North Carolina Newspapers

The News has the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Psvper Published irk the Twov Carolines. ialji i A mm jm mm m m a o- . m ar m m r- m a m BO i U A ESTABLISHED 1888. I wo Z nd Half Cent Rate To lv? Put In Effect In to u t h Carolina Southern Railway Agent After Conjerence Of Officials, to Put New Rate in Operation After April 1st. Act is Spontaneous Sim ilar Rates May be Given North Carolina And Several Other States Says b in ley. Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 3 The Southern Railway will put into ef fect on April 1st, 190S, a 2y2-cent rate voluntarily. President W. W. Finley made this statement to Governor Ansel today at a conference in the governor's office which was attended by Gov ernor Ansel, Attorney General Lyon, and members of the Railroad Com mission; on the part of the state and by President Finley, Vice-President Culp, General Counsel Thorn and Division Counsel Abney, on the part of the Southern Railway. The conference was open and at tended by newspaper men. Mr. Finley stated to the governor that the Southern Railway appre ciates the liberality with which South Carolina has treated the railroads and the fact that no rate laws have been enacted in this state. He said that on April 1st the Southern proposes and promises to put into effect in this state for intra state passenger traffic the following rates: Two and one-half cents for straight tickets; 2 cents for family mileage books, good for 500 miles; 2 cents 1,000 mile and 2,000 mile books. The rate fixed by statute in South Carolina is now 3 cents and a bill to reduce the rate failed of passage at the last session cf the genera assembly. Whether or not any legislation, looking to the reduction of rates should be passed Mr. Finley said he would leave to the governor, the n4-4-Anx- nntlf,rll CI Tl f TP 1 V Of t OOTT1- mission to consult about, bur'thsTr' rates named would be made effective April 1st, with or without legisla tion. He' declared that it is the inten tion of the Southern to secure simi lar rates in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Virginia if possible, and then the interstate rates would be made to conform to this schedule also. Also Tennessee, which has passed no rate lav will be treated in the same way of South Carolina. HARDEN SENTENCED Editor of Die Zukunft Must Serve Four Monthc. By Associated Press. Berlin, Jan. 3.--Maximilien Harden, editor of Die Zukunft, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment on the charge of libelling Count Kuno Von Moltke. Did She Attempt Suicide? By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 3 That Mrs. John Van Ness Roberts, well-known in New York society circles, is dying cf an over dose of strychnine, self-adminis-iprpd. was reported to the coroner to day. Whether the over dose was taken J with suicidal intent,, the doctors in at tendance on her could not say. it is reported that Mrs. Roberts had suffer ed financial losses. Dedicate Mooresville Building. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 3. Hon. J. . Joyner, state superintendent of pub lis instruction, has gene to Moores ville to take part today in ceremony for the dedication of a handsome and commodious new two-story brick grad ed school building just completed. Senator Lee S. Overman is also one of the principal speakers. Mr. Daniel Gay. formly of Char lotte, but now of Savannah, Ga., still remains unwell - at his home Were long Time Without Food By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 3 Seven ship wreced sailors, believed to be survivors of the Norwegian bark Germanic, brought here, tell a fearful story of suf fering before being picked up by the oil tank steamer Newton in mid-ocean, after drifting about in a small boat since Dec. 9. They were without food for the last 21 hours and for many days had noth ing to drink but rain water caught in tarpaulins. The other boat containing eight of the crew has not yet been seen. The captain perished. Price of Sugar Advanced. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. ah graues oi refined sugar advanced 10 cents per hundred pounds today. Bitter Feeling Between Japs And Whites By Associated Press. Portland, Ore., Jan. 3 The Ore gonian today prints the following from its Vancouver, B. C, corres pondent: "While at no stage did the light between the three city firemen and the Japanese New Year's morning reach anything like the dimensions of the September riots, the incident has revived the bitterest feelings. "Only four Japanese have so far been arrested and all are held on charges of attempted murder. The, most serious feature in the popular view is that the Japanese section is practically an armed camp against tne whites of Vancouver." Announcement of New Bank Creates Wide Interest The story in The News yesterday afternoon of the proposed new Cen tral National Bank of Charlotte cre ated widespread interest. People all over town were talking- about the matter last night and wondering what Charlotte parties were connected with it." It seems to be the general impression that several men of large means are -interested in the enter prise but nothing definite on this point has developed yet. The appli cation for incorporation is said to have been