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t from Us Its mtSBP-l iTzip about VNO LOAN Aidwu- and ■sr. t'Trini; ill whUf.-i idinK from ■fi#» ?av:D^3 Ti-a up 13 UQ* OPPORTUNITIES ARE BROUGHT TO MANY EAClte>AY WSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEWS WANT ADS. THE Latest Edition 45. NO. 8046 CHARLOTTE N. C., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29 191 1 PT>T/^l?IIn Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy Dally—5 Cents Sunday. ^ I Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Pally and Sunday. (TALY DECLARES WAR UPON TURKEY!- REACHED. ierman Press Boldly Roosts Action Of ItalianGovemment ^ IS Officially at Rome lhai Actual War ^ganat live Thirty This ^jtetnoon—The Reason, l^ky*s Failure to Meet De- mnds of Italian Ultimatum hrought Trouble to a Climax ^Jurkish Parliament Con- tcked rin'ed Prees. Rcie. 29.—Italy has declared T'.rkev. ' or announcement was • '■ - afternoon. ;• d that the two countries in a Ptate of war beginning at - \ o clock on the afternoon ;:Fr : .'^iptemi'er 29. * 'he hour at which the Ital- ut;c;atum to Turkey expired. It ;:,.:^ed a session of the cabinet at the Turkish reply was consid* ••y and found unsatisfactory. evpr indication pointed to 1 ion b} the royal government, always a possibility that ;-r :! of other governments ,oe?sful in avoiding bos- ": t.tthe final decision of • -.vas announced the ex- ;' u^hout the city was in* Lr'^urhou’ the earlier houri of the r ft rarf“? had issued special edi- d.;;-o : Tin? that the Italian - '' ;s movia? in plain sight of the :. ■* of Tripoli and intimating that .. ^ :hr be declared at any mo- minister of foreign affairs, i^zor Di San Giulia no, received the 1/crh reply from the Turkish am- ii- 1"ir this morning and immedl- i- went into conference with his Mvvi.res in .’lie ministry. It is un ■’Lodd that the Ottoman govern- Uf completely conceded Italy’s eco- "ir nians in Tripoli but evaded a £r*ct answed demanded by this wov- ffiment, vLich had set forth In Ita li-satum that Turkey must say that lie would not resist the propose-l oc- n?»tlon of Tripoli and Cyrene. In- it«iil the Porte sent a conciliatory Kti luggeeting further delay. It was co»n that at the same time Turkey 5::iinitted a note to 'the powers In *L:ch it is assumed that she repre- leted hprsplf as the injured, party isd V inference at least sought their i:tenrention The royal government decided to r:d absolutply by Its ultimatum of Msterday anu in the absence of the 'f; y call- d for, to declare Italy and ‘ifiey m a state of war from the iv:: that the ultimatum of 24 hours erired. I methods, particularly toward two al* Announced] , The Beitung Am Mlttag eays tbat one must go back to the partition ot Poland to find a similar example of brutal violence and political hypocra- sy which was strikingly llluatrated in the warning of the powers to the Balkan states to “behave.” They were dwarTs. Only mighty Italy may play the bandit. The paper adds that Italy, with Itfl hoddes of illiterates, is the least Jus tified in using as a pretext conditions | in Tripoli for an action against all; the rules of civilized intercourse. Paris, Sept. 29.—A dispatch to the Temps from Constantinople says the Turkish cabinet at the conclusion of its session last night decided that Turkey would not oppose with force an Italian leanding at Tripoli and that this decision was sent to Rome ■:s a reply to the Italian ultimatum. Another dispatch to Temps from Rome says that the Turkish harge d’affaires there called on the Italian foreign minister. Marquis Di San Giuliano, at 9 o’clock this morn ing and remained w^ith. him for 50 minutes. He informed the foreign minister that Turkey had decided not to oppose the landing of Italians at Tripoli. The foreign minister accompanied the Turkish official to the door and then proceeded' Immediately to the meeting of the cabinet. Rome, Sept. 29.