Newspapers / The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, … / July 10, 1908, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
. " ' ' - .- V-'' ' ,.., , , .' ---.' . - - ' ' ' - j. -'. .. :. - 1 V j i i i irll I I : I I - I I I II I I r .'-.. I I I. 1 I TT - I 1: I 1 I II I r a I T w V I Ii I i I II- II I -- I Villi i I ' - ' ' I I II , I l .1 I ' ... I I If I' ' II h i ilsusciiipnoN pbice $8.00 ai year. OUABLOTTE, K C FRIDAY MORNING; -JUIiY lO,19pa r; PRJCR FIVE CENTS. ERYAH HAS AH EASY VICTORY CBITEmOI 111 5ESSIDS 'ILl IIEHT X30UESS OtTTPCT OP. ORATOHT. .1 ETcmlnatod by IffnUn 9. Doan and oonded Pj a DoMn pr More Oth ers tbo prebrMluui Secnrea the Xora - -"5 " , tnfttloa en tbo Flnt Ballot Gover f ao Glean Amonj Those Who Mk S CoootidUng SpeecbM Judge Gr7 rT"Jtadf: Tjrnde Handy and 't 0iernor Johnson by Congressman Haounoad The Platform Adopted Without Xlaouaaioa-r-Notblnic Ac-t- oomplUhed at Uie Afteraooa Session : Boyond ffectlnr kPernnent pr ganlsatlonr--The ddree of Ferroa ' Bent Chairman Clayton, of Alabama . MOoavcnUon Takea aTTleceaa at 4 -: HJntU 1 O'clock .at Nlgbt Because the Flatform Committee la Mot Ready to Report Prtidtn the Sub , mUslon of the Report at 'lht the Rules Are Suspended and theNoml naUn Speeches . Are IWcun--The ' ftaveral Bryan Demoastrattons Dur ing theNoay and Iht the ' Only features Of the Convention to Break the MonotonyThe Proceedings of ' ' the' Session In Detail The Nomina. Hon of a Vice President the Only ' Work Vow Before the I Convention - and .This Will Probably Be Com pleted To-Day-Convention Hall, Denver, July 10. At :0 o'clock this morning William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, -was for the third time chosen to head the Democratic national ticket. The. nomination was made on the first ballot, only; 114 votes being cast against the Nebras kaiv Immediately following tha nomination the convention adjourned -until- 1' o'clock to-day,-., when it will re-convene to nominate a Vice-President, " ' " Thenom!natlon followed a night ot speech-making under the strain of vhlch . the, delegates . betrayed their Vvearlness. Ignatius r J. , Dunn, of Omaha, Neb.; placed , Mr, Bryan in nomination and there were more than a '.dozen, jsecohdlng" speeches, ' the lengthiest of which was that of Qo emor Robert B.-Qlenn, of North Caro lina. The' nominating speeches b gan shortly . after the convention con vened - a -o'dockand. E0Ptinied with Qniy sufficient intermission to hear, the readlng.of the platform, wnlch Was adopted unanimously, un-, -til I o'clock this morning. There was no discussion on the platform, and . the rules were suspended pending its Submission .to -.begin the. nominating 'i - speeches in order Jo save time - ?-The: only work now before the.con- ventlon Is the nomlnatIn of a Vice President end this work will be' com- 'pleted fo-day, - Who-will be Bryan's running mate is a question that can not be answered.M.n.lstline1ji.ThJs Is the only, real . contest, before the ' convention and how Jong It. will take ' to fight U out remains, to Be seen. ' -' ' A RECORD DEMONSTRATION. , -The speech placing Wrmam J Bry an la nomlnauon awakened a whirl- trtnd'of demonstration: rivalling In in tensity -i and d uration the : recora- f "rfeaklng tribute. of yesterday, The names of, George Gray, of Del aware,- and Governor -Johnson-ni Minnesota, -were also pfaced in nomi nation with demonstrations of ap proval from their limited following. The tide of sentiment was unmistak ably and'overwhelmlngly in favor of the :Nebrska "i candidate and fore shsdowed his nomination before the session closed. . -.; ;:v; '- The platform, commltte - was - not ready to report when the evening ses sion began, and after listening to po litical orator; the rules of procedure were suspended . and thj . convention proceeded with the speeches "placing the candidate for President In nom ination with-the understanding thst the usual vote would be deferred -until the platform had been adopted ' DUNN STIR& AUDIENCE. V-V The speech placing William J. Bry-: aa In nomination-was made by Igna tius J. Dunn. f Nebraska, a youthful Orator of Are and - eloquence, whbsej I ll'ttfty ui e- ' closing phrase stirred tha ' vast as-' PMTFlTRV OV T)T!Mflf!llATSft,M; Articles sntertng Into competl semblags into wild .demonstration. j UMlVnA I O . thm wRn trugt ; controUed products Hwuusa( vcaicr Vs WU us.iibis whs la the thriUing days ct,'t and 1180 bore the' battle-scared banner f Democracy with fame as untar- nlshtd as the 'crusaders of old Am erica's great commoner, . Nebraska's gifted son. William J. Bryan." : Immediately a pandemonium of sound and motion was unloosened, as delegates and spectators rose en masse and Joined in the reverbratlng chorus of tribute to the Nebraska candidate. The standards ef the ..States were wrenched from their Places and borne through the hall to the platform, I while banners bearing the. portrait of the commoner were waved aloft,' and: the multitude 'joined 'in Jong contin ued