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Peering Into the Future.
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AGREE IN CASE OF
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i. ZEE R. M'REE
Chicago Widow Charged With
Murder of Policeman Dy
ing at Her Home
Practically no Resistance Of
fered. Few Shots Fired.
Little Disorder
Eight Jurors Stood Out For
Manslaughter and Four
Were For Acquittal
(Indicated by Interview With
Counsel For Defense What
Pastor's Plea Will be
III
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CHINESE SOLDIERS
UR0RSG0ULDNO
ARSENIC
HAVE
REVO
Ull
ON SOMEBODY ELSE
CAUSED HIS DEATH
TAKING
SHANGHAI
MR
WILL NOT ADVANCE
THEORY OF SUICIDE
Boston Minister Maintains In
nocence In Letter of Resig
nation to Chinch
t BOSTON, Nov. t. That some other
nan than hli client gave Avis Llnnell
the poison from which she died, was
the assertion today of John L. Lec, of
Lynchburg, Va., senior counsel for
!Rev. Clarence V. T. Rlchoson. pastor
of Immanuel Baptist church, Cam
bridge) who Is under Indlrtmont by
the grand Jury, charged with murder.
Before Mr. Lee left Boston for his
'home today, to clear up some busl
'tiesa'affalrs, he dlecussed the Llnnell
' murder briefly.
"Mr. Rloheson Is Innocent," he said.
"Of that I am convinced. My talks
i with him, my own observation of the
case and my conference with counsel
have opened up a way by which I
shall eventually free him." Beyond
saying that he hoped to accumulate
enough evidence to satisfy a' Jury of
- the guilt of another man, Mr. Lee
would not speak of the plans of the
defense.
The remarks of the attorney were
taken as indicating that the Jefense
would not advance the suicide tneory
to explain the girl's death.
Letter of Resignation.
The Stirst authentic protestation of
the Rev. Mr. Rlclieson's Innocence of
the murder of Miss Llnne'l was made
public today when the text of his let
ter resigning the pastorate of Im
manuel Baptist church was given out.
The letter, dated November 1, and
addressed to Charles F. Cummlngs.
clerk of the church, Is as follows:
Pear Si:. '
'V.f'I beg to herewith tender my T-
algnattott' paor. of Immanuel
church. Strong In the consciousness of
' my innocence and firmly persuade'
that God in His own good time will
lift this burden from me, I neverthe-
less feel that I should not oermlt the
shadow thrown across my life to
i darken the religious welfare of my
church end Its people, whom I love.
J, therefore deem It my duty o place
the ehurch In a position to select my
successor. With my heartfelt lhanKs
for the .many kindnesses shown me by
es-rh and all of the members of my
church, I am,
"Sincerely yours,
"CLARENCE V. T. RICHESON."
OF
EVERY AVA1UBLE BALE
OF G0TTJN1L SEPT. 1
President Watson Advances
Scheme for Holding up
Price of Cotton
LESS CULTIVATION
COLUMBIA, . C. Nov. 3. A6V
TOicattng the holding of every avail
able bale of cotton until September
1, 1912, If necessary for a price of
thirteen cents per pound, and the re
duction of acreage next year not to
exceed sixty per cent of the acrea
ble lands of the farmers, telegrams
were dispatched today from the of
fice of E. J. Watson, president of
the Southern Cotton congress to
each commissioner of agriculture, and
each state president of farmers' un-
Ions throughout the cotton belt, to(
effect an Immediate and beltwide re
tirement of cotton frm the market)
and follows an action taken by the
farmers' convention here last night.
In substance tihe iplan rails for
books of agreement to be opened ln
every county throughout the belt in
which farmers will be asked to sign
pledges to hold a stated number of
.bales of cotton until September 1.
or until a price of thirteen cents is
rkhed.
Farmer! art also asked to Pledge
themselves not to cultivate more than
sixty per cent of their lands ln cot
ton next year. An assessment of two
cents per bale Is called for from oot
ton growers to pay expenses of the
campaign.
DEMKXTIvU NEGRO KILLED.
