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45. NO. 8020
CHARLOTTE N. C., WEDNESDAY tVENINC, AUGUST 30, 191 1
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ESTON IS
rjimber oj Street Cars
:ng and Power For
le^cial Purposes Avail-
South Carolina Town is
€Ting From Storm.
Ferbi^ns Known to Have
led — Revised Esti-
Futs Damage at Over
>n Dollars— Hundreds
Cleaning up Debris,
.'(>d Press.
r.. S. C.. Aug. SO.—With
■ running except on the
-a\"y yard, electric pow-
:. r ^otr.mero;al purposes
service resumed,
certing back to the
.reds of men are la-
• r away the wreckage
- I.-U8 hurricane of Sun-
' :eir progress has been
■ . >. 1 estimates of the
;r more than a mllll,on
porsonfc are known
. i .-ind it is feared that
(? exposed sea islands
dt-a:h lists and the
. ^.ropo being certainly
. . 0 iiparies are re-
:;.essaKes. though
' : -leen wholly
■ .d v.nge is so gener'l
u V, i’.i be some time i
; necessary can '
- , policemen ai>■,
.'n iiirg the streets
- ■ ir '’. rM' punish any
\,\m. he exposed
.re .-H-lcned in St.
1 o:', ' of the
.-ver Tiie whole
• ;.g a i - ‘TP lookout
MISS MATILDA MOISANT
Miss Matilda Moisant, sister of the
famous John, who was killed while
flying, photographed In her Blerlot
rr.onoplane. Miss Moisant files
t the Mineoia, Long Island,
aviation field. On the first day of her
attempting the official flights, a gl
gantic Wright biplane, driven by a
novice, came swerving across the
field, wobbling under the InexperU
enced hand of the driver. Miss Moi
sant had to execute a '‘banked Jump
turn," which she did with remark
able skill.
the WEATHER.
Bv Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 30.—Fore-
’ CRSt I
North Carolina; Show’ers to-
■ night and Thursday, cooler to-
■ night, moderate south winds
•becoming variable.
RESIS ITS GISE-
DEFENIE sums
At Noon Today State Rested
its Case Against H^nry Clay
Beattie, Jr., And the De
fense Immediately Began on
Its mtnesses.
Defense Springs Surprise when
it Calls Upon Paul Beattie
as First Witness in Case—
Outlook jor Henry Steadily
Grows Better,
A Black Hand Bomb Awakens
Fashionable Fifth Avenue
And Does Serious Damage
r
-.u.zi -n schedule
evidence that
'>%ered pre'^y much
-f 'ne Ti'Tj worst
;.'-tory of The com-
^ .r :i'mo?p'rsere of
Vr.ay elievine: that
he bef^er 'ran ever
v’.’-air.' have been
. aie t.ie fifteen
.rn. Southern Rail-
.vIiirg.Tn. Rosa Rob-
, r.'.ot.-rraan; Rr>b-
’ ( n'l'imbia; Mr?*. M-
f’ops, ra.. Charles
r- old. oi V’aycross;
Mary R;rhster: I-'''*'
net-'x men of
neero men of
i of Sullian Is-
rd *rie damage is
of torpe-
. i’.y damaged and
• - has been utter-
By Associated Press.
New York. Aug. 30.—The explosion
of a black hand bomb loaded with dy
namite and gun cotton in front of an
Italian fruiterers at Lexington ave
nue and 51st street early today rat
tled the v.'indows of residences and
apartment houses for a mile along
fashionable Fifth avenue and awaken
ed hundreds of guests in the Hotel
Plaza, the St. Regis and other fash
ionable hosteleries.
The infernal machine, which the pol
ice sav was hurled by a black hand
agent from a flying taxicab, w'as one
of the most powerful ever exploded In
New York. It tore a great hole in the
pavement and completely demolish-
pterans send
:C-1 CE TO G. A. R.'s
Aug. 30.—Henry
r,it--'d Confederate
copies of resolu-
for the families of
R. who were
'v -.pck at Manches-
rumble, commaild-
R.
ed the lower portion of the fruiterers
building.
