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CHARLOTTE N. C., FRIDAY EVENlNfG, DECEMBER 29, 191 I *
PRTPFl^’^ Charlotte 2 Cent«St-^py Datlr>-4 0«Bta SunflMr.
irviV-'iif Outside Charlotte S Cents a Copy I>atly and Smiday.
IIIDII STDN[
lllStS INTEREST
IS TO I;LARK
.^Siatcmtnt This Mottling
\t Gtvis Seven Reasons why
speaker thamp Clark Should
^ the Democtaftc Nominee
for Presidency.
^ Evans, Former Demo
nic Chairman oj Missouri,
IKplores Stone's Course, and
Washington Leaders
lyPe OJ Persian Women Massacieed ♦
Snys
Can
't Give his People Orders
29.—United
Pre»f.
^ 1. Alo.. Dec.
e«DMor Slone, of MlBsourl,
much interest among pollti-
. on i-is arrival here this week
•|i’isg » statement containing
. .--3 reasons why Speaker Champ
jjij ^ democratic nomi-
f!ir t> e preaidency.
Tcflv democratic leaders are out
8ta -nientB aBsaillng Mr, Stone
^ , w^e, and a flght for the state
to the democratic national
inn i» going on openly in St.
. -ght arises from the fact that
- Qfmooratic nominees to the con-
In 1?10, of which Speaker
rw 9 = iiairman. endorsed Joseph
•q., ;;:;uier governor, as Mi»-
, joice for the presidency. For
- time friends of Folk, in the
f •• Missouri Democratic
Ave maintained headquarters
■rr -vfe his claims for the presl-
"ccently friends of the speaker
presidential headquarters for
'k nor Folk had much to
^ andidacy, but their
Tied on a war of words
' became warm with
both Clark and Stone
The speaker did not
- «i)d Folk did not visit
aii.f two days ago and has
f : n *'^e at the Clark head*.
-'••5 id has given a statement to
: If’ : apers containing his reasons
' 'uiotiug ihe Clark candidacy.
-- Evans, of West Plains,
. dc^i. icratlc state chairman,
r a Btateiiit'at today deploring
course and declaring lea^ders
no longer could issue
0 tliv people of the state,
t'aker'i* friends take the
f i the state convention’s^ in-
- It of Folk is not binding knd
oters in the end should de-
‘ "I i!“ thp choice of Missouri dem-
It no definite steps have been
■ -ird a primary.
POPULATION OF U. S.
INCRCEA8E 11 PER CENT
Two Royal Families To Wed
By Associated Press.
Washington, IWc. 29.—While
the total population of the Unit
ed States increase! about 11 per
cent in the last iiix years the
number of insane people was
augmented duriiitg the same
period by 25 per cent. In 372 In
stitutions canvassed by the cen
sus bureau up to .January 1,
1910, there were 187,454 patients
or an increase of* 37,303 since
1904.
Massachusetts led the states
with 344.6 insane per 100,000
population, with New York a
close second with 343.1 for every
100,000 persons.
ERI
HERS WIN
At the top Is shown a photograph of types of the Persian women who
are being massacred along with children and babies by the Russian troops
who have invoded Persia. At the bottom is a Persian Cossack. These men
are good fighters, but are greatly outnumbered by the Russians.
hs&ia Opposes
Salvation
Amy
iatp(i Press.
K, l>ef :’9.—Commenting on
- ir-=in St. Petersburg to the
i council of ministers
prohibitel the Salva^on
■ arrying on work in Rus-
i'airi at the army headquar-
'"Ja^ that this opopaitlon
- iu‘w nor was it unexected.
n government has always
a^'oni^Mip to the work.
MHi.ng this, the army has
■ >rk in St. Petersburg by
' • ior meetings in the homeg
• - r.prp Of late there has
■ '' rtom. While these meet-
' prohibited sanction
'ork has been denied.
*J*IERAL
REYES
NOT DEPRESSED.
'!:■ . d Press.
'It
DAY'S DOINGS
HiCHICAgO
By Associated). Press.
Chicago, 111., Dec. 29.—Argument of
counsel on the motion to exclude all
testimony in regard to t^buslnese of
the Kenwood Company And the Aetna
Trading Company was resumed this
morning before United States District
Judge Carpenter In the trial of 10
Chicago packers under indictment for
criminal violation of the Sherman
law'.
