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' "' 'sN A ' A A THE ASSOCIATED PRES3 DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather forecast: Fair; warmer Tuesday. VOL. XVI7 N76. V ASHEVILLE, N. 0.t MONDAY1 AFTERNOON, MAY MAY 8, 1911. - 3c PER COPY MRS. SHONTS IS TO ESTABLISH GIRLS' SCHOOL IN KENTUCKY WITH DIVORCE CASE PENDING OA VE A BANQUET TO FRIENDS ':. "1FTEH PE1CE" HEALTH LAWS RATHER HID ARETO BE HEARD Senate Finance Committee Taker up f v. Reciprocity BillHouse Is to Pass Free List Bill. ! o. f this Announcement by Diaz Halts Move of Madero, Who Will ' Agree to Another Period of Armistice. IS "AN IRRESISTIBLE STEP" ; . N DIRECTION OF PEACE Feeling of Optimism in Mexico City -. Diax Will Himself fie Judge of the Time When, Peace Is Established. WASHINGTON, May 8. Official conformation of President Dlas's intention to retire Ik . received by Senor zamacona, the Mex ican ambassador, In the following de layed dlispatch from Foreign Minister rie In Barra, dated last night: "Tonight or tomorrow General Diaz's -leclaratloa will be published in which he addresses the nation explain in? (the actual political condition of the country and the efforts made by the government to re-establish peace The president states therein the ."en sons prompting him to refuse the in surreatoa' demand to resign conjointly with the vce president These rea sons are based on considerations hav . ing in view the welfare of the notion and the dignity of government." Gen eral Diaz further affirms his will to retire from power as soon as he is consciously' convinced there Is no fear of the country being plunged luto an archy by his set He finishes by mak ing an earnest appeal to the whole nation to help toward the restoration ot peace. This manifesto is inspired by the highest sentiment of patriotism ajid sincerity,, .v -)' . A ; ; .'. - Feeling of Optimism. ',;. . ' A distinct feeling of optimism re garding the American situation Ioi administration elrcles... -The in tention of Was to retire is believed u.n irresisUble step. Jn . the direction of peace. , Th -f act-that Dlas himself is to Judge a to when peace has been established and anarchy Impossible, in the opinion of officials here, offers no stumbling block. The principles for which the revolutionists Contended m.. embodied In the action of the venerable president, committing hlnv elf to resignation. The date of re tirement is regarded as of compara tively little importance. , A Few Shots Exchanged El Paso, May 8. A few shots were exchanged by federal and Insurrecto n,,tn.i. today, but orders were Is sued from headquarters to cease fir ing,, as an armistice was being ar- vhnriKiBnt made it clear that be does not propose to abandon the presidency while his country Is at war and that he would not do so at any time under compulsion. VI Peace Negotiations to Be Resumed. El Paso. Tex., May 8. The move .nt nt trootiB had begun when an Associated Press representative tele- . phoned the Madero neaaquarwrs uu read the dispatch from Mexico City. Gen. Pasqual Oroico received it and ..m tt nrobablv would stop the move ment of ths army. Gen. Orosco him self mounted his horse and galloped away with the news to the tent a mile away where Gen. Madero had retired. When Oen. Madero heard of the .dispatch from Mexloo concerning President Diss's resignation he lm m.rtintHlv save orders to have troops mn marchlnc. ' Couriers were sent ahead to halt the advance guard. Madoro Very Glad. . "I naturally am very glad to hear that President Dlas has made the an nouncement," said Gen. Madero to' an uwla.ted Press representative. ' "I am going to sena a telegram u mm once congratulating him on his patrl-1 otism, for It certainly was an act that 'requlned the highest Ulnd of personal sacrifice and patriotism." ' Vasques Gomes .head of the rebel peace commission, upon the arrival of official Information concerning the manifesto and upon receipt of further Instructions from Gen. Madero, said peace negotiations would be resumed. "The primary condition has been set tled," h said; "the other conditions will not present any difficulties be thev are the fulfillment of sec ondary matters. The manifesto of Gen. Dial .shows his good desire for tle welfare of the country." The Insurrecto camp became noisy with shouts of Joy as soon as the news of the Dial announcement1; spread through the oamo. Bugles were blown and fines were kindled, around which the msn danced with Joy. Gen Madero returned from . his tent to headquarters to await further news. He was plainly excited. . "The triumph of the revolution" was the phrase most hoard but Inter mingled with the noisy chatter at the Madero headquarters was many a word of praise for Gen. Dlas, Gen. Madero annourt-ed that he would agree to