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"MSI! he News htvs the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Pamper Published in the Two CadroIinaLS - . - 1 - 1 - 1 s . s 1 - - . , . -mm .'mm THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. Jmporilt Opinions Just landed Down By Sup. nme Co ur t Secretary Meicalf And Admiral Capps Were C a I l e d T o' 7 es tify MEWS. S t a t c Supreme Court passes on Number Of Cases of State Wide In terest Gist of Opinions just Delivered. State Treasurer Lacy says He is In Race Mobili zation of Naval Militia la Che s ap cake Bay Being Considered. c , ; :. : '.- The News. ' uli. X. C, March 19. State -,,. , ,:;! !. R. Lacy says that Capt. s is all wrong about his not ;; :: ii lor re-nomination. He will be ;i, h i;uv and wants all Ins friends to . In his card announcing; his t o-. i iy for the treasurership, Capt. A,:.- ' Ur present encumbent probably i.c; st ok a third term." ..itii-o comes to Governor Glenn that tiie I'nited States navy depart !:.. :: is considering 'the advisability of i:..!':'.!::iiur naval militia of North and U Carolina, Georgia and the Dis :;v! of Columbia in Chesapeake Bay J i::' July IS to 27. for practice of iv -.U) and submarine boats, includ ii' ial maneuvers and target prac :;i i'. The views of the governor and i ; military officers of North Caro i::;; :Te asked. The divisions would i . h ked ui) by naval vessels and !. ed to and from tTie mobilization !" 'hit. The communication will await ;:! .t tiun of Governor Glenn to the r.t . Commissions Issued, i 'oniinissions were issued to J. A. "town, as captr.in of Company L, First Mantiy of Concord, to succeed Quint K. Smith, resigned : Fred Y. McConnell, second lieutenant, succeeding M. L. Cantf.n. resigned; C. J. Smith, captain; t'oiiipan.v ('. Third Infantry of Hender- F.iV..igh. N. C, March 19. The batch (f pinions delivered this week by the ; mo court comprises 15 appeals. T..- cases decided and the findings of c.'iirt being as follows: (htiy vs. James, Pitt county. Re- B:h kell vs. Manufacturing Co., Hall ux Xu error. M;.-hee vs. Norfolk & Southern IkiLina.i Co., Craven. Error. bashiu-lit vs. Norfolk & Western Rail r 1 Co.. Craven. Affirmed. N"":-: ''"-Ik & Southern vs. City of New-''-I'U. Affirmed. I'jn. s vs. Town of Henderson. Vance. '' '!'. M ai!ovs vs. Wharton, Carteret. No Eii wards vs. Telegraph Co., Martin. ihirreli vs. Hagans, Edgecombe. Re- Vf-rs, h'.vrn vs. Seaboard Air Line, New il;-r,..vor. No error. U ply Co. vs. Person, New Hanover. ".'. irial. r:';nt vs. Tillman, Johnston. New ' - b";:!!.-, vs. Pridgen, Nash. No er- ti'V. .M-tzor vs. Whitehurst, Edgecombe. Nil .-nor. -v! ;ts vs. Erwin, Harnett. Per curi 'i Mlinned. Notable Cases Decided. I'i 'ii' case of J. D. Bowen, conduc rainst the Seaboard Air Line, ."in Wilmington, in which the railroad ny considered $10,000 'damages sive for injuries, sutained in i'-ad-on collision near Hamlet than a year ago the findings of 'A"r court are sustained. In ad certain testimony by the plain id his wife with reference to the : it i.-u of his nervous system result-tr-iru the wreck, notably terrible Jdi?!:i:!ifirf'i5 that he endured at fre 'V !)! intervals, the statements of the t; 1. -. . i s corroborating testimony of i; Physician as to a disease of ' nerves caused by the wreck injur !' :hi- jdiysical manifestations of the ,; a i Uie court declares that an ex "'ciiaition of the instructions of the 3:;ai j.ni': to jury on the issue as to ''!::!!:'.. s shows they were lucid, and expositions of the law. i t Kiaming a new trial in Supply ' vs. Finch and Person, New Han i' i ke court holds that the evidence 'k i;:,! warrant a verdict for the plain ':k tt to the second count claimed ""l.v for the first $611. there be- e.idence cjf "continued guaran- S'ato vs. Bud Tillman, from John- ! i! county, in which Tillman was con ' ' 'i of murder in the second degree ': ''innecvion with the killing of jett A;-.' strong, the supreme court holds k j: i in re was not evidence to justify ,!" ' ' rdict, a new trial being therefore "'''t-re.i. Road Not to Blame. . - i- ruarkable case the supreme court 't'1' s this week is F. C. McGehee vs. -'ctfolk & Southern Railroad Co., from X--y Hern, in which the plaintiff sued hi; damages for injury received by the ,S vi!:j; mi of a big store of'dyna- C.i'htinued ou Page T5n. KILLS