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OPPORTUNITIES ARE BROUGHT tO MAW EACH DAY TAKE MINTAGE OT n mlatest Edition THE Latest Edition .-n'.lne s ll \ft ^! V' r* VOL. 45. NO. 8045 CHARLOTTE n. C.. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29 191 • PliT(^p'lIn Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy Dally—5 Cents Sunday. > Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday. Orleans Has a sterious Poisoning My stay To Solve Annie Crawjoi^ Jhat Her Sister Poisoned Hiscy-^lhat Other }HTS 0] family Died Strange, ^0 idmiited lad Bien Policy Mem- 'T fauais And Sister Com- ^pnea of Peculiar Pains Be- jore Death—Investigation is ij; p^-yress But Police Will dive Out Nothing. ,, , 28.—Wearing r, grief and with the . ;.ag fiend more pro- *. .,d in her thin sallow 7 Crawford was ar- : )ck loday in the city ;■ I he charge of mur- >-.r, E!sie Crawford, .... viinistraiion of raor- ' . : r» iused to listen to her 7 ^ • -I’Ut and entered a for- tuilty. remanding her : .It bail. to Explain. . ■ ?to:,d by the side o* \is while Judge Ban- r'M.avit She raised her • d to speak, but Judga • t' rlerk to enter a plea 7 ' Fakrr. 1 want to 'ex- i prisoner. ;: 'i\ «fs^tement from i: -- i the judge. Va 'U' :^e ! ^ nnc to tell you—’’ laAt tlie prisoner away,” said the ■:r otacers escorted her i ■ ' ■ f '--ney Adams de^lin- '' ' c r nan to be inter- had added noth in • . «'aieni3iii she bad made ■tnri' 3 «nie; low'er portion of the hips and ex tending upward, which are attributed to the effects of morphine. Members of the family furnished the information that the accused had insisted that she alone attend and administer to the wants of her par- nets and two sisters when they fell ill and that she alone administered all the medicine. It was said that when Elise would beg her aunt to attend to her wants, Annie would protest. It was stated that Elise com plained that the food given her by Annie was bitter while that given by her aunt, Mrs. Robert Crawford, was not. Mrs. CAwford stated that what ever food others^ gave to Elise was given without Annie’s knowledge. In her confession Annie said that she gave Elise three half grain mor phine tablets in capsules, mistaking them for calomel and soda. “Why did you not call the doctor and tell him about it?” she was ask ed. “I thought she would get over it and my aunt would not do anything to me. I was afraid of her. I got the tablets from the sanatarium on eith er the fifth or sixth of September. After I discovered the mistuke I threw the bottle containing one or two dozen tablets into the water closet. The bottle was |eft open.” In explaining her dislike for her sister Elise she said: “After my mother died and we broke up housekeeping my eldest sisier took Gertrude, the youngest sister and Elsie and I began board ing. Elise was not satisfied as Ger trude was out there (with the elder sister) and we were down here. Fin ally a young man sent a post card to Gertrude to which my elder sister objected. Gertrude finally came here and I w’as unable to take care of her. Elise was always Interfering because when I would tell Gertie to do this or that Elise would always tell me to mind my own business. She would go w’eeks at a time without speaking to me. But this is not why I gave her the morphine. It was a mistake. !0 as arraigned in iT'VKte ofSce trom ■ v > were excluded tTTi before her face, a heavy veil, ■ ith steady step '■ ;ae coiirt room .1 that alie had shed ' ing her statement TWO days lack of her ,:.jlae tablet was re- police as being re- ^iis of increased ner- ' the police that ,lso administered 'pois- ro her father, Walter r motlier and a younger Agnes, all of whom died veeks in the summer ,’S srrengthened today by r a’ned '.y Assistant Chief ,.s 1 .an *F. Mouney. This • iaid, concerns the pos- iarge quantities of mor- L? prisoner about the time fuclden deaths occurred, tha prisoner alone , c.: tliein and frequently 1 rr.rdicines. 5 ^Liid to have been made fr -nd by Elise Crawford ihai her father, mother anes died under suspi- 5 c'.rr ;;n>u,r.ceE may account, the ^ “ ''..1 for the bitter enmity Ann;- rrawford last night ad- ?.,e for Elise. C:r t! •.:ree far' "at eSeci Ud S'-'T- \ "'f ' ' * » * -• i ’ i. ..S •••?