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While Working on Tres
i2 Over Salem Creek
Bank Caves-in, Burying
Men Alive-Sevzn Bodies
Recovered.
Cyeclal to The News.
Winston-Salem, N. C, Nov. 16. Ten or 12 men, Italians and negroes,
were entombed by an embankment caving in on the southside of Salem
Creek, or. the Southbound Railroad at 9 o'clock, thic morning, and at noon
five hzd been taken out dead.
The work of rescuing the others is being rushed.
None of th?m are supposed to be alive.
All of the men were operatives, employed by H. J. Collier & Co., of
C'eveland, Ohio, and Spartanburg, S.C., concrete contractors.
When the cave-in occurred the operatives were cutting out the embank
ment to insts.ll a concrete abutment for an immense steel trestle being con-
structed across Salem Creek for the "Southbound railroad.
The names cf the dead could not be learned at this hour.
SEVEN BODIES ARE RECOVERED AT 2 O'CLOCK.
Winston-Salem, N. C, Nov. 16. At 2 o'clock this afternoon seven bod
ies have been recovered by the rescuers. Six of the number were dead
v.ften found. Three others had not been reached at that hour.
it is estimated that four thousand cubic i'eet of dirt fell on the, men.,
Four of the victims of the morning's disaster were Germans, two were
A-nencans and the others were Poles.
estern Union Passes
Into New HandsA
Billion Dollar Concern
Aociated Press.
N.'w York, Nov. 16. -The control of the Western Union Telegraph Com
v passed t'odav to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company
a long step was taken toward the merging of the telephone and tele
;h companies into a corporationwith a capitalization of nearly $1,000,-
Ti: announcement of the acquirement of the Western Union, known as
-,ukl property, by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company,
from Boston.
The acauisition of the WTestern Union and the recent absorption of va-i;i.-irict
Bell telephone companies in various parts of the country, indi--s
large increase in the presentcapitalization of the parent company,
American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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Farmer Legislator of
New Jersey Died
In County Home
' f i 1 to the News.
Halii.Hiy, x. c., Nov. 16. Aged, blind and bowed under a weight of an
inferable mistake, Charles A. Gomer, former member of the New Jersey
I' -iHlatme, died last night in Rowan county home and was buried this
ru'.Thins at 10 o'clock in Chestnut Hill cemetery, at Salisbury, N. C, after
f nx'H'. remarkable career. Funeral services were held this morning in a
! rivate chapel room of Summersett undertaking establishment at Salis
' ' conducted by Rev. Dr. Clark, of the Presbyterian church.
"i ''n, my God. it is true," Gomer once exclaimed, when asked about ruV
' is regarding his past life. Once a member of a happy home in New Jer-
' . with a loving wife, he fell in love with another woman, and one day
T';i:;.fd av.av with her. The couple came to Spencer. N. C, as man and
v ire. and Gomer worked in the machine shops of the Southern railway. His
".If.;" later became deranged and .died in Morganton, N. C, state insane
:."ium. Later on his legal wife, who had waited and wondered where her
-: i: was. learned the real truth. When he knew this, Gomer refused to
s-'.'-'-pt chaiitv of friends at Salisbury longer, and was carried to the coun
ty :.;. house, where he died grief-stricken and bowed with age after a most
; ' earful career.
Dannenherg Case
1 aken Up by State
Sup re
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Kaleigh, Nov. 16. The North Carolina Supreme Court today heard an
u- argument on and took under consideration the noted appeal ot
Hi ate v. J. Dannenburg from Charlotte, the determination of whrcn
vuited with intense interest alike by North Carolina prohibitionists ana
mohibitionists as settling the right cf municipalities m Nortn caro-
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control the near beer problem wath a high license tax.- .
'luu-lotte imposed $1,000 tax which Dannenburg defied, claiming tnat
beer is no more than the average soft drink and cannot be smg.ea
"in- nv-..cc.rn a j..,..t i o fnnntain Hrinks srenerally.
