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fuv. F AS.TF.ST r p A w if m in m if w c p A-p if d i"m nhbtu' r apai it m a I ! : I 4 JL UUTL "OJdLA. JKjJUU A JL JEL J3I JTL W SUNDAY EDITION pag;:s today 4 GREATER CHARLOTTE'S HOME NEWSPAPER" Daily, 1S88 Sunday 1910. CHARLOTTE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1913. Price: Daily 2c; Sunday 5c. 3 I i , . - . .1 - 4 . rnwm I) v. -tr ! Hhh I L 8 ITM T1PIDBTLU uynuu hilu Sill JUAREZ 1 1 Anotir Illinois Murder Mystery Humor That Fed ;. Train Has Been D v v ma o n&wio ,.;u M n -. r r,vnv boin cities hiu nrd to Stake All. pvicr CITY WEARS c OPTIMISTIC SMILE f That Wilson Is 0:, p'vnt of Recognising u ;orU Latter Said to Be Drmvninc) His Cares in Flow ing Bovvl. r- Texas. Nov. "1 Two .. . .--rryins 1.5w Mexican . .. .sra .Juarez were ambuch ' ,. . - , j sixty mile? south ., .., -nemoon. according to - . . Genera! Pancho Vii- r-r-rr :;. scouts, v v,.;idI.'?x are reported killed . . : Ocjibie to get a definite .. -e Lumber at this time. . about .00 of Gen. n.;,. .-.- ::ad lert Juarez tor a .7, 5 ? south where one ot t" ., r.: rr--vrtant battles of the ... : ooin A federal force .'...!-; ;.."" commanded by Gen. thrown up entrencn roinr and prepared to ;.. ,-t tiling on the issue of bat- ;::.-,zh there were rumors all -r::oor: that the battle had been r; rite United Press correspond ; :;ie rehe forces at the front : p'mvl, ia-;d there had been no -; . : ;ce; ' an occasional shot ;K!!Cffi jiy OUtpOStS. n cr-en:i engagement is expect n w..-rr in the vicinity of Villa :!-., Arh'Mich rumors of the an- .j,f l-ins. iVuerai.-. have been coming !.- ?i vf-nu day? it, was not until - ;.t'-frcorn that definite informa-;-- ; tIv ir whereabouts was re- .n i'ln min-ffiiately sent a troop :l -vu:: u:id-?r command of Gen. iij.:a. h; chier' lieutenant. From o'ci:-.- ' iir.'.': dusk the rebeB -v.- i ' i"1 r' .luaroz to the south i.i::; ii( t:.M. ia! 'roop trains. These ' " tovp slowly, however, v i., wr,rt ',; pjroaclied -Juavez v.t .K. ti.-si.ro ed the railroad ; tonight said he ordered forf-e - io meet the enemy in the -n r.ecuiiie ne wished to avoid a z which might invole uliet.? over El Paso, il Optimistic. An optimls- ii : ', -uii ?' was timir-pan p in tne i'l'M tciig-ht. Arii'ices from Tux g ( in- war office said that Gen. i ;,!..! Mncru-ans and other foreign ; vpic unmolested. The rebels j ' - f-- r i j ( i lit in vp n h r i Newod,i-:v partisan to Huerta "i i"3 Earned, published tlat t the United States :i;co-;r.ize the Huerta govern- iih;;: a lew days. The story ?n;ong the Mexicans, being be h the masses and they " f "' checrfuh Nothing was r or' Secretary Hryan s rf rhc story. .''')!; tirmed story was current ;','")( federals were ad Oi U'arez and would attack !i:';uMo;i3:Kts within a few r- -':-r;s tn control of near r ' approach to Mexico ;':-ti!on.3 here are approaching a fuel and food fam "a ened. The coal and !- rapidly dwindling. 'anng. If the situation ,; before the food and 'i Mxio City js consumed, siiif-erincr ate almost . arora. Ills., Xov. 22. Whether a murder is indicated by a blood soaked woman's undergarment, a school book and a revolver found " here in a car of lumber will, it is expected, develop in the next few hours. The car was consigned from South Bend. Washington, to an Aurora con cern. When opened here the articles mentioned were found and turned over to the police. In the hook a German reader, was written: ' Elsie Helba Day. Springfield. Ore." Quick wire com munication located Miss Day, who is 17 years old. at the home of a brother in Des Moines. Iowa. She thought she had loaned the book to Miss Alice McCornack, a school teacher of Springfield, Ore. The police are trying to locate Miss McCornack and they also have com municated with other persons whose names were written in the reader. The authorities think some girl or woman may been dragged into the car, at tacked and slain and that the body rolled out of an open door after the train was underway. Bloody finger prints on the edge of the small door through which the clothes and books were evidently pitched. into the car was found and photograph of them will be forwarded to Oregon and Washington police bureaus. The impressions were made apparently by a man with short blunt fingers. Oregon Clue Fails. Portland, Ore., Nov. 22 Miss Alice McCornack, a school teacher whose name was mentioned last night in con nection with the box car mystery dis covered at Aurora, 111,, is at her home near Harrisburg, Ore. She stated over the telephone today that she could not explain the presence in the box car of the book given her by Miss Elsie D?y. APPOINTMENT OF HAMMER APPROVED BY M'REYNOLDS Conference of Asheboro Man With Attorney General Pro nounced Satisfactory Ex aminations For Fourth Class PU Postoffices Dealyed. REIDSVILLE MEN ENDORSE MONTGOMERY WALL STBEET IN THE CURREHGYMEASURE MIDST OF SLUMP IN! . PUT SOUKRELT UP SPECULATION TO THE SENATE SLUMP IN SPECULATION. frniz O'" b Cc plto ?X!CG Citv, Xov. l-IVj 'Jin 3"a to tie ur.nkinc v'.