—It is now officially announced that Italy and Turkey are In a state of war beginning at half past two o’clock on the afternoon of ^day September 29. The reason is given that Turkey has failed to meet, the demands con tained in the Italian ultimatum. Italy will provide for the safety of Italians and all other foreigners in Tripoli and Cyrene, using to this end .ill the means at her disposal. The blockade'Of the entire coast^oi Tripoli and Cyrene will be undertaken immediately and a notification of this act will be sent to all neutral powers. Orders to Fleett The minister ot marine is b«lieved to have sent wireless orders to the Italian fleet oft Tripoli to act immedi ately. HITCHCOCK AND OVINGTON. Emrl L Ovington. mejet at Nassau aeroplane, which I. The f6at so far Postmaater General Hitchcock delivering mall bag ' One of the features of the international Aviatloi Boulevardi Long Island, Is the delivery of mall Is the first tinne this has been attempted In Am^r has been successful and proven that such a thing w jM'actlcal On the aviation grounds have been erected Impromptu offices at which postcards, stamps, etc., are sold and mailed. stated times the mail closes. Five minutes after the mall hour Eiw» W Ovington can be teen daahing off to Mlneola, Long Island, wltpa i^ajff n^lI.-Af ter depositing his bag and., receiving another >he Into the air and la back- withrn haft an hour. Ovington is scheduled to start In tn e Hearst coast to coast raca for a prize Of $50,000 at the close of the meet, which Is October 1. MUST FACE THE Will 35,000 Men On Hainman Lines Go on Stt ike? Authorttis Will Not Attempt to Hold Her Responsible Tor the Death oj Her Parents— Too Late to Examine How For Poison, Div.1 Makes A \0Wcials of the RaUroads Af- /ecftd Decktre lha There Woi Ids Recot d wm be m General stnke- By Associated Press. I 700 Many Idle Men on Hand Los Angeles, Sept. 29.—^Ford Tra- ville, a professional driver at Avalon, Catalina Island, made yesterday what is said to be a world’s record for driv ing. Clad in a common bathing suit, Traville dragged a half inch rope down sixt3’^-five feet below the surface and made it fast to an anchor lying on the bottom. Traville was down two minutes. law for an attack upon that fleet be fore it can make Its escape and find ^ • refuge in the Bosphorus under the ^ shelter of the powerful shore defenses. This action followed a meeting of .g^j^j^ would leave Italy plenty « 11 o’clock at which iti^j leisure to deal with the compara-' INTERURBAN SHOPS AT HOSKINS. the cabinet at H o’clock at which was decided to proceed with meas ures previously determined upon. Turkish Parliament Called. Cologne, Sept. 29.—A dispatch to the tively small Turkish military force in Tripoli and to prevent any reinforce ments reaching that country from cologne, oepi. ^ , water. Cologne Gazette from ^rlin says thtj declaration of war without no History of Trouble. Trouble between Italy and Turkey ■^Mch culminated this afternoon in a of war at Rome, dates back to 1872 when with the mak- ){ treaty concluding the Rua- 1”-rk.'h war, the powers are un- .-r>'')od to have agreed to permit ; ■ a "paclflo penetration of Trlpo- Turkey claims this right has swn reepected ever since, itaiv ha« colonized Tripoli until her !itepes»8 in that African province are great. She has asserted, how- that her subjects have been mls- ’•reated by the Ottoman authorities ini co-^tantly discriminated a^lnst. ?^«quent disputes have arisen. German Press Condemns Italy. Berlin, Sept. 29.—The German today does not spare fords in ^5iidemnation of Italy’s action. The Frankfurter Zeltung declares tliat civilized Europe, disregarding po- •^Wcal differences, must protest |?Mnst an act of open pillage and violence and says that there * tto Justification for Italy’s “brutal „ decree was issue tonight convoking the Turkish parliament at Constanti nople. ^ Ultimatum to Greece. London, Sept. 29.—A news dispatch from Vienna says that Turkey propos es to present an ultimatum to Greece demanding that the latter withdraw all claims to Crete. News that Italy has occupied Tripoli is expected here at any minute. Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey returned from the country, where he had been visiting and had Jong and separate conferences ^th ^e ^taljan ambassador. Marquit Di ^Francavllla and the Turkish ambassador, Tefwik Pasha. Latter the Austi^I^ngarian ambassador. Count Mensdorff-PouUly- EHeirlchsteln, called on the ^^ret^y. It is understood the Turkish cabinet at last night’s meeting framed a^c- ond appeal to the powers to use their influence to I^f thS mats here are strong in the belief th^ no tender of good offices on the part of other countries can avail .to alter Italy’s program. Italy Follows Japan’s Course. Wasiiington.Sept. 29.