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in1 ; Wanted, For Sale, For Rent, Lost and FoiSid, Board or Boarders. R ooms or Roomers-Page Eighi U 1 . latest Edition P TWELVE PAGES VOL. 45 NO. 8134 CHARLOTTE N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 191 2 .1 PRICED" C.rISTte . 2'.c5? " Copy Dally I Cnt Sunflay XVAV-'- I Outside Charlotte 5 Cents a Cory Dally and Sunflav. ' ' 1 - - ' - . ,,, , i i ii i . llt, FIFTR CM A fWfTWFT? Itir Latest Editwn ' 4i-U.JI ' TWELVE PAGES. . i ' ' : . c" - . I : - ; ; - ; . EMtg Kesuines eign onight Entire South Will Be Shivvering in Grasp of a Second told Wave Snow And SUet in Many Places Chicago Faces Coal Famine Z.ro Weather Forecas ted jct Atlanta lennessee and she Carolina is to Draw iinciu And Ice. ii- As-.-ociated Press. It r.ireratures of six to eighteen de- .- o'.ov,- zero in Oklahoma, -west Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri v.'ti h-avy snowfall in the southwest i si Ohio valley constitute uncom- - . . . i a etuer conuiiions mat set e:V:;iy afterncon and continued i--.it the weather bureau gives ; I.at the worst is not yet over. -v .:i.lieastern states that escaped -agreeable part of last night's 1 ;.nce aije due for a cold wave f.e.l to set in within the next 36 r.rurs. i v, ave warnings were ordered c:s- r southeastern Louisiana, the .ulf and south Atlantic states. I nessee and the Virginias. ' -t: vv: niings continue in efex:t :. rhe uulf and Atlantic coasts. 7.ay's cold weather in all sections (f the south marks, for the most part, tf--'?on'.s record. In western sec-!-- cf tne south relief in the shape i. warmer weather is promised dur :zz tt.e next 24 hours. Zero Weather for Atlanta. A;.anta. Ga., Jan. 12. Zero weather ;:edicted for this immediate terri tory t rJght. It will be preceded by ra:. turning to snow. This morning it is r5r-asoably warm with dense fog tlar-keting the earth. The cold wave vi;; follow the clearing up. The sea s:n'a temperature record I 20 de- At Chattanooga. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 12. It was :.z:zz here-at 6 o'clock and the ther r;eter registered S6. By 8:30 the had turned to sleet and snow Is irorriscd with much colder weather, ttermcmeter falling to 20 by night ar.i ; robably 4 to S below zero by $a:ray morning. Snow in Nashvllla. Nashville. Tenn., Jan. 12. Nashville ha-i a slight fall of enow early this rzcrrir-c;. accompanied by severe cold. At 6 o'clock the weather bureau re ported the temperature 13 1-2 degrees ajcve zero. During the forenoon It cc.ii.ed stationary with prediction of zero weather for Nashville tonight. The coil wave so far does not extend eat of Nashville, in Tennessee. Chicago Faces Coal Famine. Chi. ago. 111., Jan. 12. Chicago is on tee TPrze of a coal famine. Coal deal ers sd last night that If the pres ent cold weather lasts four more days - Etnrplug will be exhausted. Prices :s four dayg have advanced on various grade frcm 10 cents to $1 a ton. Railroads, besides holding the fuel for their owq use, have been able to 5e;iYPr it onjy one-fifth as fast as Chi cpzo jg burning it. A fhow Btorm which started last Vrt ad continued early today caus al serious delay to traffic, both on steam railroads and street railways. Nearly all trains during the last -4 ho-irs have arrived late and In many ca-es trains have been unable to leave stations, in this city until hours after chf-d';b time. Ten Above at Louisville. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 12. Nine inches ef snow with a temperature of 10 above zo( that passed over Louisville on the w;g of a bitter wind last night hag aimon completely tied up the city's transportation facilities. Street cars re running at unreliable intervals, ,;dp'aik3 and pavements are blocked, railways are experiencing baffling de ;3' in the movement of trains, while dairies men were so late in reach their offices this morning that' ade did not reach conditions resem tizz normal until late In the forenoon. Suffering among the city's poor was Intense. All night long wagons from fhari-able institutions, laden with pro v:ion straggled through snow-blocked streets to homes where starvation Menaced. T' e police rescued numerous per s'8 who had fallen In the street, over totrp by cold and Bnow. Countj- roads and suburban electrlo i af-3 are almost completely tied up. , Slight Snow at Memphis. . em phi 8, Tenn., Jan. 12. With pjp in temperature during the night ;nni 25 to 9 degrees, this vicinity i "'-ay experiencing the discomforts of 8 5 -pnd cold wave within the past two ,,&&a. A lixht fall of snow and sleet 'ion.ranied the downward trend of fercury. 