North Carolina Newspapers

1 4 o'clock Edition 4 o'clock Ed ition V THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRE8S NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE ESTABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N, C MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS The News Has the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Cdrolinqs TWE (P, A TR T .fW E NEWS, RS WILL S3 ITE THHOWN OF THE SO SCR Elaborate Plan For Enter taining Disting uished Guests Who Will Attend The Municipal Convention Here This Week. A House on Fire With Babies in It Will Give Fire De partment an Opportunity to Exhibit its Facilities Other Notes. The Municipal convention, which is :: .mii'iering of the mayors and city of- lu-i-.tU of Vnrlh rarr.linn will n,, tL ,unv at 1i o'clock in thP AnV,i- demy el Music. Already the delegates are beginning id mrive, and by the opening hour it is . ,-xpected that several hundred will . in attendance. Tile convention, which was conceiv ! am! promoted by Mayor T. S. Frank in. will be called to order by Char is .!'" mayor, and prayer will be offer . by Rev. Dr. H. H. Hulten, of the First Baptist church. Governor Glenn and Gov. Ansel. On behalf of the state. Governor r,; i:n will make an address of welcome M those from outside or our borders, which will be responded to by Gov . no: M. F. Ansel, of South Carolina. Mr. P. A. Tompkins will make the ad hvs of welcome on the part of the (in. and this will be responded in be iial; of the Xorin Carolina mayors by .Mayor A. H. Borden, of Salisbury. C.ovtruor Glenn will arrive in the i-v.y this afternoon and " will be met l y iho local comnaines of militia. He v. ill i;e accompained by his staff, this i i i!r,' their last appearance before Gov ernor Glenn's term expires on January iii-- 1st. Prominent Visitors. .-: ,::. the prominent visitors to be ! sv:u will be Mayor" George rH. Hib i ; i ot Boston; Mayor Joel H. Cutch ml Roanoke, Va.; Mayor W. S. K-uivk-v. oi" Columbia; Mayor H. R. Ilk- o Houston, Texas; Mayor Spring- of Wilmington; Mayor Eaton, of ii : 'c:i ni: Mayer J. I. Johnson, of K;il' i-h . Surjceon- General J. W. ';:;. of :!; Fnited States War Depart- Some of the Subjects. T" purpose of the convention, v. .."i is to bo made a permanent orga- r.'iu;; is to discuss matters pertaining u i::(. H-iii city government in every ; 1 as-, and among the subjects to be diseased arc: Shouiil there be an amendment to s;;ue constitution divorcing cities from counties and making them inde i.endent ":" v "Should cities have courts with s rearer jurisdiction ?" "Should there be an amendment to f-'i.- state constitution allowing cities co;'ns?"' "Snould we have a standardization of charters for all towns and cities in -North Carolina?" "Are our schools best managed by a iioard of trustees elected by the l"-oi)le?" "What disposition should be made of youthful criminals?" "Should we work our prisoners on the streets?" "Are market houses a success in -North Carolina?" "Are our present state laws satis I'artory for the assessment of property , and tne collection of taxes?" is a license tax a success?" The Social Features. The social features of the conven tion will be many, and every effort is hi iiiE: made by Mayor Franklin and his committees appointed from the vari ous city boards to make the stay of 'ho visitors in the city pleasant. Aftt-r the initial meeting tomorrow, 'ho visitors will be -given a ride overj the city, and shown the various points o interest, and afterwards an informal smoker will be given them from 5:30 to :',Q at the Manufacturers' Club, and on 'Wednesday evening a banquet 'vill be given ia the assembly room of TheSehvyn. Fire Fighting Exhibitions. On Wednesday at 12 o'clock the dele sates will be given ah exhibition of fire fighting and life saving by the Charlotte Fire Department. A temporary house is being erected in front of the postoffice, which will be set on fire, and an alarm turned in from box :1S. In this house will be placed several small children, and the life saving scene will be most realistic indeed. After this comes a quick coupling 'on test from Poplar to Mint streets in which both compaines will take, part, and later on a basket filled with waste will be fired at the top of the sky scraper building and put out by the en gine, and then by direct "pressure, showing the ability of the department to cope with any fire no matter how high. ' ' . - These exhibitions will begin at 12 '''clock on Wednesday, and will pos- :-JDiy take an hour. The delegates will be stationed on the plaza of the post office to witness these life saving exhi bitions. The Municipal Fair. A feature of the convention is the ex hibition to be made by various firms manufacturing machinery for cities and towns, such as water and gas meters, road machinery, scrapers, sweepers, (Continued on page 2) THE TOP LP E R Startown Murderer is Pronounced Insane Special to The News. Newton, X. C; Nov. 16.