North Carolina Newspapers

, For Sale, For iVanted Rent, Fdtoisa Boarders, Rooms or THE jntest Edition Lf^t Edition twelve pages. twelve pages. • VOL. 45- NO. 8119 CHARLOTTE N. C./SATURISAY lij|v|^INC/ DECiliil^toR ^sr 191 1 TROY Jit» Sunrtn? itljr and Sunday. mle Doubt Thai > Peace Conference Be a Failure Will Prevails That Revolu^ nonaries are Preparing to l^mnce to The North-^Pre- 0tr Shi Kai Opposed to Foreign Interference. fjiunt Temper of Rebel Forces Ground For Fear that fresent Armistice May Eg Chas. W. Morse In Bad Shape By Aseociated PresB. Atlanta, Dec. 23.--Charle8 w Morse, the New York banker, must regain hia freedom within a very Bhort time or he will die, accord* Ing tb a report prepared and sent to Washington after a c^ference yeS' rteday of local physicians and mill . . surgeons at Port McPherson, Ijoken — Impenal 2 r00j)3^ where Morse was removed from the Federal penitentiary for treatment. Morse is not holding his own, ac cording to the medical men. His con dition this morning was not so good as it was yesterday • afternoon after the detailed examination. The fadt that the army surgeons called v several well known civilian practitionerB Into the case is looked upon as being an indication that the banker Is consid erably worse than when taken from the prison. The post surgeons sent a report to Itavily Reinforced. - ^Mociated Press- tirs. rvc 23.—In government cIp- « ier seems to be little - It the conference at Shang- jet: "n -he representatives of the .■•‘ J f^'ernnient and the revolu* par will prove a failure, beiief I'revails that the revo- ar? preparing to advance ... r, )> way of Pu Kow which jv' -pssion. p»enier Yuan Shi Kai Busy, prfrnter Yuan Shi Kai continues to „ frequent telegrams. It is hore that he desires to ,i -It » *» differences settled in ad- .. of ie formal sittings of the V ' once 80 that the sole bus- the adjutant general at Washington last Saturday for transmission to the department of Justice in which it wag asserted that the prisoner had made no improvement under treatment. On Monday advices from the capital ^ said that the president and Asttomey ■ legates of the imperial j General Wickersham would take no sen' ’’nd of the revolutionary ' action on Morse’s application for com- : be to sanction the decision mutation. His friends expected he would be set free during the holidays. Mr. Wickersham Is on his way to Panama. While the report sent in today is confidential, as far as the military physicians are concerned, its contents became known. tv'T ailived at. vfnmpnt officials here insist that >onp i'l be retained but there " -i'-; p of opinion as to what *i H monarchy will take in the ", Shi Kai has been endeavoring : e the view that foreign »'f A will be detrimental to ' . evidently hoping that his ’’ ^ *r weight during the ne- r >^hanghal. Fear Break of Armistice, in? Ch’T’a, L»ec. 23.—The pres- “ '-“r of he revolutionary troops SLAYER OF MISS PRITCHARD NOT KNOWN. By Associated Press. Hyde Park, Mass., Dec. 23.—Ifffforts • ^ , v.w «. police today to locate the ?ives ground for the j Miss Bridget Pritchard, 18 armistice now existing J J'®*” P^’ who was stabbed to death t'vo forces may be broken night under mysterious circum- rrioiiB encounter may oc-1 ®^®nces have been without result, t.- rif.ory to the north /)f Because of the girl'B dying state- I'ii Kow. I ™®iit that it was an Italian who at- e Ih 't two weeks Chang i the police visited the Ital- - formerly in command!^®® section of Boston and Hyde ovemment troops at* but their search failed to reveal ■ who was incorrectly re- - t>een killed, has receiv- ■Inf^'r'ements both of men any clew to the identity of the slay er. Less than five minutes after being ’ I stabbed in the back on the West froops he has advanced j Glen wood avenue bridge the girl died th a? far as Su Chow An. In the arms of her aunt, Mrs. Thom- ; 'owns and living upon! as Pritchard, to whose house she he marches. Rebel Forces Moving. 'n hlle (he revolutionary had feebly walked after being at tacked. Near the spot where the murder was committed the handle advanced northward to of a knife which apparently was used by the assailant was found. The police say that robbery could not have furnished a motive for the murder. i =,n with strong support- ■ of troops to the left and ing the best positions. !