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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . . DISPATCHES 1 LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast: Warmer; probably ruin. VOL. XVI. NO. 239. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 14, 1911. So PER COPY U.SrV. Woman Killed; English Nobleman to Take I Cast Overboard An American Girl as Bride soon io nil Pi a TELEGHAPHEmS CMAISE iii'sn Mil Radical Element Gains the As cendancy There and the Taotai Flees to Hong ... Kong. ' CHINA'S FINANCIAL CONDITION SERIOUS Boxer Indemnity Overdue Japan Will Not Act With Other Powers Against the Empire. Amoy, Nov. 4. The radical ele ment has gained -ascendency here. Tuotul Chang was compelled to flee to Hong Kong during the night. The city la In great confusion. The populace has been thrown Into a pan ic by the report that Manchui from Foo-Chow have poisoned the city's water supply. Three American war ships arrived there this morning. Washington, Nov. 14. From rella. hie osruces It Is learned here that Japnn is not contemplating any ac tlon toward China, acting In harmony with the other powers. New York, Nov. 14. Japanese Con- sul Genera) here, Koklchl Mldzuno, has been ordered to proceed to Peking to advise tho Japanese ambassador to China. He is considered the foremost Japanese authority on Chinese affairs. Peking, Nov. 14. The opinion Is held at the legations that there are serious complications In store for China, and greater suffer ings than .she has yet endured. The prospects of foreign Intervention by other powers than Russia and Ja pan are beginning to be discussed, Winter Is expected to terminate the massed movements of troops, but there will be greater death rolls through famine. The people In the i antral tactions ar. already, supple mentlng their food with the bark of trees. . - A report reaches here that 2000 Imperialists at Hankow have Joined the rebel ranks and that the remain ing Imperial gunboats at that port have gone over to the rebels. Ac cording to a consular report, the Han kow consuls, with one exception, at a recent meeing agreea mai n. u im possible for the Imperialists to cap ture Han-Yang or Wu-Chang. They therefore discussed the question ut asking the government to withdraw the Imperial troops to the north, be cause when the commissariat Is empty they are likely to commit dep redations and endanger the foreign concessions. The November boxer Indemnity has not been paid and the December In demnity likewise will be defaulted. Even should the government be able to recover ths five . provinces Imme diately surrounding the capital, the financial administration cannot be re orcanlxed before defaults of other debts besides ths Indemnities occur, and It Is feared that Intervention for the collection of pledged revenue can not be averted. Providence, Nov. 14. Sensational disclosures aro expected soon In con nection with the death of Mrs. Lily Shannon Nlckerson of Jamaica Plain, Mass., whose body was found on the Rhode Island shore late In July. Evi dence has been found which proves that she was murdered on the night of July 20 last on board the steamship Georgia In Long Island Sound. It Is epctted that an arrest will soon be ordered by the Rhode Island authorities- ' President Finley Announces a Wage Increase of 15 Per Cent, for Southern Operators. CLERICAL EMPLOYES ALSO GET ADVANCE Their Salaries to Range 5 to 15 Per Cent. Higher, Ac cording to Length 'of Service. President - Taft Is Casting About for a Successor to Veteran Cabinet Officer. NATION'S HEAD MEETS WITH HIS ADVISERS Tariff and Trust Problems te Be the Main Issues Dur ing the Coming Session. R1GHWQMENFIGHT DHELilK KILLED Jealousy Causes Fights in a Crowded Street at Sapulpa, Okla., Today. Washington, Nov. 14. President Finley of the Southern railway has an nounced that several hundred clerical employes of tho system will be given increased salaries. ' The Increases range from 5 to 15 per cent, according to length of