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QUICK RESULTS USE THE NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS—THEY BRING BEST RESULTS—ONE CENT A WORD ilest Edition THE CIlARLOTrE NEWS. Latest Edition 1.43. NO. 6963 'CHARLOTrE. N. C.. TUSEDA\ EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1911 ■pTJ T^'C' I In Chariotb9, J cent? a Copy Daily—’> Cfnts Sunday I Outside Charlotte, 5 Cant Cants a copy Daily and Sunday th Bullet Through ain, A. J. Winn Is "ound Dying To-day ^lan From New 0;- . mmits Suicide or iMlly Shoots Himself '! Here. Charlotte Saturday nded Leaving For i This Morning— a Very Peculiar ■ih !v entirely through to r:ir. a bullet I' revolvor enthd inc i>f A. .1. Winu. ' ..‘'-'O hcine is in nvIk' has niniio I uii icrB iiT some I'f hlood directly ; ill his room of I'nunil about ■ shot was tired K lio liieil without CORONER’S INQUEST. At tliis hour the coroner’s iiKjuest ib being lield. The evi dence is conflicting. No ver dict will be rendered under an hour or two. the man bled, in tiie room were two large mirrors, one from the dresser anu the other from the wardrobe. From the appearance of the body when it was found the man was evi dently standing between these, and if he intentionally fired the shot, lie must liave been looking into one of the mirrors. If it was an accident no one can account for his having a pistol close to his ear. The weapon was a new Smith & Wesson of 38 calibre and it lay by tiio side of the dying man wlu n I'oopie ruslied into the room. One chamber was empty and the barrel fiom which had rushed the bullet of death was yei warm. When Dr. Davidswn. the first phy sician to arrive, reached tlie room it V. as 111; 17 o'clock. Although he did all that medical skill could suggest, it was evident from the moment that death was only a matter of a few nio ments. At Id.50 o’clock the young man breathed his last. Kvery effort was made to return him to consciousnes!^. if only for a few minutes, but this proved futile. Coro ner Hovis was shortly on the scene and the body was taken to his un dertaking establishment, where an in quest at 2 o'clock is to be held. Chief ('hrislcnbury htoked in vain for some letter, or note, tliar would tell wiiy the suicide was iiitendod. Mysterious Death. And all of this mystery will perhaps forever surround the death, .lust how the accident could liave hajipened may never be known. fi>r iiie reason tliat no one was near v. Iio saw it. Only a muffled r(*p">'t « atne from the ooin that only a miiinte or so i)rcvious- ly been occupied by the man and his w ife. i'll write a telegram or a letter,” l;o sai;l. a> ccruint; lo Mrs. Winn,‘and she went in senrch of i>aper. 'J’he door was closed when slie left the hotel liaviriii room and was not locked when she tiir.K r--om, Xo. 17. re-entered. With a scream that was far a.s anv one she ( ailed for assistance and lie V.as not a | t^everal people were on ■ 1 had be^'U ou no s, tne. I'lion the packed trunk was (the carefully packed valise. In this were many self-addressed envelopes, i^howing the firm name of the dead man. along with linen, etc. Nothing v.as there to indicate that suicide had liijiibeen planned when it was i»acked. 'rii*‘ room was disheveled, not hav ing ber-n cleaned uit for tiie day, the aijii i chambermaids wailing until Mr. Winn was to leave before entering. I prrfo-slunal name i^hens, had only ■ 'US to the shoot- , .n:4 after some I ii li(.'uiiiiny siie but thought .i; I on account ut ^ :o h. r stiitL-nients. !« tn a cat i.ot 'V n auil tacks were s I'Cen in Charlotte w ' iuon:h> and dur- s made her hi>me in 1 :us'>aud came eveiy I'.e was on his way \'irinia. flc had •r'li. Va.. 1“ wlu)in i.’c or leK>'n:'i' ■ m;.' vtry i lear mi ; ai ’ ■ u’ar.s. -;Ti] arontly abou* j « i;ad an\ mo- ,1 . ■ i; by . ii r».,il> arrived, w!(l;r. uitfru'H.n and r »!e or scrap of pa- ■ ^^'Mi'.iid end his life. I ■ ..i ai’id had been M.d. wht re he in- .ffly g(\ In r ,1] a woman who : i( ii she had . i , ; matters > auain write to a ;■ ;n-. V i'in Talks, !