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Outside Charlotte, 6 Cents a Copy Daily and Sunday. NEWS William B. Pmett SENATE WILL NO AGREEMENT THE WEATHER. Third DegreeMethods Bring The Rosenthal PASS ON BATTLESHIP PROGRAM TODAY Electrocuted by Live Wire This Moi ning urder Near Solution Arrest oj Two or Three Gun i 1 i Forecast for Carolina. Cloudy with showers tonight or Tuesday.

Moderate north to northeast winds. JAPAN'S EMPEROR IMPROVEMENT By Associated Press. Tokio, July 22. The improvement in the condition of Mutshito, the Emperor of Japan, which set in this morning continued throughout the day. A bulletin issued by the court physicians in attendance at 5 o'clock this evening says: "Temperature 100.4 Fahrenheit; pulse 88; respiration 26.

Digestion good. Improved condition sustained." A bulletin issued by the court physicians at half-past eight this evening, says: "Temperature 98.69; pulse 72; strong; respiration 24. Other symptoms improving." PRIMARY IN UNION COUNTY IS JECESSARY Special to The News. Monroe, July 22. The primary election held in Union county Saturday resulted in no nomination for many officers.

The total vote cast was 2.956. For sheriff the present incumbent, John Griffith was nominated by a vote of 1,952. There were five candidates for the office of clerk of court. C. E.

Houston received 1,385 votes, R. W. Lemmond 832, and J. D. McRae 639.

Lemmond and Houston will contest in the second primary. M. C. Long was nominated for register of deeds by a vote of 1,225. T.

J. W. Brown could have contested in the second primary but withdrew. J. E.

Stewart and A. J. Brooks were nominated county commissioners, J. C. Laney and H.

T. Baucom will contest in the second primary for the third commissioner. J. Walter Laney the president incumbent was nominated for treasurer by a vote of 1,624. No nomination was made for Rep re6entative.

Union county is entitled to two representatives and six candidates were out. J. D. Rundy, W. A.

Eubanks, H. L. Price, and J. C. Sikes will contest in the second primary.

H. B. Adams, was nominated for recorder; W. J. Pratt, prosecuting attorney: and Clifford Fowler for con- stable.

Luther Williams and C. B. Barden will run again for cotton weigher. The second primary will be held next Saturday, July 27th. JUDHPRD RESIGNS UNDER VESTIGAT1 By Associated Press.

Washington, July 22. United Sattes District Judge Cornelius Han-ford, whose conduct on the bench has been under investigation for nearly a month by a sub-committee of the house judiciary committee telegraphed his resignation today to President Taft. Judge Hanford gives ill health as the reason for his resignation. THE DAY IN CONGRESS. Senate.

Resumed consideration of sundry civil appropriation bill. Former Senator Scott before campaign funds investigating committee, testified to contributions from corporations were made to Rosevelt fund in 1904. Senate -and house conferees on naval appropriation bill failed to reach agreement on battleship program. Judiciary committee ordered favorable report on bill to prevent shipment of liquor from wet into dry states. Passage of excise tax bill Friday was predicted after canvass by senate leaders.

House. Resumed consideration of the seamen's efficiency bill. Senators Confer With ilson oday By Associated Press. Washington, July 22. Senators Reed and Stone of Missouri, will confer with Governor Wilson at Sea Girt today, having been asked by the governor to visit him and discuss political matters.

rmnuin nnn-ri utu SECOND 1 GENERAL STRIKE OF UNION LABOR IN BOSTON DEFERRED. By Associated Press. Boston, July 22. Action in the calling of a general strike of all union labor in Boston in sympathy with the striking street car men of the Boston elevated railroad has been deferred another week by the Boston Central Labor Union. The executive committee of the central body, which has been considering the advisability of a general strike, decided that it would accede to the requests of the governor, mayor and others that no such action be taken until these officials had done all they could to bring about an adjustment of the situation.

Wilson Will Go Into Retieat By Associated Press. Sea Gort, N. July 22. Governor Wilson expects to go into "retreat" tomorrow to write a speech he will de liver when the democratic notification committee comes to Sea Girt to formally tell the New Jersey executive he was nominated for the presidency at Baltimore. The governor hopes to complete the address within two or three days and while he is writing it his whereabouts will remain a secret.

