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For the Progress of the Piedmont-Mountain South
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DOORS OF AMERICA
OPEN TO MILITANT
Mrs. Pankhurst Will be Admit
ted to Fill Her Lecture
Engagements
ELEMENTS OF DOUBT
Decision of Caminetti Came After
Conference With the President
and Secretary of Labor
Washington, Oct. 20. America's
doors were opened today to Mrs. Em
meline Pankhurst and during the few
weeks covered by her lecture engage
ments the British militant suffragist
leader is free to go where she will in
the United States. An order releasing
the much discussed visitor from de
tention at Ellis Island, New York, and
revoking the deportation order of the
special inquiry board, was issued to
day after President ,Vilson had con
ferred with Secretary Wilson of the
Department of Labor, and a formal
hearing before Immigration Com
missioner Caminetti on Mrs. Pank
hurst's appeal had been concluded.
Secretary Wilson announced that
he and the President had agreed that
Mrs. Pankhurst should be admited
"on her own recognizance" with the
understanding that she would report
when she had fulfilled her lecture
engagements. Both the President and
the Secretary agreed with Commis
sioner Caminetti in the opinion that
there was an element of doubt as to
whether the acts for which Mrs. Pank
hurst has been convicted in Eng
land constituted moral turpitude or
were of political character.
Reasons For Decision
Commissioner Caminetti tonight is
sued a formal statement outlining the
reasons for his decision in the case.
"There is nothing in the record be
fore men," said the statement, "to
indicate that the British Government
desires that Mrs. Pankhurst shall be
returned to England; and the evidence
of record indicates that while she was
placed under a sentence of three years
penal servitude she has served only
a small part of the sentence and ap
parently no effort has been made to
compel her to serve the balance; but
asa'matter '6f fa",""markea leniency
. has .been shown towards the applicant
by the English authorities. Shall this
Government deny even temporary
asylum, when by doing so less con
sideration would be shown Mrs. Pank
hurst than England has displayed?
"Mrs. Pankhurst states, and coun
sel throughout the case have asserted
that she is coming here only for a
short visit for the specified. .purpose
of fulfilling engagements to deliver
lectures; and all that is desired is that
she be allowed to carry out these en
gagements. "Upon carefully considering the en
tire record and all of the circum
stances of the case, 1 concluded that
the best disposition to make of the
matter will be to accept the assur
ance of all parties concerned and ad
mit Mrs. Pankhurst on her own rec
ognizance to depart Trom the country
at the termination of her engage
ments, and so recommended."
Memorandum to Secretary
In his memorandum to the Secre
tary, the Commissioner described the
case in hand as follows:
"Alien is a native of Manchester,
England, aged 51; traveling alone; is
a widow with three children in
Europe. Paid ..her passage; has no
occupation; has been in the United
States twice before, once in the Aj
tumn of 1901) and again from October
11)11 to January 1912; going to friend
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont Madison ave
nue, New York; has $2,000. The board
excluded alien by unanimous vote as
a person who has been convicted of
a felony or other crime or misde
meanor which, in the opinion of the
board, involves moral turpitude."
Today's hearing was more colorful
than yesterday's which was informal.
Acting Sec. Post and Chief Parker,
of the law division sat with Com
missioner Caminetti and the attor
neys were seated at tables.
There was crushing for admission
to the small chamber and it was
quickly filled with women who did not
reveal their sympathies.
Keeves Presents Brief
Herbert Reeves, attorney for the
British leader, first presented a long
brief reviewing first the facts and
then contended that the acts of which
Mrs. Pankhurst had been convicted
in England were purely political of
fenses and did not involve moral
turpitude, the real question at issue.
His argument was long and technical
and cited portions of decisions in
many immigration cases and some of
the works of John Passett Moore now
acting Secretary of State and an
authority on international law. He
quoted Mrs. Pankhurst's testimony
before the immigration inspectors at
Ellii Island and concluded:
"From that testimony it is respect
fully submitted thi.t at the tin)" .f
ed cf there was an uprising ir revolt
Florida's Governor
After Jap Settlers
Trammell to Investigate Japanese
Colonization in Florida
Celery Belt
Tallahasse, Fla., Special. Governor
Trammell announces that he is in
vestigating the question of Japanese
colonization in Florida by land com
panies and will act as his judgment
iictates as soon as he has made up
his mind as to the seriousness of the
influx.
