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AN ILLICIT STILl. Hearings in the Brandt Case Are Stormy
REBELS MOVING
TOWARD JUAREZ
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Will McEntire, Suspected of
Three Murders, Landed at
v Rutherfordton After a '
Long Search. '
ANOTHER ARRESTED
AS AN ACCOMPLICE
Three Men, All Having Money,
Strangely Disappeared
Bones of Humans Found
Near the Furnace.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Rutherfordton, Feb. 23. Will Md
Entire who was arrested In Tampa,
Fla., on February 18, , has been
brought to Rutherfordton by ex-Sher.
lit Beam, through whose efforts he
was apprehended. A reward of $375
was offered by the governor and coun
ty commissioners for Mclntire's arrest
and delivery to the sheriff of Ruther
ford county. Mr. Beam has been dili
gently searching for McEntire, having
located him once in Columbia, but
McEntire escaped before officers could
be notilied and an arrest made.
The crime charged against McEn
tire are the murders or J.' H. Molton,
U B. Hines and J. D. Atchley, all of
, whom resided In Green Hill township
of this county, and all of whom mys
teriously disappeared from .their
humes .between tho years l0tt and
ID OS. McEntire was at that time en
gaged in the manufacture and sale
of Illicit whiskey.
Juhn II. Melton, a cousin of Me En
tire, wus the first to disappear. Mel
toll was at that lime working In a
cotton mill in KiMtrtunburg. McEntire
wrote Melton a letter, urging blin to
. come home and go to work for him
MeEitlre) at t'i.W pur day, and also
urging that he come by JJie HrstUruln,
i ira' work -was "pressing. . In case' he
could not come as requested Melton
was asked, to' reply by mall, as ie
(McEntire) was. In a secret place.
Melton came Immediately to the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. II.
Melton, who then lived In. what Is
known as the .Shingle Hollow section,
near which McEnllre's d(tillery was
located. Melton brought with him
from Spartanburg fi'iH which he had
saved while working in the mill. Soon
after John Melton came to his father's
home, Ezora McEntlro. a younger
brother. of Will McEntire, went to see
him, and Melton left with him. Sine.
that time (September 7, 1900) John
Melton lias not been seen or heard of.
Second Plsupiiearainv.
The second supposed victim of Mc
Entire was "Tant" Atchley, aged about
23 years. Atchley was also living in
'Spartanburg with his widowed mother
and whs working In a cotton mill In
that City, McEntire visited this home
In October, 19(18. and had a Conversa
tion with ,'Tant," after which "Taut"
worked the required ten. days notice
and gave up his position and came to
Itutherford county. The day after
Atchley left Spartanburg, Tom 8earey
met him In the road about three miles
west of Kutherfordton. Atchley told
Searcy he was going two or three
miles west of Green Hill, but would
meet him (Searcy) again in the road
in the afternoon about 3 o'clock. The
distance und course mentioned by
Atchley suggested the location of Mc
Entlre's dlstlihsry, Atchley was seen
luter ut McEntlre's distillery, by Char
' lie Umrlck, but since that time has
not been seen. It Is said that when
Atchley left his home in Spartanburg
tie had $350 on his person.
The third person who mysteriously
disappeared from this same section
was an aged man U B. Hines. a
quiet, law-abiding citizen a deacon
in the 'Pleasant Grove Baptist church.
Mr. Hines disappeared from his home
in 11108. and has not since been seen.4
Nt Is believed that McEntire mur-
dercd these men for their money, and
destroyed their bodies In the furnace
of li Is distillery, l Searches have been
made around the' site of the distillery,
and bones from human bodies found.
iKrank Cruin, who was arrested on
the charge of embezzling Mr. 1 lines'
property. Is alleged to be an accom
plice of McEntire and is now in Jsll
at this place. The matter will be
taken up at the next term of the
Criminal court for this county, which
convenes the first Monduy In April, at
which time facts of a sensational
character wll doubtless be brought to
light. .
