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VOL XIV. NO. 239.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 13, 1909.
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TBS LZZOCULTZD
DISPATCHES
SECRE7 tiRY My EIGH
OWING TO SUuV TRUST SCANDAL,
AT LASROUSED
Treasury Department Head De
clares He Will Go the Bottom
of the Varied Al
legations. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
WILL JOIN IN THE EFFORT
The New York Sun, by Its Expose of
Trust Robberies Has Evident
ly Stirred the
Animals.
Washington, Nov. 13. Secretary of
the Treasury McVeigh announces that
he will probe to the bottom the scan
dal growing out of the frauds com
mitted in the New York Customs
house, by the so-called sugar trust
and its agents. He proposes to ren
ovate the service and will shoulder the
responsibility for a sweeping Investi
gation.' Attorney General Wicker
sham is working In conjunction with
the treasury in gathering evidence.
McVeigh hints that he will go beyond
merely discovering and punishing the
guilty pnrtles.
J. P. Kendermagel, was was arrest
ed yesterday, has given bond.
When arraigned before United
Slates Commissioner lienetlirt and
naked to give $5,000 bail for his ap
pearance at an examination set for
next Monday, he produced ft roll of
hills from a wnlstcout pocket and
counted out the required amount.
The Indictment returned against
him is of the blanket variety, and
Includes the following as the so-called
,"hlg six:" Spltzer, Thomas, Kehoe,
Edward A. Boyle, Jean M. Voelkcr,
John R. Coyle and Patrick J. Hen
, nessey, all of whom have been pre
viously Indicted on similar charges.
' At one point the Indictment relates
tie old charges made against four
members of the so-called "big six."
a ( TW us at fraudulent devices
on the scales used at the docks to
short weigh sugar for the purpose of
aiding customs charges. It was in
connection with these charges that the
government Inst spring recovered
12.235.000 In duties and penalties.
Yesterday another large sugar Im
porting concern, the Arbuckle Broth
ers compnny, began negotiations
for .the purpose of paying Into
the United States trensury duties on
sugar Imports which the government
authorities claim should have
paid on past welghments.
been
BRODENHEYER, JEWELER.
SLAIN BUMS WIFE
The Mother Driven Insane by the Crime,
and Her Daughter Can no Longer
Keep the Secret.
Chicago, Nov. 13. Henry Broden
heyor, a jeweler, of Madison, Wis.,
who was found dead near his home In
the summer of 1Q and believed to
have been murdered by robbers, was
killed by his wife. Margaret Broden-
heyer. now a patient at the Dunning
Insane asvlum. according to a confe
slon made by Clara Hrodenheyer, their
daughter, to assistant Chief of Police
Hchuetler.
The girl, who Is eighteen years old,
told how her mother slew her father.
how aha aided In disponing or the
body, how the crime had driven her
mother Insane, and how the terrible
story had haunted her until she had
to tell It.
Miss Rrodenhever swooned after
telling tha story.
Krodanhever. who was 42 years old,
and formerly lived In Chicago, aroused
the jealousy of his wife after he
moved to Madison and engaged In the
Jewelrv business.- Tha wife, according
to the daughter, sa tinned herself of
her husband's Infidelity and decided to
kill him. She lured him to an aban
doned house on an old ' farm near
Madison under a pretense of looking
over tha DroDerty. After they entered
tha building tha woman Immediately
shot her husband, tha bullet striking
him behind tha right ear. As he full
the woman fired a bull Into his fore,
head. Mrs. Brodenheyer watched him
die, then threw tha revolver away and
Ted.
Daughter Made Hrr Confess.
Tha daughter, according to her con
fession, met her mother coming from
tha house. Tha mother said her
father had committed suicide.
Tha daughter aaya that aha accused
her mother, and that aha confessed
and asked her to aid In concealing tha
crlma.
President of District Hoard Resigns.
Washington, Nov. II. Henry B. F.
MacFarland. president of tha board
of tha commissioners of tha District
of Columbia, haa resigned; hla realg
nation to taka affect December 11.
Raymond Patterson Dead.
