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rOR PONY OUTFIT ON NEW OR RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE NEWS HELPS A FAVORITE^ d?lion fTW Latest Edition NO. 7056 CHARLOTTE N. C., FRIDAY tVENlNC, JUNE Ijv 191 I pT> J in Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy aDlly—« Cents Sunday. I Outside Charlotte 6 Cents a Copjr Daily and Sunday. By Joining r ‘*Tiusf^ Wab ml Half Million Maae Almost > r jrd Broth- ’ hr.r ijrook- C:-’nbine Says ''a. licther Glad Cut Ihroat at That icy 7 bought al- I"'!, lu'ir la >i hetiry Am-ri- . V ;.'iv tiio iV.i i; ci'in- ht'ld i'>day. • ..'(1 ha VO Uiv’- ^ - p iear imUistry and the tariff aw aad ivtined sus^ar Mr. Oxnar^ * iked tc» bo allowt'd to make a stat^jnt. ■ Quite a little lias been about I he •iru8f controlling the n s'.'gar rotini'ru’s," he said. “Th \ist does not control all told mor lan i:0 per c'Ht of the beet sugai *dustry and the beet surar people comi)ete wiili the output oi the i>iher suijar retiniug (Mnipanio;>. 'I'hero Is no such thing a.s a rt'straint oi trade bet^otn the beei Mtgar iH'opie and the other people, ! think you should give the de\ il h?s dtu. It the trust had not ;:(^ne into t'le sugar bus'uoss in this ooun’ry tl,v i’\d!istry \. uUI aot have advai'A-ed as it h.'.s. It I. .(1 iho au)ne\ and braiu.s :uul ihotnists to put into the work." S. B. Tanne^ Not The Man soil r>- • >mpc- ■ ■'1 unless ^ d .nit n' li'l.' ; .lazat^Mi ly to !!•.' II. re-' .. c>u rlean- ; uiiwh l:-v .ii ■ 'aUt' ! (ibublv • ■' her j." ?ili Mr. ;t the • !’U the r; .| af' ’• 'r* -try in j ' I n- i!'. 1 i!i'; Special to The News. Washington, D. C.. June 16.—Confu- ?i>'n in the mind of E. E. Baldwin, who lestitit'd before the house commit too 01 exi)tnditures in the department ot justice last Srturday led the newspaper men into ei'i'or about Mr. S. B. Tanner, of Charlotte. The printed record is out today and shows -plainly that W. B. Tanner, oi Alabama, was intended. •Mr. l.a’.d'vin said. “A man by the I'a ne nt Tanner, doing business under the naiiH* of some mill in North Caro lina." This, and other things, said about liie Carolina man caused the mistake. Mr. S. H. Tanner had nothing to do V. ith the New York tight. I J 6R4FF«TH Cooke Takes The Stand In His Own Behalf To - day Smith Cliarged With Perjury. By Assii iatcd I’less. Chattanooga, Tenn., June 16-—Chas. Sii;itl'., the witness in the recent dis- 'aiii’i'p; I'voieedings against Judge i.t'W’s ^^hephe^u and Tl. M. Doughty whi> that he was paid ?yo t!« swoar ii\ the Dr. J. W. Sherman ni\:riier oast- that Thomas B. Norton wtivim S;;^nnnn killed, offered him 'I to l ili Shenran. was arrested ' day atteriioon on a war lan! rhatging him with i^orjnry and. sN'^'rn otit by .Judge Shepherd. Smitli bo'>nd over ;;y tb committing n igi^trnte to await the action of the grand jury. > WAKE UP! ■ut i'-. .1 '.I t r>'. 11 n a , It one mmm men lESTIfK 1N BIG DIAGE SUIT on I ' • 1;. nt'i! w .M I i>t i !»l ' viUc e ,r: , thii \t'). rican ■ . ■ r t-.'l ;i an . \ >. t a ■, iat- . ; " ol ;r f;Mr:oT 1 : .runtn he mn from liarfl t^; * -''lal to The News. Ra.iune !♦>.—There were depo sit inns from tliree Charlotte brokers in the hearing of the Ware-Kramer Com- 1 :iry v.-^. the American Tobacco Com- 1 a..\ today: also from Atlanta. Wash- in ton, Chai U'st.in and Columbia to bacco jobbers ad to the effect that co;iix)ns and free goods by the Ameri ca.' 'robacco Company drove from the market the N\'are-Kramer Company’s , ••V' i’ite Ri'lls.” ■ Lewis N. b^chifr. O. M. Norwood and ' {'i.a; . P. Mood>. were the Charlotte ' ;)>ti)ers. Others were W. .J. Govern, T. H. IMtts, \V. N. Tumlin, J. J. Good- v’: n. .Ir., Harry Silverman, W. F- Mi:l^, J. I- f'arr, Atlanta; Harry R. ,\’vf'r. \Vaf;l'in2tm. Also J. G. Ball, j. f ). r of Halei^.h. was examined per- : M)iiall> :'s to .-imilar conditions in ' Thf' roMrt took a recess at 2 o clock till nday. Atlanta. June 16.—The Southern Railway is now making extensive im provements on the Knoxville division between Knoxville and Chattanooga and between Asheville and Morris town, involving the construction oi ten passing tracks. Work on the additional trackage has already commenced and will be completed at an early date, giving this important line greatly increased facilities for handling both freigiit and passenger trains. Eight of these passing tracks' wiiich are known as interlocked lap sidings, are being constructed on tlie line between Knoxville and Chatta nooga and two between Asheville and Morristown. The points at which j they are being laid arc as follows; I Ebenezer, Tenn.; fx>ndon, Tenn.; Ke I gan, Tenn.: Hutsell, Tenn.; Sanford, Ten’r.; Roe Jiniction, Tenn.; Phila delphia, Tenn.; Sweetwater, Tenn.; Tasso, Tenn., and Paint Rock, N. C. With double track existing between Morristown and Knoxville and from Chattanooga out to 0dtewah, thes-G trackage improvements will give the Knoxville division much faster ser vice and insure greater safety, as well as provide for increiised business hoped for in the future. / LONGWORTH DENOUNCES WOOL SCHEDULE. By Associated Press. Washington, I). C., June 16.