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The News h the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Pa, per Published in the Two Caa-olins r m H THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 333. CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. Many Children Thought To Have Perished In Ohio Republicans Think Disfranchisern en t Of Negro is Un-American I Conflagration Ben ; 'J 50 And 75 Chit then s ;d to Have Been Burnetts live in hire That DesXed School Building. Scores oj Others Were Serio usly lnju redBig Force of Men Busy Searching for Bodies of Flame's Victims i'y Associated Press. v loveland, O., March 4. Fire broke :! in the Lake View public school : :iiii!ig at Collinwood, a suburb, morning and a frightful panic : He-wed among the -100 or 500 chilii ; ; in the structure. 1; is reported that between 50 and 7" ''hiidren were burned to death. Scores of others who escaped from building were- injured. The structure was burned to the -::;d. . force of men has been put to -ilk searching for the bodies. Vivid Story of Fire. !:i the fire, which completely destroy : iho common school building in Col- voo.l, a suburb, 75 children are ii.'Uirlit to have lost heir lives. j The fire started by an overheated fur- Thc llames quickly spread, but panic ! e.iiised wiien tne building quickly 1 V'irh t:TTirkL-ri ml ! Ail V.;i-l .- '.lpted to escape. TKro were but two exits to the build : available. One of these exits was ;-'d freely by the children, but the! ----- -' v ivm . llV.V". l IV llll V il 1 1 ii. who madly dashed for the open Those who fell in the doorway were :;:!nnled upon by those behind and n the doorway was impassible. Frightened and panic-stricken cliil n turned to escape-by the windows .iid other moans that could be -found, -scape was cut off by the flames which, v this time, had spread throughout ill i ii 1 1 1 in i ii fi r i if irh nni ,r r s . The maiding was of brick, yet this ...i f '.. . 1 da: u lllf lilt'. Iv. i't minutes the lower story fell. I-tmAv'.:-ating scores of children to the i .- -'i. -lit, among burning embers. The " : out the building was heart- Q'::;-kiy the news of the terrible ca-'''.- r ''hi spread throughout the vil- :in.! lm nm-erlt; nf naronts WPl'ft -r T.';;:iir about the building in search ' i i::vir girls and boys. In a few minutes 20 bodies were tak ' k.v.a the ruins. Plainly, writhing ' ; .-Ma l'ornis of dozens of others could s"0i in the basement. -h ; i hy factories dismissed their men ! insiructe.'i them to assit in the res '' TIk v braved the fire and made l't rule efforts to save those not dead. 25 Bodies Recovered. .V llshi 2'j bodies had been recov ered. Many children rescued are be ' 'v "1 io be fatally injured. Scores of e!.:i ;H were taken to the city hos- Pulled Child's Arms Off. A man named Dorn, who arrived upon ;:'. s'--ii- early, discovered his little girl among the mass of injured and n -A: 'd. He caught the girl by the b li s- and in his frantic efforts to : her. pii nod her arms from her Tise greatest loss of life was caused i : : ui. ,,f Uo exits being closed. The 1 .-;.. was blocked by a door that "i ;.! inward. In this manner they ''i'.- ! layed in reaching the other I' h- : ai 1 that as a result of this stam ! 'i alone scores of children lost their ;;;,!! as U) the number of the dead V;,i'.". The first estimate places the i !:!ii-'-r at lieports are conflict- .-si !ni.-; time, but it is safe to say : ' a-i 7.", perished. All but two of the hei s are accounted for. 71 Bodies Recovered. 1:1.3 o'clock 71 bodies had been ;' -'a; d. inciuding that of one of the : ; ' ' At that hour a list of the iai--i;!g numbered 103. List Grows Fast. rh velam, Ohio, March 4 At 2:25 !' '!' i b" bodies had been taken out f!!,l t is believed there are still more i:' ruins. Fearful Scer.es. V a.rfni scenes were enacted around 1 '' burning school house. Fathers Mai 1 b.liv nothf rs raved nirr.Of! or nrave.d tii'd to break through the (row ia,h Is and some got so far as to towards the flaming doorways. 2 he Ortnond Beach Races A:,. Qf-ialed Press. Miioiid Beach Fin ATnrrh 4. But event is scheduled for today in an; omobile tournament on Ormond ''iia Beach, the 128-mils gentle 11 s invitation race. There are six !'a nis. The weather conditions were 'dy early today, although indica :s were that the skies would cear '-'le the hour announced for the ''iiig event. Tomorrow the star in or the tournament, the 228-miles f-. v, ill be run off. Furniture Plant Sold At Public Auction Spccial to The News. Spartanburg, S. C, March 4. The Lion Furniture Company's plant was sold at public auction under a foreclos ure sale. The property was bid in by Ii. K. Carson, attorney, representing the Fi delity Loan and Trust Company and the Spartanburg Savings bank. The price paid for the plant was $10. 