Washington. Nov. IS. Raymond
Patterson, for IS years Wsshlngton
corresponds f of the Chlcsgo Tribune,
li I here ti s morning.
iiiifii
OF llWVEiyiEHT
Secretary Wilson Tells Washington Re
porter? of His Visit to North
Carolina.
BUT TAR HEELS ARE A LITTLE
BACKWARD, AGRICULTURALLY
Secretary WHmi Very Naturally Saw
No Kvldciice of Hie Devastation
of ilio Hookworm.
Special to The Uuxette-News.
Washington, Nov. 13. Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson has return
ed to Washington from his North
Carolina trip, where he attended the
sessions of the National Farmers' con
Kress, which elected him a life mem
ber, with enthusiastic Impressions of
the state. The secretary visited Hal
elgh, Durham and Ureenshuro during
hlB trip. He said that It lutd been
several years since he had been In
that section of the country; that he
was agreeably surprised at the prog
resslvV-ness of the sections of tho state
which he visited, and that he sees a
great future for tha state of North
Carolina commercially and industrial
ly, lie said that while tin- state hud
a great future before it, he was Just
a little disappointed In its backward
nesB, agriculturally. In speaking of
his impressions op his visit he said:
"It has been several years since I
was in North Carolina. During my
trip I saw wonderful signs of Im
provement in all walks of life. Par
ticularly Is this true of manufactur
ing. One thing that struck me most
forcibly waa tha fact that local men
are heading the great manufacturing
concerns, particularly the cotton mills.
which were formerly owned and con
trolled by New Englnnd people. This
Is true, I understand, also of several
other manufacturing Industries, such
as the furniture factories. With this
progressiveness on tho pivet of the
local people I sue a great future for
North Carolina, and certainly I, as
secretary of agriculture, will do all I
can In co-operating with the state of
ficlals, and ulso independently, to ad
vance the agricultural conditions of
the state.
"I was agreeably surprised not only
In finding the progresslveness in bus-
ness pursuits, but with the delightful
people that I met. They are a good
stock and of that stock that knows no
failure. They will succeed In every
thing they undertuke.
While in Kalelgh. Durham and
Greensboro I met delegates to the
congress from all over the country,
especially from the north, the east
and the west, and they gathered the
samejdeas and impressions that I did
In regard to the progresslveness and
the future of the state. I found men
who will go home and sell lands at
$100 per acre and go to North Caro
lina to buy the cheaper lands, which
In my estimation are productive and
capable of yielding a good return for
more than they are now selling for.
I have heard a great deal of the
hookworm and its origin in North
Carolina, but certainly from what I
saw In tha state there was no sign
whatever of any such germ.
"I wish to extend my thanks not
only to the people of Raleigh, Dur
ham and Greensboro, but all over the
state, for the cordial and generous re
ceptlon which they gave me, and I
hope In tha near future to visit the
state again, when I will have more
time for meeting the people and see
Ina tha state, and tha people of North
Carolina can depend upon tha federal
department of agriculture doing ev
erythlng possible to aid them In their
march of progresa Wa have men
from our department In the state co
operating with tha atata department
Particularly Is this true or the bureau
of soils, which la co-operating with
Dr. B. W. Kllgore In an examination
of tha soils of the state and what they
are best and specially adapted to. The
other bureaus of tha department are
alsl doing good work and I would like
to see tha work Increased In the
state." , i . . ; '
PHESIHT TUFT
III MlflGTOII
He Is Met at Station by His Secretary
and Brother and Taken to the
White House.
Washington, Nov. II. President
Tart returned at 10 o'clock today
after a brief visit to Connecticut His
train waa slightly delayed by the
bursting of a pipe connecting the
president's car with tha oar ahead
Becretary Carpenter and his brother,
Henry W, Tsft met him at the sta
tion, lis was driven Immediately to
ithe White Houe.
Strang
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OFF THE
Robertson Goes 50 Miles in Lowered
Time Several Tire Accidents
on the Speedway.
Atlanta, Nov. 13. Yesterday after
noon's automobile races reached the
climax when lleorga II. Kohcrtson,
driving a 60 horse power Flat lower
ed the American track record for (0
miles by 4.07. The previous record .
was held by John Aiken, who niiule
the distance at Indianapolis in 44:21.2.