An extra session of the legislature
may be called to pass an alien land
bill as a big protest has gone up
over the coming of these Japanese
from California. They are settling
in the celery belt for the purpose of
raising vegetables for the northern
markets.
The governor said that he had not
as yet received Congressman Frank
Clark's letter suggesting a special
session, but that on his own initia
tive he had taken the question up sev
eral days ago and that he would an
nounce his judgment within a few
days.
EARLIEST SNOWFALL ON
RECORD IN MANY OF
THE SOUTHERN STATES
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 20. The earliest
snowfall in the memory of oldest citi
zens was experienced in many South
ern states. Perceptible flurries were
reported in Atlanta, Birmingham,
Knoxville and Asheville.
The first precipitation here was ob
served shortly after midnight. Flakes
continued to fall at intervals until
7 o'clock this morning. In all of the
cities where the fail was reported the
snow melted immediately on striking
the ground.
The earliest previous snowfall ac
cording to local records occurred on
October 28, 1910. This was the only
other time snow was obsrved in Oc
tober. Tf
Duluth, inn., Oct. 20. Overflowed
city drinking hydrants produced
"sliding" ice for numerous small boys
this morning, the first ice of the sea
son. Weather reports on the Vermil
lion range indicate low temperatures
with snowfall at Tower, Ely, Wins
ton and reaching to Fairbanks. This
is the first snow of the season.
LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 20. The first
snow of the season fell today. It dis
appeared after the sun got high. The
snow was accompanied by a drop in
temperature which took the mercury
to o degrees
above
Mary's Gown
Mary has an X-ray gown,
In latest style 'tis made,
But if she has a grain of sense,
She'll stand right in the shade.
on the part of the women in England,
that this uprising or revolt was of a
political nature and that any crimes
committed by Mrs. Pankhurst, if any
were committed by her, were crimes
purely of a political nature and not
such as to involve moral turpitude.
"The mere delivery of lectures or
speeches urging women to strive for
what she believed to be their legal
and political rights is certainly an act
intended to forward and help a poli
tical cause such act therefore must
be deemed, if an offense at all, a po
litical offense. Nor can it be claimed
or successfully ascertained that the
mere urging of her hearers to des
troy property if necessary to bring out
the desired result is an act involving
moral turpitude."
Lawful Conduct
Attorney Frank S. O'Neil referred
to Mrs. Pankhurst's pledge that she
would conduct herself in a lawful
manner while in this country.
"She has made that pledge to the
American people and she will keep
it," declared the lawyer.
Commissioner Caminetti asked if
Mrs. Pankhurst intended to preach
militancy here.
"Emphatically no," responded Mr.
O'Neil.
Leaves Ellis Island
New York, Oct. 20.. Mrs. Emmelinc
Pankhurst, the English militant suf
fragette leader, landed on Manhattan
Island at 1 o'clock today from Ellis
Island, where she had been detained
since last Saturday by the immigra
tion authorities. She had been or
dered deported as an undersirable
alien, but President Wilson and Sec
retary of Labor Wilson intervened on
her appeal from this decision and to
day instructed Anthony Caminetti,
Commissioner General of Immigra
tion, to release her on her own recog
nisance and without bond. Mrs. Pank
lurM now will be able to carry out her
c ulemplutcd lecture tour in this
,,. (xiif'l' it sail 'r
L. one November 2K
OVER THE CITY
AND COUNTY
Not "Dacent." Not many years
ago there was an Irishman living
two miles from Shelby who fed his
family on Irish potatoes three times
daily, without a mouthful of bread.
When his landlord asked why he did
not raise sweet potatoes, since there
was more profit in them, he replied
that they were "not dacent."
