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aletti Jaili Hue Associated Press Service Associated Press Service Vol. LXX. No. 37. The Weather SHOWERS. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1911. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper PRESIDENT VETOES BILL Mrs. Margaret G. Mdricb, Leader of the -Self-Dental Week" Movement. He POSSESSION OF TWO CHILDREN Habeas Corpus Proceedings Begu Before Chief Justice Walter Clark of Supreme Court MRS. FLEMING PETITIONER Wife of Mr. Percy II. Fleming' in Petition .for W rit of Unions Cor pus Alleges .Miscondtlcl In-cspou-sibilitv mi Other .Mai tors on Purl Of Husband .Matter Cuuie I p 'Id lav Knt Was Continued for Pe feii.se liilil Tomorrow Farts mid Mallei's Set I oilli in Petition. Mis. Nelle Claire Fleming, wile ol Mr. Percy - B. Klemiug, lias msti tuted habeas corpus' proceedings lor the possession ot their two children George Mortimer and Nelle Bryan Fleming. The hearing had been set tor todav ut eleven o'clocK belore fillet Justice Walter Clark, hut was continued l)V consent ..until tomor row at eleven o clock. Mrs. Fleming sets forth In a rather lengthy pelt t ton certain lads and matters stated on i u I urinal loll. Col. John VV. liins dale anil Solicitor Herbert 14. Nor- ris are appearing for Mrs. Fleming and Messrs. Douglas, Lyon ii Don lass, of Raleigh and Messrs, Sprmll & Holding, ol Louisbiirg, represent Mr. Fleming.' The continuance was ordered by Chief Justice Clark alter counsel for petitioner had agreed to a dis continuance. The senior member, of one of the firms, Mr. W. C. Douglass was under the impression that the hearing was set for tomorrow at 1 o clock, and as a consequence was not in tbe city, being at the present tinio on Ills vacation at Morehead Cily. As he knew most about his client's case, the otlieruiembers ol Hie firm asked that the matter be held over until he arrived. Col. HiiElaJe said that the petitioner wanted the matter settled right once tor all and, although against any delav, agreed to the continuance in the interest ot a complete clear ing up ol the entire matter. In the supreme court room today were Mrs. Fleming, tier lather and a sister. Mr. Fleming sat over next to the window with his counsel. The court room was almost solemnly quiet: The attorneys did not raise their voices and all those interested in the outcome sat almost immov able. A tear dropped Irom Hie eye of the petitioner and her lace snow ed signs of weeping. Other than this, tlio scene todav was not out of the ordinary. When the two small children roll ed up to Hie supreme court building in a carnage, the mother run to them, threw her arms about their necks and cried. No answer has been (lied to the pe titlon of Mrs. Fleming, but it was said that Mr. Fleming would have a copy filed with the proper authori ties by five o'clock this afternoon (Continued on Page Two. I DEATH OF JRS. KITCHIN Mother of the Governor Died This Morning f)ealli Occurred ut Her Country Hume Near Scotland Neck Gov ernor Was Present When Mother Hied leaves Large Family ol Children. . ( special to 1 lie Times. 1 Scotland Keck, Aug. l,..-i Mis. Maria Arrlnglon lulelilii, widow ol the late Captain VV. H. lvilclnii and mother ol Governor VV. W. Kitclnn. died at her country home. Gallljerrv tins morning at about, tour o clock, after a- lingering Illness; for; several iiioul lis. Mrs. Kitchtii was about sixtv-hve years ol age. had lived in tins com munity nil her hie,: and was well known all over. North Carolina. "The burial will take place tomorrow af ternoon at about live o'clock in the ilapt.hu cemetery..' Her pastor, llev. t. L. Powers conducting the services. Governor Kilchm, who had been call ed away some days ago because ol urgent official duties, reached iiere just bet ore his mother died coining by automobile from Halilax. The News Here, J he death ot Mrs. WW 11. Kitcliin. at Scotland Neck, Mils' morning caus ed sincere sorrow in . liuleigh where she was well known. As mother of Governor Kitchln she had spent many days a'l the mansion and was well known to Kaleigh people. !