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he News has the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published irv the Two Carolina's rill h M . -i THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. STABLISHED 1.888. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. fill Investigate The Mysteriohr Death Of Electric Co. Charged With Retaining Lobby At Washington City ' ealthy Boston Man Chemist Examines Body oj Young Baker After Embalming Ftuid Had ileal Used And Finds 7 races of Poison. District Attorney And Coroner Decide to Flola Formal Inquest Death Which Occurred Last October, Mysterious. sociaunl Press Yi rk. March 6. The mysterious !' Waller F. Baker, the wealthy :.uon man. which caused a sen-;.!-t October, is to be the suo tuitlu'r investigation by ofll : Bogota. X. J., where the death i- announced that the district and coroner have decided to J formal inquest. j 1 ien to probe further into j r-.mstances surrounding Baker's J ,vas reached after a corps of j .letectives had been at work; ea.-v for many months. j brother was not satisfied with t of the circumstances of the .nl decided to have an examina-i ie by a chemist of the organs j ! .:!'. even after an embalming 1 :'SLTZ I is made by Dr. Boos, of the f " -etts general hospital, who i he found a large quantity of in the bodv. poison said tu n found in 'the organs which! i alauin .d. fluid could not have Whitaker's Bond Is Increased to $2,500 ' r : ! to The News. -J nsboro. X. C, March C Some-, ago there v.-as arrested in Ohio, J ti: canias on an indictment iounu in i.v- l iinea rsiaies eoiot m nam;-y.'.-. William G. Wlmaker, charged v;lu - y.;g the United States mail ii -hvr,,. Whitakcr was brought A.4ivvV.V- and placed in jail in .:. !': :: r $1,500 bond. Today on ! n I : 'lie United States district ;:?!.::;. ;ai order was made insreas k: the i..nl to $2,500. If U u known how many "Whit : i:i ! " in North Carolina out of - that ami excellent family are i:;t :.;;. i:: the scheme of William '. th... recital of the petition is i:a-t .h;g reading. It states that t-vM. n is abundant that William "had laid a deep laid scheme, lie has been carrying on for ears and has collected large f i.aTev from various per- ?';r.:s ( tie!.! t t- ta- a ss.i!.!l : i-rt'U":' by falsely representing to j lighting a cotton fire at the Spartan a; :, a large estate belonging! Mills this morning, Fire Chief Kenne- was in England and that a j (1 and Fircman Rawson narrowly es of $10 from each would' J . . I nnnod In-'ino- rhnip Inrnc ii. and that he made these a; a ti ins to every family he M who was in any way con v. i-h the name of " Whitakcr." SURPRISE WEDDING. Grcm ;3 13 Ye?rs of Age While the Bride is 27. S;.-1 to The News. - viM. X. C, March G Miss ':!!.!' Gabl- and Mr. Robert ii. 'Va-a v.-f re united in marriage Wecl i - ;);. ajt'-rnoon in Mr. Walter E. i'-a: ;:K-e. Justice W. R. Sloan oil! K-:. Mr. Wiuigh is a son of ii. Waugh, of Shiloh town ad is only 10 years old. His an Alexander lady of 27 Emperor's Letter Causes Trouble. '! Pre: March C. Emperor Wil- I' to Lard Tweedmotith, first 'i !" Admiralty, in which, it is h hi.-; majesty attempted to in " 'he naval policy of Great Brit ac,ie,d a stir in England, -and i" alar indignation. The cm- : accused of grave meddling i-'iUrh naval estimates, and the '!' Loi-d Tweedmouth that the aaica'. ien was jjurely personal, is ''!''! unsatisfactory and has al a"iiii"r the anxiety nor the indig- ' '' '1'-: 'lUliliC. V-'i!!, le;:!; (':.,: ' J ; Pcrevians Entertain Officers. ' iat d I'ress. " ;'j i'cru, March G. The fes given by the Peruvians of 1 ( a!!ao and T.imn in honor of '' as and men of the visiting 'i u.i..'do flotilla of American ''a la t coniinue to make the ' !!'.. Americans a most pieas- Little importance Attached. A eciafod press. :i i -''-'"ii, I). C, March G. Little is attached here to the ar 'a Xew York yesterday of William ''; ; "; Oi'ted to have negotiated with se:,n government for the sale 'v"f!.'r,ent secrets, employed in the !';;;in'e of high explosives. Iiv la; Iaidieer Club will have a soc ' aiaht at Mr. Irwin Potts' home, ; ri en; h avenue. Wa -js Order to Make S. C. Pay Dispensary Special to The News. Asheville, N. C., March G. Mr. Law rence Maxwell, of Cincinnati, after having affected a compromise agree ment with the South Carolina dispen sary fr.nd commissioners, as a result of which the commission agreed to setlle the claims of several Cincin nati creditors, whom he represented, aggregating $100,000, appeared before Judge Pritchard and asked that an order be made by the court authorizing- these claims to be paid out of the $800,000 fund now held by the com mission, and the Saunders Distilling company, through its attorney made like application. The court replied that it would take up the matter Sat urday, if the commission came into court and asked for the order author izing them to pay the claims. Voluntary Petition Of Bankruptcy Special to The News. Greensboro, X. C, March C. A vol- untary petition in bankruptcy was filed before United States District Judge Boyd by Attorney F. P. Hobgood, Jr., in behalf of J. L. Ritch, a leading ilumber here. The liabilities are given at $10,000, with assets at 13,000. Mr. II. G. Glenn was appointed temporary receiver and the case was deferred to Referee in Bankruptcy G. S. Ferguson. Jr., for adjudication. Southern Continues Its Polity ot Curtailme nt . 