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CHARLOTrE. N. 0.. TUES)DA\ EVENING. MAY 23. 1911
pT> t In Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy aDlly—6 Cents Sunday.
Outside Charlotte 6 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday,
^ Will Likely
Vote Jo Re-open
The Loj imer Case
V tth New Evidence
LaFoUette Held
^tnato
Openw:
of the Floor at
Today to Further
NEQRO 18 LYNCHED.
♦ ®
I'rge Passage of Resolution.
I ff'cs Generally Believed
IcTly in Day Jhat the Dil-
luigham Resolution Tiould be
Adopted Final Stage oj
StdUhood Issue*
. Press.
, p C.. May 23.—S«nator
ued '5'ith the new evl-
out by liie special com-
Illinois legislature, still
lege of the floor today to
_r 8€uate his further rea-
ti,ar body should adopt his
.on inquiry into the right ot
,v .am Lorlmer to retain his
lav 111 a speech that last*
ai hours the Wisconsin
U:
C;.- ^ ;■
By Associated Press.
Gallatin, Tenn., May 23.—^Ji*
Sweat, a negro exconvict, v
lynched by a mob near here
morning for killing DavL
Barry and the Hatter’s cook, a
negro woman, early today. Sweat
and the woman were quarrel
ing when Mr. Barry, who was a
member of the Sumner county
court, went to quiet them. The
negro shot both of them dead.
GABHRRUS CITI
ZEN KILltD BY
‘^ . inied testimony taken in
nier iuvesilgatlon into the Lori-
til r i.\. the senate committee
(’• "nviitu- s and elections.
"p/'ore Lh€ i^enate convened It was
jelleved that Senator Dil-
: r, c ,iuilon of inquiry, intend
j.'jiP uute for Mr. LaFollette’s,
I ,.: t . . cd. It la thought the
vT 'v ' gating committee will be
j,-i ; .iliiiPham, chairman; Suth-
f'c, and Kenyon, republicans, and
au-  i- democrats. The last
are ? rvlng their first senatorial
'wj j- . resolution providing for
*r . Into the union of Ari-
;; s a d Nc ' Mexico, reached Its day
,-'1ration by the house and
e ic ‘ upon its passage be-
nmeni tonight. No doubt of
'ii ii f€it.
Xn " . debate on the meaaure, it
,5 ifc ! - »'tl, PiJ*' uld be called up under
. .'c nile.
aiehood bill pasi^d, the
u. . . au before the house will
1 d and adjournment for
u. at a ^.me proba^)Ie, until
arlff bill Is ready.
Look Into Jack-Pot.
' ir mi': situation In the senate
. implicated late today by
rod . ion of a third resolution
f'r ».n Investigation of th«
hf'bery in connection with
i f ht‘ junior senator from
; ’ resolution was offered on
: e democratic minority by
‘ .’an n. It poes further than
p.ud Dillingham resolu-
fi.a* It provides specifically
^n'o the "jack pot” fund
'e^islature and its con-
‘ ' ovlmcr.
^ the House.
'= '• the house are loading
. 1 ' : on foreign relations
■ prividing for the neu-
■ ; ultimate independence
i .,)iiine Islands.
' art ion by congress is ex-
’ 'h a pension, a determined
;li ''#> made in the regular
sever the islands from
. possession.
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t'jis ir
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S*«t
News was received in the city this
morning of the death of Mr. L. McKee
Marrlson at his hom« near Concord,
which resulted from the running away
of a mule that he was driving. The
tragedy occurped in Mr. Morrison’s
own yard yesterday afternoon.
All the details could not be learned
this morning, but Mr. Morrison was
driving the mule to a buggy. It be
came frightened, it is supposed, and
dashing up into his own barnyard de
molished the buggy and so injured
Mr. Morrison that he lived only a few
minutes.
• Mr. Morrison was one of the most
prominent citizens of his section of
the county and a very prosperous far
mer. He was an uncle by marriage of
Mrs. W. R. Wearn of this city. He
was an elder in Rocky River Presby
terian church and the funeral will e
conducted there tomorrow morning
about 10 o'clock.
Mr. Morrison was about 64 years of
age and was a Confederate veteran,
having served gallantly throughout
the war and having lost a leg In the
service.
Thousands Of
Lives Sacrificed
By Associated Press.
