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Y n j n n "IT AT H WAV V V THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTAB ASHED 1888 CHARLOTTE, N. C THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24. 1907. PRICE: 5 CENTS County Delegation Not A dvocating Two And aHalf- Mile Limit Trial of Harry K. Thaw is Being Reported to Ends of rCiviUzedWorM In Letter to the Mayor Messrs. Pharr, Dowd and GrierSay They arek Prepared to Advocate One Mile Additional. Mr. Preston Willing to Advocate 2 1-2 Miles of "Built-up" Suburbs. Special Charter Com mittee in Session. The views of Mecklenburg's repre sentatives in the Legislature were learned by the charter committee at a session held yesterday afternoon. In a letter to Mayor McNinch the county's delegation defined their views, and the letter was given to the committee. Messrs. Pharr, Dowd and Grier are prepared to advocate an extension of the city limits for one mile further from the present limits. Mr. Preston is prepared to advocate . extension which will embrace all the built-up portion embraced within the two and a half mile limit. Mayor McNinch in reviewing their letter, expressed the hope that the delegation may yet come to favor the two and a half mile extension. Mem bers of the delegation before going to Raleigh considered the question of ex tension carefully and drove around the suburbs and into the country a num ber of times to look over the ground and familiarize themselves with con ditions. The charter committee appointed a committee consisting of Judge A. Bur well, City Attorney Hugh W. Harris and Mr. D. B. Smith to draft an out line of a new charter. The central charter committee con sists of Judge Armistead Burwell, City Attorney Hugh W. Harris and Mr. Jas. A. Bell, of the Charlotte bar., and Al dermen I. W. Faison, W. W. Ward, W. L. Long and M. F. Kirby. The com mittee was organized by the election o Alderman Faison permanent chair man, and Mr. D. B. Smith permanent secretary. Letter from the Delegation. The following letter from the Meck lenburg delegation at, Raleigh to the Mayor under date of January 17th wa"s read: Dear Sir: Tours of the 11th inst. asking us to inform you whether or not we were prepared to advocate an ex tension of the city limits two and one half miles, circular or otherwise, and further asking us to inform you just what extension we would advocate in case we could not agree to advocate the two and one-half miles extension, was duly received.- For reasons men tioned in the letter written to you by Mr: Pharr we have been delayed in taking up the matter earlier. Referring to your inquiries we beg to say the members from Mecklenburg have not all been able to come to a .unanimous agreement, as will appear 'hereafter. Messrs. Pharr, Grier and Dowd have agreed, however, and are prepared to advocate an extension of the city limits for one mile in every direction from the present limits. For reasons stated to the board of aldermen on Saturday, January 5th by Messrs. Dowd and Pharr, they together with Mr. Grier, are. not prepared to advo cate the extension ot two and one-half miles from the square. Mr. Preston, Tor the reasons stated by him to the board of aldermen, is prepared to advocate an extension of the city limits which will embrace all the built up sections embraced within the two and one-half mile limit. He is riot now prepared to advocate a more limited extension, but -in case the board of aldermen, after further con- sideration of the matter, should decide to reverse its former decision and rec ommend a more limited extension, Mr. Preston, while continuing his private views as the same, wall probably not feel inclined to oppose it. Very respectfully, H. N.. PHARR, W. C. DOWD, W. A. GRIER, E. R. PRESTON. The Mayor's Letter. Mayor McNinch wrote the following letter to the charter committee, partly commenting upon the letter from the delegation and it was read as follows: To the Honorable Members of the Greater Charlotte Charter Exten sion Committee: Gentlemen: I hand you herewith a letter re ceiver from' our Senator and Represen tatives with reference to the extension of our city limits. This letter was written in response to my request for definite information in regard to their purposed course of action in this mat ter, which is 'of such vital importance to our community. I desired this in formation, believing that it is neces sary so that you can shape your ac tion intelligently. ' Since their letter was written I have conferred with these gentlemen, our Representatives and am indulging the hope that they may yet give their con stituents what they ask, namely, the two and one-half mile extension be lieving that as the matter is more clearly understood by them they will he fully responsive to the by far larger ruass of the citizenship of the new community which it is desired to create. I am therefore constrained to acl- vise you to have in mind in your efforts the larger territory of two and one half miles rather than the smaller limits of two miles, as suggested by some of our Representatives. I ad vise this, if for no other reason, than that the only formal expressions in regard to this matter, by both official and semi- official bodies, have been in favor of