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VOL. 45. NO. 8032
charlotte IV. C..WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13 J91 I
PT? T/^TT (, In Charlotte 2 Cents a Copy Daily—6 Cents Sunday^
^ Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Daily and Sunday.
president Ban ett Says
Repoits of Bumper
Crop Are Baseless
In Sf ^^ted Address at South
ern Cotton Growers Conjer-
tnct He Denounced as False
C, ' Reports — Big Scheme
to Fii.ance Crops,
^.io Charged That There is
c Conjpiracy to Eamrher
Do^ri The Priced Blackwell
ljy,.es Discontinuance o)
Qc jnment Crop Reports,
Presfl.
. Ala., Sept. 13.—As tJie
i oonfei-ence in Montgomery
, . ^•'f'rnoon. President G. S
, 'he Farmers’ Union, an
at iLe Cotton GroT^ers’
; ^l;at a French-English syn-
guaranteed any amount of
t • >75,000,000 to finance the
. •'•n crop. The deal was
Zair 'be personal representative
J It ■ ■ -u-cate. The money is to be
;:iLec 1 per cent and the cotton is
4p as collateral,
the plan are to be perfect-
j - ..V . mirtee to be composed of
,.e S‘ -•: banker and two members
•• . arniers Union. Mr. Barrett
i.,-. .Id appoint the committee
Decision Reached.
' .. r '-O consider all questions
r- . ■ marketing and holding
; ;L- ■ crop of the South, which
lime to work out, the
ton gro'5'ers convention in
f-- .. .'(ontgomery. at its morning
r.’ on record as favoring
_ . on such business and reso-
. • pertains to*the marketing’
r of the present 1911 cct-
-o as to give relief to the
I '. ; the present time and then
t . ir- of the future later.
Mon reporoied to the con-
the committee on legis-1
• -rr'i prolonged discussion'
^ :• • ; iebate. This resolution!
i •' 'he establishment of I
i : "1 bonded warehouses. I
-• > •••" Mild be stored and
•• •'. ' issued which would!
■' . ■ ‘ 'Sme as currency, not
•ntry, but abroad as
: - : 'c.-olutinn, all aodmit-
of the convention
’ - ■ in imi'.ortant mat-
• * ■ '■ niore consideration
■ * •_ • ■ ‘ ''• Upd out In a clearer
'/ ' ' ‘’nnry D. Clayton.
^ ' ’■ V . !i: i di.;trict. stated
' '1 •' ): too bip a thing
" ■ M ' .'1 and asked thgjt
• ^ ');arily. On a vote
[■ . .1 it was laid aside.
; ' " ’ ■ 'r/'.-r- ; of the Convention
■ ♦I'lfinc to the pres-
■ rho firmer? at
' ■ ■ ■ ' ■ -hnuld be taken
\ ■- ■ ' 1 '..:por'ant matter.
; • • ’• •• ' oiivention was th.
■ ■ ;..'.i;rt e on legislation
; ' :'^coiiimfnded that i
■'•:-rlrs be establishcc.
direction of the-
^ :• ' I 'fnt and that each
' ':;'.nu.'Sinner of each
• ■ T e up with his re
; *- - '1 the question ot
certain periods
' ■ ■ V> figures are to be
.«tate, and then
■ . ' rif rrop rondit^ions,
■ 3ll the states togeth-
■ t'.if-ir., the same as does
''t ' * ' — ‘‘■ri' ^ach year.
’^a:- peverelv criti-
,./■ ■■ ronimittee sebsion this
7;. , ' ” ina-curacies in
, • ' and zinning reports. It
■' '■'f the committee that
'• long=>r should rely on
.y ■ -^V' rnment for its crop
■ '-’Kf- them out at home,
j,, _ . ' RgricuUtire Wat-
• , ’ ”s’'olina and President
r,' ' ’ ■ -'Oiuh Carolina farmers’
j ', in their arraign-
'' ' !'i^erl States department
. n eathering cotton sta-
• ■ -.er Watson stated that
the government has had a statistician
in his state for the past oten years,
gathering data for the government’s
crop reports and that during his ad
ministration he had never met the
gentleman or had never seen him at
the state capitoal nor had any of his
65 agents in the state seen him.
