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I^EAD the NEW’S SPORTING PAGE FOR LATEST DOPE' ON BASEBALL RESULTS OF GAMES IN ALL LEAGUES the charlotte news. ^ VOL. 45. NO. 7089 CHARLOTTE N. C., TUESDAY c-VENING‘JULY 25, 1911 pT> TPF J In Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy aDHy-8 Cents Sunday. ■*■ Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday. Great Interest Taken in The Richmond, Va., Mwder Case gcnry Clay Beattie Jr., Ac cused of Fiendish Murder, i- mckes Ciga reties And Takes Things Easy — His Coolness Causes Surprise. 3,Damaging Eivdehce brougnt Out by Detectives- i c Other Woman Case May 2ell Things to i- HINE S IN BAe tOiice» is the greatest of interest .. .it the state in the now fa- a'tif murder case of Rich- iU - s developments are watched .keenest interest, n hmond papers find a trace of between this case and the rM famous Cluverius case, or in'- I'f l.illlan Madison, in Mar- c’ voir. Richmond. Others see an:;' between it and the noted 1 ?se Charlottesville. de’« ctivos in the country, - ii'z baldwin. of Roanoke, and rave been called in and rapid- v.'b of mystery is unravelling, vulest man in t4ie entire en- ■ ’f character* is Henry Clay pictured on this page today. - harged with the cold-blooded of his wife. His past life traced and much new light is - Thrown upon the case, making k the worse for him. • *\ extracts from the Richmond .' I'ispatch will be of Interest here, ihey offer interesting details I. the dally press acounts do not akes Proof of Guilt Complete. 'eclal Agent Scherer said late last at that the detectives working on lase had gathered valuable Inform- » n, ^»hlch, In his judgment, made it inplete. The new’ evidence, he stat- 1, gave the case no new turn not ■ • -A 'irf, > • ■ ■ ' •V' > Fi .r^V BEATTIE, CLAY ^ENRY By Assoceiated Press. Washington, July 25.—James Kee- 271 2he\^^'' Chicago Tribune, today told [the bcnate Lorlmer committee that George O. Glavis. recently arrested on a charge of embezzlement, was at his (Keeloy's) request after Glavls had been authorized to buy lobbyists books, which Glavis celalmed would show that lobbyists had paid Lorimer twenty-five per cent of a fund of $: 000 in a fight made by the "fire proof” magazine of Chicago, for the mail privilege. Keeley said Glavis told him former Representative Tawney, of Minnesota, for many years chairman of the house appropriations committee, w'as "mixed up” in the deal. .Boutelle Contradicts Hines. New York, July 25.—Edward Hines te.stlfied in the Lorimer investigation at Washington yesterday that fragment of a letter which he pro duced was in the handwTitlng of H. S. Boutell. former member of con gress and at present United States minister to Switzerland. It read as follows; “1 should like to have the senator (meaning Ix>rimer) know who was the only man In Washington who went to the president In his behalf and brought off the goods.” Thl9 statement was communicated by cable to Minister Boltell and the following from him was received by the Associated Press this morn ing; "Berne, Switzerland, July 2o. "1 never heard President Tatt speak of the situation but once, when he expressed no preference or ob jection to the numerous candidates mentioned, but hoped the republican caucus would decide on a candi date and elect at once. This view was kno^^ti to all and I never wrote any one on the subject. (Signed) “H. S. BOUTELL. SCENES IN HOUSE 'U/iui^y /vro pLACfc> Fo ft- A QUJfcT ClNK ti»ce/^ JAR. □TROUBLE JAM CONTINUE Cotton Schedules Are Cut Piactically In Half By Bill sillin’ MOPT HOUSE WOOL BILL ' W-- hC*/ V- ; ■ ;*t' . ■ \*>'v f y*' ,k-, v‘ * Vi:* -H' - ■ New Revision Bill Offered to Caucus Represents Duties Cut Halj in Two—ebb Enters Strong Pro test Against Discnntinatiom Washington, July 25.—As the re sult of a series of conferences held today the prediction was made that the senate on Thursday would adopt the house wool bill. This Avill put tha wool issue squarely up to President Taft. Democratic Leader Underw'ood today served notice" that the house would not accept the LaFollette bill. Examining Closely Fot Choleia Ahks That Cotton Duties Re~ main Until Cuts Similar to Those Proposed Are Made in Other Articles Which Mill Men Buy, a*- > t ^5#: '-T US" " *•3' * By Associated Press. Washington, July -The FLUm! H I m com [ST Public is Now fully Aroused to Fact That Constitutional Crisis IS at Hand is Taking Action-Interest in Proceed- ceedings. a ‘‘d 8‘ the Inquest, but served to mi.