the two and one-half mile limit, and, in addition, I verily believe tnat nme-tenths of the citizens within the proposed municipality heartily fa vor the greater extension. Still furth er, I venture the assertion that not one hundred citizens would at the ballot box cast a vote against the two and one-half mile proposition and in favor of the two mile extension. And, as I understand the situation, nearly all of those who were at first op posed to any extension now' desire the two and one-half mile limit in prefer ence to any less, but desire the town ship lines more than all other plans. Personal, I have no interest in this matter except as a citizen and an official who loves his city, desiring the present confined limits to have jus tice. My criminal idea of extension was to include the township, by bo roughs, etc. But this I gave up free ly the moment the committee of ten appointed from the committee of one hundred, made its report. I thought then, and still believe, that it is best for all of us to bow our wills to that re port, especially so since the aldermen on two separate occasions sanctioned that report. Surely out of a supposed population of forty thousand citizens in the proposed city, a few hundred snould acquiesce and go hand in hand with the large majority. In this proposed extension I have felt and still feel that the main ques tion wa.s one of equitable tax assess ment and that this could and would be almost guaranteed by providing a board of tax assessors sufficiently large in number and representive in char acter so as to safeguard all interests, having an especial care for the Iinim proved, non-productive values as well as for the manufacturing interests. I fully recognize the importance of the manufacturing interests to our community, knowing that in a large measure our prosperity is based on their success and that we owe them much consideration and should see that their interests are properly cared for. This should be done not only in justice to1 those now with us, but also to encourage other manufacturing, en terprises to be established in our com munity. : , ;, . I feel most keenly on this subject of extension, and of the involved question of taxation, and I trust you will pardon the length of this letter and permit me to state with some detail my views on this tax matter. In my opinion., our small city has Continued on page 5 Hold-up in 9 S. C. Senate Senator Blease Declared he Would Hold Floor Until Midnight Unless Debate was Postponed. Against Dispensary. Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 24. The Sen ate today, had a regular hold-up in a parliamentary way. The Senate hac practically adopted the resolution o'. Senator Smith, declaring- against the State dispensary and calling on the judiciary committee for a bill. Sen ator Williams had ' an - amendment adopted by which the Senate de clared against the State dispensary and in favor of local option. Senator Talbert voted against the Williams amendment because he was i gainst the State dispensary, but was aiso opposed to local option and fa vored State productions. After the Senate had voted for the Smith and Williams resolutions, the question was should these resolutions he given its final second reading. Mr. Cole Blease at this junction recured the floor and asked to ad journ the debate until tomorrow. , He ' announced with firmness that unless this be done he .would hold the floor until midnight. Senator Smith declined to agree to' adjourn the debate. Senator Blease said he was in for an all-day ineech. Mr Raysor then moved to adjourn the debate and he and Mr.. Wells, who had previously been heard felt that they could, vote to adjourn the debate, so the work of the Senate could go on. Except on the vote to adjourn the debate every vote taken in the Sen ate today was against the State dis pensary. - COWBOY KILLED SIX. Arizona Cowboy Killed Six Mexicans in Combat and Escaped. Douglass, Ariz., Jan. 24. In a single handed combat near Montezume, Mex ico Bert Zeley, an Arizona cowboy, shot and killed six Mexicans. - He killed three, each in two sepa rate fights, and escaped. Miss Lucy Henderson has been tak en to St. Peter's Hospital for treat ment. She is not seriously ill. Senator Alger Died Suddenly No Premonitory Symp toms Told of Approach ing Death. Senator Died at His Home, after Talk with His Wife. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 24. Senator Al ger, died suddenly at his home here this morning. There were practically no premoni tory symptoms that the end was near. The senator had a pleasant chat with Mrs. Alger in her room, then went down stairs. A' few minutes later the senator suffered a recurrence of the heart trouble from which he had suffered a long time and death came quickly. . He had not been feeling well for several days. The Senate adopted an appropriate resolution out of respect to the sena tor. Adjourned 12 : 17. ELKINS FOX. Marriage Took Place To-day Two Bridesmaids From Salisbury. By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Jan. 24. In St. Paul's church at Cheltenham, Miss Natalia Crozer Fox and George W. Elkins, Jr., were married. The bridesmaids in- culded Miss May Boyden and Miss Jeane Boyden, of Salisbury, N. C; Miss