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THE ASHEMLLE CITIZEN. THE WEATHER SHOWERS Circulation Daily Over 8,000 yoL. xxvm., no. is ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MORXIXG, NOVEMBER 6, 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTO DOCTOR WOULDN'T SAY POSITIVELY Mindful of frequent Relapses of One of Mrs. Vermllya's Alleged Victims NEVER OUT OF SIGHT OF ONE OF THE GUARDS Everything Has Been Careful ly "Examined Which Could Conceal Any Folson CHICAGO, Nov. 6. Mrs. Louise Vrmllya, accused of the murder by poison, of Policeman Arthur Biuon tte, and under Investigation in con nectlon with the successive deaths of eight other persons, today was pro nounced probably recovering after her attempt to end her own life by poison yesterday. Energetic methods to counteract the effects of arsenic which Mrs. Vermllya cunningly contrived to mingle with her food in the presence of her guards, probably will be successful, her physicians say. Since the attempt at suicide, Mrs. Vermllya has not been out of sight of one or more of the guards, and every article she touches la first examined either by a detective or a trained nurse. Though In a condition bordering on nervous collapse, the accused woman was pronounced In fair physical condl tlon tonight. Mindful, however, of the frequent relapses of her alleged victim, Blssonette, ending in the man's death. Dr. Van Arsdale, who Is in charge of the case, and who also at tended Blssonette, refused to say posi tively that she would recover. Never Out of Sight ' A guard of detectives and uniform ed police with a police matron and several, trained nurses, are watching over Mrs. Vermllya,- and night or day, she Is never out of the vicinity of at least one pair of eyes. The . woman's bed and bedclothes, her sleeping garments,- her hair and everything else about her that could conceal poison, have been examined. The polio are aroused and are deter mined that the woman .. shall ' stand trial on the charge of murdering their comrade. Since learning that they had been seasoning their food with pepper from a tin can that stood beside a similar can filled with enough poison to cause the deaths of a hundred men, the police guards and matrons have had no food prepared on the-Vermll ya premises. The meals of the watch era are cooked a, a nearby restaurant and in the presence of a policeman and brought In by a waiter under guard. L ALL OVER THE COUflTBY ASSEMBLE IN ATLANTA American Federation of La bor Holds its Thirteenth Annual Convention LARGE ATTENDANCE ATLANTA Oa., Nov. Nov. 6. La bor leaders from all over the "United, States already are assembling in At lanta for the thirteenth annual con vention of the American Federation of Labor, which opens Its sessions here a week from tomorrow. The at tendance Is expected to be the larg est In the history of the federation. .The entertainment of the federation hse been undertaken wholly by the members of the local labor unions. While the convention proper does not organize until November 15, sev eral of the sections will get down to business the latter part of this week. The metal trades department will convene on November I. James L. Lynch, president of the International Typographical Union, together with other members of the executive council of that body, will arrive tomorrow morning and for the time being make Atlanta, the head quarters of the typographical union. Samuel Compere, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Secretary Frank Morrison will arrive several days In advance of the open ing of the convention to complete the details of the program for the two weeks' tension. After the adjournment of the fed eration, the building trades session will convene for a two week's meet ing. LOOK WHAT HITS MISSED LUDLOW, Mass., Nov. I. A fund established by Charles D. Rood a wealthy resident, to encourage good habits among the young man of this, town, tias just been drawn upon to d award Howard U. Bennett of Lud loy Center,' who has never used a .profane word, never smoked or ethew d tobacco, neved touched drop of liquor and never kissed a girl out.' aid Ms own family. Bennett's reward was a gold watch uifafily inscribed which was present-1 , fl oa ma twetr SHE WILL RECOVER INTERVENTION OF AMERICA