iest Edition THE CHARLOTTE NEWS Latest Edittion )L. 43. NO. 6923 CHARLOTTE. N. C.. THURSDA\. JANUARY 12 191 1 PRICE S^CENTS gedy Enacted In "z'l Cent Siore-A Terrific Explosion NO SENATOR ON SECOND BALLOT. ■ Connellwille, Pa *- •’!/ Gas RxplOSiOTl"' | By Associated Press. , Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 12.—Second ' ^ ih\.C (Jut iTTlTnCaiatCly in joint session of the Tcn- .cnst Three Persons'^! f/S: ^smg, ^sons Are Suffenng :ver? Burns—Others Dead—List of The Missing—A Full Ac~ McMillin (regular democrat) GO; Fltzhugh (independent democrat) 20; Sanders (republican) 32: Frazier (democrat) 19; Senator Brooks (re publican) 1. Necessary to elect 67. No election. FURTHER SUSPENSION OF FREIGHT RATES. i‘*rp?s V:\„ Jan. 12.—McCro- I « i tit btore at North Apple streets was ’-:is o.\plosion today lilrh followed com- :i.'K'itunK structures. •M ;;u n clcrks are mlss- ■ . and the assistant : ••arpent€>r are in the b\irned and in- !c/fn or more em- • fir homes snfforins V ro or less serious.> ,:'.s were under con- ; ; ,. -ty loss had been . lit tormined whether '■ i; will be increased the CO laii.'^c'd . ^.'ne ov(‘r. There in' tiu‘ store when ■ -urred. but tho exact . lu wn, nor have their -’V-i are: i.fh. ; • r, nil clerks. aV’OTit twenty custom- •e when the explosion ; front wall was • s'reet and la falllnc: It a lar^e number of These were tangled 1.1 prevented, for a ;c’u of rescue for '110(1 in the wrecked fbe .store piano play- ■ ; .ir 'lie pi:inn, was . iii.'trument i'roni the rbrnuRl; its on- :1 iiifii Apple street, rs were at wo^k in • ■ escaped with slicjht '•rh pr(^t'ably will die. ; break out in all iKiaing ar the same ;i ft w minutes oth- , fall. Merchandise I'ii'. ujion the floors. ■ inq buried imder- ' ; II ii'inin.s: bnildin?;s . but a party oi . :i urirauized and, wiref^, forced a ' • live and ten cent ' • located some of (■- and customers found he was car- !; ■■■ had bee nsum- 'f 'he injured who ■ ,!■ ii for by physicians , (’0 iuirried away ' lud'-fl to the call lire fiirhtiug appar- . • rc*- Ilf men. Tliese ^^ville department v orU of rcsctie and :i which was gain- ■ i: ThQ flames sub- ■ 'I recovcr the if’icved to be in iiiv'bt. (1 that there had ' on(' in the Cit- I'.n.k. whose front I -Ut . 'li a-ter lies in the ' i' i.s of:itei. and. •T PdtY. workmen • ■ tb*' jiroper connec- r from the pipes ’ ' ' robably the bank • Imiitcd in some ' i>iosion follf)wed. S/.'.vspB British Isles. ■A Kale of hurii- 'iiriM'anied at many i\‘ snow fall, broke ■ 'i I li t; early today. ' ' "lie both on land By Associated Press. Washington, ,lan. 12.—Further sus pension of proposed freight advices in official classification and Western trunk line territories, probably will be from February 1 to March 17— 4o days. Announcement of the sus pension may be made later today. Senator Clark Chosen. Cheyenne, Wyo.. .Ian. 12.—At a joint caucus of republicans of the legisla ture held late last night. Senator Clark was chosen, 44 to 39. a» the nominee of the party to succeed himself. This means that Senator Clark will have the full party vote and will be re-elect ed to the United States senate. in “I WONDER WHAT IT IS TUGGING AT MY COAT-TAIL?” Protest Against Proposed Anti- Japanese Legislation Will Oppose Changes In Baseball Code By Associated Press. Cincinnati, O., Jan. 12.—Chairman August Herrimann, of the national baaei)all commission, whom President Lynch has appointed a member of the baseball rules committee, will oppose radical changes in the code, especially the proposed three ball and three strike rule. “Nothing disgusts fans so quickly as a procession of batters getting to first base on balls,” said Herrimann in ex plaining his attitude last night. “The pitching records show' it is difficult to get three strikes over before four balls. Reduce the number of called balls to three and there would be too many bases on balls”. moiiNEys Fill By Associated Press. Wheeling, W. Va... .Tan. 12.