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THE CHARLOTTE NRWS MARCH 12 1911 15 -rr. ial oj 42 Di eaded amornsts Delayed For Lack Of Jury i;nb:r Of Citizens Out or Town to ES’ ■y Scruice—The Trial laiiy Postponed Until ■day. !,7? Eight Cowttties Panic Created Ccimra Artists— Rc^embies a Town ^u jiiai Law. O ClANFARRA. ‘ ,1 ll.-'l’l'.o trial ('amorrisit. •'U .h s iiuii'nin.’, ai'rli fi’ninals '; • nitn iK r of oiic' ;i: : i'. is 11\ , - oi'iiiiiH",! ■ Ml 'C(i\01 iiiiu nr U) I 111! ot Ik‘ s I liat f vcr THE FliNGIIIL CONDITION OF THE Cliy OF CHAIIlOn[ t- :!iHt Xew ih ’ ; of I'D- Si\- sell !,d I order the l'lioto;,'rai)lters tied, thoi'gh I they H-aved ilieir. plaied. I A lauviiiR i»i(tvu'o opcM-ator. Iio\vov- j or, u!u) was causlu on the roof of ! lUM.uhhoriivu building; and iiis apuara^ is 1 v«)'li>'( a'ed. i With i 111' socoiid Kfoup of p’.'i j .'iitv;*. j' Oinprisiii^ Kiu (i, Sortino, Di ! \ioiT('lli ami (lariuU). tame Kapi lui : liaiuiciitfed. Hapi is undouhted’v very j;-irk. and it is not e:;i)ecKd that l.r ! will be able to endui'e the vUole iripi. i It look ll\ree wagons three trips to I lii iiig It)) all tlte prisoners. I li ^vas not iintil all tlie 'prisoners ; had heeii placed in the hi'se : « at:e. niaile i»iactically for tlieiv r''rrt s- sioii. that Abbateinai;iiio was brou.^ht j into the euurt looni. Tito announce- j nu'tu of his entrance broujjhr hi ; bc- I traced a^-soriaies to their feet wit:i j yells of iiiry, while they i^hook the bars of tlieir ca.'^es. Tii(' former housebreaker passv^d be- tore the ca^;' s and infuriated u'.on ■'ith heai ereit and smiling aini ".as then led to a small rat’,0. viiich lie oi-fiipied by hini!-''C'lf and which whero- in sat witii his back turned to the ot I'.er prisotiers. TIk' preliinonary exatninaiion of the jiri'sonr-rs over, the «|!ies!ions r«'- iutinj; mainly to the statistics of birth. ai;e ivcord, etc.. the work of selectin'; a juvy was uuickly be.siun. Nineteen jurors excused on doctors' certificates. •\losi of those excused claimed to be afi'ectc'd vith deafness, while anofher advanced the plea of “invinciblo som nolency.' '!'he mornir.j; session lasted until p. m. when, the j>iry beiiif; still inco!*’pleie. .iud.sjc Meanchi ord>red a supplementary panel of fifty more i alt'smen. Subptfcna s-c?‘vers hurrieuly left tlie ci>ur> room in soart-h «)f their men, but it was almost a boneless task for v.In u at ]). m. the c*ourt was re- convcncil • 1 ii(> marshal of the sub’io- ena sor\ei-s inftn’med the clerk tha; ('u’y 'WO on tiic tall,'.’ lists conUl l'e j foiMid. and they were both lawyers i and then s-Mtitiu a’ tiie irlil. } \\' ihe otb.ers h d Urd the city or j I'.r.l bi'rn sum’r.ouv d away by "iini'or- iant l)',isinc';s." > (h; ii; in,.’, this rcpiu'i Tublir l’;'o..-l tcilor Sar.t(.)i'o rose in ;^reat an^C" :i!;d :-t verily arraigned ttiose endeav- (ifii’i; to avoid ser'in>i on ti e .iury. Ill iif'claied ilie tiia! must be he'd ai;d denor.nct'd every excuse f(>r j)ro '.okin:;, furtlier fklay. 'I'he names of the ec.-^ '.vci'.' lo th.e con'.!n!ssar,\ of witn orders to investigate tl'.e .^oul or bad faith of those evadins; dut' and to arrest all gnilty of falsehood. P/Ui ail to no purpose for the c\odus of citizens conilnued ail day, ai.- I niiiiit Viierb;) is iki’ac'•'ca.ly desc“ri(il by !l;e r sideuts-, •^ecin;; tiiis condition of affa'.'s Jiid.Ut' IMai’chi adjouincii the trial un tii T lesday. \ lii'oai sensation was cau-ed 1 r’- iiiii ihe r.riernonr' srscion by the sud- d.-n apiH'iranc- it' c'Mut of {‘rofo'' Muiii and l.i.v daui;liitr. i.inda. Ve r. s auo 'he professor, who is now ser\in,T ;; lonji sen.ence at tiie local peniu>nti- ar.