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CHARLOTTE N. C., SATURDAY EVENING, OGTOBER. 7. 191 I
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5 Cents a Copy I^lly and Sunday. '
Day’s Developments
In Illinois Cential
Stiike Sitaution
Son Union Machinists Beaten
Into Insensibility 7hia Morn
ing—A Quiet Night in New
Orleans—Reports From Sev-
eial Centers.
Markahm's Reported Rejusal
to Arbitrate Causes Disap
pointment—The Strike Has
Developed mto an Endurance
Contest
Associated PresB. |
£>rcsldent Marksxagi of th« Illinois
.:ral Railroad enoed speculation as
:ne nature of his reply to a so-called
-rhirratlon proposal from Governor
Xoel of Mississippi today by stating
f : the Mississippi executive had not
; ked for arbitration.
The message from the governor
vas a request that either Vice Presi-
c. zt Park or myself come to Missis-
.,.yl to attend a general meeting at
J,_ Ason and discuss with the public
: demands of the strikers and the
r:on of the railroad,” said Mr.
:.-:Kham. "It was inspired by the
i^aior of Jackson and was for the pur-
 of endmg the violence there that
' .-.>ed the beginning of the strike,
.'uy arbitration there could affect only
■le mmediate vicinity and of course,
aid have no bearing on the strike as
*„ whole.
Chicago, Oct. 7.—Edward Bloom, 40
cars old,’ a non-uniou machinist em-
’aoyed in the Illinois Central Railroad
' aops at Brun&lde was today beaten
r.'o insensibility by two unidentified
-ailants shortly after he left his
. ii.e.
An Endurance Contest
' e Illinois Central strike, which is
D'a? to be Declaied
On the Squinel
By Associated Press.
Waahlngton, Oct. 7.—^The depart
ment of agriculture Is to make war
on squirrels. The department Is con
fronted with a perplexing problem
which may result In the extermination
of all rodents from burned or cut
over areas that the goveimment is try
ing to re-forest.
In many lnstan(fes where the govern
ment has tried to reforest, squirrels
have eaten the seeds or hoarded them
Pickets on duty have seen the squlr-
rls eating or making off with the seeds
within 36 hours after planting.
The department Intends to send out
hunters to kill off the offenders un
til the new trees eret a start. If shot
does not serve, poisoning will be tried.
To Commemorate
**Mission of Peace''
6EBLIN11 ONLY
THIIT
7
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. 7.—Mayor Rey-
bum, a delegation from both
branches of city councils and the
State Fencibles, a famous military
organization of this city, left today
for Atlanta, where they will partici
pate In the unveiling of a peace mon
ument to commemorate the famous
“Mission of Peace” taken to the
North by the Atlanta Gate City
Guards after the war. The ceremo
nies will begin on Monday next and
come to a close on Wednesday night.
In October, 1879, the Gate City
Guards of Atlanta came to Philadel
phia as the guests of the Fencibles
and when they left the city the ex
tended anniversary then to the Fenci
bles to come to Atlanta. The ihvita
CLARKE THINKS TAFT
IS KILLING HIMSELF.
, . tion was repeated when it was decid-
A rek old today, apparently has .set-dedicate the pea;e monument,
d GGwn to a contest of endurance*
>tA-etu the men and the company.
. . kr aeral opinion that President
Vdia ba» refused to submit the
, . TO arbitration proved a dis-igy Associated Press
. ’fi-sat to the men. | Louisville, Ky., Oct. 7.—“If he is
‘ reigam|d&»tJie Wh*>jr careful Prc*W«*at Ttaft ‘will kill'
. _u..: central Burnside shops today. ^he speeches he Is making
; boilermakers and their helpers West,” declared Speaker
• irr.^d to work. The railroad ofRcials clark, of the house of repre
’ that more than 300 of th® sentatlves, who was in Louisville lo-
•jg shopmen have returned to ^jg^y
rlaces since the walkout be-| Questioned as to whether he
thought the president had said any-
Walk-Out at Memphis. [thing on his tour that might work
''••mphis, Tenn., Oct. 7.—Notwith- ggj.jously against him in the coming
-i. I: i-' the walkout of the 125 strike presidential campaign, Mr. Clark re-
:ev?i from the local slops of the pjjgd;
o! "entral railroad here late yes- “j have not heard of his saying
T^ - General Foreman Brown j anything that will do him any good.’
ciaimV to still have from 300 to 500
m the shops. , IfIRE WRECKS KENTUCKY TOWN
. he strikers say that after the
•- ” > hrPMkpra left only 30 men re- By Associated Press
La.ned who were competent to do the Louisville. Ky., Oct.
