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CHARLOTTE N. C., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER. lO 191 I
mchtr Officials
Deset t Amoy-City
Without A Ruler
spend a Night of Xlicl Of Ml S. Quiun
V w,thin ! In Progress
Gates Closed—Re- \ ^
Attempts to Fire Clty,^-' Associated Press.
diaries Killed,
Chicago, Nov. 10.—Prepared to
^clare Independence to
,: consuls.
Nnv.
10.—This city is
; present additional evidence against
I Mrs. Jane Taylor Quinn, held on the
i charge of being responsible tor tne
‘ rr-hnccn/irir T her third husband, John
r.mOaSSaaOT l.eave> arranged for the
K::rnhff Chinfi90 appearance of several additional wlt-
* P nesses when the inquest over the
*5 Provinces Form- Quinn is resumed this after-
^ ! noon.
John W, Taylor and other board
ers in the Quinn home, it is expected,
will he called to give their version of
the shooting of the engineer. It is
expected also that insurance papers
will be introduced to show that Mrs.
rotiii '. ractai Chang i Q^ilnn might have had a motive in
*MH3 of the govern. ! shooting her husband.
■t subordinates ap-1 Quinn spent the night In the
. "l-o them up. Chang! matron's quarter at the Hyde Park
K’coive official dis- station. Attorney Elmer Kirby, of
S that he was no long, i Jackson. Mich., who defended Mrs.
. ^'i (Jan, chief magls- i Qpinn when she was Mrs. Thorpe,
•rirt. has abandoned «nd was suspected of the murder or
.i from the city. | her second husband, Warren Thorpe,
? itie of anxiety. All Jackson, has arrived In Chicago
r. closed and citi-i »nd will take charge of the defense
V hin doors. There | of the accused woman.
«^'empts to fire the city Additional mystery was given the
r isrraied. Shipping is at' Investigation into the life of the Quinn
- pirates, who are car-' family when the police learned that
h a high Land. 1 robberies had been reported period!-
,in cruiser .Albany re-jcally by Mrs. Quinn and in each case,
i last night. The Brit- i she said, from $60 to $75 had been
i-iy ship Rosario
• ^.\:bor this morning,
which yesterday was
b rebels fighting continued
V ^avr losses on both sides.
a number of Manchus, flee-
— )0 Chow, tried to bum one
s ,o‘ They were caught by a
r or the rebcls and summari-
, F- ween sunset last nlgnt
. ,r today the revolutlon-
' . arh 4'^ incendiaries. .
■' r;:e Ambassador Leaves.
" okii', Japan, .Nov. 10.—Wang
f!: ' hlnese minister to Japan
’ ' h'5 residence here
^ar*5 unknown, in order to avoid
.'•'re 'Rirh the 300 young Chinese
" ; ' are In educational In-
Y :/;f ;,overnment expense.
F !e’ have been left without
the cessation of re-
■ m-'-:. .:ODa Peking. Yesterday stu-
t began looking for Minister
'hey fnt;n/l that he had
took possession of the
ave brcn in undisputed
■ since.
. formerly was secre-
e legation at Wash-
’ . 18' post in 1905 to be-
.ii •’ -ter to Great Bri-
*= nor (leased with his Lon-
a a "itl iii a year suggested
g’^ound of lack of
” "i- a ■■'ointod minister to
■1. f» half ago.
^ success In China
f*?i*hiisias>m among the
Revolutionary flags are
'#> and every ship for
• >obaraa with a full list
passengers homeward
■#n
:.nn
'•e-
36
ind
Proclaim Independence.
: King, Nov. 10.—Chang Ming
n' Canton, who arrived
--rri't. issued a statement
consuls today making
stolen.
Bettei Progress for
McNamam Jury
By Associated Prf ss.
Los Angeles, Nov. 10.—Erstwhile
predictions that a jury to try James
6. McNamara would not be selected
for at least six weeks or more seemed
extravagant today the, surprising pro
gress of the last days in examining
talesmen giving to the belief that a
panel might be obtained in much
shorter time.