ASKED BY TURKISH Alleged Barbarities of Italians Upon Women and Children Protested Against and U. S. Asked to Take Steps Toward Stopping Them WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. The "so called barbarities" in Tripoli have been brought to the attention of the American government In such form that some declaration of the position of the state department in the matter now is expected. The subject wa broached first in the course of a ver bal statement by the Turkish ambas sador to Acting Seoretary Adee, and later in the day in the shape of a letter. In each case the ambassador, who declared he was acting by express cabled Instructions from his govern ment, described In detail th acta attributed to the Italian troops and protested In the name of humanity Nigatnst the alleged narDariues wnici fed upon the helpless women and children, and non-combatants, by the Infuriated Italian soldiery. By order of his, government, the ambassador appealed to th United States to exert Itself to put a stop to practices that, he declared, were In plain violation of th rules of war fare, and in contravention of the Hague convention, to which the United States and Italy are parties. Acting Secretary Adee promised to submit the. protest to Secretary Knox, who, at present, is absent from Wash ington. ' Th ambassador's not was based upon a cablegram from the Turkish minister for foreign affairs, In which, after reciting the alleged "wholesale execution of a great number of in habitants of Tripoli, perpetrated daily 'by the Italian military authorities," concludes as follows: Protest Made "I beg to protest In the most ener getic manner to the government to which you are accredited for such crimes against humanity oommltted by the Italians, the sad spectacle of which offers a striking contrast with the efforts, crowned with success, and admitted .by. the .Italians themselves. that our authorities In Tripoli and REMARKABLE DEGREE IT T OF U.S. BY Ex-President Roosevelt De nounced as "Soul of Con spiracy" on Isthmus TEXT OF DECREE NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8. An In- teres Ung chapter In th controversy which grew out of th acquisition by .the United States of th canal sone contained In an official document of th Colombian government, a eopy of which was received her yesterday. In an official decree designed to In still Into the youth of Colombia I bitter hatred of th United States and Panama through public Instruction. Jorge Wills Pradtlla, a director gen eral of public lnstruotlan of th d partmant of Boyaoa, declares that former President Roosevelt "was th soul of th conspiracy" whloh result d in wresting Panama from the par ent republic The decree gives th language in whloh the history of th Panama" re bellion shall be taught in all public schools and college of the depart ment. After giving the names of the leaders of the rebellion all whom. It Is declared, were "suborned by Tan- kee gold," the decreed history con tinues: In the preparation and realisation of their criminal Intent, they were ef ficiently aided by adventurers of the worst' stripe, such as Manuel Amad- er Cuerrro. a native of the city of Cartagena; "Frederick Boyd, an Amer ican, and the Frenchman, Felipe Buneau Varilla, for whom the opera tion of the sale of the oanal enter prise to the United States had to pro duce filthy lucre and the Colombians, Est oban Huertas and Ruben J. Varon, obscure. Ignorant and mercenary sol di era Roosevelt OileY dDnaptratar 'The United Statea, whose presi dent, Theodore Roosevelt, wss the soul of the conspiracy, hastened to recognize th psaudo republic ef Pan ama and to snatch the sone for the canal, giving to the traitors the sums agreed upon. Availing Itself of Its in fluence It followed that rsny Euro pean and American states equally recognized the Republic of Ptrsima: and, abusing Its material power and violating the public faith, pledged in solemn treaties, as that celebrated by new Canada in 18i. by which It bound Itself forever to maintain the sovereignty of Colombia upon the Isthmus of Panama In exchange for Invaluable concessions, prevented th Colombian nation from submitting to fore those traitor with whom th! United State has committed ene of j tn greatest acts of perfidy, violence j