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CHARLOTTE N. C.. THURSDAY EVfcNING, SEPTEMBER 21 1911
piDTO'C'lIn Charlotte 2 Cents & Copy Dally—5 Cents Sunday.
I Outside Ghc,rlotte 6 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday.
l^ssassination Of
ftemiei Stolypin
Is Being Ptobed
themselves created the alarm, through
Cion.
.. - /,r is Unravel- cowardice, but that fitting meaa-
Of ures against disorders had l)e€n taken.
ling Complicated Case and
0eady Complicity an 7he BdTlk Of KtigldUd
fat or Government Officuils DtSCOUTlt Rate
is Shown, Associated Press.
— London, Sept. 21.—-The Bank of
^ England raised Its discount rate from
r,}(lieT Sensations 1 nan tnost to four per cent today, a week
- n. cttxller than last year. In order to pro-
$0 FoT rUOilSnea ait tect its reserve against possible unex-
. o pected demands before the usual au-
f^ctid C^n—men aign in goij shipments are thoroughly
Authority Are Under Suspi-
Curiously money remains remark
ably cheap and plentiful and the Bank
(of England stock of coin and bullion
, , red Press. stands near 1216.000.000. but a meas-
^ 91 —fnnn!*-v ure of protection is considered neces-
8r I)- Jf^”;;!!sary In view of the continental pollU-
^assination of . emle gituation and the advanced bank
Kiev, with parUculai ref- Berlin. Belgium, Sweden and
Denmark with early rises possible at
Vienna and Paris.
The fact of London discount deal
ers having forced the private ratfs
I over the bank's minimum of 3 per cent
of bills to the
another factor
,0 fv ivMished are promis-' -uuw.x.x* higher mlni-
;7 Vice I -«;toT of the Deo*nmn::
F ii e Vtf r,ii3 Busplci n ty ii>e
" ".,r‘ •» ^**c hold that *» *c u
'._ a; p«j1 fible for tha cutrnK%
of the emjj. *pc
. .-ind tbe cabinet ;^u,tr|a Follow.
I' Kit*' iOined The Bubie .r of d. Vienna Sept. 21.—The rate of dis-
I t-^r count of the Imperial Bank of Austria
■ S'.",”'.* .ruN-as advaoced .rom Jour to 4ve per
ridlen by the director today.
Kurlcff
'..e revolutionary and ro
• Involved is being cc.n
onally by Minister of
uicheglovltoff.
:1 le are indiCHtlcii of
„Dilfica K,ns and com,‘My inundation of
. :i ,f iromlnent go er-mf.ntjC^’J^^^K England, was an
u r. *i sensation* 1 i
«mmi*.'in the adoption of the J
mum.
I Belgium Bank Raises Rate.
Brussels, Sept. 21.—The rate dis
count of the Bank of Belgium was rals-
“ pd ^rom 4 1-2 to 5 per dent today.
nt of police. M.
n tendered nii resiRna-
was not accepted. K'lr-
•n, Lieutenant
. ief of the secret poJice.
CONNERS RESIGNS.
WITH
By Associated Press.
1 Columbia, S. C.. Sept.
21.—Senator
Pnlonpl ‘ By Associated Press. ^
Colonel, j^njany. N. Y., Sept. 21.—W. J. Con
1 w 1 tiers of Buffalo, former chairman of
*he protection, waich co.t ’(jemocratic state committee, has
. „ resigned his membership on the com
of tSe empe?0M“l«« to take ellect Immediately.
V Bogroff was consuUcd
tbe responsible joslticn
'he premier as he orom-
k suppositious terrorists.
.uidrovna and Nicholas .'sc-
omprehenslble to those ea-
the inquiry how Vengen
' disregard Stolypin’s oirc-
Bogroff. a spy aud an in-
' Stuard the premier without
•vng other agents to watch
^’RB Kurlors right hand
r^aintalned. close relations
k^'.o' family. Kurloff. agiiinsr, . „ ,
- position, married the di- Tillman spent Wednesday In Columbia
. of a young adjutant. personal business. He returned to
- . the matter one ->f per-; home at Trenton on the afternoon
,:SrenuI°supVr”rsTt the' train and carried with him two real
• uled the premier. > pitchforks,
i Vremy says that only | senator bought the pitchforks
• on of the findings can} down to
' ^!il'exposure Union Station for him at train
c iralnal intrigues in high goy-|time. They were wrapped up in paper
circles leading to Stolypin 31 they were unrecognizable and
-tinn. ^Iwhen he told his friend, Dr. Babcock
.irv General Trepoff’s jwhat was in the bundle the doctor
"• .re? in throwing a cordon about ^^ey ought to be unwrapped
• - tie;;'re ^nd checking the work carried openly by the senator, so
:rret police says the Vremy paper was taken off and Pitchfork
;t-i the escape of Bogroir “Toted” the two pitchforks home
i-ands of Justice. Colonel without any concealment.