—Repre sentative Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio, denounced the democratic wool tariff revision bill in the house today as “founded on vague runiors or total ig norance,” and he made a plea for scientific framing of tariff schedules. Third Explosion Within a Month By Associated Press. Chicago, June 16.—For the third time within a month an explosion oc curred today in a cable conduit ol the Commonwealth Edison Company under the subway of a railroad track. The blast shattered windows In buildings within a radius of a block and thr3-v several families from their beds. The police believe the explosion was caused by a bomb set off by la bor agitators. Officials of the Edison Company, however, say they have had no recent trouble with their employes and ar'i nnable to solve the oavt^e of the myste'-'ious explosions. General Diaz Reaches Spain By Associated Press. Vigo, Spain, June 16.—Gen. Porfirio Diaz, former president of Mextoo, ar rived in the harbor today on the steStoer Ypiranga on which he sailed from Vera Cruz, Mexico, on May 31. The steamer anchored in the bay at 6: SO o’clock this morning. Beginning oj Defense Marked Second Stage in Sensational Trial—Another Woman Ap- peats in Case—Has Devoted Life to Revenge, BIG T PIT BURNEB UT STHTESVILtE Furmtme Dedleis Close Convention Special to The News. Asheville, N. C., June 16.—The ses sion of the State Retail Furniture Deal ers’ Association closed at noon today. Mr. George C. Royal, of Goldsboro, was elected president, and J. T. Por ter, secretary and treasurer. The next meeting will te held ?n Goldsboro. ,F DmECTims GLISE MEET .\»lanta. On., June 16.—The Georgia K\iiK>ral Dirt'Ciors Association yester day (losed th^ tentii annual conven- tifin of thfx organization which has ! turn''d ont to bo one of the most suc- I . ussful in the history of the organi- 'I" zation. ' t’lK'n'. , A hot contcst for the next place ol \iii(ii‘an' n’«'(.‘till!.? '.vas held betw^een the dele pri'»■>+ in' gatis troiu Macon, Gritiin and Athens ■ 1" ” j fho victocy going to Ma‘on by h. laige (• !(>a. 'Ml. I ^ j The following new oflioerfl , it(i lo clectfjd: S. Kytle, of at mdou-' cJa.. I^rosident; Sam R. Greenberg, ot i Atlanta, vice-president; and C. L St®' ■ I I vens, of Moultrie, secretary and t 'M- sue-1 American Yachtmen in 'Germany. B.v Associated Press. Kiel, Germany, June 16.—American yachtmen who are watching the Ger man sunder class boats closely and have measured the strength of the American yachts with tnem informally on several occasions during the Ger man trial races, expect t’lat the inter national contest will be hard fought. Last night the ImiJerial Yacht Club gave a dinner for the Americans, the guests Including Lietiten^int-Comniand- 1 er Frederick A. Traut, American‘naval attache at Berlin, and Paul H. J. Sa- ! tori, consulor agent here for the Unit- ' ed States. Priuce Henry presided and later conversed with ihe guests fo two hours on yachting topics. Toantg to fiJniperor William and Presfdent Taft were offered. were Carrollton, 1 on f I..; a! at s the' ■ f Al irrira; ; . V. lit. fl th(^ ■ tar* U;ih the 1. tins \ as d> ."I frtJiii ' tne beet tirer. F. I). Hart, ol Macon, was elect- ed de!(-*;atf; to the national conven^ ti-^m whifh will be held in Bank IJttle Ro'-l; in September, with G. A. of i orsyth, as alternate. . „ •Munv' mei'ibens oT the associatio d* :it (1 theinsclvcs: as being m a va- of laws wiiicli will make the con ditions of transportation of •corpses n.on* saailarv and to the franiin-j; a bili to go belore the g erai as.ionibly s. committee trom tbt oM.ition vv'ill confer with the sta e b( ard of enibalmers Big Railway toi Central China By Associated Press. London. June 16.—Subscriptions to the British portion of the thirty-mil lion dollars Ilukwang Railway loan to China were openod today and imme diately closed, hpving been largely oversubscribed. The issue was quot ed at a premium of one per cent. Berlin, June fl6.—Subscriptions to the Hukwang loan to China closed at once after being opened today, having been heavily oversubscribed. May Vote on Reciprocity Soon By Associated Press. Washington, June 16.