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CHARLOTTE N. C., FRIDAY tVENlNG, AUGUST 4, 191 1
In Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy aOily—6 Cents Sunday.
' Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday,
Famine, Is Ancient
History,” Says Mr.
E. T7. Thompson
■jthing is Ncmal in The\ William BumS
rate, Situationoj Charlotte] Augelc^
The Reservoirs Are Full
:c Creeks Even the Bank,
nd Conditions Good,
By Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 4.—William
J. Burns, the detective credited with
the arrests of the McNamara broth-
I ers and Ortie E. McMnniaal. the al-
Ihompson to Cut Off\ legcd dynamite plotters, arrived in
j Angeles last night. He said
Day SniftOJ iroins to And\^^^ evidence in connection with the
explosion which wrecked the Los
Anpele? Times October 1, 1910, was
already in the possession of the local
authorities.
riom the River Today—The
With Pumping Outfit
>100,
■ayor s statei^ent to
ASSOCIATED PRES TODAY
Reappoitionment
Bill Passed
■' A.-.-'C'.a^ed Press.
O'ii'.c to the alarming and
.-.ugfra’ed ivporta which have ♦.amended.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 4.—The housr
day concurred in the senate ame*
ments to the congressional re-appor-
tionment bill to prevent gerry mand-
enng. and passed the measure as
The bill now goes to the
al .' ’ai about the water sit-
ii're becomes neces-
to make the following
>nT
of (■’I'arlo^te has nev-
• ''jii.ni' adeqiiate fire
■ Mi'fp 'hau two mil-
la’iv'fi' 'i wa'er have been
1. . :il\‘ a -The V ater was
.1 \eral ;iour.-.. dail,'’ for a
j t' ; ';k- ^ak-' i»i ion-
.u fire • •••m jjnp-
YV iV. ''nvenie:'!t to
'l •11.' i> never dauger-
. i.' now about
wl'h oonataui pressure
n-.al’..?.
'aiik .-ir? ompl'^.'Td to
p. [■,ti.t, ( a a’vbi
.’11.-. ■u i!l -■''rai
ir.'iei’. bei!'ig no lunger
president for approval.
Oont mw. \w
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1/ "I Not MAKfc
AnV SPfctcM-£S OF
ANY KmD THIS SI/M/H6R
T AlADfc Ju'STAs
/MAHV AS IT
1*5 Possiftufc foR
To
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Reuben CombsPlaced
On Tnal Charged
With Wife Murder
'.al
♦
I Hoke Needn’t Resign.
' B>- Associated Press,
Atlanta. Aug. 4.—The resolution
callins upon Governor Hoke Smith.
I I'nited States senator-elect, to immedi
ately resign his present office and go
’o Washington and assume his duties
' as a member of the upper branch of
 ongress will be withdrawn from the
, t^tate senate la^e this afternoon, ac-
, ''ording to Senator W. J. Harris, its
author Mr. Harris' first action was
. inspired by the failure, by one vote, of
I the original farmers' free list bill to
pass the United States senate. He
:^,'atcd that as news dispatches indica
ted tha» th'^ special session of con-
^.)-e=s wt^uld .^djtMirn soon it would be
ut^eless for Goveriior Smith to go to
I the capitol.
r h’ al'h ror.diMons are e\- ♦
A
'i-'.:- havin:
• _■ t ’v'iir,=
ll- \ d rh'
r:L.v\r»,
Mu' or.
♦
♦
One Killed in Auto Wreck.
Marfir-Mlle. 111.. Aug. -i.—Thomas
Til- ■iln-;ham. of Robinson. 111., a weal-
•r,y nji operator, was killed, and R. E.
' 5.ri,ni an oil contractor, hurt today
V !■'11 their automobile plunged over
an oiuht foot embankment and turned
turtle.
