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1 is "i'siva. -t v -V T. ) - v. . v YOL.lv) THE TWENTY NINTH ANNUAL , SESSION OF ASSEM bLY T6 -BEW HELD NOVEMBER 27-30. - AN INTEREST! In Wide Rangaof DIscuEtions, Prctk . cabllity, ;jTlrrie!ines fTbpIcsJand Personnel It .Appeals r Not. Only io Teachers But Public as Wsll. . ; :. C Raleigh. Secretary R. , W. Con nor of the North Carolina -.Teachers' Assembly ' announces the . completion of the program :ot the , 29th - annua session of that 'organization which is to be held in Greensboro Nov; 27-30, 1912: ; j :. . . ; ," ' :::: The program is one of; unusual ; in terest. In the wide - range of its dis cussions, in- the - practicability : ;: and timeliness of- its topics and inits perv sonnel it 'appeals not only7 to e very class of teachers; but to the general public 'as. welL ? The Teachers' fAs sembly is . composed of the following allied organizations: the State Associ-1 atibn of Kindergarten .Teachers, ' the I State Association oi primary x eaca-1 ers, the' State Association of Grammar Grade Teachers" the State Association of County Superintendents, the" State AssociatioTa of ..City Superintendents and Principals, the State Association j of Music Teachers and the State As sociation of . Academies and Colleges. I Each of these organizations has . its I own. program in addition to that of the, Teachers' Assembly itself. The I Droeram As made up of fifty-three im- nortant papers and addresses, in addi- tinn tn the eeneral discussions. ;Thft names of several educators and lecturers . of national reputation, ap- pear on the program. ' The opening address will be delivered by Jion. P. T. Fairchild, state, superintnedent of .public instruction of , Kansas, . and president of the National Educational AnHntinn 1 91 2-1 3 the closing - ad- dress Friday evening, Nov. 29, will be HoiiVOT.0fl ri- fionrfi D. Straver. rt . ToarhprH rinllpsre. ColumDia Um- itrr Aft Kcat WowTi writers 9nH lortnrora on fidncaUonal topics. on..iv.s Meet In Durham.' The mass convention of the Fro- . . -a-JLx-j . nraoHivas Trior 1TI . I 1 1 1 T fl 51.TT1 HI1UU Lt!Ll XL .i4.;i- !. .min ramnaien and nomiaated candidates for all of the XXI ITV.r nnnHirlotoo 9TB' TMTP o t t Aorsnnr renresenta- Sheriff, Thomas B. Talley. register of UCCUD. - V. vi w , f r i -t. oniintir rrrninrtTlors ' W- A. n..i.-tv r ' tj nirut,aa tr n' mm. gum, A. L.' Holden and W. T. Hollo- way: recorder of Durham township, - William G. Bramham; clerk of the Arc nm-H- r r. Mftnmim: ftnnr Revokes a Pardon. " . . '1 rv. rnvtnp th nardon of sro, and this means that the "Mayor rtxr om- M thAnairroes Thave KJJl va v" , ; . named this notorious blind tiger, will nave iw jrcaio . -- Stead OI lUB BCUMSUVO w. - ' a . 4ralva mnntltt i. thft monrrtflr for the last v"r-i:"-: . . . a- . j.,.. wabhi fnr him to tne roaus iut nis aiwraey m iu.0 . wy . -v-- - M.ckl.nburS Dralnig, Comm....on. The Mecklenburg draJnage;omm. slon will haw a meeung i ine joour. house on NoTemBer tn; ror me pur- pose of hearing any protests that may ha TTinft aeainstthe assessment fori drainage. V All the'property in . the . ; . ; . . 1 v .aA n damage otne mr- tne cost 01 arainaso i ue u..u, iivi ed until the 5th of November. North .Carolina ,iNewv tnxerpr-. r. - . - w-m,: l... Charters are- issuea xur Keel Ltamber Co.; -wewDern, tcapi $50,000 authorized :and . tt untri - T A : XanGa . mcx, -- - - v A Ji I All OB and others for general -lumue h er far ' eeneral Jumbe usi- nesSiVA:charter amenaiuBfjM ohanging ; the name i ;:,xne;xv Armstrong;Furnlture' upmpany Rankin-Amstrong; Company , and . .. A.Z. . . jjtii. a :-Vaf fSirAH:" a Tm strnn? tihirniture ' Company to tne addition; of stoves, . - i - - ranges, Kltcnenware uu GOOD ROAD . FOR RANDOLPH Have Bunti Excelientlyf Gradeiilkn - Grayelled. Road From County Seat ? X:.'