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TEN PAGES 6 Jul Jn NEWS TEN PAGES FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION VOL. 43 NO 6693 CHARLOTTE, N.C., MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 7. 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS velopments of ansas Citv ay In Strike Has Scandal in is Circles a i FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION De Si Humoi Ra Gompers EndeavorinK to Start investigation In Atlanta Millionaire Packer, John P. Cudahy, Made Fierce Assault on Prominent Banker Charged bin With Ruining His Home add any race riots to the troubles ot the police.

Big Plants Running. All the large industrial plants in Philadelphia classed as "open shop" concerns ere in operation today, none being seriously affected by the quitting of union men. The largest concern to shut down was the Standard Roller Bearing Company, 1700 of whose men are idle. The committee of ten announced that it would be impossible to estimate the number of workmen on strike until late today. William J.

Tracy, president of the Allied Building Trades Council and a member of this committee, said today: "Non-union workers are joining the ranks as enthusiastically as if the cause was their own In the allied building trade forty thousand workers are affected. The bricklayers and electrical workers not affiliating with the Central Labor Uuion are out in sympathy. By tonight you will find that fifty thousand building trades workers will be out." The published statement that the labor leaders may be arrested charged with conspiracy is not taken seriously by the committee of ten. The labor leaders, it was learned from another source, are taking no chances and have bail which will be entered if arrests are made. Girl Killed by Car.

This afternoon a four-year-old Polish girl was killed accidentally by running in front of a car in the southeastern part of the city, and extra police were sent to that section to prevent possible outbreaks ot ill feeling. For the first time since the strike began cars were run in Spruce and Pine streets to-day in a section densely populated with strike sym SIGNS OF THE TIMES! TIE OFFICIAL SRRINFRS PRO By Associated Press. Atlanta March 7. Declaring that reports of an illegal combina tion of merchants and others existing in Atlanta for the purpose of boosting the price of poultry and eggs haa been brought to the attention ot tne -onrt. J.

T. Pendleton to-day charged the grand jury to fully in vestigate conditions this city. One of Powell Victims Dead Special to The News. Raleigh, March 7. -Governor Kitchin has gone to Scotland Neck to attend the funeral of C.

Y. Dunn, mortally wounded by E. E. Powell, where the latter shot down Representative Paul Kitchin and Senator E. L.

Tfavis. Dunn died Sunday afternoon. He was p. cousin of the Kitchins. Paul Kitchin and Senator Travis are both getting along nicely.

Powell was placed in the penitentiary for safekeeping Sunday. Public indignation was running high and it was thought safest to get the prisoner out of the county. Powell maintained striid tji differ ence to the situation except that he shed tears a time or two on the train. comins to Raleigh. Elects Vice President.

By Associated Press. New York, March 7. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Illinois Central Railroad today, W. L. Parker, general superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad with offices at Omaha, was elected vice president to succeed I.

G. Rawin. He will be in charge of the operating force, with offices in Chicago. New York Money. By Associated Press.

New York. March 7. Money on call easy 2 3-4 to 3 per cent; ruling rate and closing bid 2 7-8; offered at 3. Time loans strons; 60 days per cent; 90 day 3 3-4; 6 months 4. Close: Prime mercantile paper 4 1-2 tn ner cent: sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers hills at 484 70 a .85 for sixty dav bills and at 487.15 for demand; commercial bills 484 1-8 to 5-8.

Bar silver 50 7-8. Mexican dollars 44. Government bonds weak; railroads bonds irregular. Cotton Seed Oil, Close. By Associated Press.

New York, March 7. Cotton seed oil close: Spot 7.30 to 34; March 7.28 to 29; 100 sold at 7.2S; April 7.28 to 34; Mav 7.32 to 35; July 7.44 to 45; 100 at 7.45; Sept. 7.45 to 47; 100 at 7.47; Oct. 6.89 to 90; Nov. 6.60 to 64; Dec.

6.40 to 50. Sales between third and fourth calls 100 March at 7.30; 100 May at 7.30; 100 May 7.33; 100 May 7.34; 100 July 7.44. Total sales 2S00. Burglar Got Love Letters By Associated Press. Chicago, March 7.