-Lon Rader who, it will be remembered, cruelly stabbed fo death Miss Willie Bollinger in the Baptist church at at Startown last summer was Saturday pronounced by a jury to bs insane and incapable of conducting his defense and will be com mited to the hospital for the criminal insane, there to remain until his men tal condition is restored to its normal order, if such is ever the case, when he will be brought back here and plac ed on trial for- the murder of Miss Bol linger. Rader's insanity has developed, since his incarceration, to a wildly demon strative stage. At the preliminary trial and when he was first placed in jail he was sllent seemingly calm, talk- ". ocusiui uii any suuject except mat of the murder but recently his insanity has taken the form of wild iitterenaces in the nature of religious exhortations. It is not expected by many that his condition will ever be any better. Gate City Will Have A Noisy Christmas Special to The News. Greensboro, N. C, Nov. 16. Last Christmas Greensboro's excellent mayor, with the best of intentions, relaxed the flexible city ordinance concerning the use of fire crackers. The result was a perfect reign of terror on Main street Christmas eve night. Several expensive glass fronts were -shattered and one boy came near being killed, finally getting well with the loss of one eye only. His father, by the way, has a suit for damages against the city pending in the superior court. Soon after this experience the board of aldermen passed an ordinance requiring a tax of $500 for all fireworks dealers. Two fireworks merchants have been quiet ly at work since then, while the pub lic were asleep, Saturday at a meet ing of the board of aldermen, by a -vote of three to two, the prohibi tive ordinance w-as rescinded, and one fixing a tax of $450 on dealers in dynamite fireworks and $10 on deal ers in powder fire crackers not over three inches in length, skyrockets," Roman candles and harmless fire w-ork novelties. Alderman- Bain and King opposed allowing any fireworks to be sold, contending that if small ones were allowed dealers would sell large ones also and there would be contention as to whether an explosive was over three inches in length should some damage result from its being fired. . But the two merchants won out. If they can be saddled with re sponsibility for resultant loss ot property by fire, life, or injury from explosives, all will be well. But the city will have to foot the bill, ana the injured sufferers go without re dress. Officials Of Auto Races Bv Associated Press. Savannah, Ga. Nov. 16 Officials of the Grand Prize Automobile Race to 1 e run in Savannah Thanksgiving Day and for tbe light car race to be run tin day previous were determined upon. Honorary referees include Gov ernor Smith, and Governor Elect Brown, Georgia; Mayor Tiedeman, of Savannah; President Battery, of the Automobile Clhb of Savannah; Pres ident Gary, and Vice President Sand erson, of the Automobile Club of Amer ica, and Charm an Thompson, of the Racing oBard of the American Automo bole Association. Honorarv iudses. are Judge Charlton, cf Superior Court; Judge Freeman,, of the Citv Court of Savannah; Henry Mc Alpine of the Court of Ordinary, Chath am Co.; i Judge Seabrook of Superior Court and Judge Schwarz, ot tne ue- corders court of Savannah." Tiniprs include S. M. Butler, secre tary of the Automobile Club of Ameri can as chairman and members of the New York Timers Club and several local men. Starter is A. J. Wagner, and Clerk of Course is Harry T. Clinton, of New York, representing the Automobile Huh nf America. Referee is Robert L. Morrell, of the Automobile Club of America. Patrick's Petition Denied. - Wnshineton. D. C. Nov. IS. The petition of Albert T. Patrick, the New York lawyer, who is serving a life sentence in prison at Sing Sing, New York, on the charge of having murdered Millionaire Rice, for a writ of habeas corpus, was decided by the supreme court of tne unitea states today adversely to the petioner. McConnell-Tyler. Radford, Va., Nov. 16 Numerous guests from Richmond and other points -have arrived to attend the wedding of Miss Belle Norwood Tyler, daughter ot ex-Governor and Mrs. J. Hoge Tyler, and Mr. Frank to nrrrnTicil The ceremony takes 1 place ' this evening m the Central Presbvtenan cuureu, roai j...ijiv. The couple will make their future home in Fort Smith, Ark., where Mr. McConnell is engaged in busi- j JlfOO. . ,-T , . WEWIll HMlL v2p HAVE BAR-rL ,dWs. " ' "WHAT DID THE At