- . 22. Tito Mexican Vera Cruz and rh loft here under mys iO(!ay, giving rise to nrxrrs. were dispatched 'rogresso and Tampico rvh movement there Hu eye on the foreign fan waters. which the United iinpf views the acts Gen. Victoriano fnained today by the irorn a high author i.'if state rlenartmpTit inched with information drinking heavily and 'it. Wilson is rnrrfiftlv ln- on freauent occasions nai president is irrespon made by military at- the Mexicon armv to th urccident's special en large O'Shuasrhnessv. nrl '-Twarded to Washington, ! Huerta is in the habit ot i? uj paatte and cognac with ''ast. j'iero incident was consider '' 'o.iny when the Mexican i,"''Kf' aiul the representa ''f!H'ral Maas informed ..he ; ' ousul that the reason they Maderos yesterday was to "i fbarge them, the charges "in having; been dismissed. ;',i"''-:? w,re treated precise " '.eneral Felix Diaz when 'he protection of the Amer ' :'nu. ! 1 Returning White House Bride's Thanks Big Job Washington, Xov. 22. It's a lot of fun to get loads and loads of wedding gifts, like Miss Jessie Wilson, the white house bride-elect, but the other side of the story has gone untold un til tonight. It leaked out that Miss Wilson is doing a marathon task of thanking personally every one of the donors. With pen and ink and a big sheaf of envelopes she is trying her level best to keep up with the stream of presents. Her answers are short and gracious,' but' the" task is "tremen dous. , . . While Miss Wilson engaged in this work, this afternoon, the bride groom elect, Francis B. Sayre, betook him self to one of Washington's most fash ionable bootshops. purchased a high priced pair of shoes, and then went to a stationery store presumably to re plenish the stationery stock for the gift answers. The next to the last touches for the wedding were put on the white house today when the wedding dias was placed in the East room, the car pet was made ready and the arrange ments were completed for placing the palms and flowers Monday. Secretary of the Treasury MeAdoo injected a mystery into the situation todav bv sending an enormous pack age as his gift. Speculations as to its contents ranged from an uprignt piano to antic. ue mahogany furniture. At torney General McReynolds. the only bachelor in the cabinet will probably send a huge bouquet. The "economv administration cook book" brimful of good recipes came today to Miss Wilson, along with ,n,mtinc: ntlipr nresents. Just a touch of gold finery and lace will be added to Tuesdays event. iot n vc-mrrl TX7 Dnt fill t from the white house that the Army and Navy regalia will be present and tne diplomats corps will wear their court uniforms. Jut so that everything will run smoothlv on Tuesday the wedding partv will go through a rehearsal and Monday, probably in the early evening. ' Daniels Returns lo Wasmngron Washington, Nov. 22. Secretary Daniels returned today from a week s absence in the middle west during which he visited the Great Lakes naval training school near Chicago and was so enthusiastic over the possibilities of tbo institution that he announced his intention of increasing the course 6f study there. "That the naval recruits may receive a fuller training, I have increased the length of the course from three to four months and I intend to make it six months," said he. Emphasize Importance of Latin-American Relations. Berlin, Nov. 22. The increasing im portance of Germany's relations with Latin America is indicated by a pro vision in the imperial budget of 1914 raising to the rank of full legations the minister residencies now accredited to Guatemala, Venezuela and Peru. A German consulate is now established at Panama and the German consulate at Montreal is raised to a consulate general. The stated revenue and expenditure for 1914 balance at $918,250,000. which compares with $963,500,000 in 1013. To the army and navy are assigned $304,250,000 and $122,000,000 respec tively, making together almost half the year's total expenditure. Only two new capital ships for the navy are provided Dr. Jordan of Raleigh Testifies . In Defense of Mrs. Joe Per son's Remedy Further Pe titions to Intervene Filed Other Capital City Items. Special to The