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LAST EDITION. 4:00 P.M. Weat&er xorccastr: .' Cloudy and Warmer. VOL. XIV ASHEVILLE, N. 0, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 1, 1910 loPKOOPY J III THE ICE IT E . NO, 0. ' PBIfJCiPLE Ur UPTON CONSERVATION GORGES BREAK? Willi HOUSE The D. A. R. Issued Appeal To day to the Members and All Patriotic Women. REPLIES ARE RECEIVED FROM SEVERAL GOVERNORS Governor Warner Speaks of the Good Work of Mr. Roosevelt in This Direc tion. Washington, Dec. SI. The conser vation committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution appeals to every member of Its organization and : . to all patriotic women to begin the . new year with a determination to use all honorable means to support the conservation measures being carried ' . out all over the country. That Is the keynote of what might be called a resume of the first few months' work of the conservation committee of the organisation, which Is composed of members from every , state and territory in the union. , The Right Sentiment. " " Conservation of all of America's re ' sources is the concensus of the sentl ' . Jnent of the governors of sixteen states apd territories who were asked to an swer the cuestlons, "What Is the es pecial need of conservation In your state" and "How may women help?" The reulies of the governors outline a ttflnlte comprehensive plan of ac ;,tlon, which . wpuldseemjcapablepf , producing results. The conservation . committee realizes. tbnt .the support bf ny measure tu be effective must be i' 1ntellient and to this end a conserva tion bulletin -W1H be started andwill be pent out every two or three weeks to the public and private schools of the , country In the hops that the funda r" mentals of conservation may find root there. It will be the principal aim to get the bulletin Into the hands of people who do not see the dally pa pers, and In that way teach the prln ciple of conservation where It could not le taught otherwise. The conser vation committee of the D. A. R. was last April at the Continental con gress made a national committee. The Pollution of Stream. The replies of the governors Indi cate perhaps some difference of appli cation, but the principle of conserva tion is here. In Connecticut, the par ticular Interest loans to the prevention of pollution of streams and preserva tion of forests. Governor Gilchrist, of Florida, emphasised the protection , of song and plume birds. Protection of the forests Is the thing needed In Idaho, said Governor Brady, and the women of that state have manifested a sreat Interest in the work. Governor Carroll, of Iowa, thought tho efforts of the women towards con servation might well be turned to the establishing of better social relations in the rural districts and to pro motion of the general welfare of the Agricultural opportunities of the state. Kentucky as a whole Is not engaged in conservation work, wrote Governor Wlllson, but - she la the largest contributor to public schools in the .United States. Governor Fer nald, or Maine endorsed the educa tional feature of the work. Governor Warner, of Michigan said: "If he had dons nothing else to win the gratitude of his country, the fame of Roosevelt would be secure because of the Impetus hs gave the cause of conservation." - ' . -The reclamation of overflowed lands i'B Mississippi la one of the needs of , jat state where conservation can play ' a part, wrote Governor . NoeL Im provemeut of waterways, conservation of forests, conservation of watr ' power and the building of good roads, aro all subjects for the conservation movement, Governor Hadley of Mis souri said. STRIKING r.!J.GHirilSTS EE OSTEO TODAY They Art Charged With Attempt to Wreck Property of the B. k 0. Railroad. Baltimore, Jan. 1. Following the attempt to blow up the Oay street bridge of the Baltimore A Ohio rail road, three men, machinists, believed to be connected with the committee of striking machinists formed for the purpose of Injuring railroad property, were arrested today, charged with conspiring to dynamite the bridge and also the Mount Clare machine shops of the company. The bridge was not seriously damaged. Twe of the arrested machinists con fessed that they had engaged In a plof to blow up the shops. A thousand workmen were In the shops at the time the bomb was to have been ex-t'"ltd. Coal Barges and III Manner of River Craft In Danger In Vicinity of louis- vllle.Ky. GUARDS ARE STATIONED ' TO WARN THE WORKMEN The Weather Is Warmer and the Fear Prevails Among the Rivermen es Will That; Cab Bo Snapped Louisville, Jan. and every type of 1. Coal barges. raft on the Ohio river In this vicinity, representing hundreds of thousa ds of dollars, are In danger today. P actlcally all boats have been fastened y means of cables and otherwise anciored, but If the prediction of river men come true, and the ice gorges freak suddenly, the cables will be sniped and vessels swept away. ' Precautions againjt loss of life and property are being taken. Guards have been stationed to warn work men and the curioui away from the Ice. . -y The weather Is mii-h warmer than yesterday. WORKING TODAY ON ER Operatives in Factories In )Massachu setts and ' Rhode Island Affected '.nX by to rtW- law! Boston, Jan. 1.' Several hundred thousand operatives in fortorles In Massachusetts and Rhodeisland be gan work today on a shorter schedule as a consequence of the Jew fifty-six hour law. While the new Statutes ap ply only to women and mliors, manu facturers find It Invpeasiblf to separate departments so that men lure mads to work shorter hours, Miny of the great textile mills already had re duced the working hour. In carrying out the production furtajlment policy. DENVER CHIEF RECEIVES INTERESTING LETTER It Was from John Irmstrong Chaloner, Who Says Attempt Was Made, to Assassinate Him. i , . - - .