New York, May 23.—More than 20,
000 lives and two billion dollars worth
of property have been sacrificed to
fire in the United States during the
past fifteen years, said President W
H. Merrill-today in his annual ad
dress before the National Fire Protec
tlon Association. Authorities on va
rious branches of fire prevention will
address the convention of this body
which convened here today for its fif
teenth annual session.
Womens' Wotk of
Baptist Church
'-N'ED states minister to
W1T2ERLAN0 IS RECEIVED.
E 1
t*' - ,
"d PlCSS.
• i’zprlnnd, Miy 23.—Form-
lan Henry Sherman Bou-
130, preRented his creden-
"i'.Ter to Switzerland to
F today.
• Forrer and other
’■ ’i'.e ffovemment particlpa-
:«»ption. The president
• >ration a short time after
' •'Hlied on the new Amer-
'• -r.
m
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Catawba River Has
Its First Victim
01 The Season
^ INSANE MOTHER
KILLED HER CHILDREN.
V/HEN THE 180 DAYS ARE UP.
T
FIREMEN WILL
GO ON STIE
By Associated Press.
Knoxville, Tenn., May 23.—It is
reported here tha^ firemen on the
Southeijn Railway system will go on
strike at noon tomorrow if the de
mands for a new wage scale are not
granted or a comprtJinlse ■ttfefeement
Is not reached by that time. Confer
ences between representatives of the
firemen and railroad officials are be
ing held in Washington, It is stat
ed.
In declining the demands of the
firemen President W. W. Finley, of
the Southern Railway Company, last
week asserted that the concessions
sought would mean an a4.ded expen
diture of about $400,000 per year for
the railroad, or an increase in wages
of firemen approximating 27.8 per
cent over the wages paid last year.
National Good Roads
Congress Opens In
Birmingham, Ala.
Young Joe Wentz, High School
Boy, Swept Beneath The
Current This Morning and'
His Body not Found Until
By Associated Press. ♦
Brambach, Saxony, May 23,— ♦ NOW*
Driven temporarily insane by an
accusation of theft, a woman
d?en c—?d'sul;^ Had Gone With a Picnic Party
to Sloans Ferry to Spend the
Day and Lost His Life in
the Stream in Presence oj
Friends. v
Catawba river claimed its first vic
tim of drowning today when Joe
Wentz, Jr., about sixteen years of
age, and a near graduate of the Char
lotte High School, sank beneath its
waters to rise no more. His body
had .not been recovered at the time
I of going to press, though searching
{parties had made all efforts to locate
It.'
The young man, bright and poular
, with all who knew him, had been an
The Angauleme~San Sebastian employe of The News when he was
, not in school for more than tjiree
Stage of Race was Inaugu^ years. This momlng early, with the
- I happiest of anticipations he left for
rated in Presence oj an ^71- Sloan’s ferry with a picnic party from
.1.* the Charlotte High school conducted
imated Crowd of operators. Under the auspices of the tenth and
1 eleventh grades.
Just how he was drowned is not
nf Plinhf CnnttStS Beaon I known. The meagre details of the
iflTSlOJ ragni lAtnUSlS reached The News office and
ichipiiiil
MCE OPUS
Swidau liaaedu DelauedUhe police station almost simultane-
^ ^ ^ ^ ously. An automobile was hurried
The Opening Plans—Some oj\ Into service and one
The Participants.
Editor Varner, oj Southern
Good Roads, Dr. Toit Butler
And Other Noted Author^
ities Partfdpdte in the Daff^s
Pfogram.
strike Threatened
On Southern
By Associated Press.
Jacksonville, Fla., May23. The re^
port of the committee on womens
work of the Southern Baptist con
vention was submitted and adopted. It
showed that its members collected
during thep ast year the following
money; .
$127,900 for foreign missions; $»d,-
850 for home missions; $1,219 for
Sunday school work; $1,389 for the
Margaret home; $2,363 for support
of the teachers training school and
$5,907 for enlargement of the school.
Workers in foreign and home mis
sion fields spoke briefiy on condi
tions In their districts. One was Miss
Marie Buhlmien, who has charge ot
the work among Immigrants at Bal
timore.
The committee on obsequies re
ported that since the last convention
meeting two former vice pr®®^dcnts
had died. They were Dr. W. H. Whit-
sett and Dr. A. J. Thomas.
After some other business of a
routine nature, the convention ad
journed yesterday to meet next year
In Oklahoma City.
By Associated Press.
Greensboro, N. C., May 23.—A threat
ened strike of firemen on all lines of
the Southern railway reached an acute
stage last night when a delegate of
the local division Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen left for Washington,
to be in conference with President Fin
ley and a representative from each
of the 19 division lodges of the system.
