North Carolina Newspapers

OinCIv RESULTS USE THE NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS—THEY BRING BEST RESULTS—ONE CENT A WORD afest Edition 43. NO. 69 ' 9 THE CHARLOTTE Latest Edition CHAHLOTFE. N. C.. TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 7, 1911 P"R ' In Charlotte. I cents a Copy Daily—> Cents Sunday ^ Outside Charlotta. 5 ‘ ‘ 5 Ce lts a copy Daily and Sunday lited States Army Being Rushed Into Lone Star State ,v Vessels And ps to Be Put to ::rs Caused Wild ':t'Come des. .a Antonio for ^-‘Los Angeles . Startling x'can Revolution i EfjcCt Mexico. i. .. 1' r. r >i'v 1. \: ) 1 leuv 'es linvo this ciiliro force assembled in 'i't'xas within five days. Movement Started. As a matter of fart the great ho> I'f tri'ii])s has already bepan to M'dN’o. two cavalry re.a;imerns having Cut rent' last nic*,l>.i from Forts Ogie- I 'Iviope iMKi Mcrrcs.^oa. Cleovgia, which I is r«',irar(led as a V t % •c';iniplishment j frt.in the points of p'-epavedness. General Weed in Washington. Ma.ior *joncr;;l V'.’ood. chief of stiift. wiiuld I'.imself have iueii jilaced in ‘.onimand of ihc trtops v»!iich are to ■ nuaf.t' in th(' manf’tivirs but f(U' the f;'ot it i.; 'I'uarded I'y >be poneial staff as iKvessary for the execution i>f war phms thal he retain nis position al \Vasiun;t(in. Heie ’’e cnn iia\e ;i compleM' sur\ 'y ot . ru‘ lifld and Ot* reaily to communi- ;r,'e il'.si:intly willi i'\ei'y one of the ■'eia‘‘tments ”.l'.i .i,;' lo nia.in'ain ;lu army in lit*' '1« ' i. ii cannot ■ •■•ii'ld how Ion.:: t'‘i- '".rae for.'■ wi’' ii, l.ei'i in Texas. ’'••M ji i - t vjilen: ila! it -nav he there i'(>r ma iv wreK.-, a' ihe least. I Want to Overthrow Dinz. ' l.o.-: Au’i.celes, (,'ai.. Mar(*h i. The ’'I'i iit's ioda\ jirint'^ the lo!iov>'ing; '1'-. Los An'ic'les is meelin.s; : .-'iii'.i s; iii;ih',Iy to i»nsh ihe insu'-ree- 'i);. ir- ;..wer Caiii’ori'.ia an;! in t'lel : i.iii^ n; ,'er r»;i ;ns .f ih.' pariri'.cnt I I'liiidiim ns.'t'i as Ik ad(p'ari‘'is Iiavt' \i- h ft; nia'tM’cil il'.e ).ians for ih^' e.-'';'>iv li-hint'in of a soeialislic .government. I Propose to Lead. ■\Ve have :iii\anc.'(l o’lr movemeni' I ia low. ;- CaMfi.ii'.ia haclsed i)V i’le I !ihci:i!s far alidad of tiie movement ' in p;ogi'.-^s in the otlier Mexican .''i;H('s." said one -f the local loadc’s yc:-i rth*,\. 'anil we propose io load a;,.i Ii '• lo i>,' l: d. We shall go ahead a.nd rsfa^lish our owit independent v". crnment v. i'li Mexicali as capital. Ii will he a much more convenient lotaiioM ihn:i I's-euda and ihcr'' will t PANAMA CANAU i • HET INTCK.-URBAN n Senate Passes Finally Substi tut e for Turlington Bill MEXICANS SEND TROOPS OF CAVALRY TO PROTECT BORDER By Associated Press. Eagle Pass, Tex.. March 7.—To pro tect the Sabanas bridge on the Mexi can luiernational Railroad a troop of Mexican .government cavalry last nisiht left Ciudad Porfirio Diaz on a special train. It was reported that insnrrectos intended cutting communication be tween Ciudad Porfirio Diaz and Tor- reon. A band of insunectos was rej)ort- ed operating in the territory between these two iwints. Sabana is about yu miles south of the Texas border. MAKING THE DIRT FLY ! The interurban Will Be To the Piedmont Region What the Panama Canal Will Be to the South. ;’n wa‘ r . a a'liu iv :e .lOlIit a' .i i .:v.' '! r.icin-' ' ■ . ’ ! . ■ t , ai I H i- lon i.-: '■ar-lhf the lu lui uiariers (;f a mcr.emoni everiinally reach ort ast the novtliern half r t. V'l'. atior.-;' V. Inch w e w il ' d Stall's ,',,vet ai '’-li'a (if Mo'icd Id'ifl' ai ' "Wl.M. \\» are in >,>ai|'aihy wiMi >i\ • . i'Mt' ;]i ■ (iti'.t r iuo\(‘nuMiIs agai’ist liie ; d '.; ".M.vic ;vii go\ernnient. it is a sympa- ■' o from' thy t'lat extemis only as far as it ' . • Oil- 'jmUs to liie ()\erihrow of Diaz. ■ ‘ "'I Three Forces at Work. ' , ■ ' ■ Wp rr ii-.at are ihr:'e ‘ in tUdd ail w'ork- i ;I1" I > ' his ( Ud. Tho-e of Madero we 'lO' id. r, in case of succcss, would ■ wi' simply another regime of • ’'! (•:>pi-a!i--m with i'0.