' ir" ' " THE WEATHER 'PAIR. ASHEVILLE CITIZEN WANT AD3 BRING RESULTS ASIIEVILLE, N. G.f-WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1911 VOL. XXVII., NO. 306 PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE CITIZEN. REULAH DESERTS BEATT1E IT THYMG PEHIOD Qays That She Would Now be Afraid to go on Street With Him After Dark BEATTIE SPENDS VERY QUIET DAY IN JAIL Commonwealth Has Complet ed List of Witnesses Which Totals Seventy-Five RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 22. If Hency Clay Beattie, Jr., Is acquitted of the charge of wife-murder pre ferred against him by tho common wealth there will bo no further friendship between h!m and iieulah Ulnford, the girl for whose love the prosecution charges that the crime wa committed. Sitting in her cell this afternoon on the eve of the re sumption of the case at Chesterfield court hou.s tomorrow, she not only expressed the hope that "whoever Is guilty will be convicted," but added that she was afraid of Heart la and could never be his friend again. It was the frankest interview she has granted since her arrest 'as a material witness more than a month ago. "I hope that he Is Innocent," said tho girl. Afraid of Him "Once I would have gone through fire at his word, but now I would be afraid to go on the street with him after dark. If he comes clear of the murder charge I hope never to see him again. Most of all I want to get away from Richmond where I know people will follow mo on the streets. I know absolutely nothing about the murder; I do not even recall that Henry ever mentioned his wife's name to me." Beattie spent a quiet day in Jail, re fusing to bpo any one except his young alster, Hazel, and an aunt. He will be taken to Chesterfield tomorrow where the task of completing the Jury will be taken up again at noon. Paul Beattie, his cousin, who has sworn ,f- -hat he purchased the gun with which TWrs. Beattie was shot, lounged in the ,jtil corridor, refusing to discuss the '"j -.v Iesrt Him " ' Always pictured heretofore as ex pressing absolute confidence of Beat- tie's acquittal, the statements made by the Blnford girl this afternoon. Indi cated for the flm time that she has deserted him. She kwp pictures and (Continued on Page Three) E SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS MOULD DECLARES Chairman of Appropriation Committee Says Saving Has Been Great NO SINECTJEES WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Chair man Fitr.gerald of the house appro priation committee 1'n reviewing the work of the extra session today stated that the eppropriatlones of congress during the extra session aggregated $301,182. He declared that no ses sion of congress ha ever run for so long a period and appropriated so little. Mr. Fitzgerald declared that more thai $200,000 had been saved during this session by abolishing sinecures ano cutting off gratuities heretofore granted congressional employe, and that further retrenchment was plan ned for the next session. Former Speaker Cannon accused the demo crats of being niggardly, saying that In order to effect a petty saving, the democrats had made It Impossible to keep clean the quarters occupied by representatives. He said that if the v democratic majority had spent proper f i& lumi In employing expert in framing t.J'thelr tariff measures, they might not have subjected themeelves to the "'Just criticism of the president." Representative Palmer of Pennsyl vania, democrat, retorted that one fourth of the house expenses had been eliminated by cutting off petty graft ani It was the Intention of the dem ocrats to carry out similar reforms In every branch of the government. "No new office nor new employes huve been created undor democratic ausp'res." said Mr. Fitzgerald. "The house has initiated a policy of re trcm hmcnt and reform. which. If Continued, will have far reaching 11 Csnclnl resources." MAY VOTE ON" NEW CHARTER ATLANTA. Ga., Aug. 22. Governor Hoke Smith today signed the bill ro vldlng for the subnYlssion of a new charter to the voUrs of Atlanta at a epeclal election to be held on Sep tern -ber 2" The Indication now are that the proposed charter will be ap proved by a larva majority. OUTGOING TRAINS CARRIED WEARIED LAWMAKERS HOME Exodus of Senators and Represent atives Began Just After Adjourn ment V a) edictbries From Sher man and Clark. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. The first session of the 62nd congress ended today at 3.30 p. m.. and Immediately tho exodus of members began. Presi dent Taft Joined with several hundred tired legislators In the heglra and to night official Washington compara tively was deserted. Every outgolns train bore senators and representa tives on their homeward Journey aftei an extraordinary session that stretch ed over 121 days and set the liveliest pace of any legislative session In years. Tho adjournment was featureless, despite the strenuous activity that had gone before. The president vetoed the cotton ta riff revision bill, Just ns ho vetoed its two revision predecessors, the wool and the free list bills. Tho veto went only to the house, in accordance with custom and there its reception was marked by democratic laughter and republican applause. Insurgents Thankrd Democratic leader Underwood, amid a democratic demonstration, formally thanked the few republican members who voted with the demo crats to pass the tariff revision bills. Democrats ran across the aisles to shake hands with the republican In surgents. The cheering and pound ing of desks on the democratic side was prolonged. As soon as he could be heard. Mr. Underwood announced that as the democrats did not have the two-thirds maorlty necessary to pass the bill over the presidents veto, n- would merely move the printing of the veto anl accompanying papers and their reference to the ways anil means committee of which ho was the chairman, the house agreed to this fixed course. With the committee the matter will rest until tho whole subject of tariff revision Is renewed at the regular session of congress whlrh will convene on Monday, De cember 4. Everybody Happy Every boriy was In a happy mood In both houses, but the usual vaudeville, nrrwoertlne that feature the few mln- tites following an adjournment the house for years were missing lousy. The nearest approach was tho singing of "Auld Lang -Soyne." by a group of younger members, led by Heflln of Alabama, Kin ken d of New Jersey, iuth Carolina and Garrett of Tennessee. But their chords did not inspire a COUPLE FROZEN TO DEATH 01 TOP OF PIKE'S PEAK WERE FR0HJU11AS.TEX. Friend Had Written Them Not to Freeze to Death on Pike's Peak TRAGIC DEATHS . COLORADO SPRING S, Colo. Aug. 22. W. F. Skinner and wife, of Dal las, Tex., were frozen to death near the summit of Pike's Peak this morn ing. Their bodies, almost covered with snow, were found itldeb y side by a boy walking down the peak this afternoon. Skinner and his wife started to walk to the top of the peak early yes terday afternoon and stopped at the office of the Pike's Peak News, about three miles above the Half Wax house, to regixter. At that time Mr. Skinner, who Is about fifty-five years old. doubted their ability to reach the top of the mountain. Mrs. Skinner, who was about ten years younger than her husband, Is reported to have made the rfmark: I am from Texas and they're not going to say when I get back that I cculd not climb Pike's Peak." The couple were last seen about four o'clock by the crew of the down ward brfund cog road train. At that time Mr. Skinner repeated his doubts to some of the passengers. But Mrs. Skinner again insisted on trying to reach the summit, At seven o'clock last night a severe snow storm, which covered the entire p'ak to a depth of one foot on the level, accompanied by a fifty-mile wind, broke on the peak. From the position of the bodle when found It is believed the couple sought for shelter In the lee of a huge boulder, a short distance from the track. Both wore very light clothing. Mr. and Mrs. Skinner are understood here to have h.en employed in the printing department of a Dallas newspaper. A letter wa found In Sklnier'e pocket, dated Dallas, August 17, from JT. H. Choice, In which are these words: "I hope you ere having the time of your life in C6lorad8. I am grnaing you an overcoat a per your order. Don't frees to death on Pike's Peak." common chorus. The galleries in both the house and thflpf nate were crowd ed. I President Taft spent half an hour at the capltoi. making it a social af ifalr as well as a business one. Oc cupying; the presidential room In tt)e ! rear of tho senate chamber, he wus j given an enthusiastic ovation Ly emu lator of all shades of political coni ! plexlon as well as by representatives : who drifted over fiom the house to ' meet him. Vice" President fiherman ' was among them and one of the !lrt , to shake hands. The president later busied himself with the task of sign ing tho eleventh hour measures, ap ! proving all that were presented. Rcvllrm Day Tho senate spent a restless day. Within thitry-flve minutes aftor It had convened it took a recess until two o'clock to await the vtlnn or the house on the belai? veto of the c tton bill. Thor. cntiio an execu tive session to consider