V v v - .4 H - j il J THE;' A ,1, ft - ' ' . t, . v ! . 11 ... , V f 'i- SHEW 1 THE WEATHER SHOWERS . . VOL. XSOTL, NO. 355 v 4- )tecommendailon to This Ef- feet Virtually Made to Rail- road Commissioners DISCUSSION OVER COMMITTEE REPORT 'Express Business Should be Conducted as Department of Railroad Business" WASHINGTON, Oct 10. That the railways of the country take over tha express) eompaniira business was vir tually recommended today to the twenty-third annual convention of the NailonaJ Association of .Railroad Com missioners In session here by the committee on express rate and ex press service. There woo prolonged discussion of tjWe committee's report which was th-e only business before the convention today. - Consideration ot the report will continue tomor row. 'The express and railway cora panele," raid the report, "ane en gaged in performing a transportation service that one company could per form lust a effectively if not more so. The faot Is that the ratlways could probably assume the handling ot both the heavier commodHhes and the lighter packages at a lower cost and with greater satisfaction than the express companies to the public. Thali present organization is complete enough for this." Objections Made Objection to the adoption of the report was made beijause of the opin ion expressed .therein that the so called porta1 or ounce rates of ex press companies are dlscrlmtnatort, and should be either eliminated or ' raised. Other traffic it was claimed, had to bear ths loss of the ounce rate matter. R. Hudson Burr, of Florida, presi dent of the ejcvoclatton. In 'his annual address declared that the interstate commerce commission should have en tar red powers with ample authority to require t!hn most exacting super vision over the manufacture of pro ducts entering; Into the equipment of railroads. :,y.'sv..!t. "' ' -' -." ' - -"' . 'U Is appalling." he adds "to mote the great number of acldents which occur and which are attrlbued to defective equipment or defective rails." .1 Mr. Burr expressed ''his belief that (Continued on Page Four) IE PRESENT THEMSELVES TO PURE Must Define What Beer, Vinegar and Soft Drinks Should Compose 'DOPE IN DRINKS" WASHINGTON, Ort. 10. Ao ocder for the mmedlate consideration of the perplexing questions: "What is beer?" "What is vlne?ar?" and "What is a soft drink?" was pass ed this afternoon by the board of food and drug lnapwtion at a meet ing held In the office of D-r. Harvey W. Wiley, chef of the bureau of chemistry and chemical board. The three pure food problems -havtt been under consideration for nearly two years but members of fhe board have been unaMe to agree. The .retirement of Solicitor Geo. P. MrCa.be and the temporary absence of lr. F. I... Dunlap from the board leaves Dr. Wiley a.'d Dir. R. K. Ioollttle. the new member prepared to take Immediate action to settle the loiif? standing controversies. Vlneea-r was the first subject con sidered by the board. Ixcg hearings were recently held on the subject of pure beor; and hearings have been held on both the vinegar and soft drinks investigation It Is the con tention of Dr. Wiley that pure vinegar should be made only from cider, and that vinegars made from malt, sugar, molasses, wine and other Iri-aredierrts i should not be 'branded as pife vine gar. It Is understood that Ir. Ioo little, who is the "vlnejrar expert" of the department of agriculture, holds a similar view. Action against soft drinks sold at so Ma fountains -can apply only to the drinks aa.tfliey are shipped in Inter-, state commerce. The government policy power will, give Dr. Wiley the opportunity, how ever, to enforce his rulings In the city of Washington by confiscating impure drinks at the local soda fountains. Trie pure soft drink should -contain only a pure fruit exffrac,''sugar, spice and pure water," said Dr. Wiley. "If I had my way no other soft dunks would te permitted In the market. The health of children should not be endangered by the artificial sweeten ers, coloring " matter and flavors that are sometimes used end the public ' should be protected against -the caf feine and 'dope' that finds Its way In to many of the drinks." NATION TAKE OVER EXPRESSBUSiNESS N. C. REPUBLICANS ARE OUT LOOKING FOR A GOVERNOR Are Making Eyes