~.si!)ly some of the ' i i,r.‘.-cm abuses a;)rtMl; Hlanco and liiis f(d!owers i epi e.'-t lit w liat migiil 1 !)e tern-iKd tlu> middle clashes that, Ih.'id il,: v !',i(' ot)|)ortnniiy, 'vould. ovotve jinto the same sort as the specially i privileged classes as now control I Mexico, wiiiie tiie lower California i movi'uient is conducted on the i)rin- I’ii 'les of t iitj Iiberalists, sitnilar lo tht s>- ialis'ic movement in the I'n- i:_d Slates." Men to the Front. The Times says men. gtins and am munition are being sent constantly fnnu l.os Angeles lo lower Califor- liia. Wounded Men Brought In Xaco. Arizona. March T.—No re pot ts of any fighting in the neigh- i)fn-hood ol ('ananea could be confitm- P(1 but travelers were seen who ind=-ted that the soldieis hankd iiiio that town in wagons^ were sick nv.-n. Several AnK'i'icans,’ however, \.’ i(. ru- . . fs and nal 1 I.lie at- ’’ran.;- .Wiowievi::' '■:‘l Staff.j ■it-.-t only ■I .if ti'.e iar’i-r of ii., (ii rs of t allinger SOUTH’S SUMMER SCHOOL TO BE HELD IN KNOXVILLE. By Associated Press. Knoxville, Tenn., March 7.—An nouncement %vas made by Dr. P. P. Claxton, superintendent, that the tenth annual session of the summer school of the South will be lield at the Tni- lNin%L^ versiay of Tennessee in this city, .lune /jr ’TUrthr^ inclusive. Tiiis school is for teachers and others of the South interested in educational work. It oiig- inally was established in connection with the w'ork of the general education board. The faculty is made uj) of fore most educators from the great uni versities of America. The school has had an average attendance of yboui 2,500. Gave Bad Health as Reason - Successor Is Walter Fisher txplaincd. • erin,^ of the .'toniin::!;. Ii tnec barges ' ’i;-' .American ■ ’ , i : iia I -d for ; 's lacking '' -otoniakeiip a snappy, ' .1 «.i "gniza- loiu'th the ■ .lU'ported ■ • T.'x.is. Tins a'-tial rrfuia- 1 ii it the army '• i!tii'> t hr.' •i.rc' are on ■■'.r .i\\ csiern ; . ,r of the I ' -I'gia fori s II a-; to how , . , • |;p.. r..,, : .d(I- ni'- » r 1 fc-'i vfti -■I .'.b I’her- trooi S, fMl!\ f First Resignation Sent in on January 19 and Rejused— Was Asked to Wait Until Congress Adjourned— Want ed to Leave Immediately. President in Open Letter Com mends Mr, Ballinger And Severely Ctiticises The Ones Who Made Fight on Him Some Time Ago. By Associated Press. Washington. March 7.—Richard A. Ballinger's resignation as secretary of the interior, dated January 19 last, was accepted today by President Taft, and Walter L. Fisher, of Chicago, was appointed as his successor, his com mission being signed immediately by the president. Mr. Fisher will take office within a few days. Mr. Ballinger tendered his resigna tion in a letter on January 19, basing it entirely upon the condition of his health. The president replied at once, expressing his confidence in Secretary Ballinger, his reluctance to accept his resignation; and requested the secre tary to remain in office until the close of the session of congress. Imme diately upon the adjournment of con gress, Secretary Ballinger renewed his request that he be relieved at a date suitinr the president’s convenience, but immediately if possible. Today President Taft in a letter formally ac cepted the resignation. Ml. s iif^-icie A.g tci «ui.iu The correspondence between the ii!t«'nance urnay afternoon lijO federals left president and the secretary is not . . - V, ‘ ^ in O r\ Hi- /licillQVC nilPS- who saw wagons driven into Cananet vfsterdav by Chintse ranchers saj they contained wounded ftoldiers. .