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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS.
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VOL 2. NO. 27
CHARLOT I E, N. C.. SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1911
PRICE 5 CENTS
“I Would Do The
Stme Thing Over”
Says The Colonel
Called to Tell of Ihe Absorp-]JjijujiqIiqyi Agaiust
f"" ,’TT? TTZ NashviUe Bannet
by Steel Trust He Declared
He Acted on His on Initia
tive,
Declares Bis Only Aim in Per-
Nashville. Tenn.. Aug. 5.—Praying
that one hundred of the four hundred
shares of stock in the Nashville Ban
ner be transferred to it by decree;
that payment of dividends upon the
hundred shares to other than itself be
eujciued, and that the Banner be re-
mitting the Merger Was fo g rained from increasing its capital
^ _ XT I the fourth national bank of this
OtOp Itie PaniC—NeVe? i^top- I cay has entered an injunction suit
, , . ^ , -mM . i agains-t the Nashville Banner Pub-
PeCL to Question Jnotwes 0J \ lishrng Company, its officers, E. B.
Stahlman, individually, and against
Krank C. Stahlman. the latter’s son.
The bill states that the stock was
put up as collateral on a noto for
$24,400. due July 9, 1911, which was
not paid. The bank also alleges a
Wall Street Counsellors.
New York, Aug. 5.—"I wish it dis
tinctly understood that I acted purely
\on my own initiative and that the re
sponsibility for the act was solely
n'ine.
"If the same situation should face
me again 1 would do exactly what I
did then.”
These declarations were made today
Theodore Rosevelt in the most un
precedented event in American history.
The onb living ex-president of the
United States gave utterance to them
before a congressional committee in
the course of an explanation he was
n-.aiinp of one of his official acts. That
.V'* was his official sanction of the
absorption of the Tennessee Coal &
Iron Company by the United States
Steel Corporation at the solicitation of
two of the highest officers of that giant
combine.
"If I withheld my consent I do not
doubt that the steel corporation
would not have purchased the Tennes
see Coal & Iron Company." declared
the exx-president when a question on
that point was put squarely to him by
Representative Bartlett, of Georgia, a
member of the congressional commi-
tee that Is investigating the steel
trust, and wnich for ten days has been
hniding hearings in New York for the
especial purpose of developing all the
facts connected •with the absorption by
the trust of its only great rival in the
T nlted States, contrary, as the majjor-
I' of rhe committee frnnkh proclaim,
♦o fhe spirit and letter of the Sherman
anti-trust
His Appearance Unheralded.
claim from a contract entered into
with it by Stahlman for the purchase
by him of $45,000 preferred stock in
the company owning the Stahlman
building here, installments on which
dividends are alleged to be unpaid.
Major Stahlman &aid today that
the note due July 9 had not been
paid because negotiations were in
progress for the settlement of all dis
puted matters between himself and
the bank, including a twenty-odd
thousand dollar claim of his against
the bank for extra fixtures placed for
the bank in the Stahlman building,
its home.
"The action," he said, “is simply an
attempt to compel me to pay a debt I
do not owe. I tendered the bank, on
Monday. lawful money in the sum of
»4,336.64. covering every obligation
I owe, including the Banner's, even
before the latter was- due, and also
every dollar for which I was in any
way responsible as endorse.
I
Admiral Togo Guest
Of Honor at Banquet
Gwen By Piesident
GID AP! GID AP!