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state Anti-Saloon League executive commiuee nas just u..vu
'se to make a fight in the next election tor tnis auinoiiLj -by
the legislature in the event the courts sustain the contention oi.L
"iiburg. St,
Mr. Poe Resigns. ' ,. Mnm
Marence II. Poe resigned today as chairman of the State Anti-baioou
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SOivlEBODY IS GOING TO CATCH SOP1ETHING !
Mine
Officials
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The 300 Entombed
Men Have Perished
Haggard and Carc-Worn
WtV&X ni Minors nnthnr
, . ports must have ca-.ised scores to
ArOUtld OOe n ins Otbe buried in the caving in walls,
r ' roois. anrl nassp.rr wave
Shaft and Plead Pettioui-1
Iv for Some Hope.
Another Descent of Re
scuers to Be Made Soon
Men Thought to Have
Suffecated or
x t5 e it
Buried bp Falling Walls.
By Associated Press.
Cherry, II!., Nov. 16. Dawn today
brcught increased anxiety to 'the
families of -.is 300 minors still en
tombed in St. Paul Coal Wine, as a
result of. Saturday's disaster.
Despite the belief expressed by
state and . government o(fficials that
there is little' likelihood that any
miners will b? brouaht out alive
scores of grief stricken wives gather
ed r.bout the mouth of the hoisting
shaft which late yesterday was sealed
hr.ansA of th renewal of the fire on
the interior. -
Haggard and worn toalmcst ex-
haustion by the terror of three sleep-
less nights, women approached the
officials imploring some glimmer cf
hope. ...
"There is still a chance, aint
there, Mister?" pleaded dozens of!
women. - i
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The officials this morning decided
if the fire in the mine had been
sufficiently smothered another descent
of rescuers down the r.haft would
be made scon. .
A number of vvatertanks brought
from Lasallo this morning cn flat
cars run on a switch, were ready to
be poured into the pit. There were
large supplies of extinguishing chem
icals. Among these were chemicals
for producing carbonic acid gas. If
the fire is still raging in the timber
supports, it is proposed to bore holes
through the lid at the mouth ef the
shaft and by means of iron pipes
force the fjas to the bottom.
With smoke drifting into the re-
'motest galleries of the mine during
; the three days the men must cer-
y "0.
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Think
ton,h"rn,be'mc"a7ca,,!d' a"rdins
The burning away of timber ssup-
and
No Need of Malitia.
Although excitement prevails
the result of the disaster, there is
no necessity for calling the militia
to
preserve order. Cherry s gloom
this morning was increased by a del
uge of rain. The main shaft of the
mine probably will not be opened.
, The temperature was taken at the
itop shaft in -the burning mine and
i egistered 108 degrees Fahrengeit.
was a wet surtace indicating
the fire1 below was intense. Today
is semi-monthly pay-day at th;e
mines. Clerks will keep check on
those appearing and it is believed
the number of entombed can be
definitely established. Nineteen thous-
and dollars-is due the miners. The
average semi-monthly wage drawn
bv miners is S30 to S40. Many of,
the 1,000 men in the of 2,000 are
single. The number of foreigners in
population equals citizens.
Able to Care for Needy.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 16. Illinois is
able to care for the relief of the vic
tims of the mining disaster at Cherry,
111., according to information from
I National Director Bicknell, of the Am-
, ericn Red Cross, now on the scene,
Mr. Bicknell says the dead number
266; that 185 families, comprising
1.000 persons, peed help. Governor
jjeneen issued an appeal ior comriuu-
tions.
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Railroad Magnate Talks
Of Cost, of Living
I3y Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 16.- James
J. Hill, railroad magnate, left tlie
white' house after a call upon Presi
dent Taft today, declaring that the
costly and extravagant manner of
living of today was the greatest prob
lem that faces the ; American people.
Economy on the part of the govern
ment and individuals as well, he said,
was the only method he could suggest
for remedying matters
Empress of China
Buried.