• nn !. commandered the n section of the Tien n.illway, including the' '10 loiiinsr stock. The revo- f:^rces. on the other hand,! “ithein section of the rail-; MilRDEII Tht phetog^* et the .toft Jmm menv her of the Conratf Moa ner of Trdy her three ohi ey-nine, BIm Edith, ag#4 their heme* in refuse In If shown the home, folioWl bodiee. Tha fann hand, Eduardo Ooiia I twen dl, and Wire iilain In their bodies buried vj^rn. At th^ bpttom ‘ outaida ^te Morner dfM^vary of the •«M^li!ifl for a n We name of haa diaappeared. SIX ft KILLED ♦ ♦ By Associftt4l'^r«pB; ♦ * IX>rtmun)dfi^5|k^rBii|Qi3i^ Dec. 23 ♦ —Six mlnenr' 4^ damp exploeiott wMph occurred ^ last evening .one 'Of the pits ♦ of the Teutojbd^a 00® near ♦ here. Turkeys, Ducks, and Geese Vanishing From Face Of The Earth-Hens Iricji^as^ B.v Associated Press. Washington, Deo. 23.—tUn^s some thing ts done to rehabilitate Ti^rkey growin|[ there will be no iluch thing w Christmas or Thanksgiving turkeys in the United States within ten years. The census bureau has issued a bul letin showing that in 1910 there were only 3,668.708 turkeys on farms in this country while in 1900 there were 6, 594,095. At this rate the turkey will be in the dodo class by 1920. There was also a reductiorf of about 50 per cent in ducks during the ten years and the number of geese drop ped considerably. Chickens Increased, however, the the total for the country going from 233,566,021 in 1900 to 280,345,133 in 1910. By Associated Press. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 23.—At ii o’clock Sa^ii;day morning the stage of the Savan^ljL river at Augusta was 3t) feet and was rising at the rate of about Biil Inpheii an hour. The local weather fareevater received re ports from TirionB stations in the watershed Saturday morning showing that aa Average of about a quarter of an inch fell during the night. No riln is falling in the wa tershed Saturday morning and Cal houn Falls, S. C., one of the rej)orting stations, wires that the weather there is clearingup. Forecaster JSmight says that rain may fall it the vicinity of Augiiata Saturday night" and Sunday, although the indications now are that the weather will clear up. The sun is shining intermittently for the lirst time in several days. Large quantities of drift wood are coming derwn the river although the current is not so strong as it was in '1908, when the big freshet oc curred. The local weather man says that the maki^um stagfe will probably be reached between 12 noon and p. m. Saturday and that the river will not go higher than, 32 feet, which does not dame in thie city. The sewer gates opening into the riv.er were closed Friday night to prevent the backwater from entering th^ city by this method and the sewers are emptying into Beaver Ditch, which carries the sewage mat ter into the river by another route. There is no alarm felt here because it is firmly believed that the water will begin to fall after 6 o’clock Sat urday and possibly before. ^ un force Is about 10.- »lille the army of the revo- = nunil)ers about 15,000. A '■ 1' than 100 miles sepa- PI'OhlnK forces. ‘n declares that he will re- Ptobmg Into Potsomng Mystety By Associated Press. Henderson, Ky., Dec. 23.—While the coroner began inquiry Into the fatal poisoning of the Royster family at itiR while the southern or Ro^ards last night, the sheriff moved n ies are keen to’ad- rap*dly today, arresting Phillip Burs, ^ I said to have been a rejected admirer >1 Mi.maries. both officers ! Royster sisters and forpi- e firmly rrmvinced that the employed on the big Royster estate, ^'“fween the delegates of I ^^® persons stricken in the Roys- ; t s now taking place at home last night two ^re dead, nierely a ruse to afford They are Henry Royster, aged 18, and n the time to concentrate » negro cook. Thomas Royster and a lents and to enable the, daughter, Lorena, are seriously ill but overnment forces to physicians who worked over them for I hours after the poisoned food liad been ! eaten, today said they and other mem- , bers of the family would recover. ' 'f 'i Press. I The ruse employed to poison the hiiPK, V)ec. 23. A dls- fwnUy accomplished. It is believed ' iv'(J hpre from Tabriz, Per- through beer sent to. the Roysters sup- ' f sharp fighting ^cur-' Posedly by a friend. ' 'oday near the river AJl- . * ‘n the vicinity of I^ke Uru- A FAMINE IN “NEW u MONEY” IN NEW YORK. '"n ' ‘Pir positlonR. Fighting Reported. ■nient of Russian Cossacks I, government build- By AsBOCiat^d Press. Tliere^^hav^^beitr'f?