Boy Tied To Track
And Killed
Austin, Tex., Aug. 4.—There were
no additional developments today in
the case of the unknown Mexican boy
who was tied to the Houston and Tex
as Central tracks near Elgin, last
night, and killed by a gravel train
running over him. It Is surmised by
the officers that the act was commit
ted by &mall boys who intended to
scare the boy and then release him,
but the unexpected arrival of a gravel
train frightened them away and he
•'olonei Roeevelf* appearance in the. '"■2-s left to his fate
BLACK HANDER TIES A GIRL.
finance committee room of the alder-
minic chamber at the city hall, where
the investigators have been holding
sefslons. was unharalded aivl; ^'ashington. Pa.. Aug. 6.-Following
unexpected by everybod.v except the receipt of a Black Hand letter b“
menjbcrs ,.t the prob.n? coinmittee. I ,1,33 g j, Heckman, demanding $1,000
^ not decided until late Filda> ni.ght threatening to steal her daughter
th.,. he would t»ke the witness stand. Beatrice, aged 18, if she refused the
rhurman Sfanlev had extended an in- ,^1 attacked in her room here ves-
* i'ation to him Friday afternoon to tgrdav
“i'ail himself of the opportunity, if he ' ‘‘
■) desired, to enlighten the world as [
’ reason for licensing, while he J
was president, the steel trust to buy its |
competitor, but not until almost |
r- dnigii' of that day was the invitaij
t deflnitel\ accep’ed. Only a few|
1: .r. ites before his arrival did the'
r .r.'.rir spread 'hat he was being looked
\ithough the r;om was filled with
. rowd f't the u;ual dimensions that
have followed the committee's
;Y rc'd1nc- not one rf the hundred or
r.'' P per.^ons rose to hi.- feet when the
• r;>"-'iclenf entered, smiling and stop-
r.c p\er}’ few steps to srrasp an out-
•ret''hed hand. Not a cheer rent the
nf't a crackle of handclap greet-
hin ’vhen he entered or departed-1 Mexico City. Aug. 5.—Tw’enty-s«ven
hiie ti^ vat talking the silence of the j rebels v\ ere killed and a number
except at long intervals wounded in an engagement between
rebels and federal troops late last
uight near Yerba Buena. The rebel
leaders, Camacho, Pimiota and Her
nandez. were captured. The rebels
now hold for small towns and are
threatening to attack Guadalajara, cap
ital of the state of Jalisco.
MIIIOT
IIEBELS KIUED
BOY TRIES AN OLD REVOLVER.
.-.p fro ipnsion of the moment ex-
it.'Clf iu nervcu5 tilters that
round the room. Occasional sharp
,r-s be’T^een the lllu.'trious v.-itness
h r- inquisitors pro'.oked outbursts
iDchter, in whl’h the expresideut
.led..
No 0»th Required.
‘ e r' .'h that ha been administer-
1.! (^‘'her wirne??e3 wa?> not re-
1 '• linn It as ex^laine^! by = t:,- o.
vv .--anle- that C-lonel Roose- Scraiiton, Pa.. Aug. 5.--Finding a
oi intar' v»itnets that he ' ’’evolver in an ash pile, John-
, . : . to an invitation, i Day, aged 11 years, of West Mar-j
. po'*nT h-id i^^en issued fori’^^t street, boy-like, started to investi-1
n -.Vi . heen intended thu3 to'?ate his find, when the blamed thing,
• Hi-’ T--ndanrp I |
Hn V r-ii^n»i L-cked bullet ploughed through his ]
r c ,0 -1 ; a- i.- the title ir ri"ht hand, taking two of his fingers, |
he.: .n^aii,lblv addressed by -nd sped on over a fence into the'
dre'-ed in a grav' .' ai’d. where it found lodgment
ith^broad stripesiin of Mark Moran, aged
6 years. The latter s condition is se
rious. * .
