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y^ted, For Sale, For Rent, Lost and Found, tioard or Boarders, :R boms or Roomers--Fage Eight Latest Edition latest Edition ten pages TEN PAGES VOL. 45. NO. 8102 CHARLOTTE N. C„ iViONDAY ^VENINQ, "DECEMBER 4, 1911 further Details Oj Plot To Influence McNamam Jury Oisiriit Attorney Said to Hold Signed Statement by Wijeof Fust Sworn Juror That Money Was Paid Her by Dejense's Agent. ^cMoniciTCis to Be Sentenced Jo-morrow but Investigation of Bribery Charges Will be Pursued—Franklin*s Prelim inary Bearing Postponed. n. .ted Press. \ - {'al.. Dec. 4.—I-'urther . ;e learned today of the al to influence the McNamara p ji .iiKsed frustration of which a s! "f Bert h. ]‘'rauklin, a • the McNamara defense, Is VP been an Important fac- . ri .ng a confession of guilt Mi N'amara brothers, d statement declared to lands of District Attorney F iericks, made by Mrs. Rob- . wife of the first sworn caae, charging that $500 ;,i »» her by an agent of the icd f -.-n t i WEATHER FORECAST FVirccast for North Carolina: Fair tonight, freezing temper ature In east portion; Tuesday, fair, slightly warmer in west portion. if he would serve it would be made "worth his while.” Franklin told Mrs..Bain "they (the prosecution) were spending all kinds of money to buy witnesses and jurors, and we may as well do It, too.” I*YankHn Is quoted as having offered to give Bain $500 if he would qualify as a juror aifd $3,500 moi'e if he w'ould vote for acquittal. Mrs. Bain’s statement about the Riins’ relations with Franklin was ^•ame a few hours before the McNa,m- ara jury was discharged. It is said the district attorney has promised the Bains they will not be ar rested or Involved bey5nd testifying in proceedings against Franklin. Bain Is a veteran of the civil war. He w’as the first juror sworn In the Mc Namara case. District Attorney Fredericks says his Information concerning the bribing of another juror Is as well established as that in the Bain case. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 4.—District Attorney John D. Fredericks today in formed The Associated Press that Been H. Franklin, a detective employ- j 0 n 1D. hesieis IS mnsT HEiio A majority of ofiicers ^ who for years have By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 4.—John D. R' i- feller resigned today as preside'^ .nd director of the Standard Oil CO jany of New Jersey. -^ John D. Archibald was cl^’i* i presi* dent in Mr. Rockefeller’s e. . directors associated with Mr. Rockefeller the control of the Standard Oil v. .npany of New Jersey, also handed in their resigna tions. > These included: William Rockefel ler, vice-president and director; C. M. Pratt, vice-president; William ii. Rockefeller, assistant treasurer; H. G. Folger. Jr., secretary; assistant treasurer and directors H. M. Flager, L. J. Drake and E. T. Bedford. Mr. Archbold, the new president, also resigned as vice-president. The board of directors is reduced tYom 14 to 9 members. BEP. LlIUETflN ES FIGURES IN THE M’NAMAKA CASE Prom left to right are John J. McNamara, secretary treasurer of the !iter'iational Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, Attorney Joieph Scott, and James B. McNamara. The picture shows ^he two, broth- fis who pleaded guilty to the charges of dynamiting in consultation with tii«ir attc'ney just prior to their taking the plea that will Send one of the brothers to prison for the rest of his life, and give the other a sentence of pi'obably fifteen years. cNamara d*'t"TiSf? to influence her ^ ■‘b? (i . -■■(•I ro ? disagreement. If an acqii I al bv tho jury of .Tames • i-a then on trial for the fatali- ..roniT^g ni|t of the I^os Angeles ' • i "K|r>n. ir is tnic, * Bain hi'mself is •’ i ^ ayinK, "and the money giv- 'n inv A-itp lia-, l>ern given to the T'- 'mcy, * U Hu A ?» '. njPiit bi the agent in the ' Mon also is said to be in tl^e - "'11 or thp murt. 1rt> ; - ricf attorney produced a »'’ ;!! ;.o|»y of ic-'^timony given by Mrs. nt. wifr of the juror last Main not only told of the buf recaUcd in detail how to her house October 6, ^ *'-“fore her husband was ^oi ve oil llie jury, i*- aiiornoy declared that ^ ^OTi« mo'P f;,so of bribery so far ’ A liHil not \pf been uncovered -^ounfs in it had been «r to thr >/)fK\\ood and Bain caa- about $12,000 was ■ >\ jQ influence f. p examination of vrltness- riot ' i would reveal •r = p HlloRcrt brll)f'ry in I' t puft. He said that • no ninre arrrHts were Intend- tr p' revelations might -a 1'. to arrest persons ^. 