By Associated Press
Pekinz Nov. 16 The bodv of the
late Dowager Empress of China, re -
cently removed from the Forbidden
City, was buried in the Eastern Tombs,
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By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 1G. The first
cabinet meeting since the adjourn
as ment of the special session of con
gress last summer was held at the
white House this morning.
The sugar trust situation in New
York was under discussion the great
er part of the time.
Members of the official family gath
ered about the executive council ta
ble, and Attorney General Wicker
sham and Secretary of the Treasury
McVeigh, whose departments are di
rectly concerned in the inquiry, gave
the president detailed statements of
the situation, explaining that a rigid
investigation into the frauds had real
ly just begun.
Mr. Taft became keenly alive to
the situation as soon as he returned
from his western and southern trip.
It so happened that the extent of the
frauds had just reached a climax.
Since his conference with Mr.
Wickersham there is no doubt about
the vigorous attitude the present ad
ministration takes.
There will be no change in the pol
icy to proceed quietly but effectively
against law breaking combinations.
Routine business affecting dll gov
ernment departments occupied the at
tention of the cabinet in the earlier
part of the session.
Eacit nbinet member reaching the
executive offices brought a portfolio
filled with official papers. '
The president will be in Norfolk,
Va., Friday, the next regular cabinet
day.
Bomb Explosion in Crete.
By Associated Press.
Canea, Crete, Nov. 16. A cylinder
filled with dynamite cartridges explod
ed in' the hall of the chamber of depu
ties. The building wTas unoccupied.
- The detonation threw the population
into a panic
The outrage is attributed to annexa
tionists, whose object was breaking up
a meeting supposed to be in progress
for the formation of a new govern
ment : ment
"Upward SPurt in Copper.
Bv Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 16. The stock
market took an upward turn again,
' Amalgamated Copper reaching 94
and some of the specialties touching
their highest prices of the day.
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"SUGAR TRUST"
FRAUDS TAKEN
UP BY CABINET
Re-Organization
Of Cnftnti MM1
At a recent meeting of the Mount I
Island Cotton mills storUhnlvs tha
company was re-organized with the!
following officers: Mr H TT! Wntr-Viin.
son, Ike Lowe and the Southern Pow
er Company. Mr. Hutchinson will be
the General Manager and Mr. R. F.
Craig, of Mount Holly will be the gen
eral superintendent. Mr. A. B. Cobb
will be the superintendent.
A large number of improvements
are expected to be put in and the mill
in general will be fixed up and en
larged. At present the mill is equip
ped with 4,000 spindles and has been
used for the manufacture of twine and
cord.
The mill was formerly known as the
Knox Net and Twine Company.
Village was
Burned
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 16. The village
of West Zollarsville, was destroyed by
fire this morning.
Loss is $50,000. Scores of sleeping
persons narrowly escaped.
Harry Becomes
Very Peevish
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 16. Harry K.
Thaw, who was brought here today
from Mateawan Asylum for the crimi-
nal insane, to testify in the civil
proceedings, before Justice Dowling,
growing out of Dr. Hamilton's suit
against Thaw's mother for fees,
created a scene near the court house
this afternoon when he protested
against being taken to a restaurant
for. lunch instead of a fashionable
Ldiiing place-in, the Wall street dis
trict.
Thaw expostulated so vehemently
a big crowd gathered.
Excitement continued until Thaw
was calmed.
A C. L. Officers
Re - elected
By Assocaed Press.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 16. The stock
holders of the Atlantic Coast Line rail
road met here today and re-elected the
old directors, who re-elected all offi
cers. A semi-annual dividend on common
stock of 3 per cent payable in Janu
ary was declared. A blanket mort
gage of $200,000,000 and special issue
of 'debenture bonds of $23,566,600 con
vertible into common stock at $135,
was authorized, these issues to cover
outstanding obligations, x
Labor Men Busy.
By Associated Press.
Toronto, Nov. 16. The American
Federation of Labor went on record
today as favoring organization of "em
ployes' of the shipbulding industry
along the Atlantic coast.
