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The News has the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolines 1 R THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. emocrats Of Indiana Republican Convention Opens Up With a Dozen Free -For- All fights Big Convention Bryn The Favorite 01" 17 ARLOTTE NEWS. Op Two Day's Meetu Be gins, jor A dopting State Platform; Naming State Ticket And Choosing Delegates. leaders oj Party Ex press Confident of Sue cess G rea ter En th usi asm Than Ever Before Known. v .ssmiated Press. Indianapolis, I nil., March 25. The In ,::;t!ut democratic convention today Mini upon it's two-days' work of ii!hii,r a platform, naming a state !.,'t and selecting delegates to the lioiial convention at Denver, who, is expected will be instructed to !r for William J. Bryan for presi- !.. a Kis of the party express more i.ii.ieiiee of success than has been a:,i from them in recent years. The program includes a brief ses iii nf the convention at 11 o'clock -xvi meetings this afternoon to li 20 delegates to the national mi v m ion and name convention amittt-es. and a night meeting at :i(h all of the committees except ' resolutions committee will report. Hie session tomorrow will adopt a lifvirm and name delegates at wl on account of the election of a i,, .tuber of the national committee by lie national delegates at Denver, aaih interest is being taken in their select ion by the district meetings of the state delegates. .Variola J Chairman Taggart, present ii.:fioi:2i t omniitteemen from this - ;;;e. is ;i candidate to succeed him- Stockholders of Big Mill Co. Elect New Directors Th. stockholders? of the Chadwiek Hiiskins Company held a special nieet his: ih is morning in the company's offi ' s on .outh Church stret, seven-tenths " '-a- entire stock being represented in ! n or by proxy. The organization "f r.ie company was completed and the inii.iwing directors elected: H. C. ''lurk. A. H. Washburn, H. M. Victor, i'H-miah Goff, J. D. Cloudman, of At Haiia. Ga.; J. C. Plonk, of Cherokee Tails. S. C: Gen. William F. Draper, of il'ipe'lale, Mass.; Arthur J. Draper and K. A. Smith. The board of directors went into '--son later ia the day and e f'liiuwing officers: E. A. Smith, presi-'i'-nt: Gen. William F. Draper, vice-lae.-i.ient; E. C. Dwelle, secretary, and Ai tli it r J. Diaper, treasurer. z Special Examiner Coming. Special to The News. Winston-Salem, X, C, March 25. -i'1';.'! Examiner George N. Brown, : ;i si'iiting the interstate commerce M:i!!iission, will be here next Mon day to hear evidence to be submitted ' 'he Winston-Salem board of trade in ih.' suit pending against the Norfolk Western Railroad for alleged dis criminating in freight rates. New charters 12 Sp'Hal to The News. Ibdeigh, X. C, March 25. A charter yas issued to the Woodlawn Realty Ceinpjiny, of Charlotte, at a capital of S.'.niiijfi authorized, two shares each ii Ascribed by J. . Grandy, J. A. Fore, V E. Shiinionds, L. I. Caudle and hiiiies. Delaney, for a general real es-UiH- development and agency business. Another charter is to the Rowland I'faii and Trust Company, of Rowland, Robeson comity, at a capital of $15, A. T. Keller and A. W. Miller be mg among the incorporators. General Penrose's Condition. Jiy Associated Press. Philadelphia, Pa., March 25. The condition of United States Senator Pen-!(J-e was. reported unchanged from last mht, when his physicians said the ;; aator was "extremely ill." Bryan at Richmond. Associated Press. Richmond, Va., March 25. Hon. Wil liam Jennings Bryan arrived here to day and is IIia onost nf flnvernnr Swan- on. He win address a mass meeting Ul the auditorium tnnio-hr Manv ner vous are here from nearby points to : iU ml the meeting. Peace Society Formed. I ...... S lK:W O. Winston-Salem, N. C, March 25. (.in emu i uy lvxi iiuj .-'- 'lie Winston-Salem Peace Society was organized here last night. State Sen- a,"i- J. C. Buxton was elected presi 1('rit and Mrs. Lindsay Patterson his- ioi inn. Death of Baron Iwasaki. J'Y Associated PrpsH Tokyo, March 25. Baron Yanosuke iwasaki died this morning. CAPITOL CITY Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, March 25 Much com ment is being made here on the re markable increase that is developing in the "jug trade" here since the dis pensary closed. It is a fact that three of four days each week, the express receipts of jugs and crates of whiskey and other intoxicants a gallon or so to an individual are something im mense. These shipments are, of course, from points without the state, since intoxicants cannot be shipped in to prohibition territory from points within the state. Prohibition in Ral eigh is by no means taken to mean that the people hereabouts are doing without their "spirits." Editors in Race. With the three editors seeking the democratic nomination for commission er of labor and printing to succeed Editor H. B. Vainer, of the Lexington Dispatch, the friends of each are natu rally jealous of the attitude of the various editors of the state. The pub lished card of J. B. Sherrill that lie has practically all of the editors of the state pledged to him in his race for the nomination calls forth from the friends of Assistant Commissioner M. L. Shipman, who is also editor of the Hendersonville Hustler, the decla ration that there are a large number of democratic