vVaated, For Sale, For Rent, Lost and Found. Board i^JSiG^rders, Rooms or Roomers-Page Eight IVTTT "WTQ JL^ ■ ^ T w TWELVE .PAGES. ^^^twelve pages. THE 30, iX ^ S.QC ?■ '10.^0- i 7.50 ^ B oo p.Co ? Sro VOL, 45. NO. 8108 CHARLOTTE N. C., MONDAY EVEI#^Q. DECEMBER II, 1911 pT) fl^l? I In Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy Dally—I C«att Sunday I Outside Charlotte 6 Cents ji Copy Dally and Sanday. i '1 t,. Vi, 0. sif I ‘'■I'l pt' '"\s^ I ■*} vv: y O. ■5 SOS', ^ood Ufighbor- i ul thsd can InJs, ftQil n > f)u cau term--. I'jrint Co. cKinrvO;-? Bids. 1( rnnvf'n- I !i’lr;trnd- Co. 8ui!dtr g. me Rne-tm '■•a [.It f\’ I.J ... Si.^bQ CO jn Strigst, lent et Hek' j,,r V jO. EatSt«. hisufiuice Seventeen Bodies Recoveted From Biiceville Mine The men in the cross entry were T I^niind Body Removed, reached by the helmet men of the gov- liiSl ruun 9 crnment rescue crew who were able Ear.y Motumg—Was :n Sitting Position Indicat- ;r^g D-'Oth by **Black Damp** Rn:n Adds to Gloom, Many Widows and Orphans— Insurance Orders Lose Heav- ily^Presidmt of Company Refuses to Give Up Hope Inat Some oj Men are Safe. S, A^^col^iled Pres». . R. - I '.’e, Tonn., Dec. 11.—S^ven- rfiad hoen brought forth dead f , Mountain mine up to j . , h ; morning. Only one ad- has been discovered since " ' ire~fi::iated that there are still iii'i men in the mine and I r.^. is ;iut o!ie chance in a thousand ■ o;' will be brought out . T';u ivscue work Is necessarily }yx ’v dious as brattices or work ~ - ?'ust be erected at frequent t , ugh the mine to assist r,-ti of ret>li air that is being >; ,;onf autly. 1 '.’ic: recovered have been '1 lurnt-d over to the grief- : ■li'lo'-. As most of them V. - V diy mutilated condition, i: ii.iT-t lias been- required, •- . . a Mule church yard on a :v heart of the village, T , ftiv,; destitution of the • - - '• victims has resulted in ,1 . . appeal throughout the lin.inclal relief. The Knox- s ; ’ an dthe Knoxville Jour- 'une have been designated iiioney for the widows and to proceed that distance, considerably beyond where the miners of the first rescue force could go. It seems that the victims were over taken by a wave of after damp after the explosion. The body of John White, like those of all the others found in the main entrj% was terribly mangled and burned. No Hope for Men. Having reached a point so near the end of th^ mine, three miles under ground, it will be the work of but a few hours before all the cross entries are battered. Then the work of ex ploring these entries will begin and the Ending of scores of bodies should be an event of today, for not a person in Briceville now believes that a liv ing creature can ever come from the underground tomb. Daylight had hardly come this morn ing when crowds ag^n began to gath er around the mouth of the shaft. The news has spread through the little mining town that bodies had been found during the night. The finding of the eight meant to many that the day would be prolific of finds and of heart rending scenes when the living meet their dead as they are brought | forth by the workers. Secret Orders Heavy Losers. Secret orders with which many miners are allied are heavy losers in the catastrophe. Living members aie helping to care for the widows and orphans of deceased brothers and are aiaiuf; in the rescue work, the recov ery of bodies and the burial of thr '.' dead. Communications from state and national headquarters have been re ceived by some local lodges. The membership of Stone Slate lodge, Knights of Pythias, is almost completely wiped out. It lost 17 mem bers including, all but one oflicer.i Two Masons were killed, one Ked Man and tw/elve Odd Fellows, In the work of rescue, members ot these fraternities were among the first to volunteer. They were quick ;«s;r >*■ X A r. i Record Bteaking Cotton Crop Shown In Census Repot i All Southern Poultry Shoio On By Associated Press. Atlanta, Dec. 11.