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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS.
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3. NO. 7057
CHARLOTTE N. C., SATURDAY lVENiNCI, JUNE 17, 1911
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l^UYC Made by Orleans, La., June 17.—Re-
vons of showers in west Texas, re-
t ILOS r OTCea oei ved from private sources, caused
:—Ihe State- tt wide break in the cotton market
, ari'und tlie openiug today. The weather
ni ip did not show any rain in the
W'l’^'t and later supplementary re
ports from the v% eat her bureau posi-
ti\oIy staisd that no rain had fallen
in the Houston district, which compris
es the state cf Texas, but the selling
continued. Even when telegrams from
Dallas slated that the reports of rains
had been greatly exaggerated the ring
kt‘pi on selling until a decline of a
dollar to a dollar and a half a bale
liad been brought about.
Strangely enough, the old crop
r.un ths ^^ere weaker than the new.
•Iii'y. the month that the public has
lieiieved right along would be the cen
ter oi the bull campaign, broke below
iho i.'i cent ma^'k to 14S5, or 34 points
belfw ti't level of yesterday's close,
•iuly WL s I ho weakest month on the
1) uird and during the first two hours
tnoiiiik: was more ihan a dollar and
a liali a bale down from yesterday's
la.^: uMtaMon.
Au;- u.si 1 )st 30 points. The new crop
m>Miihs Irst li3 to 25 points. At the
mu’ 1'. .>f tl'T mornin?^^ the dfcline was
. I ‘>ci od on 4Mofir-taking by shorts.
'I'iie veather forecat^t piomised tm-
.^et i(.i! \veath‘r and local showers over
th: the entire belt and this
tjn ’• “ I’^’d Uie bears not a little.
; \'-oi;nd thr' middle of tne morning
‘ partly based on' the
o.i cia venort of showers overnight in
•h*-* OKlahoma. Mobile, Vicksburg,
-Mo .. ;oniv.Ty, Little Rock. Atlanta and
Ai...usta districts. Bulls offered the
r.\.v'u-n 3lm. ■: no s’lpport. At the low-
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Washington. June 17.—Senator Rob-
er' M. LaFollette, of Wisconsin, the
lather of all present day insurgents,
is in the rtold against President Taft
l>) ■ ihe pre^i I'^nt al nomination.
Tile word has quietly gone out tc
all parts of the coimtry and progres
sive repul)li'an leaders in practically
every state in the union are working
i(.r LaFollette delegates.
■‘Tuft an 1 sure defeat, or IvaFoilette
and a chance to %\in,'’ is the battle
'•ry of the l^aFoUette forces. LaFol-
letK's friends assert that the Wiscon
^iu fi.,hter is already assured of near-
!v ne t bird of the delegates to the
repul'lican delegation.
And this is not an extravagant as
set ti«.n when the strong anti-Taft sen
timent existing in all parts of the
country is taken into consideration
us see if ^t is: In five states ol
the imion—Oregon, Nevada, Wiscon
sin and New Jersey—the people ol
both jarties will have a chance to
vote for their preference for presi
dential candidate.
Oregf)ii will be the first state to
vote on the matter. All reports from
Oregon indicate that LaFollette will
boat Taft three to one. And anyone
who Ijeliovc-s insurgency is limited tc
Oregon i.s misiak n. It exists in ev^ry
• tate in the union. •
VV is'.onsin is the first state to offi-
ci? lly start the LaF'ollete tor presi
dent iriOvemcnt. At a meeting ol
thrpf' hundred progressive republi-
■ i i;. j c! ns at Madison, Wis., June the
• re viol!'nti> j Wisconsin branch of the national pro-
li t-., -iV t(; i4.xi ' gressive repuoiican league was organ
’ ii''3:ht andjizcd and went on record for LaFol-
i '( high r'j j jntte for president. An executive com-
Nf\v croi) der i rnlttee was named to uegin active
iMinto i)ei»w • work of organization.
.ii’M about $2.5; I Letters and telegrams w^ere read
!. i. i .i':e3 of tlic : frcr.i W. S. Uren, of Oregon: Moses
i’. Clapp, of Minnesota; Johnathan
Bourne, of Oregon, and many others,
approving LaFollette for prftsidftnt.
