QJggJjgt Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolines Er II J F1 n PI u . "-tt"U" WM U JJi2 JJ JL. Li y4 Y V p-SVQ THREE O'CLOCK EDITION - THE ONLY EVENINS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER (hi uB. . - " i " mi inn-iU I Ka .-.--.w . i, i. uMimuni 1-vc.iNiiNU rtDnUARY R 1QHQ rniud iJ ociN lo S-si ABL1SHED 1888. Insulting Negro ? Trouble Caus& it Piistsburg Scri Iv us Trouble Narrow- icrtcd When Black j.vmv Accosted White cirl With Insulting nucstion. Drothcr of Girl Attempt ed to Get Prisoner away From Officers Acute Stuge is Reached in Race Trouble. . News. .1 . Feb. ."..Rapidly Man local 5 .all loam, is dis- ; '. i .'i s under reserve to . !tain and few will bo :i an fans to aw tell when . ; this spring. Of the . : ii-iv when Orth took .. -; :,-.ii-t. Hooker, a Rieh . . . -iN will remain. iiir-l baseman, has been v.. -. f the North Carolina I'i'l'o' Bentley. or the ,i I. line goes to Greens-j r.irnlina Association, as : catcher and outtiekl-1 . ;.v to ePtersburg and .. 1 1"" Richmond team in a names: West lake, who ' am tor the association . - ( lived his release from to Danville, of this K.ilev. die first baseman; - a:i and Outfielder Arni- i.e disposed of. Pitcher - ' . - - ! 'e l to Houston. Texas. p. -d bv Reading, of the v and Brown by Bir--: Southern League. !i' is ready for the op or,. The players have ' report here on March Proceedings of Tne Legislature .eV.. '. ". - In the I louse to 'i.;'lee..,i a bill to enable ' i:id her Coating indebt " 'to! issue; Weaver a bill lailroad cotnpanies to '.nil classes of freight. 1 !mi ter the North Caroli : ot County Commlssion 1 'id uniavorable by t!ie '.ninths, cities and ! e retet red in order that ' -id" nt ct' 1 lie assocla-ii-anl. i -i lis were introduced ' ; aie ;i recorder's court .lid to put officers of 1 y en salaries. ' i'e. -on, to permit work- olmitarilv on roads - ial. . (-rente tite North Car 'if'ii if County Commis i.eM.wefinv; the counties " -y tor attending meet aiiiin. organization pass au o as to apply to all i ' a duplicate of the bill House. Change in Chester's Handling of Convicts Wv; v. ( , t"vs From Faith. lice 'Che News. ' Feb. ."..Judge J. L. vieli.y, x. c., awarded the " th" granite for his new l:":; to the Faith Granite 'a. X. c. oMicei s hebi their regular 'inn Monday night. ! y is loading a car with i !.h,V. 1 -;" '1 has passed over. s Karnhardi is building ' residence at Granite Curtis .losev with his ; '? liters. 'i has gone to Newman, I; at iiis trade granite ' "ii granite cutters are "n waiting for the big o xfart up again. They a - ( iti.( ns of Faith. Items. ii W;idesboro ' I ' t - ! ae .News. 1 " Feb. ."..Charlie Hunt-;- exonerated by the cor 'I'e ease of ihe killing ', at a festival last Sat- as arrested yesterday (harging murder and ";il"lait)t of relatives: Of ' ndeased on bond. Aaron lluntlev and ;, will answer to the , liquor at the next Miperior court. They ' ''wait, the action of the -'"rday. Two cases are :;:':,1-t Taylor. He could '""I is in j.-.il -e. until recent U- cot- Wadesboro lost his '"'"u: "OH bushels of Wednesday. Mr. Gul l'"' insurance, hut not ",ver the loss. It is '" 'i'" was incendiary M1 a I i'a Special to The News. Che-ter. Feb. 5. in accordance with a resolution adopted bv the countv commissioners last November, the ar rangement which has been existing be tween Chester and Lancaster counties whereby the former hired tiie hitters convicts has come to a close The ar rangement should have ceased Janu ary 1st. bin the Lancaster count v au thorities hein rfible to make no dis position of their convicts, ten in num ber, the prisoners remained on the Chester county chaingang until Tues uay aiternoon, when thev were mar shalled together and brought to the city and turned over to 'supervisor uno mini uang Superintendent Monnzie. of Kershaw county, who took' the prisoners away yesterdav morning Supervisor Mobley and the board of county commissioners of Lancaster count;.