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CHARLOT^TE IV. G. W^PNtSDAY" EVENING, OfcTOBER. 18. 191 1
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Many Revolutionists
And Imperial Forces
Engage In Battle
Engagement Piecipitated on
Water Front at Hankow,
China^Report Has it Re
bels Got Better of 7he En
counter,
-1
Many Reports Current-Some
Feeling Already Shown
Against Japan ^ Effort
Made to Insure Safety to
Foreigners,
By Associated Press.
Hankow^ Oct. 18.—An Indecisive
.'tie was fought today on the
north bank of the Han river, just
5t of thiti city.
The revolutionists temporarily
drove the imperil troops back from
'heir position, but in doing so they
exhausted their rifle ammunition and
were compelled to retire upon the
)ase at Wu Chang.
The revolutionists, with infantry
,nd artillery, attacked the govern
ment troops, which were reinforced
from the Chinese warships in the
river and supported by guns of the
fleet.
Foreign Force Landed.
During the fighting the thirteen
foreign vessels in the river landed
a Joint force under command of
Vice Admiral Sir Alfred L. Wlnsloe,
commander of the British eastern
fleet, who, because of his seniority,
has been given the direction of the
men engaged in the protection of the
foreign concessions.
The red cross netitral camp in
charge of Dr. MacWillie, of the
American mission, received and oar
ed for the rebel wounded.
Opposing Forces Equal.
About 2,000 revolutionists were
piited against an equal number of
loyal soldiers and it was a fair
; ght. Early reports that the rebels
c jtnumbered the enemy 5 to 1 were
' orrect. Only a part of the revo-
'ionary army participated and they
‘re claiming tonight that they
'lid have roued completely the
diers from the north If their am-
nitlon had held out.
mis evening the Imperil troops are
tlrg reinforcements while the rev-
.'ionists are replenishing their sup-
A renewal of hostilities may
place soon, as it appears to be
plan of the rebel leader to force
• e fighting before the imerial troops
been further strengrthened.
The latter had intended to delay
attack upon Wu Chang until
t..v.r numbers were sufficient to make
a ■ .ctory possible, and it had been
rumored that there would be no bat
tle before next Saturday.
Tile rebels who occupy Wu Chang,
Hankow and Han Yang, were alive
'0 the government's purpose and
irng last night, 2,000 men cross-
1 the Yang Tse Klang from Wu
nang and at day-break they fell
non the imperial camp. They at
tacked with dash and the govern-
Tspnt troops, then somewhat at a
u.;.idvantage, responded loyally. The
■ ‘ ting was severe, but it is impos-
.,iule to estimate the casualties as
correspondents were not permitted
L nr the firing line and those who
witnessed the battle from the river
ere fired on.
Chinese Warships Lend Aid.
At the first sound of firing, Ad-
! ral Sah Chen Ping, in command
the Chinese warships, ordered
on landed to support General
i.ung Piao. The rebels had antici-
•led this move by the fleet and di-
rec-.ed a hot fire upon the warships
incl the lahding party from the Wu
 -ang bank of the river.
Admiral Sah in turn ordered the
^ arships to fire upon the rebel field
lece and for a time shells fell
■ck among the rebel gunners. The
-r«hlp officers, however, were ser-
-ily handicapped by the danger to
foreign concessions involved in
' eir fire. {
Newspaper Men In Danger.
'0 foreign newspaper correspon-
narrowly escaped with their
es. They had been cruising on the
' in exectation of the battle and
ir launch had reached a point op*
te the imperial camp when hos-
‘ 8 began.
Presently they found their
ft alongside Admiral Sah’s flag-
1 and between fire of, the two
’•f'pR. From that spot the corres-
'ndents witnessed the fighting tinlli
.dmiral Sah, observing the daiiger
3t their positions, ordered them out
the firing line.
The launch and its crew withdrew
ir.d as they did so they were fired
. on by men who had been lanced
urn the warships. Fortunately cona-
■'%des of their assailants interfered,
^0 shooting ceased and the corres-
indents escaped unharmed.
Hankow, China, Oct. 18. A general
:^i?:ement between the Chinese revo-
'i-tnary army and the imperial forces
iv precipitated on the water
V today by the attempt o
airal ^ali Chen Ping to land a large
' . of troops for the reinforcement
•leneral Chang Piao.
hang Piao, who, although offlclaiiy
missed by the Peking government,
;i retains his command, was en-
nched with several hundred of the
provisional army In the native city
to the foreign concessions. It
Just daybreak when Admiral Sah
!' d his cruisers to disembark thei/
uieib near Chang Piao’* yosltion.