After a burglar, who gave his name as James Clark, ransacked Alpha Tua Omega fraternity house early yesterday ana was escaping with his loot over the University of Chicago grounds ne discovered he was being followed by the janitor. Soon the janitor's cries brought help and 20 students, most of them dressed only in pajamas, joined in the pursuit. The buJ'glar was captured and taken back to the fraternity house, where he was forced to undergo a bath. Later he was turned over to the police. It was discovered that his loot consisted chiefly of empty purses and bundles of love letters.

Agricultural Bill. Bv Associated Press. Washington, March 7. Senator Dol-liver called hi the agricultural ap propriation bill in the Senate to-day. The bill carries appropriations amounting almost to fourteen million dollars, and inasmuch as the forestry bureau is included in this provision it has been anticipated that it would provoke considerable discussion.

Sympathetic carmen s' Strike in Four Other Big Cities Government Art il ler Fo Call Thousands Join Strike To-da A7o Disorders Repor ted Up to Noon Hour. Bv u-ic-tl Press. Philadelphia. March 7. Trie real test in the attempt of labor leaders to brills ahout a general strike heiv in sympathy with the street car eii.iIo;.

was looked for to-day. Oc of Saturday's showing and the police heads ht-iief that the movement would be a failure. The labor leaders w-dav were confident, however, rii Dirdii ird that returns would show 10-i. rino to 150.000 men as fail ing 10 tor work to-day. The i sav there are not 1 no rninirizt it workmen in Philadelphia.

Industries Affected. Although the central and many ot tier sections oi the city do not appear to be seriously affected by the genua! cnler to quit, many industries have suspended operations in the mill iistriet of Kensington, where trade unionism is well entrenched. It looked like a general holiday in that great manufacturing center to-day. Special dispensations to the union drivers of miik and bread w-agons enabled all householders to receive the usual quantity of these necessities today. On the other hand, the fruit and produce dealers were handicapped by of their drivers joining in the SCStiv.l walkout.

Drivers Quit Work. Aeeord.ns tt the union leaders awe than drivers have ceased to weddings and funerals, but are refuting all other fares. Cabs are narro and there is practically no service from the railroad stations and lorries. 'I hi? -k st largely affected trades outside of ti'xrilo workers in Kensing-'on. Faiirmount.

Falls of Schuylkill, Jlar.aytiiik and Port where 30.000 men have struck, are the members of the various building trades, the leaders of which figure out an almost equal number cf strikers. In addition to these large branches cf organized labor, leaders in the movement assert there are 30.UUU mr-n in miscellaneous unions on strike, together with many non-union workers who have quit either sympathy with the strikers, or from diSctiity filing transportation. Those Who Quit To-Day. Among those who went on strike ttwkv were IS nre-arurntinns in the of German trades urions, nearly T.ooo men. These unions included musicians, job printers, textile workers, coppersmiths, coopers, carpen ters, lurchers, machinists, barbers, 'Wirtf-ndHs.

slate roofers, cigar makers, boo: and shoe workers, carriage and wagon painters and metal polishers. The brewery workers did not join the- strikers. A trade agreement was the staele. Comparatively few theater amusement employes are out. Hie shirtwaist workers, who ob- or re- Cf'5tv mod employment after a S(en weeks strike, decided to con- 'intio Thpir evmnathu 1H with the r-ar men.

but the organization treasr.ry and the members' personal retirees are depleted. Strike on Systematic Basis. following plans adopted Saturday yesterday, the strike will now ba put on a systematic basis. The unions will piar-e the usual pickets on duty ii no', so to house canvass will De made to bring out union men who bey the general strike or-t'tcrganizea labor did not gen-('la'l: t'spond the proclamation issued cornniittee of ten non-union -forces to join movement. The leud-ets j0 Revise some plan ot "'1 workers who, compar-l'u tii" number of union men, are 111 majority in Philadelphia.

Purpose of Strike. report in circulation neral strike was inaugu-iriiimrilv to unionize Philadel--o! i.iore particularly to place i labor throughout the coun-1 sounder basis throughout the world. 6.000 Police on Duty. im in is published -here to-' -t this general labor move-''as to have been started in 'v; btit that the trolley strike a better opportunity to hhor strength tllU! tatf-d i'ilh iry A here "vf-ia business organizaions met consider plans to end the Tl, ponce department had 0,000 on duty. The majority of the I-'hcemen who were engaged for the strike, have been All Parties Extremely Reticent- Injured Man in Hospital Cudahv to Stand Irial Soon Manv Rumors Afloat.

