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V\^ant Advertise it in The Nfewg “For Sale” Will Read Your Ad, latest Edition THE TEN PAGES. VOL. 45. NO. 8065 Latest Edition TEN PAGES. CHARLOTTE N. C« TUESDAY EVE^INO, PCTOBER. 10. 191 I » Copy Dally—5 Cents Sunday. I Outside Charlotte fi Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday. Many Lives Probably Lost In The Flood- Dis trict SCENES AND PRINCIPALS IN THE FAMOUlB M-NAMARA CASE. At the top at the left Is J^s. B. McNamara and at the right Jbtin J. McNamara, whp'were ehafged with the dynamltlng cf the Log Angete* Times Buiidliig, last October when 21 men were Mlled. The main picture shows the county Jail where the McNamaras are confined, and In the rear the Hail of Justice where the great trial will take place. Below In th^ left is a photograph of Judge Waiter Bordweii, who will preiMde at the trjal. To his right is the picture of Ortle McManagar, the mlan who was arrested with the McNamaras brothers as being lm plicated in the dynamiting, and who it Is said has confessed .everything and will be the prlncipAI witness against the McNamaras. An Area of 200 by 75 MUes ♦ ♦ JEFF DAVIS TO WED ♦ Southwestern Colorado And jS orthem New Mexico VisU rt - iM J ♦ By Associated Pms. ec by ^ufnouM Floods—‘Pro- f^rty Loss $5,000,000, ♦ Ldttle Rock, Ark., Oct. 10.— ♦ ^ Announcement was made In this ^ many Reports Coming in oj Persons Drowned, AUhough no Accurate List of Dead is Given — RaUtoads Sujfer-- Public Roads Destroyed. r - ^kTciated Press. . * ver. Col., Oct. 10.—Without tele r : ‘-iid telegraph service crippled . : -ire than 300 miles of railroad (. r ; commission, only pieagxe re- \rc being received from the !. -wep« district of southi^estem i • ^3 and northern New Mexico, an area approximating 100 •> rriies. Many Reported Lost. T are rumors of heavy loss of \.i,- wu' the verified death list so far - iratlvely small. John Rice was c. ned while aiding in the rescue of ^ at the Methodist mission school r -r.:.ngton. N. M.. and near Blan- o’ • , a Mexican family of seven . rted drowned. From various ' come reports of seeing per* ; ^ 5w»»pt away in the flood, r vibamatus comes a report that - lans at the Shipwreck agency ' Navajos were lost In the wa- \11 the buildings at the agency, ly the gov’ernment at a cost of . are reported to have been de- ' ed. Property Loss Heavy. -r ‘>er»y loss is estimated at approx- '-'t. $5,000,000. Practically the en- ’ . ow’ gauge system of the Den- -i Rio Grande Railroad known as ■ Pio Grande Southern, is out of - - . ion and train service to a : - M towns cannot be resumed, -lid. under sixty days. Arboles Destroyed, service and freighting lines : » established but the deStruc- highways is a wertous obsucle. matton of the entire deatruc- "0^ tte hamlet of Arboles has been . f *!. Late reports indicate that flood waters are subsiding. ' city today of the approaching V marriage of United States Sena- > tor Jeff Davis and Miss Lela ’ Carter, of Ozark. The ceremony » will take place at Ozark Thura- > day afternoon. Senator Davis Is a widower. ' Peace Monument • Unveiled at AtlaUa Imprisoned Man Special to The News. Atlanta, Oct., lO.—A tiny hand tug* ged at a string, a great swarthing mass of white fell away as if by magic, and the Peace Monument at Piedmont Park, erected by the Old Gate City Oufrd and dedicated to the spirit of fraternal love that Joins the North and South, stood revealed this afternoon to the gase of over 3,000 distinguished military visitors and a great concourse of people. It was a tremendously impressive ceremony. Brilliantly colored uniforms of varied hues, the martial music of the militray brass bands, the eloquent addresses o£ Northern and Southern orators, all contributed to make the occasion memorable. Such an even It was In fact, that the motion picture men were on hand w’ith their mechanics to provide the whole world with the spectacle, and the special correspondents of the great monthly magsizlnes were as numerous as t]ie representatives of the great daily press. Perhaps not since Sherman burned Atlanta have the eyes of the North and South alike been so fixed upon this city for any cause connected with the civil war or with the, peace which has succeeded this great struggle. A serious meaning is lent to the dedication of this f>eace monument l>€- cau8€ it is participated in by many of the most famous military organiza tions that fought on either side of the great struggle. Boston, Hartford, and Philadelphia, are represented side by side with the Southern citiee. The troops, whfch have been here since Sunday, will remain throughout tomorrow. They are the honored guests of the city,' and have free ac- m T T Opening Oj The McNamma Tiial THE WEATHER. By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 10.