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- - " '-,. - . - v." . s 'i. ' ' ' - - . - ' s " . . , - "...,...,;. - ' -1 " v. " - ' X. 1 ' - , : f One I Got: j VOL. 18. N(X 151. . , - WEATHER: J" 1 - - CHARLOTTE N.-of. foNBAY,. DECEMBER 23, 1912. . . ; . .. s .. PRICE ONE CENT fi'i T:a' WORLD EVENTS TOLD BRIEFLY Current News 01 Interest In Paragraph By Telegrapli And Cable ' : - ' ROANOKE, VaJ, Dec. r 23. John woods, recently elected mayor , of Roanoke on a good government tick et died this morning; I J- ' ' ": DALLAS, Tex., , ..Dec 2 3. A light snow fell in Dallas for about twenty minutes today, -melting as fast, as i,t fell. This is thef first snow , here in two years. - - - - - , CARDIFF - Wales,- Dec - 23. The report that 100,000 tons of. American coal is being purchased by the Egyp tian railroads in place of the. .cus tomary Welsh supplies caused sen sation here today." ; V : NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Dec.5 23.r Nashville Christmas shoppers early today faced a fall of sleet, later suc ceeded by snow. The snowfall is general over middle Tennessee . but the local weather bureau looks for only a light or moderate fall. . ; ' TOKIO, Dec. 2 1. More than 200 Japanese coal miners were entombed and all are' probably killed in an explosion which occurred in the Ubari colliery -at Sapporo, . -on thei Island of iHokkaido, today." MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec 23. More than 10,000 . turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens,; included in . the Christmas stock of five commission" houses, were destroyed in .a fire late last night which for a time- threat ened "market row" here Two thou-; BATON. ROUGE, La.. Dec 23. When Sheriff Parker went to Jthe'couft house of West Baton ; Rouge; this morning he found the body; of jform Cadorea negro swinging from a tele graph pole a short distance - from the jail. Cadoe 5 had 'been convicted of j luauascti auuui uuco wvcn.a 'o.ku.. ' a . Snow'f eHjrteadll j" throughout north-. I eastern Oklahoma " this r morning.. At Muskogee, the'gronnd cwas .covered ..to a : depth - of ; two-' inches at daybreak.' From four to seven inches was re ported in , the panhandle region, of Texas. At -Abilene, Tex., snow was still falling at 7- a. m. ' - ' - ; : "' WASHINGTON, , Dec, 23. Supreme Court after announcing several minor decisions today recessed until J anuary 6 without giving a decision as to the rights of Union Pacific stockholders' in the distribution of the Southern : Pacific stock .held , by the Union Pacific Railroad : Company, or making a decision, in the. State rate case. - " - r - - WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Williamt W. Richardson,- for several years news editor . of The. Washington':. Star and for - many" years connected with newspapers in - Washington and At lanta, died., at - his .residence.-- at Drummond, Md., last night after a lingering '' illness. Cirrhosis of the liver, was the direct cause of death. PEORIA, 111., Dec. 23. The. fifth an nual regatta of the I Western Power Boat Association will be. held on, the Illinois River here August 9 and 10, according to a nannouncement made last night The races : will be run under the auspices ; 'of the. Peoria Yacht and the Illinois Valley Yacht Club. There will be . prizes of $1,500 for the four regular events. WASHINGTON. ; Dec. : 2 3. Among the big items , of ship repair work to be done at the navy yards next year are extensive alternations iri the' bat tleships North Dakota and . Minnesota,! each of which is to be overhauled at a cost of ; $2 50. 000 The big collier Leonidas and Hannibal are' to be' turn ed into survey sliips at an expense of $100,000 for the former and $75,000 for the latter. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. It is ex pected that 24 foreign countries will be represented by rifle teams in the international matches at Camp Perry, O., next September immediately fol lowing the national rifle matches at that camp. Amendments to the rules are contemplated to permit the Participation of teams now barred be cause of their high record in preeed-: ing matches. " ' wiLsoxsrrs with- ; ; BOARD OF PARDONS TRENTON, N. J. Dec. 23. Gov ernor Wilson sat with liie board ot Pardons today and heard the appli cations of .70 convicts for," pardons. In order that those entitled to their freedom might have their liberty "be fore Christmas, the Governor di rected that the meeting of vtheboara be held today instead of ih January.'