\, was coii'icted oT nturdering; ins i»( nil .a ■ I d;”’.;;htey's luisba'.id, !i is ^r-ied i\.a‘. prisoi.ers I bi^ testimony v.ill reveal many ,isto;,- ,i:ia’’v N\ a'4 - i' ti''’." 'hinss- hat; 1 * I'oniriii X'itf ibo looks lik^^ a t;iwn I .i;:dcv uiar;ial law. Shi))s are ,tj:ua"d.''; : l.y polic-o or tV(;ops; streets are lined I w M h iioops or police, and iiu s i;i?i : ^ !nr> dark with Kroni)s ot both police An Ansv^er to Mayor T. VJ. Hawkins’ Conclusions in Regard to the City’s Affairs. The Manaijeinent of the Campaign of Hr. C. A. Bland for Mayor submit the followin?; statement: 'Pbe statement of Mayor T. W. Mawkins. recently rendered to the Hoard of Aldermen of ine City of Charlotte and published in the city papers does nut show correctly the linancial condition of the city, and is calcuhucd to mislead the nniforin.cd. Tlie proper nielhod of inakinc: a sta(einent would have been by giving; a complete record of the I’eceijits end exepndiiures lur- ino- the administration. 'Phis has not been done. It is appareni that tin' statement, beins; rendere(i before the end of the fiscal year, was intended us canii»aign material and is answered as such; * .Mr. Hawkins states that he has assets as follows: Killing the rociv quarry $:io.lOO.O(> iOnlar.^ing the sei)tic ph-int i:>.300.00 On hand lo appls to general exi)eiises lo.OO.OO li'ncoileeted taxes for Ifllh. less one-sixth which goes to school ftnid ()5,tJ99.96 I’l cn, s ct a Uii'e ■ ' li- rturb- i* \v spapi-r ♦ ig:'i 1'.!.' morn- r J; mi:i“.i 'I': v> ill. h I it -.'ii' ;ary. I'l i'l^mi rr- ISC, v\hi h a 1 I’l on as- $117,599.96 'I’he facts obtained from the city's records are that there is an ai)paient balance in the bank of . . . $o.j.OOO.OU There is now due on accoi-nt of the Kook Quarry for which Mr. Hawkins claims credit 8,000.00 'rhere was due on aocouni of monthly bills at the time of liis .'•taKinent not allowed for 2,.j00.00 Tlictc is now due on acconnt of septic tanks 13,000.00 Tiiere was due on the 1st of March on account of interest ac- Cl lIOvI Less bank b:tlance. 19.000.00 $42,500.00 35.000.00 Showing a det^icit of Mr. Hawkins chnms credit for on account of uncollected taxes. He does ni;t stale that out of that amount must, be paid before the 'st of October, which is the earliest moment when the 1911 taxes can be ‘ol'ected. seven months, current expenses at ^ 1 "J.-'iltO.HO per month $S ’’I'here will be dt;e between tlip tin;e of his statement and tbe 1st of October. 1911, on acconnt of current interest which $ 7.500.00 $65,099.96 ,500.00 will acci'ue Adding t(; ti’.is atnoiitu the anioiuii the administration i'ind is now be- 'I'hc total amount w iiich Is to be met by the 1st of October 191 I Less amount of taxes which can be collected Defiicit Oct. 1. 1911 ' !36.S10.62 r.500.00 .$131,S10.«2 05.G99.9H . $(56,110.66 . ■ l;'.!’ fro!n a rong ! U’'. S lUcI''’ It "if i.i and , iviiii; K'tii ill .iH' b'l));. ;iii' in. i- >'r. ^li^•ll'- i i.- ini)r;;ii g wi loaded ;..l ia’ f ir«'!it- :‘ii'>t.uii this ji.t'S-biit the 1 ?-’'ouid l)f i! 11 ■ I i r i. i ui I lie ’i;' '.I. iioi ,1'. !iy guM'd 'ri;- ':r- i :,u:*rl. r'it Sk‘ 'U s i:. v,-oiir-M !'• . ;>•> V h. .1 • ' ■'••.,all- ^ v^,ia”i- '• i protit;^. . iV tici.iuro i r;r-d .'.ta^-'s .1 i':iin!; lu'is- il> (. licr :ind ( s > and a ma; 'I'his repre^-H-nis ilie amount the adniinisiraUon will be coni|)elled to go into doi)t between now and Ociober 1, 1911. on its own showing. There is another aspect in which Mr. Hawkins' administration show's itself l)chind. He has received in taxes during the 22 months of his adtiiinis- tiation .. $3Sl,t’^7.7S The previous ad'ninistr:-ition received in taxes during the same jieriod . . . 