^' ^ew York, Dec. 23.—On the last bu- >8 ,„ong the ward defend- Christmas, New Ru s Ian consulate at Tabriz >'e'«nt fighting. York discovered that there was a “famine” in new money. At the sub- treasury It was said today that the , supply of crisp, unused bills and shln- i Ing coins which it is usual to distribute ' at this season of the year to persons ‘ tii, •lltng Big Honduran Loan. ■*’ ' ■ 23.-81nce the "a institutionB which'wish them for BuSk aJd th® gifts had been virtually ex- yiv In United Fruit ji^usted ’ “X. loan negotiated individuals who wish small amounts ^ to «oyernment currency In exchange for their ^ It is rnm Interest j bills were accommodated ■cl- f local flnan- ^^e sub-treasury so long as they asked for small amounts, but there was no large supply for the banks to draw upon. Entombed Miners SaVed.. Shenandoah, Pa., Dec. 23.—Joseph Reed and Thomas Levan, two miners, who were entombed in the Packer colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company early last night, will spend Christmas at home with their fam ilies. They were rescued uninjured early today. 7he Church Santa Claus Abandoned I ^•'®8e two concerns ■ 'XI Hn i loan of |6,000,- : nrt f-M"' «>^Peratlng with . ^(hicsKo banks, it is said •t M rf placed before * of .*^"/*™ent with a good ^ approval. A uATER REPORT— QIRL IDENTIFIED. By Associated Press. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 23.—Tlie young woman who is being held by the pw- ' r)*»f Mi.l n . ^ho regls- wo . , . ^ I>ake, and Austin Ice on suspicion of being Violet hot«t early today at ler, the missing Chicago heirew, told ' police the police today she Is Beulah ^gg> polift* from the an actresa. She has been on the stage Misii 1 believe Miss Dake two years with musical comemee. ®'«inr Buehler, who has The woman Is 22 yearn old. She said a n./^Tv home in Chi- she was bom in Seattle, Waah., wa« ;i reared id Naahville, Tenn., and had ^rtehtTiB.^ the girl been divorced for two years. On her l -i. her Beulah Baker arrival here early this wMk. ?fae r^- she Chicago. Istered at a hotel as J>ake, her . ® was Violet Buehler. , stage nun*. By Associated Press, Bellefontaine, O., Dec. 23.—Belle- fontaine is Santa Clausless this year and probably is the only city in the country that will have no Christmas exercises In any of thee hurches or Institutions. The small boys who had attended Sunday school regularly the last tew weeks, expecting the^ usual Christmas tree and festivities were disappoint ed today when the ministers of the city announced through the news papers that they had decided, to abandon the church Santa Claus, the Christmas tree and exercises of any character. » . Sentiment against the Christmas myth, the high' cost of living and the theory that the money should be expended ^mong the poor were among the reasons given by the ministers and others for their actions. Several of the pastors hired con veyances and made houses to house visits to their Sunday school pupils, leaving sacks of candy. Condition of Sir Charles Tupper. By Associated Press. « London, Dec. 23.—The physicians in charge of Sir Charles Tupper, for merly prime minister of the Domin ion of Canada, who Is lying serious ly ill with bronchitis at his country home at Bexly Heath, Kent, still ex press considerable anxiety aa to his condition. He improved slightly yes terday but today’s report says that his condition n unchanged. Charles Rowland Miaaing. Chicago, Dec. 23.—Police here to* day were asked to search for Charles W. Rowland, of Oberlin, O., who haa been missing since December 12. On December 6 h^ left home for Elyria, Kas., carrying a large sum of money and intending to purchase a drug store. Six days later he wrote his family from Chicago. When he left Oberlin it was not his intehtion to ot By Associated Press. London, Dec. 23.