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ver we it « The Newg “Fi»r Sale" 3to^fi^oro .^ lrifere«^ Latest Edition TWELVE PAQE8. THE 1 IVTTT^ T/iTQ Latest Edition i-^ X!J iM ^ TWfLVEPAOES. VOL. 45. NO. 8063 charlotte w. C. FRIDAY' EVENING, OCTOBER. 20. 191 I Militant Sufiagettes Hold Louisville In Their Grasp Undaunted Beltevets in Votes joT Women** Flock to Ken- tucky Capital in Large Numbers Much Business to Be Attended To, Fresh From Battlefields of California And Washington Sujfragettes Ho'ld Jubilee And—Celebrate Vic-to-ree— Many Speakers. Associated Press. ;y>ui8ville, Ky., Oct 20.—Every , in the union, six of them by ? in the flag of the National Am- Woman Suffrage Association, !: be represente^Q at the National . .ftrage Convention here beginning to- .a: and to run through until next .--day. Delegates from all parts of cnimtry were on hand thi» mom- ; z " I on Dr. Anna Howard Shaw', irefi'ient. called the first session to raer using a silver and ivory gavel ,.ar was presented to Miss Susan B. .....thony when she was president of * le organization in 1888. “Jubilee Night." - of the morning and afternoon seuio.1 vA*as set aside for preliminary rk. but tonight was saved for “Ju bilee .\;ght.' when tw’o new suffrage ji*-)tP9 '('’ashington and California, are 0 uttve 'hp center of the stage, •nrour^ their representatives. r - G Wood, of Denver, will tell f . oinrado Aid Association; “The ston Victory” is the subject on • A. Shores, of Tacoma, and ne M. Smith will speak, while ■ I Fl&k, J. H. Braly and Eliza- n-\e Watson are to recount the • done in the ‘‘California cam- >ng the important matters In a of practical organization that * bo passed upon by the conven- the suggestion that the officers ■istitute the executive board he elected from one section of antry. This is proposed in order lake monthly conferen i poasib ■* .Another question will go before the ention as a recommendation from •* executive board. This is in the ’ of an amendment to the consti- n and provides that local socie- ’ Wi‘h memberships of 500 may af- »te with the national body. Hereto- ' •'•e required number of member- 1 ' as been only 150. Prediction for Tennessee. ^ ■* ville, Tenn., Oct. 20.—Speak- y s’erday afternoon on the possi- ’ of Virginia giving suffrage to 'p-n, Prof. J. W. Bryster, Buperin- ' ident of public instruction in Ten- : ■ oe, predicted that in 10 years wom- would be voting in this state. He is * an advocate of woman suffrage ;ough saying that w’hile there are sen- * mental re&ons against the policy, herb are no logical reasons. Ell’S OUTH RODGEH'S LIFE By Associated Press. Waco, Tex., Oct. 20.—Arlator C. P. Hedgers, learning of the death of Eu- F le Ely at Macon, Oa., yesterday, le a minute inspection of his bi ne today that probably saved him -Ti death or serrous accident, for he covered aamage that caused his ing Waco to be postponed for two \ i. ir-. ^he elevator and rudder wires were n so thin that the coast to coast tor doubted their lasting through > proposed flight of 188 miles .11 Waco to San Antonio. Repair k was begun at once. mporarily in charge OF RUSSELL HEADQUARTERS. ■■"ial to The News. i^nta, Oct. 20.—W. W. Walker Is ■ barge of the Russell gubernatorial dquarters at the Kimball, while '-'o.naicer Nevin is absent in Macon, but ^ ■ latter is expected back some time ’ lay. Hundreds of callers are visiting t headquarters daily. Judge Russell is actively touring *rom county to county speaking in the 11 erest of his candidacy. Yesterday he oke at La Fayette in Walker county at Lindale in Floyd county. Soaalist at Atlanta Rally ^,«*cial to The News. Atlanta. Oct. 20,—Two “most vexing nations,” the cause of wealth and th® ' 'ise of poverty, will b« discussed at ^ f)lg socialist rally In Atlanta tonight. T:ie principal address will b« deliv- "' d by Dr. Henr> Fuehrer, the foun- ■r of a new religion, which he calls ' Synosolatry," or tiM worship of of humanity. ♦ STEAMERS COLLIDE. ♦ ♦ ♦ By Associated Pr«ss. ♦ Hamburg, Oct. 20.—Two Eng- ♦ llsh steamers collided In the ♦ mouth of the .Elbe during a fog ♦ today. One of the vessels sank ♦ and the other stranded. ♦ No details were availible late ♦ this afternoon ♦ issyEsoEPifl CASE OF MCNAMIIRIIS By Associated Press. Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 20.