editors of the state, all of them hustlers in politics and many of them prominent, who are assuring Mr. Shinman that they are with him in his race for the nomination as commissioner-in-chief. North Dakota Democrats. Grand Forks, N. D., March 25. Nearly 700 delegates, together with many visitors, were present at the opening of the democratic state con vention here today. The convention will select the North Dakota repre sentatives to the democratic national convention. It is expected the con vention will declare its choice lor William J. Bryan for the presiden tial nomination. Mr. Gardner Gets Contract Work on The Erection of The New hirst Baptist Church Will be Pushed trom Now on For Ten Months. The contract for building the new Baptist Church was let today to Mr. J. A. Garner and the work will begin immediately, though the con gregation will be able to worship one time more next Sunday in the old structure. The News has already described the proposed new building, of which Mr. J. M. McMichael is the architect. The contract price is $50,000. It will require ten months to complete the church, which will be one of the handsomest in' the south, of the rather rare Byzantine type architecturally, and with a massive dome which will make it an architectural landmark of the city, being visible from most of the roads coming into the city. In every way, as The News has fully described before, the church will be complete and up-to-date. The auditorium will be an ample and spacious one, with gallery space well utilized. The contract was finally today let after a conference between the building committee and the architect, Mr. McMichael. M'KEE DIVORCE SUIT. Interesting Case Taken Up Conten tion of Both Sides. Bv Associated Press. Paris, March 25 The hearing of the cuir for divorce, brought by Mrs. A. Hart McKee, against her husband, was continued. TUnitre T,flhori resumed his pleadings in behalf of Mr. McKce. He declared Mrs. McKee's affection for her hus band, as well as her appreciation of his treament of her, were evidenced in a series of passionate letters which she sent him at various times, and in which she made use of a code especially ar ranged for these communications. Counsel for the husband denounced Mrs. McKee's claim that Mr. McKee was a gambler. Bryan Applauded. By Associated Press. Grand Forks, N. D., March 25 When Governor Burke, in his speech, mentioned Bryan's name, it was given a wild burst of applause which showed the temper of the convention. Bryan Endorsed. By Associated Press. Chicago, March 25. In a harmon ious meeting of the democratic state central committee held here William Jennnings Bryan was endorsed for the presidency in emphatic language. President Roosevelt Sends a Special Message To Congress C e r By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 25. The special message from the president was read in both houses of congress today. In the house the declaration that the time had come for a. revision of the tariff elicited hand clapping on the part of the democratic members. Democratic approval was also given by way of pounding desks to the sug gestion that congress could with ad vantage forthwith remove the tariff on wood pulp, with a corresponding re duction upon paper made from wood pulp. To the Senate and House of Represen tatives: I call your attention to certain meas ures as to which I think there should be action by the congress before the close of the present session. There is ample time for their consideration. As regards most if not all of the matters, bills have been introduced into one or the other of the two houses, and it is not too much to hope that action will be taken one way or the other on these bills at the present session. In my message at the opening of the present session, and, indeed, in vari ous messages to previous congresses, I have reepatedly suggested action on most of these measures. Child Labor. Child labor should be prohibited throughout the nation. At least a mod el child-labor bill should be passed for the District of Columbia. It is unfor tunate that in the one place solely dependent upon congress for its legis lation there should be no law what ever to protect children by forbidding or regulating their labor. Employers Liability Act. I renew my recommendation for the immediate re-enactment of an employ ers' liability law, drawn to conform to the rGcent decision of the supreme court. Within the limits indicated by the court, the law should be made thorough and comprehensive, and the protection it affords should embrace every class of employe to which the power of the congress can extend. In addition to a liability law protect ing the employes of common carriers, the government should show its good faith by enacting a further law giving compensation to its own employes for injury or death incurrea in us seiv ino Tt is n renroach to us as a na tion that in both federal and state legislation we have afforded less pre tention tn nubhc and private employes than any other industrial country of the world. As to Labor Disputes. t iilsn lirrre that action be taken along the line of the recommendations t have already made concerning m- innotinns in labor disputes. No tempo rary restraining order snouia De issueu by any court without notice; and tne petition for a permanent injunction .,r.rm which such temnorary