forwarded to Washington today. Bankers and business men in every department of affairs seem to be greatly pleased that Charlotte is to have this bank. "It will not hurt the other banking institutions in this city at all," said one of the leading bankers. "I am heartily glad that Charlotte is to have this bank." "A splendid New Year gift," said an other of Charlotte's foremost capital ists and business men. Such is the sentiment heard everywhere. Mr. H. M. Victor states that he has no connection with the new bank. The official board and incor porators are still withheld from pub lication until plans are further matured. Temporary quarters will e. secured until tne new nanK is able to build a two or three story structure for its home. New Chapter in Bank Scandal Book-keeper of Big Trust Company of San Fran cisco Makes Confession Million Dollars Had Been Falsely Entered. By Associated Press. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 3. An other sensational chapter was added to the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company scandal yesterday when H. Li Storres, one of the book keepers of the concern, broke down under the merciless cross examina tion and confessed that false entries in the books were in his hand writing and had been made under orders from J. Dalzell Brown, the imprisoned manager of the bank and j n Robertson, the fugitive ,assist ant secretary The confession made by Storres was complete in every respect and established the. fact that nearly $1,- 000,000 had' been falsely added to the assets of the bank in order to deceive the state commissioners, Mayor Entertains Officers. Special to The News. Salisbury, N. C, Jan. 3. Mayor Boyden entertained the police force and members of the fire department at a banquet at the Hotel Jackson Wednesday night. Covers were laid for forty and the only vacant place was the one for Chief D. L. Sides of the fire department, who was kept away by sickness. It was a feast proper. Mr. D. LI Arey, who was pres ent, presented the fire department with a check for $50. Firemen to Meet. Special to The News. Winston-Saleni, N. C, Jan. 3. The Winston fire department will hold its annual meeting tonight at the head quarters cf Company No. 2. Officers will be elected and other business transacted. An executive board will be named to co-operate with a com mittee from the State Firemen's As sociation and the state with refer ence to the firemen's relief fund. At the close of the meeting Company No. 2 will hold a social session Winston Company No. 1 will hold its annual meeting next Monday night. Where is Jap Fleet? By Associated Press. , Paris, Jan. 3. Patrie, in its issue this afternoon, asks in big headlines': "Where is the Japanese Fleet," and publishes an alarmist story based on reports that it has been seen cruising , off Hawaii. THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER CHARLOTTE, N. 'WILL SOME Affairs of The Seaboard Rw 9y Receivers lake Charge of Company 's Affa irs Statement Concerning - Course to Be Followed rt m r By the Receivers. By Associated Press. . Norfolk, Va., Jan. 3 In a general notice issued by S. Davies Warfield and R. Lancaster Williams, who were appointed receivers for the Seaboard Air Line, it is recited, after a state ment of thqir appointment and as to the duties imposed upon them by the court. Until further notice W. A. Garrett is appointed chief executive officer for the receivers; and subject to liis. con trol and direction all other officers and employes of the Seaboard Air Line, its underlying, constituent and con trolled companies are flereby appoint ed officers and employes of the receiv ers for said companies respectively with the same titles, compensations and duties as on the date of the ap pointment of said receivers. "Until further notice, all tickets, passes and other forms of transporta tion issued by the above named com pany or either of them will be recog nized and accepted by conductors, em ployes and officers cf the undersigned receivers to the same extent as the same heretofore accepted by the com panies. "All forms and records now in use by the several companies will be con tinued in use by the receivers until further notice." It is further recited that all moneys coming into the hands of the treasure both in Pittsburg and New will be deposited to the credit of the ied life nag been receivers in the same banks or other . ,. ' , 1 ... . - , ;toi, ... .- i -ii i t i j I followed with a great deal or mter institutions and will be disbursed int . " . f . . - . ,irntlloP . . i est. During the trial of her brotner tut; suiiie luouuci a uciciutuii;. As to Payments. Richmond, Va., Jan. 3. The order of the court yesterday, directing the pay ment of . outstanding checks of the Seaboard Air Line to other railways provides that the receivers forthwith authorize and instruct the various banks having on deposit at the open ing of business on this day moneys to the credit of the Seaboard Air Line pay out of the said moneys and all of said checks or drafts given prior to this day by the said railroad or any claims herein before specified and which but for the said receivership would have been payable out of said funds; but this order shall not apply to any funds of the company deposit ed in any