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THE WEATHER FAIR vol. xxvni., NO. 29 She Sprang to Her Feet When ' .Verdict Was Read and Gave Attorney Her Hand OVERWHELMED WITH CONGRATULATIONS Jurors. Accepted Her Story That She Shot Husband Af. ; "ver Being Knocked Down DENVER. Col., Nv. 29. Gertrude GUasun Patterson, accused .of th murder of hr huabar.d, Charles Patterson, whocn thg glut to Oeath while tio couplo wore walking to gether In a suburb on Sept 25, 'to day vaa declared not guilty by a jury In Che district court. As the olork finla'ied tlio reading at the verdl-ox Mr. Patterson apron; to her feet and caught live outstretched hand of her attorney. From outside Hike court room came a roaar of cheers. but inalde the room Che crowd was quiet. But aa court .adjourned and, Mm Patterson stepped forward ,,J.o thank the jurors, the crowd over whelmed Ihee with congratulation. Her efforts to reaoh the Juror were vain. Later four of the Juniors called on her as she was making ready to leave the Jail. The apace between the feourt room and the Jajl was packed with a cheer .lng (crowd. ' ' Her Family Happy, On (he arm of .iho attorney, Mrs. Fattarison strusled through- the throng; wjrikf men tried to shake her hand-and women strove to kiss her. Behind her, waving both hands, went her father, shoirtlntr his Joy. Close behind him followed the another and aister, both In tear. A Mrs. Patter son stepped from the jail rotunda, , vMtiti Thanksgiving decoration, the - the 1(4 prisoners rave her a round of cheers, At no time In the delibera tions of the . Jury were there more than two votes tor conviction. Pour ballots were taken. . The flrst re sulted to ten ' for secrulttat and two for conviction of murder in the Drat . dengee, ' This -ballot was taken last irhxh nifTKSryiifi'". wM , retiree! at t:t( p. m.. had made t -prettm- . inary survey of the evidence. After that 'ballot the jury went te -bed. The ! second ballot was taiken soon- after the I Jury returned . from . breakfast, re 'sultlns; as 'the first. ,An hour's discus sion ' followed, and the flMrd (ballot stood 11 to 1 for acquittal. Fourth Ballot Unanimous. The fourth ballot was unanimous for acquittal. Because of the funeral of Judge ; Biles all courts had adjourned. Word , was sent to ' Judge Allen at the cem etery, but t was two hours before he reached the court room. H.xa verdict hung, It is declared, on Mrs. Patterson's trip to Europe with 1 another man after she had married ! (Continued on pspe neven) EXAMINATION OF ES ON (Over Sixty Letters from Lillian Graham Read, Ask ing Stokes to Visit Her SHE COLLAPSES. ; NEW YORK, Nov. 29. Some cf the famvue letters wtalch have figured In he case and two or three which had 1 not previously appeared, were brougfht , to the front sensationally today In the trial of I J Ulan Graham and Ethel ' Conrad on the charge of shooting W. E. D. Stokes, the millionaire sporU . man. The most Important letter. In terjected into the evidence unexpsct edly by the -show girl's counsel, con tained tfie alleged statement by the Graham girl that 8tokes need not I fear that s!ve would ever make Wm any trouble. On cross examination Stokes claim ed that the letter was signed before Miss Graham left New York to visit his farm at -Lexington, Ky. This so called "confession" Or reiese was i part of the evidence which the prose .cation was posed ta be Molding ! back to spring later ic tin? trial, but Its production was demanded by At torney Clark L. Jordan, counsel for lYlss Oraiham, and It was Introduced in evidence by the defense. The note was undated. Stokes de nied that he got Miss Graham to sigc It at the conclusion of her visit to Lexington. He also denied that two other notes which were Introduced were written at his request in Ken tucky and declared that all Che notes In question were written in New York and sent to his off let Clones' examination closed for the day with the prosecution reading In to the evidence more than sixty letter alleged to hare been written by Miss Graham to Stakes asking him to come to ? hen or to give her money. Miss Graham collapsed when the reading was finished. ' ' ' - i i ON FOURTH BALLOT RflRS.PATTEHSONIS MADE FREE WOMAN THE