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WOTES FOR PONY OUTFIT ON NEW OR RENEWAL SOTSGRIPTIONS TO THE NEWS HELPS A FAVORITE latest Edtoin THE CHARLOTTE NEWS; VOL. 43. NO. 7068 CHARLOTTE N. C.. FRIDAY tVENING ‘JUNE 30, 191 I I In Charlotte 2 C«ntii 4 Oopjr putatde Charlotte S Cents a C&fif Dftliy and Sunday. fale And Harvard Break Even In 7he Preliminaiy Races lie t^'shmen Finish Race in hd Shape While Crim- Oarsmen Were Well n—Their lime Was 11 tes 53 Seconds. Bh !sri J R I No Lives Lost In j File ^ By Associated Pre? ^ Clarksburg, W. June 30.—No lives have been a the fire in the Chieftain min the Clarksburg Coal Compan' O .Vilsonburf, accord- , j _ ing to the ■ officials he’e today. J H el u Le a a all \ T'he Are . burning with every _ j TT indication » destroying the entire ugh Four Oared varsity | mine. Every availame man has been put to vs'ork cementing all openings to the mine in an effort 'o smoth er the flames. That the fire was of ncendiary origin is the firm belief oi the mine officials, though they are unable to as-sign any reason. It was discover ed yesterday nCternoon by one of the miners ifter It had gainel consider able headway and warninp was sent through all the entries in time for the men to make their escape. Water was i)oured into the mine a fans reversed to drav out nox- ions gases, but this had little effect , ^ in subduing the flames. Thousands e \arsit\ fours, lead-. dollars damage already has been done. The state mining department hais started an investigation. This is the second serious mine fire in this section within a few neeks. . And Finished Four ^^ihs Ahead of Wearers I he Blue, r-ese. roirsi New London. Conn., • ring thousands saw 1 \a’d break even in two Thames river today, pre- ' • \arsity eights struggle. ’’V a pulled out a victory . I! an eights by a superb !a.-r half mile, while the . ^rt. defeated Yale by races were well row. • vrnry wind and a slack t p It’ie slow. 0^'cal Time. ^ , t'ne of the freshman; '•.lie 11 minutes 63' sec-! i ■ Tv -'utps 59 1-2 seconds.! s O^icial Time. j tiu e of the fours race^ s.w.i 1 minuica 37 1-2 sec j \ m!nutc8 52 seconds, rho tniiroarcd race was al- ^ I'ommand, the fresh-1 . ';i a good struggle, and \ UtTnent ! -’'mrn eights, the Harvard ..'vid.-=h'ps were well blown* FICHI RESUMED i It ’*Ycs, I know how It is, but I’m afraid I can't open you. Think how It would look a,t hom*.** nROGITY Ry Associated Press. Washington. June 30.- •' only a slight delay before Niur oaied s-hells rame out vnrd d ' k and lined up for , The oppon- •T. bur ^ ale was in splendid ^nts of the Canadian paft wer" prepar ed to resume their fig/it on ihe reci- prociay b.ll in the senate today. Sena- tor Gamble, of South Dakota, was to have spoken yesterafy but deferred I’V. r the two remaining his si>eech in order to attenvt the l.ear i Ing of the Ivorimer investigation oo?a- ' • k the load at the start niittee. He planned lo take the floor drow away from Yak', soon after the routine businef-s of the Hnish reachtd there senate was disposed,of. Senato" Cum- '!i in if>ur kngths between mins, of Iowa, who had beeu speaking ! durin.g a part of the aCternoou of both afd f>-4t more than ’ yesreiday and the day before is silH i ined alone the course attacking the reciprocity bill and may d d iibi.^ 'hai number were deliver the final installment of his •• t.ikp po.siiiitn for the , speech this afternoon. The house was net in session. at a later hour. REV. R. L. PATTON ATTENDS AMHERST CLASS REUNION. ■"'oii’-Fr. .\’ew London. Conn., \wai ins with confidence the ■ .'* ^'f their speed, power and' . f'Tfy tanned and muscular: Morganton. N. C., June 30.—Rev. R. ' tismblofi out of their bods to-’ L. Patton leH Thursday for Amherst, a . ai'voss a slightly rippled Mass., where he will attend a reuu- ' ' n; a rioiidless sky, both Ion bf his class, the olass of l87o, c^l6- ■. r> f'nein a-;surance of ex-'braring the 35th anniversay of their for the forty fifth graduation. There tre no^^ about 60 ■■ H rv: rd and Vale in aquatic living members of the class of over 100. I Mr. Plimpton, second of ^he firm of • fhr?oyvouths were veterans I Ginn & Co.. one of the largest pub- .'ir:.; za^e, but ro the majori-' Hshing houses in America, was a mem- f’sented toda> the first oppor- her of Mr. Patton’s class, and has tak- ^^ln glory for the university en mfi'ch interest in Mr. Patton’s com- ' ’T honorable defeat at the. mg to Amherst for the reunion. '■ a nerouR rival. ' nor northeaster was blowing flo\^n the Thames and 1’an for the morning up! hut the wind did not have! ’’s’h to kick up. more than a! I d lipplo. while th' protecting! 