VOL. 0
K:in.N. C. Thurs !r,y,I)tc. 11, HUD
No. 43
'IK A IN' REDUCTIONS 1)1' j:
to shortage of coal
ordered on southern
(Daily Ncwn)
The first in-tallment of .South
ed Railway company train ro
dtn lion.", effective Tuoday ,u;ii
announced last night from t!u
office jbf Division Superinlcnd
ent A. D. Sholloii. .No local
train are included in the list,
hut it is probable ti.;.!: f ui fit
announcements will be f rlheom
ing soon.
The (eductions so far ;dl npp y
to the main line, mid hit Hide the
annullment of tr.i'P- No-. 1'JT
and l."S, aiul the l-an-fi i i mg of
mail from the e t'esiis to Nos.
"7 and "S. Train No. I'.J, which
rum from Auguta l Wa hin;
ton, will he held at Charlotte un
til 1) p. m., ami run north on
schedule of train No. p'.S. This
means that No. 32 will arrive at
Green. si oro at 11: 1 " p. in., in
ll
s
stead of 10:20 p. m. At the
wne time the Winston-Salem-
Wa-shington ; Atlanta-New York ;
Atlanta-Washington and Charlotte-Washington
Pullman cars
v ill will le annulled. The Ashe
ville cars now on train No. I"s
from Salisbury, will go north on
No. 152, and affords practically
the only chance that people in
this section will have to get
lierths.
Of interest to those who tret
mail from the north is the infor
mation that second No. ;". and
the express train No. 17. will he
consolidated; and section "'
wil leave Washington at 11 a. m.
This means that n New York
mail will rarely he availahle at
Greenslxiro until the next morn
ing.
Other curtailments include
u' TTinmu"! ni ir'i n f j '..linn
21 Ix-tween Washington and
Memphis, handled over the N.
and W. from Lynchburg; the
consolidation of trains Nos. .1
and 4; 9 and 10 Utw -rn Cincin
nati and Oakdale. Tcnn., and eli
mination of trains Nos. It and !
Ulween Oakdale and All; tita.
Coming at a time when the
Southern had planned a nuniher
of extra sleeping cars, and addi
tional sections of existing trains,
for the big hoilday rush of mail
and express and passengers, rail
way people were much discom
forted last night hy having to
curtail, hut of course are hclp
les.H when only a few days supply
of coal is in sight. The I test
thing, it is pointed out, that the
ptihlic can do is to do as little
traveling as jmssiM imti
coal situation is adjusted
trains restored.
tin
and
Southern Railway Trains to
Ik Substantially Reduced
Washington, Pec. 7. Suhstan
tial reduction in passenger train
service on the Southern railway
lines, effective Tuesday morning.
was announced tonight from
headquarters of the company
here. The coal shortage may
force withdrawal of other
through trains, ami many loca
trains on main lines and hranch
lines will also he taken off.
The full schedule of changes
has not heen mapped out, hut
the following trains will he with
drawn:
Trains Nc.i. 137 and F.8 he
twecn Washington and Atlanta.
I:.'! trains Nos. 2:' and 21 be
tween Wa: hirgtem and Memphis
-Vim.; trains Nos. 3. 1. 0, and
10 will he consolidated hetween
Cincinnati and Oakdale. Tcnn.
trains Nos. 1) and 10 will Ik? dis
continued he tween Atlanta am
Oakdale; train second ?"t am:
second 47 lnlween Washington
and Atlanta will In? consolidated
Train No. 32, Charlotte to ash
intHnn will he run on present
schedule of train No. 138.
All I .oral Trains on S. A. L.
Main Line Will P.c Cut OfT
Norfolk, Dec. 7, The general
offices of the Seahoard Air Line
tonight announced that on and
after Tuesday at noon, all local
passenger traffic will he handled
hy the present through trains,
official time heing added to the
schedule to permit the handling
of the traffic. The curtailment
was directed hy the railroad ad
ministration for the conserva
tion of fuel.
THINK .MEXICANS FIXED
I P POND I 'lli JENKINS
Wa. hingloii, Dec. (I. Today's
developments hit still in duht
whether Mesiean officials really
complied with the re 1 1 t of the
l'nit"d States in releasing Wil
liam O. Jenkins, the American
coti .ul.u agent who.-e imprison
ment ;it Puehla brought relations
In tween the two governments to
a critical pass.