News. Washington, Nov. 22. A conference held at the department of justice this afternoon, at which Senator Overman presented William C. Hammer, and recommended to Attorney General Mc Reynolds his appointment as district attorney in the west, was declared by the senator to be satisfactory in every way. McReynolds said 'he had received no charges against Hammer from any source and would appoint him when Senator Overman gives the word. Hammer returned home tonight. He is the last of the 'Big Four" to come here, as Webb, Dortch and Winston have already seen McReynolds. In some mysterious manner North Carolina has been taken out of the group of states in which fourth-class postmaster examinations will be held in January and has been put in the second group. The civil service com mission declared today that examina tions in North Carolina will probably be held the first Saturday in Febru- a ry. A delegation from Reidsville com posed of Samuel Hubbard. R. S. Mont gomery, W. R. Dalton. Ira R. Hum phreys and P. W. Glidewell called on Representative Stedman and Senator Simmons today to urge the appoint ment of R. S. Montgomery as post master. Stedman declared this after noon he will recommend another man in place of John Oliver next Saturday. Gilmer Brenizer, formerly of Char lotte, has been promoted to position of chief of division of claims, in the office of Commissioner Osborne, at a salary of $2,500, Senator Overman was advised by Secretary MeAdoo today. J. Gold of High Point, called on Representative Stedman today in the interest of R. L. Pickett's candidacy for postmaster. Dr. T. M. Jordan of Raleigh, testi fied before the pure drugs division "of the agriculture department today in defense of Mrs. Joe Person's remedy which is under investigation. Hugh McRae of Wilmington, "orig inal Wilson man" in North Carolina, was here today. Cameron Morrison and W. H. Wood of Charlotte, who have been here for a couple of days, went on tonight to New York. The traffic bureaus of Knoxville, Tenn., and Birmingham, Ala., today filed petitions to intervene in the ap plication for lower freight rates for North Carolina from the west. Their petition is very similar to that filed yesterday by the Virginia cities. Postoffice Inspector Chester has been instructed to visit Raleigh and Charlotte to try and arrange location for the proposed railway terminal. He will probably reach Raleigh Monday and Charlotte Wednesday. A report which gained circulation with lightning rapidity that Josiah Bailey had resigned as collector crea ted quite a flurry among North Car olinians here today until disproved late in the afternoon. It all grew out of Bailey forwarding to Secretary MeAdoo his resignation as custodian of the federal building at Raleigh. S6me time after taking the custody of the building out of the hands of Postmaster Briggs, Bailey discharged one of the negro janitors; the negro appealed to the civil service commission and the treasury depart ment ordered Bailey to re-instate him. Bailey took the position that if he could not command the force he would not have custody of the building, and tendered his resignation as custodian in extremely severe language. Trading in stocks and bond3 in Wall Street, that is specula Q tive trading today fell to the lowest yet reached. Total sales for the past week wera (129,927 shares, 900 lower '.'c that the lowest on record. It -' was only by drawing in all the odl lot sales that the total for O the past week was raided from 625 000 to 629.900. ; Original Glass Bill as It Passed h The House Reported Back to ;;! The Senate Without Recom :j mendation Along With Two Substitutes. i OWEN SPONSORS ONE HITCHCOCK THE OTHER w i New York, Nov. 22. "They always come back." On the hope expressed in those four words it's a gambler's chance Wall Street today awaits a return to the gladsome days when the public bit with frequency and bit deep enough to get hooked properly ac cording to the sad brokers who are gay and dashing no longer. "Wall Street is dull, yes," today declared a prominent Wall Street broker, and financier, who would not allow the use of his name. "But you can make sure the tide is bound to turn. There's plenty of money in the West these days, but just now the westerners aren't trading. However, they'll come back. They always do the public I mean. "Of course there is some actual j buying and selling in the Street these days. Prices are very low and the wise ones are buying. Many who think they're wise, are waiting ex pecting prices to go even lower, but bottom has been about reached. The street has known seven or eight piet ty good