North Carolina Newspapers

t V V T1 THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE.: VOL. XXXV--NO. 6272 CHARLOTTE, N C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1 906. HRICE: 3 CENT jLjIEI GEO, W, PERKI ON CHARGE Former Vice-President New York Life in Hands of the Law. . Be- fore A,i Argument Counsel Se cured Write of Habeas Cor pus. Perkins Arrested by a Detective Proceeding Will go Directly to the State Supreme Court. Perkins Says is not Committed by Judgment of Any Tribural. By Associated Press. New York, March 28. George' W. Perkins, formerly vice-president of the New York Life Insurance Company was arrested on a warrant charging grand larceny in the first degree. The warrant was issued by Magis trate Joseph Moss. Before he was arraigned his counsel applied to Justice Greenbaum in the Supremo Court fro a writ of habeas corpus directing tne production or Perkins before Justice Greenbaum.cmm- lor Kaieign me next atate The writ was granted. This proceeding takes the case from the jurisdieion of the magistrate and carries it directly to the Supreme Court, which, however, is not the highest court in the'State, there being the appellate division and court of appeals still higher, to which the case might be appealed. Perkins was arrested by a detective from the office of the District Attor- ! ney. Magistrate Moss adjourned his ; court at noon. He said lie was wait-1 ing for Perkins to be brought before that court but he had not appeared. j In the position which Perkins asked i for a writ cf habeas corpus he de- j dared he is "imprisoned and restrain ed of his liberty" by a detective, and that he is not committed by the judg - ment of anv tribunal. ; The date named in the warrant is the date brought out in the Armstrong investigation, in which Perkins was reimbursed from- funds .of the New York Life Insurance Company for the payment of $48,702 to the Republican National Committee as the contribu tion of the New York Life to the Re publican Presidential campaign fund, in 1904. When Perkins appeared before Justice Greenbaum his counsel ask ed leave to demur to the writ, and that argument be postponed. Justice Greenbaum agreed and the argument upon the writ was posponed until Fri day. In his petition Perkins declared al so his imprisonment and restraint are illegal and the warrant is void in that no evidence of any crime or act jus tifying his arrest had been submitted to Magistrate Moss and the magistrate was without jurisdiction to issue a warrant. In his argument counsel for Perkins declared the by-laws of the New York Life Insurance Company permitted President McCall to make the political contribution alleged and he submitted it to the finance committee of the company which approved of it. Perkins was paroled in custody of his counsel. In asking for a postponement of the case council for Perkin3 declared the offence charged was purely technical. West Virginians Say Their Senator mi m mmmmmm- , FINALLY ARRESTED GRAND LARCENY 1ST DEGREE He said the nayment of $48,702 bv Perkins to Bliss in 1904 had been au thorized by John A. McCall former president of the New York Life In surance Company. CHARLOTTE CO. INCREASES. Carolina Mfn. Co. Will Have 550.000 Capita! Commercial Club Increases Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, March 2S Deputy Insurance Commisioner Scott has gone to Fayetteville at the reoest of citizens to' investigate the origin of the big fire that recently did so much damage there. The Carolina Mfg. Co., of Charlotte, J. H. Weddington, president, increases its capital by authority of the Secre tary of State to 50,000. The Guilford Plaster Co., of Greens boro, changes its name to Guilford Plaster and Cement Company. It in creases its capital from $10,000 to $20,000. J. II. Witt is president. A charter is issued for the Sylvia Lumber and Manufacturing Co., Jack son, capital $15,000. The Industrial Club of Raleigh last night passed a resolution appointing a committee to take steus toward se- Democratic convention. The State ex-j ! ecutive committee meets here next month to select the time and place and in the meantime the claims of Raleigh are to bo pressed on the com mittee. The club passed a resolution joining with the chamber of commerce in ex tending to the officials of the Seaboard Air Line on inevitation to locate their general offices here instead of rebuild ing them in Portsmouth. The club passed a resolution to join with the chamber of commerce, the woman's club, the trustees of the Rex Hospital and Raleigh medical associa tian in a movement for providing Ral eigh with a thoroughly up-to-date and liquate nospitai ror wnne peopie. 