“The whole thing is a farce,” he
declared with much indignation, “and
we should no longer rely on the gov
ernment for a correct report.”
Congressman Henry D. Clayton,
of Alabama, stated that the govern
ment did a whole lot of things of
value which the states could not do,
but he too, believed the cotton crop
reports were inaccurate. He stated
that he knew it to be a fact that men
employed in Washington, figured on
the cotton and ginning reports who
had never been in a field of cotton
or who had never seen a boll of cotton
in their lives.
“We must go back to home govern
ment,” shouted Mr. Clayton, “and get
up our own information.”
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 13.—That
the national government be memoral-
ized by the cotton growers’ conven
tion now in session here to discon
tinue issuing all crop and acreage re
ports was the recommendation made
in a paper on "The Science of Mark
eting Cotton,’’ submitted by N. P.
Blackwell, of Dallas, editor of the
Cotton and Cotton Oil News, to the
convention today.
Mr. Blackwell also recommended
that the ginning reports be suppress
ed if the government cannot secure
figures on stocks of cotton in spin
ners’ warehouses at the same time.
“Hold cotton for thirteen cents,"
was another of Mr. Blackwell’s re
commendations.
Papers by Charles S. Barrett, of
the Farmers’ Union, and W. P. G.
Harding, president of the First Na
tional Bank of Birmingham were on
today’s program.
President Barrett’s Address.
President Charles S. Barrett, of
the Farmers’ Union, in addressing
the Southern Cotton Growers’ con
ference today declared that all re
ports of a bumper cotton crop are
absolutely baseless.
He likewise denounced as false any
statement to flie effect that the
Farmers' Union is a combine to hold
up civilization, and before he con
cluded be charged the existence of a
conspiracy to hammer down the
price of cotton.
Crop Reoorts False.
After a few introductory remarks
Mr. Barrett said in part;
“I state unequivocally that reports,
government or otherwi^, foreshadow
ing a large cotton crop this year are
absolutely unfounded in fact. I can
speak with authority for the machin
ery employed by the Fanners’ Union
has ascertained that cotton condi-|
tlons virtually in every state are dif-i
ferent. The crop will not come up to
expectations' in volume. The man
who is looking for a bumper yield is
deceiving himself or has been de
ceived.
“If I correctly interpret the pur
pose of this meeting, it is to stand
between the farmers of Southern
states and the loss of several mil
lion dollars through unwise market
ing of cotton. , The Farmers’ Union
has just concluded its annii*il conven
tion at Shawnee. Okla., and I am
•onfldent that there the representa-
,\ es of more than two million farm-
.rs formed plans that will bring to
laught any conspiracy that may^ ex-
st to secure for less than its real
worth the staple that is still the
South’s main dependence.” He invit
ed the co-operation of every man
in a movement to bring for cotton
what it is worth.
Mission of Farmer*’ Union.
Mr. Barrett then entered into an
(Continued on Page Two.)
Ching Pin Kwang Busy.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 13.—Ad
miral Ching Pin Kwang of the Chinese
navy faced a strenuous day when he
arose this morning. The program in
cluded formal exchange of calls be
tween the admiral and acting secre
tary of State Wilson and acting secre
tary of the Navy Winthrop and a
luncheon at Metropolitan Club, the
host being Assistant Secretary Win
throp.
The partv planned to leave W ashmg-
ton this afternoon for Beverly, Mass.,
to be received by President Taft to
morrow. A few days later the admiral
and his suite will return to Washing
ton.
PESTERED BL SUITORS.
Mrs. Inex Sprague Stiness, daughter
of former overnor Sprague of Rhode
island, who recently divorced her
husband and is now being pestered
by the unwelcome suits of two titled
foreigners, which has caused her to
leave Paris for New York, to flee
from them. The suitors are Marquis
de Villeneuve and Count d’ Avenel.
iVlrs. Stiness, before leaving Paris,
declared she is disgusted with hus
bands. “They are bores. I’d much
rather have an aeroplane.”