ed the principal business buildings In
clerks from the freight the town of Ha*ard, Perry county. Ken-
claim department of the general office tucky, early
rAeistered at a local 1 phone newa received here this morning
"ot^i iXr^^ldinl in -tarted from an unknown
..otel and are aiaing in gei k cause. In the J. G. Coombs store, swept
‘"s‘s.- Morr,.. g.n.r.1 |‘Ih’”
TURKISH-ITALIAN CONFLICT
View along the waterfront of Tripoli before which the Italian cruisers liner up and bombarded the forts of tKa harbor, demolishing the Governor’s Castle
and the highest points of the city Soon after the bombardment a landingwaa effected and the Italian flag WMhoisted ashore.
THE WEATHER
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 7.—Fore
cast :
North Carolina—Local rains
♦ late tonight or on Sunday;
cooler Sunday.
THE WAR SITUATION
DAY’S DEVELOPCENTS;
Two Thousand Are
MR. JEFFERSON WILL iVIEET
WINNERS OF NEWS
CONTEST.
Oj Great Flood
By Associated Press.
Rome, Via Frontier, Oct. 7.-*—Of
ficial circles while realizing the anx
iety of foreign countries to see the
Turko-ltalian conflict ended, wish to
warn public opinion abroad that while
the Italian fleet has taken possession
of Tripoli and* Cyrenica, the occupa
tion cannot be considered as an ac
complished fact in "the sense'that it
renders possible intervention by the
po'trers, whiclf in d»^e'time will
welcome ( but *at the present - moment
would consider inopportune.
Before anything of the kind occurs
the Italian troops must land and in
reality occupy not only the coast but
also the interior of the province, in
order to make sure that any remain
ing resistance of Turkey shall be
overcome.
This much has> already been agreed
upon between Italy and the powers
and the sentiment set forth in fhe
Refugees on S^l Tops Spend
Night Watckmg Destruction
‘ Wrmight in Their Town by
The Waters of Black River.
ECHOES
OF THE
RQOSEVELT REGIME
Great Ne^ of Botk toed ^ and
6e Semal
Da^s Exarnmt^
OJ The Ruins Will be Fom-
ble. .
By Associated Press.
Lacrosse, ‘W1&., Oct 7.—Two thous
and persons of Black River F^lls are
today without food or shelter follow
ing a night on hills from which they
watched the waters of Black River
foregoing statements is not intend€?d I overrun their town. Today through
for other governments with which Mayor McGill they sent out an appeal
Italy is in perfect accord, but simply Lq people of the country for as-
to quiet public 'opinion and dampen
the ardor of certain sections of the distance. ,
■Z® • Mayor McGill said that the people
pr6B8* I ' * ' X •
The feeling of the Italian public need both food and tents in
generally was illustrated in the trinm* 1 until their homes could
phant progress of the king and queen rebuilt.
and their childreh from the castle population fled without stopping
Racogni to the hunting lodge at San j extra clothing with them.
By Associated Press.
Washington,“ Oct. 7.—Echoes of the
Roosevelt administration were heard
here today" when orders were issued
by the war departtnent for the; an
nual test rides of army officers. The
first party of 83, composed principally
of. officers assigned. to. .the army war
college, left here today for a three
d«M.
Th«re will be 'four group* to take
tlu& ride- The second party will ride
October i6, 17. and. 18. The detail of
the officers to this gmup, however, 'las
not been announced. The third group
will be composed of officers on duty un-
d^ the commanding general of the
eastern division and the fourth/will
be made up of such officers as may
not have parti'.jipated in the previous
rides. The date of the last two rides
have not been decided.
WILL ATTEND BIG
CeLEBRATiON IN ATLANTA
Rossore, hear Pisa.
Of the Yaeoo & MlsBlsslppl Valley
Toad said laat night that 30 freight | $40,000
trains left the city yesterday.
The Btrlkert claim that there are
BALLOON CONDOR 111 LANDS.
car* of merchandlst In the yards Associated Press
' re for which billing Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 7.—The bal-
found and the destination Is unknown- condor III, the French entry In
Situation at New Orleai^. . international race for the Bennett
New Orleans, Oct. 7.—New Oriels ^hich started from this city Thura-
»?«mt a night without rioting In the landed safely at Mlngon, Iowa,
. aiiroad district and today there Is a ’mUes east of Des Moines at S
decidedly more peaceful *^“OWherel night, according to Infor-
..bout the headquarters of the •trikliig received here today. Pilot Em-
employea of the Harriman ^‘jue Dubonnet, aide Pierre Dupont
.pector of Police Jam^s W. R. — 7~
roida, aaya he has the sltuaUon well Taft’a Train Delayed.
