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)TES FOR PON YOUTFTT ON NEW OR RENEV^AL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE NEWS HELPS A FAVORIT test Edition ■ 1 E CHARLOTTE N “T? Lates Edition ;i. 43. NO. 7079 CHARLOTTE N. C., THURSDAY t.VENING‘JULY 13, 1911 P'RTPFJ I" Charlotte 2 Cent® a Copy aDlly-6 Cents Sunday- Outside Charlotte B Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday. ast Fire Roll Billows Of Continue To Through Camps Miles in Length uing Rapidly Through j Campsi and Woods— jding Desolation ugh a Wide Territory, Estimates Place Number Dead as High as Five Jred — Survivors Relate ,rul Tales oj Suffering ong Victims. ■ r. Press. l.' h.. July 13.—The forest n throughout northern ; - ars to be generally im- ''it'a the wind dropping •an hour In most sec- ;i:es of Le Grand, how- gau county, is report- by threatening flres, a'lon cut off Hillman, also is said to . TOiiay. Will continue to in- ■ come from isolated . !e and Scoda. which by Are. a patrol of . -leacli has been or- h for bodies. Women '• 0;i in the cold water 1 .' ■rne instances three j .."s submerging them-1 ■ • heat became too in- ‘ : .r:*nre Tl.e number of fo -::d at Oscoda nnd ' ■ . d today the same: • ■ • d todav from the re-! • Alp^'na and Cheboygan ; 'r.e twin to'vn of Miller-! >F»t de.-^troyed Tuesday, *' of Tower is gone. I ' «r.t , July 13.—Vast bil-| ' miiA? in length continued | >■ ;; 'hrough the camps, I —’ of uP Porcupine I 'ri'-* o: !hl? rro.\’iv*» and | rr>e r”’.ih. ''nivorirodj !; the number i : .- t>stim;ites nre as | it'.'a Thf flnmncial losses' \r-'* -lUi l T.’e r»'".irn of rf-lief ex- r.d i.f' re-esiaiillsh-Tient of rd telegraph .-ervice will ^ x'enr of the continuing dis- ■' ".ra'i i\ kno 'n >:ore de- • -{fh r.ni suffering with those : j’“.erou.~ r.nraculous escap'*s r;-;f : tod' ’’ :ir- refugees reach- • of safety where communica- >t b>en destroyed, e died in isoif»Tion; min . in sh’iits havfi i enshed: r - r^-helmed whole tarn- only charred remains, and children and domes- ,i 'ir.;: .a.ls standing togeth- n swamps while the 1 up the countrj’side have sunk at last to death, -> *ed and then drowned. w‘;athered the fiery • . r in streams and put- ’o lakes in boats and the tramway with hie aged father-in- law on his back, but the flames forced him back and I cannot tell whether he was saved. “I saw a woman with two children in her ams rush out on the dock. One of the children fell into the water and a young man jumped in after it and rescued it. “TMien the fire started the wind w'as blowing about 50 miles an hour from the southwest. Then it shifted to the westward and the flames com pletely swept the towns. Two hours afterward It shifted to the northeast, and swept the blaze back over the ground it already had traveled, lick ing up the whole of Oscoda and Au Sable city and township for a radius of three miles.” Well Under Control. Toronto, Ont., July 13.—Superinten dent Black, of the Temiskaning and Northern Ontario Railway, at North Bay, states that the flres in the Por cupine district are now under con trol. A. D. Miles, construction engineer of the Great Dominion, estimates the total loss of life at 200. Much Timber Burned. Portland, Me., July 13.—Hundreds upon hundreds of acres of valuable timber in Maine and New Hampshire and scores of homes have been destroy ed in the great forest fires of the last few days. Nothing but a heavy rain will extinguish the flames. The fires continued today to devastate hundreds of acres of valuable timber land. Many Refugees. Englehart. Ont.. July 13.—A special train from Porcupine, bearing 250 refu gees, pulled into Englehart today. Be hind, in a section composed of three box cars, were twenty-two injured men three women lying on blankets and two corpses of men who had died during I the journey. I Three Hundred Lives Lost. ; Toronto, Julv 13.—It is stated by one ; of tl:e owners of the best known of ' the Porcupine mines that the financial i losses are grossly over-estimated. I North Bay refugees agree that j three hundred yves have been lost. 1 Mystery Surrounds Death. i By Associated Press, j Denver. July 13.’—The discovery of I a letter of credit for $19,000 on a Buf falo, N. Y., bank, and $70 in cash in ■ effects of Richard B. Camp, of Buffalo, 1 who was found with his throat cut in 1 his bath-room at a local hotel last , Monda^- and \\ho died Tuesday, added to the mystery surrounding his death. Local officials believe Camp commit ted suicide, pointing out that his room was locked from the inside, but the finding of the money leaves them com pletely in the dark regarding the rea son which might have led Camp to take his life. Friends of the dead man in Buffalo are insistent upon further investiga tion into the case and Bronson C. Rumsey, of Buffalo, one of the capi talists for whom Camp is understood to have been acting will arrive here today to prosecute the inquiry. ■W- UMCI.C WAllCT I Verdict Against American Tobacco Company Rendered E Of THE fii 91 AJter Being Out all 'Night Jury Returns Verdict oj $20,000 Damages to Ware—Kramer Tobacco Company Against the American. II By Associated Press. TARGET PRACTICE. D;. Harvey Wiley Seveiely Condemned-'President Asked To Permit Him to Resign BIG ELKS PARADE. F a :rich. Heavy Loser Bv Associated Press. 