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ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 9, 1910.
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Senators Simmons and Over
man Interpose no Objection
to Confirmation, Unless
Something Happens.
HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM
FRIENDS OF MRS. REED
Attorney for Mrs. Reed Says It Hat not
Been Decided Whether Matter
Will Be Pursued
Further.
Qazette-News Bureau,
46 Post Building.
Washington, March 9.
Senators Simmons and Overman
will not oppose the nomination of
Luther as postmaster at Blltmore,
having heard nothing from Mrs. Reed
and her friends. The pontoffice com
mittee is now at liberty to report the
nmoinatlon.
When seen this afternoon Frank
Carter, attorney for Mrs. Reed, was
not prepared to give out a statement
ns to whether he would further press
the case. He thought he would make
n decision in the immediate future,
and was delayed In taking up the
matter on account of his absence
from the city.
It is believed here, however, that
no further steps will be taken to de
feut the confirming of Luther as post
master at Blltmore.
ALBANY SCANDAL
STILL CROWING
Allds Integrity at a Legislator Under
Fire and There Are Some Thingt
Conger Mutt Explain.
Albany, N. Y., March 9. The char
acter of Senator Allds and his integ
rity as a legislator were the target be
fore the legislative artillery yesterday.
The cross-examination of the defend
ant at the bribery investigation began
at noon and was unfinished when the
senate adjourned at 5 o'clock yester
day. During that time Conger's
attorneys tried to exhibit the accused
senator as a man without conscience
and a public officer unfaithful to his
oath.
When the session ended Attorney
Aaborne was concentrating his fire
upon Alias' ownership of one hundred
shares of stock of the New York
Transportation company for the pur
pose of proving that the defendant got
possession of this collateral in ltOl as
the result of advocating a bill favor
able to that corporation. Osborne also
strove to show that Allds was unfaith
ful to his duty as majority leader of
the assembly nine years ago because,
although he admitted his knowledge
of a legislative corruption fund raised
by the bridge companies, he made no
effort to prevent its use.
Conger's chief counsel also arraign
ed the witness for his willingness to
follow the behest of the We United
States Senator Piatt when the latter
was republican state leader, in killing
a highway bill which Allds acknowl
edged was a good measure. The rest
of the time Conger's attorneys devoted
to patching up the bad break made In
their lines by the final shot which the
defense fired at the close of Allds'
direct examination. This was the
reading of a letter written by Conger
to Allds on May 21. 1801, only a
month after the date of the Allds al
leged successful effort to squeeic
money out of the bridge companies.
The letter Indicated a feeling of ex
treme cordiality between him and the
bridge contractor unlike any sentiment
onger might seem to cherish toward a
triumphant member of the "Black
Horse Cavalry."
This letter made too profound a
sensation to be Ignored and Osborne's
hasty attempts to explain It were so
unsatisfactory that there is little
doubt that he will return to it laer.
The "proseculon" discovered that
Allds In 1901 had owned one hundred
shares of New York Transportation
"y the schedule he voluntarily sub
mltted last week.
It was shown that In 1100 the as
sembly passed a bill permitting the
new York Transportation and Elec
trie Vehicle company (which after
ward changed Its name to "New York
Transportation company") to take
over the Fifth Avenue Staff company
with its valuable street franchise
rights. y the record they proved
mai Aims voted for the bill and fav
"red It as majority leader.
Most Hasadoa of Labor.
Chicago, March . Bamuel Oomp
rs. president of the American Feder
Mtion of Ubqr, testified on behalf of
ne switchmen whose win dispute Is
now under discussion before the board
"t arbitration today that t work of
the st.'ltrhmen l the moat hosmrdc
TAKES POSSESSION
OF THE, PEOPLE
Ministers of the City Feel That an
Evangelistic Spirt Now Pervades
the Community.
VARIOUS MEETINGS HAVE
BEEN WELL ATTENDED
Pastors of the Several Churches Met
at Y. M. C. A. This Forenoon,
When Encouraging Reports
Were Received.
The union revival meetings now In
progress are gaining In attendance, at
tention and Interest rapidly. The re
ports from the various pastors at
whose churches meetings were held
go to show an encouraging condition
already present In the community.