IT
Will Resign
-4s Governor
By Asosciated Pres-s.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 4.—The an
nouncement of Senator Leroy Percy,
following his defeat in Tuesday’s elec
tion, that he would tender bis resigna
tion to the governor when the legisla
ture meets in January, has created
very little surprise in polietical cir
cles at the capital. A few months after
his electione to the unexpired term of
Senator A. J. ?^IcLaurln, the statement
was made by Mr. Percy that if the peo
ple of Mississippi did not desire him
to serve as their senator, he did not
want to serve in that capacity, and his
resignation is regarded as a fulfillment
of the implied promise given at that
lime, that if not re-elected he would
resign.
The legislative body elected Tues
day is overwhelmingly Vardaman in
sentiment, very few candidates run
ning on the anti-Vardaman ticket hav-
iiig been elected.
When the resignation is tendered Mr.
Vardaman will undoubtedly be nomi
nated on the first ballot and without
Young Iredell County Farmer
Must Answer Charged oj
Poisoning His Wije-She was
Found Dead in Cow Lot,
We know now why it has sounded so quiet ail this summer.
Sheilock Will Appear
At Otioway Tonight
Without Disguises
pear on the streets Saturday as you
He Will Tell You How to Pro- see me on the stage of this ^^eatre
SETS St [OR
JAimGA
By Associated Press.
Port au Prince, Haj'ti, Aug. 4.—
Lively Debate
Ove^ Cotton Bill
am not subject to captuie tonight
cecd to Get Ihe $25 Offered ^ but you will see me and so I will ap
For His Capture.
sailed last night for
Kingston, Jamaica, the refugee of
, iHayti's fallen heroes as the *varship
,pear Saturday afternoon on.^he streets ^ December," which took its name
jand learn just ho\\ I am-going to § : from the dav that he was unanimous-
^away the money .;to the.drst one ^vho ; ejected president of the black re
approaches me. Some
V. if n^t
>?t. of
•, . . : ban
I.' ever cut
. T ''i.i' of water—
; i-ipr’y—
■ ' 't'n-: them
\’at‘-r i'
t . , It Irwin's
■ ! pi; e, clear
' •— .•■ser\oirs ar'
• ;i '■'■tfrr condi-
the day,
T ut ■iff." 'By Associated Press.
oHii period ot | Chicago. Aug. 4,—By the breaking
. J t:r. ,ir emergen-j of a thirty-inch water main, the court-
■ ‘l iT,;! po.^.'ible is house, one of the principal hotels and
i f orr has ar-' adjoining sk;-scrapers received a flood-
_■ ' -.:p. lies as well ing today that did thousands of dollars
. . . 'il night wat h. > v\orth of damage and attracted hun-
. , , ^..nry anyway in | dreds of persons to the scene. Ran-
. r ,t to turn on the fjolph street, part of the so-called Rial-
1 ; Ifered or until-'to, suffered the worst from the torrent,
t • • 'i.-. veied or bar-|.Most of the damage was done to the
I costly rugs and other accesories of a
fashionable restaurant, below the level
of the neighboring streets, which occu
pies a basement.
One of the picturesque sights result
ing from the flood was in a hotel
where many employes, chiefly women,
I w ere kept bus.v.
The feminine brigade, apparently in-
■ f> a'ing "cut off the ! different alike to the fiood and to the
V;. a.- tl.e :-apply is sut- , cheers of enthusiastic onlookers, kept
expense is too great.
th'- mayor, the water j^alf
i^ory fommittee will
>er of rutting off as
■-'I that ;t is wise lo
ir.ore than one or
. I . , ^ . .or - i Piiblic, boomed a doleful farewell.
