North Carolina Newspapers

The News has the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Pamper Published in the Two Caolin&s. THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1S88. CHARLOTTE, N. C.,WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER , 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS. Baptists Clt 7 he State The National Rivers And Harbors Congress Begins at Washington 9 TT" ""V" T5 a iff a titer a: w tlminston r 4 y iir'ii r v m . I -pons n in anow i otai Aemocrship tn State of O v c r 200,000 Big Gain in Collections For Missions, sjninuttce un j&nrerratn went Announce They Are Able to Care For Ali Who Will Come Opening Session! onight -vud ui The News. aah. X. C, Dec. 4. Officers of - ... I. ..,-.15 .1 1 ll.T,tl't.t .,M,v,,'inn - :aa in Raleigh, and lay delegates ....! 1 Raleigh churches left last ..-..A today for Wihningtou, to ::. io convene there tonight, con-ilr.-uiili the remainder of the : a number of them were ae- kal by their wives and daugh-isicn .-. , in tnat tne good people cu i iiy. far-famed for whole-souled . !:iy wil provide amply for their anient, in spite of the uufortu t ;);,!phcation between the pastor I r.; -riainment committee of the a.aaataii church and people of the . : 1 -i-jie the past week. V. . . Livingstone Johnson, corres secretary of the convention, I, i '.'re leaving for the convention, r. -.vhilo he would not release his; to the convention of the year's ; mil he reads it in the conven :i. lie would say that in the matter .:. :: ral progress the report would v. huI collections for missions ag i;; about $90,000. a gain of $18, . . the previous year. . : :ifion to this Prof. J. B. Car . v: Wake Forest College, spent . in the field securing subscrip-:.- ' : r':.e endovrment fund of the col : I has secured $100,000 for this .. - . If the endowment subscrip i .; rounded up to $112,500 the - .'. ill receive in addition $37,500 the general education board. : i every assurance, Mr. Johnson . hat this, will be done, before avention closes at Wilmington. 1 Sunday school work, Secretary :..-on says, has been self sustain the past year, under the energetic : tion of Secretary Hight C. Moore, ' :is department. There is general : 't that Secretary Moore retires this convention from the work 'onto ona of the general secreta - of the Sunday school department ir. Southern Baptist Convention. ' rctary Johnson says quite a num- X costly houses of worship have a completed or gotten under way i.;c, the past year and the report : ho will submit will make quite a l a! io showing in this respect. It : .--how a decided increase in the of baptisms during the year, a total membership in North ;:na considerably over 200,000. He ;. the convention to devote con-:1a- consideration to the move a' i'ar awakening a more lively in- .-r iunong business men of the state 'a work in the various mission M '. this being a movement in which i-; a general movement among a arling denominations. a convcniion will eonsiuer tne: ' "i- -i. .-npert'nce, but there seems !i ) well defined plan as to the a-aai will be pursued, whether "''' he a declaration for state pro '): legislative enactment or : a a nr. I amendment, or a contin- 'X t'ae policy of spreading tern-! a i.y local option under the W'.a.Ls iaw. tioom tor AH At Wilmington 'a..! to The News. a.aia'on, N. C, Dec. 4. A com- va.-; appointed Monday by the ' ' of lids city to co-operate with .. nmuc-o ironi uie ivirst uaptist h hi a '-tiring homes for the large ai' r of vi:-itors who are expected fiiv-e today. - a wiii ((-operate fully with the ; ar committee from the First Bap a.nrch and there will not be tne ' 'loal.lc in entertaining all and ' vi.-.it.o;-; than will be here for the ''' iai',i!. iEVEN MEN KILLED. vn Down by Locomotive Two cf Party Escaped. v'lciaUal Press. a -ow, Scotland, Dec. 4. A gang Plato-layers were run down m jftiinsr i)V a locomotive on the ''vM'aisk-y line. Seven of the 'ai'o !:ill0(l. -;aled to Reach Schooner. ''"ia'M.-d Press. '''Wit, Mass.. Dec. 4. The ''' life saving crew made three ' : a! jivtempts to put off to the 1 " oi a schooner, name not ' which had struck on the i a' point, in a heavy northeast 1 O I'!;. 1. M. D. Hardin and wife were ---!:; of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. G. dinner today. S 1 jn. - T V Hull In afe QasQ By Bell Telephone. Raleigh, K. C, Dee. 4 The Supreme court this afternoon filed a decision in the famous railroad rate case which has been hanging fire so long. The opinion was by Justice Walker and is a:i arrest of judgment. The case referred to is that in which Judge Long fined the Southern 30, 000 for a violation of the new 2 1-4 rate law, and the decision has the broadest significance. Chief Justice Clark filed a dissent ing opinion, in which he takes the ground that the action of the court means the necessity of calling a spec ial term of the legislature. He re grets the action, which, he believes, will involve heavy expense on the state. Judge Brown files a concurring opin ion with that of the court, and answers Mr. Clark's position. He claims the decision of the court does not mean the necessity of calling an extra ses- of the iegisiatUre, as it is in tne jurisdiction of the court to decide the case at issue. The opinion of the court