Ross, of Cumberland. Mr. Ewart, of Henderson, introduc ed a bill to limit sleeping car berths’ charges to, $1,25 for lower and $1 for upper. Also a resolution for the investiga tion of the Mattamuskeet Railway gra ded by state convicts. A bill W'as passed for a bond issue for Hickorj’^ and Rutherfordton. (Continued on Page Two.) Moore is Acting Grand Commander. By Associated Press. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 13.—Official announcement is made that on account of continued illness, Janies Richard son, of W’^ashington. grand commander of the Scottish Rite Order, has been granted indefinite leave of absence from his official duties and George F. Moore, grand prior of the ''supreme council, has been appointed acting commander. George F. Moore is a native of Alabama and is editor of the New Age Masonic magazine, published in New Y’^ork. By Associated Press. Wheeling, W. Va., Jan . 13.—The Schenk case today is more or less a continuation ol the plans of yesterday that time would not permit to be com pleted. When Miss Alma Evans, the nurse who attended John O. Schenk through the illness that Is al leged to have been caused by his wife administering poison, was called to testif.v yesterday, it had not been ex pected she would be the first w'itness of the day. Therefore wtien her testi mony was once started it crowded the plans of the prftsecution and those witnesses who had been called and were unable to be rached w^ere noti- fiei to appear again today. The counsel for the defense as well as the piosecution were nmch chagrin ed and not a little annoyed tfiis morn ing over false reports that have been sent out concerning the conduct of the trial. There were many rumors last night that the trial was to be stopped and a commission in lunacy api»ointed to lake up the case of Mrs. Farnsworth Schenk, the accused in the case. Counsel for both sides w'ere emphat ic this morning in denying that any such move had even been contemplat ed. It was stated by the attorneys for the defense, in this connection, that they expect to clear the atmosphere considerably with the statement of their client, for Mrs. Schenk will be put on the stand, according to Attor ney O’Brien, who has thus far been the active counsel in her behalf. Prosecuting Attorney Handlan seem ingly to offset any expectations of the defense, asserted this morning that within the next two days a witness would be called by the state who vould show that Mrs. Schenk pur chased quantities of arsenic and sugar of lead shortly before the return of her husband from Europe. Who this witness is the prosecutor did not say, but smilingly replied: “Just watch. The crowd began to gather early and before daylight a number of men and women were in line watching for the doors of the court house to open. When the trial was resumed the room was full and crowds were standing in the streets. The strictest rules re garding attendance are still being ob served. . * . A change was made fn the state s plans this morning when Dr. O. W. Burdatts, Schenk’s dentist, was called. Dr. BuPdetts testified he examined Schenk’s teeth after Schenk became ill. At first be believed the discolor ation was caused by a diseased condi tion of the gums but later he conclud ed something he did not understand wr,.r'vrons „ an.>ounced today. Is to of chemistrv at the University of Vir- was one of the witnesses to- By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., .Tan. 13.—The sen-1 By Associated Press atorial situation in this state is still Austin, Texas, Jan. 13.—The enact? up in the air and the most astute poli- j ment of at least two law^s— one pro- tician cannot tell how It will end. hibitiog the sale of intoxicants with ^ J 1 in ten miles of a school house, the The failure ^ of the McMillm and j o^her prohibiting the vending of 11 quor in less quantities than a quart —and possibly the enactment of a state-wide prohibition law before the Heavy Snow In Nevada. By Associated Press. Reno, Nev., Jan. 13.—The present snow storm is the heaviest within memory in this district. After a steady fall of 36 hours there was a record depth of tw'o feet on the level late last night. A depth of 12 feet is reported at Truckee, and 6 feet at Im migrant Gap, California. Passenger trains are being held at Truckee, California and Sparks, Nev. Dies of Wounds. Special to The News. Wadesboro, Jan. 13.—Beady Arm strong died at noon yesterday from the effects of a gunshot wound inflict ed by Henry Tomlinson. The shoot ing occurred near Cedar Hill, 13 miles north of Wadesboro Tuesday night. The men, both colored, were about 19 years of age. Arlington Hotel to Be Sold. By Associated Press. ‘Washington, Jan. 13.—The historic Arlington Hotel, in this city, across I.afayotte Square from the White . ••*d i’rf-.'+p. i ., .Miss., .Ian. 13.—His great !; 'a» rlf1(o, accomplished by 'Ilf lOnglish wife whom he ■ I*' niiin slie loved, Kunisan I Snrnuhal, and the son of a of Toklo, is dying i.;irlty hoKi)ltal here of a I atid a dlseafKi, while his * and the man she mar ■» K-nder attention, trying ’ ;' I i't hours easier. i> tokism of the Oriental, ■■ :iiid says nothing, but be- .rTcrlng lies a strange rom- 'ii eade ago Helen A. Hunt, '' er was mayor of a small 1 l.ondon, England, and well ' '1 a young Englishman nam- •liNson. A quarrel with her ‘ ' aused the girl to come to rii'hf years ago she found . lio.