10 'he-News, Greensboro, N. C, March 6. The aunoiiueemeui m;;i uiu ouuuiem . j. il i. 11. 11 canway nas abolished tue olace or stationmaster at all stations in stations in North Carolina was re ceived with incredulity here until it was learned that Mr. Foushce, the stationinaster here for so many years, was actually out of a job. in addition to this curtailment of expenses, it is reported that at the frCight depot here four clerks have bcen discharged. Serious Fire at Spartanburg Fire Chief And One Fire man Barely Escape Death Loss to Cotton Mills May be Thous ands of Dollars. Special to The News. Spartanburg, S..C, March C While o They entered the warehouse and were overcome with smoke and were brought out more dead than alive. The firemen were revived after hard work by three physicians. Both men are in serious condition. No. 1 contained 1,000 bales of cotton The fire bad been burning sometime before being discovered. The loss is not positively .known, though it will run up into the thousands. Ovei Five Hundred Pledges for Prohibition Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, March G. Five hun dred and more people in Harnett county pledged themselves to do all in their power to aid in a prohibi tion victory the twenty-six of May. This news reached the city this week, the information being obtained from Rev. Braxton Craig, of Chapel Hill, who has been holding a series of meetings in the Baptist Church at Buies orcek. I Mr. Craig says of the meetings that at these there were over ninety concessions, and that Rev. J. A. Campbell baptized forty as the re sult of the meetings, which were very largely attended. The big temperance rally was held Sunday afternoon, and Mr. Craig made an address in behalf of prohi bition. A request was made to have those stand vho favored prohibition, and over GOO people stood, pledging themselves to work for the success of prohibition till the close of the election. Mr. Craig says that it was a scene cf great enthusiasm and that during it women wept and men shouted. MR. NORTON GOES TO VIRGINIA. Will Tr.ke Charge cf Nocel-Anderson Furniture Company. Special to The News. Statesville, N. C.; March 6. Mr. A. F. Horton, formerly superinten dent of the Kincaid Furniture Co., has gone to Danville, Va., to take a position as superintendent of the plant of the Nooel-Anderson Co., manufacturers of desks and tables. Bill to Prevent Rate Advance By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 6 The railroad officials made arguments be fore the senate committee on inter state commerce against the passage of the bill to prevent advances in freight or passenger rates until after the fair ness of the increase had been dcter mined by the interstate commerce com mission. Vice-President Gulp, of the Southern, declared that such a law would stand in the way of the railroads fixing the low experimental rates, enable ship pers to open new territory and would discourage the reduction of season passenger rates, or making of any gen eral concessions during tour periods, for fear that the. road would bo unable to restore the rates to the normal or standard remunerative figures. Col. Pearson As Assayer By Associated Press. 'Washington, D. C, March G. Wil liam S. Pearson was nominated by the president as assayer of the United States Assay Office at' Charlotte, N. C. Col. W. S. Pearson's home is in Mor gauton. He has been for years one of the oldest members of his party in this state. Mr. Pearson is one ef the most versa tile gentlemen of the state; has writ ten - several novels, and is a scholar of unusual attainment. A gentleman of the old school, his easy adaptability will make him an ad mirable addition to the citizenship of Charlotte. Mr. Pearson has had a varied career. He was once on the ministerial staff of the government, serving some time abroad with credit. Mr. Pearson is today engaged in the practice of . law of Monganton, where he enjoys a large practice. Bryan vs. Johnson. By Associated Press. St. Paul, March 6. The Democratic state central committee met here. That-there will be a clash of factions is indicated. It - is evident from the start the Bryan supporters in actual attendance outnumbered the Johnson adherents almost two to one but it is declared by the Johnson men that the Johnson men control enough prox ies to control the men. Shot Woman and Himself. By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., March G. Last night near Suffolk, Charles Mitchell shot and instantly killed Mrs. Wililam Cheys tan. Ho then placed a revolver to hia own head and after inflicting a flesh wound upon himself claimed that the woman shot herself and then him. Jealousy was the cause, rested. He was ar- Iowa Oratorical Contest. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. March G Stu dents representing 15 of the leading colleges of Iowa are gathreing here for the annual contest of the Iowa Col legiate Oratorical Association, which takes place tonight at Iowa Wcsleyan University. A number of noted men have been secured to act as judges at the contest, among them Governor Cummins, Judge Dcemer, of the state supreme court: State Auditor Carroll, W. W. Baldwin, of Burlington, and G Walter Barr, of Keokuk. Mr. Ivey Buys Abbot House. Mr. F. C. Abbott sold his home in Piedmont to Mr. J. B. Ivey for the consideration of $0000. Mr. Ivey in turn sold his home on College street to Mr. Abbott. -.. A basketball game will be played tonight at 8:30 o'clock at the Y. M. C. A. between the Athletics and Mystic Five. "WHAT'LL YOU BET I DON'T CAT Stockholders Meet And Elect Oflicers Special to The News. Greensboro, N. C, March G. At a meeting yesterday of the stockholders of the Southern Cellar & Bridle Com pany, a corporation recently chartered to manufacture and deal in leather goods at Greensboro, the following of- flccrs were elected: President, John aBO 1S esumatea at about $2,500,000. Doiinell; vice president, H. L. Paylor; I. secretary-treasurer and general mana- New York to Paris Auto Race, gcr, W. K. Men-irk; directors, F. C.s By Associated Press. Beylcs, II. C. Wells, K. Bryan .Tones. J Omaha, Neb., March 6. The Ameri C. II. Ireland. Y. K. Merrick. II. I can car in tlle New York-Paris Automo- Paylor, John Doniu Vice-President Of Bank a Suicide By Associated Pre-s. . Detroit, Mich., March 6. Elwood T. Kancc- first vice president of the Uni ted Trust Company, "Hi former post master of Detroit, shot and killed him self today-Hi:-; friends say he had been greatly depressed over his financial affairs for some time, and that his health also had not been good. 23 Bodies Yet 'fie All of The Victims Have Been Recovered From Ihe Ruins Over 100 Individual Funerals Will be Held. By Associated Press. Cleveland, O., March G. There are still tAventy-three bodies unidentified. So far 1G7 bodies have been recover ed. The list of the missing now tallies with the number of unidenti fied, which would indicate that all of the bodies have been found and that the total death list will stand at 167. In fully 100 cases the funer als will be individual. The unidentified will be buried next Monday morning, according to the present arrangements. Big Flood In Indiana By Associated Press. Peru, Ind., March G. Nearly one thousand men have been rendered idle and 75 homes damaged by the high waters of the Wabash river, which is out of its banks. It is expected that South Peru will be submerged before night. Sugar Advances. By Associated Press. New York, March 6. All grades of refined sugar were advanced ten cents per hundred pounds here to day. Boston, Mass., March 6. The sec ond annual conference on rural pro gress in New England was held today at the ooices of the state board of agri culture) the attendance including repre sentatives ' of all the important rural associations in New England. The general subject of discussion was tne teaching of agriculture in the public schools. Separate schools of agriculture, and federal aid to the teaching of agricul ture' were among the questions considered. nUnHL i iIudiilDj CH HIM ?' 400 Houses Were Burned By Associated Press. Tokio, March 6. A serious fire took place this morning at Noda Soy, a brewing town near Tokio. Four hundred out of 1000 houses in the town were destroyed. The dam- bile race left Columbus at 7 o'clock this morning. This car is now getting into sandy country, where the rains have made the roads better instead of worse. Gary Chosen U. S. Senator Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, March G. The first ballot for United States senator result ed in the following votes: Gary G7; Walker 28; Coker 14; Nash 14; Mc Leod 14; Matildin 8; W'ilie Jones 4; Ira B. Jones 5. Gary Elected. Gary was elected United States sen ator on the fourth ballot. Confessed Jewel Theft. By Associated Press. New York, March G. Charged with the theft of jewels valued at $20,000 from one of her wealthy friends, Mrs. Jcanette Newmann, who lives at the Stratford House in this city, was lock-! ed up at police headquarters. The po lice say Mrs. Newmann has made a full confession and told them she was actuated by her desire to keep her young son in a private school and to maintain her social position. Presidents Yacht Runs Aground By Associated Press. Norfolk, Vu., March 6. Special to the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, from Old Point Comfort, says the president's yacht, Mayflower, from Washington to Norfolk navy yard, went