-.bing links and make proof !u?e, f^rherer Interview two witnesses names he withholds, who were eyewitnesses. Their testimony I arry out fully theories advanc- the detectives. Occupants of a ni; futomobile will swear that l)a=3td the Beattie car just prior shooting, and both Mr. and Mrs. 'le were standing out in the roau theory that Paul Beattie had . .'irt in the shooting. Mr. Scherer ad proved to be untrue. Another «n in the case has been interview- )Ut her testimony is largely as character of the accused, sub ■> lating that of the Blnford woman C' detectives also secured Inforra- 'I that It was Mrs. Beattie who in- ' i that her husband should bear ' uneral expenses of the Blnford nlah Blnford yesterday asked to llowed to see Henry Beattip, ' ■ r; was denied. She w’anted to ask ■''I arrange for her bond. She stat- .1' when she broke off all relations ii Heat lie, prior to his marriage last •■^hf was paid $500, but added "I '^vvver got nearly all of it. ’ iniormatlon gained by the de- , whlfh Mr. Scherer said he not at liberty to divulge, in his ‘ ' makes the case complete. Beattie is Brazenly Indifferent ' "iztnly indifferent and apparently " ' realizing the serious predicament ‘hlch he Is placed, Henry Clay Me. jr., charged with the murder wife nn the Midlothian turn last TueBday night spent yester- ^ ' in the Henrico county jail, reading ^paper account of the coroner'c : i^8f with the utmost unconcern, in I r.f f-rhy cell was his cousin, Paul (Continued on Page Two.) Liberals Believe Treatment Given Mr, Asquith Will Serve to Stiffen the Backs oj Ministers and Force Passage of Veto Bill By Associated Press. London, July 25.—Yesterdays scenes in the house of commons when the opposition denied a hearing to Premier Asquith, who sought to move coiifcideration of the Lord’s arneuti' r ents to the vote bill, resuiaog the arbitrary suspension of the sitting by f j eaker Lowther, has leaily arous ed public interest in the con5>ii".ution b1 crisis, regarding whlcn the peopl RPDejally before had refused to take mc*e than passing notice. ihe Downing street homa of the (cabinet and J-w vicinity of ihe house ot viarliament today attracted many curious ones, who on o'j-; i I’on.t of si,»-^ial political activity are anxious to see the participants lu the strife. A'., the political clubs and elsewhere a \ariety of opinions as to the out corce was expressed. The lioo-Til'? Lc- liiV'-j that the treatment to \vh?«n Mr A:jqulth was subjected wiU tend to tnflen the bacKs of the m.r; «terb if that Is necessary and make ta&m m rpon the r>rompt passage c. »nc leto bill, failing in wnich the reouir- e-i number of peers to ensure the en ac.iT.ent of the legislation will be cre- ^ Vvhlie’the unionists generallr excuse the conduct of the insure ?its on toe K.-cvnd that ire situation cti'i c. jr»cui gravity, they secretly aeplme the incident as As'*l the country, as heretofu*- the. LaU been held up to publi-; vic^ tiift party of order and decen.:/. It probably will be some days before either side takes a forward step. The unionist leaders are waiting the result of Lord Landsdowne s can vass of the pe^rs, to who aas ad dreBsed a circular Inquiring thpy are prepared to support him . h a -dvocacy of a peaceful solution ot the difficulty through the acceptance that the l?tg«r number of peers will not J ir g€T h wEy but will find tt when the olU la presented. By Associated Press. Bristol, Eng., uly 25.—The flying race ax'ound Great Britain for a prize of $50,000 offered by the London Daily iuail, ieveloped today in a neck and neck contest between Vedrines and Beaumont with only G. Hamel and Valentine keeping anyw’he"e near the leaders. Today's schedule called for a flight from Edinburgh to this city by w'ay of Stirling, Glasgow and Manches ter a total distance of 383 miles. C. T. Weymann, the only American competitor, who has had hard luck from the start had further trouble with his engine today and abandoned the contest. Vec’rines and Beaumont made the circuit of Scotland starting from Edin-1 burgh, stopping at Stirling and Glas gow and proceeding to Carlisle dur ing t. i forei-oon. They left the Scottish capital at 3 o clock this morning, be ing delayed later at Stirling by heavy raina. In the early flying Beaumont made up some time lost on Saturday and Monday but Vedrines overcame this advantage by his flight from Glas gow to Carlisle, covering that leg of 84 miles in one hour and 59 minutes, against Beaumont’s time of tw’o hours and 13 minutes. Valentine, the Englishman, left Edin burg soon after the Frenchman and reached Stirling safely but met with a mishap to his propeller between that Lookout For the Man oJ Mystery- To the Person Who Unmasks Him 2 he Char lotte News V/ill Pay $25- Contest Open To All By Associated Press. New York, July 25.