.r.to Montgomery. County Line. -. RignTe citizehs; otAsne bore ind Randolphcounty have built an, excellently graded and.: grayelled road.: from, .their county-; seat to- the M6ntg6nrycounliheV Thistcont nects .withvV a a splendid road across Montgomery and MooVe ' counties v all the way-to- ' the Cumberland county lineb This; new road wUkbe extended soon from Asheboro north toK Randle man," and from there very likely! still farther north to Greensboro - In what ever direction extended,'; howeyer, , it will l?e within eight miles of macadam at "Archdale, and . it is the opinion of High Pointers that HighrPbihtTshduld arrance to Dut"this eisrh't- miles in proper coidition;v ; It is - very probable that' as soon as t the Winston road is completed, which . will-be: soon, the building of vthis new connection and the strengthening of the-" Asheboro road all "along the line will be taken Appropriation For State MiUtia. ,v.. 1 The secretary, of war -announce the ; allotment ' among the ' several states and territories of the fund apr propriated by the last "Congress for the maintenance and outfitting of the organized onflitia. The North Caroling soldiers will receive $76,963.61. Thir- ty-one thousand, three hundred and fifty-three., dollars of this sum is to be used in purchasing ammunition and supplies ana i,Dj.u.ui iur . uamy yu.i- poses and the promotion of rifle prac tice. The total appropriation ' for the United States" is $4,000,000 and the al jlotment for each state is based, on the enlisted strength of itsjnilitia. Fifth District Republicans Meet The Fifth district . Republican exec lutive "committee in session at Greens- borp named a w. Curry oi breens- boro as the candidate, for Congress to oppose Major Stedman. "Mr. Curry has been a citizen pi ureensooro . sey I era! years coming here irom -nnaaei phla. . He is : a traveling ; representa- I tlve for briage material ana buppum, and was an unsuccessiui canoiaaie for election, as. a city CQmmtsswner qt Gre?nsbprp two- yeara .afio- Loses Petition For New Station. r Wilson loses ner peuuon tor , union station, tne corporanou cuwi- misiou uibujibsius uc I""" " zens on the ground, that a .umon sta tion cannot' be provided .without do ing the NorfolK-Soutnern mucn. inju tlce, tnrougn sacnnce oi presxxu ceiieni siauuu auu i6 w I rrV.f-TxrQTr tn thp nrsftRilt Atlantic I IfcUl-wt-Ji J - x- Travis dissents on the ground that union station lacimies I iiueu uuni 1 - .. ana tne traveling puonc ue DUuj years to come through lack of them. I rormln Wl , a conrerence wm do neiu m iwi.d- boro to consider a movement looking to the formation of stateeball league, u. .b " - take irancnises anu pui wiu. field, the league is regeu "Oa, M.. wiuumgiuu .u A..;r anxious to get in UW.;Bu . . A. I xv. Wlnatnn. ready to cMperate with the other towns named in organisation of .the i , proposea ieafiu . v , v A..A.iatn I wesxern wremi vw. w- - . - 4.xt .w fr.f I --A, '-.novei nuu ,uu :-" " . North ' Carolina was pulled off at " " .si r-if rAonfaion2 vera einioiwu wo u.vv.a i - . ui-i for nrfzes ex cept those tinder one year, atlhough tterewre "Z" orou- ""2 wkleS ."""i'k,:.i w - v tion was made,,. ; r ;?v t:: . Report rWJ I Pnllector u. XI. Dfuwu, "" sorted remoyal of tne office o rr- -, hitoreal reyenue Iromx .t, f rach a thing, ana mat so :' 1 ''"''' - '. "l',I" ill l..t.t riM r ;.rrp : - . te mi Rstttrn True diii hi vj 7, " .mheMlement "against E. P. "T"? irWsa messeneer who was I found In - :r: - iiAi into , the AshevUle I T till IX U.