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fONTESTFOR SHETLAND PONY OUT FIT IS ON-BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER 18 ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER latest Edition THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. Latest Edition VOL. 43. NO. 7034 CHARLOTTE, N. C.. MONDAY EVENING. MAY 22. 1911 PR TPF i I” Charlotte 2 Cent! & Copy »Dlly-6 Cents Sunday. * 1 Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Daily and Sunday. Lynchings by Infm lated Mobs Are Reported P' r.ing Fake Telegram ; : Mob Secures Six at Lake City, Fla,, ]nd nidales Their Bodies Charged With %wer — Chinese Banker yjriim of Mob in Mexico— Suidinshoio, Ga. Negro fjeco'i^ IS Hanged, .1 Press, j. j. were lynched in Georgia yesterday and , • . S3 were killed by the 2 City, Florida. Sev- ! V iras were accused of s\Yne men, the other y. . ; rr? a deputy sheriff •arrest him. He was a ' e j x ^ ‘ ^ lynched at Lake vesterrtay were from . i had been taken ■r ci:y for safe keeping. -. - li !; hanged and later shot « 0 :£’ ■'* to have made the Tji' ihassee. 106 miles away, • Mark Norris and V re the names of two . ^ ,ri. The othor had not r today as there had j > arrests and the pris- lien moved frequently "ni in several towns. : i was the name of the -i(= was banged near Swains, f Moore was hanged and t'urdville. Ga. : ’ vestigation Ordered. , 0 '•'la.. May 22.-Gover- r:!> ordered an investi- t -i.- l>nching of six negroes , {'Ifl., >esterday, and It . v>ill enlist the aid of . . an effort to apprehend - r • he lynching party. It r’ pome here th3t the neg- i ' I ;> i b> Georgia relatives H r-’Jiii. tlie white man of •’ rd. r the negroes were sus- FIVE HCES CAUSED TRIPLE MURDER By Associated Prtsss. Kittaning, Pa., May 22.—Five aces found in one deck of cards caused a quarrel among miners here last night in which three men were killed and one was fatally shot. Dick Senderion, accused of cheating, was beaten and in revenge shot into the crowd, hitting four men, including his brother, who was one of the three killed. Senderion. escaped. UNEASINESS !N By Assn^ia od Press. Crawfordviile. Ga., May 22.—Joe 5!iore, the ne?ro who yesterday con- fejfrd 10 hdving murdered Henry 3«''?her. a vealthy farmer, Saturday t-h' vr:s taken from the jail here Atlanta, May 22.—Heavily armed and vicious negroes are causing more serious uneasiness in Atlanta than has been felt since the big riot. It is not safe for a w’hite man to venture far along Decatur street on Saturday nights unless he is willing to frankly accept the fact that the negro has the right-of-way, and step aside when the blacks come lurching along the side walk. Night before last J. B. Jones, of Lakewood Heights, failed to get out of the w’ay of two negroes quickly enough. He even told them they ought to be more careful about run ning into people. One of the negroes knocked him down, and the other fired revolver at his prostrate form, for tunately missing, after which both fled Late Saturday night Conductor B. F. Taylor, on the Buckhead car line, tried to collect a fare from a negro on the back platform. The negro declared he had previously paid. The conduc tor insisted. The negro drew a 45 calibre Army Colt and emptied it at close ra»ge, the conductor only saving his life by grabbing the smoking muz zle and shoving it to one side. This negro. Will Samuels by name, has been arrested by the county police. Last Saturday night, not less than five white men had to defend them selves against negro attacks on Deca tur street. Nearly every negro man who Is ar rested on suspicion, or vagrancy, or for some petty misdemeanor, is found to have a loaded weapon on hia person when taken to the barracks and searched. That the bullets recently flred at unarmed white men have gone astray is only the result of watchful providence and poor marksmanship. i em Publishers’ association was held nrevalls today. The purpose of the meeting prevails complete the arrangements for Southern Publisher* Meet. By Associated Press irom tne jaii nere i Nashville, ^Tenn., of'the'^South nlghi or early this morning j *- tan«d to a tree. The mob over- jailor. Quiet ' the annual meeting of the association which Is to be held In Louisville on the 13th and 14th of June. The pro gram this year will perhaps be the most elaborate and comprehensive ever arranged for a similar occasion A list of impoftant topics was agreed iJt>on for discussion at the general meeting. , Melville E. Stone, general manager of The Associated Press, George c.. ■ Hitt, of the Ind^napolls Star, and a Mav 2C.