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THE CHARLOTPE NEWS.
Latest Edittion
V. 43. NO. 6927
CHARLOTTE, N. C.. TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 17. 1911
x./^T^ i Tm ^ ccnts & Copy Dftily 5 Cents SiindBy*
PRICE > Outside Charlotte. 5 Cents a copy Daily and Sunday.
ill
Q vernoj Woodww
Wilson Advocates
Sweeping Ref07 m
xratic Governor of
riey Inducted Into
. -day Ana Advocates
' hangts, Paiticularly
rds Labor.
Subject oj Charter-
p .rations and Treats
Wisely ** Whole Sys-
Tnynfmn nrea. at Fremler Briand in
laxaiion iveeas lyvcr-^ ohamber of deputies this afteri
SHOTS no
T
" He Said.
'\\
a, make or unmake
U‘;».->\irp. We have
nursolves to con-
^..li'orly but effer-
•.-> biin^ them ihor-
u fiio regulation of
' with roRPrds to the
o!' (f'f find
.framed for an-
■v'.ich nobody now
' !v'.iprs. New rules
• \ ised for their em-
itpi’flon. for their
when Injured, for
i’' when disabled.
ur^'e the impera-
:• 'n of public policy
' ic honesty we are
. -Tect such changes
1of the state as
■••h effectually pre-
.• i>e of the privilege
'•;\non which has in
h'-or.5l!t as much
' n our state.
niH regulation
.1 be extended to
’.I'uly operating
r-f and author-
■ itf.
■ ;i:y laws should be
It every .elective of-
! > the selection of
committee or of-
•v-iimated that most
! supply of the poo-
• r'hern ’ New .Tersey
fhe food supply for
rity is kept in cold
Alehouses in Hudson
X .1.1 awaiting the
!' ■ uiarkf’. The restilt
■ . to control prices,
10 endaner healrh.
V urge that the legls-
M some effective law
-n and limitation to
By Associated Press.
Paris. Jan. 17.—Two revolver shots
were fired, at Premier Briand in the
moon
He M’sts unharmed
M. Mi ram, director of public relief,
^ ! received one of the bullets in the log.
^ ^ ^ ^ X * Paris, Jan. 17.—The first bullet em-
^, bedded itself in the woodwork near
. s are orpamza- ♦ premier's seat. The repoit had
"a\e pro\en \er\ scarcely died awav when the second
,-.i,rb have for tne was fired. The bullet struck M.
, 'I'lH'd out of le ♦|;\iirman's leg. The wound i& in no way
■ ♦■a serious one.
le.i\e o e ; would-be assassin is a man
! named Gisolme, who was formerly
Iclcark of the courts of Bayonne. He
I was pounced upon by the police offl-
U'crs before he could use his weapon
i again, if he had suc h intention, and
^ i wa« hiirried from the place.
M. nriand wa?; quickly surrounded
by others of the ministry and by the
deputies and congratulated upon his
jescape from death.
Ciisolme was quickly secured. Tie is
I well known to the police, bavins been
'recently liberated from an asylum for
' the insane in which he had been incar
cerated I'oHowing an unsuccessful at
tempt which he made uuou the life of
the English consul at Saint Sebas-
tien. He was removed from the courts
of Bayonne some time ago oa the
I ground that he was insane. He resent-
;ed his discharge bitterly and is
I thought to ha\ e held M. Briand re
sponsible as the premier was the min-
♦ lister of justice at the time.
♦ 1 ,\s (Jisolme was led through the cor-
♦ j ridors by gtiards-. several deputies
[rushed upon Mm and struck him, 0th-
^ ' rr -.uombers surrounded the man and
^, nioiected him from ftirther violence.
^ I !'t)l'owing his arrest Gisolme de-
system of tax- ♦ c-lared that I'c wi.shod to kill Briand.
. is no system at ♦iHe said ihot he hated all deputies and
overhauling from ♦ Uvas :orry •'• at some of them had not
ni. ^ jbecn wounded by iiis; shots.
