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ews "a,s the Largest CircxilaLtioh of Arwy Afternoon Pamper Published in ttie Two Csyrolinsys MEWS -4 If f'-.l i l ' 11 ' u inc. urjui cvcnirMVa 99uwhicu rncoa iNtwaKAftK: IN CHARLOTTE I & - a & t A MIA TPft 1 nB b b oar. a as. . . ESTABL1SHL o J88 Musical Teht of Fall Festival aw Great Crowd to Auditorium A Great Variety of Tal ent in The Tzvo Parts of The Fine Program and Yet all Were Enthusi astically Encored. Miss Munson Made Here First Appearance And Sang One Number with Mr. Wells to Delight of All Auditors. The matinee song recital and musi cal night, yesterday and last night, reached concert pitch in the Festival music score, From far and near came the lovers of mnsicto hear the Festival artists. The crowds were the largest of the week except on Bryan night. The pres ence of the Presbyterian and Elizabeth College girls added much to the inter esting personnel of yesterday and last night's audiences. The song recital was given by Miss Grace Munson, assisted by Otto Pfef ferkorn, pianist, and the Temple Quar tette, with David Iluyck, Charlotte's talented and accomplished musician, in his Festival role of accompanist. The Temples, who are with the Fes tival as the all-week attraction, open ed the matinee with "Sailor's Song," by Dr. Parri. The selection suited the voices admirably and launched the pro gram on the high seas of success. Miss Munson's offerings for the af ternoon were Harris' "Madrigal;" "I Know Not Why," by Hawley; and a brave of numbers, "I Know a Lovely Garden," by Dr. Hardelot, and "A Lulla by," by Vannah. Encores, "The Dawn" by D'Hardelot, and a selection from Ridgelez. Miss Munson and Charlotte are re newing musical acquaintance. She was one of the star . attractions at last year's Festival. Her voice is of the same sweet, soft, musical quality less a contralto and more of a mezzo than last year as, Miss Munson recognizing the demand in New York for mezzo qualities' in contraltos, has been de veloping the higher tones in her voice, and is using those qualities more, at present, than . her lower voice. Her temperament and interpretation, are artistic, but her power and strength, as well as beauty of tone are in her low voice. She is at all times artistic; at all times delightful, but from a musical standpoint, she is more to be enjoyed as a contralto than a mezzo. Each of her numbers, afternoon and night, were given with rare ease and finish. The appearance for the first time at the matinee of Otto Pfefferkorn, the famous pianist, was one of the fea tures of the day. His selections were an opening brace by Liszt: "Dream Of Love," "Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 6" charming contrasts; two compositions of his own: "Little Cradle Song," and "Iris," and Rubinstein's well-known "Staccato Study." Mr. Pfefferkorn is an artist to his finger-tips. His tech nique is good, his touch delightful. He excels in the soft, dainty, lingering tones of the cradle songs "the pictor ial conceptions of the old manny's lullabys;" the dream songs, and in the charming little "Gavotte" the "court dance" which he gave as an encore, tuo wnrir n the "Staccato Study" was fine; also parts of the Rhapsodie. He was enthusiastically encored at every appearance, and with each response gave fresh evidence of his skill and artistic knowledge of his subjects. The quartette numbers for the after noon, besides "The Sailor Song," were "Twilight." by Buck; "Blue Bells of Scotland," and Little Tommy," she two latter as encores. Nioht The soloists' of the evening Miss Munson, Mr. Wells, Mr. Baker, Mr Pfeilerkorn, and Miss Chandler could not have asked for a more inspiring audience. Each artist got "the hand, with the heart, from first to last; also the quartette, which Charlotte looks upon, musically, as its very own A rollicking "Sailor Song," followed by two encores: "Sewanee River and "Cotton Dolly," set the musical ball rolling. Mr. Wells came next with two of Dvorak's "Gipsy Songs, to which he gave Dvorak Interpretation. He was recalled and sang a Strauss se lection, in German, with charming ef fect. Later in the evening he sang Tours' "Mbther O' Mine;" the Trova tore duet, "Home To Our Mountain, with Miss Munson; also an encore duet.