takes up 45 pages of typewritten copy. City Taxes Are Due. The News is publishing this af ternoon a notice from City Tax Col lector W. B. Taylor to the effect that all taxes are now due and must be paid at once, the penalty for failure being severe. The city is in need of money, as the public well knows, for completing street work and for other municipal needs, and the collector hopes the patriotic citizens will" respond promptly in this matter. Jury Blames Car Company Verdict Returned A Jter Investigation o1 The Killing of Miss Aileen Kendall at East Avenue And Myers Streets. "That Miss Aileen Kendall came to her death on Monday night by reason of the negligence of the street car company," was the verdict of the jury, which was summoned by Coroner W. A. Gresham to hear the evidence as to the accident at Myers street and East avenue on Monday night. The jury which . was composed c Messrs. C.'b. Flournoy, G. W. McGinn, D. M. Harkey, V. P. Fesperman, R. K. Blair and W. B. Gooding met yester day, but the witnesses could not be secured, so an adjournment was taken until this morning. This morning the following witness es were examined: . Dr. C. S. McLaughlin H. C. Dresser, J. S. Myers. G. B. Cabaniss, C. G. Mc- Mannaway, T. M. Christenbury, G. O. Brown and George W. Bellinger. C. O. Brown said: "I left the Square on the 9:50 car. The car was five minutes late. About a half block this side of Myers street I noticed the Myers street car coming out on East avenue. At the time we passed th'.s car, the back of the car had just got ten on East avenue. About 30 or 40 loot feet this side of Myers street, the Elizabeth car seemed to slidalong. This attractd my attention and I went on the rear platform. I heard Mr. Cab aniss say, 'My God, there are two wom en vmler the car, my wife and neine'.' Mr. Dresser, myself, the movorman and conductor rushed around the car and found the deceased lying with head and body partly under the car. I could not' my whether the bell rung or not. The car was running faster than usual, hue can not say how fast. J. S. Myers: "I got off the Myers street car at the corner of Myers street and East avenue. Tne car stood tor a minute until a Piedmont car passed, then it moved out on East avenue, i then started across East avenue, and saw the Elizabeth car about oppooi;e John Van Ness'. I think I heard a hell ringing, and the headlight was burning brightly. I heard a sound as if cf glass breaking and screa;.is The car seemed to be running fast but cannot say how fast. I would not feel justified in reporting the speed as be ins ico fast. There was nothing to keep the motorman from seeing per sons on the track or crossing the street." G. B. Cabaniss: "We get off the front end of the Myers street, car and started across the street. There was no light on the Elizabeth car and no bell was rung. We did net have any warnins- whatever that a car was bear ing down cn us. The car scraped the buttons on my coat. It was so dark that I could not find my wife on the fender for there was no head light cn the car. The car that scraped me was coinir at a tremendous rate of speed. Don't know about the bursting of a water man, hut there was no water on the streets at this point when we went along there early in the night." The testimony of the other witness was unimportant as they did not know much about the accident. v Qih Methodist Conference Seventy First Annual Conjerence Of Method- ISt hiPlSCOpal LihUrCh 0omcial announcement is expected un- -. . . til after his arrival in Tokio. North Carolina NoiVtn It is now regarded as the foreign . ( conclusion that Ambassador Aoki will SeSSlOfl. !not return to Washington. Special to The News. Names mentioned in connection with i nis successor include M. Takanira, fcr New Bern, N. C, Dec. 4 Rev. W. meriy minister to Washington, and it L. Cunningham was re-elected sec- j is understood he is first choice, and un retary of the conference; N. K. d. ! tloubtedly will be appointed if accept Wilson assistant. R. B. John, ior the presiding elders, nominated the usual committes. A communication from the Home Telephone and Telegraph Company offering free service was real. The following reports were referred to the proper committees without reading: Publishing house, church extension, correspondence school, correspondence school, church trus tees Trinity and Greensboro Female Colleges. Drs. Moore and Chapell and T. H. McNash, of Nashville, Tenn., and J. R. Hunter, of the Virginia confer ence, were introduced as well as Dr. McMurray, of the same city. Presiding Elders John, Hurley, Gibbs, Moore, Cunningham, Brad shaw, McCuIlen, Rone, and Hall made their reports and their char acters passed. The names of R. V. Towns end, J. O. Guthrie, W. H. Townsend, M. C. Thomas. S. Davis, J. E. Bristowe and P- L. Kirton was con tinued in supernumerary relation. T. J. Browning was left on the effective list under Question 20. The Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, and Washington districts and preach Rockingham, Wilmington, New Bern crs reported and characters passed. Dr. J. C. Kilgo was called to pre side while Dr. Moore sooke. Tbo work of the conference made unusually fine progress at this mom- Washington, D. C, Dec. 4. Contrary ing's session. jto general expectation Senator