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CHARLOTTE N. C., WEDNESDAY tVENING‘JULY 5, 1911
pT> J In Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy aDlly—6 Cen ts Sunday.
^  Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday,
Bond Issue Carries,
City's Futuie Assured
-A Day of Rejoicing
chool Bonds Lead the Five
hsues oj the Election, Poli
ng 19 Mofe Votes Jhan the
^ Vater Bonds,
iter Bonds Came Next Sew-
Sewerage «...
Streets
Schools
Auditorium
Ward 11.
Water *
Sewerage '
Streets
Schools
Auditorium
67
A
10
2-> V
O 0 j
20 1
331
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31
er
bonds Next, Streets Next l Cooler To-day
end Auditorium Last—The
City to Expend $815,000
I'n Purposes Named,
♦
► bond election carried ♦
► in each of its five is- ^
► V majorities ranging ♦
► - ?«" to 444. ^
1 recistration 2.11ft. ♦
for a niajority. ♦
Along Atlantic
r- !nar>- of rote is a» fol-
‘ -r =;chool bonds. I.n02 for,
■ " against. Majority 444.
vater bonds. 1.483 for,
- ■ ppamst. Majority 425.
■ . bonds. 1,415 for. and
inst Majority 357.
Improvements. 1,395
nd 220 against. Major-
. : torlum, 1,341 for. and
.i-a*nst. Majority 283.
\Tiount of bonds voted
'0, divided into following
’ ’■opriatlons;
• v'afer. I3SO.O00.
' o’ age. $150,000.
r^'rpets, 1150,000.
' hools. $100,000.
:d!torium, $65,000.
('h.irlotte steps forward into
of Queen City, a title worn
but never before so rich-
rved as when her citizens rose
duty they owed the future
ment of the city by voting
!' needed to provide the city
'undan^ and wholesome wa-
r naore schools to meet the
'ly Increasing population, for j
sewerage
By Associated Press.
ashington, July 5.—Refreshing
westerly breezes sweeping along the
Atlantic coast today brought some re
lief from the hot wave to the eastern
section of the country, though the gov
ernment weather experts say there is
j no appreciable change in registered
temperatures. Cooler weather tomor-
i row is promised for Chicago and the
middle west region which today start
ed with the mercury even higher than
it was at the same time yesterday.
Breaks in the torrid spell that has
enveloped a lartre portion of the coun
try are being reported, the extreme
northwest havinp; a chanq:e to con
siderably cooler weather with temper
atures dropping below the seasonable
average. Slightly low’er temperatures
are reported too from the North At
lantic states and the Ohio valley and!
the weather bureau predicts that the J
change to cooler weather will spread i
over the middle and north plains states
and the Upper Mississippi valley with
in the next 36 to 48 hours, bringing
material and much needed relief.
Indications are that It will be gen
erally fair today and tomorrow, though
local thundershowers continue
throughout the Atlantic states from
Virginia southward in the East Gulf
states, the Lower Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and at varied points along the
Canadian border. The showers and
cloudiness will have no marked effect
on the temperatures In these sections.
Slightly cooler weather is expected to
night in Xew’ York and the interior of
New England.
Xew York began today with the ther
mometer registering 78 at 8 o’clock as
comi)ared with 82 at the same time yes
terday. At C’hicago it was 86 as
against SI and here in Washington the
mercury stood at SO as it did at 8
o'clock yesterday.
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Death Takes Toll of
Human Lives in The
Collision Of Trains
f-*r streets, for better
.d f “ a convention hall.
The ^^p^ie8 were vital. The realiza-
of this fact was proven by
result of the election. That the
'. irlty appreciate the importance of
' ''aMon "as .-^hown by the fact that
.scliool bonds led over the other
i-supe invol’'cd, This maJorit*>-
•' • from the suburban boxes, where
schools and iietter schools
•vierati ve
'• • r.:,n , Jub 4. irui, was a plv-
\ in tbe history of the city.
■ ('harlone s day of progress Special to The Xews.
Raleigh, July u.—Judge Henry
HIS BUSY DAY
Coi onei *s Office Is
Swamped by Deaths
From Awful Heat
Morocco Still
Being Discussed
By Associated Press.
Paris, July 5.—Pour parlers are still
on between France, England and Rus
sia relative to France’s response to
the internvention of Germany in Mor
occo.
Should a reply be forwarded proba
bly it would not be before Saturday
when President Fallieres and Foreign
Minister De Selves are to return their
visit to Holland.