—Though the empanelling of a jury to try the case of James B. McNamara, indicted for murder resulting from the explo sion of the Times building is still a matter of weeks, definite progress had been made when court opened to day toward defining the issues, prin cipal and collateral, along with the battle will be fought. After having concluded its exami nation for cause among eleven of tbe twelve talesmen in the box, reserving* still with the court’s permission the right to interrogate further H. Quackenbusa, “about matters yet be ing inestigated,’’ the defense had em phasized by three challenges for cause that It would consider as hos tile talesmen who not only were pre judiced against labor unions and their methods of operation but those who firmly believed dynamite de stroyed the Times building. The court is not expected to ren der its decision on these challenges until the state has had its opportuni ty to examine talesmen for cause. The prosecution therefore continu ed today its examination of T. W. Adams and It was apparent by the Hw» -of QUMKtions too that the state deemed it essential that no tUesman should serve who said gas explosion caused the Times disacter. The state furthermore in its examination of Adams has revealed that it will con sider unacceptable those talesmen in whose minds socialistic views are imbedded. There is no section of the criminal code covering circumstantial evidence and for this reason it was necessary to construe Adams’ attitude on this ques tion as Mas toward the prisoner. Adams is a socialist and a portion of his examination was taken up in separating his theoretical political bias and his personal attitude toward the prisoner. The defense under Attorney Darrow., resisted the challenge. Darrow*8 examination was by way of attempted demonstration that a man who bellevea that gas destroyed the Los Angeles Times building still might be unprejudiced as to whether or not James B. McNamara was guil ty of causing the death of Charles J. Haggerty. A few minutes later the state chal lenged Talestman A. R. Mclptosh be cause of his objection to the death penalty on circumstantial evidence. This challenge wa» also resisted by the defense. That any one who attended the Joint funeraLof the Times victims where 16 coffins lay across the sUge of a local theatre and heard the oration mode on that occaelon by Rev. John P. (Bob) Burdette, pastor eremitus of the Temple Baptist church, cannot be an impartial Juror, was the position tak en today by counsel for the defense. It is said to be unique. MINE¥iiT BY III-ROS It OFWJTERS By Associated Prese; Hibernia, N. Y., Oct. 20.-Destruc- tion of a wall dividing a new and old shaft in the mines of the Wharton Steel Company precipitated great vol umes of water onto a gang of work men early, today. Twelve men were drowned. All were foreigners except David Slafght, the foreman, who lost his IWe trying to save his The acident occurred m the new Langdon shaft, 300 feet below ground where 60 men were working. Between this shaft and the abandoned one was a partition of logs. A blast llred sopn after the day shift went to work weak- ened this barlrer so that It pve way before the water in the adjoining gal- Instantly the water was over tte miners heads. They swam in the darkness toward the opexiing to a higher level. Those who lost their Uvea were unable to swim or were pushed down by their struglli« Slaight, the foreman, wm in a P^i- tion of safety when the deluge came but h« ruihed Into the «ubiBer*e4 .haft to a«l.t the was caught there with the other nc- tima. w PRICE• Copy Dally—5 Cents S?un1ay. I Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday. Minister Arrested In Connection With Death Of Girl J Vigil Oficers ^' Finally lake in Custody Rev. Clarence Richeson, Pastor of PROMINENT SUFFRAGETTES AT TENDING LOUISVILLE CONVENTION Dr. Anna Shaw, President, in center, and others. Jupitei Pluvius Again DecieesiJiihjQam Jn By Associated Press. . - as Wednesday and 'ihursday, and Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 20.—Jupiter when the umpires saw that there .was Pluvius still holds the advantage in prospect of the weather clearing ^ „ they again decided not to wait until the series of games for the baseball later In the day, but called off the championship of the world. For three game at 9:50 o’clock, days the raid god has prevented the The game goes over until tomorrow. Philadelphia Athletics and the New Umpire Klem after an Inspection of York Giants from getting together for the field declared there will have to their fourth tilt for premier baseball be an early and radical change In the honors. . w'aether If there is to be a gam6 here Today opened as dark and gloomy ^ tomorrow. Cause Fo7 Wreck Of Aviator Ely's Aetoplane Unknown-Many Mourn Death By Associated Press. Macon, Ga., Oct. 20.