Rioting Maiks The
First Day Oj Strike
Begun In Brooklyn
|U15
uit ^>f tweed
':ontin'i‘d n Pare Three.
ne Moroccan Situation
May Cause Resignation of
Two German Statesmen
Aug —W hil= the reported
' annu.incefi between France
anv is supposed to have
p n fui- amicable settle-
e Mo;.if can dispute, it is be-
'/jnrinn th^t the situation is
:;ht with complieations, rne
n of th#» imbroglio being
von Beihmann-Holweg, Gei-
:r,pcrial chancellor, and Herr
i^rlln-Waechter, the German
retary. are expected to ttn-
-^psignation^ to the Emperor
f end of the coming week,
ran be learned in London,
has modified her demands
•ion of the French Congo ter-
comi>ensation sufficiently
to make it poosible for France to;
giant them without prejudicing any!
foreign interests. But the agreement
regarding Germany’s economic inter-1
ests in Morocco has yet to be consid-j
ered. This matter greatly concerns j
England and the negotiations are e.x-'
pected to be not only lengthy, but com
plicated and delicate.
It Is persistently reported that the
German Emperor overruled the ag
gressive policy of the chanoellor and
foreign secretary and ordered them to
recede from their original demands
and this has given rise to the report
that the two officials will send in their
resignations.
Almost a Score oj People were
Injwed, And Three Lines
Were Completely Tied Up
by Nightfall—Police Cannot
Handle Mobs.
Des Moines Iowa Situation so
Grave That Judge Issues
Mandatory Injunction Or
dering Co. and Men to Arbi
trate Strike Immediately.
New York, Aug. 5.—Rioting marked
the first day of the street car strike
which began in Brooklyn today. Almost
a score of persons were Injured, sev
eral seriously and three lines were
completely, tied up by nightfall.
Coney Island traffic was hard hit by
the enfoiced suspension of the service
on the Smith street, the Franklin ave
nue and the De Kalb avenue lines. The
routes affected are the chief trolley
arteries to that resort.
Although 1,200 police reserves were
rushed to the sections in which there
was rioting or disorder threatened,
they were unable * to cope with the
situation.
The crowds laughed at their threats
and dared them to use the clubs, know-
ing that the officers did not dare do
so.
Men and boys, carrying bricks and
even large paving blocks, walked in
among the sight seers who were able
to crowd the sidewalks at w’ill, and
the result was that, when a shower of
Missies were hurled, at cars the police
were unable to get close enough to the
guilty parties to catch therfi.
Strike breaker Fred Lawrence who
took a car out for a trial trip was sub
jected to a hail of stones from the
time he left the barns until he return
ed.
In turning a corner he struck a de
livery wagon, slicing two wheels off
and sending the wagon spinning into
the mob that lined the sidewalk. The
crowd increased in size rapidly and
Lawrence to escape harm, turned the
current on in full and then seizing
his controller ran in^iide the car and
hid under a seat. Arter the car had
run wild several blocks narrowly mis- j
sing numerous collisions, the current
w as shut off and the car taken into the
barns. This was the only car run on
that line during the day.
Des Moines Strike.
Des Moin.'. Iowa, Aug. 5.—Follow
ing two nights and a day filled with
the wildest disorder and rioting.
Judge Lawrence DeGraff in the dis
trict court late tonight issued a man
datory injunction ordering the Ctty
Railway Company and the striking car
men to resume service at the earliest
possible time. The order includes the
temporary reinstatement, pending ar
bitration. of Conductor Hyatt, w’ho
was discharged for alleged pocketing
of fares, the cause of the strike.
The climax of the rioting followed
the court order when a crowd of strike
sympathizers bombarded the office
building of the City Railway Company,
in which is located the office of Gener-
Manager Harrigan.
Every window in Harrigan’s office
was shattered and the building badly
damaged.
E
ELECTION FMUOS
TOBOTTO.M
Austin, Tex., Aug. 5.—Declaring that
is determined to employ all means
to investigate and prosecute alleged
frauds in the recent state-wide pro
hibition election, Gov. O. B. Colquitt
today sent to the legislature a spe
cial message asking that body to in
crease to $27,500 the appropriation
for rewards.
The governor also issued a procla
mation offering $50 reward for the
conviction of any person for election
frauds in the prhibition election.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK, RAIN
AND HAIL FOR MEXICO.
