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ews h a.s the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two C&rolirvcvs t El is, A THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. Mi i t ESTABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. C FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS, i't In Secret League Organized Disastrous Fire Badly Damages Big Cotton pit nr o h ight Prohibition m 1 hrouj;hout Cou n t ry ill At Cooleemee f u i A t it j ft j Liberty League Nome of New National r J urzani&utiun r urmea for Purpose of Defeat- Prohibition. Was Sub-headquarters in Atlanta And Several Other Cities Names of Officers Are Closely Guarded. IV. .-.---eiated Press. :.. re. HI.. March 13. The Liber T, -no. organized and backed by i . .lii' io.-is. is rqady to make a des f. o-furt to annihilate the Anti League tnd to turn back the n wave sweeping over tne claim is made that a general as Mton organized in every .'. tiie union. headquarters arc at Chicago, ;i)-iieadquarters in Xew York, a. Louisville and four western I'ody is secret and the names of 1 ers are being carefully guard- . ague's platform, it is declared,! ort to no subterfuge in starting declared that it is in open an iii to prohibition in state and Examine Bills Aimed At Bucket Shops B" A.-anciated Press. Washington, D. C, March 13 Sec ; Strauss issued the following ..avn.ent today: Secretary Strauss states, in regard v ti" matter of bucket-shops, that the lent has simply referred the sub :o this department with a request 13 ': ave Air. Smith, commissioner of iT,; o ,irions, examine the certain bills i'i, A ; r the bucket-shops and to re ve:iVv; views on the general subject. Ti: ;i fV'.ent has not ordered any gen irul i:v .-tigation of the stock cx-fi:ai:;-.;." ENGINEER OF EOAT LOST. Rest of Torpedo Boat's Crew Were Saved From Sinking Vessel. "7 A?fx-iail Press. Cuxhaven. Germany, March 13. Tir: Cn-rrnan torpedo boat "S 12," was nr. an, I sunk by an unknown -" : aT the mouth of the river Fir, morning. Chi i Engineer of the torpedo boat a- riif.v.iavl. but the remainder of tiit- crew were rescued. AFTER ROOSEVELT'S SCALP Zzyz Conduct cf President is More Like "hat of Russian Despot The President r.nc! the Panic. B;. A 'ia Hal Press. Wtrx.lr.ston, D. C., March 13. Do- Kmchiiiiin was heaped upon President Rm - ir in the house today by Rep ii!,vive Willctt, of New York. Mr. ''-'. ia.-i.-ter! that the distressing cf f f the panic of 1907 were still ''tin" :.-; t. "Ti, j.r Hident," he said, "was reap-to'-' .-.v.-ard o bis own reckless mis- : .a.rr,.,i to the "imperialistic ".f-ilio.:.-" ff ihe president as evidenced 'i-'- "i'.'.i-Aioerican discharge cf v.y iial. or without proof of their ! -aii is sounded "more like ,; ' 'f an African chieftain or a Ra-a . or than the command of :'a a ' .resident." MAY REACH AGREEMENT Inforn-,-tion From Washington to the Effect That Amicable Agreement Vil! he Reached. 'y T(-!"iiiioi:e. Ki:ii---'-'HT, X. ('., March 13. A let- Washington, where a "u'" is beiii held relative !'jJif'-H retiiK-tion of wages, is ve to the to the ' :m carlv nnrl aarrenahle set- !:! ''i the tlireatcned trouble be- v . t: -1 a ' '.Mil be reached. Governor Johnson Talks. A ,p;;ij,.d Vrocjo f Minn., March 13. Gover- i ': '' "H said the present month ''a. . eei'-risjino whether or not he yih ' i' into the presidential race. i" v ii; ,ie!i,-f.r ;in address at Tuske- Stole Copy of Cipher Code .ei;;!ed Pi-OSS. , March 13. It was learn 1 y Hu t a copy of the cipher tlio American state depart r '1 in private correspondence 1 VAaalunton and the various li a ''! a. co-, i III f 1 T !i ' ' ;1 ICKJltions nnrl omlmssipR v.a:.