A majority of the press prints daily
the follow'ing “what does Germany j
want?” Some newspapers, like Figaro, I
criticise the French government for a j
lack of decision in drsrending the in-1
terest of France and accuse the cabi
net of leaning too heavily on the initia
tive of England.
Eead'on Collision of 7 rains on
Sou, Line Nea? Superior Wis
consin Results in The LossoJ
Four Lives—Ihiee Eurt,
PRICE OF COARSE
TO-
7 rains Met on Bridge Over
Rive?, the Bridge Catching
Fire—Mixed Orders Caused
Collision—All of Men Killed
Were Railroad Employees,
By Associated Press,
j Superior, Wis., July 5.—Four men
were killed and three badly injured
in a collision between an extra and a
grav’el train on the Soo lines, Chicago
division, a few miles from this city,
early today.
The dead and injured are being
brought to Superior. Mixed train or
ders are said to have caused the col
lision.
The trains met on a bridge over the
Nemadji river, the bridge catching
fire.
Fire apparatus is being rushed from
here to the scene of the wreck.
The dead and injured are all railroad
men.
Chicago Coroner Says he Held
48 Inqutsts Monday, 21 Yes
terday And he 7 hinks that
Today*s Record Will he
About as Bad.
Congjess Spends
A Busy Day
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 5.—A variety of
matters were provisionally on to
day’s program of the senate. Senator
Cummins, of low'a, arranged to de
liver another installment of his
speech attacking the reciprocity bill
and Senator Burton, of Ohio, hoped
to speak either today or tomorrow'
in advocacy of the bill, in line witb
the views of President Taft, though
specifically disclaiming any idea as
treme heat over the entire section posing as spokesman for the adminis-
and that yesterday’s maximum tom- j traiton in his speech. Senator New-
perature of 108 w'ould be equalled, he lands, of Nevada, was on the calendar
No Relief in Kansas City.
Kansas City, July 5.—No relief
from hot, dry w'eather in the South-
w'est was predicted by the forecaster
here tod.vy. Indications were that
this would be the fourth day of ex
said.
Threaten ed with an ice famine, con
sumers of that commodity are givi.ig
serious consideration to economy in
its us-e.
ot leirogration. Charlotte
no surh word as backward,
forward’ is the shibboleth
(■rogreS'ive city, was writ
! i on ^hr> cif.v's door post.
in the public eye.
lon l' not to have carried
i-o >oen a calamity, not only
■ri per.sonal standpoint of the
bu* Irom a standpoint
• ^ t! pre^>ent and future
..>r and de^elopment of the
ult of the ''lertion is tcid
y 'i;, \»nrds a» follows;
Ward 1.
Xumber
Registered.
433
ward 2.
iTl
Ward 3.
ward 4.
Ward 5.
Ward 6.
Ward 7.
'orlum
‘ rriire
Ward 8.
Ward 9.
196
270
401
113
M2
103
192
95
For.
31.".
r.(>7
:jo7
:;i4
2-6
154
141
141
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137
G.
Ccnnor denied the motion of defend
ants for a non suit as to the American
Tobacco Company in the suit of the
Vare-Kiamcr Tobacco Company case
argument today.
To the jury the issue was opened by
Juniu.^ Parker, of the counsel ^or the
American Tobacco Company, t;nd the
order of .speeches wilr be. Parker,
for the defendant; C. C. Daniels, for
the plaintiff; ex-Jiidge R. W. Winston,
for the defendant; Tvlr. Swindell, for
the plaintiff; Mr. Green, of Xorfolk,
for the plaintiff; F. L. F'uller, for the
defendant; K. S. Spruill, for the plain
tiff and ex-Governor Aycock closing ar-
; {iiinient for the defendant.
It is expected the argument of the
rase will consume all the remainder
of the week.
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Will Open Bids
at Meeting Tonight
Not Enough Ambulances to
Handle Prostrations — Re
ports From Other Cities Show
That Great Numbe? Have
Succumbed to Intense Heat,
By Associated Press.
Chicago, July 5.—Deaths during the
present hot wave have swamped the'
coroner’s office which must hold in
quests in all cases of sudden or un
explained deaths.