•' blonde, was t-n seen, in com- •f!llo. l;er friend. ;r*ouest in the af- ! _ .) reporters in the I’oiiif ''hristen- a i ti:'c l >hi'* is the i i,:. licr maiden , ' (Ui s> Stepljt^ns, The Legislature Does A Great Amount of \Voik T T T 8=^ ‘MISTER, HE WON’T BITE !” Filibuster Continued All Through Weary Night In Senate 7hanks to The Leather Lungs oj Dakota Senator And Others No Vote was Possi ble on Lorimer Case, Jaded Law - Makers Sought Rest on Couches Between Acts of Answering Roll Call —The Perjormance Con tinued, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ HOIK THEy yOKD DIRECT POPULAR ELECTION IS REJECTED. ♦ ► ♦ ♦ By Associated Press. Wasiiington, D. C., Feb. 28. The senate rejects popular elec tion of senators. to give her i I : i> r professional ' V' iiin rt'plit'd that n I 'T right name." in the jty knew : 'Iv. "Tliere v^as > iiii; Ui Ml AI Winn." lit was f onsidered a by the firm : ,\- A f)rlf'ans. i have f l iu and iiis family, in *-r are living and . |!i.' it) l.ouiviain. I y.n ho ;r r more in I ..:ci her,- last night 1th (he remark that • inie oys'ers and take wi'h l-ouise. I ;• iiianicurist in tlic I ’.»|:ii«'(l in Atlau':i. ■ ■ V i:i^s ago and "e Hf wa- such a good nr Accident? .(• 'licide ctr accident i; nan' rcsp>cts d*- v\’i»h iipparently ni Hi- 1> s lif»% other than :• tnat .Mrs. Winn op •antfd to go on th^ I t h( all’ll, sober and .' •■!! w:is f«)tind in a rhf' ftecls ol a ; pl(i\iuli-d its wa.\’ 1 i; -r i the right ear and |*>fi side. 1‘rofusely Commutes Sentence Of John Black By Associated Press. (’olumbia, S. C.. Feb. 28.—Governor P.lease has commuted io a fine of $2,- i.'iO the five-year sentence imposed on •Johti Black, a former member of the boaid of control of the old State dis- l)cnsary. Black was convicted at Ches- t*=^r last fall on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the state. The allegation was that he had conspired with .Joseph H. Wylie, .lodle M. Kawlinson and 11., I,. Soloiiions, to purchase whiskey from firms which paid rebates to the dis]ien)^ary directors. Black was con victed while Rawiinson and Solomons were accpiitted. Pending an appeal Black has been out on bond. The gov ernor. in giving Black the alteinati\e of a nne, consult the pardon boai d. CONSTITUTION OF OF NEW MEXICO O. K. Hv Associated Press. Washington. Feb. 2S.- The constitu tion of the new state of New Mexico has been unanimously apijroved by the house committee on territories. After investigrttin.g all charges of fraud in connection with the constitutional con vention and the latification of the con stitution. the committee finds that the (M-ganic act should l)e apiuoved by congress. Bite of Woman Fatal. Hv .\ssociated Press. hcl)ation. Pa., Feb. 2S.— Miss T.illie Light, aged 111 years, a nurse, died here today in great agony froin blood poisoning. She was bitten on the face and neck by an insane foreign woman whom she was nursing. y Lives Lost In Fishing Disaster The Gulf of In Filand F h. 2S. .\(‘C‘ording ; oort of Ih* fishing dis- !ilf of Finland, five hun- \ iMi.gaged several - hole of Lavensari Is- heard at the time but alte in the even ing the shore watchman observed the ice floe pursuit. A thr«c- days’ .search proved futile. In the meantime the f.oe broke into several parts, eacii bearing forty of i.P- fiftv nersons. In the break up many *1(1 ic(“ breakers were synt in By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 2S.—Vice-Presi dent Shennan gazed wearily oyer the senate and toved idly with liis favorite Ivorv gavel as the electric lights were turned out in the chamber today and the gvay da.viight was allowed to stream in. Dressed in evenin.g clothes which he wore at midnight when he came from Iiis annual reception to offi cial Washington. Mr. Sherman looked strangel.v oitt of place. He had no use foi the ivory gavel. The senate had been in session all night and indi- viduallv and collectively the members were too lired to create any disorder. Mr. Sherman left the chair at 7:1;» to be succeeded by Senator Brande- gee, of Connec’ticiit. Another