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"-2- "-" '- - - '"'7' ! . ' V. ' -,- '?-.; ;..,..-....-,ir-i ..,-;.') -, k-v." .. 3 - ' "-v. FIVE DOLLARS A ;YEAB1 v r ; ! LOSE .V iNPimmGomMffsE Si Ten Bodies Hwe Seen X ' Lake Ponchdrtrain ) is Being Dragied for OthersKiveffiWef Death and(200jj Two A ccdurt&bfithe j VEW ORLEANS, June 7.-Ten bfidies Were repqvered to-dity -of; the ex-. Zionists drowned last night by the collailJsing of - -'ihe Lake Pohchartrain , . pi at Mandeville- -i:;7 V-.' '4v:-. It is impossible to estimate yet the exact number 1 killed or 'drowned, jjaoywere crushed In the "wreckase bn;the pier. ' '4 ' ;' : . ; , The accident occurred wheja the excursion steamer ' Mafgiret, .unable rto l&i at the regular wharf,, tied up -at" a small pier -used' for; 'fishing' "boats, ifhe weight of the great crowd which rushed off the . boat - was .. too , great fsr the pier which collapsed; throwing ; 200 into the water. .s . - " MANDEVILLE, La., June 7. -Lake Ponchartrain in the vicinity ' if the steamboat landing was dragged to-day to recover bodies of persons drown- ed there when the steamboat Margaret crashed into the- wharf smashing- it and crushing the life out of five" persons and throwing2.003into the 'lake.-?..'-?. Besides the five killed in the crash,- five "bodies have ; teen .taken; from the Lake. . "-- .i . -4 :-"'.rV' - It is not known how many are read, but the numberwill possibly? reach twenty. : . : :'' .. . . - ' ' ' J SHRINERS CITY OF Thousands Gathering from All Sections of the Country to Attend 35th Annual Session $75,000 Spent in Preparations for the Meet Some Spectacular ' Features. . Jr " ' LOUISVILLE, June 7. Presh and j marked My a grand spectacular open of the desert air drama called . 7The " Attack - on .riH in caravans - oi . . pwacc hundreds of defegates from all -over the United states," Canada and Mexico, gathered in Louiiwllle to-day .and in augurated the thirty-fifth' annual ses sion of the Ancient Arabic Order,' No iles of the Mystic Shrine. ' The hos pitality for which Kentucky-.iar fa mous was poured out lavishly An .hon or of the visitors, among whom - are Borne of the most distinguished citi zens of the cities in which are locat ed the 113 temples of the order. ; Over thirty-five . patrols or Shrine drill teams from, as many, different temples will participate in a great night pageant of the Shriners, in the exhibition drills and in the grand re view. The Louisville committee, un der the chairmanship of Frank Fear, and citizens have together 'spent, up ward of $75,000 in preparation for the meeting. This sum has gone almost exclusievly into illuminations , and decorations, and the Kentucky me tropolis is a. veritable fairyland- of lights and colors. Colossal , electric designs made up of emblems ,of the C. order, are located at all street rsec . ; tions. the ibroad avenues of Louisville . ' ere draped in electric strands, flags ; ; nd bunting and , there is a 'gorgeous court of honor four blocks in length. s. Among the special features is the larg est electric clock in the world." It is located in the armory, where the ' mnd ball and other Shrine week . functions will take place. This "mag nificent decorative feature is 45 feet long, with a dial of .75 feet in circum- Terence. It is illuminated by 5,5 Oft olectrlc globes. '. ,, , . , The week's, programme opened this Horning with a formal-reception of .visiting Shriners and the -esoort of - ;each temple to its headquarters. Iur Ing the afteirnoon an excursion on the beautiful Ohio will take place, three palatial steamers having - been chap tered for the use of the Shriners and their ladles. Each boat is equipped ith a band of music and refresh ments will be served. , At night a reception in honor of the imperial, di an will be held at the Masonic "Wid ows and rphans' Hom, accompanied y a musical programme participated in by a chorus of 300 children. To--morrow morning the first session vOf the Imperial Council will 'be held inhe a'rmrr. Addresses of welcome 1 be made by Mayor James E. Orin !"eaa. of Louisville, and -Hon. Augustus Wilson murnn. 