Boll With 10 Locks. Mr. P. L. El
lis, an up-to-date farmer of Moores
boro, R. 2, recently brought to The
Highlander office an open boll of cot
ton conaining ten well developed
locks. Other counties have this year
boasted of six and seven pound po
tatoes and seven-lock cotton boll. They
will have to hunt some bigger ones
bofore they are in Cleveland's class.
Mr. Armour in Hospital. Mr. Rob
ert L. Armour of Davidson, who was
married some time ago to Miss Veva
McFarland, was operated on at the
Shelby Hospital Thursday morning
for appendicitis. Internal complica
tions were found, also, and the opera
tion was probably just in time to save
his life. As we go to press he is
doing well. Mrs. Armour accom
panied him to Shelby.
Asheville High School Challenges.
Shelby's crack football team is gain
ing a reputation. This week they are
in receipt of a challenge from the
Asheville School, the high grade in
stitution at Asheville wlich prepares
the sons of the wealthy for the big
universities. Our boys have not yet
decided to accept. If the weight of
the teams is about the same the chal
lenge will likely be accepted.
At the Grand. Friday: "A Wild
Ride," a two-reel feature, full of ex
citement and thrill, on an ostrich
farm. "Mister Jefferson Green," a
farce comedy. Saturday: "The Raiders
from L. Ranch," a thrilling Western
drama. "A Millinery Bomb," featur
ing John Bunny. "Sallie Sure Shot,"
a Western picture of dynamite and
love. Tuesday: The World Scries
every play every game. If you are
a fan you cannot afford to miss this.
Matinee Tuesday afternoon, also at
night. (advt)
New Real Estate Firm Shelby will
have a new real estate firm. Messrs.
J. A. Anthony and -tvrlM. Slangier
ho'y -j rt';cjtt"p9t.' ViIJi wiM, vul
equip an up-to-date'"rto 1 estate office
in the Miller Block. Mil Anthony has
for a number of years been piomi
nent in the real estate affairs of Shel
by and the county. Mr. Spanglcr has
recently been manager ot the Bel
mont Mills Store. He is a business
man of energy and ability and will
no doubt make a tine success in his
new field.
Beaten by Show Men. The story is
told here that James Warren, former
mechanic at the Belmont Mill and
auto repair man for W. J. Arey, was
badly beaten up at Barnum & Bailey's
show in Charlotte and is now in a
precarious condition, with his life di
spaired of. It is said that he got into
a dispute with one of the show hands
and knocked him down, whereupon the
show man's comrades grabbed War
ren and dragged him to another tent,
where they unmercifully beat him,
using a hatchet on his head, it is al
leged. Warren will be remembered
as the young man who was given a
Carnegie Hero Medal for saving the
life of Harry Fowler, who was over
come by paint fumes while painting
the tank at the Belmont mill last
summer.
New Dry Goods Firm. S. M. Wan
ton & Co., is the style of the new dry
gooiis and clothing firm which begins
business next week. Messrs. J. H.
and S. M. Blanton have purchased the
entire stock of McBrayer Bros, on
the corner of Warren and LaEayette
streets and will dispose of the present
stock at "fire sale" prices. Mr. Sam
M. Blanton, who for several years
has been head clerk for the J. L.
Suttle Co., where he has proven him
self to be a salesman of high ability,
will be in charge of the new firm as
manager. There is a big stock of
good merchandise now on hand which
they wish to dispose of. Watch for
their big ad in Tuesday's paper. Mr.
Blanton is a firm believer in advertis
ing and will use plentiful newspaper
space to tell the people what he has
to offer. We wish the new firm much
success.
Some 'Possum Hunter
hum Yorkville Enquire. J
Mr. J. Q. Wray of Yorkville, is
quite a 'possum hunter. He has been
out three nights this season, and has
caught seventeen 'possums.
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f) DUAIPWIVn Un-
fore Nov. 1st, Highland
er subscribers are al
lowed opportunity of
getting the paper at the
old price of $1.00 per
year.
Please don't forget
COURT CONVENES
NEXT MONDAY
Only One Week Will be Necessary for
Criminal and Civil Docket
Cleveland county will again have
a short term of court at the approach
ing session, which begins next Mon
day. Judge Webb will again be on
the bench, as the July term judge
returns for the October court.