'O' -' orrtrrs Franklin is suppoa- Mjhi \ ^ house that i*> ra. ' ^ there. When i»r hi.J'l"! Rlie said she asked hapi>ened. He J. nr- .Yport says, that he had vri * ''i’^hod he had ,ij ‘ I'^ranklin's proposi- '• ror ^ ber spouse thp 'L and bo $40U s ^ i replied that 'm . ' ^'nc; would not give T}'p -onor. have ask- V H II. “approach” '0 a' f., V? advised him ’a- " 'hen. she said she *‘noiif!h to consent" to try ' '''Im’xhiuI. " j^i'l tbat what passed be- ' • luisband, "God only IJaiii agreed to ed by the McNamara defense and now under arrest on a charge of attempting to bribe George N. Lockwood, a venire man, with $4,000 actually paid to Rob ert F. Bain, the first sworn Juror in the case $400 and promised $3,000 more at the end of the trial if he would vote for acquittal or cause a disagree ment of the jury. Cleveland, O., Dec. 4.—Detective Burns Is somewhere In Ohio today seeking especially for information, it is believed, regarding a fund of $1,000 alleged to have been set aside for J. J. McNamara monthly by the execu tive committee of the International As sociation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers for organization purposes but for which he was not compelled to ac count. Trial of Franklin Postponed, A preliminary examination of Frank lin for the alleged attempt to bribe George N. Lockwood, a venireman, by the use of $4,000, was scheduled to take place today but a continuance for a week w'as expected to be asked for and granted. Tho two Indictments of alleged brib ery—that of ^in and Ix>ckwood—are believed not to include all the attempts to affect the verdict of the jury which has come to the attention of the pros- ccutlon and District Attorney FVeder- Icks Is given as authxjrity for the statement that still another sworn ju ror had been tampered with. When the court proceedings in the j trial of James B. McNamara suddenly [were halted last Friday, It was persist ently remembered that tampering with Jthe jury would result in the re-opening of examination of the men in the box and members of the prosecution adniit- I ted that such a plan was under consid- leration. It was not believed that the ’defense would surrender but the ob taining of evidence in connection with the alleged plot is said to have precipi- jtated the confession that very day. I McNamaras* Sentences Tomorrow. The McNamaras are to be sentenced I tomorrow but the work of the prosecu tion here to apprehend other persons involved will go on as a corollary to (Continued on Page Two.) Counsel jor Beef 2 ru'it in Washington 0 • By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4.—The supreme court of the United States today took under coi^slderation the application of counsel for the Chicago beef packers for a stay of their trial on charges of criminally violating the Sherman anti trust law. A stay and ball was asked until the court could pass on the constitutional ity of the Sherman anti-trust law as a criminal statute. Washington, Dec. 4.—Counsel for the Chicago beef packers arrived in Wash ington today to play their last card it is believed in the fight to obtain a stay in the trial of the packers on charges of having criminally violated the Sher man anti-trust law’. The packers’ lawyers will go before the supreme courst with their peti tion late this atfernoon. The packers seek a stay of trial until the criminal provision of the Sherman act has been passed upon. Attorney General Wickersham pre pared a brief in opposition to the mo tion of the packers. He said a «tay should not be granted where it was sought merely for thep urpose of de laying the trial. w iFlEi FIRE LOSS IN JEflS[y CITY By Associated Press. Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 4.—Fire earjy today swept the plant of the United States E)xpres8 Company here. Stables and other buildings occupying nearly a full city block were burned, tw’o hundred wagons and automo bile trucks were destroyed and 300 horses perished. Two firemen were seriously injured before the blaze w'as under control at 4:45 o’clock. The loss probably will reach $400,000. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4.—A scathing denunciation of^ the so-called Ameri can Antl-Trust League by Representa tive Lattleton, of New York, a dem ocrat, was followed this afternoon t>y thep resentation of a resolution by republican leader Mann to appoint a committee of seven members to inves tigate the attack on Mr. Littleton. Mr. Mann’s resolution referred to the respect in which Mr. Littleton was held as a representative and to the efforts to blacken his character. The resolution was referred to the rules committee. A sensational development of the day was a petition by Henry B. Mar tin, of the Anti-trust league, for Mr. Littleton’s impeachment. Littleton’s Address. Washington, Dec. 4.