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4 f ' v J THE WEATHER . FAIR i i f 5 VOL. XXvTLL, NO.. 67 U UL I IILIII ILII OFFERS TO RESIGN Dowager Empress Weeps and he Declares That he Can not Desert Just Now AGES MATERIALLY AS RESULT OF STRAIN Says he Does Not Understand Republican Form and Will Not Unite With It - NANKING, Dec. t. Dr. Ban Yat ho lua been utulmousl; elected - prcaldeot of th ItepubUo of China. PEKING, Dec. 28. The assembly In the palace today to discuss affair onnaected with a settlement ef the : revolution waa productive of at least one dramatic Incident' The dowag er empress, premier Tuan Shi Kal and the princes of the Imperial clan were present and the debate waxed go warm that ) finally Tuan : Shi Kal arose and offered hie Teals . nation. This, however, wag refused. Premier Tuan explained to the princes that he could continue the government and retain ' the ; country north' of the Tang Tse only by hav ing funds placed at his disposal. He ' asked the princes to empower htm ; to obtain money. He explained that 110,080,000 would meet the pay- meats for ; the soldiers for five months, after which the south would n become disunited and province after province would return to their alle , gisnce to the tlirone. , : V But the princes - were unmoved, They pleaded a lack of money. ' though most of them are very weal thy. None has given any substantial amount to aid the government with the exception of Prince China, who has handed over, more than $100,00 ; ' for thar "Surpose. The dowager im preiiswept and Yuan Bhl Kal show , edAlgns of distress. Then he declar ed that he could not desert her and BUT IfL REMAin '..SA A ' th child emperor, and , agreed . to eoSUnue. W0 Try Again, said tonight that , Yuanghl - - - mat imenas to mane anotner ai- ' tempt to obtain a loan of $10,000, lJ00 front the "four nation- group"' of , when three of the countries signified their willingness to furnish a loan three weeks ago, England declining to participate. The premier says that he .will not use the money for a .campaign of aggression, but will leave republican provinces to con sum mate their own destruction, only defending the north bank of the Yang Te when attacked. He asserts that the rebels have small resources and that their troops already are en-. gaged In plundering. Yuan Shi Kai'a appearance has changed greatly since his arrival In Peking. He has (Contlnned on Pas Rw' TO YIELDJTO DEMANDS Protest Against European Governments Getting Pa " ' ' per and Pulp in Free SHOW RESENTMENT WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.American pulp and print paper manufacturers are bringing pressure to bear upon President Taft to Induce him to re (use to yield to the demand of cer tain , European governments for the free admission of their pulp and print paper on terms of equality with Che Canadian product. The disposi tion of the administration has been t let this matter be determined by the courts but as this Involves long delay the diplomatic protectants are by no means satisfied and are adopt ing measures to show their resent ment Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, has Informed the state department that Germany would not accord to American exporters the re duced rate on steel and herd rub ber accorded to Swedish and Japa nese exporters, under their special treaties, because America did not ad mit German wood pulp and print pa per ree of duty.i The ambassador was reminded that the German exporters would not suf fer by the delay If their claim was Just, because they had paid the du ties Into the American treasury tin der protest which gives them the right to recover in case the court of i customs appeals should decide In ' their favor, as Is expected. In -view of the peculiar conditions under which Canadian pulp and pa per got upon the. free list In sjjite of the allure of the reciprocity meas ure, some consideration la being giv en to the propriety of leaving to con gress ttfie adjustment of the Interna-1 tlonal difficulties Chat have arisen. ' ' ; . ,' - j: '.,,.', II,,:,., r '1 ASHEYILLE N. C.) FRIDAY AVIATION SCHOOLS TOBE ESTABLISHED BY UNIVERSITIES American Professor Makes This Declaration Before Science Association LABORER COMES IN , FOR DISCUSSION Cheaper Illuminating Gas For Commerce In Very Wear Future