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FA GROWING PAP I ORTH CAROLINA NEW 1ZI NIGTH EDITION PAGES TODAY GREAT E R C HA RLOTTE'S HOME NEWSPAPER " Established: Daily, 1888 Sunday 1910. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1913. Price: Daily 2c; Sunday 5c T HE NEWS E R CHARJLO L 1 A Eld rt , rrpasMm rj rX f-V FTV PI n PP"" 11 jm. Vmam Meeting Foi Mass 00 Planned This Evening table Canvass For $50,000 Competed And Donation ot Valuable Site is Thus Assur eAt Meeting Tonight Dr. Rondthaler Will Deliver Prin cipal Address. Canvassing Committees Will Make Final Reports of Their Work During Campaign of Past Three Weeks Every body invited to Attend A Great Jubilation Meeting. In honor of the conclusion o a reat undertaking whereby Queens College is placed in line to become -ionl" one of the leading educational centers tor women in the Southern states, a great juoilee mass meet- ine will be held at 8 o'clock this even in eat the Second Presbyterian church at which time the friends ot Queens Coiiege throughout the city and st-ction will gather together to re- ioice over the high success that has ?roned the labors of the past three Dr. Howard Rondthaler, one ot Xenh Carolina's leaders m educa tional work, and the head of Salem Academy, at Winston-Salem, will be orator of the evening, delivering the crinciral address, while short talks will trade by others who have been in the thick of the fight to bring Queens College to the place where it can now proceed with assurance on it suuiou of becoming a leading cetut-r or' learning for the young wo Lin of the South. Mayor Charles A. Card will also address the meeting onii-'i::, and will have something to T:rt. will be brief reports aiso :::''.:.: a on the financial task that in i'n so thoroughly and well com-i'itt-i.!. and on the liberality of the nien;!.- o the college whose gener ju-nt-s and liberalness have made so r-at tiling- possible for the future Queens College. in" meeting will be presided over Rtv. i. ii. Rolstcn, pastor of the r::?: F'rt :-i ytcrian church and it is ?: t f;at taere will be such a P'-h-rin? of friends of the college as '.as never been witnessed in Char ge, and the jubilee occasion will be Myers Park site. The trustees faced this situation: To raise $50,000 and receive the 100 acres, and find a purchaser at ?100, 000 of the old property, the money to be in hand by January 1, 1914, or to fail in getting the $50,000 and thereby lose the whole site of 130 acres and the opportunity to sell out the present property for $100,000 to the Stephens Company. Confronted by such a critical situ ation the trustees saw that imme diate action was imperative, and they attacked the problem with determi nation and grim decision to win out, and they have succeeded. The cause for jubilation is therefore apparent, and it will be a real and genuine meeting of thankfulness and joy that will be held tonight when hundreds of the friends of the college will as semble to take part in the program. The chairman of the general can vassing committee during the past weeks has been Mr. John K. Pharr, while Mr. Walter Scott is chairman of the committee on underwriting the $100,000 bonds of the land company. Mr D. L. Probert has taken an im portant part in the work by giving the canvassing committee the advan tages of his experience in tnis wrork, and has been of great value to the campaign now closing in this city. There are many others who have also served well and who will receive a large share of the honor which comes to those who have labored well in a good cause. The Board of Trustees. The board of trustees of Queens College who have been a most potent factor in the inauguration of the greater program for the college are as follows, the list being that report ed at the last meeting of Presbytery: . Terms expiring in September, 1914: Major A. G. Brenizer and Messrs. Walter S. Alexander, Peter S. Gil christ, George Stephens, W. F. Hard ing and A. C. Miller. Terms expire September, 1915: Rev. A. A. Mc Geachy, Rev. D. H. Rolston, Rev. John L. Caldwell, and Messrs. R. A. Morrow, of Monroe; C. A. Dixon, J. Arthur Henderson and Edgar Love, of Lincolnton. Terms expire Septem ber, 1916: Messrs. Edward T. Cans ler, John R. Pharr, J. E. Murphy, R. D. Rosa' J. F. Jamison, William An derson and R. A. Miller, of Lowell. This makes a total of six trustees whose terms expire in 1914; six in 1915 and seven in 1916, giving a to- lttiuCh' rind nnnrnnriatelv nhcorvpfi At ; o'clock, one hour before the tal membership of nineteen trustees. 