000, while the stock of lumber and unfinished goods brought $1,076. It is understood that the company will be reorganized at an early date and operations resumed. The Lion Furniture Company was or ganized several years ago and for a while was remarkably successful. The plant is one of the best in the coun try, all of the machinery being of the most approved type. Municipal Campaign To Soon Open in Union Special to The News. Union, S. C, March 4. The munic ipal campaign has opened. The first candidate is out, this being Mr. James G. Long, Jr., now alderman from Ward 1, and who has been acting mayor pro '; tern and who wishes to be promoted to the mayor's office. Up to this afternoon Mr. Long is the only candidate who has so far officially announced himself, though it is tinder stood that there arc several aspirants for mayoralty and aldermanic honors. Tt is just two months today until the city primary election will be held, when the democratic voters of Union will nominate the man for mayor, for aldermen and one commissioner of pub lic works. The registration books for this dem ocratic primary will be open five days during the month of April, the exact dates to be announced later. Death cf iLttle Child. Special to The News. Shelby, N. C, March 4 William, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John i? nnvpr riioil MdTiflav. The child has never been well, and lately was taken to Charlotte for an operation, but it was not found necessary to perform one. The boy was a particularly bright child. The funeral services were held at the house on Tuesday afternoon, i Safe Crackers Successful Haul. Ev Associated Press. Cincinnati, O., March 4. Safe check ers robbed the Mount Oram bank, of Mount Crab, Ohio, of $3,000 and es caped. Big Meeting Of Democrats By Associated Press. Omaha, Neb. March 4. The advance guard of the democratic state conven tion, which meets in Omaha tomorrow, began arriving today. State officers of the Bryan volun teers are in the city seeking to extend the propaganda of that organization, which is expected to take a prominent part in the coming national convention. Bryan will be the central figure at tomorrow's convention and his influ ence will dominate the spirit of the platform, which is expected to reflect to a certain extent the ideas he will present to the national convention. The convention is considered, for these reasons to be of especial import ance, particularly to the democratic party. No Senator Elected By General Assembly Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, March 4. The gen eral assembly met in joint session to day to elect a United States sena tor. Two ballots were taken without an election, the vote resulting in F. B. Gary getting 62 votes on the first bal lot, and L. G. Walker, 41, with G5 scat tering. On the second ballot, Garey got 61 and Walker 39. The number necessary to elect is SO votes. A motion to recede from the ballot ting was opposed by Gary's friends, but carried by a vote of 75 to 72, and there will be no further balloting for senator until tomorrow at noon. This afternoon the legislature will elect an insurance commissioner. Seaboard Offices all Open. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., March 4 At the office of the general manager of the Sea board Ah Line here it was stated that no trouble had been occasioned by the new nine-hour lav affecting the rail road telegraphers, and that none is ex pected. It may also be stated that no telegraph office on the Seaboard will be vlosed. Dividend of $5 a Share. By Associated Press. Boston, Mass., March 4. The direc tors of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company today declared a quarterly dividend cf $5 a share. TT'j i . . TT W S 9 9 I Pi, (Tt P F ! R S" E I ai I 75 7 Socitey Busy Would-be Assas sin of Chicago's Police Chief Was One of Camp Fol lowers in Parade Tzvo Suspects Arrested. By Associated Press. Chicago, March 4. Lazarus Avcr buch, the young Russian anarchist who attempted to assassinate Chief of Police Shippy and was himself slain, was one of a body of men who called upon Corporation Counsel Brim dage several weeks ago to secure per mission for a parade of the "Unem ployed." This permission, was denied because it was believed it would bring about a clash between the "reds" and the police. Averbuch was not a mem ber of the regular committee that ac companied Dr. Ben L. licit man to the city hall but was a sort of "camp fol lower." Suspects Arrested. ' Charles Yaniatis and William Stad leweiscr, alleged anarchists, were ar rested in connection with the attempt ed assassination of Chief of Police Shippy. White-Hand Society. A complete list of suspected Ital ian anrachists, now residents in the city, has been furnished by the White Hand society and further arrests are expected. Will Entertain Fleet. By Associated Press. Lima, March 4. The American tor pedo boat flotilla will go through a series of maneuvers tomorrow, off the island of San Lorenzo. The evo lutions wil be witnessed by pupils of the navy school. The director ot the school will give a dinner tomor row night on board the Peruvian transport Iquitos in honor of the officers of the flotilla. Various din ners and entertainments have been arranged for the American visitors during their shore stay here. 39,645 Scripts frilled In 1907 One Physician