These reports were made at the Y. M.
C, A. meeting this morning at 11
o'clock at the regular noon service.
Dr. Detwller preached last night at
North Asheville Methodist church to a
large and much interested congrega
tion. Dr. Reynolds iceached at Bethel
where much interest was shown. Dr.
Vines had a splendid meeting at the
Christian church. Haywood Street M.
E. church's pulpit was filled by Rev.
Lewis Collins and reported a largely
attended meeting where the evangel
istic spirit is already getting posses
sion of the people.
The meeting at the Y. M. C. A. this
morning was conducted by Dr. Vines
who spoke upon the "Conditions of a
Revival." He emphasized In a very
clear way the Importance and relative
need of prayer, preaching, personal
work and perseverance in the present
campaign. His words were timely
and were listened to with the closest
attention by all present.
Many others spoke briefly regarding
some phase of the campaign. Quite
a few made definite requests for
prayer. The spirit of the meeting
was splendid and it Is believed the in
creasingly large attendance will soon
fill the hall. The meeting Is meant
for busy men, continues only one
hour and Is filled full of life and ac
tion all the way through. Business
men are urged to lay aside office du
ties long enough to get into this hour's
service.
Tonight the same pulpits Bethel
M. E.. Haywood Street M. E., Christian
and North Asheville M. E., will be
used and the public are cordially in
vited to attend some one of these
meetings. No speaker's name Is
given previous to the meeting in order
to make the union spirit altogether
conspicuous in the campaign. The
revival spirit is In all the churches
and all the pulpits will be filled with
men who will present a strong gospel
message.
A NEW LINE
FOR FARMERS
The Farmert of Henderson County Are
Fait Coming to Realize the Advant
ages of Telephone Facilities.
Oazette-News Bureau,
Hotel Oates,
Hendersonvtlle, March 9.
An important farmers' telephone
line will soon be connected with the
telephone exchange of the Asheville
Telephone company in Henderson
ville. The line will be constructed by
Dr. 8. E. Greenwood and he has sign
ed a contract with the Asheville Tele
phone company. It will extend ten
miles from Hendersonville In the di
rection of Oypsy and passing through
Rugby, Mills River and Angellne;
when completed will furnish service
to the following parties: Dr. S. E.
Greenwood's residence, William Mil
ler's residence, O. E. Bey's residence,
J. F. Davenport's store, J. L. Allen's
residence. L. L Johnson's residence.
T. B. Allen's store, T. L. Johnson's
store, J. S. Rhodes' residence.
Local Manager J. E. Brown states
that there Is considerable activity
among farmers In the matter of se
curing teelphone service in their
homes. He has had a number of in
quirlea and states that the Indications
are that several new contracts for
connection with ths Hendersonville
exchange will soon be signed.
The extensions of telephone service
to the farmer Is valuable to the mer
chants and business men in the city,
placing them In constant communica
tion with an important element of
their trade. There are a number of
farmers' telephone lines in Hender
son county. The progressive farmers
are realising the values ana aa van
tages of being In such close touch
with their friends, neighbors, and the
business caters of Henoersonvwe,
FRANK GOULD MAY
MARRY ENGLISH DANCER
New York, March 9. A cablegram
received by friends of Frank Oould
.,,.. his marriage to Miss Edith
Kelly, an English dancer, may be an
event of the future.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast until S p. m. Thursday for
Asheville ana vicinity: Bomewhat
threatening weather, with probably
"General Strike Feeling Waning'"
"Strike Steadily Gaining Ground
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Such Are Antipodal Assertions
of Official and Leaders of
Labor in Philadelphia.
GRIM THREAT MADE
BY HOSIERY MILLS
People Can Return to Work by
Monday, or the Mills Will
Shut Down All Summer.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9 De
spite Hie excitement created by
the "shooting up" of Frankrord
avenue, .one of the principal thorough!
fares last night, by a trolley car load
of alleged St. Louts strike breakers,
there was no scrlmm demonstration
this morning. Three men and a 14
years old girl are in a hospital suffer
ing from bullet wounds received when
the crowd of trolley men shot from
the swiftly moving car Into the
crowds. Much apprehension is felt
as a result of last night's trouble.
