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Circulation of Any Afternoon Pamper Published in the Two . Ca nr n H .I TTTITAT n , ri ; WW Jl- n u A V V THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED ib88. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS. men 's Meeting Began Large Crowds Saw First Session of The Sixtieth Two 'i- hv Rev. J)r. Congress Opened Today The News K as the Largest jbl m n w m a " X J.nnn Pernio ' " j,;rJ ffis Lecture 7'i? Auditorium on r Innev and Kingdom, " or Systematic Giving. Messrs. White And Ellis Arrive From Atlanta Proposition T o Raise $100,000 For Mis- , ;.,44v" 4444f"i-,i,4"! T HYMEN'S MISSIONARY -j X " MOVEMENT DIRECTORY 4 Today. 4 Conference of min- 4 aiuiay school super- 4 s and teachers, 4 c ii . I'lcevs and laymen at 4 n ::! Presbyterian cliurch. 4 "hi to and other leaders 4 I iv present. 4 I'.auquet in the Audito in lienor of Laymen's 4 ., n:.-:u leaders, attended 4 :,. :;!-to:rf, church officers 4 s laymen. Addresses by 4 G. Campbell White, ; r. T. Ellis and others. Con- 4 , .-. as to increasing gifts. 4 :..:-io:i3 cu the part of 4 , . churches. 4 Tomorrow. 4 :'. P. M. Denominational 4 4 Y:.-on Street Methodist; ( L all denominations in 4 i!;y except Presbyterians. 4 Second Presbyterian 4 I:. Mr. C. H. Rowland, of .J. Ca., speaker and Mr. 4 . . a A. Banks leader of all 4 f vsbvterian. churches of 4 ' ' :' I" 1 P. M. In the Audito- 4 .: . meeting of all the Wo- 4 Missionary Societies in 4 . le. Addresses by Mes- 4 . . hiie, Ellis, Woodward, 4 ii'.an and other of the vis- 4 i ieaders. 4 " M. In the Auditorium, 4 i:.:.- rally of the three days" 4 men's movement campaign, 4 srs. White, Ellis, Ireland, 4 r, Rowland, Lilly For-A and others participat- f t t 9V C C 7:: f:;i,,- doesn't say that in laying :. . .''') there is danger ol man get - : vuli money: it says that the .; v II.-s in money getting too much ;,i-;i'am:natic sentence was the y l, to the magnificent address ' - ". v. nr. D. Clay Lilly, of Winston ; a; tin; Auditorium last night on -ni-j-ct of "Money and the King !.." A pi or. did audience was pres ' ) h i,r. The huge building was i -V --fourths full and it must be i : v ti.ut nr. Lilly has a greater op t deliver this vital message ' uiun hist night. It was a fitting oi the three-day campaign :- i'. Laymen's Missionary move r ' hi Charlotte. At the conclusion ;":.!rv:-s many pressed forward : t'i- i-poaker, and on all sides m ' i expressions of commen '''"'!'.. ""!'!:'; best thing on giving I 1 Vl i' v i.'" said many. What ihe Merriment Is. TV'- :i';-:rv:ses of Dr. Lilly at the V.v.,orii;i;i yesterday afternoon when ' i n "Men and Money," the : : '!.'; " 'i;;-g the place of the usual '''.:i'.;-;i Y. m. C. A. meeting, and the s" "I-t. launched the campaign '" !-'!'- i.;:y!nan's Missionary movement r !u ('-"- It is an inter-denomina- iii'.-vr-ment, designed to arouse ! y-,,:;f'-r knowledge of missions on the Wi" ,; 'i''' iaiu of the churches and i"'y to increase their zeal and ;;"'iv!!;.v. -sc-nds out no missions of t'.'!xvu: 'a ' "' f'trintly a movement with- i!i ' "'ir'-:if;g. It had its origin a year ' ' ;n !'rayL-i--met;:ng in a New York ! ii, when a number of devoted :: ''':: i:h, decided to finance the iu "10 v-ay of sending out and others to work in con- nr'!.!i wiih the missionary secretar- '(I : 11 t'ie church boards. Far- ; !.';':'!-; re-.-ults have already been met 'Ws tour. At Toronto, the ..'. :l f -' ' s i.( idea to increase their f;'-' :'' !:'!ii:!is by .$500,000; at St. :-y 3--"'.i,ii0; at Knoxville by $30,- " "' ;ii,'t ; :' on in the other cities. -,-. A,.iMa3r'ific2r.t Personnel. . -;' ' 'n;e las Sj,eat eeven years ; ! Y. M. C. A. mission work "' ''''s is a newspaper man of 'i;-?iibei- of the staff of the 1r'ss al an interpreter :".. '"'"rnat tonal Sunday school i:.v".,:'.'N"'s r':i,,crs already know him ,ls service, which this paper " 'y Friday afternoon. Mr. jj"., v',i! of his tour of tho'East ;-"!.'iy of foreign mission work. n.. '' s;" -'.er.y arc Mr. S. W. Wood , ; ;-t v. oodv.