—Fore cast : 9 North and South Carolina, local rains tonight and Wednes day; light to moderate north east winds. Brkf Respite Gwen Parties Connected With Noted Case To-day by Delay on Account of Electiom’-AU Ready For Beginning cf Struggle. Lorimet Ptobe Was Re opened By Associated Press. Chicago, Oct. 10.—The United States Senate investigation into the election of William Lorimer was reopened here today. Senator Dillingham, chairman of the committee, announced that the rules of testimony would not be sacred ir the coming sessions. “We will continue to allow all tes- tiftiony bearing in any way upon the investigation to be admitted, regard less of legal technicalities,” he said. State Senator Frank A. Lande, ol Moline, 111., was the first witness call ed. Flooded With LeiteTS[cM,"ta the cIubs/Thetr appreciation 'of Southern hospitality is evident. Next to the unveiling itself, the great feature of the day was the parade this morning. It had many remarkable unuc. -- things In it. The old Putnam Phalanx, of his third wife, Bessie Kentlof Hartford, Conn., marched A sociated Press. regon, 111.. Oct. 10.—Dr. Harry E. e*sr, under indictment for the “f, has received a score of let- :ei irom women since his imprison- raen’ here. ' the letters express either sym- : •> or admiration for the physician u several contained small sums of r*nev. One anonymous letter in fem inine handwriting conUined a $20 bill. . V.’ebeter smiled today when he ' : a published interview with Mabel C‘ ^s.i.iih, the trained nurse in Chlca- -■ '^ho is quoted as saying: : love Dr Webster with a d^P, t )0G affection and would have worked r. i.iigers to the bone for him. SYSTEM OF TOWING THE PANAMA CANAL. Associated Prese. ■^'ashington. Oct. 10.—The - to be employed In • - locks in the Panama canal i» . ;. d In specifications for the ^motives which have ; der that bids may be asked for on j . forty machines which will ^ cuired for the locks at Isliruel and Mlrafiores. The • ich is the Invention £ .lldhauer, of the provides for the I'h the locks at the rate an hour, the vessel beinf held . adv between four tauthawsers. \ ship will come to a full e fore bay of the locks where four will be attached to it, t •o^nard on either side and two aft^ - rh^lr other ends 111 be attached to the *vir towing locomotives •he lock walls, two forward _ ■ \ ■ aft being towed by their b » • ^ holding the ship . except •cotlves will run o na level, except ^ »hey pass from one lock V - te they will climb heavy Th%re will be two ° the cae ftir towing and the other for the return of the locomotives towing R0QER8 RESUMES FLIGHT. . Associated Press. C. Prlngfie^l, 111., Oct. 10.--Avlator C. p Rodgers\resumed hli _Q-ning, Vrht at 8\35 o’clock this morning, .• ir in the, direction of ■ •' -rs m wltsin > 4 cat iMg 7rhl. fi#. by Haii>* Atwood recently m iKht from St.,Louis to New Yora. carrying flint rock muskets that had been used by their ancestors of the B«me command In the revolutionary war, against the British. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston, also Justly claiming revolu tionary descent, marched in brilliant gala uniform. The State Fencibles, of Philadel phia, wore scarlet coats. The proces sion mauie up of a dozen or more other commands, in addition to the Southern N atlonal Guard troops. The young girls who acted as spon sors for the unveiling were all rela tives or descendants of the Old Gate City Guard. ^ , The chief marshal of the parade and master of ceremonies was Captain J. F. Burke, for many years commander of the Gate City Guard. Raleigh Police Made Big Haul of Whiskey Special to The News. Raleigh, Oct. 10.