General Engagement.
The revolutionists on the Wu Cbung
tortlflcations imme^l&tely ibot fire
with artillery. The gun boats in the
river replied with a rain of shells and
diverted the attention of W’u Chang
artillerymen, effectuany covering the
landing.
Scaitered bodies of revolutionists on
both sides of the river Joined in the
fighting and by mid-forenoon it was .es
timated that 2,000 imperial troops and
nearly 10,000 rebels were engaged.
Warships Open Fire.
The warships used up a large quan
tlty of ammunition but the effective
ness of their flre was hampered by the
fear of endangering the foreign con
cessions.
All the foreign war ships in the river
sent ashore marines to protect foreign
interests.
The battle between the imperial
troops, and the rebels was Indecisive,
the advantage, if any, appearing to be
with the rebels.
Report of Capture.
Shanghai, Oct. 18.—It is reported here
that the rebels have captured both
)*^anklng and Klu-Kang but official con
firmation is lacking. It is said that
there have been a number ofseces
sions from the government troops.
Mre Foreigneni Safe?
Tokio, Oct. 18.—Despite assurances
given by the Chinese government and
revolutionary leaders in tile central
Chinese provinces that rights ' of for
eigners will be respected, officials here
regard the situation as likely to de
velop alarming phases.
Maintenance of scrupulous impartial
ity will be difficult at times, and It is
certain that any suspicion of interfer
ence on the part of foreigners would
arouse tremendous Indignation among
the Chinese.
Feeling Against Japan.
Some feeling against Japan has al
ready been noted at Peking, where Chi
nese merchants and flnanciers have
freely asesrted that Japan incited the
revolution in order to create a crisis
which would prevent the American-
European loan.
In rfevolulionary circles, on the other
hand,, reports are circulating that Ja
pan is aiding the imperial govern
ment. and this impression has already
created an antagonism against Japan
in the south and is said to have result
ed in the beginning of an anti-Japanese
boycott.
Another Chinese Rumor.
Still another Chinese rumor, which
is likely to cause trouble for Amerl*
cans, is to the effect that the United
State® encouraged the revolution by
its insistence upon the hated rail
road loans.
Every indication, official or other
wise, points to the determination ol
Japan to remain absolutely neutral. It
is declared in official circles that the
Peking government made advances to
Tokio with a view to securing assist
ance against the revolutionists. But
j£.pan replied explicitly that she would
not interfere as long as her interests
were not attacked. The revolutionists
have been notified, however, that the
iron works at Han Yang, which are
under Japanese ownership, are to be
regarded as distinctly a Japanese in
terest.
Despatches from Manchuria seemed
to indicate that the province has thus
far shown no signs of uprisings.
Amoy to be Seized.
Amoy, China, Oct. 18.—Several na
tive commercial organizations received
dispatches today warning them that
Amoy was to be seized shortly by rev
olutionary leaders.
The dispatches were unsigned, but
purported to come from revolutionary
headquarters.
It is generally believed that any suc
cessful move against Amoy must come
from within the citj’, as its isolation
on a strongly fortified island makes its
position apparently impregnable from
assault without.
The engagement continued for
several hours, until the com
bined land and ship forces of the
imperials were driven some distance
back and the rebels, retiring, recrossed
tne river to Wu Chang.
Shells from the fleet were compara
tively few and did not do great dam
age.
Reinforcements from the north are
expected tonight. The imperial troops
concentrated north of the city when
the fighting ceased.
RaitL Wet Grounds
BAKER SLIDING TO FIRST
Of the Fowth Game
Photograph showing Baker of the Athletics sliding back to first ahead of Mathewson's tht*ow to Merkle
to catch thtf runner napping. This snapshot was taken at the first game of the Worlds Championship series now
being played between the Giants and the Athletics.
TUFI’S TRIP
By Associated Press.
Leavenworth, Kan.» Oct. 18. Cap
tain Winfred B. Carr, of the army ser-
vice schools at P^rt Leavenworth,
was found shot dead this morning by
A maid who entered his quarters. It
is believed the officer shot himself l||te
last night or early this morning.
