The Newsgasthe Largest Circulation of Any Afternoon Paper Published in the Two Carolines THREE O'CLOCK EDITiON. ESTABLISHED 1888. CONGEiLED IN deforest I'.v Associated Fives. w i liniih.un. Ala., May 5.- Cr. uni- ,:, i't i;'u'l neti'N wanted for. er, s c nrnilod in an abandoned . , miles west of Birmingham, .tnd villi ritiV and plenty of food and : i ii iunition Is defying the authori- II,' lias been concealed for four ('; vs and it is believed that friends ..nihil him large supplies before the , ( is located him. Vi'.cM's are unable to see down the m .,;u but the negro, in darkness be i,,a. can watch their movements -at ili. opening. The deputies believe it will be ne-e.-s;:rv to starve him out. 1 u DLLHER IE GOTT I iGHEQULES v.: Associated Press. no 'Washington. May 5. Senator Dolii-)ous ; i sunied his speech in the senate if ilie wool and cotton schedules of i;,.' li.iilY bill. !ii.rti:m to the suggestion of Mr. Whidi. made yesterday, that he would .pin speeches of the late Senators . - . y-i .Missouri, and Jones of Arkan in iiarallel columns with that of in. low mi Mi- , lunoi from Iowa to show that the stiii' tor's criticism was in line ;i.- democratic criticism of the r I. ill Mr. Dolliver declared it mi (Inference to him if a man of ariU' mind of Senator Vest had :i iii.i in the Dingley bill some of the ;h;r.s lie himself had discovered in I'i- i.ilint; measure. .V,v ;.ind, tile senator from Rhode I-!;. !.!.' he continued, "seemed to get a -i". '; iial of comfort yesterday by .-ii- , at nie because 1 had sought .I'lvac a' persons qualified to speak c i; tl; ,. ipiest Ions. In my judgment r-.:- think wan not only uncalled for i it ii - little short of ridiculous wheu a si.;i-,:(iv -its here and in answer to I'll .-! iciis pv.da from pamphlets pie ia. ! i "perts. In view of that ""irs" I .-uiniiit that lie is in no posi i i' m to tciiinlain if I talk with wise .1'.'! - ) i l aii'ii to prepare myself to nd 'u .-s this body and the people of the 1'i.i'i'd Siaies." Naval Stores Trust - Case Argued To day ! A-.-iTiatcd Pres.-;. S. ."iiiaii. (Ja.. Mav 5. in the i .a; siurcs trust casj in tho Uni-r-V'iti's court today, attorneys tor :'. (!:iis,. asked that the judge '':'? a verdict for the defense as i' ;is" had been made out. Judge i. pa :ii . xou.st'd the jury while the i:. ii ion was argued at length. Charged With Embezzlement !;. Associated Press. X. w Orleans. La., May 5. Ettore f'lraia, an Italian railroad ccn 't.icior and inventor, and said to be 'i' Ih"v of Cardinal Ferratta, secre tary in th'.' Pope at, Rome, was ar M'1 here late last night at his i "me mi Tulane avenue, on telegraph ic advices from the chief of police at Romance. Va. II" i. (harg.d with being an eni-n-.?.-r i o thf extent of $10,000 and it is alleged he has been wanted by tix- authorities of Roanoke for more 1 i a ti one year. The allegations of Ferrata's mis d'aiin is made by Frank Moto, of K'K.niike. who claims that Ferrata Mi: applied money which the former advaii-i d to carry out a contract .ith the Norfolk & Western rail- ioikI. I naia declares his willingness to "turn suid face the charges, which he mivk arc; without foundation. Thoma3 Polk Chapter, The Thomas Polk chapter. Daughter,- "f the American Revolution, will '-H a 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon ' Mi .Mrs. Ronald IJ. Wi'son at her lioiae on Tenth avenue. l!y Associated Press. UVhinond, Va., May 5. Joe and 1-liaiii Taylor, two more of the ne uoes who figured in the recent- ter-til.l- Powhatan county tragedy in lich Mrs. Skipwith' and Walter li'liiisnn were murdered, were electro "iifil in the penitentiary here to-iay. 10 NEGROES 1 ELECTROCUTED AT RICHMOND nn HJcJ POET ID NOVEL IST FIGHT DUEL Paris, May 5. A determined duel with swords was fought between two well known men of letters last Fridav morning at the Pare aux Princes, just outside Paris. The combatants were MM. Charles Henri Hirseh, the novelist and drama tic critic, and F. T. Marinetti, the 1 ranco-ltalian poet and playwright. Their desperate fight was a result of an altercation during a performance of M. Marinetti's play, ' Le Roi Bom bance." In the first encounter M. Marinetti was pricked in the right wrist, but the blade