—Jubi lant at what they term a “scoring hea- ■vily" j esterday, the attorneys for Mrs. T.aura Farnsworth Schenk, who is- on trial for the alleged poisoning of her husband. John O. Schenk, appeared in court today wreathed In smiles and with renewed confidence in their ulti mate success in securing an acquittal for their clieni. Attorney J. J. O’Brien, r.f Mrs. Schenk’s counsel, who yesterday cross- examined Dr. Frank Lemoyne Hupp, who has been termed the star Avirness for the state, displayed a knowledge of medical jurisi>rndence and of toxi cology that Hurnrised the prosecuting altoriioy. and his (luesticms at times somewhat confused the ^vit^ess. With all Judge Iordan’s desit^» to get the case to the jury by Saturday night, it is not exiiected that such a thing can be done. To expedite mat ters much as pos;-ible, however, the court sessions have been length ened and the court convened at 9 o'clock instead of 0:30 o’clock as here tofore. Another half hour is added to the daily ses-siin by convening after re cess at 1:30 instead of 2 o’clock. The sheriff and his deputies have roped off the corridor leading to the court room and none but those holding credentials are permitted to pass through an Improvised turn stile, after all the seats in the court room have been occupied. This method wa?^-.idopt ed yesterday afternoon and was so suc cessful that it is being continued. Some changes in ti’a iilans of the prosecution were made just before the opening of court today and Mis.s Alma J. Evans was the first witness called. She had been a nurse at the Schenk home dt'ring Schenk's ill ness. The rain put a damner on the crowd.^ that have stood in the streets near the court house every day since tne trial started, but the court room was comfort.".bl.v filled. The dismal weather had its de- pressine; infl'teiice on all directly connev''ted with the ease Miss Evans testified that on October 20 last, Mrs. Schenk consulted two fortune tellers and told the nurse that both had told her Schenk could not live until C'hristmas. She said Mrs, Schenk did little to aid her husbVnd, .going out in the evening and once she was out all night. The witness declared that Mrs. Schenk opened the water bottles "so the nurse would not hurt her fingers” and Schenk romidained tho water had a peculiar taste. It made r iniilng on the him vomit and when the witness drank .iior \vr*cks', but a tjlass to sec of it was right she too were reported, became ill. LITTLE GHIINGE INSENATOiL SITUATION By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 12.—As far as surface appearances go, there has been little change in the senatorial situation in this state since the vote in joint convention taken yesterday at noon. Those who have closely watched the fight for T'^nited States senator declare that ex-Governor Mc Millin has been practically eliminated from the race; that his vote yesterday —.")7— brought almost his entire strength. The frienda of Mr. F^t/hugh, the in- de iendent democratic :andidate, .'V'-e 111 j'-e sanguine today Of his final suc cess. It is predicted that when the shown down comes he will get the solid republican support. Should the regular democrat become convinced that there is no hope for :\Ic- :\lil]in. it is understood their strength will be thrown to Luke K. V.’right, of Mempiiis. Should the deadlock continue, it is probable that Nat Baxter, jr., speaker of the senate, will be centered upon as a dark horse. Geneial Shakeup Of Bluefields Cus toms Depaitment By Associated Press. New Orleans, La., Jan. 12.—With the new's of the removal of Governor M. Fernandez, of the Nicaragua province of Zelaya for alleged complicity in a gigantic smuggling conspiracy involv ing New Orleans and other ports on the g'llf, came the advice yesterday from Bluefields, Nicaragua, to local exporting houses that a general shake- up of the Bluefields customs depart ment had tak|gn p!; ce. 'f ■>t. made by The dlscoV'ery of the ?f^amsh}|) Compv.iiy, disclosed the fact, it is said, that the Nicaraguan government has been defrauded out of thousands of dollars duty on merchandise shipped by Nicaraguans residing in New' Or leans and other gulf ports in trunks listed as personal baggage. The removal of Governor Fernandez caused a big sensation both in Blue fields and New' Orleans. It is said that a number of warrants are out for the arrest of prominent Nicaraguans residing in this city, if they ever re turn to their native country. One shipment of 17 trunks was made on the steamer Dictator recently and the nuinber of trunks shipped as perso nal baggage aroused suspicion. They w'ere examined and found to contain dress goods, hats, shoes and other merchandise dutiable at the rate of 80 per cent ad valorem. The goods were seized and an inves-tigation made into the c??stoms dej)artment of the prov ince of Zelaya, of which Bluefields is the capital .with the result that offi cials working under, Governor Fernan dez -were changed. Evidence has been found, it is said, that shows many firms in New' Orleans and at other gulf ports to be doing an extensive smuggling business in collusion with the deported Nicara guan ofTiicals. Failing Off In Exports ofGiain By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., .Tan. 12.