Predicted' " . WASHINGTON, Dec. f J. -Course of aeronautics soon will be establish ed . In American - universities (to fit young men for the profession of fly ing and air ship building. This ad vance In education was predicted "to day by Prof. A, Lawrence Roach, f Blue Hill Meteorological observatory. Boston,. In an '.address before- the American association (or the ad vancement of science. Prof. Roach said that United Btates was far be hind European countries In establish ing laboratories for:- the study of aeronautics. : :"..,'-.' . Effective legislation to : protect the person, and rights of the . American laborer was the subject Of discussion In the opening meeting of the Amer ican association for labor legislation.' Prof.. Henry 8. Eatrer of Columbia university, wjio presided at the meet lng urged the establishment of. a fed era! commission on Industrial dis eases for which legislation now is pending In congiess. - 17. a "Bad Employer" "Not more than It per cent of the men injured In work aocldents were able to obtain compensation un der the so-called common law," said John H. Wallace, a member , of the Industrial commission ef the state of Washington.' Mr. Wallace character ised the nation as "a bad employer, and his view was endorsed by I, M Kublnow. a famous expert of the na tlonal bureau of labor -who said pri vate corporations gave employes much more consideration and care than does the government. "Tile re most be immediate legis lation,; If the United Btates govern- ront 1 not wining to remain among th worst, mf mpUyeijC'Tr Cheaper Illuminating gas f df consum- srs In the near tfutur through the advancement of science , was predict ed, by Prof. Chan. P. Munro, of Washington, In an address before the American Chemical society. BLOW TO SALVATION ARMY. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 18. The council of ministers has decided not to alllow the Salvation Army to car ry, on its work In Russia. General William Booth,' commander in chief of the Salvation Army, went to St Petersburg in 1100 to negotiate with the government for permission to establish a branch In Russia. He was strongly oppposed by the holy synod. OF STEEL SCHEDULE FIBST THINE ONTHE PROERAM Wool Won't be Considered Until Tariff Board Re port is Studied SUGAR REVISION WASHINGTON. Dec it. Revis ion of the Iron and steel schedule will be the first thing on the tariff legislative program of the house af ter congress convenes next week. Representative Jnderwood, char- man of the ways and means com mittee, made It known today after hie return from a holiday trip, that the committee would postpone con sideration of the wool schedule un til every feature of the tariff board's report on the subject had been thor oughly studied. In the meantime It will press its work on other tariff matters with a view to adjournment in time for the nominating conven tion Following the Introduction and consideration of the steel schedule, the democratic leaders contemplate presenting to the house a revised chemical schedule and a sugar tariff bill. It la also possible that a cotton schedule will be submitted with the wool bill, dependent, of course, upon the report of the tariff board. That is expected late next month. If cot ton is not Included In the wool bill tt will be sent In as soon afterwards as possible. Determination of the house democratic leaders to delay the wool bill is calculated to , have an effect upon the purpose of the re publican members 'of the ways and meam committee who are drafting a wool schedule based upon the tariff koard's report. They are hastening with the co-operation Of the white bouse to complete this bill and to urge It upon the floor of the house. If the democratic bill Is not submit ted soon after the, holiday ft lei probable that the republican bill will be withheld. ASHEVILLE, N. C.) FRIDAY 1G0 ft MAY CONSIDER' TERMS F Whether Monarchlal or Re publican This Is Likely to be Final Outcome RUSSIA ASKS CHINA TO ASSUME CONTROL Latter in. Turn Declares In abUIty to Comply With Re quest at Present Time PBKINO, Dec 21. In response to a direct request of the Russian gov ernment handed to the Chinese for eign office by the Ruslan charge d'affaires today that China should promptly resume control -fbf Mongolia, the Chinese government declared. Its inability to, comply