Mexico City, Aug. 5.—The unusual
combination of an earthquake shock
and a rain and hail storm occurred
here late this afternoon. The shock
was a slight one, but the storm was
terrific. Several houses w'ere WTeck-
ed and much damage was done to veg
etation. The earth tremor w'as felt at
4:32 p. m;
vsT..J
m SPECT or
Richmond, Va., Aug. 5.—Detective
Scherr and his assistants .this af
ternoon discovered three witnesses,
it is said, who will testify that there
was a quantity of dust and dirt in
the hair of Mrs. Louise Owen Beat
tie wher her lifeless body was taken
to the home of her uncle, Thomas
L. Owen, near Forest Hill, a few' min
utes after she was shot on Midloth
ian turnpike, July 18.
This evidence, and the bruise on
the right side of Mrs. Beattie’s face,
appears to bear out the theory that
the woman tried to escape, but was
dragged back, knocked senseless and
then shot while helpless on the
ground. The state will not disclose
the names of the new witnesses.
The go cart purchased for Beulah
Binford’s baby probably will be in
evidence at the trial. It developed to
day that Detective Jarrell, of Ches
terfield county, is the present owner
of the go cart, having purchased it
from Mrs. Trout, who adopted the
naby.
O- THE WLATHER ♦
♦ Washington, Aug. 5.—Fore-
v> cast for Sunday and Monday:
♦ North Carolina, and South
♦ Carolina, generally fair, except
♦ probably local showers Monday.
►
Washington, Aug. 5.-—There is no
immediate prospect of an adjournment
of congress. The finance committee of
the senate further complicated the sit
uation today by agreeing to give hear
ings on the cotton bill which passed
th^ house Thursday. True, these hear
ings which were granted at the request
of Senator Simmons, of North Caroli
na, in behalf of his constituents, must
be brief because the committee is
under orders to report the bill to the
senate not later than next Thursday.
But the hearings do not make an ad
journment next Saturday. The tenta
tive date now fixed is the middle of
week after next, say August 15 or 16.
La Follette and Underwood already
in charge as a sub-committee of the
wool bill, were today given similar
charge of the free list bill. They have
instructions to work out a compromise
and report to the full conference com
mittee.
Agreement between them on w'ool is
near &t hand. The basis of agreement
4s on the split-the-difference plan.
Th^ house is ready to follow- Under
wood and approve a 27 1-2 per cent
duty on raw wool. LaFollette has been
busy today seeing .the 13 insurgent
senators whose votes are necessary to
approve the compromise. It is believ
ed that the compromise agreement
^^ill be reported back to the full con
ference on Monday.
Meanwhile, the same two men w'ill
also be busy seeking to arrange a
similar compromise on the free list
bill. It is an unparalleled instance in
the legislative history of, the United
States- for two men—neither of them
in sympathy with the *party that con
trols the national administration— to
be entrusted- with the task of beating
into final shape bills affecting in this
amounting up into the hundreds of
millions—that’ shall go to the president
for his approval.
Republicans today are pointing out
that this fact, in itself will give the
president excellent reason, if he is
casting about for any, for vetoing the
bills.
The danger of passing the expected
vetoes over the president's head in
the senate is said to have passed now.
Senator Murray Crane, of Massachus
etts, 'reported' to the president today
that the senate leaders have the sit-
tiation well iii hand and if the tariff
bills are vetoed that will end the mat
ter so far as the special session is con
cerned. Even in the house it is said
that insurgent republicans are bucking
against going so far as voting to over
ride a presidential veto.
The statehood bill will come to a
vote.on Monday. Bet^>een then and
Thursday there will be ample time to
disupose of the conference reports on
wool and the free list, campaign pub
licity and even statehood if a confer
ence on that is found necessary, and
some deb¥ite on cotton may also be
sandwiched in. It is the expectation
now that a.vote can be had on Satur
day nevt 6n this bill and then, unless
some effort is made to pass a steel
schedule, the leadrs figure that a date
may then be fixed for adjournment.
