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The News Has the La rgest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolines FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION -L 11 IK nnnn ESTABLISHED 1888. THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. H FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION, y " 1 ,i- 1 . . i . if m k i iii i h rvi f ' i 1 ii i i fi v ut t u m i Mf iii-fLrrxfl d no inna Progress Made , , , HainJsAil mi mi rM tor Mormon nnnnrmisinn nr zjfyy. js&v'x 1 1 U 7 U I K Ili IIS- iT. (X- uni in imnLUi v'i 1 str h Hv X . rmpiit ninrnp! A' - QS jI M-gpv YOU WILL HAVE TO HURRY, THE HUNTING SEASON WILL SOON BE CLOSED! illL MifiSSiJiiLI . yniSLy i u iu u y L v L PRICE 5 CENTS Tells How That Touring Can Be Car Won Counsel 's Introduce nes s4o Show Reason for Pi f y : ce of Defend ant at Clt One Witness Testified that Cabmen Lied--Progress of Day in Trial of Al leged Accomplice in Annis Murder. ;: Associated Press. Hushing. X. Y., Dec. 28. When the ; : of Thornton J. I lains, charged as ; ;::Hiral with his brother in the kill iiiu of Win. E. Annis. was resumed this morning Joseph A. Shay, cf coua- toi- Rains, testified that Cabman Skura told him in the presence of Yung that the name of Annis was never mentioned during the .trip of Hains brothers to the yacht' club and ih.it no one told him to follow closely behind the vehicle in which Mrs. An nis was riding. He also testified that he was near iMiton Hains the night of the cor oner iiuiuest and that the defendant no conversation with Policeman Fallon who testified that Hains said io him he wished he "'Could go down iiuo hell and get Annis and kill him John F. Mclntyre, chief counsel for Hains, testified with reference to the hicMent during which Fallon said he heard the defendant make a remark :';! ling Annis. He said he saw Fal lon going toVard Thornton Hains and iha: he instructed his client nt to Tlx-- v.-itness said the defendant made no --atement to Fallon in his presence. Bugg, real estate dealer, swore 'hat he was associated with Jesperson hi ivt.i estate and that some time in A ii he saw the defendant in his of "fe. i hat they talked about the Bay s;fi i :operty and arranged to go down ; ii'! s'-e the land on the following Saturday. Weaver, Principal Witness. The principal v.itness for the de iv!!sr to-day was C. R. Weaver, sales ai 'lit for the Hains Concrete Mixer Company, who declared he induced the fit 'fondant and his brother to go to the haysidrf to lock over property instead f going to Sandy Hook where the Hains brothers were bound August loth when he met them. Bugg's Testimony. Bugg, on cross examination, said lie appointment was never kept and lie never saw the defendant after April. He further declared he never told the defendant he could find Jes person at the yacht club at any time. Walter Stafford, who said he was a detective, testified that Skura told niiji Policeman Fallon and. a man from the district attorney's office wanted him to s;iy lp. had heard one of tho Hains Siroiiicrs say: "Now Ave got liiin." Skura lidded that, he would not do it hecHiis.' lie did not want to get into lro:ihi". weaver lestified th:,t .Caidain Halt :.nil tx-5 r. ' .. " . ..... w... , i , aaect.io.nate net e tin- explains' d"p:;rtnre for the Phiii -!'ines and Hains then showed no ir rational signs, but when he saw him in August last he testified: "He said his wife had been a good voman. but Annis had betrayed her." He add"d that Captain Hains looked like he had gone to pieces. By Associated Press. Union City, Temi, Dec. "S. The trial of eight alleged night riders, in dicted for the murder of Capt. Kan kin, was resumed this morniug. Walter Holt, a fisherman from near Sain burg, told of Tid' Burton re ceiving a letter from the night riders, tolling Burton to attend a meeting that night or they would hang him. The night riders paid Holt a visit on the night of May 23. Holt said he recognized Garset Johnson, as the leader. Will Rogers, from near Clayton, was introduced to corroborate the story told by Fehringer, detailing the route taken by him in assembling the band for the Walnut Log raid. Field . Burton, of Marin. Tenn., the last witness introduced by the state, was at Walnut Log the night of the murder and told by the night riders to stay in bed. After they had gone he went with Ed. Powell and P. C. Ward to the scene of the crime and stayed the rest of the night. The defense moved to strike cut all the testimony relating to other raids than the killing of Rankin. The court took the motion under advisement. Broker Fails. By Associated Press. New York. Bee. 2S. The failure cf H. W. Poor & Company, brokers and bankers, was announced on the stock exchange to-day.