276.512.25 ! l':xces;-. intaxes re eived by Hawidns $1 (>7.975.53 I Xuhtraciing from liiis rhe total amount .Mi'. Hawkins has on hand I in chiding: — i Reel: Ouary $2;!.4(K*.00 Knhu'ging septic plant 13,500.00 I'ucoilected taxes for I'.'io 65.699.96 r.,ess deliciency in bank after pacing debts. $102,599.96 7.500.(10 $95,099.96 95.099.9(> Defifit. March 1. 1911 .. . ( tiier words if .Mr. Hawkins had not rcceivod the excessive am'>unt in taxes iie wouid at })resent time be actuaiiy behind on .March 1. H'H and by tlie I n of October, lltll, cui'rent expenses Current interest . $ 12,S75.57 Deticil Oct. ',11*11 iTi addition th-' rec(u-ds of the city show that: The pay rolls in ilu' police deinirtment have been cut 'i'he iiay tops in :he I'r^ department havt> locn cut . Tl'.;- pa\ rolls i!-, il\e I caith d^partment have lieen cut . ’i’h^ expenses of keeiiing iin streets l»ave been rednc‘ed The reuairs on public baildings have been reduced . . S12.N75.57 . S7,50(^00 . 3;,S10.62 Si:j7.1S6.19 . $10,221.75 4.175.95 6.o:m.13 . 13,131.63 4,092.27 I.;, .- (led by a ■ . I,, a. and r.s ; . >i iiidred ca if M.dicc d >. ui' ^■‘.it iary :u . iio A i:;c I'U-'lll. •. ' -1^1 gcnib' ha”d. , ■!■ !io.: -;i' ; ;a>'(1 l).id , n- " il'.o prese-i.''^ o: -lioti'ed t'l i'^ve MI piil'‘i) .’''ir ■ ')r rai.'ef 'lul- 'ore me i^eramajin'a and ■1 the fir-, groui) I , threw b'trrin?',' |)!10 'gi-1- ■'io same tin.io f'’ • iu r*';;pon order'^d On h^-arlng h's I and troops. j Rev. tidvv. M?ck to Davidson. liavifison. X. C.. ?darcii M. -l'.^.’- I l-:d.war.,l .^iacl■. a jtrofessor in I.a.io ! Ti'.fologu ..‘I S''-'iinai y. Cincintiaii. O.. will deliver a ; toreoptieon h'^ctnre it! the Presl(vrer:an '-liurch W'edntsdav night cn • Tae .\^aking of the g- lisli I5iMe.” ]{ev. :>!td Mts. H. .\L Woods ieit last nii;ht tor Stanton and Charlotte, Va Th'^^- expect to return to China next fail. The declamation contest ')i the scciei'-'s will be licid one week from ‘(Uiicht. Dr. T. W. Lingle is in Georgia for a flay or two in the interes. of the endowment and Davidson league fund s. Deficit Oct, i. 1911 $1 7.'.,141.92 Furtlier on the 1st of March. 1!U1. not allowing for the exi)en'.-es to Oc tober I, 1911, th(> deficit ai>i'.ears. as follows: .\motint .Mr. Haw kins is behind on March 1, 1911, if lie had not had excess of taxes .. .. $12,n75.57 Amount of cut in policemen's salaries 10,221.75 ,\mo^!nt of cut in firemen's salaries 1,17-^.95 Amount of cut in health department salaries 6.034.13 Reduction in keeping up streets 13.431.63 Reduction in rejtoirs of public buildings 4.092.27 Fuemen Planning For Tournament dry seasoned wood At this season of the year it is diffl* cult to secure dry seasoned stove wood, and our past few years’ expe* ri.*ncc has taught us to prepare for this condition, and we now are snp- j.lying our many patrons with absolute ly dry wood both pine and oak. Oiir hu.ge sheds are full, subject to your order. Wo Invite you to come and see just liow we are preparing both our wood and coal for you. AVANT WOOD & COAL CO. Telephone 402. Firemen of North Carolina are antic ipating with a great deal of pleasure the approaching tournament to be held here, beginnig May 16. and clos ing May 20. Tuesday will be conven- i’on day of the Nortji State Firemen’s .Vssociation, and the state races 'will be held on Cliurch street, Wednesf’ay atid Thursday. The interstuti races in which firemen from the two Carolinas and from Virginia and Georgia will j participate v.ill be held on Friday. fire in livery stable I early SUNDAY MORNING. I ,\t 1:30 o’clock this morning a fire I alarm w^as turned in from box 212 by I C’aptain Tom Black and departments .