Only One Moie Day J^IS, lively be given $wS Saturday afternoon follows in the wake of Nord
\yiiiy x-rwc/ Artu i running'
Contest Ends
'J Off the Water Trains.
rrr‘«'r . hauling water
r r, nr elsewhere, is an
, ( ; •>, f'o.-ting about $100 a
r.a.d ’ ill probably cut
f"o t,,:lav. - (let w^ater
the slogan at nrst;
and if you w^ant to be in the running
Someone down tonight and learn just how
jihe money Avill he ^;iven away.
to Get the Moneu Before He Gee whllUkins am: jemima’s ghost:
j Why some one who wants a home in
Leaves, the best residence section of Charlotte
jhas not picked up this bargain I can
Got you guessing, haven’t I? Well, .not see. The McClung Realty Company
1 thought 1 would have, but you have for sale an S-room house on a lot
will ‘•’-r.ve a bunch of guesses coming 60x150 feet that will appeal to any
beiorti I tip my Jno. B. Stetson and one of taste and comfortable circum-
tell you farewell. Watch and see if stances. This modern home can be
I am wrong. To tell the truth about it bought at a very low price just now.
I hit the hay early last night, for I it has all coaveniences. hot and cold
realize 1 am soon to be up against the water, open plumbing, electricity, plen-
run of my life. Tomorrow is the last ty of closets and large open grates,
day of the contest and 1 am going to /fh'’ car pusses the door and the Street
give everybody a chance for the mon- is paved. It is on the shady side,
ey. Tonight I will appear at the Ot- Call 'phone 1254 if jou are interested
toway between S and 9 and again be-,anl thoy will be glad to take you to
tween 10 and 11 o’clock, and will make ' see. ■ ^'id verify this staternent.
an announcement from the stage of thej A i -H r received this morning from
theatre just how you can proceed to a young man asking “How can I be-
land me. I will not wear disguises of j
any kind or description and will ap-1 (Continued on Page Ten,)
Admiral Togo Makes Ready
For Fiist Day In New York—
Will Have Busy Time Theie
\ at work in tlie tide for an hour and a
, d a a
;i no
wi;i ;ie f'ut off until the
■ ’ Rriat* I'reek is in con-
,t it could be used if need-
ntinued on Pacre Tw'o.
Publicity Bill.
':a’*d I're^-s.
—r» 4—The con-
. an-ii.ii-n publicHy bill
• , P3' h'd an agreement
f .. l-.ill with a moditl-
r,! \ ,f the provision fix-
-- \ot^r that each candi-
■ , ' ’,'i‘e h"use of repre-
; ,, permitted to pay
■ --'.nn'aicn « \pensos.
End of Moroccan
Jwuble In Sight
intensely pleased that his papers had
been recovered.
Escorted by 100 mounted police
men, Admiral Togo went in an auto
conqueror ot ttie Russian fleet in mobile from his hotel
By Associated Press.
New' York, Aug. 4.—Admiral Count
Heihachira Togo, sea fighter and
the Russo-Japanese war, made ready
today tor the formal amenities of
his twelve days visit to the United
States. Admiral Togo arrived here
last night from England on the Lusi
P , I tania and was welcomed down tLe
By Associated vq- bay by representatives of the govern-
Berlin. Aug. aS,! ment at Washington and the Japan
roccan trouble )et ^he'es® government and brought to tins
France IS in sight Jules Ca^^^^ destroyer
French ambassador at Beilin anu -via .
)nr von Kiderlen-Weschter, the Ger-, eca.
man foreign secretary, today found a
crmimon ground of settlement on , , . ,,
though the details to be „a,eial
oral lines,
worked out.
Some time will be consumed dispos-
g of the details. The nature of the
settlement could not be learned ex-
Sen-
When 1 have seen a little more of
*^en-1 your country I may have a little more
be to say.” said Admiral Togo as he
i\m
aN 1 Press.
(• Aug 4.—Sheriff Ra-
Aiken, received a message
■ lUig from Monetta, 25 miles
( that a woman named Mrs.
had been found dead there
’.'^r husband had been terri-
•, !,v a mob It is not known
•ner th woman was killed by
The sheriff and several offl-
p gono to the Bcena.
visit from Mayor Gaynor. The ad
miral later visited Mayor Gaynor at
the citv hall and this afternoon will
hat irinio^s r
;janLtfrs°'tht°e”enlerof!me?Lt from|and be entertained by him at din-
the foreign to the colonial i ^^Admiral Togo will make a hurried
Sr.:l"ie'li"andfn4t^iosed^ and Mount Vern.;.;.
h ‘-“"o^rthe 'a“ttUu1e:rheThlf- i rj.t^to“ps‘"a? B^iiitn™ e^aSr Phii:
edges off the English attl . I j ^he Mayflower will take
set his course for \ancouiver, ,^here
he will board the Pacific liner lamba
Maru for Yokohama.