—The Raleigh po lice are puzzled over the finding of a package of seventy-five half pint bot tles of whiskey In Moore, or ‘Bap tist” square, Sunday night, there being beside it a man’s cap by which it is hoped to identify the person who had left it there. The character.of the package was euch that It was most probably the pack of a “walking Wind tiger.” Severe Earth Shocks Recorded By Associated Press. New Orleans, Oct. 10.—An earth quake of considerable Intenstity and estimated to be 2,000 miles southeast, probably -in or near Ecuador, was re corded thla morning on .the seismo graph at Loyola' Ualvecaitx.. - . Recorded at New Orleans. New -York, Oct. 10.—An earthquake, probably not more than 1,000 miles dis tant and of considerable magnitude was recorded this morning on the seis mograph at Brooklyn College. The record began at 8:19 and sontinued until 8:33 with the maximum disturb ance at 8:32. The strongest move ment was in the north-south direction. The disturbance was considerably more severe than that recorded by last weeks shock in Hayti. — Today’s shock began at 7:15 a. m. and continued until 8:25. A maximum amplitude of eight palllmeters on the north and south needle was recorded at 7:25 a. m. and at 7:31 a maximum oi seven mlllmeters was reached on the east and west needles. This disturbance, following so close ly the m-re severe shock recorded on Friday of last week and which ^ Father Franckhauser of Loyola University also estimated to be In or near Ecqua- dor, accentuates the fears that, the South American republic has suffered heavy property ‘ damage and perhaps lose of life. ‘ ' The Strike Situation BAS8AD0R OFP FOR AMERICA Associated Press. . =il. Petersburg.^ Oct. 10.—® .w* • '“inted Russlal rited States, M. George Backl^etlell f!' 1 Madame BaKh®etleff ht for America. Secretary Whaler 11 the staff of the American embassy • ‘jre at the railway station to bid them -rewelL . , President Taft at Seattle. ^eaX'^wLhl'oct. 10.-Pr«ldent Tair.«nt the night here and rose refreshed for a hard days work, ^ whfch was to include two speeches, a visit to the Puget Sound navy y^d nfn J Bteamer ride to Tacoma. Mr. lift breakfasted with C°ngrM.man Humphrey and th« f rtl"Jn he'^Ch“Sfs ?lft“ nowdir*'* "S'Ti o^"«k the P^ldent with ??he Wg?” h*ool. and tte staf, nnl- r.et‘*thrri and made the air ^JJ^tHddreS^' a At noon t e presiaeni^^ great hour to a demon- more tb* nan “ crowd. meeting the Immedlat*^ . , residence of president went interior former where he had Richard A. Ballinge^,^s a dozen dinner. There president then other guests. The P ^ where a went to the har^r iron steamer was puggt Sound “““VrS « CmSrton. then to navy Tacoma, Memphis, Tenn., Oct.; 10.—Outside, of the l^gal contest asking that ^ a permanent restraining order be IS: sued against the striking employes which will come up for hearing tCH morrow, nothing marred-the peaceful relations between the strikers ^nd the Illinois Central and Yazoo & .Mis sissippi Valley Railroad officials here todfly* “Yesterday was the most success ful day w e have had since the strike began.” said Superintendent Morris, of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad. “Thirty three freight traiiis were moved,,representing l>200vcare. .The strike . leaders , still contend that the movement of freight is far from normal. ■ Strike Breakers Arrive. Chicago, Oct. 10.—Two hundred non union machinists from eastern ,cin^s arrived at the Burnside shops of the Illinois Central Railroad today in a special train of fifteen coaches and immediately were assigned to work Strikers surrounded the plant and Quietly watched the strike breakers march into the shops guarded by po lice and railroad detectiv^. ^ There are now said to be ™ore thM one thousand shopmen at Burnside plant or nearly one-third ol the regular force. Situation In New . s New Orleans, Oct. 10.—The ^rlke situation in New Orleans wM unrtimg. ed today. There was no rioting ^urlng the night and today both the affected and the strikers gave evidence of preparing for a long struggle. rate CASES GO OVEn. By Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 10.