another armistice. during which peace negotiations rnleht b" resumed. Had Begun Advance on Capital. El Paso, Tex. Mny - 8. Kearlng rinr1latlon WHh tl.e United States, J r, ,wo I. Msdero, Jr., hud riven , ' t all t! " revolutionists on the " !1 to, withdraw from the " ' MRS .jTHQD-OJ& Wife of Traction Man Wishes ,to Spend About $50,000 to . Improve Education -'it in South. . M RS. THEODORE P. SHONTS, wife of" the 'New Yonk trac ; tion president, " has notified Colonel Jack Chinn, one time legisla tor, horseman, an deducator, of Ken tucky, to Join her. in Paris, Ky., and go with her and a party of friends In her private ear on a tour of the moun tains of eastern Kentucky to select a location- fof a .schooi"'whlch . . fclrs. Shonts proposes to establish .in i that section for girls and to endow it with from S 30,000 to $5t0,000. ' It Is said that some time ago Mrs. Shonts -confided to .President Taf t her desire, to, give approximately $50,000 to Improve educational conditions in the couth. ' I'S SGOPElOftDEIIED Resolution for Investigation of American and All Other Sugar Concerns. Washington, May 8. -Investigation of the American Sugar Refining com pany, and all other concerns engaged in the manufacture or ,ennlng of su gar, to ascertain whether there have been violatiors of the anti-trust law, was today recommended by the house rules committee. Tho resolution of inquiry, introduced by Representative Hardwick of Georgia, provides for a special committee of (tine members of the house. -. , . Chairman Henry of the rules com mittne expects to report it to the house tomorrow. The original resolution provided for Inquiry into the affairs oi i the American Sugar Refining company alone, but the scope was broadened to Include all sugar manufacturers. This empowers the committee to Investi gate whether companies which are not (imitated with the American company have violated the anti-trust laws by restricting or destroying competition or have, raised prices of refined sugar to the consumer and decreased prices of sugar cane or beets to the producer. GERMANY WARNS FRANCE y AGAINST OCCUPYING FEZ "Dangerous Consequences' Would Fol low Watching MurotVan l)e volopments llotw-ly. Berlin, May '8. Germany has warned France of the dangerous con- sequences that would follow the oc cu pat Ion of Fes by .French troops. The German, government is watching Moroccan developments closely. Avlittor Injured, Trying Mew Type of Machine. Issy Les Moullneaux, Frfcnoe, Miy r.. While taking an early morning fllKht, aviator 8ae collided with a tele - gmph pole. Bee leu witn nis macmne, See fell with nls machine. arid wat seriously Injured. Ha' was trying nfit a new style of seroplani called the "Canard." hnoivllle KanUs Fourth, Chicago, May 8. Knoxvllle, Tenn., ranks as tun f.mrin city in America in I gums In Imllilinjf permits In the SUGAR III S HONTS . FOR UIIIFIGATIOri OF Representatives of the Three Branches Assemble Sub-Committee Report Wednesday. Chattanooga, May 8. Envoys from three. great branches of Methodism met horn to lay the foundation . for unification of the alienated divisions of tho church. Plans .for federation of tho ' denominations re shaping Into ctomplete form. The three branches represented are the Methodist Protest ant, Methodist Episcopal, and Metho dist Episcopal church, South. The sub-committee of a joint commission centrists of 27 members, each church being represented by nine commission ers. Its first session will be 'held Wednesday to receive and act on the sub-committee's report ' The federation movement began at a general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, at Memphis in im. ; . , .. ASHEVILLE MAY GET FRATERNAL Meeting of National Body Will Be Held in Mackinaw, Mich. This Year and Possibly Asheville Next. Edmund S. Cummlngs, a prominent attorney of Chicago left for his home yesterday after spending several days in Asheville. , He was greatly pleased with the attractions of the city and surrounding country and suggested to Mr. Bucknor of the board of trade the possibility of securing the session of the National Fraternal congress for 1912. He stated that the congress would 4heet in Mackinaw, Mich., this summer and suggested that Mr, Buck- ner write to th secretary of the congress, Mr. Gower of Lansing, with reference to securing the next session for Asheville-. He was of the opinion that the delegates when informed of the excellent climatic conditions af fords 1 at Asheville, would - welcome the Invitation to come here. FORTUNE IN MEXICAN GOLD COIN IS BEING MELTED-UP Someone, Possibly a IHgn Official, Taking prm-autions Against, crisis In Mexican Affairs. " - t New York, May 8. Mexican gold coin, aggregating nearly one million dollars, was received at the federal sub-treasury