—Chairman Penrose of the senate finance com mittee, in conference with President Taft today, confirmed the report that sixty senators are expected to vote for Canadian re6iprocity and predicted that within two weeks a date for a vote would bo agreed upon. He de clared the bill would be passed with out amendment. “The probabilities are tl]at the wool bill will reach the senate in a few days,” said Senator Penrose “and the finance committee will be called together for the purpose ot conS'Iderin.g the wool bill and the free list bill. The tar?ff board has been hard at work investigating the wool schedule and will be ready to report next December,' so it is not reason able to expect that the republiccan majority in the senate will take up the wool bill until the report is re ceived. “The free list bill opens up a wide range of tariff discussion and the finance committee is in receipt ol numerous reque.sts from all over the country as-king for hearings. As no hearings on the bill were given by the house committee, it is only rea sonable that opportun'ty should be permitted by the senate.” Special to The News. Statesville, June 16.—J. H. McElwee & Son’s smoking tobacco factory near the depot was almost totally destroyed by fire which was discovered short ly before. 10 o’clock last night. The flnmes had gained much headway when diseovered and while the fire depart ment responded promptly to the alarm about all that could be doae w'as to confine the flames to the one building The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss will amount to several thousand dollars, partially covered by insur ance. In attempting to get a h^se wagon as it left the fire department Fire man J. A. Walker, who had the reins in his hand, missed the step and was dragged from the fire house to the square, sustaining severe in.iuries. A bone in his left foot is brogen, his right knee is badly hurt and both legs are more or less skinned and lacer ated. His condition, however, is not considered dangerous. Mr. J. H. McElwee has been manu facturing smoking tobacco at the scene of last night’s fire for 40 odd years and this is his third fire. On both former occasions the walls were left standing and he rebuilt on the same sight, using the same walls, which were repaired. The factory will not be rebuilt this time. Only recently McElwee & Son purchased the Atlia chair factory plant on Water street and arraitgements were being made to move the tobacco business there. New machinery will be installd in the new quarters at oncg and the manufacture of “Ante-Bellum” and the other Mc- Ehvee brands will be continued. For tunately the McElwees had the larger portion of their leaf tobacco stored in another building for the purpose just north of the factory and they will be ready to resume business just as soon as the machinery can be installed in the new quarters. According to such of his plans as were made public prior to his depart ure from Mexico, General Diaz will continue to Havre, France, later rer turning to Spain for an indefinite stay. Last night’s cable despatches from Vigo stated that mempers of the progressive party and workmen were crganizing an unfrienily demon stration against Diaz in the event he landed. The Mexican minister to Por tugal is at Vigo to receive his for mer chief. The Ypiranga, after a stop of two hours, proceeded for Corunna. Gener al Diaz did not land. During the stay of the vessel in the harbor no unpleasant incident occurr ed, though it was reported last night that members of the progressive par ty and workingmen had arranged to express their unfavorable opinion to ward the former president if he came ashore. As a precautionary measure the maritime authorities placed a na val guard around the Ypiranga as soon as -she arrived. The*guard included two launches filled with marines and the .gunboat Hernan Cortez. Only pas^n- gers and others duly authorized \^re permitted to board the steamer. Balbino Devallos, the Mexican charge d’affaires at Lisbon, and Senor Dauden, Mexican consul here, went out to the vessel and greeted the gen eral. Diaz told them that his health was not satisfactory and that he had suffered greatly during the voyage from an abscess on the jaw bone, which tad been troublesome before his departure from Mexico. POINT EBITBR OROPS OEAB Special to Tjje News. Asheville, ‘Ju^e 16.