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The News Has the Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolines f V U4U 1 VI wm w.-m m. - 1 ZZ . . ' ' " rOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. J Li jrijiu i j FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. 3 THE ONLY EVEN INC ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. ESTABLISHED 1888. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 16, 1909 Elect IH4 Of A he May the Committee of Jen And "mard Accept Mr. E. T. lAinslcr's Compromise ring i n g Measure, ; l'(icc and mony. V id vised Charter I'ractically as A. ?pted ted I'pon by The Special otimittce Election of A Mermen, ii-.i f ; i i I -1 men ;uii! the ehar ,. i of 1". agreed upon terms : . it L-f ulion. :it ;i conference . '. win 'ii they accepted a com ;;. .i- r.r" ottered by Mr. E. T. : niiuiring tho hoard to elect trout a member oi the ;h" chairman of the board ' . i -oiuinisslonors is elected. !',;'. ;:i the meet ins Mr. Canslor , ; ; i iif members of the board and "i '.uittee of lo would consider ; -ri'in. The majority of the disacreivl with the rcconi : th" comiiutteo of K that . shall bo elected by the ; aid. "Now I assume you .-. of ih" board who have ; .1' ih" mayor shall be elected ; would not likelv be mov- V NOW, RUN L Board ( in dermen I 1 I I I fill W , - - . m --. r- zx: i-X V V I VI ?v?' ;" "r"" ' STUNG ! 1 S CONFERENCE PRICE 5 CENTS Names of Judges Who Will Count The Ballot Qui DOOM OF TOS REFEREE SYSTEM OF PIIOOIEE Mexico City, Feb. IH. Between 'JoO and ;'U0 jieople were nurned to deatli and many injured in a tire which destroyed the Flores Theatre in the City of Acapulco yesterday night. The news of. the disaster reached this city yesterday afternoon, telegraphic communication with Acapulco bavins boon destroyed owing to the. fact that the telegraph office adjoining the theatre way burned and all wires put out of commission. The floor of the theatre was a wooden affair and last night over one thousand people crowded into it to witness a special performance, given in honor of Governor Damian Flores, of the State of Guerrero, who was visiting the port at the time. One of the numbers of the pro gram consisted of a series of mov ing pictures. While the operator was exhibiting these, a film caught tire and a blaze was quickly communica ted to some bunting which had been used for decorative purposes. In an incredibly !h sides stick there is not ;t: opportunity of getting to i it occurred to me that you ' " upon a compromise meas- short time the flames spread to all parts of the structure. There were but three narrow exits, and the panic-stricken audience rush ed to these, many falling and being crushed, their bodies choking the way of escape to others. The screams of those imprisoned were terrifying and heart-rendering. Owinc to the rapiditv with which the r was asked to state his: fire snrcad mid to its intense heat. which he did clearly: and it was impossible to attempt rescue tit. even before he finished j vork and those imprisoned were lit :at it has met with favor. Urally roasted alive, as the fire burn the discussion which fol-j e,i with little smoke and few were or two members of the, suffocated Associated Press. Washington. 11. C., Fell. It:. To sound doom of "Referee" system of federal patronage, to effect the resumption ot representative government in states i and to co-operate in every way possi- M'le with President-Klect Taft. express ed plans for the political uplift of that section many of the commercial bodies south of Mason and Dixons line are being urged to take immediate action in support of the project formally launched in Florida. Don't Believe all You Hear About the Millions of Votes Held Back by Some Contestants in the Race. Take the tight On To Raleigh d The 1 ! themselves as bein and willing, for the sake and a mutual agreement, he measure. Aye and No Vote, ngthy discussion by both lest ion was called, result doption of the measure by to six. Tlie aye and no follows: Ayes: ''I' Nos. ' n'k. of lu did not vote as '. of th" niembrs had declar !"s in favor of the yroposi- ! 1 ; 1 1 . Mr ''! more than half an hour's i two bodies to decide what '' the (harter should be dis-j I w hat should not be. After1 Mayor Franklin stated that of the election of the mayor "ti led first "and then I think ! loLii'iher," he said, ti'lersou suggested that the di -cussed from first to last, . ' Hie first provision and go ''i tlirohgh until the hist was This was not the idea of the ' v as thought much valuable M tin U'!ivli.l li.f!iiir Jhnrol ;i few serious differences to '"'I. Mr. (,'ansler contended lio'il l be a conference bc lo.ii'l and th" committee for "I agreeing niwui terms of -faction ft both and sug- '! the 'e;titl oj (pe llia.VOr 'I with the (oininitlee wPh-j ', upon it. Oanslcr's Proposition. u- of the confi renee Mr. ' i d lo stale his proposi !"iig so be declared that a of his own, that be had I it to any of I he commit ! tb.it it should be clar i that il was not "cut and The efforts of the fire department were confined to the. attempt to save adjoining buildings and they succ ceeded so that the property loss was small. The telegraph office, post office and customs house were damaged but all of the government records and registered mail was saved. Heart-Rendering Scenes. Today pitiful scenes of grief are being enacted in the streets of the little west coast port. Men, women and children are wandering from place to place, hunting relatives or friends. Many of the dead are from the first families of the state, tne affair at the theatre being a social event of considerable importance, and calling out the wealthiest and oldest families for miies around.- In some instances entire families were wine.i out of existence. The muni cipal authorities caused large trench es to be dug and into these the re mains of the dead were laid. Accord ing to the telegrams received from these, recognition of any of the dead has been an impossibility, owing to the fact that the bodies were burn ed in most cases to a crisp. Telegrams to the American consul the. Associated Press names of the Ameli as vet not been re nt Acapulco by asking for the can dead have plied to. Acapulco, on the west coast of the State of Guerrero, is one of the tnree important ports of the Pacific coast of Mexico. Nearly all of I he steam shin liM'-s make it a port of call and ;'i" ' ai'uor is accounted the best in Mexico. Plans of The Big Fleet By Associated Press. Nashville. Tenn., Feb. 16. Just one month within a day from the date the first attempt was made to secure a jury, the trial began of Col. Duncan B. Cooper, Robin J .Cooper and John D. Sharpe for the killing of former United States Senator Edward W. Carmack. Long before the hour set for the court to open the crowds gathered outside the new court house. When the comfortable theatre chairs were occupied the doors were closed and admission was denied to later ar rivals. When Judge Hart arrived he made one exception to tne iron-ciau rule. "Any ladies who wish to attend," he remarked to the sheriff, "are to be taken care of. if we have to throw out a few able-bodied men." Judge Hart arranged space within the bar so that the jurors sat with their backs to the auditorium facing the witness who was placed directly beneath the judge. When Attorney-General McCarn reading the indictment, reached the words "did wilfully, maliciouslv, and villi malice aforethought, murder E W. Carmack." the widow collapsed, and for a long time lay with her head upon the shoulder of her sister. "Call the first witness," said the court. Then to the surprise of every one the attorney general said: "Call Mrs. Carmack." The widow was half carried to the stand. She told her name and her husband's occupation in a trembling voice. "When did you last, see jour hus band alive?" "Oh God; oh God," she sobbed. "On Sunday, the day before he was killed." For several moments she was una ble to speak. "When did you hear from him last?" r.y telephone .ionuay, a little wiu'.e before he was killed." "What was the conversation?" The defense objected, and it w; sust ained. Those Opposed io Char ter Planning to Fight it In The Legislature Will Get More Peti Hons. JJ You Did and Ihc Hnal Figures Showed That You Could Have Won Wouldn't you Kick Yourself? From the looks of the voting the past few days it is easily seen that the real contenders for The News' front 1 i t cf rritrn h:ivo f-.mii fo The St. Augustine (Fla.) Board of . .. " , . Trade has placed in Mr. Taffs hands j I,U1 realization or wnai uiey -ru resolutions it has adopted stamping working for and what sort of cam- uu: iiKiiiuituiuu tin i lie dawn of a day of promise" for the South and urging chambers of com merce of other Southern cities and towns to co-operate with Mr. Taft's purpose to inform himself of the views of representative men of any locality. without regard to partisan alignment. as to applicants lor orhee. as well as to local sentiment regarding national policies. . The resolutions attribute to the "Referee" system responsibility for "so many unfit appointments to the federal offices in the South.' The action of the board of aldermen i "ml rhfl rnmmi . IPP O! ten mi t:1 nmn s: conterence has caused considerable . activity among the petitioners who aie i asking thai the mayor be elected by ! the people and they are planning to- j dav to take the tight on the to Raleigh, i The- petitioners against the proposed charter number about 2,000 voters in ; the city. Those who are taking the; initiative in the move to carry the fight en to Raleigh say that they will present' a petition to the Legislature against j the proposed charter of more than two ; Thirds of the voters of the city by ad-! ding a thousand or more to the present : number. The