at the present mo ment The only action the govern ment Is able to take regarding Mon golia, the Independence of which has been proclaimed. Is the appointment of two commUnioneri, who have been ordered to proceed' 'by way of the trans-Siberian . railway to Urge, the chief city, to persuade the Mongol authorities If possible, to renew their allegiance to China. But in view of the present crisis tt Is probable that these commissioners will never leave Peking. It Is understood that Kutuku which is the religious head of the Mogol Buddhists, was proclaimed Khen today. - According to the Lama doctrine this dignitary, the Kutuku, Is the terrestial impersonation of the Godhead and never dies but passes, after his apparent decease. Into the body of some newly born boy, -who Is sought for afterwards according to the prophetic indications of the Do tal Lama In' Thibet. The Independ ence movement Is largely religious The dissatisfaction of the Mongolia people' has been long standing, - the Russians say, owing to Chinese In capacity and corruption. ? The Chi nese governors always have plundered the Mongols and' enriched themselves while at the earner time carrying on an unjust administration. For sever al years past the Chinese have been aggravating : Russia and have been treating her contumaciously .since the Japanese defeated her, China even toe W.;t-iiwiis''lio te take other military measures along the ; Russian frontiers. Russia' , has protested against this and the Chi nese foreign board has verbally agreed to the Russian demand but has never fulfilled Its promises. . As late as Oc tober the foreign board's written re ply evaded Russia's demands. Russia's Contention The Russlsn legation has contend ed that the Chinese preparations ne cessitated the maintenance by Rus sia of large and expensive military forces on the Mongolian borders. Fur thermore outer Mongolia la adjacent to Russian territory and Its interests are more closely related to Russia than China, the latter being across (Contlmed on Pace Seven) " ERECTION OF BILL NYE BUILDING EXPECTED TO BE UNDER WAY SOON Treas. Cook Will Inaugurate Aggressive Campaign for Memorial at Once PBES3 BEHIND IT CHARLOTTE, N. C, Dec. 28. At a special meeting ot the Bill Nye Memorial committee, held yesterday afternoon at the Selwyn hotel, Mr. 9. P. Cook, its treasurer, was au thorized to make a canvass of the state to complete the fund for th erection of the Bill Nye building at the Stonewall Jackson training school at Concord. At great' personal sacrl flee. Mr. Cook tendered his services to the committee, offering to devote at least four months to the task of bringing to a successful conclusion an undertaking begun over a year ago. Mr. Cook's offer was gratefully accepted by the committee, and he wilt fnaugurate his campaign at enoe. Gratifying reports were received from all the members of the commit tee at th meting yesterday, show ing that there Is a considerable amount on hand and that prospects for completing the undertaking are bright. Sr. Cook will call on those who have expressed a desire to con tribute to this worthy enterprise and expects within a short time to report entire success. The committee has determined that at the next annual meeting of the North Carolina Press association It shall report that Its labor of love has been completed. The Bill Nye Memorial committee was appointed by the North Carolina Press association from Ita member ship to raise a fund for the purpose of erecting a building at th Stone wall . Jackson training school . to .be dedicated" to the memory of Bill Nye. the great humorist and newspaper man. Th entire slate press la be hind th movement aTilch eontem- ROM EITHER SIDE , ,'- Ijj....;...,, , MORNING; DECEMBER MORNING .DECEMBER J i JURY RETIRED WHILE ATTORNEYS : ARGUED ABOUT CERTAIN TESTIMONY Relevancy of "Testimony Regarding Alleged Pools to t)i$pa$e of Packer' By-Producia Qauaea , Heated CHICAGO, Dee.rH. Objectlona y counsel for the defense to the evi dence which the government seeks to Introduce, regarding the operations of the Kenwood eomirapy and the Aetna Trading company fialted th packers' trial today and cslised Judre Carpen ter to excuse the) jury pending - the hearing of legal arguments. The gov ernment contends that the Kenwood company, which was organised by the