Pi c.s di.. patches that the lo-
ea.se was accompli.shed only
alter hail had heen furnished
were not covered in official ad-
viu to the state department,
which .said that Jenkins had re
ported himself entirely ignorant
of the manner in which he was
iheralt d and tii.it he wa., mak
ing an me li;'.ilion on ins own
acoiiiii.
Pi-oil the mi-wit to this qiies
on seems to Inn;" whether the
sharp diplomatic corrc.pond-
ence en the subject is to he re
newed, or the incident permitted
to p.io.s into hi.-Jory.
Meantime the fact of the re
ease itself apparently has taken
o!f much of the tension of Mexi
can affairs lotli at the state de-
lartmcnt and in the senate,
where uneasiness over recent de
velopment... had produced a de
termined movement to ask for a
severance of diplomatic rela
tions.
The resolution of Senator Fall,
lepuhlican, of New Mexico, re
questing a diplomatic hreak,
was considered at an afternoon
conference of Republican mem-
k'is of the foreign relations
ommittco, and it was decided
not to press the proposal for
ution until President Wilson
lad sent to the committee the
memorandum of advice he pro
mised Senator Fall yesterday at
the White House conference.
It was indicated that there
was some difference of opinion j
among1 the Kepuhlican .senators:
is to the expediency of the reso-
ution and that if the Presiident
expressed disapproval, it might
not he pressed for action. The
full committee will meet again
Mondav.
In trying to estalflish the facts
H'hind Jenkins" release the state
department is running down
uspectcd connection Ih tween
I. Slater Hansen, said to have
furnished hail for the consular
agent, and the Mexican govern
ment. Officials said Hansen was
reported to have had some asso
ciation with Luis Cabrera, C.u-
ranza's finance minister, and
that hail might have heen for
warded to Puehla as the least
embarrassing method hv which
the Mexico City officials could
extricate themselves 1mm the
situation.
While the department's inves
tigation is proceeding, officials
here still are awaiting Can an
sa's leply to the last re.pie-t for
Jenkins' release. Reports some
days ago indicated that it was
in preparation, hut tonight it
had not heen received at the de
partment. J. Salter Hansen Is Very
Reticent Alxuit the Pond
Mexico City, Dee. C. J. Salter
Hansen, who furnished the I mud
of $.00 for the release of Wil
liam O. Jenkins, American con
sular agent at Puehla. arrived at
Mexico City nl mui t 10 days ago.
lie conferred with Secretary of
the Treasury Cahrcra. it is un
dei-stood, relative to the Mexican
loan. Later he went to Puehla
and negotiated Consul Jcnkiu
hail.
NORTH CAROLINA UAP-
T1STS ACROSS IN DKIVK
Raleigh. Dec. (k North Caro
Una Raptirts have reached the
top slightly over $(1,000,000 in
pledges for the Paptist 7a mil-
lino campaign fund Wing report
ed officially hy Director Waltei
N. Johnson.
The P.aptist women have gone
"over the top" w ith 1,2",CS0
reported from the women's or
ganiV.ions of Ma chuithes, ac
cording to Miss R.crtha Carroll
the corresponding secretary of
the Woman Missionary union of
the state. The women of North
Carolina were asked to raise $1,
100,000. Miss Qirroll says there
arc still many more church.es to
he heard from.
I,css than-onc-ha'if of the Pap
tist churches have reported to
Dr. Johnson and there is reason
TROOPS RAID
1 1
1
l'.n I Mililii'l i ninj J . 1 1 1 . 1 1 iu!iri nu ll l.iSK .1 ii i i i ii ! I !. iiSn.' l:i I'jDju
Qinnitlllm of llti-riiturv, rr.-nly tr ii(r!liullnii, iib wlzi'd.