^ton penniless. While ■ ’I the store of M. Yamataro, met Inomata. The Japa- jrai loved her and hl& gen- "D Miss Hunt. They were d w* nt to New Orleans. The ‘ and Inomata worked night ■" make enough money to pay doctors bills and hospital fees. His own health became undermined and he became despondent. Some months ago, while Inoinfita and his wife were in Jackson, Miss., on bu.sines«. she met Gibson. He too, having come to America. One sight of him told the girl she still loved him and Gibson swore that he had loved her always. After days of silent anguish, Mrs. Inomata confessed to her husband that she loved Gibson. The Japanese lis tened with stoical silence to the story and then abruptly left his wife to think it over. On his return to their board ing house in New Orleans, Inomata said to his wife: “I am falling in health. You go to .lackson, bring suit for divorce and I will not oppose it. I will &ay noth-1 chamber of commerce will meet siniia. — - - . day. He said that his tests of the water used by Schenck showed that it contained eight-tenths of a grain of white arsenic to the pint. Florence Coleman, a maid who for- merlv worked in the Schenk family, testified that the Friday preceding Mrs. Schenk’s arrest she had been told by Mrs. Schenk to clean John’s room, ready for his occupancy. She denied ever seeing anything put into the wa ter. Edward MbAllister, the druggist from whom the water and medicine came, testified that no lead was used in the quinine compound sent to the Schenk house. Harbor of Refuge at Hatteras. Beaufort, N. C.. Jan. 13.—Opposi tion to tlvb uilding of the harbor of refuge at Cape Hatteras, which has been decided upon by gove^- ment engineers having charge of the project, has developed here and the rkf mmmprofi will me6t tWO be purchased by a syndicate of New York and W’^ashington capitalists. Their plan is to demolish the struct ure and erect on the site what is de clared wil be the finest hotel in the south. It is said $6,000,00 is involved in the project. Markham Nominated. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 13.-President Taft today sent to the senate the nomination of M. O. Markham, of Georgia, to be surveyor of customs for thep ort of Atlanta, Ga. THE WEATHERc Fitzhngh i)eople to reach an agree ment last night leaves the matter just where it stood j«esterday. Another conference is on this morn ing fiut little is hoped from it, though strong pressure is being brought to bear to get one of the men out of the way. An anoymous communication over the telephone today was made to W. R. Hamilton, of the Anti-Saloon Lea gue, giving him a “sure tip” that the regulars today are planning to stam pede the convention to Hooper and that they concede McMillin cannot win and believe that the best thing for the'regulars will be to send Hoop er to the senate, thereby making Nat Ba^er gov-ernor. Baxter wants to go to the senate himself and is being groomed as a candidate, but would be well pleased to wait for that if in the meantime he Is governor. Hooper stated some time ago that he would not accept the senatorship, but it is said that he has receded from that position. A state ment is expected from him later in the day. McMillin’s friends are up In arms and it is doubtful if they will stand for any such attempted throwdown. Just as the independents prefer McMillin to Frazier and all prefer McMillin to any republican, so McMillin’s friends prefer an independent to allowing their candidate, a nominee from the demo cratic party, to be so dealt with. Each side may be whipped into line on any plan agreed upon, but it is be lieved that the senatorship cannot be delivered to a republican. Neither side will stand for it. The matter of the governor’s inau guration A'ill be settled today in the senate. That body will amend the house joint resolution changing the date to Jan. 25, which will give time to get the senatorship out of the way. The regulars ^re holding back the in auguration date and making other de mands. These demands are that some modifl- Mtion of the liquor laws be made for the large cities. It is not believed that anything will be accomplished along this line, however. The Third Ballot. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 13.—The third ballot for United States senator, in joint convention today resulted as fol lows : McMillan (regular democrat) 60; Fitzhugh (independent democrat) 17; Frazier (democrat) 2.5; Sanders (re publican) 29; necessary to elect No election. A bill was introduced into both houses of the legislature today pro viding for ac ommission form government for Chattanooga. A bill was introduced into the senate to so amend the constitution as to allow ministers to become mem bers of the general assembly. The senate amended the house resolution and fixed January 26 As the date for the inauguration Governor-elect Hooper. ing. Then go marry this Englishman you love.” , ^ The girl followed his advice. On Decembeh 5th, accompanied by the man who had been her husband, and the man who had been her by-gone sweetheart, the woman came to Vicks burg. Here she and Gibson were mar ried. That night Inomata. the Ruskm of Japan, went to the hospital to die. nights to advocate Cape Lookout for the sailors’ haven. The chamber will lay particular stress on the shifting sands of Cape Hatteras and the shoals which nlove up and down the cost for half a mile. They say that to build the har bor where engineers have selected would mean the expenditure of three times the sum if it was built at Cape Lookout. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 13.