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test Edition the charlotte news. Latest Edition : . 43. NO, 6948 C’ .t-OTTE, N. C.. FRIDA\ EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1911 ident Taft yefends Treaty For Recipjocity '■ if.'S. i'e!> 10.—“Reciprocity i 1 bv’iiertt the entire '■.iriiu'r. manufacturt'r, I . middle man. ” drrhiraticn made by :i an addit'j^s here to il tl torn exposition. ■M h «as d‘voted es- 111'-; that the fanner ’(.ar but much to t;ain, > luovo also that all . >is V- the country ;.d l\v recipr(H'ity. .. l ioneer energy push- itic," the I’vesident n up all the good T'.'nv spending millions •id and semi-arid lauds ' . stern desert. Should iv-; down a useless and ff will bring within ’■‘.sources the great tiiwesi \vh«‘u they can I' we need and that any of our own peo- ; ! i expressed the opin- ssing a corn exposi- woald be particularly ' him to answer the I'.ad been made of the I- an attack upon the . 'rivint; him of produc* ' ' be a manufacturers ■ c'ntinued. “ihat ia in :he manufactnriag .1 w r!»e to The farmer. I bli' an and the republi- alwa.N.*^ advocated and . ( V of i)roiection to and manufactures, i'l* the policy had littlo • III. It was thought that ■ :td products could not M at if all foreign prod- 1 i'-(i competition would u'uiion and reduce its price. The .mpfation to ;; .litlon by combinations however, that the - i'latform modified its i.tiitsed the limitation that ■ i!'l be limited for pur- . '.’Ciion to 'hf' difference - lost of produ'tion in this ih‘ cost of production a’l allowance for a reas- :'.t to the American pro- lie of production thus a'.ay tlie justiiication for ver by wav of protec- 'itii's imported from a '■V.' ;he conditions as to tier cIt( umsiancps are the oars and tlius makes thP diction substantially tli«» our neighbor on the •Mill miles.. Her population -'ri>fch ani French, i like our.'. Her traditions •' our.«. Her lan^rna.ge is ‘ ii.iat^ is lemneraie like 'ha: l(i*r growing .seasons . I i| she cannot raise corn ; 'l^an 'ties. She htts a free ' Mit with n wage earn- 1.. ! : olligent and as well ' r t!ifr»cult to He>‘ what ■prjiipjs have any advant- ! '.wn «‘xcept a virgin soil !i W' si." ‘ f M iller to bo hurt?" the I Me then took up the i r.vi\r> nn corn and wheat ’ \p1uc of farm lands in • (I ('p the niiliing indus- ; '■> . ’ !ha' “in ie..>r)( ct to com nrmer is king an«l will I'-'l.rocity or no reciproc- • • o said the domestic I :j hy the world price nliiig of any i»art of ■ through our country 1- h f'anada to h» milled ed without milling will or naierialiy affect the or our farmers.” i f t.iini lands, he said. Is 1 i roximit\ to market •• riH' fitlier element and 1 t'nt the American farm- l.avp the advantage in Me also predicted a great \n',erican milling as a re- r. I uicnt. ■ ' e ’nilsm” said the prer-i- iliai the farmers of a ' nt»* the greatest Avealih 1-4 of the country and ’ file f;(eafest importanco I H'lr welfare. When we ■ 1 crops, the wheels of all ' inovod and wealth has An;, one, therefore, who ‘ ■ a i.ollcv io in.ju>'e the li an.swer for at the ■ .inion. ■ ' ' 1' ason for adopting ihe fact th.it it is '• wo countries with kin- M (! h.ing togedier across II*. in a commercial and ilip great advantage .1 r» suit does not need ■ 1 li" a nice balancing of ‘ ' to 'ach. 1 say this in • • rin:r the arguments • '), • (if't-'iied effect of the I '11 (iitftM*nt clar>se.s of persons. I may not be thought to aban don the broad ground npOn which the to confirm this agreement ought to be seized.” Taking up first the eft'ect of the agreement on corn he said: T' T^f l>’’oduction of corn in the I nited ^>(ates in 1910 was 25.71:^.000 bushels of v.hich we exi)Oited44.072.- - . and used the rest in domestic con- Mimnuon. chiefly in raising cattle and _ ogs. of which In live cattle and pack ing house products we exported in \alue ^1.{5.985.212. The (’anadian pro- ciict of corn wa.i lS.72(i.000 bushels, or MX tenths of one iier cent of the total nroduction of the T^niied States, ue exported fi.000.000 bushels to Canada. Certainly in re- ^rect of corn the American farmer is king and will retnain so. reciprocity or no reciprocity. In deed the change wiil great]'/ help him i)v increasing his supply of young and thin cattle, now very scarce, for feeding with corn aad making good beef. “Rut it Is said that the farm lands of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and other slatf^a is mr.ch more valuable than the land in .Man itoba, Sashatchewan, Assinohoine and Alberta, the four great Northwest ern provinces of Canada and that to give Canadian farmers free entr.v of products raised on cheaper and will be certain to low-er farm lands in this country. Nothing >'onl 1 be further from the fact. The C’anadl.