Aiken, who drove a National In yes
terday's race, finished second, anil
Stllliuun, who came third in a Mur
mon, both bettered the Indianapolis
murk. Allen. madv the distance In
43:11.41 and Kllllman In 43: no.rirt.
Eight cars started In the contest and
five of them finished, despite 'the rec
ord breaking pace which was set.
Strang Not Terrible Puv.
IwlsHtrung, piloting his 200 horse-:
power Kbit, set a terrible pace In the!
Ilrst 17 miles, but In tho eighteenth
as he was passing the Judge's stand
the tire of his rear right wheel ex
ploded with a report like artillery.
This compelled him to withdraw as
it waa impossible, with this spcrial
design of car, to make a quick re
placement of tire, and fltrnng with
drew. His time for the Ilrst ten miles
was 7:18.32.
Strang traveled on nn average of
thro seconds a mile faster than Rob
ertson, on which basis It Is figured
that had he been able to remain in
the race to the end he would have
gone the 50 miles In four minutes
under the tlmo made by Robertson.
Asked after the race If he would make
another attempt at this distance
Strang; declared that the explosion of
his tire showed the wisdom of wait
In until colder weather before start
ins; a new record.
1 1 n if h Harding, driving an Apperson
Jack Habblt, had a hard time of If
trying to keep out of the pocket made
for him by the two Chalmers-IJetrolt
drivers, lrlmer und Plnalcy. While
on the twenty-seventh mile with Ir
Imer to the left of him. slightly In ad
vance, and Dlngley close behind on
the rlaht, Harding made nn attempt
to eucspa from the pocket. Lorlmer
blew a tire, running against the fence
and losing a wheel. Harding was
about six feet behind when he also
blew a tire, but managed to avoid
running Into hla crippled rival. From
the grand stand It looked as If there
had been a collision and the ambu
lance was promptly rushed to the
scene, where It was learned mat
neither driver waa Injured. ,
The blowing of Strang's tire gave
Robertson the lead at the end of the
twentieth mile. He was followed by
Aiken. Harding. Lorlmer, Wlllman,
Dinglcy and Dlsbrow, the last named
In a Ranler. After tha accident to
Harding and Lorlmer, Btlllman oc
cupied third place, where he finished.
TJJE WEATHER.
Forecasts until S p. m. Sunday, for
Asheville and vicinity Partly cloudy
weather, with moderate temperature
tonight and Sunday.
MINUTES
RECORD
Millions Being Spent in
the Experimental Work
Washington, Nov
IS. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson today Issued
statement that tha government
Victim of Robher Wanted
Bulldogs
Philadelphia, Nov. IS. Tha sensa
tional story of tha daring hold-up of a
suburban train was exploded today
when the police forced a confession
from the "victim," Charles Uest, IS
Made 10 Miles in 7:18:32,
Later, One of the Tires Blew up
SENATOR CUMMINS
SEES PRESIDENT
The Iowa Leader ol the Insurgent
Forces Urges Greater Powers lor In
terstate Commerce Commission.
WILL MAKE NO DEAL WITH
THE DEMOCRATS, HE SAYS
Mr .l11IMtw Si,, Some or llic D.in
oirnlM and Itcpuhllnnis Have
Already Vol id Togi llicr
I'miii Com lelion.
Washington, Nov. 13. liefnre Pres
ident Tuft Ix'KiiiM the it ra it of his
inesMiigii to i oiiKress, lie uill roiil. t
with Senator A. It. Cummins, of Iowm.
I relative to his reroiillln liiiiil Ions lor
ninemliniiils to the Interstate roin
I meree law. Senator Cummins ri eenl-
ly called nt the White House and spent
a short time with tho president, but
they did nothing more than to make
an engagement for next week.
While President Taft has asked Sen
ator Cummins for his views on this
Muestlon, It is not regarded as proba
ble that he will go so far In bis r.T
ommc Dilations to congress as tin- Io
wa senator will suggest. Mr. Cum
mins does not expect this, for, while
he does not ii il in it that his views are
radical, he roiil.sses that they would
constitute a pretty big bite for con
gress to swallow at once.
"My lust vWt to tho White Mouse
was merely to pay my respects to the
president anil to arrange for a meeting
next week,') said Senator Cummins.
