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i F A S T S T GROWING NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY "Greater Charlotte's Home Newspaper" EDITION mIv, 1SSS Sunday 1910.. CHARLOTTE, N. C WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1914. Price: Daily 2c; Sunday 5c. 1 tlaries y fj; Corner of Streets Association en Living Past ?:Cicnt. r-::c3 Attend ; the Stone .ni rs Present, Present Grand !- TS IN THE tone. -::-! 1 lain et roster, tu;o Treasurer. F. Alexander, Bar- No. 1 a . :on. Com- i; Rev. Geo. a ::'! No. 2. C ; Seiner Mas :r . T. I. M. i" ::"-a Capt. i'; Thomas a ;': Chapter. i? ' "lay Patron, I.-' i- 5. Wil i) - ana Mas- .! r . i -O . B. -. 'rand Treas- ihe Masonic ; m. this, the lais. thereby ful i."0i;nry recorded ''-s -Masonic Tern gust 23, IS 60, by aer. chairman of -r frsr money a Masonic Tem c tr:r and festival '-v.:rch yard (the a-: ' i given by "v c; Charlotte. W. Alexander, it-r a doubt that :rU- upon which oaie day be ope- to see a beau i '.'here we can -rreu altar and or. tc D-?ky." The saw r . rising, 415 ac-'-y was made. ' ir this Temple, ;---ocee-ds of "-rii heici in the ; ani July 7th, Ti.is nucleus a ci Masons add- increased by ;t - :v . The 11a-ri- :-':"ciiU;ed the ' Trade and 'as and is ' 'aa years ago ;; ;:- TiK" This ;r ; r-, hoping S: " a.Mi Tem- ' ' an! '-- '-'i 3 50,000 i - : ';'! bought ! ' ' - aon,f; place ; ; i i'yon and a ;p Temple : -' 'i '-i- cor '"' "' " --''aj today 'a a day in 1 : and epochal ' : '" '-he state. : '-; :' . ;i madj ;: a MiiHniis and y -: r'-hif! in ' "i to the ' ' Au'erman, : r iM 1, suc ; ''a'-r-f-r, of ! ''''. caJed a ;. ; fi'f- Grand "'' i'Ut'pose of :a-y v.' ire de Vv'inston, .' st grand ;ad .Judge ';' ' ;au:;ter of ''' !-:harlotte. r' ;;,'a'a Present. through '. tact that y:.: !;rn" in the , Matonry & 71 tw IVL asomc Attend er em o n y DAMAGE CAUSED BY STORM. By Associated Press. New York, March 4. Officials of telephone and telegraph companies to day gace out some incomplete esti mates of the damage caused by the storm. In Queens borough 1,500 tele phones were put of service. In New Jer sey 30,0000 instruments were rendered useless. The New York Telephone Com pany estimated its loss at $300,000. LA THE "PR By Associated Press. Washington, March 4. At the con clusion of the interstate commerce commission's hearing today into David Lamar's charges that the United States Steel Corporation had received illegal rebates from railroads during the last six years, Lamar submitted what purported to be an agreement be tween the Federal Steel Company and the Carnegie Steel Company by which the former was to pay the latter 40 cents a ton from the published rate for carrying ore from the Minnesota mines to Lake Superior ports. The agreement, it was said, was made before the organization of the steel corporation and never became ef fective. Lamar declared that was the basis of his charge of a rebate conspir acy and that he had no other docu ments to present. Certified copies of entries on the books of the steel corpo ration showing rebates which were promised at yesterday's hearing was not produced today. "I feel," said Lamar, "that I have performed all the duty incumbent on me in the matter." C. A. Severance, counsel for the steel corporation, declined to cross examine Lamar or W. H. Green, anoth er witness, saying their statements, were not evidential. Other witnesses whom Lamar asked to be subpoenaed probably will not not be summoned and the understanding is the commission will report to the senate that there is no necessity for further investiga tion. DiPTiinre m IUMLU LLL S A "VILE COWARD 9 9 By Associated Press. Chicago, March 4. "A vile coward who killed his wife and made his children motherless, then attempted to blacken her character to save his wretched life," as Prosecutor Malato uttered these words of denunciation of William Cheney Ellis in his open ing argument to the jury today, Ellis, on trial, swayed in his chair and had to be supported. "Look," exclaimed Malato. "Ellis gets a glass of water and has some one to lift him up but he gave his wife no water Avhile she lay there shot four times and with her throav gashed. If he receives the death pen alty at your hands he will have a chance to make his peace with the Almighty. He gave his wife none." Malato also atta-cked Frederick Cauldwell, of Brantford, Ontario, al leged by Elite to be "the man in the case." "Cauldwell lives out of the jurisdic tion of this court and could not be compelled to come here to testify," said the prosecutor. "We have beg ged him in the name of humanity and in the name or the little children made motherless by this tragedy to come here and speak but he has re fused. "There are no adjectives to de scribe Ellis. The defense probably will talk about the fireside and pic ture a home broken up through no fault of Ellis. I want you to remern ber that Ellis