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OVER A HUNDRED BOYS AND GIRLS ARE COMPETING FOR PONY AND OUTFIT OFFERED BY THE NEWS latest Edition ^ E CHAKLOTTE K Latest Edition V OL. 43. NO. 7043 — , ( CHARLOTTE, N. 0., THURSDAY fcVENlNG JUNE 1 1911 POT/^P 1 In Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy aDily—6 Cents Sunday. 1 Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday. "/ a I ^ \ I; n i It I Ml ;■' t5-1 ^ CO. 'ool Schedule Absorbs Attention Of Congressmen Washington Awaits of Democratic Caucus ortant Tariff Issue— n Be '*Fru Wool?** or :nue Duty. •)"»i :n Underwood Confid- :he Advent or W. J. 1 Will not Greatly e Vote on the Measure *he Senate, A ' deniiK'iatio caucus 1 nr bill makes reduc- "c > 3lr to two thirds In . Haw wool itself which . vii'us rleuiocratic tariff ■ nty of 20 per cent ad \M . at to from 3 to 5 'line 1.—With its prolv •u The entire tariff itn;-' ratic party in the ^ the house dem* r the Tuderwood Mil V, m] schedule of the .w, ,(elil the nnd!vil- on the warp or otherwise proposed duty 30 per cent; existing duty ^ .^1 per cent. v Treble ingrain, three-ply " all chain Venetian carpets, propr auty 3o per cent; existing duty 4 per cent. Wool, Dutch and tv ingrain carpets-, proposed dut per cent; existing duty 62.50 • \ent. Oriental rugs, pr .d duty 50 per cent; existing duty j.57 per cent. Druggets and blockings printed or colored proposed duty 25 per cent; existing duty 66.28 per cent. Carpets not otherwise provided for, wool, flax or cotton, and mats, mat ting and rugs of cotton, proposed du ty 25 per cent; existing duty 49.98 per cent. The propof-ed wool tariffs represents a reduction of only $1,350,000 in the .lnn»’ 1. The democrat- revenues of the government, according U r>rer' irod by the ways i ^ statement presented to the cau- rt ... i»f fho hniKsp w).^ i cus by Chairman Underwood. Im- t.. Jirnc nouse^a. amounted to $70,744,650; and the democratic lead ers estimate that the reduclijn in tariff will so stimulate importation that the first year under the proposed duties would probably result in the importation of .$130,822,000 worth of wool. The duties collected in the past year on woolen imports amounted to $41,- 904.549; while under the first year of the new’ dutieiJ it is figured the reve nue would be $40,556,200. All specific duties whereby a stated ; sum is collected by the government , on certain grades of wool are changed 'lie political \\ a&hiag-, valorem duties. I The s^neral average ad valorem du- .. • en the advocates of i qjj manufactured wool under the n; tho!?e who i p;-oposod law is estimated at 42.55 per cent; while under the existing lav,* j it is figured as 00.10 per ccut. The I duty on raw wool under the proposed i law ia 20 per .cent; v/hile under the existing law it is 44.31 per cent. First—The efforts on the part ot the piotoctionists in congress to com mit the democratic party to a tariff on wool. Second—The alleged effort of Mi nority Leader Martin in the senate to form an alliance between the Lor- imer democrats- and the Lorimer re publicans to defeat the LaFolletta resolution. Third—The action of the supreme court of the United States in amend- ; in^ the anti-trust law. ! “It tliep rotectioniste win out. in the ! caucus it is the beginning of the j fight instead of the end,” said Mr. Bryan. He is satisfied that the demo cratic voters are in no mood to be •‘betrayed into the hands of the pro tected interests.” was in '• 1 ' \. niie only •_.i ui itself, but the i' am Jennings Bryan a ’f“w days ago served ■ ui> to a still higher n- it \. ; \v. od bill imposes a • A 1 duty on raw wool. rrunity will be given in the caucus today, . :hr- c Ivocates of free r :i straight-away vote i’ion. Chairman Under- ■ ays and means com- ■ i.t^.dent today that Mr. .* o into the fight wouid -hnnge the vote and .v: i d :o a latification ' nitiirure by a iwo- all house democrats. A-e Bryan’s Plans? • A much commfut in tn Mr. H.yan's pur- . ii'.g that the democrats r:iw wool and many po- ■ 'ake it to be a fore- rther activity by tiie-i i •!_. Whether this a‘“ | far as another can-1 11" pvc-sidential nomina- uer it will be confined to ot A candiciate agree- tartif)us is being widely ■ II be made to reach • ".cu.- tuilay. If that i& iiii. ..-^>ible, the house tomorrow, will have ■ ion and the caucus i f'lv resumed. THE SENATE ’ ’rader.^ today expected ; first stage of the t -.iti'-u. It was predict- dinurnment this af- • v\;iuld be taken on the ' i'ions before the sen- .• manner of conduct- ■uiry. The compromise ' d by the democrats lur a bipartisan and ■•mmittee of the regu- • ' r.n privileges and elec- -iirdctl as the one moat ;i liij red. This sub-rom- : 'ta.