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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , DISPATCHES LAST EDITION. 4:00 P. H. Weatfter Torecasv : fair. ; "F e :! ' !'l -A- VOL. XIV. NO. 304. ASIJEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 29, 1910. Se PER COPY DBEES'FTIE RETillL PRICE SUN IS SHihV?"-" flF MEAT DOWN ALL ARE SILENT IS TO mmJ DUN H People of Paris Awake Today to Find Storm Clouds Had Roiled Away, -With Waters Receding. CREST OF THE FLOOD REACHED LAST NIGHT The Waters, After Remaining Stationary Until 2 O'Clock, Slowly Fell Drop of Two Inches. Washington, Jan 29. In answer to inquiries the state department has received a despatch from Ambassador Karon in, Paris, stating that all Amer icans In that city are safe. Many of them, however, had been compelled to vacate their houses because of Mood conditions. - The American National Red Cross today appropriated its contingent final, $5000. which was sent to Paris to uid the flood sufferers. Paris, Jan. 29. The waters ' of the river Seine, after having reached an unprecedented height and caused great destruction, began to recede today. The crest of the flood was reached lust night at midnight. The waters remained stationery until 2 o'clock, after which they slowly fell. At 8 o'clock there was a drop of 3 . Inches. The river Seine is falling at the rate of three-fours of an Inch an hour. The subsidence began this morning and promises to continue. The river Mark has dropped eighteen inches for Its maximum flood. Situation In Paris Not Improved. leluy In telegraphic communica tion throughout Fran.ce, Italy' and i likely to coHapa.y- There have been fact that the water subsided during the forenoon, the situation within the city is not improved: on the contrary, surface water has further invaded the streets, whllo pressure from the chok ing torrents underground opened new crevices In some places and at other points forced up the pavement into great obstructing hummocks. It was rapecnlly noticeable in the Place de la Concorde, Rue Roynle and Place Up l'Opera. The greatest damnge was done at the Place de l'Opera and at the St. ljizare station. There was ,great danger In the st'eets, as some buildings r tpeared Switzerland continues. Despite the a ilozen instances where persons have disappeared in crevasses suddenly opened, and swept away In the sewer flood. Many pitiful stories are told of the rescue of half-starved persons who hnQ been imprisoned In their houses. " Two hundred additional canvas boats with crews arrived at points on , the water front this morning. Prep aration Is being made for a thorough cleansing and disinfection of the city as soon aa the water has subsided. During the night the storm clouds disappeared, and the weather cleared. This morning the sun shone brightly. The Improvement from appearances, will not be merely temporary- The anxious officials are convinced that the end Is In sight.. l-ale last night a crowd attacked two stores In the Temple district, the owners of which were demanding high pVlces for food. President Fallleres an Premier Briand drove in automobiles to the flooded suburb where distress is great 't, speafclng words of comfort to the homeless and encouraging the sol diers and others engaged in salvage and reicue work, . Tlie Relief Fund, , Charitable organization are co operating with the authorities In throwing open their buildings and succoring refugees. Reveral convents nd a number of public buildings have been equipped with military cots and bedding and transformed Into hoa- pilHls. Ths Red Cross is performing splendid service In distributing food nd clothing. i Nevertheless numerous pitiful -in stances are cited of women and chll ,, dren, who had refused to leave their homes In the submerged districts, hrleklnf from their windows for oread. Many Refugee. The number of refugee arriving here Is enormous, Charenton alone sending in 3$. 000. who have com there from Calais and other afflicted points. ' " ,i Practically all of the flooded sub urban towns above and below Paris tonight are without light and several of them without water. Their Inhabi tants are hastily leavlnr Messagea of sympathy and offers ef wstance are pouring In upon the -ernment from Individuals and so cleties all over thi world King Victor Emmanuel and . the Italian cabinet have sent messsces of condolence end Pope Plus hsji trans- ""'ted IS 000 In Mnn.l.ni. A mloM. the Archbishop of Paris, for use mong ths offerers In his diocese. mperor Nicholas "and ths King of "''glum alan h.v. itua .