—T-he all-Southern poultry show, under the kuspices ot the newly organized Southern Inter national Poultry Association, opened here today with four thousand birds of 65 varieties on exhibition. They come from all parts of the South. The show will continue all week. More than $3,000 in cash prizes and lUU cups will be awarded. Cotton Crop For the Year AU most Fifteen Million Bales, According to Government Report Which Was Issuea lo-day. ENUE OFFICER HURT IN AUTOMOBILE MISHAP. By Associated Press, Savannah, Ga., Dci. 11,—Warrant Officer Tilleck, of the United States revenue cutter Yamacraw, was slightly hurt this morning when an automobile iu which he and others were going to the rifle range at Rosedew skidded and struck a tree. Tilleck was picked up unconscious but regained conscious- nes-3 before the Marine hospital was reached. His injuries are reported not to be serious. . .u TT j. j 4. to examine bodies as they were Homos of the United States | searching for lodge pins ■nos. arrive^d this morning j emblems as means of identifica tion. * Body Found at Telephone. Charles Kesterson, one of the min ers killed, whose body was among the first to be removed from the mine ' was found at the telephone back in ‘ the mine by the rescuing crew. Evi- Ma- • i.i‘ work of rescue. Appeal For Aid > Dec. 11.—This af- ■ i nor iVr-njamin W. Hoop- .. .itijval for aid tor the !i,v I3riceville mine \ I SKETCH OF THE M’NAMARA BROTHERS MADE IN COURT. iJOHN J RIGHT.) (ON LEFT) AND JAMES B. (ON Six Day Bicycle Race A ttracts Ihe Usual Crowds-Fijteen Teams Start ■:\^neral Frank W. . b%eo. trying to 1- r n ordered T?) the sceft© r the concussion c ;Iirge of the distribution ot oflSce of the mines when he 'i?nn.. Dec. 11.—Early r> r .r.j: (aie more body was re- , . rn ihe Cross Mountain mine, . i fal dead recovered num- - ;T Ti:'? la'-t body to be taken out : -r of \n'lrew .lohnson, a miner, -'•verai others, it was found in a •! g ;x uuo, Indicating that he must • ..k; of black damp.” I::? r.Drnint; J. E. Logan, of the ; ♦’‘roep. ;m, bf'Hii a i"i al arp : was struck by falling debris. His skull was badly mashed and his body cut. On his person was a key with No. 50 attached to it. His body was taken to the little school house nearby, which was pressed into service as a morgue where It was prepared for burial. 1 President Makes Statement. President T. I. Stephenson, of the Knoxville Iron Company, made this By Associated Press, New York, Dec, 11.—The ninth hour of the six-day bicycle race found all the 15 teams that started at midnight cir cling the track at Madison Square Garden on even terms. Several wild sprints just before daylight failed to give any team an advantage and the scare at 8 o’clock was 183 miles, 9 laps for all. The 8 o’clock score was less than two miles behind the recjprd of 185 mnes, 6 laps establisfiea by"Hehir and Goulett last year. Nearly 5,000 persons out of some 12,- 000 that saw the race begin, stayed in their seats all night. New York, Dec. ll,^The six-day bi cycle race, the 19th renewal of this annual feature, appears to have lost none of its popularity with its New York followers. Fifteen teams start ed around the saucer in Madison th headquarters in At- statement early this morning; I 'ans for the organization »m1 Cross camp to relieve i:, now estimated that “I know that every one believes that all the men are dead but i shall not give up hope until the last ^ idowa and 184 orphans j^an is out. All of the men were my r . ;lt ui Saturday’s explosion and ^ friends and we have always Ifeen loy- Tf of bodies may increaes ^1 to each other. ffMr‘a. “Mon working in the relief parties ■ ^ of the men in the mine ■' . ..at.'j lo have been worth $1,- , , '.'vided not more than 100 t These figures are supplied .'i-'I!dp.co actuary. The average I th- minrr is estimated at 30 a;,.i at that age a man’s life is at $ir»,000 in earning power, u- S' tVorlty. Rain Adds to Gloom, b falling here early this :ThL- condition adds to the • a. 1 S' 1 row. '; ■ ■ i; tlie elements, however, ’ ' H and children thronged ' ■ rr.cn.th of the mine at the ■ : 1 . i wvvds were augmented . Pll hoping aealnst hope ' of life would come ' ' i- "I'l ohr.mber. Earlier Account, “ *v;: of the second day fol* ' ■ - ■.lo.'