North Carolina Newspapers

)R QUICK RESULTS USE THE NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS—THEY BRING BEST RESULTS—ONE CENT A WORD ,atest Edition "HE : CH^\JlL,OTTE NI C Edition OL. 43. NO. 6962 CHAHLOTrt, N. 0.. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27. 191 1 PTJ Tr’F * In Charlotte. ? cent.^ a Copy Dailey---:. Cents Sunday A XXlV/l-/) Outside Charlotte, 5 Cents a copy Daily and Sunday avily Laden Passengei Train Hurled From Track r: OSS. . J7. An oxira a ..M ncM' irnin loadt'd ■•'ni.'-i't'ki'i's wen; into ■ ■ > »>!wt of this iilace Sleuths On 2 rail Of Jewel Robbers ’• !'f>. ill! I'U'iiirant jias- .inknowii. was insnan'- ■ n wn. in . . il i’-inju aPi Seaetary ' The treasury •1~. -K.'Ikii (>. ;■) Si-vo ■. nonunatt li l>y • ’ '.1 lio a^sisfart :i'.'asuiy. Hr will i I i'i! -s. wlu\ it is to tho iM't’sl- 1 iV XiHton. ;"ini'v i.t'w ;p;iui'r on Bill 'Enacted To-day Indians Were Killed Hy Associated Pross. Xow York, i-'eb. 27.—Federal auihori- tii's and local police today are s=eekinf? 110 scat with Ialmost jiriceless jewelry ,-,j stolen troni a cabinet drawer in the l^iaie room of .Mrs. Maldwiu Drum- 1 mond, tormerly Airs. Marshall Field, jr., ot (’hicayu on tiie liner Amerika i some time Saturday night. Mrs. Drummond es-timates the money value of the purloined s;enis at ?i:U',000, but (•(Uisiders them worth far in excess of that sum to her i)etsonally because of I he uni(iuc charac-tor of the missin.z, articles, which include three strinii^ of white pearls. ;js:^ in number, and mtM’e than SU diamonds. Mr. and Mrs. Drummond had in tended to i>roceed today to C'hicai;t) bu( instead. Mrs. Drummond said, the loss of !iu> jf'wels had changed her plans and they exi)*'cted to remain here for several days to aid in whatever might be possible in the search for tlie gems Mild to be read yto identify them if toMiul. l! was' planui'd to extend the search :u. all pans of (he country if trace of ' th g(Miis is noi immediately secured I >i''re. A search of the steamer failed to iievt^al a ilew to the jewels or to the identity of the person who took them. If itu- u.'ins were carried off the ship, the method is as much of a myster^ as ihe robbery its.'lf and mtist, detec tives sa>', have been accomplished by a most adroit smuu;gler. It is possible the \aiual'les are concealed in some p.jin of the big vessel and with this possibility in view, it will be searched fro n stem to stetn today. .Mrs. Drummond was returning to this country after an absence of no.arly ti't'T v('ars. She missed the jewels Sund ly morning from a drawer in her ‘ a'e room. i:\|n'Ct;!;ions that tho siipplemen- ' S' arcli of the liner would reveal '.'.1, ii:',r if the jewels were not rtalizi'il todav. 7.—The Hohr-on i-‘los«u’T of na- which has , enacted I'y ■mi' only known f rovuies heavy ''.wiUi'.y irathcr- t I- th-' na- I ; 0 4/ Bill Passes To Amend Chai iet Of Chariot t e duet—'‘PAY ME WHAT YOU OWE ME!’ The Situation At Albany r > '• ■ man wi lU! ■I t'l. b' dd' ■ r . F. S E .. Mi TED STATES. ■. -1-. -Tl'.o ■ii.'Ters in t'u; ! ■ .1 . :i by 11,1.'2 a: '"rdlng to ■ : . The figures \r. ,-u Zonagai, ,1 here yester- ■ ;. >ars : lean from the ..t’ly o.l'iTt left .1|: th Otll- , 1 increase in \inerica, I'.!' America and the I'ni't'd .1 pain se of all li, parture over V. i- \» ars. RESIGNED By Associated Press. ^ Albany, X. Y., Fob. 27. - AVhether ] the withdrawal of Kdwarvi M. Shepard, j as a candidate for the United States^ senatorship and Martin \V. Littleton's ; letter to Charles F. .Muriihy asiung the Tamniany chief to biing about the re-, tirement of \\ illiam F. Sheehan will have the eft’ect of bringing about an early l>reak in the senatorial deadlock was a mucii disctissed (ptestion in Al- ban> today. The report thaJ some of Mr. Shee- hrin’s supporters were* \\avering and till' fact that Senator i)ept'w's term ex- . GUSE OF JOSEPH 006IN GOMES OP FOSTBIIIL THE MINT tS SAVED. Th- reached following telegram the secretary of the O Greater Charlotte Clui) at 2:45 ♦ o'clock: Washington, Feb. 2(. ♦ The Charlotte assay otf.ce ♦ has jt'st been saved b.v ovei’- ♦ whelming vote. ♦ (Signed) E. Y. WEBB. By .Associated Press. Paris. Fob. 27.