-he was a woman ol strong character and her family ot twelve children in herited splendid qualities from her ind tier late husband, VV. II. KlMiiin, lor mnav years an honored and con spicuous figure in North Carolina ut- nrs. Mrs. Kitchln was a member ol the Baptist church. She was sixty-three years old. Mrs.. Kitclnn had been in feeblo health for several months. A year ago she was critically ill, and sev eral: weeks' .ago she was seized with her last illness. She was tue happl est person in North Carolina on the occasion ol the inauguration ot her son as governor, and with a mother heart, shared the. pleasure of that happy occasion. Mrs. Kitclnn is survived by twelve hildren, ten bovs and two girls Gov. VV. VV. .Kitchln, Congressman Claude Kitclnn, State Senator Haul Kitclnn. Messrs. Samuel, Arritigton. Ihurman, Richard Leland and Teddv Kitchln; Mrs. Archibald McDonald mid Mrs. Charles McDonald. Governor" and Mrs. Kitclnn and children left veslerdav lor Scotland Neck mm were wit h Ins mother when the end came. Thev reached, her bedside last night at 10 o clock. ougrcssiiian Claude Kitclnn and Mr. 'a ul Kitcliin were also present. mi DESTRUCTIVE EIRE This very (Specla lto The Times.) Washington, N. C, Aug, 15. clty was again visited by a costly and destructive fire, when the large lumber plant of the. Eureka Lumber Company, of this city, was totally destroyed. The fire broke out in the boiler room about three thirty o'clock yesterday morning, and before the alarm was given, had gained rapid headway. iThe local tire department was on the scene in a few minutes and rendered valuable service, but the fire was too far ad vanced to be extinguished, and the boiler room, engine room and main building were totally destroyed. The larg dry kilns and lumber sheds were saved after a hard fight. The loss as nearly as can be ascertained at this time is about $35,000.00, with only $14,700.00 Insurance. I is understood that the company will be build tbe plant at once. ' Kentucky Democratic Convention. Louisville, Ky., Aug. 15-. The democratic state convention as sembled at Louisville today to form ulate the platform on winch the state ticket will make the light for election this fall. In addition to the egular delegates the attendance In cluded the candidates tor olfice and numerous other party leaders. The fathering has attracted added atteu tii q from the fact, that it is the first convention in theli istory of the state to meet alter the party had named its ticket New Vork, August .15 The week of sclf-deni.,! which the w't'micii V ilTra gists, (if ill is. i i ily .'Imposed- upon themselves in an effort to aid the women of Cu lifoniia ..'who. ..need- I 'rinds tin paign of women's' rights, With a view ol' enrryini; the suffrage proposii ioji'. at;llii';, election t state on October in, began today in all .seriousness. To celebrate the opening of this perio the .'-.suffragists of Greater New, York -gathered at t'lasou Point this t'litvteMiii and, partook, of 'menu of which included hard-tack and other pri mil i.ve and. inexpensive n" ivies'- of. toed w liji-'h' men did not even know by name. '"' ; :'''.'