—Georgia traveling representative of the Southern Lo^ ' r^:;- -anons are on the verge merclal congress, have acceptea tne on Page 8. MT Fi II eEDRSmi A m Northern Mexico Perjectly Quiet Now -Peace Pact Signed LORI m N c f t “SEE AMERICA FIST”—While there’ s any of It left to see. Olivei Company is To Build A Line Fur Paul Chatham i^atrons of the Country Club Delighted With the New Ar rangement which Gives Oliver & Company the Contract. - OVER TWO By" the Glaring Lights of Four Automobues Articles That Assure Peace Ware Signed on Steps oj Customs House at Juarez. Quarter oj a Million Dollars is Invested in the Enterprise Which Will Open up The Suburbs Surrounding The Queen City. and pass by the country club was secured by Mr. Paul Chatham who had to begin operation at a pre scribed time. He commenced work and then sub-let the contract for the building of the road to the Oliver people. The Southern Power Coro- ijany and Tractioa- (VJmpany officials are working in perfect har mony with Mr. Chatham. For months the question has been raised with reference to a car line to the Country club and the solution has been in the hands of Mr. Chat ham. He has kept his franchise and his promise with the people of the city and the line is now an assured fact. Wm. J. Oliver, of Knoxville, secures contract for the Charlotte Rapid Transit Co., to construct, build and furnish material and complete Ccir line to the Country Club. The car line begins at and connects with Elizabeth line on East Seventh MURRAY TURNS DOWN THE PITTSBURG BANK PRESIDENCY. WERE KILLED By Associated Press. Eagle Pass, Texas, May 22.—Sam Wah, proprietor of the International Hotel in Ciudad Porifirio Diaz, Mex ico,- opposite this place, and a part ner of Foon Chuck, the mllllanolre Chinaman of Mexico, who has large in terests In Torreon and throughout northern Mexico, received telegraphiq Information today from his agent at Torreon that 224 Chinese had been killed in a fight with Mexican rebels at Torreon. forty-five of Wah’s workmen on farm and five in a restaurant were among the killed. Sam Wah has telegraphed the Chi nese minister at Wa^lngton and the ambassador, at Mexico City, asking Ijrotection. By Associated Press. Washington, May 22.—Comptroller of the Currency Law^rence O. Murray today declined the presidency of the street, Clarice avenue on through the First National Bank of Pittsburg. He property of the Highland Park Land announced that he would serve out his Co., under the S. A. L. road, through term as comptroller which will expire Chatham property, to Lawyer’s road, in 1913 saying he did ^o lay thence dow'n Broadway through Chat- down his work in the middle of his ham again to the old J. Alexander term IN AS m house, making a curve there to Belle- vedere through the East Side Realty Co.’s property known as Eastern Heights; thence through Mecklenburg Realty Co.’s property, known as “Club Acres,’* to the Country ^Club. Contract signed and parties under bond to have line in operation by Aug. 15th. W’’illiam J. Oliver & Quashed Indictments. By Associated Press. Muskogee, Okla., May 22.—Federal Judge Campbell today quashed the indictments against a score of state election officials. The officials were indicted on a TTT,r.v charge of preventing negroes from i^O., OI n-UUA-, tVio crannl'athor olanAfi -o- -a iUub die OU Hie > t5i I IlierClclt ^ "andi ninz rh#»lr temporarily hope- invitation of the Southern puDiisne S-;n» to got the railroads to pull | and will be present and address I'-'raee on frainB, and may within the V "irabine to declare war ''} fare In this state, car- . ■ niaffer before the railroad Lockout Declared.. By Associated Press. mov Munster, Westphalia, Prussia, May 22.—A lockout In '‘i-.iission and the legislature and * neewr. rnf'ans within their power ;hf.lr point. !r# admit that the time of with the rail-, Mon thf» iniicaKe question is over. It is to be a question of , -n ’ fight, without any pre- • ^ frirnrillnesR. This comes as ^ ^PS'ilt nf the railroads’ refusal to _ ^ thf teq’iest for mileage form, o'nf 80.110 time ago through a A representing the G. T. T. and the T. P. A. ^^.^rrkri before the commission, I session of the flu..?'! ' ^be form not of a re- Assembly. The judicial ® „4. c form in mileage rule, but expected today to !' 2-cent fare throughout 1 in the heresy case against tn J. Oliver & L.O., OI ^“^’jyQtijjg under the grandfather clause ville, Tenn., the well contract- election law. Judge ors, who are at present building a part decided that the offense of the suburban railway for tj« Sout ^^s no crime against the ern Power Co., signed a contract this, -jj sx ^ states, morning with the Charlotte Rapid i Transit Co. to build, furnish material j and complete the car line from the; city to the Country Club, which that company has had . under contempla tion for some time. The new car line will connect with the Elizabeth car line on East Seventh street and will run from there to Clar ice avenue through the property of the Highland Park Land Co., under the Seaboard Railroad tracks and through By Associated Press. Washington, May 22.