at Hon. Thomas Settle And Are Talking About Local Option Plank as Bait For ... Votes. While the friends of each of the four candidates for the United States senatorshlp are busily engaged within the ranks of- the democracy, and while the last traces of opposition to the candidacy of Bon. Locke Craig for the governorship are fast disappear ing, the republicans of the state, and particularly of Western North Caro lina, are not Idle. "They also are be coming busy In the laying of wires and Che formation of plans against the coming of the next campaign, and judging from some of the plans as recently revealed they are going to try to make things as Interesting as possible. Down in -the Piedmont the members of the old guard are list ening to the siren call of the In surgents, and are apparently endeav oring; to plant a bomb In the way of a solid delegation to the next na tional convention from thla stat for President Taft. But up here they are Interested in things of more moment. . For Loral Option For instance, one of the leaders high In tjhe councils of the party in this section has intimated that the next state convention of the repub llcan party will declare outright in favor of local option. According to this gentleman, the Insertion .In the last state platform of- the section de voted to the exposition of the old doc trine of local self government , cost the party many votes, the section Jn question causing endless embarass ment all over the state, being too weak for the real adherents of local option and too strong for those who sincerely believe In prohibition. Now, according to the plans maturing, the party ' will go on record as being avowedly, in favor of local option, and take the long chance that this declar ation will win many'jiew votes from the iJIssatlafled ' in the other party. At least this is the talk, -but there'll be noshing doing In local option when the time comes. Want Hon, Thomas Settle , As the leading casdrdate on this proptiedi platform there tia been made- the nominal selection ef-Hoa. Thomas Settle. It will be readily re called that Mr. Settle was the lead ing interpreter In the last campaign of what was meant by local self gov ernment. With a platform admitting of but one interpretation, it Is ap parently felt that Mr. Settle could epeak to better effect, and so It Is NEGRO STRUNG TO POLE BT ONE FOOT UNO BODY RILED WITH BULLETS After Chase of 100 Miles, Sheriff is Overtaken and Overpowered NEAR GREENVILLE GREENVILLE, 8. C, Oct. 10. A long distance telephone message from Honea Path, 85 miles south of Green Mile, says that at 11:25 o'cock to night Willis Jackson, a 17-year-old ngro, who assaulted a 11-year-old white girl there this morning, was strung to a telephone pole by one foot and his body shot to pkces by a mob. Following one of the most sensa tional man ohases In the history of this section, extending over one hun dred miles, a mob overpowered the sheriff and his deputies six miles north of Orenville late this after noon and secured possession of the r.gro. After the commission of the crime the negro was takn Into eus today by officers and spirited to An derson by automobile. A mob fol lowed closely, but on arriving at An derson found that the negro had ben taken to Greenvlll-e. Then followed a 3 7-mlle race across country be tween an automobile bearing di'putlfi In charge of the negro slid a score of machines filled by the mob. Fearful lest the jail here would not with stand attack from a mob the priso ner was hurried toward Spartanburg, where there Is a more modern prison. ? machine bearing the negro and the deputies broke down after leaV Ing this city 'and the' party concealed themselves In the wood. On return ing to the city the chauffeur who drove . the. party wss selxed by mem bers of the mob snd forced to show them back to the spot where the r: gro was concealed. BCXI.ETS BOTXCEI OFF PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IP Tn a dispute at his horne. Hsnry Lewis, a negro, wns shot four times In the head at a ranre of less then five feet. The bullets flattened out artd dropped to the floor. Lewis wss taken to the Samaritan hospital, bust wns soon per mitted to return home. The man who shot him escaped. . ABBEVILLE, N. proposed to pit him