With three sworn jurors, three tales
men passed for cause and a new ve
nire of forty on hand today, attorneys
on both sides were optimistic as to the
possibility of soon gathering in a panel
of 12 unbiased and open minded jur
ors. The tedious prxjcese of examina
tion has a wearisome effect on the
principals in the case and now without
objections the attorneys are heading
for essential points.
Clarence S. Darrow, chief counsel
for the defense, let it be known that
he was as tired as anybody of the pro
tracted system of choosing a jury and
favored expediting matters wherever
possible.
District Attorney John D. Fredericks
though in no hurry to start the taking
of testimony, joined in the wish that
the jury getting machinery might be
moved faster.
Thiid Day's Si^on
Of
Attributes Boy's
Death to Hazing
Bepneve Granted
hiegio Woman
By Associated Press.
Sewanee, Tenn., Nbv. io.—Presi
dent Ta:ft today granted a ninety day
reprieve tO' Hattie E. Lomax, a color
ed woman of Washington, sentenced
to suffer the death penalty for mur
der of her husband. If the sentence
had been carried out she would have
been the first woman to suffer capi
tal punishment in the District of Co
lumbia since the execution of Mirs.
Surratt for. complicity in Lincoln’s
assassination.
Second Reprieve.
The president’s action gives the ne-
gress a stay until next February and
in the interim consideration will be
given to ap rospective application for
executive clemency. This is the sec
ond reprieve the woman has had.
President Taft came to Sewanee
today on invitations extended by'ftis
former Secretary of War Jacob M.
Dickinson and‘his military aic^e, Arch
ibald Butt, both of whom acquired
some of their early learning here.
The president will talk to students of
the institution.
Memorktl Tributes Were Read
This Morning in Honor oj
Late Dr. W. M, Kincaid, the
Late Dn ArchUxtld McFay-
gen, Late Dn R. J. Beattie.
PLAN
DISINTEGRATION
OF HARVESTER TRUST
By Associated Press. .
Waishington, Nov. lO.—Representv-
tives of the department of justice and
the International Harvester Company,
known as the harvester trust, contin
ued their conferences today over the
question of the disintegration of the
corporation without coming to a defi'
nite conclusion.
THE NEW AND OLD HOMES OF LINCOLN
The new and old homes of Abraham Lincoln. At the top is the new $125,000-miimorlal which will be formally
dedicated and handed over to the state of Kentucky tomorrow and at the bottom Is the log cabin where Lincoln
was born which stood in the apot where the new building was erected «n Lincoln Farm, near Hodgenville, Ky.
Waiting Jor Verdict
in Childeis Case
By Associated Press.
^ tIJhampign, 111., Nov. 10.—The death
iation of the independ- ,of Cyril Norton, 18 years old, a fresh-
lon and Kwang Tung man al the University of Illinois, is
causing anxiety among the students
that he is authorized lOf the school, Eugene Norton, father
10 make the proclama-.of the boy and former coroner of
vfi that under the newJDunde, 111., having attributed his sons
provincial assembly will’death to hazing. The boy died yestei-
fi'tive capacity in addi-.day of pneumonia, which is generally
''"’slativp functions. All
1 foreign powers will
-tatiiR quo, but will be
ni ranton by the pr^
'’nent instead of througn
believed to have been contracted while
he stood in the rain at Marshall Field
watching the recent football game be
tween the universitlfcs of Chicago and
Illinois.
When he returned to Champaign
pnllors with fotir rapid lire I pneumonia developed. A few days pre-
SM r ding the foreign quar- j vious to the Chicago game the boy was
■ "on. The revolutionists thrown into a creek by sophomores, it
fi ron»rol of Admiral Li is said, who were hazing the under-
"I'l , nrtera and have hoist-1classmen. Norton is said to have con-
r-puhiiran flag over the ad- tracted a slight cold from this which
was aggravated by the drenching he
Peking Remains Quiet.
:V(i Press.
N'“v 10.—This city was
foday.
important development
'ng t\as the abandonment
King-Kalgan railroad by its
" preparations had been
Kovprnment to keep this
If' for flight in case of ne-
recelved at Chicago.
Vemilya
In Better Shape
'  ci Prrss.