\o. 1 and 2 answered the summons. A defective flue had caused a fire in Ed. Osborne's stable on East Trade small blaze was extinguished before the deiiartment arrived on the scene. 'I'he ustial inspection w^as made by the firemen and they returned to their sta tions. Very little damage w'as done. How College Nines Appear ' (Continued from Page Ten.) mostly gets everything in the field but is the hardest hitting team the col lege has ever turned out. It w'ill prove one of the best teams in the state during ihe coiiiing season. it is hardly neces-sary to deal a* length with the piofessionals. Mo«t of Davidson’s last year men are not in school this year which means a practically new team for them. Rut not to be out done a team composed iilmost entirely 6f professionals has been secured. “Mig” Ca!??liion of last .■ ear’s Greenville team '.vill probat)Iy rake it time about in the field and rdtching. Coach Gartnan of the Char- k'tie team went straight to work im proving the few amateurs on vlie team and the students are expecting a very successful season. Eveiyone in tlie state knows the record of the past A. & M. team not only that but a few more men have been added to the lists. Cote was se cured from somewiiere in Cincinnati and has alieady made both football and baseball teams. TJtere is hardly a man on the team but what's a i)io- fessional and yoti take away Seifeit, Robinson. Cool. Stafford, and a few- more and there is nothing left. A. M. under co.'tch Thompson has a hard season before them, but if they play in the same old way the majority of the games w'ill be put dow'n in the won column. Guilford has about the team of last year, back composed of Doak, 1 and 2, Bandow', Stewart, pointers and Or ders, all of "Whom are professionals. Since this is true no coach is employed by the college, all of the men knowing the game too well themselves. Owing lo the inaccessibility of the college it is hard for them to arrange as gcoil a schedule as it is possible for the other colleges to airange. The situation of the entire state is the brightest in many years. There is more interest shown at the various colleges than ever before »n>I tl.e teams are stronger than ever before. Charlotte is fortunate enough to get a few of these games. The seasons at the various colleges open in the next week Several of the colleges having games scheduled. Charlotte Not Bankrupt 1)cf;it .March 1. 1911 $50,.S3L3O 'l'lie statement is further made that (he only reduction which has beon made in the current exi)enses has been by the the cut of i)olice- men's, firemen’s and health department salaries and in repair of streets and public buildings. • Sports tied for second PLACE IN tourney. Vajsity Pitcher Signs in Winston ‘Red” Stew'art (he may have an other name, btit if he has he himself has probably forgotten it) has signed a Winston-Salem contract and will offi ciate in the pitchers' box during the coming season. This is mighty good news. “Reddy” made a fine record pitching for the T^niversity and he made a fine record pitching for Wilson last season. He is now at the University', w’here he grad uates this year, though he will be una ble ^o play with the varsity team. He is. however, ))laying with the scrubs, and he will have the benefit of train ing under Manager Clancy from now’ until the season opens. “Red” Stewart is not only a dandy baseball player and a hard worker, but he is one of the best chaps in the world, thoroughly lovable, and w’hen the fans of this city get to know’ him, they will love him like- a brother.