. "It is an unpleasant duty," . he ' as it pulls at the' heart strings.; More than 200 convicts "applied for Pardons but the cases of only 7f were recommended for a hearing. :.. ' SEIPSON COi'IlNB TO CIIAtlilERS CIIORCII Presbytery In Called . Session - Names AiProvisional -i; v.";; session .; At ameeting of the .First, Presby tery of the Associate Reformed Pres byterian Synod of the South held this morning in the First church of this city, a - provisional session consisting Of, EldersJ.' C. Reid,1 George F. Smitb and J ames "Ross,' representing the Sardis. JEbenezer a.nd East Avenue churches, was appointed , to serve the congregation of the Chalmers Memo rial church. In addition to this ac tion, the Presbytery directed that Rev.l J. Walter Simpson, at Present serving the churches at - Concord and Kanapolis, serve this congregation uunng me month of January. . Mr Simpson is- one of the ablest young ministers of the denomination and .tSlSSS congregation. 1 y Rev. Ira S. Caldwell, Held secretary of the board of home missions,' has been supplying for the month of December, but his services are In such demand thaf he can not remain here longer, hence the direc tion s of Presbytery that Mr. Simpson take up the work. - . - , The session of the Presbytery this morning was -attended by the following-named: -.Rev. J. G. Kennedy,D. D., moderator; R. G. Miller, D. D., G. R. White. D. Di. W- W., Orr; D. D., all of this, city; Rev. : Oliver Johnson, D. D., of Winnsboro, S.- C B. : Hood, J. M. Bigham, E. G. Carson, George W. Hanna, and Elders J. C. Reid, G. F. Smith, T.' P. Ross, D. B.' Brown. ATTORNEY SAYS LABOR DID NOT APPROVE DYNAMITING INDIAN APOLIS,Stod., ; Dec: 2r "Orgsoiited labor hevfer did and never will approve, of .euch ..a ; Nation-wide rangie of . violence and .' terrorism a has 1 been charged; .:here," . asserted .Clifford. S. Xangsdale--tn arfutngtto ih jury-;"at -the .; "dynamite con-i spiracyif trialoday. 5 vv-Jttorney - Lahgsdale-pok In pa Ucular In behalf . of W.Beftf Browitt and-; W.,t jf McKain of Kansas City. Uov both ;f ;whom: . were . : charged With ThVinig;; guilty knowledge of ai explosion ' oh . a brtdge-'ln"-constriic-tlon across the Missouri River. - Orti E. .' McManigal said he blew up the work in August, 1910, aftep Jamei B. McNamara had . visited Cahsa City. v. . "-t; ' ' ."It. has- beenshown 'by"the Govern- ment,"., said Mr. Langsdale, "that James B. McNamara was in Salt Lake City blowing up a. hotel there at the time it" was charged he was in Kaneas City- talking to . Brown and McCain. He 'was 'too busy" causing explosions elsewhere . to. have been , in ' . Kansas City."- ... - The attorney attacked the testir mbny of a Kansas City barlierWh had said McNamara and Brown had invited him to become a dynamiter offering him good pay if he woufd gef to Los- Angeles -;"to - blow - up - the-, tOWTK" ( . ' '' ' ' - , : 5 'Mr, Langsdale said it had 'been shown , that the barber" did not live at the. place in Kansas CHy where he said he lived. " ; '? PEACE CONFERENCE ' Resumes Sittings at St. James Palace With Chances 'Toward Agreemen ; More Favorable Than in the Past. . f LONDON. Dec. 23. The Peacex;on-ference- resumed f. its sitting at St. James palace this afternoon, after a further relavatioii of international tention had been brought about when Austria-Hungary informed the other European powers that she considers the Balkan difficulties approaching a satisfactory solution.