'n East Tennessee. r;"xv-;;:e Tenn., Jan 12. A drop .,' ' r -nor? d-jrees in temperature T a!'y rvedicted for Inoxville and T lessee today or tonight. At 8 this m nmincr fh f omnarntuffl 'j'c: - degrees. A Elieht rain was EHzzard Sweeps Southwest. 2:, v"n"al Cit'- Mo- Jan- 12. Not In saoTar3 tlle southwest experienced i t n weather conditions as those of tCr i ai5d cavly today. Although a? Zzrd which swept western Kan '' tor.lilrn Oklahoma and southern v.'f yesterday at 40 mile3 an hour ra sr.at. tun j j to thA ia 4. i r -vni, yviin, u mo setu.! D R in eatm I a n d ix i e Twenty Degrees Below Zero. ' Twenty degrees below zero was reg istered here at 8 o'clock today. Train service on all western lines i crippled and on some roads has be-- temporarily aoandoned. The wb southwst after almost three week' extreme winter.coupled with fuel . ine. faces a situation which unles a uitions improve within a few da- ill be desperate. . Other Record Temperatu' Record breaking temperatu. i ex tend throughout the Missouri valley. Sioux City felt a temperature of 35 de grees bflow zero. At Omaha and Lincoln it was 26 below. Tne Kansas state public utilities commission and the railroads today joined in an effort to relieve conditions in western-towns and communities is olated on blackaded branch lines. Franklin Agrees 1 o Plead Guilty By Associated Press. Los Angeles, Jan. paper says: 12. A morning "Bert H." FranKlin, a detective ar rested on a charge of bribery in the murder trial of James B. McNamara has agreed to enter a plea of guilty." The agreement, it is asserted, is that the state will be content to im pose a fine of 55.000 upon Franklin should he consent to tell the grand jury all he knows about the alleged jury bribing. CARNEGIE ON THE -THIRD By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Jan. 12. "I am familiar with the views of former President Roosevelt on the trust ques tion and I am inclined to agree with him," said Andrew Carnegie before the steel trust investigation committee to day. Representative Gardner, of Massa chusetts, had contrasted those views with ideas expressed by President Taft in his recent message on the trust question. "In the solution of the indus trial problem," said Representative Gardner, "there are two leading thoughts before us. President Taft in his recent message expressed the view that dissolution of large units should go on. The other line of thought as expressed by former President Roosevelt, is that under the existing Sherman law we should look to recog nition of large units controlled by the government. In which class are you, ilr. Carnegie?" "I have agreed with Mr. Roosevelt's views. I think for the present that you should allow large organizations to continue and to see how we get along and that you pass laws regulat ing these organizations. Then you should be patient and see what further legislation may be necessary. I do not think that the Sherman law is drastic enough. Give us a clear, unmistakable law and I believe we will steer clear ly." ' ' "Do you believe dissolution of the U. S. Steel Corporation would lessen the price of steel?' "I dn not believe it would. It de pends, of course, upon what the courts might do." "Suppose congress does not take the you advise?" "My opinion is that congress will see the necesisty for more government control.' . "How are you enjoying this?" Mr. Carnegie was asked by a spectator. "Oh, very much indeed. This sort of a thing is new to me." Representative Young began exam ination of Mr. Carnegie. He referred to the questions yesterday relating to reason for the great strides made in the profits of the Carnegie Steel Com pany after 1897, after the passing of the Dingley tariff. Mr. Young read sta tistics showing that the production of steel as well as the profits greatly In creased. "Did not the teremendous Increase In business after 1896 account for the great increase in prpfit?" "Why of course, one goes with the other. The production is the basis of the whole increase." "Do you know whether the Dingley law had any influence on the seeel imports?" "I said before that Dingley tariff could have had no influence on the steel business, "Mr. Carnegie an cwered. "Then you attribute the steel pros perity to the same conditions that brought about general prosperity throughout the country?" "Certainly." "Do you think- the Dingley tariff could have had no Influence on the steel business," Mr. Carnegie answer ed v "Then you attribute the teel pros perity to the same conditions that brought about general prosperity throughout the country?" "Certainly.' "Do you think the Dingley tariff had anything to do with any prosperity in the country?" asked Chairman tSan ley "I don't think so, but, of course 1 don't recall the details of the Dingley Lam - . STAND AGAIN Ef cNr l' "i-' -i . 