-ard-Lothrop & Co., the .;' '!' iih remit ile firm of the capital , ' ' nited States. He is presi- T' I,.,1'1 i Y. M. C. A. of Washington. '!i-u "v 011 ''" ljy ''lK; "tmost persuasion t ft"f--iiiry Probcrt and President v - "f jio Charlotte Y. M. C. A., ;i !'ii:!ing ihe Washington con ('"iitinned on page 9. Addresses D. Clay Lilly Red Cross Society Begins Campaign For Members ly Associate'.! Press. Xew York, Dee. 2 The National Red Cross Society has begun an ac tive campaign for new members. Cir culars and application blanks arc be ing sent out in large numbers. Tho national body now possesses more than 10,000 members, but it is hoped to greatly enlarge this membership. "We are encouraged to believe," says Cleveland H. Dodgs, chairman of the executive committee of the soci& ty, "that we can overtake the German society with its half million members, and even the powerful Japanese socie ty of a million and a quarter and paral lel their wonderful efficiency. WILL INVITE LIPTON Other Famous Foreign Yachtsmen May Sail for Cup. By Associated Press. New- York, Dec. 2 Sir Thomas Lip ton and other famous foreign yachts men will be invited to come to Amer ica next year to sail for a cup to be presented by certain members of the Brooklyn Yacht Club. The race will be for boats similar to those suggested by Sir Thomas in his challenge for the Americas cup, which challenge was declined by the Xew York Yacht Club. Some time ago the Brooklyn Yacht Club appointed a committee to consid er the matter of presenting a cup for international races between "sane and healthy" yachts, and at a meeting of the club to be held Wednesday this committee will recommend that' the cup be offered. It is understood that a number of prominent yacht clubs in Europe will be invited to compete for the new cup. Many Miners Entom bed About 30 Miners Thought to Be in The Mine Gaseous Fumes Retard Work of Rescue One Man Escaped. By Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 2. At 8 o'clock this morning the exact number en tombed in Maomi mine of the Uni ted Coal Company, near Fayette City, Pa., or their condition was not known. Between SO and 40 men are still said to have been caught by the explosion last night, but so far only one escaped. This man was a foreigner who reached the surtace through a shaft and dropped dead almost immediately as the result of inhaling gas fumes. By noon it is thought an en trance can be effected through the destroyed walls and earth at the entrance, but it will not be safe to risk entering the gaseous hole until hours later. Nearly all the men entrapped are foreigners and worked under num bers. Not more than SO men were work ing in the mine at the time of ex plosion occurred to the superinten dent of the Naomi mine. Naomi mine. A great crowd spent all night about the mcuth of the shaft despite the cold. Probably Fifty Lost. The number of men entombed in the Naomi mine of the United Coal Company is now said to be 50. The hope that the men will be rescued alive is gradually dwindling away. At noon a large force of res cuers had only succeeded in reach ing the nineteenth entry and no sign. of the entombed men had been found. MR. BRYAN CENTRAL FIGURE. Conferred With Senators and Reprc senatives in Lobby. By Associated Press. "Wahington, D. C, Dec. 1. For over an hour before the house convened William J. Bryan was the central fig gure of the speakers in the lobby. He was given a cordial greeting. He con ferred with Mr. W'illiams and others but declared these conferences were without significance. J. FARMER'S FIFTH 4 4 COLLISION WITH AUTO. 4 By Associated Press. J New York, Dec. 2. For the 4 fifth time in a year Horace 4i J. Dowd, a farmer of Richfield, J J. N. J., was hit by an automobile 4 J. yesterday. As was the case on 4 J each of the previous occasions 4 otr when he was hit, Dowd suffered 4 J. no injury, although his cloth- 4 A ing was torn and soiled. Dowd 4 4 saw an automobile approach- A 4 ing as he was walking along the A A road and jumped out of the way 4 4 only to jump in front of a car 4 going in the opposite direction. A A He was tossed over a fence. A A 4' 4444444444 4444:''''.i Was Baker Poisoned? By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 2. Public Prose cutor Ernest Koester, of Bergen county, New Jersey, stated last night that he expected to call on District Attorney Jerome today to discuss with him the death of Walter F. Baker, of Boston, which occurred in Bogota, N. J. It is said that the chemists who examined the organs of Mr. Baker's body after death found therein a large quantity of poison. Mr. Koester has had no direct- no tification of the finding of poison in the body other than the statements printed in the newspapers. He e