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The News hs the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Pgyper Published in the Two CLrolinLS ,1 i..i..i..iii.i.i.,.;..!.i..i..ii, first section ten pages. f!rsT SECTION PAGES. M V THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. STABLISHEL 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. C., SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. 1TT1 NEWS, JL JL J Aid Joolness L oy Saved Girls h r When hire Broke Out in Five Story Building girls Employed Were Saved I rom Panic by Elevator Boy. Youth Coolly Carried Down Load After Load lill All Were Rescued - Another Bad Fire Heavy Damage. j:- Associated Press., . w York, March 14. The candy :: ; ::- of Arthur Essing, at 3S2 i ;ul street, a five story structure, v.. s burned. All girls employed in the factory i m :i K'd. Another Big Fire Or-.e hundred aged men and women : :..! as many small children were ( ii out of the German Odd Fellow h. me in the Bronx by fire which . d in the rear of the institu te Sfvoral of the aged inmates, who v. re confined to their beds by ill n ".-a. were rescued from the building i y policemen and attendants. The fire was extinguished after v using damage to the extent of :i '.it $000 and had filled the buikl-i::- with smoke. Elevator Boy a Hero. !iu hundred girls were employed in ilh' factory and were rescued by the jobless f the elevator boy, Henry i. di. The girls were saved from panic by I is coolness. lie took five loads down to the first or before the flames, which started hi the bottom of the elevator shaft, if ached the height where he was com piled to abandon his car. On his last trip the fire burst into the car and burned nis hands. The girls not taken down by the ele vator reached the ground safely by the Vi'.v escapes. S. A. L. Ready For New Rate . 'Viiil to The News. P.uieidi, X. C, March 14. Governor Vim was notified this morning by the rxhils of the Seaboard Air Line that i arrangements were perfected by :;: for the new compromise passen rates to be put in operation : r.-'aoiu the Seaboard Air Line sys n. in this state on April 1st. Th governor savs the Seaboard is ta t-- la iii ra o first of the North Carolina compa s !'i give notice of the perfected ar-iiu-'iiients for the compromise rates. Commissions Issued. C - y.r.nissions were issued to E. D. lykcmlall. captain; P. D. Shaw, first haul, and W. A. Johnson second itenant. Goldsboro Company, Third -i:at nr. Goldsboro. Also to Leon M. lllian, Waynesville, captain company . Fn;t regiment. Another commission is to S. L. Rot v. Ualeigh, as battalion quartermas r aii l commissary of the third in '..,: rank, second lieutenant. New Incorporation. A charter is issued the Red Springs ;v S;or-k Comwanv. of Robeson coun- f t ". f;,r breeding of live stock, espec ially mules and horses of the most linaiovf ri blood. The authorized capi tal is :ji, iMKi. Incorporators, R. A. Mc-iuicia-rn, J. F. Brown and others. Vlust Pay Fine Of $5,000,000 Imposed Associated Press. 'a'acas, Venezuela, March 14. superior court of Venezuela hand 'iown a verdict confirming the judg :n of the lower court, which con 'i!i i the New York and Berniudez !'h;ilt Conmanv to nav a fine of 85,- cu ! M't)!) to the Venezuelan government 10! 'luwng extended assistance to tne :")s revolution, which was directed 'iiic-t President Castro. Whitney Power Company Sues Gillespie Company a'fial to The News. Greensboro, N. C, ' March 14. ' -n Henderson, receiver of the V, i.iMn-y Company, began suit in Fed ''"'; ''"'it yesterday against the T. A. ; pie Company for nearly a million " !1;is for alleged breach of con 1 'y which was entered into by ih -i"'-;)ie Company to do the worn in '-y erection of the electric plane at Vvk; noy in Stanley county. 'i'ie Boyd issued an order attaching ' " Gillispie Company's property in ;-:i and Stanley county. Although 1 ''''' f-uit is commenced by issuing a -maons from the court 'at Greensboro "d he the first case in the United i ; Lies circuit court docket at Salis hiay. - o : si s. Burton Craig and T. J. Jo ' of Salisbury, represent tin p'.aiu- Elevator Hundred om Flames EENSBQRQ TENKIflL TO BE HELD OCT. 11- Special to The News. Greensboro, N. C, March 13. At a largely attended meeting of the board of governors for the centennial cele bration of the foundation of Greens boro, held last night it was decided to hold the centennial October 11-10 inclusive. The meeting was an enthu siastic one, great interest being man ifested in the movement to inaugu rated to make the centennial worthy; of the city of Greensboro and of Guil ford county. The board of governors is composed of the following: Messrs. T. A. Hunter, A. M. Scales, R. D. Douglas, W. S. Thompson, C. M. Van story, G. Daniel, M. W. Thompson, L. J. Brandt, J. I. Foust, G. S. Bradshaw and Caesar Cone. The board appoint ed a committee to cooperate with the finance committee in soliciting funds to defray the expenses of the centen nial, the amount of $10,000 being de sired. Greensboro Opera House Leased. The board of aldermen has leased the Grand Opera House to H. H. Tate of Greensboro, at ?1G50 per