the Municipal Convention Tomorrow We Will Find Out By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 16. That the steel, coal and lumber interests will make a stubborn fight against the re duction of tariff on these products was stated by Senator Elkins, of West Vir ginia, as he was leaving the White House after a call upon the president. "There's going to be a fight on coal and lumber rates," said the senator. '"West Virginia, which, produces a large amount of these products, is en tirely satisfied with the existing rates and will put up a contest before she permits them to be changed." Mr. Elkins declared it would be un fair to the country to attempt to revise the tariff at the coming session of con- ress. . Important Conference Was Held at Peking By Associated Press. Peking, Nov. 16. Following the pub lication yesterday cf late Emperor Kuang-Hau's valedictory recommend ing the reference of .important affairs to the Empress Dowager, now dead, another edict was issued this morning giving the late Dowager's valedictory commending the new Dowager, Yepo nala, to the confidence of the young Emperor's regents. The new Emepor's installation on the throne and the naming of the era will take place, it is expected, on Chi nese New Year, January 21. This afternoon a conference of dip lomats was held to discuss the proper steps for the recognition of the new government. Industrial News m Hands of Receivers Special to The News. Greensboro, N. C, Nov. 16. Late Saturday afternoon, on petition of creditors, the Daily Industiral News, the official origin of the Republican party of North Carolina, was placed in the hands -of a temporary receiver, pending notice to show cause on Sat urday, Novembier 2 Its, wdiy the corpor ation should not be adjudged bank rupt. The paper wras issued as usual Sunday morning, and carried an an nouncement from W. I. Underwood,, re ceiver, that the publication would con tinue under his direction until further orders of the court. The proceedings in bankruptcy were precipitated by the levying on the prop erty of an execution oh a judgement ob tained bv United States District At torney A .E. Holton for ?800. Holton owns the building which' the News oc cupies, and this amount was due him for rent of the building. Texas Club Women. San Angeio, Texas, Nov. 16. The advance guard of delegates and visit ors put in an appearance today for the annual, convention of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs. The sessions will begin tomorrow and con tinue for three days. Today the ex ecutive board met to complete the final details of the convention pro gram. The local arrangements for the entertainment of the visitors are of the most perfect end elaborate character. - Henry G. Davis is 85. Washington, D. C, Nov. 16. Henry Gassaway Davis, who wras the Dem ocratic candidate for vice president in 1904, celebrated his 85th birthday today, x Among those from whom Mr. Davis received hearty congratulations -was his granddaughter, Miss Kather ine Elkins, the reported fiancee of the GOVERNOR OF N. C. SAY TO THE MASS BY THE OF ST. PETER " Rome, Nov. 16. One of those mem orable scenes which only Rome can show was that furnished today in the Church of St. Peter. In observance of his sacerdotal jubilee, the '50th anniversary of his entrance into the priesthood, Pope Pius X. celebrated mass -in the presence of the Princes and 'high dignitaries of the Church, the diplomats, the Roman nobles ana pilgrims from all parts of the world. The event wyi ..accompanied with all the solemnity and splendor custom ary to the occasion. " Preparation for the jubilee celebra tion have been going forward for months past. Thousands of tickets had been distributed for today's cere mony and a dense crowd packed tae corridors, hall and tribune, and reach ed almost to the foot of the altar it self, while the piazza of St. Peter's was a moving mass of Women in black with bare heads, men in dress clothes, priests, monks, soldiers, carbineers, nuns, spectators and Car dinals, some on foot, others in cabs, many in more or less gorgeous pri vate carriages ,all with eyes fixed on the great bronze doors, which were the portals to the promised spec tacle. When the Pope, preceded by pre lates Archbishops and Cardinals and other members ' of the Pontifical court, entered the vast basilica the voices of the vast multitude" were raised in cheers, although it was a church in which they were assembl ed. It is only in St. Peter's' that such cheers, are heard, and even in that building only since the Italian invasion of Rome, which obliged the Pope to become a prisoner within the walls of the Vatican. The vivas were hearty and prolonged, and tne waving of white handkerchiefs