aground in ,the lower Chesapeake Bay during a thick fog this morning. The naval collier, Nero, has gone to her assist ance. ED RUDISELL'S CAREER Young Negro Makes a Record of Roguery. Ed Rudisell, a young negro, was tried before the recorder this morning on three warrants for house-breaking, two for larceny and one for a simple assault. He was bound over in all nd the bonds required aggre gate $250. - Rudisell's house-breaking career seems to have begun about February 21st, and since that time the police have been on his track. He robbed right and left, and doors and locks were no obstructions to him. He stole shoes, watches and other goods from various houses, and in one instance he took the shoes of a sick woman from under her bed in broad open clay light. In another instance when he was dis covered in the act of ransacking a house of a negro woman, he knocked her down and escaped. Aother erases tried this morning were as follows: Odie -Mack was fined $10 and the costs for vagrancy, and Giles White was tried on the same charge, but judgment was continued. John Brown, who figured in a blind tiger case as a witness, was tried for vagrancy and was fined $10 but ap pealed. His bond was fixed at $50. Brown was also fined $10 for jumping on and off a train. Four Men Killed. By Associated Press. Kherson, Russia, March 6. In an en counter last night between the au thorities and a couple of revolutionists, two policemen and two gendarmes were shot and killed. "Black Hand" Made Good Their Threat By Associated Press. Rochester, N. Y., March 6. Sup posed "black hand" operators made good their threat to wreck the home of Francesco Demaria last night, af ter he had failed to comply with their demand for money. Dynamite was exploded under the porch which was torn away and the windows in the building shattered. None of the occupants were injured. POLICE REPORT. There Was a Falling Off During Month of February. There was quite a falling off in the work of the police court during the month of February. The report oi Seargeant eRynolds shows that for the month only 161 cases were tried, SG of these beings convictions by the recorder. This falling off is explained in part by the fact that two weeks of the month criminal court was in session, and it is always the case during this court that the recorder has hardly anything to do. Why this is so, how ever, is hard to explain. The report for the police depart ment for the month is as follows: Fines imposed, $3SS.75; costs, $3S3.8F; fines remitted, $10; sent to jail, $192.70; sent to superior court on appeal, $31.95; miscellaneous, $4.10. The total amount remitted to the city treasurer was $696.99, of which $523.85 was for the month of February, and $83.14 was for miscellaneous col lection, whicli do not come in the month's report. Mise Robertson in Accident. Miss Julia Robertson, who is visit ing Mrs. H. H. McLondon in Wadee boro, was in a thrilling accident there last Tuesday afternoon. She and Mrs McLondon were out driving in a buggy when the horse became frightened and backed down an embankment. Miss Robertson was thrown from the vehicle into a six-foot ditch, the buggy toppling over on her. Mrs. McLondon was also thrown out. Both escaped serious in jury and were none the worse for the accident except the shock of their frightful experience. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Shaw are both ill at their home on East avenue. Hoskins Line Is Completed First Street Car to This Thriving Suburb Will Be Opet ated To-morrow Leaving the Square At 12 O'clock. Beginning tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock a regular schedule on the Piedmont-Hoskin lino of the street railway system will be maintained. The first iar over the Hoskins end of the line,, however, will leave Inde pendence Square at 12 o'clock, or as close to that hour as other schedules will permit. If the weather is clear and warm one of the big open sum mer cars will be used. On board, as guests of Mr. E. D. Latta, president of the company, will be representa tives of the press, city officials and officers of the 4C's Co. After a trip to the mills and oer other suburban I .... ..... a lines ana in tne city, tnis car will return to the square, probably about X o'clock. Then two cars will be sent out to Hoskins and turned over to the people of that community for two or three hours Promptly at 4 o'clock the schedule will go into effect and the thriving suburb ol Hoskins with its population will be thrown into Greater Charlotte. The opening of this new line means the discontinuance of the Mint s.treet end of the Piedmont line, or at least until the 4C's Co. secures an outlet at First street for its river line. Instead of turning at Mint street cars will continue down West Trade street to Cedar, thence south to First across lots to what would be Stonewall extension and West to Hoskins. The distance from the distance from the Piedmont terminal to the