brought nothing to that fi-eside but a body that he himselt pleads in extenuation was unfit." Under fire of Malato's invectives Elite turned white but the prosecu tor's attacks only grew more tit ter. He insisted that nothing but the death penalty could be imposed on a man who had killed his wife as Ellia did- W !! P hit h n iiiiih or JOHN BASSETT By Associated Press. Washington, March 4 John Bassett Moore, counsellor of the state depart ment, who ranks as acting secretary, has resigned ad his resignation has been accepted by President Wilson. For the present Mr. Moore will con tinue his work here for the Carnegie Institute and later will resume his connection with Columbia University. No announcement as to a probable successor was made today. Mr. Moore's impending resignation has been rumored for several weeks and each time had met vith unquali fied denial. Various reports had it that there was a iack of harmony in his views and those of higher officials but they never were supported by thing official. any- Mr. Moore is an authority on inter national law. It was explained in official quarters that Mr. Moore was quitting the state department in accordance with an understanding he had with Presi dent Wilson when he took office last May. In order to secure Mr. Moore's services, an arrangement was made whereby the counsellor wae to act as secretary in the absence of the head of the state department and in other ways was recognized as second only to Mr. Bryan himself. On those con ditions Mr. Moore undertook to give his services to the state department, for the first year of its administra tion, to assist in carrying out the new policies in contemplation and in reorganizing the forces so far as might be incident to the change administration. of It wai? declared by officials that the Mexican question has no connec - tion with Mr. Moore's retirement. That he had his own views as to tne manner cf handling the situation and that they were not at all points in accord witn tne administration poli cies has been common report but nevertheless it wa.3 pointed out to day that Counsellor Moore had lent loyal support to the president and Secretary Bryan in the execution ot their plans at all times. It was understood that in a state ment later today President Wilson would take occasion to emphasize that Mr. Moore leaves the state de partment without friction and that the most amicable relations will con tinue to exist. By Associated Press. Garden City, L. I., March 4. -J. C. Stuart, vice i-resident and general manager of the Erie Railroad, died at the Garden City hotel today. He had been ill for sometime. Mr. Stuart was a born railroad man, who took up his life's work while scarcely more than a boy. His ap prenticeship may be said to have end- ed when, m January, ltfbb, he was made chief train dispatcher of the west division of the Chicago & North western. After successive promotions he became general superintendent of the middle and northwestern divisions of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. In Stptember, 1901, he was promoted to general superintendent of trans portation of the Baltimore & Ohio sys tem. Mr. Stuart became an Erie man on January 1, 1903. By Associated Press. Washington, March 4. To support his charge that the Chicago board of trade is dominated by an alleged trust of warehouse men, Samuel II. Greely told the house rules committee today that a $4,000 jackpot fund had been raised among its members last year to get legislation at Springfield to legal ize dealing in puts and calls. Greely named two members of the board who had admitted, he declared, having participated m collecting tne fund. He declared his belief that the board had been forced to "throw open its doors to this $5 and $10 bet game" and to seek its legalization be cause the warehousemen so controlled and manipulated the future and cash markets by their possession of stored grain that legitimate dealing was in hibited and floor traders driven to put and call operations "to make a JivlBUfe" , . : MOORE OFFERS 1 nrninsiiTin n- STUART PASSES RAILROAD BUILDER GREELY TELLS OF JACK POT FOI THE WEATHER Forecast for North Carolina: Cloudy tonight and Thursday. Light variable winds. By Associated Press. New York, March 4. Frank Tannen baum, Industrial Workers of the World leader, and his followers who recently started out to invade churches, de manding food and lodging, early today left the parish house of St. Paul's Epis copal church where they had rested during the night. Tannenbaum told his followers to gather again tonight in Rutgers Scjuare to prepare for another march to obtain what he claims is their right bread and a place to sleep. Tannenbaum, self-appointed leader and organizer oi what he styles the unemployed men of New York city, is only 21 years old. He is well enough informed on events to talk glibly to his men. He practically has