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^ OTES FOR PONY OUTFIT ON NEW OR RENEW;\L SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE NEWS HELPS A FAVORITE. lates Edition THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. Latest Edition I. 43. NO. 7081 CHARLOTTE N. C., SATURDAY ..VENING‘JULY !5, 1911 pi>T^P I In Charlotte 2 Cents • Copy aDily—5 Cents Sundar- Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday. neral Diaz Has Received Much Attention In Paris '■ crican Residents Ar- a Long Series or Gay Functions in r 0} the Deposed Lead. try on the floor of the Paris stock exchange. where three different American stocks are now admitted. Tlie probability is that some 20 other companies will receive within then ext twelve months official recog nition. nt Fall teres Pays Visit ^ xico's Former President Wanted to Know bout the History of .a World, M U Porfirio Biaz ■ ; • off “ini honors in Latin American • ’ a pit a 1 his presence ■ ision of a series of • u a:;d f*»tes. The ■ o' Mevxico was rc- ■.f ^';^lieres at the rh president paid a ' ' ' le Mexican. Senora FalUeres also ex- ■ ‘ to unchroniceld inci- oyai-p' on the Ger- = P’nn;,.! from Mexi- '■•Id hy feilo'v passeng- in(s -.ide-lights on the I ersonality. General i-ppi , ^> ith all and talk- ’ cf subjects. Outspok- ' rrness at his re- ■ h!i>rat'n foimed the * talks so eagerly '• travelers, anxious ■-I ;c *.o-hand view of the ■^'.^ed with the building up Ni' \:ro. ■ topic of interest to Gen. fhe o.d world, whose ? approaching for the ia.. life. He wanted to ^our the nations of Eu- recially of France and of coimted often his expe- ; the roop- of Napoleon ’he .M ximilian campaign ‘ made ' risoner by the ors who treated him, how- r-i the greatest courtesy, d, : s a riAUd. .ire.itly affected by the •.T‘ - ^ of welcome at the - ; * f riliive the times later V otF:-tally zreeted In Eng- Franre, he was more at ■e- for ’hof^ about spoke his !v ton ,ue. Santander of enthusiastic visitors "■;m masses of beautiful The president was literally florJ»l pieces, made up fine st bed® of Spanish gar- iifhody estimated these ‘ orth a' least $2,000. fter leaving Santander i ' the purser. ‘ Purser,” : t ;nK wed better throw -i I'verboard now. It was to have given them to me, no use. for them.’’ On the ■ ) his c;,bin he said to a ■\ftr>r all. flowers are all would have been better to f' ! money on the poor.” he was about td land -1 :;g into a vast country, ' I do nof Know. Alas, ' 'oo old to learn.” Then, , fi v in his eyes and a of his shoulders, he - if ^^urope has much to in- I am sure I shall be hap " "('lerr; of New York and ^ n i> Mve rivalry for oppor- o invest French savings unt 10 more than $1,000,- ri German diplomacy has •f'n years list govern- on the Pafis exchange, r nrh government has stead- ! ^heir admission. French f=Tits .^eli at 56 while im- rm n three per cents are • .-lout 85. The German • >narket for an enormous nunicipal, state and im- t iUs releasing German >r nvestiren* in industrial ial undertakings n-ors have been borrow- iitr,= from Paris regular- = Iss houses, but up to • 'he French government • ierman securities of lip ov^pnly listed on the • ■ New York has been able ^ r;aVe its first official en- The great international aviation contest just ended probably will be the last tor this year, as the public has been shocked by the recent fatali ties. These deaths have caused much discussion, not only in parliament, but in technical quarters regarding the imporoprietv of offering prizes of trom $40,000 to $50,000. and thus at- atracting daring exprimenters, who are inadequately trained and using machines which have been subject to no authoritative test or examination. The effort to reduce weight by lightly constructed motors was the probable cause of the burning to death of Princeteau and I^ndron by bursting gasoline tanks. Monsieur Ernest .\rchdeacon of the Aero Club | of France, advotes an official exam- ! ination of aeroplane motors as the only means of preventing too light construction. Mamed Beside New Made Giave By Associated Press. l^wton. Okla.. July 15.—Beside a new-made grave. Miss Nora Blanken ship and Isaac N. Upton were married here yesterday by the Rev. \V. E. Humi'hries. When the couple called at the ministers residence they learned he was officiating at a funeral. They hurried to the cemetery and meeting the pastor near the new grave insisted that they be married there. Country Diainage Commission Holds Important Meeting DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE DIED EARLY TODAY. By Associated Press. London, July 15.