petitioners are contending for j the election of mayor by the people, ; against the proposed assesmems of property for street and other improve ments and for the election of aldermen by wards and at large. They aiso insist on the equalization of taxation not only ; for individuals but for corporations and an economical administration ot tne city affairs. The petitions already presented are to tne board ot aldermen and to the representatives and senators in the legislature. Mr. Cameron Morrison when seen by j a Aews reporter today sai l rnai ne thought the plan agreed unon has the weakness without, the stiength of eith- j or of the other propositions. "It denies ; the right of the people to elect their; own mayor", he said "and so restricts Ihe board of ahiernien that. They are unable to select the best man obtain able unless he hapnens to an alderman. If it is put through I think it will re sult in great confusion over selecting the mayor. 1 do not believe it repre sents the sentiment of the people. Birmingham, of attendance here today by ary Movement Ala., Feb. 16. In point the convention begun the Laymen's Mission ed the Southern Pres byterian church is the most notable gathering of its kind ever held in Ihe South. Nearly one thousand delegates were on hand for the opening. They came from all of (he Southern States and among them were many men of wide prominence. Following the exchange ings this afternoon there dresses by ex-Governor it. of North Carolina, and J. White, of New York. For tonight's session the scheduled speakers are Rev. C. A. R. Janvier, of Philadelphia, and Walter Williams, of the University of Missouri. The convention will remain in ses sion until Friday. Proceedings of The Legislature of greet v.ere ad B. Glenn. Campbell I: a ; to i( ! nrnn in nrnm t 9 1 L. il 3 i El 4o. 8J E 1 1 I 1 I air m Mia a iii .ill i DFEARTHOUAKE i- Tillman And Dixon Clash a 't propose 'to rehash all 1 i'i about this question." he said, i '' s'iine th;i( you gentlemen of '"I hive agreed to elect, the '" th" people mid you would not " t'i'ive'l. Likewise you gentle ' committee of m have agreed ' iiuiyor should be elected by ' ' ' ' "f ald"rmeu. If bolh sides "' is not much of an opportuni- ! 'nig together, and it has oc ''i aie that you might agree 1 "ti' promise measure. is a considerable element in "l"'tlng the mayor by the ml there is a considerable ele iMMceii to it. The committee of "' "":. ed of a representative body 'ConUnuod on page 2) By Associated Press. Washington, l. C., Feb. 1 t;.-Adihiral S perry today sent by wireless to the navy department the names of the bat tleships of his fleet which will re main at anchor in Hampton Roads un til after March 1th, in order to send battalions from I heir crews to the in augural parade in Washington. These vessels are the Connecticut, Virginia, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Geor gia.' Illinois, Kearsarge and Ken tucky, the hitler three of which will be piaced out of commission after their arrival at their home navy yards. The remaining eight battleships, which have completed the cruise of around the world, will leave Hampton Roads for their home navy yards for repairs immediately after -inspection by the admiral, whictt win tawe yictee as soon as soon as practicable after the review by the president. The former to his state state close next called treasurer. E. B. Craig, who testified relations with Sena t fir Carmack. He saj; urday, November 1 le spent all of Sat and Sunday, No- No Americans Among ! Victims of Theatre Fire ADVERTISERS -r in 'HE CHARLOTTE NEWS Bv Associated Press. "Washington. D. C. Feb. 16,-No lost their lives in the fire the. Fimes theatre, at .,,if.r. Mpy Snndav niaht, accord inyto a dispatch received at the state department. , Over 200 people were death according to Consul vember Ntn, the day before the mur der, with Senator Curmaek. He saw Col. Cooper on the evening of No vember 't h at the Tula no by appoint ment. "After discussing a personal matter which led me to Col. Cooper, the lat ter began to discuss editorials- in Ihe TeimoHseau, Col. Cooper was great ly agitated and very angry. He said: 'I am an old man. a private citizen, and it makes little differe nce whatever 1 do. but if my name again appears in the Tennessean, I or Senator Carmack must die." "Col. Cooper's manner was violent and he denounced Carmack vigorously4 as an ingrate. His manner so alarm ed me that I iolr him I would confer with Senator Carmack." What was said about a note. "He said that he had written Car mack a note that could not be misunderstood." "Did you communicate to Carmack the threats of Col. Cooper?" "I told Carmack what Cooper had said." The note referred to was cue writ ten by Col. Cooper to Senator Car mack. threatening the latter with death, if the editor referred to him again. burned to Moorehead. rom. come navy.' azine was re