years. The public may re turn with a rush any time. It may hold back for months. "Wall Street is a, necessity, despite what folks " say about it. It is a clearing house for the country. I don't mean the old reckless speculation is necessary, but the trading. It is a place where a man' can get nioney when he needs it. "Of course, some Wall Street firms haven't been able to weather the season they are cutting down overhead charges, reducing salary lists, and merging for mutual finan cial benefit. Compared to other days Wall Street is pretty bleak ana dreary." The bleakness of Wall Street can be seen everywhere. Landlords ad mit that it has affected them. They say there are mighty few firms that are not moving out of their palatial offices into more modest and less tpacious quarters. Most of the big tuites will have "To let" signs in tne windows after January 1, Wall Street's moving day, if landowners are correct in their prophecies. Principal Differences In The Substitutes Are In The Num ber And Control of The Reg ional Reserve Banks Mat ter Will Not Be Finished Be- gional banks. The Owen faction pro poses reducing the number of region al reserve banks from 12 to S, provides for bank control of the regional banks and for bank subscription to their stock. The Hitchcock-republican bill re duces the reserve banks from 12 to 4. proposes Federal control of the re gional banks and public stock subscrip tion. In the report of the six democratic committeemen today the rival faction is chided for "favoring the central bank idea." The report also lam basted the New York Stock Exchange. "The Stock Exchange has become the most gigantic gambling establish ment in the world," they assert. Copies of the three bills compared side by side were ordered printee to day by the Senate. The currency debate will continue next Monday to Wednesday and than lapse until December 8, when the bill will be kept continuously before the Senate until final passage. fore March. r - - v 'i r v - r ' 1- - v- -4 Accuses Girl of Complaisance PROGRESS OF CURRENCY REFORM. May 30, 1908 Vreeland-Ald- rich act passed. May 16-Dec. 1912 Pujo "Money Trust" investigation. January 7, 1913 Glass inquiry begun. Sept. 2, 1913 Senate commit tee hearings begun. Sept. 19, 1913 Glass "Adminis- X tration" bill introduced in House. Sept. 17, 1913 Glass bill pass- -'.'f ed by House. ; Sept. 18, 1913 Glass bill sent X to Senate banking committee. November 22, 1913 Glass bill X returned to Senate. 1 i 1 B TAKE SITUATION ' ilEBlf President Spends Day In Way Which Proves That He Does Not Consider Mexican Af fairs At An Acute Stage Bryan Shows Even Less An-xiet'. Washington, Nov. 22. Currency legislation was squarely "put up" to the Senate today. The Glass bill as passed by the House, was returned by the Senate banking committee to the Senate itslf "without recommenda tions." With it two substitute bills, both following the general regional re serve plan of the "Administration" measure, were presented. One is spon sored by Chairman Owen and five "administration" democrats of the banking committee. The other is ad vanced by Senator Hitchcock and the five republican committeemen. Weeks of debate in the "Senate on the three bills will be opened by Chair man Owen Monday. Prdictions are that the new curren cy law will not be signed much be fore March. "The bill can't possibly pass during the special session," Chairman Owen told the senate today, sounding the doom of President Wilson's predictions and hopes that currency would be a second achievement of the extraordi nary session. The principal differences between the bills of the democrats and Owen and the republicans and Hitchcock are in the number and Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 22. E. Graham Wilson, the wealthy farmer who is on trial here charged with as- yjsault by Miss Kate Turner, took the --- stand today in an effort to controvert :-fthe testimony already given by Miss Turner and other witnesses. ! Wilson asked that he might be al lowed to occupy a chair directly in front of he jury hi order that the spectators might not hear what he had to say. The request was granted by the court, and the accused spol so low that lawyers within a few feet of him heard his story with dif ficulty. Wilson leclared that he had pur posely misled his wife as to the events of the day on which he is charged with assaulting Mis Tursner, but that now he was willing to tell tne whole truth. He then declared that any re lations there may have been between himself and Miss Turner was entirely by her consent. He denied that any assault had been committe. Upon