—By *ts ow^ln- Itlatlve the supreme cou^t of the ua** ted States today reassigned all. the state r&llroad rate cases Inyplvlnlj conflicts between state and Interstate rates for hearing as one case on Jan g'next. This affects oases from Min ne*>ta, Kentucky, West Vlrglnit, Mis- I touri ijBd Oregon. By Associated Press. ' ", Washington, Oct. 10.—After striv Ing for nearly two years to Interpret the Sherman anti-trust law In the Standard Oil and tobacco cases, the supreine court of. the > Umted States was brought face to face again on this, the first day of argument of cases in the new term, with" the self-same Sherman anti-trust law. The tobacco case was the last case decided ^at the- preceding term of the court, ending May .29. The so-called hard coal case,^/ another government al “trust busting” suit was found at the head of'the list for consideration today. The "hard coal c^” * originated in a dissolution: suit? begun in the United States circuit court for the eastern Pgnn?ylvania district against thp prin cipal railitja’d. cari-ylng anthracite coal and coal owning companies. A'general conspiracy to. reduce competition In .the. tr^sportatdlom'; ai^d sale . of cpal was charged a|i^in,a^ltion a number of speclil* conspira.cle"s by various groups of defendant's "w.ei^ ■ charged. . The lower court decide agalhst the gayernment on every , point except that the Temple Iron* Company, of which the. railroad defendants owned If TOTBIPOLI advance' artny of ot Jh landed today at Chicago. Oct. 10.—State Senator Frank A. Landee, testifying before the Lorimer investigating committee, of the United States senate here today, declared that the late Charles Luke, former state representative offred for sale a block of ten votes for United States senator at the 1909 session of the nilnois legislature. Under cross-examination Senator admitted he had not taken seriously the offer of Luke because Luke had been drinking. Senator Lea, of Tennessee, arrived late in the session. ^nator Lorimer heard the testi mony. Attorney Healy for the committee, asked him regarding the senatorial deadlock at Springfield. DM you have any conversation with Chirlee Luke?” said Healy. ^ Yes,” replied Lande. "I met Mr Two Men Eeld for Murder of Nineteen Employes oj Los Angeles Times--Not Known ^ ^hich Will be Called First-^' Advance Story. By Associated Press. Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 10.—As If In preparation for what promises to be one of the most momentous and pro tracted struggles In the history of criminal law, - judge, veniremen 9.nd attorneys in the McNamara case had a brief respite today. A state-wide special election on con stitutional amendments stopped legal machinery that is designed to show whether either John J. McNamara, in ternational secretary of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union, or his brother, James B. McNamara, is guilty of murder in connection with the explosion and fire which a year and nine days ago wrecked the Los Angeles Times’ plant and cost 21 lives. For the deaths of 19 of these the Mc Namaras are held on indictments, Attoraeys Very Busy. ToblPUk, on the^^ northeastern coast of J in Springfield a month or' three Ttlpeli, 600 ftiiles tiast ol the city ofjxveeks before Mr, Lori^er’s election. Tripoli, and 75 miles west of the Egyp- Luke told me he could deliver ten tian frontier. votes providing the conditions were The largept part of the Italian expe- right dition is still at sea, closely guarded 1 “l said to him, 1 thought you were by warships. [ going to vote for Hopkins.’ Many transports carrying thousands “He said: ‘No I am not. Hopkins of soldiers sailed from Italy last night won’t come across.’ and early today and others will leave Senator Lande then told of a visit tonight. to his home at Moline in 1909 of John Communication., between Tripoli and 11. Hughes, of Chicago, a friend of Mr. the outside world has been restored. Lorimer. At a council dt the Turkish ministry “Hughes said to me. Now /ou today It was decided to close all Ital- vote for Mr. lorimer and it JvlU ^e ian industrial, financial and scholastic to Tour advantage. ® institutions in Turkey and to seize | w_innot_be presented Italian vessels. By Associate Press • Malta, Oct. 10.