-Henry W. Poor made assignment for the benefit of creditors i Saturday. Narrowly Escaped Injury From Explosion of Lamp By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., Dec. 28 While at tempting to fill an alcohol lamp in their home last night Mrs. Alfred Miles and Miss Julia Tyler, grand daughters of former President Tyler and daughters of Lyon G. Tyler, pres ident of William and Mary College, narowly escaped serious injuries from the explosion of a lamp. Rare presence of mind on the part of both women resulted in their ex tinguishing the flames which envelop e'd them before either was burned. Bishop Coadjutor. By Associated JVess. Washington, Dec. 2S. It is learned here that Bishop Dennis J. O'Connell rector of the Catholic University of America, has been appointed Bishop Coadjutor of San Francisco. Bishop O'Connell is spending a few days at his old home in Charleston ? S. C. County Clerks Organize. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 2S.--County clerks, representing a majority, of the counties of California, met in Los Angeles today for a three days' con ference. The chief purpose of the meeting is to perfect a state organization. Taft to Speak ir. Atlanta. By Associated Press. Augusta, Ga.. Dec. 28. The date on which Mr. T?.ft will visit Atlanta will be decided late to-day. He will make a speech on the day he visits that city. SHOCKS1 FELT IN CALABRIA Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 2S.--Five whis key corporations of Salisbury filed no tices of dissolution, preparatory to state, prohibition, effective January the first. They were the Bailey Distilling Com pany, North Carolina Distilling Compa ny; J. M. Somers & Company, Sun? merson Distilling Company, and tha R. L. Somerson Company. Child Badiy Injured. Miles Goodwin. 12 years old, fell from a car, while stealing a ride on the Raleigh and Southern passenger train passing out of the union station, the car wheel grinding off the toes and portions of each foot, crippling him for life. Quarrel Ends In Murder of Negro Special to The News. Wake Forest, N. C, Dec. 28 Satur day night Hay Austin killed Buck Mitchell at hitter's house near Rose ville. The negroes began to quarrel over r. pistol, when Mitchell ran at Austin with an axe. Austin shot Mitchell, killing him instantly. Ofil cers are searching for Austin. Can't PJant Opium Poppies; War Follows i I'-y Associated Press. Anioy. Dec. 2::. Riots which started "ii Saturday with the refusal of na tives io obey I he order prohibiting the planting of opium poppies now affect twelve villages twenty miles west of Ttingen. Two thousand men are re poned under arms. They have withdrawn to Belin Mountains and the authorities have ashed one viceroy at Foochow for addi tional troops. By Associated Press. Rome, Dee. 28. Violent earthquake shocks were felt in Calabria this morn-j i ing. Serious damage is said to have re sulted and some casualties are re ported at Mileto, Gonadi and Stefan coni". At Stefanconi the shock was mosst severe, but San Gregorio, San Giorgo and Majerata also suffered. Earth Shock Recorded. Washington. Dec. 28. An "earth quake of moderate force but quite pro longed was recorded by the weather bureau instruments last night. It is estimated that the great force of the diock was felt 4.S00 miles from here. Steamers Damaged. London, Dec. 28. A dispatch from Catania, Sicily, says the. Swedish steamer Asta, Austrian steamer Buda two and Italian steamer Orseclo were damaged by the earthquake and con sequent tidal disturbance at that port. The extent of the injuries is not known. THal Wave Swept Ccat. Catania, Sicily, Dec. 28. Tidal wavos swert this port to-day, as the result of the earthquake disturbances. People on the water front were thrown into an indescribable condition of fear. The approach of water was seen., and the people fieel from the water front into town. The waters came and left con fusion and damage in their walk. It is not known yet whether any lives were lost. A number of fishing boats were swamped and three steamers in port were mere cr less damaged. Southern Italy Visited. Rome, Dec. 28. Southern Italy was visited, by a serious and fatal earth quake this morning. The center of disturbance was in Sicily and greatest loss of life and property occurred on