The local bar met last week and ar
ranged the civil docket. The criminal
docekt is very light this time, there
being very few cases of more than
minor importance, most of these being
appeals from whiskey cases in the
recorder's court. The criminal and
civil dockets will, therefore, be dis
posed of in one week, the civil docket
beginning Tuesday.
DIXON'S PLAY,
LEOPARD'S SPOTS
At the Shelby Auditorium Nov. lird,
Thomas Dixon will present his dra
matization of his well known book
"The Leopard's Spots," of which 500,-
000 copies have been sold and a sale
of 50,000 a year is still maintained.
Everybody is familiar with the
great success achieved by Mr. Dixon's
former plays, "The Clansman," and
"The Sins of the Father." Local thea
regoers will be interested in seeing
this popular Southern author's latest
stage work.
"The Leopard's Spots" differs from
Mr. Dixon's other stories in that it
has a wider scope, dealing not only
with incidents immediately following
the war but with events oceuring
through the interventing years down
to the present day. It is the negro
situation in the South that the author
presents as usual, but this time he ex
poses the modern problem regarding
the relations of the white race and the
black. The play depicts in an interest
ing manner different periods in the
history of the New South, and tells a
daring story which is- intensely dra
matic at times but interspersed with
delightful touches of comedy. It con
tains a prologue and three acts, there
lieing-T. lapse of mrY years between
the piT.gue and the.!-''iy.
An elaborate and e--.den.-ive scenic
production has been V .mi-lied for the
!.'tt-tr,iif i- r.w ! -c i.nu u luie
company engaged to portray the many
varied characters, '.'me novel elec
trical effects are employed to obtain
startling realign for several scenes in
the play. Tin burning to the ground
of a house on the stage, is one of the
big moments and will doubtless prove
a sensation.
Mr. Dixon personally rehearsed the
company and is presenting "The
Leopard's Spots" under his sole man
agement. A strong performance is
promised of a play that is sure to ap
peal to every native of the South,
man, woman and child. There is a
great demand for seats for the local
performance, so everybody is advised
to secure them at their earliest oppor
tunity. y
Seats on sale at Kendall's Drug
Store. Prices; 50, 75, 1.0(1 and 1.50.
BAILEY'S BILL DE
SIGNED TO EXTEND
FREE MAIL DEL.
Wants Free Delivery in Every
Town of 1,000 Population
Service Ananiolous
Washington, D. C, Oct. IS. Every
town in North Carolina with a popula
tion of 1,000 or more will have city
delivery if a bill introduced today by
Representative Bailey, of Pennsylva
nia, becomes a law. Mr. Bailey's bill
calls for an appropriation of Sin.nou,
000 with which to establish city de
livery in every town in the I'uiH-d
States that has a population of I.immi
or more.
'Mr. Bailey takes the po.-ition that
the present postal service is anomal
ous, in that while residents of the
cities and of the rural di-triets are
given free delivery service, residents
of something over (!,0iiu comnuniitie
with an average population of lI.ihii)
are compelled to visit the po.-t of
fices to deposit or receive their mail.
He takes the position that thi.- is an
injustice to the residents of towns
J . '1! 1 . L. : I , 1 , . .
aim wuages a.m wie mi h 10 oe
remedied if his bill is passed by t on-
igress
What it Would Cost
City delivery service is now in
operation in 1,70!) towns and cities,
serving approximately a population of
147,000,000 people, at a cost of SCiS,-
000,000. Experimental city delivery
is in operation in 114 communities at
a cost of $00,000. The post office de
partment, according to Mr. Bailey, es
timates that there are (5,004 towns
with an average population of li.OOO
where there is no carrier delivery ser
;vice. Estimating that it would re
quire an average of two carriers at
u salary of SiiOO each per year to
I serve each of these communities,
should the service be established, the
'co.-t would be $7,!t2400 per an-
nu;:i.