. ' ; ;.:... ;.:'. ., . The luncheon hiul been arranged, by "lea dors of the suffrage nioveiiiohi in this city to In n in it t he movement in at) appropriate manner and to jij.vo t ho. .suffrage ndvocales'a foreiaste of t he "si tuple ti IV voltinlar- any on the Hiul-. ! In Id in that I of., self-denial it 1 ii ik-Tm-'hi. the many of i lie. wo- . ell'-dehial to which thev had coinmitled themselves tor the ..pel tod ot a we exliilerating eifect upon tlie sufl ragists. and' with incr II is not alone bv lasting, however, that tlie New help their sisters in the far west. Many hundreds of k. The undeniably-plain mem. of the lum-heo.ti bad an mhlresS the. ent husiasm, increased. . York women devoted to the suffrage cause expect: I ci letters have beeii 'tuveU ed. .by woman suffragists of .prominence; in which the writers, 'vomon of every, rank and s self-denial. Some W the poorest enllMisiasts, iiidsll'y':wor.kin"g lowanco and denv themselves the ltixnri ol riding home in a paign fund Others pledged themselves to lorego soda Hater Mil ioii. of: siv':iety. . iiledue I ii ( ni sol ;-s lo deeds: of, girls, .promisi'd 'o i ttt down their luncheon iil- ireet car. to 'coni jbnte to'; the t'alit'oinia cam-;: candy and ice cream ..for ..a whole week, still others promised to denv themselves certain additions to their summer wardrobe stockings, instead of purchasing new; ones. : Of course, i ,.e,.iit)n"y i-'iiis. saved is ;f ifnd. The . range (if . sacrifices which l he. women sit If racists li.'ne voluntarily i in i extensive and varied in accordance with the social and financial conditions of tin Many of the weallhv or coiiiparativelv wealilo ' sail mikisIs have- decided to tire, from an expensive book to a week-end parlv or a trip to kurope and some linsnte: sional: women have pledged themselves to conlrihulc a ( ( I'laiii pen entage ol -their tucn week.. If is expected that by the co-operation of the .-n; pot rs of wotnan's. h-.u t'l r.;-i ;, faithful futfilliiient of their iledges of sell'-ilenial a hirge siu'ij iif niofiey. will be. tirisei the sum: thus realized wil Ibe of material aid to tlie . iwiinen of .California in t ie if I'r li t and to nietiil " t beir ; old io ho. rout I'ilinleil. I o t lie will' used 11)1(111 I heiiisel ve;.is qfUte . woiiieli- ib'liv I l.i-ht ''! sniiie plea:.- . W.olllell III' irois 'f :il.t: for t lie .t:lii-s i.il'v ..anil ::by the ' nil' f I ' : ;"1' liiipeii I hal '' i: -wo ui a ti suffrage. Illinois Kurmei'H in Session. Carmi, 111., Aug. 15 Four hun dred local branches of the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union of America were represented by del egates at the opening here today ol tlie annual state convention of the organization. The convention opened with a picnic at the fair grounds, President C. S. Barrett making tlie opening address. Toft Speaks at Ocean (Jrove. Ocean Grove, Aug. 15 Before one of the largest crowds ever as sembled at this resort President Taft delivered an address today under the auspices of the Ocean Grove Canip- meeting Association. The president was met at the station by a commit tee of prominent citizens and escort ed to the auditorium, where he de livered his address. To Suppress Play Pirucy. New York, Aug. 15 An interna tional agreement to prevent play piracy was considered by the Nation al Association of Theatrical Pro ducing Managers at its annual meet ing today at the Hotel Astor. Plans for the general betterment of the atrical conditions, and particularly for meeting legislative and other op position to theatrical Interests, also were discussed by the managers. State Farmers Meet at A. and M. College August tanners of the State Will (.at her Here August ilfMli for Three Hays Helpful Conference Women's l'arm-Llle Convention Will Meet In Con junction W ith the Farmers The State Fanners' Convention will be held at A. & M. College. Au gust 29 to 31. These meetings are a means of Instruction and inspira tion to the farmers who attend. A large number are expected to be present. The convention opens Tuesday morning, August 29 at 10:;!0 a.' m, with addresses of welcome by Gov. W. W. Kitchln, Commissioner VV.