1 This the seooiul recent assault
t upon the premier. On November 20
iin the course of the ceremonies in
♦ithe Tuilleries Cardens in connection
(With the dedication of a statue of Jules
iKeiry, M. Lacouvt. a royalist, siruck
|l5riand twice in the face with his cane.
The premier was not seriously in.iured.
l.,acour subsequently was sentenced to
three years Imprisonment.
Seven months earlier a workman
named Du P’anil. armed with two re
volvers and a knife, was arrested as
he atteni|)ted to forci' his way into
a hotel at Saint Etienne, where the
premier was stopping. The prisoner
was thought to have been unbalanced
mentally. His grievance was the pre
mier’s attitude in the electoral cam-
paign.
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“WHILE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF MILLIONS 1”
Plan For Revision
Of Nat Banking
Legislation Offered
As Chairman of the National
Monetary Commission, Sen-
atoT Aldrich Makes His Re
port—Opposes the Central
Bank Idea,
Give The News Boy
A Square Deal-He
Don’t Get It Now
Can a live newspaper afford to rob
the little newsboy of a few pennies
that he makes selling papers? All
for small, spiteful, unbusiness-like
competition.
Such questions are almost absurd,
not only to. the public in general, to the
advertiser, or to a newspaper that
even so much as pretends to keep
within the ethics of fair competition.
Yet these questions have entered the
Charlotte newspaper field and have
been answered in the aflSrmative by
the Evening Chronicle.
The Chronicle has actually refused
to spll papers to any new'sboy, who
handles The News. In the past week
several little fellows w’ho have faith
fully been selling papers for several
mcr.th';. were refused papers at the
Chronicle office, even though they pay
in advance for what papers they want
All because they were also selling The
News.
SENATOR ALDRICH.
BILLTO INCflRPO-
miTE I c. ira-
l
. BLEASETO
sales, that it would otherwise make.
It is simply allowipg the little new's-
boy to make all he can and not trying
to dictate to such an extent as to
rob him of a few cents profit.
The newsboy is a dealer just the
same as a merchant who runs his
shoe, grocery or other store. He buys
his supply at a w'holesaie rate and
sells it at retail, making a profit. Sup-
IKJse that a shoeman who handled the
output of several shoe factories was
suddenly told by some one of the fac
tories that if Re handled the output of
one of the other factories, they w'ould
not sell him their shoes. Would the
merchant be getting a square deal?
The newsboy is confronted with the
same projX'ksition.
Is he geiting a sq.u8re cieal?
The News is not v/orrying the pub
lic with these details in the spirit of
complaint at its own outlook. For if
the boys that sell The News cannot
\ .1 , Jan. 17.—Governor
;i today assumed the
■ I \( cutive of New Jer-
.:iv*'red his inaugural ad-
rofnrms In legislation.
ardor of too san-
M> radical reform,” the
•'but merely the tasks
'•■ii* and pressing,” are
among them are the
 ;iu employers’ liability
for compensation to
' ii anted workmen, the
Mi ?be extension of the
a y law to all elective
, -o party nominations;
ric-ting the issuance of
 orporations and provid-
. Kcrutiny and regnla-
. ling corporations; the
.1 ronservatlon law and
::ic* existing method
■ .-aid, in part;
CHARLES F. JOHNSON TO
SUCCEED SENATOR HALE
In no olher city in the country, of j sell any other paper, it will not hurt
any consequence, are such narrow^ and j The News in the least. The only per-
to sav the least, unbusinesslike meth- son that loses by such methods is the
ods employed. The newsboy every- little newsboy, who deserves a square
where handles all the papers and bus- deal.
ties for all alike. It is left with the In fact since the rules have been
purchaser to buy the paper he pre-' enforced, the street sales of The News
fers. Yet in Charlotte it has been' have increased wonderfully. Boys
ordained that a newsboy is not al- that nver sold The News before, are
lowed to sell both napers. He must' now hustling for a paper that will not,
choose one or the other. i in order to get all the business possi-
In a city the size of Charlotte, i ble. take advantage of the profits of
where there are two afternoon papers, I a little newsboy, to further its busi-
both well known by everyone, a man ness.
v^iio wants to buy a paper usually | It is really surprising that the
knows which one he w’ants and will , Chronicle does not try to extend its
By Associated Press.