•• ..V. ^ L.1 If *■ WEATHER FORECAST. t FRENCH BATTLESHIP LIBERTE. Photograph of the French battles hip Llberte, taken In the North River during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, which was blown to pieces by its own destructives in the harbor at Toulon, France. N’e'^ Or’ear?, Sept. 28.—Following tk Eud'i^n announcement late last = thi' M;p= Annie Crawford had r-^R'mistering morphine by for ^-domel and soda to her £:i 0, V hich resulted in the * "5 last Saturday, Interest '•ois; r?nt’r3 on what action the pcconcerning the mys- ' ■ i.s of Miss Crawford’s h--:ter Mary in June and -Miss Crawford has been rged with murdering her President Talks Of Population By Awoclated Press. Council Bluff, Sept. 28.—Pr«ildent Taft’s Special train arrived in Council Bluff over the Burlington at 6 o’clock this morning ana left at 7:52. President Taft spoke for ten min utes to the crowd of several thousand which had assembled notwithstanding the early hour of his visit. His remarks were largely devoted to the increas ing importance of the agricultural states and the need of Improved meth ods to increase production. The president declared that In 1950 the (>opulatlon of the United States would in all probability be at least two hundred million and that it would be necessary to largely increase pro duction if the people were to be well fed. • Bought This Rail- load For 70 Dollars By Associated Press. Lawton, Okla., Sept. 28.—Charles Orth, of Walter, Okla., has bought at public auction for $70 the Kansas, I^awton and Gulf railroad capitalized at 15,000. The road was chartered to build from Coffeyville, Kansas, to the Red river. ^ Orth also is the owner of the Gotobo and Southwestern railroad, capitalized at seven million dollars, and the Lawton and Wichita Falls line, capitalized at one million. The three cost him less than $200. Southern Power Co. Files Answers io Com plaints Jlliv of ■ 'StSj'.'.y blacksmiths will MEET IN ATLANTA. n. ^ r f'onoerning the deaths of :■ 0 rnf-mbers of the family 1 in Lhe confession and rc: to make any state- •;;:g probable further li- Vv’aen asked wnnt ■in would be taken, di&* Adams replied that he ^ !y what would be done. ■ivis say they have dls- ■:* all the Insurance poll- ' lives of the parents and r.r.j were collected by An- ■ Is of which were spent ^ discovered that a dlf- :zn was called when the inhars of the family fell i' :ous to their death all •f severe pain in the In the matter of the complaint ^ of Thdmas Wv Alexander vs. the Char lotte Power Company, the company filed asnsw^er late yesterday after noon as follows. To the Honorable C. A. Bland, may or, and the Executive Board of the City of Charlotte: The Charlotte Powed Company, an swering the complaint* of Thomas W. Alexander, respectfully shows to your honorable board and alleges: I. This company admits that Thom as W. Alexander is a user of electric lights. II. It admits that during^ the sum mer of 1911 it caused a representa tive to call upon Mr. Alexander and request him to enter Into its uni form lighting contract, a copy of which is attached to Mr. Alexander's complaint, but at the time of re questing the signature to such con tract, this company did not request a deposit of $3 from Mr. Alexan(^r, but in this connection it states that this company at times requires ap plicants for electric service to make a deposit to guarantee the payment for such electricity, tor the reason that under the laws of this state this company is required to furnish elec tricity to all who may desire to ac cept such service without regard to their financial standing, and unless this company is allowed to require a deposit it would greatly increase the losses sustained by said com pany and thereby necessarily increase the cost of furnishing electricity to lU patrons. This leposlt Is only „.ire* by the By Associated Press. ' ♦ Washington, Sept.. 28.—Fore- ♦ cast: ♦ North and South Carolina, ♦ Georgia, Alabama and Missis- ♦ sippi: Generally fair tonight ♦ and Friday; Jight variable ♦ winds. ♦ Mother And Four Children Were Burned To Death in Home STRIKE By Associated Press. , ^ Atlanta, Sept. 28.