'he cratean shore and the' iiy the specfor fl‘,et f the force of rhe breeze. •rri 'ions did not seem good for In the freshman and varsit> ■ 1 events which were first on I am .As northeasters hold well 'rosperi.'; for quick time for *' race later in the day look- ■ 'x'?-llcn'. " la.'T in order for the dav's J, St nEir KILLS thse: chuen By Associated Press, the first in importance was' I^ckiiey. '^;^^as. June 30. Crazed by r*!ty eighf oared contest. The' heat, Mrs. Maud McCreary, of Los An* f '-.ored the crimson oarsmen,! geles, California, killed her three small hotels and along the water | children and nded her own life in a !'] thf» odds which were 10 to 9 1 vacant house here yesterday. This be d increased to 10 to fi before' came known early today w’hen s 'ock. ! searching pany which late yesterday Tf'd on the east side of the ’ scoured the :ountryside for the wo re the three barbed revenue man and chi dren. thinking they had "irifl the derelict destrover Sen-j become lost, found the bodies of the Hhirh Captain P. H Tberroth,' children in weeds near the vacant ■nander of the squadron, gave house and tie body of the mother to the flotilla of small boats i for patrol duty hanging to sn unused windmill at the rear. Mrs. 4cCreary was here on a assuring himself that the river | visit to her mother, Mrs. R. M. Hamil- n cf>od rowing sTiape, referee ton. ordered his crews to the Yesterda,' Mrs. McCreary went out and shortly after lOi^JO o’clock! of her mot er's house unobserved and r?lt'’ fours reached the navy ] with the c lldren. sought seclusion in nd th»» freshmen eights api^eared the deserted house, some distance from firaw bridge. | Mrs. Hamilton’s residence. The house freshmen oarsmen stepped Into is a two itory structure. Apparently ■ hells from the t wo launches John ' Mrs. McC eary took the children one rf1 and Klihu Yaye, and at 10.40, at a time mto separate rooms upstairs ^ were read.v for the signal. where shf cut their throats with brok- M the crews got near the start- en glass aken from the windows and arkrt lust under Ihe bridge, the | tossed tho bodies into weeds ^outside, ••rew piotested against starting| The childrens’ ages were • years, 5 years, ind three months, respec tively. The Ionian left a note stating that no one was to blame except herself, but its vording caused the belief that she wai temporarily insane from the excessive heat \rhich prevailed here yesterday. on account of the strong wind ' ater. Harvard wanted to row at tiut consented to a delay until • e starting pistol sent the fresh- »*ights away on their two mile -r:le at In the first dozen ' ‘ . Harvard pulled out one length lead. ' v\"n the freshman race by two 'li,-.. ' *n the observation train were ng Ton Ven, Yale clasa of 1882, r> r, er of foreign affairs in China, Ifti his family in their Oriental ' 'S and his secretary, Tong Kwoh Vale 1884. N^ter the cheers from boats and •r^* that greeted the freshmen •'WH at the finish had subsided, the ■rpiay substitute four» lined up for • ir two mile strotch still further up •' river, with tiie rowing course In 'Od shape. Frank G^uld In Paris. Parir, June iO.—Frank J. Gould, who aj presiJent of the Old Domin ion Iron & Nail Works of Virginia, is on of those indicted by the Unit ed States grand ^ jury at New York for f'fCenses against the Sherman anti-trust law is stopping here. Mr Gould said today that he had learned o fhis indictment only this morning from the press dispatches. Hf added tWt he would have no coinjnent to make until he had receiv- ed fuller and personal information from New York. OF THE DAY IN LORIMER CUSE By Associated Press. Washington, June 30.