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ASHEVILLE, N.'C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 20, 1910.
Sc PER COPY
MLi&tOF DECENCY
SAYS SOUi; ;ROLINA COMMISSION,
ARE AL'l: VIOLATED
Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy
W Sue for Divorce
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PEACEFUL
WOULD SHEEP .
gilEOURDOCS?
Carter Pidicules Idea That Mrs.
Reed Would Seek to Cor- .
rjpt Astute Politicians.
THAN EXPECTED
Board of Regents of South Car
olinia State Hospital for
Insane, Draw Stinging5
Arraignment.
BODIES OF THE DEAD
BURIED ONE ON THE OTHER
IS THE OUTLOOK
Bio Attendance for Teachers' Assembly
Banks' Resources Gained $7,
837,221 in 1909.
Wards of White Women Invested With
Vermin and the Attendants
Are Brutal.
Columbia, 8. C, Jan. 20 -Charges
of the grossest violations of the ordl
n;i iy rules of sanitation and decency,
nml a stinging arraignment, of the
Hoard of Regents of the state hospital
f r the Insane, am ' contained In the
majority report of a commission ap
pointed to Investigate the hospital.
Tlir report made public today, without
placing the blame on any particular
person, state that the evidence shows:
Miiii 11 patients of one ward were
bathed In the same water. In a bath
tub; that the bodies of the dead pa-
timis arc burled one on top of the
other in the same lot, and that the
wiinN i'irn of the white women nre
over run with vermin.
Tin report states that many of the
alt. mlnnis are llliteate and brutal
mum eases of brutality being reported
uii'i 1 1 : i tlx? food served the patients
imiMy prepared. Government re
ports m i' quote to show that In South
Cimlinn hospitals the death rate Is
hlKlu-st In the lTnltedStates.
DECISION
ROADS
V" i
Commerce Commission Reducss the
Freight Rates an Shoes from
Boston to Atlanta.
WasM ".uton, ,Jan" 2u.-nn less
tluin , . -ur load of ahlpments of bof .s
it nd shoes from Boston and Mow
Vnrk. by rail and water route to At
limiii, ia.; the Interstate commerce
commission decided today, a rate of
1 1.0.1 on a hundred pounds waa ex
fpiwive, and ordered that It be made
His the hundred pounds, begin
ning "ii April 1, i '
ATTENDANCE
Services Conducted by Mgr. Falconio
President and Many Other Per
sonages Attend. ' '
The Gazette-News Bureau, ,
Chamber of Commerce Hooms, ' .
llollcmnn Building,
Hnlelgh, Jan. 20.
It Is expected that the next annual
meeting of the North Carolina Teach
ers' UHRcmhlv, which Is to be held ut
Asheville June 14 to 17 will be very
largely nttenileil. There waa much
desire tn have It In the mountain re
gion. Last year it was at Moreheail
City, where the attendance wns not
very large, although the -session was
very Interesting Indeed.
Ohcrvanco of Lop-Jackson Ony.
Yesterday was observed as s holiday
here In the federal court; during the
exercises at the capltol In honor of the
birthdays' of Lee and Jackson, the
"various state departments were closed,
national ana state nags were displayed
on the capltol, and the schools had a
full holiday. "Che exercises of the
duy were held at the capltol, where
crosses of honor were presented by
the Daughters of the Confederacy to
35 veterans. The inmates of the Sol
diers' Home attended. Uniformed. For
two years the state has furnished them
uniforms. All of them wear crosses of
honor. The only Confederate drum
corps gave Dixie, which has now-
been declared to be really the national
air, so far as popularity is concerned.
Gen. Lee's favorite hymn, "How Firm
a Foundation," was sung by the choir.
A Community Affair.