'The government contends that the
information sought has a direct bea.r-
Ing on the allegation made in the in
dictment that the packers’ combina
tion made an adequate allowance for
bi-products in figuring the test cost
on animals slaughtered and is material
in the presentation of its case.
The defense contends that the evi
dence is not admissable for the reason
that the indictment does not charge
the defendants with combining to con
trol the price of anything but fresh
meat and the purchase price of cat
tle.
Attorneys .John Barton Payne and
John S. Miller, representing the de
fendants, argued that the evidence of
operations of the subsidiary compan
ies used to market certain bl-products,
should be excluded for the reason that
It tended to prove a,crime not charged
In the Indictment.
They declared that prices charged
by the distributing company had‘no
connection with the uniform system
of figuring the test cost of theanlmals
slaughtered.
“As I understand it, the government
charges that these selling companies
are part of the general scheme of the
said Judge Carpenter
SION OF TtORIZ
By Asoclated :^e^B.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 29.—The Rus
sian government does not contemplate
the dispatch of any, more troops to
Persia. I
By Associated Press.
Washington,D. C., Dec. 29.—Ani^ri-
cau lemon growers today won a pig-
nal victory over foreign competitora'
and the trans-continental railroads,
when the interstate comrtierce commis
sion reaffirmed its previous order, up
set by the new commercej court, reduc
ing freight rates on lemons from Cali
fornia to all other points in the Upited
States from $1.15 per 100 pounds to
$1.00.
The flght over lemon rates has
been in progress since 1;902 and orig
inally involved the question of com
petition with Sicily. It has been bit
terly fought, and became one of the
first causes of confiict between the
interstate commerce commission and
the new commerce court.
When the commission originally or
dered the reduction its order was
stopped by the commerce court wnich
held the commission had no right to
take into consideration the question
of foreign competition and remind
ed the case for re-hearing.
The decision given today holds the
rate of $1.15 unreasonable and unjust,
irrespective of the question of com
petition and orders the carriers to
make effective the lower rate on Feb
ruary 15.
The case was brought in the name
of the Arlington Heights J^uit Ex
change agtiinst ,practicali¥ all the
trans:CO»t^A«i*l '!iae«. - ^
m
cnARn«
Ml?
J
Munich,
ill DECIDE
Dec./ 29.—The engagement
of Prince George of Bavaria arid the
Archduchess Isabella of Austria has
met with the approval of both coun
tries. Prince George is one of the best
liked young officers in the German
army and is renowned for his reputa
tion as a crack cavalry officer and as a
champion boxer. He has held the mid
dleweight and heavyweight champion
ship of the German army for the last
seven years. He is also known as a
daring huntsman. The Archduchess is
noted in society as a recenteur.
Sandlm Pays For
Crime l^tth his Life
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 29.—L. M. Sand
lin, wife murderer, of Wilmington, died j gy Associated Press,
in the electric chair today. The cold
T B
The Throne Decides to Pre
mier's Suggestion to Lay
Matters Before a Convention
Conposed of Delegates at
Large From Great Empihe.
Dr, Sun Yat Sen^ Elected First
President of the Chinese Re»
public, is a Native of Canton
Something of Eis Past
Record.
By Associated Press.
Shanghai, China, Dec, 29.—Imme
diately following receipt of word
from Nanking that he had been elect
ed president of the republic of China,
Dr. Sun Yat Sen handed the follow’-
ing statement to The Associated,
Pre.ss with the request that it be
transmitted to his friends in the^
United States; !
“I consider it my duty to accept'
the presidency. My policy will be to
^secure peace and a stable govern-'
'meat by the promptest methods pos
sible. My single aim is to insure the
peace and the contentment of the mil
lions of my fellow countrymen.”
News of Dr. Sun Yat Sen’s election
51 k» the presidency by delegates of the
18 provinces of China proper at their
Nanking conference spread among
the population. Crowds are on their)
way tq the house in the French con-,
cession in which he has resided..
When Dr. Sun appeared he was greet-^
ed with an enthusiastic ovation.
It is believed that President SnUj
Yat Sen will immediately demand the|
withdrawal of the so-called imperial
troops fx’om their strategical posi
tions in order to avoid possibility ot
conflict with republican troops. As,
soon as this has been effected tixe,
armistice now existing will be ex-j
tended and the Manchu troops will b«,
ordered to lay dowa.their arma or to-
enter the service of the sepublic. *
V 9
hr,.
combination,
*'The proof of the commission of an
other crime may be incidental to show-
. . . ino- that all these subsidiary selnng
Dec. 29.-His first night ^re directly connected with
the Isiie in this case.
