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1 N I I-, N . WW V THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED b CHARLOTTE, N. C. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1907. PRICE: 5 CENTS Anti-Pr es c;p ti on Report is Submitted on Investigations Under Tillman, Gillespie Bill ill Recomn ended at Kaleig h Stringent n The Prohibition Forces in Convention There Favor Passage of the Measure to Apply to The Entire State, ,Mr. Heriot Clarkson in Assuming the Perman ent Chairmanship Made a Ringing Speech, The Gallon Act Favored, The splendid prohibition convention in Raleigh yesterday recommended the pa ssaw for the whole state of the proposed law drawn up by the Char lotte nrohibtion forces against reck less prescription writing. The law is the product of conferences between committees of the ministerial associa liou. the anti-saloon league, the board of adermen and the medical society of this: city. It follows: "The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: "Section 1. That if any physician shall write or make any prescription, exceut in case of actual sickness for any person or persons who are not bona fide under his charge to purchase intoxicating liquors, he shall be guilty cf a misdemeanor; and upon his con viction he shall be fined or imprison ed. or bath in the discretion of the court. That the writing by any phy sician cf such liouor prescription, shall be prima facia evidence that tte person for whom it is written is not actually sick, and not bona fide uder the charge of such physician writing or making same. , "Section 2. That it shall be unlaw ful for any physician to charge a fee for vriting or making a prescription for any person or persons to purchase intoxicating liquors, and any physician violating the provision of this sec tion, shall be guilty of a misdemean or, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both in the discretion of the court, and shall also forfeit his license to practice medi-. cine in the State of North Carolina, All la"s-s and clause of laws in conflict with this act, are hereby repealed. Section 3. This act shall be in force after its ratification." A Great Gathering. Charlotte delegates to the conven tion say that it was the best of its kind ever held in this state and means much for the future of the state. In addition to recommending the passage of the stringent anti-liquor prescrip tion act, the convention recommend ed the passage of the gallon act, which provides that the possession of more than a gallon of liquor shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor has it for illegal purpose that of sale. It also passed a recommendation for a strong educational bill, recommend ed bj- a committee appointed at the High Point meeting last year. Representative W. C. Dowd was' elected one of the permanent vice presidents of the convention. The plat form declared that the ultimate aim of the anti-saloon league was state prohibition but the object was to grad ually obtain this and the Watts and Vv'ard lavv's were endorsed The nersonel of the convention was splendid - and the delegates received with intense enthusiasm the ringing j address cf Mr Hnot Clarkson of t Charlotte, delivered in his acceptance ! of the permanent chairmanship Mr. CJarkscn's Speech. Mr. Clarkson said in accepting the chairmanship: Gentlemen of the Cnnvpnfinr; ; 1 thank you for the honor you have be- -cowed on me m chosing me, your chairman. It is not necessary for me to call your attention to the great evil that we are today gathered together to fight against the saloon and the think habit. No more patriotic body of men ever met in assembly than those in this righteous cause. The conventions of the great political par ties meet together to devise ways and means, to run a" great government, and discuss and write platforms recit ing their ideals of government; but we meet here today to lend a helping t?nd to our weaker brother. A great American t . : ,i . mf ! there w as a blot on the garment of my i country I wc-ild rlo all in mv nower i o tciie sin tin uiiUt; isaiu. ui '"Ot on tho MrmAnf nf our fair lnnd is the saloon let us do all we can to y-'ipe it out In our land $1,548,708,307 Js spent each year for. alcoholic liq uors, as much as all the gold that is 1: circulation in the United States, "iet our great parties stake their all n the financial question and other minor questions they pay tithe of mint and anise and summin and have emitted the weightier matters cf the judgment and mercy. This drink hill makes 500,000 paupers, 25,000 luna tics and fills our jails and penitentia "es. It is said that fully 1,000,000 peo f te in this country are slaves to alco hol, nniy 100,000 are slaves to opium and as many more to cocaine and even inrgreater nuniDer to morphine and 100,000 go down each year to drunk ards' graves. In North Carolina it lfs estimated that we spend $16,000,000 annually for alcoholic liquors; five Jjmes more than is collected to run l"e state government; what shall AVP (lO about it? T turn ViopIt tho nnwa t sacred history I read of the cour- age of Joshua, how he crossed the River Jordan and entered the promised land. When he came to die he called the leaders of his people together and told them that they must be coura geous, to keep