" Vov. 10.—Mrs. Louise Ver-
pofofi of having poisoned
‘ n ;sonr»te and others, who llv-
ir home, is suffering with val-
•'in trouble, which may prov^
■ ore shf» can be brought to trial
' charge, accordins; to Dr.
' -ry. physician at the
"• • O' I".—Mrs. !>oulse
'• ^ho yesterday suffered a
n thp co\inty jail hospital,
held on the charge of
thed Path of Arthur
** '■ by administering poison,
j l ortpd fis i)etter today. The
^iifrered several violent at-
nnuseau.
wrrp still at work today
M«f'^va of the exhumed body
I Smith and a report as
"»-r arsenic wa?? found is ex*
1 ^oon by Coroner Hoffman.
Firm of Stevzns
& Co. Fails
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 10.—Announcement
was made on the stock exchange this
morning of the failure of the firm of
W. L. Stevens & Co. The present firm
was formed in April, 1910.
The only statement issued on the
stock exchange regarding the failure
was that the firm was unable to meet
its obligations. It was said the firm
had been short on Steel and other
active stocks and was caught in the
recent bull market.
EAST VS. WEST
ON THE DIAMOND.
Auburn, N. Y., Nov. 10.—Secretary
Farrell, of the National Association
of professional baseball leagues, stat
ed today that a great Inter-sectionai
baseball game between the Bast and
West, to be placed as the feature of
the annual meeting at San Antonio,
Texas, on November 18, had attract
ed such notice in the South that New
Orleans and other cities have asked
that the championship game be ex
tended into a series with games in
the principal gulf cities.
The best players In the East and
West will play in the respective nines
and it Is probable that a aeries, the
proceeds to go to charity, will be
arranged.
By Associated Press.
Leesburg, Ga., Nov. 10.—Confident
that he will be acquitted, friends of
Mort S. ChilderS;, charged with causing^
his wife’s death by poisoning her, this
morning await with eagerness the ver
dict of the jury, which retired last
night. It is believed that the jury will
render a verdict today.
Evidence i nthe case was consider
ed for two and a half hours by. the
jury last night, when it reported to the
court that up to that time, 11:30, it
had not agreed. It was then ordered
to retire for the night.
The decision of the jury will have an
important bearing upon the status of
the charges against Robert Kennedy,
admittedly a former admirer of Mrs.
Childers. Kennedy Is being held also
on a charge of poisoning the dead wo
man, pending the outcome of the Child
ers trial .
It is thought he will have to stand
trial if Childere Is acquitted.
No verdict had ‘ been reached at
noon today by the jury in the trial
of Mort S. Childers, charged with
poisoning his wife last August. T^e
Indications now are that the jury is
hopelessly divided and a mistrial
seems probable. - '
METHODISTS IN
BUSY SESSION
/. L.
POLITE ROBBER WALKS
INTO POLICE NET.
By Asosciated Press.
New York, Nov. 10.~The very polite
and debonnaire Raffles who “auologiz-
ed” to Mrs. Fred Swift on Tuesday
night when he robbed her home of $5,-
000 worth of valuables walked into the
police net this morning. Dressed in
the height of fashion, the burglar,
whose identity is still unknown, was
espied by a detective carrying a seem
ingly over-weighted ^satchel.
Though he politely > but firmly de
clined to allow the officer to look into
the leather bag, the burglar still main
tained/his poise. Nevertheless the de
tective suddenly opened the bag, dis
closing hundreds of dollars worth of
booty. * ’
Some of the valuables were identi
fied as those belonging to Mrs. Swift.
Later the burglar took the police to a
cache on Jamaica Bay Where hun
dreds of dollars worth of valuables
were found hidden.
TWO DEAD BODIES
BY RAILROAD TRACK.
By Associated Press. ,
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 10.-—The
bodies of two youths with nothlng’^on
them to aid |in identification* were
found dead beside the tracks of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway this morn
ing near Way station, a shgrt dis
tance from Savannah. They had evi
dently been killed by a train during
the night. Their bodies were brought
here this morning. ,
Attack Italian Lines.