—Representative Martin W. Littleton of New York, stirr ed til© house of representatives today with a diatribe against those whom he i alleged maliciously defamed him be cause of his independent attitude as a! member of the house committee'of in quiry into the United States Steel Cor poration. He charged that Henry B. Martin, socretary of the Anti-trust league had circulated false accusations against him, and he accused Martin of consorting with David Lamar, a bear oeprator in Wall Street, to aid in the depression of Steel stock. He charged that William Jennings Bryan had “gone off half-cocked” in the Com moner in his comment upon the Steel investigation. Mr. Littleton did not demand that! the house Investigate his charges, an- j nouncing that he would content him-i George Osborne Hayne, wife elf with the statement of his posi- ® former New York banker, a hand- tion and denial of the allegations some young woman who claims to be against him. t*^e daughter of the long missing Arch- Most of Mr. Littleton’s speech was ''*^^*^* Johann Orth of Austria who re devoted to a defense of his position on gently appeared in a New York Police the committee and to complete denial as a complainant against a hotel of the accusation that he was allied,insulted with the “trust interests.” His refer-claiming a large hotel bill. Her ences to Mr. Bryan were based upon 9®“®* championed by Baron Max- the Nebraskan’s editorial declaring Sheyder Shottland/ who that Mr. Littleton was a “thoroughgo-: police court preceedlngs Ing reactionary’’ and “will be retired'^®** H^/ne. Mrs. Hayne Is also fix)m the committee if the house demo-i Princess Alma Vecera, and crats really desire that democratic pro-/^®**® herself the grandnlce of the Em- fession on the trust question be ac-iP®*"®*" Joseph of Austria. The cepted seriously.” j case against the hotel proprietor was “The source of this article,” declared **'s*^‘®sed in court. ) Mr. Littleton, “was the lying scan-1 dais of this man Martin. I have al-' ways esteemed Mr. Bryan highly, per-j JXTlfh ^sonally, and I believe in turn he has' Vw III I JLwjLUJ^ held me in goodly respect. We have visits togfsthen j5^n,^iiid while there nave bwij dilfei^HCes ^S^oplhtdfi; tfiey have not been differences of opinion j which created the slightest bitterness.' By Associated Press. United States Troops Massed at Manilla By Associated Press. Manila, Dec. 4.—The United States transport Thomas arrived here yes terday and hurriedly . disembarked details of various corps. The 15th in fantry was kept on board awaiting orders from army headquarters at Washington to go to China. None, however, has yet been received. Volunteers from other regiments to reinforce the 15th infantry and de tails of auxiliary troops are held In readiness for immediate embarkation on board the Thomas in case they are required. TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT CONVENES. I ■ ' ai ui V ahowod a copy . - M'tii. report of the confer- - s wife and a depu* ■’’Vjg ^ ’ ^ lornoy^ ""’■noi-tfd to report >nquIk Bain family : ’ Bam , that he could M •■eporl shows, • - summon- • -«'aiuara) jury and that CRANE DENIES HE OFFERED TO SUPPORT ROOSEVELT. I By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4.—Senator Mur ray Crane, of Massachusetts, a white house caller, today denied that he had written a letter to Col. Roosevelt offering his support against President Taft for the republican presidential nomination next year. "I thought Senator Nelson wrote that letter, laughingly temarked Sen ator Crane. “I never wrote any such letter.” Senator Nelson also denied aut thorship of the letter. By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 4.—The Tenn essee supreme court convened here this morning for the middle Tennessee term. Two phases of the law prohibit ing the manufactuurer of liquor in the state are before the court. One of the questions is the right of a distiller to manufacture for sale but not for sale in violation of the Tennessee law. The other is the right |io manufacture for sale but nojt for sale as a beverage. In both cases LeLm Motlow of a distril* lery at Lynchburg is defendant. Fire in Penitentiary. By Associated Press. Houston, Texas, Dec. 4.—A dispatch from Huntsville, Texas, says that the state penitentiary building there caught fire today and that the flames spread with such rapidity that the business section of the town was threatened. At 1 p. m. preparations were making to dynamite the iwison walls and buildings. Two hundred prisoners occupied cells, the re mainder being at work on the state farm. No loss of life has been re ported. Huntsville has about two thousand population. —Cotton receipts today 71 bales at 8 3-4; last year, same date, no cot* ton. price 14 1-2. :?