17AntVv Via. , jwrs will .also be entertained during the morning with a trolley ride over uie City nd snliiT.h Tn thB after. oon the first of the exhibition .drills' Patrols will take place, severaTla JJ Patrols participating along -with, ine Shrme organizations. " ' ' ; t Tuesday night will be marked by ine grand elervhrtrl no onl n notrnla " is estimated that not less than ten J juusand Shriners will appear, in the 'iln of march. . ' ; . . " drni continuation of ' the exhibition nns will mark the Wednesday morji- ifit-Programm6- 'At the same time sitm- ladies will be -"entertained -by car le rides- One hundred motor of th e been Placed at the disposal j,uoegntertaining committee for this aEUrine the aernoon there' will be tha -les, of automobile races at; one of l,-ckey club Pks, in . which the i professional. drivers of Amer MinTl Pcipate. This- will be ,5atr'e y a reeimental review of all kands and a concert by 25" or" 30 WUif f the nvelties of the week undrH3" Southern negiro jubilee.-Five aJwne5ro men and women will tation P te, in tnls entertaiment. Plan win vft melodIes and -old time songs elude "Sl'and the faction will con Waik a genuine Southern, cake there n-mr(LCediner the'ntertainment feast a reat watermelon "Confm ,mrning will be known as aid to -Visits 'wlil be I W, , varIous industries typical Kentucky mamifarfi. ',: te afternoon of that -day will .be J INVADE LOUISVILLE diers and Indians will take part In this fevent: heUsst formal function -in connection with th week's programme will be- the gracnd ehriners toall in the Armory Thursday night. " - - ' - The imperial divan iscomposed of the-following- members: ;"Edwin I. - Al derman, imperial potentate," Cedar Rapids, Iowa; ' George : L. Street, im perial deputy potentate, Richmond, Va!,; Frederick. A, Hines, imperial chief rabban, Los Angeles; X " Frank Treat, imporial assistant irabban,- Far-J go, N. D.; William J. Cunningham, imperial 3iigh priest and prophet,- timore; William W. " Irwin, imperial oriental guide, WheeJiir.W Va. ; Wil liam-S. Brown, imperial treasurer, of PIttsbuig; Benjamin W. ;.Rowell, im perial recorder, Boson;; Jacob T. Bar ron, imperial - first commercial master. Columbia, S. C.; Frederick S.-Smlth, imperial second - ceremonial - master, Rochester, T.; J. Putnam Stevens, imperial marshal, Portland,.' Maine; Henry: F. Nied.ringhaust junior impe rial "captain of the guard, ""St. Louis; Charles -E. Ovenshirer imperial outer guard, 'Minneapolis. . - " HEARTLESS THUGS TORTURED WOMEN Because They Found ' Only $3.50 in Home of Three-, Women, Robbers - Tortured Their - Victims -Burned Theii FeetWith Candles and Tied - Them With Sharp Wire. . SOMERSET, Pa., June ' 7. Three masked , thugs entered a - home occu pied by three women near here and because they didn't find but J3.50, tor tured ithe occupants 'fearfully. r , Tliey burned the feet of the women with dandles, tied :their limbs : with sharp wire jind otherwise . abused them. - The women In desperation offered a: certi fied : oheck v to .the burglars, for 500, but they were afraid-to take;-It. The men escaped,." leaving the wo men tied. -: One woman after a strug gle, got' loose' and.'notified'the' neigh -borsr A posse Is- being' organized and feeling' runs high." ;. v v 4,. " f. PETERSBTJRa IS THREATENED Worst Epidemic of Cholera in Hls- ' . tory is Feared. . ! r . ST. PETERSBURG, 7 June 7. The worst epidemic of cholera in the 'his tory, it is feared, will ' envelop this city as the result of the failure of the health officials to take; proper precau tions. to obliterate the first signs of the disease last fall. ' :" -J ' f ' ( -1 ; The city is indescribably filthy and I an examination of the river. Neva, the source of the entire 'city's water sup ply, shows it to toe Inf ected with Jbac- iiii. u ;vV-;; rv- vV Leading physicians declare-that the disease is likely to' spread throughout Europe. " " J, ' ' , -: ITALIAN STRIKE Z ; HAS BEEN' SETTLED The 1,000 Lumbermen Who Terror v Ized McCloud Last Week " Will Leave for Other Parts. . - -x .;, . McCLOUD, Cal., June 7. The riot ous strike of- Italian l umbermen who pillaged the town the past 'week will be settled immediately by-the Italians leaving- the town permanently and the company '-Dayinir off all back wasres andTsavings inthe' companysJbanki Thiar'arrangement h'as been completed between representatives-of -both' sides. READY FOitf; State League v ill : Hold