did not penetrate deeply. The next nine bouts were of an exciting and desperate character, each comba tant making furious attempts to place the other hors du combat. The swords flashed dazzingly in the sunshine, and the two men, as they gained or gave ground, looked for all the world like fighting cocks. In the tenth encounter there was an exciting moment when Mr. Hirsch's sword snapped. The seconds threw up M. Marinetti's sword just in time. In the eleventh encounter M. Hirseh was wounded in the right forearm, the cut being three-quarters of an inch deep. The seconds called a halt, but M. Hirseh insisted on the duel proceed ing. The wound was therefore bound up and the fight continued. After the twelfth encounter it be came obvious that M. Hirseh, owing to the stiffness of his wounded arm. was unable properly to use his sword. In view of his manifest inferiority the seconds insisted that the duel should cease. M. Hirsch's wound is of a rather seri- character. Major W. H. h' artin Is Set at Liberty j Special to The News. Raleigh. N. C, May 5.-Major W. H. Martin, after serving eight years and four months of a 10-year sentence in the penitentiary for embezzling $16, 000 while institutional clerk to State Treasurer W. H. Worth, during the administration of Governor Russell, is here today, a free man. Martin is 69 years old. His health is broken. Governor Kitchin issued a pardon iast night on the strength of a recom mendation by the council of state. Martin came to Raleigh as a major of the Federal army. Ho was active in politics for many years. liv Associated Press ' Pittsburg, Mav 5. Sentences were imposed in the 'criminal court today on seven persons convicted within the last few weeks in the municipal I gratt cases. The sentences follow: W. W. Ram sey, former National Bank president, convicted of bribery, one year and six months imprisonment and a line of $1,000. Capt. John F. Klein, councilman, two years and a fine of $1,000 on bri bery, conviction and one year and six months on conspiracy, convic tion. Joseph C. Wasson and William Brand, former councilman, each one year and six months and a nne or .rj00 for conspiracy. II. M. Bulger, hotel keeper, two years and a fine of $500 for bribery. Charles Colbert and John Colbert, convicted of attempting to bribe the jury in the Ramsey bribery case, two years and a fine of $500 each. Advance In May Wheat By Associated Press. Chicago, May 5. May wheat ad vanced to $1.2914, a new high re cord price, shortly after the l)eninS of business on the board of trade this morning and July rose one cent from last night's close to $1.17. Dry weather in Kansas and Ne braska were the new bullish inilu ences. Tablet on Ruics of Governor Tryon's Wansion By Associated Press. Wilmington, N. C, May a. Upon its annual pilgrimage down the Cape Fear river from Wilmington, N. C, the Society of Colonial Dames of merica, unveilied a handsome tab let on the ruins of the mansion of Governor William Tryon today. The mansion was formerly owned! and occupied by the British governoi and commander-in-chief, Arthur ijobbs. The tablet is commemora tive of the first armed resistance to the British crown by Cape Fear pa triots under Col. James Moore, oi nrtnn and omelius iriarneii. of Brunswick, on Feb. 21st, 1776 tablet is suitably inscribed. The An error crept into the News' real estate story yesterday when it was stated that the Mitchell place on the Catawba was sold for $1.70 per acre. The price was $17.05 per acre. ill GOilTED II MUNICIPAL GRAFT GASES CHARLOTTE THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE, N. C., London, May o. An interview is re ported to have taken place between the kaiser and a representative of Ship ping Truth. The kaiser is reported to have said: "You English make the one big mis take of always imagining my people a,a seeking to spoil your trade supre macv on the seas. All my people want j is a hare of it of course, as large a one as possible. "That I and my people are sincere ly desirous of having nothing but the amicable relationship with the English people may not be believed in your country, but we are used to being misunderstood. It is strange and a source of great regret to me that not withstanding