-..i. .... .?,! POOr of Par,- In n-MIUon P'"Hc --M-ir.pnons have been opened In '"'glum for the flood sufferers. II Is (Continued ea page .) New York Dealers Report That Trade is None Too Brisk, Even at the Reduc pd. Prices. LOCAL MEAT DEALERS DISCUSS CONDITIONS They Say the Whole Trouble, as to the Price of Meat, Is the High Price . of Grain and Feed. New York, Jan. 29. Meat prices were down In tho local retail markets today and dealers reported none too brisk demand at the reduced rates. Even the restaurants were less liberal buyers. NO TRUST IX CENTRA Ij MARKET, AMD LITTLE PROFIT IS MADE In order to ascertain us fur as pos sible the exact conditions us to price of beef and the alleged existence of a meat trust In Centrul market, und the attitude of the dealers in regard to the boycott now being Inaugurated In the city, a representative of The Gazette-News spent a while In con versation with various dealers in the market today. The meat dealers in the market deny absolutely the existence of a "trust" or' similar combination anil point to the fact that owing to all of the dealers being under one roof com petition Is perhaps keener than In any other business lines. They, point to the fact that when products are offered for sale the competition Is so great that often one dealer will slip around and overbid another one, anil in some cases, they say lt has been known that one denier has paid the weigher's fee In order to got the farmer's hog or steer. Every dealer seen this morning denied thnl the prices pf beef had been raised recent ly, but they admit that the high price they are now having to pny for hogs. 11 cents or more per pound for dress ed hogs, hits compelled them to ralBe the price of pork.'' Xo Fear of Boycott- The dealers expressed themselves In no fear of the boycott, but they did not understand why any particu lar line, like meat, should be singled out as the point of attack. They pointed to the fact that flour, one of the absolute necessities of life, was higher than it has been for years and "yet they are attempting to hammer down the price of meats without say ing anything about products handled by grocers."- The meat dealers of the market all expressed themselves us willing that the whole matter be In vestigated and Fred Kent, of the Arm of Hoffman and Kent, gave the news paper mnn the following which ex presses the sentiment of the dealers: Ask to Be Investigated. We would suggest that the merits of the question be fully Investigated by a. competent committee, composed of a representative of the c. I Lr., u Representative . of The ' Retail Mer chants association (preferably a shoe man, dry goods man, druggist, or some other line) than the one in ques tion), and an attorney, two members or the board of alderman, and a ban ker making a committee of seven, or we would suggest that the (". U I.'. select seven numes a members of an investigating committee, submit the names to the dealers, and If satisfac tory to the dealers, let this commit tee conduct an investigation along any lines they choose. All we ask is that the Interests of the dealers be considered from points of view that will give fairness and consideration to all." Want Market Abolished. As to the petitions that are being circulated asking the board of alder men to abolish the-three-quarter mile limit regarding the sale of meats. vegetables, etc., all of the meat deal ers this morning expressed the desire that the city abolish Central market They claim that , it was unfair and unbuslness-llke that they all should be crowded under one roof and they would gladly welcome the day when they could establish their own mar kets where they wished. As to the comparison of prices charged In Central market with the prices charged In West Ashevllle or other places, the dealers claim, this Is unjust, as the quality of meat that they are compelled to handle In Cen tral market which the trade de mandscannot be found at the out side markets. - ' Aa to the argument that so much western beef Is brought In hers, the dealers say that they are compelled to handle it as there Is a certain class ohtrade which ylll not have anything else. ' Then agajn, at this time of year there are very few farmers feeding cattle for eprlng trade, so that In or der to have native beef at this sra son wnich will come up to the stand ard, they have to buy the cattle In the fall end fatten them. . Tlie Co of Feeding Tattle. Mr. Kent showed The dasette-News man a tabulated statement showing tht the cattle they are carrying had already cost them 75 per cent of