packers In 1100 and continued in business until 1194, was one ot the alleged pools mi to market the packers' by-pro4urts. It Is Alleged that the Kenwood! company dealt In eleo and the-Aetna -Trading company In th same period geslt in casing. The governmeat ekpect to show that ' the Kenwood ;om pane's, profits wer f l.vOO.Ofts-firtme year, despite the fact that If was incorporated with a capital stock of only 114,000. The profits of the Aetna Trading company also are - alleged to have been proportionately- larse, by counsel for .the government. By making' all Inade quate allowance for these by-products In figuring the test cost of animals Slaughtered, the packers were enabled te keep the profits of the parent con cerns within reasonable limits, accord ing to government counsel. The objection to this line ef testi mony came when Albert H. Veeder was questioned In regard to the 'busi ness transacted by these subsidiary companies. ' . We have a right to know what the government Intends to prove by going Into the business ef these Companies and what relation It has to this com - pany,." said Attorney Levy Mayer, counsel for the defense.' The Ken- HARUN'S SUCCESSOR TO 8 Field of Possible Appointees Said to be Narrowed to Four Men 1 WASHINGTON, Dec fl. Presi dent Taft probably will decide next Tuesdsy upon the man tq succeed the let Justice Harlan on the su perem court bench. The field of pos sible appointees has been narrowed to four men and tonight it was said that a selection may be looked for it the next meeting of the -cabinet January 1. The nomination probably will be eent to the senate next week. The four men from whom the pres ident will make his selection were said tonight to be United States Cir cuit Judge Hook, of Kansas, Secre tary of Commerce and Labor Nagel, Senator Sutherland ' of Utah and Frank B. Kelllog of Mlnnesotao, trust buster for the government and Its prosecutor in the Standard Oil suit Senator Borah of Idaho, It waa said, ha not been entirely eliminat ed from consideration but the choice rest apparently between the others. Of these men Judge Hook and Sen ator Sutherland stand foremost al though both Secretary Nagel and Mr. Kellogg are 'In the running." Judge Hook waa under consideration by the president last year when he made his supreme, court appoint ments and -his backers have been active this winter. Senstor Suther land Is warmly admired by the pres- (Continued on page seven) plates substantial aid to an Institu tion that is making good cltlsens of the state's errant boys : Members of the committee are James H. Cain, Ashevtlle CItlsen, ohalrman; J. P. Coo 2, Vpltft. CBficbrd. treasurer; R, W. Vincent, Charlotte Observer, sec retary; R. M. Phillips, Greensboro New, Cel. A. H. Boyden, Salisbury, and CoL AL Falrsrothtr, Everything. Greensboro, l..i.ii. - !',, - ... , , 29, 1911 , 29, 1911 A Bream of the New;Year; Discussion in Which Dfenseiaa Slight 1 r, , - x u Advantage Point not Finally Decided, wood company dealt In oleo and the Aetna Trading company in casings. and we cannot -understand what rela tion this has to the allegations made In . th Indictment that) ther was : combination to ,. control the price f rresh meat and the price pan in. me purchase of cattle. ' For this 'reason we contsnd that this testimony -Is in competent and ask to have It "ex cluded." , 'A to Relevancy " '' ' tt "Standing alone' I do not see the relevancy ot this testimony, but It may lead to something connected with the acts' charged in the indictment,' said Judge Carpenter. "I think th government should,, at this. time; state what It expects to prove.1 .ftwIfUkCMWiML. fll" ' il0il8"?4 the government expected is show.Utat the packers mad an inadeuuat i lowanc for by-producu in figuring th' test coit, of animal ilsughtered which had a direct 'bearing, on the workings of the alleged combination. ' "We expect to develop-la the trial that these companies are an Impor tant part of the ; pool, or pools by which the packers between 100. and HOI fixed the price of rresh meat, and the figures to.be paid for cattle," said; Attorney Butler. "They were used to market 'by-product at a higher price than they could be sold direct by, the parent concerns.".