that island. . Reports are incomplete. Many are Dead. At Caitanisse'tta and at Mino several houses were shaken down and people panic stricken. At Agcsta two churches and several houses were Hitchcock Off for Auousta. i demolished but no lives were lost. By Associated Press. The latest reports are that three Washington, Dec' 28. Frank H. dead and sixty wounded were remov- Hitchcock left this afternoon for Au- ed from the ruins at Stefaconi-. Sixty gusta, Ga., for a conference with Mr. ! are s?id to hr.ve been injured at San- Taft. mofrio. Steamers Collide ' Members of Crew Lost ''y Associated Press. New Castle, N. S. W., Dec. 2S. The British steamer Advance and Brit ish baric Iverne were in collision off here to-daj'. The advance went down, and with the exception of one officer all the members of her crew lost their lives. Death of R. V. Johnson. By Associated Press. Macen, Ga., Dec. 23 Richard V. Johnston, vice-president of the Ameri can National Bank at Macon, and one of the wealthiest men in the State, died here to-day, after a lingering illness. GIN HOUSE BURNED. Six Bales of Cotton and 1,000 Bush els cf Seed Destroyed by Fire. Mr. Dave A. Johnston, who lives in Clear Creek township, lost his cotton gin House and entire contents by lire last night at. 11 o'clock. Stored in the building were six bales of cotton and 1,000 bushels of cotton seeds, all of which were lost. Mr. Johnston cannot account for the fire unless it was of an incendiary origin. The gin had riot been run ning for three or four days and so far as can be learned no fire had been about the premises. It is not. known whether or not Mr. Johnston carried insurance. CLOVER VS. . M. C. A. ..( .i Out-of -Town Enthusias Tells His Sister How to Win the Capital Prize Offered by The News. Textile Men Exciting Bnk0rThLrGsadaye. ,n Prospect Now York, Dec. 2S. ' In the future, labor is to vise still higher. The joint stock form opens the door to the par ticipation of labor as shareholder in every branch of business. In this, the writer belises, lies the final aiid en during solution of the labor question. Nothing can stand against the direct management of owners. We are only ntniipprs Vj-hnsp rlntv is tn sluvt the movement, leaving to our successors the use of waste b-v cotton mills and its full and free development as hu-2 the other by Mr. W. S. Lee, vice pres-( Special Agent, Depart ment Labor & Com merce, Savs Europe is Far Ahead of United States. The meeting of the Southern Textile Association closed Saturday afternoon when two special and highly entertain ing papers were read, one by Mr. W. A. Graham Clark, special agent of the department of labor and commerce, on Wedding Bells for Tom Longboat. Toronto, Out.. Dec. 28.There is a great demand for tickets for the big benefit performance to be given in Massey ball tonight for Tom Long boat, the Indian long-distance champion runner, who recently defeated Doraudo in the Marathon race at New York. The occasion is to be an eventful one for Longboat, for, in addition to re ceiving the testimonial from a legion of friends and admirers, he is to be married at the conclusion of the bene fit. His bride-to-be is Miss Lauretta Miraole of the Deseronto Indian re serve. Miss Miraole is a beautiful girl of exceptional character and well educated. Teachers of Modern Languages.' Princeton, N. J., Dec. 28.--Represen-tatives of many large universities and colleges assembled at Princeton today to take part in the 26th annual meet ing of the Modern Language Associa tion of America. In McCosh hall this afternoon the gathering was formally opened with an address of welcome by President Woodrow Wilson, of Prince ton. The sesion will continue for three days. Coopers Not Allowed Bail By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 28. Judge Hart has refused bail to Colonel Coop er, Robin Cooper and John D. Sharp, charged with the murder of Senator Carmack. nd free development as hu man society advances." These are striking statements found in an article by Andrew Carnegie in the i'ovthcomiijVj January number of The World's Work, made public to-day. An editorial note states that the ar ticle is taken from Mr. Carnegie's new boolv "Problems of To-day," and that it is published in the magazine '.'be cause of the remarkable 'it might be called even sensational forecast that he makes of the ' continued improve ment in the position of labor till profit sharing does its perfect work and the laborer and the capitalist become the same man." Mr. Carnegie tells