Members of the local division of the
union declared that unless a recent
demand of the brotherhood for a 10
per cent wage increase and other con
siderations Is granted at the meeting
to be held In Washington, a general
strike will be called.
Try to Avert Strike.
Washington, D. C., May 23.-Efforts
are being made today to avert a strike
of the firemen on the Southern -railway
at a conference under way here be
tween officials of the rallw^ay and rep-
resenUtlves of the 19 local organiza
tions of the Brotherho(id of Locomotive
Firemen on the Southern system.
The controversy between the fire
men and the road arose over a demand
for a ten per cent Increase in wages
which the officials of the company said
they were unable to grant.
President Finley and General Mana
ger Coapman represent the railway in
the conference which will continue
throughout the day und perhaps tomor
row.
1 Press
Ky,, May 23.—Hearing re
cruit tees occupied the time
•il Assembly of the Pre*»-
In the United States
The case of John
! 'l others against the Pres-
‘ -oiirl was given the first
i‘ in’SiS. This complaint ^
' ‘oliahment of a church In
’ Ahat Is regarded by the
' as too close proximity
' nurrh.
^ ration of the 300th annl-
King James version of
Loiiis
th,. r-
tte'r
night the speak-
I Arthur G. Jones, of Sap
' X . Prof. w. J. Martin, of
0.; Dr. J. E. Thacker, of
Rev. Joseph V. Venable,
I. • ■ Jj
Smsrtg -‘Ud Rev. Henry M. Ed-
nigoraer>’, Ala.
‘ ^®-i nter, of Young’s Mills,
In rather sweeping resolu-
*^be Catholic church was
*.v ?pernicious activity, the
® United States
a r-.tk appointing as chief jus-
*^'*fat#.ri 1 ^
titter Jesuit College. The
referred to a special com*
or EE FHES.
IS RtCEIIED
By Associated Press.
Juarez. Mexico, May 23.—A t«Ie^am
was received by F*rancIsco I. Madero,
Jr., from Alfredo Robles Dominguez,
special peace envoy in Mexico, string
that the resignation of Vice-President
Corral had been tendered.
The news was t|iken to mean that
the vice-president’s resignation was
requested to precede that of Presi
dent Diaz which Is expected today or
tomorrow. When President Diaz re
signs Senor Madero and his party
immediately will leave for Mexico
city to advise with Senor de La Bar
ra In the political reorganization of
Mexlca
More Than a Dozen States are
Represented—Many Commis
sioners of Agriadture on
Hand—City Gaily Decorated
in Honor oj Guests.
By Associated Press.
Birmingham, Ala., May 23.—The
fourth National Good Roads Congress
opened Its sessions here this morning.
John W. O’Neill, chaiiman of the loc^l
advisory board, called the congress to
order. The invocation by Rev. Rai-
mundo de Ovies, of the Episcopal
church, followed. Addresses were made
by Gk)vembr Emmett O’Neal and May
or Culpepper Exum.
t Arthur C. Jackson, of Chicago, presl
dent of the National Good Roads Asso
elation, took charge of the meeting
and introduced H. B. Varner, of Lexlng
ton, 5T. C., who responded to the aa-
dresses of welcome on behalf cf the
members and delegates to the con
gress. Addresses were made by Presi
dent Jackson and President W. W. Fin
ley, of the Southern railway; Dr. Tait
Butler, editor of the Progressive Farm
er, of Starkville, Miss.
Commissioners of agriculture from
Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina
and Mississippi, will deliver addresses
during V the afternoon on “State Roads
System,” while a paper from M. V.
Richards, of the Southern railway, on
“Effects of Good Roads on Immigra
tion’’ is also to be presented.
More than a dozen states were repre
sented at the opening session. The
city Is decorated for the congress and
the social entertainment for the dele
gates for the first day Include a dem
onstration and inspection of street pav-
Ing in Birmingham and the immediate
district. Exhibitions are being made
throughout the city of roadbuilding
machinery and other apparatus.
Denounce Recall
For Judge
Associated Plressr"'
Washington, May 23.—With the res
olution providing statehood for Arizo
na and New Mexico scheduled for pas
sage before adjournment tonight, the
closing hours of the long debate on
the measure were given over in large
part to speeches denoiincing the judi
ciary recall feature of the Arizona
constitution. The resolution admit
ting Arizona provides that this fea
ture shall be voted on by the people
as a condition to statehood.