"When we have a conference I will
lay before tin . resident my views as
to what chances should lie made In
the Interstate ommerce and anti
trust laws. I doubt If President Taft
will accept them, but they are my
convictions upon the subject and I be
lieve that the country would do well
to adopt them now, all at once, for I
sm certain that we will have to come
to them later.
I'rgei tiroater Power.
"I want an amendment that will
clothe the Interstate commerce com
mission with some power. I wnnt It
to have the power to flx rates and to
enforce them. My plan would be to
have the railroads file their tariffs In
a form that could he understood easi
ly by anybody, and when they are filed
the commission should acrutinlxe them
and consider them, each with rela
tion to the others. Such rates as the
commission found to be unreasonable
or unjust it should order changed to
rates that are reasonable and Just, nnd
when thJ Ahole schedule has been
completed It should 'be adopted as a
whole, and the railroads should not
be permitted to rhange any rate ex
cept with the consent of the commis
sion. "Under this plan the commission
would have some power and could ac
complish something. Now It has
(Continued on page 7)
j spending 111,000,000 annually In ex
perimental work, In Increasing the
yield and efficiency of the farms of
tha country. ,
and Diamonds
years old, paymaster of a contracting
concern, that he permitted himself to
be robbed and drugged by friends so
he could "buy bulldogs and diamonds,"
with the H(I0 which was entrusted to
him to pay off employe
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ON THETAFTTRAIN
Finding His Way into the Kitchen He
Bolted Door, but Meant no
! Harm.
HAPLESS
HOBO
In Ituncombe county, who Is the son
I the late President Hayes. Demonstra
Washington, Nov. 1.1. A meander-1 lor T. H. Parker of the Stale Agrl
Ing 'hobo." seeking shelter from the culture liepnrt nient says an effort Is
ticket hunting conductor on hoard being made to secure a special train
the Federal express, from Huston to , for use in u tour of the counties east
Washington last night, wandered hap-;"'' Raleigh, when the Farmers' Instl
lessly Into President Tuft's private ! ,ll,e" are held, later In the year. It
cur. the Mayflower, and locked him
self In the kitchen, creating the
greatest excitement of all the presi
dent's travels. The Incident occurred
lust outside llrldgeport. Conn, leav
ing New Haven at midnight two local
day coaches were placed on tho ex
press ahead of the president' car.
I'M m one of these the hobo found
his way Into the front end of the
.Mayilower. mid. the conk being asleep,
the linl. ii ilartnl into the kitchen and
I,.. II. , I tiu door. While the train was
siieeillng toward Prlilgeport the cook
tried to ge Into the kitchen. Ijiter,
iiiiild wild coiiiuiotlon, the conk sum
moned Sloan, the secret service
agent, who said polite things to the
tramp, who claimed he was a brnke
lu.it). Sloan handed him over to the
ltriilgepnrt police.
The president, meantime, was
snoozing away In a stateroom nt the
rear etnl of the car In blissful Iguor
mice of the excitement.
ft STEEL CONGE
TO BE ORGANIZED
r ,. i il j ei i
The Formation ol the Canada Steel
Corporation, a Great Merger,
Is Now Made Possible.
Halirax. N. St.. Nov. 13. The form
ation of the Canada Steel corporation,
the proposed seventy million dollar
merger with the Dominion Steel and
J Iron company, and the Dominion Coal
company, la made possible by nn
agreement of President Ross, of the
liiiiiilnloii Coal coin puny, to a trans
fer of his holdings to a syndicate of
Toronto capitalists. .
IS
Should Peebles Recover, He Would
Probably Go Free ol Charge ol '
Killing His Wife.
Norfolk, Nov. 13. Judge Hanckle
has sustained the Jury's finding that
Kugene Peebles of Augusta and Sa
vannah, Ua., la Insane now and was
on the day he butchered his wife here.
May If.
The Judge ordered that he ba sent
to the asylum at Williamsburg, Va.
Should Peebles recover he will prob
ably go free.
$100,000 FLORIDA RESORT
HOTEL DESTROYED BY FIRE
Origin of niaso Wlib-h Devoured tlsn
Cohmarfe, at Sea Ilmraff, Said to
Have lb-en Incendiary.