HERSELF New York, March 19. Miss Helen Daenzer, who conducted a school of instruction in embroidery and other fine needle work in Brooklyn, shot herself to death last night in a tie phone booth after summoning an ac quaintance to care for her body. The report of the revolver, dying groans of the suicide were carried over the wire to the man who answered her call. Across a writing pad in the telephine bioth she had written: "Somebody will come to identify me. Excuse me for making all this trou ble." Miss Daenzer was a handsome wo man of 30 years and had a profitable business. She made her home with her mother and a brother. She was married a year ago but three months after the wedding she separated from her husband. She lately complained of severe headaches and only on the ground of ill health can she account for the suicide. ' Miss Daenzer entered a telephone booth at a Reid avenue drug store and called up another drug store two doors from her home in Halsey street, where she was known as a customer. She urgently asked the clerk to hurry to the address she gave him. Then before the connec tion was broken she fired a bullet into her head. In the corsage of the dead woman was this note: "My Dear Mother: Forgive me for what I am doing for I have been sick a long time. Am going to a long rest. This is slight thanks for all your trouble and care. I am unable to bear this second disappointment. "Your Daughter Helen." Zimmerman Goes to Prison Gives Himself Up to The Authorities- Will Work in 1 he Weave Room Son And Wife Accom pany Him. Special to The News. Columbia, S. C, March 19. Mr. Dan iel Zimmerman has entered upon his term of three years in the state peni tentiary "at such labor as he may be able to perform." No prisoner has ever entered the walls of the big prison under circum stances more nathetic. the remittitur from the supreme court was sent down yesterday, af firming the sentence of the trial court, and upon hearing that the remittitur had reached the clerk of court's ofhee, Mr. Zimmerman, who has been out on bond, voluntarily went, to the clerk's office and informed Clerk Walker that he was ready to begin his term. Clerk Walker went with him to the office ot Sheriff Coleman, across the hall, and the aged prisoner was then in custody. However, the sheriff did not insist on accompanying him to the prison, but Mr. Zimmerman and his young son went down together in a carriage and the sheriff followed as a matter of form to get the official receipt for the prisoner from the superintendent of the penitentiary. The young man broke down as his father entered the penitentiary and as his name was recorded on the books of the institution. His wife also came to see him a few minutes later. Superintendent Griffith will assign to Mr. Zimmerman some light duties in what is known as the loom room of the prison, where the clothes for the convicts are made. Mr. Zimmerman is G9 years of age and his health is verv poor: in fact, it is understood tnat disease has made serious inroads on his constitution. It was .iust one year ago that Mr. D Zimmerman stood up in the Richland court house and pleaded guilty to the charge of forgery. He then took the stand and gave valuable testimony ior the nrosecution in the trial ot Mr. i J. Gibson, wdio was accused of having conspired with Zimmerman to punoin from the. state treasury certain state bonds. Mr. Zimmerman was sentenc ed by Judge Prince to three years, as above stated, but an appeal was taken hv his attorneys, Messrs. Deinnger & Welch, on technical grounds and it was posesonly about 10 days ago that the supreme court renuereu its ueuv. ,.v,oriiT,(r the indsment of the trial when the theft tor wnicn mr. im- merman is now being punished was ,.r,mn.itted ho was and nau ioi years been the bond clerk in uie oi fi,.u ,f the state treasurer. His opera tions extended over a period of years and included the administration o three state treasurers unuer i, ..n.noffvolv sowed. whom rri. f,,.rif. to which he pleaded X lie '," h' ..... I, - t, ..i foieo entries on nis guniy weie me iw-i T.ui f nn.or nn the theft of bonds ThP method practiced, as he explained in court, was that when a bond was presented to be exchanged for a certi ficate of stock, instead ot canceling Lue i-. l o a fori u ired hv law. he would substitute for it an old bond already IUEEN0T MILLS