Columbia. S. C., Jan. 17.—Weak from
an attack of acute indigestion and
threatened with appendicitis, Mr. Cole
man Livingston Blease, of Newberry,
who defeated Mr. Cyprian C. Feather-
stone, of Laurens, last summer for the
democratic nomination, equivalent to
election, for governor, was today in
augurated governor by the joint as
sembly, the aged Magistrat Dunbar, of
Ellenton, administering the constitu
tional oath in the presence of an up
roarious crowd that overflowed far into
(he lobbies- of the house of representa
tives.
Lieutenant-Governor Charles A.
Smith, of Timmonsville, was sworn in
by Chief .Justice Jones, of the supreme
court. The crowd v.’as large, overflow
ing far into the lobby and was at
times disorderly. In the crush in the
gallery, B. F. Ellison, aged 75, of
Winnsboro, was stricken with apo
plexy.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Jan. 17.—Mr. Gardner, of
Cleveland, introduced in the senate
today a bill incorporating the North
Carolina Interurban Railway Compa
ny for an electric trolley line from'
Gastonia via Cherryville, Shelby and
Caroleen to Asheville.
Boyden, of Rowan, offered a bill
for a state building commission of
cities for the erection of a
administration building, fire
on the square north of the
capitol square for state departments.
The state treasurer was authorized
to issue one million dollars in bonds
of four per cent, forty years, for this
purpose.
seven
state
proof.
F.
i y Associated Press.
Augusta. Me., Jan. 17.—Charles
.Tohnson, of Waterville. a democrat,
was elected Ffiited States senator to
succeed Eugene Hale by the Maine
legislature today. Mr. -Johnson re
ceived 107 votes and Frederick A.
Powers, of Houlton. republican 07.
HITCHCOCK ELECTED
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Bv Associated Press.
^Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 17.—Representa
tive G. M. Hitchcock (democrat) was
today elected United States senator
to succeed Senator F. J. Burkett,
McLean Choserr Senator.
Bv Associated Press.
Hartford. Conn., Jan. 17.—George
Payne McLean, of Simsbury, republi
can, was chosen United States sena
tor from Connecticut for the six year
term beginning March -1 next by the
] general assembly today. He will suc-
of ceed Morgan G. Bulkeley.
buy the one preferred. If the first
boy he meets doesn’t Irave it he
doesn’t have to hunt ffir to find one
that does. Therefore it goes with
out saying that when the newsboy
handles both, neither paper is losing Why not?
ruling to the news stands in the city
and even to the blind man who sells
papers on the square. Probably they
will soon refuse {o sell or deliver their
papers to a man w’ho reads The News.
SOUTH GABOLINII
COTTON Mills
TOCORlim
In the house a bill by Cox, of Ran
dolph, Increases the salary of the
chief clerk to the state auditor to
$2,000, and his assistant to $1,500,
putting them on an equal footing
with clerks in other departments of
state.
The Greensboro commission form
of government bill v/as ratified.
Continued on Page Ten.
Advocates the Establishment of
The **Reserve Association oj
America/* With $300,000,-
000 Capital—Private Inter
ests to Be Barred,
By Associated Press.
Washington. Jan. 17.—Senator Nel
son W. Aldrich's long-awaited “plan
for the revision of the national bank
ing legislation.” as be himself calls it,
w'as made public today. It does not
contemplate the establishment of a
central bank. It is so far from what
most people have expected Mr. Al
drich to propose that to those who
have not been in his confidence it may
come as a notable surprise.
The plan was submitted today to the
National Monetary Commission at a
meeting called for the purpose but
Senator Aldrich Mas not present. He
Tj’as speeding to the southland on a
compulsory search for health. His
communication was presented to the
commission by the vice chairman. Rep
resentative Vreeland, of New’ York.