Jacksonville, Nov. IS.- Tha Colon
ad e, on of tha best known resorts
In tha state, located at Sea Press,
was totally destroyed by fire last night,
with a loss of 1100.000.
Richard Mld lleton, a fireman, wss
probably fatslly Injured. ... Tha flr'e
origin was Incendiary.
j
THE FINAL CURTAIN
IN FRANCE'S LEGAL DRAMA,
IS SENT UP TODAY
SUHVEY OF STATE
Prizes Awarded to Corn Growers Were
Yesterday Sent Out to the Winners
by the Judges.
RUTHERFORD P. HAYES
A SUCCESSFUL CONTESTANT
ConinilNNloiicr (iraham (ircally
rcwuil Willi Work AhihiiIIkIihI
at New llrm Dralmigc Con
vention. The Gazette-News Hureau,
Chamber of Commerce Rooms,
llollvmon I'.uilding,
Raleigh, Nov. 13.
Gov. Kltchln expected to go to
Greenvtle to be present at the Inau
guration of the President of the East
ern Carolina Teachers' Training
School, Mr. Wright, but a severe
headache detained him here,' to his
great regret.
The prises awarded by tho Agricul
tural department for the corn and
Vegetable show in the State museum
last week Were yesterday sent out to
the winners, lino nf the latter is
Rutherford P. Hayes, now a farmer
Is a purpose to make this train a most
valuable object lesson and to show in
It not only the best corn and other
products but also the most desirable
agricultural machinery. Such trains
have been operated with great suc
cess In Piedmont and western North
North Carolina, . -.-,'
The secretary of state Is Informing
corporations who have not filed their
statement for this year that un)e
the latter are In hand by IVcemlter 1st
the sheriffs will bring suits to recovei
the penalty for I2.V00 unrd costs.
Sits kliolilcnt Liable.
Another important matter Is that
each stockholder In a corporation
which has gone out of business is In
dividually liable for the fee, If such
corporation has not oltlclally nntllled
the secretary of state of Its retirement
from business. The purpose of this Is
to see that corporations which go out
of business do so regularly, as when a
charter la granted It Is a contract be
tween the state and the stockholders
as well as the public also.
A telegram received here brought
news of the sudden death of Walter
Kennedy, editor nf the Memphis Com
merelul Appeul. He. married Miss Sa
die Cannon, a sister of the late Mrs.
Fred A. Olds of this city, and she
survives him.
Is Favorably Impressed.
Commissioner of Agriculture Ors-
nam is greatly Impressed by his visit
to the drainage convention at New
,,. )Vllt(.riy ,i i,y ,he very high
liiirni'ln, it Ilia mnn u V. . . linen frim
In this state from the north and west
and who have engaged In develop-
menta of lands they have purchased
from Currituck to Craven. He says
they are as thoroughly Identified with
North Carolina as if they had been
born and reared here, and that they
are of Immense value to this state.
Commissioner Graham waa at Ileitis-
ven Wednesday, with the Farmers'
! National congress, and referring to
the ifnarkahle drainage work being
done there by the llrothera Wilkinson
ssld that he did not think it waa sur
passed In any state In the t'nlon In
the way of private work. He says the
Wilkinsons are very anxious for the
agricultural department to co-operate
with them In the matter of lest of
crops on their wonderfully rich swsmp
soil and that the department will with
pleasure do this. Commissioner Gra
ham aays the soil there la In fact too
rich, and will have to be toned
down, ao to speak. Up In hla county
of Uncoln conditions are exactly the
Continued on Page Four.
HITS CHURCHILL
WITH I1SEW
Assailant a Woman : Suffragette, of
CourseMinister Barely Escaped
Bad Fall.
Urlstol, England, Nov. II. Thereae
Ournrtt, a militant suffragette, smart
ly gowned and armed with a horse
whip, attacked Winston Churchill
this afternoon, aa the cabinet minis
tor and hla wlfa war alighting from
train.
Th woman brought down tha lash
on tha minister's head, shouting:
"Taka that you brut."