- having made an arrangement with Kershaw county similar to that which they had with Chester county. This arrangement, which rlntec tVrviv, Supervisor Darby's administration h-A been very successful. Chester count v having been provided with some first. class hands. The stri 11 ran n r t' t U times, however, coupled with the re trenchment that the cnminisciftiini'c say they find it necessary to make on account of the loss of ihe riisi-ina:, ir responsible for the arrangement be ing discontinued. By the terms of this agreement Chester county paid Lan caster ix dollars per month for the servicer of each convict sent over, and also fed and clothed the prisoners, Lancaster paying all transportation charges and paying for medical atten tion in any unusually serious case. Supervisor Shannon yays that the chain-gang will feel the loss of these hands and this source of supply, but hopes to secure additional hands from the penitentiary at the rate of four dollars a month if more are needed. Sophomore Hop at Berkeley To-night Berkeley. Cal.. Feb. Berkeley to day expei ieneed an invasion of fair visitors who have, come to attend the Sophomore Hop. one of the most im portant social events of the year at the I'niveisity of California.. Elaborate ar rangements have been made for the function and it promises to be one of the r;)ost brilliant events of its kind that has ever taken place at the University. North Dakota Dairymen. Bismarck. N. D., Feb. 5. The an nual convention of the North Dakota Dairymer.'s Association opened here today. The trains last night and this morning brought large numbers of dairymen from all parts of the state and a good attendance was on hand for the initial session. Many business places are decorated in honor of the convention and several large displays of machinery used in creamery and dairy work are to be seen. An address of welcome by F. L. Conklin and a response by" A. Ga brielson, of Fargo, opened the pro ceedings. Other features provided for in the program were addresses by Governor John Burke, Prof. Thos. Shaw, of St. Paul, Dean J. H. Shep perd. of the State Agricultural Col lege, .1. A. Bacon of Grand Forks, and Mrs. Adda F. Howie, of Elm Grove. Wis. Ii HOME BURNED-THREE LOST By Associated Press. Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. Haskell Memorial Home stroyed by fire this mornin; The was de :. Three of the thirty-seven members of the orphanage are missing. Seven little girls jumped from a third story window, but it is not thought any of them are fatally hurt. .James Armstrong, 12 years old, standing on a shed under the win dow from which the girls had to jump, directed them how to make their fall as easy as possible and caught two of the smaller girls in his arms. i. i. Conference of Socialists. Boston, Mass., Feb. f. A three days' conference began in this city today for the discussion of the "Sig nificance of Socialism as a World Movement." The conference is plan ned essentially as a series of exposi lions of different Socialist points of view. Party socialism, jaoian oo- rialism Pbristian Socialism and other U'H today amounted to forms of Socialist thought and theory - eents. On the same! are to be presented by well known 'ales were sold at 12 college professors and other advanced Jthinkers. t , " T) tV ?)H SUCH A ACHH .is .na or lough On a Fellow to Stay Out With the "Boys" Every Night in the Week I ninS flTfifJ lift i a sir immtm. I mnyji i n n i m i miiimiii- uu UIUI1U I IIUUU UiniiUIliu Ul n nnr nusirnn -?r i HHh .YHUhrFS hfl rS n i i iiil. ubguli u i if 1 1 9 1 ii in mil n I A I I M n A met m ! Hill DAY R A C Fl I I 1 he Kansas tjuy. Kan.. Feb. r. Whon I Dr. Geo. Feaain Miss Henderson Are TopHners For Better Regulation of -The Liquor Trafiic Buffalo, N. Y.. Feb. 5. Neaiiv 3 leading brewers were in attendance today at the opening of the annual convention of the New York State Brewers' Association. The sessions of the convent ion are being held at the Iroquois Hotel and will last over tomorrow. The principal subject slated for discussion has to do with the better regulation of the liquor traffic and it is expected the association will frame measures for that purpose to ue introduced in the general semblv. as- EGHO HANGED AT SPARINE! FDR HAUDDE Special to The News. Spartanburg-, S. C. Feb. o'clock this morning Will ored, was ha:isea in th having been convicted 5. At 1 1 