-; i from the American lega- s-'i' re V" .l,y a French employe who ' '' v"'i in making his escape to Con- '-"U,,n-..i,le. Prohibition Organization Spt x to The News. Greensboro, N. C, March 13 At a mass meeting of citizens of the coun ty, held in the court house yesterday afternoon to organize to prosecute the campaign for prohibition, the at tendance was very small. A central campaign committee composed of Messrs. A. W. Cooke, chairman, C. li. Ireland, C. A. Hines, J. E. Cart- land and Rev. J. L. White, was ap pointed to have charge of the cam paign and to organize committees in every township of the county. This committee was also instructed to secure a prominent speaker. Judge Pritchard, is possible, to address a county campaign mass meeting to be held here at some date to be decided on later. WILL CURTAIL WAGES. Largest Cotton Manufacturing Plant in the World to Reduce Wages of Employes. By Associated Press. Manchester, N. H., March 13 No tices were posted in the mills of Amos keag Manufacturing Company announc ing a wage reduction averaging 10 per cent. The Amoskcag corporation has the largest cotton manufacturing plant in the world, and employes about 15,000 operatives SIX-STORY BUILDING PLANNED. Sale of Valuable Property at Salis bury Today Purchaser Will Erect Six-Story Buildinn. By Bell Telephone. Salisbury, X. C, March 13 The old Mansion site was sold here this morn ing by Air. Gregory to Mr. H. Clay Grubb, the consideration being ?3o,000. It is announced that a handsome si:c-story building will be erected on this site. Plans For Big Fleet. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 13. Ad miral Evans' fleet, after leaving San Francisco, will visit Hawaii, Samoa, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, the Philippines and return to New York by way of the Suez Canal. Walsh Gets Five Years By Associated Press. Chicago, March 13. John R. Walsh, former president of the Chicago Na tional Bank, was convicted of illegal use of the funds of that institution, was denied a new trial in the federal court, and sentenced to serve five years in the federal penitentiary at Fort Levinworth. MR. BRADSHAW A DELEGATE. He Has Vivid Recollection of Col. Myers' Banquet in 1858. Mr. C. W. Bradshaw was a dele gate from Davidson county to the democratic convention which was held in this city fifty years ago and which nominated Ellis of Rowan, for governor. He Is a nephew of Gov ernor Ellis and recalls the features of the convention which were given in yesterday's News. One thing which he recalls distinctly is that Col. Wm. R. Myers gave a big din ner or banquet at his residence on East avenue to the leading delegates, and champagne sparkled in plenty. Mr. Bradshaw was there with a beau tiful young belle of those days, who is now an honored grandmother and who does not live a thousand miles from here. To his own surprise he found difficulty in navigating after the banquet was over. "Did you succeed in taking the young woman home?" he was asked. "No, I failed but she succeeded in taking me home," he replied. Brilliant speeches were made in the Myers banquet by Mr. John Kerr, of Caswell, and Mr. Waugh, ol Forsyth, as well as many others. While Mr. J. H. Weddington does not recall the convention, not living in the city then, he recalls the cam paign which followed it. John Pool, of Pasquotank, was the Whig can didate who ran against Governor Ellis. Two of the campaign papers in the state then were the "Ad," the Whig organ .with a rattlesnake as its symbol, and the "Adder," the democratic organ, with an adder at its mast head. The Hitchcock Trial. By Associated Press. New York, March 13 Helen Von Hagen, one of the young complainants against Raymond Hitchcock, comedian, continued her testimony when the trial of Hitchcock was resumed in the supreme court today. The girl was cross-questioned closely hv John P. oteanchfield, of Hitch cock's counsel, regarding her testimony before the grand jury. Gets Seven Years. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., March 13. W. G. Thompson, the ' alleged defaulting treasurer of the Palmer Hardware Company, pleaded guilty to forgery in tVio eiinnrinv court, and was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. I "TELL Gov. Glenn Will Attend Unveiling Exercises Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, March 13 May Sth Governor Glenn will go to Salisbury to take part in the ceremony few the unveiling of the monument to federal dead that has been erected there through the Grand Army of the Re public. Governor Cobb and staff of Maine, and a large number of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic from northern states will be there for the ceremony. The executive committee of the Central Hospital for the insane here reports splendid progress on the annex being erected to the main building which will add one hundred patients to the capacity of the in