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The News heis the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Peeper Published in the Two Carolines. F 8 H JL ail THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. tityduced in The Census Bureau Issues Report On The Cotton Ginned To Jan. 16th. Legislature C ailing Election In August NEWS. JLJ1 Representative Dowd In troduces Bill Providing For Election on State Prohibition IssueSim ilar Bill in Senate. Would Pay Mecklenburg Jurors $2 Per Day llany Bills Introduced As to Passes Pro ceedings oj Day. S:-dal to The News. Raleigh, X. C., Jan. 23. There was j'ltroihieed today in the house, by K. ::. tentative Dowd of Mecklenburg, ; :.! in the senate, by Long of Ire (i :i. duplicate bills for a state pro hibition election, it being drawn along il.t lineo decided upon by the demo ;,;jic eauaus Tuesday night and t:i: .!. -r the approval of the state pro hibition league. li provides the machinery for a in! prohibition election? to be I.. !, I August 6th, the law if ratified m bo effective Jan. 1st, 1909. 1; is really designed to extend the :o:;,tion of the Watts and Ward i;:w.s as to rural districts to the viioie state prohibiting the manufac vuv and sale of intoxicants. !r went to the committee on pro I' .-uions and grieveances. indications are that there will bo a succ essful effort to fix the date for ti: election earlier, some time in 3!:iy probably if carried, machinery which the prohibitionists consider i:r.rtle for making the law effective i; the event it is voted by the pso 1 1''- R::leigh. X. C, Jan. 23 Mr. W. C. -'v.-il introduced a bill today to allow j nvrri in Mecklenburg county as much ?2 per day. Among others introduced in the sonate were: , Blair, to prevent traveling sales iiiea from soliciting orders for li quors in prohibition territory. Numerous Bills. Long, to authorise Statesville to i .--.-no bonds for floating debt with out an election. Uoij, to prevent the use of free ra.-r s by public officials, and can dMatts for public office. I-fiig. to amend charter of States viiio Air Line Railway Co., and to aid in its construction. A great number of local bills were im reduced in the senate this morn- ! ! Z. Tin- Graham bill appropriating 55, f"r the prosecution against the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. as ") freight rates before the Interstate Commerce Commission, was passed. What to Consider. The resolution of Mr. Pharr to lim it legislation so that the session will not be prolonged, came up. Mr. I'harr took the ground that it was ' rtaialy a spirit of the constitu tion that general legislation only bo considered at regular cession. Ho said he intended the resolution to cut out the governor's recommen oariou as to the changes in judicial (iiiuri'-ts. Senator Mason opposed general '?.!:: hu ion and declared every busi-i!'-:-s man in the state would send up a shout of joy if the legislature ad journed at once, rate compromise or no rate compromise. bonator Kedwme endorsed me i':'a that business interests would hail with joy the immediate ad journment. The resolution was finally referred 1r the joint committee for report tomorrow. As to Passes. In the house many local bills were introduced, others passed and mush 'imo was taken up with the reading of factious resolutions by Mr. Bickett, of Franklin, outlining a program for th" legislature. Mr. Williams, of Duplin, introduced a bill to prohibit passes on special ooiitracts between newspapers and railroads. Representative Dowd and others protested and a general storm of dis approval was manifested. A motion to adjourn prevailed. ANNEX NEARING COMPLETION. GaPtbury's Hotels Prospering Under Efficient Management. Kjx u to The News. Salisbury, X. C, Jan. 23. The hand- oii!" new front and annex to the Cen tral hotel is about completed and Man-;o.;oi- C). W. Spencer will soon be quar-u-red in one of the best arranged and commodious hotel buildings in the -lute. Iioth the Central and Vander--onl are prospering under the joint management of Mr. Spencer and Mrs. Julia Crouch. Poiice Plan for Trouble. . Ry Associated Press. inoago, in., Jan. Z6. reparations; for a possible clash between the police anl "unemployed" men were made-to- Chicago, 111., Jan. 23. Preparations 'lay and the police massed at the down1 town stations. Mounted police patroll- were dissolved and Rev. u. f. t the lake front and allowed no loit- vens was endorsed for the foreign p,"i"S. field. S. C. Firm Declares a 100 Per Cent Dividend .Special to The Xews. Union, S. C, Jan. 23. Probably with out exception one of the most prosper ous concerns in Union county, is the J. t. Alman Co., dealers in general mer chandise at Jonesville. This firm was organized about six i'ln as with a" l3aia in capital of $0,6o0. At a special meeting of the stockholders held yesterday, a stock dividend of 100 per cent was declared. This in addition to the regular 10 per cent annual dividend which has been paid since the firm began business, and which now amounts to GO per cent, and even after this handsome stock div idend has been paid, will still leave each shave, with a par value of $100, to bo worth $241, after deducting 10 per cent for