Foster, col-county murder- or in aged white man in he mg John Voting, November 107. Foster was convicted twice and ii umi tbun ;m f co't was nave Governor Ansel fenter.ee to life refused to grant death but he as made to commute the imprisonment the petition. To Launch Delaware Newport News. Ya., Feb. r. All arrangements have been completed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company for the launching tomorrow of the giant 20, 000 ton battleship Delaware. Governor Simeon S. Pennewill will head a distinguished party of Dela ware visitors who will attend the launching. The christening ceremony will be nerformed by the governor's niece. Miss Anna P. Cahall. STORY TELLERS OF JAPAN. Professionals Invent and Recite Their Tales of Love. Though the Japanese are a nation of readers, says a traveler, they love also to listen to the tales of the -professional story teller, who is quite an artist in his way. The lower sort of storv teller may be seen seated at the street cor ner with a circle of gaping coolies around him. The higher class form guilds, who own special houses cf en tertainment, called "yose," and may also he engaged by the hour to amuse private parties. Some story telling- is rather in the nature of a' sixpenny magazine. . The man sits with an open book before him and expounds it and dilates upon it the story of the "Forty-seven Ronin," perhaps, or the Chinese novel cf the "Three King doms." or an account of the Satsuma lebellion, or one of the old wars of the Taira and Minamoto families in the Middle Ages. When he comes to seme particular good point he em phasizes it by a rat) with his fan or a little slab cf wood kept by him for that purpose. The Japanese professional story tel ler also invents and recites. if he doesn't earn his living by story telling he may not be admitfed to the guild of "yose." The story teller proper deals in love tale anecdotes and imaginary incidents. The entertainment afford ed in a "yose" is generally mixed. There will b'e war stories, love tales, recitations to the accompaniment of the banjo the same entertainment be ing mostly adhered to for a fortnight, and e change made on the flyst and sixteenth of the month. As the num ber of such houses in every large city is considerable, hearers may. neverthe less, have something- new every night to listen to. and the higher class of story tellers themselves may realize what, for Japan, is a very fair income. These paid professional story tellers drive about from one house of enter tainment to another, stopping only a quarter of an hour at each just time enough to tell one story and earn a dollar or two by the recital. Some for eign students of the Japanese language have tcund the "yose" their best school for study. By .Associated Pi ess. Charlottesville, Ya., Feb. 7j- most disastrous fire here in 24 years early to-day. destroyed property valued at 8220,000. The blaze originated in the building of the Charlottesville Hardware Com pany on East Main street. Among the losses are: Charlottesville Hardware Co., S 100, 000; Giimore Furniture Co.. $50,000 J. B. and W. H. Wood Clothiers. $:)5J 000:, James N. Waddell. shoe dealer $20,000. Taken to Penitentiary to Begin Long Sentences Special to The News. Statesville, N. C.. Feb. r.-Sam Carl ton, colored, conviere.i .f ... Iredell superior court last week and sentenced to six years in the state pris on, and Richard Potts, colored, wjio submitted to manslaughter (he killer! Lon Summers at Elwood) and was t.ent tenced to 13 years in the st:ite were taken to Raleigh yesterday bv Sheriff Deaton to begin serving "their sentences Carlton is a smooth article and the prison guards had best keen their eyes on him. Potts is termed as "a mean nn.m when drunk" by those who know him. but is usually quiet enough. He has it Keen eve ant tho lnrni .mr. - uiii ri n no chances with him Dr. Geo. M. Feagin of Albemarle Ue a d er , Miss Lena Henderson oj Monroe, 2nd. Miss Esther Bowden, 3rd. Others Near the Top Arc Miss Nettie Wilkinson, Miss Ruth Colvin, Miss Hazel Pillow, Miss Cora Steele. The names of all candidates. having less than 50,000 votes to meir creait will be dropped from the lists after Saturday, Febru ary 6th. Certificates will be accepted up until midnight of this date or will be printed in Monday's issue if they bear the postmark of Feb. 6th. take FOURTH BONU I OFFER. By Associated Priss. Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 5. When the six day bicycle race was resumed the standing of the teams was: Fogler and Root, Hill and Demara. Bardgett and Mitten, Moran and Kra mer, Walker and Palmer. 7.rl miles r (laps; Dovonovitch and Mackav and iley and Cameron 7T.1 rnit a in,.. Wilcox and Senhouse 751 miles, ;; laps'. DiLWORTH FIRE STATION. The had a Peoples National Bank building narrow escaoe from destruction two upper stories being gutted. The fronts of five stores on north side of Alain street were also burned. The fire was gotten under control at 7 o'clock. Aid was summoned from Lynchburg and Staunton, but the fire companies were stopped before reaching Charlottesville. Georgia Division U. D. C's. Tc Reconsider Action By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 5. The. Georgia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is called to meet in extraordinary , session at Atlanta. March 11th, for the purpose of re considering its action in annual con vention at Savannah in ordering the Wirz monument located at Rich mond, Ya. A storm of protest was aroused by the action of the convention at Sa vannah and so manv appeals reach ed the president of the daughters to call an extra session that the former call was issued. Americus and Ma-on each will make an effort to secure the monument. Bishop Wilson Still Active Five New Me" to he Placed in Charge Equipment to bo Purchased. At the meeting of the board of pub lic safety to-night there will probably be made : recommendation that four new ii.-emen be added to the (ire de partment to have charge of the new station in Dilworth which is just about completed, and if this recommendation is favorabh received as it, in all proba bility will be, the new firemen mav be elected to-night. $1,500 was ordered, at the meeting of the board on Mon-a-ii- ,i,-.,i, . i - . .-. i, .u ee fcuem in tne equip ment of the new branch. A wagon has ?lready been purchased by Chief Orr from Gaffney, S. C. for $500 which was a bargain considering that its former cost to Guffnev To Handle Bonds of Street Car Company Special to The News. Winston-Salem. Feb. The Wa chovia Loan & Trust Co. may handle the bonds to be issued bv the Pied mont Carolina Railway Company, of Salisbury, which i.s arranging to build a street car line from that town to the count v fair grounds. Messrs. T. H. Vanderford and W. F. Snider, representatives of the compasy. were here this week con ferring with Col. F. H. Fries, presi dent of the Wachovia Loan & Trust Company about financing the enterprise. Surveying Southern Power Co's. Line administration cided that the was SNQ.'!. but a new coming into power de wagen was not needed and accordingly it was purchased by Charlotte. There are other equipment needed, among them being a set of double-snap harness, two large horses, an indicator, gong and trip, water heater and other minor things. The purchase of these will probably receive .ue ijo:u-fi s apniovai at tiie meetin night. t fl at Special to The News. Chester. Feb. -j. A partv of South ern Power Co. surveyors, in charge OI Mr. GUV L. Wimlimn ..... i-;..., f i tne ( arolina Inn in few davd. Thev an. engaged in making surveys cn the Southern Power Co.'s line from this point, to Spartanbuig, and have alre.idv made surveys for several miles out from Chester. An extra ballot of 20,000 votes will be given for every $25.00 worth of new subscriptions turned in between ? a. m., Monday, Feb ruary 1st, and midnight, Saturday February 6th. This includes the dailv, Times Democrat and the Textile Manufacturer nn.i tham is no limit to the number each candidate may secure. lou may turn in your subscriptions each day and credit will be given you at the end of the week for the proper number of extra votes according to the total amount of cash on new subscriptions which you have turnde in between the hours prescribed. i . - . -'leaoquarter.s (his citv lor Wake Forest 30, Trinity 5 Baltimore, Md., Feb. 