CHARTER GRANTED AMERICAN HOSIERY MILL COMPANY. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. July 22. A charter was granted today to the American Hosiery Mills of Kernersville, For-sythe county, with $125,000 capital, subscribed by J.

A. Hollomon, Jacksonville, J. G. Kerner and O. W.

Kerner, of Kernersville, to conduct knitting mills and various other enterprises. CONTRIBUTIONS fbom trusts to booseielt fund By Associated Press. Washington, July 22. Former Senator Nathan B. Scott, of West Virginia, today told the senate committee investigating campaign funds of 1904 and 190S that no contributions were made to Col.

Roosevelt's campaign by corporations, by Henry Ha-vemeyer, the sugar king, or any representative of the International Harvester Company so far as he could Mr." Scott testified that the largest contribution of which he had knowledge made to the national committee in that campaign was his own, amounting to $30,000 or $40,000. George W. Perkins, he said, had given but not to the national committee. Both contributions were issued in the West state campaign. "In October, 1909," Mr.

Scott said, "Mr. Perkins asked me of the situation in West Virginia and I told him we had a very hard fight on for governor and that it was doubtful whether we could elect William O. Dawson. Mr. Perkins said, as a friend of President Roosevelt, he would be very sorry to see the state go democratic and made the contribution." Mr.

Scott said none of the "Harvester people" had contributed to the 1904 campaign. "How about the Perkins contribution?" asked Senator Clapp. "Well, I understood that Mr. Perkins contribution was a personal matter of his own," said Mr. Scott, "because of the personal relations that existed between him and President "Was Mr.

Perkins at that time a member of J. P. Morgan Co?" asked Senator Jones. Mr. Scott did not know.

"Do you know whether Mr. Perkins interceded with the president as to the taking over of the Tennessee Coal Iron Company?" asked Sena- t0IPdon'teknow anything about that said he knew of no one connected with the steel, oil or be "trusts" who had given anything to "It ChadPbn the settled policy of George Cortelyou and Cornelius N. Bliss Is the heads of the committee, fo maS it known that no such contributions would be received, he SaMy own corporation never gave ai to the campaign; he added. Mr, Qntt was lueu iacturei. the Asked about any -American protective tariff league in fS cSaign, he said the league had tafnSKS some campaign ai it had been paid in cash for its work and had never contributed di-work ana the campaign.

TARIFF 1 By Associated Press. Washington, July 22. That the senate would pass a sugar tariff bill Saturday was pr cted here today. Many of the A xte leaders were confident that democratic free sugar bill defeated but that a substitute juld pass. A repub i bill proposes to abolish the jh standard and differentials present tariff and reduce the rate of $1.90 per hundred pour to about $1.70.

This is su ace the bill heretofore offered by senator Smoot. Though it does not entirely meet the views of all the progressives it is believed to be the only basis upon which the republican forces can be merged. The passage of the democratic excise tax bill was predicted today by leaders who have made a canvass of the senate. The bill passed the house by a large majority and comes to a vote in th senate Friday. It virtually would extend the provisions of the corporation tax to all persons and co-partnerships "doing an annual business of more than $5,000." In" the house it was offered as a measure to recoup the losses the government would suffer from thes ugar bill.

In the senate, however, it will be voted on upon its merits and ahead of the sugar bill. Rebel Leadeis Make Final Plans By Associated Press. Juarfez, Mexico, July 22. To receive from General Orozco final instruc tions regarding his part in the invasion of Sonora, Col. Alfonso Castenada arrived here today from Madera.

He expects tomorrow to rejoin his column of 800 men distributed along the line of the Mexican Northwestern railroad for 20 miles south of Madera. The rebel artillery shipped from Juarezz to Casas Grandes today in order to have it safely away when the rebels evacuate this town. Castenada, who has been Orozco's chief of staff since he assumed command of the rebels, was accompanied by his own staff, including Miguel Qui. roga, one ofe.the five men who rode with Gen. Bernardo Reyes on his invasion of Mexico in December.