By Associated Press. Kansas City, March 7. John P. Cudany, the millionaire society leader and clubman who early yesterday morning assaulted Jere S. Liilis, bank president, and former intimate friend of Cudahy, will be arraigned in police Court one week frbm to-day.

It was announced last night that Cudahy would be arraigned this morning but through an agreement between his lawyers and the authorities the hearing was nostnoned one week. Frank Walsh, Cudahy's attorney, said this morning that he did not know whether his client had left the city. "I have no idea where Mr. Cudahy is," said Mr. Walsh.

No information could be obtained at the Cudahy home, 100 East Thirty-sixth street. Members of the family refused to be seen and the servants referred callers to attorneys. At the Coates Hotel, where Mr. Cudahy spent the greater part of yesterday no information as to his whereabouts could be had. Attendants at St.

Mary's hospital, where Mr. Lillis was taken, stated today that the wounded man was resting well. The prosecuting attorney announced this morning that no state warrant had been Issued for Cudahy. "I do not believe Mr. Lillis would care to make a statement, at least not now.

In fact. I do not believe he is in shape to talk much. He has a severe cut or bruise across his lips that makes it difficult for him to speak." It was rumored early in the day that Mr. Lillis had died of his injuries, but this proved untrue. At 11 o'clock he was reirorted by the hospital officials to have, improved.

The exact nature of his wounds could not be learned, as neither his physician, nurses nor hospital physicians would discuss the subject. Henry Koehler, cashier of the Western Exchange bank of which Mr. Lillis is president, said: believe the thing has been grossly exaggerated. All that can be said was covered in the morning papers. I am quite sure that Mr.

Lillis' condition is not at all serious." It was stated that Mr. Lillis would not prosecute Mr. Cudahy. Assistant Prosecutor said he was investigating the case, but had not gone into it far enough yet to be able to say what the atiitude of the state would be. He said no formal complaint against Cudahy had been filed in the prosecutor's office.

John Moss, the Cudahy chauffeur who was with Cudahy during the affair last night, was not to be found to-day. A maid was the only one who would appear at the Cudahy home in answer to rings at the door bell. The maid, telling of the affair, said she came down stairs on hearing the noise of the scuffle in the parlor. She saw a man stretched out on the floor with a rope about his neck and about his feet. The man's body was nearly stripped of clothing, she said.

His boby was bare from the waist down. Just as the maid arrived at the foot of the stairs. Moss, she says, was pulling on the rope about the neck of the man on the floor, and as soon as Moss saw her standing there he came and pointed a revolver in her face. Then, she says, ran back to her room and saw no more. Mr.

Cudahy had on Saturday evening, the maid said, signified his intention of going down town tc attend a political meeting. He left the house, but the maid declared, he and his Continued on Page Three. Louisiana and Mississippi points loaded with fat squealing porkers. Steamboat loads of hogs were unknown before in New Orleans. Simultaneous with this incident, news was received that banks at Ba ton Rouge and other interior points, are offering seed corn free to farms who will substitute corn for cotton on any part or all of their land.

Prizes have also been offered in several parishes of Louisiana to the farmer wher raises the finest hog in the parish during the year. MAJORITY By Associated Press. Washington, March 7. "Carefully preserving the principles so clearly enunciated in the republican platform of 1908" is the way the majority of the senate committee on interstate commerce, which made its report today on the administration railroad bill, interprets the provision to permit common carriers to enter into traffic agreements. The report is signed by Senators El-kins, Cullom, Alurich, Kean, Crane and Nixon and will be printed with the minority report submitted a few days ago by Senators Clapp and Cummins and the individual report of Senator Newlands.

Court of Commerce. Approval cf the court of commerce feature "is given prominence, although, comment upon other provisions is far more interesting. For instance, the report says that Hie effect of the traffic agreement proposition is to relieve carriers from the provision of the antitrust act while preserving unimpaired the control of the interstate commerce commission over all such agreements. It is declared that the provision is in exact compliance with the declaration in the republican platform. Increase in Rates.

