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I fii tiUxrft THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES -'' Weather Forecast PAIR AVD COLD. mmx AW VOL. XVIL, NO. 250. ASHEVILLE, N. 0, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 28, 1972. 'PRICE THREE CENTS raMllMSP? OFFICERS KM WRECKED I Two Pullman Conductors Kill ed and 30 Passengers Hurt When Cars Leap Embankment. REMOVING VICTIMS FROM THE DEBRIS Broken Rail Probably Caused Mishap to Cleveland-Cincinnati Express Near Philadelphia. t By Associated Press. Philadelphia. Nov. 28. Three sleep ing cars and a day coach, detached themselves from a derailed Pennsyl vania expres3 at Glen Lorch early to day, plunged down a 20-foot embank ment and landed on top of a string of . coal cars on a parallel track. The ac cident took at least three lives aa toll, while 40 or more passengers were hurt. ProbablyBome of these are fa tally Injured. At daybreak this morning it was impossible to obtain a complete list of the dead and Injured. The cars, all three of the modern steel pattern, were still piled In the gulley beside the track and at least one man was wedged beneath the debris. Sixteen of the Injured passengers were placed on a special train and removed to the West Chester hospital, While train men and physicians from the sur rounding country worked with lan terns in the midst of a blinding snow storm in an effort to uncover other survivors who might be buried in. the ( wreckage. Other injured persons were uuieit , lu uciRiiuuiuis au houses and some were sent on another train to the west The bodies of the conductors were found wedged between two of the Pullman cars. The train, known as the Cleveland I and Cincinnati express, was drawn byi ' two'toeomaflyes and' consisted, of ntnej rleepers, one day coach, a combina-1 tlon baggage and mall car,- and tne leading locomotive left the track sup posedly from a broken rail. The sec ond locomotive, however, remained on the track, as did all the cars except the three sleepers which plunged over the embankment when the train was brought to a sudden stop by the loco motive leaving the rails. BEATEN IN THE MARKET, FLED HflMETO END LIFE Police Seek Body of Prominent Lawyer Who Lost Client's Money; By Associated Press. Blnghamton, N. Y., Nov. 28. Police officers are hunting for William B. Carver, Junior member of a prominent law Arm, who is missing after leaving- a letter for his wife announcing his determination to com mit suicide and it Is believed his body will be found In some out-of-the-way place. le develops that Carver lost heavily In a carefully worked out "system" devised to beat the stock market. This "system" as found among his personal pnpers at the low office, consists of a compilation of data about present and past prices of grain, cotton and kin dred crops. With possibilities on future crops, etc., all worked out to a nicety in Its details. Carver in his letter to his wife stat ed that he lost a large sum of money belonging to clients. MRS. BOYCE ON STAND Widow of Man Snood Killed Testifies Mt Fort Worth Awell's Kvldcnte Aattacked. By Associated Pre. Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 28. The only observance of Thanksgiving In r..nn,.lin nlth thA trlfll nf John B. Rneed, charged with the murler of Captain Al. O. Boyce, was tne pur rliuM nf n Vitirrp turkev for the Ju rors by presiding Judga 8wayne. The Jurors fensted at the noon nour. The tritA tnHnv centered Its attack principally unon the testimony of V.'illiam It. Atwell, United States dls trlr-t nHnrnov fnf thft northern dlS trlct of Texas. The state is seeking to Drove Captain Boyce told Atwell that the Hovce-Knocd elopement 1 was treaklng his heart as well as that of his wife. Mrs. Al. O. Bovce. sr., took the witness stand this morning. Acnlouw, Kills Voting Wife. Now, Britain, Conn., Nov. 28. Louis Faxon curly today walked In to a ctinfi-itlonory store where his young Tir m employed as a clerk, asked for n drink of ho la and without wurn- lug t'n-d lit lor tul.e with a revolv f- t-illltur hir Innninllv. A ft or th nlio.it It . if ."- .ix ii f,.l led liln arms and i . 1 1 1 1 y , j i it, ,i :,ri , ,t. J.-iilmiMy Is fild i . .