—The Dowager Dutchess of Devonshire, who was tak en suddenly ill at the Sundown Park race meeting yesterday as a result of the excessive heat, died early today. The Duchess was removed in an im- conscious condition from the ctub en closure to Eshor place, the residence of Sir Edgar Vincent, near the track, where she expired without having re gained consciousness. Commission Met this Morning at Court How>e And Consul ted with Government Engi neer C. W, Mengel And Re presentatives of Drainage. There Were Also Representa tives From Companies Who Manufacture Drainage Equip meni—Commission to Look Over Ground, PLAN TO ORGANIZE AND RUN OVERALL MANUFACTURY. Special to The News. Chester, S. C., July 15.—Messrs. David Peden a commercial traveler, and S. C. Carter, a merchant here, are planning to organize an overall manu facturing plant in Chester. It is pro posed to capitalize the organization at $10,000. This will be the second over all t'.tctoi’y h. re. The other is doirjg a big business. The new miil ■v^ill manufacture a wide line of khaki goods in aduition to the overall line. In can vassing this city in an endeavor to dispose of stock the organizers have met with gratifying success. RUBBER MILLS CLOSE. By Associated Press. Woonsocket, R. I., July 15. The Alice and Millville -lills of the Woon socket Rubber Company, closed to day for a month because of lack of orders. In the Alice mill 1,500 hands are affected and in the Millville plant 800. John W. Gates Had Bad Night. By Associated Press. Paris, July 15.—John W. Gates had a bad night, but rallied this morning and at noon his condition was about l the same as it has been generally for j two or three days. j _ Mrs. Gates and their son, Charles ■ ^ Mecklenburg Count}" Drain G. Gates, are constantly at the bedside Commission hel dan important or in an adajoining room and both , ^®®tiiig this morning in the office ot are quite exhausted by their anxious' ounty commissioners at the court watch. house at which Mr. C. W. Mengel, an expert engineer of the United States government, was present as were also representatives from com. panies manufacturing drainage impie- ATCHING THE MELON PATCH. TO DETERMINE YORK’S SEA DOOK FOR TRE PUPERS- RIS 01 OEtTH me STliSRIP GOMFANIES E RATES ties feared mob violence. New Evidence m Henwood Case By Associated Press. Associated Press. Nev.- York, July 15.—Naval militia i W’ashington, July 15.—Earl Kieuse, began embarking today all along the, of Parkersburg, W. Va., early today' North Atlantic coast for the coming hotel clerk over the tele-' attack on New jiori-v harbor and its ae- pjjQfjg ^nd asked t'lat a messenger be fense. It is the purpose of the ma^- room, as he had something neuvers to ascertain the sU'ength o. wanted to give out to the news- New \crks sea door. Se^enteeu o i^aners. W’hen the boy arrived he Heavy Damage Suit. By Associated Press. Kansas City, July 15.—Mrs. Marga ret Klock Armour, widow of Simeon B. Armour, the packer, filed suit in the circuit court here today for $142, 000 against Miss Harriet Byington, to cover peculations alleged to have been made by Miss Byington while seiving as companion an dhousekeeper to Mrs. Armour. Many Deaths from Plague. Bv Associated Press. ‘Amoy, China. July 15.—During the two weeks ended yesterday there were reported here 25 deaths from the bu bonic plague, eight from smallpox and three from Cholera. Tim MOKET ;i P;-: • r noia, July 15.—The local ■ f men, after a midnight r‘ waited upon federal au- ■ •'sterday and demanded “ i "irifled by a promise that ds would be forwarded to n.irlcs at Hermoslllo. rdft! here Thursday night. t «me the civilian guards of and liberated all prisoners in Today they changed their : becan scouring the hills to 'he prisoners. and the battle for the preservation of the Metropolis will be fought in Gard iner's Bay at the eastern end of Long Island. The battleships Ohio, Mississippi and Maine today took aboard the na val militia from the state, who will participate in the attack. The city will be defended by most of the naval militia details in th^ir own ships, backed by a swarm of tor pedo boats, submarines and an aero plane. Participating in the maneuvers are the naval organizations of New York, Massachusetts, Maine. Rhode Is land, Connecticut, New Jersey, Mary land, South Carolina and the District of Columbia. The maneuvers in these waters will last until the amateur sailors go home on Julv 22. when the warships will go to Provincetov;n for the regular sum mer practice. EXHIBITION OF W.ATSON . SHOE HORSES. By Associated Press. Fairmont, W. Va., July 15. Six United States Senators, colleagues of Senator Clarence W\ W’ats-on, will be his week-end guests, arriving here to day and remaining until • Sunday night. Arranged in their honor is an exhibition oi? the famous Watson shoe worses which w’ill be given. FOUR NEGROES POISONED eating BGLACKBERRIES. band. No cause for the suicide has been found. BILL Chester, S. C., July 15.