their oriirinal cost to feed tnem mus rar, making thorn now stand between live 'a o.l six cents per pound. The Luis (Continued on page i) . . New York ilerulil and The Gazette IE SILL FIRE Quick Action Prevented Much Damage Loss Is $300 to $400 Cover ed by Insurance. Special to The Gar.ette-Ncws. Hcndersonville, Jun. 29,--Flre about 10 o'clock this morning In the M. C. Toms building caused a damage of about $300 to $400. The lire originat ed from a Hue which ran from Rose's pharmacy up through th second story, the fire catching In a second story room. The hose company responded and the telephone company employes, located In the same building, did ef fective work with extinguishers. The contents of the room were de stroyed, and the floor was burned, while the celling of the pharmacy was damaged. The telephone com pany was not damaged. The entire loss Is covered by Insurance. Uut for the prompt work of the people In rushing In wfth hose and extinguishers, the dumage would have been considerable, as the build ing is located In the center of the town. TJX 0N1LE0HRGARINE OUGHT TO DE REPEALED It Is Largely the Cause of Increased Cost of Living, Atlanta People Believe. Atlanta. Jan. 29. Declaring tho tax of ten cents per pound on oleomurga-, rlne to be largely responsible fori the Increased cost of living, ho At- j lanta chamber of commerce heulth ! committee has adopted a resolution memnralltlng congress to repeul tho tax. The resolution sots forth trial the tax Is "class legislation, which de prived the federal government or tl, 000,000 revenue while It shuts out of the market a wholesome product, made of milk, cotton pit, and beet fut, which otherwise would be in reach of ihs masses." , The effect of Xhla tax. It Is clalmes, has been to greatly Increase the price of butler. . It is announced that in a letter to the chamber of commerce, Dr; Harvy W. Wiley, chief chemist of the fed eral government, states that the re. peal of the tax on oleomargarine would in no way Interfere with the enforcement of the pure food laws, adding that he considered oleomarga rine a wholesome product. liMlleatliSis That WntiNMi Was Mur dered. Cincinnati, Jan. 2, Her clothes saturated with oil, pieces of lace cur tain tied tightly about her neck, an other piece binding her feet, the dead and scorched body of Mrs. Van Zandt. was found lying across a gas stove In th kitchen of her home,. 134 Rich mond street, today. Even- Indication points t.. murder, the police say. HENOERSONVIL - NewH. THEY'RE GOING 5 Aunlln FREE 1(1 . A.p--: ..... .,. He, Nolan and Williams, Finish Term for Contempt All of Them Model Prisoners. . Washington. Jun, 1!!'. HIici iff Jus eph I'. Shlpp. Nick Nolan ami l.uth'T U'llliums. tin three, men scnl m .! in 90 days In jail Utr contempt of the Supreme court of the United States for connection with the lynching of the negro Johnson 4n Chattanooga in liH'6, finished their sentences anil were released Hits morning at h:7 o'clock. Sheriff Shipp, on old Confederate veteran with a Worn military cap--thrown over his sluAjldefS". steppe d out Into th raw morning air as the priS'Ui door s. ung open. The old mail's face was ruddy. The sheriff was piuiulv affected at the parting, us the keepers, one by one, said good-lve. Nolan and Williams followed the sheriff out to waiting automobiles. Gibson, 'Muvse and Padgett, who were sentenced to iiu days, earned commu tation for fiuod behavior and w re discharged u lew weeks ago. The sheriff, with Xi Ian, and Williams, also earned comminution, amounting to t ', days. AM the men were model prison ers, f Nolan and Williams will be entertulned today by members of a fruteriial order to which they In-lmg and Slierirt' Shipp will be entertained by friends. The men leave at In o'clock tonight for ChuttuuooKU. THEY URGE REFUNDING . SGB.Ofijm iN TUXES Clark and Thomas Say Cotton Tax, 1862 to 1867, Was Un constitutional. Washington, Jun. 19. Representa tive Clark of Florida and Thomas of North Carolina appeared liefore tho house committee on war claims today and appealed for favorable report upon bills providing for refund of taxes amounting to $68,000,000, levied upon cotton from 1862 to 1867, In clusive. ' They claimed that this ttU, being u direct tax and not apportioned among the states, was unconstitutional. Mr. Clary made an extended legal argu ment In favor of the refund of this money, some which was paid in north ern states, although It was largely paid by owners of cotton In the south. C.WASSIXO IX WASHINGTON IN IlKII VI.F OK MORSK I'ARDON Agcnin Securing Signature to Mon ster l'ciltlisi to Ie rm-enfctl to the ITCHldeiit. " Washington, Jan. 29. A number o agents today begun a house to house canvass In this city, seeking subscrip tions to a monster petition, to be pre sented to President Taft, for th par don of Banker Morne, T'ho has Just hratin a 1 years eentenc Ih the Atlanta penltentlnry. 