stitution. The walls are well ad vanced on the first floor. To Investigate D &H Railroad By Associated Press. Albany, N. Y., March 13. Applica tion was made to the public service commission of the second district, by Attorney Hyanns and Zoon of Amster dam, Holland, and John T. Keegan of Milwaukee, to investigate the Dela ware and Hudson railroad with refer ence to the question of impairment of capital stock. It is further asked that the com mission intervene in the suit of Hy manns and others against the Dela ware and Hudson and take such fur ther proceedings as are necessary to prevent the payment of a contemplated dividend of 9 ner cent. Speeches Delivered At Mothers Congress By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 13. Per haps the most interesting address to day before the International Congress on the "The Welfare of the Child," under the auspices of the National Mothers' Congress, was that of Dr. I. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the Bu reau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture on "Pure Food in the Household." Miss Alice Lakey, chairman of the food committee of the National Con sumers' League, talked on "What the Consumer Can do for Pure Food.'' Other addresses were made on "Her edity of the Child;" "Patent Medi cines and the Child;" "Alcohol and the Child;" "Sanitation" and "Home Economics." Senator Simmons Spoke On Ship Subsidy Bill By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 13. Sena tor Simmons, of North Carolina, spoke in his support of liis amendment of the ocean mail ship subsidy bill, au thorizing the payment of the same rates to vessels of the second class allowed to those of the first class, for carrying the mail. Tho only difference between vessels of the first class and those of the sec ond class, he said, was the difference between 20 and 16 knots speed and the difference in capacity of between 8,000 and 5,000 tons. "Today in the whole world,' 'he de clared, "there are but 21 stearnships of the first class order, as defined by the act of 1901, and every one of them is owned by the Canadian Pacific Rail road." Elks Home Company Organized. Special to The News. Asheville, N. C, March 13. The Elks Home Company was organzied at a meeting of the local Elks last evening. The company is organized for the pur pose of erecting an Elks home in this city, and plans will at once be submit ted to the directors for a modern build ing, and construction will he begun at an early date. ME,FICKLE MAIDEN, HAVE YOU COME TO STAY?" GREENSB0R0BANK5 S H 0 INSURANCE COMPANIES SOUND Special to The News: Greensboro, N. C, March 13. Owing to exaggerated reports being circulated in some sections of the state detrimen tal to the financial situation here, and the fact that these rumors have just reached here, where not the least. alarm has been felt, and consequently there was not considered any necessity for reporting anything out of the ordinary in the situation here, this correspond ent today made a special visit to the heads of all the banks, all the insur ance companies and other financial in stitutions, and learned the following facts: There are.'sixri'aidis doing business here, one of them 'having increased us capital stock in the past week from $100,000 to $200,000, and making ar rangements to become a national bank; all the banks are in excellent condi tion and report that business conditions here generally are good. The City Na tional bank is in course of voluntary, inexpensive and speedy liquidation, another bank here being perfectly able to wind up its affairs without undue forcing of collections,- and is only wait ing the consent of the comptroller of the currency to begin actual adminis tration on the affairs of the bank, the assurance being given that depositors will be paid in full. At the time of the closing of the doors of the bank there was not the least excitement or has there been any evidence whatever of the least loss of confidence in a single one of the other banks by de positors, customers or creditors, and not an instance of forced collection of an account or demand for withdrawal of patronage by depositors. The insurance companies here are not in the least involved in the affairs of the City National bank, and will lose nothing bv reason of its suspension or suffer the least inconvenience. This can well be realized when the fact is stated that there are three life and six fire insurance companies here with cap ital of over $2,000,000 and assets of more than $3,000,000. ' The fire compa-. nies are doing all the business they care to . handle, being careful to dis tribute risks conservatively, and the life companies, without exception, are doing a comparatively larger business than at any time since their organiza tion; despite the money stringency. 