tribute. At times,. the intensity of. the demonstration- threatened a panic. One woman " was bprne out fainting. r If AQER ENTHUSIASM. The scenes within the convention ampltheatre to-day represented those of previous days in the magnitude of the gathering and the eager -enthusi asm of the throngs. There were fre quent demonstrations as the names of party idols -or. Jeffersonlan prln ciples were pronounced, but there was no repetition during the early session of the tumultuous record-breaking demonstration of yesterday. - The aa dress of the permsnent 1 chairman Mr. Clayton, proved to be a caustic arraignment of the failure of Roose velt .policies and an enunciation of Democratic doctrine. The ' ringing voice of the orator and the emphasis of his gestures Stirred the listening thousands to frequent demonstrations of enthusiastic approval. At .2:30 o'clock the olatform committee was not yet prenared to report and the convention took a -recess until this evening, so that' all remaining differ ences of detail on the platform could e reconciled and the document be ready for adoption -and tne presiaen tlal nomination be reached before the adjournment of the night session. . THE DELEGATES LAZY. , " yesterday's strenuous proceedings at the mornln session of the conven tion tnd the late session of last night had a marked effect on the delegates to-day, and they were slow in reach ing their seats. This was particular ly noticeable of the larger States, such as New York. Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio. The men of the Keystone State had had. in addition to the fa tigue entailed by the. work of yester day, -a series f.. conferences to de lay them. They had planned to meet before .the convention assembled, but this Idea was abandoned in favor of an election for national committee man to be held after all the delegates had reached their feats in the conven tloa ha'I-' This plan. too. was given up, and- It was finally agreed that the caucus should be neid immediately a f tee tha ad Jau rn men t of -.the fl rst ges slon of the convention. At ll o'clock, tha hour, set for. the convention, scarcely a hundred dele- gates were In their places. ' The committee on permanent or ganization had been ready with its re port -ever since Tuesday night simply holding" it for ratification. er the .1 X1 V credentials' committee had completed Its work . .. .. ; The hall began to nil more, rapidly after U o'clock. - - During the wait for Chairman Bell to call the assemblage to order, before Anally relinquishing his gavel r to Congressmsn Henry D. Clayton, of Alabama, tbe permanent chairman, the cowboy-band, which has earned a wide reputation both for Its endur ance an tbe quality of Its music, kept up a lively fusillade of patriotic selec tions , with songs of the South Inter spersed from time to tlmerand calling out the utmost enthusiasm. . , At ll:8 Chairman Bell began nam raering with his gavel. , He kept up a monotonous hammering. 'but after a time he gave up and reifred. Theft he came back to the front, and ham mered again, following-this with an-I A third rapping, however, began to produce some effect and the tempor ary chairman was able td make him-' self heard as he ordered' the aisles cleared and repeated - the ;- sentence which is constantly ion . Bis' tongue: rOenUemen,-take your seats" . RABBI KOCH'S PRAXER. H : -y At 110 the -convention was quiet and the chairman anneunced that the prayer would be made by Rabbi Sam uel Koch, of Seattle, Wash. ' " ' The.tnvocation was as foliowsi "Great God, weakness is arrogant but strength, is modest Piety treads upon tbe heels of earnestness. Proportionate- toths task is the consciousness of Tfi'fpVAssrriblsges charged witir a mlsslnn potent with - possibilities need Thy guidance much. And so we who are assembled here in the- Interest of Democracy, ones again begin otic ses- (Cominued on Fags two). The Injunction and Railroad Planks J the Mot Interest in Features of - uie uucnmenir-.tiio JS era ku r-x - travagances of the ReoubUcan Con . grew Denounced A Declaration on s states Rights Platform Declaree i 'or a Postal Kavina Bank and Ooo i demos the Recent Cona-rcss For Failure to Relieve Financial Situa tionFavors Flection of Senator by the Peopn Adeouate Navy and an Income Tax Two Interesting flanks Tlie PUtfonnin Detail. Denver, July 9. Followlnr is the i nuona P"orm: . T MA A I . . . . .. the Democrats .of the United Ststes In ii luc -icuiraniiiaiiSEa U a national convention assembled,, affirm oupbellef in, and pledge our loyalty to the principles of the party. We" rejoice at the increasing signs of an- awakening r throughout the country. The various Investigations nave traced graft and oolitical . cor ruption ts the representatives of pre aaiory wealth and laid bare the un scrupulous" "methods by which they have debauehed elections and -preyed upon a defenseless public through the' suoservient ornclala whom they have raised to place and Dower. The conscience of the nation la now aroused