depreciation in value and old or bad accounts. This is a splendid showing and is one that can find few equals in South Carolina, and is duo largely to the bus iness accumen of the president and treasurer, Mr. J. F. Alman, who is a business man and not only a careful manager, but a shrewd and close buyer as well, who takes advantage of all opportunities to secure goods at inside pi ices, and gives his patrons the ben efit of it. Other officers of the concern who have contributed largely to its success! are J. P. Alman, Jr., vice president and secretaryp; and directors, W. H. Gault, J. M. Gault, of Jonesville, and J. O. Gault of Lockhardt. The "Deestrick Skule" to Open. Special to The Xews. Salisbury, X. C, Jan. 23. "The Deestrick Skule" will open at Meron cys Theatre tonight with Mr. John Ramsey as teacher and among the pupils will be such well known citi zens as Mayor A. H; Hoyden, Hon. John S. Henderson, P. B. Beard, Capt. James P. Moore, Clerk of the Court McCubblns and ethers. The entire cast is composed of amateurs and as the proceeds are for a worthy cause the manager will have to hang out the "Standing Room Only" sign. Workingman on State Ticket Said to Be Object oj a fleeting of The Civic League of This City Called For To-morrow. There will be a meeting of the Working Men's Civic League of Charlotte, tomorrow night about which there seems to be some mys tery, as none of the members would divulge the purpose for which they had been called together, and they have decided not to allow the news paper men to be present. It is surmised by some that the proposed meeting has a political sig nificance, and that the organization is to launch a movement among the working men of the state to secure a representative on the next demo cratic state ticket. The working men have felt for some time that, while they polled a. great many votes for the party, they were not represented fully in the distribution of the offices, and they have been talking for some time of ! backing one cf their number for some 3 place on the ticket, and it is pretty sure that this is the purpose of this ; meeting. It is thought too, that a local man will be the one named to represent the league, and that an active cam paign will at once be begun to se cure the convention for Charlotte, and to further this candidate's chances for the nomination. None of the members of the league j would say one word as to the office, which they think one of their num ber should fill, but it is thought that it is the office of Commissioner of Labor and Printing. A large number is expected to at tend the meeting tomorrow night, and it is thought that the session will be spicy and interesting. One of the leaguers was asked, this afternoon, if the league would go on record, in any way, as to pro hibition or other matters of current interest, but he said that this was not the purpose of the meeting, and that he did not think that any dis cussion other than the real matter in hand would be endulged in. Found Dead in Room. By Associated Press. "Chicago, Jan. 23. Mrs. Catherine Cart-wright, concert hall dancer and singer, was found shot to death in her room here early today. The police are searching for James McGee, who has been attentive for some time. Mecklenburg Presbytery Meets. At a called meeting of Mecklen- ' burg Presbytery this morning at the uui& ncauj lcij 0 First Presbyterian Church the pastor- al relations of Rev. W. E. West, ot Huntersville and Raman Churches: - come On ) M , ' waters I Amz 1 3 rLilP "MOTHER, MAY I GO IN THE SWIM T' "YES, MY SON, BUT YOUR FATHER IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPORTANT ! Matter of Rates Are Considered Joint Committee on Rail roads Hear From Gov ernor, State Attorney And Railroad Officials1 JJ j General Sentiment. s Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 23.- The joint mmmittPP on i-aiirnnfls lost sftornoon soul lor uuvemui uiwiu iu upiiii before that body and give a general statement concerning the legislation on the rate and other railroad mat ters that he wants the legislature to enact. The committee also heard General Counsel Thorn of the South ern Railway, F. A. Woouard, ex Governor Aycock and R. W. Win ston, of counsel for the state, in the rate litigation and T. H. Womack, cf the counsel for the Seabord Air Line, on' various phases of the rate situation. After reviewing the whole history of the rate litigation and impending compromise, Governor Glenn declared ihat he had taken a look at the books of the railroads and consider ed the general business and com mercial situation and was satisfied that the railroads are in straits, and in view of the fact that they had been made to realize that they must be amenable to the law of the state, he favored granting them any rea sonable concession. He said that the compromise seemed the best adjust ment for the state, the railroads seemed satisfied and he believed the entire settlement of differences would go far toward restoring the credit of the railroads. The governor appealed especially for application of reduced rates to aprdy to no roads less than 100 miles instead cf 60 miles as at present. He said the present statue was hampering several important