st Edition
THE CHARLOTTE NEWS.
Latest Edition
t3. NO. 6942
CHARLO^^ E. N. C.. FRiDAV EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 191 I
ory oj Great
tor, Horace Qree-
u Is Honored
pr il
1 I :i. Tho con-
. / Horace Grrolv,
Moc of half a ocn-
ir ’ r of tho N>w
• • !i bratt'il in this.
'I'hp st.iid old
1 much of the
a host of
, in momorip.l
; : ? pilijriniaeros to
1 f:*.rin hous*\ still
■ ' : 'if rocky fiolds,
• :he town, where
. a.ni whfPo he pass
es. This nonce—to-
; rei-'uted in his
' lo don ('f a j^ang:
• t.rft'iiors.
'Cities had the cel-
>. iMidor th(' chair-
iWhit*', pastor
! al lni’’ch. many
• an'! \\Til(;rs from
. cotintry wore pres-
"' i'luted largely to
■leUration.
o.' CJreeley in the
.1 i>;5.!;crs were pi(V
■ ■ u's from whic’n al>
•vcsJni; nature were
h. r^.—Thl3 city.
’ (ireeley and
• • .')f the famous
.1 illiistriitioTi of his
!' .'.n” advli , has
• t- d;*.y to t)bsorve
! anniversary of
n I'fUMnn to a bi'Jj
I '.c'-ci- oa are beinc:
f?'-,'echos by a
• . * tlie city, wliich
i' "’niion colony '
• ’ ■ d-.y.
I- Wire friends of
' city ,>f abont 12.-1
! T^e oT'o hnn-j
if the birtbday
i bfin‘4 Ci'lebr.i'c'd
■ c'ry. In Amh«r«t,
■ . (' and in Chappa-
v‘ i’’o t)Id (Ireeloy
; ■ i I'v bis dan,n;h-
r,re:'ley I'ierden-
iderta of Chappatpia
r ■' ley for presidonr
rt the old home-
Ihi'! ('h ipnaoua his-
■ (iodi ate the site
, V monunierir
i^, will be held
' ity hall late this
■'a- obp.'^rvnnce is
ist t»f the public
, New York T"ni-
Instiliite ^^ill
eiHK TODIV
Ily Assoriaied Press.
Dnvenport, Iowa, Feb. 3.—Three
masked inen blew open the vault in
tho Planners Bank at Shenard, 111.,
nt 1 o’clock this morning, worked
the combination on the silver chest
and obtained $100. A woman in* a
hotel nearby heard the explosion and
,i;ave the alarm but the t'lieves es-
ca]ed in a buggy they had stolen
and drove to Rock Island.
They had placed a charge of nitro-
glycerint^ in the currency safe which
lontained $4,000 and were prepared
to expbnle it» when discovered. The
bank officials are confronted with
the problem of how to open the
safe without discharging the explo
sive.
T
niicES
'’^Hdlist
how On liial
— Dr. Fant-
. ;• s,)i’cial1?',’’ who
■ ’’ore than forty
• admii'iste’’in-:
o>’ tho victim’s
•n his trial for
, r'in iio whe ob-
I ■ fai^^ diseased
• ii's "subjects.”
c*':ioti v.’itb
r .''rrv.se.) of tho
i vtin, De i-asry’;
. .. iiiv .vas hei.’ to
, !o iHurde”. it is
-'d that deT.as-
^rvWt by he*" hns-
't'a.iLOhenko has
1 lit lie adrnin!B*?rod
; Ro\iturlin, it was
i.-ut-r hoypnotlj in-
dcI^B.JV.
'• lOvUv tha polson-
ia'.acd from iabo'*a-
^ '' d-rthcrit germs
f i.iTy out the end-
icslrable to enemies
to pay the prisouor 6
j Ry A.'sociaf- d Press,
j Wr.jhinrcton Feb. —That Senalor
• William hoiimer. of Illinois, holds his
jptnt as [he n suit of briltery and on
jthat account should not be permitted
lie foi'Mni’'' in 'ho sena o. was tlu* oon-
jclu.-^ion loarheil liv Senator Flihu liooi
h.i.'d aiiiitunced i>y i,im in an aigument
i n th'j tioor of the senate today.