—The treaty 1902 ^tween Great Britain and the United States is quoted *oday against -President Taft’s suggei^tlon in his message to'congress on December 21 that preferential treatment be a6 corded American ships passing through the Papama canal. After reproducing the clause of article III of the treaty relating that the canal shall be open to the ves sels of all nations on terms of entire equality in respect of the conditions or charges of traflic or otherwise, the Pall Mkil Gazette comments on President Taft’s proposal as follows: “It might be good business • for the United States if she gets over the trifling difficulty that she has solemn ly undertaken that she would do nothing of the kind. We trust that Sir Edward Gray, the British foreig^i secretary, will ta^e Steps to make the British view perfectly explicit and that even British Ambassador Bryce at Washington will for once show some vigilance on behaif of our com mercial interests.” Clause 1 or article 111 of the treaty referring to the Panama canal which was proclaimed on February 22, 1902, is textually as follows: ‘The canal shall be free and open ,to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these rules, on. terms of entire quality so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation or its citi zens or subjects^ in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic or' otherwise. Such conditions and charges of traffic shall be just and equitable.” The rules referred to are substan tially those embodied In the con vention of Constantinople signed Oc-. tober 28, 1888, for the free naviga tion of the Suez canal. To Equalize Economic Aadvantagea. By Associated Press. Washlngrton, Deo. 23.—“Power has not been lodged with the interata^ commerce commission to equalize eco* nomic advantages, to place one market in competition with another, or to treat all railroads as a part of one great whole, to apportion to each a certain territory or to require all to meet upon a common basis at all points. This important principle was laid down by the commission today ia de- cidini^ the case of the Ashland, (Ohio) Fire prick Company against the Southern Railway and other railroads. Th^ manufacturers, of flre brick along the Ohio river alleged that their freight rates cities in the -south were unreasonable >as compared with the rates to the' same destinationB from St. Louis and other points of manufacture. They were imi susiaia* ed. ^ From certain Kentucky points the commission found the' rates to be un- come here, his wife says. She fear$ reasonable and a resolution of on* ^ baa be^ killed. . oMit a hundred pounds wiM ord9^. Robbets Carried of ^edr Mdlion By Associated Pr^s. ' Harbin, Manchuria, t)ec. 23.—A band^ of Chinese brigands today attacked an imperial convoy which was on the way to Kirin with a large amount of bui- Uon. The robbera carried off a sum of ^50,000. Tbii-number of tHeiittsds. kt the pro- \ has 'tnrbances and the consequent unset tled condition of fUl parts of the coun try. (li^fny soldiers haive deserted from the army and have joined the ranks of the brigands and how live openly by plunder. Murders occur frequently along the high roads and the brigands even attack settlements of considera ble size, in which they loot the stores and do not hesitate to murder the in habitants If they offer any resistance Coal Pit Flooded— No Lives Lost By Associated Press. ^ Wigan, England, Dec. 23.—^The Cross Tetley coal pit near here was flooded today by a sudden Inrush ol water. Two hundred miners ,were below in the workings at the time and It was teared that many of ]them would lose their lives but all w^re brought safely to the surface. OFFICERS OF SUGAR CO. SUBPONEAEO. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Dec. 23.—Subpoen- aes have been received here demand ing the presence of officers of the W«stem Sugar Company to tstify In th federal court at New York. John D. Spreckles, Claus A. Spreckles and a half dozen of the minor officers oi: the company must in consequence spend their Christmas season enroute to the East in response to the gov ernment summons. Cononel Thos. S. Kenan Dead Special to The News. l^leigh, N. C-, Dec. 2S,-rCol. Thos. S. Kenan, clerk of the North Caro lina supreme court since 1S86, died this morning at his home in Raleigh at the age of 77 years, after an Ill ness lasting several months. He was born at Kenansville;. educated at the State University. He was colonel ot the forty-third Confederate regii^nt and served gallantly in the war until wounded and ca^ured. He .was at torney general, for eight years, and with Vance and others, help^ to put the repablicans out ;»f office. He was undoubtedly one of the most be loved men in the state. M'GRHWIillli ii OF EX-SULTAN DYING Abdul Hamid II. the deposed Sultan of Turkey, who i» in an extremely critical condition irt ConStatitinopie. On account of the advanced age of the deposed, monarch, his recovery is doubtful. By Asosciated Press, Golden, Col., Dec. 23.