—Examination was made today of a culture to de termine whether Edgar Herimann, an orderly who attended Manuel Ber- mudes, the cholera stricken sailor, is suffering from Asiatic cholera. Symp toms of the disease manifested them selves ye&terday and Herimann was at '^nce isolated in one of the out buildings of Bellevue Hospital. Miss Gross, the nurse who attended Ber- mudes has evidenced no symptoms of choiera. Bermudes has a fair chance of re covery. He is at Swinburne islafid. The steamship Sa'n Giorgio came in this morning from Naples without a single passenger aboard. Her agents thought it Inadvisable to bring passengers here because of the rigid enforcement of quarantine reg ulations. wii shortly make Charlotte and during his stay here will be no end of fun and excitement, while The News offers a cas’i reward of $25 for the flrst man, woman or child who makes know-n his identity. Right here it might be w'ell to say that The Charlotte News has investi gated the claims of the gnetleman now in the city arranging for the appear ance of Mr. Holmes, and unqualifledly endorses the proposition from first to last. Theso people have operated in some of th best cities in the country for some of the bes^ daiUes and their claims are substantiated by positive proof. Who is Mr. Holmes? Who is the mysterious Mr. Sherlock Holmes, jr., and what is he coming to Charlotte for? To the first question we answer as his name indicates he is a mysterious gentleman who goes about over the w'orld stirring up excitement, and whoso only mission on earth seems to be 'O make other people have a good a misnap lo m. y „ , Chailotte incl- place and Glasgow ^hich compelled ^ secondly n help The Charlotte New's give away $25. A ',entleman now in the city arrane ing for the appearance of Mr. Holmes says: “I do not want the public to get Sherlock Holmes, jr., confused with anybody else. There is but one Sh lock Holmes, ji. Naturally we have had many imitations, and it has been the source of continued trouble to us. “There have been many of them, in 99 cases ou* of 100 being simon pure and unadulterated fakes, simply oper ating upon the siicess of Sherlock Holmes, jr., but with a proposition as diiJ'-rent from ours as cheese' from chalk; here today; gone tomorrow', while we have behind us a string of un- The cunning, ingenious Mr. Holmes, broken successes. Having identified ourselves with the leading dailies of the country, Mr. Holmes has been sought by more people than any other person on earth, perhaps, and has created intense interest wherever he has appeared and by his ability as a past master in the art of deception, sucecssfully baffled thousands of peo ple for days and days. Will be at Home. Mr. Holmes will make himself thor oughly at home while in this city. He will mingU freely with the people at THE mu By Associated Press. Port au Prince, July 25.—The Hay- tien revolution is spreading in the south where heretofore it has made little progress. The town of Jeremie has risen in favor of General Callis- thene Fouchard, the Haytien minister to (^rmany. Fouchard was made chief executive of the ai’my by President Simon in 1908 and a year later appoint- all times, for he is a sociable fellow j Berlin post. Early this year and coFxies to Charlotte purely and sim ply for a good time. He will call upon the business men, talk to the police officers and tell these gentlemen the exact time of his visit, what he said to-them, e'tc., and under no circumstances will he make a rr' statement. Sherloc’c Holmes, jr., will have fun with ihe -pretty girls, to say nothing him to descend. Further Rioting At Mine Aveited By Asosciated Press. Pittsburg, Pa., uly 25. Although nearly 30 J men gathered at the Mans field mine of the Pittsburg Coal Com pany, at Heidelberg today when the whistles blew for work, the large force of county detectives and police on guard discouraged a renewal of the rioting which marked yesterday afternoon and evening. Adherents of tne Fehan anJ Gibbons factions of the United Mine Workers of America were in the crowd and jostled each other as they approached the mine but theie was no rupture. None of the miners went to work, the followers of Francis Fehan declar ing that those who favor Robert Gib bons for district president must obey the strike order over which there was trouble yesterday. he left the German capital to visit Hayti and at that time it was asserted that he aspired to the presidency. The government has accepted deliv ery of the yacht