■■^ .^' ' -,: /
OVER A HUNDRED BOYS AND GIRLS ARE COMPETING FOR PONY AND OUTFIT OFFERED BY THE NEWS
' atest Edition
THE CHARLOTTE NEWS.
OL. 43. NO. 7042
CHARLOTTE, N, C., WEDNESDAY tVENING MAY 3l 1911
pkplT/^’pllIn Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy »l3lIy-T-5 Cents Sunday.
,■^^"^11 Outside Charlotte 6 Cents a-Ce^y Dally and Sunday.
)o Big Racing
Airships Were
Wrecked To - day
or Roland Gafros
’ (j Shortly After He
Left Pisa on His Flight
Paris to Turin,
' was Uninjured-Frey^s
:lane was Also Wtecked
utside the SanRossare
ng Place—Fiey Slight-
.jed.
d Press.
May 3i.—Accidents of a
iiafnre thau any which
•• ,i -iiice the flight \vas
.1 ihe \iCf'-to-Rome stage
i ! lile Paris-to-Rome-Turiu
•- .
tlie competitors, the
i,airos and Beaumont
n. Frey, met with miS'
'h damaged their ma-
r V himself was slightly
;rros, who is being hailed
• r of the long flight, left
;»n Rossore, the estate of
-r amantiel. before sunrise
!cjr tlip Italian capital to
' ucnt of a deafen’ug
I i'Utands oi enthusias-
^ w’k- had waited ali night
:;;>arture.
;■ w - way at a treraend-
.if'er covering a few
0 lane suddenly fell to
a 1 was wrecked. GaiTOs.
n't hurt and he hurried
V. to await the arrival of a
V V ith which to resume
and F'rey, who left Genoa
lor Home, both mistook
- ■ liere, which was decor-
-ri, tor the aerodrome at
bHu Kossore and landed
r>--nes turned somersaults
ly damaged. Frey was
All three aviators
desperately to get
into- shai>e to resimie
I'.o einnen met with a
ion on arriving here,
'ppaired his aeroidane
ill be direction of Rome
i: to one this afternoon.
. ii= ^ring of the departure
^ 1 cl.
r nny a slip between the
. Hi...”
\ ect3 to follow Beaumont
h'-rf rirae.
■iia, Italy. May 31.—Ro-
• . lie French aviator, who
today on his flight from
tell and wrecked his
f« w miles from this city
.V this morning. Garros was
Besi
■ Milano, distinguished by
1 was sighted from
.. tiy before 6, flying at a
i-. ->d in a direct line for
: ile:- away. I^ter pome-
i, K' went wrong and the
. downward.
's "f the Civita Vecchia
n i th 'Msands of spectators
. )t and found the ma-
on its back. Garros, nn-
the wreck. How seri-
a_. has not yet been de-
Vachine Wrecked.
. May 31.—The enthusi-
M • (iorarture had scarce-
•va when the announce-
hiii Frey's aeroplane had
• 1 just outside the San Ros-
•laoe.
I- ightly Injured by his
' serious damage to his
• the demolishing of his
''.ont Gets Good Start.
, .May 31.—Beaumont,
lade a sunrise start from
vith the intention of
lead in tlve Paris-to-Turin
d at Genoa at 6:47, after
h' and left an hour later
His welcome here was an
rit thp night in Genoa and
’art for Pisa at 5 o’clock
inEMPT'!!
nwi
st:.%es shig
By Associated Press.
Chicago, May 31.—The leaders of
the present May wheat deal have, it
is said, bought between 12,000,OOQ and
15,000.000 bushels of May wheat for
May delivery and it is not belived
this amount can be turned over by to
night, although during the last few
days heroic efforts have b'^en made to
get the wheat here, but the bull lead
ers insist on the delivery of every
bushel they have purchased.