3., 1 V r- SCHOOL CHILDREN STRIKE. Photograph of striking high school pupils parading the streets of Free port, Long Island, and below, the cause of the strike, Prof. Roy L. Smith. Professor Smith had been dismissed by the Freeoort board of education be-! cause he refused to accept the post of ! district superintendent of schools. ) pal's dismissal, to show their displeas ure, walked out of their classrooms and paraded through the town's main streets carrying placards announcing their position. FIERCE BATTLE OF BALLOTS IN GERMANY TQDHY! By Associated Press. j Berlin, Jan. 12. Voting ' throughout , the empire for election of members of the reichstag began at 10 o'clock this morning. Conditions are condu-; cive to an ( active participation in the polling, and up to noon a heavy vote was generally reported In Berlin . the voters are distribut- ed among 834 . voting ' precints. De-l garrison are held in readiness in all, ByAssodated Press. -the barracks and special arrange- . -Janeiro,. Jan J.-The; situation ments have been made for guarding;111 the state, ef Bahia has become very the royal palaces. serious. .The federal government . yes- The precautions which have been terday dispatched a warship to the tot-on nro m9;niv dsiprt to rnn city of Bahia, where fighting was re- with possible socialist, demonstra tions. - Emperor William is to be inform ed of the returns in his palace at Potsdam. ) The interest In the elections in Berjin is largely concentrated on the so-called "ministerial precinct" in the center of the city,, where imperial chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg and most of the other ministers have their names on the . voting registers. Continued on Page Seven. Destructive Fire Sweeps Halifax By Associated -Press. . Halifax, N. S., Jan. 12. Damage amounting to nearly a r quarter of a, million dollars was caused early to day by a . fire which destroyed, the Halifax . Herald building. several stores and offices and threatened to wipe out a consiaera Die portion ol the business section of .this city. Among the places .burned was the office of the United States consul in the Herald building. ' The fire was fanned by a high wind which caused a rapid spread and ' it was only after four hours of hard work that the flames were sub dued. Starting shortly after midnight in a dry goods store, the. flames quick ly spread . and soon jumped to the Herald building. Other structures also caught ' fire. The -Herald: building., was a five story V granite - block of- modern construction- and contained - one of the best newspaper plants in the prov-- ince. . REILLY BILL HAS BEEN ' FAVORABLY REPORTED. By Associated tress. Washington, D. C, Jan. 12. A fav orable report on the Reilly. biir which. provides 1 an . eight-hour ,: day for. letter carriers and clerks in all first and sec ond class -.postof flees, was decided up on today by: a; sub-committee ? of the postoffice 'committee of the. housed Founders' Day Celebrated. By Associated Press. '. ... Columbia, sr C, " Jan. 12. Founders' Day, commemorating ie,im anni versary of the establishment of . the University 'ot South" Carolina, was ;cel ebrated yesterday. In addition to a, number of speakers here for the oc rasion the State Alumni Association met. The rvlCMasier meuai, ucu . mgs trom i rencn aramatisis. ne aiao each year, to the former student whor lectured for a time at Stanford .Unx- achieved greatest success was pre- versity.- - ' - ' - sented to Dr. J. M. McBride, president in the room in which he; took his of V. P. I Blacksburg,,Va., and former r nfe iay a letter from interstate corn president of the University of South merce commissioner Franklin K. Carolina. . Lane, who wrote: 1 . : : Japan to Assist In Loan. . By Associated Press. J TVkio Jan. 12. ine japuueoc &-"- . ms rjorlined on the' ground nr main trance of neutrality to assist the Chinese revolutionary, government - io. n Tann . . trt Tiefi TOLlCLlV IKJCLLL 1U wn-vuu. - 7...- . !WT I-.'