filibuster Avas in progress. Another name had been added to the list of "long distance talkers.” The lungs of Senator Crawford, of South Dakota, were the medium through which a vote on the Lorimer case had been jtrevented during the night in the face of determination on the part of Senator Lorimer’s supporters to put the endurance of his opponents to a test. More members and older membe’s were kei>t in tlie senate chamber throughout the night than on any oc casion within the recollection of the most experienced le.gislator present. \gain and again there were roll cails to develop whether there.was a quor- utii and not once did the attendance fall below OC, which is 20 more than a ina,iority of the senate membershti.-. Among those who w'ere there du .'n.g the greater part of the time were Senators Isaac Stephenson, of Wiscon sin, the eldest of all: Gallinger, Per kin's, Bulkeley and others of the vet erans. , , AMienever the bells were soundeu for a roll call scenes were depicted not unlike those in city parks at dawn following long sultry summer nights. The bell in the senate chamber was like the rap of a policeman's baton signalling the sleepers that it Avas time to turn out. Kach of the big leather settees was occupied by a sleeper. This condition not only ex isted in the cloak rooms and in the marble room, but. around the walls of the chamber. As the senator s names were called they would pile off the im provised beds and take their places until their names w-ere reached. Then there would be a scramble for places, lor there were not conches enough for all. , , There were in the chamber men who sougiit no rest. They were the men w'ho were seeking some outlet from the tangled situation, some agreement by which a vote could be taken on the [.orimer case and other measures, such as the permanent tariff board bill, I (Continued on Page Two.) By Associated Press. Wasiiiugion, Fc’>. 2''. The senate re.iected the resolution witli the Suth erland amendment, providing for the election of senators by direct vote of the people- on the failure of the vote to show a two-thirds majf^rity for the proposition. Following is the vote on the direct election of senators: Yeas—Bailey, Beveridge, Boiah, Bourne. Bradley, Brigge, Bristow, Brown, Burkett, Burton, Carter. Cham berlain, Clapp. Clark, of Wyoming: Clark of Arkansas. Culberson. Cullom. I’ummins, ’ Curtiss, Davis, Dixon, Du pont, Frye. Gamble, Gore, Grona, Gug genheim, Jones, IjaFollette, McCuni- l)er, Martin, Nelson. Nixon, Overman, Owen, Paynter. Perkins, Piles. Rayner, Shivel.v, Simmons. Sniitli of Maryland, Smith.' of Michigan, Smii.h of South Carolina. Stephenson, Stone, Suther land. Swanson. Taylor, Thornton, War ner, Watson, Young,—54. Nays—Bacon. Bankhead, Brandegee. Bulkeley. Burnham. Burrows. Crane, Dick, Dillingham. F'letcher, Flint. Fos ter, Gallinger, Hale. He>burn, .lohn- ston, Keane, Lodge, Lorimer. Money, Oliver, Page. Penrose. Percy, Richard son, Root. Scott, Smoot. Taliaferro, Tillman. Warren. Wetmore,—oU. Senator Gallinger at first voted aye, but later said it was inadvertence and asked to be ecorded in the negative. The absentees were Senators Aid- rich. Crawford, Frazier and Terrell (Georgia.) It was annoimced that had they been present, Frazier would have vot ed aye and Terrell nay. There was no announcement about Senator Aid- rich. Senator Crawford, entering after the roll call, said he would have voted ay I*. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 28.—The r»ar- cels post convention of Southern inM'chants o])ened in Nashville today for a four days session. The oD.1ect is to oppose the establishment of a parcels post. The executive committee, compos ed of fifty merchants selected from all the Southern States met this moining and named as tem])orary officers of t’le convention Robert I.. Burch, of Nashville, chairman, and Dixon’L. Merritt, of Nashville, secre- iiir.v. Permanent oflicers will be elect ed by the convention itself at 3 o’clock this afternoon. It is hkely that the temuqrary organization will be made i)ermanent. The principal addres^s today will be delivered b.v P'. E. French, of Cii*- cago, secretary of ihe American League of Associations. This organiza tion is, as its name implies, a sort of federation of commercial bodies. It may practically be said that this organization began the work of or ganized resistance to the passage of a parcels post law and Mr. French has been practically in charge of th3 work from the beginning. Following Mr. French’s address, of By Associated Fiess. Paris, Feb. 2S.