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43. NO. 7006
CHARLOTTE. N, C„ WEDNESDA\ EVENING. APRIL 19. 1911
PR • cen*’^ n Copv r-'"'"—r.r«'rlg'’nnday
, '^*^TOutsideCharlotte,5 “ ~ ‘ -- -
Csati a copy Pa ly and SoBday
Jit on Fmm,fis'
Free List4ill Is
Oj^ered To - day
'di ctions in Duties
^ .41'ticles Provided
V(i bn Ways and
imitUe—List oj
uched.
'lid Ejfect a Re~
Ianff Revenue of
MiUions—How it
:fit the Farmer and
Consumer,
ril 19.—The majority
ways and means com-
so-»\illed farmers’ free
il to the house today
n.ierwood, is a merger
folitical argument and
f the proposed duty €x-
howp that the bill would
iff revenue $10,016,495,
importation for the last
;i amount described as
V in comparison with
- iig and advahta^es to all
^ in ihc additions to the
= 'Iptl for.”
’ idem Taft’s recent Can-
I' sj)eeches, the report
• •V the impression that
H>n is convinced that
ifi rates are too high.
’ iiddrfsses',” it says, “the
■4 admitted that the tariff
hiKh. that such rates
i\ in excessively high pric-
. 'iMlIy in the increased cost
h now l^ears heavily on
and that they have not
promised benefits of
li: tiiion under high pro-
_ ; = the President’s state-
e republican party had
t Miff policy so as ta limit
: es of protection to the
in cost of production here
a'i with a reasonable profit
ri«'an producer, the com-
sas:
■ confession, ^■as the
1 atform of 1908 that the
protective duties, as
The republican party, has
nvn, that combination and
i- iiroy upon the people have
■ ’ by the tariff, and that
; iuotection American man-
tu've forced unreasonable
ihf people.”
report declares:
hail reciprocity agree*
■’ure the house is a recog-
'if part of the administra-
'irious effects of the ex-
t \t* policy which has so
Msed »ii)on the country,
' f »o miti^afe its effects.”
acreenient, the com-
■ annot afford the Amer-
' the needed relief from
ctlon on the agreement
’ : Mpoessiry of further and
> ion in removing a num-
■m imports from other)
fior that justice may be,
■ • nt army of agricultural
in the Canadian agree-1
: ‘VP all the alleged pro-1
' 'i from their products'
rfsponding or reciprocal
[irotective duties most
' !he commodities they
H necessary to sustain*
industries.” ;
Kcs up in detail the
irtif-les included in the
' ^ponation of agrlcul-
‘a'S, 'heir manufacture
trusts and combina-
>oId in foreign, coun-
ncf's than at home,
I'lroisn trade from
to S2s,124,033 In
^'llng materials, essen-
:notation of agricvul-
'i.«' report says, cannot
protection in home
if*s on thpm “have an-
■ ii the farmers to'add
■'f' *\;Ktins trusts and
?’otuorning hoops,
- iron atul steel, barb-
’ iiig, etc., the report
iiitio^ make the people
* "Jrrcat steel Indus
try” which fur years has sold products
a ;road lower than to domestic, con-
sr.mers, and declares that placing them
on the free list will be "a long delaved
measure of equity and justice.”
The placing on the free list of/all
torms of leathei from cattle hides and
Pkins, together with boots, shoes, har
ness, saddlery, etc., the committee ar-
SUfs, will be of advantage in manufac
turing and necessarily of benefit to
uvJicultural producers as well as to all
the people.
j .The ••href trust” is assailed in dis-
clission Oil the free listing of fresh
meats ;iud meat products, “The exist
ing duties on meats and meat pro-
j ducts ' it is asserted, “are for the ad
vantage of this combination only”—a
combination that “controls the mar
kets both In buying and selling, and
the result is a substantial addition to
the high cost of living from which the
I»eople suffer. “Renewals oik duties on
these prodiK5ts, it is agreed, will plac§
the fanners in a fcee market as tb
foodstuffs and food products.’ For the
reason that the public desired “that
no artificial* shelter shall be maintain
ed to protect abnormally high prices
on food articles In any form” the bill
also seeks exemption from duty on
wheat flour, semolina, rye flour, buck
wheat flour, cornmeal and all prepared
cereal foods, biscuits bread and simi
lar articles not sweetened.