Officials of the board of trade are
somewhat exercised and deplore the
“deal,” as it is against the rules of the
institution, and some rather drastic
Investigations may follow the wind-up
of the latest sensation of the specula
tive grain trade. The directors have
been carrying on an investigation for
the last fortnight relative to the same
matter, but the result of their findings
will probably not be i^iade public for
several days. ^It is held that corners
are detrimental to the board of trade
as a legitimate institution for the mer
chandising of the grain. *
No attempt at protection of the cash
wheat market was made by the owners
of the May delivery wheat on Monday.
Advantages taken of technicalities
by leaving the cash wheat of contract
grade to find such market as it could.
If it can be transferred to the regular
public elevators today before the close
of business it will be accepted at May
price, otherwise it will go at current
cash prices, ,or on the bases of July
delivery.
It thus transpired that contract
grade wheat sold at 92 cents at the
close of business May in car lots less
than ten feet away from the pit where
May delivery was bringing $1.03.
Ruling of Roosevelt
Was Denounced
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, May 81.—A ruling
made by President Roosevelt, in 1905,
and described as providin'g for the dis
missal of any government employe at
the request of the head of his depart
ment, was denounced yesterday at the
7th annual state convention of the
United International Association of
Postal ClerKP.
A resolution protesting against the
enforcement of any order which
would ‘‘deprive men of the right of
free speech and the right of petition
for a redress of their grievances,”
adopted imanimously.
Other resolutions advocated the In
stallation of a parcels post system and
protested against the adoption of the
one cent postal rate.
Dt. Munay
Under At rest
n
:
n
%
Mr, Bryants Attack
The Subject Of
Lively Discussion
F
OF
ii
n
GIILIED
Messrs. Allen And Gtaham
Ashed to 2 estify at Reciproc^
ity Hearing — Are Said to
Have Stirred Sentiment
Among Farmers,
THIS IS THE REAL CORONATION IN ENGLAND
Code Of Charlotte
Drawn on By Friends
01 Dropped Policemen
Sec. 7. No person shall be elected to
on
Resentjul Constituents of For- or discharged from any position 
the fire department or on'the police
mer Officers Quote the Ordi- force, or as chiefs of those depart-
ments on account of political or fac-
nance, **Civil Service for
Firemen and Policemen,
Ordmance Pjotects PoUdm^ti
and Fitemen in Office Unless
Chaiges Prejerred Are Suf
ficient to Warrant Discharge
it. umont Reaches Rome.
•1 ■-y 31.—Andre Beaumont,
■ h aviator, arrived here at
'r. :hls afternoon. He w'as
tf i-tant in the Paris-Rome-
t> reach the Italian capi-
' u >f the second stage of the
Mis magnificent flight from
1 tance of about 160 miles,
the winner of a 120,000
3v Associated Press.
‘Columbia. S. C., May 31.—Dr. W
Murray, former chairman of the state
dispensary commission, was taken in
custody this afternoon by Marshall
Wilson, of the present commission
under a ruling for contempt. Dr. Mur
ray, by his councsel, refused at a
morning session of the commission
to turn over certain vouchers demand
ed of him and the arrest followed.
Habeas corpus proceedings have been
Instituted before Chief Justice Jones
and argument will be hadron these
this afternoon.
Bank Blown by Robbers.
By Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn., May 31. The
Bank of Auburn, Cannon county, was-
blown by robbers last night and roi>
bed of $2,000. The robbers appeared
at midnight in a rubber tired surrey
drawn by two horses. They blew the
vault and safe to pieces, got the
ey and went on their waq. They fired
two shots at citizens, neither
wliich was effective.
tlonal affiliations.
Sec. 8. All of the employes of the
City of Charlotte, elected-or employed
by the executive board of said city,
or by tjie mayor,-shall accept the po-
ition to which they have been elected
or employed, subject to the condition*
that said employee shall comply strict
ly with all of the rules and regulations
adopted by the said executive board,
and the ordinances adopted by the
Board of Aldermen of the said city,
whether said rules, regulations or or-
, J. dinances were adopted prior to and
There has been much disccussion, force at the time of election or
and no little resentment expressed, in employment, or whether they were
the city by the friends of the police- adopted after their election or empioy-
men who were dropped by the board ment. The violation of any of the said
of aldermen at the last meeting, es- rules, regulations or ordinances shall
pecially those against whom no be sufficient grounds for the discharge
charges were preferred. Along this of the employee violating the same,
line the 'following from the city char- Approved and adopted this -7th day
ter—“Civil Service for Firemen and of June. 19^9. ^
Policemen”—will be of interest: ! T. W. HAWKINS, Mayor,
The General Assembly of North Caro- A. H. WEARN, City Clerk & Treas,
lina do enact: j “
Section 1. That Section one hun?