Constance Johnson and Miss Mildred Grebel, of New York. The Strothers Case. By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., January 24. The case of Philip J. and James A. Stroth ers for the killing of William F. By waters was before the Culpeper grand jury. Mrs. Bywaters was too ill to ap year. Mr. Clarksorf, is Chairman State Prohibition Forces Met To-dav in Raleigh, Mr. Heriot Clarkson, of Charlotte, Elected Chairmati. ' By Bell Telephone. Raleigh, N. C, January 24. The State temperance forces met here to-day. Hon. A. M. Scales, of Greensboro, vas elected temporary chairman. In accepting the chair, he urged that the course to pursue was to try to secure better enforcement of the present tem perance laws, rather than making any extended efforts for State prohibition, at this time." ' Mr. Heriot Clarkson, of Charlotte, was made permanent chairman. He was placed in nomination by Mr. Jo sephus Daniel, of Raleigh, who paid a high tribute to Mr. Clarkson's char acter and fitness for the place. . Mr. Clarkson, in accepting the chair manship, made a brief speech, express ing practically the same sentiment as those expressed by Mr." Scales. . Fire in Theatre. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 24. The Acad emy of Music was gutted by fire this morning. No lives were lost. Members of the Y. M. C. A. cam paign committees lunched at the As sociation yesterday and further per fected their plans. v To Take Testimony. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 24. The Senate committee on military affairs decided to begin taking testimony on Browns ville, Feb. 4, in Washington. ' THE THAW CASE! Boy Shot by His Brother George Noles Fatally In jured by Acciden tal Dis charge of a Rifle in the Hands of Oscar Motes This Morning. George Noles, the twelve-year-old son of Mrs. S. G. Noles, who lives at No. 706 East Seventh street, was ac cidentally shot and fatally injured this morning by his, brother, Oscar, aged 14 years. The bullet from a 22-cali-bre rifle entered his head just above the right eye, bentrating the skull and brain and pledging in the back skull, so that it could be felt. Mrs. Nolas rteSt. home this, morning at an early hour" to work at M. S. Burch & Co's. tailoring establishment, leaving the two boys at home. About nine o'clock ihtr rifle was taken down, and Oscar was trying to displace a lodged bullet when George was look ing down the barrel. In some way the gun was discharged, the bullet en tering George's head in the . manner above stated. He was picked up from the floor upon which he immediately fell and placed on the bed by his brother, whose cries summoned an old negro woman living, near. Khe bore the sad intelligence to the mother who was completely overcome. . Drs. ' Hawley Walker and Wright were in the- house shortly after the accident happened and administered narcotics to give the suffering boy al leviation. They held out no hope for his recovery- Doings of The Legislature Number of Important Bills Introduced To-day in Legislature. Justice Bill Goes Over Till. To morrow.' By Bell Telephone. Raleigh, N. Cr Jan. 24. In the House this morning Mr. Winborne in troduced a bill tot amend the constitu tion, by deferring the operation of the Grandfather clause from 1908 un til 1918. . This amendment, if carried into ef fect, would give children an additional ten years, in which to learn to read and write, before being debarred by the constitution from voting. Mr. Justice's bill, to enlarge the powers of the attorney general and to investigate corporations and to make solicitors of the state assistant to the attorney general, and place them on salaries, occupied a consid erable portion of the discussion this morning. The bill passed its second reading, but Mr. Dowd of Mecklen burg, made objection to the third read ing, and it went over until tomorrow. Mr. Dowd was one of the principal opponents of the bill on the floor, maintaining that he saw no reason for the bringing of the, matter of salaries for solicitors, into the bill. He of fered an amendment, eliminating the salary clause, but it was lost. In the Senate. Inthe eSnate this morning among the notable bills introduced was one by Holt, to define trusts and punish such combinations. By Drewry of Wake, to regulate the running of automobiles on the public roads of the state. By Odell, to limit the poll tax. A. Reformatory Is Needed Rev. A. R. Shaw Says it is Better From a Finan cial Point of View, and Advocates One for Ne groes if Necessary. "Does the State of North Carolina need a reformatory ?"was asked Rev. A. R. Shaw, pastor of the Tenth Ave nue Presbyterian church yesterday and he replied: "How frequently have we observed judges or our courts in painful per plexity as to the disposition to make of boys and girls convicted of crime. As is well known the boys of this class outnumber the girls. "When convicted, where shall the boys be sent? To the chain-gang To the jail? To the" penitentiary? This question might be considered in a two-fold light: financial and moral. "I claim that from a financial point of view it is better to establish a re formatory in which the boys can be required to support themselves than to pursue a course which tends to de velop criminils and which results