5 Si TO DISSOLVE US 10 SECURE PRICES The Aims and Purposes of the National Anti-Food Trust League Are Explained. As told in yesterday's Gazette-Now s, I". W. Thomas has been appointed stale director fur North Carolina of the National Anti-food Trust leugue. The national president oT the league is Kmil L. Schurr, while John Milton of Washington Is secretury-treusurer. The league proposes to have mem bers and directors In every city of I hi- union und they w ill be required to furnish to the national headquarters monthly, prices on various food prod ucts in their licullty.-Should the price lie regarded us too high, an order will he issued commanding the mem bers to refrain from eating that ar ticle of food until the prices arc ma terially reduced. The plan of the league Is baaed upon a precedent which, obtained in Uermany some years ago when the people, in order to reduce the price of coffee, which had been bought up by a trust, refused to use coffee. The suit was that in only a short time the prices were materially reduced. As to trusts the league directors say they me not going to tight. In fact their iftan is totally to Ignore the trusts and In that way they hope to accomplish their olijict In reducing prk-is. All FOURTEEN SICILIANS HUE DECLARED GUILTY Salvatore Lima, the Black Hand Leader, Gets 1 6 Years Term in Prison. T.,l,.,l,. Jan. 20. All of the 14 Sicilians charged with "black hand" conspiracy were found guilty by the jury wuu7, Salvatore Lima, the leader, wo sen tenced to' 16 years' imprisonment. Agostinl Mnrtlsl. Vlncenso Arigo and Salvatore Rlxso were granted new trials, and others sentenced to terms of from two to ten years. v 1 1 " HIZOXA AND NFAV MEXICO BIIXS ARE AMOIT COMPLETE INipulnr Vote of Constitution la I' Scutratc From That on Election of Mate Olliccrs. Washington, Jan. 29 The Arlsona and New Mexico statehood bills are now practically complete and Senator Bevcridge spent half an hour today with the president going over drafts of the measures. A new feature In both bills Is the separation of ths popular vote upon constitution from the elections of state officers. THE WEATHER. ' Forecast until S p. m., Sunday, for Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair weather tonight and Sunday: not much change in temperature j. , u J. OF PRODUCTS ASKED TO HOLD LA GASES Glavis Says Ballinger Requested Him to Hold up on Certain People Until He Collected Campaign Money. Washington, Jun. 29. Iouls It Gla vis today continued his testimony be for" the joint congressional committee inquiring into the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy. He declared, among other things, that Secreturj' Ballinger on one occasion instructed him not to pursue an investigation against Representative McLachlan of Califor nia, who held a claim in the Green groupe of coal lands In Alaska. He quoted Secretary Ballinger us saying there had been too much of that sort of thing in the past. Wit ness gave further details of the work in connection with fraud cases and said he once thought of resigning from 'he service to give out the facts to press, but was advised not to do that as It would make too much of a scan dal a' the beginning of President Taft's administration. The proceedings in the Inquiry took on a livelier aspect yesterday afternoon when Louis R. Glavis, con tinuing his testimony against Secre tary ISalllnger, told of various Inter views he had had with the secretary of the Interior at various times while ho was In and out of the government service. v Mr. Glavis declared that in one of these Interviews In October, 1908, Mr. liallinger told him he waa having a hard time trying to collect campaign contributions and that two men In volved In the Cunningham claims, who had been liberal contributors tn the past had declined to contribute because they were angry at not being granted patents for the Alaska coal lands. Gluvls said that Mr. Ballinger ask ed him tn hold up on tho Alaska cases until after election. He agreed to do this because he had his hands full with another case. One of the most Interesting devel opments of the day waa the distri bution at both the morning and af ternoon sessions of a quantity of press matter which purported to