FilledS, 997 Total Number Of Quarts 35,011, Besides 419 Dozen Bottles Of Beer. During the 1907 the drug stores of Charlotte filled 39,645 whiskey pre scriptions. These quarts and 419 beer. This, in brief. called for 35, dozen bottles of is the amount of whiskey business done in Charlotte in a single year. There are 14 drug stores in the city who pay an an nual liquor license of $100 each, or a tota lof $1,400. Averaging the cost of whiskey at $1.25 per quart or ?u per gallon, makes a grand total oi $43,760 the drug stores received for whiskey alone. The sale of 417 dozen bottles of beer will increase this amount to near 550,000. For writing 39,645 prescriptions the physicians, net all. Charlotte phy sicians, however, received an aver age .price of 50 cents which brought them approximately $20,000 for their trouble. In the list of prescriptions filled by each individual, one physician alone filled 3,997 and another 3,691. There were half a dozen or more who filled between two and three thou sand. Mrs. J. A. Pickard lft last night ior Greensboro to spend two weeks with relatives. "THEY COME HIGH, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE 'EM !" i r aril s ,h i t m uibum lu ulou m Special to The "iS'ews. Lenoir, N. C, March 4. Yesterdays at noon Mr. James Latham, a well-to-,j do farmer of Ashe county, who was spending the winter in Lenoir with his( daughter, Mrs. J. L". Seehorn, dropped dead on the slreet in front of Fraley's restaurant. He was immediately car ried into the Lenoir drug store for medical attention, but died shortly af terward. Last Sunday a. week ago Mr. Latham suffered a partial stroke of paralysis from which he has recovered sufficient ly to walk about, and his dcat was due to another stroke today. He was about 75 years of age. His remains will be taken to Ashe county for inter ment. The deceased is well known in our town having spent several winters here with his daughter, Mrs. J. C. See horn, at the Watauga house. Store at Colletsville Destroyed by Fire Special to The News. Lenoir, N. C, March 4. Information was received here today that the store house of Mr .John Harshaw, who lives at Collettsville, 10 miles above Lenoir, on the C. & N.-W. railroad, was com pletely destroyed by fire Monday night about 12 o'clock. Mr. Harshaw had a stock of goods worth $1,500 and in the building was the postoffice. The only thing that was saved consisted of a small safe which contained some registered mail mat ter and other valuable papers. Mr. Harshaw vas not at home and it is supposed the :ire originated from a defective flue. . Mr. Jesse Nix Dead. Special to The News. Union, S. u., March 4. Mr. Jesse Nix, one of Union county's oldest and most substantial citizens, died at his home a few miles east of Union, Sun day morning at 6:30 o'clock. The funeral was held Tuesday after noon at Beulah Baptist church several miles east of Union, and the interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. Negro Arrested For Murder. Special to The News. - Union, S. C, March 4. As the result of a letter from Chief of Police George II. Bodeker, of Birmingham, Ala., a young negro man known as "Kid" Ford was arrested here yesterday afternoon by Chief of Police J. G. Long and com mitted to jail charged with being im plicated in the killing cf a negro wo man in Birmingham. Demand Made On Small Town Letter Signed "Anarch ists'' Demands That In diana Town Send $750 to Certain Place in New York A Threat. By Associated Press. Goshen, Ind., March 4. Wawaka, a town, of 300 inhabitants, has re ceived a letter postmarked New York city, in which $750 is demanded from the town within two weeks. The letter says if the money is not delivered to a certain place in New York the town will be blown to atoms. It is singned, "Anarchists." It has been forwarded to the postal department at Washington and steps are being taken to guard the towrn. A vigilance committee is being or ganized and officers will meet every train pulling into Wawaka for the next two weeks. Gilreath 's Retirement Notable Change in Large Shoe Firm, Which Will be Incorporated Under 1 he Name ot The Gilmer-Moore Co. A notable change in the business world of Charlotte was effected yes terday when Mr. Frank Gilreath, the .icnior partner of Gilreath & Co., re tired from the firm which has conduct ed one of the leading shoe and trunk houses in this section of the piedmont region for 20 years past. The disso lution is by mutual consent. The bus iness will be conducted at the same stand by Messrs. Thornwell T Gilmer and Charles C. Moore under the firm name of the Gilmer-Mcore company, for which papers of incorporation will be taken out at an early date. The present stand of the firm, No. 16 South Tryon street,, has been a shoe stand for 09 years. Both Mr. Gilreath, who retires, and Mr. Gilmer, who goes into the new firm, were clerks in the store which preceded this one Pegrani Co. The first man to run a shoe store at this stand was Mr. Meacham, followed successively by Wade & Pegram, Gilreath & Co., and now the Gilmer-Moore Co. Mr. Gilreath by his energy and