North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XXVJX, NO. 347. BRYAN ASSISTS IN WELCOME TO TAFT T Two Former Opponents Ex change Felicitations and Enjoyed Their Meeting GOVERNOR ALDRICH IN PECULIAR POSITION Accompanies Taft From Om aha, and Then Comes Out Strong For LaFoIlette " tseo., vj.-i. .-rrosiuciu, Taft sped across the state of Ne- j NHISHQME 1 touay una ioiiikui is uii iub 1 Xurkey wlI1 accept a money Indem Vay toVJJenver where he is due ut ,,ltv for al)ow)n(t Italy to establish Bin o'lock. ... r. Taft spent a part herself ln Tripoli as Groat Britain did of the forenoon In Omaha, stopping, in ppj.pt. The news filtering in from for two hours at Llr.eoln, the home; var0US points continu5s to be of a Of his former political opponent, negative kind. Evidently Tripoli has William Jennings Bryan, and was en- j not teen bombarded, and is not likely tertatned here this evening at a ban-i t0 be If the Turks do not oppose the uet. Mr. Bryan helped to welcomo! italiun landing. The warlike opera tive president to Lincoln and at the tions are confined to a blockade and Commercial club luncheon proposed i the capture on either side of a few the health of the1 chief executive in: "the beverage upon which the Al mighty has set ' the seal of Ills ap proval," and It was drunk ln spark ling water. Mr. Taft and Mr. Bryan exchanged felicitations and weroeJ as always, to enjoy their meetng. The entertainment of the president at Omaha, at Lincoln and here to night was of a , non-partisan char acter, but the atmosphere was sur charged with politics. Hearty .Welcome Mr. Taft got a hearty welcome ln all three cities. At Lincoln it seemed that the entire population had turned out. But the republican leaders with whom the president and Secretary Hiiles talked were anything but op timistic over ; the prospect of har monizing the party difficulties In the state. '. 's,;n . Governor Aldrlc'h accompanied the president on his trip from Omaha, .but the presidential party had scarce ly left Lincoln before there was made public a letter from the governor announcing that he would support Senator LaFoIlette for the presiden tial nomination and hjjj determina tion to do so was unequivocal. Gov ernor Aldrlch's letter was addressed to Ross Hammon, collector of Inter nal . revenue- at Omaha and was in tended, to set at rest rumors that his adherence to the LaFoIlette movement was but lukewarm. Friends of the governor declared that he had hesitated to use the influence of his position to sway . members of the party, but that-now he had deter mined to let every one know Juet where he stands regardless of conse quencesi Aldrlch for LaFolletto "I am for Senator LaFoIlette for president of the United States and I don't eare who knows it,' Is Cover- i or Aldrlch's statement. "I don't think that President Taft (Continued on page Ant.) GREENVILLE POLICE CATCH JOHN HUFF? (By Associated Press.) GREENVILLE. S. C, Oct 2. The police captured late tonight a negro believed to be John Huff, slayer of Policeman McConnell, of Ashcville, N. C, on July 5. The neern answers tho rlfiscrintimi .of Huff nerfectlv. the police say. THLVK THET HAVE RIGHT MAN. (By Long Distance 'Phone) GREENVILLE, B. -'., Oct. 3. Pa trolmen Jones, Alexander and Rector, of the local police force, returned to the city this mnrnlnR shortly before 1 o'clock with Jorrv McBee, a negro who answers the description of John Huff, who Is wnnted ln A-l-?viIle for the murder of Patrolman EJwin Mc Connell on July 3. McBen was awav from his home at the time of the Ashevllle patrolman's death, but re- ; turned to this county about ten days MISTRIAL PROBABLE IN NOilSJilEB TRIAL Jury Has Been Out Twenty Nine Hours Without Beaching Agreement. RALEIGH, 5T. C, Oct . There Is a hung Jury in the case of I J. Nor rls Charged with the murder of J. B. Btesett. after being In conference from S:X9 last afternoon to 10:SO o'clock tonight the lury returned aad will tomorrow morning resume ef fort to get together. There Is no cf.'l- cial information as to how the jury stands. , The Indications however are that there are two Jurors standing out for conviction and the others for ab quIttaL The Indications now are