Caster nada and his staff, almost all of whom are men of military experience and culture frankly profess chagrin over the predatory methods used by General Rojas' men in the vicinity of Madera. Comparatively little progress has been made by the rebels since their defeat at Bachimba, more than two weeks ago. They have destroyed the Mexican Central railway, between Sauz and Gallago, 50 miles, have occupied the points along the Northwestern as far south as Matachio, 60 miles north of San Antonio, near Chihuahua City, where the federal vanguard is located. General Rojas has moved. west ward into the state of Sonora and Madera, about 45 miles, in an effort to isolate General Huerta at Chihuahua.

FULL THIRD PARTY TICKET Illinois By Associated Press. Chicago, July 22. There must be a full third party ticket in Illinois with candidates favorable to Colonel Roosevelt, declared Senator Dixon today. It would be folly for Colonel Roosevelt to attempt to run merely for the elec-torial vote because that would be "only a moral protest and not a campaign," said Mr. Dixon.

He declared "pussy foot" politics would not "go" in these days. TRAIN WRECKED AUTOMOBILE KILLING CHAUFFEUR. By Associated Press. Troy, N. July 22.

A freight train hit an automobile yesterday at Johnsonville, killing the chauffeur and seriously injuring three other occupants. TAFT AND WILSON WILL SPEAK FROM SAMELATFORWi By Associated Press. Atlantic City, N. July 22. President Taft and Governor Wilson, the respective candidates of the republican and democratic parties, are to be on the same platform and make speeches in Atlantic City some time between September 30 and October 5 according to an announcement made by the American Good Roads congress, representing fifty associations, which is to be in session here between those dates.

Both accepted invitations before they were nominated to address the congress and their addresses will be non-political. By Associated Press. Washington, D. July 22.No agreement over the batleship program for this year was reached when 'the house and senate conferees on the naval appropriation bill held another meeting today. The senate refused to recede from its demand for two battleships, while the house demands that none shall be provided.

The senate conferees believe they can force the house into an agreemnt for one ship. Senator Tillman, who had insisted on a $30,000 improvement at Charleston navy yard, was today forced to give way. The senate yielded to the house on the disputed appropriations for Charleston, Portsmouth and Philadelphia. All will be dropped. MAY FORM NATIONAL OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION.

By Associated Press. New Yorkk, July 22. It was announced here today that the members of the American Olympic games committee plan to start a so-called "National Olympic Association," on their return to this side. The aim of the association will be to promove interest in track and field competition and to kelp the leaders informed as to where promising material may be found. Membership butons will be issued for a subscription of $5 a year.

There will be a different colored button for each year until the Berlin meeting. In this way a large fund will be assured to cover the expenses of the American competitors. Americans Strong In Swimming Events By Associated Press. Hamburg, July 22. A number of the American- participants in the swim ming competitions at the recent Olym pic games at Stockholm took part in a swimming meet here yesterday.

The Hawaiian "Duke" Kahanamoku' won the 100 metres even in the world's rec ord time of 1 minute 1 1-5 seconds. P. C. McGillivary, Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago, was second. George Hudson, -Canada, won the Kaiser prize in the 500 metres irace in which his time was 7 minutes 23 seconds.

Nicholas P. Norch, of the New York, A. was second. Bathe, of Breslau, defeated McDer- mott, of the Chicago A. in the breast swimming races of 100 and 400 metres.

The American Olympic swimmers defeated both the German teams in the relay swims. Strike cf Seamen Settled. By Associated Press. Jacksonville. July 22.

Advices received here today from H. H. Ray mond, general i manager or tne ciyae SteamshiD Company, notified local representatives of the line that the strike of seamen had Deen settiea. No details of the settlement were given out: By Associated Press. D.