to free the government from the grip of those who hnva made It a business asset of the favor seeking corporations; it must become again ajjeople's government, and be admin istered in all its departments accord ing to the Jeffersonlan, maxim of Equal rights to ,all and special prlv- jjfges 10 none. "Shall the people rule?" la the overshadowing Issue which manifests iiseir in all the questions now under mscusston. THE INJUNCTION PLANK. ' The courts of Justice are the bul war or our liberties and we yield io none in our purpose to maintain tnelr dignity. Our tarty- has given to the bench a long line of distin guished Judges who have added to the respect and confidence in which this aeparUnent must be Jealously main tained. We resent the attempt of the Republican purty to raise a false is sue respecting the Judiciary. It is an unjust reflection upon a great body ui our citizens to assume that tney iacK respect for the courts. It is the function of the courts to interpret the law which the people create, and if the laws appear to work economic, social or political injustice, it is our duty to change them. The only basis upon which the In tegrity of our courta can stand Is that of unswerving Justice and protection or lire, personal hborty and property If Judicial processes may be abused, we should guard them against abuse LAW SHOULD BE MODIFIED. Experience has proven the , neces sity of a modification of the present law relating to injunctions and we Iterate the pledge ef our national platforms of 189 and 196 in favor ot. tha mmuura "jhl"h . fyr" the United States Senate In 186 but which a Republican Congress has ev er since refused to enact; relating to contempts In Federal courts and pro viding tor trial by Jury In cases of in direct contempt Questions of Judicial practice have arisen especially In connection with industrial disputes. We deem that the parties to all Judicial proceedings should be treated with rigid Impartl allty and that Injunctions should not issue in any cases in which injunc tions would not Issue if no industrial dispute were involved. 'i'he . expanding organization of In dustry makes It essential that there should be no abridgment of the right Pf wage-earners and producers to or ganlze for the protection of wages and the improvement of labor condi tions to the end that such labor or ganisations and thel? members should not be regarded as Illegal combina tions in restraint of trade. r We favor the elglu-hour day on all government work We pledge the Democratic party til the enactment of a law by Congress, as far as the Federal Jurisdiction ex tends, for a general employer's liabil ity act covering injury to body, or loss of life of employes. We pledge the Democratic- party to the enactment or a law creating a department or laoor, represenieo separately in the President's Cabinet, which department shall include' the subject of mines and mining. THE RAILROAD PLANK. We assert the right of Congress to exercise completo control over Inter State commerce and the right of each State to exercise Just as complete control over commerce within its bor ders. We demand such enlargement of the powers of the inter-State com merce commissidn as may be neces sary to enable It to protect persons and places from discrimination and extortion and to compel the railroads to perform their duties as ommon carriers. We favor the efficient super vision and rate regulation or railroads engaged in Inter-State commerce. To this end we recommend the physical valnatlon of the railroads by the in- ter-Stat,e commerce commission, such valuation to take Into consideration the original cost of construction and all elements of value that will render the valuation made fair and Just, we favor such legislation as will prohibit the railroads from engaging In busU ness which brings them Into competU tlon with, their shippers, also legisla tion which will assure such reduction in transportation rates as conditions will permit care being taken to avoid reduction that would compel a reduc tion in wages, prevent adequate serv- lee orA do - Injustice to . legitimate v in. vestments. . .- We heartily approve the-laws pro-. hiblting the pass and the rebate, and we favor any further necessary , leg-; islatlon to restraln corroct-and-pre-, vent such abuses. . ;, TARIFF. - ;-Vi We welcome the btlated promise ef tariff reform now affected by the Re- nubllcan paTty in tardy recognition or the righteousness of the Democratic position on this question; ' but these neoole Csniot safaly entrust the exe cution, of this important work to a party which is so deeply obligated to the highly protected interests as 1s the Republican party. :. We call atten tion to the significant fact that the nrnmlwJ relief n nostDOned until after the eomin election- en election to succeed In which the Republican party -must have that same support from the beneficiaries -of the' high protective tariff as it has aiwsys here tofore received from them; and to" the farther fa tat during years