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TODAY CITIZEN THE WEATHER SHOWERS -, !i ABBEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY, MORNING, eTTJLY 9," 1911 VOL. XXVII., NO. 261 PRICE FIVE CENTS REVOLVER BATTLE A Bitter Dose OF WITH DEFEAT STRIKE DRIERS TC3AY . 1 " 1 i. " 1 1 "." . ' " . SENATOR CUMMINS FIRST lEflDiflT IRE EFFICIENCY MAY BE REQUIRED QFSGHQOtMA'AMS STRIKERS i rum miTinii nnnii mm i mi us in i iiiri ii ri I LAFLiHIlHI lull DUUU I Pleasure Scheduled Now to Emerge From Senate With out Change From Original VOTE ON AMENDMENT IS QUITE DECISIVE After Senator LaFollette's Amendments Are Disposed, , to Have Easy Sailing WASHINGTON. July 8. The defeat In the senate today '. of the first of i Senator Cummins' amendment to the ; Canadian 'reclroclty bill made It clear that the measure la scheduled to '.emerge from the senate without any change from Its original form. By a vote of 12 to 14 the senate re fused to attach to the blU Senator Cummins.' proposal to give Canadian .access to the American markets. t The ;ate of the first 'of the Cum mins amendments "Is expected to-be . that ,of all others which are to be 'voted upon Monday, along with amendments by Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, somewhat similar In scope. Thrie democrats, . Senators Bailey, Simmons and Thornton"! two regular republicans, Senator Clark- of "Wyoming, arid Sutherlandvoted with the Insurgent republicans for the ' amendment. ; No material change In the vote is expected on the other ,-. -amendments. of Mke nature. ' The remaining Cummins amend- :tnenU propose to put Canadian Iron Jnf steel products, flour, lumber, 'coal, (leather, Woolens and cotton goods on . I ' the free list without-giv.ng similar ad JB"f" .American goods going rVtd Canada, An agreement for vot jJng on these Val the Simmons amend. t menta on Monaay was reached late In the- ftWiewt.-i' Bat ar a tho effect 'ori the progress of .the reciprocity bill 'Is concerned, some senators were ai posed to minimise the importance W this agreement on the ground that n 'these amendments would give place 'to consideration of ethers Senator La Tollette is preparing. An, element of the senate Is awaiting- the LaFollette amendments as a posible basis for re newed efforts of some democrats and Insurgent, republicans to get together on revision of tariff schedules. E AS TO U. S. SENAT0BSH1P FORGESANflPPOINTMENT i Successor - to Corporation Commissioner Brown to be Made" Soon TRAVIS MAY GET IT RALEIGH. N. C, Julv 8 There are strong Indications now that the appointment by Governor Kltchln to the corporation commlsslonerahlp to succeed the late Henry Clay Brown will be annoonced Mohday." The governor Is Just) back from an absence of three days In Canulen county and spent two hours this evening delving Into the mass of en dorsements and other correspondence accumulated concerning the Impend ing appointment. He says there are not less than twenty-flv. citizens in one and another sections of the state either personally asking for the appoint ment or being endorsed for the place 'fy He ounted over twenty-one of those off-handed as he stood talk ing of the situation. But unfortu nately tt was a mental ennumera tion so that there Is not a definite list of them avallaDIe. , ' ' ' , However, it is a safe statement that the governor Is really halting 'as' to jtholce between three of the 'numerous ' available. E.. Travis of Halifax. - Capt E. W. Mason ' of Northampton and Es-apeaksr- f the House A. W. oraham of Granville, ' and there Is every Indication stlltd that Travis will be named. Pressed for some Indication the probable time of sppolntm . the governor would only say:, may. say that the appointment Te expected at any tlnfe." Thev ernors friends are taking the that" this confralsslonershlp appo Btent Is going to "cost him votes w the Senatorial contest, no matter h?5&! National Educational Associa tion Opens Important Con , ventlbn Tomorrow BEGINNING ONLY HAS YET BEEN MADE Several Recommendations Of fered as Inducements to Improved Service SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. The Na tional Educational association at its convention whiah opens formally on Monday 1b likely. to try to determine Just what the "teaching profession amounts to, it" was