July 22. Anti-saloon interests won a victory before the senate judiciary committee today when Senator Cummins was authorized to report favorably a bill giving dry states power tto intercept shipments of liquor from "wet" The bill to be reported Is a combination of the Kenyon bill, much amended, and Senator Sandsrs bill. The new measure will prohibit shipments of liquor where any person interested in them intends to violate a law of the state into which the shipment is made. This new bill would revise the Wil son law to meet a recent decision of the supreme court and make liquor interstate commerce subject to the laws of a single state upon arrival within its boundaries and before deliv ery to a consignee. Some members of the committee think the bill unconstitutional and threaten to fight it on the floor.

GOVERNOR DENEEN SAYS HE JILL SUPPORT TAFT By Associated Press. Springfield, 111., July 22. The committee of progressive republicans appointed to see Governor Deneen and ascertain whether he would support Taft or Roosevelt for president, were informed by the governor today that he considered Xaft the regular nominee of the republican party for president, and that as such he felt obliged to support hi3 candidacy. ANTI-SALOON FOPGESHI COiilTTEE cs Foreman For Porter Boyd, Contractors, Engaged in construction oj Colored Graded School in Fourth Ward. fat to Pole Of Charlotte Fewer Company to Secure piece of Wire For Workman And Touched Loose Chaiged Wire.

frillian B. Pruett, of 302 South street, foreman for Porter i-i Boyd, the well known contractors, rss instantly killed this morning at :30 o'clock by. touching a live wire 2 pole belonging to the Charlotte power Company, near the new colored 2 -y i DUUU1115 in ara A raiater needed a loop on hi 3 tucket. Mr. went to hunt a cf wire to make a loop for the tucket.

In stooping to pick up piece wire he had chopped off one of the on the pole Saturday when it ire) became ignited, he" put his on the post and in some way the or live wire. He rtered a sound of pain, and fell to the ground. "When his fellow rckinen reached him he was dead. There was a faint and that was all. The wire, which caused the tragedy, ras one of several on a pole belong-to the Charlotte Power Company.

Tie pole was about 50 feet from the kzcoI buiding, which latter is near old tannery. The wire ran very to the roof of the building. Sat-ziiy afternoon a tinner had been at on the roof of the building. In way, which no one could explain, if wire came in contact with a piece 'tin. and became ienitedJt burned two and dropped to the ground, -iking some shavings and setting on fire.

Mr. Pruett took a hatchet and Chopra the wire in two. He fastened the is of the two wires on the pole the ole which by touching 24 hours later, as to lose his life. Just how he managed to handle the Saturday none of the workmen tell. In putting his haid on the he evidently did not think of the for he put his hand the right the wire.

Ee received the full voltage and was antly killed. Hi3 right hand was burned. Mr. D. D.

Well, a brother-in-law of unfortunate man, was at work on tie teil tower of the building. He tear Mr. Pruett scream and got to Lim as -rapidly as he could. Life as extinct, however, before he reached There were eight men at Tcrk on the building. Several were near enough to hear the cry of pain izi anguish, and to see the man falL New of the distressing tragedy was toned to the city.

Dr. C. G. McMan- ay being summoned to the scene. He reached there in about 20 minutes there was no need of his services.

The death-dealing wire had done its ork effectively. Z. A. Hovis funeral. directors, ere summoned to take care of the ''dy.

It was removed to their establishment on North Tryon street and pre; ared for burial. Later, it was re--overd to the residence on Johnston Native of Grover. Mr. Pruett was a native of Grover, t-is state. He was a son of Mr.

T. M. Pruett, of Grover, and a cousin of Rev. R. Pruett, pastor of Ninth Avenue rtist church of this city.

He married Miss Myrtle Wells, of Grover. To them were born two children Murray and Benjamin, who w-rh their mother survive. Three years ago Mr. Pruett and came from Grover to Charge to live. Being an expert mechan-ic- -Mr.

Pruett had no trouble In get-tics employment. Shortly after secur--5 a position with Porter Boyd, as made foreman of their work. M-as esteemed as not only a fine Workman, but a most excellent man. He was faithful to the interest of his upright and honest in all t's dealings. He was a member of fte First Baptist church, and keenly -cterested in the work of the tt'-reh.