and rapacity registered in th aa I f Uo natlona" ' MINISTER Benghazi, have not ceased to display in order to safeguard the lives and property at the Italians ss well as other Europeans, and, that under the very fir of the enemy and in the midst of ft justly Indignant and over excited population." Formal Demand for Intervention Supplementing this cablegram? came another from the Turkish office later in the day, which also was trans mitted to the state department. This is regarded as of great Importance because it formally demands Interven tion by the United States. It reads as follows: "The Italian atrocities In Tripoli be ing confirmed officially, and from ev ery quarter, I beg your excellency to reiterate the representations present ed in my preceding telegram, and to Insist upon the necessity of a prompt and efficacious Intervention In order to put an end Immediately to these Inhuman proceedings." REIGN OF TERROR MALTA, Nov. 5. Steamer passen gers arriving from Tripoli describe the situation there as a reign of terror. Strong military patrols are continu ally conducting rigorous house to house searches, and on the smallest pretense summary punishment Is meted out. Msny victims have been shot In their own houses. In the absence of any attempt to discriminate between friend and foe, many foreigners have taken refuge in their respective con sulates. An order forbidding any one to be out before d o'clock in the morning or after 8 o'clock In the evening, has been strictly enforced. The Italian soldiers appear to have unlimited power, and, the passengers say, were shooting down man, woman and child, who disobeyed the order. The passengers also confirm the stories of th brutality displayed by th Ital lacs In their treatment of the Arabs. UNITED STATES LEADS ALL OTHER COUNTRIES Enormous Total of Over Two Billion Gallons is Shown in Report 'SMALL" PER CAPITA WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. Consum ing more beer In the aggregate than any other country In the world, the United States leads all nations In the total consumption of malt liquors, wine, and distilled spirits with the enormous total of 2.046,100,000 gal lon, the department of commerce and' labor announced today. The per capita consumption of beer in the United States was only 2009 gallons la 1 10 while In Bellgtum it is 6E.1 gallons. In the United Kingdom 31.44 gallons, and In Germany 14.47 gal lons. Germany was second In total consumption of beer and th United Kingdom third. In th consumption of wines, Fraoo leads with !.! gallons per capita, ollowed by Italy with 11.17 gallons, and Portugal with 17. St gal lon. The per capita consumption In th TJnKed Statea is only about two thirds of a gallon. In distilled spirits Denmark leads, with the consumption of 1.17 gallons per capital, Hungary second wMh 2.11 gallons, and the Netherlands third with 1.14 gallon. The United States per capita consumption is 1:45. DR. Wn,EY ON VINEGAR ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 6. Dr. H. W. Wiley, chairman of the board of food and drug inspection, has written- to local manufacturers giv ing the decision of the board as to what Is elder vinegar. Hp says that the board agrees that their objection to oppressing pomaces, msny times desired without dissolution of water so long as that pomace does not be- come heated or decomposed. "The board has also rea-hed a con clusion." says Dr. Wiley, "that vin egar made from dried apples, chops, skins and cores Is not entitled to be called cider vinegar, butfmust be lab-lied in some manner to plainly show its source: and where water, is added to cider vinegar the label must show this fact." KILLS SELF BEFORE MARRIAGE ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Nov. . Four days before he was to have been mar ried to Miss Hazel Hurley, of Hurley. Emery Ball hanged himself last night In a barn. Three months ago th young man'sTather gave him 110,000 and told him in make aanA PaII In. vested In nni.t eurtn.n h.w th price of. which Ht him almost penniless. In an effort to recover, he lost wthin h wnf iiai... hi rdlt, " "When i CONCESSIONS FROM THRONE WILL AVAIL WHILE MANCHUS ARE IN POWER t Reports Nupnerous of Defection or Capture of Many Chinese Cities by Revolutionists -Subscriptions Pouring