service. Arrangements were today completed for granting a wage Increase to the telegraphers. Their average increase is 15 per cent, totaling $125,000 per year. The action of President Finley In regard to the telegraphers settles a matter which has been in controversy for some months, and which, accord ing to reports, almost resulted In a strike. Sapulpa, Okla., Nov. 14. In a duel on the principal street here 1 today, Lilly Marshall and Mrs. Laura Smith fought until one iwas t killed. "The Marshall - woman Is In Jail and Mrs. Smith Is dead. Roth are rich oil land holders. Jealousy. CLERKS OF SOUTHERN ARE TO GET MORE PAY About 30 in This City Will Have Additional Cause for Thanksgiving. New York, Nov. 14.- Local employes of the Southern The fight was the result of railway last night received Informa 1 tlon from President W. W. Finley A large tragedy. crowd witnessed the FEDERAL COURT HALTS I0WER RATE MANDATE Enforcement of Order of Mis souri Railroad and Ware house Commission Enjoined. which will no doubt make the Thanks giving spirit', so far as they are con cerned, seem more real, as the follow ing will show: "President Finley of the Southern Railway company, announced today that, in recognition of the - value of their service and their loyalty to the Interests of the company, the man agement had authorized an advance in the salaries of Its clerical employ es heretofore receiving $70 per month or less. This advance Is to be effect ive ns of November 1, 1911." The employes have not been In formed of the amount of the Increase but it Is said that about SO of them will be affected In this city. DEMOCRATS TO ATTEMPT . 5HEROA8JCT CRAREE Anti-Trust Legislation to Be . Undertaken, Says Henry of Judiciary Committee. Kansas City, Nov. 14. A temporary Injunction agaiufct the enforcement of the Missouri railroad and warehouse commission's order reducing rates on the transoprtatlon of Iron and steel within the state was granted today by the federal circuit court. The de cision was rendered by Judges Hook McPherson and Valkenburg. TARKINGTON DIVORCED Wife of Noted Novelist anil wrtght Grim l)tM nt Indianapolis. Play auapolls. s-olv. 14. A Washington, Nov. 14. President Taft met his cabinet today for the llrst time In three months. Secretary of War Stimson was the only mem ber absent. The reassembling of the president's official family gaverecurrenee to ru mors that Secretary of Agriculture Wilson soon would resign. This Is generally believed to be true. In offi cial circles it is stated Wilson is de laying announcement of his resigna tion until the president can decide upon a successor for the post. , It Is said tho secretaryship has been offer ed to two men ut least, who are prom inent In scientific agricultural work and that the offer was declined by both. The cabinet devoted its time today largely to consideration of the presi dent's forthcoming message to con gress and to cabinet officers' reports. Many questions accumulated during the summer were also considered. The president's recommendations to congress for supplementary anti-trust legislation probably along the line of a federal Incorporation act, will be formulated after thorough confer ences with Attorney General Wlcker sham. It was intimated the presi dent had not fully framed his ideas on the subject and that nothing could be predicted as to ife policy was de clared. - It is understood - the presi dent's advisers pointed, out that the work of the. coming congress would center upon two main Issues the tariff and the trusts. Cmt nt IJvlnir Problem. president Taft is planning to take Rronklvn Shoemaker Arrested In a special message to congress when he transmit's the Report of the tariff board's investigation of the wool and cotton schedules. It Is said the president will vigorously renew his recommendations for a parcel post. The tariff board's findings, will show, It is declared, that much of the high cost of living Is due to the middleman rather than to the tariff. ; ,v - MEETING ENDS . .:.' The Western North Carolina Conference Adjourns After Profitable Meeting at Statesville. MINISTERS ASSIGNED TO THEIR NEW POSTS Number of Changes Made Rev. G. G. Harley Is Trans ferred to Concord Charge. ANTOINETTE Another international romance involving a lead ing New York family and one of the old families of England has become known to society. The engagement hus been announced of the beautiful Miss Antoinette Herkscher. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Heckscher f vnric tn Oliver Svlvian Ballol Ttrett, eldest son of VlscOunt Ester. The engagement compares in Interest with that of Miss Mildred Sherman and Lord Camoys. who are soon to he married. v niie lwr. "", an honorable, he will succeed to the title of viscount on the death of his father. - LONG AND SHORT HAUL ACT IS CONSTITUTIONAL SLEW MOTHER. SISTER , NIECE ASSERT POLICE Following Triple Murder- Denies Knowledge. MESON WRITES AGAIN TO HIS CDNCRECATION Indianapolis, NoV. 14. A decree of absolute divorce was granted In the Superior court of this county yester day to Mrs. Louisa Fletcher Tarklng ton, wife of Booth Tarklngton, the novelist and playwright. Mrs. Tark In Its decree the court said the matter of compensation to Mrs. Tark ed In a private agreement Mrs. Tark lngton In her complaint alleged that the defendant treated her with cruelty HKKKtltXllt)tltltXitt t v H Washington. Nov. 14. In a X X majority opinion today of com- X X merce court. In the trans . X X continental rates cases It Is X X held that the long and short X X haul provision of the Interstate X X commerce act Is constitutional. X X x stKftKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX OEIE-BURTON & HOLT CASE STILL ON TRIAL Now York. Nov. 14. Charged with the triple murder by shooting of his Bister, Mrs. Adolph Lefaro, her live years old daughter, Hosle, and his mother. Mrs. Antonio Delloma, Mat- teo Delloma. a shoemaker, was last night arrested by the police. The shooting took place In lirooklyn yesterday. The police say that Delloma re cently had attempted to force money from his mother and sister as his sup posed share In small estate of his father, who died sometime ago. Helloma denied all knowledge of the murder. The murderer Invaded the dark kitchen of the Lefuro home in Brook lyn during the forenoon, accomplish ed his deed, and left the bodies of his victims huddled about the bare table without alirn that there had been a Boston. Kov. 14. Members of Im-1 atrlli,ll( An infant. In a curtained manuel Baptist church of Cambridge ,.ra(ie in the corner of the room. iiavs received a secona letter irom i .ilimhnred m.acefullv while the mur- Rev. Clarence V. T. Rcheson, under d wa. nHCted. and was found gur- Indictment charging him with the anj ronng by Adolph Lefaro, Special to The Oaae.tte-News. Statesville, Nov. 14. Appointments of the conference were read at S:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. ' The morning session was occupied In the reading and adoption of reports. The report on temperance recom mended that the conference not sup port dally papers carrying whiskey ad vertisements, but an amendment was adopted recommending that the con ference respectfully request the man agement of papers carrying such ad vertisements to discontinue the same at the expiration of present contracts. C. C. Ireland was appointed confer ence lay leader; Kev. H. K. Boyer, conference missionary secretary; Rev. L. Ji. Abernethy. conference educa tional secretary; Rev, f. H. Coman, ' conference missionary evangelist; -Rev. H. M. Blair, editor of The Advocate; Rev. W. M. Curtis, secretary-treasurer of Greensboro Female College; Rev. J. K. Kirk, assistant superintendent of Children's Home. Bishop Hoss was absent with his cabinet In finishing up the appoint ments, and Rev. Dr. J. H. Weaver pre sided at the morning session. After religious services, Rev. C. H. Neal read the report on the spiritual state of the ' church. This report asks that the conference appoint a song evangelist. Prof