Interpret and point nut the significance of the testimony thus far given at the, in quiry. The morning matter cams in an envelope of the American Con servation association, of which Olf ford Pinchot recently was chosen president. The afternoon matter be gan: "The Important developments of the morning session today were" and then went on to recite that tho pro ceedings had placed Secretary Bal linger In an adverse light. It was said that this service would continue throughout the Investiga tion. Of Ballinger, Glavis said: Tliey M ere Mad. "He said that H. C. Henry and C. J. Smith, two of the Cunningham claimants, had usually been liberal contributors, but they were mad be cause they had ant got pn'ents to their lands and would not glvt ir.y thing. . "I told Mr, Klllner I was under orders to Investigate the claims held by these men. He aald ha wished I wouldn't act on them until after the election. I told him I wouldn't and 1 didn't. I was In the midst of a big Continued on pngt, five. Republican Congressmen and Adams All Unite in Saying They Have Nothing to Say. ' THERE IS MUCH UNEASINESS OVER STATE NOMINATIONS Settle Leaves National Capital With FreaJi Batch of Assurances Taft Investi gating. The Gazette-News Bureau, 46 Post Building, Washington, Jun. 29. National Committeeman E. C. Dun can's interview, given out yesterday, is discussed generally by politician here, but Congressman tyrant and the other rcpublicutt congressmen ure si lent on the subject. So is Statu Chairman S. 1). Adams,1 who is 'hero about the western district attorney ship. There is much disappointment among republican politicians by reas on of the president's failure to send any North Carolina nominations to I lie senate. W. E. ljogan's friends have been predicting for two weeks that his nsme would go in almost any day, for the" marsbulship. Iis Iri t Attorney Harry Skinner's term ol office expires Monday. It is be lieved here thnt the president is mak ing an Investigation of ills own of thej North Carolina political situation be fore making the appointments, It la learned that Thomas Settle left here with the understanding that he Is to receive an appointment In the. gov ernment service. No position has as yet been picked out for him. The fact is the mnrshulship ap pointment has been hung up again. W. E. Logan will have to clear his record before he can pass the senftte, Frank Carter has muddied the waters again. L E Today Is the First Time the Party Has Been in Lead Since the Elections Began. London, Jun. 2. Toduy, for tho first time since elections for parlia ment were begun, the returns showed the liberals, as u party, to be in thn lend, independent of luhorites and Irish nationalists. They have un advantage of one, over the unionists. The position of the parties last night was as follows: Unionists 264: liberals JUS: labor. 40: nationalists T7. . Now that the electoral struggle Is on the point of closing the curious effect is seen of both conllieting par tics claiming victory and both basing; their chihn with plausible arguments, broadly speaking, on the question of free trade against protection. It can not be, said that the elections havo decided anything, and it Is difficult to judgo whether the country, as a whole, is tending one way or the other. The unionists were credited with four additional gains giving promlsn of a close nght between the liberals and unionists fur numerical superior ity In the new parliament. Premier Asquith yesterday after noon started unexpectedly for th south of France where ho hopes for a period of quiet during which h may review the sit, ' '.n and devel op his plans. His absence is likely to cause a postponement of tho cabi net councils announced for early In the coming Week. Sixteen represen tative Scottish peers who will set In the new parliament were elected nt Holywond Palace at Edinburgh, thn only change being thnt lird Remplll replaces llnron Torphlchen who hail the hardihood tn support the smalt body of peers that voted for the bud get. IS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA Worst ol the Winter Snow Drifting Badly Trains Delayed and Wagon Roads Blocked.) EXACTLY . Winchester, Va., Jan. 29. Northern Virginia Is In the grip of the worst snowstorm experienced this winter. The storm raged throughout last night and continued today. A high wlmi prevails, blowing the snow In deep; drifts. Kailrnnd trairlc Is delayed anil the eounlrv roads are lutilh Mucin d, I I I' " I s if hi '? ' : K ; t 1 r , r i t,' r F i i
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