'Atlantic City. N- J., July 13.—Twen ty thousand Elks from all parts of the country took part in the annual pi- rade of the order here this afternoon. July 13.—The firm The parade consisted of ten divisions. ’.o’lds Sons Company, of ' .-.'man Loud is the head, ' loser in the Oscoda- •A The congressman will ■ ''hers at Au Sable today > r rpbuildins the two 1 .r!? who also own the Au ^ . N >rthea?tern Railroad, lost • «'.'irs a train of passenger ir of their six engines. iLA of Waters in Ostego was threatened yes- forest ftrss that invaded "XR? saved from destruction work Connected Story. Jtiiv 1.3—Eugene A. Thom- 1 business man and fire '.ri.f night brought a party ro Detroit from the r? of Au Sable and Os- ..r.f-.i the first connected ■las come out of the fire . . - -t • serious flre on the out- '• e town was discovered • 1 a crew fought it until i r control,’* Tie said “Mon- — -as done and on Tues- ! hiph winds, it burst out L-rent fury. - r.;T a’.arm in Oscoda came ,..ok from a private house. CowM'v and myself pro- , from the Loud Company s prh* thp flames that had • • '.f Catholic cemetery. The I .i oflnae in from the Au r rip slab piles. Ju&t about ... hose was working well a’lrm from the village oi ^rst to go was the Oscc^ \‘i SHrtle canning factory and the flre was general, ir north, east, south and •i' or -p. u 1 ment of three hose carts • t prp fought for an hour i £,nod water sup- , flame* reaching the nump- ■ n and it went out of com- \ few inhabitants among plf and my father and rn to the steamer Niko, ” era, which was lying at -ck ve left the dock between ■ people were on it. 30 (n ■ nur&inz children, cut ofi r. with the tramway over- re There was no e»cape for they Jumped into the wa* The Atlantic City lodge headed the pageant. The New Orleans lodge was promi nent in the line. By Associated Press. ' Washington, July 13.—Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chem istry of the department of agriculture, has been condemned by a committee on personnel of the departmenti)f agri culture with recommendation to Presi dent Taft that “he be permitted to resign." It is charged that Dr. Wiley permit ted an arrangement to be made with Dr. H. H. Rushby, a pharmacognosist, of Columbia University, for compensa tion in excess of that allowed by law. Attorney General Wickersham re commended approval of the commit tee’s action in an opinion submitted to the president. It is claimed that the arrangement was to put Dr. Rushby on the pay roll of the department at $1,600 a year as an employe of the bureau of chemis try, an agreement being made with him that he should be called upon to i perform only such service as this sal- ‘ ary would compensate for and he w*as to get $20 per day for laboratory inves tigations and $50 per day for attend ance in court. Attorney General Wickersham held that the law permitted the payment of only $9 a day. this sum later being in creased to $11 a day. The committee and the attorney gen eral also have recommended the dis missal of Dr. Rushby and the reducton PRmCE OF WtlES INSICNIA OF OFFICE strike Becomes Serious. By Associated Press. Sara Gossa, Spain, July 13.—The general workingmen’s strike recently proclaimed here is assuming a seri ous character. The cival guards charged and fired upon a mob yester- dav, killing flve persons and wounding many others. Twelve thousand w’ork- men are out. of Dr.. L. F. Kebler, chief of the divis ion of drugs of the department of agri culture. The committee further re- j gy Associated Press, commends that Dr. 'SV. D. Bigelow,] t i t assistant chief of the bureau of chem-j Carnarvon, Wales, July 13. In the istry, also be given aa opportunity to old and well-preserved^ Caatle of Car- resign. '‘'**^88rV6n today the young Prince of President Taft has not indicated what action he will take in the case. The matter has become public only now, although the investigation was begun last March. Attorney General W'ickersham’s recommendation on the case bears date of May 15. Warrants Stolen From Wlley. President Taft has forwarded all the papers in the case to Dr. W’iley and will take no action until he receives a personal statement from hind. The president has high regard for him, for his administration of the bureau of chemistry, and, before acting in the case, will grant a hearing to all in volved. Wales was invested with the insignia of his high office. , The quaint town, in festal attire, made a holiday and drew within its borders thousands of Welshmen from the surrounding country. The weather was matchless and two hours before the arrival of their majesties with the prince great crowds had gathered along the route from Griffiths Crossing where the royal party alighted to the castle gate. The buildings along the streets were lavishly decorate. Troops blue jackets and marines kept open Washington, July 13.