—The body of Aviator Ely who was killed by a fall from his aeroplane at the state fair grounds yesterday afternoon was ship ped at an early hour this morning to Davenport, Iowa, at the request of his wife, who wil Join the .remains there. A director of the state fair as sociation acompanied the body. iWth the remains went hundreds of floral of ferings sent by the people of Macon. Many Mourn His Death. The death of the famous aviator cast a gloom over the whole city and with it, as he had only a few moments before risen to a height 6f 3,100 feet with it. His two mechanicians who witnessed the accident state that they are unable to determine what caused the trouble, unless Ely pulled the wrong lever. Plunged to Ground. He was making one of his famous dips, the engines had been slowed down and he was asiling across the fair grounds at a rapid rate. Ely was seen to grab one of the levers and hi» assitants thought that he was attempt- surrounding territory. Thousands of .ing to start up again. Instead the ma people had seen Ely make his daring chine crashed to the ground, throw- fllghts and felt that they’)‘knew him personally. Cause Unknown. The cause of the >ftclcdent yesterday has not been determined, and it is hardly probable that it ever will. There was absolutely no wind at the time and the machine was in perfect ing Ely 50 feet from It. His neck was broken by the fall. The machine was so^badly wrecked that an examination of It to determine the cause of the ac cident would have been useless. ISSTHED By Associated Press. Anderson, S. C., Oct. 20.—Pending an iappeal to the state supreme court the death sentence of Samuel N. Hyde, who slew his wife and her father on the night, of July 18 has befen stayed by an order from .Judge Prince, the presiding judge. Hyde was convicted of the murders foiic weeks ago and was sentenced to hang today. He sent for his attorney three days ago and stated that he was ready to die and was willing for the appeal, to the supreme court to be abandoned. The attorney however, stat ed he would take the appeal, which will be heard by the supreme court next January. By Associated Press. New York, Oct. 20—With the intention of opposing the Ameri- can Tobacco Company's plan of dissolution, the attorneys gener al of North and South Carolina and Virginia were in conference here today. Opposition against the disintegration plan will be registered at the public hearing to be granted by the United States circuit court for the Southern district of New York. Governors K Itch in, of North Carolina, and Blease, of South Carolina, are expected to join the conference today or to- morrow. Cambridge Church, BEIEIS Will Previous to Death of Gift from Poisoning Cards Were Is sued Fo7 his Wedding to Another Girl — Sensational Case. By Associated Press. Boston, Oct. 20.—Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson, pastor of a Baptist church in Cambridge, was ari^sted early today as a result of the police * investigation of the death by poison ing of Miss Avis Tennell, a student at the New England conservatory of music. The arrest was made at the home of Moses G. Edmands, father of RIcheson’s fiancee, In Brookline. Sensational Arrest. For nearly seven hours eight police officers had been waiting outsdde of! the Edmands home in Brookline fori ’ I an opportunity to make the arrest. ■ By Associated Press. No attention was paid during the! Peking. Oct. 20.—Fears which had' ^ i j slon ,to the house. The officers had! prevailed here since yesterday were no warrant for the pastor's arrest andi confirmed tonight by an Associated , for a time occupants of the house paid Press dispatch from Hankow which attenton to repeated rings on the imiiiiiii stated that the rebels were winning. All Wire* Destroyed. Shanghai, Oct. 20.—The following message from Vice Admiral Winsloe, senior British naval officer at Hankow, door bell but finally some one discon nected the wires. Later the telephone also was disconnected. Realizing that there apparently was not prospect of seeing the minister be fore daybreak. Deputy Superintendent sent by wireless from a British vessels | William B. Watts, of the Boston po- off Hankow was received here this j lice department and Chief Inspector morning: Joseph Dugan, of the bureau of crim- “All telegraph lines to Shanghai and inal investigation, placed their men to Peking were destroyed by fire last about the house In such a manner as night for a distance of a mile beyond the settlement.” Another wireless message dispatch ed from Hankow at noon today and re transmitted over land lines at Kiu Kiang readying here at fpur o’clock] death, cards were iwned for the wed says the ■ wtf’ of Mr. Richeton and Miss Violet to'cut off every avenue of escape. Af ter that the police waited until short ly before 8 o’clock, when Mr. Richeson was taken into custody. A day or^ two before Miss ,|^MKeir» up Seventy Mile Creek while the CM- nes6 war$hlps withdrw down the river out of sight. The revolutionists claim a great victory. Rebels Claim Victory. . Still another message says that the Edmands, which was set for Tuesday, October 31. Mr. Richeson went to the Edmanda home last Sunday night almost imme diately after he had been informed of the sudden death of Avis LInnell, who. condition when Ely left the ground [ week. Mr. Ely had Ju^ been signed to fly at the^ Mecklenburg county fair next Stom SwepiCounty About High Point Special to The^ News. High Point, Oct. 20.