K - ko made strenuous but un- senator is very much more
. -ul efforts to have the prison- interested these days in pitchfork agri-
K ■' ar the secret police head- than pitchforks political. The
i stead of In the fortress. I there will be at least one
ff surrendered Bogroff to ^ oppose him for re-election,
Colonel W. J. Talbert, does not seem
to have disturbed him at all. Senator
Tillman expects to stand for re-
election. He also expects to make at
least a few speeches, if his health
is no worse than It Is now, and If he
is better he may make a good many
speeches. It is his determination to
offer for a fourth term in the senate
That may be set down as certain.
If Senator Tillman Is renominated
In the 1912 primary he will on the
fourth of March, 1913 begin his fourth
term as senator from South Carolina.
Having served as governor from 1891
to 1895 he was first elected to the
senate In 1894 and took his seat on
the fourth of March, 1895. He was re
elected In 1900 and again In 1906, both
times without opposition. Col. W.
Jasper Talbert, formerly congressman
and a former political follower of Till
man, has announcer he will be a can
didate next year, no matter who else
runs Goveror Blease has announced
that he will be a candidate for sena
tor if Senator Tillman is not in the
race; otherwise he will seek re-elec
tion as governor.
1
•Ac k>
Canada Polls The
Heaviest Vote In
Its Histoiy Today
ALL CHICAGO SALOONS
CLOSED TO WOMEN.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Sept. 21.—A practical re
sult of an investigation by a civil ser
vice commission of gambling and other
vices in Chicago was the closing last
night by order of Chief of Police Mo-
Weeny of all saloons to women.
A number of cafes and saloons that
have been frequented by women were
ordered to admit only men until after
the investigation was ovar. The chief
aim of the investigation is to deter
mine what share the police force has
in the operation of gambling and other
prohibited vices.
The commission purposes to take the
testimony of every police officer with
in whose territory gambling of any
sort flourishes with a view to ascer
taining whether high police officers
order the^gamee to be unmolested for
a consideration.
Both Sides Are^Confident 07
Victory in The Great Red-
pfocity Contest, Which Will
be Decided at To-day's Elec
tion.
FRENCH AND GERMAN CONFEREES
Ambassador Jules Cambon, of France
(left) and Von Kiderlen-Waechter,
the German Charcellor, holding a
"conversation” over the Moroccan
crisis; lns^t9^jthe^,f^acHv:jmid^be*
low, a map of Morocco,
2 WO Families
Weie Murdeted
Br Associated Press.
Colorado Springs, Col., Sept. 21.^
Mystery surounding the murder of
Mrs. Alice May Burnham and her two
children and Henry and Blanch Wayne
and their one-year-old baby, whose
bodies were found hacked with an axe
yesterday afternoon, had not been
cleared this afternoon.
Arthur J. Burnham, hus-band of the
murdered Mrs. Burnham, is ill in cus
tody. He maintains his innocence, but
offiicals think he may know more
about the crime than he admits.
Officers at the sanitarium where
Burnham is employed, persist that
they can not account for his move
ments during the periods in which the
murders must have been committed
A chemical and microscopic examl
nation of »pots on Burnham’s shoes
and clothing, which resembled dried
human blood, will be made today by
the city chemist.
A rag with which the murderer
wiped hi3 hands and the handle of the
axe with which he slew his victims,
both blood stained, have been found.
OF
LESS
ko. the paper declares, few* de-
‘ rt the crime would ever have
:or known.
y , alleged accompllccB have
‘ tr '! to the revolutionary side
number of arrests are be-
“ 1e throughout Russia. The
r e been searching in vain
Pe»»*’shurg for a terrorist
nickname of “Hermann.” A
^ . ' fv search has been made ot
' “ tr of the correspondent of a
.‘■r- r.f‘wspnper and his brother.
Z 1r ‘he lodgings of liberal
0" ' Madame Tyrkiva.
s reported that Bogrors
’ ’ was arrested on the frontier
ret'irn'ng to Russia ®
r rn,t sa!d that he was In Ber-
7; Toff'^ parents upon receiving
' r ..f the crime, addressed a
■ >r, t‘ Madame Stolypin eX'
...i abhorence at their son’s act.
oEroff's brother, who was held at
' ;e S' Petersburg secret police
ers. has been transferred
fortress. Boffroff’s uncle, a
’ ■ has been arrested at Odes-
Annther Bogroff. also a physician,
' arrested at Baku,
ih* men and thirty women, pro
liberals, are under arrest a^
Jew* Leave Kiev.