By Associated Press.
Tripoli, Nov. 10.—Turkish artillery
and Arab horsemen made several at
tacks upon the Italian lines yester
day. The Italians fought their way
to the trenches of the enemy who
temporarily retired, but again at
tacked as the Italians were return
ing to their base. At night the Turks
withdrew.
The Italians sustained .some casu-
alitiee and the Arabs and Turks
many.
Curminggih A^tssed
Conference in Tfderest oj
Board of Educatum-~Urged
Importance oJPropei Equips
ment of Young Mimsters.
Speculation Rije ^Regarding
Appointrnents-Riequest Made
That Conference Skill Con-
■ * - ’ 'A •
vene at hater Date in Futme
on Account oj Crops.
Special to The News. . * .
Statesville, N. C., Nov. lO.—After a
brief devotional, service , this morning
Bishop Hoss announced th^^ presience
of J. L. - Cunnmggin,'of the board of
education, who: addressed the confer^
ence in the interest of-ministerial sup
ply and'education. He showed'the, im-
portMceof young men. holding a call
to' the ministry; equipping themselves
fdr iaportant'' work and duty. The
church should aid them in getting
preparation.
Call of the 22nd question was resum
ed, an^-the.character's of the preachers
from Frtuiklin, Gteensboro, Morganton,
Mount Airy, North Wilkesboro, Salis
bury, Sholby, Statesville, Waynesville
land Winston districts were passed and
reports were submitted.
r; L. F^uit was transferred from
the Virginia conference.
There was much speculation regard
ing appointments today.
J. E. Abernathy, of Centenary
church, Winston-Salem for the - past
four years, reported that the church
melnbership had doubled and the Sun
day school membership had trebled in
the past four years.* Rumor has it that
E. L. Bain, P. T. Durham or T. F. Marr
will be his sucessor.
The board of education is still un
decided about nominating a conference
secretary. ■ ’
A resolution was adopted requesting
the bishop not to convene this confer
ence ’in the future before the middle
ot November, owing to .harvesting late
crops in .this territory.
' C. C. Grimes, W.-H. .McMaster and
M. B. Porter introduefed the report of
the Bible board, which was read sow
ing in 84 charges ne collection was
taken. The American Bible Society
Conference paid nearly $700 for this
cause.
Eight candidates were recommended
for local deacons. Tomorrow morn
ing at 10:30 o’clock the class will be
received into full connection with'the
iOE
By Astsociaited PreJ^i / -
Washington, Noir. 10^—Governments
of Europe are claiming the treaty
right of the free admission into the
United States of wood pulp and print
and other paper from their resp^ive
countries. Norway and Swede« llind,
it is imderstood, Germany also, have
formally invoked the most favored na
tion clause of their respective com
mercial, treaties with this country by
reason of the fact that wood pulp
and its products are now coming
across the border from Canada into
the United States free of import
charge.
The secretaries of state and the
treasury and the attorney general are
now considering the matter, which
will soon be laid before the presi
dent. As the point Involved Is an in
terpretation of treaty rights the
problem will not be referred to con
gress but will be solved by the exec
utive, Although, it Is admitted, that
the importers may throw the question
into the courts if the president’s de
cision is adverse.
Canada enjoys this tai'Iflf advan
tage under section two of the reci
procity agreeiinent, the only operative
clause of the proposed pact. As this
feature was not dependent upon con
current action by Canada, it was not
affected by the recent rejection of re
ciprocity at the polls by the people of
the dominion. Section 2 provided that
wood pulp cut from lands on the pro
ducts of which there were no ra-
strictions and paper manufactured
from such wood pulp, should be ad
mitted into' the United States free.
Federation Of
Labor To Meet
By Associated Press.
AtUnta, Ga., Nov. 10.—The metal
trades section of the American Feder
ation ot Labor, which will begin its
regular annual convention here next
Monday, held its first meeting here this
morning with President O’ConneH in
the chair. After the address of w^-
come had be^ delivered; the reports
of officers were read.
The label trades section of the led
eration also was in session today trans*
acting routine business. More thia
100 delegates to the convention have
arrived ^nd others are coming oil
every train.