- - : Denver, Jan. L Chief of Police Armstrong received a letter today from John Armstrong Chaloner of Cogham. Va, foraer husband of the novelist, Amelia Klves, asking aid in capturing the ntaji who attempted to assassinate hlnf Thanksgiving day. Chaloner says ih has Information that the culprit Is a foreigner, and Is now In Colorado; WEALTHY CALIFORNIA! INJURED BY STREET CAB He Attempted to Crona Track Be tween Street Cora (Joins; Oppo- site Directions. j San Francisco, Jan, 1. F. H. Jeo myn, reputed to baa multi-millionaire, and one of the wealthiest coal opera tors In the Unlttd Slates, was struck down and probatly fatally Injured by street car at 1:11 this morning. Jermyn with several friends at tempted to cross between two cars. passing In opposite directions. He was hurled several feet' and picked up unconscious, i - ,, CAUSE OF ROCK ISLAND'S WRECK STILL A MYSTERY ReerHi of Ruins Reveals No ' More Bodies Desul LI Officially Qlven as Three Persona. Trenton. Mo., Jan. 1. A search to day in the wrecks of ten cars of the California special Rock Island railroad train, which were derailed and burned near hers yesterday, re vealed no further trace of the bodies. and the officials definitely place the number of dead three. The cause of the wreck Is still mystery. , Mexico Takes Southern IUIIroad. Mexico City, Mex., Jan. ! 1 The management ef the National Railway of Mexico today assumed entire oper atlve charge of thn Mexican Southern riiilway. The road la 126 miles Ion and extends from Tueblf) to Oaxnra it Mill f'irm a valuable slid Importan ext'iilon of the government railway New York Herald and The Qaiette-N HEIRESS, WAITERrv Ef. Search Being Made for Sixteen Years Old Girl and Employe of Bel-levus-Stradford. Philadelphia, Jan. 1. Diligent search by many private detectives, aided by the police of eastern cities', has thus far (failed to disclose any clue to the whereabouts of Roberta B. Do Janon, the slxteen-years-old heir ess, and Ferdinand Cohen, a Bellevue- Strathford hotel waiter, who are be lieved to have disappeared together last Wednesday. While letters In possession of Co hen's wife, purported to have been written by the girl, show a strange fascination for the man, the police are working on the theory that there may have been another motive connected with the disappearance. A. minute description of the missing couple has been sent broadcast TWENTY-TWO PERSONS INJURED IN EXPLOSION Montreal, Jan. 1. Twenty-two per sons were Injured in an explosion which wrecked the platform place at Vlger station here. Most injuries con sists of broken legs. The explosion wai caused by the Ignition of an ac cumulation of gas under tho platform, The train was standing on an adjoin ing track, and tho platform , was crowded with a holiday crowd. Philadelphia Making Merry. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan, I, As usual the great feature of today' New Year's celebration consisted - of the great "shooters" parada of the va rious New Year s associations whlcn began early in the morning and con tlnued practically through the entire day and evening. The celebration1 began last night with a reception at the City Hall, which was brilliantly Illuminated through the night Hun dreds of balls and entertainments were held In all parts of the city, which continued until nearly daylight. The "Shooters" in their bright and voreseous costumes made their ap pearance upon the streets ai an eany hour and all dsy thousands of people lined Broad street to view the mas kers and their Jolly antics. . Pasadona's Big- Rose Tournament. Passadona, Cel.. Jan. 1. The city is iroresenusly decorated w'th flowers. palms and bunting in honor of the ..t Tournament of Roses, the an nual New Year s celebration, which is a special feature of attraction of Pas adona. . Many thousands of visitors have already arrived here and sissy more are coming hers from the vicln Itv to witness the conso end chaiilot races in ths afternoon and the grand illumination In ths flvenlng. Tho urin dual streets, through which the pa seant Is to move, present a raagnln jent slsht snd the visitors who have men'i' former Rose Tourneys declare that all previous records have been broken s to beauty and profusion BOTH All siri - . - . . ... . m r-A - . w ews. . A. "AS EASY H0P&FORBE&GE: IS 'ABANDONED Knox's Failure to Recognize Least Two More Battles S ome - Disappointment at jVAat Knox's Silejice Preparations for Fighlc;, i ing -Continue, on Both Sides. Blueflelds, Jan. 1 Hope that the war "would be brought to an end through