-' '''! The argument of counts! on thee point will be continued when court re-convenes tomorrow morning.. Ja cob H. achlff, manager for Kuhn, Loeb company, of New York, has (been summoned as a witness for the ' government and . will be called next week. 1 . - . REYES REACHES CAPITAL ir , .ulinT.,... i ". Personnel of " Courtmartial Which Will Try Military Leaders is Announced MEXICO CITT, Dec. fl. General Reyes arrived herd tonight The car In which he traveled waa dropped In the freight yard and the prisoner conducted by an unfrequented route to the Santiago military prison. There was no demonstration,. The personnel of the court martial which will try Reyes In part was of- i flcmlly announced today as follows: Generals Jose Marts Mlsr, Jose Maria de la Vega and Lauro Vlllar. To make these officers eligible they were raised y official act by the minister of war from brigadiers to generals of division In adllboa. Oeneral Francisco Avales was desig nated as agent it fh "Mlntsterlo publico" to sit with the othera Gen eral Mler was governor a Nuevo Leon, over whioh. Reyes himself pre sided previously In the seme capacity until ouated by the Madero revolu tion. General Vega was chief of ma rine affairs in the department of war and marine and later successively military commander . at Quintan Roo, Chihuahua. General Vlllar Is military oommandant at Vera Crux. NOTED MINISTER DEAD. LAGRANGE, a a-, Dec J I. The Rev. Dr.ullhens, former chaplain of the grand lodge of Elks and a wide ly known Episcopal minister died of apoplexy at his home here - today, aged It. Dr. Gllhsns was bora In Bridgeton N. Y. He was formerly rector , of Orec church. St, Louis, and Church of the Advent, San Francisco..- He was an Intimate friend of - the lata John Blgelow. Interment will take plac at Beaufort, 8. C, next Sun day, ..' . . , -: 1 . : . ' - , , by Judge ; Veeder today gve the details of th organiaailon or the National Packing tompany, which was formed' March If 01,. and whlbh the government contends-was jthe Instrument uted by the; indicted packers to fix the prlo of 'meat, . Ths nitric said that his corpora- tlon,' which was capitalised at IIS,- 000,000,-was formed by th merging of thirteen companies and their sub sidiaries and that th properties wer paid for In tock - of ' th National Packing company. Veeder said thee companies wer all purchased by Armour, Awlft end Morris -befor Michael Cudahy 'waa taken into the oom'Mnation.- H said U who sold their plants agreed; not ito: tVWMi iA th jsaciting business fr fifteen years,. ; "Have you any mora contracts or agreements used In th 'organisation of th National Packing companyr asked Special Government Counsel Piofo Butler. "About three bushels, but nothing you would want," replied Witness Vrtoder. .-. " i J Talked With dclilff "Whom did you talk with In youf negotiations with Kuhn, Loeb com pany, of New York, for loans for the National Packing company T" '"Jacob H. Bchlff. He was th man agar of th firm and ' th who! thing,' was Mr.? Veeder' reply. Th witness was questioned regard lng the Kenwood company, a corpora tlo organised by the agents or m ploye of th packers. . "That company waa Incorporated to (Contlnned on Page Four) TO REMAIN UNCHANGED Not Only Same Teams, But Same Officers Will Head Organixation , CIIARLGTTBl, N. a, Dec. It. The personnel of the Carolina as sociation of profession! baseball clubs will remain the seme th sea son of 1011 as it has been sine th formation of the league In 1901. This was definitely decided this afternoon at meeting of th directors of the league held In this city,- The cities comprising the membership of the league are Wlnston-Salem, Greens boro and Charlotte, N. C, and Spar tan .irg, Greenville and Anderson, S.. C. In addition to passing on ths personnel of the league th director re-elected J. It. Weam .and J. , W.