Ald- The bishop complimented the body"ch- chairman of the senate committee fo- the fine reports and the order;011 finance, will not introduce the cur kept. irency bm- The 71st annual session of the! His Pn is to have all suggestions North Carolina Conference or the j fr currency legislation, to lay before Methodist Episcopal Church, South, !s comml Uee af f"?, them f met m Centenary Cnurcn, ims city,; this morning at 0 o'clock, with Bish- op Charles Betts Galloway, of Mis sissippi, in the chair. After religious services, conducted by the bishop, the secretary of the last conference called the roll of ministers and lay delegates. The usual good number responded to their names. In answer to the ' bishops question, "Who will you have for secretary?" Msny Old Friends Meet. This pretty old town has again assembled in its homes the North Carolina Conference, many of the members of which have served this church, and the great body of the conference look with pleasure to the pleasure of being again in its limits, a place long noted for the bounteousness cf its hospitality, and the refining influence it has always sent out to help make a great state. Here today brother greets brother, and friend greets friend, and the scenes of the past are lived over again. Many are the changes for the bet ter one notes as he looks round about. Many . of the quaint things are gone, and instead ycu find the modern home and place of business, but the two old rivers in the forks of which lies the town, still run on to the sea. There will be much to say and to do this week, an epitome of which will appear in these dispatches daily. Negro Instantly Killed. Special to The News. Fayetteville, N. C, Dec. 4. Abe Brown, colored, an employe of the A. C. L., while trying to pass between two freight cars., was killed last night, the two Dimmers going entirely through his body. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE IS FULL OF LIVE Aoki Will Not to U. S. T5v Associated Press. Tokio, Japan, Dec. 4. The recall of ' Viscount Aoki, Japanese amoassaaor at Washington, is the result of his own . expression of a desire to resign and no ! or at wasmngton. The Associated" Press is assured by the highest authority in the foreign of fice that the recall of Viscount Aoki is not intended as a reflection upon his course, neither should the present action be construed to denote the slightest change in the friendly ati tude of the Japanese government to wards Aiaerica ou the immigration question. COTTON BOUNDS UPWARD Prices on New York Exchange Ranged From 21 to 27 Points Higher Than Last Night's Closing. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 4. The cotton mar ket had the incst active and excited op ening of the season, prices ranging from 21 to 27 points, or about $1.5 a hale higher than last night's close. Traders both for advance and decline bought heaving, influenced by the small crop estimates, by improvements bought heavily, influenced by the strength of the English market. There was a tremendous profit taking at the advance to 11.19 for January, but offer ings were quickly absorbed and the re cession was light. Senator Aldrich Will Not Introduce The Bill By Associated Press. " . ... . . , ,, tee itself may frame a bill which may be reported to the senate. Call for Bank Statement. Washington, D. C Dec. 4. The com trollcr of currency has issued a call for a statement of the condition of na tional banks at the close of business, December 3rd. Mr. J. G. Armstrong, who has been in Gastonia county for reveral weeks organizing farmers unions, has arrived in Mecklenburg and is doing similar work here. Union, S. C, Dec. 4. A slight skiff of snow began faling here at 11 a. m. today. The weather presages more. Three Killed In Collision As Result of Collision on B & O At Hanover, Md. Three Persons Are Dead And 20 Badly Injured. By Associated Press. 'beyond what might m reason De ex- Baltimore, Md., Dec. 4 Three per- pected. It cannot be denied, the sons were killed and about 20 injured speaker declared, that the missionary in a collision between two local pas- enterprise is not at present a world senger trains on the Baltimore and moving work. There are whole vast Chio railroad at Hanover, Md., to- stretches of inert heathendom which day. have not been budged by the mis- Some of the injured are badly hurt sionaries. It is a mistake to assume an1 mnv i o that the whole world is being won to ! The three nersons killed outrisrht were negro track hands. TOPICS. Charlotte Will Raise $30,000 MaSS-Meeting Of Men Ratify Work oj Com mittee of 45 in Fixing This Minimum Three Fine Addresses. The net gain in immediate results cf the three-days' campaign of the Laymen's Missionary Movement in Charlotte is the decision to increase the contributions of all the city churches to foreign missions from about $7,011.00 last year to $30,000 this year. The gain in incidental results will be far-reaching. Ministers and lay men came here to the convention from as far away as Columbia,, Greenville, Anderson, 'Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Union and other places in South Carolina; Lenoir, Winston- Salem, Lincolnton, Statesville, Greensboro, Monroe, Laurinburg and many other places in North Caro lina, and they will carry back an enthusiasm