> MHS. GEO. O. HAYNE But even he, on the circulated false hoods of this man Martin goes off ‘half-cocked’ in the Commoner and as sumes, first, that the chairman or any member of the committee had dared to demand my retirement from the committee; second, that the question of my retirement from the committee was before the house; and third; and most astonishing, that the question of my retirement from this committee could be settled because I dared to have any convictions of my own, to ex ercise any judgment, appeal to arfy canon of justice, or vote In accordance with any opinion of my own. “Let me say here and now that if in my service upon a committee loyalty to my party requires me to do as I am bid, either by the corrupt alliance of Henry B. Martin or the intolerant out side influences represented by Wil liam J. Bryan, or the combined influ ence of both, I shall refuse to obey the mandate of my party and shall pre fer to subscribe myself to the obliga tions of my oath. “I have nev^ yet come to the pros tituted position internally where I shall (Continued on Page Two.) Houston, Texas, Dec. 4.—Charged with the murder of five persons, A. H. Sheffield was brought before the criminal district coUrt' for trial to day. Gus Schultz, his wife Alice, their two infant chirdren and Walter Hi. Eichman, who lived at the Schul,tz home, were killed about’ March 10, -9j0. The bodies were "found several days later piled between two beds in a harrow room, the walls o£ which were bloodstained. A window weight “is said to have been used as the slayers weapon. TURKEY PREPARES TO SHARE IN PERSIA'S PARTITION By Associated Press. Berlin, Dec. 4.—^Turkey is preparing to send the sixth "krmj^ corps tbward the Piersian frontier in response’ to Russia’s action. This information comes-today from Constaninople. It is said the Turkish move is prompted by her desire to share in what she considers the event ual partition of Persia. Union National Bank Cf Columbus, Ohio, Fails For Nearly One Million Dollar s By Associated Press. (j^blumbus, O., Dec. 4.—The Union National Bank today posted a notice of suspension by a resolution of the board of directors. It was further stated that the bank is now in the hands of the Comptroller of the cur rency. It is-not believed the closing of the bank will have any effect on the local financial situation. The bank's capital stock was $750,000 and Its deposits approxinaated $2,000,000. Assets of Questionable Value. Washington, Dec. .4.—The failure of the Columbus Union National Bank involved a possible loss of about $860,000, according to reports to the comptroller of the currency. Assets to that extent covering the institu tion’s capital, surplus and undivided profits are reported to be of ques tionable value. ' pi>T#^p*lIn Charlotte I Outside Char Cents a — Charlotte 5 Cents a Datly—5 Cents Rur.day. opy Daily and Stmday. Opening Exerases Of 62nd Congtess At Noon To-day Practically Every Member of Both Houses m His Seat When Gavels Fell—Galleries Crowded and Hundreds J urn- ed Away. !■ By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4.—Both houses of the Sixty-second congress convened at noon today. Practically every member of each house was in his seat. The gal leries were crowded and hundreds of people were unable to gain admission. The expected speech of Representa tive Littleton of New Yovk regarding the Steel Trust question was the sen sational incident featuring the opening day of congress. In The House. Washington, Dec. 4,—Biggest inter est in the house of representatives to day centered in an address on a ques tion of personal privilege by Represen tative Martih W. Littleton, of New York. Mr. Littleton arrived at the capital early, determined *to declare himself against Henry B, Marlin, secretary of the anti-trust league, who he charges has circulated falsehoods concerning his attitude on the Steel trust commit tee. Last night in Washington Marlin attacked Littleton in a public speech, reiterating his charge that the con gressman was a “trust ally.” Republican members this morning declared Representative Young of Michi^n, another member of the steel committee, also would demand the floor, since the secretary of the anti trust league included him in his attack last night. That Mr. Littleton’s address would refer not only t6 the assaults upon him and this “traducers” but would also ring with some ideas about “progres sives” and “reactionaries” in i;>oliticB, was early rumor about the capital. William J. Bryan recently called Mr. Littleton a “thorough going reaction ary” and the>^epr^ntative from New llDpaii^ been .con^ei^^- bly ijieHiir^ed over stateaieiht. The caj^t&l was the mecca of tiious- ands early in the day. The house, ow ing to political excitement among the democrats over the steel committee controversy, was the center of attrac tion. There was a flurry in the hpuse just before it