—Pi’eniier Aristide Hriand, who succeede(i Clemenceau as [ i ead of the French cabinet on .iitiy i 2;'.. r.tO'.t, today tendered the resigna- £ WS REBELS’ PLANS. 27. .!(''U.- Cal- :;cnd.»rme who I I it) ’li“ .Mexicali • nana csti^rda.w sa,\ing that (j.-d f(»r Tiajuaria. I* he readied that ar Indian niniior ;ioni M‘\i' :»li wi'b a . }ind the Indian .•■•nt f('!'ce nunilH'r- - ; i.oint :;r. mile-- ■ ,'Uina Saturday ni'j;ht . apt ii cai)tu:e. It is ,aru ‘’I in.->uruentis .-.|f;on Hovtliold. tl ■ - ide of the line, is n ;. i .\1 xicans who fled \ nciau insunecf(»s. . ; r» ca Mped le ar t be , .lanb'd by I'nited \;1 .Mexicans withoiit ■ ! a ium on the Ameri- ■!\i t! proK'ftion. Not Bf Extradited. I’le^.S. F' b, 27. Rob; rt i'^ ., . .Ill hoy broker" now , i;,.» .laneiro. can not be ■ me indietmont charg- larcpiiv, as mull an ol- ! ( iiided in the treaty .. . .. i|i>ig to a dispatch.to 1 - ;oda.v from Secretary ,'..1 Davie's case will be •i • .March grand jm'y f'"*- d( ration. Railroad Men Confer. r ii Press, !• ... 27. Executive offl- ih ral cf)unsel of railroad.s |I , ; I ( lassification territory 1 lic'c informally today pt'e- > the conference thit; after- > -n id'r what disjiosition to I .. lec' iit freight rale decis- ■ ‘I was a ;;tiieral feelin.g to- .11 appeal of the liecdsion on iiid that it was cftnriscatory tl^e crefiit of the rail- a lime when it w; s d(;sired ISkVAs. amount (»f securities. tion of his ministry to President Fal- lieres. On Xov. 2 last Briand formally retired but a few hours later was re stored to i)Ower and formed a new cabinet from whit'h all elements not thoroughly in svinpathy with his atti- tiule on labor hail been eliminated. 'Pile situation at present is wholly tlifferent. The premier had declared 'limself weary of the bickerings of parliaiiieni and the intrigues of the Lioups nominally supporting him and eNprcs.-ed the wish that he i)e reliev ed of the responsibility of govern ment. For a year and a half Briand had successfuily combatted the socialistic parties with whicli lie ordinarily was afhliated but on last Friday night whMi he was attacked on the ground that he had lu t enforced the laws against the church congregations as •set forth in the sejiaration act, the uovernnient escaped censure by the slitn ma.jotity of H5 votes. At a con ference (HI Saturday the ministers de termined to resign so so(m as today’s (>!;sequies for (General Brnn, the niinis- tei of war, had been held. .\t 1: oO o'clock this afternoon the cabinet met at the Elysee Palace with President Fallieres and soon aiter- waids tlie announcement of its retire ment was made. The retiring ministers are: Pre mier Briand; .lustice Girard; foreign affairs, Pichon: marine. Admiral Bone de l.apayrere; i)iiblic instniction, Faure; finance. Klotz; commerce. Du- piiy; aiii i«-nlture, Ra.'naud; colonies, .Moet; labor, Lafferre; public works, Puech. Genetal Brnn, minister of war, died Feb. 2.',. Later in the afternoon it was an nounced that President Fallieres had af(’pted the resignation of the cabi net . At the I:iysee i)alace M. l^riand read a ((jinmunication addressed to Presi- (U'lit Fallieres, in which be declared the resignation of the ministry was imi»erative on arcount of the growing hostility of certain elements in the republican coalition which weie con stantly blocking tlie government’s hope of sftcial progress and national securi ty. The cabinet’s- ambition was to carry out a broad program of concilia tion and apjjeasement. So far as the (piestion (d the church was concerned, the mini.sters were convinced that, the church and state having been separat ed. the work of dissipating clericalism should be reasonable and tolerant and with respect for all religious beliefs. pirt'!-; iliis we('k was h'ok(Hl irpon as iTuiicaiinu a near crisis iu’tlio !-itnation aiid •‘yesteiday's (levelo'puK'nts st i engt lici.ed that belief in tlie minds of iuan\’ friends of .Mr. Sh^'ehan ihat he has no present drawing. E.'vcep't ns luissibly showing vhich way the wind is idowin^ in ihe insur- .gent cam)), today’s ballot, iln* :i.')th since the votiu'.i b^^uan-wHb nor ' r^- garded as imrortan*. ati most of the legislator.' are i;aired until tomorrow. Still For Sheeiian. Xew ^ork. Feb. 27.