gave a joyous aspect to the scene. The figure of Pius X., arrayed in complete pontifical robes, mitre on head, and with raised hand in the familiar position of giving blessing as he went, was most imposing. The procession was headed by the Swiss Guards, followed by many person ages. -Following the holy father came a long train of dignitaries, together with the Sistine choir, who sang as the procession proceeded under the direction of their head. Abbe Perosi. America was well represented in the Pope's suite. Among the American prelates recognized .in, the great throng were Archbishop Glennon, of St. Louis, Bishop Allen, of Mobile, and Mgr. -Mundelein, of Brooklyn. The scene presented as Pius X. took his place at the altar formed a magnificent picture to which no pen could do justice. The white robe of the holy "father contrasted vividedly with the scarlet cloaks of the Car dinals, whose brilliant appearance was added to by their silver copes and white mitres. The high altar, standing over the crypt of St. Peter, was surmounted by a baldacchino supported by four historic bronze pillars taken from the Parthenon. The appearance of the Pope in that elevated position called forth an other burst of enthusiasm. The Pon tiff was exceedingly pale, but as the ceremony proceeded, he composed his emotion and his voice 'became gradually more firm and s,onorous until it was even audible in the most distant corner of the immense church. The celebration of the mass con cluded, Pius rose and after be stowing the apostolic blessftg slowly withdrew, the procession reforming as an escort. A bulletin issued later in the day stated that the Pontiff, though showing "signs of fatigue, had stood the ceremony well. It is regarded as. almost marvelous, considering the tremendous crowd at St. Peter's, that no untoward ac.ci dent occurred. and the, perfect order is attributed to tne good organiza tion of the military and the police, GOVERNOR OF S. C. ?" Exactly What They Said. DEATH OF W. E. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 16. A coroner's jury is today investigating the death of W. E. Smith, traveling representa tive of the White Oak Coal Company, cf Richmond, Va., whose body with neck broken "-was found in a 50 foot pit ; of the rock quarry east of the city Sun- i day evening. Evidence is meagre as yet, with nothing to show definitely" whether it j was murder, suicide or "whether he lost his way and fell into the excavation ' which has no guard of any kind to pre i vent such accidents. ! A police officer identifies Smith as the man who asked him toward mid night Saturday to show him the wray to Capital Square, iiavrag lost his way near the Governor's Mansion on Blount street. He did net appear to be drunk then, i although, it is said, there is evidence that he had been drinking heavily here for several days. . The coroner will continue the in quest several days t!0 await the search for evidence. The body was shipped to Richmond today. A Foul Murder. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 16. The police developments today established the fact that Dr. Elbert W. Smith, rep resentative of a Richmond, Va.. coal company and son of F. M. Smith, ot New Hope, W. Va., whose body was fond in the city rock quarry .in the outskirts of Raleigh yesterday, was the victim of one of the worst mur ders "in the history of the city. He left his hotel Saturday night "and it is believed he was murdered in the city and his body carried to the quarry for concealment. The body was taken to Richmond today. Root Says He is "Wiilin." By Associated Press. Washington D. C, Nov. 16. .Secre tary Root made a statement in hich he said he did not think the office of United States senator ought to be giv en tc a mr.n because he wants it but if the legislature of New York feels he can render useful service to the state and country in the senate and calls him to tnat office he will accept. Detectives Arest Negro. Special to The News. - - Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 16. Southern Express detectives have arrested Tim Waldon here, on the charge of firing at an express transfer clerk and grab bing from him a pouch of express early on the morninff of November 6fb.. The negro denies the charge; Standard's Dividend. Bv Associated Press. "New York, Nov. 16. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey declared a quarterly dividend of $10 per share. Carter M'ay Head A. A. U. New York, Nov. 16. More than or dinary 'interest centers in today's annual meeting of the, Amateur Ath. letic Union for the reason that a new president is to be dhosen to succeed James E. Sullivan, who has declined to stand "for re-election. Indications seem to 'point to the selection ot Charles H. Carter, - of Boston; to succeed Mr. Sullivan. , When the doors of the church were opened this morning the crush was terrific. Those who had received spe cial invitations, including the high ecclesiastics who were not to par ticipate in the procession, the diplo mats, and the Roman - aristocracy, , had a reserved entrance. . In the procession both going and coming the Pope was the object of strong manifestations of loyalty, es pecially from the reserved spaces oc cupied by the diplomatic corns and j the aristocracy of Rome. SMITH BEING INVESTIGATED DANDY LITTLE DEPOT HOTEL IS DWELLED JL ENLARGE ALREADY Present Portrait of Gov. Martin Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C. Nov. 16 The Carolina Society Sons of the Revo lution with appropriate ceremony to day presented to the state an ad mirable portrait in oil of Governor Alexander Martin who rendered the state distinguished service in colon ial and" early statehood days. The scene of the presentation ceremony was representatives hall, capital building, and there was quite a large audience representative of the best literary and society folk of the state. Mr. Frank Nash, of Hillsboro, had prepared an admirable address pre senting the painting in behalf ot Sons of the Revolution, but he was prevented by illness from delivering it in person. Mr. Marshal DeLancey Haywood read the address for him and the address accepting the paint ing in behalf of the state was by Col. J. Bryan Grimes, secretary or state, who paid eloquent tribute to the career of Governor Martin, castiwhen the building was thrown open a bouauet ot commentation to the Sons of the Revolution for the work the society is undertaking do in stimulating interest in , the history of the state and her more illustrious citizens. As an official of the State Historical Commission he pledged the most effective co-operation possible by the state and the commission. This is tae career of Governor Mar tin in a nutshell. Born in New Jer sey 1740, graduated Princeton 1756, settled in Guilford county 1772; mem ber of the colonial assembly 1774-Vo, colonel of Second North Carolina Regiment in Colonial service, par ticipated in battles of Brandywine and Georgetown; dismissed from ser vice through a difficulty for unsol dierly conduct; served repeatedly as state senator 1779 to 1787; repeatedly a president of the senate and acting j governor durin the period of Gov- ernor Burk's imprisonment by the Tories; elected governor 1782 and 1789; elected United States senator 1793; died at Danbury 1807. , The state supreme court will on tomorrow morning call the appeals from the Twelfth judicial district for argument, there being nine of them docketed as follows: State vs. Clcninger; Security Co. vs. Costner; Barkley vs. Waste Co; Allen vs. Railroad;' Woddridge vs. Brown; Bull vs. Railroad;. Davis vs. Thornburg; Haines vs. Smith and Smith vs. Hartsell. The appeal of state vs. Cloninger is from Gaston county and involves the conviction and sentences of V and John Cloninger and Chas. Cost ner to respectively three, two and one year in the state penitentiary. . Mrs. I. W. Faison has returned home from Atlanta, a., where she attended the National convention, United Daugh ters of the Confedracy. Will Go Out First Street Strong Evidence That the 4 Cs Will Complete its Line to The Catawba River Double Track to ChadwUk. There is no longer any doubt about the 4C.'s Company extending the- car line to the river, for, while the com pany has hot yet officially announced its plans in regard to the line to the old Davidson place, on the Catawba, it is practically settled that the line, with double track, will be built to that beau tiful site. ' There seems to be no further doubt that the company will use First street for entering the city. It had been gen erally understood for several months that the 4C.'s Company had reached some agreement with the city in re gard to the much-mooted First street matter, but as nothing officially has been given out from either source the subject has been discussed very little except by those in touch with the sit uation. That the 4C.'s Company will use First street to a way of getting into and out of the city with its heavy in terurban cars is wel-nigh assured now, for late developments show conclusive ly that the company is planning its present construction towards that end. On. South Tryon street, where perma nent track improvement is being made preparatory for the permanent street improvement now in progress, aiouble curve turn-out is being placed at tne intersection of First street. There is only one conclusion and that is tnat First street will be used in connection with the river line. While this work is