Coientionin STATE SELLS 50,000 , . ACRES SWAMP. LAND Vital Facts ' Aboufc'tfce - aitd'tioian League -Whole .Township Votes Special School Tax DisposJ - tion of Angola Bay Lands by Board ' of : Education Work of ; the TDs- - torical ' Commission Moonshiner i Deputy Sentenced Other Items, ' CHRONICLE BUREAU. RALEIGH, ' Jurye -7 On - "Wednesday . afternoon of his Bal--Twefe the North Carolina State League of Building and Loan Associations will meet in Raleigh, continuing in session until Thursday night, ,essions of .un usual interest and Importance being assuredl"-" Mr. S. Wlttkowsky;'of Char lotte,- is' president "of the i. State -League, and ; Mr. .E. L. Keesler, of Charlotte, is- secretary, and treasurer. Wednes day afternoon there will be "an auto mobile ride followed by a preliminary session, j Thursday morning tliere- will be, the annual reports of omcers; a barbecue and an address by. Governor Xitohin at 2 o'clock' and the. final bus iness session- at nigfit. ; : - -sThe league had its start from a little social gathering of the officers of the Charlotte associations She years' ago as gueste of Mr. D. NA.- Tompkins and from, that modest", beginning ; when there were in the state' but' 2 7 associa tions with . $l,756,000;'jsubscribed, the league has grown - to embrace , 110 -associations with a subscribed aggregate capital of $ . 8,0 0 0 . 0 0 0 and '-T&v er $ 6, -000,000(of assets. It Is estimated that these associationve ? have v been instru mental in buildipg' about 8,500 homes, representing about 1 4 2 ;5 0 0- people ;. 7 i ; Two. Appototments . Annoujiced. :' : . George Little, for anumber of years connected with the; Southern - Rail way in the office" of .FJrst .Vice President Al B. Andrews .here,haa been appointed by Commissipner of Agriculture book keeper; 'and; stenographer . In the oil division : of n the department - at a; sal ary of , $ l;2 0 0. ? Another, appointment just made in thtf department .is that of W. T. . Home as botanist. " He is a University of North .Carolina man and has been doing special work 'under the direction, of. the United tatesX)epart ment of Agriculture for Several 'years. He has. been ..In Cuba, for some time on a special mission fprthe United States "Department. - ;' , "-. ; "Another Victory -for" Education. , -State Superintendent 'df ' Public In struction J. T. Joyner has "received the gratifying news "that the;- whole of Barckett' township Ji"n "McDowell coun ty," has. ' been carried v ''ibr- a t special school tax through Yi theeflorts , - f County' Superinfenden tD P'.--Giles; Superintendent . Joynersays . .McDow ell's educational 1 progress; .'.under . the superintendency of, Mr..' Giles is phe nomenal. Recently one af the- finest high schools Inihe SttW-ias been es tablished with,$5,000 .dormitory build ing In qonnection with it. - -. '.. '-p " - Worlc of Historical Commlssion." v; ' -The North Carolina Historical Com misslnj having just heldt : its annual meeting and ::; re-elected " J Bryan Grimes chalrmahj s and -R. p.W. Con nbr, secretary, , has set about: the task of collecting, editing, and the publica tion of a series of & .volunjes on inter nal :- developments in' 'NorUi - Carolina, the series to comprise several volumes and' Including the journal of the State oard - of Internal : Improvements -the proceedings of the -various sessions of the Internal improvements -' conytn tion, laws, Governoif'a: messages knd other public documents, and; ' letters. The publication will $browJight upon pie economic, socjaland industrial .life of early days as well aa-lighten up the political history of ante-bellum day1 very much since nrdch; of the politics of the -period turned7, on the -question of the internal improvements, the building of railroads turnpikes, ca nals, deepening rivers . for - navigation, J digging 'vcanals,! Th pblicatioh ;will be a very . valuable pohtr ibtition to the literatare'4f rthV-SUtd'tiaviaaa1lft io-'SfiidrhBOr ; . Disposition of Swuhp Lands. ; - The State Eoard of 'Education, of whichv Governor Kitchin"; is exofficio chairman, grants anepti on or sale of the Angola. Bay swamp, lands in-P'sn-der and ' Duplin, counties- to John 'A. Stewart, 125 Broadway New York. The terms are that -50 centerner: acre shall be paid for the 50,000 acres -involved in consideration of "the timber, ands? n additional. :; 25. 