GREATEST WHY Ell CRACK OF PISTOL Grand Prize- Event Eagerly Anticipated by Many Thou sands at Savannah SIXTEEN MAMMOTH RACING MACHINES Tire Changes Expected Play Leading Part in Picking Winner to SAVANNAH. Ga.. Nov. 19. The eve before the grand prize race finds preparations complete for- the 419 mile dash. Sixteen mairanotlhi rac ing machine stripped to the gears and representing the cream af Ameri can and European manufacturers. await the crack of the pistol announc lng the start for the greatest Ameri can trophy race. The all absorbing topic Is on the tongue of friends who already have arrived (here to witness the great event. Incoming trains are crowded with new comers and the hotels as well as the hospitality of Savannah now are taxed to the utmost with racing enthusiasts. The driver In tomorrow's race are among the most famous and fearlrsa In their voca tion. The dangers -witx which such a contest necessarily Is fraught. Is fully realised by these men, but ap parently is not to be taken Into con sideration. Ralph Mulford' lightning speed In which he not only captured the Vanderbilt cup race, but also low ered the Santa Monica record has pre cipltated keen rivalry ' Despite ad verse course conditions, drivers en tered In tomorrow's jtaca freely as tort that Ufey will surpass tills feat If their machines and tires will stand eh terrible strain.: ' The weather forecast Is for "clear, crisp scintillating jweathor.'f. The cold experienced today already has hard ened the soft spots In tha course caused by yesterday' Intermittent rains and the course probably will be faster ttoan expected. .The , coarse was not officially opened to drivers for final preliminary tests today, but -several StrlwTortneV racer Th spai- nibdlo bursts of speed although many other vehicles whlchthad been allowed ttie privilege were spinning around th: track. Among tie speed kings, who attracted keen Interest today, was Bob Burman In Joe Dawson's Mar-: f Continued on Pare 8w MUST SERVE SENTENCE OF NINE REOUGISGTAX TOTALS Supreme Court Decides Against Office Deputy Sheriff of Mitchell. OTHER OPINIONS. RALEIGH, N. C, Nov. 29.The Su preme court this evening handed down opinions as follows: Nelson vs, A. C. L) Railway com pany, from Plft, new trial; Rese vs. Bryan, from Nash, affirmed; Kelly va. Lumber Co., from Duplin, plain tiff's appeal reversed, defendant's appeal- affirmed; Wright vs., A. C. L. Railway company, from Sampson, af firmed In not.; appeals; Clark vs. Cas ualty Co.. .from Anson, affirmed; State vs. Broadway, from Rowan, no error; Kddlnman vs. Lentx. from Rowan, no error; Col train vs. Laughlln, from Randolph, reversed; Currle vs. Mining Co., from Montgomery, af firmed; Joyner vs. Harri. from Ca barrus, no error; Refining Co., vs. Construction Co., from Mecklenburg, no error, Phlfer vs. Phlfer. from Mircklenburg, affirmed; Farrish Staf ford Co. vs. Cotton Mills, from Meck lenburg, affirmed: McCal vs. Stistalr. from Mecklenburg, no error; Groves vs. Insurance Co,, from Mecklenburg, threw cases, affirmed in all; Commis sioners of Cioveland va Bank, from Cleveland, affirmed; State vs. Bouge, from Mitchell, no error; Peltz and i Richardson vs. Bailey, from Mitchell, affirmed; Hall vs. Presnell, from Watagua, no error. Especially notable Is the case of State va Gouge from Mitchell county. The finding of no error In the lower court trial has the effect of forcing uouge. Who was office deputy sher iff, to serve a sentenoe of nine months Imprisonment or reducing the total on the tax books over $2,000 to de fraud, FIRE THRKATENS TOW.V. CANTON, Ga.. Nov. 29. Fire to dny destroyed Relnhax.lt college anj threatened the entire town of Wi leska, eight miles east of her. The student body worked bravely to save the structures and were aided by the towns people, bat high winds made their effosts futile. Several students had narrow escapes from falli,i Um ber ' WAITS ASHBl:! f ASIIEMLLE, N. C THAT CRISIS ILL END IN EIGHT DAYS ... - ' Revolutionaries Threatening to Boycott Merchandise of Nation Making Loan KAl SHOWING DESIRE . FOR CONCILIATING Military Dispatches Say That Strength" of Revolutionaries Is Decreasing PEKING, Nov. 29. The foreign le gations here have received printed circulars purporting to come from the revolutionary organisation threat ening to boycott the merchandise of any nation making a loan to the gov ernment. , f Premier Tuan Shi Kal today In formed a member of one of the le gations -wllio visited him that the crisis would be terminated In eight daye. Aa he la endeavoring to ob tain a loan his statement may mean that he expects to be successful. Yuen Enl Kal is showing a desire to conciliate the rebel provinces. It Is believed that he will safeguard the constitution. No' direct private - or press telegeams are permitted to leave Hankow.