short lines, including the Raleigh & Southport, The Aberdeen & Ashc boro and others in that essential ex tcntions would put them in the col umn of lower rates so that they did f,vi wjirrnnt.od in making the extensions. He defended the pro- liUt lvv,l v position to clothe the Corporation Commission with power to make further rate changes as the occasion might arise. General Counsel Thorn presented the idea of the necessity of abating the conflict in order that the rail- t roads may procure the crean sary in financing the business ana providir-g the constantly increasing business on the sections through which the roads operate and opening l Tn..4-,r,iro- VliK lie new territory. iimaiiuu6 -caused a laugh at the expense ot of Sneaker Justice by declaring that according to that gentleman's con tentions the requirements even at Greensboro had doubled in six months. . He spoke at length on the desira bility of giving the Corporation Com mission power to . adjust rates be tween legislative sessions. TCv-Gnvernor Avcock made a strong appeal for the committee to ratify i-hn ,.nmnromise. declaring his con- viction that it was uest 101 au concerned. He wanted peace be tween the railroads and the peopie and the credit of the railroads so that they could adequately meet the demands of the growing commerce. The committee took a recess at 6-30 to meet aqain this afternoon. The rate bill will hardly be ready for passage before Friday. It looks now like the legislature will be here at least ten days Mr. Peeler aMnager. tuv. v, i ' , .j.n Snecial to The News. i o;""" T M Salisbury, N. Jan. t. mi. Charles A. Peeler, who as toi tne r,Qc-t two years had the management of the Globe Department store's branch house at Faith, has again been placed at the head cf the enterprise. Hat Compnay Elects Special to The Xews. Greensboro, N .C, Jan. 23. At a meeting last night cf the Transou-Mur-phy Hat Company, the directors and officers were elected as follows: Pres ident and treasurer, W. M. Transou; vico President, C. C. Murphy; secrcta- rv I. W. Murnhy; general manager, w. ishop; board of directors, i. W. Mur;)hy, W. M. Transou, W. K. ishop, ic. b. Murj)hy and j. l. urn This comnanv which will deal bv Avholesnle in hats. caps, and gloves e 'ect to begin business about March ls- 11 is wcl1 backed and made up aggressive, capable business men who have had experience in the business they have undertaken. Republican Members Held Caucas Last Night Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 23. A joint caucus cf the republican members of the legislature last night denouncing the feature of the proposed compro mise of the rf.te litigation providing for the railroads to pay $17,000 to ward defraying the expenses of the extra session and costs in the litiga tion. The resolution declares that in the opinion of the . republican members it is unbecoming tire dig nity of the state and a travesty on the self respect of a sovereign state to accept money from the railroads under the existing circumstances to ward defraying the expenses of the legislature and that they (the repub licans) use every honorable means to protect the honor of the state and reject that feature of the proposition as stated by the governor in his explanatory letter to the people of of the state and suggested in his message to the legislature. Bryan Not Originator Of Guararnty Plan By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Jan. 23. The Record Herald says: Wnfiam Jennings Bryan is not the originator of the guaranty plan for the protection of bank deposits. In a letter to Alex ander H. Revell, Mr. Bryan declares that although the scheme is spoken of as the Bryan plan, he has "no patent to it," for it was suggested to him. The Nebraskan expresses the opinion that the absolute guaranty is a better idea and the Oklahoma plan is virtually an absolute guaranty. The Jhezvs Beats Its Own Record Highwater Mark in Col lections by The Carriers Of $161.95 Jasper O'Connell The Carrier Who Led all 7 he Rest. "The News Leads," and during the week ending Saturday, the 11th, beat its own record in collections by the carriers. The high water mark of $161.95 was reached during this period. This amount was collected by the 28 hus tling carrier boys of this paper who only collect small amounts from sub scribers who pay by the week. This does not include 1,000 subscribers in the city who do not pay the carriers, but who settle direct with the office. Of these collectors, Jasper O'Connell, rwho carries the Seversville route, leads, having collected $12. There were several other carriers who push ed his record close. All The News carriers have been provided witn hunting whistles and subscribers may know when they hear the whistle that The News has come. SAY-SO IN THE MATTER !" Etld Of J HaW i rial in &ignt Most of Testimony of De fense in AHenists Are Called To-day Tell of Thaw's Crazy Conduct an Various Occasions. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 23. The end of the second trial of Harry K. Thaw, charg ed with the murder of Stanford White, is in sigLt. Save for evidence of the alienists practically all the tes timony the defense expected to offer has been given. Dr. Charles L. Bailey, of Albany, N. Y., who arrived last night from Jamaica Island, was called as the first witness today. He attended Thaw on the train be tween Hudson and Albany in April, 1906. The witness said: ' Thaw was chat tering something like: 'Shasta, shasta, shasta! Pennsylvania runs into New York Central,' repeating sometimes, his eyes bulging, and he appeared un sound. I gave him a hypodermic of morphine with the assistance of the porter. I could not detect the odor of alcohol. Thaw rambled incoherently." Dr. Charles C. Wagner, of Bingham- ton, N. Y., alienist, resumed the stand after argument between counsel. The court held Thaw's statements to Drs. Wagner and Ivans following the homi cide were admissible as the basis of expert opinion. Wagner then testified that Thaw told him of his appeals to Comstock and Jerome: "That he had not intend ed attacking White and that Providence took the matter in hand in its own way." Thaw claimed to Wagner that he had been followed by thugs employed by White to kick him to death. Dr. Wagner's Testimony. Dr. WTagner said Thaw told him he had met some pretty fast people, but never been diosipatcd. Thaw's manner, under examination of the witness, was said to be domi neering. His pulse fluctuated re markably. Thaw said White in 1900 invited him to one of the Madison Square tower parties and later saw White in front of a New- York thea-! tre with the girl whom he was told was Miss Nesbit, and 'belonged to Stanford White." Rate of Discount Reduced By Associated Press. Paris, Jan. 23. The Bank of France today reduced the rate discount from 3 1-2 to 3 per cent. London, Jan. 23. The rate of dis count of the Bank of England today was reduced from 5 to 4 per cent. The reduction of the bank rate is a foregone conclusion owing to the rap idly improving financial conditions pre vailing everywhere. A LONG TRIP. Benj. Monster Will Make Frisco in 80 Days. Benjamin Monster, a long distance walker, en route to San Francisco, in an effort to break the record of Wes ton, will leave The News offlce at 4 o'clock this afternoon, heading down South Tryon street. He expects to make the trip in 80 days. His first stop below here will be Spartanburg. Monster left Philadelphia on the last day cf the old year. He goes from here via Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans, crossing the Alkali plains in the west. Strong Earthquake Reported. By Associated Press. Reggio di Calabria, Jan. 23.-A very strong earthquake shook this province today. No loss of life is reported. Peo ple took refuge in fields and subterran ean grottoes. Governor And Mrs. Glenn Give Big Reception Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 23. Five hun dred and more people called at the governor's mansion last night, the occasion being a reception by the governor and Mrs. Glenn complimen tary to the members of the general assembly. The mansion was beauti fully decorated with both state and national flags, cut flowers and potted plants, every apartment being ablaze with light and resonant with merri ment. The governor and Mrs. Glenn were assisted in receiving by the state officers and their wives, Presi dent Winston of the senate, Speaker Justice of the house of representa tives and members of the governor's staff and others. There were committees of ladies in stir bureau today issued its report, the punch room, the state dining ' showing cotton in the United States room, the coffee room and other ginned from the growth of 1907 to Jan apartments according the most de- . nary 16th, was 10,337,607 bales, against lightful hospitality to all callers. The1 12,17G,199 bales for the same period hours of the reception were 9 to 11; last year and 9,9S9,C34 bales for thc- o'clock. Many Freight Trains And Railroadmen Idle By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 23. The figures pre pared for one of the large railroads, says the Tribune, show that a week ago there were 320,000 idle freight cars in the United States and about 8,000 locomotives laid up because of the falling off in traffic. This is 14 per cent, of the total of freight cars in the country and equi valent to S,000 trains for handling eaca of which four men are ordinarily re quired. Drink Led to Suicide. By Associated Press. uampton, va., Jan. za. vv. . .oci- Georgia 1,771,013 bales; 4,538 gin ford, manager of the Hampton and I neries Phoebus Gas Company, committed sui-j Kentucky, 1,841 baiei; two ginner cide today by inhaling gas. He left ; ies. a note that annK was tne cause 01 his death. He was a brother-in-law f ATT T TJnlmv o "Tmir VnrV Vrolrr J Ul VV . VV . 