bus iness talent has done much toward building up one of the greatest inter ests of its kind in the two Carolinas, and has Avon the right to go into the history of Charlotte as one of its ablest merchantile leaders. He is en titled to his well-earned rest. Mr. Gilmer is a master of the shoe trade. His long experience and nat ural ability have made him the peer of any man in this line of business, and Mr. Moore, who has for many years been one of the most trusted men in the firm, is a good second to him. Their .success in the past is an earnest of what they may be expected to do in the future. Calls Exchange Gambling Hell By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 4. After a sharp debate in which Senator Till man spoke of the New York Stock Ex change as the principal "gambling hell" in the country. The Tillman reso lution, directing an inquiry into the character of the collateral deposited to secure loans made by the New York banks, was referred to the committee on finance. Sims Scores Exchange. Declaring that the practices of the New York Cotton Exchange were in tolerable, and that even the cotton growers of the south had determined to use all lawful means to end them. Sims, of Tennessee, in the house of representatives, advocated the passage of the Burleson bill, prohibiting the use of the mails, telegraph and tele phone service in dealing in "cotton fututres," where delivery and accep tance of actual cotton is not intended. Ho said if there was any good left in the New York Cotton Exchange, "it was so overshadowed by the bad as to make it desirable to wipe out the good rather than to longer tolerate the bad effects of its reprehensible practices." Bryan Off for Omaha. By -osociated Press., Lincoln, Neb.. March 4,-Wm. J. Bryan left Lincoln for Omaha today, where he wil attend the democratic state convention tomorrow and deliver an address tomorrow night. P.ev. Dr. J. M. Rose, of Laurin burg, a well known Presbyterian devine, underwent a successful opera tion at St. Peter's Hospital yesterday, and is resting well today. Cotton Mill Stock Was Sold at Auction Special to The News. Spartanburg, S. C, March 4.- In con nection with the merger of the Spar tanburg Savings Bank and the Central National Bank, which was made sever al months ago, valuable cotton mill stocks held by the Spartanburg Savings bank, was sold at auction yesterday. Ten shares of Drayton Mills sold at 95; four shares of Saxon Mills at 125: 25 Columbia Trust Company sold at 200; Southeastern Life Insurance Com pany at 70; seven share Fidelity loan and Trust Company, at 260; five shares of Spartan Mills at 140; five shares of Crescent Manufacturing Company, at 95; five shares Arkwright Mills at 105; 40 shares of Woodruff Cotton Mills at 126; 15 shares of Arcadia at 94. Carnival And S. School Convention on Same Date Special to The News. Union, S. C, March 4. The carnival will be here at the same time as the State Sunday School convention. When it was found that the dates would conflict, a strong effort was made to have the carnival people come some other time, but a letter received from the manager of Smith's Greater Shows, says that he has made out his route for several months, and that it would be impossible to change the dates for Union now. The carnival dates are Madch 30 to April 5, inclusive, and the convention dates are April , 2 and 3. Bell Should Be Chairman Mr. Shannonhouse Says The Party Ought lo Again Put Flim at The Flead of The County Executive Committee. The rumor has been floating out that Mr. E. R. Preston and Col. T. L. Kirk patrick were willing t serve their county as chairmen and secretary of the execeutive committee of the Dem ocratic party, in case there is any de sire for them to shoulder these tasks. It was further said that they were both young men ambitious of futur-i political preferment, in an indefinite way, and that they were anxious to get all the service to their party on the records as possible. The rumor further had it that Mr. Kirkpatrick had a weather eye on the solcitorship of this, the twelfth judicial district, when Mr. Clafkson's term expires two years fro mnext December. Asked in regard to the rumor that he was a candidate for the chairman ship of the county executive commit tee, Mr. Preston today declared that he is in no sense a candidate for the office. A number of his friends had spoken to him about the matter but he had given it no serious consideration, he said. Col. Kirkpatrick was not found by the scribe but he will be looked up later. A News man asked ex-Recorder F. M. Shannonhouse if he were a candi date for the secretaryship of the com mittee asain and he said that that de pended on the wishes of the executive committee. He was not in any sense actively seeking it. Mr. Shannonhouse was then asked if he was a candidate for the chair manship of the executive committee, as his name had been mentioned by political prognosticators in connec tion with that office. Mr. Shannon house was vehement in declaring that he had never had any idea of running for the chairmanship and under no