SEES BROTHER DIE
General Mile, funning u Motor Car,
Takes lirni of Klrk keii Uelallvc
from sidewalk
Washington, Fel.' 13. Lieutenant
General Nelson A. Miles, U. 8. A,, re
tired, was motoring on Pennsylvania
avenue last night when a mini walk-,
lug briskly through the, twilight In
- Ijifayatte park, opposite the White
House, crumpled down In a , heap,
Vtiieu sprawled on the pathway.'
' General Miles left Mij car to peer
over the heads of the crowd which
gathered.
, "It's my brother," said the general,
when he saw the upturned face. Then
he took tho body up in his anna and
carried it to his automobile.
Daniel C. Miles was the man's name.
The coroner wlil his heart hud fulled.
1 dead loan's home wus III WYM
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IICTTMIS
EXPRESS COMPANY
First Action in War on Over
chargeCash Register
Men Accused.
- Cincinnati,., Feb, 23. Thirty Indict
ments, charging conspiracy to obstruct
and monopolize the cash register busi
ness In violation of" the criminal prp
vlsions of the Sherman anti-trust law
were returned yesterday against offi
cials and sales agents of the National
Cash Register company. At the same
time the first move of the government"
to prevent violations of the Interstate
commerce law regulating express
charges resulted In an Indictment with
eleven counts against the Adums Ex
press company. The company was
charged with having exacted more
than the published rates from ship
pers. S(x Cincinnati manufacturing
concerns and one Individual connected
with one of the companies were in
dicted, alleged to have violated low
telephone rates through undervalua
tion and there were nearly a score of
minor individual Indictments.
The National Castv Register men In
dicted include John H. Patterson,
president: Edward A. Deeds, vice
president; George C. Edgertcr, secre
tary; W. F. Blppus, treasurer, all of
Dayton, O.
The sales methods of the company
were tho chief causes of tnc jnuici-
ments according to United States Dis
trict Attorney McPherson, who de
clared competitors of tho company
had been harnessed out of the Held.
'This restraint has been In opera
tion for the last twenty years, no
said, "although the specific charge is
routined to. the last three yeurs.- The
principal unlawful means outlined In
tile indictment lire the bribing of em
ployes of competitors and of transpor
tation, telegraph, and telephone com
punles; the hiring , of employes away
frdin competitors, th requiring of
agents to Interfere with sales and libel
the machines of competitors, cutting
prices, selling Imitations of competl- j
tive machines mado to use as "knock
ers" and injuring competitive ma
chines whenever possible."
Tho second and third counts charg
ed defendants with monopolizing the
cash register trado by uso of the same
means. "..
No date hus been set for a hearing
before United Statos Judge Holllster,
but It was said tho defendants would
he notilied lo come into court on a
(lute to. bo arranged next week.
The indictments alleged that the ex
press company were the result of an
Investigation made here by Special
Agent of the commission t r. marsu
und Attorney A. O. Guthelm. The In
dictments alleged 2 per hundred
pounds on shipments from' Indianap
olis, Ind., to FrankllH, Pa., while the
rate between the cities is $1.75.
TAFT TO TAKE ISSUE
WI1H COLBOOSEVELT
Will Define His Policies as
Contrasted with Those of
Predecessor.
' Washington. Fell, 23. President
Taft will reply to Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt's Columbus speech. Al
though the president will make no
direct attack on Mr. Roosevelt and
although administration officials re
fuse to discuss his Columbus speech,
it became known yesterday that the
president would answer the speech
and present a clear-cut Issue between
his political creed and that of his
predecessor. .-
Mr, Taft'a answer will not be made
ull In one speech, but between now
and the last of March he has many
sneaking engagements that will be
utilized for this purpose. The presl
dent has extended his forthcoming
trip to Chicago. He will stop at To
ledo, O., and speak tu the chamber
of commerce there the night of March
8, In Toledo he will make probably
the first speuch of a scries that will
reply to Mr. Roosevelt
President Tuft, It was said, felt that
Mr. Roosevelt hud at least given him
an opportunity to nuiko Ills position
clear without hidiHglng In any per
sonal attack.
With many of the doctrines the
former president enunciated at -Columbus,
President Taft Is In agree
ment: to others he is known to be
1 unalterably opposed. Among these
are the Initiative aud referendum, the
recall of, Judges and tho recall or
Jmllclul decisions.' The president ha
speaking engagements In New York,
Ohio, C'lilctigO and New England.