two minor nominations and another recess until 2.4.1 o'clock. Senators gathered In the aisles of the senate chamber dur ing thlt recess and exchanged parting greetings. Progressive and regular, republicans and democrats, mingled their hoarty good wishes. In tho house there was the same j confusion only moro pronounced. Mr. I'nderwood of Alnbama, demo cratic leader of tho house, shared j with Speaker Clark congratulations I of the party's achievements In the i first democratic house In 16 years. Republican leader Mann and oth ers beamed with good will. The last measure Introduced In the house was resolution harking back to King Louis XVI. Tt provided for the erec tion of a tablet in the rotunda of the cspltal In Washington In commemo ration of King Louts' Intervention In behalf of this country. The resolu tion, like a host of others went over to the regular session. Both Vice President Sherman and Speaker Clark delivered valedcltories. expressing appreciation, extending congratulation on good will ihown ja a" strenuous session and 'bespeaking h'-elth and happlne during the re cess. Then officially at S o'clock but ictus'ly two minutes later In each house the extra session of congress was declared adjourned. Tho session record of measures In- Continued on pape thrrv) CAUTIOUS NOTE FROM AS TO GERMAN AFFAIRS "Franco Has Ceased to Re gard as Impossible an European Conflict" SEMI OFFICIAL PARIS, Aug. 22. A cautlou and ;firm semi-official note was issued by tho government this afternoon, rela jllve to negoitations with Germany, j saying: ' "Ambassador Cambon will return to i Berlin toward the end of August '$!:' about the 2th. Meantime he ,;; have In Paris several con Ifere'weu with the premier, mlnlslr ; of :-i can relations and minister of .'the ."! les concerning the sulr'ts of riiM conversation with Herr von ;Kideriin Waenhter. ther (ierman inln ' Ister of foreign relations. "Without endeavoring to prejudice tho precise results It Is believed that the difficulties will find a solution. :U is however true that such solu ; tlon will depend upon two conditions. fl rat that tho rights of France In Morocco be recognized without dlniu nltlon, on the part of Germany anl regulated definitely In a manner to avoid runner complications; and. scc jond. that Germany reduce her terri ! torlal desires In French Congo which appear to be manifestly excessive. The Temps In commenting upon the Mo j rocean dispute, says: "Franco which sometimes has fal len In with the Illusion of universal ! peace, has ceased to regard as Imjios J slblo an European conflict. We are convinced that nobody In Kuropo j w ishes such a conflict which wsuld i exceed In extent and horror those j of past generations, but we also be I llevo that certain diplomatic meth ods founded on mistaken psychology i may render a war which no on-j 1 want." CONFEDERATES HOLD REUNION COLUMBIA. S. C, Aug. 22. The annual re-unlon of the South Car olina division. United Confederate veterans, opened here today with a meeting presided over by General B. H. Teague, of Aiken, division com mander. Addresses of welcome were made by Mayor qibbes for the city and by Governor B I ease for tha stats. ' FAMOUS PITIi USA' LOST, ART WORLD PAi Leanordo da Vinci's Master piece Mysteriously Disap pears From Louvre DETECTIVE STAFFS WORK DILIGENTLY Curious Feature Was That Plctuie Was Cone Day and a Half Beforo Missed PARIS, Aug. -The art world was thrown into consternation today by the announcement Hiat Leonardu da Vinci' masterpiece, "Moti.i Lisa." or as it Is popularly known, 'La Joconde," had mysteriously disap peared from Louvre. The famous paiifting hung In the place of honor lit the salon Carre and not A vestlga of a clue as left by tho person or persons who took It to aid tha detectlve a ml police In try ing to trace It. A search of every nook and cranny of the Louvre from roof to cellar, only brought to light the valuable frame in whloh the pic titio hung r.nd the; glass that cover ed it. Those were Intact on a back staircase. Some persons believe that a practical joke ha been played but nevertheless, tha government has set to work Its entire force of detectives In an effort to recover tha painting. Mnna Lisa I one of Prance's great I est art treasures, ranking with the I sculpture "Venn de Mllo" and "The j Victory of Samothrare" and Muriollo's painting, "The Immaculate Concep tion," Not .MlxseU for Sometime The painting wu not missed until noon today, when visitors to tha mu seum, among whom were hundreds of American, were- quietly Informed that the gallery was ubout to bo closed for the de1)! and requested to leave. After