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Wanted, For Sale, For Rent, Lost and Found^ Rioms rust THE Latest Edition TWELVE PAGES. 2' 1 \ n > 7 ■» I 0 ) 1 t‘ -v. 7 *11) I - 1; 1" ..i V ne . ’' p ', ■■ . ■!! li) v;*’. 0. •h ^ c.y 1 rwMM&r Der-h‘.”' >\ lais caa t» lota, and a you caa :n» .O. nnon B!dq. hftT« OCCU- dtatng m up- barid- ;o cL. TEontb bix«*- glares, expect cnt, H ns VOL. 45. NO. 8086 CHARLOTTE and Sunday.^ niiiiE ora Lontion tbW storm. *0*^ an the Hriii ,v:>.nv oth^r l)ublic »»‘0' i. r t’fl ;T U’ Insurance Vt'iih Legal Ammuni- ,fathered Ovet Night _ jnrr Army or Lawyers Pre War Over Criminal r'**’ yj ,:,swn. Vi^ ' rn^ Sj* Z.'Vjrr 'CC- mi*s First Attcck Di- A gainst Jurisdiction * C liTi in Habeas Corpus :nucdngs-WiU Consume cr Part oj Today, (i rrc?s. \rmed with all the • Mi (hat they were able ;ght. the rmall army iged in the battle over ■nality of the criminal the Sherman anti-trust “lied to appear again ’ - rhrisiian C. Kohlsaat in tcs circuit court at one ,, >- r.'ri of the first day’s session - '•'.I -'.p.u involving the rights of V : ’ meat packers the main -• ifsue had not been touched, a jovpTTiment's attack on the V n- .Tud^e Kohlsaat’s jurisdic- t ' h:;l>eas corpus case occu- • ’'0 vT.o at the first day’s hear- t •promise of taking up a ..r the lime today. ’^vy Mayer, who had not ii> arpumeni at the end of . . t session was expected to re- s ,v. He was expected to cite ’ . rritie? upholding the right •^s roi.. to hear the habeas corpus - His argument follows • *ial counsel .lames Sheean, fhe opposite view in support , zcvfmment's contention. Mr. •f", of:'^.€d in support of his no- " Jt, rhe rase affidavits sworn to ' -’ri" Attorney .Tames H. Wilker- " rw>piitv I'nited States Mar- ■ John T. Wolf, setting forth that r'^irtpd packers had not been* le- iirrendered bj their bondsmen. n.i cf’into'- pffidavits by the »r. ^ for hearing at the . ^ 1 '■ I ■ tuf' today. - .'i^'iavits are expected o->i; ihat the eight men were '• priveM of their liberty. They • i 'd rn trive details of the al . ■ ' qnd one-half Imprisonment ■ " I’ne habeas corpus order \ . V. of the number of lawyers scheduled to make argu- on Mie point of jurisdiction to- was ronsiiieted problematical • " f ti’.ain issue before the court ; !■" n Hched today. ' ev probably will be followed 'i, , ,!ohn S. Miller who also ■ :• ' fu areue that .Tudge Kol- ' i ifisdiction and not act- ■- a couit of review for .Judge ' ! was thought District At- W.i f-rton would follow Mr. ^ •*-,y NUnEBS BEFOBE ! Constitutional Amendment Pro- posed Which Witt Provide. For Nomination oj Candid ates to Election Offices by Delegates to Convention, NiiPf AN ARAB ?S»URT MARTIAL. An Arab's court martial. During the fighting in Tripoli, October 23rd, an Italian offioer vyas stahb«d In front 'cf jHe German Consulate, and as he lay on the groynd was slain by a servant of that consulate, who ran out, committed the murder, and then ran back to the consulate. > Fortunately there were witnesses of the crime. The servant was handed over to the author!- ties, was tried by court martial, which was open to the public, was found guilty, and later vy^s shot on the seashore with due military formality. The prisoner Is the standing} Arab In white, and at the table are seated the Italian general and his aide, listening to the witnesses. STILL LUBBBINC ON TASK OF JURY CEniNG By Associated Press. Los Angeles. Cal.. Nov. 17.—Two more jurors, making five in all were sworn in the NcXamara trial today. They are J. B. Sexton, a retired farm er, and William J. Andre, a non-union cai'penter. McLain, a bank teller, J. B. .Sexton, a retired farmer, and C. A. Heath, a farmer. Dead han Sentenced To State Prison Mnypr. counsel for the pack- ’ '‘'rnt'f'd fifteen affidavits to ' ■» I lie packers as a matter of ■frp under restraint of the ! s-.itos mnrshal for more than *'■ ^ . or .Monday at the time ot ' .'tiilpr by bondsmen. *• ‘i. :r .\tpeker. according to the al- ■svN (iurinc the hour of restraint •, ,j !ipp. ,y Marshal Crawley If tbe •' s would be permitted to KO tht ! hoirii - for the night provid- 5 . L'• Kohlsaat refused to issue ^ wr t of liaheas corpus. To this rpplied. according to the ' that they uould not go to ^ htit would l)p taken to the ; Ihat the affiant under- '■‘■""I. :r,(i Crawlpy. to mean by the ^ ' i Up .\orth Side" the Cook which sometimes is re- T'i to ;ts "T he North Stde.” A".7'iing: against the assertion by s .ran that the packers * '•'> pr'fii'jivoring to delay the case, ' Mayer de'lared that the I -vas responsible for et- - ind'T final disposition or ’ Tr.if.