bank since January 1st. Twelve Persons Poisoned By Eating Cheese By Associated Press. Wharton, O., Jan. 3. A dozen peo ple were poisoned here by eating cheese. Clarence Belle, his wife and three children are dying. Others poisoned are Mr. and Mrs. Crider and two children and the family of L. F. Long: A Later Story. Upper Sandusky, O., Jan. 3. Three families of Wharton, Ohio, ate some cheese for breakfast this morning and were soon afterwards taken violently ill. In the family of Clarence Bell, all five of the members are very sisk and two of the younger children are dying. Four members of the Wheeler Cry der family are suffering great agony. Several members "of the J. F. De Long family are also among the suffer ers, and are not yet out of danger. Capt. Roy A. Page will represent tne Hornets' Nest Riflemen at the National Guard , Association to be held in Raleigh, Jan. 6. Matters of great importance will come up at C.. FRIDAY EVENING, Wy2pSp FOR CHARLOTTE p ONE KINDLY PiNCH ME TO SEE Sister of Harry Thaw Wants Nullification of Marriage By Associated Press. London, Jan. 3. The Countess of Yarmouth, who was Miss Alice Thaw of Pittsburg, has begun proceedings for the nullification of her marriage ! with the Earl of Yarmouth. The .' Countess of Yarmouth is a sister of i nany k. Thaw. 1 Not Surprised. . Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. S News from England that the Countess of Yar mouth, formerly Miss Alice Thaw, had begun proceedings for the nulli fication of her marriage did not cre- ate much of a surprise, as it has been known here for some time that all was not well between the couple. It is said here that the estrange ment results from two causes-, first said to be the action of the Earl of Yarmouth, during the first trial of Harry Thaw. It 'Is said when the trial was about to begin Yarmouth went to, Egypt. aL .lived in seclu sion, in. a. select colony of English folk who reside there during the winter months. The second cause is said to be the action of the Thaw family in determining upon the in sanity plea for Harry Thaw. From reports received here from London,-it is said Yarmouth objected to insanity figuring in the Thaw trial, on the ground it would have direct influence on the succession of the Yarmouth estate in the event there was an issue from the mar riage. News Heard in New York. New York, Jan. 3. News from London of the beginning of a suit for the nullification of the marriage puts a new aspect upon the Countess absence. The news was not entirely unexpected here, for rumors of proceedings have been rife for some f i Tv-i f Former Miss Thaw always nas . . . , omnna. w nssn- she attracted a great deal of sym pathy. Charlotte Destined to Be Great Financial Center A Charlotte man who iswell ac quainted with the financial conditions of the country, uredicts that Charlotte will be one of the most important fin ancial cities in the south within five years and that it will eventually become the south's financial centre. "The banking capital of the present banks," he said, "is approximately $2, 500,000, which, within itself, is a fine showing for a town trie size of Char lotte and a condition which few cities can equal. The capital of the Cen tral National Bank will increase the banking capital employed $1,000,000, which I confidently believe there is not a city the size of Charlotte in the United States can equal." Rev. Lumpkin Accepts Call. Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, Jan. 3. Rev. G. T. Lumpkin, of Scotland Neck, accepts call to pastorate Broad Street Baptist Church, this city. Jury Disagree In Powers Trial By Associated Press. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 3. A message from Georgetown, Ky., stated the ju ry in the Powers case had reported to the court they could not agree. The judge sent the jury back with instructions to deliberate further. Further Apart. v Georgetown, . Kyi? Jan. 3 The jury in the Caleb Powers trial reported in court this morning, "We are furth er from a verdict now than- ever." The judge sent the juryVback, saying the law required that they, if pos sible, make a decision, and telling them to try to agree upon a verdict. IN CHARLOTTE. JANUARY 3, 1908. IF I'M AWAKE ?" Entangled In Meshes of Law J. J. White. Wants To Purge Himself oi Con tempt Charge But Re corder Can't Change his Sentence of 30 Days. How to get J. T. White out of jail by a legal process when all parties con cerned are willing that he should be free is a question which has been troubling some of the disciples of Blackstone today, and the solution has not yet been reached. White was placed in jail by the re corder for refusing to testify against Mr. Louis Bennett, charged with re tailing, on the ground that it would incriminate himself in another case, and now that White has been tried and bound over to court, and after at tempting to get out on a writ of habeas corpus, and failing, he is willing to testify if he can escape the thirty-day jail sentence. Recorder Smith is per fectly willing to let him go, but no way has yet been found in the great many books examined, whereby the recorder can change his judgment of yesterday. Mr. F. M. Shannonhouse, attorney for White, and Mr. Clarkson, the soli citor, have been working away all day trying to