all my protestations and the official statements of my ministers, should still be possible that your people should cherish so deeply hos tile an attitude to my people in their trade relations. "Why should your people imagine ; that, by some divine right, the over sea carrying trade of the world has been specially intrusted to them, to the exclusion of all other nations in general and the fatherland in particu- lar' Am l not to be excused tor thmk- inS that your shipowners' hatred of our Sa mercantile marine is solely based on their fear of losing still more Ul Vvy"s canjing. oing io mx people's competition. All competition conduct it. their better-equipped ships and their contentedness to supply every transit facility at a minimum of cost? "You ask me to what I attribute the universal hostility of your shipowners to my people's competition. All com petition is disliked by those who have to meet it; but your shipowners are angry because the days of ten, twenty and thirty years ago are gone from them forever. Then they made great profits extortionate profits. "Why, you English people ought to thank my people for the very competi tion of which you complain. It has reduced transit costs to you and all other nations as thev would never otherwise have been reduced. "But you English: you are selfish and suspicious, and you make the mis take of not so encouraging your ship ping men, by state assistance and by honoring vour patriotic ones, so that there shall be some other aim for them than mere money gain. You see, I am generous, for in telling you this I tell you the secret of the development cf my people's mercantile power on the seas ': Clichm v Miniitfrl to I &ailSDUI y iYilUlSTerS XO Preach on Sunday Keeping Salisbury, May 4. At a meeting of the local ministers' association held in the First Baptist church yesterday the following resolution was adopted: "Resolved, that we request the ministers of Salisbury and of the county, as far as practicable, to preach upon the subject of Sabbath desecration during the month of May, and respectfully suggest the second. Sunday, or as soon thereafter as pos siole." New President For Salem Coh Winston-Salem, May 5. Official an nouncement was made today that Dr. J. H. Clewell has resigned the presidency of Salem Female College in order to accept the presidency ot Bethlehem College for young women in Pennsylvania, a famous old schoo founded in 1747. Dr. Caldwell will be succeeded hert by Rev. Howard E. Ronthaller, son of Bishop Edward Rondthaller, ot the Southern Moravian Province ant: professor in the Theological Seminary at Bethlehem, Pa. ( ' XL HYPNOTIZED 1 KAISER TALKS STENOGRAPHER 1 KlB uuiuu u Career of Mr. Thomas W. IS IHTUilR nm it&RmTRifrn) u iiu I hum WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY 5, 1909 Career of Mr. Thomas W. Hawkins who Will be at Municipal Helm For 7 wo Years Luwy e r and Business Man. Charlotte will have at the municipal helm for the next two years Mr. Thom as W. Hawkins, who was elected yes terday as mayor by a majority of nearly L000 majoritv. Mr. Hawkins came to .. . , i cue: iiviui in in mini ycii uiiliv;s d i ? result of his fine service to the city while a member of the recent board of public service. He was chairman of the street committee, saw that the con tract with the 'Lt'ulithic people was in proper shape, ' looked carefully after the details of the work, and in otner ways aided to do the best possible work for street extension and improvement. The great value to the city in hav ing a man like Mr. Hawkins as mayor lies in the fact that he is in a position to give ail his time to the work, in this his administration promises to be pochal. His friends are insisting that he will prove sox valuable to the city m the critical period m which she finds herself financially now that the people will demand his re-election with out opposition. Mr. Hawkins slipped into Charlotte so quietly and lived amongst his neigh bors so modestly that few know much about his past career. Such will be interested in the following brief sketch of his life: Mr. Hawkins, son of Dr. P. B. Haw- Kms, was born in uranviue county, in. C. near the village of Williamsboro. He was marnde to Miss, Saliie