of the beginnings made by the Carnegie Steel Company many jears ago by making from time to time 40-odd young partners, who paid for their interest in the business by their notes, payable only out of the profits of the business. Great cave, Mr. Carnegie says, was taken to ad mit workers of the mechanical depart ment which had hitherto been neglect ed by employers. Speaking further on of the combination of many steel works into the one United States Steel Cor poration he says that the-problem pre sented was not altogether new, "for individual and corporate management have co-existed since joint-stock com panies were formed. The former ad undoubtedly great advantages over the latter. Abie men managing their own works, in competition with large bodies of shareholders employing salaried managers, were certain to distance their corporate competitors, and did so. Nothing can stand against the direct management of owners." Going on to speak of the experiment of the United States Steel Corporation m interesting its officers and emplftyes in its shares. Mr. Carnegie says that "every corporation could well afford to ".ell shares to its saving workmen giv ing preference in repayment at cost as first charge in case- of disaster, just as present laws provide first for the mechanic's lion and for homestead exemption. This is due to the work ingnian who necessarily buys the shares without knowledge, and is asked to buy them, not solely for his own ad vantage, but for the benefit of the com pany as well 4 he advantage of both." . The writer points out that "just as the mechanical world has changed and improved, so the wcrld of labor has advanced from the slavery of the lab orer to the ch1:' of his absolute inde pendence and now to this day, when he begins to take his proper place as the capitalist-partner of his employer. We may look forward with hope to the day when it shall be the rule for the work man to be partner with capital, the man of affairs giving his business ex perience, the workingman in the mill his mechanical skill, to the company, both owners of the shares and so far equally interested in the success of their joint efforts, each indispensable, so that without their co-cperatidn suc cess wovdd be impossible." x Replying to the possible charge of being ever-sanguine, Mr. Carnegie de clares himself convinced that "the huge combination, and even the moderate corporation, has no chance in competi tion with the partnership, which em braces the principal officials and has adopted the system of payment by bonus cr reward throughout its work. The latter may be relied upon, as a rule, to earn handsome dividends in times cf depression, during which the former,, conducted upon the old plan, will insur actual loss, and perhaps land in financial embarrassment. (Continued on page 3) ident and chief engineer of the South ern Power company on the problems of transmitting power to the mills. Mr. Clark has been investigating j for the United States government the textile condition of Europe and the Far East. He has been occupied with his work nearly two years and inas much as he has only recently returned his paper covering the use of waste in foreign mills was of unusual inter est. In part, it is given below. Mr. Lee pointed out that the prob lem of transmitting power into the mills was a very important one. He showed that the power furnished by a steam engine was necessarily irregu lar, even at the source, and that, fol lowing the transmission course through the mill, the power finally de livered, particularly to some of the high-speed machines, it showed a va riation of sometimes as much as twen ty per cent., that is, ten per cent, greater or less than the average speed calculated upon. Even the very best of engines vary at any time as much as three per cent. Contrasting with this it was shown that electric power was steady, giving a uniform speed without, loss, resulting in increased production from the machinci, and in a more even and regular quality of product. It was decided to hold four meetings a year, the next to be-held early in April at Greenville. S. C. Mr. Clark Speaks. The use of waste by-products is a sign of the increasing economical ef ficiency of mankind. As we advance in the scale of civilization and each industry becomes more developed the greater is the skill shown in utiliz ing the material and the less is the amount that has to be discarded as ab solutely waste. Iu time waste will be reduced to its lowest basis and the waste by-products