! '-T-'-V- s if WEATHER FORECAST By Associated Press. Rain turning - to snow and much colder tonight. Saturday, clearing and colder..' Cold Wave. Brisk and high north winds. Gi ave Situation in State Of Bahia , ":' - - ( . ' ported to have taken place. Business is at a standstill and-the people fear further disorders. The governor of the state of Bahia today resigned his - functions, which bace been assumed by the president of the court' of appeals. . " " The minister of marine," Admiral Marquess Leao, -has resigned and will be succeeded by Admiral Belfort-Viera. The troublesome situation is said to have resulted from the state govern ment's refusal to act upon -a federal court judgment granting habeas cor - ;5 in f vnr of trtain onnosi - pus writs in, favor of certain opposi tion deputies. Fifteen Boys Escape From Reform School By Associated Press.- - . Lexington, Ky., Jan. 12. Four of the fifteen truants who. escaped f rom i the Greendale : reform ; .school . near nere last; mgm., were . papiuieu. m r cc v ' r ' -k ' : I & lexmgton tms morning , ana reiurueu tion to ;hin' Wang Tao but will ve to the school. Nine boys are still at turn t0 Manila as soon as the troops Ti. v J 1 1Z.-rA ' I r --r- 1 - . large. It la believed, they have taken refuge in nearby, towns. The lads . escaped early .last night. Search for them was immediately be gun 'as' it was; feared the truants wno had -taken country roads, would be; overcome by a blinding ; blizzard. The- lads , captured here this . morn ing had- spent -most of the. night in the cold. Two of the truants were caught last night: before they .could get away irom tne scnooi - grounas. lialidriMJble By Associated Press. ' San : Francisco- Jan.' 12. LuigiDor nato- Ventura; ' an' Italian oi . no cie birth and -of 'ability r as a writer, and iecturer committed suicide here last Bight by shooting himself through the heart . in . a fit.' of despondency: due t o family troubles. , His complete sur name was Ventura de Lecce Bar! and his family line traces as 'far back as 1299. . ; . . .. ' ; . r : ' - Prof. ? Ventura-- began his career as a : page in . the 'court of ; King Hum bert. While a young man he came to this country and gained, some , notice through " "Peppino," a - story of an Italian newsboy in . New York; - He was a close r friend of the o younger Salvini, - for. - whom he wrote several plays. In San Francisco he gave read- "i nope tnat witn ine. aawn ;oi a new year you will appreciate life as not, a dreary blank for you. V - jui in uuie ieL , iui ms .u.u;i- te'r TJllian. Ventura - said: "Life is too hard now: -Ihave.no braius, no ideas and you will be hapy nior i o ?i or thia nrrfeal " .v ttitiWI b.-M mutt ' f r - .-!).' -s-i- 1'T! ' 4 ,i,t', -k -. .j---. . i TRANSPORT LOGAN SETS SHI L FOB CHI I- By Associated Press. ' Manila, Jan. i2. The United States i transport Logan left this afternoon ! with a battalion of the 15th infan try and other details on board en route to Chin Wang Tao, northein China. The American troops after they have disembarked are to be employed, in guarding a section of the Peking railroad from Tang Shan to Lanchow- against the possible at tack of either imperialists or. republi can troops. - . Civilians and soldiers of other reg iments, witnessed the sailing, while women crowded the quay bidding tearful farewells and wishing God speed to the troops. No women were allowed to accompany the expedition. Major General J. Franklin BeJi, i i commander-in-chief of the army . in ; the Philippines, made : a short part ting speech to . the officers and men of General Bell urged ' the- troops to show pride in their American . citizen- shio while thev -were on fnrpien sbii. j ine uninese, ne saia, were -worthy of a square deal, and he expected -the American soldiers to treat them in a worthy way. ; ' He begged officers and men to be particular in regard to courtesies and salutes to other foreign officers - and he impressed upon them the neces sity for maintaining their reputai lion for cleanliness and a neat per sonal appearance, fn conclusion he explained the desirability of . main ; taining the most friendly, relations ' vith all. foreigners with whom they should come in contact. : I The loading of the "transport Lo gan was not completed until : shortly after: midday. -A driving rain , which fell throughout the 'forenoon . caused , s'UC fll"B u " 7, . h ' and mules which are attached to the ! expedition as gun teams and dratt horses were also shipped as weir as an ' automobile truck and one or two ambulances.; r v .General Bell, accompanied .by his staff, made a , thorough inspection of the vessel and of each man of the expedition before noon. - General - Bell talked" ;for several .minutes 'With -the assembled officers, of the regiment giving them - their final instructions. Capt. Peter W. Davidson, foutth , infantry one of General Bell's aides de camp is accompanying the.expeai- have landed. 