—With his pockets bulging with documents, Ed ward Hines, the millionaire Chicago lumberman, who is charged with having expressed knowledge of a Lorimer election fund, today resum ed the witness stand before the sen ate committee investigating the clec- timi Of 8-^natpr^Tiurtttffeir."' ^ Mf. Hines’ counsel somfht to show by these papers that Mr. Hines was not in Chicago last February about the time Clarence S. Funk, general manager of the Inteinational Com pany, claims Mr. Hines called upon him to refresh his memory in regard to the famous Union League conver sation in which Mr. Funk testified Mr. Hines asked him to contribute $10,00 to reimburse a $100,000 Lort mer election fund. Bills for service rendered him at a Washington hotel for the months pre ceding March 4th, were preseoited. “Wasn't it possible, as far as this bill is concerned, for you to have been absent from the city ajid for your wife to have remained alone at the hotel?’’ asked Senator Jones. “Yes, sir, I went to Philadelphia once but never to Chicago.” Cross-examined by Attorney Marble, for the committee, Mr. Hines said that at the exact moment Mr. Lorimer was elected, he (Hines) was at the Union League Club, at Chicago, telephoning the Associated Press, requesting in formation as to the result of the bal- lotting at Springfield. The witness could not definitely fix the hour, say ing it w^as between 1:30 and 3 p. m. He related how he was told that the voting was on at Springfield, that Mr. Lorimer had 103 votes and finally, af ter he held the wire a moment, came the news that Senator Lorimer was elected. Attorney Marble asked If the wit ness did not feel very happy over the result. Mr. Hines said he was not so certain about that. "Didn’t you consider the election was the result of your efforts?” “No, I considered that I was a mere message bearer and I never did know •what the effect of that message was~" Mr. Hines said that as he stepped out o fthe booth after the talK with the Associated Press, he met Herman H. Hcttler, of Chicago, a competing lum berman. The witness denied the testi mony by Mr. Hettler at the Helm hearing at Springfield that he told Mr. Hettler he had just been talking to the new senator, Mr. Lorimer, and that “I elected him—I did it myself, perso nally.” Mr. Hines testified that he merely told Mr. Hettler he had been talking to the Associated Uress, and understood that Mr. Lorimer had been elected senator Mr. Hines said he and Mr. Hettler had never been friends Mr. Hines said he did not know how much money the lumber interests rais ed for the expenses of a committee in Washington during the tariff legisla tion of 1909, which was about the time Mr. Lorimer was elected Mr. Hines declared he was sure that the lumber Interests had not raised a very large sum to lobby for tariff legis lation in 1909, or that the lumber in terests had anything to do with the Lorimer election. Mr. Hines declared that he was “absolutely certain” he was not mis taken about his testimony that form er Senator Aldrich stated to him that the president was anxious to have Mr Lorimer elected. Asked about a denial of this from the white house after his testimony at Springfield T By Associated Press. New York, June 30.—J. B. Reich- mann, former president of the Car negie Trust Company, convicted of making a false report to the state banking department, was this mornar^ ing sentenced to serve fbur and one- half months in , the penitentiary by Justice, JUa ffe in. of the sfupreme court. To Death and Buried Cardinal Gibbons Celebrates By Associated Press. Baltimore, June 30.—In a little chap el in the home where he Is^ visiting aad about aO miles from Baltimore, Cardinal Gibbons today offered up a mass of thanksgiving in ho'lior of the most momentous event of hii long ca reer. Today he completed fifty years of a successful priensthood and ^5 yeara as cardinal and nominal head of the Catholic church in the United States- It was on June 30, 1961, that Father Gibbons after finishing ucation for the piiesthood at St. seminary was ordained at the jpat^ dral here by Ahshhishop Kenrick.' 