- ' W - - ; j nnrr ; declared j yn v -T- nasked jobber atBfltmore ax 1 had cpmpell )ackage;of 1 rr!ntr and at the point i nis . . - Vnistol "had compeUed him to turn i over a -package .Oi r.BHWr a over t l wrda. under alleged oi, BESSEMER CITY, C:, IpRlDAYrNDVEIVIBER ! 1952. LIEUt. CHARLlfeBECKER; FOUR AUTQISTS i VERA CRUZ FALLS; MURDER VJOM , DIAZ A CAPTIVE ' -"''.- " - ii . -- . --' -. -,: ! -' " -C '- , . i- -i .- - ...... . . " Chauffeur Rushes Posse in ?ur suit and Three Ari Caught '$ -i-M'-5:' COSTLY GEMS UMDISTURBlfr a ;V " : Woman, Who Was xof Attractive Appearance, but 'Came from a - Disorderly -1' House. r . x m. j iriU T?iAiiviirtnV a. nisrht otrauoru, vaju. - ride through the country roads be- tween Bridgeport and fecits mnis m n automobile, four men and a woman, known as Rose White,, of Bridgeport, flighted in the road 'near the -last named place and ordered the chauf- f er of the car to drive ? back- to Bridgeport When he had gone a bun- dred yards he heard - nve , reyoiver shots in the rear.; Looking backward, he saw de four men-surrounng e woman and .firing at her. . ; ThA wnmnn had fallen ia the mwaie. of the road. The men:.thehl.?aninto the shrubbery at the sidene" and disappeared, f AAmiiam Hall, driver of 'the; Car.. see- rri hort hflfiir-murderedv jat4 rxr, fn sneed and'drcfYe . to Stratford, near the scene of ntirr uA ha aroused Chief of police Judison, who at once summoned bis aids and departed for tne spo i - automobile. -' '-' - After scouring about the wooded countryside for more . than -an hour Tnn Mid his deputies overtook the -whn were traveling In flairs. The men showed signs or ngnt ,uu , changed shots with the. ponce, vuu- sta captured two of the men; and his rtlimtifis eot a thilrd. The fourth man '. . . , " ' - . 1 : . .4nrlv The prisoners, wno,; ? arB foreigners, would maxe uu about the murder, 'laey wouiu'vu j say that they came fronr xsew x o:., and that they knew nothing of , the womanV They gave their names as .. . t-.v. - ' M'ntfoa ; and "Joe uuonna, . j uc" - rrr : i Frank Prizzlcheni. 4 : ; : . i , . - From Hall it' W-as learnt i tha t,o,i TiAn Mred bv the men at Bridge- rt Thfiv told him to drive. along Water street When, they Reached an iirod . disnrderlv " house"- on - 'that t h pv aliehted. wnt-inside. and xame out witn iue .nviuou,,. r ed willing to - accompany tnem. wns-then told to drive to Stratford. -Throughout the Urii ;t i,0ii.;:woTriancompanion ;appearea.;in:. the best of spirits, and drank plentiful - ly - of Champagne, :wiuw . .- men had with him in a sultcaseVhen the.road hearFeck-s .anus ed one of ; the . men toldvS Hall to turn. a.roundvand drive, back., J. next, minute Hall heard the shdtff saw the .woman laii. , u - The"-woman's body was. taken ; to Stratford in Haira automobile and placed. in i the morgue. She .;wasVex pensively; dressed and wore jewelry, w thffi had; not been tbuched: , .The j woinan was about thirty yearsj)ld, and of attractive appearance. ; 5 . 'j - i i hHeved the murderers were, in- ofitAiMn-eetting her out of the war Mexican Rebels -Offer Slight Resistance t the Attack lOO DEAD ; AND jf WOtJNDED "-if and Supplies Ashore After Fighting in City -Washington Believes Oth cr Rebels Will Soon Surrender. . ' : : " i ' '-' ' -ir. 