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(TRA THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. EXTRA 1 43. NO. 6940 Ok' CHAHLOTTE, N. C.. WEDNESDA\ EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1911 PT) T(^,p Jin Charlotta, 2 cents a Copy Daily-.") Cents Sunda I Outside Charlotte, 5 , 5 Cents a copy Daily and Sunday. V epngP joims Are omm ended By egiUative Committee c j t I.* conimittee savs’ ..imcd by Probtngl -That ,l,e legislaun-e refuse abso. hitely to countenance this (valued policy) species of insurance. It tends to place a premium on arson and un necessarily puts temptation in the wny of the insured when prosperity fai's." alterations in the standard forui of fire insurance policy is re commended. ’ of New York Short of Sensation- id Stop Bribe Giving Jaking. ..nges And Rejorms in Insurance Laws yiate -Digest of The Practices Act I'. '.! 1. Tiie enact- c'urrupt prac- I M'.ixiniMm ponalty of nir«MU jind $.",000 ;>i a U'j;islaror to I ly ;my altompt to l is \ot* and the 1 I’.; fhannt's and far in the tiro iusiir- >!ate arc reconi- y.]\y rep >rt to tlie i;:a'inc l*'«islatiiri’ I'uiay. uhlcl’ the com-! ^ hf* onaot*'d in»o ■■i in the report. . (ffiirins include: • :a'(' liiakiUR asso- jMii/r.tinns, including 'MO insuiHTice ex- .nti-(il and siiper- .:i' • superintendent ('f y miE SENT T H E LEeiSLATU ft E Si)^cial to The News. Raleigh, Feb. 1.—Speaker Dowd ap points the following committees: C'ongvQssional Apiiortionment—Rob erts, of riuncombe, chairman. Legislative A|)i)ortionment—John son. of Bertie, chairman. The Turlington bill, to enable insur- . I *>'s in an unlicensed company to serve ’I summons in a case of disagreement I as to lii'e losses and requiring that such iiolicies be reijorted to the state commissioner of insurance and a tax of 5 por cent paid on i)reiuiuais. was defeated in the house on the ground that the state law mal;es it a misde meanor for any agent to represent un licensed companies in this state and this would nuify it. A bill by Kellum, of New Hanover, would allow a Wilmington local option on the i>etition of citizens to the alder men. Petitions for statewide legislation r.gains;t near-beer and against handling intoxicants by clubs came from New Hanover, Vance, Durham, Anson, Caldwell. Wake, Beaufort, Mecklen- Davidson. Yancy, Rutherford, i Cleveland. Scotland. ITnion, Richmond, Forsyth, Bertie, Duplin, Randolph, Harnett, Pamlico, Pitt and Henderson counties. Hutiierford and Cleveland counties ask that i)ossession of more than a (if.art of liquor by arf\’ citizen in these counties be made a misdemeanor. superintendent with ' ’irtvont discrimina- «'!■ tii!‘ power to li- t' . ni I lie New York t X'iinnge and similar ' t!ie state superin- riincp. '0 sliaring or ‘‘sidlt ' ami making it a fiive or accept rc- a new office to he lire marshal, to be .sweeping authority property and Inves- Terrific Explosion Spreads Death And Ruin In Jersey City Bodies of The Dead And Injured Hw led In All Directions w □J fi Holds Liability Act Constitutional ■ ting committee was • sfTiaie an'’ a:-sem- ' mvestigate corrupt M in-an'^e other than ' 's ( omposed of mcm- •!>’iring forty-two - w . re examined. ' ’■ 11.t i)racticc3 in '-'isiarion the com- the report, in- ■! bribe giving rfnce in investlga- i I'.no i)y the sen- t iU' Htiperintendent 1 certain other • !U*gations. the re- Kule in connection l>y the state of a i! ;y. the passage of ’• arambling law and ■I fhe agrictiltural ' to milk. • ' Mind abundant ^vi- I onrernlng bribery bribery is one of ’ if all crimes to I'sotircps of inge- conceal it and ■iy rare instances !■• jtarties to the " come forward and I .11 which it recom committee thinks Bill FUSSES THE SEIUTE Special to The News. Raleigli, eFb. 1.—The Hoke County bill passed final reading iii the senate today, 20 to S and goes to the house. By Senator Cobb, of Robeson, to change the boundary so as to include Lumber Bridge and Red Springs township was voted down. A joint resolution thanking the state of Nevada for refusing to ac cept the gift of repudiated North Car olina bonds was offered by Martin, of Buncombe. THE FIRST ACCIDENT THAT WILL OCCUR ON THE INTERURBANI The News’ Bond Issue Election Meets W i th Popular Favor from Start By Associated Press. Trenton, N. J., Feb. 1.—In holding the United States employers liability act of 1908 constitutional, Judge Rellstab differs from the ruling of Judge Baldwin, of Connecticut, now governor, who held that it was uncon stitutional and became involved In a controversy over the subject with Theodore Roosevelt. The lower fed eral courts throughout the country have generally upheld its constitu- , tionality but no case has yet been carried to the United States supreme court. The Lehigh Valley, it is un derstood, will take action forthwith to do so. Judge Rellstab points out that al though the law has been held uncon stitutional in Connecticut and in Iowa, he believes that the act will be upheld finally. » CAN READ BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS. Many Citizens Around To Drop Cast Their Ballots Train Wrecked. By Associated Press. Jackson, Ky., Feb. 1.