'-a hand and Is determined to preaerve gy j^ssoclated Press,
crder without aid from troops. Special to The ^
A doien strike breakers were mor«d ^alla Walla, Wash^ Oct. ^^om-
• r.rough the street* today to the Ptuy i^g mto Washington ^7 President
vsant docks of the Ulinola Ce^^^ Taft finished the first half of Ws to r
. ithout the slightest demonatratlon Lnd touched the
:.-om the hundreds of strikers who the Pacific coast. Since he ^
led the routs. The strike breakers, | Beverly, Septeffibe^l^* the Preside
rever, had a heavy police guard.
has traveled 6,456 miles and has trav
Comolaln t. Omc.r.. , ^ 16 .Ut« “O'*
MoComb City. MU*.. Oct. 7.-Tb«Uan » the trip re-
f-'ineers, conductors, trainmen and go far he has stood tne p
i.remen employed by the Illinois Cen- ju^^-xably well. nresldent
.... Eallrold hew a lolnt mft'W T1«P
;.«re last night and formulated a here include the u^ P
• omplalnt to the Walla Walla Mr. Taft
...ir unions charging that th« r^ Ureas. From wiu^^ Moscow,
violating'the safety >i a^^Sne Wash. He wUl
failure to equip cars Idaho, ^ tonight for Tacoma
,rak»s as required. This Joint leftve Spokane tonignt
led to the clrctilatton of and SeatUe. ^^pyealdent Taft
^^Mived mSrthan thirty mlnutei
was delayed more ^
The »^r hS22 taO »«” unknown
.^-u3 reports that a
t 'rike of these crafts was undar con*
-.deration.
KNOWS NOTHING OF
SIX MILLION SUIT.
3y Associated Frees,
JadBSonvllle, ITa., Oct,
tw-y George M. PoweU, ot the Flortda
Hallway Company, referring to stai*'
ir.rnts of Chsrle* H. Keep, of
Kn f'l!f*'^ho‘keT Trust Compatiy M
’■•'•1 ^rc*?! dispatch oT t»»*
>r . . dprlares thst
rofM"- of the six million doil*^
nipd herf yesterday, in which
S'^iboard Air Line Railway a
Knicluirbo.k»?T Trust i*u.
named as defendants along witn '
 r indlviduais. Mr. Powell stated tM«
the suit referred to by Mr P
was one In which the
Trust Company was
tain Instructions as to
fairs In connection ^IjJ the
ship for bonds ^ ttia Florida R»*
Company.
while hl^ “
vent Its repetition.
heri^diV from ChalrmM H. O. Test
here . rpctor8 of the
Brotherhood ^ ^ atrlke
and englnemen, say . ^ pjo^-
0* the S"™” ?" ‘^^etUei. The
ld» jft, p«r cent of engl.
men will get nuy p returned to
co”t»C. rCQnlred. The
won their contenUon., the
They spent a diS'agree'able day under
a pitiless rain, suffBrinig from expos
ure during the night. .All along the
hills camp fires biimed while below in
the darkness could be heard the rush
of waters , engulfing the city. - • ■“
The mayor of Biack River Fails
said this’ inorning that it' wOuld be
some days before the flood would re
cede sufficiently to permit even .an
examination of. the ruins and that the
need of relief was imperative. Immed
iately after his message was received
a special meeting of the Lacrosse city
council was called for-today ^to con
sider relief measures.
River Cuts New Channel.
At Hatfield, ten mil^s above Black
River Falls, the river had today cut
new channel. The main. channel
has moved oyer 500 feet to what was
dry land. ’ -
Will Not Support Taft.
By ■'Associated Press.
Waishin^n,^Oct. 7.-r-That the.Qer-
maii American votes of the United
Stfites will be turned against Presi
dent Taft unless’ he; taakes* changes
I at the port of New York ^nd removes
Immigratiph Coinmlssioner Williams,
was the declaration maue before the
National German American Alliance
today by Henery Weissman, president
of the German* societies of ^ Brooklyn
long STAPLE COTTON T' ’
SHIPPED TO EUROPE
By Associated ‘ Press.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 7.—The Washing
ton artillery of New Orleans and six
companies of the Georgia national
guard, comprising 500 men have un
expectedly signified their intention of
coming to Atlanta to participate in the
Gate City Guard peace celebration
next week. The coming of these
troops will swell the number of sol
diers to be in the military parade from
2500 to 3000 and wiir make the event
the largest of its kind to be witnessed
in the south since the Spanish-Apjeri-
can war. '
The Washington .artillery probably
will reach Atlanta Monday. A battal
ion of thp second Georgia, constituting
Augusta .'qi^anizations, Is expected on
the same aay.