—The ex ports of wheat, corn, flour, meal and dairy products, food animals and mineral oils for the calendar year 1910 were considerably less than the ex ports for the year previous, accord ing to figures coniiiiled by the bureau of statistics of the department of com merce and labor. The exports of cot ton likewise decreased, but increased in value. The exports of wheat for the calen dar year er.ding with December, 1910, amounted to $22,000,000 against $49,- 000,000 for the year 1909; corn slight ly les-s than $24,000,000 as against $24,- 2V)0,O00 in 1909; flour, $43,000,000, com pered with $50,000,000 in 1909; meat and dairy products $18,000,000 as against $131,000,000 For the preceding year; cattle, hogs and sheep $9,000,000 against Slf.,000,000 in 1909; mineral oils $s8,rj00,000 against $99,750,000 for the year previous. The exports of cotton for the year 1.01 were valued at $530,000,000 against $461,000,000 for the year previous, though the quantity exported during the calendar .vear was not as great as that exported for the year 1909. Several Bill In Sues Southern For $100,000 Damages Special to The New's. Asheville. N. C., Jan. 12.—The Rev. George Cates, the Baptists evangelist of Louisville, Ky., who last week was ejected from a Southern Raihvay train at Arden, this state, has filed suit against the Southern for $100.- 000 damages. ]\Ir. Cates alleges that he sustained internal injuries and suf fered great humiliation by being forci- bl.v ejected from the train after he had offered a mileage book for trans portation which the conductor refus ed to accept. TJRlfF COWl-- Important s Introduced the Legislature Q '■X Supieme Comt ■tiaction Centei- Two Great Suits FOR REMAINS OF LOST ■I i’ress. ■ I). Jan. 12.—With 'Kis in the great fight ■i"ii*nt against the ao- * Trust” and the open- .* • veil greater contest ■ i!iu( d existence of the i organization crowded in • ‘Upreme court of the WHS an unusual center '• day. •ivc.s of many Interests lo hear the final argu- !>mey General Wicker* sham in the tobacco case. Much interest was attached also to the opening address of .lohn G. Mil- bum, of New York, representing the Standard Oil. Attorneys were anxious to learn w’hether any change had been made In the array of arguments by means of which the Standard Oil hopes to re main intact. iiesides those interested in the tech- nical side of the two big contests, as many men and women from the va rious walks of life as could crow'd into the little court room did so. By Associated Press. Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 12.-Search for the five missing men who are believed to have been buried in the ruins- of the chamber of commerce building, which was gutted bv fire Tuesday night, w'as renewed today. While firemen were still pouring w'ater on the building, the debris had sufflciently cooled for the attempt to be mado. It is almost certain that the bodies of the men reported missing will be found in the debris. They were know'n to have been in the building when the fire started and nothing has since been heard or seen of them. A thorough investigation has failed to locate George Hay man, a reporter on the Cincinnati Enquirer, who was reported as missing last night. Hy man was at w'ork at the scene of the fire and w'as seen to enter the build ing just before the roof collapsed. Since that time no trace of him has beeu found. Special to The New's. Statesville, N. C., Jan. 12.—Mr. liU- cius Rudicil. who lived in lower Ire dell, some miles from Elmwood sta tion, W'as fatally injured at Elmwood last night by stepping from a mov ing train. He had been up the west ern road, returning on passenger train No. 12 and when the train arrived at Elmwood he attempted to get off be fore it came to a standstill and landed on his head. He W'as picked up in an unconscious condition and taken on the train to Cleveland to be given medical aid but death follow'ed in a short time af ter his arrival at Cleveland. Mr. Rudicil w'as about 35 years old and leaves a family. —The Frank Brown, who w’as be fore the recorder day before yester day was not Mr. Frank Brown who works at Armour & Co. There are others. ’NUF CED. ^ For a record attendance at ♦ .a matinee performance the one ♦ that greeted “Buster Brown” ♦ at the Academy yesterday beat ♦ all former records. ^ Why? ^ It was given more newspa- per Publicity than any attrac- ^ tion since the theatre was ^ opened. ^ Which Charlotte newspaper ♦ ♦ gave it the publicity? €► ^ Ask the manager of the ♦ ^ ‘‘Buster Brown" Company. ^ ^ Ask the manager of the ^ ♦ Academy. ♦ ^ Ask the public. ♦ Special to The New's. Raleigh, N. C.. Jan. 12.