annum. S. A. Schloss of Wilmington, the present lessee, bid $1400 dollars. Will Take Passengers From Grounded Ship By Associated Press. Woods Hole, Mass., March 14. Similiarity between the fog signal on the New Hen and Chickens lightship, and that on the Vineyard Sound light ship is said to have been the cause of the grounding of the Silvia. Ar rangements have been made to take the passengers, numbering 35, off the ship. A thick fog prevailed at the time of the accident. Y. W. C. A. Formally Opened In Winston-Salem Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, March 11. The formal opening of the Young Wom an's Christian Association in their at tractive rooms in the Gilmer building was attended by a great throng during the receiving hours. Miss Shaw, the new secretary, is thoroughly adapted to the work and a lady of p'easing personality, s ThreateningLettei b Received By Spartanburg Officers Spartanburg, S. C, March 14. Black Hand letters have been received by Mayor J. F. Boyd and Police Captain Robert Hall. The letters are written in red ink and dire threats are made. The author of the letters said that the two officials had only three more days to live. Residence Burned at Winston-Salem Big Loss Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C. March 14. Mr. W -A. Lineville's $4,000 residence was burned this morning. Most of the furniture was saved. There was no insurance on the building. Mr. Lineville is seriously ill with pneumonia and had to be carried from the burning building to the house of a neighbor. REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE County Convention Called for April 11th. The county Republican executive committee, at a meeting this after noon in the law officies of Mr. J. F. Newell, chairman, called the county convention for the election of dele gates to the Sate congressional and judiciary conventions, on April 11th, at 3 o'clock. The precinct primaries will be held on Friday, April 10th. The county precincts will be con vened at 3 "o'clock in the afternoon and in all incorporated towns at 8 o'clock at night. Delegates will be elected at this time to the county convention which will be held in Charlotte the following day. Mr. Garrett Denies Rumor. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., March 14. W. A. Gar rett, executive official for the re ceivers of the Seaboard Air Line, gave a personal denial to the report that he is to become general mana ger of the Atlantic Coast Line and stated that he has no idea of retir ing from his present position with the Seaboard. Two Men Killed by Train. By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., March 14. Two un known men were struck by a passenger train on the R. F. and P., near Tay lorsville, and killed. 49, J vote to the American Trust Buys City Bonds Local Bank Will Pay Pre mium oj $2,500 On $100,000 Bond Issue Which Sold to Jtund Hoaxing Debt, Charlotte has sold a $100,000 bond issue to the American Trust Company of this city, at a premium of $2,500 and interest. The sale of the bonds was negotiated at a meeting of the finance committee of the board of aldermen, which met last, night to receive the bids. The finance committee is to be con gratulated, and the city also, on the fact that the sale of these bonds at these figures shows what the financial world thinks of the credit of Char lotte. The bonus are to run SO years, and to bear 5 per cent, interest. They are issued to fund the present floating in debtedness of the city, which has been made to carry on the street improve ment work. There were a number of bids from banking houses in the north, but the bid, which was presented in person by Mr. W. W. Wood, of the American Trust Company, was $250 above any of the rest, and after a short discussion the committee voted to close the deal with the American Trust Company. A significant fact is that the bonds were purchased by a home institution, and Charlotte is proud that it has banks which can come in competition with large banks and take such a large issue of bonds at a price, which is much more than many expected them to bring, on account of the financial flur ry which the country has recently passed through. The bonds, as sold at premium, will net the purchasers about 4.S0 per cent. Other bidders for bonds were: E. H. Rollins & Son, of Boston, whose bid was 102; Seasongood & Meyer, of Cincinnati, 102, with a normal bonus of $50; Endicott Company, of Baltimore. There are several bids at par, but these were not even considered by the committee. Many of the letters received from bond houses expressed the opinion that the city should postpone sell ing the bonds until after the elec tion was over next fall. Steamer Ashore. By Associated Press. Woods Hole, Mass., March 14. The British steamer Silvia, which left New York yesterday with passengers and freight for Halifax, N. S., and St. Johns, N. F., is ashore on Sow and Pigs reef, off Cuttichunk. Her compartments is full of water. Night Riders Burn Barns By Associated Press. Varstilles, Ky., March 14. Three barns in Woodford county and one just across the line in Scott, were burned by masked men. A