A number of years ago. In the fed
eral court here, there was a trial of
moonshiners llvlhg near Morrlsvllle,
this county, who had what was known
as a . neighborhood distillery:, ,Thero
were many convictions, . The still was
found unon the farm of a revenue
offlcer. the place, being rented to. a
man In the neighborhood. The officer
got a confession from the man and
this ed to the .numerous arresta' This
still "had been operated for years, In
various points in that section.. A
somewhat' similar case ended yester
day In the federal court In the con
viction of four persons who operated
a still, although It Is said they did
not sell the . whiskey they made,, but
only they , and their friends used It.
The place got to be a nuisance and
the citizens reported It and caused a
raid. This case came from a township
north or Raleigh.
The Flanks In the State.
There are now 320 banks In the
state, which have resources totalling
$55,852,328, this being an Increase of
$7,837,221 over the total a year ago,
the report covering the period up to
November 18. last. The gain is the
largest made In one year and Is very
gratifying. The Increase In the num
ber of banks durlig the year was 17.
The Raleigh chapter of the Kappa
Alpha fraternity had Its annual, ban-
auet last night at Olerach'e and a
number of its members from other
points were present, the presiding
offlcer being Kdwnrd Chambers Smith.
0er B0 attended, all the colleges hnv
Ing representatives.
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Joint Caucus Last Night Selected Com
mittee to Prosecute the Ballinger
Pinchot Inquiry.
HOUSE PROGRAM FOLLOWED
AND RAINEY KNOCKED OUT
Democrats May Decline Entlrolv to
Have Representation on Coni-mlttet'.
MR. CARTER APPEALS
TO SUPREME AUTHORITY
HOYtflKD OlfiLaR CHRJS1Y SND MODEX. FHOTOOVSPHElD Hi MR, CHRISTY'S . STUDIO
Zanesville, O., Jan. 20. With the
last bit, of testimony submitted and
the arguments of counsel finished be
fore the" adjournment of court yester
dny afternoon, the disposition of
Natalie Chandler Christy wns left
wholly within the hands of JuiIko H.
C. Smith, before whom the legal but
tle between father and mother J for,
THEffiCE'Bl 1 "
TAKESTB FLIGHT
President Madriz Says Estrada's Reply
Has Put an End to Peace
Negotiations.
the possession of the child has been
nuged.
Judh-e Smith stut.d tliat the child
would continue to remain in the Dur
ban home in the custody of Mrs.
Dm luiii and each of her parents
wtioiilil have the- liclit of visiting her
there $
That Mrs. Howl:t''l Chandler Christy
Managua, Nicnrugua, Jan. 20.
resident Madriz announced today
that General Estrada's reply hurt
served to end abruptly all peace ne
gotiations, and that reinforcements
had been ordered to the liont witn
he purpose of striking n decisive
ilow at the Insurgent army.
Washington, Jan. 20. With all 1m
presslvenesa the solemnity attending
the Joint participation, i)f state mili
tary and church funeral of Benor Joa
milm Nabuco, the Braillllun minister,
wns conducted today, at Hi. Matthews'
Iloman Catholic church. The body
was conveyed to the churchy escorted
by cavalry, artillery and a battalion
f engineers '''
The services were conducted by
Mgr. Falconio the papal legate. Pres
ident Taft, the members of his cabinet,
nearly aM the diplomatic corps, mem-
lrs of the Supreme court of the
1'nlted Btatea and many senators and
representatives, attended. At the con-
elusion of the ceremonies the casket
was conveyed to Oak Hall cemetery,
there to remain In a vault until the
middle of February, when It will be
trunxported to Klo De Janeiro. '
THE G0ER:;C3S
. ' DELIVER
liregition, Extradition, Mining and Di
vorce Receive Attention at To
day's Session.
"GOT EM ON THE
SAYS INSURGENT LEADER
Murdock Says Cannon, Chief Exponent
of Legislative Autocracy, Has
Lost Power.
Washington, Jan. SO. "legislative
n.n.wraev Is on the run. IU chief ex
ponent, Speaker Cannon, has lost nix
power, and every ettort win ne nu
to see that his legislative system goes
with him." . .