—In the sen ate Mr. Graham introduced a bill pro viding for the payment of all pppropria- tions and redemption of all bonds fall ing due January 1st, 1913. It authorizes the state treasurer to borrov.^ money to pay the difference in the amount appropriated and the reve nue derived, or if loans can not be made, he is authorized to issue bonds not ex'ceeding $1,000,000. Mr. Stubbs’ joint resolution for a constitutional convention came from the committee on constitutional amendment in the house w'ith a fav orable report and w'as made the spec ial order for Wednesday, .January 5th. A bill for a joint legislative com mission to investigate the conduce of fire insurance companies in North Carolina stirred a sensation when the judiciary committee No. 1, recommend ed that it go to the propositions and grievances committee. A hot debate ensued on the demand of some that it go to the insurance committee. Mr. Koonce, author of the bill is fighting for the propositions and grievance committee. He declared the insurance committee being made up of insurance agents would most naturally be unduly influenced. Mr. Koonce won for the propositions and grievances. SENATE—EIGHTH DAY. President Newland convened the senate at 11 o’clock. Rev. I. McK. Pat- tinger, D. D., of the Church of the Good Shepherd, offering the invocation, Bills Introduced. Martin, of W^ashington: PrescribiniJ the time for holding courts in ne first district. Referred to judical dis tricts committee. Carpenter, of Gaston, by request of Continued on Page Ten. Twenty Killed in Fight. By Associated Press. San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 12.—An As sociated Press correspondent, who has been at the tront in Mexico, near the Texas line, sent the following dis patch, received about noon today. “Comstock, Texas, Jan. 12. Big fight; more than 20 killed; hit myself. (Signed) “ED. O’REILLY.” —Mr. Dan Bradley, formerly with the Globe Electrical Company, has gone in business for himself, at No. 1 East Fourtli street. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 12.—The cause of the peruianent :ariff commission received an important stinntlus today in thee losing session or i,he con vention of the national taritT com mission association, with speeches in advocacy of the movement by ;nany men pjoniinent in i3ublir lif*^ The convention M'ill close tonigl’.t with a banquet at which the principal address, it is expected, will be made by President Taft. Discussion of bills pending in congress on the I subject of a permanent tariff com- i mission is looked for from Repre sentative Longworth, of Ohio, and Senator Lodge, of Ma;-'sachu.seMs. The former introduced into the house recently a bill said to have the endorsement of the national tar iff commission associatiion and in cluding certain features of various bills offered previously. Senator Lodge introduced the Longworth bill into the senate and has annoinced that his speech tonight would l e in amplification of the measure. Speech of James Burke. Free trade in fact,” was the prin ciple laid down by Representative James Francis Burke, of Pennsylva nia. “The best w'ay,” he said, "to pro tect protection is to have free trade in fact. I am in favor of throwing open ovir intellectual ports of entry to all the knowledge we can secure abroad and I am in favor of pro viding scientific methods for the de velopment of facts and the spread of intelligence upon this subject throughout the country. Light never injured a just cause, but suspicion has blighted the existence of many a w’orthy institution.” Mr. Burke declared he apprehend ed no danger whatever for the com mission in getting facts on the bus iness affairs of the country. “I am not certain,” he added, “that it is vital whether it may pry into business affairs or not by com pelling the production of books and papers and the attendance of wit nesses for the reason that any in dustry w'hich w'ould deny the govern ment the fullest opportimity to as certain facts would stand self-convlct- ed before the American congress as unworthy aid through the instrumen tality of the tariff.” He predicted that before the pres ent session of congress adjounrs a permanent tariff board or comm’,s- sion w'ill have been created. By Associated Press. Sacramento, Cal.. .Tan. 12.