- This, ; he says,, is the 1 result i of . Servia's action in apologizing to AustriarHungary for the incident connected with the .treats ment of, the Austro-Hungarlfln con suls at Prizrend and also Servia's ac ceptance of the proposed arrangement to give her port facilities on the Adri atic, Sea without territorial posses sions. CIVIL WAR IIEGIMBST 'a . WITHOUT A. PENSIONER. TOPEKA, Kan..' pec. 23. Not one member of the Ninth' Kansas Cavalry, one of the State's most active regi ments in the Civil War, is drawing a pension. This facV developed yester day upon" receipt of af letter by State officials ; from H. B. Lapham of Nor ton; Vav: a ;member of the'regiment. Lapham "wrote that' when he applied for a pension recently, he was notified by the pension officials that, no other member 'of' the regiment ever - had drawn a pension;-that he was. the first to' make application and '. that he would have to induce five other mem bers to" apply; making six in all. be fore the commissioner of pensions would take it. up. ' Information - re garding surviving, members of the regiment is being sought by Lap ham. ."'. .. STATE DEPARTfJEfJT ; WATCHING; CASTRO -- ' "A ' t ' K ""' i ii' T ,"' v ; r .-' ' , : Former . Venezoelan President Hay Not Be Permitted to : l.L. Land in, America.. L 1 ? WASHINGTON,, Dec. 2 3. Whether Cipriano Castro;, formek President of Venezuela; will -be permitted to land i in ithe , United States is t being con sidered hy officials of this Government It is reported that he has started from Paris -to - New York. , AlthoughTthe State . Department, through its ; con sular agents, has-been keeping a close watch on Castro,. it has not been, ad .vised of his' move, toward -the Unite i States... s- j - ' :5 Officials frankly confess .that they have-not yet reached' a decision as to the treatment to be accorded if he ' should' appear, at an American port. Technically there is no charge against 0 "' treatment , he meted ; out to the - members , of the t diplomatic corps in Caracas while he was the practical - dictator . of Vene zuela and his" disregard for .every rep resentation male by - the American minister in the interests of Americans who held valuable concessions, ; in censed the State Department against him.- Furthermore there has been a tacit understanding that American ' in fluence should be used to prevent Cas tro from' returning to Venezuela'and destroying the peaceful -conditions and relations with foreign' countries which the Government of President- Gomez now enjoys. ' - ' - - v1-'; V Officials ' of ;the Immigration service whom,", it has" been suggested, might prevent the landing of the ex -President as an -undesirable alien, has so far not request- from the; State De partment to act in that manner.. ' 1 NEW. TORK, Dec 23. The',. cable dispatch, announcing . that ' cipriano Castro, deposed , President of .Vene? z ueia - undent the , alias : of Ruizrisya passenger, on board - the Touraine, of the French'line, bound for. New ;Tork, has. , caused a stir in . the . Venezuelan colony j in this city. , . Opinions about Castro's y object in " coming r to New "fork vary;; bnt ,$t""fs" Relieved "In some ftjthat it has, to fedo: :wlth re gajfnlrig poweia jh -otmry that cas hm out of office f otir years ago. V : C.'T cannot imagine wh'at Castro alms to ..dp. In,, New . York," said, Jacinto Lopez, formerly; consul general pi Venezuela, "in . this city," "but I 'fancy that 1 he seeks" to "make.' trouble for somebody. Although he has. little fol lowing here or in .Venezuela,5 he has been led to believe that; he Is wanted 6y every resident of the Republic. V ' 'v "He is powerless,- however; and: his feeble ' efforts to start a revolution in his own interest can. only excite ridi cule." C "'There are many of Castro's old 'fol lowers in New York who entertain different views. One of these, said yesterday that the movement to re store ' Castro 1 to power : had gained great strength in the last year and that' the people of Venezuela '. are merel yawaiVing his coming f n : order to reseat him in the President's chair.' LITTLE POLITICS Wl Have Place in' Committee of Ar. rangementg for the Inauguration. - WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Politics will have .small place- in the "per sonnel in the committees; which will have charge of the arrangements at tending the .inauguration - of 'Wood- row Wilson as President. - This haa i been sectled and the wisdom and ex perience ' of men