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VOL. XIV. NO. 277.
ASHEVILLE, N. C; WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON , DECEMBER 29, 1909.
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JAPAN'S NEW AMBASSADOR
ESTRADA PREPARES TO MOVE
ON CAPITAL OF NICARAGUA
DOCTOR IE
SEES CLOUDLESS HORIZON
Baron lYIiidn, Huron Takahlra's Kitc-c-cwwr,
llau Presented 111
Credent In I.
7&AtVATOP.
LEJX?
SUCK'S LIFE
ISTHUED
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From Various Parts of the Unit
ed States Come Reports of
Unusually Low Temper
ature Records.
FORECAST FOR TONIGHT
FIVE DEGREES ABOVE
Coldest Weather of the Winter in the
: South Nearly the Entire
Country Snow- ; '
Covered. ';. :
Lwilsvlllc, Dec. 29. The south,
from tlie Ohio river 10 Georgia and
Alabama, today experienced the cold
est weather of the winter,' Iouixvllle,
with a temperature of six . degree
: above xcro wan the coldest city In the
south, with Nashville a clone second
at eight degrees. Chattanooga report
ed 14 U.-Rrces, Memphis is. Atlanta 22.
Freezing weather Is reported aa rar
south a Alabama, and Georgia. Prao
. Ucally the entire country lit .covered
with snow. - . ,
ASHEVILLE is today In the grlpT
of the storm king and indica
tions from the weather bureau
are to the effect that before daybreak
tomorrow the town will be even more
securely in the grip of the said king.
Last night was not unpleasantly cold,
but this morning the wind whistled
and played tunes along telephone and
telegraph wires in such manner as
to make chills chase up and down
one's spinal column. Also, It snowed
last night, and early risers today wit
nessed the ground and mountains
covered with the - "beautiful" to a
depth of more than an Inch. ' With
daybreak came colder, weather and
the kiosk on Pack square continually
'showed during the morning hours
falling temperature. At 8 o'clock this
morning when . the last observation
for' the day's report by the weather
' bureau was taken the temperature
rITTBetferabovdrSefo: 'At 10
o'clock it was IS above and slowly
falling. The weather forecast is for
colder tonight, with a minimum tem
perature of five degrees above ' sero
tomorrow,
.. , Stream Freezing Over.
Farmers In from the country today,
especially from the mountain sections
of the county, say that the weather
is intensely cold In tholr sections;
that there was quite a full of snow
last night and that streams aro freez
ing over in certain sections. In Ashe
vile ce skating .wus enjoyed at River
side lake yesterday and last night,
while in the event freezing weather
continues tonight and tomorrow the
skaters will probably have several
days of the sport. ' '
Colder Elsewhere,
Severe cold weather is noted in
many other sections of the country.
In JBIsmark and Huron it was 20 de
grees below sero yesterday; In St.
Louis two below, Omaha six below
and St Paul 16 below.
The weather bureau has the follow
ing to say relative to general condi
tions during the past 24 hours:
"A storm of some severity has shift'
ed from the Great Lakes to the south
and, middle Atlantic coast, with snow
flurries reported, in consequence, over
much of the northeastern quarter of
the country. No excessive amount of
precipitation Is reported.
"An area of high barometric pres
sure is advancing from the eastern
slope of the Rocky Mountains and fair,
cold weather is prevalent throughout
middle western states. Minimum!
temperatures 20 degrees below sero
were reported from the Dakotas. As
the antl-cyclonlo area advances to
more eastern districts conditions favor
fair and colder weather In this vicin
ity tonight, followed by fair and cold
Thursday."
Ohio River Traffic Abandoned.
Pittsburg, Dec. 29. With tons upon
tons of Ice piled high against the piers
of bridges spanning the Ohio river
here and at points below Pittsburg,
river traffic has been entirely aban
doned and river men are preparing
. to cope with one of the worst Ice
packs ever experienced In the local
harbor.'
An estimated 10,000,000 bushels of
coal has been diverted from Its usual
river transportation ' to southern
. , Continued on page three.
CATTED SUICIDE,.