'ri Mo-rirn. The revolt Oi j . - - . 1 vwa Gen. Felix Diaz, .nephew-of top ei President, has oeen snori. y town o Vera Cruz, which he occupied wltk about 2,000 adherents for severa day was captured by the Federal forces, Diaz and his staff being made nrisoners. . The casualties were few. : two Federal columns,: commanded hy Gen joaquin Beltran ana oi. v' ne? Castro, entered Vera Cruz from There was little opposition to their advance. Col. Cas- . l0Ha than fifty men, captureu Gepelix Diaz, whose, 300 men at Po I ice Headquarters refused to nre ai m command. .!.:;r" :. :;"' " "-v V."-'- BThekilled and wounded numDer.ieBs iftn - No foreigners were hurt 1 'TYA..itnrv firine continued after tn Federals entered the town.. Instead oi t.,t;te;'iyerytl---wU8' m f muadie. Rebels and Federals encount ered eaCh other in tne sireet knowing . which side the otners ,wert affiliated with, as the uniforms of aL were alike: t r ,ft Traeral troops first took posses J , . f the custom House. They, ther selzed the municipal puiiamgs anu m ; egrapbr office. . . majority of the men of the re 'lllfUia Nineteenth - Regiment of In I fatitrv-surrendered their arms Without l T ..- . -. .i.l. -nin. fighting- Thevbarracks in, wmcu cm Dia2 and his.follbwers naa cuuueiiw. I id' were then surrounded. MediCai officers and assistants navt . sent out through tbe . city -by nnramandef . Hughes,. United States 1 ? . v . . v -' . : t . -mio-rii i Navy, to, give sucn asuin uwr( hff nas'sible: : ;'";'.. '" V,. ' H.. 2.5vo. .. The: battle d?erd from 1 Previous conflicts fought ,. during e, two. previous revpli)ti6 J '1 an(j Of ozcoin tbat: nearly all 1 iw fnTC(;s oh both sides were seasoned t -regulars, airtJtieu . uj;, t men; ; ?: .: ; - : : , v. ; , . , k . . barUsheputy Defends ThenAga'n j .. . ueague ot. turopewi . ;-v, h;CopenliageirlBthe chamber a sen gation was , caused when; the, JSociaiis ftmber. Samuelsen declared himsel ne,i - antnade a lehethv defense 5 of , Mormonism. The ' Mormons,--he coir, ar f'nice neople Who acted, hon J egtlv He then asked the, government if it were true that a secret agreement sted between : the ScandinaviaD countrie r And , the ' Powers ' against ,m: Appei; Wnlster'. of -worship' and 'education, dehied such; an - agreement rigted but-Jiev-adaedrtiiafe:n8yin'na thized with the'' BECKER laillifift OF MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE Jurore -Find NewiYork Polic Lieutenant Caused : Deat ; : PRISONER CALM AS HE PrlsonerDenounes Charge of Court to J u ry as Unfal r, and Wife Jo I n s v Him In AttacktnglBench for Its : Instructions t.o the . - "'lI;- '-'iV'- o v - New Ybr-Lieut.-, Charles Becter f Ti mw. Vnrk police force, charged 1 Qt Hermanosentoal, the;galw convictedof . murder,.in:the Th 1urv .was out seven hours and Yyl fifty-seven mlnutes. .""' :-.,.. -r-i"-', ''- ' When the jury cameUu Becker was called, p the bar and in a few , mo ments heard Foreman Harold B. Skin, ner. pronounce the yertucv, ner pronounce lf - nn(, br;ccnDSel- ne-?wa9jremanded W Tombs for; sentence.? There was neTer any question in the minds of the jurors as to the guilt of the iaccused man.!. :.The degree of; his guilt was ; all that caused doubt. On the" first ballot' the vote stood :eight to four for a verdict of murder in the first degree. ' - - ' " . .. ' . . : '- I - It v arose. It was there that the contention In the minds of the four- who were holding out for a second degree verdict there was doubt-, as to the strength that was to be given to the testimony of, Sam Schepps, and the