against Hon. Locloe Craig for the governorship. It would be at least a merry war while It lasted, and rather an unique one. Two men from the same city aspiring to the same office, the high est within the gift of the people of the state, on opposite political plat- f forms, would make things more than unusually Interesting. There Is one drawback to the pro posed plan which probably has not yet been fully considered. Mr. Set tle Is now an assistant atorney gen eral of the United States, a position which pays him some live thousand a year, and necessitates his pres ence in New York for a portion of each year where he represents the government before the recently es-j tabllshed court of Commerce. Whether he would relinquish this lucrative po sition with the government for the purpose of leading a forlorn hope for his party back at home remains to be answered. When last seen In Ashevtlle he seemed exceedingly well satisfied with life In the great me tropolis. He has "made good," and no such crumbs have fallen since Mr. Settle caught a basketful. As to John Grant : Aside from this proposed fight for the governorship, nearer at home! there are also Interesting rumors. These are in connection-with the seat In the houoe of representatives from the tenth congressional district. The coming election will be a presidential one, and the tenth district - has in the past had a most unfortunate ha bit of flopping. In the last congres sional election Mr. Oudger won in s walk over the holder of the scat John O. Grant, of Hendbrsonvllle. Since March 4, last, when the old con gress expired and M,r. Grant was sue ceeded by Mr. Gudger, Mr. Grant has rceelved no recognition from a grate ful party still In full control of the greater portion of the M -ral gov ernment. Instead of landlr, a good lob for his past services, ha has for a time passed from publla view- and retired to the fastness Of his mountain home Id Henderson county. But he has not forgotten the glory of those two years spent in Washington, and mayhap he still remembers that In the passing of favors to the defeated, warriors he was conspicuously ne- (Continued on Pare Poor.) BOTH SIDES EVIDENTLY INTENT UPON PREPARING EOH LENGTHY STRUGGLE Preparations Being Made For Accommodating the Strike-Breakers BOTH SIDES PLEASED NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10. The strike situation In this city was un- i changed today. Both the railroad I and the striking employee of the Har I riman lines gave evidence of prepa 1 rations tor a long drawn-out strug ; gle. Extensive preparations for accom modating strikebreakers are being made by the Illinois Central officials..! On the other hand strikers are re ceiving financial aid frolm union men of crafts not affected. The first contribution to the strlk- ers today was 1200 from the local i street car men's union. QUIET AT M'COMB CITY M'COMB CITY, Miss., Oct. 10. The strike situation here Is quiet. The Incompetent men amons the tHir TOreakers In the Illinois Central shop have been weedtd out snd last night were furnished transportation to their homes. "We are well pleased with the situ ation." said Superintendent Hill of the Louisiana division of the Illinois Central. The strikers exprees them selves as being equally pleased with the outlook. PROBE TAKES NEW TURX CHICAGO. Oct. 10 John A. Pef fere of Aurora, former secretary of Former TJ. S. Senator Albert J. Hop kins, gave a new turn to the testi mony in te Lorimer investigation be fore the senate committee late today, when he named four men whom Jie saidhe suspected of Siting improp erly or corruptly for Senator Lorimer. Peffers began by naming Former S-rvator .Downing. "Did you have any suspicion at that time that Mr. . Downing voted corruptly?"- asked Attorney Hanecy. "tea. I did," replied the witness. "He was the sort of man that the Lorimer forces were sett! eg right along. He was drinking and was easily influenced." . ' - C, WEDJJEaMYMQnNISO, OCTOBER 11, 1911 k All Ready for the Tug-of-War. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINACFAIR : ; EXHIBITS BEYOND ANTltiPATIONS "it Despiu Rain-and'Shiih and Went Out Yesterday Regardless of, rem am! slush and notwithstanding, the postponement of the Western North Carolina- fair's formal opening , untl today, about fifteen hundred - eopl-, entered th grounds yesterday- v - , , If tola is a ori.terloa'-ot the Interest In the first annual event of th kind in this city, thousands. At people will witness the taumeroM exhibits and special attractions f before the wek ends. 'On account of the postpone ment ot the optnlng the fair wll -continue through, Saturday. - , According to the new arrangement the parade' whbsh' was" to have oc curred yesterday afternoon -,at 1:0 o'clock will fee given this morning at 0 .oJcldfiJi. i4 !Mef4isUaeM'A Gudger's opening address wil be de livered today at IS e'clock. The exhibits wre all' In place at the appointed hour, yesterday and to say that everyone was ifrprlsed at thels excellence Is but expressing a very conservative opinion. Every thing was above par and many who had seen other fairs did not hesitate to, say that very single exhibit was a credit to those In charge. Women Make Record Immediately upon entering River side park the women's department Is In evidence. The ladles, under the direction of Mrs. 8. E. 'Dilworth, have done themselves proud. Every imag inable design of fancy work has been entered and arranged In the most ad vantageous way. The individual exhibits are numer ous and varied, snd severs! Industries are adequately represented. Dr. A. E. Johnson has one of the old time hall clocks In evidence In by-gone days, but still ticking away the seconds as regulsrly as the most up-to-date time L MACON SATURDAY NIGHT Strung up With Rope and Body Riddled With Bul lets Admitted Crime MACON, Ga., Oct. ia. Advices re ceived today state that Andrew Chap man, a negro, taken from Bailiff W. T. Cowen and lynched by a mob of forty mantled men Saturday night, near Irwlnton, Wilkinson county, (la! The ngro had Just been bound over to the grand Jury on a charge of at tempted assault on a well known young white wom:m of Wilkinson county, who It Is stated Is prostrated as a result of shock. Deputy Cowen was escorting the ne gro to the county Jail when the mob overpowered him and took .the priso ner. Dragging the negro to a pine tree near Butler's bridge the Infuri ated men strung him up with a rope and riddled his !idy with bullets. The body remained hanging to the tree until Monday afternoon when the sheriff ordVred it removed. It Is stated that the negro admitted his guilt and expressed no regret for the alleged crime. SHO.WER& WASHINGTON, Oct 10. Forecast for North Carolina: Local rains Wednesday:. Thursday generaly fair, light to moderate northeast to east wK.ee. Postponement of Formal Opening Hundreds of People to View Display'Parade Thi$ Morning at 1 0.30. - Opening Address at 12 O'clock, , . . , , piece. There Is a very interesting col lection of old hooka, some ot,thra having seen the light' of day jn the sixteenth century. The fancy work Includes i many hundreds of .places, from the smallest and finest bitten burg la us to the most hendjm places of embroidery work, , Thtn there gre exquisite pieoes of china ware, -oopper and woodwork.' , , ' , f One especially Interesting article I a rug, worksd Into i. design tf a farm scent, Including the old oaken bucket, the trees and theflower garden, -t oa the rjght on enuring la a snow case full of i handiome silver pieces, . the exhibit or 'fiwrnr Jewiery company. Then- comes - the -unusually compre hensive exhibit Of tn-A1Tenltan3 Cot tage industries. Vo exhibit in the entire building is more varied than this one. Among the things shown are woodwork, woven work, baskets of - every shape and size, paintings, drawings, and arts and crafts designs, The BUtmore estate Industries are also well represented with a good col lection, the woodwork designs being especially fine. Convent Kxhlblt. St Gtneleve's convent,.as on ex hibit a varied collection of fancy work. Christ school Industries hus many articles of handiwork. The Ashevtlle 'Mica company and F. K. Hewitt, owner of the talc mines on the Murphy branch, have exhibits of their products. Ray's studio Is represented by nu merous pieces of photographic work, including enlargements and colored pictures. Miss Moore's art store Is represented by a display of knit and embroidery designs. Nichols Shoe Company presents an 1 unique Idea, nhowlng the style of I