- i i HELDBY GREEKS Five Hundred Paroled Prisoners of War Retaken Guerrilla Warfare in Macedonia Turkish Fleet Ready to Put to Sea. ' By Associated Press. . London, Nov. 28. The Turkish fleet with the exception of the cruiser Hamideh Is reported by special cor respondents in Constantinople to be ready to go out and fight It Is still doubtful, however, whether the Otto man military authorities win agree to allow its use against the Greek fleet, despite the reported intention of the Greeks to transport large forces to Xeros bay behind the Dardanelles. This move would seem to give the Turkish destroyers the chance for which Turkish naval officers profess to long. Torgut Shevket Pasha is now in command of the garrison guarding the forts of the Dardanelles. The troops under his command have been strongly reinforced and are said to' number at least four divisions. The report of the arrest of 600 Turk ish officers and a number of civilians, including Dr. Nazin. n.iy, the chief or ganizer of the pait of union and progress, by the Greeks 'in Salonika is OR GO TO JAIL Judge Anderson's Order to 15 Dynamite Case Defendants . Reproves Attorneys. By Associated Press, i Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 28. On the ground that their present bonds, ag gregating $105,000, were indemnified and therefore Invalid, 14 of the 46 defendants in the "dynamite conspir acy" trial were instructed by the fed eral court yesterday that "within a reasonable time" they must procure a new bond or remain in Jail In the in tervals between sessions of the trial. The court held that as It was on the eve of a holiday -he would -not en force his ruling last night. In which event, attorneys for the defense said, the defendants must Inevitably have to go to Jail for new bonds could not be had on short notice. Three other defendants Herbert 8. Hockin, Edward Smythe and James E. I Ray have been confined In the coun ty jail in the custody of federal offi- cere for several days because they were unable to furnish larger bonds required. In the argument over the point Fed eral Judge Anderson accused Alfred K. Horey of the defense s counsel of being insolent to the court adding if you repeat the offense I'll put you where you will need some bonds." I At flint District Attorney Miller, In cluded Frank M. Ryan, president of. the International Association or Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, and John T. Butler, Vice president of. the union, among those whose bonds, he said, were indemnified, but later at torneys for them announced that the Indemnity had. been withdrawn ana the bondsmen alone now were respon sible for the appearance for these par ticular defendants. Mr. Miller intl- mtited that some, time before next Saturday might be the limit on which iho men may remain at liberty on their present bonds. Judge Anderson ruled that a bonds man who was secured against liability either by a defendant or by a third nerson. had no Interest whether the defendants appeared and that indem nified bonds were "asainst. public policy." Thofe whom tne coun ruiea mum furnish new bonds "or.be taken In cus tody" are: Frank C. Webb, New York; Clarence B. Dowd, Rochester, N. Y.; William K. Benson, East uoi- way, N. i.; George jinaerson miu Peter J. Smith, Cleveland; Hiram Cllne, Muncle, Ind.; Spurgeon v. Meadows, Indianapolis; Daniel huck- ley. Rock Island, 111.; P. A. Cooley, New Orleans: F. J. Murpny ana Charles Wachtmolster, Detroit; F. K. Painter, Omaha; Henry W. Leglelt- ner, Denver, and J. E. Munsey, Salt Lake City, Utah. HIGGINS IS ACCUSED AT DYNAMITE TRIAL WIlneM Testifies Boston Union Man Had Knowledge of Explos ion at Springfield. By Associated Press. TndlansDolls. Ind.. Nov. 28. Frank J. HIgglns, Boston, was accused of having admitted that the blowing up of the tower of the municipal Dunning at Springfield, Mass., on April 4, ltl, had cost 1300 by a witness at the dvnamlte conspiracy trial today. ' Daniel Gallagher testified that after the explosion HIgglns admitted ho had gone to Hartford, Conn., to establish an alibi and HIgglns had said the ex plosion cost the iron workers' union 1:100. The witness also testified HIgglns told of trouble which Michael J. Young, Iron workers' union ofllclal at Rostnn, had had In trying to unionise the Springfield Job. - Ortlo E. Mi Munlgal confessed he ac tually caused the explosion and re ceived pay for It. Ju lge Anderson decided not to sus pend court on account of a holiday to day but no hc tlon wus exported on the court's dcrlHlon that 14 of the 45 de fenilnnfs mum furnldh new bonds a t;ni ntllig ? I )!., 0U0., , IKE ill BODS telegraphed by a special correspond ent. The arrested men have been de ported to Greece. The correspondent says this step by the Greeks was Jus tified because the Turks violated the terms of capitulation, broke their pa role and got away in some cases by using fraudulently obtained passports. The correspondent adds that the Im portance of this development will be understood when it Is realized that the character of the war In Macedonia has changed and that the Greek army Is now seriously harassed by numerous guerilla bands largely composed of liberated soldiers. Moreover, the Bul garian commanders have 'complained that Turkish officers have left by steamer from Salonikl .to proceed tc Constantinople for the purpose of Joining their comrades fighting at Tchatalja. It was discovered that Dr. Nazlm Bey was organizing meetings and leading numerous intrigues against the authorities. FAVOR TE IN THE BETTING Except for Army-Navy Game Football Season in East Ends Today. By Associated Press. New York, Nov. 28. The Thanks giving day athletic program in the east was rather less extensive today than In previous years. The Cornell Pennsylvania football game at Phil adelphia was the feature, with less Important games between Brown and Carlisle at Providence, Dickinson and Lafayette at Boston and Bucknell and Washington and Jefferson at Wash ington. The Yorikers Marathon rape, an annual fixture, over the usual Ma rathon distance attracted thousands of New Yorkers, while- the only im portant boxing contest of the day was at the Forty-fourth street sporting club in New York, between Leach Cross and Battling Nelson. Along Broadway, Pennsylvania was a prime favorite over Cornell, for the big football game on Franklin Field, the prevailing odds ranging from 2 to 1 to 10 to 3 with very little Cornell money in sight. Today marked the close of the football sexton for all the colleges except the ttiy and the navy, whose programs Teach their climax on Saturday. Georgia Tech-Clemson Game, ( Atlanta, Nov. 28. With a record ol not having won a game from the Georgia Tech since 1907, the Clemson football team will enter the game with Tech here this afternoon with a margin the best of the chances of vic tory. Clemson has a slight advantage In weight, but for the most part the two teams are evenly matched and a closely fought game is expected. Auburn Odds Reduced. Athens, Ga., Nov. 28. Odds, ffl first very long on Auburn, have been forc ed down In the Georgia university Auburn football game here this after noon, apparently by the willingness ot the Georgia students to take all the bets until they now stand three to two on Auburn. In the seventeen games since 1902, Georgia has only six games, tied three and lost elgh: A big crowd- of alumni of both col leges is here for the game. Game at Columbia. Columbia. S. C. Nov. 28. The Ci tadel of Charleston and University of South Carolina football teams are playing here this afternoon. The Car olina team is far superior to that of the visitors and the score when the game Is over will be very one-smea. Vanderblll-Sewanees Game. Nashville. Tenn., Nov. 28.- On Dud ley field, Vanderbllt campus, the foot, ban teams of Vanderbllt and the Unl- versity of the South will fight out the nerennlal Question of atnietlo super lorlty this afternoon. The weather is tvnlcal for football, crisp and cold. The boys from Sewanee enter the game with an unusual degree of con fldence. With the exception of Hard age. ' Vanderbllt is In fairly good shape. Armv-Navy Game Preparations. West Point. N. Y., Ntov. 28. The army football team will have Its last practice today In preparation for Its game with Annapolis in rnuaaeipnm on Saturday. The coaches were still undecided to dnv a to left end and right guard, Merrill was In the former position last evening and Huston at guard. Final selection for the places will ba made after practice today. Markoe's re turn to the squad was hailed with de light Ho fits well with the defensive plays. The team will leave for Phlla delpbla tomorrow. Forty men, not Including coaches and attendants, will be In the squad. Hind Woman, Rob House. By Associated Press. Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 28. Seven men entered the home of Mrs. Jacob Fish shortly before midnight, bound and gagged Mrs. Fish and her 18 years old son, cut the telephone wires and ransacked the houw. They -enped after stealing two horses and !carrli fce from the barn. ' Mi. Flail Is a sister of Ktato Sena tor Thomas 1!. Wilson. TSSs I From White House to Hum- blest Abode Washington Is Given over to Thanks- ,-..... . giving. PRESIDENT ATTENDS PAN-AMERICAN MASS ! Snow and Rain' Give Capital Wintry Aspect Bread Lines Formed in New York. - v-- ttajj patv)oossy Kg ' Washington, Nov. 28. The last Thanksgiving in the White House of the twenty-seventh president of the United States included public and pri vate functions, attendance upon one of the early society weddings of the season and family Thanksgiving feasts at home. , . The president went at 10 o'clock to the Pan-American Thanksgiving ser vice at St. Patrick's church where most of the diplomats in Washington, many of the memebers of the cabi net and hundreds of government offi cials annually worship. From St Pat rick's he was driven to his own church, All Souls Unitarian, where he listened to a Thanksgiving sermon by his pastor, Rev. U, G. B. Pierce, chap lain of the senate. The principal event of the presi dent's afternoon was the wedding of Mis .Alice Gates Boutell, daughter of Henry S. Boutell, American minister to Switzerland, and Johon W. B. Ladd, of Boston,. He expected to spend the remainder of the , day guletly in. his study. The big White Bouse celebration of the day will corns, tonight when the 32 pound Rhode Island turkey, "Aunt Delia's" Torrey"s monster mince pie and all the other, good things that have been stored away in the prse- dent's larded, will be served. Mrs. Taft.and Charler-Tat were In Wash- ngten with the president Miss Helen Faft has not returned 'from her trip to Panama. Most of the members of the cab inet haS arranged for quiet celebra tions of the day with Informal dinners vt home or with friends. Employes of the white house and the clerks In the executive office re ceived turkeys last evening with the compliments of the president and Mrs. Taft and today the birds either are dzzllng in more than a hundred wens, or already have been devour ed. Several hundred potinds of tur- tey thus were distributed, ttandstill In the district The president and his family, with members of his cabinet and other government , officials, attended the morning exercises which marked tne lay. The weather was unpropitlous, .he morning setting in with snow and rain. Bread Lines In New York. New York, Nov. 28. The observ ance of Thanksgiving day In New York city began at 1 o'clock this morning. At that hour the Bowery missions bread line formed for the first time this winter and 600 baskets of food were distributed. Other char itable and philanthropic organizations throughout the city followed suit dur ing the morning hours and It was es timated that more than 80,000 charity llnners were provided for the poor of the city through the various agencies. Tht city government spent 14500 for a sumpittrus repast for the 4500 pris oners in city institutions and the united States government jurnisncu dollar dinners for its 2000 guests at Ellis island. The big hotels made their annual attempt to resurrect as far as pos sible the historic dishes and customs of the day, one Broadway manager purchasing 7000 pounds of turkey, the largest order of the kind on record. .According to the downtown market men, greater New York's Thanksgiv ing dinner cost approximately $8,- 'BO.OOO, the Items including 760,000 lurkeys worth 11.875,000; 1,700,000 pies worth $340,000; 800,00 bottles of wine; 600,000 quarts of cranberries; 200,000 plum puddings, 15,000 gallons of cider, and $ 800,000 worth of veg (-tables. For the first time In many years the tupply of turkeys exceeded the de mand and prices sagged. The best Mrds wore quoted at 20 cents a pound A huge .shipment of live, southern tur keys went begging at 17 cents and cold storige and western birds could be bought at seven cents a pound Conference Members Observe Thanks giving. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 28. Savannah 's enjoying a very thorough observ ance of Thanksgiving today. Business was completely suspended at noon. The greatest Interest attaches to the Thanksgiving day services at Wesley Monumental ehurch where the South Georgia conference Is In session, 'tlshop McCoy of Birmingham, AJa., Icllvered the Thanksgiving day ser mon to a very large congregation. Subway Traffic Records Broken. Bit Associated Press. New York, Nov. 28. All records 'or traffic on the New York subway were broken during the past week the totals showing a dully average o 1.044,0(10 immengerB. At tho time the mliway was built It was expected tha ili maximum day's truffle would not i- ceil t."fVi00 perie!,n. ALBERT T. PATRICK AT LAST IS FREED Man Who Twice Stood in Shadow of Death Chair Walks from Sing Sing Prison, Having Been Pardoned by Governor Dix. By Associated Press. Osslning, N. Y.. Nov. 28. Albert T. Patrick, thrice In the shadow of the death chair, having been convicted as the murder of William Marsh Rice, will leave the gray walls of Sing Sing prison today a free man,- pardoned by Governor Dlx. . While employes in tho warden's of fice waited for the mall from Albany bearing the governor's document which transforms Patrick from a 'lifer'' to a free man, Patrick dress ed himself carefully in his cell and looked out through tho bars to the snow-flecked Hudson. He was expect ing not only his liberty but a Thanks giving -dinner in New York with his wife and a few Intimate friends. . Attaches of the warden's office- said this morning that the mall had not arrived but that the pardon would surely come today and that, barring a change in plans, Patrick would leave the prison with his wife, dressed in the ill-fitting garb supplied by the state. Patrick, who was saved from the electric chair by the late Governor HIgglns In December, 1906, has made remarkable fight for his freedom, lawyer by profession he protested when Governor HIgglns commuted the death sentence to life imprison ment declaring that the governor had no legal right to cancel the original sentence and inflict a punishment of life imprisonment Disturbance Moving North Along Carolina Coast Snow at Many Plaoes. - , . By Associated Press. Jacksonvlllei-" Fla., Nov. 8,Tle following storm warning Was received here this morning: . Advisory northwest storm .warning 10 a. m. Norfolk to Hatteras and northeast, warning Delaware break water to Boston. Storm off , North Carolina coast moving north. Traffic Tied Up. Watertown, N. Y., Nov. 28. About one-fourth of New York state will have a "white" Thanksgiving. Snow has been falling for 24 hours through the northern part of the state. At several points along the St Lawrence two-foot fall Is reported. Rail roads In this district are working snow pTows to keep their trains mov ing and street traffic hereabouts1 is badly tied up. ; Georgia Snow-Covered. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 28. Residents of Atlanta and other sections of North Georgia awoke today to face a whtte Thanksgiving. The heavy snow (Of yesterday and last night was followed by a drop In temperature to 18 de grees, causing It to remain on the i ground. It Is the first time In the history of the city that snow has re mained long enough to whiten the ground at this time of the year. Snowstorm In Gotham. New York, Nov. 28. Thanksglvtng day was ushered In here with a snow storm, the first of the season. TJie temperature was not low enough, however, to prevent .the snow frotm melting Into slush when It fell. I Snow in Columbia. I Columbia, S. C, Nov. 28. Snotw, mingled with a drizzling rain, began falling in Columbia shortly after md nlght for the first time this seaspn and continued until daybreak. Lawsis through the residence sections and open places In the outlying districts were covered with a mantle ot white until well after sun-up. Freezing In Texas. Dallas, Tex., Nov. 28. Freezing1 temperatures throughout Texas to th coast were recorded early this morn ing. Today clear weather prevailed with little or no wind. Snowfall at Augusta. Augusta, Go.. Nov. 28 Seven-tentlu? of an inch of snow fell here last night, according to the official announcement of Weather Forecaster Emlgh, and It was the first November snow In Au gusta In 30 years. The snow disap peared early this morning aM - a strong breeze from the northwest ' Is blowing. A temperature of 26 degrees Is expected tonight I Thanksglvtng is being observed hare quietly, a general holiday having been declared. Automobile races at the fairgrounds track to be presided over by Ty Cobb v .i be th featur of the afternoon. Entries have been secured from Columbia and Charleston, In ad dition to many local cars. N CAROLINA FAVORED Soggy Field Dims Virginians' Chanrs Against Urn Hcavk-r Tar Heels at