—The heavy downpour of rain and the ferce wind which struck High Point the mMdle part of the week, is reported to 'have done considerable damage' in the country south of High, Polnt» Just beyond Apchdale, bnt fortunately nO lives were lost. The hurricane swept about a mile 4n^ width where it up rooted trees, tore down fences, and outhouses. Twenty-five or more hay stacks were, blown down, and scatter ed and one farmer’s sheet iron poul try house was blown away and has not as yet been found. It is estimated that the loss will reach the thousands of dollars. —Dr. H. M. Wilder who is confined to bed at his home cm South Tryon ■tr«#tt mortf comfo^ble thia morning. Find Dismembered Parts oj Man's Body Special to The . News. High Point, Oct. 20.—Earlyyeste rday morning while working near the mile post in the Mendinhall cut, a few miles east of town, and which liea on the main line of the Southern Railway, the working crew discovered the scat tered parts of a man's body. Both arms and legs were cut off and 'the body looked as if it hajd been dragged some distance, and it ia supposed the unfortunate man was killed during the night by a southbound train. There was iMthing on the person of the man by which he could be identified. VALUABLE HORSE BURNED, Special to The News. Atlanta. Oct. 20.—“Klendyke'^ a $1,000 pacer owned by the Wells broth ers, was one of the vi^uable hdrites in the stock yard fire Tuesday night. Governor Harmon at Union County Fair Special to The News. Union, S. C., Oct. 20.—Fully thlr- ty-five hundred people assembled yes terday at the Union County Fair grounds to witness the first fair that has been held In Union county for years. ' ’ The day was ideal and early in the moriilng vehicles could be seen com ing from every directton to the fair grounds. ‘ The feature of the day was the speech of Hon. Judson Harmon, gov ernor of Ohio and probably^the next president of the United States. He came this morning from Spartan burg and was met at the noon train and carried directly to the fair grounds. President Browning, of the assbclatldnr and chairman of the wsiys and 'means committee of the legislature, introdduced Mr. Harmon, and Mr. A. P. Sasdels, secretary of agriculture of the state of Ohio. Grov- ernor Harmon’s speech * was mainly a discussion of agriculture, emphatic as to the duty of public officers and his expressions of democracy coming into;its own. Many times during his ispewsh Mr. Harmon was warmly ap- rplftUded-'' At the close of Governor Harmon’s address Secretary Sandels made- a short address, which was straight to the. point, he thanked the people ■ for their welcome to them, saying that every person in the state ■of Ohio deeply appreciated every courtesy extended to Grovemor Har mon.’ t On the stand where the speeches were made were the directors and of- ■ficers of the fair association, other prominent citizens and several news paper men. The stand was decorated with Palmetto and Ohio flags. Union county had on exhibit some fine cattle,-hogs, horses, mules, agri cultural products and the ladies of the county a beautiful array of fancy wort and pantry supplies. Tho racM were held this afternoon aad ^ere sj^lendld. revolutionists at Hankow claim a great it wai said, had been for some time his victory over teh Imperials. They de- fiancee. dare they captured the riverside and | From Sunday night until yesterday the railway station after which all the ‘ aftemon the minister denied himself Chinese warships retreated with the ’ to all callers and to every plea for a exception of one cruiser which surren-' statement as to his relations with Miss dered to the rebls. f LInnell. Th retreat of the Imperialists at So insistent were the calls, how- Hankow is confirmed in other dis-'ever, that yesterday Mr. Richeson left patches from Kiu Kiang which state the Edmands home, came to Boston that the Chinese gunboats are retreat- and souht counsel. Mr. Richeson was ing to Kiu