WANT MAINE RELICS
Xvy Department Forced to Rend for
Shipload In Addition tu
Leonldas.' Collection.
Washington, Feb. 23. Demands for
rclks of the buttleshlp Maine tiro so
numerous thai Ihn nuvy dcpHrttncnt
has been forced to send for a slilp-
lo.'d, in addition to the, collection
M.imi.IiI to ii:-iliiii(!loll by tlia Collier
Fk,,! jt Mh
yam . fvf
JOSEPH D
RUL
ngs before Richard U Hand, commissioner appointed by Governor Dlx In New York to inquire
Koulko E. Brandt, tho former valet of banker Mbrtimcr U Schiff. who whs sentenced to 3D years,
two stickpins,' were stormy. Do Uincey Nlcoll, counsel for Mr. Schiff, and Howard S. Gaps. In
n.i n.ihr with Mr Sehlff. ho nermitted to testify, hut tills was objected to by Attorney
General Car'mody and' the district attorney because of th Immunity it might afford them from prosecution In any
conspiracy action that might follow. While the hearings before the commis- sloner wore In progress .Supreme Court
Justice Gerard sustained the writ of habeas corpus svorn out In behulf of Brandt.
E WINS
FrJTEKIEIII TITLE
Out Fights Abe Attcll in 20
Round Contest Loses-
Fouls Frequently.
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 23. A new
pugilistic- champion was made In the
Vernon Arena yesterday, when Jnhmiy
Kllbunc, of .Cleveland,- )., decisively
out-fouglil, out-gamed and out-punch
ed Abe Attell in u 20-round contest
and jit Hie close was awarded the
featherweight tillc by Referee Charles
Eyton. ,'""-. - v '
Nearly I (1.0(H) persons saw the fight.
Fully GUOO others were turned , away
at the gales." It was. the , greatest
crowd that ever viewed a prize light in
I.OS Angeles. Receipts amounted to
approximately $25,000. The men
fought for a purse of $1(1,000 of which
Attell was to receive $G,500, win, lose,
of draw, und Kilbane $3,506. Besides
they agreed to divide evenly per per
cent, of the moving picture privilege.
Attell brought the wrath of the big
crovd uilon his head by foul tactics.
Time and again he would hold Kil
bane Harm. In a clinch and once, in
tho eigil'thj fie grabbed Kllbane's left
arm with -both hands and tried to
bend it. bui.'k". In the third he "heel
ed" iha ,Cleveland boy while in a
clinch, gad -In nearly every succeeding
round hts' work called forth hisses
from the spcjjtutors.. In the sixteenth,
when, after rushing Into a clinch, to
avoid Kllbhine's tattoo of his face und
body, Atted butted the Clevclander at
his head.- opening a great gash over
Kllbaiie'a's, left eye from which blood
spurted nrf 'i-ly
WILSON IN KANSAS
Democrats From all Over the Suite
Throng tO Topcka to Hear Illin
Siaak. ' ,
Topcka, Kan.. Feb. 23. The com
ing of Woodrow 'Wilson to Kansas
and his. speech last night at the ban
quet of the Kansas democratic club
brought out ona of the largest gather
I ngs of democrats here since the visit
of WWiahi J. Bryan In 105.
Governor Wilson arrived In the
morning and the entire afternoon wus
spent in holding an informal recep
tion. Tho bamiuet was held, at- Ma
sonic, hall, one of the largest halls in
the city and It proved too small to ac
commodate all' who . wanted to hear
the guest of 'honor.. ' .
Democratic.'; leaders were present
from all over the stale and many
meetings and conferences were held.
fluv. Wilson spoke-on "the relation
of business. o the government."
TROOPS GUARD SLAYER
Three -Nubs' Seek life, of Man WImi
. Mrw afoitws Violet at Mil-,
; ' . '' -. " Inirn, Ky. , ; '
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Bardwll.i' j$jC' Feb. 2,1. State
troopsi arrived ;bere today to protect
WHIIuni 'Richardson,, whose life was
sought by throe' mobs for killing
James Violet at Milburn, Ky. . Rich
ardson' will 'be -tried tomorrow.