'einnins of the iubilee meeting, Present Movement Begins je a session of the can- The inception of the movement In speaking of tb a gin of the move ment which v wrought such changes for jns College. The board that time saw pretty clearly that something would have to be done and they were on the lookout for a leader to come in and make the most out of the opportu nity which they had seen. The name of Dr. John L. Caldwell, who was then mayor of the city ot Little Rock, Ark., was presented to the board by several of the members, I notably Mr. Pharr, and the matter was quickly brought to a head by the bringing of Dr. Caldwell to Char lotte where he supplied the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church a part of the summer of 1911. After the trustees had heard Dr. Caldwell and had talked over mat ters with him their unanimous ver dict was couched in words something like these: Here is the man we have been looking after and we will keep him to work out for us this larger vision which we have seen for the future of the Presbyterian Col lege for Women.'' Dr. Caldwell was secured practical ly on his own terms and took hold of the college administration in the summer of 1911, and immediately things began to move and to happen and the college to take on new life A New Faculty. One of the first things which President Caldwell undertook was the re-organization of the college taculty and within a few months he had brought together a corps of. expert teachers from all parts of the land, teachers whose abilities were of the highest order and who had prepared themselves at institutions of the high est name and fitness for college work. ' At that time the college debt was getting bigger and bigger, amount ing as it now does to some $65,000, and the trustees after conferences with President Caldwell, decided to proceed immediately with the work of making arrangements for creating the bigger and larger college which they had already begun to look upon a ssomething that had to be achiev etd. Land Company's Offer. One of the most important de velopments in the plan for a Digger college came about a year ago when Mr. George Stephens and the Meek ienburg Farms Company and others stepped forward and indicated their willingness to give to the trustees a large tract of land for a college site, ample for the erection of a great Southern college for women it needs be, and then it was that the board ot trustees began to see the light break ing and the solution of their prob lem coming close at hand. This offer marked an era in the life cf the college development indeed. With this, tangible asset on which to work the trustees proceeded with every energy bent upon the work to get the situation in better shape, and it was decided to have a campaign of the city to raise at least ?50,000' m cash, to supplement the liberal offer of the land companies and individu als, and with the sum of $50,000 in hand, and the sale of the old proper ty on College street to the Steohens 1 Land Company, as offered by Mr the whole plan ECHOES HE TO AUGUSTA FO SAFE KEEP SIMMONS AT HEAD Uncle Sam Inter- OE Ml I E cedes In Behalf Of Spaniards in Mexico BY GEORGE H. MANNING. SWtfWfe'Wi JtJ'sOl.J.JtSW8, JUUUIJW JU'. JUUUb WWWWWWW WVlfWiflf A LYNCHING IN NORTH DAKOTA. By Associated Press. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 16. George Hart, one of the negroes confessed here to day to Deputy Sheriff Plunkett, accord ing to the authorities to the Wrens, Ga., Sunday afternoon, confess ed here this morning to Deputy Sher iff Plunkett. He implicates the other two negroes under arrest. Both of the others deny their guilt. George i-d William Hart and Rob ert Paschal were rushed to Augusta at 4:30 o'clock this morning: from the Burke county jail at Waynesboro for fear that a mob of outraged citi zens from a radius of 40 miles of the killing would take them out and lynch them despite the military company that was on guard. George Hart, according to the authorities says that he and his brother and Robert Paschal were drunk on the skimmings of boiling cane juice where syrup was being made. The skimmings are placed in a different vessel, being taken from the to pof the boiling cane juice, and after fermentation, makes an intoxicating drink. He says that they, went by the Irby home about 4 p. m. 'Sunday and that Robert Paschal went inside and attacked Mrs. Irby, that she strug gled with him to the front door, where he cut her throat and the three men dragged her by her hair to the wood pile where they crushed her skull with an axe and then assaulted her. The five-year-old daughter of Mrs. Irby saw the negroes cut her mother s throat. The negroes then left the vicinity. No mention was mad in George Hart's confession of an-50 cent debt that Mr, Irby owed them. Washington, Dec. 16. Senator Fur- nifold M. Simmons is up to his ears in work again to an extent which re- minds the observer of the busy days he spent as chairman of the finance commie while it was- deliberating U B Associated Pres rm tin. r,tff v;n u iv.. I " 13 y i.sbociaiea tress. r::Jr;.,r WUlston, X. D., Dec. 16.-Cleve By unanimous vote of the senate com- Z ??!!!?": JJpKTi0?' - merce committee a few days ago he SmiELtt'!? 5Le f J! " committed and will continue to. per- Z m? form those duties in addition to those " uy J?"U 'v""" uau5ea w WW It" IS ASSURED OE APPOIMTMEIT of the finance committee. Senator Clarke of Arkansas, chairman of the committee has obtained a leave of absence until April. A number of important bills will come to the senate from the house and be referred to the commerce commit tee which will make Senator Simmon's place one cf great importance. Under ordinary circumstances the commerce committee is ranked as one of the five large committees, the finance committee being another. Bu during the extra session just ended and the present regular session those two committees are of extraordinary im portance. Senator Simmons' appointment to Special to The News. this committee is another refutation Washington D. C, Dec 16 There of the statements made during the ni . 