— Winston .Tournal. Irinity Team is "forking Hard S]>ecial lo The Sunday News. 7'iiiiity College, Durliam. N. March 11.—With the o))ening of 'iie baseball season less than one week off. interest now centers in the daC jn’actice on the Hanes’ Athletic Under the efficient coaching of Dr. Merle T. Adkins, the team is gradual ly roundijig into s-hape for the orvrn ing game with Trinity Park school, next Wednesday. Coach Adkins has expressed him self as being very optimistic over thf prospects for the team of the comin? season. The tiling which is most grur- ifying to the coach is the !ar.ge nuni ber of me)i now- trying for the tear(>. 'I'here wjn be eleven old men who will easily form a nucleus arouufi wjiicli a very formidable team m be developed. Not one of these old men. however, is having an easy time retaining his position. There are fif teen other men with splendid base ball abilities, who aie m.aking a neck to-neck fight with Uiem for the plac es on the team, lit view’ of the large number of able candidates- Coach Ad kins will be confronted with a diti'.- cult task wiien he comes to select tlio final line-up. Practice of the most sirenuotis sort has been ti.e order every day. the weather permitted, for the last three weeks, and will be kept up without Intrmlssion until the season opens nex' Wednesday. For the fir&t time in the history of the college the squad has been so large that a tabulated score of the record of eacii individual has been necessary. Careful records of every man’s work* has been kept dur ing each practice game, and the final selection will be made on the basis of cold figures, insuring the choice of the best men for positions on the var sity nine. AT , The Mayor Who Has Run the City On Its Income Two years ago we were told that Charlotte was bankrupt. Her debt waa nearly a million and a half dollars and growing blggeP every day. Her current expenses exceeded her income. The prophets of evil pedicated all manner of distress. But there were those who believed in the future of Charlotte—who saw in her the beginning of a great city. HAWKINS ro Tilt: RESCUE In T. W. Hawkins the people saw a pilot to steer them out of the shoals. They recognized in him a clear-headed business man. They placed him at the helm. They told him to run the city of Charlotte on its revenue. He said he would do it. That pledge has been fulfilled. SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN The record tells the tale. The city has been run within its income. The city is not bankrupt. We can stand before the world and say Charlotte is on a sound financial basis. Without increasing the rate of taxation, but by running the city on busi ness principals. The Hawkins administration has wroutiht a great accom plishment. Hawkins will go down in the history as the Mayor who put Charlotte on a paying basis. This notable accomplishment should be awarded by the rc-election of Mayor Hawkins. Watch This Space Daily Foi Official Hawkins News Free For a Liir-ited Time ... Monday Evening., Of the Famous Painting The Holy... San Sebastian, March 11.—E. .T. Marshall, the United Slates champion, and VMdirnar, the Bohemian, are l>cd for second jjlace in the International Che»s tournament at the Grand Ca- sina, as a restilt of their victories tc-) day. Marshall beat .lanow’ski. of Par j is, and Vidmar defeated Duras, also ' Brooklyn Beat Picked Team. Hot Si>rings, Ark.. March 11—The Brooklyn team captured a game from a picked team of American and Na tional Leaguers this afternoon, win ning by a score of 6 to 5. Dahlen’s I men got away to a bad start but i came through in the ninth v.'ith three Charlotte Wins Over Wilmington The championship of the