in for Revolutionary Causes ) Abdiation of Emperor Demanded by Rebels SHANGHAI, ! Nov. 5. The first night af r ti Capitulation of Che city to the revolutionists passed un eventfully. Perfect order was main tained In Shanghai and the outlying district, which Constitutes a remark able feature ofjs the movement. LI Ping Su 1 thr responsible head of the new administration in the native city and suburbsiand Is how engaged ! completing his .organization. He lnforrrtid, the correspondent that he recognizes only IB "republic of Han" and would guarantee order. The only disorderly elements, he said, now in China, wtOi ssstetalrrrl'tlr' twiriounngtf Btiantf. supporters and ' th Manchu troops, who would never again be permitted to control. There IR reason to believe tlhat the revolutionary sentiment throughout the south strongly favors the uncon ditional abdication of the emperor and the establishment of an entirely new regime. Yuan Shi Kal will be repudiated If he adheres to the Man ctius. He mlght become the hjrad of the government and receive universal support If he separated himself from his former alliancfi. There is, how ever, a growing suspicion and dis trust of Yuan 8hl Kal. Plans for Republic Th present plans for a republic; include complete control of the Yang Klang and Puklen gentry .today stlg Tse Kfartg. Admiral Sah Is now rr!p- matlred the national ansembly as not pled and cut off from Tils base. The ; representing the country. The re vol u levolutionary leaders are 'determined Honary proclamations abolish th to avoid bloode:id and secure the Llkln and land taxes, the maritime SEVERAL STATES HOLD T State Tickets Will be Elect ed in Maryland, Kentucky and New Mexico Elections will ba field In several states tomorrow, but the result In Massachusetts will probably be await ed with the most general Interest, air the campaign there tiaa Che most clearly defined Issue. The Bay State republicans have mad the tariff an Issue In an attempt to defeat the re election of Governor Eugene N. Foss. State tickets win also be elected in Mary lan J, Kentucky and New Mexleo, but In none of these states has promlot national lasue been 1 brought out. New Mexico 11 choose Its first governor. A m;iltltade of candidate i will rtv. the elertnr. r k ..... an unusual variety to choos from tomorrow. California wll) have a women cnane to vote, except In fian Fran- cl,co. wnere thoy were unable to register In time for election afi-r me passage of the equal ufTra amendment, other states have elec tions of more or less Jmportanca. j. WASHINGTON. Nov. . Forecast: North Carolina: Rain Monday and probably . Tunay; moderate wind., , . 6HOWER& the Frost is on the peaceful capitulation of the Manchu troops In the various southern towns, Huang Sing, the revolutionary leader In th Yang Tae delta, arrive la th native city of Shanghai yesterday toy motor car, Today he was 'engaged with other chiefs In a conference. Late last nlgftit th rebels succeed ed in. satisfying officials of tlm Nan- klng-Shangha railway, that they were capable of preserving order, and (he foreign guard which had been placed at the railway station by "order - of h British'-, consul, was withdrawn, the revolutionists taking possessions hal. Including Wu Sung, are now, in rebel hands. The serving out, of arms continued today. Three loyalist gunboats and one transport, part of Admiral Sah's fleet, put into Shanghai today for provisions and munitions, Ignorant of th fact that the arsenal had changed handa They are now In the river, loyal for the time being, tlit the officers of tile warships are nervous. RulMcrtptlons Pour In Subscriptions an pouring fin for the revolutionary cause. The revo lutionists maintain that no concession on the part of the throne win avail ville the Manchus remain In power. A meeting of th Klang Su, Chi PRESIDENT WILL MAKE I PiPER GERTiriGATIO; S After Voting in Cincinnati Will Start on 1,000-Mile Southern Thip HOT SPRINGS, Va., Nov. 6 After a three days' rest here, President Taft tonight left for Cincinnati, accompan ied by Mrs. Taft, Miss Helen Taft. and Mrs. Thomas M. Laughlln, of Pittsburg. Secretary Hlllea and Ma jor Thomas L. Rhodes, the president's physician, will meet him In Cincinnati tomorrow. Mr. Taft expects to appear before the election