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Vol. LXX. No. 63. The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1911. LAST EDITION PWOE FIVE CENTO Dovible the Number of Paid Subscriber s ih Raleigh of any Other Newspaper FLEMING CASE STARTS AGAIN Judge Peebles Hearing the Matte At Chambers In Smithfield Court House SMALL CROWD PRESENT No Large Aihlience to Heap Xtirra Hons of Discord In Kumily Iiife ot lialelgh Couple Dr. A. If. Klein inn is Not in ('use and No Kvidcnce iih to Him Will Iw Competent Husband .Must IVOve That Wife Wus False to Xui(ial Voi Many Afliduvlts and I)eWsition.s lntrodiuvt by Both Sides An other Hearing Tonight. (fly Staff Correspondence.) Smithfield. -N C. Sent. 14 After three hours of hearing testimony and arguments in the ease of Mrs. Nolle Claire Fleming aguinst her husband Percy B. Fleming, for the custody of her two children and alimony pend ing the result of her action for di vorce, Judge It. II. Peebles Inst night. at 11 o'clock adjourned tlio matter until tonight at K o'clock. An Im portant point in the ruling of Judge Peehles was that, no evidence would be permitted against Dr. A. H. Fiem ing, who was awarded temporary custody of the children bv Chief Jus tice Walter Clark,-, since Dr. Flem ing', was not the Issue, the question being as to Mrs. Fleming s moral fit ness to take charge of the children Mrs. Fleming, the plaintiff, scored n point when Judge Peebles declared that the defendant, 7'ercv B. Flem ing, would have to show tthat Mrs. Fleming was guilty of the conduct charged When Judge Peebles in. quired us to the husband's lncompe tency, his counsel did not show a de sire to admit this and mav later en deavor to show that, he is a fit per son to care for the children. . :. J ociav.tne principals are not about vr. - .... . . . . . tho little court house. Percv 1$. Fleming, and one of his attorneys Ren. T. Holding, are in Raleigh, but will return tonight Tho others con nected In this drama are enjoying the pleasant sunshine. i The Hearing Itegms. In the quietude of the small court hor;se In Smithfleld last night the raser was begun. There was no crowd Overtaxing the small tftulding, only a few being present those in terested one way or other In the al readv famous case. There in the small room, bv the light of old-tiniey oil lamps, the attorneys wrangled over the contested affair. Judge Peebles asked if it was true thai Percy B. Fleming had admitted that he is an unfit person to take care of the children. , Attorney Doug lass answered that this was true, but at present he alleges that he is able to take care of the children. His honor then asked that the affidavits he read. ; '. ' ; ..The charges were read by Herbert E. Norrls, the answers by sections be ings read by Attorney Clyde Doug (Contbiued on Page Three.) PEACE PLANS ARE NOT TAKING VERY WELL . Nashville, Sept. 14 While envoys of Champ Clark and Governors Wil son and Harmon are quietly working on the presidential hustllngs of Ten nessee the "regular" wing of the dmocratic party has not responded to the : peace offers of the "Independ ents." Political prophets interpret this as a polite means by the regulars to show disapproval of the peace plans and forecasts divided repre- entatlon from Tennessee of the, democratic presidential convention next year. - y ' v It was announced here that basis of the prop'osed pact continplated a direct primary early next year for white democrats under4 the super vision of a committee on which the Independents and regulars should have equal representation. Voters In this proposed primary should bal lot oh candidates for the presidency, national convention delegates, and electors, state officers and state com mitteemen. '''' Sometimes parents can refrain from telling all the smart things the children do; grandparents, never. " SCOUT CARS ON WAY Glidden Tour Pathfinders Pass Through Greensboro Parly Met at Guilfo-il ISuttle (iround ' liy (ircenslxiro Aiitoinolulists ami Kscortcil to High Point, Where They Were F.nterlaliicil lv the Manufacturers' t tub Tourists Leave New ork