The X 'w York senator held the undi
vided attention of his colleagues as he
discussed the re})ort of the committee
■W4'-privileges "ud elections by w*tiich
Mr, Lorimer was exhonorated.
Mr, Root's position had been a ques
tion of much s]>eculation and so high
is the esteem in which hl» opinion is
held that it is known that some mem
bers of ibe senate have held in abey
ance their own opinions until they
could luar from him.
There was a large attendance of
s(nM''r3 and the galleries were well
llilled.
I -Air. Root spoke wMthout notes an.fin
, the main his address consisted of a
carrfill analysis of the testimony taken
by the committee. The argument was
almost entirely legal.
OF THE Dliy
No Choice.
P ■ q
, Z.—Forty-eI«ht
ihroua:h the formality
• haccf»»cr to United
rhiiuncey M. Depew
^ p ( r ) quorum present,
I c> n‘,ff. The vote fol-
1 allot veaulted;
' -jmn 14: Keran S;
:>nn 3; Lltt’-Jton 2:
. >r
I rii-w 11,
on Was
Unavoidable
, •'.'i'rtH,
i . it, "All unavol«Ittble
' !i verdict of nine
1 oruiiiir'n Jury which
■ J; rs'ldence on the
In the
. liii power ho«H© on Dec-
i) viiij;ih 13 persons
' "The ©xploBton was
■1 ^ ili.t nc«j 0% the company
Id f.ii4rKe of tlw yards,”
I »i;( or the other
V lianded o Coroner
-ui> today after six hours
' ' il»o jury, Tbe vefdlet ae
^ t io ejtonerftte Albert
I iiMineer of th^ train
' iiit; ond of the track
h l.ieaii in a gas i>ipe, and
' • d frnin ctjsrtody, lie was
ilif fiiae of the explosion
en paroled to await the in-
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Special to The News,
Ralei.gh, N. C., Feb. .3.—A joint reso
lution by Evvart, in ihe house, would
create a joint select committee to re
port a bill recommending an amend
ment to the state conatltution to be
submitted to the people. It was placed
on the calendar.
McPhaul offered a bill to provide
frt eantitoxine for all citizens of the
state needing it.
State Bank Examiner Doughton’s
bill for revising the &tate banking
laws was introduced by Carr, of Dur
ham.
Resolution of condolence to “Old
Booze and all his family,” came from
Tomlin.
The Hoke county bill is made a
special order for Tuesday night, Febru
ary 14th and the Connor employers
liability bill, involving a railroad re
lief association is a special order for
February 10th in the house.
Representative Turlington introduc
ed the Merchants’ Association bill for
a constitutional amendment allowing
a waiver of homestead rights.
The house passed on final reading a
bill to put a husband and wife on equal
footing for divorce on Biblical grounds
so a single act w'ould constitute cause
for divorce from husband as w^ell as
wife. The vote Avas 57 to 30.
As chairman of the joint finance
committee, Senator Brow’n called at
tention to the deficit in the state treas
ury and urged all to oppose the treas
ury and uncompromisingly oppose all
bills that would load current expenses
upon coming generations.
The Benate makes the Piedmont
county bill a special order for next
Thursday and the Avery county bill
next Wednesday night.
(Continued on Page Ten.)
YOU MAY
Get tho ftddress of what ought
to be your rooming place, If you
watch and study and Investi
gate the “Rooms for Rent” ads
for awhile,
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“A STRAW SHOWS WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS!”