A, N. Fisher, to assist in revivals; also, that n evangelistic committee be appointed, composed of J. E'Aberna-" thy, L. T. Cordell, J. W. Moore. . Re port was adopted. , Rev. G. T. Rowe read the report of education No. 2. This report showed the colleges and schools to be In a fine and growing condition. In improved buildings, increased facilities, and a ) larger number of students. This re port asks for an educational assess ment of 114,085. It recommends Rev. I-'. V. Marr, Rev. 8. B. Turrentlne, Dr. J. H. Way, P. H. Hanes, Jr., be elected trustees of Trinity college; trustee for New York Nov. 14. The will of Greensboro Female college, C U Bray; Joseph Puller was filed for probate j J' g.J today. ltB conspicuous features are j F E c Bmlth. C. C Moore , the ratification of the gift of Jl.000,- ian)j e. q. Cole for Rutherford college; POLITZER BEQUEATHED LIONS TO Large Gifts to Arts Also Made Public Many Employes Are Remembered in WilL Urges Acceptance of Resigna tionPleads Not Guilty; Trial Date, Jan. 15. Rev. L, T. Mann, Rev. Harold Turner, W. C. Newland, John M. Tuttle for txivenport college. This report also recommends Rev. J. B. Craven as president of Davenport college; Rev. J. A. Baldwin, president of Southern Industrial Institute; Rev. W. M. Cur tis, secretary-treasurer of Greensboro Female college. Also the appoint ment of W. R. Odell and P. T. Dur- one-half for many unusual prizes and . ham as a committee on correlation to 000 to Columbia university for the es tablishment of a school of Journalism and also the ratification of an addi tion $1,000,000 for the same purpose, subject to certain conditions which, If not complied with by Columbia berore the amount Is piild over, will result in the sum going to Harvard university. In Superior court the case of H. P. Devlne vs Burton Jb Holt, the first case that was taken up, was not fin' Washlnston. Nov. 14. Amendment of ths Bherman anti-trust law at the nnmln, .u.lnn nt rnnsTeSS Is to be undertaken In earnest by democrats and that they had lived apart for the of the house, according to a declara- last several months. Mr. Tarklngton tlon by Representative Henry of Tex- did not enter resistance to the suit, as. ranking member of the committee Mrs. Tarklngton! later made public .. I this alsned statement: J"".l"jr. I .. ... III mmx, I l.k. J kn .,,r rw,U rU 110011 Representative Henrys announce- -in justice i uui.i um. . w... , - ment came while President Taft and that I fully acquit Mr. Tarklngton of and will probably consum. the rest of AttorneyTooneral Wlckersham.were In 'any Intentional unklndness to me. Ths the day. Mr. Devftie was on the stand conference at the White House as to ! differences between us are of temper- and was going over the, books when .v. . nti.'.m.nt and habit and after nine years, court adjourned. Hs la asking for W1W UVIMtUllll Vfc UJ'K1- . . . 11, ,i.n . tiust legislation. The house oemo crata. It la declared at the capltol, will push legislation along the line of effort It Is apparent to both of us 6000 damage for alleged breach of Meta M. Kruger, Browntown, Minn. I contract. that we cannot reconcile our views of The case of C. Falk vs. Ashevtlle hit.v m.v h. ths administration s life. The fact that we nave noi oeen Muslo company was nrsi coaunuea lor i,., .bis to come to the same viewpoint ! ten days at the request of tha plant' In addition to anti-trust legislation 1 does not mean that either of us ap-tlft because on of the attorneys for the Judiciary committee also has de- proves ot divorce for any llgnt rea-)th plaintiff was engaged in tne trial Mrs. Tarklngton Is the daughter ot Hacker, .who Is the receiver of the ths late Btoughton J. Fletcher, a Ashevllle muslo company, had come wealthy banker and capitalist or mis from Chicago with the expectation murder of Avis Llnnell, urging accept ance of his resignation as pastor. The letter will be acted upon November 24. Ths first letter from the minis ter lies on the table apvaltlng action The second