Pjominent Doctor
Ends His Life
By Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn.. Sept. 13.—Dr. John
C. Drennon, a prominent physician of
Cannon county and former stale sena
tor killed himself at his home in Wool-
bury earl.v today. Dr. Drennon had
early morning professional cal! to
make of which he complained and
while his wife was getting him a cap
of coffee before starting, she heard
a shot and rushing up stairs she found
him desperately wounded. Ke died
without speaking. Xo carse is known
for his self-destruction.
THE weather.
By Associated Pre^s.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 13.—
^ Forecast:
♦ North and South Carolina: —
♦ Pjobably fair tonight and Thurs-
♦ day; cooler tonight; moderate
♦ north winds.
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NOTED WAR CHIEF
WAS EXECUTED.
'^he Eruptions of Mount
Etna Now Assuming
Most Senous Pioportions
•Ct
PrePS.
Sppt 13.—The erup-
'■ na is assuming the
tfal flisarter, Fhe
' ‘ ;)Tth crosses the
' the volcano, is
• ‘ lailway station to
■ '' f'^peciailv tliroatening
M"i) and Alcantara,
' v-.ridrinod today.
( lahorors wore at work
I' thp railroad tracks
- '*'1 transportable mater-
f^nfets.
Least 36 Fissures.
‘ ' St of Mount Etna ap-
state of ebulltion. An
the number of fissures
because of the smoke
‘d« the whole mountain but
there seemed to be more than 30 open
ings, all belching smoke and lava.
The gravity of the eruption of Mount
Etna is indicated by the abandonment
of the railway stations of Molo and Al
cantara at the north oi the volcano.
.\lcantara marked the limit of the lava
flow In the eruption of 1879. Molo was
threatened at that time, but escaped.
Great Suffering for Peasantry.
The eruption means great suffering
for the peasantry. The slopes of Etna
with an area of more than 400 square
miles support a population more dense
than that of any portion of Italy
There are^65 cities and villages In
the entire area and the iiumber of
inhabitaots which obtain an excellent
agricultural'lining from the fertile la*
va beds total more than 300,000.
By Associated Press.
Los Angeles. Car, Sept. 13.—Juan
Guerrero, noted cucapas Tndian war
chief and reputed bandit, was execu
ted in Ensenada, lower California last
Friday according to word orought to
Los Angeles from the peninsula capi
tal.
Guerrero, left Los Angeles for En-
se^da, ten days ago against the ad
vice of friends. His visit was said to
have been prompted by a ’pr-.unise
from the Mexican government to tr:-at
with him over the restitution of lands
formerly belonging to his tribe. He
was arrested as he left the Ensenada
^iiarf.
NOTED BANDIT AGAIN |
ELUDES HIS PURSUERS.
By Associated Press.
Cokeville, Wyo., Sept. 13.—For the
second time in three months Hugh
Whitney, the bandid who with his
brother held up a number of deposi
tors in the Cokeville National Bank
last Monday and escaped with ccmsid-
erable loot, has run the gauntlet of
watchful posses that secured the coun
try and guarded all passes and bridges
and has apparently found safety in the
mountain fastnesses of the Jackson
Hole country to which he fled last
June after he had shot and killed Con
ductor Kidd on an Oregon Short Line
train in Southeastern Idaho while re
sisting arrest. Whitn.ey’s spectacular
dash through the posses that were
guarding all avenues of escap.? at that
time furnished a typical frontier sen
sation.
CRiERS' MEET
By Associated Press.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 13.—Esti
mate of this year’s cotton crop, recom
mended by the committee on statis
tics, and adopted by the Southern Cot
ton Growers convention at the morn
ing session Wednesday, is approxi
mately 12.500,000 bales.
This estimate was reached on fig
ures presented to the committee by
the call of states, each state being
represented by Its agriculture com
missioner or his authorized asistant,
and by figures submitted'by President
Barrett, of the Farmers’ Union.