And Still They Talk
And Also Vote Upon
Issuance of City Bonds
REBELS ADVANGE
Recorder Smith Favors a Com-
mission of Four Withhrnyor
Hawkirs as Chairman—All
The While Ee Has Favored
Bonds,
ANNOUNCEMENT
(Qee Page 8)
Mr. Moseley Votes and Eis Son
Casts One Also in Favor of
Bonds—Mr. Ifwm^Differs
%
From the Above Gentlemen,
And So it Goes,
Enthused with the all-absorbing
question of bonds, people of Charlotte
are quitting business long enough to
discuss the problem from every stand
point, with marked regularity they are
clipping coupons from The News and
casting their votes for or against the
proposition as it is now submitted by j
the board of aldermen.
Viewing the question from the pres
ent standpoint it begins to appear as
though the judges will have a busy
time on the 10th of the month when
the result of the people’s will is
counted.
♦ It is hard to say today which side
is ahead in the contest. While many
have voted there are a lot of people
who are not w'illing to decide as yet
and who are in favor of bonds with
certain provisions. But all are loud
in their commendation of The News
in inaugurating a contest that w’^Ill feel
the pulse of the people ui)on a ques-*
tion that is the paramout one now
before the public.
Recorder D. B. Smith was asked to
day for an expression and answered
that he favored the issuance of bonds.
"I would like to see a commission,
say of four, with the mayor at the
head of it.” exclaimed Mr. Smith.
‘This commission,” he continued,
“should have the handling of the mon
ey. Charlotte would be benefited. I
consider the issuance of bonds abso
lutely essential if the city is to ex
pand. We are now growing at a rate
that must be gratifying to every per
son who has an interest in North Car
olina.”
Mr. Smith has been in fa^or of the
issuance of bonds from the first. And
like many others he has argued for
the naming of a commission. Believ
ing along the same lines with Mayor
Hawkins. Mr. Smith favors the naming
of His Honor as one of four men who
will have the handling of the bonds.
One of the many who voted in The
News office today was Mr. C. A. Mose- j
ley. He favors the issuance of bonds,
saying that he never knew any city
to amoimt to very much until it first
went into debt. “And the first vote
of my son, C. A. Moseley, .Jr.. is In ^a-
vor of the issuance of bonds,” re-’
marked the gentleman.
Following Mr. Moseley was Mr. H.
M. Irwin who voted against the pro
posed issuance of the $1,000,000 worth
of bonds. “Charlotte should be healthy
before it goes further into debt,” he
says. He is against the scheme as it
is advocated at this time.
And In this way the matter is dis
cussed throughout the city. The man
who w rites things about the bond issue
is a busy mortal in the office. Into
his ears one moment is driven an ar-'
gumenf in favor of the bonds, and
scarcely Is he allowed to think of all
the things said before he is told some
thing in direct contravention.
How do you stand, Mr. Good Citi-.
zen, on this proposition? |
Woolen Felt Mill Destroyed. ^
Bv Associated Press.
Asterdam, N. Y., Feb. 3.—The plant
of the Consolidated Woolen Felt
Mills is this city was destroyed by
fire today. Loss $125,000.
♦ The New^s has received a num- ♦
♦ her of communications from ♦
♦ citizens In regard to the pro- ♦
♦ posed bond issue. These com- ♦
♦ munications will be published ♦
♦ In the Sunday morning edition ♦
♦ (next Sunday.) ♦
♦ Beginning Sunday morning ♦
♦ The New's will offer the' use of ♦
♦ its columns to all cltlzen#j who ♦
♦ desire to express themselves ♦
♦ on the matter. Your name must ♦
♦ be signed to the communi"att;»ii ♦
♦ and will be withheld If you de- ♦
♦ sire. ♦
♦ ♦
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By Associated Press,
New York, Feb. 3.—Efforts of the
New Jersey officials to place respon
sibility of the explosion of dynamite
Wednesday which cost upw'ards of 30
lives and caused heavy prppertj* loss
resulted today in arrests on warrants
issued late laSt night. The first man
taken Into custody w’as James Heal
ing, owner of the destroyed lighter
Katherine W, who appeared at po
lice headquarters in Jersey City last
night and gave himself up. Others
on the list for arrest are:
Louis F. Calidetta, dock master on
pier seven of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey.