-Alarming news comes from near Shelton, Faii- fleld county, that four negroes while picking blackberries several days ago, died unexpectedly ere any medical as sistance could be administered to the. The names of the unfortunates were not given. It is thought the darkies must have eaten some poisonous bei- ries. THE typhoid girl THE TYf-n quarantine. By Associated Press. W’ashington, July 15. The appalling toll of human life exacted by Ameri can railroads is reflected in the fact that the interstate commerce commis sion receives daily from officials of interstate railroads an average of 30 telegraphic reports of accidents, in volving the loss of one life or more. The reports are received in ® to an order of the commission which became effective July 1- the railroads are complying with u. TO INVESTIGATE RECORD OF MAJOR B. B. RAY. By Associated Press. W’ashington, July 15.—Investigation will be made of the record of Major Beecher B. Ray, of the pay depart ment of the army, says the Army and Navy Register, It is said that in re sponse to a resolution by Coviiigton, of Maryland, calling for information rel ative to charges of misconduct on the part of officers of the pay department since January 1, 1905,” returned incomplete records in tne case of Major Ray. Allegations are made that he had been the beneficiary of favoritism in the matter of frequent and prolonged leave even when other officers did not get «'ich leave as they were entitled to under the reguia tione. Bv Associated Press. Chicago, July 15.—Miss ma known as the typhoid girl, is being guarded bv a city detective on a dairy farm south of Chicago and may be quarantined for life , according to health department officials. I Although enjoying I she is said to be a earner of the dis Sse germs and directly responsible for thfee deaths and fifty cases of fe- '°er in the south dlviBion ot the c.t^ She has been under quarantine for more than a month. May Move Road’s Yards. By Associated Press. ic_aiYtv- Chattanooga, Tenn., July 15- Six > five members of the general assem- hiv of Georgia, including the full membership of the senate and house ^mmittees on railroads are here to- committees on advisability ot day to r of the Western i&^AUantic Railroad located in the I & .. to a suburban lo- center ^Jpgrtv made available S%E-SrS:%; ^'aJth^^committees held meetings u tnrtnv and discussed the situa Uut win not report until their tion out . The Western & hy the state of Georgia. Atlanta, July 15.—Aroused to a realization of the fact that Georgia is now the only state in the union in which children are allowed to work 66 hours a week, which means a 12- hour day for the first five w’orking days, legislators and the general public are taking a keen interest in thee hild labor bill which has been introduced in the house by Repre sentative Alexander, of DeKalb. and which is now in the hands of the house committee on labor and labor statistics. Mr. Alexander's bill is entitled “An act to regulate the employment of minof children and to prescribe pen alties for a violation thereof. It provides that no child under fourteen years of age shall be em ployed in any miil, factory, workshop or laundry in the state. It limits r.he possible unindustrial activity of children under fourteen to agricultural and domestic service during the rous when the public schools of the districi are / in ses sion. It prohibits children under 14 from working in any gainful occupa tion during school hours except the two named. It limits the hours of labor for children from 14 to 16 years- of age to 60 hours a week, or ten hours a ft provides that no enterprise shall employ a child under 16 unless an age certificate is procured. It makes violations of the new statute punishable as i for a misde meanor. JOMPEO AOTO TO COT OP HIS WIFE’S SUITOR By Associated Press. New Orleans, July 15.—Leaping into a fast moving automobile in which his wife was riding with another man, A. M. Houston, a railroad switchman, held onto the fender of the car with one hand and with the other inflicted knife wounds on W^ A. Covington, owner of a local garage, last night, which in all probability will prove fatal. Coving ton wfis stabbed twice near the heart and his throat was laid open by a deep gash. Houston who surrendered to the authorities, would say nothing further than that he believed he was justified in his act. Covington is a married man. By Associated Press. London, July 15.