“We had 48 inquests Monday and 21 ;
yesterday, most of them directly or in-' gy Associated Press,
directly due to the heat,” said Coro-; viterbo, Italy, July 5.—Personal
today. ‘-The mortality feeling flared up at the Camorrists
]\Iy force is over- again today and provided both
worked and I have been complelled to excitement and amiisement for the
desert all other duties and assist in ^ ^ _ v, * v,
the investigations.” i spectators. It came about when Gan-
There are not a sufficient number of naro Abbatemaggio, the informer, was
police ambulances in the city to care confronted bv a witness for the de
fer the prostration cases. Private am- named'Di Martire.
bulances are being hired and frequent- ^ i.-.
ly express wagons on the spot are call-' , Martire had testified that h .
ed into requisition. j Arena in prison and could
Despite the long list of prostration
ner Hoffman
continues today.
The executive committee of the city
will have an important meeting to
night. Bids for the permanent ini-
piovement of the streets are to be
TsT I opened. The bids when handed in are
1S7 F.ealcd. The oi)ening of the bids, and
2081 possi'ole awarding of contracts, make
1991 the meeting tonight interesting.
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Death of Maj. Hulbert.
Bv Associated Press.
Athinta. Ga., July 5.—Major William
Hulbert, former commander of the
3iC>iXorth Beorgia brigade of the Lnited
C(-nfcderate veterans, died at his
21 i home her.e this morning. He served
21' throughout the entire war after enlist-
cases cared for by the authorities, the
health department estimates that not
more than one per cent of the cases
are publicly reported.
Many are revived at drug stores and
a greater number at their homes.
affirm that the latter had never par
ticipated in the burglary which the
state alleges led to Cuoccolo’s death.
Following his testimony Di Martire
was brought face to face with Abba
temaggio and an angry exchange fol
lowed. All thep risoners led by Alfa-
Two deaths directlv due to heat and iio joined the witness in denouncing
a third superinduced thereby w^ere re
ported up to noon today. Nothing like
complete reports on the prostrations
were available but the forenoon roll
is estimated at fifty.
Chicago, July 5.—Twenty-seven
dead from heat is the record mode in
Chicago during th 24 hours ending at
4 a. m. today.
At midnight the mercury stood at 90
but at 4 o'clock had dropped to 84. If
the informer. There was great con
fusion to which Vechini, one of the
lawyers for the defense, aided by en
couraging his clients in their demon
stration.
“If Abbatemaggio continues his pro
voking attitude,” sried the lawyer,
“throw an ink S'tand at his head.”
To this Abbatemaggio replied; “If
I am attacked I will defend myself
and I will affirm my denunciation
the intense heat of the last four days even should my tongue be cut out.”
continues today the health authorities Di Martier said that Marshall Ca-
jiredict that the deaths will be greater puzziti of the Caribineers had offered
than ever recorded in one day in Chi- him a reward if he would support the
cago. ' I accusations oT Abbatemaggio.
The last four days have been prac-!
l.s ing as a corporal. *Ie P . ■ tically a holiday which has kept many) —The Charleston excursion leaves
39 I Si;ottsylvania while in com v i persons quietly at home and thereby; in the morning at 7;30. A number of
Fourth Gc-orsia regiment j Relieved the death rate has been , names have been added to the r?ser-
I lessened
to speak in support of his bill for a
non-partisan commission to regulate
interstate business of industrial cor
porations and Mr. Owen, of Oklaho
ma, when he left for his home state
to make a speech there, and .announc
ed that he might speak in the Sen
ate today on the passage of a com
mission form of government.
The house today may send to con
ference the resolution for direct pop
ular election of senators, and Repre
sentative Dent, of Alabama, may ad
dress the house in support of the re
port of the committee on state de
partment expenditures. The commit
tee recommended the dismissal of
Consul General Michael at Calcutta
and Disbursing Officer Morrison, of
the state department and Mr. Dent
w'as the member of the sub-committee
w^ho had active charge of preparation
of the committee’s report.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, July 5.—A continuance of
withering heat ovei the corn belt was
reflected in an excited corn market to
day, the market selling early to an ex
treme advance of 4 3-4 cents as com
pared with the close last Saturday.
Buying orders flooded the pit and quo
tations varied as much as 2 1-2 in dif
ferent parts at the opening. July corn
closed Saturday at 60 1-4, and advanc
ed to 65 today. September rose to 66c
compared with the previous close at
62c. Oats shared in the excitement,
advancing an extreme 2 l-4c.
A private telegram from Kansas
City says;
“No precedent to go by as there
have been no records like these. Tem-
SENATOR BURTON, OF OHIO,
DEFENDS RECIPROCITY.
By Associated Press.