—Persons fj^ miliar with conditions that led/ip to Russo-Japanese war recall that Japan took the course Italy is ing, in practically beginning ties wlthoift warning to her opponent and thereby secured a tre mendous advantage by preventing the consolidation of the two sections of the Russian fleet which were ^ harbors of Port Arthur and Chem- tlAO ^^Mos^^of the small Turkish fleet is off the-Syrian coast at the extreme eastern end of the Mediterwn^n and Italy’s declaration today is believed to be with the deliberate securing warrant under International Women, Half Starved And Penniless Relates Straye Tale Of Persecutions ■iG’f-ii Pre&8. r.rv-j , C®* * Sept. 29.—Half 111 and penniless, Mrs. Katie j'Qoier. t^ho8e husband she said %'3llor at Red Bluff, Cal., was tOft k ^ today and brought •j... Upon the woman’s waist ^ 'ag reading; concern: This is Widraer. She is feeble ult ,®nd is en route to her sls- Annie Eckert, 31 ..enwood avenue, Madison, N. J.” instructions to ?»ituneni to -piesse see that the makes all called for In transportation from Red Bluff to Madison, N. J. Mrs. Widmer said her beaten her into dazed conditton and placed her on the y^n at Red BlufI after having provided her wit a ticket to New Jersey and |200 m money. Two women who her on the train, she declared, rob bed her bf the |200 last nlgh^ ••I am not so feeble mtoded asjny husband sema to think, mer told the police tice to neutral nations is coming to be the rule instead of the ejreeption _ in recent years. It is said at the state ^ department that there caij be no ob- l#‘ction to such a course as has been adopted by Italy in this insurance so long as there is no undue Interferende-j with American commerce or other in terests. It is assumed that if a blockade of | 'iripolitan ports has been established by Italy, it will be really what is equivalent to^a jveaceful blockade and will be confined to the turning back of neutral ships seeking to enter Trip olitan ports without any attejnpt at seizure. It l& expected that due notice of any such blockade will be given as soon as possible. The Washington government, hope ful until the last moment, that the mediation of some European power might prevent actual hostility between Italy and Turkey and scarcely pre pared for news of actual declaration of war. . Neitger Ambassador Rockhill at Constantinople nor Ambassador Leish- man at Rome had informed the state department, that the crisis^had been reached Ambassador Rockhill cabled that there was some excitement among the foreign element m Con stantinople, presaging a rupture be tween Italy and Turkey. He said that departing steamers from the Turkish capttal were crowd ed by foreigners apprehensive of dan cer but added that , the city was or derly. American Consul Wood at Trip oli cabled under last^night’s d%te that Ijj cruisers were making a demonstra tion before the city of Tripoli but that good order prevailed in the city. ^orelgn diplomatic representatives at^Rome appear to have been ^^ept in profound ignorance of Italy s Inten tions, even the language and scope of the report of the Italian Ultimatum presented to the P^^^e yesterday b^ inn known in Rome only to the for eign office. This was interpreted by ohiCials as showing that Italy plan* ned a complete surprise evidently to prevent the asft® ^ Biaerable Turkish naval forces in the neighborhood of Tripo 11. ' parole Board Adjourns. By Associated Press. Leavenworth, Kas., Sept. 29*—After hearing the applications of all federal prisoners here seeking parole, injl^d: John R. Walsh, the former Chica- ^banker the federal board of parole As The News goes to press ■ there is a rumor on, the streets to the effect that the Southern Power Company is to locate its shops at, or a little beyond Hoskins. It is said that the land for th^ir shops has been, or will be purchased from the Southern Real Estate, Loan & Trust Co. Must Answer Charge oj Poi soning Her Stster, However-- No Funds to Employ Law yer^ Woman Seems to Takt the Ajffair Lightly, By .Associated Press. New Orleans, Sept. 29.