and do all that was writ ten in the book of Moses; he warns them not to make any alliance with the idolatrous nations if they did that they would "be snares and traps unto you and scourgaes in your side3 and thorns in your eyes until ye perish from oft this good land;" they listen ed not to Joshua and let the heathen and inhabitants become tributaries and for the money that was in it their nation was ruined. From 1S61 to 1901 the beginning of the war between the state until our. constitutional amendment for 40 years we were like the Israelites of old in the wilderness. It was impossible to fight this great evil with much suc: cess. We were fighting for the preser vation cf our Anglo-Saxon blood and the purity of our race. The constitu tional amendment was passed, the River Jordan was crossed, and this An ti-Saloon League was formed, as its chairman there was put a fearless and courageous Joshua J. W. Bailey. In one of his calls to the temperance forces a few years ago he says: "Let us here and .now nail our colors to the mast; and if tjiere must be a surrender, let the enemy surrender." Wonderful Work Under Watts Law. In the last few years a wonderful work has been done in North Carolina under the Watts law over 500 distil lers have been put out of existence. The Watts law was passed in 1903, and since its passage saloons have been abolished in Charlotte, Greens boro, Goldsboro, New Bern, Durham, Statesville, Raleigh, Wilson, Green ville, and many smaller places in North Carolina. There are about 200 saloons left in North Carolina and three counties in North Carolina have about one half of them; 47 counties in North Carolina are under the opera tion of the Anti-Jug law and several townships in counties that is no liq- .. Continued on page 9 MURDERER APPREHENDED. Police Identify Murderer of Horace Rayner. By Associated Press. . London, England, January 25. The police have identified the murderer .of William Whiteley- as Horace -George Rayner." ' '" . The murderer's injured eye was re moved and the bullet he fired into his forehead removed. It is believed he will recover. - . House After Dope Drinks The Douglass Bill, to Pro hibit "Dope Drinks" at Soda Fountains is Con sidered, Dowd Intro duces "Jim Crow" Bill, Special to The News. In The Senate. Raleigh, N. C, January 25. In the Senate Turner introduced a bill to I make the governor's salary $5,000. Webb to empower commissioners, of any county, to pay jurors $2 a day. The Senate pased a bill to separate the prisoners affected with tuberculo- as. l he benate discussing ems aner- noon the bill to put solicitors on sal aries instead of fees. In The House. In the House Bickett introduced a S bill to regulate the salaries of state officials By Roysen to .separate managers and employees of dispensaries. By Dowd to separate the races on streets cars. The House passed a" great. many lo cal bills and took up the Douglas bill to prohibit "dope drinks" at soda fountains. It has unfavorable ma jority and favorable minority reports from the committee on propositions and grievances. Representative Douglas made a lengthy speech in support of his bill, in which he characterized soda foun tains as. "children's bar rooms" and denied bitterly that he was actuated offering tne Dili oy connection wilii tne celi-co drink. . .. . ... . j. wan, that "Hereafter" no boy should be fed to horses, mules, asses or other insects unless dresssa with Mayon naise dressing. The discussion was still in progress at two o'clock. k A Later Report. The Senate finally postponed the vote on the solicitors salary bill until Thursday of next week, when it will come up as a special order. In the argument today, the support of the bill was led by Webb,, of Bun combe, and the opposition by Buxton, of Forsyth. ' - , The House finally voted down the Douglass "dope drink" bill by a large majority. ' The Jamestown Loan. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Jan. 25. The Senate passed the urgent deficiency bill, containing an amendment author u amciu.vv y r---- izing the loan or ?l,uuu,uuu to, james- town. Five Jurors Selected so Far in Thaw' Trial. Prisoner's Mother GREAT FALLS PLANT. Finishing Touches Being Given Mar riage Last Ninght. Special to The News. Rock Hill, S. C, Jan. 25. The fin ishing touches are being given the power station -at Great Falls. The masonry is almost all in and the electric and hydraulic machinery is being installed. Quite a lot of the equipment is already, in place and connections are now being made. The steel towers extending from Great Falls to Catawba Station have been erected and workmen are now stringing the heavy copper wires. The current will run into the general- station near Rock Hill, whence it will be distributed through tbeneighboring territory. The power will be carried into Belmont, Mayes ville, Dallas, Mt. Holly, Gastonia, Bessemer City, Cherry ville, Rock Hill and Charlotte. , Mr. - Walter Simpson has returned to Concord after spending some time at the home of his parents where he has been recuperating from a recent attack of illness.. Capt. H. S. Duke and Lieut. W. T. Roddey went to Columbia Wednesday to attend the meeting of the National Guards. ' , Dr. I. Simpson, the dentist, has gene to Indianapolis, Ind., and will be gone for some time. He had the misfortune to set blood poison in cne of hi3 fingers and he has gone there for treatment. Miss Lou Ann Marshall, daughter of Mr. Fred Marshall, of this city, was married to Mr. P. C. Scherer at the home of her father on Elm street at 2:30 last evening. Dr. W. B. Dun can performed the ceremony. This was a very quiet home wedding, only a few relatives and friends being present. Mr. and Mrs. Shirer, we are informed, will make their home here at present. Mr. Shirer holds a position as engineer oh the Charles ton division of the Southern. DOINGS OF LUMBERMEN. Important Matters Considered by The Lumbermen In Session. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., January 25. The National Export Lumbermen's Asso ciation named a committee to take steps looking to the modification of the ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission; requiring 30 days notice of change in freight rates. : The general offices of the association were changed from Memphis to Balti more. . THE AUTOMOBILE RACES. Events Raced and Won To-Day. By Associated Press. Ormond, Fla., January 25. The six mile handicap for amateurs was won by Laughlin in 8 minutes and 8 2-5 seconds. Marriot failed to lower the one mile record. The' special 12 mile was won by Hut ton, English, in 13 minutes, 12 2-5 sec onds. , Miraculous Escape. That Marriott escaped alive is short of miraculous. One rib was broken and one eye probably destroyed. His car was running at the rate of 125 miles ah hour. v Presidential Nominations. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, January 25. The President sent the following nomina tions to the Senate for postmasters: Florida. J. F. Schell at Chipley. Virginia. J. H. Sumpton at Floyd; J. B. Grayson, at Warrentcn. Mr. J. B. Harty, wno nas been con fined to the house for five wsokn, much better now and hopes to be Out again in a day or so. SURE! Gr zets Him With At Opening of Court Room, Thaw Goes to Mother and Clasps her Hands in his Tenderly. His Wife's Greeting, The Countess is Present To-day . Prisoner's TMother-in-Lazv will not Testify v. Personnel of Jurors Chosen. By Associated Press. New York City, January 25. Dis trict Attorney Jerome and the coun sel for the defense in the trial of Har ry K. Thaw," express themselves grati fied at the progress made in the work of selecting a jury. Five men were in the box when the court adjourned yesterday. - . Thaw, himself, took more . interest in the proceedings yesterday and two additional jurors would have been se cured had it not been for his interfer ence. Thaw seemed pleased with the days work. As. he entered the tombs he said to the keeper: "We got thrqe in the last half hour "and they are good men, too, I think." The district attorney kept up his hammering on the "unwritten law" and the possible deviation from the written law, governing the criminally insane. J - Five"Jurors Selected. There, were five men in. the jury box when the trial of Harry K. Thaw re sumed. Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the defednant, was present at the opening of the morning session, hav ing fully recovered from the indisposi tion that ' kept her indoors yesterday. She was accompanied by her daugh ter, Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie, the two having been proceeded some min utes by Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and May McKenzie. The prisoner's wife still wore a plain, dark blue suit. She discarded her white veil for one of blue chiffon.' The effect was to bring out more One Killed , In Wreck One Man was Killed and Two Injured in Wreck of Train. Sevety-five Horses Killed, Cause of Wreck. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 25. A wreck oc curred on the Seaboard at Boykins, Va. One person was killed and two injured. The seventy-seven horses which were on the train, fast freight, which went through the open switch, were killed. . Extent of Injuries.' Fireman Colley was caught under the wreckage and killed. - Engineer Wm. H. Capel, and Brake man Joe Johnson, colored, were seri ously injured, the engineer being caught under the wreckage fand badly scalded, besides having an arm and leg broken. Mrs. Ben J. Smith and children, who have been in Monticello, Fla:, for a month or more, will go in a rhort time to Tallahasse for a visit ot several weeks. . Smile distinctly the features of her face, whic appeared unusually pale. The Countess Yarmouth did not at tend the trial, owing to a slight cold. The jurors selected appear to be men above the average intellect. All seem to be in prosperous circumstances. One More Juror. One more " juror, Harold R. Fair, making six was added . He was the 13th talesman examined today.