\n American of ('ananea who for business reastnis did noi wish his name used said he was with Ren i.oi'ez. one of ilie rebtd leaders in Senera. alKlUt i'i milco south of C'ananea la?;t Satniday and was in- *^ormed that rjenernl Blanco was to nu've v.ith ui)war(is of .jOo men from Tigre can.]), which he recently cap- ttiVv il. and join forces with Loi>ez. Combined Attack Planned. . .... This juncture was to occur Sunday 'if'h might i nit'rning near Ojo de Agua, about ten ' . r» on ’heirjiniieo from C’ananea. after which an , sail .\n(onio!;.ttat k bv the combined forces on the j fe(;eral troops was planned. Pait, I Cut Off Water Supply. i'.-; 1 art and I Tiic garrison at Cananea w as noti- a;:.o:ed cniis-|fipa that the water supply from Oje au ;;i.iri( s nec-j (}e Ag la would be cut off and Sat you. is selfishlv to i'ni)ose ujx'u you more of ab urden \ an i ought to improse." The i)resident’s letter of accept ance will be quoted first as the log ical climax of the correspondence. It i; a sweeping and nnoomproaiisiiig declaration of faith in Mr Ballingers personal character and motives, and in his ofiicial integrity and (onpe- tency. It was written this nifrrning and is as follows; “Dear ]\lr. Secretary: I acce|)t your resignation with great reluctance. I had the ftillest o])])ortunity to know' you, to know' your standards of ser vice to the government, and to the public, to know your motives, to knovv how you have administered your office and to know the mo tives of those who have assailed you. 1 do not hesitate to say that you have been the object of oije of the most nnscrupulous conspiracies for the defamation of character that his tory can show. "I have deemed it my dni.v not only to the government but to socie ty in general, to fight out this batj tie to the end. confident that in the end your fellow' citizens would see that the impressions of you as a man and as as the admini.strator of a high public office were false and w'ere the result of a tmalicious and unprinci))led itlan for the press to misrepresent you and your actions, and . to torture every circimistance, however free from detrimental sig- nilicance, into proof of corrput mo tive. "\\ith the hyi)ocritical pretense that the.^■ did not accuse you of cor ruption in order to avoid the nece>- sity that ev.ifi the worst criminal is erititled to, t) wit: That of definite ly formulated charge of some mis conduct, they showered you with rus ]:i^-ion and, by the most i)et1ifoggin.g methods, exploited to ilu- luiblic mat revs w'lich had no relevancy to an is.me of either corruption or efficiency in office, but which, parade before an hysterical, body of headline readers, served to blacken your '^■haracter and obscure ihep roper issue of yo’.ir lu'nestv and effecLiveuess as a pub lic servant. “The result has been a crnel trag edy. You and vours have lost healtli and have been burdened financially. The conspirators who have hesitated} in their ])ursuit of you to resort to" Ihe meanest methods, including t!i; corruption of yotir most confidential assis^^ant, j)lume themselves like the Pharisees of old. as the only pure members of society actua'ted by the spirit of self sacrifice for their fel low' men. “Every fibre of my nature rebels against sttch hypocrisy and nerves me to fight such a combination and such methods to the bitter end. lest success in this instance may form a demoralizing precedent. . ‘"But. personal consideration for you and yours make me feel that 1 have no right to ask you for further sacrifice. Of cour.se, it has been made evident that I was, and am, the ultimate object of the attack: and to insist, against your wiTl, on your remaining in office with the prosjiect of further efforts against you is se1fishl> to impose on you more of a burden than I ought to impose. • "As I say farewell to you let me renew my expressions of affection and sincerest respect for you and of my profound gratitude for your hard work, tContinned on Page Two.) FAILED TO GIVE SIGN AND WAS KILLED. CLOUDS TURN NIGHT INTO DAY IN LOUISVILLE, KY. By Associated Pi ess. Louisville, Ky.. .March 7.