25 years later, June 30, 1886, the ned hat was conferred on him at the ca thedral. While at the first event there were present in the edifice only a few rela tives and friends of Father GiWbons, at the second, when the cardlnalate was conferred, there were present representatives of the, government, hundreds of leading churchmen and a throng of admirers and friends from this and other cities. This morning the cardinal rose at his usual hour, 6 o’clock and with a single assistant, celebrated a low mass without any musical program and with only the members of the househould attending. Following the non-sectarian demon stration in the cardinal’s honor on June 6 in which President Taft, and other high governmental officials par ticipated, the religious celebration ^ill he held at the cathedral next October. Whin Roof of the Buffalo Water DepartmenVsPumping Ration Fell in Several Work men Were Hurled Into Eternity, SENATOR GOBLE ATTACKS PROPOSEO By Associated Press. Washington, June 30.—After a talk with Secretary of War Stimson and Major General Wood, chief of staff of the army, Pres-ident Taft today authorized the withdrawal of four re^ments from the manouver divis ion now at San Antonia, Texas. The will he in tHe next thirty days. Several regiments will be left in Texas perhaps all summer. By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., ^une 30.—Char acterizing the Canadian reciprocity agreement as a “severe and unwarrant ed blow at the agricultural interests of our country” Senator Gamble, of South Dakota, continued in the senate today the attack on the measure which was begun by the insurgent senators. Senator Gamble declared he was a republican and a protectionist and that he felt it his duty to oppose the vote against the reciprocity measure as it now stood. He said he would favor reciprocity with Canada that was bas ed on justice and equal treatment to all interests. The measure proposed,” said Sena tor Gamble, “is unjust, unfair, unrepub lican and is in violation of the declar ed and settled policies of the party for more than a generation. It seems to me a serious blow to the American farmer which places him in unequal and unfair competition with his Cana dian rival without any fair or just compensation. ‘I can not persuade myself that In any sense this agreement follows the rule of our party faith in the policy oS either protection or reciprocity. As far as I am concerned I can not vote for Its enactment or Its ratification. Had It been proposed by the opposi tion, I could readily appreciate that it is in line somewhat with their pym- pathy and their policy.” Senator Gamble pointed out that the measure had been passed both times in the house of representatives w'ith a majority of the republicans against it. “Under such conditions,” he said, “it can hardly be claimed tha?; it is the republican measure as far as legis lation Is concerned. I feel at liberty and am disposed to exercise my own convictions Independent of legislative action. “With the highest respect for the president,” he said, “and with great confidence In his wisdom, I am un able to follow him in the proposed legislation. I have no criticism to make upon the president for the course he-ias pursued. I would have preferred, however, that congress in the first instance, had been advised with and consulted therein and we would not then have here a proposi tion of executive origin which we can only arbitrarily dispose of.” The bill was referred to as ^ revi sion of tariff so far as the farmers products were concerned without any equivalent reduction of duty on the things he Is compelled to buy. By Associated Press. Warren, Pa., June 30.—Mrs. Stella Hodge, the woman arrested In Phila delphia yesterday on her confession of Shooting Emil Amann, here, on June 27, was brought to this place to day and was immediately taken before a justice of the peace before whom she was formerly charged with the murder of Amann. The Information was made by a relative of Mrs. J. M. Andrews, whose husband was convict ed of the murder of Amann. The wo man today In court said: “I killed Eniil Amann, but It was not Intentional; '^It was an accident.” Mrs. Hodge was committed to jail pending the arrival of Attorney James Scarlet, of Andrews counsel, who is expected late today. OLOlraNS FIGURE IN THE T STOil mi WO MAN BACK H E R POWER OF SPEECH By Associated Press. New Orleans, June 30.