said by. .delegates today. The plan is to make a system atic investigation to learn what con stitutes efficiency, how much? efftci ency eglsts, and whether more effi ciency can be procured. A discus sion of this subject marked today's work of the National Council of Edu cation. President Che. H. Keyes, of the council, in his addres declared that a beginning enly had been made in attaining a standard of educational efficiency, and he pointed out that' the profession was unique tn this un desirable respect. The council voted to appoint a' committee to Investigate. Another angle was touched by liar lan Updegraff, specialist jn school ad ministration of, the bureau of edu cation at Washington, who expressed doubts of the efficacy of the various inducements .held out to improve teaching service In city Softools, ' The allowance of th "Sabbatical year" vacation to teachers In the schools of Boston. Cambridge and Newton, Mass.; the administration of the Gregg bequest and other funds in Indianapolis, the Schmldtapp fund In Cincinnati and a $158,000 fund in Pittsburg, were recommended for con stderatlon as Inducements to , Im proved service. ' ' -'"'',, ' ' NARROW ESCAPE "' , , ''-"''ilji"J:---'-.Te -' .' WASHINGTON, July ' Lieut Thomas MHllng and W. Starling' Bur gess . of the Buil ess-Wright factory at Mafblehead. Mass., " had a nar row escape from death at the army aviation school at College1 park,' Md., today when the aeroplane. wJiich Jthey were trying out for the governmenf balked" and plunged : fifty . feet to the ground. The machine was com pletely smashed but the AVattors es caped uninjured. : SIGNATURES OF fiRYOE W IW , WILL BE M IM l TEN DAYS All Disputes Between the Two Countries to be Set-1 x tied by Arbitration PEACE GUARANTEE WASHINGTON, July . Within a week or ten days at the latest the sig natures of the secretary of state. Phi lander C. Knox, and the British am bassador, James- JJryce. will be placed on the treaty between the United States and Great Britain which will provide for the arbitration of all questions arising between the two countries. Including even matters of vital Importance and national honor. The signing of the treaty will bring to an send the .notable negotiations begun at the Instance of President Taft pni Ambassador Bryce early In this jesr and will make 'what, many believe A be the greatest step toward International peace ever taken. The corVntlon has been reduced to writing a vy'?day was sent to the govern me- '.er to be put in type so that pr f be drawn. Some changes rei Mf'-jrnade, mainly in the phrasec ja s jthe greatest attention is yxJth the pur pose oi a,n i . w o- moiguity or possible clrn misconstruction when tho of KWS?,ito teted by ,!. the air lsYi. . an.' . rwo coun from jtMiri;:; ; ,lortie, . V; ..'' -. ..o'. . 'pn ..- ... .-,. .... , .x Ba f. '7 . 1 Passengers Aboard Lake Shore Train Thrown Into Panic When Train Stops RESULT OF BATTLE TW6MEN BADLY HURT Said Others Wre Wounded But Managed to Get Away Before Identified CLEVELAND, O.. July1 I. Pas sengers on a Lakeehore railroad train from New York were thrown into a panic late tonight when, the train stopped a the east 195th. street sta tion,' and a half minus later a re volver battle was on between a num ber of strike-breakers from the East on the train and a crowd of striking Cleveland garment workers on -the depot platform. ' When the smoke of battle cleared two strikers lay wounded. , on the platform and the other combatants on both sides had disappeared. The wounded men.' Simon Check man' and Louis Feldman, were taken to Glenvllle hospital. They will re cover. .... - 1 It la said, others .were wounded but were able to get away. I The first i shots came from the depot platform. The strike-break' era shot for car windows and pla forms. :' .' , , ANOTHER SUSPECTED VICTIM OP GUINNESS LAPORTE. Ind.. July t. Miss Se rena Fltthum, of .Arinneapolls. has written J Governor .Thomas ft, Mar shall soUcltlng. h's sitnc in find lug""" brother; Crl FMkhunt, trher the sister believes- ws one of Mrs Gunness' victims. She writes that (ef brother Jett 'home with IS. 000 ln ills possession to go to an Indiana town to claim a bride, and Miss Fltthum now concludes that, her brother's body was one of(the eleven dug up Jn the cemetery on 'Murder