—It was reported here until we have every vote we need to elect him. Mr. Lorimer will be elected on th first ballot.’ Attorney Henecy, for Mr. Lorimer, Much time of District Attorney John D. Fredericks was occupied in advising election officers and keeping thkt sit uation in hand. Attorney Clarence S. Darrow, of Chicago', chief of counsel for the defense, and his associates worked during the day in their long suite of offices but made no formal ap pearance. Who Will Come First ? District Attorney Fredericks was asked when he, would determine which McNamara would stand trial first. “Tomorrow at 10 a. m,” he replied.. “It isn’t necessary to decide until then and It saves changing your mind,” At that tim« "^111 al>pear the 45've-' nlrmen left out of 122 after yesterday** prelithl'iiary examination bV Judge Walter Bordweii, and unless present plans are changed, they will be taken in hand by counsel fer both sides. None of them has been examined as to opinion, prejudices or similar possible qualifications. Work of Selecting Jury. How long it will take to get a jury that will face extended confinement la considered problematical. Gfeneral belief here today was that if one juryman is secured from the 45, the progress will be excellent. The Stephenson Ehction Probe today that forty thousand Italian] attacked the testimony of the witness, troops left Agosta, Sicily for Tripoli denying the alleged conversation with last night on fifty transorts which were Charles Luke at the Springfield ho- escorted by\he second division of the tel. , “Didn’t you change the testimony .The Commercial Cable Company In you gave before the Helm committ^ New York anhbuhced today that cable of the legislature because It will suit communication ^between Malta and the purposes of the people who are Tripoli had been restored. making t^ attack upon Senator ^ri- xiiyuij mer and because Charles Luke is dead First Installment Afrlvea. g,nd can’t come here to deny what you Rome Oct. 10.—The first Italian I are saying? W^ expeditionary * force which left Naples things committee October 5, was landed, at Tobruk, Trip-1 Sprlngfieid^ bit, today. „ It consisted of infantry, artillery and a company of enginneers NASHVILLE CLOSES A BITTER CAMPAIGN. Arniy on Way. The greater part of the Italian army expedition is now on the way'to Tri poli. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 10.—Tonight I will witness the closing rallies in one of the bitterest city campaigns Nash «t©ck, 'was in violation t>f the-law. The govemment, .however, was not content, with the decree even .in regard to the Temple Iron Company and so appeialed the w,hole case, to the supreme. court, ■file railroads and* t“he coal compa nies also appealed! : c ^ * A big contingent sailed from Naples I witnessed In years. The the last nightand another^fleet,of trans- ^^aln tickets are led by Mayor Hilary State Banks InFme special to The News. > . , • Raleigh, Oct. 10.—Reports oh the condition of state, private > and sav ports left Taranto at sunrise today. Ijj, Howse, largely supported by regu- The landing of a whole army corps har democrats, and Dr. W- C. Gllles- In Trippll la looked upon as one of the ^ young dentist, backed by the so- most difficult operations of the war, L,j^ig^ i^w enforcement element as despite the-fact-that little-fear of an yjyal candidates for mayor, attack by the enemy Is entertained. prohibition lines are not strlot- Accordlngly every precaution, looking hy drawn between the two. to the safety of Jhe troops has been ^he third ticket Is composed of so- taken. The battleship convoy covers one of whose campaign de- a moving area one mile wide and five daratlons is for woman’s suffrage miles long. Within this square the transports appear seciire from any danger except the ever-present one of the elements. ‘ ^ . ,, Once safely arrived off the Tripoli tan coast It was expected that, with a favorable sea the‘troops can be landed ings banks at the close of business In two days. Septemebr .1,: just Issued by the cor-. ^ oS 10-At a cabl- pomtion'commrlsslbn, shows total re- It was decided to sources have Increased;'fj?om,>62,y6,- net industrial financial 551 to 163,988,552 since iJoyember, close JA® ®ata^ in Tnr- 1910. There.are 355 of t^e^ banks .m and scholastic estaWis^^^^ tie 4Ute;*i.d artregate^ of key Berlin, Oct. 10.