^tl lines are farther removed from the Minneapo'is and Chicago markets than tile land of Minnesota. W'sc.)n sin. Iowa or Illinois; and prixiniity to market is an important olen'om in the value of farm land. Ti.« iia- tural change in farmint; in this country is from the raising i’.' grrJn for exi)ort to the raising of grain fo” consumption and development of the secondary products in r‘ie form ('f cattle and hogs. The live cattle are bought and fattened. The hogs are raided and fed. It is fanning of tiiis kind that explains t’le liii.h v:Hlue o: farm lands in Illinois and Iowa. ‘‘If the argument as to the disat,- trous effect of admitting t'.i;> crops of the Canadian Northwest lo on'* market upon the value of oi;r farm land is correct, then the opening of lands in Kansa^\ Nebraska and the two Dakotas in the two de;‘f^(le.s from isOO to !?'!() should have had a sin^ ilar effect upon the land of ilu* ol 1- ei- states. Now, what was t!ie face? Wliat was the effect upon the favii l?nds of the oidei states of tiie com petition of these newer staic.->? 'j he land in the older states becar.i^ more devoted to corn and cattle nn.i h( gs, while the wheat and ot.her cereals were left to the new lands. The ef fect was that the values of the land of the older farming states were in most cases more than doubled. “The diiTerenoe in the value of the a-ie between Manitoba and Min- nesr’otji is but little more than eiuiir dollars v.hile the difference oe':ween Minnesota and Wisconsin is six d.'I- PI) ila Charlotbe. 2 ecata a Copy Dally—B Cexits Sunday V>J-» \ Oataid« Charlo tta. 6 Cants a copy Daily and Sunday GO SLOW I Votes On Bond Issue Will Be Counted People Make the Last Day oj Straw Voting Election One OJ The Best of The Cam paign, Beginning Early, lars, between Wisconsin and IlMnois is $25. between Wisconsin and lov.-a is $40; l)ctween Michigan and Indi ana is $H!. These figures show incon- (Continued on Page Nine.) VICE-PRESIDENT GAVE OUT INTERVIEW ABOUT SUFFRAGE. By Associated Press. New’ Haven. Conn., Feb. 10.—Vice- President James S. Sherman, accord ing to an interview printed in the Vale News today, holds that it is the duty of every young man to tae an active inrerest in political affairs, not simply in national elections but “so far as little municipalities are concerned, where we are Interested in having honesty and efficiency in public service.” The vice-president says, broadly speaking, he has yet to find a single instance where he thought that col lege education was not a distinct benefit to a man. Hiram A. Tuttle Dead. Pittsfield. N. H., Feb. 10.—Hiram A. Tutlle, governor ow New Hamp shire from 1891 to 1893, died today. ♦ ♦ ♦ POSTPONE ACTION ON ♦ ♦ THE RECIPROCITY BILL. ♦ By Associated Press. ♦ ♦ Washington, Feb. 10.—The ♦ house committee on ways and ♦ means today postponed action ♦ on the Canadian reciprocity ♦ agreement until tomorrow’ ♦ morning, when the committee ♦ will probably vote to report ♦ favorably the measure. ♦ One Hundred Fisher men Adiift On Ice Floe Probably Pei i sh e d >'o(i Press. I'lndland, Feb. 10.—One and fifty-three fishermen ’ iilf on an ice floe have • “ belief of members dng i>aity who have been of the castawavs for the est,^blished a village on an ice floe. A lashing gale broke up the floe. As It drlhed away 100 of the men w’ere taken off but others refused the aid of rescuing ships, believing tl ey were in no danger. The gaie invreased and now it is feared the floe was broken up, precipitating its days. Nearly 300 fisheri.iensettlers Into the sea. Result is Looked Forward io With More Than Ordinary Interest by Citizenship oj Charlotte And the County, Now is the accepted time! With the closing of the ballot boxes in The News’ straw vote bond election tc.night hundreds will have w^ritfen for or ag:iin;st the isuance by the city of bonds in the sinn of $1,000,000. as pur posed under resolutions adopted by ihe board of aldermen and forwarded to the members uf the general assembly now in session in ilaleii^h. Notiiir.g in Cliarlolte in well-nigh a decade lia.s so stirred all of the acti- 7ens as has this bond issue i)roi>osi- tion, and in no jjewspaper sub.iect is I there tiie sarne amoun! of interest as is being manif( sted in The News’ Bal lot Contest. The coiii)on printed upon ♦1 is (lage sets forth the proposition the aldermen would sumbit to the people. And grasping the opportunity given them to express their sentiments the lieople have voted in the afliramtive or in the negative since the inception of the election. From the suburL's voted of the election. From the suburbs votes have been sent in and from the business men of the city other votes have been received. A closer Avatch is of course, kept on the ballot box in The News olfice, but the boxes all over vhe city have held their quota of CCUpO’lS. The