On the call of states, the estimate
arrived at showed only 11,217,000.
The estimate as made by the Farmers’
Union at Shawnee, Okla., was 11,747,-
000 bales and revised estimate by Pres
ident Barrett was 12,052,000 bales. An
average was made of these three esti
mates ana a percentage added for in
creased acreage, improved conditions,
etc., and a general estimate of 12,-
500.000 bales made.
On the call by states, the following
figures were submitted:
Alabama 1,100,000 oales; ten per
cent less than last year.
Arkansas, §00,000 bales, a slight in
crease over last year.
Florida, 60,000 bales, slight increase.
eorgia 1,800,000 bales; 28 per cent
deterioration since July 25 last.
Mississippi, 1,200,000 bales, five per
cent less than last year.
North Carolina 650,000, 16 per cent
less than last year.
Oklahoma, 600,000; 30 per cent off
from last year’s crop.
South Carolina, 1,125.000 bales, con
dition 69; 5 per cent less than last
yeaf.
Tennessee, 350,000 bales; 15 per
cent increase over last year.
Virginia, estimated crop 16,000.
Texas, estimated 2,950,000 bales;
condition 67; crop 3 to 5 per cent less
than last year.
California estimated 12,00T).
Louisiana 300,000 bales.
Misouri estimated 60,000 bales.
All other states, estimated crop
4.000 bales.
On Flight From
Coast to Coast
WANTING TO TAKE
A STRIKE VOTE.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Sept. 13.—Circular letters
setting forth the exact situation
which confronts the Illinois Central'
Railroad shopmen in their threatened
strike in support of the system fed
eration and asking for another strike
vote were today sent to members of
the various unions involved by J. F.
McMcCreary, head of the federation
shop committee.
Secretary W. F. Kramer, of the in
ternational association of black
smiths, declared today that the tabu
lation of strikes votes will take place
in about ten days and that nothing
further could be done until the strike
vote is announced.
Second Legal Game.
By Associated Press.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 13.—Having ad
justed their differences- as to what
players are eligible to take part in
the post season series tor the South
Atlantic League championship, the Col
umbus and Columbia teams will play
their second legal game today. Yester
day’s game was declared no contest
at a conference last night, and the
only game of the series stands as a
victory for Columbus. Sitton proba
bly will pitch for Columbus today and
Barenkamp for Columbia.
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By Associate® Press.
New York, Sept. 13.—James J.
Ward, started at 9:08 o’clock- this
morning from Gtoverfiors Island for
his flight from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
He is flying for a prize of $50,000
offered by William R. Heart.
Lands at Ashebrook.
Ashebrook, N. J., Sept. 13.—Aviator
Ward landed here this morning on
his coast to coast flight, having mis
takes the LQhigh Valley Railroad
for Uie Erie Railroad. The aviator
when he found out where he was
went into the air again and retracted
his course toward Jersey City where
he purposed taking up his course
along the line of the Erie Railroad for
Middletown, N. Y.
W’ard, who is only 22 years of ase,
is the, second competitor to try Tor the
prize offered by Mr. _Hearst for the
quickest flight from coast to coast and
the first to start on the westward
route. To win he must reach Los An-
gelese or San Francisco in thirty
days.
Just before the young aviator jump
ed into his seat Major eneral Grant,
commander of the department of the
east rode up with two aides and hand
ed him a letter to the commander of
the millitary ^ost at Los Angeles.
As soon as he got clear of the is
land Ward mounted rapidly. The air
was clear and expecting no difficulty
in picking out his landmarks, he said
that he expected to make most of
the journey at a heightht of about
two thousand feet. Against the wind
his 50 horse power engine can make
about 45 miles an hour. If the wind
changes he will do considerably bet
ter. W’ard carries 15 gallons o‘f gaso
line, enough to take him about 150
miles.