-.r, •''•■'ndard Oil case took four •■■'I ,!x months to try,’’ he ' tobacco case three years ‘‘lonths. and if the govern- Way in this case, it will ■ '' ■ •.'irtlly long time. 1 that wee an go direct • ' ffd States supreme court ' ■' 'tnal ruling in from sixty > and settle this mat* ' ■ and !or all.” , ■-'if’^an, special counsel for faleod the question of • r , sureties in ' i -.i,. of indicted Chicago ^ ■ "''nday. which originated ^ l''*s=pnt ilpbaie in the habeas cor- *■ I'-' '' r I’lingf, • narkers refused to any of the sureties I 0 BnsAt r questions along this Marriage Secret for 5 Years HiKsg'. " '1 it w ' j'lSt r’lanation o?.. ■--!] I hy Sarah Whitfield ®irriae.. ^'•'een for keeping their ?ars " for nearly live Thf. IjOS Anseles, Cal., Nor . 17.—Six per manent juroi*8—possibly seven—were in eight today when counsel gathered to purge a full jury box by peremp tory challenges of those talesmen whom they considered prejudiced or otherwise unfit to try James B. Mc Namara, indicted for murder in con nection with the Los Angeles Times explosion. With three sworn jurors—Robert P. Bain, F. D. Green and Byron Lisk— District Rttorney Fredericks before the opening of court said today that he would use his first peremptory chal lenge against Arthur Gibling, ^ retired walnut grower who on the stand de clared himself opposed to circumstan tial evidence in a capital case. Brewster C. Kenyon whose occupa tion is looking after his interests in various kinds of investments admitted on the stand that he had no admiration for General Harrison Gray Otis, pro prietor of the Times. He was being considered by the state forperemptory challenge as it was thought he might not be inclined to give due weight to testimony from employes of the Times if called as witness. Attorney Darrow came to court with his mind made up to excuse Jacob Lan sing, an orchardist. the twelfth tales man accepted yesterday as well as T. H. Eliott, a gardner. Neither could be eliminated on examination for cause but their views about the case have convinced the defense that they would be prejudiced in trying it. The talesmen who it was not believ ed would be eliminated were Clark By Associated Press. Oklahoma. City, Okla., Nov. 17.—A dead man was sentenced to serve 10 years in state prison and. his estate will foot the bill of court costs. John W. Sharpe, while chief of police at Talequah, Okla., shot aad killed WiU liam Powell, a youth. Sharpe wa» tried, and convicted of second degreem ur- der and appealed the case. In Septem- ber, last year, he was assassinated. The court of criminal appeals today affirmed the sentence of the trial court. To Try Tar And Feather Aitists Taft Asked To Save Water Falls By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 17.—Mrs. E. S. Hollitigsworth, secretary of the Asso ciated Charities of Augusta, Ga., has presented an appeal to President Taft to save Tallulah Falls from destruc tion by the proposed erection of a pow er plant. The president has asked Secretary Fisher to investigate the sit uation and determine if the govern ment has any authority in the matter. FIFTEEN OF CREW LOST Women not Allowed in Court Roam of Mm an Outrage m Ldi^ ^hb^ leacher. / Resolution to Appropriate Fifty Thousand Dollars to Me- Namara Defense Introduced Ten Minutes Before Oppor tunity Expired, By Associated Press. A.tlanta, Ga., Nov. 17.—Socialists in the American Federation of Labor convention have begun their “insur gent’’ movement agains the present administration ^ of the Federation. The first open sign^of hostility dur ing the present session appeared to-- day in the printed record, which shov/- ed a resolution proposing that the Federation adopt the iniative and ref- endum in the election of officers. The resolution which has been referred' to the committee on law, was offered by Delegate Joseph Proebstte, of the International Brewery workers of America, but it Is understood that it has the support of all the aoclalista in the convention, about 50 in number. Washington, Nov. 17.—Changes In the Sherman anti-trust law to prohibit such a re-organization as that senc tioned in the American Tobacco Com* payn case and to prevent such delayi in prosecution as have occurred in the beef trust bearing were declared neoes* «ary by Senator Cummins today at th« hearings before the interstate commer ce committee of the senate. Questioning H. B. Martin, of the antt trust league, Senator Cummins referred to the decree in the Tobacco Com pany case authorizing re-organization of four companies and called attention to the announced purpose of the de partment of justice not to interfere! with the re-organization. "I do not believe the organiz^ton of four companies will restore compel By Associated Press. I tition, but in the minds of the author^ San Antonio, Tex., Nov.,17.