of -un interrupted power no action. whatever has been taken by the. .Republican Congress1 to correct the admittedly existing tariff Iniquities. . . We favor immediate revision of the tariff by the reduction of import du- should be nlaced ddos -the f realist; and material reductions should be made In the tariff upon the nedessa rles of life.' especially upon articles competing- with such Amerlesn man ufactures , as : are ' sold f abroad more cheaply than at home; and graduate reductions should be made- in such other schedules as may be necessary to-restore- the tariff to a revenue basts. Existing duties have given to the manufacturers of naDer a shelter be hind which ther have organised com binations to rale .th- plo ol -pulp and of paper: thus imposing a tax Upon the spread of knowledge. We demand the immediate repeal of the tariff on pulp paper, lumber, timber, logs and that these-articles bv placed upon the free list PUBLICITY OP CAMPAIGN CON TRIBUTIONS. - We demand Federal legislation for ever terminating the partnership which has existed, between corpora tions of the country -And the Bepubil can party under the expressed or liu plied agreement that in return for the contributions of great sums of money wherewith to purchase elections they should be allowed to continue sub stantially unmolested In their efforts to encroach upon the rights of the people.. Any reasonable doubt as to the ex istence of this relation has been for ever dispelled by the sworn testimony or -witnesses examined in the lnsur ance Investigation Jn New York, and the open admissioa unchallenged by the Republican national committee of a single individual, that he himself at the personal request of the Repub lican candidate for the presidency raised over a quarter of a million of dollars to be used in a single State during the closing hours of the last campaign. In order that this prac tice shall be stopped for a'i time, we demand the passage of a statute pun ishing vifth Imprisonment any officer of a corporation who shall either contribute on behalf of, or consent to the contribution by a corporation of any money or thing of value to be uetftl In furthering the election Of a President and Vice President of the United States or Of any member of the Congress thereof. PUBLICITY OF CAMPAIGN CON TRIBUTIONS. We denounce the action of . the Republican party, having complete contrbl of the Federal government, for Its failure to pass the bill. Intro duced In the last Congress, to com pel the publication of the names of contributors and the amounts con tributed toward campaign funds, and point to the evidence of their in sincerity when they sought by an absolutely Irrelevant and Impossible amendment to defeat the passage of fthe bill. Aslfurther evidence of their Intention o conduct their campaign In the coming contest with vast sums of money wrested from favor seeking corporations, we call . at tention to the fact that the recent Rerhrbllcart national ' convention at Chicago refused, when the plank was presented to It, to declare against such practices. We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law preventing any corporation contributing to a campaign fund, and any Individual from contributing ai)amount above a reasonable mtnimumx ana pro viding for the publleatibor) before election of such contributions. TriE RIGHTS OF THE STATES. Believing with Jefferson In "the support of the State governments in all their rights as the most competent admlnlstratlon'for our domestic con cerns and the surest bulwark against anti-republican tendencies" and In the preservation of the general gov ernment in Its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet-anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad," we are opposed to the centralization implied In these suggestions, now frequently made, that the po.we.rs of the general government should fih extended by judicial . construction. There Is no twilight zone between the nation and the State In which exploiting interests can take refuge from both; and It ts as necessary that the Federal government shall exer-" else the. powers delegated to it as it Is that the State governments snair use the authority reserved to them; but we insist' that Federal remedies for the regulation of inter-State commerce and' for the prevention of private monopoly shall be added to-; not substituted for State remedies. ECONOMY IN ADMINISTRATION. The Republican Congress In session Just ended has made appropriations amounting to $1, 008, 000,000. ex ceeding the total expenditures of the past fiscal year by $90,000,000 and leaving a deficit of more than StO, 000,000 for the fiscal year. We de nounce the needless wsste or tne people's money which has resulted in this appalling Increase as a shameful violation of all prudent conditions of government, as no less than a 'crime against the millions of working men and women from whose earnings the" great proportion . of these collosal sums must be extorted through excessive tariff