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OL. 43. NO. 6923 CHARLOTTE. N. C THURSDAY. JANUARY 12 1911 PRICE 5-CENTS
agedy Enacted In
Ten Cent Siore-A
Terrific Explosion
si it ii n N0 SENATOR ON r<rf Connellwilk, Pa SECOND BALLOT.
.fted (ty 00 Explosion—, By Associated Press.
r, v- /"»..# r~.m„,J.v,*..r.. Nashville. Tenn., Jan. 12.—Second
e Out immediately ballot In mint session of the Ten-
UoMt Three Personsi|g22 SSS: M,M,b,y for UnUed
^ons Ar« Suffering
Seven Burns—Others
• Dead—List of The
I Missing—A Full Ac-
'. Press.
Pa., Jan. 12.—IfeGro-
:i cent btore at North
Apple streets was
gas explosion today
which followed eom-
•,. adjoining structures.
ironMD clerks are mlss-
. and the assistant
: carpenter are in the
rously burned and in-
.1<>zen or more em-their
homes suffering
Mc.Millin (regular democrat! 60;
Fltzhugh (independent democrat) 20;
Sanders (republican) 32: Frazler
(democrat) 19; Senator Brooks (re-publican)
1. Necessary to elect 67.
No election.
FURTHER SUSPENSION
OF FREIGHT RATES.
By Associated Press.
Washington. Jan. 12.—Further sus-pension
of proposed freight advices
in official classification and Western
trunk line territories, probably will
be from February 1 to March 17—
45 days. Announcement of the sus-pension
may be made later today.
Senator Clark Chosen.
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Jan. 12.—At a joint
caucus of republicans of the legisla-ture
held late last night. Senator Clark
was chosen. 44 to 39. as the nominee of
the party to succeed himself. This
means that Senator Clark will have
ihe full party vote and will be re-elect-ro
or less serious.'jej t0 the United States senate.
IfflM were under con-property
loss had been
.
I determined whether
Ins. will he increased
tram the GO lapsed
• n gone over. There
■meif in- the store when
ceurred, but the exact
■ known, nor have their
r. k.irnod.
milting are:
• elL
Smith.
; • r. nil clerks,
about twenty custom-re
when the explosion
The front wall was
be street and Id falling jan, at wUat (hey term a "scoring hea-
Protest Against
Proposed Anti-
Japanese Legislation
Will Oppose Changes
In Baseball Code
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati. O.. Jan. 12.—Chairman
August Herrimann. of the national
baseball commission, whom President
Lynch has appointed a member of the
baseball rules committee, will oppose
radical changes in the code, especially
the proposed three ball and three
strike rule.
"Nothing disgusts fans so quickly as
a procession of batters getting to first
base on balls," said Herrimann in ex-plaining
his attitude last night. "The
pitching records show it is difficult to
get three strikes over before four
halls. Reduce the number of called
balls to three and there would be too
many bases on balls".
By Associated Press.
Wheeling. W. Ya.. Jan. 12—Jubi-it
a large number of
These were tangled
and prevented, for a
thought of rescue for
■tied In the wrecked
11, tbr store piano play-
■ : .it the piano, was
a Instrument from the
building through, its en-and
into Apple street.
i rs were at work in
e escaped with ■light
rrth probably will die.
d to break out in all
i Uildtng at the same
In a few minutes oth-in
to fall. Merchandise
high upon the floors.
rrkt being buried under-
[ adjoining buildings
a down, but a party of
11 i'ii organised and.
the wires, forced a
i the five and ten cent
they located some of
■ ploysa and customers
« i found he was car-ineei
had bee nsum-rhose
of the injured who
■ ired for by physicians
d, were hurried away
responded to the call
the fighting appar-
. : ree of men. These
•i.'Hsvllle department
work of rescue and
Ire, which was gain-the
flames sub-
! 'o recover the
M ered to be In
night.
loped that there had
'is, one in the Clt-
■1 Bank, whose front
• " :; out.
disaster lies in the
. it is stated, and.
■< r PotT. workmen
ske the proper connec-from
the pipes
i nd probably the bank
was Ignited in some
i -.ilosioti followed.
LITTLE CHANGE
BWWtpe British Isles.
IX,—A gale of hurri-
"■ompaniod at many
a hi iv snow fall, broke
Kb Isles early today.