4. 4. 4. a 4.. 4. 4, ,4, NEGRO DISAPPEARED 4 SKULL IS FbUND. 4" ... Special to The News. - Lenoir, N. C, March 13 4 About three years ago a negro by the name of Finley Wither- 4 spoon, who lived in Yadkin Val- ley, this county, mysteriously disappeared. Yesterday Coro- ner Hugh Clarke and a jury " went to the scene of what is supposed to be the place where J the man was killed. Upoi arri val the coroner and jury began . their investigation and found 4" a pair of shoes, a skull and about thirty bones and several teeth. 4 The supposition is that Wither- $ spoon was killed by unknown $ parties. 4 An effort will be made to se cure evidence enough to fix a ' ? clue sufficient to arrest the party 4 or parties who have been sus- picioned as connected .with the 41' mysterious disappearance of this J negro man. The veridct of tho coroner's-jury is that the bones 4. and skull they found and exam- 4 ined were those of the missing man. 4 It is reported that warrants 4 have been issued for the arrest 4 of two negroes suspected of the 4 crime and they will be brought 4 here for a preliminary hearing. 4 -1 1 Rev. W. M. White Accepts Call to Raleigh Church Special to The News.- Raleigh, N. C, March 13. Rev. W. McC. White now pastor of the Sec ond Presbyterian Church, Petersburg, Va., accepts the call to the pastor ate of the First Presbyterian Church here and will take up the work here April 1st. This announcement was made in a letter received by the officers of the First Church here today from Dr. White, the acceptance being of course conditioned on the approval of the change by the Virginia Presbytery to which Petersburg is subject. No hitch is anticipated on this score. Dr. White has been in charge of the Petersburg Church five years and has done a splendid work there. In coming to Raleigh he succeeds the lamented Dr. A. H. Moment, one of the ablest and most distinguished Presbyterian ministers in the state. Sent Call For Aid by Wireless By Associated Press. New York, March 13. Fear that a fire which was discovered on the steamer Providence, while coming up through Long Island Sound early to day, might endanger the lives of his 350 passengers caused the captain of the steamer to summon the steamer Richard Peck by wireless and within a few minutes the passengers had been transferred to the latter vessel. The fire on the Providence was ex tinguished before much damage was done. District Meeting of Odd Fellows at Monroe A district meeting, composed of rep resentatives from the lodges of the Odd Fellows in Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg and Union counties, will be held at Monroe on Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and 19th of this month, the opening session bein on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. The meeting will no doubt prove in teresting to all who attend. Several prominent members of the order in the state will be present and make addresses, among those expected Grand Master Perrin Busbee and Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell, of Ral eigh; Deputy Grand Master H. M. Shaw, of Oxford; Dr. J. S. Lafferty, of Concorn and Prof. Joe S. Wray, of Gastonia, the last named being presi dent of the district lodge. Thursday night will be in the hands of the Monroe lodge. It is part of the program for the evening to have an address from C. A. G. Thomas, of the Monroe lodge. WILL USE OLD CURBING AGAIN. The City Engineer Explains There is No Waste. As-there has been some complaint from citizens that they are made to pay for putting down curbing, which is no better tha nthe old curbing, Mr. Joseph Firth, city engineer, told a News man today, that the curbing which is being taken up, Avhile some of it is good, is not uniform in size and this is being replaced on the main