- President Fa!- lieres this afternoon had a conference with M. Dubost, president of the s(*n- ate, during which it was expected he would designate a successor to Pre mier Briaud. The profound interest in the situ ation following the resignation of the Briand ministry yesterday is shov,’n i)y the fact that though the chamber of deputies ad.journed to March 0, the ^niire membership re mained in Paris discussing probabili ties. The deputies found a spicy sen sation in tixe resignation of M. .fon- nart, governor general of Algeria, who telegraphed M. Briand that his sense of duty to tl'.e country would not permit him to remain in office after the abandi)nment of the iiolicies which, he was convinced, were nec essary to the welfare of France. “Your program of conciliation and national security," wired the gover nor. “exiiresses the will of repui)li- cau France and adherence th'^reio is imperative• at a time wlien parlia ment is trying to solve the .gravest and important fimincial. economic and social i)roblems." The organs of the radical partv are insisting upon a ininistry which shall continue tlie Briand i;olicies. This would seem to support AI. I'.ri- and's intimation that the opposition to him was i)ersonal and ii is not unlikely that he will iiave' the sat isfaction 'I seeing his legislative i-ro- gram survive his social life. Robbers Loot Virginia Bank By .Associa‘c'1 Danville. V'u.. Feb. 28.—A band of robbers, supposed to number five men, between the hours of 1 and 2 o'ch)ck yesterday morning. blew open the vault of file Bank of Clover, at Clover, Va., a town of HOU inhabitants. 40 miles east of here, and esea])ed with all tiie cash in the building. The robbers se cured between $.3.()0u d $4.()0u. The robbery wai^ s])ectacular and was completed only after a fusilade of pistol shots had been fired .^.t citizens who had been aroused by the explosion which awakened nearly thei entire town. W. .1. Finch, uho reside;{ opposite the bank was tiie first to ar- Maior A. W. Wills, postmaster of rive at the scene af-ter the firM explo- Nashville, and other representatives sion and was hied at bv two men of the postoffice department w'hose Special to The News. Raleigh. N. C., Feb. 2'^.—Mr. McGill introduced in the hoi'se today and ?.c- cured immediate liassage oi a resolu tion fo:- a legislative commission re port to the next assembly on the num- lier of dependent widows of Confetl- erate soldiers in the state. General Carr, of Durham, introduc ed bills to amend the state banking laws. ’The committee on apt)''oj)riatiors made a favorable reptirt for bills to elect an additional buil.ling at Sol- • diets' home; to increase the salary of the ad.jutaut general; to increase the salary of the commissioner of labor and his assistant; to increase the cleri cal force of the governor’s oflice; to increase the salary of the state lii>ra- lian, to increase the appropri.ai.ion to the state malitia. Amcmg other bills favorably report ed were from conmiiitees to provide for insi)ectiou of li(iuot:s shiiuied into North Carolina; to t)roliibit dynamit ing of ti"-h ill an.\ Xoilh C;;roiiioia streams. Noiaiile tinfavoia!»ie resjon.^ were fre-u! the apiiropriaiions coiunii;- te(' of the house wer(> !o j.-.ovide free antitoxin; to prtimote liigher eciucatiou (;f tlie blind: to transfer Pickford S;ui- itatium to the slate; to erect a nioriu- meni to ihe women of tiie. Conieder- acy; to «;siallish le.gislative rci'erence librarian. In the .-i^iiate toda.v bills were intro duced by Senat)r iioydon to t>rovi(ie an engineer for ihe ass^.