October Mth. (Special to The Times.) Greensboro. Sent. 14. The tv.'O scout cars containing the tiaUifind ers for the (Hidden tour pitted through here .yesterday en route from .cw orU to Jacksonville. I lie party was met at Uuillord Untile Ground,'.' where a number ot' photo graphs were taken, bv several utile mobiles from this city. lite partv of Greensboro automobiles escorted the visitors throinth ilie city and went with them to Jtimcstown and lilgii Point. At Jamestown a num ber of autoinr.liiles trom High Point joined the scout partv and escorted them into the furniture cilv. whore t:iey were entertained at the Mann laettirors' club, hhort talks were made by J. .1. Farriss, president ol the club; Mavor Fred -V late. Mr II. H. Varncrot Lexington, and Mr . Westgard who is In charge o thf pulhfiiiding party. Mr. Westgard is the man who wsu chairman' ot the committee on .award of the prizes lor good roads las rear, GuiHord county receiving the prize of Jl.lMiO for the best road. between Roanoke and Atlanta. He ai dbe was agreeulilv surprised to lind t.iat the county had considerably improved the roads since last fall, and that tlie county s roads are -now perlect. 1 I'lie (Hidden tourist will leave New Vork October Itth, and will go to Jacksonville, Flu. A. 'beauti ful loving silvar cup v.-1 i ; be present ed to the winner of tne prize. About 15U automobiles nvo exacted to make the trip, which will probably be the greatest number of entrants that has ever participated in such a tour. '....'... Mr. J. Maxwell Gordon, Die polti- eal writer of the Hrooulyn Daily Eagle, expresses the opinion that the Democrats will nominate and elect Grvernor Woodrow Wilson as the next president of the United States Mr. Gordon was in the city yester day and left for Raleigh to await the return of Governor Kitehln from the conference of governors at Spring Lake N. J. He is on n tour of the south feeling the political pulse and writing for His parjr. Mr. J. B. Parrish, of Harnett County, Dies From Injuries Received Yfben Wheels Pass Oyer Body Mr. C. V. Masseiigill, Who Was Also Thrown Out, Rays nil Automobile Frightened "Mules and Cnused the Hunan ay Ofilcer Wyatt Thinks Otherwise Mr. Punish Was Ter ribly Injured About Body uitil Many Ribs Were Broken. Mr. J. B. T'arrish, a farmer who lives six miles from Angler, Harnett county, died at Rex Hospital at 2:25 o'clock this afternoon as the result of Injuries at 11 o'clock today when a two-horse wagon passed over his body. Mr. C. P. Massengill, who was also thrown from the wagon, was painfully, though not fatally, in jured, and will recover. The accident occurred near the corner of Wilmington and Smithfield streets and was caused, according to Mr. Massengill, by a passing auto mobile which frightened the mules drawing a two-horse wagon, causing them to' run away and fling the oc cupants of the vehicle to the ground. The men were returning home with a load of furniture, but-the wagon and contents were not damaged In the least.' y Mr. Parrish suffered many broken ribs on both sides; his right chest was pushed In as the result of the heavy wheels passing over' his body; his left eye was closed and he had (Continued on Page Eight.) MEETS DEATH UNDER WAGON TRYING CAPT. LANDERS Interesting Court-Maitial Case At Wikiijoton Mr. Moore Tells Him Me Was Put In (lUaid House Hcraiise of Ds llitrceiiictit Over the Price il a Wa termelon and How the ( online nieut Wus ntinued I'eriuwe lie D-s-tiirhed ( apt. Imndrrs at the Noon Hour. (Special tAi 1 he Times.) V, llinington, Sept.-'14 The eou.t leurtlal to hear the charges pret erred at.tiitist .('upturn 11. i.. LamlolH bv Mr. W. A. ;foore, a 'Civilian ol south' port, convened .at .1(1.: bo o'clock yes terday in tlie ferand jury room in tlie post olliee building. . v it was first planned to have tne session in the Lnit.od states court room. As this apartment Is being renovated, tlio chang.) was made to the other loca tion. The only witness. on (lie stand at. the morning settulou; was Mi'. A. W Mnoie, who pi i lei red the i lui i ugainsL ( aptain Landers., it will be remembered that the cluiri'c.s v.ere brought .following tin? aliened impris onment ut Mr. Moore al the order of (aptain handers. us Ilie former sold watermelons -at the u.il :t n hijtlier pnee than he .'S'.vreed to do l.ieiitenant Cukiiiei il. ('. Dai i i, is 3,!ier.