1 At present Raleigh has almost twice tne equipment ior treating negiu pu,- tients than for whites, County Superintendent Y. W. Rags dale cf Pitt county public schools has accepted an invitation to deliver the response to the address of welcome for the opening pf the North Caroling. Teachers assembly in this city June 12 to 15. The welcome on the part pf the city will be by Mr. Josehph G. Brown. " State Treasurer B. R. Lacy was to return to Raleigh from Arizona April 1, but at the urgent request of Gov. Glenn and ether State officials he will remain there until the weather con ditions here are more settled. Governor Glenn left last night for a trip to the western part of the State to return to Raleigh Friday. He will address the farmers of Cabarrus coun ty at Concord and will also speak at Newton while away. The Supreme Court last evening de livered opinions in eight appeals all of them being from counties in the south eastern part of the State. The fol lowing are the opinions just deliver ed: Bullard vs. Hollingsworth, Cumber land, affirmed; West vs. Railroad, Cumberland, affirmed; Bullard vs. Ed dards, Robeson, affirmed, Williams vs. Rairoard, Duplin, affirmed; May ers vs. McRimmon, Robeson; new trial; Smith vs. French, Craven new trial in both appeals; Porter vs. Tele graph Co., Columbus, affirmed. is Controlled by SENATOR S. B. ELK IN 8. . s . Railroads " of "the SIX ITALIANS SLAIN. Believed TP Have Been Work of Mafia. Mysterious Tenement Affair. By, Assoeia iedi Press. Minneapolis,: Minn., March 28 The bodies cf six ; Italian laborers were found in a room at 218 Tenth Avenue, South, this morning. Twelve men, it is reported, engaged in a fight. The police found the bodies of four men literally stabbed to pieces, lying in pools of blood. The bodies of two others were, found in the cellar. The building was a lodging house and was rented to nine Italians. It is believed that nine men con stituted a "Mafii," or Black Hand, or ganization. They brought three others to the lodging last night. After midnight six men were seen to leave the house. ' The murderers had evidently let the injured bleed to death for the wounds were not . deep, but rather long slashes. Revenge for some wrong must have been the motive, for the bodies were horribly and evidently systematically cut. The faces were mutilated. The police believe the victims were lured to the spot and told they must die. A fight ensued and not only three victims but three assailants were killed. Nine hundred dollars in money and a check for $373 were found in the house. WAGE SCALE IN BALANCES. Bituminous Coa! Operators And ers of Central District. By Associated Press. Indianapolis, March 28. The conference of the : Bituminous Min joint Coal Operators and the Miners of the Cen tral Competitive District niet in what was generally understood to be a final effort to reach an agreement on the wage scale in Iilinpis, Indiana, Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania North Carolina Postmasters. By Associated Press. Washington, March 28. Fourth class . Postmasters appointed: Florida, Kanapaha, Thomas. J. Swearingen ; Pasadena, Pauline L., Murihead; Geor gia, Seville, James N. Dorminy; North Carolina Ringwood, Carey A. Williams Spring Creek, Clarence A. Ferguson, Wades ville, Laura J. Hurley, Win throp Mills, Lennie F.-McCabe, Zephyr Mary A. Snow; South Carolina, Lodge, James E. Folk. SHOT TWO PEOPLE THEN HE SUICIDED Jealous Texan Used Pistai on Sweetheart and her Companion and Then Killed Himself. Cou ple will Probably Recover from Wounds- By Associated Press. Dallas, Tex., Majrch Walker, of Ardmore, I ver Record and Miss 28. Will T. T., shot Gro Myrtle Smith last night as they were returning from a skating rink, and then killed himself. : ' . I-; ifi believed Record and Miss Smith will recover. " ' The men had both been going to see Miss Smith but had been friendly in their rivalry. Miss Smith refused to skate with Walker at a roller rink. Walker was a railroad man. : CHARLOTTE WATER GOOD. Monthly Analysis Shows Water To Be In a Splendid Condition. A report on the analysis of the city water supply has been received. The North Carolina Board of Health at Raleigh, in addition to the tabulated report, shows, that the water 13 in a splendid condition. There is no trace of impurities in it. An analysis of the water is made monthly at Raleigh and every three months by Penniinan and Brown, at Baltimore. Crisp's Testimony Read. By Associated Press. Savannah, March 2. Tne testimony of Frederick Crisp, son of the late Charles F. Crisp, speaker of the house of representatives, was read in the Green and Gaynor case.after court had overruled the government objection. Crisp's evidence related to the charac ter of the work done by Green and Gay nor which he had seen as inspector, He denied that the mattresses were full of holes. New Battleship Given Trial. Rockland Me.,March 28 The new i battleshio. New Jersey was given an official standardization trial on the Owl Head mile course. The contract requires a speed of 19 knots. Insurance Bill in Albany. Albany. N. March 28 The In surance bill postponing the Mutual In surance election until JNovemDer 10, was passed in the Senate toady unam mously. . . DR. TAIT BUTLER HERE. State Veternarian Here In The Inter est of the Milk Ordinance. Dr. Tait Butler of Raleigh, State veterinarian, arrived in the city ' tnis .morning and will spend a few days here in the interest ot -tne muK in spection movement. He will help to put things on a practical Dasis auu offer his services in any other way he can to bring about an understanding between the dairymen and alderman. Married at Matthews. Mr. J. C. 