PKFSIPKNTS OIT Li:
IS (lAKl-IKI D SCALP
Chic.-'go, Dec. 7. The propo
sal pre ciitcd to John L. Lewi .
acting presiilcnt, and William
Cri.n, secretary of the I'n'ted
Mine Workers of America, hy
Pre.' id en t Wilson jmd Attorney
Ceneral Palmer in Washington
Ia4 night included a 1 1 per cent,
wage advatre to miners mid the
appointment of a commission to
study wages, profits and all con
ditions .surrounding the industry
upon resumption of woik hy the
striking miners, according to!
private auvues l rem the n: li'n-
I capital received hy Dr. F. C.
lonnold, secretary of the Illinois
i oal Operator , ass(( lalien, to-
ay.
i)r. 1I( nn-.h! declared that his
information indicated tnat the
tiike would he settled hy Tue.s-
ay or Wednesday and t!: th'-
iiners would he hack at v. oik
. i i .i i i .. i .. i
Ha i..;et man riaii, ai a a-1
n lllm-.i .
The terms of the i(.po , as
inteijuvted hy Dr. I lonnold fiom
the advices he received indicate
that thev were similar to the
lan previously put forward hy
"ue Administrator (larlield and
that thev contains! certain d
Is (if .settlement that would
not made J uhlif until con.sid-
lati"ii of them hy the mineis
xecutive lioard in Iiniianapi'lis
on Tuesilav.
to exjiect a mg : wi !i in the loc i
when th" Imal reports come in
Sundav night. State campaign
lead jilallci s V ill he i .pen all
night tomorrow night and every
association;.! director is expected
o telegraph
tl repoi t.
TchjM'aphie .uhiecs fun Dr.
,. R. ScarlMirouj-.il at Nashville,
the ireneral director, were not
very encouraging. Dr. Scarbor
ough said today:
"We now lack- lo.ooo.ono of
eiug out. The next H houis
tells the 'lory of whether south
em P..;pti. ts will real h their ob
jective in the time sot. 1 know
North Carolina is doing its Ik'-I.
Put on a little more speed and
report the "last po .sihle dollars
hy Sunday night."
Dr. Walter Johnson, .state di
rector, sends out this:
"North Carolina is at the top.
1'here are (J.ooo.ooi) reported in
the lkiplist 7."i miiiion campaign.
Jilst ready to go over the top is
not victory. It is er.ly the he-
ginning of the hattle. Many a
battle has heen lost after it had
been won. livery church is urg
ed to keep its campaign organi
zation intact until every-member
pledges or refuses to pledge. It
is more important to reach our
people than to get the nionty."
Central headquarters reports
that the south is $ 10,000.000 be
low the total of $7.",000,000. ; come, but i. w;h stated mother
Floods and impassible roads in J effort to bring about settlement
the southwest have delayed the ; of the strike by Secretary of
progress of the campaign. More! Labor Wiie.on v.-a ' considered far
than 1,000 churches in North! from an improbability.
Carolina have not yet heenj It i.l -n was declared that
heard from. jmany labor leaders agree that
Central headquarters at Nash-! continual ion of the strike of
viile has extended the victory j miners would cam e prolonged
period until December 21, for the'
southern section
Put in North Carolina, victory
work closes tonight as hereto
fore announced.
SIM FEIN PRINTING OFFICE IN DULI.IN
v;
PA! I L.T IS IN
n:Ai;Vn. pi pmit
',V.i-!ii, '(oi!, D .-- The coal
..i:u i-it n i ( an ing ro t nd !'
w .; i y to ( se'H . na n. 'i'lu-
: ot.lh, t.'.idd! We t i.lul V. t
c i. -plain of di. t riodii.-tion. '1 lie
tiouMe ?e.-.ii.. to t o:s" of trans
I ort :".. Coal is jamm;-l ;-t
the railway g.. e'.vay.-; I iO.1.' C".d
is alre -dy i:i !ace in th c:. '..
Svinat('i- Ovei isi ii wi at a." tin
l.s'.ay to r:.ii.i .-. 1 a.: 1 fia I a 1: ;in
i lration ;.nd the d'par'm-n? of
ju-tiee to liidge p; 'e-ts from
Uoa tuun! . again, t .-a..;:cd m-
ju lice t; the ol.th. He was
to'd hy (i.ulivld. Diivitor (len
ci.d lllne-; aial Attorp Cieiieral
Palmer 1 1 ; . t all sclien-- are -ii'if
le..ted alike ae oiling ! the
red ;-.v;v!..'.R Tl -y d. i.ied
s( u : lh.il t!." ; ' ui'i is l. :ng
di ci iraim!
d
again-'..
;n
ed f.r t sad ca.