—The thirteenth biennial convention of the tional brotherhood of blacksmiths will be held in Atlanta beginning next Monday morning and continuing for 12 days. Active preparations for the entertainment of the 250 d gates expected to be and representing every state in J;he union and Canada are being made. DRANK PINT OF HAIR DRANK Pin 3Y MISTAKE. By Associated Press. St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 28.—James Finnegan, 65 years old mistook hair tonic made from peach seeds for whiskey last night and of It. He died in great agony a short time afterwards. it to be necessary for its III. It admits that Mr. Alexander has refused to sign the contract at tached to his complaint but co“* pany d6es not and has no “^ans oi knowing for what t^^ct ander refused to sign this contract, otherwise than for his complaint. IV This company provides in its uniform contract that will nav to the company the sum oi n Uether an amount of Power equal fn value to such sum shall be^ con sumed or not. This minimum charge 18 intended to if “n“ to ny for the expense that it is p in connecting and gum- vices at the premises of the consu er when the consumption the Tn order to maintain tne ser“« connecTn it i^ the company Install anr Uin unes. meters, transformers and moment' that T^e wft^s it, but this payment., is opt la aiddition to tl^e cl^rge for actual consumption. This consta^nt readiness on the part of the company to furnish electricity on the demand of the customer is an item of expense to be considered in deter mining the reasonableness df this $1 deposit required. Where a light is consumed which entitles the company to payment a meter measurement of a sum per month equal to or in excess of the minimnin charge, the .customer. pay only for the light he has actually had, so that this fixed charge becomes, operative wbere his consumption falls below the said amount of $1. It is not a penalty for a failure to use electricity but it is in compensation for tbat part of the service which is at all times being rendered in the maintenance of the apparatus and connections through which the electric current is made available to the customer for the pro duction of light at his pleasure. V. As to the minimum charge on elevarots, et cetra, this company maintains a regular minimum rate of |1 per horse power per . month on the rated capacit3^ of such motors. This charge is made necessary by the fact that this class of service is ac companied by what is known as a “high peak,” that is., the load at times is the full capacity of the mo tor, while at other tiines there may be no oonsumptibn, but the power company itands at ail times ready to, operate the motor at its full capa> ity and keeps a sufficient amount or power in reserve" for'such purposes, together with 'the necessary trans former line and metiering capacity. That- it is the custom of all electric lighting, ^s and power companies and- waterworks I companies to tain a minimum rate and the right By, Associated Press. Chicago, Sept. 28.—A strike on all the Hairiman lines, including the II linois Central will be called as soon as the presidents of the International Shopmens Unions involved can fix upon the day and hour, according to W. 'Kline, president of the interna tional blacksmiths and helpers unions today. A Day of Grace. This is a day of grace in the threat ened strike of 35,000 mechanical em ployes of the Harriman railroads, in eluding the Illinois Central road, sev eral hundred of whose clerks are al ready on strike. It had been intended to call the men out at noon today unless ^ conciliatory reply to the lastest demands w^ere received from Vice-President Julius Kruttschnitt, who is in New York city but the time for final actio6 was pijt off till tomorrow following a conference last night of oflacers of the international unions concerned. The ultimatum sent to Mr. Knitt- schnitt yesterday was not made pub lic and no reply was received from him yesterday or last night. Tbe de mand in substance is that the Harri man lines recognize the federation of various unions of railroad employes in the same way that the railroads now deal with the individual unions J. W> Kline today said for the first time since the agitation began that „ strike would be called unless the deinands were complied with by the railroads. He said that he did not ex pect any reply