Vaughan, ot Murfreesboro in 1893. He obtained license to practice lav and practiced successfully tor sonw years in the counties of Warren and Halifax, where he was esteemed as one of the leaders of that bar, so long known to the state as one of high ank. He removed to Charlotte about 12 years ago, since which time he has manifested a strong interest in every move tending to the development of Greater Charlotte. He has a handsome home and charming family circle at the corner of North College and Eleventh streets. Mr. Hawkins is a man of strong indi viduality, careful m coming to a con clusion but fixed as steel when sure of the rightfulness of his cause. While thus strong in conviction Mr. Hawkins is a person of liberal ideas and consid erate of the opinions of others. He is a worthy scion of a family which has been a prominent factor in the state's life since General Washington s mark ed favors bestowed upon the first Gen eral Hawkins. He will make a business mayor, and will, give this city no cause to regret his election to its cniei or lice. By Associated Press. Nairobi. British East Africa, May 5. Theodore Roosevelt went a lion hunting again yesterday and before the chase was over two more big lions had fallen before his gun. These animals were encountered and killed in tall grass. Mr. Roosevelt now holds the record for lion killing in the protectorate. Since Saturday of last week a total of five lions and one lioness have I been bagged by him. MORE LlOi BAGGED B! 10 ERN NliiOD NEW CHARLOTTE. London, May 5. At any rate, a re markable evening is sure to be in store for the audience at the Court theatre next Sunday, when the ever-energetic Play Actors will introduce an extreme ly challenging play by a new, young and interesting authoress. This is Miss Elizabeth Baker, a typ ist, who. though little more than a girl, and absolutely without either stage connections or stage' experience, has thus had her first attempt at a full blown four-act play launched straight away upon the world by Oire-of the keen est and most competent of all dram atic societies. A charming, modest, quiet, sensible unassuming girl. Miss Baker lives with her parents in a simple suburban home, at Bedford park, going to the city each day to earn her living. She assured a reporter who called upon her yesterday evening that nothing was urther from her wish than to force herself into public notice. About the play, which is called "Chains," she naturally did not wish to boast until the first night's verdict had been giv en. Every or.e. however, who has seen it speaks of it in the most enthusias tic terms. It was accepted by the Play Actors immediate!-' upon submis sion, and it is said to be particularly emarkable for its naturalness, its ap parently complete absence of stage ar tifice, and yet unfailing interest. It seems, said a prominent member of the society, just "a transcript from real Londou life, set down without any straining after the sensational, but with quite amazing cleverness and in sight, and with an undoubted and inevi table message.' It tells, in point of fact, the story of i rebellion against the humdrum of suburban existence. A typical city clerk suddenly becomes seized with the spirit of rebellion against the dull routine. He wishes to emigrate any where, anywhere out of the suburban ruck. But his wife and family want him to stay where he is. He stays. That is all a tragedy of the hum drum. In talking over the purpose of the play, Miss Baker confessed that it was. as had been guessed, a plain tale of the actual life that she saw around her. It seems to me," said she, "that rebel lion against the humdrum is not the sole privilege of the artistic tempera ment. Surely quite ordinary people feel it in quite ordinary suburban homes. My play is partly a plea that it should be expected and sympathized with." As to the writing of "Chains." Miss Baker added that she had written straight from her heart, without worry ing about any technical devices, in deed, beyond a tew visits to the pit. she had had. she said, very little knowledge of the theatre at all. From her childhood, however, she had writ ten "little things." She had once trit'd her hand at a one-act trifle, but