—Guilty of murder In the first degree with a recommendation of lifie imprisonment was the verdict returned today by the Jury in the case of Mrs. Ange lina Garramone, charged with killing Mrs. Maria Laguardia, August 2U, 1910. New York, Dec. 23.—John J. Mc- Graw, manager of the New York Na tional Leagjie baseball club, which is just back from its invasion of Cuba hag no extravagant opinion of the Cuban ball player. Hie is a dull thinker, sa.ys McGraw, but a fast run ner. “These Cubans are only fair Ijall players,” is the way McGraw puts It. “They are a% fast as lightning on the bases and tSey can throw to beat the band. They have picked up ail the knacks of fielding but they cannot b^t. “Not only that but they do not play what we call brainy baseball. Very little attention is given to brain work on the diamond. They perform the manual part of the game very well but the keen, crafty head work we see in the game here is missing. They know nothing about ‘inside ball’ and we were able to outtrick them most of the time. In an oppos ing pitcher they look for speed and usually they hit a fast ball but when they try to soive the mysteries ot a curve they churn the air.” Golden, Col., Dec. 23.—When the Jury in the caae of Mrs. Angelina ■ Garram one, charged with having murdered Mrs. ^ria Laguardia on Aoignst 20^ t^ d^ill^rate last nl^h^ morning. One and pne-half hburs later a report issued from the Jur>' room that there was no hope, of reaching a verdict. The Jury was taken to a ho tel where it retired for the night. Throughout the night Mrs. Garram one in her cell in the county Jail in Denver took her situAion as calmly a^s she had throughout the trial. Mrs. Garramone has long been known as the “Cassie Chadwick of' Little Italy” because of the many fi nancial deals of which she was a prin- cipol promoter and in which it is said she Induced the people of her native county here to become interested. No returns on their money, it Is said, were, ever seen by the Investors. She was Superstitiously Feared. It was said that a superstition fear of the woman had kept her fellow coun trymen and women of the Italian dis trict herei from resorting to the courts for the reCpvery of money they claimed to have trusted to Mra. Garramone. It was said that a superstitionns fear by the belief that the woman was a necromancer that, kept the two For- goine women who claimed to have witnessed the murder of Mrs. Laguar dia from informing the police of the murded until after the woman ^finally was arrested and sent to the penitenti ary for forgery. . Mrs. Concetta Forgione and her daughter Stella testified that Mrs. Gar ramone through a ruse that she would take Mrs. Laguardln to a-mine near Golden where her husband was employ ed, escorted all three women to a lone ly spot in the mountains and there rushed upon Mrs. Laguardia, caused her to tear off a fascinator by telling the woman that a bug was crawling on her neck and as the fascinator was thrown off, drew a butcher knife ac^ss her throat. While this was being done, the w^^ man said Stella Forgione held the In fant child of Mrs^ Garramone In her arms. The murder was committed, the Forgione woman said, for about |380 that Mrs. Laguardia carried - in her dress. Piesident Taft Plays Santa Claus By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 23.—President Taft played Santa Claus today to two score policemen, more than twenty clerks, the wcret service men who are on guard at the executive offices and dozens of other employes of th« White House. To each policeman and married man employed about the WhHe House out side the office force the steward pre sented a fat turkey with the compli ments of the president and Mrs. Taft. Esu:h clerk today found an envelope with a five dollar gold piece In It on hW .desk. The president himself acted as Santa Claus for the secret service men who have traveled with him from Boston to Seattle, from Washington to Panama and many other Journeys. Itech guard was given a gold stick pin. One present for Mr. Taft himself that ha4 reached the ■ White House eanle from Postmaster Douglas at Tus- Cl^looea,' Ala, li was a 46-pound turkey, the biggest evei' sent to gra6i l®e i'ptesldentiiii CferirgtiBft* ‘dhmeri Peqci Conferets Take a Rest By Associated Press. Shanghai, Dec. 23.