In .so;ii; of lit We. tein st.le
eveiy daily paper1 h i Misp.-ivi-e
l on iiCcount of fial .-luetage;
in Montana ;.r.d h! d.o t 'd hulling-,
aie lieing 'orn do-, n to he
used for fihl. It w as amioisn.ed
from Seintar Simmon-.' oii -e to
day th;;t tlay liad cmmmrlca
tion from regional co.d coramit
ttc at Atiaiit.i staiilg that
l.'ctei ics and - h i c using wood
oil. lined lot ally h.i.c Iks e
ea.pted Iroi i the cio. ;-ig o:di r
i ia ,1 I the o'mmitLe.
Th! ; i . the matter v. huh Mr.
,k.ie.ai,ii'i . lu...k' "ll.
i
o:i the ( o.ii i o.nii, 111 e
I w i re
Thursday n oi ning. t'rdef this
fiutlar i.;;e..:icati' r. i f the o;d'-r
fat Un ie.s j.H'l sto.c can it
wood o't'.ained 1 ..lly for fuel
1 1 1'me and aft r the c'n ing
le'urs pi e.'ci loci: oi ineoiia-i.
.Miners' I nion Heads
On Way to Washington
lndi..n..p lis. Iiid.. D -e. '..
D' pile ciTitmued sil iice to
rn, :M on the pait of attu-jieys
a"d others coii'-.c. ti .! with -the
1'iiiltd Mme Woikers cf Ameii
ca as to tl.e whvre;.!K',;is if John
L. Levi , acliu.r pie id. nt, and
William (liven, secretary i f the
organ i .a '.ion. it v.;.; helieved
that the two offaiak had gone
tii W.i. !.i:-.;ten in e nnection
r j i i . . r .. . . l ... :,. ,. .
WUO I ill M t i O li'ul li.tillii-.
Pi i sous iioM to the lainei s
a Ivamvd tlv tloory that the
union V sle. e had hem called to
Washington eitlur hy some
memhei- of the ..dmir.i.lralinn or
ly some l.ihor representative to
mako anotle r ctfort to end the
strike. Advices from Washing
ton eliminated Pre.'ider.t Wilson
and Fuel Admlt.i -trator Carfield
from the list of persons from
whom such a call might have
injury to the labor movement
p.d that some move on the part
of labor to end the tie-up of the
coal iruhi; try would not ho re
garded with surprise.
' I s
7th
allele' SSiiU 1 ctu llUUlUie' wan pilnttd.
PLANK ( RASIIFS INTO
( IIATTANOOdA CROWDS
Cha'letK og.t, Dec. 7. Tw o
persons were killed and three
probably f atally injured and sev
eral dheis more or less hurt
lu re this afternoon nt Marr fly
ing field, when a crowd of spec
tators was struck hy an airplahe
beginning a flight.
Th- dead are Ix-na May Shell,
; ged 7, and Mrs. Mali s. a Myers.
The injured wire rushed to
ho pitals, where it i- expected
Uo more will die. V. Price Hol
hngswoith, the aviator, and his
mechanician, were taken into
custody and an investigation in
to the causes of the accident be
gun by Coi omr Jack O'Dimohii".
Mo. t of the injured are children.
The accident ociuried ll 3:30
p. iv.. A ie'or la'. lie Slin-oi!
w as pnp.u ing make a laud
ing and was living close to tin
ground. The attention of the
crowd wa; attracted by the inn
in the air, but according
to llo'iiugswoith, win n he .start
ed from the north end (if the
field for the take off. the crowd
funned a lane at ! t. t lno feet
wide. Ilollingswoi th te titled at
the inque;! that his machine
was runniivg M miles an hour,
not quite fast enough to jump
oil', when iiHiking t the right
he S.V.- a small lov in his path.
He was fi'iced h swerve to
,ioi l hitting the Toy, wlun his
imuhme .-limk the woman and
Use impact turn -d the airplane,
whi h w.is jti t about to leave
in !'M-!;p.l. lo I in- ! ell. itnimng
it into tie crowd.