DELHI. Fla.. Nov. . William Nix
on, a negro believed to ' have been
deranged, was riddled with pullers
and killed by a posse here today,
after be had fired upon his pursuers
from a house where he bad barri
caded himself. Nlxen had snot and
killed his mother and was trying to
WOMAN DECLINES TO
MAKE ANY STATEMENT
Bodies of Two Others Will be
Exhumed to See if She
Caused Their Deaths
CHICAGO. Nov. . MVs. Louise
Verrallya today was formally charged
with the murder a Week ago of Po
liceman Arthur Blssonette by poison
ing him with arsenic, following the
report of toxlcologists who had ex
amined the viscera of the dead room
er at the widow's house. Coroner
Hoffman announced that he will have
exhumed the bodies of at least two
of the other eight persons who have
died Ln her home during the past
eighteen years.
Prof. Walter' Haynes, Dr. Ralph W
Webster, and Dr. E. R. Lecount, re
ported to the coroner that they found
more than enough arsenic ln the liver
and other organs of Blssonette to
have caused his death.
Chief of Police McWeeny, who with
State's Attorney J. E. W. Weyman,
and several police officers.V had list
ened to the toxlcologists' report to
the coroner Immediately swore a war
rant for the woman, who had been
under close police survellance. She
had been ill with pneumonia and her
condition was such that Captain
Harding, the police officer ln charge
of the Investigation, agreed to await
service of warrant until tomorrow,
but added several men to the guard
watching the suspected woman.
Permit for Exhumation
Coroner Hoffmin likewise became
active and procured permits from re-;
latlves of former acquaintances of the
widow, whose deaths now have come
under suspicion, to exhume the ood
les for toxlctiloglcal examination.
There is a state law forbidding the use
of arsenio In eiabalmlng and the cor
oner announced that if the poison
was found la (.he bodies dug up, the
undertaker would be asked for certi
ficate shewln-f "whether iha laW was
disobeyed, and if It was not. an ef
fort would be made to connect the
widow with the administering of the
poison.
Detectives will search for further
light on the eight deaths which pre
ceded the demise of Blssonette, while
the decedents were living at Mrs. Ver
mllya's home.
Just what bodies will be exhumed
Coroner Hoffman declined to say. It
was lntlmsted, however, one of them
would be that of Conductor Richard
T. Smith, boasting of his having lived
(Continued on Pace Three)
DISAPPEARANCE OF ill
Robbery Occurred Week
Ago But Inspectors Kept
the Matter Secret
CLERKS SUSPECTED
LYNCHBURG, Va., Nov. 4. While
It is impossible to secure official in
formation relative to the robbery, it
was learned her today that a regis
tered package disappeared from the
United States mail hare some time
last Friday . night, and postal Inspec
tors are now desperately hunting for
the $20,000 contained In the pack
age. It Is understood the missing mo
ney was consigned by a Bluefleld, W.
Va., bank to a correspondent in New
York city, so the name of the shipper
or the consignee were not divulged
The Inspectors were enabled to hush
the matter up until this morning, and
when It became known a still further
effort was made to surpress publica
tion of the story-
From unofficial sources it is said
the package came to Lynchburg last
Friday 'night on the Norfolk and
Western and wes delivered to the lo
cal transfer clerk, who ln turn de
livered It to a clerk on train No. !8.
on the Southern, that nlg-tit, bound for
Washington. Soon after the clerk left
Lynchburg, It is understood, he re
ported by telegraph that the package
had been tampered with and the pouch
was short either one or two pack
age containing $20,000. This clerk
Is said to have signed for the pouch
on a way-bill made up by th Nor
folk and western clerk, efter which,
it Is claimed, he reported the self
registering lock showed the pouch
had been opened, for the locked
showed, ho claims, one number higher
than on the receipt he signed before
leaving Lynchburg. It Is understood
that the matter lies between the two
postal clerks and the leal transfer
though It is claimed here that the lo
cal transfer people are not under sus
picion. The pouch did not pas
Uu-ousfe Mi Lvnchburg post olf
ALL THE SHOPS WERE
CLOSED LAST NIGHT
This Action on Part of Rebels
Expected. People Warned
Against Disorder
SHANGHAI, Nov. . Exceptor
the foreign concessions Shanghai to
night ti entirely in the hands of the
revolutionists who csptured the city
late this afternoon. There was prac
tically no resistance, only a few shots
being fired. All the Chinese soldier
have Joined the rebels and police
men and firemen apparently are
sympathising with them, for they are
wearing white badges on their arms.