'cents-per acre if , the timber value of the lands develop: to that5 extent." They Stewart Interests must . drain the ( lands ,and ' fit them "for agriculture." "And ' when placed on rthe marketjthe State is to have 15 per i.ent of the -revenue from -the sale of the improved 'lands .. " " The : board of education is still halt ing as to what course to pursue in the matter of - the Mattamuskeet leke property. There is the proposition, for the State board to join with the other land owners of the section, in a drain age district,' cut an 80-foot canal from the lake to ie sound and ins. all pumping stations to keep the water from the lake bed,r;whIoh is three feet below the eea level,. Then there Ijl a proposition for the State to sell ?o a private corporation that will - under take the drainage. J Then over'against this there is a strenuous effort "on ihe part of, certain land owners;, to -deter the State from any effort to drain: the lake and' to leave; the land owners 't( work out a scheme of drainage. For mer-Representative ' J." E.Bi :. Ehring- thouse, ot. Elizabeth ; City, is pressing this proposition for himself, and others having . large -holdings'of Jand, in .the section. '" . ' : ''.v. " ; . - .' Miscellaneous Items. .- - '; One year inthe penitentiary at At lanta is the sentence imposed by -Judge Connor, in the United1 States District Court -here against J. - E. Young,, who- pleaded guilty of operating a blockade distillery,' while - holding a k commission as deputy sheriff 'for' St. Mary's town ship,' this county.: Counsel are how -try ing to Induce the Judge to change the sentence so that CTounV can begin his sentence in- October after his crop ,'ls laid .by., - ; . , The "work, of constructing-the lake for tne new country club Raleigh' is to have ready for opening this fall is under wa,y. i The lake is to cover fif teen acres. :: The club house - and grounds ' are; to. jbe modern, and first class hi every particular and on . such a- scale as .will off er Inducement for tourists on their 'annual pilgrimages South 'to include Raleigh in their objective- pointsr - - . ; ' V--' . V1-"- The board, of directors of the State muuui iuiy luio ,Ditcj ere nas awara ed .the Vqatraclf or &n. i 8,600 "heating plant; fore the.; institution. .. The t con tractors are .Mcfi:enzie:"& Co.,j; Greens boro. .- It i is rto a - hot water, system. The " board has elected prof. Mears music director of the colored depart ment - and Mr." Fisher, superintendent of the- broom factory to ; succeed Peter A. Wills, reslsmed. ' .- r:-yrj Noted Feudist Fatally Shot. , r. JACKSON, Ky.,iJune , f Ed Callahan,- a former Breathitt 'county, sheriff and-nqted feudlstt wa fatally shot this morning. . It Is unknown yet who fired - - - ' mtr y thja hsoCr -, ; 'A.' " CAROLINA THE Duties on Products of This State Will be About as f - Before. - INDEPENDENT .SPIRIT . ' '."' ; ; . IN ' POLITICS GROWING Well Informed . Tr. Heel Discourses Carolina Didustrle Cotton "Goods, Lumber and Tobacco the Mostflm ' portanW-Hypocrisy of Looking the" Tariffs from VTwo -Standpoints Old .Time Democrat Proposes to, be Independent. t. .' -.1 '. WASHINGTON, June ; 7 A promi nent" North Carolinian speaking about tariff legislation said that he had been reading the' speeches published in The Congressional ; Record and ' studying the question the: 'bestj'he could. .. He said that .outside ;of ,the. prbductIoiiof corn and jeotton,'. the three largest . in terests in North Carolina' were the manufacture., of cotton goods," of lum ber and of, the .production and manu facture of tobacco. . These were State wide industries knd .there was hardly a community", or section "in the State whose pr osperity did n ot . largely - vie pend npon either one or the other: . Lumber was ln the DIngley bill -at about 11 per cent and in the ' present bill at about' 5 1-2 per cent; -cotton goods "was .in both 'bills at about 44 per cent; tobacco .was in both bills at about 89. per cent, being the : highest rate- in the while bill. Peanuts,- he eaid, was - in both. bills at a-good. stiff rate, and rice at a rate" of . aboUt 6 3 per cent;, kaolin, mica, monazite,tho rlum and barj'ites, all products of