A. Hamilton, general freight agent
of the railroad.
J. M. Morris, freight agent of the
railroad at Communipaw (Jersey
City.)
R. ,A. or R. G. Morse, assistant
manager of the E. I.. Dupont de Ne
mours Pow'der Company.
Frederick Peters, manager of the
company.
Charles Ritter, checker on pier 7.
Captain Burr St. .John, superinten
dent of transportation of the com
pany.
Healing had admitted that his
boat had no license to carry explo
sives, but declared he never thought
one was required.
Paying Tellet
Ends Hts Life
By A^oclated Press.
Easton, Pa.. Feb. 3.—William Hack-
ett, paying teller of the Easton nation
al bank, committed suicide today in
the same way that William Coyle, a
friend, ended his life yesterday, by tak
ing carbolic acid and shooting himself
in the head. Mr. Hackett was about
40 years old and was a member of one
of the oldest families in this section.
Union ofChwches
Pronounced Legal
By Associated Press.
Montgomery, Ala., Fob. 3.—Union of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
and the Presbyterian church of the
United States, under the latter name,
was pronounced legal in a decision
rendered by the Alabama supreme
court in the case of Phillip H. Harris
and others, trustees of the First Gum-
berland church, of Birmingham,
against W. M. Cosby and others, of the
Presbyterian church of the United
States
AnACK EXPECTED
By Associated Press.
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 3.—Advancing
rebels have completely surrounded
Ciudad Juarez. Wires to the interior
of the republic have been cut and
railroad tracks torn up. Communica
tion with the capital Is paralyzed.
There are less than 400 lederai
soldiers in the tow^n. The Insurrec'o
troops now at the gates of ths city
number eight to ten hundred. It is
believed the defenders of Juarez will
surrender upon demand.
It is reported here that the rebels
will move on thee, itx this,i. after
noon. Non-combatants will be noti
fied before the attack is launched.
All races have been called off tem-
1 orarily at tlie Juarez track.
Consuls in Juarez have not been ad
vised that the town is to be bombard
ed. Revolntioni.sts say their messenger
notices to consuls was captured yes
terday and that another will come in
under a while flag today.
After the notice is delivered the at
tack must be held off 12 hours, accord
ing- to the rules of war.
No attack is expected today of the
revolutionary junta In El Paso Is cor
rect. Part of the rebel force is reported
8 miles from Juarez.
Business Places Closed.
At ‘:en o’clock this morning the may
or of Juarez ordered all places of bus
iness closed. American and other for
eign fl^?s were at once put out by the
foreign residents. The consuls had not
had any notirfe of an attack but the
mayor declined to say why he issued
the closing order,
Coyame Taken.
Abram Gonzales, provincial govern
or of Chilahua, says the rebels in the
Ojinaga district have taken Coyame.
Jose de La Luz Sanches commanded,
he says. This apparently makes the
insurrecto victory in the Ojinaga dis
trict complete.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 3.—Besides or
dering the militia company at El
Paso to keep peace incidental to the
revolution across the river. Governor
Colquitt today directed Adjutant Gen
eral Hutchings to keep several other
companies In readiness for any emer
gency that might arls-e. Captain J. P.
Cranke, a member of the legislature,
also commander of the company at
Laredo, called on Adjutant General
Hutchings and expressed his readi
ness to proceed at once to Laredo and
get his company out for duty. The sit
uation is being keenly w’atched here.
May Use American Troops.
W^ashington, Feb. 3.—The caldnet
this afternoon Is considering the
question of the use of American
troops to prevent the bombardment
of Juareaz, where tner.? are exten
sive American Interests. It. wili be
necessary to secure the coasent of tlie
Mexican government to the crossing
of the Rio Grande by American
forces.
Infantry Ordered Out.