streets by curbing, which is regular in shape, and that the old curbing is being used on the side streets. Mr. Firth feels that he has been unjustly criticised in the matter, and he Avants the people to understand that there is no waste of, the good curbing, Avhich is fit to use again. Bishop Maes' Birthday. Covington, Ky., March 13. Many messages of congratulation were re ceived at the bishop's residence today on the occasion of the 62nd birthday of the Rt. Rec. Camillus P. Maes, bish op of the Roman Catholic diocese of Covington. Bishop Maes is the prema nent president of the Eucharistic con gress and one of the best known Cath olic prelates of America. ASK $10, 000 DAMAGE FOR LOSS OF HAND IN MILL The Suit of Harry Starnes, a Young Cotton Mill Operative Against the Albion Manufacturing Company, of Mount Holly, Being Tried. In the suit of Lreat Springs, a trav eling man, against the Selwyn Hotel Company, which Avas begun in the su perior court yesterday, the jury brought in a verdict this morning in favor of the defendant. Springs sued the Selwyn for $100 on account of the alleged loss of that amount, which he had left in his pock ets when he sent them to be pressed by one of the servants of the hotel. The case of Harry Starnes against the Albion Manufacturing Company, of Mount Holly, is being tried today. The plaintiir in this case is asking for $10,000 damages on account of the loss of his right hand in one f the machines of the defendant company. The plaint in is a young boy, Aho at the time of the accident Avas under 12 years old, and the contention is that the company was liable for the accident because it Avas doing an unlawful act AA'hen the boy was hired. The plaintiff, on the other hand, holds that the boy at the time of the accident Avas not at work, but had gone on the second floor of the mill to ask his father for 5 cents to buy some on ions, and that Avhile standing near the machine his hand got caught and was severed. Today when the eidence of the plaintiff wras in, the defendant made a motion to alloAv the case to go to the jury, but this motion was oAerruIed, and the trial continued. A large number of Avitnesses were examined this afternoon for the de fendant, and it Avill be probably to morrow before it goes to the jury. Messrs. Stewart & SIcRae represent teh plaintiff, and Messrs. Bunvell & Cansler appear for the company. Bi Mills Reduce Wages 4000 Operatives Affected By Associated Press. Nashua, N. H., March 13. Notices were posted of the NashuafwypPU were posted at the mills of the Nashua Manufacturing Company and the Jack son' Company, announcing a reduction of ten per cent in the Avages of oper atives. About 4000 operatives are employed in the cotton mills here. New Land Firm I s Organized The Durham 'Murphy Company, With $50, 000 Capital, Will Do a Real Estate Business A Strong Personnel. Application for charter will be made at once for the Murphy-Durham Land Company, Charlotte's neAvest real es tate concern. The firm vras organized this week. The charter members of the company will be Messrs. J. A. Durham, president; J. E. Murphy, manager and treasurer, and J. G. Murohy. secretary. The capital stock Adll be $50,000 and the business of the company Avill be strict ly real estate. The offices of tho Murphy-Durham Land Company will be located with J. E. Murphy & Company, in front of the city hall. Mr. Murphy, wdio conducts this business vith his son, Mr. J. C. Murphy, states that the new company in which he is interested Avill not in terfere with his present business, AA-hich business Avill be continued at the old stand. Both Messrs. Murphy and Durham are among Charlotte's most influen tial business men. Mr. Murphy came hero several years ago from Georgia and associated himself with the Southern Real Estate Loan and Trust Company and afterwards, about a year later, severed his connection Avith that company in order to en gage in business for himself. His son, Mr. J. C. Murphy, has been ac tive in the business Avith him and he has always shoAvn splendid business ability. Mr. Durham is one of the best citi zens. For a number of years he has engaged in the wholesale grocery business in which he was very suc cessful. He recently sold "his in terest in the grocery firm of Durham Kluppedberk Co. to the