lTtE ASITEVILLE 01 r fZEX, TUESDAY, 'MARCH 24, 191 1.
TRUE-STORY OF THE
DEATH OF BENTON
EVXRTtHEJO FOR THB OmC3t-
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111 IJORTH STATE
News of Capt. Turner's
Death Comes as Shock .
to Raleigh.
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BATTERY PARK BANK
Alleged "Inquiry" Into Cir
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Capital . .3(Haoi:;;wsi $100,000
Surplus and Profits . . . r. . .-.x ..s $140000
OFFICERS! .' ,;
Jame. P. Bawyer. Chairman ot the Board.
The Battleship Oklahoma is
Launched at Camden,
New Jersey.
cumstances Surrounding
Murder Closes.
NICHOLS SHOE CO.
WENT TO VILLA
WITHOUT ARMS
MISS LORENA CRUCE
DAIRYMAN HdRT
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T. C, Coxa, President.
Brwtn Sluder, Vice-President.
J. X. Rankin. Cashier.
C Rankin, 'Aai't. Caihlar,
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ON HIS WAGON
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located at od of Grace cr Una, OwiWim MTantage. of city
wttfa quiet of country. Bu all aaodern ouuimlauwa and .qnlpinans
etty water, electric lights, telepbooea, steam beat, open flree, prtvaea
ba rooms single or ee safes.
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A FEATCKE OF THE SEW CKAIiWTOfl"alX THAT GIVES A
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By patting the tank In the rear Chalmers designer, have given the
now six perfect balance which tend, to prevent kid dice. This II
gallon tank oarrtea a third mora gasoline than tfha tank tinder tha
seat Nobody In tha ear to disturbed whan flUinc tha tank. Tha fil
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No. lft-17 I. LEXINGTON ATX,
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JAMES R. HARE, MGR, 14 V. MAIN.
No One Saw the Killing and
No One Cares to Say
' Anything.
The Oklahoma Will be Far
Ahead of the Present '
Amercian Ships,
WASHINGTON, March IS. The
Inquiry Into the dnath af tha Scotch
man, Benton, five week1 ago ' In
Juarss, directed by tha British for.
sign office has been concluded, and
today tha resuIU war laid before the
British ambassador here tor irans
mlaeloa to London. This lnvwstiga-
Hon was conducted by C A. 8, Per
ceval. British oonsul at Galveston,
whose district Includes tha town of
SI Paso, opposite Juares.
Originally ordered to El Paso to
ae-operate with the commission ap
pointed by Secretary Bryan to la
quire into tha Benton case, Mr. Per-
osval, finding that tha Anvarlcan
commission waa helpless to act aa
tha result at tha refusal ot tha reb
el leaders to allow them to exhume
tha dead Benton's body, conducted an
Investigation an his awn account. He
employed such agents as ha thought
were necessary and secured a r
ct testimony bearing upon Benton's
death. Much of this was collected
In secret and for that reason Sot even
tha names of tha witneanes will be
given -publicity at this time.
Necessarily tha evidence as ta what
actually took place in VT.Ia'a head
quarter Juares. where Bonton was
last seen alrve, waa meagre. Most If
not all. of tha eye witnesses) were of
ficers and private soldiers under Vil
la's Immediate command, who are
now with the general In the interior
of (Mexico.
Evidence Meagre. - ...
From the Incomplete evidence that
he was able to obtain, Oonsul per
oeval reports that Bentoo, disregard
lag the. advioo and appeals of his
wtfa proceeded directly to Villa's
headquarters with the double purpose
ot protesting against tha apoliatlon
of his ranch, and to secure tha priv
ilege of marketing his cattle la the
United States. So extensive had been
tha raids npqn his livestock, by tha
constitutionalists that he told his
friends that ha had determined to
save what ha could af tha herd by
getting it cut of the country.
Tha testimony quoted by tha oon
sul makes It appear that Beaton was
unarmed when ha entered Juares and
sought' Villa's headquarters; that he
entered Villa's office; that there was
a tremendous souffle followed by per
tact quiet. No witness could he
found who heard tha sound of
hot. Benton did not emerge from
the office alive, but where and -when
his body was removed the report does
not disclose. -
The consul drew the Inference that
Benton had. been killed ' by a knife
and that his body bad boon aeereily
removed and interred somewhere In
the Immediate neighborhood al
though there was no direct testified
adduced to sustain this inference.