- His voice showed some fatigue, his high tones being taken with mark ed effort at times, but he was so de lightful on the musical whole, that on ly the beauty of his voice lingers with OIA Chopin Scherzo, B Flat; "Greet ing," and "Valse Lyrique," Op. 50, no. 1, bv the noted pianist of the evening, added to his laurels. He was at his best Everv tone was produced witn clear, clean," ringing touch; every pass pHv execution. Mr. tlU (,1C1 Mw,w j Pfefferkorn was recalled amidst a storm of applause ra The fourth number of the program brought Mr. Baker, the Temple ban trmo with Rmiires' "Three For Jack. From the first appearance of the quar tette Monday afternoon ij. wab w seen that Mr. Baker was to be one ot tho nrimo favorites of the Festival. The ovation given him last night prov- M the truth of the propnecy. mx. leer made the song hit of the evening He was in fine voice and his selections, 'Three For Jack," which, in voice and enunciation, he told delightfully Met calf's "Absent!" his first enenro tn which he gave soulful and exquisite j interpretation; and "Sweetheart," his second encore, in which he accompan ied himself, his voice losing none of its splendid carrying power, by his oc cupying Prof. HUyck's seat of honor, all suited him perfectly. Mr. Baker has an exceptionally good voice. With a year's European study (to which he looks forward) he will among the baritones of this country.' Miss Munson s selection for the even ing was "Ah Rendimi," by Rossi, in which she excelled herself. She was heartily encored. Miss Chandler captured old friends and made new ones by her delightful story "The Hazing of Valiant." She made a great hit and was enthusiasti cally recalled. The Temples literally brought down the house with their ."Phantom Band" 5ind encore, "Women." The program closed with Potter's beautiful setting of "Abide With Me," which the quartette sang with soulful effect. Boys Knocked Senseless By Explosion of Caps By Associated Press. New York, Oct. 17.A score of small boys were knocked senseless and more or less seriously hurt by the explos ion last night of 25 fulminate of mer cury detonating caps during a street bonfire in Brooklyn. .' Five of the lads had to be sent to the hospital. The caps were attached to coils of electric wire and were such as are used in tunnel work, the charges being fired by electricity, Simon Buck, a junk dealer, who had bought the wire, instructed his man, Matthew Scott, to build a fire in a boil er ni the street and to burn off the in sulation of the wire so that he could use the copper. Scott did as directed and the boys were dancing around the fire when the caps exploded, hurling them in all di rections. ' Buck and Scott were . ar rested. Harriman Says Attacks on Capital Make One Sick By Associated Press. Chicago, I1L, Oct. 17. When . the stockholders of the Illinois Central re convened it was evident the prospect of a vote on the election of directors was small. he Harriman faction was anxious for a "show down" when it was evident a vote could not be taken immediately. Cromwell proposed that all proxies be submitted to the meeting as they stood and that a test of the strength be had in this way. Attorney Farrar, for Fish, obected to this as useless: During the course of the meeting Harriman pulled his chair up to the' press table and said, among other "The attacks on Capital that have been going on throughout the country so long are enough to make a man sick. The country is tired of it, and the newspapers must get something else to print or they will not sell any longer." 1 r; Case of William R. Gillette Comes Up By Associated Press. New York. Oct. 17. A special panel of tailsmen for the selection of a jury for the trial of Dr. William R. Gillette, ex-vice-president of the Mutual .Late insurance Company, will appear before Justine. Victor J. Bowling, in the crim inal branch of the supreme court to day. Dr. Gillette is charged with per- jury. . . The indictment was found against him after he had testified before the grand jury concerning a fund in the vaults of the Dobbs Ferry (JN. x.) Bank, an institution in which Andrew Fields was interested. It is possible that Fields may be a witness. Assistant District Attorney William Rand, Jr., has been retained by Mr. Jerome to prosecute Dr. Gillette, ur. Gillette will be defended Dy juage Edward Hatch. Another Earth Shock. By Associated Press, wnshirvsrtrm. T. C Oct. 17. Another earthquake shock, of much less vio lence than that of yesterday was re corded at the weather bureau today shortly after 6 a. m. Many Towns Are flooded By Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 17.Dispatches from the center and south of France all confirm the worst reports of destruction caus ed by floods. 3 The rivers Loire, Enone and Saone and their tributaries are raging tor rents In hundreds of cities and towns thre is from two to 10 feet of water m the strG6ts . is utterly disorganiz- ed. Fortunately the worst appears to be over. CHARLOTTE. N. C , E MISTAKE BY ENFRANCHISING By Associated Press. Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct. 17. Andrew Carnegie, in an address at the Philosophical Institutions yesterday, appeared as the champion of the negro in the United States. He traced their development from slaves to citizens. Mr. Carnegie con tended that the negro was a saving man "and he repudiated the idea that the negro was lazy. The negro, he said, has become of immense economic value and is indis pensable. Carnegie, admitted, however, that the negr5 problem is still unsolved. Lord Roseberry, speaking on the same question, said s he , doubted . the wisdom of franchising the negroes. Ninety per cent, of them, he believed, were illiterate when they were en franchised; and on Carnegie's showing, 47 per cent, of them were still so. It seemed to him that a period of tute lage might have been wisely imposed. Lord Roseberry said things were sometimes done under high and gener ous impulses which were regretted. He was inclined to' think there were some persons in America who regretted that suffrage had been given to the neg roes. Episcopalians Consider The Negro Question By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., Oct. 17. As usual, the morning hour of both houses or the Episcopal convention was devot ed to routine business. At 5 o'clock there will be a meeting in the inter est of men and missions. The principle business in the house of bishops today will be the negro question. o THE TO . . - 1 m ME SITUATION GREATER CHARLOTTE AND FOR ONE HUNDRED MILES AROUND NEARLY EVERYBODY READS The News and Times-Democrat The Mecklenburg Fair Edition ; Y The News and Monday, October 21st Will Tell Your' Story to Over Sixty Thousand People and They Will Visit the Fair. - THURSDAY EVENING70CTQBERv1 7. 19077 STILL SOARING! Pretty Wedding At D ur ham Special to The News. Durham, N. C, ' Oct. 17 A happy marriage occasion will be celebrated this afternoon at 6:30 o'clock when Miss Placyde Morris and Mr. More- head Reams a popular young couple will be married, ill" the East Durham Baptist church. The event will be an interesting one and will be largely at: tended. The church will be appropri ately decorated for the occasion, and immediately after the ceremony a re ception will be tendered to the couple. Miss Morris is the accomplished daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonsus Morris and Mr. Reams is t'ie son, of Mr. and Mrs. H. " A. Reams and holds a responsible position witl . che . gov ernment in this city. The couple will leave tonight on a bridal tour and will be at home in this city after the first of November. NortH Carolina Booklet A Thing Of Beauty Special to The News. , Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 17. The 'Octo ber number of The North Carolina Booklet published so ably - by the patriotic ladies of the North Carolina Society, Daughters of the Revolution, is just out and is one of the most valuable and interesting that has yet been issued. Notable features of the contents are "Ode To North Carolina" by Miss Pattie Williams Gee; "The Finances of North Carolina Colonists" by Prof. Chas. Le Raper, Ph. D. University of North Carolina; "Jos eph Gales editor Raleigh's First Newspaper," by Willis G. Briggs; Our First Constitution "1776," by E. W. Sikes ; "North . Carolina's Historical Exhibit at Jamestown Exposition," by Miss Mary' Hilliard Hinton; Biograph ical Sketches, by Mrs E. E. Moffitt. It is to the untiring and well di rected efforts of Mrs. Moffitt and Miss Hinton that a large measure of the credit is due for the splendid form in which the Booklet is . gotten. KEYS THE OF Times-Democrat c5) J ll H 1. PEABQOY can GOTO BLAZES EXCLAIMED FISH By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Oct. 17. Probably the most interesting incident of yester day's meeting of the Illinois Central directors which preceded the annual meeting of the stockholders, "vas the tilt between C. A. Peabody, president of the Mutual Life Insurance Compa ny, and Stuyvesant Fish. The dispute arose as o certain ac tion at a previous meeting. . Fish made a statement of his posi tion in the matter and Peabody de clared Fish had not voted the way he was then voting upon the same sub ject. One word led to another and Peabody made a statement to which Mr. Fish shouted: ; "Mr. Peabody, you cannot " talk to me like that, nor -isere a man liv ing with inches enough to tell me that I do not tell the truth." As "Mr. Fish was passing from the room, Peabody arose - and started to say he was sorry for what he had said. Fish did not check the speed ot his exit, but shouted, "I have not the slightest interest in what Mr. Pea body is or is not sorry for, and he can go to blazes." Peabody expressed his regret at his utterance. Durham v Girl Withdrew Charge Against Father Special to The News. Durham, N. C, Oct. 17. There was a sudden change in the case. of John Ellis, who spent yesterday and last night in the Durham county jail un der a $1,000 bond on-the charge of threatening to kill his family, when his daughter Miss Bertha Ellis, ap peared in court and volunteerly with drew the warrant. This was a most unexpected and surprising occurrance and unless Ellis gets drunk and raises another disturbance he will be free. This morning when he was taken from the jail he was quiet and obedi ent in his appearance. He was placed under oath before he was discharged to tell where he was purchasing his whiskey, and this resulted in impli cating several persons, whose arrest will take place within the next few days. They will be arrested on the charge of illegally selling Whiskey and the trial will be of interest. Laying Heavy Rails. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 17. A report filed by the Seaboard Air Line with the corporation commission shows that during September twenty miles of 70-pound rail, were laid on the track between Hamlet and Wilming ton, this work being in compliance with an order of the commission for the 70-pound rails to take the -place of the old light rail now in use on the whole of the 110 miles between Hamlet and Wilmington. For the pre vious three months thirty-five miles of track was laid, so that there are now fifty-five miles of the heavier ran in use. A large force of hands is con tinuing this work. - -p Earthquake Bulletin. By Associated Pfess. Washington, Oct. 17 The earth quake bulletin issued by the weather bureau says a shock was recorded to day probably after the shock of the disturbance of yesterday. The distance placed it at 5,000 miles from Washing ton. Directors not Voted on. By Associated Press. Chicago, Oct. 17 The meeting ot the stock holders of the Illinois Cen tral adjourned until 3 o'clock. - No .vcte was taken on the. election of directors." . " V 7 he Announcement Of Failures Very Seriously Affects Stock Market EvelynMay Not Tell Same Story By Associated Press. -New York, Oct. 17Delphin M. Del mas, Tjf counsel for Harry K. Thaw, in his trial for the murder of Stanford White, is back in New York to resume the practice of his profession here. He says he is no longer interested in the Thaw case as an attorney. Martin W. Littleton is now in charge of Thaw's defense. . Those familiar with the preparation of the case for the trial last winter believe that the story told by Eve lyn Nesbit Thaw on the stand will not be told In the second trial. - Before Lawyer Hartridge, counsel of record for Thaw, retired from the case, he said that this story would not be repeated. Durhamites at State Fair. Special to The News. Durham, N. C, Oct. 17. It required two 'special trains to carry the crowd from Durham to attend the State Fair in Raleigh yesterday. The crowd that. went from this city numbered up in the thousands and the attendance to day, when Trinity College and the factories give holiday will' exceed that of yesterday by several hundred. Heinze May Resign. By Associated Press. New York, Oct. 17. F. Augustus Heinze, president of the United Copper Company, said today that he is consid ering -the question of resigning the presidency of the Mercantile National Bank, of this city. Bryan Against "Roosevelt This is Hon. Champ Clarks9 Guess at The Nominees of The Two Old Parties in Next Campaign. "Would-you object to saying who you think will be the nominee of the two great parties in 1908?" ; ' This question was asked of Represen tative Champ Clark, of Missouri, who speaks at the Fall Festival ' tonight. At the time he was sitting on the corner of the white counterpaned bed in in his room at the Selwyn in order to give the chairs in the room to the newspaper men Who were interviewing him. Without an instant's hesitation, he answered: "Bryan and Roosevelt is my guess. I've got as good a right to guess as anybody. -It looks to me as if things were shaping themselves up that way." "You don't think Roosevelt's declara tion that he would not hold a third time will be in the way?" "No, that's a thing that could easily be recalled. I really believe Roose velt would prefer having a man in the White House next time who would car ry out his policies, and if he believes he is able to bring about the nomina tion of Taft or ' some other man in whom he has the same confidence, I don't believe he will allow his name to be used. He is always talking about 'my policies, my policies, my pol icies," like Andrew Johnson. 'My pol icies' was a favorite expression of Johnson, and it was one of the things they impeached him for." "Do you think Roosevelt-will have influence enough to make the conven tion accept his man?" "Here's what I think about that: I don't believe any man can' confer his strength to another." - - Mr. Clark intimated that this was one reason why he thought Roosevelt would b,e the nominee, but added that he thought his running for a third term would militate . towards his defeat to wards his defeat, for the reason that the American people are still strongly set against one man being three times in the White House. On being told of the interview in The News with Mr. Bryan in which the latter referred to the fact that he had not said that he either would or would not be a candidate, Mr. Clark said: "He'll be a candidate, all right. If you have anything to wager, you will be safe in staking it on that proposi tion." Mr. Clark is a great, gray giant. Sometimes as he talked he arose and strode about the room with steps -that looked as if they might have the seven league boots behind them. His great face was all aglow with the sunshine of cheeriness and happiness, and even when his features were in repose the smile lingered in the corners of his lips in harmless ambuscade. In a 20 minutes chat he showed his familiarity with all the