exactions and other Indirect methods. It Is not surprising that. In tho face of this shocking record, the Republican platform -contains no reference to economical administration or promuM thereof In tho future. We demand that a stop be put to this frightful extravagance 'and ; insist upon - the strictest economy In every depart ment compatible with - frugal and efficient' administration. ii l.'vV.VENSIONS. -''.;-'' -We favor a generous pension policy. both as a matter of Justice to the surviving - veterans (and their f de pendents and because It tends to re lieve tne' country or -tne -necessity of maintaining large standing army. I , NATURAL RF.80Un.CES. We repeat the demand for internal deveiopmtnr amf for ts conservation of uwr natural resources, contained In previous-' platforms, the enforcement ,of which Mr Roosevelt., has vainly sought- from a reluctant ptrty and to that end we Insist upon the preserva tion, protection and replacement of needed forests, the preservation i. of the public domain for home seekers.4 the crotection of the natural resources! In tlmBVr, coaU.lron and oil sgalnsd monopolistic ; -control, : the : develop, ment of our waterways for navigation and every other useful, purpose. In cluding the Irrigation . of, arid lands, the reclamation of swamp lands, the clarification of streanvsv the- develop ment of water power and the preser vation of.electrlo powter generated by this natural- force from the-control of monopoly) and to such end, we urice t!:e exercise of1!! cww.ers,- national State and municipal, both separately and In co-operation. Continued en Fags Four). TIIXW A "GAY j3ID" SHOWS SO WGX,( The South Carolina ticnalor Whohrj - .Vow Traveling in Europe For HW . Health Sends the . Newspaper Men .fan Account of His Wanderings Was In Rome When the Letter Was Written Visited Chamber of Depu ties aud Found PvoccedlngH-Very Dull Favorably Impressed Whu the Italian "People Jrty f South Carolinians Goes to Chrintentiur of Battleship at.. Philadelphia, ; Includ ing Governor Aiiwel Verdict For Coast Line Railroad. Observer Bureau. ' ' 300 Skyscraper Building, - Columbia. 8. C.uly While the national convention is in progress fn Denver Senator Tillman Is havlKv a nv tlm In fciUrcoe. JO letter to this correspondent dated June 25th. Dr. J. W. Babcock, who is with Senator Tillman, writes that the Senator is doing tine and that he -la a "iav bird." The following IS a copy of nart of a letter from him; "Senator Tillman continues to Im prove. In fact he does not now have or show any signs of illness. He Is v.sniL. intri;t.,rt I it everything he sees in thl wonderful land, mid phys ically la decidedly the most active and strenuous member of the part. ah symptoms of his recent Illness have disappeared; he Is now If anything too active. Being urged ta give hi frlrnrt In South Carolina an account of our wanderings, he dictated the appended account: "After three pleasant and restful days on the steamer Romanh:-, of the White Star line, we reached Naples, not disappointed in the world-famous bay and the city enthroned on its am phitheatre of hills. The National Mu seum containing famous statues ami paintings as well as all that has been recovered from Pompeii gave us tw busy day.s, the Pompeian relics giv ing an Insight into Roman habits and luxury which compelled us to- recall the Biblical declaration that there Is nothing "new -under the sun. After one day at Pompeii and another at Sorrento and Capri with its famous bluerrotto we drove over taf old Ro man road to Amalfl, flrtesn. .miles, be inir reHllv - Imoreaaed-with the suc cession of views as th road the great er part of the way Is hewn from solid rock from cliffs from 300 to 800 feet above the sea. The night was spent at Amalfl In the old monastery of tne Capuclne monks which has been turned lato a hotel. After resting un til the afternoon we drove over a won derful road built by Victor Emsnuol II. The now masonry and engineer ing are In no way equal to the old Ro man work. After a visit to iVstum. where we saw. the ruins of three great Greeiitf templea built -six hundred years before Christ we returned to Naples, experiencing on this Journey tour ony hot day since we have been In Italy. After two more days in Naples we reached Rome on the Jlst day of June and are busy, trying to seek out and enjoy a fow of the most striking and Interesting things to bo seen here. IN FINE PHYSICAL CONDITION. "'I have had no unpleasant symp toms since leaving Gibraltar and my physical condition ts so far Improved that I am able to do a great deal more sightseeing than ever I expected to do. If I continue to grow well I shall feel able to enjoy the sights In Swit zerland and the i Tyrol, which we will reach early In July, with as much zest and esse as any one else. " 'We have attended In Rome, by special favor, a session of the Cham ber of Deputies where we stayed a few minutes and found the proceed ings as dull and uninteresting as the American Senate when the morning' business Is