After taking over the arsenal, the
rebels burned the Taotal's yamenln
the native city.
The Associated Press correwsadont
this afternoon covered the erffire out
lying section of Shanghai, but did not
discover a single Instance of disor
der. Even In the native city, complete
order prevailed. Every courtesy is
shown foreigner The soldiers, potu,
and firemen are continuing on duty.
Shops are closed tonight.
While the action of the rebels was
expected, the movement was mede
quickly. Following a slight disturb
ance in the northern section of t
city, notices were posted throughout
the native city announcing that "the
military government of China" has
taken over Shanghai. It varned the
populace against disorder.
The arsenal where recently there
has been the greatest activity prepar
atory to assisting the uprlver fors
and providing ammunition for Ad
miral Sah was called upon to surren
der by the revolutionaries. The offi
cials quietly disappeared, hut a few
other officials continued to hold It
without, however, any show of force.
A few shots were fired but tne re
olutionries warned the officials re
maining that they Intended lo take
the arsenal ven they Jva to fight
for it. None of 'theiri seemed willing
to test the strength of th rebels ln
combat and quietly evacuated.
It Is understood that the reason for
the revolutionaries taking Shanghai
today was that two vessels hsd been
lorded during the last two days with
ammunition for Admiral Sah.
Surrender Demanded.
Quickly demanding the surrender
of the arsenal, came an attempt to
cut the wires of the Nanking Bnalg
hal Railway, which was frustrated
personally by A. W. U. Pope, general
manager of the company. Mr. Pop
(OonUnned on Page Three)
ATROCITIES OF ITALIANS
VIVIDLY DESCRIBED BY
Expresses Admiration for
Bravery and Fortitude of
Turks and Arabs
UNHEARD OF CRIMES
LONDON, Nov. J. Th agitation
against alleged atrocities by Italians
In Tripoli which has sprung up in
the British press, and Is supported
by a few members of the house of
commons, since uncensored reports
arrived here from English newspaper
correspondents concerning occur
rences In Tripoli, received fresh Im
petus tonight through a telegram re
ceived by a newspaper agency from
Herbert Montagu,, a second lieutenant
0 fthe fifth fusiliers. Lieutenant Mon
tagu telegraphed from Soukelyhomo,
by way of Dehlbat, on the frontier
of Tunis as follows:
"I feel It my duty to send you th
following telegram and I beg you to
publish 't throughout England. I am
an English officer.
"As yeu know already about-th
ferocious resistance which the Turks
and Arabs are offering the Italians,
1 will only express my admiration
for their bravery and fortitude, which
would warm the heart of any Eng
lishman or of any true soldier in th
world.
"Imagine my feeling when, en en
tering and driving the Italian out
of Arab houses which they had forti
fied, we discovered the bodies of some
120 women and children with their
hands and feet bound, mutilated,
pierced and torn. Later on at (th
name of the town was lost ln trans
mission) we found a mosque filled
with bodies of women and children,
mutilated almost' beyond recognition.
I could not count them, but there
must have been three or four hun
dred. "In this European war .r such
crimes to be committed ? ' I myself
have seen It, so I know.
"Even now w are getting news of
(Continued ot Face Three)
TAFTS CONGRESSIONAL MESSAGE
WILL DEAL WITH VITAL QUESTIONS
"Trust" Question and Peace Treaties May Receive Greatest Share of Attention.
Second-Class Postage Rates, Tariff. Conservation Will Not be For
I gottenAfter all President Will Cast Vote Tuesday.
HOT SPRING Va., Nov. 3. Pres
ident Taft Will gjt a vote at the Cin
cinnati and Hamilton county elections
after all. Fortsio weeks there had
been doubt ' to whether he would
have an opportunity to cast a ballot
In hi horn Cltyi nex Tuesday.
Th president jwnt hi registration
papers to Cincinnati too late and the
election board decided he could not
vote unless h appeared in person be
fore next Monday night and swore
that he was a ntiallfled elector. Mr.