A Her the ; -eid. nt. wlun th
r",. r-e.i;'"d v. b 1 had happen
ed, a large numiier ol mm
swarmed around the ail plane
tin cat i niiig to n li a i.i'.or ll"!-hn-rsuoilh
and d bo mg tluii
intention o( burning the machine
afti r i!..il. As a precaution
,ngai:i-t ;nv damage the crowd
hip :lit ilo as m..t(lnne. lalilie
Stin-oii ho'iped off and lalsdetl
aliut 10 pules dow n theTetine
u -e i iver Shei ill lus threw a
gii.nd around llolnugswor'Ji
m.iehine. which wa.; so h.'.dly
dam..ged a to jrevcnl further
fliehts.
A hole in the renter of the left
wmg w;u, c;iUst d ly n hltle gill
crushing through it. -
llollings worth. ; commercia
fiver, who wilt driving the air
plane, is a native of Chicago and
came here on invitation to parti
cipate in the dedication of Man
field, a few das ago. He is out
on bond under a charge of man
slaughter .
wild riotim; occi rs
IN 1TA1V: FIITY SHOT
Rome, Saturday, Dec. C,
Fight persons are dead and 42
others are known to have been
wounded as a result of the wil
riding on Wednesday and Thurs
day at Mantua, where mobs tor
roried the city.
The rioters attacked the smal
garrisons, cut telegraph and tele
phone communications, stoppei
railway traffic, raided arm
shops, burned prisons, freeing
i ll soils of criminals, and hoi
the police and soldiers at bay un
til fresh troops and carabineers
arrived with machine guns an
occupied the city militarily. The
troops finally established orde
H S
i'.YlllUR AND TWO SONS
CFILTV AS MI RDMUIIRS
Avheville, Dee. (k Sherman,
'(.beit and Ioonard Owen were
found guilty cd second degree
..unier lor the lalal shooting of
. i: lorn Patterson, hy a iurv in
operior ( oui t at Ibcvard.
The men were rente nasi by
udge W e bb this morning. R li
lt Owen was sentenced to 20
cars, and Sherman and I'omird
Owm were given sentences of
' , ears cadi in the state prison.
n order was made by the court
Iransferiiug the three prisoners
to the Ihiinombe county jail here
lor sale la eniiiL. until thev can
taken to Raleigh to begin
tbeir L'ii i . Das. io Owm, wife
of Leonard Owen, who was tried
jointly with the three men, was
otmd not guilty of participation
in the murder.
The case was one of the most
utterly contested trails ever
u Id in Transylvania county. It
was learned today that the jury
took sewn ballots, and on the
lii sl, five of the jurors voted for
first dgree murder and electrocu
tion. When Judge Webb receiv-
d the verdict he intimated that
the prisoners had gat off with
very light sentences considering
the cold-blooded plot hy which
'attorson was killed.
The evidence showed that the
killing took place at the Dia
mond school house, alout six
miles aUive Rosman. Patterson
tad taken up a hog belonging to
the Owen family, and posted
notices that he would sell the
minial to pay for damage the
mg had done on his premises.
I'he sale took place at the school
louse. Sherman Owen and his
two sons, and Da.ssie Owen were
present. The hog was attached
to a rope and was held hy Pat
terson's son-in-law. The trouble
tailed when Sherman Owen
tsked Patterson: "Whose hog
i.ive you got there?" Dassie
Owen cut the rope, whereupon
'atteison seized the lilerated
iog.
Here Robert Owen fired the
irst shot, striking Patterson un
ier. the left shoulder. As he
fell. Rclx-i t fired again, this time
into Patterson's chest. Mean
while Sherman had procured a
gun, and he ami Ionanl open-
1 lire on the prostrate lody.
The shooting took' place in
front of a crowd of nearly fifty
people who had congregated for
the s;de.
ri.ursday night.
The Rome newspapers tonight
rint full details of the r it na
tion at M.mtu.u The C.ioiia'.e
D'lt.ilia save, the Mantua cham-
kt of )alxr auliioi i.i'd a stlike
w iihout excesses. The disoulei s
were begun by fi'M) strikers, who
peivlily were joined hy th law-
e s I'lcri'ut under the direction
of extremists.
The cnW(h stormed the mili
tary hiirracks and fuel on the
garrison. The soldiers discourag
ed the attack hy firing into the
air. At the suggestion of some
of the extremist leaders the mob
moved on the to the railway sta
tion and seized the restaurant,
where they feasted and drank
wine. Those of the rioters, un
able to enter the restrauant
weiv incensed when the men in
side poured wine upon the floor
of the restaurant until it flowed
into the street.