—It was lehmed today that Italy probably to willing to Indem- • nlfy Turkey ^or $12,000,000 but It Is a i question whether she is still willing to recognize Turkish suieranity over lripdli"^ln''aniy lorih. • WHAT 18 VINEGAR T By Associated Press. Washington,' oa. 10—‘rWJfrt is vln^ gar?” and “:wliat are soft drinks? questions pending for over.two years, (Will be decided ve^ soon by the re- By Aseociated ^^s^ co^struct^ boavd of .food an,d drug in- Bostoi Oct. lo:—Three men are Vr®. «Rectiw >ijlch »Mid^ “*** parted to have 'beeh rilled and one-«e- te^ at vS-eiy Injured In tl» ooHftpee of a five- Pr. Wiley,^in. of toe^bgard, story brlS' building conftrnc. and Hanover etreet® tahn ealea of soft drinM contammg ar today. It is ^reported several ’ot^r;tlft^ «wten«r«, eymp flavors, ca- workmen ar» borled. r:" . : ' tiein®* a f 144,364,113. T At the Howse rally, which occurs to night, United States Senator R. U Tay lor Is scheduled to be the main speak er The election occurs Thursday. Missing Girl Was Found By Associated Press. • Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 10.—^^rolln* Smith the-13-ygar-old girl who dlsap peared Sunday on the way from Sun day school and was found last night in a vacant house near the city with Ed Turbeville, a former substitute city fireman. Is expected to go before the grand jury this aiftemdon with her father and give evidence against Tur ■ri warrant charging assault ed ab duction was served on Turbeville In jalPthls morning. On the advice oJ counsel he declined td make a state ment. ‘ ■ ju ■ ■ ■ BODGefrd PASSES MEXICa By Associated PreSs. Mexico, Missouri, Oct. 10.—^Rodgers passed over here at 1 o’clock flying*a; terrific speed. He has 163 miles cover to rKKh. Kanjwm City. ! By Associated Press. Wllwaukee, Wis., Oct. 10.—^How $2,500 was paid to state game warden Stone out of the campaign fund of United States Senator Stephenson, and how Stone,, to “cover up” what was done with the money, got hia deputiesvto “pretend” to having receiv ed portions of It, whereas inf act the money was paid to others was all told today before the United States Senate committee Investigating charg es that bribery and corruption contrib uted to Senator Stephenson’s election. C. L. Kingsley, who was a deputy game warden ' during the Wisconsin primaries In 1908, when Senator Steph enson sought nomination, testified that in March 1909 when the investigation by the state legislature was under way he was called to Stone’s home at Madison. Stone said he had to account for Ii2,500 and he wanted several of us game wardens to upretend w'e had re ceived part of It.” said Kingsley. We agreed to do this on condition that we would not be called to testify at the •legislative Investigation.” •When you agreed to help Stone cover up what he did with the money, didn’t it occur to you that you were conspiring with him to commit per jury?” asked Attorney Littlefield. *lt did not so occur to me then, but it does now.” . The $2,500 given to Stone out of the Stephenson campalfn fund of $107,793, It was testified, was to be used by Stone to promote the senator’s Inter ests. Stone gave various sums of money to James 0. Davidson, then governor. At the legislative Investl^- tion Davidson admitted having had the money laid on his desk. Senator John J. Blaine, of ®os^ obet. admitted that practically all of the first of the six charges as pre sented to the United States sen ate made by him against Senator Stephenson were *ased on hearsay information. , ^ . He said he practically had receiv ed no information first hand and he had brought thee barges without a thorough investigation on his part. REWARD FOR CAPTURE ' OF BURGLAR* Special to The News. Raleigh, Oct. 10.—At the request of Solicitor Stack, Governor Kltchln offers a. reward of $400 for aun un known negro burglar in the home ot W. W. Horne, of Monroe, Sunday Right, who fired repeatedly at mem bers of the household. 7-