who have handled Inauguration in - the past v will be called 'up;' irrespective " 'or' politics. The names of those who .will be ex pected to take care of the multi plicity of details will "be "named to day and the chairman of the 6 com mittees which will shoulder 'the bur den will be selected by the. ehairmaii, William C. Eustle. v ' At a meeting of v the committer yesterday it was decided to ask Con gress again to grant permission for the use. of the pension buildings. It was also' decided to ask the National Legislature for permission to quarVer visiting troops Jn . the hall of public buildings. This permission was refused tout- - -years ago. - ., The finance committee reports thai there will be plenty of money forth coming with which -to meet the 'ex penses," and;a larger crowd than eve has' attended ' an inauguration is' ex pected. .' J ' . "-;-';.: .'" - ''?$?f-Zi SUPREME COURT GIVES ' J . IMPORTAJJJ DECISION. WASHINGTON, Dec." 23k Cities must not tax telegraph companies for sending .messages .if- -the -companies have accepted the terms of the?act- of Congress ,ofJ866. making them:. goy ernmental - agents .under; certain' cir cumstances, -according ..to : a" 4pcisioh today : by the ' Supreme Court'. Hn tbe: case of . D, G. IWilliams; 'agent for the J Western Union Telegraph- Company at Talladega'",'. Ala: who Vwas V"flned.- ?25 for'j sending- k message without- the company .first shaving "obtained a li cense for such; business sJt .was .held that the tax was IntaUdi jf - i . . i tt . i . " n . . . . ...... i . -... ; . . : : r" 1 r I M5TIIE TARGET OF BQCIB EiciGeorge's Represenlailve In India Is lnjdred In Assas , sin's Aifempt "' ASSAILANT'S ATTEMPT -IS NEARLY SUCCESSFUL Lord Hardinge in Royal Procession ' Incidental to Moving Seat ; of Gov , eminent to Delhi is Slightly Injured x-One Attendant is Killed and Lady Hardinge Is Badly Shocked Many ' Arrests Are Made. v DELHI, India, Dec. 23. Lord Har dinge, viceroy of India, was wounded and attendants of his killed by , a bomb hurled, at the viceroy ffrom ;.a housetop as .he was entering'the new capital in state today. . r . The thrower attempted to kill Lord Hardinge' and came within a hair's breadth of being.; successful. -v - '' The viceroy was making his entry in state into Delhi as the last of . the ceremonies . in' connection with . the. transfer of the capital from Calcutta to. Delhi. The transfer, was made In October last, but "Lord Hardinge was not to take formal . possession of his hew quarters , until today . A large gathering of troops, . officials and Pun jab chiefs .were present to welcome tfce vice regal party, - its sptenaia ele phant procession -had just ? left the railway - ' station, passing ; : through Chandaichowk, when the bomb was thrown. It was .hurled., by. a man standing' on a liousetop and it struck the howdah "or basket of Ithe tepijant In which Lord and v Lady ;r Hardinge were ridiife- TbeJ Jattendant hWing a -large, parasol" over ; the vice regal nairtv-V wh rinStantlv ; itllled ifla-S -the': . -Lis: --: J-J . 1 '.V' - Vl Air '(i -ti Lord Hardinge was injured In the shodirjdih be determined in the confusion. whiGh followed the, bomb' throwing. Ha' Was hurriedly removed to a hospitaLLady Hardinge "was unhurt btit wasmttchi shaken by the experience. .. The bomb was a very powerful one.'; - ; '; . Injuries Are Slight. . Baron Hardinge, on arrival at the hospital, .was examined by the spurge. -os. They found that the .wound in his shoulder was .only a slight one. . Lady' Hardinge .suffered severely from shock. . " -r ." - - ;The. viceroy's parasol bearer had been killed outright and another at tendant seriously wounded by frag ments of the bomb. - j ', . ;The ceremonies were ' interrupted for only a short period. ; . r "tSlr Guy Fleetwood Wilson, . finan-" cial member.of .the council 1 of . the Governor General of India, took the ' viceroy's place J in- the procession which then proceeded . on its. . way through the new imperial city to the Durbar camp where a. great number of rajahs'" and other Indian chieftains weve gathered. Sir Guy then look-up' his positibn in front of the vice regal