that there win be a mistrial. ' . ' TURKISH'WAWMAY END BEFORE FIGHT GETS A FAIR ST ART, Germany Gets Busy as Peace Maker With Every Prospect of Success. But Italy Still Wants to Occupy Tripoli. LONDON', Oot. 1. From present indications the Turco-Itallan war promises to be the shortest and most bloodkss war In' history. Thus far ., , , , , v.. US UlSUUKUlSfllll characteristic has been the absence of fighting, and with Germany acting as peacemaker It may i be ended before fighting takes place, i It is concluded that no mediation will be accepted by Italy until she. has accomplished the military occu- t!mt ricBotlatlons wm be much, easier, I anJ are ut unllUely t0 D8 successful , email vessels. It is now aam.ttea irom tne iui- ish side that Prevesa, In European Turkey, is not occupied. Italy s an nouncement that she has no intention to carry the war into Europenn. Tur key will do much to allay apprehen sion over Balkan or other complica tions. Turkish ministerial difficulties have not been solved, but generally the situation looks more hopeful. TOWERS ARE THINKING. CHIASSOi.SwlWerland, Oct. 2. Advices received here which emanate from official circles ln Home say re ports are in circulation that the pow ers are contemplating intervening in the war between Italy and Turkey, It Is added that a majority of the powers i when advised that war hd been d-1 clared, notified Italy that they would ! observe a oolicy of neutrality. It is said that Great Britain and Germany, through their respective ambassa dors at Constantinople, are sounding the Turkish government on a compro mise proposition but that Interven tion of the powers will be Impossible" of acceptance until the occupation of Tripoli by the Italians has been' an nounced. From Information received in Rome doubt has ariren there as to the accuracy of the report that the tntlre Turkish fleet had entered the Dardanelles, and It Is assumed that the reports were sent abroad to de ceive the Italians, the Idea o the Turks being to cause them to relax their vigilance and cease their, Chasa of Turkish warships that had not reached a zone of safety. Government IndlffrnVnt. Other reports from Rome Indicate that Italian government circles are entirely Indtffermt to whnt Is termed "the hostile and pfrbaps Interested adveree comment of certain newspa pers omltaly's movement ln the Adrl atinea against Turkey. Xt the navv department It was posi tively asserted today that Italy's dip lomatic preparation for the military jner the tragedy. Ie was arrested ln September on suspicion but was released when It became known that John Huff was the name of the man wanted in Ashevllle. Howevir, he was rearrested todav. I is believed by the 1 ral authorities that the man now belr.g held at the !t- jail Is the man foi whom North Carolina an ltles have . offered a reward of The negro was caught st the home of his brother-in-law, miles below Greenville. about twelve TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE Strikers in Entire State of Mississippi Must Keep "Hands Off." MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 2. The Is suance of a blanket restraining order in the federal court at Jackson, Miss., covering t)i entire state of Missis sippi prohibiting In1 general way in terference with the af.'alrs of the rail road company; or 1's employes waa the j mogi ifriyonarji fjeYei.pm'. ru oi. ioaa? in connection with the etrll-e of clerks' and shopmen on tho southern division j cf the Illinois Centra) Railroad -; tern. At Memphl hearing on the temporarr injunction agsinst the 1 strikers was boslvoazd until Oct 1. ABBEVILLE X. C, i move against Turkey was assented to Dy the powers and that Itally had Ioylllly reSpected the conditions under i ' ' , ! which she received this assent. It was added that she would continue to re spect these terms, which Include limi tation tof the sone of conflict to Trip oli and avoidance of carrying the hos tilities into European or Asiatic Tur key. The limitation of the war tone, however, does not extend to the high teas. Therefore the Italian fleet has only one purpose in view, that being to carry out tne provisions of the ul timatum to Turkey, which