-*iat of eight mem- '■ 10 'i as between dem ■ ■ublif-ans and between '.■•fpd for and against '•'•ing. :.i les together with the • ■ fts figured on an ad by Chairman Under- " loilows: *. I'"'M'osed duty 20 per - duty 44.31 per cent. ■ , shoddies, etc., propos- i'er cent; existing duty 7/ One Hundred And Fifty Peisons Are , Killed In Explosion Inteiview With Woodrow Wilson By Associated Press. Columbia, S. C., June 1.—‘1 have had no conference whatever with Mr. Bryan,” said Governor Woodrow Wil son of New Jersey when asked today if it were true that Mr. Bryan had secured his endorsement of the free wool program. “I have no under standing with Mr. Bryan,” said Gov ernor Wilson. He did not care to dis cuss the matter further at this time. Governor Wilson is here to lay the cornr stone of a Y. M. C. A] building this afternoon and to address the South Carolina Press association to morrow evening. His father was once a professor in Columbia Seminary and Governor Wilson was prepared here for Princeton. Many Witnesses at Steel Tiust Heating tor Disastrous Explosion of Thi Fortress Laloma, at Man agua, Nicaragua, Results in Death to Many People-Cause is Unknoum, WE’RE DUE TO BE ROASTED. On the strength of the Standard Oil decision, the famous nfianufac-turers have banded into a ble” trust. ‘reasona Plan J wo Republics in Nicaragua By Associated Press. Xew Orleans, June 1.—A plan to make two independent republics out oi Nicaraugua territory, one embrac ing the- eastern and the other the western provinces, is said to have been outlined by certain adherents of the liberal party in that country, ac cording to members of the Central American colony here today who are taking keen interest in revolution- arv rumors accentuated by recent de velopments there. This revolutionary talk is directed against Dr. Adolfo Diaz, who recently succeeeded Gen. Juan J. Estrada as president. It is stated that Gen. Estrada, who is eaid to be headed for this port, will be asked to further the division of Nicaragua and announce himeelf as provisional president of the east; ern division, with Blueflelds as his capital. E Fin IK iiii By Associated Press. Irwin, Pa., June 1.—Singing “the Union Forever,” twelve wives and daughters of striking miners in West moreland city have been returned to the county jail at Greenburg. Tw^o of the women took their infants witli them. They liersisted in “serenading” the non-union woVkers by beating on kettles and other kitchen utensils and ringing bells, although they recent ly were released from jail on bail af ter being sentenced for the same offense. il T IE CITlf NWD” This is What Mt, Wood E. Wood Says of the Bond Election in a Letter to Pres. Keuster, of 2 he Greater Gharlotte Club. oo] fir ’• cent; tops, proposed existing duty " -"ie wholly or In part of ■ d duty 30 per cent; ex- - "-■> per cent. a:t fatirics and all manu- • '"lol. proposed duty 40 e.visting duty 97.11 per ^nd flannels, proposed •m when valued at le&s ' per pound 45 per cent d at more than 50 cents existing duty 95.57 per ■ ”'1 Children’s dress goods . ITOOUS, proposed duty 45 ' e.Kisting duty 102.85 per ' -de clothing and articles ai parel, proposed duty 4b ■'ing duty 81.31 per cent ibbons, insertions, laces, ’• nettings and like ar •Mv and In pan made ot '‘ '>'Pd duty 35 per cent; ex- S7.06 per cent, ■••r. Ambusson, Moquette ■ ij'lle carpets, proposed duty 'tit; existing duty 62.09 per . Hilton and velvet carpets, ’ fluty 35 per cent; existing 4 per cent. carpets proposed duty 3U existing duty 76.29 er cent. .7 '^Pestry carpets, printed on “ P or otherwise, proposed duty ■ ' ent; existing duty 62.46 per iii^stry Bru»8€l« carpets, printed FORMER PRESIDENT CASTRO OF VENEZUELA NOW LOCATED. By Associated Press. Washington, June 1.—Former Presi dent Cipraniao Castro of Venezuela has been found at Lisbon. Upon leani- ing his whereabouts definitely the state department called the American charge affaires to inform the Portu guese government that Castro should not be permitted to organize a filibus tering expedition against the present government of Venezuela. Diaz Sails. Vera Cruz, Mexico, June 1.—The Hamburg-American line steamer, Ypir- anga, having on board Porfiria Diaz, of Mexico, and his party, sailed from this port at 4 o’clock this morning for Havre. France. The steamer goes to Europe by way of Havana. Diaz’ present intention is to make his home in Spain. Big Railroad heigei Repoited By Associated Press. Knoxville, Tenn., June 1.