Representative Houston, of Tennes
see, a democrat who opened the de
bate, declared the recall of judges
would be a source of danger to the
Integrity of the courts.
Mr. Houston was followed by Rep
resentative Martin W. Littlejohn of
New York, democratt, who made his
maiden speech in the house.
Biutal Attack
On Small Girl
By Associated Press.
Rome, Ga., May 23.—While return
ing from the well, where she nad been
sent by her mother late yesterday Bell
McNulty, the 11-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McNulty, of this
city, was seized at the door of her
home, choked to insensibility, bound
and gagged. Fortunately the asasllant,
who is said to have been a white man,
was frightened away by the girl’s
mother before doing any further harm.
Efforts to apprehend the criminal so
far have been fruitless.
ously. An automobile was hurried
or two fire
men who for years have worked with
the father of the young man rushed
to the river in a hope of finding tne
Bv Associated Press. ‘ I body before nightfall. The father, who
y. , ® ^re . 25 _Be- lives at 307 South Poplar street, is
Angouleme, France, May 23.-Be-
fore an animated crowd the Angou- Charlotte High school with the
leme-San Sebantlan stage of the Par- eleventh and tenth grades went away
Is-Madrld aeroplane race for the from here in the morning. Each boy
wa«? paid fifteen cents for the expenses
Petit Parisien prize of $20,000 was Griffith’s moving van.
Inaugurated here this morning. which holds about sixty people. The
The first stage of the flight contest girls of the school furnished the
from Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Just out-1 (jinner, and the party was chape-
side Paris, to Angouleme, was begun jroned by Mr. William Day is one of
on Sunday in the presence of spec-1 the teachers. They had been at the
tators. On account of the accident at j river but a short while when the
the opening of the race, however, tragedy occurred,
which resulted in the death of Min- a. little brother of the drowned
ister of War Berteaux and the Inju- youth—and there are nine sons in the
ry of Premier Monis, all of the con- famif>fe-came to The News office an
testants were not able to get away. hour after the information of the
Garros left Angouleme at 5:13 this j drowning had been telephoned in and
morning and disappeared southward was unaware of what had happened,
on his flight to San Sebastian. He He rushed home to inform the other
was followed six minutes later by | members of the family.
Gilbert.
The constantly thickening haze in-l
duced Vedrine to postpone his start,!
but at 6:55 he soared up to a great |
height to test the atmosphere and
descending, crossed the official line
at 7:16.
At about 8:45 o’clock a crowd ofj
summer tourists jammed together on|
a pier leading to the famous “Vir
gin Rock” at Blarrletz, cheered as I
Garros appeared through the haze'
and sped across the bay of Biscay In
the direction of San Sebastian. He j
arrived at the Spanish city at 9:43
a» .m.
Gibert landed at the aerodrome of iBy Associated Press.
Boarritz at 9 o’clock for the purpose New York, May 23.—Henry J. and
of taking on a supply of oil. He de- Benjamin J. Duveen, the international
dared that he had lost his way In the art dealers, appeared today in the
fog and that he had been flying over fUnlted States district court and plead-
th*3 sea for two hours. ed guilty to an indictment charging
Vedrine passed over Biarritz at them with undervaluation of imports.
10'20 a m The dliStrlct attorney asked for a
r«v.r. ' jail term, but the court postponed
Covers Second Stage. sentence until tomorrow. The plea of
San Sebastian, Spain, May 23.—Ve- j^y ^g,s withdrawn until that time
drine arrived here at 10:59 o’clock ^a.s continued in the amount
Big Fund Pledged For
Superannuated Preachers
By Associated Press.
Atlantic City, N. J., May 23.—The
Presbyterian General Assembly pass
ed by acclamation a resolution calling
for the raising of a fund of $6,000,000
to provide for supernatuat«d clergy
men.
The assembly went on record as be
ing opposed to the acceptance by the
navy department of a silver service
for the battleship Utah, Which has en
graved on the coffee tray an etching of
Brigham Young.
UNITED PRF-SBYTERIAN
MEN’S MOVEMENT.
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 23.—One thous
and delegates today attended the
fourt national conventlonM the United
Presbyterian Men’s Movement In the
First Presbyterian church. Ways and
means for carrying on a campaign for
the winning of 26,000 souls and the se
curing of $1,000,000 for missions dur
ing the year wer^ discussed.
Ci
PIckedMJp Empty Life Boat.