Far from recommending the insti
tution of a central bank, Mr. Aldrich
expressly disclaims belief in it as cal
culated to meet the needs of the situ
ation.
What Mr. Aldrich does propose la
the establishment of the “reserve as
sociation of America” representing
what might be called a federation of
local associations formed by national
banks. Those in the confidence of Mr.
Aldrich drew particular attention to
the pains which he said he had taken
to provide against control of the as
sociation by anybody. On this point,
in his letter to the commission he says
he believes the association, organized
as he proposes, could not be "con-
tiolled by ambitiuos monetary inter
ests or dominated by political infiu-
miiv of our day in
I Gov. Colquitt Inaugurated.
iBy Associated Press.
PMlitics no man can Texas. Jan. 17.—The inau-
 ;m read any. even, Governor Colquitt and
■ilirrfK ial signs of t^e ^ Davidson today
l ;ive never seen a ^as witnessed by one of the largest
was more plain, the' record in this state. The
• performed more obvious, j jnaugtiration took place at noon,
n Uhich to accomplish it | Qovernor Colquitt made his speech
along lines of conservative govern
ment. fewer and better laws and safer
and saner legislation.
determine. The whole
♦ hanged within the life-
•n not yet in their thirties;
>f btisiness and, therefore,
"f society and the world
Th« organization and
f business are nowfl and
•\>1 scale. Business has
confused, alarmed, be-
: a sort of terror of the
li«(l ourselves raised up.”
I'orations are no longer
New Governor of Pennsylvania.
By Associated Press.
Harrisburg, Pa.. .Tan. 17. John K.
Tener. of Charleroi, w'as inaugurated
lapidly that for a long 1 g^ygj-rior of Pennsylvania today.
In his inaugural address Governor
Tener recommended the abolition of
the present railroad commission and
_ substituting therefor a public commis-
V hich have sprung at nsjsion vested with power of general su-
;^teriou8 ambush, nor yet pervision and control over all corpora-
• titions of rascally rich ■ tjons and indivldualsv having to do
yi'\ the puzzling devices | •with public utilities. ^
rg'mious lawyers build
-’hta out of a multitude of Balloting for Senator,
i but merely organiza- By Associated Press.
I • rfectly intelligible sort Albany, N. Y., Jan. 17.—The first bal-
!• V has licensed for the lot in the assembly for United States
uf extensive business; senator resulted;
Sheehan 66; Shepard 17; Parker 6;
Herrick 1; Gerard 1; Littleton 1; De
pew 59. Absentees 4.
The senate voted as follows: Shee
han 25; Shepard 2; Herric«c 1; Ge
rard 1; Littleton 1; Depew 20. Ab
sent 1.
fiis which have proved
Ml l)ut which have for the
f'lippc'l out of the control
law that gave them
iiia* can make or
”n a' pleasure. We have
^ Inued on Pago Six.
By Associated Press.
Baltimore, Jan. 17.—Baltimore was
the gathering place today of promi
nent democrats from all sections of
the country, invited to take part in
the Jackson day celebration of the
democratic victories of 1910. Gover
nor Harman, of Ohio, led the vanguard
of incoming democrats. He was met
at the train by a distinguished com
mittee and escorted to the Belvidere
Hotel.
The celebration included the after
noon meeting at the Lyric theatre w^ith
Governor Harmon, Champ Clark and
Senator Bailey as the speakers, and
the banquet at the Fifth Regiment ar
mory tonight. Those slated to speak
at the banquet are: Senator Shive
ly, of Indiana; Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania;
Theodore M. Bell, of California; Rep
resentatives James M. Graham, of Illi
nois; Maj. James C. Hemphill, of
Richmond, Va., former Senator J. C.
S Blackburn, of Kentucky, and
“Private” John Allen, of Mississippi.
FJ-,ctlon in Tennessee.
