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)L. 43. NO. 6939
CHARLOTTE, N. C.. TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 191 I
PR TPT7 V In Charlotte. cents a Copy Daily-5 Cents Sunday
^ Outside Charlotte. 5 Cents a copy Daily and Sunday.
r
ote In The News’ Bond Issue Election
You Favoi The Proposed
Million Dollar Bond Issue?—
If So Sign Name on Ballot
I
Close Friday Night
bruary lOth-Vote To Be
Told Following Saturday
' M t n; —
.ii- of rhc issuance of bonds in the sum of Sl.OOO.OoO.
\ II the r c('mmen(iations of the aldermen, made at a
! '
i>'i. .Mr, (lood Citizen, to whether or not %'ou in-
ii i -* i^i.sniuue of the^e bonds.
II I' yiv.i iioi, in favor of the* bond issue, as it is prc-
. t loss?
■ M no (‘oni>on, YRS, or NO.
co.ipon in i1h i)ox i>roi)ai'od for thorn in The News of-
1, I DIM (It' the boxes >oii will find located in different
' !ht local ion of which will be given in tomor-
■ ivadt' il'.o question.
r ill till- aflii-mative or the negative.
. r, l,:iv(‘ r. ' oTuniended that the legislature grant the city
i :i j^i)rcial olodion for the lun'pose of allowing Char-
■I.- wiu thor or not the bund' indebiediio.--s of the city
• ill, 1 iiinijiiHt.
M (1 t) :-i" t;d $ for water; $2.^0.ouo for sircei*;
w 1 :ind tor schools.
iHlS i>r(>i)()sitii>n?
.'S. rHiS propositU’U?
! :i ,ii.d a-Mress taiid write i)lainly . pirate) on the
- t hi
position that ail of the citizens are ititerosted
I't i'-''i;ing bond.s. S'J'iH' have said i* is the onlj solution
- .,1- tion. Others deny that bonds are necessary, assvert
■ 1' ^^oan^ of socuritt.^ funds nocdod. and donj that the
f ipf^t-d will solve the problem.
.• . \!>i» ssed their views.
- : >iand.‘ .
1- t.'dav inaugurating a voting contosi. A straw vote will
to all the people, not alone in ('harlotte. bui ihroug.i-
i;»H au.-^e >ou have told some one how yon stand upon the
.1 I'.' lo vote The coupon is printed for yotir conven-
iiaii'r will ii.n be published, but the number of str\w
• r au'l iigainsi the bond issue will be accurately given. The
i 'le l'.oavl from. .
uhr.-(‘ urc.iuriv is worth only Sr.OO, for instance, will
nu" !i -^ay in this problem iis the man who counts his
. •i'M i.an'do or hundred^ of thousands and views his realty
oaiMv today to place all the boxes that will be
■ pa’-;s of the city, but the location of these wi l be
rvead carefully intended by the bond issue.
v't‘ a^j coTiscieutiously as you
■ ilgment upon the momentous (|uestion.
. ' 11 cl^)^>e tlio ballotm^ i'iilay night
i'l be made known through these columns the tollow-
: li I■ bruary 11th.
would do were you
February lOth.
history of the agitation.
it may be «ell lishl here to
. am.- before ihc miniic iua authorities ili^e fira Mon-
v’.oT! ilio v.ea’'lv reoinineiidations of Ma.\oi Ha\\-
Iti i,is message the mayor recommended the bonds,
’ ■ luirposes they should be used.
tl eo was aDPoinU’d at this meeting. Hiev ^^ole
\V 1 ilondorson and IMummor Stewart. The lirst
),. inajori'v rei.ort, recommending the issuance ot
,a-for water ext(-nsion. It was the recommen-
‘ --i.u. be submitted to the people. Mr. Stewart did
I'ort.
I'-'lH.r
. ly
, „f the committee, the aldermen, by a vote of
1- member- m’osent at the
1 r h.^uance of bonds to the amount of ^ f
•,Mu. ndation of the body, hns never boon sen, to the
I wii; reach the general assembly at thi^ session,
' ' favor of the bond issue AS I’ROFOSEI) BY THE
yon opposed? _
))l.onnnity to exjiress your views in a single \ o
MM10 is now. 1)0 it today, for by your vole >ou ma.