U dona both on land
ware running on the
• minor wreck?, but
isltles, were reported.
vily" yesterday, the attorneys for Mrs.
l.aura Farnsworth Schenk, who is on
trial for the alleged poisoning of her
husband. John O. Schenk. appeared
in court today wreathed In smiles and
with renewed confidence in their ulti-mate
success in securing an acquittal
for their client.
Attorney .1. .T. O'Brien, of Mrs.
Schenk's counsel, who yesterday cross-examined
Dr. Frank I.emoyne Hupp,
who has been termed the star witness
for the state, displayed B knowledge
of medical jurisprudence and of toxi-cology
that surprised the prosecuting
attorney, and his questions at times
somewhat contused the witness.
With all Judge Jordan's desire to
get the case to the jury by Saturday
night, it is not expected that such a
thing can be done. To expedite mat-ters
as much as possible, however,
the court sessions have been length-ened
and the court convened at 9
o'clock instead of 9:30 o'clock as here-tofore.
Another half hour is added to
the daily sessiin by convening after re-cess
at 1:30 instead of 2 o'clock.
The sheriff and his deputies have
roped off the corridor leading to the
court room and none but those holding
credentials are permitted to pass
through an improvised turnstile, after
all the seats in the court room have
been occupied. This method was adopt-ed
yesterday afternoon and was so suc-cessful
that It is being continued.
Some changes in the plans of the
prosecution were made just before
the opening of court today and Miss
Alma .1. Brans was the first witness
called. She had been a nurse at
the Schenk homo during Schenk's ill-ness.
The rain put a damper on the
crowds that have stood in the
streets near the court house every
day since tne trial started, but the
court room was comfortably filled,
The dismal weather had Its de-pressing
influence on all directly
connected with the ease.
Miss Evans testified that on October
20 last. Mrs. Schenk consulted two
fortune tellers and told the nurse that
both had told her Schenk could not live
until Christmas. She said Mrs, Schenk
did little to aid her husband, going
out in the evening and once she was
out all night. The witness declared
that Mrs. Schenk opened the water
bottles "so the nurse would not hurt
her fingers" and Schenk complained
the water had a peculiar taste. It made
him vomit and when the witness drank
a glass to sec of it was right she too
became ill.
SITUATION
By Associated Press.
Nashville. Tenn., Jan. 12.—As far as
surface appearances go. there has
been little change in the senatorial
situation in this state since the vote
in joint convention taken yesterday
at noon. Those who have closely
watched the light for United States
senator declare that ex-Governor Mc-
Millin has been practically eliminated
from the race; that his vote yesterday
—57— brought almost his entire
strength.
The friends, of Mr. Fltzhugh. the in-dependent
democrats candidate, »re
hue sanguine today oi his final suc-cess.
It is predicted that when the
shown down comes he will get the solid
republican support.
Should the regular democrat become
convinced that there is no hope for Mc-
.Millin. It is understood their strength
will be thrown to Luke E. Wright, of
Memphis.
Should the deadlock continue, it is
probable that Nat Baxter, jr., speaker
of the senate, will be centered upon
as a dark horse.
Geneial Shakeup
Of Bluefields Cus-toms
Depaitment
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, La.. Jan. 12.—With the
news of the removal of Governor M.
Fernandez, of the Nicaragua province
of Zelaya for alleged complicity in
a gigantic smuggling conspiracy involv-ing
New Orleans and other ports on
the gulf, came the advice yesterday
from Bluefields, Nicaragua, to local
exporting houses that a general shake-up
of the Bluefields diatoms depart-ment
had taken p'tee.
The discovery -f -.' _i -it. made by
rvget: ■ of the uiuei>u<.» ?feam.sh>p
Company, disclosed the fact. It Is said,
thai the Nicaraguan government has
been defrauded out of thousands of
dollars duty on merchandise shipped
by Nicaraguans residing in New Or-leans
and other gulf ports in trunks
listed as personal baggage.
The removal of Governor Fernandez
caused a big sensation both in Blue-fields
and New Orleans. It is said
that a number of warrants are out for
the arrest of prominent Nicaraguans
residing in this city, if they ever re-turn
to their native country.
One shipment of 17 trunks was made
on the steamer Dictator recently and
the number of trunks shipped as perso-nal
baggage aroused suspicion. They
were examined and found to contain
dress goods, hats, shoes and other
merchandise dutiable at the rate of 80
per cent ad \alorem. The goods were
seized and an investigation made into
the erstoms department of the prov-ince
or Zelaya, of wl.ich Bluefields is
the capital .with the result that offi-cials
working tinder. Governor Fernan-dez
were changed.