this was her first big play. As it hap pened, neither her father or mother nor any of her family cared much about the stage. Last Day Of Peace Congress By Associated Press. Chicago, May 5. The exchange of formal greetings between the diplo matic representatives of various na tions and business session to con sider practical results of the gather ing of peace envoys constituted the last day's work of the second Na tional Peace Congress in session here. Joseph B. Moore, justice of the su nreme court of Michigan, presided fen - min nvpr rne ousniess sessiuu. , 1 ute talks were made by delegates. U NtW rLAT . T. Ul. HAWKINS GETS JDHITi OF MAYOR THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. Officials Will Be Sworn in at O'clock. The officials of Charlotte's new ad ministration will be sworn in this af ternoon at Z o'clock in the council chamber of the city hall. Mayor T. S. Franklin will administer the oath of office to Mayor-elect Hawkins and the twenty-one aldermen. Mr. Hawkins, at the request of May or Franklin, named the hour for the occasion. One of the most important duties to claim the attention of the new board of aldermen after its entrance into office will be the selection of the five men to compose the executive board created by the amended Harris chater. This will be one cf the im portant departments of the citv gov ernment and great care will be exer cised in selecting those who are to compose it. Want New Commandery. The Charlotte Commandery, Knights of Templar, held a special meeting conclave last night in the asylum at Morganton. and it was voted that a recommendation be made to the Grand Commandery to issue dispensa tion for the formation of a new com mandery at Monroe. Sir Knight V. C. Wolf and H. F. Chritzburg. of Monroe, appeared in behalf of the new com mandery. Rowan Jury After '.'Blind Tigei" Scalps Special to The News. Salisbury, Mav 3. Judge E. B. Jones, who is presiding over the May term of Rowan Superior court in his charge to the grand jury yesterday laid special stress upon the blind tiger and gambling business and said that if necessary it would serve best to let the little fellows go and go after the big law breakers of tins kind and urged the jury to do its full duty if it had to remain in session the entire two weeks of the term. Under an act of the last legislature the Rowan court can take up civil cases the first week should the crim inal docket be disposed of. Heretofore civil cases could not be taken up un til the second week of the term. SLEEPING SICKNESS By Associated Press. Mosbasa. British East Africa, May 5. The Sleeping Sickness Commis sion is hoping that Theodore Rooose velt will pay a visit to the expedi tiou's camp at Sesse, Uganda, where Sir David and Lady Bruce are in charge of the segregation hospitals. The governments of Germany. France and Belgium, as well as the government f the United Kingdom, are loyally working together endeav oring to find a cure or preventive lor the sleeping sicness. Altogether seven European doc tors have succumbed to the fatal dis ease since attemnta to cope with the evil were commenced. Governor Sir Hesketh Belly, in appealing to null ionaires of the world and others be nevolently disposed for money gifts to enable him to purchase slaughter stock to gratify the one and only craving of those whose suffering is so intense, which io summed up in word, "meat", describes his latest visit to the camp. He tells of the ter rible sufferings of the afflicted and says it is now estimated that over 20.000 sick remain to be dealt with and that unless a cure can soon be found they will not long remain a charge. He says' it is generally ac cepted that a variety of the tsetse lly is the principal agent for the trans mission of the disease. By Associated Press. Beirut. Asiatic Turkey, May o. The situation at Suadia and Deurtyul again is critical. Trouble is brewing and further anti-Christian outbreaks are feared. Five hundred Turkish troops have been dispatched to those two points. In addition the British battleship. Triumph, with the Britislv consul on - ; board, left here this morning tor j Deurtyul M R 11T III CHRISTIAN OUTRtlS THREE O'CLOCK EDITION H PRICE 5 CENTS 897 VOTES