Richmond. Special to The Oatette-NeKS. Raleigh. Nov. 28. A special today from Richmond quotes Assistant Coach Cartmell as saying that snow and slush favor Carolina In the game with Virginia this afternoon. The heavier Tar Heels will not b handi capped, while the lighter VlrylnUins, depending on speed for success will encounter natural dltltcultlo In get ting over. It Is a soggy field but the (jiimo will be played. STIItUlfil ALONG ATLANTIC "There has always been an air of mystery in this important case," Gov ernor Dlx said, quoting from the mi nority opinion of the court of appeals, "the atmosphere that surrounds the defendant showed that a fair and im partial trial was scarcely possible." ; - "I trust that Mr.atrick will de vote his energies oak complete vin dication of his decbiredniuence. ; "During the past year,. I", Have- .giv en much consideration to, this -ease in entitled to haxei a full nardon." ' A Governor Dixahld Snperintendoht of State Pardons Scott' r I scores of prominent cltizernf atfb in Patrick's behalf,'The p mailed last night to Wan? Kennedy, of Sing Sing. f to hii hn May Involve Rico Instils ,..- Houston, Tex., Nov. 28. Tlicfa' ,: of Governor Dlx of New'.York in j ur doning Albert V Patrick1 may in'olv the endowment of the Rioe Institute at Houston, providing ';Pjiti4clc suc ceeds In establishing his claims to a part of the former Texas millionaire's fortune. The $10,000,0000 endowment would be reduced 81,000,000 and Pat rick would become absolute trustee of the fund with which the college was established. - - The plans for the future of the Rice institute, when carried out, will make it one of the most pretentious educational institutions in the south. THE PHILIPPINES Many Lives Lost and Heavy Property Damages Oc curs in Typhoon. B 4 Associated-Press. Manila, Nov. 28.r Many lives 'were lost during a severs typhoon which occurred today. Immense property damage was reported. The storm 'crossed the Islands of 8a mar, Leyte and North Panay, leav ing ruin in Its path. The town of Tacloban. , the capital of Leyte, was practically destroyed. Two steamers were WTecked in Tacloban harbor. How many persons were killed by falling houses, flying debris and by drowning is not known, but the loss of life is known to have been great and the damage - is estimated at sev eral million pesos. Another typhoon of unusual severity is. predicted by the weather bureau along the west coast of Mindanao. IS Affair in Honor of Retiring - Veteran Expected to Be Memorable. V By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 28. "Uncle Joe" Cannon is to be the guest of honor at a banquet which is expected to eclipse all other banquets that ever have been given In the national capital. "Jim" Tawney, former representative from Minnesota and one of "Uncle Joe's" first lieutenants when the Illinolsian was sneaker, together with former Rem-esentatlve "Jim" Kennedy of Ohio, are the movers in the affair. It is proposed to have the dinner near the close of the present aamin lstratlon when former Speaker Cannon retires and In order that both Presi dent Taft and President-elect Wilson may be present Besides having served longer than any other speaker In the lower branch 1 of congress, Representative Cannon occupiea nis seat lor i icriua i a period of 38 years. His friends In the capital, both In and out of congress, are legion and Mr. Taw ney today declared the serious prob lem which confronted him was to dls coved how all of those friends and ad mirers could be accommodated. TO EXPEDITE MAIL Postoffice Department Prepares for - Christmas Rush No Back Stamping In Holidays. B Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 28. Postmaster General Hitchcock's big organization la retting ready for the Christmas rush. One of the first Important holi day orders was promulgated today. Postmasters ore notified that from December 20 to January t the regu lations requiring the "back stamping" of mall matter will be suspended "to , expedite the delivery of mail during the holiday season During the period special delivery and registered mall only will b st amped With the time of reerlpt. the ordinary malt going throuvh the of!le.- by the mo.