—Plunging into 1 creek as the engine left the rails, . train on the Kentucky River Hard- vood Company’s railroad was com- ,»letely wreclced 12 miles from here ! 1 raking jf bribes ( today. One woman* passenger was fa- i*'hiced. .’tally scalded. Several workmen‘were ■ • ro fire insurance|seriously hurt. Dejaming King orge, Edward F. iius TFas Convicted All Agree That the Election Will Be oj Value in Thai it Will Give Every One an Idea of The Popular Attitude on The Matter, ' After i)rief i>ro- ■ i *'‘ial jury before ■ Alverstone cleared imputations against ’.if'ter by finding Ed- i iiilty of circtilating ■ sentenced to one ■ I' •. tial been ])assed ' rai read a letter "orge and authortz- »;*>iieral to state pub- lii'T had never been ') iueen Mary; had ■ i.t'li a ceremony of Mil the queen: and .*• attended the pro- ' vidcnce to this ef- ^ advice of the law’ r-'wti that it would 'i‘ ti tor liim to do so. with distribut- upics of The Libera- ■i‘'’ition edited by Kd- :^inl in which it was !' Hty, while Prince ■ •i;icto*l a niorgana- Mif elder daughter iii'hael Seymour, at ’ 'I *he admiral as a lestified that the 'i'in. now the wife of "I the British navy, majesty until 1898, tilled upon the witness at Portsmouth. His only other daugh ter died in lS9o and for three years preceding her death had been with her father at Malta, where he was commander in chief of the Mediterran ean squadron. The King had not vis ited Malta while the admiral’s daugh ter were there and the yotmger daugh^ ter had never spoken to him. The defendant sought to have the King summoned as a witness but this was refused on constitutional grounds. Then he demanded the King's pres ence in the court, asserting that he could not be legally tried in the ab sence of his accuser. lx)rd Chief Jus tice Alverstone again ruled against him, declaring that the defense knew perfectly well that under the consti tution his majesty could not be pres ent. In a dramatic si)eech.Sir Rufus Isaacs, the attorney general, charac terized the story of the morganatic nsarriage as absolutely false, regret ting that his majesty was not permit ted to personally answer his slander ers, and concluding with the declara tion that the suit had not been brought to protect the monarchy, but that King George had sought the protection of the court as a man, a husband and a father. It did not take the jury long to find .Vlylius guilty of circulating a libel and the court forthwith condemned him to one year's kapnsmiment. Col Kirkpatrick Casts First Vote And Many Others FoU lew—Every Citizen Interest ed And Much Comment Heard, “The News has taken a step in the right direction. Let there be more light upon the bond issue prob lem. We, all of us, want to know the opinion of the majority. If Char lotte is to issue bonds iu the sum of $1,000,000, the people—all of the people—are the ones most directly interested. With emphasis we assert The News’ voting proposition is a great idea.” Briefly told this is the central ex pression of hundreds who came to The News office today and deposited in the ballot l)ox the coupon from the paper, having written upon the coupon their names and addresses. The First Voter. A few minutes after j'esterday’s edition was on the streets, Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick came to the office with a copy of the paper in his hand and asked for a pair of scissors. “I want to be the first man to cast my vote,” said he. He voted no. The board of aldermen said by a majority vote at a special meeting held in January that the city w^anted to issue bonds in the sum of $1,000,- 000. It was purposed by the alder men, the majority of seven speaking, to spend $350,000 for water; $250,000 for street improvement; $250,000 for sewer extension and $150,000 for schools. As to w'hat streets w'ere to be improved, where the sewers were to be placed, who should handle the bonds, etc., there is an ominous si lence. Want More Light. Demanding more light upon the question,. asking for the .privilege of being heard, countless numbers of people talked of the matter. Such was their demand and so apparent their appeal that The New's has in augurated the straw voting proposi tion. A ballot box is located in this office; another is on the Square, the southwest corner, and is “looked after” by Mr. Lynch, the blind man; another is in Dilworth and another in a different section of the city. The man who bought his home through