had no exper ience except in the present movement. Up to five weeks ago when he lost his job he was a waiter. Speaking today of the movement he is leading. Tannenbaum said: "We Son't want charity. We believe we are entitled to car bread and a place to sleep whether we are working or not. We are entitled to more than 1 enough to keep body and soul together, we are as much entitled to the good things as the. wealthy people because Ave are the ones who have produced them. "We will not go to work for less than union wages; we will not take jobs. We will not work for less thin jobs. Welil not work for less than j $3 a day, no matter what the nature of the employment."' A canvass of Tannenbaum's follow ers developed that thejr are mostly un skilled laborers. PRESIDENT T -DELIVER Washington, March 4. The house today adopted a resolution for a meeting with the senate tomorrow to hear the president's message on the queston of the repeal of exemption of American shipping from paying Panama tolLs. The house commerce committee this week will report a resolution probably substantially identical with that now pending repealing the ex emtption clause. PAPER SUPPRESSED; EDITORS ARRESTED. Vera Cruz, Mexico, March 4. The government authorities today sup pressed a new local paper, El Moni teur, and arrested the staff of six edi tors who were consigned to the for tress of Sau Juan de Ulula. They were charged with circulating false news, calculated to excite popular animosity against the United States. AT A COST OF TW0-AND-0NE HALF CENTS PER COW. Mr, D, VV, Mayberry lives out in the county, near Charlotte. He has learned to "Use The News Want Ad Way" and has found them to be "big values" Ahpn Hp has farm stnnk and ' , ii u !"IMI WILL SOT IRK FOR LESS THAW S3. PER DAY 0 MESSAGE prOQ LI Gib LU be 1 1 quiOl, ne and Guerrero, began at Topolobampo nhnned THE NEWS vesterdavitoday. i lj inltr. LUi; J LllcU lie lidu iuui iiuiaicii ou wa ft) r sale, The "ad" was in serted only seven words us ed but charged at the minimum! .of ten Mr, Mayberry called THE NEWS this morning at ten o'clock stating the cows were sold at a cost of 2 1-2 vrv n Lento a OUW, UUICI I CUI MCI a COUld get JUSt aS gOOd reSUltS 'tensive experience' in the diplomatic rw ! "Moo TUP MPAQ! service. Mr. Phillips now is secretary LI V IL Uat I nU ltVOif nnmnratinn of Harvard TTnnws. iwam Ad.was'WNuf 'cd,,awrrrzzz;rz::. URGE USE OF AMERICAN COAL FOR IE CANAL BY GEORGE H. MANNING. Special to The News. Washington, D. C, March 4. A strong effort is being made by con gressmen representing coal producing (districts to have Colonel Goethals, gov ' , ernor of the Panama canal zone, ' i i - cuange nis proposed plans for supply ing coal to ships passing through the canal. A J 1 J. A a allegation or congressmen con sisting of Congressmen Slemp of Vir ginia; Edmunds, of Pennsylvania; Langley, of Kentucky; Hughes, of West Virginia, and Austin, of Tennes see, today called on Goethals to urge him to issue orders that American coal alone can be used to supply ships en route through the canal. Colonel Goethals said he would take the matter under advisement but did not give the committee much encour agement, saying he believed it best to let miners of all countries compett tor the coal supply. The Panama canal act provides for the construction of a number of coal bins or warehouses along the canal to supply vessels en route. Under this provision Goethals constructed the bins and arranged to lease some of them to the larger European steam ship lines like the White Star, Hamburg-American and others. The Amer ican producers believe this will mean an enormous loss to them and intend to fight the proposition. Colonel Goethals told the committee of congressmen that he did not agree with them that he aid t not have the legal authority to make this arrange ment to lease the bins, and that the plan 'was recommended by the secre tary of war under a preceding admin istration. Congressman Edmunds has intro duced a bill to. prohibit the sale of any but .American coal on the canal to passing ships. MESE THIS" E SEPARAT By Associated Press. Paris, March 4. The' delicate opera tion of separating the "Siamese twins" Madeleine-Suzanne who had been born united, .wras performed success fully here today. No such operation has taken place in France since Dr. Doyen, in 1902, separated the two Hindu children, Rad-ica-Roodica, who died of tuberculosis after the operation. The twins operated on today were born November 28th, 1913. At birth they weighed 10 pounds. Both children appeared perfectly healthy and were extremely lively. Madeline-Suzanne were joined to gether in the region of the stomach. The juncture was of the most superfi cial kind and X-ray examination show ed that there was no organ of import ance in the uniting membrane. Today's operation was considered justified by French surgeons in view of the tragic deaths of former pairs. Eng, one of the original Siamese twins, saw his brother Chang die by his side and himself died of horror in a deli rium a few hours afterwards. Millie Christine and Helene-Judith died in a similar manner. ST NAVAL TTLE OF MEXI CAN WAR BEGINS By Associated Press. Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, March 4. The expected naval battle the first in the history of Mexican civil war- tare between tne reDei gunDoat xam- ' Pico and the federal warships Morelos It was reported here that the Tampi- co remained inside the harbor of Topol obainpo while exchanging shots with the federal vessels, which were some distance out in the gulf of California. PHILLIPS FOR THIRD ASS'T.-SECRETARY OF STATE Washington, March 4. William Phil lips, of Boston, was nominated today by President Wilson for third assist- A FIR nl-i,-- fr. rKAiant secretary of state. He is a na- nf MascnrhnsPtts nnH bao hart pt. Tl INVESTIGATE FOR HIMSELF Appoints a Commission to in quire Into The Killing of Wil liam Benton Says U. S. Has No Authority in Cases of Foreigners Except Her Own Citizens. Government Will Not Accept This Ruling Much Interest in Cases of Vergara and Bauch What Will Be Out come? By Associated Press. Washington, March 4. Announce ment of General Carranza, constitu tionalist commander in chief, that he had appointed a commission to in vestigate the recent execution of Wil liam S. Benton, a British subject, coupled with the declaration from Great Britain that she would not look to the United States for action as a result of the incident was ' generally accepted today as meaning the aban donment of the expedition of American and British representatives who were to have gone to Chihuahua to examine Benton's body. There is every reason to believe that Great Britain has closed the. Ben ton case for th present, though she has reserved the right to exact repara tion in the future. England's withdraw al at ' this time and Carranza's deter mination to investigate the Benton killing of his own accord will put the United States, it is believed, in the position of a patient observer with o present necessity for further inquiry. The decision of Carranza to inves tigate the Benton execution will mean a test of his authority over General Villa, according to many officials here, and will further demonstrate whether the constitutionalists intend to afford protection to foreigners and make reparation for injury done them. Oneof the reasons why thera is lit tle tendency to press the inquiry on the part of the United States or Great Britain is the fact that Benton's body already has decomposed considerably, and evidence of a conclusive charac ter as yet undisclosed has been in the hands of officials for several days. Next steps in the situation seemed to depend on General Carranza. His declaration that the United States has no right to ifiquire about the welfare of any foreign subjects bv.t her own will not be accepted by the Washing-, ton government. Carranza'3 friends' here were hopeful today that he would eventually alter his position on this point and reveal a friendly atti tude toward the United States. While pressure that had been ex pected from Great Britain over the Benton case had been removed, tht American government is much con cerned over the reported murder of G"istav Bauch, and Clemente Vergara, both American citizens, the one by constitutionalists and the other by Mexican federals. IILCO TIOISBEIIRE- T By Associated Press. New York, March 4. Fair weather and thousands of snow shovelers com bined today to bring about almost nor mal conditions of transportation and wire communication between New York and the remainder of the coun try. Railroads whose telegraphic service was stopped reported that all wires were being restored rapidly and reg ular trains were being resumed. Prac tically all of the lost trains on the Jersey Central, the Pennsylvania ana New York Centra) lines had been found early today. In New Jersey, where the force of Saturday and Sun day's storm did the most damage, large forces of linemen began gather ing up the tangled telegraph and tele phone wires, more than 800 miles of which were till down, together with 1,000 poles. Trains which bring in the larger part of the milk consumed in the greater city began running on slightly delayed schedules and perishable freight long delayed in drifts is being rushed to markets here. Shipping still is hindered by an al most solid mass of ice in the harbor and arriving trans-Atlantic and coast wise steamers are reaching their piers with difficulty. Investigators Still Held Up. El Paso, Texas, March 4. It is now four days since the commission ap pointed to investigate the killing of William S. Benton was halted by rebel orders and the members today were without further instructions. What these will be is said to depend on ne gotiations now being carried on be tween