—Friends of Charles F. .Murphv. leader t)f Tam many Dali, made it cltar today that the withdrav.'al of r^dward Al. Shep hard from the senatorial contest would I in no wise affect the plan to elect William F. Sheehan t.o succeed Sen ator De-pew. Governor Dix left this morning for Albany. Mr. Sheehan had nothing to say todav regarding Mr. Shepards with drawal. Mr. Shepard in his letter of withdrawal said it seemed to him that Mr. Shehan could not be elect ed. Mr. Sheehan does not intend to return to .Albany. ^vlr. Murphy is said to be planning a trip to Hot Springs in a few days for a short rest. Thirty-fifth ballot for United States s^nator: Sheehan 9; Kernan 10; l.iitleton 4; Sulzer 2; O'Brien 2; Glynn 1; Hooper 1; Dougherty 1; Carlisle 1; Mon W. Hosendale 1. Thomas P. Con\\a> li Edward M. Grout I. Republican: lOepew fi. Total vote cast :^S; no qnorum. Hy Associated Press. Xew^ York, Fel). 27.—With the call ing of the case of .loseph G. Robin, the imiicted hanker, in the supreme court today the opening of an imnoV- tant chai)ter in the history ot bank wrecking prosecutions here was prom ised. Robin whose financial operatjons caused the chjsing of three i^nriks in cluding the Xorlhern Bank id' X'ew York, is being iirosecutefl I'li thf^ clKM-ge of the fhe;'i of $27,O0u from th.;> Washington Savings Hank, one of ;he cios( (1 instiiutions oi wiiich he inientjon of witli- ji; r.sidtr.t. ; In-licatious of possible sensational develojnnents during th.e trial were , ^ i not wanting, as liobin declared helAvill receive today final instinotions ui)on^ theiv ^^ ^ Will Eliminate Fraud in Election By .Associated Press. Chicago. Feb. 27.— l^ifteen thousand guardians of the ballot recruited from the various camps of the mayoralt\ candidates and b>' the election l)oard CAPTAIN OF FRUIT STT^AMER DROWNED ON LAST THURSDAY. By .Associated Press. Mobile. Ala., Feb. 27.—A cablegram received here today from Port Limon. Costa ^{ica, tells of the drowning on Thnrsdax- last of Cajitin C. V. Folsom, of t^ie Xorwegian fruit steamer Mount Vernon that has been plying between Mobile and the Central .American fruit )orts for many years and who was well known amon.g the shipi)ing inter ests of The Gulf and Atlantic coas'.s. FIVE PEOPLE ARE BURNED TO DEATH AS TWO HOUSES GO. By Associated Press. Mazelton, Pa., Feb. 27. - SupjHised t(j have been caused by the explosi(m of a lamp, fire during the night burned two houses at Oneida, near here, oc- cni)ied by Gabriel (Jerotsky and Mi- harl Slovak, Hungarians. Five mem bers of the Gerotsky i'aniily lost their lives in the Hanies. Election Scare Probe. By .Associated Pres-«. Danville, 111., Feb. 27.--'Pliere ;uv ])rospects of a further adjourtimeut this afternoon of the grand jury which is investigating vote buying ]»ending the death or recovery of Foreman Woodyard, wiio is ill at his home in Ridgefarm. .lud.ge Kim- ]\imbrough stated this morning tint he had been told that Mr'. Wood yard wished to continue his wisrk as foreman of the jnry and when the body assembles this afteriuum .fudge Kiml)iough will impart to its mem bers the information that has come to him. 11 tbe.v desire to lake a further ’■e cess time will be granted 'them but if they insist on continuing the w’ork a new firreman will be ai)i)ointed and business taken up this atternotin where it was left off last Monday. wouid give in 'inii'oe w’.u- . iie ciass-.s as liis en iniies occasion to regret tiieir alleged persecution of him. Robin has been declared legally sane although alienists for the state* lironounced him nientaliy nnlialanced. District Attorney Wliiiman will seek to sbow that Robin stole $27,- 000 from tlie Washington Savings Bank and sought to cover up the theft by using the Xorthern Bank arul other/ companies ■which he controlled as blinds. I'here are eight inciict- nients against the defendant. The aggrtigate amount of - the alleged thefts charged is ^207,000. many men of prominence; in eparatory to entering I i v: Cabinet Pays Tribute To General Brum Will Noi Ha} bo? Foreign “Trusts' By Associated Press. MelDourne, Australia, Feb 27.