INFORMAL EXCHANGE OE Commercial Secretaries of Southern States Are Meet in in Me;yhis MF-MI'IilA Tcnn., Oct. 10,After , I hearing the annual address of prsl- dent M. H. Trxevant, of New Orleans. I and the disposal of routtix prellml- ; j nary to the oiKanlzatlon of- the con tention. Commercial 8-cretarif s of ' i the southern stntes devoted the first I day of th'lr annual meeting duy to : i in informal exehange of Ideus and e- ! perlencns. Tonight the deieKfites were i j entertained at a bnnnuet. The prln- j j clpal business sesHlons wll begin to- I ! morrow when officers will be elected I land the meeting ploee of nxt year j selei-ted. I Houston. Tex., and Pensacola, Fin., I are bidders for the next convention. ! James E. Warren. Industrial commls- , sloner nf th tuiHlnrss men's club of Memphis Is mervtloned lor the presl- , dency and Adolph Bolt, of Houston. , as secretary. Governor K. r. ''stnrne j ' of Michigan, was the first of the gov- i ernors to reply to Iht- telegrams sent i ti the rhlef executive of the different , sfntes by n commltt'-e of the a. South eonfernec which was In ses- , alon yesterdsy, Inviting the people of j the cnuntrv to "come south" In theirs travel. Oovernor Osborne endorsed i the movement. I Al.l.VX.tCI) KHOKTAGE WASHtXtiTON, Oct. 10 The nvy department has been noMfied by Rear: Admiral Thomas, commandant of the' PaeMc fleet of in. alleged nhtortaae, of j about 12000 In the accounts of Crns.! A. Gibhonal psvmaster's cbrk on the! battlcB'ilp Calif rria. The department; of J;;'ic? tai b-n ri'iie-d to locale and arrest C.'.bixjns. Gibbons a said.; to be a native of North Carolina and to have a wife fnd -chili In San! Francisco rh ' 1 ahoa wbm too"decades ago as com pared' with the more modern style. Some of the Individual exhibitors have- as many as thirty or more pieces exhibited and even -though the bull J ing I commodious, every inch ot space is occupied' xv ' ' " ' Then come m well equipped lunch Stand? where,, the, hint ijnan can be satisfied at city prices. , ; The pantry exhibit Is In' the build ing formerly occupied by the box-ball alleys and many a mouth watered as the beautiful jars oi jellies, preserves, Jams, pickled and canned goods greet ed 4he eyt. ' This department is be yond all anticipations of- those, in Charge, One , would nit think that such hlngs"otiuid-l)e so attractively arranged. 1 i " " ' Flfty-Kewra Varletlns. Mrs. R, E. Morgan, of Csndler, has over one hundred, varieties. Mrs. W, B, Taylor and Mrs. J. A. Lyerly come nx,t with ninety-five varieties; Mrs. W; C. MnConnel has sixty-eight and Mrs. Maggie Webb sixty-five. Msny others have well arranged displays. Mrs. Richard Gibson Is represented by a display of cakes, ' wines ' and a general assortment of toothsome vlanda - Mrs. L, F. Matthews has about fifty glasses of apple .Jelly ar ranged In a tasteful manner. The honey display of Dean' A Mowrey Is attractive. Mrs, R. R. Hoyes, Ma Weaver of Weavervllle and Mrs. Mor gan have some fine butter exhibited. The old skating rink has been con verted Into a structure for showing agricultural products besides a mis cellaneous exhibits. Just to the right on entering Is The Citlsen's booth, where subscriptions are taken. In ad- (Coatlnnexl on Pare Fonrl CALIFORNIA AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE SAN FIIANCIHCO, Ca,, Oct, 10. With returns from .little more than nne-fenth of the stal ri hafd the Indications at 9 o'clc.ck tonight were that California had refused to grant equal suffrage to. women, but had by an emphatic vote made the Inla tlve and referendum and the recall, the latter Including the judiciary, pert of Its ergnnlc law. Tw,nty-three proposed amendments to tin constitution of tiue rommon tvf.oi,H wrn vot1 on todnv. wmmmmmmmmm wmmm OCT. 