5. Bishop Al pheus W. Wilson of this city; senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal juui:u. ooiuii, was seventy-live years eid to-day. Though quite feeble as the result of age. Bishop Wilson continues to perform his active duties and dur ing the past year he presided at several conferences cf the church. Bishop Wilson was born in Balti more and educated -t Columbian Col lege. He entered the ministry in 185:5 and became secretary of the board of missions of his church in 1S73. He has loured the world five times, inspecting the missionary work of the church in various parts of Europe, in Brazil and in Japan, Korea and China. Twice, in iSSI and again In 1801, he was honored with appointment a one of the Ameri can delegates to the Ecumenical Metho dist Conferences held, in London. Death of Mrs. Foil. Mrs. Mary Foil, wife of Mr. R. J. Foil, of No. 1015 East Fourth street, died at a hospital last night, following a long illness. Mrs. Foil was 56 years., old and is survived by. besides her husband, several childre n. The fun eral will be held sometime tomorrow, the hour to be announced later. Py thians Plan Big Rally Special to The News. Winston-Salem, Feb. 5. District Deputy Hope Holland is planning for a big district Pythian meeting.. The time and place have not been defi nitely arranged, though it is at least probable that the convention will be held with Rural Hall Lodge Saturday night. Feb. 20. Deputy Holland is negotiating with the Southern to run a special train, leaving here late Sat urday afternoon, returning about 12 o'clock. This district is composed of For syth. Stokes, Davie. Yadkin, Surry and Wilkes counties. --There was no change in the condi tion of Mrs. Edgar Peoples todav. She continues critically ill at her home in Steele Creek. Condemned Man Gets Stay. Portland. Ore., Feb. 5. This was the date originally fixed by the court for the hanging of James Finch, the Portland lawyer convicted of the murder of Ralph Fisher, prosecutor for the Oregon Bar Association, in the hitter's office last December. An appeal taken by the condemned man has acted as a stay and it probablv ...ii ..;- nuuif iiiomns oerore tne is finally disposed of. a so Special to The News. Wake Forest, Feb. 5. Last night in a one-sided contest the Baptists were easv winners over the Metho dists in the second of the series of basketball games, gaining the victory by the overwhelming score of 30 to 5. The game had created intense in terest because of the score at Dur ham in the first of the series last Saturday night. The record break ing crowd filled the gallery to its utmost v"pai-ity and all available room o nthe main floor of the gym nasium. There was the greatest en thusiasm from the time the two teams came on the floor. After a few minutes it was evident that the victory was Wake Forest's uuaniH' uuny and Brown ma es pecially fine work, giving their op ponentspractically no chances to throw a goal, and at the same time scoring a number of goals for Wake Forest. At the end of the first half the score stood 12 to 2, Trinity's two points being made from the foul line. The second half! left Trinity still without a field goal, but with three more points to her credit as a result of fouls. Ivirker. playing right guard, led down Carrick, Wake Forest's star forward to one goal. Baxter threw the five goals from the foul line. The line-up was as follows: Trinity Stewart and Baxter, for wards: Armfield, centre; Kirker and Headrick. guards. Wake Forest Carrick and Allen, forwards: Gay, centre; Duffy and Bnfwn. guards. Baskets thrown Trinity, 0; Wake Forest. 13. Fouls thrown Trinity, 5: Wake Forest 4. Points scored by individuals Carrick, 3; Allan, 7: Gav. 4; Duffy. S; Brown. 