“Under that theory the government,
I think, would be permitted to show
the connection between these selling
companies and the parent organlza-
^^°Mr. Veeder deAi^d that the devlslon
of stock of the National Packing Com
pany was determined.I’y
business done by the owners. Armour
Swift and Morris.
militnry prison here did not
' !o lepfpss Oen. Bernardo Reyes
mi' ii fit slept in the room of the
;; ' T of the Santiago prison and
" ' r™“'nteri all that was necessary
f =mt(»rt.
'I- morning he ate a good
chat ling in the meanwhile
"1 Maiiuel Suarex, the director
! who came early to pay
Among other early call-
1 ii.icio Reyes, his nephew,
' him a supply of clothlnB.
' ' ni'sly ^>ecured permission
"t .Madero to do so.
will be formally put
of the military Judg-
loijKh it will be several
'te ih«- actual trial begins.
Pr,
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he WEATHER. >
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♦
North Carolina: ♦
♦
east, rain or snow late ♦
i! or on Saturday in west ♦
. ' ’ warmer tonight west ♦
IJortions; warmer ♦
, ®.' .Moderate northeasts
winds. ^
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' On re-direct examination the
ness admitted he did not
these percentages were reached^
“Do you Know what the packers con
sidered in making these percentages
asked Attorney Butlef.
“That would involve
packers' minds. I never-attempted ^
put my mind up ag^nst one ojf tbe^
packers. If I I always got the
'^The^)ercentage of stock
tional Packing Company was divided
as follows: ^ p r
Swift ft Co., 46.70; Armour & C.,
40.11; Morris & various
A. H. Veeder, counsel
packers, under cross-examin^ion t^d
of a meeting of packers
1902, in New tork when plans for fl
nancing the merger was discussed with
I^b^*& Co., made the loan
of $15,000,000 with which the packing
company was capitalized.
Tabriz. Dec. 29.—Russian
tion of this city is now complete and
practically all the members of the con
stitutional party have disappeared.
The banks and European merchants
w^ill resume business tomorrow after
passing 9 days in a state of siege.
There have been no casualties
amoife the residient general population
although mlany have sufferede from a
lack of provisions while they have
been boxed'up in their,houses during
the prolonged street fighting. The flag
flying over the United States consu
late was cut down by a Russian shell
during the fighting but no further dam
age was~done to the consulate.
No precise figures as to the casual
ties sustained by the Russians and the
Persians are available but it is esti
mated the Russian loss amounted to
fronj 100 to 200 men. The, mortality
among the native* non-combatants has
not been large and reported atrocities
by the troops on both sides are un
founded.
Operations of the Persians were di
rected solely against the Russians.
Ttey showed no resentnient whatever
against any other foreigners.
The disturbances started during the
night'of December 20 by a collision
between a patrol of Russian troops and
the ePrsian constitutionalists in the
street. Two Russians were shot in
this affair and fighting throughout the
city'became general on the following
morning.
Principal engagements occurred In
the neighborhood of the Russian consu
late, around the citadel known as “The
Ark” and the Russian camp at Baghi
Shemal.
House Plans Sev
eral Investigations
By Associated Press.
' Washington, Dec. 29.—Joint Investi
gation by the house of representatives
is to be made into the alleged shipping
combine, the so-called money trust
and the International Harvester Com
pany, known as the harvester trust.
This will be in line with the recom
mendation of the committee on rules
which has under consideration resolu
tions providing for separate inuiries.
Representative Henry, chairman of
the committee, expressed the opin
ion today that the committee would
recommend the appointment of a spe
cial committee of seven members to
conduct the inquiry into these three
gigantic industries.
To Fight Mosquitoes.
Montclair, N. J., Dec. 29.—The local
board of health has included in its
bud^t for next year the sum of $20,-
000 to be spent in fighting the Jer
sey mosquito.
blooded crime waa committed last Oc
tober. He was brought Into the death
chamber and strapped Into the chair
occupa-|at 10:30 o’clock and the first current
was turned on at 10:35. The second
was turned on at 10:37 and the third
at 10:39 1-2. J^nal assurance that life
was extinct was pronounced at 10:42
o’clock. Tlie body was turned over to
a brother of the ill-fated man, who will
carry it baqk to Wilmington or Onslow
county for Interment.
Makes Last Statement.
By, Associated Press.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 29.—“The jury,
the court and the governor of North
Carolina will be held accountable by
God for my murder.”