calls for the military occupation of Tripoli. Reports received here say that the torpedo boats Membra and Arpia came into collision while cruising but suffered little damage. They were, however, compelled to put Into Agosta for repairs. AS IjOSDOS BEES IT. , correspondent of The Chronicle i m .. ,r,nal,m rti.nt.h- The sultan passes many hours pray ing at the various shrines. He grants frequent , audiences to the German ambassador. I am assured that at last the ambassador has proposed, on the emperor's advice, that Turkey should cede Tripoli to Italy, the em peror undertaking that Turkey shall receive adequate compensation.. The United States, it la understood, tg using Its utmost Influence to bring about a cessation of the hostilities. snd Russia gives repeated assurances that she will not allow complications to arise in the Balkans. A special commission has been formed to recruit volunteers for the country's defense. From all parts of Servia and Montenegro great military activity is report d tend Reinforcements. Turkish reinforcements have been sent to Janlna. Turkey sent her final rot to the powers last night, appeal ing for friendly Intervention. If the response Is unfavorable orders will be at once given to begin military opera tion. A high Turkish official declared that Turkov had not yet begun hostil ities In spite of Italy's brutal aggres sion. "We have had great difficulty," toe cotlnued, "ln restraining public opinion. Should the last sppesl for Intervention prove futile. German pro tection afforded Italians will be of 1I tle avail." A mob todav attacked the Italian consulate at Sajonlkl. The eonmlnte wna serlmisJv damaged, although .sol diers prevented it from being com pletely wrecked. The mob then ear rounded the. ex-sultan's villa and fired revolve"" at the windows. The Turkish warship In the Tar dnneVes are the hattleshtos Haml dloh Bnrbfroes. Torgut Pels, the cruiser Med.fldleh and the destroyers f Continued on pngn five.) MS THAT iERICIIII TOD. CO. BE ENJOINED FROM INTERFERENCE - , i -... Petition Carries With It Denunciation of Plan for Dissolution "NO SAFEGUARDS." NEW YORK, Oct 2. Charles R. Caruth, counsel for R. D. Richardson, Jr., & Co., a subsidiary of the Amer ican Tobacco company, has filed a pe tition with th0 United (States Circuit court asking that the American To-I l.acco company be enjoined from In terfering with the business of the litchardton company. This petition carries with it complfte denunciation of the plans of disintegration of the American Tobocco company as now proposed. In his ptltton Mr. Caruth gives what is believed to be the su thcirltatlve of the American's dissolu tion plans. These details summarized show that the American Tobacco com pany Is to be divided into three cor- I poratlons, each to have almost Un j limited capital and resources; tbat control of these companies will re main with the. majority of voting stockholders of the American Tobac. ro company so that If the I'nlon To bacco rompnnv la to remain in exist ence for the purpose of paying off Its bond at maturity, and that the Amer ican Tobacco company wtll control 1170. 000 of the assets. Mr. Taruth states that the dissolu tion plan has no effectual safeguards to prevent the companies created out cf the e'nments now unitfd from be ing real'v. though secretlv. controlled by the same Interests a at present HOKE PMITTI, BLACKSMITH. ATLANTA. Oct. i. dot4. Hoke Smith, cf Georglt is now a full filed red hlirksmtth. He was elected an honorrj member of local No. 1 of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmith and Helper today. ' TUESDAY .Y jJORXIXG X IT 1 ii ' who ME ? WHY I WOULO'NT THINK ) ' gf rt55)Nq JT o M(B fi THE P ! HAYWOOD (telSflL :11i FAIR wfifflMS :m OPENS TORCH MAY TRANSFORM WRECKAGE INTO PYRE FOR VICTIMS OF FLOOD Army of Laborers Mt -sf Reach Austin Within Next Thirty-Six Hours to Prevent This-Last Night's Reports Even Further Diminished Estimated Number of Dead b id May Not Reach lSO- CaVs For Aid. AUSTIN, Pa., Oak. I. Twenty-four known dead, 8 missing and believed to 'je burled beneath the debris Is tho official census tonight of Austin's loss of life In the flood of Saturday. It is