Hoskins terminal is approxi mately six miles and a half, and owing to this distance two extra cars will be switched in on that line, making four in all. A 20-minute schedule will be maintained. The Hoskins line runs through lawn and dale from the point it en ters the Wadsworth farm to the ter minal and passes some of the most beautiful landscape scenes anywhere around Charlotte. The tracks arc considerably heavier than any ""hereto fore used, 70 pounds, which is any where from five or 30 pounds heavier than some used on branch lines of railroads. The road bed is ballasted! with rock and cinders. It is the most substantial ever duih Dy tue com - pany. , Cotton Receipts. The cotton receipts at the city plat- form today amounted to 52 bales at 11.80 cents. On the same day last year 35 bales were sold at 11.25. Sensational Charges Filed Against Electric Boat Company, of Spending Money to Influence Leg islation. Ft is Alleged Company's Attorney Wrote Amend ment to Appropriation Bill Entire Matter to Be Probed. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Mareh G With out discussion or division today the house adopted the resolution brought in by the committee on rules, pro viding for the appointment of a com mittee to investigate charges made by Congressman Lilley, to the effect that the Electric Boat Company or New Jersey, had engaged in au effort to corruptly influence members of the house. The speaker appointed on the com mittee Messrs. BoutelL Illinois; Ste vens, Minnesota; Olmstead, Pennsyl vania; Howard, Georgia and Brous sard, Louisiana. The committee is directed to report its recommenda tions as speedily as possible. The. resolution is sweeping in its character and gives the committee authority to call for the Electric Boat Company's cheek books and all papers in their possession which may have any bearing on the in vestigation. Accompanying the report of the committee on rules is a copy of Mr. Lilley's statement to the commit tee, in which he charged that the electric company has for years Main tained a lobby at Washington under its annual retainer. He charges that large sums of money have been spent in entertain ing members of congress; that the attorney for the company wrote the senate amendment to the apprc , Na tion bill of 1907; that large sums of money had been eontribmted 1 company to the campaign funds of the members of congress; and that since 1893 the efforts of the com pany have resulted in suppressing competition in sub-marine construc tion, and that representatives o leading newspapers have been sub sidized by the company. WORKiNG FOR CONVENTION The Committee of One Hundred Will Hold Meeting To Make Plans. A meeting will be held in the assem bly room of the Selwyn on Monday night at 8 o'clock, of the committee of one hundred, which is to go to Raleigh on the 11th to work for securing the democratic convention for Charlotte. This meeting is called by the chair man of the committee in order that some definite plan may he decided upon as to how to go about presenting Charlotte's claims before the state ex ecutive committee. The delegation will leave here on Tuesday, one hundred strong, and will be in Raleigh on Wednesday morning in time for the meeting of the execu tive committee and every effort will be made to secure the convention. It is thought that Charlotte now stands a splendid chance to win out. Greensboro is the only other city, which has a ghost of a chance besides Charlotte. LAND TRANSFERS. Two Deeds Filed for Registration in the Cierk's Office. Two deeds vere filed for registra tion today in the office of the clerk of the superior court: Mary J. Hutchison to Martin H. Col lins, for a lot 160x190 feet at Seventh and Brevard strets, the consideration being $2,870. Mr. W. L. Miller to J. C. Pressley, for a lot 85x150 feet in McNinchville, tho consideration being $700. MR. W ATKINS IS ADDED. His Name Was Omitted From C. C. Moore Committee. In giving the names of the commit tee which was appointed by Chairman P. M. Brown to work for the nomina tion of Mr. C. C. Moore for commis sioner of agriculture, the name of Mr. McD. Watkins was omitted. Mr. Watkins is one of Mr. Moore's staunchest supporters, and is quite an addition to the committee. Otker names will be added to the committee later on. Death of Mr. Doby. Mr. J. F. Dobey, a well-known me chanic, died yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock at his home on East Catherine street. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o'elock from the house. Mr. Doby was a member of Hornet's Nest Camp, Woodmen of the World. For several years he -ers been connected with Hunter & Yl : h- ; an, tne conuacwia. j Col. Kirkpatrick Not a Candidate. j Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick said to a News man today that he is not in any sense a eandidate for the secre- taryship of the connty democratic comittee.
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