Passengers on the Lusitania
which docked today told of several
incidents of the voyage m which
Admiral Togo figured.
Not the least interesting ^ as the
-iviug of his autograph to a little
on, Aug. 1.— V.Ti I cirl who asked him in English for
the wool tariff revision bill, e ^ handwriting and received
actual subject of the negotiations.
LaFollette And
Underwood Named
Washington, Aug
ference on
ru'"4.-When the con-
covet*ed"prize through the
LaFollette
met todav Senator
Renresentative Underwood were ap-
?Xted a sub-committee to consider
pointea differences be-
fween the wo touses. The motion tor
S appointment, n^^de by Senator
Bailey was on the ground that they
fepreLnt the extreme elements of the
senate and house respectively.
the
secretary
to the city
hall, thib forenoon, to visit Mayor
Gaynor. With him \vas his aide. Com
mander Taniguchi, third assistant
secretary of state Nale and Captain
Potts of the United States navy.
An immense crowd which thronged
thee ity hall park ‘^ave Admiral Togo
and his party a hearty cheer as they
alighted from their automobiles.
Mr. Nale presented Admiral Togo
to the mayor and after a brief visit
Admiral Togo and his party return
ed to their hotel.
Mayor Gaynor at 11 o clock, left
city hall to return the call on Admi
ral Togo.
Arriving at the admirals suite, the
mayor was taken at once to Admiral
Togo, and the two &hook hands. The
mayor asked him about the coronation
of king George and the latter, through
his interpreter, replied that he had
been greatly impressed by the splendor
of the cerem'ony.
The mayor asked the admiral how’
he liked this country and he replied
that he liked it greatly and was pleas
ed with the cordial reception he had
recevied.
The mayor remained with the ad
miral only a few’ minutes. . All of the
time there was a large crowd outside
the hotel and at the appearance of
the mayor and the admiral both were
cheered.
Shortly after the mayor left, a
delegation of Japanese citizens of this
city went to the admiral’s suite to
pay their respects.
Alexis, w’hom he overthrew’ in the
last month of 190S, and he leaves the
capital in the possession of Cincin-
natus Leconte, whom he had driven
into exile with his deposed chief, and
Antenor Firmin, a rival for the
presidency whom he placated by
sending as minister to Cuba.
Nord Alexis ruled for six years.
On December 3, 1008, Simon, then at
the height of his popularity, led an
overwhelming revolutionary army
into Port au Prince and was ever.v-
where proclaimed as a saviour of
the country from tyranny. He ap
peared to have the country united
behind him. Nord Alexis, who had
found safety on the French cruiser
Duguay, later boarded the German
steamer Sarnia and proceeded to
Kingston, where embittered against
his countrymen, he died in the spring
of T-910. To the last he refused to
admit tiiat he could understand the
hostility of the people.
“They always cheered me when I
appeared in the streets,” he w’as
wont to say mournfully. “And I have
always labored for their good.
With Simon disposed of. attention
has turned to his successor, and
there is much uneasiness regarding
the future. Leconte and Firmin both
are avowed candidates for the presi
dency. They head rival revolution
ary armies. Neither leader has ar
rived at the capital, but their fol
lowers are in possession of the cit>
and the feeling between the two par
ties is far from friendly.
The danger now is that neither ne-
sro will be disposed to retire in fa
vor of the other and that the issue
must be literally fought out.
The diplomatic corps is doing
everything possible to aid a con
flict. ^
last evening Simon and a
handful of followers with their bag
gage were transferred from the
American schooner Bradford C.