—Mr. "Wilbur Jones, of High Point, editor of the Southern Furniture Journal, attending the session of the State Retail Furni- tufe Dealers’ Association, died sudden ly at Mission Hospital about noon to day. The cause of bis death w^as suppos ed to be heart failure, as he was heard to complain of a pain in the heart. He went for a ride over the Bilt- more estate yesterday afternoon and complained of feeling sick. W'hile out walking this morning he collapsed and died a few minutes later at the hospital. He was on the program to speak this morning. The remains will be shipped to High Point Saturday for interment. Mrs. Mattie McDermott, of Morrow, O.-She Boasts that Through her Efforts Frank Condon Lost Job as Cashier in Customs Office. By Associated Press. Cincinnati, Ohia, Junfe 16.—Edgar S. Cooke, accused of embezzling $24,000 from the Big Four railway, took the stand in his own behalf today to re fute the accusations nurled at him by Charles L. W^arriner, defaulting treas urer of the road. Mrs. Jeanette Stew'- art Ford. The beginning of the defense marked the second stage in the sensational trial. Previous to the appearance of Cool^ another woman had come forward in the case and in the light of testimony she appeared as one who had devoted her life to but one thought — revenge. Mrs. Mattie McDermott, of Morrow, Ohio, was this witness. She it w'as who boasted that threugn her efforts Frank M. Coudon, of Warren county, lost his his position as cashier in the office of collector of federal customs in C u- cinnati. Coudon, it is claimed, first infonn- ed the Big Four management of tae Warriner shortage, having gained the information from a stenographer in the government office who was a, close friend of Mrs. Ford. Coudon years ago shot and killed Mr^ McDermott’s son. He was triei and acquitted on grounds of self de fense. As the motive for her testimonv today in Cooke’s behalf, Mrs. McDer mott said Cook had told her: “If you help me, I’ll help you WHh Souden.” Mrs. McDermott swore that she visitetj Mrs. Ford at \he hospitJil »ast Friday and that the woman on Wed nesday declared that Cooke had given her $22,000, “taken from the BiglFour,” told her visitor that “as far as honesty of Mr. Cooke was concerned, she could not swear that Cooke had ever stolen a dollar.” Frank Higgins, of the auditing de partment of the Big Four, was the last state witness today. His cross-ex amination yesterday developed a line of questioning that caused the bring ing into court of a wagon load of books. Instead of going through all these, how'ever, the witness was al^ lowed to give a summary of his inves tigations regarding, the W’'arriner short- The Hukw'ang loan of thirty mil lion dollars, for railroad construction in central China, was made by groups of financiers representing the United States, France, Great Britain and Ger many. Provincial opi)osition to the loan de layed its conclusion for a year after its terms had been agreed upon be tween the government office in China and the International bankers. President Lynch Disallows Protest. By Associated Press. New York, June 16—President Lynch of the National Baseball League, an nounced today that he had disallowed the protest of the Pittsburg club against the Pittsburg-Cincinnati game on May 27th, which was won by Cin cinnati by a score of 1 to 0, President Lynch says that Umpire in Chief Klem substantiates Umpire Doyle, that Hunter, of Pittsburg, was touched out sliding into the hag and, there fore, under the rules, there can be no ap))eal, as the decision was one left to the umpire’s judgment only. Pittsburg, it appears from President Lynch's decision, protested the game on the ground that Hunter was safe and that Umpire Doyle remarked later that he would have called Hunter out even had he been standing on the bag. Blow to Prize Fighters. By Associated Press. New York, June 16.—The police suc ceeded in dealing a blow at the prize fighting game to day after several months of futile efforts to prevent box ing bouts. They arrested several per sons connected with the International Amateur Championship Tourney in ASHEVILLE PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL TO ST. JOSEPH, MO. By Associated Press. St. Joseph, Mo., June 16.—Dr. Wm. M. Vines, pastor of‘the Fir«t Baptist church, at Asheville, N. C., today ac cepted a call extended him by the First Baptist church of St. Joseph. He formerly held pastorates in Brooklyn and Norfolk, Va. Will Remove Capital. Victoria, B. C., June 16.