testimony: taken in Hot Springs, Ark. which showed tw-o converts to the first Then - another ' ballot ; was taken, degree 1 verdict,; the Jury then standing ten to two. Almost. two hours more thejemenU rlWSS .the defenseect, itiexpresd a doubrthatJack;Rose :cod vented suf78t Lieutenant Becker, thathereas no evidence io snow, was aaccpnipiiceV;; evidence snow, mat aiu The justice 5 wasl parjticulir in . in strupting'.' the jury : that -Becker was not' called ' unon 46 prove -his inno- ence, and that if herfelwas a reason able doubt his,, guiltt the; verdict must; be 7 acquittal But;' the - features of his long address were his statement that the jury! inust take into consider, ation whether Rose was capable of. weaving such a. story as would with stand' seven hbufs of . cross-examination and the statement that there was sp 'much of a doubt in his mind as to whether ;Scheppswas an ?accompuce wnetnercnp" WllU . UVSOi ' y- - ... - 7 unoouDieu accoiuv"vcp. , ; : . : In dwelUhk oh: these njain points of ;thecase; JusttM:off said. concerning :Rbse: ;--f'"K';;rVrv '- ; : v "To a lafge extenC you'Vilb depend in your renuerius- BwMivi, w 1 You must use your 'own personal im pressions- as to whether he should be given full a:edence or not . Yon must also take Into consideration his de meanor; whether it was friendly or hostile; consider . his iranness or suDuression; the . consistency or nis narrative and his ability to withsUnd the rigid and thorough cross-examiha' ; 4.1,- -v fViioTi irn ? vnn v miWtt Consider - his surroundings,; his4if e, his compan- ions and his business.; tAnd you have. the right to asTt yourselves. whether his story Ts true or not In this con- ueuuuu- jviu oit i;";. ."'-7 I his mental faculty ? is capaDie 01 weay-:. ; ing such a stoiT,4; If you do ;noc oe-- Ueve the ; testimony of ! Jack Rose, ; if you do not accept It as the . truth 70U must4;acquithe ; defendant" . - - S loleonnection with Schepps Justice nAff hd thlsd'sayt "vh ; ? ''There is a 'question about Sch'epps;! I am. In doubti .: I .decline, as a matter of law, to instruct you mat uc w ux. accomplice.' , 1' .don't i find any tesU-f inont that Would justify .adjudge as a j tnatter of law In: saying that Schepps was- a co-conspirator, J?eing4 an .; ac cessory: after;the . fact - cannot; make himVprfncipal'in the crime'H: c IJeutenant Becker; and his lawyers furiously" denounced the charge as un fair y and as a "vlrtuai direction ,to the jury1 to jonvict the defendant After the justice and the iJuTjr left the court room Becker stood r up in .courts and id 'loudiyr- ; . . s , 4 r "That charge, was absolutely unfair. t was one-sided- Itwas not-a charge. but a summing-upr. t or -; the State.; , He might fas twellr Joave told- tne .urytp iLiliiili IDiUlNBIlLEFdRlll Vicforipus'ArrnY Closely my ests - w c V u u u ; i ui lugii.vuj SULTAN'S ARfAY ESCAPES . v -. 3-4 . -- a-: Cossvof Klrk-Kllisse Admitted .to B ;'k:i Olsastef of vVltal Consequence-? V Arivanclna Bulaarlan Host Menr ; ances Communications. ' libnddn.--The victorious, Bulgarian - 4, army rapidly . closed in, upon lAdrianr; ople; according to' the latest, advices v ,- from -the seat ' of 'war. ... yri? -rr .7 A:. Sofia dispatch: to the London r ; 4 - -Times ?says that: Kin Ferdinand's troops captured .'