CAUSE, BASHFULflESS
Henry Welt Had no Chums, and He
v Could Stand Lonesomeness
no Longer.
Toledo, O., Dec 1 9. Lonesome be
cause his abnormal baahfulnesa pre
vented his having chums, like other
young men, Henry Welt, aged 22,
shot, and killed himself today.
In a note benglng his parents' for
giveness, he said:
"I sm so buxhful, I always have to
stay lii lh house. I could not stand
ll r v i r." Welt was melancholy
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Washington, D. C, Dec. 29. -Baron
Tasuya Uchldn, the newly appointed
ambassador to the I'niled States, suc
ceeding Baron Takahlra, arrived hero
and hnd a conference with Secretary
Knox at the State department, prior
to presenting his credentials to Pres
ident Taft,
The new itmbnssndor also met
Huntington Wilson, assistant secretary
of state, whom he had known in
Japan. -, . ,
Baron IMilila Is ready and anxious
to lake up his work here, but seos the
horizon entirely clear of any clouds
which could In any way threaten th
most amicable, relations between
Japan and the United States.
"I feel very much at home in the
United States, as though I am among
frlonrta, you know,", paid the nmbnssu
dor In faultless- English. "There Is no
pressing diplomatic question for me to
deal with in the United States Just
now, and I know of nothing of Im
portance thnt will come up in the
Immediate future."
"BE BACK IN SB YEARS"
Doesn't Expect to find His Friends
Here Then, However, Because "
They Eat Too Fast.
New York. Dec. 28. "I'll be back
here In lilfiD, 50 years from now Just
as sure as 1 sit in this chair today,"
declared Dr. Wu Ting F'unK, the re
tiring Chinese minister, as ho bade
goodbye to friends on the I.usltitnti,
sailing for Liverpool, todtiy.
"I hope. I'll find yon all here, but I
fear 1 won't," ' he -declared.
"The trouble with you the trnnloV
of Americans is too hasty eating, too
little attention to the proper mode of
living."
Turning the Inquisitorial tables on
Dr. Wu, one of tho party asked the
diplomat how old ho Is now.
"It Is the privilege of a lady in this
big Innd of yours not to tell her ugc,"
replied Dr. Wu, smilingly hiding his
face with his hands. "May I not be
presumptuous enough to extend that
privilege to myself."
"Change your mode of living and
you will be optimistic on the problem
of longevity." '
"You Americans worship the "al
mighty dollar too much," the diplomat
declured.
AND PARTY ALL WELL
The Expedition Camped Monday Night
at Katwe, Enroute to Kisingo, 1 5
Miles Distant.
Kampala. Ugunda, Dec. 29. The
American expedition under tho aus
pices of the Smithsonian institution
camped Monday night at Katwe. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt and party are
well.
The objective point Is Kisingo, IS
miles from Katwe. The expedition Is
made up of seven white hunters and
scientists, S00 porters, seven tent boys,
six skinners, live gunbenrers, four
guoms, four mules and two cooks.
PELLAGRA PLAEUE GERM
ISOLATED BY
Important Experiments on Guinea Pig
by Two Physicians of
Durham. .
Ilurham. N. C Dec. 29.-Through
the Inoculation of guinea pigs, which
i rn inf.ted other pigs, the pel
lagra germ has lien Isolated by two
lal nhvltHfltlL
The plga poisoned with wuni tfiJJ
i.. fmm h other nigs die". Di-
II 1 1 lit L. - , -
root transmission to the pigs of the
nm m. tmtlent afflicted With
pellagra will be watched In the hope
:. .i..i...n,iiilnir the on use ln
Just Because He Said "Dixie"
Is More Prominent in Popu
lairty Than "Yankee
Doodle.
HIS OFFICE IS FLOODED
WITH ANGRY PROTESTS
He Has Preciptated a Controvery That
Promises to Rank With That '
Over Discoversy of the
North Pole. , '
Washington, Dee. 20. lsi ' "IHxlo"
more populur thun "Yunkvb Doodle?"
This is a qucRtion wlili-h apparently
has divided the country Into two
cumps and has brouKht about a. con
troversy which promises to become
second only to the recently i;roat ques
tion: "who discovered the north pole?"