—News was brought by the steamer Tacoma Maru yesterday that the viceroy of Manchu- ria had decided to" remov3 the capita] from Mukden to Changchun^ giving age. He placed it at $643,000, a feutation of the statement of Attorney Baker that “men higher up” had abstracted $2,000,000 from the road. . The defense opened with half a doi- en character witnesses from Cooke’s old home in a Cincinnati suburb. Then came Mrs. McDermott and then Cook^ himself. Pythians Close Meet in Asheville ! the reason that the latter place is in Amateur v.nampiunsiup | ^.g^tgr geographical portion to keep Madison Square Garden last May and to„ch' with the Russians and Ja- four of them in special sessions couit • today w’ere fined. They were “Tim” ^ Hurst, the well-know’n referee and baseball umpire, who was fined $50; Samuel Lowing, a boxer, $10, and two ticket sellers $25 each. Ammunition Seized. By Associated Press. Villa Garcia, Spain, June 16.—Ad vices from Pontevedra s-tate that the Spanish authorities stopped and seiz ed at the railroad station there two cars filled with arms and ammunition, destined for the use of' Portuguese monarchists. The supplies had been unloaded from a German steamer here and for warded by rail on the strength of the shippers affidavits that they consist ed of machinery- The Howards Discharged. By Associated Press. Mobile, Ala., June 16.—Daniel How ard, Carl Howard and Nettie ^Howard, fother, son and daughter, who were ar rested yesterday on the charge of having killed or taken part in the death of Dr. W. G. Walker, were ar raigned in the inferior criminal court today and discharged. It was declar ed that there was no sufficient evi dence against them. General Pryce Arrested. By Associated Press. San Francisco, June 16.—General C. C. Ap Rys Pryce, former commander of the “Army of Liberation” in Low er California, was arrested today by United States marshals on warrants charging violation of the neutrality laws. SE STIE SORORITY MEETING. Atlanta, Ga., June 16.—The fourth biennial national convention of the Alpah Delta Phi Sorority opened for a three-days’ convention here yester day, Mrs. W. C.- Coles, president of the executive committee, presiding. Thi convention has drawn scores of dele gates from many of the leading wom an’s colleRes. ' By Associated Press. London, June 16.—The shipping strike has developed largely into a squabble over wages, and, outside of a few mail steamers, the ship owners generally are not suffering appreciable inconvenience. The number of strik ers is limited strictly to deck hands. Despite the concession of $2.50 a month in wages made by the Canadian Special to The News. Asheville, June 16.—The Grand Lodge of Pythias of North Carolina was adjourned about 12 o’clock Thurs- dav to meet at Wilmington next year on^ the second Tuesday in June. After the formal adj(Mirnment many of the delegates departed on the afternoon trains for their homes. At this session the report of the committee board of trustees df the Orphans’ Home was submitted and af ter some discussion was adopted. This report was not made i:mblic but it is understood that it has a favorable beariiig on the work being done at the home. Several resolutions were offered in regard to deceased Pythians and there were several reports of com mittees and the supreme representa tive. A vote of thanks w’as tendered to the local Pythians. the ladies and the hotel management and the press correspondents. The past grand master jewel was presented to the retiring G. C. McCaus- land on behalf ot the lodge by W^ F. Robertson. M. W. Bell of Murphy pre sented to him a gold watch as a testi monial of the love and esteem oi the members of the grand lodge. The officers were installed after which the G. C. made the appointment of the standing committees and dis trict deputies. Rio Grande Rising. By Associated Press. El Paso, Tex., June 16.—The local weather bureau was notified by the district office today that the Rio Grande would reach sixteen feet in As the river is this city by Monday. luuiiLu xii — already virtually at the Pacific Railway Co. yesterday, when it is feared that the sixt:een toot rise the time came for the signing of a crew for the Empi’ess of Ireland, today, the captain was forced to concede an additional $1.25. The original demand of the men was for an advance of $5 a month. One Boat Held Up. Amsterdam, Holland, June 16.—The striking seamen at this port total only 300. However, the tank steamer, Rot terdam, belonging to the American Pe- will seriously effect the lower portion of the city. Loss From Fires $5,000,000. Bv Associated Press. ^ ’ Victoria, B. (J., June 16.—“nie de structive forest fire in Hokkaido pro Vince, Japan, briefly reported by cabla May 20, raged thirteen days and burn^ causing timber ed an immense area jloss estimated at $5,000,000, according troleum Co. and^ue to sail this morn-^ to advices received by the Tacoma inc. was unable to obtain a crew Maru.
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