nects. however, to have the official report tomorrow. As Mr. Baker was taken ill after eating a meal in New York, the New York authorities are to be consulted. It is said that Ed ward Baker, of Boston, the dead man's brother, and his lawyer, Frank N. Nay, will take part in the confer ence. Hau's Sentence Commuted To Life Imprisonment By Associated Press. Karlsruhe, Dec. 2. The death sen tence, passed upon Karl Hau, form erly professor in George Washing ton University, Washington, for the murder of his mother-in-law, has been commuted to life imprison ment. Moving Pictures To Help Recruit Army By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 2. Although it is not possible to move a military post about the country for the purpose of shewing to possible recruits the actual work of the army, the army recruiting service is determined not to be out clone by the navy which has sent the gunboat to the Hudson River and Long Island Sound points in an effort to induce young men to join the navy. The army is about to use moving pic tures as a means of showing to young men who may be induced to enlist, all about life in the army. A large num ber of films have been made and these will be sent through the country and turned over to the moving picture shows. The proprietors cf such shows will be asked to use as many of. these pictures as possible and after they have been shown for a few days a re cruiting party will move into the toAvn. It is expected that many recruits will be obtained in this manner. The pic tures show the life of the soldier in garrison, in camp and in field, and exhibit him at play as well as at work. Recruiting in New York is proving unusually successful just now. At one station ISO men were enlisted last month. Col. Will A. Peters, proprietor of the rink, has made a change in the prices. Hereafter only five cents will be charged for admission and 10 cents for skates. Eleven Miners Probably Lost By Associated Press. Drytown, Cal., Dee. 2. With smoke still pouring from the shafts of the Fremont mine, the hope for the 11 miners who were entombed Satur day, was virtually abandoned last night and it is helived all of them have perished behind the wall of flame which drove them toward the heat of the subterranean furnace when they tried to escape. All are Italians and Austrians, ex cept four Americans. All attempts to get into the mine had to be abandoned. Messrs. Caesar Cone and W. B. Vaught, cf Greensboro, were here to day on business. OUT EH DSPlTflL SOD Special to The Newat High Point, Dec. 2.4-A great deal of interest is being manifested in the pro tracted meetings being held at the Presbyterian Church at this place. Rev. William Black, the Presbyterian evangelist, arrived yesterday, and will assist the pastor, Rev. E. L. Siler,v in conducting the services for a week or ten days. There is a movement on foot among the Catholic denomination here to es tablish. another hospital, and it is very probable that the plans will take tangi ble shape soon. It is said by those in a position to know that , if the hesiiital is I71.lt it will be one of the finest and best equipped in the state, and will be up-to-date in every respect. It is pro posed to purchase a valuable lot near the business part of towrn and erect a building at a cost of something like $50,000, and, perhaps, even more. little Jennie Fields, the four-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Fields, who is alleged to have been so cruelly maltreated while a visitor at the home cf the Shoafs at Thomas ville, is still improving, and is now able to sit up, but her physicians say she will carry some of the scars from the injuries received as long as she lives. Populists To Meet in April By Associated Press. Joliet, 111., Dec. 2. Chairman Fer- riss, of the Populist national com mittee, issued a call for a conven tion in St. Louis, April 2, 1908 for the nomination of a candidate tor president and vice-president. The basis of the representaion will be two delegates for each congres sional district and four delegates at large for each state and territory, besides one delegate at large for each 1,000 votes, or a majority frac tion thereof, cast for the People's Party national ticket at the election of 1904. All citizens who favor acting inde pendent of the two old parties and who endorse the principles of the People's Party will be entitled to affiliate