Bv AsSJtfJated Press.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 17.—Two bal-
lots were taken in joint convention
for United States Senator today, the
last ballot resulting:
McMillin, (regular democrat) 62;
Frazier, (independent democrat 35;
Haj’nes, (republican) 31; Sims,
(democrat) 1; Hall, (independent
democrat) 1. Necessary to a choice
06. No election.
Joint convention adjourned until
tomorrow.
I By Associated Press.
I Spartanburg. S. C., Jan. 17.—The
* Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of
South Carolina met here today and de
cided to curtail the output of the mills
between April and September. If in
dividual mill owners wish to begin the
curtailment before April the associa
tion agreed to permit them to do so.
This action is in accord with the de
creased operation of New England and
other Southern operators and results,
it was announced, from the low' prices
which are paid for the finished pro
duct.
The meeting was attended 1)'
mill operators representing more than
4 million spindles.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 17.—In his
inaugural address, delivered today
to the joint assembly. Governor Cole
man Livingston Blease declared:
“Independence of thought, freedom
of action and abiding trust in and
devoted love for God won for me the
greatest politiral victory that has yet
been recorded in the history of
South Carolina.”
He devoted nearly half his ad
dress to thep ress,. introducing this
portion with the statement; “Aligned
against me were a united daily press
and an almost solid weekly press,
pouring forth a kinds of falsehood,
vituperation and abuse, receiving
the assistance of a number of men
who call themselves ministers of the
Gospel—God save the mark who
stood behind their pulpits and gave
vent to malice and slanders of the
most virulent and malicious nature
against me * * ’" All of these com
bined with others, making a set of
political character thieves, the mean
est and most contemptible people
known to men.”
Governor Blease denounced "gov
ernment by injunction,” the injunc
tion having been used by the Ansel
administration in enforcing the liquor
law: ridiculed compulsory education,
said he was opposed to the devoting
of any portion of the taxes paid by
whites to the education of negroes,
declared against the mileage ex
change regulations on the railroads,
recommended by biennial sessions of
the legislature, enactment of a mar
riage license or registration law’,
outlav.'ing of cigarettes, forbidding
boys under IG to own guns or pis
tols. segregation of white from ne
gro convicts, public execution of
those convicted of criruinal assault
or attempt to assault and amendment
of the liquor law so as to allow
counties to vote on a license system
under strict regulations. Generally,
Gcvernor Blease declared for econ
omy, honest and impartial enforcp'
ment of the laws and obedience in
all thing.s to the state and federal
constitutions.
CHE UR
By Associated Press.
Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 17,—At to
day’s session of the trial of Mrs. Laura
Fornsworth Schenk, charged with ad
ministering poison to her husband,
John O. Schenk, I.undy Wilson, the
Schenk chauffeur, it is alleged, drove
Mrs. Schenk at times when a man
not her husband accompanied her,
and W'as present upon ocacsions that
)oth defense and state have announced
would be further inquired into.
Wilson is expected to substantiate
the testimony of Daniel Phillips, that
he had taken a number of automobile
rides with Mrs. Schenk at night, and
that Wilson was the driver of the
maching.
Other witnesses expected to testify
today are Dr. J. F. Burns, one of the
physicians who made blood tests to
ascertain if Schenk was really suffer
ing from arsenic poisoning, and Dr.
Gregory Ackerman, who will appear
for cross-examination by the defense.
Prosecuting Attorney J. B. Hadlan
had a deputy sheriff bring before him
a Pittsburg newspaper man whom he
charged with sending out erroneous
reports of the trial. The newspaper
man was notified that he would be
If it is
much of a
Bargain
you will
See it
Advertised
In The News
ence.
So well knit is the scheme that it is
difficult to Btate briefly the provision
of the plan; but these seem to be the
essentials:
Essentials of Plan.
At the bottom is local organizations
of representatives of banks, formed by
not less than ten banks each, each
bank holding stock in the association
in proportion to its capital.
Directors elected by these to the
board of “branch’^ associations, one
branch for each of fifteen financial dis
tricts into w'hich the United States
\\oiild be divided. Each branch
board would include a certain propor
tion of men not bankers but repre
senting industrial, agricultural, com
mercial and other interests.