-4i..i The Chinese battleship llaj Chi, Admiral ( hnifi Pill Kwong. The Hai this tsmntiy. president of the court, Samuel T Ansell is acting judge advocate gen eral. The interests of Captain Land ers before the court are being looked after by Major Surratt. The names of the nine officers composing t lie court have already been announced. There were a number of specta tors at the hearing. As the room in which the Investigation is being held is rather small, few If any of the spectators were able to hear the pro ceedings, Mr. Moore was the first witness on the stand. He told of the circumstances which led to his alleged Imprisonment at Captain Landers' order. Mr, Moore told of interviewing Captain Landers and of (Continued on Page Two. , REVENUE OFFICERS LEVY ON THE MULES (Special to The Times. Asheville, Sept. 14. Deputy Mar shal'. Roland - and' Deputy Collector Freeman of the revenue department, returned last night from Polk county and tell of a rather novel and excit ing experience th ay had as the re sult of levying on some mules for unpaid whiskey taxe ; A number of friends of the owner of the mules tried t take them away from I he of ficers. ; ' The taxes were due on whiskey that should have been paid while the whiskey, was In the warehouse, two or three years ago. After tlio oi- tlcers had secured the mules, the crowd, gathered and followed them for some distance, coming up with the officers when they stopped for supper. There was n woman in the party and the men pul her forward J in an effort to cause trouble with the officers, but with scmo difficulty they kept out of it, and at the same time kept the men away from thte mules. They brought them, to Tryon und they are now, advertised for, sale. The levy was made, at Melvln Hill, near the Sotltli Cafoliua line. , ,r . .:-'-V ;" The First Chinese Man-ef- fyr" l&V 4 t It ik -4 m pliiiteKraplinl in New 1 ork barlior, ( in is the first warship Ironi the i l SPLENDID PRQGRA1 FOR FI AUDITORIUM , 'The '""fallowing excellent program, cQV(!ring four nights, has been ar ranged for the opening during fair week of the handsome auditorium: '"Tuesday night, October IT -'1 he formal opening exercises in the great 'auditorium.....' ' Presentation' of the building' by .Col. C'has. E. 'Johnson, chairman of the .Municipal Building Commission. Acceptance by Mayor James 1'. ; Johnson. Presentation ol the handsome oil painting ol Sir Walter 'Raleigh, given to the city by Chief Justice Walter Clark, The presentation speeeh by ( larence Poo. The acceptance to be nitule by a speaker yet to be named. Music during the exercises.. Wednesday night, October lb A delightful concert to be given b state and local talent. The Raleigh -Choral Society to take part. .'.'..Thursday niglit, October 111 A hand concert by Victor and his band. An admission fee will be charged. Friday night. October 20- A grand ball, " This will be a great event as the inusic will be by Victor's famous band. The '.'number of dancers will be limited and admission to the dancing floor will be by. paid tickets. There will' be a charge for admission to the various galleries. .. XOISV WOltSHIP I XDKU IIAX. Mayor llolluday of StilTnlk Uai'iis Keligloiis Heels (o Ife Ouiel. Suffolk, Va., Sept. 14 Itecause of numerous complaints arisipg from night disturbances made by "Fiolv Jumpers," "Sanctified Bands," and others while in a frenzy of religious enthusiasm, Mayor Hojloday ,today issued special proclamation warn ing the worshipers that future viola tion of the law would be punished with fines or-. Imprisonment. According to Mayor Hoiluday, re cent revivals held by certain religious War to Visit this Country M Aviv ML. J , A '. ii IS her iiininies niel a poet -! il of i-.erv hii:ulom that has ever v ICear islt!ll sect's have '.made 'sleep, impossible for persons -.'