( Todd, both, of Charlotte, president' and secretary-treasurer, - respectively. .Jhmmr' will be opened April II and close September I. " t PLEAD -NOT ovivxvr CHICAGO, Dec. f l-Too feeble to lift her head, Mrs. Louis Verm I lye, on her cat in th county jail hospital today pleaded not guilty to to indict. ment charging, her -with th mttrdef of , poffceman Arthur ,. BlsaonnetU, whom, she ' I accused - of poisoning with arsenic. Because of her condi tion, she was not taken to th eourt room. Judge Kesten convened court in ' a hospital roam, . , . , DIED ALMOST PEKNTLESB SAN FRANCISCO, Deo.l II. Ber nard D. Murphy, formerly democratic leader of this state, died, of heart failure her today,' 70 year old. He died almost penniless. Bora la Que bec and coming to California, when a child, Mr.. Murphy when a . young man inherited forty thousand acres of rletk land. Much of hi fortune went to protest depositor of a bank (bet had ailed. Citiien Want Ada Bring ' Results ' , PRICE FIVE CENTS Rev. C M. Brewer Declares He Was Delivering Sermoo ; e aj Time of Explosion . VMYLE MISSION IS , . TOv CLEAR MY NAME? Asserts That There Was Soma Personal Malice Connect-, ed wiihlhe'AlTalr " : KANSAS CITY,'.. Mo, - Deo. II.., A congregation" in Quanatt, Texas, , waa hearing th Rev, Charles : M. Brewer preaoh a sermon on "Pracl tical Christianity" at th time of th blowing up of th government bridge at Port Riley, Kansas, in wtilch tne pastor's name was Implicated 'through'- confession of ...Private Michael Quirk, according to state ment mad her today by Rev. Brw' r. The minister waa passing throughl thl lty on f his way from Olustee,' Oklahoma, hi Home, to Fort Riley, where ft tyw h will Investigate th condition leading up to hi r rt nd demand an explanation Xrona government officials.' -' m '; ? 1 y "My sol mission In life," h aald.l "la to clear my nam of this 4rfulj charge mad agalnat me, It wae.ab-' solutely unwarranted as the federal' authorities found out after they'nad Investigated IV but (hat doe not a, tlsfy mt, t now want to know? who was , responsible for mixing, my nam In the dynamlt plot? - ' Followed Private's Cotifesaloit ! Th Rev. Brewer's rret followed1 : confession by Private ulrk In' which ,h stated that he had met1 th pastor, formerly chaplain at the fort riding In an automobile with Woman, and that they had ask4 lm to Join them In blowing up th big bridge over th Kanta river. , . ( "Thr' was aom personal mallrei in connecting may nam with tW plot," the pastor continued., "When1 the brldg was blown ' up I ; was preaohlng sermon In Quanah, Tex as. 1 do not know Quirk by name. I do -not know whether l ever aaw him or not, I tnls'it remmber. Ill "fc it-1 saw iilm for I was acquaint.' sd.with many W the enlisted men, I km going to Fort Rtlcy to lft this : matter to th bottom not so much for my own sake-as. for th sake of my children, I shall not rest1 until my -firm stands abaolutely untarn Ishad by 'conntetlon with th Fort Riley affair." ' , The Rev, Brewer I now preaching at Oluate.' His , congregation has stood by Oilrn. A member of hi own. congregation arrested him.. , . "Brother Brewer," tie , said, . "Ii hate to do It but bare is the tle-J gram ordering your arrest." . r . i - Brewer wa 'held thre day. - Th government authorlllc never sent for him and he waa released, He telegraphed . the authorities at Fort Riley that he was rtady to go' tber at one If they wanted film. H jiever got reply, the ex-chaplaln says. ARABS MA PROVE SERIOUS FOR IMi'S t ...... ... Occupy Same Position From Which They Caused Ital ians to Betire ONSLAUGHT FEABEO . TRIPOLI, Dec.. II, Aooordln t Information gathered by the airmen - attached to th Italian army and by scouting parties of calvary, the Turks ; and Arabs are concentrating In great fore to the south of Alnsrath. , Tv Italians nt out frequently smallf parties to make reconnolssajioea, but . they do not proceed far away from the Italian camp ' as ' another on-: ' ot ths "Tur iTth. from which they made their last at tack, which resulted In a severe fight lasting six hours and th retirement of the Italian. . , MARSEILLES, Der. II. A special dispatch from correspondent win the, Ottoman army at Aslsl irf the Hnterland of Tripoli, say that thou- 4rids of volunteers ere being enrolled daily. The army, he says, Is In ext. eel lent ' condition and possess ample arms and ammunition, most of which ha been captured from th Italians, Th leading spirit In th Turkish and Arabian camp - continue ' to 'be All ' Fethl Bey,' formerly Turkish military attache In Paris and who was report' d killed by th Italians. , KAVFMAN KNOCKED OtT. -NEW YORK. Dm. Jl Al. Palses the ' local heavyweight knocked out AL. Kaufman of California in the fifth round of a scheduled ten round bout at the National Sporting club'. tonight wllth tight uppercut to th ' Chi. SAYS GOVEBKIVIENT MUSTEXPLAINWHY HE WAS ARRESTED, : " . T": ' .. J" . V v.