—Japan’s first ofllcial protest against proix>sed anti-Japanese legislation in this state comes in the form of a letter from Consul General Nagai, at San Francis co to Senator Leroy Wright, chairman of the senate committee on Federal relations. “I think the people of this state hardly realize the deep concern felt In Japan on this subject,” says tho consul general. “Discrimination at this* time would bo particularly sur prising to the Jaiianese people In view of the eft’orts which have been made during the past two years to cultivate the good will of the American people and to prove to them the sincerity of the Japanese good will.” The letter contains figures support ing the consul s contention that the Japanese po]>ulation of the Pacltio coast is steadily decreasing. Accord ing to these statistics the number leaving Japan for America has increas ed each year since 1908. “The tendency of the laboring class es to return to Japan is not dimini.sh- Ing,” says Consul Nagai. "We are not looking for extended proprietorships in lands in this state and if such pos session were our only aim, it might be abandoned with good grace and little feeling. Our objections to the bills in troduced are based on their discrimi nation. They could not be explained^ to the Jajianese people as being oth erwise than offensive to national pride.” The writer gives a reminder that Japan has voluntarily enforced reg' Illations which ])ractica11y amount to an exclusion act. api>lied to the Jap anese laborers, “and show'n her friendliness by sending w'arshlps to particijiate in California’s festivals and by other courtesies.” The letter concludes with a refer ence to jiending negotiations for the revision of treaties betw'een the United States and .Yapan. “I feel constrained,” says the con sul “to express the fear that such ne gotiations may be unfavorably affected by the jiassage of measures by thai California legislature which are of a discriminating character.” The Japanese issue Is believed to have been responsible for a change made yesterday in the personnel of the senate committee on Federal rela tions. Senator B. J. Beban of San Francisco, was removed from the committee by Lieut. Gov. Wallace and was replaced by Senator C. W. Bell, of Pasadena. Senator Behan Is the successor of Senator Marc Anthony! w'ho introduced the antl-.Tapanese measure’s in the senate two years ago. y\Hiong tJie anti-.Iapa)U!se bills now before tlie legislature is one j)rovid- ing against the holding of land in California “by aliens not eligible to be ; citizens of the United Stales.” It is learned also that a bill for i se,srregation of .fapanese school pupils is to be introduced. It was a meas-1 lire of this character that occasioned i an international controversy in 1909.} Upon the earnest solicitation of Pres ident the state legislature at that time i tlfopped the proj»osals. ' T SWFEPS WELCH By Associated Press. Walch, W. Va., .Ian. 12.—A fire which started in iliidson Brothers sa loon here today, has destroyed several buildings and theatens the entire town. Biuefield has been requested to send fire ai)paratus to assist the local de partment, which is unable to conquer the flames. The loss so far is estimat ed at $100,000. TWENTY FIREMEN NJUREOIN Bought Much Cotton. By Associated Press. Montgomery', Ala., Jan. 12.—Nearly $400^300 worth of cotton was bought v?£ one deal jcsterday by Weil Bros., of this city, from Charles Schuessler & Son. of Lafayette, Ala. This is said to be the largest spot cotton transac tion ever made in Alababa. There were 5,127 bales and it was sold at 14 3-4 cents. THE WEATHER. ♦ By Associated Press. ♦ ♦ Washington, D. C., Jan. 12.— ♦ ♦ Forecast: ♦ • North Carolina and South Car- ♦ ♦ olina: Unsettled with rain to- ♦ ♦ night or Friday In west portion, ♦ ♦ colder Friday in Interior; light ♦ ♦ to moderate variable w'inds. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 12.—Twenty fire men were injured, one perhaps fatally, and damage aggregating $150,000 was caused by a series of five fires this morning. Fireman Lee Hackbarth fell four stories dow'n an airshaft and through a skylight in a burning Harlem tene ment. The phy&icians in the hospital where he is now say he can not re cover, He was assis-ting a w'oman tenant to escape wnen he fell. She was not hurt, nor w^ere any of the oc cupants. Five firemen were severely burned when a liquor and drug importing house on Pine street caught fire and 12 w’ere injured, five seriously, in a blaze which destroyed a five-story building o , Duane street. Two amall blazes, one dow'n-town and one in Harlem, caused slight injuries to two more firemen. Census Returns. Washington, Jan. 12.—Population statistics of the thirteenth census is sued today include the following cities in Florida and Tennessee: Key West 19,945 in 1910; 17,114 in 1900. Jackson City, Tennessee, 15,779 in 1910; 14,511 in 1900.