in costly prosecutions for flagrant vio lations of the law. I also insist that from a moral point of view it is wiser to send these boys to a reformatory in which the environments and regu lations point to a better life, than to shut them up in jail or penitentiary in which they must associate with older and more hardened criminals. "If a reformatory tfor the white people calls for a reformatory for the negroes, establish the two. Let .us not have criminals if it is possible to h'avc good citizens. We must take care of the boys." Opening of Selwyn is Postponed to Feb. 5 Owing to the failure of the railroads to deliver freight into Charlotte the formal opening and reception of the Selwyn Hotel has been postponed one week, from January the twenty-ninth to February the fifth. Manager Light foot regrets very much the delay, es- 1 pecially in view of making all arrange ments and advertising for the former' date, but states that the reception will take place on the latter date regardless of circumstances. The reception will be held on the evening of the fifth and the building opened for public inspection on the afternoon and evening of the sixth, be tween the hours of four and ten o'clock, and beginning on the seventh guests will be recerved. The ball, which will be an invitation affair, will be given on the night of the fifth, and this promises to be an event of no lit tle pleasure. The privilege of conducting the cigar stand, which is located near the center of the lobby, has been purchased by the Consolidated Cigar Stores Com pany. A complete line of cigars, to bacco, cigarettes, souvenirs and other things ! will be handled. BAN ON BUCKET SHOPS. South Carolina Senate Deals Bucket . Shops Death Blow. Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 24. By a iwo to one vote the Senate today passed Senator Carlisle's bill, out lawing the bucket shops in this State. The bill makes a misdemeanor i'the keeping of any room or place where contracts are made for the future delivery of any stocks, bonds, cotton, srain, meattor any other animal, min eral or vegetable product of any kind . without the seller being the owner and without any intention, on the 'part of either the seller to de live or the buyer receiving the same" - - Alarm at "Thirty-Six" Gives Fire Horses a Run "Cling-climsr-clins - olang-claa x-clang-clang-clans-clJig ! " "Thirty-six!" exelaimed everybody. "Fire's close to the square." As men rushed to doors and windows they saw a couple of blue-coats on In dependence Square wildly waving their arms driving pedestrians to shel ter, for the clanging gong of the en gines and trucks was to be heard and the road had to be cleared quickly. It was merely a travesty on a fire after all. It was such a dismal failure in the way of a burning house that the fire horses snorted in disgust. All the j same the splendid grays and the splen did whites benttheir necks to the run and flung their fine manes to the nip ping breeze created- by their own speed, just as if the new Selwyn or the Central or the Buford was ablaze. When they reached the square one third of an oil stove, flaming like a torch, was chunked up on the street from a little colored tailor shop in the basement of the Central. Then a sec ond one-third and then a third one third of a burning oil stove spluttered up, followed by several hunks of burn ing rags and a scorched curtain. It looked like the bottomless pit had , mild case of sea-sickness. The grays and the whites, hardly warmed up after so short a spin, were turning their heads towards the fire houses, when suddenly the form of Prof. Alexander Graham emerged from the cavern whence the oil stove flew up. "I had a second-hand coat in there that carried no insurance, but it's safe," he said, as he reached out to shake the first hand he tiould get hold of. $600 an Acre in N. Charlotte Real EstateDeal of $18, 000 WhichMeans much for Future of That Sec tion. Big Plan t May be Erected. The .great value of rea estate in Charlotte and vicinity is illustrated by one of the most interesting deals that has taken place here in quite a while. According to a rumor which As been prevalent for some days, Drs. George W. Graham and Cahrles L. Alexander have sold 30 acres of land, which they jointly owned and whicn adjoined the lands of the Highland Park Manufacturing Company in North Charlotte for $18,000. This is $600 an acre and shows how this section of the city is, coming to the front. The property is only a part of that owned by Messrs. Graham and Alexander, and which will be remembered as the old Hall farm.. It is understood that the purchaser is Mr. J. W. Conway, manager of the Charlotte office of the General Fire Extingiusher Company. It is further understood that the property was purchased for the Gen eral Fire Extinguisher Company. The property, being situated within a few hundred yards of the present site the General Fire Extinguisher Company in North Charlotte, it is said will be used for the erection of a warehouse -vhose dimensions will' probably be 400x200 feet. It will also be used for a pipe yard, it is understood. The present yards of the com I any are located south of the city ana cover several acres of ground. In connection with the purchase there