from Kruttschnitt. “A strike is in evitable now,” said Kline. "Kruttschnitt replied unfavor ably to our final reuest for a confer ence and after a talk this morning with other union presidents, we have d^ided that the strike must be call ed. ' • "S^me favor next Monday as proper time to begin the actual,strug gle: others want to begin Saturday. As soon as we decide that question the word to strike will be sent to all unions.” Strike is Inevitable. The strike order is said to be al ready in the hands of the local union heads and all that will be needed is the flash making it effective. Thirty- five thousand men, including machin- iBts, boilermakers, car repairers and manufacturers, sheet metal v^rkers and blacksmiths will be affected. . Reject Demands. New York, Sept- 28. Announce ment was made by ofiftcials of the union and Southern Pacific railroads at noon today that they had repected the demands of the federation of railway employes on' their lines. An official statement giving the Position fo the railroads in the matter is ex pected shortly. , . By Associated Press. , Columbia, S. C., Sept. 28.—Progress of the labels case trial was again mark ed today by the stubborn fight of de fendants attorney’s against introduc tion of evidence sought to be put in by the state. The first witness, who was subjected to a rigid cross-exami nation, was W. H. Cogswell, pf the Charleston printing house of Walker- Evans & Cogswell, who at the request of the legislative investigating com-1 mittee in 1906 had obtained from the Brandon Printing Company of Nash ville, bids on 21 million labels upon samples which were taken from the lot purchased by the state dispensary board from Nivisson-Weiskopf Com pany of Cincinnati for $35,000 for the 21 million labels. The price quotedq the Charleston concern by the Nash ville company was 7,185 for the same amount of like quality. The trial will probably take up the rest of the week. The defendants in the case on trial are L. W. Boykin, of Kershaw county, and John Bell Tow- ill, of Lexington county, former di rectors of the state dispensary, and W. O.' Tatum, of Orangeburg, foirmer commissioner of the dispensary, which was abolished in 1907. Aviator Rogers Resumes . Flight. By Associated Press. Salamanac, N. Y., Sept. 28.—C. P. Rogers, the aviator^ resumed his at tempted flight from coast to coast at 10:35 this morning. He ascended from a flfeld two miles east of Red House where he met with an accident last Sunday. He planned to follow the route of the Erie Railroad today and said before starting that he hoped to be in the state of Ohio before night. Can Of Kerosme Oil Explodes With Disastrous Results— Five Members of MitcheH Illinois Family Dead as Re sult. Brave Mother^s Last Act Was to Snatch Her Baby Boy And Drop Him to Father And One Son Were Spared^ By Associated Press. Mitchell, 111., Sept. 28.—Mrs. Vlr* gil Vandever, 34 years old and fou* of her children, wereb umed to death early today when a can of kerosena used by Mr. Vandever in starting tnw kitchen fire exploded. The children were Gertrude, W years old; Bessie, 10; Earl, 6, and Wanda, ^ Virgil Vandever was burned on tlii face and hands and Theirl Vandeverii 7 years old, suffered burns of the faca and' legs. The husband and Arthur Langford* Mrs, Vandever’B 18-year-old son a former marriage, saved themBelvef by jumping from a second story win* dow after their efforts to rescue other members of the family were futile. Mrs. Vandever’s last act was to snatch up her seven year old boy Theirl and drop him to safety from, a window. The onlookers saw the wo man throw up her hands and 3l^ backward into thfe flames. Finn Kun lyEDSOII Euchanstw Congre^ Opens | By Associated Press. i Cincinnati. 0„ Sepit. annual national Eucharistic congresii , | opened here today , with huMreds of vj priests and many great -dignitariei of | the Roman Catholic church in America present. ■ The congress opened with a proces* Sion of acolytes, priests and prelates (Which formed at the pastoral resi dence in the rear of St. Peter’g ca« thedral and filed into the edifice. A solemn pbntiflcial high mass was sung by Aarchbishop Henry Moeller of the Cincinnati diocese. Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, delivered the ser mon. After the mass varioufe sessions were to be held. Cotton Conference Opens In Columbia With Hundreds In Attendance ^o!un..,a, B. ' tankera ■«rv Press. C., Sept. 28.—Farm- and business men from South Carolina are a today to participate having for Its ob- plans for mar- infil crop. morning are tet'on , men Interested ''■ill be In the hall of th* It wUi be token. house of representatlYes ^ ® this afternoon when the conferenc will be called to order. . Announcement by E. J. the plans proposed by rett, of the National for financing the cotton crop ed in this state with ^er Interest. It is believed that at ^be conference that this afternoon declstye' act^ wniMi in' quesUona tb»t will be brouj^t befpre had a rifle. . ^ ^ The hoy" staggered out of bed, se cured a 22 calibre revolver and shot his father three times. The latter fen dead in the yard. LVMBER TRUST Denver, Colo., Sept. 28.—Sensational charges that the io-called lumber trust completely dominates the lum trade of at least twtejity states ber black- LTr^o^e property ^®®®f^There is also at all " ’o“ -“'"r^'eLr^rfrr compwiy alleges that ever been able or loss lines and in formers. This to maintain these rates has ^een su^s- tained. by every, court in whidi the same has-been presented, so far as this company has been able to as certain. ... VI And in this connection this com-, pany alleges that its minimum rate is as’ low, if not lower, than the minimum rates maintained ^ by any company conducting a si®^^ar bus iness under similar 'conditions. _ VII Answering that part of- the compiaint cotitalhed in paragraph two witb reference to .'stipulations protect ing the company in case of negii- gelce, it alleges that the stipulation referred to does not protect the company negligence. But . the stimulation is to protect the company from the effect of the negligence of the consumer or any otfter person or Persons. VIII In so far as the complaint al leges that the contf^ submitted by the company tends to husiiess; this company ^ saying that as it is not alleged in the “mpfaint in what manner such mo nopoly would be caused, by virtue of ?hrwntract. it is utoable to answer “■wherefore,- This company rewect this honorable board by maintaining a syp systtem, lists, divisions of territory and other alleged illegal methods conducted through a central agency in Chicago called the lumber secretaries bureau of information, are made in an anti trust suit filed in the United States court here by the department of 3us- tic© ' This is the government's fourth move in a nation-wide flglA agaiiwt the lumber trust in addition to the criminal allegations already Peking against the secretaries of fourteen lumber men’s associations. Anti-trust suits under the Sherman Jaw are now pending against the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association and the Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers Association. ADJUSTINQ TERMINAL N EED8 OF RAILROAD r* «0T»nnt nor has it ever oeen auie . „^ts this honorable boara f- supply current to any ^^at the-complaint of the complaln- fo. supply, _ connection that or in a proper whether the maintain a service connection and up-to-date manner power is consumed or OOMSrtton it must noia instantaneous- Iness In ord^ for light which the ly the dem»agg ^ ;«hv S>aii#«r to^^ttUed to at w Respectfully charixjtte power CO. By rV Harrill. vice-president. Anawe? to Rev. ft L. Patte|^n, In the Matter of Gee Consumption. In the mattwr of the complaint of (CkHitiAue^ on , Pa^ . Special to The Neifrs. Raleigh, N. 0., Sept. 28.-Tlie matter Gf adjusting the tcrmin&l needs of Mattamuskeet railroad, at Washington as preliminary to the arrangement for equipment and operation of this raU- road property, controlled.by the state, is being threshed out by the council of state and a party ef citizens of the Washington section today. It is expected that the matters 'mil be adjusted so that,the road may be gotten ready for operation speedily POHNSON-WELLS FIGHT OFF. Bv Associated Press. ‘London, Sept. . 28.—The Johnson Wells champicmship^ fight scheduled fdr October second has been abaodo^; ed by. the principaJs and promoters owing te the opposition of the anthor- iUes and a large element of the pub- Uc, By Associated Press. Anderson, S. C., Sept. 28.