.living ih: several streets.1 The mayor; says'; the meetings frequently do not adjourn until duvltg'it. Iteiir Ailiinral llavris Ketires. . . Washington. 11. ('., Sept I I Bv operation ol law Hear Admiral l:riah ft. Harris, , Governor of the Naval Home at .Philadelphia, was placed on Hie 'retired list today , on account of age. He is succeeded at Philadelphia by Rear Admiral Reynolds. Rear Ad miral Harris is a native ol Indiana and was appointed to the naval acad emy from that state in ISti.l, He reached the grade of a rear admiral on January. 7, 1.1109. STRIKE HAS ENDED Chicago, Sept, 14 Tlie agreement last night between rival factions in the building trades will end the strike lasting a year and a half. The strike cost the building industries millions of dollars, resulted in three murders, one kidnapping' or assas sination and injuries to hundreds of men. Plumbers and .steitnilltters were chiefly involved. . Xew lork W.ints the Fight. Milwaukee, Sept. M. Following tho calling olT of the Wolg.isl-Mc-Furlniur- tight, scheduled for tomor row night, an effort, will be made -to stage the bout In New York, r .Thirty thousand dolars v.orth of tickets were sold, the monev will be refunded to the purclnisei'a. Illinois Central Troubles. Chicago, Sept. 14 Conferences looking to tlie settlement of labor troubles on the Illinois Central have ended temporarily. '.President Mc- Creery states be is conviucedwthe new vote ot strikers will overwhelmingly favor a strike. Smtimsat of a Fev On Presi dential Timber rwuspaper Poli o, .hirteenlUv , e:ilis .iiois i H ill .ni'Hii r.iiiiii.. -Dueled Let ween lull and la I ol lelte llenioerals I'.Ypressiie; .No I reici-c lice. Spring Lake, X, .1;, :Seiil I I, -. -A newspaper pii'U of rliirieo.l Ui-jiiibll-i-an gii eriiors fhov,.s I lic.v are about oipuilly iiii ided in prvtiereii'-es for tile presidential lumiina'iou. Tener, of I'eunsyh 'auia";-- Glas-s.-oeu, of ;.- West Virginia:: vyilison,. of Kentucky: Hay ' ! V'a.-;liingt(iii, .iiul i'or'her, ol llhdde jslund art- to,. T:il.; :,nd Alc (iovern. ol Wisconsin . ( arv. ol v- oiniug: -xessev, ol Miutli Dakota: St.uhtis, . of Kansas, anil Aldrieli, of vebiasUa are jcr La Follett;;.- llass. of New ll;iiuiisbii',.' and .1 ladley. of Aiisy.ouri, Were uoii-eom in i; t al . 'i'iie . I leliinei'a i ie ;;o ei iior.- agree 't hill -lo iliile.: I lie fitev foi' l lieir parly noiniiiii.i ion i.; . l.i-r v. n ..Vii.-on, ot New .lii'si.y and ilai'iuon, cil' Ohio. I here j.i no i'li-ar '.eniiiaeiif.' a;; Ij- tiVeeM. t.ne t u. 'I !i -v are treiiiieiitlv se.en logeljie,. bert?. I t I I it I I, CM Mill! U III. Il.isl, ami Declares Wile Spent His Money in Politics. Kansas t'itv, Mo., Sept. 14 De cau;;e Ins wile was a sullrugette and viis active in politics ill Denver when lie lived in that city, Thomas P. Zimmerman received a divorce from her today. '" lie .charged , that. Mrs: Ziinnier li. .in .neglected her home, and spent in' politics- money that, lie earned as a stonecutter. ' ;"" IlIiST DKI'.SSKh WOMAN'. Dr. .Mary Walker Gets the Prize Had on "Pniits." ' Syracuse, , X. . Yi, Se.it. 1 i. - Dr. M:i!v Walker.-.attired '.n niasciiline costume- .was awarded the annual prize as being the best dressed wo man on the slate iiiir grounds, bv the fair of'icials. ; Ives ( aiuhdate lor .-icnate. Tiieson, Ar.. Se:it. 1 I. -Eitgeiie; S. Ives, a Democrat .-.1 .1 ueson has for mally announced his -candidacy for the 1 nited Males-senate.- Ives tavors re-ln.ser'ting the judiciary recall pro vision in the coii.'ti'.ntion, . . . : KE TALKS Does Not Think Anything Definite Will Be Accomplished At Tola's Meeting THE COMPANY'S PLANS W lekeishaiii and (lie American To bacco Company Otpcials Consider ing Plans lor Carrying Out the Mandate ol the .supreme Court .lames li. Duke Niys He Hoes Nol Ihink Anything Will lie Accom plished at lod.iv's Meeting. New oi k, Sept. .1 4 Preliminary to the- ci'iilcrciice ol lederal nidges, Attorney (leneral Wickersham und the -American Tobacco Company ot-. Iicltils wlio are considering plans lor reorganization! ol tlie company In consonance