—T..owering black clouds that overspread the heav ens from the eastern lo the western horizon turned day into night here at .'^.l.j oclock this morning. .Arc lights were burned on the stieets and busi ness places were illuminated as if it were .S o'clock at night. The pitch darkness remained for 13 minutes or more until it was dissipated by a diiving rain storm that amounted almost to a cloudburst. SESSION OF ASSEMBLY IS CONSTITUTIONAL. Sijeciiii to Tlie Xews. Raleigh. March 7.--Th senate con tended for two hrttirs o^er anti-trast legislation, passing at o’clock the committee substiiute for the Turling ton bill fioiii tlie house. The \ ote was to 2u for the substi tute then, the substitute passed unan imously and goes lo the house for concurrence. The princa))l feature of the stibsti- tute is the elimination of the oath fea ture that w(ntld require officers of cori)ora(ions to swear they are not violating the law. Adjournment Delayed. It looks now lii;e final adjourimient will not ‘t^e reachetl until toni.ght. There are I.') senators anl 77 represen tatives still here w'orking like beavers to com])lete the work of the session. It is possible that this may not be until tomorrow by reason of the dela>' in enrolling the final acts. In the sen ate Chairman (Iraham for the judiciary C(miniittee reported this committe'’ wei'e divided on ilie auti-trtist le.gisla- tion, half favoring the Ttn'linglon bill from the house and the others a sub stitute bill by the co^nmittee that wotdd not "agre* ■' on the term as used to "conspire or agree.” 'rhe\- would stiike our the clause j)rohibiling prizes and coupons and reduce th(' ftind at the disi)osal of ihe governor from $10,- 000 lo S5,000. The bill and subsiitu'ion are now on the calendar. Senator Htibgood called up the Kell- uni bill for invest igai ion of the sale and divisidn of the A.tlaniicit- Yadkin Railroad fiom Wilmington lo .Ml. Air.\. It was ()assed b.\ the house aiul tabled by Ihe senate recentl>. Ills was a ukj- iion to reconsider. Senator liartsell, moved to table Ihe llobgood motion and this .carried -1 to ll>. Bills passed lo incorporate the Forsyth and Yadkin Railroad: to amend the law as to bond issue by Trinity township, Durham coun1.\ : to aurhoriz' a r(*vocalion of the li cense to dentists; to re.gulate sli'i.- ping of live stock ino North C;i:- olina; to allow additional time off of sentence to prisoners for good bel’.avior. 'I’he house discussed a long while the London menial an.gnish idll to codify law as to damages against By Associated Press. Columbus, O., March 7.—The jires- ent session of the Ohio geneial assem bly is. constitutional. The sttpreme court todai:_,liiinded down an (vjiinion lo this thus rnakii.s all acta ot the legislature esal. I here was some ,,,,,55,,,.^3 ^ i.as.sed Uie question as to the constitutionality of the session l)iought by isettleiueat. and the matter was the suprem® court for I U' it c oast j)lace the tires- r the .Atlantic V' ' and which are (i:\)«ion c'oinprises !:■ .Montana, d \V:ishingron, a'l ' i lisors of 14,r)00 nder command • • ilne,v A. Staun- Sj 1 Antonio. .' Aill establish its . ; .\ntonio under ; (I'Deral Wlliiam ' 'lef of staff, us- I' ii^adler generals ■ ; '.A brigades into . division will be dl- • 1 h.