Mexico Most Pay.
The suhstance of the report win b
communicated to Secretary Bryan
and tha report Itself will be trans
mitted to the British forelsrn office.
Acoording to the British view, no
thing can. he done In tha caaa at thti
stage. The report af tha Caxranza
commission, appointed to Investigate
the Benton killing Is awaited with
much Interest and will he received
by the British government as infor
mation at least.
No Immediate action to expected at
the British embassy but it was re
called that Sir Edward Grey. In his
last statement to the house of com
mon, upon tha Benton ease, made It
plain that there must be a heavy
reckoning for this killing of a Brit
ish subject, and that tha debtor would
ba the future permanent . govern
ment of Uexlca. " t
rmLADMt,THrA. Maroh !!. The
sunetMireadaouglit Oklahoma, one ot
the large and, most powerful Amcr
can battleshipa afloat, was launched
today from the yards ot the Now fork
Shipbuilding company at Camden, K.
J. The great se&tlghter waa chris
tened by Miss Uorena Jane Cruce,
daughter ot the governor of Oklaho
ma, who broke a bottle of chiunpagn
against tha ship's prow as tha hull
began to glide in the Delaware river.
Uiss Cruce was a unrounded by a
doaen girl friends from Oklahoma.
Surrounding the christening party
were Secretary ot the Navy and Mra
Daniels, Assistant Beoretary Roosevelt,
mora bars ot tha congressional naval
committees, the Oklahoma delegation
in congress, atmte officials and other
Oklahomans. Governor Croce of Ok
lahoma was detained at home,
nag Ore Hall.
In honor ot the ceremony (ha flag
ot Oklahoma waved today over his-
torlo Independence hall.
Tha dreadnought Oklahoma will ba
one af tha most powerful btatlealilp
that has yet been floated for the
American navy. A aiatef hfp, the
Nevada, la under oonaiructlon at
Qurcy. Mas Only the Pennsylvania,
building at Newport News, and the
battfleBhip "number II the keel of
whinb. was laid last weak at tha New
Tork navy yard, will outstrip tha Ok
lahoma, In tonnage, displacement.
length or tha power .ot bar (ana
Th. length of tha new eeaflghter Is
(SI et and bar displacement will ba
17,80 tons, or too ton. greater than
largest American fighting ship
t. - ;
Many Big Cons.
tn both armament and armor tha
lahoma wBl ba Car ahead of the
present American ship. Her prin
cipal weapons will be tan 14-inch
guns, capable of firing ahells weigh
ing 1.409 pounds. A fatuTe of the
armament wUl be tho placing of three
of the great guns In one turret.
About the big warship will also
be distributed awnty-ona 1-Inch guns
and minor armament omwiottng of
Body of John R. Wray Sent
to Angierfor
Burial.
ft AUDIO H, N. C. Muroh W.-The
potHila of Ralalgh war. ahookad e
yond measure this morning by tha
ua-wa of tilw death of Capt 3- L
Turner, -whloh occurred at Maxton last
night. , The remain, airlved here thU
afternoon at 11:10 o'clock and were
oonveyed to tha residence of Mra
McPhoeters, on Dawaon atreat, there
to romaln until tha funeral, which U
to take plane Monday afternoon front
tihe Virmt Presbyterian churon.
Capt Turner and Mra Turner war.
spending tha winter hero, where they
have resided at intervals tor many,
yearn ec many trtonde rvmpaUe
vary deeply with Mra. Turner In her
loan. Just a short wh19a before his
doatfh, CaPt. Turner had held a bright,
Jovial conversation with his wife over
rho Uong dlstsnoe telejvhone between
Raleigh and Maxton, and tha news oi
her hiuahand'a auddoa death that cam
over tha wtroa later In tha night has
oompletely prhstratad her, Capt.
Turner waa 85 year, old and has bean
prominent in railroad service In this
eoottaa ot tha country tor many yeara
II. was a prominent official, ot the
Seaboard : air Una tat a number
ot years, and wm iwaWioal rail
road man In th. oonotruotJon ot Uia
Halolgh PamSloo Sound railroad,
how a (part of tha Norfolk Southern.