into all these towns wmich will result in organizing the men for more effective effort. "We are going to do something in Greensboro," said Mr. C. W. Ireland, of that city. "Indeed we tried to take this convention away from Charlotte and have it ourselves but your folks beat us to it." Increases Committe to 100. The final meeting of the series here at the Auditorium last night ratified the action of the committee of 45 laymen from all the churches, appointed at the banquet Monday night, and by a unanimous rising vote decided to raise Charlotte's total giving to foreign missions to at least a minimum of $30,000. Mr. E. A. Cole, the presiding offi cer of the evening, stated that the committee of 45 had met at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday at noon and had a good meeting. Before anything was done every member handed in his idea of the amount of the pro posed increase. Several favored $10,000, two 512,000, others ?20,000, eleven members 25,000, several ?30, 000, a number $50,000, one or two $100,000 and one $175,000. After dis cussion, it was decided to recommend $30,000 as a conservative minimum. It was also decided to continue ' the committee of 45 and the meeting last night was asked for power to increase the number of this com mittee to 100, its duty being to sys tematize the effort to raise the $30, 000. The report, as already stated, was adopted. Addresses were delivered prelimi nary to the adoption of the report by Messrs. Wm. T. Ellis, J. Campbell White and C. H. Ireland. They were heard by a goodly crowd of men. On account of having to catch a train shortly after 9 o'clock the two first had to cut down their speeches, much to the regret of the audience. Mr. Ellis' Serious Talk. Mr. W. F. Ellis, the Philadelphia journalist, spoke upon his observations made during a round-the-world in vestigation of foreign missions. Touching upon the current criti cisms of missions, Mr. Ellis admitted that nearly every criticism that is cur rent concerning missionaries and their work can be justified by individual in stances. Notwithstanding this the missionary body as a whole is more competent and more noble in charac ter than any other body of profession al men in the world. The result ot the labors of these men have been far t .... i Christianity, or that the wdiole world Continued on page 9 L. ALEXANDER ON TRIAL. Charged With the Murder of a Ne gro at Sharon Festival. The trial of L. Alexander, the negro charged with murder, was commenced in criminal court this morning. The negro is represented by McNinch & Kirkpatrick. Alexander, it will be recalled, was at a festival in Sharon township about five years ago when he drew his pistol and fired at Will Phifer. The ball went wild of its mark but struck another negro killing him in stantly. Alexander escaped but was apprehended during the past summer at Lynchburg, Va.3 and brought to this citv for trial. Dcings of the Senate. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Dec. 4. Immedi ately after prayer by the chaplain of the senate began routine business by receiving a large number of reports from the executive departments. This order of business was followed by the presentation of many petitions and the introduction of innumerable bills bearing upon all conceivable sub jects. Senator Jeff Davis, of Arkansas, gave notice that he would speak on the 11th instant on the bill which he presented providing for the abolish ment of trusts, pools, etc. Senator Bacon introduced a bill providing for the survey to deter mine the practicability of building a canal to connect navigable wraters of the Mississippi valley with the navigable waters of the state of Georgia, this project he stated had been considered twelve years ago, but the time was not then ripe for its realization. The canal projected he said would be about 100 miles long and would connect the Missis sippi river with the Atlantic ocean. Miss Lois Adams has returned to her home at Gastonia after spending several days here with relatives. Pythians Held Meeting At Wilmington Monday Special to The News. Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 4. The meeting of the thirteen lodges of the First district, Knights of Pythias Domain of North Carolina, in this city Monday evening was a delight ful success in' every particular and was perhaps more largely attended than any previous district meeting in the history of the order in this section of Eastern Carolina. There were fully 100 delegates from the nine lodges, outside of Wilmington, with several distinguish ed Pythians from this and other states. Bomb Thrower was Woman By Associated Press. Moscow, Russia, Dec. 4. An unsuc cessful attempt was made upon the life of Lieutenant-General Guerschelmann, governor general of Moscow. He escaped death only by a narrow margin. A woman hurled a bomb at the general's carriage while he was driving in the Lefort quarter of the city. I The horses were blown to pieces and J the coachman seriously wounded. lne governor general, nowever, came out untouched. The woman was so severely muti lated by her own bomb that she had to be removed to the hospital, in a dy ing condition. Sudden Change of Wind Saved New A. R. P. Church The sudden change of the wind saved the handsome new Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Villa Heights last night while a fierce fire was raging in a store ad joining. When the fire was discov ered the roof of the store was en veloped in flames and the wind was blowing directly toward the new edifice. A bucket brigade was quickly or ganized and as the men on the roof of the church were about to be driven from their stand by the scorching, flames that were blown toward the church the wind sudden y changed. The building was owned by Mr. Hugh Miller and the' store was con ducted by Mr. Marvin Barrett. The origin of the fire is believed to have been from a stove in which a fire had been left burning. The building and contents were totally destroyed. New Incorporation. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 4. A charter was issued yesterday for the Merchants and Farmers' Bank of Statesville, cap ital $25,000 subscribed, by J- A. Cox, E. B. Watts and J. H. Stevenson, for a general banking business. Another charter, for the Carolina Chair Company, of High Point, was is suel. Capital $25,000, by Stephen O' Donnell, G. A. Cline and James Mc Daniel, the' company proposing to do a general furniture manufacturing business. Object oj Meeting is To Promote Improvement of Inland Waterways Brilliant Speakers Are On The Program.- Congress To Last Three D ay s Ambassador Jusseraud Spoke ojthe Necessity hor Preserv ing Our Forests. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Dec. 4. With ev ery state in the union represented and with the broad object of promoting the improvement of inland waterways, the National Rivers and Harbor Congress begans its three-days session here. The program includes addresses, among others by Secretary Root, Am bassador Jusseraud, Ambassador Sternberg, Chairman KnanD. of the in terstate commerce commission, and President Finley, of the Southern. Representative Ransdell. of Louisi ana, presided. Ambassador Jusseraud said. "We hold the record for the present; you win nold it in your turn when the great Panama canal is finished: we turned the first sod; you will turn the last, and no one will applaud more. He spoke of the necessity of preserv ing the forests. The present convention will neither advocate nor consider any special pro jects for river and harbor improve ment. He will stand for a broad and liberal policy by the national govern ment for all such improvements as have been favorably passed upon by the board of United States engineers and by them recommended to the Con gress of the United States. The con vention will demand that a more liberal proportion of the revenue derived from commerce by the government shall be expended on improving the natural wa terways. Heretofore that proportion has been 3 per cent. By declining to consider any . im provements that have not gone through the regular channels of the war depart ment and" congress, the convention pro poses to avoid difficulties that would otherwise arise. The rivers and har-. borsxhave many strong advocates in congress, including the speaker cf the house, and President Roosevelt has declared his intention to do all he can to advance improvements of water ways. Conductor Mike Smith Badly Injured By tar Special to The News. Mike Smith, of the Greenville Traction Company, was badly injured this morn ing in being struck by a car at the North street loop crossing. He was opening the switch and a car run in on him, dragging him quite a distance, breaking three ribs. He was taken to the Greenville Sanitarium. SNOW I.N NEW YORK. Fierce Storm Began Yesterday Af ternoon. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 4. New York is experiencing its first real snow storm of the winter. Yesterday afternoon it began and all day and all night the snow continued to sweep over the city until the streets and walks were covered to a depth of a couple of inches. Sleighs appeared in Central Park for the first time during the winter and scores of drivers reported M3 Gowan's pass tavern, where, for many years, the driver of the first sleigh of the winter has been rewarded with a prize of champagne. The winner reached the tavern at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, two hours ahead of all competitors who arriv ed in numbers after 6 o'clock. DELINQUENTS NUMBER 190. Collectors Will Get $30,000 in Back Taxes From These. The present board of tax collectors, Messrs. Severs, Brown and Shaw, have made a wonderful record in the collec tion of back taxes due the county. Back taxes amounting to about $18, 000 have already been collected, and there remains about $12,000 which the collectors expect to secure. On the list of delinquents who have not listed their property for taxation are about 190 names, including many large property owners, corporations and two banks. The collectors are still busy with those who have not come across, and before the books are turned over the county and city will be richer by many thousand dollars. The amount of taxes paid in by Mr. W. E. Holt, who was before the board yesterday, is $11,788.27; $6,207.02 of this goes to the county, and $5,581.25 goes to the city. There were several who paid back taxes amounting to over $1,500, and many paid $500 and over. Miss Hughes is pleasantly remem bered in Charlotte, she having visit t ed here sometime ago.