-3 will be placed ihroughout the ' -.IS, Including not p M'der towns to attention will be r,:iiveston and the ■ ■in Command. > Tar Issued contem- urt.ep' lo (leneral of 15 regimentH ■ .n;’ cavalry and two iirtii!ery. In addition cf coaiit iirtliier." :i -'i.I’l'r.j into Uifnnfry, '• a r!;'»'.’el depnrtu"A in i^ractlco. It Is the inteatlon Cananea, going in an easterly di- •eetion. It mav have been this de- fprnment which n.et the rebels and from whose raiiKS the w'(,unded men were being brought into Capanea. Coast Artillery Starts. :\Ioblle. Ala., March 7.—Companies "tT), and 1 b7 of the coast artilleij, stationed at Fort Morgan, near here, are rushing i)reparation& for the trip to Galveston in response to orders re ceived unexpectedly last night. They will entrain late this afternoon under command of Major linrgess. Coast Artillery Leaves. New Orleans, March 7.—Tl^e l«4th company coast artillery, stationed at Jackson Barracks, together with one company each from the other forts at the month of the iMssissippi, vvill leave New Orleans tonight for Texas. Leave Fort Moultrie. Charleston, S. C„ March* 7.—Offi cers at Fort Moultrie said today that the 78th, 144th and 14nth companies of coast artillery would start for Tex as as soon as transportation cou.d be arranged, preparations for depart ure being commenced. They may leave tomorrow or Thursday. No Choice Yet. Bv Associated Press. ‘Albanv, N. Y.. March 7.—There w'as no choice for United States senator on the 42d ballot and no desertion froui tlio Sheeliao rftuks. voluminous but displays beyond ques tion the confidence w'hich Mr. Taft has renosed in Mr. Ballinger through out the long siege and the indignation with which he has viewed the at tacks upon the secretary's personal and official integrity. ‘I had the fullest opportunity.” the president sa.vs. in his letter accepting the resignation, "to .know you, to know' your standards of service to the government and the public; to know your motives, to know how' you have administered your office and to know Ihe motives of those who have assailed you. I do not hesitate to say that you have been the object of one of the most unscruptilous conspiracies for defamation of character that his tory can show'.” And in the conclusion of his let ter the president declares that “every fibre t;f my nature rebels against such hyi)Ocris\ (referring^ to the attacks upon Ballinger's character). "and nerves me to fl,gbt such a combination and such methods to the bitter end, less success in this instance may form a demoralizing precedent. But person al consideration for you and yours makes ir.e feel that I have no right to ask vou for a further sacrifice.” The president goes on to declare it evident that he himself has been the ultimate object of the attack and says that to insist npon Mr. Ballin ger's remaining in officc “w'ith the prospects of a further effort against RICHARD A. BALLINGER By Associated Press. Natchitoches, I.a., March 7.—Failing to give ihe countersign upon being signalled, William Stephens was last night shot and killed by his friend, Rambert Brown. Trouble had been feared and a guard was placed about the saw mill ]iroperiy wiiere the mei; w'orked, the employes agreeing upon a countersign. Why Stephens failed to respond to the challenge is not known. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ A “FOR RENT” LIST Y’'ou’ve often passed a busi ness or residential location and seen the sign “For Rent” in the window, and afterwards tried to remember just where the sign v.'as—it’s been an impossibility, like as not, to locate the sign again. It's different with the “For Rent” locations that are listed in 'The News’ Waiit Ck)lumns. All you have to do is to cut out the column and mark the loca tions that are of interest to you. Suppose you wish to visit sever al of the pieces of property that are listed; you have the infor mation before you in the clip ping and can easily arrange » tour of inspection with the least possible inconvenience. The ideal place to adyertlse property that is for rent Is In The News Want (Columns. One cent a word and on Page. 8. Green And Goynor Make Appeal By Associated Press. Atlanta, (Ja., .March 7.