- approve "hort cuIb" knjiiwn to tlie jm-t,.l - r 1, e. B GSTQRMSWEEPS IS FELT HERE Local Shippers Have Trouble Moving Products Situa tion Said to Be Getting Serious. MATTER CONSIDERED BY U. S. COMMISION Find That It Is Caused by Renting of Cars by Small Roads Advice ; . Given. It seems that the freight car short age which has been felt considerably all over the country for some time has become acute in Asheville and the Whole of western North Carolina. This shortage has been felt for the past bIx weeks to a certain extent, but the lumber and coal Interests and others primarily interested in shipping facili ties have given it out that the situation la fast becoming serious. It Is understood that several big lumber companies of this section have not had sufficient cars to handle the raw material for months and that now only a very small percentage of th? output of the mills is being moved. There is ait equally marked shortage In the coal cars, it is said, and, al though a panic In coal here is not yet predicted ,the coal men are by no means sanguine over the situation. Their supply la much shorter than they would like for it to be, and the serious phase of the matter is that there seems to be no Immediate relief for the shortage. The shortage in cars for the lumber industry has not yet affected the out put of the mills, but it cannot be rea sonably supposed that they will con tinue to run on full time With an aver age production If the lumber cannot be moved. If a crisis should come these mills .would close for at least a part of the time and one ot the big gest Industries of the section, possibly employing more labor than any other, would practically come to a standstill. The interstate commerce commis sion took cognizance of the shortage In cars over the United States some time ago, and on November 4 a state ment was issued in which the situation was reviewed and the carriers urged to make every effort to overcome so far as possible this alarming situation. The point was brought out in the ; statement that the big carriers are un able to assemble their cars on account of the fact that the smaller connec tions prefer to rent cars rather than buy them and this renting is done by methods that in their analysts prove to be a form of theft The commission recommended thai a higher per diem rate be charged on the cars and a system of inspection begun in order to report the move- -ment of cars and see that they are re turned at the earliest possible date to the home lines. The shippers wer also urged to load and unload the ears as quickly as possible so that de- ays might be overcome from this source. It was statea mat u sucn co operation by the shippers was not un dertaken demurrage rates would l imposed by order of the commission and lesis time allowed for loading and unloading. Such stringent methods were re commended on account of the fact that the crops all over the country trlis year have been extremely heavy and with a bad start difficulties would lie encountered in handling the freight traitlo. Reference was made In tho commission's statement to the coal famine in the winter of 190g-'07 in certain parts of the country on ac count of a car shortage, and every pre caution was advised against a similar situation this year. Attention was also called to the seriousness of a sit- - uatlon that might arise In construction work If the handling of lumber should be retarded. It Is generally conceded by those in touch with the shipping situation that tha shortage here is far more pro nounced now than when the commis sion's statement was Issued, and some alarm is felt over the outcome. MRS. RAYMOND FREED Woman Accused of Having Killed Miss Hattle Hackett Seven Years Ago Acquitted By Associated Press. Augusts, Maine, Nov. 28 Mrs. Elsie Raymond was yesterday found not guilty of the murder of Miss Hattle Hackett seven years ago. Miss Hack ett was killed by strangulation and her body was found in a field. No ar rest was made until a few months ago. It was alleged that Mr Raymond was jealous because of alleged attentions paid by her husband to Mlso Mackott. The evidence Introduced by the pros ecution was of circumstantial nature. ' Playing "Muvios Actors", Shouts His Brother. By Assonntrd Pres. New York. Aov. 28. 1'laylng "mo vie actors" at their home lant nU-lit, William MoUrlde, li years old. fn of a wealthy martile dealer, shot mil fatally wounded his brother Lou,., aged 12. Hoth boys were h r ; - - I, V. . -i with a revolver b rl: Us Th.-lr faf'o , i.l.-nt to i,m ..:. inn on 1
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