ITill" four years ago. The letter writ ten Governor Marshall will .be sent td State's Attorney Smith In. tills city, and investigation wl'l be made. EVERY IfECCESSITY COST MORE YEAR OF 1310 THAN EVER WAS KNOWN BEFORE " ' , , ' Notable Increases Were In Price of Potatoes, ' Eggs and Coffee 1897 RECORD BEATEN WASHINGTON, July I. The high cost of living is no myth. An inves tigation by the bureau of labor of the prices of 25T ' commodities during ltlCg shows that wholesals pYtcs in thaFyear were four per cent higher than- in 190 and It per cent above the average of HOT, which was the year' of highest price 'since 1890. In view of the Canadian reciprocity discussion, ad Interesting item tn the bureau report shows that the whole sales prices of farm produos was T.8 per cent higher In 1110 than In 1909. Wholesale prices In 1910 were ft.l per cent higher than in 1900, 40.T per cent higher than 1897 (which was the year of lowest prices between 1890 and 1910), ls'.l per cent high er than 1890and il l per cent higher than the average high prices . be tween 1890 and 1899. The highest prices tn this decade were reached In October. 1907, when a general de cline- began which continued until August, 1901. A rise tlren set In and there were monthly Increases without a break up to March. 1910, when wholesale prices reached the high est point In 20 yars. They- were then 81. 1 per cent higher than the average of 1900, 49.8 per cent high er than the yearly average of 1897. and 818 per sent higher than the average price of ten years between 1890 and 1899. ' Then followed a sHght decline, and from June to December, 1810, prices remained nearly ' level and at tho close of the calendar year 1910, ,th re still 80 per cent higher th i year average betwxeen and IS per cent four y aspeV some'"" might ""Y-V' V -If they usV mvs rlaratcat - arLtPaeC! .VB 1 1 FUND STARTED TO EMPLOY SLEUTH TO RUN JOHN HUFF TO EARTH Systematic Search Will be oioc and Hilled Patrolman;! lcConnel)Fund Qukkly Reached $50 and Balance of Required Sum Needed Immediately the sum of fifty dollars was tub scribed yesterday, for a fund for th employment at a Mklled detective to run down the' Criminal who slew Patrolman Edwin c McConnell her Just Monday. ThV rltlsens of the tty have received the idea, which was suggested by Jr. A. W. Callo way, with enthusiasm and it is be lieved that the gnirs will be made . It is believed 67' many persons' ot Anexui. thay the negro who- killed the- AsoevUl. Of nceris a professional crook,, or at least m man who has besn tttla trouble before tills time. The fact ttiet he has escaped capture when posses and policemen were on nis trail and when It ; was believed At one time that he had been sur rounded, strengthens that Idea here. Yesterday, local police headquar ter received information to the ef fect that he is a convict who has served a term In the Georgia state penitentiary, althoughit. was not learned. " what the orlme was for which he was Imprisoned or wjieth r he was relsased at th expiration of his sentence or made his escape from prison, tlowever, there is no doubt In the minds of local police GOfJIPERS ASKS JUSTICE IGHT'SIMPEICiEIIT Suggestion Made to Senate "Third Degree" Investi gation Committee WASHINGTON, July 8. Impeach ment of Justice Daniel T. Wright, of the Supreme court of the District of Columbia, was suggested today to the senate "third degree"- investigating committee by Samuel Gompers, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor, Mr. Gompers' complaint was against Justice Wright' course In the Bucks Stove A Range company con tempt proceedinga against the feder ation offlclalst Mr. Gompers told the committee that he knew the senate oould not begin Impeachment pro ceedings, and that he did not mean for the committee to take- the Initia tive. "I do know that if we had-the re call In the District of Colombia," added Mr. Gompers, '"that Justice Wright would have been recalled be fore this." "I do not think the recall Is as good as impeachment generally," suggested Senator Borah. SH1UNERM' COJTVENTIOX NEW ORLEANS, "July. 8, . ,jt 125 members of Jerusalem temple the Arab, Patrol of Shrlners and their wives, left this city on a special train over the Loitlevige and NashvlU rail road today for the arftiat convention In Rochester, N. Y. The Shrlners are accompanied by a brans band and. the - Patrol's drum . -and cuhle corps. , nr every 6a, . health was to be pit giass. which- , was f bottom. The toast, proper was au Don pere,' . is . t Ana AgloSaon,,f .these- days .