The Innocent assctf.on of Otto O. T.
Sonneck, chief of tho division of mu
sic In the library of congress. In n
ptiblieatlon on American national
songs, thnt "Dixie" was more promi
nent In patriotic popularity than
"Yankee Doodle" has stirred up n
hornet's nest, and even resulted lu
threats of death to Sonneck.
His office in the congressional li
brary Is swnmped with letters In which
the w.rlters tuko exception to the
statement about "Dixie." Some of
these letters threaten Sonneck with
dire punishment.
GIRL'S MOTHER THINKS
Tl
Says Daughter Was Engaged to Rich
Newark Man's Son, and Had
a Rival.
Ijs Angeles, Cul.. Dec. 29. In the
belief that her 18 years old duughter,
Hi-hhIc Muy Priest, was poisoned, Mrs.
Jennie l'rlest has asked the authori
ties to investigate tho death of the
young woman.
The mother alleges that Miss Prk'Ht
wan engaged t, Hurry Sayro, a New
ark millionaire's son, and that she
had a, woman rival. Search is being
made for tho other woman.
MARTIN DIVORCE SUIT
S
Man Who Named Seven Co-respondents
Granted Separation from the
Choir Singer.
New York. Doc. 23. Tho divorce
suit of Kdwln K. Martin, the mer
chant, agulnst his wife, Etta Hamil
ton Martin, the Itrookiyn choir sing
er. In which tho husband named
seven co-respondents. Is decided by
Justice Crane in favor of Mr. Mar
tin. The defendant Is the daughter of
kev. Kay Ilenaon Hamilton, a Metho
dist minister, formerly president of
Wnlilen university of Nashville,
Tenn.
TAFT TO GO TO NEW YORK
FOR HIS NIECE'S WEDDING
lny Will IiNive WaMliincton To
morrow, Kxpc'lmK "twnrn
on IVIdMy.
Washington, Ixic. 2. President
Taft leaves Wushlngton tomorrow for
New York to attend the wedding of bis
nelce, Miss Iconise Taft. duughter of
Henry W. Taft. He will be accompa
nied bv his daughter, Miss Helen, his
son, itooeri, ami i nnn"i
Hutt. military aide. He will return to
Washington Friday.
Tt ltKISlf GHAND V17,IER'
ItVXICXATIO. I! AUMTMI
Uakka Icy lias IWn Invited to Rc
turn and rorm New luiHiut.
H Is K Id.
r,.ntiintlnonle. Dec. 2. Tho sul
tan today accepted the resignation of
Ililmi Pasha, grand vlsier.
H IS reported that HaKsa isey. nm
i,HHadi.r lo Home, has been Invited
to form a new cabinet
Jlrl Accidentally Shot to Death.
Pnicola. Dec. 2. Minnie Hurd,
the daughter of Charles Jluwl. yrtr.
a ... necldentally shot and killed
hy the small brother, who was loading
n sholgnn. Tho child noun i
nearly blown off,
CEH.EMrLlAHO CHAMOKRO Ll jj jj
So It Is Assumed, Although Nothing
Had Been Heard at State De
. I partmentat Noon. ;
CREEL IS IN WASHINGTON
AS DIAZ'S REPRESENTATIVE
Kflnyu Dei larett That He Im Still Hcitd
of the Uovcriiiiif'iit :f the Stale
; of Menrngun.
Washington, Dec.T. .89. governor
Creel of Chlqunhiiu, who eamo hero
as the personal " representative of
President Dins of Mexico, today hnd
a conference with Secretary Knox and
AsnlHtant Secretory Wilson, fioverti
or Creel's mission her Is lu the In
terest of peace In Xh-arngua. No
statement has been nutde as to any
suggestion made by President Dlas to
accomplish this end.
On leaving the Kttite .department
Creel Htuted thnt h" called on Secreta
ry Knox merely to rar good-byi.
Cp to noon today the slate depurt
mont hml received no telegrams from
Nicaragua It Is assumed, however.
that tleneral Rstrirt.-t Is making rapid
preparations for the movement of his
army on MannUKU. Opposition Is
probnhle, in view of the fact that
Muilrls Is reported to be organizing an
army to meet his mU'Kiioc.