Mo said Insurgent Leader MuraocK
of Kansas, commenting upon the ac
Hon of the house today, naming tne
Balllnger-Plnchot Investigating com
mittee.
Washington, Jan.'. 10. Irrigation,
extradition, mining, and divorce wert
questions on which four governors
spoke at this morning's session of the
governor"! conference . Governor
Hrdy of Iduho talked on Irrigation,
Uovernor Ansel of South Carolina fol
lowed with an address on extradition,
. Mining was the topic of Oovernor
Bloan of Arlsona. The fourth address
ws by Uovernor Ca.roll of Iowa on
divorce qucKtlonn. The formal d
dretwea v,:l (,i.,, .1 bv k,ii,th1 dls-
C"" n. 'i h,. p.u i i h.iii sue!
I-"1'" i' n it a ... r ut t ,,. V hile
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HVK PKItSNS. IV PANIC
LK.U'EO TO TIIEIIi DEATH
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. Search of
ho ruins reveals the fact that five
iw.ranna. four sirls and one man, lenp
ed to their desth In the panic caused
hv a fire In the four-story factory
hnMdlns- at 108-10 Chancellor street,
near Second and Walnut streets and
live others received Injuries from
which they will probably die, and
many more were less seriously hurt
Nanrlv all the dead and severely In
jured were employed In the shirt-waist
ruetnrv of Joseph Chachkin, which
occupied part of the fourth floor of
the building. Chachkln himself was
Iniured. One of his daughters Is dead
n. another dvlng.
A third daughter probably escaped
a like fate by being at home auena
in the mother, who Is critically in.
Chsehkln's force or opermora w .
greatly reduced owing to the shirt-i
mI t irlM. .otherwise It Is hi I level
II,,. 0,1,1,1,1 r of fatalities Would .J.tl
1 . , r i v en t; renter.
SfflSrlr
ABOUT HOOKWORM
New Orleans Physician Says It Is Good
Deal of a Humbug and Has
Hurt the South.
will bring suit for divorce as soon as
the suit for the possession of her child
is llnlshed is the statement made here.
"Recent testimony has broken the
last bends between Mrs. Christy and
her husband," said a friend of the
former. ".She will never consent to
live with Ii i in after what has been
told on the witness stnnd, and will
take her ease to the courts at once."
ANOTHER SEVERE
Oil
COTTON
Renewal of Excitement, and Temporary
Rally and Then a Bad
Tumble.
HIIOOK ISLAM) WILL KKITItX
TIIK NOUTH CAKOL1VX WWlis
lloiie of Kepreeiilutivrs t oin urs
Willi tin- lloxolulloiw AdopUMI
J- the Senate.
Provldenoc, Jan. 20. Hluide Island
was saved from litigation with North
Carolina todny, when the house of
representatives concurred with the
senute and voted to reject the gift of
half a million dollars' worth of Norm
Cnrollnn state bonds.
The bonds will be returned to me
donors, the North Carolina bondhold
ers committee New York.
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TIKI) CIIIKP OF POLICR
Til UN HOUHKI) itwnir r H i .
Mohawk. N. V.. Jan. 20. Chief of
Police llronner was captured by four
burglars this morning, wns taken to a
room in the postolllce, bound and gag
ged. The robbers then blew open the
postottlce safe and fled.
MlnUler IKM-llne Oill. ,
New Orleans Jan. 20. Dr. Joseph
A. Dunna, house surgeon of the Char
ity hospital ai N'ew Orleans, thinks
there is a gooil ,leal of humbug about
the hookworm. The very fact that
Rockefeller gave a million dollars to
help stamp oui the Jiook worm has
added much t, ihe talk about the dis
ease," said In-. Danna, today. "An
Italian physli 1 continued Danna,
"recently tobl that reports of the
prevalence or this disease had had
the effect of ' ' ing Europeans away
from the south. "
FIGHTING BUTTLES O'ER; .
STRICKENJT APPDLEXY
Aged Veteran, in His Old Uniform, at
Lee Day Banquet, Is Suddenly
Stricken.