San Antonia, Tex., Feb. 3.—A com
pany of Infantry stationed “st ForL
Clark was this morning ordered by
General Ralph W. Hoyt, of the de
partment of Texas, to proceed to
El Paso. It will leave tonight.
PR 1/^1? j In Charlotte, 2 cents a Copy Daily—5 Cents Sunday
^ ) Outside Ch arlotte, 5 Cents a copy Daily and Sunday
City Clerk to Pui chase
Property in 2nd. Ward
For New Car Route
Mrs. Schenk To
Get Alimony
B}' Assof'iated Press.
Wheeling, W, Va., Fe^>- 3,—Laura
Farnsw^orth Schenk and her husband,
.lohn, whom she was accused of
poisiotiing will wind up their mari
tal affairs today when the amount
of alimony the; womna will receiv3
will be determined, Ther? i^ i») dis
pute over the amount, but it has
not been made public Schenk will
file his divorce proceedin^rs Monday
and Mrs. Schenk will retaliave with
a cross petition.
Gaynor and Greene
Have Month Moie
By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 3.—Despite the
fact that t^ieir four year sentence in
the United States prison at Atlanta
expired yesterday Benjamin D.
Greene and John F. Ga.\nor, convicl-
ed of defrauding the government in
connection with harbor imj)rovements
at Savannah, will not be given rbeir
liberty for another month. In con
nection with their imprisonment the
men w^ere sentenced jointly to pay a
fine of $ij>7o,749,90. Both me.o now
are practically penniless and to set
tle this fine with Uncle Sam they will
file a patipers oath, through ilieii at
torney, Daniel W, Rounti/>e, of At
lanta, The men will march from tbe
prison free men. wiien these oaths
are perfected, thus ending one of
the most important cases in the an
nals of American jurisprudence.
Census Returns.
By Associated Press,
Washington, Feb. 3,—Censu.s >li.s-
tribution according to co’or was
made public today for the following
Georgia cities:
Albany: white, 3375, negr.>, 4812,
Chinese, 3. Total. 8190.
Amerlcus: wiilte, 3,483, negro,
4,574, Chinese, 1. Total 8.063.
Cordels: w'hite, 2673, negro, 3,209,
Indian, 1. Total, 5,883.
ONITED SMS
TO TAKE HllflD
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb, 3,—The govern
ment of President Davila of Hondu
ras, in the opinion of this govern
ment, is near its end. Upon the ar
rival of General Bonilla at Puerto
Cortez, the United States will ten
der its good offices to the revolution
ary commander in an effort to bring
about a cessation of the strife in
Honduras.
“I think President Davila’s message
means the end of my mission here,'
said Senor Paredes, “The loan nego
tiations here had not been closed,
pending action of the Honduran con
gress on the convention authorizing
the loan. The rejection of the con
vention necessarily means the cessa
tion of negotiations, as without the
authrolty of congress there is no
basis upon w^hich to close the loan
agreement.”
Senor Paredes said that pending
further instructions from his govern
ment he probably w'ould remain in
this city.
More About Trouble.
New York, Feb. 3.—Confirmation
of last night’s cable advices from
Tegucigalpa that the Honduras con
gress had refused to approve the
foreign loan transaction for re-finan'^-
ing the republic, was supplied today
by Senor Paredes, the Honduran fi
nancial agent now in the city. Senor
Parades said today that he had re
vived a cablegram from ;’residen!
Davila announcing the rejection of
the loan convention by the congre.sa
of Honduras. Davila favored the loan
but he dealt with a congress hostile
to American interests.
Aldermen, atja special meeting held
at noon today, instructed City Clerk
A. H. Wearn to enter negotiations with
residents in the Second ward with a
view of acquiring property necessary
for the widening of the streets to
comply with specifications filed a long
time ago by former owners of the
street railway system of Charlotte.