circumstances would he be a candidate for the place. If Mr. James A. Bell can be induced to accept the place again, Mr. Shannonhouse said he would feel it a duty and a pleasure to support him. Mr. Bell, he went on, had taken the position against his in clination and at great personal sacri fice. He has put the work of the com--mitt.ee on such a high plane that all political bickering inside party ranks had disappeared and it would be of immense value to the party if he could be persuaded to remain in the position. The resignation of Mr. D. Kirby Pope as assayer at the Mint, in order that he might be able to take up the more active practice of law here, is still a topic of discussion and Mr. Pope's Republican friends are com mending him f.5r resigning rather than serving under Judge Adams a state Re publican chairman. Mr. Pope has at tacked Judge Adams along lines sim ilar to those charges which have re cently been made against him. It is said Col. Pearson, of Morganton, will be apt to succeed Mr. Pope. Taft Their Choice. By Associated Press. Topeka, Kas., March 4. Ihe re nn hi ican state convention met here' today. It was a foregone conclusion the four delegates to the national convention elected would be in- structed for Taft. Platform Adopted at Re publican Conven tion Declares for "Political And Civil Rights Of Negro." With a Resounding Yell The Name of Taft, as Candidate forPresidenL W a s Received En dorsement Unanimous. By Associated Press. Columbus, O., March 4. The repute lican convention convened this morr ing. In the plaform adopted, it clares, among other things, for greater merchant marine and adequa navy; liberal appropriation for ii provement of' waterways and harbors: revision of tariff by a special sessio: of the next congress, along the lint of the principle of protection; sue; modifications of currency as will pro vide for the demands of commerce and satisfy the needs of all por tions of the country. Provision for Negro. One question of the colored race platform declares for: "Civil and po litical rights of the American negro in every state, believing as we do that his marvelous progress in in telligence, industry and good citizen ship has earned the respect and en couragement of the nation and thn a those legislative enactments that have for their real aim, his dis franchisement, are reasons of color alone are unfair, and repugnant to the supreme law of the land. We favor the reduction of represen tation in congress and electoral col lege in all. states of this union vhei white and colored citizens arr dis franchised, to the end that Ih 14th amendment to the constitution ; the United States may be enforced ac cording to its letter and spirit. The administration of President Roosevelt is enuorsed and Secretary Taft endorsed as the candidate for the presidency. Congressman Burton read the re port of the committee on resolutions, which concluded with the endorse ment of Taft, and as soon as the delegates caught the drift of the endorsement, they broke in on the reader with a yell that caused him to pause several minutes. The report was unanimously adopt ed amid wild applause. Hartje Case Ended. By Associated Press. Pittsburg, March 4 The Hartje conspiracy case was brought to ar abrupt end today when Judge Macfar lane instructed the jury to acqun Hartje, Welshons and Hooe, the three defendants and place the charges upon the county. Southern Cuts Forces. Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, March 4. The Southern railway has cut off tht union passenger station agent here be sides six clerks and a number of otkci employes at the freight depot. Manager of Winston Hotel. Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, March 4. John A. Tucker, formerly of Greem boro, is to be manager of the Hote Forsyth, the new hotel to be opened a the corner of Third and tjnesiuut streets, in this city. Threatens King's Death. By Associated Press. Barcelona, March 4. Placards hav been posted throughout Barcelona an nouncing that an attempt would 1 made upon the life of King Alton: on his approaching visit to this cil March 12th, but were torn down t' day by the police. Telegraph Offices Close. By Associated Press. New Orleans, La., March 4. The nine-hour law affecting railroad tele graphers caused about 25 per cent of the Southern Pacific Railroad tele graph offices in Louisiana to be closed today. Mines May Close Down. By Associated Press. Des Moines, la., March 4. A com plete shut-down of the coal mines in Iowa, which employ 15,000 miners, : threatened. Mob Surrounds NegroMurderer By Associated Press. Clarksburg, W. Va., March 4 Frank Johnson, a negro murder, i . who took refuge in a barn on the Yates farm, -shot and wounded three persons at daylight. It is not believod that any wece fa tally injured. The barn in which the negro is de fying arrest is surrounded by over 5o0 persons. Sheriff Flanigan has appealed to the Yvest Virginia National guard for aid in capturing the negro, Soldiers are on their way to the scene of the trouble.
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