board In Cincinnati and qualify ao that he ran vote at the city and county election, on the fol lowing day. On Tuesday he will ad- 'dress the American society for the ju d,cUI 'mnt f ""national dls- iuir-B. biiu Miii uino wun ins iom merclal club. Leaving Cincinnati Tuesday night. tne President begin a thousand-mile ,our through Kentucky and Tennessee during which ha will make half a doz en speeches. Next Thursday He will participate In the dedication of ths Lincoln Memorial building at Hodgen- vill. Ky. The trip ends at Knoxvlllo. Tenn.. November 11, and Mr. Taft should reach Washington early on the morning of the next day. Mr. Taft spent today- quietly. He attetili'd cnurch this morning, and was driven over miles of mountain roads before dinner. Thai was the day's program, by far the tnoit sim ple mapped out for Mr. Taft In eight weeks. TUHF.E TAKEN FROM WRECKAGE AUBURN, Cal., Nov. 5. Thrs bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the Mountain Quarries company's bridge across the American river, the east span of wAlch col lapsed at 11 o'clock last night Flv workmen were Injured. It Is believed still more casualties will be discovered. Th victims were working under the superstructure, building caissons, when th concrete pillars gave way. Th mn caught under th sinking area war montb4,: - - Pumpkin" customs only being retained. - Hang Chow, capital of th province of Ch .Klang, wag captured today, th governor being mad ' prisoner but th tartar ctty held out against ths nsbsls for a time. The ftghtlng was' furious hut' did hot last long. oo Chow, (n th provlncs of Klang Su, an ;' th grand canal, , to as con over to ths rebels, ths governor and all th officials, together with ths soldiers, having acqulisoed peacefully in the rlsslng, while Kashlng and Nlngr9 also have :flln.-T':;'':v.,' V The remains of Admiral Bha's fleet Wt:JUmt.i rVJWu" ' Buntf, without ammunition and without provisions, : Report are numerous of th de fection or thw capture of various oth er Chinese cities, these including Wu Hit and Foo Chow. The, imperialists telegraph operators have gone on strike. They demand three months pay in advance. It Is reported Chat Yuan Shi Kal Is at Hankow negotiating with Oaneral LI, leader of th rebels, who Is In position to dictate tsrms. . It Is be lieved that th south wilt demand th retirement of th Manchu royalty, with a pension, and wilt not b satis fied with less. . Th revolutionary leaders at Bhang hal today expressed no fear that th Imperialists wold attempt to recapture the city. They said that th new gov eminent was fully competent to con trol th situation and protect foreign Interests. Following Rain For Day or Two. Decidedly Colder Weather Looked For WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. -Pro- nounced weather changes throughout the United States are predicted by th weather bureau in a forecast for ths week. Issued today, which also an nounces that western Europe is in ths grip of a severe storm. 'The severest storm of recant yean ever western Europe and th British Isles,' says the bulletin, "was central 8unday morning over northern Scot land, where the barometric pressure was 21.14 Inches. It Is causing gales and rains over waters adjacent to western Europe, and will undoubtedly result in a considerable loss to lives and shipping in that region. This storm will move eastward over north ern Europe the first part of th com ing week. "In th United States, th coming week will be one of pronounced weather changes. Disturbances that now cover the Rocky mountains and British Columbia, will advance elowly eastward and be preceded by unsettled weather, local rains and mild temper atures In th middle west in th first half of the week, In the southern sec tion rains ar probable Monday and Tuesday. --- "Following this disturbance, th presurs will rlie rapidly and de cidedly colder weather will overspread the northwestern states Tuesday and Wednesday and advance eastward over th middle west Wednesday and Thursday, and the eastern state the latter part of th week. It is proba ble that this cold change will be at tended by snows In th northern states, BrtlTTKII STEAMER GROUNDET j GCLFPORT, M!s.. Nor. .Ths British steamer Goodwood, Captain fitubba, rs reported aground on East Cshndeleur