TO BE SOLD IN JUNE Special to The News. Greenville, S. C, March 19. An im portant meeting of the creditors in the matter of the Hugenot Mills, bank rupt, was held in the United States court room this morning. Referee Hey ward presided over the meeting, which was attended by a number of the largest creditors, either in per son or by representative. It was decided to sell the entire mill property, including the mill, ma chinery and real estate on the second Wednesday in June. The mill proper, including the machinery, will De lirst sold, and the creditors decided to ac cept no bid for less than $60,000, and any and all bids must be accompan ied by a certified check for $2,000. The other property, consisting of the real estate upon which the house of the employees are located will be sold sep arately, on the same day. The terms of sale will be one-fourth cash; one fourth in six months from date of sale; one fourth in twelve months and the balance in eighteen months after the date of sale. A number of other mat ters were passed upo by the credi tors. This is one of the largest bank ruptcy cases which has occurred in Greenville in some time. The amount of claims will go well above $150,000. The value of the entire bankrupt es tate will amount to about $100,000. Abe Hummel Out of Prison By Associated Press. New York, March 19. -Abraham Hummel, the lawyer, wdio was sentenc ed to serve a year in the penitentiary for conspiracy in connection with the Dodge-Morse divorce case was released from prison today. His term was1 reduced to about ten months by allowances for good be havior." Suffrage Demonstration Causes Many Arrests By Associated Press. Berlin, March 19. A total of 47 ar rests was made in Berlin yesterday in connection with the suffrage demon strations. Nine policemen sustained injuries in encounters with the people. It is estimated that 00 of the mani- festants were wounded, but if is proba ble that many others were hurt, as the-authorities have no record of the injured who went home. Hit by Ball, is Dead. By Associated Press. Montgomery, Ala., March 19. S. H. Smith, a student at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, who was struck on the head by a thrown ball in a game yesterday died today. canceled and then take the valid bond and sell it through Mr. "Gibson. Zimmerman and Gibson differed inl. their sworn statements as to the di vision of tne money received for the bonds. Mr. Gibson, who is even older and more feeble than Mr. Zimmerman, was convicted of conspiracy and a sealed sentence was left for him, as he was too ill to appear in person when the court passed sentence. This sealed sen tence was recently opened, it being for six months, and an appeal 'was taken. ePnding the appeal Mr. Gibson is out on bond". Mr. Zimmerman came here from St. Matthews and is a member of an ex cellent family. He was a confederate soldier who bore a good record in tne war and who stood high in the estima tion of his neighbors, being a prominent member of the Church of the Good Shep of this city. 'B-Z-Z-Z-Z ! ! !" Some Very Fast Racing To-day Governot Sees Fast Auto Races at Augusta Last Day of. Race Meeting Results of Contests At Palm Beach. By Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., March 19. Perfect weather conditions and a crowd larger than any previous race day, among them the governor as a special guest of the city marked the opening of the last day of the automobile race meet-, ing. The events of the day was a SCO-mile race for the Savannah Challenge Tro phy in which there were eight cars, driven . by Herbert Lytle, Louis Strang, F. I. Tone, II. Michenor, Wil liam McCulL.A. A. Pools, F. W. Le land and M. "Newstetter. They were sent away at 10 a. in. Car Overtuned. McCull's car was overturned on a curve and he was forced to withdraw from the race. Nobody was hurt. Strang was in the lead at noon, Michenor second, Poole third. Motor Boat Regatta. Palm Beach, March 19. Six races were scheduled today in a motorboat regatta. The events for the forenoon were five mile races for each of three class es. This afternoon it was planned to hold five-mile races for class E and F and a 15 mile race for class EF. Winners of Races. The five-mile event for slower boats was won by Lamb. . The five-mile race for fast boats was won by Dolphin. The five-mile race, free for all, was won by Lamb. . Claim a Share in Four Million Held by Gov't. Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C, March 19. Special Commissioner of Court of Claims Gwyn Miller, with two assist ants and two lady stenographers, are here taking the testimony of parties who have filed claims to share in the distribution of $4,000,000 held by the government, said funds arising from the United States court of claims in favor of the eastern band of Chevokee Indians in this locality. The principal claimants trace from Poindexters to Battle Pledge, back to Chief Donhoe, after whom the village of Dennahs, Wilkes county, was named. The many claimants in this locality are principally negroes, but who claim to have some Indian Blood. After visitin gpoints in Surry, K ad kin, Wilkes, Alleghany and Ashe cour ties, taking testimony, Mr. Miller and his staff will go to Swayne and Chero kee counties. " Instruct for Taft. By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., March 19. The third district republican convention met in Manchester. Only, three negeroes were in the hall. John C. Luce was nomi nated for congress." Resolutions were adopted endorsing the administration "of President Roosevelt and instruct ing for Taft. GREENVILLE MILLS CLOSE Special to The News. Greenville, S. C, March 10. The McGee Woolen Mill has closed down indefinitely owing to unfavorable mar ket conditions. The Huguenot Mill, which manufac tures ginghams and madras, and the Vardry Cotton Mill are both shut down for the same reason. FJ N WITH HUSBAND i E Special to The News. Asheville, N. C, March 19. News was received in this city late Tues day night of the tragic death by her own hand of Mrs. Florence Edwards the wife" of C. E. Edwards, station agent of the Southern Railway at Putnam, N. C. From the details received, it ap pears that Mrs. Edwards, shortly before- 3 o'clock in the afternoon came to the railway station, bringing with her two little children, aged respectively 4 and 6 years. She in formed her husband, who was on duty, that she wished to leave the children with him, w-hile she went to the house, but would return for them shortly. She seemed to be in good spirits, and left her husband with a pleasant smile. His wife not returning within a reasonable time, Edwards, fearing that something might be wrong at the house, proceeded home, taking the children with him, and upon enter ing his home, which is but a short distance from the station, he was horrified to find his wife lying dead on the floor with a bullet hole through her hight temple. Mr. Edwards and his family, went to Putnam, from Blue Ridge, Ga. Pretty Wedding At Raleigh Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, March 19 Last afternoon at 5.30 o'clock at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. W. R. Bishop, on Wilmington street, Miss Helen Brewster was united in mar riage to Mr. A. T. Grant, Jr., of Mocksville. It was a very quiet wed ding especially on account of recent death in the family. The hall and parlors were decorated with palms, ferns and cut flowers and there was assembled a large company of rela tives and friends. The marriage ser vice was by Rev. Mr. Shamberger, pastor of Edenton Street Methodist Church, of which Miss Brewster is an active and valued member. There were no attendants. The bride wore a handsome traveling suit of green cloth with hat to match. Her flowers were brides roses. The bridal presents were numerous and handsome, attesting the popu larity of the couple in a wide circle of friends. The bride is a young woman of rare accomplishments highly esteemed wherever she is known. The groom is a prominent attorney of Davie county, where he has won, already high honors, being representative from Davie in the house of representar fives of the present general assembly. He has represented the county in the past three legislatures and is re cognized leader on the republican side of the house. Mr. and Mrs. Grant left, on the evening train for Mocksville, Davie county," the home of the bridegroom. Bryan Guest of Honor. By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., March 19 William J. Bryan will be the guest tonight of the Bryan League. He will deliver an address on national issues. A luncheon will be given in his honor by members of the Chicago Adver tising Association. This is Mr. Bry an's 48th