—Th© trans-Atlan- dc steamship lines embraced in llie Atlantic conference ]iave decided to increase the rate on second cabin passenger rates for both east and west bound traffic by $2.50, the ad vance to take effect on Monday next. The steerage rates will not chang ed. The Reason. Liverpool, July 15.—Several of the steamship companies involved in the recent shipping strike today decided to advance the passenger rates to the United States and Canada by from $1.25 to $2.50 in order to offset the increase in wages which they were obliged to grant the strikers. It is im possible that there will be some in crease in freight rates.. Shot Blackhand Agent to Death By Associated Press. Jeannette, Pa., July 15.—WTien George Lebarto, a wholesale fruit mer chant, recently received a -‘black hand” letter demanding money and explain ing a signal that would be given when the money should be produced, pur chased a heavy calibre automatic pis tol and placed it behind the counter of his store. Today Veni Cecilano, an Italian bar ber, entered the store ard taking a stogie out of his hat, lit it in front of the counter, this act forming the sig nal w'hich had been explained in the letter. Lebarto immediately picked up the pistol and opened fire. Four of the six shots struck Cecilano and a fifth carried away a finger on the hand of Lebarto’s daughter'who waved her arm toward her father in an appeal to him to cease firing. Cecilano died in a hospital soon aft er the shooting. Lebarto escaped but his daughter turned over to the police eight letters which have been receivd at various times from the black hand” making demands for money. Feared Mob Violence. By Associated Press. Somerset, Ky., July 15.—James El- . lis and Fount Helton, who are ^ nients. charged with killing Justice A. J. j member ship of the com- Beatty and Constable W^ F. Heath j mission was present, including Mr. in the court' house at Burnside last J. W’. Cross, of Huntersville, the new night wereb rought here today and | commissioner appointed to succeed lodged in the local jail. The authori-' Mr. John McDowell, who recently re- • ' signed from the board. The commis sion held a consultation with Mr. Mengel, the government engineer, and talked over plans for the carrying out of the drainage commission’s program in the county. Many details were discussed and the matter of I drainage considered from every stand- Bv A.ssociated Press i Point. ’Denver, Col., July i5._Attomey I . in^Por^ant feature of the meet' for Harold F. Henwood, convicted of »ng also was the attendance of three second degree murder for the killing of representatives from as many compa- George E. Copeland in a hotel bar the manufacture dredges, steam night of May 24, while shooting at shovels and other apparatus for drain- S. L. von Phul, the St. Louis balloon-^ age work. They, were Mr. J. G^ Ral- ist.-believe they have unearthed more ’ ston, representing the Marion Steam evidence that will prove of value for Shovel Co., of Marion, O., Mr J- Henwood should be granted another i Fairbanks representing the Fairbanks^ trial. John T. Garer, an employe Steam Shovel Company, of Marion. for a moving and storage concern ^ ^ I. , made affidavit that on the night of senting the F. C. Austm Steam Shovel ’ the Henwood shooting affray he was Company, of Chicago. x. standing outside the Broadway en-! Jhese gentlemen tc trance of the Brown palace bar when , advertise the merits of the dramage he beard one man say to another, “1! machinery of their respective compa- ^ould have killed the in my n They manufactiire machinery -ex^ room, but he didn’t have a gun and I ! clusively for drainage purposes and didn’( dare. But I’ll get him yet.” The have the latest improvements along other man Garver declared, warned that line. It is probable that the the speaker to be careful, receiving | Mecklenburg commissioners wul pur- the reply “I’ve got influence enough chase implements from these compa- to put it over.” Garver says he fol-, nies to carry out the drainage project lowed the men into the bar and ask-j m the county. ed who the two men were. He says i Alter the adjournment of the meet- he was told that the man who had ing, the commissioners, Mr Mengel made the threat was “Tony” von and the representatives made a tour Phul. The otiier man. he says, was to several points in and around the city to view some of the localities that are to be drained. The party made the tour in the automobiles of Dr. J. R. Alexander and Mr. W. S. Fiiarr, members of the commission. They expected to visit Big Sugar Creek and Little Sugar creek and to make a thorough study of the sug gestions made by Engineer Mengel. PLAN FOR STATE PRIMARY IN MISSISSIPPI Bv Associated Press. Jackson. Miss., July 15.