history of American poli tics and not only so but with the his tory of American journalism as well. "I used to be a newspaper man my self," he said. "I ran a country week ly in Pike county, Mo., to pay myself out of debt. I did it, too. I confess that I ljked it and have never got ten over the liking. There is a strong fascination about it. My boy, who is in school in Washington, is editor of his college magazine, and I would like to see hire get into journaism." Mr. Clark told of his reading after George D. Prentiss in the old Louis- PRICE 5 CENTS Otto Heinze And Co. An nounce Withdraw al v From Privileges of Ex change Gross And Kleeberg Fail. Result is Noticed on Stock Exchange Which Open 'ed Nervous And De veloped Weak Tone Downward Trend. By Associated Press. New York, Oct 17. Otto Heinze & Co. made the announcement today that the firm will permit itself to be temporarily suspended from the priv ileges of the stock exchange. Gross and Kleeberg yesterday declared their failure due to Otto Heinze & Co. declining to take up -stock purchased for them by Gross and Kleeberg. Otto Heihze & Co. made a state ment saying, Arthur P. Heinze was no longer a member of the firm, and that the firm feels itself perfectly solvent and will meet and pay all its just and legal obligations in full. It added, however, that the firm refuses to pay obligations which it does not consid er legal or just until the proper ad judication has been made. The state ment added that rather than submit to such unjust demands the firm prefers to permit itself to be tem porarily suspended from the privileges of the stock exchange. On Stock Market. New York, Oct. 17. Under the combined influence of the collapse of the United Copper Company and fail ure of Gross and Klebergs, added to the generally pessimistic sentiment, the stock market opened nervous and soon developed a weak, reactionary tone. Southern Pacific and Copper shares were decidedly weak and there was heavy selling of United - States steel stocks. The consequence was a break in some issues though the' low est price touched yesterday. Union Pacific in the first 45 min utes of trading sold down to 116; Amalgamated Copper to 48; Read ing to -86; St J 'Paul to 112' and Northern Pacific to 116. ' "Another Failure. The sentiment was further unset tled by the news of the failure xt Haller Sohleand Co., an old banking house of Hamburg, Germany with lia bilities of from $3,000,000 to $7,500, 000. Toward 11 o'clock there was a rally and a somewhat more cheerful feeling prevailing. Market . Excited. New York, Oct. 17 The Curb mar ket to which all trading in United Copper shares is confined, opened ac tive and excited. First sale was at$13. It dropped to $10, then recovered to $12.50. Strength of Consolidated Steamship Company's bonds was a feature of the opening of the mauket, A Quieter Tone. C. Stocks made a good recovery when it became known that all sheets had passed the stock exchange clearing house successfully, thus indicating no failures. The market settled into a quieter tdne after that. Jersey Day at Jamestown. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 17. A large at tendance of visitors and an interesting program combined to make New Jer sey day at the Jamestown exposition today one of the most successful spec ial celebrations since the opening of the fair. Governor Stokes was present, togeth er with state officials and many repre sentative citizens of New Jersey. ,John Charles McNeill 111. Mr. John Charles McNeill, of the Observer staff, who is at his home in Scotland county, is at the point of death. Telegrams from there indicate that his condition is desperate. He ha3 been unconscious all day. ville Journal which his father subscrib ed to. He han along in an interesting way to compare and contrast Greeley, Dana and Watterson, and to touch upon their .distinguishing characteris-'-tics. - Mr. Clark said that the issues in the next campaign would run along the line of state's rights in the matter of reg ulation of railroads,' if the supreme court of the United States in the cases sent up to it decided against, the con tentions of the states. He believed the question of a graded income tax would also be a feature of the platform dec laration. He referred to Roosevelt's open championship of the same and said : "I would not be surprised if he did not clamp, it into the next Repub lican platform." ' The income tax, he thought,' would settle to a large degree the menace to this country of enormous fortunes in the hands of a few. He would ex cept small incomes of somewhere from $5,000 to $10,000 a year. "Germany, you know, takes for the government 25 per cent of every in come when it reaches over $50,000 a year. Do I believe in the United" States doing this? Why I advocated.it on .the floor of the Fifty-third ''Con gress." , V ' - " i t f -J H1 :1 tr r ' , 3 ' V : I J i !; if (- u i r t' i "J i ; 1 In r 1.': 1 i ' Y ' I ' t 't '
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