^ion in CrossMountain ■ ''ilittle change from the ^ l;.st night. The list of; ■ ■ :ul still stands at tell me that they found the dust in the main entrace wet and made into balls filling holes in the brattices. i always instructed that the mines be sprinkled to keep down dust and am sure that It was done. “In my opinion the explosion may have been caused by a blow out of a blasting charge but the real cause will probably never be known. Appeal For Aid. Mayor Thomas Watts, executive officer of Coal Creek, five miles from the village of Briceville, today issued an appeal to mayors of all cities for financial aid for the mine sufferers. So. Republicans , Are Protesting ♦ WEATHER FORECAST McNamara Case Blanches Out North I^cal rains tontf^^ and Tues day slightly cold^ Tuesday. Light to moderate east winds on the coast. Stenogiapher Says She Knows Nothing By Associated Press. Chicago, Dec. 11.—Miss Nora Haley, former stenographer of McNamara at ed arouna lue Indianapolis, who was said by the Me Square Garden today _ |_„g^Namara nrosecution to have valuable spectators just as large as in previous ■ ' forthwith on the By Associated Press. Washington, • Dec . 11.—Southerti sixteen, ■ members of the republican national arriving here having been found by the committee arriving nere for tomo -i meizi, Marsch was r* of the volunteer rescue, 3w’s meeting have arranged for a , l illed today during a dispute find came shortly before j i'prence late this afternoon when ^ ^th a man named Al " .Height bodies were dis- tests against proposed redu^lon ^ in or near entry 24.1 southern representation _will be made andre Sa^^^ (lead men were sitting while the southerners will not attem^ SSlt^er with himself and his brother were arrested for complicity ^’^The incTdent has caused great ex citement and the trial ^^an. mav have a momentous effect in ran Sng hostile filings o{ tho tw» races, which are always so acute m Alsace-Lorraine. Routine Business in Packers' Trial By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Dec. l.-mHe routine of examining prospective jurors case of the 10 packers under indict ment for violation of the Sherman anti trust law was scheduled to go on to day there was hope among the de fendants that the United Stat^ su preme court might be heard /^ota. There was a possibility that the higher court would hand down a decl- sin as to whether It would hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Sherman act, as petitioned for be fore Judge Kohlssat. The refus^ of the supren^e court last Tuesday, how ever, to issue a stay in the trial, was taken as an intimation that it vaig^t review the petition only as it comes years settled down benches around the big arena prepar ed to watch the endurance of the riders. . There were many spills m the eany hours of the race and naore than one narrow escape but no injury or de lays sufficient to lose a lap for any rider. There were six punctured tires in the first ten miles and the riders complained that there were nails pro- iecting from the boards on some of J^e high banked turns. The pa^ from the start was a stiff one, crowd ing the old records closely. At 5 o’clock all 15 teams had com pleted 118 miles, 8 laps. The record Is 119 miles, 9 laps, made by Demarra and Hill in 1908. , . As a result of an eight minute sprint Inst before 11 o’clock, Ryan and Ca^a- Cgh and Wiley and Of vto lost one lap each and Lorenz and John ^dell got a bad spill but were able to re surae a few minutes enth hour figures showed 13 teams with 247 miles J^^nd Cav- Wiley and Galvm and R>an and Ca anaugh 247 miles and 3 Japs- The record for the 11th hour is zai miles and 1 lap. Murder Starts Trouble. By Associated Press, Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Dec. 11.