Petersburg, Sept. 21.—Twelve
■ : fl Je'^B have left Kiev since
:raination. Acting Premier Ko-
-hrough a representative, to-
informed a deputation of the Jew-
ocracy at Kiev that the Jews
By Associated Press.
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 21.—The comple
tion of Canada’s fifth census, bgun in
June, will show a total population con
siderably under 8,000,000, iaccording
to an official cialculation.
tion of Canada's fifth census, begun in
a few days .as soon, as tbe retufns
are in from the northwest districts.
Toronto and Montreal have made
the largest gains in population, the
former the greatest percentage of gain
and the latter the largest gain in
numbers.
The maritime provinces of New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia have not
grown as have Quebec and the other
provinces, and Prince Edward Island
has stood still.
In Ontario the population of the
rural districts has fallen off on occount
of the large migration to the West. In
Nipissing, east and west Alboma,
Rainy River and Thunder Bay the .pop
ulation has doubled. All the western
provinces show great gains.
The new census will raise the bas
is of representation in the house of
commons from 20,000 to 32,000. The
membership after re-distribution will
probably be raised from 221 ,to 241
members.
Status of Moroccan Dispute.
By Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 21.—'Phe interview that
the French Ambassador to Germany,
Herr Von Kiderlen-Waechter yester
day confirmed the French impression
of the conciliatory dispoeiUon of
the German government and height
ened the prospects of an early agree
ment regarding Morocco.
naignedy Convicted And
Sentenced to Life Tetm All
In Seve n Minutes
miR LIVES
T
Try to Find Mo
tive For Killing
Leesburg, Ga., Sept. 21.—Another
hitch in the legal proceedings con
nected with the case of Mrs. Mort S.
Childers, who died as a result of
taking poison placed in a bottle of
medicine, today prevented the pre
liminary hearing of the husband the
second man arrested on the charge
of poisoning the woman. By agree
ment of counsel for Childers and R.
S. 'Kennedy,' the other accused man.
Justice J. M. Hines was to preside
at Childers’ hearing today but at
the last minute he notified the law
yers that he was not qualified and
declined to appear.
At the-hour set for the hearing to
day Judge, H. L. Long was prevailed
on to open .court and J. B. Hudson,
leading counsel for Childers, an
nounced that by an agreement of
counsel made In the presence , of
Sheriff Smith the ‘ hearing was ad
journed over to Monday, September
25. It also was agreed that the
subpoenas issued by Judge ■ Long
would be effective next Monday and^
that he should Issue whatever other
subpoenas counsel should call for.
With Judge Long, Justice Hines
and Justice Avera disqualified to
hear the Childers preliminary pre
liminary, it remains for the attorneys
to agree upon some justice before
next Monday.
Aside from the adyancement of the
theory that Mrs. Childers met her
death by suicide there have been
no new dev^opments in the case
that has reached the sensational
point. In Lee county it is the one
topic of conversation. At • SmithviUe,
the home of the . Childers and the
Kennedys, sentiment Is about equal
ly divided, friends of ’both men pro-
claiming - their • innocence.
BOOSTING THE ALL-SOUTH
CONFERENCE AT MEMPHIS
- Astjociated Press,
i jkhaven. Miss., Sept 21.—Ar-
convicted and sentenced to a
^ '?rm on the state farm all within
5-f ^ minutes, was the experience yes-
•«ruiiy of Lawson Davit, a negro who
recently assaulted the daughter of
Marion Furr of this county.
Immediately after sentence was
passed the officers hurried the priwn-
er off to the state farm before any
one outside of court clrcleB
was going on. Davi* pleaded guilty.
By Associated Press.
Victoria, B. C., Sept. 21.—Hundreds
lost their lives and much property was
damaged by recent typhoons.in For
mosa, according to advices brought by
the steamer Panama Maru.
Several towns and villages were de
stroyed or submerged.
Acton, a large citl, was depiolished.
The total loss of life is estimated
at several hundred, and thousands are
being fed at the military concentration
camp at Takao.
Many Charters Cancelled.
By Associated Press.
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 21.—Ther^state
charter board has cancelled'the char
ters of more than 14,000 corporations
because they failed to file annual re-
IK>rts with the secretary of state, as
provided in a law passed by the legis
lature. Many of the companies were
mining and oil corporationB and had
been defunct for a number of years.