—A flash of lightning and a sharp peal of thunder in «'Storm j'estet^y nm; ning f aatored the power of speech to Miss Jessie R. Fishel, of this city. She had been dumb two years. The failure of her voice followed a period of illness. Physicians and specialists from this state and eastern states had diagnosed her trouble without result and onjy last Wednesday a physician declared in his opinion her case was hopeless, and further treatment a need.'viss ex pense. A sudden grasp and involun tary exclamation by Miss Fishel fol lowed the lightning flash and peal of thunder yesterday and to her surprise she discovered she could again talk. Her voice is normal. Seven Qth^r Wotkmen Were so Seriously hgured That Little B^is Entertained f or Jheir Recovery-A Mearrv^ Tragecy By /.w?ocUkted Frees, '■ BuSald, K. Y., J*une 30.—Ten men were crushed to death and seven others seriously injured today in the collapse >f the roof and other portions of the Buffalo water depar- ments new pumping station at thfe foot of Porter ^venue on the lake fropt. The dead were buried beneath hundreds of tons of steel, brick and niortar. Most of the injured were at work on the roof which was 300 feet long and 100 feet wide. About 200 feet of this, suddL^nly fell in from what causes has not been determined. The fire ' and police departments rushed emergency apparatus to the scene, and the loured in the up'per strata of debris were quickly re moved and sent to hospitals. It will be hours before thoae buried in the pump house can be reached. They were installing machinery in the pit fifty feet below the level of the first, floor. One of the injured died in an ambulance and two d^ed at hospitals. Others of the injured are not pected to recover. ex- JOLT TO CUTLERY BUSINESS. ABRAHAM RUEF WRITES A FARCE By Associated Press. San Rafalo, Cal., June 30.—A farce by Abraham Ruef, the political boss under a fourteen year sentence for bribery, is the main feature of the program for this year's Fourth of July at San Quentin penitentiary, ac cording to announcement made last night by Warden John E. Hoyle. It w’^as announced that Ruef had present e,d to the prison a concert grand piano which would be used at the entertain ment. Ruef, a poritical “boss” in San Fran cisco, was convicted in a trial which attracted attention throughout the country. ’ He has served lc*ss than half of a year of his sentence. By Associated Press. New York, Juue 3'K—A situation which cutlery dealers say practUai’^i' had brought their business to a stam. still has been relieved by ilio actii v of Collector of Customs Jjoeb, nouneed today. Upon the applica' ^ of the importers the collector has i '> Jeased extensive eign cutlery which has bOu . pending an investigation of charges of undervaluation. The government for mally will seize these good, but they may go forward to their destination on the filing of a bond covering their home value and a cash deposit of addi tional duties and possible penalties. Government agf^uLc- are now investi gating charges that the cu«;toms de partment has been detiauded of large sums by the persistent undevvaiuatioii of cutlery imported mainly from Germany. On complaint of German manufactuvtjrs that the actio.i of the Americau custom authorities is ii move to aid iLeir Amencan competitors in the cutlery trade, the German govern ment hap sta.ved an investigation. RAILROAD COMMISSION WANTS MORE FUNDS. Stetson On Stand In Sugar Heanng Special to The News. Raleigh N. C., June 30.-The famous Associated Press, cartoon of Lady Duke and How Washington, June 30.-David B. It Hurts, representing Lady Duke in g^^g^son, of Philadelphia, a cousin of Senate Take* “Rest.” By Associated Press. Washington, June 80.