—Henry Li. Stimson, of New York, today was sworn in as secretary of war; suc ceeding Jacob M. Dickinson, resigned. The ceremony took place in the offl- ee of the secretary. Following a call upon the President, the new secre tary proceeded to the war department, accompanied by Senator Root and Representative Dwight where they were received by Secretary Dickinson. The oath was administered by John Randolph. Secretary Stimson then re ceived the army officers on duty in Washington. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., May 22.--A prompt and sweplng Inquiry into new charges against Senator Lorimer, of Illinois, growing out of the investiga tion by the Illinois state legislature, was assured today when the regular republicans decided to present in the senate late today a resolution calling for the conduct of such an inquiry un der the direction of the senate commit tee on privileges and elections. The democratic senators will sup port the resolution, which will be a substitute for the LaFollette resolu tion naming a special committee of senators to take up the inquiry. The democrats held a caucus this morning and decided in favor of a resolution directing the inquiry by the regular senate committee. Senator LaFollette had given notice last week that he would call up his resolution today. Senator Dillingham chairman of the committee on privl leges and elections will introduce the substitute agreed upon today. It is probable that the committee on elections will be directed to conduct the investigation through a sub-com- mlt;tee to be chosen from its own mem bers, but affirmed by the senate. Washington, D. C., May 22.-Whlle the prolonged debate on the resolution admitting tio statehood Arizona and New Mexico, was still in order today, in the house of representatives, chief interest In the legislative affairs shift ed to the senate, where the Lorimer case again commanded attention. Senator LaFollette had previously given notice that he would call up his privileged resolution providing for reinvestigation of the right of the jun ior senator from Illinois to retain his seat and take the floor to advocate its adoption. The resolution would name a spec ial committee, of which Senator Works of California, would be chairman, to conduct the Inquiry. Senator LaFol lette desired Its adoption without ref erence to committee. Other senators want the resolution referred to the committee on privileges and elections The hearing before the finance com mlttee of the senate on tlje ganadian reciprocity bill was resumed today with the prospect that hearings would continue throughout the week. The Sherral committee of the house elected to Investigate the United States Steel Corporation, began work today its first business being to com municate with the department of jus tice and the bureau of corporations. Want Immediate Investigation. Washington, May 22.—Immediate In vestigation by the committee on priv ileges and elections of the renewed charges that Senator Lorimer of lUi- nols Is not entitled to his seat, will be demanded by democratic senators, when Senator LaFollette calls up his resolution of Inquiry later In the day. This decision was made this morning at a meeting of the senate democratic steering committee. Madero Will Ask the Southern Rebels to Quit Fighiing And in Case They do Not he Will Quell Them by Force. Tranquility of an officially declared variety, not unlike the quietude of the erstwhile general armistice, but pos sessing more of the , normal atmos phere of real peace, resigned in north ern Mexico today for the first time in : months. Messages were flashed With Ptesbyterians In Atlantic City Gtori ^S^I'^SSEEANE OFFER TAFT home IN THAT STATE. Bv ^ V — the textile manu- facturing district ‘ to "th^ Paul Cbatham property to the Ten thousand operatives are aireeiea. « down Broadway through the old Julius Alexander place, making there a beau tiful curve to Bellevedere through the East Side Realty Co.’s property, known as “E^astem Heights.” Thence it will run through the property of the Meck lenburg Realty Co., known as Club Acres,” to the Country Club. It will be a matter of general inter-; est to know that this line Is to be con structed right away, the contract hav ing been signed and the parties being under bond to have the car line com pleted and in operation by Aug. 15th °^The new line will pass through some of the most attractive suburban pro^ erty anywhere near the city and ^uch of it is already divided up into hand some building lots, which are already Separate Municipality To Be Built Near This City Is Reported By Big Rumor By Associated Press. Atlantic City, N. J., May 22.