pro))osition may be re stated without tiring the reader. It is. chiefly this: Charlotte is now bonded to its limit and to issue additional bonds the legislature must give its sanction. Mayor Hawkins made reconimedations lo the board of aldermen that the leg islature be asked to allow the city to Issue bonds for water extension, sew ers, streets and belter schools. For wa ter $350,000 w'as to be expended; $250,000 for streets; $250,000 for sew ers, and $125,000 for school improve- n'ents. By adding to the city the thirty cents now paid to the county and levy ing a sewer tax the interest on the bonds could be taken care of and a contingent fund established. Briefly i tliese were the facts upon which alder- j men worked. ! At a special 'neeting. tw^elve mem- '■ bers being present a majority—seven ■ —voted to asii. for the issuance of • bonds and to the legislature went the i lesohitii'us. Since that time there has ■ been a great deal said for and against I the proposed issue and believing that I the people wanted more light on the i question The News printed each day 1 upon its front page a coupon settin.g forth the jiroposed measure. The peo ple were asked to vote as they want ed to. They have complied w’ith the re quest, great numbers of them sending to The New’S exnressicms of their opin ion regarding the much-agitated prob lem. It was thought the Mecklenburg delegation in the legislature would be here today or tomorrow’, but at noon nothing had been heard from them. It may be that a committee will be ap pointed to come here and mingle w’ith the voters or to hear speeches at a imblic meeting, or it may be that delegations from the voters will go to Raleigh and talk to the solons in the capitol. Scarcely had the office of The News opened this morning before people began to pour into it and vote in the ballot box stationed here. It looks as though the last day of the voting con test will be the greatest one for the past week. The ballots will be counted sometime tonight about nine or ten c’clock. The result will be announced To-night \ BARK AND CREW LOST. By Associated Press. Cossac’i, West Australia, Feb. 10.—The Russian bark Glen- bank was wrecked off here to day anj all except one of the crew of 30 w’ere lost. in tomorrow’s issue of The News. I Don't fail to vote. ! If you are against bonds, say so. j If you are for bonds, say so. i You have as much say in this matt^er as any person, w^hether that person be! banker, lawyer, capitalist, merchant, farmer ci laborer. Do not “vote often” as the men were told in Ohio, but vote for yourself and see that your friend also votes. FEDERR LS III HOT FIEHT By Associated Press. San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 10.—Ac cording to a message received by fed eral officials here, 300 Mexican revolu tionists and 250 federals were engaged in a battle near Mulata, Mexico, yester day. The loss on both sidas is report ed to have been heavy but no details have been received. According to re ports of the battle, it lasted 12 hours. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ OEIEGTiVES HAVE GLUETOROBeERY By Associated Press. Erie. Pa., Feb. 10.—Detectives are working on a clue today that may throw light on the mystery of the robbery of the Scott mausoleum in Erie cemetery. I^uis Wadlinger, a milk dealer, has informed the officers that about o'clock on the morning of .January I his wagon w’as stopped near the ceme tery b.v a man who asked for a match Wadlington says the man told him he '!iad heard hammering in the cemetery and later ^jaw four men emerge through a hole in the cemetery fence. On account of the reticence of the police and members of tl»e family I'.nich mystery surrounds the desecra tion of the mausoleum. Although a statement issued by the family is to the effect that the body stolen is that of Mrs. Anna M. McCiillum, a sister-in law of former Congressman Scott, ru mors are pei'sistent that the ghouls have taken the body of the millionaire lawmaker. For the present it has been impossible to secure a confirmation, Wadsworth Property Sold to Many People Of Greater Charlotte “HOME AGAIN” Is the song this little dog would be singing today if it could. It would alsQ be singing praises to The New's Lost and Found col umns because it was throvigh these columns that Master Ca nine w'as returned to his good home on North Church street. Mrs. J. D. McConnell, who lives at .Jaunea Station, six miles from Charlotte, is a sub scriber to The News and she saw the Lost ad. She also saw the dog answering the descrii)- tlon and returned him lo his owner. The following little ad did it: $5.00 RE\V.