lo cal importance Itf the sections of the State where produced were in the bill aleo; attlff prices. ? ' j; . -'V;"rt?i The cottorpmill.men:are;'asklng'?or no reductionon the contrary they are jealously : guarding against -any, reduc tloh. - Thei tobacco . men," .' wherher manufacturer - or farmer,- are - asking for no reduction; .on the contrary they are demanding' that tne. rate, on .Turk (Continued on Page Six.) ATTEMPT TO STIR - UP ANARCHISM Inflammator y Literature Sent to . En listed Men in v. Navy in Effort - to Arouse jDIscxmtent and Destroy Iliffb. Standard of Patriotism. WASHINGTON, L June ; 7. Secre tary of the -Navy Meyer to-day laid before President Taft and 'the cabinet infor mation to the effect that ajt anarchistic element is now attempting, to arouse prejudices: and discontent and destroy the standard of patriotism" and' effici ency .among, the" enlisted; forces of ihe navy. - . The general naval board ";, is purterbed: over the situation." 7" A- secret; investigation by - the Post- office Department '. unearthed : the - dis semination , of 4 inflammatory docu ments. lit Is" expected;. that ' the', Navy Department will, ask; Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock to take vigorous action against the guilty ones, v'--' ..;; yt y- 'f- THE CASE ' OP EARLV IS', . ' a.' v AGAIN TO THE FRONT. L NEW YORK, ; June 7.-r-The case iof John R'. Early,' ;the ' alleged , ; North Carolinaleper, is again;' to - the .front. Dri; Duncan Lbv' Bulkel,ey,of 1 this city, made-- another examination tearlyvyes terday and is ow' fryingt,o have film, transferred to JlWw rTork f ort: jtre it ment V'- He ; thinks Earlyis suffering Lfrom fikin ; disease --contracted x wntle hand ling-vcaustiC ': liquids in a North Carolina pufp mill. " ' ' v Thiaim Question to .be -i-Mucfr Expected' From Meeting of The next 24 hours will cover a very interesting period of local municipal rhistory. ' Events will .transpire with in this time that will -determine in very large measure) the policy vofthe" city government, the strength of the yari ous departments , and r the ; efficiency, of the samek for the. next two years. , : Although the condition of affairs is at present besj. expressed by ''chaotid!' when it comes to describing the posi tions of the various members of , the aldermanic and executive "boards, this condiilqn is expected to be not a, lit tle cleared up by the meeting ofthe bcMv to-high; and-; the meeting , of the. executive board, on the day follows tog, y will, -r-it' is -Relieved, . practically settle all questions .now atissue-rr-pro-vided there is sufficiently harmonious action oh the' part of these two gov erning bodies, to : make their stated policy' such that, it will; have little opposition.- The particular question, to day is "What is the 'best policy, and the one 'most likely to meet with the support of the city's highest officials?" : r A Unique Suggestion. - Recognizing 'the . difficulties -of the situation as affairs now stand, a well- known member of the ; board of alder men has made the following terse pro pbsltjpn which would no doubt -solve nota;few difficulties that now, loom up large in the wayr - ,: ' : " "Let the board of aldermen," says ' he, ."meet to-night 'and . set asi4e the sum Of $70,00 -(the. annual ' expendi ture"" of the. city . and turning overto the executive board all, other , revenues or taxes, or -monies : that-may - come into' the- city-treasury, during the. next twelve months, lethe board of alder men then adjourn" until the first Moh day in May, 1910."- - i ; ; ' This propos.ition, while impossible of practical; application, serves to show ione of ;iiveimeSCprbcedur and ptsl fclfs 'that is f av ored-"by A' parf . of the board of. aldermen -.