birthday. Senator Bryan's Condition. Bv Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 19 It is stated by his physician there is no ciiansie in the condition ot oenaior Bryan of Florida today. He con tinues seriously ill. COMiTS Report of As&istant Com missioner Shipman Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, March 19. n a state ment just issued by Assistant Com missioner of Labor and Printing M. L. Shipman giving the features of the chapter, of the forthcoming annual re port of the department bearing on mis cellaneous factories in North Carolina it is shown that there are 587 of this class of industries, an increase of 46 over the number reporting last year. Features of the report follow. The aggregate of capital stock re ported is $42,083,790, an increase of $10,846,250 over last year's report. Fac tories using steam power 422, electric, S4; gasoline 12; the total horsepower of all kinds employed being 119,836. Persons employed 30,990 as compared with 22,433 last year. Persons de pendent on the factories for living about 92.0S1 an increase of 16.65S over last,, year. Ten hours a day is given as the standard in 436 of the 587 fac tories reporting, others give ten and 11 hours as the standard. Wake County Appoints Prohibition Leaders Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C., March 19. -The Wake county prohibitionists appoint ed control of the executive commit tee nine today to direct the cam paign throughout the county, includ ing N. B. Broughton, W. N. Jones, A. A. Thompson, Cary Hunter. They will elect" county chairman later to county. City 's Bonds For 20 Years Municipal Records Show That no Issue Ever Sold As Low as 97 or Below Par Highest Premium 105. The city of Charlotte, within the last .J years has sold $1,249,000 of bonds, in eleven installments, the first issue being made in 1SS8, and not a bond ha3 ever been sold for less than par. This fact, as shown by the minutes of the-' board of aldermen, disproves the current- statement that city bonds had been sold as low as 97. In view of the sale at the present time of $100,000 of bods for street im provement purposes, The News has been at pains to make a. summary of all the sales of city bonds in the past, the first of which, as stated, dates back to 18SS. The highest premium ever received by the city for its bonds was 105, at which figure, $300,000 W bonds bear ing only 44 per cent, interest were sold in 1899. The next highest prem ium received for bonds was 103.61, this being the price received for the $210,000 water works bonds and $140. 000 funding bonds bearing 4 per cent interest, sold in 1905. The city laid the foundation for its present bonded indebtedness in 1888,, when it sold $50,000 of bonds for street improvement at par. These bonds bear 5 per cent interest, and are due in 1918. The next bond issue was in 1890, when 5 per cent bonds to the amount of $75,000 were sold for street improve ment, and $10,000 for building the old market on East Trade street. In 1891, $40,000 of bonds bearing 5 per cont interest were sold to build the present City Hall. In January, 1899, $300,000 of water works bonds were sold at a magnifi cent premium of 105. These bonds al so bear V2 per cent. The school debt funding bonds, am'ouiiting to $40,000, bearing 4 per cent interest were sold at a premium of 10134. In 1903 $100,000 of bonds were sold at a premium of 103, and in 1905 the next big issue of water works bonds were sold at 103.61, these bearing 4 per cent interest, and amounting to $350,000, of which $210,000 went to the water works board. In March, 1907. the eity sold an is sue of $175,000 to fund the floating debt. These bonds bear 4 per cent interest, and were sold at par. The latest issue, which is for $100,- 000, and which were sold only a few days ago, brought 102, and these bear 5 per cent interest. Officials Get Bold Threats By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., March 19. It became known yesterday that sensational let ters, threatening novel and hideous forms of assassination, have been received lately by Mayor Busse, Chief of Police Shippy and Assistant Chief Schuettler. The letters inclosed a dozen or more small steel points, the kind the letter stated which would be fired from a specially constructed revolver. The points are to be dipped in poison. Submarnie Boat Investi gation