Nofolk. Jan. SO. Kev. C. I). Parker
of Portsmouth announces his declina
tion of a call to East Lake Baptist
church, Birmingham.
Winchester, Va.. Jan. 20. While
relating Interesting war reminiscences,
and nttired In Ins old Confederate uni
form, B. L. lb 'nie Boyd, one of tin'
leading Virginia lawyers, was stricken
with apoplexy at Confederate veterans
bnmiuet last rvht, In honor of Gen
eral bee's blrtlnlay.
Mr. Boyd Is 70 year old.
Show Missouri Students
i How to "Raise" Babies
Columbia, Jan. 20. Declaring It as
Important that collego women should
be taught scientific care of infants as
that the college should Btudy agricul
tural problems. Dr. Edna D. Day, fro
fessor of home eoonomlrs. In th Unl-
verslty of Missouri has planned for
women students sj. course In the rais
ing of babies. Forty womert In Dr.
Day's class expressed a desire to be
gin the course ut once. Dr. Dny will
lecture while a nurse bathes a baby,
New York. Jan. 20. The cotton
market opened steady at a decline of
t uir to the points. In response to dis
appointing cables. There wns some
Wall street selling early, but no great
volume of liii'il.hitlu i from any source.
The market had a sharp break later,
with .March selling off to 13.75 and
May to 13.80 or 117 to 41 points net
lower, May had a rally to 14, but the
loi.e became unsettled, and prices
again eased off under scattering II
iiiiilatlon, with active months showing
a net loss of ,:u to 3:1 points ut mid
day. Market Violently IlHturlKl.
New York, Jan. 20. The stock
market was still violently disturbed In
n ly dealings today, as a sequel to the
crash in Hocking coul yesterday, and
the financial embarussments which
that involved. Arrangements effected
over night ufforded hopes of averting
further trouble and there was a rush
of uncovered bears to cover their
shorts, which ran up opening prices
in the general list In some leading ac
tive stocks between one nnd two
points. Another slump in Hocking
coal and urgent liquidation In some
other slocks recently the center of
speculation unsettled the tone almost
Immediately and caused a sharp reac
tion. Many of opening gains were wiped
out and fractional losses established.
The recovery of yesterday was fol
lowed by a renewal of nervous excite
ment In the market this morning, as
a result renewed liquidation and ap
prehension that further difficulties
niluht result In stock exchange circles
because of yesterday's developments.
Selling for the long account was not
as heavy or general as early In the
week, but three or four houses with
southern connections evidently had a
good deal of cotton to liquidate.!
After the opening decline of 18 or
IS points followed by a rally to within
two or three points of last night finals
on arbitrary buying, the market naa
a severe break, with March selling at
1.1.SS and May 1S.60. or 40 to 47 points
net lower.
Washington, Jan. 20. While Mrs.
Taft looked on from the gallery the
republicans toduy mustered their en
tire party strength in the house to
carry through their caucus program
eliminating Mr. Ruiney, democrat, of
Illinois, from the Onllinger-Pinchot
Investigating committee. The vote
was 186 ayes, 145 "nos." 18 voting
"present." A caucus of democrats
was called immediately after adjourn
ment today to determine whether the
democrats will decline entirely repre
sentation on the committee.
Representative Clayton's resolution
to substitute Ralney for Lloyd was lost
by a vote of 192 nos, to 147 ayes, 11
voting present.
The vote against the Clayton
amendment showed the full republi
can majority of 45. Only one repub
lican, Poindexter of Washington, voted
with the democrats. The s'leaker an
nounced 12 members "present."
rrompiiy inter tne nouse was
called to order by Speaker
Cannon, Chairman Dalzell pre-
st .ited a resolution from the
committee on rules of the house pro
viding for the election of six mem
bers to represent the house on the
joint committee to Investigate the so
called Ballinger-Plnchot controversy.