By Associated Press. ••
Monroe, La., Sept. ,21.—Boosting the
all-South Conference at Memphis, Oc
tober 9, G. Grosvenbr Dawe, managing
director of the Southern Commercial
Congress; Col. D. C. Collier, director
general of the San Diego, Cal., Pana-
ma-California Exposition, J. S. Mullln
director, of publicity of the Memphis
Conference, were the guests of Monroe
yesterday by special invltatiotn. At a
meeting at the city hall the community
was impresed with the importanfce of
havipg a. large delegation ‘ at the all
South Conference.
THE WEATHER.
By Associated Press.
Washlhgton, D. C., Sept. 21. 
-^Forecast:
North and South Carolina, -
Cteor^a, Alabama, Mississippi'’
and Florida: local showers
tonight and Friday; light varia
ble winds.
THiei
SIBIKE
AT MAD BID
3y Associated Press
'Madrid, Sept. 21.—Men employed in
the building trades of this city obeyed
strike order to quit work today.
Thirty "thousand are Invplved
The military holds the capital in
a cloi^ grip and acting under the au
thority of. the Imperial decree su6
pending the constitutional garrisons
the governipent is maintaining a firm
attitude toward the labor leaders who,
it is claimed are being used by revo
lutionary agents to further , a cam
paign of violence against the state.
The streets had their usual appear
ance today except for the presence
of soldiers doing picket duty and the
ab^nce bfcabs. No disturbances were
reported at police headquarters upto
early afternoon.
The strikers have seriously inter-
ferred with the publication of the
newspapers. El Pais, Correspondencia
de Espania an^d' La Manan. were . not
issued. El Imparcial and El Liberal
appeared but with less‘ than their usu
al number of pages.
Dispatches froin 'the provinces re
porting the general situation through
out the country are closely censored
but as near as can be determined, it
appears that the prompt course adopt
ed by the government has been suc
cessful in heading off.’any thing like
laft Warmly Greet
ed at Grand Rapids
By Associated Press.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 21.—
President Taft made his first speech
of his western trip on the tariff and
his vetoes of the wool, cotton and
farmers’ free list bills here today. He
attacked the democrats and “insur
gent“ republicans in the senate and
house who put the bills through con
gress at the special session; defending
his own course in vetoing them and
declaring that he was unalterably ap
posed to revision of the tariff except
upon Information secured by the tar
iff board.
He defined clearly his own position
with regard to tariff revision and
made it plain that even if political de
feat stared' him in the fs^ce he would
not alter his policy.
The president predicted that revising
the tariff with “blacksmith tools” puch
as he said the coalition of “democrats
and insurgents” used, would lead inev
itably to revolution of feeling and re
currence of higher rates and “the old
system of high tariff.”
“This,” said the president, "I would
deprecate and so far as I can with
the powers given me by the constit,u
tion I propose to stop such a move
ment and secure a reduction in ac
cordance with the principles of tbe
republican platform and on information
accurate and impartial. If that policy
is not approved by the electorate then
of course those of us who are now in
office must give way to men who ViH
carry out a different policy, but whil9
we are In office , our position ought
clearly to be understood.
“We follow this policy not only be
cause we are pledged to it but be
cause we believe it right, because we
believe thit a full discussion and a
close preparation on the part of the
people will convince them ultimately
to approve and adopt it.”
President Taft quoted from the
platform of the republican party in
Ohio, New York, Wisconsin, Iowa an4
Showers in Rural Parts Result
in Heavier Vote Then Was
Expected-^Polls Close at S
O^clock — Heavy Bets on
Haggart.
By Associated Press. '
Montreal, Sept. 21.~Dispatches from
all over the Dominion indicate one of
the largest votes ever cast at a gen*
eral election in Canada. Long before
the opening of the polls voters stood in
line eager to cast their ballots for or
against reciprocity.
Heavy Farmer Vote.
Interest in the rural districts was
not less keen than that in the centers
of population and it is upon the heavy
farmer vote that the government is
chiefly depending for success.
From all points came the report that
the election generally was proceeding
quietly and orderly.
Leader Mobbed.
One of the closing incidents of the
campaign was the mobbing of Henri
Bourassa, leader of the Quebec na
tionalists, at St. Hyacinthe, Quebec,
where he was billed to speak last
night. A crowd of about 2,000 per
sons waylaid him on his arrival and
pelted him with stale eggs, ruining his
clothes, but doing no other damage..