- Only government and consular dispatches are now for. warded. Military dispatches from Hankow say tihat the strength of the revolu tionary army is decreasing. Bu-Nah troops on the rebel side have refused to attack and rebel recruits In the province of Hu-Heh have become in subordinate and shot their- Officers. V. 8. Wttli SEND FORCE. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The United Statea is keeping In residlnsss at Manila an expeditionary i focoe, (00 to 2,500 soldiers for the imme diate dispatch to China for tine pur pose of protecting forelg-ners and to keep open " the railway communlca tion between . Peking and the sea. This it was declared by the stats d partment is not to be consldsred an lnerenlL-pr ,ia fas either the rebels or te imperialists but Is merely thw United State nart In compfytas;, together with the other powers signatory to the; Boxer proto col, with the provisions of that doc ument. ' ..- ,' The order for starting th "troops awaits the word only from American MlnlKtier Calhoun, at Peking. ACCEPTED AS TO CAUSE IN THE nA CASE Three Trials and Grand Jury Investigation All at Once Is Possible. BRIBERY CHARGES UP. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Nov. 29. Three trial and a grand Jury Investi gation all going on at the same time were the known possibilities of the McNaraara murder trial tonight wlhen court adjourned for Thanksgiving un til. Friday. One more talesman accepted as to cause was the .fruit of the day's court proceedings In the case of the people against James B. McNamara. He Is -A. W. Stewart, a farmer, who came from Logansport, Ind. Bert H. Franklin, chkf of the spe cial Investigators employed by counsel for McNamara, was arraigned on- a charge o f bribery of a venireman with Henry T. Gage, formerly governor of California and once minister to Por tugal as counsel. Gage said the ef fort to have an immediate preliminary, r-earlng was a, political plot and threatened to leave the case.. He ob tained an extension of two days in stead of ten, for whlcflv he asked. The trial of H. B. Connor, A. B, Maple and F. Ira Bender, accused of attemplng to dynamite the hall of rec ords is set for December 11 and" a grand Jury will be asked to invest! gate further Into the Franklin case soon. The arraignment of Franklin on the charge of bribing George N. Lock wood, an unaubpeonaed juror, at tracted more Interest . than anything else. Attorney Gage, retained today as FrankHn' counsel protested when Assistant District Attorney Ford asked for a formal hearing on Friday. ' "In that event Che defendant will have to get other counsel," he de clared. "I came Into this case only CM morning. I have other duties. Tomorrow is a holiday. I never have been treated with se tittle consider ation before In my life." "We do not ask counsel for Che de fense to have a full hearing t that time," said Ford. "All we wish is to put one t,r two witnesses on the stand then the defence can have post ponement If it wlshea". PREM ERDEOLARES THURSDAY IOBNIKO, JA Mx m A Bia TURKEY .V . ' BIG CORPORATIONS ESSENTIAL TO . THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY Argument Along lli9 IJne Made by Gary Be fore Senate Committee But he Says That Government Should Take Control of Them Through a Corporation . - Tnj r 'f Tir.t. At I..