dred and sixteen of Chapter three
hundred and forty-two of the Private
Laws of one thousand nine hundred
and seven of North Carolina be, and
the same is hereby amened by add
ing at the end of said section 6 a.”:
“The Board of the following to be
known as “Section 1 Aldermen are
hereby required to pass ordinances
providing for a system of civil ser-
vie applicable to persons exercising
the powers of policemen or firemen in
the city (not including, however, the
head or Chief of Police and Fire De
partments, or officers exercising such
powws) whereby the said person shall
be chosen and retained, in office of
promoted according to merit and,
faithful ahd diligent discharge of
(inty.”
Sec. 2. That all laws and clauses of
taws in conflict with this act ar© here
by repealed.
Sec. 3. That this act shall be in
force and effect from and after the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in May, one thousand nine hundred
and nine*
*‘Sun Star'[ Won
English Derby
By Associated Press.
Epsomdowns, England, May 31.-—
England’s blue ribbon turf fixture, the
derby, of $32,500, for 3 year olds, dis
tance about one mile and a half, was
won today by J. B. Joel’s Sun Star,
the favorite.
Lord Derby’s Steadfast was second
and Royal Tender third. Twenty-six
horses started.
Sun Star, the winner, is a brown
colt by Sunbridge,. out of Dorris. He
won the 2,000 guinea stakes at New
market on April 26 last, and has been
a steady favorite at 7 to 4 in bet
ting. . ,
Phryxus fourth. Harry Payne
Whitney’s All Gold and Louis Wlnan's
Adam Bede, the only two American
horses to start, were unplaced.
Two lengths separatecf the Joel colt
from Lord Derby’s Stedfast at the win
ning post
mi Bit
ot
IW NIUD
arrant for Arrest
/ Thomas f elder
S. C„ May 31.—Sheriff
•Newberry county, left ear-
' flay morning for Atlanta,
i'h him requisition papers
'1 Joseph M. Brown, of Geor-
I "inaction with the arrest of
F'fUlor, the Atlanta attor-
■ ijoin a warrant was sworn
^ evening In Newberry.
signed the requisition
io--iay night.
' u against Colonel Felder
■rhtoo(j to be in connection
* John Bell Towill and Hub
iii'idonts that have appeared
in which letter purporting to
"ii; from Mr. Felder (signed
; made suggestions for a
in connection with dispen-
'• ''bases.
FIST inmii
Bv Associated Press.
Detroit, Mich., May 31.—Traln-
wreckers are blamed by the Michigan
Central Railroad officials for the
wrecking early today of westbound
passenger train No. 9, a mile east of
Ridgetown, Ont.
Engineer Quintan and Fireman
Oakes, both of Saint Thoijias, Ont.,
were killed under the overtumed loco-
motive.
No passengers were injured, accora-
ing to the official report. ^
An examination of the track at the
scene of the wreck Indicated that
si)ikes and iBsh plates had been rembv-
ed and the tool house of a Beetion
crew nearby had been broken open. :
Di. McKmght
Undet Anest
It is Charged That They Are
Not Attorneys, as Represen-
ted-Lost Stage of Reciproc
ity Hearings is Reached at
Last.
In prtrsuance to the above the fol
lowing ordinance was passed and has
not been rescinded:
Civil Service Ordinance; ,
The Board of Aldermen of the City of
Charlotte do ordain:
Section 1. That the executive board
of the City of Charlotte shall elect as.
policemen of said city a chief, a desk
sergeant, and not more than 21 patrol
men. , . -
Sec. 2. That the executive board of
the City of Charlotte shall elect as
firemen for said city not more than
twenty men, Including the chief.