dais and read i aloud a dispatch fromu Baron Hardinge saying .that he was oi y slightly Injured . The. reading 6i the message was received with pro-' longed cheering.' ' , . . .Most Popular Viceroy. ' - y- The attempt, on - Baron. Hardinge's life aroused feelings of intense indig nation both among, the natives " and th ; most popular viceroys that has rrlfd. in India..;. For a , long ; period there had been a lull in the native ag- itetlon in' India which " at " various times led to assassinations ofhigh of-. ficJals. ;' The" attack - on-Baron Har dinge. by a fanatic ;; therefore ? came with greater unexpectedness. . Only ashort time ago the viceroy himself wrote to ' the India - office . in ' London . saying, that the country was very quiet - ind that the -prospects of the official entry 1 into Delhi were - most favorable. -: ' .j "- " - The bomb was thrown as the great procession was passing through the ChandaichowW a long, narrow, typi cal ' Orinetal street ; containing . many, stores ' .. y The houses are i : mostly one-story buildings, but? some of them rise to t the height of two stories, i A line 6f street cars runs the whole's length of the Chandaichowk, but owning to the importance of the day business ; vid been . suspended.lr The viceroy's ' ele- phant was an enormous animal.' The driver sat- between his ears guiding hirr.Un the usual native way by tap ping him on the forehead with a steel spike. howdah, on dah was covered with, -Jmperial purple drapings decorated) " with goTd v'; Jace and J tassels.. In Vitn were seated the. 7 '- . -"t . s viceroy;: ana vlcerine and at - their . (Continued on -page s:x. '" Behind, the driver .was the .great f owing, to -tne lactinat tne wenry- bovrlik-b .construction 'fixed n?V iniamry,. a negro orsauou, 'rife, MepVaVi Wdle.' V .The' hoW- ttas en.. ordered, to the; . islands to NEV HAVEN OFFICIALS:, r ONDER INDICTMENT Presidents 01 N.Y. N.B. & H. And Grand Tronk Named; In AntlV Trust Salt 7- . NEW tyORK, - Dj&c.,, 23.-rCharles S. Mellen, 'president of . the New York,, New Haven "& Hartford Ralroadr E. J.-- Chamberlain, ' president' "of the Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada, and Alfred 4W.' Smlthers, bhaiTman of ;ths Grand Trunk board of : directors, was indicted by che Federal- grand Jury here this afternoon charged with vio lating the Shevman anti-trust law in - the alleged monopoly . agreement be tween the two roads. : , . The indictment, avers . that . Mellen, Chamber lin and Smlthers were en gaged on August 3, 1912, and have since engaged In an unlawful combi nation: to prevent the construction of completion 'of certain ; extensions of the Grand : Trunk - Railway into New England. " . ; '. It is , also 1 charged that they con spired to "prevent ; the operation .of steamships between v Providence and New. York, , and transportation of persons-and property; in interstate and foreign commerce over these lines of. railroads and" steamships. , It 'is s charged- the -defendants- met in. New York on August"4 5i 1912and discussed a memoran dum theretofore exchanged between, Messrs. Chamber lin and Mellen ; which; provided that the Grand Trunk should sell, the New Haven - system all-its interest in , the Central of Vermont and ; its sub sidiaries,, which would include. all the proposed 5 extensions into New . Eng land. ' ' ? : ' ;. The second I overt act alleged -embraces .a".; charge . . that Chamberlin wrote ; to : Vice ' President j, J. E.. Dalrymple of the Grank Trunk,' say-, ing that he . and s Smlthers. had. had a J satisfactory interview with Mellen and it . w.as ' agreed that' Dalrymple ' and Benjamin Campbell of the New Haven should meet: rquietly.'ln vMellen's office and ' aiseuss- hew-: divisions of New England business. ': ; :''4' v' ii:: ThfiiWctalteg: f andants held further meetings in New York City on t September .26 of. this years the - .fourth that they ..held ;.aifv' father meeting tin New York -on 1. Oc tober -' 1;.: the fifth that at this" 'last mentioned meeting. Mellen. gave to the co-defendants a ; memorandum of the. agreement providing among ; ; other things that the' Grand Trunk is "to retain the Central .'Vermont and : the existing controlled lines and continued its existing business as at present. " . 