Abandon Legal FfOht.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 18.—The govern
ment today abandoned i^ 5k
fight to recover a penalty from toe
St Louis National Stock Yards for
alleged violation of the 28-h9Ur law
regulating the feeding and watei^g
of live stock in Interstate transporta
tion. ’
By Associated, »n-eBs.
Las Vegas, N. M., Oct. 18.—Presi
dent Taft’s notable “swihg aY^und the
circuit” now in its fifth week, will not
end on Npyember 1, as jfirst, contem
plated, but will continue until Novem
ber 15 or 18.
The president will travel.some 3,000
or 4,000 miles niore than at first In
tended, bringing the total mileage of
his trip up to between 4^,000 and i7--
000 miles breaking^ all kfio^icn records
of presidential travel.
The itinfltrfUry of “the orlginar trip
will be foUpVdd to iPittsburg, whete
President Taft will spend Tuesday,
October 31. Then instead of-keeping
on to Washington Mr. Taft will go to
Morgantown, W. Va., to spend Wed
nesday November 1, thence to Hot
Pprlngs, Va., to rest for five days,
starting west again in time to vote at
Cincinnati.
Following \ttie Cincinnati trip Mr.
Taft probably will go to Hodgenville,
Ky., to participate in the dedication
of the Lincoln farm memorial. There
are two or three tentative dates in
Tennessee and then it is expected Mr.
Taft will return to Washington. The
dates of the supplemental trip'have not
been fixed beyond Cincinnati as yet.
‘ An, unusual coincidence in connec
tion with the annouticement of an ex
tension of the trip was the fact that
a serious accident to the president’s
train .was averted on the desert west
of here last night.
One Dead\ Thirty
Injured in WrecTi
By Associated Press.
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 18.—One dead and
thirty Injured are the total casualties
due to the wreck of train No. 3, of
the New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago
Railroad, near Molain, Miss., yester
day. Howard L. Potts, express mes
senger, ’Pvas badly crushed ^hen the
express car turned over and died short
ly after the accident. The most se
rious Injured are: V
Mrs. J. A; Stuart of this city and her
sister, Mrs. P. Thorapson of Itewla
Springs, Miss.; Mrs. N, B. Ritchie, of
Wilmer, Ala., sustained a brokefl shoul
der and severe cuts about the head.
The others injured, including Engi
neer Armour and Fireman Allen sus
tained cuts,' sprains and bruises, none
of which are considered serious.
3 Men Killed
In Explosion
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Oct. 18.—Three men
were kiUed and Uve seriously, injured
by the explosion of steam pipes in the
plant of the Fowler Pacing Company
here today. : v”
Seventy-five men were at work in
the tank , house of the hog killing de
partment wben the pipes burst, caus
ing the roof to fall. The three men
were scalded to death.
StepRehaon Hearing.
By Awoclated Press.
Milwaukee, W,i«., Oct. IS.-^Deepr
probing into the testimony of Lieiit.-
Gov. Morris, of Wisconsin, that he had
been told that'Edw'afd HWes, .the lum
berman,'had helped in\^bjg degree to
“put over”, Isaac Stephenson’s cam'-
■palgn for the United States Senate,
was deferred by the senatorial Inives-
tigatii^ committee today. -,
'This line of testimony la not new
to the committee. They, heard, of it
before leaving W^i^ington. It is^ 8«id
it win he disregarded Unless the pti-
jnary evidence of Hines’ alteged oper
ationsVln th Stephenson ^se, Is foith-
ooming*
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Oct.' 18.—Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson braved ac
cumulated wrath of- some thousands
of prohibition workers throughout
the country today and talked at the
Iniernational Brawers’ Congress here.
In ’ spite ‘ of hundreds of' protests
that had been sent to President
Taft and to the secretary himself,
calling on . him to refuse to appear
at the co^jgress, Afr. Wi^pn we);om-
ed thjfr inember'$'OfVt&« orgW^^
madj^t ‘
It was a short iaddress.. To the
ncyi-expert auditor^- it. cqns^Btlng
ly in assuring 'the ;interhatidnaT. Ijrew-
efs the same cq^tesy; the United
States has, received ^rofe the Euro
pean countries whence some of them
come. -
“I called our American brewers
together a few months ago,” said
Secretary Wilson, “toleam from
tbem what - element, fnight enter into
the manufacture of thteir product, so
that its purity migght. be considered,
and told them that government of
ficials were about to enter upon the
consideration of their product pd
that we were disposed to deal fairly
with all industries recognized by the
law that enter interstate and inter
national commerce. W^e made prog
ress toward an understanding, that
they must not misbrand nor adulter-
“You come amongst us to discuss
your busine^, i^tefests and the same
welcome is extended to you that “the
people of yo'Ur counties have tender
ed invariably to Americans who so
journ in your lands, for business,^ edu
cational or scientifl.c purposes.” ■
President Percy Andrea, of the
b-rewers, whose speech followed ' that
of Secretary Wilson, was severe in
his criticism of ■ most of the temper
ance, reformers. .