—It is re ported that effective July 1st the Ath ens and Tellico railroad will be merg ed with the Louisville and Nashville system, and will become a part of the Knoxville division, to be operated un der the direct jurisdiction of Supt. R. C. Morrison, Oi: Knoxville. The Athens and Tellico road extends 24 miles from Athens to Tellico, Tenn., and crosses the main line of the Louisville and Nashville, eight miles east of Ath ens. The Louisville and Nashville ac quired interest in this road early last year and has expended about a quar ter of a million dollars on improve ments. OFFICimS OF 10 BIO TRUSTS By Associated Press. Washington, June 1.—Criminal profr ecutions of the officials of the Stand ard Oil Company, the American To bacco Company and their constitu ent companies is proposed in a con current resolution introduced tway by Senator Pomerene, of Ohio. The resolution would instruct the attorn^ general to proceed against the offi cials at once under the recent de cisions of the supreme court. It went over for the time being to give Mr. Pomerene opportunity to_ apeak UDOQ it. Government Loses Suit. By Associated Press. Montgomery, Ala., June 1.—Federal Judge Thomas G. Jones decid^ to day against the government in the matter of its seizure on February 8th 1909, of a car of prepared horse feed manufactured and shipped by an Blast St, Louis, Ill|, company. He dismissed the government’s case on the grounds that the product was not an adultera tion and the label was not misleading as was contended by the prosecution. He declared that the company’s use of the term “oat feed” was not a vio lation of the pure food statute relat ing to misbranding, because the term “oat feed” had become a common noun in English vocabulary to designate that part of the grain left after the ingredients useful as food for man had been subtracted. He therefore hetd that the label would not lead any person to believe he was getting the whole grain. The case in the local court has been watched by the government ofBcials and feed merchants because it was one of several similar cases where cars of the feed were seized. Stacks of Breadstuff*. By Associated Press. Liverpool,- June 1.—The following are the stocks of breadstuffs and pro visions in Liverpool: Flour, 13,000 sacks; wheat, 1,050 000 centals; com, 649,000 centals; ba con, 12,200 boxes; hams, 1,600 boxes shoulders, 2,800 boxes; butter, 1,300 cwts; cheese, 28,400 boxes; lard. 400 boxes; lard, 6,400 tierces (prime western steam and 2,000 tons other kii^). II. 0. H The Water Question is One oj Immediate And Individual Concern r- No Bonds Means no Water — Water Supply Short. > with the order by the board of alder men to stop the street sprinklers on account of the shortage of water, and with the announcement that the wa ter is six inches below standard, the city is brought face to face with the bond election for increased supply of water. The matter is becoming a se rious one to the individual as well as to the city as a civic organization. There is a rumbling of interest, of concern, which marks the awakening of the city to the seriousness of the need of water. It is no longer a question of better water, but more water—water suffi cient to prevent a great catastrophe; water to save homes and business blocks; water sufficient to lay the dust and prevent the spread of disease. Any one who does not realize his duty in the matter of the bond elec tion is criminally negligent. Pertinent to ths subject is the fol lowing letter which was received by President Keuster today, and which should be read by every voter in Charlotte. Bond Letter. “May 31, 1911. Mr. C. O. Kuester, “City. Dear Sir;— “I would like very much to see you at your first opportunity in regard to the Greater Charlotte Club as an or ganization supporting the proposed bond issue for the city of Charlotte, which is to be voted on July 4th. This is not a political question, and I do not believe is so regarded. All three of the Charlotte papers are sup porting the measure strongly and ad vocating it in every way. I see no ob jection whatever to the Greater Char lotte Club meeUng and discussing these bonds and then getting the mem bers to work it up vigorously. It is the most vital thing that has been be fore Charlotte for many years. Come in at you first opportunity anu let us talk it over. “Yours truly, “WORD H. WOOD, “Sec. & Treas. American Trust Co By Associated Press. New Orleans, June 1.