beach. The vessel Is n route from, Buenos Ayr to this port with a cargo of timber. A heavy east-, erly swell prevail aod th boat's conditio is rsport4 sna, 4 AVIATOR R00GEH5 FLIES 4,231 MILES IN 4.S24HMDTES His Feat Marks Epoch In Avi ation. Which Will Not bo Duplicated Very Soon WILL FLY OUT OVER . , PACIFIC OCEAN T0DA1 ! ffca .. a la J III.. ST ftw J .: i rviioii wuiu was riasucu ar His Approach in Pasadena,,1 20.000 People Gathered PASADENA, Cal., Nov. I. Aviator Calbraith P, Kodgera, spproachlng successful completion of his ocean-to-ocean Jaunt, soared, Into Pasadena at 4:04 p. m., today on ths last spurt of thirty miles from Pomona, and from an altitude of several thousand Jset, landed at Tournament Park. H will fly to th coast tomorrow, landing h. .4 .. . .v.. . ,, t - win v. .ww.iv, , ... f Rodger landed at 4:10 o'clock. To- morrow h expects to fly out over th Pacific and thus ' make th epoch.' marking; feat of aviation really , aa ocean-to-ocsan night. - - . i Rodger appeared In the sky-lln shortly aftr three o'clock. He wag sign tea nrst ty tsiesnopeg from t solar observatory on Mount Wilson,! ana wora rissnea aown in mountain by telephone , brought twenty thou, sand person to Tournament Park. i Official figure. . , ' Official figures of Rodger' flight, given by his manager, show) ',,,' Total distance 4.111 mile ' . Flying tlms 4,114 minutes. Flying at helifht of about, flv thousand feet, Rodger hovered th city for a few minutes, then circled) In a wldsssolral and volplaned down,; His landing wss a signal for a rusk and Rodger literally was mobbed. Rodger started oa the last dnsft of his fright from Banning, Callfor nla, a tlttls town out in ths desert, I where tils arrival had Interrupted th only diversion of th year" 1 'ths fu neral dance ef th MoJave Indiana ( Taking ths air at noon, Rodger as-' tended gracefully in th tttcn of a twntrmtl wind until he had reach. d an altitude of four hundred feet.' Then h set his cours directly west ftddJ sparked his motor up to a thirty ' mil gait. ., , -, , Th filer arrived over Col ton t 1:17 p, m., with his altitude Increased to on thousand ft, and he kept this height until h n eared Pomona, 11 mile from Pasadena, He remained ther until aftor three o'clook re newing his supply ef gasollns, - and refilling th tank of ths leaking ra diator that brought Mm near disss-' ter yesterday. ,, After leaving1 Pomona, . Rodger kept fc bt-piait pointing upward until he "had climbed ovsr, th highest peaks of th Sierra Mad re mountain : As he sned on to th finish at Tour--nament Park, he was on a level with th Mount Wilson Observatory, and flying cloee to the ragged aids of ' th mountain. ' 1 , HI Darin' Olid, His machine, a Bab WrtirM that has only an eighteen foot spread of (ConVMW"! on f Threl U.D.G.CDNVlt BE ATTENDED. BY OVER SIX INDPiEp? Thirty-Two States Win bf Represented at Richmond Meeting - MANY NOTED WOMEN RICHMOND. Va.. Nov. I BlI kut drsd delegates from thlrty-tw states of the union ar expected to attend; th eighteenth annual convention t ' . th United Daughters of th Con-I V federacy which begins a four day! of ths peculiar Interest that attaohe .- to Richmond as th capital of th old ; Confederacy, th present eonventloni will witness th largest and most die-' tingulahed gathering of southern wo men ever present on an occasion ol ,! this kin I. Mrs. t. E. B. Stuart, , V-4ow of th Confederate easalry leader, and Mrs. Thomas J. Jack son, widow of th hero of Bull Run. HI be among those In attendance, Th convention will be formally ep- sned Tuesday night at the Academy of Mutlc with addresses of welcoms - by Governor Mann, Virginia; Mayot I). C, Richardson, of Richmond, and high officials of ths .Virginia divl- . slon of the daughters. Th response of ths delegates will be mads by AIra Faulkner McSherry, president general 1 of th United Daughters of th Con- ' federacy. Business sessions will be; hsld twlc dally, beginning Wednes day morning until th close of h convention on Saturday. Th eonvea tlon wilt consider fie question of erecting a horn for Confederate wo men and for founding ' permanent general relief committee. The regu lar biennial election pt the president general will tak place at th lat business session, the minor off''" -botnf elected next yar.