1 JHHT 1 , Ct V- TV " ' IV Force at Rocky Creek Doubling The Southern Power Co. is Rushing Work There Where a Force of 350 Men Are Already En gaged. The present force of 350 workmen on the huge water-power development plant of the Rocky Creek of the South ern Power Company is to be doubled if the hands can be secured. General Manager W. S. Lee, of this city, who returned to Charlotte today after a two-days' visit to the plant, said to day to a News man that if the com pany could secure even as many as 500 extra men immediately they would be employed and hurried to work at Rocky Creek. The weather is fine and it is the desire of the company to take advantage of it. The company expects to finish the plant by September and put it in im mediate commission. The demand for power is so great that the company cannot keep up with it unless it rushes to completion this Rocky Creek plant. It is now about half finished, the dam being about 40 per cent under way. The force is starting to set up the water wheel. The plant will have an insulation of 40,000 horse-power. It is a duplicate in every respect of the Great Falls plant, which is two miles distant. There are already eight 5000 horse-power electrical developing ma chines at Great Falls, six at Ninety nine Islands, and eight more will be in stalled at Rocky Creek making 22 in all of 500 horse-power each. This will give the Southern rower Company over 100,000 available horse-power as its capacity. The company has recently supplied 2,000 horse-power to Kannapolis, where Mr. Cannon is to manufacture towels on a big scale. It had also supplied power for the three cotton mills at Maiden. Blackhand Society at Work In Chicago By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Jan. 23. A supposed dynamite bomb exploded here last night in the rear of a barber shop at No. 5 Polk street, which building ad joins the saloon of Patrick O'Mally, at whom the police think the bomb was aimed. It is said that a Syrian proprietor of a barber shop adjoining, recently re ceived several blackhand letters. The only damage was to the windows near- Motion to Censure Government. By Associated Press. . Tokio, Jan. 23. The motion to censure the government was de feated in the lower house Diet today by 177 to 163. The debate lasted three hours and a half. Amount Ginnedtrom '07 Growth in United States Given At 10,337,607 Bales, Against 12,176, 199 Last Year. Number of Active Ginner ier 27,370 Report Given in Bull by States - Effect Of Report On Local Market. ! By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Jan. 23. The cen- same period in 1906. Active Ginneries. The number of active ginneries is 27,730. Round bales counted as half bales. The number of round bales included 187,562 for 1908, 258,717 for 1907 and 270,669 for 1906. Sea Island included 80,187 for 1908, 56,326 for 1907 and 104,710 for 1906. Distribution of Sea Island cotton for 1908, by states, is: Florida, 27,241; Georgia, 40,436; South Carolina, 12,330. Report by States. Running bales ginned by states fol lows : Alabama, 1,070,193 bales, 3,441 n nerics. Arkansas, 667,196 bales, 2,104 gin neries. Florida, 53,473 bales; 217 gm- i neries. Louisiana, 597,476 bales; 1,849 gin neries. Mississippi, 1,287,927 bales; 1,510 ginneries. Missouri, 29,378 bales; 75 gin neries.1 New Mexico, 303 bales; two ginner ies. North Carolina, 591,356 bales; 2,716 ginneries. Oklahoma, 779,650 bales; 971 gin neries. South Carolina, 1,094,707 bales; 3,177 ginneries. Tennessee, 248,434 bales; 663 gin neries. Texas, 2,146,548 bales; 3,975 ginner ies. Virginia, 8,212 bales; 101 ginner ies. "The ginners report was bullish very bullish,'" said a local cotton man today, "and with normal conditions the price, instead of dropping ten points, would have advanced two cents a pound." "The report was less than a great many expected, but on account of the still slow demand for cotton by the mills, the price Is still about where it was." i March cotton, on the New York mar ket, was off at the close just about 10 points, and this was due more from the general tone of conditions rather than the report. Mr. Groves to Manage Hickory Insurance Co. Special to The News. Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 23. Mr. M. H. Groves who has been connected with the Southern Life and Trust company for the past year, has been made secretary and treasurer of the Hickory Insurance and Realty compa ny, at- Hickory, N. C. The company was recently organized with a capital stock of 810,000. Mr. Groves has had splendid experience in this work and his friends predict a bright future for him. Charlotte Gains a New Lawyer. Mr. L. M. Simmons, who for the past two years has been the coach of the University of North Carolina baseball team at Chapel Hill, has arrived in the city and opened law offices. Mr. Simmons is a Virginian by birth, received his academic edu cation at Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, and pur sued his legal studies in connection with his athlefic work at Chapel Hill. Mr. Simmons has many fr ' -Is here, having paid Charlotte visit., in the past. Saw a Print Shoo for the Fist Time. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Snell, cf Harris burg, paid The News a visit today. They had never been inside a print shop before, and were much interested in the linotype machines, the report ers batting out news on their type writers, and the like o' that. While these two had never seen work in a newspaper office they nevertheless keep up with current events by read ing a daily' paper and have for a num ber of years past been subscribers to The News. The News is always glad to see its friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Montgomery have returned to their home at 1004 Boule
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