- It means. briefly Stated;, ; that the .'Aboard: of aldermen shall 'as Kthef legislative body of the! city, turn T every available cent , of money over to the ' executive .com mittee, ;.ari1d let that committee take charge, as the charter' provides,' in the belief of , some of the, aldermen they holdine that the "executive . board is created ' and fS'empowered' to runt the city ..without the 'interception" of its plans by the board of aldermen. ; ' - -i Division Lines . Suggested. , y ' ' : The attove pointed suggestion of an alderman, as stated, indicates the di rection along which the "line of cleay age" lies that jseparates the- city, offic ials at the present' moment, into two factions "orlwo following one which says ' ''Let,' the dermen -look' after the ordinances ; and- th, law-making end of the' business' entirely, and let fthe executive .' board loqk after, -the administration of the city's affairs, its busInessfUnterests. alone and" without suggestion, fro ra . the. board.'" -'. '. . : On the other hand, the second or opposingrelement ' of tpe board of al dermen take "a view of the situation almost .directly opposed to the above, and say rather. "Let the board of al derman say, how much; money the ex ecutive board shall have' in each de partment of city, government to -spend, how-many men td-elect, and hpw the city government shall be. conducted that is, in a general way." In other words it . is . a fight . over .the powers vested in the executive board largely shall this board, have entire control of the city's administrative affairs and have at its disposal all monies avail able, or shall the executive 'board stand ; in ' the attitude , of , the servant to the board of -aldermen and simp ly "carry out instructions from the al dermen? - This latter' viekis rather strongly j put, .-it; being , the . . extreme form of the view jtield, hut the two ideas will be " clearly : seen In . all x Of their differences from the abbvje. state ment.;: X ' . ' . : .''.-' Executive Board to Demand Rights. y: Those who are1 best acquainted with the temper and' spirit of .the; majority or - of the entire executive board, de clare that this 'board will, hot consent Rto acrry on business unless, it has full h J .1 1. kAn t .ka as, vested" in ' it ; by the charter, and a careful ' reading of the , - charter ; will how that the, executive 2oard is a very powerful administratlye body, as lt was , intended ; it should be by those who framed the amendments to , the Harris - charter. " ' --. ' " '- Therefore the suggestion i by .an al derman that the board of aldermen set aside just so much money as ;is necessary.- to pay the : interest . on ; the city debt." turn eyeryhihg else in the way of money . 'over the- executive -board, and- then adjourn -for , twelve ; months, expresses almost ; literally the' evident purpose of ithe city charter where the dutise and powers of, the . executive board are set forth. ''V : ''.' :'" v " But the 'Aldermen Won't' Submit. " , .".Will " the . board of aldermen be willing to submit to such a plan of op eration and such a modus operadi, and tfuch a policy, , of "administration : of city-government?." ; ; : The answer to this question is un doubtedly a large; vigorous,- sonorous . "For . half a century ' or more - : the board " : of aldermen of- the ; City - of Charlotte has- had "full control of the city's' finances, and until a few 'years ago. has had fun control jf the city's fianances, and,, until a few years ago,, has had full control of every interest of ; the 'clty, until: tle establishment of j other boards, to. take care of various city departments, and ; it ..is hot likely thai this body will -be willing to be satisfied; with - the making' of - a few ordinances- pow and ..then, . and the general-nature-; may -come up for dls f DUBiLiuii ill Lin inLflr&ia or r me cuvi the squabble over the old rock quar-, ' ry;. subway discussions; charter aker- : ations., etc. .... :.,;.."-v --p'-' " Yet the amended glty; charter. 'read. in one light, -gives to - the executive . board practically exery power requir ed in the conduct, of the ' city except, the few instances cited above, rere"- . nue bills, ordinances, etc.," which He -entirely within ' the province of the aldermen, , and nowhere else, the line r. being well defined in these matters." So there has arisen a division line . which is so. clearly drawn that prac tically every alderman and memJver of -the -executive board has placed htm- self uncompromisingly on-one side oi" the other. -; - ' V ' The settlement of -this .problem is. the ' issueef ore the two bodies this ; week, and at, the meeting of the board . of aldermen to-night, -it is anticipated) -that things will -begin to happen that. , will indicate which-way- the -wind, will blow but the . executive board also . . meets tar.morr.pw,; according to .. pres ent intention," and the, attitude of that board will be in large measure deter mined by the traneactions of thS boar,: of aldermen to-night. - i ' - It has . been customary heretofore that thesfinance..'c6mmlttee and the board of aldermen 'have always decid-- " ed how much. m6"ney each department- of the city .