was called to order, caused by the distribution of copies of a local newspaper which featured news of a mass meeting at which Representatives Littleton and Yomig were attacked by Henry B. Martin, of the American Anti-Trust League. A copy was laid on the desk or each member of the House. Instantly Mr. Littleton indignantly rushed to( the speaker’s office and demanded to know by what right these copies had been allowed dis tribution in the house chamber. The copies were ordered immediately gathered up and taken from the chamber. Speaker Clark looked over the crowd ^before lie took his place. “I wonder where he is?” he mur mured, gazing intently at the big clock opposite the speaker’s table. “Who?” asked a clerk. “An old regular,” answered the speaker. “He’s a colored man. He has sat next to tho clock at the open ing of congress for every session in the last sixteen years. He must be dead.” I'he senate was in session only 17 minutes. A committee was appointed to notify the president that the sen ate was in session. Hoke Smith and Obediah Gardner, the new senators from Georgia and Maine, respectively, were sworn into office and Charles Curtis, of Cansas, was unanimously elected to serve as president pro tempore until next Tuesday, December 12, to permit Vice President Sher^nan to attend the fun- rral of Mrs. Sherman’s mother in Utica, N. Y. On motion of Senator Bailey the daily hour of meeting was fixed at 2 o’clock and the senate adjourned until that time tomorrow. Representative Sulzer introduced a Sensation of Opening Day Speich by Martin Littleton in Reply to Criticism of His Position on Stanley Com mittee. ♦ SENATE. ♦ Convened at noon. ^ Committee appointed to notify ♦ President that Congress was ♦ in session. ^ Senator Smith, Georgia, and ♦ Gardner, Maine, sworn in. ♦ Senator Curtiss elected to serve ♦ as president pro tempore till ♦ December 12. ^ Meeting hour fixed for tw^o n. m. ♦ daily. ^ Adjourned at 12:17 p. m. until ♦ Tuesday at 2 p. m. ^ HOUSE. ■ ♦ Committee to notifly President ♦ that Congress was iu setssion ♦ appointed. 4^ Representative Littleton, on ^ point of personal privilege, an- swered attacks upon him ♦ charging him with being a ♦ “steel trust ally.” ^ Estimates amounting to $745- ♦ 834,563 for the fiscal year ♦ were submitted for appropria- ♦ tlon legislation. ♦ joint resolution providing for the abro gation of the 1832 treaty with Russia. Five new members, including McKel- lar of Tennessee, were sworn in. Scores of bills and resolutions w^ere introduced, including proposed repeal of the anti-trust and Canadian reci procity laws. A resolution of Republican Leader Mann appointing a committee to in vestigate the attack, on Mr. LittletoL was referred to the rules committee. A resolution of condolence on tho death of Representative Madison, of Kansas, was adopted. H. B. Martin of the American Anti- Ttust league, presented a memorial' asking impeachment and expulsiofa of Repre^ntative Littleton. Adjourned at tomojTOW. Senator^lect Hoke Smith of Geor gia and Gardneri -of Maine, were ready | to be sworn into crfflce today when the senate convened. Aside_from this rou tine there was little feature of Interest in the senate’s procee^lngfsi Crowds at the capital looked to the house for ex citement attending the opening of con gress. Asks $226,000for Taiiff Board By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4.—^In the depart ment estimates submitted to con gress today $225,000 is asked for the maintenance of the tariff board for the coming fiscal year. Democrats of the house who fought the creation of the board and have announced their intention to carry on tariff revision independentl,y of its r^ommendation, are reported to be planning an attack upon this appro priation. By Associated. Press. Washington, Dec. 4.—The govern ment today won a sj^plhg victory in its campaign against Alaska coal land frauds when the supreme court of the United States decided that a person or association is limited to one coal land entry in Alaska. Accordingly the court held valid the indictment charging Charles W. Munday and Archie W. Shields with land fraud conspiracy. GOVERNORS TOURING THE EAST From left to right are: Governor Adolph 0.* Eberhart-of Miss^sota; Gov. Edwin U. Norris of Montana; Gov. Charles S. Deneen, of tiiinois; Gov. John BurKe, of North Dakota; Colonel B. Brown, J. H. Hawley, Gov. Robert 8. Vesaey, of South Dakota; Pgo*ident Wheeler of the Chiisago Associa tion of Commerce; Gov. J. N. Carey of Wyoming and the Hon. Tom Richardson. The above governors of the Western states are-on their way East for the Duroose of brinolna East wd West in closer ooinact. They occupy a unique special known as the 'Governor’s Tpaln.** Eight states are represented.