Sec. 3. Any fireman or policeman
can be discharged from the force at
any time without cause when in the
■judgment of the executive hoard it is
not found necessary to have the num
ber elected. ^
S^c. 4. That the executive board
may at any time suspend or expel from
the force any person selected by them
In the fix*© or police ^department, for
Incprnpetency, or conduct unbecoming
an officer, or for any cause, which in
the judgment of the said board dis
qualifies the person from serving'in
the capacity he fills.
Sec. 5. In selecting the men to till
the positions in the ? fire department
and on the police board, the executive
board shall us© its best judgment in
securing the most competent men, hav
ing due re^rd to the past record of
the candidates.
Sec. 6. All men selected as firemen
or policemen, or as chiefs of the said
departments, shall at all tinaes be sub^
to the orders and disciplin© of
yOT ttad weeutive t^rd.
By Associated Press.
Washington M;ay 31.-—The recent de
cisions of the supreme court in ^the
Standard Oil and American Tobacco
Company cases will result In a sweep
ing attempt to secure criminail convic
tion of violators of the anti-trust law,
according to Attorney General Wick-,
ersham, who appeared today before
the house committee on expenditure
in the department of justice.
Washington, May »31.—Attorned"
General Wickersham, appearing bi^
fore the house committee on expendi
tures in the department of justice
todpy testified that he had advised
the United States Steel CCoCrpoi^-
tion on several occasions from 1901
to 1909 during his connection with
the firm of Strong and Cadwaller,
and also that he had received his
share of the fee turned into the flrp
for services to the American Sugar
Refiining Company, personally attend
ed to by Henry W. Taft,-brother of
the president. Mr. Wlckeraham said
his share was about $2€,^00.
Criticised hutiative Vi
And R^^eraidum
Raleigh, May 81—In a. cpnunenoe-
ment address before the. stndeats of
Meredith College her©^ LesH© M.
Shaw, ex-Governor of Iowa, said ex
secretary of the treasury, strongly
denounced the initiative and refdren
duta and the election of United
States Senators by direct vote, der
daring these principles to he out of
harmony with the spirit Qf the consti
tution.
Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey, speaks here today, having ac^
cepted an invitation,
Mr. Shaw -emphasized, h^ opinion
that Jn representative gov^nment
like this, the representative Should
use their own judgment and not be
guided by ipopular whims in* great
crises, that popular demand was often
'wrong.;
By Associated Press.
W^ashington, May 31.—^What was ex
pected to be the last day of hearings
on the Canadian reciprocity bill by the
senate finance committee was featured
today by the appearance of John H
A'llen and Whidden Graham, of the
firm of Allen & Graham, New York,
who are said to have been employed
to “manufacture sentiment” among
the farmers of the country in opposi
tion to the agreement. It was at the
instance of Senator Stone, of, Missouri,
that they were summoned to appear
before the committee to tell exactly
what part they had taken in the pro
paganda of opposition to reciprocity.
Senator Stone declared that Allen &
Graham were “promoters,” that they
were not “practicing attorneys or law
yers” thus controverting the declarsr
tion made to thie committee recently
by N. P. Hull, master of the Michigan
grange, that Allen & Graham had been
acting as legal advisers for the Nation
al Grange. The firm, it was learned,
was sending out for some of the offi
cers of the National Grange literature
warning farmers in all parts of the
country that the reciprocity agreement
would injure them and asking them to
contribute to the cause. Manufactur
ers also were asked for financial aid.
Mr. Hull, at the time he was before
the committee, promised that Messrs.
Allen and Graham would appear to
state their case. Two weeks went by
without any word having been heard
from them. During this time Senator
Stone inquired several times as to
Avhether the committee had been noti
fied as to when they would appear.
Special to The News. Each time he was reminded of Mr.