-shall .have appropriated' thereto annually, and also to say, -and -; command fn many other respects. But the new executive iboard has delegated -to it by the amended charter many of ' these former-rights of "the , aldermen, and there will he some friction in the readjustment of affairs, there r is scarcely any'oubt. : Oompromise . May Be Made. -It is hardly ' likely that the board of aldermen .will be willing to accept the extreme i construction I put on the' sections of the charter - setting forth " tn -powers-- of the executive board. nor ; s n Ukeiythat . the 1 executive " board will be willing'tosurrendfir any !h-?" T2Llc JL1 !?",e"?v are vested in it by the charter which created this- board, hence ' the only solution would seem to be sometthlng ih the nature of a coihpronilse line or course, of. action, and policy. ' -Tet some of the, best informed lo cal s politicians, f knowing the- stuff whereof .many, of; th officials of both boards are made, declare that there will be interesting times before the problems at stake are settled yet it has been known to happen before, and it mayunexpectedly happen this ' tlme.'that the- apparent, differences ' between the. two factions or elements, may be quietly overlooked and meas ures and rulessadopted, and , plans of I work designated, that will, prove en tirely harmonious. Such things have happened, . and such an . outcome is barely, just barely, possible in the case under, discussion. Often -. enoi ' side, feeling the strength of the 'other, calmly and without tumult or noise,. suenuy determines that the - battle is best not .fought, and the difference seem to vanish as if by magic touch. 'id e--rythIng'goeS on In peace and narmony. , y , iiM.-utia.ion Already Running High. J Nevertheless -, discussion Is already running'high In the old town to-day over the; prospects of a fight of some sort,, and -while harmony is a possibility,-little 4s heard of it to-day . - It is already known that events no in the past the ' immediate past have taken place pointing towards an interesting situation's developing ere the policy to be followed is agreed upon. . . . Curtailment Idea is Invdveci. ' Perhaps it would be correct to say " that the question now some months old of cutting down . the city's ex penses, reducing salaries., combining offices, cutting off men in various de- partments, and others of the same nature, i is in ' a :s large measure , the " eauser of the existing situation. This ' expense reduction proposition Is the most '.practical Issue that has ever , been presented to an administration, ; and. its solution will require the finest exercise of 'diplomacy and the hard est work possible on 'the part of the best heads of the city administration. The question of powers of -the ex ecutive board and board of aldermen and the question of reduction of ex- . (Continued on Page Five.) J. W. MCALLISTER, OF WINSTON, IS DEAD v riiV I-:'-'.-:;. ; : - .-..K--, Well Known Real Estate and Insur ance Man Succumbs to. Attack of - 'Appendicitis. Special to The ..Chronicle. , ' WINSTON-SALBM, June 7. Mr.;j. W. McAllister, a leadina- real estate dealer and' Insurance man .here: died this morning as the result of an at--tack of , appendicitis. - 'f An operation. was performed upon him at the hospi- tol yesterday. . 1' ' '. - ' The deceased was. a son of Col. A. C. McAlIster, of Asheboro. He is sur vived by, his f wife and two small chil dren. MURDERED SON AND SUICIDED Cleveland tSociety Afoman Ends Lif o v - With Revolver ' After Murderins ; Son. -'. , SALEM, O., June: 7. With" a re70l-' ver dutched tightly in her hand, the , body of Mrs.G.;y; Bharp, a prominent society woman, wife of a' wealthy -Cleveland paper manufacturer, wasc Vols , morning found - in her bedroom; . ' "v ( -
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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