Dead Man Found
On Top Of Car
By Associated Press.
, SavannaH/Ga., Nov. 10.—When R. H.
ThompscH), an\employe of the Atlantic
Coast Line Jlaiiway, passed through
the\freight yards of that line early this,
mor&ing he saw the recumbent body
bf a^ man lying on top of a freight car
attached to a train that had just ar
rived from the south. Thompson
wishing to wake the apparent sleeper
up before he could be airrested by an
officer threw a brick at him. 'The
missile struck the top of the car with
a lotfd noise, but the man did not stir.
Irhompson ,went up on the ,, car to in
vestigate' and was horrified to' fihd the
man d^d.- His head rested in a pool
of blood and tliere were evidences that
he had either been murdered and plac
ed on the top of the . ciir or had struck
aame obstnictioi^ ^ile-stealing a'ride
and lulled accidentally. Papa’s In the
deiid mfth'fi pocket- indicted that. he
TREATMENT OF CONSUMPTION
HAD GREAT EFFECT.
was debrgevjl. Boatwright in the em-’ ment not tosell.’
“That, of course, is the weak place
in the, count,’’ admitted the solicitof
church. This afternoon M. H. Tuttle ploy of, the Atlanta Constitution. He
will preach. This evening, C. C. Had the stubs of several receipts he
Grimes will address the anniversary had given for subscriptions to parties
board on church extension.
Continued on Page 12.
Ufifllled Orders for Steet.
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 10.—Unfilled
ders on the
States Steel
694,328 tons.
in Waycross yiBstei*day. The coroner is
is investigating.
Condl^on of .Re|>resen^tive Garner.
By Associated PrMs.'-
Washingtoti, Nov. 10.—^Representa-
books of ■ the United tive John N. Gamer, of Uvalde, Tex.,
Corporation w^re • wafii.-4oing well today after his opera-
'tibh ti^_i^ht for-.appiBiidi^tii.
Raleigh is The Next Meeting
Place oj The Synod— Dr. J.
C. Shrine WmmJy Flays
Sunday Newspapers, Etc—
Report on 'Virork,
At the meeting of the synod of the
Presbyterian Church this morning. Dr.
H. J. Hill and Dr.' E. H. Harding pre
sided at the comihunion services.
Dr. Harding was the first pastor of
the Second Presbyterian church of
this city and expressed himself as be
ing highly pleased in being invited to
officiate at the church whose first pas
tor he was. He stated that he saw
several faces in the audience that were
there when he took the church 45
years ago. W’hen the church began
there were only 35 members and now
there are over a thousand. The church
began only 45 years ago.
At the close of the communion ser>
vices the synod heard the reading of
memorial tributes to the ministers of
the synod who have died in the last
year. The memorials were to Dr. Wil
liam Morris Kincaid, Dr. Archibald Me-
Fagin and Dr. R. J. Beattie. Touching
tributes were paid to these men and
evidences of the high regard in which
they were held were in evldenc. The
memorials were adopted.
It was moved that a committee be
appointed to look into the matter of ar
ranging to meet with the synod of
Virginia at the session of next year.'
The North Carolina synod has planned
to meet in Raleigh and go to Richmond
one day to hold a joint meeting withi
the synod of Virginia there. There
was some trouble in arranging a date
for the mnvening of the next synod
on accoiint of this plan as it was
claittied that the w6rk of the synod
would be neglected in going off on
such an excursion. There was much
talk to letting the sypod meet on
V^netday. Instead o.f Tuesday as was
l^l&hed. The. matter was finally re-
fe^d back to the committee.
After this long and profitless discu#-
si(^ I>r. A. A. McDeachy asked leave
to. read a resolution that a committee
of arrangements be appointed at the
closd of each annual session of the
synod ^ho should have charge of the
whole work of arranging the work of
the synod so that the whole thing
should be clearly mapped out before
the meeting convened for the first
time and that there yould be no con
fusion in tjie matter of the various
representatives getting hearings. As
it is how many things that ought to be
reported are not on account of the fact
that no arrangements are made and no
definite time announced. It Is somer
tinkes impossible for a man to attend
the whole session of four or five days
in order to get a hearing of fifteen
minutes. This committee shall be
composed of five members whose busi
ness it shall be to make all arrange
ments for the coming session. This
committee shall consist of the retiring
moderator, the pastor of the church
where the session is to be held and
three other members be appointed at
the close of the session and shall ho^d
their office through the entire year
until the close of the coming session.