'Helms, a well know. Confederate veteran, was married to Miss Mfnnie Allen by Squire J. Watt Hood, last Monday at Matthews. The bridegroom is 75 and the bride is just 20. ' FOR A COMPROMISE OF STATEHOOD BILL PEOPLE TO DECIDE That Senate and House will Reach Compromise Agreement Seems Certain. Admit Arizona and New Mexico Only Upon Choice ot the People. The Foraker Amendment Permit ting a Separate Vote is Now Generally Favored to Replace Original House Bill, Separate Vote. By Associated Press. . Washington, March '28. That the Senate and House will reach a com promise agreement on the Statehood Bill, which will permit Arizona and New Mexico eacn to decide for them selves the question of their admission as one State seems the correct con clusion from the present indications. Inquiry among Senators who oppos ed the original . House bill, indicates they will accept the Foraker com promise permitting a separate vote. WIRELESS MESSAGE ACROSS SEA. Boatswain With Drydock Dewey Or dered Eye-Glasses and They Beat Him to Gibraltar. Norfolk, Va., March 28. A letter re ceived here yesterday from E. M. Isaac, chief boatswain on the collier Glacier, accompanying the drydock Dewey expedition, tells of remarkable wireless telegraphy . feats accomplish ed by the apparatus, on the Glacier and says these are now. the talk of the British navy ships, which' were met by the expedition in the Canary Islands. Boatswain Isaac tells how on Janu liary 11, with the Glacier 1,100 miles from Cape Hatteras, he. sent a mes sage ordering, a pair of eye-glasses to take the place of broken ones, the glasses reaching him in the Canaries via Gibraltar. Isaac says he thinks this is the longest distance on record of the transmission cf a private mes sage by wirele'ss ' and adds that the wireless work v,n' the Glacier "has cer tainly not been equalled before for consistent results." TWO MEN BURNED TO DEATH. Were- Fighting Fire at Coliery Bod ies Found Today. By Associated ' Press. Scranton, Pa., March 28. George Barney and George Isock were burned to death last night while fighting fire at the Dodge Colliery. v , K The bodies ;were found today. Day Nursery Meeting. There will be an important meeting of the board of" directors of the Char lotte Day Nursery Association tomor row morning at 10 o'clock at the Car negie library. The meeting will be of a business nature and as several mat ters of importance will be considered, all members are urged to be present. OPPOSES SPELLING REFORM. President Eliot, of Harvard, Not a Di sciple of Carnigie. Boston, Mass., March 28. The move ment for spelling reform, which is to be financedby Andrew Carnegie, will not have the backing of Harvard Uni versity. Asked his opinion of the movement, President Eliot stated : "I have seen some of President Butler's suggestions for a simplified spelling, and I do not like them. "No, I do not use any of the simpli fied spellings, such as the word cata logue without the final 'tie 1 have taken no active interest in any ot tne movements in this " direction. They have net appealed to me. "I do not know what is meant by the reference to "twelve words which scholarly men have accepted.' I do not know what words are referred to. "I stick to the old-fashioned way of spelling; I think it suits me better in my generation." , From Alice Webb Duke, his Wife. Case in New York Court To day; : Only Plaintiff's Witnesses were Examined. Sensation - , . .... . . -- Endedi , By Associated Press. , New York, March 28. Brodie L. Duke, of Durham, N. C, a relative of the president of the American Tobacco Company, was granted a divorce from his wife, Alice Webb Duke, whom he1 married in this city on December 19, 1904. V When the? case was called yesterday counsel for Mrs. Duke did not appear and witnesses were examined for the plaintiff. " ,. Justice Blanchard ordered a sealed verdict, which was returned today. Duke's marriage to Alice Webb was followed by ., a series of sensational events in which an unsuccessful effort was made by relatives of Duke to have him placed in an asylum. r. RRODIE L, DUKE HAS SECURED A DIVORCE DOUGLAS OLDS DEAD. Passed Away. Early Today at South ern Pine Burial in Raleigh. Special to The News. , Raleigh, N. C, March 28. News re ceived this morning from Col. F. A. Olds, the Raleigh newspaper corres pondent says that his son Douglass Olds, died at Southern Pines early -this morning. The remains will be brought here for burial. Col. Olds spent the past two months or more with, his son at various cat tle ranches in Texas and in the hope of improving his health, brought him to Southern Pines last week. . He had tuderculosis of the throat. He was 1 18 years old and spent the past several years with an older brother, Fred Olds, at Waco, Texas. MORMON HY MN' Srroot Hearing Develops Teacher Who , Believes in. Polygamy. Washington, March 28. "Yankee Doodle," according to the testimony given at an interesting session of the Senate committee investigation Sen ator