Zchiyi HesioliA Mrxli-o illy." "
Mexico Oltv. Pec. 11. Jose Santos
Zeluyn, the self-Mtyled "titular presi
dent" of Nicaragua, arrived In this)
city today. No Mexican ofllclnls met
him. He was greeted bv I'OO Central
Americans ntid Mexicans, who wel
comed the deposed executive with
cries of "Long live Zrl.tyu," "loim
live Mexico," and "Down with tho
Yankees."
7clnyn Talks to .VsMs lulcd Press.
Cordohn, Mexico, le St. Jose
Santos Xelnys denied yesterday that
he was a prisoner In the hands of the
Mexican officials in any s iiHe of the
word. lie stated emphatically that
sin h was not the case and that he wns
free to go whore he chime.
Zelayn declared .that he favored
friendly Intervention on the part of
the Mexican and United Slates govern
ments, to the end that a consolidation
of all the Central American republic
might be brought about.
He wild that bo believed Secretary
Knox was now realising the Injustice
of his altitude toward him and de-
hired he never understood why the
secretory should have molested him.
He might go to liclgliuii to live, be
snld.
n nnv event, he would not return
to Nicaragua until peace is restored.
It wns his opinion that tlie war would
end within two months, but h" would
not venture un opinion as to which
of the cotnhatunU would be finally
successful. i
In a statement made to The Asso
ciated Press representative mi the
train In which he Is traveling to Mex
ico City, Zclaya wild that lie still was
tho head of the Nicaragua n govern
ment. H was leaving the country for
an Indefinite period In tlm hope tnai
affairs there would unlet down. In
support of his declaration, he exhib
ited papers attached to which wcru
government seals and ribbon Theso
(Contlnuen m: iac t.)
T
BILL WILL BE PASSED
Republican Whip Has a Talk With the
President About the Proposed
. Measure.
Washington. Dec. 29. Kepresenta-
tlve Dwlght, republican "whip" of the
house, talked with the president today
about shin subsidy legislation. He As
serted the president's recommends
tiona would lie enacted Into law by
congress.
hep Trainmen's ItrprcucnlBtlvP.
A. A. Roe. legislative representative
of the HrotherbiHsl of locomotive
Firemen and Knglnemen, and the
Hrolhorhood of Railroad Trainmen,
had a talk with the president today,
concerning legislation for railroad
employifi. President Taft expressed
sympathy with legislation looking to
protection of ths lives of railroad em
ployes. The announcement that the presi
dent is determined to go ahead with
his legislative program and send a
messsga dealing with the Hhermsn
anti-trust act brought a large number
of congressional callers to the White
House today.
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GKNKRAIJ? WHO I'ltil'ltKD IX It
UIONliKAI. ICSTHADA AND l-'O
Ugly Charge Preferred
Against Some Doctors
That Philadelphia Fhysicians Prolong Period of Patients' Ill
ness, to Increase Incomes; That Increase of Diptheria
Results, Is Allegation of Director Ncflf of
.. Health Department. w
Phllnilelphln. Iec. 29. Charges
that some of Hie physicians In this
city deliberately prolong t Im period
of Illness of patients, lu order to In
crease their Incomes, are made by
Joseph S. Neff, director of the depart
ment of health and charities, who of
fers this as a reason for-the Increase
15
PEOPLrSTABLES ?
Secretary Wilson Is Going to Find Out
Why Prices ol Food Are
so High,
Washington. Dec. 29. Owing to the
hiuh prices or most food products
Heeretary Wilson of tho department
of agriculture has started un Inves
tigation to determine the cause of the
Increase In the cost of living, it ml as
certain whether the farmer, middle.
man or retail merchant Is to blame.
The Inquiry will be specially ll-
rectml towaril the Increased prices of
butter, eggs. milk, apples, potatoes,
and other fruits and vegetables. Hec-
retary Wilson begun the lnti Iry be
cause ho did not agree with those
who declured tho farmer was getting
higher prices than he should fr his
products.
ILL KDT1 DELAYED
The President Expects to Begin Work
on It as Soon as He Finishes
the First One.