Thereafter ha was general manage
of 0e QeorgtsFtorlda railroad, until
two years eo, whan ha retired from
1 Oil. road to unertalca tha constmo-
'three poundera, an. pounflem, t-lnoh
Held piece, and madhine guna. '.
Tha armor belt, eapeoially heavy, is
11 M Inches Chicle and will extend four
hundred feet along each aide of tha
hull, from IV feet below tho water
line to nine feet above th. water.
There r. two jroioctlre decks to
guard agalmit plunging fire, ona of
three Inches and the other of on. and
one-half Inch, ; .i
The Oklahoma will burn all, and
her eturlne. .will hav. 14.100 Indicated
horsepower, sufficient to develop
spoed of 10 4 knots an hour.
tlon of a, railroad from Wilson to Ban
doTWotv r;
R. U JOhnson, a well-known dairy
man, waa vary painfully Injured this
nVorntng white drlvlnar ona of his milk
wagon, to tha city.. Ha was coming
down what Is known as Asylum hill
whan tha ooupMjic pin gav way and
ha was thrown through the glass
front, and his naole and shoulders
tefly out. Ho Is In Rex hospital toe
In treated for hto Injttdea. -
The ramains of John It. Wray wara
seat to Angler today tor Interment.
Ite died at Res hajiUU last evening
after being brought here from Clay
ben tor treatment, Ha was a cotton
oil mill expert, general superintendent
tor tha mills at Clayton, PUtnboro
and lilltngbMi. Ha ww. unmarried.
His brother, Herman Wtay, waa with
hltn whan ha died.
PLAYING SCHEDULE OF
THE FEDERAL LEAGUE IS
IPTEOjnOLIE
President Says Feds Will
Challenge World's
Series Winners.
B LANDING CASE
land Americans last year, algned wtlU
the Kansas City FederaUy fewt Hw
er rejoined Oevalsmd. ::
Vtea Frosldent Mullen of the Bu(Tm
lo club, mid today that PJtchaif
Kahler of hurt year's Cleveland teami
returned to tleveland . Wftf having
utirnod cBwtrol with 'the Buffaloi
Federals would art her (lay in, Buffalo)
or not at all. w -v.,.-:.'
Preoidont Ollmore 'announced thai
tha pennant winners of tha Federal
league villi ism, a cnalleng. t Uia
winner. In tha National and AmerU
ran lar. to pay. for th. champion-
ship of tha world.
"If either" f tha ruccewtul teamt
In thoa. two leagues reftwe to. meet
our leader" h aWd. "w will clatnt
th. ohampTonshtp by default."
In framing th. l:hdtil. It w rc
cgnixed that conflicts tn dates eovrt
not be avoided lnChteagoande. liouu
where there are two oppxsdnc ma.l-
leagu. nlubs. Tha mot tha Bait! .
mnra U In tha eamem section ot tlii
International and Buffalo tn tha wei
ami W-aiUe both are in the eastern
action of tha Federal leagua also pi
smited another ipunnle.
. BALTIMORE, Maroh Sa.-Tha lly
Ing schedule cf th. rsderal league
of baseball olUbs waa aoxupted tonight
at a meeting here of tha official or
the leagiu; Soma minor changes may
ba mad. tomorr'ow. Tha schedule
probably will ba given out later this
1 The most Important business s.t th
mminftnm nthor than th. drafting (4
th. achodul. was the detemnnattoA ta
apply for n tnjunctl.wi to restrain
FtWhar Blandlrig from playing With
Hho Oleveland American league oluhv.
Blarrdhrg, who played with the Clevo-
PIUMAItY IX SOCTH tlAKOT.t
MITOHKIjIi. K T March ll.-i
Cloalnff a apirited krampalgn hi whk U
the ohlof initomat hs. centered In Ui
contest of tha republican fact tons fo
tArttad fixates senator and for gov
ernmr, th. voter, of South Dakota wl :
go to tii. polls tomorrow to expi
their proferenoMi for national, sit '
and county offloer., to he voted for t
the nt alecttoB.4'-Vi".