An inspired statement to the effect
that F^resident Taft would have the
support of thep rogressive republi
can senators was recently sent^ out
from Washington and printed in
newspaners all over the country. T tie
anirle, which originated close to the
wliite bouse, was a clever triM of the
reactionaries to strengthen Taa
Special to The News.
Asheville, June 17.—The association
adjourned at 12:15 this afternoon to
meet at Goldsboro next year; the
time of meeting was not fixed. The
regular i.roKram’ was not carried out
;is innn.v of the speakers were not
present. There were several informal
talks, however, and a general discus
.sion of diuPrent matters. Charles
Prrker, of Charlotte, made a short
talk, also George C. Royall, of Golds
boro. Most of the time was taken
up with the election of officers and
the appointment of committee. George
C. Royall, of Goldsboro, was elected
president to succeed W. T. McCoy, oi
Charlotte. J. T. Porter, of Charlotte,
was elected secretary and treasurer.
W. T. Brothers. Fayetteville, first
vice-president; R. O. Deitz, State§-'
ville, second vice-president; G.
Tucker, of Raleigh; third vice-pr^.;^>
ident; S. P. Burton, of Asheill^,.
fourth vice-president; R. B. Chance,
of Reidsville, fifth vice-president.
Goldsboro was then chosen as the
next meeting place, there being invi
tations from High Point atid Ma
rion.
Last lilght the members had a very
interesting meeting though several
of the program speakers were not
present. S. P. Burton, of Asheville
spoke briefly on “Practical Furniture
Talk." C. W. Parker, of Charlotte
spoke on “Helpful Talks for Dealers,'’
after w’hich there was a general dis
cussion.
Mrs. S. W. Summers, of Charlotte
reported for the meeting, being the
official stenographer for the associa
tion.
Southern Students Convention
Of Y. M. C, A. Opens At
Asheville With 400Delegates
1.
By Associated Press.
Asheville, N. C., June 17.—The 19th
annual Southern Students’ Convention
of the Y. M. C. A. opened at Montreat
last night with an attendance of over
400. delegates, representing 12 states
and 90 Southern institutions. The
convention is held under the adminis
tration of tht* stnder 'iepartn^ent
che interna tional committee, Y. M. C.
A.
The opening address Avas delivered
ty the Rev. Paul B. Keim, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church, South,
Bell Buckle, Tenn. His subject was
“How to Get Most Out of the Conven
tion.” Rev. John Little, superintend
ent of missions of the Presbyterian
Church, for the colored race, dis
cussed “Religious Conditions Among
the Negroes.’
The convention proper will open
today. Among those scheduled to speak
are Robert, E. Speer, secretary of the
Presbyterian Church board of mis
sions; John R. Mott, of New' York, sec
retary of the World’s Christian Stu
dent Federation; Rev. C. E. Brown,
Vanderbilt University; Clayton S.
Cooper, International Bible secretary
of the Y. M. C. A., and Henry H.
Sw'eets, of Louisville, Ky.
The convention will be in session
for 10 days.
New Automatic Pistol.
By Associated Press.
Springfield, Mass., June 17.—A new
automatic pistol and a new improved
army rifle have been submitted to
the ordinance board at the United
States armory for tests by Col. O.
Krag. inventor of the Krag-Jorgen
sen gun. Thep resent array rifle has
an effective range of five miles. I'hc
steel jacketed bullets will shoot
through a dozen men placed in a row
at the distance of three quarters oi
a mile. Col. Krag believes that he
has invented even a deadlier weapon
UP um
NATIONAL AVIATION
CIRCUIT
RACE
S ^ntenced.
7.-Six year.s in
i K> :!ntence im
‘ r ii'iina' court No
posing as
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ro .
:-r kor ol
■ •. a \-ir or h«J There was no truth to the rep^t.
' .' ' i' iiad bepii 1 y\ii of the senate progressive Re^
liaitirnorr Jio mas-, j)ublicans are opposed to a re-nomina-
f Mt. Arr* .St* 1. hf i tlou of Taft, save one, Kenyon oi
1 ii :«r he was » lowi, and when he is made tamllia
' litrocked until ■ with the sentiment of the people wtio
. iial Gibbons, who ; arc his real friends in Iowa, there
I reason to believe he will feel that
• - he 18 honor bound to remain prog^res.