snd assay offioe here and about half has been melted into but' lion, Nothing" Is known officially about the source of the shipment It was i reported that someone, possibly a high I official of the Mexican government, lanticlpatlng a crisis In Mexican affairs, (shipped the gold here as a precaution )ary measure. i - Fire In College Does $60,000 Damagr Omaha, May 8. Fire starting in elevator shaft of Gralghton college earlv this morning did damage ex ceeillng J60.000, and will cause sua pension of clnsnes of 60S students. The Irtst 1h insured. . , METHODISTS PRACTICALLY CERTAIN WOOL ; WILL BE PUT ON FREE LIST In New York .'Delegation 18 Favor Free Raw Wol, Four Oppose It " ' All WW Abide by Caucus. w ASHINGTON. May 8. Consid eration of Canadian reciproc ity began in earnest today on the Semite side of the capital, when the finance committee look up the bill. Tne senate 'alBo had a session, convening a 2 o'clock, the new hour fixed for hegirinln sessions. Reserva tions of time before the finance com mittee have been made by many inter ests, " ; , , The farmers' free list measure will be passed by. the house late today. Many republican opponents of the bill, armed with amendments, had no hope of their adoption;. - .. ' - - Several house committees were In Session today. The report of the com mittee on territories regarding state hood for Arlsona and New Mexico will probably be made tomorrow toths house; - It wlir recommend' that statei- hood be granted to . both , territories with the understanding that Arizona rote again on , the recall 'provision, and that voters of New Mexico be given early ; opportunity to " change their coiwtltutton so that it ' will be more easily amended. ' : . To. Nominate Frye's Successor. A caucus of republican senators will be held after the senate's adjourn ment today tor the nomination of a president protempore of the senate, to succeed Senator Frye, who resigned on account of lit health. . The place is genorully conceded to Senator Gal- llnger. . His nomination will be op posed by some of tui progressive sen-atora- whe. too e eptlot-.io.jQalUnT ger's course in the assignment of com mutes placoe In the recent re-oraraaH cation of the senate . V. -v Will Put Raw Wool on Free Lint. That the ways and means commit tee will put . raw wool on . the free list In revising the schedule Vas de clared practically certain today. In caucus of New York's democratic delegation 18 members declared, in favor of free raw wool . and four argued against It. All pledged them selves to abide by the decision of the full democratic caucus. i, DELEGATES ASSEH FOH B. HJVCOriVENTIOS Business Session Begins Wednesday- Public, Exercises Tomorrow Night,' HarrlBhurg, Pa., May 8. Delegates to the convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen are arriving on every train. The western delegates came in great numbers this morning. The Southern delegates will arrive to night .. Grand lodge officers have begun preparing th ebuslness to be token up by the convention. High officers of other railroad brotherhoods will be In attendance.. The brotherhood's bus! ness sessions begin Wedsosday. To morrow night will be devoted to pub llo exercises. - r 1 : Will Krect Magnificent . Monument Over Mrs. Eddy's Grave. Boston, May 8. Christian Scientists plan to . erect one or the most magnl flcent monuments in the world over Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy's grave In Mount Auburn cemetery. Mrs. Eddy's body rests In mass of cement It Is the plan to build a monument dl rectlly above the body. Ths cost Is not decided. . , .". . FireIn Harlem Causes) $200,000 Lot I i . - " New York, May 8. Firs today burned out a big four story storage warehouse building in Harlem, occu pied by the Guardian company and Metropolitan Tobacco company, caus ing a loss of 1200,000. Several fire. men were overcome fighting the blaze. , . ' 1 ; t'.i.fiL3 Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association Con 4 vtntion. , Lancaster, Pa., May 8.' The Cigar Leaf Tobacco association began Its thirteenth snnual conveitlon here to dav. with 75 delegates present rcpre sentlng sll portions of the United States. The association consists of to. bacco firms doing two hundred million dollars annual business. Lehigh Valley Train Ditched; Many . Hurt Klmlrs, N. T., 'May 8.A Ihlgh Valley train from Ithaca to Elmtrn was ditched today two miles north mm ww SftYS RHVL COFFEY Cherokee Officer Says He Had Nothing Whatever to Do With the Kill- V Ing of Davis. Special to The Gazette-News. Murphy, May 8. -A. report reached Murphy-Friday" ' afternoon '- that, . on Thursda(yR.M.,:i?offeyi of Murphy had shot and ' killed a man named Davis, Just across the state line near Ducktown, Tenn. The details of the killing