FixS to the Dutch steamer Prinz
Nederlandem and an hour latei the
vessel sailed for Kingston. As the
vessel passed out of the harbor and
Simon had what may prove las.
view^ of the capital, the three Hajtien
warships gave him a parting salute^
The night passed with comparatne
calm Occasionally the report of a
rifle was heard, but the lawlecs ones
pretty well in check.
marines who landed
Bremen are still
By Associated Press.
Washington. Aug. 4.—The bouse
cotton tariff revision bill was repO’i-
eci to the senate today and imiira-
diately precip;tater’ a lively debate.
Democratic Li ide»' Marlin asked tii-.t
it be referred to the finance com-
iTiittee with mt't’-uctions to report by
August 10. Overman, oi
North Carolina, .‘'avored August 21.
It w’as referred to the finance com
mittee, by a vote of 38 to 26, with
instiuctions to report it back Au
gust ro.
Chairman Penrose, of the finance
committee, announced the committee
would meet to morrow. “W^e will not
wait until the tenth to report the
cotton bill," he said, “but wall take
it up and report it immediately. We
will bring it back tomorrow and if
conditions feel right, I shall ask
that an early day be fixed for a
vote by the senate.”
Despite the different opinions as to
what effect the senate’s instructions
to the senate committee to report the
cotton tariff revis-ion bill will have on
the early adjournment of congress,
nearly all the senators and representa
tives are anxious to get away and it
is apparent that it will be almost im
possible to hold a quorum after the
president vetoes the wool tariff bill,
as he is expected to do early next
week.
Sherijg- Deaton Tells Jury That
Combs Conje&sed to Admin
istering Poison to His Wije
on Night She Died,
Special to The News.
Statesville, Aug. 4.—All of yesterday
having been required to secure a
jury the taking of testimony in the
case of Reuben Combs, on trial hero
for the murder of his wife, did not
begin until this morning.
A great crowd is in tow’n on ac
count of the trial and many of them
have been unable to g^ in the coijrt
house.
When court adjourned for dinner
five or six witnesses had been exam
ined and the evidence of most of
them w'as about the same as given
at the coroner’s inquest.
Sheriff Deaton was the most im
portant witness and was on the
stand for some time. The officer told
of Combs having confessed to him
that he gave his wife poison in her
milk the night of her death.
The court allow’ed the sheriff to
tell of the confession, but counsel lor
the defense filed exceptions to it.
The defense is going to make a
strong fight, but as yet on w'hat
grounds is not know’n, though insan
ity is suggested.
S
TELLS
HE SUIITED
STEEL "TiST"
of the admiral- . , ^
Admiral Togo had the
to drop his* purse in the ash loom
L ship one day. It
documents and $o00. Tne
of
vaiuable
purii' waB found by a traveler who
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 4.—Charles M.
Schwab, president of the Bethlehem
Steel Company, and former president
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion. faced the house committee of
inquiry into the steel corporation
today.
The chairman asked Mr. Schwab
to tell the whole story about Andrew
Carnegie's desire to dispose of his
property, the preliminary conferences
with J. Pierpont Morgan and his part
in the plants w’hich developed into
the formation of the United States
Steel Corporation.
“I am very glad of the opportuni-
fre'eh^sTbTll was sent to conference to-'ty,” Mr. Schw^ab began, “to tell defi-
day by the senate‘after refusing to ac- nitely the stcry about which there
cept the house amendment placing ijgen so many statements and
lemons on the free list. Senators Pen- gQ much misinformation,
rose, Cullom, La Follette, Bailey and fgn of j, Edward Sim-
Simmons were named conferees. They mons, a New York banker, and Mr.
are also on the wool bill conferencee, * Charles Stewart Smith, tendered me
of which the free list conference will dinner at the University Club.
There were present Mr. Morgan, Mr.
Carnegie and seventy or eighty New
York financiers. There I spoke about
the future developments of manufac
turing steel in the United States. I
explained the great advantage to be
gained by the organization of such a
corporation as the United States
Steel. There I outlined what became
later the steel corporation.”