5 The sixth act' alleged is that" Mellen caused the withdrawal of " a petition previously filed by his directors with the public service commission of New' Hampshire,' asking' 'authority to - ex tend' one of the .. New Haven lines paralleling arid compet'ng with a por tion of the, Central Vermont Railway. 'I The seventh overt act sets forth that on ' November 9, ff 1912,. Chamberlin caused the work of constructing a line from Palmer, Mass., to Providence, 'R., I., .to be abandoned. . s . . None- of the defendants ..were rep resented in court when the indict ment was handed up,' but counsellor the.' Government - said that; all; three would "surrender "themselves "within" a few days, notwithstanding Mr. Smlth ers' headquarters are in London and Mr. Chamberlin's inMontreal V ' ' The 'railroad situation in Tew Eng. land was brought to .the attention of the Federal Department' . of Justica first by the " State officers of Massa chusetts and; Rhode Is' and, . who( de clared the abandonment' of certain ex tension projects was-due to a secret agreement between the two roads. On December. 19 representatives of the two Stats called on President Taft and At torney General Wlckersham. pointed out 'that the individual ; States were unable to cope with he situation and asked the Government' to take action.' The" State officials . asserted that the, alleged agreements between the New Haven and the Grand , Trunk roads meant the abandonment of projects for the. extension of the" Grand' Trunk line through , territory now. monopo lized by the New Haven. ELimNATE NEGRO From Service In the Army Is Aim of v Some of ? Present Officers., l- V. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. The pro posal to eliminate the negro as an American soldier. Is , the - topic slated for consideration when the conference of the ranking . officers - of the army takes place ' here ' January J. Some officers, favoring the plan are prepared to urge It on the ground that in the Philippines the natives are said to resent the' appearance among them of the black i troopers and that, there are signs of dissatisfaction In Hawaii Friends of -'-the negro soldier . are preparing to ,mke a strenuous- fight in their behalf. " 'pointing to: their splendid-record 'in jtime of war in Cuba' &nd . in . the Philippines, -j- , - . - -. ; 1 rorrn - a permaoeni: Ba-rricsuii. DULL VEEtt AHEAD IN CIRCLES MUNICIPAL All Scbedaled Meetings Will Be Postponed Uall After The . Holidays In city official circles, there will be little happening - this week. . 'I Mayor Charles A.sBland stated this morning that ' there would ' - certainly beno 'meeting,of , the boards before Christmas and noie this week follow ing Wednesday , unless unusual conditions-should' demand such,' a far as he eoiild tell' now. . ' The"-; executive board whose time of meeting falls on Christmas night, will postpone that session either- until later' night in; the week . or , until' ;Wednesday . or Thursday of next week. - , ' " . .. ' 1 Christmas day the city hall will be practically deserted, thebffices' of the mayor, city clerk, city, tax collector, waterworks office and others being closed during the 'day, only the. very watchful .policemen being required to remain at his post,' on working, days, holidays and air other, days, without relaxation or rest, ifcr he never knows when the veneer of civilization that covers the majority, of the human spe cies -may , slough off spjne - unwary mortal arid result In. general disturb ance of the ; peace from" the fifing Of a .revolver to the slaying of a fellow-, man.:: tf-': ;; 1 a:.:': ;;.-.: . . 7 The holiday will d oubtless be " wel come to the majority of those engaged Iri the , handling of t the. city's ; affairs, since the past few weeks have been rather strenuous in all departments. CONSUiCilEiTOlI REPORT OUTRAGES h'--' - . ' ''' '' . ''-". ..7'.-'" '' America ReprtsentethrelStiiii I piiedaili KlMfeernvSiifccbi vWHINGtPNi ;e.