HooM-velt at His Iesk Again.
New York, Feb. 23. Col. Roosevelt
Is buck at bis desk again today. He
starts tomorrow for lioston. The col
onel Is not communicative.
Koo . w U !'!nrriM from M;ltfHehu-
p., v
O CEAVTH
JOHN D.. i,INBr
mwtt mil send
1 DIVIDED DELEGATION
By , Compromise Agreement,
Wilson and Clark Each Gets
10 Delegates.
Oklahoma City, Okla.. Feb. 23.
TV.o contest for control of the Okla
homa delegation to the' national con
vention waged between Chatjip Clark
and Woodrow Wilson campaigners re
sulted in a compromise agreenleiit at
i o'clock this morning whereby a spill
delegation will go to Ualtimoi(
The convention adopted the r.eport
of the Wilson floor leader, pledging
ten delcgitcs for Wilson and ten for
Clark.' An amendment to the com
promise resolution providing endorse
ment for Clark was lost by a vole of
314 i to 283. ' '
EIGHT BODIES TAKEN
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Nearly All of 100' Workers in
Oklahoma Shaft Escape Me
fore Flames Become Serious
McAlcster, Okla., ' Feb. 23. Eight
bodies have been taken from mine
.No. 5 of the Western, Coal & Iron
company, near ix-nign, wnere nrc
broke out yesterday."
The mine was discovered a II re
shortly before noon yesterday. At
that time 100 men were at work In
the mine. The greater -number were
near the mouth and escaped before
the tire gained headway, but others in
the lower workings were entombed.
The lire was sufficiently subdued last
night to permit rescue parties to en
tor. A negro was the II rat man found
alive. In the same rot-ess the bodies
of seven dead were found. One of
tho number was an American, the
others foreigners. . ,
ARREST POLICE CHIEF
IN ANTI-LIQUOR WAR
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Slate and litx-al Officers Clash at Su-
tnlMi When In Attempt to En
force Statute, '
Sapulpa, Okla., Feb.. 23. A clash
between the local police and state offi
cers attempting to niake arrests for
violation of the statewide prohibition
j latntes resulted In the arrest of Chief
of Police Wise here today. The
charge against Wise is using tactics
to protect a rooming house when the
Htate officers raided the place and
searched for liquor.
Ilaytlan Rebels Repulsed.
Cape llaltlcri. Haiti. Fob. 23. It Is
riimored the revolutionaries attacked
Monte-phristl and were repulsed, leav
ing a number of wounded.
Woman Falls to Death In Shaft.
New York. Feb. 2 3. -Sixteen floors
down an elevator Hlial't io a downtown
sl.srni.er, Mii-M J"n i.-l lin fell to
1
KNOX LEAVES KEY WEST
FOB CESraiL AMERICA
J.,- . .-..'..v.- .... .'-.
American State Department
Head Has Many Diplomatic
Problems to Solve.
Key West, Fla., Feb. 23. Secretary
of State Knox sailed today, from Key
West aboard the cruiser Washington
on a . political .mission that w'lll take
him, uceording to present arrange
ments, to 'tho capitals -..'.of Central
America, to Caracus, and .Venezuela
and possibly to Cartagena, Colombia,
and various West Indies pointB. The
cruiser left Norfolk eurly In the week
and reached here Ihls morning. Knox
and his party embarked after their
arrival from Palm Beach by train.
The secretary was accorded the unu
sual honor of a salute of 19 guns.
Knox is going to the Caribbean to
solve diplomatic problems and acquire
more accurate Information regaruing
central and northern South American
conditions. Knox will be away until
April.
WHAT MAKES PRICES
It, Isn't the Cost of IVotluction, Oov,
Woodrow Wilson Tells Kansas
Students.
Lawrence. Kan., Feb. 23. Wood
row Wilson today addressed tho Uni
verslty of Kansas students. "It wouia
be a fallacy," he said, "to tell you the
ost of production governs the cost oi
a commodity. The cost of production
Ja too uncertain; it varies In different
factories." Wilson was Introduced by
Governor Stubbs.