«ither way.
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AS STERLING ON SILVER
-999-1000 KARATS
FINE.
ill
No Senator
Elected Yet
I By Associated Press.
Albany, N. Y.. .Tan. 21.—The inter-
, view between Charles F. Murphy, the
Tammany Hall leader and Senator
Roosevelt, header of the democratic in
surgents last night, was the principal!
topic of conversation and speculation
when the legislators gathered today to
take the 12th joint ballot for United
States senator.
Although both sides declared that
(the conference was without actual re
sults, many regarded it as the opening
wedge.
A hint that it may be followed by
more conferences raised hopes that
the democrats niighi find a way out
|of their difTicultios.
I Although there'was no real evidence
I to that effect, an ide.i prevailed today
♦ LOST—On car between Eliza- ♦
^ beth College and square or ♦
^ (side-walk) square to Acade- ♦
♦ ray—valuable crescent shaped ♦
^ brooch. Liebral reward if re- ♦
^ turned to M. Zehm, Elizabeth ♦
^ College. ♦
♦ One insertion was all that ♦
♦ was necessary to return this ♦
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PICE CUTS
SHORT TRIP ON
AGCOONT OF PLItCOE
By Associated Press.
Berlin. Jan. 31.—It was oflRcially
announced today, in view of tbe
SHOT BY POSSE
E
Outgeneraled And
Divided, Federals
Being Slaughteiea
By Associated Press.
El Paso. Texas. .Tan. 31.—Surround
ed by a posse after a uO-inile chase,
Robert Howe and his son were killed
in a pitched battle of several hours
duration early today near Sierra Blan
ca. about 100 miles southwest of here.
A second son, Guy Howe, 27 years old,
was wounded and captured yesterday
afternoon when the posse overtook
the Howes.
Woman Jumped
To Her Death
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan. ^11.—One woman
jumped to her death and two were
I,lastie Oiiidemic in the far Eas', the j his escape with his gons.
our of Crown Prince Frederick Wil-
Parliament
tour
liam v»'ould be terminated at Calcut
ta, from which city he will return
home.
German representatives have been
that the meeting was the result of j instructed to express tbe regrets of
'Governor Dix’s efforts, l^oth of the! the government and the crown prince
j conferees talked with the governor j to officials at Bankok, Peking and
yesterday shortly before they met iniTokio and also of the United States
William F. SheeLrn's suite at the j and the Netherlands to whose colo-
hotel and it was believed that; without ^ nies a visit had' been planned.
I committing himself to either side in
I the struggle, the governor personally
I is asking the leaders to settle their
differences.
The Twelfth Ballot.
Alban\. N, Y.. .Jan. 31.—Twelfth
ballot for United States senator:
Democrats: Sheehan 82; Shepard
10; Kernan 9: Glynn ?>; Ijittleton 3;
O’Brien 2; Parker J : Sulzer 1; Tay
lor 1.
F^epublicans: Depew 74.
Total vote cast ISO.
Necessary for choice f4.
According ro the official ci)mmu-
The elder Howe shot and killed iJrobahly fatally burned in a spectac-
Customs Guard Thomas I.,. O’Connor | nlar fire which destroyed a four
yesterday morning at Fort Hancock, story tenement building in Smith
about 75 miles east of here when avenue today. Search of the ruins
O’Connor attempted to arrest him for , was begun for the body of another
the killing of I. K. McClure, a sjiecial i woman believed to have perished,
agent of the Atchison, Toiieka & Sante Two firemen were injured ir re.-icuiug
Fe Railroad at Belen, N. M. [the score of occupants of the buihl-
.Tustice of the Peace Henle.v, of Fort, ing.
Hancock, also was shot when Howe The dead woman was .Mrs. Mcir\
Celia and the most seriously injured
are her two daughters, Nellie and
Lizzie. Flames drove tbe tirenieu
j back from the toj) tloor a'partment
I where the Celia’s lived.