Committee Con tinues Investigation ot Charges Preferred By , Representative Lilley. Signed Affidavit Intro duced by Lilley Ajq Letter of President Was Read-Testimony of The Day, By Associated Press. Washington, D. C March 19. Sec retary Metcalf and Admiral Capps appeared before the submarine boat investigation committee today to tes tify in relation to charges made by Representative Lilley, of Connecticut, that wrongful methods had been used by the Electric Boat Company to se- cure legislation. Mr. Lilley presented to the cora tee an affidavit signed by Clement E. Adams, dated at Bridgeport, Conn., in which Adams swears while he was engaged in business in Washington in 1906, J. F. C. Archibald, represent ed to him that he was a war corres pondent and had been appointed by the president of the United States to visit certain Pacific coast points and to report to the president upon con ditions of coast defenses in that section. According to the deponent, Archibald said to him, later, he had visited the Pacific . coast and had reported thereon to the president; that he had appeared before certain chambers of commerce, boards of trade and other associations on the Pacific coast, had addressed them upon the advantages to be gained by the purchase by the government of submarine torpedo boats, and that certain petitions and addresses made to congress and members therein by these different organizations were caused by the efforts of Arthibald. Accompanying the affidavit was a letter from President Rosevelt deny ing that Archibald was ever appoint ed or employed by him, or, as far as he knew, was ever appointed or employed by any one else Connect ed with the administration. The piesident said in the letter that Archibald had seen him for about two minutes and said he was going to the Pacific coast to investi gate the question of submarine de fenses and that he would like to send him a report. The letter of the president said the president answer ed that he would be glad to re ceive such a report from him or any other man who might make an inves tigation and that when a letter on the subject came later it was trans mitted to the secretary of the navy. The president said the usual course followed in this instance exactly as in all (similar cases. ... Secretary Metcalf, after speaking of the letting of the contract for the Lake Company's boat said, in reply to questions that a number of con gressmen had called upon him, but that they had made no suggestions. "They simply felt," he said, "it was to the interest of the government to have two companies building boats." 300 BALES GINNED ' Two Charlotte Concerns Gin 150 of That Number. More than 150 bales of cotton have been ginned in Charlotte within the past two weeks, about 80 at the High land Park gin' in North Charlotte, and about 70 at the oil mill gin on West Ninth street.' It is also reported that about 70 bales were ginned last week at the Rock Hill (S. C.) gin of the Highland Park Company. This late ginning of the 1907 crop has caused much comment. Some say it was delayed in order to pull down the ginners' report; and that if it is so here, it might be so everywhere else. Bryan on "Faith." By Associated Press. Chftago, 111., March 19 Faith in God, in the United States govern ment, in mankind and in one's self was discussed by William J. Bryan in a speech at Armour Institute to stitute. . "There are larger things in this life than the holding of office and there are greater questions for men to consider than those treated by government," said Bryan. "One of the greatest of these is 'faith,' which is the practical question entering into the life of every one of us There can be no great works without faith." Brownsville Some More. By Associated Press. Washington, March 19. Senator Warner introduced an administration bill providing for the re-enlistment of discharged negro soldiers who can establish to the satisfaction of the president that they had no participa tion or are guilty of knowledge of the affray at Brownsville, Texas. Doctor Assassinated. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, March 9. Dr. Kar avaieff, who was leader of the Group of Toil in the second Duma, was shot to death" by two men in his home today. I It s'5-iik V 1 4- if . 8 m ! HI 11 mt m 1 Ut'li 'I r H A
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