restrain- has been issued should be heard by the court issuing the same riUiin a reasonaule time say, not to exceed a week or thereabouts from the date when the order was issued, it is worth considering whether it wouiu nnt snve ereater popular confidence m the impartiality of sentences for con tempt if it was required that the issue should he decided by another judge timr. the nne issuing the injunction, except where the contempt is commit ted in the presence of the court, or in other case of urgency. interstate Commerce Law. I again call attention to the urgent need of amending the interstate com merce law and especially tne anu- .nct taw alone the lines indicated m my last message. The interstate com should he amended so as to give railroads the right to make traffic agreements, subject to these agree ments being approved by the interstate commerce commission and published POOR BEAST ! tai n Legislation Urged in all of their details. The commis sion should also be given the power to make public and to pass upon the issuance of all securities hereafter is sued by railroads doing an interstate commerce business. As to Receiverships. A law should be passed providing in effect that when a federal court deter mines to place a common carrier or other public utility concern under the control of a receivership, the attorney general should have the right to nomi nate at least one of the receivers; or else in some other way the interests of the stockholders should be consult ed, so tha-u the Jua mgement may not be wholly redelivered to the man or men the failure of whose policy may have necessitated the creation of the receivership. Receiverships should be used, not to operate roads, but as speedily as possible to pay their debts and return them to the proper own ers. Anti-Trust Legislation. In addition to the reasons I have al ready urged on your attention, it has now become important that there should be an amendment of the anti trust law, because of the uncertainty as to how this law affects combina tions among labor men and farmers, of the combination has any tendency to restrict interstate commerce. All of these combinations, if and while exist ing for and engaged in the promo tion of innocent and proper purposes, should be recognized as legal. As I have repeatedly pointed out, this anti- Elwslul NIT HILL By Associated Press. ' Venice, March 25. Emperor Wil liam, of Germany, accompanied by Em press Prince August, one of his sons, and Princess Victoria, his daughter, arrived in Berlin today. The imperial party was given a very warm welcome. The objection to Dr. Hill is one purely personal to Em peror William who has simply caused it to be made known that the Ameri can diplomatist is personal non grata to him. The reason for the emperor's objection is connected with the visit to America several years ago of his brother, Prince Henry, ranking ad miral of the German navy. Dr. Hill at that time was first assistant secre tary of state and necessarily was brought into official contract with the distinguished foreign visitors. Just what he did or did not do to give offense is not known here. Will Not Receive Him. Washington, March 25. The ger man government has declined to re ceive Dr. David Jayne Hill in the ca pacity of American ambassador, to suc ceed Charlemange Tower. Dr. Hill is at present American minister to The Hague and was formerly first assistant secretary of state under the adminis tration of Secretary Hay. Daring Rescue Of Five People By Associated Press. New York, March 25. Five mem bers of Jacob Caikowsky's family were rescued in a sensational manner from the roof of their burning home at 135 Bowery. The rescue was made by two policemen before the firemen arrived. They bridged the six-foot chasm be tween two buildings with their bodies and swung the. Chaikowsky's across from the roof of the burning building to a place of safety. AM trust law was a most unwisely drawn statute. It was perhaps inevitable that in feeling after the right- remedy the first attempts to provide such should be crude; and it was absolutely imper ative that some legislation should be passed to control, in the interest of the public, the business use of the enor mous aggregations of corporate wealth that are so marked a feature of the modern industrial world. But the pres ent anti-trust law. in its construction and working, has exemplified only too well the kind of legislation which, un der the guise of being thoroughgoing, is drawn up in such sweeping form as to become either ineffective or else mischievous. Combinations Necessary. In the modern industrial world com binations are absolutely necessary; they are necessary among business men, they are necessary among labor ing men, they are becoming more and more necessary among farmers. Some of these combinations are among the most powerful of all instruments for wrongdoing. Others offer the only ef fective way of meeting actual business needs. It'4s mischievous and unwhole some to keep upon the statute books unmodified a law, like the anti-trust law, which, while in practice only par tially effective against vicious combi nations, has nevertheless in theory been construed so as sweepingly to prohibit every combination for the transaction of modern business. Some real good has resulted from this law. But the time has come when it is