could not be learned. -Coffey drove Into Murphy Friday evening and has not yet been, arrested. . He stated that Davis was killed by a wo man and that he was in no wise con nected with the affair. Coffey, it will be remembered, Is the man who shot and killed Hill Loudermilk about a year ago. While Coffey was a deputy sheriff in this county he went to Loudermilk's house with a warrant for his arrest for running an illicit distillery. Loudermilk, it is said, had secreted himself beneath his house and as Coffey was peering through an opening Loudermilk Is alleged to have shot him, filling his face full of shot and putting out one eye. Louder milk made his escape and fled . to Georgia. Later when an attempt was made by Coffey and a Georgia sheriff arrest him he resisted and was shot and killed by Coffey. HOTEL NEAR FLAT ROCK IS DESTROYED BY FIRE News has been received here nf the destruction by fire yesterday of the 125,000 summer hotel of C. E. Roper at Flat Rock, near llendersonvUle. The hotel was situated on a high knoll near the Flat Rook depot and had only been built about a year. The origin of the fire IS unknown. It is understood that the building and contents were insured , for about til. 000. Mr. Roper was in Hender onville at the time of the fire. His two sons were in the building and when they were awakened the 40- room structure was a mass of flames. IGHT-HOUR DAY, BETTER WAGES FOR TELEGRAPHERS It Is Stated Western Union's Best Men Will Be Paid $100 a Month After June 1. New York, May S. The eight-hour day goes into effect for all telegra. phers employed in . Western Union offices beginning June I, and accord Ing to a statement from the officers of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America here, wages will be Increased. The best men will receive $100 monthly. Instead of $85 and $85. Will ot Millionaire Iron Worker. New York, May 8. The American Scandinavian 'foundation Is the reel a uary legatee of Nela Poulson, million aire president of the" Hscla Iron works. In his will bequests are made aggregating several hundred thousand dollars. Paulson's housekeeper, Nlco lene Chrlsttensen, receives $50,000, His stenographer, Annie Brush, re celves $20,000. John E. McCrea, Lincoln's Personal ' . Courier, Dead. it, Report Is That Reconciliation Between Mr. and Mrs. A. S. White Is Pending;. ARCHIBALD S. WHITE, one of the best known financiers in thlS COUntrV. Whn la nnn, tructlng the $20,000,w0 Union depot Cincinnati, 0 tiled an application for divorce In the Common Pleas court. He charges that his wife has been guilty of gross neglect of duty. Despite divorce proceedings Mr, and Mrs. : White gave a banquet to a large party of , friends In New York. and- the report is that a reconciliation Is-possible.. . i . .. .,,... ,t E DEATH OF LEU Family Has McMahon, Who Shot Him, and Was Released by Coroner, ', Re-Arrested. .Philadelphia, May1 8. Determined to avenge the death of their brother, George Leary, the realty dealer, the tatter's relatives have caused the re arrest of Frank McMahon, the saloon keeper, who shot and killed Leary on street corner Tnursaay 'and was discharged from custody by Coroner Ford. The case Is attracting general Interest because of the part the "un written ' law" plays In the tragedy.. When arrested, McMahon, who Is 48, said he called on Leary, who was 51. and a bachelor, to see what he was going to do for his 18 years. old doughter who, McMahon charges, was betrayed by Leary. McMahon said Leary sneered at him, that he shot him and was glad of It. , Before the Coroner McMahon made a state ment, declaring that when he asked Leary what he was going to do for the girl and her baby, Leary demand ed to know what business It was of his." A fight followed, and Leary wa'fl shot The coroner directed McMa- hon'B release on the ground of self- drfotise. ' ' '. The Leary family declared that no money will be spared to have Mc Mahon punished. . ANOTHER PITTSBURG MAN IS ON TRIAL FOR BRIBERY Dr. E. R. Walters Charged With Ac ceptlng $1000 for Ills Vote , ui Selectman. Pittsburg. May S. Dr. E. R. Wal ters, -director ot the department of publlo health, was placed on trial to. day In Criminal court before Judges Eraser and Bhafer, on the char-go nf accepting a bribe of $1000 for his vote on the bank depositor ordinance while a member of the select oouu ell. Federation of Musicians. Atlanta. May 8. The annual con vention of the Federation of Musicians opened here today with " delegates from every part of the unitea Btates and foreign countries. The federa tion has a membership of 68,000. Agreement for Reduction of; Traffic. " Opium Peking. May t. The new Anglo- Chinese agreement for immediate re duction and final eitlncilon of the ex- portiUlon of Indian opium to China was nigned today. r.'i.