1 i j i . last campaign in North Carolina that l 1 be unusual delar in the ap- if he was elected chairman of the ft. POintment of William C. Hammer, as nance committee it would only be be- district attorney. Together with Sen cause of senioi'v of service, and not ator Overman. Hammer railed on At. an evidence that he w-as recognized as to General McReynolds today to one of the senate leaders, a master of J J 1 u J tu legislation and held in high esteem by reP'y to the protest filed objecting to his colleagues. The fact that he was his appointment because of his objeo the last member on the committee tion to the annoitnment nf Annum ns shows that seniority played no part, no,trri QCa t Ac. , . but that his election was purely rec- f8 Ashcboro, and alleging ognition of ability and high esteem in tnat ne was not a good lawyer. Ham- Property of Many Spanish iviercnants Said to Have Been Confiscated by Rebels When General Villa Took Chihuahua City. Spaniards Say They Were Or dered to Leave Mexico On Penalty of Death U S. Would See All Foreigners And Their Property Protected. which he is held. MANY SOUTHERN SURGICAL ASSOCIATION MEETS. By Associated Press. Atlarta, Ga., Dec. 1 Noted sur geons and gynecologists from all parts o" the United States attended thfi nnenins: session here this morn ing of the 26th annual meeting of the Southern Surgical and Gyneco logical Association. EASE BE SUPRBflE COURT FORE ARE DEAD- T AS RESULT OF FIRE y Associated Press. Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 16. Five are dead and a score were injured when fire, believed to be of incendiary orig in destroyed the Salvation Army home for men here early today. Many of the injured were overcome by smoke while others suffered hurts n making their way out of the hre swent building. Several of the in jured are in a serious condition. The dead: Arthur Sandell, of Bangor, Maine, bookkeeper and clerk of the home. Washington, Dec. 16 The power of the states to hold safe deposit com panies responsible for the inheritance committees and those who which has resulted in the completion "ave j :U Char2:e 0f the labor of rais- of plans for a new college and an Qeorsre Stennens. t -tf; ?.mhh) cash donations and enlargement of scope and work tnax. seemed tc open un in its fullness and T rm nncsspssinns stowed away in committee on underwriting the was not dreamed of a few years Droa(i scope and the trustees and tne boxes of patrons wa; before the "' ' stock m the Queens col- ago, aates Dacit auuui imee jcaxo, tner riends ot the college saw that gupreme court for consideration today hand Company soon to be or- o fthe board of trustees began to their goal was nearly reached. (it is said the decision may effect ev ?ariiZf-d. of the board of trustees began to The raisins: Gf the $50,000 was a ' cafo rtpr.nsit comnanv in the coun The institution during the past think of a bigger school and to have matter that had to be .accomplished, try but only those in Illinois are dl : rf p v c e' ? has passed through a no- a broader vision of the future of the an(j ka(j to be accomplished before rectly concerned in the case, 'ie r riod in its history and today, Presbyterian College for Women. j the end of the present month, ts the ; The National Safe Deposit Company Ti'h the work finished, the institution Three years ago the operating ex- ? 0ffer 0f tne steohens Comnanv ex-'nf chiras-o. through its attorney, has I'l-'in? a ne w existence, firmly estab- penses of the present college and pires on January 1. Uaken the position that the clause in 'stied on a new and solid foundation the accumulation of debt had set not; "We had thought of having this the Illinois inheritance tax law. pro- faf-re in tltP fntttro if ia rlnircH tn o fow nf thn trustees to thinking ! Mmniitrn tho flnco nf (hu nr.il.ao-o V.JVii inr c-afo HpnOSlt COmDanieS frOUl last spring," said a member of the delivering to the representatives oi wb board of trustees yesterday, "but for deceased patrons the contents of boxes 'without retaining a sufficient amount !tn nnv the tax is unconstitutional ? ia cniri tho law imDairs the ob Ne cevelot) into rm nf tVio o-rootoot cpti. hnrj nf snme nlan whereby- the school tPrs of k-aming in the South for the might be brought out of its old posi ducatioTi ot young women in the tion and placed as a beacon light on 'iinion ()f u frionds. a hill whence it could be seen all f.