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CHARLOTTE. N. C.. SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 20. 1911
pT> rpp i In Charlotte 2 CenU a Copy aDlly-6 Cents Shinday.
Outside Charlotte 6 Cents a Copy X>ally and Sunday.
$x-Govemor
B. Aycock
To Entei
Chas.
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Decides
the B'-ce
r/i Pljt Thickens! Following
Jini: uncement That Chief
- Clark Will Run For
Senati’' Comes News of a
fou)t!t Horn to Dilemma.
^ace Soon
-It Eeems
By Associated Press.
Juarez, Mexico, May 2Q.
necessary that some announcement or
declaration of peace be made at once,
said Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez,
t rebel peace commissipn,
kyCOC”' MCLMS uTltJ OlOlCillCni discussing today the report that peace
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'..ly 20.—R«tumlng to
f , ex-Govemor Charles
- dves conflrmatlon to the
h haa determined to get
;■ e for the United States
Senator Simmons, Qov-
i.in and Chief Justice Walt-
>nR Into the race, Mr. Ay-
u0 says, he will make his
in line with the democracy
:;e and the nation,
res. he says, to go to the
li- from s pedal obligations
if men In this way, hut
'] oblisation to all. He says
■■uHer money or timo for
-ton Hears the Rumor.
News.
_ r,. May ?0.—It is general-
.1 here ..mong the North
r'n'.ocrats that former Gov-
- will anr ounce his candi-
senate within a short
; .^sional delegation is
Ml' 1- today.
Capt. Smyth Heads
Sl)inne}s Asso.
. ■] F’i-.'ss.
, ' 1 '!a.y 20 ■ At j’ester
>\i ? ssion of the Cotton
Aasociatlon the nomi-
made its report. It
11; i: adopted as follows;
S.uyth. Greenville, S. C.,
. A. Erwin, Durham, N.
. n:; C. B. Bryant, Char-
re-elected secretary-
E H.
C-.:, ■ ■
. ti' i.'s on the board of gov-
re tilled by the election of
l.a'A n*' South Carolina; Win.
'f Maryland; S. W.
\' "ih Carolina, and T. L.
'f MlSBlSSlppl.
would not be declared in effect until
President Diaz actually resigned. He
intimated that it might be done some
time today after a conference with
Judge Carbajal, the federal envoy.
“We had thought,” c(mtlnued Dr.
Gomez, “that a peace agreement was
entirely unnecessary, as we could
merely stand by and witness the ac
tual carrying out of the various things
we have demanded, but in the mean
time the army would be idle and would
have to be provisioned and a wait of
ten or fifteen days might cause a dan
gerous restlessness.
“Some kind of a manifesto advising
the various chiefs that peace is prac
tically assured is necessary. They who
are not on the ground and in touch
with the progress of our relations with
the government might feel disposed to
prosecute the rebellion.
."In the declaration or manifesto of
peace should be contained the princi
pal basis by which peace really will
have been effected. It should record
the fact that President Diaz has public
ly announced as well as personally
telegraphed Madero that he will resign
before the expiration of the present
month.”
Dr. Gk)mez, It is understood, trans
mitted by Judge Carbajal, the peace
envoy, the names of the men by the
rebels for the new cabinet.
“Senor Vasques Taget, the proposted
minister of Justice, is a well known
lawyer in the city of Mexico,” said a
rebel chief today. He has had no polit
ical affiliations, but for the department
of justice that Is a distinct advantage.
“General Bascon, the minister of
war, has the confidence of the army
and, though the choice of the federal
army. Is well liked by the rebels.
“Manuel Calero, the minister of
fomento (promotion of collnizatlon and
industry) is one of the most conspic
uous of the Maderistos in congress.
“Manuel Bonilla, minister of com
munication, is a civil engineer and Is
considered a very able administrator.
“Pr. Fraacisco Vasnues Gom?z, min
ister 01 public instruction is particu
larly w^ell fitted.
“Emilo Vasquez Gomez, minister of
gobernacion (interior administration)
and a brother of Dr. Gomez, practically
formed the anti-re-electionist party
in Mexico and Is considered an excel
lent choice for the political balance
required in the poii.folio of goberna
cion.
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This IS 20th. of May
‘me Day We Cele-
hiate”Ciowds in City
Hukwang Loan
Signed loday
By Associated Press.
Peking, May 20.—The Kukwang
loan for the construction of rail
roads in provinces of Hunan and
Hupei, was signed here today by the
representatives of the American, Brit
ish, French and German groups of
bankers. Besides providing for the
original amoimt of $30,000,000, pro
vision is made in the agreement for
an extra $20,000,000 should that
additional sum be needed for the
completion of thep roject.