—At 11 o’clock tomorrow morning. New Orleans time, the cotton market will listen to the first reports of the season from the cotton crop. Government figures on acreage and condition will be issued from Washington simultaneously. The reports are important and can hardly fail to cause exciting scenes around the future ring. The local trade has about made up its mind that the report on acreage should show an increase of about 6 per cent, while the condition of the crop is expected to be shown to be about 85 per cent of the normal. These figures, will be used as the dividing lines; reports above will cause a de cline, while reports below will cause an advance. With all the more important private bureau reports in and opinions at hand from many traveling crop experts, even the bears have given up the idea of anything like an increase of 8 per cent in the acreage. A few bears are still hoping for seven per cent but that is about the maximum. Most bulls will be surprised £tt anything over 5 per cent Increase. It is now generally accepted that first estimates on several states, no tably, Mississippi, were altogether too high. In regard to condition, the general opinion seems to be that the govern ment figures will be higher than those from several private bureaus, as was the cast last year. Many bears ex pect over 85, while some bulls think anything over 84 will be impossible. Eighty-five is generally called the mid dle groiind of opinion. The govern ment’s figures last year of 82 will be exceeded, even in the opinion of the njost bullish. By Associated Press. Washington, June 1.—Elbert H Gary, chairman of the board of di rectors of the United States Steel Corporation, today flatly denied any knowledge|Of the proposed formation of a combination to control the «teel | trade of the world. Mr. Gary appeared before the house committee investi gating the “steel trust” and declared he had come to Washington to tell frankly all he knew of the big corpo ration.^ The examination brought out the fact that the department of commerce and labor an^ its bureau of corpora tions were not co-operating with the Stanley committee. Washington, June 1.—Elbert H. Gray chairman of the board of directors of the United States Steel Corporation, appeared today as a witness in the house committee’s steel trust inquiry. When Chairman Stanley called the committee to order there were also present in response to official sum mons Norman B. Ream, Percival Rob erts, James Daifey and W. B. Dickson, of the directorate of the steel corpora tion. Whether all w'ould be examined today. Chairman Stanley would not say. Mr. Gray and his business asso ciates arrived in Washington early prepared to remain until the commit tee could conclude its business with them. News of the Disaster was Con* veyedto the State Depart* ment in a Btiej Message--No Details Were Given. By Associated Press. San Juan, del Sur, Nicaragua, June 1.—The fortress on Tiscopa hill, Man agua, was blown up at 3 p. m, yester day afteiTioon. One hundred and fifty soldiers per ished in the explosion. All the am munition of the fortress w'as de stroyed. The cause of Uie explosion is not yet know'n. Strict cable censorship has been es- tablished from Managua. Ex-Gov. Haskell Improved. By Associated Press. Muskogee. Okla., June 1.—Physi cians attending former Governor C. N Haskell, who is ill here, today re ported his condition generaU^y im proved. Financing Railroad On Big Scale By Associated Press. New York, June 1.—The announce ment of James J. Hill in St. Paul, of the execution of a mortgage of six hundred million byl the Great North ern Railway Company was followed by the new^s today that the Great Northern has sold to the First Na tional Bank of New York twenty million 4 1-2 per cent 50 year bonds secured under its mortgage. It is stated that thep roceeda will be used for general corporate pur poses which include Improvements and extensions on the Great North ern. The Bankers Trust Company, of New York is the trustee under the $600,000,000 mortgage which is the largest corporate mortgage on re cord. The financial community is disposed to associate the proposed acquisition of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy by Great Norther nas a direct result of the recent Standard Oil and Ameri can Tobacco decisions since it is generally recognized that Northern Pacific and Burlington are in a sense competing lines. Local representatives of the Hill roads declined to discuss the matter today but it is \nown that the mort gage will take care primarily of the Burlington joint 4 per cent bonds amounting to $222,400,000. These bonds were a feature of the stock market thfs morning, advancing 2 1-2 points to 99 1-2 on heavy trading at the opening. OF COLO. TRtGEOY VIBITTEN TO-OJy By Associated Press. Denver, Col., June 1.