Y. M. C. A.'s of the old North State w'ent to Charlotte last night by the decisive score of 48 to 16. The game w-as one of the roughest and hardest fought of the season and was interesting throughout, although the score does not show- this. The Charlotte boys clearly outclassed their oppenents, but in the second half Wil mington came back stronger and the result W’as a stronger team. Both teams showed a lack of team w-ork, except at times. Wilmington inclined to play too much on the offensive. The game w'as inclined to be rough throughout, Charlotte taking advant age of being on their own floor. The referee in the second half w'as not given the right treatmer: by those present. The refreeing wpjs fair and square, and though he refreed a strict game decision, he made could be thrown out. The visiting referee should be given as- much respect as the home referee. Tonight’s game leaves Charlotte champions of the Y. M. C. A.’s of the state, w’hile Wake Forest are state champions. The line-up follows. Wilmington Charlotte New'kirk Crowell Right Forward. Flyw’ork ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦❖ -5» V ♦ ‘THE HOLY FAMILY” by ♦ ♦ Benjamin Constant. No words ♦ ♦ can descrlbo Ite simple majesty. !►* ♦ It is more eloquent than ora- ♦ ♦ tory and cpeaks to every Chris- ♦ ♦ tian or student of Christian his- ♦ ♦ tory with an Impressiveness ♦ ♦ that cannot be forgotten. Con- ♦ ♦ stant was a grand officer of the ♦ ♦ Legion of Honor—painted many ♦ ♦ celebrated portraits, namely of ♦ ♦ Queen Victoria, Prince Albert. ♦ ♦ Pope Leo XIII, President Me- ♦ ^ KInley, etc., but became famous ^ ae a painter of Oriental life, ♦ of Bohemia. These contestants are; ta)]iec; and the decision. The All within striking distance of Capablanc-A, ‘ secored four runs in the open- the Cuban, w'ho heads the standing. ’ session. Rubenstein, the Russian champion, | immerman, the Newark third sack- drew with ISiemzow itsch today aud ^ was the batting star of the after dropped back to third place, 'noon w-ith four rafe drives out of many tim®s np. Daubert atso Death Sledded Arctic Road. ! (jj(i some heavy stick work, duplicat- Seattle March 11.—Members of the ing his home run of yesterday. Alaska Road Commission, which sur-| Unless the authorities interfere veyed the proposed w-agon road be- j the same teams w-ill i)lay again to- tween Nome and Sew’ard, have ar- . morrow’ riv _ _ body of John Olson, a prospectorfi 60 | College on Strike Over Dismissals. ■ived here. The reported finding the | oody of John Olson, a prospectorfi 60 | miles from the Iditarod, late in .Tanu-! Hipon, WMs., March 11,—Ripon Col- ary. The V)ody w'as frozen on a sled. * lege students are on a strike,follow- The surveyors pronounced the road, ing the dismissal of five st^j^idents for for which congress appropriated $5(1,- alleged infractions of the school rules. OOP as perfectly feasible. The road Of the ."oO students, only a small per- wili be 512 miles long. centage attended classes today. Averett Allison Allison Averett B Stewart Page Alexander Ross Left Guard Referee, 1st half, Faul; 2nd half, Huntington: time of halve», 20-20, In dividual point made, Flywork 5, Ste- hens 7, Newkirk 4, Crowell 18, Averett 16. Allison 12, B, Stewart 2, Stephent Grant Starritt Left Forward. Center Right Guard. This Exhibition on Second Floor of Our Store §#• Size of Paiotiog, 8 Ft by 14 Ft. Value of Painting $65,000.00 Do Not Fail to See This Picture Chief-of-Po!ice Farris, of Lincointon, N. C., was in the city la&t night, tie called upon Chief Christenbury and talked over business naatterb, Parke iner
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