The incident is supposed to be in
retaliation for the hooting of Sir
Wilfrid Laurier in Montreal by
crowd Of Bourassa sympathizers the'
night before. St. Hyacinthe is the)
district now represented by Bourassa I
in the provincial parllam|int and It
Was supposed to be solid for his party.
SSIUI in uu. ttiijvuius » Vile nartv
general suspension of Indiwtrial ac- Kansas, to sho of
tlvity which might develop'Into revo
lution. All suspected persons. Includ
ing the. republican and soiiallst lead
ers P6rez Galdos, Perez Auga and
Pablo Igleslas are under constant sur
veillance. -
Many houses have been searched,
arms seized and the prisons are filled
with political suspects and rioters
The King reinains in the capital.
Discussing the situation last night
the premier said that.the government
would respect’the right of the work
ing men to strike so long as they
pursued lawful methods but at the
same time he made it clear that if the
employes of the public services quit;
work without having given the notice
re(iuired by the law, summary meas
ures would be taken to end the move
ment, the first signi of revolt would be,
he said, the signal for the troops to
shoulder arms. He added:
“All those "Who'wish to demonstfate
in the streets will have their chance
tomorrow. I am redetermined once for
all to finish with these mutterings
of revolution.”
Sliowery Weather.
By Associate Press.
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 21.—Showery
weather is predicted , for moist of
Canada and this is regarded as un
favorable for theg ovemment* which
ifl 'stronger In the country and weaK-
er'in tbe cities.
those states had adopted the idea of
a permanent body, which would make
a scientific invesigation of the tariff
and upon whose researches ahd data
future revisions should be based.
In effect, he charged the Insurgents
with bad faith in having advocated the
creation of the tariff board and then
with not wishing to wait for its report-
In speaking of his efforts for such , a
board, the president said:
“I have h^ in the past the hearty
support not only of- the regular jre-
publicans but also, and even with more
emphasis, * those who call themselves
progressive republicans,"
Montreal, Sept. 21.—Canada Is
polling today tt^. beayi&at- vote in
its' hlitory to register its decision as
to whether the government and rec
iprocity are to be endorsed or de
feated.
In all the ten provinces polling
bootha were opened at 9 o’clock and
will close at 5 o’clock this afternoon.
The Australian ballot system pre
vails throughout the dominion. Even
in the smallest constituencies an
hour will be required for the count
ing of the votes so no result will be
known before 6 o'clock. Unless the
decision is very close, enough con
stituencies probably will have been
heard froin by 10 o’clock to Indicate
accurately the general result.
Today’s vote is being taken In 214
of the 221 constituencies. Seven are
not voting. Three of these counties
gave their decision on nomination
day a week ago, returning govern
ment supporters by acclamation. In
the remaining four, owing to wilder
ness conditions which retard official
election preparations, voting has been
deferred for two weeks.
When the polls were opened thie
morning there were crowds of eleo*
tors at almost every city booth wait
ing to cast their votes. Among those
who deposited their ballots early
were Sir Wilfrid Laurier and. R. L
Borden, the opposing leaders. F»remier'
Laurier voted in Quebec at 10 o’clo^‘
and about the same hour Mr. Borden
cast his , vote in Halifax| The organt-
zation of each side appeared to be
working smoothly.
Both sides continue to express con
fidence.
more ELECTION FRAUD CHARGES.
By Associated Press.
Brookhaven, Miss., Sept. 21.—^it be
came known today that at least ten
new indictments against Lincoln coun
ty farmers charged with sellii]^ th«r
votes during the state democratic
primary election in August, this yew,
will ^ returned late today by tne
grand jury now in session here. Names
of . those indicted were not divulged. ^
DANGER OF FAMINE IN
. THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
By Associated Press.
Manila, Sept. 21.—Danger of a fam
ine In'the Philippines on account of
the failure of rice crop has becpme so
threatening that Governor General
Forbes today Redded to order the pur
chase by the government of an entlro^
shipload of the cereal in rangoon-
The cargo will be sold to the peo
ple at cost. The price of rice on the
markets here has advanced far 'above
all previous records with only a sma.ll
supply in sight.
If Hubby Refuses to Accept
Wifely Kisses Theie Is
Good Ground for Divorce
Llle Willis
By Associated Press. the case of Mrs. Mary
Kanfeas, City, Mo.. Sept 21.—If a against Archie C. Willis.
husband will not permit his wife to, “When I would
kiss him then she is entitled to a di- and kiss him he would call me rtlly
vorce, decided Judge Walter A. Pow- and tell me to go away
ell in the circuit court at Independ- testified. Judge Powell immediately
cnee, Mo., near here yesterday, in granted her » divorce.