Taft had Intended leaving Hot Sprints
Monday night, arriving In Cincinnati
early leetion dajr, but today he
changed hi plan. A a result he will
leave her Sunday night, mak the
necessary affidavit befor th election
'hoardiMondajgivrepawid"!;
luesaay to register is preference nor
the titular head of the republican
psrtv, but as citizen of Ohio.
Mr. Taft arrived at Hot Springs
esrly today. Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen
Taft arrived here fiv days ego nnj
met him at the station, and he had
breakfast with them tor the first time
In ten weeks.
Data for Message.
With the arrival ln Hot Springs
probably tomorrow of Secretary Hll-
ls.Mr. Taft will have data which he
t9nteim in ,t a In tit 1tA annual
messsage to congress. Mr. Hllles left
the president at Washington last
night. Intending to secure Information
from the department for Incorpora
RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS
WILL NOT BE DISTURBED
Proposed Employers' Lia
bility Legislation Will
Not Affected Them
WASHINGTON. Nov. i. Railroad
employs relief associations will not be
disturbed by the proposed employers'
liability legislation to be suhmltted
to congress this winter by th con
gressional committee on employers'
liability. A number of roads that
have their own relief associations
were anxious to know just what con
gress thought of them and today rep
resentatives of the Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia & Reading. Chicago,
Burlington ft Qulncy, Baltimore &
Ohio, and the Atlantic Coast Line, met
with Senator Sutherland, chairman of
the committee, who told them that
th proposed legislation would not
Interfere with the Toads' individual
plans, If, after Investigation, they
were found to bo satisfactory,
Th railroads Interested have re
lief association liabilities amounting
to 1200,000,000 and these associations
have been in operation on some of
the railroads for twenty-five years.
The rallroada felt If congress enact
ed such legislation that their own
associations would be compelled to
discontinue and liquidate, resulting in
hardship not only for the railroad,
but for the employe as well.
The question will be considered fur
ther at a hearing befor the full con
gressional commltte Monday.
CL0rjDY
WASHINGTON, No. I. Forecast:
North Carolina: eloudy Saturday and
Sunday; Moderate northeast wind. -
tlon In the message which friends of
Mr. Taft believe will b the most im
portant he ha had to .write, .A, ao
tuul start upon it may be made at
Cincinnati Monday, but th ' final
draft will be made, of course, in
Washington after Mr. Taft return.
November 11. . . . .
According to persons close to th
president some of the Important
questions to which he will call th
attention of congress, are the. tariff
the trusts, second class postage rates,
stock wa'ering, and over-capitalisation,
conservation, currency , reform
and navy reorganisation. Th peace
treaties for. which th 'president
spoken often on th trip , west,; will
not be referred to in th in ft
1 w,tic ts4ne-Hy nrr ftowXmommehdatldn a "Iho cumrais-
oeror in senate, a special , mas
sage to that body atone Is believed to
be in prospect later.
The president's vHws on tariff re
vision have been explained frequently,
lie has prnmlaod revision of the wool
and cotton schedules of the present
tii Iff, so far as he can bring It about,
If the tariff board so recommends
after Its Investigation of th wool and
cotton industries. The board's report
It became known todsy. will be placed
In the president's hands shortly.
For Sherman Law.
His Pittsburg speech showed that
the president wss opposed to amend
ment of th Sherman anti-trust law
and indicated also that he did not be-
ANOTHER DAT IN WHICH
McNamara Trial Adjourned
Until Monday, After Day
of Tedious Detail
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Nov. I.
Through a variety of details th Mc
Namara trial yawned Its way toduy
and adjourned until Monday, with the
status quo unchanged, eleven tales
men passed for cause and one sill)
needed before peremptory challenge
can be exercised by either side.
James B. McNamara on trial on
indictment for fatalities resulting
from the explosion of the Los Angeles
times, a year ago, was hlmelf an in
different auditor.
Practically (he entire day's session
was sccepted with deu'rnili n the el
igibility of Talesman . V. Ulenklron,
who was challengad by the state for
cause.