of one industry will become the raw material for another. Matter is indestructable, the sum total of matter in the universe is a fixed quantity: we can change mat ter from one state to another, but can not destroy it. All matter is in one shape or another and it is simply a question when we find it in a con venient shape to utilize as much of it as possible before it becomes changed to another. . , "Many of you can recollect when from the cotton plant we obtained only cotton fibre. Now we use the root for fuel, fertilizer and medicinal purposes; we use the stalk for feed, fibre, naper stock and medicinal pur poses; we use the seed to obtain lin ners, hulls (for feed and paper stock)' cake and meal (for feed and fertiliz ers), and oils such as lard com pound, oleomargarine, salad oil and lubricating oil. The cottonseed which used to pile up" around the gins until it became a nuisance now brings in a hundred million dollars a year to rthe farmers of the South. - Attention Elsewhere Directed. "In other lines the same attention is -being paid to utilize the by-products and wastes of each industry. The slag of theiron industry, the sawdust of the timber industry, etc., are all now becoming of value and we are at tempting not only to utilize the waste that goes out through the mill door but also that which goes out through the chimney. . "Nowhere is it more important to On Thursday evening, December 31st, the Bethany Presbyterian High School's basketball team, from Clover, S. C, will play the Young Men's Chris tian Association team on the latter's floor. A very interesting and exciting game is looked for, as the team from South Carolina is very heavy and will neces sitate some fast passing on the part of the local boys. The probable line-up of teams will be as follows: . High School . Y. j Craig right guard . urr leit guara . . Ransom center . . . Wallace . . right forward Ransom . . . left forward Subs for High School: Allison. Subs for Y. M. C. A: Averett and Bradfield. the two M. C. A. Page . . Stewart Kirby . . Crowell . . Williams Hunter and WTO IE CONFERENCE WITH TAFT By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Dec. 28. Sen-, ator Knox, of Pennsylvania, who will head the Taft cabinet as secretary of state, expects to leave Washing ton Jan. 4th or 5th for Augusta, Ga., for a conference of several days with President-elect Taft. Mr. Taft is desirous of consulting with Mr. Knox before definitely mak ing any other cabinet selections and he requested the senator to come to Augusta at the time to tender of the portfolio to him was made. Definite announcement of selection of George W. Wykersham, of New York, to be attorney general is ex pected to follow close upon Mr. Knox's arrival at Augusta. Position of Democrats on Tariff Revision By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 28. Representa tive Clayton, Chairman of the Demo cratic caucus, expressing his views as to the Democratic attitude in the pro posed revision of the tariff, said the Democratic party in congress must formulate an entire tariff bill in cov ering every schedule and champion it. SCOTTISH RITE MASONS. Reunion of North Carolina Members Began Here Today. The annual reunion of the Scottish Rite Masons, of North Carolina, which will be held in Charlotte today and tomorrow, began this morning at nine o'clock, in the Masonic Temple in the Piedmont building. Six candidates were present for degree work and be tween 15 and 20 are expected tomor row when work begins in some of the higher degrees. The Scottish Rite in this country starts at the fourth degree and goes all the way up to the thirty-second. Music in it plays an important part, Mr. R. L. Keesler is the musical director and the auartette is composed of Messrs. A. F Anderson, H. J. Zehm, L. J. Townsend and William F. Anderson. Mayor Franklin Re-Elected Superintendent. Capt. T. S. Franklin was re-elected superintendent of the First Baptist Sunday school yesterday. There was not a dissenting vote. The following were chosen assistants: Messrs. Wallace Durham, C. H. Robinson, J. H. Yarbrough and Willis Brown. Mr. L. L. Hackney was elected treasurer; Mr. Fred Zickler, secretary; Messrs. ; L. L. Herndon and Bruce Howell, -as- utilize waste than in the textile in-Sistant secretaries, ana Air. vvinis dustries for there are not lacking Brown, superintendent of the pri (Continued on page 2) mary department. Advice Beneficial to All in The Race and Doubly so to lhose Who Have Not as Yet Started. The News Contest