Director of Public Safely Clay de
clares the general strike feeling is on
the wane, but labor leaders declare
they are steadily gaining ground.
Strike leaden said today that they
had no reason to change their estimate
that between 125,000 and 150,000 per
sons are idle.
The action of the Philadelphia
Hosiery Manufacturers' association,
the shutting down of their mills until
Monday, with the threat that if the
workers do not then return the mills
will be shut down until fall, will likely
be followed by a similar move from
other Industries. They employ 25,000
persons.
On the War Path.
9ix persons, including a young girl,
were wounded last night by bullets
fired by a party of alleged strike
breakers, who rode wildly up and
down Frankford avenue in a trolley
car and shot Into the crowds that
lined the sidewalks.
After one of the most uneventful
days since the beginning of the strike,
the stoning of cars was renewed laat
night along Frankford avenue. A
stone thrown by one of the crowd in
jured a strike-breaking motorman.
Infuriated ut this, a crowd of about
15 of his comrades took out a car, all
of the windows of which they broke
with their clubs. As the car loaded
with armed strike-breakers sped down
Frankford avenue bullets were rained
at the Jeering crowd.
Policeman Bragg of the Frankford
district, who was standing on the
sidewalk, received a bullet In his hel
met about an Inch above his head.
Helen May, aged 14 years, was
struck In the leg by a bullet John
Maloney, aged 18 years, and Michael
Osborne, aged 21 years, were also shot
In the legs, and Frank Bromlly, aged
23 years, received a bullet in hla foot.
These wounded wero removed to the
Frankford hospital. Two other Injur
ed were taken to their homes.
After reaching Alleghany avenue
the car was switched to the north
hound track by Its crew and the dash
hack to the barn began. So swiftly
was It driven that before the crowd
realized that It was coming back It
had spend past them and into the
barn again.
Lot of Excitement.
The shooting of the inoffensive by
stander, worked the crowd to a. high
pitch of excitement and as other cars
cams down the street the mob pro
ceeded to wreck them, In several In
stances leaving only the trucks on
the rails. About a dozen arrests were
made.
There were a few minor outbreaks
In the downtown district late laat
night. There was no disturbance of
any kind reported and both the 'po
liceman and the labor leaders busied
themselves all day preparing statis
tics to support their widely divergent
claims of the strength of the sympa
thetic strike.
Ths labor leaders aftar receiving
reports from the 'secretaries of many
local unions r Iterate! their claim
of 115.060 on strike, and say that
many additional recruits will leave
work tomorrow.
Director of Public Safety Clay, an
'the other hand, stated last night that
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WATCKtWfi THE NEWSPAPER Ul-l.ErriJK.
ARE HOLDING UP
THE PUBtlGITY BILL
Democrats Charge That Republicans
Do not Wish to Publish All the
Campaign Contributions.
Washington, March 9. Represen
tative Rucker of Missouri, ranking
democratic member of the house com
mittee on election of president and
vice president, asserts that despite re
peated demands by democrats that the
committee he called to consider the
measure, the bill requiring the publi
cation of campaign contributions is
being held up In committee.
THE CAMDEN JAIL
FIRED LAST NIGHT
A Baby Was Burned Before Flames.
Started by Negro Prisoner, Could
Be Extinguished.
Elisabeth city, March 9. The
Camden county Jail was llred last
night by negro prisoners, and a baby
burned before I he flames were extin
guished. The prisoners were removed
to the court house and placed under
M Milt AY AND 11 ASSOCIATES
arraign i:i for swindling
Charged With Getting Money by
Menus of "Fixed" Rare. Prize
lights, Etc.
Council Bluffs, la., March 9 J. C.
Mabray and 13 associates plead not
guilty to extensive swindling of bank
ers and other capitalists In different
parts of the country, by means of
"fixed" races, prise fights and similar
methods. Conspicuous unong the defendants
Is Harry Forbes, the prise fighter,
arrested after lie was beaten last week
by Attell.
Osier nnd Krwheil, Beat Howes.
Detroit, March I. Albert Osier
and Fred Erschell of Cincinnati roll
ed the best scores, 11 $8, of the nrst
three squads of ths two-man events
In the, American Bowling congress
tournament toilay.