with the supreme court mandate, James 1'. Duke, tlie com pany's president said that he did not think anything definite will be. ac complished at todays meeting. He thought many more meetings will be necessary before a definite conclusion is readied. The company's counsel say their only plan for reorganization wus submitted by the tobacco company to government. Counsel did not think a definite conclusion will be reached under six months. ' 1 Hear Admiral Rose Kedres, Washington. Kept. 1 1. Rear Ad miral Rose, governor of the naval home at Philadelphia, has retired, nt the age limit. He entered tervlce from Indiana. PLANS Fl fQ IUCS AS tO WOJ) KMCl! the Hendersonville Girl Lest Week CAUSE OF BUNGLING WORK say Facts Were Not Made Known in the Beginning in (he IIApe (hut the Murderers Would be Thrown Off 'I heir (.nurd mid be Ciuiglit Chief of Police Admits Ife Has Xo Clue Coroner Mukes Statement, But It is Not Vet Known If nil the Facts Have Heen d'iveii Out Xew lii(iiest Tomorrow. Asheville X. C, Kept. 14. Late developments. In the case of Myrtle Hawkins, ol Henflersonvllle, whose body was lound in Oseola Lake were made by .statements of Coroner Kirk, who at last broke silence. Tne statement virtually confirmed the statements ol most newspaper men that the young girl died as a result el a criminal operation. So far as known a full public statement of tlie tacts disclosed to ilie coroner and Dr Drafts, by the .lutopsv have not !ieen made. . The bungling work Indicated was not done by the nhvslclans. The gravity ol the affair is Increased -by t;ie theory held by the authorities that tlie girl, though probablv doom ed to die. niiglit have lived several days after the operation and her ileal h was pret-iintated bv chloro form aniindistered berore the opera tion. - "1 lie reason given for withholding the explanation was tne absence of clues, the authorities hoping to lull the murderer into a false sense of security. Public pressure would no longer admit silence. It uppears, however, the authonttcj are still at a loss as to the idenii.'icatiou of the murderer. Chief og Police (iarren stated -today: I can't lind out who killed the girl." There, are rumors ol ''important evidence, but; there Is doubt it real detectives have been on tlie case. A new inquest will be held to morrow. Solicitor Johnson assisting tlie investigation. omig.Man lleing Watched. Hendersonville, X. C., Sept 14 A young man of this vicinity is un der surveilance In connection with the death of Miss Mvrtle Hawkins, whose body was found in Lake Os ceola Sunday. The youth, it is said, was seen with Miss Hawkins a short time before she disappeared Thurs day. The coroner's announcement that an illegal operation caused Miss Hawkins' death has stirred up bit ter feeling, The authorities have taken extra precaution to safeguard the suspect. Evidence Withheld. The inquest held Sunday was a public affair only until Dr. W. R. Kirk, coroner of Henderson county, assisted by Dr. A. B. Draft, com (Continued on Page Five.) MAINE Will TAKE, THE OFFICIAL COUNT Portland, Maine, Sept. 14 Re turns received at the secretary of states office up to noon with only six towns missing and these six sup plied by returns received in Portland showed: For repeal of prohibition 80,517; against repeal CO, 383. Ma jority lor repeal 134. If the figures received in Portlund from Limestone, Matlnicus Isle and Topsfield, which have been shown to be reversed, as compared with those received In Augusta are allowed, they s.how victory agaltiHt repeal ot 33C. The official recount probably will be necessary to determine the re- suit of bnllottlng. " ' May Fight In Sun Francisco. Milwaukee, Sept. 14 Promoter Leison, of San Francisco, has made offer to stage the Wolgast-Mc-Parl-.ind fight in San FranclBco, following; the authorities decision not to per mit the fight here. Levison agrees , lo give the principals seventy per cent of the gross receipts. The guarantee a forty thousand dollar house provided the fight Is extended tc twenty rounds. - f
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