Bankers here think the Kukwang
loan is the most important .financial
transaction ever signed in China. It
provides for the construction of 1,-
200 miles of railroad in Huan and
Hupei, and the loan is secured by
the revenues of those provinces,
which, in case of default, may be ad
ministered by the marine customs. ,
THE REAL RULER OF MEXICO AT PRESENT.
Louisville Assembly
Considets many Reports
At lo-day's Session
By Associated Press. ,
Louisville, Ky., May 20.—After hav
ing disposed of preliminary work of
the session, the 51st General Assem
bly of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States (South) today took up
reports of ad interim committees. Dr.
W. E. Boggs, of Atlanta, chairman of
the committee on divorce and remar
riage, announced his committee had
nothing to report, owing to their ina
bility to meet, as the last general as
sembly had failed to provide funds for
that purpose. He suggested that funds
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Mexico, May 19.—
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n’ f^arrison under Col.
was forced to evacu-
i. rwpnty miles southeast
-r a ficrce four days bat-
'"loe of rebels command-
i. «ta. The Federals re-
’’ ’ity, where they arriv-
h>' rebels showed great
■ ^ai(l to have lost
•illoii and wounded.
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The Commencement
Spiiit at Trinity
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Prrs.s.
'•'I Forest fires in Hok-
■ r' ,. rmost of the islands
(1. viistatlng a big ter-
er 'if villagefi already
■' !itroyp(l. The troops have
"i "Hf and every available
^ the flames. The fire
■ GO miles long. It is
• ( Mmate the number of
Tiic amount of dam-
that two additional members be added
to the committee and offered the
names of Prof. Henry Alexander
White, D. D., LL.D., of Columbia Semi
nary, South Carolina, and A. M.
Scales, of Greensboro, N. C
The number of overtures received
on the “elect infant” clause amend
ment, fourteen in all, indicates the in
terest manifested in this question.
The semi-centennial celebration wjis
brought to a close last night with the
address of Rev. Egbert’ Watson Smith,
D. D., pastor of the Second Presby
terian church of LiOuisville, who spoke
Excursion Trains From Sever*
al Pomts Bring 20th, 6/May
Crowds to Help Charlotte be
PaUiotic—City Banks Take
Holiday.
Col Bradshaw Recalls 20th.
of May 47 Tears Ago When
He Stood on the Firing Line
Between Two Revices Inter
est Recollections.
This is the day we celebrate. The
firemen took time by the firelock this
year and dragged the venerable old
gentleman into the arena ahead of
time, si;eaking from a patriotic
standpoint.
The 20th was celebrated but not
on the 20tl)i. That doesn’t matter.
Capt. FiqnkWs
Mother PaialyZed Mecklenburg and its neighbors al-
wals assemble “in town” on the 20th
of May. No special program was
Capt. T. S. Franklin goes to Wil- arranged for today, but there is plen-
mington this afternoon to see his “
mother, Mrs. J. B. Franklin, who is ty doing. , ^ ^
ill at the home-of her daughter, Mrs. . Excursions from Greensboro, Hlgtt
W. E. Pickard. Mrs. Franklin recent-’ point and other points will augment
ly had a stroke of paralysis. Capt. crowd, while two games of base-
Franklin was called to Wilmington by amusenents at Lakewood Park,
wire Monday last. A business engage-j “an, amuse e
ment demanded his return yesterday j and various vaudeville and moving
to Charlotte. Mrs. Franklin will | picture shows will furnish pleasure
probably accompany him on the rer j come.
turn trip. , ^Col Chas Bradshaw recalls a 20th
Mrs. Franklin is 79 years of ago. •
She lived in Charlotte for years, but ^ been many of these, but this one
for some years past has been in Wil
mington with her daughter.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF FIGHT
BETWEEN TRIBES AND FRENCH
be pnovided so thfi.. cominlt±fie_ could Jon the subject, ‘The-Mission pf the
meet some time this summer and dis- Presbyterian Church in the United
cuss the subject. He also suggepted (States.”
Chwch Unity the Subject
Of Discussion At The
Southern Baptist Convention
Special to The News.
Trinity College, Durham, N. C., May
20.—Commencement spirit is in the
air on Trinity’s campus these days. All
arrangements are complete for what
promises to be one of the most gala
occasions ever had here at the com^
mencement season.