After quoting the clause qf the platform concerning such agreements, the report says: "The contention that this declaration can only be complied with by requiring the approval of such agreements by the interstate commerce commission before they become operative is, in the opinion of the committee, destitute of the slightest foundation. "The section in question carefully preserves the principles clearly enunciated in the platform and only by a wilful distortion of language coulcl it be contended that this carefully guarded provision involved any abandonment of the principle of competition between naturally competing lines." Court of Commercee. Endorsing th proposed court cf commerce the report says that the principal argument in favor of its creation is that it will prevent delay and con-fusipn in the enforcement of the law by creating one tribunal especially versed in the complicated and often technical questions arising cut the application of tne interstate commerce law to railroads and other carriers subject to the act. Supreme court rulings are cited support of the contention that the scope of review of the commission's orders in the court will not be wider than it is now in the circuit courts. It is contended that courts ought not to be endowed with merely administrative powers such as are involved in the exercise" of the commission's discretion.

The claim that there will not be enough business to keep the tribunal occupied is not seriously considered by the commission. Power of Attorney General. The administration bill gives the attorney general entire charge and control -of the interests of the government in all cases and proceedings in the court of commerce and in the supreme court on appealed cases. This is a change from the existing law. The committee "says 'that the present situation combines in the members of the interstate commerce commission the functions of investigator, judge and prosecutor, which is declared to be contrary to the correct theory of law or procedure.

Commenting upon the provision for investigation by the commission of proposed increases in rates that proposed increases in rates, the report says that a majority of the commit-sion should be authorized to commence the investigation of a proposed increase in rate-, or change in classification as soon as it is filed. The majority sunports also the proposition Continued on Page Two. GRAM ISS By Associated Press. New Orleans, March 7. Copies were issued to-day of the official program for the Shriners convention which will be held in New Orleans next month.

A reception in lonor ot the several thousand members of the order who will attend from all sections of North America will be held Sunday, April 10. Three succeeding days will be devoted to business sessions interspersed with pageants, steamer trips, banquets, street masking and other diversions The convention will be brought to a close with a grand ball at ths old French opera house on the night of Wednesday, April 13: PISTOL DUEL ENDS FATALLY By Associated Press. Berea, March 7. Samuel Baker was shot and killed and Marcus B. Bowlin, proprietor of the Commercial hotel was fatally injured in a three-cornered affray in the hotel' to-day.

Baker and a brother, Burnam Baker, raised a disturbance and when Bowlin tried to quiet them, the latter, it is alleged, shot the hotel keeper. Bowlin ran to a rear room, wbere his wife handed him a shotgun. He then returned to lobby of the hotel and shot Samuel Baker dead. State Officials Convicted. By Associated Press.

Philadelphia, March 7. The conviction of William P. Snyder and James M. Shumaker, charged with conspiracy to defraud the state in connection with the furnishing of the state capitol, was affirmed by the state supreme here to-day. Snyder was a former state treasurer and Shumaker a former superintendent of public buildings and grounds.

He Played Hold Up Man. By Associated Press. Chicago. March 7. Thirteen year old Paul Swanson died here to-day as the result of a bullet wound received while playing "hold-up man." His companion in the game, Edward Sable, of the.

same age, fired the shot by accident. Instructs Jury. Dallas. March 7. Judge Seay, in the criminal district court to-day delivered a special charge to the grand jury instructing that body to indict, the leaders of the mob who lynched Allen Brooks, a negro, in this city March 1.

The Hartje' Marital Aifferences. Pittsburg March -Augustus Hartje the millionaire paper manufac turer and his wife, Mary Scott Hartje, are reported to have -settled their marital differences. By Associated Press. Girard, March 7. As he stepped forward to be baptized at a revival service here yesterday James Apple-gate, 65 years of age, a wealthy and prominent citizen, dropped dead.

TRIANGULAR DROPPED DEAD AT A REVIVAL Charleston 195 Points Ahead. Charleston has a lead of 195 points in the membership Y. M. C. A.

membership campaign at 2 o'clock to-day. This is the last day of the A silver trophy cup will go to the winner. Votes stood, Charleston 3056. Charlotte 2861. Serious Fire at Henderson Special to The News.

Henderson. March 7. Two buildings of the Corbitt Buggy factory were burned last night along with the woodwork shops and stock room. The loss is S60.000, covered by insurance. The mail building was slightly damaged.