-. -; I ys . t . - w " WASHINGTOif.'No J9-EIbert H. Gary, executive. Head or the .United States Steel eorbo ration made a plea for "big business":, today befor,e the senate committee ,of . Interstate com merce which -is searching for a folia tion of the present trust problem in the United State '' -BUT corporation are essential to' the developsmrnt of the' country and the maintenance of business prosperity), h&ysalB, , -To pre vent tlhfftr misusing t'he enormous power that cornea with v weaithr and control of industrial , agencies, he thought thm government sfhould .tak- control of them, through a corpora tion or trdv tieiomlssl wwlth absw lute' power, to- 'r-gulete' tfhelr affair. Add to tlhds a "clear law as to what can and- what cannot be done; the strong light of publicity on . all Khe affairs of corporations; and the elim ination of presidential and other polit ical Issues from tttw business world and thm "unrest" tfllat ha spread over the United State IriU largely disap pear, said Mr. Gary. The coming election 1 already disturbing busi ness, he added. He aald member of the 'courts ought to be appointed for life. That the president ought to be elected , for eight year without th privilege of . re-election o that fi mignit be In the position and "same P CANT COLLECT WHEN RICH Unique Suit Filed in Pitta burg Court Against Mil lionaire Oil Man. PITTSBURG, Nov. 29. An Inter esting suit was filed In court here to day toy John Ross, a email contractor, against Jos. C. Trees, millionaire oil operator and philanthropist, for th recovery of (172 vrtftich he,allege he loaned Tree In 19 when the pres ent millionaire was poor and had Just been married. In hid bill of com plaint, Rose says that after repeated attempts to collert he met Tree on the street and that Tlree made the statement "1 know I owe you money and I will -pay you, John, because you befiiendex me when I (had not any thing. I would pay. but Olaudle, my wife, won't let me." Roes' recites that Trees, when poor, boarded with hkm. When Tree was married, he says, ho loaned htm $800 toward bulld-lng a small house and paid $22 to have the gaa connected from the street to the house. In 1 897 Trees paid him 250 on account, Ron tatesi, hut he has since been unable to collect any portion of the balance of 1372. TUGS ARRIVE SAFELY. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.- Th na val tug AJax and Unca with the barges tied in tow about which some concern was felt several day age have arrived safely at Guantanamo, according to advices received at the navy department today. FAIR 1 WsHttlVniriV t Nov. ; 1 North Carolina, fair Thursday: colder en the coast; . Friday fair, rising tem perature; moderate northwest winds. -vf 1 NOVEMBER 30, 1911. v w rvw ss srvv) ew s r W ot mlnd'f whr h' might npt be tempted to look In any direction ' or toward any interest In seeking re election. . . " 4 -.- . PoIIUtal MtuaUoa - ' Mr. Qary dwelt at' length on th political altuatlon. He aaid he had po - particular president 4h mind, 'nut that he believed few election, and Ins reason for seeking public or pri vate support for polltlcai purpo would aid reytly"tt "keeping busi ness at level. , . - ' ' ' - Judve Oary reeomjnended 'the ' fed eral Keens efCcorpnretlon; their oon trol by a trade eommiasloni th pub lKitj.,f all their1 ffi"B alfd r aile. ton of certain act whtsh. th om mission might consider not to b '.'r straint of trad." He declared unre stricted competition meant the ruin of the small individual or concern, and Khe gradual strningthening of th natural monopoly of th larger. - Aa opposed to thit h urged that tha gov ernment recognise the need of par tial agreximent bet wen oorporattoas and indlvldaula, o that an actual competlUon might still be maintained that would be fair and fre to alt In. tereeta . ... ' . ry - .,' "I there any particular thing now alearly forbidden by the Sherman law that you Khfnk ought to ' be per- GO WEST IND START ANEW Will Probably Be Restored to Normal Condition Within th Next Month. NEW. YORK, Nov, 29. Mr. Frances O'ShaufDineasy, who yester day was acquitted by a Jury on the ground of insanity on the charge of having murdered her husband "to save his sou)," was parolex today In the custody of her counsel and Dr. Wm. Mabon of' the Manhattan Stat hospital. Judge Foster reserved final disposition of tDve caae until he re ceive a report from her custodian. Mr. O'Shaughneesy was taken to, the Manhattan State hospital wher. In tf opinion of the iphyalclan she will be restored