is a rumor that the Atlanta branch v. ill be the distributing point of the South. The office - at Atlanta is smaller than the one here and it is raid that its business can be con ducted in Charlotte just as well ana as cheap. to the. company as it can be conducted there. It is known that some time ago the removal of the , Atlanta office to Charlotte was considered and again ihat the removal of the Charlotte office to that city was also consider ed. No decision was reached and for a year or more the matter re mained unsettled. However, shoulc. the Atlanta office not be removed here the General Fire Extinguisher Company is certainly preparing to enlarge its business, in this city and on a very extensive scale. North Charlotte is experiencing the healthy growth felt in every other part of. the city. Very close to the property just changing hands the Jrcuthern Railway is constructing its extensive freight yards, the tracks of which will accommodate nearly 2,000 cars. Somewhat ' further out, near the Highland Park Mills, work will soon begin on the new passen ger and freight depot, for the con venience of business in that, part of the city, one of the largest manufac turing sections of Charlotte. It will cost alone $3,800. This depot will be situated between the Mecklenburg and the Highland Park Mills. The Atlantic Waste Company is another large plant in this vicinity. No Case in Many Years has Attracted Such Wide-Spread Attention. Elaborate Plans Made for Reporting Detail. Great Collection of Re porters and Newspaper Artists on Hand. Two Jurors Drawn. Ju ry May be Kept Close. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 24. With two ju rors selected in the trial of Harry K. Thaw, it looks as if the box will be filled in less than a week. Yesterday developed features out of the ordinary. The first of these was the order of Justice Fitgerald that the jury be kept in seclusion un til the members have reached a ver dict. To lock up a jury at the beginning of a trial is unusual. It was done at the second Molineaux trial. The World Interested. The second development was the appearance in court, on behalf of the prosecution of three alienists, whose duty apparently was to watch the trial and to oppose the possible in troduction, by the defense, of emotion al insanity plea. The plans of the defense are still hidden. That interest in the trial is wide spread, was indicated by the collection of reporters and newspaper artists, such as never came together before in a court room. The case js being reported to the ends of the civilized world. N The eminence of the victim, the wealth of the . prisoner, the dramatic circumstances of the crime, and the light it sheds, not only oa Broadway life, but the undoings of the fast set in every capital, have caused special arrangements to be made for the press. From the centre of the criminal courts building two great cables come down to the table where are corps of telegraphers. Some wires run straight to newspapers offices in the city, others connect with news pers in Philadelphia and Pittsbucg. Storios written in the court' may be placed on the wire connected with the Atlantic cable. Thaw's Strong Council. - None of the confusion of yester day attended the opening of the trial today. Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, with features ob scured by a white veil, entered the court room a half' hour before the sessionopened, followed elosely by May McKenzie. Thaw's imposing array of counsel numbering six, reaehed the court shortly after 10:30, at which time Thaw was in the prisoner's pen wait ing to make entrance. Only Two Chosen. Tvelve talesmen were examined at the morning session of the trial of Thaw,- charged with the murder of Stanford White, without an- additional juror being secured, and when the re cess wa ordered the two jurymen sworn in yesterday were the only occu pants of the box. No Smiles for Thaw., Thaw was called to the bar at 10: 45 o'clock As he walked briskly by his rela tives to his place at the lawyers table, the smiles and bows whieh had marked his appearance yesterday were miss ing. His wife nodded to him. Thaw greeted each of his counsel. Josiah C. Thaw, brother of the ac cused, was in court for the first time. The absence of Thaw's mother from the court was explained by the attor ney for the defense who said the strain had proven too much for her. She was on the verge of a collapse when she returned to her hotel yes terday. The Countess of Yarmouth is said to be suffering from a slight cold. Their Excuses. Some talesmen were excused be cause of the prejudice which they declared could not be ' shaken, others were peremptoryly challenged by the defense. Some said it would require the re moval of every possible doubt before they would convict in the case involv ing capital punishment. Already 31 talesmen have been ex amined. WM. WHITELY MURDERED. Founder of First Big Department Store Murdared by Boy. By Associated Press. London, Jan. 24. Wm. Whitely, founder of the first big department store, was shot and killed by a young man who afterwards attempt ed to commit suicide. ' Ormond, Fla., January 24. The 10 mile handicap was won by Blakely in a 70 horse power gasoline car in 8 minutes, 44 seconds.