Eeside his wife and children he is survived by his father, three brothers cne sister. The Funeral. The funeral services will take tomorrow at Antioch church, interment to be In the old 5 ground at the church. No Hearse large Enough lo Convey lhis Casket Associated Press. Nashville, July 22.

The largest casket ever made in this city has teen finished for Mary Harris, a nesress who died yesterday morn-The corpse weighs 600 pounds 3nd the coffin is six feet, three inch-113 height and 36 inches in widtn. hoarse can found large enough NEW GUARD WILL MUSTER TOMORROW. New York, York, July 22. The first muster of what is called the "new guard," the provisional county chairman of the national progressive party, will be held at state headquar ters the Metropolitan Tower here Tuesday. Col.

Roosevelt, it Is understood, will be present and make a brief address. William H. Hotchkiss, the provis ional state chairman said that with in the last ten days, provisional organizations had been formed in fif ty-two of the sixty-one counties. Co-ordination of activity and re ports and conferences as to conditions throughout the state are the subject of the meeting. Several district conventions will be held this week; the remainder be fore August 1.

Gomez Releasedr $10,000 Bond By Associated Press. San Antonio, Texas, July 22. Emilio Vasquez Gomez, the Mexican whose friends have urged him to lead a new revolution, was released under $10,000 temporary bond here today when he appeared to answer a federal charge of conspiracy to violate the neutrality laws. His hearing was set for next Monday. FIFTY DOLLAR BILL FOR TAFT CAMPAIGN.

By Associated Press. Washington, D. July 22. At the white house today a bill for Presi dent Taft campaign fund was received from a preacher in Galveston, Texas, who wrote: "I find things given in secret reach heaven, therefore, I prefer my name remain secret' A conference was held this morning between Mayor Bland and City Attorney Brenizer, City Engineer Firth and Alderman W. W.

Phifer represent ing the city and Mr. Archibald Mason of Gastonia, and Mn Clement Manley. of Winston-Salem, the two latter representing the Southern Raiway, in ref erence to the subway, or underpass on East Trade street. The Southern and Seaboard were to have begun work on the underpass by tomorrow. They will not be ready to do so, so the city can claim a forfeit, $50 a day, stipulated in the contract.

The city will place a special officer at the crossing on East avenue tomor row mornijng who will make a list of every train, or engine of either road, that crosses Trade street. The conference this morning between the city representatives and the attorneys -of the Southern was friendly In every respect. The delay in starting the work, it is stated, is due to the fact that the Seaboard wants to reduce the number of tracks it has to change to one. Both roads have two tracks across Trade street. "The question might be an academic one," said one of the attorneys at the conference, "which the engineers of the roads, in Washington, might decide.

The city's contract penalizes the roads for work not commenced on the day stipulated. ELEVEN NEGROES; ONE WHITE FOR ROOSEVELT IN SAVANNAH. By Associated Press. Savannah, July 22. The Roose velt party organized here today when eleven negroes and one white man met and formed the local branch of the National Progressive party.

The delegates elected were: To state convention in Atlanta, July 25th, T. Jollie, J. H. Kinckle, W. S.

West, J. C. Hal, George Hall, J. C. Williams.

District convention to be held in Savannah July 29th to elect delegates to national convention: R. T. Jollie, J. H. Kinckle, S.

W. West, J. C. Williams, Heggs, W. W.

Mum-phreys. Mr. Jollie is the only white man named. GASOLINE IN KEROSENE CAUSES EXPLOSIONS. Special to The News.

Atlanta, July 22. Gasoline mixed with what is supposed to be pure kerosene for burning in lamps, has caused three explosions in Atlanta within the last twn or three days according to the authorities, and quantities of the suspective kerosene have already been confiscated. The latest victim, Mrs. Maud Over-by, lies in terrible burns all over her body as the result of a Saturday night explosion, which it is said, can' be expained on no other hypothesis than the presence of gasoline in the lamp. There will be a meeting of the Baraca at the First A.

R. P. church Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Business matters to be discussed. All members are urged to bep resent.