“In this country the so-called tena-
perance movement has fa:ilen into
the hands of the most Mntemperat e
people In the nation,’-’.. he . ^8^1(1.
“Men suffering from what I can only
describe as ■ chronic, mora.1: inebria
tion: men utterly devoi^ of reasohing
powers, , largely lacking in the moat
elementary knowledge adn eduction
and'w6rse thaih all in-only.too many
cases prompted solely by the commer
cial.. benefits they derive fi*om the
cause they make a ^profession. ot
championing.”
■ —
Rodgeis Maktng
Good Headway
By ^Associated Press.' ■
Fort worth, Tex-, Oct. 18,—Avia
tor C. P. Rodgers, who arrived in
Fort Worth yesterday in his coast-
to-coast flight, I'eft here at 12:15 p.
m. today on a -SO-mile flight to Dal
las, where he will give an-exhibition
at the Texas State pkir.
Many Stelfiii Carried Off. ‘
By Associated Press. j '
Chicago. 111., Oct. 18.—Women sou
venir coUeptora tiaye , given .the. offi
cials of the Intelmatloi^l Brewei’s Con
gress, now in session here, much trou
ble bj* carrying iway costly steins died
in the model bieratube. More than 375
steins—made in Germany, and valued
at 11.50 each^&ave"vani^ed.
WEATHER FORECAST.
THER DELHYS
SECURING
By Associated PriMB. ,
Washtegton, Oct.' 18.—Pore-, ♦
cast: •
North CiaroHlna’ fair,* ^l«ir ♦
tonight, probably frost in moim- ♦
t^in.^«trict%;^T3iUJ»day'f*4i‘.'
^ Somh Oari^i^a,. cooler to- v^
night; Thursday fair. ♦
By Associated Press.
Los Aijgeles, Oct. 18.—The defense
in the McNamara murder trial began
today's work by challenging for cause
George W^. McKee, a contractor who
said he had a fixed opinion that the
Los Angeles Times was blown up by
dynamite^ ,
The challenge against McKee is in
tine with the avowed policy to show
that the Times building was blown up
by gas and that Japies B. McNamara,
on trial for the murder of;. Charles
Haggerty, who was killed in the Times
disaster, could not have been respon
sible for the explosion or Haggerty’s
death.
The state holds that an opinion as to
the cause‘Of the explosion need not
necessarily prejudice a Juror to such
an extent that he cannot give a fair
trial. .
Attorney Darrow oegan tg» examine
McKee immediately after court con
vened.
“You said yesterday you had an
opinion as to whether the Times dis
aster was caused by explosion plac
ed there, or by gas or some other
accident; is that pretty strong?” ask-
er Attorney barrow.
“Yes sir,” replied McKee.
“Do you think that would prejudice
you against the defendant?”
• ^ “No.” •
; “Against our side of it?”
;‘Np.”
“How did you get hat; from read
ing?”
• “Yes.” •
“Do you thiijk you could listen fa
vorably to evidence that the building
was blown up by gas?”
“No.” '
“It would take ipuch evidence to
change your opinion?”
“Yes.”
“W^ould it take a great deal of
it?” - '
“Yes,” said .McKee emphatically.
' “You have ' had tha opinion for
several months?”
“Yes.’,’
“You couldn’t be fair and impartial
bn that subject?”
“I don’t think so.”
Here Attorney Darrow challenged
McKee for cause, but the prosecution
resisted and cross-examination was
begun.
Attorney Horton, for the state,
drew from McKee the admission th&t
if swotn as a juror, he “would act
fairly and importially,” coiiflning his
questions to the guilt or innocence
Of the defendant and not to the
cause of the explosion, ending with
the appeal to the court that under
the penal code ^ talesman could
serve if his opinion was based on
reading or rtimors.
Opposing counsel argued the point,
Mr. Darrow declaring hat by not re
sisting a challenge yesterday of
another talesman for the same kintf
of bias, the state had conceded that
such talesman should' be disqualified.