He departed this afternoon Tor
Nashville, Tenn., where tomorrow he
makes an address.
CALLS RATES UNJUST
Postal Asks InlcrstaU! Commcm" Com
mission for Adjustment With
the western Union.
Washington, Feb. 23. Accusing the
Western Union Telegraph company of
the exaction of unreasonable Joint
rates, the Postal Telegraph and Cable
company today Instituted proceedings
bfore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, demanding an adjustment on
in equitable basis of alt Itnorchange
rates.
W. A. J AND ON DEAD
Man Who Sold Bonds and Bought
Last 8ullea for Confederacy
. Fa sue Away.
Savannah, Feb. 23. W. A. JaUdon,
who sold th8 Confederacy's bonds to
purchasers In Europe In 18R4 and
bought supplies for the Southern gov
erunient whteh failed to evade the
blockade at Nassau, after being ship
ped from Liverpool, died here today.
Jaudon was In Liverpool arranging a
coup for the delivery of . European
goods to the Confederate states when
be heard of Lee s surrender.
Vernon Is Taft'a Publicity Man.
Washington. Feb. 23.-Lcroy T.
Vernon, Washington corrospondent
for tho Chicago Nfews, was today ap
pointed chief of the publicity bureau
of the Taft headquarters. An active
publicity campaign begins Immediate-
EIENDIN
INFAHTSVH0SP1TAL
Coroner Suggests Eight Babies
Were Killed by Maniacal
Attendant. .
New York, Feb. 23. The mystery
of the death of eight children, the
eldest ten months old In a Brooklyn
infants' hospital since Sunday may be
solved by chemical analysis of the
contents of their Btoinachs. An Irri
tant poison, believed to be oxalic acid
mixed with II me water and milk, was
.indicated by autopsy.
.Deliberate poisoning is suggested
by the coroner, perhaps by a hospital
attendant with a homicidal mania.
THREATEN II REPRISAL
Course of United States in De
nouncing the 1832 Treaty
Denounced.
Kt. Petersburg, Feb. 2.1. The mass
meeting of the nationalist party in the
hull of nobility last night, to protest
against the attitude of the United
Stales in denouncing the Russo-Auier
icun treaty of 1832, was attended by
CO members of the duma, many pub
lic officials and several thousands of
others interested in retaliatory action
which Russia proposes.
After four set spoeches, resolutions
Iwero resd In support of ther national
ist proposals iur me ioiui e.murivu
of Americans of Jewish faith from
Russia and for tariff reprisals. These
proposals were introduced in the duma
on December 27. According to their
terms the customs duties re to be
raised 100 per cent In certain cases.
The declarations of speakers depre
cating Jewish influence in the United
States, which it was alleged was re
sponsible for the attempt to meddle in
Russian internal affairs, and avowing
the determination of Russians to be
their own' masters within their own
doors, elicited some applause. A big
map showing the Irrigated and ir
rigable sections of Turkestan was dis
played on the platform' as showing
the possibility of dispensing with
American cotton.
Count Vladimir Brobrlnsky. presi
dent of the constitution conservative
party and prominent in the duma, said
in this connection:
"We may come to bless tho day
when President Taft abrogated the
treaty."
Other speakers made friendly refer
ences to the qualities of the Ameri
can people, and all attempted to ex
plain how the Jews had taken advan
tage of the exigencies of the situation
with the elections near at hand.
M. A'on Eggert praised President
Taft, while Count Brobrlnsky declared
that ex-President Roosevelt was the
sworn enemy of Russia.
GOLDEN RULE POLITICS
Cull Is Issued for National Convention
or the United Cltrlstlun
Party.
Davenport, Ia Feb. 23. The call
for a national convention of the
United Christian party at Rock Island,
HI., was today Issued by William K
Benkert, national leader. The call
announces that it Is the Christian
party's purpose to settle the tariff,
the liquor question and high cost of
living problems by the people's direct
vote and the golden rule.
CHINDA ARRIVES
Nov Ambamador from Japan to Uie
United States PreMents Creden
tials Tills Week.
Washington, Fob. 23. Viscount 8.
Chinda Is a graduate of Depauw unl-
dor, arrives here today, accompanied
by the viscountess and a retinue of
servants. He presents his credentials
to the state department- this week.