Evidence has been found, it is said,
that shows many firms in New Orleans
and at other gulf ports to be doing
an extensive smuggling business in
collusion with the deported Nicara-guan
ofliicals.
Sues Southern For
$100,000 Damages
Special to The News.
Asheville. N. C. Jan. 12.—The Rev.
George Cates, the Baptists evangelist
of Louisville, Ky.. who last week was
ejected from a Southern Railway
train at Arden. this state, has filed
suit against the Southern for $100,-
000 damages. Mr. Cates alleges that
he sustained Internal injuries and suf-fered
great humiliation by being forci-bly
ejected from the train after he
had offered a mileage book for trans-portation
which the conductor refus-ed
to accept.
Failing Off In
Exports ofGiain
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 12.—The ex-ports
of wheat, corn, flour, meal and
dairy products-, food animals and
mineral oils for the calendar year 1910
were considerably less than the ex-ports
for the year previous, accord-ing
to figures compiled by the bureau
of statistics of the department of com-merce
and labor. The exports of cot-ton
likewise decreased, but increased
in value.
The exports of wheat for the calen-dar
year ending with December, 19in,
amounted to $22.O0O,0eo against $49,-
000,000 for the year 1909; corn slight-lv
leys than $24,000,000 as against $24,-
250,000 in 1909; flour. $43,000,000. com-pered
with $50,000,000 in 1909; meat
and dairy products $18,000,000 as
against $131,000,000 for the preceding
year; cattle, hogs and sheep $9,000,000
against $16,000,000 In 1909; mineral
oils $88,600,000 against $99,750,000 for
the year previous.
The exports of cotton for the year
191 were valued at $530,000,000 against
$401,000,000 for the year previous,
though the quantity exported during
the calendar year was not as great as
that, exported for the year 1909.
Several Important
B il I s Introduced
In the Legislature
TIFF GOM—
STEPPED FROM
U. S. Supreme Cowt
Attiaction Ceniei-
Two Great Suits
1 Press.
I D. C. Jan. 12.—With
rordl in the great fight
■ rnment against the so-
' co Trust" and the open-ie
i ven greater contest
continued existence of the
Oil organization crowded in
ihe supreme court of the
' H was an unusual center
ti day.
itlrss of many Interests
to hear the final argu-
A'.torney General Wicker-sham
in the tobacco case.
Much interest was attached also to
the opening address of John G. Mil-burn,
of New York, representing the
Standard Oil.
Attorneys- were anxious to learn
whether any change had been made
In the array of arguments by means
of which the Standard Oil hopes to re-main
Intact.
i iesides those interested in the tech-nical
side of the two big contests, as
many men and women from the va-rious
walks of life as could crowd
into the little court room did BO.
Special to The News.
Statesville, N. C Jan. 12.—Mr. Lu-cius
Rudic.il. who lived in lower Ire-dell,
some miles from Elmwood sta-tion,
was fatally injured at Elmwood
last night by stepping from a mov-ing
train. He had been up the west-ern
road, returning on passenger train
No. 12 and when the train arrived at.
Elmwood he attempted to get off be-fore
it came to a standstill and landed
on his head.
He was picked up in an unconscious
condition and taken on the train to
Cleveland to be given medical aid
but death followed In a short time af-ter
his arrival at Cleveland.
Mr. Rudicll was about 35 years old
and leaves a family.
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Jan. 12.-Search for
the five missing men who are believed
to have been burled in the ruins- of the
chamber of commerce building, which
was gutted by fire Tuesday night, was
renewed today. While firemen were
still pouring water on the building, the
debris had sufficiently cooled for the
attempt to be mado.
It is almost certain that the bodies
of the men reported missing will be
found in the debris. They were known
to have been in the building when
the fire started and nothing has since
been heard or seen of them.
A thorough investigation has failed
to locate George 1 layman, a reporter
on the Cincinnati Enquirer, who was
reported as missing last night. Hy-man
was at work at the scene of the
fire and was seen to enter the build-ing
just before the roof collapsed. Since
that time no trace of him has bee<*
found.
.
—The Frank Brown, who was be-fore
the recorder day before yester-day
was not Mr. Frank Brown who
works at Armour & Co. There are
others.
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V 'NUF CED. ♦
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C. Jan. 12.—In the sen-ate
Mr. Graham introduced a bill pro-viding
for the payment of all pppropria-tions
and redemption of all bonds fall-ing
due January 1st, 1913.