The fruiterer, Charles Romo, who is
reputed wealthy, told the police that he
had received many letters demanding
money and threatening all sorts of
dire punishment if the cash w’as not
forthcoming. Romos loss from the
damage to his stock and building will
probably reach $5,000.
An hour after the Lexington 'avenue
explosion the police of the ad.iolning
precinct reported a similar explosion
on Easrt 29th street in front of the
headquarters of Antiwny Capuco, pro
prietor of the Manhattan Macaroni
Manufacturing Company. The crash
smashed plate glass windows in four
.buildings but did little damage.
inii
DETECTllES TO
BE PUT ON JOB
,3 FINALS.
Aug. 31»—Early
made tennis
' nsino although a
i in troi'i Bellevue
• P.enis s'. Wright,
.iM-r champion, and
,::hlin. o* San Frau-
of The all-comers
•-■^rrical title.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, 111., Aug. 30.—A tong war,
which has threatened for some time,
broke out in Chinatown last night and
as a result Lee Yip Wing, a merchant,
is dead and Moy Dong Tong, a laundry-
man, is in a critical condition at a
hospital. Both were shot twice. The
shooting was done by Chu Tu Mun,
who escaped in a taxicab.
Moy Dong Tong is a cousin of Frank
Moy, “King” of Chinatown.
The police believe the refus-al of
the men to comply with the demands
of the Hop Sing Tong led up to the
shooting.
Chow Foo "Woy, brother of a man
sought by the police, was taken into
custody soon after the murder and is
being held at the Harrison street sta
tion.
SCHOONER IN COLLISION.
Bv Associated Press.
Boston. Aug. 30.—A wireless mes
sage today indicated that the schoon
er Dorothy B. Barrette, from Bath,
Me, was in collision off Cape Cod
early today with the torpedo boat
Perry. The schooner was damaged
only slightly and is proceeding to
Newport News.
By Associated Press,
New York, Aug. 30.—All the Italian
detectives in the city, 75 in number,
were summoned to police headquarters
today and assigned to stem the w'ave
of Italian crime. The seriousness of
the situation became apparent today
when it was learned that the Italian
government had received through its
consul here a list of crimes committed
by natives of that country here since
the first of the year and was much ex
ercised by the showing. It was stated
that the detective bureau has a list of
no less than 5,000 ex-Italian convicts
believed to be In New York city at
jthis time.
I The immediate provocation of the
Italian crime crusade v.'as the two kid
napping cases reported to the police
yesterday and still unsolved. In addi-
ition police records show fourteen
{cases of bomb throwing since July 14.
1 The action of Police Commissioner
I Waldo today practically revives the
once famous Italian detective bureau,
w'hich was disbanded only a month
ago.
By Associated Press.
Chesterfield Court House, Va., Aug.
30.—The commonwealth at noon today
rested its case against Henry Clay
Beattie, jr., under indictment for the
murder of his w'ife. The defense ini'
mediately began the introduction of its
witnesses.
Court Recesses.
Before bringing forward the wit
nesses for the defense court recessed
for a few minutes to permit coun
sel for the defense to argue a point
with. Judge Watson out of hearing of
the jury concerning the striking out
of certain eviQence introduced by the
prosecution.
The commonwealth had occupied a
week in placing its evidence before
the jury.
What State Did.
Today the prosecution produced 14
witnesses, mostly county detectives,
to controvert yesterday’s testimony of
young Alexander Robertson regarding
the presence of more tli4n one blood
spot on the Midlothian turnpike where
Mrs. Beattie was killed. The state liad
contended that the big blood spot
where the murder occurred was not
caused by dripping from the machine
in which the husband alleged his wife
was seated w'hen shot, declaring tbat
no blood wliatever could have oozed
through the bottom of the car. It was
a detail in the case, but by concentrat
ing attention on the single large spot
of blood, the commonw^ealth intended
to show’ that the woman was murdered
while in another position from that in
which her husband declared she was.
The defense announced early in the
day that it w'ovld call Paul Beattie to
the stand again.
Raining Here.
