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OUICK RESULTS USE THE NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS—THEY BRING BEST RESULTS—ONE CENT A WORD st Edition THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. Latest Edition 43. NO. 6979 CHARLOTFE. N. C. SATURDA\ EVENING. MARCH 18. 191 I P"R i I® Charlotta, ! * -TVAVylif ^ Outside Chariot I a Copy Daily—SjiCentB Sunday tta. 5 Cents a copy Daily wnd Sunday C. Caton Can’t z Found By The County Officers Conditional Par- Virtually Revoked Kitchin Re- . ding Night And ^hip People Say ' atisfied if He will icy Away From \borhood—Search . .!• Shai'on tmvii- wli'^o nianner of ~ I'l'otc’stoii wifh • iit'ir t'ommand, al pnrilon fn'iii sentence on the .:^My been revoked is not to l)e sheriff \Va!lai'e| ofTorts yesterday j nffeht and this; . t.;o man. upon' , ..liMnant wrath of j r.:^ uezer, Sharon, j noighborhoodii. I liired man ^aid ; • ii:?; the revoca '?u I pardon and h; iill probability, :rs l’.>>ritii'S very ; i>t wind ui' some .■f importance. It •' in of the man toj 1 ach Saturday, but; • city i«)day, or ifi ■■ l.rre. his where-! n ti» the police I i chit'f executive -ir any lawful offl- -i; county to arrest 1 I ' hold him safe- r • i .et’ placing him: t:aag, trom which j ■nvict whon the . ame fr^MU the ■ f executive beluKj i.~ fact for some ..'on, after a peti-l • >TC(1 to the gover- j ndinonal pardon.' ' Richmond, Va. | . d and a teieprram d hiiQ that every- and he could re- ■n which he wns viuus •111,- and the 1 t'ie decision of 'kinj: the ptinl'^h- ' service on the ' •^ime, ?ay people . . did Caton ever forced to wear :Ueged that he • i v r. nipht. !• ,-s than two I d^fional pardon n!'d therefore he n 'tu 1C months ' !liv- rnor Kitch- - answer within • :1 Kuilty and the n flrfanlt. He is Ki'h to file an . itions made • I .Mccusntinns. !) line who i^^ w 'l .'-uhniit and ' ff>m (rovernoi is escape from vji.lating of the ■'•(!(.n S I mercifully ■■ ;.iTo!y likely the fx'cnd further • ft r. who was at . : I a township and 1 ;rir in preparing a revocation of 1 ' city this morn- ■r ho I \(cnded 'i( manfter in ''atnii’s acti('iis t;\nd ho h?« I ;M>ick.” ‘‘Well, . ' he .added. “1 • will a! wavs “ f'ar never le- ■ r'> f)i)d. N\'e don't I’aicin is on the :i ,,ax, so long as ■ m us. His inllu- (I. His life is a liiiiunity’s reputa- man out there liopc he will re- 1' lu* ever conuts ri oted, and when ' Mii.'i. we will have I would like to I ufrsonally f;r • ’'iun. We spoke !i 't know how to , however, the of- .1 f‘]n; e lookout for I" is alK'ady out ' (■' to arrest him Suicided A/ter Dinner Party By Associated Press. Chicago, March IS.—John Schenk, ^superintendent of the Park Ridge brancii of the Northwestern Gas I-ight it t\)ke' Company, was found siun to (loath early today in his home in Park Ridge, a suburb, and the police announced several hours later that ^Irs. Schenk had admitted she shot her husband, mistaking him for a burglar. Wlien police arrived at the houtie MI’S. Schenk was hysterical and re- fptired medical atJention before she could make a coherent statement. At first she said she did not know who fired the two shots which entered her husband's body but after be coming calmer, is reported by the police to have said: “I had retired, after being up late to an entertainment, and was awak ened by the sound of one in the house. I was too frightened to call out but went to see what it was, car rying a revolver. I saw a man move niul I don t kno\v how the gun be came discharged. Then when I call ed to Mr. Schenk and he didn't an swer. a suspicion came over ray mind and I fotmd I had killed him. It was a horrible mistake as we always have been very happy.” The FiistHike Was Made Today liy Associated Press. San *Antonio, Tex., March 18.—The first regimental hike of the mobilized troops at Fort Sam Houston was made this morning when the Ninth and Elevetuh Cavalry went on a practice march. The Eleventh started at 6 o’cloi k and the Ninth left half an hour later, both returnmg at noon. The camii is now ready for the beginning of the actual maneuvers, Gen. Carter has made an order regu- latitig biigle calls. Reveille will be called at r>:oO o'clock, assembly at 6, tattoo at s I), m. and taps at 10 p. m. Within these limits brigade command- will r. eulaie calls for the respec tive brigades. STILL WORKING ON MYSTERY SURROUNDING DEAD BABY. By Associated f’ress. Savannah, Ga.. March IS.