District ‘ Attorney Fredericks re
fused to admit that any such con
cessions had been made, and that
the. question of cause was a collateral
issue' as far as the prosecution was
concerned. _
Los Angeles, Calif.. Oct. 18.—Pros-
pebts for completing a ‘ jury to try
James McNamara, accused of various
murders growing out of the .Los. An-
■geies’Times explosion, within the next
month “Were not promising today.
.-The defense constantly is seeking to
learn about the past life of the tales
men. An Instan^ce of its investigation
Wbseauent to a practical-acceptance
in court of fc talesman on Monday was
th’ai of J. W. Roberts, Information hav
ing been obtained the following day
thut . ilQ^r^ 'once had sobm difficulty
as an eimplbyer of zujn-unlon men. In
lloberUi’ case, however. It developed
thft'he said he. harbored no prejudice
agaiast labor iink>ns becouse of his
experience and since then had em
ployed only union men.
Two important principles have been
acknowledged by t^ defense in its ex
amination of talesmen. Any venire
men who have fixed prejudices against
labor unions, both as to their organ
izations and their individual members
will find themselves subject to chaU
lenge for cause and if not allowed by
the court, then they will be subject
to. peremptory challenges later. Again
any man who handled dynamite or who
on investigation of his own accord has
reached an immovable opinion that
the Times building was destroyed b?
dynamite, whether feloniously placed
or not, likewise will be considered by
the defense as hostile to its cause.
The prosecution has let it be known
that it will oppose talesmen being
sworn as jurors who are fixed in their
ideas that the Times disaster was
caused by a* gas explosion. The prose
cution, too, is preparing to weed out
talesmen who are unequivocally cham
pions of union labor and its members,
. regardless of the individual case at
hand.
The prosecution intends, it is said,
to learn from talesmen to what extent
socialistic views would affect their
judgment.
The trial, in fact, though based on
indictments for murder preferred
against James B. McNamara as an
individual, has been outlined by the
defehse as chiefiy a struggle between
capital and labor and is seeking to
leam the state of mind of prospective
Jurymen. Attorney Darrow repeated
ly set forth that it is important to
know whether a man’s previous opin
ion against labor unions as such, would
cause him to adopt the attitude that
the McNamaras caused the Times
building to be destroyed because of
the newspaper opposition to labor un
ions.
The plan of the defense is said to
comprehend the contention that the
building, was not blown up by dyna
mite, but by gas; and when well along
■w'ith this variety of testimony, it mi.y
move to quash the indictments.
“The case of the prosecution be
comes an utter failure if they do not
prove that the building was blown up
by dynamite, and It appears that gas
di^ it,” is the expressed view of At
torney Darrow, but the prosecution has
refused to admit this in court, not
considering its case as hinging that
matter at all. The state repeated!:
has declared that the indictments
charge McNamara With murder grow
ing out of an explosion of the Times
building and that whether it was dyna
mite or not is not the main issue.
It was said on good authority
early today that James B. McNamara
never would go on the witness
stand. . I
The hint of Attorney Darrow “that
the defendant could sit mute while
the prosecution attempted to sh6w
the building was blown up by dyna
mite” is held to be a forecast of the
plans of the defense to stand pat on
the theory that the Times disaster
was caused by gas and that the de
fendant knew nothing .about it.
McNamara himself is taking, an in
conspicuous part in the trial. The
battle between opposing attorneys,
of which there are five on the de
fense and four on the state’s side,
is attracting, all the attention. Seal
ed near. the rail Jbeside a deputy
sheriff to one side of the aisle that
divides the court room, McNamara
has been listening carefully to the
proceedings but except when he
reaches the court room daily, which
in the last few days has been ahead
of his attorneys, he scarcely has. ex
changed a word with any one, includ
ing counsel, except a g^'eeting.
HUSBAND DID NOT SPEAK TO
HER FAR TWELVE MONTHS
Nationdt Commission OfficidUy
Declared Game Off Ajter
Un^tres Had Inspected Field
'—Athletics, Flushed With
Victory, Disappointedt
Day^ Rest Expected to Help
the Giants—Fourth Game
Will be Played in PhiladeU
phm Tomorrow if Grounds
Permit.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. 18.—Rain today
prevented the Philadelphia Athletics
and the New York Giants from play^
ing the fourth game of the world’s
baseball cbampionship and it will be
played here tomorrow or the first
day the weather conditions will per*
mit.