going on on South Tryon street other work in the interest of the river line has been started on the Hoskins line at the foot of Cedar street. A second track is being laid. The single track line to Hoskins was constructed with the view of double tracking it whenever it was definitely decided to go to the river. The river line wil probably be doubled tracked all the way, and, according to the sur veys, it will be run through the pret tiest part of the country. Though The Stonewall is Only a Month Old, a New Addition of 32 Sleeping Rooms Has Been Decided Upon. They Will be Placed at The Rear at a" Cost of About $10,000 New Hostelry Extremely Popular With The Public. When Messrs. Sanders and Jamie son, the. Greensboro hotel men, built the Stonewall, at the Southern depott they were confident that an up-to-date hotel with 40 sleeping rooms w-ould accommodate for years to come the traveling public who pre- ierrea stopping near the depot. jusi aDout a month ago it fell into immediate popularity with the travel ing people. Its popularity indeed exceeded the hopes of Messrs. San ders and Jamieson and the rest ot the stockholders of the Stonewall Hotel Company, for since the first night of its occupancy, with but threeN exceptions, every room of the build ing has been occupied. With this splendid encouragement, the com pany has decided within the past few days to build an annex with 32 ad ditional rooms at a cost of between $6,000 and $10,000. The annex will be located imme diately in the rear" of the building and will form the second and third stories of the lunch "room, which is to be added in a short time. These two stories will be divided into 20 rooms, all with the same conveni ences, such as baths, carpets, brass and iron beds, as the main portion of the building is equipped with. The 12 remaining rooms will be fitted up ' in the old Jackson residence which was removed to the rear of the lunch room. The annex will be con nected with the main hotel building with bridges at the end of each of the first and second story hallways. In appearance there w ill be no dif ference whatever in the looks and equipment of the annex rooms from those of the main building. It is very gratifying to Mr. W. C. Petty, who manages the hotel for the Stonewall Hotel Company, to see ' Charlotte's newest hotel bounding forward into such popularity with the commercial travelin gmen. Ev erybody who stops at the hotel has a kind word for it. The dining room, too, comes in for. its share of praise for, unlike the large number of "depot hotels," the meals are excellent. A splendid club breakfast and club lunch may be had for 50 cents. The a la carte service is maintained for those who prefer it. The dinner or supper from 6 to 8 is conducted strictly by the a la carte service, you pay for what you get. Manager Petty expects to have the lobby finished some time this week. The marble, the shipment of which, was delayed, will arrive within the next few days and will, be placed at once. New Issue of Postage Stamps Washington, D. C, Nov. 16. The new issue of postage stamps will be placed on sale at the leading post offices throughout the , country today. The denominations are of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 8, 10, 13, 15 and 50 cents and $1.00. On the one-cent stamp is the head of Benjamin Franklin in profile from Houdon's bust. All the other denominations bear the head of George Washington in profile f rom Houdon's"5 bust. The border designs of all the de nominations are identical, the head being an ellipse on end, with laurel leaves on either side. The size of the stamps is the same as those in use heretofore. DEATH OF MRS. ALBERT KENDALL1 - Former Charlotte' Lady Passes Away at Spartanburg Burial Here To morrow. News has reached the ' city of the death of Mrs. Albert A. Kendall, -which, occurred at her -home in Spartanburg yesterday afternoon. The remains will be brought to this city tomorrow and the interment will take place at 10 o'clock," the services at the grave being conducted by Dr. R. C. ' Holland. Mrs Kendall was a tormer resident of Charlotte, and was the daughter of me late John R. Davidson, and is survived here by a number of relatives. ' " Beautiful Chrysanthemums. . Among the most beautiful chry santhemums in Charlotte have been those in the yard and home of Miss Sue Boyd at No. 213 East Sixth street. There have been the admiration of all passers by and the prize-winners at flower-shows. ' '-: To save them from the blights of the frosts these lovely flowers have been, cut and taken in the house. Miss Boyd will be willing to sell them reasonably . to any flower lovers. Now is the tima for the-young man to get a big yellow, bouquet for his girL -4