—The po lice are still woiking upon the mys tery of the finding of a dead baby in the Ogechee canal yesterday. The child was well dressed and was well formed, but there is nothing to show to whom it belonged. QJIOTATIO I n SITTING UP AND TAKING NOTICE! Net Thawing Close Aiound Besieged City Of Ojinaoa Deaths From Plague In India Dming The Month of Febmary Numbered 88,498 By Ass(x;iated Press. London, March 18.—During the month of February the deaths from the plague in India reached the enorm ous total of 88,498^- The disease has become such a fix ture in that country that its ravages isron eENERHL STRIKE LESS MENAGINE PLACUE are little heard of except through the occasional official statistics. The British India office reports that the epidemic was particularly virulent this year and adds that the most per sistent efforts to stamp it out have failed to effect a permaneni improve ment in the situation. Died in His Buggy- Heart Attack Fatal Convict Killed. By Associated Press. Montgomery, .-\la., March IS.—New’s reached here today that Will Powell, a life convict, was shot and killed by a guard in attemiiting to escape from the Horse Shoe Lumber Co.’s camp, at River Falls, Ala. Powell was a negro. He was sent up from Houston county last November. . To Probe Election Frauds. New Orleans. March 18.—The Or leans parish grand jury have indicted .Joseph F. Glorious, inspector of the city board of health; S. Johnson, elec- ti(m commissioner: Walter W. Ryan, cleik of the sixth i>recinct, third ward; Thomas Cock, election commissioner, and Atigust Yaeger. also commissioner, for alleged election frauds in connec tion with the recent election of Judge Sommerville to the position of asso ciate justice to the supreme court bench. The indictments were return ed in blank, but capias were issued and the accused men later released on $1,500 bail. Convict Labor. 'larch is. In the 2.'i I) sof the ''Vhicli adjourned ' 'riiursfiay, a law iii : for the use of •item of SI ate high- • to be voluntary, 1)*' ( rcflitcfl to t he ' • I- ih. road mak- ' an allowanc.? ■ ir sentence is to be irty days of work. UNCLE SAM’S TROOPS PLACER GOARO By Associated Press. K1 Paso. Tex., March 18.—All ap proaches to the bridges leading from the .American side to .laurez were guJirded today b.v three times the usual ff)rce of United States troops, lle^etoffjre only a small detail has been assis-,ne(i to this duty but at day break today tents had been set up alc)ng the river and an entire coni- l»an.v of infantry was se^t to patrol the bank between the two bridges which form the main arteries of traffic to Jaurez. _ • Scores of Mexican soldiers came to the o))posite river bank to look across at the I’nited States troops. It was a typical frontier scene where the army of one nation might exchange salutes with that of another w'hile each re mained on its own soil. An American who returned from the insurrecto territory today said that (’aptain Otcar G. Creighton, the Amer ican insurgent leader who with a i-;nuill force has been destroying bridges along the Mexican National Railroad is still encamped in the hills few miles south of Jaurez. Creighton’s band, which Is compos ed in large part of Americans, is suf fering levere hardships according to ihir: man. The men, he declared, have often gone several days witho*at food and the only /;hance coming upon a steer has saved them from actual star vation. By Associated Press. New York, March IS.—Threat of a general strike of teamsters tying up "everything on wheels” in New York and vicinity in aid of the striking ex pressmen seemed less menacing to day than last night. A break in the strike movement came today when the employes of the United States Express Company voted to return to work. It looked as if the Wells Fargo men, too, might decide today to resume their positions, which would put the strike back to the point at which it started with the walkout of the Adams Express Company men. It was announced today that Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, had been sum moned here in view of the seriousnes; of the situation. DELIVERED ADDRESS BEFORE EMPEROR Bv Associated Press. Berlin, March 18.