Raleigh, May 31.—Strenous effort is Hull’s promise,
being mad6 today to provide the re- As a result he poved at ‘
quired $500 bail exacted in the case of mittee meeting last Thursday that the
Dr. H. P. McKnight, jailed her© in a
suit in arrest and ball brought by Now-
lau Company, of Lynchburg, on
charge of procuring shipments to
Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Rural
Hall, of quantities of ooal to the value
of $336 on presentation of the North
Carolina Traction Co., of which he is
manager, had a capitalization of $1,-
000,000. McKnight has lands in this
and Johnson, with which to provide
the bond, he says, if a proper transfer
to securities can be made. For a num
ber of years he has been promoting
the proposed interurban car line, by
the North Carolina Traction Co. of
Greensboro, "via Rural Hall and Dan
bury, to Stewart, Va.
Six Hundred Million
Dollar Mortgage
Dispute Over Wool Schedule,
Caused by Criticisms of W*
J, Biyan Topic of Discus
sion by Democrats And Re
publicans Alike,
Chairman Underwood is Con
fident That He Will be Am
ply Supported m His Pcsi-
tion—House and Senate Take
a Day^s Vacation,
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 31.—Among mem*
bers ‘of the house of representatives,
democrats and republicans alike, the
dispute over the wool tariff stirred
by Mr. Bryan’s attack upon the dem
ocratic leaders for drafting a rev
enue measure instead of putting raw’
wool on the free list was the subject
of lively discussion today.
The an&wer or Representative Un
derwood, chairman of the ways and
means committee, to Mr. Mryan’s
attack again brought the feeling in
the party over the wool question to
the front, but the democratic leaders
insisted that the caucus would ratify
the ways and means committee rer
commendatoins and that the bill
would go before the house with the
party committed to it.
Though considerable hot talk is
looked for at the caucus tomorrow,
Mr. Underw'ood is confident that his
position will be supported by at least
two-thirds of the members.
The house committee on expendi
tures in the state department expect
ed to have before it today more
evidence bearing on the disclosures
made Monday regarding the portrait
of former Secretary William R. Day.
Albert Rosenthal, the artist, testified
that he received only $850 for the
portrait, though a voucher showed
,450 was paid.
The voucher is missing from the
department fiiles.
Neither the house nor the senate
was in session today.
two men be requested to come to
Washington at once.
Before Allen and Graham were
heard by the committee, N. J.
Bachelder, president of the National
Grange, made a statement, decjaring
that they had “acted only under the
direction of the legislative and ex
ecutive committee of the National
Grange.”
In answer to numerous questions
by Mr. Stone as to various features of
the grane’s activity and membership,
Mr. Bachelder said' he could not. re
call, whereupon Senator Stone asked
him to prepare a statement for the
committee, giving figures showing the
membership of the grange. He said
that members were often carried for
years after they had ceased to pay
their annual dues.
By Associated Press.
St. Paul, Minn., May 31.—move
that is strongly suggestive here of rail
road operations on the scale of the
Northern ecurities Company, was an
nounced by J. J. Hill, chairman of the
Great Northern Railway Co. today
when he announced the. execution of a
six hundred million first and refunding
mortgage to secure bonds for the Great
Northern and Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Ra;ilroad.
The statement follows:
“The Great Northern Railway Com-'
pany, as of date May 1, 1911, has exe
cuted its first and refimding mortage,
souring a total authorized issue of
$600,000,000 bonds.
“The size of the mortgage is ex
plained by the fact that the outstand
ing obligation of the company, which
are to be refunded amount approxi
mately to $350,000,000. Included, how
ever, in the figures last named Is the
direct and contingent obligation of the
company on the Burlington, joint 4’s
maturing in 1921 and aggregating $22>
460,000. Covering a future of 50 years,
approximately $270,000,006 in bonds,
therefore, will be available for gen^J
corporate purposes, double tracking
and additional mileage.'
vsinoe - its ^beginning thirty-two
y©ars ago, th© Great Northern has ex*
pended between $80,(M>0,000 and $400,-
OOO^OOO out of capital earnings. The
provision mad© fo rth© future, in con
Bideration of the rapidly growing ter
ritory whldh: Great Northem lines
serve, Would seem intelligently con
servative.” f '
Death of-Mrs. Boston.