Churchill aisd hla assailant and
wrenched tha whip away. During the
struggla ha barely escsped fslllng eff
FROM THE CAPITAL
, th steep piairorm. i ne sunrageu
was arrested and Imprisoned.
1
When Stelnheil Case Was Call
ed It Seemed That All Paris
Clamored at Doors of
Palace of Justice.
FRIENDS HAVE ARRANGED
TO SPIRIT MADAME AWAY
;.a;i4iuiC3,
From Time to Time, the Prosecution
Has Modified Its Allegations
Against the
Woman.
Paris, Nov. 1J. The public awaits
with confidence the acquittal of
Madame Stelnheil, accused of tha
murder of her husband, Adolpho, and
her stepmother, Madame Japy. Tha
impression Is general that the atata
has not made Its case. Originally
charging murder, the prosecution has'
modified Its allegations as the trial
progressed, finally eliminating tha
charge of patricide, admitting that
the woman might have been an ac
complice, rather than the principal.
Madame Stelnheil, confident and
smiling, entered the court room to
day, having recovered from her physi
cal collapse of yesterday. . Anticipat
ing aciiulttal. friends have arranged
to spirit thi' "Red widow" away to
some ipilet spot In the country, where
she may recuperate from the effects
of the ordeal.
When the curtain rose today on the
final scene of the big legal drama
which has thrilled France, to the ex
clusion of everything else, it seemed
that all Paris clamored at the doors
of the palace of Justice. Dramatists,
playwrights, officials and other celeb
rities were present, while many wo
men thronged the room.
A Juror III.
The resumption of the trial this af
ternoon with the argument of tha da
fens by M. Aubln, waa delayed
through the unexplained absence of
the foreman of Utu Jury, who was re
ported 111. ' " ' - "
The Judge dispatched a physician to
attend him, meanwhile suspending tha '
on it session. It is reported that
Madame Stelnhell's cook. Marietta
Wolf, who Is susierted of holding the
key to the mystery, and her son, Alex
ander, are In Imminent danger of ar
rest.
A supplementary Juror was substi
tuted In the place of tha foreman.
who la suffering from bronchitis, and
the case resumed. Excitement waa
created from the moment the proceed
ings opened Marietta Wolf pushed
her way to the bar, and demanded.
In a loud voice that, as she was men
tioned as an accomplice, she wanted
to be heard. A sharp wrangle fol
lowed tietween the Judge and counsel
for the dcfscnse. The Judge abruptly
closed the Incident,
Audio's liniMNxloiM'd Defense,
lawyer Aubln. defending mndame.
siiiit she had been a "tender, loving
child, and wife and mother, possessed
of charm, fascinating to all meeting
her."
Her anion, he said, hud been fre
quented by artists, diplomats, politi
cians, and "even magistrates." Then
he exclaimed:
"I do not seek to place her on a
pedestal, but she must not ba placed
In the pillory. I defend her with all
my soul, because I believe her Inno
cent." As the words of praise fell
from the lips of the advocate madama
frequently placed her handkerchief
to her ryes.
STATE MILITIA
All Quiet at Cairo Since There Is no
One In Particular the Mob
Wants to Kill.
Cairo, Ills., Nov, II. Orders for tha
demobilisation of th militia which
haa occupied tha city since yester
day, growing out of tha lynching, la
expected today. Thera are no signs
of tha renewal of tha mob spirit.
Arthur Alexander, th negro accused
of complicity In murdering Anna Pel
liy, escorted by troops, was taken
away to Kankak, a point ao far re
moved from Cairo that no attempt to
lynch him ia probable.
Under present conditions of publlo
opinion It la conceded that thr U
no chance of Indicting member or
Thursday nlght'a mob.
I
Granfleld Postmaster.
Washington, Nov. l!.-Charle P.
Granfleld, first assistant postmaster
general, has been appointed city post
master of Washington, succeeding th
lata Ronjamln T. UarniA
John a Carlisle III.
Nw Tork, Nor. 11. John O. Car
lisle, secretary of th treasury In th
Cleveland cabinet, now 14 yeara of ar.
la seriously III at Ht Vincents h -
pltal. II hss lived In Ws-'-lne'oo ! ..
Int three years, t ut t- 1 I
ii'':.!-! Iniii.
TO BE DISBANDED