SULZER WILL MAKE
ASSEMBLY RACE
Drainage Election
Begins to Warm Up
Seven Avowed Candidates in the Field
Old Board Stands For
Re-election
Those interestd in the election of
five drainage commissioners for Buf
falo District No. 1, instead of the
present board of three, are getting
busy preparing for the election which
will be held in the court house Mon
day, Nov. 3. At present there are at
least seven avowed candidates seeking
the commissionerships. All the old
board, Messrs. J. II. (juinn, W. L.
Darnron and G. F. Hambright, are
seeking reelection. Mr. (juimi has
issued a circular letter from Ashevrle
where he has been undergoing medi
cal treatment, calling on the voters
to stand by him and pleading that the
work of drainage be allowed to go
forward.
The "Insurgent" ticket is composed
of Messrs. W. J. Roberts, H. H. Cline,
J. B. Rhyne, and E. A. Bettis. Mr.
G. F. Hambright is also on th ir tick
et; so it seems a settled fact that Mr.
Hambright will still continue to be
one of the commission. Both sides are
valourously at work rounding up their
supporters, and the election promises
to be quite interesting. The "insur
gents" contend that they are only
seeking to secure fair play for ail
property owners in the drainage terri
tory, and see that the money is wisely
and judiciously spent. The "ins"
contend that the aim of the new board
is to indefinitely hold-up drainage.
In fact it. begins to look like a real
campaign.
CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE WOULD
The steamship lmperator, arriving
at Plymouth, England, Saturday, re
ported that she had pa.- V ; Li.
ing Volturno derelict on uv- ore-.K'.s
Wednesday. 1
A Newt YorK report i t
ne en l L
t,e- ill. Ill
that Chas. F. Murphy .:
the leadership of Tan .-!! l.or;ly
after the November elections. The de
cision is said to be due to recent at
tacks. The will of a Boston spinste" car
ries a bequest of $50,000 in trust, the
interest to be given to "women who
ha'e seen better days."
"Westphal's comet," after an ab
sence of til years, has again appeared
in the southern skies.
After masquerading for two years
as a male college student, "Handsome
Jack Hill," at Meeker, Col., turns out
to be a woman.
A Kansas tanner has produced a
new forage plant by cro.-.-ing the
Russian thistle with clover and alfal
fa The hybrid is claimed to be an
ideal dry weather plant.
The police of Laporte, Intl., are still
looking for Mrs. Belle Gunners, who
disappeared eight years ago, charged
with the murder of twelve person.-,
including' three of her own children.
The timely awaking of the sheriff
at Rome, Ga., Friday ngiht, prevented
the escape of three prisoners, who
were digging their wav through a
wall.
Four persons Were killed and one
fatally injured in New ( irlean.-, Sat
urday night, when a switching );
gino collided with an automoliili at
a giade crossing.
The United States .-enate on Satur
day passed Senator Clapp's bill pro
hibiting the sending of campaign
funds from one state to another.
Austria has sent Sen ia an ultima
tum demanding its evacuation of cer
tain ports occupied '.y Servian ,.; ,y
in Albania.
NEARLY FOFIt MILLION
POI NDS IN NINE DAYS
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That is the Record of the Wi '-ton- I
Salem Tobacco Market Uas YVorth i
S575.0O0. I
Winston-Salemn. Special. Duiu.g
the past nine days a total of ovi r :;,
(100, 11(10 pounds of tobacco has been
.-old on the local market, bringing an
j .iI1,ll.osim.lU, fUm of sTiOU. This is
i avt.,. of a,Kmt
pounds. It is said that the past wiek
i in point of .-ale in the historv of the
local tobacco market.
Lawyer (Juinn Coming. Attorney
Fred 1). Hamriek and stenographer.
Miss England, of Rutberfordton, came
down Wednesday to clear up the busi
ness of the law firm of (juinn, Ham
rick & McRorie and make readiness
I'or the fall term of court next week.
The many friends of Mr. J. H. (uinn
will be pleased to know that he has al
most recovered and that he will be
back in harness again soou.
THE HIGHLANDER'S Job!
Department unquestionubh '
a leader in its line !