—Benjamin D. Green and John F. Gaynor, who have served their terms in the fed eral prison here lor I heir parts in the Savannah hatbor improvement fauds, appeared before United Stales Commissioner Walter T. Colquitt to day and formally asked permission to take the paui)ers oath &nd thiis escape the immense fines imposed upon them. The government re])resen- tatives, United Slates District .Attor ney Carter Tale and Special Assist ant .\ti.orney (Jeneral Alexander Ak- ernian, opposed granting the request and declared they would fight to block such pi'ocedure. At their r(!- quest further jjroceedings in the case werep ostijoned until March 21. 'J'iie government authorities declared the prisoners had hnndieds, of thousands of dollars and much property under cover and therefore were able to pay at least part of \'ie fines. This was denied b.v Captain Green. liver messages senate. The bill w’as defeated 40 to 36. Bills passed to consolidate the ^'ir- ginia and Carolina and t!ie Caro'i’.ia Railroads: to allow' exchgu.ge of traas- poriatiou for railroad etiiployes The bill to regtilate /iiild labor !• cotton factories was tabled. Williams of Bnn?'oinb(\ filed a pro* test fi.gainst the bill to extend tlie corj)orale iimifs of (Jasionia. involv ing the cotion mill village of l.ora^'. The hoiise adoided unanimously !)y a rising vote a resobttion of ai>i)re- ciarion and thanks lo Speaker Dowd, fi)r tiniform and courte(ius treatment of menibers. Prisoner Makes Good Escape. Bv Associated Press. '('oliimbtis, U., March 7.--Harris J. Morgan, a prisoner from Butler coun ty, escaped from the Ohio j)enitenti- arv in a seiisational manner and in si)ite of the efforts of bloodhounds and officers of the prison he iias not, yet been located. Show. South Carolina After B.v Associated Press. Charleston, S. C.. Marcli^ 7.—The national corn exi)osition committee delegated lo investigate the claims of South Carolina and Minnesota to the distinction of entertaining the next show reached here today and were taken in hand by a commit tee which is showing them evidence of agriculuiral activity. Members of the committee said they would care fully look mto respective claims. Should this state be favored by the decision the national corn show # ill be held in Columbia nearly a year hence. Schooner Stranded. Bv Associa'.td pr's^. Norfolk. Va., March 7.—The three- masted Boston schooner Wellfleet, Capt. W. E. Rutledge, from Baltimore to Charleston, S. C., with phosphate rock, stranded early yesterday on the outer diamond shoals off the Hat- teras coast. The crew consisting of Captain and seven men abandoned the vessel and started ashore., FRENCH CHIEF OF MILITIt IS KILLl TO-Diy By Associated Press. Melilla, Morocco* March 7.—The chief of the French military mission at Fez, was killed today by the son of the Moorish minister of war be cause the French officer had caused the ex^otion of two native soldiers. ABE REUF Abe Reuf. San Francisco’s former boss who will begin serving his 14-year sentence in the San Quentin peni tentiary, within a week. Reuf and his coterie of politicians for years ruled the city of the Golden Gate with an iron hand, exorting money from her cit^z^s and ex ploiting her public wo>'ks for hi3 guilt and was sentenced to 14 years at hard labor. Reuf’s counsel appeal ed the case and the self-confessed criminal was allowed his liberty un der a bail of $350.00. The appeal however, was not granted by the court, an order for Reuf’s arrest was issued, and he was taken into custo dy. He will be allowed seven days in which to settle up his affairs.