that time no one was ad mitted. M. Caillaux, minister of Justice, was immediately apprised of the disap pearance of "Mona .LiHs," and after i hurried conference with M. Pepine, the purfeet of Par. M. Leplne et off for the Louvre' accompanied liv LM, ila.marq, ehlofc detectives, neinrorcea Dy tne ennre taff of de tective they remained until night In dustrllously searching the Louvre for the missing masterpiece. The most remarkable feature of the case Is that the picture appear to .C'ontlnnert on Page Three) LIVERPOOL ONLY POINT OF LABOR-TROUBLES Further Progress Made Toward Bringing Dispute in Kingdom to an End LONDON, Auk. 22. Further prog-j reBs was made to. lay toward bringing to an end the labor disputes In the kingdom by tlic appointment of a : government commission to lnvstlgate' the railway problem and settle tha lo- j cal disputes of the Midland and , Northeast ern railway. The personnel i of the eommlNMioM I considered fHlrly to represent ab outenUing inn reals. ; It will get to unrk In a fortnight ad Is expected to Issue a report wtttiln a ', month or sli werhs. The commission Is made up of Nu David llurrell. for mer un'ler ' cuiary for Ireland,' chairman, 'I'liomn R, Kills and Charles . I !..: for the railroad ami , Arthur I leuilei mhi and John Burnett for tho men. The tern .1 of t. reference of the dlpimte to the commlKsInn are that II shall "InvesiiHa:.. I lie working of the coneHi.itl"n i,...l ;irldtratlon agree ment of ln'iT and report what changes. 1' am. at.- desirable. 1th a view to a 1 1-. , . 1 1 ; . t ..rid satisfactory set- l tlemenl of ul"'-i-noes." The settieic ri t arrived at today bring the No: 1 h-astern railway Into the agre!!i. ni : luded at the ix.urd : of trade confer. 10 lat Saturday for the other railways. j Liverpool now remain the only I serious point of labor trouble, the .whole port t':'-re being tied up owing, to the dlffi" nil- 'hat Is being en countered In settling the s"trlke of the ' tramwav men Parliament adjourned today until ' letot.er, the government having d' eided thnt it was not ne. es- 1 nary now to proic.se special leglsla- j tlon to deal with the Industrial sltua-I tlon, I wm WASHINGTON, Aug -Forecast for North Carolina: Fair Wednesday; 'rllifllnsT Salrwat' 1 1IU1 nJ AT SSTfTTw fair in east light to moderate variable winds. , 1 I i-l fJBMi if 1 BUCK TRIVETTSHOT TO DEATH BY HIS UNCLE,PITT BALLEW Midnight Tragedy on Park Avenue Follows Wordy Warfare Between Uncle and Nephew Mother and Grandmother Witness Shooting. Four pistol shots ringing sharply on the midnight air, and a mother' wtl I shriek as she saw her first born fall, pierced with fou bullets, llrvd by her own brother hand, presaged the death of Allen Trivett, familiarly known as "Huck" Trivett, I . . 'J,.1 at the home of hi uncle, W.Vitt Bal lew, who shut lilm at 12.30 this mo n Ing, at 17 4 Park avenue. Trivett died two hour later, while his slayer, a fnlght engineer on tho Southern rail way, wus being taken to the police station by the police. No tragedy in local history ever had a more dramatic setting. The shoot ing occurred in the sick room of tho Ballew home, on the first Hour, where lay Mrs. Martha Ballew, grandmother of the ded boy and mother of M slayer. Sitting In a rocking chair niar Hie door wa Mrs. Laura Trivett, while near the sick woman's bed tood Miss SiilIUi Stlne, a nurse who ha had charge of Mrs. llallew for several week. The principals in the mid night tragedy, Bnllew and Trivett, the latter Mrs. Laura Trivett' on, were facing each other when the ratal shots, four In all. were fired. Bal lew, It I said, wa sitting; while Triv ett was standing. Knnk to the Floor Tho wounded man sank to the floor exclaiming, "You hove 1(I1UJ me," while the vlntlm's mother, Mr. Tri vett. rushed with piercing shriek to her boy's tide. The nurse, Mis Stlne, had fallen across her patient' bU when the first shot whs fired, In n effort to avoid the flying bullet. This young woman displayed fomarkabl coolness and gave a most intelligent account of the shooting to the police and newspaper men. i "It all happened o quickly," Bald Miss Stlnes, "I cannot remember -nctly the words thi.t passed between ;hem. I know that I dropped aero tho la d with my face down to avoid tho bullets. After It wa over, Mr. llallew walked from the room. , I thin Mr. llallew said that he wa go mt; to give himself up to th herlff. Wa carried the bleeding;" form of young Trivett Into Iho adjoining bed if a4. tlphn4 -ttnt. XWAsjOteMJ I he vi been nursing Mr. Ballew line last Juno." llal Word Tho acutal tragedy wn preceded by a wordy warfare between Mr. Ballew and hi