Representative Currier, chairman of
the republican caucus, offered the
names of McCall, Olmstead, Denby.
Madison, James and Lloyd as mem
bers. IJoytl Will Xot Serve.
Representative Lloyd announced
that the choice of the democratic
caucus should be respected, James anil
Ralney having been selected by the
caucus for those places, he declared
he should not serve upon the commit
tee. Representative Clayton of Ala
bama, obtained the flood, and made
an impassioned plea for "fairness," In
the conduct of the house of represen
tatives. "We democrats," said Clay
ton, "concede to the Republican party
the right to control his house, but
we do not concede your right to dic
tate to the democratic party how it
shall conduct Its affairs."
Clayton's declaration brought forth
laughter from the Republican side.
Senate Members Named.
Vice President Sherman today an
nounced us the senate members of the
committee Senators Nelson, Flint,
Sutherland and Root, republicans;
Pnlnter and Fletcher, democrats.
Last Night's Caucus.
The Joint caucus to select the
congressional committee that
will in vctiK.ito the linllin-
ger-Plnchot charges, chose Rep-1
He Takes Biltmore Posloffice Case up
With the President and Is
Confident He Will
Win.
Gazette-News Bureau,
46 Post Building,
WashingtonJan. 20.
President Taft has received no more
powerful appeal in behalf of an indi
vidual than thut made by Frank Car
ter In behalf of Mrs. Reed, whose re
instatement he asks. Carter's brief,
giving a history of the case, was left
with the president. The charge- of
conspiracy is featured. The affidavit
of Greenwood Is characterized as a
"fabrication out of the whole cloih,"
and the declaration Is made that the
case against Mrs. Reed was manufac
tured, "in order to enable Grant to
pay a political debt."
Asserting the innocence of Mrs.
Reed of the charge of bribery. Carter
suld: "Our people have no more be
lief that this widow has endeavored
to corrupt these astute politicians than
that our sheep have been trying to
bite our dogs."
Declaring that Mrs. Reed has been
cruelly denied her day In court, and
that her accusers have been "hiding
behind the rules of the postofflce de
partment," Carter, In his brief appeals
to "the supreme executive authority"
to restore her to her former status as
postmaster at Biltmore, ' '
The president took the case under
consideration. Carter says he la sat
isfied with the" hearing and believes,
he will win.
THE KERNAN
00
IS MADE 2500
Action Taken by Judge Pritchard, but It
Is Doubtful Whether Defendant
Can Give New (Bond.
N egroes Commit Crime;
HangedBefore 3000 People
Osceola, Ark., Jnn20. Will and
Charles Mulllns,' negroes, . wero pub
licly h'ltik'eil" yesterday before SoftO
people f,,r niuril .fititr A. Ri,l,liiM,,n n,i,l
dim:lu,r, ,,,,i.,.m;,t v!li!. The
crime wns a gruesome one. ' The n'
urnes shot the daughter and burned
Vr body In a blnnket saturated with
oil Thev stood the fuiher In scalding
v, :i,, then shot him. The mo
I, . , w .is robbery.
OITICITUH OF PAII.HI) BANK
Aity ixnicTK.i) for PF.iuvinr
(irniul Jury Bet urns Hills Agaliwl
lrewiilent ami Secretary of
llcrclaml CniMWn.
Cleveland. Jan. 20. IT. O. Walker,
nresldent. mid W. D. Duncan, aecre
tary of the South Cleveland Banking
rnmtianv. which recently failed for a
million dollars, were Indicted by the
grand Jury todny, charged With per
jury. ' . J
Mor (Inlns for Vnlonlst.
l,orJon. Jsn. 20 Unionists gains
without single loss marked belated
returns from yesterday's elections to
Parliament.
resentative McCall of Massachu
setts. Olmsteud of Pennsylvania, Den
by of Michigan and Madison of Kan
sas, republicans; James of Kentucky
and Lloyd of Missouri, democrats.