recognition of the insurgents by the United States has been aban doned. Many believe that two more battles, ons In the state of Chontales and" the other near Managua, must be fought.1 There Is a popular feeling of grati tude toward the United States because of the attention of American naval surgeons and supplies -of the Red Cross for Tellef of the half-starved prisoners of war. There is some dls-r appointment, however, that the Unit ed States has not formally recognised the Estrada government The Impres sion was strong that Secretary Knox awaited only a decisive victory by Estrada, before giving the moral sup port of the United States. No Encouragements -Such a victory was won a week ago. but no encouraging word has been re- SEARGHIflG FOR L Dorothy Taft, Adopted Daughter of Rev, S. H. Taft. Cousin of President, Is Missing. Los Angeles, Jan. 1'. Search waa renewed todsy for Dorothy Taft, the It years old adopted daughter of Rev. 8. H. Taft, a cousin of President Taft The girl disappeared yesterday en- route from Pomona to Los Angeles by train, and the search, continued, ell night Mrs. Taft believes the girl was stolen. THE WEATHER: Cloudy weather, with probably light rains tonight on Sunday, . Warmer tonight i mm A Divorce Suit for Every Eleventh Marriage Philadelphia, Jan. 1. For every eleven marrtnife licenses hunted here last yenr ese suit for divorce was !.!. This la nt nnlv an liirreime In I in, r l -' k'" ', but hIhu a AS LYING" Insurgents Probably Means at. celved from Washington. Prepara tions for a campaign In the west con tinue by the insurgents. The next ten-days will bs devoted to securing more rifles, with a view of equipping 1000 additional soldiers, bringing the provisional army strength' to 6000. The Insurgents' generals have signed a solemn pact to stand as a unit with Estrada until the last vestlgs of Ze layanism Is destroyed. The peace commissioners sent by Madris to ne gotiate. with Estrada have not arrived, "-! Madiis'a Preparation. 0 Managua.' Jan. 1. President Madrlz has sent $2000 in gold to aid the Red Cross work among the prisoners of war at Blueflelds. Generals Toledo and Yasques have been ordered to the front. It Is said Toledo is going to Oreytown. where an attack upon the government troops Is anticipated, Vasques, It-Is understood. Is going to Acoyapa, where It Is likely a battle may be fought before many days. UH1VERSITY GETS ft HftOILLIOII The American University Is Given That r Sum' by' t Philanthropist Whose Name Is Withheld. . Washington, Jan. 1. Front the central west has come notice Of 160,000, gift to the American univer sity, ' the educational seat of the Methodist Episcopal church of the United States, here, by a phllanthrop 1st whose name Is w'thheld. The Earth Shook. St Louis, Jan. 1. Seismograph at the St Louis university recorded an earthquake lasting 64 minutes at o'clock . this morning. The greatest oscillation occurred 6:10 o'clock. The principal motion was east to west slight Increase In the percentage of suits f j the number of marriages. In the general coure of court prooeed uro ahriiit ninety-five per cent, of the niitx l li J are irtnt'il. B UIICOHH mm right Report of County Treasurer, Issued To- day, Shows Wholesome -Balance. The report of County Treasurer T. M. Duckett for the month ending De cember 31, Incidentally the last monthly report of the year 1609, shows the general fund of the county In good condition with a balance Janu ary 1 of 66,216.91. Today, however, this balance was greatly reduced by the payment of semi-annual Interest on the bonded Indebtedness of the county, the treasurer sending to New York 64900 to pay this Interest Item. The different Items of Interest follows: Railroad bonds, 62450; funding bonds, 61250; Jail bonds 61200. The report of the treasurer with reference to the general fund shows receipts for the month of December 619.3S0.22 and disbursements 616,- 163.81. The tax collector turned Into the treasurer for the general fund during the month a total of 617.764.16 The various Items of expenditure dur ing the month Included: Commis sioners, 6474.70; auditor, 6262.7S treasurer, 6219.47: register, 6552.57; other officers, 661; tax department. 622; clerk of court 6651.05; Superior court, 689; county Jail, 6626.86; sher iff, 61643.60; roads and bridges, 85.- 745.64; convicts, 63.985.90; county home. 6440.09; children's home, 8167.89; Indigents. 6164.20; dona tions. 8185; health, 8116.50; court house, 8314.97; debt 6390.64; Interest 81261.25. The school - fund report for the month shows receipts. Including bal ance December 1 of 6782.04, amount ing to 85,(311.83 and disbursements 66,364.19, leaving a net balance Janu ary 1 of $182.64. . . Rome Celebrates New Year. ' 'Rome, Jan. 1. New . Year's day was celebrated here todsy with un usual enthusiasm The streets were were crowded all day and the annual New Year's corso attracted thousands of spectators. At ths Qulrlnal a big reception waa held, which waa attend, ed by all the state officials, repre sentatives of the parliament, the ar my and navy and the dlplomaUo rep resentatives of thet vsrious foreign governments. At the Vatican every. thing was comparatively quiet al though the Pope received the