-t tr '.tiH(,i(S,..i.l r EEKIrlbTO Provisions of Act Amending the Sanitation Laws, Requirements, Composition of County Health Boards. RULES ARE TO BE ENFORCED SAYS SECRETARY RANKIN Or the Local Officers May Be Prosecut edAffairs of the State Grand Lodge of Odd Fel lows, eta. Gazette-News Bureau, Yarborough House, Raleigh. May 8. N EWS has been received here that John DeJ. Pembertori of Fay etteville and Albert & Root of Raleigh, two young doctors who grad uate this year from the University of Pennsylvania' Medical school, have been appointed resident physicians In the Episcopal hospital and Bryn Mawr nospttai, respectively. v The North Carolina Orchards com pany of Fayetteville is chartered with an authorized capital of $360,000, to conduct farming operations, cold stor age plants, granaries, tramways, rail roads, operate machinery, etc.. The Incorporators are W. E. Housel of Holley, N. Y., J. S. Manning and R. O. Everett of Durham. This company is organized to develop a farm of mora than 10,000 .ers which Mr. Housel recently purchased In Harnett county. True larm Is to be operated on a large scale, special attention given to the growing of peaches, berriea truck and cotton and corn. - This first large development of the kind will be watched with Interest In this state. Odd Fellows Affairs. Rulelgh is going ot make a strong pull for the 1012, meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. The Grand Lodge meets In Winston 8alem Tuesday, May and jGrand Secretary Woodell has about gotten Everything, in sapa,,;v, v., ... From Rololgh will go Grand Secre- ' tary Woodell, Grand Representative Perrln Busbee, Trustee C. B. Edwards of the Orphans home and C. E. Eger ton, representing Beaton Gales lodge and A. H. Mooneyham from Mantee lodge.-.i .. ..... V :. - The report of the grand secretary will show that the subordinate lodges now own property valued at $231,148. There Is also the splendid orphanage property at Goldsboro valued at about $100,000. This Institution is now car ing for about 160 children at an an nual cost of $18,000. During the past year 1(46 new member nave been In iated, 26 received by cards and 358 reinstated, but owing to the ; strict watch kept over members, the mem bership on January -1 showed a total ion of 296 members, The admission , of 480 new members since January 1, 'however, will make the net total show a slight Increase., Generally speaking the year has been a prosperous. Nine new lodges were Installed as . follows: Raefosd, Hoke eounty; Peulr , son, Cleveland county: Ola Haywood county; Saw Mill, Caldwell eounty; Boonford, Yancey county; Oval, Ashe county; M ox ley, Wilkes county; Broad way, Le eounty; White Oak, Mills; Greensboro; and Walnut Cove, . The suspended lodges at Edenton and Clayton were reinstated. County Boards of Health. Secretary W. 8. Rankin of the State Board of Health says that he is going ahead seeing that the county organ- lzations are perfectly In accordance with section S of the act amending the health laws of the state. This sec tion creates the county board of health, composed of the following the chairman of the board of county commissioners, the mayor ot the coun ty town, and in such towns where there Is no mayor, then the clerk of the Superior court and the county superintendent of schools, who shall select two physicians of the county to act with them as a board of five. The chairman of the board of county commissioner is chairman of the health board. The law require that this board meet the First Monday In May, and elect a county superintendent ot health is to take th place of the county physician. Th health board la slso to elect a quarantine officer, lor the county at this time. This officer is to have charge of matters ot quaran tine. The four diseases tor which quarantine'' Is to be maintained are diphtheria, scarlet fever, whooping cough and measles. Four others ere also quarantlnable, yellow fever, ty phus fever, bubonto plague and chol era, but none of these last four have occurred In this state. , KcgM Rule Prescribed. The new health laws prescribe rigU rules and Dr. Rankin says that the are going to be enforced, If the locnl authorities charged with this do n' prosecute, he is empowered to j cute the local author!- . l h. j are to report all q'mruntinuhlo to the quarantine oi!t-er who In t e that quarantine is ol " ii'l. i are to !, mads to the 8". n-lury i . board of honlth. The 'nte now ally to sii. inl for 1 'at I'.i-sMiiSttrt r;.' iif'n f? .un l i. ! Sen ' I i 0 V of Home I!ads. Tti pu- nu , :. iiro lylrisf on 1'..--ir s'-U New York. Crea. who May 8.. M 1 it Joh n IW-l. ! 1 , 'if s ' lit flie in- in, !i i i il "r ltu cm tnf!' I !H n cf (liul,'".
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