By Associated-Presig. r •
New Orleans, Oct. 7.—For the first
time In many years shipments of long
staple cotton from eastern .Alabama
Southern Georgia and Western Fieri
da are being sent to this city for
export to Europe. This wa& t]te state
ment made yesterday by . G. H. Purvis
vice president of the , 4k.tlaiita & St
Andrews Bay Railway with headquar
ters at Dothan, Ala. Mr. PurK^j
the shipments were usually sent to
gavannah and Brunswick, taa., butt/is'
year .were being diverted -to New Or
leans owing to the higher prices of
fered by buyers having headquarters
The following telegram from 
Thomas Jefferson, who plays 
the leading part In “Rip Van 
Winkle.” here Monday, was re- 
celved this morning: «
Charleston, S. C., Oct. 6. ’11 
Editor Charlotte Evening News, ■
Charlotte, N. C., U. S. A.
Yes, I will be more than de
lighted to meet the winers of
■ your piuze contest after the mat-
' inee, also would like to read
■ wirners’ compositions if possi-
> ble. May I have their copy for
> my scrapbook, which I value
► most highly? My father, Jo-
► seph Jefferson, always kept a
► scrapbaok and I follow him.
> . THOMAS JBFFBR90N.
♦ ners in The' Netrs
♦ be announced in The News to^
♦ morrow.
MAN
SLIPPED AND
FELL SIX STORIES
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 7.—When P. A. Car-
vill reached his home on the top floor
of an uptown apartroent house late
last night he found the door locked.
Unwilling to disturb his sick wife
or her five days old-baby, Carvill tried
to reach the fire escape and enter his
flat by a window. Going to the roof
he started to lower himself over the
cornice. He slipped and fell six sto
ries, being instantly killed.
No one dared tell Mrs. Carvill,
whose condition is critical.
Italian Vessel Sunk.
By Associated Press.
Fiume, Hungary, Oct. 7.—An Italian
sailing vessel having been sunk by
the Turkish guns at Saint Jean de
Medua, two .Italian cruisers shelled
the town and then proceeded to sea.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 7.—With
but one balloon, the Berlin II, still
in the air, the race for the James
Gordon Bennett trophy which started
from here Thursday, now lies be
tween the United States and (Jerma-
ny. Of the five balloons in the inter
national race that have landed, the
Buckeye, an American baUoon, has
made tl>e greatest distance, 365
miles. The 9$(rlin II must beat this
mark to win the cup.
No word has been received from
the Berlin II since the race started.
Inasmuch as all the balloons that
have come -to earth were caught in
a 'storin in the Minnesota region and
the German balloon started in the
same direction as the others, it la
thought probable the Berlin II has
encountered the same disturbance.
The last balloon reported down waa
the Condor, representing France. !t
fell last night near Mingo, Iowa, but
no report of the landing was receiv.
ed until today.
The bags In the International rac«
have landed as follows;
Condor, Mingo, Iowa, 240 miles.
America II, Emmetsburg, 5^a, 29fl
miles.
Million Population Club, Mason
City, Iowa, 300 miles.
Berlin II, Austin, Minn., 346 miles.
Buckeye, Sparta, Wls., 365 miles.
The Lahm cup record was not ap
proached. The distances traveled b5
^the two balloons which entered sole
ly in an effort to lift the Lahm cup,
follow:
Topeka II, Dunnell, Minn., 325 miles.
Kansas City II, Kannan, Wls., 46C
miles.
The little pilot balloon Pennsylvanifi
fail^ to establish an altitu(ie record
as it attempted to do. It landed near
Buffalo Center, Iowa, a distance of 30(
miles.
Landed in Corn Field.
The Condor III came down in a
corn field after having been blown
more than a hundred miles back ovei
its course. At one time yesterday, ac
cording to Pilot Dubonnet the bal
loon was over Lake Michigan and
later soared above St. Paul and Min
neapolis. Not knowing which was
they were drifting and with their
' suppiivi#«» the ’ baHooirttts
by hun
ger and cold.
ARRAIGNS AND FINES HIMSELF,
South Orange, N. J., Oct.7.—Police
Justice J. Martin Roll arraigned him
self today on ac harge of violating a
vHlage ordinance, pleaded guilty, fin
ed himself, paid the fine and collected
it. This was his monologue:
“J. Martin Roll„ you are charged
by Patrolman Aber with allowing one
of your employes to tie his horse to
a tree, in Chruch street, this village.