Assenmd Today,
Bv Associated Press. I
'T.ondon, .Jan. 31.—The second par-j U! J/lUC J^Uyo
liament of King George assembled ' By Associated Pr('.ss.
today with little ceremony, the spec-j Cleveland. O., Jan.
the abandonment of the trip tacular funetion being reserved for ■ physicians will liold
Thinks Miss
Arnold Is Dead
nique,
was determined, upon the initiative
of Chancellor voii Bethmann-Hollweg,
who made representation to the em
peror setting forth that there was
danger in the continuance of the
prince's tour.
31.—Cleveland
con suit at ion
next Monday when the king and | over the strange case of Mrs. Ida ,1.
queen will open the proceedings in
slate. Mr. Lowther was re-elected
sijeaker.
Golden, wlio has been asleep for five
days. She will be brought lu‘r to(biy
from Salem. O.. and jilacf-d iii itie f ity
Mexican Rebels Have Whipped
Regulars at Every Turn —
Federal Loss TTcmendous—
No Chance oj Escape For
Men Cooped Up.
Insurrectos Completely Control
Situation-Associated Press
Man Interviews Leaders—
Tales of Fighting and Death
Brought m by Correspondents
By Associated Press.
Presidio. Tex.. .Ian. 31.—Oiit-gener-
alled and defeated with more than I'lO
i-oldiers killed in battle, the forces of
(General Luque are divided and cooj)-
ed u]) in tlu* towns of Ojinaga and Cu-
chiilio I’anado.
100 Federal Cut Off.
(leneral Likjuc with less than 100
11!-''11 occui>ies OjiiKiga and Colonel Do-
rantes with aliout L'"U cavalry it at
(’uchil'.o Parrado. 'I'he rebt'ls occupy
every road leading Into both towns
and will not iterniit persons or forage
to lie cai'ried in. From several points
fouie leitoris that the scatu'red band.s
^ HOKE COUNTY BILL
^ HAS PASSED.
'riio week will be devoted to the hospital. 'I'he physician,-: will attempt
swearing in of members and meet
ings of political functions to decide
the course which they will pursue
to arouse hei- from her long slumbers.
Mrs. Golden, a resident of this ciiy.
was em))loyed in the home of Shoiiff
catu'i
of insurretos ;ue gatherinsf^for a sim-
iilteaneous aiiack on bi^th Federal
strongholds. Last night the camp
tires of tbe insurrectos were visii)le
froiii Presidio. The re)»els could l>e
seen ijatrolliug tbe roads within five
niih's of Ojinaga across the river from
tliis (liace.
Interviews Leader.
The Associated I’ress correspondent
Intt-rviewiHl .lose de La (’ruse Sanchez
last iiigbi.
could take Ojinaga at any
time,” he said. “We liave delayed the
at lack for several reasons. The wives
and families oT tiany of ottr men are
shut up In the lown. T'lf^y would prob
ably be killed by the soldiers if we
made an attack. We liave be-en able
to use our foi'ci'S to better advantage
in the field and have no df'slre to tie
up a iKMinaiK'nt gnriison in the city.
■^I'he time is near, however, when Ojin-
aga will be ours.”
Made False Start.
\ 1 tarty of thirty rnrales rode out
from Ojinaga this morning but sight
ing the insurrectos about three miles
from town, they immediately returned
to the fortified camp-
Polite to A. P. Men.
Two days ago the Associated Press
corresjiondent and a Mexican guide
encountered a jiarty of st'ven gend
armes on the American side; of the
river. The Mexicans were concealed
until the two horsemen approached,
when they arose from their hiding
place, rifles in hand. The leader po
litely greeted tbe correspondent and
said;
“I thought you were another man.”
Reward for Assassination.
It is reported that- the Federal offl-
(tials at Ojinaga have offered a reward
for the capture or assassination of the
insuiTedos leaders.
Federal Cooped Up.
The column under C’oUniel Dorantea
wbicti recpiitly was d-feated with hna-
w loss near Coyanu' is again attacked
by the insurgr-nts near fioqullllta,
ai)Out 2.j miles from f’uchllllo Parrado.