Gave Babies Away Today;
There WereNo Left-overs
New Orleans, March S. This was
the day they gave babies away in
New Orleans A car load of little tots
arrived from ths New York foundling
and orphan asylums, with an eager
JERE P. LILLIS IS
GETTING BETTER
Some Time Must Elapse. However, Be
fore it Can Be Determined Whether
Injuries Are Permanent.
Kansas City, March 9. Jere F,
Lillls, the bank president who was as
saulted by John P. Cuduhy, the pack
er, when discovered In the latter's
home early Sunday morning, Ib re
ported us steadily recovering.
The hospital attendants say they
will require some time to determine
whether his Injuries are permanent.
THEIR DIFFERENCES
BE
Questions in Dispute Between Train
men and B. & 0. May Be Referr
ed to Arbitration.
Washington, March 9. "An accep
table adjustment" of the controversy
between the Order of Railway Con
ductors and the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen and the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad probably will be ef
fected. The probability Is that the
question of wages will be referred to
arbitration.
IK. fi. A. FRITCH SENTENCED
TO SKRVK FROM 7 TO 15 YEARS
For Causing the Death of Mahelle
Mlllman of Ann Arbor by
Unlawful Operation.
Detroit, March 9. Dr. George A.
Frltch was today sentenced to serve
from seven to 15 years in the peniten
tiary i"r cuuslng the death of Ma
belle Mlllman of Ann Arbor last Au
gust, by means of an unlawful opera
tion. N. Y. CENTRAL STOCK PLACED
ON A SIX I'ER CENT. BASIS
New York, March . The New
fork Central board of directors to
day declared a quarterly dividend of
1 W per cent, placing stock on a six
per cent, basis, an Increase of one
per cent per annum.
rival. In addltioi to those who had
previously made a successful claim to
a ba'iy, many pressed about ths car
In '.ne hope that mere might be some
"left over," but those who applied In
MAY
ADJUSTED
T
ETHE
Republican Member Is Expected toAr-
rive Here Within Next Two Weeks
to Select Chairman.
LOGAN, CONFIRMED YESTERDAY,
WILL OF COURSE RETIRE
Call Will Be Issued Shortly I'm- u
Meeting of the Republican County
Executive Committee.
The confirmation by the United
States senate yesterday of the nomi
nation of W. E. Logan as marshal of
the Western district of North Caro
lina comes us no surprise to the many
friends of Congressman Grant's ge
nial campaign manager. When Mr.
Logan assumes the dues of the office
ubout April 1, his position, as a chair
man of the Tenth Congressional Re
publican Executive committee, will
become vacant, us Mr. Logan proposes
to hand in his resignation shortly af
ter the opening of the republican
congression convention of the tenth
district which meets here April 2 to
nominate a candidate for congress.
Mr. Logan stated today that he, as
chairman, would open the conven
tion and then retire. The question as
to who will assume the reins for the
republican organization during the
coming campaign is causing some
speculation today. Among other
things, a visit by Congressman Grant
to thip section is expected within the
next t.o weeks and he will probably,
at that time, say whom he wishes to
aid him In carrying on his campaign
for the continued control of the Tenth
district.
Inquiries today failed to elicit in
formation as to whom would be
chosen to succeed Mr. Logan. That
the republicans regard Buncombe as
the strategical point in the coming
campaign Is no secret, and the con
census of opinion is that headquarters
of the campaign manager will be lo
cated nt Asheville. Further talk is to
the effect that a Buncombe man
should be chosen to succeed Mr. Lo
gan, and In this connection the name
of T. F. Roland, who was the effective
county chairman of the republican ex
ecutive committee In the last cam
paign, is frequently mentioned. The
republicans want to select a man who
is familiar with campaign work and
some of them speak in the highest
terms of Mr. Roland.
It is expected that a call will shortly
be Issued for a meeting of the Bun
combe county republican executive
committer to call the county conven
tion to appoint delegates to the Con
gressional convention. The committee
will meet Saturday and call the county
convention for April 2, Just preceedlng
the meeting of the Tenth district con
gressional convention.
MACON TALKS SOME MORE
ABOUT THE PEARY TRIP
He Undertakes to Show Peary Did not
60 to the Pole Anyway, He
Is Skeptical.