A downpour of rain beat steadily
down on the roof of the little court
house during the morning and the curt
room was dark and dreary. It was de
void of its usual big crowd because of
the inclement w’eather and the mono
tonous repetition by the 14 witnesses
for the prosecution concerning the one
blood spot made the morning session
dull and uninteresting.
PROSECUTION TODAY.
By Associated Press.
Chesterfield Court House, Va„ Aug.
30.—Rain-soaked roads gave the prin
cipal figures in the trial, including
Judge Watson, and a number of wit
nesses, much difficult in reaching the
court house. When the scheduled hour
for the opening of court arrived only
a few people had arrived. Automo
biles splashed through an almost con
tinuous stream of water which hid the
road in many spots and when the first
few cars anchored at the court house,
mud - bespattered passengers made
haste to get indoors.
(Continued on Page Two.)
2?^
THE OElie OF II
nil
SHE DID NOT GO ON STAND.
The above Is a new picture of Miss Beulah Binford, the “woman In the
“case” in the Beattie trial in Virginia The defense rested it’s case
at noon today without putting her on the stand. She will possibly be
saved for rebuttal.
Cyclonic Storm Strikes the
Villa Heights Settlement and
Demolishes A, R. P, Church
ii[ST m
ODD tFPECT DUG OP MONEy
AND BDDY OF A
LI
i The Farmers’ Union will meet Fri
day at Croft, at 11:30. Mr. Ben Price,
who was in the city today, says there
will be addresses by several good talk-
! ers.
i Pross.
.Vne .70.—Sol Wex-
■ p-^Pial bills lading
’ .'-•■X' Orleans cotton ex-
■ In Telegram last night
•loiiister, chairman of
'tpp of American
' to the effect.that
■ i:. of The banlters com-
. f-’i railed for Septem-
' York city and request-
A'-V Orleans exchange
n'uM'e- in attendant e.
■ ..... and Charles
• ■ ;jif in Michigan.
■ : ^ Mr. Wexler to
..
.September 1 is the
■■ ■ jrtMiMiration of the Livor-
■■>r '',i- '.alidation of hills
I ■ inral clearing house
■ ., whirh was vigorously
n roTton men, fl-
oihti'p interested in
n.- cf (otton. adds to the
• proposid meeting of
"’.niittee and it is believed
■1 i) rotests of the South-
' not been without avail
b(.ar fruit at the coming
By Associated Press.
Marksville, La., Aug. 30.-—Wesley
Cooper, a farmer, made a “run” all
by himself on a Mississippi river
bank and besides the skeleton of a
m.an dug up a quantity of silver half
dollars coined in 1844, according to
advices brought here from a settle
ment eight miles from this city.
Cooper saw parts of the skeleton
sticking in the sand and while dig
ging it out came across the mone>.
C'ooper will not tell how much he
found. Old residents, recalling the
foundering of the river steamer
Texas at this point in 1868, say that
when The boats clerk left the vessel
when the boats clerk left the vessel
of silver he was killed by a breaking
cable. His body sank and was never
seen again.
SDKS PIIT OUT
t CBEiT EIH[
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 30.—Tw'o hundred
boys, members of the volunteer fire
department of Randall’s Island, w'here
the city has a reformatory school and
other corrective institutions, fought a
Are early today that imperilled the
lives of 125 women employed in the
big laundry building. They subdued
It after a two-hours’ struggle. There
I was a panic among the inmates of the
I various institutions when the steam
siren screeched the fire alarm. The
employes of the laundry, who slept
on the top floor of the building, crowd
ed to the window's and got out by the
1 fire eacapeB clad, only in night att.re.
FOB (BUM
A cyclone coming from the southeast
and zigzagging from side to side
dipped dow'n into Villa Heights this
morning during the heavy rain com
pletely demolished Villa Heights A. R.
P. church, besides unroofing and
overturning several smaller buildings.
The cyclone made its first appear
ance just in the rear of the Charlotte
Casket Factory, on the Lawyer’s road,
where it unroofed a barn. From there
it wen in a direction about north and
blew the roof from two smaller barns
belonging to a Mr. Mullis, on the out
skirts of Villa Heights. After that it
got into the main thoroughfare of the
suburb, running east and w’est, and fol
lowed the street west. It dipped to the
north side of the street at Mr. T. H.