\RD will be paid for the return of black water spaniel, strayed or stolen from our home. O. \V. Ixiving, 309 North Church. Keep your eyes on The Want Ad Page 8. Something new in it every day. With Developments That art to Follow it is Estimated 2 hat The Sites Will Aggregate More Than $300,000, Fouj Bodies Were Removed From Mine By Associated Press. Trinidad, Col., Feb. 10.—The bodies of four shot firers had been removed from the Cookdale mine, wrecked by an explosion last night, five more bodies had been discovered and six w’ere still unaccounted for today. Lit tie hope is entertained of finding ‘he emaining six men alive. POISON DOCTOR MAY NOW BE DECLARED INSANE BY COURT. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Feb. 10.—The Rus sian criminal court that is trying Dr. Pantchenko and Count Patrick O’Brien de Lassy for the murder of Count Vasselli Boliturlin, indicated today th.at it was not disposed to entertain a plea of insant^iy on be half of the physician. When the session opened Pantchen- kc’s counsel' asked the iudge to order a physical and mental examination of his client. The jt'tdge replied the alleged poisoner might be examined as to his physical condition but that his mental state .would not be made the subject of an official inquiry. DELEGATION RECEIVED NO REQUEST TO COME. Members of the Mecklenburg county delegation w’ill not be in Charlotte today or tomorrow, none of them having been ask ed to come here to confer with any individual or body regard ing the proposed legislation for bonds. Replying to a query from The New^s this morning, Hon. W. C. Dowd, speaker of the house, ad dressed this telegram to the ♦ paper: Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 10. News: — “Answering your telegram would say that none of the Mecklenburg delegation has re ceived any request from any one to come to Charlotte for a conference today. It is impossi ble for the Mecklenburg dele gation to leave Raleigh at this time. “W. C. DOWD.” $1,000,000 Bond Ballot Aldermen favor the issuance oi 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 BILL TO mim TO THE PUBLIi; SCHOOLS special to The News. Halei.gh, N. C.. Feb. 10.—The recall feature for recorder for Wiluiingion stirred a contest in the senate on ac count of objection to the recall of any judicial ofhcer and protest was madn on such feature already provided in Greensboro.s' commission governnicni liill which has already been ralitied. Boyden introduced a bill for medical inspection of public school children in tow'ns of four thousand and more pop ulation. Senator Gardner offered a bill lo provide medals for members of ihe state militiea after 15 years’ service and exempt members from civil or criminal liability for acts unler orders. In the house tie Buttle ’oili to al low’ cities and towns to change or amend their charters at will without special legislative enactment ])assed the second readying. 1'his is the bill asked for by the North Carolina Aliini- ciijal l.«ague and allows the commis sion or other form of .government. It is a separate day roll call bill. The house j)assed a resolution asking congressmen to sui'ort the Parcels Post bill. A resolution i)assed lo allow Repre sentative W. A. Bailey, of Davie per diem although he has never yet been able to come to the Igislatur. Among the new’ bills in the house, was one by Sykes to fix salaries of supreme court Justices. Spainhour to appropriate $400,000 ad ditional to the ))ublic schools. By Privett. to assist the farmers by co-operative field experiments. By Kent, to prevent carrying revol vers and the .sale of them except to officers of the law’. COLORED WIFE MUROERER IN ELECTRIC CRIIIR Special to The News. , Raleigh,rN. C.. Feb. 10.—At 10:3(>, this morning Phillip Mills, the colored ' wife murderer, of Transylvania coun ty, died in the electric chair in the ! state prison. j The ))risoner made no statement. He and his wife quarreled about the possession of their children. She ran with the baby in her arms. He struck her over the head with a gun, killing her and causing; fatal injuries to the child. j Earth Shocks Feit. By Associated Press. Danville, V'^a., Feb. 10.—An earth quake shock lasting thirty seconds was felt here at 5:22 this morning. No damage resulted. Only Local Earth Tremor. Washington, Feb. 10.—In the opin ion of the scientists at Georgetow’n University the earthquake at Dan ville, Va., was merely a local tre mor.- Noted Teacher Dead. By Associated Press. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 10.—Col. El-! lison S. Keitt, a Confederate veteran ■ and formerly legislator, who spoke; throughout the North and West for' Cleveland in the latter's first cam-j paign for the presidency and w’ho; had since been of similar service to ; the national democratic committee, i W’as buried today in St. Peters church j yard, Columbia, having died yestei-; day at his plantation, Enoree, in Newberry county. One of his son.s! is professor 't. W. Keitt of Clemson' College. J Tragedy at Memphis. By Associated Press. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 10.—Two ne groes were killed and one white man i and a third negro had narrow e"-' capes here today when an iron w a-, ter tank fell through the roof of tiie Novelty Candy Company. ) More Than a Dozen Prominent Gentlemen Buy Valuable Lots Upon Which They Will Build if Conditions Demand. The Wadsw'orth property, bounded by Tryon, College and Sixth streets^ one block from the Square, is now held by new owners, negotiation!* that have been in progress for some weeks being completed today by Mr. George Stephens, who secured the option some ti;-.e ago, at a figure said to be in the neighborhood of $135,000. la !he aggregate it is not known what the new itropeny is worth, but it can be said without fear of contradiction that with the developments which are to follow, the different sites will sum up more than $300,000. List of the Purchasers. In the lollowing manner the proper, ly v*as disposed of: Sixty-seven feet fronting ou Tryon street, next the Presbyterian Stand ard, to Ales ;rs, George Stephens and A, J. Draper. Fifty-three feet front, taking in the Kirby store and room on Tryou street a^ijicent, wiiicli has an apartment up stairs, to -Vir. i'honias Grillith, as guardian for the C. F. Wadsworth heirs. On Sixth street, looking towards the Square, liTj-foot lot to ’I'liomas Griffith, as guardian. 1'iity-one-foot lot to (George Steph ens. Thirty-foot lot to i)r. A. J. Crowell. Sixty-six-tooi lot to Mr. C. (J. Cod- (lington. Koity-iive-foot lot to Messrs. Franlc F. .lones and M. M. Wallace. ('(ii’iier of Sixih and College streets, iOU feel frontag* on Sixth street and IKJ feel on ’oi)e;^e sireei, to Mi. L C. Lowe. Adjoinin.g lot on College street, 30- foot frontage, to Dr. H. L. Gibbon and Mr. Gef)rge Sieithens. Thirty-one leet on College street to Drs. K. L. (jibbon, C. F. Walker and W. O. Nesbet. While the many purchasers of this valuablei) roperty may have different ideas for its development, the majori ty, it i>r known will rent to substantial business enteri)iises and will make such inij»ro.enienis as are lequired to meet (xmditions. Upon Ihe vacant lots none but the most modern structures will be erect ed and the old pioperty wiil be re modeled s(j as- lo hardly resemble it self al this time. Valuable Property. Backward in jjaiKn’aniic flight roll pages in Time’s memoranda until well- nigh three-quarters of a century of a century have been unfolded, and be fore the view of many i, the Wads worth stables, the most famous in the South for a long, long time. Once the entire block was taken up and now almost all of it is in the hands of ilie estate that is kj be divided. It is small wonder, tiien, I hat the sale of the property is of exceeding great inlerest to all the peoi>le of Charlotte, young and old. The aged man remem bers the property as standing near the Htpiare .before (’harloite was a city. The younger cili:'.en sees in the s-ale anoiher stride in the itia%i-h of prog ress. Greater (’harlot!e’s army of en thusiastic. patriotio business men are showing to the world that Charlotte dirt is the most precious- of all jew els. In many re^:pects the deals that are linally clos-ed represent the expend- ilure of more lime, money and worry Uian any real »state transaction for a decade. It was no small task to draw all parties together in the tran saction. The financing of the sales oc cupied the sole attention of Mr. Steph-, ens for many days, and an attorney who had to untangle any tangle that might ai’ise, drew a breath of re lief when v.'£s all over. Splendidly Situated. Situated as it is, -the Wadsworth property, which, in the near future will lose its identity because of the m.any buildings of many firms, is con sidered the most valuable in the busi ness section of Charlotte. With a frontage on Tryon street and also on College St: t, it offers special In ducements for the purchaser who wants to 'yuild most any kind of i structure. The Sixth st eet property is also very valuable, and upon the lots will be built different kinds of stores. It is the purpose and desire of the new owners of the valuable sites to meet the requests of the respective locality seeker. If assurance is given by substantial men that such and such a buildin.g is demanded, just that kind of building w’ill be erected. The out sider will receive a hearty welcome from any of the purchasers who have scarcely without exception bought as an investment. Admiral Schleey Improved. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 10.—Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley, who fractured two ribs by a fall on an icy sidewalk here a few days ago, was a little better to day.