- A. Graham and President D. H. Hill. Three sessions a day will he lipid morning, afternoon and evening. The program Includes a variety ot Bubects that will be of special inter est and help to the farmers. These, subjects will : be discussed bv men who have made a close studv of the work they are going to present. Women's Farm-Life Convention. At the same time the Women's Farm-Life Convention will be held at the college in conjunction with the State Farmers' Convention. The welcome to Raleigh will be given by Mrs. T. P. Harrison, presi dent of the Woman's Club; tlie Weloome on Behalf Department of Agriculture will be delivered by Mrs. Ml s count V. 1miI;i : Will VV. N'. II ut), chairman Dixon, ol Alamance make the response. . : Tlie 'program, n-' the VVoh.ci: Farm-Life Con vent ion . w ill he ib voted to suhiccls ol vital interest I tlie women on the larms that will prove verv helpi ul. AtwOoil Will : pot (XVI lie. - I'a. wrt re blown lo null explosion miles Irom here ( out nine Journey. . Aug. 1 ii Two men pieces in a powder ai i ressena, a few STORM CENTER OF London, Aug. la Liverpool, the strike storm center now inenac: ih Great ririlam s trade is under arms today. .Three thousand troops n cavalry and iiiitinirv are '.quartered here.- The Homer street riot had a good eflect. because the rowdv ele ment was subdued. The call lor the general strUte of transport, workers was not .unanimous. Trucks con tinue moving through the street, un der guurd. Only a partial force Is working on the docks. The number ol railway strikers throughout the country is increasing and in some places; passenger service is demoralized. Destruction hv Forest Fires. Halifax, N. S., Aug. 15 Millions of feet of fine standing timber have be"ti destroyed by lores! tires. Thirte- three dwellings and two lumber mil's are In, ashes at Clyde river. LAME DUCKS MUSI GO Their Job Will Be Abolished January G. I'.ehcveil Thai Hon-,,- VV ill I' ;iss Sen. ale llcsohil ion Abolishing Mode tarv t onion-Moll Political Gossip Siiiiniolis aii't 1 ill Ashcvillt' Appointment, '.'.'''... ( Special lo The Times. ) Washington, Aug. la -llv a vole ol wild to mi the house Mondav adoted the conlerence report on tho wool tariff revision., bill. Thirty 'rot publican insurgents voted with the solid democratic majorttv. My 5b to 0 the senate passed tlie ( iiinmlns resolution abolishing the national momentary commission January (. 1HU'. and requiring- a final report . then upon the' commis sion s plan tor .'currency reform. House leaders predict that the house will puss the senate resolution regarding tlie 'national momentary commission. Tins means; a time limit; has been set upon the $7,500 now be ing paid "lame ducks ' who tor the most part make up tlie commission. Southern senators are doing all they can in a quiet way to prevent a vote to the Underwood cotton bill at this session. It. is believed that they will succeed. The main con tention is that tlie hill is undemo cratic in that democratic national platform calls for a gradual reduc tion in tariffs. 'J he southerners con- iCoutlnued on Page biz.) i Statehood Bill Presidential Veto By in m e c.U'o a I ol I ion t .ne.es Pill - i I' Ibe 114,111 oltWllil II no lu Veto Slateliood 'call ol .hi. !'( .. lor Hun ilo ir c YLivPie i'.ili Over Veto. a- lull: l-.ll. II I' , All!'. ; 1 ; l')i-.:iiletit Tal'-l":.' tir'-a iinpoi.f.int. .Veto i'neijj'ace' it i: a ppr-oi i i i ; I lie join I ivs i .In I iuii pi'ovi'd.i tie tin tlie admission into the t iiiuti of Ati.oua ami N'ew Mexico, w:o- yetil tM tlie house 01 lep-ri'.-i'iil.ii i vi-s toipn , I'lie' jn esiileiit ';; ilisiippi-in a I. is (!i reeled mi l ; .'at . -Arizona', in. whose iujiisi it tit ion there .is a rliiiise.VpriivUlilig for the; rei-aH of all elect ive oflicei s; llicludiug judges, hilt New Mexico suffers, also for both le'rri lories ;are coupled toyei her in I he. resolution. The. president al ready, lias, approved tlie constitution of .New Mexico; Intt fiirt her legisla-. tion w ill be necessary to have either ' territory ad mi tied at t hi;i session of congress, ,uii)es: both .