JAMES HAZ5N HYDE'
Jomes Hazen Hyde, he of the artistic
temperament, and well known to
Americans because of that fact and
his recent visit in this country, who
is now in London and reported to
be about to marry. When asked as
to his intentions in ^hat line, he air
ily waved his fingers in the old De
mosthenes style, whispering gently
“All such matters are dark secrets.”
Physiaan May Be
Chatged With
Of Myrtle Hawkins
Attack on Juarez
Did Not Materialize
fowler Plans to
Resume Flight
By Associated Press.
Alta, Cal., Sept. 13.—In no way dis
courager by his accident of yesterday.
Aviator Robert G. Fowler busied him
self today planning the best course
to enable him to ^resume his journey
a^ soon as posible. Fowler’s mana
ger, C. F. Grujidy, arrived here after
midnight.
' The special baggage car carrying
extra parts for Fowler^ machine ar
rived with Grundy. It is posible to
rebuild the machine as the engine is
not injured but Fowler believes that
the best course is to send to the fac
tory for a machine, complete ex
cept for the engine.
Fowler said he had discovered a
new danger to aviators in the fact
that the strong side wind which he
encountered yesterday strained the
vertical rudder to such a point that
it refused to work. He will strength
en the control of the machine in
which he resumes his fiight.
Suicide Theory is Dropped, and
It is 'Now Believed Poison
Killed Girl—Body to Be Ex
humed And Two Arrests
May Follow,
Rewards Offered And Detective
Employed— Case Takes a
Sensational Turn When it
was Reported That Criminal
Operation had Caused Death,
By Associated Press.
Juraez, Mex., Sept. 13.—An attack
on Juarez by a band of 160 liberals,
warning of which threw this city into
great excitement la^t night, failed to
materialize through the inability of
the liberal juta in El Paso to supply
arms and ammunition. The band,
composed of about thirty Americans,
a few Germans and Italians and a hun
dred or morte Mexicans, gathered on
the banks of the Rio Grande to re
ceive the arms that had been promis-,
ed them. They were met by a, mem
ber of the Junta with three rifles i nd
an old pistol with the information ihaL
“this was the best the junta could do.”
Disguested, the “army of invasion”
disbanded and according to its leader,
an American, the threatened liberal
uprising ended with last night’s fiasco.
Many residents of Juarez, under the
impression that the city was to be .it-
tacked, crossed over to El Paso for
the night.
Troops were sent in pursuit cf ihe
liberals but none could be found.
France Will Submit
Reply to Gemany
Serious Situation
Fiom Rioting
By Associated Press.
London, Sept. 13.—A news dispatch
received here today from Tsu-Chau
says that the perfect of police there
has attempted to communicate with
Cheng Tu by mesenger^ but that the
latter were unable to get throug^h the
lines of rioters who were attacking
thee ity at four points.
The advices add that the Americans
and British residents of Cheng Tu
who did not leave the city an Septem
ber 7, still remained in th© capital
when the dispatch was sent, as the
governor-general refused to permit
them to leave on September 8,
owing to thep resence of rabble out
side the walls.
The- French missionaries had decid
ed to remain in the city. The mail
service • to and from Cheng Tu
has been interrupted.
GOVERNOR FOSS
DELIVERS ADDRESS.
^ GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD ♦
♦
♦
THE FLYNN-MORRIS BOUT.
By Associated Press.
New York, Sept. 13.—The Jim
Flynn-Oarl Morris, contest on Friday
night is stirring up about as much
interest here as a contest for the
heavy weight championship honors
and high prices are being paid for the
choice seats In Madison Square
arden.
Maine Election Results.
By Associated Press.
Portland, Me., Sept. 13.—Town
clerks returns from 402 out of the
521 cities, towns and plantations in
the state give a majority against
repeal of the repeal of the prohibi
tory liquor law of 531. The vote on
the face of these returns stands:
For repeal 60,097; against repeal
60,628.
By Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 13.—The minister of
foreign affairs, M. De Seleves, went to
Rambouillett today to submit to Presi
dent Fallieres the French reply to Ger
many’s counter proposals looking to a
settlement of the Moroccan dispute.