in the choice of delegates and the nomination of candidates. The call says hope cannot be placed in either of the two old parties; that both have entangling alliances with the enemies of gov ernment. YOUNG THEBAUD REVIVES Says He Remembers Nothing About Being Shot by Butler By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 2 Paul G. The baud, Jr., the young man who was shot at his home in White Plains on November 10, by his father's butler John Bjorlin, who immediately after wards committed suicide, had so far recovered yesterday that he was ques tioned by the coroner. He said that he knew absolutely nothing about the shooting and k?iew cf no reason why the butler, with whom he was on the best of terms, should have sought his life. The authorities believe that Bjorlin, who had been drinking heav ily, mistook the young man for the second butler, whose life he had threatened, and when he discovered his 'mistake, killed himself. Vessel on Fire. By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 2. Fire was discovered this morning in the hold -of the British steamship Mon tana which arrived here yesterday from London. The city firemen were called upon for assistance-. The ves sel apparently caught fire at sea. 1Y HAH Near 300 Men Were Killed By Associated Press. Victoria, B. C, Dec. 2. The steamer Portmara, which arrived at Nagasaki shortly before the Mont- eagle, sailed with fugitives from Vladivostok, reported severe fighting in progress when she left and that 280 men haa Deen killed or wounded. Dec. 12th, the Czar's birthday, had been fixed for the outbreak, which the Revolutionists in Port Maria said would give Vladivostok a place in Russian history. Much Interest In Mair-Aurns Bout London, Dec. 2. It is a long time since the sporting public of London has displayed such a lively interest in an international contest as is mani fested in the fight to take place at the National Sporting Club tonight be tween Tommy Burns, the American pu gilist, and Gunner Moir, the best heavyweight fighter that England has produced in over a decade. Burns has made an excellent impression upon those who have seen him training since his arrival here, though Moir is naturally the favorite in the betting. In addition to the main event between Burns and Moir, the club has arranged several excellent preliminaries. Jim Driscoll, the featherweight, will meet Billy Griffen, of Australia, and Joe Bowker, the ex-champion feather weight, will clash with Cockney Co hen. The demand for tickets is great ly in excess of the seating capacity of the club's amphitheatre. Successors Of The Departed Mascot, Nutmeg By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 2. "Nutmeg," the goat mascot cf the battleship Connecti cut, who died from an overdose of red paint, has a successor, in fact, two suc cessors. And in addition to the two goats the sailors have three other mas cots, two puppies and a pig. The five mascots arrived at the New York navy yard yesterday. The publication of the story of the tragic death of "Nut meg" brought the new mascots, all presents to the crew. The first of the goats to arrive was named "Nut meg II," in honor of his predecessor. The other pets have not yet been named. The five new mascots com pletely filled the quarters available for such pets on the ship, and the sailors are wonderinf if, in case more pets are forthcoming, they will be al lowed to take the malong in the supply ship Glacier and Culgoa, that they may be prepared to remedy accidents such as the taking off of "Nutmeg," which nearly compelled the big flagship to sail without a mascot. Mr. Edward Scholtz, the West Trade street florist, held the lucky number that drew the $5 pipe in the Saturday night contest of the Consol idated Cigar Stores Co. The number was 65943. Bryan Seems to Be Ihe Man By Associated -Press. New York, Dec. 2. Out of 76 demo cratic senators and representatives polled in Washington by the New York World, 44 declare unequivocally that the recent statement of William J. Bryan that he is a candidate for the democratic nomination for the presi dency eliminates all other candidates. Favors Johnson. Practically all of them believe that he should run on a conservative plat form, although there is a wide differ ence in opinion as to what that plat form should be. Of those who do not consider that Bryan is the only man, only one, Senator