number of shots were fired but as far as known nobody was hurt. Governor Wilson and a party of legislators were returning from Lex ington to Frankfort on a trolley car and passed the "night riders" with out knowing it near McKees Cross roads. Caunht Wireless Messages. By Associated Press. Seattle, Wash., March 14. -Wireless signals and bits of messages from the American battleship fleet at Magdale na Bav, have been caught in Seattle. The operator at the wireless station at the University of Washington heard the vessels of Admiral Evans' fleet sig nalling the Point Loma station. mtJML III llhr- ' imJm. fed REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY! By Associated Press. New York, March 14. A well-dressed, prosperous looking Italian was shot to death in a street duel with two men at 114th street and First avenue. The two men made their escape and have not been captured. From stories told by several persons who witnessed the. affair, it is believed the dead man was a- black hand agent and that his death was the result of an attempt to collect a tribute from the men, who afterwards killed him, or that he sought revenge upon one of . the men he attacked. Big Steamer Wrecked. By Associated Press. Durban, March 14 The British steamer Newark Castle, belonging to the Union Castle , Line, has been wrecked at Richards Bay. The few passengers on board, together with a part of the crew, have been safely landed. The captain and a dozen men re mained aboard. Kitchen Visits The Capitol Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, March 14. Congress man W. W. Kitchin spent several hours in Raleigh yesterday on his cam paigning rounds in connection with his running for the democratic nomination for governor to succeed Governor Glenn. Asked as to his movements Mr. Kitchin evaded any statement as to where he haad been, and said he was here waiting for the 2:50 train for Durham., where he would spend the night, going to his home in Rox boro Saturday. Mr. Kitchin would make no statement as to the status of his contest for the nomination. He was looking well, but his appearance indicated the effects of strenuous cam paigning. Governor Glenn today commissioned E. G. Bagley as commissioner of affi davit at Danville, Va. Private Secretary A. IT. Arrington is busy these days under the direction of Governor Glenn paying out the bal ances due the North Carolina volun teers in the Spanish-American war out cf the $34,000 placed at the disposal of the governor for this purpose by the United States war department. Thus far there have been 1,100 of these claims paid. There are about 4,000 in all. The new Burlin Lumber Com pany files with the secretary of state a certificate of removal of its principal office from Wilmington to New Burlin in Columbus county. P. H. Sears is president and S. Mitchell secretary. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 14. A bill of great importance to the tobacco interests of the country was passed by the house. Among other things it provides for the removal of the tax on leaf tobacco when bought by storekeepers of deal ers and sold to consumers; permits to storekeepers to buy and sell it as any other commodity without paying tax and abrogates certain rules of the in ternal revenue bureau which prevents the grower from selling or delivering his tobacco to consumers by his ag IS U 11 1 "BLACK HMD?" IMPORTANT BILL TO GROWERS OF TOBACCO IS UP To Lengthen Piedmont Line The Extension Will Give Splendid Service to Peo ple of Belmont Total Distance Piedmont lo Hoskins Will be 7 Miles In a further extension of the street car lines of the city the thriving sub urb of Belmont is playing in good luck. The Piedmont line is to make a loop through Belmont encircling four blocks. 4 Belmont is one of the most popu lous suburbs of Greater Charlotte. It's people are thrifty and hardworking, sending their children to school and training them for successful work in the future. The new car service will be a great convenience for them and no section of the city could appreciate it more. The Piedmont terminus of the Pied-mcnt-Hoskins line, of the Charlotte Electric Railway system, will there fore be extended a distance of approx imately one and one-half miles through Belmont. The 4C's management has had this extension in view for some months and after auietly working out the best possible route through that community are now ready to begin the construction work. The work will com mence within the next two or three weeks. The extension of this line a mile and a half will make the Pied mont end practically the same distance from the square as the Hoskins end or a total distance from one terminus to the other of a fraction more thn seven miles. ' ' The extension will begin from the present terminus of the line in front of the residence of Mr. B. D. Heath, at the corner of Central and Louise avenues. From this point the route will be as follows: down Central ave nue for two blocks to Kingston ave nue: thence to the left on Kingston avenue across Peachtree street to the Seaboard Air Line railroad where the line will go under the tracks through a sub-way