Set Sail. I aivc and stand for progressive pnn-
ifu s kfl on tlie
By Associated Press.
Drain, Ore., June 17.—The south
bound Shasta limited on the Southern
Pacific which left Portland at 6
o’clock last night, was held up and
the mail car robbed by two highway
men about midnight between Drain
and Yoncalla. The robbers entered
the mail car, held up three clerks and
looted the car. They stopped ‘the
train at Yoncalla and made their es>
cape.
Posses were searching for them,
west of Yoncalla this morning but up
to a late hour they were still at
large.
Although the two robbers brandish
ed their revolvers, not a shot was
fired. The mail clerks found them
selves helpless before the weapon;
of the highwaymen. One robber held
them covered w’hile the other ripped
open the mail sacks and ransacked
their contents. It is not known how
mucii booty the desperadoes secur
ed.
As the train neared Yoncalla one
of the highwaymen pulled the emer
gency signal and the train was stop
ped. The robbers then leaped from
the mail car and disappeared.
Train Carried Little IVIoney.
Portland, Ore., June 17.—The Shas
ta limited, which was held up near
Drain, carried no more than the ordi
nary amount of mail matter, accord
ing to W. A. Graves, assistant chiel
mail clerk here. There was no large
sum of money of which the high
waymen might have heard.
By Associated Press.
Kiel, Germany, June 17.—Seven
aviators arrived here today from i
Hamburg, covering the fourth stage
of the national aviation circuit race
course. Lindpainter and Buechner
however, are the only competitors
who have made the flight from Ber
lin to this place within the prescrib
ed time set for the various stages
The aviators will remain for one
v.efk, taking part in daily contests
which will be a feature of the pro
gram for the entertainment of the
American warship crews.
By Associated Press.
New York, June 17.—Organizers of
the coastwise seamen have said that
they control between 15,000 and 20,000
men and that a general strike order, if
obeyed, will tie up all coastwise ship
ping but the general situation will not
take form until Sunday when a mass
meeting will be held.
The Momus was du§ to sail at noon.
Earlier in the day, Sira Cooper of
counsel Jor Morgan line, said:
“All this trouble is being stirred up
by walking delegates who are trying
to show that they are doing something
to earn their salaries.”
Henry T. Griffin, general secretary
of the union, said in reply:
“Every man of a Morgan ship that
comes into this port will walk out as
soon as he sets foot on shore. We gave
the company until 10 o’clock this
morning to answer our grievances and
we have not heard a word from them.’
The men ask for pay for overtime
better -sleeping quarters and better ra
tions.
The Monus did not sail at noon al
though she continued to take on pas
sengers. At half past eleven the
crews of four Southern Pacific tugs de
tailed to head her straight in the
stream also struck.
The El Cid, another Southern Pa
cific ship due to sail at 3 o’clock, was
also having trouble with her crew and
the strigers said that forty^stewards
of the Cristobal of the Panama Rail
road & Steamship Line, had walked
out in sympathy and would take more
men with them.
London, June 17.—^The steamei
Minnewaska, of the Atlantic Trans-
lK)rt Line, w'as unable to sail for New
York today, the crew refusing to sign
on the old terms and the owners de
clining to grant an increase.
The ship owners at Liverpool are
meeting the strike situation bj* im
porting foreign seamen, many ol
vj’hom are taking the piaces lormOi'is
filed by Britishers. The men who re
fused to join the trans-Atlantic liners
sailing from Glascow today were re
placed by outsiders.
The mail steamer Britain, for Cape
Town, which the strikers thought
they had tied up at Southampton,
got away this afternoon, picking up
the crew in the Solent.
Southampton, June 17.—The stew
ards of the St. Paul, which is due to
sail on June 21, replacing the steamer
Majestic, have notified the ow’ners of
their intention to quit.
Bad Been Accused of Taking
Money From the Big Four
Railroad — Great Interest
Taken in Case From The
First.
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, O., June 17.—Edgar S.
Cooke, charged with embezzling $24,-
000 from the Big Four Railroad, was
today declared not guilty by the jury
which heard the evidence in his case.