Kuester-Pharr Grocery Co. A DEARTH OF CANDIDATES Only a Few Names Are Mentioned For Existing Vacancies. There is a dearth of candidates for the vacancies on the various city gov ernment boards. Mr. W. J. Chambers has been men tioned to succeed Mr. McDowell on the aldermanic board, and Messrs. Erskine Smith, and B. S. Davis, both of whom li-e in Dilworth, haAre been mentioned for the vacancy on the public safety board. The finance committee of the board of aldermen will hold a meeting to night. . Various matters will come u among them being the opening of bids for the $100,000 bond issue. Fire Raged in Cooleemee Cotton Mill From Early Morning Till Noon, Causing Damage Of Several Thousand. Three Story Wing Was Burned Main Building Saved by Heroic Work Burned Building to Be Re built. Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C.a March 13. The tAvo-story wing of the $500,000 cotton mill at Coolemee, located on the South Yadkin river, in Davie county, was practically destroyed by fire today. The fire started at 8 o'clock this morning and it was not gotten un der control at noon. Tne machine, lap amd warp rooms Avere burned. The loss is several thousand dol lars, partly covered by insurance. Tho mill, which gives employment to 800 people, was built by J. B. Duke, president of the American To bacco Company, and other capitalists. Mr. Wr. A. Erwin, cf Durham, is president of the company. A.nother Account. By Bell Telephone. Salisbury, N. C, March 13. Fire ear ly this morning broke out in the pick er room of the Coolemee Cotton Mill, at Cooleemee, N. C. This building con tained the layper room, flasher room and machinery and dyeing department. The machinery Avas badly damaged by water, althoug the main building of the plant Avas saved. Mr. W. A. ErAvin, of Durham, pres ident of the mill, has sent word that he will go to Cooleemee in the morn ing. It is announced that the burned building will be rebuilt as rapidly as possible. As yet, no estimate of the extent of the damage by the fire, which contin ued until noon, has been made. To Rebuild Building Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, March 13. The burned building Avill be replaced at once. The cotton mill architect will arrive at Cooleemee next Monday to prepare plans. All of the cperatiA'es will be retained until the departments destroyed are replaced. MR. BROOKS WILL RESIGN AS SOLICITOR Greensboro Lawyer Will Give Up His Position as Prosecuting Attorney in the Courts of His District on June 30th. Solicitor A. L. Brooks, of Greens boro, was in the city today and in ' conversation with a News man Avas asked about his future plans. It is Avell knoAvn that Mr. Brooks is a candidate for congress, and his friends are confident that he Avill de velop large strength. "Do you propose resigning the oflnce of solicitor in your district?" Mr. Brooks was asked and he replied. "Yes, I shall resign the office to bo effective at the end of my spring courts, June 30th. "This will give the people who nominated me for the office an op portunity to nominate and elect my successor. At the same time it will giTe the candidates for solicitor an opportunity of presenting their claims, to the people. "I haAre advised the governor of my purpose and will forward to him in a feAv days my resignation to take effect on June 30th." Judge Clements Will Hear Rate Case Special to The News. Raleigh, N.C., March 13. Announce ment is made that the hearing of the case before the interstate commission, in which the North Carolina commis sion seeks to force the Norfolk and Western to give North Carolina the same low freight rates enjoyed by Vir ginia cities, is changed from March 2Gth to March 27th. Judge Clements of the interstate commerce commission will hear the case. Big Shipment Was Seized Special to Tho News. Raleigh, N. C, March 13. Officers of the state department of agriculture have seized a big shipment of feed stuffs, shipped by a manufacturer without the state to a Gastonia dealer. The seizure was on the ground th the analysis is not in keeping with branding and is a violation oj state pure food laws. The s will be sold at auction at G ! 7? 11 if 1 1 1 w i i9 V ii ;a 1' -.ii' i i M III f! 1ft ) if A f I V I I I 1 f a a-, .-.-.aa J
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