Representative Cooper of Wiscon
sin, led a bolt of disgruntled repub
licans. The caucus incidentally rejected
Ralney of Illinois, one of the two
democrats selected by the democratic
caucus last Saturday night as the
house minority's representative on the
committee. The six men selected in
clude three "regular" republicans
McCall of Massachusetts, Olmstead of
Pennsylvania, and Denby of Michigan;
one Insurgent, Madison of Kansas, and
two democrats, James and Lloyd, the
latter being named Instead of Ralnel.
It I insted Three Houn.
The caucus lasted three hours, but
although characterized by considera
ble acrimony and a bolt of six Insur
gents, led by Cooper of Wisconsin,
was more peaceful than most mem
bers thought It would be.
The objections urged against Ral
ney and Jumes, especially the former.
were In no sense personal, but were
based upon allegations of extreme par
isanshlp, unfitting them for a Judicial
Investigation. Those who voiced this
objection claimed to be expressing
the views of President Taft.
'This I to be a republican house
cleaning, said Mr. Fassett, of New
York, "and the democrats have noth
ing to do with It."
The matter will probably come up
in the houae tomorrow and !t la now
expected that the democrats will vote
solidly to repudiate the action of to
night's caucus. But the regulars are
believed to have enough votes to
overcome any possible combination
of democrats and Insurgents. Inciden
tally there Is the question whether in
the circumstances Lloyd will consent
to serve.
After the vote nominating the four
republicans had been tnken, resulting
In practically unanimous approval, a
separate vote was ordered on the
democratic members of the commit
tee. At this juncture Mr. Cooper
arose and declared that ha was au
thorised by a number of his colleagues
to say "that they were oposed to
naming democratic members of a
comtnlttea In the republican caucus.
"'It would he harmful to the repub
lican party to do so," declared Mr.
Cooper. ' Who la afraid 7" he con
stantly repeafd.; "Who Is afraid
that hevrm will come to ji from Jam,
snd Itaincy? With all' '.heir hur
(. Oiitlnued vote 4.)
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The bond of Peter Kernan, the al
leged "butterlne" dealer, who. It la
charged, sold oleomargarine or butter
lne for "Tennessee country butter,"
wus yesterday afternoon reduced by
Judge Pritehurd on habeas corpus
hearing from S3000 to $2500. After
Kernan had been arrested In Atlanta
and brought back here he waa given
n hearing before the Putted States
commissioner and bond fixed In the
Mim of jaoflO. It is alleged by Ker
nnn's attorneys that the bond was ex
cessive and a writ of habeas corpus
was sued out und matter taken before
Judge Pritchard In an effort to have
the bond reduced. While Judge
Pritchard reduced the bond to some
extent, he by no meana made It a light
bond or one easy to make and It Is
doubtful if the $2600 bond can be
made by the accused.
IS
The Head Missing Body Mutilated-
Evidenci of Murder After Ter
rific Struggle.
Chicago, Jan. 30. The decapitated
and mutilated body of a woman iden
titlad as Anna Furlong was found In
a room In a reaort at 60 West Seven
teenth afreet today. The head waa
missing and the police believe It waa
carried away by the murderer In an
attempt to conceal the woman's Iden
tity. - .
The woman had evidently made a
terrlfio Struggle for III e. as the room
was found in great disorder; chairs,
tables and other article being thrown
nhmit
The body waa covered with a night
gown, which waa cut and torn In sev
eral places. The police think the wo
man had been dead ' several hours
when found. The body waa disem
boweled, and parte of the hair and
scalp were scattered about the room,
Tho Iwdy waa Identified by other In
mat ea of the place, who said the wo
man had lived there several week.
Brokerage Firm Falls.
New Tork. Jan. 20. The auspen
slon of Roberts, Hall A Crlt,s. brokers,
on the stock exchange. Is announced.
Zr aw statement Immu, ,1 l:"''',:. v il
Ami r.TovH. in k'mvvW.' " I . , ,,f
tlir. e minbui il,, I ' t , f
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