By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. If. When the con sideration of the naval bill was resum ed in the senate today. Senator Dixon (Montana) continued his striclures on the plan of having so many navy yards . alonL' the Atlantic and Gulf coas's. ! Senator Tillman taunted the Senator from Montana with being a "senator the Rocky Mountains who has here to tell us how lo build the 1 Tillman declared that the mag articles from which the senator din"' ws "full of lies.' i Dixon referred to statement in the magazine tht the improvements at ; Charleston, S. C. yards were advised ! against by experts, but when Tillman ' said this was not the case Dixon ex-) pressed himself as satisfied. j "Ycu," Tillman, declared pointing his j finger at. Dixon, "simply are prejudiced j against southern yanks and you want to yet that out of yoi-r head." j Dixon replied that lie was a southern man, that he had no such preudijee, j and so far as I13 knew Charleston might be the best place for a great naval station. 4- Tillman replied: "But there are some people who think nothing is good if it is in the South. The President-Elect realizes this condition and has in his speeches appealed for a different treat ment for th?t section." By As-ociated Press. Constantinople, Feb. Ilk fA number of houses and government buildings at Sivas. the capital of Vi'layet of the same name in Asiatic Turkey, col lapsed as the result of an earthquake. The loss of life has not been as certained but reports say that '.',n per sons have been killed and others in jured. Manv of the inhabitants are without Special to The News. Raleigh. N. C. Feb. Pk-A sensa tional bill was introduced by Morton, of New Hanover, in the house of rep resentatives this morning re.piiring all individuals keeping liquors on hand for personal use. to pav a license tax of :r annually. Xo express or other common carrier is 10 deliver shipments except to holders of such license. The names of persons- receiving shipments are to be published in the respective counties each mouth. The Hinsdale child labor bill was taken up as special order and is now under consideration for final reading. The state drainage bill passed the house on its second reading. In the senate Barringer introduced a joint resolution for a vote of th people to move the state capiiol fo Greensboro, because that city is near er the center of the state. He argued, for his bili in dead earnest, but the senators persisted intaking it as a joke and amendments poured in. inserting other towns, as follows: By Dock- ery. Rockingham: l!uttz. halismiry: Clark. Clarkton: Basset t. Rocky Mount; Means. Concord: Fry. Ashe ville: Eliot. Hickory. The bill was referred to committee on propositions and grievances. A bill by Blow would provide for a special tax for the purpose of main taining four months' school in every county in the state. The House passed the substitute for the Hinsdale child labor bill, staled to be compromise, which will pass the senate without opposition. It provides an age limit of fifteen for girls who work at night, and for children be tween twelve and fourteen, who work as helpers in ihe day. provided they at tend school four months of the year. Sheriffs are to investigate viola; ions under instruction from the commission of labor and printing. a population of shelter. Sivas has about (,n00 families. Shock Felt at Budapest.- Budapest, Feb. Hi. An earthquake shock lasting for ten seconds was felt today in Hie districts of Keeshcmst. Nagy Kores, Czegled and Fclegyhaza. The inhabitants filled in terror lo the country. Walls of a number of houses cracked but otherwise no dam age was done. paigning they must do during thi remaining forty-eight hours of this great fight. It will take some hustling to be sure to land inside the money when the finai count is made Wednesday night, at li o clock. And That Means Nine. j Absolutely and finally we wish lo impress it on the minds of all con testants that. o clock docs not mean H:l) or 5:ir or even : 0 1 but NTN hi. Get that in jour head and keep it there. If your business is not all checked up and your votes in th ballot box win -11 tho clock strikes the hour of nine on the night r Feb. 17th. they don't count in this contest. You can save them as a reminder of what might have lieen. You cannot afford 10 overlook any possible source that may yieid it subscription during these remaining few hours. And you have but a mighty short time to ec them. Where now are the p.