American and it will be added to the navy. U. S. Cruiser Arrives Cap« Haytien, Hayti, July 25r—The United States scout cruiser Chester ar- new cotton revision bill submitted today to the caucus of house democrats from the ways and means committee cuts from an equivalent ad valoreva rate of 48.12 per cent under , at) Payne-Aldrlch act to an average atl valorem rate of 27.06 per cent. L'n- der the Vv’^ilson bill of if>94 the last demo;ratic tariff, the leverage ad valorem rate of 27.06 per cent. Un der the Wilson bill- of 1894 the last democratic tariff, the average ad valorem rate was 43.76. Under the proposed rates the com mittee estimates the imports of cot ton goods for twelve months at $39,- 163,800 against $28,417,441 las’t year and that the duties derived under the new act for a year would be $10,599,000 as against $13,673,801. Democratic Leader Underwood ex plained the cotton bill to the demo cratic caucus this afternoon. “The schedules,” he said, “are cut practically in half, and we will push it through the hpuse with little de bate.” ^ proposed Cuts. Some of the proposed new duties follow: Cotton thread, carded yam, warps, etc., 10 to 15 per cent ad valorem; Payne rate 32.17. , Spool thread, crochet, dammg and| embroidery cottons on spools, 15 pert cent; Payne rate 23.63. ■ Cotton cloth, not bleached or col ored,. average rate of 24.51; Payne* rate 42,46. Handkerchiefs or mufflers, 30 per cent; Payne rate 59.05 . Clothing, ready made and articles of wearing apparel of every descrip tion composed of cotton or vege table fibre, 30 per cent; Payne rate 50.02. Sheets, 25 per cent; Payne rate 50.02. Phtshes, velvets, velveteens, cordu roys 30 per cent; Payne rate 54 33. Curtains, table covers, tapestries, upholstering goods 35 per cent; Payne rate 50. Stockings • and socks, machine made, 20 per cent; Payne rate 30. Stockings and socks, 40 per cent, Payne rate 71.57. « Mens’ and bojs’ cotton gloves, knitted or woven, 35 per Cent; Payne rate 71.57. Shirts, sweaters «and underwear 30 per cent; Payne rate 59. ^ Bandings, belting, binding, lamp wicks, 25 per cent; Payne rate 36.97. Towels, dowlies, quilts, blankets, mops, wash rags, etc., 25 per cent, Payne rate 45. of the old maids and children, and to the flrst person making known his identity. The Charlotte News will give a cash reward of $25. The money will positively be given to some one before the man of mys tery leave ■ the city. These are a few of the things Sherlock Holms, jr., will d'' wnile in the city, but there is no telling all this eccentric gentleman will f’.o, and there is but one way to fnd out and that is by keeping close watcl^ on The Charlotte News, as this paper will each day have a detailed story of all his doings written by Sher- lock Holmes, jr., himself. Watch this paper W’ednesday. We w-. tell J»oiT more about the man of mykcry and just how you can get that prize, when you may expect him in Charlotte, and give you full informa tion in regard to all features of the visit. Look ou now for Sherlock Holmes, jr., is certainly coming to Charlotte. rives here today and is lying in the harbor to protect American interests. i yygbb Makes Plea Against Revision. Taft and LaFollette \^Nehraska State Factions at War Democratic Meet Health Bodies Endorse Wiley By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., July 25.—The public health department of the gen eral feder^ition of women’s clubs, the headqua?’ters of which are here, an nounced today that it was asking ever state federation to endorse the work of Dr. Harvey W. Wlle^ No tices were sent out by Mrs. S. b. Crockett, chairman of the depart ment. The women’s federation takes a share of credit for the passage ot the national pure food laws. Condition of John W. Gates. By Associated Press. Paris, July 25.-Thec ondition ^ John W. Gates continued to show improvement today Never^eless Dr Gros would not say that the Ainerlcan financier was out of dang er. By Associated Press. Lincoln, Neb., July 25.—The Taft and LaFollette factions in the Ne braska republican organization en tered the state convention today without having reached an agree ment. The Taft adherents, headed by the Omaha delegation, announced that they held absolute control ot the situation, asiyng the insurgents had not more than 150 of the 855 votes. They made known their pur pose to ask for frang endorsement of the president. General Leconte, who has been pro claimed commander in chief by one wing of the revolution, guarantees to maintain order here. The situation re mains tense. General Salnave, one of the chiefs supporting the rival revolutionary lead ers, General Antone Firmin, has a strong army and is well equipped with arms and ammunition. W’^hen with his troops he left here last night for Lim- be, he explained that he withdrew in order to avoid a conflict. The German consulate is sheltering 18 political refugees. tt CHD By Associated Press. Dallas, Txe., uly 25.