The alumni of the college have ar
ranged to hold their annual dinner
on Tuesday afternoon of commence
ment week, immediately after the ad
dress of Mr. Jacob A. Riis. This din
ner will be held in the Angler Duke
gymnasium, and the attendance prom
ises to be very large. These annual
dinners of the past few years have
been among the most enjoyable fea
tures of commencement week
The board of trustees of rrlnity Col-
leee will hold its regular annual meet
ing at the college, Monday afternoon.
The board of education of North Car
olina and Western North Carolina Con
ferences will meet in Durham on Tues
day afternoon of commencement weeK.
The reception which w ill be given in
honor of the graduation class on Wed
nesday evening of commencement
week will be in the Washington Duke
By Associated Press.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 20.—^The
much discussed question of church
unity came up before the Southern
Baptist convention here this morning.
It made its appearance in the form of
a communication from Dr. C. H. An
derson and Dr. Robert H. Gardner, of
the Protestant Episcopal church and
asked the convention to appoint a
committee to confer with the Episco
palians to^e if some understanding
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 20.—Motions
to quash the perjury indictments
against George B. Cox, banker and
republican political leader^ made by
his attorneys two weeks ago, were
granted, by Judge William T. Dick
son, of the common pleas court, who
announced his decision -in-tbe ease
day.
Judge Dicsson found the indictments
defective in substance, this p .ase of
the decision operating to free Cox not
only from the indictments in question
but also from re-indictment on the
same set of alleged facts by any sub
sequent grand jury.
Judge Dickson holds In substance
that in calling Cox before the grand
jury in 1906 and compelling him to tes
tify there, and then indicting him for
perjury because of that testimony,
there was a violation of his constitu
tional rights.
The indictment against Cox charged
in particularly has a peculiar interest.
“The 20th of May 47 years ago,” said
he today, “was the most exciting and
interesting 20th I ever experienced.
Our regiment, 42nd N. C., charged
Ben Butler’s line near the James river
Paris May 20.-—Further official ad- drove him back to his gun boats,
/vices received at the ministry of war Grant styled it as ‘the botUing
today regarding the battle May 16 Butler.’ The late Col. J. E.
between Moroccan tribesmen and a i grown was colonel of the regiment
French detachment at Debdou to the \ ^as badly wounded and was car
east of Fez and about 40 miles from ' off the field after the line had
the Algerian frontier, report the kill^
ing of one French ofiicer and twen
ty-seven men and the wounding of
one officer and six privates. The ,
tribesmen who attacked the French jjjg aide that day
force during a fog, were repulsed.
He was shot in the
been captured,
head.
“General Beauregard was in comr
mand. Gen. IX H. Hill was acting W
could be reached on the points on
which the two denominations differ.
The matter was referred to a cim- ^ a
mittee of which Dr. E. C. Dorgan, of; that In testifying befo^^^^
Macon, Ga., is chairman. It will be m 1906 he declared that he had receiv
considered as part of the world move-, ed none of the money paid by various
ment to^rd church unity. I hanks to county treasurers as gratiii-
Most of the morning session of the ties” for the deposit of county funds
convention was consumed with re- ’ in the iiistitutions, the exercise of
Dofts on home missions. Workers these gratuities having been brought
among tihe mountain folk, the Indians out before the Drake investigating
WELLS FARGO CO. TO
HANDLE THE BUSINESS.
By Associated Press. .
St. Louis, May 20.—Beginning July
1, the Wells Fargo Express Company
will displace the Pacific Express
Company on the Missouri Pacific, the
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern,
the Texas & Pacific and the Wa
bash.
SUMMER WHITE
HOUSE ON lAKE
and immigrants were heard.
neiiEF r
UEIT HE IS
By Associated Press
Washington, May 20.—^Relief from
the hot wave was promised by the
weather bureu today throughout the
country east of the Mississippi. It will
come tonight in the lake region and
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and
hniidinir west wlug. These receptions ^
have heretofore been given in the col- on Sunday afternoon^^and^n^^^^
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GO.
osiimony that rame
this morning in the
man charged with
-hf'r who was accused
iiile in a club, Record-
issued explicit in-
•’liipf C’hristeiibury and
• Parker to make
■ investigation of all the
' ihriMiuh them when nec-
^ ’ rciKirt all violations of
nuKht find.
thiii?;s came out in the
i'* I ;is»>s that tended to
’ »• «-luhs were not being
' a manner prescribed by
I*’ was no direct evi-
’ this reason nothing of
' ii“ don«‘.
i'men have the author-
Smith, addressing
'’liief Christenbury and
rk«'i, “to make a thor-
\ ' 'tion of the workings of
■'"'I 1 desire that you do
'■•i di thn organizations
'f'' tliey are run according
- ^The people demand
lege building that was burned.