By Associated Press.
London, May 23.—The British ar
mored cruiser Cumberland today re
ported by wireless telegraph to the
admiralty that she has picked up at
the mouth of the English channel an
empty life boat belonging to the over
due British steamer Cayo Largo.
Neal D. Ivey Appointed.
News Bureau,
Congress Hall.
(BY. H. E. C. BRYANT.)
Washington, May 23.—Mr. Neal D.
Ivey, son of Dr. T. N. Ivey, formerly
of Raleigh, now editor of The Chris
tian Advocate, of Nashville, Tenn.,
has been appointed temporary assist
ant at the Beaufort laboratory bureau
of fisheries.
n DEiLEns
IIE n OK
this morning from Angouleme, having
successfully covered the second stage
of the Paris to Madrid aviation
flight. He made a superb plane to
ward the earth and on landing was
enthusiastically cheered by a large
crowd.
Garros, who started from Angou
leme at 5:13 o’clock this morning suc
cessfully crossed the Bay of Biscay
and arrived here at 11:40 o’^clock.
Condition of Premier Monis.
By Associated Press.
Paris, May 23.—Premier Monis, who
so narrowly escaped death at the open
ing of the Parls-to-Madrid aviation
race on Sunday, when Train’s mono
plane dashed into a group of official
spectators and killed Minister of War
Berteaux, passed a good night.
Note. Signed **Dowthy Arnold**
And Lock Of Black Haii
Found In Bottle In Bay
By Associated Press.
Pensacola, Fla., May 23.—A note
signed, “Dorothy Arnold,” and a lock
of black hair were found In a bottle
which was fished out of Pensacola
Bay yesterday by boatmen. The note. New York-
and mother. Why I left home and did
this nobody Is to know.
“DOROTHY ARNOLD.”
“Father’s address is Francis R. Ar
nold, 108 West Seventy-ninth street.
which was writtei^ on cheap paper
with ^ lead pencil, was dated Escam
bia Bay, Jan. 28,1911. It reads:
“Some one may find mine and Bob’s
dead bodies some day. I know they
will find our shoes in ,the boat. To
the finder, if it is fifty years from to-
dav—send this piece of hair to father aacola.
Whether the note ‘was written by
the missing New York girl or Is the
work of a practical joker of course
cannot be known. ' With the absence
of any writing of jiliss Arnold It can
not be compared witn hers. Escam*
bia Bay is about 20 miles east of Pen-
Standard Oil
Co. On Inal
By Associated Press.
Rochester, N. Y„ May 23.—When
the trial of the Standard Oil Company
on an Indictment charging acceptance
of rebates on oil shipments was re
sumed here today the special plea
made by the corporations attorney In
support of his motion to quash indict
ments was something of a surprise to
the government.
The plea was that the Standard Oil
Company had been convicted of the
crlipes charged in the indictment and
had paid a fine following conviction
and that it Is unyawful and unconsti
tutional to' punish a man or corpora
tion a second time for the same of
fense.
now standing.
Joseph J. and Louis J. Duveen,
brothers and also members of the
firm, pleaded guilty to similar indict
ments last March and were fined
$10,000. The firm has already made a
cash settlement of $1,200,000 with
the government.
ALLEGED DYNAMITERS
PUT ON TRIAL.
By Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 23.—Import
ant developments were expected today
In the cases of Bert H. Conners and
John ^amsell Parks, structural iron
wOTkers arrested yesterday charged
with having conspired to dynamite the
county hall of records now In course
of construction by non-union workers.
A meeting of the grand jury was
scheduled to sift the charges against
the accused men and ag^nst others
amons them a woman. '
MET
By Associated Press.
Mobile, Ala., May 23.—With every
grand officer present and nearly
every state in the union represented,
the supreme lodge, Knights of Hon
or, opened its fourth bi-annual con
clave here today.
J. H. Bentley, of New Orleans, su
preme dictator, presided at the bus
iness session which followed greet
ings and responsise in open session.
A procession of carriages occu
pied by grand officers and a car
riage assigned to each state, preceded
the session.
Important legislation is ^ proposed,
among which will be an*^ effort to
have the per capita expense reduced
from thirty to ten per cent.
Search for Members of Mob.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 23.—State
Senator Henedrson today introduced
a bill appropriating $5,000 to be o^ered
as a reward for the apprehension oi
members of the mob which lynched
six negroes near Lake City, Fla., early
Sunday. The measure will be voted 09
tomorrow.
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