—The peace con ference between the delegates of tl^e imperial government and the revolu tionaries will not resume its session for sveral days. Tang Shao Yi, who came to the conference as the repre sentative of Premier fefuan Shi Kai, is occupied in exchanging dispatches with Peking and in receiving callers. He has hot received Premier yuan Shi Kal’s constitutional answer. Tang Shao Yl says that the armis tice is now almost perfect. Within the past few days the eco nomic situation in the interior of the country has greatly improved. Tele grams and letters from all points show that while lawlessness continues in the outlying country districts the local government officials have succeeded In making a decided improvement In the general conditions. REV. RICHESON MARKEDLY IMPROVED. Bout for Cleveland. Chicago, Dec. 23.—^Packey Mcl^r- land and Phil Bro^ were matched yes terday for a ten-round fight to take place at Cleveland next Friday. iTbe boxers will weight 135 pounds at 3 o’clock. THE WEATHER. For Nortii CaroHna. Forecast for Noith Oitndliia: Uiwettled, local rain tonight or Sashay: oolder tbtdgkt in ex* ♦ tiNMnf went portkm: SHghtly opMer Sundi^. Moderate west erly wifida. Aged Mdn Charged W i t h Robbery By Associated Press. Chicago, Dec, 23.—^The oldest man ever arrested here and, the police be lieve, in the world charged with high way robbery' was taken Into custody last night. He Is William R. Ely, 83 year sold. Ely, with a younger man, entered an Ehiglewood real estate office and at tempted to hold up L. S. Jamieson, a clerk. Ely is alleged to have pointed a revolver at the clerk directing him to hold up his hadds. Jamieson obeyed but while the younger man was searching the oMce for ntoney the former sprang at the old man and wreched the weapon from his grasp, i The young man fled during the conunotion and Ely was overpowered and locked up. EjttraotvHnary Credit Asked. By Associated Press. C»uitntinople, Dec. 31.—An extrar mrdinary credit of 12,500,000 was ask ed for In the dfciaaiber of deputies to day by the -minister of war in order to me^ eimenaM incurred'by the con- ttauanee of wutUke operations againet tte invadlsir Italbii arnur la TrinolL By Associated Press. ^ Boston, Dec. 23.—“There has been a marked Itaprovement In the condi tion of Rev. Mr. Richeson,” said coun sel for the accused clergyman today. That there will be some Christmas sheer for the imprisoned clergyman was shown today by the arrival of a large box of flowers and Christmas delicacies from Miss Violet EMmands, who Mr. Richeson would have married had It not been for his arrest. Two of his parishoners from the Emmanuel Baptist church In Cambridge also visited the -Jail today to arrange a Christmas dinner for him. Durham Sun Will Continue. Durham, D^. 23.—Thomas M, Gor- naan was this afternoon appointed co- receiver of the Durham Sun, which went Into liquidation nearly a week ago. This move was made by creditors of the institution, among them some of the mostinterested men In the cir culation of the paper. Business Mana ger Sibley was the choice of One ele ment of creditors. Danger of the paper being thrown into bankruptcy is passed and it will continue as usUal. Complete confidence is expressed in Its ability to pull through, ' James A, Robinson, former editor of the Durham Daily Sun, today announc ed his candidacy for the. position of clerk of the city recorder’s court. He will oppose A, R. Harris, the created clerk by the act making the court. FOLLOWS PRECEDENT IN COMMUTING SENTENCE Atlanta, Dec. 23.—In commuting the sentence of J. C. Hunter, at Savannah, to life imprisonment, Governor John M. Slaton has followed an unbroken precedei^ in Georgia. No governor has ever turned down the recommendation Of the prison board when it was unanimous and in- Tonved life and death. It is a fre quent thing for governors to disregard recommendations for parole or par- dcm. That is a different matter. And the precedent does not govern in Mfe and death /sasea nileM the board's d«> ^lon Is uaiuUm^oB.^ i ^