The new road, or main entrance to
the campus is now nearing
It is being macadamized with some of
the finest of materials,
pleted will present one of the finest
pieces of road work in the county.
The temporary tower which is
hold the new bell is being erected near
the Crowell Science Hall. The new
bell is to arrive in a few
w ill be placed in the tower Immediaae
ly.
Big Convention In New York.
By Associated Press.
New - York, May 20.—Independent
order B’Nai B’Rith Abraham will
hold its 25th annual convention here
tomorrow. More than a
egates from all parts of tl^
States will be welcomed in Tammany
Hall by Governor Dix. 1^9000
The order now embraces
members and has spent
time more than 15,000,000 for'char
itable purposes.
Insure Athletes.
Seattle. Wash., May 20.—The As
sociated Students oftheUn versity ol
Washington, under whose ditection a i
athletic events at the university are
held, have completed arrangements
with a local insurance broker for pol
icies to indemnify the association tor
the injury of any member of tne
athletic squads.
middle Atlantic
south Atlantic i .
The extreme heart will be dispelled
by unsettled weather with showers and
TREinStllTl
miiicE I
committee of the state legislature.
The grand jury of January, 1911,
however, charged that it had informa
tion that he did receive interest mon
ey from Tilden "R. French and John
H. Gibson while they were county
treasurers, the indictments asserting
that he was given $48,500 by Gibson
and $17,000 by French.
I
Paper m Heresy
I Case Presented
By Associated Press.
tiTT Press Atlantic City, N. J., May 20. The
By Associated Press. papers in the heresy case against the
Paris, May 20. J. J. Jusserand, the winiam D. Grant, of North-
French ambassador at Washington, is mnberland, Pa., having been present-
forwarding by mail the American text ed to the Northern Presbyterian gen-
of the proposed arbitration treaty be- era^ tie IfdWal S:
tw^en the United States and Great which the case has been re-
Britain and France which was submit- jgj-red will give the subject prompt
ted to the ambassador by Secretary consideration.
Knox on Wendnesday. The French The heresy case
oninion is one of extreme gratification Dr. Francis, Bro^sm, pres d^
that France is placed- on the same Union Theological Seminary and Pro
ba^s as Sig and in the arbitration fessor William Adams Brown of the
OTO 'osafs, aid the general view is same institution has not yet come
ruranTrair“ ‘"oT^h^e special eommU-
The socialists, led by Jean Jaures,
have frequently lauded America s ad
vance in the movement for unrestrict
ed arbitration and consequently, as the
government ministers favor the
scheme, it is expected to have the sup
port of the socialist party.
GRANTED WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS.
By Associated Press.
Washington May 20.—The proposi
tion to establish a summer White
House on Lake Minnetonka, near Min
neapolis, was received with favor today j
By Associated Press.
London May 20.—Emperor Wlllltlilfc
Empress Auguste and Princeee Vl^
ria Louise left London today to re^m
the German imperial yacht, Hohe^iaol-
lem at Sheerness, from which ^port
they will depart for home tomorrow
after an apparently heartily enjoyed
visit to the British capltol.
The imperial visitors spent the wee*
here more like tourists than memberi
of royalty, having devoted all thel*
spare time to’ sightseeing at the pio-
bv President Taft. Representative Nye,!ture galleries, gardens and muse^
of Minnesota, told Mr. Taft he wauld and at the naval
Introduce in congress a bill appropri- ment. While out driving or w^alUng
ating money for a summer home there.' they conducted
The President said that while this»markable absence of formality.
local thunderstorms during the next
36 hours in the far eastern part of the
country. This kind of weather was be
ing experienced along the great lakes
and the Mississippi and Missouri val
ley today. Frost was reported this
morning in Wyoming and western Cal
ifornia.
Split women’s Skulls.
Bv Associated Press.
Louisville, Ky., May 20. Spht^ng
the skulls of two negro women while
they Mept early today, Matthew Kel
ley, a negro man, then addressed a
not^ to the police tellln
committed the crime._^He was^a^- cal.. May 20.—Counsel
note to the police telling of taving ^sj„elated Press,
committed the cnme. , San Dieso, Cal.» *—
rested at a restaurant where he work- General Rhys Pryce and W. C.
ed as a waiter when the note Honkins the insurrecto leaders ar-
llvered at police »^eadquartrs todaj. Hopkinst^e^^
Kelley said the United States troops, were, yesterday
ling with him and that he had Kiiiea ^ habeas corpus di-
them for revenege.
granted a writ of habeas corpus
rected to Gen. McManus, command-
i ing at Fort Rosecrans. The writ is
^ returnable today.
tee on Sabbath observance was also
taken up today. It is reported that
many more industrial concerns have
discontinued Sunday work.