— ttim me i. r. a. i v^.v^, ... - . «r1n. to leading officials of the Conclderatlon of reports was tne pri e matter will unquestion-1 cipal business Qg^gj-al D. Grant, of Northum- on Press. Wa-v, I ufaa. Ptesid 22.—Offering the ^ equipped summer Of er Smoky Mountains it delegation of Berry- T|*» ’ Austin, called on Mr. [of |1,000 and up Vj,. The Tennesseeans pro- “Over 6,000 ministers ij,. «irerf the summer White no salaries at all, or ♦van Knob, about 60 miles | do have salaries, they are less $1,000 a year and many have salaries of less Dr. William berland. Pa. The report of the ministerial relief makes a strong plea for the needy cler^men “Less than half of our 9,073 Isters,” says the report, j pastors of churches and . these who are pastors are receiving min- neipganon oi uerry-1 very small salaries. Of the . r( sidents, headed by Rep- isters, only about 2,500 have sa That Charlotte Is getting to be a big city Is evidenced in many ways, but the greatest proof comes In rumor which came to The News yesterday and which will be heard with interest throughout the city, viz: That a movement is on foot looking toward the creation of the George Stephens Co. property east of the city into separate mimicipality from Char lotte. If the report be true—and The News has good r^son to believe that it is— it means the development of the east ern part of ^he city and township to a degree differing only in area from Charlotte property, as it is the inten tion of Mr. Stephens and associate promoters to have bithulitic paving, concrete walks, street car lines, water system, gas and electricity, in fact all FOUBTU DiV OFPfBBmil- The in operation of j the'advantages that Greater Charlotte complet on ana operauo^ purchase by Mr. Stephens Club in Siong raSpetltlon'and company of Myers Park and the Country Club in sT,rou6 r ^ aa^nronertv now known as Club Acres, with Lakewood and other points « adjacent, as yet un- either where have they Knfij p,. It is not believed !■!; will accept the offer. '0 iir many that have come Mlnr,^ since the proposal ot he establish a capital near St. PauL of them than $500 a y6^r. “Experience has taught u« that only 5,000 of our ministers are able to carry any life Inturance. summer resorts. men'Mied. Wpt the public on_^the tlp4« ' of wondering interest to build W. J ^ ^ who secured the contract the interurban line fyom Greenville to Greensboro and from Sp^tanburg to Greenville, Their headquarters are In Knoxville, Tenessee, and they «e known as the largest constrctors in the country. The franchise for the line that will run tliroueh Buburban nronerty The question was constantly heard: “What are they going to do with it?” The interesting rumor which came to The News yesterday is a plausible ficient size can easily be secured, as the lots of the Myers Park section are in demand. A gentleman that this writer has in mind recently bought a place in that section, which will he in cluded In the new municipality, for $10,000. It is learned that in his deed was a clause providing for a street car line in two blocks of his house. This means a car line down East Morehead beyond the graded school, on out making a loop around Elizabeth College and embracing the Myers’ Park and Club Acres property. That the Stephens Co. had a gigantic scheme on foot when the purchase of the vast tract of which Myers’ Park is the center, it was surmised, but so closely have they kept their counsel, that nothing has escaped except the interesting rumor, which was afloat yesterday. The new municipality, if created, will not detract from Charlotte, It will be principally a residential sec tion, Charlotte continuing to be the mart for the country and all this sec tion of the state. Nothing will be undertaken by the Stephens Co. that will, not be carried to a successful finish. If they plan to create a separate town—a municipal ity distinct from Charlotte—they w'Ul leave no stone of progress unturned To develop the section there must bej to carry out the plan, a car line. To maintain a car line! Progress is the watch word there must be neonl^. A colony of Bat-ltli«a* kii»tiiMt.J»WMnotera. with By Associated Press. Louisville, Ky., May 22.