—The dem ocratic state executive committee will meet here Monday at noon to prepare the official ballot for the state pri mary to be held on August first, and to declare as nominees of the party all candidates who have, no opposi tion. The list of candidates thus far unopposed is as follows. For governor: Earl Brewer, of Clarksdale. . For clerk supreme court: George C Myers, of Jackson. Sor superintendent of education. J N Powers, of West Point. This will be the first time m the history that an aspirant for the gov ernorship has captured the office without opposition. The senatorial (jontest continues to be the all-absorbing feature of tne campaign. The candidates are; Q Alexander, Senator Lero.y Percy and former Governor J. K. Vardaman. PLEASED WITH BUILDING Special to The News. Asheville, N. C.. July lo.—Major Haverstick, inspector general of pub lic buildings, recently Inspected the federal building here on which consid erable repairs are being made. In conversation witi one of the employ es at the postoffice Major Haverstick expressed himself as very well pleased with the condition of the building and with the care it receives. unknown to his informer. Mother And 1 wo Daughters Suffocated By Associated Press. ! The work of the commission is rap- New York, July 15.-JuUa Calia and definite shape and it is her two daughters, Angelina, and Ari he ready to na,. ager 16 tnd 17, were found de^ announce ap rogram in a short while wm reLu in untold good to the l.vn today, suffocated by The p(> i ^^^rried out. lice have not settled whether their [ deaths were accidental or a case of double murder and suicide. All the windows were shut and the gas was flowing from an open jet. LEE BEGINS FIVE YEARS SENTENCE. By Associated Press. 'Atlanta, July 15.—Edward Valen tine Lee, former paymasters clerk on the battleship Georgia who pleaded guilty in Buffalo, N. Y., to the charge of having stolen $46,000 of the ship s funds, began today a five years sen tence’in the federal penitentiary here. Lee's first visit here was under the Engineer Killed In Train Wreck By Associated Press. Rochester, N. Y., July 15.—West bound passenger train ..o. 5 on the Erie ran at full speed into a switch engine near Portage, N. Y., today, derailing the train and wrecking the expresg car. Engineer Oliver of the passenger train was killed. His fireman was in jured but may recover. Six or seven I S llFBt Vl&ll, iicic v>cLo J'* X* . • J A name of Carmichael when he made passengers were injured, none of them a reputation, as a liberal spender. He seriously, was married to a Washington, D. C., girl while in custody in Buffalo. Steamei and Crew Reported Lost By Associated Press. Key W”est, Fla., July 15.—Efforts made this morning by the government wireless station here to verify last night’s report from Port Limon, Costa Rica, that the steamer Irma had been rammed and sunk with the loss of fifty j lives, met with failure. The operators ^ were udable to get in touch with Port Limon. Havana had no information up to noon today. RETURNED TO PARLIAMENT. By Associated Press. London, July 15.—By agreement of the parties, Timothy Healey, independ ent nationalist, and .John Muldoon, nationalist, were today returned to parliament unopposed for the North east and East division of Cork county respectively. HEAIIY FINES OFFERED $5,000 FOR “TEX” JONES. By Associatad Press. St. Joseph, Mo., July 15.—The Bos ton Americans today offered the St. Joseph Western League Club $5,000 for first baseman “Tex” Jones. Manager Holland regards the offer as favorable, Jones played with the Chicago Americans a 6hort time last season. BOARD OF TRADE REORGANIZED Special to The News. Asheville, N. C., July 15.—The newly elected board of directors of the Ashe ville board of trade met Thursday night for the reorganization of the board for the coming year. Various cammittees were appointed and there were general discussions pertaining to the work of the board. By Associated Press. Denver, Colo., July 15.—Fourteen striking coal miners of Lafayette and Louisville, Colorado, members of the United Mine •^’^orkers of America, who have been on trial for the last week before Judge Greeley Whitford on charges of contempt in disregarding the courts injunction against violence and intimidation, were found guilty by Judge Whitford and were given sen tences ranging from imprisonment in the county jail for one year to fines of $250 and costs. Attoraeys for the miners were de nied the right of appeal to the supreme court, but were ^ven thirty days in which to file a bill of exceptions.