to a normal, mental' Knd physical condition within a month. It ia probable that h will then be released. '. Mrs. O'Shaughneasy ha announced her Intention of leaving thi section of the country when h I discharged from th ttmspital. She will go west, tfie says, change her name and start life anew. WIfllim ABROGATION OF TREATT BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 29. A delegation of prominent Hebrew of thi city . called upon United State 8enator Jcfm Walter pmkth today and requested the senator to sup port te resolution now pending In the federal senate calling for the abro gation of the treaty with Russia of 122, claiming that this action is Jus tified by the determination of the Russian government against Jswhro cltlsen of tfie United State. Senator Smith assured his visitors of hi mjpport of Uht proposed ac tion, which he said he regard d a reasonable and proper. , DIVORCE FOR HAIXEU - NEW YORK, Nov. 29. A final de cree of divorced waa granted by Su preme court Judge Stapleton In Brooklyn 'to Captain Peter C. Heine, the Iayef of Wm. E. Annla Captain Haines brought action several months ago In which Anni was named aa co respondent. , Y M aer aBW VB , mlttedT' asked Senator Cummin. Mr, Gary thought not, but he said (h bu Inee difficulty lay In deciding before hand what amounted to "reatralDt of trade." . . j Tn. famniM "Gary dinners" wher steel man tranrd to dianua their af. fair, : were : not to lis price but ts disclo tBielr biMrinas oonditlon to act ottior. he said. ' ' Oary Wary Irately -"Every gUeman thr,if Ija, a gentliman. eould1 fo away with' a full knowledge of Si Is competitor at- fair, :. and com Id shape .hi business f - ft6t to"hulh hW "tompftitor, ad Mr. Gary. , He addd that h had not dared to hold lh eonfarenoa lately: hmt thr waa not mean of known otly what constituted violation of the Sherman law. Congnta Should , teat th right Of tha Supreme court to Interpret and virtually mak the law, aaid Prof. John H, Gary of th University of Minnesota vho followed Mr, Oary before tfh senate commute. - "W hav apparently - com to a point wther th national lagtalatur I about to be abolish. The oouri are In terpretlng the Ut, and th on wo terjeetd Into Bhe evldsnoe unexpect- wno make it." RUSSIA HAS DELIVERED - ULTIMATUM TO PERSIA Russian Troops Will March on Teheran Unless Treas urer General Is Dismissed TEHERAN, Nov. 19. Russia' ul timatum ha been delivered toPtrsia, Ruesla demand th Instant dismissal of W. Morgan Shuster, th American treasurer-general of Persia, whoa administration of th financial de partment It I claimed by Russia ha resulted In th present complications. and Indemnity for the" expense In curred In sending Russian troop to Persia Should th dismissal of Mr. Shus ter not be carried out within 41 hours, Russian troop will march on Teheran, and the additional xpne will bs added to the Indemnity. It I stated confidentially that the national council will not comply with th d manda -Mr. -Shueter hv an Interview today' said that the cancellation of his contract rested entirely with the Persian people In this aflatr and It Is said to' favor Shuster Persia I helpless before the Russian, cossecka In some quarter It I expected that th Ruslan action which I looked upon a an affront to American pres tige will be resented by th United State government aa Shuster wa re- commanded for th position he hold by th state department at Washing ton. t . . , FURTHER AVIATIOX TESTS ANNAPOUS, Md.. Nov, 2 The aviator of th navy who v been conducting a aerie of test with dlf ferent type of flying machine titer for th last three month, will leave for Santiago, .Cuba, about January 1, where further testa will be conducted during th winter. The plan I to return to Annapolis In the spring. C. 8. WAVY IMPROVES LEVEES WASHINGTON. Nov, 29. Upon th return to Washington today from Mexico City , of assistant Secretary Carml Thompson of th interior d partment, announcement was mad ht trie 'Mexican Irovernment fad given permission to the United States, to Improve1- th along the Colorado river la Mexico. Citiscn Want Ada Bring - Results 1 PRICE FIVE CENTSf nrn iiito tun i nr. nCU IIHId WILL UL u.m mm a. ra m rt mm m 1FERRED ON riEl'i sk b a' at - - IM . ... m . . . kat .