. i
Washington, Dep. S9. -t'nle
President Taft abandons his present
Intention ha will not wait for the
conclusion of a conuresalonal Inquiry
Into the Italllnger-Plnchot controvrr
sv before sending to congress a spec
lal mnssutie on the conservation of
natural resources.
The president is expected to begin
preparation of this message as soon
as he has Mnlulmd the one dealing
with proposed amendments to the
Interstate commerce and anti-trust
acts.
Dneiiirt hnffiTs a IIcImiwc.
Kan Diego, t'al., Dec. 29. Homer
Daveniiort, the cartoonist, who be
csme seriously III yesterday, rallied
during the night, but today suffered
a relapse.
Drpulknj Aden New Tariff I1IIL
. Parts, Dec., 29. The chamber of
deputies indny adopted tho new tariff,
bill.
10
TAXING
GLH. CRI3ANTQ.H1X4NA
ATT 1,1'! HKTWKKN I'OTlCKS
KM Kit PHICSI DKNT ZKLAYA.
OI,'
In diptlierla III Philadelphia for the
present year.
Ir. Neff sold that he 1ms proofs
dial dlptheiiu anti-toxin is not ad
ministered in either curative or pre
ventive doses by certain physicians,
because Its use reduced tho number
of visits the physician was required to
make.
L SUMMONS
TO DR. BURROUGHS
President of State Medical Society Died
at 11:45 a.m., After 10 Days
Acute Illness.
Dr. James A. riirroughs. president
if the North Carolina State Madlcal
society, and one of Ashcvllle's most
prominent pliynlclans, died this morn
ing at 11:45 o'clock al his home on
North Main street after an acute III
nesH of ten days. Dr. Burroughs'
death was due to Krlght's disease, v Hh
which he hud suffered for more than
four years. It was only ten days or
two weeks ugo, however, that the. dls
ase gave nlurm to friends and rela
tives end forced Dr. llurruughs to his
bed. Tho last time he was at his office
Wu.' Saturday, December I ft. On that
day he came up town, attended to
some business matters and returning
to hH home went to lied. He con
stimtlv grew worso from day to day
and t'hrlxlmas day he became uncon
scions. An only brother, A. II. Bur
roughs, n ladinu nttorney of New
York and one of chief con unci for
the American Tobacco company, was
telegraphed for and arrived Holiday
afternoon. ',r Hurroughs recognised
his brother for a moment or two and
then became unconscious. HI nee that
time ho hail not- regained conscious
nci.H. ,
A Ipogrcw.(e Cltlrcii.
ln the death of Dr. Hurroughs Ashe-
vllle loses one of Its most prominent
physicians and likewise one of Its
most progressive and enthusiastic cltl
sens. Dr. Hurroughs came to Ashe
villu from poochu Hprings, Col., 2
yearn ago. Ho came here primarily
for Ills health, suffering at tho time
with lung trouble. He had heard that
this was a splendid climate for person
with weak lungs and after coming
here and Improving In health almost
from the moment he came to town de
rided to locate. Prior to his comlnv
to Ashevllln he had taught School In
Virginia, studied medicine at th
fiuiBvllle Medical colleg. where he
graduated with high honors, and going
to Culorndo for his health practiced
medicine at Poncha Hprlnga for two
yesrs.
Dr. Burroughs waa born at Honk
ersvllle. Va., now W. Va.) December
t. 1857, and waa therefore a little
more than 12 year of age. He waa
son of. Major and Mrs. J. II Bur
roughs and spent his youth at Lees
vllle, Va. lis waa married December
27, 1111, to Miss Ann is Reynolds of
Aslieville, who survives. One brother,
Continued on page S.
IS THE DOCTOR
He It Is Who Has Hitchcock's
EarState Patronage Sched
ule, a la Republican
Dopesters.
MR. TAFT WILL NOT VETO
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
That Is the Talk in Washington-Scheme
in Which This State Is In
terested May Be Put
Through.
Special to The (lasette-News.
AVashlngton, D. C. Dec. 29. Al
though President Taft has decried the
passage of "pork" river and harbor
bills, this congress Is fully determined
to put through a measure of that tyie. .