--enaie and house pass tlie ineseht resolhiion over tlie iri'Hiiletii ',, veto. Tlial Hie veto ina. : lie over rid ilea in tlie liotise is not; .unexpected., lull to' to its fate in Ibe .senate.; t-iiere. is milch iloiibt; : : The pre.-iib m devotes ".his'- wind-nies.-ial'e 'to. a ili.-ctissioii of the .recall of judges. , Himself a judge for iiinitv .veH.rs;.-. be sie;iks..v;ii h evident Teeling of -.-.a proposal h ich he. .regards. -with iiiii''o'in-'i-aed""il.isappf:oliation-."' "If I !-iuii this joint . resolution;" lie says. "I do. nor see how I can es cape the t'cspoiisiliility for the- jti-. dicial recall of the Arizona. ' const-it u-. i ion: This- itrovision .of f be Arizoii.i eonsti) ntion , in. its application to county and suite judges seems to nip so periii'c.ious in. its effect, so de-( si ructi ve of . indeperideiice ... in .the . ju di( iavy . so !il:elv lo sulvec! the riu'l'.is of the itvdivillttal; to the. '.possible tyranny of a popular majority, and. therefore, lo bo-so injurious to the cause of free government that 1 must disj.ppro'-? u .eonstit ivtion eoniniuiii; it." v. ". .:.';: ,'.';.' .In . closing liis message'- tlK- presi (lent (leclttred that witile lie was cog tuzant of the Tael that Arizona once in the I 'ii ion . liirty incorporate tlie recall, in he- constitution, lie could not .allow, the. opportiinii.y: to iass to register liis-.' disa ppiova 1 of f hat pro vision.; . -'It is necessary,-' iiys lie. "for tlie '.'authority which is priniar ilv responsible for its creation to as sert in no: (lonlitfu) tones the neces sity of . an independent ... a lid tin -trammelled jiidii'hiry.''. , . The message . . Was read , to the house ii mid absol u t o silence. Time applause broke front the republican side at Its "conclusion The denio ci'nls remained ipiief, The inessam; was rot'erreir to Ihe teiriturial coiii lniltee. . .' '' .;.;' ' Neil her ii i ci I oi'v can cuine into t he union, ttow niiiess the -friends, of ihe .ioiin ii jilatjoii iit couiiri'si nni.V ler I he t wo I lords: vote aieces:;arV -t ptiss t lie i'i;; iii ul ion civi'l' :l lie ; ve'o. This iiiav lie. atlctnpled;, Condeinn i.fig t he n call feat lire of t he . Arizona cdlistil iilioii; Tafl snid it Woitld coiil nd iuili.c i n Ina he t heir 'decisions "iiinler le .t:.'.. . . ferritin' istii." Tlie recall provisUiir would, opera' e ligiii list. : til f elective nl'licers (if Ari zona . : W'lien I Heiil,;-tie jier ' cent of flu' voteis of. a I'lcu.Mis election pe tit ioiicd for a. spec ml election, lo .'re move . an ot'lii ia I. . Mich . tin electioii would, lie compulsory. The -.president s'ljsl '.This provision seems so pern icii Mis, so dost riict ivi of (lie independence in tiie: judiciafv so likely to subject the i'H'htS"Of the individual : l, i!.e possible t rami;, of the .popular nil.i.jorily, so . injur ious id. I lie ca use . if free giiverti. lnenl,' I liiust ilisapprove. a. consti tution containing it." The presi dent -dwelt at considerable', lenglli on the nei e.-sity for freeing . the j ml i-ciary.-iis iiiit.iji its possible; from poli tics. !'ir popular influence, -" . '; Chii.1 jf Evidtiiice Grows Tighter Around Norris as tlie Murderer of Bissett PISTOL STRONG LINK oflicers Now Declare that 32 Pistol Was in Hand of Norris On Night Hissell Was Killed !58 Revolver ii Mere Kuse on Oflicers Now Cer tain Ibieals Heard I ridiiy Niifht Against Someone -When Asked Who, Told lo W nidi Morning Pa. . Per. o o o o o o o o o o. o o a o o Police ottici-rs now declare that I,. ,1. Norris hud in liis possession a :Vl pistol Satur day inglit, ami the bullet was tired Irom tins pistol that ended the life of ,1. 