- . A 'i rupo Rcunivou Douiyiu ihvsi Gracious Homage of. New v Cardinals Yesterday 'i! , PRAISED THE PRELATES. -WHOM HE HAD CHOSEN Reeerve.Text of Oath, Which They Will Take Upon En " ' terlng Consistory ; " I n 'ii .',-." . ROME, Nov.-. 19. The final . cere mony . In th . oreation of . the he, members , of tlhtf sacred , eollge will tak place tomorrow In th hall of th BaetUloaUon, when th red that will b conferred on ttia igtn ne Oardlnals, - who Includ -tha . thre Amerioan.' prelates, - Mgr. - Falconlo.i formerly - wpoaroUo . delegate; Mirr, Farley.- archbishop, of New York, and Mgr. O'Connell, arch-blnhop Of Boxton. Th pop received the now cardinal today and -accepted benignly their most respectful homage.;. H Imposed en each of them She red IHretta, and la response to th adnea of Cardinal Falcenlo, who acted aa dean, expretm. 4 hi deepest .nk for tb suntl menu of devotion. He praised tha minent prelate whom the had ehom-n to nter th apostolic eolleg bcau of their piety, seal and culture, ti ignal aervlcea they had rendered tv th church and their unlimited de votion to th Holy Sea. The'potii ' gave particular greeting to, th c ar dinal coming from far America, -. lng' tha enMwsiaam with' wftMs V i "new of your elevation wn rnivr !, th filemonstratVin f gratlCtcaii.. by .all cliuse of cltlsen,. the ''U matlonK accompanied by bene-JSctlont, alTectmnat ealutatlon and . b t wishes on your departure from York and .Boston and finally your ti i umphal.voyag acroex Ui oceAn, pro trcted by the papal flag, give me m i! only hop htitbsolutieamtranr t" t,' otv.yona-eturn,,iur Lord will nn u tiiply. th fruit ef yotir-aposto! In that hospitable !nf -which rr.- i all peoplos of th world au.l r- v' for tlirlr weKar throng-- lb v rrwan liberty, Th ,'Almlghtly.. wl l vln mitM Mtm mw vii iiii ii bunii land." , .,, . II expressed th hop that th ex ample of Catholic in England and Holland would Influence th return cf, other In boa eountiie to th boaoml of tfie church, II nok orruwfullyl of eh persecution of the church In Franc,- trusting that Dlvln mercy would hasten th day of repentance, nd irmded 'by Imparting tha apoatollo benediction, RecWvo Text of Oath T'i new cardinal hav received th txt of tha oathi which they will, ak.I . mA Clio Al.mm aailll I 1m U .. f Contlrwied on Pare Flirtif) E ASIAf.CE OF STEEL CARS MADE er fi After Jan. 1 an Increase of $1 to $1.60 Per Ton Will Be Made. LITTLE SURPRISE. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. An advance of H to 11.48 a ton In th pric of .' steel bar for delivery after January I was announced today by th Repub-: lie Iron and Steel company and the: United State Steel corporation. John A. Topping, of th former , concern, ' made pubito a atatemant to the effect that steel bar will sell hereafter for pot delivery at 21.10. Pittsburg ba-t sta. and 11.19 for, future delivery.' The steel eorooratlon announced that it was soiling car ror nenvery oaring th first quarter of 19 U at 1 LIS and' at li.io pot. -V:..;;vv. Order for steel ar coming at tfi rat of about 40,060 tons a day, th steel corporation announced and op eration are now about 75 per cent of eanadtv. If ordars inorease tha operation of th plant will hav te " b expanded to take care of them; Una) announcement continued. . ! More than ordinary Interest at tache to the Increase by reason of tha testimony offered by Judg Gary b( for the- aenat , eommltt on ; Inter state commere today. Chairman Gary wa quoted a saying Vhat many , manufacturer were at Che moment elllng below coat and were threat ened with, bankruptcy if the situa tion continued. ; At the off to of tho United States Rteei corporation no details concerning th s rise In bars were .obtainable, all inquirer being referred to Pittsburg. '.'. Little surprise was expressed at th : Increase announced by . the Republic eompaay, on of tfa largest Indcpui. , dent producer, it having been known I that that company was getting a ron- ' siderabl har of new .business under tfh reduced rlce chedules. So far ' a could be learned no price advance In other product are Immediately contemplated. CARD flALS-TODAY .1
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