conceded, however, that several If not many, visitors and strangers were In town that day and undoubtedly per ished. Including them and allowing for Inevitable errors In compilation, the total of dead probably will roach ISO. Twenty-one of the 14 modlos re covered have been identified and of the missing hope Js entertained that some may yet be accounted for. The problem of Austin tonight is to recover her dead p"fn the thousands of tops .f debris Shotting the narrow vally. To do so before! It becomes necessary to burn the ruins and save the living from an epidemic, an army of labor must reach t,he town within the next thirty-six hours, official say. Otherwise the town may transform tho wreckage nto the pyre of most of those who have perished. The single lino of wire between Austin and tho outside world carried an urgent pica t'lr vvokmen to the mayors of Buffalo, Pittsburg, and Philadelphia. Samuel Q. lilion, state commissioner of health supreme ln command at Aus tin wired each of the mayors: In Need of Laborers. "Wo are ln need of laborers to as sist ln resume work. Desire about 400 sent In a bunk train. Please advise us what you can do. Work consists of recovering dead bodies from ruins. Plxasn telegraph what assistance you can render." encouraging responses are hoped for early tomorrow. "Give us out dead," Is Austin' cry, voiced by State Senator IlaUlwIn who lost father, mother,, sister and other relatives. Only the body of his URAHEMENTS MADE FOR FEDERATION OF UIQDR'S APPEAL FOR PARDON OF HENRY BEITTIE FUNERAL ASSISTANCE NOT ASKED MORSE TO BE WITHDRAWN '""r mmtmmmm eMaaasasasMssa Special Action to Permit Lumber Strikers in Texas His Attorney Announces Family to Bury Him in and Louisiana Are Not That Thia Action Will Be Maury Cemetery. RICHMOND, Va Oct. 2. It leaked out today that the cemetfriirs com-I mittee of the Jib hmond city council, In sc.-ret session week ago, took a1 tpecal action t" permit the family i of .Jenry O. Beattie, Jr , to bury his i body ln the Maury cem'tery hfrc If re Is electrocute'! mi Nov. 24 fur tne murder of bis wife. The Beattie family lives In South Richmond but irelr burial plot l In the Richmond remetery, and there Is a city ordinance which' prohibits the !ufial of a nnn-resident there. It was represented on behalf of the fa ml iv that in cas the young m n should die bfor- the date set. for his execution it mlirht be dlfHMslt to get ( a quorum of the committee, and It j was I'iebed to guard against any dls- tresslng delays rangements. In the funeral ar- WASHINGTON. Oct t Forecast North Carolina Ixcal rain Tuesday and probably Wednesday; cooler Tuesday : moderate north to northeast wind. , CCTOBE : 3, 1911. Looks Like a Big Week This Week. father, John E, Baldwin, had been recovered tonight. The others are locked ln the ruins. 1 speak for the people of Austin." bo said, "The state of Pennsylvania owes us the bodies of our loved ones. For 4t hours thoy have been In the ruins; how much longer will thji commonwealth leave tbem there T The state should have a thousand men working here now." The nine mile ratlroad line leading here from Keattng's Summit was given over today to rescue and relief work. Locked can pulled out of the Summit for tho scene of U disaster, When tftey reached tier th workers deti-telned; the drones, kept aboard, wore sent hack. Every man on Aus tin's streets (except newspaper men was conscripted for service but de spite the efforts of the authorities only 1E0 were working at sunset. Against Applying Torch. Bmoldorlng flames In the debris burnt forth anew In the wreckage this afternoon but It Is not believed that any bodies were burned. Austin stands to a man against the sugges tion that It may bo necessary to put the torch to her ruins. Feeling runs high and should the health authori ties be forced to this extremity there is no foretelling the result, Pennsyl vania state constabulary holds tii town ln Its grasp tonight, however, and the troopers will remain here un til Commissioner Dixon gives the word to go. The flood swept valley offers no shelter for the laborers ex pected here tomorrow tind unlert they come In bunk oare they cannot be cared for. Eight homeless men slept last night on the floor of a house spared by the waters; two wo men and five children, all refugees, slept In the room above them, while the household of five huiblled Into Members. WAfiHINOTON. Oct. 2. The Amer- Iran lrlt-nulim of Labor has not been asked to tuke a hand in the strike of southern lumbermon In Texas and l-oulMiana. The lumber strlki rs are an Independent organization, and are not affiliated with the American fed uratlon of Labor. About month ago Organiser Terry, of the foderu il in, wns ordered Mouth and Is now ot Atlanta with Instructions to get In touch w.th th r-trlkirs. 1,'p to this time, hrr.vevcr, ho hits been unable to do so and officials of the federation here are without any Information on the matter. It la urmleij that the ultimate obJct of Organizer Terry's trip to the South, especially at the i time of the strike wen for the purpose ! cf bringing the organization of South-1 ern lumbermen into the fold of the American Keit ration of I.rfitxr. Un- til this In don the federation prob- st.lv will not take a hand in the con- f troversy. Tli. DKIXNY Ri:SIGR. RICHMOND, Va.. Oct. 7 Dr. Oeo. II.- Dennv. president of Wmhington end I.fc university at Ixlngton, Va.. has resigned tbst position, the reslg rstlon to ifke effect Jan. 1, 112. In order to accept f Ve presidency of the Unlversiiy of Alabama. He nvikfH the announcemmt In a letter to the rector of the unlverfltv which Is dated S?ot. JO. HI reason for making the chance Is that the new position "will (give Mm ampler appcrtunlty to serve j the general cause of ednru'lon to which he has pledged 1)1 life." two remaining rooms, This la but typical of condition everywhere In the flood son. Food and clothing reached Austin tn carload lot today and there was enough to eat for all. The distributing agents lacked shoes and undergar ments for tho women and ohlldren, however. These wore ordered by tele graph and should arrive tomorrow. Acsroes the street from the morgue, life" Insurance companies nailed their shingles to a tree near a small shank today, topping them with a sign "In quire within." A file of weeklng wo men took, turns at recording 1 their eWTmt: '- '. , " A call for aid came "'today', from flood -swept Costello, three miles be low. Conditions there parajlol the sit uatlon here, the distinction teing that the town Is much smaller and less damaged than Austin, while the death list at Coetailo remains at two. It Is believed that all other escaped, PVBLIO 18 IlAHHKn AUSTIN. Pa,, Oct. Shortly be. fore 1 o'clock, State Commissioner Dixon Issued an order that nobody but officials and employes of the state health' department, other state offi cials and newspaper correspondents should be allowed In the flood gone. This order was Issued because news of this disaster had Attracted- thous ands of persons to Austin from both north and south. Few of these sight seers brought In anything to eat and they applied to the public commis sary In ui:h number that flood vic tims have been crowded out and but for the rltltens' committee, th de serving would have had to go hun gry. About the time the restrictive order (Continued ou Pajw Five) Taken When Beached. ATLANTA, da Oct. . When the appeal of Chas. W. Morse, the eon vltKd New York banker, now serving a term In the United States prison here, 1 reached on the docket of tho United States circuit court of ap peals which convtned today It will be withdrawn by his attorney Kouben Arnold, of this city, it was announced totlght. Th appeal was taken from Federal Judge Newman's decision, who deold ed against Morse's contention that he Is Illegally sentenced and was helmt unlawfully detained in prison. Morse's counsel held sentence was Il legal berause the revised statute un- der which It ws pronounced mad tn year the maximum term of serv- ice. It was also declared Illegal be- catise Morse wa not sentenced to hard labor. The application for a writ was made so that the prlsonfr might know his rtatu as a convict before mnklng application for parole. In refusing the writ Judge New man hiild that the status of Morse could be determined when a parole movement was Inaugurated. XKf.RO KIM OUVDVCTOn. POUT ST. JOK, ria