-How toli«®s .is apwrentluy In harmony withi anti-traiit lai^^.” said Senator Cum- redu^ what the mnot league owners] ^opji^n th^^anti-tnat laew; CQi^ik^ th^^hl^ "coW- oit ntot nlaintaiii eompftitlqi;^^ tmt topic be&«?4 * .* i*: mS ^ ^ 1 provide for tiie nomiaatkm of 1 Daseoaii election offices by d®!#* HOW TO HFOUGE THE HIEH GOST f BUS E BULL By Associated Press. 'Quebec, Nov. 17.—Fifteen of a crew of eighteen men lost lives last night when the Nor wegian bark Antigua was driven ashore at Martin riv er. The Antigua was loading at Martin river, below Quebec. Violent Earth Shocks Felt Throughout Switzerland- Street Cars Were Derailed By Associated Press. Berne, Switzerland, Nov. 17.—A violent earth shock was felt through- st Rr. couple broke the news Miv f., gathering at the home ® I'^rents in Watertteld were disfigured and great cracks ap peared In the towers At Constance in the grand duchy of Baden, tbe spires and cross of the ca- out Switzerland at 10:27 last night, ^thedral, the most Impoeing building in This was followed by lesser quakes The movement was tremendous in the cantons of Berne and Zurich in district of Interlaken and throughout the region of the Alps. So far as known there were no casualties. In Geneva street cars were derailed. In this city and in Z - rich theatre audiences became panic stricken and rushed into the streets. Many women fainted from fear. 1 the towns along the mountain slopes the inhabitants fled from the r the city, fell. A colosael statue of Ger mania which crowned the postoffice building tumbled into the street. The kingdom of Wurtemburg was shaken hard. In Ehingen 500 frightened persons spent the night around fi^es op(Sn field. Railway communication with that place has been interrupted. Barth shocks are unusual in the districts affected and the alarm of the people generally was greater than would have been the case in countries where seismic disturbances are a more At Frankfort Several Save Pkad Guilty-^ Three Men Now on ' trial— Newspaper Reportef^ Must Not Wax Sensational, Says Judge. ■ By Associated Press. ^ Lincolu . Qente'r,^ Kan., Nov. 17.— Three men accused as members of the mob that tarred . and feathered. Mary Chamberlain, , the Shady Bend school teacher, sat in the prisoner’s box this morning while opposing, coun sel and the court tried to select a juifyT’ Several persons already have pleaded guilty as members of the mob; and the men who faced court this morning Were John Schmidt, a thrifty Kansas farmer; A. N. Simms, a naiil worker, and Sherrill Clark, brother of Everett Clark, the wealthy mill operator, who has already admitted, he. had.a part In the “tarrin’ party.”. When the, case was called 12 misn,, all subject 'to challenge, sat in, the jury hoi. X. > Women Barred From Court Room.^ Following judge Grover’s order that no women or children be allowed in the court room," because the judge he- ieved the testimony would be unfit for the ears of any mother or daughter of Lincoln county,’’ the few^w^omen who have been attending the trtal were noticeably absent and the men had the court room to theitnsjelves.' Want Mo Sensatlbnaiism. Judge. Grover, pfsseii around, “a qu|et tip” to the new^per-reporters th^ it would be distasteful to the court to exclude them from the court room f6r sending sensationally coldred re ports to their papers. The man who carried the message said L»inccln coan- ty had enough detrimental advertising as a result of the tarring. The judge’s order to exclude women and: chiMfen and to curb sensational newspaper re ports followed a petition from the Women’s Civic League of Lincoln county. ' . ' The first panel of 34 talesmen hay ing been exhausted in securing the 12 men in the box, a hew venire of‘100 was sumhaoned during the night .and early hours today and was in atterid- aiK:e when court convened. The defendant’s attorneys are ask ing each venireman if he would con sider, the sepi^rate guilt of each de; fehdant although the three are being tried' together. Unwillingness tp . do this results in^^eh^lenge for cause. Three "bid the WorS. birfore night led the ptosecutiOn to di^lare thil*^’Ml8S-GhlOTberW^^^ . • ^ take the stand tomorrow and tell hdrpD^ session * here. Second In interest J gates to the convention, the names to story. Acording to Miss Cbairiberlain ^ probably is the reported, attempts ofjbe placed on ballots which are to be three