3y Associated Press.
‘ Marietta, Ga., May 3Li--Mfs. J. H;
Bostob, sister of • Joseph Bitjwia, Gearr
gia’s waa?' governor, and aant Qf the
present govjetnor; ‘died h«fe last night
wiui« nattve of South ;
American Was
Burned at Stake
By Associated Press.
Trinidad, Col., May 31.—The report
that Robert Sweasey had been burned
at the stake in Mexico has been con
firmed by the receipt of a ‘ letter by
Mrs. Joseph Bonateo, Jr., of this city
from Mrs. Sweasey. The women are
The letter states that Sweasey was
put to death at the stake at the hands
of Mexican bandits on May 16 for fail
ure to give them money they knew he
had. Mrs. Sweasey writes she was
driven from home and was without
food ahd shelter for fifty hours, but
finally reached the camp of friendly
Americans.
Sweasey was employed by the Mexi
can Central Railroad.
Requisition Honored.
Atlanta, May 31.—Governor Brown
today honored the requisition of the
governor of South Carolina for D. A.
Tendardisi wanted in Calho.un co^ty.
South Carolina, On a 6harg6 Of having
disposed of mortgaged property and
drawing checks whien he had no funds
to cover them. The man is under ar
rest here and will be taken to South
Carolina by F. F. Hill, an officer of
Calhotm county.
♦ POLO RACE POSTPONED.
By Associated Press.
New York, 'May 81.—^Th©
international polo matcn on ' the
frouhds of the Meadowbrook
Club', has been postponed be
cause of rain and & slippery
field, unta 4:30 p* m. tomor
row.
mmmi case
OF WIFE MURDER
ISCmiRGED
Special to The News.
Statesville, May 31.—The cas© of
the mysterious death of Mrs. Bessie
Combs, young wife of Reuben Combs,
of the Stoney Point community, seems
to have developed into a plain case of
wife murder and the young husband
has practically confessed all to Sheriff
Deaton.
In the confession he told the sheriff
that he gave his wife strychnine in
milk the night before he reported th©
finding of her dead body.
At the coroner’s second hearing of
the case this afternoon Sheriff Deaton
told of the confession and physicians
who had examined th© stomach of th©
yoimg woman stated that she had
died from poisoning.
There was other damaging evidence
against the young husband, all of
which developed, it seeme, after th©
first investigation by the coroner.
At the conclusion of the hearing th©
young man was remanded to jail with*
out bail to await his fete at th© hands
of the court. '
A email boy testifled that he had
been sent to the drug store for poison
by Combs, who said that he wanted
the poison to kill rats.
The case is truly a very sad and dis
tressing one as well as a horrible one.
(iombs is only 18 yeara old and his
wife was only 16,
The couple ran away to South Caro*
lina and married against the wishes of
their parents.
They soon found that they were not
happily mated and becoming tired of
his wife Combs became a brut© and
and deliberately jwisoned her.
The first reports said that Oombt
was a good young fellow, but It devel
ops that his past life has by no means
been what tt. should.
It is hard to understand how a n»n
could b© so mean as to bring about the
death of his wife simply because he
has grown t4red of her.
“ Leaped From to Death,
By Associated Press,
Boston, May 81.—Boring a period of
temporary insanity, Mrs, Margawtt
'Jackson, wife of Jcuua F, Jackaosx.
‘Milwaukee business man, leaped
;from the windiow of their fooan on the
fourth floor of the Parker House to-
^ay and was Instantly MUed, Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson, who arrived at th#
;hotel last night, wea*e on their way
to a Massaieh^ttB sanitarium; where
iiklr»^' 'Jaoksoit,;, was to necelve ^eat-
jnent.^ ? n'":- * "
.—The meeting to have been hel^^i
yesterday afternoon at th© Y, M, O,
A. building in regard to the Albemarle
#choQl, iras ^