Miller’s grocery store and snatched off
the awning in front of the store, to
gether with the 20-foot pole attached,
and carried both high in the air, drop
ping them about 250 yards from the
store and to the westward, the direc
tion in w^hich it was travelling.
Destroys Church.
The A. R. P. church is on the west
side of the store with only about 20
yards between them, but a little fur
ther on the west side of the street on
the church. The cyclone struck the
church broadside and it came crashing
down, with a noise that could be heard
by all the residents round about, even
above the roar of the rain and wind.^
After striking and making kindling
wood of the church, the volume of the
wind veered to the south s-ide of the
street again and shattered a glass door
in Mrs. McCarver s residence and a
window in a groceir store adjoining
the residence. A part of the force,
however struck the home of Mrs. Stil-
wel on the opopsite side of the street.
Mrs. Stilwell was on the porch facing
tne street and her little one-year-old ba
by was playing in the halway. The
front door of the dweling was com
pletely shattered and Mrs. Stilwell,
struggling with the wind, was barely
able to grasp the baby before it was
blown through the halway of the house
and out the back door which stood
open.
From there the center of the storm
proceeded westward, passing over the
valley and depression of Phifer’s
creek, and otriking again over about
Davidson street where it overturned a
small barn belonging to Mr. Schu
mann, near Keziah’s shop. The force
of the storm seems to have been bro
ken to some extent by contact with
the church and to nave become less
as it passed over toward the west. It
did no further damage after touching
Mr. Schumann’s barn.
The church came down in a heap
wuth the northern end of it twisted
slightly toward the westward. The
(•Continued on Page Two.)
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 30.—Th«
Southern storm has &pent its power
and practically disappeared, accord
ing to statements from the weather bu
reau today. It was in no sense a West
Indian hurricane, according to the
government forecastere.
The storm originated, as far as as
present reports show, somewhere south
west of the Bermuda Islands, between
these islands and the American coast,
breaking off the edge of the high pres
sure area.
Detailed reports have not been re
ceived in Washingtoo from the affect
ed areas, but are expected by mail
within the next day or two. The wea
ther bureau reports a low pressure
area continuing in the South.
But For His Heroism in Climb
ing in Rigging at Awjul Risk
to Himself And Repairing
Instrument all Would Have
Been Lost,
Steamer Lexington Thrown on
Bar—In Bad Shape When
Cutter Heard Distress Call-
Two Firemen Burn to Death
—Several Badly Hurt,
By Associated Press.
Charleston, S. C., Aug. 30.—Twelve
passengers, a steward and three col
ored employes of the steamer Lex
ington of the Miners & Merchants
line were rought here early today by
the revenue cutter Yamacraw, which
left the captain and crew of forty-
three men on board. Two firemen are
reported to have been burned to
death and a third terribly scalded.
First Oflicer Chamberlain sustained
a fracture of his right shoulder. The
steamship has her nose inbedded in
quicksand off Hunting Island at the
mouth of the Edisto river and it is
said that she will be a total loss.
The Lexington was bound from Sa
vannah to Philadelphia, with tw^elva
passengers, all of whom were res
cued. For 24 hours the steamship bat
tled desperately against the hurri
cane finally being driven aground,
where the tremendous waves smash
ed violently against her and w'here
the powerful wind tossed her about
in the mud. Three times was she
covered with water, the pumps ex-
pellinl: enough to clear the upper
portions and float the stern.
But for the heroism of wireless
operator Scheetz, there would have,
been no chance of rescue. The storm
wrecked the boat’s wireless station
but Scheetz climbed into the rig
ging and adjusted his instruments,
flashing the calls for immediate as*
The signals were caught by thd,
Yamacraw, w'hich hastened to Hunt
ing Island. Scheetz, a 16-year-oll
boy, was in imminent peril of hia,
life while operating the wireless, the
wind almost tearing him from his in-
secure position. The lad was utterly
exhausted by his desperate work-
Passengers incessantly prayed for
the abatement of the storm and when
the government steamer hove into
sight a mighty cry of relief went up.
from the sorely stricken people on
the Lexington. When the captain
realized the danger of the liner’s
breaking up at any minute he had
lifge preservers strapped to every
passenger.