The Carolina Bagging factory had a narrow escafte; damage very light. By Associated Press. Washington, March 7. -The Nortn-enr Pacific Railwfy to-day won its fight in the so-calied Portland gateway case before the Supreme Court of the United States. By Associated Press.

Tampa, Mch. 7. Two more white men were wounded this morning near Palmetto, by the negroes who are being sought by a posse for the murder of Superintendent. Stribbling and Dep uty Sheriff Matthews yesterday. One of the menshot this morning, J.

B. Morgan, section foreman, will die and Max Burnett, a farmer, both members of the posse is seriously hurt. The two men had been put on guard near a rilroad bridge, to keep the fugitives from escaping by way of the tracks. Just before daylight they saw some negroes approaching. Calling to them to halt, they were fired upon and Morgan fell with a bullet in his forehead.

Ellis, one of the negroes who started the trouble yesterday, grabbed the dying man's rifle and started to run away. Burnett, 'although wounded in the mouth, fired at him, but he escaped. Burnett covered another of the fugitives and captured him. He is being held at Bradentowrn. Steamer Stranded in Cornfield.

By Associated Press. Gallalop'olis, March 7. The steamer Virginia is stranded in a cornfield 40 miles north of here in a perilous position. The boat be- longs to the Pittsburg Cincin- nati Packet Line and is valued at $45,000. NORTHERN PACIFIC WINS ITS FIGH1 A LYrjCHING IS FEARED IN FLORIDA TOWN pathizers.

These cars were not molested during the early part of the; day. It is reported that the reason the day was because a check for $30,000 day was because ac heck for' which has been received from Detroit was not honored at a local bank. These benefits are said to be promised for Wednesday. Hugh Baroh, secretary of the local union, denied the check story and said the benefits would be paid when necessary. The committee of ten, at noons to-day, made the following statement: "The situation to-day is very gratifying and the reports show that a number of plants heretofore unorsan ized have suspended work to-day and the men are now demanding that we attend their meetings and properly organize them.

Among the questions discussed by the committee this morning was the published rumor that the committee was to be arrested. While we do not believe the rumor, wre have prepared for such high-handed proceedings and have provided for another committee to be ready to take our places and proceed with the work ot the body represented." Director of Public Safety Clay said that "only 6,235 men are out in the Kensington mill district." Eighty persons charged with rioting were given hearings to-day and many of them given 60 to 90 days imprisonment. No Sympathetic Strike. By Associated Press. Omaha.

7. It was said here today that it was likely an effort would be made to call a sympathetic strike of street car employes in Omaha. The strike of the local car men, which was inaugurated last September, has never been officially called off. May Call Strike in Other Cities. New York, March 7, In labor circles it was reported today that Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, is in Chicago to consult labor leaders with the view of calling a strike of carmen in Pittshurs.

Omaha and San Francisfto'in sympathy with the Phila delphia car strike. The Philadelphia traction company is said to be a large holder of securi ties of traction companies in these cities. Artillery Ready. Washington, March 7. Under arms and ready to entertain at a moment's notice, the 45th coast artillerv at Fort Dupont, is waiting the flash from the War Department to hurry to Philadelphia to protect the United States mint and other government property during the strike riots.

A train with a full crew and a locomotive with steam up, stands readv to convey the soldiers tothe scene of the disorders. This preparatory action was taken at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury and so far as can be gathered there has been no appeal from the municipal authorities at Philadelphia of the state officials of Pennsylvania for national troops. It is distinctly understood these troops, if they enter the city, will at least in this phase of the rioting, take no part in the police worn beyond defending the mint and other government property. Gompers Won't Talk. Bv Associated Press.

Chicago, March Gompers' would neither affirm nor deny 'he report that his chief mission here was to' consider the. question of calling out the street car men in the four cities mentioned a dispatch from New York. Diversification In Southern Farming Is Meeting With Success By Associated Press. New Orleans, March 7. That the appeal for diversification in Southern farming is meeting with success is declared by local exchanges and business organizations to be shown in the receipts of live hogs at Southern markets.

Somewhat of a novel sight has been presented at New Orleans during the last week, when old time river steamers, usually associated with the transportation of cotton exclusively, came down the river from Vl ii- This was done so as not to.