-nple who said the vole in this content wouhl not go over inu.uuu. It is to laugh. And it will be a merry ha. ha for many more when the final count ts made. There will be ;i large addi tion to the number of prophets who are wiihoui honor in their own eoun I ry. The Judges. It is wiih pride tmn The News points to the names of the gentlemen w ho have so kindly agreed to a t as the judges in this great battle of bal lots. We think thai we have be-!i fortunate in securing ihe services of gentlemen who have the confidence. of the enure community covered by. this paper. The following gentlemen have kind ly consented to act as the judges in the great voting contest and will have full and absolute charge of the counting of the ballots. Wednesday evening. They will assemble at The News office shortly before H o'clock and the key to the ballot box will be given them. The ballot Ikjx ts now seaP-d with a lead express seal ami will remain untouched until it is delivered to the judges and the seal broken by them. Mr. W. T. Corwith. secretary The Greater Charlotte Club. Mr. H. M. Victor, cashier Union National Bank. Mr. David Ovens, of J. B. Ivey & Co. Mr. Thomas Gibson, of The Long Tate Clothing Co. C. S. Stone, of the Stone & Bar ringer Company. Discovery Of Revolting Crime Storm Moving Slowly East 'ress. 16. Colder weather with storm moving is the present wcath- re-of By Associated Press. Marseilles, Prance, Feb. 16. The discovery of a revolting crime has caused a sensation here. The ho.'lv of an 8-vear-old girl, torn by 2S knife wounds and further, muti- lated by burns, has been found in a ! populous quarter of the city. It was learned that the child had been ill treated before being killed. A man, who had been living with the girl's mother who is a widow, has been arrested. By Associated I Chicago, Feb. in this vicinity slowly eastward, cr outlook. Telegraph and other companies port encouraging conditions west the Mississippi. The snow blockade still prevails in Northern Michigan an dthe Iike re gion around Toledo is suffering from demoralized communication and in rupted traffic. Lower temperatures are the pros- poets for the Middle and South At lantic and Eastern Gulf States. Central Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are feeling the worst effects of the storm in its progress toward the eastern coast. 7 he Tafts At Washington By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 16. President elect and Mrs. Taft arrived here this morning and went immediately to thu residence of Miss Mabel Boardman which will be their home during their stav here. Mr. Taft visited the White lions'? and had a conference with the presi dent and tho lioarfi of engineers who accompanied him to Panama It is Mrs. Taft's intention to go U New York tomorrow 011 a shopping tour. Get the Business. -)"... 1 Col. T. Camden. will be Kirkpatrick left today for C on legal business He 'one several days. L. 0. Mr. W. S. Lee. er Company, was a business trip. of the Southern Pow in Gasionia today on Opening of Parliament. By Associated Press. London. Eng., Feb. 16. A greater crowd than usual gathered at West minster for the state opening of parlia ment by King Edward, who was accom panied to the function by Queen Alex andera, Prince and Princess of Wales, ond other members of the royal family. Mrs. M. A. Robinson in Extremis. Mrs. M. A. Robinson is desperately ill at her home in Sharon township, near Hebron. She has been uncon scious since early last night and members of the family entertain lit tle hope for her recovery. Mrs. Rob inson is the mother of Mr. L. H. Robinson, of Providence. She is in her 80th vear. Bv Editor Grasty Dead. Associated Press. Birmingham. Feb. 16. Thomas P. Grasty of Baltimore, vice president of the Manufacturers' Record, died today at Talladega, Ala., of peritonitis. nr T F.. Braver, of Shelby, who 1 is well known in this city, lost his home and household furniture tiv There is considerable building ac itv in nrogress on Elizabeth Heights. iasr night, unknown! The origin of the by nre fire is Sensational Hold-Up Fails. By Asociated Press. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 16. Armed with a revolver in one hand and a dy namite bomb in the otlier. a man en tered the heme of Lawrence M. Jones, president of Jones Brothers Dry Goods Company and demanded $7,000. By a ruse, Jones overpowered the man, who was arrested. Insurance Man Held. Fayctteville. X. C, Feb, 16. K. Scott, a local insurance agent, was before Magistrate McLean on a charge of embezzlement and was bound over to the superior cotirt under a ?200 bond, failing to givj which he was committed to jail. Scott was under bond for thre similar charges and Saturday his bondsmen asked to be relieved. Mr. S. A. Grier. Jr., and wife, or Lenoir, arrived in the city yesterday. Mr. Grier went to St Peter's Hos pital where on Wednesday he will undergo an operation. His wife is the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. C. X. G. Butt. Illi-oi? Certral Wreck. By Associated Press. Murphysboro. Ills.. Feb. 16. An I Hi nois Central train from St. Louis to ; New Orleans was wrecked east of i here this morning. ! Six persons are reported killed and I about thirty injured. I Circulation CHARLOTTE NEW Monday, February 15th, 7,154. 1 1 i 1 ; i' V-l
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