the help of a building and loan association for instance, has the same weight in this election as the man w-ho has hundreds of thoti- sands of dollars worth of property and who pays to the city, the coun ty and the state, but a very small amount of taxes thereon. Commends News’ Course. “Let me congratulate The News,'* said Mr. E. V. Finlayson this morn ing. He came to the office and said to the man who w’as at the time w'riting tomething pertinent to the bond question, that The News had taken the correct position. “I want more light. And I want to see an equality of taxation. The poor man whose house is not.worth more than $2,000, should not be taxed $1,500, while the man on South Tryon street pays $14,000 on property w’orth more than $50,000,” continued Mr. Fin layson. “But,” he finished, “make it plain that I am in favor of the re- election of Mayor Hawkins. I believe that he is right. There is no need, however, of issuing bonds unless there can be an adjustment of the assessment. Furnish us, as jou have suggested, with an increased source of revenue.” “The question is a big ond and one that should be considered seri- ouSly, soberly, by every manr in Charlotte. There can not be too much ♦ ♦ ♦ WHERE TO VOTE—LOCA. ^ ^ TION .OF BOXES. ^ > The News Office. ^ Woodruff’s Pharmacy, Dil- ♦ > worth. ^ Blake’s Corner, on the square, ^ > In charge of Mr. Lynch, the ♦ '.blind man. ^ Moody’s Drug Store, corner ^ > West Trade and Mint Sts. ^ > (Postoffice Corner.) ^ ♦ HOW TO VOTE ^ ! ♦ Cut the ballot from a copy ^ ’ of The News and sign your ^ - name opposite “yes” op “no”. ^ > and your address. If you wish, ^ ’ mail your ballot to The News. ^ For other informaton see the ^ local stories In the news co|. ^ umns. ^ Only qualified eligible. voters are ^ agitation, and there should be more information given. The News is ab solutely correct in its stand for more light. I hope that all of the people will get together and vote one way or the other. I^et there be a full expression, for I, like every er man who has any interest at stake, want to be informed of the public pulse. Mr. Finlayson is know-n to a great number of theb usiness men of thee ity and the state. As a man ufacturer he has been eminently suc- ce.ssful and his opinion, coinciding as it does with the opinion expressed by The News, is given herew'ith to the public. Many Voters at the Polls. All the morning a stream of peo ple deposited votes in the ballot box in The News office. The interest taken is infectious. The banker came, the law’yer came, the merchant was not too busy to clip a coupon and cast his vote, the laborer took as much interest as any and merging themselves they made one happy family, all working for the better ment of Charlotte. Greater Charlotte was the theme ^ of conversation. City officials discussed the proposition and none there was who did not praise The News for bringing out all of the points in the case, a case that by a legal light was styled “Peo ple by People.” Election Judges. Tax Collector Wilson has consent ed to be one of the judges of elec tion. With tw'o other gentlemen, each of w'hom will be familiar with the qualified voters of Charlotte, w’ill as sort the ballots on the 10th. of February and on the following day, Saturday, the 11th, The News will announce the result of the election. How many of the qualified voters who participate in the election are in favor of the bonds as proposed by the aldermen or, against the proposi- sition as it is submitted now, w'ill be toldi And then the number of people who are not qualified voters but who have a decided interest in the question, will be given. The Nws is anxious for all the light possible upon a subject that is gripping in its intensity. The paper is read by more than forty thousand people every day and the majority of these, ladies as well as men, are interested in the question of the Issu ance of bonds. By Associated Press, Helena, Mont., Feb. 1.—In an opinion rendered to the county at torney of Dawson county yesterday, Attorney General A. J. Galen holds that there is no law in Montana pro hibiting the reading of the Bible by a teacher in the public schools as a part of the opening exercises. Pro vided, however, that no comment he made by the teacher on the matter being read, and also that pupils be not required to attend the exercises Only the Honk Honk Can Stay. By Associated Press. Memphis, Tenn.. Feb. 1.—The days of the shrieking calliope and all brands of automobile horns other than the conventional honk honk variety are at an end in Memphis. At the suggestion of Commissioner of Fire and Police J. A. Reichman, an ordi nance prohibiting the “freak noise makers” was passed yesterday by the board of city commissioners. Fight. Arrange For By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 1.