WORK ON SUBWAY SHOULD BEGIN TO -MORROW Men And Gamblers Hired to Kill Rosenthal Expected Today Newsboy Gives Up Llues. Detectives Piece Together Cold Blooded Plot Plans Made on Excursion Steamer bix Men Now in Cust dy Becker Shifted to Desk Duty. By Associated Press. New Yodrk. Julv 22.

tonntrv.xinaa search for slayers of Herman Rosen thal, the gambler, is in progress today. Names of the sun men who knirl him have become known to the police through several prisoners. Gangsters who were engaged in. the killing after it had been, carefully rehearsed in an uptown gambling house are believed to have fled within a dav or two. hav.

ing becomev convinced that the "police system" will not be able to protect them. Some of the east side "characters" whom the detectives are searchinz for are "Lefty. Louis," a gun man; "Whitey" Lewis, Harry Vallon, gambler, Sam Schepps, a gambler and "Itsky," another gangster. Poice Lieutenant Charles A. Becker, head of the "strong arm" squad whom Rosenthal directly accused of sharing in profits from gambling, was transferred today to an uptown pre-v cinct where he will do desk duty.

New York, July 22. The Rosenthal conspiracy mystery nears its solution. This is the belief of Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty, who ex pects today to arrest two or three gun men and gangsters who wer hired to kill Herman- Rosenthal before the gambler disclose more secrets of the relations between the gamblers and police. Sweated and grilled by a third degree, Jack Sullivan, a former held as a material witness, and Sam Paul, the East' Side gang leader, sullenly made statements ear-lytoday from which the police com missioner pieces together the important and heretofore missing evidence These two men, Sullivan and Paul, were taken into custody last night, along with "Bridgie" Webber, the gambler. Detectives have learned enough of the Case to admit that the gun men were together on Monday night and taken to Webber's poker rooms, where the final arrangements for the killing pf Rosenthal were perfected.

Webber denies all knowledge of the shooting. Plans Work on Excursion Trip. Plans to kill Rosenthal were laid on the excursion trip of the Sam Paul association. Rosenthal had been talking too much. Some well known gun men and black jackers were along on that excursion trip and the detectives now know that "Bald Jack" Rose, and "Bridgie" Webber were also on board the steamer.

It was the day that Rosenthal threatened to tell more about how the police grafted on gambling nousea that word was passed around that Rosenthal must be made away with. Deputy Commissioner Dougherty has found out that Rose was a very busy man that day and that Jack Sullivan, the go-between for. Rose and Police Lieutenant Becker, also was actively engaged the night Rosenthal was shot. Sullivan, after a grilling early today, told Commissioner Dougherty that when he left Leute-ant Becker at Broadway and Forty Second street at 1:30 a. m.

or. 27 minutes before Rosenthal was shct he went to "Bridgie" Webber's plac to find Sam Paul, He could not locate him but did find the several gun men. Six Men In Custody. Six men are now in custody in tfcl Rosenthal case, one of whom is heSi as a material witness and five others charged with being implicated in th crime. Commissioner Dougherty, however, says that not one of the men who killed the gambler is under arrest.

District Attorney Whitman returned here today to take up with the grand jury an investigation of the Rosenthal case. Lieutenant Becker will be permitted to testify, provided he agrees to waive all immunity. The public prosecutor makes no effort to hide his belief that the shadow of Becker rests upon the Rosenthal case and in consequence will not subpoena him. Whitmam takes the position that if Becker is as innocent as he says he is, he will seek to appear before the grand jury, waiving immunity. The grand jury also will take un the charges that the police profited from gambling by permitting them: to run without molestation.

Becker Put on Desk Work. Police Commissioner Waldo announced today that Lieutenant Charles A. Becker had been relieved of charge of the "strong arm" squad and transferred to desk duty in the sixty-fifth police, precinct of the, Bronx. This is the first official move by Commissioner Waldo in connection with Lieutenant Becker since tha killing of Rosenthal. Murderers May Have Skipped.

That the murderers of Rosenthal have been slipping out of town for (Continued on Page I It' i i 4 1 i 1 4 f'i 1 i i 1 Ah .2 ffin "iH "uboitted to tie com- week. the body to the me- g3Ve- 1.