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I A IS3 IZZOZILTZD DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. XI Weather Tore cast: , Fair and Cool. VOL. XVI. NO. 218. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 20, 1911. 3o PER COPY The King's Aunt Who Named Ship STATES OPPOSE RICHESON PUT SSUES DEFINED IS 111 RFTRFAT UNDER ARREST TRUSTS PLAH 1 -JI Willi MM THIRL HEARST AGAIN IS A DEMOCRAT Rebels Are Victorious at Han kow and Imperial Gun boats Steam Back to Kiu-Kiang. , ' ' CHINESE AT SHANGHAI WILD WITH DELIGHT Run on the Banks Has Been Checked Conduct of Rev olutionaries Is Report ed Exemplary. Peking, Oct 20. An Associated Press dispatch froTn Hankow today confirmed reports that the rebels were winning In the battle there. Shanghai. Oct. 20. The retreat of the Imperialists at Hankow IB con firmed by dispatches from Kiu-Kiang, which state the Chinese gunboats are retreating to Klu-Klang. The rebels' conduct at Hankow Is reported exemplary. The latest advices of rebel sue ci sses at Hankow caused great Jubl lution among the Chinese there. The run on the banks has been stopped. H.-irrinburg, Pa., Oct, 20. A cable gram to Bishop' Dubs, head of the missionary board of the United Evan gelical church, Indicates that mlsslon urien In the China war tone are un harmed.' ' ' - Tonight's Hankow advices state that one Ciilnese gunboat was sunk by Its crew, 'who deserted to the rebels. ELY DIES IH FALL FRON AERQPLAFJE . - Noted Aviator's Body Shat tered in Presence of Great Atlanta Fair Crowd. Macon, Ga., Oct 20. Engene C. Ely, the famous aviator, waa fatally Injured at the state fair grounds here lute yesterday afternoon, ' when his aeroplane refused to rise after a sen sations' dip and plunged with him 60 feet to the ground. In the presence of nearly 2000 peo ple he fell to the middle of the ln closure of the mile track, almost clear ing the machine by a desperate leap that he made when he realised his peril. His body was broken In a score of places and he died 11 minutes after the fatal fait. Just before the end he regained consciousness and muttered: "I lost control I knew I am going to die." : ' Ely made record flight shortly be fore noon, ascending to an altitude of 2100 feet At 2:45 o'clock he began his second flight of the day, rising gracefully from the track enclosure, which he circled In a few i minutes, traveling at about 20 miles. As he wae completing the circle he made one of his famous dips apparently to startle the thousands beneath him who were watching with straining yes. The bird-like machine shot down with tremendous velocity, the crowd applauded, thinking that the aviator would rise as ha had done countless times before, but Ely seemed to loose his grip on the lever for the machine continued Its ' downward plunge to the earth. Lean rrom Machine. Realising his peril Ely released the lever altogether and half jumped, barely clearing the aeroplane as It crashed to the ground. It was demol ished, bits of wood and metal flying hundreds of feet. Ely struck with terrific force. Scores rushed across the track to where he lay, broken, bloody Inert mass to offer him aid, He was tenderly removed from beneath the wreckage which covered him. The vast crowd, ' excited and curious, - rushed forward ' but Were liept in order by the policeman. . Ef forts were made to resuscitate the nvlator but he only gained conscious ess for a moment before his death. Even In his unconscious state hli Ihvtcal agony was manifest Ely left his wife In New York twe weeks ago to come to Macon to give a snrles of filh'hts for the Georgia State fulr' In his Curtis biplane. En route he stopped at Davenport Is., to Visit a relative. He had been givlnf spectacular aerial demonstrations hert ior eight days, going up on one oc casion amid a shower of rain. He even offered to make a flight by night, painting hie craft with phosphorous, "so as to startle the native." He told the fair directors The offer was le kilned. Before making his ascent this after noon Ely told his attendants that he feared something would happen and ket thm to notify his wife Imme "lately. The merwge notifying Mrs My of her hnehand's death wis sen ov the mnnKi'tn!it of the fulr iwv 'tlm. 1 t ,,.jy wilt he hiht If f r t,., , I 1 i Princess Christian of 1 Bchleawlg. Holsteln, eunt of King George V., who christened Great Britain's largest and best armored battleship King George V., at Portsmouth the other day. BY lTftUMI FLEET Part of the Town Wrested from the Turks After Sharp Fight. Benghasi, Tripoli, Oct. 20. The Italian fleet under Admiral AUDrey bombarded