Washington, March 9. Represen
tative' Macon fn a speech opposing
the proposal to reward Peary declar
ed to the committee that the explorer
could not have made the distance he
said he did in his dash for the pole.
Mr. Macon said he was "indignant at
tho thought of being called upon as a
representative of the American peo
ple to confer hrgh honor upon anyone
of Its citizens In the dark."
"I confess I am exceedingly skepti
cal about Peary's ever having discov
ered the pole," declared Macon; "and
1 am going to protest against any
honor being conferred upon him by
congress until he has established be
yond a reasonable doubt that he did
discover It, and it must be establish
ed In the open, not In the dark."
SENATOR JOHN W. DANIEL
Attack Occurred in Oaytona Stroke Is
Slight Doctors Say He'll
Get Well.
Daytona, Fis., March . United
States Senator John W. Daniel ot Vir
ginia was stlcken with paralysis here
last night.
He is at a local hospital. Physicians
say he will recover. The stroke was
slight
ZIA PASHA NAMED.
Eminent Turkish Diplomat Is Ap
pointed Ambassador to Wash
ington. Washington, March . Zla Pasha,
an eminent Turkish official, has been
appointed Turkish ambassador to
Washington Zla Pasha has also serv
GRAN
WILL
NAM
MAN
ed as the Cttosnan ambassador at
IT EARNED OVER
FIFTY PER CENT.
How the American Tobacco
Company Has Prospered
Is Shown By Its An
nual Report.
REPORT SHOWS HOW IT
PAYS TO BE A TRUST
The Company Now Has a Total Sur
plus Larger Than Its Issue
of Common
Stock.
New York. March 9. The Ameri
can Tobacco company, now lighting
the Federal suit for dissolution before
the United States Supreme court,
made public today its annual report,
showing that the so-called tobacco
trust earned 50 Vi per cent, on forty
million dollars common stock.
Net earnings were $30,448,384, an
increase of $1,743,979 over last year,
which, after deductions, and preferred
stock dividends, left a balance of
$20,327,296. The company has a total
surplus of $42,499,140, an amount
larger than its issue of common
stock.
"FEAR A HUNTER
BRINGING GIFTS"
Thus Wrote Col. Roosevelt to President
ol University of California, Offer
ing an Elephant
San Francisco, March 9. "Fear a
hunter bringing gifts. I haven't a
white elephant to offer you, but have
a good bull of the ordinary, African
kind, and shall be very glad to give
it to the University of California."
Thus writes Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt In a letter to President
Wheeler, offering a fltie specimen of
the pachryderm to the university, as
a trophy of the hunt.
STOLE MILLION DOLLARS;
IT WAS CHURCH MONEY
Funds Derived from Sale of Church
Property in France Duez Was
"Official Receiver."
Paris, March 9. The arrest of M.
Duez. following Mm cnnfeiuitnn that
he misappropriated one million dol
lars, lumis derived from the sale of
church property, for which he was
known as "official repelvr " hjti
created a great sensation.
The Catholic and rovalist oiinoni-
tion press generally manifest great
glee over the exposeure.
FUNERAL OF T. C. PLATT.
Body I .Mi. I to Rest on a Hillside Over
looking I lie Village of Poli
tician's Birth.
Oswego. N. Y.. March . On a tilll.
side overlooking the village ot" his
Dinn, me ooay of Thomas Collier
Piatt, former United States senator,
was burled today. Prominent men in
public life attended. President Taft
sent a floral wreath.
NO COI KT OF COMMERCE.
Interstate Commission Is Substituted
for It In the Administration
Railroad Bill.
Washington, March S. The Inter
state commerce commission was sub
stituted for the proposed court of
commerce In the proposed adminis
tration railroad bill as a tribunal to'
receive petitions or applications of
railroads desiring to acquire Interests
In other roads, by the house commit
tee on Interstate commerce todav.
Rioting in Bogota Continues.
Bogota. Columbia, March S. Riot
ing, which began with a quarrel be
tween the manager of an American
owned street railway and a police
officer on Monday, continues.
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tinued to soar today, several
ft carloads of live hogs selling at
ft $10.10 per hundradarafi"' Jp
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