Is dated November 10, four days after the church fulled to act on the first letter. The ext of the second letter follows: "Dear Brethren: I cannot express how deeply I am touched at your loy alty and manifestations of confidence In me. In this my great trouble, i cannot but feel that the welfare of the church might be prejudiced while Its minister Is placed In his present posi tion. I therefore feel, notwithstanding my grateful appreciation of your kind ness, that the church should accept my resignation, of course leaving It entirely to you how and when the matter should be carried Into effect Rlcheson will be placed on trial on the charge of murdering Ml Llnnell on January H. 191. This date was set late yesterday when Rlcheson was arraigned. The preach er pleaded "not guilty." He was then husband of one of the slain women. PRELATES DEE FOR ROME: T HOUSANDSBID ADIEU scholarships as set forth in the will. The document also make a large number of Interesting bequests not previously known. Among these Is 1250,000 for a scnoiursnip iunu hi lumbla university; 1500,000 to the Metropolitan museum of art; $500,000 to the Philharmonic society of New York; $100,000 to Mr. Pulltxers faltn ful valet. Jabe Dunnlngham; $100, -000 to be distributed by the executors among his personal secretaries, read ers and companions ana certain edito rial writers employed on the World; 500,000 for the erection of a fountain n Central park; $25,000 for the erec tion of a statue of Thomas Jenerson n New York city and some minor De- quests. elded upon revision of ths Injunction ' statutes and tha laws regulating Indi rect contempt cases. Wk. L. I --I.... A NinvrHi Is by no means to be over-shadowed by city. She Is a writer of verse and has tnat tht case would be called today Archbishop Farley and Mgr. Falcon! Leave to Be In ducted into Cardinals' College. ! Prominent Veteran Dead. tariff legislation," said Representative vontnoutea id me !""- Henry In speaking of the pUns of tne Judiciary committee. "Of course the tariff revision will be of great import ance but It will not minimise other ' problems before the hou." ! and he wished to have his deposition j taken If the case was continued. After . some argument It was agreed that the case should b4 continued until the next term or ths plaintiff could take bis deposition. . , , Oaxtte-News Bureau, , ., -Dally News Building, - ' Oreensboro, Nov. 14. News has reached here of the death of another Confederate soldier. George Pifr Erwln of Morganton "crossed over tho river" Saturday evening. Mr, rms. convicted or compnciiy m ir.n-,r.. - Kamara murder rase aoDeared' In To Review Dlcgle Bribery Cams. Columbus. O., Nov. 14. Rodney J. tMegle, former senate sergant-at-arms, convicted of complicity In legis lative bribery, and sentenced to three Burke county, 6TH M'NAMARA VENIRE Los Angeles, Nov. 14. The sixth of venire summoned yesterday In the Mo years In t.ie penitentiary, was today, urcr of the Western North Carol na grunted ,.ave bv the Muprcme court to railroad end later chairman or in tile a lull of -,-.it..i, lo the ruling board of county commissioners of his ! h I Tl is,, :-nnnt court today for preliminary hearing before Judite ltordwell. Thus far Hi men have tn-n drawn on venires, 'if i.nd vice prexlilent of tne Mark these, UM hum entered the box. Mne n Ik- was a griuluats of wore si. II In tin. bon u n lourt open ., t . ji-1 t' ' m i.i i.i .. . ( New York. Nov. 14. Six thousand children sang a bonvoyage in Ut. Patrick's cathedral to Afchtilsnop John Karley of New York and most Rav. Dlomede Falcon!, apostolic aele- returned to tha Charles Street Jail to I gate to Washington, who sailed todav await trial. I for Rome where they will oe eievatea The date of January U. proposed I to the college of cardinals. Thous hv District Attorney Prtlttier. wss lands of parishioners lining tne rouie tranuouslv onnosed by W. A. Morse. I from the cathedral to the Hudson the pastor's counsel. He declared that I river waved tnem