find some decision which would fit the case, but so far the only solution seems to be that an applica tion will have to be made to the gov ernor for a pardon for White. White finds himself in jail with a 30-day sentence before him, and also he finds himself bound over to court under a $100 bond in the case in which he contended that he would incrimi nate himself, by testifying, so the cause of his refusal to answer in the first instance is done away with, and now he is willing to tell what he knows. The chain of circumstances which has led up to this legal entanglement begins at the arrest of one Ben Park er during Christmas week charged with being drunk. When asked where he got his whis-1-ey, Parker said that he had got it from J. T. White, and that he thought White got it from Mr. Louis Bennet. White and Eennet were then arrest ed and arraigned for retailing. Ben net was charged with being the origi nal seller and White was indicted for acting as the agent of the seller in de livering the whiskey to Parker. Bennet's case was called first, and White was put on the stand to testify, and he was asked the question if he had purchased any whiskey from Ben net. Upon the advice of counsel, he re fused to answer this question upon the grountrthat if he did so, it would tend to incriminate him when his case came up for trial. The recorder took the matter under advisement for several days and finally decided that White must answer the question. White re fused the second time, and the recor der sent him to jail for thirty days for contempt of court. A writ of habeas corpus was sworn out this morning before Supreme Court Justice P. D. Walker, but UDon exam ining the records, his honor found that they did not set forth the fact that White was under indictment at the time he refused to testify, and he de cided that he could not accept testi mony other than the record, anfl upon the record presented, Judge Walker upheld the action - of Recorder Smith and white was remanded back to jail. Mr. Shannonhouse wanted the rec ords amended, but his client decided that if he would he allowed his free dom that he" would consent to answer the question, and then began the solv ing of the 'problem as above stated. Rev. Geo.. F. Robertson wiil preach at the Second Presbyterian Church Sunday mofning and evening and his pulpit at Steele Creek will be filled by Mr. Herman Cathey. v j Mr. R. H. Goodman visited : Mon roe on business this week. Night Rider son -Set "Fire To Of Large Farmers Will Arrange Convention Program The regular monthly meeting of the Mecklenburg County Associa tion will be held at the court tomor row morning at 11 o'clock. This meeting will be one of vital import ance to the farmers of Mecklenburg and all are urged to be present. The principal feature and one in which all present will be interested is re garding the state convention which will be held here during the latter part of the month. A program of some kind will be arranged for the convention sessions and comfnittees appointed for this purpose. Other committees will be appointed to plan a program of en tertainment. The convention will be attended by the state's most influential farmers who will gather here to discuss mat ters pertaining to the cotton crop and farming generally. It will be the most important of recent years and the attendance will, no doubt, be larger tha never before owing to the fact that Charlotte is located in the heart of the cotton region of North Carolina. MR. W. J. NEELY DEAD. Well Known Citizen Passes Away Af ter Long Suffering. Mr. W. J. Neely died at his home at 217 North Tryon street this morning. Mr. Neely was a well known con tractor of Charlotte, but for several years he has been an invalid, having suffered a stroke of paralysis several years ago. He was fifty-eight years of age, and is survived by his wife and a large family of children. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3:30 from the Tenth. Avenue Pres byterian church of which Mr. Neely was a consistent member. Rev. A. R. Shaw, the "pastor conducted the ser vices and the interment was at Elm wood cemetery. The following acted as pall bearers: Messrs. W. H. Cathey, W. L. Wallace, Arthur Gray, P. Garner, J. M. Da venport and G. W Neely. The following daughters survive: Mrs. W. W. Auten.' Mrs. J. A. Link, ) Miss Ida Neely, Miss Etta Neely, Miss Dora Neely, Miss Bessie Neely and Miss Annie Neely. Count Boni In Limelight Has Encounter With Cou sin Latter To Bring Suit For Criminal As sault As to Reported Marriage. By Associated Press. Paris,. France, Jan. 3. Newspapers publish long accounts of an encounter yesterday between Count Boni de'Cas tellane and Prince Helie de'Sagan, who i"i '. .... n i" I .1 . ' ii .1 i TJnni iiti r. .Ai.Tl f 1 T 1X1 V,V LL.T. lllO. WWH11U UUUI V 1.1. 