im perative to modify it. Such a modifi cation is urgently needed for the sake of the business men of the country, for the sake of the wage-workers, and for the sake of the farmers. The con gress can not afford to leave it on the statute books in its present shape. Bin Interests at Stake. It has now become uncertain how far this law may involve all labor or ganizations and farmers' organizations, as well as all business organizations, in conflict with the law; or, if we se cure iiteral compliance with the law, how far it may result in the destruc tion of the organizations necessary for the transaction of modern business, as well as of all labor organizations and farmers' organizations, completely check the wise movement for securing business co-operation among farmers, and put back half a century the prog ress of the movement for the better ment of labor. A bill has been pre sented in congress to remedy this situ ation. Some such measure as this bill is needed in the interest of all engaged in the industries which are essential to the country's well-being. I do not pretend to say the exact shape that the bill should take, and the sugges tions I have to offer are tentative; and my views would apply equally to any other measure which would achieve the desired end. Bearing this in mind, I would suggest, merely ten tatively, the following changes in the law: The substantive part of the anti trust law should remain as at present; that is, every contract in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states or with foreign nations should continue to be declared illegal; pro vided, however, that some proper gov ernmental authority (such as the com missioner of 'corporations acting under the secretary of commerce and labor) be allowed to pass on any such con tracts. Probably the best method of providing for this would be to enact that any contract, subject to the prohi bition contained in the anti-trust law, into which it was desired to enter, might be filed with the bureau of cor porations or other appropriate execu tive body. This would provide pub licity. Within, say, sixty days of the filing which period could be extended by order of the department whenever for any reason it did not give the de partment sufficient time for a thor ough examination the executive de partment having power might forbid the contract, which would then become Continued on page 7 Democrats Of III. At Peace Chicago, 111., March 25 So large was the attendance at today's meet ing of the democratic state com mittee of Illinois in this city as to give to the gathering almost the character of a state convention. In addition to Chairman Boeschenstein and his associates of the state com mittee there were in attendance nearly all of the county chairmen and a large number of other prominent democrats from over the state. The state committee went into conference behind closed doors at the tni -tt a - . ouerman nouse tnis atternoon to de cide upon the time and place fof holding the state convention. It is accepted as a. foregone conclusion that before it adjourns the state com mittee will adopt a ringing indorse ment of William J. Bryan for the presidential nomination. So far as surface indications go to the Bryan-Sullivan struggle for su premacy in Illinois democracy is a tning or tne past. During Mr. Bryan's recent visits to this city a satisfactory understand ing was arrived at between him and the representatives of Roger J. Sulli van, whom Mr. Bryan has opposed all along as the national committeeman from Illinois. According to the terms of the truce there is to be no antagonism to Mr. Bryan personally or to his presidential aspirations within the present democratic state organiza tion in Illinois. At the same time Mr. Brvan is un derstood to have agreed to keen hands off in regard to the state's selection of a member of the national committee. Belk Brothers are making Im provements to their stores on East Trade street, painting the exteriors and remodeling the interiors. Death Of Mr. C. H. Campbell Former Superintendent of The Charlotte Water Works Passes Away in New York City, Having Committed Suicide. By Associated Press. New York, March 25. Charles H. Campbell, a civil engineer of the Amer ican Water Works Association, who came to New York from Atlanta, Ga., was found in an unconscious condition in a hallway of the office building last night, with a bullel hole in his head. He died later at a hospital. Mrs. Campbell, who, with her hus band, lived in Brooklyn, could give no reason why Campbell should shoot him self. The coroner gave it as his opinion that it appeared to be a case of sui cide, but will make a further investiga tion. - There was great surprise here today over the news that Mr. Charles II. Campbell, former superintendent of the Charlotte water works, had died in New York, apparently very suddenly. The information came in a telegram from Mr. F. W. Shepherd, editor of Fire and Water Engineering, of New York, to Mr. Pat Williams, superintend ent of the Charlotte water works. Mr. Campbell took his own life, by shooting himself through the head. The scene of the tragedy was his place of business on Twenty-second street. It is said that he brooded over his failure to obtain work as an engineer. He leaves a wife and a little daughter. Mr. Campbell was 52 years of age. A strange