—The senate Mr^^Hlnes mer^rsair that such a I today agreed to adjourn from tomoi- denial had Tever been "called to ms | row fo nextJfVednesday m order to attention.” obserrc the Fourth of July. a low neck dress with diamond neck lace and bpx of White Rolls cigarettes hitting her in the eye figured in the cross examination of President F. D. Ware in the $1,200,000 damage suit of the Ware-Kramer company against the American Tobacco Company. The American Tobacco Company in sisted It was Intended to Impersonate Mrs. J. B. Duke, nee Miss Inman, of Atlanta, while Ware claimed the car toon was gotten up while "Buck” Duke was a bachelor and three years before he married Miss Inman. A letter from a salesman about the cartoon was read in which he said he had seen Duke and his bride go by and had tossed White Rolls Into the automobile. Court adjourned until Monday. Ware’s cross examination is being conluded. Express Train Derailed. Paris, June 30.—The express from Havre for Paris was derailed by train wreckers at Pont-de-L’Arche, near Louvlers, last night. All the cars were turned over, but none of the pasengers were seriously Injured. Copies of the Guerre Sociale were found lying beside the rails. The press today strikes a note of alarm and demands that the new min istry put an end to revolutionary activ ity and outrages. . I Atlanta, June 30.—The state rail road commission wants more funds ^nd more power. Requests along these lines are made in the annual re port to the governor, which will be transmitted b yhim to the general as sembly. The commission wants more money to devote to inspection work. It wants $10,000, instead of the $3,- 000 it now gets. It wants jurisdiction to adjust track scales. It wants legis lation to eliminate, for safety’s sake, the grade crossing in Georgia wherev er possible. It wants the power to com pel carriers to issue through bills of lading as a matter of convenience to shippers. It wants the power to revoke orders authorizing the issuance of stocks and bonds in case the company does not avail itself of the opportuni ty within a stated time. It wants ad ditional legislation on overcharge and losses in freight. Some of the re quests will cause lively discussion on the floor of the assembly. THE STEAME'R SPOKANE BEACHED—TWO MISSING. Washington T. Thomas, of the Amer ican Sugar Refining Company, told the house &urag trust committee to day that in 1903 Jie conducted nego tiations with Adolph Segal, of Phil adelphia, for the purchase of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Compa ny by the sugar trust. Mr. Segal testified yesterday that he had tio recollection of Stetson, though the latter had told him re cently that he had conferred with him in the Manufacturers’ Club at Philadelphia. “I talked to Mr. Segal at the club at his instance regarding the sale of the Pennsylvania Refinery to the American Sugar Refijjipg Company," said Mr. Stetson today. Mr. Stetson said Mr. Segal told him how he happened to sell a Cam den refinery to the American Compa ny. He said he wrote Mr. Thomas that he thought Mr. Segal was “about busted and would sell,”and estimated the cost of the refinery at between $1,800,000 and $2,000,000. Philadelphia friends told him, he said, that the Real Es-tate Trust Company was on the bonds of the, Pennsylvania Re finery and was in danger of “going to the wall.” “This I kept within my owm bos om,” said the witness, who added that he reported all but this to Mr. Thomas. By Associated Press. Victoria, B. C., June 30.—The steamer Spokane struck in Seymour Narrows last night and wa& beached on Plumper Bay. The passengers have been landed, but two are re ported missing. The Grand Trunk Pacific steamer Prince George is standing by. LARGEST CONCRETE BRIDGE IN THE WORLD 13 OPIINKD By Associated Press. Phoenix, Arlz., June 30.—The bridge over Salt river at Phoenix, the largest concrete structure of its kind in th^ world, was opened, yesterday. The bridge proper is 2,150 feet fn length while with the approaches it meastires 4,600 feet. Aviator HIrth Reaches Berlin By Associated Press. Berlin, June 30.—Hlrth,-the German aviator, who with a passenger In his monoplane started from Munich at 7 o’clock last evening, arrived here this morning. His actual flying time was 5 hours and 41 minutes for 34 & miles. A stop overnight was made at Nuremberg and another landing was made at Leipslc. The airman won a prize of $12,500. The xpress trains make the trip between Munich and Berlin in 10 hours. Hirth recently made a world’s re cord for height with a passenger, as- cending 5,812 feet.