With this expression on his lips, L*.
M. Sandlin of Wilmington, convicted
of wife murder, paid the death pen
alty in the electric chair here today.
CORRESPONDENCE BY
AEROPLANE.
• Special to The News.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 29.—
■ Shall start a news letter from
- here Monday by Brookins aero-
« plane. Maybe you will get it.
T. M. PRIDGEN,
> Correspondent Charlotte News.
New Orleans, Dec. 29.—Arrqst of at
least one prominent labor leader is
expected as the result of yesterday’s
visit of Detective William J.^ Burns to
investigate an explosion.which a year
ago partly wrecked a building being
constructed by non-union labor. Ef
forts to connect this explosion with
circumstances surrounding the one at
Lleyellyn Iron Works in Los A^eles
last year is being made. John jTi: Mc
Namara is serving a 15-year sentence
for the latter plot
Commenting on the attitude of Sam
uel Gompers toward the current ' in
vestigation of an alleged '.dynamiting
conspiracy, Bums neferred to GomP*
ers’ conference with labor lej^ders in
Indianapolis soon after the McNamara
cirr^sts
“Why doesn’t he tell the people what
-took place at that conference ?”r asked
Bums. “I have ask^ him the ques
tion repeatedly and he has refused to
answer it. I say that organized labor
should force hiin to reply so that sus-
picioti would be removed from the
rank and file of unidn.men.”
ADMIRAL DEWEY’S WISH
FOR U. S. FOR THE FUTURE.
Special to The News.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 29.—The fol-
lov^ing self-explanatori^ teleg;ram from
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
been received here:
Washingtonton, D. C., pec. 28, 1911.
Hon. Thomas E. Walalc^, '
Postmaster, Wilmini;toii, C.
You are hereby aut^iorlzed to collect
and deliver mail by aeroplane at the
ayiation ^eet at Highwood park race
track on January Ist and to estab
lish temporary station there in accord
ance with plan proposed by Managing
Director Romolo Franciulll, with whom
you should immediately confer.
FRANK H. HITCHCOCK.
Postmaster General.
This means that a big feature is to
be added to the aero meet here next
Monday, when Walter Brookins will fly
in a Wright naachine here. People
who atend the meet will have thfe
privilege of mailing matter by air line
to any place in the United States. The
mail will be > started from Highwood
park via aeroplane and will be sent
the rest of the way by ordinary means.
Postmaster General Hitchcock takes
great Interest in the aeroplane as a
possible mwl carrier for^ the tutjire,
hence his exceptional permission in
'this case.
By Associated Press..
Washington, D. C., Dec. 29.—Peace,
but with four new batleships each year
to assure it, is Adinifal Dewey’s wisii
for the future of, tl^ , United States
in its foreign relafions. As head of the
general • naval board the admiral rec
ommended that four - new men of war
be built, but an effort probably will ba
made in congress to cut the number
down to two.
The admiral is Jiuoted as saying:
I am for peace, but peace with four
more battleships as . an assurance that
it will be maintained.*' ,
Admiral Dewey said new ships soon
would be needed to replace the Oregon,
Indiana and; Massachusetts, which now^
are over 20 years old. 
Kansas Bachdors
Don War Paint
By Associated Press. .
Ulysses, Kan., ‘ Dec. 29.—Bachelors,
of Grant county, Kansas, will don waf
plaint and feathers tonight in theiE
campaign to .^obtain suitable, sure
enough wives "for themselves. A cam-,
paign by t^e Grant County Bachelors'
Club last year netted 18 wives for 18
members and these envied men will
be on the job tonight as honor guests
to be pointed mt a» exemplar of do
mestic achievement. .
The. club has .two score members—
*^substantial, eligible bachelors ^ of
Grant coimty" —and while they 'will
give Kansas girls Arat cliances, the
*^eld -win be open to the entire na
tion,” according to formal announce*
BMDt '
Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who has been elect
ed first president of the Chinese re-
public, is a native of Canton. He was
lone of the promoters of a revolution
ary plot to seize Canton in 1895. Plans,
of the conspirators were discovered.
Several w^ere put to death but Dr. Sun
escaped to the British colony of Hong
Kong, w’here he became a British sub
ject.
He next was heard of in England and
WT IT COST
GA. CANDIDATES'
TO m OFFICE
Special to The New's..