It authorizes the state treasurer to
borrow money to pay the difference in
the amount appropriated aud the reve-nue
derived, or if loans can not be
made, he is authorized to issue bonds
not exceeding $1,000,000.
Mr. Stubbs' joint resolution for a
constitutional convention came from
the committee on constitutional
amendment in the house with a fav-orable
report and was made the spec-ial
order for Wednesday, January
25th.
A bill for a joint legislative com-mission
to investigate the conduce of
fire insurance companies in North
Carolina stirred a sensation when the
judiciary committee No. 1. recommend-ed
that it go to the propositions and
grievances committee. A hot debate
ensued on the demand of some that
it go to the insurance committee. Mr.
Koonce. author of the bill is fighting
for the propositions and grievance
committee. He declared the insurance
committee being made up of insurance
agents would most naturally be unduly
influenced. Mr. Koonce won for the
propositions and grievances.
♦ For a record attendance at ♦
♦ .a matinee performance the one ♦
♦ that greeted "Buster Brown" ♦
♦ at the Academy yesterday beat ♦
♦ all former records. ♦
♦ Why? ♦
♦ It vvas given more newspa- ♦
♦ per Publicity than any attrac- ♦
♦ tion since the theatre was ♦
♦ opened. ♦
*. Which Charlotte newspaper ♦
♦ gave it the publicity? 4>
♦ Ask the manager of the ♦
♦ "Buster Brown" Company. ♦
♦ Ask the manager of the ♦
♦ Academy. ♦
^ Ask the public. ♦
SENATE—EIGHTH DAY.
President Newland convened the
senate at 11 o'clock, Rev. I. McK. Pat-tinger,
D. D., of the Church of the
Good Shepherd, offering the invocation.
Bills Introduced.
Martin, of Washington: Prescribing
the time for holding courts in <he
first district. Referred to judicial dis-tricts
committee.
Carpenter, of Gaston, by request of
Continued on Page Ten.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 12.—The cause
of the permanent :aiiff commission
received an important stimulus today
in thee losing session or Che con-vention
of the national tariff com
mission association, with speeches
in advocacy of the movement by
many men pjominent in public lif«
The convention will close toniglst
with a banquet at which the principal
address, it is expected, will be
made by President Taft. Discussion
of bills pending in congress on the
subject of a permanent tariff com-mission
is looked for from Repre-sentative
Longworth. of Ohio, and
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts.
The former introduced into the
house recently a bill said to have
the endorsement of the national tar-iff
commission associatiion and in-cluding
certain features of various
bills offered previously. Senator
Lodge introduced the Longworth bill
into the senate and has announced
that his speech tonight would le in
amplification of the measure.
Speech of James Burke.
"Free trade in fact," was the prin-ciple
laid down by Representative
James Francis Burke, of Pennsylva-nia.
"The best way," he said, "to pro-tect
protection is to have free trade
in fact. I am in favor of throwing
open our intellectual ports of entry
to all the knowledge we can secure
abroad and I am in favor of pro-viding
scientific methods for the de-velopment
of facts and the spread
of intelligence upon this subject
throughout the country. Light, never
injured a just cause, but suspicion
has blighted the existence of many
a worthy institution."
Mr. Burke declared he apprehend-ed
no danger whatever for the com-mission
in getting facts on the bus-iness
affairs of the country.
"I am not certain," he added,
"that it is vital whether it may pry
into business affairs or not by com-pelling
the production of books and
papers and the attendance of wit-nesses
for the reason that any in-dustry
which would deny the govern-ment
the fullest opportunity to as-certain
facts would stand self-convict-ed
before the American congress as
unworthy aid through the instrumen-tality
of the tariff."
He predicted that before the pres-ent
session of congress adjounrs a
permanent tariff board or commAs-sion
will have been created.
By Associated Press.
Sacramento. Cal.. Jan. 12.—Japan's
first official protest against proposed
anti-Japanese legislation in this state
comes in the form of a letter from
Consul General Nagai. at San Francis-co
to Senator Leroy Wright, chairman
of the senate committee on Federal
relations.
"I think the people of this statn
hardly realize the deep concern felt
in Japan on this subject," says the
consul general. "Discrimination at
this* time would be particularly sur-prising
to the Japanese people In view
of the efforts which have been made
during the past two years to cultivate
the good will of the American people
and I" prove to them the sincerity of
the Japanese good will."
The letter contains figures support.
ing the consul's contention that the
Japanese population of the Pacitio
coast is steadily decreasing. Accord-ing
to these statistics the number
leaving Japan for America has increas-ed
each year since 1908.