There has been no little speculation
over the possibility of the president
voting such a measure, but interested
congressman have ascertained that
'icy river and harbor Mil that is
passed by congress will receive the
sanction of the executive. The house
leaders are willing to pass a bill carry
ing a llfty million dollar appropriation
and
so strong h' the agitation for
waterway Improve : jut become, that
the total of the appropriation may
reuch seventy million.
A Iig Itolling Proposition.
In both his New Orleans and Nor
folk rpeeches the president scored
the practice of congress In enacting
log rolling river and harbor bills. Un
der our present system of making wa-;
terway appropriations it Impossible
lo pass any save a "pork" measure.
ITncle Joe Cannon Is bound to tako -care
of his congressional friends, many
of whom are threatened at home bj'
the Insurgent u.i.vcincr.t. and of course
a sop must be thrown the way of other
congressmen for the aake of appear
ances. If nntb.intel, . . It ) a log;
rolling proposition all along the line.
and If the president should veto the
measure thut la to be placed before '
him for approval, congress would pass
It over his veto or enact another bill ...
of vrrv much the same type a the
orlglcnl. Hut the Interesting thing In
this connection Is the fact that tha
friends of a river and harbor appro
riatioii havo satisfied themselves that
there will be no veto of the bill, which
It Ir expected will be passed at th
coming session.
Xortli Carolina Projects.
The North Carolina delegation will
make an effort to get the usual appro
priations for the Improvement of tha
ape Fear and other streams In tha
state. The thirty-foot project for
Wilmington Is one that will be pressed.
and an additional appropriation - for
the completion of the inland waterway
between Adams Creek, above Beaufort.
to Norfolk, will also be urged. Sena
tor Simmons Induced the last con
gress to provide for a survey of the ,
harbor of refuge at Cape Lookout, and
a report on this project will soon be
made to congress by the secretary of
war. It Is believed thnt this report
will be favorable, and If this la true.
It Is pnssihlo that an appropriation
for completing this project may ba .
obtained at this session. Nearly alt
the shipping Interests In the United
States have urged the Improvement
of the harbor at Lookout, and It will
have the support of prominent mem
bers of congress from other sates.
Ijonknut offers a flne opportunity for
splendid deep wuter hBrbor. A
depth of more than 10 feet ran ba ob
tained, which will accommodate tha
very largest ocean going vessels,
North Carolina lie.
Within the next few weeks Mr. Taft
will send to the senate a list of big
federal appointments In North Caro
lina. There have been many aspir
ing republican politicians In the state
to the White House, but fur the most ,
part they made no further progresa
than to obtain an Introduction. Mr.
Taft hs not told any of the faithful
what he Intends to do. And what la
more he Is not going to do so. Ona
fine morning In the near future Post
master General Hitchcock will saunter
up to tho Whlta House with a list of
North Csrol'na republicans, whose
names he will ask be transmitted to
the senate In connection with certain
good paving Jobs that require little
hard work. No sooner said than done.
That Is the 'way the North Carolina
patronage Is going to be disposed of.
Mr. Hitchcock, la the all-Important
factor In this patronage contest, and
those who fall to do business with him
are going to ba left on the outside of
the breastworks. Who be these that
are going to hava the oar of Mr. Taft'a
pnPtlcal campaign manager, and tha
man who Is endeavoring to make cer
tain hls.renomlnatlon? ' ; "
Prlm-ipaHr, Ttancan.
They ar principally B. Carl Dun
can. Ho far aa Hitchcock la cencerne-J
Duncan Is the most powerful of all
state republicans. Judge Adairut
state chairman make many of the re
commendations, but when In doubt
Hitchcock turns to Duncan. Nomi
nally Judge Adama will name hlmieir
aa district attorney, but this Is re,r
part of th old program agreed up-
In the judgeship nght. Mr. Cowl,
going to name the collector In i
wstern district, but Cowles has i
with Duncsn when the other t-
nubllcan congretmmeti -r.r. (
'or his life at the ! - i
the story goes, r
' Coritlnui l i ;
I ' I 1 e'nte.
pli-giie.