—Privy Buildin Councillor Tincauzar, of the ministr; of public works, w’ho as the German representative of the international commission of consulting engineers that investigated the Panama canal plans in 1905, delivered an address on the construction of the Isthmian waterway before Emperor William to day. Newspaper Indicted. By Associated . Press. Savannah, Ga., March 18.—Daily News of Brunswick, Ga.. has been in dicted in the United States court here for violation of the postal laws by pub lishing advertisements of a lottery. Il is alleged that on May 8, 1909, and oi different dates in August, 1910, au( September 1st and 2nd, 1911, Tht News inserted advertisements and no tices of lotteries drawing and gift en terprises made by lot or chance. Jan. 25. last, the paper a.dvertised a draw ing for a lot at the Brunswick Grand Opera House and that issue w^as exclu ded from the mails. An editorial ex planation which followed is also con tended to have been a violation of the law. As long ago as Dece^uber, 1907, it is claimed The News advertised a jewelry drawing for a Brunswick mer chant with the list of winners and w^as warned at that tin» that the law had been violated. One Man Cremated. Bv Associated Press. Chicago, March 18.—One man was killed and 300 head of cattle were burned to death today in a fire which destroyed a square block of the huge network of pens in the Union Stock Yards here. * Ban on Cigarettes. By Associated Pr^ss. Salt Lake ity, Utah, March 18.— A bill making it a misdemeanor to sell cigarettes or cigarette papers passed the legislature yesterday. Sold Business. Special to The News. ' , Wadesboro, March 18.—C. M. Burns has sold the business house formerly occupied by the Gathings Furniture Company on Rutherford street to Messrs. W. H. Liles, Frank Bennett and W. T. Rose, codsideration ^4,000. Mr. Geo. Perry, a Well Known Farmer of 1 his County Died Suddenly While Driving on West 6 St, this Morning, Mr. George O. Perry of this county died suddenly, this morning about 10:30 o’clock, while in his buggy, driv ing along West Sixth street. Mr. Perry had driven into tow’n ac companied by his wife. They came up Tryon street, from the north. When they reached Sixth street Mr. Perry, who was driving turned into the street. Mrs. Perry said: “Why, you took the wTong street.” Just as she uttered the words, she saw Mr. Perry’s head drop to one side and the lines iell from his hands. The horse became fractions, and she grabbed the lines with one hand and caught Mr. Perry vvitli the other, calling for help as she Jid so. Mr. J. Milton Todd and several of he colored hands of the water "works 'ffice, at work by the Sunday school .•oom door of the Methodist church an to the buggy. Another ran to layer’s drug store for a physician. Dr, Turvey responded instantly. He aeld Mr. Perry in the buggy while the horse w'as led down the street to St. Peter’s hospital, by one of the city hands. The man had no need of either phys-ician or nurse, as death had been instantaneous. His body was carried into the hospital and undertaker Hovis called. The remains were taken to Hovis’ establishment and remained ihere until this afternoon. Deceased w'as 54 years of age. He lived on the Shannonhouse place north of the city. He had been a sufferer for several years with enlargement •v)f the heart. He had had several se vere attacks. He was a well known armer and well thought of in the ommunity. He leaves a wife and ;even children, also one sister, Mrs. -id Swain, who lives on Mint street. The remains w'ere taken home this afternoon. The funeral will take place omorrow'. Mr. Perry was a native of Cabarrus county. He has a son living there, also a sister, both of whom will reach here this evening. • SKY 112 STORIES For a week or more the direc tors of the Commercial National Bank have been in consultation in regard to the erection of tUeir build ing on the corner of Tryon and Fourth streets. Prominent architects have been here to submit plans. At a meeting of the directors of the bank today Is was decided to erect a 12 story building and a building com mittee was appointed to go ahead, select plans, prepare for building. The committee consists of Messrs. D. H. Anderson, W. S. Alexandier, P. M. Brown, R. A. Dunn and Major A. G. Brenizer. (By VICTOR ELLIOTT.) Washington, March 18.—Recent ad vices from pestilence stricken China have caused great activity and alarm in official and semi-official circles. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the American colony in Pe kin and other large Chinese cities, and diplomatic circles have been stirred to their depths by reports from that plague ridden land which bode ill for all those detained within boundaries. .Through semi-official sources it be came known today that the recent ap peal of President Taft, head of the Rfc' Siciety -n >\irericH.’- for funas to alleviate suiTeiing in China was due to authentic reports from that country stating that three million Chinese are affected by famine and plague, two millions of whom are dy ing for lack of food, and that while deaths', so far, have been few among Europeans the hand of pestilence and famine was ever drawing closer to the community of whites,* w'ho are compelled by a strict quarantine to re main in the country. The appeal for aid issued by the President in behalf of the American Red Cross has brought in over $83,000 of whicli $8,000 were invested in food supplies and hurriedly shipped to China from Seattle, aboard the United States army transport Buford, oti March 5th. The remainder of the sum collected, over $25,000, was cabled to Counsel General Wilder, at Shang hai, by Secretary of State Knox. It is said that the money has already been distributed by the' Counsel General among the relief societies operating in the famine district. The latest report from Consul Gener al Wilder to the state department gives some interesting light on the condi tions. His report deals with the fam ine conditions- during last February. During the early winter, he says, many families had been able to keep alive by husbanaing their stores of grain, eating two meals of gruel a day, help ed out witli sweet potato vines and weeds. But these supplies at the end of January w'ere about exhausted, and even wealthy farmers and Iheir fam ilies were on the verge of starvation. In one villa";e a hundred families one- tliird of the population died of hunger and pestilence. One traveler reported passing thirteen dead bodies bj' the roadside on thirteen miles. A mision- ary reports that in a district visited, by him the starving had received from the government three cents each wiiich they had bought cakes made of leaves and stems mixed with millet chaff. They were unable to buy with such a small suAi anything more edible. The trees had been stripped of bark, which had been eaten. In that part of the country it was estimated that there were 210,000 without food save weeds a d bark. Mr. Cochrane, an American medical misionary of the Presbyterian church, reported that in the district where he was at work the jpost conservative estimate wafe that 80,000 w'ere in dire distress, and that in the whole offlict- ed reg'ion to say there w’ere tw’o mil lion starving would be nearer the mark than an estimate of one million. A complete census is now^ being taken by the missionary in order to render assistance in an intelligent manner. In the country around Pu- chow, in taking the census the families w-ere divided into four classes; those who have plenty; those who can ex ist until harvest on what grain they have; those w'ho h^ve a little grain but will be in need of help before an other month and those destitute and in need of immediate relief. The missionary w'ho made the census reports: “This list if anyuiing errs on the side of strictness,- for we found many of the third class and some of the second who had pi’actically noth ing to eat. So far as we could see every family had a fair supply of grass fuel, but only a small proportion of the houses we entered had any grain or foodstuffs.” Tbe fottowiBft is a summary o£ the official census. Of the first class, those who had plenty, there w’ere 2,326 families, totalling 18,995 people. Of the second class, those who could sus tain themselves until havest, there were 32,712 families, containing 209,- 937 souls. Of the .third class, those who would require aid within a month there w'ere, 23,793 families, containing 156,301 persons. Of the fourth class, the absolutely destitute, there were 39,431 families, including 197,681 per sons. With the funds at his disposal the missionary was able to furnish persons of the fourth class in 19 out*of 71 wards of the districts with food for half a month, that is giving to each adult 13 pounds of rice and half that amount to each child. Snow was fall ing and many were without proper shelter or sufficient clothing. Many of those relieved died by the wayside as they were returning to their