—Miss Annie Crawford, now facing the charge of murdering her sister Elise last Sat urday will not be charged with caus ing the deaths of ‘ her mother and father ana sister Agnes,*all of whom died under mysterious circumstances In June and July of 1910. This was the semi-official information secured a the police station today. ' It is understood that the decision of District Attorney Adams not to inves tigate further the flrst three deaths was based upon a report of City Chemist Metz last night that it would be practically Impossible to deter mine the presence of opium in any of the bodies since they had been buried for more than 12 months. The detectives have now centered their activities on discovering what Annie Crawford did with the oxalic acid which she purchased on the Wednesday preceding the death of Elise. 3he said she bought the acid which which to bleach she^te. The fact that the accused alSmitted that she administered three capsules of morphine tablets of half a grain each to her sister, together with the report of the city chemist that he had found three grains of morphine In an analysis of less than a cupful of the contents of Elise’s stomach, confirms the district attorney’s belief that he will be able to offset all doubt as to the intentions of the accused in giv ing the poison. The city chemist is further analyz ing in search for oxalic acid or addi tional quantities of morphine. Should he find more pojson the district attpr- j ney will again face the prisoner with the chemist’s report, it is said, to give her an opportunity of making further statements supplementing her statement of Wednesday Accompanied by her sister, Mrs. E. Leo, of Port Arthur, Texas, and Police Matron O’Connor, Miss Craw ford went into the district attorney’s office after her arraignment yester day. ^ . T “I want to find out what I am to do about getting a lawyer to defend me, Mr. Adams,” she said. “I must have one in this case but I have no money with which to hire one, nor are my relatives in a position to give me any aid financially.” * “If you wish,” replied the district attorney, “I.will speak to Judge Cre- tien about appointing a competent and reputable attorney to act in your behalf. Such is the custom when the accused is unable to hire one. Th6 prisoner spent most of yester- day in the parish prison in com- By Associated Press. Ipany with the matron. Her appetite Chicago, Sept. 29.—Following two is unimaired and ®J®®ats heartily a successive victories of the Chicago every meal.^Onejf the^o^ baseball team of the National League, acting like any prisonfer confin the only'■possible coil tenders for the|g^ ^ simple charge championship over New York, which is still five and one half games in the lead for the pennant, the remaining two games of the series waited today on the schedule Smarting under the halt put to their attempt to wrest the.league title from Chicago, the New Ywk players rested I By Associated Pross, today with the avowed intention of de- Columbia, S. C., Sept. 29.—DeDnnis feating the foe tomorrow and Sunday, -y^^^eiskopf, of the livisson- Weiskqpf Players of both teams appreciated the Company of Cincinnati, from wham'the rest, however, as all were somewhat labels in question were purchased, took stiE because of the wetting in yester- ^he stand in the dispensary fraft case day’s game which ended in a heavy rain about one o’clock this afternoon. There It drizzled most of the nine innings. were many objections to his testimony It is now planned to use Mathewson and little was gleaned from him up in the New York boi again before the to the hour of abjoumment. Court will end of the season. hold a session this afternoon, begin- New York can still lose seven of its jjjjjg at half past four o’clock. 