As exclusively told in The New's a
few^ days ago, asrsurance is given the
public of the completion • of the car
line through the Second ward by the
fact that the city is now asked to
condemn property along thoroughfares
in accordance with a law wiiich says
that the streets traversed by street
cars shall be 35 feet wide. City Attorn
ey Maxw'ell stated the proposition to
the aldermen assembled in the city
hall today and within less than 15
minutes afterwards a resolution In
structing Mr. Wearn to begin action
had been unanimously adopted.
Property owners along Alexander
street. First street and Boundary
street have united in the deeding to
the city of property necessary for
the widening of the streets. There are
now but 15 residents wiio do not sanc
tion the extension of the thorough
fares. Condemnation proceedings,
therefore, will be necessary unless the
diplomatic enterprise of Mr. Wearn
is successful.
Those who have deeded their prop
erty' are; Dave Wilson, Rof>e Conner,
Anna Ma;\well. William Doudson, Lee
Wesson, Samuel Harris. Bishop A. A.
■Warner, Elise Watters. Fannie Stewart
Celia Emmons, Joseph Orr, Nellie
Stewart, .Tohn W, Crockett, Tom Reid,
.Jjohn Crat, ,T, M, Magler (estate) and
,T, R. Hempliill, and Col, A, 1>. Smith,
Mr. H. N. Pharr, I\lrs, M. E. William.'^
and Mr. P. M. Brown,
The car line leaves Trade street a^
the intersection of South McDowell
street until Boundary is reached. When
Air, Latta was ai the head of the rail
way system here the line was propos
ed and work was begun, but for some
time nothing has been done.
Believing the people wanted a car
line through the Second ward, the new
owners of the street car privHegei*
In Charlotte have already begun steps'
that will lead to the extension of the
lines. Having acquired deeds from the
majority of the property ow'ners along
the proposetl «BRrte,-©fiicials of the
Southern Power Comj>any want to
know exactly “where they are at”
and to this end have elicited the aid
of the city. The boai\^ of aldermen will
finafly pass upon the condemnation
matter, Ihe report of Mr. Wearn to be
made to this body at some future
date.
In the event that an agreement can
not be reached with the j)roperTy own
ers and the S’treet widend, action will
b taken in the courts and four feet
from each side of the street con
demned.
II CEiU
IS III Din
By Associated Press.
Macon, Ga„ Feb. 3,—According to
El J. Willingham, one of the best
known fruit growers in the South, the
Georgia i)each crop is in danger of to
tal annihilation. Mr, Willingham has
just returned from his orchards near
Marshallvi *e and reports that the sap
Is rising in the trees and the buds are
beginning to open. Unless there is a
decided change in the weather during
the next tw^o days, when freezing wea
ther does come the entire peacn crop
will be a total loss. In Macon several
peach trees are In full bloom, while
from south Georgia there comes the
re))ort that many orchards are al
ready blooming.
To Abolish Whipping Post.
Salem. Ore., Feb. 3.—A bill to abol
ish the whipping post for wife beaters
in Oregon was passed yesterday by
the state le^^islature. This law was
enacted four years ago and since It
became a statute wife beating cases
have almost disappeared. The law la
repealed because It was considered a
blot on the state.
Flagman’s Assailant\
Caught m Lincolnton |
PoTlce of Lincolnton today arrested
“Handsome” Fox, the negro who yes
terday fired upon Flagm«^;n Robert
Moss of the Southern Railroad.
Chief Christenbury was notified of
the arrest and it is piobai.>’i:» that
the man will be tried by Recorder
Smith.
The condition of Mr. Moss is im
proved. After the negro had been
ejected from th^ train y^^storday he
fired at random, the bullet striking
the flagman in the left thigh. IMr.
Moss, whose home is in Greenville,
S. C., is at the Presbyterian Hos
pital-
$1,000,000 Bond Ballot
Aldermen favor the issuance of bonds to the amount
of $1,000,000. Upon the proposition as it is sub
mitted, answer YES or NO by signing your
name and giving your address upon
the lines on the coupon.
YES
NO
Address