This reply was agreed upon by the vidual
cabinet ’ yesterday after a draft had
been submitted to his colleagues by
the foreign minister and the situation
raised thereby was discussed by the
ministers for three hours.
An effort will be made to so con
clude the matter that the French note
may be forwarded to M. Cambon, the
French ambassador at Berlin today or
not later than tomorrow, it is under
stood that as anticipated, the latest
French expression emphasizes the nec
essity of maintaining commercial
equality of all in Morocco and insists
that France shall have a free hand poli
tically in that country.
Fallieres Sanctions Reply.
Rambouillet, France, Sept. 13.—
President Fallieres today gave his
formal sanction to the French reply
to the latest note from Germany re
garding Morocco. Foreign Minister
de Selves, after submitting the doc
ument,. hastened by motor car to
Paris and if the reply can be tran;
scribed in time a courier will leave
with it for Berlin tonight. Otherwise
the note will go forward in the morn-
in.
Plan Methods f 01
Maiketing Rice
By Associated Press.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 13.—With a
view of adopting methods of.market
ing rice similar to those proposed for
the .cotton growers, Frimk Randolph,
of Crowley, La., secretary of the rice
association of America arrived in
Montgomery today, from New Orleans
to confer with the factors of the cot
ton growers’ conference in the inter
est of the southern rice growers’ as
sociation.
“Of course our plans are different
from those of the cotton growers as
we market our product through one
head,” said Mr. Randolph. “The rice
crop of this country is approximately
six million sacks annually and there
is now between a half and two-thirds
of this crop marketed through one
head. Our ideas are similar; we
wish to secure a fair and reasonable
price for our product. The associa
tion although only'8 months old, has
made rapid strides.”
CLAIM MAINE HAS
GONE WET BY 50.
By Associated Press. ,
Portland, Me., Sept. 13.—The Port
land Evening Express, a prohibition
paper, controlled by the family of
thel ate Neal Dow, this'afternoon is
sued a bulletin stating that Main^
had gone “wet” by BOO votei.
By Associated Press.
Sprinfi Lake, N. J., Sept. 13.—Op
position to the “unnecessary intrusion
of federal control” was the keynote
of the speech today of the governor
of Massachusetts before the confer
ence of Governors.
“There is a vague theory,” said
Governor Foss, “that where the indi
power of different states
proves insufficient, the federal gov
ernment comes in. In such matters
as workingmens’ compensation, fed
eral power, it was thought, might be
invoked to cover the entire country
and afford uniform laws. If, how
ever, there is anything hostile to self
government of the state it is the un
necessary intrusion of federal con
trol.” , .
Three more delegates arrived here
during the morning— Governor
Spray, of Utah; Tener, of Pennsylva
nia and Crothers, of Maryland, brmg-
ing the total to twenty-six. *
Airship Bursts.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Sept. 13.—During the army
maneuvres today the dirgible bal
loon “M 3” caught* firse and fell near
the village of Grosse below. The
crew saved themselves by jumping as
they neared the ground. The airship
was almost completely destroyed.
♦ Special to The News. ♦
♦ ♦
♦ Raleigh, N, C., Sept. 13.—Gov- ♦
♦ ernor Kitchin has offered a re- ♦
♦ ward by the state of $iSO for ♦>
♦ the arrest of the unknown mur- ♦
^ derers of Miss Myrtle Hawkins, ♦
♦ at Hendersonville, who is be- ♦
lieved to have died from the ef- ♦
> feet of an illegal operation and ♦
subsequent foul play. ^
♦
Special to the News.
' Asheville, Sept. 13.—Popular feel
ing is at high t^sion today over the
mysterious death of Miss Myrtle
Hawkins, of Hendersonville, w]K>se
body was found in Lake Oceola.
A detective was employed yester
day by the family of the girl but it is
understood he declined to take the
case and another was employed.
The governor has been asked to
offer a reward. One will probably be
given by the county and a private
reward may be raised.