Benghasi yesterday, land. Ing 4000 men, who, after a brisk bat' nv nr-minled a portion of the town. The Turks, refusing to eurrenoer, made a stubborn resistance. TO OF Washlnrton. Oct. 20 Col. OoethalS and his cunal diggers and lockbulld ers expected to break all records In dry dock construction by ounaing two rraat docks at Colon ana naving mem ready for use when the Panama canal is opened, July, 112. The plant will be fully equipped ior repairing vessels and may even con rtruct them In emergency. All Ideas of establishing a great naval station at Colon has been aban doned. President Taft strongly approved It STRIKERS HEAD TALKS Federation Prcllitt gays Talk of II Unols Central Arbitration la Idle. Paducah. Ky.. Oct 20 P. W. Mc Rnrv. nrealdent of the federated em nlovers of th Illinois ventral said today that an attempt to arbitrate the trlke would accomplish notning, in iatlna 4hat there Is nothing to arbl treta because the men are striking only for a right to be heard.. He de ilared there can be no argument un til a hearing la given. BIPLANE REPAIRED - . , ; ) TI,a WrlirhlN Koaily Again to Make UlUIIng Trio' at Kill Devil IIUL Kill Devil Hill. Oct 20. The Wrights worked late last night com m.itntf ronaira to their biplane ll readiness for further trials thla af ternoon. The wind is favorable for trial. fllxhop Van IHnryve Laid to R e.i ii i m .-.Hi Richmond, Oct 20. With Impres live Cfiremonlos In the presence of n.itui.l fm!ilHii of clergymen an iiv tl.e fiim-rdl of the Human Cath .IU' r Ihiii of lil.'hmmni, HlKht l' i , tm (H-vyvttr, i. I BENGHAZI SHELLED 4 ,, ell'.'.' "I 1 Attorneys General of Carolinas and Virginia Consulting: in ., New York Over A. T. Dissolution. EXPECT GOV. EITCHIN TO JOIN CONFERENCE North Carolina Executive Is Expected to Take a Hand in the Legal Fight. New York, Oct. 20. Attorney Gen eral Samuel W. Williams of Virginia; Attorney General T. W. Blckett of North Carolina and Attorney General Lyon of South Carolina today began a conference to investigate the Ameri can Tobacco company's proposed plan disorganise, It is the purpose of the Southern states affected to oppose the plan at a public hearing to be granted by the Jnitert States Circuit court Governor Kltchln of North Carolina and Governor Blease of South Caro lina are expected to join the confer ence thiis afternoon or tomorrow. Sixty leading officials of prac tically all of the independent tobacco associations - of the- coun try, representing. It was given out, a total capital of $250,000,000, including 86 per cent of the Inde pendent cigar manufacturers' inter ests and 60 per cent of the cigar leaf tobacco dealera and packers la the country,' got together here yesterday afternoon and decided upon unanim ity of action in opposing the Ameri can Tobacco company's plan of dis integration. Representative of labor In the tobacco industry were also present, tnciudljig. Eugene" Clifford of Chicago, attorney for the Interna tional Cigar Makers' union, and Oxnlel Morris, formerly president of the. union. Resolutions - were adopted con demning the plan as not effective in bringing about' competitive con ditions. The Imperial. Tobacco company. limited, of Great Britain, filed a pe tition in the United States Circuit court asking that the decree of the Supreme court be confined to can-1 celling the covenants by which It waa agreed that the Imperial com pany should refrain from doing busi ness in this country other than the purchase of leaf tobacco, and that the American Tobacco company should refrain from doing business In Great Britain. , - 1 But two of the three state which have taken preliminary steps to In vestigate the American Tobacco Com pany's proposed plan of reorganisa tion were represented here. Yester day was, spent In studying the plan and investigating. Early In the day T. W. Blckett, attorney general of North Carolina, was In communica tlon with Felix H. Levy and Louis D. Brandeis, counsel for the Independ ent tobacco men. Blckett Want Further Investigation, Mr. Blckett said that none of the counsel for the American Tobaccq company had communicated ; with htm or Attorney General Lyon vl South Carolina. "First of all," Mr. Blckett said, we ' Want to familiarise ourselves with th proposed reorganisation plan. We do not know as yet whether w will oppose It or not Al though we are Inclined to think that we wilt do so from what we nave read of the plan, It la possible that we wilt decide not to offer objec tlon." i Th position of Attorney General Wickeraham ha not yet been an nounced and the stand he may take Is the most Interesting point