North Carolina Newspapers

I'^S FOk E. PAGES. yUTFlT ON NEW OR RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE NEWS HELPS A FAVORITE 5 THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. I TWLLVE PAGES. 13. NO. 7062 CHARLOTTE N. C„ FRIDAY tVENlNG, JUNE 23, 1911 p"D T^'P I In Charlotte 2 Cents » CJopy aDlly—8 Cents Sunday. Outside Charlotte 6 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday. idon Witnesses mother Brilliant Street Pageant be necessary to raise their umbiv However, there were no heavy showers as in the early hours yesterday and those taking nart in the procession drove in open carriages, thus .adding much interest to tlie pageant. Almost exactly at the appointed hour, the colonial and Indian contin gents which were to lead the way over the seven mile route formed on Vic toria emimnkment and proceeded up the Mall, past Buckingham palace, Constitution Hill and Hyde Park cor ner. It was a wonderful display of sol diery that preceded the carriages ex- hil'iting all the cavalry uniforms of the 'Uipire. A contingent of Canadians escorted the tirst carriage occupied by Sir Wil frid Laurier, premier of Canada, and Premier Fisher, of Australia. This was followed by other carriages carrying Premier Morris, of Newfoundland, Piemier Botha, of the Union of South Africa; Premier Ward, of New Zea land, fhe governors and commissioners i>f smaller cplonies, escorted by troops from their respective countries. They were followed by the ever popular troopers, the Northwest mounted po lice and an African force organized on similar lines. The colonials, in royal carriages and wearing uniforms and decorations, w. :c corrrs-j came next and were cheered all along >io. their ma-:the line and with especial vigor w'hen ■ a larger they passed the stands occupied by fel I low colonials, oire v\tre to. picturesqueness the Indian sec- ; tion. next in line, attracted great at tention and applause. The Indian cav- lalry in the most gorgeous silken uni forms and turbans wearing medals, won on the field of battle, preceded the carriages in which were the ruling In dian princes and ixjtentates. The later were fairly weighted dow’n with jew els of enormous value. Their cos tumes. including turbans and tunics. Magnificent Ceremony Of Yes- Masses Wete lo- : 7 Opportunity to id Queen. .c^^ion Even mor^ :an 7hat of Yes- :ry Street And m Gala Attve— lake Part, Kir,.; Ge trge and ■A.ii thomselvos -'ini’! from more '•re a>'le to o:>- •i.msi'ribed area V'. -, '"in iin even if ff fhe corrin.i- • » r. e\tend‘d. iii- oi the most > ai'ital. and the >*n ■n W ■ ! cf those of I; -Ti .iter crowd :;?• ' I form in the . :i’ i. o ;inii the i. n’clork and ' unui r way. .rt; thousands, j'’aiel\ progress . h; w a> of i WHO Th£ A '• I STRIKE THE SAILOR IS ON 'I Simmons Urges Auto. 7ax For Highway Const! notion Woik p. ji lill-, Traful^ar I qj pyery imaginable hue. They if . -ver l^ondon received a hearty reception at which ua i and \\ e>tmin-^ were visibly pleased, ii.iuj; a compu te I royal procession was made up ! very much on the same prder as yes- •'iided four i terday, though somew’hat longer, as it r ’-*: resenting ; included many who were in attend- ■; of *he pervice.j ance at Destminster Abbey, when ^ and lancprs. each i King George and Queen Mar>’ were !'wn hand and crowned. lr'il^•r^. i In advance was a long line of troop- ved hv all the naval j ers and officers, Indian, colonial and .!.■ camp on duty,. {jrlfi-h. all brilliantly uniformed. A MtnTlons of for- drizzling rain fell as the royal car- i' .suite, the mem-lriage drawn by eight cream colored niily and the for- f‘l-*nial Indian i-roceded the with the king m.irshal, Kitchen- >f ’he royal stand- r nroucrht up the ii.^ and queen ,ro- •i ■ wolcome from h'T'els. from the TraiaUar Square r the businesj • ■ r. who had aiMl children out ‘ from their IS south of Decorations. if vppterday re- and those in the . - ■] \v« re not less and there were •• iritu a red lion, • cl violet drapery : • in the center, r'oh rs ran from •o Ludgate there ■ : . ! rt i niasts with ,i !i ;;sts, the von- : r. ! ny a figure of . u’s il«‘ the pillar T . F^'i’ish lion and ; - ! wfT - connected .1 d'-cotaficms htid '• t r .streets of the ■ • • n‘ ranee to I»n- ;!rih:in* arch nad • se Decorated. .. r • v- ry liu\ise , no . ' n.Ki a piece of ■I ' t"r The absence oa'vacade was f’iat •'!' yesterday, h‘ roufe certain- ai', • aranre. Those I 1' n\» rlooklng the ‘ T iVIod with uni- ’ ry part of the to i.,ondnn to hon- wl’h tiiPir daintily • IV. representatives on another • ’ atfarlied to the j • '«‘ntatlves and in • ^til! another stand •r'lm the interna- fld. Including Cap- Sniorican battleship >fflc rrt. These naval d^-d by officers of f'nd the naval attach- 1 nilssions and cmbas- A m] GOLF IS H'presentativea. ^ opposite Con- T:!'l th‘ residences ’ ‘ f'orner and Picadil- i.ond^ occupied by iMirs cs side by i wrnnen who had rlnpH for their seats, ■f rat ton House and - vi-ro occupied by ' ial American ambas* ■'fl. They Included the • 11. the Bpeclal ambas- f^ri uniform, members n mhaBsy and many steeds slowly caqje up Constitution Hill, but it did not dami)en the en thusiasm of the crow'ds who were there to give.the sovereigns their first welcome since coronation day. The king wore a field marshal’s uni form with a sash of the Order of the Gartef. The queen w'as dressed in white and wore a blue sash of the Order of the Garter. Her hat was trimmed with ostrich feathers in two shades of blue. From end to end of the long route their majesties received a notably spontaneous and loyal welcome. Following the sovereigns was a car riage containing the duke of Con- nought, the duchess, princes, generals and offif-eis of state, including the earl of Granard, the duke of Norfolk and military attaches, among them Major S. L. H. Slocum of the American em bassy. The procession stopped at Waterloo Place, to receive an address from the council of Westminster City, and at other points to accept addresses of local civilian bodies. Winston Churchill, as home secretary, attended these ceremonies, accepting the ad dress for the king and delivering to the king the reply which he was to make. At Temple Bar there a more elab orate ceremony. Here the Lord Mayor of Ivondon, afoot, and the sheriffs on horseback, awaited the coming of their majesties and upon their arrival sur rendered to the king the city s pearl sword. His majesty simply touched the hilt as a sign of his acceptance, the Lord Mayor then receiving back the sword as lord mayors have done for many years. The Lord Mayor then re mounted and, with the sheriffs joined the procession, continuing with it un til it reached the city boundary at London bridge. As the sovereigns passed* through the center of the city, millions of lights arranged for illuminations simultan eously were turned on and the great crowd about the Royal Exchange redoubled cheers. On the other side of London bridge the king was on one of his many home districts, or rather his formei home, for there, as the duke of Corn wall, he was the largest ground land- '""ai'i through South London and back aagln throtigh Westminster, Whitehall and the Mall to Buckingham palace, crowds filled the stands that line me route and cheered heartily the appear ance of their majesties. A stirring day closed with an out burst on the part of the people In the vicinity of Buckingham palace similar the spontaneous demonstration By Associated Press. Chicago, June 23.—Thirty-six of the seventy holes in the seventeenth na tional open golf championship, which is being held under the auspices of the United States Golf association at the Chicago Crolf club’s links, were scheduled to be played today. Seventy-nine of the foremost golfers In the United States, eleven of whom are amateurs, are to compete In the first half of th tournament. The day’s program Included eighteen holes In the morning and eighteen durmlng the af ternoon. The remaining thirty-six holes will be played tomorrow, the wind-up of tl^e tournament. It was planned to start the first pair off at nine o’clock and others to fol low at intervals of five minutes until all had started. Because of the large field, some of the players starting on their first round late, were not ex pected to finish 36 holes until nearly nightfall. Will Act On Rdot Amendment By Associated Press. Washington, June 23.—Before the senate adjourns today it Is expected that the Root amendment to the Ca nadian reciprocity bill will have been acted upon. Not even Senator Root himself now expects that it will be passed. The amendment which deals with the terms governing reciprocal trade in print paper and pulp wood be tween Canada and this country, will be brought up. It was announced, at the earliest possible moment intoday’s ses sion. The monotony of tariff argument is expected to be br'i. .en by Senator Sim mons in a set speech later on the success of 'good roads. The senator is prepared to proceed to discuss his bill taxing automobiles which cross state lines. The tax would take the form of federal licenses and the sen ator contends that it would mean in sevenue several million dollars a year. The Lightning Killed Two Men By Associated Press. New Orleans, June 23.—Thunder storms and lightning killed two men and plsf>'ed havoc generally throughout the state yesterday. Jeff Rester and Bud Cole, both white, were killed by the same bolt while at work in a lum ber camp near Kinder, La. A barn con taining hay, grain and several vehicles was destroyed at the same place. A barn and five mules were destroyed by lightning at Giiadan. The residence of Editor E. F. Milard, of the Iberian, of New Iberia, was partlcally destroyed by a bolt. Rain was general over the state. MAN WAS BURIED UNDER NINE MILLION DOLLARS IN GOLD to showed ■ ''mint.’: wii’i none too RH Mi»‘ weather was Bky was overcast and ■ drlzxllng showers kept th« 'n doubt Whether Jt wpuW tlwit U made when the sovereigns themselves on the balcony of the P • ace upon their return froni the corona tion ceremony at the Abbey ye day. WOULD LEGALIZE SUNDAY BASEBALL. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., June 23.—In the city council last night a bill was In troduced to legalize Sunday baseball in Nashville. There Is a state law against Sunday baseball but the NasU- ville ball club management conJendB By Associated Press. San Francisco, June 23.—Jjlterally buried under nine million dollars in gold, Wadsworth S. Williams, an em ploye of the,San Francisco mint, was 80 badly Injured yesterday that his recovery is doubtful. The gold, in sacks, toppled over In one of the mint’s vaults and overwhelmed Wil liams, who was wheeling a truck. GUNS TO WRECK AREOPLANES By Associated Press. ‘los Angeles, Cal., June 23.—Several three pounder field pieces which the United States authorities believe ^ere constructd for the Mexican revolution ary junts here were found yesterday by deputy United States marshals as sembled by J. Hlgard Reed, a former Hoosiefs Dress In Old Costumes By Associated Press. Indianapolis, Ind., June 23.—Rubber collars, bright red neckties and “high water” trousers have been dug out of almost forgotten receptacles and the “come on home society” proposes to appear in the role of the stage Hoo- sler whent it meets members of the Indiana society of Chicago, who come today for a two day outing. Numer ous stunts have been prepared for the “exiles,” the first being a parade and followed tonight by a playlet, “Back to the City” written especially for the occasion. Tomorrow will bei a big day. The visitors will be taken in automobiles to the country, where tliere will bfe many contests between the “prodigals” and the “provincials.” (Jeorge Ade, Wil bur D. Nesblt, John T. McCutcheon and William B. Austin, representing the prodigals, have issued a challenge to the provincials for a ball game Dress suits have been tabooed for all occasions. By Associated Press. Washington, June 23.—Down to rock bottom, the senate committee went to day, literally speaking, to conduct its work of Investigating the election of Senator Lorimer. The first open session of the commit tee was held in a room in the senate office building. In which few could hear because of the noise from teh Btreets. The second day the windows were closed to keep out the nols, but the committee nearly suffocated. To day a room was procured in the base ment, where it was said both noise and heat would be a thing of the past. The “hearing” room is not the only place of interest in connection with the Lorimer investigation; the witness room, in which those under subpoena are asked to while away the long hours having an interest all its own As arch-enemies politically, and some perhaps, personally, ar thrown togeth er with little to amuse themselves, but to look at each other. So far no cas ualties have resulted, but every hous the row affords a composite study of Illinois politicians. AFTERMATH OF LYNCHING. By Associated Press, Commeron, Texas, June 23.—Four persons are suspected of having parti cipated in the lynching of the Mexican boy at Thorndale, near here, adn warrants for their arrests have been issued. More warrants are probable The names of the suspects have not been made public. NOTED DIAMONDS WERE USED. T AS RESULT OF RED SEA f 01 By Associated Press. Hodelhad, Arabia, June 17, via Aden, June 23.—Rebels in great force today surprised and cut up a Turkish col umn commanded by Mahomed All Pasha, outside Gheesan, a town oh the Red ^a, about 100 miles north of Ho- deidah. A thousand Turkish soldiers Instructor In the Mexican government Alt Pasha iB artillery school tor experiment work desnerate and ‘aerptoel”® “ close quarters that loS Turk- London, June 23.—The "Stars of Africa,” the two large portions of the Cullinan diamond used in the crown and sceptre were used yesterday for the first time in coronation ceremon ies. It was King Edward who decided that the two large pearl-shaped dia monds should be placed in the sceptre and crown, the larger one in the eym bol of power and the smaller pne In the crown. The great diamond Is of the enor mous weight of 516: 1-2 carats and the difficulty of finding a place for it in the sceptre was cleverly surmount ed. The scet>tre in its former shape had a certain amount of scroll work below PONY AND CART CONTEST- ♦ ANTS’ NOTICE. ♦ The date In yesterday’s News was not changed. All coupons bearing date June 22 will be good until Saturday, June 24. Shooting A_ffair In Second Ward Van Houston, Colored, Makes a Target oj Dave Williams, Colored—Houston Has Not Yet Been Located-- Williams not Dangerously Hurt. A call was received at the police station last night about 11 o’clock stat ing that a shooting tournament was in progress in the Second w^ard. Sargeant Orr received and responded to the call, but the smoke of battle had clear ed away. Dave