- He is the first unmarried man selected. Most of the talesman excused, had formed such decidec: opinions as to disqualify them. There was' but one peremtory chal lenge this by Jerome ' in excusing Chas! H. Nesbit. The similarity ot the. name to that of Thaw's wife groused interest. . " -Clasped Mother's Hands. "When Thaw entered, the court room from the prisoners pen, he passed to his mother's chair. r He reached over with his right hand and gra"sped both of hers, which were clasped about a small book. She look ed up quickly, and answered her son's smile.' ' . Mrs. Harry Thaw gave her husband one earnest look of greeting and dur ing the examination of the first tales man she assumed her customary atti tude. Walter M. Jackson, real estate brok er, was excused. When the elder Mrs. Thaw came in to the court she seemed obvious of the presence of the prisoner's wife in the next seat to her own. The latter assisted her mother-in-law, however, in removing her cloak. The counsel for Thaw were informed that Henry O. Harney, the fifth juror, accepted, had acted as a juror in the case in which Edward Pekarz was convicted of murder in the first de gree. ' . Pekarzs' plea was insanity and sev eral alienists testified he was mentally unbalanced when he murdered the woman from whom he rented the rooms. The verdict was guilty and Pekarz was sentenced to death, The Pittsburg Leader published an interview with Mrs. Charles J. Hol man, mother of Mrs. , Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, in which Mrs. Holman denies she intends going to New York to be come a witness for the prosecution, or even as a spectator. She denied that she was seeking vengeance. J. M. Ketcham caused a stir by say ing he opposed tne application of elec tricity as the means of carrying out a penalty. NOT LIKE 20TH CENTURY. Senator Bacon Thinks Orders of Pres ident Smack of Autocracy.. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 25. Senator Hale introduced a resolution directing the Secretary of the Navy to investigate whether a violation is being made of the President's order prohibiting lob bying on the part of government em ployes in connection with the naval personnel bill. Senator Bacon oppos ed on the ground that it was a re striction of the rights of petition. "It does not sound like the 20th century, to me," exclaimed Mr. Bacon, "these arbitrary orders of the Presi dent. It has too much the sound of the autocratic unrestrained rule is sued to hireling and not freemen." Agricultural Appropriation. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Jan. 25. The House began the consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill to day. There is , much complaint about the dusty condition of the streets. "The dust is unbearable, and with plenty of water the water carts ought to get busy," said a citizen. MR. VANDERBILT PAYS. Millionaire Pays Personal Taxs in New York A Fk Story. Special to The News. Asheville, N. C, Jan. 25. JL letter wa received hw yeiterday by County Auditor fitockly, from Ui tax commission of New York elty, which establishes the fact that Mr. G. W. Vanderbilt is correct in his state ment that he' pays personal taxes in New York, and it now appears that the New York newspapers and other sources of information were mistaken in their assertions that Mr. Vander bilt had "sworn off" his New York taxes. This sets at rest -the specu lation in regard to whether Mr. Van derbilt would be called upon to pay a heavy personal tax to Buncombe j county and the State of North Caro lina. The letter to Auditor Stokely reads: "Mr. George W. Vanderbilt. has been assessed for some years in the city of New York as a resident, upon his own statement that he was a resident of the city of New York. (Signed.) , "LAWSON PURDY. President, "Tax Commission." Mr. Vanderbilt pays personal taxes in this cpunty on an assessment on horses, carriages, library, and other furnishings of Biltmore House, and it was assumed on very good author ity that Mr. Vanderbilt's "personal taxes" paid in New York, were on similar effects, and did not include stocks, bonds, mortgages, etc., of which a great portion of the vast Vanderbilt fortune consists, and an official enquiry was accordingly majle to ascertain the truth of the infor mation received from New York that Mr. Vanderbilt had not paid personal taxes in that city for the past two years. A FIERCE CLASH. Troops and Populace Clash Eye Plucked Out With Umbrella. By Associated Press. Vanhes, . France, Jan. 25. There was a fierce . collision last night be tween 500 troops and the populace, led by Marquis d'Anglade, during the eviction of the seminariasts of St. Anna d'Auray. Many persons were injured. . The Marquis de Cuverville knocked out the eye of the commissary of police with an umbrella. The Marquis d'Anglade was arrest ed. Cargo on Fire. Cape Henry, Va., Jan. 25. The Bri tish steamer, Inkula, bound to Liver pool from Galveston, passed in the Capes flying Bignals Indicating fire in the cargo. He Purchased For Himself Mr. J, W, Conway Did not Act for General Fire . Extinguisher Company in Buying 30 Acres in North Charlotte. When asked today about the pur chase of thirty acres of land In North Charlotte for $18,000, Mr. J. W. Con way, stated The News was In error in saying that he had acquired the property for the use of the General Fire Extinguisher Co.. of whfch he is manager of the Southern department. He bought the property for himself cnly. "In the first place," said Mr. Con way, "the General Fire Extinguisher Company has absolutely nothing to do with the purchase, and, as a mat ter of fact, the purchase is abso lutely unknown to. any official of that company. "It is absolutely out of the question for the company even to consider the matter of removing the Atlanta office to Charlotte, and the question of moving the Charlotte office to At lanta was never considered. It