14 remaining games and win the pen- Weiskopf, in answer to questions by nant even if Chicago wins all of its Attorney General Lyon^ stated that he remaining nine games. had had a conversation with M. A. Seven of New York’s remaining Goodman about a label deal during the games will be with Brooklyn and Man- ^arly part of the year 1905, that Good- ager McGraw today said that he ex- Ljjan told him there would bd- some pected to win at least five of these j expense in securing the contracts, and IS FRmiK HBOUT Union Oncers, However, De- dare That There is no Other Coutse to Pursue in View oj Latest Ultimatum —Strike Order Issued, By Associated .Pr^s. Chicago, II., Sept. 29.—Shopipen on the Harriman lines, the Illinois Central and the Yazoo and Mississ'ippi Valley Railroads will go on strike at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, according to a final statement. by J. W. ^ Kline, president of the blacksmiths. The strike order was issued and the time set this morning after the confer- ence with the five union presidents. By Associated Press. Denver, Colo.. Sept. 29.—Mrs. Ger trude Patterson held for the murder of her husband, Charles A. Patterson, former Chicago broker, sticks to the story she told immediately after the shooting, declaring that her hus band struck her and then handed her a gun with the remark: “Here, take thfs and blow your heard off.” From then until after her arrest she reiterated time after time, her mind was a blank. ^ Regarding her relations with Emil Strouss, a illionaire clothing manu facturer of.CWcago she talked ' Ii;^t“t'STemaife "^“1^ men“do Mt Chicago, Sept. 29.—Although order* instructing 35,000 employes of the me> chanical departments of the Harriman railroads, including the Illinois Cen tral, to strike at 10 o’clock tomorrow are ready for transmission today to various division points, there will be no strike, according to officers of the railroadg concerned. The belief of the railroad mana^rs that the men would not strike is based on the fact that thousands of railroad men are already idle as a restilt of re* trenchment by the Harriman roads and admitting illicit relations, the police said, and charging her husband with furthering these relations for money "TairgrofTriegree murder against Mrs. Patterson will be filed today by the district attorney. call for any increase in wages. The strike is threatened because the railroads yesterday for the third Mosquito Cost Thousand Lives Miaits By Associated Press. Honolulu, Sept, 29.—One Central American mosquito may cost thous ands of lives, is the substance of pro tests cabled today to Washington against orders relieving steainera ^of the necessity of fumigation before leaving Central American ports for the Hawiian Islands. Mercatile and civic organizations in their protests point out that Hawaii is now without yellow fever or ma laria but that mosquitoes are almost sure to bring both diseases. Must Not Steal Canal Laborers. By Associated Press. Panama, Sept. 29.—In order to prevent the exportation of canal la borers by designing contractors who can find a ready market for their services in Brazil and other South eration of shop employes In the ner that they now de^ with the indli vidual unions comprised in the federa* tion. President J. W. Kline, of the lOtiMF* national Blacksmiths Union, who pf*- pared the strike order that thd rtiU road officers say will either not b« aent out or will not bB._obeyejl, aald today that the men were’^ek'ger to strike and that all prepai-atlons Me • strike hid been perfected. He said that thfe reply of Mr. KruUfr chnitt of the Harrittcan roada t6 th^ federation’s ultlmatuin left no alterna- ‘^ttve tb li'" strike except to with^aw the demands of the union. Strike Orders Sent Out. - KansasCity, Sept. 29.-r-Following. a conference here today betwefen Prefli* dents J. A. Franklin and M. F. Ryaiw of the boilermakers and Carmen’s un ions respectively, the two men sent out strike orders to the membera ol their unions this afternoon. About 15,000 cai^nen and B,000 boilennakera are affected by the orders. Situation in Georgia. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 29.