Transportation by rail will be
nished the passengers and they will
be conducted to Philadelphia under
the personal supervision of the stew
ard.
Eight first cabin passengers were
taken from the Lexington yesterday
afternoon.
By Associated P*ress.
Boston, Aug. 30.—With the break
ing of the rainy spell which had se
riously interferred with thep rogress
of the second annual Harvard-Boston
aero meet there was every prospect
that today would witness at Squan-
tum some of the most spectacular
and interesting aviation feats ever
combined in any one day of flying in
the United States.
The big event of the day will be
the 33 mile race to Boston Light and
return twice for prizes totalling 32,-
500. The event was postponed Mon
day. Fully half a dozen machines
wiil be entered, including the 70-
horsepower Nieuport monoplane
which Claude Grahante-Whlte flies,
and the headless Cyrtiss bi-plane op
erated by Lincoln Beachey, several
Bleriots and some Wright machines.
Should the sky bee lear Lincoln
Beachey promised to “touch the top”
and beat his world’s record mark on
altitude of 11,628 feet, made at Chi
cago.
FEITOBES m
By Associated Press.
Boston, Aug. 30.—An address by
Justice Henry B, Brown of the Unit
ed States supreme court, retired, on
“The New Federal Judicial Code,”
was the feature of the general ses
sion of the American Bar Association
here today. Considerable discussion
followed reports of committees.
At the session of the section on
legal education. Governor Simeon E.
Baldwin, of Connecticut, chai’-man of
the section, delivered an address on
“Study of RomaA Law in American
Law Schools.”
ANOTHER STORM DEVELOPING.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Aug. 30.—Another
storm is developing in the gulf and
the local weather bureau today warn
ed small craft to be cautious. Thus
far the disturbance has shown no
material intensity.
ALLBUTDNEDF
TRAIN WRECKED—NO ONE HURT
By Associated Press. '
Columbus, O., Aug. 30.—A Passen
ger train on the Hocking Valley Rail
road was w’recked here this morning
while entering the city. It was load
ed with visitors to the state fair and,
several were reported injured.
The train was No. 30 and left To*,
ledo at 3 o’clock this morning, it was
due at 7:30 but was late. Ambulances
and railroad men have gone to the
scene of the accident but it is report
ed that no one is killed or seriouslv
hurt. The wreck occurred on a switclt
One car left the tra^ and wa^ ovei»
turned.
y
Three hundred thousand pleasure
seekers at Atlantic City Sunday. This
was the biggest Sunday of the season.
Fifty thouBand went in bathing.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 30.—The Clyde*
liner Mohawk, bound here from
Jacksonville and Charleston, report
ed by wireless early today that she
had rescued all but one of the schoon
er Malcolmn B. Seavey, which went
down off Georgetown, S. C., during
th6 recent hurricane. The despatch
said the schooner sank in six fath
oms of water. One man was lost over
board Sunday night. The sea was run
ning high W'hen ^he first officex* and
four sailors of the Mohawk with
much difficulty succeeding in reach
ing the Seavey. The Seavey hailed
from Bath, Me., and left Port Tampa,
.Fla., August 16 'for Baltimore.
MIT FIOSS
FOB MB. TIFT
By Associated Press.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 30.—The
dinner to be tendered President 'J'aft
on the occasion, of hig visit to Minnea
polis October 24th will not be a dress-
suit affair, acording to members of
the Young Men’s Republican Club,
w'ho will entertain the president that
night.
At a meeting of members of the club
scheduled for today it is expected that
the plan to make the dinner a popular
one and not an exclusive affair will
be adopted and the price of a plate
fixed at $1.
“A popular-priced dinner or lunch
eon with dress uits and formality dis
pensed with would open the doors to
many who should be present, who oth
erwise would be kept away,” said
President Luce, of the club, last night.
“We want to get out young republi
cans particularly, who have never had
the chance to see a president at close
range.’ ’
—Rev. H. E. Guerney ‘vill con
duct the prayer meeting at the Sec-
j ond church service this evening at
8.15,