—The comnKmwealth of Australia served no tice on the business world today that it would not harbor foreign '‘trusts. ’ The following memorandum on the subject was given to the iiress by Sir R. W. Best, minister of trade and customs; "For several months past it has been an open secret thai representatives' of the Amarican 'meat trust have been visiting .Au";traiia, ostensibly with the object of extending its operations here. The •government is determined -o take immediate and drastic action to discourage and. if necessary, to i>ro- hibit its operations in Australia. U is not jiroposed to wait until the com bine secures vested interests in this country.” By Associated Pess. Paris, Feb. 27.—The members of the cabinet a^>sembled at the Elysee palace at l;oO o'clock this afternoon following I heir attendance at the ob- se(piies of General Brun. President Fal lieres presided. It was understood that according to a pre-arranged plan. Pre mier Briand and his associates in the government would tender their resig- imtionf^. The fnneral today of (General Brun, minister of war was marked by pomp. The entire garrison of Paris participat ed. I’resident Fallieres, the cabinet and di])lomatIc cori)s. members of parlia ment and of the French Institute and those distinguished in every walk of life asK-enibled in the grand salon of the ministry of war, which had been transformed into a mortuary chapel and where yesterday thousands viewed the body as it lay in state. Premier Briand on behalf of the gov ernment, and General Michael for the army paid eloquent tributes to the memory of General Brun. The premier laid special stress u])on General Brun's inspiring leadership and his service in building up the French aerial fleet un til it had become, the speaker said, the greatest in the world. Among the floral pieces was a wreath from .lacob SI. Dickinson, the American secretary of war. duties at the primary election tomor- rjv\'. They will receive official com missions fiom .Fudge .John E. Owens. Each mayoralty candidate wil be al lowed one challen.ger and alternate, in addition to his wathers in each pre cinct. In addition a flying squadron of more than 400 sjiecial election in- siiector's which has befen created b.v .Judge Owens, will be -given creden tials and in the afternoon will attend a school of instruction in the rooms of the election commissioners. In final orders to judges and clerks of elections Jud,ge Owens declared declared that he felt confident that v.ith the army of watchers all fraudu lent practices would be greatly re duced. Death of John Carroll. By Associated Press. Washington. Feb. 27.—.Tohn Lee Carroll, governor of Maryland, from 1876 to ISNO, died at his home here at 8;:’0 o’clock this morning after a long illness. He was born at Homewood, near Baltimore, in l!s:’.0. Governor ('arroll was a direct de scendant of Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, liis father was (Colonel Char'es Digges Ciiri'oll and his mother a granddaugh- ii'r of Thomas Sim Lee, twice gover nor of Maryland. Special to The Xews. Raleigh, Feb. 27.--Twenty odd bills were introduced in the senate today, nearly all of them by urgent request l»laced on the calendar. The more important were by Senator Bassett to protect persons selling merchandise on apiiroval; the Pharr bill to create the oflice of auditor and fix salaries of v)Hicers of MeckUnburg county; Sikes to provide iirimai\ elections in Wake county and Raleigh; bills to apportion the house number of the general as sembly; lo raise revenue for the state; to amend the charier of Salem; in corporate the Grand Lod.ge of K. of P. of .North Carolina passed readings. 'I'he bill to iirovide a commission form of government l‘(U' llale'gh pass^ ed second readitii-*. The bill repnrin,g medical and ^u^’ ical apitlianct's in factories passed and was sent to the house, pealty be^ ing fixed at $2.‘) instead of STiOO. .\nion.g the favorably rcpoited billH in the iiouse, were to incorporr.ie the Duiham Ai Danville Railroad Co. To provide for a Ctuiira! Highwa.v. To incorporate tlie Winston Loan 'I'rusi Co. To allow Gaston and .Mecklenburg counties to construct a bridge neat Sloan Feny. Hrown, of Stanley, introduced a bill to incorporate the Raleigh, Charlotte it Southern Railway Co. Bills passed: To amend the charter of Siiencer. 