over. One of the deputies was talking while nobody listened and the session was adjourned by the ripgjng of a bell by the presiding uf- neer ior,ine saions to go u uinnt-r. Upon the Whole, however, from our tw weeks' , observation and contact with them we have been much more favorably Impressed with the Italian people than we expected to be and we have not yet reached northern Italy, where we understand the best type are to be found. OFF FOR CHBISTENINO. . - Those leaving to-day for Philadel phia to witness the christening of the battleship South Carolina are: Governor and Mrs. M. F. Ansel. Miss Fredericks Ansel. Mr. and Mrs. E. It. Norcum, William Banks. E. M. Wil son. W- A. Clarke, Prdf. Herndon Moore, Mrs. (Ann H. Jeter, Coi. R. p. Hamer,,Mr. A. D. King, Miss Laura Barksdale, Cot D. A. Geer, Col. L. t. McCravey, Dr. George R. Dean, Mrs. T. E. Nott' Mrs. J. 11. Sloan, $, F. Beattle. H- H. Harris. The Jury in the case' of Mr. Ar B. Josey against the Coast Line, a suit for 11.950 for failure to stop its train on flag at Wedgefleld, to-day returned verdictf Of the road after being out twelve hours. .. A. new, trial .was re-fuscd-hy the presiding Judge and an appeal was taken to the Supreme C6urt. r ' SOLDIER-RIOTERS AR1U-8TEP. Twenty-live ParUHpanf Of Tuesday Night's Row Near Washington Are rndcT-Arrest and May Be Court Martlaled. , . 4.; Washington, Muly As the result of a serious riot 1st Tuesdsy night at Rtverview. a resort on the Maryland side Tof Ahe 'Potomac, about 14 mile below here,: 2;prlvaiw Tf the xnlted Mates armyjarennder arrest at-Fort Washington. Md.,- and -Captasn Ed- ward Macon, who endeavored to sup press the outbreak, buffered a broken arm, and many of the rioters, sustain ed painful Injuries. The participants may be court-martialed. ,v .Tuesday being pay day. 75 or the men, it Is said, had been drinking, and became Involved in a free for all fight at Rlvervlew in which severaX civil ians participated. Men. women and children excursionists fld from the resort Captain Macrm and , a com pany ofnen wnt to the resort" and after considerable resistance finally put the - rioters under - guard at Fort Washington. v ,- - . - . .' -.1 ;. . .4 - . . '''' "I ' L -. ' . y Peary at New Bedford, Mas. .New Bedford, Mass, July . Com mander, Peary's ship Roosevelt ar rived, la the lower harbor fb la morn ing sod dropped anchor -off darks . . v - - r Point...-. She c I basts, whalini ty of suppllei came, to take .on . whaU g supplies and a quan- upplierf for the medicine chest. " BIG FIRE AT CONEY ISLAND. , Hon bv Early MontIngFlre--Twa Large Hotels, Valued at 2 50.000 Are Wiped. Awny-inests 4cape - Without Injury.,- . - iSew York. ily . Fire caused a Joss oT" quarter of a million dollars at Coney island early to-day. de stroying two large hotels, and for a time threatening the destruction of Luna Park. Dreamland and Steeple chase Park. Fire Chief Daily, of Brooklyn, made a flying trip from his headquarters in -an automobile, cov ering nearly 10 miles in 11 minutes. He arrived as the flames leaped over to the tower of the Culver line sta tion of the Brookjyn Rapid Transit system, and ordered Into service the new high-pressure system using salt water mains. The system worked per fectly5 and greatly elded in cnecklng the flames that were fanned by a strong east wind. Water ws thrown on nearby buiWings and Dreamland and Luna Park were , 'deluged to pre vent further spread" or the flames. The fire was under sontrol In two hours and a big force of police were guard ing the ruins from looters. Twenty five thousand persons watched the lire rapidly devour the frame struc tures and saw many guests in scanty attire leap from hotel windows. Mrs; Lillian Hennlgs was. overcome by smoke In Varideve?r'e Hotel, and was rescued with difficulty by a police man. The fire started In Pabst's Loop Hotel, . which Was totally destroyed. Mrs. Frank Clayton, wife of the" pro prietor, left diamonds valued at sev eral thousand dollars In her apart ment as she rushed from the burning building, and men were later em ployed to search the ruins for the lost gems. There were about 100 g-uests and employes in the Pabst, all of whom escaped in safety, while 40 guests at Vandeveer's were warned In time to get out, with the exception of Mrs. Hennlgs, whom the police res cued. Aftrr the firemen had been hard at work for nearly an hour, a sudden veering of the wind headed the flames and Coney Island was saved from what threatened to be one of Its worst fires.' According to the manager of Pabst's Loop Hotel, the loss on thaf structure is 1200,000, and Vande veer's loss. Is fixed at $50,000. The damage on the Cqlver station was net heavy. ItlSSIA MISREPRESENTED. rnrrojMHiilcnt of the St. Petersburg J 'a per Declares That Americans Have Hern Misinformed Regarding Russia Pleads For a Better t'n (lerMtandlng Between the Two Coun tries. St. Petersburg, July . The Rossi a to-day publishes a letter from Its cor respondent In the United States, Vho urges In strong terms, the