nephew, Allen Trivett. It 1 said that hard feelings had ex isted between the two men for some ANTI-JEWISH OUTBREAKS DF ILESTJHABICTER Causing Authorities in Eng land Great Concern, Be ing New Phase of Lifo LONDON. Aug. 22. Anti-Jewish outbreak of a violent character have now occurred for three day In succession In Monmouthshire and are giving the authorities the greatest concern, as they are altogether a new phase In British life. The Jewlsn community here as mude strong rep resentations to the home f fie and Home Hecretary Churchill today gov) them tho assurance that no precautions hud been overlooked to prevent a recurrence of the disor der. The riots and looting of Jewish shops wero of a desperate character rind tho riot net had to bo read and tho military culled out beforo the mot.s were cowed. Additional sol diers weree drafted by F.bbw Vole from Cardiff today, but similar scenes to those enacted last rlght, v hen Jewish shops were wrecked, oc curred Bnaln tonlc:it In F.bbw Vale, 'Ire I)'gi)r Ithymny nnd Hryn Mnwr. The pre'ehce of the troops pre vented looting on such a large scale i bh Monday n'ght. but the police and military bad to be continually chas ing th rioters with their batons and swords. In these charge raitny per nors were Injured and large num bers v.er.. orrested. The rioter at tacked women and drove them shrieking In terror from their houses. The only motive for the outbreaks Is alleged to be that the .Ices have been guilty of charging high rents to the workmen and rals Inx the price of provisions since the recent strike begun. wi le kwhot mmirs f MP rFlRllY, O , Aug. 22.--The rrnichrs of the National Ftlfle ss soe.aHi 11 caino to a close tonight af ter a day of record bresklng scores In the, Herrlck trophy match and a clopely contested race In the presi dent's matrh. Tho Ohio team won the derrick with tho score of 1732 which breaks the world's record for long range rifle shooting with any rifle r:nd ammunition on the "00, 910 and 1,000 yard ranges. The score ex ceeds the record score of the all Amerbon team in the Palma mtch In 107 by twenty points and Is greater than the record of the com bined English Elcho Shield match, whleh t ht undo similar conditions. The first team of the nay finished second with 1130. I time and only yesterday morning, Mr. liullew took out a warrant for young Trivett charging him with trespassing when he had been forbidden to enter tho house. The room in which tho tragedy occurred wa occu pied by Mrs. Martha Ballew, the aged mother of VV. P. llallew and Mr, l-aura Trivett, the mother of "Buck." Mis 8allle Stlne who tins been nursing Mr. Hnllew for xeveral weeks whs in the room with her patient when Mr. llallew entered and took his stond near tho bedside of his mother, with his arm over thrf back of a rockor. Buck came in and sat down in the rocker, It Is said, af ter which Paul Trivett, Duck' young er brother, entered. Buck and Mr. Ballew beian quarreling and the lat ter. It Is said, ordered the other from tho house. Buck, according to re port, declared that he wa not afrld of Ballew and It I claimed by Bal 'ow, made a movement toward him In a threatening attitude, whereupon lie drew hi pistol, a thirty-eight cali bre Smith and Wesson, and began fir ing, one bullet piercing Buck between the eye and ranging backward Into the head, another entering the right shoulder, another Just under tha right arm and another about an inch below the right nipple. The wounded man fel and wa taken to an adjoining room, Dr. Eugene B, Glenn having been called to attend him. Tha pa tient, however, waa beyond human aid and died at 1. 26 o'clock, as hi grand mother, aged "t year, lay In the ad Joining room little realising that her grandson had been alaln within a few Inehe of her bed, hi mother pacing the floor above him walling and faint ing. Hurirndcr to Police Ballew Immediately after the hoot ing went Into hi back yard whera he wa arrefcted by member of tha Ashevllle police force. He declared to a Cltiien reporter that Buck had Imposed upon him tor aoraa tint and had been wart,. to stay away from his home. He stated that Buck call- 4, Wnv bad ni.tna and cajna.j,eward mm in a mreatening mannr-Ti'h!cb lad him to believe that It wa a ease or hoot or get shot. When, he wa nrrested he handed hi pistol to tha policemen although ha begged them to return It to him when he eaw Buck's younger brother leave the (Continued on Page Heven) THREE WEEKS' PLAYTIME KOW FOR PRESIDENT TAFT Then He Starts Upon One of Hardest Trans-Continental Trips Ever Made WASHINGTON, Aug. Presi dent Taft left Washington for Roches ter, N. Y., where tomorrow