homes. Children w^ere being sold by their par ents for food. The American Red Cross officials are greatly alarmed at the situation. Sec retary McGee, in his offices in the w'ar department, today said that so serious are the conditions that tv/o and a half million people will die in China for the want of bread if assist ance is not forthcoming immediately from the peoples of the Christian world. The famine is the direct result of the great flood which inundated Ihe provinces of Kinag-Su and Anhui last summer, ruining the crops. Consequent ly there w^as no harvest, and the sup ply of food on hand was not sufficient to sustain the people until the har vest of the coming summer. “During the first days of the famine” said Secretary McGee, mothers en deavored to sell their babies to provide food for themseli^es and save their children from starvation. Now they are trying to give the children away in the hope that those to whom the babies i"e given will be able to feed them. Along the banks of the Grand Canal the victims of this terrible ca lamity are living in mud and water, with only shacks of matting over their heads, hoping against hope that they may exist until boats bearing the nec essities of life come up the canal to relieve their distress. ‘ The plague is sreeping southward towards the famine district. It has al ready ravaged Manchuria hud thous ands of refugees, who ha%'e fled to Chefoo, in Chantung province, have carried the dred scorge with them. Hundreds of deatiis occur daily. The frozen ground prevents the burial of the dead, and long rows of coffins lie on the roadside. Persons stricken with the plague are dying by thousands and it is of so fatal a nature that its vic tims die quickly. The people have at least consented to the cremation of the bodies of the plag’ victims and the stricken land, if it could be viewed from thvj clouds, would be lighted constantly by the burning eyes of thousands of bodies of the victims. Insurrectos To-day C ist Lirie of Cofmmunicatiou With American Side—Seven Fed- erals Dead And Eighty More Are Surrounded by Rebels, MAINTAIN FIRES IN BIG ORCHARD. By Associated Press. Chattanooga, Tenn., March 18.—The Towers orchard, on Lookout Mountain, near Fort Payne, Ala., has just re ceived 5,000 gallons of crude petroleum to be used in maintaining fires in the orchard to ))revent frost damage dur ing the present cold w'eather. This is one of the largest orchards in the fruit section, and so far has escaped frost damage by the maintenance of fires. The Vice-President Entertained. By Associated Press. Charleston, S. C., March 18.—Vice- President Sherman and Col. Casson, sergeant-at-arms of the national house of representatives, were given an ex cursion about the harbor and up the Cooper river to the navy yard today by Congressman George S. Legare and others. Mr. Sherman and Col. Casson will leave for Washington this after noon. They came primarily as guests of the anniversary banquet of the ven erable Hibernian Society of Charles ton last night, the vice-president de livering. the principal address of the occasion. Colonel Durantes Surrounded And is Putting up Hard Fight—Men Falling on All Sides—Chihuahua in Danger of Starvation, Bi" Associated Press. Presidio, Tex., March 16.—Via Mar fa, Tex., March 17.—Step by step the net is being drawn close about the be sieged city of Ojinaga and today the Insurrectos cut the last line of com munication with the American side of the river. Seven federal soldiers have been killed and one Insurrecto w'as shot last night and died today. Col. Dorantes, of the federal forces, and about 80 soldiers have been cut from off Ojinaga and are completely sur rounded in a group of houses at Texas Canada Rancha, about a mile from Ojinaga. There has been a company of sol diers defending the Canada Rancha since the beginning of the siege. Yes terday Col. Dorantes, w’ho Is second in command of the garrison at Ojinaga, visited the outpost with a small body guard. A few minutes later the in- surrectofe charged up a ravine, formed a line between the town and the out post, and cut off his retreat. The In surrectos have formed a complete cir cle about the houses and the battle has been carried on since j’esterday at a distance of one hundred yards. Three soldiers are known to have been killed as their bodies are lying in sight of the insurrecto lines. The one insurrecto