is just as ' essential to "have an office in Atlanta as it is to have one in Charlotte, as both serve a different section, and it would manifestly be impossible to handle all of the ter ritory from Charlotte, if for no other reason than that it would be impos tible to make local freight deliver ies from Charlotte to Georgia, Ala bama, and Florida. "We have offices and plants all ever the country, and each one serves its own particular locality. We have three offices and plants in the. South, namely, Charlotte, Atlanta, and New Orleans, and each one has its own sphere of usefulness, and is absolute ly essential in order to enable us to cover the whole territory." - Mr. Conway added that the transac tion was purely one of a private and in no way connected with the Gen eral Fire Extinguisher Company." Mr. Conway's faith in the 'future of North Charlotte is indicated by the pur chase of this land. . ' - The sale of this property from Drs. G. W. Graham and C. L. Alexander to Mr. Conway was negotiated by J. E. Murphy & Co. " - i Interstate Commerce Commission To - d ay Submits to Congress its Report on Investigation of Discriminations, A Number of Large Rail roads are Involved. It is Claimed Freight Rates and Price of Coal Were Increased. v By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Jan. 25. The Inter-State Commerce Commission sub mitted to Congress the report on. its investigation on discrimination and monopolies under the Tillman-Gillespie resolution. It reports deals with bituminous coal carried on the East Ohio River and in territory bounded on the South by the Norfolk and West ern. Among the railroads involved are the Norfolk and Western, the Chesa peake and Ohio, the Pennsylvania and others. The report says all tnesc companies owned directly, or by stock ownership, large interests in the coal lands. It is recommended that the system of car distribution be made public; that the carriers be forbidden to own coal lands except for their own use; that the carriers be prohibited from private cars, and that fair rating of mines be required. Regarding the various associations reports say: "The commission finds in the asso ciated railroads of Virginia and the Carolinas an agreement among several railroads and parties thereto, not to re duce coal rates without consultation, and the inference is that the consent of , the railroad companies represent ed in the association is required." The commission reached a conclu sion that C. & O., B. & O. and N. & W.. were practically controlled by the Pennsylvania and the New York Cen tral, and that the result was practi cally to abolish substantial competi tion between coal carriers -in the ter ritory covered. The report says the ownership in terest in coal properties or coal traf fic by the carriers has, in the opinion of the commission, brought about dis criminations, injustice, ,and inequali ties in the service to independent op erators and has prevented many per sons who desired to engage in min ing coal from doing so and that the combinations or contracts of several carriers, members of the associations mentioned, had had the effect of in creasing freight . rates and the prices of coal to consumers. GIRL PAWNS HER BODY. Gives Herself as Security for $100 She Needed for Dying Fried. Dos Moines, Iowa, January 25. In order to get $10 with which to assist a sick girt friend in Council Bluffs to return to her home in this city, pretty Dottie Morgan today mortgaged her body to a pawnbroker. Her friend wrote a pitiful letter saying that she was dying in the last stages of con sumption, and longed to return to her home to spend her last hours, but she bad not the means $25 was needed. Dottie had $15. She hit upon a plan to get the rest and mortgage her ownbody after she is dead to Mo3e Levich unless she repays the $10 with Interest. She understands that in case she fails to pay her body. is to be sold by the pawn broker to a medical col lege for dissecting purposes. SHIPMENT OF LIQUOR. Bill to Forbid Collection of Money C. O. D. on Liquor Shipments in Pro hibition States Considered. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Jan. 25. The House committee on judiciary decided to make a favorable report on the bill making intoxicating liquors a special class of inter-State commerce and for bidding the collection of money on C. O. D. shipments in atates where liquor is forbidden by the laws. "BOOTS DOCTOR" ACQUITTED. "Magic" Footwear Maker Adjudged Not Guilty of Larceny. New York) January 25. Matthew Hillgert, the so-called "magic boots doctor" who has been on trial before Justice Fitzgerald, In the Supreme Court, criminal branch, for larceny, was accuitted today. The jury was out two hours. The trial lasted two weeks, and when the verdict was rendered Hilgert's two daughters who have been in court all that time were very happy. Today's Session Dull. Today's sesion of the civil term of Mecklenburg county superior court was taken up with the case of James A. Cathart v&. Life Insurance Com Dany of Virginia, In which there are five bills. At the time of going to press the jury was still on the case. Mr. John F. Orr sold today to Alfred D. and Kathleen J. Neal a lot on South Davidson, the consideratioa being $3,-500.
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