Williams, colored had been shot with a pistol by Van Houston, colored. Dave was still present, but Van had departed the scene and up to this afternoon had not been located. The wounded man is not considered to be in a dangerous condition. Con flicting statements were told the police about the events leading up to the shooting, one story being that the quar rel was about a woman, another that it was about a crap game. The police are camping on the trail of the pistol wlelder, but so far there Is nothing to Indicate that he has not madd a clean get-aiway. Introduces Bill Providing An Interstate Tax or Ten Dol lars on Each oj The HaJf Million Automobiles Now in Use. Proposes Annual Appropriation of One Million Dollars For Improvement oj Rural Rodds —General Review oj Proposition. His Mr. Taylor Here- Work to Be Pushed Mr. Z. V. Taylor of the Southern By Associated Press* Washington, June 23.—^Estlmatlnfe that one out of five of the five hun dred thousand automobiles In use in the country Is employed In Inter state travel. Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, today expressed the opinion in a speech in the senate that a million dollars annually can be raised for the improvement of wagon roads by Imposing a license fee ot $10 ^ach on such machines. He also prophesied that the Improvement of the roads would have the effect ot greatly Increasing automobile travel and therefore of enhancing the fund. The proposition for an interstate tax on automobiles Is embraced in a bill of which the North Carolina senator is author and which proposes . the appropriation of $1,000,000 annu ally-for the benefit of the roads on which the rural mails are carried. He contended for the, equity of the gen eral scheme by the use of the roads by the government and also because of the benefit that would accure to the farmers of the country. The argument was advanced that the national government was under as great an obligation to aid the farmers as to aid other classes and manufacturers, the Western railroads and the rivers and harbors were mentioned as Instances of the benefit of government. "We have,” the senator said, “the finest railways in the world and Power Company was found in his of- the poorest highways. The govern- fice today after an absence of a weeki ment has helped to build or more. “I just dropped In for a coup- j roads and develop this splendW le of days” he said, “to look over my i tem of long distance transportation- mall and see how things were going.” Why should it not build the eqtially “Work on the Interurban will be j important system of short d^nce pushed right along. As you stated sev- transportation—the country highways eral days ago, the rails for the track' oVer which thep roducts of the farm must be hauled before it reachei are here and are being distributed to the points where they will be used. Work will start at Chadwick-Hoskins, and go westward toward Mt. Holly. We these national highways?” Mr. Simmons said that of tlie 2^ 150,000 miles of dirt road the cotmtry are pushing work on the building of, was using one million m oarrytag ^ the bridge piers so we will not be de- • mails and contended that it was ni^ layed in the laying of track as we go der obligation to the ^ ® ® ‘in imaintaining them. The savins by a general ImprovemCTt^of westward. i *“ i Mr. Lee is in New York on business, made the highways was placed at $10,000^ 000 to $15,000,000. He estimated tlial the proper improrement of the vagon roads would save the fetrmera ^00,- 000,000 to $400,000,000 in the cost of transportating their crops. Concluding Mr. Simmons said: “Shall the government, having M auspiciously started upon the wort of reclaiming the great and honorable calling of agriculture from the drodfi ery to which conditions had cot* demned it, now halt and hesftato to do the one thing needful to reatori it to its rightful position ot primacj among the great industries th« tion? I hope not, I think not, and J had almost s-ald I know it will not. Mri KeeslefsHonoi Richly Deserved The election of Mr. K L. Keesler od this city, as president of th.e Stati Paris, June 23.—The government vsras and Loan/Association, in it« He will return possibly tomorrow. Lake & Co. Suspend. By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., June 23.—The board of trade firm of W. H. Lake & Co., sus pended business today, owing, it was announced, to embarrassments in the Southwest. It is said that the trade in Chicago owes the Lake firm money ■which may balance losses In other quarters. The amount involved may not exceed $25,000. Lake to Gulf Bill Defeated. By Associated Press. Springfield, 111., June 23.