The branches in turn would elect
to the reserve association proper di
rectors, fort3'-five in all, among whom
must also be a proportion of men rep
resenting Interests other than banks.
There would also be six ex-ofllcio
members of this board—namely the
secretary of the treasury, secretary of
commerce and labor, the comptroller
of the currency and the governor and
two deputy governors of the associa
tion.
The governor and deputy governor
of the association would be appoint
ed by the president of the Uni red
States and would be removable by him
for cause.
The association would be the princi
pal fiscal agent and depository of the
government, would fix from time to
time the rale of exchange or discount,
and eventually its notes would replace
those of the national banks. Prime
commercial paper passing up from the
banks through the local associations
and branches as well as bonds of the
government could be used as a basis
for currency issue.
The plan contemplates also two new
clas.ses of national bariks or depart
ments of banks, to receive savings and
make loans upon real estate and also,
barred from the court room.
W'hen court opened an hour was to be. in effect, national trust compan-
consumed in discussing the presence ies. National banks would be per-
of the newspaper corresijondents in mitted to form branches only in their
the room. Prosecuting Attorney Hand- own immediare communities and they
Ian wanted the men excluded and de- could also be organized for business
dared the headlines in his paper mis- in foreign countries,
represented the detective-nurse. Miss System of Mutual Support.
Zoeckler, while she was on the stand.} The system of mutal support by
The correspondent was allowed to ex- which the association’s members
plain his position before the court, and would meet currency emergencies is
was permitted to remain. : detailed at length.
A development of the morning was, in a letter to Mr. Vreeland. read at
the absence of Rev. W. G. Way, the today’s meeting. Senator Aldrich says
spiritual minister Mrs. Schenk is al- he tenders his plan as “tentative” and
leged to have consulted, according to as the subject for discussion and crit-
Nurse Evans, and who said Schenk icism. “I of course do not expect,” h";
would die before Christmas. I says, “the immediate approval of the
Miss Zoeckler was again put on the commission that any formal action
^ EIGHT SAILORS KILLED.
^ By Associated Press.
♦ Washington, Jan, 17.—Eight
♦ nnen were killed and one in-
^ jured on the United States bat-
♦ tieship Delaware, en route
♦ from Guantanamo, Cuba, to
♦ Hampton Roads, according to
^ a wireless disPatch received by
♦ the navy department this af-
^ ternoon. The dispatch stated
♦ that the men were burned by
^ steam and that details of the
^ accident would be telegraphed
^ to the department when the
^ vessel arrived at the Norfolk
^ navy yard about 9 o’clock to-
♦ night.
stand when the trial was resumed.
Mr. Bankhead The Choice
Bv Associated Press.
w’ould be taken upon it.”
“The plan submitted is a personal
one that I fully believe will answer
the requirements of the changed con-
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 17.—The ditions. It will certainly furnish to
legislature of Alabama proceeded to- the commercial organizations of the
Q United States Sena- country, w'ho are now' considering this
Bankhead subject a basis for a criticism and dls-
cu,ssion.”
Present System Inadequate.
Mr. Aldrich prefaces his plan with
an introduction in the course of which
he says it has been his aim “to sug
gest changes in the national banking
act which will make it responsive to
the demands of modern business. Tho
study w'hich the commission has given
to this, has, I believe, led irresistably
to the conclu.sion that our present
banking system, which was adopte;!
nearly half a century ago and has re-
Continued on Page Three.
day to elect a
tor to succeed John H.
when his term expires in 1913.
In the house of representatives
Speaker E. B. Almon, who had re
linquished the chair for the purpose,
nominated Senator Bankhead to suc
ceed himself m accordance with the
wishes of the people of the state ex
pressed at )^he last election.
The rr.le of prn^edure
followed fn the senate.
On tomorrow both houses
meet in joint ses-ion and the
lion of 3.1 r. riankbeau will l)e
pleted ii' accordance -with the
was
will
elec-
com-
law.
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