crossing to be built by the road; thence to the left, fol lowing the right-of-way between the tracks and the Louise mills., crossing Louise avenue and on to Pegram street; thence to the right along Pe gram street crossing Gibbon, Belmont and Heriot avenues to St. George ave nue; thence to the left crossing Allen street to Harrill street; thence along Harrill street to Belmont avenue; thence along Belmont avenue to Pe gram street, completing a loop encir cling four blocks. Bennett Gets Only $400 Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, March 14. The entire day was taken up In the su perior court here yesterday in hearing the $3,000 damage suit instituted a year and a half ago by C. T. Bennett, of, this city, against M. J. Wrenn, pro prietor of the High Point Furniture fac tory. In his complaint Bennett alleged that while working in the High Point fac tory in 1903 his left hand was caught in a saw, the result being that his fingers were badly lacerated. The case was given to the jury last night. The jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for $400. Engineers Confer Monday. Monday is the time set for the con ference between the city engineer, Mr. Joseph Firth and representative engi neers of th Southern and Seaboard Air Line railroads in regard to the East Trade street crossing. It is said the railroad engineers will submit plans for the under-track crossing en :irely different from those prepared by Air. Firth. , Union National Bank Will Open Its Doors Here on r nrBiniTiniin I! hr ahU mU ii ubiiuui luimiu r OMIT II n F .ill! I T BT Rmirill I I r Hi Hhn T U r ill IIUIIUII U U L Special to The News. Asheville, N. C, March 14. Robert R. Reynolds, as special master, is hearing testimony of several Asheville physicians, in the $100,000 damage suit of Dr. S. A. Knopf, of New York, against the Philadelphia "North Am erican." Francis Tracey Tobin, of Philadelphia, is here for the plaintiff, while ex-Judge James G. Gordon, and Allan H. Morgan are here on behalf of the defendant. The grounds for the suit was the publication in the North American of an address made by Dr. Knopf before the convention of the National Asso ciation for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, held at Washington May G-S of last year. In the course df that address Dr. Knopf maintained that he said: "An when we are in the pres ence of a dying consumptive, who is suffering, I believe it is our sacred duty to give him morphine to relieve his pain and make him comfortable and let him die easy." The North American, it is alleged, put a wrong construction on his state ment; attributed to him the remark: "Kill your dying consumptives quickly and painlessly by heavy doses of mor phine," and then quoted Dr. Knopf a3 saying: "One thing I wish to say at thi3 point. It is my practice, , and it is your sacred duty when you see a dying consumptive before you, to give that sufferer morphine in plenty, that the end may come quickly and pain lessly." It is alleged that Dr. Knopf de manded that the paper retract this statement, and upon their refusal to do so the suit was begun. The case will probably be tried in the United States court at Philadelphia. The Asheville physicians examined yesterday, were present at the conven tion before which Dr. Knopf made his address. They wrere: Dr. Charles L, Minoi , Dr. W. L. Dunn, Dr. Carl Von Ruck, Dr. Silvie Von Ruck, and Dr, H. B. Weaver.. Great attention was given the North American's report of Dr. Knopf's ad dress by the press of Germany, France and England, as well as of America, and was commented on under such headlines as "Doctor Kills Consump tives;" "Dr. Knopf Advises That all Hopeless Consumptives be Killd;" "I Alwrays Kill Hopeless Consumptives," Says Dr. Knopf," etc. , etc. For Welfare of The Child By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 14. The morning session of the International Congress on the Welfare of the Child, was given over to addresses. The principal speaker was Dr. Charles S. Turnbull, who spoke on "A Consideration of the Welfare of Deaf Children, and the Duty of the Medical Profession." Other addresses were made on "Backward and Deficient Children;" "Education of the Deaf;" "Extension of Opportunities for Early Training in Speech and Language for Deaf Chil dren;" "Helps and Hindrances in Ac quiring Speech and Language at the Proper Age." Manning Will Look After Kitchen's Interests Special to The News. Greensboro, N. C, March- 14. The friends here of Congressman Kitchen, were pleased to hear that Hon. Jas. S. Manning, of Durham, had taken rharee of the Kitchen campaign for governor and had opened central headquarters in Durham. It is understood that there are a ereat many local organizations throughout the state in charge of lo cal managers and the announcement that. Mr. Manninsr has consented to have -the general superivsion of the entire field, is gratifying to the Kitchen forces here. Elba Company Will Increase Its Capacity The Elba Manufacturing Company will, at the close of the present sea son, make additions to its plant north of the city. A large storage building will be erected