Kiang. The conduct of the accompanied by Mrs. Edmands. rebels at Hankow is reported to be i The police of Boston last night dis- exemplary. Martial law is enforced, j covered clues which they had sought Today’s advices of rebel successes at' and which led them to take summary Hankow caused great jubilation among' action. Police Chief Dugan and Depu- the Chinese here. Previously they ty Superintendent Watts at 1 o'clock had been downcast. presented themselves before the Ed- Run On Banks Stop. mands home, which was completely The run on the banks here has surrounded by police, stopped but the native banks are una- »We have found who purchased cy- ble to pay their outstanding checks I anide of potassium; we know when it and business is at a standstill. Other-.was purchased and where, and we are Rebels Winning, /going into that house to ask Mr. Riche- Hankow, Oct. 30.—(By courier to gon If he purchased the deadly drug nearest open wire)-Early morning'and at th eplace In question. If he Thursday, October 19, the rebels are denies it he will come out as my pris- wlnnlng the fight with the imperials, oner and he charged with murder,” Hughes Held By Grand Jury. By Associated Press said Deputy Superintendent Watts to the newspaper men. He later declared Knoxville, Tenn.,' Oct, 20.—A spe- that the preacher was arrested on sub- cial grand Jury empanelled at Pineville gtantiated information at a drug store this morning returned a “ true bill in Newton Center, Mass., on October against Andrew Hughes, charging In-'jo. voluntary manslaughter. The court | All night long the offfcers waited fixed Hughes’ bond at $1,000 which was outside the house as the occupants re made promptly and he was released. • fused to open the door and without a Hughes killed Jacob Van Debbers at ^ warrant the officers could not enter Middlesboro, Ky., on Monday night adn by force. claimed self-defense. \ First News Since Wednesday. Peking,_Oct. 20.—The message, the At daybreak evidences of life inside the house were observed. An hour and a half later Chief Dugan saw a of the situation at Hankow since tel egraphic communication with the south was interrupted at 6 o’clock Wednesday night, was sent from first to reach the capital with news uj^Id at a kitchen window and asked TT-_, _i Edmands: “That there are officers out here and that they want to speak with him: tell him that we don’t want to break Hankow early yesterday morning. 'It‘.down the door but that we must see was carried by a messenger to the'tjim arid shall wait here until he lets nearest open wire and received here | ug in.” this evening. j in scarcely two minutes the maid Up to 6 o’clock tonight the govern-[motioned to the officers to go around ment and the foreign legations were to the front door. The door was open- in the dark as to developments in the south. Officials claimed absence of news was due to the fact that the mii;tlster of war. GeneralYin Tchang, was holding the telegraph lines and not allowing any but his own messages to be transmitted. They stated that Gen. Yin Tchang had completed organijta- tion of his forces and was rapidly pushing forward his troops, mean while contenting himself with report ing military details without furnish ing definite news of Wediiesday's fight. It was explained that concentration of the' two imperial divisions had been completed' last night at Kwang Sha on the Peking and Hankow raii- roadi seventy miles north of Hankow. It was understood that General Yin Tchang, the commander in chief had reached Kwang Sha. Declare Outlook is Brighter. Official assurances were given that althouglf the situation had been very grave recently, the outlook w^as now much improved and the ultimate triumph of the government was cer tain. A rumor was current that the reb- bUs had cut the railroad, behind the Continoed on Page Nine. - i ed and Chief Dugan, Deputy Watts, Sergeant Rutherford and Stenographer Hucker entered the house. A *few min utes later Chief Watts signalled to the newspaper men that an arrest had l>een made. Fifteen minutes later Chief Dugan with Deputy Watts issued from the house with Richeson walk ing between them. The minister stop ped an instant on the threshhold of the mansion to adjust his black fedora hat, then, calmly without sign or trace of emotion or worry he walked easi ly down the path to the street. Charged With First Degree Murder. Boston, Oct. 20.—Police Judge Mur- Continued on Page Seven. WEATHER FORECAST. By Associated Press. Fore- ♦ Washington, Oct. 20. ^ cast: ♦ North and Sonth Carolina ^ —Generally fair tonight and ^ Saturday.
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