With the venires of 205 tnlaamen
thus far exhausted. Judge linrdweli
ordered another venire of forty und
will hear preliminary excuse tomor
row. 'urloly enough, Harry Cnand
le, son-in-law of General Harrison
Gray Otis, proprietor of the Los An
gclos Times, and himself the vice
president of the Times Company, ap
pears upon the latest venire.
COMBINE OF 5-10 CENT STORES
NEW YORK, Nov. . F. W. Wool
worth announced today that a new
corporation Is about to be formed un
der the name of "F. W. Woolworth
company," to take over the business
conducted In various cities under the
corporste Arm names of F. W. Wool
worth and company, R. H. Knox and
company, F. M. Kirby and company,
E. P Charlton and company, C. 8.
Woolworth. W. H. Moore, and W. H.
sVnre and Son, and also a controlling
Interest of the English business of F.
W. Woolworth and company, ltd.
This new company will own and
control over six hundred five and ten
cen stores'doing business In all parts
of the United States and Canada and
England. The capitalization of the
new company Is to be tit. 000.000 sev
en per cent preferred -stock, and 150.
600,000 common stock.
llev it should b repealed and It la
understood th tnsag will discus
the "trust question" at length, lit was
aid the president again will offr to
congress hi , federal incorporation
bill, drawn up by Attorney Uoneral
Wlokersham and unrefrrd to.
th report of th commission in
veitlgnting second class postage rat,
of which Buprem Court Justice
Hughes Is chairman, and that of th
railroad securities commission, Inves
tigating stock watering and over
capitalisation of which President
liadley, of Yale. 1 chairman, will be
at th president' disposal within a
few day, and it is practically certain
that h will pas on to, congress such
Ion may mak.
Ill trip west and th trip of se
retary of the Interior Fisher to
Alaska, are counted on to mak con
servation of th publlo domain and of
Alaska topics to be discussed freely
In this message. Navy reorganisation
and currency reform will b given at
tention as wall, and It I possible that
other subject will b dwelt with.
The president lost'llttl tlm get
ting out on th golf link today. Mrs.
Taft, who ha been taking lOng walks
since hr arrival her, went around
with him and welcomed th play,
Forty-seven day on th road, It was
quickly apparent, had not Improved
the president's play,
EXPECT PITCHED BATTLE
WHEN STILL IS RAIDED
:
Seventeen ' Deaths in as
Many Months Occur Near
Birmingham i:.;
BIRMINGHAM. Al., Nov. I.
United forces of th United State
marshal' offlo and the sheriff's
office tonight ar preparing for a
raid early tomorrow on a moonshln
Ing still near here, where six whit
men and eleven negroes have met
death In th past eighteen months.
Six of the ngroe have been killed
since last Saturday. It developed to
day that the still has been the real
source of alt. the trouble In th
neighborhood. Tt is stated there t a
standmg challenge that, no one shsll
cms a certain line near the plant and
t net it has Deen tn denance or this
that seventeen men have been slain
In almost ss many months. The last
two white men killed In this section
were H. L. Broom, and L. B. Evans,
shout two months ago. Today Is the
first time since last Friday which
there has not been a negro killed.
The moonshlnlng outfit is said to
be located in ' almost fhScnessibl
plare and has defied the federal au
thorities for several years. A pitched
battle Is expected when the nfucel
sttmempt to make the seizure.
BANK IDIKPOKKS OF HOLDINGS
NEW YORK, Nov. t. It was stat
ed today In well Informed quarters
that Interests connected with the Na
tional City Bank are disposing of their
holdings of shares in other financial
Institutions throughout th " country.
These holdings ara believed to ag
gregate from fifty thousand to six
ty thousand shares, valued' at mil
lions of dollars and probably include
several 'foreign banks, a well a a
number of institutions.
It 1 understood that this step Is
being taken by National City Bank
Interests to overcome further oppo
sition on the part of th -national
government, In connection with ' th
organization , of the "National City
Company" a holding of securities
corporation, recently formed, with
a xapItaTof " 110,000,000, wWchwa
derived front, a cash dividend declared
by th JftlonaJ CUf '
ONE WAS FOR MURDER .