Ransdell, of Louisi ana, is definite in naming a candidate. He comesuout flat-footed for Governor Johnson 1 Minnesota. Thomasville News Notes Special to The News. Thomasville, N. C, Dec. 2. Mr. J. W. Lambeth returned Tuesday from a ten days' business trip to Atlanta, Bir mingham, Montgomery, New Orleans, and a number of other southern cities, where he has ieen in the interest of his manufacturing business. The series of revival meetings that have been in progress in Heidelburg Reformed Church all week, conducted by Rev. Irwin Ditzler, the pastor, as sisted by Rev. D. E. Bowers, of High Point, have been largely attended and have strengthened the church very much. A lot just back of the new Gates Block has been purchased by the town for the purpose of building a new ant! modern brick guard house. The con tract has already been placed. The moot trial held in the opera house Friday night by local talent was rich and brim full of fun. Hon. A. F. Sams acted as judge; Dr. J. W. Pea cock sheriff; Mr. T. J. Council, clerk; prosecuting attorneys, Mr. Charles Lambeth and Mr; Ed Pepper; lawyers for the defense, Mr. Homer Ragan and Mr. Lewis Dorsett. Mr. Zed Griffith, assistant cashier cf the Bank of Thom asville, was the prisoner. The crime for which he was tried was stealing chickens from Mr. Bob Lambeth. Mr Jim Lambeth acted as wife of the pris oner. The case was ably argued and the closing speeches will go down to future generations as speeches of the greatest eloquence, deepest thought and logical reasoning ever heard by the crowded house which turned out to hear the trial. The jury found the prisoner guilty, after 48 hours' delib eration, and with eyes full of sympa thetic tears Judge Sams lectured to the wayward prisoner and finally pass ed the severest punishment on him the law provided one month's board at the Thomasville hotel. The little panic that has recently been talked over in the north just passed over our town and our people haven't scarcely felt the effects of it in the least. The manufacturers have been running full time, the banks have issued no "scrip" and have money enough to meet all demands, and the merchants tell us that their business is unaffected. There has ben more building and im provements going on during this year In Thomasville l-un ever before and the outlook for even a greater year's growth next year is very encouraging. Three Killed I n Wreck By Associated Press. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 2. In a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio, at Shen andoah Junction, this morning three passengers were killed and a dozen injured. It is not believed any of the in jured were fatally hurt. The accident occurred to the east bound St. Louis and New York Ex press which was "sideswiped" by de railed cars of the freight train that was run into by another freight jst as the express was passing at a high rate of speed. The locomotive and first three cars of the passenger train escaped with scratching. The fourth car turned over with the result and causualties. Test Federal Power As Against State's Washington, D. C, Dec. 2. No case of more momentous importance has come before the United States supreme court in a long time than the so-called "Minnesota contempt" test case, which came up for hearing today. The case involves the question of federal and state conflict over railroad regulation that in the recent past has caused sen sational clashes of judicial authority, notably in some of the southern states. The question directly involved is as to whether the UUnited States Cir cuit court exercised its jurisdiction when it held Attorney General Young, of Minnesota, in contempt for violating its injunction against enforcing the state law regulating commodity rates, imposed a fine of $100 and ordered the attorney general into the custody ow the United States marshal until the state suits he had begun were dis missed. 44444444144 44444fcH44 4 4 A A 4 METAL COMB SAVED HER 4 LIFE. 4 A By Associated Press. 4 New York, Dec. 2. A metal 4 4 comb preserved the life of Mrs. i 4 Josephine Denny, of Newark, N. 4 4 J., yesterday. Mrs. Denny and 4 4 her husband have been separat- 4 4 ed for some time and yester- 4 4 day he visited her and asked 4 4 her to return to him. This she 4 4 refused to do and, it is said, he 4 4 drew a revolver and fired at her 4 4 as she started to run. The bul- 4 4 let struck a back comb in her 4 A hair and was deflected and 4 4 struck the wall. Mrs. Denny 4 4 fell to the floor and a second 4 4 shot went wild. Denny escap- 4 4 ed and has not been captured. 