—^The fourth days’ session of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States began this morning with the hearing of commit tee reports. All committees have been given their work ,and have been buslnly engaged in threshing out the matters that came before them. Everything of a routine nature has been disposed of, communications d overtures have been referred to the committees having jurisdiction, and the rest of , the session will be devoted to disposing of the recom mendation of the various commit- t ' tees. As the time draws near tor the selection of the next meeting place, the representatives of the different cities which are trying to get the next assembly, grow more active. The fight has narrowed down to Richmond. Va., and Bristol, Tenn., although the Chattaneoga, Tenn., rep resentatives are making a stubborn fight Texas, so a majorty of the cemmls sioners say, could have the next as^ sembly for the asking, in as much as Rev, Janlous French, D, D., was defeated for the moderatorship; but according to the Texas representa tives, Fort Worth would be the only available place, and as the general assembly met there in 1905, they da not fael digfiosed to ask for it. today over all wires and by courier to remote parts of the country, an nouncing that a peace agreement had definitely ended the hostilities be tween the revolutionists and the Fed eral government. Undisguised joy beamed in the face of Judge Carbajal, the Federal peace envoy today, as he prepared to de part for Mexico City, his mission here being accomplished after nearly four weeks of parleys. Francisco I. Made ro, J., triumphant leader of the revolt, will await the resignation of Presi dent Diaz, starting for Mexico City within a week, when It Is expected to become an established fact. Senor Madero this morning as he heard the story of how the peace agreement was signed last night. His callers told and re-told the humorous sldellghl; that was thrown on the sign ing of the document. Francisco Madero, Sr., had called on Judge Carbajal at El Paso about 9:30 o’clock last night and after a tedious half hour’s wait for Senor Plao Saurez, the party started for Juarez In a big automobile, thinking Senor Saurez previously had gone to the customs house here. When the peace automobile, follow ed by three machines filled with news paper men, dashed up to the customs^ , house shortly after ten o’clock, neither Senor Suarez nor any one else was there to receive them. The customs house door was barred by a hug© grating. Senor Suarea failed to appear and after a brief conference it was decid ed, as the document already had been drafted, to sign the pact on the steps of the building, agreeing to allow Se nor Suarez to sign it today. There, under the stars, typewritten copies of the peace agreement were signed and exchanged while four automobiles on the opposite side of the street turned their glaring searchlights on the cus toms house steps. The newspaper men contributed their hard pads and some matches and huddled together to keep the matches from being extin guished by the evening breeze. It was Francisco Madero, Sr.’s, foun tain pen that was used. In watching the commissioners slowly sign their names under-the .agreement, one of the bystanders forgot the burning match, he held. He nearly spoiled one of the signatures when he dropped the flame as the pact was being signed. The commissioners enjoyed the humor of the situation and decided that never was a peace treaty signed under more extraordinary conditions. When it was all over, they embraced In true Span ish fashioa. The commissioners expressed great relief that the task for whfch they had so long labored had been accomplished without the introduction of disagreea ble conditions and without injuring the national prestige of their country. Though the peacement agreement provides for the gradual dispersing of the troops, it is not believed any coun ter revolts or disturbances will occur. The object of the gradual disbanding of the insurrectos, It Is expected, Is to remain for a short time as a good fighting force by which to keep order among the small scattered bands who might feel Inclined to disregard the peace agreement. ' Trouble is expected with the rebls In lower California. Though the rebels there have never been allied with the Madero movement, the rebel chifs here will send envoys or messages to lower California, urging the acceptance the conditions agreed upon here. Should they refuse, an armed expedi tion probably led by Pascual Orozco, will be sent to subdue them. Senor Madero, in his victory, feels {>xt he wl now be responsible for the restoration of complete tranquility and will attempt to demonstrate that if he Is not in control in some of the bands he at least can subjugate them. CALIFORNIA POLICE ASKED TO LOOK OUT FOR BIGAMIST. By Aasoclated Press. St. Louis, May 22.—The police ol Los Angeles, X«ng Beach and San Francisco, Cal., have been asked by local authorities to arrest Charles R, Drummond, member of a wealthy St. Louis family, who Is wanted for al leged violation of a parole, granted after he was fined and sentenced to jail on a plea of guilty of bigamy. Sheriff Grueninger said today he had learned that Drummond Is Jn Califor nia, living under the name of Charles R, Dunbar, Elected Clerk of Session. Mr, W, F, Stevens has been elected clerk of the session of the Second Presbyterian church, in place of Mr. John C. McNeely, who declined re-eleo« tion.
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