Atlanta, Dec. 29.— It appears, con
trary to the g.eneral Impression, that x. , ^ j
Hofonfpd the Uinted States, where he delivered
there is no way 4. n v. I lectures to convert Chinese students
candidates in Georgia to tell now 1 revolutionary principles. In England
much money they spent on their cam- was enticed into the Chi-
paigns. The winning candidate is com- nese legation where he was told that
pelled to file his affidavit, because the he was on Chinee territory and would
peiiea 10 me » . be deported to Peking. This, however,
law expressly says he shall not 0® prevented, as he claimed British
declared the nominee unless he citizenship and was set free,
file it. But for the defeated candidates, visited Japan aAd stirred Chl-
It simply says they too shall file ex- nese there to revolutionary Ideas. He
nenses lists. But it doesn’t provide resided at Singapore, surrounded by
ahy way to enforce the law, and It a body guard of fellow revolutionists,
doesn’t provide anw penalty for its He visited New York in April, this;
violation. year, and spoke there against the Man-
These facts have come out In chu dynasty. , ,
nection with the filling of figures tov- / j
ering the expenses of the recent 8“- will NOT RECOGNIZE
beraatorial candidates, and the CHINESE NEW REPUBLIC'
dates for commissioner of labor. W itn-1
in the tw’enty day limit, Joe Brown[- Washington, Dec. 29.—The United)
filed his, amounting to states will not recognize the new Chi--
^90-^ ^d H. ^M.^Sinley, successful nese |tepubllc formally at this moment
candidate for commissioner of labor, j or until it becomes clearly apparent
filed his, amounting to $2,773.30. But, the imperialists are no longer ca-,
assuming that the twenty pable of maintaining ^themselves in;
BroT^^ and *?oe ^McS!rthy^*failed to power. But this attitude will not pi^ j
send theirs in in time. Tljey simply vent the'representatives of the state j
forgot:^ Pope Brown filed his—$7,- '^^paitment in China from doing busi-,
426.49—later yesterday aften^n, and provisional republic to
McCarthy will probably file his. of iiaf«iniardina American
“What can be done to force a candi- the extent of sateguaraing Amencan,
date to file a list?” somebody asked I lives and property and in doing any |
] needful thing to assist in tiko xestora-.
AMOhTQ POPULATION.
General Wright.
Why, It would be a misdemeanor,
and he could be sent to the chaingang
or fined,” said General Wright, “^^’s RESTORED
look at the law.” He did look at the
law, and found to his surprise, that
no penalty for violation of-the law . * .
was provided. It was intended, it IsjBy Associated Press,
stated, that'it should 'be treated as a St. Petersburg, Dec. 29.—A telegram
misdemeanor, but it doesn’t seem to I received from Tabriz this morning j
appear on the\b9oks, and candidates I gays that after a bombardment of tbe [
who' lose can decide for themselves 1 official quarter of tbat city lasting^rwo i
whether they want to abide by it or ^ays the fifth regiment of the rifle brL!
not. . - . ' ^ I gade' efPected their entrance Into tbe|
town, 'nranqulllty has been. pnKAical-i
ly restored among the.population,
After the flight of the deputy gover-.
nor general to the British consulate
on December 16th all the property of ';
the government was placed under seal
and a detachmMit of the rifle brigade •
has been posted to protect it. ,
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^ SLEEPING MEN ♦
^ BURNED TO DEATH. ♦
“Weeding OuT'
Program Beginsl
By Associated Press.-
Washinjgton, D. C., Dec. 29.—Five
officers of the army, all above the
grade of major, have been ordered be
fore retiring iMards in connection
with the army “weeding out” program.
They are Col. Wm. L. Pitcher, infant
ry, Fort McDowell, Cal.; CoL Wm. P.
Evans, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Lieut.
Col> James A. Goodin, seventh infant
ry, army and navy general hospital.
Hot Springs, Ark.; Maj. Wendell L.
Simpson, 15th infantry. New York
city, and Maj. Wm. H. Brooks, medical
corps. Fort McDowell, Cal. x *
These officers are now serving in xhe
continental United States. It is expect
ed that, several officers servjing in
the Philippines also will be ordered be
fore retiring boaMi.
/
♦ By Associate Press. ♦
♦ ♦
♦ Oalifornla, Pa., Dec. 29.— ♦
♦ Three sleeping men were bum- ♦
♦ ed to death today when a pool ♦
♦ room apd boarding house at ♦
♦ Daisytown, a mining settlement ♦
♦ near here, were destroyed by ♦
♦ fire.' ♦
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