—Oscar Hall, a well to do farmer living near here was shot and killed by his ,18- year-old son, Walter, at their home late last night, the boy, it is declared was protecting his mother. The elder Hall returned home in toxicated and tried to force whis key upon the boy who was ill in bed. struck her over the head with a broom handle. She fled from the tion presented by the German govern- house followed by her husband, who ment upon the last ^ench proposali Moroccan Affair Some More. By Associated Pr«es. Paris, Sept. 28.—A semi-official note issued today says that the observa- for a settlement of the Moroccan affair reached Paris this morning and that the reply includes new questions and maintains reservations which re quire serious examination. Italian Warships Lying Just Outside Tripoli Now- No Interfeience Fiom Twkey By Associated Press. Constantinople, Sept. 28.—It is offi cially stated that several small Italian warships are cruising eight.miles off Tripoli. They examined by search lights the Turkish transport Derna which arrived at Tripoli on Tuesday, having on board heavy artillery and ammunitions of war. The Italian cruisers did not inter fere with the passage of the Dema which is now discharging her cargo at Tripoli. The cabinet this morning renewed its consideration of the situation. Se crecy was observed as to the delibera tions. It was evident,, ho.wever, that the replies of the powers to Turkey’s ap peal for intervention had produced the bitterest disappointment. Although the precise nature of to Tripoli. The general demands of Italy have not yet been presented. The porte yielded and stopped , the movement of the sWps toward Tripoli except the transport Dema, which had already sailed and could not be reach ed when the ultimatum was delivered. Italy acuqiesced in the plans of the Dema and did not interfere witb ber progress. Italy Sends Ultimatum. Paris, Sept. 28.—It is accepted In government quarters here that Italy, has sent an ultimatum to Turkey but has not set the time within which the demand must be met or rejected. Hence from the document Itself it can not be determined when Italy will proceed from words to action. The delay although indefinite will not, it is presumed continue many these replies has not been made pub- without a suitable response.from Itc, the powers apparently expressed Inability to interfere in the action of ^® «4 Houra’ Grace, the Italian government. ' nour. w « , There was no developments reported in the 'situation this morning, Italy not having communicated her final de mands to the porte as yet, but in offi- Rome, Sept. 28.—A note addressed by the foreign office to the Italian charge d’affairs at Constantinople very recently peremptorily fixed 24 hours manas to tne porte as yei, uut lu oui- whloh th« Tur- cial circles the belief was expressed “ that a conflict would be avoided in as much as Turkey was prepared to make concessions to Italy provided her dignity was preserved and her ter ritorial integrity unimpared. 'The leading papers of the capital while guarding their utterances, make it plain that they favor resistance to the Italian demands. Some of them attack the govemment for having plac ed too much reliance upon the friend ship of Germany. Reports Confirmed. Berlin, Sept. 28.—Reports that It»ly has presented an ultimatum to Turkey are confirmed, but according .to infor mation her® it demands only the im mediate c^satioQ of the despatch of TurkiBh troops and materials of war kish government must reply to the de mands therein set forth. The note coivtinues: “The Imperial govemment which to the present time has shown constant hostility towards all legitimate activ ity In Tripoli and In Cyrenne, has, by an act in the last hour, proposed to the royal govemment to come to an agreement and has declared itself dis posed to accord all the economic con cessions compatible with the treaties in force and in accord with the dignity and superior interests of Turkey; but the royal govemment does not be lieve in measures taken at this hour,, wblcb r6S6Dibl6 th6 ncgotiatioiiB of which It has had experience in the (Continued' on Page Nine.)
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