-ks ago the offer yz the over the South, but at tnat time n-nd Company and the there was nobody to lead the move- Farms Comnanv to give ment. and so these trustees kept their j;J fHt-h to the institution, and dream largely to themselves and ' u" -!' of i he Stephens Company waited until 1911 or nearly three 0 ta,:'- f'."er the present college prop- years ago now, when the opportunity fty on North College street for became such that the board decided vlW.HIll) tA,,l , J i Opportunity and Man. "It was a question of getting the ' roction of a college plant man and the opportunity togetner, at least $150,000 on the said Mr. John R. Pharr yesterday (Continued on Page Ten.) '''' 'i'frident upon the raising ot additional cash, to guar- THE WEATHER. lia-aticn of contract between the com :s nnnv and its denositors because at no time may the company acquaint itself si nf the contents of the boxes. s;- ;$ Attorney General Lucey of Illinois Z on the other hand contends that the 1 Forecast for North Carolina. 1 state has a right to be advised at Fair tonight and Wednesday. the .time of the death of a resident as " Lieht variable winds. i't to the extent ot nis property, otner- , wise it would be deprived in many m juuuuuuuuui juuwijwuwiw. poqpij nf its interest in the estate. -X VVX v v. J j s 112 f I? ? ft ft t' I' t BfiBIS mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm m e m rt. 'im- t cli li iiii .ii ul mmmh . .., '" """"" - -y L "4 f j- ftf. M irr ft t ' f la a Bolf W:imu an ; 09i.aH.as J lwlCWWi'riii'rtiii --Vii y " M Ir J rrrt ,-, -,- -i pc l Q 0 C C ocC'DXOWOOOOOOO'OwnririrnnrriirrifirjriijrnfantTiiMi'ir" rv r ' m , gf r K .. .-.v. .-.r.-. ------ - - rr.,..T...J-J...A-.....r...t ""ir'tm-'r ir-rritfririmn'niii"rtTfffi ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OF QUEENS COLLEGE. I mer admitted that he had opposed Au- I man's appointment because he believ ed him unfit to be postmaster, and said he would pursue the same course again. After a thorough explanation of the matter .McReynolds admitted that Hammer should not be held up on account of .that and -agreed- ta -ap-l point him along with the others on Dec ember 20th. FORTY HERS ARE' ENTOMBED Of EXPL0S1 By Associated Press. Grand Junction, Col., Dec. 16. An ex plosion today at the Vulcan mine at T Shoddell believed to work in this Newcastle, Col., east of here, is re Htv ponea to nave entomDea Detween 40 Three unidentified. ana u miners, i ne mine is owned by There were 150 beds in the building) the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. nf which 45 were occupied by the em-; The cause of the explosion is un- By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 16. Through rep resentations to General Villa by Amer ican Consul Letcher and through messages conveyed by the American consul at Hermosillo to General Car ranza, the United States has success fully interceded in behalf of Spaniards who complained of mistreatment when Chihuahua City was occupied by tha Mexican rebels. All advices to the state department today say foreigners generally, with the exception of Spaniards, have been respected and this government upon the request of the Spanish ambassa dor has undertaken to see that Span ish subjects are included in the pro tection given to other foreigners. inferences that by annealing tn General Carranza.the United States naa recognized the constitutionalista were pronounced false by Secretary Bryan today who pointed out that the United States had from time to time dealt with the military authoriies In control of various sections. Where a general is in control or in charge of a zone," said Mr. Bryan, we uiahe our representations to him as it is obviously useless to make such representations to the Mexico City government which has ho way ol eniorcmg .ts will in that section which it does not control. Also if a general is reported to be under the control or authority of another we have tried 16' look to th3 latter for assistance in protecting foreigners." The secretary added that there was nothing unusual in representations tc General Carranza for protection oi foreigners, that they had been made previously, particularly in the case ol Messrs Wyndham and Dunn, alleged to be held for ransom In Tepeco and that thr same course would be the process of dealing with the various military authorities in Mexico. Reports to the navy department to day said the battleship Ohio would be delayed ten days at sea on account ol the two cases of smallpox aboard and that the battleship Michigan would re main in Mexican waters until the Ohio relieved her. nloves of the Salvation Army. Every one of the employes escaped and are accounted for. ' Almost all of the other beds were occupied by transient lodgers and un fortunates who mate tneir nome iu the buildings of this class. A charge of incendiarism was plac ed against a man who gave the name of Frank Meyers. He claimed to do a cir cus rider and said he last lived in Arizona. The property loss is estimated at $55,000. ' . It is believed several otner Doaies are in the ruins. Burrowing into the debris oi tne burned structure is being hurried as the oincials are confident that a num ber of other bodies remain buried there The inability of those who con ducted the house to accurately esti mate the number of lodgers elimi nates the possibility of compiling any list of missing. Heroic rescues during the progress of the fire became a common eigm, firemen, policemen and officials