---Stuart ;FuUer,s AJheticaae .consul at Iquitos.? -Peru.hOvmyeepgaiea2tne outrages agaiAst ..the..; PeriivScn .. In dians Writhe -Pu.unyo rubber district, arrived iri .Washington today nd conr ferred with State , Department "officials. .The outjra;es broughtitOtight byCon sulfeSiriesterif arauch aa to. give rise ito .orie of! the most per plexirig Latin-American V problems with whieh the'tate Department has had to deal, especially In view of the fact that British corporations are the Jrinclpal . operators in: tlie- ; Peruvian rubber fields, v y . '..t . ;' . .. .. Consul Fuller's report mailed before iiis " departure for the United .-'' States had previously reached . the "; depart-; ment but, he supplemented thes dls-1- "closures made therein with other In formation, , all tending to - show the horror' olLthe outragea perpetrated up on the Indians by thelr foreign em ployers, as well as the, gravity of. the problems with .which this government has to deal.. ; ' ' J ; .,.; 5 .; v , The' principal purpose of . Consul Fuller's " 3 mission . was to ascertain whether. the outrages against the In diah rubber gatherers had ' ceased as the Peruvian government insist is the case, . but ; this fact ,canriot be ..known until the 'consul's, report. Is transmit ted o Congress which has already called' for it by "a special resolution. " I OVERMAN, B&PROVES Physician Says Senator's Condition is , Good and Thinks Danger Mark is '''Passed. ; ; :r. . g-i;:;, v' ',,-' 't (Special to The- Chronicle.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. "Senator Overman had a good night and is -doing as well, as I could expect. I think the danger ' mark is past,' said - Dr. W- C.' Borden at' George Washington Jniversity Hospital at noon' today. ' " ; ? ; (By Associated Press.) . ' WASHINGTON, Dec' 23. -The con dition of Senator Overman of ; North Carolina,' who was operated on hefe Saturday for appendicitis Was report ed .tp be very 'good today. ' He spent i comfortable x nightman d . his physicians expect a prompt recovery. GUILFORD CONCERN BUYS : " BIG LUMBER TRACT. ' (Special to be Chronicle.) V' GREENSBORO, Dec." ' 23. A big lumber; deal'- wast - consummated,- here Saturday afternoon wlien the Guilford Lumber ' Company purchased 2,$46 acres 1 of timber i.lahd. .lying between the' i Yadkin andvUwharrle Rivers, which will form "an additional part to the 3,000 acres already bought .by the Guilford company. " It- is understood that the transfer Saturday Involved more than $50,000." The tlinber and purchased is said to contain a mag-.! niflcent growth of oak and pine. Part of the boundary lies in Montgomery County; - ' , ' ' i- v., r,:'-' :.:'.".. :r . , ;': . ' '. .. .'-'.'..::;. TODAY'S NEWS OF CHARLOl : i f .y .V- ' k . .. . flaFpsrilnps 01 The City SketcL J In Brie! As Seen By Tb3 ; Cbronlcle Reporters 4 " Mr.,, J.-. Cuyler Chalmers has -r-rived home from. Atlanta to spend te avenue, 4 This' Is. Mr. Charmers'' senior yearv in the Georgia School ' of Tech nology. - . , . .. - 1 - - . The- dancing school- which 'has been, under the supervision of Mr. W. H.""Allmon'has been "closed until Jan- . uary 6th' and -Mr Allman-has gone to Rockingham to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. " ' ; Teachersof the city schools are this afternoon . receiving, their 4 pay checks for December services. . Th T city has made it a custom to pay oft before the holidays in order that the teachers might have the benefit of their salaries during .Christmas. - ? The condition of Col. Ogderi Ed wards, who was hurt by being thrown from, the elevator at the Selwyn' Frl- dav. COtltiTiiipa. tn Imnrntio vCTi.lit the Injuries he received were nqt se rious, he hasA been suffering exteti- eiveiy lrom me Druises sustained. -v . , On account of the threatened freeze and also' of the indications fbr rain .or sno-Hf thattwere made for. to- -day, ;. the street -sprinkling, force, who were on:the job Iri the early morning, .' were called , in about 11 o'clock . until , their' services are further needed. , ' . lotte. Street; Railway Company ha posted, car schedules on the square fbr. the convenience of the patrons -of the system- ; The schedule applies partlc- " ularly to, the' cars leaving for the'Sea- . boardandi Southern' stations and will prove j of , vast benefit ito passengers. ; . ::i 'i e-:(. .'