In discussing free lumber placed In
the bill, hard wood excepted, the re
port maintains that the ownership of
timber In this company has become
practically a monopoly and has passed
for the most part Into the hands of
great corporations and Interests which
are speculating on the increasing scar
city.
President Taft is again referred to,
the report quoting from his speech of
February 26, 1911, in which he said:
“Ry giving our own people access
to Canadian forests, we shall reduce
the consumption of our own, which, in
the hands of a comparatively few own
ers now have a value that requires the
enlargement of our available timber
resources.”
Sewing machines, the report avers,
are sold abroad by American manufac
turers cheaper than at home and
should not be protected. The manufac
turers would have by the proposed bill
the additional advantage of free lum
ber.
Salt, also inoludeit4n the tree list,
the report urges, should be free from
artificial enhancement in price, the do
mestic supply being dependent upon
a limited number of natural deposits,
controlled by concentrated Interests.
TH[ n OF
By Associated Press.
Viterbo, Italy, April 19.—The trial of
the Neapolitan Camorrists may be halt
ed and a new investigation Into the
murder of Gennaro Cuoccolo and his
wife ordered on the ground that the
informer. Genarro Abbatemaggio, was
an accomplice in the crime, as the re
sult of developments In the case to
day.
After a respite during Holy Week,
the band of shackled Camorrlsts troop
ed Into court today and again faced
their accusers from withing the steel
bars of their cage&.
KILLED WIFE AND
TDIEO SUICIDE
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, April 19.—C. A. Bar
ber, a building contractor, 45 years
old, shot and killed his wife and. fa
tally wounded himself at the residence
of his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. E. Saun
ders, in this city.
Barber’s wife recently filed - a suit
for divorce against hljn.
entative Doughton
ells Why He Will Not
Vote For Reciprocity
News Bureau,
Congress Kali.
• C. BRYANT.)
\itril 19.—Representa-
' ' ’ ‘ 1 and Doughton of
olinii delegation are
> or twelve democrats
for the Canadian
i'onr Ohians, three
»iu‘ Minnesotan and
''ill stand with them.
»vf tried to drive them
rvation but they will
'J to Canadian reclproc-
‘"1“ against it,” said
Doughton today. “It
ill iny (anipalgn, and
- ‘1 liy loading republi
:aanu, McCall, Lodge,
and Crum packer school. A democrat
should feel free to vote as his judg
ment dictates and a majority of his
constituents desire him to do. Letters
received from every, county in my
district lead me to believe that my
constituents .oppose the measure as
offered.
‘‘They tell us that reciprocity is a
cardinal principle of the democratic
party. This may be true but sham reci
procity has been condemned in our
))latform. It is argued by the advocates
of this measure that it will not re
duce the products of the farm, but
will lower the cost of living. Such a
thing is impossible. It Is a sham, or
it will hurt. Cattle, hogs and other
stock are on the free list but meats,
nieat products and* the like handled
by the beef trust are protected.”
Mr. Doughton is very emphatic. He
thinks his constitueuis ar« with him.
CHAMPAGNE RIOTERS.
Photograph showing "champagne rioters in France burning the tax papers. Following the recent decision
of the senate on the champagne puestion, which favored the abolition of territorial delimitations, ^ thousands
of wine growers in the champagne growing district destroyed factories, residences and storerooms of both
legitimate and “faking" champagne growers and bottlers. The situation became so grave that 15,000 troops
had to be rushed to the scene of disorder to protect the loss of life and destruction of prbperty. The situa
tion has now calmed down, owing to the presence of the troops and the nullifying of th-e action of the senate
by the chamber of deputies.
Congress May Pass
Reciprocity Treaty By
To-moirow Night
JOE GANNQN
By Associated Press.
Washington, • April 19.—Democrat
ic leaders of the house hope to bring
the long, debate on Canadian reci
procity to an'eaHTtoplgm' and to pa.«s
the bill before adjournment tomor
row. It is possible, however, that an
other day of general discussion may
be agreed to, for Chairman Under
wood of the ways and means com
mittee, does not like to shut off any
one who wants to speak. The fact
that former Speaker Cannon was to
make one of the principal argu
ments against the reciprocity agree
ment today brought a throng ^o the
galleries.
The report of the ways*and means
committee on the farmers’ free list
bill, promised today, was awaited in
the house with much interest. This
bill will be taken up as swn as the
reciprocity measure is oiit of the
way. ‘ '
The senate meets tomorrow.
Busy Session of
D. A. R. Congiess
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 19.—Reports of
committees constituted the chief btis-
iness of the forenoon session of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion today. An address by Dr. J.
Franklin Jameson was included in the
program. President Taft received the
Daughters at the white house aft?r
the close of the business session. .
Delegates are excited over the elec
tion of genpral officers tomorrow.
The fight for president general is be
tween Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, of Il
linois, the incumbent, and Mrs. Wil
liam C. Story, of New York. Both
sides are making claims of victory. •
Furniture Makeis
Go On Strike
By Associated Press"
Grand Rapidg, Mich., April W.—The
long-expected strike of the furniture
workers of Grand Rapids, which has
been pending for several weeks, was
o’fficlally declared in effect at 9 o’clock
this morning. '
The union men in nearly 60 furniture
factories, including wpod*working
shops, packed up their tools and walk
ed out.
Between 6,000 and 7,000 uniAi i^en,
including varnishers and finisheKe' as
well as ’ cabinet makers,. carvers and
woodworkers, went out. ‘ Some 3,000
other employes who are not unionized,
are afffscted by the strike. ^
The walk-out came to a'head today
as the result of the minufacturers’ re
fusal in a communicatipn to the citi
zens’ committee of Inquiry to grant
any concessions to the mo^. The men
ask 10 per ceat increase in wage, a 9-
hour day and the abolition of piece
work.
The manufacturers declare they will
continue to treat with their men indi
vidually, but refuse any increase m
wages, ba^ng their refusal on trade
conditions.
To Advance Good
Roads In South
Washington, April 19.—Starting at
Mobile, Ala., on ijjlonday,. May 1st, the
Southern Railway Company, working
in conjunction with the United States
Office of Public Roads, for the pur
pose of advancing the cause of good
roads throughout the South, will run
a special improvement train. Stops
will be made at all the more impor
tant points along the Southern Rail
way and affiliating lines and the tour
of the train will not be completed un
til October.
The detailed schedule so far arrang
ed is to May 24th, covering cities in
the state of Alabama along the South
ern Railway,, the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad and the Northern Alabama
Railway. May 23rd and 244h the train
will he on continuous exhibition at
Birmingham on account of the good
roads convention to be held in that
city at that time.
The “Road Improvement Special”
will consist of three cars—one provid
ed with lantern slides, stereoptlcon,
and screen, another with exhibits and
working models, and a third for the
men who will travel with the train.
Free lectures arid demonstrations will
be conducted by. D. H. Winslow and
H. C. Wells, superintendents of road
construction, U. S.,Dept, of. Agricul
ture. W. J. Hurlbut, agent, land and
industrial department. Southern Rf«^-
way, will accompany the train.
The object of this train is to give
practical instruction In the building of
good roads and their repair with the
view of inducing their construction,
thus savng. millions of dollars annual
ly to the formers of the South in the
miovement of their crops to market.
The Southern Railway will handle
this train. without cost to the govern
ment in order to give the people along
Its lines the opoprtunil^y to secure the
very -valuable information as to road
building which it will afford.
FDRTtfNE TELLEB
m
Grand Opera in Atlanta,
Atlanta, April 19.—Despite the
heavy advance sale, the supply oif good
tickets for the Metropolltant Grand
Opera season here April 28, 28, 29 is
by no means exhausted. Some of the
best seats in the auditorium may still
be had. ‘
By Associated , Press. '
Asheville, N. C., April 19.—Mrs. Hat
tie Fox, a fortune teller, and her blind
husband, were suffocated this morning
when a store building In which they
lived was * swept by fire. The flames
were started by an ovA’turned oil
stovel Firemen saw the woman at a
window but were unable to reach them
through the smoke before they were
dead. The properti^ loss is about |25,-
000. . V
Charged Husband With Kidnapping.
Atlanta, April 1^.—Charging that Tier
husband kidnapped their little folir-
year-old son from St. Luke’s Episcopal
Sunday school, during the Easter
morning service and carried him off
to the Transportation club, Mrs. Amy
Lou Maddison has asked the court to
have the chijd restorefl to her and to
restrain Madidson from troubling it
any inore. A dlvcwce suit is pending
between the couple. It Is said the baby
boy very much enjoyed his first taste
of “club life.”’ '
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 19.—Former
Speaker Cannon in the house today
vigorously attacked Canadian reciproc
ity. Aided by a large map of thetlnit-
ed States and Canada he played the
rol of schoolmaster to a crowded floor
and filled galleries.
Mr. Cannon assailed the proposed
agreement as dangerous to American
trade. Inimical to the best interests of
American farmers and certain to result
in depreciation of western and south
ern farm lands.
The opening attack on reciprocity
today came from Representative Gud-
ger, of North Carolina, who charac-
teiized the bill as a republican meas
ure. He attacked his colleague, Mr.*
Kltchin, for his speech of Satur*isy
and declared that he had impugned
the motives of at least yiree members
of the North Carolina democratic dele
gation, w'ho proposed to vote against
the measure.
Mr. Cannon followed Mr. Gudger.
“Not since the war with Span and
all that followed has there been con
sidered by the house of representatives
so important a bill as the one now
pending,” declared he.
“On the action of the house rests the
well being and the prosperity of all the
people of the United States.”
Mr. Cannon declared that the reci
procity treaty had been made in se
cret, and the country, the senate and
the house had actually nothing to do
with the preparation of.the agreement.
Mr. Cannon reviewed the develop
ment of middle and western America
duringithe last century. ■ .
Immigration and development had
brought rich new lands into cultiva
tion, he said; railroads had by cheap
freight rates placed them in touch
with the great eastern markets; and
the value of New England and New
York farm lands had gone steadily
down, unable to meet the competition.
The opening of the new Canadian
lands with American markets upon
their products would have the same
effect on the west, he believed.
Mr. Cannon declared that the in
fluence of the cheaper Canadian lands
would be felt as keenly in the South
as elsewhere if the tariff restrictions
on Ifarm products were removed.
“What is this bill going to do with
us?” he asked. . -
“They say there’s no danger to our
wheat from a market open to Cana
da. The president says it will reduce
the cost of living without impairing
the farhaers’ market. I would like
to see the president demonstrate how
it will not impiir the farmers’ prices
and yet will reduce the cost of living.”
To Investigate Extravagance,
By Associated Press. '
Washington, April 19.—Investiga
tion of alleged extravagance in the
governmental departments was en
dorsed by the house committee on
rules today. The committee will re
port favorably the resolution giving
the house committee on expenditures
authority to summon witnesses under
oath, to demand access to books and
records and to sit during recesses of
the present congress.