their return to his house, Wil son said he had retired to his room to take a nap. Miss Turner left an hour later calling a cherry good-bye to him as she left. Almost an hour was required by his attorney, John Lee, of Lynchburg, Va., to bring out Wilson's story and a': its conclusion counsel for the state asked permission to retire for consultation. control of the re- Train Kills Man In The Heart Of Hendersonville Hendersonville, N. C, Nov. 22. Boh Hider, aged fifty years and two oxen which he was driving en route to his home at Dana, were instantly killed by a Southern Railway train as it swung around the Main street chossing in this city this afternoon. The remains of the man, oxen and contents of .the wagon were scattered on both sides of the track. THE . WEATHER. Washington, Nov. 22. Virginia Fair Sunday, probably Mon- -k- day, somewhat colder . in north- -X- era portion. North Carolina, South Caro- -X- lina. and Georgia Fair Sunday ic and Monday. w WW WWW-o-'fWWWWWJVW W n v : xiC-A" A" A- -C"V- The More Pay Rolls Movement Several days ago the editor of The News mail ed out to number of leading business men letters inviting them to contribute articles on the need of more payrolls and the means of securing same. Always intensely interested in the welfare of Charlotte, The News believes that the need of more industries of a diversified nature is the prime necs sity of Charlotte today. That this feeling is shared by the leaders of Charlotte is evidenced by the heart, enthusiastic manner in which those addressed have taken the time from their business to discuss the subject. On pages four and five to-day will be found a number of articles dealing with this paramour t need They are constructive in their nature and it will pay every one to read and ponder them care fully. Lack of space made it necessary to carry a number of these valuable articles over to the issues of next week. Others, will appear in Monday's issue, and suc ceeding editions of The News. The list of names to which letters were sent was prepared hurriedly Many valuable names were unintentionally left off the list. This is, therefore, an invitation to every pa triotic Charlotte citizen to aid in this "More Pay rolls" movement by joining in the public discussion so auspiciously started in today's issue. Much Sympathy Aroused For The Innocent Kids New Haven, Conn., Nov. 22 With several hundred women of Connecticut hard at work circulating petitions urg ing the pardon board to commute the death sentence of Mrs. Bessie Wake field, "the woman who never had a chance," a movement was suggested today to provide some means so that her two children might be given a chance in life, which their mother was denied. The children, Georgia C, and Clara Belle 4, are in. the care of Frank Webster and his wife, the aged father and mother of the woman now under sentence of death for the part the state alleges she played in the mur der of her husband. Throughout the life of Bessie Wake field, poverty, hunger and want have followed her. It is the plea of the women working in her behalf that the children should be given a moth er's care. Webster told today of a man coming to his house and requesting that the children be given into his care. He wanted to take the little girl, but did I not want Georgie. It is a struggle for Webster and ins wile to Keep ooay and soul together but as their daughter has sent word from the penitentiary asking that they care for the children they are willing to deny themselves the few things they now enjoy. With the date of the meeting of the board of pardons now less than two weeks away, the women of the state, are bending every effort to gather an imposing number of names to the petition which they are circu lating. Thousands will be secured by the time ihe board of pardons meets to pass on the case. Changes in Louisiana's Fundamental Law Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 22. A sum mary of changes in Louisiana's funda mentl law recommended by the consti tutional convention was given out to day while the convention prepared to end its work. Beside providing for a bond issue to retire the state's debt the convention recommended amendments exmpting a govrnor from suspension during trial for impeachment, giving the state the right to alter or repeal corporation charters and authorize a good roads tax. Two thirds of the members of the legislature must approve the propos ed amendments and the voters must ratify them before they become effective. FRICTION WITH ENGLAND POSITIVELY DENIED Exciteemnet On Border As To What May Happen Down Juarez Way is Somewhat In