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- E 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, i-rit pEOP\^^ aQO I-' w o THE ^ # NEWS^ strav/ ^ $ “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. ♦ ♦ ♦ L E 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

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