to be re vealed at the coming hearing, Attorney General Blckett declared that the situation waa so Intolerable that th tobacco states would no long ar submit to anything but a disin tegration of th monopoly. "wny it waa almost a rebellion with the abused growers, In some sections In which the night riders took a hand," he aald, "Th trust fixed th price ana that th , growr had to accept or th alternative of letting their crops rot Asked about th report of contem- olating criminal prosecution, Mr. Blckett aald that all depended upon the future, the desire now being to determine If the tobacco monopoly Intended to- dissolve In fact as well aa In name, , ; Governor Kltchln of North Caro Una and Governor Bleasea of South Carolina ar expected to loin the conference here. 1 TlIEEfl I.i;Efi5 CIE ViKEfi SHIFT IS FLCZIED Rorkaway, N. J., Oct. 20. A Bum her of mliiprg were caught by an in rnxh nf m. r In the Iron lolows Rt I' !.-rii:.;i Hint J ;J lir r.- i - ' ' ! !. ! i v. , .. s !,. r ft tf r Lines . of Coming Legal Battle Drawn in Skirmishing Over Talesmen. STATE IS QUESTIONING ' 11 PROSPECTIVE JURORS I Darrow Turns Full Box Over to DIs- ' trlct Attorney Men Tentatively , f CtlONPfl. Los Angeles, Oct. 20. Although the impanelling of a jury to try James B. McNamara, mdtcted on a "murder charge as a result of the Times building explosion, is a matter of weeks, definite progress was made to day toward 'defining issues, principal and collateral, along which the battle will be fought After the concluding examination for challenge for cause among 11 of 12 talesmen In the box, the defense had emphasized by their challenge that It would consider as hostile talesmen4 who, not only were prejudiced gainst labor unions and their methods of operation, but those who firmly believed that dy namite destroyed the Times building. Clarence S. Darrow, chief counsel for the defense, turned over the full jury box yesterday, reserving the priv ilege of examining one man further If he liked. Three other men are chal lenged for bias, awaiting a ruling from Judge Bordwell. ' The state within a few ' minutes practically challenged John W. Rob erts, a real estate dealer, who had fixed scruple, against capital punish ment and began '.the examination of T. W. Adams, a retired real estate dealer. No talesmen were called to re place Roberta. The list of talesmen stands: F. G. Green, orange grower; T. W. Adams, retired real estate deal er; Seaborn Manning, rancher; A. R. Mcintosh, retired baker; Robert Bain carpenter; ' Ernest F. Dicker, land scape gandener; Edward C. Robinson, carpenter and small contractor; H. J. Quackenbush, retired carpenter, ' Challenged foibla were ' George McKee, retired Dullderr otto A. Jen son, farmer; E. J. ," Shower, paper hanger. ; '. Quackenbush Is subject to further examination, by Mr. Darrow to learn more of his qualifications to try Mc Namara. ' - Deputy G. Ray Horton, who exam Ined the talesmen on- behalf of the stat. disposed of Roberta, who de clared flatly that he would not vote a conviction (Which carried with it a death penalty and he waa excused You're a Socialist I believe," was the first question put to Adams. He Id he had been one for ten years and that he was opposed to all forms of violence. - You understand that In this case th death penalty la Involved?" "Yes." "And you are naturally opposed to It aren't your' "I don't know that I would be In a case of that kind," he said. But your feelings are averse to the death penalty T" ."'o, I don't think my political be. Itef has anything to do with the case more than any other man's." ' It Is not a question of your po litical but of your personal feelings, said Judge Bordwell, and Adams said he had, a feeling against the death penalty but could do his full duty as a juror. . "Can yi"u do your full duty as well as If Harrison & Darrow, counsel for th defense, who ar socialists, were not mixed up In it?" "Yea"-; He said he formed one opinion re gardlng the explosion about a week after It occurred, but that reading Socialist publication had altered It and he now believed the Times building was blown up by gas. CONTRACT WAS AWARDED FOR ASPHALTJ'AVEHEIiT Main Street of Hendersonville to Be Improved Work to Be Done by R. G. Lassiter. Special to Th Oasette-Newe. Hendersonville, Oct 20.