casualty occur red in the fight near the guard house at-the river crossing. By a series of rushes the insurrectos have establish- ejrl their line wHhin 200 yards of the guard houiIn a s])irit of bravado one insurrecto, advanrc^d within 100 yards of the federals and built a Are. He was riddled with bullets. Frank Lewis, a Greek Red Cross man, and F. S. McCombs, formerly of Seattle, Wash., carried ofl’ the wounded man and he died in a few hours. Four soldiers were killed in the fight at the guard house. The cross ing at the guard house is under the. guns of the insiiirectos and any at tempt to cross by wagon w^ould be sui cide. The American customs officials have refused to permit the exportation of goods at any other point other than the recogViized crossing and the insur recto advance has thus cut off Ojinaga from all sujiplies. The insurrectos have cut the irrigation ditch which suj)plied the tow’u witii water and the garrison now depends on a few' wells. Yesterday two Americans, S. S. Lang and F. O. Jasmer, of San An tonio, Tex., crossed the Rio Grande be low Ojinaga. They had come from the city of Chihuahua by tra'in to Fal- meir and by wagon to the border. The insui rectos examined their mail and then assisted them in crossing the river. They say that they were treat ed with gieat consideration l)y the insurrectos. Chihuahua, they declare is completely shut off from the out side world and the danger of famine is great. The insurrectos under Gen. Onizco completely surroimded the city. Macon Votes on Bond Issue. By Associated Press. Macon, Ga., March 3 8.—Macon is to day voting on issuing $900,000 in bonds for the purpose of purchasing the w'ater w'orks plant from a private cor poration. Two thirds of the votes reg istered is necessary to carry the bonds. The people are all taking a great in terest in the outcome. Voters are being hurried to the polls in automobiles. It will be neccssary to hav'e 1,187 votes in favor of the bonds for the election to carry, and it is believed that these can be polled without any trouble. Off For Honolulu. By Associated Press. ' Tucson, Ariz., March 18.—Having taken a round *bOut course through San Antonia, Tex., as if headed for the army maneuvers, the second United States infantry under command of Colonel Mansfield passed through Tucson today en route to San Fran cisco w’hered the men will embark immediately for Honolulu. It is under stood this will be an additional force for the Hawaiian Islands and not to relieve other troops. Caught Him But He Got Away. By Associated Press. Savannah^ Ga., March 18.—The home of Mr. Fred Saussy at Eloyd Heights, a suburb of Savannah, was entered by a burglar last night. Mr. Saussy caught the man in the house and a struggle eusued, but the burgliCr escaped. President Plays His Last Game B\" Associated Press. Augusta, Ga.. March 18.—The pres ident played the last golf game of his spring vacation on the links c£ .the country club today. Tomorrow af ternoon the start back to Washington will be made. Mr. Taft has thoroughly enjoyed his rest and will return to the white house in splendid condition. The president has done his best to forget that there is . such a thing in the world as work and has nearly suc ceeded. There will be in consequence a heavy accumulation of official bus iness awaiting him in Washington. The presidents message to the special .session of congress to be con vened on April 4, will be a brief one if he follows his present inclination. Whether he wdll directly recommend that nothing shall be considered but the reciprocity agreement bill ®r whether he will indicate such a de sire simply by confining himself to the subject of the agreement cannot be stated at this time. From the formal statements of the democratic leaders, however, the president has every reason to believe that revision of two or three of the schedules of the Payne-Aldrich act will be undertaken at the extra session. Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, who wa^ in Augusta sever al days ago, said the democrats in the house were elected to revise the tariff md they ought to get to work at the earliest opportunity. There is said to be a possibility that the president may call the pro posed arbitration treaty with Great Britain to the attention of the spec ial session, but the chances are that the pact will wait until the regular session next fall. , i