W'ashington, July 5.—Senator Bur
ton, of Ohio, with the explanation that
he was “not assuming to defend the
administration” because the “adminis
tration needs no defense,” made a no
table speech in behalf of the Canadian
reciprocity bill in the senate today.
He declared that reciprocity was the
“ultimate destiny” of Canda and the
United States; that all natural condi
tions were opposed to the maintenanc©
of border warfare in commercial mat
ters and that the farmers of the Uni
ted States would not suffer injury from
the enactment of the Canadian agree-
i ment.
SENATOR C.UMMINS CONTINUES.
peratures Saturday and Sunday in the; ~
fields were from 10t> to 115 degrees. By Associated Press _ . _
Private advices from all over the corn! Washington, July 5. v^enator Cum-
belt tell the same story—‘Oklahoma continued his speech against tne
burned to a crisp; Kansas scorched! reciprocity bill m the senate today. He
F
T
THE BULKREADS
By Associated Press.
New York, July 5,—A train load
of tired joymakers, returning from
Rockaway today, were tossed into
heaps to the front end of the cars
when the engineer applied his brakes,
too late, and bumped into the Long
Island city bulkheads at a speed of
ten miles an hour. When the heaps
were untangled it was found that
fourteen had been hurt, four serioiia-
ly.
QUEEN DOWAGER OF PORTUGAL
DIED IN ITALY TODAY
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106
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122
97
TRY FOR DATE FOR FINAL
VOTE ON RECIPROCITY
vations today.
By Associated Press. [
\\'ash!n?xton, July 5.—Chairnian Pen-
rose of the senate finance committee 1
9!) announced in the senate today that be
h'8 would again attempt late today or ear-
915 ly tomorrow to get an agreement for
a date for a final vote on the Canadian
81 ^ reciprocitv bill. The announcement
I was in reply to remarks of Senator
1.^01 Stone, democrat, who urged Mr. Pen-
i .}7 1 rose, in charge of the bill, again to ask
14oUor a definite date for the vote. Later
' Mr. Penrose and Senator Smoot ehld
Philadelphia Almost Had
an “Old Fashioned Fourth*^
From Number oj Accidents
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127
hirir's;
idi'nrium
Ward 10.
'.Vater 41
63
61
58
62
49
a conference with Senator Martin, the
democratic leader and Senator Stone.
Death of General Koontz.
Bv Associated Press.
‘Somerset, Ky., July 5.-General Hen-
rv W. Koontz, poet and former con-
gresman, died at midnight at his home
11 here in hia 87th year.
by Associated Press.
Philadelphia, July 5.—A recapitula-
persons w'ere drowned in the rivers
and creeks in and about Philadel-
tion of the results of Independence, phia while bathing; there were two
Day was made today and shows that
it was as near an “old fashioned
Fourth” as any one would want it.
To begin with, it was the hottest
Fourth of July in thirteen years and
there v/ere eleven deaths from the
heat and many prostrations. Twelve
murders, several attempted murders
and numerous brawls, and about 400
persons were treated at hospitals for
injuries received in handling fire
works. Among the injured are some
serious cases but no deaths are ex
pected unless tetanus follows.
By Associated Press.
Turin, Italy, July 5.—Maria Pia,
Queen Dowager of Portugal, died at
the royal chateau at Stupinigi at 3:15
o’clock this afternoon. She had suf
fered from uremia.
Big Piece of Ambergris.
By Associated Press.
Victoria, B, C., July 5.—A piece of
ambergris, said to be worth $150,000,
was taken from a whale killed Satur
day by the whaler Petria, which ar
rived here. The ambergris is said to
be one of the largest pieces ever
found.
DOUBLE-HEADER TOMOR.
ROW.
♦ There w ill be a double-header ♦
♦ played at the baseball park to- ♦
♦ morrow afternoon between ♦
Charlotte and Spartanburg. The ♦
♦ first game will be called at ♦
♦ 3;30 o’clock and there will be ♦
♦ an intermission between the ■>
♦ first and second game. ♦
from one end to the other.’ ”
It is reported here that implement
retailers have cancelled many orders.
The best known of the crop experts
here report that the condition of oats
and hay is the poorest ever known.
He places the July condition of oats
at 67.2 as compared with 88.3 last
month and that of hay at 66.4 against
80.2 in June. His reports puts the
present condition of corn at 82.4 as
compared with 83.1 a year ago.
Coarse Grains Affected.