coincidence, which is quite a little sermon in itself on the muta bility of life, was the fact that Mr. Wil liams, at the time he tore open the yellow envelope which contained the startling news about the death of his former chief here, was on his way to the postoffice with a letter in his hand to mail to Mr. Campbell. The letter contained data which Mr. Campbell had asked Mr. Williams for regarding the new Charlotte water works system, and which the deceased intended to use in an article in his paper, Fire and Wa ter Engineering. It was to appear in the convention number of that journal, the convention meeting in May in Washington city. It was to show pho tographs of the Charlotte system, and would have held up the system here as a model for a city of this size. Mr. Campbell was born in Macon, Ga., and grew up there. His first po sition as superintendent of a water works system was at Ocala, Fla. From there he came here for several years and from here ne went with the Fabric Fire Hose Company, of New York, as their Atlanta agent, and later accepted for Fire and Water Engineering, in New York city. Mr. Williams had heard from him day before yesterday regarding the ar ticle he was helping him prepare, and thinks, therefore, that his death must have been very sudden. Mr. Campbell was a genial, whole souled man and left many warm friends here. headers of Warring fac tions Attempt to Settle Grievances With Their Fists A Hot Time Was Experienced. Special Train Brings In Brass Bands And Sup porters of W. J. Oliver National Deteg ates Chosen at Meeting. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., March 25. As soon as the republican state convention was called to order pandemonian broke loose. There were a dozen fist-fights be tween members of the Evans and Brownlow factions. Order was restored in a fewminutes by the police. A negro and a white man later had a set?to. They were arrested and sent to the police station. The convention met to choose del egates to the national convention. It was expected to be stormy on ac count of the feeling between tne Evans and Brownlow factions. A serious split seemed inevitable, with two conven tions as a probable result. The candidacy of W. J. Oliver for national committeeman received im petus when a special- train form east Tennessee arrived, bring 800 men and two brass bands. Mr. Oliver's adherents secured the capitol and every public hall in the city, and indications were for a lively day. Aldrich Bill Taken Up in The Senate By Associated Press. Washington, March. 25. After dis posing of routine business the senate entered upon the final stages of its consideration of the Aldrich bill by proceeding with the disposal of amend ments. Changes agreed upon by the committee on finance were first made, and to these alterations there was no objection. They include the elimina tion of railroad bonds as security for proposed increased bank circulation, and other modifications which have been heretofore outlined. WANTS HIM IMPEACHED. Cass of Judge L. R. Wilfley Comes Up Mr. Clayton Urges Impeach ment. By Associated Press. Washington, March 25. The sub committee of the house judiciary com mittee, appointed to investigate the charges against Judge L. R. Wilfley, of the United States circuit court for China, on charges of misconduct in office, preferred by a number of Ameri can lawyers, submitted its report to the full committee. The report does not recommend impeachment but se verely censures Judge Wilfley for harshness on the bench and ignorance of the law. The presentation of the report precipitated a warm debate in the full committee. Mr. Clayton, of Alabama, entered a motion for im peachment, and served notice that if the committee failed to accept it he would move it on the floor of the house. No action was taken by the full committee. Attempt to Wreck Bridge. By Associated Press. Perth Amboy, N. J., March 25. An attempt was made to wreck the new Pennsylvania railroad bridge over the Raritan river between this city and South Amboy. A charge of dynamite was exploded near . one of the abut ments of the bridge and caused damage to the extent of about $2,000. Wafje Reductions. By Associated Press. Waltham, Mass., March 25. Notices announcing a wage, reduction of ten per cent, to take effect on April 6, were posted in the cotton mills of the Boston Manufacturing Company, which employs 1,800 hands. Bryan Receives Legislators. By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., March 25. At noon today Mr." Bryan received the members of the general assembly in the gover nor's room in the capitol. ' 'Night Riders" on Another Rampage. By Associated Press. Owenton, Ky., March 25. Owenton was visited by the "Night Riders" last night who set fire to three large to bacco warehouses, causing a loss of about $30,000, and destroying 150,000 pounds of tobacco. Collector of Customs. Washington, March 25. The presi dent nominated Isah J. McCottrie. of South Carolina, to be collector of cus toms for the district of Georgetown, S. C. J. H. Wearn & Co. are retouching some beautiful old furniture that be longed to the late Mrs. Leroy Springs of Lancaster, S. C. The furniture belonged to Mrs. Springs' grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Win. E. White, of Fort Mill, S. C.
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