4 4444444444 444444444 Similar Scenes Witnessed m x ears uoneoy work ed Opening ojCongres Cannon and Williams Given Ovation. Members of Both. Branch es Mourn The Death of Former Colleagues Full Story of The Open ing Cet emonies. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Dec. 2 So far as the first session of the GOth Con gress is concerned the House of Representatives convened today amid similar scenes that have been wit nessed in years gone by. The galleries were crowded with beautifully gowned women who had come early in expectation of witness ing some exciting scenes. The dip lomatic gallery was made conspicu ous by the presence of Senior Mayor Des Planches, dean of the corps, in full state uniform"; Ambassador Jas. Brice, of Great Britain, in conven tional dress; Mrs. Nicholas Long worth, daughter of the president, -and the new Persian minister, in his va rigated uniform. " Scenes on the floor were interest ing. 5 - Speaker Cannon had an informal reception in his private room, repub licans and democrats without 'dis-. tinction calling to pay their re spects. Among these was represen tative and senator-elect, John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, who often has been referred to . as assistant speaker of the House. While the veterans of the House were perfectly at home the 121 new members of the body ' evinced acute interest in everything that trans pired. - - t ! , A il - T i . , a Ainuiig uie oia war noises miasins were Gen. Grosvehbr and Represen tative Babcock. Representative Burton, of Ohio, de feated for the mayorality of Cleve land, was surrounded by a group of admirers. The biennial lottery for seats was conducted after the usual fashion. According to the custom Represen tative Bingham, of Philadelphia, father of the House, was allowed to retain his old seat. John Sharp Wil liams, minority leader, also given the privilege of choosing his seat on the democratic side. Both he and Speak er Cannon were given ovations when they made their appearance in the chamber, but the occupants of the galleries did not confine their ap plause to these two noted charac ters, many others coming in for re cognition. Mourn Death of Members. Those members who had expected that the president's message would be read were disappointed. The fact that the Senate adjourned im mediately after convening, out of respect to the memory of Senators Pettus and Morgan, of Alabama, pre cluded the presentation of the com munication from the chief execu tive. The House, too, was mourning the loss of two of its members, draw ing of seats, and appointment of committee to notify the president that the House was in session and ready to receive any communication that he may see fit to send. An ad journment was taken until tomorrow. House Opened at Nocn. The House convened promptly at noon. Clerk McDowell, accompanied by the veteran assistant sergeant at arms Perce bearing the meca entered the chamber when McDowell declared the house in session. Prayer was then offered by the Chap lain. Joseph G. Cannon was nominated Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, while John Sharpe Williams was nominated by Representative Clayton of Alabama. The former was elected, accepting his election in a brief speech. Opening of Senate. The reserved galleries of the Sen ate were occupied by members of the families and friends of the sen ators, the official social circles of the city being fully represented. The diplomatic gallery was well filled with prominent members of the dip lomatic corps. Shortly before noon, senators, began arriving in the chamber and moved about among their colleagues, renewing the ac quaintances of those they had not seen since the adjournment last spring. New senators were intro duced to the men with whom they will be associated and briefly talked of the great work before the present Congress.' The absence of flowers was due to the fact that the sending of large quantities of flowers to the senators has grown so greatly in recent years that it was decided to call a halt to the entire practice. Mr. J. M. Bennett, of Durham, was a Charlotte visitor today.
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