—One week after S. L. von Phul, the aviator of St, Louis, and two innocent bystander^ were wounded in a midnight fusilad^. of shots fired by Harold F. Henwood in a hotel barroom here, the second chapter of the tragedy was written George E. Copeland, a wealthy mining man, of Victor, CoL, an innocent spec tator, twice hit by Hen wood’s bullets died early today from the effects of his wounds. Only yesterday Henwood entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned on a charge of murder in connecMon with the death of von Phul, and June 3rd was set for argument of the defend ant’s request to be admitted to bail. What effect Copeland’s death will have on Hen wood’s case has not yet been determiiifiU. i MAKES EFFORT TO CATSH UP By Associated Press. Rome, June 1.—In a determined ef fort to overtake his keenest rival, An dre Beaumont, who w'as the first avia tor to complete the second stage of the Paris-Rome-Turin flight, Roland Gar ros started from Pisa at 10:30 o’cloclc this morning, bound for Rome. Garros, who was delayed at Pisa yesterday by an accident which badly damaged his machine, received a ne\/ aeropla-ne this morning. After workiUj; for two hours on the motor to perfect its movement, the Frenchman ascend ed, and, hug^ng the Mediterranean coast, headed for this city. The Italian torpedo boat, Fulmine, follow^ed in the wake of the airman for a distance of 10 miles, when the warship was out distanced. Garros passed over Cros- seto, about 80 miles south of Pisa, at 11:50. Vidart resumed his flight from Nice today at 4:51 o’clock this morn ing and reached Genoa three hours and five minutes later. After taking on a supply of fuel he again ascended and headed for Pisa. Frey, the German aviator, whose Machine was smashed at Pisa yesier- day when he mistook the race course for the aerodome, is still stalled at that city. He hopes to have the raa- chine in shape to resume his flight be fore noon. Rome, June 1.—Garros passed over Civita Vecchia 40 miles north of Rome, at 12.35 p. m. but soon afterwards was forced to land to replenish his supply of petroleum. He is expected to arrive here at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Virdart reached Pisa at 12:25 o’clock this afternoon and is making prepara tions to continue his flight toward the Italian capital at 3 p. m. A Later Dispatch. Rome, June 1.—Roland Garros, the French aviator, was the second con testant in the 1,300 mile Paris-Rome- Turin aviation race to reach the capi tal. He arrived here at^ 5:10 o’clock this afternoon from Pisa. He left there at 10:30 o’clock this morning. —Rev. W. C. Owen, of Little Rock, S. C.. brought his little son, Olin to the Charlotte Sanatorium this morning. EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE. By Associated Press. ♦ ♦ St. George, Grenada, D. W. ♦ L, .Tune 1.—A violent earth- O quake shook this city and ^ neighboring villages at 3:14 o’clock yesterday. A number of houses were destroyed and Sev- eral persons were injured. ♦ Mystery Suiiounding Bath Tub Murder Case May Be Solved To-day By Associated Press. New York, June 1.—Tfle identity of the young woman whose body found in the bath tub of a vacant East Side flat four months after she died, probably will be settled today. The coroner’s inquest will determine the woman’s real name. Coroner O’Gray, Springfield, Mass., publisher, will ap- l>ear as a witness and if he identifies the husband of the dead woman as the man who married his daughter, Eliza beth in 1907, the police will consider the identification complete, even though the condition of the body pre vents recognition. The husband, a young chauffeur, who calls himself Harry Scheib, will be ar raigned in the supreme court on his habeas corpus proceedings demanding release from custodj\ O’Grady saj's that the man his daughter married was known as Hugh Allerton Sherman and I I J? that he, the father, has been writing letters to her under that name. It was the discoverj" of some of these letters in the flat with the body that led to the notification of Mr. O’Grady and his trip here as a witness. Thus far the police have not reveal ed the evidence on w'hich they deter mined that the w'oman was murdered It is asserted, however, that the coro ner has proof of this kind and that it will appear at the inquest. Other important witnesses at the in quest will be wopen friends of Scheib. The police believe the story told by Miss Mae Blake will be an important- link in the evidence against the chauff eur. Miss Blake says that Scheib told her last March that his wife died of pneu- raonia in February and w'as buried in Springfield, Mass. 0 I S'.
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