Members of the national coauniS'
sion and* the umpires came her*
shortly .before 11 o’clock. The um«
plres left the train at North Phil
adelphia and went to the grounds in
an automobile. A brief inspection
satisfied them that there could be
no game today and they left for the
national commission headquarters to
make a report to that effect.
“How is it, Tom?” said President
Lynch of the National League, to
Umpire Connolly, as the latter enter*
ed headquarters.
“Conditions are very bad, and its
up to the national commission to
bring out the sun,” replied' Connol-
iy»
It took the national commission
about two minutes to arrive at a
decision and then President Lynch
poked his head out the door and an
nounced:
“The game is off."
By Associated Press.
Pklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 18.—Be
cause, according to her allegations in
suit for divorce, her husband did not
speak to her for 12 months, Mrs. Al
bert A . I'allent was granted a decree
of separation and the custody of their
five children by decision of the super
ior court here today. Tallent, althbugli
present, declined to testify in the suit.
WITH ISW
Special to The News.
Union, S. C., Oct. 18.—^Jim ]3oozer,
a negi'o 30 years- old, married
is now in jail charged with having
criminally assaulted a negro ^rl
twelve years old,^ at the home of
her foster parents in the northern
suburbs pf this city. *
The crime is alleged to have been
committed on Sunday, October 7th.
after the child’s parents had gone
to church, leaving Boozer, who was
supposed to be a friend, with the
girl and two babies, but on account
of threats said to have been made on
her life unless she remained silent,
the mother has only learned of U.
and the arfest followed soon after
wards.
The vChlld, it is learned, told a wo
man living nearby of the crime a
few days ago, but said she was. afraid
to tell her parents, but has since
done so. n
Boozer was formerly a telephone
linemui.
Philadelphia. Oc. 18.—At 9:45 a. m.,|
a heavy rain was falling, making it
Impossible for a world’s champion
ship gaihe to b^ played today.
To none more than the world’*
champions of 1910 was the postpone
ment disappointing. Flushed with
yeserday’s victory at New York the
Athletics expected to go in today’s
game and make it three out of four.
Bender was expected to ascend the
hurling mound today for another try
at victory. Now that Plank and
Coombs each have a winning gan^e
to their credit, the Indian is exceed
ingly anxious to hang a scalp on his
own belt.
The Giants who came over from
New York last night were also dis- •
appointed over the prospect of idle
ness. Some of the players would /
talk, however, felt that the one day
lay off might help the team.
The four umpires inspected the
playing field at Shibe Park and left
for the national commission head
quarters in an automobile at 11:20.
As they left the grounds Umpire
Brennan said that the game was off
for the day but thjat the official an
nouncement would have to be made
by the national commission.
Philadelphia, Oct. 18.—The national
commission at 11:40 a. m. officially
of rain. There will be a game here
declared today’s game off on account
tomorrow if the weather permits.
Btcket "Will Examine
Dissolution Plan
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C.', Oct. 18.—Tomorrow
in New York T. Bicket attorney gener
al of North Carolina and attorney gen
erals of Virginia and South Carolina
will meet for the careful examination
of the plan of dissolution of the Amer
ican Tobacco company under the order
of the United States supreme court.
Preliminary to flling protests against
the confirmation of the plan, their pro
tests if made, would be in the interest
of the tobacco planters. The question
of fighting the plan depends upon their
iaspecftion of its details, they want a
dismemberment that will create com
petitive conditions.
EMBARGOES OK FREIGHT LIFTED.
By. Associated Press.
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 18.—A telegram
announcing that all embargoes on
freight to every point on the Illinois
Central Railroad system has been lift
ed was received here today by F. T.
Redman, commercial agent of that
road here. The embargoes had been
caused by the shopmen’s strike.
Sherip Arrested
Fot Shooting Officer
By Associated Press.
K&oxville.,Tettn., Oct. 18.—In a diffi
culty at Middlesboro last night Sher
iff Anderew Hughes, of Claidorne coun-
ey, Tennessee, shot and killed Jacob
Vaindebeers, an officer of Middlesboro.
Sheriff' Hughes was placed under ar
rest and was taken to Pineville, The
details of the killing are not yet
known here.
Sheriff Hughes is a brother of Judge
Hf T.’Hughes, of the court of civil ap*
'peils of Tennessee.
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