necessity. partlculttrly for Russia, of a better un derstanding between the -Russian and the American peoples, and who pro poses a method by which this highly desired end can be accomplished. The correspondent deplores what he calls the animosity of the American peo ple 'to-day towards Russia,,, and says this Is a direct outcome of the per sistent efforts of the enemies of the Russian empire, the Japanese during the latu war, ami subsequently Rue sian political agitators who visited the United States and gave ths American people a false and mislead ing Idea of conditions In the empire. To remedy this deplorable condition. the correspondent says the American people must be Instructed In what Russia really Is. The press Is not the way to do It, nor must the method be tainted by any official connection. Rusxian society must act by Itself, un- ainen. "A group of prominent Russians," the correBpondent says, "should Ipvlte to Russia a number of Influential American politicians, scientists, mer chants, financiers and business men and permit them to see and Judge of conditions at first hand. The extent to which they have been misinformed regarding Russia should be made clear to them. These men would return home and give publicity to their views. They would In turn Invite Russians to visit the United States, and In this way there would be catab. Untied a series of International ex changes that would result In much good- to both countries." ANOTHER FIRE IN BOSTON. Tenement House Destroyed n1 .Turn Are Dead and Thirteen Injured AM other Overcome While Trying to Have Her Children. Boston, July f. As the result of a gas explosion and firs In a three-story tenement house, 293 and 217 Cam bridge street, West End. esrly to-day, two are dead, two hopelessly burned and 11 suffering from mors or less serious Injuries. . The dead: ...', .." Mgry Jane Brown, wife of James Brown, suffocated; body found by fire men in bed room. Eustace McNeill, three years old, body found In ruins. The seriously Injured Included Mrs. Mary McNeill and Mrs. Flerette Aus tin, for whose recovery. no hope, la given by the hospital doctors. - -Mrs. McNeill was overcome while trying to save her two children. Af ter throwing one from a window,, she became unconscious but was rescued, although her little son perished. ' Mrs. Austin was overcome by smoke and badly burned about tha body. 'William 'Austin and' James Brown were burned while trying to save their wives. - - - : - . CONFRONT . MC-RDEK MYSTERY. Mntllated Body --of Frenchman Found . In New Orleans Police Luok - For Negro Cook.- r ; - New Orleans. La..- July ? After lying for nearly 24 hours in the resr of a 'Ittle hlr dressing shop at III Hourbon street, the body of Alphonse Durel was found late this afternoon In a badly mutilated condition. 'Nearby lajra bloody hatchet evidently, the weapon used by ths m urderer, -- tt - r-: i '. Investigation showed that Durel's shop apparently had bsen robbed and the police began a search for a negro womaneook."who works in the neigh-' b'orheod. ut who has ' disappeared. Durel ws for many years the pro-. establishment . in the eld , French in,. - h-u-miwuiihi qusrter. --';-' ' :"'-"f.-r-".!:-' - Various circumstances combined to redttce-his extensive trade to a very modest patronage, and ha -finally came te occupy the - little ahop where his body was-found to-day. Neighbors who missed him started art investiga tion jwnten iresunea.ta ns aiacovcvj tit ttia fcnilv.. " ' i SMALL IN ; THE TEXT-BOOK- la the Democrat k Campaign TText Book Issued by the (xmgrvsflkmal v Committee Remarks of - Congress.." ' man Small, ot Tide Mate, Are Vuotvi- - ed. aa Argument Against the Ship -' Subsidy . Policy of the ItepnbUcaa . Text-Book Made I'p W holly of '- '' Extracts From Congressional- Re-' ord and Can Therefore Be Franked " Forty-Three Members of Congres " Quoted In It, Mr. Small Being the Only One From North : Carolina V The Extract That Is Included. :v BY ZACH M'GHEE.; .y.':c Observer Bureau. ' ? ; 11 Post Building JrT: ' Washington, July 1" In the Democratic campaign "text. : book just issued by the Democratic congressional committee the remarks -of Hon. John H. Small, - of -North ' Carolina, are quoted as an argument . .mL4ne- am p subsidy- policy of -the- om oi tne Kepu oilcan party.. There is something like forty-three mem-' ters of Congress quirted from In, thlav text-book, Mr. Small being the oniy one from North Carolina. The "text-book" is made up - wholly- -of extracts from The Congressional Record, and is thus easily franed.: It )s the custom to make up sue a a book for the reason that It casta -no postage to distribute It. When "other speeches or other material iavJ thought by members of the congre-? slonal commute,, to be good campaign material for the party some member, gets up and has the speech or what-- ' ever it is inserted, or "Incorporated. ss they say, 'as a part of his remarks. Two of the speeches of the Peerless One are thus incorporated as a part or the remarks of two statesmen and these speeches go out franked to the peopJe whom the committee seeks ' to Influence In a Democratic way. The extracts from Mr. BmaTs speech quoted In the "text-book" are' as follows: QUOTATION FROM MR. SMALL. "Before I concluda.r he th T.rtt-t-""J !' lege ot saying a word with reference 7" v to American shipping in our foreign- . trade. I admit that only about 10 per cent, of this trade, which has r grown to such ample proportions dnr- Ing the past few yearshas been car- . 