creased By Warlike Talk of Texas Governor. Washington, Nov. 22. It may be that there exists a real Mexican cri sis. But Well, here is how the two men who are most vitally interested in it spent the day. President Wilson was up before 'I o'clock. Immediately after breakfast he motored to Virginia where he played golf for three hours. Return ing to the white house he stopped en rouie to his room to play witn Tom, the big black cat who took refuge there a fortnight ago and through the intercession of the bride-to-be, Miss Jessie Wilson, is now a member of the family. The president spent half an hour teaching the cat to jump through his hands and the. other little pet tricks dear to the man of family who appreciates a cat as a necessary member of the house hold. Then after lunch he inspected wedding presents and there are very many of them. He devoted another hour to his family, went for a long auto ride and tonight devoted much of his time to going over his mes sage which he will deliver in person to congress on December 5. Secretary of State Bryan also had an easy day. Soon alter he arrived at his office he issued a scathing denial of one of a series of what he believes are inspired stories designed to make k real Mexican crisis exist. Tiny story, of a circumstantial nature told of how Brayan had protested in person to the British embassy agaist Great Britain rushing three powerful armored cruise'?, commanded by a rear admiral i1o outranked the American commander to Vera 'jruv. The story told of how the Bryan pro test resulted in the British warships being sent to three separate Mexican seaports. "A wilful and malicious lie," was the original Bryan characterization of the story. Then' he made it plain (hat more than one such story had been spread broadcast recently de signed to create a crisis even though one did not exist. The secretary ot state then issued a formal denial ot lhe story, making it plain that the ielations between Great Britain anu the United Stales are of the pleasant est. Shortly afterward Secretary Bryan disappeared from his office. Inquiry at his house revealed that he had gone away for an afternoon and evening's recreation. One report haa him gunning for "molly cotton tails" in Virginia. Another had him mooch ing about in the woods. But this was certain that there was nothing In the Mexican situation which inter fered with a real holiday. The president and his premier had day's vacation and it can be stated on authority that they took it be cause they believe that a real Im provement in the Mexican situation is already in sight. Huerta is going. Both men are convinced of this. And the policy of diplomatic starvation will be continued until it finally suc ceeds. For a time this afternoon there was some excitement because of a report that another regiment of infantry was to be sent to El Paso to rej force the border patrol. Then tn eal reason leaked out. Texans are worried because of the presence of ala's army in Juarez. His troops ate made up of real bad men. And the governor of Texas has taken oc casion to declare that the National Guard of the state would be called f-hould there come a threatening move from south of the Rio Grande. Gneral Bliss reported this to Secre tary of War Garrison. And he made it plain that this sort of talk inflames the border people and may cauee trouble. So Secretary Garrison pre pared for another regiment of infan try at El Paso. And he specifically declared it was going there to reas sure some timid Americans and that's all there was to it. QUEBEC TOWN FIRE SWEPT. Levis, Que., Nov. 22. Saint Marie, a town of 1,600 inhabitants, was swept by fire today. One hundred and fifty houses had been burned and the fire was still raging upchecked at 10 o'clock when a call for aid was receiv j ed here. Every piece of fire fighting apparatus that could be spared was ; dispatched at once on a special train, According to word reaching here the j damage was $300,000. Details were ! lacking. SHERIFF FILES RETURN TO THAW'S HABEAS CORPUS WRIT. Concord, N. H., Nov. 22. Sheriff Helmna Drew made a formal return to the Harry K. Thaw writ of habeas corpus tonight, in filing it in the Uni ted States courta t 8 o'clock. Drew in his return, asks that the habeas corpus be dismissed, setting forth that he holds Thaw under the virture of the governor of New Hamp shire's extradition warrant, and that Thaw should be returned to the state of New York. Seattle, Wash., ..ov. 22. Philadel phia was chosen as the convention city in 1914 by the American Federatior of Labor by a vote of 10,633 as againsl 8,402 for Fort Worth, Texas.