8; for Wake Forest Baxter, 5; for Trinity, Final score Wake Forest, 30;! the Trinity 5. . Mr. White Going to Atlanta. Mr. Will White. nf Greensboro, a brother of Mr. Geo. White of this city and who formerly lived here, has ac cepted a position with Egleston c Precott. general agents for the Hart- loiu ana citizens Insurance (' the latter of Missouri. onipany DON'T THINK JOHNSON BILL L BE LI By Associated Press. Sah Francisco, Cal.. Feb. 5. The passage of the Johnson bill for the segregation of Japanese in the public schools was entirely unexpected here, for it was generally believed that after the defeat of the Drew meas ure all of the so-called anti-Japanese bills would be buried under adverse vote. At the local Japanese consulate the news was received as soon as the bill passed, and on behalf of the vice eonsui, laKanasni, Secretary Kov ama made a statement, saying: "Speaking for ihe Japanese consul ami residents, we are very much grieved that the assembly" passed this bill. We are confident." however, that the bill will not pass in the senate because of the attitude of the majority of members of that house. Moreover we feel certain that Gov ernor Gillett. observing the desires of President Roosevelt will not sisrn bill, even ihousrh it n:is in imtii j houses." Twelve days, keep them in mind, keep track of the number as they de crease, and don't wait until tomorrow to start getting four. five, six or ten subscriptions a day. the number you think you need to swing the prize, but begin tonight, for that much re lied on day. tomorrow, never conies. Take a pencil and paper, collect your thoughts, put down the names of all prospective subscribers, map out the territory, and forthwith start anew as it "were with all the enthusiasm, vim and energy you had on the first day you thought of srettin jm iinm and in this the last lap of the race, do the best you are capable of do ing, for it is in th- finish the race is lost or won. Another thing, to keep in mind while you are now thinking is this. You have a better chance now than you had at the start. Sounds a lit tle bald on the face- of it. Imt true I nevertheless. While you have been plugging steadily along, working fit fully or poss-ibly just doing enough to keep in the race, others have be come ihe victims of that only too common malady, cold feet, and have dropped out of the race. See the opportunity it gives you? Instead of 250 hustling competitors, as you might have had if they had all been game to the finish, you now have 200 Take advantage of the chance. Make good. Stay in and .see the finish. The list may be cut down to fifty the last week. Do not b a quitter, hold tip your head like a man and make a man's fight. The great interest the Charlotte people arc taking in this battle of ballots, shows that nearly every citi zen wants to have a hand in the j distribution of the prizes. This wide- spread interest just coincides with I News" plans, and -no one will ue prompter in congratulating ths winners. Have you thoroughly thought out the bonus offer this week? Hav you figured out the possibilities it contains and how easily you can roll up a bonus vote of 20.000. Look back through your subscription books and check up all your friends who gave yon subscriptions for J1.00 or 11.50 early in the contest before either you or they had grasped lh.e proper dimensions of this battle and realized the fact that coupons and "dollar bets" were not going to win tnything. Check up your book and then start out after those fellows who gave you a ten or fifteen week subscription nnd when you get them in a corner hand them something like this: "Look here, Bill, are you a war.? that I am running in The News" contest?' Ot course he will say yes. He can't do anything else because you have already "pried him away" from th-; mice of one small subscription and be is gttting The News now so h ian't help knowing where you stand. '"What do you think I am running for an automobile or a district prize?" Well, naturally he both rants and expects you to win an iuto so all you have to do is explain in a quiet, gentle, fatherly manner that those $1.00 subscriptions will hot win a package of ioothpicsks as long as the other fellows are bring ing in one year and two vear sub scriptions. He"ll see the The voting was general (Continued on page point, yesterday 6). -1 i i ' ' -U. jl-Vi; r -,. -!' it. ' vfi.V ii : -Mi . : t 1. if 1. s . i.S ) v.. Ii . : il I i; I ?! if. , i '. 1 ; ..i . a i -.niUt 1 ' i 1 tn : 'f : I'M; .f;: ' t- Mt 'j - k it t ' - I J - v . .. f. 1 Ii U! ill Ii ."t ' 1 , t fl ; ; ... V- I. i Hi: : I Mi i r ' i Ai -! I I! . 1 vX :.: