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latest Edition THE Latest Edition VOI. NO. 7023 luiUi rectos tack On 'J- Begun Juarez PHARLOTTE. N. C.. TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 9. 191 I Early Hour Iodyy PRICE] In Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy aDily-6 Cents Sundav Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Daily and Sunday. An ■ B. A' r Ku m Co^i- Ar ■ Cku> 4:, in ■ “ h, iO; ■^TO ^ Af’et f!". Mr, t 4 Ql': At r Arrangement iiled, Rebels Begin \mencan Certain Advance Was ne Guns They Divide Attacking y Insurrectos— >.uiis Keep Border Line May 9.—A general on the revolutionary ■ adtMo and the Mexl- riHninand of Gen- a iiit? today at Juarez u 1 .Madero finally ..raik and the en-. I' I amp during the ■II today was rapid- .luait'z. i bflloved. depends i;ii u^' thrir ’U ma- •n-urioctos. it was i i'-ed some of them, a:- \ erii'ication only Mio iVdorals were iiiHurroctoa as ex- ' ft“v hoars as they mcrniiig. •u iiittcd today that 'Uoent to attack. . :i- i.-us circumstanc- . ■ t M.. He declared re- . r; a. hed him were hud opened lire and vUin had reported T lii.. irad had pur- own a*'cord and . h ihoir iiobitions. He .1 .1 01 his chiefs Till attack, and all « uort to arrange iiiKht, it failed be- the attack had ■'1 lie leaders have a-T (1 neral .Madero’s Min' the liattle will \v the day without inbu.’h the rebels 1 surrounding the ''w at his headquar- rejMirta Irom the i 1 'vere the various ' ' I'ldent of an insur- ^ f^ecns to stop the "‘.i d bo'-ause of the dlf- thc insurrectos. u p t‘i» (1 .luarez. •’T'' would have con- rr.iistirt* if the insur- iated the town and ■^neral Madero over arly to'day, but the i’ I'.a? tinu' had given lal aMack. i-rincl- • il'.e 2‘>o brave men U; ir way into Juaraz ' al tronchea, barri- •1 into K1 Paso all day ’■ tr(X)ps kept sight i--» away from the riv- i ■ flaifia and Cassiry, ' tifan iegion. came to irDiuc 'O "ct food. They •' \r-tTicanp already had 8 il % ! .I’ldod, that the ' ’'1 |i'‘‘'hobly reach 150 ■ 1 ar.il that the fed- ■ than double that il r counted 47 dead r.rioflicr They were it thoir clothing,'' t'r.ct wltcn the at- •day there probably ' > and that no re- ■ f until last evening. V ilart-al had arriv- - I Inforct'ments ■ I' il'-ry. One, he ■.Mc'linty," stolen Til-.ia tod throughout iif attack on Jua- ' tlio cm lie in- " ''I '!0 rauction of i proN isional I'" '> li(l not counten- .■••si*>rday. It was outposts. Some of ''y rodav that : "itcers lired on ' ■ ' • 'arcs the insur- \^lulo he and Ma- ' 'fins: an armistice, "iicnpd rebel re- ■ " 'oin the fghters, l»roifpt. Madero ‘ the fighting and own men, flred '^111 with a white /■ Lorday afternoon ' ftiack. At 4:20 'i order. At 6 ‘ - Ills troop.s to ho declared he ') £.t(»p the fis;hting. «;'iiomcod that he / ' ’i'n for the attack. ••‘rninp ho demand- ' r T .Itiarez. At 4:30 , gonoral ns- sanction, last night, •j n. ,1,, attack on Jur- , 'larlnR that “It is ! leaders t ^ lay bP-ged him to '0 the rescue of DKhiiug in Juare*. Colonel Garibaldi i' v^-ommandof tn6 so-called “Ani' legion’’ of insurrectos and they j fighting their way to the bull ring. The rebels have poured a stream of shrapnel and solid shot into the city. One of the guns Is manned by American and French ar tillerymen. An American insurrecto named An derson attempted to cross the Sante Fe bridge at El Paso but was driven back by the United States troops. At 7:30 this morning Col. el Stover in charge of the United States troops issued orders not to permit any prq visions to be taken across to the in surrectos. A wagon load of food was at the bridg for the rebels but was not per mitted to cross. General Madero to Front. General Madero has left his head quarters for the front. He wishes to survey the progress of the battle but will not be in active command. Federals Renew Firing. Federals have renewed heavy firing, The first volley of bullets passed near the immigration station, but no one was injured. I* ighting in the streets of Juarez continued throughout the morning and a rebel in Juarez has telephoned -Madero's headquarters that the revo lutionists arc in possession of many streets. Federals as well as rebels took refuge in* the residences and fired from windows and doorways. Skulking behind low' adobe houses are scores of insurrectos steal- iuK into the main section of tlie city Gen. Navarro stationed his machine guns at the crossings of the principal streets and hopes in this way to keep the rebels at ba.v while his cavalr.vmen and infantrymen pursued the attack from the rear. Numerous skirmishes at short range took place along the outskirts of the town. In his proclamation of Sunday Made* ro admitted it was with difficulty that he was able to restrain his leaders from attackins? Juarez. It is generally considered here that he did not have the power to stop the fight and was forced to give it his approval. He has not technically vio lated any armistice, for none had been concluded. He was talking on the tele phone with General Xavarro in Juarez attempting to arrange an armistice when the fiijhting opened yesterday but no armistice was arranged because the battle already had begun.’ El Paso. TeX;) May 9.—4:40 a. m. The general attacii,by the insurrecto forces has bef,tin. The decision to attack the Federal forces was made after the envoys sent shortly after midnight to General Ne- varro returned saying ho refused to surrender. For an armistice arrange ment he referred them to Judge Car bajal, the Federal peace envoy, but 1.0 too refused to enter into an agree- meni wiih part of the rebals already in Juarez. The firing by the insurrectos was besun by a small detachment of men stationed in and adobe house near the state bridge. With their machine guns levelled to sweep the main streets of Juarez they w’aited patiently for the first break of dawn and opened fire. A United States soldier, while off duty, swam across the Rio Grande only an hour before the attack began and brought back with him tw'o of the wounded insurrectos. Orders had been given not to allow the wounded to take refuge in El Paso, but under cover of darkness the soldier tow'ed the two wounded men to shore and brought them to a hospital. One of the insur rectos had a bullet wound in nis neck and the other a bullet hole in his leg. The soldier declared that the detach ment of men with the machine gun near the Stanton street bridge was ready to keep up a continuous fire all day as they had plentw of ammuni tion. General Nevarro is confident of hold ing Juarez and military experts in town thing he can do it. He has his twelve’ guns in aan dvaritageous posi tion In the town. Three of them are in action in the outskirts, sheinng the hills from which the main column of the insurrectos must pass to enter the city unless they decided to follow the river bank. This route, by which the vanguard of the rebels secured an entrance, is bound to draw heavy fire into American territory. Thousands of residents of El Paso for hours have been watching from roof tops and points of vantage but American troops ordered everybody on the American side of the line to stay three blocks away from the river front. Colonel Villareal, the insurgent chief, is advancing on Juarez this morning from the east with 600 men fresh from the siege of Ojinaga. Gen eral Rabago on the other hand, is com ing to try to relieve Juarez with 1,000 Federals, but a strong command has been assigned to oppose his forces and Madero claims to have no fear from that source. * Two Americans were shot during the first two hours of fightings One of them has a wound in the neck. Mrs. Jose Fagarcif and her young son were the persons shot early today, the former receiving a wound in her neck. The range of the Federal artillery was remarkably accurate, their shells landing close to the on-coming insur rectos and forcing them to scatter their advance. It is obvious that the heavy artillery' of the Federals has given them a tremendous^advantage. Small bands of rebels could be seen marching from the Maderd camp to wards Juarez along the river front and it appeared probable that they would send a detachment to attack Juarez on its opposite side. The Federal ma- (CoDtlnued on Page Two.) r ir^ ^ s“ % N J ^ V '•V' WITNESSES IN DYNAMITING CASE Ortie E. McManigal, whose confession of his part in the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building, impli cating the McNamara brothers, lead ers in the Inter^natlonal Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornament al Iron Workers, has caused all three to be taken to Los Angeles for trial, and Miss Ingersoll, of Los An geles, who will be one of the princi pal witnesses for the prosecution. Mrs. Ingersoll identified J. B. Mc Namara as the man who roomed at her house last fall under the name of “J. B. Bryce.” HOPfSTOT TiL By Still Probing Election Scandal By Associated Press. Columbiis, O., May 9.—The Franklin county grand jury jnet again today to Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa.. May. 9.—The trial of consider the legislative graft scandal. Frank N. Hoffstot, of New York, the* Thte statement of Qrpba Mopre, sec- Charles o ““r“e“7o;mci“ “f Waynesville. manic graft scandal, was resumed to- after coming from the jury day. T|ie first witness was Mrs. Alice^ that at least fifty members of Laney, who was ^pss Alice Mansfield, the Ohio legislature are under susp'i- telphone,operator in the second nation al bank. The prosecution in outlining the case yesterday said Mrs. Laney would give the details of telephonic conversations sent between Mr. Hoff stot in New York and James Young, cashier of the bank, concerning an al leged proposition to secure from the bank a contribution of $21,000 to be sent to New York and later to be used in Pittsburg in connection with the desired passage of the bank deposi tories ordinance. Dr. E. R. Walters, director of t^e department of public health, today was found not guilty of accepting a bribe of $1,000 for his vote when president of select council; in favor of the bank depositories ordinance. A Quadruple Tragedy at Reso\t By Associated Press. Milwaukee, Wis., May 9.—Two young women, Emma Nelson and Isa bel Gilmore, were shot and instantly killed and Joseph Unger w’as serious ly wounded in a fight at a resort here early today by Charles Yance, a stationary engineer of Racine, who then killed himself. A quarrel between Unger and Yance preceded the shoot ing. Lord Cowdray Wires “Peace Signed” By Assocja'ed Press. ^ London, May 9.—Lord Cowdray re ceived a* message this morning from J. B. Bidy, director of hi& firm now in Mexico City, saying: “Peace sign ed.” cion has created a sensation and many members today again insisted on a legislative investigation to'clear their skirts. The graft scandal has already had' a tangible result, in that Attorney General Hogan has ordered the state bureau of accounting that telephone bills of legislators are not,to be paid unless the conversation has been on strictly oflScial business. This will mean a saving to the state, it is claim ed, of. $3,000 a year. . Feaijul Tragedy in Virginia Home By Associated Prass. Charlottesville, Va., May 9.—Five of the six children of Sanford Davis, a farmer residing near Free Union, Albemarle county, w^ere burned to death in a fire that destroyed the Davis home yesterday. Davis and his w'ife and an infant escaped.' .The dead children ranged in age from 3 to 15 years. They slept- in a room on the second floor, reached by nar row stairs. When discovered the fire already had eaten its way to the stairway. The frantic father attempt ed to reach the room from the out side but, when at the top of the ladder, he was nearly overcome by smoke and heat. Davis called' vainly for the children to come to him. The only response carae feebly - from Es telle, aged 15, who cried: “Papa, I can’t get out; I am nearly strangled to death.” UNKINE CO. IS INSOLVENT By Associated Press. ' Philadelphia, Pa., May 9.—Jamison Brothers & Co., bankers and brokers, announced their insolvency on a local stock exchange today and later filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. They say their liabilities are $541,396 and assets $385,-776. The firm at one time transacted a political business, it is said,,arid among the creditors are George McCurdy, prosedent of common councils, $13,500, and William McCoch, collector of in ternal revenue for this district,,$1,600. The firm ascribes the failure to the unfavorable times and loss busi ness. Representative Pou Made Good Speech ■ \ Special to The News. Washington, May 9.—One of the best speeches in favor of the Hardwick res olution to investigate the sugar trust was made by Representative Pou, of North Carolina. He said that the people had a right to know how the sugai trust contin ues to violate the anti-trust law with out being punished. Mission Soaety Elects Officers Special to The News. Statesville, N. C., May 9.~0fficers of the Home Mission Society conference were elected this morning as follows: President—Mrs. J. F .!^oss, of Win ston. First Vice-President fleet, of Winston. Second Vice-President—Mrs. England, of Lenoir. Third Vice-Pres-ident—Miss Earp, of Mt. Airy. Fourth Vice-President—Mrs. Hines, of Mt. Airy. Treasurer—Mrs. R. L. Hoke, of Can ton, Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. Jas. -Mrs. J. K. Nor- J. F. Cora R. B. Recording Secretary—Mrs. Plato V. Durham, of Concord. Conference Editor—Mrs. W. L. Nich olson, of Charlotte. Superintendent of Supplies—Mr». J. L. W’^oltz, of Rockford. DIRECTS PAYMENT OF RAILROAD BONDS. By the Associated Press. Savannah, Ga., May 9.—Judge Wal ter G. Charlton of the superior court, directed today the payment forwith of $200,000 to the Metroplitan Trust Com pany, of New ^ork, trustee for the bondholders of the first income bonds of the Central of Georgia Railway Company, and $197,478.45 to the Cen tral Trust Company of New York, as interest on the second income bonds, this latter company being the trustee for me bondholders of the second pref erence mortgage. The order express ly reserves to Captain W. W. Mackall, auditor, the right to hear and deter mine if additional payments are to be made, if interest is to be allowed on interest, and tbe various matters of compensation. This order simply rati fies the tender made by the defen dants to conform to the decision of their* directors at a meeting held May 6, The trustees will accept these pay ments on account only and waive none of their rights, privileges, or contentions. Statehood Foi New Mexico And Aiizona d s Attention Hoi E OATH OF OFFICE Members of the executive committee for Charlotte took the oath of ofiice before Mayor Charles A. Bland yes terday afternoon. They will not mept until after the board of aldermen have met again and the chief executive of the city has named the members of the finance committee along with the oth er committees of the council for the next .two years. Members of the finance committee will have the mak ing of the budget and frotrt this the executive board can work. The executive ofllcers of the city are: Messrs. Joe Garibaldi, M. M. Murphy, C. A. Williams, T. J. Davis, and W. J. Chambers. Messrs. Cham bers. Davis and VVillianIs were elected at the last meeting of the board of aldermen, Mr. Williams being the only hold-over. Applications for positions on the policy department have been filed with the utmost frequency for the past few days. It is not known when the list will end. But from w'hat can be as certained from a general conversation with all of the officials, there doesn’t seem to be much likelihood of a change in the personnel of the force. Chief Christenbury will certainly re tain his position. RAILWAY CONDUCTORS IN ANNUAL CONVENTION Lord Cowdray is president of S. Pearson & Son, Ltd., the British firm of contractors on public works, which has extensive interests in Mexico. General Amltfios^ Figueroa, repre senting the rebels* in the states of Guerrero and Morelos^ is in Mexico City, where he is supposed to- have opened negotiations with Colonel Bel- tram of the federal army, looking to a peace agreement between his divi sion of the rebels and the government. The cablegram from Lord CowJjray’s director in Mexico'City may refer to a successful conclusion of the negotia tions, though their resumption has not been ofiicially announced. } Steamer Fast on Rocks. By Associated Press. New Orleans, La., May —The UniV^ ed Fruit Company steamer Joseph Va- carro today was still hard aad fast on the rocks at the west jetty of South Pass, where she went aground Sun day night. Her 21 passengers, from Belize, Puerto Barrios and Puerto Cor tez, we|*e transferred to the steamer Preston at 5 o’clock this morning, and will be landed here this afternoon. Aj5ter further unsuccessful efforts to float the Joseph Vacarro' today, it was decided to lighten her load, which con sists of a heavy cargo of bananas and cocoanuts. V Feeling Against 1 urkish Government By Associated Press. ' Constantinople, May 9.^—Popular feel ing against the Turkish government on account of the Jerusalem inci dent is so strong that the ministry may be forced from office. In the chamber of deputies today the minister of the interior admitted that the Englishmen alleged to have profaned the Mosqe of Omar in. their search for sacred relics beneath its foundations operated within the mosque through the connivance of its guardians, -whom the explorers cor rupted. Would Segregate Negroes. By Associated Press. Columbus, Ga., May 9.—Concentra tion of all thp negroes of the South in a section set apart for themselves is proposed in a measure which will be presented to the Georgia legislature at is next session by Representative- elect -James J. Slade, of this place. His plan is .to start it here and have it extended throughout the S^th. Mr^, Slade has written every member of' congress asking for their views on the subject and requesting suggestions. One of*the provisions of Ws bill to be introduced into the Georgia house is designed to bar the black man from the ballot. By Associated Press. Jacksonville, Fla., May 9.—Several members of the Ohder of Railway Con ductors of America with their wives, met hfere today for the annual con vention of the 33rd grand division which will continue until May 20. The yearly meeting of the Ladies’ Auxilary also opened today. There will be bus iness sessions of the conductor^ at 1 o’clock today and the remaining hours will be taken up with the lengthy program of entertainment, which includes trips to Cuba and all along the east coast. Governor A. W. Gilchrist and Mayor Jordan addressea the meeting today. Presid.ent W. W. Finley, of the Southern Railway; W. L. Stanley, of the Seaboard Air Line, Attorney General Park Trammel, of ^f’lorida and others are scheduled to speak at tonight’s reception. Plan Qbseivance bj July Fourth By Associated Press. New York, May 9.—The fourth of July committee is out with the first announcement of its plan for observ ing the coming Fourth of July in a sane and safe manner, and it wants to raise, first of all. $100,000. It says it intends to repeat last year’s suc- cussful celebration on a more elabo rate scale. There w^ill be no parade but there will be patriotic celebrations with oratory and music, athletic meets fn every part of the flve boroughs, and in the evening fireworks in nearly a hundred places. ‘•In the last eight years 37,526 per sons have been injured, 1,662 persons have ben killed and millions pf dol lars worth of property destroyed b^ fire in the United States as the re sult of the old fashioned Fourth,” the committee says, "Last year the deaths and bodily injuries were reduced 66 per cent in New York and the loss by fire was greatly reduced.” Bondholders Would Enforce Claim. By Associated Press. New York, May 9.—Local repre sentatives of the Central of Georgia would not comment todaf on the pro posed legal action of bondholders to enforce their claims for full payment of interest on all three classes of income bonds. It is understood that a meeting of the executive committee will be held soon when some reply to the holders of these securities will probably be made. / J X Methodist Meet. By Associated Press. Chattanooga,, Tenn., May 9.—The commissioners of the Methodist Epis copal church and Methodist Episcopal church, Soutr, here for the meeting of the Federation commissioners of those denominations with the Protestant Methodists, met as a federal council today to informally consider any ques tions bearing upon administration and co-operation in fields where the two denominations operate. These ques tions were discussed prior to the Fed eration meeting tomorrow so that the general body may proceed without un due friction and petty details. At the meeting of the general com mission tomorrow the report of_ihe sub-committee of nine formulated at the Cincinnati meeting will be sub mitted. At noon today the visitors ^ere the guests,at a dinner given by Bishop W. S. Anderson, resident bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. , m Ajter Disposing oj Othii Big Bills the Lower Branch Takes Up StatehoodIssue—Various Investi gat ions Are Set Going, To Probe Steel Trust, Postmas ters, Shoe Contracts, Etc— Senate Committee Resumed Hearings on Reciprocity Treaty, By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., May 9.—State hood for New Mexico and Arizona h6ld the attention of the house today. Re ports were received from committees on resolutions of inquiry and the com mittee on territories, which met early in the day and approved the sub-com mittee report recommending state hood for both territories after they shall have voted^ on certain constitu tional amendments. Arizona is asked to re-submit the recall provision'of its'constitution, vot ing on an amendment which eliminates the judiciary. New Mexico is asked to vote on an amendment making its' constitution more easily amendable. The joint resolution reported by Chair man Flood, of the committee on terri tories. will be called up later in the week. Inquiries: and investigations also kept members busy. Chairman Henrj’, of the committee on rules, was ready to call up the report providing for an inquiry into the United States Steel Corporation and to report the recom mendation of the Hardwick resolution for investigation of the American Su gar Refining Company and all other manufacturers and refiners of Sugar. Chairman Ashbrook, of the commit tee on expenditures in the postofflce department, was instructed to call up its report, recommending the adoption of the resolution of Representative Saunders, of Virginia, to ascertain the outside bus'iness afflliations and politi cal activ'cy of postmasters. The military affairs committee took up the Gardner resolution directing the secretary of war to inform congress regarding army shoe contracts. Discussion of the wool schedule was general about the capital. Democrats of Ohio and Massachusetts talked of conferences to poll the delegations on the issue of free raw wool. Chairman Underwood, of the ways and means committee, anno inced that the com- piittee probably would meet Wednes- d^ and take up the wool schedule. The senate finance committee con tinued its hearings on the Canadian reciprocity bill. After concluding the hearings the committee promptly will take up the farmers’ free list bill. Farmers, as In the hearings of the reciprocity bill, will be prominent in the free list hearings. Next Monday has been §et aside for cattlemen, par ticularly from Texas, to give their viev/s on the measure. That probably will be the first regular hearing on the bill . / House Passed Hardwick Resolution. Washington, May 9.—The house to day formally passed the Hardwick resolution for an investigation of the American Sugar Refining Company and other sugar concerns. APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO DEFEND M'NAMARA BROTHERS. FLORENCE SCHENK WILSON t' Florence Schenk Wilson, the former J. Virginia .belle, who in 1908 married Charles H. Wilson, known on two continents as stable manager for Al fred Gwynne Vanderbilt, after she had followed him to London. Wilson was recently married to Miss Jose phine Delehanty, a Boston heiress. Florence Schenk, wh4 is now living in an obscure hotel In Paris, charg- es Wilson with bigamy and says she will prosecute. She declares there has been no divorce and that her husband was in constant communi cation with her until a few weeks before his marriage in Boston./ By The Associated Press. Ti/ashington, May 9.—The American Federation of Labor today issued an appeal for funds for the defense of the McNamara brothers in jail In Los Angeles for dynamiting. The exec utive council of the federation will re ceive the funds and disburse them. If necessary. It is said, the cases will be taken to the highest court the country. DID NOT CLEAR MYSTERY. By Associated Press. Rome,. G., May 9.—The coroner’s jury called to investigate the death of Thomas Parker, the chaingang guard who was found dead yesterday with a bullet wound through hiS' stomach, adjourned today without having cleared the mystery but or dered Walter B. Whitfield, a white trusty, held pending further investi gation. No one saw Parker shot and it is not known whether he was kill ed by some convict or- came to his death by accident. Refused New Trial. By As^?ociated Press. Tampa, Fla., May 9.—Jose de Ijsl Campa, J. F. Bartlum and Brit Rus sell, sentenced to- one year each in jail for their parts in the riots inci dent to the recent cigar makers strike, were this morning refused a new trial. Circuit Judge Wall upheld all points in the action in the lower court. Hay Makers Meet. Corn Cob Association No. 13, of Jolly Hay Makers will hold a very interest ing meeting to night. There are about 20 tramps knocking at the barn door, awaiting admission to the loft. The several committees are getting every thing in good shape for the good fat time on the ISth, when all visiting- tramps will he attended to. Mr. H. N. Banks is chief hay maker.