The Situation
In Mexico-Day's
Development
HIS REPiy TO
REP. mm
Insurrectos Said to Be Plan
ning Attack on Juarez Re
gardless ofl^apid Fire Guns,
Etc,, Upon Which Federals
, ftely jor Defense
Many Bridges Destroyed on
Railfoads by Insurrectos—
Trajfic in Sections is Paral-
ized—Other Reports From
Stoim Center
By Associated Press.'
El Paso, Tex., April 19.—The Insur-
Special to The News.
Washington, April 19.—Represents-'
tive Gudger replied to Mr. Kitchin
today. He said that the country de
mands tariff legislation but not
personal criticism. •
“Mr. Kltchln’s words of /e,1)Uso of
three of the North Carolina mei>
bers,” he said, “came as a surprise.' .
He state that Mr. Kitchin should not'^^^t^’® Juarez moved their cannon
have impunged the motives of hisj nearer that city overnight and appear
colleagues. j to be making preparations for an at-
^ ‘Mr. Kitchin,” he declnred, “wouidjtack regardless of the rapid Are guns,
cut a pretty figure marching with; i j »
Payne, of New York, and Crumpack- ^^^^sked motars and mines upon which
er, of Indiana; the one the republi-,'the Federals mainly rely for their de
can floor .leader, and the other the'fense.
eiemy. ot the South. He. ,,„arez spent the iiisht under arra",
said that the reciorocity was not dem-;
ocratic but republican. . j
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Gudger.
yielded time
OF THE Dn
III men POINT
momentarily expecting the battle'to
to and time and again as the ru-
rales scouting in the mountains out
side the city fired at the curiouslv
shaped rocks that look so much i im
men, and cry went up that an attacE.
had commenced.
Delayed telegrams from Torreon tell
of the complete destruction of th(!
bridge system of the Eagle Pass
branch of the Mexican National Rail
way lines. Fifteen bridges have been
destroyed by the insurrectos on the
Coahuila & Pacific Railroad between
Parral and Torreon, and railroad traf-
I fic in Coahuila and Durango is badly,
i demoralized. Passenger service be-
Apposing Candidates Meet Torreon and Durango has been
^ Interrupted for six days and there
Joint Debate And 2 he Race immediate prospect of resump
tion of train service.
Traffic is likewise paralyzed east of
Torreon but an attempt probably will
be made to run a train to Ciudad Por-
firio Diaz over the main line of the
Mexican International “tomorrow or
Becomes Moie Aminated,
Many Dekgates4o State hem-
1 Friday, when the briuges will have
wary %mCtl00l convention ^een repaired, unless the insurrectos
Baby Contest q Great Suc
cess—Other Breezy Briejs.
Fatal Explosion.
By Associated Press.
Pell City, Ala., April 19.^Ulman
Turner, whiter and Harrison Curry, col
ored, were seriously injured and the
drug‘store of Dr. R. A. Martin was
practically wrecked by an explosion
of gasoline today. The two men went
into the cellar of the drug store Und,
it being dark, they lighted a match.
Gasoline from a leaking tank became
Ignited. The monetary loss is about
$10,000.
Special to The News.
High Point, April 19.—Political High
Point is warming up lively and Mayor
Fred Tate and Candidate J. Ed. JCirk-
man and their followers are speaking
some. Although numerous points are
raised on each side, yet the main is
sue is the bond issue the two factions
being known as the bondites and anti-
bon^ites. Mr. Tate Is a bond man.
Mr. Harris of the Enterprise is a bond
man. Mr. Kirkman against the bonds.
With Delos Hammer, a young attorney,
as managing editor of a new daily
paper which has sprung Into existence,
is against bonds and for Mr. Kirkman
whose picture appears in each Issue.
The dally is. called the Conservative.
Its paragraphers’ space is filled with
snap and go and he oftimes asks per
sonal questions, or drops out a word
photograph. The two candidates are
democrats . and Methodists and their
Sunday seats are near enough to look
into each others faces. Under such
circumstances it is impossible for there
to be room for them to have any
feeling in the matter of the tingling
thrusts so freely flung.