oi the Salvation Army carrying limp and apparently lifeless forms down ihe fire escapes and ladders to wait ing ambulances. The origin of the fire is not known, but suspicious actions on the part ot Meyer led the police to question mm He apparently was unable to give a clear account of his actions and a charge of incendiarism was placed against him. An investigation by the building inspector has been started. The Frank Case. Bv Associated Press. Atlanta. Ga., Dec. lb. Attorneys at noon today ended their fight before the supreme court for the life of Leo M. Frank, under sentence or aeatn ior the murder of Mary Phagan. The su preme court probably will not pass on their plea for a new trial before tne last of January, known. ue.jt.jit-.vv jtst.jtiusstsu 't-o'--v-J'- jwujuuv Irwmfww wwwwwww wwwwww wwwwww A -DOUBLE LYNCHING Shreveport, La., Dec. 16. Two negroes, Ernest and Frank Wll- w liams, were lynched by a mob at Blanchard, La,, today after w they had confessed to killing & killing Calvin Ballard, a white man. Ballard's body was found w w hacked to pieces in his store 3 Saturday morning. - J Sfimrmt wwwwwww wwwwww www--w or mm IE BY PRESIDENT By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 16. Dr. William J, Morton, who served a term in the At lanta federal prison with Julian Haw thorne for complicity in an alleged mining stock selling fraud, has been pardoned by President Wilson to re store his civil rights as of December 10th. Dr. Morton's pardon was asked by many citizens of New lork and sev eral prominent physicians, who point ed out that under the state laws there he would be debarred from earning his living in the profession of medicine unless his civil rights were restored. President Wilson's action was taken on those grounds, officials here ex plained today, and no tuch action was taken as to Hawthorne because the ne cessity was not acute. WW WWWWWWWWWWWW wwwwwwwww - i'i '- w THE DAY. IN CONGRESS. W "W ' ' ' "A W '4 k" 't '4 k 't ? 't r " V" i . '4C'4 By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 16. Senate: - Met at 10 a. m. Debate resumed on currency bill with Senator Bristow leading an at tack on the deposit guarantee fea ture. House: Met at noon. President Gompers of American Federation of Labor testified before the house judiciary committee. Resolutions adopted authorizing ex pert assistance for judiciary commit tee for anti-trust work. President Atckinson of the National Grangers, told rural credits committee farmers were opposed to cooperative agricultural credit. Labor committee reported la favor of federal bureau of safety. HOPEFUL OF VILLA'S FUTURE ATTITUBE. Juarez, Mexico. Dec. 16. Mexican rebel eaders in Juarez today were hopeful that information would come from General Francisco Villa of his future attitude toward foreigners in a less serious aspect than that which resulted in the expulsion of Span iards and the taking over of their property by the rebels. General Benavides, left by villa In command at Juarez, considered that Villa's acts were based on a convic tion that Spanish merchants of Chi huahua had aided the federal troops, had taken a strong stand in favor ol Provisional President Huerta and so were considered by Villa as active enemies of the rebellion. He was con fident that with the Spaniards elimina ted and with certain suggestions which have gone forth to Villa the future at titude of the rebels toward foreigners would harmonize with the desires of other countries. Raoul Madero, a young brother of the late president, may be appointed chief of staff to Villa an4 as an ad viser in civic and diplomatic functions of government, it was announced. The 400 or more Spaniards who were summarily expelled from Chihua hua and who were joined by some of !he German and American merchants were, however, not less active in their protests. The Spaniards held that their rights, both as to the taking of their property and as to their being required to leave the country, were violated in a serious manner. The Spanish merchants said Villa" had sought to evade the charge of con fiscating foreign property by asserting that he was merely taking charge of it, whereas, as a matter of fact, the Spaniards said, the property was de voted to the personal use of the reb els and the owners had no receipts. The expelled Spaniards jointly denied that they had taken part in the rev olution in any way and sent messages to that effect to Madrid and Wash ington. Refugees Reach E! Paso. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 16. Two hun dred more foreigners, including sixty Americans, arrived here on a special train from Chihuahua today. Among them are French, German, Italian and Spanish subjects. They confirmed stories of earlier refugees that the attitude of General Villa, the Mexican rebel leader, toward them, and his action in expelling Span iards had created a desire among all foreigners to leave the country. They said since the Spaniards left the prop erty taken from stores owned by the latter had been auctioned and the pro ceeds placed in the rebel treasury.
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