- Namara prosecution to have valuable information concerning the movements of the dynamiters, made a statement last night in which she denied that she had any such knowledge. At the same time Miss Haley de nied that she had been served with a subpoena by a United States marshal to appear before the grand jury in In dianapolis, IA\| - f li: a mine car while the to arbitrarily bar federal officeholders "•Vf others were lying upon from delegations to the national con- ■ in various positions in the vention, yet as far as possible t ey ".1 tho oxceiition of that of will be eliminated. - I . i irh \va?i found In the] Transposition of factional difference ■ Thr- iiOilies showed that;in Ohio to the committee is the '■' * IniStant death when promise of friction looming. e ■ tiimr None had died Buckeye dispute hinges on the metho ^ .' UI'. ;of selecting convention delegates. Li^t of Known Dead. Chairman Brown of the Ohio state ' li'J of dead is now as committee who recently came ^ I opposition to Mr. Taft, favors a presi- aued 40, assistant' dential preference primary, while Ar- a VOS widow and two, thur I. Vorys, national committeeman !and Taft manager in Ohio, wants con- ■ ' 11^. coal digger, single,' vention delegates selected by a s ' l.HTOX. :;0. e spragger; convention as usual. ' ai, i tv.’o children. It is probable the ' 1:01,Kx, 21, motorman.'tee wil ladopt a resolution declaring , , ,that delegates may be fleeted In the n'uvried, leaves manner prescribed by *^ ’ . far six states have adopted the pr^ i . '.0, loavGE widow mary system over the convention y ' !iilrir n. ' tem. iv, , ! LT. 21, single. j Tomorrow’s program includes the ' SHARP, 21, trapper, sin- probable selection of Chicago as convention city and fixing the time as ■' K. l!T, Iraves widow and the last week in June. FORMER LIEUT.-GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI DEAD. Ix)s Angeles, Cal„ Dec. 11.—With the McNamara brothers at the state penitentiary the aftermath of the cases divided Itself into two parts to day-one being the preliminary exam ination of Bert H. Franklin, charged with having bribed a prospective juror and the other the conference between Oscar Lawler, special government prosecutor, and several witnesses sum moned to appear tomorrow before the federal grand jury and tell what they knew of the alleged dynamiting con spiracles. News that Ortie B. McMan^l, con- fessM'dynamiter, wouIS soon go to In dianapolis to lay the foundations for the inquiry there, wjis taken to mean that the local grand jury would con clude its consideration of the con spiracy subject by the end of the week, Nev«^ Name Brought In. Chicago, Dec, 11.—A new name Mary E. Dye, was brought into the McNamara case today by Miss Nora Haley, former bookkeeper in the office of the Structural Iron Workers in In dianapolis. Miss Dye, who Is now in Pittsburg, wasi the confidential secre tary of John J. McNamara and record ed financial transactions of the tWo brothers. j Sack of Dynamite Found. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec, 11.—A sack containing ten pounds of dynamite, about 200 feet of fuse and some caps was found early today by two boys In a doorway leading to the engine room of a laundry. By Associated Press. Woodville, Miss,, Dec. 11.—Col. James Henry Jones, 73, former lieii- tenant-governor of Mississippi, died today at the family home. He former ly lived at Mobile. —Mr. W, Lee, of the Southern Power Company, went to Greenville this morning. AS TNG nuts. Special to The News. Monroe, Dec. 11.