—A character ization of the Confederacy as an “in famous cause” by Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, brought from Senator Wil liams, of Mississippi, a bitter rebuke in the senate today. “But for the par liamentary rules that restrain me,” declared Mr. Williams, “I would have a few words to say about. the kind of human being in whose heart such thoughts can exist.” Senator Williams has asked to have “Jim” Jones, the 82 year old negro who had been Jefferson Davis’ body guard, and in whose custody the seal of the Confederacy was intrusted, re tained on the senate payroll as a laborer. Senator Heyburn acquiesced in re tention of the negro for his service formerly given to the senate “but not because of loyalty to the glory of an infamous cause.” Senator Williams replied w'ith great feeling that he w'as “not prepared to hear a civilized man in the twentieth century call ‘an infamous cause’ the cause for which his (Williams) father laid down his life.” “Lee and Jackson mal have been wrongt” added Mr. Williams. “That the government is now in ex istence is a cause for congrstulations to the children of the men who died with Lee and Jackson,” but I cannot, express the sentiment I have for a human being in whom such sentiments can remain as have been expressed here. “There is no right of Americp citizenship that permits a man to in sult the dead.” “Well, was it a gloriqus cause?” asked Mr. Heyburn. “There was much of glory in it,” re plied Mr. Williams. The senate sustained Senator Wil liams by a vote of 37 to 18, leaving Jones on the payroll at $7.20 a year as a laborer. Mr. Heyburn voted against the ne gro. Dr. Wiley has been attacked almost i. v,- v constantly since the pure food law way through which the procession w’ent into effect. It has been claimed his rulings have been unduly harsh and unjust. He has regarded Dr. Rusby as one of his most valuable assistants. Dr. Rusby charges there was a one sided presentation of the case to the attorney-general. He also says he had no means of knowing the arrangement made with him was irregular. TO TESTIFy IN lORIMER GA S E By Associated Press. Washington, July 13.—For the first time in any of the Lorimer probes. Governor Deneen, of Illinoise, appear ed to testify when he took the stand before the senate investigation com mittee here today. Governor Deneen said he favored the re-election of Sen ator Hopkins in the primaries and gave his version of the political dif ferences between him and former Gov ernor Yates, which had only an indi rect bearing on the Lorimer case. TO OE PBOTECTEO Peter Duval struggle down the foreign offio* By Associated Press. Washington, July 13.—Americans who have legitimate claims against Mexico for legitimate injuries sustain ed during the revolution will be ainp^ protected by the state department, it is said at the department that in eve^ case known to an American consul of an American having been wounded or suffered propejfyS? embassy In the ci*- of Mexico has promptly made formal complaint to ^ 1— -» Hardwaie Men Close Meeting Special to The New’s. Asheville, N. C., July 13.—The last session of the Convention of the Hard ware Dealers’ Association was held at the Battery Park Hotel this morning at 1 Oo’clock. This was the only execu tive session held and reports of dele gates to the national association and officers of several committees were heard. The treasurers report showed the as sociation in good financial condition. Charleston, S. C., was chosen as the next meeting place. Officers for the ensuing year were elected. The committee appointed .at Char lotte last year recommened the Mu tual Hardware Insurance Company, was unanimously adopted and $150,000 pledged by the members present. The following officers were elected: A. L. Phillips, of Durham, president. M. Bannoitt, of Darlington, S. C., first vice-president. Ottis Green, of Asheville, second vice-president. W. H. Keith, of Timmonsville, S. C., third vice-president. T. W\ Dixon, of Charlotte, secretary- treasurer. The officers with W. H. Smith, of Gaffney, S. C., and J. W\ Smoke, of Or angeburg S. C., compose the executive committe. Delegates go to Toxaway tomorrow on a special train. The Bailey Woolen Amendment Lost Engaged Couple Killed In Wreck Asheville. N. C., July 13.