'dm Hi Cat eat the ebnre ronpoa, with Ave ethers of eoaseeathre dates, sad j ' prewnt litem this o'fU, with the expense bonus smenat fcertta mS . eppoelta snjr mtflt f Dirtloaary seleHed (whleh euvers tbe Itccoa ot tn. , cost of pik-sIo. express froia tho fartorj, eharklDtr, elcrli biro and etha 7 ; twrcssary EXl'UNHt Itmu), and reeelxe your eliolro ef tbeae thro bosiut Vm.. mm tA I I.ike lilustratinfi in I W3STEH'S "" in Limp T kj r. a j, vii La.n, una piucb, yriiuvu vu uivik yaixr, wiiu reu CQKCS sp x -sind rorners rrinifii p ui-uiiunaui . , T Illusitrateid tlle general contents aiasUated snd over subjects I three-color plates, numerous subjects F valuable charts in two colors, snd the Z Present at this office six consecutive inunius ept ia Wis style ot I New SHaodavsl bir.dins which si ,ki wit.iiviiui psji icsiocr. UlnsUateel lb elve a eases sna S wnn sqnere enrm, si A A t L U-lt aVL. MMMMMIMMMIMMMHMHMMHHMMM. s 2 turks -mm IIP TRIPOLI UntlL Bands of Horsemen Recon noltorlng In. Vicinity of the v , ' Italian Outposts V , , jt (, ENGAGEMENT JJEPOftTED, V TURKS tOST HEAVILY w 'W 1 ", V ''I , t, ; " " ' Looks Now as, If Some Real k "Fighting Has Probably TaKen Place I TRtPOW, Oet, JO.-'The Turks ap patently ido ;not-jntsad 4o abanJoa . Tripoli to ' tha Italians without fr.' ther determined resistancse.v For- sev eral days bands ot horsemen f have been - reoonnolterlnit ' in tha vicinity , ot the Italian outposts, - Several times at night they hvs been discovered ty the searchlights of the warships, and then shells drove them back aiuln lata the hllla ' , n - '- i- A'.out 1 o'clock hls morning a force of about 1,000 Tira-kish troops with field guns was ; discovered adt . vsncing In two columns, with the ni dsnt Intention . -ofi'-rocspiuring th town.' -1 A large body of nutlwa innrcn ed with thw troop, and preneiiied a formidable artsy. Che Italian c.-'n-mander, however, had an lntlmntioi that Such an attempt would prunhly be made and his won v'r simply pi a pared, v The Italian guns were well place 1 snd the Turks were met with a he- . y artillery and rifle flee,' to which tin y ri'pllad with i equal eners It moonlight and the fleot turned I ,".(" searchlight on the contending forv i. When the engMemont w 1 et I i height the bauiitshljis 'and ri..,. t Joined -in with their smaller btirturl, -i. dJ acting the shells to cover the It -ii-lun' front and flank. : V. kVjr more than tin hour thn tl 1 - t on shore was continuous km n! t 1 o'clock It slsx'ksued and grsui. ceased, r , t . r-.Tha Turks retired, but In good or. der, although It Is reported that tn, Suffd heav'y lunacy. . -, Anovhei body of Turks trV-i t i i the Itslutna' tuu liurik. iat n i n out succeaa . The Italian .caeualtiet were slight The fleet pursue? the retreating . Turks with a hoavT shell five until sU o'clock .In the morning, AXOTHEIl EJfGAGESIET v, ROMB, Oct. lO.w-Thls semi-official , announcement was made this after noon: , 'The first contingent of tha amty oorps of occupation composed of Infanwy, artillery and.-one com- pany of engineers, left Naples on tha night of the fifth, Inetont, disembarked today at Tobruk. They established a post for defense after - which the treope re-emhairked." im-tW l Is presumed thate the foregoing means that after dlsenvcarklng la forces most of the troops again em , barked . Isavlnr a suffJclsnt garrison ' to protect that point while the other soldiers pirooeeded to other places. Aot cording to an undated dispatch print-y ei nere an Italian squaaron sneueai the fort at Tobruk soon afterward landing parties from the warships ad vancing to occupy the fortification were fired upon' but rushing forward. took possession of the smoking ruins. a In the absence of dates It i pre sumed that this Incident took place before the arrival of the troop ships as described In the preceding semi official snnouncsment . TORPKPO tAT8 HmPRISED LONDON, Oct 10, A dispatch to ft Ixmdon newe agency from Pera says that the Turkish torpedo boats Tokat, Hamld, Abed, Alpagut and . Antalla, while returning from the London sea, were surprised by an Italian squadron near Mytllene, October I. A smart engagement followed and three ot tha torpedo hosts wer severely, damssed.i m 11, 1911 artverti.iemenr elsewbere In this issm-l Leather, flexible, stamped la sold Z heaittifut. mtttmr tiirnl,l(, ItA.j,lAA v , r - as described elsewhere there are msp I Deautituliy uiustrated by tWCM V spaMBMSsMSB T by monotone, 16 late United Stater S8C Dictionary cuupaaa aod the T2C S2.C0 ? pl,io eta bind-1 sVIVIsVTUlsal tlVIW. Inn eVU mmmW Utatrmtc4l U the col- lEjqml I La. . 1.. J f 1 I " tm Ktmnw wrw wmotnmu. I jf a sVsw si M a -'' ' ' ' PRICE FTVK CENTS THET.IHLIUfl El Ml mmm i rm ; :-i M. ' ill , ! , II, ' HfiCriii N-tH 1,11 I