- ', v . -,.' ",: ": , ''" r , Mr D,,iS.i HoltscJaw - has entered suit .against the Highland -Park Man ufacturings Corn pany Ifor $10i000 for injuries received some mOnths . ago while an employe of the mill. .' Mr votwio.w. ouiiertsu me nusionune di having", his' arm caught in the v ma. ehinery and it.was soibadlv lacerated f that'ampiitation was necessary. , ' .;,?.: '',t:X"t",j '" '-' '-''-.;' ; .'-'.'. Tickets" aref alvalTable at ;the offlce of the-greater Charlotte Club for the annual ..dinner -which is to' be given. by tJtjeclub December 2 - It is ex- fpectba-tftattlus wjl an pgf qfinn -nf : ilhuuav interest,, those who have the program in nana naving aetermmea rxPon a. number of -unique features to addto the pleasure 'JOf the .event. 1 v. C ..;-;. , ( - : j . beeft sworn ' to duty owing to the shortage of men in' the, police depart- ' ment;'. ' Sicknuess- and I in one , in stance," death has invaded the ranks ot the ' officers - during the past week and. it Was found necessary to ' secure a. special . officer' whilpi. some-of the men are recuperating, j " , .ne , ioxiowjng irom i ne Aiiania . Georgian .is .of Interes't here ; '.."One of ' 'the. most .'phenomenal winnings ever made by a Southern breeder was that ' of J. C. Patton of v Charlotte, N. C. I who exhibited 10 young White In dian . Runner. Ducks, taking first, prize drake, firsts second and fifth pullets in a class of SO drakes and. 67 pullets, made i up of the best In the country." . ) Theflrst .performance in the new JPiedmont A Theater on North Tryon street will be, given , tonight at o'clock,, consisting of a varied . pro gram of. amusements. Well-known v tiuue vine pen urinera nave ueen n- . gaged ror tne . epening events and the ' new place of amusement will have the' immediate advantage of ' the Christmas holidays., '-; l ; ... ; '.'a - -"'.'' ,;. . ". ' ' .' ,".,. ', i . Interest. in the masked ball to be given at the Auditorium in the inter- est of the Cfharlotte Drum -Corps Christmas night ; promises to .be an v . elaborate event. Already a sufficient number of tickets have been sold to justify the guarantee of., a splendid attendance and it ,1s honpd that tha occasion t will v not only -be exceeding ly" pleasant, but that a - - good-sized sum . will . be realized to apply to the needs" of this organization which 'in the past'has served as" such. a success ful 'representative of the Queen City.' ' LEADERS TO CONFER C i ..- .. . .. - !, . .."- , . . .. Speaker C'ark, Chairman Underwooa V and. Senator Stone to Talk ..With Pvesidcnt-Elcct at an Early Date, ' ; WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 3. -Speaker r?ln-rV- "Maiftritv Trailer TTrnprwnnl rt w.m..., -"-rf -rf - - v the House and Senator Stone of Mis- s Wilson, this week. Speaker Clark- will ' He would not discuss the object 'at his . vlslt;;but it was intimated plainly that- - it - would have nothing-ttf do;' with the personnel of the new President's Cabinet..--" h:':j4- r1' r. :' v-v' ;' ' -, "However," said - the- Speaker, "I ' . UVU i. LAAAUn. - TT C 11. DUCUU - 444 UVii 4.4444 U 444 discussing the condition of the weath er. Itt is believed -that the program - for an extra session will be the topic for consideration, so far as the Senator is concerned J - ' ,; ;.. y '.' ."' . , Mr.: Underwood's visit may have to be. postponed because of his' health.' He has ' been seriously ill .with 'a se vere ; .cold .. which ' at "--one : time" threat ened to. develop Into pneumonia. He now is' recovering rapidly; however. ' BUFFALO, ,N. Y. ' Dec.- 23. J. Frank:; Hlckey; ' convicted of murder i,n the: second degree, ' for the killing of . Joseph' Joseph,; the " seven-year-old Lackawanna boy, October 12. 1911, was sentenced this morning to the State prison" at" Auburn -t of ari inde terminate, sentence; the minimum of which is twenty 'years and the maxi mum life. ,'- .
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Dec. 23, 1912, edition 1
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