-Thls olty yesterday awarded ( contract for the paving of Main street, from the depot to the court house, with asphalt The contract was awarded to ' Robert G. Laasater of Oxford and th material will be furnished by th Barber As phalt company of Philadelphia. Work will begin at once and the cost to the city when completed will be 220,000, The street Is one of th prettiest In the state, being (0 feet wide and three-quarters of a mile long. There la a street car track running down the center, but no cars running on the track. When the paving la completed the beauty of Henderwnvlll will be greatly enhanced. ' . Taft In Wyoming. Sheridan, Wyo., Oct. 20. President Taft rr-!iirt Wyoming today anl n tn.. tr r,y Penator Warren and ' .: rt Med.'H. lie tnnwt.l t ' e a"Hl. ; ..i itt ts " V ,. " , MI54 VIOLET EDMAND6 jrts1 II . ; MISS AVIS UINNBU. Uj Promineht Cambridge Minister in Custody as Result of Girl's Death by Cyanide Poisoning. AKEN BY DETECTIVES AT FIANCEE'S HOME Officers Find Him at House of Woman for Whom He Jilted Miss Avis B. . Linnell. Boston, Oct. 20. Rev. C. V, Richeson, pastor of a-Baptist church in Cambridge and well known in Boston social and re- igi0U9 circles, Was arrested on a charge of first degree murder prospect of the weather clearing. Um ,v; . i. u ,1 Dire Klem said an Inspection of the una morning as a resuu oi me death by poisoning Saturday of Miss Avis Linnell, his jilted SWeetlieart, WhO Was a atUdent ai mc xmjsluu vjuuaet vaiui v ui Music. Richeson was arresfed at the home of Moses O. Edmands, the wealthy Brookline man, whose daughter was shortly to have married Richeson. Miss Edmands' engagement an nouncement was followed with in a few hours by Miss Lin nell 's death. The police theory is that Miss Linnell was advised that potassium cyanide would rem edy a physical condition and that Richeson purchased the poison for her. The arrest was made at 8 o'clock thia morning after the officers had vainly tried since midnight to gain entrance to the house. Notice was served that a door would be broken in unless Richeson surrendered. He then appeared and waa tak en to the police station. lie appeared unconcerned and made no statement!. He was committed to jail without bail for a hearing on October 31. Police Baffled for Hours. For seven hours the police waited outside the Edmonds home to make to arrest No attention waa paid during the night to the) officers' ef forts to gain admission to the house. They waited until t o'clock this morn ing and took the preacher out in their custody. , A day or two before Miss Llnnell's death, cards were Issued for the wed ding of Richeson and Miss Viola Ed monds, which was set for, Tuesday, October SI. NeW facta have been discovered in connection with the circumstances of the girl's death. Supposedly she took cyanide of potassium believing It to be a medicine. Richeson is IS years old and a na tive of Rose Hill. Vs, . Denied Himself to Callers. Richeson went to Edmand's ' homo Sunday night almost Immediately after being Informed of the sudden death of Avis Linnell, and until yesterday the minister dented hlmnelf to - all callers and to every pea for a state ment about his relation with Miss Linnell. Yesterday Richeson left the Rdmand's home, eluding his pursuers, came to Boston and sought counsel, Richeson was accompanied by Mra Kdmaada. After calling on the attorney, both rottm-d to Hrooklin. The iiollre lit n'cht discovered '.T. RICHESON BASEBALL BATTLE Game Called Off Today and Prospect Is Slight for r Tomorrow. , . Philadelphia, Oct 20. The Athlet res-Giants' game today was again I postponed when the umpires saw no neld Bhowed thera mUBt be a radical change In the weather if there Is a gamor three dtty. , haB prevented the teams from getting together for FIVE HELD TO COURT AS ILLICIT DISITLLEDS Mrs. Vance Buried at Greens boro Alfred Tennyson Dickens a Visitor. Gazette-News Bureau, Dally News Building, Greensboro, Oct. 20. The funeral services over the body 'of Mrs. Charles N. Vance, whose death occurred this week at Black Mountain, were conducted yesterday morning from the residence of Mra H. E. Tate, on Bellemeade avenue. The burial was In the family plot at Greene Hill cemetery. A large num ber of sorrowing friends of the fam. llv accompanied the body to the grave. Five white men of the Clay town- shiD. Guilford county, were arrested Wednesday night by officers who went out from Greensboro, charged with illicit distilling, and yesterday were held to United States court In bonds of SSQ0 and $300 each. It alleged that the men W. O. Goley, Will Goley, Charles Hanner, Henry Holt and Bunk Jones have created much disturbance in the Clay town ship in the past : IMrkenr Bon in tJreensnoro, Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of Charles Dickens, the great novelist, was a visitor In Greensboro yester day and last evening delivered an In terestlng and scholarly