OE CHARLOTTE The Entire Democratic Mu nicipal Tickets for Alder men and School Commis sioners Chosen A Light Vote Cast The Only Ward Carried by Mr. Miller Was North Charlotte The FifthBut Democrats Elect Alderman and School Commissioner. A complete Democratic sween re sulted from yesterday's municipal election, Mr. T. W. Hawkins receiv ing a majority of 997 votes over his opponent Republican opponeut, Mr. h. C. Miler, and all the Democratic candidates for aldermen and school commissioners were elected hi every ward. In spite of a strenuous Re publican effort to save Kouiethiue out of the wreck, they lost everything. Their total vote for mayor was 459. In the presidential election they dil better than this, getting some SOU votes in the city. The election was very quiet. The issue had been settled as far as Democracy was concerned in tbe primary. While the Republicans made strenuous efforts to get out their full strength, even voting old man Par minler, the centenarian, in North Charlotte, there was a good deal ot .seeming apathy on the part of the Democratic voters, aud yet it is hardly to be called apathy. It Is more quiet confidence of the result. It is believed that two-thirds of the qualified vote came out. Of course this is a risk voters ought not to take but they do. One of the features of the election was the fact that in North Char lotte, Ward T, the Republican can didate for mayor received a majority of votes over his Denocratic op ponent, but Mr. Lewis Anderson, the Democratic candidate defeated his Republican opponent by Z'l majori'y. The Republicans had counted much on this ward. The mayoralty Vote. Following is the vote for mayor by the different wards: Ward 1 Hawkins 294, Miller 8. Ward 2 Hawkins 17, Miller 24. Ward :: Hawkins 201. Miller 28. Ward 4 Hawkins 24. Miller 22. Ward 5 Hawkins 98, Miller 134. Ward Hawkins 11."., Miller 79. Ward 7 Hawkins 41. Miller 3. Ward 8 Hawkins 197, Miller 21. Ward 9 Hawkins 94, Miller 22. Ward 10 Hawkins 46. Miller 23. Ward 11 Hawkins 29. Miller 23. Making a total of 1.45G votes lor Hawkins and of 459 for Miller, and leaving Hawkins a majority of 997. Aldermanic and School Tickets. Ward 1 Aldermen, (I)em.): W. I. Henderson. 293; .1. A. Fore. 297; V. II. Hall. 293; J. B. McLaughlin, 295. (Rep.: C. D. Purser, 64; It. W. Smith, 7i. School Commissioners (Dem.): W. II. Belk, ."00; W. A. Neal, 278; J. H. Ross, 27. (Rep.); J. T. Mullis, t; .1. T. Hastey, 72. Ward 2 (Dein.): Plummer Stew art, 173; T. C. Toomey, 184; W. A. atson, 177. (.Rep.): Adam Fisher, 18. School Commissioners (Dem): T. T. Smith. 173; W. I. Nicholson, 165. (Rep.j: C. S. Rentz. 16. Ward 3 (Dem.): Thomas Garibal di. 21 : Z. T. Smith. 210; A. M. Guil let. 21C. (Rep.): J. J. Montague, 26. School Commissioners (Dem.): V. F. Creswell. 206; J. Ilirshinger, 186. (Rep.): W. J. Helwig. 37. Ward 4 (Deui.): E. S. Williams, 2C2; Col. W. W. Phifer, 272: J. C Hunter. 273. (Rep.): D. A. Ilarkley, 17; C. M. Ray, 16. School Commissioners (Dem.): W. V. Harding, 272; S. F'. Tomlinson, 267. (Rep.): A. P. Lynch, 13. Ward 3 (Dem.): Lewis Anderson, 133 (Rep.): O. L. Dunn, 101. School Commissioner (Dem.): B. F. Cato. 120. (Rep.): B. Z. Furr. 114. Ward 6 (Dem.): D. A. Johnson, 115. (Rep.): F. A. Bridges, 72. School Commissioners (Dem.): J. A. Smith, 106. (Rep.): 11. V. Sner rill. 88. Ward 7 (Dem.): E. U Mason, 43. (Rep.): E. N. Overcash, 2. School Commissioners (Dem.): K. R. Cates. 43. (Rep.): No candidate. Ward 8 (Dem.): E. R. Smith. 116; Paul Whitlock. 113. (Rep.): W. H. Coltharpe, 12. School Commissioners (Dem.): Rev. F. M. Osborne, 120; J. 1. Sex ton. 120. (Rep.): No candidate. Ward 9 (Dem.): Dr. J. C. Mont gomery, 58. (Rep.): No candidate. School Commissioner (Dem.): J. I Phillips, 101. (Rep.): No candi date. Ward 10 (Dem.): Dave Kistlc-r, 50. (Rep.): Sam N. Rankin. 19. School Commissioner (Dem.) : R. O. Robinson, 50. (Rep.): J. A. 1'riM, 19. Ward 11 (Dem.): L. W. Wingate, 51. (Rep.): T. G. Stenhouse, 8. School Commissioner (Dem.): W. J. Gray, 56. No Republican candidate The day was ideal for an election, cloudless and sunshiny. Yet tfco crowd around the polls was slim all day, in contrast to the day of thQ

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