'As the vessel left the quayside the band of the 15th infantry played a selection of patriotic airs and there was much - waving of handkerchiefs and halls until she was lost to view. Grave Situation , at Lanchow London, Jan. 12. Grave reports are coming to hand regarding the sit- uation at Lanchow. : According to :. a Lanchow. : According to ;, a newsagenc dispatch from Tien,Tsin, tne report reached that, city : yester- day that the imperial, troops were acting with the most fiendish brutal- ity. -- - The - allegation is made. that, they captured an officer of . the republican troops -whom they . first ; tortured and subsequently skinned alive. They also shot a r red . cross . assistant.. ; ; . - It is fdrther. reported., that they . are shooting without mercy every Chin ese' whom they - encounter without - a quque. , . :. '. . , 1 The" imperial troops, it is : stated, are entirely ; without - discipline and have : got completely out of. hand. ' DR. HARRY WEBSTER PLEADED GUILTY. By , Associated Press. Oregon, 111.; Jan. 12. Dr.;;Harry E. Webster pleaded guilty to murder here today, on the 'first anniversary, of, his marriage to Bessie Kent Webster, whom, by. his own confession, he killed near, here last September. Webster withdrew a plea of not guilty, previous ly made.' ; . BOMBS BREAK UP : AUSTRIAN MEETING. By Associated Press - ; k Vienna, "Austria, Jan. 12. A'; band of Bulgarians threw three bombs into an. open air meeting of the inhabitants of Zilkowa, near Uskub, European Tur key,' yesterday, killing .three and injur ing - 22. . ; - ' The meeting was a demonstration in favor of the Turkish government. Thora were'slT rreBta v .. v . SENATOR LOO I ES By Associated Press. : Washington, Jan. 12. Senator Lor imer's : testimony before . the senate investigating committee was contin ued , today. Mr. Lorimer related his experiences . in politics since 1885 with the intent to give evidence of what he says has always been the constant opposition of certain Chi cago newspapers' ;to anything with whiQh he was connected." It "became evident at today's hear ing that the senator' testimony will take much longer than was first esti mated. Judge Hancey, his counsel, is leading him through a recital or consecutive events - which date back 25 years and have certain political sigmncance. The" factional fights in Illinois are " told in detail. It - is the contention or Senator Lxmmer s de fense that "the political history of the republican party in- the state 'will show that Mr. Lorimer was the only repuDlicafTTf wn"o'buldr"aver' been elected to the senate ,by the legis lature in 1909. ' : " : - EE PART OF G O V. EASE'S MESSAGE i '. " B y Associated Press. . ' Columbia, S. C, Jan. 12. That por tions of Gov. Blease's special message of yesterday, giving the reasons why he vetoed a libel act, and making a terrific attack on South Carolina news papers in general and The State, of Columbia, S. C, in" particular, be ex purged from the record of the house. of representatives, as unfit for reproduc tion in such: record, -was the recom mendation made this afternoon by the house judiciary committee, to which the message had been referred. . Debate' on the question whether the report should be adopted was inter rupted by : arrival of , the - hour for an address to the general as sembly by Logan Waller Page, director of the federal office of public roads at Washington. ' ' . , Representative Rembert, ' of Rich land county, made the opening argu ment, contending that the constitution required publication of messages from the governor in the, journal' in full tions it indicates, but as' to the rest of measures. ' The committee suggests publication or portions or tne message, wnicn por- tions it "indicates, but as to the restof the message, it says. "The balance of such message is a mere disquisition; on the iniquities of the press as viewed " by the governor and the style; and language in which the same, is couched are. such that self respect' forbid : that, a dignified legisla tive ,body should permit it to become part - of the record of its' acts, and we recommend-that .the . same be ex purged from" the record." ' ' THE DAY. IN CONGRESS. By Associated Press. , ' - , -., ',. . ; Washington, Jan. 12. - SENATE. . Not in session;' meets 8 p. m. Mon day.. . .- : r ; Senator .Lorimer continued his testi mony -before the election inquiry, committee.-. ". ' - ; Pennsylvania's Gettysburg anniver sary commission -urged $500,000 appro priation before Gettysburg - congres sional committee, for erection of per manent memorial. . . : ! .--.'v'v :-X' , HOUSE. .