The greatest spealjing of the cam
paign was last night, at the warehouse
when Mr. Kirkman accepted Mr. Tate’s
invitation to meet him in joint debate
and discuss the local issues. Each
candidate had 40 minutes and 10 min
utes rejoinder then they will be follow
ed by several speakers.
Mr. Tate has opened headquarters
in the Bagly building next to the post
office.
Ministers Take a Hand.
The ministers’ association in regu
lar session yesterday morning passed
resolutions to the effect that the man-
didates express themselves to the vot
ers on the enforcement of the whiskey
laws, and also resolved to ask the peo
ple to vote for the candidate whom
they believe would enforce the anti
whiskey law^.
The association also asked the Maj
or and city officials to use all means
to prevent a carnival from coming into
High Point, and the county commis
sioners to use all means to prevent
a carnival from coming nehr High
Point.
Mr. W*. T. Parker has been appoint
ed tax assessor for High . Point.
Baby Contest.
The exciting baby contest which for
many weeks has been conducted by
the Enterprise closed Saturday with
700 paid in advance new names added
to their subscription list and the fol-
IcAving names as the winners among
whom the $500.00 in gold is to be di
vided. ,
Evelyn Penny, Margarite -Muse,
George Duncan, Ruth Jarrell.
State Seminary School.
Work begins today on Picketts ware
house which is to be newly fitted up§
for an assembly room for the State
Senminay school convention which
meets here next week. Four hundred
and forty names of delegates have
been received and it is expected the
list will swell to 600. Thursday will be
the big day. It is expected that 500
workers from Greensboro will come
over for the day. The great man pa
rade will take place on that day.
The Kearns Furniture Co. has built
an addition to the finishing depart
ment 24 by 100 feet. ,
/t interfere.
tJiIs is not improbable as the rebels
have served notice that they will at
tempt to destroy all bridges between
Torreon and Ciudad Porfirio Diaz.
By Associated Press. '
Agua Prieta, April 19.—Soon after t
daylight today a daring band of In-,
surrectos, numbering only a half-dozen'
or so, stole Into Agua Prieta and set
fire to the Nacoasi railroad station,
which, with its valuable contents, was'
destroyed. ■
The federals fired upon the invaders i
and two or three of them were kill-1
ed. j
The column of insurrectos wh^chi
was swinging around into the Naco-'l
zari valley when darkness fell lastj
night could not be seen today. Th«i
column observed at the south of the;
mountain pass leading toward Cana-f
nea had not moved into th« Sulphur
Springs valley along the American',
line. It had either gone to camp 4hj
thep ass or continued to tie we#t-^
ward.
aT Cienzas Springs, 12 mllc-s east of-
Agua Prieta, a band of rebels waa^
reported.
Rebels in Douglas declare thaitj
their headquarters has accurate infor
mation that Gen. Blanco with a lar(9-
force is advancing on Agua PrieCa*
Other rebel reports are that
Orozco is with the armv.
May Arrange
Armist ice
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 19.—The possi
bility of an armistice to arrange peace
negotiations‘in Mexico was confirmed
by telegrams received today from Am
bassador Wilson, at Mexico City.
In connection with the delicate boun
dary situation, the ambassador said
that a friend interpollatlon in the
Mexican congress on the relations be
tween the United States and Mexico Is
likely. This is interpreted here as a
desire of the Mexican government to
place the matter officially before the
Mexican people. ’ It indicates, it is
said at the state department, that
the delicacy of the question and the
friendly attitude of the United States
toward Mexico are fully appreciated.
The tension of the last several days
has appreciably subsided today. De
velopment in the interchange between
Dr. Gomez, the revolutionary agent
in Washington, and the Diaz govern-
uient are anxiously awaited.
Senor de Zamacona, the new Mexi
can amba.ssador, was officially pre
sented to the president this afternoon.