Becomes the Progressive Candi
date From His Old
District
ADVICE OF HIS FRIENDS
Believes it M uns Jour.iey Back to
Governor's OHice Make Ene
mies Pay For V ronits
Albany, N. Y., 0:t. 'n. A few
minutes after the Progressive Conven
tion that nominated him for Assem
blyman met in New York tonight,
William Su'.zer issued a statement
Telling why he had "consented to come
back to Albany." Throughout the
evening he was in communication by
telephone with Progressive leaders in
New York.
There never was any doubt but that
he could have the nomination if he
wanted it, he declared. Nor does he
doubt that the first of January will
see him back where he began his po
litical career 20 years ago. He and
his friends also are convinced that he
will go from there to the Speakership
and thence back to the Governor's
chair.
Some time tomorrow Suker will go
to New York. He will begin a cam
paign for the Assembly immediately
and speak day and night up to elec
tion time. After that he will accept
some lecture engagements up to the
first, of January. If it then is neces
sary for him to come to Albany, he
will arrive here on the opening day of
the Legislature to start the fight
which be supposes will put him back
in the Executive chair. His promise
is to make the "fur fly" if he is made
an Assemblyman.
"And not only will I make it warm
for my enemies in the Assembly,"
he declared, "I'll make them take no
tice in other places, too."
His statement follows in part:
"In view of the urgent pleadings
rvoii. "'."r-long friends mo t,t
(iK'Si in writing from mev ..!. f!-i;
,', -..totp'pd ""'ofjes oi.im .
! Assembly i istrict, wgar.l. ss. of par-
y df!'iliHH..is, begging Pie : occejt
the nomination for member ol ''- As
sembly to further the cause of hon
est government, I have consented to
come back to Albany as a member of
the Assembly for the good that I can
do.
"I shall be a non-partisan candi
date, having no axe to grind and no
motive or purpose other than to ilo
what I can for the cause of good gov
ernment the struggle for which ac
complishment brought about my re
moval from the Governorship by an
arrogant boss whose dictar-s to do
wrong 1 defied." ,
Sulzer agreed to run afu consult
ing with a score of political advisers
today. The Rabbi of every Syna
gogue in the Sixth District called at
the Executive Mansion today to urge
Sulzer to make the race. They
brought petitions signed by :!,Sti0
voters in the district asking Sulzer
to run. There are said to be only
.".7on voters in the entire district. Mrs
Sulzer urged him to accept the nomi
nation. Obviou.-ly Sulzer was well plea-ed
with bis nomination. He walked up
and down his office in the Mansion,
-moking a cigar, smiling and telling
how he intended to light his enemies
to the last ditch He waved his
callei- Hi a chair and began to tell
how he regarded his removal as a
possible real blessing in di.-guise.
"The Indians declare," he said,
"that everything is for the best. I'm
pretty much of an Indian myself. I've
been out We.-t 14 times. Sometimes
i think that's where 1 in long. I'eo
tiie out there have wri; :en n.e since
1 siarted this light against Tammany
that tb.ey would .-end me to the U. S.
Senate. Maybe they would. I reck
on 1 belong out there. 1 don't seem
lo yet on very well in the East.
"bin; 1 sia.ieW to .-ay that 1 thought
navbe niv riinovai was for the best.
jWhat could 1 do in the Governor's
ichair now V Nothing. But 1 can do a
'lot in the Assembly and other places.
11 can carry out my reforms there.
I He wa.-. silent for a moment walk
ling the length of the room. Suddenly
ihe .-topped, i lo.-ed his eyes and said:
"Yes. si-; I tried so hard that I lost
' my job."
There was .simultaneous rings at
the door and telephone bells. Peo
ple were beginning to call and con
gratulate him. lie prepared to re
treat. "I'll .-ec you here in January," he
said and he disappeared into his
.-tudy with the injunction that he not
be disturbed.
Transfer Postponed
"So you want back your presents?"
"At once," declaied the girl.
"Will, here's your photograph and
your hek of hail-. Th"ie embroid
i fed -uspender-- 1 shall h.v : to nail
Mill."
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