Smoot, is a religious melody and is in the hymnals used by Sunday schools of the Morman Church. "Morman revelation," which intense ly amuses the ladies who are present at the hearing today in fine feathers, robes and perfumes, was that the president of the Brigham Young Col lege believes in "plural" marriages," but he does not teach the doctrine in his classes at least he says so. The witness from whom this pecu liar testimony was extracted was James H. Linford, president of the Brigham Young College at Lago, who teaches 800 pupils. Dr Linford declares under oath that he believes in plural mar riages. In connection with the appearance of "Yankee Doodle" in the Morman hymn book, it was developed that "America" and - -the "Star-Spangled Banner" are also listed, but the hymn book itself, which was in court, told a funny story. The book was of date 1905 and Attorney Carlisle made the point that these patriotic melodies had been put in since the beginning of the Smoot trial. The evident effect of Mr. Carlisle was to show .that the Sunday-school teachers and pupils got patriotic and loyal to the Government when the Senate began to investigate Smoot. THE RY. RATE BILL House Adopts Tawney Special Rule. Age Limit of Govern ment Employees Omitted. Till man's Daily Complaint of Dis crimination in Rate Bill. By Associated Press. - Washington March 28 The ' com mittee on rules reported favorably to the house the special rule introduced by Tawney yesterday providing for the elimination of points of order against the legislative appropriation bill and restoring paragraphs hereto fore stricken out. The age limit provision for govern ment employes is omitted from its operation. The Rule Was Adopted. Senator Daniels, presented in the senate an amendment to the rate bill making railroads liable for damage to employes. Senator Tillman presented his daily Complaint of Discrimination by rail road companies. The complaint was gainst the Kanawha and , Michigan Railroad Company and Hocking Val ley Road in ' West "Virginia, which it was declared, had prevented the de velopment of other . mines than- their own. Knox addressed the senate on the rate bill. 1 Repairing the Ceiling. A net work of scaffolding is being erected in the general waiting room of the Southern's new station in order that some large cracks in . the wood work of the ceiling may be concealed. The ' cracks were caused by expansion of the material brought on by heat and are plainly noticeable. While the cost cf concealing the cracks would be m significent, probably costing not more than $5, at least $50 will have to be ex pended erecting the scaffolding to the high ceiling. . To Inspect City Mail Routes. Mr. W. J.Maries, postoffice inspector of the Fourth district, : will arriye in the city tonight and will inspect the city routes. He comes mainly to in spect the new route in the southern portion of the city whicn was recently recommended by 'Postmaster Smith The routes in the southern section of the city have been redistricted and all of these will be inspected.- ;v Suit Against Highland Park. Through his attorneys W. F. Hard ing and Burwell & Cansler, Ivie Mar tin has brought suit ; for .$10,000 dam ages against the Highland Park Man ufacturing Company. . , The suit is brought in the name of W. T. Martin,' father of the'young man, Martin, while employed by the above-named company, had one of his arms cut off in a piece of machinery. W, T. Martin, father' of the young man, ,- ,has also . brought . suit against the company for his " boy's " services during the time he has been incapaci tated for work. - ' ' AH $600,000 FIRE DEVASTATED JOHNSTOWN EARLY THIS IiRNl. ONE FATALLY HURT THE RURAL ROUTES.' Inspector Hershberger Hereto Look Over Charlotte's Rural Routes. Mr. D. M. Hershberger has been sent to Charlotte by the post office department of Washington to inspect all the rural routes in the Fourth dis trict. He has just completed the routes going out of Huntersville and David; son and is at present working on those around Kings' Mountain and Grover. He will commence Monday morning on the 12 routes leading out from Cnarlotte. The great army of rural free deliv ery carriers all over the country . are a great expense' to the government and the cost of operating the thous ands of routes amounts to several million dollars annually. In this enor mous cost a great deal may be saved by economy and an occasional inspec tion of the routes whereby changes may be made and the routes placed on a paying basis. Such is Mr. Hershber ger's business. He is carefully going over the routes making changes where they are necessary, which means that every route, if possible will be placed on a paying basis. Should he find a route where the number of mailable articles handed by one carrier is less than 2,000 per month, the number of deliveries will be cut down to every other day or, the route may be" merged into another. Postmaster Smith Stated to a News man this morning that the 12 routes operated from the Charlotte office were all on a paying basis and none of them would be affected by thein spection. Another