he will address the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Bepubllo, and then win proced to hi summer home In Beverly, Mu. He waa accom panied by Major A. W. Butt and Sec retary Ifllle. With only three week of playtime left before he start upon one of the hardest trans-continental trips ever undertaken by a chief executive, the pnsldent left the capital to be gone until November or even later. It Is probable that for the first two weeks of hi stay In Beverly the president will deny himself to all callera and get Just as a complete a rest as golf ing, motoring and gnerally doing nothing consistently, win give him. At the end of that period of seclusion the president expect to set to work on some of the speeches he will d. diver on his forty dey' trip. The declhn In the Wiley case also may be forth comlng from Beverly. Nominate a Candidate Nomination Blank Go od for 1,000 Votea. ' ' The Ashevllle Citizen $5,640 Subscription Contest Candidate Address . . Telephone No. . . . . . .. . . Only One Nomination Blank for Each- Candidate Will Count at 1,000 Votes. ', v f . Cut out-anxL hringir Bend toThe CitiieiL. - LEFT ASHEIIE TO MEET DEATH ON HIGH ROM S. A. Pruett. Public Autolst, cf Hendersonviile. Killed by Overturning Machine WOMEN IN PARTY HAVE CLOSE CALL FROM DEATH Sad end to Auto Outing Which Had Ashevllle for a Start- f Ing Point r HENDKRPONVILtJfc. N. C 22. Death and disaster perchet, br the aeata with e Ilendersonvill au tomobile party ' which," left here thl morning at five o'clock for Spartan burg, u1 which ended with tha in stant death of the driver of tha ma china and tha injury of two of hit passengers. - Vi 8. A, Pruett of Hendersonviile, drlv Ing hi public service tut was instant ly killed this morning at lf ht o'clock between her and Spartanburg, tn the car with Pruett wars Mr. Rod gers, of Macon. Oa a wealthy widow, Mr. Meanly, of Richmond, V.! Mrs, Hegaman of Black Mountain, N. C, and C. P. Harnett of Lake City. Fla. They were all registered at tha Lak View hotel hers, with tha exception of Mr, Harnett Tha party left Men- . day night in a machine for Ashevllle. They returned to H end eron villa about four o'clock Tiiisdsy morning. Tha driver of th public service, ear, they had been using declined to carry them to Hpartanburg. They then summoned Pruett; machine and at five o'clock . thla morning -left ,for Spartanburg, ' v ..".';! The dead drive wa forty" years old, leave a wife and two children) . and ws counted a very careful a nil competent man. II lost control of his csr In trying to swerve It from a ditch on the out off between th national highway rout and Greer. 8. C. Tha machine turned completely over, crushing Pruett to death. Mr. Harnett, Mr. Meanly and Mrs. Hegaman escaped with m few bruises Mr. Rodger Is at Oreera, g. C, sut ,rlng.iea senlned bflk, but her Injuries are not Regarded as serious, nr associated rnEM - OHEENVILB, S. O. Aug. tt.-. A. Pruett, of Handereonvilla, N, C. Is dead and three woman and a man ; who refused to give their names to tho coroner or tho sheriff of this coun- ty ar mora or less Injured ss the. result of an automobile wreck, . on route from Aahavlllo, tt. C, to Spar tanburg. S. C tho car turning turtle seventeen miles from Greenville at S o'clock this morning. Tho party left Ashevllle ome tlm Monday night for Hendersonvillo. Hera they changed automobile and continued their Journal, toward Bpar tanburg thl morning, While travel-. Ing along tha road near Qreere, 8. C, the driver, Pruett. t-an tho maehlno Into a ditch. On of tho women suf fered a bruised knee and another had . her back sprained,. but not seriously, 8he and one of tho other women la the party are confined to their room i t a farm house near tho soena of th accident. . ; "i . miK ROtMJEHS BOCIETir liEADEU MACON. Oa Aug. 21. Relatives here stated tonight that Mrs. Marshall llodger. a wealthy widow of loading social promlnense, It at present sum., merlng in North Carolina near' Hen dersonviile. Mrs. Rodgers daught er, Minnie. It years old. Is With her. One son, Marshsll, Jl years of aga, I tore and ha received word that hi, mother is Injured. Ho will go to Hepderqnvlllo at oncsj. ' " NORTH CAROLINIAN KILLED IN MEXICO BKTHANIA, N. C. Aug. I-Tolo-gram were received her today tell log of the death of Lindsay O. Bar iow, mining engineer, formerly of this place. In the state of Chihuahua, Me.lco, last Friday. Beyond stash ing that Bartow was killed, wh'.lo riding on a railroad construction train, the message gave none of th circumstances of his death. Mr. Bartow I at Elpaso whero she went several weeks ago to Join her husband. .