—At an early hour this morning, near Hen dersonville, N. C., an automobile con taining several persons went over an embankment. The following are known to be dead: Miss Lena Bow’man, Sumter, killed; Robert Bettis, Trenton. Seriously injured: Miss Mabel Bow man, sister of Miss Lena Bowman, Sumter. Extent of injuries not ascer tained. Miss Lena Bowman and Robert Bettis, who were killed, were to hav3 been married within the next ie'^v days. This Means $60,000 Damages —Notice Of Appeal is Filed —American Tobacco Com pany Pronounced a Trust in Restraint of Trade, Special to The News. Raleigh, July 13.—The Ware-Kramer Tobacco Co. of Norfolk, received today a verdict of $20,000 damages against the American Tobacco Co. in the suit for one million two hundred thousand dollars damages. The trial has been in progress here four and a half weeks. The verdict was rendered at 9:30 o’clock after the jury had been out all night. Notice of appeal has been lodged by counsel for the defendant. However, the expectation is that this verdict will close the litigation. The suit was instituted under the Sherman anti-trust act and its pro vision for treble damages so that the court will under the verdict, enter a judgment 'against the American Tobac co Co. for $60,000. The verdict finds that the American Tobacco Co. is a combination or trust in restraint of trade and injured the cigarette business of the plaintiff by monopolizing, through conspiracy, free goods, special and secret inside dis counts and other unlawful means. The American Tobacco Company based its motion for a new trial on six alleged errors in the charge of Judge Connor and in the admission and re jection of evidence. C. C. Daniel, of counsel for the Ware- Kramer Co., told the-court his client was in debt $70,000 under receiver ship and damages allowed all go to creditors without benefit to injured stockholders. The plaintiff may join in the motion for a new trial at 5 o’clock this after noon. Try to Arrange 20 Round Bout. By Associated Press. San Francisco, July 13.—Milton T. Clark, who will have the September boxing permit for San Francisco, is making an effort to match Matt Wells and Packey McFarland for a twenty round bout here on admission day. September 9. W’ells already has sign ed and it is expected that McFar land’s signature will be secured im mediately. Champion Ad W’^olgast, who left for his home In Michigan yesterday, an nounced that he may take on Pat Moore for ten rounds in the East be fore his bout with Freddie Walsh in November. By Associated Press. Washington, July 13.—The Bailey woolen amendment to the Canadian reciprocity bill, providing a reliction nf all wool duties to 30 cents ad valor- . ^ v * em was defeated in the senate today fraud the government out of the but- wTthrut roll »11. Senator Bailey said terii^ tax, the bribery of governme^ he considered it a waste of time to de- officials, it is charged, being a oa ■ lay tlw with a record vote. of the conspiracy. . OFFICERS CHARGED WITH ACCEPTING BRIBES. By Associated Press. Chicago, July 13.—Two revenue offi cers and a former government official are charged with accepting bribes in indictments returned by a federal grand jury toaay. Twenty three officers and employes of butterine manufactur ers are charged with conspiracy to de passed. In the vicinity of the castle a thous and London police and firemen held an open place. Their majesties and the prince received an enthusiastic re ception. The AnierlCiin embassy was represented at the investures by Sec retary Phillips. American Consul Gen eral Griffiths and Mrs. Griffiths were present as guests of Chancellor David Lloyd George, member of parliament for Carnarvon district. In the hand of Prince, his mapesty placed a golden verge as the emblem of government and on his middle linger a ring of goid, signifying that he must be a husband to his country and a father to his children. The let ters patent, authorizing the prince to hold the principality cf Wales in trust for the king of England were read and later handed to him. The service of consecration followed, the bishops of St! Ssph and Bangor of ficiating, assisted by the Welsh non conformist ministers. The processions then reformed and moved to the queen’s g£.te of the cattle, where the king presented the Prince of Wales to the people. The prince addressed a few words in cymric to the cheering thousands. This concluded the ceremony with the exception of the procession out side the walls. The parties then pre pared to return to Holyhead. King George and Queen Mary, with the prince, came on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert from Ireland to Holy Head. The prince entered the castle at the ancient v.'Ater gate on the sea front. As he passed in the standard was hoisted on Eagle tower while the royal Welsh choir of 400 voices sang. The king and queen followed. As they entered the castle the princess flag was lowered and the royal stand ard run up. In the towers near the entrance two suites of royal apart ments had been prepared for their ma jesties and the prince, and to