'I'o amend the charter of Charlotte. 'I'o allow Charlotte to lev\ a special tax and issue bonds for sewerage, au- dit(»rium and other purposes. To allow special tax for supi'ort of the ('arnegie Libi-ary. Speaker Dowd ai)pealed to the mem- iiers today that most orderly ))roced- ings were necessary if the bus-iness is to be dis)(atched and the work (»t th(' session rounded out this week. He said over 400 bills were on tha calendar besides great numbers from the ^nate and in the bauds of commit tee's, besides new bills still coming in He pledged his best effort tf> dis- pateh the btisiness and urged that, members do not get nervous over llio situation. Lynched Negro Is Identified By Associated Press. ,Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. 27.—The body of the negro who killed Conductor \V. \V. Thomiison on a passenger train near Augusta last week and who was lynch ed by a mob at AYarrenton Saturday, has been identified as Arthur Young, wanted in Greenville, S. C., for the murder of Policeman O. S. Gunnells. A local college paid $10 for the body, wh’oh v. as brought here for use in the dissecting rooms of the institution. Officer lienrix Rector, of Greenville, traced the body to Atlanta and went {to the college last night to see it. He at once identified it as that of Young, alias Bob Jones, murdered of the Greenville officer. A rewaid of $1,400 for the capture of Young, dead or alive, was offered. The body will be taken to Greenville today. * No Opinions Today. fly Ashociated Press. Washington. Feb. 27.—Not a sin gle opinion was announced today by the su))renie court of the United States, although this was decision day. Siuh a failure is almost unpre cedented Gov. Hooper Visits Prison. }iy Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 27.—Gov. Ben W. Hooper paid his first visit to the state i^rison near here yesterday af ternoon and in an address to the prisoners said among other things: “It is this view' which leads me to say that while I may not pardon as many of ,\ou as some of my ])rede- ce-ssors have, I shall earnestly strive for the enactment of laws that will surround you w'ith conditions tliat will make yon better men.” Big Bond Issue, Bv Associat.el Pess. London, F'eb. 27.-l..ondon’s share of $.">,O0O.U(»O of the $10,000,000 issue of first mortgage four and one-half per cent gold tionds ot the St. Paul and Kansas City Short Line. Railroad Com pany was oversubscribed and the sub scription list cloK-ed today. Died From Excitement. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn.. Feb. 27. Over come by the excitement, due to a laid by deputy sheriffs on her home. Mrs. Rachael '(rolstein, wife of Moses Golstein, who conducts a second hand clothing store, died suddenly vesterday afternoon while the raid was in progress. The deputies iie- lieved the couple had been selling wiiiskey and beer on Sunday and forced their way into the rooms on the second floor above the stoie. Tiagic Death In Ii e d ell Special to Tlie Xews. Statesville, Feb. 27. Xews of a tragic death in a remote s( rtion of the county has reHched Statesville. The victim was .Mrs. Tutterow, wife of Mr. Vir.gil Tutterow. a farmer of i'nion Grove townshiii. Mrs. Tutterow waa in the house with her children when her clQthes caught tire tiom the open fireplace. She attempted to tear the burning garmeiiis from her body, and proving unsuccessful in this she wrap ped herself in a cpiilt and got between the ticks of a bed. The flames were smothered in Ibis manner, but their victim was so iiadly burned that she died after hour's of intense suffering. The screams of the children brought Trades of the Finley lines and allied lines began here today with 102 dele gates in attendance. Ever.y shop on the Southern Railway, Mobile & Ohio and Alabama Great Southern is rep- yegented. AVage scales and working rules will be discussed and arranged. Big Meeting at Birmingham. By Associated Press. Birtningham, Ala.. Feb. 2i. The an nual convention of the Federated Siiop Mr. 'rutterow, who was at work in the "“’’field, to the house, but he did not reach there in time to save his wife. Mrs. Tutterow was from Indiana. Mr. 