important change in postof fice circles will be the continuance, beginning the first day of April, of the monthly reports of the rural free de livery carriers which, were discontinu ed the first of last January. The de partment at Washington finds that the daily records of business, the counting of all articles of mail handled by the rural carriers, is necessary, mainly in order that the inspector may know just what each route is doing. ' This means more work to the local post office force and additional clerks in evry post, office at a great expense, to keep the records of all the business done by the carriers. Investigation, however, shows that it is economical, mainly because it "may " be " seen at all times just what each route is do ing and in this way keep them oh a paying b'sis. STATESVILLE FIRE. Seversl Buildings Burned And $50,- 000 Damage Done. Special to The News. Statesvile, March 28. This city suf fered from a destructive fire last night The fire broke out about seven o'clock and for more than two hours burned rapidly and fiercely, and it seemed for a while that the local fire depart ment would be unable to cope with the flames. . But after an hours fight they succeeded in gaining control. Help was ordered from Salisbury but when it arrived the flames were al ready subdued. Charlotte and Spencer also offered to send help but it was not needed. The total loss will aggregate $50,000 the loss on buildings being $200,000. Some of those who lost by the fire are the following named: Lozenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. Wilson's tailor shop, Leroy's . photo graph gallery, W. P. McLean, grocer ies, J. N. Lampecht's plumbing shop, P. C. Carlton's insurance office, the public library, Fry & Phifer, general merchants, Mrs. M. L. Gunn and Dr. J. J. Mot t, buildings.; : Mr. Charles H. Shull, formerly a Charlotte citizen, but for some time a resident of Shelby, has become inter ested in the Lincoln Journal. Who Was To-day arrested Charged ' i f': :m I It -Am.. -y - ,,j Jms - : s " mm 1 jgn . 4 i - 4- - - Flames Started Shortly After Mid night and Raged Until it. Had Burned Itself Out. One Fire- , man Fatally Hurt While Fight ing the Fire. A Four-Story Hardware Ruilding Went First, Then Three-Story Liquor House and Wild Build ing. Winding up with Damage to Five Story Structure. By Associated Press. Johnstown, Pa. March 28. For three hours immediately after mid night this morning Johnstown's busi ness section was threatened with des truction by a fire which was only plac ed under control after it practically had burned itself out. The losses are estimated at $S00,000 and the death of one fireman, Wm. Campbell, who was caught under ' a falling wall, is reported. It is reported that C. H. Sattamore, telegraph operator for tle .Publishers Press Association is missing. . It is feared he has perished. The fire broke out in a four story brick building at the corner of Main and Redford streets, occupied by the Swank Hardware Co., dealers in paints, oils and hardware. , - The flames swept to the three story brick building occupied by Fisher and Co., wholesale liquor dealers at the corner of Main and Clinton streets, then on to the Wild building. It partly consumed the new five story brick building of Henderson Furnituro Com pany and leaned to the Geis Building, a four story furniture warehouse, and also the residence of L. A. Gies, where it practically burned itself out. A later dispatch says that the loss is over $500,000. with 75 per cent covered by insurance.1 William Campbell at first reported dead is fatally injured. . Examination in Progress. More than 30 applicants reported at the , postoflice ' this - morning to stand the civil service examination for de partmental and railway , postal clerks. Mr. L. IL Fisher, .secretary of the Fourth district, caigo hCTO from Wash ington to conduct the - examination, which would. otherwise. have been con-, ducted by the. local civil service board which is composed of Messrs., W. G. Erwin,. C. M. Setzer and Charles F. Alexander. The applicants for the positions are from Statesville, David son, Gastonia and other towns in this district, while a number are from Charlotte. ' ' : . The next civil service, examination at the postoflice will be held Wednes day, April 4th, for clerks and carriers. The examination will be held by Mr. W. G. Erwin. - . GIRL WELCOMES DEATH. Spanish Inquisition Tame Compared With What Young Assassin Suffered. Moscow, March 28. M. .Teslinko, council for Mile. Spridonovo, the seventeen-year-old girl who shot M. Luzhen offsky, Chief of -the Secret Police at Tomboff, has returned here from Tom boff, where his client was found guilty of the charges brought against her. , He declares that the tortures of the Spanish Inanisition were tame when compared with the cruelty to which Mile. Spiridonovo has been subjected. He gives a thrilling account of her proud and spirited 'speech to the judg es who condemned her. She told them that the victory o the oppressor of tho people would, not be "short-lived; she added: ; With Grand Larceny uegree. .