1 rled In .American bottoms and. tinier the American Hag. I would be un true to my obligation as a Represent- r; stive If I did not express the keenest regret over this deplorable conditio, t I wou'il welcome the turn of tba splendid era in the past when Ameri- can money, skill and courage spanned the seas -with American ships and car- rled our flag In triumph to every port -'i and If by any appropriate legislation this condition could sgaln be created, ,. I would cheerfully aid In such restora tion. I am not willing, however, to pay the price demanded by the advo- - -1 cates -of thfs- hHr I am not writing- thaC subsidies shall be paid directly ? out of the Treasury or paid under the guise of carrying the malls, as. pro- ' ' pditd in this legislation. If I could -favor either plan, I would regard the " ". : direct method as less reprehensible "T; then the Indirect plan proposed. "The present law provides that no vessel Is entitled to American registry ' ' and to sail under the American flag in our roreign trade unless sucn ves-i . . sel or steamer was built ln America.'' t It Is contended that wVfannot build steamers as cheaply aa they can be built abroad, and therefore the ad- ,, vocsles of this legislation ask for an " appropriation to supply this deficiency" to the owners of American shipyards. The object may be commendable, but ' the method Is subversive of the basis and essential principles upon which- -- our government Is founded. The mo-; ment we begin to appropriate money to aid or sustain any mere private industry, at that time we enter upon " the most radical and dangerous policy " which It would be possible to de- : - scribe. (Applause.) . "There Is only one rrrethod'by which we may restore our merchsnt marine 'V and by which we may get South American trade from our European rivals, and that Is to remove the. cause which brought' about the pres-, ent conditions. Let us remove the '' .: commercial barricndBS. which have - - ; - heen constructed" aroundar-conn y the prohibitive Republican tariff. Unless we can both buy and sell and -Import and export upon equal terms with our competitors we can not hope' to do a profitable business. Foreign ; trade Is a matter of reciprocity In its' best sense. We must buy as welt.ae; we sell, and we must do both upon equal terms with our rivals. Onr present boasted foreign trade as to our exports Is made up. In the main, from. Shipments of our farm products, - of our mineral and forest products, all' of which we get from the soil, and only a small proportion comes from,' manufactured producta After palling ; down the tariff barriers, then give our Amerlcan merchants and manufaetur; ers an opportunity to do their trading 1 In free ships. These are the true; remedies for tha restoration of out merchant marine, and If they shall not prove ample, then any deficiency may be supplied by discriminating duties and favorable considerations extended to exports In American ahlpa." (Ap-; plause.) . ill ";i ' The .member of the , Democratic congressional -committeefrom Nortii Carollna is Representative' Willlasti; W. Kttchln. - - ,'i I RHINE BRIDGE TCMBLES. ; Central Span of Hag Birwtwre OU Is pees, f nrrying ' u miwenjr.i t)m vmirtcen Bodlea Have Been , llecovrrcd. " . - -'; - '.- -"-. Cologne, Jh1t . The bridge ander.' eonstrucUon. overla Rhine tvoj.Ji. logne fell In lo-day and many of tne workmen engaged en. tha. structure , lost theirs lives. " Up. to anon fow-i teen oodles had been recovered and nlnar men have been taken-from-the--water seriously injured. . - The - scaftotdlnr supporting the powerful cran used In the erection ef tbe 'central span , of the bridge col- ' lapsed and the crashing down or uis - section carried with It several other,: spans. Several Other workmen were thrown Into the rlver.i Some, of them are still underneath - the sc&nToldtng and there la no hope whatever for their rescue. Immediately after the . accident boats pulled out for the scene - - and began the work of rescue. About m ot struggling mn were quicks picaea. up- The police and fire - brigades v 'of Cologne were notified and hurried to ; the river to assist In the work of sal vsgs and rescue, They secured more boat and succeeded in saving sever al workmen who wers laborious v swimming in the strong current, ful ly cloheil. toward the h're, Jt la Impossible td tell at th pr. ent time trie exact number of via k
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
July 10, 1908, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75