It is practically certain that death
did not occur near the lake, buli the
body was conveyed th#e afterward-
There is talk of having a new in
quest to enforce further evidence
but it may not be thought necessary
by officers, as the evidence secured
can be used at the preliminary hear
ing, if the arrest is made.
There are suspicions against two
men, and one ph^’sician, and one busi
ness man 'of Hendersonville,, one or
both of whom may be implicated and
their movements are being watched.
Developments are expected hourly.
Hal Cooper, of Johnsoij City, ar
rived today.
The case took a sensational turn
when it was reported that death was
due to a criminal operation. This fact
has not been established as yet, how
ever.
Upon the result of a thorough ex-
ammation to be made today if the
body of Miss Myrtle Hawkins is ex
humed as planned yesterday by the
coroner, depends, it is said, the liber
ty of a phj’sician of this city.
It is believed the examination
will furnish evidence sufficient to
warrant an arrest though just the na
ture of the evidence Coroner Kirk
expects to develop is not known.
The first examination resulted in
the statement that chloroform caused
the death of the young woman whose
body was found floating in Laka
Oceola last Sunday.
SYSTEM OF
LECTURLS
decided UPON.
Bv Associated Press.
Montgomery, Ala.-, Sept. 13.—A sys
tem of lectures and the methodical dis
tribution of literature for the dissemi
nation of information beneficial to cot
ton producers was unanimously agreed
upon by the convention today in the
adoption of a resolution ^ffered by
the cmmittee o.n resolutions.
The resolution declares that the
commisioner of agriculture in each
staet and each state president and
each state secretary of the farmers
union shall constitute a committee to
employ lecturers and send out litera
ture. , . X J
Contributions will be asked to de
fray the expenses erf sending out said
lecturers and literature.
Fire Prevention Associa
tion to Be Organized
Much interest is being taken in the
meeting to be held here tomorrow by
field men at which time fire preven
tion associations for North and South
Caroflina will be organized. It will
be recalled that the committee in
charge of the prelimitiaries has re
ported in favor of separate o^ganiza-
tions for each state and this recom
mendation will no doubt be ratified.
In the project to organize fire pre
vention associations the field men have
the cooperation of Vice Jresident H. R.
Bush of the Dixie who inaugurated an
independent movement looking to the
formation of an association of this sort
but withdraw his individual company
proposition when the associatoed field
men took up the matter.
By Associated Press.
Hendersonville, Sept. 13.—The body
of Miss Myrtle Hawkins, the 17 year
old girl, at a late hour today had not
been exhumed for further examina
tion into her mysterious death. It
was said today that ap rivate detec
tive employed by the family to ?nves-
togate the death of the girl, whose
bodv was found floating in Lake Oce-
la last Sunday, had declined later
to work on the case.
It is possible one or pei^haps two
men, now said to be under suspicion,
will be arrested, and should the au
thorities decide to make the arrests
a second post mortem examination
maj^ not.be tteld until the men have
their preliminary hearing.
Sensational Disclosures.
The veil of mystery that has sur
rounded the death ot Miss^. Myrtle
Hawkins, t-he 17-year-old girl of Hen
dersonville, whose body was found on
Sunday morning, floating in Lake Os
ceola, is rapidly being lifted and as
the investigation proceeds the dis
closures made are becoming sensa
tional.
The theory of suicide has been en
tirely discarded; murder seems to
have been established, not cold-blooded
murder, not premeditated, .but none
the less murder and the net is fast
closing around a prominent young phy
sician of Hendersonville, Indeed it is
asserted tonight that the coroner will
tomorrow order arrests to be made.
To Exhume BoJy.
Miss Hawkins’ body is to be ex
humed and a second and move search
ing autopsy is to be made. Mr, Hal
Cooper, of Johnson City, Tenn., a prom
inent business man of that place, to
whom Miss Hawkins w'as betrothed,
has urgently requested that the re
mains be not interred until he arrives,
he is expected to reach here tomorrow
as the funeral and interment has al
ready taken 'place, Mr, Cooper is
expected to urge a more complete in
vestigation.
Chloroform Caused Death.
It has been shown that chloroform
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