-Ct" 1 gooo:rencn siuaeni i.&)IxoZ?Lyi faulty. . .4 idi-ii . .. ..U ... . r , MVUU UflMIMjs ' Made and no Expense Spared to Capture Negro Who authorities but that they art dealing with, a man who is accustomed to irouoi ana wno win tpske every snort, to escape th clutches of th law. '. " " 1 t i ' Tot these reasons, it Is believed that the only, way' in which to run the negro down Is to employ a man whose services must b ald . for well, knd m give him the case with the, lpt ructions to get th criminal. C. f tay0ns atsT'detarmltiad t that thp tiM. Sai. ha, cauth- and --for that reason. It Is believed that th special detective fund will grow with in th next day or two, . Whatever (glon Is. taken In .regard tor this mater must necessarily be tsken"at once, as the longer the delay th beter the ohsnce are for, the es cape of the criminal. .. The Cltisen will receive and pub lish all amounts, subscribed to this fund. Following Is a list of those who have already subscribed; - iv A.. W. Calloway 14.00 Dr. J. A, Wnclalr ....... , ' 10.00 Dr. Oiark-s I Minor . , . '. , . , J, 10.00 Tho Clticen. 10.00 Donald Glllis ,. 1.00 J. A. fxAdrnan ', , ' f.ftO J. P. Polk 'i.M PASSENGERS SAT MORE THAN FOUBJWERE KILLED According to Statements at Least Eight Passengers Are Missing SANTA BARBARA, Cal., July 8. In spite of assertions from company of ficials and ship's officers to the con trary, the passengers of the wrecked steamer Santa Rosa, who arrived here early today after a thrilling battle with the breakers that smashed th stranded ship, declare that more than four sailors lost their lives. One hundred and ninety-two pas sengers are all that have been ac counted for so fsr, say the survivors. There were 200 on the steamer, and many of the rescued said today that the missing ones went down to death when the surf battened 11 -rafts to pieces. Few of the shipwrecked voyager have recovered from the nerve-racking strain of the battle with th breakers In the dark night.' 'Many of the rescued women are still hysterical and are under the care of physi cians. CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN TENNIS DECIDED MOUNTAIN STATION. N. J.. July 8. All of the middle states champion aMp titles at tennis were decided to day on the courts of the Orange Lawn Tennis club here. Miss Hasel Hotch klss. national champion, defeated Mrs. Edward Raymond, th holder of the woman' title In the challenge match at t-2, -JY. The speed and terrific driving of the California girl Placement was more than Mrs. thai could stand against, . ., of st' chmP,on ; H H- ?Iekett pre - ana v d 0 H that DWORD w- ,1 1 - Hh M H.' doubles challenge. .-i. in cnem- nil the way. 'a.... Xf'Pttv Hi bolder, of ..... . it . the sec- Wm. EXPERT NO DEVELOPMENTS Yesterday brought no new devel opments In the searuh for th to who slew Patrolman. MoConnell whlls under arrest for th Jarceny of two cowa. from- parties tn Henderson founts-. Chief of follca O.,' K.i frty ha distributed over two hun dred circulars glv(ng the descriotloo vi iuw iniu wng : wanted nurt mnq announcing' that' a' reward of 1060 has ba offered for his arrest .' Pgom all report received " yesterday, It sesras that th 'trail of th murder r ha been lost and while loci.1 po lice authorities are hopeful of run. nlng him dewn, the outlook for do. log to just now I not to good as it was several day ago. (; 8TRICK DEAD BY AtTO. ATTjANTA, . . Ga,, . July I.Iai drum ' Hughes, aged 45, who was struck by an automobile late last night and dragged some distance, died tonight In a local hospttst, . " lllMfiREETS AT Royal Party Enters Capital and Are Welcomed by Lord Lieutenant DUBLIN, July 8. King George re ceived a loyal welcome to Dublin to day. The king acorn pan led by th Queen, the Prince of .Wales, the Prin cess Mary, arlved at Kingstown har bor on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert last night. Today ths royal party entered the capital, Where they were received by the lord lieutenant of Ireland and other officials. , The attitude of the people is