11. Bis-self. O O O O Ct o ". o o : o o o o o o o o o o o o Peace at t (iiitfsvilh. Coaiesville. i'a , Ang.. 1 5 -Despil e rumored out breaks by negroes, peace prevails here following the bulling Sunday ; of- the negro . Walker,; who killed 'Policeman Kice. State police are guarding the town., i No arrests in connection with the burning of tlie negro have vet been made. 'J lie mob numbered over a thousand. Identi fication of the mob leader is difficult. (haiies in Army t oiiininiids. San Antonio. Tex., Aug. 15 Urig. Gen. Ralph V . llovt todav succeed ed Maj. lien. VViliiim H. Carter in command ot tlie maneuver brigade in Texas. Gen. f arter returns to Wash ington to resume his duties as assist ant chief of staff, relieving Gen. Arthur IMnrrav. who has been as signed to he command of the depart ment of the west, with headquarters at Sun Fun Cisco. Ihe net: work is hourly drawing lighter around L J. Norris. Each link added appears to strengthen the ( ham ot evidence that will eventual ly send Norris to the electric chair, lor the "murder of .1. B. Bissett."- The one weak point in the evidence of the state now appears to be cleared up. Ibe tact alone that Bissett was killed wilh a bullet from a 32 pistol, while the one Norris surrendered to the of ficers was a .is. left the impression upon the minds of miinv people that some one else sent tlie bullet crash ing into the bodv of Bissett which ended his life. All dnv long vester- day people -gathered m groups and discussed the case, the possibility that another man. vet not arrested, might have done the work. The pis tol itsell appeared to acquit Norris ol the charge, of murder.. A series of consultations have been held by the officers. Ada Vearhv and Havwood Penny havi been grilled for further evidence, but; nothing new came out, from them. The officers were then satisfied thai other paths must be fol lowed tor the missing link that would .make the chain complete. Diiimiging I'.videuce. Probably the most damaging piece of news yet given out, the one piece ol evidence that will, without a doubt, convict Norris of the awful crime, was given out this morning alter iiiiother : : conference, held bv ilnef ol Police siell. Solicitor Nor ris and Police Justice Watson. This siateineitl is that the pistol with Inch Norris killed Bissett will be louinl. II can. he. .proven that Norris had u .:j, pistol on Saturday night, just, before taking: that fatal . hack, ride: '.. '. Besides the pistol. Norris was Irt tinl to remark on Friday night that be would get his man. ' and when asked who.his man was. he replied, "I uHt watch: the .; morning paper." 1 hose, pieces id evidence are the lai-e.-l developments, as given out hv ibe olhcers today, and thev appear to lie lite most damaging yet. I he Oilier Side. Norii:. who is being held in the county .jail, I eels perteci.lv confident that he will be acquitted of the (Continued on Page Two.) SHOT BY CONVICT Pensacola. Aug. .3.News of a tragedy in Lee County. Florida Satur day .-night resulting In the death of Mrs. VVeeiis. wile of the postmaster ol a small town, mnl Willie Wil liams, an escaped convict and the serious injury lo a son of Mrs VV eeks. has been received here. Wil lie V illiams, a double murderer, es caped Irom the farm with three other tile termers. He went to thp Weeks home. Mrs. Weeks went, to the (tool- in response to a knock, and Wil liams opened fire, killing her Her son, awakened, ran to the door and was also shot. He crawled back to his room, secured a revolver and shot Williams. The others fled, leaving Williams on the ground where he remained until noon Sun day, when Weeks returned and found his wire dead and his son uncon scious. Luter WllUams. died.
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