It is hoped by this means to expedite
the business of the synod and proceed
with it In a more orderly way, having
the whole program printed before the
meeting is called.
As the case now is, the committee
on arrangements Is not appointed until
the second day of the meeting and
they do not have time to do any effec
tive work. This work has been tried
in some of the church courts of the
other churches and has proved very
effective.
The resolution was accepted unani
mously.
Dr. Summerell moved that a tele
gram'of fraternal regard be isent to the
conference of Western North Carolina
which is at present meeting in States
ville. The motion was carried.
Rev. Melton Clark, chairman of the
synod’s permanent committee among
students of the state institutions, made
his report, laying special stress on
the need of a minister at Chapel Hill.
He explained that the fact that the
boys did not take advantage of the re
ligious training that is offered them
at Davidson does not relieve the obli
gation of thp synod to furnish to the
115 communicants in the college and
the 150 more who are not communi
cants the opportunity to get the ben
efit of the gospel. He stated that the
synod would have to raise $400 each
year for this purpose and that the
church Vould raise the balance of
^the fund for its own existence. This
would an>ount to about $600.
The committee is as follows: Revs.
Meltdh Clark, W. McWhite, Neal L.
„ X, i. X , Alexander, Hons. Geo. W. Watts, Har-
u ry White and A. M. Scales, secretary
“But, Mr. Solicitor General^,” began tr^surer
Chief Justice White, “there- cannot
By Associated Press.
Madison, Wis., Nov. 10.—Benefits
accomplished by the treatment ol
consumption at the Wisconsin state
tuberculosis sanitarium are striking
ly illustrated today in the report of
that institution. It shows that about
74 per cent of the patients treated
in all stages of the disease are im
proved and that forty-five per cent
*of the incipient sufferers are dis
charged apparently as cured. In four
years 665 patients have been treated.
, _y ^ __■
TUNIS REPORTED QUIET.
Paris, Nov. 10.—'Official advtcj»s
from Tunis today state that the city
is perfectly calm. Ehiring last night
400 Arabs were arrested charged
with having caused the recent dis
orders. •
Unofficial reports last night stated
that the city had been declared in a
state of siege because of the threat
ening attitude of the natives.
mEN' HliyNE
INfllHMENT
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 10.—During the
concluding arguments today before
the federal supreme court on the Va-
Jlidity of certain counts in the “cot
ton corner” indictment against James
A. Patten, Engene G. Scales, Frank
B. Hayne and William P. Brown, the
government was forced to make an
admii^ion of weakness in one of the
important counts. •
Former Senator John C. Spooner
was attacking the count which
charged a conspiracy severally- to
buy cotton, but which the court below
held to be bad because ' it c^rged
nothing in regard to holding, or sell
ing the cotton.
Solicitor General Lehmann infer-
Tupted to explain that the position
of the government was that a con
spiracy among men that they wou4d
severally buy to give them power or
control over a market^ Was • within
be power unless, there was an agree-
general. “I realized that'
“I thought that was the reason you
dodn’t say anything «bout this count
yesterday in your argimient,'’ said Mr.
Spooner, lau^^ing, . ^ .
George P. Merry* of Chi»go, rep
resenting James A. Patten, then ad
dressed the court aM following him
argument was closed by Solicitor
General Lehinaiiii.
Report of the . permanent committee
of "the Synod of North Carolina on
Religious work among students in
state institutions.
Your committee, appointed at the
last meeting of synod, met and or
ganized within two weeks after the
adjournment of synod. At this meet
ing Hon. A. M. Scalea was elected
secretary and treacnirer. A full and
free discussion Wa» then entered
upon to 'Cormalate t^ns to to define
the nature and scope of the worK
Gon^uad on Page 8. ^