. the Adrjanople raiK-v ' 4 - which -ues south; or the "" . ... ; -V? ; S-Son?Kgtw" . - . -, , , j . This dispatch emphasizes the great v ready: menaced; by the' Bulgarian sue : v WT " cesses to the eastward, and shows,' m; ; ; what serious straits. are the " ..forces .? under - Abdullah Pasha. - The rnain; Bulgarian forces are howj j oniy J60 miles - from' Constantinople: Mttv the outworks of Adrianople, ; which ii '7. -i; has apparently been treating hitherto! H; -'Z ; as the i Germans treated Metz. . The eastern army is now. striking south' ; from Kirk Kilisse; ; Victory, has emboldened the - BuH ;-X-garian generals, and double . turn-; ; - 'lnflr mrtvomoni- 1 nnr.A more in .'DrOC' ' ; ':- w'; . Mc"6r A i v. - of beaten troops; holds, a position 20 ) ;v miles ' south of Adrianople, covering ' -: the ; railways ; to . Constantinople and Saloniki. ; J t; I'-I-: ? j-'i-'fifVtvri.'i S-'r'r This Dosition Is-weak1 at both ex-'-A .': -C tremitfes. The ..Bulgarian western; ; , ..b " j . left and strike th f "f,0 Sfoniki, ; would be a terrible blow'to: Abaullah; ; other. hand, - the v Bulgarian. eJ n army may moVe past or turn the Turkish right, cutting off the com- ng m Con8tananople. That . rnn ft catastrouhe like Sedanl and might result in destruction of ' the Turkish' army. ' :, l:'i'v- J1 : ; , In fighting. the Bulgarlap," troopft. at l Yuruk.the Turks are reported to have lost about ,300 men killed and r 500 taken prisoners, . and in addition had ;(l; taken; from them three 'quick-firing ; guns and twelve ammunition "wagons. At : Klrdchali, forty mileswest of , Mtistapha - Pasha the Bulgarians seized ;. : a depot containing 1,000,000 cartridges. ; forty cases p shells anl large; storta ?;!5 of food.-. -' ;;;J.-r;-''--i"l';n!!;"';:;- In the Razlog district, the Bulgari ans are masterof the upper; reaches C-i near- Mahomia,: a Turkish ' Infantry regiment has been annihilated and a ; V. 5 t,4,ttoHT, rtf rViahVrsiiiar 2fnd lr. vl.-: regulars i3 surrounded in the town by -x; '.. Bulgarian troops. V "v':y. V'K s'V-''f" " - ;;, ; ; -T ; V . ABUUCTOtt vt 9, rir.i ten tcaho .: : ;.s -1 Swift Justice for; M llwaukee Man - ;: Caught . In Asbury Park. MIlwaukee.-Fifteen years In ; the state penitentiary, i the longest :ternj.'-.t..;-. ; ; ever; giyen I m; Wisconsin for abduc ' .; '. ;; tion, was the - sentence of .'AlbertH. ' f.j wittArii'ii.- niatici' merchant and' manu- facturer, when he pleaded guilty 10 ' 4" hiving eloped- in July, 1911, with hia - ; 1: ' x : ' ni.nr.inniiii Vvla. ' t : : '.; da Normah. C t ; ; ,: ;' ; hc was on his way to the State v ', pfon in twelve hours from the timt v hreached Milwaukee after Ws, cap-f : ture at Asoury ruin i. - ;. , HOSE TURNED ON WHITE "H0U8E- z ; -; -: . ; - , .-;;, ' ': ;-;"; . ; vyahIngton -4 Firemen' Give Executive A. r .. Mansion First Bath' Since 1894. ? ' v -: ; wasfimgtonrasWngton folks who r;;-;. ;;. ; -saw a fire enidne Dumping great vol-!'s-.. .1 umes of - water at therw streams jearea. were was a ore in v; -.-' Executive mausion. . But. they 'were y; ':' mistaken; v ' ' VM fat :';'. -feV; v The' bulside: of : the -White House it i 1 wasKetting ; its ? first bath; since ; the ;:Vf h time of the Cleveland administration., r ; 1 WOMEN COPS IN CONFAB, ti; v-' U' -ij--" rC'-v '"" 'v-; i;. - ;.:v ; I ' ? Beskirted Peace Guard fans Have Reg i-.-'- -i.;:'ular Convention. '':t!''-SM' Portland, Ore. A police,' women'! , conferences the first ever : held on th" ; ' v; Pacific . coast assembled "here -with representatives 4 pf .Washington, Ore jv gon and . California' cities ,in-attendr ' ance. rrf ,;'!V; .V, v--:;1 -'V'Cj-'? .; , The " delegates ; to ' theV conference '-; T . -were women: actually r engaged ln po .r ; 1 iV. ';:-C. -y:;-v.
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