—J. W. Smith, who was so seriously cut here Sat urday night is gaining strength rapid ly and he is now considered out ot danger. Aoday at 11 o’clock Martin Privett, a farmer living near the place the terrible deed was commit ted, came to town and acknowledged having committeed the crime, but as_- serts that he had great cause for do ing so, which he will set forth at the hearing in the recorder’s court as soon afe Smith is able to appear. It dev^ps that the cutting occur red in Privett’s yard and the other party was a man named Yow, who was not Implicated in the confes sion may by Privett here this morn ing. Privett was recognized for his appearance. MONROE’S REMARKABLE OLD-AGE RECORD. ' hi! , ^VHITE. \niiTE. DU.NC.IX. -'P OUVER. R ^OODS, all white. --Complaints ar^ being made about the dusty condition of the stress. One especially strong kick v'as registered by a citizen who lives near the corner ! of Brevard and Seventh street. Ail the November \dvertising —IN— The News Again Breaks ♦ Record In November, 1910, The News published 22,846 Inches of Paid Advertising In November, 1911, there were published in this paper a total of 25,909 INCHES Breaking All Previous Records and Showing a Gain of 3,063 inches of Advertising Such a volume of advertising, increasing in this proportion, shows that merchants place the highest value upon The News a,^vertlsing and consider it in dispensable in carrying the news of their stores to the homes in Charlotte and surrounding towis. Storm Jhreatens . S. Atlantic States By Associated Press. Washington, Dec, 11.—Indications of a severe storm which may strike the South Atlantic states were reported to the weather bureau today from Turks Island, one of the Leeward group, obout 700 miles from Miami, Fla. Cau tionary advices were sent to points on the South Atlantic coaast. The belief is that one of the storms of the West Indian hurricane season is on its way. Monument At Raleigh lo Confederate Wom.n By Associated Press. « , . o Charleston, S. C., Dec. 11. Col. A. S, Home has given $10,000 for the erec tion of a monument to the women of the Confederacy at Raleigh, N. C,, af ter the Kinney design, according to a telegram received here today from Gen, Julian S. Carr by Gen. C. Irvine Walker, as chairman "of the executive committee on woaaen’s monuments in the South, • Special to The News, Monroe, N. C., Dec. ll.-The chron icling of the death a few days ago of Uncle Jimmii^^ Clontz, of Goos^ Crek township, elicits the information that there reside within a radius of four miles of each other some rather old folks, Mr. C. W, Clontz, who is in very bad health, is 94'; Mr. A. J. Plgg is 85; Mr, R. H, McManus is 85; Mrs. W B, Small is 87; and Mr. Ell H. Hin son is 88, At the time of his death Uncle Jimmie was 81. Peace Conjetence to Be Held at Hankow By Associated Press. Shanghai, Dec. 11,—Gen, Li Yuen Heng, the revolutionary commander, has telegraphed from Wu Chang to the representatives of the imperialist pari ty that the republicans have decided to select riankow as the place for the meeting of the peace conference, Tang Shao Yi, the representative of Premier Yuan Shi Kai, left Peking yes terday to take part In the negotiations with the revolutionaries. The. imperial government professes confidence that a limited monarchy will be acceptable to the revolutnon- ists but Tang Shao Yi is empowered to agree to a compromise on viraually any terms, owing to the difficulty of carrying on the administration with thevpreaent lack of means. ^ TODAY IN CONGRESS. ♦ • By Associated Press. Washington, D. C., Dec. 1. WtE IKING OF ^ HOUSE. ^ ♦ Met at noon. ^ ^ Railroad securities commis- ♦ mission report on the issuance of stocks and bonds y was sub- ^ ♦ mitted by the president, ^ District of Columbia legis- ^ lanon considered. ^ Russian treaty abrogatibn was ' ur~ed before foreign affairs com- ♦ mUtee by New York and Phila- - ♦ delphia committees. ^ 4^ Ste:l Trust inquiry resumed. Full Report by States, Show ing Increased Acreage And Increased Yield in All Staten —Market Slumps on Receipt Of News. By A&sociated Press. Washington, Dec. 11,—The total production of cotton in the United States for the season of 1911-12 wiu amount to 7,121,713,000 pounds, tuot including linters,) or 14,885,000 bales of 500 pounds, gross weight, accord ing to the first official estimate of the size of the crop issued at 2 p, m., today by thee rop reporting board 01 the United States department of ag- riculture and made up from reports of the correspondents and agents ot the