-^l:^.uce by the ^-:ate to an\’ county in the cou- siru(.!ion i.x jjublic roads; by .Marlit of Huncouibe, to make tiie apperi it.n- mei!' of stiiate iiiembers; oy Pharr, provide' tor ;he audiiiug oi' hooks of corper^t ious, 'i'here were faia! unfavorable re ports (111 the 'i'hoinas bill to enc'uirage the use of !;oods tuatiufactured by in- dt iieiidet’l coi;( i'rus; Semitor hem- monds' bill to preveiii aiont>p,,ly or op- pres-siou i)v ^^as, elecMie ligiji and j>o\v- er (tompaiiies; (he ’\Vail house bill for a tiu-hoiir 1at)or lavv was lenorled with out pr( ji;dice by the cyiumiti.ee on iaanufa.( 1 uring. The senate bill to provide !^2.'i,0U!) for a ]dani ami $10,000 anni.ally '.or tnain;et'.ance of the Wf^slerii Carf>- lina Training School. S(;nato ar gued at iengili the Ilobgood bill for a state prin;ary law. name has not yet been furnished to the committee, will present argu ments in favor of a ])arcels post. Delegates to the convention began coming in last night and this morning theie are several hundred here, every Southern slate being represented. The ladies and gentlemen of the convention will be entertained w^ith a iheatre party this evening. Miss Bullock Ends Life. By Associated Piess. Nashville, Tenn.. P'eb. 2S.—At Par is, Tenn., this morning. Miss Haller Bullock, aged -L daughter of the late .lames H. Bullock, former grand master of Tennessee Masons, commit ted suicide by drowning in Russels Lake, illness is thought to have been Ihe cause of the deed. Acks for New Cabinet. By Associated Press. Paris, Feb. 28.—President Fallieres today asked M. Monis, formerly a vice president of the senate, to form a cab inet to succeed the Briand ministry. M. Monis replied that he wished to consult his friends before announcing whether he would accept the responsi bility. ♦ ♦ AMBITION, LIKE A ♦ BULLET, MUST HIT OR ♦ ♦ MISS THE MARK ♦ ♦ ♦ Are yottr efforts to work ♦ ♦ hire, buy, sell, rent, invest, ♦ ♦ etc., well guided? ♦ lammany Wrong Says Croket By Associated Press. New^ York, Feb. 2S.—A contribution from Richard Croker, predecessor of Charles F. Murphy as head of Tam many Hall, was added to the contro- versv over the Nev.' \ork senatorial deadlock in a dispatch to The World today from Palm Beach. Mr. Croker, who has for years been practically silent on politics, is quoted as follows; "The present situation ought to be relieved at once, for its going to be a calamity to New York and the coun try. “What does Murphy keep pushing him forward instead of withdrawing him? He knows he can get eighty votes, but what good are they it won't mean an election? •Tammany is in the wrong to ex pect to wheel all the men into line without discussing the situation thor oughly and I say that the w'elfare of the party, the state and the nation de mands Sheehan’s withdrawal, for Mtir- phy’s insistence on Sheehan’s nomi nation would surely weaken the New' York state democracy.” stationed in front of the building. In a few seconds two other exi)losions oc curred and Dr. R. H. Fuller, who was returning home in his buggy after vis iting a ))atient. drove ui).. A volley of .bullets whizzed by Dr. Fuller’s buggy and he put the lasii to hi6 horse. Other citizens who ven tured near the building v.-ere also fired upon, and by this time, a posse had been former, but ihe robbers had com pleted the job and were fleeing. The light when the pistols flashed showed three men at work around the vault. It is believed that three of the robbers escaped in a buggy and two walked off. The loss sustained by the bank is covei’ed by burglary insurance. Heavy Sn w Fall. By Associated Press. Kansas City, i\lo., Feb. 28.—Missouri; Kansas and Colorado were covered with a blanket of snow during the last 24 hours. At Durango, Gol., the fall was six inches. Rain and sleet prevail in (^-ilahoma and the Texas Panhandle. There has been only a slight fall in temperature. B.v .\ss(Kia{ed Press. Natchez, , .^^iss., Feb. 28.