besides an addition to the building proper. The present ca pacity of the plant is 100,000 tons of seeds. This will be increased to 120, 000 tons. The cost of these added im provements will be about $10,000. New York to Paris Race. By Associated Press. Chicago, hi., March 14. The Ameri can car in the New York-to-Paris race left Evanston this morning for Og den. The matter of the receivership of the Pomona Manufacturing Company, of Greensboro, is still open, the law yers not having yet agreed on a man to take charge of the mill. owe First of May 1 Mr. H. M. Victor Will be m. cashier, And Will Have Back or Him Some r nariottes Strong- est Business Men. Capital Will Be $100, 000, of Which $60, 000 is Subscribed The Stand Will be The Buford Reading Room. Because of his strong faith in the city's future and in spite of an alluring offer from a leading bank in another city, Mr. II. M. Victor has remained" in Charlotte to organize a new bank, which promises to become one of the strongest financial institutions 'here, it will be called the Union National Bank of Charlotte and will have a capital of $100,0001,000 share of $100 each. Mr. Victor will be cashier and the officers of the bank will be well known Charlotte business men to be chosen after the stockholders have had their first meeting and selected a board of directors. The new hank will be open for business about May 1st, and it has been fortunate enough to secure for its stand the large room in the Buford hotel known as the "reading room" of that hostelry. This will afford the in stitution a centrally located and con venient place of business. Stock Eagerly Taken. After consultation with a number of leading business men, some of whom will themselves bo stockholders, it has been decided that such a bank as will be established has every guarantee for a successful career and useful busi ness life. It is considered premature to give the names of the stockholders of the bank before they shall have met and chosen their directors, and the latter the officers, to consist of a presi dent and vice-president, in addition to Mr. Victor as cashier. All but two par ties among the stockholders will be local men. Of the proposed capital stock of $100,000, as much as $00,000 has al ready been subscribed and there is every prospect that the issue will be even over-subscribed before the bank opns. Reasons for Starting Bank. In speaking with a representative of The News today Mr. Victor stated that his reasons for launching this new bank were his conviction that Charlotte will be one of the greatest of southern cities in the near future, and that it is his preference as a place to pitch his tent. Mr. Victor went so far as to express his conviction that within 10 years Charlotte will be a city with 100,000 people. He has unbounded faith in its growth. It has stood the recent financial flurry better than most cities of the country, and when it shall have taken its second growth, as it is about to do, he has faith to believe that it will go on to a great future and unalloyed success. Mr. Victor is a young man, but at the same time a man with a keen insight as a man oi affairs, and his conviction that he could find no better place to cast his lot is only another finger pointing to this city's great future. Mr. Victor's Experience. ?,fr Victor is a man who has studied banking from the time he was 16 veara nf nsre. when he first went into a bank in his home town of Lynchbnrg, Va. He was for a numoer oi years cashier of the First National Bank of Danville, when four years ago he be came cashier of the First National bank of this city, which position he resigned recently. His adaptability to his en vironment, his quick perception of the needs of a community from a banking standpoint, besides experience, are characteristics which have made him so successful in the past. He has made a careful study of cotton in every phase of this gigantic business since he has been in Charlotte and knows thorough ly the needs of a cotton-growing and ttrm-mnrmfan.tnrine community. Mr. Victor's genius as a banker would alone be a guarantee ot his Danit s bucee&. Not only from a business, but from a social standpoint, it will be good news to Charlotte people that Mr. Vic tor is not to leave here. Enraged Deputy Sheriff Kills Prominent Citizen Special to The News. Columbus, N. C, March 14. Deputy ? Sheriff Lee Fisher, yesterday shot and ' killed R. F. W. Allston, bookkeeper for the Tryon Hosiery Mill Company. Allston had engaged Fisher to do some work in his vineyard. Some hot words passed between the men in re gard to the work, when Fisher drew a pistol and 'shot Mr. Allston dead in the hosiery company's oflice. Fisher is reported to have been drinking hea vily He did not attempt to make his escape, but quietly rode off on his mule to his home, where, it is said, that he will surrender to Sheriff Rob erson and be lodged in the county jail here today.. Mr. H. C. Dotger drew the meer schaum pipe at th Saturday night drawing contest of 'the Cousolidated Cigar Stores. 1 1 H1 i i L ' mi Ml Ail 1 4M lit mm 1 W0
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