The Central
Has Been
Mr. A.
At 10 minutes after three o'clock this afternoon the final arrangements
were made for the transfer of the management of the Central Hotel, of this
city, from Mr. S. A. Pegram, who has had it in charge for some time, to Mr.
A. N. Perkins, of Greensboro.
Mr. Perkins is well known in Charlotte, having been connected with the
Central about three years ago. He went from here to Greensboro, where
he has for the greater part of the time been in the real estate business,
but who now wishes to return to the hotel business.
The hotel will be run on the same r ates and with the same force with
the exception of the manager.
Labor Leaders Will
Likely Ask for Writ
of Habeas Corpus
By Associated Press. By this means the alleged .violation
Washington, Nov. 16. Sampel by court of immunity from prose-
. , ,v T.-.t i cution is claimed and guaranteed by
Gompers, .John MitchelK and P rank le amendment tQs the constItu.
Morrison, labor leaders, under sen-,tion providing, free speech and . a
tence for alleged contempt of court, ; free press. This gives the United
were compelled to return to Wash-
mgton from Toronto, wnere tne
were attending the American Feder
ation of Labor convention, next Mon
day to appear before the District
Court of Appeals, which recently
affirmed Justice Wright's decision,
imposing jail terms.
The labor leaders probably will
sue out a writ of habeas corpus, and
should the judge refuse to discharge
them the next step will be an appeal
to the United States Supreme court,
Men Sentenced to Jail for
Contempt in Connection
KKiri L,yncmng of ivc-
m fZn T4 T!-:
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Sentenceof Sheriff Shipp
Will Expire in lime to
Allow Him to Conduct
Campaign For Re-elec.
tion.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 16. Rather than
ask clemency from the government,
ex-Sheriff Joseph F. Shipp probably
w-ill choose to go back to the peopi3
of Hamilton county, Tennessee, after
his 90 days' term in-jail for contempt
of the United States Supreme court
has been served, and test their con
fidence in him by asking re-election
to his old office.
Captain Shipp's sentence for fail
ing to prevent the lynching rjf Ed.
Johnson, the negro wjiose legal exe
cution for crirninal assault of a
white woman, was stayed for a re
view by the supreme court, will ex
pire just in time to allow him to
begin his campaign as sheriff.
Two months later primaries will
be held in Hamilton, and the selec
tion for office again would be re
garded by Sheriff Shipp as partial
compensation for the temporary de-
privation of liberty.
Mr. Shipp and five fellow prisoners,
all held in contempt in connection
with the lynching, began to appreci
ate this morning the inconvenience
of jail confinement.
The novelty of the surroundings
yesterday and the atmosphere ot
martyrdom that surrounded them m
previous days, was dimmed by tbe
straw beds and pillows on which
they tried to sleep through the night.
The plainness of the jail fare was
keenly observed.
Warden McKee visited the men m
their room and discussed with Mr.
Shipp methods of making good
citizens of the average prisoners.
The other Tennessee prisoners
took little part in the conversation.
The wa'rden offered to lend the
prisoners books in the library. Most
of them preferred to read the news
papers. Trouble Led to Suicide.
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 16. Loss of a son
and nine employes in a recent de
structive fire is believed to have caus
ed the suicide of Robert Morrison,
found dead of asphyxiation.
Rebel Troops Retreat.
By Associated Press.
. Washington, Nov. 16. The reported
victory of Nicarauguan rebel troops
at Greyton is denied by President
Zalaya in dispatches to his minister
here. Rebel troops reported in full
retreat towards Bluefields.
Hotel
Sold to,
N. Perkins
(States Supreme court the opportun-
itv to determine what the framers
of that amendment intended.
The mandate of the District court
of Appeals, directing the execution
of sentences probably will reach the
District Supreme court Saturday.
The order of the lower court is
j necessary to give judgment on the
mandate. Labor leaders will remain
at liberty until Monday, when it is
expected they will voluntarily sur-
! render.
ague.