congrat ulations of the numerous members of his household. As usual he received many gifts from all parts of the world and sent his blessings to ths faithful throughout the world. His sisters were his guests at dinner. No More Vubllc Drinking Cups. Guthrie, -Okl., Jan. 1. An order abolishing the general or public drinking cups at publlo fountains or water coolers was promulgated bv Ihv state health commissioner, Mr. Mahr, today and the new regulation will be come effective on April 1 of this year. The same rule is already In force In Kiin huh. Next full the order Is to he hools. The President and Mrs. Taft Observed New Year by Receiving Their Friends. MEMBERS OF CABINET AMONG THOSE PRESENT The Affair, a Brilliant One, Marked the Formal Opening of the Social Season at National Capital. .. . Washington, Jan. 1. The President i and Mrs. Taft held their first New "ar ... . . . - . i r reception at the White House s today. The event brilliant and spec tacular as such functions at the White House always are marked the for mal opening of the social season of 1910, which will continue in a be wildering whirl of gayety. until the coming of Lent shall admonish all so-" clety that things spiritual, as well as imngs temporal,-are to be observed. The White House reception ended at 1:60 o'clock. The president shook hands with 6,576 persons. Though 11 o'clock waa the hour fixed for the beginning of the func tion, the people began to gather fully two hours earlier. By 10 o'clock a line of men, women and children stretched along the front of the state, war and navy building, and gave promise of one of the largest recep tions In the history of the - White House. The Function Begins. The first greetings of the day were extended to the President and Mrs. Taft-by the vice president, members. Of the cabinet "ai)4 their ladles. These 1 1 . i ' . . ciK-iiniiuua ware exenangea in the . private room ,n the second floor of the mansion. Then came the real be-' ginning of the function, which was announced . by a, flourish sounded by trumpeters o lly Mr,h- band staV.i' ttoned near the foot of the main stair- . case. The descent of the presidential party from the private rooms to the blue room was one of ths most pic turesque features of the day. Fol lowing the President and Mrs. Taft were the cabinet officers and their wives and the military aides to the president ,s The members of the diplomatic corps and their families were the first guests to be presented. In all nearly 40 countries were represented at the reception. Among the foreign diplomats who attended a New Year's reception at the White House for the first time were Minister Chang Yin Tang of China, attended by his staff attired In gorgeous Oriental silks and satins; Baron Yasuya Uchlda, the 1 new Japanese ambassador, and the -Belgian minister, Count de Bulssert. Following the diplomats came of ficials from every branch of the gov ernment and citizens In every walk of life. The first to pass before the president were the Justices of the Su preme court of the United States, led by Chief Justice Fuller. The Judiciary of the District of Columbia were next In line and were followed by the members of congress. By half-past 12 the president was shaking hands with the officers of the army, naVy and marine corps. At ths head of the column stood Major General J. Franklin Bell, chief of the general staff of the army.. At the bead of the navy was Admiral George Dewey, and at the head of the marine corps was Brigadier General Oeorge F, El liott commandant of the oorpa. How London Greeted the New Year. London, Jan. 1. None of the cere monial attached by tradition to ush ering in the New Year in London was absent at ths birth of 1910. There was the usual crowd around St Paul's , cathedral, the ordinary watch-night services were held, and families wel comed the new-born year as families always have dons, and the hotels were even more crowded than usual, the . guests being entertained with many novel devices, and In most cases car rying away with them valuable sou- . venlra i Most of the hotels found them selves h rd put to It to find room for all their guests. . The scenes at the Carlton, Rita, Savoy, Claiidge's and the Piccadilly .were 'especially bril liant Military bands played, punch was served and choristers sang "Auld Lang Syne" and the national anthem. Many services wsrs held through out London by ths Salvation army. Just before midnight officers of thst organization visited the embankment and distributed tickets to the hungry and homeless. Nearly a thousand of these tickets were distributed, each entitling the holder, not only to the army's pint of soup and half-poupjl of bread, but to halt a pound of caWe, oranges and some coppers. A larga crowd that included many prominent society folk and well-known actors and actresses, gathered to witness the distribution and In many cases to give liberally out of their own pockets to the hungry men and women who find ment New Hampshire In Line. Concord, Jan. 1.- For the first time In history Now H.vtipshlre today ob served leKal holiday, the last left'Hla ture havlnn enacted a law making Jtuiuary I as such.
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