The fight has been going on since yes
terday and it is believed the Federals
have lost heavily.
100 Killed in Battle.
Colonel Dorantes attempted to re-
ttii'n to Ojinaga with his cavalry and
two machine guns over the mountain
trails last week. Il(* was driven back
into f’oyame with a loss rjf more than
100 killed by the insuri'ectos under
.lose de La Crusi Sanchez and T.
(;re!’,a.
Day before yesterday he left CJoy-
ame on the wagon road with the evi
dent intenlion of making a detour
and avoiding the mountain trials. At
Hoquillita the column jiassed through
a can.von and was fired ujion by the
insurrectos.
Federal Driven Back.
A detachment of about oO insurrec
tos has been camped on the river front
atioiit thirty miles above this point.
Last night a courier from Sanchez ar
rived and the detachment left at day
break for the scene of action. The
courier declared that the federal sol
diers were being slowly driven back
into Cuchillio Parrado and many of
them had been killed.
Fight Near Border.
For a time last night it was believed
that Ojinaga was being attacked by
the insurrectos. The sound of firing
Continued on Page, Nino.
♦ Special to The News. ♦
♦ Raleigh. Jan. 31.—The sen-
ate i;r..^L-,ed the bill creating ^
♦ Hoke county 27 to 13.
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan, 31.—Despite the
finding of a new clue which indicated
that Miss Dorothy Arnold, the missing
heiress, contemiilated a trip aboard on
the day of her disappearance, her fath
er. Francis Arnold, still maintains his
belief that she is dead. Today marks
the end of the seventh week of her
absence from home and little has de
veloped to aid in clearing the mystery
of the girl's disappearance.
The plan to drag the lake in Central
Park has been temporarily abandoned.
Instead detectives will search today
every place in the park where a body
might be concealed. The lake Is still
frozen over.
post here today.
Impol tant Measures
Were Taken Up By
e Legislature
Th
with regard to tiie veto bill and i William Davidson at Salem. i/:ist
other big measures of the session, j T hursday night sbt' complained of njt
which it is expected will have a! feeling well and went to sleep on a
notable place in British history. I loun.ge. She has not yet awakened.
That evening the family called in Dr.
Ambassador Returns to Post. Frank Graham btit all his efforts at
Rome, .Ian. 31.—American Ambas-1 arousing her failed,
sador J.ei:=hmann, who has had a] Arrany:ement.s were made yesterday
holidav in America, returned to his; to bring her to the hospital at ('leve-
land. Last night the sheriffs family
and Dr. Graham saw the sV^euing wo
man arise and walk about tiie room
with her eyes still closed and return
to the bed. Then a long needle was
l)!;shed into the flesh of her arm by Dr,
Graham and a stiil longer lu-edle w'^as
pushed two inches into the sole of
her foot but she continued to sleep.
Pungent smellin.g salts and strong
ammonia also were tried without avail.
Mrs. Golden is breathing normally
and with the exception of weak heart
action, seems to be healthy.
by
the
SAN FRANCISCO
GAINS A POINT.
)00,000 Bond Ballot
1 fa\or the issuance of bonds to the amount
“I I pon the proposition as it is sub-
1 answer YES or NO by signing your
iiHc und giving your address upon
tlic lines on the coupon.
♦ Bv Associated Press.
♦
♦ Washington, Jan. 31.—San
♦ Francisco won prior recogni-
♦ tion in the house of represen-
♦ tatives today on the first vote
♦ that has been had, testing the
♦ sentiment of congress as to
♦ the location of the Panama
♦ exposition. The house voted
♦ to take up the San Francisco
♦ proposition first and considera-
♦ tion of the measure was at
♦ once . begun. The vote was
♦ 188 to 159.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Jan. 31.—A bill
Thompson was introduced in
house to establish a state school for
the feeble minded, that authorizes a
hundred thousand dollar bond issue
and donation of a hundred acres of
land by the locality desiring it.
Many petitions to the house for
Bill t(* repeal the 1009 law al-
Would Improve School System.
Oklahoma City, Okla., .Jan. :U.-
In his first message sent to the Okla-
lowing sheriffs $20‘each for blocliade! ^oma legislature Gove,Cnice asUea
d°rtmlries broken up, as It applies that steps be la|.:en lo improve tiie
to Cherokee county, caused long de
bate in which Dillard charged depu
ty sheriffs in Cherokee county had
wrongly collected from his county
$1,800 in fees. It looked as if the bill
would pass notwithstanding the oppo-
prohibition of near beer from conn- sition of prohibitionists,
* the ground that, the legislature would
soon amend the state law and give
relief.
P'inall Speaker Dowd took the floor,
insisting that the Dillard bill not pass
at this time and that the house wait
for general relief promised by the li
quor traffic committee to the evil. Ac
tion was finally deferred until Friday
with the consent of Mr. Dillard.
The house passed on second reading
the senate bill to ratify the amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States for an income tax. Objection by
Dillard, of Cherokee, to final reading
forced it on the calendar for final
passage tomorrow.
(Continued on Page Ten.)
ties of every section of the state
have come in.
An unfavorable report for the bill
for the state to pay costs of the pros
ecution of the Standard Oil Company
in the Raleigh police court for vio
lation of the state anti-trust lav.'.
In the senate, Brown, of Coli.mbus,
introduced a bill prohibiting; the
handling of intoxicating liquors by
clubs.
Senator Boyien, of Rowan, cffeied
a bill to protect human life by pro
hibiting trespass on railroad tracks.
Many local bills were introduced.
The establishing of Hoke county
was taken up as a special order at
12 o'clock and still in progress.
school system of the state.
Tin JUANA IS
OESERTEO By
Stajts 'Bad Fire In
Long Voyage\ Maryland College
III.
military diri-
ascended rit
By Associated Press.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 31. Fire which
caused a panic and for a time threaten-
, ed the lives of 40 young women &tu-
•niing for its fir^t | destroyed the main building of
, . ar. The annoucc-'the Maryland College for Women at
l.a, imi it is „„.!uithervllle, Baltimore county, last
Ini^ht. The blaze originated in the
hip will I (>jjpnii&iry room on the first floor.
The students fled to the campus, half
clad, where they huddled in shivering
... groups. I.ater they were sheltered at
n ilitary airship jipij^iihoring cottages. The college, for-
r lu re at 11: o') niorly known as the Lutherville Semi-
. i nary, was established in 1853
(’.ot
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San Diego, Cal., Jan. 31.—Telephone
messages from Tia Juana last night
stated that the border town \v;is near
ly deserted by its inhabitants. 'I'hose
who remained had sent their money
and valuables to San Dieao for safe
keeping. Jeffe Politico Barroque is in
command of 2.5 men who are patrolling
the place.
In addition to the gtiard at Tia Ju
ana there are 50 ai]iied Mexicans pa
trolling the border. 'I'hese guards, it
is stated, are not riirales nor soldiers
but picked men hired by the Mexican
government.
Nine Wounded, Federals.
El Paso, Texas. Jan. :U.—A message
received here last night says nine fed
eral soldiers, badly wounded, were
brought into Casas Grandes, Mexico,
yesterday and five wagons went out
after more. These men fell in the en
gagement at Galaena that has been
progressing since Saturday.
United States Troops to Border.
El Paso, Texas. Jan. 31.—Three
troops of I'nited Stales cavalry were
held at Sanderson yesterday by a
state quarantine officer. After commu
nicating with Gov. Colquitt the state
law was suspended and the cavalry
men permitted to cross the Texas live
stock quarantine line.
List Of Dead As Result
Of Emptions Of Volcano
Reaches Fom Hundred
By As.sociated Press. The earthquakes continue. The
Manila, Jan. 31.'—The last conserva-!there is
I no le.sKenin.g of the shov/er of mud
tivo estimate places the number of i,„on today the oit-
BUT THE QUESTION IS HOW MUCH?
dead as a result of the eruptions of
Mount Taal and the accompanyiag
tidal wave at 400.
servatory had recorded 537 shocks.
Of these 25 were shown by the seis-
mograph to have been of considera-