"The tendency of the laboring class-es
to return to Japan is not diminish-ing."
says Consul Nagai. "We are not
looking for extended proprietorships
in lands in this state and if such pos-session
were our only aim. it. might be
abandoned with good grace and little
feeling. Our objections to the bills in-troduced
are based on their discrimi-nation.
They could not be explained
to the Japanese people as being oth-erwise
than offensive to national
pride."
The writer gives a reminder that
Japan has voluntarily enforced reg-ulations
which practically amount to
an exclusion act. applied to the Jap-anese
laborers, "and shown her
friendliness by sending warships to
participate In California's festivals
and by other courtesies."
The letter concludes with a refer-ence
to pending negotiations for the
revision of treaties between the United
States and Japan.
"I feel constrained," says the con-sul
"to express the fear that such ne-gotiations
may be unfavorably affected
by the passage of measures by thai
California legislature which are of a
discriminating character."
The Japanese Issue Is believed to
have been responsible for a change
mado yesterday in the personnel of
the senate committee on Federal rela-tions.
Senator B. J. Beban of San
Francisco, was removed from the
committee by Lieut. Gov. Wallace and
was replaced by Senator C. W. Beii,
of Pasadena. Senator Beban Is the
successor of Senator Marc Anthony
who introduced the anti-Japanese
measures In the senate two years ago.
Among the anti-Japanese bills now
before the legislature is one provid-ing
against the holding of land in
California "by aliens not eligible to be
citizens of the United States."
It Is learned also that a bill for
segregation of Japanese school pupils
is to he introduced. It was a meSS-l
ure of this character that occasioned
an international controversy in 1909.
I'pon the earnest solicitation of Pres-ident
the state legislature at that time;
dropped the proposals.
DISASTROUS FIRE
SWEEPS WELCH
T
By Associated Press.
Walch, W. Va.. Jan. 12.—A fire
which starled in Hudson Brothers sa-loon
here today, has destroyed several
buildings and theatens the entire town.
Illtiefield has been requested to send
fire apparatus to assist the local de-partment,
which is- unable to conquer
the flames. The loss so far Is estimat-ed
at $100,000. 1
Twenty Killed in Fight.
By Associated Press.
San Antonio. Texas, Jan, 12.—An As-sociated
Press correspondent, who
has been at the Jront in Mexico, near
the Texas line, sent the following dis-patch,
received about noon today:
"Comstock, Texas, Jan. 12.—Big
fight; more than 20 killed; hit myself.
(Signed) —*ED. "OW'REWIL"L.YT.-'
—Mr. Dan Bradley, formerly with
the Globe Electrical Company, has
gone in business for himself, at No.
1 East Fourth street.
Bought Much Cotton.
By Associated Press.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 12—Nearly
$400,800 worth of cotton was bought
>M one der.l yesterday by Weil Bros.,
of this city, from Charles Schnessler
& Son. of Lafayette. Ala. This is said
to be the largest spot cotton transac-tion
ever made In Alababa. There
were 5,127 bales and it was sold at 14
3-1 cents.
THE WEATHER.
► By Associated Press. ♦
* Washington, D. C, Jan. 12.— ♦
► Forecast: ♦
North Carolina and South Car- ♦
* olina: Unsettled with rain to- ♦
► night or Friday tn west portion, ♦
► colder Friday in Interior; light ♦
► to moderate variable winds. ♦
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NJUREDIN
NEW YORK EIRES
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 12.—Twenty Bre-men
were injured, one perhaps fatally,
and damage aggregating $150,000 was
caused by a series of five fires this
morning.
Fireman Lee Hackbarth fell four
stories down an airshaft and through
a skylight in a burning Harlem tene-ment.
The physicians in the hospital
where he is now say he can not re-cover.
He was assisting a woman
tenant to escape wnen he fell. She
was not hurt, nor were any of the oc-cupants.
Five firemen were severely burned
when a liquor and drug importing
house on Pine street caught Are and
12 were Injured, five seriously, in a
blaze which destroyed a five-story
building o. Duane street. Two s-mtvll
blazes, one down-town and one in
Harlem, caused slight injuries to
two more firemen.
Census Returns.
Washington, Jan. 12.—Population
statistics of the thirteenth census is-sued
today include the following cities :
in Florida and Tennessee:
Key West 19,945 In 1910; 17,114 in
1900. ,
Jackson City. Tennessee, 15,779 In
1910; 14,511 in 1900. - J