“The sentiment that laboring men
should strike for a six day week as
well as an eight hour day is growing
and meets the approval of labor
leaders,” says tl^ report.
Among the matters to be consid
ered is that of consolidation of sev
eral boards, which provoked a long
discussion yesterday.
Big Loan Company
Closes Its Doors
summer’s plans had been made, he
would be glad to' occupy a Minnesota
summer White House next year if con
gress and the people of that state
should provide such a place.
Fine Record of Pitching. NN
Special to The News.
Trinity College, Durham, May 20.—
Trinity’s fine record in baseball for
the* season just closed has been re
warded by the selection! of tw^o of her
best players as members of the all-
Southern team, which Is ijicked each
year from the best men on the teams
somposing the Southern Intercol
legiate Athletic Association. The two
successful men from Trinity s team
are Bob Gantt, pitcher, and Frank
Cooper, center-fielded. Gantt has a
remarkable record for this season,
and one that has not been equalled in
baseball at Trinity since the days ot
the wonderful tw'irler, Arthur Brad-
sher, who was froni 1901 to 1904 the
terror of the Southern diamond. Out
of eighteen games pitched this sea
son, Gantt has lost only two, these
being to Mercer (Georgia) University
and Washington and Lee. Gantt gets
his laurels over such men as Thomp
son and Calhoun, and was given the
honors of being first pitcher on the
team He gets his place on smoke
and curves. Thew riter, who gives
Gantt this distinction pronounces
him the best college pitcher in the
South. He will probably go North
for a tryout with the Baltimore
Americans as soon as college closes.
King George and Queen Mary, tv
gether wiih other members of royal
f;-:nilie9 in London, bade farewell to
the imperial family at the railway sta
tion.
DEMOCRATS DETERMINED TO
SPEED UP THE SENATE
Washington. May 19.—ry termined
to speed up the senate in the consid
eration of several measures now pend
ing the democratic steering commit
tee today adopted a program that
minority will endeavor to enforce with
the aid of the progressive republicans.
The program includes imemdiate con
sideration of the resolution providing
for the appointment of a special com
mittee to investigate the right of Sen
ator Lorimer to his seat, the joint res
olution providing for the direct elec
tion of senator and the bill reappor
tioning the representation of the
states in the house of representatives.
Senator Martin, chai.rman of the
committee, has openly criticesd the
republican committees for failure to
act on measures before them.
Enouah Potash
On The Fatms
Col. Sharpe Detailed.
By Associated Press. i a r
El Paso, Texas MayJO.-CoL A. L. ^ close Season
Sharpe, or duty with the na- ^ay 20.-With the
By AssTCiated Press Knicker-iwar who arrived here yesterday from
^ew York, i Europe, made a formal declaration to
bocker Savings and The Associated Press that his supreme
closed Its doors this morni^^ Mexico,
Wants Peace in Mexico.
Bv Associated Press.
Havana, May 20.—General Bernardo
I Reyes, Mexico’s former minister of
has been
tional guard svracusV varslay eight as opponents
to the war d^Partnient’s order he wiU Syracuse
leave about June 1. This detail Is 1 . rowing sea-
Uspone to the perso^l request | ^^Vem this afternoon.
Governor Harmon, of Ohio. i son uu i, ^
bocker Savings and Loan
its doors thi) f f
ing an up . o ^ secured only by the lay-
C °as?toaS'statement ot the ing aside ot all personal and partisan
company - showed assets of $190,994
with cash on hand of $5,265. .
pretenses on the part of both the gov
ernment and the revolutionists.
Special to The News.
Asheville, May 20.—Hon. A. Can
non, a member of the state board of
agriculture, who has just completed
an inspection of the state’s five test
farms, made an interesting state
ment which the farmers of the west
ern jjart of the State will hear '^th
satisfaction. It was to the effect that
there is enough potash in the ^1
of western North' Carolina to last for
400 years; that there is from two and
a half to four per cent in the 80U
of this rart of the state and the
farmers need not buy fertilizer*
which contain this ingredient.
Mr. Cannon stated that the test
farms were in good condition.