ITntted' Stales flMttfa Geo. Craw
fkird M a inaltat. for re-election r "
1s sirpported by tha pnrreilv. wi
or th. repnblicajr ffltty. Opposed t
htm a. th. alamlmtVbmrar of tlie oi
posmg faoUon is Cwwreisrman Clw .
1L Curtoa. B. J'ohneon, of Tank
vm, for many years th. South Dako'
member Of th nivt.ionai domocrt
oowrMt.tea, to th. eholc. Of th. n
Jorlty taction Ot th. dem'ocratlo pw,
for the evai of Senator Oramford.
Qovornor Frank M. Byrne Is a cr n -dldat.
for rwomrnatjon and has bf ,
Indorsed hy the tiowmntlon of ths n n .
J'ftiy faotdon of tha republican part..
Other aaplrartiU for the gubemntor '
nominatitott ra llmwy B. AnoVrHu .
tha ohfdoa of the Bbtnorkty faction c '
tha repubttrana; It. O. Richard wh
to out a an indepandant, and J. t
McCador, dontocrat. t , ,
Jura save the tkn in building flres, splitting kktdffluig, carr-ytug
ooal and ashes, etc. All you haye to do is to strike a match tha firs
to ready at any hour, you do not have to wait tr the Are to
catch and burn freely, you do not have to oontand with a red hot
sooty range. -. J
The kitchen Is one of the coolest rooms in the house when you
use gas as a fuel for cooking and this atone should Induce you
to naive a goa range mataiied lor it ta only a short tints till hot
weather seta in.
TAKEN. TO DOtGIiAS.
DOVl&LAS. Ga., ICarch 21. Charles
A. Oraham was brought to Douglas
today and locked up on the charge
of .hooting and killing l.wnnce
Newborn, town marshal ot Broxton.
Oa. Ha waa arrested late yesterday
near Haslehurst. Ga., by authorities
from this place.
. -Graham is alleged to have killed
jrarshal Newbern yesterday, whea
be latter attempted to arrest him is
prisoner Is also oharjed with sHghtly
wounding his brother, I. T. Oraham,
who was. hit r a stray bullet said
to hav. bean fired, at a constable aid.
In Kowterav
TREATY SIGHTED.
which all questions not capabls of
asttlement by diplomacy shall be
submitted to Investigation by an In
ternational commtealon for at least
ona year. It Is the fourteenth' of
Secretary Bryan's peace treaties. '
The convention does not ' provide
Hi vUwi 1 fai1 1 dlsutdwly 1 iHHdui"t'. Tliof for-malntentrTM fir IlifTf rn fTTf ary"
pATK FOB ARGUMENTS.
WASHINGTON. March II. ThA
united States and Venesuala -yWUlpremo court today et April U for
WASHINGTON March 24. A new
treaty has bean signed between the
and naval status yuo during tho in
wstigation period, hut. like all of the
peace treaties, hinds the4 two ' coun
tries not to engage hi hostilities until
tha oonuatosioa ha. reported.
TO OOXCI,tTB INVESTIOATIDX.
WAflHTNOTON, Maroh, . lr-Tlans
for- concluding ths oosgresaional In
vestigation of conditions in tha Michi
gan strike district wara made today
by tha sub-committee of tha house
mines ootnmlttea The committee
during tha day heard John Mitchell,
labor leader, and Reprasentattre Mac
Donald, who represent, the affeoUd
district" In congress..
The Calumet and Helca Mining
company, through its attorney,
James A. Emery, was requested ta
furnish data of the financial activ.
ties and history of the company and
the committee decided to dose the
hearings ss soon as Qulncy A. Bhaw,
president of the Calumet and Hecla
company can be called and question
ed aa to the attitude ot the company
toward organized labor.
heaiingrgrosofi tha application
of Georgia for anTnTmdlataLJal"ncr
tlon to compel the Tennessee Iron7r
Coal and Copper company to prevent
imlphur fumes from - Its smelter la
Tenneseeejfrom spreading over farmi
In GeorglK
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BOXUIAtV India, March. Il.Cnt
ton valued at I2.S0,00 waa des
troyed 1y flre here todav." It waa
stored la shad, on Cotton O rests.
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