ON THE FIRST BALLOT
Prosecution Wanted New Trial
at Once. Defense Agreed, v
But Judge Didn't
OPELOU8A. La., Nov. .- mil- '
trial was recorded In th proceedings
against Mrs. Hung ' McK, j
charged with th murder of ' jflian'
Garland In her home, September I)
when th Jury after haVlut dllb
ated on th case from 11:11 p. -m.,
yestee-lay, reported at nln this
morning that ther was no possible
Ity of agrselng on verdict. Eight I. I
vored a verdict of manslaughter, and'
four wer for acquittal, -'V ' v
Immediately after th report of th
Jury, th prosecution asked that th
case be set for a r-harmg pxtj
Monday, but Judg Pavy announce i
Uiat this would b Impossible,
Tomorrow morning; a formal mo
tion to fix a dat for th hearing
propsbly will be presented . to tn
court by Acting District Attorney Du
blsson, and at th gam Urn It 1
expected that a motion by th d.,
fens to grant Mrs. MoRs ball will;
be argued. T, H. Lewis, counsl-ln-i
chief for Mr. McRe. stated that th
defsns would not oppose an aarly
trial. 1 V
On th first ballot of (h dHbr.
tlon of th Jury, according to For-,
man Hidalgo, ther was on vot for
murder In th first degree, rhrs for
scqulttal, and eight for manslmwh
ter. On th next and each succeeding
u-miwi nm juiur iv is.u J v lavvreti;
murder In th first degre voted for
manslaughter, and th on who had)
voted fflr manslaughtsr changed for'
acquittal, . ., ' ,1
Woman Disappointed,
Mr, McRe expressed dUi. k
ment at th result of th trial. '. i.e
prosecution was also disappointed ssj
counsel had expected, a cuiaU.
lthsr of murder or manslaughter.' . )
' Th killing of Allan Garland, aged
twenty-three, member of a promt
nsint south Louisiana family, )?y Mrs.
Ze Rang McRe, aged ithlrty-alx,
mother of four children, and wif oft
a well-known railroad official, at-'
tracted Intsns Interest.
Oarland was shot thrs time III
th back by Mrs, McRee, In th bed-f
room of her horn in OpeSous, on.
th morning of September II, 1111.
Ther war no y mimes to th
hooting.
Counsel for th prosecution . pr
sented as a motlv for th killing th
alleged intimacy between th d-j
eeased and th defendant, and, th al-
leged desire of Mr. McRe to pr-f
vent kr husband from bTklnlng this
information. j
Mr, McRs testified that gh kllt-i
ed Oarland In defsns of her honor,!
asserting that ih fsarsd h would do.
her tfodllf harm, '' '. :'. v
Th trial opened October ft. Four ;
days wer consumed In selecting '
Jury arJ! four In 1 taking testimony.;
On day and a half was Uksn op tn
argument of counsel. Th Jury delib
erated twenty-four hour and - fifty;
mlutea, after which a mistrial was or
dered, It being th belief of th Jury,
that an ' agreement could not b
reached a to a verdict, :
i'II
BY THE LATEST REPORTS
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River Reported Absolutely
Impassable Above Han-, J
kow by Bishop Lewis
MISSIONARIES SAFE.
OKLAHOMA CITT, Okl Nov. .
There ts nn improvement ln rondl-i
tlon In China; was th word received,
by cable today "by Bishop W. 8. Lw-j
is. of Foo Chow, China, who I bar
attending th meeting of th Metho-!
dlRi bishops from hi colteagu left '
bend in China. This message state,
that all th country along th Vang
Tse valley Is practically closed on
account of th war, and that th tiv-l
er Is absolutely Impassable abov
Hankow. The missionaries, accord
ing to th cablegram, ar all saf,;
but ar gathering Into , th treaty
ports, not on account of danger front
th organised armies, but from ih.
looters who follow In th wak of'
Bishop Lewis, who mad hi report to v
th board of bishops Friday In regard
whatever of th ultimata success of
th revolutionist.
'Ther can be no other result of
th present war," said ha, "although .
It la Impossible to tell Just when
th fighting w)tl end. The M.incha
government ha already conceded
much that It Is practically settled thai
th Manohu dynasty I son,.