bureau of statistics throughout thee btton belt. Heretofore the record cotton crop was that of the year 1904 when 13,- 438,012 bales, exclusive of linters, were grow®. Other large crops were those of 1906 which was 1^,273,809 bales and 1908 when 13,241,799 bales were grown. In point of value, how ever, thee rop of 1910, which was li,- 608,616 bales, exclusive of linters, was the record onefi the fiber being valued at $?20,320,000 and the cot ton seed, at $142,860,000, a total ot $963,180,000 as the aggregate value of the cotton crop of that year. Conditions early in the growing season this year led to the belief that thee rop would be one of record pro portions. First estimates of the yield, based on the condition figures, placed thep robable production well toward the figures of the biggest crops here tofore grown, he acreage on which cotton was planted this season was estimated by the department of ag riculture to be 35,004,000 ftcres, a greater area than ever before planted to cotU)n in this country. This vast area exceeded the previous record of acreage by mote than 2,500,Ot^u acres, there having been planted 32,444,000 acres in 1908, and 32,403,- 000 acres last yearc In the record pro duction year, of 1904 only 30,053,7^9 acres were planted. Scorching hot and excessively dry weather during the middle of the summer caused considerable damage to cotton in many parts of the cot ton belt. Later in the season weather conditions were distinctly favorable in most parts of the belt and the cron improved. The hot weather and drought, however, were responsi ble for a smaller yield this year that experts early in the season pre dicted as a result of the record acreage and splendid growing condi tions then prevailing. One result 01 the hot weather was that the crop matured about two weeks earlier than usual. The estimated production by states, in 500-pound bales, exclusive of lint- ers, with the acreage and yield com parisons for 1910, and the record years of 1906 and 1904 follows: United States. Year Bales. 1911*.. 14,885,000 1910 11,608,616 1906 13,273,809 i904 .. .. .. .. 13,438,012 Virginia. 1911 14,815 191 0 14,815 1906 .. 13,862 1904 .. ' 16,195 North Carolina. 1911 935,000 1910 !.• 706,142 1906 570,326 1904 703,760 South Carolina. 1911 1,480,000 1910 1,163,501 1906 876,181 1904 1,151,170 Georgia. 1911 2,560,000 1910 1,767,202 1906 1.553,638 1904 1,887,853 Florida, 191 1 73,000 191 0 &8,949 1906 55,945 1904 79,171 Alabama. 1911 1,600,000 1910 ’. 1,194,250 1906 .. •• 1,261,522 1904 1.448,157 Mississippi. 1911 1,195,000 Acreage. 35.004.000 32.403.000 31.374,060 30,053,739 37.000 34.000 36.000 47,199 1.587.000 1.511.000 1.374.000 1,306,968 2.705.000 2.626.000 2.389.000 2,531,875 5.119.000 5.119.000 4.610.000 4,227,188 284.000 268.000 283,000 267,372 3.815.000 3.633.000 3.658.000 3,611,731 By Associated Press. Bradford, Pa., Dec. 11.—While dis cussing arrangements for their honey- 'moon trip to follow the wedding scheduled for next week. Miss Grace Cable and her intended husband, An thony Kohnen, were shot and instant ly killed at the woman's home here soon after last midnight. The police and a posse are seafch- ing for iicssaui Aiiiiissetti, a wealthy fruit dealer, who It is alleged was jealous of the girl. ❖ SENATE. In,session at 2 p. m. ♦ —ofimer election inquiry was > resumed. ^ Federal corporation commis- > sion urged before committee on ♦ interstate commerce committee ^ by Francis L. Stetson, of New ^ York. ♦ 1910 .. 1906 .. 1904 .. 1911 .. 1910 .. 1906 ,. 1904 .. 1911 .. 1910 . 1906 1904 . 1911 . 1910 ,. 1906 . 1904 . 1911 1910 1906 1,262,680 1,530,784 1,798,917 Louisiana. 359.000 245,648 987,779 .. 1,089,526 Texas, .. 4,280,000 .. 3,049,409 .. 4,174,206 .. 3,145,372 Arkansas. 915.000 821,233 941,177 930,665 Tenne^wee. .. • 420,000 331,947 306,037 3.454.000 3.420.000 3.408.000 3,632,458 1.118.000 1.075.000 1.739.000 1,745,865 10,868,000 10,350,000 8.894.000 8,355,491 2.446.000 2.375.000 2.097.000 2,051,185 822,000 822,000 814,000