these they retired and were robed for the ceremonial. When they again appear ed the processions were reversed, the king and queen with their suites pre ceding the prince and his supporters. The party proceeded to a raised platform in the center of the great in ner court yard where the investure took place. As the king and queen appeared in the open air, the choir sang, “God Save the King.” This was followed by the singing of “God Bless the Prince of Wales” as the prince, in hus fur coat, cloak and mantle of crimson velvet presented himself before the king w'ho placed a crimson velvet cap ornament ed with ermine and a coronet on the head of his son as a token of princi pality. tin OtTECM cmuDiii STOKES m By Associated Press. New York, July 13.—The Stokes case was kept in the public eye today by the trial of the four city detectives on charges arising out of the disap pearance of nine letters from the col lection taken from the apartment of Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad af ter they were arrested for shooting the wealthy hotel man. The men or dered to appear before First Deputy Police Commissioner McKay today are Lieutenant Welsh and Detectives Walsh, Devery and Flynn. A representative of the district at torney’s office has been asked to at tend the hearing, The investigation is being hurried so that the evidence may be lain be fore the present grand jury which will determine w'hether the two girls shall be indicted on a charge of assault. Three Sleepers Were Detailed President to Tiaverse Historic Ro ad By Associated Press. Washington, July 13.—WTien Presi* dent Taft goes to Manassas, Va., 25 miles southwest of Washington on July 21 to speak at the joint re-union of blue and gray armies on the battle field of Bull Run, he will travel over the same old turnpike that thousands of union soldiers used 50 years ago. The president will motor down from the capital with Secretary Hilles and Maj. A. W. Butt. Much of the ride will be over the road used by General McDowell’s soldiers when the tide of battle turned against them and they fled back toward Washington. WILL LOOK INTO BRUSSELS CONFERENCE. By Associated Press. W’'ashington, July 13.—An investi gation of the Brussels conference of steel men, which it h-is been pi e- dicted, may bring about an interna tional combination to control the steel trade of the world, will be un dertaken by the department of jus tice, It vas announced today. By Associated Press. St. Louis, July 13.—Three sleeping cars of the Illinois Central’s “Dixie Flyer,” due to arrive here at 7:20 a. m. today left the track near Duquoin, 111., this morning and one of them car rying passengers from Jacksonville, Fla., Nashville and G|attanooga, Tenn., was overturned. Twenty persons w'ere asleep in their berths in the overturned sleeper and most of these were bruised while a few, including some women, were se verely injured. They were brought to St. Louis in the coaches not derailed. A broken rail is said to have caused the accident. The passengers in the other two Pullmans which were derailed but not overturned, were not injured. W. E. Briggs, a member of the Il linois Central secret service, de clared that the wreck was purpose- Iv caused and advanced the theory of a robbery plot. The fish plates hold ing the ends of the rails together had been removed and a pin holding a switch to an abandoned coal mine had been pulled out. Among the injured are E. Segan, McMinnville, Tenn., and W. Shott, Lawrenceburs, Tenn. They are not seriously hurt. UNGIE Si TO 60 OEEPEII IN L Condition of John W. Gates. By Associated Press. Paris, July 13.—Although he had a relatively good night the condition of John W. Gates this morning w’as less favorable. By Associated Press. Washington, July 13.—Following closely upon the criminal action against the I'etail lumber dealers as sociation of the west and the civil anti-trust action against the retailefH of the east, the government now has determined upon a thorough inquiry into the methods of manufacturing and wholesaling lumber. The National Lumber Manufactur ers’ Association, of which Edward Hines, of Chicago, is past president and a director, probably will be one of the first organizations investigated-. It has been represented that the manufacturers were maintaining agree ments to curtail the manufacture of lumber so as to increase the demand and the prices; that there have been attempts to monopolize the supply of certain kinds of lumber and that in some sections a uniform price has been maintained which has resulted in in creasing those prices 20 per cent in the last two years in the face of a decreasing demand. Twelve organizations, which are said to control largely the manufacture of lumber from logs, compose the Nation al Lumber Manufacturers’ Associa tion. Lumbermen from ten western and southern states compose its board of directors.