This date will depend largely upon the
time when the tariff bills are sent to
the president and his action thereon.
Report of a Battle.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Aug. 5.—Ac
cording to advices received here to
day, a battle has been fought between
Colombian and Peruvian troops in Ca-*
queta, a large unorganized territory
in Colombia, and the Colombians were
defeated with great losses.
Officers Think they
Have Thieves
Charleston, S. C.. Aug. 5.—Formally
charged with vagrancy and carrying
concealed weapons, Charles Johnson
and Harry Tracy, both negroes, are
held here on su&picicn of being post-
office thieves, When arrested today in
the/suburbs by rural policemen, they
had in their possession about fifteen
dollars’ worth of stamps and five box
es of cigars which they were offei--
ing very cheap. They also had Savan
nah pawn tickets in their pockets.
The prisoners do not explain about
the E-tamps and United States post-
office inspectors have been notified.
Tililii
IS
n CRIIIIE
Cape Haitien, Hayti, Aug. 5.—A
French steamer arriving at Puerta
Platta today did not accept the offer
of indemnity of Leader Firmin to car
ry him direct to Port au Prince.
Troops from the south are at the
gates of Port au Prince crying “Vive
Le Firmin.” Certain German houses
in Port au Prince today cabled Gen.
Leconte offering to assist his cause
with money. Gen; Leconte is expect
-ed to enter the capital tomorrow
(Sunday.)
Dr. Rosalvo Bobo, a new candidate
for the presidency, is on board the
French steamer with many other ex
iles.
PRtSlDENT
AFTER mm
O F FI
Washington, Aug. 5.—President
Taft is going directly into the heart
of the farm districts of the middle and
northwestern sections of the country,
where the anti-reciprocity sentiment
was declared to be intense, and face
the farmers themselves. He will like
wise visit Iowa and, Wisconsin, where
he will take issue with Cummins and
LaFollette.
This much in relation to the plans
for the president’s fall trip was dis-
closew at the White House today:
If time will permit the president
will go all the way to the coast, in
cluding the state of Oregon, and
Idaho and Montana, whose senators,
or most of them, made a vicious fight
against the reciprocity pact. But in
any event Mr. Taft will go into Wis
consin, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Min
nesota and the Dakotas.
It Was the earnest hope of the pres
ident that Canada would ratify the
pact speedily in order that its advan
tage would be speedily realized. But
the president, following his custom,
proposes to “face the music” any how
and will go direct to the farm, and
talk things over personally with the
agriculturalists and outlining the is
sues on which the battle of 1912 will
be fought.
As now arranged the president will
leave Beverly Sept. 16 and he will re
turn on October 16 if he finally
?idopts the month’s itinerary.
From Beverly the president will go
to Knoxville, Tenn., to open the Ap
palachian exposition and lay the cor
ner stone of the Lincoln Memorial Un
iversity medical school. From there
he will extend his trip to Chattanooga,
Nashville and perhaps to Memphis.
Leaving Tennessee the president
will double back to Syracuse, N. Y..
where he will arrive on September
23.
The president will make a special
trip from Beverly to attend the G. A.
R. reunion in Rochester, N. Y., on Au
gust. 23.
Most Biilliant State Dinner
Given by Mr. Taft This Year
Has jor Honor Guest Japan*s
Greatest Sea Fighter And
Hero,
Many Notables Present And
Whole A;ffaiy Marked By
Charming Lack oj Irjo maU
ity — General Arbitration
Treat lalked Of.
Washington, Aug. 5.—Japan’s great
sea fighter. Admiral Togo, was guest
of honor tonight at the most brilliant
state dinner given by President Taft
tliis year. Among the otlier guests in
this magnificent assemblage were of
ficers of the cabinet, members of con-
gress who serve on committees of
foreign affairs, army and naval of-
iicers and manv civii functionarias.