What was affected chiefly by the
bulge in the coarse grains. Offerings
were unusually light with commission
houses and pit traders almost unani
mously taking the bull side. Reports
of excessive heat in Russia added to
the discouragement of the bears and
so did official crop advices of a de
pressing sort from Germany. The
opening was 5-8 to 1 3-4 up. Septem
ber started at 90 3-4 to 91 1-2, a gain
of 3-4 to 1 1-2 and ascended to 91 3-4.
Provisions sympathized with the ad
vance of cereals, but receded on ac
count of an extraordinary increase
shown in the world's lard supply.
First sales were unchanged to 121-2
higher with September delivery 15.95
for pork, 8.45 to 8.47 1-2 for lard and
8.62 1-2 to 8.65 for ribs.
The Corn Market.
The corn market w^as boiling with
excitement right from the starts Buy
ing orders seemed to pile in from all
directions but sellers were scarce. The
flurry received greater impetus from
the fact that Kansas City reported
an advance of five cents a bushel
straight compared with last quota
tions. There, as w^ell as here, the in
tense heat over the corn belt was the
big factor.
A circumstance making matters
worse from a crop standpoint was the
almost complete absence of moisture
for the last four days. Besides world
shipments were reported as much
lighter than had been looked for and
Liverpool dispatches told of heavy cov
ering by shorts.
The opening here ranged all the way
from 2 1-2 to 4 3-4 higher. On the
same option trades in different parts
of the pit at a given moment varied as
much as 2 1-2 apart. The greatest rel
ative rise was in the July delivery.
September which was the most active
future, started 2 1-2 to 4 up at 64 1-2 to
66 and finally steadied around 65 1-2.
In the oats crowed traders were al
most as much exercised as in the corn
pit.
Business was on a huge scale. The
news that attracted greatest attention
was an official report from Iowa show’-
ing a falling off of 28 per cent of the
oats crop in that state. Most of the
damage was laid to the excessive heat
and to the lack of rain. September
opened 7-8al to 2 l-8a2 1-4 higher at
45 1-2 to 46 3-4; and held at about 46.
Wild Scenes on Exchange.
Kansas City, July 5.—Amid the
wildest scenes enacted on the Kansas
City board of trade for years the corn
market gained from 3 1-2 to 5c in price
in the first ten minutes of trading to
day. During the time approximately |
one million bushels had been traded in.
Traders fought each other to secure
the grain.
At 10:15 o’clock the market had
steadied somewhat. At that
further explained his proopsed amend
ments to show that they would not in
volve the United States in complica
tions with other countries under the
“favored nation” treaties.
TRIAL OF WIRE POOL MEN
IS DEFERRED BY LAWYERS
New York, July 5.—This was the day
set for the arraignment of the 84 men
indicted by the federal grand jury last
week in connection with the alleged
wire pools, but attorneys for both
sides agreed to defer action and the
! arraignments probably will not be
made until next Monday. The post
ponement was due to the absence from
tow'n of many of the defendants and
attorneys.
PACKERS PLEAD NOT GUILTV.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, July 5.—Through counsel
the packers indicted some time ago
for violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law, pleaded not guilty today. Their
trial is set for Nov. 20. The pro
ceedings occupied but five minutes.
DR. COOK’S ACCUSER SAILS.
By Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash., July 5.—Prof. Her-
schell Parker, of New York, noted for
his efforts to climb Mount McKinley,
and for his charges against Dr. Fred
erick Cook, sailed for Valdez today on
the steamship Admiral Sampsoii.
While in Alaska he will make arrange
ments for an expedition to ascend
Mount McKinley next February,
FA S
Special to The News.
Cherryville, July 5.—Ye&terday af-;
ternoon at this place Miss Mayj
Coster, aged 18 years, was instantly j
killed and Charles Neil and Sylvanus
Mauney were badly injured while;
several other people were shocked
when lightning struck a cotton
house In which the members of a
picnic party had taken refuge from
the sudden storm. One of the horses
which the party had used was also
killed by the shock.
The party had been on a picnic in
celebration of the Fourth and were
returning home about six o’clock
when the storm broke and the entire
party crowded into the small cotton
house on the farm of Andrew Stroub.
The bolt hit a tree outside the house
an killed the horse, then entered
the building and killed Miss Coster
and injured the two young men.
Every member of the party was burn
ed but not seriously.
Miss Coster is a prominent young
hour I lady and was well known to a large
September corn was quoted at 65 1-2 to , circle of friends. The tragedy has
66 5-S and December corn at 64 3-4 to cast a spell of gloom over the entire
65 1-2. * community.