has now been so thoroughly advertised that many peo ple, in nearby cities have become ac quainted with- it and are writing in ask ing questions as to how to begin, etc. In fact the contest has interested peo- . pie in many other states. A young lady of Charlotte whose name was sent in by some of her friends, but who had been more or less doubtful about en tering the race in earnest brought a letter to the contest man this morn ing from her brother Hal of Atlanta, Georgia. He had seen her name in the News as a candidate for the Buick car, and as he had just won .a leading prize offered by a paper down at Atlan ta wrote her, advising that she enter, and also giving a little advice. Al though it was not the intention of the young lady to have the letter printed when she showed it to the Contest Man, she finally consented and we here with print it for the benefit of all who are willing to profit by the experience of others: "Dear Sis: Was mighty glad to hear from you all last week, and also have carefully read the marked copy of The Daily News which you sent me, and want to tell you that you're a mighty lucky girl,, sis, to have been nominated in the auto contest they are having. A chance to get an auto so easy, isn't likely to come again for a good long time. "You remember me writing you when Frank sent my name in to the contest about three months ago, and you also -know how busy I've been working on it, but I tell you. girl, I was well paid for all the work I did Saturday night when the prizes were announced and I found I had won a handsome touring car. So I got up bright and early this morning to write you a letter and give you a few pointers on how to win that car, Buick I think, that the News is offering. "The first thing you do, Sis, is to put on j our best bonnet and start out Mon day morning and see all the folks that you can. Get their promises if you can't get their subscriptions, but you'll be surprised to see how glad nearly every one will be to help you, because they're taking a daily of some sort anyway, and it might just as well be the News as any. Make a list of peo ple and if you can't see them Monday, call Tuesday, and so on, for the way to get that auto, girlie, is to get votes, more voces and still some more votes; and the way to get the votes is to get subscriptions both old and new, but es-. pecially new, as I notice the News gives twice as many votes for a new subscriber a.3 for an old. It's all right of course to cut all the coupons out of the papers that you can, and to send in all that are given to you, but for HeaveVs sake, don't get the habit,' don't be a 'coupon fiend,' for you can get three new subscribers while you are collecting three hundred coupons. "But above all things, Sis, don't be afraid cf a little work. Have none of this false pride that puts you beyond , the everyday things of life. It isn't true pride. Sis, it's false, and real peo ple don't have it; only snobs, broken down aristocrats, people who are los ing their social hold and are trying to be something, that they are not. It's folly, girl, to say that you .won't turn over your little finger to get an auto; that you would starve before you would clerk in a store or ask a person for a -stibsci iption, as one girl in Atlanta said. That outlook is wrong. It's ob solete behind the times. It used, to be considered bad form for a young lady to work in an office, but the girl who considers herself too good to do that nowadays only becomes a joke in the eyes of everyone. But to cut out preaching, girlie, you just go at this contest in the way I've laid out, and I know just as sure as I know you are a thoroughbred, Sis, that you won't be a loser when it comes to the show down. Find out all you can about the rules of the game, play fair, play hard and you'll win. Let me know from week to week how you are getting along. I am enclosing a subscription, as a starter, and want you to send me a subscription book. I know Jack and Thor, and in fact several more of the bunch would be glad to subscribe. "Wishing you success. Sis, in getting the auto in which I hope to have the honor of riding as soon as you win it, I remain, "Your preachful, though loving brother, HAL." To-day started the first week of work after Christmas. Why not jump into the contest this week while it is yet young and begin the New Year right bv laying a foundation, for an automo bile? "A lazy candidate is of no more use Continued on Page Six. .
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