men did thie actual work of tarr ing while the remainder of the mob looked on. One held her prostrate. elation of profes major lieague owners to purchase out-1 ®®^t to every affiliated international, national and federal labor union. right Southern clubs for use in train- lop&ea ou. vjiit? u«5»u xici . »ood material iin to hie lAflfiiA I These Organizations would, conduct pitch. Discussion was erpectcd also third smeared the black mess over Miss Chamberlain’s body and limbs. Ihomand Casual- ^ im In Battle on the report ot the oommttteo on the hjadQuarters to be counted revision of the constitution: by a committee of four. ' Club offlolals generally are agreed As it would require a constitutional that the calarlea paid to minb“play- era are too high but they say thev ri °! “>e resolution are not allze that a system of gradation! ““^nlne of its adoption, a one-thirds would be necessary to make any plani^®^ beiqg sufficient to defeat it. y JiH nntro-pnter them until common occurrence. thw were satlsfled the foundation ot where the houses were shaken, the the houses weren ot seriously dam- Numerous avalanches rushed down Mount Blanch. Glass ornaments were broken in homes throughout the dis. turbed area. , The seismic motion was from north to south. Caette Damaged. Berlin, Nov. 17.-The earthquake of last night which was felt in a in.s hriH u area of central Europe severely nothing of the aged-the castle of Hohenzollem, on the 154(1^, ^ toe annuiincement was I steep .Zollerherg near Hochingen, Prus- slt. Statues on the beautiful strueture populace rushed into the streets panic stricken. Great cracks were made in the walls of several buildings. Stuttgart felt thosmovement strong ly. Houses rocked, pictures fell from the walls and the furniture was tumb led about. Reports from Munich, Stras- burg and Mayence tell of similar ex periences. There was a panic in the theatre at Heidelberg. Near Lautlingen a railway viaduct fell in. ^ ^ Several buildings including St. Steph ens church were damaged at Mul- ; hausen. j for salary reduction effective-and to * I this end it Is believed a committee By Associate Press. win he named to draft a plan. It is ad- Aftictyj Nov. 17.~~Interior towns in mitted that any drastic action in the the southern half of this province, Fo cutting of salaries would open the door Kien having been abandoned by the' for an outlaw opposition organization, imperial officials, are appealing to the [The work of salary reduction will re- revolutionists to send magistrates to'quire time, method and tact in order preserve order. From Sioke, near to make it successful, according to the Chang Chow, comes word'that tiie anti-1 baseball men here. Practically all of foreign white' fans are becoming ac-; the owners appear to have agreed to tive at Sioke. President Allen, of the According to native estimates more Texas League that salaries should be than 1 000 casualties had occupied up cut sharply and that the power to to last evening in ^the three-days fight- fix salaries be taken away from the ing at Chang Chow. various leagues. - , , ' - , The rival faction in the revolutionary I One of the amusing sides of base- party in Amoy sire trying to adjust ^ ball cropped up in the failure of the - ■ - — ' - ' Southwest Texas ^League to finish this year’s season. It is charged that Vic toria,., of this league, “laid down” be cause of inability to. win the pennant. This entire row, including other towns as well, is likely to go before the national board of arbitration today or tomorrow. their differences. , „ Foreign Troops Make DHsnionstration. London, Nov.^ 17.—A news dis- .patcb from; Tientsin, China, says'that British, French ■ and Russian troops made separate demonstrations there today* by parading in the streets. Move Up to Hawistei Company By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 17.—The next move looking to the voluntary disinte gration of the International Harvester Company rests with that corporation. The negotiations, between the depart- Aldry^'h P^an *‘May Right By Associated Press. v Kansas City, Mo.. Nov. 17.—After a strenuous sessisbn that extended into the early hours today the resolutions conamittee of the trans-Mistlsippi com mercial congress framed a s6t of reso- THE WEATHEft ♦ By Associated Press. ♦ WaShingtofn, D. C.» Nov. 17.