—Funeral services were held here today over the body of the Right I’ov. Thomas Heslin. Catholic bishop of the dio cese of Natchez. The Uiglii llev. John B. .''Ton-is.. f)ishoi> of Little Rock, -vas th‘> cele brant of t!ie mass and v/ns r,s?.is.(?d by sixteen priest;^ of the diocese. The; mass Aas sung by six. priests and the eulogy d'^'ivered li.\’ Archbishop .(an>es Bleiiiv, of New Orleans. Tlui aiisolution. iiiiDCijiate'.v following the funeral e>:erci>j' .services, was ii^'r- fonned by t.ho five bishops who weie ptesent. The Intfrnieiit tock place at the city cemetery. The ''•eTemonies at ih(' grave -vere in vrei)tng wit.a th«‘ high oflice held by ili; de-v.d prC' late. The corle.ge 'vhich folio?,'ed ths^ body to the cemetery was a large one, consisting of vis!tin.g rJergy,.’ members of Catholic societies, sch.ool children, includ'n.g those frcra t5.ev- eral colored Catholic* itt’tions ^nd a ’arpe numbc;- of laynien from a'I portions of the diocese. Fatl'.er Hayden, vicar sencral of the diocese, will be in chsri^e of the diocese pending th.e appciathient of a iiisbop lo nil the vacancy. NEWS WANT ADS will ))lace opportimities di rectly before you. THE COST IS SMALL-^ Only one cent a word. Watch th€ W'ant Ad Page. Always on Page 8. Deadlocks Unbroken. By Associated Press. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 2S.—Despite rumblings of discontent within the or ganization forces, the thirty-sixth joint ballot for United States Senator today gave no indication of a break in the dealock. All but one of the thirty in surgents voted, elevn of them for .lohn D. Kernan, of Utica, the other scatter ing their ballots among nine condi- dates. Murdered Mother. By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Pa.. Feb. 28..Teanette Lewis, aged 25, today murderer her mother, Mrs. Sarah Lewis, and her nephew, Edward B. Milden, Jr., aged 9 years, by administering poison. Then she committed suicide by taking a dcse of the same drug. Miss I^ewis’ sister died last night. It ^ ♦is believed the young w'oman was crazed by grief. Chicago’s Primary Election. By Associated Press. Chicago. Feb. 2S.—Chicago’s prima ry election for city officers is on to day. it marks the end of an exciting campaign in which five men sought the republican nomination for mayor and three battled lo head the democrat ic ticket. . A feature of the campaign w’as the publication by several candidates of the sources of their campaign funds and their dtsribution, in answer to the question “Who is putting up?” pro pounded by newspapers. A heavy vote was expected. Extra- ordinarv precautions had been taken against'fraud, but during the first part of the day no trouble had ported. Escaped Prisoners Recaptured. By Associated I'resa. St.. Augiistine, Fla., Feb. 28-—Dad Williams, alleged murdered and tlare«: other prinsonerB \»lio escaped Iromi the Jail here last Fn'dav aiter over pr>vering the warden, -w'cre capttiretl last ni^ht in the c/inncry near here,- They were nearly star\'etl and wei© suffering from long exno&ure. Dr. Lowe Shot- By Associated Press. Nashville. Tenn.. Feb. 2^.—At DlaiiU, Giles county, this state,, thiw morn ing, Dr. Geoi^e l^ov.' wslb shot In the^ head and killed by Squire Will W, Col' lins, who w'3s himself fsir/Jt in the left)- been re-[arm by the doctor. An cdd grudge. i3- give.n as the cause of tlie; tragedy. Dread Plague Mows Down Population At Rate Of Two Thous a nd Daily By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Feb. 26.—The plague is ravaging Pei Chaunlintze, about 50 miles north of Harbin. Death’s there are reported to number 2,000 dally. The disease is raging at Kirin, Hu- lanchen, opposite Harbin, and at Do- dune, 100 miles southw'est of Manchu rian capital. Bread riots have occurred through out the stricken district.. The foreigm consults are preparin,g to leavt?. Troop!^ have refused to march into tiie plague; places. Martiiil law ha« baen eatabi' lished. The Chinese Etoperor has re^v4« manded the Manchurian authorities for not having dealt mere energeticallr with tl'.e situation. The far eastern press is liiled v,ith apprehensions of ai recrudescence of Buxerisin.