Oct. J Con ductor J..C. Johntfon, of an Appa lachlcola Northern railroad train, was shot and killed and V. N. Holly, o Quince. Kla.. was wounded in a flgt with n. ntrrci nmed Jack Llg rtnr.. of Johneon' trn,"iast night Unjy and the neirro had trouble ear ner r day which wa renewed on the tram, PRICE FIVE CENTS IL SCHLEY. HE! OF WIO, HLARSJLAST GAIL Unrecognized by a Single Per son tils Body Lay on tho Public Street IDOL OF THE NATION DIES AMONG STRANGER Tragic and Pathetic End of a Brilliant Figure In Country's Naval History NEW YORK, Oct. Vnreo nlsed by a single verson la the cu rious throng that rushed to his aid. Rear Admiral Wlnfleld gcott Schley V. 8. N., retired, fell dead In front of the Berkley Lyceum on West forty fourth street this ' afternoon. The death of this notable figure ln the naval history of the nation was for the moment that of an unknown man In a strange crowd. The admiral's udden death la attributed to eersbrat hemorrhage which attacked him hortly after, he with . Mr. Schley, reached New York this nwunlng from a visit to Mount Klsco and had called. at tn New York yacht jiud tor ni mail, Foil IVilplPs to Street. As the- admiral .was walklni through West Forty-fourth treet a paaserbr, who saw him tge grasped hi arm and tried to support him. Despite the stranger' service, however, th admiral felt hlplt to the street and a physician who prew. d his wsy through th crowd Pr? nounced him dead. There was a gns't ever hi right ay where Ms fnrehn (truck th sidewalk. A alight fracturt of th frontal bone had ensued, but surgeon Who asamlned the body er" pressed disbelief that, this Injury tt any way contributed to death. H' Identity wa quickly established V letters and paper found In 1)1 pool t and from an Inscription on h'i gold watch which had been present t to the admiral by hi native state rt Maryland, "Kor hi heroism- act memorable slrvlces tn Teaming Uai- tensnt A, W, Oreely. C..M, A., ant s't ici'MM at? i) viii aa-sfwri vh'siskv r In th' Arctic region on' June l, lsM." lit Cfntet of CItifi PHtrlvt. Th spot where Admiral t flahlr'' died 1 In th very centre of Ns Tork's club district and member rf organisations whose bouses art thtokly clustered Iher oon "pone, trated the throng ard confirmed try Identification of th famous corr mandor who figured so prominent' In the naval enengement of 18M rt flsntlsgo. The body wsl taken to tr t nearest police station nd rvrsnt'' citvered, while th family and frlenO of the deed officer were notified tM body later w removed to the Hot"! Algonquin, wheer Admiral Sonic made bis horn whlje In this cltrv, Bluejacket from the Brooklyn navv yard who had been summoned, fur nlshed an escort, their commando being Recruiting Officer C. ,M. t)o- (Ccnf'nned on Tajro rivc TRANSPOHTATIDN 0FU.5- Ovington Completing Ar rangements for Carry, ing Mail Across U. S, NO DATE ARRANGED WASHINGTON, Oct. l.Transpor tatlon of United State mall across the continent by aeroplane ovr an officially designated route by a P clai mall passenger appointed by Postmaster General Hitchcock 1 a tt that wtll be undertaken thia week. Ea.il L. Ovington, on of the avia tors woo achieve.! fame at th recent Nasnu, 1 I., men end Who wa de Hiiinireil b Mr. Hitchcock to carry the mails over a ar-tH route Between Long island aad Ner York city, 1 completing (reparation for the lost and pernors lest of transporting of ficial mall across the continent froi.t 1 Sew York to Id Acaeles in his air ship Postmaster din era! K Uchcock Is--: sued au order i nlay authorial ng Ov- ,1 ington to act a a mall carrier and directing the postmaster at New Yorii t to dispatch letters via the aeroplano : eoiitA firflfltllv this SDeeial ma'.I messongfr rout Is numbered "fitl, 001."" It Is the longest mail me aenger rout ever established, A special mall pouch-, has - been made for Ovington to carry and will contain tetter for Chicago deliver, as welt as for delivery in l-o Ancules. The aeroplane will carry a small sign bearing tho word 'Unfted States . ititi .. , ,v data for tha beginning of ; th ?"l?ht yet ha been announced but OvlDKton lias assured the. posroff'c department that he will start front Naur Yc-rk v.ihin a day or two, mm