— * ^ North Carolina: Rain to- ♦ night or Saturday, warmer to- ♦. night, colder in extreme W48st ^ portion Saturday ; moderate to ^ brisk east to aouth winds. ment of justice and the company have I presentation to the cott been temporarily suspended pending action by officials of the so-called har vester trust upon the department’s ob jections to the plaa of dissolution sub-. mitted by the representative of the company. A meeting of the socialists Is sched uled to be held tonight behind closed doors to outline a program. It is un derstood that they will lend their sup port to all “progressive” legislation proposed. .The resolutions to appropriate ?50,- 000 for the defense of the McNamaras was introduced by Delegate A. J. Gal lagher, of California, last night, ten minutes before midnight, the last hour at which resolutions could be offered, tl was referred to the com mittee on president’s report. It is re garded as almost certain that this reso lution will precipitate a big fight on the floor of the convention. The convention was in session for two hours this morning hearing ad dresses by fraternal delegates. An dearly adjournment was taken to permit the various committe'^s to get down to wor. Shortly thereafter the adjustment committee took up the dispute between the carpenters and building trades department in the hope of arranging an amicable settlement. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17.—The adjust ment committee of the American Fed eration of Labor now holding its thirty first annual convention In^ this city today will hear argument on the rec ommendation of the executive council that the carpenters and jointers and the steam and hot water fitters and helpers suspended from the building trades department of the Federation last year be reinstated. James O’Connell, chairman of the cbmmittee, states that the committee will go Into all the details of the con troversy leading up to the suspension Qpwn Prince Gets Severe Rebuke gress, declaring the Aldrich currency plan“ may be” a step in the right di rection but refusing completely to en- ,and thresh out the differences between dorse the plan. .The resolution adopted , the department and its former mem- by the committee on the subject of cur-j bers before making any formal recom-* rency reads in part; “We reali^ that niendation to the open convention, the monetary system«o^ the United Delegates to the Federation today States is inadequate for the needs of also are anticipating further develop'* the country and strongly urge upon j ments in efforts of the California dele- congress the necessity for r^emedial leg- gation to secure an appropriatioji of islation.>.We believe that the plan sug-l| $50,000 for the defense of the McNam- gested by the national , monetary com- ara brothers, charged with allied com* nyssion may be a step in the right plicity in the Los Angeles Times dis^ direction and recommend its careful' aster. The successful efforts of Presi'’ and conservative consideration. There!dent Gcmpers and other labor officials By Associated Press. T .nnrtnn "NoV 17.—A special dispatch , . . . fr^^Beriln says Crown Prince'Frea-,is. no more important question at this Side William has been orderedjto un-^time before the American people. dergo a-montli’s detention for his _re-1 - cent public display of opposition the, fear ^ wexico government’s settlement of the Frence-j REVOLUTION IN WEXICO. German controversy dver Morocco. _ ... _ 'Th6re is no direct' confirmation of, By Associated Press, thift rp^rt ' ^ . -Washington, Nov. 17.—Danger Of an- / ^ ’ Other.- well organized* and formidable harvester OPFICIALS QUIET, {revolutionary movement in Mexico has ■ -• - caused the suspension of the return to Bv Aesociated Press. ^ their home stations ^f the Ameri^n Chicago Nov.' 17.—Officials, of. ,the troops sent into the border country dur Tnt-Amatifmni Tfarvester Company re-* ing the Madero revolution. fSro? testate what iction would be The attitude of the United States is taken by'them'following the objection one of apprehension of further troubte to their plan of dissolution by the'Unit-’against which every prec^lon is to be ed States^ department of justice. [taken to insure "the stricteirt neiitn^ity. prevented the introduction of a resolu tion for the appropriation yesterday, the last day on which resolutions could be placed before the organization. Th^ unanimous, consent of the convention now must be obtained before the mat ter can be introduced tn the form of a resolution but according to a-ruling of President Gompe^ it may be pro posed by a delegate as a substitute for a portion of a committee report. Another matter of interest pending before the convention is the prob^ ability of Mr. Gompers and 14 othei labor leaders now members of the national civic federation being asked to sev^r their connection with thal body. ^ -B