Fiee List Bill
Sent to Conference
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 4.—Tlie farmers’
be virtually an extension.
VARDAiVlAN* VICTORY VERIFIED.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Aug. 4.—Complete le
from every county in Missis-
as compiled by the Picayune,
James K. Vardaman a majontj
turns
sip pi.
were held
The German
from the cruiser
on shore.
It is unlikely that an
constitute a provisional
will be made until Leconte and Fir
min arrive.
attempt to
government
President WHI Attend.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 4.—President Taft
todav accepted an invitation to attend
the corner-stone laying of the medical
college of the Lincoln Memorial Uni-
versitv, Knoxville, Tenn., during liis
at“o«e.''Tb.'admiral was Septeiber trip.
Must Respect Uniform.
Wa&hington, D. C., Aug. 4.—Determ
ination of the administration to en
force the law requiring amusement
places to respect the uniform of ihe
United tSates array and na^T was
shown today when Attorney General
Wickersham, with the apprmal of the
president, instructed the United States
attorney at Prescott, Ariz., to proceed
against the owners of the Yavapaia
skating rink, at Prescott, for refusing
admission to Capt. Duncan K. Major,
jr., 27th infantry and Sergeant Roden-
bu’rg, of the Arizona national guard, on
Mav’4th, last.
Subsequently the rink owners apolo
gized, pleading ignorance of the law.
1 Mr. Wickersham and the president
declined to acept the apology.
over both Percy and Alexander in the
recent senatorial race of 24,18.-5 votes.
According to these figures Vardanian
polled 76,083 against Alexanders oO,
fisi and Percy’s 21,217. In the race
for attorney general Ross Colhns is
given a majority of 5,0o9 over Hud
son, the incumbent.
Cliarge Extravagance.
Washington, Aug. 4.—Gross extraya-
eanc^on the part of the democratic
?faiorirv in conducting “useless inves-
? ■'?. rbareed in the house
tigations ^^as cnaigeu m ■
todav by Republican Leadei Mann,
who also claimed the democratic em
ployes were incompetent. His accusa
tions provoked sharp replies from
Sresentative James, of Ken ucky
FoLr, of Illinois, and Fitzgerald, of
New York.
Germany Accepts Leishman.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Aug. 4.—Germany has ac
cepted John G. A. Leishman as am
bassador from the United Stales to
Berlin. Emperor William immedi
ately upon receiving the proposal of
Washington, telegraphed his repl.v
to the foreign office from the grand
duchy of Mecklinberg, where he is
touring. The action is almost unpre
cedented in promptness.
It can be stated that Maor von
Kiderlen-Waechter, the German sec
retary of foreign affjairs, who has a
personal acquaintance with Mr. Leish
man, is much pleased with his ap
pointment.
Passengers On Boat Bunker
Hill Given Bad Scare When
She Hit A Rock Last Night
By
Associated Press.
Vineyard Haven. Mass., Aug. 4. As
I Haven harbor, where she remained
' for several hours. Soon after sunrise
the uass^ngers were transferred to
— - of the Nan-
the steamer Bunker Hill, bound from the steamer Uncatena, ot tne -\an-
NeWorTto Boston, with 275 passen- tucket. Marthas Vineyard and ^
ters alioard. was proceedins through Bedford line, and
Vine-ard Sound in the starlight early Hole, and thence to Boston
todav she suddenly ran upon a rock An offlcer of the h.l! s
off Xobska Point. - that she was trymg to a^oid sti.km„
The passengers, awakened by the a tow of barges. R„nVpr HUl
impact, scrambled upon the deck in Freed of t^ssengers, the Bunker H.H
their nieht clothes, but when they started for >ew Yo.k. ,
found that there w’as no immediate ing considerably, her taVen
danger, they returned to their bert.^is. so able to dispose of the
The Bunker Hill backed off easily in. .
in a short time. The pumps were The Bunker H:ll ^ numbered
then set to work and the steamer, terday afternoon. Its cve^ num e
j leaking badly, proceeded to Vineyard about 35,