a rareweu. An r the defendant's counsel had not been 1 cort of many officials and the m.in able to hold a stnsls meeting and 1 sterner ot the diocese accompanied asked a continuance of six months. I them to the river and ab"srd . the Mr. Morse said that John L. Lee of I stoamer Rosedala, while 500 or tne Lynchburg. Vo.. who Is to be the chief! clergy and lOlid laymen crossed the iinunul .fnr tha defendant, would be I river with them. At Hoboken the unable to meet the other lawyers until cardie.iis-designste noaraea xne n.ron ths latter nart of this month at the I Princessln Cecelia following a fare earliest. Considering that Mr. Lee I well reception, represents the accused man's family, he felt that counsel should confer be fore the date of the trial was set. District Attorney F'jWtier urged sn early trial snd Judge Handerson, who presided, sided WllK lilni. In flln j J i mm ry 1 5 as tn dale, the court mII t tin t two nnmlhs Whs ample time tho (1. f. i m. to jri i're t's Bill. llo Leaps from gtoamor. T OUSTS HARVESTER TRUST In Addition a Fine of $50,000 Is Assessed Against the In ternational Company. Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 14. The Supreme court of this state today Is sued a writ of ouster against the In ternational Harvester oampany and aa- eased a $50,000 fine for violation of ths state anti-trust law. co-operate with a like committee of the North Carolina conference. Rev. G. G. Harley, pustor of the North Ashevllle Methodist church, was transferred to Concord, Rev. W. E. Poovey succeeding him, Other appointments are as fol lows: Aslievllla Dlstrkt. Presiding elder, D. Atkins; Ashe vllle Bethel, H. II. Robbins; Ashevllle Central, C. W. Byrd; Ashevllle Hay wood . street. W. A. Newell: North Ashevllle, W. E. Poovey; Itald Creek and Huntdale. W. L. Ed wards; Illltmore and Mt Pleasant, J. , J. Parker, C. E. Dnpont, Black Moun tain station, W. G. Mallonee; Burnvllle station, J. O. Erwln: Falrvlew, J. A. 1 Pry; Henderson circuit, A. J. Latham; Flat Rock and Tuxedo, W. R. Bhelton; Itendersonvllle station, A. L Stand- -ford; Hot Springs, to be supplied; Marshall, E. B. Stabler; Mars Hill, L. II. Griffith; Mlcavllle, O. M. Harris;. Swannanoa circuit, R. T. Hunnlcutt; Tryon and Saluda, E. O. Smlthdeal; Weavervllle station, F. A. Hswley, E. C. Glbbs; Weavervllle Circuit, J. R. Warren, supply missionary to Cuba, R. J. Parker. Oiarloti District. Presiding elder, J. R. Scroggs; An ronvllle, W. F. Banford; Charlotte . Belmont park, L. A. Falls; Charlotte - -Brevard street. W. O. Ooode; Char- lotte Calvary, W. P. McGee; Chad wick and Sevleraville, N. S. Ogburn; Derlta, P. L. Terrell; Dilworth, W. C Jonesr Duncan memorial, to be sup plied; North Charlotte. J. A. Farrlng-,. "nnnmiM tm tws two. TURKS' CHARGE FAILS Attack on Italian l"ot at Tripoli Re pulsed, with Kllght Loss of Ufe, Long In SnpraiM Court Race? Special to The Gasette-News. Thomasvlllo, Nov. 14. It la ru mored here that Judge B. F. Long of Statesville, at present on the Superior court bench, will probably lie In the race against Supreme Court Justice Brown for ,the democratic nomination for Supreme court . Jus tice. 1 Prrwhyterlan MlnlaU IVwIgn. Rev. W. B. Mcllwaln has resigned the pastorate of the fleshy tor Inn Paris, Nov, 14. American Consul Mason has been notified from Calais that It is believed Edgar W. Mix. the American sportsmnn, committed sul i..0e by Jumping from a channel t...im,-r Holiday nlht. Washington, Nov. 14. Dispatches from Tripoli received at the Italian embassy today say that a battalion of Turks attacked the Italian troops yes- church at ThnniHsvllla to accept th terday hut was repulsed, lesvlng five pastorate of the I'reshyterlsn clmr lead on the field. Including one offl- at Maxton. Mr. M llwnln r cer. The Italians report two U"d. tlon beconn-s fr. ' Mm n Anot hT attnek In the sfl-! noon Hundnv In M m in. . ri-piiNi-it by tho I tn 1 1 ii nq without low h,. i . I i of In o. j ' "
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