—Not a train eigners found recruiting ers shall be summarily exported Native Panamans who- try to per suade canal employes to leave for other work must pay a fine of not less th^n f1,000 .nor more than $3,000. Progress of the Lables Case Gieim mm eURIi TO “ t thp flssemblv has has been operated into or out of Au- American fountnes the assemoly has Georgia & Florida Rail- passed a law that any^ Thursday. The train due PiErners lound xecruitlng ca ^^5 Thursday afternoon waa deserted by the fireman at Mldvllle. Ga., a junction of the Georgia & Florida and the Central of Georgia, and it has remained there eyfer since. No train was operater one of Augusta Friday because there was no firemen to be had. It is understood herA that ther oad will not negotiate with the striking firemen because of the alleg ed unfair treatment given the road by the firemen. They are said to have struck without giving the road proper warning. Strikers In Court. Bv Associated Press. Orleans, Sept. 29.—^Twelve Tampa, Fla.,' Sept. 29.—Seven nun- gtjijjers and striks sympathizers dred of the two thousand strikmg ^jj^rged with contempt of court were cigar makers returned to work this today by United States Dep- mornihg. Four manufacturers agreed marshals for alleged violation of to pay them two to four dollars niore temporary Injunction isued by per thousand for cigars made. ine ^j^^ federal'court against strikiM em- men agreed to demand no more fr ^ minois Central and smokers. It is expected that the otner ^,.-00 & Mississippi Valley Railroads, employers will do likewise. ^ ^ Larkin B. Flannigan In Clutches Of Law Aftet Notoi ions Career as Forger proper chanfea aa; dren. Mra. Wld- Burfeona. “He tried to *et rid ol me_ J tor'fiiS d.Un#to«- ^ ^ ^ tlwiu AtlanU, Ga., and'from thew he wlU aoto Waahington to take the report wanted to be with my contests. THE WEATHER. By Associated Presa. ^ Washington, D. C.j, Sept. 29.- ♦ ^North^Carolina—Probably fair #■ tonight and Saturday; ^ er Saturday; moderate^ ^ west, ahiftlng to ^ wind:. ♦ cool- south* northwest expense asked him if he were willing to ad vance some money for that purpose. Weiskopf said he had expressed his willingness to _do this and had given Goodman $4,100 for this purpose. After the deal had been closed,. Weiskopf gave Goodman a draft for $2,000. These papers were put In evidence and the bid which had been made by the Weife- kopf company for the labels was also in evidence. There was also placed in evidence just before adjournment a letter from Boykin to Weiskopf stat ing that Towill had agreed to the label contract and that he could rush the By Associated Press^ Chicago, 111., Sept. 29.—Larkin B. Flannigan, wayward son of Wallace B; Flannigan, former member of the Illi nois legislMure a-pd. now a banker in Arkansas, under arres't at St. Louis for forgery, is said to be wanted by the polic^ of many citiea* Detectives as sert he was the cleverest forger at large. It is estimated that Flannigan’s forgeriea during eight years will ag gregate $65,000.. With Larkin in jail detectives re vealed the system under which h%|Op- erated. To begin with he had printed 5,000 dra.cs on the “Rural Hill Bank of Illinois,” a fictitious institution spending he worked himself into good society. He. entertained highly. In a diary he kept the names of persona who invited him to visit them at their re&idences in other states. Flannigan made It a point to -drop in on these new-found friends about six months later. He had between 20 and 30 aliases. Back of these naniea was that of sOme Illinois or Arkansas banker. Hia friends naturally introduced him at the bank. The banks would consult the directory and find his statements apparently true. A few days later Flan nigan would write a draft on his “Rur al Hill Bank” and depart. Harry G. Price, secretary of tha supposed correspondents of the flcti- ticus bank These drafts were made payable on the 'Bahkera’-Guaranty and Trust Company of ChKfago, yesterday swore out a war- rant for ybung Flannigan for forging. Flannigan’s father is president of a'Mr. Price’s namfe to a draft for $500 bank at Osceola, Ark. The son secured recommendations from his parent and started out. He vialted one after anoth er of the Southern watering places. With hla Doliahed mi^era and liberal l^annlgan has twice been convicted of forgery. In 1908 he married Mrs. Mattie Ferrlngton, a Memphis widow. He has a brother In Yale Unitwalty and a slater in Vassar College. ® *