well expressed by a banner stretched outside the city council hH at Pem broke, a suburb of the capital, which refused to present an official address to the king, reading . . . "Welcome, We want home rule." TAFT ENTERTAINS SEVERAL SENATORS WASHINGTON. July 8. The yacht Mayflower, having on board Presi dent Taft, Senators Bacon, Brown, Foster, Overman, Penrose, Root and Taylor, whom he is entertaining' oh' a week-end yachting cruise Aon. Philadelphia to Wasington. tonight la proceeding slowly down tbe .At lantic coast off northeastern. Virginia. Wireless message-, state that mem bers of the pari that good ' west rlenced, makln Joyabie one, out the Dela m.. - and He. woutH reach ly St lr farthor Chctt&pesfc Hampton Oht-T th Chs ronltodVJE WILSONJtR f - ".r well and L expe- I aw 0. c.l,ia cn r -wjaj As to Why Public' Domain Lands Surrounding Control- L ler Bay Were Restored 1 " SOMETHING WRONG 1 ABOUT TRANSACTION- Published Charges Tha fa? Was Influenced by Goggen- helm Interests ' WABHINOTON. July' l.-Publlhed charge that th president had been Induced by three people, hi brother, th then secretary of th Interior Halllnger and - Richard S. Ryan, of Mew . York, a : representative of th Guggenheim Interests, ; 10 restore te ths publio domain land surrounding Controller : Bay In southern Alsskii, met with ' quick action In epng rcs today. ':;;-f;-'V,LV.vv1vVVVi;:-.!;.'v-W..--' Th house committee on expcniii tures beaded by Representative Gra ham of Illtnols, Immediately . sum moned .Commissioner ' Fred Btnnett, of the general land offso, to ppi before the committee Monday to ex plain what he knows about the inn tsr and Representative Co of .In? ant, on ' of th democrttio lead' of th houM, Introduced a reeo tlon calling n President Taft for th Information h can furnish hous on th subject. This to inf the reason why he signed th of restoration after the land had V set. aside as a reserve and hoU... h knew Ayan was work-fig in t! ' Interest of th Guggenhbims. . , "I in going. to push th renoliM lion," said HsprnntHtlv Cox. "if th rules committee falls to ant. I wilt bring It up on the floor of t'i . hous. Thsrt is something radlru;: Wrong abopt this whole transHrii. n. Balked by th refusal of th gnv tnent to allow.' th Cunningham c ' land elaima this gang in vvnii ti t I evidently determtfteu' to- .-ui rt,?i trol of this poal Isod f Tkey filed o i th -Controller i Boy lan4 the only avaiiaw .harbor; through ."which the Alaskan eoaf ffln H shipped, bff)i th govsrnmen t f could. vn have it survsyed after th resdent' ord-r withdrawing' if from the Chugah re-serv.1- 'Falllnrito teor the lam!, they have noJ ton after th only means of 'transporting th coal an.) With a railroad from EJh coat ln.n i to Controller Bey they could absoluti ly dictate to ,th ownfrs of tie coU land." ..! . . i ' f ; , n i Z ' BALMGEIVS COTfE!fT ' Secretary of the Intsrlor Richard A. Bellinger today received th-Washing, ton dispatch ooncsrping Reprenta tlv Cos' resolution and ,seJdt "No representation was aver made to the president by fh tn th Interent ef Rchard B. Ryan, or any syndicate In connection witV land Control ler' Bay, but X did Advls PrsHldeni Taft not to release the lands sought (CoBtrnext on rare Fonr) LOS ANGELES SETS HEXT Bilim ilEieioFw GHfJISTIAfi EN0EAVQ.1EHS Selected on Second Ballot With Indianapolis the' Closest Competitor-, LINDSEY SPEAKS 4 ATLANTIC CITY, July 8. Los An geles, Cat., today wst eelected as tb Qlace for holding the 1(18 Interna tional convention of th Christian En deavor union. The selection was made by the board of trustee of th union a th second i ballot, Indlaoapo" was the nearest competitor, Children were dectared to best producers of potential 'Td. Rnv and tfnw t n held In connection w tlon. :Vy v'V'f',: Members of th circles of society W to tssk for not do! battle against the aatii Brioer,- superlnt ' ' . departm V"ur. Istlan F M ,ance ratljOw 1 rn-'tlwbal ertort itet vl, jrith tho FreckUi ' gjX result wotaiiied. nrtctng k-w. by tli-t 1 - jt ' - I V sss i m . ' - - 9sbl Bsa sss esssa fSBw V. BMBM a - "r.MI.a JCSWvriYn.i 4 says also that the longer the cq War bacY,o. Sold ; in w wn open ine greater-" " n ;VTI,.the fat 'rf-r . on V ."will be msJtf on 0r0, It ' ' 1 I
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