—Negotiations are pending here today for another tower at the tim^ say they felt a pre match between “Digger” Stanley, the Thousands of Windows Smash ed, and Much Property De stroyed-Hwry Call to New York jor Physicians to Treat Injured, Number of Dead And Injured Not Known Yet—Shock Felt in Singer Building — Mad Rush For Elevators, By Associated Press. New' York, Jan. 1.—A terrific explo sion of powder or dynamite on a Jer sey Central Railroad dock, just across the river from the southern end of Manhattan, today, spread death in a great area, racked the sky scrapers district of lower New York and caused panic throughout the metropolis. The blast took place soon after noon. Some time elapsed before the place of destruction was ascertained. Great showers of glass from thousands of windows in buildings of Manhattan's financial district pelted pedestrians on Broadway, Church and Cortlandt streets. Meanwhile police and fire officials of Jersey City had located the point of the blast. About the railroad dock dead and dy ing were scattered, while many bodies had been hurled out into the Hudson river. Police and fire boats from both sides of the river soon began the work of picking dead- and wounded from tlie Hudson. Hurry calls laave been sounded for nurses and physicians. Great damage at the government im migration station on Ellis Island w'as caused by the explosion. Windows ail over the island were smashed to bits and many employes were injured by the fragments of flying glass. A dynamite boat, believed to be the Catherine C, blew up from some un known cause. The Catherine C was demolished, the pier was completely wrecked and many other boats lying nearby were damaged. The boat was leaving her pier, which adjoins the Jersey Cen tral passenger station, when the explo sion occurred. Excitement in Singer Building. There was much excitement in the tall Singer building. Persons in the English bantam, and Frankie Burns, whose recent bout in this city arous ed so much discussion. It is under stood that thep rospects are favor able to a second meeting for the bantam in something over a fort night. Death of-Rear Admiral. By Associated Press. Washington. Feb. 1.—Rear Admiral Charles Stillman Sperry, U. S. N., re tired, who commanded the Atlantic fleet on the last leg of its round the world trip, died suddenly this morn ing at Garfield Hospital, here, of pneu monia. Ten Passengers Hurt. By Associated Press. Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 1,—The Memphis special eastbound on the Southern Railway split a 'switch at Limrock, Ala., 11 miles from Scots- boro, Ala., at 2 o’clock this morning and tw'o sleepers and a day coach were derailed. Ten passengers were injured, tw'o seriously. List of injured. The Injured are: John Woy, detective of the Chatta nooga police department. Mrs. John Woyr his wife. Mrs. Clevinger, of Marion, Va., Mrs. Woy’s sister. C. G. Phifer, of St. Elmo, Tenn. E. M. Mackinlayi of St. Louis. Mrs. Woy and Mrs. Clevinger were the most seriously hurt, but they are not fatally injured. ^ MR. REAL ESTATE MAN ♦> ♦ The News is printing on its Classified Page today three columns of sales of valuable real estate—city and county. (See Page 8.) cejitible sway. There were no window ])anes broken in the tower, bnt'several windows in the main building were blown in. After the shock of the ex plosion there was a rush for the eleva tors in the Singer building and for a time the cars were taxed to their ca pacity. It was fortunate that no Immi grants were being handled at Ellis Island. Three immense holes w^ere torn in the hall where the immigrants are inspected. Had the hall been crowded, as it so often is, there un doubtedly would have been heavy loss of life. Surgeons Ordered Out. The Jersey City police ask?d the New York police dej>artment to send all the available medical assistance possible to .Tersey City. It was said that many injured were there waiting assistance. Commission er Cropsey ordered all available po lice surgeons dispatched in haste to Jersey City. Gneral Pandemonium. The concussion set off fire alarms in many parts of New York and the clatter of fire apparatus and the shrill shrieks of the fire sirens added to the confusion; Men and women swarmed out of the buildings, on the New York side, some of them by the fire escape route, and added to the confusion. The firemen hunted in (Continued on Page Nine.) $1,000,000 Bond Ballot Aldermen favor the issuance of bonds to the amount of $1,000,000. Upon the proposition as it is sub mitted, answer YES or NO by signing your name and giving your address upon the lines on the coupon. YES NO Address j ■' ii '•is:!., i' ■ii ‘'1. ■I# MV, 1; I; 5 ♦r.y , I : 1, !|*'l i *
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