—Fore cast: North Carolina—Rain tonight and Saturday except fair near the coast, colder Saturday in west portion; light variable winds. South Carolina—Fair in east, rain in west portion tonight or Saturday, colder Saturday in northwest portion, light va riable winds. of GREAT CROWD SAW TY COBB t»RESENTED WITH BIG TROPHY present administration retires—these are included in the plans of the pro hibitionists in the legislature now in session here, according to announce ment made today. In the senate the prohibitionists admittedly have seventeen votes against fourteen anti-prohibii ion mem bers; in the house the^satiidliig is: Prohibitionists 75; aiiti-broljibrtlon- ists 58. It is asserted that Governor Campbell w’ould sign each or all the measures mentioned. He w'ill retire next Tuesday, at which time Gover nor-elect Colquitt, an avow'ed anti prohibitionists, will assume office. Two thirds vote is necessary to pass a measure over a governor's veto in this state. Swear Off Trading Stamps. Charleston, S. C., Jan. 13.—Retail merchants here are anxious to aban don trading stamps, claiming they are a drain upon profits. The question was interestingly discussed at the session last night of the association of retail merchants. Indian Contract Case Comes Up Washington, D. C., Jan. 13.—"My ex- l>erience has demonstrated how much easier it is to remain silent and se cure than to wage war against wrong doers of a certain character,” said Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, today in his concluding statement to the house committee which has been investigat ing charges of attempted bribery la connection with legislation bearing up on contracts of certain Western at torneys with Indians, calling for large fees. Cecil Smith, the Texas lawyer who closed the arguments in behalf of J. F. McMurray, of Muskogee, for at torney for the Choctaw and Chicka saw nations, one of the chief benefi ciaries under the contracts In ques tion, declared that there was no evi dence in the record to connect Mr. McMurray In any way with the bribe ry which Senator Gore alleged had been attempted. Mr. Smith said the evidence proved that if Jacob Hamoa made a proposal to pay $25,000 to Mr. Gore in return for his influence In congress, as charged by the senator, the offer had been,made as a joke, or else that he proposed to get Gore’s support for his own bill and then made a deal with McMurray, whereby the latter would ultimately “pay the freight.” AllegedFiand Scheme At Albermarle Ends In Two Arrests By Associated Press. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 13.—The arrest here last night of J. C. Masters and Thomas H. Sibley, promoters of the Albemarle Development Company, of Albemarle, N. C., charged with using the mails In ascheme to defraud, is the result of an exhaustive investiga tion by postoffice insuectors and other arrests in three or more states are expected to follow. Sibley has been in this state for several months and Is said to have sold several thousands' of dollars worth of stock in the Albemarle concern within the past few w'eeks. Masters, who >s the secretary of the concern, had just arrived here for a conference with Sibley when the arrests were, made. Both w'ere remanded to jail in default of «1,000 bond each. The business of the Albemarle De velopment Company extended through 12 or more states, including all the Southern states east of the Mississip pi river. The amount collected from each investor ranged from $12 to $48. The hundreds of persons interested in clude bankers, ministers and mer chants in almost every small town in Georgia, which has been more system atically canvassed than any other state, and in perhaps one half of the small cities and towns of South Caro lina, Alabama, Florida and Mississip pi. The operations of the promoters, while not so extensive in the other states, emt)raced a number of towns and cities in Tennessee, Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. The company was organized about two years ago with offices at Albe marle, N. C. The promoters secured control of a tract of land near Albe marle for the ostensible purpose of developing a health and pleasure re sort. The plans were pretentious and contemplated the expenditure of large sums of money in the erection of buildings and in beautifying the grounds. Certificates which entitled the pur chaser to participation in the draw ing of the company’s lots was sold for $12 each. Nothing was contained in the certificates as to the date of the drawing. The name of Walter C. Irvin, whose home is said to be at Salem, 111., ap pears as president of the concern. He is said to have had very little connec- •tion with it within the last year. Masters and Sibley, w'ho are said to be thQ^real promoters of the com pany, are Alleged to have operated in a similar scheme near Mineral Wells, Texas, about five years ago. In the prospectus of the Albemarle Develop ment the company the same photo graphs that were employed in pro moting the Texas concern are used, ac cording to information furnished the government. By Associated Press. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 13.—One of the largest crowds ever in the local theatre gathered at the Grand last night to see the presentation of Honey Boy Evans’ great trophy for the best batter in the major base ball league to Tyrus R. Cobb. It was a handsome piece of silverware and was received by Cobb with a speech that set the whole house laughing. He was so nervous he just couldn’t talk connectedly. The presentation speech in behalf of the donor was made by City Attorney C, Henry Oohen. Judson Clements of Geoigia Elected Chairman Of The Intel-State Commerce Com. By Associated Press. [A. Knapp, of New York, at a special W^ashington, Jan. 13.T-Judson C.' conference of the commission held to- Clements, of Georgia, was elected day. Mr. Clements is the senior chairman of the Interstate Commerce member of the commission and is a Commission to succeed Judge Martin | democrat.