Cincinnati, June 17.—When court
opened this morning it was generally
believed that the fate of Edgar S.
Cooke, charged with embezzling $24,-
000 from the Big Four Railway
woiild be decided today by the Jury
which for five days had listened to
the sensational testimony presented
by the different witnesses.
At the time court opened all that
was necessary to wind up the case
was thee harge to the jury by Judge
Charles J. Hunt and a verdict by the
former.
It was the general opinion about
the court house that it would not re
quire lengthy discussion for the jury
to reach a final decision and that the
close of the sensational c^s© wi
come before nightfall.
Judge Hunt delivered his charge to
the jury soon .after court convened.
His instructions were brief.
“Cooke is only on trial for em
bezzlement,” said Judge Hunt, “and
not for the commission of any other
offense against the state or the laws
of morality. The testimony as to
other such alleged offenses is only of
weight as affecting the credibility ot
Cooke’s testimony. Regarding the tes
timony of Warriner and Mrs. Ford,
the jury must consider the fact that
by the same testimony these witness-
; es make themselves equally guilty
with him.”
HARRY WHITNEY
OFF FOR ALASKA
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Stewards Strike.
By Associated Press.
New York, June 17.—Fifty stewards
of the steamship Momus, plying be-
t|veen New York and New Orleans
in the marine department of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, struck to
day. They said they would take forty
others with them and that 190 sea
men, stockers and coal possers would
follov/ the forty. The men quit with
out disorder.
Steamer Sailed Despite Strike.
New Orleans, June 17.—The threat
ened strike of seamen on the Mor
gan line did not interfere with the
sailing this morning of the steamer
Comus for New York. Officials here oi
the Southern Pacific which operateis
the Morgan line say there has been
no • a pprehension of a strike among
the sailors here.
By Associated Press.
New Haven, Conn., June 17.—Harry
■\^Tiitney, the hunter, ^ j that another night session would be
held.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 17.—With a view
to clearing the atmosphere of speech
es on the wool tariff revision bill, tht
house today resumed general debate
on the measure with the probabilitj
' d-:;:tincd for
1'“ tli«\v will re-
t;avp bCPM
■■ ti'juiier garrisons.
rnitpd republican support for i an
>s a nvth. I aKollptte jive^ brj- '•
r^.nl LaFollette fight for the nomina
tion.
By Associated Presa.
W'ashington, June 17.—Chairman
Hardwick, of the house sugar investi
gation committee, is sending tart re
plies to persons who seek to delay ap
pearing before the committee In re
sponse to formal summonses. The fol
lowing telegram was sent to prospec
tive witnesses;
“You will please appear on the day
designated or we will send an officer
to bring you here and keep you until
we want you.”
Among the prominent sugar meB
asked to appear in the near future are
Joseph F. Smith, of Utah, head of the
Mormon church; John D. and Adolph
Spreckles, of California; Chester W.
Mcrey of Colorado, and Thomas R.
Cutler, of tJtah.
both Cook and Peary in the Arctic
regions, has started for Alaska and
the Canadian Rockies with Frank
Carnegie, nephew of Andrew Carne
gie. He has abandoned his plans tc
head a South Polar expedition this
fall and instead will seek rare game
on the western edge of the American
continent.
American Ambassador Received.
By Associated Pr?ss.
St. Petersburg, June 17.—Emperor
Nicholas today received American Am
bassador Rockhill, who presented his
letters of recall. Mr. Rockhill has been
transferred to Constantinople.
At Y. W. C. A. Conference.
By Associated Press.
Asheville, N. C., June 17.—Miss Ethel
Stevenson, of London, England, dis
cussed “Our Relationship cO Other
Lands,” at yesterday’s session of the
Southern conference of the Y. W. C.
A. “The Value of Publicity” was the
subject chosen by Miss Mary L. Allen,
Of New York. Miss Mary Porter, a re
turned missionary from India, contin
ued her series of lectures on “The
Conquest of India.”
At the platform meeting Mr. Robert
B. Speer, secretary of the Presbyter
ian board of foreign missions, deliver-
ed an address on “Opportunity, or the
Open Door.”