Washington and Carranza. Charles A. C. Perceval, of the Brit ish consular service, who has been gathering evidence in the Benton case, has accumulated a mass of testimony but none of it dealing with Benton's death is of a direct nature. IK I . THE WILSON ADMINISTRAT j Today at Noon Twelve Months' Ago President Woodrow Wil son Took Oath of Office Review of Achievements Dur ing That Period. Important Laws Passed Vi tal Issues Yet to-be Considered-President Has Smash ed Many Precedents Will Read Message to Congress Tomorrow. By Associated Press. j Washington, March 4. The demo-: cratic administration was a year old today. Twelve months ago at noon Woodrow Wilson took 'he oath of of fice, ushering the demcracy into con trol of tht national government for the first time in 20 years. At the white house executive quar-' ters generally and in congressional: circles the day served to recall the; work of the fleeting year. Members of congress realized that except for a short breathing spell at the Christ mas holidays they had been in prac tically continuous session. From the time the president broke a century-old precedent and stood be fore an assembled congress to urge enactment of a low tariff there has been close co-operation between the chief executive and democratic leaders in congrss. Enactment of a tariff law on Octo ber 3, 1913, making vital changes in import duties was followed by the signing of a banking and currency act on December 23, 1913. These two laws and the recent ratification of the arbi tration treaties are the things which the president's friends were pointing to as the direct result of the intimate contact established between the exec utive and legislative departments. Much of the president's time and energy have ben spent in wrestling with a troublesome Mexican situation, as yet unsolved, and the diplomatic tangle with Japan growing out of the passage by California of a new anti alien land law. Lately he has been de voting himself to a rehabilitation of the foreign relations of the United States to drafting with Secretary Bryan of new peace treaties, the set tlement of the Panama tolls con troversy with Great Britain, difficulties with Colombia growing out of the par tition of Panama and many other sub jects of foreign policy. Five times the president has ap peared before congress, delivering messages on the tariff, the currency Mexican affairs, the annual report on "state of the union," and "trust leg-, islation." Recommendations of his an nual message for the building of an Alaskan railway, rural credits and anti-trust reforms are still in the hands of congress with assurance of leaders that they will be made law, before adjournment. Interest in the: president's sixth message was ap-: parent when it became known he would address congress tomorrow in; advocacy of tht repeal of the clause exempting American coastwise ship-; ping from the payment of canal tolls.; Mr. Wilson for the first time asks con-t gress, particularly nis own pany, to reverse itself, but his argument isj that when congress last passed on the question present international circum-; stances did not then exist. The pres- dent believes a general distrust of thej intentions of the United States hasj arisen and because of doubt existingj on the interpretation of the Hay-; Pauncefote treaty he urges the repeal; of the provision. ' Washington residents to whom the, ways and manners of a president have' been a matter of intimate observation,; have watched President Wilson withl interest. He has broken many prece dents. His ways have been quite in-i formal but the most conspicuous char-; acteristlc of all is his disinclination to making public speeches. He has de-; clined .hundreds of invitations and has attended only one public banquet last night's ceremony of the National: Geographic Society in nonor of Col onel George Goethals. His trips out; of Washington have been few. While' congress has been in session the pres-, ident has made it a point to be at his desk continuously. t Mr. Wilson appears with a uniform-, ed aide only at army or navy func-' tions and the motorcycles which used; to precede the president's automo-i bile have been substituted by a carl with secret service men who follow j inconspicuously behind so that the' president drives about Washington at tracting only little attention. WEST'S CREDENTIALS PRESENTED TO SENATE. By Associated Press. Washington, March 4. Credentials, of W. S. West, appointed as successor, to the late Senator A. O. Bacon, were presented to the senate today. The! committee on privileges and elections, is expected to report them favorably , next Friday. Mr. West will be here to be sworn in on that day. DEATH OF M. J. WORTHLEY. By Associated Press. Lvnn Mass.. March 4. Mark J. Worthley, a prominent shoe manufac-i turer, died here today, aged 69, ION 01 EAR
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