The rails were torn up to pre
vent trains from entering or
leaving the station and the build
ing itself was badly wrecked.
At the suggestion, "let us burn
the jails and free the prisoners,"
the mob moved to the prisons,
overcame the guards and order
ed the astonished prisoners out,
telling them a revolution had
come ami they were free,
The'men released were all be
ing held for common crimes.
Those unable to obtain civilian
clothes turned their striped uni
forms inside out so as to he less
conspicious. They were given
arms seized from soldiers or
taken from the looted arms
shops.
The proprietor of one of the
arms shops raided hy the mob
took refuge in a room behind
tho shop and was burned to
death in the fire the mob set
after taking all the revolvers,
rifles and ammunition in the
store.
AMKKICANS IN MIIXICO
ORDFRMD TO (HIT OUT
111 Paso, Tex., Dee. 4. Cer
tain American concerns operat
ing in Mexico ordered their bor
der representatives today to pre
pare for getting their American
employes out of Mexico. In
some cases the definite instruct
ions were given for immediate
withdrawal of American employ
es from Mexico.
Names of these companies
were withheld because of the
possible danger, is was said, to
their employes in quitting the
southern republic.
Danger to Americans in Mexi
co, should diplomatic relations
hi I wet n the two countries he
broken oil', has been seriously
discussed on the border in con
nection with the Jenkins case.
It was felt that an order from
the government, such as was is
sued by President Tuft in 1912,
ordering Americans to quit Mex
ico, wold create an ill-feeling
south of the border and might
cause bloodshed.
The problem of getting the
Americans out of Mexico, should
diplomatic relations he broken,
would he a difficult one, accord
ing to their employers, for they
are scattered throughout' the
country and many are great dis
tances from railroads and tele
graph lines. Withdrawal of the
Americans would close all oper
ations in the industries and
mines, it was admitted, and hun
dreds of Mexicans would Ih
thrown out of employment.
Property valued at millions of
dollars would he forced to lie
idle.
Companies preparing to get
their employes home hesitated
Unlay to permit publication of
their intentions. Then it km
deicded that the situation ap
peared so critical that notice of
their action might point the way
to safety to other Americans in
the interior,
Should a resolution breaking
oir relations he passed, it was
said that there would Ik? a gen
eral exodus of American to the
United States.
TWO FORSYTH COUNTY
OFFICIIRS UNDLTt BOM)
Win.ston-Salem, Dec. !. De
puty Sheriff Charles Tucker,
Constable Fd Jones and Ctordon
Hawkins, of Madison, were
brought back here today by For
syth officers on a warrant charg
ing them with murder killing
the four-year-old son of W. J.
Shouse, on the Walkertow n road
hist night, while the three men
were in an automobile cn route
to Madison from this city with
Will Caldwell, of Madison, who
wiis arrested here Tuesday on
the charge of selling a load of
leaf tobacco alleged to have Iktii
stolen. The prisoner was being
taken back to Madison for triid.
At a point near Daisy, on the
W.ilkertown road, tho car in
which the four men were riding
struck the Shouse lad just as he
was crossing the road, inflicting
injuries from which he diet! in
a few minutes. The Madison of
ficers stopped and summoned
medical aid. They admit that.-'
they were running alout -0
miles an hour, though they con
tend that tho accident was un
avoidable. The three men gave
lond for their appearance at a
preliminary hearing lefore a
mag i.st rate here next Saturday.
The lond of Hawkins, who was
driving the car, was fixed at ?.",
000 and Tucker and Jones at
fl.OOO each.
UNITED STATUS ("ITIZKNS
ARK LEAVING MEXICO
El Paso, Dec. 5. P.ordcr rcp
resenUitives of American con
cerns in Mexico today were pre
paring to carry out instructions
for withdrawal of American citi
zens employed south of the Rio
Grande. While no immediate ex
odus of Americans, of whom
there are many hundreds, is ex
pected, agents here are endeav
oring to provide means for a
quick movement north if condi
tions liecome serious.
Instructions to prepare for im
mediate withdrawal from Mexi
co came yesterday on the heels
of news from Washington con
cerning the Mexican situation as
viewed in congress.
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