—The Lake- to-Gulf deep waterway bill, supported by Grovernor Deneen, was defeated among exciting scenes in the Illinois house today by a vote of 75 to 50. The senate had passed the bill in the present extra session. Ministry May Resign. By Associated Press deafted in the chamber of deputies today on a question relative to the supreme command of the army in case of war. The ministry of Premier Monis is expected to resign. A New Home. Mr. McD. Watkins is building a pret ty house near his residence, at Eliza- j gujiding and Loan Association, he fras beth, which will be ocupied by his alert, aggresslrely progreS' session at New Bern, was an honoi worthily bestowed, and an instant ol virtue bringing its own rewaM. WltD the exception of the lamented °am L Wittkowsky, no man in North Carolina has done more for the Building anc Loan cause than Mr. Keesler. As &ec retary and treasdrer of the Mutual the orb. This still* appears in the son, Mr. Hatcher Watkins and wife. Ljye worker for the cause, new shape but instead of being verti- The building will be completed son- IDAHO BANDIT SAFE. Pocatello, Idaho, June 23.—That Hugh Whitney, the Idaho bandit, is safe in the mountains near the Idaho- Wyoming line Is the report received late yesterday from the posses which have abandoned the chase in the Will Creek' country. He apparently struck northeast from the Grey Lake re gion and is now in the heart of one of the wildest pieces of country in Idaha Ac Irs|' Death of a Chi4d. e 8-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs^' Lester Allen, of Morning Star township, died Wednesday morning after an illness of se^ *ral weeks from chllera Infantum. The funeral services were conducted at Philadelphia church yesterday morning at 11 o’clock by the faster, Rev. Mr. Camp bell. The Interment wah in the church yard at that place. ish fugitives are suffering from serious dagger wounds. The survivors fled in disorder to Gheesan, pursued by the rebels. The Turkish gunboat Sutebbe, in tending to shell the Arabs, shelled Gheesan instead, killing or wounding several hundred of tl^e soldiers. The rebels captured four big guns, two Maxims, 2,000 rifles and a quanti ty of ammunition and ultimately retir ed. ^ Gen. Evans Not So Well. By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., June 23.—^The condi tion of Gen. Clement A. Evans, former commander of the United Confederate Veterans, was not favorable this morning, according to members of his household. He was said to be slight ly weaker if anything. The general is suffering from muscular rheuma tism. cal it is horizontal, formi: z an orna mentation around the larger “Star which the diamond is held in place by two screws makes it very firm, yet nothing can be seen_of. the method of fixing, the screw being hidden behind rubles In the scroll work. The smaller stone takes the place of the sapphire placed in the crown of Charles II by George IV. It is im mediately under the ruby of the Black Prince. George’s crown contains ex amples of all the methods of diamond cutting from the days of Charles II. Extraordinary precautions are tak en to guard these priceless symbols. Vigilant sentinels watch them night and day. . Nineteen Priests In The Retreat Rev. Father Joseph, recaor of St. Peter’s Catholic church, returned last night from the Retreat at Belmont. He was absent four days. The Retreat was one of the most note worthy of several years. There were 19 priests on Retreat. These represent the pas- I tors of chuede, not the younger men I of the monastery. The Retreat was j conducted by Hev. Father Bernard, of J Satannah, —Mr. Minor Elliott's many friends will regret to hear that he has Jbeen quite unwell. He is at St. Peter’s hosiptal. TDIOlSi OF BIC TBIIII By Associated Press, i .Athens, O., June 23.—North-bound passenger train No. 1, on the Kana wha & Michigan Railroad, crashed into a helper engine seventeen miles south of .here this morning and two men were killed. The dead: Mose Hanley, engineer of helper, Mlddleport. T. A. Foster, baggageman on pas senger, Mlddleport. The wreck was caused by failure to obey orders on thep art of the crew of the helper engine- much as anything else, evoIv^ Greater Charlotte out of a lesser Clar lotte. Mr. Keesler has few superiors ie business ability, tact and executiv* force. He is brim full of energy»en thusiastic, and approachable. He hag recently completed an elegant nev home for himself and family on Easi Morehead street and richly deservei fortune’s favor in house and In stor^ The mantle of Mr. Wittkowsky hai fallen upon him. He will push the in terests of the State Building and Loat Association with the same aggressive ness as did his predecessor, who was known as “the father of the Buildinj and Loan in North C.irolina. Golf Tournament at County Club July A A free-for-all handicap golfing toum ament ts being arranged for the golf Ing members of the coufttry, the toui n ament to be held on the links at th Country Club on July 4. Th© event wU be part of a general program for th club on that date. Tennis will alsi form a part of the day's event* Th« ladiea will play olook' golf for a e«T« trophy offered by the elulv Refreshments vlU be served Ourfm th© i^emoon and the afCaii prcuxUaea to be oin fTMt «n^yine]i