Chinda Is a graduate of Depaw Uni
versity, Indiana. . '
Pat Crowe In Jail Again.
Chicago. Feb. 23. Pat Crowe,
chiefly notorious In the Cudahy kid
napping case, is behind the bars
again. He was jailed for assaulting
a hotel proprietor. '
POISON
MY CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
If 1 could Select the Man t Would Name
Name...
Address.
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Cut this ticket out and mall It to The tiazettrNrws, or hand It In at
this offh-e. If yon do not care to write jour nnnm on the ballot, yon
can write U In a regMry honk provided at the on Ice.
ItewulU) will be. )iihll-.lieil from time to time, ami In no rim- oi l f:
name of the (-r be jlvcn net unless so requeue-!.
Steever Confirms Press Reports
That Larger Forces, One
Numbering 1400, Advance
on Border City.
AMERICANS PROTEST
AGAINST PILLAGE
Beset by Robber Bands, Many
are Leaving for the States
Malcontents Back
- Leaders.
Washington, Feb. 23. War depart
ment officials are concerned by reports
from Colonel Steever, In charge of the
American forces patrolling the Mexi
can border, confirming press dis
patches that largo forces of rebels aro
moving on Juarez, opposite 151 Puso.
His advices state that General Orozco
is leading one of these forces with
1400 men.
Telegrams and letters are dally
reaching the White House, the state
department and the war department
from Americans In Mexico protesting
against robberies and lack of adequate
protection by tho American authori
ties. Many of the complainants de
mand protection by the American gov
ernment. It was admitted at the state depart
ment that the condition of revolt In
Mexico at present parallels, if not
exceeds, that which preceded the
downfall of the Diaz regime. The un
rest seems greater, but lacks direction
of cohesion. With a leader it is feared
that conditions will be worse tlmii
ever before.
Itobber bauds are pillaging the re
moter aud rural sections unchecked.
Several American mines and American
owned ranches have been raided and
property, "chiefly rifles, ammunition
and provisions, have, been stolen.
Americans in all parts or Mexico
are making their way to the Uiiitml
States. It is reported from Chihuahua
that foreigners have become appre
hensive und many women and chil
dren have left that district fur the
United States. Similar reports como
from other sections of Mexico.
ENGINEERS' REPORT
ADVERSE TO CANAL
War Delta rtiiieiit Board Is Consider
lug Whether tu Construct Water
way AcrosiH Florida.
Washington, Feb. 23. Whether the
government will construct' a canal
across the state of Florida is being
considered by the rivers and harbors
board at the war department. The
report of army engineers who made
the investigation. It is said, is adverso
to the' project. It is contended that
the shipping which would use the
waterway would be Insufficient ,' to
Justify its construction.
TWO SHIPS AGROUND
.VII the Others Blown Asliore Near
Norfolk In Storm are Afloat
x Again.
Norfolk. Feb. 23.-All the larger
vessels that suffered In the severe
storm Wednesday and Thursday have
been floated or otherwise extricated
from their threatening situations ex
cop' the Old Dominion liner Madison,
which sunk on the east side of the
outer Norfolk channel between Lam
bert's point and Sewell' point, and
the Norwegian steamship Hermes,
blown high up on a bar at Edgewa
ter, near the mouth of Tanners
creek.
i Underwriters and wrecking company
agents today made an examination of
the liner Madison. She has a large
hole in her aide which must be patched
by divers before the steamer can he
pumped out.
Textile Company Chartered.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Tho Hotel Raleigh.
Raleigh, Feb. 23.
A charter was Issued today to the
Haw Manufacturing company of Haw
River to manufacture cotton, wool
and silk and to sell Its products; au
thorized capital J0,00I with 110.000
subscribed for by J. Harvey White.
William E. White and K. 8. Parker,
jr., ull of Graham.
FltzHlnunons and Cornell Box.
Detroit. Feb. 23. Hob Fltzsimmons
and James J. Corbett face each other
In the padded ring tonight. The two
former heavyweight champions, both
playing at a local theater this week,
will box two rounds as the feature of
a benefit performance.