—The last step In the unofficial count showing a Neb., July 25.—The mis- victory for the anti-prohibiUonists in i Saturday’s state-wide prohibition elec- The widely dif- By The Associated Press Fremont, Sion of Ben Chamberlain, secretary to Senator Pomerene and personal rep resentative of Governor Judson Har mon of Ohio, to the Nebraska state democratic convention, was the chief topic of discussion among the dele gates this morning. ' Harmon headquarters were C3‘ab lished today and the representat\ve of the Ohio governor was soon an object of keen interest in the eyes of sup- ^he insurgents admitted tht they ^ pQj.(^gj.s and opponents of Mr. Harmon could not control the convention, ^ convention’s endoisemeut as a but insisted that they would fight the adoption of any endorsement ot presidential candidate. President Taft. j Snow in Ohio. Death of Rev. oseph Butler. New York, July 25.—The Very Rev. | By Associated Press. Joseph Butler, 74 years old for the) Findlay, O., July 25.—Snow flakes past 25 years- president of St. Bona- night. They probably reY^rN“?!,“dled“tr^“‘t^ay .t^^jwere forced down by . hetv, atmoB- a Ungerlng llinesB. tphfere. , - - \. - tion came overnight fering counts of various newspapers and of the ctate-wide headquarters on each side came to a nearly unanimous agreement upon from 5,000 -to 6,000 as the anti-prohibition majority. Satur.day’s meeting of the state- w'ide campaign committee in Fort Worth is expected to determine whether the prohibitienists will con test the election in the courts or lay f)lans for another election on the state- w'ide issue. No call for another suo- mission election can be issued before the next regular session of th elegis- lature which is jiot until Januar}' 19i-->. Before that time there will have been an election of all state officers and members of the legislature. The present legislature is “prohibi tion” by a small majority in b^h house and senate. One of the big surprises of the elec tion was the fact that Dallas county. Including the city of Dallas, went “wet” by abdut 200 majority. Special to The News. Washington, July 25.—Representa-{ tive Webb introduced a resolution iuj the democratic caucus today asking that further consideration of the cot-, ton schedule be postponed until the ways and means committee presents i a bill reducing the duty on dyes' and dye stuffs, rubber belting. Iron; and steel articles, brick, sugar, meats , and flour. In offering his resolution Mr. Webb said, “Cotton mills of the South can compete with the world in producing | yarns and cotton goods, provided! you will materially lighten the bur-, dens of their production. It is not| fair to reduce so materially and rad ically the duties on all cotton yarns and coarse goods and at the same time compel the cotton manufactur ers and operatives to continue to purchase their necessaries of life and their means • of producing cotton goods from the protected trusts of the country, which remain undisturb ed by tariff revision. Other Articles Protected. ‘^Sugar is admittedly controlled by a trust, which, by reason of the high tariff, robs the American peo ple of about one hundred million dollars a year. “Steel and Iron are controlled by the biggest irust in the world, which has fattened by robbing the people through ap rotectlve tariff. Why not revise the duties on sugar, iron and steel, before taking up cotton goods, which no trust controls and which are being sold every day by *the many cotton mills in deadly competi tion with each other? “One hundred thousand dollars worth of brick to the foreigner costs the American one hundred and twent;-flve thou sand dollars. So, I say again, if you will reduce the burdens nov/ placed On the production of cotton goods, the American manufacturer will meet the worlds’ competition, but I sul>ralt and insist that it is not fair at this time, considering the democratic platform promise 'to revise duties gradually to a revenue basisr and especially in view of the awful con dition of the 'cotton mill industry, to reduce so niateiiaflly the duties on even'thing that the cotton mills pro duce and leave a duty so* high and protective on everything they have to buy." . . , . ; H*
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