In spite of the fact that the dinner
was distinctly a state function, it was
marked by a charming lack of formal
ity that appeared to delight the lit
tle warrior from the east. Most of all
wa» he pleased to receive eight hun
dred beautiful American women w^ho
were present at the reception that fol
low'd the dinner.
At the dinner President Taft ex
pressed the hope with confidence that
a general arbitration betv.een Japan
and the United States will soon be
negotiated. Mr. Taft paid a tribute to
the important part played by Japan in
facilitating the movement for univer
sal peace, by its prompt and unre
served resignation in the recent Anglo-
Japanese agreement to the great moral
principle of arbitration.
The admiral made no formal reply
but expressed proofund thanks. The
president then proposed a toast to
the emperor of Japan.
In an interview the admiral today,
who speaks English very w’ell, ex
pressed the belief that the ingenuity
of man would never be able to lauild
an aeroplane that would destroy a
battleship.
“I believe it w'ould be a great cause
for happiness if war could be abolish
ed by arbitration,” said ti.:^ admiral.
“Nevertheless, I feel," he declared
impressively, “that the nations of the
w'orld will Increase their natives. In
creases will be necesGary until the
time v'hen all cause of, war shall have
disappeared.”
“Do you think,” the admiral was
asked, “that the future trend will be
for the construction of large battle
ships than the best types we no'v
have?”
“Some authorities think that the
greatest efficiency can be had in a
twenty thousand ton machine. Others
say that to secure the greatest effi
ciency you must have a thirty ton bat
tleship. In my opinion, however, we
have nearly reached the limit of bat
tleship construction, but, of course. I
cannot say what the future may de
mand.
“I can &es that the aeroplane vill
furnish very valuable service for and
against the navy in actual warfare.
But I should say that it will be most
valuable to destroy a great battleship.
“The coronation naval review at
Spithead presented the most imposing
scene I have ever witnessed. The reg
ularity of the lines impressed me
deeply and I could not but held ad
miring the discipline observed in the
moment's covering &uch a large area.'’
Admiral Togo would not discuss
the Panama canal in any other way
than as a highway of commerce.
“It will be a great and magnificent
monument to the enterprise of your
country,” he declared, “ and it will be
the greatest possible promoter of
trade among the nations of the world.
In that way the commercial tie will
secure the ties of amity and good will
among the people of the earth.”
“It was very much impressed with
the kindliness of your pres-ident and I
was impressed particularly with the
splendid progress he is making to
wards securing the peace of the world
by his general arbitration treaties. As
to your nation itself and this city 1
am delighted with the impressions
made so far.”
Unless Help is Given at Once
Sixteen Thousand Albanian
Refugees May Starve to Death
By CHARLES HENRY MELTZER.
Special Comnlissioner to the Bal
kans.
Podgoritza, Montenegro, Aug. 5.—
The situation here is pinful. Sixteen
thousand dirty hungry Albanian refu
gees are wandering through the
streets, squatting in the fields, and
herding with a few pigs left to them
in holes and caverns by the banks
of the Ribnitza.
The Montenegrians do not feed the
insurgents, and all they are able to al
low their families is one kilo of maize
daily. The Albanian relief committee
is deep in debt, and, owing to the
false report that an American million
aire, Mr. Crane, had given half a
million crowns to assist the Albanian
cause subscriptions from American
and English sympathizers have almost
ceased.
Mr. Crane gave the Albanians 12,000
crowns, or $2,500.
The Montenegrin crops have failed,
and, even if peace were now declared,
the Malissori have no harvest to look
forward to this year.
Unless prompt help comes more
than 100,000 Highlanders will have no
means of existence. I have seen the
Malissori cave dwellers, and the saor-
les told about their awful misery are
not exaggerated.
The.)- are fever saricken, clad In
rags and famishing.
The need of help is urgent. The
heat here is appalling, and only a few
hours aw'ay, at Ipek, the Turks are
stricken with cholera.