-'"' Met at neon . . . District of Columbia appropriation bill considered. - - I Andrew Cafnegie , discussed trust regulation before steel trust inquiry committee. : v - Colorado sugar .farmers discussed la bor conditions before' sugar trust in vestigating committee. ; RES1 HIS MO NY TURKS LOSE IMILT1 il FIGHT Seven Gunbcats And Armed Yacht Destroyed by Italian Warships lurks Put Up Stiff Fight but Succumbed to Superior Weapons. No Loss Sustained by Italians Action Occurred on Jan uary 7th Outside Bay oj Kunfida on Coast of Red Sea. . - . ' SEVERE NAVAL MENT. ENGAGE- O By Associatpd Press. Rome, Jan. 12. A severe na- val engagement was fought out today in the Red Sea when seven, Turkish gunboats and an armed .yacht were de- stroyed by Italian warships. A Fuller Account. As soon as the Italian warships Pie-monte,- Garibaldino and Artigliere en countered the Turkish gunboats a short distance out of of the bay of Kunfida they sent shots across their bows and called on them to surender. The Turkish vessels gave no sign of complance. The Italians immediate-, ly opened a terrific fire, throwing in a hail of shells from their broadsides. The Turkish gunners replied feebly but did not succeed in striking the Italian vessels. All seven of the Turkish boats were soon on fire and in a few minutes be gan to sink? Boats were ..lowered from the Ital ian warships which picked up many Turkish seamen but a large number., were drowned. : : t During the "brief combat the Turkish " gunners displayedtrtteT incompetency, ' their small guns being fired wildly. Shells Irom the Italian ships were not directed at the Turkish yacht, Fauvette, which accompanied the gun boats and she was the only unit of the Turkish flotilla which was not de stroyed during the fight. The Fau vette is being brought to Rome' under convoy. ' Rome, Jan. 12. The division of Ital ian cruisers which has been scouring the coasts pf the Red Sea in search of Turkish war vessels and ships convey ing contraband destined for the Turk-' ish garrisons in the Yemen provincd in Arabia, encountered the flotilla o! Turkish gunboats and at once opened fire. The Turks replied, but their fee ble armament succumbed to superior weapons- of the Italian war vesesls The fight was stiff but soon ended in the Victory of the Italians. A brief official note issued this after noon says: " . ' V "The Italian fleet in the Red sea en countered today and destroyed seven Turkish gunboats and captured a Turkish armed yacht. The -Turkish warships offered a violent resistance but no loss was sustained by the Ital ians." ; . . Action Occurred January 7th. ' The action occurred on January 7th outside the bay of Kunfida, a small walled town with a garrison and two . forts about 500 miles north of Aden on the east coast of the Red sea. The Italian warships which took the principal part in the battle were the cruiser Piemonte and the destroy?, ers Garibaldino and Artigliere. The commander in chief had received or ders to destroy or capture the Turkish gunboats as advices had been received -that they were transporting from Ara ; bia Turkish troops destined to rein- force the Turkish army in Cyrenaics -by way of Egypt. EN TAKES STAND DEFENSE Special to The News. Shelby, Jan. 12. Frank: Gladder went on the stand - this morning ir his own defense. He made a yen good witness for himself, but did' gel considerably mixed about why h gave different hours as to Mr. Ca nipes leaving his home on the eve o: the ..traced v. To some he said abou- 9 o'clock and to others he said a6ou( , 11 o'clock. He contradicted severa statements, by Sheriff . Wilkins. He said he hadn't seen John Rosj for three weeks until the morning o: the murder. He had - gone about day light to Fallston to secure Mr. Loi Gantt's team to go to Bessimer Cif J when John Ross come to tell him o: the killing. He was on -good terms withTJixon, he said. Asserted that h was a third cousin of Mrs. Dixon His wife also was on the stand an : swore an alibi for him. Said he was on 'good terms with the Dixons. Shi said Mrs.1 Dixon, was a second cousii- D 1 of - his mother. The state will pr . sent all its evidence this afternoon. .; - - - - , -: ; , :1S '!i-re1SU'H 'mtM ''i'': 13 : air . ' -f;-, '5 .v...i-'-M -mm -:vi ii:'' y ,v mm hi mm: V. if -I. . ,: 7, ; mm . !''"',; v ; . v: f "i, -;! ' H: .'I 't'-ik 7. 'ti-J'h'V it. -i-'v- ;-':-H-l!-.;;iv! i . -1 v , 'VV' '-'t'K.Kt'.-', Mm u. "!.: -.4'ii - . l; 'i : J. " -f .-. . 4 '."' V " . 'I -,.(- ') t , i . : ,;: .-' . ; ' '1- - ':,' I f- '.if- mm ts;';-V-:f m 'i.; U J-
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