This evening the different phases
of the w'ork of the National Y. W. C.
A. will be discussed.
IS HU IS
I eHEIT H
While the house is facing the prob
lem of shutting off eager orators, the
senate was forced to remain idle to
day because senators had not pre
pared speeches on the Canadian re
ciprocity bill. This condition will b€
remedied Monday, however, for a
half dozen speeches, practically ' all
against the amendment, are in course
of preparation and some senators
even will devote severa’ hours to
morrow to rounding off periods and
polishing . the rough places in then
arguments.
There were no committees of im
portance in session today at either
end of the capitol, the house coriimit-
tees investigating the two great in
dustries of steel and sugar having
adjourned until Monday.
DOUBLE BEREAVEMENT.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, June 17.—The biggest
popular demonstration said to have
ever been witnessed In Yucatan w^as
accorded last week to provisional gov
ernor J. M. Pino Suarez upon his ar- - „
rival at Merida, the capital, from New | know. She returned from the Sanato-
IV!r. and Mrs. W. P. Lester Lose
Their Twin Daughter—Died as the
Other Twin Did, of Meningitis.
Again has the messenger of death
entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
P. Lester, robbing them of their baby
daughter, Sarah, a twin of the little
son, W. P., Jr., wbo died week be
fore last. The ’ children wera 4
months old. They had whooping cough
and with both, meningitis followed,
causing death. The little boy died
while Mrs. Lester was at the Sanato
rium, and she did not know it for a
week, her condition being such that it
was thought best not to let her
Majestic Lunch Co.
Makes Assignment
. The Majestic Lunch Company, com
posed of Messrs. J. O. Smith, R. M.
Frazier and J. H. Griffin, made an as
signment today, Mr. Edward F. Cres-
well being named as assignee. Mr. P.
M. Shannonhouse is the company’s at
torney.
The company waived all claims In
structing Mr. Creswell to settre all
debts.
The company has conducted busi
ness in the basement of the Buford
hotel since January 21. There business
has been operated under difficulties
ever since its organization. First there
was complaint from the Commercial
National Bank employes that the odors
and fumes from the restaurant were
disagreeable. Three days after the
lunch room opened it was closed for
three days on account of complaint
from the bank.
The Buford hotel recently put !n a
new elevator. The smoke and fumes
went with the guests up the shaft,
causing complaint by the hotel. Hin
dered in front and hindered behind,
the company decided to go out of busi
ness, an make a voluntary assignment.
The Majestic was a popular place
and was doing a good business, but
the management hasn’t yet learned
the new art of bottling smoke, so quit
business.
Orleans. From Progreso, where he
landed, to the capital he was hailed
by thousands as a great hero.
Before Pino's arrival in Merida, Gov
ernor Munoz took his ueparture. after
having placed his resignation before
the state legislature. Senor Pino was
immediately elected provisional gov
ernor and in an address he promised
the people a liberal democratic admin
istration.
Senor Pino was a member of the
Mexican peace commission.
rium a few days ago. The surviving
twin was quite sick, but it was hoped
would pull through. It was attacked
with meningitis Thursday and died
that night. The remains were taken
by Mrs. Lester’s mother, Mrs. W. R.
Ingram, to Buckhead, near Atlanta,
and interred by the other little twin.
One in life, after a short little mis
sion of four months, they are one in
death. Mr. and Mrs. Lester have the
sympathy of a host of friends in their
double bereavement.
Noted Trial Postponed,
Chicago, June 17.—John M. Taylor,
Frank B. Harriman, Charles E. Ew
ing and Joseph Buker, former Illinois
Central officials indicted on a charge
of mulcting the road out of nearly $1,-
000,000 by fraudulent, car repair bills,
again obtained a postponement of
their trials today when a petition for
a change of venue was filed by Taylor.
Taylor allied prejudice on the part
of Judge Scanlon and the cases will
be reassigned next week. The peti
tion wa's the second for a change of
venue filed, the case having been ta-
kn from Judge Ewing’s court several
weeks ago.
Many Death From Plague.
Amoy, China, June 17.—Eighty-three
deaths from the bubonic plague and
seven deaths from smallpox were re
ported in this vicinity during the two
weeks ended yesterday.