How do you plead to the charge,
guilty or not guilty? Guilty. I fine you
$5.”
The judge pulled forth a bill and
deposited it in a desk drav.^er where
be keeps the fine money while
truu it over (o the villasc
ing to
treasurer.
Many Baseball Experts and
Ajtists to be Catted Into
Service During Big Series
By Associated Press.
New'York, Oct. 7.—Three hundred
basebair Vrlters and artists wijl be
called upon to appease the nation’s
whetted appetite for news of the
world’s baseball series to decide the
championship which begins next Sat
urday between 'the New ,;York Nation
als and the Philadelphia Americans.
From an parts of the TJnlted States
baseball experts have
at the games here afid In Philadelphia
and the national commission has set
aside a section of the grandst^4‘for
reporters. Probably nd event with ^the
eJtceptions of the conventions t^t
nominate the presidential candidates
caHs forth more new&paper;mw than
th^se annual clashes for the-Worlds
diamond championship
prominent players have been engaged
to report the game. Their accounts ot
a day’s game written and filed, the
newspaper men will entrain for the
next scene of battle. Last year the
correspondents traveled between Phil
adelphia and Chic^igo on a special
train with the national commission
and players, but the proximity of the
two contesting cities this year makes
the jumps easier.
The greatest crowds that ever pack
ed a ball yard are expected to attend
the games this ;^ear. Just 124,222
persons saw the series last year. The
new Brush stadium at the Polo
grounds filled to capacity, will hold
approximately 50,000 spectators and
the grounds of Shlbe field, Philadel
phia, can accomodate .about 30,000.
To handle the immense crowds spe-
Firemen Won Victory.
By Associated Press.
Atlanta Oct. 7.—The setetlement ol
the wage question-was a complete vic
tory for the firemen who last night
refused to compromise on a 45 per ^nt
basis and demanded the -^ty. The
settlemerft resulted largely from ef
forts by business men who were
handicapped by the tie-up of the road.
There will be no use now for the tem-
porarwy injunction Issued yesterday
by Federal Judge Sheppard In Pensa
cola to restrain the strikers from in
terfering with non-union men operat
ing the road.
Clearing House 'statement.
New York, Oct. 7.—The statement ol
clearing house banks for the w^
shows that the banks hold $15,242,65C^
reserve In excess of legal, reserve.
IhomasJ. Utley
Died Yesterday
^orfes er telegraph wires will be' dal details of police have been order-
naed to carry the progress of the con- j ed. Ambulancss. with hospital surgeons
nl^Tby Pla^ Besides the reg-1 wilLbe on hand to take care of any
Sr co’S o( baBeball writets* several jlnjured.
MISS KATHERINE ELKINS.
Miss Katherine ElWns, cfauflhter of the here
«.T0«r the WoHd.
the Abmal, to Whom '* ^ f 'Hi be^Se* XoBt ei^i
rumored that she Is to marry
Ham F. Hitt.
Report From Chicago Says
State Bank of Bmsonvilk
Was^cked And Robbed
^Wcagd Oct. 7.—Word was receiv-1 The sheriff of
ed at police headquarters In this city f a posse started In pursuit of the rob-
that’the state bank of pensonville, Du-, bers soon after the explo^on.
SiecouSSvSs. w,ia wrecked by j The amount of money taken has not
dySaxnite aiul th^ sife robbied e«ly to-. been learned.
Succumbed to Effect of Lauda^
num be Had Taken Day Be^
fore-LUd After Being Taken
Pack Hqme From Police
Station.
Thomas J. Utley, the white man who
was brought from his home on First
street Thursday to the police station
on complaint of his wife and who later
pronounced by Dr. Hawley to be In a
very precarious condition from lauda
num, died yesterday about 1 o’clock
after he had been taken back to his
home from the station.
Dr. Hawley, after examining the sick
man, said there was no chance for
his recovery and advised that he, be
taken back to his home at the, comer
of West First and South Cedar streets.
This was 'the wish of his wife also wha
asked for his arrest, when he was rais
ing a disturbance ^ home but came
to the police station and watched be
side him when she learned he was se
riously ill.
The deceased was about 60 yeare
old and, was a native of Wake county,
living here, however for many years.
He was a soldier in the Confedera-te
army and was a man of intelligence,
having been It is said, a school teacher
at one time. The funeral will take
place afternoon
I