'rulierow fcjr a time lived in In diana and married there, later return ing to t.bis county with bis wife. Mr. Xoah Sides, an aged citizen of (!oncord township, died early Siinda.v moining at the old Sides homestead, death resulting from the infirmities of old age. Mr. Sides was N.5 years old last .lantiary and was the oldest mem ber of a family of children, four of whom have died within the past four years. Surviving are two brothers, Messrs. .1. M. and Arch Sides, and three sisters, all of whom live at the old home in ('oncord. The decea.sed w;Js never married. The interment took place today in Concord grave yard at Loray. SIX DEATHS FROM BUBONIC PLAGUE. Bv Associated Press. “Amoy, China, Feb. 27.—Six deaths from bubonic plague and five from smallpox were reported in this city and suburbs daring the fortnight ending last Satnrda>. Corset Makers Strike. Bv Associated Press. Kalamazoo, Mich, Feb. 27. Seven hundred men and girls employed by the Kalamazoo Corset Company went on strike today. A wage cut on piece work i)iecipitated the strike. Groups of young w’omen strikers paraded the streets during the day. Took Big Gold Offer. London. Feb. 27.—The Bank of Ensr- land sf'cnred the bulk of the $!i,000,- 000 South All lean gold offered in tha oi)en market today. ♦ ♦ THE CAVE DWELLERS ♦ Lost in Snow Storm. Bv Associated Press. ‘Cannon City, Col., Feb. 27.-In the face of one of the worst snow storms of the season searching parties num bering 100 or more men are scouring the Royal gorge, six miles west of here, for traces of Thomas .Tenkini? 2H years old, and Eugene Hawkeye, 17 vears old, who sel out for a trip Hade no such wonderfully com- ♦ fortable, attractive, and acces- ♦ isble houses, rooms, apartments, ♦ etc., as we of today. ^ ♦ Are you as comfortably, ♦ housed as you might be? ♦ Backbone Of Negro Strike Bwken Bv .Associated Press. Charleston, S. C., Feb. 27—The back- bcme of the strike of negro laborers at the phosphate jilants in the suburbs was broken today, more than half of the men returning to work. The ne groes realize that their fight for high er wages has been lost. A large num ber of Italians are due to arrive this week and will be given employment in the mills. As this is the height of the shipping season the plants were crippled severely durijig the strike. tiew Of 2 hirty Frozen to Death Ministers Add Their Support To Gner Sunday Bill Emphatic endorsation of the Grier bill, which seeks to prescribe a ]jenal- ty for the desecration of the Sabbath, was given this morning by ministers of the Cliarlotte Ministerial Associa tion. who held their regular meeting in the Yotmg Men’s Christian Associa- around Charlotte. “And whereas, said bill is nothing more or less than the law' which has been on the statute books of the state for a hundred years or more, except a fine attached to make the law effect ive, and to stop the flagrant abuses which have become so notorious and common within the past year or more By Associated Press. London, Feb. 27.—A news dispatch from Odessa says a tragedy of the sea was revealed in the discovery in the Caspian sea a few miles off Astrakhan of a derelict vessel, the Avhole crew of which, numbering thir- ^ ^ ty had been frozen to death. The ship was a mass of ice. If not, read New's Ads today. AVatch the AVant Ad Page. Always on Page S, and the cost only one cent a word. tion Hall. The resolution to be fo\md below was offered by Rev. S. F. Conrad, pas tor of the North Charlotte Baptist church, and received unanimous sup port of the preachers assembled. In full the resolution reads: “AATiereas, The bill to protect the Sabbath from* open desecration in Mecklenburg county, and which is now ])endin,g before the senate have pass ed its second readings in the house, ‘•Resolved, therefore, that, we, the Ministerial Association of Charlotte, repre.senting about :10 white churches and a memlw^rship of about 10.000, do hereby reaffirm our former jjosition and renew our apeal to the legislators to give us the j)rotection asked, the al)andonment c»f the Satjbatn and changing it into a day of dissipation and revelry, can mean nothing less than demoralization, and immeasur able harm to the highest and best in- terests of the peoide in our city and county.”