0 I CVHVIJ f divorcer! from his wife, whn was Miss! Anna Gould, and Prince Helie is credit ed with having been attentive to her. Count Boni is quoted as declaring his cousin to be outside the pale of society and he reiterates thet statement that it ould be impossible tor Prince Helie to procure acceptable seconds even if he desired to challenge to a duel. Prince Helie de'Sagan, when seen by the Associated Press at noon today, was propped up in bed smoking a 'cig arette. He declared that after con ferring with his fencing master and other friends he saw no - reason to change his decision not to send a chal lenge. "If Boni had struck me in the face with his glove I would fight him," said the Prince. "By attacking me with his brother, two against one, and striking me when I was down, he has placed himself outside the laws regulating af fairs of honor. Moreover, I have de cided upon the advice of my attorney, to bring a charge of criminal assault, coupled with a demand for one franc damages in order to be able to prove the deliberate character of the at tack." Asked about the published report that his engagement to Mme. Anna Gould would be annotinced in a few days, Prince Helie replied that the public should be satisfied with the de nial issued by Mme. Gould and him self. As Mme. Gould's divorce only be comes definite at the end of three months, any marriage now is impossi ble, the prince said, and it was hardly likely in any event that Mme. Gould would marry before a year had elapsed. Then the prince added, smiling:: "At the end of that time I do not know what may happen." Forsyth Court to Convene. Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, Jan. 3. The np-yi- pvtra. tp.rm nf Pnrsvth super ior court will convene February 10th, j Judge W. H. Purnell presiding, this be-i ing the first time he has Jield court j here. The term will be for the trial of criminal cases only. It is quite probable that several murder cases will be tried. i PRICE 5 CENTS. age Buildings Russellviller Ky., Sceme of Might Riders Cow ardly Attack Over 50 Masked Men Were in The Party. Many Shots Were Fired And Report Has it Two Men Were Wounded Villagers were Taken hnawares. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 3. A long distance telegraph message to tlu American from Russellville, says time night riders visited that town at 12:45 o'clock this (Friday) morniug. The tobacco warehouse of F. G. Work & Co., and the American Snuff Co. were dynamited and burned. The Co., were dynamited and burned. The planing mill of Roberts & Brown, and three other smaller houses were more cr less damaged. Many shots were fired and it is re ported two men, one of them a com mercial traveler, was wounded, but this is not confirmed. There were between 50 and 75 masked men in the party and they were in Russellville about an hour. The Louisville and Nashville depot was threatened by the flames but escaped. The attack was unexpect ed. Russellville is a town of about 4,000 inhabitants and is the county seat of Logan county which borders on the Tennessee line. It is in the heart of the "dark" tobacco dis trict. A Later Story. By Associated Press. Russellville, Ky., Jan. 3. Night rid ers, 100 strong, swooped down upon. Russellville this morning, and after overpowering three policemen and pro viding against the giving of alarm, dy namited and burned two independent tobacco concerns in the city and sev eral other, establishments and rodf away. Girl Held Prisoner. Three men were fired upon an wounded by the marauders, and a telt phone girl operator and the police wer held prisoners for nearly three hourt The following buildings were de Etroyed: Frank G. Works, tobacco warehouse, loss on contents and building, $15, 000. American Snuff .Company, factory and contents, loss $15,000. Roberts & Brown planing mill, loss $12,000. t Alfred Underwood, grocery, loss, $2, 000. King & Proctor, stable, and Joshua Knowles, cottage. Chief of Police Bruce, as he heard noises, hastened to the fire tower, where he attempted to sound the alarm, but was overpowered by four masked night riders. Two merchants, J. R. McLean and J. Henry Moseley did not hurry into their homes as fast as the night riders desired and were shot. The most seriously injured was Dr. Roberts, who heard the confusion, and thinking the raiders had left, ran out to see what had happened and was shot. The mob appeared well organized, with a commander and lieutenants. The Third Raid. All were mounted and wore white caps, false beards and masks. Ex cept for the firing at those vho ap peared on the streets there was liltl shooting. The business of the riders was the destruction of the two tobacco ware houses. This is the third raid by the night riders in Western Kentucky and comes in face of the announcement by the governor that the disorder must cease. It is moving day in Charlotte for the hogs. Identity Of Dead Woman By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 3. The Brooklyn police endeavored to identify the body of the murdered woman in Harrison N. J., as that of Mrs. Thsodoro S. Whit mere, wife of a Brooklyn mot-jiman of that name, who told the police that his wife had been mis?in. for some time, but declared he believed she had left him for another man. Whitmere said his wife wore a suit similar to that worn by the murdered woman. Last night he was taken to view the body, but declared he was unable to. say whether or not it was that of his wife. He told the police that it might be his 'wife. The police detained him and will take other persons who knew Mrs. Whitmere to see the body. Body Identified. Newark, N. J., Jan. 3. Frank Elnert -a friend of Mrs. Theodore S. Whitmere of Brooklyn, view the body at Harri fi n. and identified it as Mrs. Whit mere. i