lecture at the State Normal college last night. The Barnum 4 Bailey circus show. ed to two Immense crowds yesterday afternoon and last night The soft condition of the ground beneath the great tent as a result of rain Inter. tered with the performers to some extent. The crowd was orderly and little drinking was noticed. Only one disturbance occurred at the show grounds. A man who halls from this country and who Is a noted scrapper, and the "monkey man' mixed up during the afternoon with the result that the Guilford man suf tcred a severe injury In the head wniie tne miiny man wui quired to. make a deposit of $50 for his appearance In court today. The affair attracted a considerable crowd but the combatants were soon sepa. rated by the police. ik , . I,, Former Charleston Banker Dead, New York, Oct. 10. -Morrls Inrael, aaed II, a ri'tlrr.l l.unV. r of "lrl'-s fnn.'S. C, s f Hf1 .' ml In a In1 Hi lil rnotn iu V Is y.,'m,w,.t t DEFERRED Great An- Surprise When . He nounces His Return to the Party's Fold. ATE OF HIS LEAGUE CAUSES SPECULATION uture of Political Organiza tion He Founded in Doubt To Continue Fight on Tammany. New York, Oct. 20. William R. Hearst's announcement last night that he Is back in the : regular democratic fold caused much specula-) tlon today in political circles regarding the Independent league's fate. Thla organization was founded by Hearst. Hearst declared himself a democrat last night, at the opening rally of the. local fusion campaign in the first pub lic address he has made since return ing from abroad. I am speaking," he said, "as a good citizen I hope and also aa a good democrat Murphy and his kind drove me out of the democratio party Ave years ago but the commendable course of the national democracy has brought me back into the fold." He declared he would continue his fight against Tammany Hall's "undemocrat ic principles." Hearst's audience waa composed mostly of republicans and Independ ence league members and his declara tion caused great surprise. ORGANIZE FDR UNIFORM RltrESiBO0ERTISi::S Representatives of Weekly and Semi-Weekly Newspapers Meet in Raleigh. Gaxette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh, Oct 20. Representatives of weekly and seml- weekly newspapers met here yesterday for the purpose of forming an organ ization of this class of newspapers in order that uniform rates for foreign advertising may be obtained. W. I. Underwood of Greensboro was elected chairman and treasurer and the meet ing adjourned to meet again in Greens boro on Friday, Oct. 27, at 2 o'clock. B. H. DePrleat of Shelby was elected secretary. A committee composed of the president and secretary and Edi tors Butler, Oliver and St. Clair will arrange a schedule of rates and this will be submitted for adoption at the Greensboro meeting. The chamber of commerce served cigars to the visitors. All newspapers of this class that have not joined were extended an Invitation to become members. Large Crowd at flair. One of the largest crowds that ever attended on any day c. the state fair was reported last night by the offi cers. Those who watched' the crowds on the streets and In the grounds were prepared to believe that records were broken. From early morning until late at night the streets were thronged with visitors. The grand concert In the new auditorium was given last night. The marshals' ball will take place tonight Pickpockets at Pair. A few of that class of Individuals known as the "light Angered gentry" have been doing business In Raleigh thla week, but the special detectives and police have made existence preca rious. Several of them have been bound over to court and If they leave town they will abandon a roll of bills put up as security. Plan for Veterans' Meeting. The North Carolina Veterans' asso ciation la planning to have Its annual meetings In the future well worth at tending. A regular program will be worked out and the Daughters of the. Confederacy will be asked to co-operate towarda Its success. Maj. ,W A. Graham was re-elected president of the association and Capt a A. Ashe was re-elected secretary. , , . N FOG VESSELS CRASH; OliE OOES TO BOTTCr.l , ..... Hamburg, Oct. 10. Two English steamers collided In the mouth of Elba during a fog today. One sank and the other Ik stranded. Details are un obtainable. - - 1 Ely's Death May Have Saved IUxIgem. Waco, Tex., Oct. 2u. Aviator C. P. Rodgers, learning of Kngon Fly's death at Marnn yerUrilav, m i ! a minute Inspect Ion of bin !i :,. t and thla t-i ' ' 'v i t -i : '!). 1 a Gives His 4 Followers
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